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SGA advises students on housing options by kelsey montgomery staff writer

As students begin to sign their leases for off-campus living for the upcoming school year, the West Virginia University Student Government Association plans to inform students about exactly what they are signing.

On Monday, SGA hosted a booth in the Mountainlair to conduct surveys with students who currently live or

are interested in living offcampus. The surveys tested the students on their knowledge of procedures and laws concerning off-campus lease agreements.

Earl Hewitt, the director of off-campus housing for the SGA, said it is important for residents to be well-informed about their options due to the various housing opportunities offered to students in Morgantown.

“Every student has a right to

Huggins helps celebrate Hug-aBear program by bryan bumgardner staff writer

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CNN editor talks about ‘covering the world 24/7’

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Mark Whitaker speaks to students about his experiences with CNN during ‘The Changing World of Journalism’ Monday night.

by lacey palmer staff writer

Mark Whitaker, executive vice president and managing editor of CNN Worldwide, spoke to West Virginia University students Monday about CNN’s role in a changing media industry.

The event was a part of the Emory “Pete” L. Sasser Lectureship in Journalism and was sponsored by the WVU Perley Issac Reed School of Journalism and the Center for

Black Culture and Research.

Whitaker discussed how much the media industry has changed since the ‘70s when he began his career at Newsweek magazine as a college student at Harvard.

“In the space of two decades, we’ve gone from a time where people were completely dependent on CNN to get their news. Where a news magazine or print publication could cover a story,

Services and the WVU OffCampus Housing Office.

A clinic will be held Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Mountainlair.

Subsequent clinics will be held in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair on Monday, Jan. 31, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 3, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Clinics will also be held at the Student Recreation Center Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednes-

WVU Relay For Life committee aims to raise $100,000 by carlee lammers staff writer

Members of the West Virginia University Relay For Life Committee hosted a kickoff event Monday night and announced this year’s theme, “Survivor: Kick Cancer Off the Island.”

The kickoff celebration was dedicated to recognizing past campus efforts for cancer awareness and setting new goals for the future.

Last year, WVU ranked 11th in the nation for largest college Relay events and raised $89,000 for the American Cancer Society while helping to register 1,850 participants in campus events.

This year, the student committee has set a new goal of 2,000 participants, with hopes of raising $100,000 to benefit cancer research.

“We work hard to honor those who have cancer and remember those we have lost. Joining the fight against cancer gives me relief and hope. It’s a nice feeling I can’t completely explain,” said WVU Relay For Life Committee chair Betsy Maldonado. “I want to know that every year our Relay efforts are going to grow and grow.”

Members of the student committee shared their own personal struggles with cancer at the event to encourage others to join the fight.

Senior exercise physiology student Jacquelyn Coles shared with the group what it’s like to be a survivor.

When Coles was 16, she discovered an abnormal lump on her back. After seeing a dermatologist, she was assured the abnormality was nothing to worry about and could be easily treated.

She was later informed the lump was cancerous, and the disease had spread to her spine.

“Being 16, all I wanted to do was go to the mall.

But there I was, getting surgery after surgery,” Coles said.

Coles will celebrate her sixth year in remission

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law, and others concerning regulatory leasing practices, should be made available to all students considering living off-campus.

“I highly encourage students to take full advantage of the legal services,” Hewitt said. “These are licensed attorneys who will break down your lease agreement and make sure the West Virginia real estate laws are followed.”

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Clinic sessions will continue to be held throughout the year, and students can visit the Student Legal Services Office located in E. Moore Hall to schedule a discussion.

A bill was passed by the West Virginia legislature in March specifying that if no damage has been done to a property, the landlord is required to refund the security deposit. Hewitt said this

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West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins doesn’t always get a chance to show his softer side, but Monday he was off the court and in the classroom.

Huggins visited the WVU College of Human Resources & Education Nursery School to celebrate the start of the Bear Care Project.

The Bear Care Project is designed to foster a sense of community and build relationships between local children, WVU students and the elderly within the Morgantown community.

As part of the project, children enrolled in the Nursery School will deliver 52 teddy bears to Mapleshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center residents next Monday, Nov. 21.

The project is a joint initiative between the children of the Nursery School, the WVU Association for the Education of Young Children and the Friends Gift Shop at WVU Hospitals.

The Hug-A-Bears are decorated like the Mountaineer – complete with coonskin caps and miniature basket-

balls. The bears also play the popular unofficial state song “Country Roads” by John Denver when squeezed.

The bears were purchased by parents of children enrolled in the Nursery School.

Bobbie Warash, director of the WVU Nursery School, said she was inspired to start the project by a visit to a local nursing home.

“I saw a lady holding a bear, and she was so proud of it,” she said.

Warash said she designed the project to enrich the nursing home and bring the community together.

“It’s so multipurpose because you have kids, WVU students and the elderly involved,” she said.

These bears also support the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Foundation, a cancer research endowment established by Coach Huggins. For each bear sold, $10 is donated to the foundation, making the total contribution around $500.

“I think it’s a great promotion, especially for the kids,” he said.

Huggins also posed for several pictures with the children and their bears.

have a knowledgeable and understanding relationship with their landlord,” Hewitt said.

“You should be able to feel comfortable with what you’re signing.”

The WVU Student Legal Services will hold Lease Review Clinics designed to help students understand their lease agreements. During the clinics, students will be guided through the terms and conditions of their lease by representatives of Student Legal

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A MORNING TEST The West Virginia men’s basketball team will host Kent State at 10 a.m. at the WVU Coliseum on national television.

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Tuesday November 15, 2011

Dems plan midnight launch for Wis. governor recall MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Political foes hoping to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker over his moves to significantly curb union rights in Wisconsin planned a late-night rally and early morning pajama parties to officially kick off the effort.

More than 100 events were planned across the state Tuesday to begin collecting the more than 540,000 signatures required to get a recall election on Wisconsin’s ballot next year.

Supporters have until Jan. 17 to turn in signatures.

Walker came out swinging, running his first television ad in reaction to the recall during the Green Bay Packers’ Monday night football game. The 30-second ad features a school board member from Waukesha speaking in support of the governor, followed by Walker talking directly to the camera.

“Wisconsin’s best days are yet to come,” Walker says in the ad. “It won’t happen overnight, but we are on our way.”

Walker’s campaign manager Keith Gilkes said the ad was running in all Wisconsin markets except Milwaukee and would be up for at least a week.

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefsich and at least three Republican state senators also will be targeted for recall next year. Two GOP state senators lost their seats during recall elections this summer.

“I fully anticipate there will be signatures collected in every single Wisconsin county tomorrow,” said state Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate. He said he hoped to collect at least 600,000 signatures by the deadline.

The recalls organized by Democrats, labor unions and others, are largely motivated

by Republicans’ adoption of a Walker-supported law that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. Wrangling over the law earlier this year spurred protests that grew as large as 100,000 people and motivated all 14 Democratic state senators to flee for three weeks in an ultimately vain attempt to stop the proposal.

Walker said Monday he remains focused on fulfilling his campaign promise to grow jobs by 250,000 by 2015, when the term he was elected to last year

ends. He defended his record and said voters were ready to move forward and didn’t want to get stuck in an endless campaign cycle.

“We’ve made a lot of progress,” he said. “It’s a new day in Wisconsin.”

Governors have only been recalled from office twice in U.S. history, in North Dakota in 1921 and in California when voters removed Gov. Gray Davis from office in 2003.

Walker recall organizers hope to tap ongoing anger over the collective bargaining law and build on momentum from last week’s vote rejecting a similar law in Ohio. Wisconsin doesn’t allow for a referendum challenging its law to be put on the ballot, so opponents targeted Walker and the three state senators.

“Any recall attempts filed will be nothing more than a shameless power grab by the Democrats and their liberal special interests, and will not deter Republicans from moving the state forward under responsible leadership,” Republican Party spokeswoman Nicole Larson said Monday.

One Tuesday march and rally is planned for outside Walker’s private residence in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa. Organizers said they would gather petition signatures on the lawns of Walker’s neighbors. In downtown Madison, a Democratic state lawmaker planned to circulate the petitions in his neighborhood near the Capitol.

This summer nine state senators – three Democrats and six Republicans – underwent recall elections spawned by their position on the collective bargaining law. Two Republican incumbents lost, leaving the GOP with a narrow one-vote majority in the state Senate.

Republicans also control the Assembly.

The three Republican state senators being targeted for recall by the Democratic Party this time around are Van Wanggaard of Racine, Pam Galloway of Wausau and Terry Moulton of Chippewa Falls, according to Tate. All three defeated Democratic incumbents in 2010.

“I can’t be distracted by what they’re going to do,” Wanggaard said. “If this is going to happen,

Bishops say government eroding religious liberty BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Roman Catholic bishops vowed Monday to defend their religious liberty in the face of growing acceptance of gay marriage and what they called attempts by secularists to marginalize faith.

Bishop William Lori, leader of a new national religious liberty committee, condemned federal and state policies that he said interfered with the church’s ability to provide social services, from health care to immigrant support to international aid.

In Illinois, government officials stopped working with Catholic Charities on adoptions and foster-care placements after 40 years because the agency refused to recognize a new civil union law. Illinois bishops are suing the state. In New York, the bishops, along with Orthodox Jewish leaders and others, have complained that the religious exception in this year’s law allowing gay marriage is too weak to be effective.

On the federal level, the bishops have been pressing the Health and Human Services Department during its public comment period for a broader religious exception to part of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul that mandates private insurers pay for contraception.

“We should not be obliged to provide services or other initiatives that are contrary to our conscience,” said Lori, bishop of Bridgeport, Conn. “We don’t need the government forcing our hand.”

Archbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the bishops are not just reacting to Obama’s policies, but to a broader society in a “drive to neuter religion” and “push religion back into the sacristy.”

“That’s a cultural issue that the church has been concerned about forever, not just in the United States,” Dolan said.

But Dolan said he discussed the church’s concerns with Obama when the two men met last week in the Oval Office.

The archbishop said Obama was “extraordinarily friendly” and “very ardent” in reassuring Dolan that the administration would look into the problems.

“I left there feeling a bit more at peace with this issue than when I entered,” Dolan said.

it’s going to happen. We’re going to work hard to stay.”

Galloway and Moulton had no comment.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he has not ruled out Republicans running as Democrats on the ballot to force a primary election and prolong the process, as was done in the summer recalls. He also said he expected to be targeted for recall, but would wait until when signatures are returned in January to decide whether to go after any Democrats.

But he said others not operating with support of the party may file their own recall petitions sooner.

The Senate races will be fought in their current legislative districts, not under new boundaries set to take effect with the November 2012 elections. Republicans redrew the district maps earlier this year as required every 10 years when new Census data is released.

The new lines are generally more favorable to Republicans, making it more urgent for Democrats to target the incumbents before those bound-

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Continued from page 1 come out a day later and people still thought it was impressive,” he said. “Now, we’re in an age where even TV, even CNN, is not the first source of news for a lot of people.”

Whitaker said journalism has been changed in four major ways: more sources, a faster pace, more interaction and a more partisan voice.

He said CNN is responding to these changes by being authoritative and bringing personalities to the news through social media while maintaining its credibility by only reporting the truth.

Whitaker said one of the toughest challenges is to expose audiences to all sides of an argument, while competitors become more and more partisan.

“Our job is not just to sit in the middle and let both sides engage in a food fight of words on television and just sit there passively. We have to have a point of view,” he said. “We can’t be afraid to take a position as long as that position is rooted from real reporting.”

CNN is mixing old and new forms of media by continuing

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Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., speaks on religious freedom at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall assembly in Baltimore Monday.

Religious freedom was the main focus at the fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which has public sessions through Tuesday.

The new religious liberty committee that church leaders formed met for the first time.

Anthony Picarello, general counsel for the conference, will oversee that work, which will include hiring a lobbyist and another attorney.

Picarello had worked for seven years at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a public-interest law firm based in Washington, and also served on an advisory committee for Obama’s Office of FaithBased and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Bishops hope to persuade federal lawmakers to retain the Defense of Marriage Act, which passed in 1996, and launched

a new website called Marriageuniqueforareason.org.

Obama has said his administration would no longer defend the law, calling it “counter to the Constitution.” Bishops said it was wrong to describe their religious convictions as discrimination.

“The church has nothing against compromise, but we can’t compromise principle,” Dolan said.

The bishops are confronting the Health and Human Services Department on another front. The government agency recently decided not to renew a contract held since 2006 by the bishops’ refugee services office to help victims of human trafficking.

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to stop the agency from making grants to groups who “impose religiously

based restrictions on reproductive health services” for human trafficking victims. The women are often raped and forced into prostitution by their captors.

The bishops’ conference has called the decision biased against Catholic beliefs. Agency officials vehemently deny any bias and say the sole criteria for evaluating potential grantees was which group could best serve the victims. Administration officials note that the vast network of Catholic social service nonprofits, including the bishops’ conference, receives hundreds of millions of dollars in government funding in amounts that have increased in the last couple of years.

“We should not be at a disadvantage competing for contracts because we bring certain convictions to the table,” Lori said.

this July, and attributes the support she received from her friends, family, doctors and Relayers for helping her cope.

“I don’t think anyone understands how much it means to us survivors to see that support,” she said.

Junior Sara Rhodes lost her grandmother to cancer and said participating in Relay allows her to help others go through what she’s experienced.

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Continued from page 1 “They came to me and wanted to know if I would endorse this event, and I agreed so long as a portion of the donations went to cancer research,” he said.

Kaitlin Buchanan, a secondyear education graduate student and president of the WVU

aries take effect.

The Wisconsin Republican Party announced Monday that it was launching a website to gather details about potential fraud related to recall petition circulation. Party executive director Stephan Thompson encouraged people to submit videos, recordings, photos and other incident reports that he said would be reviewed by party staff as well as retired law enforcement officers.

One Wisconsin Now director Scot Ross said his liberal group also would be closely monitoring the recall process to dispel misinformation and make sure the work of those legally seeking signatures isn’t impeded.

Democrats do not yet have an announced candidate to take on Walker should enough signatures be collected to force an election. The earliest such an election could occur, without any expected delays in verifying the signatures or legal challenges, is March 27. Most expect any election would be later in the spring or in the summer.

its roots in broadcast journalism but expanding to online mediums as well, Whitaker said.

“Journalism is still a profession where you can bring yourself to the job. You don’t have to check your passions, beliefs or interests at the door,” he said.

Students pursuing careers in journalism should take advantage of skills such as editing and shooting video, he said. Though writing is still a very valuable skill, Whitaker encouraged students to establish networks and work toward authenticity.

“We’re in an era of journalism where authenticity is going to be rewarding. Nothing is more important in life or in your careers than being as authentic as you can be,” he said.

Freshman journalism student Jenna Zeilstra found the presentation to be informational, enjoyable and rewarding.

“As an aspiring journalist, it’s helpful to hear from professionals in the field to gain advice and learn from their experiences,” Zeilstra said. “He gave me insight as to where the journalism industry is heading in the future.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

“It’s something that affects everyone,” Rhodes said.

“You never know – it could be you tomorrow, so it’s important to get involved and fight back.”

Outside of Relay, the University has made many efforts in fight back against cancer.

WVU is one of nine research institutions nationwide to have received a cancer research grant.

For more information, visit WVU’s Relay efforts at www.relayforlife.org/wvu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Association for the Education of Young Children, said she felt the project helps develop a community identity.

“I think it’s a great project to link members of the community, and since we’re a college town, what better way to come together than with Bob Huggins and the Mountaineers,” Buchanan said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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DiCaprio’s performance stands out in ‘J. Edgar’ ALi Sultan a&e Correspondent

Clint Eastwood’s latest film, “J. Edgar,” hit theaters last weekend with an opening box office revenue of $11.5 million.

The film tells the story of the rise of the U.S.’ Federal Bureau of Investigation under the notoriously controversial John Edgar Hoover, the man responsible for what the bureau is today: one of the world’s most effective law enforcement agencies.

The format is that of a backand-forth narrative that at times got a little confusing.

Hoover is in the process of writing one of his books and, while explaining the events of his career as he saw them, Eastwood takes the viewers back in time and gives them events from Hoover’s perspective.

The film’s story takes off

immediately after the Palmer Raids in 1919 and goes to on to reveal (somewhat vaguely) how Hoover’s career progressed within the Justice Department and how he came to be one of the most powerful figures in the nation.

Portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Departed”), Hoover goes through a large number of personal issues such as the overwhelming pressure to succeed coming from his mother (Dame Judi Dench, “Nine”) and the importance of maintaining the secrecy of his gay relations with his right-hand man, Agent Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer, “The Social Network”).

From the Charles Lindbergh Jr. kidnapping case to the Martin Luther King Jr. blackmail scandal, Eastwood and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (“Milk”) try to give the viewers as much insight into Hoover’s career as they can.

Hoover’s personal predicaments and emotions within

Leonardo Dicaprio plays the lead role in Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, ‘J. Edgar.’ the film, depicting both his triumphs and darkest moments up until his death.

Eastwood succeeds in emphasizing the importance of Hoover’s secretary, Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts, “Fair Game”), and her role in the

ultimate destruction of all the “personal files” Hoover had hidden from the world. The files contained secrets of how he manipulated the country’s most powerful political figures into giving him what he’d wanted.

better. The agonizingly slow pace of the film makes the two-hour run time seem more like four, and the overall production does have its flaws.

The most obvious flaws include the overall lighting of the film’s sets and the makeup applied to the actors.

DiCaprio did look a lot like Hoover, but the rest of the cast were clad with cheesy masking that made them look like animated wax statues. At some points, I couldn’t help but expect Hammer’s face to fall off mid-scene.

Despite the production’s shortcomings, however, DiCaprio kept consistency in Warner Brothers his enigmatic and persuasive performance, shining a light of talent on the whole film where The film undoubtedly raises the physical set lights should questions about the ironic have been. controversy and corruption within the very base and structure of the departments that should prevent it.

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Giffords praises husband as brave during ABC interview WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in her first public interview since she was shot in the head in Tucson last winter, doted on her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, and called him “brave, brave, brave” as she kissed his bald head.

Giffords appears on ABC’s “20/20” show Monday night.

It’s her first extended interview since the January rampage that killed six people and wounded 13.

A segment that aired on “Good Morning America” shows a thin Giffords with a broad grin as she talks about Kelly. Her husband replied that the word “brave” was the same one that came to his mind when he thinks of her “brave and tough,” he said. Then Giffords, looking directly at Kelly, responds almost in a whisper: “Tough, tough, tough.”

It wasn’t clear from the clip beyond those few words just how fully recovered Giffords is 10 months after the shooting.

Interviewer Diane Sawyer said Giffords discusses her career plans and her recovery, and the segment included some video

of Giffords’ progress, from being unable to speak at all, to the point where she was ready to give a television interview.

At one point, Giffords breaks down sobbing while having difficulty relearning to speak and she and her therapist hug.

In another clip, she sings into a microphone as part of her speech therapy, and in yet another she walks holding hands with her husband.

The television interview comes as fellow victims of the shooting came to Washington to testify in favor of a gun-control bill. They said that Giffords’ appearance represents a major milestone for them as it helps them cope with the trauma they’ve endured over the past 10 months. About a dozen survivors and family members are in Washington lobbying for legislation that would extend criminal background checks to all gun sales and enhance the quality of the FBI’s criminal background checks.

Ken Dorushka, who was shot in the arm as he shielded his wife, says the victims have become like close family members and would watch the

broadcast together.

“Any time one of us has a success, it affects all of us and it helps our healing,” Dorushka said.

The Tucson victims described Giffords’ recovery as a miracle. Nancy Bowman, a nurse who was at the scene, said Giffords’ recovery is a testament to her drive and courage.

“I don’t think there’s a single one of us who saw what happened to her who could possibly have believed that she could survive. I certainly never dreamed I would ever be able to experience Gabby Giffords on TV speaking to the country.”

The survivors said they have not met with Giffords since the shooting. They have suffered as well over the months with the physical and mental wounds from that day.

“Unless you’ve been in a war or something of that nature, you can’t even grasp how terrible it is to hear the screams and the whole thing of people dying around you,” said Mavy Stoddard, whose husband, Dorwan, was killed as he shielded her from gunshots. “ It’s been

very hard, but I’m continuing as best as I can to help people and that’s what we need to do.”

Patricia Maisch, who helped disarm the gunman, said the group of survivors hopes that Giffords will be able to return to Congress, if that’s what she wants.

“I would love to have her run again, but whatever works for Gabby is what I want for Gabby,” Maisch said.

The survivors and family members spoke with The Associated Press shortly before Giffords’ staff gave them a tour of the Capitol. The group will be visiting offices on Capitol Hill to lobby for the legislation, which they understand is unlikely to pass in Congress.

“If you don’t risk, you never win, and we’re not going to let the shooter win,” Stoddard said.

The man arrested at the shooting, Jared Loughner has pleaded not guilty to 49 charges stemming from the Jan. 8 shooting. He’s being forcibly medicated with psychotropic drugs at a Missouri prison AP in an effort to make him men- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords gave her first extended interview since the January rampage that tally competent to stand trial. killed six people and wounded 13.

Amazon.com calls actress lawsuit over age revelation bogus SEATTLE (AP) — Frivolous and selfish is how lawyers for Amazon.com Inc. describe a lawsuit brought by an actress upset that her advanced age 40 was revealed on an Internet database.

The company, along with its Internet Movie Database, asked a federal judge last week to dismiss the million-dollar complaint brought by the woman, who identified herself only as Jane Doe, a Texas resident of Asian descent.

The woman claimed that soon after she signed up for a subscription service called

IMDb Pro, her birthdate appeared on her profile on the database and her offers for roles dropped sharply. She alleged that Amazon and IMDb had used her credit card information to glean her birthdate, which she had always tried to keep a secret because she looks so much younger than she is.

The case prompted discussions about ageism in Hollywood - as well as rampant online speculation about who the actress might be. But in its two motions to dismiss the case, Amazon and IMDb argued that it’s about something else: “the

perpetration of fraud.”

“Plaintiff’s attempt to manipulate the federal court system so she can censor IMDb. com’s display of her birthdate and pretend to the world that she is not 40 years old is selfish, contrary to the public interest and a frivolous abuse of this court’s resources,” they wrote.

Her failure to identify herself in the complaint without first seeking the court’s permission violated court rules, they said, and although they believe they know who she is, they’re not entirely sure. Furthermore, they argued, when customers

subscribe to IMDb Pro, they agree to a privacy policy which makes clear that the database can keep and use certain personal information.

“Even if IMDb.com used plaintiff’s name, address or zip code from her credit card subscription to locate her birthdate, such use is consistent with the subscriber agreement and privacy policy,” they wrote.

The actress claimed that she had always been careful about keeping her given name and birthdate confidential. As an unknown, she used an Americanized stage name in 2003

when she first listed herself on imdb.com, a listing which she said brought her several jobs, and her real name was not publicly known, she said.

“If one is perceived to be `over-the-hill,’ i.e., approaching 40, it is nearly impossible for an up-and-coming actress, such as the plaintiff, to get work as she is thought to have less of an `upside,’” her claim said.

She argued that she never consented to having the personal information she provided used for anything but the commercial transaction. IMDb refused to remove the reference

to the woman’s age from her profile when asked, the lawsuit said.

IMDb agreed that it had refused to remove her birthdate - and noted in asking the judge to dismiss the case that the actress had also requested that the company falsify her age on the website.

The actress is seeking $1 million or more in punitive damages as well as $75,000 or more in compensatory damages. She accuses Amazon and IMDb of breach of contract, fraud and violation of privacy and consumer protection laws.

Chelsea Clinton hired to work for ‘NBC Nightly News,’ ‘Rock Center’ NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton began work at NBC News on Monday, the second daughter of a former president at the network. NBC said it had hired the 31-year-old Clinton

to work on projects for “NBC Nightly News” and Brian Williams’ newsmagazine, “Rock Center.” She will report stories for the feel-good “Making a Difference” series.

The only child of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pursuing a doctorate at Oxford and working for the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative.

Former President George W. Bush’s daughter Jenna Bush Hager does stories for the “Today” show.

NBC said Chelsea Clinton wasn’t available for an interview, but issued a statement: “People who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and in our world have always inspired me.”

Recent “Making a Difference” stories highlighted a

7-year-old boy raising money for a friend with cancer by racing go-karts, a marathon runner raising money for his mother who suffers from Parkinson’s disease and rock star Bon Jovi opening a restaurant where people who cannot pay for meals can do volunteer work to earn food.

Besides Clinton and Hager, NBC News also has just hired Meghan McCain, author of “Dirty Sexy Politics” and daughter of 2008 GOP presidential candidate John McCain. She will be an analyst for MSNBC. NBC News President Steve Capus was not available for an interview, the network said Monday. He told The New York

Times that he was approached this summer through an intermediary about Chelsea Clinton and asked her in for a meeting.

“Given her vast experiences, it’s as though Chelsea has been preparing for this opportunity her entire adult life,” Capus said in a statement Monday.

Star power can be attractive to a news network, although it has pitfalls. ABC News was criticized a decade ago for airing an interview with President

Clinton conducted by actor Leonardo DiCaprio. NBC notes that Chelsea Clinton will be reporting features, not breaking news, for the network.

The hiring also raises the question of whether that may give NBC News an edge in getting future stories involving her parents, or at least the appearance of one.

Jenna Bush Hager’s father gave his first post-presidency interview to NBC’s Matt Lauer.

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Shopping locally will improve economy The economic challenges Americans face today are comparable to those during the Great Depression.

Unemployment is around 9 percent and the uncertainty of college students finding their dream jobs after graduation is another harsh reality.

Even though the recession that began in 2008 is technically over, the aftereffects remain prominent.

For Americans to get back on their feet, they must invest in their local economies. Small

business owners are the core of the American dream.

It would be to the benefit of everyone within the Morgantown community to invest in locally owned businesses.

Instead of eating dinner at a corporate restaurant, go somewhere locally owned such as Tailpipes on High Street. If you’d rather dine in, buy goods at the Morgantown Farmers’ Market (when in season) or reach out to local farms for produce instead of your local “mega mart” chain.

Not only do these changes boost local moral, but when money stays in circulation within a smaller area, the local economy will receive a similar stimulation.

Many argue that shopping at corporate stores such as WalMart or Target is cheaper and more efficient for the consumer – an argument that may be valid to an extent.

But when you invest in the local economy, the end result outweighs paying a little more money.

When money is spent at one particular locally owned business, there is a large chance that the business will purchase its goods from a local business as well – thus keeping the local economy strong.

Another reason to buy locally is the better service the customer will receive.

Business owners and their employees will appreciate your business much more than the clerks serving corporate America and therefore will offer services that surpass those of its

competitors.

Furthermore, small business owners are more likely to hire those who are familiar with the wants and needs of local consumers and will thus better accommodate their individual needs.

Corporate stores have the same products nationwide, which is why they can sell them at lower prices.

Also for this reason, their products will not reflect the individuals in the local community.

If more people concentrated

on buying from local stores, there would eventually be a variety of specialty shops accommodating peoples’ needs.

Each of the successes of these smaller shops would feed on one another, creating a domino effect and causing the local economy to thrive.

Invest in the future of your community by making locally based purchases: The Morgantown economy may depend on it. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Sports are more than just games, they represent unity doug walp columnist

Sports are defined as “athletic activities requiring skill or physical prowess that are often of a competitive nature,” according to dictionary.com.

To many individuals, that sums up their intrinsic value – competitions that determine, and usually heavily compensate, the pinnacle athletes in our societies.

American culture, in particular, thrives on this ideology. We’ve seen the evolution of sports mirror our desires to see the strongest, fastest and most skilled athletes compete, to determine who is superior.

However, this weekend should have reminded everyone that sports can be much more than just a test of strength, speed or skill – more than just a game.

It should have reminded us, for many reasons, that sports can transcend the fields and arenas where they are played to impact close-knit communities, cities and entire nations alike.

This Veterans Day, NCAA basketball kicked off its 201112 season with a game featuring two of history’s most touted collegiate basketball programs playing on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson, an aircraft carrier.

And while college basketball enthusiasts across the board enjoyed the spectacle and a matchup that featured the No. 1 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels, the unique event ultimately rewarded and justly celebrated the heroes of our armed forces.

Approximately 7,000 men and women representing seven different branches of the U.S. military received tickets to the event, where they were addressed before the game by President Barack Obama on a national stage.

“Every American citizen can make a solemn pledge today that they will find some

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University of North Carolina basketball players warm up for the game against Michigan State University aboard the USS Carl Vinson. opportunity to provide support to our troops – to those who are still active duty, to our national guard, to our reservists and to our veterans,” Obama said.

Regardless of whether we support the wars in which our soldiers fight, the event reminded us to support our troops.

It also gave these same soldiers much-needed relief from the brutal conditions they have faced throughout their multiple deployments.

It was certainly more than just a game for Marine 2nd Lt. Thomas Thornton as the event gave him the chance to see his little brother Austin suit up for his first game as a senior at Michigan State.

I don’t care if you hate war, basketball or a combination of the two: Hearing the excitement in the wartested Marine’s voice as he talked about being reunited with his brother, if only temporarily as he’ll soon be deployed yet again, was truly

heart-warming.

Sports can also be more than just a relief or distraction from war.

We saw the potential healing powers of sports this weekend, as Penn State tried to recover from crippling realizations that those they had entrusted to protect their children had done just the opposite.

Even their beloved and esteemed leader Joe Paterno had fallen shockingly short in regards to his moral obliga-

tions to his players.

Where specific individuals failed in their duties as both coaches and as human beings, sports did not.

A single “game” united nearly 100,000 people Saturday in Beaver Stadium alone, as the Penn State community tried to renew its faith in what feels more like a family than a football program to nearly the entire state of Pennsylvania.

The main point I’m trying to convey is this: You don’t have to be a die-hard sports fan to

appreciate the rewards sports bring to the table. You don’t need to have spent time on a basketball court to feel the power within a reunion of two brothers. You don’t need to know how many yards it takes to get a first down to realize that taking care of our children should always be our utmost priority.

To many individuals, sports are just a game.

In reality, they can positively influence countless lives in ways nothing else can.

a referendum. Europe couldn’t accept its extremely unpopular demands being subject to a vote and pushed for Papademos to take over. Papandreou’s ousting and Papademos’s appointment were both undemocratic.

Papademos does not represent the Greek people, who are overwhelmingly against more austerity: Instead, he represents Greece’s creditors and the international markets.

Papademos is also being billed as a non-partisan “technocrat” who has no agenda other than fixing the Greek economy.

This is misleading: Papademos is actually a freemarket ideologue disguised as a technocrat operating “above” the political process. The austerity measures that he will be responsible for pushing through the Greek parliament are not an inevitable necessity, they are an ideological choice.

Other options available to Greece to solve their debt problem include stimulating growth by increasing – not decreasing – government spending. The

problem with slashing government spending is that it can cause the economy to stall and shrink, which would reduce government tax revenue and exacerbate the debt and deficit problem instead of solving it.

Indeed, an economic report released by the United Nations in September warned of the risk of global austerity damaging the world economy. The report said, “Those who support fiscal tightening argue that it is indispensable for restoring the confidence of financial markets, which is perceived as key to economic recovery. This is despite the almost universal recognition that the crisis was the result of financial market failure in the first place.”

The fact that austerity is an ideological choice rather than a necessity is made even clearer when one notices that many of the austerity measures have nothing to do with solving Greece’s debt problem. Selling off large chunks of the public sector at below market value and laying off public workers are counterproductive: Greece will lose the long-term value

of state assets, and layoffs will hurt its economy, possibly making its debt problem even worse.

Lucas Papademos is not a mere technocrat, he is a freemarket ideologue representing the interests of those bailing Greece out rather than the Greek people.

The same thing is happening in Italy. After passing a new round of austerity, Silvio Burlesconi resigned as prime minister, to be replaced early this week presumably by Mario Monti. Monti is also being labeled as a “technocrat” despite his similar steadfast commitment to austerity and slashing the public sector.

Like Papademos, Monti will be unelected. Like Papademos, Monti has been a member of the European “troika” of institutions trying to keep Europe afloat – the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund. In Monti’s case, he was the head of the European Commission. He is also the European chairman of a think tank called the Trilat-

eral Commission, which once criticized the U.S. and other countries for having “an excess of democracy.”

Both Monti and Papademos are respected economists, and they seem to have some good will that comes mainly from not being politicians. They will likely get a honeymoon period, and the passage of austerity packages will be significantly easier. They have taken power to give a sense of certainty and confidence to European markets, but in the end their appointments may do just the opposite.

The people of Italy and Greece are likely to resent that neither leader was elected to his position. The austerity measures each will be responsible for passing, besides being extremely unpopular and causing more violent protests, will harm each country’s economy.

This combination will likely make each country more politically and economically unstable. The move to restore confidence and certainty will have backfired.

The crisis scenario and fa-

çade of nonpartisanship will allow each to make the case that he is simply doing what is “necessary” when in fact each will be making deliberate ideological choices against the interests of the Greek and Italian people but in the interest of their creditors.

In Greece and Italy, the power of markets has trumped the power of democracy. By appointing these leaders, the decision-making power has been taken out of the hands of the people and put into the hands of what amount almost to dictators.

Democracy and its institutions are supposed to balance market forces, not succumb to them. By appointing Papademos and presumably appointing Monti, Europe has decided to take an antidemocratic approach to solving its problems.

The U.S. should learn a lesson by observing this process as it plays out: We should remember that our democratic values and institutions should trump market forces, even in times of crisis.

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Late last week, Greece got a new prime minister. Lucas Papademos, a former vice president of the European Central Bank, was appointed to lead a unity government that will force through austerity measures demanded by those bailing Greece out.

In other words, a country whose citizens have already been violently resisting austerity measures and Europe’s perceived infringement on their national sovereignty now has appointed an unelected banker to implement even harsher austerity at Europe’s bidding. It seems destined to end poorly.

Papademos essentially got the job because the markets demanded it.

Greece’s previous prime minister, George Papandreou, was forced out after he decided to put the most recent European bailout deal – which included austerity measures – to

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THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY NOVEMBER 15

THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CAFE hosts “American Democracy: Brought to You by General Electric” as part of its brown-bottle lecture series. The discussion is based on a recent Supreme Court decision and its impact on campaign financing. The event begins at 5 p.m. at the Morgantown Brewing Company.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16

PSYCHOLOGY CLUB meets from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in G15 of the Life Sciences Building. Dr. Christina Duncan will present on her work as a pediatric psychologist and will hold a short discussion afterwards.

MARTIN-HALL AGENCY presents “Power Up Your Professional Network” with Tom Marchese, VP of Marketing for Bob Evans, at 6:30 p.m. in Martin Hall Room 205. The cost is $5 and includes free Bob Evans pie.

For more information, email amy.bruzgo@gmail.com or call 215-595-3046.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17

THE MON GROUP OF THE SIERRA CLUB WEST VIRGINIA CHAPTER hosts a free screening of the highly acclaimed documentary film “The Last Mountain” at 6:30 p.m. at the Monongalia Friends Meeting House, 648 E Brockway Ave. JIM SAVARINO will be performing original Appalachian roots music and some favorite cover songs at the Morgantown Brewpub from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The event is free. For more information, call 304-241-1976.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18

THE WVU CHAPTER OF THE NCPA is holding a bone marrow donor registration drive from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Westover Rite Aid. The event is free of charge and potential donors will have the inside of their mouths swabbed at that time.

EVERY TUESDAY

THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION meets at 8:30 p.m. at the International House at 544 Spruce St. For more information, call 304-777-7709.

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.

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, email Kayla at kmedina2@mix. wvu.edu.

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

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.

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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. in Newman Hall.

WVU SWING DANCE CLUB will meet 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.

CONTINUAL

WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as drinkWELL, loveWELL, chillWELL and more are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELLWVU: 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 five years of age.

This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, call 304-598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

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, call 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

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medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or email rfh@wvuh.com.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two inservice 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 CLOSET is held in the Monongalia room of the Mountainlair from 11 a.m. to noon every Tuesday.

THE CONDOM CARAVAN is held in the Mountainlair from noon to 2 p.m. every Tuesday. The caravan sells condoms for 25 cents each or five for $1.00.

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, visit 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, visit morgantownnewcomers.com.

NEW GROUP THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES are available for free at the WELLWVU: Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. The groups include Get More Out of Life, Understanding Self and Others, Insomnia Group, A Place for You, Sexual Assault Survivors Group, Adult Children of Dysfunctional Parents and Transfer Students: Get Started on the Right Foot. For more information call 304293-4431 or email tandy.mcclung@ mail.wvu.edu.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY You express the intuitive and wise side of your personality.

Others cannot help but be drawn to you.

You seem to understand so much, that others reveal a lot to you. You might not always be comfortable with the revelations. Travel, education and/or a foreigner could play a major role in your year. If you are single, you will need someone quite unique to keep your interest. You will know when this person comes along.

If you are attached, any fighting you experience is about separation. Refuse to play into arguments. Remember, you are with the one you love. CANCER understands your depth.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Your high energy, spontaneity and creativity braid together to create a close to impossible combination to beat. Someone around you might feel awkward.

Understand where this person is coming from. An admirer is the source of a compliment. Tonight: Fun. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Anchor in, knowing your limits and where you are heading. Realize everything could change quickly. Be more forthright with a roommate or family member. You might see a situation in a new light once a conversation starts up. Tonight: Head home.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Communication comes your way. Express yourself in a clear manner. You might feel awkward about a discussion involving money and/or feelings. You have a way

of handling yourself that makes others quite insecure. Understanding will evolve. Tonight: Make it early.

ers. What isn’t said might be more important than what is said. Don’t sell yourself short. Tonight: Could go way late.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Let your imagination flourish. Use care with your finances and domestic matters. Your creativity flourishes, and you recover from any stumbling blocks very well. Don’t back off from a conversation.

Know that there is a point of resolution.

Tonight: Know when to call it a night.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH Keep reaching out for others.

You tend to make the impossible happen. A partner prefers to deal with you directly. Listen to this person carefully. This dialogue has many gems of possibilities.

Let others follow through on what you think is possible. Tonight: Go along with another’s ideas.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH You sense a change coming, but perhaps not right away. You have a way of affecting others that you might not be aware of. Listen to what is being shared by a family member.

Don’t choose to take his or her comments personally. Instead, learn from them. Tonight: Say what you think.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Lie back and gain a better insight into what is really going on. The less said the better.

You gather new information. The unexpected occurs. Honor your feelings. More often than not, you don’t share your feelings. Tonight: Lie back.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH Meetings and friends gather around you. You feel as if you are on top of the world, as success comes toward you after an awkward moment or two. Don’t lose sight of your goals. You feel that there are many options, but don’t take someone for granted. Tonight: Where the gang is.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH You are in the limelight more than you might be comfortable with. You could feel out of sorts. Read between the lines with oth-

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH Let someone else take the lead. This person needs to know whether he or she is capable of handling a situation. You must let go in order to allow this person to find out. A get-together proves to be most worthwhile. Say little; listen a lot. Tonight: Say “yes” to an invitation.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH Listen to what others say more often. Pace yourself and get the job done. You feel more relaxed with a certain associate.

Take the lead with a work project for now, knowing it isn’t forever. Keep an even pace. Tonight: Put your feet up.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Your creativity flows, and you come up with one solution after another. Allow your ingenuity to speak once and for all. If you follow your emotional sixth sense, you’ll wind up A-OK. Later on, you will need to get into some more serious work. Tonight: Ever playful.

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A&E Concert to bring high seas to WVU 6

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by Ali Sultan

a&E Correspondent

The West Virginia University Wind Symphony is set to perform at the Creative Arts Center’s Lyell B. Clay Concert Theater tonight at 7:30 and will be conducted under acting director Mitchell Arnold.

The concert will be a mixture of several different well-known works by composers and artists such as John Philip Sousa, Elliott Del Borgo, Peter Graham, Ronald Binge, Aaron Copland and John Mackey.

For Copland’s “The Promise of Living,” the Wind Symphony will be joined by the WVU Choir and director Jeffry Blake Johnson.

Other performances include an expressive piece from Sousa’s “Looking Upward” suite titled “Mars and Venus.”

Peter Graham’s “Harrison’s Dream” will conclude the first half of the concert to give audience members a musical portrayal of 18th century ship clocks. “(The Graham piece) opens with driving rhythms in drums and woodwind,” Arnold said. “The precise pul-

The West Virginia University Wind Symphony will perform tonight at 7:30 at the CAC. sations gradually unwind, losing synchronicity, like the 18th-century ship clocks. The result, as the world knew, was often disaster.”

The 18th-century ship clocks are in reference to British clockmaker John Harrison’s chronometer that – after decades of development and

improvement successfully kept track of the exact time on the waves of the high seas and thus ensured the British empire’s naval precision and

rector of bands.

The piece is based on the Dylan Thomas poem of the same name.

The concert will also include a performance of “Kingfishers Catch Fire” by John Mackey.

“The calm opening movement, ‘following falls and falls of rain,’ captures the image of a beautifully plumed bird awakening to a new dawn,” Arnold said. “The second movement literally takes flight as its bright plumage reflects the sunlight, creating the impression of a firebird.

Mackey’s instrumentation is brilliant, like the kingfisher’s blazing plumage, and our audience will experience the feeling of soaring on musical wind currents.”

Assistant to the directors Christopher Nichter will also lead the symphony for part of the concert, taking charge of the performance of Ronald Binge’s “The Red Sombrero.”

File photo Tickets to the concert are available at the WVU Box Office and can be purchased via the box office website or dominance.

Audience members will by calling 304-293-SHOW also see a performance of Del (7469).

Borgo’s “Do Not Go Gentle” led by Jay Drury, assistant didaa&e@mail.wvu.edu

‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1’ to premiere at midnight Thursday CAitlin Graziani a&e Correspondent

The first film installment of the last book of the “Twilight Saga,” “Twilight: Breaking Dawn,” will premier at midnight on Nov. 18.

“Twilight” fans, also called “twi-hards,” camped out as long as five days for the redcarpet premiere last night. All

for a chance to catch a glimpse of the “Twilight” actors Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner as they walk the red carpet.

“There’s not much I would sleep out on the street for,” said Stephanie Meyer, author of the “Twilight Saga” in an interview with USA Today. “These people are pretty hard core. The fact that even one person camps out for this is unbelievable to me.”

Summit Entertainment, the movie’s production studio, be-

gan to oversee the pre-premiere gatherings after the release of “Twilight” in 2008. Summit moved the 2010 premiere of “Eclipse” from suburban Westwood to its current location in downtown Los Angeles to accommodate the growing crowd.

“I really liked making ‘Breaking Dawn’ for selfish reasons, just for Rosalie I felt really happy for her. I feel like she was accepted back in the Cullen family again. But it was long. Shooting two movies like this back to

back, it was rough,” said Nikki Reed, who plays Rosalie Hale, in an interview with www.redeyechicago.com movie critic Matt Pais.

“Breaking Dawn” is the fourth and final book in the “Twilight Saga.” Due to length and content, it was decided that it be split the book into two movies. “Breaking Dawn - Part 2” has a tentative release date of Nov. 2012.

“Twi-hards” getting advance tickets on www.fandango.com

and www.movietickets.com have sold out more than 2,300 screens in the U.S., putting the movie on track for a $155 million opening weekend.

As of Nov. 14, Hollywood Theater in Morgantown has already sold out three of the four midnight showings of “Breaking Dawn.” Carmike still has tickets available for advanced purchase.

“It was like, ‘God, you guys.

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felt great. It felt like a real ceremony, it was weird,” said Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella Swan, on the filming of the vampire wedding during an interview with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

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Ignore the referees

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Senior forward Kevin Jones plays defense during West Virginia’s season opener against Oral Roberts Friday, Nov. 11.

Jones, West Virginia ready to face MAC preseason favorite Kent State Tuesday

By John Terry managing editor

West Virginia senior Kevin Jones won’t change his morning routine today, except maybe to eat a smaller portion of his eggs and bacon.

West Virginia will host Kent State at 10 a.m. as part of ESPN’s 24-hour Tip-Off Marathon.

“It’s going to be a crazy game,” Jones said. “Hopefully, there are a lot of people here.”

West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins said he wasn’t concerned with the early start time of the game, comparing it to last year’s Marquette

game, that started at 10 a.m. local time.

The nationally-televised game, called by Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery, will give the program good exposure, he said.

“That’s why you do it,” Huggins said. “And obviously, it’ll be watched pretty good.

They’re bringing one of their top crews for the game.”

Kent State returns four of their starters alongside with the Mid-American Conference Sixth Man of the Year.

The Golden Flashes finished 25-12 last season, including the regular season MAC title and losing to Colo-

rado in the NIT quarterfinals.

“Kent State is going to be tough,” said senior guard Truck Bryant. “They get the ball at the rim every time they can. We have to limit (Justin Greene’s) touches tomorrow.”

Greene, a 6-foot-8 forward, averaged 15.4 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

Jones, who will be tasked with guarding KSU’s big man, said it will be a tough matchup.

The Golden Flashes’ guard Carlton Guyston is the team’s second-leading scorer from last season, averaging 12.4 points per game.

“It’s going to be a big chal-

lenge for us,” Jones said. “(We’re) playing a tough opponent, and it’s a morning game, so we’re going to see what we’re made of.”

West Virginia is preparing to see a lot of different lineups and defenses Tuesday.

The Golden Flashes have the height to create a lineup with four players taller than 6-foot-4 but also have the ability to play with four guards.

“I’m sure we’ll see some 2-2-1 press after the wonderful job we did around Oral Roberts’ press,” Huggins said. “We’re going to see a lot of different things and a lot of

different lineups.”

West Virginia struggled in its season-opening win against Oral Roberts after the opponent put on a 2-2-1 press.

Huggins said before the season started he thought he may have overscheduled, but he realized Kent State is the type of opponent that people want to see the Mountaineers play.

“Nobody wants to come in and watch us win by 60, so we’re going to continue to try to play people. It’s a little more difficult,” he said. john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

There were times Saturday during the West Virginia football team’s game against Cincinnati when I saw people in the press box shaking their heads, sarcastically laughing or verbally expressing their feelings about certain calls made by the referees during the game.

Especially on one play where the referees became confused after a penalty and had to review what down it was.

Whether the calls were against West Virginia or Cincinnati is irrelevant: The players need to go out on the next play and overcome the obstacles placed before them – regardless of whether those obstacles come from the opposition or those being paid to wear black and white stripes.

It doesn’t matter how bad a call may be, the players can’t control the outcome of a referee’s decision and thus, there is no point in trying to argue against the call.

I bring this situation into light because West Virginia junior quarterback Geno Smith was heard after the game making comments such as, “This is the worst refereeing of which I have ever been part.”

Head coach Dana Holgorsen said he became aware of Smith’s comments Monday morning and would talk to his quarterback. He knows he has to tell his players that none of them can control the actions of the referees, and that they need to move on and keep playing the game.

Smith, especially, should be made aware of his mistake as the junior quarterback is still growing as a leader of the Mountaineer football team.

This is one situation where Smith needs to know that the referees will make mistakes and it is not his job to comment on those. He has to step up for the team and let them know they will get over it and to keep moving forward.

Hopefully, Holgorsen can

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Smith saves the day again Holgorsen happy with ‘no quit’ attitude by players by michael carvelli sports editor

When Cincinnati kicker Tony Miliano set up for a 31-yard field goal with his team down three while mere seconds remained on the clock, it looked almost certain that West Virginia would be heading into overtime against the No. 23 Bearcats.

Redshirt senior safety Eain Smith felt otherwise.

“I was thinking, ‘I don’t want to go into overtime.’ I wanted to hurry up and leave and get back to Morgantown,” he said. “Just shoot the gap, get the block and get up out of here.”

Smith was able to fight his way through and jump up, blocking the kick and sealing the victory for the Mountaineers as the final second ticked off the clock.

When he broke the play down after the game, it sounded pretty simple.

“I just shot the gap, got through the gap, put my hands up, I hit it, and we won,” Smith said. “I knew there was a weak spot because of the way they were lined up, and if we get a good hit on them, we can create a huge gap so somebody can run through.”

This isn’t the first time Smith has stepped up during a huge moment for West Virginia this season. In fact, the blocked field goal on Saturday is the second time one of his plays have clinched a victory for the Mountaineers.

Earlier in the season, with Maryland driving down the field late in the fourth quarter, Smith intercepted a Danny O’Brien pass to ensure a win.

As that play was happening, he said the only thoughts going through his mind were, “Catch the ball. Win the game.”

Similar thoughts came to him Saturday.

“I was thinking, with the type of field goal setup they had, that we could’ve blocked them all game,” he said. “I was just like,

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Safety Eain Smith has two game-winning plays this season.

‘I’ve got to take this into my own hands and try to make a play.’”

Even though he was the one who was able to step up and make the play, things didn’t go quite the way they were supposed to.

The one who was actually brought in to try to block the kick was redshirt junior wide receiver Ryan Nehlen who was sent out to get the kick.

“They brought him in to jump. The idea was to get Ryan to block it,” Smith said. “I didn’t say it out loud, but I was thinking to myself that I’ve got to make a play because I would’ve been hurting if we would’ve lost this game.”

With the Mountaineers coming off an unexpected loss to Louisville last week, a big point of emphasis this week from head coach Dana Holgorsen was to get the team to play with more emotion and

effort. That’s something that Smith, who is usually a highenergy player anyway, wanted to make sure he brought to the table Saturday.

“I tried to bring the leadership and the energy for the underclassmen just to pick them up and lead by example,” Smith said. “I feel like a big part is on the seniors to lead the team and to give energy.”

When he was able to get his hand on the ball, that energy and emotion came alive again as Smith and a large group of his teammates celebrated on the field in front of a group of fans.

“I went afterwards to say ‘What’s up,’ to the fans. That was just a great moment in itself,” he said. “That was a great feeling.

Just to beat them in Cincinnati, it was a feeling that I can’t explain honestly.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

Mistakes happen every game regardless of how well a team plays. As long as the players perform with effort and energy, good things will continue to happen.

That being said, the message West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen has relayed to his players the last few weeks has seemed to get through and stick when they get on the field.

“One of the themes that I’ve been talking about is when mistakes happen, don’t quit,” Holgorsen said at his weekly press conference Monday.

Nobody quit Saturday against Cincinnati. The Mountaineers sealed the game on the last play with a field goal block to improve to 7-3 on the season and 3-2 in the Big East.

“The fact that that’s finally sinking in with them to the point where it’s ‘Keep playing.

Keep playing and figure out a way to win,’ I think it’s a sign of a good team,” he said. “Not that we’re there yet; I know

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“We’ll keep trying to get better and keep trying to figure out how we can put our guys in a position to win, which is ultimately the only thing that matters,” Holgorsen said.

West Virginia has two weeks to prepare for the infamous “Backyard Brawl” against Pittsburgh that is, as the tradition stands, the day after Thanksgiving.

He is hoping the players can come out and perform better than the last time the team had a bye week when they were dominated by a motivated Syracuse team.

The first-year coach contemplated changing things around to prepare the week before the game but doesn’t want to over- prepare the players and get out of sync.

“Obviously we weren’t ready to play that game,” he said. “I take full responsibility for that.

We (will) do things relatively the same, and hopefully they’ll be ready to go. I would think they would be. I would be.”

Junior quarterback Geno Smith did not turn the ball over against Cincinnati Saturday but did fumble twice while trying to escape pressure from the Bearcats’ defense.

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No. 13 WVU in NCAA tournament after third place finish by ethan rohrbaugh sports writer

At the end of last year’s cross country season, head coach Sean Cleary made a prediction.

In his fourth year at the helm of the program, Cleary said his 2011 squad would be good enough to line up at the NCAA championships with a top-10 ranking.

After a third place showing at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Saturday in Princess Anne, Md., No. 13 West Virginia might just live up to that

prediction.

Five WVU runners placed in the top 25 in a field of 199 to earn all-region honors, and the Mountaineers went on to a 64-point performance and punched their ticket to next weekend’s NCAA championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Cleary said the race was without question his squad’s best team performance of the season.

Redshirt senior Kate Harrison tackled the 6-kilometer course in a time of 21:38 to finish in fifth place overall for

WVU. Junior Kaitlyn Gillespie and redshirt junior Sarah-Anne Brault joined their teammate in the top 10, finishing with seventh and eighth place showings, respectively.

“The top three were, again, right on top of their game,” Cleary said. “They have been so consistent all year. This performance shows that they are right on track for next weekend.”

Redshirt seniors Ahna Lewis and Kaylyn Christopher also represented the Mountaineers with all-region performances as

wrestling

the pair placed 19th and 25th, respectively.

“Ahna and Kaylyn stepped up in great fashion this weekend,” Cleary said, adding that both ran much better than at the Big East championships.

Redshirt junior Stephanie Aldea also ran for West Virginia and placed 66th overall.

The coach admitted the junior transfer was a little off in her first regional go-around but said he expects her to rebound well in time for the national championships.

“I have total confidence in

Steph’s conditioning and ability,” Cleary said. “I look for her to run her finest race of the year next week.”

No. 2 Villanova and No. 7 Georgetown tied for first at the meet with 57 points.

Villanova senior and threetime Big East champion Sheila Reid came in first place with a time of 21:32, followed by Georgetown’s Emily Infeld, who arrived just two seconds later.

West Virginia bested No. 22 Penn State, who came in fourth with 90 points, as well as Princeton (5th–124) and 24 other

schools.

While a first or second place team showing over the weekend would have guaranteed West Virginia a run at nationals, the group’s third place finish turned out good enough to qualify the Mountaineers as one of the 13 at-large schools that will toe the line in Terra Haute on Nov. 21.

“We are such a team,” Cleary said. “If we run to the best of our abilities, we will return to Morgantown very happy.” ethan.rohrbaugh@mail.wvu.edu

men’s basketball

Turnbull, WVU happy with season start Freshmen still need improvement

West Virginia redshirt senior Matt Ryan grapples an opponent earlier this year.

by ethan rohrbaugh sports writer

West Virginia sent more than 30 grapplers onto the mat at Saturday’s Washington & Jefferson Tournament in Washington, Pa., and 11 of them placed in their brackets to cap an impressive performance by the team at their first tournament of the season.

Head coach Craig Turnbull said it was a successful weekend for his group in that it fulfilled its purpose of getting everyone match experience.

“The most important thing at this time of year is that we just need to get some matches under our belt,” Turnbull said.

“It makes our job as coaches much easier when they can get match feedback as opposed to practice.”

Junior Shane Young, freshman Dominic Prezzia and redshirt sophomores Nathan Pennesi and Mac Mancuso did not lose a match en route to their first place showings at the tournament.

“Prezzia has really come out and shown that he is a competitor and that he’s pretty complete with his wrestling for this time of his career,” Turnbull said of the true freshman who has yet to drop a match at the collegiate level. “He should compete very well for us this year.”

Mancuso also notched his

first tournament win over the weekend.

True freshman Jesse Schiffbauer placed third in his first collegiate tournament, while redshirt freshmen Michael Bennett and George Scheffel placed in fourth and sixth places, respectively, in their tournament debuts.

Redshirt senior Brandon Williamson came home with third, redshirt junior Colin Johnston went for fourth.

Redshirt senior Kyle Eason and redshirt junior Lance Bryson both captured fifth place showings for WVU at the tournament. Both are coming into the season after a year of rehab.

“There’s a certain adjustment period to getting back in there,” Turnbull said of Eason and Bryson. “Both have to understand that it’s the middle of November, and we expect to have a learning curve.”

Now in his third year with the team, Williamson’s confident attitude has rubbed off on his teammates in a big way.

“When you’ve got a group that has high expectations for themselves, that just starts to get to be the norm, and those people around them are expected to raise their game also,” Turnbull said.

Eason, in his fifth year with the program, is another guy that has not seen extensive varsity time for WVU, but

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Turnbull says it hasn’t stopped him from developing into a “pretty good wrestler.”

Redshirt senior Matt Ryan did not compete over the weekend due to a small ligament strain in his elbow.

“At this time of the year, we can afford to be a little careful, so right now we’re going to try and make sure that doesn’t become chronic,” Turnbull said.

Though this weekend was a positive sign for the Mountaineers in terms of depth, Turnbull said he is still unsure whether his team has extensive depth anywhere, but he added that he has no concern about the guys that he expects to start.

“Our front-runners all should compete well,” Turnbull said. “They’re all approaching things with a very good effort. They’re all approaching it with good confidence, and I’m satisfied with where we are at this point in the year.”

Turnbull said this weekend’s Navy Classic will present a similar opportunity to get a bunch of different grapplers on-mat experience, which will only help his team go forward.

“It’s been a good beginning to the season,” Turnbull said. “I think we’re right about where we hoped or thought we would be.” ethan.rohrbaugh@mail.wvu.edu

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Freshmen guards Jabarie Hinds, left, goes up for a shot, while Gary Brown controls the ball in the opener against Oral Roberts.

by john terry managing editor

The six freshmen on the West Virginia men’s basketball team made strides during Friday’s season opening win against Oral Roberts, but WVU head coach Bob Huggins still knows there’s a long road ahead.

The freshmen combined for 30 points and 13 assists, but struggled to be consistent.

“None of them understand how hard this is. This isn’t YMCA. This isn’t AAU. This isn’t high school,” Huggins said. “I’m afraid sometimes they come to practice to get through it: They don’t come to practice to get better. My patience is starting to wear thin.”

Huggins liked what he saw within the first ten minutes of the second half when the Mountaineers opened up a 14-point lead – its largest of the game. But, Oral Roberts’ fullcourt pressure overwhelmed the young Mountaineer team.

West Virginia committed nine turnovers within the final

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Continued from page 7 have a good, long talk with Smith to let him know the game isn’t about getting angry with the referees; it’s about going to the next play and executing.

Unfortunately, Smith wasn’t the only WVU player with the referees on his mind after the game. Senior defensive end Bruce Irvin tweeted: “I’m convinced the refs hate WVU!” Everyone understands that emotions run high directly after a game, but it’s not like WVU lost the game. You won; why even worry about the referees? It’s not going to change anything.

The referees were not per-

holgorsen Continued from page 7

his surroundings while moving in the pocket.

“He’s still a little careless with the ball,” Holgorsen said.

“The ball in your hand aspect – when he’s getting out of the pocket and trying to keep things alive – he’s not doing a very good job,” he said of his

ten minutes. The team had a total of 21 turnovers throughout the game.

“They played like freshman. They played really well at times, but they took plays off and weren’t really assertive,” Huggins said. “They got careless with the ball and forgot their assignments.”

In no time, West Virginia found itself left with a mere one-point lead.

“They played well for us at times,” said senior Kevin Jones. ”We need that effort for 40 minutes. They played really well at the beginning of the game. We just had plays that turned momentum a lot. We had a lot of stupid turnovers that led to easy shots and easy putbacks for them.”

The freshmen, particularly Jabarie Hinds and Gary Browne, were tasked with running the offense for a majority of the game because of the foul trouble of senior Truck Bryant.

Bryant, who picked up his third foul at the 5:48 mark of the first half, said he felt bad leaving the freshmen to han-

dle it on their own. “(The Freshmen are) getting better,” Bryant said. “I did a poor job tonight. I felt bad because I left the freshman (hanging) out to dry. The freshmen did a great job tonight – they’re still learning, so it’s going to take a little bit of time.”

Hinds, who finished with nine points and five assists, said that he felt much more comfortable on the court Friday than he did during the team’s exhibition loss to Northern Kentucky, but warned that there’s still a long way to go until he will feel “one-hundred percent comfortable.”

Browne also scored nine points, but notched six assists.

He also played for 32 minutes, second only to Jones.

“I just wanted to play hard. I think playing at home helped us a lot to mature more in the game,” Browne said. “When the pressure came, we were able to handle it. It helped to keep our mind focused. “

fect on Saturday, but the players need to get that stuff out while on the field. If it’s a legitimate issue, make the coaches aware of the situation so they can talk to officials. The coaches can deal with the arguing, and the players can play the game – just like they should.

Upperclassmen like Smith and Irvin should know by now how football games are played.

During games with close scores – which account for a vast majority of Big East competition – there will always be calls which aren’t in the Mountaineers’ favor. Regardless, the team must keep playing and win the game by making things happen rather than arguing with officials.

West Virginia had 14 penalties for 95 yards against the

Bearcats. Maybe not all of them were good calls, but you can’t let little things get inside your head if you’re a player.

The next big game is against Pitt, and it won’t be pretty. By looking at the track record between these teams, the game will close. Therefore, the officials will make decisions with which not everyone will agree.

Will the team argue, or will they get over it and make the next play a big one?

Hopefully, Holgorsen can give Smith good advice this week so he and the rest of the Mountaineer team can focus on the important thing – making plays with which even the officials cannot argue.

quarterback.

On a lighter note, the special teams unit has played much better recently – especially on kickoffs and returns.

Holgorsen was happy with the improvements of his players on special teams and expects several players - including those on second and third string – to contribute.

“The kickoff team was tremendous,” he said. “That’s the

thing about special teams. If it doesn’t look good, everybody complains about it. And if it looks like it (is) supposed to look, everybody ignores it.

“I give those guys a bunch of credit – the effort is good.

We’re getting good bodies on there. Due to injury, we had about four guys step up. They played well.”

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10 | SPORTS

Tuesday November 15, 2011

Mountaineers to host Xavier in first round Matchup a repeat of West Virginia’s opening round game in last season’s NCAA tournament by alex sims sports writer

After a week-long wait following its early exit from the Big East Conference tournament at the hands of eventual champion St. John’s, the No. 18 West Virginia men’s soccer team received its draw in the 2011 NCAA tournament.

Monday evening in the Jerry West Lounge of the Coliseum, the Mountaineers found out they would be facing a familiar foe in Atlantic 10 Conference champion Xavier.

WVU will host the Musketeers in the first round of the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year, Thursday at 5 p.m.

In last year’s match, Xavier jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, scoring both goals in the first five minutes. But four unanswered goals by the Mountaineers sent them to the second round, in which they were knocked out by eventual national champion Akron.

“A year ago, we dug ourselves in a 2-0 hole very quickly, but we were fortunate enough to come back and score those four goals,”

said West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “We can’t anticipate Xavier allowing us to do the same thing this time.”

Only 48 teams receive the opportunity to play in the NCAA men’s tournament, in which the top 16 teams are seeded and have a bye through the first round.

LeBlanc, as well as the NCAA selection show hosts, stressed the parity and unprecedented depth of this year’s tournament.

“This year is probably the deepest field I have ever seen in 12 years being associated with college soccer,” LeBlanc said. “At this stage it’s simply survive and advance. You don’t have to be the best team at this stage; you just have to be the best on that night.”

After their draw appeared through a live feed from the NCAA, the business-like Mountaineers stirred with excitement for a few seconds, until the chatter about their matchup began.

“This is what we live for,” said junior captain Eric Schoenle. “We live to play in the NCAA tournament. This will be the biggest game of the

year yet, so we need to come out focused and ready to go on Thursday night.”

Plagued by injuries at the end of the season, WVU used the last week to regain some health heading into the postseason.

“A lot of people got rested up, and some injuries have gone away,” said junior forward Uwem Etuk. “I saw less and less people in treatment, which is always good. I think we should be ready to go against Xavier.”

With fresh legs underneath them, the battle-tested Mountaineers, who faced 11 teams in the RPI top 50 this season, should be ready for anything that may come their way in this year’s tournament, as six games separate them from national glory.

“We know we lost an opportunity against St. John’s,” Etuk said. “I thought, with our strength of schedule, I had a good feeling we would get in.

We played some of the best teams who have gotten into the tournament, so we will use that experience and take it one game at a time.” matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

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women’s basketball

Taylor Palmer’s career game leads WVU in win by john terry managing editor

Sophomore guard Taylor Palmer couldn’t make anything in the first half.

She shot 14 shots, made just four and was just 2-of-10 from 3-point range.

But WVU head coach Mike Carey didn’t care. He told her to keep shooting.

“The shots were wide open,” Carey said. “She has to keep shooting, because she is one of our shooters. She will live and die by it. We can’t worry about missing two or three; we have to score.”

It worked.

The sophomore scored a career-high 33 points, leading her team to a 69-37 win over Youngstown State in her team’s season-opener Friday night.

Palmer’s previous careerhigh was 22 points against High Point last season.

“I just came out in the second half and tried to not think about the first half,” Palmer said. “He just told me to shake off the first half and keep shooting.”

Palmer was 8-of-9 from the floor in the second half, including all six of her attempts from 3-point range.

taylor palmer by the numbers Minutes FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Points Rebounds Assists

35 12-23 8-16 33 2 3

“You’re going to miss some, but you have to keep shooting,” she said. “I like that (Carey) has confidence in me to keep shooting even when I’m missing.”

Carey said his team had no choice but to shoot from the outside because of the packedin defense Youngstown State was playing.

He said in the first half, he wanted to try to stay with his three-guard, two-big lineup to prove a point to his team, but changed his mind during the second half.

“We started thinking about it, and they just kept sagging and sagging, and we were hesitant,” Carey said. “In the second half,

when we went small, we started moving it a little bit better, and then they quit thinking about shooting, and they were able to take some shots.”

Redshirt sophomore guard Christal Caldwell, who played in her first game as a Mountaineer after sitting out last season due to NCAA transfer regulations, said that it was all encouragement for Palmer at halftime.

“Taylor (Palmer) definitely did what we were supposed to do,” Caldwell said. “We all told her she had to keep shooting.

Clearly it worked out for us in the second half. She was very confident.”

After holding just a 26-15 lead at halftime, the Mountaineers opened it up in the second half, outscoring the Penguins 43-22.

With the departure of six players from last year’s team, Palmer said she is ready to take on much more of the scoring responsibility.

“I don’t think it’s anything that I can’t handle,” Palmer said.

“As the season goes along, people will key in on me, but I just have to keep working on my game.” john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc and the men’s soccer team will face Xavier during the first round of the NCAA tournament.

women’s soccer

Forward Blake Miller is one of six seniors on this year’s West Virginia women’s soccer team.

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Seniors end WVU careers in NCAA tournament loss by robert kreis sports writer

The season certainly did not end the way anyone involved with the West Virginia women’s soccer team thought it would, but the group of

seniors who finished their Mountaineer careers Saturday night will leave as one of the most decorated classes in program history.

“There is a shelf of a lot of things that this team accomplished,” said WVU head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. “Not many teams have done what these seniors have done.”

During their time in Morgantown, seniors Blake Miller, Drea Barklage, Morgan Betscher, Meghan Lewis and Chelsey Corroto were part of two Big East Conference championship teams.

“Being at (West Virginia) and being a part of this is amazing. It is more than anyone can ask for,” Miller said.

“I don’t think anyone realizes that until you go through four years with every single person on this team. We are family.

“I will think about this my entire life.”

Miller, Barklage, Bestcher, Lewis and Corroto are not the only seniors leaving an everlasting mark on the program’s history. Senior Erica Henderson first arrived at West Virginia in 2007, before the program had ever won a Big East championship.

After redshirting her first season, she helped the Mountaineers win their first championship in 2007. After winning back-to-back championships in 2010 and 2011, Henderson leaves the program as arguably the most decorated player in West Virginia’s 16-year soccer history.

“To me, Erica Henderson is the ‘Rudy.’ She is the story everyone wants to read about,” Izzo-Brown said. “A young woman who came into the program as a freshman, redshirted and learned, built and developed and impacted a program bigger than anyone in history.

“I think it is a pretty cool story, and I am glad I was a

part of it, because she is a real special kid.”

There is no doubt Henderson and the rest of the seniors left an everlasting impression on the West Virginia women’s soccer program.

In their time with the team, the seniors exemplified what it takes to win year in and year out, and that has rubbed off on the underclassmen.

“Their drive, their intensity, their will to win – all of them refuse to lose, and you can see the efforts that all of them are giving,” said junior defender Bry McCarthy. “You can see in the seniors’ eyes how bad they wanted it.”

With the seniors competing in their last game wearing a West Virginia uniform, McCarthy will look to be a leader next year. She will be the only returning member of the Mountaineers’ stingy backline – a force that recorded 11 shutouts this season.

On the offensive end, someone will need to step up and fill Miller’s shoes at forward.

The St. Louis native leaves WVU with 33 goals and 18 assists. She led this year’s team with ten goals and was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player in this year’s Big East tournament.

Whoever takes the place of the seniors, Mountaineer fans can be confident that the program is in good hands with Izzo-Brown leading the way – even if it takes her and the team a few days to move on from Saturday’s loss.

“I told the team that now it is time to enjoy (our accomplishments) and really relish on them,” Izzo-Brown said. “I think it is going to take a good couple days for some people to get over this loss, but if you are a true competitor, that is what keeps you going to avoid (losing).” dasports@mail.wvu.edu