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‘A NEW CHAPTER’

Volume 124, Issue 151

Stewart resigns, Holgorsen to take over by michael carvelli sports editor

The Bill Stewart era of West Virginia football is officially over.

West Virginia University announced Friday that Stewart, the coach who led the Mountaineers to a victory in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl as the team’s interim head coach after the departure of Rich Rodriguez to Michigan, had resigned.

Stewart will make the prorated amount of his 2011 salary of $950,000, plus the $1.125 million he was owed in a separation agreement. Stewart will not take a separate position or remain with the University.

Luck would not comment further on the settlement.

“It was the right thing to do,” said Athletic Director Oliver Luck. “I do want to thank (Coach Stewart) for his dedication to Mountaineer football.

Today, we begin a new chapter with a new coach.”

That new coach will be the man who was designated as the team’s head coach-in-waiting back in December – offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen.

The new job will come with a raise for Holgorsen, who will see his salary jump from $750,000 – what was expected to be for his season as a coordinator – to $1.4 million.

For the rest of his six-year

contract, Holgorsen will see a pay increase of $250,000 each year and is expected to make at least $2.65 million by 2015.

“I understand what the expectations are to wear the Blue and Gold both on and off the field, and it’s something that I look forward to living up to,” Holgorsen said. “The West Virginia University football team is way bigger than me.

“I’ve got complete confidence in the remaining defensive staff to continue doing what they’re doing. We’ll be united as coaches, we’ll be united as players and administrators to help bring championships to Morgantown.”

Holgorsen will continue to

call plays for the Mountaineer offense in 2011, and there is no immediate plan to hire a new offensive coordinator yet.

Part of the reason for this is because of Holgorsen’s compatibilities with the offensive staff he has assembled to work with him at WVU. “I have those guys here and they understand how I do things, which means if I need to leave the room to go deal with this or that, they can keep working,” Holgorsen said. “That doesn’t mean I am totally turning (the offense) over to anybody. I will still be on the sidelines, and I will still be calling

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West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck, left, and head football coach Dana Holgorsen, right, take questions during a news conference in Morgantown, W.Va. on Friday.

$159.5M building plan to transform Evansdale campus

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Incoming freshmen and their families enter the Mountainlair information fair after a morning full of activities during New Student Orientation.

By Amy Rogers Correspondent

4,681 incoming West Virginia University freshmen are currently registered to attend orientation sessions throughout June.

WVU Student Orientation aims to provide parents and students with valuable information to assist in making the transition from high school to college as smoothly as possible.

“Compared to last year, the numbers are slightly fewer,” said Courtney Jennings, coordinator for New Student Orientation. “But we anticipate that the number will end up Brooke Cassidy/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM being equal to last year’s.”

An incoming freshman fills out forms in the Mountainlair with his family after a morning Freshmen are required to of New Student Orientation activities. attend an orientation session.

If the student is unable to attend during the orientations scheduled in June, a session is offered in August for those not able to make it.

“Orientation is the final step for an incoming student in becoming a Mountaineer,” Jennings said. “They are not able to register for their fall semester classes if they do not attend an orientation session.”

Parents and students are flooded with a wealth of important information when attending the summer orientation session.

Placement exams are conducted for all students attending orientation.

The Quantitative

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WVU places third in Lunabotics competition

By Rebeccah Griffith Staff Writer

A group of students from West Virginia University’s College of Engineering and Mineral Resources have placed second in a Lunabotics competition held by NASA. The students, led by electrical engineering major Ben Knabenshue and professor of computer science and electrical engineering Dr. Powsiri Klinkachorn, placed third in the Lunabotics mining competition.

The international competition challenged 46 teams of students to design and build a

remote controlled or autonomous excavator called a lunabot, to determine which could collect the most simulated lunar soil within 15 minutes.

Some of the challenging areas of the competition included the weight and size limitations of the lunabot and the ability to control the lunabot from a remote location.

The competition included teams from University of Alabama, Auburn, Colorado School of Mines, Florida State, University of Illinois, Iowa State University, University of North Dakota and Virginia Tech. Top honors in the competition went to Laurentian

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The lunabot would allow humans to explore space further than ever before, according to the team leaders.

The moon has been found to be rich in oxygen and metals necessary for the sustainability of a space station as well as resources for the creation of nuclear energy.

These resources can be easily surface-mined, and the Lunabiotics Competition is a productive way to work toward harnessing them while teaching students in a handson environment.

Practical application aside, this project has furthered the

team’s skills and allowed them to hone them through handson application.

“The project gives the students an opportunity to take individual pieces of knowledge that they have learned in classes, such as mechanical design, electrical circuit design and software programming and integrate this knowledge to apply and solve a realworld system engineering problem,” Klinkachorn said.

This type of experience is vital when it comes to exercising the knowledge these students are working

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The West Virginia University Board of Governors has recently approved a $159.5 million plan to expand and transform the Evansdale Campus.

The Evansdale Campus will host new buildings, as well as a renovation of current buildings.

One of the major new buildings will be for the College of Physical Activity and Sports Science. Currently, the college is housed in the Coliseum, but now plans are set for it to have its own structure.

Randy Hudak, the interim vice president for facilities and services, said renovations include giving the Evansdale Campus a “downtown” feel.

He said the goal is to make the campus more pleasing to the eye.

“We want to bring some character to the (Evansdale) campus and try to make it more pedestrian-friendly,” Hudak said.

Some of the projects also include, a new Advanced Engineering Research Building with a $41.4 million bud-

get, new Agricultural Sciences Building with an $88.1 million budget and the Greenhouse with a $7.1 million budget.

Students can expect to see some completion of the projects as early as Spring 2012.

“The 2020 Strategic Plan focuses heavily on research,” Hudak said. “Evansdale was really the place for us to focus”.

The 2020 Strategic Plan was announced earlier in the year; setting one of the largest financial plans in WVU’s recent history.

The goal is to have all buildings completed by 2014, but could be subject to change due to unforeseen complications.

“People see the beautiful new buildings but don’t see the huge planning effort put into all the details,” said Narvel Weese, the Vice President of Administration and Finance.

Both Hudak and Weese agree that students should be excited for these upcoming projects.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for the University.

It’s not often you are able to revitalize an entire campus at once,” Weese said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

New members elected to Alumni board of directors

By Amy Rogers Correspondent

Five new members have been elected to serve on the West Virginia University Alumni Association Board of Directors. Four current members have been promoted to serve in leadership positions for the board.

Newly elected members to the board include Jim Bill Harvey, Ron Justice, Stephanie H. Lane, Christie M. McCartney, and Scott Rotruck.

Members are promoted into different term lengths to ensure the board has an equal number of new and returning members. Members are elected into positions that serve 3-year or 6-year appointments.

Newly elected officer positions include Jack Rossi of Charleston, W.Va. to serve as chair; Holly Metz of Rockville, MD to serve as vice chair; Ray

Byrd of Wheeling, W.Va. to serve as treasurer; and Phil Gaujot of Morgantown, W.Va. to serve as secretary.

“The board provides oversight to some of the key operational organizations at WVU. Technical expertise, facilities operations and programs that work to engage more alumni into closer involvement at the University are some of the responsibilities of the board,” said Kevin Berry, Associate Director & COO of the WVU Alumni Association.

“If we’re doing our job, then the board of directors seeks to achieve three things for the Alumni Association and WVU.” The three objectives include helping to recruit the next generation of WVU students, assisting in helping graduated WVU students find jobs and

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THE PLAYERS SPEAK The West Virginia football players give their reactions on the resignation of Bill Stewart and promotion of Dana Holgorsen.

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the plays, but I don’t need to spend 99 percent of my time as an offensive coordinator and that’s due to the fact that I have good, quality assistants that can help keep the thing rolling day in and day out.”

The news of Stewart’s resignation came following weeks of speculation surrounding the West Virginia football program, which started with an alleged incident involving Holgorsen at the Mardi Gras Casino and Resort in Cross Lanes, W.Va. The allegations of the one incident quickly evolved into as many as six over the next couple of days, according to newspapers across the state.

The University opened an investigation to look into these claims and found they contained “blatant inaccuracies.”

Luck released a statement saying the University was looking into a possible leak in

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Reasoning Assessment, is also administered to determine a student’s abilities for placement in math and science courses. There is also a computerized exam to determine a student’s placement in French, German, or Spanish courses.

“The students look forward to making their class schedules for the fall,” said Stacy Voorhees, one of 25 orientation leaders and mathematics graduate student.

Students attend advising sessions on which courses they may wish to take in the fall, with an emphasis placed for each student based on what

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toward. The project required the cooperative integration of a variety of engineering fields in order to create the ideal lunabot.

“We had electrical engineers designing and building mechanical components, mechanical engineers contribut-

the Athletic Department who could have released the fabricated incidents involving Holgorsen. This search was said to include Stewart.

Stewart was thought by many as the one who was leaking the stories, especially after it was revealed that he contacted reporters shortly after Holgorsen was hired and asked them to “dig up dirt” on the coach-in-waiting.

Luck admitted he felt things were beginning to shed a negative light on the team.

“The program is more important than any individual.

Clearly, this was becoming a distraction for our football program,” Luck said. “The one thing you don’t want around any program are distractions and the totality of the circumstances, the totality of all the innuendo and other things that were being said and the distractions that I believed would not come to a close prompted me to sit down with Coach Stewart over the past couple

of days and discuss these issues in a very frank and candid manner.”

After the Fiesta Bowl victory, the Mountaineers were never able to meet the expectations set for the program. When Luck hired Holgorsen in December, he said part of the reason was because he didn’t believe the Mountaineers could win a national title with Stewart at the helm.

Other than the preseason No. 8 ranking the Mountaineers had prior to Stewart’s first season, the highest a Stewart-coached WVU team was ranked in the last three seasons was when it was ranked 18th in the country prior to the 2010 Gator Bowl and finished 2010 outside of the top 25 – the first time that has happened since 2004.

Stewart leaves West Virginia with a record of 28-12 in his three seasons as the Mountaineers’ head coach.

the student indicated as a desired future major or degree.

Students also receive information about the housing where they will be staying their first year at WVU. The students will get the opportunity to speak with resident faculty leaders, resident hall assistants and possibly the chance to meet future roommates and other students in the dorms.

On and off campus safety tips, alternative forms of transportation, meal plans and on-campus dining, Mountie Bounty, clubs and activities on campus and many other freshmen survival tips are discussed during the day’s activities.

Parents and students are educated on the resources and

support that is made available for parents and students through the Mountaineer Parents Club.

“The entire day is filled with information sessions,” Jennings said.

Every student will obtain a personalized experience for each student’s needs for their upcoming Mountaineer college experience she said.

“Freshmen are exposed to a lot of information from many different departments of WVU, but we’re here to help them through it,” Voorhees said.

To learn more about WVU student orientation, please visit http://orientation.wvu. edu/.

ing to software development and so on,” Knabenshue said.

He said it was a daunting task to make a lunabot in the first place, but that the team managed to do so successfully despite a variety of obstacles.

Knabenshue said the team met their expectations, but managed to exceed their design goals.

He said other teams had two or more semesters to com-

plete their lunabot, while the WVU team began theirs in mid January.

The team’s budget was from their sponsors the W.Va. NASA Space Grant Consortium, WVU College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and the WVU Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

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Records clarify Loughner’s outburst PHOENIX (AP) — A transcript in the case against the Tucson shooting rampage suspect clarifies what he likely said in an outburst during a hearing last month in which he was declared mentally incompetent to stand trial.

News reporters who witnessed the May 25 outburst had struggled to piece together what Jared Lee Loughner, 22, said after he lowered his head to within inches of the courtroom table and then lifted his head and began a loud and angry rant.

“Thank you for the free kill.

She died in front of me. Your cheesiness,” according to the transcript, which was prepared by a court reporter who had access to audio recordings of the hearing.

The Associated Press had reported on the day of the

hearing that Loughner said what sounded like, “Thank you for the freak show. She died in front of me.” Some reporters also heard him say what sounded like “You’re treasonous.”

Federal marshals then whisked out of the courtroom.

He later came back in the court and was allowed to watch the hearing on closed-circuit TV from a separate room.

Loughner has been at a federal prison facility in Springfield, Mo., since May 28 where mental health experts will try to make him psychologically fit to stand trial. He will spend up to four months there.

If Loughner is later determined to be competent enough to understand the case against him and assist his lawyers, the court proceedings will resume. If he isn’t deemed

competent at the end of his treatment, Loughner’s stay at the facility can be extended.

U.S. District Judge Larry Burns ruled that Loughner was mentally unfit to assist his lawyers in defending him. Mental health experts who examined Loughner had concluded he suffers from schizophrenia.

He has pleaded not guilty to 49 federal charges stemming from the Jan. 8 shooting at a meet-and-greet political event. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others were wounded in the attack, and six people were killed, including a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge.

Loughner’s lawyers haven’t said whether they intend to present an insanity defense, but noted in court filings that his mental condition will likely be a central issue at trial.

ODD NEWS

Pierced-cat seller’s cruelty conviction upheld WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a northeastern Pennsylvania animal groomer who tried to sell kittens with pierced ears and necks and bobbed tails.

Animal welfare workers seized three kittens and a cat from 36-year-old Holly Crawford’s Luzerne County home in 2008 after she marketed them as “gothic” online.

Crawford served six months of house arrest and was ordered to close her grooming shop for at least two years as she completed probation.

The state Superior Court ruled Monday in Harrisburg that Crawford’s animal-cruelty conviction will stand. Crawford had argued in her appeal that the state’s animal cruelty law was unconstitutionally vague and that county prosecutors presented insufficient evidence to convict her.

Oregon officer named Byrd rescues young hawk PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It’s the kind of story that creates its own headline — Byrd Rescues Hawk.

Oregon’s KGW-TV reports that Portland Police Bureau officer Cage Byrd — his real name — spotted a young redtailed hawk standing outside a downtown hair salon on Tuesday.

The raptor chick appeared to be injured, so Byrd grabbed some towels and a box from a nearby hotel and took the hawk to a veterinary hospital.

The bird was later taken to the Audubon Society, which says the hawk probably fell from a nest near the KGW Audubon Raptor Cam. The remote camera records the activity of a raptor family and is shown on a website that has become popular.

One of the three chicks sustained a leg injury last week.

Final effort to save tiny

rabbits from extinction EPHRATA, Wash. (AP) — Wildlife experts are making one last effort to save the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, believed extinct in the wild since mid-2004.

The pygmy rabbit is the smallest rabbit in North America, and can fit in a person’s hand. Adults weigh about a pound and measure less than a foot in length. The previous effort to reintroduce the pygmy in 2007 ended badly when they were quickly gobbled by their many predators.

Some 100 pygmy rabbits are being released this time into large wire enclosures.

The rabbits - who were raised in captivity for this last-ditch effort - must learn quickly to find food, breed and avoid being eaten. The wire enclosures give them a fighting chance to survive, scientists say.

“If this doesn’t work, I’m not sure what Plan B would be,” said Matt Monda of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, who has been working for years to save the endangered species.

Only the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit is endangered.

Pygmy rabbits thrive in other Western states and are not protected.

This recovery effort is not without some controversy.

A big concern was all the engineering that has gone into these animals, Monda said. The original goal was to preserve the genetics of the Columbia Basin rabbit, but that proved impossible because of small numbers and problems that resulted from inbreeding.

The animals in the new effort are the result of crossbreeding with other pygmy rabbits from Idaho and Oregon.

lawn care over to sheep CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania school has a woolly plan to keep its grass neatly trimmed.

The Carlisle Area School District says it can save up to $15,000 a year by turning over some landscaping chores to sheep.

The Patriot-News of Harrisburg reports the district is using the sheep to keep the grass near its solar panels neatly trimmed. The sheep nibble grass in the morning and take refuge in the shade of th e panels in the afternoon.

With the food already on hand, the district need only supply the sheep with water.

A middle school assistant principal is providing the sheep. Eric Sands says he’s still trying to figure out exactly how many sheep he needs to use to keep the area clear.

Colo. balloon boy parents extend bids for balloon FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The former Colorado couple who told authorities their son floated away in a silver helium balloon say they’re reopening the auction for the balloon because of low and fraudulent bids.

The auction website says Monday that Richard and Mayumi Heene (HEE’-nee) are extending the auction until Friday.

The Heenes announced the auction June 1 and suggested a bid of $1 million. Their attorney says all proceeds would benefit earthquake and tsunami recovery in Japan.

The delay was reported in The Coloradoan.

Authorities chased the UFO-shaped balloon in October 2009 but the 6-year-old boy wasn’t inside.

He was later found at home and authorities accused the Heenes of staging a hoax to promote possible reality TV Pa. school district turns shows.

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placement, and helping others to contribute back to the University.

Each committee is responsible for assisting the staff in the development of programs and services for members.

Several board members serve as volunteers with the local chapters in the areas in which they live.

“We will be developing our strategic input and assistance from this group. The plan will be closely tied to that of the University’s 2020 plan so that we can help the University in several key areas as noted in that plan,” Curtis said. “For example, we want to help engage more alumni both nationally and internationally.”

Members are elected to the board after the person being reviewed has submitted a letter of consideration to the Board and President and CEO of the Alumni Association.

The nominating committee selects individuals to serve as the officers of the board and then those candidates for the officer positions are elected during the annual meeting in May. The meeting is held in conjunction with Commencement Weekend.

“We are fortunate that we have a group who is passionate and dedicated to serving their alma mater and furthering the mission of the WVU Alumni Association,” Curtis said.

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Looking back at Bill Stewart’s legacy

It’s not very often that a coach’s most memorable game is the first of his career.

But then again, a career like Bill Stewart had as the West Virginia head football coach isn’t one you see too often, either.

He was the one to step in when Rich Rodriguez left to take over at Michigan just two weeks after the Mountaineers lost to Pitt and their shot at the National Championship Game.

As the interim head coach, his career at the helm started with a bang in that 48-28 Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma.

Shortly after the win and a glowing endorsement on national television from his star quarterback, the interesting saga that was Stewart’s coaching career turned another page when he was hired as the school’s next head coach in the wee hours of the morning.

From that moment on, nearly every single thing Stewart did was heavily scrutinized.

Donors said they thought it was a bad decision to make him the head coach just because he won the Fiesta Bowl.

He was thought of as too much of a “nice guy,” and even the school’s president wasn’t fond of the hire.

And it didn’t get any better for Stewart with the fans once his first season started.

It seemed like with every loss his teams suffered, more and more people started to call for his head – even in his first year. It was as if, after the success Rodriguez had and the way they beat a national powerhouse in Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, anything but 10 or more wins and a shot at a BCS game was unacceptable.

When the hiring of Dana Holgorsen was announced last December, fans rejoiced. The man they felt, for one reason or another, was holding the program they loved so much was going to be gone and they were thrilled.

It was sad, to be honest.

Within a matter of just three seasons, the fans had forgotten about what Stewart had actually done.

In a time of complete turmoil, he stepped in.

The West Virginia football program had appeared to be a lock to play in its first National Championship Game since the 90’s, then lost that chance in a heartbreaking upset at the hands of a bitter rival that had no business beating them that night at Mountaineer Field.

Then, when Rodriguez bolted, that was just rubbing salt in the wounds that were already killing Mountaineer faithful.

They lost their chance to play on the big stage, they lost the man who was destined to take them there, they were losing hope.

That’s when Stew stepped

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With the type of distractions going on throughout the West Virginia football program over the last couple weeks, there was one group of people who were probably affected more than almost anyone else involved.

The players.

“As a player, we’re probably the last people to know about anything, but we’re the ones directly influenced by it,” said junior offensive lineman Jeff Braun. “You knew something was going on, but you couldn’t let it bother you because, the moment you do, another team is going to get better than you.”

Just 12 hours after Athletic Director Oliver Luck officially introduced Dana Holgorsen as the team’s newest head coach, former head coach Bill Stewart held his final meeting in the Team Room of the Puskar Center.

While some of the football players were at home for the weekend and weren’t able to attend the meeting, Stewart addressed those who were there in what was described as a professional manner, which wasn’t a surprise to anybody.

In this meeting, he informed the players MATT Sunday/The Daily Athenaeum West Virginia defensive end Bruce Irvin said he was glad the distractions around the that he was leaving the program because he felt it was for the best. football team are gone and that they can finally focus on the 2011 season.

“Stew just told us how he felt about us and about the whole program,” said senior defensive end Bruce Irvin. “Basically, he felt like it was hurting us and, like he said when he took the job, if he ever got in a situation where he was hurting the program, he would step down.”

The meeting marked one final time for Stewart to gather the players together and impart on them the kind of wisdom he was always known to give.

For the Mountaineer players, he wasn’t just a coach, he was a father figure and someone they all had gotten to know extremely well.

And when you know someone like that, it’s always a little tough to see them go.

“I’ve known (Stewart) since I was a junior in high school. I would fight a war for that man,” Braun said. “Coach Stew has a great personality, one of a kind. You’ll never meet another man like him.”

Although it was bittersweet to see their former head coach leave, all the players seemed to be excited about what is to come in the future with Holgorsen leading the way.

Some may think that the transition from Stewart to Holgorsen could take some time for the players to get used to, but they will be

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football opponent preview

WVU will have hands full with LSU by cody schuler

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When LSU travels to Milan Puskar Stadium on Sept. 24, it will mark only the second time in history the two teams have met.

With conference and national title aspirations on the line, this game will serve as an ideal sequel to last year’s 20-14 LSU victory in Baton Rouge.

Led by Les Miles and his notorious hat, the Tigers finished 2010 ranked No. 8 in the country after their defeat of Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.

The Sporting News placed LSU No. 1 in its annual preseason magazine, and they are a lock to be a consensus top five selection.

If they can survive their season opener against Oregon, the Tigers will be the highest ranked, non-conference opponent to come to Morgantown since No. 1 Ohio State did so back in AP LSU head coach Les Miles and the Tigers are considered one of the top five teams in the 1998.

If both teams are unde- country this season. feated, the magnitude of the game could draw ESPN’s College GameDay to town. With new offensive coordinators on both sides, there is sure to be more firepower in play as opposed to last year’s defensively dominated game.

LSU’s biggest loss could come in the secondary, where they lost cornerback Patrick Peterson to the NFL draft.

With a punt return touchdown and a field goal block, Peterson almost singlehandedly beat the Mountaineers last season.

Now, the LSU defense

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Faculty Senate right to call for regulations This past week, the West Virginia University Faculty Senate endorsed a statement calling for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to hold a special session of the West Virginia state legislature aimed at enacting regulations to protect the public from the dangers of Marcellus Shale drilling.

The WVU Faculty Senate is comprised of 115 senators who represent WVU’s different departments and regional campuses. The Faculty Senate meets on the second Monday of every month on WVU’s Evansdale campus.

The resolution was overwhelmingly supported by the faculty members in attendance, including Director of the Center for Women’s Studies Ann Oberhauser and Director of WELL WVU Student Health Jan Palmer. Only a handful of those present opposed the measure.

The statement was aimed at the regulation of drilling of Marcellus Shale wells in the Morgantown Industrial Park.

The Charleston, W.Va.-based Northeast Natural Energy has invested $7 million in the hopes of drilling two Marcel-

lus wells at the industrial park.

With this statement, the Faculty Senate joined a growing chorus of groups, ranging from small civic organizations to the Morgantown City Council, standing in opposition to the controversial drilling at this site.

The senate was right to speak out on this controversial issue and stand up for the safety of the Morgantown community.

The permits for these wells were issued without prior input from the public or the Morgantown Utility Board and their location in the Morgantown In-

dustrial Park poses an unnecessary risk to the local water supply and the surrounding area, which includes an elementary school.

The method by which these wells are drilled for natural gas, commonly called fracking, is prone to accidents.

Thus, allowing the drilling of these wells to go forward puts our community at an unnecessary risk.

If an accident were to occur, harmful chemicals could spill into the Monongahela River, which according to the Morgantown Utility Board pro-

vides over 90 percent of Morgantown’s drinking water.

This would undoubtedly be disastrous.

Despite the potential economic benefits that can be derived from the drilling of these wells, the risks of harming the environment and the public health are far too important to be overlooked.

The governor should respond to the calls for a special session and the legislature promptly works to protect the public from this practice.

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Weiner shouldn’t resign in the wake of Twitter scandal iman hasan Guest columnist

In the aftermath of Weinergate, Representative Anthony Weiner is quickly losing friends.

Since his confession on June 6 to being involved in “six inappropriate relationships over the past three years” using Twitter and other media, Weiner has lost the support of other Democrats and is now facing numerous calls for his resignation.

Even President Obama has shown his disappointment in Weiner, remarking yesterday in an NBC interview, “I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign.”

Yet Weiner stands firm in the face of opposition and refuses to resign – and rightly so.

Weiner bears no responsibility toward the media, his constituents or the rest of the nation for his actions. And, really, why should he?

Sending lewd pictures to a few female supporters is definitely not the worst thing a politician has ever done in the way of extramarital affairs.

Weiner has stated that he has never met or had physical relations with any of these women. So far, there’s no proof that Weiner abused his office or broke any laws. Why is this such a big deal?

What should simply have been a domestic issue for Weiner and his family has turned into an overblown media spectacle, complete with visuals and other distractions from Weiner’s otherwise fruitful political career.

In the wake of this story, the public has been quick to forget that Weiner is actually pretty good at his job.

Known to be one of the most intense and demanding members of Congress, Weiner is considered one of the Democratic party’s most identifiable champions of liberal causes such as universal health care and abortion rights.

The exposition of this scandal was nothing more than an attempt by conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart (who leaked Weiner’s compromising pictures) to distract from the real issues at hand by turning a minor story like this one into media fodder for weeks to come.

Unfor tunately, Breitbart’s attempt worked. Since the story broke, major news sources have reported on nothing but developments in the Weinergate story.

Which again raises the question: Why is this such a big deal? What does this story have to do with Weiner’s work in Congress?

The answer, of course, is nothing. Weiner’s infidelity should in no way reflect on his job as a congressman be-

Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., is interviewed by reporters as he walks down the street near his home in the Queens borough of New York on Saturday. cause it in no way makes him less fit to serve.

Think of it this way: If you found out your accountant, for example, was having extramarital affairs, would you fire him and call for his resignation? Would it be reasonable for this person to lose his job, which he does well, over matters concerning his personal life?

Of course not. It’s abso-

lutely ridiculous for us, the public, to hold politicians – or anyone else who works under public scrutiny – to higher moral standards than we set for ourselves. It’s unreasonable to do so, and it isn’t a congressman’s responsibility to conduct himself a certain way in private for the sake of his public. What Weiner does in his free time is none of our business.

Fortunately for Weiner, his constituents appear to feel the same way. On June 9, a NY1-Marist Poll showed that 56 percent of registered voters in Weiner’s Congressional District wanted him to stay in Congress, while 33 percent wanted him to resign, with 12 percent uncertain.

If this poll is any indication of the public’s attitude in regards to the scandal, it shows

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that if Weiner doesn’t succumb to the pressure he faces to resign, he may have a shot at reelection.

While it’s unfortunate Weinergate has been given this much attention, Weiner should continue to hold his ground and not wilt in the face of opposition. If he stands tall until this scandal blows over, he will likely keep his seat in Congress.

Taking advantage of thriving local art scene vital to well-rounded education Jacob lubman Guest columnist

Behind the scenes of every great West Virginia University event is a tremendous amount of work, both from the school’s employees and its students. They make things run smoothly and create an atmosphere fit for true Mountaineers.

One of the most important parts of any WVU event is the music. Everything from the ‘Pride’ of West Virginia, the Mountaineer Marching Band to a singer at a gala is a vital aspect of the WVU experience.

We have all been affected by

the arts at WVU, so why can’t we go out of our way to both support and be enriched by them?

In case you don’t know, there is an extremely active arts community in Morgantown.

Anchored by the Creative Arts Center of WVU, quality music and unique works of art are common here. That is, assuming you know where to look.

During the school year, WVU Creative Arts students partner with the Pittsburgh Symphony to provide access to world-class music and artists.

Just this past weekend, the annual Arts Walk was held down in the Wharf District.

Local artists and craftspeople were out selling their wares

and showcasing their creations for the public. I can honestly say there was something for everyone to enjoy!

I understand it’s easy to miss events like these – with so many other distractions in college life, it’s hard to make time for what many consider “non-essential” activities.

However, I would strongly disagree with this assessment.

Part of a real education and a continued love for learning throughout life is being exposed to new and different things. You are sure to encounter both in the arts community in Morgantown.

In one week you could listen to a new composition by a music student as played by the WVU Symphony Orches-

tra, visit a new showcase of art at the CAC, catch a fun new production through the theatre department and celebrate a Mountaineer victory with the backing of our band.

And you probably missed a jazz concert or a chance to move with the WVU African Drum ensemble!

The point is, you don’t have to plan your schedule around the arts in Morgantown; every day is another opportunity to find what interests you.

All too often, we pass over opportunities like the Pittsburgh Symphony series and the Arts Walk, choosing to engage in activities we can do at our leisure.

There’s nothing wrong with that. I often don’t manage to

get to shows or recitals I meant to attend.

I’m not suggesting you replace your regular activities with something that may not appeal to you – the last thing I want is for you to suffer!

But, when one of your friends says, “Hey, want to go to this concert tonight?” instead of simply declining, give it a chance. You might be surprised by how much you enjoy yourself.

The arts have always been an important part of my own life, and that importance has only grown as I’ve been exposed to the wonderful product put out by my peers and presented by our University to us.

We are surrounded by art, so why not use that to our

advantage?

If you like it in the background of your favorite events, you might also like it when it takes center stage. It hurts to see how empty many of the performances put on at WVU are and how much less attention our artists receive than they should.

They can only provide us with the opportunity to enrich our lives – it’s our job to seize the chance.

So, stop by a concert some time, visit a local pottery shop or even just be more mindful of what an impact the arts have on your life.

No matter what you choose to experience, I guarantee you’ll take something special away from it.

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is looking to reload with the plethora of talent that surrounds their program.

The Tigers will field what may be the most athletic defense in the country, building off the immense success they found last year.

Seven starters will return from that squad, including cornerbacks Morris Claiborne and Tyrann Mathieu.

Mathieu, a junior, was the team’s fourth leading tackler last year despite starting in only one game. Claiborne could be one of the top cornerbacks in the SEC and is looking to improve on his stellar sophomore campaign when he finished with a team-leading five interceptions and all-SEC honors.

Despite the depth in their secondary, the LSU defense does have a glaring hole in its most important section – the middle.

Replacing middle lineback Kelvin Sheppard could be as daunting a task for the Tigers as it is to replace Peterson.

Sophomore Kevin Minter has shown some promise this spring and figures to be the front-runner to replace Sheppard, but questions will surround the position until somebody locks it down.

The Mountaineer offensive line will have its hands full in the trenches, as LSU sports one of the biggest, most formidable defensive fronts in the country.

Defensive end Sam Montgomery, a freshman all-SEC selection a year ago, is hoping to play a full season this year after falling victim to a knee injury

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quick to say otherwise. “It’s not like they’re bringing a new coach in that we don’t already know. Holgorsen’s been here since the beginning of spring and we’re pretty much used to him now, so I think the transition will be easy,� Irvin said. “Coach Stew did a lot of good things for this program, and he’s a good man and I’ve got a lot of love for him. “But it’s time for a change, and we’re going in a new direction.�

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in.

Was he the man for the job?

No. Was it a good decision to hire him late on the same night that he just led the team to, arguably, the biggest win in program history?

No. But the fact that he stepped in and led this West Virginia team when it was in desperate need of a leader is something that should be admired.

He wasn’t doing it to get him the head coaching job, it just happened.

Now he is gone, we can now look back at what his legacy should be.

Some might say he should be thought of as the coach who couldn’t win more than nine games in a season and wasn’t able to get this team back to where it was under

after five games last year.

Alongside him will be 6-foot-6, 300-pound sophomore Michael Brockers, who played all 13 games a year ago. Additionally, true freshman Anthony Johnson, the 6-foot-3, 295-pound bluechip recruit, who enrolled in school early and will contribute immediately.

Suffice to say, the stingy LSU defense has the talent and experience to slow the high-powered Mountaineer offense.

The Tigers have a lot of question marks on offense, however, beginning with quarterback.

Embattled quarterback Jordan Jefferson struggled against the Mountaineers last season in a lackluster performance that showcased just how heavily the Tigers relied on their defense.

To improve the offense, the Tigers brought in former Louisville and Tulsa head coach Steve Kragthorpe to serve as offensive coordinator. His offensive scheme will aim to improve a passing game that finished 107th in the country last season.

Jefferson will be the most athletic quarterback the Mountaineer defense will see all year.

He tossed for 1,411 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and also ran for 450 yards and seven touchdowns.

He has performed well under Kragthorpe’s new scheme in the spring, but waiting behind him are two able quarterbacks that are perfectly viable options.

If things turn sour early on for the Tigers, don’t be surprised to see Jefferson watching from the sidelines.

Kragthorpe can look to senior Jarrett Lee, who played

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LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson returns for his senior season after struggling as a junior. He finished last year with 1,411 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions. sparingly last season in relief of the inconsistent Jefferson, as well as junior college transfer and former Georgia recruit Zach Mettenberger, a 6-foot-5 sophomore who tossed 32 touchdowns against four interceptions last year for Butler (Kan.) Community College.

Catching the bulk of the passes for the LSU offense will be Russell Shepard, who finished last season second on the team in receptions, but only scored two touchdowns.

The Tigers will miss 1,000-yard rusher Stevan Ridley, but are confident that a stronger Mike Ford is ready to take the role of lead back.

LSU also lost its most important special teams players.

Punter Derek Helton, kicker Josh Jasper and Peterson are gone, leaving glaring holes that won’t be so easy to fill, especially in the kicking game. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

ready has a great relationship already established with the offense after spending the spring with them.

But as the head coach he’s going to have to begin building a better rapport with the guys on the other side of the ball.

He’s already started to do so, beginning with the units’ leaders. “Dana’s a good dude. Me and Dana communicate often, and I’ve got a lot of confidence in him and I know he’s going to do the right things to get this program back to where it used to be,�

Irvin said. “He texted me last night and asked me if I was on

board, right after the decision. “I told him this is my senior season, it’s a big year for me so I’m on board.�

With everyone on board, the players said they were ready to get things going for the 2011 season. And the expectations have never been higher. “This program expects double-digit wins,� Irvin said. “Some might say (West Virginia) is not a big-time school, but 9-4 wasn’t cutting it. “They had a lot of successful years before the Stewart era, and it’s time to get it back.�

Rodriguez.

Others will say he’ll be remembered for these last few weeks and the way he resigned as the head coach.

While those are definitely ways people can remember him, he should always be thought of, first and foremost, as the assistant coach who stepped in and took charge of the program when it really needed it.

The man who saw his lifelong goal to be the head coach

of the West Virginia Mountaineers realized as his players lifted him up onto their shoulders following the Fiesta Bowl win.

That win helped breathe life back into the WVU program when it needed it the most, and the triumphant way Stewart’s career at West Virginia started should be thought of before people look at the tumultuous way it ended.

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Senior Kate Harrison, front, finished second in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA championships.

WVU shines at nationals by tony sotelo sports writer

The West Virginia track and field team proved they are among the nation’s best last week, finishing 20th at the NCAA Division I-A Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. “I am ecstatic with this team’s commitment and chemistry and overall national class performances,� said WVU head coach Sean Cleary. “Two top 20 finishes in track and a national class cross country program speak volumes for our girls and my staff.�

Junior Kate Harrison finished second place in the 10,000-meter run, earning the silver medal with a time of 34:30.35. Harrison entered the meet ranked 16th in the nation. Her performance earned her first-team allAmerican honors.

Harrison’s teammate in the 10,000-meter run, fellow junior Sarah-Anne Brault,

earned a 10th-place finish with a time of 35:05.36, while earning second-team allAmerican status. “That race was incredible,� Cleary said. “Two girls in the top 10 in the country, an NCAA runner-up and both juniors. I could not be happier.�

Senior standout Chelsea Carrier was recognized as a first-team all-American after placing third in the heptathlon with a score of 5,761.

In the heptathlon, which is a combination of seven different events, Carrier finished third in the long jump, fifth in the 800-meter run and first in both the 100-meter hurdles and the 200-meter dash. “She has been nearly flawless from start to finish,�

Cleary said. “This week’s performance shows just how great an athlete Chelsea is.�

Senior sprinter April Rotilio finished the 400-meter dash preliminaries in 16th place with a time of 53:47, which was good enough for third team all-American

honors.

Another Mountaineer who left Iowa as a third-team allAmerican was junior long jumper Meghan Mock. Mock posted a 20th-place finish with a jump of 6.02 meters on her third attempt.

Senior Keri Bland, who finished 18th in the 1,500-meter run, posting a time of 4:24.00, also earned third team all-America.

Katelyn Williams finished 18th in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.76 meters on her third jump. Williams’ performance made her the fourth Mountaineer to obtain thirdteam all-American status at the NCAA Championships. “After no-heighting in last year’s championships, Katelyn came out and cleared her first two bars,� Cleary said. “Coming home with allAmerican accolades should give her the confidence to concentrate on reaching the podium at next year’s indoor championships.� tony.sotelo@mail.wvu.edu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, in many ways you are like a pendulum, swinging back and forth. You find your emotions subject to mood swings. You often see the pros and cons of a situation.

Intellectually, you can argue both sides of an issue. Others could comment on your changeability, but that flux is only a function of opening up spiritually, emotionally and intellectually. If you are in a relationship, you often feel either guilt or resentment -- results of not giving enough or giving too much. You will learn to balance all of these oppositions if you don’t fight them. If you are single, you might find a suitor for all your different moods. Know that you are in a phase, and the person you choose today might not be the same person you would choose in a year. SAGITTARIUS can be challenging.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH The push and pull of what you need to accomplish, mixed with others’ requests, could keep you moving at a fast clip. You have enthusiasm and insight, which is why others look to you. Confusion surrounds communication. Tonight: Juggle away.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH You relate strongly to others today, especially about finances -- yours and theirs! A relationship discussion could get itself mired in quicksand if you’re not careful. Would it not be better to postpone this talk? Tonight: Chatting the night away.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH

Defer to others, as it might be the best way to handle the present combustible energy. Nevertheless, you are likely to have your ego drawn into the push and pull of the Full Moon. Confusion will be the end result. Make no decisions. Tonight: Play it easy.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Dive into a project with focus. If you are stressing out about a situation, you will let go eventually. Your focus also will help you accomplish a lot more quite quickly. Avoid personalizing a situation.

Tonight: R and R. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH You juggle many different people’s concerns.

You might not be sure of the best way to go in several different situations. Do yourself a favor: Don’t worry. Don’t allow a supervisor to trigger your temper! Tonight: Midweek break.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Head home early if you so desire. Don’t put yourself in the position of being overwhelmed or tired. Sometimes, in times of stress, it is best to be less available.

Let everything land as it should. Tonight: Make it easy, LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH You might want to rethink a personal matter before making a definitive statement.

You might have had enough of a backand-forth conversation. Perhaps there is no resolution just yet. Know what you want. Tonight: Out and about.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH You might want to move forward with a project but cannot because of a financial

situation. Many different opinions could come forward, making a decision close to impossible. Postpone it, and you will like the end results. Tonight: Treat yourself on the way home.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Your personality melts another person’s resistances. The wave of frustration and irritation could be hard to handle, even if you want this openness.

Listen to your inner voice when dealing with others. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)’ HHH Don’t respond to a sense of pressure or that someone cannot follow through on a project without your help. You need some downtime, as others need time filling in for you. Tonight: Vanish while you can.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH You might want to rethink a friendship that is creating a lot of pressure. A meeting also could be a source of irritation.

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With Finals over, NBA heads into uncertain offseason MIAMI (AP) — As Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade traded big shots in a thrilling NBA finals, with fans tuning in at levels the league hadn't seen since the days of the Kobe-Shaq Lakers, the questions came more frequently.

The answers grow harder to understand.

How can Commissioner David Stern tell all those viewers to go watch something else?

Why are owners and players willing to throw away all the momentum the league has built since last summer?

How can they shut it down now?

"It's an odd position, when the game is the best it's ever been, when the ratings are the highest they've ever been, when the excitement is the greatest it's ever (been)," Players Association attorney Jeffrey Kessler said last week.

"It's sort of odd to see the owners say we're going to destroy this game unless you change this whole system. Players just want to play."

Nobody can predict when they'll get that chance again. When the Dallas Mavericks finished off the Miami Heat on Sunday night in Game 6, it sent the NBA into a most uncertain offseason.

Owners and players are nowhere close on a new collective bargaining agreement to replace the one that expires June 30. Without a new deal, players say they have been told by the owners they will be locked out.

The NBA was reduced to a 50game season by a work stoppage in 1998-99, and the loss of games is a threat now.

Citing leaguewide losses of about $300 million this season, the league hasn't budged on its desire for significant changes to the financial structure, ranging from reductions in the length of contracts and the amount of guarantees, to an overhaul of the salary cap system that would prevent teams from being able to exceed it, as they can now under certain exceptions.

And Stern said the record TV ratings and all the other positive attention the league has received doesn't make him any more motivated to get this settled, since he'd want to do it anyway.

"I don't need any external prod to want to be able to make a deal," he said.

The clincher was the highestrated Game 6 ever on ABC, and fans have pointed to the ratings for that network, along with ESPN and TNT, as reasons why things can't be as bad as the league claims. Yet those ratings mean nothing to the NBA: Its long-term contract with those network partners guarantee its money whether people watch or not.

Yet they are watching, in large part because of the Heat. When LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Wade in Miami, it created a must-see team, either in hopes of watching it win or with the desire of witnessing its failure.

"Obviously, what we've been able to do with the star power down in Miami and obviously the city of Miami, it hasn't hurt in the sense of whether people don't like it or whether they like it. All year they've tuned in to see, is it going to be a meltdown with this team?"

Wade said during the finals.

"We've been having a lot of

record-breaking views of people tuning in to check out a lot of our games," he added. "As players we appreciate the support, whether it's positive or negative, you're watching our game. That's what we appreciate. Because it's our job to make sure as pioneers of the game that it continues to grow long when we're done."

The feeling was so different for the NBA a year ago. It rode a sevengame series between the Lakers and Celtics right into the offseason, knowing its historic free-agent season would dominate the headlines, giving it far more offseason press than usual. With those longtime rivals still strong, and major market cities such as Chicago and New York scoring in free agency and surging in the standings, the attention continued right into the season.

But the free agency bonanza also showed why owners want the changes. Stern has said they feel the pressure to spend as much as possible to show their fans a commitment to win. The smaller-market teams, meanwhile, don't have the luxury of taking those chances, knowing the money won't be coming in through ticket sales and local TV revenue if their teams struggle. So now they want a system that would curb their spending through a hard salary cap, which the players strongly oppose.

"We got max salaries, we got a limit on annual increases, we got restrictions on player movement, so we've got as far as I'm concerned pretty much a hard cap," union executive director Billy Hunter said.

Mavs savoring title, reloading talk on hold DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki was talking about the NBA championship capping his career wish list and how much it meant after all the heartbreaks along the way.

He wondered aloud about trying to find something else that could push him so hard. Then he stopped, laughed and said: “I’m not going to retire or anything if that’s what you think.”

The Mavericks are back in Dallas after wrapping up the franchise’s first title.

While the Mavericks know they’ll have the finals MVP back next season, it remains to be seen who will be part of Nowitzki’s supporting cast. Starting center Tyson Chandler, valuable guard J.J. Barea, injured scorer Caron Butler, DeShawn Stevenson, Brian Cardinal and Peja Stojakovic are all free agents.

The NBA’s uncertain labor status complicates things.

So, for now, the Mavs are focused on savoring the first title in franchise history.

Jason Terry delighted in wearing a new white robe with the finals logo on one side of the chest, gold leafs in front of the NBA logo on the other; it was a gift from coach Rick Carlisle, who two years ago took away his favorite robe during a losing streak.

Barea already has plans to take the championship trophy to Puerto Rico. Nowitzki hadn’t asked yet to take it to Germany, but upon hearing about Barea’s plan said he liked the idea.

The big celebration will come Thursday, with a parade through downtown. Team owner Mark Cuban has offered to pick up the tab,

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with the NBA Finals trophy after the team arrived back in Dallas Monday. so it should be a doozy of a party, especially after the way he celebrated Sunday night in Miami.

Cuban also has thrown out the idea of doing something other than championship rings. Carlisle said he’d be OK with Cuban giving everyone a piece of jewelry in addition to a ring, but when “you win an NBA championship, you’ve got to have a ring.”

Nowitzki spoke for the locker room when he said, “We’ve got to talk to him about that. I don’t think the last word has been spoken yet. We know he always wants to do something different, something bigger. But the ring is just so classic. ... I mean, I’m a man. I don’t know how I’d feel about a bracelet.

I’d rather go with a ring.”

After Finals failure, where do Heat go?

MIAMI (AP) — There were seven seconds left in the NBA season and the Dallas Mavericks were already beginning their championship celebration when LeBron James started slowly walking toward Dwyane Wade, his right hand outstretched.

A quick embrace, and with that, the offseason began.

For the Miami Heat, it’s time to regroup.

Changing locales did not bring immediate change to the ultimate

outcome for James, whose eighth NBA season and first in Miami ended the same way as the previous seven in Cleveland — without a championship. He took a swipe at those who criticized him and the Heat not long afterward, saying the quality of their lives will not improve because he failed to win a title. Truth is, without that ring, he won’t reach the stratosphere he’s longed for, either.

“There’s no distractions that can stop me from trying to chase an NBA championship,” James said Sunday night, after the final game.

No, but something always seems to stop him from winning one.

In 2007, his first finals appearance was a sweep against San Antonio, a team that was simply better. This time, the Heat had the home-court edge, were widely perceived as favorites and came into the finals flying high after needing only 11 games to get past Boston and Chicago.

Then, thud.

A Game 1 win was followed by a Game 2 collapse, and the series was never really the same again as Dallas won four of the final five contests.

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There’s an emptiness when you don’t reach your goal. There’s nothing we can say right now that will make that pain go away. Maybe it’s as simple as it being a rite of passage before we have to move on and take the next step.”

So where to begin, then?

James said Sunday night that he’ll spend the summer getting better. Wade expressed the same sentiments. Changes will be made to the roster at some point, with the Heat looking to upgrade at point guard, center, the bench or all of the above. And whenever next season begins, be it October or delayed by a lockout, James and the Heat will face the same situation they did in the season’s final game: Win or bust.

“The more time we get to think about it and think about how close an opportunity we had, it will burn inside of us as competitors,” Wade said. “At the end of the day, it will drive us to get back in this position again. So we understand that our goal is to win a championship.

We wasn’t able to accomplish that year one. But this ain’t the end of the Miami Heat. We’ll use this as motivation and come back and try to do it again.”

On Monday morning, the NBA finals signage was still affixed to the sides of Miami’s home arena.

People milled about, taking photos of the video board that showed images of Wade, James and Chris Bosh on a loop, along with the Heat playoff logo. Inside the team store, a couple fans picked through piles of what souvenirs remained, one bringing in a newspaper ad – which ran in error – announcing that Heat championship gear would be on sale at a department store.

All seemed normal, except there was no game. No practice.

No parade. No party.

And no end in sight to when all that might change for the Heat franchise, either.

“For whatever reason,” Heat forward and co-captain Udonis Haslem said, “it just wasn’t our time.”

James said the same on Twitter as Sunday night turned into Monday morning. From the moment he said he was joining the Heat in that ill-conceived ESPN special last July, everything James says has been dissected in multiple ways. Earlier in these finals, he was asked if he feels like he can’t win in the court of public opinion.

“I did win,” James said.

Not where it counts most, he

didn’t. In the finals, he was Miami’s third-leading scorer at 17.8 points per game, behind Wade and Bosh.

He scored a total of 18 points in the fourth quarters of the six games.

Down the stretch on Sunday, fans pleaded with him to do more, especially in one stretch where he would catch the ball and immediately pass to someone else, instead of attacking on his own.

“I think a lot of it has been unfair,” Haslem said. “He is a great player. People have been looking to go at him ever since he came to Miami. Every little thing was magnified and blown up. Regardless of what anybody says, one thing you can’t take away from him is he is the best player in the NBA, hands down. Say what you want to say. People that complain know it, they just don’t want to say it so they look for things to point out.

“He’s the best player in the NBA and all of the people that complain wish that he was on their team.”

But when Miami held a party to announce the signing of the Big Three, it invited more scrutiny.

When Bosh stopped on his way to the locker room – doubling over, crying and overcome by emotion after Sunday’s loss – it was perceived as weakness.

“There’s no hiding,” Bosh said.

“In the NBA you play a series, best of seven games, usually the better team is going to win. So we’ve got a lot of work to do. We have to go back to the drawing board. It hurts to come this far and come up short.”

That hurt will carry now, for months.

Dallas will have its parade soon, the league will likely begin a lockout when the collective bargaining agreement expires on June 30, and after next week’s draft the Heat may not have much in the way of official business to conduct for some time.

James said he’ll be back in the gym before long. He knows he needs to develop more, whether that’s through better post skills or midrange shooting or whatever. Wade won’t wait very long before starting to move his vision toward 2012, either. And Spoelstra sounded Sunday night like he’s eager to move past the pain of watching Dallas celebrate on his team’s floor.

“Sometimes, as tough as it is to admit, sometimes you get beat by a team that it was their time,” Spoelstra said. “And that will be a tough thing for us to swallow, this emptiness that we’ll feel now during the offseason. It will be a tough pill for all of us.”

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Morgantown Arts Center to host fundraiser for poets by christina gutierrez A&E Writer

For those who know where to look, Morgantown has plenty of locations for art appreciation.

Theatre lovers can count on places like the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center and Metropolitan Theatre on High Street to showcase great entertainment, while musicians and music lovers unite at venues like 123 Pleasant and Gibbie’s to hear new and popular music.

Even with all of these venues, sometimes the art of writ-

ing is overlooked. Yet, with places like the Morgantown Arts Center, the art can live on.

“Our mission is to be a home for the arts,” says Ro Brooks, Executive Director of the MAC. On Saturday, they will be hosting the Morgantown Poets’ annual fundraiser. This is a great opportunity for people who like to read and write to unite and share interests.

Although a poetry reading may not strike up interest in everyone, Facilitator of The Morgantown Poets Scott Emerson ensures that this will not be the beret-wearing, finger-snapping event that may come to

mind when thinking of poetry.

“It’s a community of writers,” he says, “who cater to all genres and tastes, so there’s something for everyone.”

Saturday’s fundraiser will feature some of Morgantown’s talented writers. Sarah Einstein, Heather Frese, George Lies and T. W. McNemar are the four featured writers in addition to the five recent winners of the Morgantown Poets Poetry Contest.

Einstein, a master of fine arts, is an award-winning poet.

Her works explore the secrets and unspoken truths of middle class life.

Frese, who received her MFA in fiction at WVU, has been recognized for her fine work in outlets such as The New York Quarterly and Los Angeles Review. Her essay “Fatigue” has received notable mention in the Pushcart Prize Anthology 2011 and Best American Essays 2010.

Lies is a prize-winning author and founder of the Morgantown Writers Group and the GoldenRod Writers Conference. Formerly an editor and reporter for newspapers, he has led creative writing and grant writing workshops at WV Writers’ State Conference.

According to Emerson, “George is basically the literary godfather of Morgantown.”

Award-winning author and humorist McNemar has been featured in countless journals and newspapers.

His work focuses on the humor of everyday life at his home in the Appalachian Mountains.

This fundraiser is an opportunity to experience a broad range of artistic expression.

The organization is completely non-profit and self-sustaining and proceeds will go to maintaining their home at the MAC. “We really appreciate the

Morgantown Poets for being part of the MAC family,” Brooks said.

Anyone interested in submitting work or being considered may contact Scott Emerson or check out the Morgantown Poets’ Facebook page.

“I’ve always been a big fan of the written word,” Emerson said. “It’s my main passion in life.”

The Fundraiser will be held on Saturday from 1-4 p.m. at the MAC. Admission is $5 per person. All are encouraged to join. christina.gutierrez@mail.wvu.edu

Bonnaroo brings together those who truly love music by mackenzie mays A&E Writer

“The key to comedy is silence – good f—king luck out here,” joked comedian Lewis Black at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. last week.

The Comedy Central star performed stand-up at the festival’s comedy tent, amongst a slew of impressive artists and

thousands of music fans and campers.

On a more serious note, Black said he appreciated the festival for a sense of realness he hasn’t seen anywhere else.

“It’s just a unique and great experience. You get to see some great rock n’ roll. Nothing gives me more pleasure than seeing someone else work hard at what they do,” Black said. “Plus, the pricks

from the industry aren’t here.”

Breakthrough soul/rock artist Grace Potter performed with her band The Nocturnals on the main stage at Bonnaroo for the first time this year and said, as far as music venues go, the festival is “the pinnacle.”

“It’s all about sweat and blood and rock n’ roll, and if that’s how you share with your audience at ‘Roo, then that’s

the kind of platform I want to be on,” Potter said. “You’ve got to keep that spirit and appreciation for live music with you.

It’s phenomenal, and it feels like we’ve come full circle.”

Rock legend Warren Haynes, band member of Gov’t Mule, The Allman Brothers Band and The Dead, said the open-mindedness of the festival allows a better experience for both the performers

and the audience.

“The music you make is really special if it’s not all predetermined. An open mind here is really the key,” Haynes said. “All these different genres keep your attention. You get to see what you never have before, and the next thing you know, it’s in your archives.”

Singer/banjo-player Abigail Washburn who was also featured at the concert fes-

tival said the festival has always been centered around a sense of community – and that shows through for the diverse performers that are offered.

“You get together and play together. We love what we do, but it’s so refreshing to figure out what kind of music you can play when you get together,” Washburn said. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

Go to Bonnaroo, you won’t regret it

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The Black Keys was one of many bands to perform at this year’s Bonnaroo. Others include Eminem, Scissor Sisters and The Decemberists. huge crowd at the main stage in perform live and they give you Centeroo and somehow landed this overwhelming sense of beus front row spots in the pit. ing starstruck – and James, in Mackenzie Mays Now, I can’t stop listening his white furry boots and black a&e writer to all of the band’s albums and cape, was definitely one of them.

Hurling yourself into situare-living the powerful vocals of I only knew one song by My frontman Jim James, the wacky tions you thought you’d never Morning Jacket when I went to riffs of guitarist Carl Broemel find yourself in is what Bonnaand the feeling that the perfor- roo is all about.

Bonnaroo.

So, I was hesitant when my mance gave me.

It’s a time for music-lovers friends dragged me through the Sometimes you see artists to open their minds, meet new people and stop and watch acts you usually wouldn’t pay to see.

More importantly – it lets you get a taste of music that’s actually real. It’s a chance to escape the current mainstream music that’s often compiled of Autotuned rappers and “artists” like Ke$ha growling about beard fetishes.

What you do get at Bonnaroo though, is the closest thing our generation will ever get to Woodstock.

Regardless if you’re willing to embrace your inner hippie like myself, it’s a life-changing experience that everyone needs.

You get to see people’s jaws drop when artists like Grace Potter shock them with powerhouse vocals and Joplin-esque squeals.

At one point, the blonde bombshell flung her shoes off and ran around the stage while her band went nuts.

The next thing you know, she’s singing “Nothing but the Water” and has the entire crowd swaying in unison with a gospel-like performance that seemed to bring everyone together and ready to “wash their souls clean,” as the song’s lyrics say.

Aside from the unique people you meet and the friends you make in such a short weekend – the best part of Bonnaroo is getting to relive a memory every time you hear a song.

I’ll never listen to Mumford & Sons the same. Now, every time I hear one of the band’s songs on the radio, I’ll think of how they brought fellow string band Old Crow Medicine Show out to perform “Amazing Grace” for their encore.

It was one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen. Everyone was jumping up and down in total awe of the bands’ combined talent as real musicians.

It’s moments like those that you get caught up in and realize they are far and few between.

You’re left with this itch to have more freedom and a need for a little more peace in your everyday life.

No one leaves without a story to tell. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

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Abrams’ ‘Super 8’ continues super work with aliens

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‘Super 8,’ starring Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning and Kyle Chandler, tells the story of a monster terrorizing a small American town. Some scenes for the film were shot in Weirton, W. Va.

Jamie Carbone A&E Editor

J. J. Abrams is a necromancer.

I don’t mean that in a negative way, but clearly he is using some kind of dark magic to create these films that are able to contain wonderful characterization and fantastic plots.

As long as he continues using his creativity for good, I’ll let it slide, although I still feel the last episode of “Lost” was a massive letdown.

His latest film, “Super 8,” continues this trend, taking small-town America, adding an alien and getting an end result that is entertaining for everyone.

“Super 8” tells viewers the story of Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney), a young teenager in the late 1970s who has recently lost his mother in an industrial accident and has a strained relationship with his father Jackson (“Friday Night Lights” star Kyle Chandler).

When school lets out for the summer, Joe and his friends work hard on a zombie film, which they plan on entering in a film festival.

This leads to Joe crossing paths with Alice Dainard (Elle Fanning), whose father was somehow involved with the accident that killed Joe’s mom.

While working on the film late at night at an old train station, Joe watches as a truck purposefully crashes into a train, causing it to derail and release

a mysterious creature into the small Ohio town and, shortly after, the Air Force comes along with it.

Soon, property, pets and people start disappearing and Joe is pulled into a bizarre situation as he works on making a film and dealing with his first crush.

Abrams took a risk on this film, casting (for the most part) little known actors, with Chandler arguably the biggest name in the bunch. While a few of the child actors definitely fall short in their performance, Courtney and Fanning do not, so it was a risk well-taken.

The best star of this film is the creature, dubbed “Cooper” by promotional material, who seems to combine elements of E.T., the “Cloverfield” crea-

ture and a grasshopper. With Stephen Spielberg on board as producer, it is no wonder that the creature seems to pay homage to some of his earlier works.

The creature was performance captured by veteran actor Bruce Greenwood, who is better known for his performance as Captain Christopher Pike in Abrams’ “Star Trek.”

Similar to Gollum from “Lord of the Rings,” the creature wouldn’t have been nearly as interesting without this kind of performance, and Greenwood deserves to be commended for his work.

Also worthy of praise is longtime Abrams musician Michael Giacchino, whose beautiful use of string and wind instruments will always deserve praise, re-

gardless of what film he is working on.

The strongest element of this film, though, is the story itself. It seems whoever had been cast in this film would’ve done a great performance, as Abrams’ script really captures both the heartache of a young man who has lost his mother as well as the fear that encompasses a town when invaded by aliens. I feel a connection to the story as if it is something everyone can go through, including the part about aliens.

Great elements of the film aside, at the end of the day, I feel somewhat cheated by this movie’s existence.

Abrams seems like he has already tread a lot of these plot elements with “Cloverfield,” a film he produced, and, while

I have no problem with the movie itself, it isn’t the “Star Trek 2” that his fans deserved.

The moments that focus on the characters are great, but a lot of the alien suspense moments seem to be a bit of a retread. Until I got a clear look at the monster, I honestly assumed it was a smaller version of the one from “Cloverfield.”

For film value alone, Abrams has done a good job here, (and the fact that he shot scenes in West Virginia is also awesome), but he better be working on “Star Trek 2” now.

Otherwise, he may have a nerd riot on his hands.

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New ‘Teen Wolf’ series adds bite to small screen adaptation jesse tabit a&e writer

A couple of weeks ago I was getting in touch with my inner couch potato – channel surfing and treating myself to copious amounts of unhealthy, yet delicious snacks – and I came across a commercial for a new MTV series called “Teen Wolf.” I laughed out loud.

Though the show’s production values seemed pretty decent, the series’ tone seemed very serious, especially considering the source material comes from a 1985 comedy of the same name starring Michael J. Fox. Everyone already knows society is on “Twilight”/werewolf/ vampire overload, so what makes this hour of televised tween eye-candy think it can stand a chance?

I continued flipping through channels and a week or so later, my sister, who is also very aware of the recent “Twilight” overload, happened to catch the first episode of “Teen Wolf.” As I began to churn out some worn-out werewolf joke, she said the new show was actually pretty good and that I should tune in every Monday at 10 p.m.

Skeptical, I decided to take my sister’s suggestion, and I caught

a repeat viewing of the pilot episode. And, you know what? It isn’t half bad.

From Jeff Davis, the creator of “Criminal Minds,” a two-time Emmy nominated series on CBS, “Teen Wolf” has successfully transitioned into the modern age, shedding its predecessor’s comedic tone for a more action-oriented, light horror experience.

Sure, most of the actors may be too good-looking for a high school students, but unlike a lot of recent similar vampire/were-

wolf material, the cast can act.

Tyler Posey, last seen in 2002’s Jennifer Lopez rom-com “Maid in Manhattan,” plays the likable protagonist Scott McCall.

As the show begins, half of a woman’s body is found in McCall’s Californian town, and the high school student is bitten once he and his friend Stiles (Dylan O’Brien) go looking for the other half.

McCall, a kid who isn’t exactly popular, starts to recognize that he is changing; his senses have been enormously height-

ened, and he has somehow received a great increase in agility and strength. Posey does a pretty good job as McCall, and it’s entertaining to see him adjust to these supernatural changes.

The student quickly rises in the ranks on his lacrosse team and catches the eye of a new girl in school (Crystal Reed). The show is well-paced, the cast is likable and for every corny piece of dialogue there is also a witty joke to be had.

Though the third episode just premiered, MTV seems to have

given its audience time to catch up with airing past episodes throughout the day. The series is also well produced and though the effects aren’t “Matrix” quality, they don’t detract from the experience.

While it probably won’t win any awards, “Teen Wolf” isn’t half bad, with an hour full of action, plot twists and werewolves.

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‘Emerald Knight’ doesn’t fulfill its oath Jamie Carbone A&E Editor

Whenever a blockbuster film comes out, plenty of tie-in material is also released, and DC Comics is no different with their latest animated feature, “Green Lantern: Emerald Knights.”

The spiritual successor to previous films “Batman: Gotham Knight” and “Green Lantern: First Flight,” “Emerald Knights” focuses on rookie Green Lantern Arisia (Elisabeth Moss) as she and other members of the Green Lantern Corps prepare for an attack by Krona, a former member of the Guardians of the Universe who now resides in the anti-matter universe.

To pass the time waiting for his attack, Green Lanterns such as Hal Jordan (Nathan Fillion)

and Sinestro (Jason Isaacs) tell Arisia stories they heard or lived themselves during their time as green lanterns, from tales about Abin Sur, Jordan’s successor in the corps, to the reason why Green Lantern Mogo doesn’t socialize.

Being exposed to all of these stories, it is up to Arisia to decide whether or not she has what it takes to excel as a member of the Green Lantern Corps.

“Green Lantern: Emeralds Knights” was made not only to give fans of the upcoming “Green Lantern” film something else to enjoy, but to also give them some insight onto characters they may have never heard of before and focuses more on peripheral lanterns instead of the big names.

While some viewers may have never heard of the likes of Laira, Atrocitus and Arisia, this film is a crash course on them, as well as a tool for re-

telling some great Green Lantern stories from the comics themselves.

Each story featured is an adaptation of an earlier work, from popular modern writers such as Geoff Johns to names that are now considered classic like Alan Moore, although his story left him uncredited for legal reasons.

Like “Batman: Gotham Knight,” each story focuses on something different, but there is an overall connecting plot that brings them together into one story.

The film also reuses character designs earlier established in “Green Lantern: First Flight,” but the two movies take place in separate continuities.

As voice acting goes, both Fillion and Isaacs did great jobs as arguably two of the most famous lanterns, and former wrestler Roddy Piper was properly cast as the equally outra-

geous personality Bolphunga the Unrelenting, but the film falls short in a few places.

For example, what should’ve been great casting was Henry Rollins as Green Lantern drill sergeant Kilowog, yet Rollins doesn’t seem to bring enough to role, as if he toned down his own personality to play it low key, a grave injustice for one of the loudest members of the corps.

Also, a few of the stories seem strange to be adapted, with Liara’s tale being something they could have skipped, as the character is currently dead in the comics.

Overall, “Green Lantern: Emerald Knights” is great for comic book fans, but there are better animated Green Lantern films out there.

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