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SGA out of grants for student orgs BY CHARLES YOUNG STAFF WRITER

The West Virginia University Student Government Association exhausted its yearly budget used for student organization grants nearly a month before the current administration is set to leave office. SGA is given a yearly budget of approximately $50,000 to last the elected administration for the duration of their term. Approximately $35,000 of their budget is appropriated for the grant process. SGA Treasurer Shannon

Veyon announced during last week’s SGA meeting the organization had run out of the $35,000, and no more student organizations could receive a grant until a new administration takes office in April. “I’ve received probably six or seven more grant applications since Wednesday, and I really hate sending out rejection letters,” Veyon said. Grants are open to any recognized student organization to apply for up to $500, which may be used to fund an educational trip, advertise for a speaker or conference or any other pur-

pose deemed worthy by the Board of Governors, according to the SGA grant application. SGA Vice President Ron Cheng said a depletion of funds for grants is typical for this time of year. This is the first year in which the SGA administration has served from April to April. In past years, a term was from March to March. “Usually, grant funding is gone in previous terms by January. If we didn’t extend the term, we would have made our finances last for the entire year,” he said. He said despite the current

lack of grant funding, SGA is hoping to receive more. At the Feb. 17 meeting of SGA, Cheng announced a partnership between SGA and a public relations capstone project, which is organizing “WVU Night” at PNC Park. The group will be selling general admission tickets for $47, and $12 of that will be donated to SGA. Outfield box seat tickets will be sold for $20, and $5 will be donated to SGA. Grandstand tickets will be sold for $12, and $3 will be donated. “If we bring in $1,000, I will

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be ecstatic,” Cheng said. However, Cheng said he would like to see future SGA administrations expand their budgets to be able to give out more grants and not run out of money. SGA President Chris Lewallen said he has been in the process of writing a referendum to increase the SGA budget. The referendum would be voted on by both the student body and the BOG. It would then need to be approved by the University’s BOG. One purposed idea for the budget increase is to add a $2

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Committee names Burwell mascot for second year BY EMILY SPICKLER STAFF WRITER

Brock Burwell, athletic coaching and management graduate student, was chosen again to be West Virginia University’s Mountaineer mascot for the 2011-12 school year. Burwell was announced as the winner Saturday during the WVU Men’s Basketball game against the University of Louisville, beating three other candidates. He previously served as the Mountaineer this year. “I want to do this for two years because I know I’m going to love it,” Burwell said. “This past year has been the best year of my life.” Lindsey McIntosh, chair of the Mountaineer Selection Committee, said the committee feels great about Burwell being chosen for the mascot for a sec-

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ond year. “He’s been great every single time he tried out,” she said. “They liked him throughout the process and thought he would do a good job.” The committee saw great candidates, and those who applied should not feel discouraged, McIntosh said. Burwell served as an alternate to the position from 2008-2010. His uncle, Rock Wilson, was the Mountaineer from 1991 to 1994, and the University allowed Burwell to tag along as the “Little

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Brock Burwell celebrates after being named the Mountaineer Mascot for 2011-12.

Students, faculty remember ‘Bloody Sunday’ by lydia nuzum staff writer

Students, faculty and staff at West Virginia University gathered in remembrance of the “Bloody Sunday” march Sunday on the eve of its 65th anniversary. Members of the WVU Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists organized the march to honor of a civil rights march that occurred in Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965. More than 600 activists

gathered on the Edmund Pettus Bridge to march in support of black rights, before being neutralized by police after only marching six blocks. “The Center for Black Culture and Research is dedicated to keeping the remembrance of things like this alive,” said Marjorie Fuller, director of the CBCR. The NABJ intende d to march from the High Street Bridge to the Free Speech Zone in front of the Mountainlair but were forced

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With the exception of tests and weather alerts, the West Virginia University Alert System has not been used to warn students of an emergency situation since October 2009. No alert was sent out following a Feb. 19 shooting on Grant Avenue. The last time the alert was used was in October 2009, when a suspect was at large following a stabbing on North High Street. Despite no arrests made or suspects investigated for the Feb. 19 shooting, the Morgantown Police Department and University Police Department said the incident did not “pose an imminent threat to the health or safety of the University on-campus community.” “It didn’t happen on campus,” said UPD Chief Bob Roberts. “Based on the information from our supervisor, they determined there was no ongoing threat to the campus community.” Although the shooting occurred one block from Sum-

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mit Hall, Roberts said the location is not considered to be “on campus.” WVU Alert is used in emergency situations including, but not limited to severe weather, hazardous materials incidents and acts of criminal violence that broadly threaten the safety of the University community. “I don’t know what was said between UPD and our guys,” said Morgantown Police Lt. Harold Sperringer. “Evidently they did not believe there was a threat to other students.”

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Possible dangers cancel Spring Break trip to Oman, Zanzibar

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Text alert system not used for crime since 2009 BY JOEL Morales

Brock Burwell celebrates after being named next year’s Mountaineer Mascot.

fee for every credit hour a student takes. Lewallen said he is working to get funding without having to increase student fees. “The referendum is still in the works, but we hate to put the fee on the backs of students,” he said. “We are currently talking to student affairs trying to see if we can get an increase from them.” Details of the referendum are still being finalized, but the measure should be ready for a vote before the end of the semester, he said.

to cancel due to the snow. Instead, the NABJ held a reception to discuss the implications of the civil rights march that occurred more than six decades earlier. Chelsea Fuller, senior journalism major and president of the WVU chapter of the NABJ, said she hopes the NABJ will be able to reschedule the march and thinks it has the potential to grow into something much larger. The reception was opened by singing “Lift Every Voice

and Sing,” the black national anthem, performed by Jilsel Harris, a junior social work major. Assistant professor Tori Arthur said, as a journalist marching across a bridge at a previous remembrance march, she tried to imagine journalists who were at the original march and what they were thinking, and whether or not they knew they were capturing a moment that would

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The West Virginia University administration canceled the Spring Break trip to Oman and Zanzibar and broke the news to students Thursday evening. The cancellation of the trip came in response to the current unrest throughout Africa and the Middle East. The latest turmoil is in Libya, whose leader, Muammar Gaddafi, promised a “bloodbath” if the West were to intervene in the situation. “The condition on the ground in Oman was the main reason to cancel,” said Michael Lastinger, associate provost of international academic affairs. “There are some places the embassy asked Americans not to go to.” The U.S. Embassy in Oman issued a warden message, warning travelers of the possibility of spontaneous demonstrations, which also led to the cancellation of the trip. “We’re trying to work to offer students a different date or additional way to get credit for the trip,” Lastinger

said. The course associated with the trip was in the spring semester, an honors Zanzibar and Oman course taught by Scott Crichlow. A plan is being devised to see what options National Merit program participants have to apply their awards to a different program. Whitney Rae Peters, second-year graduate student in Masters of Public Administration, was supposed to attend the trip. “I think it was a responsible decision,” Peters said. “I’m sad we didn’t get to go, but I would rather them cancel the Spring Break trip instead of us getting there and be in danger.” All participants of the program will have charges removed from their student accounts, although other personal costs of the trip will not be refunded. “Any additional costs such as a $102 visa, four or five immunizations and any other accessories students bought for the trip will not be refunded,” Peters said.

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WHAT A COMEBACK The West Virginia men’s basketball team came from a five-point deficit in the last minute to upset No. 11 Louisville at the WVU Coliseum Saturday. SPORTS PAGE 12

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Packets available for Student Government Association spots West Virginia University students interested in running for positions in the Student Government Association can pick up application packets beginning today. Students can pick up packets for SGA President and Vice President or for a position on

the Board of Governors or athletic council. The packets are located inside the Student Organization Office. Completed packets must be returned by March 18. The packets include a registration form, election codes

and a petition to collect signatures. Presidential and vice presidential candidates must collect signatures between them from more than 5 percent of the student body, or approximately 1,465 signatures. BOG and Athletic Council

candidates must collect more than 2.5 percent, or approximately 732 signatures. There is a $20 filing fee for president and vice pairings and a $10 fee for BOG and athletic council. — tcc

Police looking for info about false shooting report on Beverly Avenue The Morgantown Police Department is asking anyone with information regarding a false report made early morning Sunday to come forward. At 12:07 a.m., the police re-

ceived a call there were shots fired at 413 Beverly Ave. The caller said there were no injuries. Police secured the perimeter of the house and found

there was no activity at the house. They talked with the house’s residents and determined a shooting had not occurred. The incident is cur-

rently under investigation, and anyone with information is encouraged to call the MPD at 304-284-7522. — tcc

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change history. “In that moment, I felt the spirit of that event still there,” Arthur said. “We never know what we might be capturing as journalists.” Marjorie Fuller said all people who believe in peace, justice and honoring their fellow man should understand the danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu importance of this march. “Power doesn’t bend to In the interest of full dischange easily. That was the closure, Chelsea Fuller is the case then, and that is the case opinion editor at The Daily Athenaeum. today,” Marjorie Fuller said.

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Continued from page 1 Mountaineer.” The application process for the position consists of five essays, two letters of recommendation and a GPA requirement. Eight of the 11 applicants were selected for an interview, McIntosh said.

of suspicious people, robberies and sexual assaults on a frequent basis, both in and around the community, whether the suspect was detained or not. “We use different types of alerts for different grades of crime depending on the case for what the response is,” said Mark Owczarski, Virginia Tech’s director of news and information. “If a crime occurred on campus involving a discharge of a weapon and

that person was still on the loose, we would definitely do a notification.” Owczarski, who declined to comment on Morgantown Police or University Police, explained each situation is unique and alerts are made on a case-by-case basis. A report from the U.S. Department of Education stated during the 2007 massacre, Virginia Tech violated federal campus security law, the Clery Act, when it waited too

long to inform students about a shooter. The Clery Act mandates all federal financial aid awarding Universities must give timely warnings of crimes that represent a threat to the safety of students or employees. West Virginia University, being a federal financial aid university, is required to comply with the Clery Act’s both annual and timely reports.

The interview was extremely intimidating, Burwell said. “At one point, I got nervous and was out of breath. This is something I’ve really wanted, so I think if you aren’t nervous, you don’t want it badly enough,” he said. McIntosh said the interview questions are situational. “We want to see how they imagine the Mountaineer and if they’re totally aware of the

huge job the Mountaineer has,” she said. After the interview, four applicants were selected to audition during a cheer-off during the WVU Men’s Basketball game against the University of Connecticut on March 2. “We judged them based off their ability of being around the crowd and interacting with the fans,” McIntosh said, Two candidates auditioned

during the first half of the game, and two auditioned during the second half, Burwell said. Finalists were scored on their cheer-off, and their points were added to their total score from throughout the selection process. “They pretty much just send you out to be the Mountaineer,” he said.

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Parissa Rogers, a freshman pre-sports management major, said she would have preferred if the weather had not prevented them from marching. “I’m just disappointed that we didn’t get to march, because if this was the civil rights movement, snow wouldn’t have stopped us,” Rogers said.

The trip’s touring sites included the cities of Stone Town and Ibra, many museums, African historical ruins and the seaport of Sur. Much of the trip would have emphasized globalization and understanding the African culture. Peters said students were

informed they could probably travel to the airport, and go from the airport to the hotel, but after that, no one was sure. “It’s better to not go than to get there and not be able to travel anywhere,” she said. Trips outside of the country are not frequently canceled. The last was a trip to Mexico in 2009 due to the H1N1 virus outbreak. joel.morales@mail.wvu.edu

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Amid defeats, Tomblin session agenda faring well

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — As the Legislature begins the final week of its regular session, acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin isn’t giving up on pursuing a food tax cut. Tomblin tells The Associated Press at least two pending bills could be amended to knock a penny off the sales tax rate for groceries. “There’s a real opportunity to do that while we have the money,” Tomblin said Friday. A measure introduced on Tomblin’s behalf proposed reducing the rate from three cents to two cents per dollar spent. That would save taxpayers – but cost general revenues – around $26 million annually. Budget officials say state government can afford that hit, citing improving revenues. But that bill stalled last month in the House, where lawmakers who sought to repeal the tax entirely differed over an immediate or gradual approach. Officials estimate the entire sales tax on groceries raises around $75 million annually. Tomblin’s outright defeats this session include a funding proposal for U.S. Route 35, a measure addressing state bulk purchases and bills targeting low-performing schools and the way the state certifies its teachers. His call to create a lieutenant governor’s office in the state constitution never even made it to the session. The necessary resolution proposing an amendment requiring a statewide vote was never introduced. Tomblin also remains concerned about his bill offering to help math and science teachers repay their college loans. The House Education Committee now has the Senate-passed version of this measure, after its own version ended up in a subcommittee. Tomblin’s also facing lawmakers eager to replace his proposed one-time bonuslike payments to public employees with permanent raises. Six of his proposals have already passed the Legislature, while 15 survived last week’s deadline for the House and Senate to exchange bills. “I’m very pleased that 80 percent of the bills have gotten out of one house or the other,” Tomblin said. Tomblin is just the second Senate president in West Vir-

ginia’s history to act as governor upon a vacancy in the chief executive post. But he’s the first to propose the sort of legislative agenda that elected governors routinely do. “There’s no doubt that it’s a unique position to be in,” Tomblin said. Regarding his legislative agenda, Tomblin told AP: • He prefers a single, onetime food tax cut. Tomblin said he supports linking any additional cuts to surplus levels or other fiscal benchmarks, as opposed to a complete repeal. But he would rather have such triggers set by future legislation, he said. “I still think the best way to go is to reevaluate where we are next January,” Tomblin said. “I say, let’s look at this one year at time.” • The chances of erecting tolls on U.S. 35 are “getting slimmer all the time,” now that the Senate has rejected his bill on the topic. The measure was considered crucial to the plan that would have toll revenues finance construction bonds for much-needed upgrades to a 14-mile section. Thwarted also by anti-earmark sentiments on Capitol Hill, Tomblin questioned how else the state could afford much more than piecemeal expansions of the road to four lanes. Local opposition to the proposed tolls helped doom the legislation. “Since we don’t have the money, we can’t go forward,” Tomblin said. “It’s a very important road in this state, and its a very dangerous road.” • Permanent pay raises are possible, but hinge on economic forecasts. The state remains $239 million ahead for general revenue collections eight months into the budget year, and officials expect to have a hefty surplus by June 30. But the state missed its estimate for February by $1.7 million, and Tomblin also warns of projected future shortfalls in funding for the Medicaid health care program. “I’m just nervous that, depending on a lot of factors out there, we can end up in the second half of the year a little short,” Tomblin said. “The thing I don’t want to do is say, ‘Yes, we’re going to give a huge pay raise,’ and then find ourselves in the position of many other states.”

Roscoe Bartlett: WWI veteran should lie in Capitol Rotunda WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Roscoe Bartlett says he supports having World War I veteran Frank W. Buckles’ body lie in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington. In a letter Friday to House Speaker John Boehner, the Maryland Republican said the honor is not for an individual, but in recognition of extraordinary service to the country. Buckles died last week at

age 110 at his Charles Town, W.Va., home. He was the last surviving American World War I veteran. The veteran’s daughter has urged lawmakers to let her father lie in the Rotunda to honor all of the war’s veterans. Leaders in Washington have been divided over how to best honor Buckles and the 4.7 million other Americans who served during World War I.

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WVU finds its ‘Last Comic Standing’ by jesse tabit

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Laughter filled the Mountainlair food court Saturday night as 12 West Virginia University students competed to be WVUp All Night’s Last Comic Standing. Secondary education graduate major James Carbone won the competition, performing stand-up comedy for the first time. “Going into it, I knew there were some contestants with experience. So, when they announced I had won, I was shocked, to say the least,” Carbone said. Carbone said he was inspired to join the competition by his own appreciation for comedy. “Over the years, I’ve been Mallory Bracken/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM James Carbone, a secondary education graduate student, addresses the crowd after winning told by friends I’m pretty funny. I love comedy as a whole, and I first place in WVUp All Night’s Last Comic Standing Saturday night.

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think comedians are some of the most interesting people around,” Carbone said. “So, I thought it was time to see if I’ve got the chops to do it.” Carbone’s material covered his experiences attending a Catholic high school, being Italian and his love for Aquaman. “I know what I excel at, so I decided to tell jokes about me and about what I know,” Carbone said. He attended a comedy workshop a week prior to the competition taught by professional comedian and cohost of “Last Comic Standing,” Adam White.

“Adam (White) really helped me work on how to deliver and properly build a joke,” Carbone said. Carbone said the experience has motivated him to pursue comedy further. “The best part was the first laugh. Just getting that reaction made my nervousness disappear and gave me all the confidence I needed. Then I was like, ‘I can do this,’” he said. Bryan Troast, a senior civil engineering major, took home second place, while senior mathematics major J.R. Sprouse placed third. First place received an Apple iPod Touch, second place received an iPod Nano and third place received an iPod Shuffle. Mr. Mountaineer Dave Slusarick, Dadisman graduate resident advisor Matt Boczanowski, Student Government Association

liaison to City Council Nelson France and local comedian Sally Brooks judged the show. Each contestant was judged on stage presence, ability to maintain the five-minute time limit and crowd reaction. “I was very happy with the turnout,” said Jackie Riggleman, programming and special events coordinator for WVUp All Night. “Competitions like these will bring a better awareness of comedy in Morgantown.” White, who also acted as host of the event, recognized the student comedians for putting themselves out there on stage. “There were so many comics overcoming the challenges of a difficult room, and they did a great job,” White said. “I had a blast.” Ca r b o n e said he

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Filmmaker aims to shed positive light on state with ‘Angel’s Perch’ by mackenzie mays associate a&e editor

J.T. Arbogast was born and raised in DuBois, Pa., has resided in New York City and is currently living in Los Angeles working on a film dedicated to his hometown: Cass, W.Va. Confused? “I grew up in Pennsylvania. I have a house there. But my folks still refer to West Virginia as ‘home.’ So much of who I am as a person has come from our roots in West Virginia. When people ask me about my hometown, that’s the place I talk about. That’s just the way it is,” Arbogast said. Though Arbogast has never actually lived in the state, his mother grew up in Cass, W.Va., a place he now refers to as his “emotional home,” where he spent summers visiting his grandmother and fishing in the Greenbrier River. When Arbogast’s grandmother lost her battle to Alzheimer’s in 2004, he decided to bring her fondest memories to life and showcase the state he loves so much in the form of “Angel’s Perch.” “When my grandmother was diagnosed, she was still so proud of her home up until the very end of her life. Watching her battle with her disease and trying to hold onto those memo-

ries inspired me,” Arbogast said. “She always had a smile on her face and could strike up a conversation with anyone she met – that’s not just something unique about her; that’s something you see from pretty much everyone in West Virginia.” “Angel’s Perch” is a film to be shot this summer in Cass, W.Va. It tells the story of Jack, a successful architect living in Pittsburgh who travels to his hometown to move his grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s, into an assisted-care facility after she is found wandering through the neighborhood. The story is about choosing between the career opportunity of a lifetime and family, while at the same time defining the true meaning of “home” – a term Arbogast feels is the epitome of West Virginia as a state. “You couldn’t set this movie anywhere else. The people from West Virginia have a tie to the state. There’s a pride and an openness there that you just don’t find anywhere else,” Arbogast said. This unique, welcoming vibe Arbogast believes the state offers is something he was able to better appreciate after living in larger, busier cities and is behind his motivation to shed a positive light on the state. “It’s the only place I’ve ever been where people drive by and

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J.T. Arbogast, left, and Kimberly Dilts, right, are producers of upcoming film ‘Angel’s Perch.’ As part of the film’s campaign, each person who pledges to contribute to the production is thanks with these personalized messages via facebook. This photo is for Sarah Anderson, a WVU law student who works on the film’s legal team as a research assistant. wave to you. There’s an acceptance there and a concern for others. Everyone seems to draw this connection to each other,” Arbogast said. “The roots run much deeper there than any

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place I’ve ever been, and it’s much deeper than blood. While a lot of the world has moved away from that sort of familial

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Why did you pick up this paper? Why did you read this article online? Think about it – what series of events led you to choose this content – of all the content available today – to read? Free will? A passing interest in a movie you haven’t fully committed to seeing? In “The Adjustment Bureau,” every decision you make has been intricately planned. That cup of coffee you bought this morning. That choice of clothing – all of it has been predetermined to get you to where you are now. Of course, class might not seem like much now. In the long run, however, it may be the beginnings of something better. David Norris (Matt Damon) is a likable, down-to-earth pol-

itician attempting to make his break for Senate. He’s a candidate who’s had a fairly checkered past – a brash, young up-and-comer with a history of partying. However, a newspaper expose quickly knocks him out of public favor, forcing him to give his secession speech to his political rival. It’s there, however, he meets Elise (Emily Blunt), a breath of fresh air in his rigid, political life. Their connection is intimate and immediate, and surely a sign the fates are working to bring them together. Not so. A shady, behind-the-scenes organization known as “The Adjustment Bureau” is responsible for plotting the entire population’s futures. Unfortunately for David and Emily, they were never meant to be together. After accidentally walking in on the Bureau performing their duties, David is informed they cannot be together because it is

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Mountain Stage. A place for folk-infused tunes by new and old artists broadcast to a statewide, and later, national audience. Sunday’s West Virginia Public Radio broadcast was a treat to behold as five different groups took the stage to prove their worth and entertain what became a sold-out crowd. Opening the evening was

newcomer Sean Rowe, who filled the Creative Arts Center with his smooth baritone the second he opened his mouth. Aided by no more than his guitar, he stole the breath of his audience as he sang tracks from his recent debut album titled “Magic.” Not shying away from comedy either, he entertained the audience with his naked admission. “I have Bieber Fever,” Rowe said. “I haven’t been able to eat for the past three days. Send a message to the kids –

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OPINION

Monday March 7, 2011

Burwell deserves Mountaineer Mascot spot When people think of West Virginia University, the Mountaineer mascot is usually one of the first things that comes to mind. The Mountaineer has been an honored WVU tradition since the 1934-35 school year, and 60 people have held the honor since that year (not including the three unofficial Mountaineers). Brock Burwell was the mascot for the 2010-11 school year. During the WVU-Louisville game on Saturday, it was announced Burwell had been

selected as the 2011-12 mascot, as well. Burwell won the spot over three other finalists. His appointment is not a surprise, considering his history with the Mountaineer mascot position. This might only be his second term as the Mountaineer, but Burwell has been in the Mountaineer mindset for some time. Prior to 2010, he was the alternate mascot for two years. The only Mountaineer to serve more than two

consecutive terms is Rock Wilson, who happens to be Burwell’s uncle. This is a testament to the level of passion and pride Burwell has for this University. According to the chair of the selection committee, Lindsey McIntosh, Brock performed the best throughout the application and cheeroff portions of the selection process. “I have no doubt he has the experience and ability to do a good job as the Mountaineer for a second term.” McIn-

tosh said. We expect Burwell to continue to represent the WVU student body, and the University as a whole, to the best of his ability. Burwell has also served the WVU community outside of his responsibilities as the Mountaineer. He has been the president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the chairperson of the Mountaineer Week Beard Growing Competition and is a member of WVU Campus Ministries.

The Mountaineer is a symbol of pride for students and all those who support this University, so it is imperative we have someone who truly loves and respects WVU. His previous term and numerous contributions to the campus community have made it clear Burwell is capable of handling the job a second time around, so we should all welcome h i m a s ou r 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 Mountaineer. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Confederate flag should be an insult to all Americans omar ghabra columnist

It’s everywhere. You see it on bumper stickers plastered to pickup trucks, emblazoned on T-shirts and baseball caps, and even tattooed to people’s bodies. Some display it outside their homes, some states have it incorporated into their state flags, and one state flies it outside its Capitol building. For the observant among you, it is now obvious “it” is the Confederate battle flag. This flag is a symbol that has continuously courted controversy due to the diverse array of emotions it evokes from different groups of people. Just last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled almost unanimously in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church, affirming its right to picket funerals and spew hateful venom. As Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion, even “hurtful speech” is protected speech. This country has the most expansive free speech rights in the world, and this is one of our greatest strengths. However, the right to say almost anything comes with responsibility. Just as the reprehensible behavior of the Westboro Baptist Church is irresponsible and roundly condemned, the rampant display of the Confederate flag is irresponsible. It should be condemned by society, not celebrated Despite what its sympathizers assert, the display of this flag is an affront to any reasonable person and should not be socially acceptable – much less funded by tax dollars, as is the case in South Carolina. The history of this flag is a history stained by bigotry, violence and treason.

This March 2 picture shows Ken Webber, 28, a school bus driver from Medford, Ore., who was suspended from his job for refusing to remove a Confederate flag from the truck bed of his personal vehicle parked at the Phoenix-Talent School District’s bus barn on Colver Road in Talent, Ore. The flag was adopted by the south as the Confederate battle flag at the beginning of the Civil War (In what was the ultimate act of treason and largely due to their desire to keep slavery alive). Southerners declared their independence from the union and turned their arms against their fellow Americans. This resulted in the bloodiest war in American history. How ironic - many of the same voices on the right that question the patriotism of others based on frivolous

gestures, such as wearing flag pins supportive of a flag that represents the single-worst act of treason in this country’s history. More recently, the flag was used by various white supremacist organizations. Many of these hate groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, still use the flag as their symbol. Today, the flag is prevalent in much of the southern United States. Here in Morgantown, while relatively less visible, it’s not uncommon to

see it on display. However, if you venture to other parts of the state and are no longer insulated by the liberal, college-town bubble, it’s impossible to go very far without seeing it. This is baffling. Why would so many people in this day and age want to show solidarity with this bigoted past? A popular catchphrase they like to throw around in defense of the flag is that it represents “heritage, not hate.” But what if there’s no distinction between the two?

What if the heritage you are celebrating by exhibiting this flag is hateful? What is distinct about the heritage associated with this flag other than slavery, lynch mobs, white supremacy and treason? It’s disgusting that to this day, this symbol is displayed and embraced throughout South, at the same sites that many of these atrocities took place. This would be the equivalent of a Nazi flag being flown at Auschwitz. Would it be acceptable for this to happen

and for perpetrators to argue that they were merely “celebrating their German heritage”? Of course not. Such an act could only be interpreted as an insult to the victims. It defies reason that many people in this country view the Confederate battle flag in a different light. No one is arguing these people don’t have a right to display whatever flag they want. In this country, one can get away with saying just about anything.

Bicycling is healthy, efficient and a good alternative to driving William Brandow correspondent

Sustainability and “going green” has been the talk of the town in recent years. West Virginians must work to ensure it does not stop at mere talk. One of the best things Morgantown citizens can do for the environment and local economy is work to make the city more bicycle friendly. Riding a bike in Morgantown can be a bit daunting. The City of Morgantown Bicycle Board offers a confident

city cycling course that aims to teach riders safety techniques in traffic. Unfortunately, oftentimes it is not the cyclist who needs the safety lesson. Narrow roads with no shoulders produce a dicey situation when impatient drivers get behind cyclists. Many drivers do not realize the law requires them to share the road with bicycles. According to the West Virginia Department of Transportation website, “Every person riding a bike upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle.” Cyclists are even allowed

to ride two abreast on most roads. This means a driver must wait for a safe and legal opportunity to pass a bike rider, just as if they were passing another car. Much of the responsibility to make Morgantown a more bike-friendly city falls on the shoulders of individual drivers. Widening roads for bike lanes is often not an option in a town where many houses sit no more than a few feet from the road. However, learning to share the available streets will have a huge, positive impact on Morgantown. Creating a strong cycling

community would greatly reduce the amount of traffic on the roadways. As well as making commutes less miserable, fewer cars on the roads would quickly lead to improved air quality. Driving is one of the most air polluting acts the average American commits. Other effects bicycling could have on Morgantown include the obvious health benefits. Commuting on a bicycle is often the fastest way in between campuses, and it is an easy way to burn calories throughout the day. Environmental and health concerns are not the only reasons to ditch cars. AAA found

in their annual “Your Driving Costs” study, based on driving 15,000 miles a year, it costs 47.6 cents a mile, or $9,519 a year, to operate a mid-sized car. Not only is this money coming out of the driver’s pocket, but most of it is also leaving the local economy. Money spent paying for gas, insurance and finance charges is all money that leaves the city of Morgantown. Advocating cycling will keep much of this money local and greatly improve the economy. In fact, AAA estimated if a city could reduce car ownership by 15,000, more than $127 million could stay lo-

cal. In a city as small as Morgantown, removing this many cars is a little unrealistic, however, Morgantown’s numbers could still be huge. In a society where green has become our favorite color, the transition to a cycling culture is attainable. The change will start slowly. Many Morgantown citizens are not ready to throw down their keys just yet. For now I only ask if you must drive, please stop trying to kill me when I am riding up University Avenue. To sign up for the bicycle safety course visit the Morgantown Bicycle Board’s website at www.morgantown. com/bike-board.htm.

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A taste of October returns to 123 Pleasant Street Friday’s “Marchoween” at 123 Pleasant Street brought the costumed creatures out in droves as the denizens danced to the mixes of Housesitter, Team Spirit and Soul Food, and the jams of Cincinnati’s Eat Sugar. By 11:30 p.m. the show was closed to new patrons and the line was at a standstill. When 12:30 a.m. rolled around, all of the patient waiters had eventually gotten in, but not before missing the announcement of costume contest winners Lion-O and Cheetara and runner up, Raptor Jesus. Black and orange balloons were flying overhead as zombies danced with Jedi, who were dancing with the cops of Reno 911. Another success for the MayDay Marchoween, brought Halloween one step closer to 2011. Morgantown resident Amy Long was one of many in attendance at 123 Pleasant Street’s ‘Marchoween’ celebration Saturday.

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Mike McBride of ‘Eat Sugar’ performs at 123 Saturday night.

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the movie. It’s a perfect blend of the two. It’s not some awkwardly inserted story line put in to ensure wives and girlfriends want to go to the theater. The premise behind the mysterious Bureau is also intriguing, bringing what could be considered the first roman-

Mountain Stage since I’ve been in college,” Smith said. “This is literally a dream come true.” Smith ended his set with an updated version of his song “Twenty-One,” which he originally wrote seven years ago, and updated the third and final verse to be more relevant to his current state. Without hesitation, the song received a standing ovation. Railroad Earth made a return appearance to Mountain Stage with its six-piece jam band flavor. A much calmer tone than the prior acts, the band showed off a beautiful six-part harmony as it wowed the packed crowd. Headliner for the night was frequent Mountain Stage guest Todd Snider, supported by the instrumental talents of Great American Taxi. Named “One of the best singer-songwriters in America” by Time Out NY, Snyder stole the show and proved why he’s one of Nashville’s hottest talents. The five acts put on an unforgettable show making Mountain Stage the place to

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appreciates the outlet the competition offered to the community as a whole. “This gets people out there. Who knows how much untapped talent is hidden here on campus?” Carbone said. “This allowed people to take a step toward their goals.”

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nature – that’s something West Virginia has been able to hold onto, and that’s really special.” Arbogast has begun a “Kickstarter” campaign to help fund his project. Kickstarter.com is a website that acts as an online threshold pledge system for funding creative projects. The campaign must meet a financial goal of $25,000 by 12 p.m. on April 3, or no funding will be received. The film has already been pledged $16,435 and has 110 “backers”– a group of people Arbogast refers to as his “army of angels.” Backers will receive benefits such as “Angel’s Perch” merchandise, from T-shirts and DVDs, to an all-expense-paid stay in one of Cass, W.Va.’s his-

toric company houses and backstage access to the film production. Arbogast said though the funding is necessary to create the best possible independent film, the importance of the campaign is the awareness it can raise for West Virginia and for Alzheimer’s. “This is a way for us to make a film that not only helps the state be seen in a more positive light, but allows us to give to those, like myself, who have been affected by Alzheimer’s,” Arbogast said. “West Virginia has one of the oldest populations in the country. Almost everyone has a connection to someone who has suffered from Alzheimer’s – it’s one of the most widely spread diseases.” As part of the Kickstarter campaign, 5 percent of all profit will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association of West Virginia. “We want to give as much as

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we can. With this, we’re able to secure that first step to giving back before we even start filming,” Arbogast said. Arbogast and his crew will begin work toward further fundraising and production in Cass, W.Va., in eight weeks. To make a pledge and to learn more about “Angel’s Perch,” visit www.angelsperch.com. “I’ve never met more honest, genuine people in my life than the people from West Virginia. Having the opportunity to showcase these people is all I could ever ask for,” Arbogast said. “I want to see West Virginia up on the big screen in a way we’ve never seen before. It’s not just a place full of crazy hillbillies. It’s full of great people – and we can show the world that,” Arbogast said. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

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906-4427. New members are always welcome. CHESS CLUB meets from 6 p.m. AUTHOR RANDALL KENAN to 9 p.m. in the food court of the will do a reading from 7:30 Mountainlair. Players of all skill levp.m. to 9 p.m. in the Gold Ballels are invited to come. For more inroom of the Mountainlair. A reformation, e-mail wvuchess@gmail. ception and book signing will com. follow. This event is sponsored TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS by the Department of English. FOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 9 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Student Recreation Center. Today THE WVU EQUESTRIAN TEAM FINANCIAL LITERACY SESSION, meets in Room 2001 of the Agriculhosted by the Financially Literate tural Sciences Building. The Western 4 LIFE campaign, will be at 6 p.m. Equestrian Team will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 103 of Martin Hall. Partici- and the English Equestrian Team pants will receive a workbook, and will meet at 8 p.m. pizza and drinks provided.

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March 8 DISNEY COLLEGE PROGRAM will be conducting information sessions on seasonal employment opportunities at 6 p.m. in the Gluck Theatre in the Mountainlair.

March 9 KENDLE INTERNATIONAL is recruiting paid volunteers for clinical research in the Commons Area of the Mountainlair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Every Monday KAPPA PHI, a Christian women’s service organization, meets at 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church on the corner of N. High and Willey streets. For more information, e-mail kappaphi_pi@hotmail.com or visit www.freewebs. com/kappaphipi. AIKIDO FOR BEGINNERS is at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. The first class is free, with special rates for WVU students. For more information, email var3@cdc.gov. RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. Any issues pertaining to residence halls can be brought up and discussed at this meeting. For more information, contact Victoria Ball at vball@mix. wvu.edu. RIFLE CLUB meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Room 311 of the Shell Building. For more information, contact Abbey at aheiskel@mix.wvu. edu or Bob at rdriscol@wvu.edu. FREE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ADVANCED CONVERSATION GROUP meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe for conversation, friendship and free English conversation lessons. New friends are always welcome. For more information, e-mail Erin at mclv_advanced_conversation@yahoo.com. STUDENTS TAKING ACTION NOW: DARFUR meets at 7 p.m. in the Mountain Room of the Mountainlair. STAND is active in planning events to raise money and awareness on the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan. For more information, contact Felicia at fgilber@mix.wvu.edu or 732-674-8357. FEMINIST MAJORITY LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE meets in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair at 7:30 p.m. For more information, email rsnyder9@mix.wvu.edu. WVU FENCING CLUB hosts beginners fencing practice from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall Gym. For more information, e-mail wvufencing@gmail.com or visit www.fencingclub.studentorgs.wvu.edu. WVU CLUB TENNIS practices from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ridgeview Racquet Club. For carpooling, call 304-

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WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as nutrition, sexual health and healthy living are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELL WVU Student Wellness and Health Promotion. For more information, visit www.well.wvu.edu/wellness. WELL WVU STUDENT HEALTH is paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential. For appointments or more information, call 304-2932311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/ medical. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800-7664442 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 304598-5180 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. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-onone community-based and school-

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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 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, 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, open up to new experiences, even if at times you might be fearful. You might often consider your values and the essence of life. For sure, if you don’t risk, you will gain nothing. Listen to your inner voice more often. If you are single, let others come forward, because you will find that people are unusually reticent to be vulnerable. If you are attached, don’t take a partner’s coolness as anything else but him or her feeling fragile. ARIES drives a hard bargain. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH Don’t allow another person’s negativity to color your mood. Clear your mind and do what you must. Empowered, you’ll succeed at nearly anything you approach. Stay upbeat, knowing what is necessary to make a situation work. Your popularity grows as the day ages. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.” TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Know when to hit “cancel” for the day. Sometimes taking a day off is necessary in order to maximize your potential. Recharge, and you could become a human dynamo when you decide to finally appear. Tonight: Continue the theme. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Take a hint from Aries. You can only juggle so much in your life. Meetings and friends provide a great deal of upbeat, positive thinking. If you are single, a new relationship could be demanding. A child also might be feeling sad. Stay tuned in here. Tonight: Go where the action is.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Take a stand, knowing you could succeed. First, free yourself from another person’s negativity and lack of perspective. Don’t make the mistake of letting this person color the big picture. Tonight: Burning the midnight oil again. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Push comes to shove if dealing with touchy or difficult people. You wonder why you have made the choices you have up till now. Instead of lunging forward, stop. Take an overview of what is happening. Note the differences between yours and another person’s needs. Tonight: Cut out and do something totally different. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH Deal with others directly, although you could find another person close to impossible to deal with. Tumble on the appropriate path, and this person will become easier to handle. A partnership might no longer be viable. Be honest about that matter. Tonight: Say “yes” to living. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH Deferring draws some upbeat options that hadn’t been considered. Listen and weigh your options. Clearly, knowing when enough is enough could be more important than you realize. Observe another person’s guidelines. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.” SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH You could be goal-driven about a situation. You do need to handle a matter more clearly than in the past. Honor the differences of opinions. This attitude might be the result of a better answer in the long run but an immediate slow-down.

Tonight: Exercise the day away. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Listen to news that is forthcoming. You might feel that someone is pushing you, though the appropriate response could be so far out of the ballpark that you cannot believe it. Your creativity and ability surge. Use care with a financial gamble. Tonight: So what if it is Monday? CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH Though you might judge that you start your morning on the wrong side of the bed, a lot changes quickly. If possible, maintain a low profile in what you take on. The power position of the day is “off stage.” You know what is happening within your immediate circle. Tonight: Close to home. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Keep communication flowing. You might not like everything that you have to do. The ramifications of one key talk could prove to be problematic if it’s not handled in an appropriate manner. Use care in how you move forward in a situation. Tonight: Hanging out. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Stay tuned in to what could be a changing money situation. Honor what is happening, but since the situation is subject to constant change, you could be uncomfortable. You might not enjoy what you hear from an associate. Know that you don’t need to make a decision immediately. Tonight: Gather your bills. BORN TODAY Artist Piet Mondrian (1872), comedian Rik Mayall (1958), comic weatherman Willard Scott (1934)

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Continued from page 12 seconds to play. Bryant, who had missed multiple free throws that would’ve sealed a victory at Louisville earlier this season, made the game-sealing shots from the charity stripe this time. “I was just shocked that he fouled me. He really did foul me,” said Bryant, who had 10 points. “That might’ve been the dumbest foul I’ve seen all year.” WVU honored its six seniors – guards Kerwin Selby, Jonnie West, Mazzulla and Mitchell and forwards Cam Thoroughman and Flowers – prior to the game. In addition, as is customary at WVU’s last home game, a new Mountaineer mascot was named. Current Mountaineer Brock Burwell will continue his post for the 2011-12 school year, as he was announced the winner for the second straight year to a boisterous cheer from the 15,032 in attendance - the largest crowd of the season. WVU made 26-of-29 free throws including Bryant’s decisive makes. Louisville missed 10 of its 32 attempts. Louisville guard Kyle Kuric kept the Cardinals in the game, for the most part, with his outside shots. He made five 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 21 points. Knowles finished with 15 points and guard Chris Smith had 14. UL guard Peyton Siva, who hit a game-winner against WVU earlier this season in Louisville, struggled with foul trouble and finished with just two points. West Virginia had trouble against Louisville’s multiple defenses early in the first half, but was able to take a 32-30 lead into halftime after Thoroughman hit a clutch jumper as the clock ran down in the half. WVU opened up an eightpoint lead early in the second half, but the Cardinals climbed all the way back to take a lead as large as five with less than two minutes to play. The Mountaineers would have the last laugh, though, and continued their dominance in March. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia senior guard Casey Mitchell hits a game-tying 3-pointer with eight seconds left in a 72-70 victory over Louisville at the WVU Coliseum.

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West Virginia senior point guard Joe Mazzulla signs autographs following the Mountaineers’ victory over Louisville. Later, he gave away a pair of shoes with his autograph on it to one fan.

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West Virginia senior guard Casey Mitchell celebrates his game-tying 3-pointer by holding three fingers up to fans on the other side of the court.

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West Virginia University students wait in line outside of the WVU Coliseum prior to Saturday’s game against Louisville.

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West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins hugs senior forward Cam Thoroughman during Senior Day celebrations at the WVU Coliseum prior to Saturday’s game against Louisville. In total, six senior players – guards Joe Mazzulla, Casey Mitchell, Kerwin Selby and Jonnie West and forwards John Flowers and Thoroughman – were celebrated for their careers at WVU.

Jones named Big East honorable mention BY TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

West Virginia junior forward Kevin Jones was named honorable mention all-Big East Conference Sunday by the conference’s coaches. Jones, who was a preseason all-Big East first-team selection, averages 13.1 points and a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game for the Mountaineers. He was the lone WVU player to be recognized by the Big East. “I feel like I’ve turned a bit of a corner and am starting to hit my stride,” Jones said. “It’s because of the extra time working out, because I wasn’t happy with the way I was playing.” Like West Virginia, Jones has been heating up at the right time. He had three consecutive double-double performances to end the regular season, including Saturday’s 25-point, 16-rebound performance in a 72-70 win over No. 11 Louisville. Jones has also hit more than 50 percent of his shots in two

straight games, something he hasn’t done since January. “A couple of shots were falling for me. I just felt relaxed the whole game,” Jones said after the Louisville game. “When I play relaxed, I find easy things out there.” Notre Dame guard Ben Hansbrough was the lone player to earn unanimous selection on the all-Big East first team. Other first-team members are Connecticut guard Kemba Walker, Georgetown guard Austin Freeman, Pittsburgh guard Ashton Gibbs, Providence guard Marshon Brooks and St. John’s guard Dwight Hardy. The Big East Player of the Year will be chosen from these six players at the conference’s awards banquet ceremony early this week. Other awards, like Coach of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year will be given, as well. It is expected that WVU senior forward John Flowers will be a contender for the Defender of the Year honor. All-Big East second-team

selections include: Louisville guard Preston Knowles, Marquette guard Darius JohnsonOdom, Pittsburgh guard Brad Wanamaker, Syracuse forward Rick Jackson and Villanova forward Corey Fisher. All-Big East third-team selections include: Georgetown guard Chris Wright, Notre Dame forward Tim Abromaitis, Seton Hall guard Jeremy Hazell, Syracuse forward Kris Joseph and Villanova guard Corey Stokes. Along with Jones, all-Big East Honorable Mention selections include: Louisville guard Peyton Siva, Marquette forward Jimmy Butler and Syracuse guard Scoop Jardine. The conference also announced its all-rookie team, which includes: Cincinnati guard Sean Kilpatrick, Connecticut guards Jeremy Lamb and Shabazz Napier, DePaul forward Cleveland Melvin and guard Brandon Young and Rutgers forward Gilvydas Biruta. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

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A West Virginia University student holds up a cutout of actor Charlie Sheen’s head during the basketball game Saturday.

West Virginia junior point guard Truck Bryant sinks the game-winning free throw, which led to the eruption of the more than 15,000 fans at the WVU Coliseum.

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Continued from page 12 The team was projected to finish ninth in the preseason coaches poll after losing seniors Da’Sean Butler and Wellington Smith to graduation, and Devin Ebanks to the NBA. “We’ve played the best schedule in the history of the school,” Huggins said. “There isn’t any question. It’s not even close.” The team’s success this season hasn’t been automatic, however. After losing the entire freshman class to either injuries or academics, then having backup center Dan Jennings quit the team midway through the year, Huggins was forced to trim his bench to seven regular players. The Mountaineers began the Big East season 0-2 with disappointing losses to St. John’s and Marquette and even fell to Marshall. That, however, was the old WVU. “You want to be clicking

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country. He did so without any Big East first team, second team or even third team selections. Huggins stuck to his plan, the players eventually bought into his system and West Virginia reached its potential. It was Huggins who rallied the team and let it be known that many questioned their ability to win in the brutal Big East conference. Since those midseason bumps in the road, the Mountaineers have gone 7-4 and defeated four top-25 teams, despite averaging just 64 points per game. Without a dominant offensive threat in the lineup, WVU has gone back to its roots and played stout defense in order to be successful this season.

the whole season,” said WVU forward Kevin Jones. “But I’m glad we’re clicking now. There’s no better time than now.” The Mountaineers won their last six games of the regular season last year, carried that momentum into New York City and claimed the school’s first Big East Championship. WVU then went on to the Final Four before falling to eventual national champion Duke. The team said its similar ending to the season should help propel it into the postseason once again, starting with its second-round Big East Tournament game against the winner of Monday’s Marquette/Providence matchup. “Our confidence is very high, but it’s not over the top,” Jones said. “We won some big games, but we can’t let it get out of perspective. “We still have a long, long season left if we want to make it where we made it last year.” brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu

Huggins has squeezed the most out of players like Mazzulla, Flowers and Cam Thoroughman to transform the Mountaineers into a rag-tag group that can beat any team in the nation. With the Big East and NCAA Tournament looming, WVU will be a team many others will hope to avoid because of their hard-nosed nature. The last, and most significant, thing Huggins has done this season is manage the struggles of star forward Kevin Jones. Huggins has instilled the benefits of hard work into Jones, and on Saturday, everything came full circle for him. The junior had undoubtedly his best game of the season, and it was Huggins who never wavered – just as he hadn’t all season long.

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10 | SPORTS

Monday March 7, 2011

WVU bows out in Big East’s second round

MICHAEL CARVELLI SPORTS WRITER

WVU was the team of old vs. St. John’s

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West Virginia senior Liz Repella beats two St. John’s players for a layup in the Mountaineers’ loss to the Red Storm Saturday.

Late run by Red Storm takes Mountaineers’ future out of their hands by john terry multimedia editor

HARTFORD, Conn. — The West Virginia women’s basketball team beat St. John’s less than a week ago in its regular season finale. But, when the two teams faced off in the second round of the Big East Conference Tournament Saturday, the result was different. No. 10-seed West Virginia fell to seventh-seeded St. John’s 59-51 Saturday at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. The Mountaineers will now wait until March 14 to find out their seeding in the NCAA Tournament. “We got out-hustled. They

wanted it more than we did,” said West Virginia head coach Mike Carey. “They got in the passing lanes more and created more turnovers than we did.” In what was almost completely opposite from last week’s matchup – West Virginia turned the ball over 20 times, while St. John’s turned it over just 13 times. The Red Storm capitalized on those opportunities scoring 21 points off turnovers. Despite the turnover differential, West Virginia was still within striking distance the entire game. WVU senior guard Liz Repella led the Mountaineers with her second double-dou-

ble of the season, scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Senior point guard Sarah Miles added a team-high 15 points and four assists. With her four assists, Miles moved into ninth-place alltime in career assists at West Virginia. “They were more aggressive than we were,” Miles said. “They wanted it more than we did.” St. John’s was able to break away from West Virginia when it went on a 12-2 run in the first half to take a 21-14 lead at the 7:31 mark of the first half. The Mountaineers managed to trial by just five, 34-29, at halftime, shooting 47.8 percent from the field, while hold-

ing the Red Storm to 41 percent shooting in the first half. Sophomore center Asya Bussie, who was held to just one rebound in the first half, was a catalyst in the second half for the Mountaineers finishing with 11 rebounds and 12 points. After falling behind 36-29, West Virginia went on a 14-4 run to regain the lead. Miles gave the Mountaineers a 43-40 lead at the 11:24 mark of the second half, but St. John’s answered with a 3-point shot of its own. The teams went back and forth until St. John guard Keylantra Langley drove by the West Virginia defense for an uncontested layup to give the

Red Storm a 55-51 lead with 1:35 remaining. “We thought that the run would come, but we were just one step behind the whole game,” Bussie said. “We didn’t finish out the game and with the run we were looking for.” Carey said he thought his team wasn’t ready to play, saying he noticed his team not having effort in pregame warm-ups. “Last night, our eyes were wide open, and we were focused,” Carey said. “Tonight, I was coaching effort in pregame. I could just tell. It happened in the game. The stats don’t lie.” john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

Carey confident his team will receive NCAA bid By Matthew Peaslee Sports Writer

HARTFORD, Conn. — West Virginia women’s basketball coach Mike Carey still believes his team will receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, even after its 59-51 loss to St. John’s Saturday in the second round of the Big East Conference Tournament. The Mountaineers (23-9, 9-9) were considered to be a bubble team prior to their victory over St. John’s at the WVU Coliseum to end the regular season. Carey feels WVU’s RPI of 29, as well as its top 25 ranking nearly all season, are high enough for consideration.

There is no doubt in his mind, actually. “We’re in, even before this game,” he said. “Our RPI is good. We’ve won two or three games against ranked teams, and we were .500 in the Big East. We’ve been top 25 all year. Why wouldn’t we be?” Carey feels either nine or 10 conference teams will make the cut. The selections will be final on March 14. The most Big East teams to be picked for the NCAA Tournament have been eight. It happened in 2004, 2007 and 2008, and WVU was a part of all three of those classes. Overall, the Big East has a re-

cord of 179-100 in NCAA Tournament games. West Virginia has made six appearances, with five wins and six losses over the course of its contests. Mountaineer players have bought into Carey’s idea of playing in the NCAA Tournament. Although morale is currently low, the novelty of being part of the field of 64 teams is refreshing for the players. “We’re definitely going to bounce back,” said center Asya Bussie. “We’re a little down right now, but we’re going to pick it up and get back to practicing for the tournament.” St. John’s head coach Kim Barnes Arico has been lobbying for her team to make the NCAA Tournament, as well. “If you put Syracuse, us, Georgetown and West Virginia up against any team in the country, you take out maybe the top three teams, I bet any one of us can win one of those games,” she said. “So, our league is deserving of 10 teams.” Arico believes with St. John’s (21-9, 9-7) body of work, it should be a lock for the Big Dance, and that other members of the Big East will be joining SJU, as well. “Tonight proves how deep our league is,” Arico said. “Our league is the best league in the country.” matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

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HARTFORD, Conn. — A lot of people just assumed because the West Virginia women’s basketball team beat St. John’s by 20 points earlier this week, Saturday’s meeting between the two schools in the Big East Conference Tournament would end in the same result. Maybe that’s even what the Mountaineers thought. But, that’s why they play the game. “To me, it started in pregame,” said West Virginia head coach Mike Carey. “You can just tell when a team is focused and ready to play. Tonight, I was coaching in pregame effort. I could just tell. It happened in warmups and it happened in the game.” Saturday, the team that looked so impressive over the course of its last couple of games began looking like the team of the last few weeks – the one that lost seven of its last nine before its first meeting with the Red Storm. For the most part, in last Monday’s win over St. John’s and Friday’s first-round victory against Cincinnati, the Mountaineers did what a lot of good teams need to do when it comes time to make runs in March. They were forcing opponents to turn the ball over and then making them pay on the other end by converting those turnovers into points. West Virginia was taking care of the ball on offense and, most importantly, weren’t letting teams rebound the ball on offense and get second-chance points. In Saturday’s loss, the Mountaineers did none of those things and went back to being the team of old. West Virginia went back to turning the ball over. Instead of scoring points off of their opponents’ turnovers, they wasn’t getting back on defense, and let their mistakes give St. John’s 21 points. On numerous occasions West Virginia had easy looks close to the basket but wasn’t able to convert those opportunities into points. It seemed like, and was later admitted in the postgame press conference, the team was just waiting for one of its big runs to come and lead them to a win, similar to what has happened in many of the team’s wins this season. The run, however, never occurred. “We thought the run would come, but we were just one step behind the whole game,” said sophomore center Asya Bussie. “We just didn’t finish out the game.” And, it’s not like the Mountaineers didn’t have a chance to finish the game on top and advance to the quarterfinals. Even when they were down near the end of the game, the Mountaineers had opportunities to take over and work their way back into it. Down four with around a minute to go in the game, West Virginia had a two-onone fast break. Senior forward Madina Ali could have opted to go up for an easy layup but instead tried making a pass to Bussie, only for the pass to sail out of bounds due to a communication error. Ali walked back to her team’s huddle distraught and with her hands on her head. For all in attendance, that was when it became obvious that the game was officially over and that the Mountaineers’ Big East Tournament run was over. That’s how the game went for West Virginia – even when things went right, the Mountaineers ended up taking a turn for the worse. All it can hope for now is that it will be able to bounce back in time for the NCAA Tournament and look like the team it did in the regular season finale and its firstround win against Cincinnati in Hartford this week. Whether they’ll be able to do that or not remains to be seen. But, that’s why they play the game. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Monday March 7, 2011

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West Virginia gains confidence despite loss to No. 12 Arkansas by Sebouh Majarian Sports Writer

West Virginia hit on all 24 of its performances Friday against No. 12 University of Arkansas. Yet, despite the strong showing, the Mountaineers were swept in every event by the Razorbacks, falling 196.525-194.925. The loss drops WVU to 1-5 this season against ranked opponents, but head coach Linda Burdette-Good isn’t discouraged with her team’s performance, citing it will prepare the Mountaineers (9-6, 6-1 EAGL) for postseason play, which begins March 19. “I was very pleased with our performance,” Burdette-Good said. “When you compete

against tough competition like this, it’s only going to make you better. And when you go out as a team and everyone hits, it builds a lot of confidence. “It shows all the hard work we’ve been doing in the gym is paying off.” Senior Amy Bieski, the only Mountaineer to compete in the all-around, finished fourth with 39.05 points. Bieski recorded her sixth 39.0plus score this season, and moved into fourth place in the school’s career-point list with 1,862.65. The Mountaineers had a strong showing despite losing on vault (49.075-48.925), bars (49.175-48.525), beam (49.07548.625) and floor (49.2-48.825). The team opened the meet on bars and was led by Bies-

ki’s 9.775, which was good for fifth place. WVU’s trio of Kaylyn Millick, Emily Kerwin and Faye Meaden followed with scores of 9.7, respectively. Standout freshman Hope Sloanhoffer led the Mountaineers on vault, scoring a 9.825, while four teammates – Bieski, Alaska Richardson, Chelsea Goldschrafe and Tina Maloney – followed with scores of 9.775. WVU was led on floor by a pair of freshmen as Makenzie Bristol matched a career high of 9.8, while Sloanhoffer recorded the same score. The duo tied for third in the event. “This was one of (Bristol’s) best floor routines of the season,” Burdette-Good said. “So we were very pleased.” The Mountaineers scored their best score on the beam

since their season-opening meet against the University of Missouri, totaling a 49.05. Bieski led the performance, scoring a 9.775. Proceeding her was Arlene Hathaway and Sloanhoffer, each ending with 9.725 points. It was Sloanhoffer’s lowest score on the event since her 9.475 points against then-No. 5 University of Georgia on Jan. 17. The freshman entered the meet ranked 10th nationally in the event. The Mountaineers have one regular season meet left against Pennsylvania State University on March 12 before the EAGL Championships in Washington, D.C., on March. 19. sebouh.majarian@mail.wvu.edu

Lakers rout NBA-best San Antonio for 7th straight win SAN ANTONIO (AP)—Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol had 21 and the Los Angeles Lakers embarrassed the NBA-best San Antonio Spurs for their seventh consecutive victory, 99-83 on Sunday. What was billed as a potential Western Conference finals preview was a blowout from the start. And the Lakers likely relished this rout after losing twice to the Spurs, including on Antonio McDyess’ memorable buzzer tip-in last month. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 14 points. He was their only starter in double figures. The Lakers trail the Spurs by 6 1/2 games in the West, and coach Phil Jackson conceded before tipoff it was unlikely they’d catch up. But they can take satisfaction in emphatically ending San Antonio’s franchise-record home win streak at 22 games.

The last Spurs loss at the AT&T Center had been to Dallas on Nov. 26. But that game wasn’t anything like this. Two days after San Antonio humiliated LeBron James and Miami in a 30-point blowout, the Spurs took their own lumps. The NBA’s sixth-highest scoring team mustered just 37 points in the first half – matching a season low – and shot 36 percent from the floor.Tim Duncan had two points on 1 of 7 shooting. Manu Ginobili had six points and was 3 for 10. Parker shot 6 for 14. And it could’ve been worse. The Lakers led by as many as 32 in third quarter before the Spurs threw in the towel and emptied their bench. Bryant also didn’t have much reason to remain on the floor by then. He finished 12 for 25 and had seven rebounds.

His only blemish was a technical foul in the second quarter after getting tangled up with Ginobili, leading to a brief exchange of stares and words. Ron Artest rushed between the two and pulled Bryant away. It is officially tallied as Bryant’s 14th technical foul this season, though the Lakers believe that total doesn’t subtract one that was later rescinded. The NBA issues a one-game suspension after 16 technical fouls. Andrew Bynum had 17 rebounds for the Lakers, who can match their longest win streak of the season with a victory at Atlanta on Tuesday. It’s part of perhaps the toughest stretch this season for the Lakers, who are still out to prove they’re the NBA’s best despite trailing the Spurs all season. The Lakers will also play at

Miami and at Dallas before coming home to face Orlando on March 14. By the time the Magic leave Los Angeles, the Lakers will have faced four of the NBA’s top seven teams in a span of eight days. The last time the Spurs and Lakers met was in Los Angeles on Feb. 3, when the Spurs won 89-88 on McDyess’ stunning tip-in as time expired. Jackson had his video staff pull that clip before this one and remind his team of a game Jackson said they should’ve won. It apparently worked. Gary Neal scored 15 points and George Hill added 14 for the Spurs. Derek Fisher scored eight points and remained in the starting lineup after being listed as probable going into the game because of a strained right elbow.

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WVU drops 2 of 3 at Elon Invitational Frazer’s season likely over after breaking fibula by ethan rohrbaugh sports writer

The West Virginia baseball team continued its early season struggles, dropping two of its three games over the weekend at the Elon Invitational. The Mountaineers (3-6) dropped their Friday morning contest to Wright State, 6-5, before bouncing back with a 12-1 routing of Temple the next morning. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for WVU but was followed up by a 17-1 loss at the hands of Elon later that day. “It’s a long season, and we’re really young,” said head coach Greg Van Zant. “It’s going to take some time. We just have to keep grinding it out, and we’ll be fine.” Junior pitcher Jonathan Jones (1-1) took to the hill for the Mountaineers and pitched eight innings, striking out eight and giving up four runs to earn a no decision against Wright State. WVU led by a run heading into the bottom of the ninth, but a two-run single would end the day on a sour note for the Mountaineers. Junior pitcher Josh McCauley (0-2) suffered the loss for West Virginia, as Wright State (4-6) escaped with a 6-5 victory. The Mountaineers went for big offense in Saturday mornings bout, as every starter reached base at least once. The team tallied 18 hits on its way to a 12-1 win over Temple (3-4). Senior Jeremy Gum went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI and three runs scored for the

Mountaineers. Senior pitcher Andy Berry (1-1) went eight strong innings, giving up a solo-shot in the seventh for his only blemish, as he picked up the win for West Virginia. Sophomore cleanup hitter Matt Frazer went down with a broken fibula making a turn on the base path in the game. “It made me sick to my stomach when I saw him lying there,” Van Zant said. Frazer, who is second on the team with a .357 batting average, is scheduled for a meeting with the team’s doctor and will most likely need season-ending surgery on the leg. “Injuries are a part of sports,” Van Zant said. “Our team will find a way to rally, and we’ll do the best that we can.” Later that afternoon, WVU gave up 15 hits and walked nine as Elon (7-4) struck for the highest run total the Mountaineers have surrendered this season, and the host went on to win convincingly, 17-1. West Virginia threw five pitchers in the game, with starter freshman Harrison Musgrave (0-1) earning the loss. Musgrave tossed five innings, giving up six hits, four walks and four runs. “We still didn’t get to throw everyone that we wanted,” Van Zant said. “When you play a lot of games in a short period of time, you have to be careful which guys you throw because you don’t want to burn up anyone’s arm early.” The Mountaineers were schedule to play another game with Wright State on Sunday, but the game was canceled due to severe weather in the area. West Virginia will play its home opener Tuesday against Bryant. The game’s first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. ethan.rohrbaugh@mail.wvu.edu

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Huggins has done an impressive job In just four seasons at West Virginia, head coach Bob Huggins has accomplished more than those who walked the WVU sidelines before him. He has taken a team within a step of the national championship game and elevated the program to a consistent success it hasn’t seen since the days of Jerry West. However, it is this season that may be the most impressive of his 30-year coaching career. Huggins probably won’t be considered for any coach of the year awards, but he should. The Mountaineers’ Big East Conference Championship and Final Four run last season came with the expense of losing seniors Da’Sean Butler and Wellington Smith to graduation and Devin Ebanks to the NBA. This left players such as Joe Mazzulla and John Flowers, who had been role players in the past, as the undoubted leaders of the 2010-11 team. The transition was rough at the beginning. The team lost its entire freshman class to injuries or academics. It was even forced to do without leading scorer Casey Mitchell, who was suspended twice this season, and backup center Dan Jennings, who quit the team. Because of this, many wrote the Mountaineers off. Many questioned whether the short bench would cause the Mountaineers to struggle late in games. Surprisingly, it didn’t. Because of Huggins, the Mountaineers survived. The coach molded his players into one of the best teams in the top conference in the

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West Virginia’s team celebrates in a huddle following point guard Truck Bryant’s game-winning free throws in a 72-70 victory over No. 11 Louisville. The emotional victory took place on Senior Day.

West Virginia earns first-round Big East bye, Senior Day upset behind Jones’ double-double by tony dobies sports editor

March is back. And, so is West Virginia. The WVU men’s basketball team won its 11th consecutive game in March when the Mountaineers made a miracle comeback in the last minute for a 72-70 victory over No. 11 Louisville at a raucous WVU Coliseum on Senior Day. “I don’t think there’s a better way to go out,” said senior point guard Joe Mazzulla. “We never gave up.” WVU (20-10, 11-7 Big East Conference) clinched a firstround bye in next week’s Big East Conference Tournament with the win over the Cardinals (23-8, 12-6). The Mountaineers also earned their fifth win over a top 25 team and added

to an already improving NCAA Tournament resume. “That’s big for us to get a bye,” Bryant said. “Considering we were in 11th place last week, and now we’re fifth or sixth, that’s huge.” WVU will play the winner of 11-seed Marquette and 14seed Providence on Wednesday at 9 p.m. in Madison Square Garden. After losing six of 11 games in the middle of conference play, WVU has won three of four, including two straight wins over top 25 teams. The team has won three straight games against top 25 foes at home, as well. “Looking at that schedule beforehand, we were like, ‘Oh, crap. How are we going to pull this one off,’” Mazzulla admitted. “We took it one game at a

time, and we stayed not only physically tough but mentally tough.” Junior forward Kevin Jones had a double-double performance – in the first 15 minutes. He finished with a career-high 25 points and 16 rebounds. Senior forward John Flowers also had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. He added six blocks, which ups his season total to 73 – the secondbest mark in school history for a season. The Mountaineers dominated on the glass, out-rebounding the Cardinals by 24. The 25 offensive rebounds allowed WVU to gain 22 secondchance points. “Kevin was terrific. He really, really rebounded the basketball,” said WVU head coach Bob Huggins, who earned his

100th win at the school. “He’s had some really good games, but that was special. He kept us in the game.” Despite being down by four points with 25 seconds to play, the Mountaineers wouldn’t be denied. Senior guard Casey Mitchell drained a three with 17.3 seconds remaining to cut the Louisville lead to 69-67. Following a timeout, Mazzulla put UL guard Peyton Siva to the line with a foul. Siva made one to give the Cardinals a 70-67 lead with 16.4 seconds to play. “Once I saw him miss the first, I knew we had a chance,” Mazzulla said, who picked up his fifth foul and had to leave the game at that point. “I just left it in God’s hands. There wasn’t anything I could do. I couldn’t make a shot or make

a pass.” WVU came back down the floor, and with less than 10 seconds on the clock, WVU point guard Truck Bryant found Mitchell again, who made his second straight 3-pointer to tie the game at 70 with 8.1 seconds to play. “I knew when I got the ball I’d make the shot,” said Mitchell, who finished with 10 points. “I just wanted a good memory in my last game. That was a great one.” On the other end, Louisville came down and Knowles miss a deep 3-pointer. Bryant grabbed the tipped ball new UL’s bench, and it looked as if it would go to overtime. But, Knowles grabbed onto Bryant and fouled him with 0.6

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West Virginia junior forward Kevin Jones celebrates with fans after his career performance in a 72-70 victory over Louisville Saturday.

WVU hopes to ride late-season victories into postseason play BY BRIAN GAWTHROP ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Bob Huggins doesn’t enjoy reflecting. Ask the West Virginia head men’s basketball coach about the past, and he’ll say what he tells everybody: He doesn’t believe in rearview mirrors. But if the day comes when Huggins finally does look back, the run his Mountaineers have strung together in their final three games of the regular season will be an accomplishment to remember. West Virginia was in 11th place in the Big East Conference after being embarrassed by No. 6 Pittsburgh on Feb. 24. But the Mountaineers swept their final three games of the regular season, including two over top-20 opponents, to finish sixth in the Big East and earn a first-round bye in the conference tournament. “Looking at that schedule beforehand, you say ‘oh crap, how are we going to pull this off?’” said WVU senior point

guard Joe Mazzulla. “But we took it one practice and one game at a time. We took care of business. “There was no better way to go out.” With their NCAA Tournament bid on the line, the Mountaineers beat No. 16 Connecticut and No. 11 Louisville in back-to-back games to end the regular season after topping Rutgers on the road. WVU won three of its last four games against ranked opponents, including a 72-58 victory over No. 7 Notre Dame, the runner-up in the Big East regular season standings. West Virginia finished with its seventh straight 20-win season, including a 5-5 mark against ranked teams, although the team finished with the second toughest schedule in the country. WVU also had a chance to beat Louisville on the road on Jan. 26, but was beaten on a shot at the buzzer to fall 55-54.

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