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Students join University’s first Peace Corps by carlee lammers correspondent

Four West Virginia University graduate students have been given the opportunity to further their education while making the world a better place through WVU’s first Peace Corps Master’s International Program.

The program, which was formed in spring 2010, allows students to pursue degrees from the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources &

Design in the areas of forest research management, plant and soil sciences, recreation, parks and tourism, wildlife and fisheries, agricultural and resource economics and design and merchandising.

“This gave us a way to link degree programs that are scattered across the University,” said Director of the PCMI program Todd Petty. “It’s a great resource for students who want to go into the Peace Corps and work on a master’s degree to best fit their interests.”

PCMI design and merchandising student Catherine Hansen said she joined the program to fulfill her life goals and make a difference while doing something she enjoyed.

“I wrote out a list with what I wanted out of life. It had things like being more cultured and educated,” Hansen said. “The Peace Corps stuck out like a sore thumb.”

Hansen’s focus will be on eliminating negative environmental impacts through clothing design.

Participants of the program are given several funding opportunities, including a full tuition waiver or graduate assistantship in effort to provide more time for them to focus on their graduate studies.

Most PCMI participants have 100 percent acceptance rates into the Peace Corps after graduation, as opposed to 30 percent for those who are general applicants, according to Petty.

One of the biggest deterrents for most general Peace Corps

applicants is the uncertainty of when their tour of service will begin.

Hansen will know within a year when her tour will begin.

“My mind will still be available to learning,” she said. “I’m really thrilled to have my eyes opened.”

West Virginia ranks very low nationally in the number of those whom serve in the Peace Corps.

However, through the PCMI program, WVU was able to increase that rate, Petty said.

“We’re excited to be sending more folks in West Virginia and to associate the University into the Peace Corps,” Petty said.

The PCMI students will be introduced to WVU research faculty Friday at the International Research Symposium, where members from several different programs and organizations throughout the university will be present to discuss WVU’s international relations. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Former professor ‘Caring as a WVU community’ publishes book on mine disaster by lydia nuzum

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Guests help themselves to lunch at the Women of Color Luncheon, which honored Breast Cancer Awareness month, Wednesday afternoon in the Gold and Blue Ballrooms.

The 24th annual Women of Color Luncheon honors Breast Cancer Awareness month by laceypalmer correspondent

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President James P. Clements speaks at the Women of Color Luncheon Wednesday, which honored Breast Cancer Awareness month.

The 24th annual Women of Color Luncheon held Wednesday afternoon not only celebrated West Virginia University’s Diversity Week, but honored breast cancer survivors in light of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

The event, sponsored by the Council for Women’s Concerns and the President’s Office for Social Justice, welcomed WVU President James P. Clements, who recognized those who have lost their battles with breast cancer and those in the Mountaineer family who are still fighting.

“Today, we honor men and women who are breast cancer survivors, as well as those who are fighting the battle.

We also honor the memories of those who lost their lives to this terrible disease and hope to send strength to their families and to their friends,” Clements said. “Today is

Bonnie Stewart, a former West Virginia University journalism professor, will promote her new book “No. 9: The 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster” today at 7 p.m. at Arts Monongahela.

“We’re very pleased and excited about the publication of this book. This investigative account reveals a new perspective on the tragedy based upon public records and interviews with survivors and family members of the victims,” said Abby Freeland, marketing manager for WVU Press. “We know that the public and the University community will be very interested to learn about this disaster and Bonnie’s new findings.”

The Farmington Mine disaster occurred on Nov. 20, 1968, in Farmington, W.Va., when the Consol No. 9 mine exploded, killing 78 miners.

Only 21 miners survived the explosion. Stewart conducted several interviews with the survivors, as well as with the families of the miners who died in the disaster.

“These are very emotional situations, but I’ve spent my career doing this kind of work,” Stewart said. “As a journalist, you have to find a way

to separate yourself from taking it so personally that you’re incapacitated.”

Stewart performed an extensive record search and analyzed public documents related to the disaster, using the Freedom of Information Act to gain access to confidential court documents from the disaster.

Stewart has worked as a reporter for The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif., and The Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis News in Indianapolis, Ind. She currently works for Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Stewart and WVU Law Professors Patrick McGinley and Suzanne Weise will host a discussion on mine safety and the history of coal mine disasters in the United States at the event.

The event will also include selected readings from “No.9,” Davitt McAteer’s book “Monongah,” and sections of the governor’s independent investigation panel report on the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster.

“I think there are a lot of things people still don’t know about this disaster,” Stewart said. “I think what this story tells is the truth about the evolution of coal mining.”

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SGA, Clements celebrate new Rec Field complex by joshua clark staff writer

President James P. Clements and members of the West Virginia University Student Government Association commemorated the new student Recreation Fields on the Evansdale Campus during a regular SGA meeting Wednesday.

“I’ve heard students from other schools talking about how they wish they had fields this good,” Clements said.

“This was all for WVU students.

I really wish we had such great facilities when I was a student, because we really didn’t. We want you to have the best.”

The fields were created to

provide club sports facilities, Clements said. He said he was amazed by the work done by the SGA, the Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance and other WVU departments.

“Coming out here and seeing this field all lit up at night, full of people playing in the pouring rain makes me proud,” said former SGA President Chris Lewallen. “We went from having some of the worst facilities and lowest wellness rates in the nation to the best. I wasn’t sure if this project would ever get done, but these fields are just stage one of a two-stage process.”

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Lieutenant Brian Hoxter shows students how to get out of Ph.D. student Ayodeji Aboaba’s chokehold in Wednesday’s self-defense class in the Mountainlair.

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West Virginia University President James P. Clements speaks at the Rec Field’s dedication Wednesday evening.

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH This edition of The Daily Athenaeum is in memory of those who have lost their lives to breast cancer and in honor of those fighting the battle.

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The West Virginia University Police Department hosted self-defense classes in the Rhododendron Room of the Mountainlair Wednesday to raise awareness about the importance of students being able to protect themselves.

The class acted as a sneak peek of the full-length classes offered by University Police throughout the year, said Lieutenant Brian Hoxter, who has taught self-defense courses for 15 years.

“It’s a safety factor. We want to present safety tips, even if students don’t take the class,” Hoxter said.

The University has offered two gender-specific classes since 1996: A Personal Response Options & Tactically Effective Counter Techniques (PROTECT) class for females and a Men’s Practical Assault Counter Techniques (MPACT) class.

“The classes are a confidence-building course. Students have to perform various

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CALMER MENTALITY West Virginia inside receiver Tyler Urban has a new approach to the game which has paid off this season.

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Lions and tigers shot in Ohio; owner freed them ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies shot nearly 50 wild animals — including 18 rare Bengal tigers and 17 lions — in a big-game hunt across the Ohio countryside Wednesday after the owner of an exotic-animal park threw their cages open and committed suicide in what may have been one last act of spite against his neighbors and police.

As homeowners nervously hid indoors, officers armed with high-powered rifles and shoot-to-kill orders fanned out through fields and woods to hunt down 56 animals that had been turned loose from the Muskingum County Animal Farm by owner Terry Thompson before he shot himself to death Tuesday.

After an all-night hunt that extended into Wednesday afternoon, 48 animals were killed. Six others – three leopards, a grizzly bear and two monkeys – were captured and taken to the Columbus Zoo. A wolf was later found dead, leaving a monkey as the only animal still on the loose.

Those destroyed included six black bears, two grizzlies, a baboon and three mountain lions.

“It’s like Noah’s Ark wrecking right here in Zanesville, Ohio,” lamented Jack Hanna, TV personality and former director of the Columbus Zoo. Hanna defended the sheriff’s decision to kill the animals but said the deaths of the Bengal tigers were especially

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Doretha “Dee” Burrell, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Dee Burrell Institute for Women spoke about how breast cancer changed her outlook on life and helped her pursue her dreams.

“I had a choice. My attitude was that I can either lay here and die, or I can do something about it. And I chose to fight it,” Burrell said. “Every moment of this battle has been dear to my heart. I know it probably sounds crazy to you, but breast cancer has changed my life.”

Burrell said she has been able to take her struggle with cancer and turn it into something positive.

“I’ve now learned to cel-

A sign warning motorists that exotic animals are on the loose rests on I-70 Wednesday afternoon near Zanesville, Ohio. tragic. There are only about 1,400 of the endangered cats left in the world, he said.

“When I heard 18 I was still in disbelief,” he said. “The most magnificent creature in the entire world, the tiger is.”

As the hunt dragged on outside of Zanesville, population 25,000, schools closed in the mostly rural area of farms and widely spaced homes 55 miles east of Columbus. Parents were warned to keep children and pets indoors. And flashing signs along highways told motorists, “Caution exotic animals” and “Stay in vehicle.”

Officers were ordered to kill the animals instead of trying ebrate each and every single day so that peace, love and understanding is a part of me all the time,” she said.

“Everything happens for a reason - believe in that. My purpose in life is to continue traveling around this world educating people that life does still go on.

“I had no clue that battling such a horrible disease was going to change my life,” Burrell said. “But, more than anything else, I just want to share with you that peace, love and understanding is among all of us.”

Executive Officer of Social Justice Jennifer McIntosh spoke of the importance of peace, love and understanding in relation to the University’s diversity efforts.

“I continue to be overwhelmed by the growth in our annual Diversity Week events,” McIntosh said. “Our

to bring them down with tranquilizers for fear that those hit with darts would escape in the darkness before they dropped and would later regain consciousness.

“These animals were on the move, they were showing aggressive behavior,” Sheriff Matt Lutz said. “Once the nightfall hit, our biggest concern was having these animals roaming.”

The sheriff would not speculate why Thompson killed himself and why he left open the cages and fences at his 73-acre preserve, dooming the animals he seemed to love so much.

Thompson, 62, had had retheme this year, ‘Peace. Love.

Understanding.’ continues to personify who we are as an institution.”

Clements said the University will continue to strive to embrace and welcome a variety of cultures.

“Celebrating and expanding diversity on our campus is more important today than ever before. We are preparing students to work in a global and inclusive marketplace with men and women from all national, racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds. A diverse environment can improve the learning experience itself,” he said.

“I’m pleased that so many people at WVU are working to create a rich fabric of diversity on our campus because the best mix of the best minds will produce the best outcomes.”

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Continued from page 1 In other news: zz SGA introduced a joint resolution from Governors Zach Redding and Isabelle Shepherd to improve sustainability among SGA offices.

The resolution is designed to “help WVU students make sustainable choices in their everyday lives,” as well as, “encourage all students, staff, and facility to take the sustainability pledge.”

The resolution passed unanimously, and SGA members will hold a booth Oct. 26 for “Campus Sustainability Day.” zz Governor Ray Zane announced a first-working prototype of his PRT application for smartphones.

“Currently, you can view where the bus is at and if the bus is on time,” Zane said.

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West Virginia University President James P. Clements and Student Government Association President Jason Bailey speak at the Rec Fields dedication Wednesday evening.

“You can also submit a report if the PRT is not running at any station. While it’s not functional yet, it’s really getting there.”

Zane said he is currently searching for beta testers. Interested students can contact

Zane through the SGA website for an application. zz The Mountaineers Run United pre-registration deadline has been extended to Oct. 27.

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peated run-ins with the law and his neighbors. Lutz said that the sheriff’s office had received numerous complaints since 2004 about animals escaping onto neighbors’ property. The sheriff’s office also said that Thompson had been charged over the years with animal cruelty, animal neglect and allowing animals to roam.

He had gotten out of federal prison just last month after serving a year for possessing unregistered guns.

John Ellenberger, a neighbor, speculated that Thompson freed the animals to get back at neighbors and police. “Nobody much cared for him,” El-

an animal lover but said he knew he was protecting the community.

“What a tragedy,” said Barb Wolfe, a veterinarian with The Wilds, a nearby zoo-sponsored wild animal preserve. She said she managed to hit a tiger with a tranquilizer dart, but the animal charged toward her and then turned and began to flee before the drug could take effect, and deputies shot the big cat.

At an afternoon news conference, the sheriff said that the danger had passed and that people could move around freely again, but that the monkey would probably be shot because it was believed to be carrying a herpes disease.

“It was like a war zone with all the shooting and so forth with the animals,” said Sam Kopchak, who was outside Tuesday afternoon when he saw Thompson’s horses acting up. Kopchak said he turned and saw a male lion lying down on the other side of a fence.

“The fence is not going to be a fence that’s going to hold an African lion,” Kopchak said.

Danielle Berkheimer said she was nervous as she drove home Tuesday night and afraid to let her two dogs out in the yard.

“When it’s 300-pound cats, that’s scary,” she said. She said it had been odd Tuesday night to see no one out around town, and the signs warning drivers to stay in their cars were “surreal.”

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Angie McElfresh, who lives in an apartment near the farm and hunkered down with her family in fear, said “it could have been an ‘f-you’ to everybody around him.”

Thompson had rescued some of the animals at his preserve and purchased many others, said Columbus Zoo spokeswoman Patty Peters.

It was not immediately clear how Thompson managed to support the preserve and for what purpose it was operated, since it was not open to the public. But Thompson had appeared on the “Rachael Ray Show” in 2008 as an animal handler for a zoologist guest, said show spokeswoman Lauren Nowell.

The sheriff’s office started getting calls Tuesday evening that wild animals were loose just west of Zanesville. Deputies went to the animal preserve and found Thompson dead and all the cages open.

Several aggressive animals were near his body and had to be shot, the sheriff said.

Sheriff ’s Deputy Jonathan Merry was among the first to respond Tuesday. He said he shot a number of animals, including a gray wolf and a black bear. He said the bear charged him and he fired his pistol, killing it with one shot when it was about 7 feet away.

“All these animals have the ability to take a human out in the length of a second,” said Merry, who called himself

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takedowns practiced during the session in order to leave the classroom to make sure they are confident with what they learned,” Hoxter said. “I’m from the city of Philadelphia.

I’ve seen crime. My goal is to help people be as safe as they can.”

Ethan Davis, a freshman general studies student, volunteered to have techniques demonstrated on him during the class.

“I came to the class to gain some experience in self-defense,” Davis said. “I enjoyed the demonstrations. I liked being able to experience the takedowns in a safe environment without consequences, and it was fun to watch other volunteers get taken down.”

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Campus Police Lieutenant Brian Hoxter taught students basic self defense techniques Wednesday in the Mountainlair during a self protect clinic.

The next scheduled PROTECT class is Nov. 13.

Any female students interested in PROTECT can find more information at www. well.wvu.edu/sexual_assault/ protect.

Any male student interested in MPACT can contact Campus Police at (304)293-3136, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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Freeland said the book is an important part of the state’s rich history in coal.

“A lot of the events surrounding the mine disaster have influenced coal safety legislation,” Freeland said. “I think it’s important to our state’s history, as well as the industry’s history.”

Stewart will travel to Charleston, W.Va., Saturday to hold another event at 10 a.m. at the Charleston Civic Center. lydia.nuzum@mail.wvu.edu

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Yale library acquires script of ‘lost’ Eugene O’Neill play HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A play by Eugene O’Neill that was feared to be lost has been acquired by a library at Yale University after surfacing in a researcher’s archives, providing insight into a suicide attempt by the only American playwright to receive the Nobel Prize for literature.

The one-act play, “Exorcism,” is based on O’Neill’s overdose on sleeping pills in a Manhattan rooming house. It premiered in New York City in March 1920, but O’Neill later called back and destroyed copies of the script.

The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale, which already has a collection of O’Neill’s papers, bought the faded, slightly discolored typescript for an undisclosed amount, curator Louise Bernard said Wednesday. She said a researcher in California found it in the papers of the writer Philip Yordan, who apparently received it as a Christmas gift from O’Neill’s second wife, Agnes Boulton, after they divorced.

Thomas Connolly, a professor of English at Suffolk University, said the find is “absolutely extraordinary.”

“For many O’Neillians, O’Neill’s life qualifies as art. To have another piece of the puzzle is manna for heaven for them,” he said.

The play will be published next year by Yale University Press along with a facsimile of the typescript, which includes edits in O’Neill’s hand. It also appears in the Oct. 17 issue of

The New Yorker magazine with Yale’s authorization.

O’Neill, who received the Nobel prize in 1936, also won four Pulitzer prizes and is considered by some to be the father of modern American drama.

Experts said the exploration of the suicide attempt in “Exorcism” provides a missing link to O’Neill’s autobiographical play, “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” which was published after he died in 1953 and is considered to be his masterpiece.

Other well-known plays include “Anna Christie” and “The Iceman Cometh.”

As the son of an actor, O’Neill spent much of his youth traveling, but he spent summers at the family’s home in New London, Conn. He lived in New York for a time and did much of his writing in Provincetown, Mass.

He was struggling with alcoholism in his mid-20s at the time of the suicide attempt that became the basis for “Exorcism,” which is set in 1912. He wanted to divorce his first wife but needed proof of adultery, so he set himself up to be caught in a hotel with a prostitute.

“As the script points out, he was so embarrassed and humiliated about this feeling of having done something so ugly, he decided that was it. He was down and out as it was,” said Arthur Gelb, an O’Neill biographer and a former managing editor of The New York Times.

After a few performances at the Provincetown Playhouse in New York, O’Neill canceled

the production and asked all the actors to hand in copies of the script. They were all believed to be destroyed. Gelb and other biographers have speculated that O’Neill had a change of heart because he was patching up a relationship with his father, a devout Catholic, and he feared the play would alienate his family.

Gelb said he and his wife, Barbara, are finishing their third biography of O’Neill and have already included details and analysis of the “Exorcism” script.

The Yale library bought the manuscript from a book dealer who represented the widow of Yordan, who is known for his O’Neill-inspired play, “Anna Lucasta.” The script was found inside the original envelope with a message on the label from Agnes Boulton: “Something you said you’d like to have.”

Another O’Neill scholar, William Davies King, said the play suffers from dramatic weakness that may have factored into the decision to destroy the scripts.

But he said the fact that O’Neill apparently held onto a copy himself until he and Boulton divorced in the late 1920s suggests he would not have wanted the play suppressed entirely.

“The significant thing is O’Neill himself retained a copy early on. He did not want to obliterate this artistic effort to make sense of his past,” said King, a professor at the University of California at Santa AP The Yale University Library has recently acquired the ‘lost’ script for a new play by Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O’Neill.

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Lindsay Lohan ordered to return to custody after judge finds probation issue LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan sported a new accessory Wednesday after a judge revoked her probation: handcuffs. The actress was taken into custody and escorted from a hearing after Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner revoked her probation because she was ousted from a community service assignment at a women’s shelter.

“There has been violation after violation,” Sautner said.

Bail was set at $100,000, and Lohan’s spokesman Steve Honig said it was immediately posted. It was unclear, however, if Lohan had been released.

“We’re dealing with someone on probation,” said Lohan’s attorney, Shawn Holley. “Most people on probation don’t always do things perfectly.”

A city prosecutor recommended jail time, but Sautner set a Nov. 2 hearing to decide whether Lohan should serve another stint behind bars, where she has been sent four previous times only to

be released early due to jail overcrowding.

“If jail meant something in the state of California now, maybe I’d put her in jail,” Sautner said.

The development marked the latest legal problem for the 25-year-old Lohan, who was given probation for a 2007 drunken driving case and a misdemeanor theft case this year.

“Lindsay is hoping this matter will be resolved on Nov. 2 and the court will reinstate probation and allow her to continue fulfilling her community service,” Honig said.

Lohan had been ordered in April to serve 360 hours at the Downtown Women’s Center, an agency that helps homeless women. Nine of Lohan’s appointments at the center were “just blown off” and she “showed up once and left after an hour,” Sautner said.

Lohan has since started serving hours with the American Red Cross, but Sautner said that

would not count because it was not part of her sentence.

During the tense proceedings, Sautner hammered Lohan for failing to show up for her four-hour appointments at the women’s center and taking six months to complete a courtordered Shoplifters Anonymous course. The judge also questioned how Lohan could have complied with her courtordered weekly psychological counseling when she was traveling in Europe from Sept. 9 to Oct. 5.

“I don’t know how she did that in person every week,” said Sautner, who suggested Lohan complete a minimum of 16 hours of her community service at the county morgue before the Nov. 2 hearing, when Lohan’s probation officer and other officials will testify about her efforts to complete her sentence.

Lohan, aside from a role in last year’s film “Machete,” has seen her acting career evaporate in recent years. She has been in perpetual trouble since

May 2010.

Another judge determined she violated her probation in a 2007 drunken driving case and sentenced her to jail and rehab. She faltered after being released early from a rehab facility early and was sent to the Betty Ford Center, where she got in an altercation with a rehab worker who later sued.

Within weeks of her release from Betty Ford, Lohan was accused of taking a $2,500 necklace without permission from an upscale jewelry store near her home in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Sautner determined the January incident constituted a probation violation, and Lohan was ordered to undergo psychological counseling and perform 480 hours of community service, with 120 hours to be spent at the morgue.

Lohan later pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge in the theft case and served 35 AP days of a four-month sentenced Lindsay Lohan was taken into custody by Los Angeles Country sheriff’s deputies after a on house arrest. judge found her in violation of probation.

Clooney: Think Hollywood is cynical? Try politics!

LONDON (AP) — George Clooney says Hollywood can be a ruthless place but it’s nothing compared to the world of politics.

The star, who plays a U.S. presidential hopeful in “The Ides of March,” said Wednesday that “there’s a certain cutthroat element to the business” of moviemaking, but added that actors share a spirit of generosity that he doesn’t often see in politics.

Most performers “are pretty kind to one another,” Clooney told reporters ahead of a gala screening of the movie at the London Film Festival.

“Because you’re so lucky if you get to the position where you get to be in a film,” Clooney said. “You’re very privileged, and you understand that it’s not just your brilliance that got you there, that you’re standing on the shoulders of a lot of happy accidents along the way.”

Clooney directed, co-wrote, produced and stars in the tale

of a Democratic presidential contender, with Ryan Gosling as an idealistic aide swept up in a sex scandal in the final days of a closely fought primary campaign.

The film also stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti as rival campaign managers, and Evan Rachel Wood as an ambitious intern.

Clooney said the movie, adapted from a play by Beau Willimon, is “a pretty cynical look at politics.”

He has said he held off filming it amid the wave of optimism that accompanied the 2008 election of President Barack Obama.

Three years later, amid political division and economic gloom, that positive mood is long gone.

“I think that the ‘hope’ part of the hope message has been tamped down a bit,” Clooney said.

“It’s all cyclical,” he added.

“It’ll change back again. I feel fairly optimistic about the

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Clooney has politics in the family his father made an unsuccessful run for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District in 2004. But he said playing a politician was a challenge.

“Playing a candidate is tricky because, you would think actors have a gigantic ego and they do,” he said. “But politicians have a tremendous amount of ego.

“It’s very hard when the product you’re selling to the entire country is yourself, and you’re just selling the hell out of it all the time... We have to have it, and we need somebody who’s really good at it, but ego is something that was really tricky to embrace.”

Clooney said the type of scandal the film depicts is

universal, but thinks the public and media will have to grow more forgiving of politicians’ personal peccadilloes.

“I think we’re going to have to get to the point where we just have to start, every candidate, with ‘Yeah, I did it’ and just go on from there,” Clooney said. “Because it’s going to be very hard to find people who haven’t smoked a joint or drunk some bong water along the way.”

Clooney, whose own private life is the subject of constant scrutiny, said he’s not tempted to step into the even more unforgiving world of politics.

“Hollywood is a bit more forgiving,” Clooney said, “because they don’t expect us to be saints.”

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Better laws would have saved Ohio animals Fifty-six exotic animals from a private reserve were set free after the owner committed suicide near Zanesville, Ohio, Tuesday. Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz says deputies killed 50 exotic animals under a “shoot to kill” order. All the animals have been accounted for.

The animals killed included 18 Bengal tigers, 17 lions, six black bears, two grizzles, three mountain lions, two wolves and a baboon. One large cat had

been struck by a car on a nearby interstate.

While the public’s safety must remain the first concern of the police when it was discovered the animals had been freed, was killing all of the animals really the only option?

It was not.

A grizzly bear, three leopards and two monkeys had been captured and taken to the worldfamous Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

If some of the more dangerous animals were able to be captured, why couldn’t the same be applied to the dozens that were killed?

It is understandable to take down an aggressive animal that presents a clear and present danger. For example, Lutz said that a Bengal Tiger weighing nearly 300 pounds was killed after an attempted shot with a tranquilizer that caused the animal to be more aggressive.

They had the option to take these animals alive, but instead the deputies patrolled, shooting all nearby animals with assault rifles.

Although the police officers were not armed with tranquilizers, other officials and veterinarians called to the scene had them on hand and used them on the captured animals and the aforementioned tiger.

Necessary precautions were taken by closing roads near the

reserve, canceling school and telling the people to stay indoors and in well-lit areas. There were no reports of anyone being harmed by the animals, according to the Zanesville Police Department.

This whole issue could have be resolved had the animals not been in a private farm in the first place.

Since the animals were released, animal rights activist groups have released

statements urging the Ohio government, and perhaps the nation, to stop allowing private citizens to own exotic animals.

Animals kept in private residences present a danger to society, but it is also unsafe and unfair to the animals as well.

Another event like this could be avoided if legislation outlawed exotic animals to private owners. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Presidential primary system in need of improvement

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Republican presidential candidates from left facing camera: former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman; Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. Texas Gov. Rick Perry; businessman Herman Cain; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Rep. Ron Paul; R-Texas, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum participate in a presidential debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., Oct. 11.

tomas engle columnist

In yet another example of the American political system becoming a joke, presidential primary dates were on the verge of changing again because of one state’s idiocy.

Florida announced on Sept.

29 it would be moving the presidential primary more than a month ahead of schedule to Jan. 31, from March 6 – in order to be in fifth place.

It’s one thing to throw a wrench into a well-planned schedule in advance, but it’s another to not even contemplate that other states will just do the same thing to move ahead.

To counteract this game of leap frog, the traditionally early

states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina then threatened to move up their primary dates as well.

Iowa, which is actually set up as a caucus, even had their date scheduled for early December!

Thankfully this was all avoided, with the traditionally early states – save New Hampshire – establishing their presidential primaries on January dates not much earlier than normal.

But these scrambles by states to desperately hold the nation’s attention hostage every four years need to stop. It happened in 2008, and we just narrowly avoided it again this year.

While several ideas have been put forth before, they all seem to gather around two main concepts (have order of states go smallest to largest or by region). Both camps have variations within them on groupings or no groupings, random or selective, but all at-

tempt to juggle issues of fairness between large and small states with candidates’ travel expenses.

The most equitable of all the plans would be an interregional primary plan, where the states could be split up into 4-6 regions. Each region would have a lottery to choose a state at random; these states from each designated region would then have their primary over the first 2-3 week period. The process would follow through randomly until all had gone, regardless of size or traditional primary spot.

While this plan would significantly raise the travel costs for candidates, as states within any given week could be at every corner of the country, it would force candidates to form strong grass roots within every region, if not every state.

The internet and its social networks have negated the

need for a candidate to spread his or her ideas to every state personally, allowing them to make appearances only to bolster their base’s morale.

This system would also help stop the pandering to specific regional interests as different states from different regions of the country would go first each cycle.

The current system practically entrenches the Farm Lobby in prominence as Iowa and New Hampshire are heavily invested in agriculture. This quirk in our primary system has brought us 50-odd years of candidates having to promise enormous corn subsidies, cane sugar price controls and other government policies that benefit farmers at the expense of consumers and taxpayers.

A new rotating system would not be perfect in this sense – our political process will always be prone to giving away

other peoples’ money for policy favors – but this system will help break some of the subsidies and favoritism.

Grouping states by region will also ensure that a myriad of voices be heard in each round of primaries. Northeast region would be primarily dominated by more secular and moderate issues than the Southeast region.

Southwest and Pacific West regions could also counterbalance each other on the issues of immigration and state services.

The Midwest region will always seemingly be dominated by farm subsidies, but they are still important as their sparsely populated region serves as a counterbalance to the more urbanized Pacific West and Northeast regions.

The Mountain West could even serve as a sort of bellwether region in addition to all of this as they combine numer-

ous interests. Their region is sparsely isolated – but not uniformly religious – and is heavily affected by farm subsidies and immigration.

While states should still be able to choose which format they want to use – primary, caucus, or convention – the interregional primary plan would be a lot more structured and involve a lot less stress than the current method. It would also ensure that every region, state and every interest group within America be heard from every presidential election.

Even if this plan is not adopted by either political party at their national conventions, the Democratic and Republican parties need to take a good, long look at our current system of presidential primaries.

Our country’s political system cannot afford to look anymore dysfunctional than it already does.

Egyptian democracy doesn’t seem to be in the immediate future jarrod barry columnist

“There’s nothing like a good revolution to shake things up.

I don’t know about you, but when I see scenes like those in Egypt with oppressed, angry masses taking to the streets in the name of human rights and sticking it to the ‘man,’ my heart always swells a bit with pride.”

That was yours truly in my first article back in February.

Oh, what an exciting time! A new semester, a new job and with the Arab Spring in full swing, new democracies blossoming in the Middle East.

Fast-forward to present-day Egypt – former President Hosni

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Mubarak has long-since resigned, and the Egyptian military, which was championed during the revolution for its refusal to fire on protestors, has held control of the government in the interim. When the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces took over in February, they promised that their control was temporary and that they would cede power within six months.

Now, halfway through October, the military is still in control – and they’re showing no signs of giving it up anytime soon.

Last week, two generals on the Supreme Council said they planned to keep control of the Egyptian government even after November’s Parliamentary election – perhaps for as long as two years. Under their plan, the legislature will be subordi-

nate to the Council – much the same as it was under Mubarak’s tenure.

Wait ... are you telling me that a military gained control of a country’s government and now they don’t want to give it up? Well, that’s just shocking.

Because nothing like that has ever happened before … right?

The Egyptian people put a lot of faith in the military to guide the transition to democracy.

So far, it seems like the military has taken advantage of the people and abused their faith.

They’ve reinstated martial law and clamped down on protests.

Activists, many of whom were the same people chanting in Tahrir Square back in February, have been arrested. More than 12,000 people have been sentenced in military trials – secretive, closed-door trials where

defendants have no access to a defense attorney.

There have been reports of the Supreme Council’s military torturing protestors, beating them with clubs and electrocuting them with cattle prods. A YouTube video showed Egyptian soldiers shocking two handcuffed men with tasers.

Another video depicts a group of riot police beating an unarmed protestor in the street.

Things heated up earlier this month after two dozen Coptic Christians, a religious group who are the minority in Egypt, were killed by government security forces. The military, who claims the soldiers weren’t even armed and were defending themselves, has been unwilling to investigate.

The Egyptian people wanted democracy and free govern-

ment. Instead, it seems that they’ve traded one dictator for another.

The military has every reason to stall a transition. They’ve long played a special role in Egypt’s government, working behind the scenes to keep Mubarak in power. If Egypt’s democratic government forms the way many people want, the military will become subordinate to the President – something they clearly don’t want.

Perhaps most disappointing is the reaction coming from our government. So far, the U.S. has placed much pressure on the military to step aside and let democracy take its course.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta went so far as to praise the military’s efforts in a recent visit to Egypt this month. All the while, we continue to fun-

nel more than $1.5 billion in aid to Egypt each year.

Many politicians act as if there’s something instinctive and natural about democracy, that if we just kick the bad guy out, democracy will instantly bloom out of nowhere. As Egypt has shown, democracy; isn’t easy – especially in areas that aren’t used to it.

The events in Egypt lead me to worry about other places, like Tunisia, Libya and Iraq.

Even long after their dictators are gone, they’re going to struggle to implement a free government that will truly represent the people.

But along with my worry, I have hope. As I concluded last time: I love a good revolution, and I hope to see a day when I don’t get to cheer for them anymore.

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DIVERSITY WEEK 2011 TODAY OCTOBER 20

‘FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO’ is a film which explores the issues of sexuality and faith.

It is presented from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Gluck Theatre in the Mountainlair.

‘PEACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD’ focuses on local laws and the creation of a positive nexus between WVU students and the Morgantown community. It takes place from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Rhododendron room of the Mountainlair.

‘THE JOURNEY SERIES’ presents Natalya Kuznetsova from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Laurel room of the Mountainlair.

Kuznetsova will share her experience of cultural and political stereotypes.

‘THE TIMES THEY ARE ACHANGING: WERE THE HIPPIES RIGHT?’ takes place in the Rhododendron room of the Mountainlair from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The presentation focuses on social changes in the 1960s, the upheaval over cultural issues and an overview of the ideas espoused by that generation of young people and how those ideas influence us today.

‘SOLDIERS OF THE COALFIELDS’ focuses on hidden stories about race in the coalfields of McDowell County, West Virginia and takes place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Gold Ballroom of the Mountainlair.

‘GOT TATS?’ provides an overview of the history, types, and health issues associated with tattoos and body piercings, takes place from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Rhododendron room of the Mountainlair. *For more information on any Diversity Week events, call 304-293-7470 or email sharon. mallow@mail.wvu.edu.

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, contact Sohail Chaudhry at 304906-8183 or 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.

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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 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or email rfh@wvuh.com.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two inservice trainings per year and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or email trella.greaser@live.com.

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

THE CONDOM CLOSET is held in the Monongalia room of the Mountainlair from 11 a.m. to noon every Tuesday.

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

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is an all-volunteer nonprofit that promotes spay/neuter to reduce the number of homeless pets that are euthanized every year.

M-SNAP needs new members to help its cause, as does ReTails, a thrift shop located in the Morgantown Mall. For more information, visit www.m-snap. org.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair.

All students and faculty are invited. For more information, email amy.keesee@ mail.wvu.edu.

THE CHEMISTRY LEARNING CENTER, located on the ground floor of the Chemistry Research Laboratories, is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

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

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, is creating an environment in the Morgantown community where young men can feel empowered to make a difference in their lives. MPowerment also focuses on HIV and STD prevention education. For more information, call 304-319-1803.

COMMUNITY NEWCOMERS CLUB is a group organized to allow new residents of the Morgantown area an opportunity to gather socially and assimilate into their new home community.

For more information, visit morgantownnewcomers.com.

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

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR

having some fun.

BORN TODAY Key people in your life seem to be the instruments of surprises.

You never know what is going to happen next. You discover how flexible you can be and how exciting the unexpected is. You get into a groove and really enjoy yourself. Sudden insights seem to happen more often than not. If you are single, you could meet someone while traveling or who is a foreigner. Though this person might not be “the one,” you certainly open up and enjoy yourself with him or her. If you are attached, work together to realize a long-term goal. You will enjoy manifesting it together. LEO is fun to have as a friend.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Be aware of your need to have more control than what’s possible. Power plays could backfire. Try to build up your selfesteem. Otherwise, you could feel more possessive and jealous. A meeting proves to be more than fortunate. Tonight: Pay bills first.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH Your creativity and ability to understand others allow greater give-and-take. Tap into your ingenuity. Others delight in your ideas. Understand what is happening. You seem to be slightly unpredictable. Tonight: Let more fun in.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HH You might be a little too much in your head.

You also could be overreacting. Opportunities strike from out of left field; be ready to act. You could be overwhelmed by all the news, information and perhaps gossip. Tonight: Play it low-key.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH A personal matter could color your day. You will be freer and more direct once you have settled a problem. If you can, work from home. A little relaxation could help.

Tonight: Anchor in.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH Focus on what you want. Meetings prove to be rewarding and help you draw in a key associate or partner. The unexpected plays a role in your decision-making process. Flex with different people and reactions. Maintain a sense of humor. Tonight: Where the action is.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH You have the right words. You can be sure of that, considering another person’s reaction. Your sense of humor and instincts could change your choices. A friend can be unpredictable, but on the other hand, this person adds excitement to your life. Tonight: Close to home but

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH You see way beyond the obvious. Trying to let another person have a glimpse of what you think could be overwhelming. Unpredictability marks a conversation. You could be thrown off for a short while. Tonight: Maintain a sense of humor.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Take a stand, knowing what you want.

You might need to convince others of the rightness of your ways. Are you sure of how on target you are? Be open to a brainstorming session and feedback

that opens up other options. Don’t cut another person out. Tonight: Burning the midnight oil.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH Reach out for someone at a distance. You can count on this person to open mental doors. The unexpected occurs with a child or loved one. You have the energy to meet any demands. Tonight: Let your mind wander.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH Deal with a partner directly. In fact, your exchange will feel quite rewarding and worthwhile. Brainstorm, and explain any hesitation you might have. Together you work well. If you are single, you could get quite a case of the butterflies. Tonight: Opt for togetherness.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Others come forward. A boss or authority figure is in such a good mood you might not be ready for all his or her energy. You gain a sudden insight through a conversation. Your response could change dramatically. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.”

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Keep conversations moving. Your optimism infuses others, so much so that they keep coming back for more. Use care with your finances, as you pull the wild card financially. Hopefully a hunch pays off, but make sure you don’t hurt yourself if your hunch is wrong. Tonight: Push until you’re too tired.

BORN TODAY Musician Tom Petty (1950), baseball player Mickey Mantle (1931), columnist Art Buchwald (1925)

COMICS

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

F Minus

by Tony Carrillo

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

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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 Composes, as a telegram 8 Render harmless, in a way 14 Warranty contract fig.

15 Hold ‘em challenge 16 Sniveled, “But I don’t wanna!”

18 Flagrant felonies 19 Moxie 20 Puffin kin 21 Damon and others 22 Like runts 23 River in a 1957 film title 24 What much may follow 25 Indigo Girls song, e.g.

26 Fetches flies 27 Common starting word 28 Male mallards 29 Treated like royalty 33 Symbolic trees of Lebanon 34 Days in Durango 35 Loosely arrange 36 Like a soufflé 37 Scrapple meat 41 Prefix with byte 42 Pantry lineup 43 Broadcast network 44 Like the Opry?

45 Brand of syrup 46 Beatles nonsense syllables 47 Take care of every last detail 50 Tennis great Goolagong 51 Traces 52 Puts new prices on 53 He voiced curmudgeonly Carl in “Up” DOWN 1 Azadi Tower city 2 Barry Manilow’s longtime label 3 Some Côte d’Or reds 4 Composer Saint-__ 5 Auto industry pioneer 6 __-ball pens 7 Flooring joint 8 Unsportsmanlike 9 Piccadilly Circus statue 10 Critter to 8-Across, perhaps

11 Stare at the ceiling, maybe 12 Eased 13 Sloppy greeting from a puppy 14 Guru 17 Give up the ball 22 Tawny predator 23 Kublai __ 25 A&W competitor 26 Hindu titles 27 __ mortals 28 Time for action 29 TV roving reporter’s opening 30 Words of reluctance 31 County with grapes on its seal 32 Finds cool, man 33 Storage for jewel cases 36 British peer 37 Offer to a bunch of hitchhikers 38 Valencia, for one 39 Not as well-done

40 __ Kringle 42 Makes fun of 43 Picks the locks for, perhaps 45 “__ Fu Panda”: 2008 animated film 46 Greek high point 48 It was Genentech’s stock ticker symbol, aptly 49 20-volume ref.

He and some friends Live in a “Land” Down near Orlando, In sun and sand

WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

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Clyde English honored tonight at CAC

by Rebecca Lebherz A&E Correspondent

Clyde English, world-renowned organist and professor of music at West Virginia University from 1945 to 1980, will be honored tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre of the Creative Arts Center with a memorial organ concert.

English, who was head of the organ program at WVU, died about a year ago at the age of 95.

According to Bill Haller, professor of organ and organ literature at WVU, English is best known by students as the person who rung the bells in the tower of Wesley United Methodist Church.

“He was a greatly admired teacher - every student I have talked to has the greatest of praise for him,” Haller said.

“He was very much enthusiastic about his students.”

The memorial concert will be a replication of a concert Dr. English performed at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris,

France in 1975.

“The recital in France was attended by 11,000 people, which is amazing,” Haller said. “There were a bunch of West Virginia folks who made the trip also.”

According to Haller, the concert was designed for an audience in France but was intended to represent America as well, as the program is made up of pieces by American composers, except for two pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Charlene Lattea, of the Office of the Dean of the Creative Arts Center, said in a release the concert will feature musicians who are former students of Dr. English.

Former students Mary Mozelle, Peter DuBois, Beverly Clark and Robert Zay will all perform.

The musicians traveled from Florida, New York, Virginia and Morgantown, respectively, to honor their professor.

Dr. English designed the pipe organ for the Creative Arts Center in the 1960s.

“It is stored in a special offstage room in the Lyell B. Clay

Concert Theatre and will be used for this special memorial concert,” Lattea said in the release.

“The program includes some of the highest-quality 20th century classical organ music,” Haller said.

Nine pieces will be performed, including work from American composers Myron Roberts, Eric Delamarter, Leo Sowerby, Emma Lou Diemer and John Cook.

According to Haller, English was on the staff when the Creative Arts Center was erected in 1966. Haller said he is sure Dr. English added a lot of input for the design and plan.

“I think he was a very active and valuable faculty member during the time he was on the staff,” Haller said.

The memorial concert is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception.

Students, faculty and members of the WVU community are encouraged to attend the program. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Clyde English, a world-renowned organist and former WVU professor, will be honored tonight at a memorial concert at the CAC.

Legendary punk outlaws The Murder Junkies invade 123 tonight

by Hunter Homistek A&E Writer

123 Pleasant Street will be the host of a rowdy and raucous punk show tonight as outlaw punk legends the Murder Junkies take the stage with support from False Profit and Haggard Wulf.

The Murder Junkies made their name backing up the legendary punk outlaw Kevin Michael “GG” Allin, who is widely regarded as one of the most controversial and entertaining acts in the history of rock ‘n’ roll.

Consisting of GG’s brother Merle “Pinky” Allin on bass and drummer Donald “Dino Sex” Sachs, The Murder Junkies backed up the infamous GG Allin in the early 1990s and served as the last band to play with GG before his death from an accidental heroin overdose in 1993.

The Junkies now tour as a trib-

ute band to the late punk rocker and seek to preserve his legacy by pumping out the same raw and in-your-face brand of outlaw punk that one would expect from a band with such ties to the outrageous star.

Song titles like “Rowdy Beer Drinkin’ Night” and “Feed My Sleaze” exemplify the mentality of these musicians – they are the true embodiment of “outlaw rockers” with their shocking performances and personas.

Touring behind their latest release, “Road Killer,” one can expect a loud and energetic show that will peel the paint off the walls inside 123 and propel the crowd into a swirling frenzy of bodies – all of whom will be moving to the sounds dedicated to and honoring GG’s memory.

Opening up for The Murder Junkies tonight is West Virginia thrash and punk act False Profit.

Hailing from Buckhannon and Morgantown, these indie rockers are veterans of the 123 Pleasant Street stage and are always eager to share their musical talents with the local crowd.

False Profit brings an uptempo, fast and furious brand of thrash punk sure to crank up the intensity of tonight’s show.

By combining elements of thrash metal with a strong punk influence, False Profit has created a unique and extremely energetic style of music that has been winning over audiences across the Mountain State for over ten years.

Tonight, they hope to continue this tradition of success at 123 Pleasant Street. Igniting the evening’s festivities is Morgantown folk and punk duo Haggard Wulf. Utilizing one guitar, a snare drum, a kick drum, and a unique vocal approach, Hag-

gard Wulf promises to be an exceptionally fresh take on contemporary punk.

Haggard Wulf’s set is infused with religious song titles such as “Am I Demon,” “Devil Town” and “South of Heaven.” This dark and mysterious image will be in full effect tonight as they look to light the crowd on fire early.

123 Pleasant Street features an exceptionally unruly cast of bands tonight as Haggard Wulf and False Profit open up for the Murder Junkies.

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MIRAMAR CONNECTION Smith, Bailey ready for matchup against other Miramar products in ‘Cuse by ben gaughan

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The Miramar, Fla., natives who come to play football at West Virginia have always been an exciting source of talent.

This year’s class may be the most productive so far, with junior quarterback Geno Smith, redshirt sophomore receiver Stedman Bailey and sophomore Ivan McCartney combining for more than 3,200 yards in the first six games.

The three high school teammates will look to maintain those big numbers against some Syracuse players who also came from Miramar.

Syracuse cornerbacks, sophomore Keon Lyn and junior Ri’Shard Anderson played in the Miramar area, and Lyn went to the same high school as Smith, Bailey and McCartney.

“I really don’t know too much about one of their corners (Lyn) who did play for Miramar (High School), because he wasn’t there the year I was there. He played the year after me,” Bailey said. “From going back and watching the games from high school, he’s pretty good.”

Bailey has been friends

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Junior quarterback Geno Smith, left, and redshirt sophomore wide receiver Stedman Bailey celebrate after a touchdown against Maryland earlier this season. with Anderson since they were little kids, but said he hasn’t spoken to Anderson about the game and is not one to trash talk.

“I just let it speak on the field,” he said.

Smith admitted he’s been longtime friends with some of those Syracuse defenders like free safety Phillip Thomas

(of the Miami area,) but he knows it will be all business come Friday night.

“I know one thing about them,” Smith said. “They’re going to be ready to play, and we have to do the same.”

Smith is focused on coming out with a win and is not going to let the fact he knows some of the opponents get in

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Calm demeanor helps Urban in senior season by cody schuler sports writer

Senior inside receiver Tyler Urban hasn’t always possessed the cool, calm demeanor he has exhibited throughout the first half of this season.

The 6-foot-5 former tight end credits his improved mental focus for allowing him to be more comfortable during games.

“I’ve actually calmed myself down a little bit more,” he said. “I know in years past, I might have been a little bit too uptight, a little bit too nervous going into games, but I’ve had three seasons of it (now).”

So how exactly does he approach games now?

“I just try to go in with a clear mind and act like it’s another practice,” he said.

That mindset has paid off for Urban, who, through six games, is tied for fourth on the team with two touchdown receptions. His lethal combination of size and precise route running has made him a trusted red-zone target in the West Virginia offense.

Urban’s level of experience has improved his self-confidence, and, as a result, allowed him to relax and put himself into the position to make more plays during games.

“Usually, within a game, something will happen where you calm down,” he said “It may be like your first big hit

of the game, or your first contact of the game, or your first catch. You really calm down a lot, and you realize you’re just there.”

The season opener against Marshall was the moment in which Urban realized he would have an approach to this season he hadn’t previously had.

“I’d say once we got into Marshall (it changed),” he said. “Once you play your first game, you calm down; your nerves go (away).”

Urban is a typical byproduct of Holgorsen’s offensive overhaul. Not unlike others on the team, he has forced himself to adjust in order to become a productive member of the offense.

Remove a player’s position from the playbook, plug him in somewhere else, force him to improve on scheme-specific skills – then watch for improved results.

It’s a secondhand result from Holgorsen’s offense that has so far led to solid production.

The North Huntingdon, Pa., native is just 14 yards away from eclipsing his career-best receiving total of 117 yards, and he has already matched his career high in touchdowns.

Given all the changes that took place for the West Virginia offense, Urban wasn’t expecting things to come together this quickly.

“I came in with an open mind, but you really never

the way of his performance on the field.

“So from watching film I have a pretty good idea of what I think they’re going to do and how we can attack them,” Smith said. “It has nothing to do with my personal relationship with them.”

Despite the success of all of these secondary players dur-

ing their high school years, the Orange defense ranks 111th in the nation in pass defense up to this point, according to USA Today polls, with 293 passing yards per game against them.

The WVU offense knows the game plan it has come up with this week; it should be able to have success in the passing game.

“With that being said, I feel like we could probably put up some good numbers passingwise,” Bailey said. “The whole key to this game is to win.”

The redshirt sophomore receiver already has more receiving yards than he did last year, and is looking to reach his goal of 1,000 yards receiving this week against Syracuse.

Since 1995, West Virginia has only had three receivers record 30 or more catches in a season five times.

The triple threat of junior receiver Tavon Austin, Bailey and McCartney have already accomplished that feat this season. The three lead the team in catches with 42, 34 and 34, respectively.

The Miramar talent will be out on the field Friday, and we’ll see which group comes out on top. ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu

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Senior inside receiver Tyler Urban, No. 89, celebrates with a teammate after scoring one of this two touchdowns. know what’s going to happen,” Urban said. “Seeing is believing, I guess.”

To prepare for time at receiver, Urban had to adjust just about every facet of his offensive style.

“The way I trained in the off-season – I knew playing this new position, that I had to be in better shape,” he said. “I naturally lost a couple pounds just through running the routes I do and just the amount of running I do in practice.

“I’ve had to change my style – I had to get used to blocking out in space instead of in-line blocking, so I’ve had to change a lot.”

When analyzing Friday night’s Big East Conference battle against Syracuse, Urban identified this game as

see urban on PAGE 8

WVU picked to finish seventh

by MIchael carvelli sports editor

The West Virginia men’s basketball team was picked to finish seventh in the Big East Conference in the 201112 season during the Big East preseason coaches’ poll.

WVU earned 132 points in the poll.

The Mountaineers finished 21-12 last season, which was good for seventh in the conference.

Seniors Kevin Jones and Truck Bryant return to lead a young WVU team, which features six freshman this year.

Connecticut and Syracuse finished tied for first place with 209 points each. UConn, the defending national champions, received seven firstplace votes, while the Orange received five.

Louisville head coach Rick Pitino and the Cardinals received three first-place votes, and their 201 points were good enough to earn them the No. 3 spot in the pre-

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Pittsburgh was the only other team in the conference to receive a vote for first place.

Cincinnati and Marquette also finished ahead of West Virginia in the poll with 169 and 155 points, respectively.

Jones named preseason all-conference For the second-straight season, West Virginia forward Kevin Jones was named preseason first team all-Big East Conference.

The senior from Mount Vernon, N.Y., was named allBig East honorable mention last season after averaging 13.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a junior.

Jones leads all current Big East players with 612 points and 364 rebounds in conference play.

The rest of the first unit consists of Pittsburgh guard Ashton Gibbs, who was tabbed as the league’s preseason Player of the Year, Connecticut sophomore guard Jeremy Lamb, Marquette senior guard Darius Johnson-Odom, Notre Dame senior forward Tim Abromaitis and Syracuse senior forward Kris Joseph.

Connecticut freshman center Andre Drummond was picked as the Big East’s preseason Rookie of the Year.

Drummond is a 6-foot-11, Middletown, Conn., native who earned preseason honorable mention honors. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

cody schuler sports WRITER

WVU needs to find road identity It’s been more than a month since the West Virginia football team has played a road game.

The Sept. 17 trip to Maryland seems like a very long time ago.

And, since it was such an isolated example, there hasn’t been much opportunity for this team to develop a road identity.

In the month since the 3731 victory over the Terrapins, the Mountaineers have shot up the polls and now rank No. 11 in the country.

With Friday night’s matchup at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y., West Virginia will be put to the test in arguably one of the toughest environments in the Big East Conference.

Since 2008, West Virginia has lost 13 games – 10 of which have come outside of Milan Puskar Stadium. While it is inherently tougher to play a road game than a home game, there is something to be said of the frequency with which the Mountaineers’ losses have come on the road.

Adding to the difficulty of preparing for this particular game is the unorthodox day it takes place. An 8 p.m. kickoff on a Friday is out of the ordinary for both players and coaches.

You may remember the last time West Virginia played a Friday night road game, things didn’t exactly go smoothly.

It took a herculean fourth quarter effort led by thensophomore quarterback Geno Smith and a missed Marshall field goal in overtime to escape with a 24-21 victory. That early season road test last year showed the lack of a road presence for the team at that point.

To find consistent success on the road, it is essential for a team to find its own, unique road identity.

LSU head coach Les Miles mentioned his team’s ability to find that early in the season as a primary factor behind the success they have had up to this point.

After beating three top 25 opponents on the road in the first month of the season, I’d say he is on to something.

So what are some ways that West Virginia can establish a road identity this week as they travel to Syracuse?

It’s true that the typical routines players and coaches are accustomed to are interrupted when going on a road trip. Keeping things simple and staying rested and relaxed is necessary to finding success come game time.

It is important each player seeks out an individual routine. This is not a new concept to them, and it’s something they have probably been doing since high school.

Choosing what to wear on the bus, what music to listen to, what way to mentally prepare for the game, when to stay loose and when to tweet or study game notes are all factors that vary by the player.

Luckily, the coaches structure most of the time the team spends on the road. Detailed itineraries, catered food and what to do with downtime can all be carefully scheduled to ensure members of the team are preparing in a similar fashion.

Once the team arrives at the stadium, the hope is that pregame preparations can carry on much in the same way they do when West Virginia is playing a home game.

While the locker room, facilities and field are all different, keeping stretches, warmup drills and walk-throughs the same is possible.

Most importantly in developing the road identity is the attitude the team takes on as a whole. How will the team handle crowd noise? Will players be able to stay focused in a different stadium? Will the coaches keep everyone calm if things get off to a slow start?

That’s why all the lessons and experiences West Virginia has on the road this Friday need to be captured for a road identity that can be replicated as the team moves forward.

Figuring out how to handle crowd noise, hotel rooms and

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women’s soccer

Experience key for Marrone, Syracuse ready for matchup against Mountaineers younger WVU players by robert kreis

by nick arthur

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Friday’s matchup between No. 11 West Virginia and Syracuse will feature two of the top 15 winningest programs in college football.

Since 1993, the two rivals have been playing for the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy. This season, both schools are coming off a bye week and should be prepped for an intense matchup.

“We had a good bye week with a lot of self evaluation,” said Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone. “We’ve had good practices, and we’re healthier than we’ve been.”

The Orange have started the season 4-2 for the second consecutive year, but West Virginia may be the best team they’ve played thus far.

“Obviously, we have a great challenge coming into Syracuse to play, and that’s this West Virginia team,” Marrone said.

“They pose a great challenge to our football team. We’re looking forward to going out there on Friday night and playing our best.”

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No. 20 at the time of the upset.

“I think I’d be naive not to think that we might have gone to Morgantown and maybe caught them (off guard,) a little bit,” Marrone said. “I don’t think that’s going to be the case this year.”

West Virginia’s offense averages more than 40 points per game this season.

“They have a very good receiving corps,” Marrone said.

“When those kids catch the football, they can take it to the end zone at anytime.”

Marrone has also been impressed with the play of West Virginia junior quarterback Geno Smith.

“Geno Smith is playing extremely well right now,” he said.

“He has made great improvements. That’s really been the key for them.

“If this offense gets into a

rhythm, they’re very dangerous. That’s why they’re No. 11 in the country.”

The spread offense implemented by first year head coach Dana Holgorsen has given Marrone and his staff a new look this season.

“They still spread the field— they still have dangerous skill players,” Marrone said. “That’s the pressure they put on you from an offensive standpoint, and they do an excellent job of that.”

Syracuse leads the all-time series 31-27.

“I’ve always had a lot of respect for West Virginia and their fans and always had a great appreciation for them,” Marrone said.

“I just love the fact of being able to compete with them.” nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

When you look at this season’s West Virginia women’s soccer team, you’ll find a lot of similarities between it and last year’s team that won a Big East Conference championship.

The Mountaineers this year are 13-4 and already have as many wins as they did last year.

Like last season, WVU is led by six seniors who are battletested and have the experience necessary to guide the Mountaineers into the postseason.

Probably the most important element of this year’s team, though, is its depth.

Last year, the Mountaineers had a number of underclassmen who were major contributors to the team’s success, including then-junior Blake Miller and then-freshman Frances Silva.

Miller, now a senior captain, scored 10 goals for West Virginia in her junior campaign and has scored seven goals this season. But, head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown knows it is the experience Miller has gained, receiving playing time since her freshman year that has groomed her to be the leader she is today.

“Every opportunity to get game experience is so critical,” Izzo-Brown said. “The more opportunities you have to touch the ball when there is a little bit of pressure teaches you some valuable lessons.”

Silva, like Miller, played a good deal during her first year in Morgantown. In her freshman year, Silva scored four goals for the Mountaineers.

This year, Silva as a sophomore has upped her goal scoring to six, but her biggest asset may be that she has been here before. Because she was such a solid contributor last season, Silva knows the rigors of battling through a Big East schedule and what it takes to win the Big East tournament.

It is that balance of experi-

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Continued from page 7 the true road-opener for West Virginia.

“We traveled to Maryland (and) we did well, but we didn’t finish. It was a long time ago – that was weeks ago,” he said.

“It’s the first road game in the Big East. It’s always tough.

We have to get it on the road and try to establish ourselves, and that will help us because we have more road games to come.”

schuler

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WVU head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said experience for players in their early years has helped make WVU successful enced seniors and quality underclassman that allows IzzoBrown and her Mountaineer teams to be competitive year after year.

“You always want to have the future of the program getting experience,” Izzo-Brown said. “I think it is important that (underclassman) have those opportunities.”

One thing coach IzzoBrown instills in all of her players, regardless of whether it is an experienced senior or a freshman in her first game, is that you cannot overlook opponents in the Big East.

With the team already sealing a first round bye in the Big East tournament, Izzo-Brown is emphatic that her team is solely thinking of Pittsburgh, and not the tournament.

“We have to focus on Pitt, and then as soon as the Pitt game is over with, we will refocus for the Big East (tournament),” Izzo-Brown said. “In soccer, we want to stay focused on the game ahead, and next week it will be all about the Big East tournament.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

pregame routines is essential to finding continued success on the road.

The trip to Syracuse is the first true opportunity to develop a road identity for this team. With four of the team’s six remaining games on the road, it is important to utilize this road trip as a building block for future trips.

By finding a routine, eliminating distractions and – most importantly – winning, the Mountaineers can take the first step to establishing a road identity that will carry on for the rest of conference play and into bowl season. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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