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ALL EYES ON US UPD, officials gear up for LSU game by mackenzie mays city editor

While Mountaineer fans are anticipating Saturday’s football game against LSU and ESPN’s GameDay Morgantown debut, University Police are busy preparing extra safety measures.

University Police will work with local law enforcement and the West Virginia State Police to staff the Mountainlair Plaza Saturday morning to better control the GameDay crowd, while additional personnel will man the stadium during the game, said University Police Chief Bob Roberts.

“We’re treating this as what

is obviously a big game,” Roberts said. “At the end of the day, we as law enforcement, and others working at the stadium, are asking fans to be respectful and responsible.”

Roberts said though the hype surrounding the game is sure to bring an energetic crowd, drinking responsibly can help to diminish potential safety issues.

“Anytime you bring 60,000 people in one area, there are certain issues you have to deal with,” he said. “One of the big things fans need to understand is they need to be responsible about their drinking because we’ve had to turn away a number of people in

the past who weren’t able to attend. And, this is an even bigger game than most.”

This isn’t Chief Roberts’ first “big game,” though.

“Over my tenure here, we’ve seen a lot of games – undefeated seasons. I’ve had a lot of experience here, and I think we’ve got a good plan in place,” he said.

“Our goal is to create a safe environment for all of our fans. Of course we want our fans to enjoy the game, and to be loud, but to respect the people around them, too.

And that’s where we have to reach out to all fans, not just students.”

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“I’ve always been a big fan of GameDay, but I didn’t think we’d ever get the opportunity to host it here,” Walters said.

“We have a great campus, and hopefully people will see how passionate we are about the Mountaineers.”

With recent controversy surrounding the University’s party reputation, Walters hopes Saturday can be a chance for Mountaineers to prove themselves.

“Let’s be honest, Morgantown gets a little crazy,” he said.

“But it’s good when it’s within the limits. We want to have a good reputation on national TV.” Tickets were given to early campers, which will allow them guaranteed access to the GameDay pit – located directly be-

hind the stage.

Campers must remove their tents and camping equipment from the MountainLair Plaza by 5 a.m. on Saturday.

Sophomore Dillon Tucker and his friends arrived at the Mountainlair Plaza to set up camp around 9 a.m. Thursday.

Win or loose, this is a oncein-a-lifetime chance for WVU fans, Tucker said.

“I just love Mountaineer sports. I’ve always been a fan, and I’ll always support my team,” he said. “This has never happened here before – I’m so excited. We plan on holding signs up, screaming and doing it all. We’re psyched for it.”

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ing WVU’s energetic gameday reputation and issues with “West F----- Virginia” Tshirts being distributed, Roberts said he doesn’t want bad fan behavior to ruin “a time to shine on national television.”

“This game obviously has a lot of national exposure, and the last thing any of us want is for an instance to overshadow the event itself or to detract from the University, the state and the football team,” he said. “We hope everyone takes the opportunity to put the right foot forward.”

Vice President for Student Affairs Ken Gray is further

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“82 percent wrong” – that’s what West Virginia University senior Josh Walters’ sign read as he set up camp on the Mountainlair Plaza in preparation for Saturday’s live broadcast of ESPN’s College GameDay. A poll on ESPN’s SportsNation asked fans who they believe will win Saturday’s game between WVU and LSU: 82 percent chose LSU, 18 percent chose the Mountaineers.

Walters, in addition to 15 other tents full of the small percentage of WVU believers, set up Thursday afternoon anticipating Morgantown’s GameDay debut.

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No. 16 West Virginia 3-0 (0-0)

No. 2 LSU 3-0 (1-0)

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No. 2 LSU will bring its 35-game nonconference regular season win streak to Milan Puskar Stadium Saturday night against No. 16 West Virginia.

Read more about Saturday’s game against LSU in SPORTS.

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Campers anticipate GameDay by mackenzie mays

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Justin Hayslette, left, a freshman radiology student, and Joshua Walters, right, a senior public relations student, sit outside of their tents Thursday afternoon. The two West Virginia University students will play football, basketball and socialize with friends to pass the time until ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday.

WELLWVU furthers safe drinking efforts Student Govt. promotes early voting by lacey palmer correspondent

WELLWVU: The Students’ Center for Health, is making efforts to implement safe drinking across campus.

WELLWVU’s website now features a virtual bar, which allows students to estimate their potential blood-alcohol concentration by indicating their gender, weight and how many drinks they’ve consumed.

Missy Pforr, alcohol education coordinator for WELLWVU, said the activity’s main goal is to teach students protective factors and create awareness about the alcohol content of certain drinks.

“Sometimes students don’t know the amount of alcohol that’s in a drink,” Pforr said. “So,

we tell them to be careful because you could think you’re only drinking one drink when really it has a couple of shots in it.”

More than 5,000 students have completed AlcoholEdu, an online interactive course designed to educate students about alcohol and its effects.

Mountie Ride, a program that provides safe rides home for students to combat drunken driving, is also in the works, Pforr said.

“The program’s not up and running yet, but that’s a big goal for us. We really want to see MountieRide take off,” she said.

“We’re going to continue to work on it so students can get a ride home safely.”

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through a variety of social marketing campaigns and in partnership with the WVU Athletic Department to promote responsible student behavior, Pforr said.

“We’re always trying to think of new activities and encourage students to do other things that don’t involve alcohol,” Pforr said.

Pforr said she hopes WELLWVU’s initiatives will encourage students to make informed decisions and better understand how alcohol can impact their lives.

“Our big thing is that we want people to be safe. Things are improving, but we still have a long way to go,” Pforr said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

by carlee lammers correspondent

The West Virginia University Student Government Association in partnership with the West Virginia Secretary of State office met in the Mountainlair Thursday to promote early voting for the upcoming state gubernatorial election.

In January, the West Virginia Supreme Court ordered a special election after former governor Joe Manchin left office to join the United States Senate.

Early voting for the election of either Democrat candidate Earl Ray Tomblin or Republican candidate Bill Maloney began Sept. 21 and

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ON THE INSIDE The West Virginia volleyball team begins Big East Conference play this weekend with matches against Seton Hall and Rutgers. ON PAGE 10

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“Whatever happens will have significant impact on WVU students, so it’s very important to have a strong leader in office to be our advocate .”

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will continue through Oct. 1.

“Every vote really does matter, especially in this election,” said SGA Communications Director Devin Sears.

“It’s definitely important because it is an early election.”

Students registered to vote may cast their early ballot by going to their county clerk’s office during normal business hours, or between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Students may also obtain an absentee ballot from the Secretary of State’s website.

Students absentee ballots are to be returned to their county clerk offices by Sept. 28 either by mail, fax or email.

“Whatever happens will have a significant impact on WVU students, so it’s very important to have a strong leader in office to be our advocate,” said SGA President

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CONFERENCE TEST The No. 11 West Virginia men’s soccer team begins Big East Conference play with a home game against South Florida.

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Students seeks future jobs at fair by ben scott correspondent

West Virginia University students took the opportunity Thursday to make connections with possible future employers at the biannual career fair hosted by WVU’s Career Services Center.

Employers from across the country were at the fair – from mainstream businesses like United Bank and Target to smaller companies Quad Graphics and government employers like the FBI and USDA. Students were encouraged to look for career opportunities outside of the degree they were pursuing, and employers kept open minds, too.

“We are mainly looking for engineers with a background in computer sciences,” said Jennifer Green, a representative for Digital Receiver Technology. “But, we do have other job opportunities and internships for people with different backgrounds.”

Markie Nicol, a senior political science student, attended the event in hopes of finding an internship that would help her achieve her career goals.

“I’ll probably talked to three or four more companies,” Nicol said. “I really want to find an internship.”

Sarah Glenn, assistant director of employer relations, said the career fair services as a foot-in-the-door for upperclassmen and a head start for younger students.

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Jenna Seckman, left, and Amanda Eddy, right, of the Kroger Company discuss opportunities with Raheef Alturkmani, a business administration student, at the Career Fair held Thursday afternoon in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

“Students should start looking for an internship or fulltime job nine months in advance,” she said. “So, if students are graduating in May or looking for a summer internship, they need to start now.”

While many students were looking for internships as re-

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Outreach manager for the Secretary of State’s Office Sean Hill said the purpose of the booth was to answer any questions students may have and to give them information on their opportunity to vote in the election.

“A lot of times, students – especially those away from home – get the sense that

sume builders and preparation for the real world, others were hoping to land a full-time job opportunity.

“I really just want to see what’s out there for job opportunities,” said Kara Delbert, a senior public relations student.

Many students dressed pro-

fessionally for the event and came with resumes prepared.

“I’ve been here for about 40 minutes, and I’ve set up interviews with three companies,” said Scott Safcsak, a senior finance student. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Friday September 23, 2011

Trucks remove fire fuel as WVU game looms MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Cleanup crews filled three dozen dump trucks with furniture and trash from hundreds of rental properties Thursday as Morgantown officials tried to prevent or at least downsize the street fires that have long typified weekends at West Virginia University.

Fire marshals posted hundreds of notices on doors earlier this week as excitement builds for Saturday night’s football game between No. 16 West Virginia and No. 2 LSU. Both teams are 3-0. ESPN’s College GameDay is broadcasting from Morgantown all day Saturday, and win or lose, the potential for revelry is high. Kickoff is at 8 p.m.

“If we win, maybe we won’t have as many fires,” said Fire Marshall Capt. Ken Tennant.

“And if there are some fires, we hope that reduces the size of the fires.”

The cleanup began at 9 a.m.

Thursday and covered both the Sunnyside area and downtown. It was the first time since 2005, before a big game with Virginia Tech, that the city conducted what it calls a furniture abatement program.

That time, crews filled about two dozen dump trucks and fire marshals wrote more than 80 misdemeanor citations to those who refused to cooperate, Tennant said. On Thursday, only three residents refused to comply. They were

cited and could face fines of $100 to $1,000.

“Most people were very understanding of what we were doing,” he said.

State and city fire marshals will begin patrolling the historically problematic neighborhoods Thursday night and will work through the weekend.

Morgantown and WVU have been trying for years to end the long-standing tradition of setting fires to celebrate athletic victories and other events, including the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in May. There are hundreds every year.

Last month, the city announced it will begin filing felony charges against people caught setting fires. Convictions under the state arson code could mean one to three years in prison, depending on the severity of the charge.

Until now, Morgantown has relied on its misdemeanor malicious burning ordinance, which carries a mandatory $1,000 fine. But police and fire officials said that wasn’t enough of a deterrent.

“We’re still having fires,” Tennant said, noting two arrests followed the Maryland game last weekend. “There’s still stuff being burned, so we have to assume the burning’s going to continue.”

The furniture abatement order is in effect until 8 a.m.

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their opinion doesn’t matter,” Hill said. “Our hope is that the young people’s votes will show in the totals.”

Polls will be open across the state on Election Day from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

While students who have not yet registered to vote have missed the deadline for the current election, they may still register to vote during future elections.

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Crews worked to set up ESPN’s College GameDay on the Mountainlair green Thursday afternoon.

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taking over the main show from 10 a.m. until noon.

The Mountainlair Plaza will open each morning at 7 a.m. for fans.

The pit will be filled on a firstcome, first-served basis.

Alcohol, food, drinks, footballs, signs on sticks or poles

and large backpacks are not allowed into the pit area.

Fans with signs on poles or sticks must stand in the area outside the pit.

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letic program with dignity and class,” Gray said in a University-wide email.

Any unlawful acts following the game will be subject to WVU disciplinary action along with fines and legal ramifications, and any involvement in malicious burning of public or personal property may result in expulsion and jail time, according to the email.

The Morgantown Fire Department has also made ef-

forts to combat any potential problems during Saturday’s events, issuing a furniture abatement order effective through 8 a.m. on Monday.

The order requires Morgantown residents to remove any furniture or other combustible materials from their porches and lawns.

Failure to comply will result in a misdemeanor citation for all residents of the property.

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W.Va. female prison to hold vigil for murder victims CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s only maximum security women’s prison is taking time to celebrate the lives of murder victims.

Lakin Correctional Center in West Columbia will host a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. Friday ahead of Sunday’s National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. Members of the community are encouraged to attend the vigil at the prison’s Victims Garden, which was built last year through inmate donations and labor.

“We want to let the community know that we remember, too,” said Amy Putney, victim services representative at La-

kin. “We are a prison, we’re a corrections facility, we’re trying to get inmates inside to be able to re-enter society, but we’re also there for the victims and their families, and we want to let them know that we remember.”

Inmates who have earned special clearance, such as wellbehaved offenders, will be allowed to participate in the vigil, which will be held outside the prison. Putney did not know if any of the inmates who would be allowed to attend were serving time for murder.

Of the prison’s 433 inmates, 63 were convicted for first- or second-degree mur-

der, said Brad Douglas, director of research and planning for the West Virginia Division of Corrections.

This is the first year Lakin has held a vigil to coincide with the national remembrance day, as first reported by the Point Pleasant Register.

“To know that these women at this facility are taking the time to do that and can recognize the impact, I think it says something about their character,” said Tera Salango, whose 25-year-old brother, Stephen Todd Farley, was murdered in 1993.

Farley’s murder prompted Salango, who was 16 at the time, to become a prosecutor

in Kanawha County.

Salango said she was surprised to hear a prison was hosting a remembrance event.

She said such events mean a lot to those who have lost loved ones to violent crime.

“I just think that any type of recognition for that is important, not only for the family members of those victims, but for the community – for others to recognize violence and the toll it takes on families,” she said.

Awareness of the effects of such crimes could help prevent more deaths, said Lynn Atkinson, whose daughter, Leanda Atkinson, was shot and killed

by her boyfriend in 2004. Matthew Dickel is serving more than 20 years for involuntary manslaughter and weapons charges.

“There are probably a lot of women that’s in the prison that were abused themselves,” Atkinson said. “I think it’s wonderful that they’re making awareness.”

Angie Rosser, spokeswoman for the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, applauded the prison’s efforts to remember those lost to violence.

“This really broadens the view of public safety in that Corrections understands that

part of that is keeping people who are dangerous out of the public and at the same time understanding that the reason for that is building safer communities, and that’s what this is really all about,” she said.

For Putney, the organizer, she said she wasn’t sure how many members of the public would show up. But that’s not the point, she said.

“We want to let the community to know they’re free to come in and be with us that day,” Putney said. “What a wonderful thing to get together and honor and memorialize the lives of the people that we’ve lost.”

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Stock market dips, Dow falls 391 on worldwide fears about economy NEW YORK (AP) — Investors began giving in to fears Thursday that a global recession is already under way, and stock markets shuddered around the world. Selling started in Asia, picked up speed in Europe and sent Wall Street near its worst finish of the year.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 391 points and at one point was down more than 500, a return to the volatility that gripped the market this summer.

One financial indicator after another showed that investors are losing hope that the global economy can keep growing. The price of oil and metals such as copper, which depend on economic demand, fell sharply. Traders bought Treasury bonds and the dollar for safety.

FedEx, a company that ships so many goods it is considered a barometer of the U.S. economy, had to lower its earnings forecast for the year because customers are putting off purchases of electronics and other gadgets from China.

The Dow fell 391.01 points, or 3.5 percent, and closed at 10,733.83. The selling was not just steep but broad: Nine-

teen stocks on the New York Stock Exchange fell for every one that rose. At one point, the Dow was down more than 500 points.

“Markets rely on confidence and certainty. Right now there is neither,” said John Canally, an economic strategist at LPL Financial, an investment firm in Boston.

It was the second consecutive rout in the stock market since Wednesday afternoon, when the Federal Reserve announced a change in strategy for fighting the economic slowdown – a bid to lower long-term interest rates and get people and companies to spend more money.

Economic news was bad around the world. A closely watched survey in Europe indicated a recession could be on the way there, and a manufacturing survey suggested a slowdown in China, which has been one of the hottest economies.

“The probability of going back into recession is higher now than at any point in the recovery,” said Tim Quinlan, an economist at Wells Fargo.

He put his odds of a recession at 35 percent.

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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks plunged Thursday, extending a rout around the world. Indicators across the financial markets had investors concerned that there’s no clear way the US will avoid another recession.

Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, said the world economy was “entering a dangerous phase.” She told an annual

Pittsburgh gets $125 million pledge PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former steel executive has pledged $125 million to the University of Pittsburgh just weeks after pledging $265 million to Carnegie Mellon University.

The pledge from William S. Dietrich II is the single largest gift in the school’s history, Pitt officials said Thursday. In recognition, the School of Arts and Sciences will be named after Dietrich’s father.

Beginning in the early 1960s, Dietrich turned a small family business into the nation’s largest manufacturer of light metal construction framing.

He earned his master’s degree and doctorate in political science from Pitt and has been a member of the school’s Board of Trustees since 1991.

The pledge is another example of how a city known for coal and steel is creating a different vision, Pitt Chancellor Mark Nordenberg said.

Nordenberg said Dietrich was “looking to invest in the institutions that he really does believe hold the key to a strong future for the western Pennsylvania region.”

“I know Bill Dietrich hopes his example will inspire others,” Nordenberg added.

N. John Cooper, dean of

Pitt’s School of Arts and Sciences, said the Dietrich gift will help transform what the school can do.

“This is going to let us compete for even better faculty,” Cooper said, even as public support for higher education is decreasing.

The Legislature approved a 19 percent cut in aid to Penn State this year, totaling $279 million. The cut was smaller than initially proposed by Republican Gov. Tom Corbett. The school has had to make up for the funding shortfall in other areas, including layoffs, program cuts and a salary freeze.

The 73-year-old Dietrich said in a statement that he made the pledge for a number of reasons.

“As a graduate who personally benefited from my own studies at Pitt, I want to ensure that the university can continue

to provide educational opportunities of the highest quality to its undergraduate and graduate students,” he said.

Founded in 1787 in a log cabin, the school now has more than 35,000 students and a 132-acre main campus.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, another major employer in the region, is affiliated with Pitt’s School of Health Sciences. Dr. Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine at Pitt’s School of Medicine.

Some other recent large gifts include $400 million to Columbia University in 2007, $300 million to the University of Chicago in 2008, and $136 million to Tufts University in 2008. Experts note that it’s hard to compare such gifts, since specific terms are often kept private, and some gifts are spread out over time.

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meeting of the IMF and World Bank that nations need credible plans to get their debt under control.

In the United States, inves-

tors poured money into American government debt, which they see as less risky than stocks even as the nation wrestles with how to tame its long-

term budget problems.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note hit 1.71 percent – the lowest since the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis started keeping daily records half a century ago. It was 3.66 percent as recently as February, when the economic forecast was brighter.

Yields fall as investors buy bonds and send their prices higher. Small yields are a sign that investors are just looking for a safe place to park their cash.

“They want to get their money back,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed income strategist at Janney Capital Markets. “How much they earn is secondary.”

Besides U.S. bonds, investors bought American dollars.

The dollar rose to an eightmonth high against the euro because of fears that Europe, staggered by debt, will bear the worst of a global downturn.

The Dow almost matched its lowest close of the year, 10,719 on Aug. 10. The stock market was seized by volatility last month, and at one point the Dow strung together four consecutive days of 400-point moves up or down.

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Friday September 23, 2011

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Make a positive statement at the game The West Virginia University community has been excited all week, and for good reasons.

Our undefeated Mountaineer football team is going to play the No. 2 Louisiana State University Tigers, and Morgantown is welcoming ESPN’s College GameDay for the first time.

Now is the time for Mountaineer fans to rise up and show the nation we can support our team without destroying the academic image of WVU.

Many times in the past, WVU fans have caused destruction during and after sporting events. For some reason, fans deem it necessary to start celebratory fires after games – fires were even set after the announcement of the death of Osama Bin Laden.

While some may see it as school spirit, in truth, it is damaging to the academic respect students work hard for.

It makes no sense to study hard throughout four years at

a major University and tarnish the image of the school at the same time.

Don’t these fans realize by setting fires and inciting riots, they are simultaneously making their degrees worth less?

WVU is a fine institution, but it may be difficult for outsiders to understand if the only feature of the University shown is how the students love to party and burn couches.

To immature students, wearing shirts that read “WVU –

Where greatness is learned and couches are burned” is amusing.

But those students need to reconsider why they are in an institute of higher learning.

Could it be to learn?

Choosing the right school is choosing the school with sound credibility as an academic university. If WVU looses respect as an educator, fewer students may enroll in the future.

Students who participate in fires may as well throw their

degrees in a fire, too.

Years of continuous immaturity among students at WVU will destroy the credibility the institution. Don’t let this happen any more.

Be the voice of reason.

If anyone notices friends participating in a celebratory fire over the weekend, urge them to think again. Their actions have a lasting effect on the University.

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Perpetual economic growth damaging and impossible michael levy columnist

“If the earth must lose that great portion of its pleasantness which it owes to things that the unlimited increase of wealth and population would extirpate from it, for the mere purpose of enabling it to support a larger, but not a better or happier population, I sincerely hope, for the sake of posterity, that they will be content to be stationary, long before necessity compels them to it.” – John Stewart Mill Mill sounds a little pink there, doesn’t he?

Mill – to whom modern libertarianism can be traced – recognized 160 years ago that infinite economic growth on a finite planet was neither possible nor desirable.

If only we had paid attention.

The premise that economic growth is always good is so deeply entrenched in our cultural mythology, it doesn’t ever need to be articulated.

Whether you listen to National Public Radio or watch Fox News, journalists don’t have to say that economic expansion is good or slow growth bad – we collectively assume that growth is good.

We need to rethink that assumption. As Edward Abbey put it, “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”

Economic production is the conversion of natural resources into usable products and then waste, during which energy is consumed and utility is acquired.

To function, the economic system must withdraw natural resources from the global ecosystem and deposit wastes into the global ecosystem. As the economy grows, so too grow the rates of extraction of resources and dumping of wastes.

The global ecosystem is of finite size, so it is logically evident we cannot continue to withdraw from it ever-faster; eventually, it will become depleted.

Ecosystems are renewed by the input of solar energy (notably, the only input into the system).

That rate of input provides a fundamental constraint on the magnitude of the global ecosystem, and hence the magnitude of the economic system within it.

There was a time when economists could ignore these constraints because the world was relatively empty of human economic activity, which allowed the assumption of infinite natural resources and waste-absorption capacity.

Now, however, human economic activity predominates on Earth.

There is abundant evidence

the economy is bumping up against the ecological limits imposed by the fact that we live on a finite planet.

Oil production peaked last decade, the world’s forests have been devastated, and many important fisheries are on the verge of collapse.

Meanwhile, the ability of ecosystems to deal with our waste – from the 9,000 square mile dead-zone in the Gulf of Mexico to the accumulation of carbon in the atmosphere – is in dangerous decline.

As resources grow further depleted and wastes accumulate, services that are provided to us, for free, by the global ecosystem become compromised. Among many others, these ecosystem ser-

Students need to be the 12th man jason bailey sga president

I want it loud. I take that back – I want it deafening.

When Louisiana State University’s quarterback, Jarrett Lee, lines up to take the snap, I don’t want him to even be able to hear himself think.

Where does this intensity all start?

It starts with the students.

What’s better than a Saturday night game on ABC, ESPN’s College GameDay in town and two undefeated teams battling in front of millions?

Other than a chance to take Erin Andrews out after the game, I can’t think of much.

Simply thinking about Saturday sends chills through my

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body, and I hope it does the same to you.

I have attended every home football game since I was a freshman in 2007. We’ve had some really big games the past four seasons.

Nothing, though, compares to the excitement and anticipation of what’s to come on Saturday.

I can’t wait for Geno to throw past LSU’s secondary defense, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. to sing the national anthem and a scoreboard at the end that has the Mountaineers on top.

This is our shot, as the student body, West Virginia University and the state of West Virginia to show millions across the country what Mountaineer spirit is all about.

It wouldn’t matter if I was at the game or watching it from home – that excitement in the

pit of my stomach wouldn’t change. We have to show the nation who we are and what we’re about.

I don’t want you to decrease your force as Maniacs at all. In fact, it must be greater than ever Saturday night.

What I do ask, is that we do it with respect and integrity. Being a Mountaineer is about loyalty, hard work and respect. You all have those three qualities. If you didn’t, then you wouldn’t be a Mountaineer.

Take those values into Saturday morning at College GameDay and into Milan Puskar Stadium. We need to be that twelfth man.

I want someone to Google “home field advantage” and see nothing but highlights from this Saturday night. Help us out.

Be Loud. Be Proud.

Let’s Go Mountaineers!

vices include the production of food, regulation of climate, and purification of air and water.

A study conservatively estimated the monetary value of global ecosystem services at $33 trillion per year, far larger than global GNP. So, economic growth cannot continue to grow forever, and the longer it is allowed to grow, the more ecosystem services become compromised and have to be replaced with costly technical interventions (where possible).

But if economic growth can’t go on, what is the alternative?

A steady-state economy would exist at equilibrium levels of population and eco-

nomic activity. This is the only way that we can live sustainably.

Ever-increasing growth on a finite planet is unsustainable. It is a testimony to how deeply detached economics is from physical reality and how broadly that school of thought has established itself that the previous sentence needed to be articulated. Read it again; it is self-evident, yet we seem collectively hell-bent on ignoring it.

A non-growing economy doesn’t mean non-development or depravity.

Many of us feel deep unease at how frenetic modern life has become and how disconnected we feel from our families, our communities

Letter to the editor Dear lucky Mountaineers who received an LSU ticket Congratulations!

No matter what year you are or number of loyalty points you have, you are going to the game.

While you’re there, keep in mind how many seniors have sat through rain, snow and

and the natural world. Changing our economics could allow us to refocus our lives on that which matters most.

Do I sound like a hippie?

Let me close as I opened, quoting John Stewart Mill, writing 163 years ago: “It is scarcely necessary to remark that a stationary condition of capital and population implies no stationary state of human improvement.

There would be as much scope as ever for all kinds of mental culture, and moral and social progress; as much room for improving the Art of Living, and much more likelihood of its being improved, when minds ceased to be engrossed by the art of getting on.”

daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

that fateful game against youknow-who (Pitt), to get to their final football season as a student and not get a ticket to the biggest game in years.

If I hear one more person say that they are getting “blacked out” on Saturday, or might not make it to the game, I will lose it.

Cancel your ticket – NOW. Some of us want to see the game and remember it. Some of us want to say we were there and actually have a story to tell about it (and not be told to us).

Some of us want to show Mountaineer pride in a way that is fun, but will show a positive image on national television.

Appreciate how lucky you are, have a great time, don’t wear those stupid t-shirts and be a fan we’d all be proud of.

If I’m watching from afar and see a half empty student section at half time, I’ll be very disappointed.

Sincerely, An angry senior

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 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 SEPTEMBER 23

TOMCHIN PLANETARIUM, located in 425 Hodges Hall, will present “Ultimate Universe” at 8 p.m. and “It’s About Time” at 9 p.m. The event is free, but reservations are required and can be made at 304-293-3422, ext. 1443. Tomchin Observatory, located on the 4th floor of Hodges Hall, will be open at about 8:30 p.m. for viewing on the same night if the sky is clear.

EVERY FRIDAY

LUNCH FOR A BUCK takes place at the Campus Ministry Center on the corner of Willey and Price streets. For more information, call 304-292-4061.

THE CHABAD JEWISH STUDENT CENTER offers a free Shabbat Dinner every friday night at 7 p.m. at the Chabad House. For more information, email Rabbi@JewishWV.org or call 304-599-1515.

CAMPUS LIGHT MINISTRIES hosts a weekly meeting and Bible study at 7 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair.

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

EVERY SATURDAY

OPEN GYM FOR VOLLEYBALL is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Student Recreation Center. No commitment or prior experience is necessary. Just show up and play. For more information, contact Mandy at mhatfie3@ mix.wvu.edu.

CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. John University Parish at 5 p.m.

TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS FOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 10:30 a.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Student Recreation Center.

EVERY SUNDAY

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH offers services at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

The church is located on the corner of Spruce and Willey streets.

WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE club team holds practice at 3 p.m. at St. Francis Fields.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS offers a service for students at 10 a.m. at the chapel on Willey Street. For more information, call 304-296-7538.

WVU HILLEL offers a Bagel Brunch at 12:30 p.m. at the Hillel House at 1420 University Ave. For more information or a ride, call 304-685-5195.

MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST hosts a supper at 6 p.m. and a bible study at 7 p.m. at the Christian Student Center at 2923 University Ave. PAINTBALL TEAM practices at Mountain Valley Paintball Park. For more information, visit www.wvupaintball.com or email wvupaintball@gmail.com.

CHRISTIAN STUDENT FELLOWSHIP hosts free dinner at 6:15 p.m. followed by a worship service at 7 p.m. at 2901 University Ave. For more information, contact Gary Gross at grossgary@yahoo.com.

SIGMA THETA EPSILON, a National Christian Service Fraternity, would like to invite any men interested in

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

the fraternity to attend its meeting at 5 p.m. at the Campus Ministry Center. For more information, e-mail sigmathetawvu@gmail.com.

CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. John University Parish at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. All are welcome.

SINGLE ADULT DINNER for the never-married, widowed and divorced is held at 5 p.m. More information, call 866-948-6441 or visit www.

SingleFocusMinistries.org.

CONTINUAL

WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as drinkWELL, loveWELL, chillWELL and more are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by the 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 walkin clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling. Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information.

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

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

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

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

To make an appointment, call 304293-4117. For more information, visit www.caritashouse.net.

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

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is

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.

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 in-service trainings per year, and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or email trella.greaser@live.com.

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

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

THE CONDOM CARAVAN will be held in the Mountainlair from noon to 2 p.m every Tuesday. The caravan sells condoms for .25 each or 5 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, go to www.m-snap.org.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. All students and faculty are invited. For more information, email amy.keesee@mail.wvu.edu.

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

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

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

COMMUNITY NEWCOMERS CLUB is a group organized to allow new residents of the Morgantown area an opportunity to gather socially and assimilate into their new home community. For more information, email morgantownnewcomers.com.

NEW GROUP THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES are available for free at the Carruth Center. 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 304-2934431 or contact tandy.mcclung@mail. wvu.edu.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you gain a greater sense of direction, as you are focused. You will not scatter your energy; you will be most direct. A male or assertive friend plays an unusual role in your year. You might resent how hard this person can push. Learn to say “no.” Don’t lose sight of your goals.

If you are single, you could meet someone through an expanding circle of friends. If you are attached, the two of you will bond by socializing more. LEO helps get you moving.

A R I E S ( M A R C H 21- A P R I L 19) HHHHH Others could be a handful in the next few months. What you need to do is not personalize everything you hear or what others do. It isn’t always about you! If there is a theme, do look at it. You work well with a child or loved one. Tonight: Let your hair down.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Remain more sensitive to different people, especially if they are involved with you personally. Your private life seems to take precedence. You want to think through your feelings and a sudden insight. A friend plays a significant role.

Tonight: Buy flowers or a favorite dessert -- something that will make the evening special.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH Your creativity emerges when speaking to others. Some might feel you are witty; others think you are funny. You want to stay on message. A meeting takes an alternate path, one you did

not anticipate. Tonight: Hang out with friends.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Be aware of the costs of pursuing a certain path. It could cause an unexpected twist. A boss or someone you look up to continues to act in a most unpredictable manner. Pull back if you are uncomfortable. Tonight: Treat time.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH The Moon empowers you, just in time for the weekend. You can clear out a lot of work, complete a project and get more done than you anticipated. An unexpected communication surprises you for a short while. Tonight: Have a ball. Love the moment.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Know how much you have to offer, and even if you are feeling insecure, don’t step back. You might be inclined to undermine yourself in a discussion where someone does the unexpected.

Stay centered and claim your power.

Tonight: Vanish while you can.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH The Sun enters your sign, allowing greater visibility. You know what you want and where you are heading. A friendship means much more than you are willing to acknowledge. The only person you are hurting is yourself. Tonight: The world is your oyster.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH Others need to know where you stand.

Your nerves could be fried by a demanding week and a lot of changes in your daily life. Revamp your think-

ing. Evaluate how much you hold on to the unnecessary. Tonight: Leader of the gang.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH Focus on your long-term goals, especially when you are in a meeting. Your creativity could flare, adding to any situation. Your finances could swing back and forth. You have the energy to complete any project. Tonight: Where the action is.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH A partnership or an involvement with another source of money keeps you on your toes. You might be a little too manipulative, and others respond in kind. Lots of answers come in your direction. Tonight: Go with another person’s plans.

AQ UA R I U S ( J A N. 20- F E B. 18) HHHHH Clearly someone else is in control. You might need to review a matter with greater care. Your ability to visualize could be very different from others’. Present your ideas as clearly as possible. Tonight: The only answer to an invitation is “yes.”

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH Continue to deal with others directly.

Someone feels so good when you focus on him or her. Use care counting your change, adding and subtracting funds or even paying bills. You could be distracted. Tonight: Out with friends.

BORN TODAY Wrestler Matt Hardy (1974), actor Paul Peterson (1945), singer, musician Bruce Springsteen (1949)

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F Minus

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PUZZLES DIFFICULTY LEVEL HARD

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.

THURSDAY’’S PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS 1 Dollar bill weight, roughly 5 Dey job?

10 __ Stream 14 San __ 15 Silly 16 Adidas alternative 17 From the top 18 Blanche __, pseudonymous author of the 1983 best-seller “Truly Tasteless Jokes” 19 “No ice, please” 20 questions 23 Terhune collie 24 Annual sign of bad behavior?

25 “Alice” singer Lavigne 28 Orator’s vocal quality 33 Sacramento daily 34 Sched. B item on a 1040 35 High point of an Alaskan trip?

36 hours 40 Seven-time N.L. batting champ 41 Storm dir.

42 They lead to an F 43 Six-pack abs?

45 Seat of Colorado’s Pitkin County 47 TriBeCa neighbor 48 Blueprint subject, perhaps 49 ers 57 Frankfurt’s river 58 Phils, e.g.

59 Deception 60 ‘70s pinup name 61 Beneficiary 62 Its state bird is the cardinal 63 2-Down unit 64 Fixes 65 Place to cross, on signs DOWN 1 Seles rival 2 Eye care brand 3 Flock response 4 “The Jungle Book” boy 5 Dug, so to speak 6 Heart lead singer Wilson et al.

7 Where kip are spent 8 Silliness 9 Party pooper 10 Underworld

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11 Where the iris is 12 Neeson who voiced Aslan in the “Narnia” movies 13 You may have a brush with it 21 It merged with Continental in 2010: Abbr.

22 Swindler, in slang 25 Trinity test subject 26 Locale 27 Maker of pieces?

28 Genetic letters 29 One of the convicted Rosenberg spies 30 Image Awards org.

31 1930s public enemy 32 NFL Network sportscaster Rich 34 Devil’s tools, metaphorically 37 Touchdown site 38 Big shot 39 More than zero 44 Walk bouncily 45 Modeled after 46 Sneaky devil 48 “It’s nobody __ business”

49 Go out 50 Nose wrinkler 51 Sommelier’s prefix 52 Singer Horne 53 Hunted 54 Pre-coll. catchall 55 Shower in public?

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Friday September 23, 2011

Mountaineer Idol’s second round to host ‘80s night by ashley hite

a&e correspondent

In its eighth year, Mountaineer Idol started off with 41 contestants, and by the end of Friday’s competition the contestants will dwindle down to only 11.

It all started with 41 students anxiously filing one-by-one through a room full of judges.

After that, only 15 students were supposed to continue on to the first round of live performances and eliminations.

A two-way tie raised the group of competitors up to 16 singers.

These 16 singers belted it out September 9 to the theme of “Singer’s Choice.”

The end of the round would see three contestants eliminated. But again, a two-way tie intervened and only two students were eliminated.

According to Senior Program Administrator Sonja Wilson, there have only been a total of three ties in the eight years of Mountaineer Idol.

“It just goes to show you the talent is getting better, and everybody is just so good. I’m really happy I’m not a judge. I don’t really know who I would send home,” Wilson said.

Fourteen contestants were set to perform tomorrow night in the Mountainlair Ballrooms at 8:30 pm, but the number

dropped to 13 singers when a finalist from the last round dropped out due to health reasons.

The theme is for the evening will be “‘80s Night,” allowing the singers to showcase their talents while performing one of their favorite tunes from the 1980s.

“When we have the genres of music, it lets the contestants show their personalities with their song. It just lets them be more entertaining,” Wilson said.

The 13 remaining contestants who will be performing Friday night are Libby Altmeyer, Carrie Jo Barratt, Katelyn Cannon, Alyssa Fazzini, Farah Famouri, Patrick Garcia, Jilsel Harris, Ellis Lambert, Scott Link, Chelsea Malone, Amy Schriner, Michaela Stahlnecker and Megan Sydnor.

The “‘80s Night” elimination round will see three students eliminated, pending another two-way tie.

The contestants are judged by five judges on a 1-10 scale in the categories of voice, stage presence, song selection and overall performance.

Judges for tomorrow night include chemical engineering professor Dr. Brian Anderson and two WVU student athletes.

Tomorrow night’s round will be sponsored by two choirs under the direction of Jeffry Johnson.

Both choirs will be performing while the judges deliberate. Previous Mountaineer Idol winners include Amanda Hughart, AJ Warne, Holly Hunsberger, Samantha Bartlow, Kasey Hott, Carlton Smith and Joshua Jannotta.

Students in attendance at WVUp All Night’s Mountaineer Idol will get to cheer on their favorite competitors as well as see guest celebrity performances.

The last Idol elimination round showcased last year’s Mountaineer Idol winner Amanda Hughart, as she sang “God Bless America” to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Celebrity judges will also be performing songs after the contestants in the upcoming weeks.

The grand prize for the firstplace winner of Mountaineer Idol is $1,000, while second and third place winners will receive $750 and $250, respectively.

The awards are sponsored

by The Coca-Cola Company, which is sponsoring Mountaineer Idol alongside American Idol.

The final round will showcase the last three contestants and will be held at the downtown Metropolitan Theatre on Sunday, November 6 at 3 p.m. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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

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Alyssa Fazzini performs an a cappella version of Kanye West’s ‘Heartless’ Friday night as part of Mountaineer Idol.

FOX’s singing competition ‘The X-Factor’ falls second to ‘Modern Family’ LOS ANGELES (AP) — The debut of Simon Cowell’s “The X Factor” played second fiddle to “Modern Family.”

On a competitive night of fall debuts, Fox’s singing contest kicked off Wednesday with a total audience of 12.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen

Co. ratings. The real glory went to ABC’s Emmy-winning “Modern Family,” which earned a leading 14.5 million viewers.

Among advertiser-coveted young adult viewers, the ABC 8-10 p.m. EDT sitcom duo of “The Middle” and “Modern

Family” were the leaders and topped “X Factor” by 5 percent.

“X Factor” was bested in total viewers from 9-10 p.m. EDT by both “Modern Family” and CBS’ “Criminal Minds,” which drew 14.1 million viewers. But it was No. 1 in the 8 p.m. hour, outperforming “The Middle”

and other shows including CBS’ “Survivor.”

Fox pronounced itself more than satisfied.

“X Factor” performed “within our expectations,” said Mike Darnell, Fox’s president of alternative entertainment.

“The reality is there were crazy expectations out in the world. I don’t know why it got that way.

By any measure of success for television, it was a success.”

The network certainly stoked anticipation with the heavily promoted show, and Cowell himself said his goal was to have TV’s top-rated series.

But Fox touted the ratings earned for the two-hour de-

but, which was its highestrated Wednesday night premiere in 16 years among total viewers (since “Melrose Place” and “Beverly Hills 90210” in 1995) and best among young adults in 13 years (“Beverly Hills 90210” and “Party of Five” in 1998).

Darnell also dismissed comparisons to “American Idol,” Cowell’s former home, which drew an audience of 26.2 million to its 10th-season opener in January. “’Idol’ is a phenomenon ...

This is a brand-new television show that needs to build an audience, and it had a very good start,” he said.

However, “X Factor” only

slightly bettered last spring’s debut of “The Voice,” an NBC singing contest that didn’t have Cowell’s clout behind it.

It drew 11.78 million viewers.

“X Factor,” with a judging panel that includes Cowell, his former “Idol” sparring partner Paula Abdul, Antonio “L.A.” Reid and former Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger, was airing its second two-hour episode Thursday.

The show started out with high and low notes Wednesday, featuring some talented contestants along with a man who dropped his pants during his tryout and earned an “X’’ on-screen graphic across his apparently bare crotch.

The new singing competition, ‘The X-Factor,’ took second place in ratings to ‘Modern Family.’

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Bethany Lemasters, a freshQ: What are some of your faman interior design student, vorite styles for fall? flaunted her eclectic, boheA: I love layers and sweaters mian style in Woodburn cir- with flow-y tank tops. cle .

Q: What styles are you looking to try out this fall?

Q: Where are your boots A: I want to try more dress from? with boots and knit hats.

A: They are Steve Madden, Q: Is there a particular item I got them online. you would like to add to your Q: What is your favorite fall wardrobe? store to shop at?

A: Yes, I would like to get a A: Forever 21, I like the blazer. prices and style. They have good styles there.

—bac

Sonu Roopam, a senior study- cessory wise? ing political science, was seen A: Don’t wear a lot of bling. I sporting an elegant, preppy look like really small earrings, I think in Woodburn Circle. one nice accessory is good, keep everything else simple.

Q: Where is your dress from?

Q: What item would you A: Forever 21. most like to add to your wardQ: What is your favorite robe this fall? place to shop?

A: A blazer and military boots.

A: ZARA. Q: What is your best piece of Q: What will you be wearfashion advice? A: I think you ing on gameday? A: Blue tights should wear what looks good and a yellow shirt. and what works for you.

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Anna Lama, grad student things. studying education, was seen Q: Are there any new trends rocking her comfortable , re- you are trying out or want to try laxed look near E. Moore Hall. for this fall?

A: I am trying out the whole Q: Where are your boots and feather thing. I know everyone’s doing it! sweater from?

A: My boots are Naughty Q: What are you wearing on Monkey and I got them from gameday?

Endless.com. My sweater is from A: I definitely have to supExpress. port and wear the colors. I’ll Q: What is your favorite store most likely wear jeans and tuck them into my boots, got to have to shop at?

A: Francescas, in Pittsburgh, my boots. it has a great bohemian mix of —bac

cornmeal Continued from page 8

After The Trainjumpers heated up the stage, it was time for the night’s feature attraction – Cornmeal.

Seasoned veterans of more than a decade, Cornmeal promised to be a highly skillful and entertaining group. They certainly did not disappoint.

The crowd of more than 130 was sent into a frenzy from the first notes and the jamming continued relentlessly throughout their set.

Cornmeal’s execution was absolutely perfect, and it was impossible to not tap your foot, bob your head, or, as some fans showed, dance around like a maniac. All in attendance were having a good time, and their passion was fueled by the ferocious rhythms and grooves of Cornmeal.

“I’m off work, it’s Wednesday night, I got a beer in my hand and there’s a fiddle in the background, what more could I want,” said Blake Willard, Morgantown resident.

The rest of the crowd definitely shared his sentiments, as all were dancing and moving to the beat of Cornmeal’s drum.

While the energy and enthusiasm displayed by Cornmeal was certainly remarkable, I was most impressed by just how talented they were musically.

Their experience was clearly displayed, and each member showed a refined knowledge of their respective instrument.

Guitarist and vocalist Kris Nowak showed off his considerable vocal talents in every song, blending wonderfully with banjo player and vocalist “Wavy” Dave Burlingame.

Nowak was not shy about ripping out the occasional solo either, though, and songs such as “Girl With the Short Brown Hair” had Nowak masterfully executing incredibly complex and difficult solos.

The spotlight was not all Nowak’s, however, as fiddle player Allie Kral showcased her stupendous talents on multiple occasions.

A particularly sensational solo came about halfway through an instrumental jam when Kral practically set her strings on fire with blazing speed and accuracy.

Even better, she maintained this otherworldly pace for the better part of two minutes with the crowd fervently cheering her on.

She never rested and never missed a note – a testament to her extraordinary talent on the fiddle.

For fans of folk music or just fine musicianship in general, 123 Pleasant Street was the place to be Wednesday night.

The Trainjumpers started the night off strong and Cornmeal continued to push the crowd into a state of organized chaos, filling the walls of 123 with the drug of music.

123 consistently puts on great shows, and I highly recommend marking your calendars with a date there in the near future.

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No white after Labor Day. Red lipstick only after dark.

These are just a couple of the fashion myths we have grown accustomed to hearing.

As young people in 2011, it seems that these “rules” have been around forever. Just because they are aged does not make them vintage.

While some of the fashionably-challenged fall victim to these outdated guidelines, the only rule to live by is to never say never. Well, that is, as long as you aren’t one of the hipster wannabes who think giant prescription-less glasses are an appropriate fashion statement.

It is okay – in fact, it’s encouraged to adopt fashion personas daily. The key to these themed ensembles, however, is to maintain your own true style. Because while some people may not agree, everyone has their own sense of style.

For so many people, the things they wear are far different from the things they would like to wear. More than we realize, the phrase, “I wish I could wear that,” is uttered. If you’ve ever found yourself saying that, don’t ever say it again.

Of course, we must know our aesthetic strengths and body types but there is always room to experiment.

Jessica Kopple, a style-savvy senior anthropology student,

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was surprised to find that she could masterfully sport a maxi dress on her petite five foot frame.

“I always liked them but never thought I could pull it off,” she said.

Although it took some warming up, Kopple said she did what so many of us are afraid to do – get past our preconceived notions and step outside the box.

“When I saw a girl even shorter than me rocking one, I decided to give it a try,” she said.

Whatever your height, weight or shape, everyone has difficulties and strengths to play up.

While Kopple was apprehensive of long dresses on her short frame, her taller roommate, junior psychology student, Samantha Dongoski, said she had hesitations of her own.

Dongoski said each time she adds heels to her statuesque 5-foot-8 frame she spends a few moments contemplating the decision.

“Whenever I get self-conscious about my height, I look in the mirror and realize that if I wasn’t this tall, I wouldn’t have these great legs,” she said.

Style trends and rules are things to consider, but definitely not a standard to live by.

There are so many misconceptions about the do’s and don’ts of fashion.

Fashion is much more than just pairing pieces together.

Clothes don’t make a person look good – the person must always flatter the clothing. christina.gutierrez@mail.wvu.edu

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Murphy to sing nat’l anthem for game

By Charles young Associate A&E Editor

Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., the winner of this year’s “America’s Got Talent” competition, has been selected to perform the national anthem prior to kickoff of Saturday’s football game No. 16 WVU Mountaineers will face the No. 2 LSU Tigers game Saturday.

Formerly a homeless car washer, Murphy, who hails from Logan, W.Va., rose to national prominence after being named the winner of the sixth season of NBC’s reality talent competition, “America’s Got Talent,” on Sept. 14.

Murphy’s crooning style and uncanny vocal resemblance to musical legend Frank Sinatra

helped him gain the support of fans across the country.

Along with earning a headlining run at Caesar’s Palace Casino and Resort, Murphy won $1 million for winning first place.

Matt Wells, WVU’s director of sports marketing, said Murphy was being brought to Morgantown by popular demand.

“We received a lot of feedback about him, and this is something they wanted to see happen. It made a lot of sense with him being a West Virginia native,” he said.

Due to the overwhelming positive response from the show’s judges and fans, Wells said he began attempting to contact and book Murphy before the competition ended.

Murphy arrived in Morgan-

town around 10 a.m. Thursday to practice singing in the stadium.

“Singing in a football stadium is a totally different animal than singing on a stage,” Wells said.

Murphy tried out three different renditions of the national anthem in the stadium to prepare for his performance.

Despite being in a football stadium, Wells said Murphy “knocked each rendition out of the park.”

Wells said although the eyes of the state would be on the WVU Mountaineers, fans and residents of the state would also have the opportunity to see a local artist shine.

“This is for West Virginia to be proud of,” he said. charles.young@mail.wvu.edu

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123 Pleasant Street was rolling with enthusiasm Wednesday night thanks to the efforts of The Trainjumpers and headliners Cornmeal.

The Trainjumpers were the first band to take the stage. The five-piece group from Wheeling,

W.Va., blistered into their blend of ska rock and didn’t let up until the final bell.

Their sound was one characterized by the saxophone and intensely groovy guitars and bass.

There was an unmistakable reggae influence, and I found it particularly captivating that they combined this sound with classic rock influences. It is not your

typical clash of styles, and the resulting blend was unique and fresh for me and the fans.

“It was a really cool combination. Not a lot of bands are using a saxophone and regular instruments like that. It was definitely cool to hear,” said Adam Harvey, a senior economics student.

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Under the spotlight No. 11 WVU starts conference play this weekend against South Florida by alex sims sports writer

The energy level was high this week as the No. 11 West Virginia men’s soccer team returned to the practice field to prepare for its matchup with No. 13 South Florida Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

WVU (4-2-1) will have its first weekend with only one game this season, following four straight two-game weekends.

Thanks to the added rest, coupled with a weekend in which they saw wins over Richmond and Duquesne, the Mountaineers are focused and ready for the Big East Conference play to begin.

“We’ve got a lot of older guys who have been there before. We’re not nervous, we’re just ready to play,” said junior midfielder Uwem Etuk.

“USF’s a great team and we get even more excited when we play the bigger teams.”

The Bulls (4-2-1) have had an up-and-down season thus far with wins over No. 14 Wake Forest and No. 10 UC-Irvine, but losses against Bradley and Saint Louis.

A pair of transfers, forward Dom Dwyer and goalkeeper Chris Blais, lead the way for USF. Blais, a transfer from Michigan, was named Big Ten Conference Tournament Defensive Player of the Tournament last year and has 24 saves on the season.

Dwyer comes from Tyler Junior College in Texas, where he was named NJCAA National Player of the Year for 2010, while winning back-toback NJCAA national championships in 2009 and 2010.

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Freshman forward Andy Bevin shoots the ball against Richmond Sept. 16. Bevin, who is from New Zealand, leads WVU with five goals and 11 points on the season.

The London, U.K., native leads USF with five goals on 22 shots this season.

In their last meeting, the Mountaineers topped the Bulls 2-1 in the first round of the 2010 Big East Tournament in Morgantown.

The previous three meetings were all 1-0 contests with the home team the winner, a trend WVU will try to continue.

A lot of buzz surrounds this game, which will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network, as Big East bragging rights and NCAA tournament resumes are on the line.

“I love playing games like that,” said junior midfielder Shadow Sebele. “That’s the reason we come to West Virginia, to play games in the national spotlight. I think the winner of this game is going to

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Critical weekend for WVU

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Senior defender Bry McCarthy battles fights for the ball in the game against High Point on Sept. 11. McCarthy plays on the left side of the WVU backline that has allowed only two goals in the last four games.

by robert kreis sports writer

The No. 23 West Virginia women’s soccer team returns to action in a pair of Big East Conference matches this weekend.

“This is a huge weekend,” said WVU head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. “Seton Hall has not lost (in Big East play), so we know it is going to be a battle on Friday night, and then turn around on Sunday and have another Big East match (against Rutgers).”

Izzo-Brown could not reiterate enough how important this weekend is to the Mountaineers. West Virginia has won their last four matches, including three of them at home.

The Mountaineers are faced with a tough schedule, hav-

ing four days off since their last match, and now jumping right back into things playing two matches in three days, but Izzo-Brown knows her team is up for the task. “(The schedule) is really difficult. It makes it hard on preparation,” Izzo-Brown said. “I really credit our girls, they did a great job of really focusing and staying on task.”

The Mountaineers have been preparing for the rigors of Big East play all season, and know the preparations are starting to pay off, and hopefully will continue to over the weekend.

“I think we played one of the toughest non-conference schedules early, and I think it is really important,” IzzoBrown said. “Winners learn from their mistakes and losers dwell on them. We are just

trying to get better every game and learn from our mistakes and I think the only way you do that is play a tough nonconference schedule early. “ The Mountaineers are at good spot this far into conference play.

They have won their first two Big East games at hostile South Florida, and at home against a then-No. 8 Marquette squad that won 16 straight conference matches before being beat by the Mountaineers 3-1.

West Virginia was also the only team in the Big East America division to go undefeated in their first week of play.

That being said, IzzoBrown knows it can all turnaround in the

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set the tone for Big East play.”

The Mountaineers will need to stay loose and focused, as USF will bring a talented team to Morgantown on Sunday.

“They’re loaded,” said WVU head coach Marlon LeBlanc.

“They had great players, and they brought in the best junior college player in America so they’ve gotten even better. So it’s going to be a diffi-

cult game.”

The West Virginia men’s soccer team will be honored for its accomplishments last season during halftime of the football game against LSU this Saturday at 8 p.m.

Sunday’s game will be a dollar day, with one dollar tickets, hot dogs, popcorn, and Coca-Cola products. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Realignment overshadowing LSU game

Ever since preseason practice began, Mountaineer fans have had Saturday circled on their calendars.

The fourth Saturday in September brings one of the most anticipated nonconference home games in the history of Mountaineer Field.

Two nationally ranked and undefeated foes will do battle on a Saturday night in Morgantown.

Yet, somehow, the talks this week have been about conference realignment and not the matchup with the secondranked LSU Tigers.

That is sickening.

The news about Pittsburgh and Syracuse leaving the Big East Conference and bolting for the ACC has left the state of West Virginia on edge.

The recent reports – which still haven’t been confirmed – about WVU being rejected by the ACC and SEC have left West Virginia fans pondering the future of the program.

They need to realize, the fate of the athletic department’s future is out of their hands. There is nothing they can do to ensure a successful future in conference realignment.

But there is something they can control, something that is occurring right now, and that is the atmosphere at Milan Puskar Stadium this weekend.

All eyes will be on Morgantown this Saturday night when the No. 2 LSU take on No. 16 West Virginia.

Kickoff is set for 8 p.m., and will be nationally televised on ABC. For the first time, ESPN’s

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Former LB Wiley reflects, encourages volleyball 2011 team to embrace atmosphere Mountaineers begin Big East play

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The West Virginia volleyball team will begin Big East Conference play this weekend against Rutgers and Seton Hall.

by sebouh majarian Sports writer

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Former West Virginia linebacker Grant Wiley is the all-time leading tackler in WVU football history with 492 tackles.

by michael carvelli sports editor

When former West Virginia linebacker Grant Wiley looks back on his Mountaineer career, many things come to mind.

But not many things compare to a night game in Morgantown.

“I played in a lot of games in many different venues in the NFL and college,” Wiley said. “Morgantown at night, especially with a highly ranked team coming in, is just electrifying.”

Wiley, the school’s leader in career tackles, played a vital role in the West Virginia team that upset then-No. 3 Virginia Tech at Mountaineer Field in 2003. That’s the last time WVU has been able to beat a top-five team at home.

The No. 16 Mountaineers will have a chance to change that this weekend when No. 2 LSU comes into Milan Puskar Stadium.

“I had the sense before we even kicked the ball off that they weren’t really even interested in being there,” he said of the 2003 win. “They were overwhelmed by how hyped up our fans were and how tough of a

place it is to play.”

Wiley said WVU should embrace the chance to not only play such a highly ranked opponent, but also to get to beat them in front of its home crowd.

“You’ve got one of the topfive teams in the nation coming into your house and you have the chance to just demoralize them,” he said. “And to do it in front of your crazy fans at West Virginia, where you know if you win they’re going to try to tear the goal posts down. It’s awesome.”

The biggest part of being able to come away with an upset at home like the Mountaineers did over the No. 3 Hokies when Wiley played was just not worrying about how good everybody thought the other team was, according to Wiley.

When they stepped on the field, nobody cared about which players were the fivestar recruits and who were possible Heisman candidates, it all came down to what actually happened on the field.

“As long as the players know what they have to focus in on and do their work to prepare, all that rankings stuff doesn’t matter,” Wiley said. “Just because a team is ranked high

doesn’t mean anything. They still have to execute just as much as we do.”

Many WVU players on this team haven’t gotten to play in big games like this one before.

An opportunity like this one is something the players should cherish, because it’s never a certainty they’ll play a team ranked as highly as LSU again.

“You’ve just got to put it all out there like it’s the last game you’re ever going to play,” Wiley said. “You always want to leave every ounce of blood, sweat and tears you had out on that field to win the game.”

Another thing Wiley stressed was always important when he played in big games was to stay loose. He said he never wanted to be too uptight during the game or else there was a better chance to make a mistake.

“Trust your instincts and all the preparation you’ve done all week,” he said. “Have fun with the crowd, do whatever you can to get them riled up.

“That was always fun for me when we were on defense, because there’s nothing a team can do on offense if the WVU fans are making as much noise as they can.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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After a two-week break from action and almost a month between its last home meet, the West Virginia volleyball team is rested and ready to start conference play.

A tough nonconference part of the schedule left the Mountaineers with a 2-9 record, the team will open Big East play Friday against Rutgers (6-10), followed by Seton Hall (8-6) Sunday.

The last time WVU saw action was the Kentucky Invitational, where the team went 0-3 losing to Houston, Loyola Marymount and Kentucky.

“We’ve talked about the preseason a lot and what we’ve learned from it, how we’ve gotten better and what areas we still need to grow,” said head coach Jill Kramer.

“I think they’ve worked really, really hard these last two weeks of practice, and they’re ready to get after it.”

Some might question if such a long time off would cause some rust, but Kramer had taken that into consideration when scheduling the season.

“I look at things opposite of that, which is why I did it – because I wanted to make sure we were rested and taken care of (before Big East play),” Kramer said.

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Ware has carried the ball for 226 yards and two touchdowns, while Ford has 218 yards and four scores for the year.

“They put their pants on one leg at a time, just like us,” Irvin said. “Me and the guys who were here last year, we know how we can play, we’ve just got to go out there and play like

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“Obviously, the two wins last weekend were huge,” Coach Izzo- Brown said. “There is a lot of season left and a lot of great teams in front of us. We know that on any given day in the Big East anyone can win, so we just have to continue to get better and focus on Seton Hall.”

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College GameDay will make an appearance in Morgantown. This will bring some popular faces to the Mountain State, including Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler and yes, of course, Erin Andrews.

The game has been announced as a Gold Rush, with more than 55,000 gold towels being placed on the seats.

“America’s Got Talent” season six winner and West Virginia’s very own Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. will perform the National Anthem before the game.

The Mountaineers are off to a good start to the season – defensively ranking 34th nationally in digs per set with 16.87. That average is also good for third in the conference, behind only Villanova and Seton Hall.

The problem for the Mountaineers so far has been the offense. The team has a .105 hitting percentage, which is last in the Big East.

The teams offensive attack is spread out equally as three Mountaineers have 80 or more kills. WVU is led in kills

by Halle Kearney (86), Kylie Armbruster (83) and Michelle Kopecky (81). The next-closest would be freshman Evyn McCoy with 62.

Kramer knew what to focus on during the time off.

She worked with the hitters to get themselves in better position to attack, while also improving the timing with the setters.

“We’ve been working on our defensive transitions, because we dig a lot of balls and need to do a better job converting those in kills. A lot of that is how hard we work when the balls in the air,” Kramer said.

In spite of the slow start, the team remains confident in its quest for its first Big East tournament appearance.

“We talked about our preseason a lot, and that we

played a really tough one and how we played some strong opponents, which is something that hasn’t been done here in the past,” Kramer said.

The Mountaineers have reaped some additional benefits from the Texas trip and a tough preseason, which Kramer feels could help the team this weekend.

“We’ve been challenged right from the beginning, and we need to make sure we step up when we’re challenged,” she said. “Our seniors have learned a lot through the process about how they can step up and help the underclassmen.”

The Mountaineers encourage fans to come out to their home opener to create homecourt advantage. It is also Dollar Day, with all tickets, hot dogs, popcorn and CocaCola products available for one dollar each.

Kramer knows things will turn around soon and the team can only improve on what they’ve done, but even when they do take the right strides, she will only demand more.

“As a coach, I can never be satisfied,” Kramer said.

“It doesn’t matter how well we’re doing because I’m going to be looking at how we can be better.”

we can.”

Last year, the Tigers beat WVU 20-14 in Baton Rouge, La. Even though they lost last year, the Mountaineers realize that it’s a new year and anything can happen.

“Our thing is to just make sure we prepare as hard as we can and just execute our game plan,” said junior quarterback Geno Smith. “We’re preparing to win and I’m sure they’re doing the same, so we’ll just see what happens on Saturday night.”

Offensively, West Virginia will have the challenge of facing off against one of the toughest defenses in the country.

LSU ranks No. 19 in the country in pass defense this season, allowing just 160 yards per game to opposing quarterbacks.

The Mountaineers rank seventh in the country with 356 passing yards per game and their 42 points per game is 15th in the nation.

“They are wherever the ball is,” Holgorsen said of LSU’s defense. “They get there really fast, and they’re pretty impressive once they get there. They want to get to the ball and the nature in which they get there is pretty impressive.”

Mountaineers this year has been the dominance of their stout defensive backline, specifically the play of Senior Drea Barklage.

Barklage was Big East defensive player of the week, and named to Soccer America’s team of the week for her performance in the Mountaineers two opening Big East conference matches.

“Drea is our leader, she is our captain,” Izzo-Brown said, “She is doing big things for us

all they way around the board.

Drea is someone I look to for leadership and obviously she is getting it done on the field.”

Both Mountaineers games are home this weekend. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday against Seton Hall, and 1 p.m. on Sunday when West Virginia takes on Rutgers. The Rutgers match will be televised on CBS Sports Network and will be “Dollar Day.”

After saying all of this, I would like to challenge Mountaineer fans.

First, I challenge you to completely disregard all ideas in connection with conference realignment.

I challenge you to set the alarm clocks early on Saturday morning and make your way to the Lair Green. Be loud, but respectful as you welcome the college football world to the city of Morgantown and West Virginia University on ESPN’s Gameday.

Get to the stadium early Saturday night and stay late.

Wear gold and wave the towels supplied to you with force.

Cheer on your team with passion, respect and dignity.

Not often are you presented with an opportunity to be on such a national stage.

If you are loyal fans as constantly stated, you will abide by the above mentioned suggestions.

The team deserves your support.

Conference realignment will eventually lead to a new era at West Virginia University. I would be shocked if Athletic Director Oliver Luck and university officials allowed West Virginia University to be left behind. They will do their job to solidify a successful future.

Now it’s your turn.

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Senior defensive end Bruce Irvin has nine tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack this season.

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IT’S GEAUX TIME

Check The Daily Athenaeum’s Twitter account (@DailyAthenaeum) for in-game updates. Read Monday’s edition for a full recap of the game.

Coming off its first road test of the year, the No. 16 West Virginia football team will face its toughest test of the season Saturday night when No. 2 LSU comes to Morgantown.

“We started focusing on LSU Sunday night, which is the same routine for every opponent we play,” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. “It was all about LSU (Monday) from a coaching standpoint, putting together the game plan. We finished the plan (Tuesday), now it’s all about practice and getting the kids to do what we’re trying to get them to do.”

The Tigers (3-0) will be facing their third ranked team of the season. They defeated then-No. 3 Oregon 40-27 and then beat Mis-

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sissippi State 19-6 last Thursday on the road.

For the Mountaineers (3-0), it’s all about being able to put together a full game and not allowing LSU to jump out to an early lead.

“They’re the No. 2 team in the country, and they’re No. 2 for a reason,” said senior defensive end Bruce Irvin. “We can’t come out and take them lightly. If we do, it’s going to be hard to fight back and get back in the game with these guys. Once they’ve got you down, they’ll put their feet on your throat.”

The Tigers are averaging 36 points per game this season.

Senior quarterback Jarrett Lee has completed more than 67 percent of his passes for 444 yards and three touchdowns.

“I’ve known him and his parents for a long time,” Holgorsen said. “He’s putting the ball

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where they want him to put the ball. He’s got the luxury of having a lot of people there.”

This week, Lee and the LSU passing attack will get another weapon.

Junior wide receiver Russell Shepard will be back after missing the first three games for violating NCAA rules. He caught 33 passes for 254 yards and a touchdown last year.

“I watched him when he was a sophomore in high school, and it was an impressive 5-A Texas highlight film,” Holgorsen said. “They’ve got a lot of guys with ability. The good news is that there’s only one ball, so that ball can only go to one of them. Our job is to figure out which one it’s going to and stop it.”

The Tigers will also bring a balanced

No. 16 Mountaineers set for primetime matchup against No. 2 LSU Saturday night

Play-by-play: Brent Musberger | Analyst: Kirk Herbstreit | Sideline: Erin Andrews

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WVU’s O-line. We can outscore LSU, but not if Geno doesn’t have time to throw and Vernard can’t run.

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No mistakes. Avoid turnovers, missed tackles and bad special teams plays and we will win. Make a mistake and we lose.

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Stop the run and don’t turn the ball over.

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What is the key to the game for #WVU this weekend?

When: Saturday, 8 p.m. | Where: Milan Puskar Stadium (Morgantown, W.Va.) | TV: ABC | Radio: 103.3 FM WAJR

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Junior quarterback Geno Smith has thrown for 1,088 yards and seven touchdowns through three games this season.

zzThe Mountaineers have three receivers, junior Tavon Austin, sophomore Stedman Bailey and sophomore Ivan McCartney, with at least 15 catches in 2011.

zzWest Virginia is seventh in the country in passing yards with 356 per game.

zzThe LSU secondary is 19th in the country in pass defense, allowing just 160 yards per game to opposing quarterbacks. zzJunior cornerback Morris Claiborne leads the Tigers with two interceptions, a pass breakup and 13 tackles on the season.

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