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Study abroad fair a gateway to travel by emily cotter correspondent

The Australian Outback, Machu Picchu in the Andes of Peru or the gorgeous beaches of the Greek islands – wherever in the world students want to go, West Virginia University’s Office of International Programs can make it happen.

The Office of International Programs will hold its biannual study abroad fair Oct. 3 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the WVU Mountainlair

Ballroom.

Every year between 800 and 1,000 students from WVU study abroad. This number seems large, but it is only 3 percent of the student body at the University.

WVU’s Director of Study Abroad, Tara George-Jones, explained that there are a few reasons students don’t study abroad.

“We call them the F’s.

First one would be finances,” George-Jones said.

Many students don’t think studying abroad is fi-

nancially feasible, but it’s actually the opposite, she said, especially through the exchange programs where university students literally swap places with a student in another country. They pay the same tuition, room and board, and fees they would be paying in their home country.

Their only new expense is the airplane ticket.

In some cases, students can pay less studying abroad than what they pay in Morgantown. Most

financial aid and scholarships, including West Virginia’s Promise Scholarship, apply to these trips. In addition to current scholarships, students can apply for grants such as the Fulbright Scholarship.

“There’s also the Eberly scholarship that the university offers, which is $500 per student to study abroad.

There’s others depending on what department you’re in,” said Jason Burns, a faculty led programs assistant.

The second F stands for

“fit.” Many students think that they won’t academically fit into a program, and they will have to prolong their stay at WVU, GeorgeJones said.

“You can make it fit your academics. You just might not be able to go to your dream location,” GeorgeJones said. “If they go for academic fit, it won’t prolong over time.”

The third and final F is being afraid to leave friends and family – or “fear.”

“You’re going to grow,

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City code enforcement officers work to maintain Morgantown’s image By lydia nuzum editor-in-chief

Pieces of cardboard and empty boxes branded with “Amstel Light” in big block letters litter the small yard, while empty, upturned bottles line the outside wall and surround the porch. A mass of bumper stickers decorate the glass panels of the front door, each proclaiming a different message.

Morgantown code enforcement officer Tammy Michael tapes a notice just below one of the stickers. “Excessive garbage. The occupant(s) of this residence have 1 day(s) to…”

Michael, who has worked as a code enforcement officer for the city since transferring from Granville last August, has patrolled high-profile streets in the area for more than a year.

Along with four other city inspectors, her job is to ensure the city meets the guidelines of the city’s building codes – codes that outline everything from the number of pets a person can keep per household to the height of the grass surrounding a residence.

After busy weekends, her biggest concern becomes excessive litter.

“These girls here, I used to hammer them all the time,” Michael said on patrol one morning, gesturing to an apart-

By Sara Wells Correspondent

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Assorted litter sits outside of a home near the Downtown Campus.

WELLWVU encourages sexual health Staff Writer

WELLWVU: The Students’ Center of Health’s condom caravan is in full swing for the 2012-13 school year.

Each We d n e s d a y from noon-2 p.m. in the Mountainlair, health educators from WELLWVU will sell condoms to students.

WELLWVU includes the Office of Wellness and Health Promotion, which aims to inform students about sexual health and encourage sexually active students to make responsible decisions.

WVU health education

specialist Alison Tartaglia said the purpose of the Caravan is to promote sexual health among students.

“The Office of Wellness and Health Promotion purchases the condoms. Essentially, the money that we charge the students gets us an equal footing of what we spend on them. There is no profit from the sales,” she said.

WELLWVU purchases the condoms to help ensure students are making sound decisions that will benefit their own sexual health.

The condoms are 25 cents each, or five for $1.

This year, Tartaglia said there has been a good turn-

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With election day right around the corner, the West Virginia University Student Government Association is encouraging student participation.

Yesterday, the SGA sponsored a booth in the Mountainlair where students could register to vote and receive information on voting procedures.

Mary Mueller was stationed at the booth for most of the day answering student questions, helping them register to vote and helping them understand the importance of voting in this year’s election.

“If you don’t vote, you lose your voice,” Mueller said.

The main purpose of the station was to provide a public service in allowing students to register to vote, while maintaining party neutrality.

Mueller said she stressed to each student the importance of learning the issues and making an educated, informed decision when voting.

“It’s good to know what’s going on and know

the issues,” Mueller said.

“There are plenty of issues that affect everybody.”

The first of three presidential debates will begin tonight at 9 p.m.

Mueller said this is an excellent opportunity for everyone to begin thinking about what issues are important to them and which candidate supports these issues.

There are three ways WVU students from other counties or states can vote, Mueller said. The first would be for them to go where they are registered to vote.

The second would be to fill out an absentee ballot, which can be found on the state government’s website. The application would appear as a PDF the student can print, fill out and mail to the county courthouse in the county in which they are registered.

The courthouse would then mail an absentee ballot that the student would fill out and return.

The final and possibly the easiest method, according to Mueller, is for a student to use his or her

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Banned Books Week challenges censorship

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By Evelyn Merithew

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SGA continues to promote student voting

STICKING TO THE CODE

Morgantown code enforcement officers are beginning to crack down on unkept yards, such as the one pictured above.

so it kind of makes sense to go,” she said.

There are many more reasons you would want to. For example, studying abroad makes students more marketable. In today’s globalized world, an international focus is almost a necessity.

Studying abroad gives students the skills to work and communicate with people of other ethnicities, languages and lifestyles.

Tailoring a trip to com-

out of students coming to purchase the condoms. Tartaglia said she and her coworkers are aware the condom caravan is unable to reach all students.

Approximately once per semester, WELLWVU will host the event in the residence halls, Tartaglia said.

“We are always looking for better ways to make sure that students have access condoms when they need them,” she said.

The condom caravan has been servicing WVU’s students for several years.

Although somewhat of a taboo topic, Tartaglia said this type of event is not uncommon on college

campuses.

“Many colleges do condom distribution programs through some type or another,” she said.

“There may be condom machines in the bathrooms, or some type of condom caravan to promote sexual health.”

The rate of sexually transmitted infections among college students is on the rise.

Many sexually transmitted infections do not show any signs, and people are unaware they may have one.

Tartaglia said sexual health should be a prior-

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This week the West Virginia University Honors College is celebrating the freedom to read with the 30th annual Banned Books Week.

Sponsored by the American Library Association, Banned Books Week is dedicated to supporting the freedom of reading and sharing ideas through text, as well as raising awareness about the harmfulness of censorship.

Students, educators, professionals, journalists, community members and many others participate in this week nationwide.

Banned books are considered offensive, unfavorable or ones that may contain obscene or inappropriate material.

The accessibility of these books in public, state school and college libraries is limited and in some cases, prohibited.

Director of Programming for the WVU Honors College Dr. Marie Leichliter organized Banned Books Week and hopes

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students benefit from the events.

“I hope students will read,” she said. “I hope the fact that hundreds of books are removed from schools and libraries each year in the United States is enough to make our students want to protect their right to choose what they read.”

The WVU Honors College, as well as the University, encourages students to use their intellectual freedom to read banned books.

Honors College students have already experienced some of the benefits of reading banned books. The summer reading assignment for incoming honors freshmen this summer involved reading one of the approved banned books and discussing the content in an essay.

Freshman Honors College student Leah Casto said she appreciated the opportunities Banned Books Week provides.

“The banned books summer assignment was interesting and helped me

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Continued from page 1 gain interest in the events this week,� she said. “I can’t wait to see what all of the events have in store for students across campus.�

Banned Books Week began Sunday with an appearance by Monongalia County, West Virginia House of Delegates representative Barbara Fleischauer. Fleischauer read from the banned book, “The Grapes of Wrath.�

Following the reading, she hosted a discussion with the audience.

Monday night, Honors College Dean Dr. Keith Garbutt read from “Lord of the Flies� and also held a discussion after the reading.

Assistant Honors College Dean Ryan Claycomb

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Continued from page 1 plement major requirements is a benefit, she said.

Beyond the obvious language majors, studying history in Rome, fashion design in Paris, business in Hong Kong or wildlife and fisheries in Manaus, Brazil, looks great on a resume.

George-Jones said meeting new people, trying new foods, seeing new sites and gaining a new perspective about the United States all shape students who study abroad.

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ment along Beechurst Avenue. “They just – I don’t know. They played that ‘Oh, we didn’t know!’ card. Well, you do now.�

Every morning, Monday through Friday, Michael drives her city vehicle, car No. 069, along the five “arteries� of Morgantown: College Avenue, Beechurst Avenue, Richwood Avenue, Willey Street and University Avenue.

The Morgantown Code Enforcement Division is one facet of the regulatory branch of the city and works closely with Morgantown Police Department, Fire Department and other agencies to combat the various issues that plague Morgantown.

The city issued 141 citations in August for various violations, including nuisance parties, excessive trash, underage consumption and malicious burning. “Typically, when you have littering, you don’t just have littering, you have littering, you have underage consumption, you have nuisance parties, you have damage, you have battery,� said Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston. “It’s not just a police issue – it’s a police and fire issue, or it’s a fire and code issue, or it’s a public works issue where we’re called in.

It’s almost never just one department.�

Terry Hough, Director of Public Works and Engineering, said each department contributes on weekends where instances of riots or

Code enforcement keeps an extensive list of citations and warnings to avoid confusion between officers.

Michael said CED officers assign the time of compliance at their discretion depending on the offense, but those with excessive trash are almost never given more than one day to comply. “I can issue a warning at 10 a.m. and come back at 4 p.m., and if they haven’t done it, I can issue a citation,� she said.

Preston said the MPD has increased its efforts to prevent residents from allowing garbage to go unattended. “We’ve stopped waiting,� Preston said. “I’ve got them out there picking up their trash at 3 o’ clock in the morning.�

West Virginia University recently released its annual Clery Report, a campuswide fire and safety report for 2011. The report, which includes campus crime statistics during the last three years, reported a drastic increase in liquor violations from 2010-11 – a number that may be attributed to the school’s distinction as one of the top “party schools� in the country. “A long-term concern is the fact that a number of people will do what they can to live up to this reputation of being the number one party school in America,� said city manager Terrence Moore. “It’s basically an invitation to outside visitors and outside students to come here for that particular purpose. It poses a particular challenge.�

read from “The Beat Generation� Tuesday evening.

These readings will continue until Friday.

Today, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs Elizabeth Dooley will read and discuss “The Color Purple� at 6:30 p.m. in the Robinson Reading Room in the Wise Library.

Thursday, Professor of Law Robert M. Bastress will read from “Catch 22� in Room 130 of Colson Hall at 6:30 p.m.

Friday will feature Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Bob Whitmore reading from “All The King’s Men� at 6:30 p.m. in the Evansdale Library Room 126. “We have excellent programming planned for the week,� Leichliter said. “Each day we have a member of the commu-

nity, an administrator or faculty member participating in a banned book read-in across campus. On our Honors College Facebook page we are hosting banned book trivia questions. Students are in the free speech zone, reading from banned books, talking with students about BBW and promoting our various events. Every evening, we are showing a movie in Honors Hall based on a banned book.�

The event will also feature films of some banned books.

Films shown will include the following: “Matilda,� “Water for Elephants,� “The Hunger Games� and “The Witches�.

For more information contact the Honors College at 304-293-2100.

“It broadens your horizons. It makes you comfortable with who you are.

It makes you think about the U.S. in a different light because the way the world sees us is not the way we see ourselves,� George-Jones said. “It definitely makes you grow up.�

Burns said the experience of study abroad is one that is incomparable and can shape a student’s perspective. “Do it. I think that’s the whole point is to get yourself out there, get out of your comfort zone, do something, go somewhere

you never thought you would go or someplace you’ve always wanted to go,� she said.

Students who study abroad often become addicted to travel for life. “The rest of your life, that’s what you’ll want to do,� Burns said. “You’ll definitely get the travel bug.�

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City Council meets, further discusses Falling Run property plan Economic Development Authority gave the city the money to buy the property originally, and the money did not come out of the city’s funds. Therefore, the city will benefit financially from the sale.

WVU has agreed to develop the property with $60 million in projects within five years, including 20,000 square feet of retail commercial space that will earn tax revenue for the city.

In other business,

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The Morgantown City Council met Tuesday evening and continued discussions about the sale of approximately four acres of land at the Square at Falling Run to West Virginia University.

The total $4.2 million must be paid to the city from WVU by August 31, 2026, with $128,000 coming to the city at the closing of the deal.

According to City Manager Terrence Moore, it’s important to note that the

large parties have occurred.

Hough has been a resident of Morgantown since the early 1970s and has watched the student population expand and the partying reputation evolve during the last 40 years. “When you have areas that were not planned, were not built for this kind of population, you’re going to have problems,� she said. “I’ve seen it evolve. It’s been pretty interesting to watch it over the years.�

Preston said the police department has developed and mapped a grid of the city, and has pinpointed “trouble areas� where there are a larger number of violations – areas that correlate with the streets Michael patrols on a daily basis.

The police force utilizes a “cops on dots� approach to determine where officers visit and how frequently.

Densely populated student areas have encouraged an atmosphere of partying in large numbers, according to Preston. “There’s a thing called mob mentality,� Preston said. “Morgantown hasn’t grown geographically or physically in a number of years, yet the full-time residential population continues to grow, and the university population continues to grow. “So if you imagine a bag of sugar – if you keep pouring into it, you get what you have today. The bag is full, and now it’s flowing over.�

When Michael finishes her morning rounds, she returns to the office to enter her warnings and additional notes into the CED system.

college address to register to vote in Monongalia County.

Mueller said she highly recommends early vot-

ing, especially for the upcoming presidential election, as there tend to be extremely long lines.

Election Day is Nov. 6.

Early voting in Monongalia County will take place Oct. 24-Nov. 3.

Early voting dates for

other counties and states can be found at their respective websites.

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council discussed the effectiveness and safety of the urban deer hunt and thanked those involved. Thus far, 58 deer have been killed and 650 pounds of venison has been donated to the local food bank.

Mayor Jim Manilla also announced that a local landlord has issued a $2,000 reward to find those involved with the vehicle fires on Cass Street this past weekend. — ljp

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Whether that means taking precautions against STIs, unplanned pregnancies or choosing not to be sexually active at all, she said, she encourages students to be conscious about their sexual health. “This event is important because should peo-

ple choose to be sexually active.

They need to make sure that they have what they need to be able to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies,�

Tartaglia said.

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After a four-year hiatus, Omaha, Neb., native Tilly and the Wall have returned with the release of their fourth full-length album, “Heavy Mood.”

Exuding a youthful sound with a twist of dance-oriented pop vibrancy, the four-piece band takes just a few steps outside their normal boundaries and wastes no time escorting the listener into their experimental sound.

“Heavy Mood” opens with aggressive, pulsating beats and rowdy screams from lead vocalist Kianna Alarid commanding “We won’t be quiet!” on the track “Love Riot,” the first standout track that undoubtedly sets itself apart from its rivals at Nebraskan Saddle Creek.

Produced with assistance from The Faint, the electronically driven title track drives this influence into full speed and throws in “You can’t bring us down!” This fast-paced dance serves as an anomaly for the quartet as it seeks to step slightly outside its fixed indierock circuit.

However, not all of “Heavy Mood” encompasses an electronic infusion.

“All Kinds of Guns” maintains the group’s classic “o”-era sound while implementing fresh, catchy riffs that suggest to just “blow this town and get high.”

Likewise, “Static Expressions” continues to keep the outfit inside its comfort zone in an enjoyable, catchy fashion.

A significant change of pace begins around “Hey Rainbow,” a drastically slowed track, and this tempo change follows into a subtle and quieter vibe until the in-your-face finish “Defenders” presents.

Meshing this array of sounds, Tilly and the Wall has combined their maturity with enthusiasm and experimentation that keeps this latest effort far from boring.

It’s not perfect, but it’s worth checking out at least once.

Dan Deacon, the avant-garde electronic maximalist producer, is best known as the guy from the “Drinking Out of Cups” video meme.

The video, which went viral and began making rounds on the Internet in 2006, is actually the project of director Liam Lynch. Lynch created the animation to accompany a stream-of-consciousness audio track Deacon recorded while speaking in a stereotypical Long Island accent and reacting to cartoons on a muted television.

With the release of his eighth studio album, “America,” Deacon is once again back in the spotlight.

Although the album features many of Deacon’s signature musical elements (such as dayglo explosions of sequenced programing, vocal manipulation and dissonance), “America” is his most composed and focused record to date.

The opening half of the album finds Deacon revisiting elements of his music previously explored on his last two albums, and these sound as though they would be right at home at one of the old Wham City collective parties.

To close out the album, Deacon dips into what is probably the least-known component of his background: classical. For all of the “trippy green skulls,” kitty cat t-shirts and tunnels made out of audience members, Deacon is also a classically-trained composer.

The album’s closing four tracks (which work together a twenty-minute-plus suite) are a mixture of beautifully-sweeping contemporary classical music and the bursts of crunchy electronics we’ve come to expect from Deacon.

These elements swirl together to create a sublime kaleidoscope of Deacon’s vision of America.

For Deacon, “America” is a personal exploration of contemporary life in this country and all of the contradictions and anxieties that go along with being an American these days. You can love this country while being equally ashamed of it, and you can decide the definition of America for yourself.

English folk-rock outfit Mumford & Sons released its newest album, “Babel,” on Sept.

25, and they are bringing nothing new to the table.

Like the band’s first energetic record, “Babel” lingers in your head, whether you want it to or not.

The songs provide no new content and no new messages – there is still that damn banjo and the voice that makes every song sound like everything the group has ever done.

Don’t expect to hear a difference between tracks because they all meld into each other to create a cluster of high energy (more commonly known as a headache).

The first single of the album is the track “I Will Wait,” and you will undoubtedly notice how it sounds oddly familiar to the single “Little Lion Man” from their first album.

“I Will Wait” sounds slightly slower, with more drawn-out singing and a repetitive banjo riff that instills a sense of anxiety, whereas “Little Lion Man” is upbeat but with the same banjo qualities.

Keep in mind: all this is coming from a person who has always loved folk and country instruments, such as banjo and mandolin.

However, Mumford and Sons uses these instruments to a fault.

While I personally do not enjoy their severe overuse of banjo, former listeners can probably expect to similarly enjoy this offering.

“Sigh No More” was hugely popular in the United States, and I expect no different from “Babel,” unless, of course, listeners have wised up and realized the boys of Mumford & Sons are merely rehashing songs of old.

Overall, the only recommended track is “Reminder,” simply because it lacks the picking of a banjo, and even then, I wouldn’t actually recommend it.

The other 11 tracks were probably just to satisfy the band’s banjo fix.

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CBS claims ratings win for 1st week of TV season NEW YORK (AP)— CBS is off to a rosy start as the 2012-13 season logs its first week.

That network claimed a solid lead in total primetime viewers, took 10 of the top 20 program slots, and had the two mostwatched series premieres.

CBS’ new period-piece drama, “Vegas,” debuted in sixth place, while its contemporary Sherlock Holmes whodunit, “Elementary,” premiered in 10th place, according to Nielsen Co. figures released Tuesday.

ABC’s “Last Resort” was the third-highest-premiering series, ranked in 32nd place.

NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” was No. 1 in the rankings, but CBS’ “NCIS” was second for the week, “NCIS: Los Angeles” was fourth and “Big Bang Theory” was fifth.

NBC had some good news, too.

In the important 18to-49 demographic, NBC vaulted from fourth-place for the 2011 premiere week to first-place last week.

NBC’s audience in that audience category increased by 12 percent year to year - the only network to see an increase.

It was NBC’s highestrated premiere week in that demo since 2008.

Overall last week in total viewers, CBS scored 10.69 million (6.8 rating, 11 share), while runner-up ABC had 8.33 million (5.4 rating, 9 share).

NBC averaged 8.19 million (5.2 rating, 8 share), Fox had 6.90 million (4,2 rating, 7 share), ION Television had 920,000 (0.6 rating, 1 share) and the CW had 680,000 (0.5 rating, 1 share).

Among the Spanishlanguage networks, Univision led with 3.54 million viewers (1.9 rating, 3 share).

Te l e m u n d o had

1.20 million (0.6 rating, 1 share), TeleFutura had 630,000 (0.3 rating, 1 share), Estrella had 230,000 and Azteca had 120,000 (both 0.1 rating, 0 share).

NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts, as it had for the previous 158 weeks.

But ABC ’s “World News” was nipping at its heels, even beating “Nightly News” on Tuesday and Friday. For the week, “World News” was only 42,000 viewers behind “Nightly News” - the smallest gap since September 2009, when the ABC newscast most recently claimed first place.

Overall, “Nightly News” led with 7.430 million viewers (5.1 household rating, 10 share), while “World News” was close behind with 7.388 million (5.1 rating, 10 share).

“Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams was off from Wednesday through Friday, with Savannah Guthrie anchoring in his absence.

“World News” anchor Diane Sawyer was off Thursday, when George Stephanopoulos substituted, and Friday, when David Muir sat in.

Third-place “CBS Evening News” had 6.15 million viewers (4.2 rating, 9 share).

A ratings point represents 1,147,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation’s estimated 114.7 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.

For the week of Sept.

24-30, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: Sunday Night Football: NY Giants at Philadelphia, NBC, 22.77 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 20.48 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 17.05 million; “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 16.74 mil-

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With shows like ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ CBS is off to a hot start this TV season. lion; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 15.66 million; “Vegas,” CBS, 14.85 million; “Modern Family,” ABC, 14.44 million; “Per-

son of Interest,” CBS, 14.28 million; “Dancing with the Stars,” ABC, 14.11 million; “Elementary,” CBS, 13.41 million.

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Tune in to tonight’s presidential debate

A Teleprompter appears from behind the stage during a rehearsal for a presidential debate Tuesday. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Gov. Mitt Romney will hold their first debate Wednesday.

Tomorrow night, President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will square off in the first of three scheduled presidential debates.

The debate, which will take place at the University of Denver and will be moderated by PBS’s Jim Lehrer, is set to begin at 9 p.m. eastern time and will focus on domestic policy.

With only five weeks left until Election Day, it’s incredibly important that those who haven’t already been paying attention tune in to tomorrow’s debate. The debates provide a unique, unscripted opportunity for all of us to

weigh the two candidates’ viewpoints on the various issues.

For any remaining undecided voters, these debates can be crucial in swinging their vote one way or the other. If you fall into this category, it is doubly important you watch tomorrow’s debate.

Since the debate will be centered on domestic policy, it would be wise to read up on some of the big issues that will likely be discussed tomorrow night. Chief among these domestic issues will be health care, economic policy, immigration and student loans. These is-

sues affect all of us, so we should all have a basic understanding of them and of how President Obama and Mitt Romney’s positions on them differ.

After taking the time to get informed on the topics that will be debated, make plans to watch the debate.

A number of political organizations in the area will be holding watch parties, which provide a great opportunity to get engaged in the discussion on the issues. In addition to being carried on all the major networks, the debate will be streamed online so it will be readily available even to those who won’t

have access to a television.

Unfortunately, post-debate analysis on the news networks will undoubtedly focus on the horse-race angle, as the debate will be judged in terms of who delivered a better performance as opposed to who made the most honest, convincing arguments.

For this reason, you should turn off the television after watching the debate and visit one of the various fact-checking websites to assess the veracity of the claims made by the candidates. Factcheck.org is one of several non-partisan organizations that do a great job with this.

With only five weeks left until Election Day, and early voting underway in many states across the country, there isn’t much time left for those who are still standing on the sidelines.

In this country, we are all fortunate enough to have the right to participate in our political process. Millions have sacrificed their lives to preserve this right. Don’t let their sacrifice be in vain: watch tomorrow night’s debate and make sure your voice is heard on Election Day.

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Reshaping the debate on capitalism, socialism derek olson minnesota daily

One can hardly think of two more contentious words in the American political lexicon than socialism and capitalism. Neither can I think of two words as highly misused and misunderstood. In the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, just as in the aftermath of every deep recession, there is heightened discussion of these concepts. If these concepts were understood more clearly, perhaps we could have more constructive conversations about the size and scope of government.

There is some confusion surrounding the meaning of socialism. In the economics discipline, these colloquial “isms” are generally not used. Economic systems are described as market economies or command economies, roughly analogous to capitalism and communism, respectively. In the former,

prices are determined by markets and capital is privately owned. In the latter, prices are determined by a planning board and capital is publicly owned.

From time to time I hear befuddling discussion about the socialist economies of Europe.

Many Americans seem to consider much of Europe, especially Scandinavian countries, as socialist because of their expansive programs for wealth redistribution. However, these are economies with private capital, successful corporations and prices determined by markets. If Norway, Sweden or Denmark were socialist economies, it would not be a stretch to say the same of the U.S. Among Americans, there is some ambiguity surrounding the term socialism, but for most of the world, and for much of history, the varieties of socialist theory have been recognized as roughly synonymous with communism.

This ambiguity resulting from conceptual dis-

cussion points to the second major flaw in the debate between capitalism and socialism. These are theoretical concepts.

They do not actually exist in reality.

Since the Constitution was written, the U.S. has operated a publicly financed post office. Milton Friedman even referred to the military as a socialist activity because the capital is owned by the state and proposed that the U.S. is 45 percent socialist. These examples illustrate how the United States’ economy has never consisted of complete private ownership of capital.

In the 20th century, with the surge of entitlement programs, the economy shifted much further from strict capitalism. We must recognize the inadequacy of simply labeling the U.S. with capitalism.

For real world observations, it is necessary to imagine a spectrum. Consider a pure market economy on one side and a pure command economy on the other, from com-

plete private ownership to complete public ownership, from markets to collective planning as the sole mechanism to determine prices. Like the U.S., there are no pure market economies among developed nations. At no point in the history of the Soviet Union or any other planned economy was capital ever 100 percent publicly owned or markets completely abolished.

What we must recognize is that there are no examples in modern history of an economy at either extreme end of these spectrums. In other words, all developed economies of the world consist of some mix of capitalism and socialism.

Has capitalism failed? Is capitalism in crisis? These are not constructive questions. Pure capitalism is not the economic system of the U.S., or any country for that matter. The real question we need to ask is this: Where is the optimal place on the spectrum between private and public ownership, between

free markets and planned controls?

So how do we determine the optimal place?

Economics is a relatively young science, and it is still clouded with some theoretical subjectivity.

Additionally, scientific experiments are impossible. It is not feasible to instruct two countries into a situation where all but one variable is held constant.

However, data collection methods are improving, available data is expanding and every day we have more history to analyze.

For example, modern empirical evidence supports the incentives argument of neoclassical economics. Edward Prescott, a former University of Minnesota professor and Nobel Prize-winning economist, has done substantive research comparing the tax rates of G-7 nations. Americans now work more than Germans, French and British, when this was not the case in the 1970s. Prescott’s findings show that the large disparity in marginal tax rates

that has arisen between the U.S. and other G-7 nations since the 1970’s accounts for the decreased p ro d u c t i v i t y i n Eu rope, Canada and Japan.

Prescott’s studies show that even relatively small moves along the spectrum from private to public ownership of capital can have large, disincentive effects on the productivity of workers. Workers are most motivated when they earn the reward for themselves.

While increasing equality is a noble goal, we must not forget the adverse effects of redistribution.

When you try to cut the economic pie more evenly, the pie gets smaller, and there’s less to share.

Americans need to change the way they talk about capitalism and socialism. The appropriate discussion is not a debate of alternatives. It’s a question of balance. The next time you hear someone say capitalism has failed or advocate socialism, remind him or her that those economic systems don’t truly exist.

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LATER THIS WEEK BROWN BAG LUNCH FILM, hosted by the Office of Student Life - Multicultural Programs, will host “The Butch Factor: What Kind of Man Are You?” What does it mean to be a gay man?

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you develop a tendency to keep a lot to yourself. At times, you might feel hurt by someone’s comments or actions, and could cop an attitude as a result. Do not just assume that the other party intended to say or do something hurtful. You’ll discover that some of your judgments could be wrong. If you are single, you could meet someone who is emotionally unavailable.

Take your time getting to know this person. If you are attached, spending time alone could be more of a pleasure than ever before. TAURUS naturally gravitates to you.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH The more you express your flexibility, the more your associates might be willing to bend as well.

When you work together, unusually creative and workable ideas pop up.

Sometimes your ideas could be very similar. What do you care if someone has the same idea, if the results are the same? Tonight: Shop till you drop.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH The Moon in your sign highlights you. Express your feelings to a receptive audience, and encourage a healthy exchange of feedback.

People will want to honor your request. Only you can prevent this positive interaction, so be careful not to get in your own way. Tonight: Time for a child or loved one.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HH You might decide to retreat. Don’t worry -- ideas will flow anyway. Get together with a generous, thoughtful friend. The process of getting away and centering yourself will prepare you for some hard work and play in

the near future. Tonight: Get some extra Z’s.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HH Should a question arise as to how you should interpret a statement or action, err on the side of optimism. News from a distance could shake you up, but ultimately it is very good. Do not fight the inevitable. Tonight: Be nicer.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH In the long run, sensitivity to those in charge will allow you to have greater independence. You quickly build others’ trust.

You possess many abilities and talents, but the most effective one is your ability to magnetize others. Tonight: Out late ... very late.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Your vision defines what will occur. Use this skill and incorporate it with your ability to communicate. Your imagination comes into play when dealing with a loved one. This person has a very artistic outlook and temperament. Enjoy the results. Tonight: Feed your mind.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Let someone else make the first move.

You might be overreacting and say too much, which will cause yet another problem. What you perceive as the issue might be very different from what the other party thinks is wrong. Incorporate your listening skills, and you might be surprised by what you hear.

Tonight: Go with a suggestion.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH A friend means a lot to you -- and you to him or her. Be careful, as this person’s feelings possibly could develop into more. Make sure this also is what you want. Extremes and idealism mark your thoughts. A child or loved one could delight you with his or her mischief. Tonight: Sort through possibilities.

ACROSS 1 Hunger hint 5 Shorn shes 9 Indonesian island 13 Pinza of “South Pacific” 14 Pulsate 16 Yaks, e.g.

17 Endures an onslaught of criticism 20 Prognosticator 21 RR terminus 22 Center opening?

23 Aus. setting 24 Puts the kibosh on 26 Kind of contact banned by the NFL 32 Golden Bears’ school, familiarly 33 “Joanie Loves Chachi” co-star 34 Like James Bond 35 Carpeting computation 37 Cyclist Armstrong, or what completes the ensemble found in the four long across answers 40 It may be impish 41 24-hr. news source 43 “If __ a nickel ...”

45 Category 46 Use a sun visor, say 50 Currently occupied with 51 She, in Lisbon 52 Justice Dept. bureau 55 Greeting card figure, maybe 56 Pacific Surfliner and Acela 60 Vulnerable spot 63 Muslim pilgrim 64 Passover month 65 Melville South Seas novel 66 Candy bar with a cookie center 67 More than just hard to find 68 Stir-fry cookware DOWN 1 Cop’s quarry 2 C™te d’__: French resort area 3 Padre’s boy 4 Mass reading 5 Unworldly 6 Spark, as an appetite 7 Unit of energy 8 Such that one may 9 Put (down) on paper 10 Car bar 11 Prez’s backup 12 Opponent

15 “__! that deep romantic chasm ...”: Coleridge 18 Hitchhiker’s aid 19 Neck parts 24 Lining with decorative rock 25 Slimy garden pest 26 Severe 27 Nicholas Gage memoir 28 Mexican aunt 29 Antarctica’s __ Byrd Land 30 Pandora’s boxful 31 Six-mile-plus run, briefly 32 Rotating machine parts 36 In the sack 38 Activist Guevara 39 Nonowner’s property right 42 Commonly long garment 44 __ blues: Mississippi genre 47 “Eat up!”

48 Frequent final soccer score 49 Peter who co-wrote “Puff, the Magic Dragon” 52 Berliner’s eight

53 Leave out of the freezer 54 Pacific archipelago 56 Triumphant cries 57 Magazine filler 58 Eccentric sort 59 B’way hit signs 61 Veto 62 General linked with chicken

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Cow and Boy

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Listen to news with an eye to applying this knowledge to your domestic life. A relative could reveal a family skeleton. Be careful about accepting this person’s story. Check it out by doing your own research, if possible.

You might decide to take a stand, but only when you are ready. Tonight: Roll with the moment.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH Your creativity remains high. Others often lure you into solving their problems. You might find that a lot of people want to tap into your ingenuity right now. Do not forget to focus on a key issue for yourself. A child, new friend or loved one knows how to catch your interest and force your hand. Tonight: Let your imagination rock and roll.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH If you become confused, home in on the basics, with an eye to your personal life. Deal with a child or loved one directly. You will make a difference in this person’s attitude. Your logic will work better, and he or she will realize how honest and authentic you are. Your imagination helps you in a tight spot.

Tonight: Invite friends over.

PISCES (FEB. 18-MARCH 20) HHHH Return calls and listen to others in regard to planning meetings and moving a project forward. A key associate attempts to make an impression in order to get some extra time with you. You might be confused by this, as you see more mixed messages than in the past.

Ask questions to verify what’s going on.

Tonight: Catch up on news with friends.

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Tunez and Cue opens with a bass drop

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Rapidly-rising DJ Nerd Rage headlines tonight’s electronic dance music show at Tunez and Cue.

by hunter homistek associate a&e editor

High Street Billiards and Cue, now named Tunez and Cue, is back in business, and tonight the location is kicking off its new life with an electronic show sure to keep the bass thumpin’ and bodies bumpin’ all night.

Featuring renowned electronic dance music artists Nerd Rage, Alpha Data, Twin Syndrome, Iso Raw and Clintonics, the show promises to provide the perfect mid-week release.

Dubbed “The BASSment

Party,” tonight’s event will serve as the first musical event hosted at Tunez and Cue, and event promoter Adam Payne sees it as a great way to get the venue back on track.

“If you’re a fan of bass music, especially dubstep, then the BASSment party is for you,” Payne said. “Nerd Rage is one of the most talked-about names in the industry, and Alpha Data has already built a Morgantown following by opening for a sold-out Boombox show last semester.”

Event headliner Devin Spears, better known by

his disc jockey alias Nerd Rage, is recognized for his aggressive, loud and inyour-face musical stylings. A man who is always open to change and experimentation, Nerd Rage’s sound is defined as a mix of moombahton and dubstep and has led to widespread acclaim.

Jonathan Davis, frontman for the hugely popular nu metal group Korn, listed Nerd Rage’s “Dark Crystal” as one of his top-five favorite Electronic Dance Music songs in a piece for Revolver magazine.

His first single, “Real

Life,” cracked popular EDM and DJ website Beatport’s “Top 10 Must-Hear Dubstep Tracks.”

Also playing tonight is third-year law student James Ristvedt’s dubstepproducing alter-ego, Alpha Data.

Known for his “glitch hop” style, Alpha Data has amassed over 1,000 followers on popular music hosting website soundcloud. com and has shared the stage with EDM standout producers Flux Pavilion, Shpongle, Excision and others.

Alpha Data has shown

an aptitude for multiple genres throughout his career, and this results in an EDM style that has something in store for nearly everyone.

Rounding out the evening nicely is the location itself. At 226 High St., Tunez and Cue is one of the most underrated clubs in town.

Previously under the simple name “The Cue,” Tunez and Cue features a comfy lounge area, multiple billiards tables and several flat-screen televisions to enjoy over a beer or a friendly game of pool.

The venue truly has everything one can need, and it is as criminally underrated a spot as one will find in this town.

Tonight’s event affords the perfect opportunity to come out and experience this atmosphere firsthand, so come early and be ready to have your chest ripped open by bass lines and groovy electronic passages.

The event has a $5 cover charge for men and is free for ladies.

Festivities will begin at 9 p.m. hunter.homistek@mail.wvu.edu

Award-winning musical to be performed at Met Theatre

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The Tony award-winning musical ‘Ragtime’ will be performed at the Metropolitan Theatre October 3,4,5 and 7.

by Elizabeth finley a&e writer

The Morgantown Theatre Company will perform its newest show tonight through Sunday.

The show, “Ragtime,” is a musical based on the 1975 novel of the same name by E. L. Doctorow.

As a result of the efforts of composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens, “Ragtime” features soulful and entertaining musical numbers sure to get the audience humming along.

The genres of these tunes include marches, gospel and of course, ragtime.

Coalhouse Walker, the musical’s lead role, will be played by Morgantown Theatre Company alumnus Trevor Dion Nicholas.

Nicholas was involved in Morgantown Theatre Company productions during middle and high school. After a successful run with the

company, he went on to study theater and music at West Virginia University.

Since leaving Morgantown, he has played leading roles in several productions, including the national tour of “Big River,” “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and the “Festival of the Lion King” at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. “Ragtime” tells the story of three groups in early 20th century America. AfricanAmericans are represented

by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician.

Upper-class suburbanites are represented by Mother, the matriarch of a white upper-class family in New Rochelle, N.Y., while Eastern European immigrants are represented in “Ragtime” by Tateh, a Jewish immigrant from Latvia.

This combination of different backgrounds and experiences is an essential

part of American culture, and “Ragtime” explores how these cultures have blended together.

In this way “Ragtime” explores multiple aspects of the human experience.

From wealth and poverty to freedom and prejudice and from home and despair to what it means to be American, “Ragtime” is a show that will remind its viewers that we are all people, regardless of class distinctions.

The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night at Morgantown’s Metropolitan Theatre. A matinee will show Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Tickets for the show range from $12$20 and can be purchased at Pinocchio’s Toys and Books Store on High Street.

Tickets are also available at Fawley Music Store in Sabraton, W.Va., and online at www.morgantowntheatrecompany.org. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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‘Ragtime’ tells a story of class distinctions and hardships faced by various ethnic groups in society.

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West Virginia must adjust to Big 12 offensive styles

By Nick Arthur

Associate Sports Editor

Leading up to the Mountaineers’ first experience in the Big 12 Conference, head coach Dana Holgorsen pointed out the culture and style of the Big 12 was something West Virginia had never experienced.

The slow, methodical schemes in the Big East Conference were something of the past, and the Mountaineers need to become accustomed to the modern ways of the Big 12.

What was the biggest difference West Virginia players noticed between the Big 12 and the Big East after one game?

“More up-tempo,” said junior cornerback Brodrick Jenkins. “We really got the philosophy of the Big 12, Matt Sunday/The Daily Athenaeum that they really want to air it Junior safety Darwin Cook and the West Virginia defense played 92 snaps against out. And that’s exactly what Baylor did.”

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WVU disappointed after loss to Phoenix

Freshman linebacker Isaiah Bruce has never played in the Big East and couldn’t provide an accurate comparison, but he did notice one thing in particular about the Big 12 member Bears.

“They threw it so much, it was ridiculous,” Bruce said.

“We just have to get used to the fast tempo.”

Baylor did exactly that by throwing 47 times and recording an astonishing 92 plays.

“Being a fan, it’s fun to watch,” said Mountaineer junior linebacker Doug Rigg. “But being a defensive guy who has played defense his whole life, you definitely don’t want to see that.”

West Virginia defensive coordinator Joe DeForest felt his team was ready for Baylor’s fast-paced style. But watching it on film and experiencing it firsthand are two completely different things.

“I didn’t think it was going to be a shootout,” Bruce said. “I thought we had a great understanding of what they were going to do. And they did exactly of what we thought they were going to do. They just executed.”

Rigg said he agrees with his fellow linebacker.

“We were ready (for the pace). We knew they were going to line up fast. They lined up ridiculously fast,” Rigg said. “The biggest thing we said was just get lined up so they don’t make a big play. They still made big plays. From a linebacker’s perspective, I thought we were alright at stopping the run. We just need to get more pressure on the quarterback.”

One thought the Mountaineers are beginning to grasp is that playing defense in the Big 12 is a tall task. Points are going to be allowed and mistakes are going to be made.

“You just have to keep coaching. You have to keep teaching. You have to keep mixing up the calls,” DeForest said.

Also, the defensive struggles against a Big 12 offense weren’t a matter of the Mountaineers lacking talent.

“We’ve got the athletes.

We’ve got the speed to play with anyone in the country,” said junior safety Darwin Cook. “We just have to make the plays.”

The Mountaineers will face offenses similar to Baylor’s this season, starting with a Texas unit, which averages more than 47 points per game.

The key will be making adjustments and learning from past experiences.

“We just have to take it, learn from it, execute and get ready for Texas next week,” Jenkins said. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

Mountaineers looking to end slide against Kansas

By Austin Seidel Sports writer

Senior Eric Schoenle fights for position on a corner kick.

by doug walp sports writer

Entering 2012, the Mountaineers (6-3-2) had aspirations of winning the Mid-American conference and ultimately a national championship, but Tuesday night’s devastating 3-2 loss to nonconference opponent Elon may have compromised both of those dreams for WVU’s players.

“Just a lot of disappointment,” said senior center back Eric Schoenle following the loss. “This was a big game for us. It was a top 20, top 15 RPI game for us, which would have been good for us come tournament time.

We’ve got to win all of our games from here on out.”

When the West Virginia men’s soccer team came into this year’s preseason camp leading up to their inaugural season in the MAC, there was a collective excitement within the team. With the combination of youth, experience and overall collective talent on the roster, the expectations from Mountaineers’ supporters were high, but the coach’s and players’ standards were even higher.

Seniors like Schoenle and midfielder Travis Pittman acknowledged it was nice to be ranked by some organizations in the national preseason top 25, but that their goal was to be the best team in the en-

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For this week, it’s Texas.

The Longhorns are one of the country’s top 50 pass defenses, and more importantly, it’s going to be the first time the Mountaineers have entered a truly hostile road environment since Smith lined up under guard against LSU in Baton Rouge as a sophomore.

Smith has grown a lot since then. He’s more

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tire country at the end of the 2012 season.

But, as Schoenle pointed out after the Elon match, Tuesday’s loss could have lasting ramifications for the 2012 season, especially when it comes to NCAA tournament selection time.

After blowing out Florida Atlantic University in WVU’s conference opener, the Mountaineers have logged a 1-1 draw against an admittedly talented (7-2-2) Western Michigan team and of course suffered the excruciating loss against the (7-2-1) Elon Phoenix Tuesday night, where the Mountaineers held a lead with just minutes to play.

The results have pushed West Virginia from the pinnacle of the conference standings to the middle of the pack in the MAC, which is a much different scenario than being a middle of the pack team in the Big East.

West Virginia’s head coach Marlon LeBlanc took complete responsibility for WVU’s loss in Tuesday’s match, which LeBlanc had called a “massive game for us on all accounts,” because of Elon’s RPI heading in. He said it would be up to him to prepare his team better as they head down this immensely crucial stretch as the Mountaineers indeed try to keep their 2012 NCAA tournament hopes alive.

“We failed in all aspects,” LeBlanc said after the match. “And that’s my fault. It’s my fault because I didn’t have my team prepared.”

Schoenle echoed his coach’s sentiments that the Mountaineers’ did indeed know what to expect Tuesday night, but the team’s execution, and perhaps their focus, just wasn’t there in the match’s crucial closing minutes.

The senior also said it would be integral for the Mountaineers to be able to put the devastating loss behind them and for the team to improve on finishing out opponents as they try to secure a tournament bid down the stretch.

“We knew coming in that they were never going to quit,” Schoenle said.

“We’ve just got to be better towards the end of games. We can’t be winning with five minutes left and give up two goals and lose the game. That’s unacceptable. We should be able to kill the game.”

After the loss to Elon, the Mountaineers have a limited amount of time – six more regular season matches (five within the MAC) – to prove to the NCAA tournament selection committee WVU deserves the right to play against the best teams in the country for a national championship.

poised and keeps his composure better than any quarterback in college football. But it will still be interesting to see how well he does when he’s faced with his first third-and-long situation and has to deal with the crowd at Texas Memorial Stadium.

Things won’t get much easier for Smith after this week, either, as the rest of the Mountaineers’ schedule consists of three of the 20 best pass defenses in the nation.

To be fair there’s a very good chance that Smith will be able to continue putting on performances

like he has in the first few games.

But he won’t be able to make some of the throws he’s been able to make against Marshall, James Madison, Maryland and Baylor.

When the Mountaineers take on Texas, Oklahoma and some of the other tough defenses that the Big 12 has to offer, he’ll have to be close to perfect.

The things with which he’s been able to get away so easily won’t be so easy anymore. The time he has to sit in the pocket and go through his progressions might be less and less.

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The Mountaineer volleyball team continues its stretch of Big 12 Conference games today, and is set to take on Kansas at 6:30 p.m. in the Coliseum.

So far this season, the Mountaineers have not fared well against conference opponents and are 0-4 in the Big 12.

But winning against No. 24 Kansas at home would be a monumental boost to the young team’s confidence as it enters the second half of the season.

The schedule does not get any easier for the WVU women. They are slated to face six ranked Big 12 opponents, with four of those matches occurring on the road.

WVU head coach Jill Kramer said her team’s play throughout the first half of the season was determined, hard-working and cohesive. The Mountaineers have done well to keep games manageable with only two sets lost by double digits this season.

They can expect to continue this trend against Kansas as they return home after a long five day road trip.

The Jayhawks stand at 14-2, with their only two losses coming on the road against Arkansas and Notre Dame, who both are not ranked thus far in the season.

One of the keys to victory for the Mountaineers this week will be recovering from the long road trip as the team prepares during the week.

“We’ve been doing some weight training so far,” Kramer said. “We’re just trying to make sure that everyone’s got their blood flowing and their legs underneath them for the game. Just recovering and resting after that trip.

Five days on the road is a long trip so that’s really the main concern here.”

Freshman right side hitter Nikki Attea will also be an integral part in the Mountaineers’ game plan against the Jayhawks as Attea has averaged nine kills a match to go along with fellow freshman hitter Hannah Sackett’s 10 per match average.

Attea’s success was muffled in the month of August by Sackett’s stellar performances in the home opener to begin the season, but has since emerged as Through the first four games, we’ve seen the best version of Geno Smith we’ve ever seen. But now and through the rest of the season, we’re going to get to see what he’s really made of.

More often than not, the player who has stood onstage in New York City accepting the Heisman Trophy has asserted himself against the best competition in the country to be the best player in college football.

Starting this week, Geno has his chance to do that. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Freshman Brittany Sample and the West Virginia volleyball team will host Kansas Wednesday night at the Coliseum. a consistent force for the Mountaineers both defensively and on attack.

“Things haven’t really changed too much,” Kramer said. “I expect (Attea) to go out there and do what she does every weekend. She’s just been solid for us.”

Attea and Sackett have combined for 317 kills and 373.5 total points for West Virginia and have remained as team leaders in kills with Sackett holding the lion’s share at 165 total kills.

Sackett and Attea will be vital the team’s success against Kansas, but may take a back seat to freshman libero Anna Pan-

agiotakopoulos who has emerged in recent weeks as the Mountaineers’ defensive leader.

In her 12 games at the libero position, Panagiotakopoulos has recorded 10 double-digit digs performances, including a career-high 20 against the George Mason Patriots on the road.

As the Mountaineers ready themselves against Kansas, they look to Attea, Sackett and Panagiotakopoulos to have big games to turn the tide on their Big 12 woes and gain their first conference victory of the season. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Bailey just as impressive as Smith against Baylor

By Cody SChuler Managing Editor

Prior to Saturday’s 70-63 victory against Baylor, redshirt junior Stedman Bailey was tied with teammate and senior inside receiver Tavon Austin for the Big 12 Conference lead in touchdown receptions.

Each player had secured five apiece through the Mountaineers’ first three games, and both were closing in on former West Virginia great Cedric Thomas’ 32-year-old record for most receiving touchdowns in program history.

As it turns out, Bailey would end Saturday as the undisputed leader in both categories.

With an individual performance that rivaled his childhood friend and Heisman Trophy frontrunner, senior quarterback Geno Smith, Bailey achieved the single-most productive game from a wide receiver in West Virginia history.

With 13 catches Bailey finished with the secondmost receptions in a single game in school history.

His 303 receiving yards and five touchdowns both set West Virginia singlegame records, and his career total of 26 touchdown receptions now puts him two in front of Austin – who also eclipsed Thomas with his three-touchdown effort in the win.

For Bailey, it was the only type of performance he expected out of himself for this game.

“I thought to myself throughout the whole week that I had to come out and have a big game with us playing a good opponent in Baylor, and everything just worked out the way we wanted it to,” he said.

In the prior week’s game against Maryland, Bailey fell short of his own expectations – dropping several passes and only registering six catches for 55 yards and zero touchdowns.

Though that performance was a painful one for Bailey, it ultimately propelled him to play the best game of his life the following week.

“I kind of had a chip on my shoulder from last week when I put a couple of balls on the ground and didn’t get my 100 yards that I try to get every game,” he said. “I knew I just had to come out with Big 12 play – this was our first Big 12 game – and have a big one.”

Luckily for the Mountaineers, Bailey’s best-in-alifetime performance came when it was needed most; the West Virginia defense ceded the most points (63), yards (700), and touchdowns (nine), to any opponent in a single game in history.

“It’s pretty scary; I mean, us as an offense, we try to score every time we’re on

the field, but we were able to score 70 points, and it still wasn’t pretty safe, so it ended up being scary, but we came out with the win,” Bailey said.

As expected, the West Virginia defense saw a drastic drop in its demeanor as the game progressed. Bailey said he and the rest of the leaders on offense assured the defensive unit that regardless of what happened, the offense would be there – touchdowns at the ready – to back them up.

“We played Baylor, (and) those guys have a great offense,” he said. “(Our defense was) kind of down; they gave up quite a few points. But me, Geno, (and) Tavon, as vocal leaders, we told those guys don’t worry about it and we’ll just go out there and score again.”

Schematically, Bailey was aided by the fact that he made a return to the slot position – which is atypical of his usual outside spot.

When West Virginia ran fivereceiver sets, Bailey sometimes found himself lined up against a linebacker or a safety – something he hasn’t seen in a while.

“When coach Holgorsen and (his staff ) first got here, I initially started in the slot but had to move outside due to (former wide receiver) Brad Starks being injured, so I haven’t played it in a

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West Virginia wide receiver Stedman Bailey had 303 receiving yards and five touchdowns against Baylor Saturday. while, but I still have a feeling for it and how to work it,” he said.

“I knew I might have a couple of more opportunities playing in the slot, but I just thought I would play the game, take it play-byplay and see what happens – and it worked out well.”

The pitch-and-catch nature of Saturday’s game was like watching a couple

of best friends – Smith and Bailey – toss football around on the sandlot. Without the 60,012 fans in attendance and legions of others watching from afar as the Mountaineers’ made their first foray into the Big 12 Conference, perhaps it would have been.

Smith’s 45 completions, 656 passing yards and eight touchdowns all set new re-

cords, and the Miramar, Fla., native is the clear favorite in the Heisman Trophy race; his success couldn’t make Bailey any happier.

“Geno has been phenomenal; it’s just crazy,” he said.

“I’ve known him for so long and he’s just doing so well … for him to be doing so well, I’m just very proud of him.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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Germany wins 1st mixed-gender swim relay in Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Stroke by stroke, they were coming after her. Britta Steffen of Germany had the lead, but it was quickly shrinking, with two elite male swimmers in pursuit.

But on this day – when top-level swimming featured its first male vs. female racing – Steffen made

sure it was ladies first.

She held off the fastcharging men from Hungary and Ukraine to anchor her country to victory in a 4x50-meter medley relay at a short-course World Cup meet. She was embraced by smiling teammates as she jumped out of the pool.

“I only wanted to give my best and I did,” she said.

Germany gambled by putting Steffen – a world record-holder in the 50 freestyle – on the final leg. But it proved a successful tactic when her teammates gave her a lead of half a pool length. Hungary’s Krisztian Takacs and Ukraine’s Sergii Frolov closed the gap, but Steffen guided Germany home by a comfort-

able margin.

Germany finished in 1 minute, 43.21 seconds – 2.10 seconds faster than Hungary. Ukraine was another 0.58 seconds back.

“It’s enjoyable and good team building,” said Steffen, surrounded by her three teammates before they received a gold medal. “It was also good to see what I can

do under pressure against the men.”

A mixed freestyle relay is scheduled for Wednesday, the last day of the two-day meet.

The mixed relays feature two men and two women on each team. The format is being introduced at all eight World Cup meets this season in what swim-

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ming’s governing body says is an attempt to move the sport forward. If these relays prove successful, FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu said they could be part of the short-course world championship in December.

Unlike mixed relays in some other sports, like biathlon, the swim teams can put the women in any of the four legs. That provides plenty of lead changes and adds an extra element of drama, making it difficult to tell which team actually has the edge at any point.

“It was really fun especially since some of the guys were swimming against all girls and some of the girls against guys,” Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu said. “I think it will be more interesting because you never know if a team has a guy and the other team has a girl and the guy can easily catch her. The race will change faster.”

Sweden and Hungary – led by male swimmers Simon Sjoedin and Olympic bronze medalist Laszlo Cseh – got off to the early lead, with Jenny Mensing swimming the first leg for Germany. But Germany’s decision to hand the next two legs to Marco Koch and Helge Meeuw paid off as they opened a huge lead with one leg left.

Still, the race was far from over.

With the poolside announcer urging the swimmers chasing Steffen, the crowd stood and cheered.

Steffen’s lead quickly shrank. Takacs appeared to have a chance at catching her, but he just ran out of pool.

The addition of the mixed relay comes as swimming looks for ways to maintain interest in the sport following a hugely successful London Olympics.

Critics, however, contend this goes too far in a bid to raise the sport’s profile. European Swimming Federation President Paolo Barelli has said there already are plenty of stars to fill the stands at top swimming competitions. Some swimmers wonder about the merits of adding another event to an already crowded meet schedule.

Germany’s Meeuw said he enjoyed it even though it was hard for him to keep track of the leaders. A lead of several meters could quickly disappear depending on whether a team had a woman or a man going in a particular leg.

“You were confused in the middle of the race because it’s shifting all around,” Meeuw said. “You completely lose where you are, but it was fun. It was the first time we did this and the results were good.”

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Junior Jay Williams tries to beat an Elon player to the ball Tuesday night. The No. 17 WVU men’s soccer team fell to the Phoenix 3-2.

Elon scores two goals in last five minutes, downs No. 17 WVU 3-2 by amit batra sports writer

After holding a 2-1 lead through 85 minutes of play, the No. 17 West Virginia men’s soccer team allowed two late goals and fell 3-2 to Elon Tuesday night.

It was the Mountaineers’ first loss at home since they lost to St. John’s in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament last season.

“I told them it’s my fault and that I didn’t have them prepared,” said West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “We have to find a way to get them prepared for Sunday afternoon (against Buffalo).”

Th e Mou nt a i n e e r s notched the first goal after senior defender Eric

Schoenle put WVU on top early in the second half after his signature header from sophomore forward Andy Bevin’s corner.

However, Elon’s star forward Chris Thomas would continue to make his mark on the season, getting his 14th goal of the season less than five minutes after Schoenle’s goal.

Thomas found his way in a breakaway and eventually was able to volley a ball past senior goalkeeper Pat Eavenson to tie the game at 1-1.

West Virginia would soon answer with a goal of its own after freshman midfielder Jamie Merriam blasted a shot 20 yards past goalkeeper Dean Nathan.

For a while, it appeared Merriam’s goal would prove to be the game-winner, but

Thomas would have something to say about that once again. The explosive Phoenix forward would find himself in another breakaway and get the ball past Eavenson to tie the game with less than four minutes remaining.

While West Virginia tried to make some late magic happen with numerous opportunities and aggressive play, Elon would have the last laugh.

With less than 30 seconds remaining, Phoenix midfielder Matt Wescoe found himself in a breakaway after getting past and chip it over Eavenson for the goahead goal to give Elon the lead and the victory.

Thomas – the nation’s leading scorer – was almost able to score his 16th goal

of the season in the minute 68 of play as he had another breakaway, but the ball was deflected by Eavenson and hit the post.

WVU would win the shots battle 27-10 and the corner kick advantage 12-6.

Rebounding and preparing for Sunday’s game against Buffalo won’t be easy after this game. With the loss, WVU fell to 6-3-2 and Elon improved to 7-2-1.

“It’s a lot of disappointment,” Schoenle said. “We should never give up three goals at home and especially this lead with under five minutes to go. We should be able to kill the game. We have to win all of our games from here on out. This was a big game for us.”

Elon has battled hard

against West Virginia in the past; the last three encounters have all been close.

“We knew that going in that they were never going to quit,” Schoenle said.

“They’re a hard working team and they were going to battle. We just need to be better at the end.”

Still, there has to be credit given to the Phoenix’s resiliency and the play of Thomas all night.

“He’s got speed,” Schoenle said. “We have to stick to the game plan.

Marlon told us exactly what they were going to do and that’s how they got their goals.”

Nathan would secure eight saves for the Phoenix.

Thomas led the way with six shots, two goals and an

assist.

Senior midfielder Uwem Etuk and Bevin led the Mountaineers with five shots. Merriam had four in only 28 minutes.

West Virginia would outshoot Elon 17-1 in the first half. The only difference in the game was that Elon made use of its style of play and the chances they got after pushing the tempo.

“It wasn’t for a lack of not knowing what they were going to do,” LeBlanc said. “Everything they did was playing it long in the air, have No. 20 (Thomas) go up and win flicks and headers. We knew what to do and how to react on it and we failed on all aspects.

It’s my fault.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

WVU offense looks to continue to avoid turnovers by greg madia multimedia editor

When No. 8 West Virginia travels to take on No. 11 Texas Saturday, the Mountaineers will try keep protecting the football.

Quarterback Geno Smith has completed 141 of 169 passes and has thrown for 1,728 yards and 20 touchdowns. But most impressively, he hasn’t turned the ball over in five games – a streak that dates back to the Orange Bowl.

He’s protected the football. The whole team has protected the football. WVU’s offense has only turned the ball over once this season, and that was backup quarterback Paul Millard’s interception in mop-up duty against Marshall.

Throughout the last 10 years, WVU is 66-4 when winning the turnover battle. This season, the Mountaineers are tied for first in the nation with Texas A&M), only giving the ball away once. If the Mountaineers protect the football, then they’ll have a more than better shot to win in Austin.

“I would assume that that is the one stat that exists in

college football that is very apparent. The top 10 teams at the end of the year, when it comes to BCS rankings after bowl games, every one of them will be in the plus when it comes to turnover margin,” said WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen.

Texas’ defense will be relentless in trying to force West Virginia to make mistakes. Corners Quandre Diggs and Steve Edmond and safety Kenny Vacarro have combined for six interceptions already.

“The (Texas) corners are good. They are fast. They can get in your face. What they do with Kenny Vaccaro is similar to what LSU did last year,” Holgorsen said. “They will put him down in the slot to try and be disruptive. He does a good job of covering.

Our receivers are going to have players in their grill for the first time all year – much like LSU did last year.”

Not to compare this Texas team to last year’s LSU team, but in a similarly big game, Holgorsen attributed last year’s loss to the turnover battle.

“Four turnovers (against LSU) – that’s what we learned

in that one. We’re capable of running routes and pass protecting,” Holgorsen said. “But we turned the ball over four times.”

The Longhorns have won 58 consecutive games after winning the turnover battle since Mack Brown took over as the school’s head coach.

This season Texas ranks No. 9 in the FBS in turnover margin. Even more impressively, the Texas offense has taken full advantage of opportunities when the defense gets them the ball. The David Ash-led Longhorns offense has scored 49 points off turnovers this season.

West Virginia cannot give up the ball. The offense is facing the most athletic defense they’ve seen all season. Turnovers are so vital that they can change an entire game, and Holgorsen expects his team to be tested Saturday.

“On all three sides of the ball, it will be a chore, couple that with being on the road for the first time this year in someone else’s stadium, we obviously have our work cut out for us,” Holgorsen said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen looks on during the Mountaineers’ game against Baylor.

Don’t crown Geno the Heisman winner yet Michael Carvelli Sports Editor

There aren’t many words you can use to describe Geno Smith’s performance against Baylor other than “perfect.”

It’s becoming a common occurrence to see the senior signal caller look masterful, running the West

Virginia offense better than any other Mountaineer has ever done.

All throughout Smith’s 656-yard, eight-touchdown performance, during which he completed 88 percent of his 51 pass attempts, he had the college football world buzzing. Even head coach Dana Holgorsen, who always would be able to point out one or two things Smith could have improved on in the first

two games, couldn’t see anything after the game he could’ve improved.

“Can you please tell me how you can improve on that?” Holgorsen said during his postgame press conference after reading Smith’s stat line.

You probably can’t.

But even with the record-shattering pace that Smith has started the 2012 season with, people should not be too quick to name

the WVU quarterback this year’s Heisman Trophy winner.

With the exception of a neutral-site game against James Madison in September, the Mountaineers have yet to play a game away from Milan Puskar Stadium. And they haven’t exactly been playing the best defenses in the nation either.

W V U ’s opponents through the first four games

are giving up 263 yards per game through the air.

After the game, reporters called Smith’s performance against the Bears his “Heisman moment,” but can that really come against a team that gives up more than 400 passing yards per game?

Yes, Geno has been by far the best player in the nation through the first four games of the season.

Yes, if the Heisman was

given out today, Smith would win it.

But it’s also true that no award in any sport is given out prematurely more often than the Heisman Trophy.

We’ll be able to learn a lot more about how much better he really is this year pretty soon when West Virginia is in the bulk of the Big 12 Conference schedule against some of

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