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Judicial board orders re-election
Details to be determined by Office of Student Affairs BY Charles young Staff Writer
Members of the Judicial Board ordered a revote of the Student Government Association elections at West Virginia University Tuesday night due to multiple allegations of tampering with votes. During a Judicial Board hearing to address campaign violations, an issue was raised that multiple candidates from both the Pirate and Fusion parties were responsible for voter fraud. James Bailey, Judicial Board chair, said because there was a lack of evidence to single out
any particular person, a revote would be best. “We felt there was an abundance of evidence on both sides of mass voter fraud. For that reason, we have decided not to certify this election and to order a revote,” he said. Bailey said the details of the revote will be determined by the Office of Student Affairs as “soon as possible.” The Judicial Board will issue a statement today explaining the logic behind its decision and offer advice for Student Affairs to consider when determining the details of the revote, he said. Monday, the leaders from
both parties endorsed a revote because they did not want the matter to be determined in court, which could affect the image of SGA. They agreed a revote would be best for the students. Jonathan Storage, member of the Judicial Board, read from a statement following the decision, reminding candidates of Article 6 of the SGA Elections Code dealing with fair campaign practices. “We wish that you would go foreword with this (Article 6) in mind with the upcoming revote, because the certification will come before this board again and we will address any further
issues of campaign violations,” Storage said. Board members also issued decisions on outcomes of campaign violations presented during Tuesday’s meeting. SGA Vice President Ron Cheng and SGA Executive Jamie Chapman were accused by Gov. Josh Snyder of using computers in the College of Law to access the Votenet system and falsify students’ votes. The Board decided to dismiss the charge due to lack of evidence. Brooke Cassidy/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM “I’m happy,” Cheng said. “My name is cleared now, they have Members of the SGA’s Judicial Board discuss violations that occurred during the campaigning period of the Student Government elections Tuesday night at the College of Law. see election on PAGE 2
NEVER FORGOTTEN
Kappa Sigma hazing inquiry called off BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR
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Guests stop by to look at photos and posters during the Holocaust Remembrance Day event held in the Mountainlair Tuesday afternoon.
Names read aloud for 24 hours in remembrance of Holocaust victims By Amy Rogers Correspondent
Yom Hashoah, International Holocaust Memorial Program’s “Unto Every Person, There is a Name” held an annual memorial vigil Tuesday at West Virginia University. The ceremony takes place to build support for the memory of the Holocaust and to create a “bond between the past and present.” “Unto Every Person, There is a Name,” is a 24-hour uninterrupted ceremony where students and community mem-
bers will read names of those who died in the Holocaust. Ken Gray, Vice President of Student Affairs, gave opening remarks at the start of the vigil. Throughout the entire world, the “Unto Every Person, There is a Name” memorial is being conducted. Early spring brings Yom Hashoah, the official day of the Holocaust remembrance. Ashley Reich, a freshmen pre-marketing major and WVU Hillel student, shared a personal story about why she read names at the memorial. Reich’s grandparents were
Holocaust survivors, her grandmother being one of the few hundred liberated from Auschwitz. “I think a lot of people don’t realize how important it is to remember, to make sure something like this will never happen again,” Reich said. “By doing this in the middle of the Mountainlair, we hope it shows other Mountaineers, whether you’re Jewish or not, that it’s important to remember.” David Levine, a history major, said the ceremony is very moving and beneficial to the remembrance of the Holocaust
victims. “When you actually say a single person’s name, it’s a lot more meaningful,” Levine said. “Hopefully, even all these people that just walk by that hear a name, that name can resonate through them and make them think about what the Holocaust was all about.” Throughout the 24-hour vigil, names were read of some of the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust. To read the names of all the fallen victims of the Holocaust
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FBI requests WVU students for data study BY JOEL MORALES STAFF WRITER
Changing the way biometric technology is used worldwide is the goal of a study which will pay West Virginia University students for data collection. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Clarksburg, W.Va. and WVU need participants for a 45-minute study for data collection processes such as background information, fingerprints, pictures, archival photos, video and audio recordings. Students are paid
$40 if they participate. “In 45 minutes, they are participating in a project that could have a huge impact on how identification technology is used in the future,” said Jeremy Dawson, research assistant professor in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Students can help to further this research by donating their data and helping to further identification research so they are more effective. Biometrics is the study of unique
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human traits that could be used by the FBI to identify individuals in groups are under surveillance. “WVU is the academic liaison for the FBI’s biometric center of excellence,” Dawson said “We are doing this data collection to give them new data sets for Next Generation Trait studies to improve the recognition capability of these types of identification sources.” WVU is very strong in biometrics and often works with different businesses and government departments, as well
as other universities, he said. “We are becoming a leader in biometric research,” said Joan Caridi, public relations representative for the Center for Identification Technology Research. “I think biometrics as a whole is becoming the way of the future.” Caridi said students must be aware they’re name will not be associated with the data when given to the FBI, and participants will not be in their computer system.
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The Kappa Sigma fraternity’s national office called off an investigation into the West Virginia University chapter Tuesday, after a false email was sent detailing an alleged hazing. Mitchell Wilson, Kappa Sigma executive director, said the investigation ended after it was determined the email was sent from a hacked account. “Our district president investigated the claims and found them to be absolutely not true,” Wilson said. On Monday morning, an email was sent to multiple University accounts and Kappa Sigma’s national office accounts alleging hazing violations committed by WVU’s Kappa Sigma members. The sender said he had been a first-hand witness to several hazing rituals committed during this semester’s pledge period. The fraternity’s national office, WVU’s Student Organization Services and the Uni-
versity Police Department launched an investigation into the sender’s claims with multiple efforts to contact him. By 8 p.m. Monday, an email was sent to the same addresses asking for the investigation’s end. The sender, who identified himself as a Kappa Sigma pledge member, said his account was hacked into by a fellow pledge who was kicked out of the fraternity for drug abuse. The University and UPD ended their search after the hazing allegations were revealed to be untrue. “A pledge that was kicked out for drug abuse had my password saved on his computer and wrote several emails to different people,” the sender said in the email. “I have read the email he sent, and none of what he said is true.” Keith Salnick, president of WVU’s Kappa Sigma fraternity, said he was glad the allegations were put to rest.
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Ph.D. student receives grant for smoking study bY ALEX DUFOUR CORRESPONDENT
A West Virginia University Ph.D. student has been awarded a grant to study the effects of smoking cigarettes on the social capital of young adults. Traci Jarrett, who is enrolled in WVU’s Public Health Sciences Program, received the $60,000 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Jarrett said she has worked with experts on the subject to develop a survey to gauge the social capital of young adults and how it is affected by smoking. “Most surveys out there either target parents or children, but not young adults,” she said. Jarrett said a randomly selected sample of undergraduates will be asked to complete the survey before the end of the current school year. In the past, studies gauging smoking’s effects on social capital in adults have produced mixed results, she said.
Jarrett said she would be conducting the study with the help of Kimberly Horn, the Associate Director of Population Health Research and head of the Translational Tobacco Reduction Research Program. “This grant is particularly important to me because it reflects a major accomplishment of a student for whom I am a mentor and advisor.,” Horn said. “It is exciting to see her hard work and dedication pay off as an emerging scientist and colleague.” Jarrett said she hopes the results of the study will help students to make healthier choices. “If we can understand how developing ties to the campus community are associated with smoking behaviors, it can provide key insights to campus administrators as to how to develop campus-community interventions to prevent students from starting to smoke, or to help them reduce or quit smoking,” Jarrett said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
IT’S MILLER TIME WVU senior Julian Miller will be tasked with the challenege of anchoring a young defensive line in this season. SPORTS PAGE 9
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would take more than an entire day, and many of these victims remain nameless and will be forever left unknown. Throughout the entire vigil, students, visitors and all others are encouraged to step up to the podium and read a few names of Holocaust victims. In Jewish tradition, a rock is placed on the gravestone of
those who have passed. Holocaust victims were remembered by the symbolism of placing a stone on a larger rock. Yom Hashoah is a national program inaugurated in 1953, and Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed May 1 in the United States. The event will close with a speech from Hollee Temple, professor of law at WVU, at noon on Wednesday. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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Students and Morgantown residents recite the Mourner’s Kaddish during a 24-hour observance of Holocaust victims in the Mountainlair Tuesday.
hazing
Continued from page 1 “When Kappa Sigma was recolonized four years ago, one thing we wanted to do was be different than other Greeks on campus who might have a history of hazing,” Salnick said. “We took a lot of pride to be different than everyone else, and someone tried to put us on that level.” Salnick said his fraternity has never hazed and prides itself on being an anti-hazing organization. He believes the
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Continued from page 1 been after me for a while, and it’s good that in the end, I’m okay.” Pirate Party candidates Alyssa Mariano and Bryanna DeFazio were levied $30 fines for illegal campaign practices outside of the Towers residence halls. According to the violation, both candidates asked students for their 700 numbers to vote for them. Courtney Bertol, also a candidate with the Pirate Party, re-
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Continued from page 1 “It’s really neat to go through the process and see the iris scans and other devices in the lab,” Caridi said. “A lot of people don’t understand biometrics and are scared of it, but student workers in the lab can answer any questions people have about the process.”
hacker may have been a member from another Greek organization in an attempt to cause trouble. No pledge has been kicked out for drug abuse, he added. “I’m glad everything was clarified, and hopefully our reputation isn’t affected,” Salnick said. Ron Justice, director of SOS, said the University has run into situations before in which rival fraternities allege hazing to incite trouble. travis.crum@mail.wvu.edu
ceived a $10 fine for illegally placing a campaign poster inside of a classroom. Violations against Pirate Party members Philip Berry, Alex Folio, Joe Harmon, Maranio and Collins Youngblood were also dismissed. Fines from election violations are billed to the candidates’ student accounts and are payable online. If a candidate fails to pay their fine, they will receive a hold on their account and will be unable to register for classes or graduate. charles.young@mail.wvu.edu
According to Dawson, a goal is set to collect data from 1,000 people, and as of March 31, 753 data sets were processed. For students 18 years old and are interested in participating in this project, visit http://wvubiometrics.org or call 304-293-6531 to schedule an appointment, weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. joel.morales@mail.wvu.edu
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Most won’t notice big budget cuts
‘Boobies’ bracelets ruled OK for now in Pa. school
WASHINGTON – It’s touted as the biggest one-time rollback of domestic spending ever, but most folks will be hardpressed to notice. After all, it’s just 1 percent of what the government will lay out this year. The number of security officers at airports won’t be reduced. National park campgrounds won’t close. There will still be enough meat inspectors to prevent temporary plant closures. Disadvantaged schools won’t see cuts in federal aid. And stiff cuts to grants for community action agencies serving the poor were averted. Basically, the things most people expect from the government won’t change very much if Congress approves the cuts unveiled Tuesday, the details from that late-night deal that kept federal operations going. For starters, the budget cuts come after two years of generous increases awarded to domestic accounts when Democrats controlled both Congress and the White House. And they total only $38 billion out of the $3.8 trillion the government will spend on everything this year, including Social Se-
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Breast cancer fundraising bracelets that proclaim “I (heart) boobies!” are not lewd or vulgar and can’t be banned by public school officials who find them offensive, a federal judge in Pennsylvania said Tuesday in a preliminary ruling. The ruling is a victory for two Easton girls suspended for defying a ban on their middle school’s Breast Cancer Awareness Day. “The bracelets can reasonably be viewed as speech designed to raise awareness of breast cancer and to reduce stigma associated with openly discussing breast health,” U.S. Judge Mary McLaughlin wrote in a 40-page ruling issued Tuesday. She added that the school district had not shown the
bracelets would be disruptive in school. The American Civil Liberties Union, representing the girls, had sued to overturn the ban and stop the school from punishing their clients. McLaughlin issued a temporary injunction Tuesday that bars the Easton Area School District from banning the $4 rubber bracelets until the case goes to trial. The judge heard testimony from the students and school administrators in December. Easton school officials argue the slogan suggests a sexual double entendre and leads to in-school distractions. They also suggested two boys had tried to touch the girls inappropriately. District solicitor John Freund said he was “very dis-
appointed” with the ruling. He said no decision has been made on an appeal. “We find it very difficult to believe that the judge could not find that there was a sexual double-entendre in the message,” Freund said. “If the ruling stands, certainly the educator’s job is going to be that much more difficult in deciding these issues with the court second-guessing them.” Easton is one of several school districts around the country to ban the bracelets, which are distributed by the Keep A Breast Foundation of Carlsbad, Calif. The nonprofit has said it sells the bracelets to engage young people in breast cancer awareness. Students Brianna Hawk and Kayla Martinez testified that
NEW YORK — A frightening collision between one of the world’s largest airliners and a commuter jet on a dark, wet tarmac at Kennedy Airport is underscoring worries about ground accidents as U.S. airports begin handling a new generation of giant planes. A total of 586 passengers and crew members were aboard the two aircraft Monday night when the left wing of an Airbus A380 operated by Air France clipped a Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet flown by Comair, spinning the smaller plane nearly 90 degrees. No one was injured. The superjumbo Airbus is so immense – as tall as a sevenstory building, with a wing span as wide as a Manhattan block – that its wing almost cleared the smaller plane. But not quite. “It’s the sheer size of these aircraft and the congestion at these airports that’s the problem,” said Allan Tamm, a consultant with Avicor Aviation, based in Portland, Ore. “It’s a serious concern for all these airports trying to accommodate these aircraft. It’s going to happen more and more.” The collision happened at one of the nation’s most congested airports on a rainy night when flashing lights reflecting off wet tarmac can obscure small aircraft. It comes as airports around the country are beginning to receive a new class of huge aircraft. Fourteen airports have obtained waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration to receive the new Boeing 747-8, which falls into the same new size class as the A380, The Associated Press reported this week. And Boeing is working with 13 more airports to get approval from the FAA, though not all of them may require waivers. Most U.S. airports cannot legally handle the A380 or 747-8 because of FAA space requirements aimed at keeping planes from bumping into each other. But the FAA can issue waivers if airport officials agree to certain procedures, such as using only certain taxiways or halting other traffic when one of these mammoth planes is on the move. Many of the airports asking for permission to handle the Boeing 747-8 may have trouble handling them, especially when aircraft are turning, Tamm said. “A lot of these airports are only marginally ready,” he said. The flurry of new waivers coincides with an increase in air traffic as the U.S. economy recovers. The number of passengers flying in the U.S. increased from 767 million in 2009 to 782
million in 2010. JFK was built in the 1950s, when jets were smaller. Airport officials had to secure FAA waivers for both the A380 and the 747-8. Monday’s collision might spur the FAA to take a second look at JFK’s rules for handling large aircraft, said aviation consultant John Cox. The National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing radio recordings, radar data and flight recorders from both aircraft in Monday’s accident. The impact tore open the leading edge of the Airbus’ left wing and broke off half of the wing fence, a vertical fin that sticks out from the wingtip, photos from the NTSB show. The Bombardier had a hole in its rudder and a dent on the leading edge of the tail. “This wasn’t just two airplanes bumping together. The Air France plane really creamed the regional jet,” said Bill Voss, president of the Flight Safety Foundation, an advocacy group. The regional jet was carrying 62 passengers and four crew members, the Airbus 495 passengers and 25 crew members. Comair is a regional subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Audio of the collision indicates the Comair jet, which had just arrived from Boston, was trying to exit the taxiway as the France-bound Airbus made its way to the runway. But the Comair plane may have stopped short because of congestion in the parking area, Voss said. In the dark and rain, “both pilots and controllers would have been confronted with a sea of flashing lights and reflections which could partly explain why the Air France pilot may not have seen the regional jet,” Voss said. The main danger in a collision between two taxiing aircraft is that a fuel spill will lead to a fire, Cox said. He praised the flight crew of the regional jet for immediately requesting airport fire and rescue help. Kennedy’s FAA-approved rule book for the A380 is 36 pages long and limits the planes mostly to Taxiway A, which encircles the terminals.
The Air France flight was on Taxiway A. Other planes may have to be held on taxiways until the A380 passes by, Cox said. But Michael Barr, who teaches aviation safety at the University of Southern California-Los Angeles, said that could cause an uproar. “You try to sterilize an area for an A380 and just listen to everybody else at that airport have a heart attack,” Barr said. Ultimately, he said, it is the responsibility of the pilot to make sure there’s enough room. The problem of planes colliding with each other on runways – or with baggage carts, other vehicles or people that might be crossing runways – has been a top aviation safety concern since the late 1980s, when there was a spate of deadly incidents. Among the steps taken by FAA have been briefings on runway safety for air traffic controllers, improved airport signs and other markings so that pilots know where to turn, and installation of runway ap lights that turn red to warn pilots against entering or landing A damaged Airbus A380 belonging to Air France sits on the runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Tuesday, in New York. The world’s largest passenger aircraft clipped a much smaller Bombardier CRJ700 on a wet tarmac at JFK on Monday, April 11. No one was on the runway or taxiway. However, only about two injured. dozen airports have the runway lights. Beginning in 2001, the FAA began installing warning systems that collect and analyze data from airport radar in order to detect potential collisions on airport runways and taxiways. When a potential collision is detected, controllers receive visual and audio alerts. But the NTSB has said the alerts don’t give flight crews enough time to react. The agency also has been encouraging airlines to equip cockpits with electronic displays that show pilots the positions and movements of all aircraft on runways and taxiways. However, the agency has stopped short of requiring the equipment and it has not been widely adopted. Monday’s collision shows the complexity of ground operations, a part of air travel often overlooked by passengers eager to get out of their seats and on their way home, experts said.
curity and other retirement programs. If the government were a family living on $60,000 a year, that’s equal to a $600 cut. Democrats had earlier warned the original House measure – it would have cut more than $60 billion – would have had draconian effects including widespread furloughs of federal workers, temporary shutting of meat processing plants, delays in processing Social Security applications and a big cut in the maximum Pell Grant for college education. Most of the more stringent cuts originally passed by the House have been reversed, and the maximum Pell Grant still will be $5,550 for the next academic year. Remaining are items like $14 billion in cuts to accounts previously used for congressional earmarks, a $2.9 billion cut to President Barack Obama’s high-speed rail initiative and $812 million from construction of new courthouses and other federal buildings. But there will be no more Pell Grants for summer school. Local police chiefs will find it harder to win federal grants for equipment upgrades and
emergency preparedness training – they were cut by $1.2 billion. Non-profit groups looking to open new community health centers will have $600 million less to compete for. And it just got more difficult for rural towns seeking grants to build new drinking water and wastewater treatment plants. Grants for them were cut by $1 billion. Such cuts won’t seem like the end of the world to many, though, as the government faces a $1.6 trillion deficit for the current fiscal year. “It’s a step removed from the daily lives of most people,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. What is more, it turns out that many of the cuts officially unveiled on Tuesday are illusory. Almost $18 billion – just less than half – involve simply mopping up pools of unused money spread across the budget. While still counting as cuts, the money from those pools can be used to shore up dayto-day agency budgets and other programs like health research. Admittedly, those cuts don’t reduce the deficit. “There’s a huge chunk of money here that is ... spend-
ing that wasn’t about to go out the door, so the impact is going to be smaller than we anticipated based on what the purported size of the cuts were,” said Democratic budget expert Scott Lilly of the left-leaning Center for American Progress. But Lilly and others warn that the remaining cuts will have an impact over time. Deferring federal building construction means higher maintenance costs. Cuts to water and sewer grants mean the backlog of such projects will just get larger. And, more immediately, the Legal Services Corporation, which provides legal help to those who can’t afford it, would serve fewer people. The same would be true for job training programs, community health centers and a program that mentors the children of people in prison. The bill is just the first round. Republicans are moving to pass a broader budget plan this Friday that calls for cuts across the budget – including Medicare and Medicaid – and a deeper round of cuts to apply to the agency budgets covered in the pending bill covering the next six months of government spending.
Fracking shale for gas brings wealth, concerns (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing is a drilling process that blasts large amounts of water deep into the earth to fracture dense shale and allow natural gas to escape. The water – from a few hundred thousand to several million gallons – is mixed with sand and chemicals – some of them toxic or potentially carcinogenic. Some of that fracking liquid then gushes back to the surface, often with natural underground brine, in a brew that is intensely salty and often contains barium, strontium and sometimes radium from the earth. In Texas and other states, the liquids are disposed of in deep injection wells; Pennsylvania is the only major gas-producing state that routinely allows fracking wastewater to be partially treated and dumped into rivers and streams from which communities get their drinking water. Researchers have been examining whether the discharges might be dangerous to humans or wildlife. Industry officials, some scientists and Pennsylvania officials insist the practice is safe, if controlled properly, because the relatively small amounts of drilling wastewater discharged are diluted by the state’s rivers. They also argue that many of the most common pollutants in the waste aren’t very dangerous, even when ingested, and that people would need to drink large amounts over a very long period to become ill. Several studies are under way. At least 269 million gallons of wastewater went to treatment plants in Pennsylvania for river discharge in the 18 months ending Dec. 31, according to an Associated
Press review of reports filed with the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. Millions more gallons of wa stewater went unaccounted for because of weaknesses in the state’s tracking system. DEP records also show some public water utilities downstream from plants treating wastewater have struggled with unacceptable levels of trihalomethanes, carcinogens sometimes linked to drilling waste. Most of Pennsylvania’s largest drillers say their river discharges are safely diluted but are taking steps nonetheless to reuse the waste liquids and end the partial treatment and river discharges. Despite those recycling efforts, treatment plants that discharge into rivers were still accepting a large volume of drilling wastewater late last year. The Environmental Protection Agency, citing the potential danger to human health and aquatic life, asked last month that Pennsylvania regulators begin water sampling for radium and other contaminants. The agency plans a major national study looking at how fracking in the Marcellus, Barnett and other shale regions may already have affected drinking water – and at potential impacts. Pennsylvania announced last week it will expand the scope of water tests to screen for radioactive pollutants and other contaminants, but state officials insisted they aren’t doing it because federal regulators prodded them. The drilling industry insists that fracking water blasted deep underground cannot contaminate underground water aquifers that are sepa-
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Mike Shuster, left, and Lisa Zaccaglini, both of Sharon Springs, N.Y., hold signs during a rally against hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region of the state at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. rated by thousands of feet of rock. Drilling may have polluted several aquifers another way: by methane gas seeping through shoddy cement jobs in drilled wells in Pennsylvania, Texas, and other states, then migrating into drinking water wells. In Pennsylvania alone, regulators issued 1,400 citations to drilling companies for regulatory violations between January 2008 and June 2010, according to The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association, an environmental group. Two-thirds of the violations caused or had the potential to cause environmental damage, from chemical spills to improperly lined sludge pits, the group said. Texas regulators do not separate gas drilling viola-
tions from those for oil drilling, making an accurate comparison with Pennsylvania impossible. Fracking, along with horizontal drilling, allows recovery of natural gas from huge and lucrative shale reserves. In recent years, that has set off a gold rush of leasing and drilling activity, leaving regulators in Pennsylvania scrambling to keep up. President Barack Obama, visiting Pennsylvania last week said “science” must be done to ensure that natural gas is extracted safely. “We’ve got to make sure that as we’re extracting it from the ground, that the chemicals that are being used don’t leach into the water,” he said. “Nobody is an environmentalist until you get sick.”
CORRECTION Due to a reporting error in the Weekend of Honors Tab included in the April 7 edition of The Daily Athenaeum, the fact that the WVU Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching is an annual award established and funded by the WVU Foundation was omitted. The award will be presented to the recipients tomorrow evening by WVU Foundation President & CEO Wayne King. We apologize for any inconvenience this omission may have caused.
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they did not intend the message to be sexual. They received in-school suspensions last fall but hope to have their disciplinary records expunged. Martinez fought the case in memory of a late aunt who battled breast cancer, she said. Friends have told her that teachers have called the lawsuit a waste of time. “I thought it was worth my time,” Martinez, 13, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “In our generation, all the teenagers ask me about the bracelet. So it shows the bracelets teach a lot to kids.” The Keep A Breast Foundation – which concedes their message isn’t for everyone – gets $1.50 from each bracelet sold by an outside retailer and $4 from its own sales.
Schools from Florida to California have banned the bracelets. One Oregon high school said the message was getting lost on the ninth-grade boys who were wearing them. The ACLU has intervened in similar school disputes across the country, including a second case in Pennsylvania and one in Wyoming. But the Easton families are the first to file suit Freund has argued that some in the community perceived the “boobies” message as sexual, even if the girls did not. McLaughlin, in her ruling, noted that the school itself used the word “boobie” in announcing the ban on the intercom. “If the phrase ‘I (heart) Boobies!’ appeared in isolation and
not within the context of a legitimate, national breast cancer awareness campaign, the school district would have a much stronger argument,” McLaughlin wrote. “This is not the case here. One of the bracelets did not even contain the word ‘boobies,’ but rather said ‘check y(heart)ur self!!’” ACLU lawyer Mary Catherine Roper cheered the judge’s decision, which referenced Supreme Court case law on the limits of student speech – and school censorship. “She rejects the school district argument that it’s really just for the school district to decide what is and isn’t appropriate language to use in school,” Roper said. “You look at it in context. It isn’t written on a bathroom wall. It’s a breast cancer awareness bracelet.”
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would take more than an entire day, and many of these victims remain nameless and will be forever left unknown. Throughout the entire vigil, students, visitors and all others are encouraged to step up to the podium and read a few names of Holocaust victims. In Jewish tradition, a rock is placed on the gravestone of
those who have passed. Holocaust victims were remembered by the symbolism of placing a stone on a larger rock. Yom Hashoah is a national program inaugurated in 1953, and Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed May 1 in the United States. The event will close with a speech from Hollee Temple, professor of law at WVU, at noon on Wednesday. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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Students and Morgantown residents recite the Mourner’s Kaddish during a 24-hour observance of Holocaust victims in the Mountainlair Tuesday.
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Continued from page 1 “When Kappa Sigma was recolonized four years ago, one thing we wanted to do was be different than other Greeks on campus who might have a history of hazing,” Salnick said. “We took a lot of pride to be different than everyone else, and someone tried to put us on that level.” Salnick said his fraternity has never hazed and prides itself on being an anti-hazing organization. He believes the
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Continued from page 1 been after me for a while, and it’s good that in the end, I’m okay.” Pirate Party candidates Alyssa Mariano and Bryanna DeFazio were levied $30 fines for illegal campaign practices outside of the Towers residence halls. According to the violation, both candidates asked students for their 700 numbers to vote for them. Courtney Bertol, also a candidate with the Pirate Party, re-
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Continued from page 1 “It’s really neat to go through the process and see the iris scans and other devices in the lab,” Caridi said. “A lot of people don’t understand biometrics and are scared of it, but student workers in the lab can answer any questions people have about the process.”
hacker may have been a member from another Greek organization in an attempt to cause trouble. No pledge has been kicked out for drug abuse, he added. “I’m glad everything was clarified, and hopefully our reputation isn’t affected,” Salnick said. Ron Justice, director of SOS, said the University has run into situations before in which rival fraternities allege hazing to incite trouble. travis.crum@mail.wvu.edu
ceived a $10 fine for illegally placing a campaign poster inside of a classroom. Violations against Pirate Party members Philip Berry, Alex Folio, Joe Harmon, Maranio and Collins Youngblood were also dismissed. Fines from election violations are billed to the candidates’ student accounts and are payable online. If a candidate fails to pay their fine, they will receive a hold on their account and will be unable to register for classes or graduate. charles.young@mail.wvu.edu
According to Dawson, a goal is set to collect data from 1,000 people, and as of March 31, 753 data sets were processed. For students 18 years old and are interested in participating in this project, visit http://wvubiometrics.org or call 304-293-6531 to schedule an appointment, weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. joel.morales@mail.wvu.edu
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Most won’t notice big budget cuts
‘Boobies’ bracelets ruled OK for now in Pa. school
WASHINGTON – It’s touted as the biggest one-time rollback of domestic spending ever, but most folks will be hardpressed to notice. After all, it’s just 1 percent of what the government will lay out this year. The number of security officers at airports won’t be reduced. National park campgrounds won’t close. There will still be enough meat inspectors to prevent temporary plant closures. Disadvantaged schools won’t see cuts in federal aid. And stiff cuts to grants for community action agencies serving the poor were averted. Basically, the things most people expect from the government won’t change very much if Congress approves the cuts unveiled Tuesday, the details from that late-night deal that kept federal operations going. For starters, the budget cuts come after two years of generous increases awarded to domestic accounts when Democrats controlled both Congress and the White House. And they total only $38 billion out of the $3.8 trillion the government will spend on everything this year, including Social Se-
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Breast cancer fundraising bracelets that proclaim “I (heart) boobies!” are not lewd or vulgar and can’t be banned by public school officials who find them offensive, a federal judge in Pennsylvania said Tuesday in a preliminary ruling. The ruling is a victory for two Easton girls suspended for defying a ban on their middle school’s Breast Cancer Awareness Day. “The bracelets can reasonably be viewed as speech designed to raise awareness of breast cancer and to reduce stigma associated with openly discussing breast health,” U.S. Judge Mary McLaughlin wrote in a 40-page ruling issued Tuesday. She added that the school district had not shown the
bracelets would be disruptive in school. The American Civil Liberties Union, representing the girls, had sued to overturn the ban and stop the school from punishing their clients. McLaughlin issued a temporary injunction Tuesday that bars the Easton Area School District from banning the $4 rubber bracelets until the case goes to trial. The judge heard testimony from the students and school administrators in December. Easton school officials argue the slogan suggests a sexual double entendre and leads to in-school distractions. They also suggested two boys had tried to touch the girls inappropriately. District solicitor John Freund said he was “very dis-
appointed” with the ruling. He said no decision has been made on an appeal. “We find it very difficult to believe that the judge could not find that there was a sexual double-entendre in the message,” Freund said. “If the ruling stands, certainly the educator’s job is going to be that much more difficult in deciding these issues with the court second-guessing them.” Easton is one of several school districts around the country to ban the bracelets, which are distributed by the Keep A Breast Foundation of Carlsbad, Calif. The nonprofit has said it sells the bracelets to engage young people in breast cancer awareness. Students Brianna Hawk and Kayla Martinez testified that
NEW YORK — A frightening collision between one of the world’s largest airliners and a commuter jet on a dark, wet tarmac at Kennedy Airport is underscoring worries about ground accidents as U.S. airports begin handling a new generation of giant planes. A total of 586 passengers and crew members were aboard the two aircraft Monday night when the left wing of an Airbus A380 operated by Air France clipped a Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet flown by Comair, spinning the smaller plane nearly 90 degrees. No one was injured. The superjumbo Airbus is so immense – as tall as a sevenstory building, with a wing span as wide as a Manhattan block – that its wing almost cleared the smaller plane. But not quite. “It’s the sheer size of these aircraft and the congestion at these airports that’s the problem,” said Allan Tamm, a consultant with Avicor Aviation, based in Portland, Ore. “It’s a serious concern for all these airports trying to accommodate these aircraft. It’s going to happen more and more.” The collision happened at one of the nation’s most congested airports on a rainy night when flashing lights reflecting off wet tarmac can obscure small aircraft. It comes as airports around the country are beginning to receive a new class of huge aircraft. Fourteen airports have obtained waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration to receive the new Boeing 747-8, which falls into the same new size class as the A380, The Associated Press reported this week. And Boeing is working with 13 more airports to get approval from the FAA, though not all of them may require waivers. Most U.S. airports cannot legally handle the A380 or 747-8 because of FAA space requirements aimed at keeping planes from bumping into each other. But the FAA can issue waivers if airport officials agree to certain procedures, such as using only certain taxiways or halting other traffic when one of these mammoth planes is on the move. Many of the airports asking for permission to handle the Boeing 747-8 may have trouble handling them, especially when aircraft are turning, Tamm said. “A lot of these airports are only marginally ready,” he said. The flurry of new waivers coincides with an increase in air traffic as the U.S. economy recovers. The number of passengers flying in the U.S. increased from 767 million in 2009 to 782
million in 2010. JFK was built in the 1950s, when jets were smaller. Airport officials had to secure FAA waivers for both the A380 and the 747-8. Monday’s collision might spur the FAA to take a second look at JFK’s rules for handling large aircraft, said aviation consultant John Cox. The National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing radio recordings, radar data and flight recorders from both aircraft in Monday’s accident. The impact tore open the leading edge of the Airbus’ left wing and broke off half of the wing fence, a vertical fin that sticks out from the wingtip, photos from the NTSB show. The Bombardier had a hole in its rudder and a dent on the leading edge of the tail. “This wasn’t just two airplanes bumping together. The Air France plane really creamed the regional jet,” said Bill Voss, president of the Flight Safety Foundation, an advocacy group. The regional jet was carrying 62 passengers and four crew members, the Airbus 495 passengers and 25 crew members. Comair is a regional subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. Audio of the collision indicates the Comair jet, which had just arrived from Boston, was trying to exit the taxiway as the France-bound Airbus made its way to the runway. But the Comair plane may have stopped short because of congestion in the parking area, Voss said. In the dark and rain, “both pilots and controllers would have been confronted with a sea of flashing lights and reflections which could partly explain why the Air France pilot may not have seen the regional jet,” Voss said. The main danger in a collision between two taxiing aircraft is that a fuel spill will lead to a fire, Cox said. He praised the flight crew of the regional jet for immediately requesting airport fire and rescue help. Kennedy’s FAA-approved rule book for the A380 is 36 pages long and limits the planes mostly to Taxiway A, which encircles the terminals.
The Air France flight was on Taxiway A. Other planes may have to be held on taxiways until the A380 passes by, Cox said. But Michael Barr, who teaches aviation safety at the University of Southern California-Los Angeles, said that could cause an uproar. “You try to sterilize an area for an A380 and just listen to everybody else at that airport have a heart attack,” Barr said. Ultimately, he said, it is the responsibility of the pilot to make sure there’s enough room. The problem of planes colliding with each other on runways – or with baggage carts, other vehicles or people that might be crossing runways – has been a top aviation safety concern since the late 1980s, when there was a spate of deadly incidents. Among the steps taken by FAA have been briefings on runway safety for air traffic controllers, improved airport signs and other markings so that pilots know where to turn, and installation of runway ap lights that turn red to warn pilots against entering or landing A damaged Airbus A380 belonging to Air France sits on the runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Tuesday, in New York. The world’s largest passenger aircraft clipped a much smaller Bombardier CRJ700 on a wet tarmac at JFK on Monday, April 11. No one was on the runway or taxiway. However, only about two injured. dozen airports have the runway lights. Beginning in 2001, the FAA began installing warning systems that collect and analyze data from airport radar in order to detect potential collisions on airport runways and taxiways. When a potential collision is detected, controllers receive visual and audio alerts. But the NTSB has said the alerts don’t give flight crews enough time to react. The agency also has been encouraging airlines to equip cockpits with electronic displays that show pilots the positions and movements of all aircraft on runways and taxiways. However, the agency has stopped short of requiring the equipment and it has not been widely adopted. Monday’s collision shows the complexity of ground operations, a part of air travel often overlooked by passengers eager to get out of their seats and on their way home, experts said.
curity and other retirement programs. If the government were a family living on $60,000 a year, that’s equal to a $600 cut. Democrats had earlier warned the original House measure – it would have cut more than $60 billion – would have had draconian effects including widespread furloughs of federal workers, temporary shutting of meat processing plants, delays in processing Social Security applications and a big cut in the maximum Pell Grant for college education. Most of the more stringent cuts originally passed by the House have been reversed, and the maximum Pell Grant still will be $5,550 for the next academic year. Remaining are items like $14 billion in cuts to accounts previously used for congressional earmarks, a $2.9 billion cut to President Barack Obama’s high-speed rail initiative and $812 million from construction of new courthouses and other federal buildings. But there will be no more Pell Grants for summer school. Local police chiefs will find it harder to win federal grants for equipment upgrades and
emergency preparedness training – they were cut by $1.2 billion. Non-profit groups looking to open new community health centers will have $600 million less to compete for. And it just got more difficult for rural towns seeking grants to build new drinking water and wastewater treatment plants. Grants for them were cut by $1 billion. Such cuts won’t seem like the end of the world to many, though, as the government faces a $1.6 trillion deficit for the current fiscal year. “It’s a step removed from the daily lives of most people,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. What is more, it turns out that many of the cuts officially unveiled on Tuesday are illusory. Almost $18 billion – just less than half – involve simply mopping up pools of unused money spread across the budget. While still counting as cuts, the money from those pools can be used to shore up dayto-day agency budgets and other programs like health research. Admittedly, those cuts don’t reduce the deficit. “There’s a huge chunk of money here that is ... spend-
ing that wasn’t about to go out the door, so the impact is going to be smaller than we anticipated based on what the purported size of the cuts were,” said Democratic budget expert Scott Lilly of the left-leaning Center for American Progress. But Lilly and others warn that the remaining cuts will have an impact over time. Deferring federal building construction means higher maintenance costs. Cuts to water and sewer grants mean the backlog of such projects will just get larger. And, more immediately, the Legal Services Corporation, which provides legal help to those who can’t afford it, would serve fewer people. The same would be true for job training programs, community health centers and a program that mentors the children of people in prison. The bill is just the first round. Republicans are moving to pass a broader budget plan this Friday that calls for cuts across the budget – including Medicare and Medicaid – and a deeper round of cuts to apply to the agency budgets covered in the pending bill covering the next six months of government spending.
Fracking shale for gas brings wealth, concerns (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing is a drilling process that blasts large amounts of water deep into the earth to fracture dense shale and allow natural gas to escape. The water – from a few hundred thousand to several million gallons – is mixed with sand and chemicals – some of them toxic or potentially carcinogenic. Some of that fracking liquid then gushes back to the surface, often with natural underground brine, in a brew that is intensely salty and often contains barium, strontium and sometimes radium from the earth. In Texas and other states, the liquids are disposed of in deep injection wells; Pennsylvania is the only major gas-producing state that routinely allows fracking wastewater to be partially treated and dumped into rivers and streams from which communities get their drinking water. Researchers have been examining whether the discharges might be dangerous to humans or wildlife. Industry officials, some scientists and Pennsylvania officials insist the practice is safe, if controlled properly, because the relatively small amounts of drilling wastewater discharged are diluted by the state’s rivers. They also argue that many of the most common pollutants in the waste aren’t very dangerous, even when ingested, and that people would need to drink large amounts over a very long period to become ill. Several studies are under way. At least 269 million gallons of wastewater went to treatment plants in Pennsylvania for river discharge in the 18 months ending Dec. 31, according to an Associated
Press review of reports filed with the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. Millions more gallons of wa stewater went unaccounted for because of weaknesses in the state’s tracking system. DEP records also show some public water utilities downstream from plants treating wastewater have struggled with unacceptable levels of trihalomethanes, carcinogens sometimes linked to drilling waste. Most of Pennsylvania’s largest drillers say their river discharges are safely diluted but are taking steps nonetheless to reuse the waste liquids and end the partial treatment and river discharges. Despite those recycling efforts, treatment plants that discharge into rivers were still accepting a large volume of drilling wastewater late last year. The Environmental Protection Agency, citing the potential danger to human health and aquatic life, asked last month that Pennsylvania regulators begin water sampling for radium and other contaminants. The agency plans a major national study looking at how fracking in the Marcellus, Barnett and other shale regions may already have affected drinking water – and at potential impacts. Pennsylvania announced last week it will expand the scope of water tests to screen for radioactive pollutants and other contaminants, but state officials insisted they aren’t doing it because federal regulators prodded them. The drilling industry insists that fracking water blasted deep underground cannot contaminate underground water aquifers that are sepa-
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Mike Shuster, left, and Lisa Zaccaglini, both of Sharon Springs, N.Y., hold signs during a rally against hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region of the state at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. rated by thousands of feet of rock. Drilling may have polluted several aquifers another way: by methane gas seeping through shoddy cement jobs in drilled wells in Pennsylvania, Texas, and other states, then migrating into drinking water wells. In Pennsylvania alone, regulators issued 1,400 citations to drilling companies for regulatory violations between January 2008 and June 2010, according to The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association, an environmental group. Two-thirds of the violations caused or had the potential to cause environmental damage, from chemical spills to improperly lined sludge pits, the group said. Texas regulators do not separate gas drilling viola-
tions from those for oil drilling, making an accurate comparison with Pennsylvania impossible. Fracking, along with horizontal drilling, allows recovery of natural gas from huge and lucrative shale reserves. In recent years, that has set off a gold rush of leasing and drilling activity, leaving regulators in Pennsylvania scrambling to keep up. President Barack Obama, visiting Pennsylvania last week said “science” must be done to ensure that natural gas is extracted safely. “We’ve got to make sure that as we’re extracting it from the ground, that the chemicals that are being used don’t leach into the water,” he said. “Nobody is an environmentalist until you get sick.”
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they did not intend the message to be sexual. They received in-school suspensions last fall but hope to have their disciplinary records expunged. Martinez fought the case in memory of a late aunt who battled breast cancer, she said. Friends have told her that teachers have called the lawsuit a waste of time. “I thought it was worth my time,” Martinez, 13, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “In our generation, all the teenagers ask me about the bracelet. So it shows the bracelets teach a lot to kids.” The Keep A Breast Foundation – which concedes their message isn’t for everyone – gets $1.50 from each bracelet sold by an outside retailer and $4 from its own sales.
Schools from Florida to California have banned the bracelets. One Oregon high school said the message was getting lost on the ninth-grade boys who were wearing them. The ACLU has intervened in similar school disputes across the country, including a second case in Pennsylvania and one in Wyoming. But the Easton families are the first to file suit Freund has argued that some in the community perceived the “boobies” message as sexual, even if the girls did not. McLaughlin, in her ruling, noted that the school itself used the word “boobie” in announcing the ban on the intercom. “If the phrase ‘I (heart) Boobies!’ appeared in isolation and
not within the context of a legitimate, national breast cancer awareness campaign, the school district would have a much stronger argument,” McLaughlin wrote. “This is not the case here. One of the bracelets did not even contain the word ‘boobies,’ but rather said ‘check y(heart)ur self!!’” ACLU lawyer Mary Catherine Roper cheered the judge’s decision, which referenced Supreme Court case law on the limits of student speech – and school censorship. “She rejects the school district argument that it’s really just for the school district to decide what is and isn’t appropriate language to use in school,” Roper said. “You look at it in context. It isn’t written on a bathroom wall. It’s a breast cancer awareness bracelet.”
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SGA rulings should have been more severe The Student Government Association Judicial Board made the decision last night to hold a revote for the 201112 SGA elections due to multiple violations of voter fraud. Board of Governor’s candidates for the Pirate Party Bryanna DeFazio and Alyssa Mariano received fines of $30 for unfair practices. Courtney Bertol, a Pirate Party BOG candidate, received a $10 fine for placing a sign in a classroom. Charges of unfair campaign
practices against current Vice President Ron Cheng were dismissed. Although some justice has been served, the Judicial Board’s decision to hold a revote is not going to deter future candidates from the same campaign practices. There should be no mercy on those who are found guilty of cheating, they should be taken off of the ballot. Further, if the Judicial Board feels that the results
of the election were compromised by the candidates’ lack of ethics on both sides, they should throw them all off of the ballot. If the reasons behind their decision for a revote are just, than it is an injustice to have the candidates hold office. Those who cheat obviously do not care about the student body’s voice – the candidates just want to win for themselves. The motion to hold a revote
couldn’t stem from the small number of petty violations such as placing a campaign sign in an unauthorized location. It came from the number of candidates who felt it necessary to speak for the students and vote for them. “There was an abundance of evidence from both sides of mass voter fraud,” said Judicial Board Chairman James Bailey. The “abundance of evidence” should have made it clear that the entire election
was compromised. Although throwing out all of the candidates could mean there would be no SGA next year, on matter of principle that’s what should’ve happened. The point of SGA is to represent the student population, and if it is found that all of SGA doesn’t care about the point of the job, then they do not deserve to be there.
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Republicans and Democrats need to make compromises jeremiah yates associate opinion editor
Bipartisanship is destroying our nation. We are teo separate functioning parties not willing to meet in the middle. Through many catastrophic events, the United States has triumphed. Not because one individual forced logic and reasoning on the problem, but it was the nation as a whole that rallied together to overcome these events. During World War II, it took more not only a competent presidential administration but also sacrifices among the people. In 1942 the Food Rationing Program was set in place to control supply and demand, ensuring all Americans would do their part during a time of crisis. Factories that once produced commercial products such as cars, trucks and motorcycles began to manufacture war planes, tanks and various supplies needed on the battlefront. The men who once worked in those factories went to war, which left the women working long hours in their place for low wages. In those days, citizens were considered to be American first - whatever status remained came second. In today’s age, calling one’s self an American seems to come second to a party affiliation. Members of Congress squabble over (comparatively) petty amounts of money within a federal budget while the rest of America uncomfortably waits for the government to shut down. Due to the circumstances of the outcome (the resolve coming minutes before deadline) it seems the squabbling was nothing more than a political show. A standoff to show which political party has more might. I am a registered Democrat. And it is fair to say I will most
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Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, speaks to the press with from left: Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers, R-Wash. and Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill. on Capitol Hill Friday. likely vote Democrat in the next election. But not because I detest every part of the Republican ideology, nor is it because I embrace all aspects of the Democratic ideology. I do believe in a more fiscally responsible America. Our government does have to be contained financially. It is only common sense to tell us we need to cut spending to resolve the budget crisis. But my compassionate side refuses to accept the notion that we should cut our social programs millions of American citizens rely on.
The reason I have never connected with Republicans is because of their refusal to compromise. In recent years they have become the party of no. During the time Democrats have held the majority of the senate from, 2007-2010, there were 275 filibusters, which are motions to shut down a bill addressed by Congress. From 1919-1980 there were only 221 filibusters, according to http://www.senate.gov. These numbers should be disturbing for all Americans, regardless of party affiliation. It is a clear sign of a divided nation; it gives a sense our
government is in more trouble than just having a huge deficit. The lack of negotiating between Democrats and Republicans show the American people they have much to fear in the future. Leaders from both parties must show the American people they can enact change. The American people must move toward eliminating a bipartisan-based government. We must stop the “us versus them” mentality, or our nation will suffer dire consequences. I’m not attempting to stir a pot of fear, but if America wants a brighter future
we must work together. The phrase “history repeats itself” comes to mind. Today’s radicalization of American politics gives a vibe that could have been felt in the coming years before the Civil War. A refusal to compromise the public’s needs for the good of the Union is part of what lead to the bloodiest war in our history. I’m not saying another civil war is in our near future, but civil unrest could be imminent. During every political campaign the object of both candidates is to demonize the
other. Usually, the focus is taken off the issues facing America. The focus is aimed toward the opposing party and how they are America’s enemy. But the fact is we are all Americans who face many similar problems. Although we may differ on the solutions, we all feel the same effects. I urge all voters to look at the problems facing our country as Americans, not through the eyes of a Democrat or a Republican. Solutions will be found in the middle. We must see compromises.
Former Huffington Post contributor’s lawsuit is a lost cause david ryan a&e editor
Oh, journalists. With many print newspapers going out of business and news organizations laying off writers, now is not the most optimistic time for a career. For some aspiring journalists, however, these sad and troubled times have bred a new kind of ingenuity for a journalist to be paid, a lawsuit. A former Huffington Post contributor has filed a class-action lawsuit for $105 million. According to PC Magazine, Jonathan Tasini filed the lawsuit Tuesday. In it, Tasini calls bloggers
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for the site “modern-day slaves on Arianna Huffington’s plantation,” the website reports. Earlier this year, AOL, the former Internet providerturned content provider, bought the website for $315 million. Tasini wrote for The Huffington Post since 2005 up to as recently as February. Tasini argues the $105 million he has filed for, a third of the company’s value, has been created by the thousands of unpaid contributors and they should be compensated fairly. Hey, when you’re going to sue a mega corporation, you may as well go for an ambitious number. The Huffington Post makes no excuse for its use of bloggers and is supported by con-
tributors and unpaid writers. It’s how the behemoth generates its content. Mario Ruiz, spokesperson for The Huffington Post, told the Los Angeles Times the suit was “without merit.” “As we’ve said before, our bloggers use our platform – as well as other unpaid group blogs across the Web – to connect and help their work be seen by as many people as possible,” Ruiz said. The website features articles on anything and everything, and, in the interest of full disclosure. The Huffington Post often links content from The Daily Athenaeum on its college pages. Tasini’s lawsuit seems to be one of confusion about what exactly The Huffington Post’s mission is.
College students – perhaps more than any audience – know volunteer positions are unpaid. Internships are the life-blood of inexperienced, career-hungry students looking to get their names out there. Several students at West Virginia University have managed to get their work published on the site, giving them a large audience to see their writing. But Tasini – who voluntarily contributed to the website fully aware of the freelance, unpaid nature of his work – should be laughed out of court. It’s not that I don’t want to see journalists get paid – they just shouldn’t get paid off the backs of a lawsuit. Yes, The Huffington Post is a massive content farm popu-
lated by writers whose talents are going unpaid. But the success of the site has only been created by those who volunteer to populate it. Sure, there are editors and writers who do get paid. The majority, however, do not. The Huffington Post makes money from its content and its page views. Writers submit content to expose a topic, an issue or their writing. The circle of life continues. It’s not an uncommon business model. Suing a company for $105 million isn’t going to solve the problem these writers have: Another place to write. Originally, when The Huffington Post launched, George Clooney and other celebrities helped populate its pages and let the site make a name for
itself. Now a $315 million media empire, the only way to stop an apparent injustice is to stop filling the site with content. As Tasini’s own case says, “The Huffington Post was, is and will never be, anything without the thousands of people who create the content.” Suing a company for a third of its value for money someone was never entitled to is not the way to go about things. Tasini was never obligated to contribute, nor are the thousands of writers who fill the site’s pages every day. If every journalist who ever subjected themselves to tireless hours reporting for a news organization decided to sue their former employers, then say goodbye to the media as we know it.
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WVU to hold concert scavenger hunt today Winner will receive tickets to Thirty Seconds to Mars, Cee Lo concert by mackenzie mays associate a&e editor
West Virginia University Arts & Entertainment will host a scavenger hunt today, offering the winner a pair of free tickets to the Cee Lo Green and Thirty Seconds to Mars concert at the Coliseum April 26. The contest is open to the public and clues will be given throughout the day via social networking sites, according to Ali Daly, WVU Arts & Entertainment media and public relations specialist. “We’ll post a clue on our Facebook and Twitter pages
sometime in the morning,” Daly said. “Participants will have to search for a voucher hidden somewhere on campus based on the clue.” The event is a part of the WVU Arts & Entertainment’s second assembled Street Team. This particular group is dedicated to promoting the upcoming Cee Lo Green and Thirty Seconds to Mars concert. “Having a Street Team involves the fans of the artists and events that we bring to town in a fun and exciting way,” Daly said. WVU Arts & Entertainment debuted its first Street Team with the “Spring Awakening” performance in November, and Daly said since the event was a success, she hopes it will continue to open doors and connect WVU Events with the community. “Our hope is that we will be
FOR MORE INFORMATION Follow WVU A&E on Twitter @wvuevents or Facebook www.facebook.com/wvuevents able to continue doing this for other events in the future.,” Daly said. “We’re always looking for new ways to spread the word about our shows, to be able to reach our audience in ways that traditional advertising may not.” Daly said there are still open positions for Street Team members and those interested simply need to “like” WVU Event’s Facebook page and share on the page how they would like to do their part. “We’re looking for enthusiastic fans that are comfortable talking to their fellow stu-
dents, friends and neighbors about this upcoming concert and who have an active presence on Facebook and Twitter,” Daly said. All participants will have a chance to win free tickets to the show, and Daly advises to connect with the team as soon as possible, as time is limited. WVU Arts & Entertainment will offer further information about the concert and offer a raffle for free tickets in the Mountainlair commons today through Friday between 11 a.m and 2 p.m. They will also be available Monday and Tuesday at the same times. The ticket drawing will be April 19 and winners will be notified by email. Web
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Hip hop R&B performer Cee Lo Green performs with Gwyneth Paltrow at the Grammys.
Slight Indulgence to hold home brewery competition Saturday by jake potts a&e writer
Twenty-five independent beer brewers will come together Saturday as Slight Indulgence, located at 407 High St., hosts its first home brew competition. The local speciality store has been serving a variety of wine, beer and gourmet goods for almost 40 years. For Jessica and Janna Warman the business is a family affair, initially created by their father years ago. The sisters now run the High Street location while their parents, JC and Suzy Warman, manage the Suncrest shop. When intern Alex Kline suggested a home brew competition for the public, the sisters seized an opportunity to showcase fellow independent brewers. “The event will be a great way for brewers to come out Matt Sunday/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM
John Miller sings and plays guitar during a performance of The Fox Hunt at 123 Pleasant Street in February.
Fox Hunt to perform at 123 by jake potts A&E writer
Incorporating stringed instruments with an old-time feel, The Fox Hunt has a style that feels at home in the hills of West Virginia. Performing together since 2006, The Fox Hunt routinely revisits venues and clubs throughout the nation, traveling across seas to perform and released three albums. A local favorite, the band has played at 123 Pleasant Street numerous times and will do so again Thursday night at 10 p.m. “The shows we put on at 123 are always awesome,” said guitarist John Miller. “The crowds are definitely some of the rowdiest we’ve seen
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and it’s always a good time performing.” The group will be performing alongside The Tillers, a band The Fox Hunt is proud to introduce to the local audience. “I don’t think The Tillers have played in West Virginia yet,” Miller said. “I’m sure the guys are gonna love the crowd. The crowd will definitely dig them. Their sound is really similar to ours, so it should be an awesome night.” The Tillers come from Cincinnati. Like The Fox Hunt, the band also incorporates stringed instruments. The Fox Hunt’s use of stringed instruments and unique feel may sound gentle to some listeners, but their
stage performance is an entirely different story. By the members switching instruments, sharing vocal spotlight and relying on the audience’s ability to help sing along, the band has managed to keep every performance fresh for their fans. The group always looks forward to the events that unfold during their performances in front of the Morgantown crowd. “Last time we were in town, we got a surprise visit from the Fire Marshal which was pretty nuts,” Miller said. “We can’t wait to see what shenanigans play out during this show.” The show begins at 10 p.m. jakob.potts@mail.wvu.edu
and network,” Jessica said. “It’s more about bringing people together and building a home brewers’ community for everyone.” Jessica said she wants to offer Slight Indulge simply as a venue and plans to “stand back” and allow the competitors’ creativity to take control. The judging panel for the competition will be made up of five local beer enthusiasts including home brewers, bar managers and one “Joe Schmo who just loves beer,” according to Jessica. The members of the competition span from ages 21 to mid-50’s with one female contestant. “We started advertising the competition in February. By April fourth our slots were completely full. The enthusiasm that the community has for the competition just makes it that much better,” Jessica said.
The competition will be awarding four different prizes: Best Ale, Best Lager, Best Specialty Beer and Best Overall in Competition. The winners will receive a variety of prizes including gift cards, beer assortments and other gifts, but no competitor will go home empty-handed, according to Jessica. Although this is the competition’s debut, Janna said she hopes to continue the festivities for years to come. “If all goes well this year, we’d love to have the same event next year and the year after and the year after,” Janna said. Although the brews entered for the competition are not available for taste to the public due to limited supply, Slight Indulgence will offer sampling of two of their own beers for the public. jakob.potts@mail.wvu.edu
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in the conference room of Chestnut Ridge Hospital. For more information, call Mary at 304-296-3748. GUITAR HERO COMPETILUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE TION will be taking place in the COLLEGIATE CORPS meets at the LuMountainlair Games Area at 7 p.m. theran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC responds to regional and national disasters. No experience is necesToday sary. For more information, email THE WVU STUDENT CHAPTER OF Stephanie at szinn1@mix.wvu.edu THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY will meet or visit www.lutheranmountaineer. at 6 p.m. in Room 308 of Percival org/disaster. Hall. The guest speaker will be raptor biologist Dr. Todd Katzner. Offi- Continual cer nominations will also take place. WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as nutrition, sexual health Every Wednesday and healthy living are provided for WVU FIRST BOOK ADVISORY interested student groups, orgaBOARD meets at 7 p.m. in the nizations or classes by WELLWVU Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair. Student Wellness and Health ProStudents and faculty are welcome to motion. For more information, visit attend and get involved with First www.well.wvu.edu/wellness. Book and the WVU Advisory Board. WELLWVU STUDENT HEALTH is For more information, email wvu@ paid for by tuition and fees and is firstbook.org. confidential. For appointments or CYCLING CLUB meets at 8 p.m. more information, call 304-293-2311 in the Bluestone Room of the or visit www.well.edu.wvu/medical. Mountainlair. For more information, NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets visit www.WVUcycling.com. nightly in the Morgantown and FairTHE STUDENT GOVERNMENT AS- mont areas. For more information, SOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. at call the helpline at 800-766-4442 Hatfields in the Mountainlair. For or visit www.mrscna.org. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS more information, stop by the SGA meets daily. To find a meeting, visit or SOS offices in the Mountainlair. WVU ULTIMATE CLUB/TEAM www.aawv.org. For those who need meets at 5 p.m. at the WVU Intramu- help urgently, call 304-291-7918. CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonral Fields and is always looking for new participants. Experience play- profit organization serving West ing ultimate frisbee isn’t necessary. Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs doFor more information, email Zach nations of food and personal care at wvultimate@yahoo.com or visit items and volunteers to support all aspects of the organization’s acwww.sugit.org. WVU-ACLU meets at 6 p.m. tivities. For more information, call in the Monongalia Room of the 304-985-0021. CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING Mountainlair. TAI CHI is taught from 6:30 p.m. SERVICES are provided for free by to 8 p.m. Other class times are avail- the Carruth Center for Psychologiable. For more information, call cal and Psychiatric Services. A walkin clinic is offered weekdays from 9 304-319-0581. C ATHOLICS ON C AMPUS a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include edumeets at 8 p.m. at 1481 Univer- cational, career, individual, couples sity Ave. For more information, call and group counseling. Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more 304-296-8231. ESL CONVERSATION TABLE meets information. SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe. All nationalities are welcome. The HOUSE, a local outreach organizatable is sponsored by Monongalia tion, needs volunteers for daily proCounty Literacy Volunteers, a mem- grams and special events. For more ber of the United Way family. For information or to volunteer, contact more information on Literacy Volun- Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@hotmail. teers, contact Jan at 304-296-3400 com or 304-599-5020. WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILor mclv2@comcast.net. WVU FENCING CLUB hosts ad- DREN needs volunteers. WIC provanced fencing practice from 7 vides education, supplemental p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall foods and immunizations for pregGym. For more information, e-mail nant women and children under 5 wvufencing@gmail.com or visit years of age. This is an opportunity www.encingclub.studentorgs.wvu. to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, edu. AIKIDO BEGINNERS CLASS is held contact Michelle Prudnick at 304at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. Student 598-5180 or 304-598-5185. FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is availrates are available. For more inforable on the first Monday of every mation, email. var3@cdc.gov. STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the POLICY meets at 7 p.m. in Room Caritas House office located at 391 105 of Woodburn Hall . For more in- Scott Ave. Test results are available formation, email ssdp.wvu@gmail. in 20 minutes and are confidential. To make an appointment, call 304com. CHAMPION TRAINING ACADEMY 293-4117. For more information, offers free tumbling and stunting visit www.caritashouse.net. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for those interested in competing on a Coed United Way agency, is looking for Open International Level 5 Cheer- volunteers to become Big Brothleading Team. For more informa- ers and Big Sisters in its one-ontion, call 304-291-3547 or email CTA one community-based and schoolbased mentoring programs. To at ctainfo@comcast.net. volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304Every Thursday 983-2823, ext. 104 or email bigCO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, s4kids@yahoo.com. ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, a 12-step program to assist participants in developing healthier rela- which provides a place for adult tionships of all kinds, meets at 7 p.m. patients and their families to stay
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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 allvolunteer nonprofit that promotes spay/neuter to reduce the number of homeless pets that are euthanized every year. M-SNAP needs new members to help its cause, as does ReTails, a thrift shop located in the Morgantown Mall. For more information, go to www.m-snap.org. THE CONDOM CARAVAN will be in Room G304 of the Health Sciences Center on Mondays and the Mountainlair on Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m. The caravan sells condoms for 25 cents or five for $1. INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus. Everyone is welcome to attend events. For more information, 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.
HOROSCOPES BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you push past seemingly insurmountable obstacles. You have the energy, ideas and creativity to manifest your desires. You are more upbeat and direct than you have been in years. You have entered a positive luck cycle. Your finances will improve, but you also might spend more. If you are single, how can you not attract admirers? You will have to make some hard choices – make it your pleasure! If you are attached, the two of you enjoy more positive interactions. VIRGO can drive a hard bargain. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH Stop multitasking; focus on one project at a time. Diversifying might seem inefficient, but it’s not. You’ll land on your feet. Be willing to extend your hand to someone who really needs your support. Tonight: Working late. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH If you must, relax as if you were at home in order to work well. Communication comes from out of left field. Note a tendency to know who is going to call before he or she actually does. Maintain a low profile. Tonight: Be a couch potato if you want to. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Keep the conversations moving. Avoid getting hung up on any details or trivial matters. You can now effectively clear out what you haven’t been able to for days. Finally, you have a receptive audience. A meeting gives you additional support. Tonight: Make it early.
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Stay on top of your budget. A boss or someone you respect within the community talks a good game, but will this person come through for you? Use your instincts with an investment. You cannot be too careful. Tonight: Go with a second wind. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH Your enthusiasm is based on your experiences. You know when you hit solid ground. Finally, you receive a response from a key person at a distance. You know what you want. Let the other party figure out what he or she wants without your influence. Tonight: Be the gregarious Lion. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Maintain a low profile for one more day. A partner seems unusually grounded and lucky. Let this person take the lead. You’ll gain understanding. You also need to see the situation from a detached mental stance. Tonight: Do what you want. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH Zero in on what you want. Don’t sell yourself short. Knowing what is desirable is important. All you need to be is authentic, and you’ll see results. Note a new person in your circle. He or she could be of interest for a lot of reasons. Tonight: Make it early. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Take the lead in a situation. Honor what you want, but also think of the group. Your ability to coordinate plans and inspire others merge. Listen to what is being said discreetly. Tonight: Join a friend
as soon as you can. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH You cannot help but be spontaneous. That quality marks everything you do. Some people who don’t really understand could raise their eyebrows, but the majority will smile at your unusual get-up-and-go. Tonight: You could go till the wee hours. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Work directly with a partner or key friend. This person understands you well and often is able to pitch in and help make that difference. Above all, between you exists the gift of trust. You come from a space where you are just plain lucky. Tonight: Togetherness works. A discussion is inevitable. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Defer to others. Someone else might have more humor and drama than you. Let this person champion the cause for a while. Several conversations with different people emphasize the wisdom of your ways. Tonight: Dinner for two. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Focus on success. You might be a little too willing to pitch in – be it energy, time or money. Pull back and take a complete look at what is going on. You don’t need to make a commitment of the size you were considering. Tonight: Join friends for a late snack. BORN TODAY R&B singer Al Green (1946), golfer Davis Love (1964), musician Jack Casady (1944)
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Student artwork featured in exhibit by christina Gutierrez a&E writer
The sign for The Purple Fiddle in Thomas, W.Va. The venue recently raised more than $6000 at a fundraiser concert.
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More than $6,000 raised for Purple Fiddle, Japan by mackenzie mays associate a&e editor
When Purple Fiddle owner John Bright realized he was in danger of losing his music venue in the economic downturn, he reached out to the community members and performers who had always been there to support him. A total of 16 bands have volunteered to contribute to the “For the Love of Music” benefit concert series, which has already raised more than $6,000 to maintain the small-town entertainment atmosphere, with 10 percent of the proceeds going to Japan relief efforts. The Purple Fiddle, located in Thomas, W.Va., will host the benefit concerts through May 20, and Bright said it’s important to realize music venues’ roles in the community. According to Bright, 90 people made the benefit’s first show on April 1, with 60 people making it to the performances on April 2. “The arts are among the first things to suffer in a down economy – at both the educational level and the performance level. I think it’s very important to keep the arts alive, to keep our spirits high, to nourish our souls and maintain the cohesiveness of the community,” Bright said. “In the worst of times, community gathering places such as the Purple Fiddle – places of sharing and celebration – are critical to our well-being and our peace of mind.” The Purple Fiddle is most known for creating a unique, family-friendly music venue from a 100-year-old historical mining town general store. It hosts, on average, 300 live per-
formances a year, attracting more than 12,000 patrons in 2010 alone. However, according to Bright, the past three years have been a struggle. “When government tax agencies start sending letters threatening to confiscate assets in lieu of unpaid taxes, you have to respond or go out of business. But I believe strongly in keeping alive what we have started here, and so do hundreds of musicians and thousands of patrons. If I can tap into those strong alliances, then maybe we can continue,” Bright said. “Our goal is to keep the Purple Fiddle open and thriving as the premier music venue in the state. Right now, we’re a business looking to maintain viability. We can’t survive much longer if the status quo continues.” In the first weekend, $3,140 was made from ticket sales, in addition to individual donations totaling $2,040. Bright said a few bands have also begun donating some of their earnings to the venue, with band donations totaling $953. “With three benefits to go and better weather foreseen, there is good reason to believe we are going to be able to pay most of our $20,000 in debts,” Bright said. Bright is touched by the actions of community members and bands alike who have come together for what he feels is an important cause. He said he is especially shocked by the heart of Ohio-based band the Lewis Brothers, who gave the Purple Fiddle all of their ticket earnings. “I am amazed at the generosity of the bands – especially with several bands who could
not make the benefits, donating part or all of their salary to the cause,” Bright said. “The Lewis Brothers gave us all of their ticket funds. To see a band travel all the way here from Ohio, in a gas-guzzling SUV pulling a trailer and to not take a cent is astounding in these times. It speaks highly of how much the bands appreciate what we are doing here.” While his venue is undoubtedly of importance to him and plays what he believes is a vital role in the local community, Bright realizes others are facing bigger problems, and he wants to do what he can to help. “First of all, the tragedy in Japan does take precedent, at least on a global scale. That is why we are donating 10 percent of our ticket sales to Japan. Our cause may seem flimsy and selfcentered in comparison to the suffering going on there, and it is very important that we put that into proper perspective,” Bright said. “But, secondly, we must take care of our own immediate community, too. It helps to maintain a sense of pride and to really see our dollars make an impact in our own lives.” General admission tickets cost $20. A $30 ticket includes a reserved seat with a $10 foodand-drink voucher. After 10 p.m., tickets are $10. “This benefit directly affects any and all music lovers in the mid-Atlantic region. If the Purple Fiddle cannot survive, then fewer bands get gigs regionally, and fewer bands can afford to travel through this part of the country,” Bright said. For more information, visit www.purplefiddle.com. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu
‘Get Back’ comes to Morgantown Thursday The West Virginia Public Theatre will host “Get Back!” for its spring fund-raising show. The production will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Metropolitan Theatre. After a single season in the new Morgantown Event Center, the West Virginia Public Theatre made the transition to the Metropolitan Theatre located at 369 High St. The casts performing for the West Virginia Public Theatre performances strive to capture the essence of their characters
but will be taking it a step further this round by abandoning their own names, according to Jessie Conners, WVPT office administrator. “It will be a good show and concert,” Conners said. Conners said the inspiration for “Get Back!” comes from the Broadway musical tribute to the Beatles called “Beatlemania.” “Beatlemania” debuted as a musical in May of 1977, airing as a close simulation to the life and times of the members of
the Beatles. Original members of the Broadway and London productions of “Beatlemania” will be performing in the rendition “Get Back!” The title for the performance is inspired by a song by the Beatles entitled “Get Back.” Prices for seats vary on position and span from $50 to $27. A $10 discount is available with a student identification card. For more information or to order tickets, call the WVPT Box Office at (304) 291-4122. — amw
A total of 18 pieces of student art will be showcased as part of the BFA Senior Project Exhibition Thursday at West Virginia University. The event will be held in the Paul and Laura Mesaros Galleries. The exhibition is a capstone event and graduation requirement for seniors getting graphic design degrees. The show will feature electronic media, painting, sculpture, printmaking, graphic design and two photographs. “We don’t do a lot of student exhibitions, so this is really the only opportunity for students to utilize the galleries,” said Robert Bridges, assistant professor and curator for the College of Creative Arts. Bridges said the pieces were strategically chosen by the students.
“They select what piece best represents them,” he said. Senior art and design student Alex Wayne will be displaying two pieces of her art in the form of electronic media. One is a nature documentary on mallard ducks. “I really love animals and in this piece, like all of my films, I want to show people something different than what the naked eye sees,” Wayne said. The second is a stop-motion animation piece featuring a series of original pictures that creates a scene over music. Though the artists chose which pieces to display, their professors had to approve of the chosen pieces and agree it represents their best work. Once the pieces are chosen, it is Bridges’ job, along with instructor Tracy Stuckey, to put the showcase together.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Artwork will be available to view beginning Thursday in the Paul and Laura Mesaros Galleries at the Creative Arts Center. All are encouraged to attend. “From a curatorial position, this show is hard to put together, but fun because it’s like a puzzle,” Bridges said. “You have to just use your eyes to see what fits where.” This opening reception for the exhibition will be held 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The exhibit will continue all the way through graduation. All are welcome and encouraged to check out the artwork. christina.gutierrez@mail.wvu.edu
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A screenshot from the Aerosmith edition of popular video game ‘Guitar Hero.’
Guitar Hero Competition to rock out the Mountainlair today by jamie carbone
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Today, the Mountainlair will become a place for theoretical musicians to rock out as they take part in a “Guitar Hero” competition. Hosted by the Mountainlair Administration and sponsored by Coca-Cola, the event will allow students to impress one another with their video game skills. “We always try to offer entertainment in the Mountainlair,” said Julie Holeczy, a graduate assistant with Mountainlair Administration Offices in charge of the event. There are three levels of difficulty students will compete in: medium, hard and expert, with first, second and third place for each tier winning an iTunes gift card, according to Holeczy.
The first-place winner of the expert tournament will win an iTunes gift card worth $100. Participants will receive ‘80s-style sunglasses to wear while competing, as well as a coupon for a free game of bowling in the Mountainlair. “We’re trying to make it something for people to come out,” Holeczy said, who discussed how the idea of a “Guitar Hero” tournament had been kicked around for some time. The competitors will play “Guitar Hero Arcade,” a ported version of “Guitar Hero III: Warriors of Rock,” which was released exclusively to arcades. Songs on this version include “Slow Ride” by Foghat and “The Metal” by Tenacious D. This is a simplified ver-
sion of the home-console version featuring a wired guitar control that lacks a whammy bar and doesn’t include a practice mode or some of the songs included in the original version of the game. Besides being able to watch people jam out against one another, those who come out will also be able to bowl in the lair for $2 a game. “Depending on how it goes, this might become a regular thing,” Holeczy said. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the arcade located in the basement of the Mountainlair. For students who would rather show off their skills with actual instruments, the Mountainlair will also be hosting a “Battle of the Bands “competition Monday. james.carbone@mail.wvu.edu
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James Franco, Zooey Deschanel and Danny McBride star in ‘Your Highness.’
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‘Your Highness’ combines fantasy, comedy jamie carbone campus calender editor
There are a few movies out there that combine genres that have no right being together. “Serenity” combines science fiction with western, “Hot Fuzz” features fast-paced action and slapstick comedy and “Your Highness” creates a new genre: stoner fantasy. “Your Highness” is a film about Prince Thaddeus (Danny McBride), the lesser of two princes, who spends his time getting stoned with his squire Courtney (Rasmus Hardiker). His brother, Fabious (James Franco), is the court’S hero who constantly thwarts the plans of evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux) and has recently rescued the beautiful Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel). However, Leezar is not willing to let Belladonna go, and it is up to Thaddeus, Fabious and Courtney to rescue her from the wizard before he impregnates her with a dragon. Along the way, they must fight monstrous snakes, an aroused minotaur and their own insecurities – meeting up with powerful warrior Isabel (Natalie Portman) on their quest. While the plot synopsis
might make it sound like a standard swords-and-sorcery tale, it is anything but. It seems as if the film would be completely fantasy if not for the inclusion of McBride, who always speaks using modern language and crotch references. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, if it wasn’t so contradictory with the rest of the film’s feel. McBride plays pervert well, but this isn’t the film for it. However, there are actors who deserve some accolade. Franco deserves to be Lancelot in the next Camelotbased film as he frequently encompasses the definition of a hero. Hardiker is the best actor in the film though, able to jump between the perverted and epic at a moment’s notice, and, in the film’s one emotional scene, he clearly brings his all to the role. For an actor on the rise, Hardiker deserves to be the next big British star in America. Theroux is also consistently impressive with his role, playing Leezar as both evil and emotionally stunted as the role calls for, with the best lines in the film coming from the character. Both Portman and Deschanel deserve praise as well for being comfortable with the
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Todd Barry looks out at the audience as he starts his stand-up routine at 123 Pleasant Street Sunday night.
‘Your Highness’ James Franco, Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride film’s material. Another great element about the film is the fantasy setting. The towns and castle they encounter capture the medieval feel that is necessary, and the magic used throughout the film is done well. Some moments are full of great one-liners but, overall, the film seems to have suffered. It is a funny film, but lacks depth. This movie isn’t for those who want to enjoy an epic adventure, but rather for those who enjoy derogatory jokes and references to marijuana. james.carbone@mail.wvu.edu
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WVU building pipeline in Texas
Texas is known as one of the best hotbeds for high school football. It’s one state the West Virginia football program has never found a way to tap into. That is until now. Since the newest additions to the coaching staff earlier this year, WVU looks like it finally might be able to open a pipeline in the Lone Star State. Prior to the 2011 season, there have been just nine Mountaineers from Texas. The most recent was tight end Sam Morrone, who played his final season for WVU in 2008 and finished his career with no catches and two carries for 12 yards. And, honestly, it’s a struggle to find a player from Texas who went to WVU and has more significant statistics in his time in Morgantown. The only other players who made much of an impact at all during their careers were long snapper Scott Fleming and defensive back Shane Graham, who made 28 and 27 tackles, respectively, with the Mountaineers. Now that new offensive coordinator and head coach-inwaiting Dana Holgorsen and his staff have arrived in Morgantown, it appears their familiarity with that area has already started to show. In January, the Mountaineers got Texas quarterback Paul Millard, who was ranked near the top nationally in nearly every passing category, to commit. Now, he looks like he will be quarterback Geno Smith’s backup this season. Earlier this year, WVU also picked up the services of running back Dustin Garrison, who will join the program this summer. The offensive staff hasn’t stopped there, either. On Saturday, West Virginia got another commitment from the state of Texas in Ford Childress. Right now, nobody knows for sure how well any of these guys will actually play once they hit the field in a WVU uniform, or in the case of Childress, that he will ever even wear the Old Gold and Blue. But, it’s great to see West Virginia is finally able to crack into a new pipeline. Perhaps the main reason this new coaching staff has helped make West Virginia such an appealing location for recruits from this previously untapped area is the style of offense that it’s brought with it. In addition to it being an offense that is fun to play in and exciting to watch, it’s what a lot of the schools run in high school. Texas high school football has been notorious for being able to take whatever seems to be popular at the college level and adapt that into its style of play. Right now, since this “Air Raid” style is beginning to gain more and more popularity across the country, high schools are starting to scheme around that style to help prepare their players for what they’ll run in college ball. There aren’t a lot of players who wouldn’t want to be in an offense they are familiar with, especially if they had success with it in high school. That factor is something that won’t just help out in the Texas area, but also with another pipeline from which WVU has gotten many of its best players: Florida. If the Mountaineers can continue getting players from Florida to come in the way they have in the past and add more from the Southwest, West Virginia could have a great stake in two of the richest high school football talent pools in the country. That’s the kind of stuff that helps build a great team. It’s what many programs dream of having, and this new staff and offensive style in Morgantown seem to be the X factors in making it a reality at West Virginia. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu
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West Virginia cornerback Keith Tandy celebrates following an interception last season. Tandy is one of the most veteran players returning to WVU’s defense.
West Virginia defensive end Julian Miller pressures former Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins in 2009.
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Senior defensive end brings experience to d-line BY TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR
West Virginia defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel will be quick to tell you how much defensive end Julian Miller has changed. Since joining the football program in 2007, Miller has made a transformation. “He came in here as a 215-pound guy, but he’s worked, and that’s usually what happens. They usually get bigger and stronger
as they go through the program,” Casteel said. “He’s built himself into a good football player.” Now, Miller stands at 6-foot-4 and 260 pounds – an imposing force for any offensive lineman to block because of his size and speed on the outside. “I used to be one of the guys that (defensive line coach Bill Kirelawich) was always on for having good technique, because I wasn’t as heavy as anything else,” Miller said. “Now,
I have the experience and I’m telling these guys what they need to do and to help them out as much as I can.” He’s the most experienced defensive lineman on WVU’s roster with 27 starts. He is the lone returning starter on the defensive line and one of just four returning starters on a defense that finished second in the country in rushing. “Julian has always helped me. He’s one of the main guys
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Young defense tries to find new leaders BY MICHAEL CARVELLI SPORTS WRITER
The West Virginia football team boasted one of the best defenses it’s ever had last season. The unit ranked among the top five nationally in just about every category, and the most points it gave up in a game were the 23 N.C. State put up in the Champs Sports Bowl. If the Mountaineers want to repeat that feat this year, they’re going to have to find players to replace the likes of nose tackle Chris Neild, linebacker J.T. Thomas, corner-
back Brandon Hogan and safety Robert Sands as the defense’s leaders. And, while they might not be as proven as those players were, this year’s defense should have a lot of guys more than capable of stepping into those roles. In fact, having the opportunity to watch players like those who left last year might help the new leaders step into that role in 2011. “When you know what you’re doing, you can help (younger players) out tremendously,” said senior
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track and field
Carrier given Big East honor West Virginia senior track and field star Chelsea Carrier was named the Big East Conference’s Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. It’s the second time during the outdoor season and the third time this year Carrier has been given that honor. The Buckhannon, W.Va., native earned the honor after her first-place performance in the heptathlon at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas last week. Carrier won the event with 5,927 points, after finishing first in the 100-meter hurdles (13.04), the 200-meter dash (23.64) and the long jump (6.22 meters), while also placing third in the high jump (1.73 meters), fourth in the 800-meter run (2:18.92), seventh in the shot put (11.75) and 12th in the javelin (31.24 meters). The finish, which ranks first in the nation this season, broke the school record of 5,684 total points,
previously set by WVU great Pat Itanyi in 1997. She also broke the school record in the 100-meter hurdles as part of the pentathlon, crossing the line in 13.04 seconds to top the previous best of 13.20 set in 1996. — amd
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QUESTIONABLE CALLS Is it a good idea to sell alcohol at Milan Puskar Stadium next season? BY TONY DOBIES
SPORTS EDITOR
West Virginia University’s Athletic Department has made it known it wants to sell alcohol at Milan Puskar Stadium. But, it needs the Board of Governor’s to change its policy on alcohol sales at athletic events. While that may just be a formality, in the end it’s something WVU should get an adequate response on before making a decision. I see positives and negatives to selling alcohol in the football stadium. At first, I was against the idea for simple and obvious reasons. Fan behavior at athletic events at WVU isn’t necessarily the best. In fact, some incidents have made national TV. I don’t believe fan behavior will improve in any way when more alcohol is involved. It may also make families with younger children think twice about bringing them to football games. While that isn’t significant, it’s still a factor in this decision. But, there are obviously positives, as well. The Athletic Department would make a nice chunk of change by selling thousands of beers during a football game; some have estimated it could reach $1.2 million each season. In addition, it would potentially keep students and all fans in general from leaving the games at halftime or in the second half. It’s embarrassing when a TV camera pans around the stadium and nearly half of the student section is empty. I don’t feel strongly either way, but I do feel the BOG should take into account whether the fans agree with the Athletic Department. It probably will happen, and in the end, it won’t affect the overall gameday experience significantly.
by brian kuppelweiser
sports writer
With the possibility of the West Virginia University Board of Governors allowing the sale of alcohol at Milan Puskar Stadium, one thought came to mind at first – what a great idea. However, I began to waver from my early stance on the positives behind the proposed idea. What about the liability WVU would be taking on as some would most likely try to use fake IDs to purchase beer? Or how about those that would have a few adult beverages then get in their cars and drive home? After some thought, my negative beliefs on the idea started to wane, and I realized this was just another one of Athletic Director Oliver Luck’s brilliant plans. My worries about underage students drinking in the stadium probably will not occur that much, because what student is going to shell out $7, $8 or even $9 for a beer in the stadium when they can drink at tailgates for little to nothing? Furthermore, if beer sales are permitted, the elimination of passouts, which is long overdue, will finally take place. By doing this, it may actually encourage fans to stick around for the final two quarters of action rather than having a half-full stadium when the Mountaineers need a home field advantage most. Lastly, I viewed the proposal as something that may eliminate the stereotype placed on WVU fans. If Mountaineers fans are able to handle this responsibly, this decision is something that could be beneficial to all parties involved.
BY MICHAEL CARVELLI
SPORTS WRITER
When it was first announced the West Virginia University Board of Governors was looking into allowing fans to purchase alcohol at football games, I thought it was a bad idea. But, the more I think about it, the idea isn’t bad at all. Sure, it’s definitely a possibility that selling beer at Mountaineer Field won’t help improve fan behavior during football games, but at the same time, it will help the football program in more ways than it will hurt it. Even if beer at the stadium are $5 or $6 apiece, a lot of fans will buy it no matter how much it costs. That, obviously, will help bring in more money. Also, with allowing beer sales at the stadium, the Athletic Department would get rid of the pass-outs. That’s been probably the biggest problem over the last couple of years at home games, especially with students. At halftime, a lot of people would flock out of the stadium in order to go drink in the parking lot. If they are selling beer in the stadium, not as many people will want to leave at halftime. Therefore, more fans will be in the stands for close games in the second half, especially in big conference games near the end of the season. Overall, this is just another plan Athletic Director Oliver Luck has had that will continue to move this athletic department and the football program in a positive direction if the BOG approves of it.
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www.halfknights.com 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/BR APT. IN QUIET SOUTHPark. Rent/incl utilis. W/D. On bus line. 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 LOCATION SOUTH PARK. ONE 3/BR apartment. Call 304-692-0990 LOCATION SUNNYSIDE One 3/BR Apartment within 10 min. or less form Downtown campus or Stadium 304-692-0990 MATURE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO LIVE near Law School. This like-new building includes 2BR, 2Bath. $800/mo +utilities. No Pets. 304-685-9300. 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.
Downtown Apartments 409 High Street 2 Bedroom D/W, Laundry Facitities Camera System With Secure Entry Door $450/$500 Per Person
387 High Street (Pita Pit Building) 2,3, Bedroom With Utilities and Furnished Laundry Facitities $460/$525 Per Person
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FURNISHED HOUSES 2/BR, 2/BA. $650/MO PLUS UTILITIES NO PETS. WD. Partially furnished. 5/min walk downtown. Lease/deposit. Available August 1, 2011. 304-290-1332.
TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 1-2-3/bedroom deluxe furnished & unfurnished townhouse & garden apartments. Centrally located to university campuses. No Pets allowed. 304-292-8888.
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HELP WANTED !!BARTENDING. $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Training available. Become a bartender. Age: 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285 BLACK BEAR BURRITOS NOW HIRING experienced kitchen and wait staff. Must be willing to work in the fall. Full&Part Time apply within, resume preferred 132 Pleasant St.
2/BR. 1/BA. WD/DW, MICROWAVE, FULL BASEMENT. 5/MINUTE WALK downtown. $900/mo +utilities. Lease/deposit. Off-street parking. NO PETS. Available July 1st. 304-290-1332.
JERSEY SUBS - HIRING DAYTIME CASHIER 11-2p.m. Also cooks & drivers. All shifts. Experience preferred. Apply: 1756 Mileground.
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.
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.
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4 B/R 1 1/2 BATH Older 2 story house. 725 White Avenue. $75,000. Call Sam Muncy at 304-457-4531
HABILITATION SPECIALIST POSITION Habilitation Specialist Positions for persons receiving Title XIX Waiver Services are available with the Coordinating Council for Independent Living in Harrison, Monongalia, Marion and Preston County areas. This is casual, part-time, non-benefitted positions. Often can be a very flexible schedule, working with one person on their home and in the community.Requirements include: High school diploma or GED, reliable and legal transportation. Prefer knowledge of and experience wit MR/DD population. Local travel required. Resume & two letters of reference should be sent to: Nicole Britt, Habilitation Services Supervisor, CCIL, 1097 Greenbag Road, Morgantown, WV 26508 by April 29,2011. EOE/M/F/V/D
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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.
3BR, 2 BTH, $350per bedroom/mth & 1BR/EFF. 450/mth near hosp. plus utilites , lease, deposit no pets 304-594-1501 or 304-216-1355
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VERY NICE SPACIOUS 3-4/BR HOUSE. Walk to campus. NO PETS. W/D. $1000/mo. + Utilities. 304-290-5498. WHARF DISTRICT- 3BR, 2BR & 3BR HOUSES for rent. $350/person/month, includes gas,elec,water. W/D, off-street parking, large houses, big kitchens; 10min walk to campus. Avail. June 1st. Howard Hanna Premier Properties by Barbara Alexander, Owner/Broker, Independently Owned and Operated. 304-594-0115.
ROOMMATES 1-3 ROOMMATES, MALE, 4BR, 4BATH apt. Evansdale, $425/month, WD/DW, AC, Furn kitchen/living room. Parking. 1yr lease. Available May 15. 304-482-7919.
SIX BEDROOM near all campuses. D/W, w/d, central air, offtreet parking. $400/each. Available May 2011. NO PETS 304-692-6549 SPACIOUS 2BR APARTMENT. SOUTH Walnut Street. AC. W/D. Gas, heat, garbage, and parking included. $680/month. Available June 1st. 304-288-2740. 304-291-6533.
Two Blocks to Campus & High St. 1-2-3-Bedroom Apartments Off Street Parking Laundry Facilities Nice Apartments for Nice Price
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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM
Wednesday April 13, 2011
The Daily Athenaeum is hiring! Your award-winning student newspaper is looking for the following positions: Multimedia Editor, copy editor, news staff writers, opinion columnists, arts & entertainment writers and sports writers. If you’re interested, pick up an application at The Daily Athenaeum office at 284 Prospect St. Please include a resume, cover letter and at least three writing samples with your completed application.
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West Virginia defensive end Julian Miller tries to get past an offensive lineman during spring practice.
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Continued from page 9 that helped me when we were on the defensive line,” said WVU defensive end Bruce Irvin, who is slated to start on the other side of the line from Miller this season. Irvin and Miller should undoubtedly give West Virginia one of the best pass-rushing defensive lines in the Big East. However, with a three-downlinemen scheme, that isn’t necessarily the purpose of the linemen in the 3-3-5 defense. “It might make it a little bit easier for me since (Irvin) is going to be getting a lot more attention. But, it might make it a little bit harder, because I’ll be playing more like (former defensive tackle Scooter Berry) played last year,” Miller said. Last season, WVU’s starters, consisting of Miller, Berry and nose tackle Chris Neild,
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Continued from page 9 linebacker Najee Goode. “From watching the older guys do it right, that’s how I learned all my stuff.” Goode, along with defensive
weighed a combined 848 pounds. This year, the projected starting defensive line weighs in 72 pounds lighter, a drop of 24 pounds per person. “We would have to do some things to help them, but we have to be a fundamental football player either way, it just helps when you’re bigger,” Casteel said. The only other players to record a start on the line are nose tackles Josh Taylor (seven) and Jorge Wright (one). It seems Wright has the upper-hand on the starting position. Both are more than 20 pounds lighter than Neild was last season. “At every single position up front, we’re at least 50 pounds underweight against offensive lineman. So you have to have good technique – almost perfect technique – to play down there,” Miller said. Casteel warns fans not to overreact regarding West Virginia’s lack of size. He expects
everyone to gain weight over the summer. He noted that WVU has had smaller defensive lines that have been successful in the past. For example, former defensive end Johnny Dingle started in 2006 at 255 pounds. The Mountaineers also used undersized Doug Slavonic at 260 pounds and Miller at 220 pounds in 2008. This season, though, it looks like West Virginia’s defensive line will be the lightest since Casteel started at the school 11 years ago. Irvin will likely play at 240 pounds, and it’s likely Miller will stay around 260 pounds. “We don’t tee off until September, so these guys still have a lot of eating to do between now and September,” Casteel joked. “We hope to be a little bit bigger football team by the time summer is up.”
end Julian Miller, will be the two most experienced players on that side of the ball. Although Miller leads less by his voice and more by his actions, Goode said he will try to take on the vocal role that Thomas had last season with the linebacker corps. “(J.T.) was a little excessive,” Goode said. “But, I’m trying to get them going. A lot of guys play with energy; they just don’t show it on the sidelines. “I’m just trying to get their engines revved up.” Another guy who made a significant impact in his first season as a Mountaineer and will be looked at as a leader to the younger guys this year is defensive end Bruce Irvin. “Bruce is a guy that’s worked real hard,” said defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel. “The guys gravitate to the guys that work hard and have success by working hard.” And even though he will be looked on as more of a leader this year, Irvin plans on letting some of the older guys do a lot of the talking. “I’m not a very vocal person,”
Irvin said. “I kind of step back and let them lead, but if I have to, I’ll say what I have to say and play my part.” With those guys there, it looks like West Virginia will have plenty of possible leaders ready to step up and not only make big plays but lead and mentor younger players. There’s another player who Casteel believes will be a great leader to step up this year, and he might even be the best leader of them all. That player is none other than senior cornerback Keith Tandy, who, after having some struggles in his first three years in a WVU uniform, broke out as one of the better defensive backs in the Big East Conference in 2010. “Keith may be our best leader on our defense,” Casteel said. “Those guys watch him work, and they understand how he got to be a good football player through hard work. He’s great at helping ... all these young kids. “He’s like having another coach on the field.”
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NFL releases preseason schedule despite lockout NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is preparing for preseason games even though the owners and players remain at odds over a new contract. The league released its preseason schedule Tuesday as lawyers for locked-out players were meeting with a judge in Minneapolis prior to courtordered mediation with the league later this week. The first preseason game will match the Chicago Bears against the St. Louis Rams in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game at Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 7. The preseason schedule, of course, is contingent on the players and NFL owners reaching a new collective bargaining agreement, replacing the one that expired March 11 after talks with a federal mediator in D.C. broke off. Because teams will need at least two weeks of training camp to get ready, that means the NFL would need to have its labor stalemate solved about July 25 at the very latest, even if starters are only going to play for a series or two in the exhibition opener. With the NFL entering its
second month of its shutdown, the only business going on is the April 28-30 draft. The preseason schedule includes 65 games through Sept. 2. The league’s slate of 11 nationally televised preseason games features the entire 2010 playoff field, including the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers visiting Indianapolis on Aug. 26 at Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the 2012 Super Bowl. The nationally televised games are the only ones with specific dates determined. On Aug. 18, the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers will host Philadelphia on Fox. The preseason schedule wraps up Sept. 1-2 with the regular season’s first full slate of regular season games set for Sept. 11. The regular season schedule has yet to be released. In Minneapolis, attorneys and Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller sat down with U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan on Tuesday. The NFL’s attorneys are scheduled to meet with Boylan on Wednesday before mediation begins on Thursday.