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City departments present 2011-12 goals

By Devon Unger Staff Writer

City department heads presented their goals and objectives for the upcoming fiscal year at Tuesday night’s City Council Committee of the Whole meeting.

City Manager Terrence Moore said he hopes to provide a basis to measure the performance of these departments by having them outline their various objectives during the early stages of the process.

“It will provide a very strong synopsis relative to anticipated goals and objectives for the coming year to be tied into

what is to be funded or proposed for funding in the fiscal year 2011 to 2012,” Moore said.

Part of the plan for next year includes redesignating Assistant City Manager Jeff Mikorski to deputy city manager and increasing his responsibilities.

Along with duties involving information and technology support, urban landscaping, and disseminating information to the public, the deputy city manager will act as a human resources director and will coordinate the city’s fire department. zz Goals for the airport include continuing compliance with Federal Aviation Admin-

istration regulations, which allow for the airport to receive federal funds, continued renovations and improvements of the terminal, safety and security infrastructure, and updating the master plan, said Glen Kelly, Morgantown Municipal Airport director.

He also said he would like to pursue the construction of new corporate hangars, to help generate revenue. Currently, five companies are interested in establishing new corporate hangars at the airport. zz The goals outlined for the Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners included reducing the number of full-time

staff members, implementing more programs in neighborhoods such as concerts, creating an after-school arts program as well as programs for teenagers, working more with West Virginia University club sports initiatives and developing a comprehensive plan that addresses marketing of BOPARC’s services.

“We feel there has been a lot of momentum gained over the last five to 10 years with BOPARC and the city of Morgantown in general, and we would like to see that momentum continue,” said Mark Wise, BOPARC director. “We hope that as we look at these goals

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and objectives we can find a way to pay for them and move forward.” zz The planning department would like to streamline their processing of the various applications and permits that come through their office, as well as increase their code enforcement capabilities.

Chris Fletcher, planning director, said the department will create a central application center for documents such as permits or zoning variances, as well as actively pursue strategies to speed up the process, including the use of a client satisfaction survey.

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Service fraternity teaches after-school music program

BY EMILY SPICKLER STAFF WRITER

Elementary school children throughout Monongalia County can be heard signing “Hail, West Virginia, Hail.”

The Omicron chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, a national honorary band fraternity, is visiting local elementary schools and teaching children about music and West Virginia University’s bands through Kappa’s Kids program.

Lauren Dacar, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major and member of the fraternity, said they will be visiting three schools. One day per week will be spent at each school over a span of three months.

For the project, the group is teaching different music and band-related activities, she said.

The group recently visited North Elementary School.

They plan to visit Mountainview Elementary School in March and Cheat Lake Elementary School in April.

At North Elementary, the kids were split up into groups that each follow a different lesson plan for the week.

“One group played a matching game, one tried on a band uniform and they also got to play with batons and ribbons,” Dacar said.

Last week, the group did an instrument show-andtell, she said. Together with the class, the fraternity created homemade instruments and taught the students how to shake rhythms to “Fight Mountaineers,” the WVU fight song.

“They’re really interested in how things sound and why

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Students practiced networking and interview preparation, while participating in resume workshops at West Virginia University’s Summer Jobs Expo Tuesday.

The expo, which was held Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballroom, offered a diverse range of jobs for students to choose from ice delivery to hotel service.

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Kappa Kappa Psi member Aaron Dean teaches students about percussion instruments at North Elementary on Tuesday.

Students were given an opportunity to speak with potential employers about which job could be right for them.

Representatives from Home City Ice, a Morgantown company specializing in ice delivery, were on hand to talk with students about summer jobs driving delivery vehicles.

Jeremy Wilson, assistant division manager for Home City Ice, said his company was looking to hire students who were

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West Virginia University is offering a new professional development program to train faculty in areas of tourism and hospitality.

The WVU Center for Executive Education, a part of the College of Business & Economics, will be hosting a Hospitality and Tourism Executive series from March 14 to March 16 at the Erickson Alumni Center.

The series is aimed at upper-level faculty and will consist of several topics such as customer service management, diversity in the workplace, online management, how to manage difficult people and how to manage legal risks in the hospitality and tourism industry.

Martina Bison-Huckaby, director of the Center for Executive Education for B&E, was asked about the motive for developing the training program.

“We gave surveys to employees. (The results) showed a need for the school to implement a program to help boost tourism,” Bison-Huckaby said.

Tourism was one of the most requested areas the employees wanted to know more about, she said. Tourism is the second-largest industry in West Virginia.

Frank DeMarco, hospitality and tourism program coordinator for WVU, said he hopes the series will teach faculty how to successfully manager customers.

“This is something the state has tried to do before but is now trying a new approach.

They want to provide different speakers to approach the issue differently,” DeMarco said.

The series is the first of several series that the school has planned, he said.

The first series will focus on customer service management and will teach how to manage the guest experience, become customer-focused, customer diversity, deal with difficult people and effective online reputation management, according to a press release.

There are more modules being developed for the future, DeMarco said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

WVU book drive to help increase literacy around globe

Students attend job fair for summer employment

BY CHARLES YOUNG

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New program offered to train faculty in tourism

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Kappa Kappa Psi member Lauren Dacar teaches students how to play homemade musical instruments at North Elementary Tuesday afternoon.

will also continue to develop and initiate a new comprehensive plan, as well as the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing. It will implement zoning and code changes to improve development, improve public awareness of standards and codes, and track code compliance and violations more closely, according to Fletcher. zz The Finance Department will be working with department heads to minimize spending and encourage cooperation between departments to maximize resources.

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A group of students fill out applications at a job fair in the Mountainlair on Tuesday

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Unwanted or unusable college textbooks could help literacy organizations around the world.

The West Virginia University chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers has joined with Better World Books to coordinate book drives across the Evansdale campus.

The NSBE chapter at WVU has selected the book drive to benefit Invisible Children, an organization dedicated to the aid of children embroiled in the war in Uganda. Better World Books offers support to four other nonprofit literacy organizations; Books for Africa, Worldfund, The National Center for Family Literacy and Room to Read.

Charles Ndhlovu, NSBE chapter president and senior mining engineering major, said the purpose of the book drive is to recycle unwanted or unusable college textbooks, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the

WVU NSBE chapter.

“We just started our book drive this spring semester,” Ndhlovu said. “We encourage students to deposit books they can no longer use or resell.”

Books are being collected in the Engineering Sciences and Mineral Resources buildings on Evansdale, in addition, bins are being set up to collect books on the ground floor of Towers.

Better World Books accepts college textbooks or workbooks with some writing or highlighting, but text is still visible, according to their website.

Gbolahan Idowu, a sophomore petroleum and natural gas engineering major and NSBE member, said NBSE hopes to support world literacy programs and keep used books out of landfills.

“It’s actually a great opportunity for residents to get involved,” Idowu said.

“We’re hoping for involvement on campus and the

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WVU WOMEN FACED IRISH The West Virginia women’s basketball team took on No. 8 Notre Dame last night. Did the Mountaineers add a win to their NCAA Tourney resume?

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motivated to work hard and make money.

“What’s great about this position is that we pay our employees on commission, so you really determine how much you make depending on how much you are willing to work,” Wilson said.

Josh Hamilton, a representative for the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, said when interviewing potential employees, he looks for one characteristic above all others.

“You’ve got to have responsibility more than anything else,” Hamilton said.

Jeff Sloan, a freshmen pre-forensic and investigative science major, was at the expo looking for summer employment.

Sloan said he had difficulty finding part-time employment since the nation’s recession.

“I’m just looking for something that pays decently and is close to home but no one here is really hiring,” Sloan said.

“They are all just looking for volunteers.”

Finance said he will also try to cut back on redundancies and increase the city’s tax revenue by hiring a full-time auditing specialist.

According to Moore, the auditor position was created years ago but was never funded. He and Sabatelli agreed the position would ultimately fund itself, while providing between $100,000 and $2,000,000 in additional revenue.

“We’re looking to find additional missing revenue that had not been provided to the city in the past,” Sabatelli said.

“I’ve seen this position in other cities, and it has worked very well. It’s more of enforcement activity than necessarily finding individuals.” zz Fire Chief Mark Caravasos will fully review the department’s rules and standard operating procedures to update outdated practices. He also wants to establish a long-term plan, which is something the department has not been doing, as well as conduct a fire risk analysis of every building in the city.

He said the department will also apply for accreditation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence, upgrade their radio systems, and improve training procedures and the relationship with the police department. zz City Attorney Steve Fanok said his department will continue to work with all departments, providing legal advice and assistance as they pursue their goals, as well as educating the public about the city’s codes and regulations.

He will also ensure the legal department spends no more than 15 percent of its budget on outside legal services. zz The police department will be hiring three new officers: one to replace a retiree, and two others, which will be

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Aaron Craft, right, a sophomore pre-criminology major, speaks with a representative from WISP Resort about summer job opportunities at the job fair in the Mountainlair Ballrooms Tuesday.

Sloan said the main reason he was looking for employment was not to cover education costs, but to impress women.

Justin Castelhano, a junior pre-sport and exercise psychology major, said he was at

the expo looking for a job to help him pay rent and cover tuition costs.

Castelhano said he thought the recession hadn’t affected the types of jobs most students are looking for.

“The jobs I’m looking at are

part-time and right at or above minimum wage,” he said. “I really don’t think those jobs have been affected. There will always be a need for someone to mow grass.” charles.young@mail.wvu.edu

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Dacar said Kappa Kappa Psi has gone to elementary schools once or twice a year.

“This is our attempt in making this a permanent type of thing.”

The group is looking to eventually invest in recorders for the program, she said.

“We want to get them interested in music. These schools are what feeds into our band for the future,” said Dacar.

The coed fraternity has approximately 30 members in the Omicron chapter at WVU, said Alyssa Neel, a senior sport and exercise psychology major and vice president of the fraternity.

“Basically we provide service to our band program at the University, primarily with the marching band. If the directors need anything, we’re the first people they turn to,” Neel said. emily.spickler@mail.wvu.edu

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Kappa Kappa Psi members Alex Silvester, left, and Meaghan Allain, right, teach students about music at North Elementary on Tuesday afternoon.

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funded for three years by a federal grant. After those three years, the city must maintain the two new positions for at least one year.

Interim Police Chief Brett Watson said the department will also target crime in the downtown area and increase cooperation with the neighborhood groups and associated neighborhood watches. zz The parking authority plans to expand the blue curb parking permit program to the Wiles Hill and Sunnyside neighborhoods. Blue curbs are already in use in parts of South Park and Greenmont.

Parking Authority Director Tom Arnold said the authority will also look to develop more parking areas downtown, expand the use of closed circuit security cameras at parking facilities, upgrade lights and signage of existing parking areas and work to improve the city’s recycling program. zz City Engineer Terry Hough said her department is planning to resurface one mile of roads in Morgantown, as well as paint lines and maintain crosswalks on all the city’s roads.

The department will begin to examine what the city needs in a new city hall and seek a rating from the National Flood Insurance Program to help reduce insurance rates in potential flood risk areas.

She will also attempt to reinstate the use of brine to pretreat city roads. She hopes the city will begin making its own salt brine in the future to avoid Department of Environmental Protection restrictions on the use of brine solutions.

These presentations were organized by City Manager Moore to provide council with basic information about each department’s goals as the city moves forward with the budget process for the 2011-12 Fiscal Year, beginning in July.

partners, Ndhlovu said.

Idowu said NSBE also receives money for other activities they fulfill in promoting Better World Books, such as creating promotional Facebook pages or sending a cam-

pus wide e-mail.

The organization has the potential to earn up to $1.35 per accepted book, Ndhlovu said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Census: Nearrecord level of US counties dying

WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — In America’s once-thriving coal country, 87-year-old Ed Shepard laments a prosperous era gone by, when shoppers lined the streets and government lent a helping hand.

Now, here as in one-fourth of all U.S. counties, West Virginia’s graying residents are slowly dying off.

Hit by an aging population and a poor economy, a nearrecord number of U.S. counties are experiencing more deaths than births in their communities, a phenomenon demographers call “natural decrease.”

Years in the making, the problem is spreading amid a prolonged job slump and a push by Republicans in Congress to downsize government and federal spending.

“You’re the anchors of our Main Streets,” President Barack Obama told small business leaders in Cleveland on Tuesday. “We want your stories – your successes, your failures, what barriers you’re seeing out there to expand. .How can America help you succeed so that you can help America succeed?”

Local businesses in Welch began to shutter after U.S. Steel departed McDowell County, which sits near Interstate 77, once referred to as the “Hillbilly Highway” because it promised a way to jobs in the South.

Young adults who manage to attend college – the high-school dropout rate is 28 percent, com-

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pared with about 8 percent nationwide – can’t wait to leave.

For some reason, the fish in nearby Elkhorn Creek left too.

“There’s no reason for you to come to Welch,” says Shepard, wearing a Union 76 cap at a makeshift auto shop he still runs after six decades. “This is nothing but a damn ghost town in a welfare county.”

In all, roughly 760 of the nation’s 3,142 counties are fading away, stretching from industrial areas near Pittsburgh and Cleveland to the vineyards outside San Francisco to the rural areas of east Texas and the Great Plains. Once-booming housing areas, such as retirement communities in Florida, have not been immune.

West Virginia was the first to experience natural decrease statewide over the last decade, with Maine, Pennsylvania and Vermont close to following suit, according to the latest census figures. As a nation, the U.S. population grew by just 9.7 percent since 2000, the lowest decennial rate since the Great Depression.

“Natural decrease is an important but not widely appreciated demographic phenomenon that is reshaping our communities in both rural and urban cores of large metro areas,” said Kenneth Johnson, a sociology professor and demographer at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey Institute who analyzed the census numbers.

Johnson said common threads among the dying counties are older whites who are no longer having children, and an exodus of young adults who find little promise in the region and seek jobs elsewhere.

The places also have fewer Hispanic immigrants, who on average are younger and tend to have more children than other groups.

“The downturn in the U.S. economy is only exacerbating the problem,” said Johnson, whose research paper is being published next month in the journal Rural Sociology. “In some cases, the only thing that can pull an area out is an influx of young Hispanic immigrants or new economic development.”

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Journalists’ film captures reality of war

By Jake Potts A&E Writer

In 365 days, journalists Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington were attacked no less than 400 times.

The two journalists shared their stories as part of West Virginia University’s Festival of Ideas at the Creative Arts Center Tuesday night.

Together, they produced the film, “Restrepo,” which has been nominated for a 2011 Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary.

“Academy Awards weren’t what we thought about starting this documentary – we were thinking about not getting killed,” Hetherington said.

The two men spent 12 months in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley with a 15-man platoon to capture the realities of war.

The two found themselves continuously unsettled by the day-to-day bloodshed, offset by the area’s natural beauty.

“It was a really strange experience to be introduced to such terror and beauty in one setting,” Junger said.

The men spent time discussing the

comfort they felt with the platoon as time passed. Junger expressed that he felt a connection and sense of peace with the men he had never anticipated.

“After time and more inclusion in the group, I began to think if something were to happen to me, it’d be okay,” Junger said. “If I get hit or possibly killed, it’d be alright. I’m with friends, and I’m doing something beneficial for other people.”

The two had a difficult time completing the piece while remaining objective to the war.

“If I were to ask, ‘who’s against war?’ Everyone would raise their hand. That’s an obvious thing,” Hetherington said. “The great tragedy in war is men and women are dying for a piece of land that eventually doesn’t mean anything.”

Students said the lecture gave them a view of the everyday conditions soldiers face.

“I liked how the two men took the whole ‘taking sides’ thing out of the documentary and just captured the soldiers’ reality,” said sophomore international studies major Sarah

Guyot. “The fact that they took risks to bring what’s happening to the public is absolutely fascinating.”

Junior advertising major Pat Quinn liked Hetherington’s photography.

“The pictures really helped draw the picture of what the soldiers went through,” he said. “It’s awesome that the guys did what they did to show us how life is over there.”

“Restrepo” is nominated for Best Documentary Feature during Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony.

The show airs 8 p.m. on ABC. While the terrors and nightmares they face are alive and breathing, the film captures one of the driving elements that keep their spirits alive – brotherhood.

“Brotherhood is different than friendship. There were guys in the platoon who hated each other but they would all die for each other,” Junger said. “They put the well-being of the entire platoon above their own well-being, which is something that alone makes them heroes.” jake.potts@mail.wvu.edu

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Sebastian Junger, left, and Tim Hetherington discuss their film ‘Restrepo’ at the WVU College of Creative Arts Tuesday night.

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Andy Lin prepares sushi at Morgantown’s new Japanese restaurant, Volcano, Monday evening.

Japanese restaurant opens on Evansdale

By CAndace Nelson Editor-in-chief

Modern decorations, “secret” recipes and a comfortable atmosphere set the Volcano Japanese Restaurant apart from all others in Morgantown.

Located on Patteson Drive, the new restaurant held its soft opening Feb. 14 and will host its grand opening in the coming weeks.

“I want to take care of the customers one at a time. If I don’t take care of them, they’re not coming back,” said Ryan Lin, owner of Volcano Japanese Restaurant. “So, we’re taking our time – that’s very important to me.”

A resident of Morgantown for more than 12 years and a West Virginia University alumnus, Lin saw a void in the community for what he calls a “soul” style of restaurant.

Lin said he’s created a place where people could enjoy the best sushi, relax in a calm environment, and take in the decorations and lighting.

After graduating, traveling the world and opening a halfdozen other restaurants all over the U.S., Lin returned to Morgantown to add his own modern take on traditional Japanese style and said the community has shown appreciation for its uniqueness.

“They all love it so far; it’s very different,” Lin said. “We’ve had about 30 to 45 people every day.”

Volcano Japanese Restaurants boasts more than 30 types of specialty rolls, as well as hibachi, a sushi bar, lunch specials, desserts and more.

Most lunch dishes range from $8 to $10, while dinner ranges from $12 to $15, with hibachi prices being slightly higher.

Lin said an early favorite amongst customers is the “Twin Tower” roll, which is made of shrimp tempura, eel, crab and avocado, as well as the “Candy Cane” roll, which includes white tune, white fish, crab and shrimp.

“There’s a lot of different types. Each has a different flavoring and a different sauce.

They’re also very healthy,” Lin said.

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Volcano’s ‘West Virginia’ and ‘Candy Cane’ sushi rolls.

Lin said his restaurant’s unique taste is attributed to his “secret” style of preparing sauces and rice, though he did reveal they make individual portions as opposed to bulk preparations to maintain freshness.

Lin added his menu features all fresh products prepared by experienced chefs.

“All of our fish is brought from Washington, D.C., too, every week, so customers are getting the best,” Lin said. “And our chefs are from New York and have been doing this for a long time.”

Donny Shaffer, Morgantown resident and owner of Center Service Auto Body, has been to Volcano Japanese Restaurant twice in the week it has been open.

“It’s comfortable, the food is outstanding, the waitresses and sushi chefs are very informative, and if anybody is uneasy, they go out of their way to help you figure out what to order,” Shaffer said. “I have small children, so they made the experience educational – teach-

ing us about the culture and how to eat.”

Lin said he tries to take the customer’s perspective when creating such a variety of items, and he doesn’t offer anything he wouldn’t enjoy himself.

“I haven’t seen a style like this. Most restaurants here have just sushi – maybe one type or a couple types. Our flavoring, our style, it’s all very different,” Lin said. “I look for good sushi restaurants all the time, everywhere. Here, if I don’t like it, I cannot sell it myself.”

Located in a former U.S. Cellular store, the restaurant seats 35 people.

It is located at 372 Patteson Drive and offers dine-in, take out, party reservations and tray orders.

Volcano Japanese Restaurant is open from Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for lunch and 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for dinner.

On Saturday and Sunday, the restaurant is open from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. candace.nelson@mail.wvu.edu

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The West Virginia University chapter of the National Honorary Theatre Society Alpha Psi Omega is active for the first time since 1992.

The WVU chapter Alpha Alpha Rho is a coed fraternity that held its first induction ceremony Sunday and will serve as an honor-based distinction from the WVU Theatre Student Organization, said Cody Riggins, junior theatre major and president of TSO and AAR. “We exist to honor and give back to those in the performing arts who have shown outstanding achievement,” Riggins said.

“We hope to not only offer students a variety of creative outlets, but to provide them with connections for the real world and an incentive for continuing the hard work.”

The fraternity will contribute to the Division of Theatre and Dance in a variety of ways, such as volunteering to help prepare for opening nights of shows and providing refreshments for the cast.

Members of Alpha Psi Omega must be of sophomore status and maintain a 2.5 GPA while proving dedication to the Division of Theatre and Dance.

“In order to be inducted to our organization, you must show constant involvement in the theatre department and continually give back to the creative arts,” Riggins said.

Riggins, who has been involved in theatre since fourth grade and has starred in over 50 shows, said he hopes the organization can promote the importance of the concept of theatre.

“Theatre encompasses every

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The West Virginia University Theatre Student Organization hosts its annual Welcome Back Picnic. TSO is responsible for the revival of the WVU Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, a National Honorary Theatre Society. aspect of the creative arts: music, live performance, stage construction, painting and more.

You need knowledge of all forms of art to create a good theatre production,” Riggins said.

“Giving that live performance for an audience is a feeling you get from nothing else.”

Sophomore theatre major C.J. Bonde serves as the business manager for Alpha Alpha Rho, and said she hopes her involvement with the organization will better promote the goals of WVU theatre students.

“We’ve been constantly working to educate more people on what we do. I hope this helps show this isn’t just a fun hobby for us. We all take this very seriously. It’s a major part

of our lives,” Bonde said.

Bonde said she hopes to share her passion with others and introduce the student body to the benefits of the creative and performing arts.

“Theatre has been my entire life. It’s a powerful way of communication and a way to reach people. Music and dance serve as universal languages and can appeal to anyone,” Bonde said.

“When you come see a show, it can hit you in ways you weren’t expecting. So, that’s the first step: Come see a show. Hopefully it’ll spark an interest.”

For more information, visit www.theatrestudentorganization.weebly.com. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

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Community must weigh in on smoking policy Members of the West Virginia University community must attend the president’s upcoming smoking task force town hall forums.

Meetings are scheduled for Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Gold Ballroom and March 3 at 5:30 p.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center.

WVU President James P. Clements assembled the task force to discuss options for the campus to become smoke free.

Now, after what seemed like an eternity of zero updates, the group will meet twice with members of the WVU commu-

nity to plot its next course.

Under consideration at the meetings: to determine a time when WVU will go completely smoke free.

Such a decision will be highly controversial for a majority of the University community. All input must be heard.

The town forums will also discuss creating “tobacco-free zones,” according to a release.

This areas would include entryways to buildings, PRT stations and high-traffic walkways.

The boundaries of such areas – and other smoke-free ar-

eas – will also be discussed.

The town hall forums come after the group has received feedback from “focus groups,” according to the release.

The need for a dialog on this issue is too great to miss.

According to the release, decisions will be made from input of students, staff and faculty.

There have been repeated calls from anti-tobacco lobbying groups at WVU for years, citing statistics from secondhand smoke consumption and, of course, dangers from smoking itself.

The forums will also discuss

an increase in outreach and education about the dangers of smoking.

Though we question the time it has taken the group to deliver its second report (it was delivered Jan. 28 to the president’s office), we applaud that a dialog can now be put into place for a final decision.

A smoke free campus would enforce a healthier attitude, but it could also alienate the population of smokers who make up the community.

Members of the University community must speak up and have their voices heard to en-

sure WVU is enforcing a safe and effective smoking policy.

The two principles guiding the task force’s discussion at the forums are to minimize the “exposure of the University community, while on campus, to tobacco smoke and tobacco products,” and also to “foster an attitude of respect for the rights of others among all members of the University community.”

To fully do that, each member of the community must make his or her voice heard.

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Government has no authority to regulate dietary choices WILLIAM BRANDOW correspondent

New legislation in California is cracking down on fast food. Last November San Francisco city board supervisors voted to ban the selling of toys with children’s fast food meals that fail to meet health standards.

The vote overrode a mayoral veto with an 8 to 3 majority.

Sponsored by Supervisor Eric Mar, the legislation will prevent toys from being sold with meals that exceed 600 calories and lack fruit or vegetables.

Effective December of this year, this spells the end of the Happy Meal in San Francisco.

This legislation is not passing without resistance. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom called the toy ban an “unwise and unprecedented government intrusion into parental responsibilities and private choices.”

It certainly seems odd 11 city board supervisors decided they have the authority to tell the citizens they serve what they are and are not allowed to eat.

There is certainly no argument for the health benefits of Happy Meals, but that does not mean they should be banned.

Most of us had the occasional Happy Meal as children.

Did it cause us any permanent health problems? Probably not.

Was it the best thing ever to get fast food and a toy?

Of course it was. It is true some families do not know – or do not care – about good nutrition.

However, this does not justify the government taking everyone’s right to choose what they eat.

It is also questionable if this ban will even have an effect on obesity rates in children.

For most obese children, fast food plays a small role in the reason they are overweight.

The real problem is the lifestyle of modern American children: too much time on the computer, playing video games, and watching television and not enough moving.

This legislation will not fix these problems and will turn out to be useless.

There are more effective ways to make a positive change without directly meddling in the lifestyle choices of citizens.

Awareness campaigns would educate the masses about how unhealthy fast food really is.

These campaigns would also help to persuade these restaurants to provide more healthy choices on their menus to avoid the bad press.

If the California government really cannot help but to get involved – of course they can’t – a more effective way to do so would be to offer incentives for new, healthier restaurants and grocery stores

to open.

This would provide people with more options and promote new business, rather than hurt the ones already there.

San Francisco is not alone as they skirt the line of free enterprise. Southern Los Angeles recently made permanent a moratorium on new fast food restaurants opening in certain neighborhoods.

In 2008 a temporary ban of fast food restaurants was passed, and it was extended indefinitely in January of this year.

Many of the supporters of these policies say they are not an attack on fast food, but rather an attempt to work with the companies to make their menus healthier.

But, honestly, most people who go to fast food restaurants are not looking for a healthy alternative.

They want a double cheeseburger and a large fry, and they should be able to get exactly that.

With these issues that involve the lifestyle choices of citizens, government officials should educate people about healthy eating habits and encourage quality restaurants to open.

They should not, however, decide they are more capable of determining what people should eat.

At some point, we must draw a line and say the government is too involved in our personal lives. Where should this line be drawn if not at A customer receives an order from a fast food restaurant. what we eat?

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With the military’s support, military King of Bahrain is firmly entrenched Manan M. desai Daily evergreen uwire

The situation in the Middle East keeps getting worse, like a bad math equation that will not balance itself out.

After Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in Egypt, so-called democratic revolutions struck Libya and Yemen. Now it is Bahrain’s turn. But before we muster up another dollop of heart-felt compassion for the people of Bahrain, we should ponder why and where the equation has gone wrong.

An Egypt-style mass revo-

lution is not necessarily the solution.

The argument from the people of Bahrain seems to revolve around the same “pro-democracy and down with the current administration” rhetoric that has filled a few nations in the neighborhood recently. This outcry is not really surprising when you consider what the administration in Bahrain looks like.

According to the BBC, Bahrain’s King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah has been the all-powerful entity since 1999. He controls the parliament and elects members to the Upper House – including the prime minister, who has remained in power

since 1971. All this is evidence enough that Bahrain is really a pseudo-democracy, which is not something that any population would choose to endure for too long.

While seemingly ripe for its own revolution, Bahrain and Egypt’s protests are far removed from each other.

Firstly, looking at the economics of the island nation, it is easy to rule out that economic development is the problem right now. The per capita GDP of Bahrain is $25,420, according to 2009 World Bank statistics, a figure comparable to many developed countries. On the other hand, per capita GDP of Egypt hovers around the

$2,000 mark and 40 percent of Egyptians live on the poverty line, earning just $2 a day while Mubarak was raking in billions.

Secondly, the difference between toppling a single dictator in Egypt and a monarchy in power since 1783 in Bahrain, which has complete control over the administration, is vast.

In Egypt’s case, the military was determined to protect the citizens from violent clashes with the Egyptian police. But being a monarchy, the Bahrain King sent out an absolute message to the people protesting in Pearl Square on Feb. 17 – go home or perish.

Unlike Mubarak, he has the

backing of the military.

Lastly, the crux of the uprising is deciphered by reading between the lines; an old religious rift which has time and again raised its rather inconvenient head. It revolves around the clash between the two Muslim sects – Shia and Sunni, which has gone on for a few hundred years.

The majority of Bahrain’s population are Shiite who are ruled over by a minority Sunni regime – a fact which is reflected in Saudi Arabia’s soft spot toward Bahrain.

The popular belief in the administration also seems to be that Iran is fueling the fervor on the streets of Bahrain.

Of course, this notion stems

from the fact that Iran has a Shia regime. It is speculation at its best.

Self-flagellation by the common person is hardly the answer to an administrative problem. Bahrain has been a prosperous nation for a while now. The absolute last thing it needs is a religious-based wound opening up for radical opportunists to take advantage of.

The need of the hour is for both the people and regime of Bahrain to maintain peace and hopefully put an end to any further violent clashes.

They need to take the lead and show the proper way forward for other nations to follow.

Letter to the editor Thanks to all who could attend Michael Wojcik’s speech Last Thursday evening a West Virginia University alumnus and former wrestler Michael Wojcik visited our University to speak with students about his personal experience with alcohol, recreational vehicles and safe decision-making.

It was a poignant story of the physical and emotional challenges that Mike, his family, and his friends have endured.

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I would like to thank all of the students and community members who attended.

I would like to thank you all for the support and respect that those in attendance showed Mike. This was his first opportunity to share his experience with students.

I know he was thrilled to see such a tremendous turnout of students. I want to let you know that you are also a part of his healing process, which will be long and arduous. This is further evidence that WVU is truly a family and we support our own.

If you would like to con-

tact Mike you can reach him at http://www.messagefrommike. webs.com/. I know he would be happy to hear from you.

I would also like to thank the sponsors of this event: WVU Department of Community Medicine, Greek Life, Student Affairs, The College of Physical Activity & Sports Science, Governor’s Highway Safety Program, and Missy Pforr of WellWVU. A special thanks to Craig Turnbull, the WVU wrestling coach, for helping to make this a special weekend for Mike and his family.

Ruth Kershner, Department of Community Medicine at WVU.

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Vintage fashion options offer Music Video 411: A guide students trendy, classic style ALEX MCPHERSON

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MEGAN PUGLISI A&E WRITER

It’s a shame MTV doesn’t play music videos anymore, because some of these new videos would blow Snooki and the rest of the “Jersey Shore” crew out of the water.

The Black Keys – “Howlin’ For You” If you ever wanted to see a trailer for a Robert Rodriguez film with some Black Keys backing, this is your ticket.

The Black Ke y s have formed a movie trailer for a fake B movie exploitation film featuring “Alexa Wolfe, a sexy assassin with a troubled past.”

Without a doubt this is a video you’ll watch over and over just to catch the great tiny details.

I’d absolutely watch this if it was a real movie since it features a cyborg ninja, a samurai cowboy and a smack-talkin’ priest.

One-liners rip through this trailer faster than the bullets and explosions.

With statements like “I once choked a chupacabra to death with my own bare hands for not saying grace,” it’s a crying shame this isn’t a real thing.

Celebrity cameos include Shaun White, Sean Patrick Flanery, Christian Serratos and Todd Bridges, just to name a few.

Best of all, The Black Keys themselves show up as a heartbreaking mariachi band called Las Teclas de Negro with instruments of mass dismemberment.

Someone needs to front these hombres some dinero this instant so I can get my movie fix.

Cause I’m howlin’ for more.

Kanye West ft. Rihanna, Kid Cudi – “All of the Lights” For being so simple, this is actually a fantastic video.

It starts off with a sad little girl walking home in black and white – a very depressing life if you’re not even living it in color.

A scene from The Black Key’s video ‘Howlin’.’

Then, out of nowhere, an assortment of colors flash across the screen, and Rihanna’s singing is expressed with the lyrics flashing on black background in a variety of fonts and colors.

While this doesn’t seem like it’d be interesting, the constant change is completely hypnotizing.

The real star of the video happens to be Rihanna’s breasts, which are miraculously not falling out of her shirt that mostly bandages enough of her naughtys to pass the censors.

The rest is Kanye hanging out in an alley being angsty on top of a cop car and a ton more flashing lights. The video is cut really well and keeps me actually interested in watching.

Spoiler alert: The little girl at the beginning is supposed to be Kanye’s neglected child or something. Very sad. Good news is she gets some color in the end. So now you can sleep easy tonight.

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clue what’s going on.

My guess is Alice fell down the crazy hole and tumbled onto every root before collapsing at the bottom. Or maybe she’s just an “artist.” I don’t think she even knows at this point.

Nicki Minaj ft. Drake – “Moment 4 Life” As much of a Gaga-copying looney as Nicki Minaj is, I was really hoping for something a little more spectacular.

It starts off with a cute little “once upon a time” schpeel where Nicki is both a princess and her own fairy Godmother.

After some witty banter, resentment and magic, she’s off to woo the prince of her dreams.

You guessed it: none other than Drake. They hang out in a sweet mansion, and Minaj tries on some colored wigs; it’s all pretty basic.

I like to think of it as your average Taylor Swift video with a heck of a lot more cleavage and a full smorgasbord of assorted Britney Spears – “Hold It chocolates – that’s the best part.

Against Me” This is a smart one for Britney Radiohead – “Lotus Flower” because it plays off the fact she Well, this is mostly a monochromatic version of singer actually is crazy.

Starting off with the stereo- Thom Yorke having a stroke. typical attractive person photo Don’t believe me? He gets a lazy shoot, Spears shows up outside eye and shakes a lot. I was actuof the Matrix in a wedding dress ally uncomfortable watching it. surrounded by tons of inexpliIt’s probably supposed to cable wires, scaffolding and be some artistic commentary shamelessly product placed about how all dancing nowSony TVs. adays looks like people on There’s eventually a Britney drugs, but I was just bored and vs. Britney fight scene, even confused. more crazy dancing and a nice You sing pretty, Yorke, but red-lipped Rocky Horror Pic- you dance like a fool. ture Show homage – but as far daa&e@mail.wvu.edu as videos go, I literally have no

Vintage clothing is by no means a new trend, but it has recently become a fashion epidemic for fashion gurus around the world.

Individuals who express their style through wearing vintage clothes admit passersby often stare with a sense of intrigue.

This reflects the heightened comfort and expressiveness vintage wearers possess about their individuality.

West Virginia senior multidisciplinary studies major Jen Shaffer was spotted while walking to her class Tuesday decked out in a head to toe vintage ensemble that represents an epitome of unique style.

“Everything that I am wearing is vintage,” she said. “There is a more interesting story behind each piece of my clothing than just going to the mall and spending an unreasonable amount of money for the same old thing that everyone else is wearing.”

Individuality is one of the main factors that motivates thrift and vintage shopping.

The chance of someone owning the same uniquely discovered treasure you found is virtually impossible.

Copying your originality could be a disaster for anyone who dares to replicate.

If you are interested in finding your clothing in vintage, you have to first stop caring about what the mainstream thinks about your style.

“You have to learn to take risks and do what you want,” she said.

“If that means wearing a fur coat that you bought from a vintage store and wool pants found from your mom’s closet, as I did and wore today, then do it.”

Wearing the same clothes as many of her peers isn’t something that appeals to her.

“I can’t stand how many people wear UGG boots and

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West Virginia senior multidisciplinary studies major Jen Shaffer poses for a photo.

North Face fleece jackets here,” she said. “I can’t imagine that they choose to wear those clothing choices based on looks, which makes me believe they wear them because everyone else is wearing them.”

Being comfortable can be accomplished without ever slipping into a clunky pair of boots or a frumpy jacket.

If vintage fashion isn’t your forte, there are still copious amounts of ways to portray yourself as a real human being.

Putting on a pair of jeans rather than your high school drawstring sweatpants is the first step toward appearing like a stylish professional on the rise.

Shaffer said it doesn’t take a lot of effort to pull off the vintage look, either.

“It doesn’t take a million bucks to look like a million bucks,” she said. “Vintage

shopping saves a ton of money and still gets you the designer labels and chic styles that you are interested in.”

If you are already a financially fashionable, savvy person, then you are already well aware of the savings that go into recycled clothing.

With thousands of designer items floating around vintage apparel stores and thrift shops, you can still manage to look the way you want for a fraction of the normal price.

So there we have it – save money, look stylish and individual, keep the environment happy by recycling clothing, and follow as many trends as your heart desires.

Vintage clothing has the potential to offer the perfect fashion and lifestyle solution to expressing the real you. megan.puglisi@mail.wvu.edu

I lose a hero, and the comic book world loses an icon JAMES CARBONE CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

There are a few people to whom I owe my love of comic books.

My father presented them to me at a young age, and my love was kept up by my older cousin, with whom I would frequently discuss the latest X-Men adventures.

For the most part, I stuck with Marvel Comics, my only DC Comics being the Batman story “Knightfall” and a crossover between DC and an offshoot company, Milestone Granted. I read both of these cover to cover frequently, but I was still a Marvel man.

Things changed, though, with the introduction of the TV show “Justice League.”

This show automatically won me over – my favorite dynamic being the relationship between the wacky Flash and the straightlaced Green Lantern, particularly the episode “The Brave and the Bold,” in which they thwart the villainous Gorilla Grodd.

This lead to a strong devotion to DC Comics as a whole, and I have one man to thank for fully engrossing me in my favorite comic book company: Dwayne McDuffie.

Mr. McDuffie died Tuesday, and, without him and his efforts to take away the stereotype of African-Americans in comics, who knows what the state of comics would be today.

McDuffie started his comic career at Marvel, working on titles such as “Deathlok” and “Damage Control.”

During his time there, he noticed how frequently AfricanAmerican superheroes rode skateboards and talked using non-existent slang.

This lead to him making a farcical pitch for “Teenage Negro Ninja Thrashers,” a team that had all the stereotypes Marvel frequently used so as to point out just how ridiculous it was that these were the norm.

He also advocated against how often black characters would have black before their name, such as Black Panther and Black Goliath, and led a

charge to keep the superhero team New Warriors from calling its leader Black Thrasher.

He won that fight, but McDuffie wouldn’t be at Marvel for long, and, after years working as a freelancer, he started, with other African-American artists and writers, the earlier mentioned DC offshoot, Milestone Media.

This led to an influx of minority superheroes, the biggest name of the lot being Static Shock, a young man with electricity-based powers, who also had one of the biggest animated superhero shows to hit television.

McDuffie also worked on “Justice League” and penned the earlier mentioned episode, as well as many others, which would see characters such as Art from ‘Avengers #10,’ written by Stan Lee and Dwayne McDuffie.

Solomon Grundy, Vandal Savage and Metamorpho reach audiences for the first time.

While Milestone Media was eventually absorbed by DC Comics, McDuffie would continue his work on television, revamping popular kids show “Ben 10” into “Ben 10: Alien Force.”

He would eventually return to comics, doing writing stints on “Firestorm,” “Justice League” and work on “Beyond!,” a miniseries for Marvel which would introduce young hero Gravity to the Marvel Universe.

McDuffie would still work heavily with DC’s animated division, writing “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” and “AllStar Superman,” which was sadly released on the day of his death.

McDuffie will be missed in the comic book world, not only for his strives to give minority characters proper representation, but also for his willingness to communicate with his fans, be it through his personal website or twitter.

I, for one, am going to miss McDuffie because of his ability to write truly awe-inspiring animated cartoons.

I have Mr. McDuffie to thank for making me the fan I am today, and I hope that whatever awaits us once we pass on treats him the way he deserves to be treated. james.carbone@mail.wvu.edu

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FEATURE OF THE DAY WVU PSYCHOLOGY CLUB will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Room G15 of the Life Sciences Building. Dr. William Fremouw will discuss forensic psychology, and information will be given on upcoming activities. All students are welcome. For more information, e-mail rpetts@mix.wvu.edu.

Feb. 23 PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE DINNER AND SEMINAR will be at 6 p.m. at Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa. Student must register on MountaineerTRAK or visit Room 345 of the Business & Economics Building. It is $20, and students must prepay.

Feb. 24 “THE SECOND BATTLE OF BLAIR MOUNTAIN,” a discussion of the historical and ecological preservation of Blair Mountain, will be hosted by the WVU History Club and the WVU Chapter of the Sierra Club at 7:30 p.m. in Room G21 of Ming Hsieh Hall.

BROWN BAG LUNCH FILM & DISCUSSION will be showing “Siraba, la grande voie” at11:30 a.m. in the Gluck Theatre in the Mountainlair. This event is free and open to the public.

Pizza will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit http://studentlife.wvu.edu/ multiculturalprograms.html.

ZUMBA will be hosted by Club24Fitness from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Each class is $5, and attendants do not have to be members of Club24Fitness. For more information, call 304841-2851 or e-mail zumbapartygirl@ hotmail.com.

Every Wednesday WVU FIRST BOOK ADVISORY BOARD meets at 7 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair.

Students and faculty are welcome to attend and get involved with First Book and the WVU Advisory Board.

For more information, e-mail wvu@ firstbook.org.

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

THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. For more information, stop by the SGA or SOS offices in the Mountainlair.

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

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

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

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

ESL CONVERSATION TABLE meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe. All nationalities are welcome. The table is sponsored by Monongalia County Literacy Volunteers, a member of the United Way family. For more information on Literacy Volunteers, contact Jan at 304-296-3400 or mclv2@ comcast.net.

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

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

STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY meets at 7 p.m. in Room 105 of Woodburn Hall . For more information, e-mail ssdp.wvu@gmail.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers. WIC provides education, supplemental foods and immunizations for pregnant women and children under 5 years of age.

This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements.

For more information, contact Michelle Prudnick at 304-598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is available on the first Monday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Caritas House office located at 391 Scott Ave. Test results are available in 20 minutes and are confidential.

To make an appointment, call 304293-4117. For more information, visit www.caritashouse.net.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monday through Wednesday.

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

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

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

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

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY Follow your instincts this year. Your feelings will guide you. As a result, you will hit many home runs. It is important to be in tune with yourself.

Once you achieve that level of self-understanding, your year will flow. A new friendship could play a significant role in your life, helping you realize a longdesired wish. Your popularity soars. You easily could meet someone quite special this year. This person will demonstrate real caring. If you are attached, the two of you gain through socializing as a couple more. CAPRICORN warms up when with you.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH Others provoke some unusually strong responses. A boss, parent or supervisor likes your style. A meeting provides important feedback. One-on-one relating takes you in a new direction. If you want some answers, say less. Someone will start talking. Tonight: With a favorite person.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH Defer to a partner or loved one. He or she feels the need for your support and, above all, approval. Allowing others to assume a stronger role demonstrates confidence and caring. Your mind goes into overdrive. Sort through your thoughts first. Tonight: Go with another person’s ideas.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH You focus at such a level that others cannot break your concentration. Clearly a partner supports you in a venture that could take a lot of time. Is there any way that

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Who is the most overrated athlete at West Virginia?

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BY MICHAEL CARVELLI

Choosing a West Virginia athlete who is overrated is much more difficult than selecting the most underrated.

This category likely rules out just about every athlete in a non-revenue sport, because at that level it’s just hard to become overrated.

For that reason, I narrowed my selection within the football and men’s basketball teams.

Running back Ryan Clarke is the most overrated athlete at West Virginia.

While Clarke has been successful at times over the last two years (541 yards and 16 touchdowns), he hasn’t been as consistent as the Mountaineers needed him to be when starter Noel Devine went down with an injury early in the 2010 season.

WVU just wasn’t the same on offense without Devine at 100 percent, as Clarke wasn’t able to do many of the things Devine could on an average play.

Don’t get me wrong – Clarke has great ability. He is a big back with the ability to score touchdowns and gain first downs in short-yardage situations.

But, will that be enough to sniff time under offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen’s new system? Well, it’s too early to tell, but from the looks of it, Clarke may have to give way to other more versatile backs this season.

A one-dimensional player like Clarke is deserving of the nod as the most overrated player at WVU mainly because he has yet to prove he is more than a “big back.”

If he can do that through the spring and into next season, I’ll take it all back. For now, he’s the most overrated.

Many entered the 2010 football season thinking Brad Starks was West Virginia’s top receiver other than senior Jock Sanders.

Or, at least, Starks was expected to be.

The former quarterback possesses all the tools to make an impact on the outside. He’s 6-foot-3 and lanky and is considered one of the fastest players on the team.

The problem is there’s always something that prevents Starks from living up to his potential.

That usually comes in the form of injuries during spring or fall camps. He even missed some time last season after injuring his shoulder against Marshall.

Starks was supposed to be one of the team’s top four playmakers a season ago, joining the group that includes Sanders, Noel Devine and Geno Smith. Yet, he finished the 2010 season with 19 receptions for just 317 yards and four touchdowns. Three of those scores came against an awful UNLV team.

In fact, compared to his redshirt sophomore season, Starks’ statistics declined. His receptions dropped from 29 to 19, and his receiving yards fell from 405 yards to 317 yards, despite the Mountaineers throwing more than they have in the past decade.

With Dana Holgorsen implementing an offense that relies heavily on the passing game and highlights strong receivers, Starks should have a breakout year and finally live up to the hype that has surrounded him for the past two seasons.

But if injuries catch up with him again, don’t be surprised if he gets lost in the shuffle.

It is hard to label an athlete as overrated because we, the media, are the ones that usually deem the individual to fit that characterization.

With that being said, there is one athlete who falls into the overrated category for me, and that is guard Casey Mitchell of the West Virginia men’s basketball team.

I would agree with most that Mitchell does have a large amount of talent to make shots on a team that struggles to do so, but he is simply a head scratcher.

When his team has needed him most this season, Mitchell was either nowhere to be found or violating team rules that led to suspensions.

Fur thermore, Mitchell seems to make up for these bumps in the road by running the Mountaineer offense strictly through him and him only.

The senior guard has repeatedly tossed up long shots with time remaining on the shot clock, refused to challenge players on the defensive end, and has not bought into the Bob Huggins’ way of playing basketball.

Despite being the team’s leading scorer, WVU has proved time and time again they are able to win games as an offense that is led without Mitchell.

If Mitchell were to somehow have an epiphany in the last few weeks of the season, he could be a key to a postseason run for the Mountaineers.

On the other hand if Mitchell continues his ways, WVU will most likely be just as fine without him.

In the two years he’s been in a West Virginia uniform, Deniz Kilicli has given WVU a fan favorite it hasn’t seen since Owen Schmitt.

However, he’s still the most overrated athlete at WVU. More often than not, he’s a liability defensively whenever he’s on the floor, and his lack of speed forces the Mountaineers to have to switch to a zone instead of running man-to-man.

Also he hasn’t really developed as much as was expected as a rebounder, which is something that is desperately needed with the physical nature of the Big East Conference.

But, just because he’s overrated doesn’t mean he’s not good.

Kilicli is one of the most skilled offensive presences in the low post who has ever suited up at this school. He can use both hands well and has proved this season he can be a reliable scoring threat on the offensive end of the floor.

Maybe it’s the fact that he is widely praised among all the fans and he plays up to his status of the fan favorite that makes him overrated.

The fact of the matter is, Kilicli is a raw, young talent who has a lot of improving to do in the next couple of years – especially defensively – if he wants to live up to the expectations Mountaineer fans are starting to place on him.

If he does improve on those things, he will be an all-Big East player, and will be a great, great player at West Virginia.

But right now, he’s just a little overrated.

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West Virginia sophomore Asya Bussie guards a Notre Dame player during the Mountaineers’ loss Tuesday.

WVU struggles to stop ND’s offense

By Matthew Peaslee Sports Writer

Notre Dame guard Natalie Novosel’s teammates refer to her as “Nasty.”

The West Virginia women’s basketball team found out why Tuesday night.

Novosel’s 22-point performance knocked the Mountaineers down when they thought they could come back from a 14-point deficit with 5:11 remaining in the first half.

Irish forwards Devereaux Peters and Fraderica Miller were on the bench in foul trouble, but the 5-foot-11 guard took over and helped the No. 8 Fighting Irish (23-5, 12-2 Big East Conference) to a 72-60 victory over the No. 19 Mountaineers (21-7, 7-7).

“She was just being aggressive. Our aggressiveness didn’t match hers,” said West Virginia point guard Sarah Miles, who had a team-high 16 points for the Mountaineers. “We had two of their best players out in the first half and that should have been our time to take advantage of it, and we didn’t.”

Novosel, along with fellow guard Skylar Diggins led an offensive charge for Notre Dame.

Using a fast-paced tempo, running screens and backdoor cuts and getting the ball inside, the Irish attacked hard on offense. Diggins led the team with seven assists.

Although Notre Dame turned the ball over 30 times, no one could guess it with a final tally of 72 points.

ND head coach Muffet McGraw called the number of turnovers “embarrassing.” But she, too, found that with Novosel on the floor, anything was possible on the offensive end.

“She was carrying us,” McGraw said. “We were trying to run stuff for her, because she was the best scoring in the floor for us. She did a great job of getting to the basket. She was able to finish and made her free throws.”

facility

Continued from page 10 help WVU stay around the same level as other schools when it comes to facilities.

“The trend in America is to build practice facilities,” Fragale said. “We were badly in need of one.”

The 63,000 square-foot facility will be the practice home of the WVU men’s and women’s basketball teams and was funded completely by private donors.

“Our athletic contributors in the Mountaineer Athletic Club have been the lifeblood of our department for many years, not just in facilities, but in scholarships for our student-athletes and overall department funding,” Fragale said.

“We have always been very appreciative of our fanbase and MAC contributors.”

As for more facilities being developed for the future, Fragale said it isn’t out of the question. But, nothing is

The Lexington, Ky., native was 8-for-8 from the foul line.

Three other Irish players scored in double figures, Diggins, Peters and forward Becca Bruszewski.

Guard Brittany Mallory went 4-for-4 from the floor while adding nine points.

The aggressive Mountaineers’ defense came back to hurt them, as a majority of the points scored against them were a result of backdoor cuts.

In fact, Notre Dame netted 48 points from inside the paint.

“I responded by what the defense gave me,” Novosel said. “I was able to get a backdoor, and that really helped my offense. Seeing the ball just go through the basket, it always helps with your mindset.”

It didn’t help with West Virginia head coach Mike Carey’s blood pressure.

He stressed all night that the corners were a hotbed for the Irish attack.

“They cut hard,” Carey said.

“They don’t jog through there, and they’re physical. That’s how they play, and they’re good at it.”

McGraw admitted if it wasn’t for the play inside, the results may have been completely different.

Notre Dame made just two baskets from behind the arc, shooting 2-for-3.

“We shot the ball well, but when you’re getting layups, that’s a little bit too easy to shoot well,” she said.

Even West Virginia forward Madina Ali said the inside game may have been attributed to the luck of the Irish guards to feed post players with good looks.

“I’m not saying that they have bad post players or anything, but they weren’t doing anything that we haven’t seen before,” she said. “It was layup city for them.”

The Irish finished the game with a 57.7 shooting percentage (30-of-52). They shot a blistering 65.2 percent in the first half (15-of-23). matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

definite.

“We have begun a Coliseum Complex Master Plan to evaluate the department’s future needs and to keep our facilities up to date,” Fragale said.

“That plan is not complete yet, but it will look into future needs and how we can better help our student-athletes prepare and compete.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 10 the Mountaineers. Ali, who picked up her second foul less than four minutes into the game, scored 12 points in 17 minutes.

“When Madina was in there, we were fine, but when Madina is out we get hammered on the boards,” Carey said. “Madina is out best rebounder and our most physical person in the paint. It affects us a lot when she’s not in there.”

The Irish finished the game with four players scoring in double-figures. Guard Natalie Novosel led the way with 22 points and seven rebounds.

Novosel was 7-for-7 from the free-throw line.

WVU jumped out to a 9-5 lead, but the Irish went on a 23-5 run to take a 28-14 lead with 5:32 left in the first half.

Notre Dame forward Devereaux Peters, who finished

CARVELLI

Continued from page 10 65 percent in the first half when they jumped out to a 13-point lead heading into the locker room.

For a team like WVU that has struggled remarkably to make shots all season long, poor defensive efforts – even if for just a half – will kill this team when it gets into the postseason.

That’s what this team has to look forward to. If it isn’t going to make shots and hold onto the basketball, it’s going to have to be ready to make sure that it doesn’t take any time off defensively.

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with 16 points, scored six points to fuel the ND run.

After that, WVU settled down but still trailed 38-25 at halftime. Despite committing three less turnovers and outstealing Notre Dame in the first half, West Virginia was outrebounded 19-7.

“They only made two three’s,” Carey said. “They just drove us to the paint and scored.”

West Virginia outscored the Irish by one, but it was no consolation to Carey. After being down by 17 with 17:32 remaining in the game, the Mountaineers fought back to cut the ND lead to nine at the 11:28 mark.

“We were just trying to keep the pressure on them,” Miles said.

Senior guard Liz Repella, who scored 24 against Notre Dame a year ago, was limited to just eight points. The senior struggled shooting just 3-of-15 from field. john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

Tuesday, there was a mobrooke cassidy/the daily athenaeum ment early in the second West Virginia head coach Mike Carey talks with his team during Tuesday’s game against half that Notre Dame held a Notre Dame.

17-point lead over WVU. Even against a team that came in as the No. 8 team in the country, that’s an unacceptable deficit to have to come back from on your home court.

Teams that will make deep runs in March know how to not just win these big games, but show up for them on their home court.

And right now, West Virginia isn’t one of those teams. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team won’t be banned from the postseason by the NCAA for violations committed under Calhoun. Calhoun was cited by the NCAA on Tuesday for failing to create an atmosphere of compliance within his program and was suspended for three Big East games during the 2011-12 season.

(AP) — UConn coach Jim Calhoun was suspended by the NCAA for three games next season for recruiting violations committed under his watch, though the program dodged a major sanction when it was spared a postseason ban.

Calhoun was cited by the NCAA on Tuesday for failing to create an atmosphere of compliance within his program and was suspended for the first three Big East Conference games during the 201112 season.

The NCAA also hit UConn with scholarship reductions for three academic years, recruiting restrictions, permanent disassociation of a booster and three years probation.

As a part of the disassociation of the booster, not named in the report, the university will not be able to accept financial contributions, recruiting assistance or provide him with any benefit or privileges.

“We think the penalty is appropriate,” said Dennis Thomas, chairman of the Committee on Infractions.

“The head coach should be aware, but, also in the same frame, the head coach obviously cannot be aware of everything that goes on within the program. However, the head coach bears that responsibility.”

Thomas said Calhoun will serve the suspension next year because UConn can appeal the decision.

The NCAA and the school have been investigating the program since shortly after a report by Yahoo! Sports in March 2009 that former team manager Josh Nochimson helped guide recruit Nate Miles to Connecticut, giving him lodging, transportation, meals and representation.

As a former team manager, Nochimson is considered a representative of UConn’s athletic interests by the NCAA and prohibited from giving Miles anything of value.

“We cited the head coach for not being on top of these issues with the agent, the booster,” Thomas said. “The head coach stated that the booster was a member of the family during his days as team manager.”

The school said it found that the basketball staff exchanged more than 1,400 calls and 1,100 text messages with Nochimson between June 2005 and December 2008.

Members of the coaching staff also provided 32 impermissible complimentary tickets to individuals responsible for teaching or directing

activities with prospective student-athletes.

Miles was expelled from UConn in October 2008 without ever playing for the Huskies.

Nochimson was attempting to become an NBA agent.

The school imposed sanctions on itself, including reducing scholarships from 13 to 12 for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years.

It also put itself on probation for two years.

The NCAA also tacked on scholarship reductions from 13 to 12 for 2012-13.

Two members of last year’s basketball staff, Beau Archibald, the director of basketball operations, and assistant coach Patrick Sellers lost their jobs after allegations they provided false and misleading information to NCAA investigators.

The Division I Committee on Infractions levied a twoyear show-cause penalty on Archibald.

The report states UConn athletic director Jeffrey Hathaway said Calhoun’s pursuit of Miles was the “most intense” he has ever seen him recruit a player.

Calhoun had admitted mistakes were made, but insisted he was not a cheater.

This was the first time the program has received a letter from the NCAA accusing the school of major violations.

Calhoun turned sleepy UConn into an elite program, winning two national championships and 575 games in 24 years.

Thomas said a postseason ban was considered, but the committee was not swayed because the case involved a high-profile coach and program.

UConn will be on probation from Feb. 22, 2011, through Feb. 21, 2014.

Calhoun can’t be present in the arena during his suspension when the games are being played, nor have contact with the coaching staff or athletes during the games.

The program is banned from recruiting calls during the 2011-12 academic year until 30 days after the first day that phone calls are allowed.

The number of men’s basketball coaches allowed to make phone calls was cut from three to two, not including the head basketball coach, for six months after the university’s response to the notice of allegations.

UConn also faces a reduction of the number of men’s basketball off-campus recruiting days by 40, from 130 to 90, for the 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 recruiting periods.

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1-2-3/BR APTS. AVAILABLE IN MAY. Gilmore St. Apartments. Open floor plans, large kitchens, large decks, A/C, W/D. Off-street parking. Pet Friendly. Off Univ.

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

1-2/BR. LOWER SOUTH PARK. Availble June 1st Includes gas/water/trash. Laundry access. 10-min walk to campus. $475/mo&up.

304-288-9978 or 304-288-2052 1-4 BR APTS CAMPUS/SOUTH PARK AREAS. Minutes to main campus/PRT. Rent incl. all basic utils, W/D. Many with parking 304-292-5714 1-5 BR APTS AND HOUSES. SOME include utilities and allow pets! Call Pearand Corporation 304-292-7171.

Shawn D. Kelly Broker 74 Kingwood St. 1BR & 2BR Available May. 328 & 332 Stewart Street. $475-$650/month. Utilities included. Parking, no pets, washer/dryer.

304-288-6374 or 304-594-3365 1/BR-1/BA, $600/MO +electric/cable.

Available June 1st. Internet ready all rooms. Near hospitals/stadium. WD, Parking. Pets negotiable. (304)610-1791.

1,2,3/BR APT w/off-street parking. Laundry facilities. Close to downtown. 15/min walk to WVU campus. $340, $550, $700 plus electric. Available 5/15/11.No Pets.

579 Brockway Ave. 304-282-2729.

2BR 2FULL BATH NEXT STADIUM AT 910 Don Nehlen Dr. (above the Varsity Club). DW/WD, microwave, Oak cabinets, ceramic/ww carpet, 24hr maintenance, CAC, off-street parking. $395/person +utilities. Close to hospitals. Some pets/conditional. For appt. call 599-0200 2BR DUPLEX Available May. 89 Mason St. $650/month. Parking/no pets, W/D, A/C 304-288-6374 or 304-594-3365 2BR LUXURY APT, CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN and campus. 2 car garage, 1.5baths, large modern kitchen. Private deck w/hot tub. Central air, much more.

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2BR/2BA 3BR/3BA Evansdale, Sunnyside. W/D, CA/C, DW, Free Parking.

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2BR/2BTH. Available May. Stewartstown Rd. $650/month. Garage, no pets, W/D, A/C 304-288-6374 or 304-594-3365 2/BR APARTMENT FOR RENT. 500 East Prospect. Available now. $525/mo plus utilities. NO PETS. 692-7587.

2-3-4-5/BR APARTMENTS. SPRUCE and Prospect Streets. NO PETS. Starting in May/2011. Lease/deposit. For more info call 292-1792. Noon to 7pm.

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3/BR, 2/BA TOWNHOUSE. WALK TO Mountainlair. DW, WD, Off-street parking.

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3BR, 1.5BATH, WD/DW, GARBAGE DISPOSAL. Off-street parking. Walk to downtown campus. 304-685-6695.

3/BR SOUTH PARK. GREAT LOCATION. DW. WD. Off-street parking. Call 304-906-9984.

ACROSS RUBY/STADIUM. INGLEWOOD BLVD. Efficiency, 1BR available.

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

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

CLEAN 1 - 2 BR, W/D, CAC, 10 min walk to Law School, on bus line. $500 plus utilities. 304-288-4481 LARGE 2/BR. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished. NO PETS. Downtown. Lease and deposit. Call: 304-685-6565.

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

UNFURNISHED HOUSES 4 BR, Large, Free W/D, South Park. Short walk to Town & Campus. Off street Parking, No Pets. $375/person, Avail May 16th. call 304-290-3347 2/3 BEDROOMS CLOSE TO CAMPUS, off street parking, w/d, call kris at 282-4455.

3-4/BR, 2½BA. WILLEY ST. Large Rooms, porch/patio. Parking. 3-min walk to campus. Garbage/water included Pets okay w/fee. DW, W/D. 215-206-3028

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

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3BR HOMES AVAILABLE. CONVENIENT to all campuses. WD/DW. CAC. Off-street parking. Very nice. Lease/deposit. No Pets.

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

Available 6/1/11. No pets. Max Rentals 304-291-8423

1-3 ROOMMATES, MALE, 4BR, 4BATH apt. Evansdale, $450/month, WD/DW, AC, Furn kitchen/living room. Parking. 1yr lease.

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

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WANTED TO SUBLET 4BR. INDIVIDUAL LEASE. first floor West Run available now with background check. $375/month. Call 304-203-6677, 304-745-3727 or 304-203-8695.

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A&E SPORTS

Wednesday February 23, 2011

michael carvelli sports writer

Struggling WVU needs help Watching the No. 19 West Virginia women’s basketball team on Tuesday night, it was hard to believe that this was a team that was ranked in the top 10 earlier this season.

On paper, it all made sense.

The Mountaineers headed into the season with one of the best coaches in the Big East Conference and a solid corps of five experienced seniors.

For most teams, those two things could combine to make an outstanding season that would, more often than not, end with a long run in the NCAA Tournament.

That might not be the case for this team.

Over the last month, this team has transformed from one destined for another high tournament seed into one in desperate need of a few more wins before the end of the year in order to ensure that it will even earn an at-large bid.

When you look at teams which play well in March, they usually all have one specific thing in common: they can win close games.

As they’ve shown over the last month, that’s one thing the Mountaineers simply do not have the ability to do – especially at home.

With chances to win against Connecticut and Pittsburgh at home, and Georgetown and Louisville on the road, West Virginia continued to show time and time again that it wasn’t able to make the plays it needed in order to come away with the win.

A lot of that came from the Mountaineers’ inability to make shots, which was something they struggled with even before they hit this rough patch.

In fact, the one thing that has been a constant with this team throughout the season has been its ability to play defense and prevent its opponent from making shots.

Heading into Tuesday’s loss to Notre Dame, the Mountaineers were giving up 51 points per game while allowing opponents to shoot 34 percent.

However, the Irish scored their 51st point of the game with 12 minutes to go and shot 57 percent, including

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West Virginia senior Liz Repella attempts to call timeout as two Notre Dame players fight for the ball during the Mountaineers’ 72-60 loss to the Irish Tuesday.

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Irish shoot 57 percent from the field to drop WVU to 10th in Big East standings

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West Virginia Sarah Miles looks at the Mountaineer bench during Tuesday’s game.

West Virginia head coach Mike Carey walked off the WVU Coliseum floor with his head down following his team’s 72-60 loss to No. 8 Notre Dame Tuesday night.

For the sixth time in nine games, his team lost. It was the fourth-consecutive time his team lost to a ranked opponent.

“The stats show everything,” Carey said. “You can’t shoot 25 percent and expect to win. We turned them over 30 times, and then we come down and (miss shots).”

Nothing went right for West Virginia (21-7, 7-7 Big East Conference). The Mountaineers shot just 33 percent in the first half, while Notre Dame shot a blazing 65 percent. The Irish

(23-5, 12-2) didn’t shoot nearly as well in the second half, but still finished the game shooting 57.7 percent.

With the win, Notre Dame earned a double-bye in the Big East Tournament. West Virginia fell to 10th place in the conference despite being picked to finish second at the start of the season.

The Mountaineers lost an opportunity to likely secure an NCAA Tournament bid with the upset, as well.

“Time is definitely running out,” said point guard Sarah Miles, who finished with a team-high 16 points. “These last two games are must-haves. We can’t lose.”

WVU, which headed into the season with aspirations of winning a national title, spoke of it being unacceptable to miss the

Outside of the West Virginia University basketball practice facility.

NCAA Tournament.

“We play to win a national championship, not to go to the WNIT,” Miles said. “I refuse to go to the WNIT my senior year.”

Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw said the high shooting percentage was a product of successful backdoor cuts leading to layups.

“I was really pleased with the offense,” she said. “We really executed the backdoors. West Virginia is one of the best teams in the conference defensively, so I was amazed we were able to score 72 points here.”

Notre Dame scored 48 points in the paint.

“It was just layup city,” said senior forward Madina Ali. Carey said having to take Ali out because of foul trouble hurt

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Practice facility expected to be completed by December

BY MICHAEL CARVELLI SPORTS WRITER

It’s been a year since the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the West Virginia basketball practice facility.

And within the next year, it will likely be completed.

The $19 million project, headed by the Massaro Corporation out of Pittsburgh is tentatively scheduled to be completed by December. But, as with any construction project, that that date is subject to change, said WVU Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Michael Fragale.

When the facility broke ground in February 2010, it

was expected to be completed this May but has since been pushed back. The facility was originally developed in 2007, but construction was delayed more than three years because of the struggling economy.

In addition to the two full practice courts, the facility will have offices for the men’s and women’s basketball coaches, a WVU Basketball Hall of Traditions, a weight room, a training room, locker rooms, a media room and a team meeting room.

Fragale also mentioned the building of this new practice facility will free up court time in the Coliseum and limit scheduling conflicts.

“Our WVU Coliseum is in constant use with classes, practices by men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball, as well as events for those sports along with wrestling and gymnastics,” Fragale said. “Scheduling is very difficult this time of the year, and the practice facility will help ease the strain of the Coliseum and its scheduling conflicts.”

The practice facility will also be a great tool for recruiting for both teams, Fragale said. With a lot of the top-tier programs in the nation having buildings like this, it should

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