The DA 11-17-2011

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

“Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.”

da

Thursday November 17, 2011

Volume 125, Issue 64

www.THEDAONLINE.com

City to enforce anti-littering policy by lydia nuzum

associate city editor

The City of Morgantown Code Enforcement Division will now issue warnings and citations to residents with excessive amounts of litter in their yards as part of a new policy to patrol high-profile streets in the city.

Mike Stone, chief inspector for the CED, said the new policy is designed to discourage the excessive amount of

garbage found on high-traffic streets.

“We’re just trying to get the entranceways into Morgantown cleaned up,” Stone said.

“We want people to be able to have pride in their property and in their town.”

Five streets will be patrolled Monday through Friday as part of the policy. The major streets included in the patrol are College Avenue, Beechurst Avenue, Willey Street, Brockway Avenue and University

College of Human Resources launches Great Textbook War by mike atkinson staff writer

The West Virginia University College of Human Resources and Education is fighting against educational censorship with a new Great Textbook War program.

The new curriculum will teach local high schools about the state’s history with controversial texts in schools.

In 1974, many new textbooks were added to various school libraries throughout Kanawha County, incorporating multicultural education which some parents of students considered offensive, said Joy Saab, director of the Office for Global Initiatives and Diversity.

A man named Trey Kay formed a radio broadcast where both sides leading the Textbook War were interviewed.

The broadcast later won the Peabody and DuPont awards for fair representation.

“We thought since they fairly represented both sides, we should help teachers be able to teach this part of our

Avenue.

“We’ve been getting several complaints on a lot of entranceways in Morgantown about trash and debris – Willey Street especially – and we decided we would make this a priority every morning,” Stone said. “The first order of business will be to travel those streets, and if there is trash or garbage outside a building the residents will be required to clean it up.”

The residents of a build-

ing or house found in violation of the policy will be presented with a written warning instructing them to clear the property of all litter within one business day. If the resident does not comply within the allotted time, a citation will be issued to every resident of the property. Violators will be required to appear in municipal court, and fines for violations can range from $50 to $500.

“If there are multiple units

in the building, everyone in the building gets a citation,” Stone said. “Usually, peer pressure from the people who didn’t do it toward the people who did create the problem will force them to take responsibility. If that happens, the judge will dismiss everyone else from the citations and only prosecute the offenders.”

The policy started Monday, Stone said, and the patrolling officer found three mat-

tresses, a broken flat-screen TV and a large amount of debris, including bottles and beer cans.

“It’s a mess,” Stone said. “It won’t be tolerated anymore.”

Tammy Daniel, a CED code enforcement officer, said she will be patrolling the streets each morning for cases of excessive trash buildup in yards.

“These are streets that are very well-traveled by parents,

see littering on PAGE 2

LET’S GET PHYSICAL

history,” Saab said.

Morgantown High School will be included in the program. Other schools involved include Grafton High School in Grafton, W.Va., John Marshall High School in Glen Dale, W.Va., Wheeling Park High School in Wheeling, W.Va., and Capital High School in Charleston, W.Va. Saab said the goal of the project is to critically examine past events and provide teachers with a means to introduce historical texts with firsthand sources.

“Primary sources are a good way to teach about a subject,” Saab said. “We’re hoping students will get the chance to examine the curriculum in an informed approach.”

Stan Bumgardner, a local historian, collected images of the Textbook War and created a photo exhibit, funded

by Henry Battle, president of the Kanawha County Historical Society.

This original photo exhibit will be on display at the launch event.

see textbook on PAGE 2

Rwandan journalist visits WVU to gain skills

Mallory Bracken/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Mallory Bracken/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Students ascends the Student Rec Center climbing wall Tuesday evening. The wall stands 50 feet tall and is open to climbers of all skill levels.

TOP: David Fitzpatrick, a freshman agribusiness student, plays racquetball at the Student Rec Center Tuesday evening.

ABOVE: Students run and walk on the indoor track at the Student Rec Center Tuesday evening.

New statewide plan encourages physical activity, healthy lifestyle erin fitzwilliams/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Jeanne d’Arc Umwana came to WVU to learn more about journalism.

by erin fitzwilliams editor-in-chief

Jeanne d’Arc Umwana came to West Virginia University to learn about journalism – not only for her career – but to help give a voice to the people of her home country of Rwanda.

Umwana is a Rwandan correspondent for the Voice of America, a news organization for the United States and around the world.

She came to WVU through the Council of International Programs to learn about journalism, she said.

The East African country of Rwanda is recovering from the Rwandan Genocide of

by lacey palmer

1994, in which an estimated 800,000 – or 20 percent of the country’s population – were murdered.

“It’s not easy to do journalism in Rwanda, in a country where genocide has happened,” Umwana said. “There is no freedom of press and no freedom of speech.”

According to Umwana, there are 10 countries in the world that do not have freedom of press or freedom of speech – and Rwanda is one of those countries.

Umwana said the Rwandan government does not allow negative press criticizing politics of the country.

see rwanda on PAGE 2

Watch more

staff writer

A statewide plan is being finalized to improve the health and quality of life for West Virginia residents by promoting more physical activities.

West Virginia is one of only two states taking the initiative to adapt a personalized version of the National Physical Activity Plan in hopes of changing the lifestyles of its residents, said Eloise Elliot, Chair of WVPAP. “The plan is a comprehensive, statewide plan that involves eight societal sectors of the population that come together to try to promote physical activity opportunities and participation in the state,” Elliot said.

See what students had to say about physical activity on our website at www.thedaonline.com

Those eight sectors include health care; public health; education; business and industry; mass media; parks, recreation, fitness and sports; transportation, land use and community planning; and volunteer and non-profit organizations.

Shannon Holland, executive director of West Virginia on the Move, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health through physical activity, said the plan is especially important to the state due to its at-risk obesity rates.

“The National Activity Plan

44° / 27°

‘BLITHE SPIRIT’

CHECK OUT OUR MOBILE SITE

INSIDE

An adaptation of Noel Coward’s classic ghost comedy opens tonight at the CAC. A&E PAGE 6

Get the same stories, features and columns quicker and easier on your smartphone at www.thedaonline.com/mobile.

PARTLY CLOUDY

News: 1, 2 Opinion: 4 A&E: 3, 6 Sports: 7, 8, 10 Campus Calendar: 5 Puzzles: 5 Classifieds: 9

CONTACT US Newsroom 304-293-5092 or DAnewsroom@mail.wvu.edu Advertising 304-293-4141 or DA-Ads@mail.wvu.edu Fax 304-293-6857

ON THE INSIDE The West Virginia men’s basketball will try to bounce back from Tuesday’s loss when it takes on Alcorn St. tonight. SPORTS PAGE 7

got us excited in West Virginia because we have one of the highest and fastest growing obesity rates in the country,” Holland said. “Physical activity can not only impact the quality of life but can also help in preventing many chronic diseases.”

Holland said it’s vital to have all sectors of society involved in the plan to ensure its success.

“Some think that we can just increase physical activity in PE class to fix the problem.

You have to consider the entire population and work with every sector of society,” Holland said.

“The plan is a multifaceted approach to what seems like a simple problem, and it takes every sector of society to take its role and move forward with

it.”

Elliot said West Virginia University students have a great advantage when it comes to maintaining an active lifestyle.

“Students can walk and use active transport to get around campus. They have a great facility to use, and there are many outdoor opportunities around Morgantown, as well,” Elliot said.

“One of the key messages of the plan is to take advantage of those opportunities and make it a priority in your life to be physically active everyday.”

The West Virginia Physical Activity Plan is supported by WVU’s College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, West Virginia on the Move Inc., and

see physical on PAGE 2

TOURNAMENT TIME The No. 18 West Virginia men’s soccer team will host Xavier in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night.

SPORTS PAGE 10

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

2 | NEWS

Thursday November 17, 2011

Millionaires on Capitol Hill: Please tax me more!

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lobbyists for a day, a band of millionaires stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday to urge Congress to tax them more.

They had a little trouble getting in. It turns out there are procedures, even for the really rich.

But once inside, their message was embraced by liberals and tolerated by some conservatives – including the ideological leader of anti-tax lawmakers, who had some advice for them, too.

“If you think the federal government can spend your money better than you can, then by all means” pay more in taxes than you owe, said Grover Norquist, the head of a group that has gotten almost all congressional Republicans to pledge to vote against tax hikes. The IRS should have a little line on the form where people can donate money to the government, he suggested,

“just like the tip line on a restaurant receipt.”

In the silence left by the private efforts of the “supercommittee” to find $1.2 trillion or more in deficit cuts by Thanksgiving, free advice flowed in public.

And not just any advice: pie-in-the-sky suggestions from those not connected to the talks, mostly to reopen debates that have led nowhere.

The millionaires want the panel to raise taxes on people who earn more than $1 million, even though most Republicans are committed against the idea. And 150 House member and senators urged a much bigger debt-and-deficit deal, even as a small-scope agreement is proving elusive.

While they were at it, the lawmakers insisted that bipartisanship was not, in fact, dead.

This group of House members and senators shared a stage and some jokes and

signed a letter urging the supercommittee of Republicans and Democrats to find the required $1.2 trillion in cuts – plus about $2.8 trillion more.

They all want the panel to avoid triggering automatic cuts as a penalty for failing. “Congress working together,” read posters behind the group.

So this uneasy alliance of 150 Republicans and Democrats will vote for whatever deal the supercommittee strikes?

“No,” said House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer. “Nobody’s going to commit to the deal until they see the deal.”

What deal? There is no evidence that one is near, so the millionaires tried to meet with anyone who would meet with them.

The progressive caucus did, eagerly and on-camera. The rest wasn’t so easy.

At a basement entrance to the Capitol, a police officer

GOP candidate Gingrich defends big contracts with Freddie Mac URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Rising in polls and receiving greater scrutiny, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich found himself on the defensive Wednesday over huge payments he received over the past decade from the mortgage giant Freddie Mac. Gingrich, who now is near the top in polling on the GOP race, said he didn’t remember exactly how much he was paid, but a person familiar with the hiring said it was at least $1.6 million for consulting contracts stretching from 1999 to early 2008. The person spoke on condition of anonymity in order address a personnel matter.

Long unpopular among Republicans, federally backed Freddie Mac and its larger sister institution, Fannie Mae, have become targets for criticism stemming from the housing crisis that helped drive the nation deep into recession and then hampered recovery. Gingrich himself criticized Barack Obama in 2008 for accepting contributions from executives of the two companies.

Speaking with reporters in Iowa on Wednesday, Gingrich said he provided “strategic advice for a long period of time” after he resigned as House speaker following his party’s losses in the 1998 elections.

He defended Freddie Mac’s role in housing finance and said, “every American should be interested in expanding housing opportunities.”

On Tuesday, a House committee voted to strip top executives of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae of huge salaries and bonuses and to put them on the same pay scale as federal employees. After disastrous losses, both companies were taken over by the government in 2008, and since then a federal regulator has controlled their financial decisions.

During the 2008 campaign, Gingrich suggested in a Fox News interview that presidential candidate Obama should return contributions he had received from executives of the two companies. He said

that in a debate with Obama, GOP presidential nominee John McCain “should have turned and said, ‘Senator Obama, are you prepared to give back all the money that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae gave you?’”

Gingrich sought Wednesday to portray his history with Freddie Mac as a sign of valuable experience.

“It reminds people that I know a great deal about Washington,” he said. “We just tried four years of amateur ignorance, and it didn’t work very well. So having someone who actually knows Washington might be a really good thing.”

At least one of his rivals assailed him over the matter.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s $300,000 or $2 million, the point is the money that was taken by Newt Gingrich was taken to influence Republicans in Congress to be in support of Fannie and Freddie,” Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said in a telephone interview. “While Newt was taking money from Fanny and Freddie I was fighting against them.”

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy home loans from banks and other lenders, package them into bonds with a guarantee against default and then sell them to investors around the world. The two own or guarantee about half of all U.S. mortgages and nearly all new mortgage loans.

Gingrich’s history at Freddie Mac began in 1999, when he was hired by the company’s top lobbyist, Mitchell Delk. He was brought in for strategic consulting, primarily on legislative and regulatory issues, the company said at the time. That job, which paid about $30,000 a month, lasted until sometime in 2002.

In 2006, Gingrich was hired again on a two-year contract that paid him $300,000 annually, again to provide strategic advice while the company fended off attacks from the right wing of the Republican Party.

Freddie Mac and Fannie

Mae for years had been under scrutiny from Republicans on Capitol Hill who opposed government involvement in the mortgage business and wanted to scale back the companies’ size and impose tough regulation.

In last Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate, Gingrich sought to explain his role at Freddie Mac as that of a “historian” sounding dire warnings about the company’s future. He said company officials told him “we are now making loans to people that have no credit history and have no record of paying back anything, but that’s what the government wants us to do.” He said his advice was to tell them, “this is insane.”

Former executives dispute Gingrich’s description of his role.

Four people close to Freddie Mac say he was hired to strategize with his employer about identifying political friends on Capitol Hill who would help the company through a very difficult legislative environment. All four spoke only on condition of anonymity to discuss the personnel matter freely.

Freddie Mac executives hoped Gingrich’s presence would reflect positively on the company as he circulated among conservative groups and would help build intellectual support within his party, the officials said.

Before he resigned from Congress, Gingrich was working off debt he had taken on while he was in public life.

He had been paying $1,000 per month to an ex-wife in alimony and more for child support and college for two daughters, according to divorce records and financial disclosure forms. The former House speaker also had been fined $300,000 for giving misleading information to investigators during a congressional ethics probe, which he paid off in 1999.

Gingrich’s contract with Freddie Mac in 1999 came at the start of his most profitable years.

pointed to the name badges that identified each wearer as “Patriotic Millionaire.”

“That is not a visitor’s badge,” the officer said. “Go to the visitors desk and get a visitor’s badge.”

Off they trudged, a group mostly of men in businesscasual clothing toting laptops and umbrellas, to a desk visited by tourists and lobbyists.

Badges secured, they headed in.

Lawrence Benenson, vice president of Benenson Capitol Co., ran into freshman Rep. Kristi Noem, R-Idaho, in an elevator.

“I’m with the Patriotic Millionaires and we want to pay more in taxes,” he told her.

Noem grinned.

“How much more?” she asked.

Then it was off to meet, not with senators but their staffs – and not in the Capitol but in offices across the street.

Progress was not made, by all accounts.

A meeting with an aide to Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., opened with his aide announcing that the senator believes the wealthy pay more taxes than their fair share, according to one of the millionaires, Matthew Palevsky, a consultant and founder of the Council on Crime Prevention.

“We defined it as not paying our fair share,” Palevsky said of the 20-minute chat. “It was clear we were coming from different points of view.”

In a meeting with Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, the congressman faux-proposed – apparently – to an aide to the millionaires.

She declined.

Then it was off, on a bus not a limo, across town to see Norquist.

Why were they bothering with him?

“That’s what I asked this morning,” said one of the mil-

lionaires, Frank Jernigan, a former senior software engineer for Google.

“It’s a media hook,” offered another, Guy Saperstein, a retired lawyer and former president of the Sierra Club Foundation.

Such candor is not the norm in these parts.

For his part, Norquist said he was ready for the group with a tongue-in-cheek Torah lesson: Maimonides and his “eight degrees of charity.” That’s what Norquist says the millionaires are essentially proposing with their tax-me-more pitch. Perhaps there should be a ninth, Norquist suggested.

“Nobody’s holding them back” from donating money to the federal government, he said as he prepared for the group’s arrival. “They’re saying, ‘Gee, I’d sure like to write a big check to the federal government, if someone would just stop stopping me.’”

rwanda

Continued from page 1 She said journalists have been killed for reporting, and in the past year two journalists have been jailed for negative reporting.

“Journalism is very dangerous in a country like Rwanda, but I like journalism. I do it to help Rwanda and help the society after the genocide,” she said.

Umwana has a degree in political science from the National University of Rwanda, but has been working for the VoA since 2005.

“I liked to listen to the radio and read the newspaper.

I didn’t know one day I would become a journalist. My journey as a journalist started with Voice of America,” she said.

“I feel good when I report about politics, justice and human rights because I have my degree in political science.”

Umwana participated in classes at the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism and visited local news organizations like the West Virginia Public Broadcast, U92 and The Daily Athenaeum.

“It was a great experience and (I have) great skills that

Erin Fitzwilliams/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Jeanne d’Arc Umwana will take what she’s learned from the WVU School of Journalism back to Rwanda where she will apply it to reporting. will help me professionally.

What I liked about West Virginia University was that they mix both theory and practice,” she said.

“When I go back to my country I will be more professional now because I know how to interview professionally, take photos professionally – report professionally.”

Umwana’s WVU CIP stay will end Friday, when she will go back to Rwanda to apply

what she has learned and continue reporting for the VoA. “We must fight for the freedom of press. It’s up to us – no one else can bring or get us the freedom of the press,” she said.

“We must fight for Rwanda to have the freedom of speech too, now they have fear to speak to the government. We must help them to speak out.”

Back

erin.fitzwilliams@mail.wvu.edu

physical

Continued from page 1 the WV CARDIAC Project.

The plan will be available for public comment starting Tuesday.

Elliot said it’s important for the public’s reactions to be considered before the plan is finalized.

“The idea is to get West Virginians everywhere – young and old – to realize it’s their responsibility to not only become more physically active themselves to improve their health, but also to promote physical activity in the population,” Elliot said.

To view the plan, visit http:// wvphysicalactivity.org.

Mallory Bracken/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

littering

Continued from page 1 businesses and people visiting the city,” Daniel said. “We want to make a good impression, so we’re trying our best to keep it up.”

Daniel said she also patrols other parts of Morgantown on a regular basis to enforce CED policies on litter in residential areas. She said she hopes to see an improvement in the amount of trash present in yards around the city.

“I really think that after a couple of weeks of doing this

A student ascends the Student Rec Center climbing wall Tuesday evening.

textbook

and getting the word out that it’ll start getting cleaned up,” Daniel said.

The policy was created to beautify the city, Daniel said, and should be an effort to foster civic pride for residents.

“I would just like to view this as a community effort,” she said. “When one person sees another complying and picking up their garbage, maybe it will reach another person and another. Hopefully, between the businesses, the residents and the community, we can make it a beautiful city.”

The event will also include a PowerPoint presentation with images from the Textbook War and a radio documentary.

“Anyone interested in West Virginia will find this interesting.

A lot of students weren’t even born yet when this happened, so it’s a superb opportunity for anyone who wants to come and learn more about it,” Saab said.

The CHRE will launch the curriculum tonight from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Allen Hall.

lydia.nuzum@mail.wvu.edu

danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Back

Back

Continued from page 1

EVERY MONDAY NIGHT

Join the discussion.

Follow us on Twitter at

@dailyathenaeum.

Back

Thursday November 17, 2011

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 3

Comics uncovered: Comic books answer to corporate culture ALec Berry WEB EDITOR

Nothing’s perfect. Not even comic books.

Last week I wrote about the form in a way that really pushed an idealistic view. I spoke of comics as the promised land of free artistic speech and wild creative experimentation. I built the medium up to be this little utopia of expression.

While comics can certainly achieve all of that, it is idealistic thinking.

This week, the truth of the matter. Even comics -as small an industry as it is- falls to the traps of capitalism as well as stagnant creative juices. Comics, too, have their dark, seedy underbelly.

To understand this underbelly, you must understand the corporate side of comics. You have to know who exactly publishes these comic books and who owns those publishers.

Most of us probably remember the Disney/Marvel deal from a few years ago. Disney spent $4 billion and received an extensive catalog of intellectual properties, and it was entirely done in hopes of striking feature film gold as well as large opportunities in licensing.

As Marvel, you’d celebrate the success of being picked up by one of the world’s largest companies. Such a thing only promises stability, right?

The problem is, when one company acquires another, the child company only feels more pressure to perform. Disney spent $4 billion on Marvel. That kind of money must be made back.

Such is the circumstance of corporately owned and manufactured comic books – profits come first.

Since Disney’s acquisition, Marvel has only continued to hike its cover prices to ridiculous amounts, and recently

the company laid off a few bigname editors because of what is believed to be a lack of monetary performance.

Because Disney is placing the watchful eye on Marvel’s quarterly reports, the books are maintaining more of an aesthetic standard and jobs are being slashed.

The Disney/Marvel case is only one example. I must be fair and offer a little attention to the distinguished competition DC Comics, whose parent company is none other than Warner Brothers.

Shortly after Disney bought Marvel, Warner Bros. woke up and realized it, too, owned a comic book company equipped with its own array of valuable intellectual properties - and they quickly set about utilizing it.

Sparing the tedious details, a few years passed by, along with a terrible “Green Lantern” movie, and we arrived in September 2011 as DC Comics completely overhauled its publishing line in order to “start fresh” and attract a new audience.

Now, despite what many writers and artists at DC Comics will tell you, this move was simply a gimmick. No. 1 issues are nothing but a gimmick. No matter how well the gimmick was executed or the quality of the books, the DC relaunch was designed to boost revenue.

And, it actually did. Numbers are up in the industry, and it appears DC has actually inspired a little growth in readership. This is good news, except a larger awareness demands a safer output of content.

As much as I may enjoy some of the newly established DC books, I have to say the entire line really is about selling DC’s intellectual properties rather than making comics and pushing boundaries.

Think of the circumstances of the relaunch. The publisher went into this to broaden the scope of its brand. To gain DC readers and fans. Very little of it screams story or voice first.

The DC relaunch is just one big commercial.

And, with that comes my next point. Comics, ideally, offers artists direct and limitless expression. Real world comics only put forth some of that.

As an employee of Marvel or DC, your work is not your own.

The current writer of “Batman” didn’t create “Batman,” Bill Finger did - way back in the day - for DC Comics. So DC owns “Batman,” and DC wants “Batman” portrayed in a specific way because “Batman,” in the perception of the masses, acts a certain way.

When you’re brought in to work on a corporate character such as “Batman,” you’re expected to produce a certain type of work. It’s like any job, really, your employer wants to meet a standard. This is acceptable because that’s the nature of having a job, but sometimes that standard can get in the way of taking the next artistic step.

Which is where I really shake my head because the companies like to feature fictional characters rather than the real talent telling the stories.

But that’s like the least of a comic pro’s worries. Sometimes the corporate entity really does do harm. Here’s where we talk about Jack Kirby.

Kirby worked for Marvel Comics in the early 1960s as the publisher’s most profound artist as well as Stan Lee’s right hand man. Lee usually receives all the credit for creating such concepts as “The Fantastic Four,” “The Hulk,” “The X-Men” and “The Avengers,” but really Kirby was heavily involved.

Exact details of his involvement are somewhat sketchy, but it’s basically believed Kirby did most of the work drawing loose plots provided by Lee and, in the case of “The Fantastic Four,” going off and completely writing stories.

In any case, Kirby and Lee are credited as co-creators for these comics, but unlike Lee, Kirby never saw the monetary reward. The question of “why

Disney’s purchase of Marvel Comics brings up questions about the future of independent comic books. not” is a really complicated mess people are still debating.

But, just this year a court ruling settled a case between Kirby’s heirs and Marvel, stating Marvel fully owns the characters created by Kirby because of a belief that Kirby created the comics under a work-forhire contract.

Kirby’s heirs get nothing in royalties, which is a big deal when you consider the $4 billion Disney dropped for Marvel.

And, this isn’t the only case like this. Numerous creators have been screwed financially because of the machine. The Kirby case stands out because of the man’s presence and in-

fluence in comics and because of the scale of what was at stake.

Sadly, Kirby is just an example of corporate exploitation and what can happen to a comics creator if he or she is not too careful. But, if anything, Kirby’s story and work will only influence and educate the future of comics.

Because the future, whatever it may be, is the only thing ahead of us, comics will only progress to grow more and more corporate. That’s the thing about attention – we all want it. And I, for one, want more people to read comics, but attention brought about by feature films and lunch boxes

www. portal42 .com

has only trapped comics in a net.

There’s money to be made in the industry, now, more money than ever. And when money is present, control rises.

Comic books are no longer under the radar; they are above it. Without the cover of radar, they must appear in an appropriate, easily digestible way when in fact they are comic books ... as underground as it should get.

Luckily, though, an underground element still exists. Next time I’ll explore those small companies and self-publishers. alexander.berry@mail.wvu.edu

WVU students host charity Thanksgiving party to benefit battered women’s shelter

BY Charles young Associate a&e editor

Three West Virginia University seniors are hosting a Thanksgiving party at The Cue on High Street tonight at 9 to collect money and canned food for the local battered women’s shelter.

The party will feature live musical entertainment from lo-

cal jam band Fletcher’s Grove and Maryland-based roots music group Paul Pfau and the Dimestore Band.

The party gives students an opportunity to let off some steam prior to Thanksgiving break while also supporting a good cause.

Cover charge to enter the party will be $5, but attendees will receive $1 off for each

canned food they bring to donate.

After the success of their last charity event, a Halloween-themed party at The Cue, seniors Matt Carpenter, Dom Kroupa and Harold Vass decided Thanksgiving would be the perfect opportunity for their next philanthropic venture. “(After the Halloween event) we were able to donate more

then $500 to charities around town,” Kroupa said.

“Once we realized how successful we could be, we saw no reason not to keep going.”

While the main reason for event is to raise money for charity, the three friends also hope to give students a safe and fun environment in which to party.

“We wanted to do some-

thing for everyone – not just our friends, but the whole community,” Carpenter said.

Along with the musical entertainment, The Cue also offers billiards, darts, specials on food and, of course, a stocked bar.

Carpenter said he and his friends chose The Cue for its atmosphere, friendly staff and its wide verity of options for

everyone.

“The community is where we live, and I love our community,” Kroupa said. “We like to give back whenever we can, however we can.”

Attendees must bring either $5 or cans of food and must be 18 to enter and 21 to purchase drinks. charles.young@mail.wvu.edu

Accuser withdraws Justin Bieber paternity suit LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for a woman who claims Justin Bieber is the father of her baby boy said Wednesday her lawsuit has been withdrawn as both camps await the singer to take a paternity test.

Chicago-based lawyer Jeffrey Leving told The Associated Press the suit filed in San Diego Superior Court

by Mariah Yeater, 20, was recently removed without prejudice.

However, the lawsuit could be refiled at a later date. A hearing set for Dec. 15 has been canceled.

“This case was never dismissed. It can be refilled today or tomorrow,” Leving

We’re hiring

For more information, contact one of our editors at DA-Editor@mail.wvu.edu or pick up an application at the DA office at 284 Prospect St.

Questions, comments, concerns? Send a tweet to

@dailyathenaeum.

said. “We are trying to settle this matter out of court with Bieber’s camp.”

Yeater claims she had just turned 19 when she and Bieber, then 16, had a brief sexual encounter after one of the singer’s concerts last fall in a backstage backroom at Los Angeles’ Staples Center.

Bieber has said he’s never met Yeater and has denied allegations that he fathered Yeater’s son who was born in July.

Matthew Hiltzik, a spokesman for the teen heartthrob, said Bieber still intends to submit to a paternity test in the coming weeks.

“As we’ve said from the beginning, it’s sad that some-

one would fabricate such a malicious, defamatory, and demonstrably false claim,” Hiltzik said. “We’ll continue to consider all of our options to protect Justin.”

Yeater has not come forward with any evidence to prove Bieber is the father, but her attorneys insist the paternity test will prove he has a son.

Leving said the media storm that has ensued combined with death threats made to Yeater were the main reasons why the lawsuit was withdrawn.

“I will state right now it’s better that it’s handled out of court which is in the best interests of everybody,” Leving

said.

Yeater had to change her cell phone number because of threats made upon her and she was recently harassed by someone who videotaped her as she was walking in a park with her son, Leving said.

A private detective has been hired to investigate the threats, but Leving declined comment if Yeater has reached out to police.

Leving believes both camps will sign a confidentiality agreement that will keep the paternity results private but he realizes that scenario may not be possible.

“Hopefully the case can come to a safe and healthy AP A woman accusing Justin Bieber of being the father of her child has withdrawn the case. conclusion,” Leving said.

4

OPINION

Thursday November 17, 2011

CONTACT US 304-293-5092 ext. 4 | DAperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Promote a better lifestyle with the WVPAP It is every person’s own responsibility to live a healthy lifestyle, and that’s what the West Virginia Physical Activity Plan is going to help residents of the state realize.

The plan, which was introduced in May 2010, centers on involvement from eight main sectors: health care; public health; education; business and industry; mass media; parks, recreation, fitness and sports; transportation, land use and community planning;

and volunteer and non-profit organizations. Based on these sectors, the plan seeks to promote physical activity throughout the state.

The idea is to promote healthy lifestyle changes, not just with physical education classes in public schools, but all residents – including seniors.

West Virginia is listed as one of the most obese states every year, and initializing a plan such as this is a good step to-

ward improvement.

While many who suffer from obesity have medical conditions that supplement the problem, there are many more who simply live unhealthy lifestyles.

The plan is going to be centered on the lifestyles of West Virginians, and so, residents of the state are encouraged to contribute to the plan.

All residents should go to visit the plans website at www. wvphysicalactivity.org.

If a majority of state residents were to be influenced by the plan and improved their lifestyles, then health care costs would decrease and more people would live happier lives.

Diseases such as diabetes would be significantly decreased in the state, as well as other conditions relating to eating and exercising habits.

The point of the plan is not to give tips on how to better your life, but to change the way residents live. Everyone should

comment on the website about how the plan can be integrated into more people’s lives. The final release of the plan is Jan. 18, 2012.

The only way the plan will make an impact on the public is if everyone gets involved.

Promoting better lifestyles is something that will benefit everyone in the long run.

Let’s turn W.Va. around by making it healthy.

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

@dailyathenaeum.

daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

University should sanction official couch burning event tomas engle columnist

In the months following the now infamous Osama bin Laden Morgantown riot, bans on public fires within city limits have been strictly enforced with heavy fines, and suspensions issued for West Virginia University students. But some are now saying that WVU is losing a unique tradition in its quest for safety of students and protection of property.

The 2011 May Day Morgantown riot was an unexpected event that could have easily spiraled out of control. As chaotic as that night was when bin Laden was killed, it is a miracle that out of the 22 fires set in town no one was seriously injured.

A look back through The Daily Athenaeum archives shows fires ranging from small to complete bonfires that night and early morning. Some at busy public intersections, with one even having fireworks idiotically thrown into it with predictable results.

The city of Morgantown and the University dodged a serious bullet that night, and the heavyhanded approach by the fire department to those caught contributing to the fires was to be expected. All of this goes to show that unplanned, random fires set throughout town are – not surprisingly – a horrible idea no one in their right mind should support.

With that being said though, a group has arisen wishing to keep this tradition alive, but within a much more responsible framework.

In September of this year, a Facebook group entitled “WVU Couch Burning – Save the Tradition by making it a University Event” was created with the express intent of saving this tradition through reform.

The group, which is actually set up as an “event”, lists more than 2,000 supporters as of Wednesday. Its creator, TheRubberU Morgantown, cites this as a “petition of awareness to the University.”

The main argument within the Facebook group is that the hypothetical University – and fire department-sanctioned

matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

West Virginia University students gather around a fire on the street after learning of Osama bin Laden’s death. couch burning could become a pep rally for before games or as a post-game celebration.

A controlled and officially sanctioned couch burning becoming tradition would be no more controversial or in bad taste than the newly created tradition this year of the Mountaineer Mantrip.

While the Mantrip does honor the brave men and women of the coal mining industry, it could also be easily construed as yet another sign of subservience to an industry many West

Virginians have conflicts over its influence of the state.

If anything, a controlled couch burning sanctioned by the city fire department and university would be exactly in that vein, a unique characteristic that, warts and all, is a part of the fabric of our state whether we like it or not.

It would show the rebellious montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free) spirit that defines Appalachia, but within a more modern and safety-conscious framework.

A good parallel would be the former Grant Street Festival. The Grant Street Festival was essentially a giant unofficial block party every Fall that organically grew over time to a peak of 10,000 attendees in 1994. The event was shut down by the city after that year due to a shooting, but was replaced instead with Fall Fest in 1995.

The University and the City of Morgantown considered it a legitimate compromise that kept a link to Morgantown’s – and WVU’s – past wild side, but

changed to fit within a modern framework with respect to liability and crowd control.

A controlled and sanctioned couch burning as a deterrent away from chaos fits this dilemma between honoring the past – while protecting the present and future – perfectly.

According to the Facebook group, the Morgantown Fire Marshall has been contacted and is tentatively supportive of the idea saying “If the students would make a commitment to WVU and the city to reduce

the number of illegal fires, (we) would consider doing a sanctioned bonfire event.”

Whether it is a student petition, or a Student Government Association-sponsored forum, this fair and reasonable compromise needs to be heard.

If we as a student body fail to act now, we will be losing a unique opportunity to take a blemish on our University and turn it into a unique characteristic that can be safely added into the fabric of our campus’ culture.

ment’s epicenter and symbolic headquarters.

Bloomberg, as well as his mayoral colleagues across the country, would be well warned to tread lightly here. For all their public declarations of public safety and health concerns, actions speak louder than words.

And when footage of riot police swinging batons at unarmed protestors hits the nightly news, there’s only one story in everyone sees – a government using its police force to suppress its own citizens’ peaceful protests.

So far, it seems like most cities are toeing the line as well as can be expected. Bloomberg had sanitation workers clean Zuccotti Park and reopened, although people are no longer allowed to spend the night.

Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Park, which Oakland police cleared Monday, was also reopened and protests were allowed to resume, also with the newlyenforced no sleeping rules.

How strong can the Occupy movement remain without being able to actually occupy the places they’re protesting remains to be seen.

As I’ve said before, I’m completely behind these protestors.

As outlandish as some of the individuals might seem at times, they’re bringing attention to an important issue.

Thanks to them, people are finally starting to notice the economic inequality in this country – an inequality that’s been brewing for decades and only seems to be getting worse.

But the Occupy movement isn’t helping itself. More and more, we’re starting to see examples of the kind of concerns city officials have been raising.

In Philadelphia, a woman living in the camp was sexually assaulted. Two men in the Portland protests suffered drug overdoses.

Oakland’s protests have been disrupted by rioting anarchists and even a murder.

As overblown and overplayed as city officials’ complaints may be, these disturbing situations give them the justification they need to move in and clear protests out. Right now, OWS’ biggest enemy isn’t the police or the government.

It’s the lack of leadership.

Occupy’s communal decision-making process and lack of formal authority has been one of its unique, defining characteristics.

But as the movement grows, it’s proving to be a hindrance and is beginning to work against it.

For example, before evicting the Occupiers from Zuccotti Park, Mayor Bloomberg spent weeks trying to negotiate with protestors. Unfortunately, without any official leadership, there was no one to negotiate with.

Han Shan, a protestor who volunteered to speak on to the Mayor’s office on behalf of the group, summed it up in a quote

in The New York Times: “The mayor’s office had made it very clear that they were hoping to talk with Occupy Wall Street to negotiate and have people to speak with… But there was no one empowered in any process in Occupy Wall Street to engage in that dialogue.”

A protestor in Oakland described Occupy’s organization as “an organic entity. It’s not hierarchical. It’s not structured. It just unfolds.”

This kind of operation just can’t work. Occupy is gaining momentum and members, and the larger it grows, the more desperately it needs someone at the top to direct it all.

They need someone who can be the mouthpiece and personification of the movement, who can talk with city officials and plan rallies and set a formal agenda for the group and someone who can expel the rabble-rousers that are discrediting the group and threatening to undermine it.

Occupy Wall Street needs a leader, pure and simple. The idea that this movement can operate like some kind of massive hippie commune isn’t going to work anymore – not if they want to move beyond being considered a fringe group or just a bunch of trouble makers and become a respected, influential movement.

I’m pointing all this out, not because I want to see the movement destroyed, but because I want it to survive. I want to see Occupy Wall Street succeed.

We need this.

We’ve needed it for a long time – people who are so angry and fed up that their frustration with the system and their passion for change pushes them into the streets. We need Occupy to actually bring about change to the eroding social mobility in America.

Occupy Wall Street is well on its way to doing that. All it needs is a person at the top to guide it there.

Occupy movement must find a leader to stay alive jarrod barry columnist

The Occupy Wall Street movement has faced some tough days in the past week.

Across the country, mayors and city officials, fed up with the movement’s constant presence in their parks, have begun calling in police departments to break up the encampments and clear the protestors out.

In the past few days, police departments in Portland, Philadelphia and Oakland have all used force to evict protestors from their make-shift tent cities in local parks.

New York City, where the protests began two months ago, joined that list Tuesday morning after Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered an early morning raid to clear Zuccotti Park, which has become the move-

DA

Letters to the Editor can be sent 284 Prospect St. or emailed to DAPERSPECTIVES@mail.wvu.edu. Letters should include NAME, TITLE and be no more than 300 words. Letters and columns, excluding the editorial, are not necessarily representative of The Daily Athenaeum’s opinion. Letters may be faxed to 304-293-6857 or delivered to The Daily Athenaeum.

EDITORIAL STAFF: ERIN FITZWILLIAMS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • JOHN TERRY, MANAGING EDITOR • MACKENZIE MAYS, CITY EDITOR • LYDIA NUZUM, ASSOCIATE CITY EDITOR • JEREMIAH YATES, OPINION EDITOR • MICHAEL CARVELLI, SPORTS EDITOR • BEN GAUGHAN, ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR • JAKOB POTTS, A&E EDITOR • CHARLES YOUNG, ASSOCIATE A&E EDITOR • MATT SUNDAY, ART DIRECTOR • ALEX KOSCEVIC, COPY DESK CHIEF • KYLE HESS, BUSINESS MANAGER • ALEC BERRY, WEB EDITOR • PATRICK MCDERMOTT, CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR • LUKE NESLER, MULTIMEDIA EDITOR • ALAN WATERS, GENERAL MANAGER

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

5 | CAMPUS CALENDAR

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2011

CAMPUS CALENDAR CAMPUS CALENDAR POLICY To place an announcement, fill out a form in The Daily Athenaeum office no later than three days prior to when the announcement is to run.

Information may also be faxed to 304-293-6857 or emailed to dacalendar@mail.wvu.edu.

Announcements will not be taken over the phone. Please include

THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY 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, at 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.

TOMCHIN PLANETARIUM, located in 425 Hodges Hall, will present “Ultimate Universe” at 7 p.m. and “It’s About Time” at 8 p.m. The event is free, but reservations are required and can be made by calling (304)293-4961.

Tomchin Observatory, located on the 4th floor of Hodges Hall, will be open at about 7:30 p.m. for viewing on the same night if the sky is clear.

EVERY THURSDAY

CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, a 12-step program to assist participants in developing healthier relationships of all kinds, meets at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Chestnut Ridge Hospital. For more information, call Mary at 304-296-3748.

LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE COLLEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lutheran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC responds to regional and national disasters. No experience is necessary. For more information, visit www.lutheranmountaineer.org/disaster.

MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION hosts a weekly Islam and Arabic class at 6:30 p.m. in the Monongahela Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, call 304-906-8183 or email schaudhr@mix.wvu.edu.

THE MORGANTOWN CHESS CLUB meets from 7 p.m. in the basement of the First Christian Church at 100 Cobun Ave. Meetings will not be held the last Thursday of every month. For more information, visit www.morgantownchess.org.

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST holds its weekly CRU meetings at 9 p.m. in Room G24 of Eiesland Hall. People can join others for live music, skits and relevant messages. For more information, email roy.baker@uscm.org or visit www.wvucru.com.

UNITED METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT meets at 7 p.m. at the Campus Ministry Center on the corner of Price and Willey streets. For more information, email wvumethodist@comcast.net.

WVU CLUB TENNIS practices from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ridgeview Racquet Club. For carpooling, call 304906-4427. New members are always welcome.

THE WVU YOUNG DEMOCRATS meets at 7 p.m. in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, email kross3@mix.wvu.edu.

WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE team meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Shell Building. No experience is

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

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

necessary. For more information, email Sarah Lemanski at sarah_lemanski@ yahoo.com.

TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS FOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 9 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Student Recreation Center.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION meets at 8 p.m. at the International House on Spruce Street.

BISEXUAL, GAY, LESBIAN AND TRANSGENDER MOUNTAINEERS meets at 8 p.m. in the Laurel Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, email bigltm.wvu@gmail.com.

CHESS CLUB meets from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the food court of the Mountainlair. Players of all skill levels are invited to come. For more information, email wvuchess@gmail.com.

THE CATALAN TABLE will meet at 4 p.m. at Maxwell’s restaurant. All levels welcome. For more information, call 304-293-5121 ext. 5509.

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP meets at 7 p.m. in 316 Percival Hall. For more information, call 304376-4506 or 304-276-3284.

FREE ARABIC/ISLAM CLASSES will be hosted by the Muslim Students’ Association from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair.

To register, email schaudhr@mix.wvu. edu.

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, contact Syl-

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

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

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

via at 304-983-2823, ext. 104 or email bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 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 www.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 People experience you at your most dynamic. You attract many people, and often the unexpected occurs.

You cannot always predict a new personality. If you are single, a friend could become more, or you could meet someone through your associations. If you are attached, the two of you need to be as conscious about your friendship as you are about your love connection. LEO always adds drama to the moment.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Communication and caring merge.

Nearly everyone gets it. Just don’t make more of a bond than exists. If you’re looking for a solution, it simply comes out of the blue. If you are single, you could be quite the flirt. Tonight: Only where the fun is.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Your home, family and security continue to be high priorities. You cannot minimize the importance of a child or loved one in your daily life. The kinder you are with an associate, the better off you will be. Visualize a desire. Tonight: Happily heading home.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH You have a very unique communication style. You cannot minimize the impact of your words and choices. Return calls; initiate meetings. You accomplish a lot with very little effort. Tonight: Hang out with friends.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Be aware of what you have to offer. Don’t underestimate yourself, which you tend

to do frequently. Use an innate ability to draw others to your way of thinking. Let them find a secure you. A gesture toward a friend or loved one is much appreciated. Tonight: Treat yourself, too!

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH You have impact! Your plate is full, too. Your ability to home in on the goal and the greater good helps direct a meeting and its different supporters. You have a special way of expressing your words so that others can hear them. Tonight: Make sure plans suit you.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Much is going on that isn’t apparent. You might sense it, or you just might plain know.

Don’t worry about playing a less obvious role right now. What you need to follow through on is instrumental in the long run. Do you really need the limelight? You will have it soon enough! Tonight: Muchneeded time.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH Where you are is certainly where others want to be. You need to understand exactly what is happening with a key friend or loved one. Until you are at that point, a discussion might not be possible. Don’t eliminate a far-out idea just because it is unusual. Tonight: Where your friends are.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH Sometimes you might want to check out what it feels like to be someone else. Whether identifying with a boss or taking advantage of an opportunity to play his or her role, you gain a new perspective. Now you can use more effective ways of relating to this person. Tonight: Could go to

the wee hours.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH Keep reaching out for others and gaining different ideas. As many people as you know is as many ideas that can come forward. Be open to the process.

Think outside the box. Look at where you have restricted your thinking. Only then will you soar to success. Tonight: Discuss weekend plans.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH Deal directly with a key associate or a series of important people in your life.

Though you might be able to do nearly the same in a meeting, you energize and connect with each person. Look at what happens when others feel valued. Tonight: Dinner for two.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Listen to others. Know that saying a simple “no” might not be as effective as letting another person try out his or her idea. You have a way of understanding the dynamics that others don’t. Reach out for a loved one at a distance. Express your caring in a more ethereal manner.

Tonight: Say “yes.”

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Toss yourself into work and see how much you accomplish. Don’t settle for less than what you are capable of. Remain upbeat with a partner who can be cranky, as well as a loved one. A gentle approach makes a big difference. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.

BORN TODAY Actor, pilot Dean Paul Martin (1951), model, actress Lauren Hutton (1943), actor Rock Hudson (1925)

COMICS

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

F Minus

by Tony Carrillo

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

PUZZLES DIFFICULTY LEVEL MEDIUM

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS 1 Big picture 6 Title holder?

10 Bean used in Asian sauces 14 Protective layer 15 “Salome” solo 16 Piece of mind?

17 Pirates’ home 19 Complete, in Cannes 20 Committed to 21 “Divine Comedy” poet 22 High-tech printer capability 26 Group working on tips?

28 Playwright Pinter 30 Six-pack muscles 31 Laundry room brand 32 About half a million square miles of Asia 35 Dept. of Labor arm 39 Bugs, or what’s literally found in 17-, 26-, 48- and 59-Across 42 Caesarean infinitive 43 It parallels the radius 44 John Barleycorn 45 “__ Sera, Sera” 47 One with goals 48 Jersey Shore city popularized by Springsteen 54 Pol. convention attendees 55 Swing vigorously 56 Flexible wood 58 Down the drain 59 Trudeau comic 64 Largest of the Near Islands 65 Ornamental vases 66 Aqua __: alcohol 67 Singer who said, “Men should be like Kleenex – soft, strong and disposable” 68 Enlightened response 69 Frost and others DOWN 1 Clean, in a way 2 Israeli gun designer __ Gal 3 Turn bad 4 Exterminator’s target 5 Diminished state 6 Brown 7 Robin’s weapon 8 Traces 9 “That’s rich!”

10 “Everything’s fine for now” 11 Write a 16-Across

12 Gossipmonger 13 Final word at Orly 18 Give a little 21 Add (in), as music to a film 22 Piece of the pie 23 “The Stranger” writer 24 Most Egyptians 25 Conclusion that doesn’t follow 27 Scott of “Happy Days” 29 Back muscle, for short 32 Hair goop 33 Have 34 Uplifting garb 36 Cursed 37 Not brown or blue, perhaps 38 Australia’s __ Rock 40 One of three duck brothers 41 Letters after C or MS 46 www address 47 Arcade game starter 48 Company with a spokesduck 49 A deadly sin 50 Moisten while cooking

51 Standard partner 52 In cahoots 53 Light wash 57 Invitation letters 59 SADD focus 60 Theater program item 61 Colorado native 62 Informer 63 Celebratory cry

WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

You may not remember But he doesn‛t forget You knew him in childhood, You may think of him yet!

6

A&E

Thursday November 17, 2011

CONTACT US 304-293-5092 ext. 3 | DAA&E@mail.wvu.edu

HAUNTING AT THE CAC

Supernatural comedy, ‘Blithe Spirit,’ opens tonight

by Madeline Carey a&e Correspondent

Sarah Lemanski, Greg Jernigan and Megan Massie perform in a scene from ‘Blithe Spirit,’ which opens tonight at the CAC.

WVUTODAY

“Blithe Spirit,” is known around the world for its dark but ironic humor, is opening tonight at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center at 7:30.

This comedy, written in 1941 by Noel Coward, has been adapted into film, musical and radio formats. The show’s Broadway adaptation has been revived multiple times – most recently in February 2009.

The play portrays the story of a struggling novelist, Charles, who calls upon a psychic to find story ideas for his next venture. This backfires when the ghost of Elvira, his late first wife, emerges and begins to torment Charles for her own sick pleasure.

Much to his dismay, Elvira

refuses to end her reign of terror on Charles and his new wife. The comedy darkens further as the psychic returns for a second seance, and the love triangle escalates.

When first released, the play had its audiences in an uproar of discontent. Released during World War II, the play was intended to lighten the mood of society. The public, however, was outraged by such blatant disrespect for death when the world (especially London, where Coward wrote “Blithe Spirit”) was in utter terror and feeling loss from the effects of the war.

“It’s a hilarious British comedy. If you don’t laugh during this show, there’s something wrong with you,” said Joshua Smith, a sophomore acting student working the show.

Smith also said the actors have been hard at work since

the first week of school, and the design team for the show has been planning for the spectacle since last spring.

“It’s a fun show. I personally think it’s hilarious on its own, on paper, but to bring it to life has been really enjoyable,” said Gailyn Neutzling, a senior acting student who portrays Madame Arcati, the eccentric medium in the play.

“I’m just hoping the show will be a good time for the audiences. A great comedy can be a kind of escape for the stresses of normal life.”

Tickets for the show are $15 for students and $18 for faculty. They can be purchased at the box offices in the Mountainlair or in the Creative Arts Center. Tickets can also be purchased by calling (304) 293-SHOW. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

WVU Symphony to perform works of Gerswin, Berlioz

by Christina Gutierrez A&E Writer

Tonight West Virginia University’s Creative Arts Center will host the third Annual Symphony Orchestra concert in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre.

The orchestra will be composed of 79 members performing three pieces: “Hebrides Overture” by Felix Mendelssohn, “Concerto in F” by George Gershwin and “Symphonie Fantasique” by Hector Berlioz.

Director of Orchestral Ac-

tivities and associate professor of music in the School of Music, Mitchell Arnold, will be conducting tonight’s performances.

Arnold has been the conductor of the WVU Symphony Orchestra since Fall 2007, conducting between seven

and nine performances each year.

Arnold looks forward to performing the classics of Gershwin and Berlioz.

“Gershwin’s urban New York, spiky and bluesy sound is a powerful draw, and, on an elemental level, the incredible

variety of instrumental colors that the composer, Berlioz, creates from his orchestra is stunning,” Arnold said.

The second performance, Gershwin’s “Concerto in F,” will serve to feature and honor the talents of pianist, James Miltenberger, who has been a professor at WVU for 50 years.

Miltenberger has performed all over the globe, including performances at Carnegie Hall and with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

He has been involved in various WVU ensembles and is founder and pianist for the Miltenberger Jazz Quartet.

“I had offers other places, but WVU just seemed like the best fit,” Miltenberger said.

Miltenberger has earned a special place in the hearts of Mountaineers. He is credited with writing the arrangement of John Denver’s “Country Roads,” perfromed by the “Pride of West Virginia Marching Band.”

“His solo performance will

honor his 50 incredible years here at WVU,” Arnold said.

Arnold has high hopes for the outcome of the performances. He said he takes great pride in creating the perfect show for his audience.

“The music we play should do more than simply uplift the emotions of the audience. It should engage their intellectual side, as well as the emotional side,” he said.

Despite his extensive experience and knowledge of classical music, Arnold never loses his excitement to put on a great show.

“Our music Thursday night could evoke such reactions.

What is amazing to me is how music, even without words being sung, can affect us in very powerful ways,” he said.

The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre of the CAC. For concert tickets and information, call the WVU Box Office at (304) 293-SHOW. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

WVUTODAY

Pianist James Miltenberger will play with the WVU Symphony tonight at the CAC.

7

SPORTS

CONTACT US 304-293-5092 ext. 2 | DAsports@mail.wvu.edu

Thursday November 17, 2011

BOUNCING BACK

cody schuler sports WRITER

Befuddled Big East set for big finish

matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

Junior forward Deniz Kilicli pumps up the crowd during the game Tuesday against Kent State. West Virginia lost the game 70-60.

Mountaineers look to rebound from Kent State against Alcorn State by michael carvelli sports editor

The last time West Virginia lost a home nonconference game was in 2006 when it lost in overtime to LSU. The next time the Mountaineers played at the Coliseum, they pounded an overmatched Washington &

Jefferson team 83-33.

Thursday the Mountaineers hope to have a similar bounceback performance when Alcorn State comes to Morgantown.

But if they want to come back with a win, the players know they can’t think about Tuesday’s loss to Kent State.

“You definitely don’t want to

lose a home game – especially to a nonconference team,” said senior forward Kevin Jones.

“Hopefully we come out with a bunch of energy and just keep it going. We can’t dwell on the past; we’ve got to keep on moving.”

In its first game of the season, Alcorn State beat Blue

Mountain College, 76-39. It was the first career win for first-year head coach Luther Riley.

JaMichael Hawkins, a freshman from Jackson, Miss., led the Braves in scoring with 17 points.

“I don’t really know that much about Alcorn State,” Jones said. “We’re going to try to prepare as well as possible and

(we’ve) just got to get this (loss) out of our minds because we have a young team, so we can’t dwell on this game.”

The Mountaineers enter the game 1-1 following the tough loss to the Golden Flashes earlier in the week. With such a

see baskEtball on PAGE 8

football

WVU comes together with team effort

matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

West Virginia players celebrate after a play during the Mountaineers 24-21 win against Cincinnati Saturday,

by michael carvelli sports editor

Heading into West Virginia’s game against Cincinnati, head coach Dana Holgorsen made a big deal about how disappointed he was in his team’s lack of effort.

He even went as far as leaving people behind and not travelling with as many players as the Mountaineers usually take. The point of that was simple: If they don’t want to win, they won’t be with the team on game day.

In WVU’s 24-21 win over the Bearcats, that message worked.

“Coming off the tough loss against Louisville, we needed

to get back to work and get out there and play and come together as a team,” Holgorsen said. “That’s probably the one thing that made the biggest difference in being able to win the game.

“It was everybody coming together and making sure that we supported each other on all three sides of the ball and supported our teammates to the point that we can put ourselves in a position to win the game.”

For the first time in quite some time, when the Mountaineers made a play, it wasn’t just a few players who celebrated. The entire team picked up their teammates, celebrating each other’s

accomplishments.

In the second quarter when senior defensive lineman Julian Miller recovered a fumble recovery in the end zone for a WVU touchdown, players ran off the sidelines to congratulate Miller and the rest of the defense.

“We almost got a penalty from just rushing the sideline, but that energy is awesome,” said junior center Joe Madsen.

“It just brings a different level to our game.”

And in a game that was such a back-and-forth battle between the two teams, that extra energy from the players proved to be essential.

It proved they weren’t ready

to give up on their chance to win the Big East Conference and make it to a BCS bowl game.

“We’ve had a tendency at times when things went wrong that we had specific people or units quit,” Holgorsen said.

“The fact that’s finally sinking in with them to keep playing to be able to win at the end is a sign of a good team. Not that we’re there yet – we’re not. It will take some time before we get it exactly the way we want it, but we did get one step better.”

The other big time when the added energy and emotion was evident came after the biggest play of the game.

With a chance to send the

game into overtime, Cincinnati kicker Tony Miliano’s 31-yard field goal attempt was blocked by redshirt senior Eain Smith.

What ensued after that was something that players described after the game as “pandemonium.” The team and coaching staff ran onto the field to celebrate, players flocked over to the sidelines to share the victory with the group of fans who decided to make the trip to the game.

“That was just a great moment in itself,” Smith said. “It just shows how at West Virginia, if we can stay together, we can do big things.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

All right, I give up.

I’m finished trying to pretend that I have any idea what is going to happen by the end of the regular season in the Big East.

Week after week the same thing happens: favorites lose, forgotten teams re-enter the conversation for conference champion and West Virginia special teams do the unthinkable – like playing well this past weekend ... who saw that coming?).

Another weekend of conference play in the Big East has passed, and yet again, the outlook has gotten murkier for fans attempting to digest the erratic results produced by the gauntlet of conference play.

If there was any indication of how fragile any semblance of certainty is in the Big East, last Saturday was it.

With the injury to senior quarterback Zach Collaros, Cincinnati saw its BCS opportunity shrink from probable to perhaps. With Collaros, the Bearcats could afford to trail early and rely on his arm to erase deficits by the end of the game – which happened in three Cincinnati victories this season.

Without him, the offense is left in the hands of inexperienced sophomore quarterback Munchie Legaux, who will face some of the hungriest defenses in the conference – not an easy task by any means.

Meanwhile, across the Ohio border in Louisville, Ky., the Cardinals vindicated their claim to conference supremacy by losing 21-14 to Pittsburgh.

The Panthers, who were written off by many after the season-ending injury to star running back Ray Graham, are well in the race for a conference title with just two losses.

Rutgers, who dismantled Pittsburgh with Graham in early October, has lost two conference games by a total of 12 points.

One of those losses came at the hands of West Virginia, who looked all but doomed after losing to Louisville and Syracuse.

Syracuse blew the Mountaineers out and appeared to be destined for something special, but since then, the Orange have dropped three consecutive conference games – the last being a 20-point loss to South Florida.

The Bulls have four conference losses, but the last three have been by an average of four points. South Florida has the talent and the momentum to beat any team in the conference – a notion that was on display Saturday during its win over Syracuse.

So, to sum it up: Cincinnati lost to West Virginia, who lost to Syracuse, who lost to South Florida, who lost to Connecticut, who lost to Pittsburgh, who lost to Rutgers, who lost to Louisville.

You following me?

With the confusion and complexity of the tiebreaker that is evolving, Big East commissioner John Marinatto could very well have a heart attack by season’s close.

He may end up pulling out a page from “Friday Night Lights” and have a coin flip to decide who represents the Big East in the Orange Bowl.

Maybe they could do it at the Varsity Club. You’d have to think ESPN would cover something like that. I see a revenue opportunity, but that’s just me.

Shoot, having the head coaches play rock, paper, scissors would be more efficient than actually playing the games and letting things work themselves out.

The point is, there’s no way to tell what is going to happen during the next few weeks in the Big East – and that’s a beautiful thing. It’s hard to envision a scenario in which this isn’t resolved in the last week of the season.

While it’s not the easiest thing for fans to watch, it certainly is a lot of fun. Big East football should become mustsee television in the last weeks of November.

Before the nation fixes its gaze on the phenomenon that is Big East basketball, it will first have to watch what is arguably the most competitive conference in the country knock itself senseless to determine who emerges as conference champion.

see schuler on PAGE 8

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

8 | SPORTS

swimming

WVU prepares for Pitt by robert kreis sports writer

This weekend provides an early look at the competition the West Virginia men and women’s swimming and diving teams will square off against during the Big East Conference Swimming and Diving Championships in February.

The Mountaineers will travel north on Friday, for a three-day competition in the Pitt Invitational. Head coach Vic Riggs will have his team use the Pitt competition as preparation for the Big East Championships later this season.

“Having (Connecticut), Pitt and Cincinnati will be a nice challenge,” Riggs said. “We are in good training and we are going to use it as our opportunity to get ready for the Big East (championships).”

During the three days of competition, the meet will feature the preliminary races in the morning, with the finals taking place at night.

The championship heat will feature the top eight racers from each event. Racers nine through 16 will compete in a consolation heat, where points will be scored. A bo-

nus heat will feature racers 17 through 24 who will use the opportunity for competitors to get a night swim.

Riggs built his team to thrive in this championships style of swim meet, compared to the dual meet style that feature two or three teams competing against each other.

Although the meet will feature stern competition, Riggs is confident his team will compete well at the Invite, and hopes to obtain a victory.

“I think there is an opportunity for the men and women’s teams to finish at the top end of the Invitational and come out and win,” Riggs said.

“It is not unrealistic, but we are going to have to swim our best in the morning to have those opportunities at night.”

For the men, Riggs will look to senior Taylor Camp to lead the Mountaineers. After first place finishes in the 100 fly and 200 fly as well as his part in the 400 free relay victory in last weeks meet against Cincinnati and Villanova, Camp was named the Big East Men’s Swimming and Diving athlete of the week. “(Camp) is swimming well and training well,” Riggs said.

“It is his senior year, and he has yet to make (the) NCAA

(Championships) so I think those two things are his driving forces right now.

“To be recognized is certainly a plus and well received, but his goals and business are not yet finished.”

Junior Rachel Burnett and sophomore Danielle Smith have gotten off to great starts this season. Burnett is the most recent WVU studentathlete of the week and is off to an amazing start of the season, only losing one individual event she participated in so far this year.

Smith is hot coming into the Invite after a stellar meet against Cincinnati and Villanova. In the dual meet Smith set a new pool record in the 100 back with a time of 56.51, as well as a first place finish in the 200 back.

Besides Camp, Burnett and Smith, Riggs wants to see his team as whole perform well.

Success at the Pitt Invitational will prove to Riggs as well as his team that their hard work is paying off.

“We are training well as a team, and at a very high level,” Riggs said. “To see some reward or benefit from (training) this weekend will be very good for the team.”

Thursday November 17, 2011

Woods to begin season at Abu Dhabi, not Torrey Pines ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tiger Woods won’t be starting his 2012 season at Torrey Pines. Instead of his traditional PGA Tour start in San Diego, Woods has agreed to play in a tournament in Abu Dhabi.

The former top-ranked golfer will play in the Jan. 26-29 Abud Dhabi HSBC Championship along with current No. 1 Luke Donald and defending champion Martin Kaymer, Abu Dhabi organizers said Wednesday.

The move is somewhat surprising for Woods, taking appearance money for the European Tour event instead of playing what he considers one of his favorite PGA Tour courses. He’s won seven times at Torrey Pines as a pro, including his 14th and last major at the 2008 U.S. Open.

Woods has been starting his season at Torrey Pines, when healthy, since 2006. He missed the 2009 and 2010 tournaments because of injuries.

His five-tournament winning streak at Torrey Pines ended Jan. 30 when he shot a 75 and tied for 44th. He had never finished outside the top 10 at Torrey Pines, and it was his worst start to his golf season since he turned pro.

In the statement on Woods’ website announcing his participation Wednesday, he said he’s interested in visiting new places.

ap

Tiger Woods hits a shot in a practice round Monday before the President’s Cup golf tournament in Melbourne, Australia.

“I’m looking forward to 2012 and what I hope will be a great year of golf for me,” Woods said.

“I’ve always enjoyed playing in HSBC events around the world, so I have been interested in including the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in my schedule for some time.”

Adding Woods is a coup for Abu Dhabi in its rivalry with the Dubai Desert Classic, where Woods has been a mainstay for years. Tournament manager Faisal al-Sheikh boasted that the “giants of golf” are coming to Abu Dhabi.

In last February’s Desert Classic, Woods tied for 20th.

New judge hired in Penn State sex abuse case STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A new judge was assigned Wednesday to handle the child sex abuse charges against former Penn State football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, whose televised defense earlier this week drew a rebuke from a lawyer for one of his accusers.

The change removed a State College judge with ties to a charity founded by Sandusky for atrisk children, The Second Mile.

Harrisburg attorney Ben Andreozzi said he represents a client who will testify against Sandusky, who is accused of abusing eight boys, some on campus, over 15 years.

“I am appalled by the fact that Mr. Sandusky has elected to revictimize these young men at a time when they should be healing,” Andreozzi said in a statement released by his office. “He fully intends to testify that he was severely sexually assaulted by Mr. Sandusky.”

Sandusky’s lawyer, Joe Amendola, appeared with him on NBC’s “Rock Center” on Monday night and cast doubt on the evidence in the case.

“We anticipate we’re going to have at least several of those kids come forward and say, ‘This never happened. This is me. This is the allegation. It never occurred,’” Amendola said.

Andreozzi said he has his “finger on the pulse” of the case and knows of no accusers changing their stories or refusing to testify.

“To the contrary, others are actually coming forward, and I will have more information for you later this week,” Andreozzi said.

Sandusky, 67, appeared on the show by phone and said he had showered with boys but never molested them.

Also Wednesday, a central Pennsylvania police chief said his department did not receive

reports from a then-Penn State graduate assistant who said he saw Sandusky raping a boy on campus in a football locker room shower in 2002.

The assistant, Mike McQueary, wrote in an email to a friend that was made available to The Associated Press that he had discussions with police about what he saw. In the email, McQueary did not specify which police department he spoke to.

State College borough police chief Tom King said McQueary didn’t make a report to his department.

The university has its own police force. Penn State administrators said they were looking into whether McQueary contacted campus police.

Penn State campus police referred all questions on the Sandusky matter to the university’s public information office. When asked about McQueary’s assertion in the email about “discussions” with police, university spokeswoman Annemarie Mountz said the school and police “were looking into it.”

The football building is on university property, so campus police would be the most likely to respond for a police call. But it was unclear if university, State College or state police would have been contacted if any such discussion did take place.

Mountz also noted the 23page grand jury report was the state attorney general’s summary of testimony, so it’s unclear what McQueary’s full testimony was.

Sandusky is due in court on Dec. 7, and the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts announced Wednesday that it was bringing in a Westmoreland County senior district judge to preside over his preliminary hearing. Robert E. Scott is taking over the hearing from Centre County

ap

Former Penn State defensive coordinator sits in a car on Nov. 5. Sandusky is charged with sexually abusing eight boys.

District Judge Leslie Dutchcot.

Dutchcot has donated money to The Second Mile, where authorities say Sandusky met his victims.

The office said Scott has no known ties to Penn State or The Second Mile.

Amendola defended the decision to have his client go on television, telling the Centre Daily Times on Wednesday the move was designed to demonstrate he had a defense.

“The more people who hear him explain that he didn’t commit the acts of which he’s been charged, the better off he’s going to be down the road,” Amendola told the newspaper.

It remains unclear how many accusers have surfaced more than a week after state police and the attorney general’s office said at a news conference they were seeking additional potential victims and witnesses.

State police spokeswoman Maria Finn said investigators have told her that published

accounts reporting how many people have come forward are inaccurate and they are not disclosing their internal figures.

Some plaintiffs’ lawyers are starting to advertise on their websites for potential Sandusky victims, vowing to get justice. Jeff Anderson, a St. Paul, Minn., attorney, has long represented clergy abuse victims and told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he has been retained by several people he described as Sandusky victims.

“There’s a great deal of fury and confusion,” particularly because Sandusky is free on bail, Anderson said. “Getting (them) help and cooperating with law enforcement is our first priority.”

The “time for reckoning,” in the form of civil lawsuits, will come later, Anderson said.

Anderson declined to say whether his clients are among the eight boys who were labeled as victims in the grand jury report.

Berks County lawyer Jay

Abramowitch, who has represented about 150 child sex victims, many of them in clergy abuse cases, said he is following the Penn State case closely.

He declined to say if he was representing anyone accusing Sandusky of abuse.

“The real significance of what happened in the Sandusky situation is that people are beginning to understand the cover-up that goes on in any structural organization that employs a pedophile,” he said. “And that’s why these pedophiles are running wild.”

“What’s the answer? One of the answers is to allow these victims the right to go to court and file suit against not only the pedophile but the group that employed them ... and didn’t do anything,” Abramowitch said.

Abramowitch long fought to get around the legal time limit for victims to sue the Roman Catholic Church for decades-old abuse. In 2005, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejected his argument that the suits should go through on grounds the church had concealed the abuse.

In State College, Penn State announced a physician and member of its board of trustees who played football and wrestled for the school would serve as acting athletic director. The school named Dr. David M. Joyner, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and a business consultant, as the interim replacement for Tim Curley.

Curley is on leave as athletic director as he defends himself against criminal charges that he failed to properly alert authorities when told of an allegation of a sexual assault by Sandusky against a child and that he lied to a grand jury. He maintains his innocence.

Joyner’s position on the board, where he has been a trustee since

schuler

basketball

With the future composition of the Big East looming, we’ll never see these teams battling against each other in the same fashion – and I wouldn’t have their last goround any other way.

young roster, head coach Bob Huggins has been using the first few games to slowly make improvements in the areas where the team has struggled.

In its season opener last week against Oral Roberts, West Virginia was outrebounded 37-24 by the Golden Eagles.

Tuesday they were able to fix that problem against Kent State, winning the rebounding margin 46-31. It’s something the Mountaineers feel they can do more consistently, much like they did last season.

“We can do that every game.

We have the athleticism, we have the size,” Jones said. “We need everybody to crash the glass, and I feel like we’re at our best when we’re doing that.”

Now that it seems like WVU

Continued from page 7

Back

charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

Don’t just go to the movies, GO HOLLYWOOD!

STADIUM 12

University Town Centre (Behind Target) Morgantown • (304) 598-FILM

GeneralMatinees - $9.25, Bargain - $7.25, $6.00 $5.75 Bargain - All Shows Before 6PM Child - $6.00, Senior - $6.50,with Student $7.25 $6.50 $6.25 Student Admission Valid -I.D.

ALL STADIUM SEATING - ALL DIGITAL SOUND FOR Shows Starting Friday ( ) PLAYS FRI. & SAT. ONLY

Immortals [R] 1:30-4:30-7:30-10:15

Puss in Boots 2D [PG] 1:35-4:20-7:10-9:30

Jack and Jill [R] 1:15-4:15-7:15-9:45

Rum Diary [R] 1:50-4:40-7:25-10:10 In Time [PG-13] 1:40-4:25-7:05-9:50

J. Edgar [R] 1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Xmas [R] 1:55-4:45-7:35-10:05 Tower Heist [R] 1:45-4:35-7:20-9:55

50/50 [R] 1:20-4:05-6:50-9:35

Puss in Boots 3D [PG] 1:05-3:50-6:40-9:00

NO PASSES

Paranormal Activity 3 [R] 1:25-4:10-6:55-9:40 Footloose [PG-13] 1:10-3:55-6:45-9:25

Continued from page 7

2000, is being suspended as he takes on the new duties.

Gov. Tom Corbett again defended the pace of the investigation, which he helped launch and oversaw while serving as attorney general until January.

“Could anybody guarantee he wasn’t out there touching children? There are no such guarantees, unless he was sitting in jail,” Corbett, a Republican, said in Philadelphia. “But we did what we thought was in the best interests of the investigation in getting a good case put together.”

Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., introduced a bill that would require all adults to report child abuse and neglect to police or local child protective agencies.

And new details were emerging about how the case ended up in the hands of the state attorney general’s office.

Former Centre County District Attorney Michael Madeira said that his wife’s brother was Sandusky’s adopted son.

“I reviewed it, and I made the decision it needed to be investigated further,” Madeira said. “But the apparent conflict of interest created an impediment for me to make those kinds of decisions.”

The scandal’s fallout extended to former Pittsburgh Steelers great Franco Harris, whose relationship with a southwestern Pennsylvania racetrack and casino was put on hiatus after he chastised Penn State’s trustees for showing “no courage” for firing coach Joe Paterno, who has not been charged with a crime and is not considered a target of prosecutors.

Harris, who played for Paterno from 1968 to 1971, had recently signed as a spokesman for The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington, Pa. has made strides in fixing the rebounding problem that existed in the season opener, there’s still a lot left to improve.

Through two games, the Mountaineers have averaged 19 turnovers per game and 44 percent from the field. They’re also shooting just 64 percent from the foul line.

Those problems were very crucial in Tuesday’s loss.

“You look at the stats, and you outrebounded them by 15, but we lose by 10, so you know it’s other factors contributing to our loss,” Jones said. “You just think back, and if we could have made some more of our free throws and not turn the ball over, this could have been a totally different game, and we’ve got to work on that.

“We’ve got to keep on getting better.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

*11/15 only - Eclipse [PG-13]

Follow us on Twitter for breaking news updates and give feedback.

7:30

@dailyathenaeum

*Last two shows of Rum Diary Canceled

NO PASSES OR SUPERSAVERS

www.gohollywood.com

Back

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2011

CLASSIFIEDS | 9

Daily Athenaeum Classifieds Special Notices

Personals

Houses For Sale

Motorcycles For Sale

Special Services

Birthdays

Mobile Homes For Sale

Automobile Repair

Professional Services

Furnished Apartments

Tickets For Sale

Help Wanted

Typing Services

Unfurnished

Tickets Wanted

Work Wanted

Repair Services

Apartments

Computers/Electronics

Employment Services

Child Care

Furnished Houses

Pets For Sale

Lost & Found

Women’s Services

Unfurnished Houses

Misc. For Sale

Special Sections

Adoptions

Mobile Homes For Rent

Wanted To Buy

Valentines

Rides Wanted

Misc. For Sale

Yard Sales

Halloween

Card of Thanks

Roommates

Automobiles For Sale

Church Directory

Public Notices

Wanted To Sublet

Trucks For Sale

DEADLINE: 12 NOON TODAY FOR TOMORROW

Place your classified ads by calling 293-4141, drop by the office at 284 Prospect St., or email to address below Non-established and student accounts are cash with order.

CLASSIFIED RATES: 1 Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5.28 2 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9.68 3 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13.20 4 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17.60 Weekly Rate (5 -days) . . . . . . . . . . .$22.00 20-word limit please

1x2” 1x3 1x4 1x5 1x6 1x7 1x8

. . . . . . .

CLASSIFIED DISPLAY RATES: Contrat Non-Contrat . . . . . . . . .$22.68 . . . . . . . . .$26.44 . . . . . . . . .$34.02 . . . . . . . . .$39.66 . . . . . . . . .$45.36 . . . . . . . . .$52.88 . . . . . . . . .$56.70 . . . . . . . . .$66.10 . . . . . . . . .$68.04 . . . . . . . . .$79.32 . . . . . . . . .$79.38 . . . . . . . . .$92.54 . . . . . . . . .$90.72 . . . . . . . .$105.76

da-classifieds@mail.wvu.edu or www.thedaonline.com SPECIAL NOTICES

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination. The Daily Athenaeum will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination in West Virginia call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-669-9777

CAR POOLING/RIDES CHEAP PARKING DOWNTOWN, $65 per month. Best Location 304-692-5511 EVANSDALE PARKING $200 per term.

Close to the ERC & Pierpont on Harding Ave. Donations benefit Alpha Gamma Rho. E-mail AGR.parking@gmail.com or call 757-472-2403 PARKING - FOUR BLOCKS TO MOUNTAINLAIR. 5, 10, and 12 month leases starting August 1St from $75.

304-292-5714.

PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. TOP of HighStreet.1/year lease. $100/mo 304-685-9810.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CUSTOM PRINTED T-SHIRTS AND HOODIES. Great prices, no screen or art charges! www.tees4school.com Elkins, WV Est. 1988.

FURNISHED APARTMENTS 1 BR NEAR EVANSDALE IN STAR CITY. Furnished, parking, AC. $400 plus electric per month. No pets. Available 12/15. Call 304-599-2991.

4/BR CONDO. PRIVATE BATH. Walk-in closets. W/D. $390/mo. per room includes utilities. Pool, Volleyball. Contact Yvonne: (302)270-4497 leave message.

PINEVIEW APARTMENTS Affordable & Convenient Within walking distance of Med. Center & PRT UNFURNISHED FURNISHED 2,3, AND 4 BR Rec room With Indoor Pool Exercise Equipment Pool Tables Laundromat Picnic Area Regulation Volley Ball Court Experience Maintenance Staff Lease-Deposit Required

No Pets

304-599-0850

FURNISHED APARTMENTS

FURNISHED APARTMENTS

Perilli Apartments

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS Metro Property Management “The Largest & Finest Selection of Properties” Now Leasing for 2012-2013 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Unfurnished

10. APARTMENTS HOMES AND TOWN HOUSES

1,2,3,4 & 5 person units Grandfathered in - City Approved

24 Hour Emergency Maintenance & Enforcement Officer Off Street parking

9. CONVENIENT LOCATIONS

South Park, Med Center, High St., Walkability-SAVE ON FUEL

7. HIGHEST EFFICIENCY HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING 6. QUALITY FURNISHINGS

We realize that comfort and beauty is important.

5. RELIABLE MAINTENANCE

We keep every commitment we make. Qualified Staff

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 3BR, Downtown, First St. $400+ util.(per person), 2BR Evansdale, Bakers Land $425+ util.(per person). Scott Properties, LLC 304-319-6000 or scottpropertiesllc.com

4. 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN LEASING

4BR AVAILABLE NOW DOWNTOWN location. 2BA, backyard, porch, parking, and laundry facility. 304-685-6565 or 304-685-5210. August and May lease.

3. AMENITIES

AFFORDABLE LUXURY, 1 & 2 Bedroom, 1 & 2 Bath, prices starting at $485.

Bon Vista & The Villas. 304-599-1880, www.morgantownapartments.com

Facts stand up as indisputable evidence of superiority Wahers/Dryers, Dishwashers, Microwaves, A/C

2. GENEROUS FREE PARKING

Dusk to Dawn Lighting on Premises

1. WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE:

BARRINGTON NORTH. 2BR, 1BTH. Prices starting at $605. 304-599-6376. www.morgantownapartments.com

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”

www.perilliapartments.com

304-296-7476

Lease, Deposit,

No Pets

Location,Location, Location!

BLUE SKY REALTY LLC Available May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Bedroom

BCKRENTALS.COM 1-6 BEDROOM HOUSES AND APARTMENTS Walk to classes!

Downtown campus

NO BUSES NEEDED

All Utilities Paid

D/W, W/D, Free Off Street Parking, 3 Min. Walk To Campus

Look us up on Facebook

304-292-7990

BEVERLY AVE. APARTMENT. 2-3-4/BR Well-maintained. Off-street parking. W/D. DW. A/C. NO PETS. Available 5/16/12.

304-241-4607.

If no answer: 304-282-0136.

AVAILABLE May 15, 2012

ALL SIZES ALL LOCATIONS

Metro Property Management

“The Largest & Finest Selection of Properties”

304-291-2103 PRU-morgantownrentals.com PRU-morgantownrentals.com

24 Hour Emergency Maintenance & Enforcement Officer Off Street Parking DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES Phone: 304-292-0900 STARTING AS LOW AS $470.00 PER PERSON INCLUDE ALL UTILITIES Glenlock N. Glenlock N.

1 BR $545-$585 2BR $480/Person $960

Courtyard E. 1BR $525-$575 Courtyard E 2BR $470/Person $940 Glenlock S.

2BR $525/Person $1050

Metro Towers 1BR

$745

PLUS UTILITIES Courtyard W. 2BR $490/Person

$980

HTM PROPERTIES

In Sunnyside 4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Unfurnished Townhomes With covered Parking $650 per person Now Leasing

1BR available in Chateau Royal, starting December, $412.50 plus util, free parking 304-312-5007

WANTED TO BUY CASH FOR OLD COINS private collector 304-534-5853 or 304-365-2460

304-319-6000/304-296-7400 scottpropertiesllc.com

PLUS UTILITIES Glenlock 2BR 2BA $510/Person $1020 DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES Phone: 304-292-0900

STARTING AS LOW AS $320.00 PER PERSON PLUS UTILITIES

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

UNFURNISHED HOUSES 2BR HOUSE Beverly Ave. New kitchen, bath, paint and parking. $550 per person plus util. Available Jan 1. 304-594-3700 GRANT AVE. 3+ BEDROOM 1 1/2 bath, WD, Off Street Parking, $1000/mo, no pets 304-983-2229

Ashley Oaks 2BR $380/Person $760

CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

HELP WANTED BARTENDING UP TO $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Age 18 plus. Training available. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285

Valley View 1BR $610 Valley View 2BR $320/Person $640 Valley View 2BR/2BA $410/Person $820 Skyline Skyline

1BR 2BR

$675 $900

$450/Perosn

Copperfield 1BR $610 Copperfield 2BR $370/Person $740 Copperfield 2BR/2BA $397.50/Person $795

EVANSDALE PROPERTIES Phone 304-598-9001

w w w. m e t r o p r o p e r t y m g m t . n e t

PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS

EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2012

UNFURNISHED/FURNISHED OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

304-599-4407

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM

Locust Ave. Walking distance to downtown campus. 3BRS + 2 full BA, WD $1000/mon. 304-983-2529.

SPACIOUS, EFFICIENT 3BR. 1 1/2BA, Large LR with great view. Private, quiet, adult neighborhood near Law School and North Street.

No pets. No parties. $900/month. ALSO very efficient 1BR house same area $650/month + utilities (1yr). 304-288-0919 UNFURNISHED CONDO. 6 SPACES available. $400/space. Call for details (304)-222-2329 or (757)-724-0265 A.V.

ROOMMATES MUST SEE MALE/FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED close to Arnold hall excellent condition, W/D & parking. Individual lease. $395-$450 all utilities included.

304-288-1572 or 304-296-8491.

DELIVERY DRIVERS WANTED. Down Right Delivery is now hiring. Potential for $10/hour plus tips. Call 304-670-1523 or e-mail info@downrightdelivery.com EARN $1000-$3200 TO DRIVE OUR CAR ads. www.FreeCarJobs.com.

EXTRAS NEEDED TO STAND-IN BACKGROUND for major film-production. Earn up to $200/day. Experience not required. All looks needed. Call 877-465-3612 JERSEY SUBS - HIRING DAYTIME CASHIER 11-2p.m. Also cooks & drivers.

All shifts. Experience preferred. Apply: 1756 Mileground.

NOW HIRING bartenders/waitresses. Apply in person. Coach’s Bar & Grill. Collins Ferry Road/across from Department of Energy.

Apply in person or call 304-685-1884 WANTED: GYMNASTIC AND/OR TUMBLING COACHES Experience needed.

Call WVGTC at 304-292-5559.

IT’S EASY TO ORDER A FAST-ACTING LOW-COST Daily Athenaeum CLASSIFIED AD...

CALL 304-293-4141 OR USE THIS HANDY MAIL FORM

1 -7 Bedroom Sunnyside, Evansdale & Arnold Hall Great Units “New Units on 3rd”

304 - 685 - 3243 htmproperties.com FIVE (5) 1/BR APARTMENTS NOW available. West Run, Morgantown. $600/mo each plus $300/dep. NO PETS. Call Jess: 304-290-8572.

NAME: ________________________________________ PHONE: ________________________________

GILMORE ST. APARTMENTS AVAILABLE NOW: 2/BR. Large kitchens, A/C, W/D. Pet Friendly. Off Univ. Ave. near top of 8th St. Call or text: 304-767-0765.

START AD: _____________ CATEGORY: ____________________ NO. OF RUN DATES: ______

GREEN PROPERTIES: Downtown on Fayette! 4BR, 2 full bath, W/D, D/W & parking!

Sunnyside: Clean 3, 4 & 5BR apts. and houses. South Park: 1 & 3BR apartments, very nice! No pets. 304-216-3402

ATTRACTIVE 1 & 2/BR APARTMENTS. Near Ruby and on Mileground. Plenty of parking. 292-1605

NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $590-$790+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking.

NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.

SPRUCE STREET RENTAL 3/BR Furnished including all utilities. Other than cable and internet.

Avail. now. $535/person 304-292-8888

TWO APARTMENTS: 2/3 BR—W/D, Off-street parking. 3/BR—W/D. Leases start 05/15/12. Garbage, cable not included. 717 Willey Street up from Arnold Hall. No Smoking, No Pets 304-685-9550.

w w w. m e t r o p r o p e r t y m g m t . n e t

Jones Place

Townhome Living Downtown

STARTING AS LOW AS $510.00 PER PERSON

Now Leasing for 2012 - 2013

1 & 2 BedroomApartments Furnished

1 BR ON BEECHURST, separate bathrooms, close to bus-stop. $435/mo + utilities. Available December 1st. First/last months rent free. ashaner@mix.wvu.edu.

304-288-3085.

304-594-1200

www.bckrentals.com

Apartments , Houses, Townhouses

WANTED TO SUBLET

SCOTT PROPERTIES, PROPERTIES, LLC

TOP 10 REASONS TO RENT FROM PERILLI APARTMENTS

8. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR QUALITY

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS

ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________________________________

AMT. ENCLOSED: _____________________ SIGNATURE: __________________________________

We Accept MAC, VISA, MC, DISCOVER, & AMERICAN EXPRESS for Classified & Display Advertising Payments.

Charge to my:

❑ Visa

❑ MC

❑ Discover

❑ Am. Express

Account No. ________________________________________________________ Exp. Date: __________________________________________________________

The Daily Athenaeum 284 Prospect St. Morgantown, WV 26506

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

10 | SPORTS

Thursday November 17, 2011

THE CHASE FOR THE CUP BEGINS

matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

Junior defender Eric Schoenle, left, and senior midfielder Matt Drake celebrate following a goal in West Virginia’s win against Connecticut earlier this season.

No. 18 West Virginia opens NCAA tournament at Dick Dlesk against A-10 champs by alex sims sports writer

The No. 18 West Virginia men’s soccer team will begin the NCAA tournament today at 5 p.m.

Atlantic 10 Conference champion Xavier (12-4-4) will travel to Morgantown for the first round of the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season.

Last year, the Musketeers stunned the Mountaineers early in the game with two goals in the first five minutes, but Frank Tayou netted three goals and Uwem Etuk added another to propel WVU to the second round.

“Last year they put us under a lot of pressure, obviously, going two down early,” said junior captain Eric Schoenle.

“They’re a hard-working team and I’m looking forward to the challenge of a good game. It’s just survive and advance from now on.”

Unlike many other NCAA tournament formats – including women’s soccer, the NCAA men’s tournament field consists of only 48 teams – en-

CONVENIENCE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER VISIT OUR NEW PNC SUNCREST TOWNE CENTRE BRANCH.

When you need a bank you can rely on, we’re happy to be where you need us. Stop in and talk to us about our special offers, extended hours and our environmentally friendly Green Branch® locations — we’re right in your neighborhood! And with FREE PNC Bank ATMs, we’re here to help wherever your journey takes you.

Be sure to stop by.

PNC Suncrest Towne Centre Branch 455 Suncrest Towne Centre, Suite 101 (in front of Kroger’s® on Route 705)

Morgantown

Call: 304-285-5484

Great Hours M-F 9-6 Sat 9-1

©2011 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. All rights reserved. PNC Bank, National Association. Member FDIC ACHIEVEMENT® & Green Branch® are registered trademarks of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

[11813]

suring only the most talented teams are still playing at the season’s end.

“At this stage, everyone’s good,” said West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “It’s going to be interesting to see how things play out.”

LeBlanc considers this year’s tournament to be among the best he has ever seen, and Xavier is just one of the many great teams included in the field.

“This year we know a little bit more about them, and they know a little bit more about us,” LeBlanc said. “(Head Coach) Andy (Fleming) has done a great job with that group. They’re two time defending A-10 champions, which says a lot about the quality of opponent we’re playing.”

The Musketeers went through No. 8 Charlotte, Fordham and George Washington on their way to winning a second consecutive A-10 title.

Their body of work also includes a 1-0 victory over No. 16 national seed Indiana.

Offensively, Xavier is led by Spencer Luke with seven goals

and five assists and Gino Depaoli, who has notched five goals and seven assists.

West Virginia enters the game after an early exit from the Big East Conference tournament at the hands of eventual champion No. 9 national seed St. John’s.

“I think we’ll have a little motivation the way the last game ended,” Schoenle said.

“We had our best shot of making it to Red Bull (Arena), and we didn’t do that. So we have to get refocused.”

Schoenle and the Mountaineers will also hope to have their full services of Ray Gaddis, Allan Flott and Shadow Sebele, who missed time at the season’s end due to injury.

Although the season-long grind has taken its toll, this is time of the season where WVU will be hoping its difficult schedule will pay off.

“We’ve played 10 teams in the top 50 RPI, so we’re very much battle-tested,” LeBlanc said. “We expected to be in this situation where we get to play for a national championship.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu