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Final SGA debate to be held tonight BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR
West Virginia University students will have the final opportunity tonight to listen to what Student Government Association candidates can do for them. A debate will be held today from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Mountainlair Food Court for SGA president and vice president candidates, as well their Board of Governors and athletic council members. The candidates will answer specific questions related to their
platforms and the methods behind how they want to achieve their goals. “The candidates should be ready, since we’ve held two debates at Towers,” said Tasha Frazie, SGA’s elections chair. The Daily Athenaeum is hosting the debate and questions were developed by the editorial board. Students can submit questions for the candidates by emailing danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu or in a drop box during the event. Student-submitted questions will be read during the final portion of the debate.
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There are two parties vying for the candidacy: the Pirate Party, headed by SGA Chiefof-Staff Daniel Brummage, and his running mate, Gov. Joe Harmon. The Fusion Party is headed by Gov. Jason Bailey and his running mate Gov. Megan Callaghan.
University raises more than $6,000 for Japan relief by joel morales staff writer
The West Virginia University Community raised more than $6,000 in aid to help the people of Japan affected by the traumatic earthquakes and tsunami of March 11. Japan was hit with a 8.9 magnitude earthquake, the largest the country has experienced in recorded history, and a tsunami on March 11, causing an estimated 10,000 deaths and $10 billion to $15 billion in damages. “We want to thank everyone who donated money to the Japanese Club at WVU,” said Ayaka Sano, a WVU Japanese Club member. “We could not have raised that much money without their dedication, be-
cause we raised a lot.” Sano said the Japanese Club raised $5,179.40 from WVU students, faculty, staff and the Japanese community in Morgantown. The club donated it to the Japanese Red Cross during WVU’s Spring Break. Samantha Cossick, vice president of the International Student Organization, said the group raised $1,198.18 before break began and has sent the money to the American Red Cross. “I am impressed with the number since it is more than we rose for Haiti or Chile,” Cossick said. “More students were donating $5’s, $10’s and $20’s without hesitation.” Molly Russell, president of
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Both parties have 15 members and two athletic council members. There is one independent candidate running for the BOG, Mohamed Ali. The Pirate Party wants to improve alcohol awareness on campus through implementing the Mountie Ride program or a free shuttle for students. It wants to implement alcohol amnesty policies that would prevent an underage student from getting in legal trouble if they called for an alcohol-related emergency. It also wants to keep college costs low and work on towing issues within
the city. The Fusion Party wants to help student retention through increased student involvement, better programs for struggling students and exit interviews. It wants to strengthen the relationship between SGA and the administration through regular meetings. Also, it wants to advocate on behalf of students for input into the new student wellness facility. Tonight is the third debate since the campaign began on March 28. The first debate allowed the BOG and athletic council
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Customers enjoy drinks and dinner at the 2nd Annual Ryan Diviney Fundraiser Saturday night at Dragonfly. The goal of the event was to raise awareness of the act of violence and assist in the fundraising for the Diviney family.
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The Alpha Xi Delta house displays a sign in support of Autism Awareness Day Friday night.
Sorority ‘lights up’ house for charity STAFF WRITER
The Alpha Xi Delta chapter of West Virginia University lit up their sorority house on Friday evening with blue lights in honor of Light it Up Blue for autism awareness. Autism Speaks, an organization for autism awareness, creates Light it Up Blue for buildings around the world to turn lights blue last Friday and Saturday to raise awareness about autism, according to the organization’s website. Nicole Comunale, a junior psychology major and president of Alpha Xi Delta,
said the sorority lights their house blue for autism as part of their philanthropy project. “Blue is the color for Autism Speaks,” Comunale said. “When it gets dark, we’ll have blue spotlights that shine on the house.” Autism Speaks, the largest autism awareness organization in the country, raises money for kids and families affected by autism, she said. Lauren Cipperly, a junior fashion merchandising major and philanthropy chair of Alpha Xi Delta, said the sorority hung a banner on their house
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Community rallies for Ryan
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members to introduce themselves and their platforms. The second debate focused on what the president and vice president candidates wanted to accomplish. SGA President Chris Lewallen said the second debate failed to discuss the issues. “There wasn’t as much substance as I would have wanted, with pointing out the clear differences between the two tickets based on issues and not personal events and things they’ve got going on in their
A fundraiser for the family of Ryan Diviney, a West Virginia University student whose November 2009 attack placed him into coma, raised approximately $5,100. Diviney, a sophomore political science major at the time of the attack, was brutally beaten outside the Willey Street Dairy Mart Foods, resulting in a hemorrhage of the brain stem. Morgantown’s Dragonfly Sushi Bar Grill hosted the fundraiser Saturday. More than $8,000 was raised for the Diviney family at last year’s Dragonfly fundraiser. Daniel Brewster, sociology and anthropology professor and Diviney family friend, said the event was an overall success. “Every dollar that we make through donations, the silent auction and a portion of the proceeds from sales of Dragonfly will be given to the family to Mallory Bracken/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM make all decisions and pay for A silent auction was set up at the second Annual Ryan Diviney Fundraiser Saturday the bills,” Brewster said. “They night at Dragonfly. Local businesses made donations to the event with all proceeds have conservatively estimated they have spent more than going to the Ryan’s Rally trust fund.
$200,000 just this year in medical expenses.” Dave Small, a general studies major who became good friends with Ryan in the months before his tragic death, said he accompanied Brewster in attending the trials to provide moral support to the family. “I’ve become an advocate within campus safety and offcampus safety in the past year,” Small said, who played a key role in organizing the event. According to Small, the entire restaurant was reserved, and more than 800 people attended the event Saturday night. Kari Diviney, Ryan’s sister and a freshman general studies major at WVU, attended last year’s event and noticed a greater success in Saturday’s event. “This year is even more amazing because I know so many more people, and I’m able to interact with more people,” Kari said. The Diviney family recognized the help and support Brewster and the WVU community have had for the family.
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Event celebrates return of Alpha Phi Alpha by nick ashley staff writer
The West Virginia University chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. held an induction event Friday to celebrate the return of the fraternity to the University and welcome new members. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is a social club and literary group to help develop leadership skills, promote brotherhood and academic excellence,
while also providing community service. The public was invited to join the Alpha Phi Alpha Resurrection of the Black Phoenix Gold Rising, which inducted new members and explained the history and motto of the fraternity. “I wanted to become an Alpha growing up as a child. My community was heavily influenced by the organization and the message they stood for – helping others,” said Joseph
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Lewis, Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. adviser. “Being an Alpha transcends all Greek fraternities because we have all the attributes to be successful, and we are the very first historically black organization to become established,” said Andrew Gardiner, member of the Black Phoenix Gold Rising step team. Lewis said the fraternity has had struggles keeping enough students to have a sufficient amount of group members.
He said not having a fraternity house on campus and members graduating has left them with many vacant positions. He hopes the event will encourage others to consider joining. “We’re going on an aggressive recruiting process. We want to talk to minority students and all students at this campus,” Lewis said. “Show them we have interests in them joining our organization, but also we have an
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BURDETTEGOOD RETIRES The 37-year coaching veteran of the West Virginia gymnastic team, Linda Burdette-Good, retired on Sunday. Her team placed sixth at NCAA Regionals. SPORTS PAGE 5
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Continued from page 1 for the event. They also passed out blue ribbons in the Mountainlair on Friday in order to further raise awareness, she said. Alpha Xi Delta will also be hosting their annual philanthropy scavenger hunt, Xi Marks the Spot, this weekend. “All of the fraternities are participating, and all of the
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Continued from page 1 the first-year class at the WVU College of Law, said the college raised $300 for Japanese relief efforts. “We had several students make large donations based off of statuses on Facebook,” Rus-
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Continued from page 1 interest in their lives to be positive role models.” The WVU Pi Mu chapter was founded on Sept. 4, 1984 by Eddie Karim and the late Anthony M. Akers. The fraternity was later put on moratorium by the national chapter. The organization has national programs to encourage their
money raised will benefit Autism Speaks,” Comunale said. It is a minimum of $150 to participate in the event, and all 15 fraternities on campus are participating, she said. Cipperly said the event raised about $2,000 last year. “Autism affects a lot of people,” Cipperly said. “Every 20 minutes someone is diagnosed with autism, and one in 110 children have it.” She said autism is a growing disease that lacks the funding
for research and recognition. “It’s a big issue that’s not getting a lot of attention,” she said. “We’re trying to bring it as much recognition as we can.” Buildings such as the Empire State Building and Radio City Music Hall participated in the event. This event also marked Saturday’s World Autism Awareness Day.
sell said. “For each person who ‘liked’ their status, they donated a dollar.” Students also donated money using points they earned through law research websites by equating the number of points to a dollar amount, Russell said. The WVU College of Law contributed to ISO’s fundraiser and
donated everything they collected to ISO. Although there are no organizations currently accepting donations on campus, anyone interested can donate to Mercy Corps, Global Giving or the American Red Cross at http:// redcross.org.
members to increase health awareness, the importance of student voting and reaching out to high school students in their preparation for college. “We highly stress the importance of scholarships and grades in this organization,” Gardiner said. “Our main goal is to turn boys into future leaders with extreme involvement in campus life.” Chapters of the organization from other universities, includ-
ing Ohio State University, West Virginia State, Marshall University, Frostburg State University and the National Pan-Hellenic Council, attended the return of the Pi Mu chapter. “We hope that students will come and support all the Greek organizations. We are only strong if people come and want to be a part of a special group,” said Lewis.
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Continued from page 1 “I feel like Brewster is an amazing man,” Kari said. “He has never given up and simply does what he believes in. He doesn’t believe in violence, and he just wants to help people in any way he can.” The traditional approaches to brain injury haven’t produced the effects the Diviney family wanted, so they are pursuing more advanced treatments, which are more experimental and research-based for Ryan, according to Ken Diviney, Ryan’s father. “I want students to recognize that they need to be held accountable for their actions and that this can happen to anyone,”
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Daniel Brewster, West Virginia University sociology professor and Diviney family friend, enjoys dinner at the second Annual Fundraiser for Ryan Diviney Saturday night at Dragonfly. Brewster said. “We do see violent that this is common.” crimes all the time in this town, and it’s just important to know joel.morales@mail.wvu.edu
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sonal attacks. “Stick to the issues, that’s Continued from page 1 what SGA is for. We want to represent the students and lives,” he said. show them we are working for Frazie said she wants the them,” she said. Voting for SGA elections candidates to drop the per-
will take place from Tuesday to Thursday on MIX. The winners will be announced Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Mountainlair food court. travis.crum@mail.wvu.edu
Africa Week to highlight traditions, culture The West Virginia University African Students’ Association will be hosting Africa Week events today through Saturday to promote the traditions and culture to students on campus. The activities include: Movie Night: The film “Bamako” will be shown, free to the public on Monday at 6 p.m. in the Gluck Theatre. The film takes place in Bamako, Mali, and features the townsfolk putting the World Bank and global capitalism on trial. Bowling Night: Participants will be able to play for half off the regular price at
the Mountainlair bowling lanes on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Men’s Soccer: Participants can gather for organized soccer games on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Contact Kevin at kayoola@mix. wvu.edu to register a team. Africa Night: Saturday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms, will feature African food from various countries, a fashion show and dancers from the Soweto Street Beat group. Tickets to Africa Night are $15 or $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available
in the President’s Office for Social Justice, room B11 of Stewart Hall and the Center for Black Culture & Research. For more information on Africa Week events, visit http:// asa.studentorgs.wvu.edu/ events Africa Week is also cosponsored by the WVU Office of Student Affairs, Office of the vice president for Administration & Finance, the President’s Office for Social Justice, the Student Government Association, the Center for Black Culture & Research and University Relations. —eaf
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Government appeals judge’s health care ruling ATLANTA (AP) — The federal health care overhaul’s core requirement to make virtually all citizens buy health insurance or face tax penalties is constitutional because Congress has the authority to regulate interstate business, the Justice Department said in its appeal of a ruling that struck down the Obama administration’s signature legislation. The government’s 62-page motion filed Friday to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals argued that Congress had the power to enact the overhaul’s minimum coverage requirements because it is a “rational means of regulating the way participants in the health care market pay for their services.” The motion also warned other pieces of the overhaul, including a law that blocks insurers from denying coverage to people because of pre-existing conditions, would be “unworkable” without a minimum coverage provision. Twenty-six states filed a lawsuit that said Congress had exceeded its authority by requiring that all citizens buy health insurance or face tax penalties. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson of Florida agreed in a Jan. 31 ruling that said President Barack Obama’s entire health care overhaul is unconstitutional. It is considered the most sweeping ruling against the health care law. Vinson ruled against the overhaul on grounds that Congress exceeded its authority by requiring nearly all Americans to carry health insurance, an idea dating back to Republi-
can proposals from the 1990s but now almost universally rejected by conservatives. His ruling followed the same reasoning as one last year from a federal judge in Virginia who struck down the insurance requirement. But while the first judge left the rest of the law intact, Vinson invalidated provisions that range from Medicare discounts for seniors with high prescription costs to a change that allows adult children up to age 26 to remain on their parents’ coverage. At the center of Vinson’s ruling and the government’s challenge is the legality of the requirement that Americans carry health insurance except in cases of financial hardship. Those who cannot show they are covered by an employer, government program or their own policy would face fines from the IRS when the program takes effect in 2014. Vinson ruled that lawmakers do not have the power to penalize citizens for not doing something, but the Justice Department said he overreached. The government disputed Vinson’s claim that Congress can’t penalize someone for not buying health care coverage, saying the requirement was a “quintessential exercise” of the legislative branch’s powers. It said the judge “impermissibly substituted its own judgment for that of the elected branches” by declaring an insurance requirement can’t be imposed until people actually seek medical care. “Common sense, experience and economic analysis
confirm the testimony to Congress that a ‘health insurance market could never survive or even form if people could buy their insurance on the way to the hospital.’” Some states, including Alaska, have cited Vinson’s decision in refusing to cooperate with the health care law. But the judge issued another ruling in March ordering states to continue implementing the law while the case makes its way through the courts. Other states that joined Florida in filing the lawsuit were: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. So far, three federal judges have upheld the law, while Vinson and the Virginia judge ruled against it. It now seems certain that the broad health care challenge will be resolved only by the Supreme Court. A randomly selected threejudge 11th Circuit panel is set to consider oral arguments about the case in June. Vinson, for his part, has acknowledged that the 11th Circuit could disagree with him. “It is likely that the Court of Appeals will also reach divergent results and that, as most court-watchers predict, the Supreme Court may eventually be split on this issue as well,” he wrote in a March 3 ruling.
GOP ’12 budget to make $4 trillion-in cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican plan for the 2012 budget would cut more than $4 trillion over the next decade, more than even the president’s debt commission proposed, with spending caps as well as changes in the Medicare and Medicaid health programs, its principal author said Sunday. The spending blueprint from Rep. Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, is to be released Tuesday. It deals with the budget year that begins Oct. 1, not the current one that is the subject of negotiations aimed at preventing a partial government shutdown on Friday. In an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” Ryan said budget writers are working out the 2012 numbers with the Congressional Budget Office, but he said the overall spending reductions would come to “a lot more” than $4 trillion. The debt commission appointed by President Barack Obama recommended a plan that it said would achieve nearly $4 trillion in deficit reduction. Ryan said Obama’s call for freezing nondefense discretionary spending actually locks in spending at high levels. Under the forthcoming GOP plan, Ryan said spending would return to 2008 levels and thus cut an additional $400 billion over 10 years. Speaking broadly about the proposal, Ryan said it would include: • A “premium support system” for Medicare. In the future, older people would choose plans in the marketplace and the government would subsidize those plans. Ryan said that would differ from the voucher system he has proposed in the past. Those 55 and older would remain under the present Medicare system. Ryan acknowledged the “premium support system”
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would shift more costs to Medicare recipients, especially what he called “wealthy seniors.” He did not define at what level someone would be considered wealthy. • Block grants to states for Medicaid, the health program for the poor. Ryan disputed reports that the plan would seek savings of $1 trillion over 10 years from Medicaid, but would say only that the details would be in the plan. “Medicare and Medicaid spending will go up every single year under our budget. They don’t just go up as much as they’re going right now,” he said. Ryan said governors have told members of Congress they want “the freedom to customize our Medicaid programs ...
We want to get governors freedom to do that.” • A statutory cap on actual discretionary spending as a percentage of the economy. While Ryan did not specify the amount during the interview, he said it would be at a lower level than proposed by Obama and would return the government to its “historic size.” • Pro-growth tax changes, including lower tax rates and broadening the tax base. Ryan said overhauling taxes would boost the economy. The plan will not propose tax increases. Ryan was a member of the bipartisan debt commission but voted against its final recommendations, saying they failed to reduce spending on health care.
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In this March 29 file photo, children watch as their father is screened for radiation at a shelter in Fukushima, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Children living through Japan’s multiple disasters struggle with disrupted lives, new fears.
Disasters stress children in Japan KARAKUWA, Japan (AP) — Zoom in for a snapshot of apparent normalcy: children sitting in a circle, clasping playing cards tightly in their hands. They laugh, chat and occasionally hop up to break into a goofy dance. Zoom out and the picture changes: The children are kneeling on mattresses in a chilly classroom they now call home. An elderly woman cries nearby, wondering whether her mother was killed by Japan’s tsunami. Outside the school, a teacher fiddles with a radiation detector, checking to ensure the levels aren’t high enough to make them sick – or worse. Behind the smiling faces of thousands of children in shelters across this wave-battered wasteland, experts say there is often serious anxiety as every-
thing these youngsters once held as normal is suddenly anything but. “That’s what is so wonderfully adaptive about children. They can move very easily into playing or laughing,” says psychologist Susie Burke, a disaster response specialist with the Australian Psychological Society. “But that’s not saying they’re not deeply distressed and upset about what’s going on.” Reminders of the tiniest victims are scattered throughout the wreckage: a little girl’s white shoe caked in mud, a red rubber ball coated in dust, a sodden comic book whose ink has run. As many as 25,000 people may have been killed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan’s
northeast coast and damaged a nuclear plant, sending radiation spewing into the environment. Tens of thousands are still living in shelters. For the children, the monster in the closet has been replaced by the monster of Mother Nature: The ground they play on can rattle and crack, the ocean they swim in can morph into a killer wave, the air they breathe might carry harmful radioactive particles. Ten-year-old Fumie Unoura remembers well the terror of the day. She was sitting in class when the earth began to shake, sending her and her classmates scrambling under their desks for cover. When the rumbling stopped, the teacher shepherded the students outside, where their town had turned to rubble.
Strong quake hits off Indonesia JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong earthquake hit off Indonesia’s main island of Java Monday, prompting authorities to briefly issue a tsunami warning and sending thousands of residents fleeing their homes in panic. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the 6.7-magnitude quake, which struck shortly af-
ter 3 a.m. Monday (2000 GMT, 4 p.m. EDT). The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor was centered 318 kilometers (nearly 200 miles) off southern Java, just 24 kilometers (15 miles) beneath the ocean floor. Thousands of people in the town of Cilacap poured into the streets and ran to high ground, many gathering in mosques,
witnesses told El Shinta radio. Ninety minutes later, when the threat of a tsunami had passed, they were told to go home. Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago, is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the so-called “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
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Students must attend final SGA debate Tonight’s debate is the last chance for West Virginia University students to get a firsthand look at the candidates for this year’s Student Government Association elections. For those who are already familiar with the candidates and their platforms, this event stands as the final chance for candidates to clarify how they will keep the promises made within their platforms and to make a final statement as to why they are best for the job. Two tickets are running for SGA. The Fusion Party is led by presidential candidate
Gov. Jason Bailey and vice presidential candidate Gov. Megan Callaghan. The Pirate Party’s presidential candidate is Chief-of-Staff Daniel Brummage and vice presidential candidate Gov. Joe Harmon. Both parties have been campaigning and meeting with students for the past two weeks, but tonight’s debate is the final event before voting begins Tuesday. Students should take advantage of this debate. It is imperative that students question the intentions and the character of the candidates thoroughly because
they are the people who will be representing the student body during the 2011-12 academic year. Students are also encouraged to submit questions to The Daily Athenaeum newsroom. There will be an additional question box available at the event for any last-minute inquiries. This is each party’s last chance to speak to a crowd of peers and to persuade voters that they possess the necessary experience and vision to successfully lead the WVU student body. But more importantly, it is
the last chance for students and other members of the WVU community to publicly question their platforms in a way that will yield immediate answers. Editors from the DA will be participating in the event as panelists. Other student clubs, organizations and groups are encouraged to come out and participate in the event as well. After the voting ends Thursday, candidates will officially be representing the student population here at WVU. Do not wait until it is too late to ask the important
questions. The debate starts at 8 p.m. in the Mountainlair. The SGA elections are a big deal, and every student should take the chance to question the people who will be making decisions on their behalf. Don’t let this opportunity slip away without having your voice heard. If you are interested in the SGA elections and would like to contribute questions , comments or concerns to the current SGA dialouge, go to http://thedaonline.com/sga2011. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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New budget proposal shows lack of Conservative principles brandon muncy columnist
On Tuesday, the Republican Party is planning to unveil its official budget proposal. Headed by House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the plan is reportedly going to make huge cuts and alter both Medicare and Medicaid over time. Supposedly, the plan resembles a proposal made last year which cut spending by transforming Medicare into a voucher system. Starting in 2021, people would no longer enroll in Medicare but would, however, receive a lump sum payment from the federal government based on calculations of the average cost of Medicare enrollee for private insurance. Whether conservative or not, this budget proposal, especially the direction the GOP wants to take Medicare, should make everyone cringe and shows an honest lack of conservative principles. The Republican plan would effectively be subsidizing private insurance companies to cover senior citizens, which will raise costs, raise demand for private insurance and ultimately push prices up for everyone who purchases private insurance. Higher prices aren’t the only concerns; this plan also further cements the intimate relationship between private insurance firms and the federal government. Medicaid recipients are going to take a huge cut, as well. The plan proposes $1 trillion cuts to the program targeted at low-income citizens and fundamentally alters the way the program works. The federal government will now offer their part of the Medicaid bill as a block grant. Also in the plan is the proposal to cut corporate tax rates while closing tax loopholes.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, far left, joins the call of other assembled GOP senators for an amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced federal budget at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday. After a brief stint by the Democrats, the Republicans have assumed the role of “friends with benefits,” with businesses and corporations. Sure, it closes tax loopholes, but in the same breath they’re giving insurance companies a large number of new clients in senior citizens. It’s ironic they argued against Obamacare, because many of the measures within the new budget have similar effects in the insurance industry as the Republican plan does when they bring Medicare patients to the market. Even more ironic is that the method used to calculate the amount of a person’s voucher
is worth is far more similar to a “death panel” than anything within Obamacare. But then again, Republicans argued Obamacare was a takeover of the health care industry. It’s not like they’re trying to enter any low-income individuals into the private health insurance market with potentially high-cost medical needs. Oh wait ... that’s exactly what they’re doing. One note of very slight praise to the plan is supposed to cut discretionary spending levels by far more than the amount passed in February. Reportedly, discretionary spending is going to be cut back
to levels from 2006. While this is a baby step in the right direction, it is a step. The current plan will not bring deficits to an end for several years, but the defense of the plan will be that it simply spends “less” than the Obama plan. If Republicans really want to be serious about cutting spending, they need to look to their sacred cow. Republicans need to stop turning a blind eye to national defense, as it is the easiest of all federal spending from which to make cuts, and the least controversial. Defending their proposal by
arguing they’re spending less than the Obama administration would ideally spend really shows a lack of consistent principles. The only consistent thing the Republicans seem to argue lately is that the debt is a tremendous problem that must be solved. But, since when is being “more fiscally conservative” the same thing as being “fiscally conservative?” If Republicans want to show they adhere to the principles to which they claim to subscribe, cutting national defense spending along with the current entitlement cut proposals is an ab-
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solute must. It almost seems as if today’s Republicans are a parody of politics. It looks like they’re some kind of ironic,or live-action political comic. They claim to be different than their political opposition, but turn around to do very similar things. Hopefully, fiscal conservatives take notice of the Republican Party’s general hypocrisy and replace them with more consistently principled candidates in the near future. Until then, fiscal conservatism is going to remain an ironic political parody.
Teachers should be assessed based on their performance in the classroom omar ghabra columnist
Imagine the following scenario: A pediatrician named Dr. John is employed by a hospital, and he is very bad at his job. It’s a miracle he ever made it through medical school. However, when Dr. John was first hired by the hospital, he signed a contract that provided him with lifelong employment and made it very difficult to terminate him. Because of this contract, and despite the fact Dr. John’s incompetence has repeatedly put the lives of his patients at risk, the hospital is unable to fire him. Instead, every time he messes up, he is simply reassigned to another division of the hospital. Pretty ridiculous, right? Now imagine that instead of being reassigned when he makes a costly mistake, Dr. John is no longer allowed to work at the hospital. He is, however, required to go to a large, empty
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room every day during his usual work hours. In this room he sits with all the other bad doctors, doing nothing, while collecting a full salary. One would think such an outrageous arrangement couldn’t exist in any place inhabited by sane people. Unfortunately, that assumption would be incorrect. Thanks to the outdated practice of providing public schoolteachers with lifelong tenure, bizarre scenarios like this one unfold every day in school districts across America. With public schools all over the country failing and American students lagging behind their counterparts in other parts of the world, it is clear the tenure system for public schools is inherently flawed and should be scrapped. Historically, the guarantee of lifelong employment has been used to safeguard the integrity of various professions. For example, judges are often given tenure to protect them from worrying about their job security when rendering unpopular decisions. Similarly, this system has
been instituted at universities to protect the academic expression of professors with dissenting views or controversial findings in their research. In public schools, this system was implemented at a time when female teachers faced rampant discriminatory practices. It was also a time when teachers were routinely fired if their assignments offended the parents of their students. Attempting to prevent these occurrences was a noble cause, but this system ended up creating far more problems than it solved. While technically, tenured teachers can still be fired, the process was designed to be so complex and tedious that it has become almost impossible to do so. It is a process that requires months, sometimes even years, of hearings and paperwork involving the judicial system, the board of education, the unions, the principals and the teachers themselves. This process is also very costly, thanks to legal fees and the cost of hiring a substitute teacher for the instructor in
question. This provides little incentive for school boards to fire poorly performing teachers. This difficult process also gives rise to awkward scenarios when school boards deem an instructor unfit for the classroom but are unable to fire said individual. This has led to some school districts having what are known as “rubber rooms.” “Rubber rooms” are large empty rooms where teachers accused of misconduct are sent to literally get paid for doing nothing while they wait for their cases to be resolved. For seven hours every school day when they would normally be teaching, the accused teachers sit in this room, their offenses ranging from incompetence to sexually or physically abusing their students. No system that creates such ridiculous scenarios is worth keeping, certainly not one that produces such bad results. There is no other profession where an individual can’t be fired for doing their job poorly. Educating a country’s youth is one of the most important jobs in any society.
Teachers must be properly assessed to ensure they are adequately fulfilling this important responsibly. If teachers know it’s highly unlikely they will ever be fired, they have little, if any, incentive to improve their teaching. This attitude leads to bad teachers, and bad teachers translate to bad schools and under-educated students. According to numerous assessments, American students are doing worse in almost every category when compared to their counterparts in other developed countries. This, coupled with the fact that dropout rates are climbing to unprecedented levels, makes it clear the public school system is failing us. A failed education system has far-reaching and potentially disastrous consequences. These consequences are already being felt, and if this problem is to be resolved, the public school system must be fundamentally reformed as soon as possible. Assessing teachers based on their performance would be a good place to start.
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Monday April 4, 2011
TONY DOBIES SPORTS Editor
WVU offense having fun again It has been all smiles and laughs at West Virginia football practice this season. And there’s a reason – the Mountaineers are having fun again. Spring practice isn’t any easier than in past years; in fact, the up-tempo nature of the new offense brought in by coordinator Dana Holgorsen may make it even more taxing. It seems the players have really bought into the system and the new coaching staff. As a whole, this program has an outlook it hasn’t had since 2007. “We’re having a lot more fun out there,” said senior wide receiver Brad Starks. “The whole vibe around this offense is exciting. We’re all ready to go out and make plays.” When you look at Holgorsen’s success over the last 11 years, it’s hard not to smile as fans, I’m sure. The same can be said of the players. Holgorsen’s offense puts up numbers that many teams can only dream of having. Since 2002, the offense he was involved with, whether it was Texas Tech, Houston or Oklahoma State, finished 10th or better in passing, total and scoring all but once (13th in scoring offense in 2006). In addition, since 2002 when the offense really started to click at Texas Tech under head coach Mike Leach, Holgorsen’s teams have finished first in passing, total or scoring offense nine times. They have finished in the top 5 a whopping 20 times. To compare, WVU had just six top-5 finishes in rushing, total and scoring offense in that span – a time, specifically during Rich Rodriguez’s glory days, when Mountaineer offense was considered to be one of the best in the nation. Everywhere Holgorsen has been, he’s made an offense better. Prior to Leach and him moving to Texas Tech, the Red Raiders weren’t considered an offensive stalwart. In his last two stops, the changes and results were shown immediately. In 2007, prior to Holgorsen moving to Houston, the Cougars were 25th in passing and 23rd in scoring offense. In Year 1, Holgorsen improved that to second and 10th. In Year 2, he led the country in passing, total and scoring offense. Prior to coming to Oklahoma State in 2010, the Cowboys were 99th in passing, 70th in total and 56th in scoring offense. That improved to second, third and third in 2010 – his lone year at the school. “When you see the effectiveness from the last 11 years of how many yards have been put up, it makes the coaches look like geniuses,” said WVU junior quarterback Geno Smith. “We’re doing things that we shouldn’t be doing at this point of installing a new offense.” Holgorsen’s system is predicated on allowing athletes to show off their talents. It’s less about thinking and more about reacting naturally. No longer will Smith head to the line of scrimmage, survey a defense and make changes on nearly every other play. “With the last offensive staff, we had so much on our plates with reads that practice was slower. Now, it’s just going out and playing,” Smith said. “With (old offensive coordinator Jeff ) Mullen’s offense, it was more of a pro-style attack. I think now we’re just fun-and-gun.” So far, Smith said he can see some distinct differences in Holgorsen’s offense from Mullen’s scheme. The offense is predicated on using a quick tempo with less reads at the line of scrimmage. There are little-to-no read-option plays in the offense, as well. In addition, WVU’s offense practices more as a team and less as individual units, Smith said. It won’t be the same exact offense he ran at Oklahoma State, or Houston or Texas Tech. There will be wrinkles added to account for players like tight end converted
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WVU’s winningest coach retires Burdette-Good steps down after 37 years, 644 wins BY TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR
The winningest coach in West Virginia history, gymnastics coach Linda BurdetteGood, has retired. Less than a day following her team’s sixth-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional, Burdette-Good has stepped down following 37 years at the helm. She has been the head coach of the program since its second year. “I feel that it is time for me to move on,” Burdette-Good said in a release. She was not available for further comment. “My life is better having spent these last four decades as a Mountaineer, and I am thankful for and proud of all the studentathletes I have coached over the years. I am also thankful for the support I have received from the athletic department and the Morgantown file photo West Virginia head gymnastics coach Linda Burdette-Good speaks to a crowd after community. “I plan to continue to supclaiming her 600th career victory at the WVU Coliseum in 2009.
port the program and the team, and I also look forward to spending more time with my family.” WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck found out BurdetteGood would retire after this season about a month and a half ago. He told her last summer that she had earned the right to coach as long as she wanted. “Initially she said she would like to coach maybe for another year or two,” Luck said. “This wasn’t a huge surprise. I knew it was going to be either this year or next year.” Luck said Burdette-Good didn’t need to give him a reason for her retirement. “If you work that long, and particularly for the same organization, I don’t think you need a reason,” Luck said. “This is the normal progression, so I didn’t expect or ask for a reason from her.” Burdette-Good was in the final year of a three-year con-
tract. She was paid $85,000 per season. She earned an extra $1,000 for her team making the NCAA Southeast Regional. “She built the program herself,” Luck said. “She built this thing for almost 40 years, and it’s a nationally recognized program. She has built a great program in a spot that isn’t necessarily known for gymnastics.” Luck said the assistant coaches, Jason Butts and Travis Doak, will be retained at this time. Luck expects Butts to apply for the head coaching position. A national coaching search to fill the vacant position is underway. Luck said WVU will take advantage of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships in Cleveland, Ohio in two weeks, as nearly every coach in the country will be there. A search committee will be assembled, and BurdetteGood will be on it, Luck said.
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With offense installed, Holgorsen wants effort Offensive coordinator pleased with progress, quarterbacks BY MICHAEL CARVELLI SPORTS WRITER
When first-year offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen came to West Virginia, he brought with him the rumor that his offense was simple enough to be installed in three practices. After the first three days of the Mountaineers’ spring camp, that myth has been proven to be true. “I thought that was exaggerated,” said WVU quarterback Geno Smith. “But when it actually does happen in three days, it kind of makes the coaches look like geniuses.” Holgorsen said Saturday he was pleased with what he has seen from his offense, thus far. “The thing I like more than anything is the tempo and the effort that these guys are playing with,” Holgorsen said. “You can’t really tell until you get them out here and actually play. But for the most part, that effort’s been real good.” Holgorsen acknowledged the players were still making their fair share of mistakes during the initial installation of the offense. It’s not something he didn’t expect, though. “We told the team, we’re not going to get mad about mistakes,” Holgorsen said. “We’re going to get mad if effort’s bad. We’re going to get mad if they’re not paying attention. But as far as mistakes go, we’re not going to get too upset about that. “If spring goes on, and we
continue to make the same mistakes, that’s when you’ll see me get pretty angry.” The progression of West Virginia’s quarterbacks has been steady, however. The biggest worry entering camp is whether starter Geno Smith will be up to speed after offseason foot surgery. The starter has shined, however, and said he hasn’t had any troubles with his foot. “I feel great. I’ve had no pain or issues with the foot,” Smith said. “I just hope that God blesses me and makes sure that this isn’t an issue for me anymore.” Freshmen Paul Millard and Brian Athey, meanwhile, have caught on quickly. All three signal callers have shared equal repetitions through the team’s first three practices. Holgorsen said both Millard and Athey have picked up aspects of the offense with little problems in their first week of collegiate practice. Athey had one of the most impressive throws of Saturday’s practice when he connected with Stedman Bailey for a deep touchdown during 7-on-7 drills. Smith was also singing praises of both freshmen. “Those guys are going to be great. I look at those guys, and they’re kind of ahead of where I was when I came in here as a freshman,” Smith said. “It’s a blessing to have guys like that who have your back and are going to push you at all times.” chelsi baker/the daily athenaeum
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Mountainlair. Players of all skill levels are invited to come. For more information, e-mail wvuchess@gmail. THE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT com. TABLE will in the Mountainlair from TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help students FOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 9 p.m. find Summer jobs in both Morganin Multipurpose Room A of the Stutown and elsewhere. dent Recreation Center. THE WVU EQUESTRIAN TEAM meets in Room 2001 of the AgriculToday tural Sciences Building. The Western BOOKHOLDERS will be conduct- Equestrian Team will meet at 7 p.m. ing open interviews for part-time and the English Equestrian Team will and temporary positions from 11 meet at 8 p.m. a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Kanawha Room Continual of the Mountainlair. WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics April 6 such as nutrition, sexual health and THE UNDERGRADUATE SPORT healthy living are provided for interAND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY CLUB ested student groups, organizations is sponsoring a basketball shootout or classes by WELL WVU Student at the Student Recration Center from Wellness and Health Promotion. For 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Events will include more information, visit www.well. a three-point shoot-out, free-throw wvu.edu/wellness. contest, skills challenge and a dunk WELLWVU STUDENT HEALTH is contest. Each event will cost $3 to en- paid for by tuition and fees and is ter and prizes will be award for first confidential. For appointments or and second places. This event is open more information, call 304-293-2311 to everyone, and participants can or visit www.well.edu.wvu/medical. compete as many times as they want. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and FairEvery Monday mont areas. For more information, KAPPA PHI, a Christian women’s call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or service organization, meets at 7 p.m. visit www.mrscna.org. at Wesley United Methodist Church ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets on the corner of N. High and Willey daily. To find a meeting, visit www. streets. For more information, e-mail aawv.org. For those who need help kappaphi_pi@hotmail.com or visit urgently, call 304-291-7918. www.freewebs.com/kappaphipi. CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonAIKIDO FOR BEGINNERS is at 6 profit organization serving West p.m. at 160 Fayette St. The first class Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs dois free, with special rates for WVU stu- nations of food and personal care dents. For more information, e-mail items and volunteers to support all var3@cdc.gov. aspects of the organization’s acRESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION tivities. For more information, call meets at 7:30 p.m. Any issues per- 304-985-0021. CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING taining to residence halls can be brought up and discussed at this SERVICES are provided for free by meeting. For more information, con- the Carruth Center for Psychologitact Victoria Ball at vball@mix.wvu. cal and Psychiatric Services. A walkin clinic is offered weekdays from 9 edu. RIFLE CLUB meets from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include edup.m. in Room 311 of the Shell Build- cational, career, individual, couples ing. For more information, contact and group counseling. Please visit Abbey at aheiskel@mix.wvu.edu or www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information. Bob at rdriscol@wvu.edu. SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT FREE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ADVANCED CONVERSATION HOUSE, a local outreach organizaGROUP meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue tion, needs volunteers for daily proMoose Cafe for conversation, friend- grams and special events. For more ship and free English conversation information or to volunteer, contact lessons. New friends are always wel- Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@hotmail. come. For more information, e-mail com or 304-599-5020. WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILErin at mclv_advanced_conversaDREN needs volunteers. WIC protion@yahoo.com. STUDENTS TAKING ACTION NOW: vides education, supplemental DARFUR meets at 7 p.m. in the Moun- foods and immunizations for pregtain Room of the Mountainlair. nant women and children under 5 STAND is active in planning events years of age. This is an opportunity to raise money and awareness on to earn volunteer hours for class rethe ongoing genocide in Darfur, Su- quirements. For more information, dan. For more information, contact contact Michelle Prudnick at 304Felicia at fgilber@mix.wvu.edu or 598-5180 or 304-598-5185. FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is avail732-674-8357. FEMINIST MAJORITY LEADERSHIP able on the first Monday of every ALLIANCE meets in the Blackwater month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Room of the Mountainlair at 7:30 Caritas House office located at 391 p.m. For more information, e-mail Scott Ave. Test results are available in 20 minutes and are confidential. rsnyder9@mix.wvu.edu. WVU FENCING CLUB hosts begin- To make an appointment, call 304ners fencing practice from 7 p.m. to 293-4117. For more information, visit 9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall Gym. For www.caritashouse.net. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a more information, e-mail wvufencing@gmail.com or visit www.fenc- United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothingclub.studentorgs.wvu.edu. WVU CLUB TENNIS practices from ers and Big Sisters in its one-on9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ridgeview Rac- one community-based and schoolquet Club. For carpooling, call 304- based mentoring programs. To 906-4427. 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which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or email rfh@wvuh.com. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two in-service trainings per year, and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or email MCLV2@ comcast.net. CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. John University Parish at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is an 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, email Daniel at ivcfwvu@ yahoo.com or visit the IVCF website at www.wvuiv.org.edu. THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. All students and faculty are invited. For more information, 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 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. COMMUNITY NEWCOMERS CLUB is a group organized to allow new residents of the Morgantown area an opportunity to gather socially and assimilate into their new home community. For more information, email morgantownnewcomers.com.
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BORN TODAY You could be surprised and delighted by everything that might occur in the next few months. You have entered a new life cycle, and the first year is often very lucky. Money could flow more easily, in and out of your hands. Be aware that you are entering a 12-year high financially. If you are single, the person you have long dreamt of could appear. Certainly the relationship you choose to enter could be substantial and exciting. If you are attached, you’ll be much happier within the relationship than you have been for years. TAURUS could be quite possessive.
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Deal with a partnership directly early on. You don’t want a problem later, when a potential issue could have been rerouted and/or worked through. Merge intellect and imagination, and you’ll come up with unusual ideas. Tonight: Dream on.
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH You wake up refreshed and ready to go. If you’re not working, you might have what seems like endless ideas and possibilities. This creativity is most unusual, and a lot more productive than normal. Tonight: Treat yourself on the way home. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Much happens behind the scenes during the daylight hours. You wonder what your possibilities are, and you sense they might be limitless. Question what is happening with a friend. This person might be developing a case of the flakies. Tonight: Go for what you want. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Your ability to grasp concepts is far more unique than you know. For you, the problem lies in relaying the idea. Sometimes you cannot find the right words, especially now. Slow down if you are a
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH You often visualize situations very differently from many people. Your ability to read between the lines helps you establish a greater sense of direction. A creative associate seems to be unlimited when it comes to ideas. Tonight: Until the wee hours. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH Others naturally defer to you, as they know whatever the issue in question might be, you will handle it properly. Some of you might discover that having a mutual understanding with the many different people in your life becomes more complicated. Tonight: Say “yes.” Open up to a discussion. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Dive into work knowing full well that a lot could happen and toss you into chaos. You see a networking option on the horizon. You could be amazed by what you encounter. Let others be rather than notify them just yet. Tonight: Maintain a sense of humor. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Your creativity seems endless to many. Please don’t take it for granted, as nothing is endless, and a lot can and might
happen. Be clear with your choices. Understand what others might be feeling. Tonight: Let the good times rock and roll. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH There is only so much one person can do in a key situation. You might wonder what the best option is. Right now, you need to think as if you were on your own. Try a brainstorming situation. Tonight: Working a little too long for your taste. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Acting confident is half the battle, if not more. However, if you don’t have the intellectual or mental grounding, situations could develop that you never wished for or dreamt of. Tonight: A friend becomes more receptive. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH You can be succinct and forthright, but don’t be too sure of yourself. Know when you don’t know. Acting like you do know could become problematic at this junction. Act on what appears to be a great idea. Tonight: Head home. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Use caution with spending. A swirl of activity could cause a problem if you aren’t ready. Listen to what is being shared about a money matter. Right now, any decision you make would be off. Know that. Tonight: Share with a pal. BORN TODAY Blues musician Muddy Waters (1915), actor, comedian David Cross (1964), dancing instructor Arthur Murray (1895)
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ACROSS 1 Cotton swabs originally called Baby Gays 6 Actor Guinness 10 More than stumbled 14 Basic belief 15 Capital surrounding Vatican City 16 Falco of “The Sopranos” 17 Shabby 18 $3 million, 30-sec. Super Bowl feature 19 Poet __ St. Vincent Millay 20 Feeling of uneasiness 23 Jungle swinger 25 Fla. hours 26 Cummerbund fold 27 Hand-held two-way communications device 32 Cheering noisily 33 Mashed luau staple 34 “M*A*S*H” staff 37 Reprimander’s “reading” 40 Leave for a bit 43 Mind reader’s skill, briefly 44 “How beautiful!” 46 Oil refinery input 47 Up-tempo jazz piano style 51 Ami’s good-bye 54 Tiny bit 55 His-and-__ towels 56 Symbolic nosegays 61 Isaac’s eldest 62 Knucklehead 63 Close, as a parka 66 Hollywood success 67 Hollywood favorite 68 College town near Bangor 69 Nanny’s charge 70 Bills with Hamilton on them 71 Rehab step DOWN 1 Super Bowl div. 2 Green or black brew 3 Fully informed 4 Sampras of tennis 5 Eyelid problem 6 Manet or Monet 7 Affectionate bop 8 Key with four sharps: Abbr. 9 Give up formally 10 Weak 11 Murphy of “48 HRS.”
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Mountaineers drop final two games against Cardinals By Derek Denneny Sports Writer
The West Virginia baseball team’s three-game series against No. 23 Louisville began with an impressive win behind a solid pitching performance. The Mountaineers couldn’t finish the series as strong, however. WVU was outscored 14-5 in the final two games against the Cardinals to fall to 17-13 overall, including a 3-3 mark in the Big East Conference. After scoring nine runs in the series opener, West Virginia
lost 8-2 in Game 2 and 6-3 in the rubber match. WVU could only string together 14 hits, 10 of which were singles, and three earned runs in the final two games against a UL pitching staff WVU head coach Greg Van Zant called “one of the best in the nation.” “We lucked out with a victory,” Van Zant said. “Louisville is a great team. We faced a premier pitching staff this weekend.” Justin Amlung picked up the win for Louisville in Game 2, throwing seven innings with-
out allowing an earned run. UL’s Mike Nastold held WVU to three hits in 5 1/3 innings. The loss drops the Mountaineers to 3-3 and to a tie for fourth place in the Big East standings. WVU upset Louisville 9-2 in Game 1 behind freshman Ryan Tezak’s five innings of relief in which he allowed just one hit. Jonathan Jones started the game, but lasted just four innings after allowing seven hits. “We got a big one on Friday,” Van Zant said. “Jones was struggling but worked out of some jams, and the rest of the team
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hung in, too.” “Tezak stepped in big for us and are bats came alive. We’ve been hitting the ball hard all year.” The Mountaineers struck first in Game 1 after a Chris Rasky single in the top of the second inning scored Jeremy Gum, who doubled to lead off the inning. After the Cardinals went up 2-1, WVU regained the lead for good in the fifth after Grant Buckner tied the game with a RBI single. Buckner later scored after Rasky was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
The Mountaineers added two in the sixth inning after Dan DiBatolomeo and Buckner knocked in a run each. WVU added three more runs in the eighth and one in the ninth to seal the game. West Virginia also led early in Game 2 after a Justin McDavid hit a solo home run and Buckner scored on a Gum base hit. But Louisville’s bats came alive against WVU starter Harrison Musgrave. Musgrave was hit for four runs in four innings before being replaced by Corey Walter.
It was a similar scene in Sunday’s rubber match as senior Andy Berry surrendered five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings pitched to fall to 4-2 on the season. Louisville scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth after WVU earned a 2-1 lead through three innings. The Mountaineer bullpen came in and threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings but WVU could only muster one more run in the ninth. derek.denneny@mail.wvu.edu
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WVU scores 192.5, finishes last at Rangers use power to sweep Red Sox NCAA Regional Championships By Sebouh Majarian Sports Writer
The West Virginia gymnastics team stumbled this weekend at the NCAA Regional championships and finished in last place. The Mountaineers (13-10, 10-4 East Atlantic Gymnastics League) scored their lowest score since Jan. 17, a 192.5, in a sixth-place finish. The loss was more significant than just the end of the season, as the program will have a different look next year. The team graduates six gymnasts, led by Amy Bieski, and head coach Linda BurdetteGood, who announced her retirement on Sunday after 37 years with the program. “After 37 memorable, successful and thoroughly enjoyable years at West Virginia University and with the gymnastics team, I feel that it is time for me to move on,” Burdette-Good said in a statement. UCLA, last year’s national champion, took first place. Georgia placed second as both teams earned an automatic bid to the NCAA National Championships.
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Continued from page 5 inside receiver Tyler Urban and a slew of bigger running backs like Ryan Clarke and Shawne Alston. “That’s just coaching. If you’re not trying to find new ways to do things, then you’re probably going backwards,” Holgorsen said. “We’ve done that every year, whether it was new stops or year two or year three or year eight at the same stop, to try to figure out better ways to do things year in and year out.”
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Continued from page 5 “We need people that have a lot of energy and are on the way up,” Luck said, who has hired three head coaches since becoming Athletic Director last summer. Only current men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins (691253) has more overall wins than Burdette-Good on the department’s coaching staff. Including this season, Burdette-Good compiled 35 winning seasons, including 14 years with 20 or more wins. Since her first 20-win season in 1981, none of her teams have posted a losing record, and just five had winning percentages less than .600. She has won 10 conference championships, six of those being EAGL titles, made 33 trips to regional championships, led three teams to the NCAA National Championships and finished third at the 1982 AIAW national championship. In her 37 seasons, BurdetteGood compiled a 644-264-4 record, making her the only coach in WVU history to have 600 wins with one team at the school. Burdette-Good was not one to shy away from sticking up for her program. Her hard work allowed for the program to be fully funded in 1982 and the construction of Cary Gymnastics Center in 1997. “I felt that if I would go in and present my case for what I needed, the majority of the time (the athletic administration) would take care of that,”
The Mountaineers finished third on floor (49.0), fifth on beam (47.075) and sixth on bars (47.775) and vault (48.65). “We were inconsistent again. It’s an issue we’ve had at times during the year, and it showed up again,” Burdette-Good said. The meet was a first for freshman Hope Sloanhoffer, as she made her all-around debut alongside senior Amy Bieski. Sloanhoffer scored 38.875 points, good for 10th place, while Bieski scored 38.325 points. Sloanhoffer scored 9.75 on vault, 9.725 on beam and 9.8 on floor. She also scored a 9.6 on bars, which had been the only event keeping her from competing as an all-arounder. Burdette-Good and the rest of the coaching staff were pleased with Sloanhoffer’s effort. “I thought she did pretty well for her first time,” BurdetteGood said. Bieski’s well-decorated college career came to an end as she finished second on the universities career point list with 1,978.925 and trails only former gymnast Janae Cox (2,070.65).
Kaylyn Millick placed highest for the Mountaineers with a fifth-place finish on floor, scoring 9.85 points. Burdette-Good described the team’s atmosphere following the season’s end as somber. “They were disappointed with how the team totally performed, but we had some good performances,” Burdette-Good said. The 37th-year coach is sad to see her seniors go, but gave them wise words before the meet. “I told them, we can’t let their whole career rest on this one competition, because they’ve certainly had a good four years, and they’ve accomplished a lot for West Virginia gymnastics,” Burdette-Good said. Despite the loss, BurdetteGood recorded her 35th winning season and is still pleased with the team and effort they put forth. “I would have liked to see more consistency, but overall we accomplished a lot and had individuals step up,” BurdetteGood said.
of you.” Burdette-Good was considered a mother figure by many of her student-athletes. “She’s been around (West Virginia) for so long,” said senior gymnast Amy Bieski last season. “She’s so respected throughout the collegiate world, and I’m just honored to compete for her.” Former gymnast Shelly Purkat agreed. “I came here because of her. She loves her program, and just having someone that’s been with (West Virginia) for so long and that’s dedicated … I really respected that.” anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu
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first time since 1996, a season that began 0-5. The Red Sox are off Monday, then will try to snap out of their funk starting Tuesday in Cleveland. They won’t get another crack at the Rangers until Aug. 22 at Fenway Park. “We got outplayed all the way around,” Boston manager Terry Francona said. “They hit better than us, they pitched better than us. Now we’ve got to regroup and get us a win so we can feel better about ourselves.” Kinsler and Cruz came into the game as only the sixth set of teammates to homer in the first two games of a season. Kinsler also had become the first player to hit a leadoff homer in each of the first two games. Clay Buchholz (0-1) walked him on five pitches in the first inning to avoid any chance of making it three straight, then Kinsler delighted in going deep in his second plate appearance. “It’s fun, man,” said Kinsler, in the lineup at designated hitter instead of second base. “We’re swinging the bats excellent right now.” Cruz’s homer was notable, too, as it was just the second
by a right-handed batter to reach the upper deck in right field at Rangers Ballpark. “I didn’t think it was going to hit the upper deck, but I knew it was gone,” Cruz said. For all the long balls – four solo homers on Texas’ first five hits – the star of the game was Harrison (1-0). The left-hander allowed one run and five hits in seven innings, tying his career high with eight strikeouts and walking two. He was dominant from the start, striking out two batters in the first inning and five his first time through the lineup. Adrian Gonzalez came into the game 5 for 9 without a strikeout, and fanned in his first two at-bats – swinging, then looking. When the Red Sox made contact during the first six innings, it often was slow rollers. A leadoff walk in the seventh showed Harrison was fading. He gave up a one-out RBI single to Carl Crawford – his first RBI since joining the Red Sox – then barely missed on a full-count pitch to No. 9 hitter Darnell McDonald, loading the bases with two outs and holding a 4-1 lead.
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In every year, every single year, in fact, those changes have led to Holgorsen leading or being part of one of the most volatile offenses in the country. And, that’s something that should and does excite all of Mountaineer Nation. “(The coaches) bring in that energy that makes you want to get better, that makes you want to work harder. And it’s fun while we’re doing that,” Starks said. “I’m excited. There’s endless opportunities and possimatt sunday/the daily Athenaeum West Virginia offensive coordinator Dana bilities with this offense.” Holgorsen instructs starting quarterback anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu Geno Smith last week.
Burdette-Good said in 2009. “That was the first time we felt like we had gotten their attention.” She earned her 600th win in 2009, and reflected on the good and the bad during her time at the school. “There’s going to be a time when I leave,” Burdette-Good said in 2009. “I don’t see myself walking away within the next two years, but I’ll know when I’m ready. “When I do, I want to make sure that they bring in someone who will take good care of the athletes and not care just all about winning. If you take care of them, they’ll take care
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)— Intentional or not, the Texas Rangers sent a loud message this opening weekend. They can still hit with the best of them. And, even without Cliff Lee, their pitching is good enough to make the reigning AL champs among the teams to beat this season. Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz became the first set of teammates to homer in each of the first three games in a season, and Matt Harrison pitched the Rangers to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and a sweep of their season-opening series. Coming off their first trip to the World Series, the Rangers really thumped this year’s AL favorites, hitting 11 home runs on the way to outscoring them 26-11 in the series. Texas comes away 3-0 for the second time in three years. “It just makes a statement that we’re here to try to duplicate last year, that we can do it against anybody,” said David Murphy, who had the winning hit on opening day and got the Rangers going Sunday with a solo homer in the second inning. “We did it against a great team.” Boston fell to 0-3 for the
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Monday April 4, 2011
spring soccer
Mountaineers top Penn State, 2-1
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West Virginia goalkeeper Sara Keane boots a ball during the Mountaineers’ game against Virginia Tech this weekend.
Keane strong in debut as WVU ties Va. Tech, 1-1 By Sebouh Majarian Sports Writer
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West Virginia’s Ewum Etuk tries to dribble past a Penn State defender during the Mountaineers’ 2-1 win over the Nittany Lions on Sunday.
by brad joyal sports writer
It’s been a long offseason for the West Virginia soccer team. After finishing the 2010 season 11-8-2, with a 3-2 loss to Akron in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the team was eager to get back on the field. West Virginia composed a 10-1 record at its home field, Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, in 2010, and for the first time in 2011 the team was able to compete against Penn State. The Mountaineers had strong results in their first spring game of the season, beating the Nittany Lions 2-1 on Sunday. “The guys were itching to play someone else after training hard against each other all winter,” said WVU head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “There was a little rust, but overall it was a strong performance for the first
time out.” The Mountaineers took the lead midway through the first half when senior Shadow Sebele beat the Penn State goalkeeper in a one-on-one scenario, blasting the ball past him for the first goal of the Mountaineers’ spring slate. The team continued to pressure Penn State, who was a top10 team this past fall, and in the second half another senior, forward Peabo Doue, scored on a header to give the team a 2-0 lead. Penn State continued to be aggressive, cutting the deficit to one after scoring late in the second half. Leblanc said he was unsure where the breakdown occurred in the Mountaineers’ defense but was excited with how the team kept up its intensity. “I thought, for the most part, our legs were a little heavy,” LeBlanc said. “As much train-
ing as you have, you can’t prepare for the big field we have at Dick Dlesk Stadium. I could honestly care less about the score, more so about having dominating stats and a good performance.” LeBlanc has the difficult challenge of replacing 2010’s senior goalkeeper Zach Johnson, who was drafted in the third round of the Major League Soccer draft to the Los Angeles Galaxy. While replacing seniors is never an easy task, LeBlanc feels his team is in a good position to handle the pressure of new expectations this season. “One of the great things we have done in the past is throw the young guys into the fire,” LeBlanc said. “Losing Zach Johnson in goal is difficult, not one person in particular can replace what he meant to us. There isn’t going to be one particular leader, we have a solid group of guys who are ready to
make impacts.” Sunday’s game was the first of WVU’s spring campaign, with games coming next Saturday against Wake Forest and Navy, respectively. The Mountaineers will have the opportunity to play its only road match of the spring against the New York Red Bulls of the MLS on April 30 in Montclair, N.J. LeBlanc said this spring will be a work in progress, but after a strong start against a competitive Penn State team, the coach is happy to see where the team is in early April. “We need to be more efficient in terms of attacking,” LeBlanc said. “Typically, we pride ourselves on not beating ourselves. For the first time playing this spring it was a good effort, but we still let them back in the game, and we need to fine tune our execution.” brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu
Replacing a senior goalkeeper is never easy. But the West Virginia women’s soccer team shouldn’t be too worried after Sara Keane’s debut Saturday. The redshirt freshman made a diving save with just under a minute left in the game against Virginia Tech to preserve a 1-1 tie in the team’s home opener for the spring season. “It was a good match between two quality NCAA Tournament programs,” said WVU head coach Nikki IzzoBrown. “We had one breakdown defensively, and they found the back of the net. We created a lot of chances. I thought it was good. It’s just something to build on.” Similar to what happened two weeks ago in the Jefferson Cup, West Virginia got on the board early. In the opening two minutes, Emily Dillon found Katie Lenz by the far post for an easy score. West Virginia played Vir-
ginia Tech at the Jefferson Cup and finished in a 3-3 draw. Keane, who is replacing Kerri Butler in net, kept the Hokies at bay on numerous occasions. The Mt. Laurel, N.J. native stopped two breakaways in the third half. “Sara Keane played great in net and made some really good decisions for us,” IzzoBrown said. The Mountaineers gave up the lead in the 71st minute when a pass over the top of the West Virginia defense found a Hokie forward who buried the ball in the upper corner. “I think it’s great that our freshman are scoring the ball and capitalizing on their opportunities,” Izzo-Brown said. “It’s nice when your young players are making some really good decisions.” Fatigue caught up with the team as they only had two substitutes. Juniors Drea Barklage and Morgan Betscher both missed the game while recovering from offseason surgery. sebouh.majarian@mail.wvu.edu
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Pirates rally with 2 runs in last at-bat to beat Chicago, 5-4 CHICAGO (AP) — Neil Walker just kept coming around third and with a hard slide he capped a two-run rally in the ninth inning against Cubs closer Carlos Marmol that sent the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory Sunday. What a way to kick off the season. The Pirates took two of three against Chicago in the threegame set. They won only four road series last year – two at
Wrigley Field. “It goes back to the aggressive baserunning trend, try to be smart and try to be aggressive,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “Nick (Leyva) is a very aggressive third base coach and Neil plays the game that way when he’s on the bases. Once he saw the play develop from second base, he knew there was a very good shot he was going to pull something off
and he did.” With the Cubs leading 4-3, Pittsburgh’s Garrett Jones led off the ninth with a walk against Marmol (0-1) and Walker singled before Lyle Overbay sacrificed to put runners at second and third. Pedro Alvarez hit a slow roller to shortstop Starlin Castro. As Jones raced home, Castro’s throw to first pulled Carlos Pena off the bag and Walker rounded third. Pena threw to
the plate, but Walker made a hard slide under Cubs catcher Geovany Soto to score the goahead run. “My goal was just to score,” Walker said. “I knew (Castro) had a tough play and if he comes up and picks that ball clean and makes a good throw to first, he still has to make a really good throw to home to get me. ... I don’t know if he (Leyva) tried to hold me or not, but my goal was to be at home
and fortunately I was and it ended up being a big play.” Jeff Karstens (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win and Joel Hanrahan the ninth for his second save, getting Marlon Byrd to hit into a gameending double play after an error by Pirates shortstop Ronny Cedeno helped the Cubs put runners at first and third. “A tough one for sure,” Chicago manager Mike Quade said.
“Carlos (Pena) did a heck of a job fielding it and nearly throwing the guy out at home. Seems like one of those days where there was a lot of stuff.” Pittsburgh’s rally prevented Matt Garza from getting a victory in his Cubs debut. He left with a 4-3 lead after allowing 12 singles and striking out 12 in seven innings. Both the hits allowed and strikeouts were career highs for Garza.
Ellis drives in 3 runs as Athletics avoid sweep OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hideki Matsui cared more about getting his first hit with Oakland than where he took his grand total: He’s now over the 2,500 mark for his career between Japan and the majors. Matsui reached that milestone in a 7-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday as the Athletics celebrated Japanese Heritage Day and raised money for earthquake and tsunami victims in his homeland. He doubled to start the second inning for his first hit of
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the year after an 0-for-7 start, then added an RBI single in a four-run seventh. “I feel relief just getting my first hit as a member of the A’s and getting our first win,” Matsui said. “I’m not really focused on my hits between Japan and the big leagues.” Mark Ellis drove in three runs to back Gio Gonzalez’s strong 2011 debut as the A’s avoided a season-opening weekend sweep against their AL West rivals. Coco Crisp hit an RBI triple
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in the third inning and missed hitting for the cycle by a home run. Oakland, which expects to contend for a division title, earned its first victory of 2011 to keep from starting a season 0-3 for the first time since 1996. “This is how it should have been right from the get go,” Gonzalez said. “We just needed to wake up a little bit.” Ryan Langerhans homered in the second but the Mariners managed little else against Gonzalez, a 15-game winner last season who improved to 5-1 for his career against Seattle. Gonzalez (1-0), who picked out the new retro bright gold jerseys worn by the A’s for the first time, was unfazed after falling behind on Langerhans’ drive. He allowed six hits, struck out four and walked four, retiring his final three batters after the first two hitters reached in the seventh inning. He stayed in the game after a mound visit by manager Bob Geren. “I think it was the yellow jerseys. We distracted them,” Gonzalez joked. Oakland observed a pregame moment of silence to remember the victims of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Opening-day uniforms worn Friday and autographed by Ichiro Suzuki and Matsui were auctioned off to aid the Red Cross, raising more than $10,000 between the two. Ellis’ RBI groundout in the fourth gave the A’s a 2-1 lead. Kurt Suzuki helped set up the run, reaching on a one-out double when Mariners left fielder Milton Bradley lost a fly ball in the sun.
The same thing happened Saturday night when Ichiro Suzuki and center fielder Michael Saunders lost track of Daric Barton’s fly. “We weren’t making plays. Obviously the sun got us a couple of times, a couple of the balls dropped in there,” manager Eric Wedge said. “We opened the door for them and they took advantage of it. That’s going to happen at this level.” Langerhans also singled for the Mariners, who head to Texas next to face the AL champion Rangers in a threegame series before returning to Safeco Field for their home opener Friday against Cleveland. Seattle’s lone break in the first 24 days of April comes Thursday. Seattle was trying to move to 3-0 for only the second time in franchise history – joining the 1985 team. The Mariners haven’t swept the A’s in Oakland since Sept. 17-19, 2007, and have only three wins in their last 11 games at the Coliseum. Ichiro Suzuki finished his first three games at 5 for 12 (.417). The leadoff hitter broke Edgar Martinez’s franchise hits record during Saturday night’s 5-2 win. After getting outscored 11-4 in the first two games of the series, the A’s generated more offense from their upgraded middle of the order. “That’s more of the team that we should see every day,” manager Bob Geren said. Oakland tagged Doug Fister (0-1) for three runs – two earned – and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings. Fister lost three of his final four starts in 2010, including his last two.
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Students to hold meeting today to brainstorm ‘Tosh’ ideas by jesse tabit a&e writer
A meeting will be held in the Mountainlair today at 7 p.m. to discuss creative ideas to bring comedian Daniel Tosh to West Virginia University. Tosh, host of Comedy Central’s “Tosh.0,” is challenging college students across the nation to upload videos to his website as part of a nationwide college competition. The comedian will choose the best video and shoot a live episode of his show from the contributor’s college campus. “Maybe you’ve got the pukiest campus in the country. Maybe your dorm room has a shrine to the Risky Business Girls. Whatever the argument,
it better be good,” Tosh said on the Tosh.0 blog. Local musician DJ Yemi and his friend Ric Hogerheide Jr., sophomore music production major, made their own recording at Shooter’s Lounge in Morgantown Tuesday with plans to bring the comedian to campus. Now, the pair is attempting to make their efforts university wide. “It will be an open forum for ideas,” Hogerheide said. “The group is not an official student organization, so no room has been reserved and the meeting will be in the commons area.” Notifications about the meeting have been made via the group’s Facebook page, “F-- every other college, bring
Tosh.0 to WVU.” “Based on how many people show up, we may have several more meetings until the end of the contest,” Hogerheide said. The contest lasts until the end of April, and Hogerheide hopes students can come together and form the most creative ideas. “We are trying to get people together and gather ideas of how to get Tosh to WVU,” Hogerheide said. Hogerheide said he is a Tosh fan and originally decided to take part in the contest as a “spur-of-the-moment thing.” “I thought my efforts were going to go nowhere,”Hogerheide said. “But within two hours of creating a Facebook page for the event, the site was liked by
more than 3,000 people. My phone nearly exploded with notifications.” Hogerheide is a local DJ and said he is doing everything he can to raise awareness about the event. “So many events have been generated through social media this year, and hopefully this is something a lot of people can get involved in,” he said. More than 6,600 people have joined the Facebook page, with 467 “Maybe Attending” and 10,283 “Awaiting Reply” as of Sunday afternoon. Yemi can be reached on Twitter @DJYEMI or comments can be made on the Facebook event page. jesse.tabit@mail.wvu.edu
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Comedian Daniel Tosh is hosting a college contest to find the funniest web clips. He will host an episode of his show ‘Tosh.0’ at the winning campus.
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Members of The Young Reptiles played 123 Pleasant Street Saturday night.
Young Reptiles, Turbo Fruits bring energy packed show to 123 alex mcpherson a&e writer
Even if you were two blocks away, you could tell there was a party going on in Morgantown on Saturday. Turbo Fruits, PUJOL and the Young Reptiles took the stage at 123 Pleasant Street to diffuse some fresh beats into the local citizenry. Opening was Morgantown’s own Young Reptiles, playing several cuts off of their new album “Serial Girls,” as well as a handful of new tracks and
covers. “I could definitely see them fitting into my music selection very nicely,” said Anna Taylor, senior secondary math education major, who picked up a copy of the Young Reptiles album after they finished. “They have the right beat and flow, as well as awesome lyrics to go with it all.” In playing standouts “Attention” and “Integrated Marketing”, and a rock cover of the 1966 Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs hit “Li’l Red Riding Hood,” they had their 100-plus crowd dancing about the floor. Nashville’s PUJOL may have kept up the energy, but the mu-
sicianship of the night was lost as their overenthusiastic songs ended up sounding like nothing but incessant noise. Perhaps their levels were off or perhaps they’re always so headache-inducing, but PUJOL lost a lot of the crowd, as the ranks of 123 thinned considerably. Nonetheless, those who remained were jumping up and down, including one crazed redhead who was nearly raging on the stage. By the time Turbo Fruits started up, only the dedicated remained, needing a definite booster-shot of awesomeness. Luckily the Nashville four-
some Fruits did not disappoint as their southern rock-infused tunes were fit for a third installment of Kill Bill. Aggressive mosh dancing broke out as the Turbo Fruits’ headbanging likely left them with fractured necks. By this point, the redhead had actually made it onto the stage as the moshers began dowsing the crowd with the beer from their crushed and half-empty cans. Song “Volcano” revved up the crowd even more before they were finally settled by a seven-minute jam band instrumental. One mosher, junior journalism major Matt Fouty, couldn’t
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“Modern-day, middle class, white man problems,” said Ricky Hussmann, guitarist and vocalist for The Young Reptiles. That’s what inspires the Morgantown based pop/ rock/indie band’s latest sixtrack album titled “Serial Girls.” While short in its delivery, “Serial Girls” entertains with the bluntness and clever dissemination of its messages and serves as a sign of brilliant things to come for the band. By tapping into the annoyance and idioc y of the mundane, The Young Reptiles write natural songs that are ironic and relatable. The majority of its songs use a talking over the music method, reminiscent of the Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime,” minus the synth. While the technique in itself seems average, the lyrics are strewn with fun and nerdy tidbits that keep listeners intent as infectious hooks never let go.
The standout track on the “Serial Girls” is available as camp.com. album is “Attention,” as it re- a name-your-price download alex.mcpherson@mail.wvu.edu peatedly asks various voices at www.youngreptiles.bandfor their ear. “It’s one of our first pieces of music that came together. The idea of the song is all of the voices and ideas that come every day. The noise of it all,” Hussmann said. Several voices hailed are those in the television, on the radio, in the search terms and in a sans serif font as it all breaks down to yelling, “Can I have your attention?” “Modern Man” slows the pace down with a dirge of guitar and then explodes into action before fading away into “I can’t be bothered by anything, but boy it makes you scream.” The band credits a lot of the album’s sound to its recorder and producer Dave Klug of Pittsburgh, but without its originality, the album wouldn’t be its unique self. “Somebody will just come up with some lyrics and a riff, and the rest of us fill in,” Barr said. “It’s pretty organic and really seems to evolve.” However it does it, here’s hoping it makes more, as The Young Reptiles is one of the most exciting new acts to grace the Morgantown music scene.
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get enough of the Turbo Fruits’ live performance “They were just incredible and full of energy,” Fouty said. The show was a success as the energy saved the night. “As for the whole thing, I
thought I was at a mini warped tour last night,” Taylor said. “With all the moshing and people getting into the music, it was exhilarating.” alex.mcpherson@mail.wvu.edu
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MONDAY APRIL 4, 2011
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AFFORDABLE PARKING $65.00/MONTH Downtown. 304-598-2285
150 WELLEN AVE. 2-3/BR. W/D. D/W. Utilities included. $800/mo. lease and deposit. 304-290-6951 or 304-599-8303.
PARKING- 1/2 OFF NOW THRU JULY. Also, Discount for leases for fall and spring signed by May 1. Four Blocks to Mountainlair. 304-292-5714.
SPECIAL SERVICES “AFRAID YOU ARE PREGNANT?” Let’s make sure. Come to BIRTHRIGHT for free pregnancy test. Open Monday-Friday 10:00am-2:00pm. 364 High Street / RM 216 Call 296-0277 or 1-800-550-4900 anytime.
FURNISHED APARTMENTS **COMPLETELY RENOVATED DAIRY QUEEN BLDG. Upper High Street. 2/BR A/C. DW. Sprinkler system, much more. NO PETS. 304-296-2197 or 304-685-3779. 1 & 3 BR APARTMENTS 5 min walk from downtown, w/d, clean, newly renovated 304-288-2499 1&3/BR. SUNNYSIDE. BEHIND SUMMIT hall. 5/min. walk to campus. Year Lease. Nice. 304-622-6826 or 304-672-0559. 1/BR, VERY NICE. 2MIN WALK TO CAMPUS. Fully furnished, off-street parking. $475/mo+¼utilities. Lease/deposit. No pets. Available May 16. 724-583-1123. 2BR, $595/MO+ELECTRIC INCLUDES water & garbage. No Pets. Deposit. Near downtown. Available June 1st. 304-296-7764. 2BR, $650/MO +UTILITIES, DOWNTOWN. 304-290-7368 or 304-377-1570.
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
Now Renting For May 2011
1-3 BR APTS AND HOUSES. SOME include utilities and allow pets! Call Pearand Corporation 304-292-7171. Shawn D. Kelly Broker 74 Kingwood St.
Efficiency 1-2 & 3 Bedrooms • Furnished & Unfurnished • Pets Welcome • 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance • Next To Football Stadium & Hospital • Free Wireless Internet Cafe • State of the Art Fitness Center • Recreation Area Includes Direct TV’s ESPN,NFL, NBA,MLB, Packages • Mountain Line Bus Every 15 Mintues
Office Hours Mon-Thursday 8am - 7pm Friday 8am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 12pm - 4pm
599-7474
Morgantown’s Most Luxurious Address
MUST SEE JUST LISTED. 611 ALLEN Ave. 2/BR. Close to Arnold Hall. Excellent condition. DW, WD, AC, Parking. Utilities included. NO PETS. 12/mo lease and deposit. Call 304-288-1572 or 304-296-8491. Also Available 1/BR. ONE BEDROOM, TWO BEDROOM EFFICIENCY Apts. Central air, off street parking, near law school. No smoking, no pets. Call 304-319-0863.
ONE BEDROOM, WD, ON AND OFF street parking, yard, pets. $375 includes trash. 304-282-5772.
2BR DUPLEX Available May. 89 Mason St. $650/month. Parking/no pets, W/D, A/C 304-288-6374 or 304-594-3365
PINEVIEW APARTMENTS
2BR, 1BATH DOWNTOWN ON STEWART STREET. Recently remodeled. Off-street parking, DW, laundry facilities. $700/month +electric. Pets considered. 304-296-8943 www.rentalswv.com
CONDO FOR RENT (WVU) 4/BR, 4/BA WD in unit. Partially furnished Private parking. $1700/mo includes utilities. Please call 240-687-3451. 240-207-3331.
Within walking distance of Med. Center & PRT UNFURNISHED FURNISHED 2,3, and 4 BR
Rec room With Indoor Pool Exercise Equipment Pool Tables Laundromat Picnic Area Regulation Volley Ball Court Experienced Maintenance Staff Lease-Deposit Required No Pets
A MUST SEE LARGE 3 BEDROOM FURNISHED APARTMENT 8 min. walk to main campus. Quiet residential area. Quality furnishings, D/W, Microwave, Off street lighted parking, A/C, Laundry facilities. Year lease, NO PETS 304-296-7476 ATTRACTIVE 1 & 2/BR APARTMENTS. Near Ruby and on Mileground. Plenty of parking. 292-1605
599-0850 SCOTT PROPERTIES, PROPERTIES, LLC Introducing Jones Place In Sunnyside 4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Furnished Townhomes With covered Parking Available August 2011 INCLUDES ALL UTIL, WD, NO PETS 2BR Apt $800, 1BR efficiency $470/mo, 1BR attic apt $500-no WD, AC, 1BR/living room $600. Available May16. 304-983-8066 or 304-288-2109.
Applications are available from 284 Prospect St. Please mark which position you wish to apply for.
Now Leasing For May 2011 UTILITIES PAID
Townhome Living Downtown 304-599-5011 scottpropertiesllc.com SUNNYSIDE 1 MINUTE WALK to campus. 1-2BRS. Lease and deposit. NO PETS. Call 291-1000 for appointment.
Kingdom Properties
Completed applications are to be returned to 284 Prospect St. by 12 p.m. Wednesday, April 6.
BETWEEN CAMPUSES 1-2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. Attractive & Spacious. Great Neighborhood. Lighted Private Parking. Water Utilities Included. A/C, D/W, W/D Laundry On Site. Furnished & Unfurnished. Cable & Internet Available. No Pets. 304-296-3919
Morgantown • (304) 598-FILM
ALL STADIUM SEATING - ALL DIGITAL SOUND FOR Shows Starting Friday ( ) PLAYS FRI. & SAT. ONLY
Diary of a Whimpy Kid: Roderick Rules [PG] 1:10-4:10-6:50:9:15
Red Riding Hood [PG-13] 4:25-9:35 The Adjustment Bureau [PG-13] 1:00-4:00-6:40-9:20 Rango [PG] 1:05-4:05-6:45-9:25
Sucker Punch [PG-13] 1:20-4:20-7:50-9:50 Limitless [PG-13] 1:40-4:40-7:10-9:40 The Lincoln Lawyer [R] 1:35-4:35-7:20-10:05 Paul [R] 1:50-4:50-7:25-9:55
Battle: Los Angeles [PG-13] 1:25-6:55 NO PASSES
Hop [PG] 1:15-4:15-7:00-9:30 Hall Pass [PG-13] 1:55-4:55-7:35-10:05 Insidious [PG-13] 1:45-4:45-7:30-10:00
Source Code [PG-13] 1:30-4:30-7:15-9:45
NO PASSES OR SUPERSAVERS
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2BR NEAR CAMPUS, NICE NEIGHBORHOOD, deck, view, W/D. $700 electric included. Pets OK. 304-777-9604. 3/BR TOWNHOUSE, LARGE FREE W/D, Short walk to town & campus, Off Street Parking, No Pets, $350/person, Avail May 16th, call 304-290-3347. 3BR APT, OVERSIZE ROOM, NICE, WD, Parking, Jones & Lorentz Ave, some utilities included. $385 and $450. 304-319-2355. 3BR SOUTH PARK. GREAT LOCATION. DW. WD. Off-street parking. Call 304-906-9984. 3BR, 2BA TOWNHOUSE. WALK TO Mountainlair. DW, WD, Off-street parking. Newly remodeled. Call 304-906-9984. 3/BR FOR RENT. WALKING DISTANCE to downtown campus. $1200/month plus utilities. Off-street parking. No pets. Available May 15. 304-919-0086. 3BR APARTMENT Downtown Campus. W/D, free parking, priced to include utilities. Call 304-594-1200 or bckrentals.com ACROSS RUBY/STADIUM. INGLEWOOD BLVD. 2BR APT, 2BR Townhouse. May/August 2011. Parking. W/D in building. Call 304-276-5233. AVAILABLE 6/1/11. 101 McLane Ave. 1/BR. A/C, WD on premises. $550/mo includes all utils/cable-tv, and parking space. NO PETS. 304-599-3596. 304-216-2874
2 Min. From Hospital and Evansdale Bus Service NO PETS
www.kingdomrentals.com
304-599-6376
www.morgantownapartments.com BEST LOCATION IN TOWN. OFF CAMPUS housing on campus location! Call us before you sign that lease. Newly remodeled 2 and 3BR, C/A, WD, private patioparking available. 304-598-2560.
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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.
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2BR Available May. 332 Stewart Street. $625/month. Utilities included. Parking, no pets, washer/dryer. 304-288-6374 or 304-594-3365
24 Hour Maintenance Security Laundry Facilities
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$6.00 $5.75 Bargain Matinees - All Shows Before 6PM $6.50 Student Admission with Valid I.D. $6.25
2/BR APARTMENT IN WESTOVER. All utilities paid, W/D included, pets with deposit. $850 month www.morgantownapts.com or 304-615-6071
Barrington North Prices Starting at $605 2 Bedroom 1 Bath
292-9600 368-1088
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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.
AVERY APARTMENTS. NEWER 1+2/BR. units. 1/BR-$625, 2/BR-$850+utilities. Includes: DW, microwave, WD, hardwood floor, walk-in closets. Other amenities include free WiFi, fitness room, sunbed. NO PETS. Conveniently located between downtown and hospitals. Off Stewartstown road. 304-288-0387or 304-692-9296.
2 BR Starting @ $325 3 BR Starting @ $370
University Town Centre (Behind Target)
2BR/2BTH. Available May. Stewartstown Rd. $650/month. Garage, no pets, W/D, A/C 304-288-6374 or 304-594-3365
AVAILABLE MAY, NICE 2BR, DOWNTOWN, Pleasant Street, DW, microwave, AC. No Pets. 304-319-2355.
Downtown & South Park Locations Houses & Apartments Efficiencies Starting @ $310
Don’t just go to the movies, GO HOLLYWOOD!
2/BRs. AVAILABLE. WD. DW. Big porch. Parking. NO PETS. $700/mo plus water/electric. Westover. Lease/dep. 304-826-0002.
ONE BEDROOM, WD, ON AND OFF street parking. Available Aug 15, $400 plus utilities. 304-282-5772.
Affordable & Convenient
4/BR CONDO. PRIVATE BATH. Walk-in closets. W/D. $365/mo. per room includes utilities. Contact Yvonne: (302)270-4497 leave message.
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.
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
www.chateauroyale apartments.com
2BR APTS. NEAR BOTH CAMPUSES. Parking, utilities included. Available May, 2011. NO PETS. Lease/Deposit. $800/mo. 304-216-2151 or 304-216-2150.
These are paid, daily positions.
UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS
NOW LEASING FOR MAY 2011 BENTREE COURT (8TH ST. AND BEECHURST)
AVALON APARTMENTS
(NEAR EVANSDALE-LAW SCHOOL)
1BR / 2BR (2Bath) ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED Cable-Internet Included Washer Dryer Included Parking Included Central Heat and Air Walk In Closets Dishwasher-Microwave Private Balconies 24 Hour Emergency Maintanance On Site Management Modern Fire Safety Features Furnished Optional On Inter-Campus Bus Route
UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 1 and 2/BR APARTMENTS. UTILITIES INCLUDED. Also 2 and 3 bedroom houses. Downtown. 304-288-8955. 1 BEDROOM GARAGE APT OFF MIILEGROUND $550p/m water+sewer included. 1st & last month + deposit required. NO PETS. 304-296-0103 1 BR Apartments 2 blocks from Mt. Lair Available May 15. Please call M-F 8am-4pm.304-365-APTS(2787) www.geellc.com. 1 OR 3/BR NEAR LAW SCHOOL. $395/$1125 + utilities. 304-288-4481. 1, 2, or 3/BR PARTIALLY FURNISHED HOUSE. 662 Jones Ave. NO Pets. Non-smoking. Lease/deposit. 304-203-3107.
OTHER 2BR UNITS CLOSE TO CAMPUS W/SIMILAR AMMENITIES
2 BEDROOM SOUTH PARK 232 REAY ALLEY includes parking, WD, $600 p/m plus utilities. 304-319-1243, Hymarkproperties.com
“GET MORE FOR LESS” CALL TODAY 304-296-3606 www.benttreecourt.com
5 BEDROOM HOUSE in South Park across from Walnut Street Bridge. W/D. Available may 15th call Nicole at 304-290-8972
NOW LEASING 1BR Apartment. Available May 15th. Prefer Graduate Student. No Smoking. No Pets. 304-288-0817
150 WELLEN AVE. 1BR. W/D. Utilities included. $600/mo. lease and deposit. 304-290-6951 or 304-599-8303. AVAILABLE MAY 2011. 1,2,3,4,5,6BR 304-296-5931.
AVAILABLE May 15, 2011
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BRAND NEW! 2/BR Available May 1st. W/D, No Pets, Starting @ $750/mo. 304-329-6384
UNIQUE APARTMENTS
Available Now or for May 2011 2 & 3/BR Newly Remodeled Close to main campus W/D, DW, AC Private Parking Pets/Fee (Three unrelated only)
304 - 296 - 4998
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Laundry, Off Street Parking Included
3 Min. Walk To Campus
304-292-7990 AFFORDABLE LUXURY
Now Leasing 2011 1 & 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Apartments Prices Starting at $485 Garages, W/D, Walk In Closets Sparkling Pool & Security
2 Min From Hospital & Downtown
Bus Service NO PETS Bon Vista &The Villas
304-599-1880
EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2011 OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED
Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT
599-4407
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RICE RENTALS 2 Bedrooms * Starting at $300 per person * AC, W & D * Off street parking * Stewart Street Complex * Walk to downtown Campus
NO PETS ALLOWED
304-598-7368 www.ricerentals.com
Downtown Apartments 409 High Street
FIVE (5) 1/BR APARTMENTS NOW available. West Run, Morgantown. $600/mo each plus $300/dep. NO PETS. Call Jess: 304-290-8572.
2 Bedroom D/W, Laundry Facitities Camera System With Secure Entry Door $450/$500 Per Person
: Brand New 3 Bedroom 2 1/2 Bath Townhomes : Granite Countertops : Stainless Steel Appliances : Central Air Conditioning : Garage : Club House, Exercise Room, Pool www.grayclifftownhomes.com www.rystanplacetownhomes.com www.lewislandingtownhomes.com
304-225-7777
AVAILABLE MAY 2011 Check out: www.smithrentalsllc.com
(304)322-1112
UNIVERSITY COMMONS RIVERSIDE, 4BR/4BA condo, furnished great room. WD. 1mile to Coliseum. $350/room+utilities. 304-599-2309. More info check: rentaidmorgantown.blogspot.com.
All Include Utilities and Washer/Dryer Many Include Parking Pets Considered
CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks. Any make! Any model! Any condition! 282-2560
387 High Street (Pita Pit Building) 2,3, Bedroom With Utilities and Furnished Laundry Facitities $460/$525 Per Person
156 Plesant Street 2 Bedroom With Gas Heat & Water $425/$475 Per Person 524 McLane Ave. 3 Bedroom 2 Bath W/D $350/Per Person Plus Utilities
FURNISHED HOUSES 617 NORTH ST. 4/BR 2 FULL BATH, W/D, 1 car garage, front and back porch with private yard. Off-street parking for 5 cars. Lease May 15. $334 each per month for 3, $325 each for 4 + utils. NO PETS 304-685-3457 (can be unfurnished) 2/BR HOUSE, 129 6TH ST. 2 PEOPLE @ $350/each includes utilities. 304-291-0667 or 304-282-3414. WELL-MAINTAINED 3/BR HOUSE UNIT. Located close to main campus. 600 Cayton St. W/D, Microwave, D/W, Free off-street parking. $400/mo/per person including utilities. No Pets. Call Rick 724-984-1396.
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Office Open 7 Days a week 2 miles to Hospital and Schools
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LARGE 1/BR. IDEAL FOR GRAD STUDENT. Walking distance to downtown. Nonsmoker, no pets. References required. Call 304-288-0067.
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4/BR WALK TO CAMPUS W/D. Lease/Deposit. Available 6/1/11. No pets. Max Rentals 304-291-8423
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APTS AND HOUSES FOR RENT 217, 225, Jones Ave. 617 North Street, 341 Mulberry Street, 1-4/BR. $325-$475 each plus utilities. Free off-street parking. NO PETS. Lease May 15, 2011. E.J. Stout 304-685-3457
LARGE 2 B/R SOUTH PARK. No Pets, W/D, $550/Month. Electric included. Call 304-288-6374 or 304-594-3365
304-322-0046
LARGE 2/BR. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished. NO PETS. Downtown. Lease and deposit. Call: 304-685-6565. LARGE 2?BR. GREAT CONDITION. Conveniently located across bridge in Westover. 7/min. walk to Walnut PRT. C/CA. D/W. Free W/D. Storage Facilities. $395/person. All utilities included. 304-288-3308, LARGE 3 and 4/BR APTS. IN QUIET South Park. Rent/incl utilis. W/D. Some with parking on bus lines. Short walk to downtown PRT & main campus. 304-292-5714. LARGE 3BR APTS. TOP OF HIGH ST. All utilities included. 304-292-7233. LARGE, UNFURNISHED 3/BR DUPLEX apartment. Available Now. Close to campus/hospitals. Deck, appliances, WD hook-up, off-street parking. No pets. $750/mo+utilities. 304-594-2225 MATURE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO LIVE near Law School. This like-new building includes 2BR, 2Bath. $800/mo +utilities. No Pets. 304-685-9300.
Scott Properties, LLC Downtown (Per Person) 1 Bd High St. 650 + Elec 1 Bd Lorentz Ave. 525 Inc. 1 Bd First St. 525 + Elec 2 Bd Spruce St. 350 + Elec 2 Bd High St. 400 - 700 + Elec 3 Bd High St. 575 + Elec 3 Bd Firs St. 400 + Util 3 Bd Sharon Ave. 395 + Util Evansdale (Per Person) 1 Bd Van Voorhis 2 Bd Bakers Land 3 Bd Bakers Land 4 Bd Bakers Land
500 + Elec 425 + Util 395 + Util 375 + Util
304-319-1498
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NOW LEASING!!! starting @ $320.00/person Skyline Ashley Oaks Copperfield Court Valley View Woods CALL TODAY!!! 304-598-9001 www.metropropertymgmt.net
NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $590-$790+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking. NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.
SIMA LLC, 1BB CREEK VIEW $700+UTIL 2BR Creek View $900-1050+util. sima.llc@comcast.net. 304-292-5232. SIX BEDROOM near all campuses. D/W, w/d, central air, offtreet parking. $400/each. Available May 2011. NO PETS 304-692-6549 TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 1-2-3/bedroom deluxe furnished & unfurnished townhouse & garden apartments. Centrally located to university campuses. No Pets allowed. 304-292-8888.
3/BR, 2/BA C/AC. W/D. GAS, HEAT, deck/yard. Near airport. NO PETS. $900/mo plus utilities. 304-291-6533. 304-290-0548. 304-288-2740.
For more info.
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SPEND THE SUMMER OUTSIDE! Ohiopyle Trading Post and River Tours is looking to expand its staff of great employees. All positions available from retail to river-guide. Experienced video boaters needed! Check out www.ohiopyletradingpost.com or call 724-329-1450 for more information.
4BR. INDIVIDUAL LEASE. First floor West Run available now with background check. $375/month. April rent paid! Call 304-203-6677, 304-745-3727 or 304-203-8695.
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South Park - 3 & 4 Bedroom Apts
Come join our team at Sears.
1BR OF 4BR. THE DISTRICT. FREE pool and tanning. $435/month all utilities included. May- August 2011
2 bedroom ,1 bath, AC, gas furnace, comes with WD, large covered deck. $14,000. 7 Country Squire Village. 304-312-7731.
Rent as low as $415/mo per person
Spring is Home Improvement Season.
WANTED TO SUBLET
Now Leasing for 2011-2012 Apartments South Park Locations, Close to Campus and PRT
HELP WANTED
ROOMMATES WANTED TO SHARE brand new home close to campus, shopping, interstate access. 2 rooms available. $550 utilities included. BuddyAguthrie@gmail.com 724-317-6188.
MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE
304-292-5714
HELP WANTED
ROOMMATE TO SHARE LARGE FURNISHED HOUSE Walk to downtown campus. W/D. Grad-student preferred. Must like dogs. 304-685-5968.
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GREEN PROPERTIES 1/BR APTS, South Park and Sunnyside. Available May 15th. 304-216-3402.
1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments For Rent
ROOMMATES
HELP WANTED !!BARTENDING. $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Training available. Become a bartender. Age: 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285 BABYSITTER IN OUR HOME. Non-smoker. Must have transportation. Send references and resume to: morgantownbabysitterjob@gmail.com COUNSELORS WANTED FOR RESIDENTIAL Summer Camp in WV. Skills in Horseback riding or ropes course. Apply online @ camptalltimbers.com 800-862-2678
JERSEY SUBS - HIRING DAYTIME CASHIER 11-2p.m. Also cooks & drivers. All shifts. Experience preferred. Apply: 1756 Mileground. NOW HIRING SERVERS AND EXPERIENCED bartender, and line cook. Apply in person. Archies in Sabraton next to CVS. 304-292-3991.
THE VARSITY CLUB IS NOW ACCEPTING applications for experienced line cooks and wait staff to fill day and evening shifts. Higher than average hourly pay. Apply at the Varsity Club, 910 Don Nehlen Drive (next to stadium)
ANNOUNCEMENTS PIEROGI DINNERS $5 ST. MARYS CHURCH Star City. 4-630 take out available. March 16th, 23rd, and 30th, April 6th, 13th, and 20th.
Computer Graphic Artist & Production Foreman The Daily Athenaeum is now accepting applications in the Production “Department for Computer Graphic Artist & Production Foremen. Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash Apply at 284 Prospect Street Bring Class Schedule
MARIO’S FISHBOWL NOW HIRING COOKS email fishbowl@mountain.net or apply at 704 Richwood Ave.
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CLOSE TO ENG/CAC/DOWNTOWN, 3BR, 2Bath, Parking. WD/DW. 1008 Willey St. $280/person + utilities. Pets OK. 304-594-3817. NEW TOWNHOMES- LEASE STARTING Available in May/August. Garage, Laundry, All Appliances included. $420/mo. per person. 304-494-2400 or 7 1 9 - 6 7 1 - 7 1 9 4 www.chesstownhomes.net
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AVAILABLE MAY 2011 Check out: www.smithrentalsllc.com
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The Clarks bring rock classics to 123 candace nelson editor-in-chief
Playing to a sold-out show, The Clarks rocked 123 Pleasant Street on Friday night. The Pittsburgh-based band, which has sold more than 300,000 albums, plays nationwide and hit Morgantown for one night to entertain local fans. Infusing songs off their latest CD, “Restless Days,” with classic hits, the band played for a solid two hours and kept the eclectic audience singing along. The Clarks started off with a couple of songs, including crowd favorite “Snowman,” from their album “Let It Go,” which set the evening off on a high note. Crowd members in their teens to crowd members in their sixties sang and swayed back and forth until The Clarks announced themselves and added how happy they were
to be playing at 123 Pleasant Street. “We love Morgantown!” said lead singer Scott Blasey. “We love it here.” The foursome of Blasey, Greg Joseph on bass, Robert James on guitar and Dave Minarik on drums kept the show packed full of energy and excitement. The band rocked out to classic “Born Too Late,” a thoughtful song that references icons in history. “Vincent will you teach me how to paint/ Teresa will I ever be a saint/ John I really think your songs are great/ I was born too late.” Another crowd favorite was upbeat “On Saturday,” from album “Another Happy Ending,” in which Blasey sings “We’re breaking up, you’re moving out, on Saturday/ I’m losing friends, I’m losing face, I’m losing weight/ So get your things out of my place on Saturday/ On Saturday, on Saturday, on Saturday.” For the song “Cigarette,” Blasey himself lit up his own cigarette on stage and en-
couraged the crowd to do the same. The Clarks played a modified version of “On Saturday,” where Blasey switched out some lyrics in true live performance style. The band also performed its cover of “Dear Prudence,” which had the crowd going crazy. Other songs included “Let it Go,” “Penny on the Floor” and “Shimmy Low.” No song lacked creativity, and each was individual and easy to get into. The catchy beats and lyrics kept the audience entertained, and its $20 ticket seemed to be well-worth it. The Clarks’ true talent shined, as the vocals and skill on instruments nearly mirrored the albums; for the lucky concert-goers, though, the band added in a few extra lyrics here and there and let the crowd sing a few choruses. As the night wound down, the band performed its cover “What a Wonderful World” off its album “Restless Days.” The alternative-rock version of the song finished the night
The Clarks perform at 123 Pleasant Street for a sold out crowd.
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off nicely. back soon to deliver another dise for cheap. A few lucky audience memThe Clarks wowed the sold-out show to 123 Pleasant bers were thrown drumsticks, crowd, and the crowd re- Street. while others were able to snag turned that love to the band. The Clarks are sure to be candace.nelson@mail.wvu.edu some of the band’s merchan-
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The Clarks’ Scott Blasey puts a finger to the air while letting the fans sing part of ‘Cigarette’, a crowd favorite.
‘Restless Days’ proves Clarks’ hits are timeless candace nelson editor-in-chief
The Clarks played some classic tunes, as well as songs from their latest CD at 123 Pleasant Street on Friday night. The band devoted much of their performance Friday to songs from their album “Restless Days” that was produced was in 2009. The album features hits like “True Believer,” “Trampoline,” and a cover of “What A Wonderful World.” Opening the CD with upbeat “True Believer” sets a positive tone for the album and lets listeners know what they’re in for – an alternative rock album with relatable lyrics. The Clarks aren’t some throwaway band that has a few hits and then disappears. The Clarks have been around for more than 20 years and are still producing quality work. The next song on the album, “Inside,” pairs strong vocals with instrumentals that make an impact. “Trampoline” follows up with a catchy beat and sing-songy lyrics: “I was never your lover and I’m not your trampoline/Never your lover and I’m not your trampoline/ Oh, I’m never your lover and I’m not your trampoline.” As a native band of Pittsburgh, The Clarks see value in the scenery and portray that in their music. The softer ballad “Midnight Rose” has lyrics “They park the old coal cars on the inside track/Leave them there for awhile/And in the spring coriander grows/I walk the railroad ties to a secret place.” Following up “Midnight Rose” is “Soul and Skin” and “Sunshine” – both soft songs place an emphasis on lyrics about love and real emotions.
“Restless Days” The Clarks “Come ’Round Here” has a country twang to the rock song that gives it a homey vibe paired with some harmonic “wooing” in the background. The title track “Restless” is slow and shows off lead singer Scott Blasey’s vocal range, as he hits a few low notes. “The Clowns” and “The Runaway” bring the rock beat back to the album, with strong drums, faster vocals and catchy lyrics. In “The Clowns,” Blasey sings “It’s going down right now/ What do we do now?/ Send in the clowns, the clowns/ Run into the ground.” “In Between” is one of the most well-developed songs on the album, as the lyrics provide powerful punches while piano keys are played in the background. The final song, a rocker cover of “What A Wonderful World,” is a solid end note to a great album. Covering a song in a different genre shows off the unique talent of these musicians. This album has been reworked and refined from some of the band’s earlier pop tunes to present an excellent final product. The album can be purchased on The Clarks’ website at www. clarksonline.com.
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