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Council discusses urban deer population

By Charles young City Editor

During Morgantown City Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, a representative for the city’s Urban Deer Committee gave a presentation of its findings regarding the city’s deer population and the best ways to control it.

Dave Samuel, a West Virginia University professor of wildlife and biology, presented the results of an infra-

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red count of the number of “ There are deer deer in the area and advised members of council how to droppings all over my best deal with curbing their yard. That’s my numbergrowth. one concern - public Samuel said the infrared count, done in various locahealth and safety.” tions around town between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m., showed a Charlie Byrer deer population far in excess Third ward councilor of the desired ecological standard of five deer per square Samuel said high numbers mile.

“Not surprisingly, there’s an of deer within cities can lead awful lot of deer in Morgan- to an increase in cases of Lyme town,” Samuel said. disease, destruction of plant

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life and endanger motorists.

To help control the deer population, Samuel advised members of council to adopt an ordinance allowing controlled bow hunts within the city limits.

“This is a public service, it’s an attempt to lower the numbers and fix some of the problems people have been having,” Samuel said.

Councilor Charlie Byrer said he was in favor of discussing the problem further to possibly form an ordinance to

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help decrease Lyme disease.

“There are deer droppings all over my yard. That’s my number-one concern – public health and safety,” he said.

City Manager Terrence Moore said findings from the Urban Deer Committee would be posted in the lobby of city hall as well as on the city council website.

Also during the meeting: zz Members of council heard presentations on the city’s bus shelter advertisement policy.

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Summer construction work to be completed by August

By Rebeccah Griffith staff writer

Morgantown is in a constant state of change, from remodeling historic buildings to sidewalk repairs.

University Avenue is currently undergoing a summer-long project by the West Virginia Department of Highways, to widen the road and add another through lane from Fayette Street heading out of Morgantown on University Avenue.

Sidewalks and curbs are also to be replaced as part of the first phase of the roadwork.

The project has hit a speed bump because utility poles have impeded the American Disabilities Act – wheelchairs cannot be accessed on the smaller sidewalks due to the poles.

Workers have begun

working 24 hours to help maintain the August finishing goal, and plans have been laid to fix the issue to meet the ADA. Terrence Moore, Morgantown city manager, said the West Virginia State Division of Highways has commissioned a lighting project on the street as part of their improvement schedule for the city.

The purpose of the project is to improve safety conditions and increase visibility on busy Beechurst Avenue, Moore said.

The construction has been on a long list of scheduled improvements for the city for several years, Moore said.

The project began in early June and is still scheduled to be completed by August. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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The West Virginia University Department of Health Care collected more than one million pennies during its “Penny Wars.”

The pennies amounted to $11,868.70 this year, the fourth year of the event in Morgantown.

Penny Wars is a fundraiser for the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University.

Each year, their goal is to collect more than one million pennies in eight weeks, to provide temporary financial support for patients undergoing cancer treatment at MBRCC until they can attain funds through community, state and national resources.

This year, local businesses including Black Bear Burritos, Boston Beanery, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cool Ridge, Texas Roadhouse and many others participated.

“We have been doing this

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Construction workers lay foundation for a new sidewalk along Beechurst near the Westover Bridge.

for a couple years, and it’s good because 100% of the funding goes where it needs to,” said Walley, an employee at Cool Ridge.

The participating local businesses are more than happy to help with the good cause.

Larry Tenney, manager at Buffalo Wild Wings on High Street, said the restaurant has participated in Penny Wars since it started in Morgantown.

“The customers love it, and

we usually try and make it a competition between the staff to make it more fun,” he said.

This year there was an additional fundraiser held at The Clarion Hotel Morgan.

The event was a Kentucky Derby Party, held on May 7.

During the party, a raffle was held and contestants participated in a hat contest. This event raised an additional $6,500 for the cancer center, in addition to the Penny Wars.

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The constitutionality of Morgantown City Council’s recently passed ordinance banning Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations is being challenged in court.

Northeast Natural Energy, a company operating two Marcellus gas wells in the Morgantown area, filed a complaint in Monongalia County Circuit Court Friday asking for a temporary injunction to block the ordinance.

Also included in the lawsuit is Enrout Properties, LLC, the company that owns the mineral rights for the land Northeast is drilling on.

Monongalia County Circuit Judge Russell Clawges denied the injunction request, upholding the ban until further legal action is taken. No new hearing dates have been set, said a court clerk Tuesday.

“There will be a more complete hearing sometime in the near future,” said Bill Byrne, Morgantown Mayor. “We will present evidence and defend the position we took.”

The ban, which was passed during the June 21 regular City Council meeting, prohibits any operations using horizontal drilling and fracking to

operate within the city limits or within one mile of the city limits.

Northeast’s drilling sites, located in the Morgantown Industrial Park, are within one mile of the city limits.

The fracking process uses fluids pumped into a well deep underground to create fractures in the rock, allowing for the extraction of natural gas.

Critics of the process have expressed concerns about its possible environmental impact, while its advocates say the process is well-regulated and carries little risk.

Byrne said he and members of the council were concerned about the proximity of drilling operations to the city’s water intake. He said he felt the ban was necessary since state legislators had not enacted any laws regulating the process.

“We just didn’t think this was an appropriate site for such a well,“ he said.

In their complaint, Northeast says the city’s ban is an “unlawful attempt to ban lawful activity outside of its border”.

The complaint goes on to state fracking has safely been used in most major drilling

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School of public health moving ahead with plans

Local businesses collect pennies to fight cancer

By Stephen Young

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Fracking ban questioned in county court

By Charles Young

Traffic is stopped along Beechurst where construction crews have been working to reconstruct the sidewalks.

zz The effectiveness of the vote-by-mail system used in the 2011 municipal elections and solid waste processing was discussed. zz Members of council also discussed two potential ordinances dealing with animal control services. zz Offenses relating to property as well as an agreement to hire a prevention resource officer for Morgantown high school.

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The West Virginia University Health Sciences program has created five separate academic departments to put the preaccreditation process in motion of the new School of Public Health.

This process is being led

by Alan Ducatman, chairperson and professor of community medicine, has appointed four committees to aid in the planning.

These committees are comprised of about 50 faculty representatives from all the Health Sciences schools and from the other divisions at the University.

The leaders of the committees include: Kimberly Horn, Marybeth Mandich, Department of Physical Therapy, cochair, for education, Terry Jones, chair; Kim Innes, cochair, for infrastructure, Matthew Gurka, chair; Suresh Madhavan, School of Pharmacy; Jeff Coben, Injury Control Research Center, co-chair for research; Chris Martin, M.D., chair; and Michael McCawley, Ph.D., cochair, for service.

“This process has brought the people who were eager and excited to start the planning together,” said Suresh Madhaven, co-chair of the research planning committee.

WVU has also recently obtained a $185,000 grant from the Benedum Foundation to assist further planning.

The money from the grant was used earlier this month for a planning event retreat for the planning committees and other University leaders. It was also used to cultivate relationships with other agencies and other successful public health schools.

Currently, there is an accredited master’s degree program with approximately 100 students enrolled, as well as 19 doctoral students.

“We’ve put ourselves on a short timetable,” Ducatman said. “We are moving quickly, faster than most schools”.

Ducatman said that in spring 2012 the committees plan to submit a formal request for accreditation, which once accepted, will be another twoyear process to carry out. Their

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FORD RETIRES West Virginia Associate Athletic Director Garrett Ford is retiring after more than 40 years in the athletic department at WVU. SPORTS PAGE 5

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operations since the 1940s and all oil and gas drilling within the state is closely regulated by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin weighed in on the matter in a letter he sent to Byrne, which was reading during the June 21 meeting.

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goal is to receive accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health for undergraduate and graduate programs.

Five interim department chairs have also been named – Biostatistics: Matthew Gurka; Environmental Health: Michael McCawley; Epidemiology:

In the letter, Tomblin focuses on the potential economic growth brought to the area if the drilling were allowed to take place. He also elaborates on the laws and regulations in place to oversee such drilling operations.

“I respectfully request that the City of Morgantown confine its governance to its city limits,” Tomblin said. charles.young@mail.wvu.edu

Anoop Shankar; Health Services Administration and Policy: Michael Hendryx; and Social and Behavioral Health: Keith Zullig.

Ducatman said he was anxious to begin the next chapter in WVU history as soon as possible.

“It is a thrill to be starting a new school, especially one that is really important to the university”, Ducatman said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Death of Marvel’s Spider-man doesn’t mean end of character by alec berry web editor

Marvel Comics released the final issue of its long-running title “Ultimate Spider-man” last Wednesday, and the mainstream media made a point to cover its occurrence.

The Associated Press ran, “The lights are going out for Peter Parker, the high school student bitten by a radioactive spider whose wall-crawling and web-slinging antics have made him a touchstone of Marvel Comics’ universe of heroes and villains.”

The final issue marked the conclusion of Marvel’s “Death of Spider-Man” story line. A tale in which, obviously, Spider-Man dies.

Despite the forefront title and the stories published by the AP, USAToday, and the New York Post, Gary Loring, of Gary’s Comics and More located in Morgantown, noted that the specific issue sold less than a typical issue of “Ultimate Spider-Man.” As for reasoning, Loring cites the specific issue’s packaging as an inhibitor. “Ultmate SpiderMan No. 160” came wrapped in a collectable plastic bag that inhibited customers from viewing the comic’s contents.

“There were a few people who came in and were interested,” Loring said. “But once they saw it was sealed and couldn’t see the actual book, people passed on it.”

While the plastic wrapped comic inspires thoughts of “pristine” and “mint condition,” terms that are believed to excite comic book readers, the technique is one with a poor history. DC Comics’ “Death of Superman,” another comic with a forefront title, famously made use of the plastic bag in the mid-1990s. The event, because of its gimmicky nature, made the bag aesthetic a strong, negative memory for most readers.

Loring noted that he would not remove the bag because he felt he would be tampering with

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This image provided by Marvel Comics shows a panel from “Ultimate Comics Spider-Man” No. 160, available in comic book shops today. the product.

Other than the bag, Loring hinted at overuse of comic book deaths to be a factor in the low interest in “Death of Spider-Man” “Back when death in comics meant something, there was hype,” Loring said.

Such hype accompanied 2007’s “Captain America No. 25.” At the time, Marvel Comics published its crossover event “Civil War,” and as a way to unofficially cap off the important story line the patriotic hero, Captain America, was shot dead in his own book.

Due to an early leak of the comic’s contents, it’s connection to a preexisting plot line, and a hardcore media blitz, “Captain America No. 25” sold very well and pushed many outsiders into comic stores for the first time.

Ever since, Marvel, and to a lesser extent DC Comics, has been after a follow-up performance by killing such characters as the X-Men’s Nightcrawler and Johnny Storm and the Human Torch of the Fantastic Four.

“Generally the average costumer cares about a character’s death if they are already reading that character’s book,” Lor-

ing said. “I could see outside people coming into shops, but the advertising on these things needs to be better.”

Advertising for comic books is ultimately pretty weak. Instances like “Death of Spider-Man” will pick up the mainstream press, but as for grassroots marketing from the actual publishers, the output is thin. Comics are mainly promoted within their own circles.

They only receive widespread attention when publishers play the death card.

According to Joey Aulisio, cohost of The Chemical Box podcast, this type of spotlight on comics will only, if not already, grow old.

“I don’t believe it’s done much good, and I think it’s only going to start seeming desperate to people outside of comics,” Aulisio said.

“The message the media presents appears to be ‘Hey, look at us (comics). We’re still relevant,’ and I don’t think they are persuading anyone” Aulisio added.

But, comics should receive the attention of mainstream media. At least, that is the opinion of WVU senior and occasional comics reader Stephen Hoops who feels comics are “a

worthy form of entertainment.”

Hoops also finds mainstream coverage a possible persuasion tactic in the department of selling comics.

“I absolutely feel encouraged to check out a specific book.

Especially when the story discusses something pretty drastic or new,” Hoops said.

Death does not necessarily fall under Hoop’s list of “drastic or new,” though.

“The media seems to cover the most arbitrary things these days, so what might be valuable to one will be worthless to another,” Hoops said, “As for character deaths, it seems a little pointless because there are so many versions of one character.”

“It’s like one character will die, but in another comic, the character still exists. It’s almost like they’re out of context,” Hoops added.

In all of this, though, Hoops suggests that the media should cover more of the hard work put into creating comics.

“We treasure storytellers in America, so why not appreciate folks who write and draw all the time to present our modernday mythology?” Hoops asked. alexander.berry@mail.wvu.edu

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Geno could be household name this year Think back to last year when an athletic quarterback out of Auburn named Cam Newton astonished the country with his play each Saturday – eventually leading the Tigers to the national championship.

Few had heard of Newton prior to last season, but by the end of the year, he stated his case as college football’s best player and was awarded the Heisman Trophy.

Although he is no stranger to West Virginia football fans, Geno Smith has a legitimate chance of becoming the next household name amongst followers of college football.

Last season may have very well been Smith’s coming-out party to the college football world – or at least the Big East.

Despite missing spring practice due to a stress fracture in his left foot, Smith amazed Mountaineer fans in his first season leading West Virginia’s offense.

As a sophomore, the Miami native threw for 2,763 yards with 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He completed 65 percent of his passes, even though for most of the year he was hobbled by another stress fracture in the same foot, which would lead to another surgery following the team’s 23-7 loss to North Carolina State in the Champs Sports Bowl.

Nobody can deny Smith has a lot of talent after seeing how well he played in his first full season as starting quarterback.

The good news for Mountaineer fans is the ceiling for Smith’s potential in Dana Holgorsen’s new offense is much higher.

Holgorsen has developed a reputation for getting the best out of his players, especially his quarterbacks. Former Houston quarterback, Case Keenum, threw for 2,259 yards with 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions before the new WVU head coach arrived as Houston’s offensive coordinator, and under Holgersen’s direction followed up with a 5,000-yard season with 44 touchdown passes.

In his first – and only – season at Oklahoma State, Holgorsen guided quarterback Brandon Weeden to 4,277 passing yards, 34 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. Sure, much of the credit for both Keenum and Weedon’s production is due to the two quarterbacks, but from a talent standpoint, is Smith that far off from either of the two? Is he even better?

With weapons like Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey, coupled by the experience of a full spring to learn Holgorsen’s system, expect Smith to put up record numbers for the Mountaineers in 2011.

Former West Virginia quarterback Mark Bulger threw for 429 yards against Missouri in 1998, a record that still stands at WVU. Quarterbacks in Holgorsen’s offense have surpassed that feat in 29 games, and it shouldn’t be long before Smith rewrites the record books at West Virginia.

In a city nicknamed “Touchdown City” for its scoring, which comes in bunches, this season will be more exciting than any other WVU fans have seen in quite some time, and Smith has the opportunity to be remembered as an all-time great.

Smith is an athletic quarterback, with a gritty competitive edge both mentally and physically.

If he can adapt to Holgorsen’s system, the possibilities for how successful the 2011 season will be endless. brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

GOODBYE, GARRETT Associate AD Garrett Ford retiring after 44 years with West Virginia by michael carvelli sports editor

With the exception of the one season he played in the NFL, Garrett Ford has been associated with West Virginia University since he was 18 years old.

Now 66, Ford is retiring as WVU’s Associate Athletic Director for Student Services.

And, it’s not something that has been easy for him to handle.

“It’s bittersweet,” Ford said.

“It’s really hard to adjust to and I have a lot of thoughts running through my mind.

“I’ve met so many good people in West Virginia and so many good people here at the University that it’s really, really hard.”

Ford was a running back WVU SPORTS INFO for West Virginia from 1965Before becoming the Associate Athletic Director for Student Services, Garrett Ford 67 and holds the school singleplayed running back for WVU from 1965-67 and then played for the Denver Broncos. game record for most all-pur-

pose yards in a game with 365 in 1965. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

But, all of that almost didn’t happen.

He was strongly considering going to Syracuse to play, and when West Virginia’s head coach at the time, Gene Corum, asked him to come down for a visit, he got a surprising response from the Washington, D.C., native.

“I told him I didn’t want to come, but then he told me I could bring some buddies with me and I brought four of my friends with me from D.C., and we came down to Morgantown,” Ford said. “The thing that attracted me here was the people. If you live in a major city like Washington, D.C., where I’m from, to have people come up and say ‘hello’ and ‘thank you’ and ‘please come again,’ it was very impressive.

“That kind of sold me on the school, and it was the best move I ever made.”

After spending some time on the sidelines as an assistant coach under Bobby Bowden, Ford became an academic counselor in 1977.

“I wanted to have more of an impact on the kids’ lives,” he said. “I wanted to do something that got them situated, and I wanted to make sure they made progress every semester toward their degrees and that they got to learn a lot of stuff off the field, as well as on it.”

And Ford’s impact was definitely felt by a large number of former student-athletes who showed up at the Waterfront Place Hotel on April 29 for a luncheon held in honor of Ford’s upcoming retirement.

“He did a great job with

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UConn facing rebuilding year by tony sotelo sports writer

West Virginia is not hoping to have a repeat of last year’s game against Connecticut.

Last season, the Mountaineers traveled to Storrs, Conn. with a 5-2 record, still in contention for a Big East title and a BCS berth, but they fell to the Huskies, 16-13, in overtime.

UConn went on to win the Big East in a three-way tie with WVU and Pittsburgh before losing in the Fiesta Bowl to Oklahoma.

This season’s addition of a new coaching staff and loss of a star running back will have the Connecticut program looking much different than the conference champions from a season ago.

Since the departure of former head coach Randy Edsall to Maryland, former Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni has taken over as head coach after serving last season as the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys.

In his first season, Pasqualoni will inherit an offense that is without the services of their biggest weapon from a year ago, Jordan Todman.

The 2010 Big East Player of the Year, announced he was not returning to school for his senior year immediately after the team’s bowl game.

Todman rushed for nearly 1,700 yards and 14 touchdowns last season as a junior.

His exit leaves the position open to USC transfer D.J. Shoemate, a senior who had only 28 carries for 115 yards last season.

The quarterback position is another question mark for the Huskies heading into 2011.

UConn’s starter from a year ago, Zach Frazer, has graduated while backup junior Cody Endres was dismissed from the team this offseason after numerous violations of team rules.

Heading into summer practice there is a four-man race for the quarterback position led by sophomore Michael Box. Box started one game last season for the Huskies, while redshirt freshman Scott McCummings seems to be gaining ground following spring drills.

Despite all of the uncertainty on offense, the UConn defense remains fairly solid.

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a leader on an experienced defense that returns nine starters from a year ago.

Sio Moore, a redshirt junior linebacker is also looking to have a breakout season in 2011. Moore is a pre-season first-team all-Big East selection who wreaked havoc on the Mountaineer offense last season, recording a seasonhigh 17 tackles.

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Smoking, fracking bans positive step forward On June 21, the Morgantown City Council passed two controversial ordinances, both involving the banning of activities in the name of safeguarding the health of the general population.

One of these ordinances will ban indoor smoking in all public establishments within the Morgantown city limits.

This ban will go into effect on October 1.

Critics of this ordinance argue this ban infringes on the rights of business owners and will drive patrons who wish to smoke elsewhere in the county where there is no smoking ban.

The council hopes to address

this problem by persuading the Monongalia County Department of Health to enforce a similar ban across the entire county before the ban goes into effect in Morgantown.

Terrence Moore, the city manager of Morgantown, is scheduled to discuss a countywide ban with the county health department on July 28.

The other ordinance passed by the city council banned the drilling of deep, horizontal gas wells using a technique called fracking.

This ban is aimed at the Charleston, West Virginia– based Northeast Natural Energy, which has invested mil-

lions of dollars in the hopes of drilling Marcellus Shale wells in the Morgantown Industrial Park.

The plan to drill these wells has been under fire from several groups, including the West Virginia University Faculty Senate.

While many in the community applauded the city council for taking action and stopping the drilling of these wells, this ordinance also has its detractors.

West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin sent a letter to Morgantown Mayor Bill Byrne expressing his concerns with the ordinance, stressing the

economic importance of the drilling project and insisting the wells would have to comply with all federal and state regulations to ensure their safety.

Meanwhile, Northeast Natural Energy has sued the city in the Monongalia County Circuit Court and requested a temporary injunction, which would prevent the ban from going into effect. The request was denied.

While these bans may not be popular in all circles, they are both a step forward for the City of Morgantown.

There is no question that cigarette smoke contains large amounts of cancer-causing agents. While an individual is

free to ignore these risks and smoke if he or she chooses, doing so in public and unwittingly exposing others to these dangers should not be tolerated.

As for the fracking ban, the location of the proposed wells so close to the Morgantown water supply is a risk that far outweighs the potential economic benefits the drilling can provide.

With these ordinances, the city council has made significant progress toward making Morgantown a safer place in which to live.

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American fascism must immediately come to an end Brandon Muncy columnist

Though it didn’t start with George W. Bush’s “compassionate conservatism”, the spirit of the Third Reich is alive and well in modern-day American politics.

It’s not as obviously sinister, but American fascism eats away at both our individual and economic liberties. Perhaps even scarier, fascism does away with freedom subtly; mostly in the name of “saving” or “protecting” society.

Needless to say, fascism, and all forms of statism, is an everpresent threat to freedom and needs to be eradicated from the American political stratum. The first step in doing so is taking up the arduous task of identifying exactly what fascism is.

Fascism is an ideology whose principles are based on strict regulations of both the sectors of production and our personal lives. Like other statist ideologies, it became prominent in large part through propaganda and misinformation.

Fascism was often recognized as the political adversary of socialism and Bolshevism, which were sweeping through Eastern Europe.

One of the dangers of fascism is that its principles, in reality, have a great deal in common with the ideologies it allegedly opposes – including its intellectual origins.

Nevertheless, fascism is still thriving today. It is a common retort that Republicans are far and wide fascist as opposed to their adversaries on the left, the Socialist Democrats.

It’s a story we’ve heard before.

In reality, both parties’ platforms have elements of fascism.

Republicans, with their corporatism and crusades against all things they view as immoral and Democrats, with their attacks against the evil, exploitative capitalists wage political war against one another in an effort to prove which party has the superior statism.Unfortunately, no matter which party wins, the people lose.

Examples of fascism in America are everywhere. The prohibition of drugs, the bailouts and federal funding of planned parenthood are a small number of the fascist policies present in America. Even Obamacare has a mixture of socialism and fascism.

In the case of drugs, advocates of prohibition argue it is for the good of society that drugs be illegal. In their views, morality is governable by threats of violence and coercive behavior.

Indeed it is better to be thrown into prison, treated like a thug and persecuted in the name of “saving your soul.”

Bailouts are despotism gone wild. In the world of fascist economic policies, the government chooses the winners and losers.

Instead of forcing American car makers to compete and make a better product more affordable with the threat of going bankrupt and losing their assets, these companies were given a free pass to continue putting out vehicles that continuously disappoint consumers.

Giving businesses a free pass to turn their noses up at consumers is an abysmally flawed and doomed economic policy.

The auto industry isn’t the only industry affected by fascism, and neither are the

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A demonstrator holds up flags at a rally for D.C. Democracy in Lafayette Park near the White House, Saturday. wealthy elites the recipients of the favors of fascism. State and federally funded planned parenthood clinics are prime examples of fascism. The government picks and chooses which clinics will receive funding, this time in the name of compassion and assistance to the less fortunate.

One of the most recent and sweeping examples of fascism

is the heralded, at least by those on the left, Obamacare. Wideranging regulations, mandates, subsidies, despotism and political compassion are all contained in the pages of the new health insurance reform package.

Though the effects of Obamacare have yet to be seen empirically, economists who favor free market economic poli-

cies have been certain to point out the negative effects Obamacare will have, including putting small insurance companies out of business, raising the cost of health care and pushing us one notch closer to full-blown socialism.

Fascism is, and has been, a serious threat to America’s freedom.

Like most leftist ideologies,

the root of the problem stems from wishing the government to improve our lives and take care of us in one way or another.

Giving the government the autonomy and power to attempt to do such things only leads us down a path famed political scientist F.A Hayek once called, “The Road to Serfdom” because the ultimate conclusion is authoritarianism.

Ultimate Frisbee: great way to have fun while getting in shape Jacob lubman Guest columnist

Summertime is a favorite time of year for a myriad of reasons.

The warm sun, absence of classes (or if you’re a teacher, less work) and more daylight to enjoy all sorts of activities.

I’d like to suggest trying out Ultimate Frisbee as an excellent way to have fun in the sun while getting some serious exercise.

For those of you who haven’t played before, Ultimate Frisbee is a game that only needs one piece of equipment (a Frisbee disc), making it very easy

to pick up a few people and play. It is a lot like soccer in this respect – all you need is a disc and you’re ready to go!

The game itself is kind of like football.

You toss the disc to one of your teammates and they catch it, simple as that. There is no running once you have the disc, though, meaning all distance covered has to be covered while the Frisbee is in the air.

You score by throwing it into end zones, just like in football.

If it ever touches the ground for any reason, the other team gets possession. And one last thing … keep contact to a minimum, you don’t want someone to get hurt!

The fact that the sport is

(mostly) non-contact and easy to learn makes it perfect for all ages and skill levels.

If you haven’t thrown a Frisbee before, it can take a bit to learn how to throw well, but all-in-all, the learning curve is very short.

You can show up to a game and be a passable player by the end of an hour, making it a highly inclusive leisure activity.

The casual nature of the sport is one of its greatest advantages over other recreational sports.

It can be just as much fun tossing around a Frisbee with a few friends as it can be playing competitively with 14 people (the game is typically seven-on-seven).

You can do it anywhere, and

as long as there’s light, you’re good to go. If you’re getting a Frisbee, try to make it a white one for just this reason – it’s much easier to see in any light.

Another great thing about Ultimate Frisbee is that you can play it anywhere.

Pick-up games can be found in any town if you look hard enough.

For a relatively new sport, it has surprising popularity, particularly in college towns. It’s easy to find people willing to play, even if you are new to the game.This is because of the one thing that binds all Frisbee players together and makes it the ultimate recreational sport – the concept of the spirit of the game.

The spirit of the game is

unique to Ultimate Frisbee.

It means there are no referees and it strives to avoid conflict.

All decisions on fouls called or whether or not the Frisbee hit the ground, or anything else for that matter, are decided upon by the players.

If there is a dispute, the play is simply redone. The entire game is based on the belief that the ultimate goal is to have fun.

What other game can say that?

There are tournaments for Ultimate Frisbee and the spirit of the game is employed even there.

It is certainly my favorite way to moderate a sport of any I’ve come across.

It encourages a fun atmosphere where people work to-

gether to make the game more fun for everyone.

Whether you are doing it for the exercise, the casual environment, the sport itself or any combination of the three, Ultimate Frisbee is an excellent way to spend some free time in the summer.

Just grab a couple of friends and a disc and head pretty much anywhere.

Add a few strangers who seem interested, and you have new friends and a game going.

It’s as simple as that.

We even have a league here in Morgantown, organized by the Health Science Center’s Adam Flack.

Don’t pass on this opportunity to meet new people and have a great time.

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Lester Rowe was a former assistant coach for the West Virginia men’s basketball team from 1997-2002. the NCAA Sweet 16.

Rowe played professional basketball for eight years in Argentina, the Philippines, Venezuela, France, Germany and the United States. “I’m really excited about coming back and looking forward to working with Coach Carey and the rest of his staff

to help win a Big East title and a national championship because, in the end, I think that is the goal we all have,� Rowe said. “The program is in good shape, and I’m excited to get to know the rest of the staff and the players.�

Director Oliver Luck announced that the StudentAthlete Honor Roll would be called the Garrett Ford Student-Athlete Honor Roll from now on.

Ford’s retirement comes at what he believes is the right time – for both him and the university as a whole. “It’s time for a change,� he said. “When new people come in, they want to have their people in key positions.

I’ve done this for a long time, and we were very successful. “With those circumstances, I felt it was my time to go.�

Now that he’s retired, Ford has to find something to do with his time. He said he would still love to, in some way, help out with the Athletic Department, just not on a full-time basis. “I want to retire, but I would like to be some type of consultant and stick around,� Ford said. “I’ve been around the University for a long time, and I know a lot of people. I would like to stay in some capacity

and help the University. “But, if not, I’m probably going to try to hit the golf ball a little more.�

As for his legacy, Ford said he wants to be remembered for how much he helped the student-athletes at WVU succeed off the field, and remain successful once they graduated and left Morgantown.

He loved being a role model to the students he got to work with and said that’s one thing he will never forget. “I think serving as a role model to a lot of kids is very important because a lot of our kids come from a variety of backgrounds, and the fact that they always knew that coach Ford was there and they would come in and we would talk,� he said. “A lot of those kids are now returning back to Morgantown, and for them to come back to see me after all this time is just unbelievable. I still get chills thinking about it.�

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — To fans, Russell Wilson might be Wisconsin’s ticket back to Rose Bowl – or even more.

To his new teammates, the former North Carolina State quarterback will arrive on campus as the presumptive starter this season. Coach Bret Bielema already is trying to keep expectations under control.

Imagine how crazy things will get when Wilson actually takes a snap for the Badgers.

Bielema is thrilled to secure a commitment from Wilson, who was free to transfer and play right away after graduating early from N.C. State and trying his hand at minor league baseball. Wilson also visited Auburn before officially choosing Wisconsin on Monday. “He wasn’t promised a starting job,� Bielema said Tuesday. “But obviously I told him, ‘As a guy with one year of eligibility, I’m not bringing you in with the intention of seeing how you sit on the bench.’�

With the addition of an experienced, skilled quarterback, a team that didn’t have a clearcut successor to steady starter Scott Tolzien suddenly looks like a Big Ten title favorite. And

talk of contending for a national championship doesn’t seem far-fetched. “I know people are going to naturally go down that path,�

Bielema said. “One of the things I’ve tried to do is temper not only coaches’ expectations, but fan expectations. I think it’s a sign of respect, that was an area that everybody was kind of looking at as a position of weakness. But to me, it’s going to be-

come a position of strength because there’s great competition.�

Bielema said he and offensive coordinator Paul Chryst were upfront with Jon Budmayr and the other QBs already on the roster when the Badgers first began recruiting Wilson. “I loved Jon’s reaction,�

Bielema said. “He goes, ‘Coach, whatever happens, it’s not going to change the way I prepare.’�

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The Connecticut secondary boosts a trio of juniors who started all 13 games last season in Dwayne Gratz, Blidi WrehWilson and Jerome Junior.

UConn should field good special teams units this season, highlighted by the return of senior kicker Dave Teggart. Teggart did not miss an extra point in 2010 and went 25-for-31 as the team’s field goal kicker, including a game-winner in overtime to beat the Mountaineers.

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us academically, and he’s helped thousands of athletes,� said former WVU quarterback Pat White. “It’s behind the scenes, but it does more for us than the years we spend on the field.�

For Ford, the luncheon – and the number of people who showed up and became involved – was both a surprising and a humbling gesture.

And, it was something he didn’t expect to be nearly as big as it was. “Dale Wolfley got involved, and he just took over and he did a masterful job of preparing that thing and organizing it,� Ford said. “My grandkids came in, my friends came in from D.C., there were about 300 ex-athletes and when I walked in and saw those people, it just shocked me. I feel very humble that they did that.�

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Former North Carolina State quarterback Russell Wilson recently announced he would be playing his final season at Wisconsin.

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Lester Rowe is retuning home to West Virginia University.

A standout basketball player for the Mountaineers from 1982 to 85 and a men’s assistant coach from 1997 to 2002, Rowe was hired as the new assistant for the West Virginia women’s basketball team last week. “We’re excited to have Lester back with the Mountaineer family,� said West Virginia head coach Mike Carey in a release. “I’ve known him for a long time and he brings a lot of knowledge and experience to our staff. Lester has always been loyal to West Virginia University and the state of West Virginia.�

Rowe replaces former assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Jill Pizzotti, who left West Virginia after just one year to serve in the same capacity at Big East foe DePaul.

Rowe, who is a current resident of Morgantown, was a four-year starter for the Mountaineers, who went 90-23 and won three conference championships while he was in school.

He was hired as an assistant on Gale Catlett’s staff in 1996. In his first year, the Mountaineers won 24 games and advanced to

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CYCLING CLUB meets at 8 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, visit www.WVUcycling.com.

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

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

TAI CHI is taught from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Other class times are available. For more information, call 304-319-0581.

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

ESL CONVERSATION TABLE meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe. All nationalities are welcome. The table is sponsored by Monongalia County Literacy Volunteers, a member of the United Way family. For more information on Literacy Volunteers, contact Jan at 304-296-3400 or mclv2@comcast.net.

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

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

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

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ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is an allNARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets volunteer nonprofit that promotes nightly in the Morgantown and spay/neuter to reduce the number Fairmont areas. For more informa- of homeless pets that are euthation, call the helpline at 800-766- nized every year. M-SNAP needs 4442 or visit www.mrscna.org. new members to help its cause, ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS as does ReTails, a thrift shop lomeets daily. To find a meeting, cated in the Morgantown Mall. For visit www.aawv.org. For those more information, go to www.mwho need help urgently, call snap.org.

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THE CONDOM CARAVAN will be CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonin Room G304 of the Health Sciprofit organization serving West ences Center on Mondays and the Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs Mountainlair on Thursdays from donations of food and personal noon to 2 p.m. The caravan sells care items and volunteers to supcondoms for 25 cents or five for port all aspects of the organiza$1. tion’s activities. For more informaINTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELtion, call 304-985-0021.

LOWSHIP is an interdenominaCONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING tional student-led organization SERVICES are provided for free that meets weekly on campus. by the Carruth Center for PsychoEveryone is welcome to attend logical and Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is offered weekdays events. For more information, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services in- email Daniel at ivcfwvu@yahoo. clude educational, career, individ- com or visit the IVCF website at ual, couple and group counseling. www.wvuiv.org.edu.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to IN SCIENCE meets on the second find out more information.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT Monday and fourth Tuesday of evHOUSE, a local outreach organi- ery month at noon at Hatfields in zation, needs volunteers for daily the Mountainlair. All students and programs and special wevents. faculty are invited. For more inforFor more information or to vol- mation, email amy.keesee@mail. unteer, contact Adrienne Hines wvu.edu.

THE CHEMISTRY LEARNING CENat vc_srsh@hotmail.com or TER, located on the ground floor 304-599-5020.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHIL- of the Chemistry Research LaboDREN needs volunteers. WIC pro- ratories, is open Monday through vides education, supplemental Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 foods and immunizations for preg- p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through nant women and children under 5 Wednesday.

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT years of age. This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for PROJECT, a community-building class requirements. For more infor- program run by and geared tomation, contact Michelle Prudnick ward young gay or bisexual men at 304-598-5180 or 304-598-5185. 18 to 29, is creating an environFREE RAPID HIV TESTING is ment in the Morgantown commuavailable on the first Monday of nity where young men can feel every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. empowered to make a difference at the Caritas House office located in their lives. Mpowerment also foat 391 Scott Ave. Test results are cuses on HIV and STD prevention available in 20 minutes and are education. For more information, confidential. To make an appoint- call 304-319-1803.

THE MORGANTOWN FUN FACment, call 304-293-4117. For more information, visit www.caritas- TORY, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers to work at house.net.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a the Children’s Discovery Museum United Way agency, is looking for of West Virginia. For more informavolunteers to become Big Brothers tion, go to www.thefunfactory.org and Big Sisters in its one-on-one or email CDMofWV@gmail.com.

CHRISTIAN HELP, a nonprofit community-based and schoolbased mentoring programs. To that offers free resources to the volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304- less fortunate, is in need of vol983-2823, ext. 104 or email big- unteers to assist with its programs. For more information, call s4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, 304-296-0221.

COMMUNITY NEWCOMERS CLUB which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay is a group organized to allow new while receiving medical care at residents of the Morgantown area WVU, is looking for service organi- an opportunity to gather socially zations to provide dinner for 20 to and assimilate into their new 40 Family House guests. For more home community. For more inforinformation, call 304-598-6094 or mation, email morgantownnewcomers.com. email rfh@wvuh.com.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you open up to many new experiences. Sometimes, if you feel there is a backfire, you blame yourself. Weigh the risks more often. Observe a tendency to suppress your anger. This is an excellent year to do some personal work. Understand what you want for you; learning to handle those inner feelings will be helpful too. If you are single, check out new people with care. You might be projecting your desires onto someone, making him or her more like you want. If you are attached, make sure to set aside plenty of private time for the two of you. Ask your sweetie for help dealing with your anger. GEMINI understands you.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Keep your eye on your objectives. You easily could get distracted by someone who has a great deal of clout in your life. You become irritated or frustrated when dealing with this person. Curb automatic reactions. Consider and weigh your responses. Tonight: Hang out with a friend.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH You could be possessive and touchy, more than you realize. Many of you suppress your feelings through spending or by working overtime. Would it not be better to see your feelings for what they are, and not automatically react to them? Tonight: Your treat.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH You might need to go within to find the right or appropriate reaction. A friend, child or new love interest could be rain-

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could feel as if he or she has pushed you too far, hence your reaction. Know when you have had enough. Tonight: Have an important talk over dinner.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Knowing what you want is instrumental. You might need to be slightly more subtle than in the past. You seem to have a greater impact by doing less.

Others miss your strong sense of self and direction. Tonight: Vanish, and add mystery.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Others come forward but might have a boisterous or difficult tone or attitude. You have some choices to make. To join or not to join? You alone know what is right for you. Listen to your inner voice. Tonight: Sort through invitations.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Push comes to shove. Your energy is off, and getting it back in sync could be tough.

You might want to listen to friends, especially a male who could be pushing you past your limits. Defer for now, and you will be happier. Tonight: Where the action is.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Your perspective changes. You also might be putting in more than your fair share but not reaping the benefits. If you are feeling overwhelmed, ask someone to pitch in, or delegate a job. You know what to do! Tonight: You first.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Take a stand, but know that others could disagree and let you know it in no uncertain terms. Your ability to move through a problem helps. Still, detach some. A child or loved one could be testy. Tonight: Could go till the wee hours.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH Reach out for advice or feedback from someone you trust. You find others to be unpredictable, and they continue to be.

You might want to break past a boundary that is self-imposed. There is no reason why you shouldn’t. Tonight: Put on a favorite piece of music.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH You might become more assertive with a partner or associate than normal. You

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Your playfulness could draw some intense reactions. Your ability to move a project forward emerges. Know when you have had enough of someone’s manipulation. Just stop playing. Let your imagination find the solution. Tonight: Paint the town red.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Know when you have had enough. Step back. You might think you are the issue, and a partner has pointed to you as the problem. Step back and gain a new perspective. What you will see is that it takes two to tango. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. BORN TODAY Writer, aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900), comedian Richard Lewis (1947), actress Melora Hardin (1967)

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The Clarks perform Saturday night at Stage AE in Pittsburgh. The concert was held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pittsburgh based band.

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Twenty-five years of band tshirts came to life as The Clarks took the stage in Pittsburgh on Saturday night.

With the setting sun, multiple generations of cheering fans and a full house at Stage AE’s outdoor venue, it was surely a night for local music fans to remember.

In 1988, The Clarks released their first studio album, “I’ll Tell You What Man…,” “Help Me Out” was the band’s first hit, and it was a perfect song choice to kick off The Clarks’ 25th anniversary show. Including that first album, lead singer Scott Blasey’s solo project and a couple of live recordings, The Clarks have published 14 fulllength albums.

The original foursome of Blasey, Rob James (lead guitar/vocals), Greg Joseph (bass/vocals) and Dave Minarik (drums) started The Clarks in 1986, and

it is that same group that makes up the core of the band today.

James took a chance to joke about the milk crate he used at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in order to sing harmonies with the much taller Blasey while the guys reminisced about their start.

“They’re going to play ‘Let It Go,” a fan mentioned during James’ joke. Sure enough, the song began.

The Clarks are certainly most well-known throughout the Pittsburgh region. But, with over 300,000 CDs sold, an appearance on “Late Night with David Letterman,” songs on the “Summer Catch” soundtrack and an appearance during the 2011 Winter Classic, The Clarks have a sound bigger than one town.

Blasey sang through crowd favorite after crowd favorite while letting the fans know he was enjoying the show as much as they were. Songs like “Born Too Late,” “Caroline,” “Penny

On the Floor” and “Snowman” have been staples to the local music scene for years, and there wasn’t a set of lips in the audience that weren’t synced with Blasey’s during the performance.

At stage right, Rob James has always been a crowd pleaser.

His long blonde hair covered his face through each guitar solo as his Chuck Taylors worked the pedals below.

James, like Blasey and Joseph, used every opportunity to pose for the flashes coming from audience cameras.

Stage left is Joseph’s territory. The hit “Butterflies and Airplanes,” sung by Joseph instead of Blasey, wasn’t included in The Clarks’ set. It was, however, performed by the original four as The Infamous Dicks, who opened the show. As WDVE’s Jim Krenn put it, “Only The Clarks could have opened for The Clarks.”

It was a high-energy show, and every rhythmic beat was

carried by the enthusiasm of drummer Dave Minarik. The crowd could feel every kick of his bass drum, and it was moved by every crashing cymbal. That energy didn’t take a break until Blasey reached for a cigarette from an audience member. The night was coming to an end, but it was also just beginning.

Cigarettes showered the stage as Blasey used the crowd to carry “Cigarette” while he puffed through a smoke. The band has been “ending” shows with this tune for years, and the live recordings of it are favorites among fans.

“This is where we would normally walk off stage,” Blasey said.

They didn’t.

Stage AE has a strict 11:00 p.m. curfew, and the time was approaching quickly. It’s a shame, though; the encore chants on Saturday night would have been heard across several parking lots where the Pitts-

burgh Pirates’ fans were heading to their cars.

The night’s energy climaxed as The Clarks performed “Better Off Without You,” “Trampoline” and a Pittsburgh Penguins’ anthem, a cover of “Wonderful World.” The crowd maintained

its cheers, and the group gathered for a respectful bow.

This show wasn’t a goodbye, it was a celebration. It’s been 25 years for The Clarks, and there is no end in sight. matthew.sunday@mail.wvu.edu

W. Va. Public Theatre to bring country music to Metropolitan Theatre with ‘Honky Tonk Angels’ by christina gutierrez A&E Writer

For the first time ever, The Metropolitan Theatre will be opening its doors for all to enjoy the musical production “Honky Tonk Angels.”

“Honky Tonk Angels” is the story of three very different young women who all share the same dream of becoming a country music star.

According to Director David Scott, it’s a fresh take on a classic tale.

“This story has been around, in some form or another, for over twenty years now. We’ve just refined the script,” Scott said.

The show follows the three women as they make their journey, via bus, down to Nashville.

This heart-warming comedy has a loose script, but its main focus is to feature popular female country music.

“It’s more of a country music concert than anything,” Scott said. Featuring hits from legendary country singers, the show is an ode to musical icons including Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette.

It’s an especially unique production because it allows for audience interaction. “In this show, the audience plays a huge role,” Scott said.

While riding the bus to Tennessee, for example, the script is strategically designed to allow the audience to take the role of the other passengers.

“It really is a great show for everyone,” Scott said, adding “It allows people the opportunity to laugh and sing along to their favorite songs or learn new ones.”

“Honky Tonk Angels” has

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played for audiences all over the country for the past 20 years and has consistently been a huge success.

“Morgantown should be no different,” Scott said.

The show opens at 2 p.m. today and continues through Sunday with another matinee, with evening performances at 8 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday at the Historic Metropolitan Theatre on High Street.

Season and single tickets are available. Discounts for students and children are also available.

For tickets, call 304-291-4122 or visit the WVPT box office at the Historic Metropolitan Theatre at 363 High Street in Morgantown between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. christina.gutierrez@mail.wvu.edu

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winning “Cats” at the Metropolitan Theatre, the first of six plays to be put on by the group this West Virginia Public Theatre summer. debuted their summer season “Cats” follows a group of Jelwith the riveting, Tony-award licle cats, who meet at the annual Jellicle Ball for their elder member to choose one worthy cat to journey to Heaviside Layer, their own interpretation Don’t just go to the movies, GO HOLLYWOOD! of kitty heaven.

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many memorable moments.

The play is most famous for its elaborate costumes, and the WVPT production was true to the original in terms of flash and extravagance, transforming the performers into prowling felines.

Another fascinating visual aspect was the set design, which successfully transported the audience to the scene of a believable junkyard, complete with debris and cast-away car parts.

Equally as famous and elaborate as the visual theatrics, the dancing in “Cats” was sensational, offering dance numbers that had a balance of charisma and acrobatic skill. The ensemble cast performed each dance and musical number with great precision and skill.

While all of the performers were absolutely fabulous during their numbers, actress Molly Tower’s performance of “Memory,” easily the most well-known song from the play deserves spe-

cial recognition.

Tower’s chilling contribution to this song echoed the sentiment of the her character, Grizabella’s, downfall and nostalgic longing for her youth.

Overall, the performance of “Cats” was a fun experience that audience members of any age could enjoy, with the characters breaking the fourth wall and inviting the audience to be involved in the musical.

While some cast members came out into the seats and danced with the audience, others threw balloons, and finally a cascade of ribbons fell during Mr. Mistoffelees’s number.

West Virginia Public Theatre continues its summer season next with “Honky Tonk Angels,” and is followed by what is sure to be a stunning performance of the smash hit, “Chicago.”

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