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University Police celebrate 50 years by lydia nuzum

associate city editor

The West Virginia University Police Department celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday with a community event hosted in Elizabeth Moore Hall.

University Police Chief Bob Roberts said the strength of the University police force lies in its commitment to serve the University and Morgantown community.

“There is one common thread that has linked all of us who have worn this uniform together, and that is service,” Roberts said. “There is not a better place to provide service than West Virginia University.

We have the greatest community in the country, there is no doubt in my mind.”

Roberts has served on the WVU Police force for 26 years, and as police chief for 21.

He said the UPD serves the student community with a

College of Creative Arts honors retired professor by kelsey montgomery staff writer

After 50 years of working at the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts, professor James “Doc” Miltenberger will be applauded for his efforts during a Jubilee Celebration tomorrow.

Miltenberger has been involved in the WVU music program since 1962, and serves the college today as an instructor of piano, piano repertoire and jazz piano.

His contributions to WVU have gone beyond the classroom with active roles including being composing and arranging for Percussion ‘80, the Pride of West Virginia marching band and the Jazz Ensembles.

Miltenberger’s devotion to the University has been recognized over the years. He’s received the Outstanding Teacher Award and was recognized by the Music Teacher’s National Association on state and national levels.

Miltenberger has an extensive educational background in the art of music.

He received his master’s degree and doctorate of Musical Arts at the Eastkan School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., and obtained his bachelor’s degree from Miami University of Ohio.

“I don’t want to give away much, but there’s going to be very special performances and tributes to him,” said

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level of dedication that promotes campus-wide security.

“It’s been a pleasure serving you in the last 50 years, and we look forward to serving you in the future,” Roberts said.

The University Police Department was created in 1961 through an act of the West Virginia state legislature to maintain law and order on the WVU campuses by working to prevent crime and promote security. The first police force employed four officers to protect

faculty members, 500,000 annual visitors and more than $1 billion in assets, Weese said.

“I would like to extend my appreciation to all of the officers and support personnel in the police department as well as those who have served us throughout the years for their commitment and dedication to our community,” Weese said.

The WVU campus was recently rated 18th in the Reader’s Digest Campus Safety

the entire campus.

“Everyday, officers face negative situations, which they hope will end with a positive outcome,” said Narvel Weese, WVU vice president of Administration and Finance. It’s not always possible, but our officers do an outstanding job of turning negatives into positives.”

The WVU Police Department currently has 64 employees and serves to protect 29,300 WVU students, 6,000

Survey.

WVU President James P. Clements said the work of the officers of the WVUPD benefits every aspect of the Morgantown campus community.

“Today, every part of our campus is touched by what you do – every single part of it,” Clements said.

Clements said not long after he became president of the University, his youngest

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The No. 13 WVU women’s soccer team begins its quest for a second consecutive Big East Conference championship Sunday.

Bright N’ Fit offers online fitness service by mike atkinson staff writer

It’s time to get in shape.

A new Bright N’ Fit fitness website and blog is now available to West Virginia University students.

The site is aimed at college students nation-wide and includes a comprehensive workout program, a diet and nutrition guide, workout recovery methods and fitness articles.

Other features include interviews with experts in the field and information about top-quality fitness products, said Mike Padula, Bright N’ Fit co-creator.

Padula said the site also hosts College Fitness Webetitions – web-based, worldwide fitness competitions.

“While in college, my close childhood friend, Ty Lombardi, and I constantly exchanged ideas about training and nutrition. Literally, every time we hung out we were discussing various workout strategies, diet plans, exercise techniques and fitness philosophies we had heard or read about,” Padula said.

Padula said he and Lombardi set out to make a unique fitness site that catered to young adults.

“One day, we put our heads together and came up with a way to compile our skills to create a truly informative and entertaining website, not just another fitness site that makes ridiculous claims in order to sell some overpriced and inef-

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Students commemorate Native American heritage at Peace Tree ceremony by bryan bumgardner staff writer

The sounds of tribal drums and traditional flutes echoed through the Mountainlair Thursday during WVU’s annual Peace Tree Ceremony.

The ceremony celebrates the planting of the West Virginia University Peace Tree, which commemorates WVU’s commitment to the rediscovery of Native American heritages.

Representatives of WVU’s Native American Studies program spoke of the tree’s rich history and the dream of world peace it represents.

Scholar Joe Candillo of Arizona’s Pascua Yaqui Tribe served as this year’s guest of honor.

“WVU’s Peace Tree Ceremony and its mission of considering world peace demonstrates their deep worldly concern and vision for the betterment of all human beings,” Candillo said.

Traditional Native American music was played by flute player Rick Rivard and members of the student chapter of the Organization for Native American Interests.

The ceremony was then blessed with burning tobacco and a prayer by Bob Pirner, NAS Lakota Studies Instructor.

The legend of the Peace Tree was told by Dr. Ellesa High of the NAS Program Committee.

According to Haudenosaunee oral tradition, the Creator sent the Peacemaker

to plant the original Tree of Peace at Onondaga, New York.

This brought peace to the warring nations of the Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Mohawk and Onondaga.

These nations then formed Haudenosaunee, the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy.

High said peace should stretch across all religious and political lines.

“If we gave as much time to peace as we did to war, our world would be a very different place,” she said.

The original WVU Peace Tree was planted on Sept. 12, 1992.

On Aug. 8, 1996, vandals cut down the Peace Tree.

For High, this was an example of the vigilance needed to protect peace.

Participants in the event were given colored ribbons to tie to the tree.

These ribbons represent individual prayers for peace.

“Peace is an active state, and you need to be ever-vigilant in defending it,” High said.

A second Peace Tree was planted Oct. 19, 1996, by Mohawk Chief Jake Swamp.

This tree still stands today between Elizabeth Moore Hall and Martin Hall.

This ceremony is part of WVU’s push to embrace and encourage diversity.

Dr. Nigel N. Clark, WVU associate vice president for academic strategic planning,

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Rick Rivard performs Thursday to celebrate the 19th anniversary of WVU’s Peace Tree.

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Friday October 28, 2011

European debt deal lifts Dow by almost 340 points NEW YORK (AP) — An agreement to contain the European debt crisis electrified the stock market Thursday, driving the Dow Jones Industrial average up nearly 340 points and putting the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on track for its best month since 1974.

Investors were relieved after European leaders crafted a deal to slash Greece’s debt load and prevent the crisis there from engulfing larger countries like Italy. The package is aimed at preventing another financial disaster like the one that happened in September 2008 after the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

But some analysts cautioned that Europe’s problems remained unsolved.

“The market keeps on thinking that it’s put Europe’s problems to bed, but it’s like putting a three-year old to bed: You might put it there but it won’t stay there,” said David Kelly, chief market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds.

Kelly said Europe’s debt problems will remain an issue until the economies of struggling nations like Greece and Portugal grow again.

Commodities and Treasury yields soared as investors took on more risk. The euro rose sharply against the dollar.

Stronger U.S. economic growth and corporate earnings also contributed to the surge.

The government reported that the American economy grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate from July through September on stronger consumer spending and business investment.

That was nearly double the 1.3 percent growth in the previous quarter.

Banks agreed to take 50 percent losses on the Greek bonds they hold. Europe will also strengthen a financial rescue fund to protect the region’s banks and other struggling European countries such as Italy and Portugal.

“This seems to set aside the worries that there would be a massive contagion over there that would have brought everything down with it,” said Mark Lamkin, head of Lamkin Wealth Management.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared 339.51 points, or 2.9 percent, to 12,208.55. That was its largest jump since Aug. 11, when it rose 423.

All 30 stocks in the Dow rose, led by Bank of America Corp. with a 9.6 percent gain. It was the first time the Dow closed above 12,000 since Aug. 1.

Even with Thursday’s gains, the Dow remains 4.7 percent below the high for the year it

Trader Edward Curran works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday,. reached April 29. The Dow has fallen every month since then due to a combination of a slowdown in the U.S. economy, a worldwide parts shortage after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and concerns about the European debt crisis. The Dow is now at approximately the same level it traded at on July 28.

Stocks fell for much of August in the wake of a last-minute deal to prevent the U.S. government from defaulting on its

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debt.

But anticipations of a solution to Europe’s debt problems and signs that the U.S. economy is not in another recession have lifted stocks higher throughout October.

The Dow is up 11.9 percent for the month so far. With only two full days of trading left in the month, the Dow could have its biggest monthly gain since January 1987.

The S&P 500 rose 42.59, or 3.7 percent, to 1,284.59. Those

gains turned the S&P positive for the year for the first time since Aug. 3, just before the U.S. government’s debt was downgraded. The index is up 13.5 percent for the month, its best performance since a 16.3 percent gain in October 1974.

The Nasdaq composite leaped up 87.96, or 3.3 percent, to 2,738.63.

Small-company stocks rose more than the broader market.

That’s a sign investors were more comfortable holding assets perceived as being risky but also more likely to appreciate in a strong economy. The Russell 2000 index jumped 5.3 percent.

Raw materials producers, banks and stocks in other industries that depend on a strong economy for profit growth led the way. Copper jumped 5.8 percent to $3.69 a pound and crude oil jumped 4.2 percent to $93.96 a barrel.

The euro rose sharply, to $1.42, as confidence in Europe’s financial system grew.

The euro was worth $1.39 late Wednesday and had been as low as $1.32 on Oct. 3. European stock indexes also soared.

France’s CAC-40 rose 6.3 percent and Germany’s DAX jumped 6.1 percent.

Investors sold U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, an indication

they were moving away from safer investments. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves in the opposite direction of its price, rose to 2.39 percent from 2.21 percent late Wednesday.

European leaders still have to finalize the details of their latest plan. French President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke with Chinese President Hu Jintao amid hopes that countries with lots of cash like China can contribute to the European rescue.

Past attempts to contain Europe’s two-year debt crisis have proved insufficient. Greece has been surviving on rescue loans since May 2010. In July, creditors agreed to take some losses on their Greek bonds, but that wasn’t enough to fix the problem.

Worries about Europe’s debt crisis and a weak U.S. economy dragged the S&P 500 down 19.4 percent between April 29 and Oct. 3. That put it on the cusp of what’s called a bear market, which is a 20 percent decline.

Since then, there have been a number of more encouraging signs on the U.S. economy. Despite the jitters over Europe, many large American companies have been reporting strong profit growth in the third quarter.

State Dept. of Agriculture: Ohio man’s widow denied custody of surviving pets COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Six exotic animals that were among dozens freed by their suicidal owner and survived a big-game hunt by sheriff’s deputies with shoot-to-kill orders will be kept under quarantine at a zoo for now instead of going to his widow, the state Department of Agriculture ordered Thursday.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was trying to stop Marian Thompson from reclaiming three leopards, two primates and a young grizzly bear that have been cared for by the

zoo since last week, when owner Terry Thompson mysteriously set them and other wild animals including tigers and lions free in a rural area of eastern Ohio.

The other animals were killed by each other or by sheriff’s deputies armed with high-powered rifles.

The zoo said it had Marian Thompson’s permission to care for the six surviving animals, which have been kept separate from other animals, but has no legal rights to them. A veterinary medical officer for the Depart-

ment of Agriculture looked at the animals and determined they needed to remain quarantined as allowed by Ohio law, which provides for the agriculture director to quarantine animals while investigating reports of potentially dangerous diseases.

The announcement came after Gov. John Kasich, upon learning the widow planned to retrieve the animals, asked the agency to ensure they didn’t pose a health threat.

Kasich, a Republican, earlier this year let expire an order

Calif. Sikh barred from job due to beard SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has settled a lawsuit filed by a man who was barred from becoming a prison guard because he refused to shave the beard required by his Sikh religion, officials said Thursday.

Civil rights organizations said the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s policy amounts to religious dis-

crimination. They say the state makes exceptions for men with certain medical conditions and should make similar allowances for Sikhs, Muslims, Orthodox Jews and others whose religion requires facial hair.

Under the settlement, the state will not change its rules requiring most men to be free of facial hair so they can be fitted for gas masks. But it

is paying Trilochan Oberoi $295,000 in damages and giving him a $61,000-a-year job as a manager in the corrections department.

The 63-year-old, who once served in the Indian Navy, has worked at a Walmart store while he fought a six-year battle to become a guard at Folsom State Prison east of Sacramento.

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that might have prevented the Thompsons from owning exotic animals. Last week he signed a temporary order to use existing laws to crack down on such animals before new laws are proposed.

The Department of Agriculture said it was concerned about reports that the animals had lived in unsanitary conditions where they could be exposed to disease, and the order provides a chance to investigate their health. It prevents the zoo from releasing them until it’s

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Continued from page 1 daughter, Grace, wandered out of their backyard one day when the Clements’ dogs escaped. She was noticed by University police officers, who returned her home safely.

“These police officers are on the job every single day, and I can tell you I feel really safe on this campus, and I know my colleagues feel safe,”

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WVU students can benefit from Bright N’ Fit in many ways, Padula said.

“We help students realize they can certainly gain strength, build muscle, lose fat and significantly improve their health without devoting their entire life to achieving these goals,” Padula said.

By said he hopes to change the way students view fitness.

“Students tend to incorrectly assume they must obsessively track every calorie they eat, workout in the gym for several hours everyday of the week, discover the newest exercise technique or device, and spend all their money on

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Professor Virginia Thompson about this weekend’s event.

“An awful lot of students are coming back to join the celebration.”

Thompson said the CAC community has worked to organize an event that Miltenberger truly deserves.

“It is truly going to be a special program,” Thompson said. “He will be surprised at

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clear they’re free of dangerous diseases.

A zoo official said Thursday that Terry Thompson had housed animals in tiny muddy shelters made of plywood, many without roofs. The grizzly bear was kept in an enclosure “about the size of a parrot cage,” while the monkeys were found in a similar-size cage, chief operating officer Tom Stalf said.

“The facility was small with many, many animals — too many for them to care for,” Stalf said.

It appeared Marian Thompson had planned to take the animals back to the farm near Zanesville, Department of Agriculture spokesman Andy Ware said.

Thompson and her lawyer were informed of the order when they arrived at the zoo with a big truck on Thursday afternoon.

The order is indefinite, but Thompson is entitled to a hearing within 30 days if she wants to appeal. Her attorney was traveling with her and could not be reached for comment.

Clements said. “I know that we’re all really thankful for what you do.”

Clements also awarded Bella, a WVU police dog trained to detect bombs, and her handler, Officer Josh Cook, a letter of recognition from Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. Bella was one of 10 dogs across the country to be awarded a bronze medal from the American Kennel Club’s Awards for Canine Excellence in Law Enforcement this year.

The WVUPD also serves to educate students on law and law enforcement procedure. The department provides information on alcohol and drug safety, automobile safety, date rape prevention, hazing, identity theft, the emergency response plan and the emergency alert system.

For more information on the WVUPD, visit http://police. wvu.edu.

supplements in order to get where they want to be. And, as a result, they sit back and create excuses,” Padula said.

The new site will work to help students overcome the misconceptions surrounding fitness.

“Our belief is that fitness training shouldn’t be a chore or obsession. It’s merely a matter of consistently applying basic and reasonable guidelines paired with hard work and determination,” he said. “We have developed creative ways to successfully instill this mind-set.”

He sa i d h e’s e xcited about the direction of the new program so far.

“We are slowly but surely, dramatically improving the lives of college students around the world. So far, the feedback we have received from those students who fol-

low everything our site has to offer has been phenomenal,” Padula said.

Padula encourages WVU students to try the site, and warns them not to over-train.

“Under the wrong impression that more is better, many college students seem to want to do more. They run more miles because they think that by doing so they will lose more weight. They over-train by working out six days a week in a desperate attempt to get stronger and bigger,” he said.

“Bright ‘N Fit gets the ‘it’s all about quality, not quantity’ message out to students who follow this faulty logic.”

Student can learn more about the Bright N’ Fit program at http://brightnfit.com.

what is in store.”

Miltenberger is an internationally acclaimed pianist and has given solo recitals in major cities such as Chicago, Pittsburgh, D.C. and in New York City.

He also founded the Miltenberger Jazz Quartet and has toured Europe with the group, and his television appearances include national spots on PBS and on NBC’s “The Today Show.”

Miltenberger will perform

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“George Gershwin’s “Piano Concerto in F” for WVU Symphony Orchestra’s “Celebration Concert” Nov. 17.

The Jubilee Celebration this Saturday will be held in the Art Museum Education Center, the former Erickson Alumni Center, which is adjacent to the Creative Arts Center.

The celebration begins at 3 p.m. and is open to the public. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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“If we do not all, as students, as faculty, learn to start appreciating that the world is filled with a wide variety of people, and we don’t understand or respect these cultures, we are not going to Brooke Cassidy/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM move ahead,” Clark said.

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Somalia, Libya, Uganda: US increases Africa focus NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — While putting few U.S. troops at risk, the United States is playing a growing role in Africa’s military battles, using special forces advisers, drones and tens of millions of dollars in military aid to combat a growing and multifaceted security threat.

Once again, the focus is Somalia, the lawless nation that was the site of America’s last large-scale military intervention in Africa in the early 1990s. By the time U.S. forces departed, 44 Army soldiers, Marines and airmen had been killed and dozens more wounded.

This time the United States is playing a less visible role, providing intelligence and training to fight militants across the continent, from Mauritania in the west along the Atlantic coast, to Somalia in the east along the Indian Ocean.

The renewed focus on Africa follows a series of recent and dramatic attacks.

In August, a hard-line Islamist group in Nigeria known as Boko Haram bombed the U.N. headquarters in the capital, Abuja, killing 23 people.

A year earlier, militants from the Somali group al-Shabab unleashed twin bombings in Kampala, Uganda, that killed 76. And a Nigerian man tried to blow up an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 during a flight that originated from Lagos, Nigeria.

Most worrisome to the United States is al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked group in Somalia that has recruited dozens of Americans, most of Somali descent.

“If you ask me what keeps me awake at night, it is the thought of an American passport-holding person who transits through a training camp in Somalia and gets some skill and then finds their way back into the United States to attack Americans,” Gen. Carter Ham, the commander of the U.S. Africa Command, said in Washington this month. “That’s mission failure for us.”

U.S. and European officials also worry that AQIM — an

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Malian special forces drill to face off an ambush as a U.S. Special Forces soldier gives instructions from a Malian truck in Kita, Mali, during a joint training exercise. While putting few U.S. troops at risk, the United States is providing intelligence and training to fight militants across the continent, from Mauritania in the west along the Atlantic Ocean, to Somalia in the east along the Indian Ocean. al-Qaida group that operates in the west and north of Africa — is working to establish links with Boko Haram and alShabab, the Somali insurgent group.

“I think the security threats emanating from Africa are being taken more seriously than they have been before, and they’re more real,” said Jennifer Cooke, the director of the Africa program at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The U.S. is conducting counterterrorism training and equipping militaries in countries including Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sen-

egal and Tunisia to “preclude terrorists from establishing sanctuaries,” according to the U.S. Africa Command.

In Somalia, the U.S. helps support 9,000 troops from Uganda and Burundi to fight militants in Mogadishu, the Somali capital. In June, the Pentagon moved to send nearly $45 million in military equipment, including four drones, body armor and night-vision and communications gear, for use in the fight against al-Shabab.

The U.S. also announced this month it is sending 100 advisers, most of them special forces, to help direct the fight against the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army in Central Africa

Gadhafi hometown pays heavy price in Libyan battle; holes fill streets SIRTE, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte paid a heavy price for sheltering him in the final battle of Libya’s civil war.

Much of the Mediterranean city of palm tree-lined boulevards has been destroyed.

Whole neighborhoods are uninhabitable, with shells punching huge holes through homes blackened with soot.

There’s no electricity or water. Debris-filled streets are flooded from broken pipes.

“It used to be a beautiful city, one of the most beautiful in Libya,” said Zarouk Abdullah, 42, a university professor, standing outside his badly damaged family home. “Today it looks like (postwar) Leningrad, Gaza or Beirut.”

Sirte once was favored by the old regime with investment and jobs. Now, six weeks of fighting has left many of the 140,000 residents seething over what they believe was wanton destruction by vengeful anti-Gadhafi combatants.

Although some blame Gadhafi for bringing the war home by hiding here in his final days, residents feel overwhelmed by the task of reconstruction and expect little help from Libya’s interim government.

Most of the dead appear to have been removed or hastily buried, but there is still a stubborn stench of decay that remains — even a week after Gadhafi’s death, which ended the eight-month battle to oust him.

On Thursday, shovel-wielding volunteers wearing surgical or gas masks dug up shallow graves to identify and rebury bodies.

Meteeg al-Gazhali stood on a sandy lot behind a clinic in Sirte’s seaside District No. 2 and watched as several men pulled up a corpse, wrapped in a blanket.

“That’s Ali,” he said quietly after lifting the blanket, identifying his 30-year-old son.

The battle for Sirte began in mid-September, or about a month after revolutionary forces had already taken control of most of Libya, including the capital of Tripoli. Sirte was one of the last holdouts, along

with two other loyalist areas.

Resistance in Sirte was fierce, and three weeks into the battle, anti-Gadhafi forces had advanced only a few hundred yards (meters) into the city.

With fighting intensifying, most civilians fled, and only die-hard loyalists remained behind in the city some 250 miles (400 kilometers) southeast of Tripoli.

There were no indications that Gadhafi was in Sirte beforehand, with reports of him hiding deep in the southern desert, possibly trying to flee the country.

In fact, Gadhafi was hiding in Sirte in the final weeks of the war, living in abandoned homes in District No. 2 with an entourage of about two dozen, including his son Muatassim.

On Oct. 20, as revolutionary forces encircled the neighborhood, Gadhafi and his followers tried to escape in a convoy that was struck by NATO on a highway on the outskirts.

Gadhafi, who suffered some injuries, tried to flee on foot, but he was captured, beaten by a mob and died later that day in mysterious circumstances, prompting international demands that Libya’s new leaders investigate his death.

Fighters from the coastal city of Misrata, which rose up early against Gadhafi and suffered immensely under weeks of siege by regime forces in the spring, took the lead in the

battle for Sirte and Gadhafi’s capture.

It was they who put Gadhafi’s body on display in Misrata like a trophy for four days before burying him Tuesday in an anonymous desert grave.

Residents now believe the Misrata fighters intentionally destroyed Sirte, beyond the collateral damage of fighting, to settle old scores.

“I am very angry with the rebels. Look at all this damage,” said 26-year-old electrician Mustafa Ali, standing in the debris-filled courtyard of a two-story villa in District No. 2 that was rumored by neighbors to have been Gadhafi’s last hiding place.

“If one shot was fired from a house, they would destroy the entire house,” he said.

Over the weekend, more than 50 bodies were found strewn across the ocean-view lawn of the Mahari Hotel, which according to the New York-based Human Rights Watch, had been in the hands of Misrata rebels during the fighting.

Farraj al-Hemali, a Sirte resident who was among those to discover the dead, said 25 of the corpses were found with their hands tied behind their backs. Blood had soaked into the grass, indicating they were killed on the spot. Among the dead were civilians and Gadhafi loyalists, and most had been shot in the head or chest, he said.

and efforts to kill or capture its leader, Joseph Kony, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court. In Libya, U.S. fighter planes helped rebels defeat former dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

In the latest attack against Africa’s militants, Kenya deployed troops this month into southern Somalia to fight alShabab insurgents. The U.S. says it is not aiding Kenya’s incursion, but America has given Kenya $24 million in aid this year “to counter terrorists and participate in peacekeeping operations,” the U.S. Embassy said.

The U.S. government “has had a burr under its saddle

about Somalia” for years, dating to the 1993 downing of two U.S. helicopters over Mogadishu in a battle that became known as Black Hawk Down, said John Pike of the Globalsecurity.org think tank near Washington. Eighteen U.S. troops were killed.

At that time, Washington had deployed thousands of troops to combat a famine, but the mission escalated into a hunt for warlords.

These days, only a handful of U.S. troops are involved directly in Somalia — special forces troops who enter on kill missions. In 2009, Navy SEALs targeted and killed al-Qaida operative Saleh Ali Saleh Nab-

han in a helicopter raid. The Americans jumped out of the helicopters, grabbed Nabhan’s body from his bullet-riddled convoy and flew off. The corpse — like Osama bin Laden’s two years later — was buried at sea.

Pike, who monitors defense issues, said the Pentagon has ramped up operations in Africa tremendously since the time of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who didn’t see Africa as being in America’s strategic interest.

“The U.S. has really developed an interest in Africa that we just have never seen before,” Pike said.

“Between all the goings and comings in the Horn of Africa and all this snake-eater (special forces) Sahara stuff ... it’s all over the place,” Pike said.

“Since I think an awful lot of it is being run out of Special Operations Command and out of (the CIA), I think it probably far larger than anyone imagines.”

U.S. drones launched from the Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean also provide intelligence, and the pilotless planes are capable of being armed.

Al-Shabab counts 31 American citizens among its ranks, a U.S. official in Washington told The Associated Press. They’re mostly American-Somalis who left the U.S. to join the group.

The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence matters, said foreign fighters among al-Shabab’s ranks want to attack Western targets.

Intelligence has revealed sophisticated plans by al-Shabab to attack targets in Europe, the official said, but the operations have been disrupted by the recent stepped-up fighting in Somalia.

Ugandan and Burundian troops fighting al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu as part of an African Union force have pushed back the insurgents in recent months and now control most of the capital. The Kenyan incursion has forced alShabab to fight on its southern flank as well.

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Friday October 28, 2011

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

Thanks to UPD for 50 years of service We would like to thank the West Virginia University Police Department for protecting the students and surrounding community for 50 years.

WVU paid homage to the UPD for its 50th anniversary Thursday afternoon with a community event at Elizabeth Moore Hall. Several University officials showed appreciation to the UPD, including University President James P. Clements.

Although the Morgantown Police Department does a fine job for the city, the influx of students each year requires special attention, which the UPD handles well.

It is no secret some of the students here at WVU can get out of hand. From street fires, random violent attacks and many other forms of misconduct, the UPD deals with it all.

There is no measurable amount of gratitude we can show.

For the job they are required to do, their pay is never enough. But, money is not their reason for signing up for the job; they do it to serve their community.

Their dedication to protecting and serving the University community demonstrates commitment that surpasses any other field of employment.

It’s difficult convincing an ordinary person to face the possibility of danger and per-

sonal injury on a day-to-day basis.

The work they do goes unnoticed and unappreciated by many residents and students, but they do it to the best of their ability for the sake of the people.

In 1961, the UPD only had four officers keeping students safe on campus. The number of officers is currently 64; including specialized officers, bicycle patrols and student cadets.

With nearly 30,000 students enrolled at WVU, the UPD has its hands full at all times.

Even with WVU’s reputation as a party school and the rowdiness of the students, the UPD has aided the University in being ranked 18th

by Reader’s Digest’s Colletge Safety Survey.

There is no way we can express enough our thankfulness to the UPD for all they do.

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Pipeline bad for environment, against national interest michael levy columnist

“The Keystone XL pipeline ... would set back our renewable energy efforts for at least two decades, much to our enemies’ delight. It would ensure we maintain our oil addiction and delay making the tough decisions regarding energy production, management and conservation that we need to start making today,”said Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Steven Anderson.

The Keystone XL oil pipeline would deliver hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil a day from the oil sands of Alberta, Canada to refineries in Texas.

Industry proponents say the pipeline would lessen dependence on Middle Eastern oil, but critics say that’s a sham, and environmentalists have raised concerns on issues ranging from climate change to water contamination.

Government review of the proposed pipeline has been controversial, and Wednesday, a group of protesters interrupted President Obama’s speech in Denver to urge him to block the pipeline’s construction.

Also on Wednesday, members of Congress called for an investigation into the possibility that the Department of State’s approval process has been corrupt and may have inadequately considered the pipeline’s value to the national interest and its environmental impact.

The concerns of impropriety stem from the fact TransCanada – the company that wants to build the pipeline – hand picked the company that the State Department contracted to produce the Environmental Impact Statement for the pipeline. That company – Cardno ENTRIX – lists TransCanada as one of its clients, which means it has a vested interest in approval of the pipeline.

Furthermore, TransCanada’s chief lobbyist, Paul Elliott, worked on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign and appears to have arranged meetings between TransCanada’s CEO and

Ted Glick, policy director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, speaks against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline during a rally outside the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington Oct. 7. high-level State Department employees.

Additionally, the letter asks three fundamental questions about the pipeline that need to be answered before approval is granted: 1. Will oil from the pipeline stay in the U.S. or be exported?

2. How impactful and expensive could a spill be?

3. How severely will the project exasperate global climate change?

1. Oil for Export TransCanada claims the pipeline would reduce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil. It would not.

First, there is already a pipeline with excess capacity transporting oil from Alberta to refineries in Illinois. The proposed pipeline would carry oil to refineries at ports on the coast of

Texas.

That means one thing: exports.

In fact, Valero, the company that has signed up to be the pipeline’s biggest customer, has told investors it plans to target the oil from its Port Arthur refinery on exports.

Furthermore, U.S. oil consumption is declining, and energy efficiency requirements will likely accelerate that decline.

That is very good news for us on every front, from national security, to global warming, to the economy. The only people for whom it is bad are those with a stake in the oil game, who we know will lie to us to keep their profits soaring.

2. Oil Spill Impact The type of oil that comes from oil sands – diluted bitu-

men – is particularly hard to clean up. Residents of Marshall, Mich. know this all too well.

In July 2010, Enbridge Energy’s pipeline 6B spilled nearly a million gallons of diluted bitumen into the Kalamazoo River.

Despite more than $700 million and 15 months of cleanup, the river is still a mess, the company has failed to meet the EPA’s deadline, and it’s expected that cleanup will have to continue into 2013.

Pipeline spills aren’t rare.

In addition to the Kalamazoo, Mich. spill last summer, 21,000 gallons were spilled in Romeoville, Ill. last September and 150 miles of the Yellowstone River were drenched by an oil spill this summer.

The proposed pipeline runs over the Ogallala Aquifer, which supplies our farms with 30 per-

cent of the water needed to grow our food. An oil spill that contaminated the Ogallala could be disastrous.

3. Climate Change Full exploitation of the Alberta oil sands would be game over for climate change.

The best science says in order to limit warming to two degrees, carbon emissions must peak no later than 2015. The Keystone XL pipeline would ensure that target isn’t reached.

Not only would the pipeline promote continued dependence on oil, it is also a particularly carbon-intensive form of oil. Natural gas has to be burned to provide the heat to separate the oil from the sand in which it resides.

Of particular interest to those of us living through the shale gas boom: perhaps the natural

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gas that is extracted from West Virginia could be piped up to Alberta so they can extract oil from the tar sands to send to refineries in Texas, where it can be loaded onto ships bound for Singapore.

In addition to these concerns, the mining of the oil sands consumes a tremendous amount of fresh water and is already destroying the lives of the indigenous people who have called Alberta home for thousands of years.

President Obama and the State Department should reject the Keystone XL pipeline. Doing so would protect our environment and promote our national interest, and would energize a segment of the population that has grown disillusioned both with the political process and the president.

Cut corporate power by shrinking federal government garrett hunter guest columnist

In recent weeks, quite a few articles have appeared in these pages, and other publications, discussing the Occupy Wall Street protests.

Unfortunately, to my knowledge, very few writers have directly addressed the real underlying cause of the appalling economic and social injustices now facing the American people. The problem is not corporations themselves, but the coercive government that backs them.

Contrary to what many OWS protesters and grandstanding politicians tell us, corporations are not titanic, all-powerful entities. Corporations cannot flagrantly impose their corrupt will on the little guy, constantly enriching themselves at his expense. The government, how-

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ever, can.

Corporations cannot forcibly evict an individual from his or her lifelong home in order to demolish and replace it with a strip mall or parking garage. The government can.

When corporations aren’t bringing in enough revenue, they cannot force you to hand over a quarter of your hourly wages to shore up their bottom lines. The government can.

In short, corporations do not have coercive power over people, but the government does.

Any political science major can tell you, that by its very definition, a government possesses a monopoly on the “legitimate” use of force in society.

In a true free market economy, the only way for corporations to grow is to provide valuable goods and services to consumers. The companies that best serve society will succeed and expand. Others will fail and disappear.

Sadly, the American economy is far from a free mar-

ket. As the size of government has grown over the last 80 plus years, so have its ventures into economic intervention.

Take, for example, the housing bubble – a major motivator for the OWS crowd. In 1992, President George H. W. Bush signed the Housing and Community Development Act, which required governmentsponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to direct 30 percent of their home mortgage financing to borrowers at or below their community’s median income level. By 2007, the quota had been raised to 55 percent.

According to Edward Pinto, a former chief credit officer at Fannie Mae, by 2008, half of all U.S. mortgages were weak or subprime. Combine these easy credit policies with a Federal Reserve, whose policies created negative real interest rates from mid 2003-04, and suddenly you’d be crazy not to buy a home – whether you could afford it or not. This massive de-

mand drove home prices skyward, inflating the housing bubble.

If you couldn’t afford your payments, you could simply sell your home and turn a profit, and with rapidly rising home prices masking loan delinquencies, banks were all too happy to relax their lending standards.

Then the bubble popped.

In the absence of government intervention and backing, would any of the above policies make the slightest bit of sense to a private bank that relies on loan repayment to survive?

Unlike the government, banks and other private businesses must weigh risk against reward. They cannot simply raise taxes or print money to subsidize their losses. Only when the government interferes in the market do insane risks begin to look profitable.

To make matters worse, rather than allow lenders to go bankrupt when their high-rolling practices caught up with them, the federal government

spent hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to rescue them through the Toxic Asset Relief Program.

This likely came as no surprise to the banks – former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan was often quite willing to bail out failed institutions until his departure in 2006.

These are only the most blatant examples of the support government gives to corporations.

It also creates, under the banner of “regulation,” artificial barriers to market entry that protect established firms and hurt small start-ups. It uses the absurdly cumbersome tax code to subsidize favored industries and handicap others. I could go on.

Corporations who lobby for and benefit from governmental favoritism are certainly not blameless in our current economic mess, but we must not forget what makes lobbying profitable: a shameless, overgrown federal government that has lost all regard for its consti-

tutional limitations and hands out political favors like candy to the highest bidder.

Some have suggested increased regulation of some variety or another should be implemented to curb corporations’ influence over government policy, but this solution mistakes the poison for the antidote. Expanding the government’s authoritative reach even further will not end corporatism in this country. If anything, doing so will expand it by providing more venues for regulatory capture and corruption.

The only effective way to eliminate unjust corporate power is to eliminate unjust governmental power, thus removing the garbage that attracts the flies.

Only when government is once again restricted to its limited, constitutional role in society will it stop its disastrous economic meddling, and corporations will have no choice but to once again focus on satisfying consumers.

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THE WEEK AHEAD toDAY 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 by calling 304293-3422, 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.

THE “VATICAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT OF EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES” will be displayed at St. John University Parish Center. All are welcome to enjoy this free special exhibit daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until Sunday. For more information, call 304-8795752 or visit www.LoLradio. org/11VaticanExhibit.html.

EVERY FRIDAY

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

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

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

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

EVERY SATURDAY

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

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

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

EVERY SUNDAY

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

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

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

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

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

MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST hosts a supper at 6 p.m. and a bible study at 7 p.m. at the Christian Student Center

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

at 2923 University Ave. PAINTBALL TEAM practices at Mountain Valley Paintball Park. For more information, visit www.wvupaintball.com or email wvupaintball@ gmail.com.

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

SIGMA THETA EPSILON, a National Christian Service Fraternity, would like to invite any men interested in the fraternity to attend its meeting at 5 p.m. at the Campus Ministry Center. For more information, email sigmathetawvu@ gmail.com.

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

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

Continual

Wellness programs on topics such as drinkWELL, loveWELL, chillWELL and more are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by 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.

Rosenbaum Family House, which

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.

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 This year your ability to relate and communicate proves to be positive financially. Adapt your style even more depending on different people and situations. Many opportunities will head in your direction. Your profound ability to transform a situation emerges. Your willingness to adapt and grow marks your behavior. If you are single, you will have to push suitors away. You might enjoy dating even more. If you are attached, you will see a change in your sweetie that you view positively. SAGITTARIUS has great money ideas.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Reach out for new possibilities. If one answer doesn’t work, trust that you will find the solution. You see structure and power very differently, allowing for an unusual perspective. Swap ideas without being vested. Tonight: Take off if you can.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You achieve powerful results without trying too hard. Your ability to relate to individuals directly emerges. Others start seeing many more new opportunities that up until the present moment they had never considered. Tonight: Be willing to revise your plans.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You see situations in a very different way because of what is happening and how people are reacting. Be willing to discuss an issue in a new light. Re-frame different ideas, knowing what works in your mind.

Tonight: You gain a deeper understanding of others.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Focus on getting out the door. If you are wondering why another approach works for someone else, look at his or her mental outlook. Be willing to revise your thinking in a positive way. Tonight: Out with friends and perhaps an associate or two.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Your creativity comes into play early on. You wonder how, when and why concerning certain issues. You feel like you need to solve what is ailing not only you but also a family member. Put less stress on yourself. Handle issues in a low-key manner.

Tonight: Where your friends are.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Your instincts guide you in a new direction.

Verbalize what you are seeing, and understand what might be going on on a deeper level with you. Willingly greet change and creativity. Excess is the name of the game with a partner. Your issue might be how much to join in. Tonight: Close to home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Keep conversations moving, and explore alternatives. A revamping of your finances might be just what the doctor ordered.

You might want to approach this situation differently. Understanding evolves, and you create greater stability. See what is going on behind the scenes. Tonight: Talk up a storm.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might want to understand more than someone is willing to share. You make an enormous effort toward others. Don’t worry about the responses. You need to

see what happens. Handle your finances with wisdom, but not in a stingy manner.

Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Stay on a steady course despite what might be going on. Listen well to others who are experiencing a whole different set of concerns. The unexpected opens a pathway that could provide greater energy and fun. Walk through the door. Tonight: As you like.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HH Much is going on behind the scenes. Passion runs high, especially concerning a partnership. Deal with others directly if you want to get past an obstacle. You might not be able to express exactly what is on your mind. Tonight: Togetherness works.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You could be hard-pressed to get past an immediate issue or problem. Your way of looking at a situation could set the standard for others. They see the wisdom in your approach and long-term results. You know what is going on with a boss or supervisor. Tonight: Find your friends.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Recognize that others look to you to take the lead. Understand the push and pull of a boss’s or others’ demands. Listen to what is happening behind the scenes. Be willing to break the mold and move forward. Tonight: A late meeting could become a happening!

BORN TODAY Medical researcher Jonas Salk (1914), actor Joaquin Phoenix (1974), actress Julia Roberts (1967)

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 hard

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

thursday’s puzzle solved

Across 1 Traveler’s reference 6 Baldwin of “30 Rock” 10 A month of Sundays 14 Go after 15 “Later, dahling!”

16 Fictional sleuth who first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post 17 Comedian for hire?

19 Expresses delight 20 Finis, in Frankfurt 21 A month of Sundays 22 Euripides tragedy 23 What Shakespeare’s parents had to do?

27 Zoo re-creation 30 Hippy dances?

31 More than portly 32 Frost, for one 33 Opening 36 __ chic 37 Low grade, or an appropriate title for this puzzle 39 18-Down’s love 40 Orch. section 41 Quarry 42 Post-tonsillectomy treat 43 Gauchos’ gear 45 Tabloid fodder 47 Green that’s hard to swallow?

50 Material for some balloons 51 Couple’s pronoun 52 Continental wine region 56 Punta del __ 57 Memoir title for Sela?

60 Massage therapy pioneer Ida 61 Way 62 Support in a loft 63 South Dakota’s Wounded __ 64 Hudson River city 65 “That’s just crazy talk!”

Down 1 Part of a plot, often 2 “All righty __!”

3 Developer’s need 4 Star of “61*”?

5 Ross __ 6 Buttonhole 7 Retired NPR host Hansen 8 It may be lent or bent 9 Grand Banks catch 10 Slide specimen

11 Easy to babysit, say 12 Number no longer used?

13 “Such a shame” 18 Princess with great buns?

22 Get weak in the knees 24 Had 25 K or G 26 Shades 27 Big bikes 28 Stand watch, say 29 Colt 45 holder 32 Layer 34 Teatro __ Scala: Milan opera house 35 Parlor game 37 Movie monster, casually 38 Tip of the Yucat‡n peninsula?

39 Banish 41 Movie house suffix 42 Vase, in a pinch 44 Michael of “Caddyshack” 45 Like many ski slopes in April 46 Italian sweetheart

47 Uriah Heep, by profession 48 Is sporting 49 Numbers game 53 Freelancer’s enc.

54 “South Park” co-creator Parker 55 Empty 57 On-target 58 Wheels 59 Neither masc. nor neut.

thursday’s puzzle solved

He hears things That others don‛t Or maybe it‛s just things That others won‛t

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Pathfinder prepares for ‘Motown Throwdown’

by Caitlin Graziani A&E Correspondent

Pathfinder of West Virginia will host the fifth annual Motown Throwdown, a rail jam competition, on Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.

High Street will be shut down from Walnut Street to Pleasant Street to allow workers to transform 15,000 pounds of snow into a winter extreme sports park.

Twenty snowboarders and 20 skiers will compete in the rail jam, showing off their best tricks to compete for the title of Motown Throwdown champion.

Attendees will not only get to check out some of the best local ski and snowboard talent, but will also have the chance to grab some free swag from Redbull, Oakley, Burton, DC, Lib Tech and Union.

Pathfinder will raffle off a full Burton snowboard setup worth $1,000.

The package will include

a snowboard, boots and bindings.

DJ Zimmie, of Pittsburgh, and Phife Dawg of ‘90s hiphop legend A Tribe Called Quest will be performing for this year’s event.

“This is Pathfinder’s biggest event of the year. It is the kickoff to the winter season.

We want everyone to be as excited about it as we are,” said Andrew Walker, manager at Pathfinder and coordinator of the Motown Throwdown.

Tonight, professional snowboarders T.J. Schneider, Cale Zima and Scott Stevens will be at Pathfinder from 7 to 8 p.m. for an autograph signing.

Following the signing, Pathfinder will be hosting a movie premier at de Lazy Lizard.

The premier is limited to viewers 18 years old or older and will show Capita’s “Defenders of Awesome,” as well as Curt Morgan and Travis Rice’s “Art of Flight.”

Both events are free.

Walker said last year’s Motown Throwdown drew more than 5,000 people.

D.J. Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys acted as the disc jockey for the event.

Shaun Murphy won first prize for the snowboard category, and Brandon Stark took home first prize for the ski category. Both champions took home $1,000 each as their prize.

Murphy and Stark will be competing in the Throwdown this year to defend their titles.

The festivities, except for the movie premier, are open to all ages and are free to the public.

For more information on Pathfinder of West Virginia, visit http://www.pathfinderwv.com.

Raffle tickets can be purchased at Pathfinder for $5 for three tickets, and $10 for 10 tickets. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Twenty snowboarders and 20 skiers will compete in the Motown Throwdown, an extreme winter sports competition.

Pathfinder of West Virginia will host the fifth annual Motown Throwdown tomorrow on High Street.

During the event, Pathfinder will rafflle off a full Burton snowboard setup worth $1,000.

Andrew Walker/PATHFINDER

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Seniors organize Halloween event to benefit local charities

by Hunter Homistek A&E Writer

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Three West Virginia University students are hosting a party at The Cue on High Street tonight beginning at 9.

The party, which will feature live music and a Halloween theme, will raise money for charities in the Morgantown area and provide a fun, entertaining atmosphere to celebrate the upcoming holiday.

Seniors Harold Vass, Dom Kroupa, and Matt Carpenter wanted to provide students a chance to party, while giving back to a good cause.

“I chose to work with the Center for Excellence in Disabilities,” Vass said. “They operate four different specialty clinics and work with eight different areas of focus to assist in overcoming the challenges of disabilities.”

The center is located on Hartman Run Road and offers both one-on-one and team treatment for disabled individuals.

Staffed by professionals in fields such as occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and neurology, the clinic offers certified treatment and support for a variety of disabilities.

Along with the Center for Excellence in Disabilities, proceeds will go to the Caritas House in Morgantown and the United Way of Monongalia and Preston counties.

The Caritas House is NorthCentral West Virginia’s sole AIDS service organization, and Kroupa’s chosen charity.

“We are a non-profit organization for people with HIV and AIDS,” said Justin Umstead, administrative assistant at the Caritas House.

“Especially in today’s economy, volunteers really help to bolster our cause and provide help for us, so we are grateful to have the support of these

students.”

Carpenter is donating his share of the proceeds from tonight’s event to the United Way of Monongalia and Preston counties.

United Way is a huge contributor to community efforts across the U.S. with a motto to “enhance the quality of life in our community by helping those in need.”

While the event is certainly about the charities involved, the students also wanted to be sure their event would be a party to remember.

For this, they’ve enlisted the help of local electronic and dubstep acts Ikto, Mongo and Twin Syndrome to fuel the party throughout the night.

Along with live entertainment, there will be a plethora of seasonal drinks available at the bar, as well as $5 large pizzas provided by The Cue. Tonight’s event promises to be an electric and energetic atmosphere geared toward supporting some of Morgantown’s finest charities, Vass said.

The cover charge is $5, and attendees must be 18 to party and 21 to drink. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Pumpkins will be falling from WVU’s 11-story Engineering Sciences Building in the Evansdale campus.

The West Virginia University American Society of Mechanical Engineers student chapter is hosting the 24th Annual Pumpkin Drop today from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

There will be 217 teams competing; each designing a way to ensure their pumpkin survives the fall.

Participants will aim their pumpkins toward a target on the sidewalk.

Winners of the contest will be divided into two categories.

One team will win for having a surviving pumpkin which comes closest to the target, and the other will win for having the best pumpkin-carrier design.

The pumpkins must be at least 10 inches in diameter,

with the pumpkin and its protective structure not weighing more than 60 pounds.

Contestants are not allowed to alter the inside of the pumpkin or use packing materials such as styrofoam peanuts.

Several companies are c o nt r i bu t i ng d o nat i o n s to the event, including the Hilton Garden Inn and Office Depot.

Last year’s winning team, Suncrest Middle School, will return this year to defend their title. “I think it’s a great experience,� said Dave Solley, undergraduate program coordinator for WVU’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. “It gets kids interested in science and engineering.�

Coming in second place last year was the Morgantown Learning Academy.

Third place was awarded to Doddridge County Middle School.

“The Pumpkin Drop continues to be a popular event at the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources,� said Pat Goldie, administrative associate chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Goldie said the event has become so popular, he received calls as early as May and June from teams wishing to sign up.

Refreshments and “Pumpkin Drop� T-shirts will be available for sale at the event. All proceeds from the sales and the $10 entry fee will benefit the Ronald McDonald House in Morgantown.

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering also conducts tours of the engineering labs for the teachers and students in middle and high school. “It’s all about what we can share and teach,� Goldie said. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

The WVU chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will host the 24th Annual Pumpkin Drop today.

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Cover artists Karmin to bring YouTube fame to Metropolitan Theatre Christina GuTIERREZ A&E WRITER

Up-and-coming YouTube sensation Karmin, comprised of Amy Ellis and her boyfriend, Nick Noonan, has taken the music industry by storm.

Covering songs by a range of pop artists from Nicki

Minaj to Adele, the dynamic singing duo has decided to try some original tracks.

As part of a national college tour, the couple will perform their first single, “Crash Your Party� at Morgantown’s Metropolitan Theatre, Nov. 7.

Kristie Gale, marketing and advertising manager for WVU Arts and Entertainment, had the chance to speak with the group about its incredible rise to fame.

“Just for fun, Amy likes to rap in the shower. And after a while, Nick convinced her to showcase her talents on YouTube,� Gale said.

The two share equal responsibility in the project Ellis sings and raps on tracks while Noonan uses his multiinstrumental talents to create the music. “They probably have more hits on YouTube than anything else out there,� Gale

said.

While Ellis’ vocal talents are what got her famous, she isn’t exactly hard on the eyes either.

The twenty-something was recently compared to a 1940s pin-up girl in USA Today. “She has a really beautiful, unique look, and has a massive stage personality,� Gale said.

Gale said it is a great opportunity to have Karmin in

Morgantown because they are on the brink of becoming hugely famous. “They’re doing a college tour before anything else,� she said.

The group has been acclaimed by many of the acts they cover, including Jay-Z, Kanye West and Chris Brown.

Recently signed by Epic Records, Karmin is crossing the barrier from musical hobbyist to entertainment moguls.

General Admission tickets are $15 for the public and $10 for students with valid WVU Student ID. Tickets may be purchased at the Mountainlair and Creative Arts Center box offices, online at www.ticketmaster. com and by phone at 800745-3000 or 304-293-SHOW (7469). christinia.gutierrez@mail.wvu.edu

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Aping the Onion, the A.V. Club expands into video NEW YORK (AP) — The Onion’s serious side, the A.V. Club, is following its comic brethren into video.

On Thursday, the pop culture website and Onion newspaper insert debuted “One Track Mind,� a Web series in which songwriters discuss writing a particular tune and then perform it. The first of the 10 videos features Wye Oak indie band singer and guitarist Jenn Wasner. Other videos will feature Ben Folds, Matthew Sweet and Annie Clark, who uses the name St. Vincent. “One Track Mind� also will play interstitially on IFC, airing ahead of Saturday night movies beginning Nov. 5.

It’s a small foothold in broadcast, but the medium leap reflects the A.V. Club’s growing multimedia presence.

The Chicago-based A.V. Club, a taste-making destination of pop culture criticism and interviews, is the sober companion to the satirical headlines of The Onion.

In recent years, The Onion has spun off its mock TV news outlet, the Onion News Network, into two TV shows: “Onion News Network� on IFC and “Onion SportsDome� on Comedy Central.

The A.V. Club has been following a similar, albeit more humble, trajectory into video.

It is, after all, part of its name-

sake: The A.V. Club takes its name from high school audiovisual clubs. While those groups long had a negative connotation of techie nerds, the A.V. Club prides itself in its geekery. “One Track Mind� is its fifth original video series, following shows such as “A.V. Undercover,� in which 25 bands covered 25 songs, and “Pop Pilgrims,� a travel series about visiting the settings of films, TV shows and books. “We learned some lessons from what (The Onion) did and how they set it up, and I know our business people learned lessons,� says Josh Modell, general manager of the A.V. Club. “We feel like we’ve had in the last 18 months a lot of success with just a few shows and introduced our audience to a visual component.� “The through-line and I’ll be careful not to be too immodest is that we’re both really smart,� says Modell of the sister publications. “Both The Onion and the A.V. Club don’t dumb things down.�

The A.V. Club also recently shot a pilot for a series that pairs a book’s author and a devoted fan for a private reading. If the first episode, which features comedian Patton Oswalt, is successful, it likely will become the site’s sixth series.

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“I’m going to be a chocolate milk carton, and I’m going to make it myself. I thought it would be funny.”

“I’m being Wednesday Adams. I’m kind of into creepy girly things, and it’s pretty trendy right now.”

“I’m going to be a treasure hunter – it’s like the female version of Indiana Jones. “ photos and reporting by BROOKE CASSIDY

Students strive for creative, homemade costumes this year You’ll be Jumping for Joy!

Christina GuTIERREZ A&E WRITER

Although Halloween falls on a Monday this year, and the weekend is predicted to be cold and rainy, that won’t stop determined West Virginia University students from wearing the most creative and revealing outfits they can imagine.

As we all know, Halloween is the one day a year that a girl can wear anything (or nothing) and not be judged for it.

Of course, catty comments will be exchanged, but mostly overlooked in hopes to preserve heavy makeup and keep flimsy fishnets intact.

Senior advertising student Hadley Kunz is used to the suggestive way in which girls dress on Halloween.

“I don’t really mind girls using Halloween as an excuse to dress like a s--t. I figure if that’s the kind of atten-

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tion they want, then have at it,” she said.

Kunz said she doesn’t judge other girls for wearing next to nothing – but she also doesn’t think very highly of them.

“I prefer creative or groupthemed costumes,” she said.

Junior psychology student Katherine Dussan said girls use the holiday as an opportunity to strut around scantily clad.

“Halloween is the one time out of the year where girls can wear whatever they want. It gives them a boost of selfconfidence because it’s socially acceptable for them to wear provocative clothes,” Dussan said.

Senior English student Amber Kennedy prides herself on her ability to be creative and different on this highly anticipated holiday.

“This year for Halloween, I’m going as ‘not a s--t.’ I don’t have to show skin to prove that I’m proud of my body,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy will definitively be taking the creative route, dressing up as one of her favorite, fully-dressed, video game characters.

Aside from lots of skin, what kinds of costumes can we expect this year?

According to Google, Nikki Minaj is the most searched Halloween costume this year, so expect to see a lot of pink wigs.

We can also count on a good amount of fist-pumping wannabes paying their respects to Snooki and the rest of the Jersey Shore cast.

If none of these ideas strike your fancy, and you’re still stuck on a costume idea, consider the always-funny, always-successful celebrity spoof.

Since all social boundaries seem to be discarded on this day, Charlie Sheen, Steve Jobs and Amy Winehouse provide us great costume opportunities this year. christina.gutierrez@mail.wvu.edu

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With both West Virginia and Rutgers losing conference games last week, Saturday’s matchup between the two teams has become drastically more important than it appeared one week ago.

Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano explained how a lack of a conference championship game forces each week to become a de facto title game.

“In this league, every (game) is big,” Schiano said. “We don’t have a championship game at the end of the year, so you’re playing a Big East championship every week.”

Historically, Rutgers hasn’t fared well against West Virginia, winning only four times in 39 tries. All four of those victories, however, came when the Scarlet Knights were the home team – the last of which occurred in 1994.

Matchups like this week create what Schiano believes is an ideal setting for college football.

“We have a very, very good West Virginia team coming into town – and I imagine a very angry West Virginia team,” he said. “It should be a great game, great college football atmosphere, and I’m looking forward to it.”

West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen made it clear his team will have to fare better with the external factors presented by a road game than it did last week against Syracuse.

“They’re going to be fired up about playing at home, and they’re going to be fired up about playing the Mountaineers,” Holgorsen said.

“We’re going to get their best shot. If we want to win a championship this year, then we’ve got to be able to handle that,” he said.

“We didn’t handle it last week, and we need to be able to handle it this week.”

Rutgers will look to wreak havoc on West Virginia junior quarterback Geno Smith for the second consecutive week.

The Scarlet Knights have recorded 24 sacks this season already, including a nine-sack performance early in the year against

North Carolina Central.

“We know what they’re going to do – they’re going to pressure us, and we just have to be able to handle it better,” Holgorsen said. “A week of practice can probably get us to the point where we’ll handle it a little better.”

The Rutgers defense does an exceptional job of forcing opposing offenses to make mistakes.

The Scarlet Knights lead the country with 15 interceptions and are ranked No. 7 in the nation with 10 fumble recoveries – statistics of which Holgorsen is well aware.

“The thing most impressive about their defense is how hard they play and how aggressive they are to attack the ball and get the ball out,” he said.

“They lead the nation in turnovers – they’ve got 25 of them, and we’ve got eight, if I’m not mistaken.

They do a good job of that.”

For Rutgers, the offensive side of the ball relies heavily on the play of junior wide receiver Mohamed Sanu.

Sanu leads the Big East with 65 catches and has racked up 684 yards and six touchdowns so far this season.

Earlier in the year, Sanu tallied a conference record of 16 receptions against Ohio, and is coming off a 10-catch, 128-yard performance last week against Louisville.

“They move (Sanu) around, and it makes it tough to know where he is all the time,” said West Virginia defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel.

“You know one thing, though: Wherever the ball is, it’s probably going in his direction.”

Ju n i o r safety Te r e n c e Gar vin explained some of the challenges a receiver like Sanu’s caliber presents.

“We have to challenge him,” he said. “We have to try to do our best to keep the ball out of his hands and keep him from making plays.”

“We’re going to do what we do, but we still know he’s out there.

We see him, we’re going to have to make adjustments.”

For West Virginia, it will be key for the defense to get pressure on

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A challenge to WVU fans nick arthur sports WRITER

Did you hear the news about the West Virginia women’s soccer team?

I didn’t think so.

The Mountaineers are the clear favorite to repeat as Big East Conference champions when the tournament begins this Friday, and no one seems to care.

A Big East championship would give head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown and her team its third conference title in the past five seasons.

How many West Virginia athletic teams can say that?

The beloved football program has only won two outright conference championships since it joined the Big East in 1991. It’s worth noting, the women’s soccer program has only been in existence since 1996.

Bob Huggins’ men’s basketball team won its first-ever conference title in 2010.

So, what’s my point?

Despite constant underachievement by the football team over the past five years, the West Virginia fan base is just as passionate as ever about the sport – which is great.

The loyalty and passion of Mountaineer fans ranks with some of the best schools in the country.

But, it would be nice see some of that devotion make a trip over to Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium to see the University’s most consistent athletic program in action – women’s soccer.

The team is 14-4-0 on the season and finished 10-1 in conference play. The No. 13 Mountaineers defeated No. 8 Marquette earlier in the season and have now defeated a top 10 opponent in six of its last seven seasons.

Not a single team in this season’s Big East Tournament has defeated West Virginia in 2011.

Nikki Izzo-Brown is one of the best in the country, and became the first head coach in program history 16 years ago.

She has posted an astonishing 234-91-32 record since the hiring and has never had a losing season.

Give her the recognition she has earned.

But, as coach Izzo-Brown would say, this isn’t for her – it’s for the players.

Athletic conferences such as the SEC and Big 12 are historically known for consistently selling out sporting events such as baseball, softball and other non-revenue programs.

It is time for you to be the loyal and intense Mountaineer Maniac you claim to be.

The 2011 Big East Conference tournament will conveniently be held in Morgantown at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

West Virginia will play its first game on Sunday, as they await the winner of St. Johns and Seton Hall Thursday night.

Don’t say you’re not a soccer fan.

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WVU prepped for road test Kramer happy with effort heading into next matchup by amit batra sports writer

Heading into the final game of the regular season, the No. 18 West Virginia men’s soccer team is still looking for one more critical road win to help strengthen its NCAA tournament resume.

A win this weekend over No. 14 Notre Dame could do just that.

The game marks the last regular season game for the Mountaineers, who start the first round of the Big East tournament Nov. 2.

Senior defender Raymon Gaddis acknowledges how big this game is for both teams in regards to tournament standings and momentum. “It’s a big game for us,�

Gaddis said. “It’s a big three points for both teams.

With this win, we will have the momentum going. It’s a big game for the Big East tournament.�

Notre Dame enters the game against the Mountaineers with a 8-3-4 record, including a 4-2-1 record in the Big East.

Irish lead goal scorer for Harrison Shipp scored two goals against the Panthers.

The win over Pittsburgh gave Notre Dame its 100th regular season conference victory.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Fighting Irish continued their recent dominance against a tough Providence team in Providence, R.I. Notre Dame was able to

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Junior midfielder Uwem Etuk, No. 12, celebrates a goal against Georgetown Oct. 8th. earn the 2-1 victory with goals from Harrison Shipp and Brendan King. Notre Dame was outshot in the game 17-13, with goalkeeper Will Walsh collecting four saves.

With the win, the Irish won their third straight game and clinched a Big East tournament berth. Notre Dame won the shot-on-goal advantage against the Friars 6-5 as well as a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks.

In the game against Seton Hall Wednesday night, Travis Pittman earned his first goal this season for the Mountain-

eers on a penalty kick.

The game was filled with fouls, but the Mountaineers were able to capitalize on their opportunities.

West Virginia never took its foot off of the pedal, and a second-half goal by freshman forward Andy Bevin secured the win. Bevin connected for his seventh goal of the season in the 2-0 shutout victory.

West Virginia will need a team effort to finish out the regular season against a red hot Notre Dame squad. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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After playing a pair of top three teams last weekend, the West Virginia volleyball team will play two more critical games as it battles through its toughest stretch of the season.

The Mountaineers (5-15, 3-6) welcome the top team in the Big East to town– Marquette (18-6, 8-0), and Syracuse (16-8, 5-3), who is fifth.

WVU heads into the weekend in 11th place in the conference and fighting to keep its post-season hopes alive. On the flip side, the Golden Eagles remain the only unbeaten team in the conference. “The attitude is great overall,� said West Virginia head coach Jill Kramer. “The team is really focused on our goal, and that’s to compete for the Big East championship. We just need to go in and take care of business. Take it point by point, one game at a time.�

Kramer and the Mountaineers aren’t intimidated by this grueling stretch of games that has featured the top team in the conference for the past two weekends. “This bulk of our schedule is the toughest.� Kramer said. “It’s anybody’s game, and we have to see who’ll show up and play the hardest, make the least errors and get the job done.�

Marquette is a potent of-

fensive team, ranking second in the conference in kills and hitting percentage.

Juniors Danielle Karlson and Carol Henney, along with sophomore Courtney Mrotek, lead the Golden Eagles offense.

The trio is in the top four in the conference in hitting percentage.

The Mountaineers can offset the Golden Eagle offense with the solid defense the team plays.

WVU ranks 48th nationally and third in the conference, behind Seton Hall and Villanova in defense. “If we can touch a ball on the block, and it still comes down on our side of the net, there’s a high chance that were going to dig it,� Kramer said. “Our offense has gotten that much better that we can transition well and score.�

Senior libero Serinna Russo is averaging 5.61 digs per set, which is good for ninth in the nation.

Russo is second behind Kim Maroon from Villanova, who leads the country at 6.88 per set.

West Virginia tends to play better in the WVU Coliseum than on the road, as all five of the teams wins this season have come at home.

The offense has been the Mountaineers’ achilles heel all season, with the team ranking last in the Big East with a .121 hitting percentage.

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The West Virginia volleyball team takes on Marquette and Syracuse this weekend.

Offensively, WVU is led by seniors Michelle Kopecky, who has 178 kills, and Kylie Armbruster who has 146.

Freshmen Halle Kearney is third on the team with 122 kills, despite not playing since the Georgetown game at the beginning of October.

The West Virginia outside hitters face a tough task trying to get the ball past the Orange defenders, as they rank sixth in the country with about three blocks per set. sebouh.majarian@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU to compete in Philadelphia Mountaineers ready for JMU by amit batra sports writer

The West Virginia rowing team looks to build on its two first-place finishes from the Head of the Kanawha regatta.

Senior Shannon Gribbons and sophomore Courtney Schrand led the Mountaineers with first and third-place finishes, respectively, at the Head of the Kanwha, held in Charleston, W.Va. The Mountaineers faced competition against the University of Charleston and Eastern Michigan.

WVU is back in action Saturday to compete for the Head of the Schuylkill on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.

West Virginia hopes to continue its solid finishe in previ-

ous competitions.

Head coach Jimmy King said he wants the same type of performances from the squad as it had in the Head of the Kanawha race. “Because it was hosted by the University of Charleston and an opportunity to race within the state, we gladly agreed to attend with the hope that the regatta will grow and become more competitive in the years ahead,�

King said.

The team has been involved in many training routines to get ready for the Head of the Schuylkill. The race will determine the direction of the Mountaineer squad. “Unlike our earlier fall races, the Schuylkill will provide a better gauge of our progress to this point in the year,� King said.

Gribbons will try to continue to lead the Mountaineers in a much larger venue this weekend in Philadelphia. “Our success has given us a confidence boost heading into the Head of the Schuylkill this weekend,� Gribbons said. “Our team’s main focus is being competitive in the larger boats, in particular the 8s.�

The Head of the Schuylkill will be a better indication on how the Mountaineers compete against tougher opponents. “This race is a preview of some of the competitors we will face in the spring,� Gribbons said. “We are very excited to put it all out there and see how we match up at this point in the season.� dasports@mail.wvu.edu

by robert kreis sports writer

The West Virginia women’s swimming and diving team welcomes James Madison University to the WVU Natatorium Saturday.

The Dukes come into Morgantown losing their last meet to the hands of Virginia Tech and North Carolina St. The losses were their first of the season. JMU opened the season, taking the top spot in a meet against Marshall, Radford and Campbell.

JMU won their first and only home meet of the year Oct. 14 when they beat Navy 187-113.

The 200-medely relay looks to be one of the top races of the afternoon Saturday.

The Mountaineer’s 200-medely relay squad was able to

rack up a win in the West Virginia State Games that took place Oct. 14 and 15.

West Virginia swimming and diving head coach Vic Riggs knows his relay teams are going to need to come up big against James Madison. “They have some area’s of strength that are not necessarily a very big strength for us,�

Riggs said. “So, in our relays and in our top events with our girls, we are going to have to make sure we perform well.�

In the individual events for the Mountaineers, Riggs hopes junior free swimmer Rachael Burnett will continue her stellar beginning to season.

Burnett started her junior campaign fast for the Mountaineers, setting a new pool record in the 500 free with a time of 4:50.88 at the West Virginia

State Games.

In the 1,000 free, Burnett set another pool record with a time of 9:57.57.

She claimed two more victories in the West Virginia State games in the 400-IM and 100 free, and another victory as part of the 400-free relay team.

The dual meet against James Madison will be the first time this season that the West Virginia men’s team does not compete alongside the women’s team. “It is always fun to have a women’s meet,� Riggs said. “It is good for our ladies to shine and have the opportunity to have that dual meet for themselves and come together more as a team.� dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Izzo-Brown says her team is the best-kept secret at the University, and I would agree.

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Nova, who made his first start three weeks ago against Pittsburgh, passed for 207 yards last week in the loss to Louisville and has shown poise this season in leading Rutgers to victories over Syracuse and Navy.

Nova will rely heavily on Sanu to make plays and bail him out in big time spots.

Nova will also attempt to incorporate a Rutgers running game that is currently averaging just fewer than 92 yards per game.

Freshman Jawan Jamison is the Scarlet Knights’ leading rusher with 376 yards and a touchdown, but he averages a rather pedestrian three yards per carry.

Fellow freshman running back Savon Huggins (136 yards, five touchdowns) figures to see substantial time in the backfield as well. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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DEFENDING THE CROWN

No. 13 West Virginia begins title defense in Big East quarterfinals against St. John’s this weekend by nick arthur sports writer

Big East Conference championships are hard to come by.

The No. 13 West Virginia women’s soccer team will attempt to win its second consecutive Big East championship, beginning with a quarterfinal game Sunday.

The 2011 Big East Tournament will be held at the home field of the Mountaineers – the Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

The tournament will begin Nov. 4 with first round matchups and continue on Nov. 6 with the quarterfinal games.

Head coach Nikki IzzoBrown and her first-seeded Mountaineers are pleased with the opportunity that has unfolded.

“It’s important for special teams to do special things,” Izzo-Brown said. “For this team to win another Big East championship, it would make history and make this team even more special.”

West Virginia will take on Seton Hall, who beat St. John’s 1-0 Thursday night. The Mountaineer beat both teams earlier in the season by a combined score of 7-0, including a 4-0 rout over the Pirates on Sept.

23.

What was the key to the team’s success?

“We were able to expose some of their weaknesses and finish our chances,” IzzoBrown said. “Now, both teams have seen each other’s cards, so things will be different.

They’ll make adjustments, and we’ll make adjustments.”

Most head coaches would agree – it’s difficult to beat a team once, but it’s even more difficult to beat a team twice.

Izzo-Brown doesn’t necessarily enjoy facing a team for a second time.

“I don’t love it; no coach does,” she said. “In some situations, you could be overconfident. We’re going to prepare ourselves just like we prepare ourselves every week.”

West Virginia is 14-4-0 on the season and has posted a 10-1 record in conference play.

Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Sara Keane has been a key factor in the Mountaineers’ success. Keane has recorded eight shutouts and is only allowing one goal per game.

Izzo-Brown said Keane’s progress can’t be overlooked. “(Sara) Keane has gotten better practice and gotten better every game,” Izzo-Brown said. “Great goalkeepers do what they’re supposed to do, but then make that one big save that keeps us in the game, and that’s what she has been able to do.”

As the defending Big East champions and the favorite to win the title again this year, the Mountaineers will be the team to beat.

Izzo-Brown understands this and is up to the challenge.

“The target is always on our back,” Izzo-Brown said. “West Virginia and Marquette are the only two national-ranked teams. That’s going to be a huge target for other teams to get into the NCAA tournament.” brooke cassidy/the daily athenaeum

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Junior defender Bry McCarthy and the No. 13 West Virginia women’s soccer team will attempt to repeat as Big East Conference champions when they begin tournament play.

rifle

No. 1 WVU hosts No. 14 Memphis, No. 9 Murray State by alex sims sports writer

It’s still early in the season, but the No. 1 West Virginia rifle team has already set the bar high for the rest of the 2011-12 campaign.

This past weekend, WVU (3-0, 2-0) used a perfect score from junior shooter Petra Zublasing to post the secondhighest score shot by any team in the nation this year.

The 4,693 score posted against No. 7 Army vaulted the Mountaineers to the number one ranking in the College Rifle Coaches Association poll.

Despite the ranking, they are far from satisfied.

“It’s like building a house, and we are still just building the foundation,” said West Virginia head coach Jon Hamfile photo mond. “We haven’t finished The No. 1 West Virginia rifle team will take on No. 14 Memphis and No. 9 Murray State this just because we shot one good score. Now, we can use weekend.

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that as a guide that their work ethic and motivation is creating good things. But, we have to maintain that all the way through and keep improving.”

This weekend, WVU will aim to follow up last weekend’s strong performance when it hosts two talented programs in No. 14 Memphis and No. 9 Murray State.

The Tigers (0-1) fell to Army in their only dual match of the year, and will be West Virginia’s third test from the Great American Rifle Conference this year.

After an all-day match against Memphis on Saturday, the Mountaineers will turn around and face a top 10 team in Murray St. Sunday.

The Racers (1-1) are the two-time defending Ohio Valley Conference champions and come into Morgantown following a 4,628-4,621 loss to perennial rifle powerhouse No. 8 Alaska-Fairbanks.

However, at this point in the season, WVU is not concerned with its opponent, and is staying focused on long-run improvement.

“The most important thing is to get our positions and our techniques as good as possible,” Zublasing said. “Next semester we can work on mental strategies and how to prepare for big matches. Right now, we need to make our positions work and to know what we need to do when it does not work.”

Now the team knows it is capable of shooting as well as anyone else in the country, it is all about finding consistency.

“It’s nice to be able to go and shoot a personal best or pull some really high score out of nowhere,” said redshirt freshman Thomas Kyanko.

“But, it’s really more important to be consistently good and try to improve yourself

over time.”

The Wellsburg, W. Va., native has done just that so far this year, finishing second overall in WVU’s last two matches.

With only three matches left before the end of the semester and a two-month hiatus from match competition, the Mountaineers will look to take advantage of their time on the range.

However, Hammond said their priorities will remain the same.

“We’ll just be looking for more consistency,” Hammond said. “It is good match experience for them as individuals to be working on the things they’ve been doing in practice and setting goals for the match. As an overall team, we just want to keep maintaining consistency, learn more and just keep moving forward.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

cross country

Mountaineers to run in Big East championships by ethan rohrbaugh sports writer

The No. 18 West Virginia cross country team will race for the Big East title tomorrow as the conference championship meet returns to Louisville, Ky. The last time Louisville hosted the Big East championship was in 2007, the year the Mountaineers claimed the school’s first conference crown.

West Virginia got a preview of the championship course in Louisville when the Mountaineers competed in the Greater Louisville Classic in the beginning of the month.

WVU finished the 5-kilometer meet in eighth place, its lowest showing at a meet all season.

When the team takes to the course again it will be for a 6-kilometer race, which plays right into West Virginia’s strength.

The Mountaineers ran to their first team victory of the season two weeks ago in University Park, Pa., in the 6-kilometer Penn State National.

West Virginia had five runners place in the top 25, led by

redshirt senior Kate Harrison and junior Kaitlyn Gillespie, who finished in first and second places, respectively.

Head coach Sean Cleary was not surprised that the Mountaineers had their best performance at their first 6-kilometer race of the season, as WVU teams typically perform better at championship distances.

The Big East, which leads all conferences with seven schools in the national top 30, has boasted some of the top programs in the country for the past couple of seasons, and this year has been no exception.

No. 4 Villanova as well as No. 6 Georgetown have both held the top spots in the national ranking at one point this season, while No. 7 Providence and No. 9 Syracuse have each been in or around the top 10 since the preseason.

No. 23 Notre Dame and No. 28 Connecticut make up the rest of the conference championship’s ranked competitors.

The Mountaineers ran to a fifth place showing at last wvu sports info year’s Big East championships. Senior Kate Harrison and the WVU cross country team will run in the Big East Condasports@mail.wvu.edu ference championships this weekend.

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