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Monday March 5, 2012
Volume 125, Issue 115
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WVU fined 42k for waste violations (AP) — West Virginia University was fined more than $42,000 for hazardous waste management violations at two of its campuses. The state Department of Environmental Protection fined the university $25,000 for not having personnel training records or a contingency plan for hazardous waste management at the downtown east campus,
which includes the Chemistry Building and White Hall, according to documents obtained by The Dominion Post. Other violations included having containers that were not clearly marked, containers left open, storing containers of hazardous waste and failing to perform annual hazardous waste training. Another more than $18,000 in penalties was assessed for
two violations at the Engineering/Evansdale campus. The state reviewed three years of waste management records and conducted inspections last year before issuing the fines. The problems have since been fixed, and DEP officials gave the all clear during an inspection earlier this week, said WVU Director of Environmental Health & Safety
SGA announces new ticket for upcoming election by mackenzie mays city editor
Zach Redding, a West Virginia University Student Government Association governor, and Jared Zuccari, former SGA athletic councilman, have announced their plans to run as president and vice president of SGA in the 2012-13 election. The Redding-Zuccari party is dedicated to proving “actions speak louder than words” by committing to the student body and looking toward the future, Redding said. “We might not be able to reach every student individually, but we want to fulfill as many concerns as we can. We want to instill the fundamentals of SGA – that’s huge. You can build on that,” he said. “It’s like planting a seed and watching it grow. You only have one year, and that’s not that long. But, if you can plant those fundamentals, it can grow and be way more prosperous than just making a lot of promises.” Redding and Zuccari will be running against current SGA Vice President Rashad Bates and Communications Director Devin Sears. SGA Director of Safety Dave Small also announced intentions to run for president in January with student inventor Katherine Bomkamp on the Dark Knight party. Bomkamp later withdrew, citing a need to focus on “business, academics and University
by lydia nuzum
One student at West Virginia University is out to prove that real beauty comes from within. Amy Governor, a firstyear dental student from Charleston,W.Va., is competing with other “real girls” across the country in Maurice’s Main Street Model Search, a competition dedicated to inner beauty. The 12 “real girls” selected as winners of the contest will be featured in Maurice’s upcoming fall, holiday and spring campaigns and will get the chance to donate $7,500 to a charity of their choice in their hometown. “The competition is asking for a real person,” Governor said. “I’m a student; I’m not a super model. I like being outdoors, and I love being involved. I’ve been a cheerleader and a dancer, I’ve worked for Disney, I’ve tried to be involved in everything I
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possibly can, and I think I fall into the ‘real’ category.” Individuals can vote online for their favorite model through March 19 at www. mauricesmainstreetmodel. com. The store will reveal the top 100 contestants March 20. The top 100 will submit a video to be considered the next Maurice’s Main Street model. The top 20 candidates will be chosen April 2 and will fly to Minneapolis, Minn., for a casting call in front of a judging panel including Christopher Straub, season six finalist on Lifetime’s “Project Runway.” Governor said her charity of choice is the Ronald McDonald House Charities, a national organization dedicated to providing housing and support for families whose children are affected by illness or injury. She hopes to be able to give to the Ronald McDonald
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Geoff Coyle, left, and Jessica Burtner, right, perform at the ‘Dancing with Our Mountaineer Stars’ competition Saturday night in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Their hip-hop performance took home first place in the competition.
Local TV anchor, student win first ‘Dancing with Our Mountaineer Stars’ competition by joann snoderly correspondent
Mountaineers hit the dance floor Saturday to test their skills in West Virginia University’s first annual “Dancing with Our Mountaineer Stars” competition. The event, presented by WVUp All Night in conjunction with the American Red Cross, featured 11 couples who competed in a dance competition and a contest between participating couples to secure the most blood donors during a blood drive held Tuesday. Partners Geoff Coyle and Jessica Burtner were awarded the evening’s highest honor and a $1,000 grand prize for their high energy hip-hop routine. Coyle is a sports journalist for WVillustrated, The Bob Huggins Show and The Dana Holgorsen Show.
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minded to put aerosol cans in a separate container for recycling. Staff has beefed up training since the DEP’s initial visit last April, training roughly 2,000 people on the proper handling of hazardous waste. While such citations aren’t uncommon, Principe said having even one is unacceptable.
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use the situation as a learning tool, sharing the findings with other departments to make sure all are following the regulations. Principe said some of the problems were due to human error, while others were things being done incorrectly. Some of the violations were minor, such as the discovery of an aerosol can in the trash. In that case, students were re-
affairs.” Redding, who has worked to promote issues such as sustainability and green movements across campus, said his party is already establishing new programs that would allow the student body to better connect with SGA. “We have a few innovative ideas on how to reach out to the student body that haven’t been tried before,” he said. “Students will be able to easily explain to us what their issues are, and it’s going to be documented so that we can look at that and carry it forward.” As athletic councilman, Zuccari has focused on issues such as curbing binge drinking and increasing attendance during football games by promoting the allowance of beer to be served in the stadium. Zuccari said one of the party’s main goals is to restore SGA’s reputation. Last year, members of both the Pirate and Fusion parties were accused of “massive voter fraud.” “We’re trying to change the image of SGA. We want to keep it traditional. That’s what the student government is here for – the students. And if the students don’t take SGA seriously, then that’s a problem,” Zuccari said. “We’re trying to change that for good.” For more information on the Redding-Zuccari Party, contact redding.zuccari2012@gmail. com.
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John Principe. Most of the hazardous waste was from chemicals used before or following research, he said. Principe said the problem was that WVU went from a small, exempt hazardous waste producer, to a large quantity generator. That led to additional regulations and an on-site inspection. He said the school plans to
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Burtner is a WVU student and former member of the WVU dance team. The routine included an introduction with MC Hammer’s “Can’t Touch This” and transitioned to Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” and the duo of Coyle and Burtner ended with a dance tribute to the football team’s recent win at the Discover Orange Bowl, complete with matching “Orange you glad we won” Tshirts and the participation of WVU football players Willie Milhouse, Keith Tandy and Najee Goode. The winning couple said the enjoyment they received from participating in the event made it worthwhile. “This whole experience was so much fun,” Burtner said.
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ON THE INSIDE The West Virginia men’s basketball team finished the Big East regular season with a road win against South Florida Saturday. SPORTS PAGE 7
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Mountaineer mascot Brock Burwell, right, and Nicole Riggleman, left, close the show at ‘Dancing with Our Mountaineer Stars’ Saturday night in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. The couple took second place.
ON TO THE SEMIFINALS The WVU women’s basketball team defeated No. 12 Georgetown Sunday in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. SPORTS PAGE 7