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Report: WVU to leave for Big 12 by michael carvelli sports editor

Multiple media outlets reported Tuesday that West Virginia will leave the Big East Conference to join the Big 12 Conference.

The Mountaineers are expected to be the Big 12’s 10th member. The Charleston Gazette reported they will join the conference whether Missouri,

which has been rumored to be on the verge of leaving for the Southeastern Conference, remains in the league or not.

Reports on Tuesday claimed that Big 12 officials will be in Morgantown today, and a press conference is expected to take place as early as this afternoon.

However, WVU issued a statement late Tuesday night stating there would be no press conference.

“Contrary to media reports, there is no press conference scheduled for Wednesday concerning WVU’s athletic conference affiliation. There are no further comments at this time,” the statement read.

The reported move comes just a week after West Virginia voted in favor of the Big East raising the exit fee from $5 million to $10 million.

WVU will not be held to the

$10 million fee if it leaves now, as the increase in the exit fee would be put in place only if the Big East was able to execute its expansion plan.

When West Virginia will be allowed to begin Big 12 play is still unclear because of the Big East’s 27-month waiting policy that it is currently keeping Pittsburgh and Syracuse from joining the Atlantic Coast Conference.

If West Virginia does leave for

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the Big 12, it would be the fourth school this fall to announce its exit. TCU also announced its intentions to join the Big 12 earlier this month.

West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen said Tuesday that he has not had any input on any possible moves for the University. His focus has been solely on the Mountaineers’ game against Rutgers this weekend.

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Mark Leekoff excels as School of Medicine’s first deaf student by mackenzie mays city editor

Mark Leekoff has spent his life taking “leaps of faith.”

The 24-year-old from Annandale, Va., took a leap last year when he was accepted into the West Virginia University School of Medicine as the department’s first deaf student.

Born with a profound hearing loss, Leekoff knew medical school would be a struggle. But, with the help of supportive parents, he acquired big goals from a young age.

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Leekoff is the first deaf student to be accepted into the WVU School of Medicine.

SGA celebrates Campus Sustainability Day by carlee lammers

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Booths will be located on campus today:

West Virginia University’s Student Government Association will celebrate National Campus Sustainability Day in effort to spread awareness of the need for increased sustainability on campus.

“Campus Sustainability Day is a time to focus the national eye, and our campus, on the success of the sustainability movement in higher education,” said Isabelle Shepherd, green ambassador for the Office of Sustainability.

Infor mational booths will be available in the Mountainlair and will give

Mountainlair – 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Eng Science Bldg. –12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Student Rec Center – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. students the opportunity to play games that teach them about sustainability, win prizes and sign the Sustainability Pledge.

The Sustainability Resolution, which was introduced and signed by the SGA, will also be on display.

“Sustainability Day is to make sustainability a part of students’ consciousness of day-to-day thinking,” Shepherd said.

WVU has already made

many efforts in moving toward becoming a more sustainable university, Shepherd said.

The University provides a unique mass transit option for students with the PRT. WVU has also renovated Olgebay Hall through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, saving WVU nearly $30,000 in energy costs each year.

WVU Dining Services has also recently gone trayless, in efforts to increase sustainability.

But, Shepherd said there is still more that students can do, such as becoming more aware of the amount

of materials they consume and the effects of their consumption from an economic standpoint.

“What it boils down to isn’t just saving resources and going green, but looking at it from an economic standpoint,” she said.

Students interested in learning more about how they can improve sustainability may stop by one of the booths at the following locations: the Mountainlair from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; the Engineering Sciences Building from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the Student Recreation Center from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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City Council discusses changes to fracking laws associate city editor

Mark Leekoff, a second year medical student at the WVU School of Medicine, practices on a mannequin at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center.

with that. If I had an opinion, I don’t even know who to call,” Holgorsen said. “If I called (WVU Athletic Director) Oliver (Luck) and (WVU President) Dr. (James P.) Clements, they would probably say, ‘You need to worry about Rutgers,’ which is 100 percent true.”

Holgorsen, who coached in the Big 12 with Texas Tech and

Members of the Morgantown City Council discussed possible recommendations to the state legislature concerning Marcellus Shale regulations during a Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday.

City manager Terrence Moore said his office had compiled a list of recommendations on behalf of city council.

The council discussed an informal administrative action to present its recommendations to Charleston legislators.

“We see this as an opportunity to offer definitive recommendations as a city to the state legislature as to what recommended legislative requirements would be appropriate at this point in time,” Moore said.

Council proposed and passed a Marcellus Shale drilling ban to prevent fracking in or near the city limits in June, but the ban was later overturned by the state.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, involves the use of pressurized fluid to fracture rock layers and extract petroleum, natural gas, or coal seam gas.

“We’ve been working on this for a long time, and I think that Morgantown has definitely impacted Charleston,” said Mayor Jim Manilla.

Manilla said zoning will be an effective tool in managing the obstacles posed by fracking.

Specific recommendations forwarded by council include increased funding for environmental damages, permit fees, comprehensive water quality monitoring, public notice of at least 30 days for any well drilled within five miles of a natural water source and closed fluid systems for both drilling and fracking operations.

“When we’re elected, one of our purposes is to protect the health and well-being of citizens,” Manilla said. “That’s going to be done with zoning.”

Zoning is the practice of land use planning, and the city council is permitted to designate the permitted usage of city-controlled land.

Zoning is commonly used to prevent new development from interfering with existing residential areas and businesses.

The issue of Marcellus Shale drilling will be addressed during a regular city council meeting held Nov. 1.

The council was also presented with the city’s first quarter budget and financial report, as well as a public transit analysis given by David Buffy, Director of Transit Authority for the Mountain Line busing system. lydia.nuzum@mail.wvu.edu

University panel discusses Marcellus Shale drilling by jessica lear staff writer

A panel of experts gathered Tuesday night at West Virginia University to discuss the state’s issues surrounding Marcellus Shale drilling.

The forum, which was sponsored by the Pi Sigma Sigma Public Policy Honorary and the WVU Political Science Department, consisted of faculty members, experts and activists.

“In the case of Morgantown, the fracking site in the Morgantown Industrial Park is located approximately 3,000 feet from the river, which is our city water’s primary intake point and closely located to two schools,” said Miranda Miller, a social work student and president of the WVU Sierra Student Coalition.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the removal of natural gas from a Marcellus Shale deposit buried 70,000-80,000 feet beneath the ground.

Fracking has been a controversial topic in West Vir-

ginia, as the state has a large underground Marcellus Shale deposit and more than 3,000 drilling sites.

Miller said state officials have continually debated the issue of fracking, due to its detrimental environmental effects.

“The mixture of chemicals and water, which is sent down to break up the shale to release the gas, is often of unknown composition,” Miller said. “Some recent analyses have reported that diesel fuel and benzene are often used, both of which are known to cause damage to the nervous system and potentially cancer.”

Poor regulations have furthered the uncertainty of some West Virginia residents and allowed some companies to put communities at risk, said John King of the WV Department of Environmental Protection.

“As of right now, companies don’t have to do anything (with the leftover water from fracking),” King said.

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ANOTHER ROAD TEST The No. 18 West Virginia men’s soccer team will travel to Seton Hall tonight in search of a needed Big East win.

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Students encouraged to join Mountaineer Week challenge by lacey palmer staff writer

The Mountaineer Week Challenge, a competition of school spirit in West Virginia University, will take place from Friday to Nov. 6.

“It’s a way for all of our students to come together, and celebrate the Appalachian culture and heritage that we have here in West Virginia,” said Sonja Wilson, Mountaineer Week program administrator. “The Mountaineer Week Challenge is kind of the epit-

ome of Mountaineer Week as a whole.”

By signing up today, groups or individuals can get involved in a variety of events by paying $20.

Mostly student organizations and Greek organizations get involved, Wilson said, but all students can sign up.

“Anybody can participate.

We really like to have the Greeks and the student organizations participate because we give a plaque to the winners from those groups,” Wilson said. “What we’ve strived

to do, though, over the years is make it so that every student at WVU can participate if they want to.”

As sororities, fraternities, or student organizations attend events and compete in the games, they accumulate points.

The points are then counted and a plaque is given to the organization with the most points.

There are many events and activities involved throughout the Mountaineer Week Challenge, including a beard-grow-

ing contest, the Mountaineers United run/walk, a scavenger hunt, the PRT cram, the Health & Wellness Expo, a pie eating contest and the Mountaineer Idol finale.

“We have a little bit of something for everyone,” Wilson said.

The Mountaineer Week Challenge games, headed by Joseph Harmon, will take place Nov. 1, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

This event features competitions such as a tug-of-war and a sack race, as well as many

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Continued from page 1 “Most do because it’s an unnecessary liability to leave behind, but they don’t have to.

If we don’t have regulations that say they can’t do it, who is going to tell them that they can’t?”

Though there are more than 800 employees within the DEP, King said it’s important for the public to be wellinformed of both the positive and negative impacts of fracking.

“I believe that public participation is vital to protecting the environment. There is no way we can be everywhere

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Mark Leekoff, a second year medical student at the WVU School of Medicine, practices on a mannequin at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center.

Now, Leekoff plans to use his experiences to benefit his future patients through a special firsthand perspective.

“I realized I was surrounded by a great medical team, and I wanted to do the same for others. When I’m telling that parent about their child, whether it be for hearing loss or some form of disease or disability, I can be an example and let them know it’s not the end of the line

here,” he said. “Reach for the stars, and you can overcome the limitations of your disability. I know what they’ve gone through. The deaf community has a lot of stereotypes, and, one patient at a time, I’d like to change that.”

As far as medical school goes, Leekoff is doing well, with the help of understanding peers and professors.

“I guarantee that medical school is a lot harder for me

compared to the rest of my classmates. Medicine isn’t easy. But, the WVU School of Medicine has gone above and beyond what they needed to do to ensure my success,” he said. “This is a great community. You would think med school is competitive, but we work together. I’ve maintained some really good friends, and that helps me.”

all of the time,” he said. “Anybody would tell you that Marcellus drilling is not perfect.

If it was perfect, we wouldn’t need regulations.”

Evan Hansen, president of Downstream Strategies, an environmental consulting company, discussed where the fracking industry exists today and where he hopes it will go in the future.

“There is a lot we simply don’t know about Marcellus Shale drilling,” Hansen said.

“There is a lot of good that can come from drilling, but I think we need some honesty and to admit that there are some risks.”

Don Spencer of the Morgantown City Council said

gas companies manipulate the community into thinking fracking is safe.

“Gas companies show a picture of a gas well located in some Midwestern location. The site has no mountains, no rivers, no trees, no houses near by, no communities, no problems with coal or other mining,” Spencer said.

“If you can do something, it doesn’t necessarily mean you should do it.”

Dr. Tim Carr, a WVU professor of Geography and Geology, further discussed the pros of the industry and how Marcellus Shale drilling can be beneficial to West Virginia’s economy.

Representatives of West

Virginia for Moratorium on Marcellus focused on the negative aspects of fracking and how it can have harmful effects on the environment.

The Pi Sigma Sigma Honorary thinks it is important for students to get involved now because they will be making the decisions in the near future.

Spencer said that young adults should be learning as much as possible about Marcellus Shale drilling.

“If I was 22 or 23, I would seriously be asking what effects this is going to have in the future on me and on my children,” he said.

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An informational meeting for Mountaineer Week will also be held today at 5 p.m. in the Rhododendron Room in the Mountainlair.

“Mountaineer Week was formed 54 years ago to arouse more school spirit on campus,” Wilson said. “Mountaineer Week – and specifically the challenge – is still a way to have fun, participate and show a lot of school spirit.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 1 parents that I would most likely never be able to communicate with hearing people. Studies have shown that the average deaf adult has the literary skills equivalent to a fourth grader,” Leekoff said. “I would love to tell that doctor that I’m a second-year medical student at WVU. From the diagnosis all the way to med school, I’ve exceeded what people expect of me.”

At the age of three, Leekoff was one of the first children in the United States to receive a cochlear implant – an electronic device that stimulates the auditory nerve and allows partial hearing.

“When I was born, I couldn’t hear anything. My parents sent me to early intervention programs and made the decision to get me the implant before the FDA had even approved it,” Leekoff said. “It took a huge leap of faith for them. They paid out of pocket for something with no guarantee that I’d ever be able to talk.”

Leekoff did learn to talk.

He went on to graduate cum laude from Tufts University in Medford, Mass., with a bachelor’s degree in biology, and he earned the Ellen C. Myers award for academic excellence in the face of adverse circumstances.

But, his journey wasn’t easy.

“I remember struggling learning how to pronounce words correctly. From the second to the eighth grade, I didn’t have many friends – people looked at me differently,” he said. “At that age, you don’t think about the odds being against you. But, I do remember the frustration.”

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“I want to stress that it’s open to everyone,” Harmon said. “It’s a really great way to get involved.”

Today at 4:30 p.m. is the deadline to sign up to participate.

Students who are interested in signing up as a group or as an individual may pick up an application at the Mountainlair Administrative Office on the 2nd floor of the Mountainlair, sign up online at http://www.mountaineerweek.wvu.edu or contact Wil-

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Oklahoma State, also said that none of the coaches in the conference he knows have reached out to him.

“All my connections (in the Big 12) are coaches,” he said.

“What do you think they’re doing this week?”

The first-year head coach did talk about some of the differences he’s encountered in his first season at WVU in the Big East compared to what he used to face in the Big 12.

“It’s different. If you look all the Big 12 teams ... they’re all spread,” Holgorsen said. “I’m only two games into what I’ve seen in the Big East, but from what I’ve seen, it’s a little different. It’s still a little tougher, old school mentality (in the Big East).”

The Big 12 offers all the varsity sports that WVU has, with the exceptions of rifle and men’s soccer.

Currently, the West Virginia men’s soccer team is heading into the final stretch of its regular season ranked No. 18 in the country.

It’s likely that the Mountaineers will have to follow Kentucky and South Carolina and affiliate its men’s soccer program in a different conference than the rest of the varsity sports. While Kentucky and

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@john_kersten: “It’s a huge loss for the SEC.” @DustyHolyman “I’m thinking i’ll be draining my frequent flyer miles....” @RSyDesign “As a WVU alum, I’m stoked.

We had a great run in the Big East, but it’s time to move on.

Bring on OU, UT, OSU.” @TBiv “The Big 12 is stronger in football, but geographically this makes no sense.”

South Carolina belong to the SEC, the two schools play their men’s soccer games in Conference USA. WVU head coach Marlon LeBlanc declined comment until anything has been made official.

The rifle team currently is a member of the Great American Rifle Conference and is ranked No. 1 in the country. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent former Goldman Sachs board member was expected to surrender to federal authorities on Wednesday to face criminal charges stemming from a massive hedge fund insider trading case, according to two people familiar with the case.

Rajat Gupta was expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan.

The two people, who have inside knowledge of the case, confirmed Tuesday night that Gupta intended to surrender but declined to say what the charges are. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the charges hadn’t been formally announced.

The Securities and Exchange Commissioner originally brought civil fraud charges against Gupta in March. The SEC alleged that, at the height of the financial crisis, he passed along privileged financial information that helped enrich Raj Rajaratnam, a former billionaire hedge fund manager who was the prime target of the criminal probe.

Gupta’s lawyer responded by accusing the SEC of launching a “flawed case premised in large part on unreliable evidence being used in an attempt to bring down a man of sterling reputation and remarkable achievements without the procedural safeguards historically accorded to all persons similarly charged.”

The Indian-born, Harvard-educated Gupta also has served on the boards of Procter & Gamble and the parent company for American Airlines. He was a guest at President Barack Obama’s first state dinner.

Gupta’s name played prominently at the criminal trial earlier this year of Rajaratnam, who was convicted after prosecutors used a trove of wiretaps on which he could be heard coaxing a crew of corporate tipsters into giving him an illegal edge on blockbuster trades.

Jurors heard testimony that at an Oct. 23, 2008, Goldman board meeting, members were told that the investment bank was facing a quarterly loss for the first time since it had gone public in 1999.

Prosecutors produced phone records showing Gupta called Rajaratnam 23 seconds after the meeting ended, causing Rajaratnam to sell his entire position in Goldman the next morning and save millions of dollars.

Rajaratnam also earned close to $1 million when Gupta told him that Goldman had received an offer from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to invest $5 billion in the banking giant, prosecutors said.

In one tape played at trial, Rajaratnam could be heard grilling Gupta about whether the Goldman Sachs board had discussed acquiring a commercial bank or an insurance company.

“Have you heard anything along that line?” Rajaratnam asked Gupta.

“Yeah,” Gupta responded. “This was a big discussion at the board meeting.”

Prosecutors sought to maximize the impact of the Gupta tape by calling Goldman Sachs chairman Lloyd Blankfein to testify that the phone call violated the investment bank’s confidentiality policies.

Gupta’s lawyer Gary P. Naftalis said Tuesday night that his client and Rajaratnam communicated for “legitimate reasons.”

He said his client didn’t trade in any securities, didn’t tip Rajaratnam so he could trade and didn’t share in any profits.

“The facts demonstrate that Mr. Gupta is an innocent man and that he has always acted with honesty and integrity,” Naftalis said in an emailed statement.

Rajaratnam, who’s in his mid-50s, was sentenced earlier this year to 11 years in prison. His lawyers had argued for 6 1/2 to nine years. Defense attorney Terence Lynam asked the judge to show compassion because of Rajaratnam’s illnesses, saying: “He does not deserve to die in prison.”

The FBI’s New York office and the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan declined to comment about Gupta on Tuesday.

‘Joe the Plumber’ launches bid for Congress TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Joe the Plumber is plunging into politics because he thinks it’s about time America had a few mechanics, bricklayers and, yes, plumbers in Congress.

Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher was thrust into the political spotlight after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign. He officially launched his campaign for Congress in Ohio on Tuesday night.

Wurzelbacher said he’s running as a Republican in Ohio’s 9th U.S. House district, a seat now held by Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving Democratic woman in the House. She’s expected to face a primary challenge from Rep. Dennis Kucinich after Ohio’s redrawn congressional map combined their two districts into one that appears heavily tilted toward Democrats.

Wurzelbacher has become an icon for many anti-establishment conservatives and has traveled the country speaking at tea party rallies and conservative gatherings since becoming a household name.

“Americans deserve all kinds of people representing them,” he said. “Not just an elite, ruling class.”

He said he’s seeking office because he’s seen too many people forced out of their homes and leave Ohio because of the poor economy.

“All I’m asking for is a fair shake,” he said.

Wurzelbacher insisted that he’s not trying to capitalize on his fame. “I’ve been Joe the Plumber for three years now,” Wurzelbacher said. “I haven’t made millions of dollars off it.”

Republicans who recruited him to run in what is a blue-collar district stretching from Toledo to Cleveland think his fame will help bring in enough money to mount a serious challenge.

He set up a website to raise money within the last week.

Cuyahoga County Republican Chairman Rob Frost, who had announced he would seek the GOP nomination, dropped out last week, clearing the way for Wurzelbacher.

“People have said this is a guy who took his 15 minutes of fame and turned it into a half hour,” said Lucas County GOP Chairman Jon Stainbrook. “But you’ve got a guy who’s out there and people are relating with him.”

He’ll appeal to people who are tired of politics as usual, Stainbrook said. “He’s tapped into this sentiment that things in Washington are screwed up,” Stainbrook said

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‘Bad as Me’

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‘A Very She & Him Christmas’ She & Him

After taking a seven-year break since his last full-length release, “Real Gone,” legendary troubadour and professional wild-man Tom Waits returns with “Bad as Me” – an exciting, retrosounding return to form.

Waits signature carnival barker’s growl and meticulouslypenned lyrics take center stage in the course of 13 excellent tracks.

On “Bad as Me,” Wait’s fills out the ranks of his orchestra with his friends (Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones and Les Claypol of Primus) to help paint yet another beautiful, startling picture of Wait’s weird and wild America.

This diverse collection, which explores everything from tender ballads to freak blues, is able to hold its own against any of Wait’s earlier, classic work.

“TKOL RMX 1234567” is the two-disc remix collection of Radiohead’s most recent full-length album “The King of Limbs.”

The collection, which was gathered from a series of 12-inch vinyl singles and their accompanying digital downloads, features the work of a number of up-and-coming electronic musicians and producers, including Jamie xx, Four Tet, Caribou and SBTRKT. Each electronic artist – handpicked by Radiohead – uses one or more tracks from “The King if Limbs” as the source material to create an entirely new composition.

With some of the artists choosing to use the same tracks or elements, listeners are shown how the same puzzle pieces can be rearranged to create a new picture.

For an original point of reference, unfamiliar listeners should listen to the original album first.

But for die-hard fans, “TKOL RMX 1234567” demonstrates how boundaries can be pushed and how music can be transformed.

Dum Dum Girls, the sunny, indie pop quartet from California, made their debut in 2010 on Sub Pop records with the critically acclaimed album “I Will Be.” On their newest album, “Only in Dreams,” lead singer and lyricist Dee Dee finds a surprisingly powerful and self-assured singing voice (think Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney meets Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino) and delivers heartfelt, solid lyrics of heartbreak and longing.

Although the newfound earnestness may have been present on previous releases, it was hard to decipher amongst the feedback and lo-fi sequel. In “Only in Dreams,” Dum Dum Girls have cleaned up their sound, using ringing guitars to develop crisp surf-pop with gentle harmonies and catchy melodies.

With their strongest and most focused release to date, Dum Dum Girls have managed to set themselves apart from their indie pop contemporaries, creating a familiar, yet unique sound.

Although some might not quite be ready for holiday music, “A Very She & Him Christmas” is a welcome break from the overly cheesy and over-played traditional Christmas music.

Deschanel’s soulful voice and M. Ward’s guitar talent transform 12 classic Christmas and holiday songs into emotional and intimate recordings.

While the songs may be soulful and slower renditions of the classic songs, “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree” will make you tap your toes (and maybe dance around the Christmas tree).

She & Him bring a little more Hawaiian influence to “Little Saint Nick,” made famous by The Beach Boys, with a ukulele in place of traditional guitar.

Deschanel lent her voice to “Baby, it’s Cold Outside” for the movie Elf with Leon Redbone, but the She & Him track is drastically different yet still a fun take on the song.

While we still have a couple months until the holidays, keep “A Very She & Him Christmas” in the back of your mind for when it’s time to drink eggnog, roast chestnuts and trim the tree.

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Rocksteady’s ‘Batman: Arkham City’ more ‘bat-tastic’ than its predecessor jamie carbone A&E WRITER

Who doesn’t want to be Batman?

From the cool cars to beautiful women to endless supply of capes, it is a glamorous lifestyle that we should all aim for, assuming you have the billions to back it up.

For those of us who are more on the broke side, developer Rocksteady Studios has created the next best thing “Batman: Arkham City.”

The sequel to 2009’s “Arkham Asylum,” Arkham City once again puts players in the boots of the caped crusader as he finds clues, pummels punks and saves the day.

Instead of being secluded to an island this time, players have access to an entire part of Gotham City that has been turned into a prison town, similar to “Escape From New

York.”

The prison, appropriately titled Arkham City, is the brainchild of former asylum director and current Gotham Mayor Warden Sharpe and the mysterious Doctor Hugo Strange.

It is Batman’s job to infiltrate the city and figure out what is going on, encountering friend and foe alike – each with their own agenda.

From Catwoman to Joker, almost every major Batman villain makes an appearance in the game.

Also, while many of the characters from “Asylum” make a return, outside of the Clown Prince of Crime, they play small roles in the spotlight instead given to new foes like Penguin.

Also, thankfully, you finally get a chance to punch Riddler in his obnoxious face.

Players are also able to access most of the playable areas from the beginning.

While they do still need to collect the occasional gadget

to get into a new zone, most of the inventory from the first game is still in Batman’s belt from the beginning.

Kevin Conroy once again returns to voice the Dark Knight and does a stellar job at that, as does Mark Hamill in what may be his best performance as the Joker ever.

Sadly, the game’s developers couldn’t get Arleen Sorkin to return as the ever-annoying Harley Quinn. While replacement Tara Strong does an acceptable job, it just isn’t the same.

Veteran voice actor Maurice Lamarche also does a great job as Mr. Freeze, and he thankfully never makes a pun.

As gameplay goes, it is more of the same from “Asylum,” with Batman switching between combat with unarmed foes to stealth against shotgun- toting criminals.

The designers did add the ability for Batman to quickly use gadgets in combat, which adds a new level of strategy

for players to enjoy.

The Riddler has once again laid out puzzles for the Dark Knight to solve and, while a few are frustrating, the ones you do solve will unlock things for the player to enjoy, such as the backstory of Arkham City or 3D models of characters for players to study.

My only complaint with this game is that the finale seemed to happen too fast.

One second I was sure I had barely hit the halfway point and the next thing I knew, the game was over.

Thankfully, there are plenty of side missions to keep players happy, but it still seems like there could have been more.

Besides that though, “Arkham City” is easily a contender for game of the year and features a twist that any Batman fan will enjoy.

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There is no excuse for not going green In support of National Campus Sustainability Day, West Virginia University students should their part in making Morgantown a better place to live.

Sustainability, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.

To put in other words, it is our duty to use valuable resources in the most efficient ways, ensuring that the least amount of footprints are left for future generations of the world.

To some, sustainability may seem overwhelming, but you can make a difference in the environment by doing the simplest tasks.

When walking down any street in Morgantown, it doesn’t take long to see large amounts of trash on the side

of the road. If everyone did their part by picking a few cigarette butts or other types of garbage, the city would be cleaner and municipal waste services would spend less money cleaning the streets (which are paid by our tax dollars).

In truth, the problem of street side garbage should be nipped in the bud. Too many people are lazy and throw garbage out the window instead of disposing it in the proper place.

An easy way to avoid street side garbage is to keep empty trash bags in your car. There is no excuse for throwing trash out of the window.

WVU campuses are easy places to remain green – recycling bins are located around almost every corner.

It doesn’t take much of an effort to throw something in the correct bin.

Another way for students to promote sustainability is to use public transportation or carpooling to class. It is

no secret that cars emissions are damaging to the environment, and the less we have on the road the better.

Not only will it help the environment, but using public transportation and carpooling with friends saves money – something everyone can appreciate.

We have but one Earth to share; lets keep it beautiful and safe for many generations to come.

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Perry’s flat tax plan will only benefit the wealthy jeremiah yates opinion editor

Presidential candidate Rick Perry’s tax plan is said to “free Americans,” but who are the Americans he is referring to? Certainly not the middle class.

His flat tax rate of 20 percent sounds like a fair deal to everyone, but upon closer inspection, it’s just another GOP plan to help the rich and screw the rest.

But he said a flat rate, right?

How can that not be fair?

Perry’s tax plan doesn’t just give everyone a simple tax rate – it will lower corporate tax rates from 35 percent to 20 percent.

And, it will eliminate taxes on capital gains and dividends, which will benefit corporations immensely.

To many, the sound of lowered taxes sounds like a great idea – especially when Americans are struggling and every dollar counts in the average household.

In reality, this plan will tax the middle class a higher rate and give the wealthiest Americans even more tax breaks.

Perry and other conservatives think that if wealthy Americans and corporations receive a tax break, then the money saved can be invested within their businesses and therefore create jobs and boost the economy.

What these conservative goons do not realize (or probably just don’t care) is that this philosophy has never worked – and never will.

When money is given to the rich, the only outcome is they become richer.

Corporations will not create jobs out of the goodness of their hearts (partially because they don’t have hearts). They are only out to increase profit margins.

Let’s say I owned a furniture business and I was given these awesome tax breaks to increase jobs at my factory.

The only problem is that the economy is in a slump and sales are down.

Now, my consumer demo-

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Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry holds up his version of the tax form that Americans would fill out as he outlined a broad economic proposal of a flat 20 percent income tax rate during a news conference Tuesday. graphic is based on middleclass Americans who are in tough times and, for the most part, can’t afford to buy new furniture.

Would I be a wise businessman to use the money I saved from tax breaks to increase my workforce, which in turn, will increase production? If I increase production, does that mean the middleclass Americans, whom I rely on to purchase my product, will for some reason come up with the money to buy furni-

ture? Of course not.

The middle class is the engine of our economy. They are needed to consume, which is why they should be the ones getting tax breaks.

Any successful businessperson would tell me I was a fool to overproduce a product that people were not buying; in the end I would pocket the money I received from tax breaks.

Part of the reason for the Great Depression is the large wealth gap between the up-

per and middle classes. And the middle class could not afford to consume enough to keep up with the production of corporations.

Because of the overproduction, prices were driven down, and everyone lost money.

It should be common sense for most people to think that the only way to keep the economy strong is to have a balanced middle class.

If the government focused on keeping them working,

they can be the strong consumers that corporations count on. Otherwise, we will see the economy get much worse.

By eliminating taxes on capital gains and dividends and cutting the corporate tax rate by 15 percent, the wealth gap between the upper and middle class will only continue to grow.

If a flat tax rate were to be imposed on every American, I would not object. Taxing the same percent to everyone is

the fairest way.

For Perry to offer a flat tax plan with the hidden agenda of serving only rich, he is trying to deceive the American people.

We need a president who will effectively set forth legislation that will remove corporate tax cuts and give them to the ones who need them – the middle class.

Without a healthy middle class, corporations aren’t left with many consumers to keep them going.

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Letter to the editor The importance of an open dialogue on LGBT policies Last Tuesday, I participated in the Diversity Week Roundtable as the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender students’ facilitator. While it was a tremendous opportunity to begin discussing issues facing

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diverse groups of students, it was just that – a beginning.

Gender identity and sexual orientation are invisible identities. Bisexuality is particularly invisible and I hope that my coming out as bisexual can help to increase visibility.

I have been involved in LGBT education since my undergraduate at a different university. It strikes me that the culture on this campus remains less advanced than it

was during my time as undergraduate, which was 12 years ago. It’s inarguable that our mass culture has made great strides in LGBT issues over the past decade, so why is West Virginia University stuck?

There is no comprehensive evaluation of WVU’s campus climate. We’re not included in the LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index or Advocate College Guide for LGBT

Students. Notably, Ohio State University and Pennsylvania State University are in the Advocate’s Top 20.

LGBT students’ experiences at WVU vary immensely – from seeing this campus as accepting and open to “the most homophobic environment I have been in.”

We all have intersecting identities. We cannot understate how race, sex, gender, class, ability, nationality and

all other aspects of our identity intersect with sexual orientation and gender identity to create our unique position.

There are, however, ways to improve climate for everyone.

Discussing campus climate is important and can tell us about the “lived experience” of students, yet does little to give a solution. Education and policy can help that.

Without including gender identity in policies, providing

domestic partner benefits and incorporating LGBT curriculum, we cannot expect climate to change. More campuses are recognizing the importance of policies and curriculum that support LGBT student needs; we must do the same. This starts, but does not end, with honest conversation.

Melissa Chesanko is a GTA in the Center for Women’s Studies and a doctoral student in curriculum & instruction

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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.

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THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY OCTOBER 26

THE SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS focuses on networking and professional development for students interested in careers in the environmental field. They meet from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in room 1030 of the South Agricultural Sciences Building.

THE WVU STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY will have a meeting at 6 p.m. in 308 Percival Hall. For more information, visit tws.wvu.edu.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 27

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.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 28

THE PNC PRACTICUM PROGRAM – ECONOMIC SEMINAR SERIES presents Marco Airaudo of Drexel University. It will be held in room 441 of the Business & Economics Building at 3:30 p.m. For more information, email william.trumbull@ mail.wvu.edu.

TOMCHIN PLANETARIUM, located in 425 Hodges Hall, will present “Ultimate Universe” at 7 p.m. and “It’s About Time” at 8 p.m. The event is free, but reservations are required and can be made at 304-293-3422, ext. 1443.

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

EVERY WEDNESDAY

WVU FIRST BOOK ADVISORY BOARD meets at 7 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair. Students and faculty are welcome to attend and get involved with First Book and the WVU Advisory Board. For more information, email wvu@firstbook.org.

CYCLING CLUB meets at 8 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair.

For more information, visit www.

WVUcycling.com.

THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. For more information, stop by the SGA or SOS offices in the Mountainlair.

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

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

TAI CHI is taught from 6:30-8 p.m.

Other class times are available. For more information, call 304-319-0581.

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

ESL CONVERSATION TABLE meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe. All nationalities are welcome. The table is sponsored by Monongalia County Literacy Volunteers, a member of the United Way family. For more information on Literacy Volunteers, contact

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

Jan at 304-296-3400 or mclv2@comcast.net.

WVU FENCING CLUB hosts advanced fencing practice from 7p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall Gym. For more information, email wvufencing@gmail.com or visit www.encingclub.studentorgs.wvu.edu.

AIKIDO BEGINNERS CLASS is held at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. Student rates are available. For more information, email. var3@cdc.gov.

STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY meets at 7 p.m. in Room 105 of Woodburn Hall . For more information, email ssdp.wvu@gmail.com.

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

WVU’S GENDER EQUALITY MOVEMENT, formerly the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, meets in the Cacapon Room of the Mountainlair at 6:30 p.m. For more information, email wvugem@gmail.com.

CONTINUAL

WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as drinkWELL, loveWELL, chillWELL and more are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELLWVU: Wellness and Health Promotion. For more information, visit www.well.wvu.edu/wellness.

WELLWVU: STUDENT HEALTH is paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential. For appointments or more information, call 304-293-2311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/medical.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets daily. To find a meeting, visit www. aawv.org. For those who need help urgently, call 304-291-7918.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonprofit organization serving West Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs donations of food and personal care items and volunteers to support all aspects of the organization’s activities. For more information, call 304-985-0021.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT HOUSE, a local outreach organization, needs volunteers for daily programs and special events. For more information or to volunteer, email vc_srsh@hotmail.com or call 304-599-5020.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling. Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information.

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

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

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

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.

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 BORN TODAY You have the unique opportunity of choosing a new beginning or continuing on your present path.

The new direction could completely change your life and prove to be quite rewarding, but it also could be a lot of work, as fall 2012 could reveal. You demonstrate unusual caring. Passions run high. Use the many offers to strengthen your life and happiness. If you are single, you could meet someone quite special. If you are attached, expect to give as much as you take this year. You will tend to be overwhelmed by everything that is happening to you. You can count on a fellow SCORPIO. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Your intensity comes out when dealing with others. You might be pushed to do something you would prefer not to. Your creativity comes forward at this point.

Curb a tendency to be sarcastic. Tonight: Discuss your options.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Others want what they want. You need to let go of any desire to control others, for your sake. Clearly, there are many options, which you now see. A discussion is animated and worthwhile, as you certainly discover the lay of the land. Tonight: The only answer is yes.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHH Your changeability allows for greater giveand-take. A new beginning becomes possible professionally and/or with someone in your daily life. Be serious and direct. Extremes punctuate what is happening. Tonight: Easy works.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Make sure you want to invest your funds or spend money on your home or a matter revolving around your personal life.

This whole situation could drag you down. A new beginning becomes possible, but you might need to alter your course. Tonight: Keep it light.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH What appears to be difficult could turn around in a New York minute. Pull back from negative thoughts, and take a deep breath. Try reframing the situation or taking another look at the issue from a different point of view. A new beginning becomes possible. Passions run high. Tonight: Happy at home.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH A new beginning is possible, whether it involves your relationship with a neighbor or a sibling, or a decision about an item that is needed to communicate. You could come from a place of strong reactions, as opposed to choosing your responses. Tonight: Hang out.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Rebalance your budget. You might not like the end results otherwise. Impulsiveness and risking at this juncture have an impact, whether financial or otherwise. Steer a steady course. Someone seems to be full of playfulness and fun. Enjoy the lightness. Tonight: Just don’t make a big deal out of anything.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Listen to news. Assume that your natural instincts are right-on. Your follow-through counts, especially as you turn over a new leaf. Don’t be surprised that other people

challenge your actions and resolution.

Tonight: Go splatter some fun around.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH Take your time with all dealings. Right now, much is going on beyond the surface that you might not understand and would be hard-pressed to. Listen to news with a willingness to see what the complete story might be. Tonight: Vanish while you can.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH If you ever had the opportunity to make the impossible happen, it is now. A new beginning or new friendship points to greater possibilities. Though you might want to be the careful Goat and check out which way is best, don’t miss out on the opportunity. Tonight: Where the action is.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH Your ability to take a stand is marked by directness and caring. You don’t always need to be all things to all people. Honor your needs, and step forward. You don’t know the implications of a recent decision. Tonight: In the limelight.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH An opportunity appears that you often have wished for. The truth be told, now that it is here, you could waiver at the finish line. Don’t overthink it; just go where you feel like you want to be. Someone in your immediate environment could be challenging. Tonight: Continue to break patterns.

BORN TODAY Actress Jaclyn Smith (1947), Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947), singer Mahalia Jackson (1911)

COMICS

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

F Minus

by Tony Carrillo

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

PUZZLES DIFFICULTY LEVEL MEDIUM

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

TUESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS 1 Finish using TurboTax, say 6 They have scales and keys 10 Avon lady, e.g.?

14 Pitch man?

15 Little bit of everything 16 Tip-top 17 Latitude between the South Frigid Zone and South Temperate Zone 20 Surfboard fin 21 Native of Lima 22 Novelist Kesey 23 Hindquarters 25 Arms treaty subjects, briefly 27 Tried something out 32 Cleaned one’s plate 33 Indian megalopolis 34 Copious 38 Agent under M 40 Highways and byways 42 Chimney sweepings 43 Lipstick mishap 45 Springs, in a way 47 Ref’s decision 48 Test-drove, with “in” 51 Environmental activist Jagger 54 Copyeditor’s catch, hopefully 55 Commentator Coulter 56 16th-century Spanish fleet 60 Science fiction prize 63 Macroeconomic theory to explain inflation 66 Faded in the stretch 67 Dust Bowl migrant 68 Denoting a loss, as on a balance sheet 69 Every twelve mos.

70 Unites 71 Napoleon, ultimately DOWN 1 Guesstimates at Maryland’s BWI 2 Name on a dictionary 3 Involve oneself 4 Roughly three miles 5 Push the wrong button, e.g.

6 Candlelight visitor?

7 Et __: and others 8 Trillionth: Pref.

9 “You’re not the only one!”

10 Block 11 Is way cool

12 Coastal area 13 “The Wonder Years” years 18 Whirlybird 19 Prefix with mural 24 Near the center 26 Shady group?

27 Ties up the line 28 Element element 29 High, as a kite 30 Quay 31 Pitcher Nomo 35 “Jeopardy!” category 36 Mischief-making Norse god 37 Henry VI’s school 39 “Rosy-fingered” time of day, per Homer 41 “Counting Sheep” mattresses 44 Postgame rundown 46 “I just had an idea!”

49 __-minded 50 Egyptian with a riddle 51 Like some limericks 52 “. . . the bombs bursting __ . . .”

53 California pro 57 Karaoke prop 58 Stomach product 59 Unenviable grades 61 Highlands native 62 Merrie __ England 64 Joseph of ice cream fame 65 Diner dessert

TUESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

No special costume For Halloween.

He is not scary He is not mean.

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Wednesday October 26, 2011

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Filmmaker, artist Colburn to lecture

by Ashley Hite

A&E Correspondent

Tonight, the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center will host a guest lecture by filmmaker and multimedia artist Martha Colburn.

The event will be held in the Bloch Learning and Performance Hall at 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Colburn is best known for her animated films, which are constructed using found film, puppetry, collage and painton-glass techniques. She has created more than 40 films since her 1994 debut with “Acrophobic Babies.”

In her most recent film, 2011’s “Anti-Fracture Mining Film,” Colburn creates an evocative portrait of the effects of fracking on the drinking water in New York.

In her film, Colburn uses images of skeletons, fire and

explosions to get her message across.

“I am making films that work with ideas of the loss of faith, obsession with spectacle, self-destructiveness and compulsion for violence. Inhibition and fear characterize my work, as uninhibited and fearless as they may appear,” Colburn said in a press release.

Colburn’s works are generally entangled with images of animal parts, scenes of sexuality and a recurring presence of fire or flames.

She received multiple awards for her works including the 2007 Kenneth Patchen Award at the National Poetry Film Festival, the Jury’s Choice award at the Super 8 Film Festival and the 1999 Best Animated Film award at both the New York and Chicago Underground Film Festivals.

Her film “Triumph of the

Wild” was included in a collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2010.

Colburn’s work is also displayed in many countries around the world, including the collections of Mlle Monique Burger in Switzerland, Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and Dimitris Gigourtakis in Greece.

Colburn has a strong voice on issues involving pop culture, consumerism and politics and she uses her films to express these sentiments through a chaotic collaboration of images, movement and music.

For more information on the performance and samples of Colburn’s work, visit her website at www.marthacolburn.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

www.chestercollege.edu

Filmmaker and multimedia artist Martha Colburn will deliver a guest lecture tonight at the CAC. This is a piece of her artwork.

Clooney’s ‘The Ides of March’ lacks satisfying conclusion hunter homistek A&E WRITER

In a scene from ‘The Ides of March,’ Ryan Gosling portrays press secretary Stephen Meyers.

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You’ll be Jumping for Joy!

“The Ides of March” has opened in theaters nationwide to glowing reviews.

Directed and co-written by Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney, the film boasts a star-studded cast and a compelling story line guaranteed to keep audiences enthralled and entertained.

The film, which was adapted from the Beau Willimon play “Farragut North,” follows the Democratic primary election between Governor Mike Morris (Clooney) and Senator Pullman (Michael Mantell) as they struggle to win votes in

Ohio, a state in which victory could guarantee a presidential nomination.

Morris’ campaign is controlled by head press secretary Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) and campaign manager Paul Zara (Philip Seymour Hoffman).

In their attempts to ensure victory for their candidate, Meyers and Zara must face bribes, harmful accusations and their own morals along an already rocky road to the White House.

“The Ides of March” provides an in-depth look at the dirty game of presidential politics and focuses heavily on the intricate relationships between characters, but is equally aimed at the internal struggles each person faces while trying to support their cause.

For Gosling’s character Meyers, the struggle is twofold. As a young, up-and-coming name in the political scene, Meyers is offered a position on the opposing candidate’s campaign team – the team they guarantee will win Ohio and the presidential nomination.

A crossover would likely mean a position in the White House, but it would come at the expense of the loyalty to his candidate and staff.

Intensifying the pressure for Meyers is the fact that he genuinely believes in his candidate’s cause, and has emotional and moral ties with Morris and his staff. Will he fight for what he believes in or take the easier path to glory?

While the plot is gripping and well-executed, it isn’t exactly revolutionary. It isn’t surprising in the least that brib-

ery and cheating occur on the campaign trail, and the film loses some steam because of this.

The entire plot is based around actions that should seem filthy and vile, but they are made less despicable due largely to the mainstream knowledge of corruption within government bodies.

The plot thickens as the movie progresses –one bribe after another, one misstep after the next – but a satisfying climax never comes.

This is where “The Ides of March” is most lacking. Its individual components are marvelous, but they fail to unify in a resolving fashion. Instead, the story is left hanging as a beautiful outline for what could have been a much more complete cinematic experience.

“The Ides of March” faces the unfortunate task of trying to make our government’s shortcomings seem surprising and unexpected. With that said, the acting is phenomenal and the individual story lines are incredibly well implemented.

Because of its inability to resolve in a climatic fashion, most viewers are sure to leave the theater feeling a bit unsatisfied and unfulfilled, despite the brilliant performances across the board.

“The Ides of March” is a good movie, but it could have been great and this unrealized potential is unfortunately what I will remember most about the film.

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The third album by 21-yearold Laura Marling, “A Creature I Don’t Know,” breaks away from her previous straightforward folk sounds on “Alas, I Cannot Swim” and “I Speak Because I Can.” Her poetic lyrics still hold dark and distant emotion, but her voice has started channelling Bob Dylan with a Joni Mitchell twist. Marling has begun to push and explore her normally soft, controlled vocals, adding more production value to the music.

As with her previous two albums, her lyrics still rely on symbolism, and she put less of her personality into compositions. Marling’s music is intimate, yet we are never sure of her meaning behind the dark lyrics because of the generally upbeat chord progressions and brush drums.

The first track, “The Muse,” is an example of Dylan-esque, folk-pop vocals, but don’t be fooled – the lyrics maintain the dark side of Marling. “The Muse” is unlike anything she has released before – a brassy, jazzy sound that proves she can successfully command a loud presence similar to that of

Mumford and Sons.

“Don’t Ask Me Why” is reminiscent of “I Speak Because I Can” and speaks to the original dual-release of the two albums, before a delay pushed the second album, “A Creature I Don’t Know,” to September 2011.

Album single “Sophia” starts off slow and pushes away the listener before building to a catchy, danceable chorus.

While “Sophia” still echoes her dark poetry, it does offer Marling fans a new sound they’re unfamiliar with. The track showcases her vocal range. The progression from slow and melodic, to an upbeat tempo is something you can’t help but tap your toes to.

“All My Rage” brings back a little of Marling from “Alas, I Cannot Swim,” but her vocals continue to be the focus of the album.

Marling proves with almost every track on “A Creature I Don’t Know” that her vocal capacity has grown; or maybe she’s just been hiding it all along.

While we still don’t know her personality, the album title, “ A Creature I Don’t Know,” could be representative of Marling herself because of the changes in vocal and musical styles.

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Soccernomics: A lesson in sunk costs

The West Virginia men’s soccer team is down, but far from out.

Heading into the season, the expectations were astronomical for this talented group.

Big East Conference title and even national championship aspirations filled the heads of those surrounding the program.

However, it has been a hectic year thus far for the Mountaineers, who are heading into their final week of regular season play.

Thanks in part to its difficult schedule, WVU has been up, with wins over No. 11 Virginia, No. 13 Georgetown and No. 1 Connecticut, and down with losses to James Madison, Marquette and Providence.

But, all of this is irrelevant now – sunk costs which it will never have back.

Tonight is the first match of the rest of WVU’s season, and the first step on the journey is simple: Cut your losses and move on, but learn from your past experiences.

There are two major positives this group can draw from the season up to this point: they are capable of beating nearly any team in the country when they are “on” and that their preseason hopes and dreams are still attainable.

On the flip side, the Mountaineers have learned if they come out lackadaisical and without energy, they will not win, and their postseason will be short-lived.

But, the ultimate message is there is hope for this group yet.

West Virginia has two games remaining before the Big East tournament, as it will finish its season on the road at Seton Hall and No. 19 Notre Dame.

Both of these games will be crucial to building momentum heading into the postseason.

At this point, a first-round bye in the Big East tournament is now out of the question, but this does not change the expectations for WVU; it only makes its road to reaching them more difficult.

A strong showing in this critical final week and in the Big East tournament would be huge for the Mountaineers’ NCAA tournament resume.

This will be easier said than done, though, as recent matches have brought injuries to three Mountaineer starters.

Last Friday night was an extraordinarily painful one for WVU, as team points leader Shadow Sebele went down in the disappointing loss to Providence.

Even West Virginia’s monumental win over UConn came with a large price when sophomore starter Allan Flott and team captain Ray Gaddis both left the game with ankle sprains.

All three players are questionable for tonight’s match with Seton Hall.

So, those who are still left healthy have no choice but to move forward together.

Anyone who follows this team or knows the athletes on it, know it has plenty of character, and, even more importantly, an abundance of pride.

Put simply, this team cares.

They care about each other and they care about their

No. 18 West Virginia ready to get back to winning ways against Seton Hall by alex sims sports writer

It has been an unpredictable ride for the No. 24 West Virginia men’s soccer team this season.

At times, the Mountaineers (8-61, 3-2-0) have come out flat, lacking enthusiasm and paid the price (e.g., Providence, James Madison).

While in other matches, they look like one of the most talented teams in the country (e.g., Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Connecticut).

Now, WVU will look to find some consistency and gain some momentum going into the postseason, in their showdown in South Orange tonight at 7 against a Seton Hall squad that has had its ups and downs as well.

With only two games left in the regular season, there is no time for excuses and little margin for error.

“It’s a must win,” said team captain Ray Gaddis. “We can’t hang our heads on the Providence loss – we just have to go forward from here on out.”

The Pirates (4-9-2, 0-6-0) may be unimpressive on paper, but they are more talented than their record suggests.

“Seton Hall is always a team that can attack and score goals in bunches,” said West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “I think they’re a young team this year that’s still trying to figure themselves out. But some of their results have been impressive.”

The most impressive result the Pirates have earned this season was playing No. 3 Maryland to a 0-0 draw.

Seton Hall remains the only team this season to shut out a Terrapins’ offense LeBlanc calls “one of the most exciting and dynamic in the country.”

This is the very same offense that netted three goals against West Virginia Aug. 29.

Seton Hall is led offensively by sophomore forward Max Garcia, who has five goals on the season, but have been inconsistent at goalkeeper, starting four different keepers on the season.

The last two matches have been tough on the Mountaineers, and they has some serious health issues heading into their match with Seton Hall.

Gaddis, along with sophomore starter Allan Flott, (was lost) in the

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Freshman forward Andy Bevin is second on the team with 14 points in his freshman season at West Virginia.

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Holgorsen sees similarities between Rutgers, Syracuse by nick arthur sports writer

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Head coach Dana Holgorsen talks with referees during the game against Syracuse.

Losing a game by more than three touchdowns is something no head coach wants to experience.

West Virginia first-year head coach Dana Holgorsen has had to deal with that feat twice in his first seven games.

Holgorsen and his staff will try to reverse the trend when No. 24 West Virginia (5-2, 1-1) faces Rutgers (5-2, 2-1) Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Piscataway, N.J. The game will be televised regionally on ABC. The Mountaineers are fresh off of a 49-23 defeat at the hands of Syracuse, and the first-year head coach knows why his team was upset by the Orange.

“They played a little harder than us,” Holgorsen said. “They outcoached, they outplayed us, and it happened on all three sides of that ball. That’s huge disappointment, and we’re back to work today to try to rectify that.”

Rutgers will pose a new

challenge for Holgorsen. On the other hand, there are some similarities between the Scarlet Knights and the Orange.

“They’re the same type team as Syracuse,” Holgorsen said. “They’re well-coached, and they play hard. The thing that’s most impressive while watching their defense is how hard they play and how aggressive they are.”

The aggression of the Rutgers’ defense has been apparent in its first seven games.

The Scarlet Knights have lost two games this season, but both losses have been by a combined four points.

Realistically, head coach Greg Schiano and his team could easily be undefeated.

“They lead the nation in turnovers – they’ve got 25 of them,” Holgorsen said. “Offensively, they control the clock, control the ball, and special teams are extremely solid.”

This will be the second road game for the Mountaineers this year. West Virginia has posted a 1-1 record away

from Morgantown, and the Syracuse crowd had a major effect on the game last Friday.

Coach Holgorsen expects a similar environment Saturday.

“It’s going to be a challenge to go up there,” he said. “They’re going to be fired up about playing at home, they’re going to be fired up about playing the Mountaineers, and we’re going to give them our best shot.”

Dealing with adversity is in the job description of every college football head coach.

Even though Dana Holgorsen has only been a head coach for seven games, he fully understands what it takes to be successful.

Performing well in a hostile environment is a must.

“If we want to win a championship this year then we’ve got to be able to handle that,” Holgorsen said.

“We didn’t handle it last week; we need to be able to handle it this week.” nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

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Former baseball player makes impact with club sports by jon fehrens sports writer

Dustin Galbraith isn’t the typical West Virginia University athlete. He once was a pitcher on the WVU baseball team, and he now competes on the club volleyball team – but that’s only the surface.

It’s the roles as the president, co-coach and member of the WVU Club Federation that are sometimes left unnoticed, but remains the most important part of his role as a club athlete.

Galbraith is from Richmond, Va., where he began

playing volleyball in middle school at age 14 and continued playing throughout high school.

But it was baseball where he stood out the most, which is why he came to West Virginia to pitch for the baseball team under coach Greg Van Zant.

Injuries and wanting to focus more on schoolwork made him leave the team a year and a half into his career with the baseball program.

It didn’t take long for Galbraith to find his favorite childhood sport because once he caught wind about the vol-

leyball team, “it pretty much took off from there.”

The volleyball team is doing pretty well this season thanks to him and several other returning players. Jack Dunn, Matt Ferragonio, Justin Tocci, and senior Anthony Botsch all played important roles in the tournament held at Pittsburgh last weekend, where the Mountaineers fell to Villanova in the semi-final.

With most of the team returning this year, it looks like the club is poised to have a great season.

The transition from a varsity sport to a club sport was

easy for Galbraith.

“It gives us more freedom to be actively involved in the team,” Galbraith said. “It’s a lot less time-consuming – only three practices during the week and tournaments in the fall with games in the spring.”

The business aspect, on the other hand, is where things become a little more complicated.

As president of the club volleyball team, Galbraith deals with setting up practices, getting events planned and getting all the necessary equipment the team needs on a

daily basis.

There is something else that isn’t directly related to the team, but is done just out of kindness.

Galbraith said he is always on the lookout for any community service projects he can do throughout the year, which he completes in his free time.

Galbraith also serves a role as a member on the WVU Club Federation.

One of the main focuses of the group is trying to get all club sports actively involved in everything they do.

The Federation is trying to reach out to the student body

of WVU to spark more interest. Milan Park and the newly installed St. Francis Fields in front of the Evansdale Residential Complex have done a good job with that so far.

In the future, Galbraith would like to see one change.

“The transferring of power from a former president to the next one. There is sometimes great lag time,” he said.

With presidents like Dustin Galbraith still acting, the transition will not only be smooth, but be one where great values are passed down. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Replays have had strong impacts this year Rangers’ Lewis to pitch

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NFL referee Clete Blakeman looks at a replay in a Sept. 25th game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Falcons had just been called for a costly pass-interference penalty with Atlanta clinging to a seven-point lead late in Sunday’s game against Detroit. Coach Mike Smith’s staffers in the booth immediately started yelling in his headset that the ball had been tipped, making the contact legal.

Only he couldn’t throw that red flag to request a review.

“With less than two minutes, we had to rely on the officials, but they did a great job,” Smith said after the ruling was overturned and the Falcons went on to clinch a 23-16 victory. “They didn’t let the Lions snap the ball so the replay official could get a good look, and they made the right call.”

We’re all hearing more about the replay official this season, after the NFL instituted automatic reviews of every score to try to avoid game-changing mistakes.

All plays after the two-minute warning and in overtime had already been automatically reviewed by an official upstairs. The rest of the time, coaches still must initiate challenges.

The rule change seeks to ensure “we don’t have a situation late in the game where they’ve either burned through their timeouts or used their two challenges, and now we have a critical scoring play outside the two minutes and we have an error and we can’t fix it,” said Dean Blandino, a consultant to the NFL officiating department who previously served as the league’s director of instant replay.

For fans familiar with the sight

of a coach tossing a red flag to issue a challenge, the automatic review process may seem a bit mysterious.

In the replay booth, officials simply determine whether the on-field referee should go under the hood to review the play — unlike college, where the official upstairs also makes the decision on whether to overturn the call.

Still, looking over plays is a high tech, multi-person job.

Most of the league’s replay officials are retired NFL field officials, and all have officiated football at some level. “We want someone with field experience who’s been in the game to be in the replay booth,” said vice president of officiating Carl Johnson.

The replay official and his team work in a room in the press box with the same equipment setup in every stadium. Like an airliner cockpit, the door is locked.

The replay official sits in the middle, using a touch screen to pick which clips to watch.

To the right is the video operator, who selects the replays to be examined. The technician is to the left, ready to fix any equipment malfunctions.

There’s also the “communicator,” who NFL director of officiating David Coleman calls “the eyes and ears of the replay booth.” The job includes radioing the field communicator if the referee’s pager isn’t working and letting the replay official know the ball is about to be snapped during a two-minute drill.

Whn a touchdown is scored, the referee doesn’t set the ball for the extra point until he’s buzzed

by the booth that the score is confirmed.

“We need indisputable visual evidence to overturn a ruling.

Then to confirm it, you need that same level of evidence,” Blandino said. “If they don’t have that, then they’ve got to stop the game and bring the referee over.”

On an obvious score, the official doesn’t even have to wait for a replay — he can just rewind the live feed like a fan using a DVR to watch the play again. The TV feed has a six-second delay, so the official can see the play on the field then immediately catch it again on the screen.

There’s no time limit for the review. If the score can’t be confirmed right away, the league instructs officials to wait for at least one replay “in a reasonable amount of time,” Blandino said.

“We don’t want them standing out there for a minute,” he said. But officials also shouldn’t be afraid to wait an extra five seconds if it prevents a time-consuming referee review.

The video operator records the replays off the live TV feed. The NFL uses only the clips shown by the network broadcasting the game.

NFL coaches in the booth do the same to decide whether to challenge. The Philadelphia Eagles were burned by that in a loss to Atlanta in Week 2, when they didn’t challenge Michael Vick’s interception because NBC couldn’t find a camera angle proving the ball wasn’t cleanly caught until too late.

Johnson says the NFL shouldn’t provide its own replays.

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“It’s totally transparent,” he said of the current system. “We’re making our decision based on what you see.”

The replay official and the video operator are part of the nine-person team of officials who travel together from game to game. They used to vary from stadium to stadium, but the pair joined the crew nearly a decade ago to improve communication between the booth and the referee. The video operator rewinds and slows down clips and jumps from one to the other at the request of the referee, who has his own individual preferences on how he likes to view the replays.

“Often the referee has not seen the play. The first time he’s seeing it — if it was not something that he personally called — is when he steps into the booth,” said Coleman, who spent 11 seasons as a video operator.

Through Week 7 this season, there were 164 replay reviews, up from 152 last year. Coaches’ challenges decreased to 82 from 101.

More calls under review were being overturned — 45 percent instead of 41 percent — possibly because coaches no longer are challenging scores that would not get called back, because the replay official is able to confirm them.

Whereas the number of replay reviews increased, the average delay decreased to 2 minutes, 27 seconds from 2:40.

Blandino believes that’s because on a booth-initiated review, the referee doesn’t first have to talk to the coach about what’s being challenged.

New Jersey to host first Formula 1 race next year WEEHAWKEN, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will host its first-ever Formula One Grand Prix race in 2013 on a course that winds along the Hudson River waterfront and offers striking views of the Manhattan skyline.

Auto racing officials and Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday announced a ten-year agreement to hold the race at a news conference in front of the Port Imperial ferry terminal, which will serve both as entry point for race-goers coming from New York and as the start-finish line for competitors.

The 3.2-mile course will run along the river through the towns of Weehawken and West New York, then climb uphill before looping back around in front of the ferry terminal. It features one hairpin turn and several other 90-degree turns. Promoters estimated drivers will reach speeds up to 200 miles per hour on the course’s straight-

aways and about 60 to 80 mph on the turns.

Steve Matchett, a commentator on Formula One races for the SPEED network, called the course layout and views “absolutely staggering” and compared it to the famed Monte Carlo course for its proximity to water and its steep climb.

Leo Hindery, a founding chairman and former CEO of the YES Network who is promoting the race, said that aside from a pit area being constructed in front of the terminal, only temporary structures such as bleachers, 10- to 12-foothigh fences and concrete barriers will be erected and then removed after the race. Work will begin next year to resurface the road along the course, he said.

No public funds will be used to stage the race, Christie said.

“Once again, this proves to everyone that the New Jersey comeback continues at full tilt,” he said.

The state hosted an NCAA regional basketball final this year, and will host the Ironman triathlon competition next year and the Super Bowl in 2014.

West New York Mayor Felix Roque called the awarding of the race “the second miracle on the Hudson” in reference to the safe landing of a US Airways jet on the river in 2009, and said the race would bring worldwide attention and economic growth to the region.

Race officials expect more than 100,000 people to attend each session of the three-day race weekend, though an economic impact study has yet to be completed.

Hindery said that access to a handful of houses along the Palisades on the course’s upper portion, could potentially be affected but that steps would be taken to ensure residents would be able to get in and out.

“There won’t be one individual who won’t be able to get to his or her house on the three race days,” Hindery said.

Formula One racing returns to the U.S. after a five-year absence next year with a race in Austin, Texas. Indianapolis last hosted a race in 2007; before that, Phoenix hosted three grand prix from 1989 to 1991, while Watkins Glen in upstate New York hosted the F1 from 1961 to 1980.

Red McCombs, former owner of the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Vikings and one of the chief financial backers of the race in Austin, said the U.S. should be able to support two races after the fiveyear drought.

“We think that’s good. I don’t think it will compete with us at all,” he said, referring to the New Jersey race. “They’re coming in 2013 and we’ll be a year ahead of them. It just gives more focus on the sport.”

ST. LOUIS (AP) — It’s already been a productive postseason for Colby Lewis. Next up, a shot at the biggest prize yet.

In Game 6 of the World Series on Wednesday night, Lewis gets the first chance to pitch the Texas Rangers to their first title. No doubt while pitching ohso-carefully against Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals, he’ll be leaning on past October triumphs.

“Well, you definitely think when you’re in a kid, you want to be in this position, be on this stage,” Lewis said. “I think just being in the situation that we were last year throughout the playoffs gives you more of an edge, more relaxation. That’s for sure.”

Jaime Garcia is back home where he’s most comfortable, and the wild-card Cardinals are back in a familiar win-or-gohome mode, heading into a mound rematch from Game 2.

Three of Garcia’s four postseason starts have been at Busch Stadium and the 25-yearold lefty has a 1.93 ERA at home.

He outpitched Lewis in the first matchup with seven innings of scoreless, three-hit ball before the bullpen failed in a 2-1 loss.

Garcia was in top form in Game 2 with seven strikeouts and one walk.

“It’s been the same for me the last two months basically, and I’m still going to try to do the same thing. Don’t change anything, don’t try to do too much because this is the World Series. That’s kind of how I feel,” he said.

Lewis beat the New York Yankees in the clinching Game 6 in the AL championship series last year.

He doesn’t mind being on the road, getting nine of his 14 wins with a 3.43 ERA, and has been stingy all postseason with a 2.95 ERA. Facing Lewis in Game 2, the Cardinals were limited to one run on four hits with one extrabase hit in 6 1-3 innings. Manager Ron Washington expects

to see the same pitcher again, and is confident there’ll be zero stage fright.

“He totally believes in what he’s trying to do out there,” Washington said. “He never gets away from what he does best.

Colby never doubts what he’s capable of doing, and I think that’s what makes him apart from some guys at this stage.”

Garcia had plenty of mustwin starts in September, steeling him for the postseason. The Cardinals overtook the faltering Braves on the final day of the season and Garcia was a key contributor, going 3-0 the final month.

He doesn’t plan on changing much from his Game 2 start.

“It doesn’t matter which team, which lineup, what part of the season it is,” Garcia said.

“It’s just going out there and worrying about the little things that you can control.”

The bigger question in La Russa’s mind is what to expect from the lineup. The Cardinals were 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position in their 4-2 loss in Game 5 loss Monday night at Texas.

“Our confidence is very good that he’s going to pitch well,” manager Tony La Russa said.

“And we’re challenging our bats to do more.”

La Russa twice declined discussing a potential Game 7 starter, although ace Chris Carpenter volunteered for duty on two days’ rest.

Carpenter, who allowed two runs in seven innings in Game 5, played catch Tuesday and said he felt fine.

“I think everybody’s available for the rest of the year, don’t you?” Carpenter said to reporters. “Whatever (La Russa) needs.”

Kyle Lohse would be on regular rest but has struggled in the postseason. Edwin Jackson allowed three runs in 5 1-3 innings, throwing 109 pitches in Game 3. Fifth starter Jake Westbrook is a fringe option, having worked just one inning in the postseason.

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vidualistic of a performance he has put on the field at West Virginia.”

This individualism must end, and the cohesion must begin tonight in South Orange.

A six-day road trip starting with an opponent who is winless in Big East play might be just what this group needs to unite and focus on moving forward.

Yes, the Mountaineers are down, but this team has the resilience necessary to overcome the adversity, rally together and fight for their NCAA tournament dreams.

Continued from page 7 fans, and every one of them pushes themselves (in training and games) to do their teammates and their fans proud.

This is the point in the season when that pride and determination will need to come out on the field to move WVU beyond the turbulent past and press on to the future.

The Mountaineers went down hard in a loss to Providence that head coach Marlon LeBlanc called “as indi-

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Continued from page 7 victory over UConn to a sprained ankle, while team points leader Shadow Sebele went down against Providence and was not 100 percent when he returned.

All three are in questionable condition for tonight’s match.

“I think that’s probably our biggest issue,” LeBlanc said. “We really missed all three of those guys against Providence. I think we all know we’re a better team with them than we are without them.”

At this point, it’s “put up or shut up” for the banged-up

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Mountaineers.

“At the end of the day there isn’t much we can do about it except to plug on as if we don’t have them,” LeBlanc said. “And that’s how we’re preparing.”

This week will be a true test of resilience for a team that has struggled away from home this season and how it handles that test will set the tone for the postseason.

“Sometimes we’ve had a rough time on the road,” said junior midfielder Uwem Etuk.

“But, we have to put that behind us, and just look straight forward to Seton Hall, and take it one game at a time.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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10 | SPORTS

Wednesday October 26, 2011

Collaros leads Cincy into bye week atop Big East

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Cincinnati senior quarterback Zach Collaros runs into the end zone to score the game winning touchdown in the Bearcat’s 37-34 win against USF last week.

by cody schuler sports writer

Trailing by four points with less than 90 seconds remaining, Cincinnati looked in serious trouble of losing its undefeated record in conference play against USF. Facing 70 yards of field to work with, Cincinnati head coach Butch Jones and his team felt they already knew the outcome of the game.

“Everyone was very confident when we got the ball to start that drive, and there was no doubt we were going to win the football game,” Jones said.

“You get the ball with 1:27 left and have to go 70 yards,” he said. “I think that speaks volumes about the character we have on this football team.”

Senior quarterback Zach

Collaros scored the gamewinning touchdown, leading his team to the top spot in the conference with the 37-34 win. Jones saw Collaros’ performance as the mark of a fantastic leader.

“Great quarterbacks are quarterbacks that can lead their team to victory in the two-minute drill on the road,” Jones said.

The Bearcats will head into a bye week this week and won’t return to action until Nov. 5, when they will face Pittsburgh. Jones is looking to use this week as an opportunity to get better rather than rest for the next week.

“For us, when we practice, it’s going to be critical that we practice at game speed reps and get a lot accomplished this week,” he said.

Despite the definitive victory over USF, Jones stressed

the importance of keeping this victory in perspective.

“It’s just one game, and we need to continue to work on the formula to winning and getting better on a day-to-day basis.”

Louisville Louisville head coach Charlie Strong described his team’s 16-14 victory over Rutgers as a much needed energy boost that couldn’t have come at a better time.

“Our kids played very hard— and not to take anything away from Rutgers; they’re a fine football team— but we played an outstanding game,” Strong said.

With a red-hot Syracuse team coming into town next week, there is no time for the Cardinals to celebrate their recent victory. Strong is very aware of the challenges that

lie ahead when the Orange visit Louisville Saturday.

“We’re going to have to play very well to even play with Syracuse,” he said. “It’s good that they’re coming to our place, but it is an outstanding football team and we know this.”

Syracuse Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone saw the Orange march to a 49-23 home victory over West Virginia in an effort influenced greatly by the performance of senior tight end Nick Provo.

“He’s a pretty complete player,” Marrone said. “He can play on the line, he can play off the line, obviously he can run vertical, he can run intermediate routes and, when he catches the ball, he does a nice job with yards after the catch.”

Provo finished the game

with 61 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Syracuse travels to Louisville this weekend, and Marrone hopes he will be able to keep his team focused on the future rather than celebrating last Friday’s win over West Virginia.

“As coaches, we know we have to manage losses well, but we also have to manage success well,” he said. “I think that’s going to be one of the keys (for) our players when we start working on this (week), we have to turn the page.”

Pittsburgh With a bye week behind them, Pittsburgh and head coach Todd Graham are well rested and prepared for Wednesday night’s home matchup against Connecticut. Graham and his team have made the most of the 10-day layoff that has led up

to the game.

“It was obviously a 10 days that was good for us— trying to get some guys healed up, middle-of-the-season typical bumps and bruises and things like that— so this has helped us,” he said.

In Graham’s eyes, the key to success this week is matching the level of discipline Connecticut will display on game day.

“Our guys are very, very focused. We know this is a very critical game,” he said. “We’re coming into this game 1-1, and we’re focused on nothing but being disciplined and matching that discipline that UConn has.”

“We have a lot of respect for them and how they’re playing— these guys just figure out how to win football games.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

WVU linemen outplayed against Syracuse, ready to bounce back

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Redshirt junior center Joe Madsen, No. 74, tries to block a defender last Friday against Syracuse.

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The success of an offense depends on the rhythm and timing it has to make plays.

That starts with the offensive line. So, when the WVU offensive line struggled to protect junior quarterback Geno Smith in the pocket against Syracuse, the whole offense failed to produce.

The surprising thing about the performance of the offensive line was that they got completely outplayed and out hustled by the Syracuse defensive front.

“That’s a mindset, that’s a mentality, that’s toughness,” said West Virginia offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh.

“You have to have that. I have to help develop that as well and get out of them more than what they gave last week.”

“It’s your pride. It’s your competitiveness getting tested,” he said.

It says a lot about a team with how it responds after getting beat. Bedenbaugh is expecting his players to get back up and play harder against he team’s next opponent. “(Our mentality is) going to get tested this week,” Beden-

baugh said. “We’ll see how (the players) respond. If you have any pride about yourself then you’ll respond to it.”

Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone and his coaching staff’s worked their game plan to perfection against West Virginia’s high powered offense.

The Orange defense brought different blitz packages on about 16 of the first 22 plays, according to Bedenbaugh.

Except for about two plays where a Syracuse defender got a free shot into the backfield, the Mountaineer linemen were targeted correctly and had man-on-man situations, but they just didn’t execute and finish blocks the way they had in other weeks.

“We have to have the mentality and the mindset that we’re going to protect the QB,” Bedenbaugh said. “The thing that happens when you have five, six, seven guys blitzing, is it puts you in one-on-one matchups; it’s man on man.”

The Orange blitzed more than five players in several situations, and the WVU linemen did not recognize who they needed to pick up for most of the night, giving Smith almost no time to make a throw downfield.

Smith was sacked four times in the game – two less than he had been in the other games combined.

“Some of it (was) effort, some of it they brought some stuff that we didn’t see,” said senior left tackle Don Barclay. “We were there for our blocks, and we just have to finish them.”

“We have to get better, bottom line,” he said. “Every team blitzes and we have to pick it up.”

The players believe they had a successful practice Tuesday and are ready for the defensive pressure that Rutgers and every other team will bring the rest of the season.

Barclay believes it’s up to the seniors on the team to get the players back in the right direction this week and get everything corrected for the rest of the season.

“It’s our last six games and we have to end strong and we have to pick it up and get back on the winning track,” Barclay said. “You have to lead by example out there … do your job everyday and then obviously you have to be a vocal leader, too.” ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu