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ROCK CHALK ROUT “I felt a lot of love. At the end of the day, I’m just glad I had the opportunity to come to West Virginia and be successful.”

— West Virginia senior inside receiver Tavon Austin

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Community joins for holiday fun by meghan bonomo correspondent

West Virginia University and the Morgantown community came together in the Mountainlair Friday to spread holiday cheer to less fortunate children.

At WVU’s Holiday Community Night, people gathered in support of Toy Mountain and Students Helping Other People (S.H.O.P) programs led by WVU students to benefit local children during the holiday season through gift donations.

“The S.H.O.P. program and Toy Mountain have been around and have been supported by student organizations for many, many years, but this is the first year where we wanted to really expand and give the communities an opportunity to give back,” said Gretchen Hoover, special event coordinator of the Office for University Events.

“The Office of University Events joined with Student Works and the Mountainlair, and we are just trying to have a fun night and invite the

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Senior quarterback Geno Smith sings ‘Country Roads’ with fans after West Virginia’s 59-10 defeat of Kansas Saturday.

Mountaineers rout Jayhawks, send seniors out on high note

by alyssa pluchino correspondent

Around midnight every evening, most people in the labor force have already set their alarm, hopped into bed and dozed off into a comfortable night’s sleep.

However, for Joe Stone, midnight marks the beginning of his shift for an average night’s work.

Stone is locally known as the High Street Hot Dog Man, and he has been catering to the students of West Virginia University for more than thirteen years.

Many students have become regular customers of Stone’s, and while many customers have only stopped by on their way to the bar, there is no denying Stone’s hotdogs have become a popular delicacy here on campus.

Stone began his business in 1996 after purchasing the stand from a friend.

“He wanted to sell it, but I didn’t want it at first,” Stone said. “I thought he was crazy selling hotdogs in the middle of the night.”

After some consideration, Stone decided to give vending hotdogs a chance and eventually left his previous job at a railroad company.

Now, more than a decade later, anyone who has talked with Mr. Stone would agree he genuinely enjoys his work.

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West Virginia earned its second consecutive win Saturday thanks to an offensive onslaught, and the team’s 21 seniors closed out their careers with one last victory at Mountaineer Field.

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Bell-ringing honors, celebrates lives of fallen Mountaineers

By Lacey Palmer staff writer

Friends, family and many other Mountaineers gathered Friday morning to remember the lives of two West Virginia students who have recently passed away.

WVU’s Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity holds a bell-ringing ceremony following any WVU student’s death. The ceremony is meant to honor and remember the student’s time as a Mountaineer.

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Charity Walker, 37, and Robby Venturino, 25, were truly proud to attend WVU, according to their families and professors.

“Although their time with us at WVU was very short, it was a precious time that was spent with all of you, and I know for which you are all grateful,” said Tom Sloane, senior associate dean of students. “I know that Robby and Charity will always be alive on our campus through the memories and experiences you shared

together.”

As the clock in Woodburn Hall struck noon, memorial bell-ringing chair Travis Day of Alpha Phi Omega chimed the memorial bell in Olgebay Plaza three times, followed by a moment of silence for the students.

Walker, a Morgantown resident, attended Youngstown State before transferring to WVU. Walker is survived by her daughter, Mia Walker, and enjoyed music and spending time with her children,

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according to Kim Mosby, senior associate dean.

“Ms. Walker told me that her (mother) was so excited about returning to school and was very happy to be here at WVU,” Mosby said.

According to Sloane, Venturino was battling a rare form of cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma, a disease in which cancer cells are found in bone or soft tissue.

Sloane had the opportunity to meet Venturino in his Japanese culture course last

semester.

“He was an inspiration to everyone he encountered with his courage and bravery in fighting that disease,” Sloane said Venturino was an active member and leader of the 4-H youth organzization.

He previously attended West Virginia Southern Community College and Moorhead State University, where he was on a full academic scholarship.

Sloane said he remembers Venturino as always

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living life to the fullest while being upbeat and positive.

“I’ve learned also how much WVU meant to Robby and how the Gold and Blue was such a part of his life,” Sloane said.

Day offered the family members of the students the chance to say a few words.

Charity’s daughter spoke on behalf of her mother.

“When my mom got accepted into WVU, she was

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WINNING ON THE ROAD The No. 25 West Virginia women’s basketball team used a second-half surge to beat Virginia 54-47 Sunday.

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Monday December 3, 2012

Toys for Tots, sororities join together for holidays by summer ratcliff correspondent

Each year, the Veterans of West Virginia University partner with the Toys-ForTots Foundation to collect thousands of toys for local children who otherwise may not have gifts to open on Christmas morning.

In 2006, Sgt. Will Weber, the North Central W.Va. Director of Toys-For-Tots and a former U.S. Marine, decided to reinstate the effort here in Morgantown because of his personal connection to the organization.

“As a child, I actually received toys from Toys For

Tots, and after my time serving as a Marine, I decided to use this organization as my way to give back to the community,” he said.

For the second year in a row, The Veterans of WVU have teamed up with all of the sororities on campus and created a competition among the houses to see which could collect more toys.

At the beginning of November, boxes for the toy collection were placed in each of the eight sorority houses. The Veterans group instructed the sororities to work to collect items for children ranging from tod-

dlers to teenagers.

The Veterans group traveled to each house Thursday with Santa Claus to collect more than 600 toys.

The Veterans presented each house with a certificate of appreciation from Toys For Tots and spent time mingling and singing Christmas carols to the sisters.

Jessica Latham, VP Foundation of Delta Gamma, said the house decided to get involved, because they place a large emphasis on giving back to the community – especially around the holiday season.

“There are so many un-

fortunate children here in our area that really need our support, so we strongly encouraged every one of our girls to get involved in this effort,” she said.

For the second year in a row, Alpha Omicron Pi collected more than 200 toys and won the competition.

Kelsey Young, President of Alpha Omicron Pi, said the house was very excited to participate again this year and was motivated to ensure they won again.

“We see that it really does make a difference.

Knowing that we can help brighten the holidays for children in our local com-

munity really hits home with us,” she said.

In January, the Veterans of WVU will return to the Alpha Omicron Pi house and prepare a breakfast for the sisters as a reward for their efforts.

In addition to the toys collected from the sororities, two Toys-For-Tots tailgates hosted fans with a variety of snacks and drinks prior to Saturday’s football game between West Virginia and Kansas.

The first tailgate was held at the Law School for anyone 21 years of age or older, and the second tailgate was located in the

Blue Lot and hosted by the Mountaineer Maniacs and the crew from the USS West Virginia.

A donation of one toy was required for admission to either tailgate.

The Veterans of WVU are also looking for student volunteers to help sort and package toys.

Interested students and organizations who would like to sponsor a Toys For Tots event can contact Dan Alexander at dalexan4@mix.wvu.edu before December 15 for more information. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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The ‘Toy Mountain’ is a Christmas gift giving initiative which encourages WVU students to donate to children during the holidays. Gifts and donations can be taken to the Student Organizations Services office in the Mountainlair.

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community in and give back at the same time.”

Upon entering the Mountainlair, guests were tantalized with an array of Christmas cookies, hot chocolate and decorations, turning the Mountainlair into a winter wonderland.

Children and adults of all ages were entertained by a cookie-decorating station, discounted bowling, a chance to make a personalized mug, face painting with Miss Tea Cup, pictures with Santa and free refreshments.

Amid all the activities, a mountain of toys began to shape up from donations.

“It is its 26th year here at WVU, and the mission of S.H.O.P is to raise financial contributions to take less fortunate families and their children to go shopping for Christmas presents for the children to open on Christmas,” said Ryan Cox, Interfraternity

Council President.

“A lot of times, this is the only gift that these kids get to open on Christmas and is quite literally the difference from these families’ children having a merry Christmas and not having Christmas at all,” he said.

WVU faculty, staff and students are encouraged to drop off new, unwrapped toys (valued at $5 or more) at the Student Organization Services office in the Mountainlair.

The toys will go to the Salvation Army and Christian Help.

Additionally, there will be a financial and toy contribution collection at the men’s basketball game vs.

Virginia Tech Saturday at 4 p.m. and the women’s basketball game vs. St. Bonaventure Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

“This program really is the essence of West Virginia; it is something that has, without fail, been a success and touched a lot of lives of families here in

Interested in Volunteering at the 2013 Scouting National Jamboree?

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Morgantown,” Cox said.

“WVU is a huge family, and I think it’s great that not only the students and the University faculty families come out but everyone in the Morgantown community,” said 2012 Ms. Mountaineer Hi l a h Zia. “Obviously, you can see there’s dining services and there’s Miss Tea Cup, Santa and all the String of Pearls Dancers – it’s not just a University aspect; it’s a whole community involved.”

WVU students interested in volunteering to help with S.H.O.P. can contact Kristin KleinSchmidt at 304-293-4397 or mountaineers.shop@ gmail.com.

To learn about other ways to contribute, follow S.H.O.P. and Toy Mountain on Facebook at www. facebook.com/ShopAtW estVirginiaUniversity?re f=stream or on Twitter @ SHOP_WVU. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 1 one of the happiest people I’d ever seen,” Walker said.

“She always used to tell me that no matter what it took, she would graduate from WVU.” Ve n t u r i n o’s family also spoke during the bell-ringing.

“Robby was probably the one soul in this world who I had the best connection with – we understood each other,” said Robby’s father, John Venturino. “At his funeral, I had so many people comment on what two fine sons we raised, and without even thinking, my response was that we had a lot of help,” he said.

I truly think that we are the sum of all of those we meet and get to know – friends, teachers, bosses, everyone we learn from – we are the sum of that, and Robby truly enjoyed his friends and all those around him.”

Robby’s mother, Tami Smith-Venturino, said she was grateful to be a part of the Mountaineer family – even in the midst of hardship.

“My heart is so full, not just with the love for my child but for all the people here ­– there’s no way to put in words what it means to us as a family to know that everyone here is a part of

Morgantown police investigate stabbing of WVU student The Morgantown Police Department is currently investigating the stabbing of a West Virginia University student.

Nicholas Ashley, 24, was stabbed following a disturbance just after midnight near Van Voorhis Road.

Despite the stab wound on his abdomen, police said Ashley was able to walk himself to Ruby Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery.

Ashley’s condition is currently unknown.

The MPD encourages everyone to be a partner in policing and to report suspicious criminal activity.

The MPD is asking anyone with information to call 304-284-7522.

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our family as well because of Robby,” Smith-Venturino said.

Smith-Venturino said her son’s dream had always been to attend WVU, and she aimed to help him achieve that goal however she could.

According to Smith-Venturino, during his clinical trial and chemotherapy treatments at home, Robby asked his mother to help him with the paperwork and applications to fulfill his dream to attend WVU. In August of 2011, Venturino’s scans came back positive and he and his family received word he was in remission.

Two days later, they drove to Morgantown and moved Robby into a dorm.

“All my friends asked how I was going to go off and leave him after helping him for so long, but I knew that this was his time,” SmithVenturino said.

“My friends asked what I did when I left, and actually Robby was taking a nap while we unpacked his things because he was really tired. I jostled him a bit and said, ‘Honey, I love you. It’s time for me to go, and it’s time for you to get back to your life. Call me if you need anything.’ Then I kissed him on top of his little, bald head, and I left.

He got some time here and that’s what he wanted.”

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Continued from page 1 Although providing food for alcohol-fueled students may seem like a nightmare to many, Stone said the people he serves are actually his favorite part of the job.

“Lots of them know me from their freshman to senior year,” Stone said.

“Most everybody is cool with me.”

Stone even joked the night life is entertaining enough to compensate for the extreme weather he sometimes experiences.

Many of the regular customers Stone has accumulated throughout the years not only pay him a nightly visit, but they also swear by his hot dogs.

“This man is the best hot dog vendor ever,” said Andrew Candelino, an advertising student from Mountainside, N.J. Candelino lauded Stone’s hot dogs while waiting in line for his usual order of two hot dogs topped with chili, cheese and hot sauce.

“Hotdog vendors in New York City cannot even compare to the hotdogs this man serves.”

Onalee Makam, an exercise physiology student

Day said he believes bellringing ceremonies are important because they are a way for the University to give back to the Mountaineer families that have lost someone.

“It shows that the University really cares, and I think that goes a long way with the families,” Day said.

Smith-Venturino said she would be forever grateful for the support the WVU community has given her family.

“To think that a school would do this much and it’s not just this; they sent flowers to the funeral home and people came to the service, which was a four-hour drive away. It’s just amazing and heart-touching – especially to a mother’s heart,” SmithVenturino said “If there was one thing Robby would probably say today, aside from a good joke, he would tell everybody not to take one single minute of your lives for granted­and live life as full as you can, even if someone tells you that you probably shouldn’t, because you’ll get tired or your counts are down and you might get sick.

Push on, keep living, keep loving and keep learning.

Never stop asking questions, reach out to the people you love, hold them close and hold them tight.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

from Great Falls, Va., only recently became a fan of Stone’s hot dogs.

Makam, like many others, fell in love at first bite.

“The service here was much quicker and efficient than anywhere else I have eaten,” she said.

“The hot dogs are amazing and are a cheap way to fill you up on your way back home.”

During the quieter nights of the week, Stone spends his time with his wife and three children, living outside of Morgantown.

He has two daughters, ages 16 and 10, and one son who is 8 years old.

Stone added he and his wife have been together for more than 23 years, and his family means everything to him.

Aside from his hot dog stand, Stone also owns another business in which he remodels and sells mobile homes.

Customers can rely on Stone for their favorite midnight snack Thursday-Saturday, 12- 6 a.m.

Whether it’s rain, sleet, snow or freezing outside, Stone says he’ll be there, ready to feed anyone looking for a good snack. danewsrsoom@mail.wvu.edu

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Monday December 3, 2012

Fair Trade 2.0 hosts successful event at 123

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Local favorite Fletcher’s Grove contributed their musical talent to Fair Trade 2.0’s event Thursday night at 123 Pleasant Street.

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Patrons at 123 Pleasant Street turned out to support a different kind of brew during Fair Trade 2.0’s benefit concert Thursday. The event featured several musical acts, including local mainstays The Tom Batchelor band and Fletcher’s Grove.

Fair Trade 2.0 began in 2009 under the leadership of West Virginia University geography professor Bradley Wilson. The project aims to support families in Central America that rely on the fleeting coffee industry for support.

Because the industry is far from lucrative, many families suffer, especially in down seasons. Fair Trade 2.0 lends its hand to these families and tries to help in any way it can.

The combination of Wil-

son’s existing relationships in the region and the interest of students were the ingredients needed to launch the project and maintain its involvement and impact in Central America.

“The people in the organization are really active on campus. I know they can get other people involved in it, so I came out to support them and support the fair growing of coffee and harvesting and sale,” said WVU alumnus Josiah Daily. “It seems like it’s pretty packed in there for Fletcher’s; everybody always comes out for Fletcher’s Grove.”

Proceeds from the event go directly to the project’s investment funds for their work with Cooperativa La Hermandad, a small farming cooperative in Nicaragua.

“All of the proceeds from coffee sales and benefits go

into our First Hand investment fund, which is invested in projects on the farm,” said Alanna Markle, WVU alumna and founding member of Fair Trade 2.0.

“Last year’s concert went directly to a four-acre market garden on the farm, so they are producing food for the family, the seasonal coffee workers and also for market. In addition to that, we did a 100-hen henhouse. We call it our ‘food sovereignty’ project.”

First Hand Coffee is farmed and harvested at Cooperativa La Hermandad and then imported to the United States to 19 Coffee Company in Washington, Pa., where it is roasted and then sold by Fair Trade 2.0.

In addition to Fair Trade 2.0, the organization has developed community partners in order to in-

crease its market, and ultimately, its impact. Coffee is now sold at Mountain People’s Co-op and brewed at The Blue Moose Cafe, Zenclay Cafe and Studio and Black Bear Burritos.

“What we are looking for now is a new commitment from the University, and this spring we want to make our coffee available on campus,” Wilson said. “We want to build a campaign in the spring to put our coffee on campus so that WVU students, through their daily cup of coffee, can make a contribution to the work we are doing in Nicaragua.

“If we could make coffee available at WVU on a cupby-cup basis, it could be at one location, and we are talking about a real jump in our ability to reach out to communities in Central America.”

The organization also

works with the cooperative toward diversifying its income through projects such as the market garden, also working toward food sovereignty, all driven by the idea that “one cannot live by coffee alone.” The project works with the cooperative via Skype conferences and visits to the farm where these plans are implemented.

“The idea is we are trying to build a local-global economy where we are directly connected with this group of producers in the global south in a way that allows us to build meaningful, human relationships and meaningful, economic relationships directly between these groups that are usually widely separated on the commodity chain in the global economy,” Markle said.

“The key thing is that a

lot of people, when they think about a global economy or transnational companies, you think about a corporation, but what I am realizing more and more is that with the access to technology that we have, even as students, we are able to create these kind of connections between small producers and small groups of people interested in making positive change, and I think it is a very powerful tool.”

Fair Trade 2.0 is always looking for new student members from all backgrounds and an interest in helping international communities. Meetings are held every other Wednesday on the third floor of Brooks Hall at 7 p.m.

More information can be found at www.wvufairtrade.blogspot.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Late-night comedian David Letterman up for jabs with Kennedy Center Honors WASHINGTON (AP) — David Letterman’s “stupid human tricks” and Top 10 lists are being vaulted into the ranks of cultural acclaim as the late-night comedian receives this year’s Kennedy Center Honors with rock band Led Zeppelin and three other artists.

Stars from New York, Hollywood and the music world gathered Sunday in Washington to salute the comedian and the band, along with Dustin Hoffman, Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy and ballerina Natalia Makarova.

The honors are the nation’s highest award for those who influenced American culture through the arts.

President Barack Obama will host the honorees at the White House before they are saluted by fellow performers in a show to be broadcast Dec. 26 on CBS. Meryl Streep introduced the honorees Saturday during a formal dinner at the U.S. State Department and noted that Letterman had surpassed his mentor, Johnny Carson, in sustaining the longest late-night television career for more than 30 years.

Stephen Colbert and

Jimmy Kimmel joined in celebrating Letterman’s influence on many other comedians.

“I knew Johnny, and I loved Johnny. Johnny was beyond reproach,” Colbert said in a toast to Letterman. “Dave was stupid.

Dave was ours. Dave was like us.

“We wanted to throw things off of buildings...

We would love to stick our heads out the window of 30 Rock and yell at passers-by, `I’m not wearing any pants!’”

Colbert marveled at Letterman receiving such an award after he “corrupted the minds of a generation.”

Paul Shaffer, Letterman’s longtime band leader, said he knew his boss was uncomfortable hearing such accolades, but that he knew Letterman was enjoying every second of it.

To salute Led Zeppelin, big names from the rock world dressed in black tie for their music heroes as a string ensemble played the band’s hit song “Kashmir” and other tunes at the State Department.

Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl said he never took any music lessons when he was starting

out because “my teachers were Led Zeppelin. ...

They were the most powerful thing in my life.”

Lenny Kravitz said their influential music, at its zenith in the 1970s, became a lasting part of the culture of rock and roll.

“It’s very difficult,” he said. “You get four guys that come together and make something so much more powerful than they all are.”

Zeppelin front man Robert Plant said he was flattered and overwhelmed in receiving the American culture prize.

He said he was glad to see his former band mates, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page, using good table manners.

The trio is scheduled to appear Monday on CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman.” They are often asked if they’ll reunite.

Plant told The Associated Press he plans to continue traveling the world and wants to make new music along the way.

“If anybody wants to write some new songs, I’m game to write songs,” he said.

Hoffman was honored for charting his own path after taking a junior col-

lege class in acting that “nobody ever flunks.”

Streep, a 2011 honoree, said Hoffman’s quest to become an actor required waiting tables and typing for the yellow pages by day.

“He’d do anything if it meant at night he could find himself on the stage,” she said.

Glenn Close toasted Hoffman for defining the character actor as leading man in such movies as “The Graduate,” “Rain Man” and “Tootsie” – and as an artist who insisted on setting the highest standards for himself.

President Bill Clinton saluted Guy, the Chicago bluesman who was born into a family of sharecroppers with no electricity or running water in Louisiana.

He went on to pioneer the use of distortion and feedback with his electric guitar.

“Buddy Guy’s life is a miracle,” Clinton said.

“Just imagine you want to be a guitar player and you get your first strings by tearing off the screen door... He came from that to this.”

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said

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the ballerina Makarova “risked everything to have the freedom to dance the way she wanted to dance” when she defected from the Soviet Union in 1970.

Makarova quickly made her debut with the American Ballet Theatre and later was the first exiled artist to return to the Soviet Union before its fall to dance with the Kirov Ballet.

Clinton also took special note of Letterman, saying he must be wondering what he’s doing in a crowd of talented artists and musicians.

“Dave and I have a his-

tory,” she said. “I have been a guest on his show several times, and if you include references to my pant suits, I’m on at least once a week.”

The crowd of artists and entertainers gave Clinton a standing ovation as she hosted her final salute to the nation’s artists as secretary of State.

Kennedy Center Chairman David Rubenstein gave her a subtle nudge to run for president in 2016, saying there’s another room at the State Department to name after a secretary who later becomes president.

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Monday December 3, 2012

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University should revise finals policy Today marks the beginning of the ironically named “dead week.”

Of course, for all of us who have been here before­­ – that is to say, all of us except the freshmen experiencing this dreaded time of the year for the first time – this week is anything but “dead.” As the last week of class, this week typically includes the due dates for all final projects, term papers, lab final exams and even some lecture final exams.

For some professors, it also provides an opportunity to cram in as much material as possible be-

fore finals week. So why is it called “dead week”? Well, the idea behind it is that professors aren’t allowed to administer exams during this week so students have enough time to prepare for finals. However, the reality at WVU is that this designation is nothing more than a recommendation for professors to take it easy on students in the week leading up to finals.

This is a recommendation most choose to ignore.

It’s time for the University to clearly define a “dead week” policy that takes the problems with the status

quo into account.

It is incredibly unreasonable to expect students to endure a week of completing final projects, term papers, and lab exams and then only have a weekend to prepare for multiple comprehensive finals.

Many of WVU’s peer institutions enforce a strict dead week policy in which no assignments are due and no new material can be covered in lectures. Others take this a step further and give students a short break – anywhere from two days to an entire week – to prepare for finals. WVU should

seriously consider adopting this policy.

Again, it is ridiculous to expect students to review an entire semester’s worth of material for multiple classes in two days. Due to the fact they are worth a substantial portion of the final grade in any course, a student’s grade point average for any given semester can hinge on how successful or unsuccessful they are during finals week. With the current system, the entire process is made unnecessarily stressful for students.

This can easily be remedied, and it is hard to

fathom why this problem hasn’t already been addressed. For example, the University could simply start finals week on a Wednesday and give students the Monday and Tuesday for additional preparation time. Finals week can then extend until the following week.

Most students would be more than willing to shorten their break by a couple of days if it means they are given a fair shot at earning the grade they deserve.

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NFL exposes lack of integrity again

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Members of the Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers pray together following an NFL football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday.

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Back in early November, after the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the much-heralded New York City Marathon was canceled.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at the time that, “We would not want a cloud to hang over the race or its participants, and so we have decided to cancel it.

We cannot allow a controversy over an athletic event – even one as meaningful as this – to distract attention away from all the critically important work that is being done to recover from the storm and get our city back on track.”

Saturday morning in Kansas City, Missouri, Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher allegedly murdered his girlfriend, drove to Arrowhead Stadium and the Chiefs’ practice facil-

ity, then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head feet away from his head coach, Romeo Crennel, and the team’s general manager, Scott Pioli, among other team employees.

According to a statement from the team on Saturday, “After discussions between the league office, Head Coach Romeo Crennel and Chiefs team captains, the Chiefs advised the NFL that it will play tomorrow’s game vs. the Carolina Panthers at its originally scheduled time.”

This decision is terribly insensitive, especially considering the precedent respectfully created by Mayor Bloomberg with the canceling of the New York City Marathon – which was, in many accounts, a much more difficult event to call off.

Tens of thousands of runners paid entrance fees and traveled to New York City for the 26.2-mile run,

and many of those participants had family members and friends come along with them for the event.

Furthermore, sponsors had donated millions of dollars for the marathon, and elite runners were promised appearance fees for competing in the race. Yet, because of what Bloomberg deemed as “critically important” – getting NYC back up and running – he pulled the plug on one of New York City’s biggest events of the year.

All the NFL had to do was delay the game – maybe even just push it back to Monday – to give players, team employees, and families a little time to process and grieve. It would have cost some money for sure, but the feeble Chiefs were already having trouble selling tickets for Sunday’s game vs. the Panthers. TV scheduling could have been accommodated for, and so could necessary staffing for the game by

compassionate Kansas City residents who understood the severity of the situation.

Several notable people, including those associated with the Chiefs, weighed in on the fact that the team and NFL went ahead with the scheduled game.

Sports columnist Bill Simmons tweeted, “Chiefs game has to be postponed 1 or 2 days. How is this even a question? Do the right thing, NFL.” Chiefs wide receiver Steve Breaston took to Instagram on Saturday and wrote, “There is no way we should be playing this game tomorrow.”

Instead of taking Mayor Bloomberg’s lead and putting people ahead of profit, the NFL chose to proceed.

This isn’t something new, but it isn’t something we should accept.

The Chiefs’ head coach will be calling football plays a little more than 24 hours after seeing a player he’s coached and spent

time with for a couple of years kill himself right in front of his eyes. Teammates will take the field and make football decisions just one day after one of their friends committed a violent crime and took his own life at their practice facility, within walking distance of the very field they play on. The obvious rebuttal to my frustration is, “What is a one-day delay doing to do?”

Sure, one day isn’t enough time to heal or recuperate from this type of tragedy. It’s probable no one on or affiliated with the team will ever be the same, especially those who witnessed Belcher’s death.

However, delaying the game would be, at least, a small sign of solemnity for the events that happened, and it would give players, coaches, and those related to the team some time to rest and process.

Like I said, putting profit ahead of people isn’t some-

thing new for the NFL (or most big corporations, really). For years, the NFL has failed to take necessary action against concussions that are permanently damaging players’ brains, and they’ve been downright stingy when it comes to taking care of retired NFL players suffering from health consequences they obtained during their NFL career. The decision to go ahead and play the game as scheduled is just another incident in which health and integrity were sacrificed for profit and convenience.

While to the NFL “the game must go on”, we as consumers, fans, and humans should rethink how we let governing institutions negotiate priorities.

Playing the Chiefs vs. Panthers in the wake of the terrible tragedy surrounding Jovan Belcher was a mistake.

Hopefully, it never has to happen again.

Pink unicorns are real, Mr. Norquist ben turner the university of missouri

In 1954, while recovering from back surgery, then-Sen. John F. Kennedy began to write a book. It was a study of eight U.S. senators and their thenunpopular decisions that they thought were right for America. It won the 1955 Pulitzer Prize and helped raise Kennedy’s national profile.

The book began with a quote from English statesman Edmund Burke: “Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices

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it to your opinion.” Today, there is an epidemic of lawmakers sacrificing their judgment not to public opinion, but only one man: Grover Norquist.

You may be asking yourself, as President George H.W. Bush did in an interview with Parade Magazine, “Who the hell is Grover Norquist, anyway?” He is a colorful anti-tax crusader whose group Americans for Tax Reform maintains a “Taxpayer Protection Pledge,” Washington’s version of a blood oath.

Any politician who signs it risks the wrath of Norquist and his extensive network of allies if he votes to raise tax rates or eliminate deductions at all for the rest of his ca-

reer. It sounds more like a mafia hit list than a tool for tax reform.

After decades of skulking in the back alleys of Washington with shady characters like lobbyist Jack Abramoff, he burst on the national stage with the debt-ceiling crisis of last year. His pact, signed by almost every Republican in Congress, almost prevented the United States from paying their debts.

Now he’s back in the spotlight again with the coming “fiscal cliff ” of tax increases and spending cuts, which is about to hit the economy hard.

His obstruction of a potential deal has brought anti-Norquist sentiment to a head. Former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson

said he wanted Norquist to drown in a bathtub. That’s a reference to Norquist’s idea that government should be “down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” Peter King, one of the Republicans who has denounced the pledge, said this of Norquist in response to his insults against King’s wife: “He better hope he doesn’t (meet my wife).

She’ll knock his head off.”

Clearly, things are getting ugly.

Amidst all the ugliness, Republicans are slowly beginning to back away from Norquist and his ilk.

They do this despite the threat of being “primaried” by more conservative opponents and the all-powerful Norquist.

Seven prominent congressional Republicans – Sens. Tom Coburn, Saxby Chambliss, Bob Corker, Lindsey Graham and Lamar Alexander, and Reps.

Peter King and Tom Cole, among others – have come out against the pledge in recent days. They offer a modern-day profile in courage, willing to stand up against their party and this hooligan and do the right thing for the country.

Norquist maintains that he’s not worried; after all, he’s been Washington’s chief obstructionist for 20 years and has a pretty good success rate.

Take his response to Lindsey Graham: “If you had a pink unicorn, how many dollars in taxes would you raise to trade for the pink

unicorn? Since pink unicorns do not exist in the real world, it’s never occurred to me to worry about the senator from South Carolina.”

These courageous congressmen can’t do it alone. Neither can President Barack Obama, who said on Wednesday: “I can only do it with the help of the American people. …

Do what it takes to communicate a sense of urgency.” He requested that people call their congressman, just as they did last summer.

Let’s get on it. Let’s mobilize in support of these profiles in courage and show Mr. Norquist that he should be really worried.

Let’s show him pink unicorns are real.

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Mountaineer mascot Jonathan Kimble calls for cheers from the crowd at WVU’s final regular season game Saturday . Kimble is standing on a platform built by the Wood Science Department for the Army and Air Force ROTC students to use during home games.

CAMPUS CALENDAR CROSSWORD FEATURE OF THE DAY

chillWELL will take place in the Mountainlair from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Come out and de-stress with WELLWVU crew. Hearts of Gold service dogs will be there to pet and play with. Play with Play-Doh, fingerpaint, brew tea, and relax.

EVERY MONDAY

KAPPA PHI, a Christian women’s service organization, meets at 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church on the corner of N. High and Willey streets. For more information, email kappaphi_pi@ hotmail.com or visit www. freewebs.com/kappaphipi.

RIFLE CLUB meets 6-8 p.m. in Room 311 of the Shell Building. For more information, email Abbey at aheiskel@mix.wvu.edu or Bob at rdriscol@wvu.edu.

FREE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ADVANCED CONVERSATION GROUP meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe for conversation, friendship and free English conversation lessons. New friends are always welcome.

For more information, email Erin at mclv_advanced_conversation@yahoo.com.

WVU CLUB TENNIS is practicing from 9-10 p.m. at Ridgeview Racquet Club. For carpooling, call 304-906-4427.

New members are always welcome.

CHESS CLUB meets from 6-9 p.m. in the food court of the Mountainlair. Players of all skill levels are invited to come. For more information, email wvuchess@gmail.com.

TRADITIONAL K ARATE CLASS FOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 9 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Student Recreation Center.

THE WVU EQUESTRIAN TEAM meets in Room 2001 of the Agricultural Sciences Building. The English Equestrian Team will meet at 7 p.m. and the Western Equestrian Team will meet at 8 p.m.

RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION will meet at 7:30 p.m.

Any issues pertaining to residence halls can be brought up and discussed at this meeting. For more information, email RHA@mail.wvu.edu or visit rha.wvu.edu.

CONTINUAL

WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as drinkWELL, loveWELL, chillWELL and more are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELLWVU: Wellness and Health Promotion.

W E L LW V U : S T U D E N T HEALTH is paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential.

For appointments or more information, call 304-293-2311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/ medical.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgan-

town and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

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

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling. Please visit www.well. wvu.edu to find out more information.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers.

WIC provides education, supplemental foods and immunizations for pregnant women and children under five years of age. For more information, call 304-598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

NEW FALL SEMESTER GROUP THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES are available for free at the Carruth Center. The groups include Understanding Self and Others, Sexual Assault Survivors Group, Mountaineer Men: An Interpersonal Process Group, and Know Thyself: An Interpersonal Process Group. For more information call 2934431 or contact tandy.mcclung@mail.wvu.edu.

DAILY HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year interactions with others generally are very fortunate for you. It is through these contacts that many opportunities will arise. Impulsiveness works in your favor. You will want to detach when you feel triggered. If you are single, someone very special strolls through your door. This person could be very significant to your life history. Come next summer, you will experience a greater intimacy than you have in a long time, or possibly ever before.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH You could feel challenged by financial news and/or a partner’s reserved attitude. You have what it takes to break out of this stifling situation within a few hours. You’ll naturally find the right approach, which you impulsively will put into action.

Tonight: Let the games begin.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Someone you usually count on could be rather cold toward you right now.

If you can’t figure out what gives, it is important that you find out. You know how to talk this person out of his or her reticence long enough to tell you what is wrong. Tonight: Happily at home.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH You appear to be robust and quite happy, until a normal encounter becomes too serious for your taste. You might consider distancing yourself from this person, as he or she seems to be the source of a chill in the air. Hang with your more jovial friends. Tonight: At a favorite spot.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH You might not like what a risk brings, but you are very tempted to find out. Make an effort to move past the obvious. Consider what would happen if this idea goes south.

If you resist the temptation, you deserve a pat on the back. Tonight: Treat yourself. You choose what.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH You beam, no matter what you do.

Others respond in a big way to your efforts. A situation could drain you if you allow it to, but you won’t. Good news heads your way. A meeting could be more important than you realize. Tonight: Your wish is someone’s command.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HH Know when to step back and handle a situation differently. You are on top of your responsibilities, but you still are mulling over an important idea. Listen rather than talk. Ask all the questions you need to. Choose to do a stressbuster. Tonight: Get some extra sleep.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH You could feel a bit insecure and might be left wondering just how much others expect of you. Regardless, you’ll take the lead in a meeting. Your opinions make a difference to many people.

Would you present yourself differently if you felt slightly surer of yourself? Tonight: With pals.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH You might not feel energized, with everything that is going on around you. In fact, you could be stuck on overthinking what has gone on.

Know that you might need to understand the influence of your own neg-

ACROSS 1 Mascara recipient 5 Lie in store for 10 Naval jail 14 __ rug 15 Swiss capital, to the Swiss 16 One and only 17 Hollywood 19 “My great hope __ laugh as much as I cry”: Angelou 20 Impressive property 21 Dugout leader 23 Mattress make 24 Outdoor seating option 26 Airport screening org.

27 WC 29 Italian three 30 “Stop-__”: UGK hit 31 Classic theater name 33 Ignore socially 34 Festive centerpiece adorned with the starts 17-, 24-, 49- and 57-Across 39 Big cat’s cry 40 Ballet bends 41 Flightless Aussie bird 42 Pickle’s place 45 Computer application file extension 46 CBS-owned cable movie sta.

49 All the details, casually 52 Group of eight 54 Not taking sides 55 Pointed abode 56 Gets hitched 57 Venezuelan natural wonder 59 __ above the rest 60 Just right 61 Flower-loving buzzers 62 Peeps from pups 63 Pub game 64 Miss in Mex. DOWN 1 Most current news, with “the” 2 Crops up 3 Nissan compact 4 Assails 5 Blessed with skills 6 __ behind the ears 7 Yummy smell 8 Needing, with “of” 9 Sawbuck, to a Brit

10 HMS Bounty’s ill-fated captain 11 ‘80s-’90s wisecracking TV mom 12 Cloak-and-dagger doings 13 Former Prizm maker 18 And others, in bibliographies 22 Unhittable serve 24 Crotchety oldster 25 Stick up 28 Drinks in the a.m.

31 “I need a sweater!”

32 Baseball arbiter 33 Yearbook gp.

34 Five-time Olympic gold winner Nadia 35 Called to account 36 “Jeopardy!” host Trebek 37 Common dinner hour 38 Make really mad 39 Civil War soldier 42 Write quickly 43 Frightened 44 Central African country about the size of Massachusetts

46 Less fresh 47 “To be, or not to be” speaker 48 Ukrainian port 50 Thirsts (for) 51 Alleged Soviet spy Hiss 53 “Deadliest Catch” boatful 55 “__ fair in love ...”

56 Technique 58 “Dig in!”

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COMICS Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

ativity. Share your opinions. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH You could be questioning what you want to do and why. Detach, and you will see that you need no explanations. It is your life; choose to live it well. Think more carefully about what is happening around you.

You do need some feedback. Tonight: Let your mind wander.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Deal with someone directly.

In fact, everyone you deal with would appreciate your personal attention.

Consider the possibility that everything would run more smoothly if you shared more one-on-one time with others. Tonight: With a favorite person.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Stay on top of surprising requests or an unexpected financial development. Your original reaction could be very different from your final response. Lady Luck increases your options if you tap into your creativity. This allows you to see situations differently. Tonight: Return calls.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH You might want to rethink recent developments in your daily life. You might need to let go of a pattern or a certain way of thinking. You will be much happier in the long run. A child or family member seeks you out with good news. Tonight: Choose something relaxing.

BORN TODAY Singer Ozzy Osbourne (1948), actress Daryl Hannah (1960), Joseph Conrad (1857)

Pearls Before Swine

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Brantley Gilbert to play Coliseum

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Brantley Gilbert will bring his country-rock sound to the WVU Coliseum Feb. 9.

by hunter homistek A&E editor

Country superstar Brantley Gilbert is set to bring his “Hell on Wheels” tour to the West Virginia University Coliseum February 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Breakout artist Kip Moore will serve as the night’s opening act.

With these two artists on the bill, the night promises an abundance of country rock excellence. Tickets are on sale now, and they’re going quickly.

“The response to the show has been fantastic,” said David Ryan, WVU Arts & Entertainment public relations specialist. “We’ve seen a lot of very excited people on Twitter and Facebook talking about the show, which is always great.

We love to bring in acts people will enjoy, and we hope everyone has a great time.”

Gilbert forged a niche in the modern country landscape by introducing heavy, untuned guitars to a normally acoustic and clean, country sound.

His first single, “Kick it in the Sticks,” epitomizes this sound and is as appealing to fans of hard rock as it is to modern country fans.

In addition to this hit track, Gilbert has twice enjoyed success atop the U.S. country music charts for his songs “Country Must be Countrywide” and “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do.” “Brantley Gilbert has a sound as much rock as it is country, and that’s helped build him a great fan base, thanks to some great songs and performances,” Ryan said. “With Kip Moore, this concert will be a perfect night for anyone that wants to have a good time with some great music.”

Like Gilbert, Moore found success early in his career by implementing a grungier sound fueled by passion and angst.

His debut album, “Up All Night,” was released in April 2012, and it includes his hit singles “Mary Was the Marrying Kind,” “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” and “Beer Money.”

While all three songs

have enjoyed success and airplay across the nation, “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” stands as Moore’s most successful release to date.

The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and it enjoyed a 34-week stay on the U.S. country charts, where it peaked at No. 1.

Thanks to the combined success of Gilbert and Moore, it’s a sure bet the Coliseum will be hopping when these two country standouts come to town.

“Demand for tickets has been great, so if you’re thinking of going, act fast – you don’t want to leave it until the last minute,” Ryan said.

Tickets can be purchased at the Creative Arts Center and Mountainlair box office locations or by phone at 304-293-SHOW. Pricing ranges from $2538, and WVU students will receive a $5 discount at the campus box offices with a valid student ID. hunter.homistek@mail.wvu.edu

Breakout country artist Kip Moore opens for Brantley Gilbert Feb. 9.

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‘Blood Wedding’ captivates Creative Arts Center with thrilling plot

by Corey Zinn A&E writer

The West Virginia University School of Theatre & Dance performed its final showing of “Blood Wedding” yesterday at the Gladys G. Davis Theatre in the Creative Arts Center.

“Blood Wedding” is a morbid love story written by the notorious Spanish dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca. The WVU School of Theatre turned this tale into a fantastically horrid, poetic romance that had the audience on edge.

The story opens with a concerned mother and her eldest son. The audience quickly discovers her previous family was murdered years before. Her living son is getting married, and she has yet to meet the young bride. The mistrustful mother is worried the bride will hurt her son, and the story unfolds from there.

When her son leaves to work in a vineyard, a neighbor visits the mother and reveals the bride used to be involved with a man named Leonardo Felix – a relative of the men who killed the mother’s husband.

Leonardo is now married to the bride’s cousin and becomes furious when he hears of the groom’s intent to marry the bride. The bride also seems unhappy with the wedding, and she

reveals that she, too, still has feelings for Leonardo.

As the small town prepares for the wedding, tension builds between the mother’s worries, the bride’s confusion and Leonardo’s fury.

The theatre stage set the perfect scene to foreshadow a tragic ending.

The torn-up set and gloomy lighting made for a shadowy and eerie setting, and the costumes were ripped to crafted shreds.

Similarly, masks of dreadful crows and black horses with red eyes were professionally crafted.

By highlighting these exquisite designs, the original music throughout the show played a paramount role in painting this disturbing and horrible story.

The only thing that seemed below the high standards of the production quality was the acting.

Many actors were effective, but a few characters lacked depth and their motivation remained hidden.

It is important to remember this is a Spanish play translated to English.

Much can be lost in translation, and as poetic as the dialogue was, it still felt unnatural at times.

Still, everyone’s emotions were so focused on foreshadowing the terror to come that character development fell short.

WVU School of Theatre & Dance delivers a scene from Federico Garcia Lorca’s ‘Blood Wedding.’

The most impressive characters were the supernatural ones.

There is a scene at the end in which the characters are chasing each other through foggy woods. The trees come alive and speak to each other, acting as a sort of a Greek chorus.

As the trees sway and scream unnervingly, several crows fly up poles and squawk in the faces of the audience. As the scene builds a tension even thicker

than the fog, the character representing death emerges and converses with the moon about the blood that must be shed.

The moon is an illuminated goddess who carefully balances herself in a hoop high above the scene.

The moon lowers herself and performs an entrancing and exotic dance of contortion in beautiful form.

The play’s nature was actually so frightening and gripping that the ending felt

anticlimactic.

“Blood Wedding” is nearly 80 years old, so the imaginations of the audience are perhaps much more gruesome than when it was written. I found myself waiting and waiting, anticipating a terrifying twist that would make sense of all the plot, but it ended in a simple and predictable fashion.

Although the ending was disappointing to some, when looking at the play as

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a whole, it was a truly ironic and fitting end to the conflict presented.

Even with the difficulties of the translation, the School of Theatre & Dance did a magnificent job producing this dark and bloodcurdling piece.

You will never see or feel anything like it, and I highly recommend you check out a future production if the opportunity presents itself. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU to play ‘Cuse in Pinstripe Bowl By nick Arthur

Associate Sports Editor

Late Sunday evening, West Virginia University officially accepted a bid to play in the 2012 New Era Pinstripe Bowl in New York City.

The bowl, held at the new Yankee Stadium Dec. 29,

marks the 11th-straight year the Mountaineers will make an appearance in postseason play and their 32nd postseason appearance in program history.

“We finished the season strong with two straight wins, and I am glad our players get the reward of playing in a bowl game,” said head

coach Dana Holgorsen.

“Playing in New York City will provide a national stage, and Yankee Stadium will be a great venue for our seniors to finish their careers.”

Awaiting the Mountaineers in New York City will be the Syracuse Orange. West Virginia and Syracuse were rivals in the Big East Con-

ference and have met every season since 1955 – 59 times overall – while competing for the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy, with the Orange leading the all-time series 32-27.

“An exciting West Virginia football team in the 2013 New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Syracuse pits two

high-powered offenses with elite talent on both sides of the ball, setting up to be one of the premiere bowlgame matchups this season,” said Mark Holtzman, Yankees Executive Director of the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. “The Mountaineers’ players, alumni and fans will surely enjoy an exciting

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Three like you’ll never see again

Austin, fellow seniors end home career with 59-10 bashing of KU

By Nick Arthur

Associate Sports editor

For a season full of ups and downs, West Virginia found a way to end its season in impressive fashion.

Following their longest losing streak since 1986, the Mountaineers ended the 2012 regular season with back-to-back wins.

Quarterback Geno Smith didn’t guide a single pass attempt into the Milan Puskar Stadium turf Saturday while leading 21 senior members of the West Virginia football team (7-5, 4-5) to a 59-10 rout of visiting Kansas (1-11, 0-9) in front of 51,112 spectators.

Smith, who finished 23-of-24 for 407 yards and three touchdowns, had his only incompletion fall into the hands of the Jayhawks for his sixth interception of the season.

“He didn’t throw an incompletion today. Anytime you can throw for over 400 yards and not throw an incompletion, that’s pretty

good,” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. “Technically, the one incompletion was an interception. But he didn’t have a ball hit the ground all day, which is pretty impressive.”

Senior receiver Tavon Austin and junior receiver Stedman Bailey also ended the regular season with a bang.

Bailey had 11 catches for 159 yards and two touchdowns, bringing him to 23 receiving touchdowns on the season – the national record for most in a single season among BCS schools.

Austin finished with 110 receiving yards and 77 yards on the ground, further evidence that he is one of the most versatile players in the country.

Following the game, Austin and his fellow seniors shared their final moments on Mountaineer field with members of the West Virginia faithful.

“I felt a lot of love,” Austin said.

“At the end of the day, I’m just glad I had the opportunity to come to

West Virginia and be successful.”

Many seniors, including Smith, found their way into the crowd for the traditional post-victory rendition of “Country Roads.”

“I was just happy that the 21 guys were able to experience that,” Holgorsen said. “These guys have been through coaching changes, they’ve been through conference changes, and they’ve never said once ‘This is too hard’ or ‘This isn’t fair’ … They’re here because they love it here, and they’re a very tight group.”

Holgorsen was pleased with his team’s ability to overcome adversity in 2012 and finish on a high note. “(I) thought we had a chance to play our best ball in game 12, and all three sides of the ball, I think we did that,” Holgorsen said. “I’m excited about the way we finished, and they had a tremendous amount of fun out there.

“The only way these seniors are going to go out on top and have good memories is if they win their

last game.”

Senior running back Shawne Alston was injured earlier in the season and contemplated applying for a medical redshirt, but instead opted to play through pain to end the season.

The victory, for Alston, was surreal.

“It means everything,” he said.

“The fans are one of the main reasons I choose to come to West Virginia University. Just to celebrate that win with them was a lifechanging moment,” Alston said.

The Mountaineers dominated nearly every statistical category against the Jayhawks on their way to the win.

But the true victory for many seniors was the opportunity to play four years in the ol’ Gold and Blue.

“Every opportunity to represent this university, my teammates and these coaches is just a blessing for me,” Smith said.

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No. 25 West Virginia defeats UVA on road by amit batra sports writer

West Virginia women’s basketball head coach Mike Carey said he wanted to have a schedule with tough road games early in the season.

That was the case Sunday when the No. 25 Mountaineers traveled to Virginia to take on the 5-1 Cavaliers at the John Paul Jones Arena.

WVU looked to bounce back from two losses to unranked teams in LSU and Iowa at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic last weekend.

A win against UVA could bring the mental confidence needed for conference play later in the season.

Trailing by three at halftime, the Mountaineers used a 13-3 run to bust open a 36-28 lead to start the second half and went

on to win 54-47.

The Cavaliers were up 26-23 at the half but shot poorly and around 20 percent for the majority of the first half.

Junior guards Christal Caldwell and Taylor Palmer and senior center Ayana Dunning were relatively quiet in the first half, but they were able to be more productive offensively in the second half.

Led by Caldwell’s 19 points, four rebounds and three steals, the Mountaineers were able to outscore the Cavaliers 31-21 in the second half. Palmer added 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal, while Dunning recorded eight points and five rebounds.

Caldwell shot 8-of-21 from the field and 33 percent from long range (2-of6) to lead WVU to a 4-2 re-

cord. Of those 19 points, 17 came in the second half.

The Mountaineers are perfect away from home this season (2-0). UVA fell to 5-2 on the year.

West Virginia shot 35.6 percent (21-of-59) from the field, 26.3 percent from 3-point range (5-of-19) and 50 percent from the freethrow line (7-of-14).

The Cavaliers were poised throughout the game, but weren’t consistent in their offensive efforts. Virginia shot 25.9 percent (15-of-58) from the field, 14.3 percent from long range (3-of-21) and 70 percent from the charity stripe (14-of-20).

UVA’s Simone Egwu led the Cavaliers in scoring with 14 points off the bench.

Ataira Franklin added 12 points for Virginia.

Freshman guard Bria Holmes contributed nine

points for West Virginia off the bench.

West Virginia’s largest lead was 13 points after the second-half spurt.

With 11:39 remaining, the Mountaineers had a 43-30 lead after Caldwell contributed three 2-point baskets and a 3-pointer to give WVU some breathing room.

UVA kept knocking on the door as it cut the lead down to three with 3:12 left in the second half. However, Caldwell would answer each time. The junior guard nailed a 3-pointer and a layup to give West Virginia a 53-47 lead with 35 seconds remaining.

The Mountaineers will have very little time to rest as they travel to Charleston to face in-state rival Marshall in the Capital Classic Tuesday at 7 p.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

see bowl on PAGE 10

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Matt Sunday/The Daily Athenaeum

West Virginia senior receiver Tavon Austin celebrates in the fourth quarter of West Virginia’s 59-10 victory against Kansas Saturday.

bowl week in New York City and a memorable game in Yankee Stadium.”

In the last meeting between the two schools one year ago, Syracuse upset then-No. 15 West Virginia 49-23 at the Carrier Dome.

The Mountaineers ended

A clear, December sky was distorted by the haze of musket gunfire as smoke lingered above Mountaineer Field during a Senior Day victory lap for the three most prolific offensive players in West Virginia history.

The trio of Mountaineers: quarterback Geno Smith and wide receivers Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey, circled the stadium to pose for pictures, slap high fives and sing “Country Roads” with the berth of West Virginia fans who stayed to witness their last song following Saturday’s 59-10 victory against Kansas.

If you’ve followed this team this season, you’ve accompanied players and coaches on a roller coaster ride of dizzying heights and sickening lows.

For the senior class, this was supposed to be the year West Virginia showed the Big 12 Conference it was the real deal; as crazy as it sounds, an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl might not have been ambitious enough at season’s start.

Now, though, with the memories of a top-five ranking and illusions of a national championship long-gone, fans are sulking in the departure of the most powerful offense to ever play at this University.

Talking to a student, you can tell it’s difficult to appreciate. Heck, I’ve watched these players up close – seen them after wins, after losses and after breaking records – and I don’t even know how to put it into proper perspective.

Records older than I am that took four seasons to set were falling in a fraction of the time.

Geno Smith had more passing touchdowns in this season’s first four games than former Mountaineer quarterbacks Greg Jones, Jake Kelchner, Jerry Yost and Jarrett Brown had in their entire careers.

Stedman Bailey, a redshirt junior who could potentially leave early for the NFL draft, has caught 23 touchdown passes this season – almost double the previous single-season record of 12.

Tavon Austin has gained 7,141 career all-purpose yards – 1,380 more than the existing record – and he still has a bowl game to play.

Imagine you are a West Virginia fan of more than three decades; you’ve seen Jeff Hostetler, Major Har-

see Schuler on PAGE 10

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Monday December 3, 2012

AP

Chiefs beats Panthers at somber Arrowhead Stadium

Kansas City Chiefs players stand arm-in-arm during a moment of silence before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Against the backdrop of an unthinkable tragedy, the Kansas City Chiefs gave themselves a reason to be proud Sunday – and perhaps the impetus to let the healing begin.

Brady Quinn threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns, and Jamaal Charles ran for 127 yards in the Chiefs’ 27-21 victory over their Carolina Panthers.

The win snapped an eightgame losing streak during one of the most difficult seasons the franchise has ever experienced.

The win came just one day after Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend multiple times at a residence near Arrowhead Stadium, then drove to the team’s practice facility and turned the gun on himself as general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel looked on.

Pioli walked through the

press box before the game and said he was doing “OK,” though he didn’t stop to talk.

Crennel was on the sideline coaching his team to an uplifting victory.

Cam Newton threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns for the Panthers (39), who were informed the game would be played as scheduled while they were heading to Kansas City on Saturday.

DeAngelo Williams added 67 yards rushing for the Panthers, carrying the load with Jonathan Stewart out with an injury. Steve Smith, Greg Olsen and Louis Murphy caught their TD passes.

Peyton Hillis had a touchdown run for Kansas City (210), while Tony Moeaki and Jon Baldwin had touchdown catches. Ryan Succop hit a pair of field goals, including a 52-yarder with 4:54 left that forced the Panthers to score a touchdown to steal

the win.

Instead, the Panthers went three-and-out, and the Chiefs were able to run the clock down to 31 seconds before giving back the ball. Newton completed two quick passes to reach the Carolina 38, but his final heave as time expired was caught by Smith short of the end zone.

Panthers coach Ron Rivera greeted Crennel at midfield and gave him a hug.

The game was played in a half-empty stadium before a sparse crowd that could only muster some subdued cheering most of the afternoon given the tragedy that had occurred.

Chiefs players gathered in the tunnel leading to the field for a brief prayer before their pregame stretching. A few fans held up signs referencing the shootings, and there was a moment of silence prior to the national anthem to remember all vic-

tims of domestic violence.

Kansas City police have not released a motive for the shootings, which claimed the life of Belcher and 22-year-old Kasandra M. Perkins, and left a 3-monthold girl, Zoey, an orphan.

“It’s been an incredibly difficult 24 hours for our family and our entire organization,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt told The Associated Press on the field before the game. “We have so many guys on our team and our coaching staff who are really, really hurting.”

The emotions were raw even after the kickoff.

Kansas City took the opening possession and marched 74 yards in just six plays, including a 21-yard pass to Dwayne Bowe and a 34-yarder to Baldwin that got the Chiefs to the 2.

Hillis powered in to score the first touchdown for Kansas City on the opening possession of a game

since Dec. 26, 2010. It was also the first touchdown drive engineered by Quinn since December 2009, when he helped the Browns beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.

Hillis ran to the sideline after scoring his first touchdown of the season and handed the ball to Crennel, then gave the affable head coach a big bear hug.

The Panthers answered with a long touchdown drive. The big play came when safety Abe Elam watched Olsen haul in a 47yard pass from Newton for the tying touchdown.

The Chiefs had tacked on a field goal when the Panthers struck again, this time after Newton completed three passes to convert third downs. The last of them was to Smith in the corner of the end zone from 23 yards.

But Kansas City finished off the half with one of its best drives of the year. It

AP

took up the final 7:25 and went 80 yards, highlighted

by Bowe’s dramatic catch over the middle. Hillis was stuffed at the line on thirdand-goal, and Crennel allowed the clock to hit 2 seconds before calling timeout.

On the final play of the half, Quinn saw Moeaki open in the back of the end zone and delivered a soft toss for a 1714 lead.

Breathing room came late in the third quarter when the Chiefs used 17 plays to go 87 yards on a drive that lasted another 10 minutes. Quinn finished it with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Baldwin.

Carolina mounted a comeback with the opening drive of the fourth quarter, marching from its 20-yard line inside the Kansas City 5. Newton found Murphy on a quick slant route from the 8 to get the Panthers within a field goal with 12:21 left.

They represented the last points Carolina would score.

Kansas City Chiefs owner Hunt: ‘So many people are hurting’ KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt offered his condolences Sunday to the families affected by the murder-suicide involving one of his players, calling it “an incredibly difficult 24 hours for our family and for our organization.”

Hunt spoke to The Associated Press on the field before the Chiefs’ game against the Carolina Panthers. He said the Chiefs consulted with the league about whether to play the game as scheduled, but ultimately left it up to coach Romeo Crennel and the team captains to decide.

Crennel, general manager Scott Pioli and defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs were in the parking lot of the Chiefs’ practice facility Saturday morning when linebacker Jovan Belcher shot

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himself in the head. Belcher had shot his girlfriend multiple times at a nearby residence minutes earlier.

Hunt said Pioli called him from the parking lot immediately after the shooting, and that he flew from his home in the Dallas area to Kansas City on Saturday afternoon.

“I spent the evening last night at the team hotel with them,” Hunt said. “I wanted to be there with the team, with the coaches, to let them know I love them and support them and know what they’re going through, and particularly the guys who were present in the parking lot when Jovan took his life.

I know this has to be incredibly difficult.”

The Chiefs had several counselors on hand at the team hotel Saturday night.

The NFL and the players’ association have also pledged their support to the team.

Hunt said that Belcher was “a player who had not had a long concussion history.”

Belcher was in his fourth year with the Chiefs after making the team as an undrafted free agent out of Maine, and team officials said he was particularly close to Pioli.

“We have a lot of players who were struggling, people who had spent countless hours with Jovan over the last several years, the linebacking group in particular,” Hunt said. “I know it’s going to be difficult for them today. I told them all we can do in a situation like this is pull together as a family and support each other.”

Kansas City police have not released a motive for the shooting of 22-yearold Kasandra M. Perkins, other than to say the couple had been arguing in recent days. They left behind a 3-month-old daughter, Zoey, who was being cared for by family.

The Chiefs intend to help start a foundation to help the infant later in the life.

“We lost two members of the Chiefs family,” Hunt said. “Kasandra was part of our Chiefs women’s organi-

AP

Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt pauses while talking to reporters before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday. zation, and had done things in the community with the CWO group. They have a daughter now, Zoey, who is an orphan. I can’t imagine how difficult that’s going to be for her.”

Some of the Chiefs huddled together in prayer in the tunnel leading to the field prior to pregame stretching. The Chiefs had a moment of silence for all victims of domestic abuse before the national anthem on Sunday. After running back Peyton Hillis scored a touchdown on the opening possession, he ran to the sideline and gave the ball to Crennel along with a hug.

Hunt said that he had a number of conversations

Saturday with Commissioner Roger Goodell on whether to play the game against Carolina as scheduled. Ultimately, Hunt asked Crennel to discuss with team captains how they wanted to proceed.

“Of course, the captains had been in conversation with their teammates,” Hunt said, “and they unanimously believed the right thing to do was play the game.”

The Chiefs family has dealt before with murdersuicide. Retired tackle Jim Tyrer, a mainstay on the Super Bowl champion team of 1969, was reportedly despondent over not finding a job when he shot his wife

and himself in their Kansas City home on the morning of Sept. 15, 1980.

There have been other tragedies that have struck close to home.

Mack Lee Hill, an undrafted fullback who went on to star for the Chiefs in 1965, died of complications following surgery on an injured right knee. The Chiefs later inaugurated the Mack Lee Hill Award given every year to the outstanding rookie.

On Feb. 8, 2000, eighttime Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Thomas died of a massive blood clot two weeks after he was paralyzed in a traffic accident.

He had been thrown onto

the pavement when the vehicle he was driving flipped on a slick, snow-covered highway.

On June 29, 1983, popular running back Joe Delaney drowned in his native Louisiana while saving three children from drowning. He had rushed for 1,121 yards his rookie year in 1981, and set four team records, helping the Chiefs post their first winning record since 1973.

“I’ve spent a fair amount of time reflecting on the other losses the organization has suffered, and no two of them were the same,” Hunt said. “Every situation is different, but it’s still a loss, a tremendous loss.”

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Monday December 3, 2012

Bailey still uncertain about future at West Virginia by michael carvelli sports editor

For most receivers across the country, what Stedman Bailey did Saturday against Kansas would be one of the best games of their career.

But, it was just another day at the office for the redshirt junior wide receiver.

In the Mountaineers’ 59-10 win, Bailey had 11 catches for 159 yards and two scores – his fifth game with more than 10 catches this season.

After the game, one of the first questions Bailey was asked had nothing to do about his performance.

With his junior season coming to a close and the senior class he came to Morgantown with graduating, many have started to wonder if a senior year is in the cards for Bailey or if he will make the jump to the NFL a year early.

“I’m not sure about that yet,” Bailey said. “All the fans want me to stay. They tweet me all day, every day, about it. I appreciate that.

“There’s nothing like Mountaineer Nation.”

With his performance Saturday, Bailey ended the regular season with 23 touchdowns – the most ever for a receiver from the BCS conferences.

Bailey got started quickly Saturday, catching a Geno Smith pass deep across the middle of the field for a 45-yard gain. It was something the Mountaineers have been looking to do for weeks in order to get started fast.

“The last three games, I took a shot (at the beginning of the game) and wasn’t able to complete it. (Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson) sat me down. ‘Can we just complete one to start the game off?’ I told him ‘I got him,’”

Smith said. “It was a great route by Stedman; the offensive line protected, and I was able to put it out there for him.”

The 5-foot-10 Miramar, Fla., native is one of three finalists for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, which is given each year to the nation’s best wide receiver.

Although he’s going up for the award against USC’s Marqise Lee and Baylor’s Terrance Williams, the numbers may be on Bailey’s side.

The only receiver who won the award and had more touchdowns than Bailey is former Marshall wide receiver Randy Moss, who finished the 1997 season with 25 touchdowns.

Following the game Saturday, Bailey and fellow WVU receiver Tavon Austin were stopped by Kansas head coach Charlie Weis, who had a few words he wanted to say to them.

“He just let me and Tavon know that we’re great players, and he hasn’t really seen many guys in his time coaching like me and Tavon,” Bailey said. “He said to just never get content with how we are and always work hard.

“He could see us having a long future in the NFL.” But what’s left for Bailey to accomplish at the college level?

There’s one big thing that would keep a receiver who has plenty of WVU records from leaving a year early – especially with players like Smith and Austin graduating.

“I would just say to try to finish on top of the NCAA – break all the records I could possibly break,” he said. “That’s probably what would keep me back.”

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West Virginia junior wide receiver Stedman Bailey interacts with the crowd during West Virginia’s 59-10 win against Kansas Saturday.

Wrestling

Two Mountaineers place in Cliff Keen Invitational

By Jon Fehrens Sports writer

A struggling West Virginia wrestling team headed into Las Vegas this weekend, looking to find some luck to help it get back on track at the Cliff Keen Invitational.

Head coach Craig Turnbull was excited for the experience to be gained from the tournament. It gave his a team a stress-free venue to try to regain some confidence while competing for some national attention.

“I thought the approach to this meet was consistently better,” Turnbull

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said. “We still didn’t wrestle the way I wanted us to, but this meet was less stressful. There is a ton of action going on everywhere; it was a good way for guys that I was concerned about to have a different setting in to kind of kick-start their swagger.”

Juniors Nathan Pennesi (141) and Lance Bryson (184) took full advantage of the relaxed environment and placed sixth and eighth for the Mountaineers. Pennesi battled his way to the championship quarterfinals before suffering a loss to Ohio State’s Hunter Steiber. Bryson fell

to Josh Ihnen from Nebraska in the championship bracket but came back to defeat Oregon State’s Ty Vinson 8-1.

“This is one of the top two or three tournaments outside the NCAA. It really is an elite tournament,” Turnbull said. “You can’t place in this tournament without putting in a lot of good work. Nathan (Pennesi) was down a lot in matches and showed a lot of grit by coming back and fighting every time.”

Even though no other wrestlers finished in the top ten for WVU, Turnbull believes this setting was

beneficial to everyone.

“There is always important information to be learned,” he said. “Everyone valued from this, from the guys that placed – they get good national attention – to the guys that didn’t; they still come away with a lot of good information.”

The wrestling team will be out of action for two weeks until it hits the road again and takes part in a similar tournament in Reno, Nev. The Reno tournament marks the return of senior Shane Young and freshman Bubba Scheffel. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 7 the season with back-toback victories over Iowa State and Kansas, respectively, after posting a fivegame losing streak – their longest since 1986.

“I am pleased that our football team will get the reward of playing in a bowl game. Changing conferences has been an adjustment, and I am proud of how our players have handled themselves and prepared,” said WVU Director of Athletics Oliver Luck.

“I am also excited for our fans, who will get the chance to visit a great city in close proximity to the state of West Virginia. I am looking forward to seeing Yankee Stadium filled with Gold and Blue.”

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Continued from page 7 ris, Marc Bulger, Rasheed Marshall and Pat White play quarterback. You’ve watched Cedric Thomas, David Saunders, Chris Henry and Jock Sanders catch passes.

The absolute very best players in West Virginia history are watching three guys completely rewrite every page of the offensive history on the same team, in the same year, on the same field.

Are you seeing how remarkable this is yet?

Statistically, these three are the best in history at their respective positions.

How long, if ever again, will it take for a West Virginia fan to say that?

How long will it take for any fan to say that about any team?

It’s truly unbelievable what the triumvirate of Smith, Austin and Bailey has been able to accomplish. Yes, this season may have been a disappointment in the record column, but individually, each player has given fans memories they will never forget.

Tavon Austin gained 572 all-purpose yards in the Mountaineers’ 50-49 heartbreaking loss to Oklahoma – six yards shy of the best performance in FBS history and 216 more than the previous, 47-year West Virginia record of 356.

Geno Smith and Stedman Bailey shattered more than a handful of records

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The West Virginia football team fell to Syracuse 49-23 last season. ted to WVU are $90 each, and seats are located in the 200-level of Yankee Stadium. Student tickets are available for $45 each and may be purchased at the WVU Coliseum. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

in the Mountaineers’ 70-63 win against Baylor. Smith’s 656 passing yards and eight touchdowns were a full 193 yards and two touchdowns better than the previous records – records he set last season.

Bailey’s five touchdown grabs and 303 receiving yards in that game bested his previous touchdown record (4) he shared with Austin and shattered Chris Henry’s nine-year singlegame receiving yards record by 94 yards.

The statistics don’t seem real, but neither does the idea of having three players on the same team with the offensive prowess Smith, Austin and Bailey possess.

All things considered, the figures that accompany the lines in the record book are not as important as the fact that the three of them played together.

I have to imagine the odds of something like this occurring are astronomical; you would be hardpressed to find another team at any level of play – college or professional – that could say the same thing West Virginia can.

Maybe one day, many years down the road, I’ll be able to view these records through a broader scope – and will appreciate exactly how special and rare what I have watched truly is.

Until then, I’ll enjoy watching the last game these three will play together, because there’s no telling what they’ll do or how long it will be until you or I see it again. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu