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New student org eyes global reach by lacey palmer staff writer

Interested in helping developing countries around the world but not sure where to get started? A student organization on West Virginia University’s campus can help. Mountaineers for International Disease Awareness is an organization that allows WVU students to directly help developing countries suffering from diseases. According to current organization president Farah Famouri, her sister Leila

Famouri founded the group in 2009-10 after her trip to Ghana through Amizade. Although Farah was only in high school at the time, she helped her sister found the group, attended all the meetings and helped write the constitution. According to Famouri, the sisters found there was a lack of any similar organizations on WVU’s campus. At first, the group was called Mountaineers for Aids Awareness. “HIV/AIDS is not the only thing plaguing these developing countries,” Famouri said. “It’s things

like malaria, hepatitis, general hygiene and many others, so we expanded the title to Mountaineers for International Disease.” The connections Famouri made through the Ghana trip have remained intact. “We’ve maintained a really close connection with him. And by doing that, we’ve managed to do things that he wanted to do in Ghana such as build a school or create informational commercials,” Famouri said. A major benefit of the group, according to

Famouri, is members can be sure their efforts are received because of their connection with someone who can distribute aid. “You can conceptualize that you want to help people in a certain area, but these are actual people,” Famouri said. “If we send money to Ghana, we know where the money is going. We know he is using it in a community that truly needs it, and it is going to the right place.” Although the group has not begun the informational videos yet, they plan to play them in waiting

rooms at a clinic in Ghana. According to Famouri, the clinic has informational videos about diseases playing now, but they are extremely hard for those who don’t read or understand English well. “We want to have an informational series of videos on different diseases or general hygiene with translated subtitles that would make them easier to understand and make an actual impact on these people,” Famouri said. Once the student organization becomes a nonprofit, they plan on apply-

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The No. 17 West Virginia women’s basketball team returned to action Wednesday night in an exhibition match against Alderson-Broaddus. Read more from WVU’s 102-28 victory on SPORTS PAGE 7.

Students get physical in push-up competition correspondent

Eight males and five females fought a painful battle during the Mountaineer push-up contest Wednesday in the Mountainlair. The competitors had unlimited time to finished their sets of push-ups and were allowed to take a 30-second break, given they remained in their positions. With an even 100, prebusiness and economics student Jared Flynn was crowned champion of the men’s competition. “I just went for 100 and stopped,” Flynn said, commenting on his successful game plan. “My dad taught me. I guess I just worked out when I was younger.” Long after Flynn was done, bystanders cheered on Steve Sullivan, the last man competing. Sullivan screamed in pain

while attempting to match Flynn’s number but came up short and finished second with 94. “I could feel my muscles starting to shake,” Sullivan said. “I knew I had to get 101 to beat the frontrunner, and when I got to 90, I knew I could have. But I just hit a rock, couldn’t dig any deeper.” Despite finishing second, Sullivan was happy with his performance and believed he executed his strategy well. “It was a combination of resting wisely, maintaining steady pace and breathing,” Sullivan said. “I tried to be methodical about it, not worry what the other people were doing and just do my best.” Five girls were competing in the women’s competition won by Tanaysha Taylor, a pre-forensic student. Taylor hit her limit at 42

and watched as the runnerup fought to break her number – finishing just a single push-up behind. “My arms kind of gave up,” Taylor said. “I felt kind of bad because she actually ended after me, so I was like: ‘Crap, don’t let her pass me,’” Taylor does push-ups on a daily basis but admits that she is far from her glory days. “I’m going to the Air Force Reserve, so I do pushups every day,” Taylor said. “I used to be at like 63, but since I’ve been here I’ve been slacking.” Mountaineer mascot Jonathan Kimble was one of the judges for the competition. Kimble does a set of pushups after every Mountaineer touchdown during games, and he believes he has the best tactic for long-lasting sets. “I like to have my elbows in a little bit, about a good 45 memory angle as a mixture

of both triceps and chest,” Kimble said. When the Mountaineer offense is on fire, Kimble can get quite a workout and has a personal record that matches Flynn’s winning number. “The most I’ve done during a football game was the Baylor game: 385 that day,” Kimble said. “I’ve done (a set of ) a hundred before. I try to do around 70 – I think that’s a good amount.” Kimble spent the summer in the gym preparing for a high-scoring season that he’s hoping will get back on track Saturday. “When I became the Mountaineer, I knew we would score a lot of points,” Kimble said. “This entire summer, I was in the gym lifting weights, (and) doing push-ups and tire flips to get in shape.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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SGA talks Gold Rush, grants at meeting by lacey palmer

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ing for Bill & Melina Gates Foundation grants to get the video production up and running. MIDA also partners with a Pittsburgh nonprofit called Resolution Hope, which focuses on stopping human trafficking within the US. Although the cause is not directly related to MIDA, Famouri said it was an opportunity she could not pass up. “It’s definitely in the neighborhood of our purpose especially when you think about how many

ON THE INSIDE The No. 21 West Virginia football team will look to its defense to force TCU freshman quarterback Trevone Boykin to make mistakes Saturday. SPORTS PAGE 7

A representative from the Center for Civic Engagement at West Virginia University spoke at the Student Government Association meeting Wednesday evening on behalf of the Gold Rush T-shirt sale. All proceeds from the Tshirt sales go directly to the United Way, which then distributes the proceeds to nonprofit organizations such as Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Club of America, The Shack Neighborhood House and the Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center, along with many others. The local United Way supports 29 health and human service organizations in this region alone. The Gold Rush campaign will wrap up Nov. 17 when the West Virginia football team hosts Oklahoma. According to CCE representative Emily Field, the campaign needs student support. “This is not just a Tshirt,” Field said. “You’re really touching lives in your community.” WVU is the biggest contributor in the state to the United Way – largely in

part because of this campaign. Last year, $337,100 was raised by WVU for the United Way, and this year’s goal is set for $330,000. According to Field, last year, SGA sold the majority of the 5,400 shirts. “If you look at the comparison between where we were last year and this year, we have a lot of shirts to sell – that’s where you guys come in,” Field said, addressing the governors. “You know where to reach people, and you know what’s going on on campus where you can easily take these sheets and get people to buy them.” Field provided SGA members with sheets to take to student organizations, friends, family or dorms and sell the Gold Rush T-shirts – which can be delivered to the student placing the order. Short-sleeve shirts are $10, and long-sleeve styles, new to the sale this year, are $15. “These organizations really rely on this money, much the same way that the student organizations here rely on the money that SGA awards through grants to implement their

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Beard growing contest crowns champion by shelby toompas staff writer

West Virginia University concluded its 24th annual Beard-Growing contest yesterday in the Mountainlair as part of WVU’s Mountaineer Week. The contest welcomed 32 participants – which included students, faculty and staff – to a group shave on Oct. 5 to kick off the Beard-Growing competition. Since then, contestants have had about 4 weeks to grow their beards. Sophomore industrial engineering student Nathan Vehse grew his beard for the competition but only considers himself a casual grower. “I’ve always been kind of hairy, but when it comes to growing a beard, I don’t really have a technique,” Vehse said. Out of all 32 beards, Vehse’s placed him in the top five and ultimately won him second place. The first-place winner

received $100 dollars, second place received $75, and third place received $50, with all received plaques sponsored by West Run Apartments. Gretchen Hoover, judge and senior special event coordinator for the office of University Events, said she was excited to be one of the judges. “I haven’t been a judge for a very long time, but I saw a lot of variety yesterday,” she said. Her personal beard preference leaned towards fuller, well-grown beards. “I would say we’re looking for fullness, good coverage and smoothness of one’s beard,” she said. Other judges were looking for the quality and color of the beards, as well as the energy of the participant. Former Mountaineer Rebecca Durst asked participants if they did anything special to grow their beard. Some said they did

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UPSET IN SAN ANTONIO The No. 13 West Virginia women’s soccer team lost 2-0 to TCU in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament. SPORTS PAGE 10

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Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves during a campaign stop at the BankUnited Center, at The University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla., Wednesday. BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — President Barack Obama soberly toured the destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy on Wednesday in the company of New Jersey’s Republican governor and assured victims “we will not quit” until cleanup and recovery are complete. Six days before their hardfought election, rival Mitt Romney muted criticism of Obama as he barnstormed battleground Florida. Forsaking partisan politics for the third day in a row, the president helicoptered with Gov. Chris Christie over washed-out roads, flooded homes, boardwalks bobbing in the ocean and, in Seaside Heights, a fire still burning after ruining about eight structures. Back on the ground, the president introduced one local woman to “my guy Craig Fugate.” In a plainspoken demonstration of the power of the presidency, Obama instructed the man at the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a 7,500-employee

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Continued from page 1 push-ups, used their fiance’s shampoo, used Axe products, ate a lot of protein or simply went natural. “I shampooed and conditioned my beard, kept it trimmed up nice and neat and got a lot of sleep because they said they were going for quality this year,” said Daniel Phibbs, an accounting student and firstplace winner of the com-

federal agency, to “make sure she gets the help she needs” immediately. Despite the tour and Romney’s own expressions of sympathy for storm victims – a break on the surface from heated campaigning – a controversy as heated as any in the long, intense struggle for the White House flared over the Republican challenger’s new television and radio ads in Ohio. “Desperation,” Vice President Joe Biden said of the broadcast claims that suggested automakers General Motors and Chrysler are adding jobs in China at the expense of workers in the bellwether state. “One of the most flagrantly dishonest ads I can ever remember.” Republicans were unrepentant as Romney struggled for a breakthrough in the Midwest. “American taxpayers are on track to lose $25 billion as a result of President Obama’s handling of the auto bailout, and GM and Chrysler are expanding their production over-

seas,” said an emailed statement issued in the name of Republican running mate Paul Ryan. The two storms – one inflicted by nature, the other whipped up by rival campaigns – were at opposite ends of a race nearing its end in a flurry of early balloting by millions of voters, unrelenting advertising and so many divergent polls that the result was confusion, not clarity. National surveys make the race a tight one for the popular vote, with Romney ahead by a statistically insignificant point or two in some, and Obama in others. Both sides claim an advantage from battleground state soundings that also are tight. Obama’s aides contend he is ahead or tied in all of them, while Romney’s team counters that his campaign is expanding in its final days into what had long been deemed safe territory for the president in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Minnesota. The storm added yet an-

petition. “I never thought I would win, but I was hoping to get at least second or third.” Phibbs also said he hopes to come back and defend his title at next year’s competition. “Mountaineer Week is all about school spirit, and individuals should get involved with the different activities that they can,” Phibbs said. “This was something easy to do for $100, but it’s definitely important to have school spirit.”

The top five contestants hailed from a variety of places including Arizona, Chicago, Virginia and West Virginia. Mountaineer Week also welcomed individuals to participate in the push-up contest in the Mountainlair shortly after the Beard Growing contest. To learn more about Mountaineer Week, visit www.mountaineerweek. wvu.edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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other element of uncertainty, as Obama spent a third straight day embracing his role as incumbent and Romney tried to tread lightly during a major East Coast disaster. The president received a briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency across town from the White House before flying to New Jersey, where the shoreline absorbed some of the worst damage in a storm that killed 50 and laid waste to New York City’s electrical and transportation systems. Christie was waiting when Air Force One landed, and he and Obama, two figures in blue windbreakers, walked together toward the president’s helicopter to begin their tour. It was a tableau that seemed impossible a week ago – a president struggling to defend his economic record in a tight election, flying off to a non-battleground state to spend the afternoon in the company of the man who delivered the keynote address at Rom-

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Continued from page 1 projects and travel,” Field said. “If they don’t get that money or we don’t reach our goal, then they cannot serve these people.” Field said the goal is to cover the stadium in Gold Rush T-shirts at the game Nov. 17 – something not possible without the help of students. Chris Nyden, college affordability director for the SGA, announced that the Textbook Affordability Committee has released its 46page report, which has a lot of emphasis on textbook adoption deadline. “Over the past year, from fall 2011 to fall 2012, 13 percent more teachers have been turning in their books online, which allows the bookstore to get the book

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Continued from page 1 STDs and STIs can be involved with human trafficking,” Famouri said. One of the goals of WVU’s 2020 Strategic Plan is to advance international activity and global engagement, and Famouri believes MIDA can help achieve that goal. “We know there are a lot of people within WVU who care a lot about the world around them, and we’re trying to make it easy for those people to help other people in developing coun-

ney’s Republican National Convention this summer. Three hours later, the two men spoke of one another in glowing terms. “He has sprung into action immediately,” said Christie. Said Obama of the governor, “He has put his heart and soul into making sure the people of New Jersey bounce back stronger than before.” The storm forced an abrupt change in Romney’s campaign, as well. In Tampa, the Republican challenger said, “We love all of our fellow citizens. We come together at times like this, and we want to make sure that they have a speedy and quick recovery from their financial and, in many cases, personal loss.” His criticism of Obama was glancing. “I don’t just talk about change. I actually have a plan to execute change and make it happen.” Romney was spending the full day in the state, campaigning with former

Gov. Jeb Bush. It was an unusual commitment of time in the final days of a close race, and an indication that Republicans view the state and its 29 electoral votes as anything but secure. The debate was ferocious over Romney’s broadcast ads. The radio version said that after Obama’s auto bailout, General Motors has “cut 15,000 American jobs, but they are planning to double the number of cars built in China which means 15,000 more jobs for China. “And now comes word that Chrysler is starting to build cars in, you guessed it, China.” Biden termed the ads scurrilous. He said that executives from General Motors and Chrysler, which produces Jeeps, had said the claims were inaccurate. “Ladies and gentlemen, the truth is, just recently in the last couple of months, in Toledo, Ohio, not only is the Jeep plant open and churning out Jeeps, they announced they’re adding 1,100 new jobs.”

in on time and know which books they are buying back from students,” Nyden said. The goals of the committee for this year are to study the prevalence and practice of adopting customized textbooks for WVU; educate and incentivize those who coordinate the faculty textbook adoptions, identify ways to better educate faculty on cost of textbooks; and identify and better educate students on the types of options students have for textbooks. A representative from the Student Advocates for Legislative Advancement also spoke at Wednesday’s meeting to announce the upcoming Know Your Rights campaign from Nov. 12-14. SALA meets Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair. The Director of Arts position was also filled on the executive board, as Shiva

Shafii was approved during the meeting. The SGA, dressed in Halloween costumes, also approved four $500 grants Wednesday evening: Kappa Alpha Psi for an upcoming stomp competition for females on Nov. 10, (which, according to Governor Devon Lopez, the newly founded WVU Hip-Hop team will compete in), OUTLaw for upcoming presentations to further educate future lawyers and others who may be interested in LGBTQ issues and concerns, Delta Sigma Theta for its 100-year celebration and for an upcoming national convention in Washington, D.C., and the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering for upcoming conferences and events.

tries from landlocked West Virginia,” Famouri said. “Students should get involved, because we have an active hand in helping people. “Also, the healthcare system in the U.S. is so strong compared to these developing countries that I know there have got to be a lot of pre-med students that would love to get their hands on this opportunity.” The group has roughly 10 members total, and they would love to have more involvement, Famouri said. “Right now, we’re doing a lot with not a lot of peo-

ple,” Famouri said. “We’re not only trying to get involved globally but also represent WVU on a national basis.” MIDA plans to attend two conferences this year – one discussing global engagement at Northwestern and the other a public health conference held at Yale. The organization meets in the Cacapon Room of the Mountainlair Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. and welcomes anyone interested in attending.

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Although it is after Halloween, one can still enjoy a little scare and Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1997 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tower of Terrorâ&#x20AC;? is sure to do the trick. Based on the theme park attraction, the film revolves around the untimely demise of five people: Claire Poulet, a singer; Gilbert London, her boyfriend; Sally Shine, a child actress; Emeline Partridge, her nanny; and Dewey Todd, the hotel bellhop. The group prepares to attend a Halloween party on the top floor of the Hollywood Tower Hotel in 1939 when a bolt of lightning strikes the tower at 1 a.m. while they are on the 11th floor, sending the elevator flying down several stories. At that moment, the passengers vanish, and from then on, the elevator is said to be haunted by the passengers that vanished inside. A tabloid reporter, Buzzy Crocker, and his niece, Anna, investigate the story as presented by an old woman. She says she can reverse the spell that trapped the spirits in the elevator if it gets repaired. The woman is revealed as the one responsible for the disappearances, but Buzzy and Anna manage to save the group, and they make it to their final destination on the top floor of the hotel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tower of Terrorâ&#x20AC;? was released in the middle of what I consider to be the era of great Disney Channel Original Movies. With stars like Steve Guttenberg and Kirsten Dunst, it represented the best of the late 90s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror,â&#x20AC;? a ride at the Disney theme parks, is also one of my favorite amusement park rides, and the movie was a fantastic representation of the ride. Although the movie did not have the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twilight Zoneâ&#x20AC;? connection like the ride did, it still represented the ride well in film form. It was also one of the better fright-themed Disney movies, despite its lack of popularity. Check out this â&#x20AC;&#x153;throwbackâ&#x20AC;? for a good scare.

There are few well-kept secrets among us â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s kids that we keep near and dear to us. One of these secrets is the collection of outstanding made-for-TV movies Disney Channel released that not even Lifetime could touch. One of these horribly made yet popular movies is 1999â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century.â&#x20AC;? The movie portrayed the best and most unlikely depiction of the current millennium that has ever been imagined. Zenon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a teenager on a space station, clad in ridiculous outfits of multicolored spandex â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is shipped down to earth in her parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s form of grounding. However, she has to get back to the space station before the evil Parker Wyndham and his henchman, Mr. Lutz, are able to sabotage the space station and force all of its inhabitants to Earth permanently. In order to save the space station community, Zenon must first find a way to get there from earth. Enter one of the best fake pop stars Disney has ever created. Ask any â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;90s kid, Proto Zoa could beat Hannah Montana in a karaoke battle any day. After hitching a ride on the pop starâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s private spaceship, Zenon is transported back to her beloved space station in time to clear up her bad name amongst her family and friends and save the station from harm. After all evildoers are apprehended and all is well on earth and beyond, the real party begins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Supernova Girl,â&#x20AC;? seemingly the only song that the band knows, is one of the best songs to come out of a movie, and it is played repeatedly throughout the film. Though the first installation of this film was a hit on every level, the franchise went downhill from there. Some movies just shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have sequels. While â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zenon: The Zequelâ&#x20AC;? was absolutely unnecessary and involved a group of aliens, it featured some of the same sentiments that we had seen before. However, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zenon: Z3â&#x20AC;? took stupidity to a whole new level with one of the worst plots ever created â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even by Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standards.

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Disney unlikely to change â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; brand LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Naysayers would have you believe Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;? movies taking up lightsabers against the dark side of the Force. Not so, say experts whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve watched Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent acquisition strategy closely. If anything, The Walt Disney Co. has earned credibility with diehard fans by keeping its fingerprints off important film franchises like those produced by its Marvel Entertainment and Pixar divisions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been pretty clearly hands-off in terms of letting the creative minds of those companies do what they do best,â&#x20AC;? says Todd Juenger, an analyst with Bernstein Research. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Universally, people think they pulled it off.â&#x20AC;? Though the Walt Disney Co. built its reputation on squeaky clean family entertainment, its brand today is multifaceted. Disney, of course, started as an animation studio in 1923 with characters such as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Steamboat Willie and Mickey Mouse. Over the years, the company ventured into live action movies, opened theme parks, launched a fleet of cruise ships and debuted shows on TV. By way of acquisitions over the last few decades, it has ballooned into a company with $40.9 billion in annual revenue and a market value of $88 billion. Disney bought Capital Cities/ABC in 1995 for $19 billion, Pixar for $7.4 billion in 2006, Marvel for $4.2 billion in 2009 and this week, it said it will purchase Lu-

casfilm and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;? franchise for $4.05 billion. Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2009 offers the best example of how it might treat Lucasfilm and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;? universe. Marvel was in the midst of a storyline that would span several films following the smash hit success of its first self-produced movie, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iron Man,â&#x20AC;? in 2008. When Disney bought it a year later, it continued reading from the comic book giantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playbook, releasing in subsequent years â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iron Man 2,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thor,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Captain Americaâ&#x20AC;? and then this year, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Avengers,â&#x20AC;? which brought heroes from those movies together in one giant film that grossed $1.5 billion at the box office. Now, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Avengersâ&#x20AC;? director Joss Whedon is working on the sequel and developing a Marvel-based TV series for Disney-owned ABC. Rick Marshall, a journalist and blogger who writes about the comic book and movie industries, was skeptical when Disney bought Marvel. But his doubts quickly melted when it was clear Disney wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taint the Marvel universe by getting too involved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was the first one to say thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a Goofy-Wolverine crossover,â&#x20AC;? Marshall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen that... Disney was able to step away.â&#x20AC;? Recent history ought to assuage â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;? fans who fear the Disney empire. But that hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stopped many of them from posting an array of video and pictorial mashups and jokes online as they poke fun at their darkest fears: Luke Skywalker staring into the distance at a mouse-eared sun and Darth Vader telling Donald

Duck that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his father. What Disney did with Marvel was merely amplify its presence in theme parks, stores and theaters, observers say. Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s formula for success with Marvel was not to tamper with storylines, but to bring the existing franchise under its corporate umbrella. Before it was acquired, Marvel paid Paramount Pictures a percentage of movie ticket sales to advertise its movies, make film prints and get them into theaters. Disney has those capabilities, so now that money doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go out the door. Disney also has a worldwide network of staff that help put Marvel toys on store shelves, expanding their reach and saving the money that Marvel used to pay third-party merchandise middlemen. Owning Marvel also gives Disney a steady flow of super hero cartoons for its pay TV channel, Disney XD. These kind of logistical savings allow Disney to profit from ownership while not interfering in the creative process.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marvel does seem like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running pretty independently and staying pretty close to its roots,â&#x20AC;? said Janney Capital Markets analyst Tony Wible. Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent acquisitions have also filled gaps in its creative portfolio. CEO Bob Iger has said the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $7.4 billion purchase of Pixar in 2006 was partly an investment in talent and a way to â&#x20AC;&#x153;grow and improve Disney animation.â&#x20AC;? The deal brought John Lasseter, a former Disneyland employee, back into the fold as its chief creative officer of both Disney and Pixarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s animation studios. The purchase of Marvel helped Disney add characters that would resonate with boys at a time when the company was becoming known more for princesses, fairies and its fictional teenage rock star Hannah Montana.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;? franchise fills a hole in Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s live-action portfolio, which suffered an embarrassing $200 million loss on the sci-fi flick â&#x20AC;&#x153;John Carterâ&#x20AC;? earlier this year. The box-office bomb caused an executive shuffle at the studio that brought in former Warner Bros. president Alan Horn, who oversaw the hugely successful runs of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harry Potterâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dark Knightâ&#x20AC;? movies. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best interest to maintain the integrity of film franchises that come with a built-in fan base. Disney chief Iger has said the plan is for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Warsâ&#x20AC;? live-action movies to replace others that may be in development, and to keep its production slate at a modest seven to 10 movies per year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intention is that it just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get in the way of a

great asset,â&#x20AC;? said Morningstar analyst Michael Corty. In a conference call explaining the acquisition, Iger told analysts that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disney respects and understands, probably better than just about anyone else, the importance of iconic characters and what it takes to protect and leverage them effectively.â&#x20AC;? When â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Wars Episode 7â&#x20AC;? hits theaters in 2015, millions of fans will surely hold Iger to his word.

OPINION Sue Thorn for Congress

Thursday November 1, 2012

Two years ago, Rep. David McKinley became the first Republican to represent West Virginia’s first congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1969 after he narrowly defeated Democrat Mike Oliverio by less than 1,400 votes. This year, McKinley is up for re-election, and many pundits have characterized his race as a David versus Goliath battle. A quick look at his challenger’s bank account and it’s easy to see why many

have dismissed her candidacy. So far, Rep. McKinley has spent almost 10 times more on his campaign than Democratic candidate Sue Thorn has spent. Despite this, it would be a grave mistake not to take Thorn’s candidacy seriously. Unlike Rep. McKinley, who has received tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the extractive industry, Thorn’s campaign is entirely grassroots. For this reason, we can count on Sue Thorn to repre-

sent the best interests of our district, even when those don’t mesh with the interests of the state’s coal and gas companies. For this reason, The Daily Athenaeum endorses Sue Thorn for West Virginia’s first congressional district’s seat in the House. Thorn is not a career politician. In fact, this is her first political race. Previously, she has worked as a community organizer, and it wasn’t until the communities she worked with pushed her to pursue this House seat

that Thorn announced her candidacy. We are confident Thorn would best represent West Virginia’s middle class, because she is a part of that middle class. Moreover, Thorn understands the importance of expanding health care coverage to those who lack it and investing in higher education. We trust that as a member of Congress, she will work to get things done for her district by bringing people together and bridging their differences, just as she has done

as a community organizer. It’s a campaign cliché for politicians to beg for your vote, because they are real people, facing the same everyday struggles as their constituents. This is one of the rare cases when this claim can rightfully be made by a candidate. In these trying times, our country needs the fresh, real-world independence that Sue Thorn will bring along to Washington, D.C.

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Hurricane Sandy reveals much about candidates

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gives a thumbs up as he arrives at a campaign stop in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday

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Hurricane Sandy is a particularly hot topic these days, and it’s all too easy to let the storm become a political football instead of treating it with the gravitas it merits. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was right when he said dealing with the storm and its effects was far more important than worrying how it would factor into the presidential election. But now the worst has passed, and we’re in damage-control mode. It seems prudent to ask how the two candidates differ on disaster relief and the government’s role in it. On one side, we have Obama, who seems to

believe that the government has a responsibility to care for its citizens and rescue them from hazards such as Hurricane Sandy. Gov. Christie, the keynote speaker at this year’s Republican National Convention, said of Obama, “He’s been very attentive, and anything that I’ve asked for, he’s gotten to me. So, I thank the president publicly for that. He’s done – as far as I’m concerned – a great job for New Jersey.” Perhaps an even greater endorsement of Obama came, inadvertently, from former FEMA director Michael “Brownie” Brown, the mastermind behind the botched government response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Brown said that Obama reacted to Hurricane Sandy too

quickly. Granted, he was saying this as a roundabout, ham-fisted way of criticizing Obama’s handling of the Benghazi crisis, but his words ring as absurd as his nickname. On the other side we have Romney, who stated during a Republican primary debate that the U.S. government shouldn’t be providing disaster relief. He recommended the states – or even better, the private sector – take over that role. Apparently, Romney looked at the unbelievable corruption and bloat which has befallen the war in Iraq through privatization and thought to himself, “How can I bring this festering cesspool of greed and taxpayer fraud home?” After all, who would be

better for providing disaster relief than Blackwater? In that same response, Romney went on to add that any spending that adds to our deficit, which apparently includes disaster relief, is immoral. So Romney thinks that spending money on disaster relief for U.S. citizens is immoral, but that it’s a great idea to fork over $2 trillion to the military that the military did not request. Is spending an additional $2 trillion not going to affect our deficit? Or does Romney think that cutting $2 trillion from other U.S. government programs will not have a significant impact on Americans? This begs the question: is Romney just bad at math, or does he think that the only worthwhile

purpose of the U.S. government is maintaining a massive military? Another depressing story coming from the Romney campaign is that just like the Paul Ryan dishwashing story, they’ve managed to somehow mess up storm relief. Apparently, the Red Cross doesn’t like donors to contribute goods. As it turns out, the Red Cross has a specific system for packaging and distributing goods for relief. If you give them goods, their employees have to unpack whatever you give them, then reorganize and repack it, costing them time. There’s a big disclaimer on the front of the Red Cross’ website which tells donors not to send goods, but to send money instead. So naturally, the Rom-

ney campaign sends the Red Cross goods instead of money. Now if they had simply been collecting the goods and turning them over to the Red Cross, that would be one thing. But the Romney campaign shelled out $5,000 to buy supplies, then brought them to its Ohio rally and handed them out to supporters to bring into the event as “donations.” So, the Romney campaign disregarded the Red Cross’ instructions in favor of a more politically advantageous photo op. After all, a press release saying that the campaign had donated money to the Red Cross doesn’t speak as loudly as a picture of Romney graciously accepting “donations” with his sleeves symbolically rolled up.

The real-life consequences of Internet trolling Kevin cook the daily cougar

The Internet can be a scary place. It gives users the ability to connect effortlessly and anonymously to one another across vast physical distances. As Thomas Friedman said: The world is flat. While the benefits of bringing together diverse and far-flung people of widely varying interests are obvious, there are some very real and tangible downsides to allowing users unfettered access to one another, wrapped in the warm, snug blanket of anonymity the Internet can provide. Reddit.com is arguably a microcosm of the Internet, itself. According to the website, Reddit had more than 42 million unique visitors to its content-aggregating site in September. There is much good that comes

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from gathering people together in such enormous numbers – Reddit’s Secret Santa program, for instance, is the largest in the world with more than 17,000 participants – but it is inevitable and a fact of the human condition that such an enormous and anonymous conglomeration of people will magnify humanity’s worst impulses, too. Three weeks ago, nobody on the national stage knew who Michael Brutsch was. He was a polite, nondescript application developer for First Cash Financial Services in Arlington. He went about his job quietly, and no one complained of any improprieties or misbehavior. He was just another quiet face in the crowd, doing his job, chatting idly with co-workers and going home to his family at night. Brutsch’s Reddit alter ego, Violentacrez, was a different matter altogether. Posting

anonymously, Brutsch drew the attention of Anderson Cooper, who devoted a portion of his CNN show, “Anderson Cooper 360,” to condemning one of Brutsch’s creations – a forum on Reddit, commonly referred to as a subreddit, called r/jailbait, that acted as a repository for suggestive photographs of underage girls. As Violentacrez, Brutsch was an incredibly influential and prolific user and moderator. He was also responsible for the subreddit r/beatingwomen, which is unfortunately exactly what it sounds like. For Brutsch, it all started to unravel as the result of r/ creepshots, which promoted and displayed compromising photographs of young girls taken without their knowledge or consent. One notable contributor was a Georgia substitute teacher, who was identified and subsequently fired after students in the suggestive

photos he contributed were recognized and the photos were traced back to him. Given the amount of attention being paid nationally to the Violentacrez subreddits and their content, it was only a matter of time before Brutsch’s identity became known, though this was apparently lost on him, and he continued to act as though his anonymity was inviolable and absolute. The bitter end came when Gawker.com writer Adrien Chen identified Brutsch in early October. Brutsch was fired from his job once his extracurricular activities became known, leaving him and his family with no health insurance. His wife is disabled and hasn’t been able to work in more than a year. This outing sparked an enormous amount of debate and rhetoric about the right to privacy and anonymity on the Internet. While Brutsch is nominally apolo-

getic about his online activities, he also maintains that his privacy was violated and that Chen wronged him. Brutsch is by no means on the fringe here. There has been an overwhelming wave of free speech-themed defense of Brutsch’s anonymity, and there is no shortage of people outraged about the perceived violation of a sacred right. But the world is flat, and that goes both ways. With the amazing and world-altering speed and effectiveness of the Internet in connecting its users, also comes the easy identification of a contributor. Chen didn’t do anything difficult, brave or laudable. He did a little research, took the story and ran with it. He’s not Woodward and Bernstein by any stretch. Everyone comes out of this story looking worse for it. Brutsch is a sad, unsympathetic character who encouraged and promoted

some of the most reprehensible content anywhere on the Internet, and Chen is a sensationalist, yellow journalist who was hardly out for the greater good so much as web hits – precisely the same motivating factor for Brutsch as Violentacrez. There is no real catharsis. There are bad people everywhere, and they will use all the wondrous and powerful tools decent people use with all the same effectiveness and power. Outing Brutsch may have curbed his activities, but it isn’t a solution. There really isn’t a solution. Humanity’s darker nature is not going away. The only honorable response is to monitor content they consume and tacitly support or aggressively disapprove of content that violates the rights of others, acknowledging that the good fight will never be definitively won but continuing to fight it nonetheless.

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DAILY HOROSCOPES BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you are very strong-willed about what you want, and you do not take “no” easily. You will tap into your intellectual side in order to display your determination. You are sensitive to what is not being said; you can read between the lines. Detach when you are triggered, and you’ll become a more effective communicator. If you are single, your sensuality and wit emerge. Enjoy deciding who, what and where! If you are attached, you will relate more effectively. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH You have the right words to make an impression. You have a tendency to renew yourself and your thoughts. Encourage others to do the same. You could act in an unpredictable matter. Opportunities knock on your door; it is your choice whether or not to respond. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Be aware of a tendency to go overboard, especially today. Someone or something might be so tempting that you might not be able to say “no.” You don’t need to spend any money in order to impress others -you are impressive anyway. Tonight: Treat a friend to dinner. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH You blossom, and someone responds. You could feel as if a child or a new friend is being manipulative. A loved one also might not be reliable, as you will see soon. Use your strong personality to draw in more of what you want. Tonight: All smiles. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH

Know what is going on behind the scenes, and deal with it as best as you can. A problem could occur in which someone you know might want to reveal his or her true feelings. You will land on your feet, no matter what. Use your intuition. Tonight: Get some extra Z’s. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Zero in on what works. You could be taken aback by a new perspective. Lie low and watch a situation evolve, as you might not be up for taking any huge risks right now. You will move when you feel more secure. A friend lets you know that he or she supports you. Tonight: In the whirlwind of the moment. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Keep pushing to achieve what you want. You might have a last-minute show of support or energy. You will accomplish much more than you thought possible and feel pleased with the results. Demonstrate your caring through a card or a token of affection. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH You might be overwhelmed by everything that is going on around you. Listen to your instincts when dealing with someone at a distance. This person opens you up to a lot of new opportunities. Tonight: Read between the lines. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Relate to a loved one directly, as he or she has an unusual sense of merriment and often can be rather whimsical. You enjoy being around this person, so make plans to visit in the near future. Your attitude could be affected greatly if you don’t get to

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spend quality time with him or her. Tonight: Dinner for two. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Others are quite dominant and lively. You could get into the quirkiness of the day. A meeting reminds you how much a friendship means to you. Others could elevate your stress level. Throw your rigidity away, and everyone will have a good time. Tonight: Accept an invitation. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) H HHH Pace yourself, and don’t allow someone to upset you. Separating your personal life from your professional or outside life will only make your day-to-day routine simpler and easier. Try not to share so much private news. Tonight: Off to the gym, or take a walk. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH You might not be able to greet the weekend yet, but you will act as if you are. You spontaneously could decide to throw out a project that has become rather complicated. A child or loved one gives you a reason to give in to a more self-indulgent day. Tonight: Act as if there is no tomorrow. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Stay close to home, or work from home, if possible. Others find you performing on a high level right now, even in this more relaxed situation. You might want to check out an investment that could involve your finances or a real-estate matter. Tonight: Happy at home.

BORN TODAY Actress Jenny McCarthy (1972), publisher Larry Flynt, Jr. (1942), drummer Rick Allen (1963)

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by jack Lake correspondent

Scott Link is no rookie when it comes to the Mountaineer Idol competition. In last year’s competition, Link progressed to the fourth round before being sent home by the judges. Though he feels this year’s competition is tougher than ever, Link is determined to give it his all to take the title in the final round. “Last year – at a certain point – everyone was really good. But this year, week one, it was like, ‘Oh my God, everyone is so good!’” Link said. “I really have to focus on myself rather than everyone else, and that’s what I think got me last year.” Link grew up in Patton, Pa., and attended Point Park University and Belmont University in Nashville Tenn. before transferring to West Virginia University last year. Of the three finalists, Link is notorious for his indecisiveness. When it comes to choosing his songs, he has been known to change his mind several times a week. “I love working with Scott because he’s so passionate about his performances and always strives to do his best. He always wants to pick the best song he can for himself, and he always sends me about 6-8 different song choices per week,” Mountaineer Idol intern Kelsey Montgomery said. “I don’t blame him though, he wants to win. “Scott has been great to work with and always so willing to volunteer for any additional performing opportunities that we have.” Link’s love for music and performance grew out of his love for singing along with his favorite Disney tunes as a kid. After following the first

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Scott Link sings during the 2012 Mountaineer Idol semifinals. season of “American Idol,” Link decided that performing was a path he wished to pursue. “There’s actually a very embarrassing video of me when I was four, with a broken arm, singing ‘I Just Can’t Wait to be King’ in the living room with my sister,” Link said. “After that, I remember American Idol started coming on. The first season – that’s when I decided that I would really love to do that.” Link grew up in a strictly country music household, beginning his musical influence with a wholesome twang, although Link dis-

covered his love for pop music when artists such as Brittany Spears and Justin Timberlake rose to fame. His secret affair could not be hidden forever, and it wasn’t long until his parents discovered their son had been turned. “When I was really little my favorite singers were Garth Brooks and Shania Twain, and I liked Shania Twain – that was the first CD I ever had,” Link said. “I remember in my little book, I wrote a letter to Justin Timberlake and Brittany Spears, and my dad found the letters and read it. “And he’s like, ‘What

would Shania think?’” Musical theater and classic rock round out Link’s interests, though Link still enjoys artist like Justin Timberlake and Beyonce for both their vocal talent and their superior stage presence. The path to success hasn’t been easy for Link, as he is the only finalist to have tried out for American Idol. Nerves got the best of him, and he was unable to advance. While not every audition or performance has been a gem, Link has the ability to take even just one compliment out of a negative ex-

perience and use it as fuel to keep working toward his goals. “The first time I sang in front of anyone was a musical audition my freshman year, and I did terribly,” Link said. “It was a terrible, terrible audition and someone said, ‘Your voice is kind of good’ … That was it for me. Ever since then, I have been working hard.” In anticipation of Sunday’s competition, Link will go through the complicated process of picking and practicing his songs of choice. Link is aiming to give the judges a little variety and will make his deci-

sion accordingly. “I’m just really trying to concentrate on what I’ve gotten good critiques on, (and) what people didn’t like as much. (I’m) just going through that and picking songs that are going to accent different parts of my voice,” Link said. “I want to pick three different songs that will showcase different parts of my voice. “I do feel like I have a very varied voice – that I can do different things – and I want to show that off with my song choices this week.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

WVU Laureate Wind Quintet performs annual recital by jack lake correspondent

The West Virginia University Laureate Wind Quintet performed their semiannual recital for an auditorium full of students in the Creative Arts Center Tuesday. The quintet is made up entirely of WVU professors playing their instruments of expertise. Many of the performers’ students made up the audience as they showcased their abilities, providing them with a sample of what a premier ensemble sounds like. “It’s a requirement, but it’s always inspirational, and you kind of get an idea of what you are supposed to sound like, and it helps you grow as a musician,” said music student Emily Watkins. “I really like the energy they have as a group. And when they perform they get the audience into the music, and it’s just really enjoyable and relaxing to listen to.” Tuesday’s selection included Irving Fine’s “Partita”, “Summer Music, Op. 31” by Samuel Barber and Jean Francaix’s “Wind Quintet No. 1”. The quintet is made up of flutist Nina Assimakopoulos, oboist Cynthia Anderson, clarinetist John Weigand, bassoonist Lynn Hileman and horn player

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The Laureate Wind Quintet performs in the Bloch Learning and Performance Hall located at the Creative Arts Center. Virginia Thompson. “We picked three pieces in the program. They were all pretty difficult pieces, but they were all difficult for different reasons. We chose the music because of the level of virtuosity but also because the audience-friendly aspect of it,” Assimakopoulos said. “This particular setup

of instruments is interesting because you get to hear each instrument individually but then as a blended group, as well.” The quintet comes together twice a week, taking time out of their busy schedule to practice. Every semester the group performs a concert at WVU, as well as other venues around

the nation. “Collaborating in chamber music is one of the very best things that wind players get to do,” Anderson said. “Rehearsal is always different because there are five different personalities with very heavy workloads. It’s almost an oasis because we can walk away from some of the demands from

our teaching loads … and get to sit down and play music, and that is very special.” The performance was lively and pleasant, showcasing each musician’s individual talent while blending each instrument into one cohesive sound. “My professor is the bassoonist in the quintet, and I really enjoy hearing her

‘Jersey Shore’ cast sends support to Sandy victims SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — The shore town that Snooki and gang made famous and synonymous with their show “Jersey Shore” took a heavy hit from superstorm Sandy, with homes splintered and buried in sand, roofs flattened, the boardwalk buckled and amusement rides dumped in the ocean. Its famous summer residents sent their prayers to those affected. “Sandy destroyed Sea-

side - our second home,” Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi told MTV News in a statement. “It’s devastating to see our boardwalk and favorite spots ruined. My prayers go out to everyone affected by the storm.” Huge piles of sand choked the streets blocks from the beach on the narrow barrier island as construction vehicles entered the ghost town Wednesday. Police Chief Thomas Boyd described the island scene as one of “total

devastation.” An Associated Press photographer who went by the house used to film “Jersey Shore” said it appeared to have come out of the storm unscathed. Appearing Tuesday on “The Tonight Show,” Jenni “JWoww” Farley was asked by host Jay Leno about the house she owns with her fiance, Roger, in neighboring Toms River. “Fixable, I want to say. It’s really, it like hurts the heart a lot. It’s really

kind of devastating,” she said. “But as long as like my dogs, Roger’s safe, my friends are safe, we’re just all without power.” Vinny Guadagnino told MTV that Seaside Heights had become his second home, while Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio sent thanks to the “heroes” who were working to help. Sammi Giancola called the impact “devastating.” Guadagnino tweeted that the New York City borough of Staten Island,

where he lives, “looks like war zone” and posted a picture of a downed tree. He, Farley and DelVecchio asked their Twitter followers to donate $10 to the American Red Cross by texting REDCROSS to 90999. Polizzi also said she would donate but was more true to form: “Ugh trying to change my son’s diaper while holding a flash light is not easy,” she wrote from East Hanover, using the hashtag “nopower.”

play. It usually inspires me to do better and practice more,” said Ida Cawley. “I enjoyed the interaction between the professors, how they communicated and stayed together as an ensemble was really interesting. I like to watch them and learn from that.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU in danger of missing tournament After two critical consecutive losses, the West Virginia men’s soccer team is now in serious danger of not being selected for the 2012 NCAA tournament. Another loss in the Mountaineers’ regular season finale could abruptly end WVU’s season altogether. The NCAA tournament’s official selection committee will meet Nov. 12 to decide and announce who will be invited and who will be left out. And although the Mountaineers have proven time and again on the pitch this season that they can definitely compete at the level of teams like North Carolina and Akron, they still haven’t been able to break through for the allimportant result against any of the marquee names. Unfortunately, the 48 teams that will be selected by the committee will be chosen based on the results within the season, which have simply not favored the Mountaineers down the stretch. Because of those crucial missteps, before WVU can even contemplate making the NCAA tournament, the Mountaineers will first have to worry about making the Mid-American Conference tournament their first year in the league. After dropping a tightly contested match in Akron 2-1 two weeks ago, the Mountaineers were certainly disappointed, but No. 2 Akron was heavily favored to win on their own pitch. Then in We s t

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Coming into the 2012 season, TCU was expected to have one of the Big 12 Conference’s top quarterbacks in Casey Pachall. But when Pachall left the team to enter a rehab program following a DUI arrest early in the season, head coach Gary Patterson was forced to turn to redshirt freshman Trevone Boykinas as the Horned Frogs’ starter. Since Boykin’s takeover, TCU has won just one game. “Any time you play a kid at that spot as a freshman, you’re going to have some ups and some downs,” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. “I know he’s turned the ball over a couple times, but not only has he made a bunch of plays in the air, but he can keep plays alive with his legs and still look to get the ball downfield.” Boykin has completed 101 of his 164 passes for 1,122 yards and 11 touchdowns but has thrown six interceptions. The Mesquite, Texas, native left last week’s game against Oklahoma State with a knee injury, but TCU announced Wednesday he would be the starter against West Virginia. “He’s done a good job stepping in after Pachall wasn’t there anymore,” Holgorsen said. “He’s been getting better each and every week, and we’ll be shocked if he doesn’t continue to get better the rest of the year.” After facing two experienced quarterbacks in its last two games, going up against a young signal caller like Boykin could be just what the West Virginia defense needs to pick up some much-needed confidence. The Mountaineers are currently ranked among the worst passing defenses in the country, allowing more than 360 yards

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West Virginia head coach Mike Carey addresses his team during their exhibition game Wednesday night.

No. 17 West Virginia beats Alderson-Broaddus 102-28 in ‘Haunted Hoops’ exhibition By Amit Batra Sports writer

In the first exhibition game of the season, the No. 17 West Virginia women’s basketball team had its first look at what life would be like without star center Asya Bussie. Against the Alderson-Broaddus Battlers, the Mountaineers looked for a spark with the beginning of the 2012-2013 campaign. The Mountaineers had an impressive showing in the Coliseum with a 102-28 victory on Halloween night. Entitled “Haunted Hoops,” WVU was able to obtain 32 steals, force 49 turnovers and get all players involved in the first showing against an inferior Alderson-Broaddus team. West Virginia shot 57.1

WVU looks to force mistakes from Boykin by michael carvelli

per game through the air. Big 12 quarterbacks have thrown for 1,691 yards and 15 touchdowns while completing 73 percent of their passes with just two interceptions through WVU’s four conference games this season. Mountaineer co-defensive coordinator Keith Patterson said getting to Boykin often and forcing him to make a few mistakes in the early part of the game could do wonders in helping the defense get on track while causing the freshman to lose some confidence. “One of the big things I see is when people start putting pressure on him, you see a lot of deflected balls at the line of scrimmage,” Patterson said. “I think if we can get to him early and try to impact him, he can be forced into some turnovers. “It’s going to be a key to the game this week.” In its losses to Texas Tech and Kansas State, West Virginia has gotten in holes early and put more pressure on the offense to make plays thanks to the play of quarterbacks Seth Doege and Collin Klein. Doege and Klein combined to throw for 284 first-quarter yards and three touchdowns, while the Mountaineer defense has been outscored 24-7 in the opening quarter of their last two games. Although he’s a freshman who has demonstrated his susceptibility to making mistakes, the Mountaineers understand that his dual-threat skill set could cause a lot of problems for opponents. “He’s very athletic. He’s almost like a running back that plays quarterback,” Patterson said. “He throws the ball effectively and spreads the ball around to his playmakers, and that’s the biggest thing.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

percent from the floor, while the Battlers shot a porous 26.5 percent. The Mountaineers struggled from threepoint range all night, while shooting only 11.8 percent (2-17) from deep. West Virginia was led by senior center Ayana Dunning’s 15 points. Junior guard Christal Caldwell contributed 10 points. There was some concern about players’ roles and who would be able to step up with the loss of star center Asya Bussie. “It’s something we’re picking up as a team. I don’t think one person is going to be able to replace Asya,” Dunning said. “Some people are going to be able to chip in extra points and help with rebounds. It’s a team effort.” WVU jumped out to a

quick 14-0 lead to open up the game. There were some layup issues to start the game, but the majority of West Virginia’s points came from turnovers and transition points. At one point, the Mountaineers had a 22-1 advantage with 11 minutes remaining in the first half. “I thought our players came out and played hard,” he said. “Our biggest thing is that we want to get up the lane. Did we make a lot of mistakes? Absolutely, but at least we got up the lane. “We ran the floor, and I was happy with that. We’ll see what our defense really looks like against Virginia Tech. We have a lot of work to do.” The Mountaineers tested the improvements they

made after a long summer of hard work. “Games like this give us a chance to put it all together,” Caldwell said. “We have to come together to play for (Bussie) and for West Virginia. We have to continue to do what Coach Carey tells us.” Even with the Mountaineers’ dominant performance, the team wasn’t given much of a chance to run sets against the Battlers. Due to the amount of West Virginia steals and Alderson-Broaddus turnovers, WVU just needed to make layups on Wednesday night. “We have to be able to run our sets and actually have a flow,” said Caldwell. “We really couldn’t do that tonight. True freshman Jennie Simms scored 17 for WVU.

“Tonight was a great experience,” Simms said. “(It was) a little nerve racking in the beginning, but once I got into the flow of the game, it just eased up for me.” Dunning sees the playing time for the freshmen as an early learning experience. As a senior, she understands the difficult transition first-year players face. “I see all the freshmen coming around,” Dunning said. “It is a hard transition. It was a hard transition for me, and I think it is a hard transition for everybody coming in from high school to play at the collegiate level – especially at a program like WVU where defense is what we preach. It is what we hang our hats on.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Mountaineers look to get back to basics vs. TCU by cody schuler managing editor

There was certainly no shortage of confidence in Morgantown after the first four weeks of the football season. However, the West Virginia football team has lost some of that mojo after back-to-back losses to Big 12 Conference foes. Redshirt senior wide receiver J.D. Woods said while that confidence did leave, it was only on a temporary hiatus. “Confidence is what helped us out early on in the season and that’s something we need to get back to and just reassure ourselves of that confidence level and that confidence aspect on the field,” he said. Woods said the team has seen its fair share of adversity for the past couple of weeks, but that’s not a new theme for West Virginia – or any team in college football. “In college football you’re going to experience a lot of adversity. We’ve experienced a lot of adversity

the last couple of weeks, and something that we’re overcoming is adversity and bringing ourselves together as a team,” he said. “Mentally we got back together as a team – as one team, one movement – and that’s the main thing we’re trying to teach right now is just one movement. We’re all one family and one movement,” he said. Woods said the Mountaineers’ receivers spent the bye week getting back to basics, which is what they do best. “Getting back to our roots and getting back to day one – that’s the thing that (head) coach (Dana) Holgorsen and (offensive coordinator Shannon) Dawson taught us is just get back to our natural roots – get back to day one and square on,” Woods said. Freshman inside receiver Jordan Thompson said that as the season winds down, a new sense of urgency has developed as the Mountaineers’ team goals are still in reach but will require hard work to

achieve. “There’s definitely a sense of urgency. Our tempo has picked up, our practice has picked up. The speed of the game has picked up for us during our practice, so there’s definitely a sense of urgency,” he said. “Knowing for the older guys it’s (their) last five games and for the young guys, too, as well as getting better and playing for these older guys.” Thompson said the bye week was something the team desperately needed and was definitely not wasted. “We needed (the bye week) a lot to clear our minds after the two losses that we had,” he said. “It was definitely good. We worked hard throughout the week and definitely found out that our season isn’t over, and we’re still going to compete.” Thompson said he thought the offense lost a little bit of its rhythm over the past several weeks, but as the matchup with

TCU draws near, the offense has rediscovered the rhythm that helped it score 69 points against Marshall and 70 points against Baylor. “In my opinion, I do feel like we’re definitely on track. We’re definitely in sync now,” he said. “We kind of got a little shaky, but throughout the bye week and also this practice that we just had, I feel like our rhythm is back to where it was in week 1-3.” The Horned Frogs are not an easy foe, but Thompson said that this week is just like any other week of the season in that it is another challenge. “TCU, it’s going to be a challenge – every week is a challenge,” he said. “TCU is a great football program, they have been for (several) years, so they’re definitely going to give us a challenge – but that’s why you play football. We’ll definitely be ready to play them Saturday.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia senior wide receiver J.D. Woods makes a catch against Baylor earlier in the year.

US women can expect subtle changes under Sermanni CHICAGO (AP) — Tom Sermanni doesn’t come with a guitar. And forget about bursting into song when he meets the U.S. women’s soccer team for the first time, as predecessor Pia Sundhage famously did. “I can’t do that one bit,” the Americans’ new coach said, smiling. “I can come up with some good one-liners and clichés, but players don’t tend to appreciate them as much.” If he can lead the Americans to their third World Cup title, Sermanni’s witty remarks will sound every bit as good as any song played by Sundhage. The 58-year-old Scot, by way of Australia, inherits a much different U.S. team than the fractured, fragile bunch Sundhage got five years ago. The Americans are on their best run since 1999, reaching the final at each of the last three major tournaments and coming away with two titles. They have been ranked No. 1 in the world since the 2008 Olympics. They have the world’s best goalkeeper in Hope Solo, and arguably the two best forwards in Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan. But the rest of the world has begun closing the gap on the U.S. in recent years, and it will be up to Sermanni to make sure the Americans don’t lose their place as the undisputed power in women’s soccer. “I don’t think you just sit back and hope the team will be successful,” Sermanni said Wednesday on a conference call. “The main reason for that is the game is changing at a rapid pace. The quality of the teams is much closer than it was in the 1990s and early 2000s.” U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati and the other four members of the search committee looked at more than 30 candidates, male and female, American and foreignborn. But few possessed Sermanni’s combination of international experience and the ability to manage players in a firm but fair manner, qualities that will be increasingly critical over the next four years. “Tom is someone with a terrific reputation as a coach both on a personal and a professional level,” Gulati said. “He knows the challenge ... the challenges to keep the team No. 1 in the world.”

Once dominated by the U.S., Germany, Brazil and the Nordic countries, there is increasing parity in the women’s game and Sermanni knows the changing landscape better than most — particularly in Asia, where Japan followed its World Cup title by reaching the Olympic final. Sermanni transformed Australia’s women’s team from an international lightweight into the No. 9 team in the world, with the Matildas reaching the quarterfinals of the last two World Cups. The young Matildas also won the 2010 Asian Women’s Cup. In his first stint as Australia’s coach, from 199497, Sermanni led the Matildas to their first World Cup appearance. “I think I’ve got good experience in international football, and I think I’ve got a reasonable knowledge of the American game and their players,” said Sermanni, who was one of 10 candidates for FIFA’s 2011 Women’s Coach of the Year. “Over the past eight years now in Australia ... I’ve been able to change the squad and develop younger players for the international game.” He shares Sundhage’s belief that the Americans need to alter their style of play to keep pace with the changing game. Sundhage tried to replace the physical, forward-based attack the U.S. had used for years with a more European, possession-oriented game where plays are created through the midfield, with mixed success. “This U.S. team has some very good footballers,” Sermanni said. “(But) there is an intention to develop a more sophisticated style of play. Philosophically, you want to play good, attractive, attacking football. That’s what I’ve always tried to do wherever I’ve gone. I tried to change that outlook in Australia, and one of the things that I want to do here is impress that style of play within the American team.” But Sermanni’s biggest challenge might be managing the personalities within the team. Sundhage was unfailingly positive and believed in building her players up with constructive criticism. While that approach definitely was needed when she first arrived, some thought Sundhage should have taken a harder line when

players acted up. Solo, for example, caused a stir during the Olympics when she used Twitter to criticize Brandi Chastain, a member of the 1999 World Cup champion team who was working as an NBC analyst. Affable and even-keeled, Sermanni is considered a player’s coach like Sundhage; he made good on his deal with the Matildas to dye his silver hair red and shave his mustache if they qualified for the 2011 World Cup. But he’s not afraid to let everyone know who’s in

charge, either. He kicked Lisa De Vanna, Australia’s best player, out of camp six weeks before the World Cup for disciplinary issues. She was eventually allowed to return. He won’t be afraid to bring new players into an established lineup, either, a potentially thorny issue for the Americans in coming years. Wambach, Solo, captain Christie Rampone and the other veterans have been invaluable for the U.S., and they remain among the team’s most productive –

and popular – players. But they are getting older, and the Americans need to at least start thinking about a succession plan. There is a wealth of potential talent on the youth teams – the Under-20 squad just won the World Cup – but they’re going to need opportunities to play. “You have to be careful you don’t miss a generation,” Sermanni said. “All the time you have to be looking to the strength of competition, to increasing the number of play-

ers that come through the international arena and you’re also looking to try and bring young players in as soon as you can, to get them that experience and see if they’re up to playing at an international level.” Sermanni’s 2011 World Cup team was Australia’s youngest, with 13 rookies and an average age of just under 22. The youngest player on the squad, then16-year-old Caitlin Foord, wound up being named Best Young Player of the tournament.

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within the MAC, which currently ties them second with a host of other teams. So there’s a chance WVU could still earn the conference’s second overall seed for the MAC tournament that begins Nov. 9 at First Energy Field in Akron, Ohio. At the same time, there’s still a chance that the Mountaineers could miss making the MAC tournament altogether, which would also eradicate any chance of playing for a national title.

The Mountaineers’ final regular season match with Bowling Green, which wasn’t initially expected to be a match WVU’s season success would hinge on, is now just that – the most critical match of West Virginia’s season. If the Mountaineers can’t get the result on the road against the Falcons, they’ll slip to 3-3-1 in the conference. Northern Illinois is 3-2-1 in the MAC with only lowly Buffalo standing in the way of their bid for the conference championship. But

even if they lose along with the Mountaineers, they’ll own the season tiebreaker. Western Michigan, also 3-2-1 in the MAC, is slated to take on Akron, who hasn’t dropped a MAC game in over 40 consecutive conference appearances. Since Western Michigan and the Mountaineers played to a draw in their only match of the season, the tiebreaker is determined next by point accumulation vs. ranked teams and then by goal differential in conference

games. Akron is the MAC’s only ranked team, which would mean that a loss for both Western Michigan and the Mountaineers in their final conference games would bring their season down to the absolute wire. Currently the Mountaineers have a conference goal differential of 11:5, and the Broncos are at 10:5. Fortunately, the Mountaineers do have some control over their own destiny. If they win against Bowling Green in the regular-sea-

son finale, they’ll be in the MAC tournament regardless, which would allow them to play their way into a second chance to play No. 2 Akron. The Mountaineers have yet to log a win away from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium this season, and they won’t play another match on their home pitch. So, West Virginia’s match against BGSU this Saturday night will not only determine if the Mountaineers’ somewhat underwhelming season will continue into

Continued from page 7 Virginia’s next game against Northern Illinois, a MAC opponent that WVU was expected to take down, the Mountaineers were shut out in a crippling conference result that could end up shutting them out of both the MAC and 2012 NCAA tournament. The loss moved the Mountaineers to a mediocre 8-5-2 overall and 3-2-1

Tom Sermanni, new coach of the United States women’s soccer team, poses outside the United States Soccer Federation Headquarters.

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Women’s soccer

Thursday November 1, 2012

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West Virginia sophomore forward Kate Schwindel attacks the Oklahoma defense in a match earlier in the season.

No. 13 West Virginia upset by TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament By Shea Ulisney Sports writer

It was a surprising result for the No. 1 seeded West Virginia women’s soccer team as they fell to No. 8 seed TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference Soccer championship Wednesday at Blossom Soccer Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. The last time West Virginia faced the Horned Frogs, a goal from Mountaineer senior Bri Rodriguez

lead to a 2-1 WVU victory. “We definitely had a slow start and didn’t bring intensity to the game,” said head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. “We came out more aggressive in the second half, generating plenty of scoring chances, but didn’t convert.” TCU scored first off of a corner kick in the 11th minute, when senior midfielder Monica Alvarado was left unmarked at the back post. After an assist by freshman defender Bobbi Clemmer,

Alvarado found the net from ten yards out, giving TCU the lead entering the half. In the 42nd minute, sophomore midfielder Ali Connelly attempted to even the score, but the shot was wide left of the net. In the 59th minute, Clemmer took another corner kick for the Horned Frogs. The ball found the net off a header by junior defender Kelly Johnson to give TCU a greater lead, 2-0. In the 71st minute, senior forward Bri Rodriguez sent

a shot that hit the post off a screamer from 25 yards out. WVU generated several last-minute attempts in the 82nd and 83rd minutes by forwards Kate Schwindel and Frances Silva, but both were saved by TCU goalkeeper Vittoria Arnold. In the 89th minute, Rodriguez took a header that went wide right. The West Virginia offense lit up in the second half and finished the game with 25 shots to TCU’s 12 shots. WVU had nine cor-

ner kicks and TCU had six, while scoring from two. WVU sophomore goalkeeper Sara Keane finished with seven saves. Schwindel led the Mountaineers with nine shots. The loss ended West Virginia’s 13-match unbeaten streak, with a record of 114-4. TCU improved its record to 7-9-3. The Horned Frogs will face No. 4 seeded Texas in the semifinals on Friday. Texas defeated No. 5 seeded Oklahoma 3-0 Wednesday.

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“Give TCU credit for converting two corner kicks and putting points on the board,” Izzo-Brown said. “At the end of the day, we need to sharpen up and get better and make sure this doesn’t happen again.” The Mountaineers await their postseason positioning with the 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Selection show on Monday at 4:30 p.m. on NCAA.com. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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