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SGA vice president resigns after arrest

BY MACKENZIE MAYS & lydia nuzum da staff

Megan Callaghan resigned as West Virginia University Student Government Association vice president Monday after being arrested for driving under the influence Sept. 4.

Rashad Bates, former SGA governor, was sworn in as new vice president immediately following her resignation.

“We’re pushing the past

behind us, and we’re moving forward now,” said SGA President Jason Bailey. “This was a personal decision of Megan’s.”

But, on Sunday, Bailey said Callaghan had no plans of resigning.

“We look forward to continuing what we already started. The agenda doesn’t stop here,” Bailey said just one night prior to Callaghan’s resignation.

A Breathalyzer test determined Callaghan’s blood al-

cohol concentration to be measured at 0.233 around 8 p.m. following the WVU vs.

Marshall game, according to Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston said.

Callaghan, 21, ran over a “Do Not Enter” sign with her vehicle near University Avenue and Campus Drive.

In 2010, when Callaghan was campaigning for the SGA Board of Governors, one of her main platforms was public safety with an emphasis on

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a Safe Ride program to avoid drunk-driving.

“A boy from my hometown was recently involved in a drunk-driving accident and was killed. It really affected many people, and I would never want to see other people go through this,” Callaghan told The Daily Athenaeum a year ago.

Callaghan refused to comment on her resignation Monday night but gave a statement Sunday addressing her arrest:

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“I’m sorry for the pain and embarrassment that I’ve caused. I regret that I’ve disappointed many people, including my friends and family. This has been a very trying time for me in my life, and I am still working through the situation. This has by no means affected my ability to serve the student body, and I will continue to strive to fulfill our agenda.”

Bates said he thinks Callaghan made the right deci-

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Annual Campus Cup competition kicked off Monday afternoon by amy rogers staff writer

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Members of the Lyon Tower team cheer on their teammates as they compete in dizzy bat, a part of the Campus Cup, held behind towers on Monday evening.

Campus Cup, an annual campus-wide competition between freshmen living in residence halls, began its weeklong activities Monday.

All of the residence halls on campus will be competing against one another for the ultimate first place title. Physical challenges, philanthropic challenges and less physically demanding competitive events help students to form rewarding friendships, said Eric O’Hara, associate director of Residential Education.

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Former President speaks at Festival of Ideas by mike atkins correspondent

Dr. C. Peter Magrath, president of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, spoke to West Virginia University students Monday evening in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act. The Morrill Act created land-grant institutions such as WVU. “Land-Grant education serves people by helping them learn to think, and by helping them in the practicalities of their daily work-lives,” Magrath said. “The 21st cen-

tury Land-Grant University must be, at its core, an engaged university.”

Magrath served as interim president of WVU from 2008 to 2009, and was credited with bringing immediate stability to the campus.

He’s now the president of Binghamton University in New York.

He spoke about the impact an education can have on individuals’ lives.

“Education is learning to learn how to learn, and my faith is in education of all people, of all ages, from kindergarten to life,” Magrath said.

Magrath said the land grant program cannot solve all of the world’s problems, but a successful, engaged university can make a difference.

An effective university needs three things, he said.

“First, it must be organized to respond to the needs of today’s students. Second, it must enrich student’s experiences. Lastly, it must put its’ critical resources of knowledge and expertise to work on the problems of the communities it serves,” Magrath said.

He said Land-Grant education is needed in West Virginia because the state faces challenges at many levels.

“Its application is deeply relevant to West Virginia, our country, and our world,” Magrath said.

Michael Withrow, a junior agriculture education and extension student, said a class got him interested in attending Monday’s presentation.

“In our current class we are learning about land-grants and how they are applied to West Virginia as a state, so it’s a good opportunity to come out and see the process that Magrath has done, to get West Virginia where it’s at as a state,” Withrow said.

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Clements hosts forum on economic competitiveness by josh clark

A student participating in the Campus Cup wears drunk goggles while competing at dizzy bat. University police officers refereed the event which was held behind the Towers dorms Monday evening.

sion by resigning.

“Megan did a great thing by resigning. SGA respects her for that,” Bates said. “I know it’s a hard time in her life.”

Callaghan isn’t the first WVU SGA member to resign due to a DUI, though.

Three other SGA members have resigned following DUI charges within the past five years – David Kirkpatrick, the president in 2007, Charlie

West Virginia University President James P. Clements hosted more than 100 engineering experts and education reformists from across the country Friday at a Forum on Innovation and Economic Competitiveness.

The forum was launched by the National Innovation Advisory Board under the Department of Commerce to come together for three central goals for improvement: education, innovation and infrastructure.

“When I was a kid, my parents used to say that research was the way to solve many of the problems in society,” Clements said. “Studies now show that many people think investing in research isn’t worth it. That’s why we’re here.”

Speakers from law firms to engineering companies came together to discuss the country’s economic revitalization plan.

“We have been tasked with making America competitive again,” said Mark Doms, chief economist for the U.S. Department of Commerce. “Americans are making lower average wages – their standards of living have gone down, and this has been going on for a couple of decades.”

WVU Provost Michele Wheatly said it is important to remember the creation of new ideas is not the privilege of the few.

“We’ve got to realize that the potential to be an innovator lies within,” Wheatly said.

“Creativity is innate in human beings, and we can all inspire and lead others. We just need to find a way to inspire students. There’s a role for everyone in school and the workplace.”

The U.S. is lacking when it comes to 20th century communications technologies the country pioneered, such as broadband internet, Doms said.

Other members of the panel expressed their concerns on the perceived decline of American innovation, including Ray Lane, managing partner of the Kleiner Perkins venture capital firm.

“What made us great, we no longer do in a great manner,” Lane said. “Public schools are on the decline.

Sending kids into that system and expecting them to come out with a future is like sending them into a dark tunnel with no end.”

Lane said the country is looking for a complete overhaul by spending money to entice bright foreign students

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New business courses centered around social media websites by mike atkins correspondent

West Virginia University is now offering online classes that teach students how social media networks can be used in the business world.

The course is intended to show the business opportunities that lay within social media sites.

The classes will show how to connect through Facebook, make announcements via Twitter and other uses of social media sites.

Lynn Reinke, director of communication for extended learning, said though the classes are a non-credit option, a certificate will be awarded to those who complete the course.

“These classes could be a good thing for a business student to have on a resume,” Reinke said.

While the new course may be a good thing for traditional WVU students to have,

the class is intended for a different group of individuals, said Sue Day-Perroots, dean of extended learning.

“Our primary audience is professional workers,” DayPerroots said.

Reinke said there are a number of people working with businesses that hear how effective social media is, but aren’t sure how to effectively use it.

“A lot of professionals may want to learn more about social media before making a decision to use it or not,” Reinke said.

Day-Perroots said in a modern business world, it’s a refresher course for people to learn how to attract new customers.

“People who sign up are interested in Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media sites,” she said.

“These sites can be used to gain a lot of publicity for a company.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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W.Va. lawmakers resume work on Marcellus rules

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A marker shows the existing Dominion pipeline in Morgan Township, Pa. in Greene County. Dominion plans on putting in an additional pipeline in the same vicinity later this year that will ship Marcellus gas across the state.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Draft legislation aimed at West Virginia’s share of the Marcellus shale natural gas field would change the way the state hires inspectors and expand public notice and comment regarding drilling operations, under amendments approved Monday by a special House-Senate committee.

The interim committee returns Wednesday to consider additional changes to its regulatory bill for this rich reserve.

But while the lawmakers hope to craft a measure capable of passage during a special session this year, Monday’s meeting helped underscore the continuing differences among interested parties.

The committee’s Senate Chair, Doug Facemire, for instance questioned the amendment abolishing the West Virginia Oil and Gas Inspectors’ Examining Board.

The board provides the annual exam for people applying to become inspectors, and then compiles the list of qualified candidates. Facemire spoke after James Martin, chief of the Oil and Gas office at the Department of Environmental Protection, told lawmakers he was generally pleased with his inspection force.

“The main concern here is to have the best inspectors in the field that we can have,” the Braxton County Democrat said. “I just want to make it perfectly clear, because when we eliminate this board, we won’t know what

we’re going to have. We do know what we do have with this board.”

Legislative audits have recommended this step, finding the board duplicates duties already handled by the Division of Personnel for hiring other types of inspectors. Monday’s amendment, approved narrowly, would have the division oversee the oil and gas hiring as well.

“It’s not that we’re going to get candidates with no qualifications,” said Delegate Barbara Fleischauer, D-Monongalia. “The personnel (agency) will do what it always does, and will do what it does for all the other inspectors of the DEP.” Delegate Woody Ireland, RRitchie, said a key role of legislators is to cut unneeded bureaucracy. He also noted that the board has long lacked a citizen member, leaving just two industry representatives along with Martin and a second DEP official.

DEP has also recommended getting rid of the board.

“It is an overlap of resources or overlap of responsibility,” DEP lawyer Kristen Boggs told the committee, adding that the board “doesn’t add any value to the services of state government.”

Monday’s other amendments addressed public involvement. One outlines the public comment process and allows DEP’s secretary to convene a public hearing when a driller applies for a permit.

The other requires drilling applicants to notify the immediate neighbors of affected properties as well as the owners of known drinking supply sources within 2,500 feet of a well. It would also allow operators to publish a legal ad as an alternative to identifying and notifying these specific individuals.

But Phil Reale of the Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia questioned the resulting burden of these amendments on both industry and regulators. Reale questioned whether foes of Marcellus drilling could press for public hearings as a way to hamstring operators.

“The number of hearings that potentially could be had here would effectively cripple the industry,” Reale said while addressing the committee.

Fleischauer cited the public hearings and comment provisions already in state law, many relating to DEP, as well as how the department secretary would have the final say on hearing requests.

“They don’t have to have any,” she told Reale. “Would you deny that public comment could be valuable to the DEP, that the DEP might learn something in advance... that there might be things that they should think about ahead of time before drilling starts?”

“I would agree if public comment were based on fact and science and not ideology,” Reale replied.

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SGA approves new executives by lydia nuzum

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The West Virginia University Student Government Association Board of Governors held a special meeting Monday night to approve the appointments of more than 30 student executives to assist with WVU affairs.

The board was presented with a short speech from each candidate, and the BOG elected to use block voting to approve the appointment of candidates. Of the 32 candidates presented during the meeting, 28 were approved.

The four remaining positions will return to the interview process to select new candidates, said Rashad Bates, new vice president of SGA. SGA Governor Caroline Sprenger said she encouraged the board to consider the process involved in selecting candidates before making the decision to vote against an appointment.

“These candidates went through a rigorous process to get here, and we shouldn’t use cattiness to get them into office or not to get them into office,” Sprenger said.

“I just think that you should

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Sabrina Cave, executive director for Student Affairs Communications and the Mountaineer Parents Club, said she doesn’t believe the incident will reflect SGA’s overall reputation.

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really think about what they’re saying in such a short amount of time, and if you have questions, make sure you ask them.”

The board moved to reconsider its previous votes, but the motion was not carried.

“We’re voting on this for a reason,” said Governor Benjamin Seebaugh. “If we were expected to vote ‘yea’ on every candidate, we wouldn’t be here right now.”

“We did a campus-wide search for the best candidates possible,” said SGA President Jason Bailey. “We had a certain number of applicants that applied for these positions. I interviewed every single person that applied for every single position – they came to my office, I interviewed them.

“I specifically chose each person for a reason, based on how I can work with them, my relationship with them, their application and the interview.

“I think it’s important for everyone to realize the age of our population of students.

These decisions are hard ones for all of us to make,” Cave said. “I don’t think it’s a direct reflection of SGA. I think instead it’s something that all college students have to make a decision about.”

Cave said the University has handled the incident using the same protocol for all students involved in similar

That is much more extensive than the 30 second responses that you’re getting here with the board, so please consider what I have done in the week’s worth of interviews as apart from what you’re hearing tonight.”

Executive offices filled during the meeting include Communications Director, Greek Liaisons, Director of Student Organizations, Director of the Arts, Director of Neighborhood Associations, Director of Residential Affairs and Historian, among others.

The BOG voted to allow an open forum during the meeting, and Shane Miller, former SGA attorney general in 2007, was called upon to answer any questions concerning the SGA code of ethics and its interpretation.

“I was involved with Student Government when the ethics code was actually authored,” Miller said. “I was involved in that process, so I was just letting you know that I was available for questions in that regard.”

The next meeting of SGA will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair. lydia.nuzum@mail.wvu.edu

situations.

“Obviously she will face the Office of Student Conduct just like any other student. Just because she was SGA vice president, it won’t be handled any differently,” Cave said. “From a University standpoint, we support all of our students and we will support her the same way we would other students.”

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Continued from page 1 “This is an opportunity for students to compete against other students across campus from different residence halls to build camaraderie,” O’Hara said. “This is a good opportunity to have fun while stressing sportsmanship.”

The Campus Cup is an opportunity for students to participate in fun competitive activities and build a sense of loyalty to their own residence hall.

Events for the first day of the competition, held behind Brooke Tower on the Evansdale campus, included the Dizzy Dash Relay, Fun Walk and Banner competition.

University Police sponsored the Dizzy Dash Relay, which challenged students to perform a relay race while wearing “beer goggles” designed to impair their vision and after being spun in a circle five times.

The health and wellness Fun Walk encouraged staff members from the residence halls and students to walk across the Evansdale campus. The top prizes were determined by the total number of members who walked from each hall divided by the total number of residents from that particular hall.

Tuesday night’s activities will take place on the Mountainlair Green and will host the Soccer Shootout and Tug of War, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Finalists from the Soccer Shootout will compete for first place on Sept. 18 during halftime of the men’s soccer game.

“We want to familiarize our students with the events and sports at WVU,” O’Hara said.

Wednesday night cup events will be at the WVU track for the Punt, Pass and Kick competition and the Health and Wellness Scavenger Hunt at the Core Arboretum.

Thursday night will take the events back to Towers residence hall on the basketball and tennis courts be-

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Teams representing each freshman dorm laugh and cheer on their teammates as they compete at dizzy bat at the Campus Cup held behind towers on Monday evening. hind Bennett tower for a basketball shootout and cornhole tournament.

“The most important aspect that we focus on that I’m the most passionate about is the community service element of this program,” said Alicia Moore, Assistance Director of Residential Education.

“The community service element allows us to donate food and pantry items to the Bartlett House. With all the residence hall students that could participate in the Campus Cup, we’re talking about 5,500 students,” Moore said.

Canned food and pantry items will be collected and totaled for each residence hall.

Students have the opportunity to give back to the community while forming friendships.

Each day this week, a winner will be decided for the day’s completed events. The ongoing competitive events will be announced Monday Sept. 26 during the closing ceremonies for the entire event. The winners will be announced at the Evansdale Residential Complex.

Black Innovation Initiative and, WVU alumni athlete, said the system could be bettered by encouraging more teamwork.

“We need all hands on deck.

It doesn’t matter how strong a human body is, if the connective ligaments are damaged, the whole cannot perform,” Holifield said. “Our

nation, states, and communities are the same way. If we are not joined, we cannot prosper – we need all the players on the field.”

The next forum of this series will occur later this month in Boulder, Colo.

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Monongalia Arts Center’s new exhibit portrays mental illness by christina gutierrez a&e writer

For the entire month of September, the Monongalia Arts Center will be hosting the 7th annual Different Voices and Common Experiences exhibit.

Different Voices and Common Experiences is hosted by Northern West Virginia Center for Independent Living and Mental Health America of Monongalia County.

It is supported in part through the Center for Excellence in Disability at West Virginia University, WVU College of Creative Arts, West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services.

Focused on the realities and stigmatizations of mental health issues, the exhibit aims to shed light on a commonly misinterpreted subject.

The exhibit features 14 West Virginia artists who share a

common passion in highlighting the importance of accepting and understanding the trials that come along with these types of illnesses.

Lauren Riviello, social media Coordinator for the MAC, felt the exhibit has a very important message to send to the community.

“The importance of this exhibition is it is a positive community display about our shared drive for well-being and mental health,” Riviello said.

There are approximately 7.1 million mentally ill people in the Unites States and yet so many people are clueless to what that actually means.

Events like the exhibit help to promote and advocate the importance of understanding and learning about such a common problem in the U.S. Riviello said she is glad the MAC is helping inform the public and surrounding communities through art about the illnesses people suffer

from.

“Events like this aim to educate the public, promote wellness and make our communities more inclusive,” Riviello said.

The exhibit’s free and public opening reception was held on Friday, September 9th.

The featured artists were eager to explain their work and passion with commonly interested community members, according to Riviello.

The Benedum Gallery r is currently showcasing the works and will be doing so through Saturday, October 1.

It is completely free and open to the public.

For more information call (304)292-3325 or visit the MAC which is located at 107 High Street during the operating hours from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday or by appointment Sunday. christina.gutierrez@mail.wvu.edu

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Sculptures by artist Simon A. Feather are displayed in the MAC as part of the Different Voices and Common Experiences exhibit.

August Burns Red’s ‘Leveler’ Papadosio sells out house at 123 delivers band’s signature sound

Electronic band Papadosio played to a full house at 123 Pleasant Street Friday night.

by jeremiah yates opinion editor

As I walked down Pleasant Street Saturday to attend the Papadosio show at 123, I was unsure if I would be able to get a ticket.

Earlier that day I tried to purchase a ticket on the 123 Pleasant Street website, but they were no longer being sold there.

So I decided to show up early to make sure I would get in.

The crowd of people outside the door at 8:30 p.m. made me wonder if I would be turned away; tickets have sold out online before.

But my worries were put to rest and I walked right in and got a seat at the lower bar.

Sonic Spank opened the show at 10:30 p.m. I had never seen or heard of them before, so I didn’t know what to expect.

According to their website, the band pioneered a new genre called ‘sextronica,’ and they’re working on their first full-length

album.

They took me by complete surprise. The three piece band, which consisted of a keyboard/ synthesizer, guitar and drums, was impressive in many lights.

The keyboardist was absolutely amazing. His incorporation of piano with electronic sounds mesmerized the audience, who were all dancing and enjoying the show.

Sonic Spank played for about an hour, which wasn’t long enough, and then the stage was set up for Papadosio.

I have only seen Papadosio one other time, at the 2011 All Good Music Festival, and still wasn’t familiar with their songs.

I was hoping to see a show that rivaled All Good.

As the night progressed, the venue filled up, and along with it came good vibes from the sold-out show.

But just like the other performance of Papadosio’s at AllGood, the audience that made it a great time; the kind of scene

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where it is easy to make a friend, because everyone is there for the same reason: to party and have fun.

The small stage at 123 is crowded easily for most bands, and Papadosio was no exception.

Their assortment of instruments and lighting equipment filled the stage, but it didn’t seem to hinder the performance. The lights, which were synced to the music, were top shelf. They were some of the best visuals I have seen at 123 Pleasant Street.

The band kept the audience dancing until 2:00 a.m., when they played their last song.

All-in-all, the show was an awesome night for anyone who was there and a loss to those who missed it.

Both bands were amazing, and I will not miss either one when they come back to Morgantown. jeremiah.yates@mail.wvu.edu

Book shows new side of Jackie-O NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a side of Jacqueline Kennedy only friends and family knew. Funny and inquisitive, canny and cutting.

In “Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy,” the former first lady was not yet the jet-setting celebrity of the late 1960s or the literary editor of the 1970s and 1980s. But she was also nothing like the soft-spoken fashion icon of the three previous years. She was in her mid-30s, recently widowed, but dry-eyed and determined to set down her thoughts for history.

Kennedy met with historian and former White House aide Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. in her 18th-century Washington house in the spring and early summer of 1964. At home and at ease, as if receiving a guest for afternoon tea, she chatted about her husband and their time in the White House. The young Kennedy children, Caroline and John Jr., occasionally popped in. On the accompanying audio discs, you can hear the shake of ice inside a drinking glass. The tapes were to be sealed for decades and were among the last documents of her private thoughts. She never wrote a memoir and became a legend in part because of what we didn’t know.

The book comes out Wednesday as part of an ongoing celebration of the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s first year in office. Jacqueline Kennedy died in 1994, and Schlesinger in 2007.

As historian Michael Beschloss notes in the introduction, Jacqueline Kennedy once accepted that wives were defined by their husbands’ careers and worried about “emotional” women entering politics.

She enjoyed having her husband “proud of her,” saw no reason to have a policy opinion that wasn’t the same as his and laughed at the thought of “violently liberal women” who disliked JFK and preferred the more effete Adlai Stevenson.

“Jack so obviously demanded from a woman- a relationship between a man and a woman where a man would be the leader and a woman be his wife and look up to him as a man,” she said. “With Adlai you could have another relationship where- you know, he’d sort of be sweet and you could talk. ... I always thought women who were scared of sex loved Adlai.”

Like any powerful family, the Kennedys had complicated relationships with those who shared their lives at the top. They valued loyalty, vision and ingenuity. They hated dullness, indecision and self-promotion, even among their own.

Politics means doing business with people you otherwise avoid and Jacqueline Kennedy logged in many hours. She endured dining with journalists and members of Congress who had criticized her husband. She called Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg “brilliant” but added that “he talks more about himself than any man I’ve ever met in my life.” White House speechwriter Theodore Sorensen had a “big inferiority complex” and was “the last person you would invite at night.”

She referred to France’s Charles de Gaulle, whom she had famously charmed on a visit to Paris, as “that egomaniac” and “that spiteful man.” Indira Gandhi, the future prime minister of India, was a “prune - bitter, kind of pushy, horrible woman.”

She was especially hard on Lyndon Johnson, who had competed bitterly with her husband for the presidency in 1960 and became vice president through the kind of hard calculation for which the Kennedys became known: Johnson was from Texas and the Democrats needed a Southerner to balance the ticket.

Once in office, Johnson’s imposing personal style and reluctance to speak up during cabinet meetings alienated the Kennedys. They mocked his accent and his manners, while he resented the Kennedys and other “Harvards” he believed looked down on him. Many top aides left soon after Kennedy was assassinated. Robert Kennedy became a public critic of Johnson’s presidency and challenged him for the nomination in 1968.

“Jack said it to me sometimes.

He said, ‘Oh, God, can you ever imagine what would happen to the country if Lyndon were president?’” she recalled.

Her closest moments with her husband came during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, when the United States and the Soviet Union seemed on the verge of nuclear war. She would lie down with him when he took a nap and walk with him, the two saying little, on the White House lawn. Some officials had sent their wives away, but the first lady resisted. If the bombs fell, she wanted them to be together.

“If anything happens, we’re all going to stay right here with you,” she remembers telling her husband. “Even if there’s not room in the bomb shelter in the White House. ... I just want to be with you, and I want to die with you, and the children do, too than live without you.”

August Burns Red’s new album “Leveler” solidifies the band’s off-tempo style while incorporating their heavy breakdowns.

Jake Potts A&E Editor

August Burns Red, a metalcore band out of Pennsylvania, has recently released their newest album, “Leveler.”

With a signature off-tempo sound accompanied by bonecrunching breakdowns, the band has made a name for itself in the metal music world.

In 2005, the band signed with Solid State Records and has released four albums with this company.

A young band, August Burns Red began playing some of its bigger shows when a majority of the band’s players were still in high school.

When I fired up “Levelers,” the opening song “Empire” nearly diminished my expectations, sounding suspiciously like “Up Against the Ropes” from August Burns Red’s second album “Messengers.”

As I hung my head in sorrow and reached to change the track, a delightful sound came through my speakers catching me totally by surprise.

After settling with the fact that there are similarities, I stumbled across the bridge of the song- a melodic guitar masterpiece that hooked me to this album and solidifed the love I’ve had for this band for years.

As the track progressed, several more melodic sections surfaced, followed by a punishing breakdown that was worth the wait.

With technical guitar compositions and intricate, rhythmic percussions, it seems as if this band doesn’t have a kryptonite, but no band is perfect.

The group’s vocalist, Jake Luhrs, doesn’t seem to have as much range as vocalists from other top bands in the genre.

While his screaming is solid and is easy to listen to, the highs and lows are ignored to keep his vocals monotone for the majority of the album. I find this pretty disappointing.

Many other successful metal bands have the same problems, such as After the Burial, As I Lay Dying so it’s not something to sweat too terribly.

With one unique sound, the variety element of the world of metal music has proven it

difficult for songs to vary too much for the band, but in “Leveler,” the band achieves variations easily.

The album’s closing track, “Leveler,” begins in a halftime section full of blast beats, insane guitar riffs and quickly brings the ruckus, launching the listener into a breakdown only 31 seconds in.

After the second verse, yet another heavy section introduces the song’s main breakdown, which proves to be of epic proportions.

The style of music August Burns Red has made itself known for is shown throughout their newest album.

While the vocal variations aren’t apparent, the band excels on every other platform, making “Leveler” one of their best albums to date.

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Marcellus legislation will keep drillers honest The ongoing debate for proper Marcellus Shale legislation in West Virginia is on the right track.

The Joint Select Committee on Marcellus Shale issues voted five to four on eliminating the West Virginia Oil and Gas Inspectors’ Examining Board.

Members of the committee say the industry controls the board and shouldn’t be allowed to control the hiring of inspectors.

When industry controls

regulation, it never ends well.

If the industry leaders are able to hire inspectors, there is no certainty the inspectors will act in the best interest of the public, not the gas companies.

In 2008, there were reports of the Minerals Management Service rigging contracts, accepting gifts and engaging in illicit sexual encounters.

Further, the Gulf oil spill last year wouldn’t have happened (or at least the extent of it) if a shut off valve would

have been in place to stop the flow of oil.

Since the organization that oversaw the site was in the industry’s pocket, violations were overlooked.

According to CBSNews. com, the oil rig which caused the spill missed 16 inspections from 2005-2010.

Inspectors should not be hired by the industry. They should be hired by a third party; one that has no fiscal interest in the drilling.

Opponents of the legisla-

tion say the current hiring process has been taken seriously and they have hired qualified people.

Even so, the gas industry should have no part in the process of hiring inspectors.

Sen. Doug Facemire, who voted against the legislation, says the board requires that only people who have several years experience can be hired as inspectors, and the change will not ensure quality inspectors.

Who is to say the new hir-

ing process is going to hire those without the proper qualifications?

The state government must enact legislation that allows drilling to be done safely.

The people deserve to know that the inspectors on drill sites are looking out for the best interest of the gas companies.

They must look out for the best interest of the state and its people.

Tell us what you think about this issue. Send a tweet to

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Track and field has much to offer the casual sports fan david ciarolla columnist

Every four years the average American sports enthusiast turns the television to NBC and leaves it there for two weeks while the Olympic Games captivate the nation.

The Summer Olympics awaken images of track races with most fans, for track arguably remains the headlining sport of the games.

Who among us does not have memories of Michael Johnson blazing golden spikes to unprecedented world-record 200m and Olympic-record 400m wins at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? Or Usain Bolt pounding his chest across the line for a world-record 100m in Beijing, if only from highlight reels?

For some reason, the thrilling sport completely leaves our thoughts with the closing ceremonies until the next Olympics slip into the TV schedule.

The athletes do not stop, though, and the competition stays fierce through two World Championships and countless record-caliber meets during the four-year interim. Major American media outlets largely forego coverage just as quadrennial fans relinquish their regard for the ever-competitive sport of athletics, at their own loss.

Last week marked the end of the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.

The meet proceeded with not a small amount of shock and breakthrough performances.

The expected highlights fell to unexpected and even more thrilling treats.

The most dominating athlete of all time, sprinter Usain Bolt, underwent a controversial disqualification in his 100m final, leaving the gold medal open to his rising compatriot Yohan Blake.

Usain stormed back in the 200m and 4x100m relay for two gold medals and a new world record for Jamaica in the latter.

Ethiopian 10,000-m worldrecord holder Kenenisa Bekele, formerly undefeated

Bernard Lagat of the United States competes in the men’s 5,000-meters heats during day six of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. at the distance, ceded the title to his countryman, as the U.K.’s Mo Farah out-sprinted America’s best on the outstanding Englishman’s run for double medals in 5000-and-10 000-meters.

The United States men’s and women’s teams captured gold in our best distance, the 4x400-meter relays.

The 25-year-old American Jenny Simpson won the women’s 1500-meter, and the impressive collegiate Matthew Centrowitz outran all but two of the best seasoned professionals to secure a U.S. bronze in the men’s metric mile.

The nine-day action fell not too far short of an Olympics and featured the very

same athletes at their physical peaks.

Like what the Europeans call football, track meetings consistently involve formidable international competition and have drastically more active fan bases in foreign countries. The BBC routinely covers track events and along with Eurosport has a dedicated track and field section to its online coverage.

In America, one must buy the poorly accessible Universal Sports coverage for access to a limited selection of the events, while ESPN and NBC show delayed, unpopular coverage of two or three meets per year.

But unlike Europe’s foot-

ball, the United States has a fantastic amount of worldclass runners at the top in their events. In Daegu, the U.S.A. finished atop the medals table, as usual, with 12 gold medals.

Do not think the action ends at the World Championships, either; they barely scratch the surface of non-Olympic athletic happenings.

Seven major world records and twenty major American records have been broken since the Beijing Olympics, only nine of which went down at the two World Championships.

Domestic competition also maintains lively rivalries and high-caliber athletes for local

fans.

Morgantown is home to multiple professional runners, and the NCAA holds two national championship seasons per year for indoor and outdoor track.

Last Spring Sean Cleary’s West Virginia University women’s track team sent seven athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships where each one earned all-American honours, including a second and third-place finish.

Cleary’s distance squad continues to deliver excellent entertainment every crosscountry season, with individual all-American Kaitlyn Gillespie last year and top ten team finishes in 2007, 2008

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and 2009.

American Olympics fans have every reason to retain their interest in track and field after the games, for the excitement never leaves during regular season meets or nonOlympic championships.

The fiercely competitive American professional and collegiate athletes perform every year in multiple seasons to break records, exchange titles and settle rivalries.

While the Olympics remains the highest concern for athletes and the focus of their best performances, a majority of the thrill of track and field lives in other meetings that deliver plentiful entertainment for the casual fan.

The lower class is left fending for themselves during a crisis elise cowgill copy editor

In January of 2005, a congressman of Louisiana urged the U.S. assistance programs, such as FEMA to prepare for a major hurricane to strike the New Orleans area.

During May of the same year, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers memo warned that funding for 2005-06 wouldn’t be enough to finance new construction on the protective levies around New Orleans.

Later that month, the same engineers warned national government officials that New Orleans water pumps would likely fail in the event of a major hurricane – the likes of which had already been predicted.

Still yet, the government

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made no moves.

Heartbreaking images of families stuck on rooftops permeated news reports for over a week in the post-Katrina south.

Stories of murder, assault, rape and other filthy atrocities escaped the lips of those forced to take refuge in the Superdome - no charges were ever filed.

Families were separated and bused to locations as far away as New York City or Houston with no means of communication and little more than a few dollars and a blanket of humiliation to their names.

But when someone whispers, “hurricane,” in the rich and industrious northern part of the country, you can consider the hatches battened down.

Massachusetts deployed 500 National Guard Troops Friday (when the storm wasn’t scheduled to hit until Sunday) saying

that an additional 2,000 more would be activated Saturday.

The Red Cross pre-positioned emergency response vehicles, mobilized trained disaster workers and prepared supplies.

Six states along the coast issued some form of mandatory evacuation, with over a million people in New Jersey alone required to abandon their residencies.

You can look at that many different ways, but here’s the bottom line – the government cared enough about those citizens to forcibly remove them from the path of danger. The government of Louisiana, however, merely “suggested” that its citizens should leave.

Let’s take a glance at another natural disaster. When wildfires ravaged Southern California in Oct. 2007, the rich and famous weren’t sent to superdomes for a week with no food, no medi-

cine and no toilet paper.

The government set up more than 30 refugee sites at local high schools, fairgrounds, Red Cross centers and even hotels.

Yes, you read that correctly – the same government that crammed over 35,000 people into a dirty stadium paid for California citizens to have clean beds and hot showers – all because they lived on the other coast.

What does this say about the government of our beloved America?

Being realistic, one could argue that we have learned from our mistakes and therefore, improved our disaster responses after the tragic Hurricane Katrina.

But even more realistically, speaking from the viewpoint of a middle-class American (one who is neither impoverished nor excessively wealthy), the government merely did what

it has always done – placed its resources in the pockets of this country that “matter” most.

The U.S. has done this many times on the international front and is now bringing it to a domestic level.

While it’s obvious Hurricane Irene didn’t hit and destroy the East Coast the way Hurricane Katrina ravaged the south, it’s also obvious that had this destruction occurred in the north, the government would have been far better prepared.

There would have been no horrifying videos of families stranded on rooftops, no atrocities reported from overpacked and understaffed places of refuge and no “Jersey Shore” celebs separated from one another - or their hair products.

The truth is that the government knows which people in this nation have the power, and sadly enough, it’s those citizens with prominence. As a middle-

class American, I don’t want to admit any more than you do that we’re not considered powerful in the government’s eyes, but I find the facts irrefutable.

It’s the wealthy citizens of this country who are patrons of politics, donors to medicine and research and lovers of the arts. According to the government, working-class America doesn’t have the time, education, or ambition to reach these heights.

And so, it’s these folks who will receive five-star accommodations while those of us who work for a living will rot away in an overcrowded stadium when and if a natural disaster should occur.

There’s nothing fair about these facts, but middle-class America can’t ignore them forever.

It’s time we realize that even our government believes in the survival of the fittest.

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THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY SEPTEMBER 13

WVU COLLEGIATE 4-H MEETING will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Greenbriar Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, call 304-615-4959.

FEDERAL WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM for College Students with Disabilities will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Shenandoah Room of the Mountainlair for those interested in jobs for the upcoming summer. For more information, call 304-293-8212 or email franny.king@mail. wvu.edu.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14

FEDERAL WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM for College Students with Disabilities will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Shenandoah Room of the Mountainlair for those interested in jobs for the upcoming summer. For more information, call 304-293-8212 or email franny.king@mail. wvu.edu.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15

THE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION will host open consulting sessions from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Monongahela Room in the Mountainlair for those interested in entering the Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition. Professors and professionals will be available on a one-on-one basis. For more information, call 304-293-7221.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16

WVU HILLEL offers a Shabbat Dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillel House at 1420 University Ave. For more information or a ride, call 304-685-5195.

EVERY TUESDAY

MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST, a Christian student organization, hosts free supper and Bible study at its Christian Student Center. Supper is at 8:15 p.m., and Bible study begins at 9 p.m. All students are welcome. For more information, call 304-599-6151 or visit www.mountaineersforchrist. org.

WVU SWING DANCE CLUB meets at 7:45 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Student Recreation Center. No partner needed. Advanced and beginners are welcome. For more information, email wvuswingdance@ gmail.com.

SIERRA STUDENT COALITION meets at 7 p.m. in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair. The group is a grassroots environmental organization striving for tangible change in our campus and community. For more information, contact Kayla at kmedina2@mix.wvu.edu.

FEMINIST MAJORITY LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE meets in the Women’s Studies Lounge of Eiesland Hall at 6 p.m. For more information, email rsnyder9@mix.wvu.edu.

ECUMENICAL BIBLE STUDY AND CHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETING is held at 7 p.m. at the Potters Cellar of

all pertinent information, including the dates the announcement is to run. Due to space limitations, announcements will only run one day unless otherwise requested. All nonUniversity related events must have free admission to be included in the calendar.

If a group has regularly scheduled meetings, it should submit all

Newman Hall. All are welcome. For more information, call 304-288-0817 or 304-879-5752.

MCM is hosted at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Ministry Center at 293 Willey St. All are welcome.

BCM meets at 8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church on High Street.

THE CARRUTH CENTER offers a grief support group for students struggling from a significant personal loss from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. on the third floor of the Student Services Building.

AMIZADE has representatives in the commons area of the Mountainlair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to answer questions for those interested in studying abroad.

WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE meets from 10 p.m. to midnight at the Shell Building. No experience is necessary. For more information, email Sarah Lemanski at sarah_lemanski@ yahoo.com.

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

CONTINUAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling. Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information.

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

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

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

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

To make an appointment, call 304-

information along with instructions for regular appearance in the Campus Calendar. These announcements must be resubmitted each semester.

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

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

293-4117. For more information, visit www.caritashouse.net.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-on-one community-based and school-based mentoring programs. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304-983-2823, ext. 104 or email bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 304598-6094 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 trella.greaser@live.com.

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

THE CONDOM CARAVAN, a project of WELLWVU Student Wellness and Health Promotion, will be in the Mountainlair from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The Caravan sells condoms for 25 cents or five for $1.

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

THE 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.

FREE STUDENT SUCCESS SUPPORT, presented by the WVU Office of Retention and Research, helps students improve on time management, note taking reading and study skills as well as get help with the transition to WVU. Free drop- in tutoring is also available every night of the week in different locations. For more information, visit http://retention.wvu.edu or call 304-293-5811.

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.

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

son’s process. Tonight: Follow the gang.

BORN TODAY The unexpected occurs throughout the year, and you will be adjusting often. In your case, these events often occur with risk-taking, a partnership and others’ funds. You could win at bingo or get a surprise inheritance. You also might want to look at what motivates you. If you are single, do your very best not to choose someone who might not be on the up and up.

Take your time getting to know a potential sweetie and deciding if you want to commit. If you are attached, you need to defer to your significant other more often. ARIES helps you make money.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Recognize that it might be necessary to take the lead in order to continue on your present path. Be careful with a partner who has a strong sense of entitlement. He or she could become quite manipulative. Tonight: Until the wee hours.

ARIES (MARCH 30-APRIL 19) HHH You might act in a quirky manner. You wonder which way to go and for what reason. Listen to what is being shared by a boss or parent. He or she is not always this open. Don’t stress out over a misunderstanding. Tonight: All smiles.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Know what is going on behind the scenes. You know much more of what is going on than you realize. You think there is a problem with getting your message understood. Don’t be surprised by a misunderstanding. Tonight: Play it low-key.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH You might want to zero in on what is going on with a key partner. A meeting could reveal a lot more than you realize. Recognize what is happening with this person. Though you sometimes don’t like what you are seeing, honor this per-

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH You will be challenged to look at the big picture. The unexpected happens out of the blue. Once more, you need to understand what motivates someone.

There could be a control issue going on. Understand what is going on behind the scenes. Tonight: Where there is music.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH You need to get to the bottom of an issue with an associate. This person could act like a wild horse rearing as you try to find solutions. You might not be comfortable with everything that you are hearing. Tonight: With a favorite person.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Defer to others, especially if you cannot handle what they say they want. A personal or domestic matter starts building with importance once more. Others are acting strange and quirky. You aren’t going to change them. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.”

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH Do what you must, but don’t feel as if you have to push someone into following through. Communication could be stilted and involve a power play. Be

open to revising your schedule. The unexpected actually opens up a new possibility. Tonight: Off to the gym.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH Your natural knee-jerk reaction right now draws admirers, but that is no guarantee it always will. The innate nature of a new friendship or tie could be based on perpetual surprises and changes. The excitement will become the glue. Tonight: Infuse your life with more fun.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Get down to basics concerning a realestate matter. You might need to check in with family. They could be uneasy with what is going on. In response, you could become very controlling. Relax with the situation. Tonight: Mosey on home.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Listen to news with an open mind. Stay direct, and express your ideas. The unexpected occurs, forcing you to regroup. Your ability to adapt emerges once you get past being a bit stubborn.

Tonight: On top of your game.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Be aware of what is going on with your finances. Risk-taking could backfire, so be cautious, or wait until you are sure of yourself. A friend could be pushing your limits. You need to say “enough.”

Tonight: Your treat.

BORN TODAY Actress Jacqueline Bisset (1944), singer, songwriter Fiona Apple (1977), actor Ben Savage (1980)

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45 Bk. before Job 46 Wrap for leftovers 50 __-Tiki 51 Wimple wearer 52 Window units, briefly 53 Mud bath venue 56 Laundry convenience 60 Empty room sound 62 Roll of fabric 63 Garlicky sauce 64 In __ of: replacing 65 Everyone, to Ernst 66 Stops bleeding 67 Sail support 68 Meg of “Courage Under Fire” 69 Have an inkling DOWN 1 Little shaver 2 Troublemaking chipmunk 3 Too trusting 4 Madame’s “mine” 5 Two-seated carriage 6 Jeff Foxworthy jokes about them 7 Pigged out (on)

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‘Idol’ eliminates three contestants by elizabeth finley a&e correspondent

During the first elimination round of West Virginia University’s student singing competition Mountaineer Idol, a tie forced judges to eliminate only two contestants instead of three as previously planned.

The program started at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. The theme of the evening was “singer’s choice.”

Contestants Maggie Power and Briana Wilkinson were chosen to be eliminated.

The remaining fourteen contestants are Libby Altmeyer, Carrie Jo Barratt, Katelyn Cannon, Alyssa Fazzini, Farah Famouri, Patrick Garcia, Jilsel Harris, Kasey Jagger, Ellis Lambert, Scott Link, Chelsea Malone, Amy Schriner, Michaela Stahlnecker, and Megan Sydnor.

Sonja Wilson, senior programming administrator for

the event, said the tie was unexpected and would only affect the competition’s next round.

“There will still be three people eliminated next time.

Instead of eliminating two people on the last night of the competition, as planned, we will just eliminate three,” Wilson said.

Wilson said she was happy with the number of students who came out to watch the event.

“The attendance was great, and the contestants each did a really good job,” Wilson said.

In order to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Amanda Hughart, last year’s Mountaineer Idol winner, sang “God Bless America” while the judges deliberated the contestants’ performances.

Wilson said she was very pleased to have Hughart sing for the audience, especially for remembering the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

“She (Hughart) really brought down the house,” Wilson said.

During the performances, friends and fans of the contestants waved signs and cheered to show their support.

“I was really pleased with the number of students that came to support the individuals,” Wilson said.

The next round of Mountaineer Idol will be at WVUp All Night Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. The theme of the second round will be “80’s Night.”

Mountaineer Idol is in its eighth year at WVU. The competition, sponsored by CocaCola and American Idol, takes place over the course of six rounds and concludes Nov. 6.

The first place winner of the competition will receive $1,000. The second and third place finishers will receive $750 and $250, respectively. da&e@mail.wvu.edu

Mountaineer Idol Schedule: Friday, Sept. 23, 8:30 p.m. Mountainlair Ballroom “80’s Night” Friday, Sept. 30, 9:00 p.m. Mountainlair Ballroom “Oldies” Friday, Oct. 14, 8:30 p.m. Mountainlair Ballroom “Country” Friday, Oct. 21, 9:00 p.m. Mountainlair Ballroom “Broadway and Motown” Sunday, Nov. 6, 3:00 p.m., Downtown Met Theatre, Final Competition.

Michaela Stahlnecker sings ‘How to Touch a Girl’ by Jojo as a part of Mountaineer Idol.

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Mountaineer Idol Past Winners Amanda Hughart – 2010 AJ Warne – 2009 Holly Hunsberger – 2008 Samantha Bartlow – 2007 Kasey Hott – 2006 Carlton Smith – 2005 Joshua Jannotta – 2004

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‘A great feeling’

ben gaughan associate sports editor

Fun rivalry continues this weekend

The rivalry between West Virginia and Maryland hasn’t been a pretty one over the years.

That doesn’t mean it hasn’t come without excitement and controversy.

WVU leads the all-time series with a record of 24-21-2, winning the last five meetings.

In 2001, a year after head coach Don Nehlen retired, the Terps won 34-7 in College Park, Md. They were led by quarterback Scott McBrien, who transferred from West Virginia that year because he felt he did not fit in former WVU head coach Rich Rodriguez’s new offensive system, and he was quickly sliding down the depth chart.

It was not a happy ending to McBrien’s career at WVU, for both sides. Not only was he angry because he wasn’t getting playing time, but after he was gone from the team and at Maryland, there were rumors that he leaked the Mountaineer’s playbook to his new team.

That game was the beginning of four straight wins for Maryland over the Mountaineers.

Three years later, in 2004, Maryland came into Morgantown. Down by three in overtime, quarterback Rasheed Marshall threw a pass to the late Chris Henry, who is quite possibly the most talented receiver to ever suit up for West Virginia, for the winning touchdown.

Since then, West Virginia has dominated Maryland in every game, including 2006, where former running back Steve Slaton rushed for 214 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 4524 stomping.

Last season, WVU defeated the Terps 31-17 last season and wide receiver Tavon Austin finished with 106 yards receiving and two touchdowns, while former running back Noel Devine had 114 yards on the ground.

West Virginia is just 11-11-1 away from Milan Puskar Stadium against Maryland.

However, this year is different. Both West Virginia and Maryland have new coaching staffs. The players are

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Freshman quarterback Paul Millard throws a ball during a spring practice. Millard completed five of six passes and threw his first career touchdown pass Saturday against Norfolk State.

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Freshman backup QB Millard takes advantage of opportunity in first game by nick arthur sports writer

Life as a backup quarterback is unpredictable. Sometimes one can go an entire season without ever having his number called. Other times, an injury could force the backup into a starter’s role in a matter of seconds.

West Virginia freshman backup quarterback Paul Millard saw his first collegiate action on Saturday against Norfolk State.

Millard picked up right where starting quarterback Geno Smith left off midway through the fourth quarter. He got to throw his first touchdown pass on his first drive.

“I love it,” Smith said. “Paul did a great job. It is something that he will enjoy for the rest of his career. That first touchdown is very special.”

After a few mishaps on the

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Freshman quarterback Paul Millard, left, and junior quarterback Geno Smith, right, celebrate following Millard’s first career touchdown pass on Saturday. first couple plays of the drive, Millard was able to gather his composure and lead the Mountaineers down the field. It is something he will never forget.

“It was a great feeling,” Millard said. “You find a college

you want to go to, you come here and you get to get going as a freshman and throw your first touchdown. It’s a great feeling.

“It was great being out there with the guys and to get the first one under my belt. Hopefully,

there is a lot more of those in the future.”

The Flower Mound, Texas, native spent the majority of the game Saturday on the sidelines awaiting his opportunity. Playing in front of that many fans was something Millard had never experienced.

“You sit there all game and you wait to get your chance,” Millard said. “I’ve never been a guy that gets too nervous, but of course a little bit came over me.”

A luxury for the backup signal caller is that the system and game plan didn’t change when he entered the game. Most times, the backup quarterback usually enters a game just to hand the ball off and run the clock.

“I got to run similar plays to what Geno had run all game,” Millard said. “I credit that to the coaches, they let me go out and still play.”

At the 3:38 mark of the fourth

quarter, Millard grasped the moment. He found wide receiver Bradley Starks for a 30yard touchdown pass. The score gave West Virginia a 55-12 lead.

“I saw the coverage and knew there was a good shot at it,” Millard said. “It was fourth-andeight. I had my chance out there; might as well take advantage of it. I just let it go and good things happened.”

The touchdown pass was great for Millard’s confidence.

As mentioned before, the unpredictability of his position could force him into action at any point in time. It is essential for Millard to become acquainted with the sights and sounds of college football.

“Paul needed those reps,” Smith said. “He needs game experience because anything can happen. God forbid I go down and he would have to step up.” nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

Routine key for Mountaineers Carey hopeful of young team women’s basketball

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After not having a full week of preparation leading up to its game against Norfolk State, the No. 18 West Virginia football team has the advantage of getting back into a full week before it heads to Maryland this week.

“I’m a big routine guy,” said WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen. “We’re going to try to keep as much the same as we can. The routine throughout the week should be the same and Friday, we’ll do work here and we’ll get on the bus and we’ll go three hours and we’ll try to have the same routine over at the hotel that we would here (for a home game).”

While the Mountaineers will have a week to prepare for the game, the Terrapins have the advantage of spending their bye week this past week to begin getting ready to take on West Virginia.

On the Big East Conference coaches’ call, Holgorsen said the extra days Maryland had to prepare won’t change anything about the way he and his team get ready.

“We expect their best,” he said. “Whether we’re playing Maryland or we’re playing Norfolk State, it doesn’t matter. Our job remains the same.

“It’s to prepare our kids the best we can and get the guys ready to play and show improvement from week to week.”

Jumping out quick One thing West Virginia hasn’t been able to do in its first two games of the season is get off to a good start.

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West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen wants his team to play at a faster tempo this week against Maryland. ter of play so far this season.

The WVU defense gave up 179 yards in the first quarter to Norfolk State last week, including 144 through the air.

That’s something the Mountaineers would like to change this week, especially considering they will be on the road for the first time this year.

“When you’re on the road, you’ve got to try to start fast,” Holgorsen said. “They’ll be rowdy and they’ll have a good crowd and that’s a tough place to play and it’s hard to get the crowd out of it, but starting fast is about the only chance you’ve got.”

Maryland was very good in the first quarter against Miami (Fla.) in its season opener a few weeks ago, allowing the Hurricanes to gain just 51 yards and forcing a turnover.

with a new head coach: former Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall.

Edsall is known as the coach who led the Huskies when they made their jump from Division I-AA into the Big East and took them to the Fiesta Bowl last season before being hired as Ralph Friedgen’s replacement for the Terrapins.

“I’ve got a ton of respect for Randy Edsall. He’s all about being very disciplined and I respect that,” Holgorsen said.

“We preach about being smart all the time and they preach about being smart as well.

“They’re going to be real good at turnover margin.

They’re going to be real good at not being penalized. That’s what they were all about last year (at Connecticut) and if you look at their first game, Holgorsen respects Edsall it’s the same thing.”

Like West Virginia, Maryjames.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu land came into this season

The West Virginia women’s basketball team doesn’t officially start practice until Oct. 13, but head coach Mike Carey is busy conducting individual workouts to make sure his team is ready to go for its opening game against Youngstown State on Nov. 11.

When the Mountaineers take the court this season, junior Asya Bussie will be the only starter returning from a year ago.

The situation is different than last year for Carey.

“I like it both ways. I like having everyone back – it’s never bad a thing. But we’re going to surprise some people this year,” Carey said.

It’s reminiscent of two years ago when West Virginia broke onto the national scene after being projected to finish ninth in the Big East Conference before the season started.

Carey’s team went 29-6 to set a school record for the highest number of wins in a season. It also set a school record for a perfect 16-0 before being ousted by San Diego State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

“It’s just up and down when you have a young team,” Carey said. “With a young team you try to become as consistent as you can. That’s going to be (our biggest) challenge.”

Carey said although his team graduated five players – including four starters – the goals have not changed. The veteran head coach still believes a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year is a possibility.

“We can’t lower expectations because we lost some players. We have to expect

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West Virginia head coach Mike Carey doesn’t mind not having so many players returnthe new players to step up.

It’s their time now,” he said.

“I hope they are hungry. We want everyone in our program to be hungry.”

This year’s team will be led by the post duo of Bussie and junior Ayana Dunning.

Bussie, who started in all 34 games, was fourth on the team last year with 8.2 points per game, and was third on the team with 4.7 rebounds.

Dunning appeared in 34 games, but started in none, scoring 4.1 points.

“I’m very comfortable with the post players – that’s where we have our experience,” Carey said. “Out on the perimeter, we have girls that work hard. But we need people to step up. If we can get two or three players to step

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Steelers staying positive after bad loss to Ravens PITTSBURGH (AP) — Go ahead, pick your adjective. The Pittsburgh Steelers probably used it following a stunning 35-7 loss to Baltimore on Sunday.

Safety Ryan Clark called it “a whipping.” Several players went with “humbling.” Linebacker James Harrison considers it “a reality check” while offensive tackle Willie Colon labeled it “embarrassing.”

Whatever it was, it wasn’t nearly good enough for a team that spent training camp talking about taking the next step after a crushing Super Bowl defeat.

The offense, the one considered the team’s most potent since quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took over eight years ago, turned it over seven times. The defense, the one that’s shouted down any suggestion that it’s starting to get too old, allowed Baltimore running back Ray Rice to go over 100 yards and failed to take the ball away once.

The best team in the AFC a year ago didn’t look like the best team — or even the second-best team — in the AFC North.

Wide receiver Antonio Brown spent Monday dutifully going through tape highlighting the ugly details.

“A lot of guys would have never expected us to come out with a

game like that,” Brown said.

Particularly the Steelers.

Though coach Mike Tomlin did his best to try and calm his team, shaking hands with his players afterward and reminded them it was just three miserable hours in a four-month marathon.

Still, for a team playing against the usual high expectations, to fall woefully short of them even for a week was disheartening.

“We knew going into the game that we were going to face a lot of adversity, but we normally stay positive and respond to it,” Brown said. “But I think everything we did, as far as responding to it, wasn’t in the right way.”

It’s hardly time to panic. Yet it has been so long since the Steelers were manhandled so completely even the team’s most evenkeeled guys lost their cool. Safety Troy Polamalu, a day after signing a contract extension that will keep in with the team through 2014, found himself mixing it up with several Ravens out of frustration.

“I may have lost it a little bit, which is not a good example,” Polamalu said. “You know what, that’s also part of this game. The truth of it is we got our butts kicked.”

There’s plenty to work on heading into Sunday’s home opener

against Seattle.

The somewhat patchwork offensive line failed to open any holes for running back Rashard Mendenhall, who managed just 45 yards on 12 carries as the Steelers spent most of the second half trying to get back in the game. The Ravens also sacked Roethlisberger four times and harassed him into three interceptions.

The defense, which returned all 11 starters from a unit that led the league in points against a year ago, let Baltimore do whatever it wanted whenever it wanted.

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, who’d never beaten the Steelers when Roethlisberger was in the lineup, threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns. Rice, who managed a total of 84 yards in three games against Pittsburgh last year, ripped off a 36-yard on Baltimore’s first snap and never looked back.

Harrison, who left the game with a knee contusion, posted on his Facebook page “That’s what you call getting beat like you stole something!!!!”

The Steelers are hoping to steal back momentum next week against the Seahawks, who hardly looked like world beaters in a loss to San Francisco yesterday.

Pittsburgh escaped without

any major injuries, and Tomlin brushed off any suggestion that his 30-something defense has lost a step.

“I’m not ready to judge it from a speed standpoint,” he said. “We didn’t turn around enough ball carriers. We didn’t get off well enough on third down. We didn’t create turnovers ... Usually speed is a part of that equation but I’m not ready to say that at this juncture.”

What he is ready to say is that his team needs to get better quickly.

The Ravens sent a loud message that they’re not going anywhere anytime soon. The Steelers can’t let their rivals become a distant speck on the horizon.

The benefit of being a veteran team, however, is that panic doesn’t come easy. Sure, Pittsburgh knows it needed to play better and yes, the team hardly looked like the one that dominated the Ravens so thoroughly a year ago.

It was still just one week. There are 15 more to come.

“Coming into this game, we thought our offense was better than what it was,” Roethlisberger said. “This gives us a chance to regroup and get ready for next week.

AP I just think this was a bump in the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw three interceptions and was sacked four times against Baltimore Sunday. road.”

Dallas teammates stick up for QB Romo after game IRVING, Texas (AP) — All that time off watching from the sideline last season, all those offseason practices he led, even getting married – none of it could shake Tony Romo from his habit of reckless gambles that turn into costly late-game mistakes.

Twice in the final 10 minutes Sunday night, all Romo had to do was throw the ball away, or simply fall down. Had he done the smart, safe thing on either play, the Dallas Cowboys likely would’ve come away with a stunning start to their season.

Instead, he fumbled 3 yards from the end zone and threw an interception that set up a field goal, leaving the Cowboys with a different kind of stunning finish: a loss to the New York Jets that marked the first time in 248 tries that Dallas couldn’t cash ap Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had two crucial turnovers near the end of the in on a fourth-quarter lead of at least 14 points – according to STATS LLC. game against the Jets Sunday.

“I cost us a football game,” Romo said afterward.

Cowboys fans and critics took to the Internet and airwaves Monday to wholeheartedly agree, dredging up all his past mistakes. The tone of the bashings was that this meltdown is further proof Dallas will never win a Super Bowl as long as Romo is playing quarterback, that he’s too much of a gunslinger and not enough of a leader.

Inside the locker room Monday, the view was completely different.

Teammates insisted the Cowboys wouldn’t have been in position to win had Romo not played so well the first 50 minutes, and that there were plenty of other mistakes that contributed to the loss. They also considered his mea culpa as proof that he is a leader.

“That is him trying to create his identity and show, ‘I am going to be responsible for how far this team

goes,’” defensive end Marcus Spears said. “I think that is something he put on his shoulders and I personally like it. It will only help him to feel that way.”

Linebacker Keith Brooking didn’t even know Romo took the blame, or that the quarterback has a reputation for making risky decisions with a game on the line.

“That’s not the rap in this locker room,” Brooking said. “Who cares what everybody else thinks? That wasn’t Tony Romo’s loss. That’s not the way this team looks at it.”

Brooking said Romo picked apart one of the best defenses in the league. He considered it as Romo continuing a roll that began in training camp.

“I’ll take that guy over anybody in this league,” Brooking said. “Y’all might think I’m crazy, but I’m telling you right now, he’s going to have an all-time year. He’ll probably shatter

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Continued from page 7 up on the perimeter, we can be pretty successful.”

Bussie has stepped into the leadership role as the lone returning starter, but Carey said he hopes she becomes more vocal as the year goes on, even though being vocal isn’t one of her strong points.

The post will have to pick up scoring slack as the team losses almost 70 percent of their scoring from last season.

Carey hopes sophomore Brooke Hampton, who appeared in 33 games and started nine, led the Moun-

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still learning their respective systems and trying to get to full potential.

Former UConn head coach Randy Edsall is now at the helm of the Maryland program, and has an accurate, confident quarterback under his wing, in sophomore Danny O’Brien, who threw for 348 yards and a touchdown against Miami (Fla.) last week.

Likewise, West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen has quarterback Geno Smith.

Smith has been the leader of the Mountaineers for the last year and a half and has the confidence and ability to control the team’s fate this season.

If the Mountaineers don’t start off slow like they have the first two weeks of the season and manage to beat the Terps, it will be the first time either team won six games in a row since Maryland defeated WVU, when they played six times between 1949 and 1966.

Edsall has a more conservative style compared to Holgorsen’s “Air Raid” offense, but that doesn’t mean Maryland won’t come out and score 30 points.

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every record. I’ve seen enough football to know the guy’s ready for the next level.”

Romo is 31 and going into his sixth season as a starter. His storybook rise from an undrafted player to a Pro Bowler has been overshadowed by what he hasn’t done (1-3 in the playoffs), and how he hasn’t done it. A common theme in all his disappointing losses has been lategame turnovers, usually while trying to force a play he probably shouldn’t have tried.

Having grown up in Wisconsin during Brett Favre’s heyday, it’s no surprise Romo is wired that way.

But he also has the talent to make those kind of plays, which is why then-Cowboys coach Bill Parcells gave him a chance back in 2006.

It’s worth noting that Romo’s career passer rating of 95.5 is fourth best in league history; his 64.1 percent completion rate is eighth best. taineers in 3-point percentages by shooting 20-of-47.

“We need for Brooke to be more aggressive at shooting and looking to score,” he said. “We need someone to pick up that slack and I think she’s very capable of doing that.”

Carey said he knows his team will most likely be picked low this year in the preseason Big East poll, but he doesn’t care.

“That’ll motivate them so we’re not as bad as everyone thinks we are,” he said. “We still need to be hungry. We have the same goals.”

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nating the West Virginia offense can be when everyone is clicking and on the same page.

The issue in WVU’s two games this season – the offensive line and running backs have not blocked opposing rushers at all. The running game has struggled because of it. The defensive linemen and linebackers have not gotten enough sacks and pressure on the quarterbacks, and the defensive backs have not gotten any turnovers in either game.

In week three of the college football season, it is crunch time for the Mountaineers in its opening road game. The running backs have been scolded

by Holgorsen on targeting their blocks and will need to efficiently communicate to each other on every play in the hostile environment in College Park.

West Virginia will be the favorite against Maryland, but it still has a lot to prove on both sides of the ball, especially if it wants to make a statement a week before LSU comes to town.

We’ll see if the Mountaineers can keep its winning streak alive and continue to dominate Maryland like it has over the last five years. ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu

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10 | SPORTS

Tuesday September 13, 2011

NOT THERE YET

Holgorsen wants to see improvements from Mountaineer offense soon by michael carvelli sports editor

Junior quarterback Geno Smith threw for 371 yards on Saturday, the seventh-most all-time in WVU history.

One series in the second quarter of Saturday’s game could perfectly sum up the frustrations the No. 18 West Virginia football team had during the first half against Norfolk State.

The Mountaineers were starting to get on a roll. Junior quarterback Geno Smith completed a 45-yard pass to Tavon Austin to get to the one-yard line. Six plays later, with just one yard until the end zone, the WVU offense had to settle for a Tyler Bitancurt field goal.

“It was flat out embarrassing,” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. “I don’t have an answer for it.

It’s the same stuff we’ve done for a long time and if we can’t come off and move people, it’s not good.”

West Virginia picked up just 19 total yards in the first quarter and finished the half with 124 yards.

The second half was when the Mountaineers were able to start getting things turned around, especially offensively.

A 28-point third quarter was the start of the turnaround WVU was in need of to pull away from the Spartans.

“We called the same stuff,” Holgorsen said. “It’s about being a work in progress and getting better. We’re young and inexperienced, but we can’t use that as an excuse.”

Part of why West Virginia was able to excel as much as it did in the second half was because of the offense’s balanced passing attack. For the second week in a row, WVU had nine receivers register receptions and five dif-

volleyball

women’s soccer

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Mountaineers drop three at Kentucky Invitational by sebouh majarian sports writer

After losing three straight games in Texas last week, the West Virginia volleyball team struggled again, losing three more at the Kentucky Invitational over the weekend.

The Mountaineers (2-9) lost the opener to Houston 3-1 and were swept in the final two games after traveling to Lexington, Ky., to play Houston, Loyola Marymount and Kentucky (9-2).

The tournament concluded the nonconference portion of the season, and the Mountaineers will have two weeks off before facing Rutgers Sept. 23.

West Virginia head coach Jill Kramer took responsibility for scheduling the trip to Kentucky too closely upon their arrival from the Texas road trip. The team only had Wednesday and Thursday off after being swept by Baylor Tuesday night.

“It’s a good place to end the preseason, but it’s going to take a lot of work and a long time to get exactly where we want to be,” Kramer said.

“We’re going to take steps towards what makes us successful in league play.”

WVU lost its tournament opener to Houston 20-25, 2520, 19-25, 18-25 in the first of

two games Friday. The team played solid defense led by senior Serinna Russo, who recorded a game-high 27 digs in the match.

After dropping the first set, the Mountaineers bounced back in the second set with the help of freshman Halle Kearney, who had five kills in the set. Kearney finished the match with a team-best 10 kills.

The Mountaineers couldn’t overcome the momentum the Cougars established in the third set.

Houston never trailed in the set and the only time WVU closed in was at 4-4 in the fourth set.

In the second game of the day, the Mountaineers were swept by the Lions 15-25, 1525, 19-25. Michelle Kopecky led the team in kills with six, while setter Kari Post dished out 21 assists.

Post has had a fast start to the season, totaling 278 assists so far. She recorded her fifth double-double of the year with a 21 assist, 12 dig performance against Houston.

In the tournament finale, WVU played Kentucky in a tightly contested game, despite the 3-0 score. The Wildcats won the sets 18-25, 22-25, 24-26, giving them seven consecutive wins.

“Kentucky has a long tradition, and we want to have a lot of tradition in our program, and we have to start somewhere, and that’s what we’re doing right now,” Kramer said.

Russo was solid throughout the tournament, totaling 61 digs and was named to the all-tournament team.

“Serinna really stepped up and did a great job knowing her role and running our defense,” Kramer said. “She made some really spectacular plays out there and was just a great leader.”

The team’s offensive struggles continued as they posted hitting percentages of .138 against the Cougars, .029 against the Lions and .085 against the Wildcats.

Even though the team has two weeks off before its next match, Kramer doesn’t expect very many days off.

“I don’t take days off and our girls are really driven,” Kramer said. “When we were coming back from the trip they were talking about what they were going to do as a team today, on their off day, to get better.

“They want to go to the Big East tournament and play for a championship, that’s all there is to it.” sebouh.majarian@mail.wvu.edu

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On Monday, West Virginia Athletic Director Oliver Luck wrote an open letter to all WVU fans asking them not to wear shirts containing vulgarities to Mountaineer athletic events.

During West Virginia’s season opener against Marshall, ESPN cameras showed a fan in the crowd wearing a shirt that said, “West F------ Virginia” on the front of it.

“Based on the TV rating of the game, this picture was seen by at least a few million people around the country,” Luck said in the letter. “I think you would agree with me that this is not the image of our University and our state that we want to promote.”

Luck asked fans to stop others from wearing those types of shirts.

“I would like to request that if you see someone wearing one of these t-shirts that you politely ask him or her to change or to cover it up,” he said. “As you know, we have a big home football game against LSU coming up next Saturday and we would like to present a more favorable image to the millions of football fans from around the country who will be watching the game.

To read the letter in its entirety, go to www.msnsportsnet.com.

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Senior inside receiver Devon Brown led West Virginia with 109 yards against Norfolk State. ferent players caught touchdown passes from Smith and freshman quarterback Paul Millard.

“That’s an attribute to all the skill players,” said senior inside receiver Devon Brown, who led all WVU receivers with 109 yards. “It just shows that anyone can be dangerous at any given time, you can’t key in on one player.

“Top to bottom, there aren’t many teams that have more weapons than we do. We just have to come in week in and week out and prove it.”

Although the Mountaineers were able to make the improvements they needed to win in the second half, Holgorsen still didn’t see everything he expected to see out of his team in the final two quarters of play.

He wasn’t, and hasn’t been, pleased with the tempo the offense has played at in its first two games of the year.

“We don’t understand it.

The only way I can get them to line up fast is by yelling at them,” he said. “When the play is over, we need to hop

The West Virginia women’s soccer team celebrates following a goal earlier this season.

up and get lined up in tempo.

It’s frustrating, but we’ll keep working at it.”

At times during the first half of Saturday’s game, audible boos were heard throughout Milan Puskar Stadium when the Mountaineer offense was struggling.

“Everyone’s been hyping us up and telling us how good we can be and what we can do,” Smith said. “Ultimately, it comes down to performance on the field. It has nothing to do with talking or newspaper articles or blogs, it’s all about us giving effort out there on the field.”

Until they get to where they feel they should be, Holgorsen and his team will continue doing the one thing they’ve done up to this point in the year.

“We are going to keep them accountable for what they do wrong,” Holgorsen said. “For what the team does, what the unit does, there is not a whole lot of satisfaction – we have a long ways to go.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Tough nonconference slate prepares WVU for Big East by robert kreis sports writer

The West Virginia University women’s soccer team played High Point in its final non-conference game of the season Sunday at Dick Dlesk Stadium. The Mountaineers finished with a 4-3-0 record throughout non-conference play. They begin their Big East Conference schedule on Sept.

15 on the road against South Florida.

West Virginia’s match with USF is a rematch of last year’s Big East championship game, which the Mountaineers won.

The Mountaineers faced a similar revenge match when they played Penn State earlier this season. West Virginia knocked Penn State out of last year’s NCAA tournament.

“We have the target on our back,” West Virginia head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said.

“Teams are going to want to tear you down and come after you like hungry wolves, and if we are not aware of that or respond to that after the Penn State game I would be shocked.”

Penn State was not the only stiff competition the Mountaineers faced in their nonconference schedule. West Virginia also lost hard fought

matches to Virginia and Ohio State. The teams’ four nonconference wins came against Purdue, George Mason, Marshall and High Point.

“Playing teams that are nationally ranked shows us what is out there,” said sophomore forward Katie Lenz. “And now, when we play big games like South Florida and Marquette, we know what to expect because we see these teams that are consistently ranked in the top 10.”

In the Mountaineers’ four non-conference wins, they have yet to give up a goal and enter play against South Florida with a two game shutout streak in tact. “(Getting shutouts) is one of our goals this season,” said senior forward Blake Miller.

“That is something our backline strives for and we all try to help.”

The Mountaineers are not as worried about their record coming into conference play as they are about learning from lessons during that span.

“Up to this point it has been preparation,” Izzo-Brown said.

“It is important to show your strengths and weaknesses and now we have to fix them.”

Like any coach, Izzo-Brown loves to see her team get shut-

outs and hopes they will continue to develop offensively when entering Big East play.

The Mountaineers have had eight different players score the team’s nine goals, with one own goal against Marshall. The only Mountaineer to score twice is Blake Miller.

“We have to play 90 minutes,” Izzo-Brown said. “You have to finish and get that shutout.”

The Mountaineers are coming off a three game home stand, winning the last two games.

Izzo-Brown hopes West Virginia’s winning ways can continue on the road against South Florida in front of a rambunctious crowd. IzzoBrown is curious to see where her team is this year entering conference play, as compared to last year’s Sweet 16 team.

“I think we have learned a lot of good lessons like we did last year,” Izzo-Brown said.

“But I am excited to see how we respond to South Florida, because I think when we got into conference play that was our turning point last year.”

After playing at South Florida the Mountaineers will return home September 18 to face Marquette. robert.kreis@mail.wvu.edu