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Alumni Assoc. to host luncheon by jacob bojesson correspondent

The WVU Alumni Association is hosting its annual celebration in Charleston to highlight the importance of West Virginia University and cheer the mountaineers to victory in the Capital Classic matchups.

The event started Tuesday with a reception before the women’s basketball game against Marshall

in Charleston and continues with a luncheon and reception today.

Hundreds of alumni in the Charleston area have been exclusively invited to take part in the celebrations.

“This is truly one of our Hallmark events and an opportunity to hold up the flagship institution for West Virginia,” said Kevin Berry, associate director and Chief Operating Of-

ficer of the WVU Alumni Association.

The two-day event is a celebration of the state of West Virginia and is a way for alumni in the Charleston area to get an update about what’s happening in and around the University.

Berry said the location in Charleston and the Capital Classic doubleheader against Marshall creates a celebratory atmosphere for the state of West Virginia.

“It’s just a great way for us to go down there and talk to them about the things that are going on at West Virginia University now and why it’s important for legislators, parents, prospective students (and) the alumni to be involved in the life cycle of West Virginia University,” Berry said.

Tuesday’s reception at the Charleston Marriott allowed alumni an opportunity to interact with one

another and get in a Mountaineer state of mind before they headed over to watch the women’s Capital Classic.

More than 600 alumni are expected at today’s luncheon in the Charleston Civic Center where President James P. Clements will speak about the University and its impact on both the state and the nation.

“The president says all the time that West Virginia

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University means more to West Virginia than any other school means to their state,” Berry said. “We think this is a good way to get in front of an audience of individuals and talk about all the reasons why that is truly the case.”

Along with President Clements, the luncheon will feature players from the men’s basketball team

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Couch fires really a true WVU tradition? by bryan bumgardner associate city editor

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WVU advertising student Michael Paris wrestles for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name Zema Ion.

WVU student slams competition as professional wrestler

By Evelyn Merithew Staff Writer

West Virginia University’s Michael Paris is not the average college student.

Nearly five days out of the week, Paris dedicates his time to pro-wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Reaching the top and following his dreams hasn’t been easy, though.

His mom, a mail-order bride from the Philippines, was in her thirties when she arrived to the United States. Paris’ father was in his sixties at the time.

His dad worked in the horse racing industry as a

trainer and was frequently absent from the home traveling.

“I don’t have many memories of my dad because he would be gone sometimes for three months straight,” he said.

Paris said each time his father would return home after long periods of time he would bring he and his two siblings. Paris said the most memorable gifts his father gave him were professional wrestling action figures.

“That’s where I began to get bit by the wrestling bug. The only father-son thing I can remember is

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Couch burning has become a large part of West Virginia University’s national identity, thanks in part to media attention about WVU’s switch to the Big 12 athletic conference.

But is the practice of burning couches really a tradition?

WVU’s students have maintained a reputation for hard partying for more than four decades.

The University has been consistently ranked a top party school nationally, most recently named the top party school in the U.S.

by The Daily Beast.

But times have changed in Morgantown. Legislation by local lawmakers has made malicious burning a felony, and the University takes internal action against students charged with couch burning. The University Police are cracking down on underage and public intoxication, issuing more than 100 citations on WVU’s opening weekend of this year’s fall semester.

But it wasn’t always this way.

Newspapers dating as far back as the ‘70s tell tales of student celebrations. Following a massive upset by the Mountaineer basketball team in 1981, more than 600 fans stormed the streets of Sunnyside, blocking streets and setting fires, according to an article in the Dominion Post. According to the report, crowds roaming Sunnyside started new fires as soon as old ones were extinguished, despite numerous arrests. The

partying continued well into the morning, something then-Morgantown City Police Chief Charles Wall found “natural.”

“The University has a responsibility to do something for the students in this situation,” Wall said in a 1981 Daily Athenaeum interview. “It’s natural for students to want to blow off steam for something like this.”

And it’s not hard to find alumni who have memories of WVU’s party scene.

“There was lots of partying; that’s for sure,” said Steve Urbanski, a WVU journalism professor who graduated from WVU in 1978. “Anybody who went here in the ‘70s will tell you that.”

Urbanski’s stories describe a different type of college environment where the drinking age was 18, open container laws were flexible and restraint was understood.

“I don’t remember doing anything I was ashamed of. I never got into any fights, and I had a good time. It was different,” he said. “It was like people knew when to call it quits and when to stop.”

Alumni Greg and Maria Voreh attended WVU in the mid-’80s. Things may have been wild, but they said couch burning wasn’t a widely recognized activity.

“It was totally different,” Maria said. “A lot of the time, the only time people got rowdy was after a ball game we were never supposed to win. Even then, (couch burnings) were very rare.”

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Local bookstores suggest students sell books early By caroline Peters Staff Writer

It’s that time of year again.

The semester is ending, and students are flipping through their course textbooks one final time.

Students are ready to sell their books back in the hopes of making back some of the money they spent in August.

Many students wait until Christmas break ends to

sell their textbooks.

However, according to some local bookstores, they could be doing things all wrong.

According to some local bookstores, selling textbooks back during dead week could result in more money for students.

“The best time is from now until the end of finals. We know what books we need to buy back at the highest price,” said Joey Arbuckle, manager of the

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Book Exchange. “Everyone waits until they are back from break, and that’s not good because by then we have already bought what we needed.”

On the contrary, many students wait until their finals are finished to return their books, which could also be a mistake.

“Peak demand for books is during the first few days of finals week, but customers can always make money selling their books back any

day,” said Thomas Robertson, Bookholders Morgantown store manager.

“Due to the rapid turnover of editions in textbooks, holding on to a book that’s been used in a course for even over a semester can diminish the value of that text. Selling your books to other students through programs such as the advantage can almost guarantee you money.”

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THE STREAK CONTINUES The West Virginia women’s basketball team defeated Marshall Tuesday in the Capital Classic at the Charleston Civic Center.

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watching Saturday morning professional wrestling,” he said.

As his father became more successful in his career, he was transferred to the Mountaineer Racetrack in Chester, W. Va. The family of five followed him father to Chester while Paris was only young.

When Paris was five years old, his father passed away.

“Maybe subconsciously that is why I went on to be a wrestler – because it is the only thing that reminds me of my dad,” he said.

Paris said his family endured frequent hardships following his father’s death.

His mother didn’t know anyone, didn’t own or know how to drive a car, hardly spoke English and was not a United States citizen.

His mother became a citizen when Paris was seven, and she began working odd jobs.

After much time spent cleaning churches and houses, she eventually began working a job at Walmart.

Paris said his family had to make sacrifices that he felt most families never had to.

“Being the oldest, I took on the dad role and had to supervise my siblings at the age of 12. We had to learn how to take care of ourselves. We didn’t grow up as a normal American family,” Paris said. “My mom is the strongest person I know. Somehow she made it work. To this day, I have no idea how she did it.”

Paris said he was often left unsupervised and spent his time with free reign of the TV watching MTV music videos and pro-wrestling – his two passions.

“When I was younger, I told myself that I either want to be a musician or pro wrestler. When I started to get older, I started thinking about it more seriously. I was either going to be a wrestler or a rock star,” Paris said.

When Paris realized he didn’t have the voice for a music career, he began to do some basic research on wrestling programs.

When he was 15, he went to a wrestling show in Pittsburgh. After the show, he stuck around to meet some of the wrestlers, including CM Punk.

When Paris met CM Punk, he was an unknown wrestler trying to make a name for himself.

CM Punk is currently the reigning WWE world champion.

“I asked CM Punk how I could become a pro wres-

couch

Continued from page 1 Back then, post-victory parties were far from violent riots.

“There was a lot more respect for the police back then. You didn’t want to get in that kind of trouble,” she said. “We were more or less self-policing. If you weren’t a public nuisance, you were left to your own devices.”

While the police were often present at the massive parties that enveloped the Sunnyside neighborhood, Greg said they usually didn’t intervene.

“The police would let it go if you weren’t being

tler, and he introduced me to a guy who had a wrestling company near me in Pittsburgh, Norm Connors,” Paris said.

He began training at the International Wrestling Cartel when he was 16.

Though many doubted his abilities to pro-wrestle because of his short height, Paris knew that wrestling was what he was meant to do.

“Pro wrestling is one of those businesses where you get what you put into it, and I was eating, sleeping and breathing pro-wrestling. It took over my whole life.”

Paris did not enroll in college. Instead, a year later after seeing his brother’s success at WVU, Paris decided he wanted to follow his footsteps.

“My brother is very introverted but was having the time of his life at WVU. I started to realize that there is no guarantee in wrestling and that I would have nothing to fall back on without a degree so in 2007, I enrolled in the journalism school as an advertising student,” Paris said.

Once Paris began his academic career at WVU, his wrestling career began to take off too.

Wrestling companies wanted him to start wrestling all over the world. The IWC flew Paris to Japan and Mexico on multiple occasions to compete.

As a student he was unable to do the typical things most young adults experience during their college years.

Paris said he had to make a lot of sacrafices to get the best of both worlds.

“I had a strict set of meals I ate every day. I was on a strict schedule, I was always at the Rec Center.

The whole time I’ve been at WVU, I’ve (drunk) beer three or four times,” he said.

Eventually, Paris was invited as one of only 60 pro-wrestlers to try out at an open casting call at the WWE. Paris received the news he didn’t make the cut for WWE, and he began to feel like he was wasting his time.

He began to lose his passion for wrestling and said he hit a rough patch.

In May 2011, Paris said his peers graduated college, but he was forced to stay behind because of his hectic schedule.

“Juggling wrestling and college was frustrating, and I was so busy. Watching all of my friends graduate without me was hard,” he said.

Then in June 2011, he received a call from TNA saying they saw him on YouTube and wanted to bring him in for a tryout match.

“I had my debut match

on SPIKE TV. Typically, they give you a warm-up match before a TV show, but for some reason my tryouts were broadcasted on live television. My Facebook blew up more than it did for my birthday,” Paris said.

Paris won his SPIKE tryout match but said the victory didn’t guarantee him the contract. TNA gave him another tryout on pay-perview, and signed a contract to continue wrestling following the match “It felt so good because it was the end of a journey that I started when I was 16 years old. So many good and bad memories, all of the money that I lost as a broke college kid, there was finally a light at the end of

the tunnel,” Paris said.

Under the wrestling name Zema Ion, Paris flies to Orlando, Fla. each Thursday morning and films the matches live on SPIKE that evening. Then, during the weekends he flies to various cities.

Paris admits that although he’s gotten a little better about it in the last year, he still gets nervous before his matches. He said the nerves derive from the pressure of being on live TV. “When you go out there, you can’t mess up because there is no take-two. If I’m getting a specific set of minutes every week, that means my company is investing thousands of dollars in me. That’s a ton of

pressure; I feel like I’d better not screw this up,” he said.

Paris had the biggest match of his life Oct. 14. He wrestled in Phoenix, Ariz. in front of tens of thousands – the biggest audience he’s ever had to endure.

Paris wrestled Ron Van Dam, an old WWE champion and a champion whom he’d been watching since he was 12.

“I wasn’t nervous at all that night. I was just so excited, and I couldn’t wait to get in front of the crowd and show them what I do,” Paris said.

Paris hopes to be wrestling with TNA for a while and also hopes his DJ career may shoot off. If all else fails, he said will have

an advertising degree to fall back on.

“I don’t know if there is a ‘who’ that inspires me. I am more inspired by my failures, shortcomings, pain and missed opportunities.

Every time I miss a match, it inspires me to want to do better next time,. Every time I miss an opportunity, it inspires me to not miss it next time,” Paris said.

“I am now in a comfortable place in life, and I never want to go back to how I was before this. I don’t want to be lacking direction in life. I’m trying my best.”

Paris’ live wrestling matches air on SPIKE TV Thursdays at 8 p.m.

too rowdy or causing trouble,” he said. “I think when it started becoming more frequent, the University and police started cracking down.”

Morgantown Fire Marshal Ken Tennant said the numbers show a different picture. The Morgantown Fire Department has been collecting decades of statistics for malicious burning, and he believes WVU’s colorful couch burning history is completely unfounded.

“I think it’s almost like folklore,” he said. “People hear stories from their parents when they were here or from other fraternity members.”

An official report lists

yearly fire totals from 19862012. Before 1997, there were never more than 20 street fires a year. In 1997, there were 120.

The yearly average since ‘97 is 113 and peaked at 255 fires in 2003.

The report also includes a list of Morgantown’s worst nights for fires. One of the most notable was a game against Virginia Tech in 2003, when 120 fires were lit in one night.

The most recent date on the list is the night of the riot following WVU’s game against Texas.

“Our personnel and engines were basically attacked by people throwing debris,” Tennant said.

“If you’re celebrating a victory, how does that turn into picking up a rock and throwing it at a firefighter or a police officer? I can’t make that connection.”

Legislation has increased the penalties for recreational arsonists in recent years, and couch burning is now a felony punishable with prison time and expulsion from the University.

Natalie Shook, a professor of behavioral sciences at WVU, said mob mentality plays a factor in the increased number of incidents.

“It’s about the heat of the moment,” she said. “People don’t feel that they’re individually responsible be-

cause they’re not the only ones doing it,” she said.

Through a process called ‘de-individuation,’ crowdgoers can subconsciously absolve themselves of responsibility for the behavior of the group, even if those actions include throwing bottles at police officers or lighting street fires.

“People remove their personal identity when they get caught up in a group, and when you add alcohol, it becomes the perfect storm,” Shook said.

Although this is one explanation, Shook said she believes it isn’t a excuse for the riots.

“Even if you weren’t the

one throwing the beer bottle or the one lighting the couch fire, you being there and not calling people out is just encouraging it,” she said. “People don’t realize the damage they’ve caused or the impact they’ve had on the people around them.”

Graduating senior Chase Vasale said students will always party, regardless of the consequences.

“Partying is normal,” he said. “Students, just like any organization, react to authority. If police are cracking down, they’ll just alter the way they have fun.”

ing books to receive more money for their older editions.

Each bookstore has a different demand for books. Therefore, some bookstores might offer you more money for your book.

WVU student Grace Ejiba sold back her book to the WVU Bookstore and said she then realized she could have gotten more money elsewhere.

“I went to sell back my textbook, and first they wouldn’t take it because there was a new edition coming out. They finally decided to give me twenty dollars for a book I

spent over a hundred on.

I checked online and saw that I could have gotten a lot more,” she said.

David Lang, manager of the WVU Bookstore, said the sooner students sell books back, the better.

“It’s all about supply and demand, and this is when the demand is highest. Right about now is the best time to sell back,” he said. “This is when we know what professors are using the next term, and that’s how we determine what books we need. We will pay back 85 percent of the selling price.”

and coach Bob Huggins, as well as West Virginia Senate President Jeff Kessler.

The two-day event will wrap up with a reception two hours before the men’s game against the Thundering Herd.

“It’s just an opportunity for individuals in the reunion-type format to get together to congregate,” Berry said.

“Cheerleaders will stop by, and we’ll have live entertainment.”

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Morgantown City Council holds special session Tuesday Prior to the regular Morgantown City Council meeting Tuesday, the council held a special session involving legislative priorities.

West Virginia senate members and delegates attended the meeting to discuss issues concerning the council as well as possible solutions for the upcoming legislative session.

The issues of publishing tax records and airport safety were addressed.

During the regular council meeting, two Morgantown firefighters received promotions to the positions of captain and lieutenant.

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The council also discussed the financing terms for a capital lease purchasing project that will finance new fire trucks and other necessary items.

This purchase will be financed through BB&T and will not exceed $1 million.

The council also discussed authorizing Mayor Jim Manilla to sign and allow execution of a Governor’s Community Participation grant for members of Diversity.

Diversity is a group that provides career fairs and aims to educate Morgantown youth.

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books

Continued from page 1 Some students are upset after receiving close to nothing for their books.

As the time nears, store managers encourage students to consider their options.

Morgantown offers students the options of the WVU bookstore, Bookholders or the Book Exchange.

When professors decide to use newer editions, the value of the older editions decreases.

However, the Internet may allow those sell-

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UNDERGROUND SOUND

‘All I Was’ Tremonti ««««

‘We Wear White’ E.D Sedgwick ««««

Esteemed modern rock guitarist Mark Tremonti released his inner metalhead on his first solo project, “All I Was.” For fans of Tremonti’s work with rock juggernauts Creed and Alter Bridge, his dive into heavy metal will come as no surprise. He has long been considered one of the premier guitarists in the modern rock scene, and his metal roots are ever-present thanks to his widespread use of tremolo picking, pinch harmonics and shred-tastic legato lines.

While “All I Was” is not entirely different than what we have already heard from Tremonti in these other projects, it is definitely still excellent.

It’s clear the guitar virtuoso took his solo debut seriously, and the result is a polished and hard-hitting effort sure to keep you banging your head in approval for its 50-minute duration.

Tremonti’s guitar work is impressive as always, but the biggest surprise on this release is the guitarist’s vocal aptitude.

The dude can sing.

We have heard him play key backup vocal roles in Alter Bridge and Creed, but Tremonti seizes the role of frontman on “All I Was,” and the result is magnificent.

Passionate and harmonious melodies combine with gruffy rhythms to create a vocal range that is altogether pleasant and refined.

I knew Tremonti could sing – I just didn’t know he could sing quite this well, and that is the album’s biggest reward.

Combine these pipes with Tremonti’s aggressive guitar stylings and drummer Garrett Whitlock’s driving rhythms, and the result is a remarkable display of musicianship.

If you’re a fan of the heavier outings of Alter Bridge and Creed, Tremonti’s debut release will satisfy your craving for some modernrock goodness.

Pop it in, put up your horns and enjoy.

Justin Verber now answers to his transgender alter-ego E.D. Sedgwick.

A far cry from purity that is nothing short of bizarre, the artist’s fourth full-length effort, “We Wear White,” defines the revamped Sedgwick persona.

Sedgwick, whose stage name was developed as a play on the late Andy Warhol muse, holds on to his signature scratchy and untamed approach, and he trades in lackluster lyricism for a dirtier disposition.

Dischord Records, the Washington, D.C.-based independent label cofounded by Fugazi’s Ian MacKaye, focuses on Sedgwick’s doit-yourself creativity, and Sedgwick continues to be one of the many artists on the label who serves as a contributing factor to the capitol’s post-punk scene.

Just one of Verber’s five musical outfits, this D.C. project attempts to produce a dirtier and more aggressive set list without overbearing flamboyance.

Disconnecting from Verber’s earlier concept projects, the curious tempo changes layer the tracks to create a classic, yet capricious sound.

Capturing bluesy guitar riffs on the suitable opening track, “Dirty,” the shift to “Hex of Sex” emphasizes in this influence and adds a deepening bass line and female vocalization.

The sporadic tune “Rockin’ the Boat” keeps up the uncanny rock and blues instrumentals and leads seamlessly into “Goddam” without reservation.

“Mina” sets itself apart, staying quiet and timeless with only its distant vocals, calm guitars and soft drums, just before blasting back into the erratic and punk-driven resonance that finishes up the album in tracks “Ghost Dick” and “Weatherman.”

Certainly a sound for the experimental ear, “We Wear White” serves up an impure batch of alternative and punk innovation.

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Sculptures, drawings on display inside Creative Arts Center by alec berry web editor

A collection of sculptures and drawings by Richard Rezac is now on exhibit in the Laura Mesaros Gallery at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center.

Opened Oct. 11, the gallery showcases an assortment of Rezac’s work produced 2003-12.

Viewing is free and open to both students and Morgantown residents; all you must do is ask for the door to be unlocked.

Rezac is a world-renowned sculptor whose work has been featured in many galleries and showrooms.

Such places include the Portland Art Museum, the Hoffman Gallery of Chicago and the Kunstverein Recklinghausen of Germany.

As part of his achievements, he’s also been awarded the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, the Rome Prize Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award, in addition to other acknowledgments.

He is also a professor of sculpture at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

The work at the CAC showcases Rezac’s usual abstract style, but it doesn’t exactly leave the viewer hanging.

Through a consistent use of pink, white and chrome, Rezac creates a manufactured sensibility that riffs on

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A collection of sculptures and drawings hangs inside the Creative Arts Center’s Laura Mesaros Gallery. the Art Deco movement.

In many ways, the work is minimal.

Rectangularity overpowers the collection and in conjunction with the shape, most pieces incorporate a variety of materials – from aluminum and bronze to cherry wood and polyurethane – to further conceive this notion

Rezac’s style is marked by a copious use of rectangles, as shown by this sculpture.

of the assembly line.

The materials themselves also play a part in Rezac’s big picture. His selection of materials certainly shouldn’t be overlooked, as they all seem to speak to a certain concern.

Aside from the sculptures, a few drawings by Rezac line a gallery wall.

These pieces are also rect-

angular in nature, and they tend to resemble blueprints or even the compass rose.

The collection will be on display at the CAC until Dec. 6.

For more information on Richard Rezac, visit www. richardrezac.com. aberry3@mail.wvu.edu

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Time for a compromise

Twenty-six days. That’s the amount of time our government has to do the unthinkable. That is to say, that’s how much time our elected leaders have to come to an agreement before our already fragile economy flies off the fiscal cliff and plunges into an abyss of across-the-board spending cuts and an automatic tax increase for businesses and the middle class.

It will certainly be an incredible testament to the failure of our Congress if a deal is not met by midnight

of Dec 31. This wholly avoidable catastrophe could reverse any semblance of progress our economy has made in the past several years and would signal a new low for our historically ineffectual Congress.

All parties involved – in fact, all Americans – have everything to lose. Considering the high stakes involved, an obvious question comes to mind : why are our leaders continuing to insist on playing political football, rather than putting the best interests of

this country ahead of their petty political ambitions for once? The only possible explanation is that their stubbornness and thirst for power prevent them from carrying out their fundamental responsibilities and doing what’s best for the country.

It is inexplicable that our leadership has kicked the can this far down the road when they’ve had several years to deal with this problem. But of course, time hasn’t run out yet. However, the clock is ticking.

With about three weeks to go, the Democrats and Republicans need to reach a compromise, and they need to do it now. Yes, that’s right. A compromise.

Divided government and the resultant political gridlock have made this staple of all legislative progress a dirty word. But if we are going to avoid this self-inflicted economic catastrophe, there must be a compromise.

That means both sides must make concessions.

Republicans have to ac-

cept their defeat in the latest election and agree to some tax increases.

Likewise, Democrats must agree to chart a path of fiscal responsibility, which means cutting some entitlement programs.

Compromise is the only way out of this mess and if our government can’t accomplish this and avoid the oncoming disaster, the entire country will pay a hefty price.

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People stand by a small shrine outside the Long Island home of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher Monday in West Babylon, N.Y.

NFL murder-suicide highlights need for gun-control debate david perry columnist

Jovan Belcher, a 25-yearold linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, murdered Kasandra Perkins, his girlfriend and the mother of his three-month-old daughter, by shooting her in the chest several times Saturday morning. He then drove to the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice facility, where he shot himself in front of his coach and general manager.

It is hard to understand the motive or cause behind this tragic event. Reports have come in about

the fractious nature of the relationship between Belcher and Perkins, and some have even suggested that the toll football takes on the human brain was partially responsible for Belcher’s actions. Perhaps the guilt from killing Perkins drove Belcher to commit suicide. The one thing Belcher’s suicide has in common with the majority of all suicides committed by men in America is that it was undertaken with a gun.

The National Institute of Mental Health reports that suicide is the seventh leading cause of death for males in America, with a staggering 56 percent of all suicides involving firearms.

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin

has introduced suicide prevention as a key issue to be addressed during his term.

Without addressing the role guns play, any attempt at reducing the suicide rate, at least among men, will fall short of its goal.

It is pretty clear from taking even a cursory look at the data that gun control and suicide rates are linked. States with high levels of gun control, like New York, California and Maryland, have among the lowest rates of suicide in the country. States with low levels of gun control, like Nevada, Montana and Wyoming, are all among top five highest suicide rates in the country. West Virginia falls in the top half of states

at 17.

So, it seems that implementing stricter gun laws would help Governor Tomblin in his quest to lower suicide rates. Unfortunately for Governor Tomblin, doing so would be politically disastrous in West Virginia.

Restricting gun ownership is an extremely sensitive subject, especially in West Virginia. It has the sixth highest rate of background checks by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System per 100,000 residents in the country, which in itself suggests a high rate of gun ownership. Guns are an inextricable part of West Virginia’s culture, from the mascot of West Virginia

University’s famous rifle to the first day of hunting season, when some schools offer a day off for the occasion.

Most West Virginian gun owners I’ve met are very adamant about protecting their Second Amendment rights and would not suffer any sort of real infringement on that right.

The implementation of any effective screening process for gun ownership would be impractical, as well. Even minimal psychiatric evaluations for prospective gun owners would take an overwhelming amount of time and manpower and would be subject to all sorts of errors and subjectivity that would

not sit well with West Virginians. Finding a method for keeping guns out of the hands of those who would harm themselves without widespread regulation and restrictions would be ideal, but as far as I know, there is no such thing.

Addressing suicide prevention while ignoring the role guns play in many suicides would be irresponsible. Restricting gun ownership in West Virginia is a tenuous proposition politically. It seems Tomblin has an unenviable choice to make. If it were up to me, I’d trade my rights to gun ownership to lower the number of men lost to suicide. But then, I would make a terrible politician.

US, Israel on wrong side of history with votes against Palestinian statehood heather pickerell the harvard crimson

Thursday, November 29, was a historic day. Palestine’s status in the United Nations was upgraded to a “non-member observer state,” implying that the UN now recognizes the existence of a Palestinian state.

One hundred and fifty countries voted in favor of formally acknowledging that four million Palestinians can call the West Bank and the Gaza Strip their country, and only nine voted against. Israel, the United States, Canada, and a smattering of Pacific Island nations voluntarily wrote themselves into the history books as villains to IsraeliPalestinian peace process. Israel needs to realize that using tactics of oppression to undermine the possibility of a two-

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state solution are outdated and must change to reflect recent developments. Meanwhile, the United States must learn that it is alone in its unilateral support of Israel and should do more to support the Palestinian Authority in the face of Israeli belligerency.

UN recognition of Palestine should be an important step forward to finally establishing a secure state for the Palestinians. But Israel’s approach to the “Palestinian problem” is outdated and requires reevaluation in light of the recent U.N. vote. For a long time, Israel has used brute force to agitate the Palestinian territories and used the dysfunction caused by Israeli meddling as an excuse to not bring any realistic demands to the negotiating table. The Israeli embargo on the Gaza Strip, which prevents goods like construction materials from passing in to the area, only convinces Palestinians that peaceful dip-

lomatic efforts are failing and that violence is the only way to defend Palestinian interests.

The Israeli government has used the separation wall and Jewish settlements throughout the West Bank to prevent a geographically coherent potential Palestinian state. Israel does this under the guise of security. However, the Israeli government needs to understand that the best way to promote its country’s security is to convince the rest of the world that they are no longer oppressing Palestinians and rather intend to live alongside them in peace.

Unfortunately, Israel’s actions after the UN vote demonstrate that the hawkish Netanyahu administration cares little for a two-state solution.

In fact, Israel revealed on Friday that it would commence with construction plans for 3,000 settler homes in a highly contentious area known as E1 in the West Bank, a move that

was immediately condemned

by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Israel then announced that it would withhold $120 million in tax revenues that it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.

These moves come on the heels of a bloody Israeli military operation on the Gaza Strip, which killed more than 150 Palestinians, including many women and children.

This was an extreme response to a Hamas operation that killed only a few Israelis. The deaths of innocent Palestinians do nothing but increase support for Hamas’ terrorist activities in the West Bank, weakening the non-violent Palestinian Authority that currently governs the West Bank.

If Israel ever wants peace, it must stop antagonizing the Palestinians. The rest of the world has spoken, and overwhelming international support for the creation of a Palestinian state is clear. It is time

for Israel to get on board, too.

The United States, too, is on the wrong side of history. Just a year ago, President Obama threatened to veto Palestine’s bid to achieve full member status of the United Nations.

Recently, he pledged support for the recent occupation of the Gaza Strip, despite news of IDF soldiers killing entire Palestinian families in Gaza and shooting dead Palestinians protesting against the IDF in the West Bank. Israel has long been an important ally to the United States, but unwavering U.S. support for Israeli belligerency is unacceptable in light of the death of innocents. American support for Israel has long been unpopular in the Middle East and has proven to be a major diplomatic obstacle between newly democratic Arab countries such as Egypt. It is time for America to do the right thing and work toward establishing a state of Palestine,

even if that means ignoring the more aggressive demands of Israel.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated shortly after the UN vote, “The moment has arrived for the world to say clearly: enough of aggression, settlements and occupation…[and] issue a birth certificate of the reality of the State of Palestine.” I hope that we can continue to talk about the “State of Palestine” and “the Palestinian government” rather than “the occupied territories.”

But perhaps this is too hopeful: Today, Israel holds all the cards in its Likudruled hands and has America’s indefatigable support as the ace up its sleeve. The history books have yet to be written, and I can only hope that the political tide in Israel will turn and future Israeli governments will show a gentler hand in the coming years.

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DAILY HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you could experience an inordinate amount of pressure, as often what you feel could be in conflict with what you think or must do. People pick up on your mixed messages. You are better off explaining your internal battle to others, even though they likely will know about it anyway.

If you are single, check out someone you meet with care. This person might not be everything he or she portrays him- or herself to be.

Take a full year to get to know each other. If you are attached, the two of you will learn to communicate far better, which allows you to open up more. Caring flows between you.

VIRGO can be demanding.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Focus on a project that you must complete. A partner or an associate could act like a taskmaster and frustrate you to no end. Understand your limits here, and tap into your ingenuity. You just might find a way to lighten up the situation.

Tonight: To the wee hours.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH Your imagination knows no limits, and it opens you up to a new way of thinking. You could find that a friend wants more, which confuses you on some level, as you have kept romance and friendship separate. Be true to yourself. Tonight: Let the fun begin.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH You might decide to call it an early day and head home; on the other hand, some of you will decide to just enjoy a day off. Of all the signs, you have the least amount of toler-

ance for boredom. Take up a new hobby to invigorate your daily life.

Tonight: Make it easy.

do. Meetings could be quite important. Use them for networking. Tonight: Only where people are.

C ANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH Express yourself in a clear and succinct manner. Realize your limits within a discussion. No matter how creative you get, there are some things that are best left unsaid. Take time for a child or a new friend. Tonight: Catch up on a neighbor’s news.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH Carefully rethink a situation involving a boss or higher-up.

You could feel quite restricted, as you sense this person’s negativity.

The question remains: Is there really negativity here, or are you projecting it onto the situation? Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH You no longer can avoid taking a hard look at your budget. You might feel uncomfortable at first, but it is better than not having enough money for the holidays. You’ll come up with some good ideas that could make the next few weeks even more special. Tonight: Buy a gift on the way home.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Listen to your sixth sense.

You know when something is off.

You need to honor those feelings, as they could prevent a problem before it happens. Someone at a distance or on a trip could rain on your parade. Tonight: Detach, and you will see more.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Confusion surrounds a project, and possibly even a loved one. A misunderstanding might not be all that bad, as perhaps you have not yet heard the whole story. You’ll feel happier when you do. Your creativity surges as a result. Tonight: Whatever makes you smile.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH A partner whispers in your ear and has a lot to share. You listen, though you might want more information. A boss or an older friend could be challenging. Though you get feedback, your sixth sense tells you something different. Follow your instincts. Tonight: Be a team player.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HH Know when you want to pull back.

You could be taken aback by the assumptions someone close to you makes. You might not be sure what direction to head in. Do not worry so much. Try to think positively. Tonight: Make an adjustment to your thinking.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH Think carefully about what is being proposed. The problem lies in how much is being thrown on your plate. Not one person approaches you to help, either. You have to choose with whom and on what project you want to be involved. Tonight: Join friends.

SCORPIO (OC T. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH Emphasize others. You understand your own strength and where it comes from. You need less support than many other people

BORN TODAY Entrepreneur Walt Disney (1901), U.S. Army Gen. George Custer (1839), politician Strom Thurmond (1902)

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Unapproachable 7 Heavy shoe 13 Like Steven Wright’s delivery 15 Fragrant hybrid bloom 16 Unusually large 17 They enjoy being cruel 18 GPS display 19 Scottish refusal 20 Melodic passages 21 Cabbage head?

23 E. __ bacteria 24 Hug 27 Buckeyes’ sch.

29 Blunt blade 32 Main idea 33 Defensive story 35 “I hate when you do that!”

36 Balkan Peninsula capital 37 Profit share 38 Heavenly hunter 40 Prov. on Lake Superior 41 Tottenham tot toters 43 Squares 44 Grape soda brand 46 A in German class 47 Light spectrum extreme 48 L.A. Sparks’ org.

50 Contractor’s details 52 Ones with a common heritage 55 Eyeball 56 “Grimm” network 59 Put away, as a hunting knife 60 More apt to pout 62 Many a Nickelodeon watcher 63 Exalt 64 Astonishingly enough 65 Carol opener DOWN 1 Air Wick target 2 It can go on for years 3 Dieter’s count 4 Picks from a lineup 5 *”Break Like the Wind” band 6 Thin ice, say 7 Berenstain youngster, e.g.

8 Active beginning?

9 Maryland state bird, for one

10 *TV drama narrated by a teen blogger 11 Apropos of 12 Storied loch 14 Can’t be without 15 Bag-checking agcy.

21 Hgar’s daughter 22 The answers to starred clues start with kinds of them, and are arranged in them 24 Canon rival 25 Worst possible turnout 26 *Double-date extra 28 Tries to please a master, perhaps 30 Diminish by degrees 31 Arp contemporary 33 Trendy healthful berry 34 *Chemical connection that involves a transfer of electrons 39 Classic autos 42 Is guilty of a dinner table no-no 45 Congenital 47 Shakespearean setting

49 Falls for a joke 51 Fleshy fruit 52 “Mike and Mike in the Morning” broadcaster 53 Via, briefly 54 China’s Sun Yat-__ 56 Calligrapher’s points 57 Seat restraint 58 Hudson Bay native 61 Forest female

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‘A Chorus Line’ to perform at CAC

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by hunter homistek a&e editor

The Tony Award-winning musical “A Chorus Line” is set to perform at West Virginia University’s Creative Arts Center tonight at 7:30 p.m.

One of the most passionate and heartfelt musicals ever to grace the stage, “A Chorus Line” tells the story of 17 Broadway dancers who risk everything for a

chance at stardom.

“It’s an inspiring performance for anyone who has ever had a dream and fought hard for it,” said David Ryan, Arts & Entertainment public relations specialist. “These characters really are looking at the chance of a lifetime, and they’re going to sing and dance their hearts out for it.”

The show has captured the hearts of critics and the-

ater fans alike since its inception in 1975, and it has a lavish trophy case to show for its success.

Thanks to this motivating and heartening storyline, the musical has earned nine Tony Awards, including the prestigious distinction of “Best Musical.”

In addition, it captured the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1976, a feat rarely won by musicals.

For these accolades

“A Chorus Line” remains the sixth longest-running Broadway show in the venue’s history. “‘A Chorus Line’ is an alltime classic,” Ryan said.

“You can’t help but get taken away into the journey of these aspiring performers putting it all on the line for their passion.”

With Christmas just around the corner, “A Chorus Line” is the perfect show to help you reflect on your

life and help you garner an appreciation for the efforts and sacrifices made by many on a day-to-day basis.

The nationally touring production of “A Chorus Line” promises to provide exceptional storytelling, top-quality acting and world-class dance and song that will leave the audience breathless.

The show is nearing a sell-out, and Ryan urges prospective attendees

to act fast if they wish to catch a slice of Broadway in Morgantown.

“The response has been fantastic, and only a limited number of tickets remain, so if you’re thinking about it, get them now,” Ryan said.

“This is one singular sensation you don’t want to miss.”

For current ticketing availability, call 304-293-SHOW. hunter.homistek@mail.wvu.edu

Review: ‘The Hobbit’ suffers from story bloat (AP) — Judging part one of Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” prelude “The Hobbit” is a bit like reviewing a film after seeing only the first act.

Yet here goes: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is stuffed with Hollywood’s latest technology – 3-D, highspeed projection and Dolby’s Atmos surround sound system. The result is some eye candy that truly dazzles and some that utterly distracts, at least in its test-run of 48 frames a second, double the projection rate that has been standard since silent-film

days.

It’s also overstuffed with, well, stuff. Prologues and sidestepping backstory.

Long, boring councils among dwarves, wizards and elves.

A shallow blood feud extrapolated from sketchy appendices to J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” to give the film a bad guy.

Remember the interminable false endings of “The Return of the King,” the Academy Award-winning finale of Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings”?

“An Unexpected Journey” has a similar bloat throughout its nearly three hours, in which

Tolkien’s brisk story of intrepid little hobbit Bilbo Baggins is drawn out and diluted by dispensable trimmings better left for DVD extras.

Two more parts are coming, so we won’t know how the whole story comes together until the finale arrives in summer 2014. Part one’s embellishments may pay off nicely, but right now, “An Unexpected Journey” looks like the start of an unnecessary trilogy better told in one film.

Split into three books, “The Lord of the Rings” was a natural film trilogy, running nearly half a million words, five times

as long as “The Hobbit.”

Jackson and his wife, Fran Walsh, along with screenwriting partners Philippa Boyens and Guillermo del Toro – who once was attached to direct “The Hobbit,” with Jackson producing – have meticulously mined Tolkien references to events that never played out in any of the books (stuff the filmmakers call the “in-between bits”).

With that added material, they’re building a much bigger epic than Tolkien’s book, the unexpected journey of homebody Bilbo (Martin Freeman, with Ian Holm re-

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Bilbo has no desire to hit the road after wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen, grandly reprising his own “Rings” role) and a company of dwarves turn up to enlist him on a quest to retake a dwarf mountain kingdom from the dragon that decimated it.

Yet off he goes, encountering trolls, goblins, savage orcs and a grisly guy named Gollum (Andy Serkis, re-creating the character that pioneered motion-capture performance in “The Lord of the Rings”).

Improved by a decade of visual-effects advances, Gollum solidifies his standing as one of the creepiest movie creatures ever. And as big-screen prologue moments go, Bilbo’s acquisition of Gollum’s precious ring of power may be second only to Darth Vader’s first hissy breath at the end of George Lucas’ “Star Wars” prequels.

“An Unexpected Journey” resurrects other “Rings” favorites, some who didn’t appear in “The Hobbit” (Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins, Cate Blanchett as elf queen Galadriel, Christopher Lee as wizard Saruman) and some who did (Hugo Weaving as elf lord Elrond).

Richard Armitage debuts as dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield, ennobled from a fairly comical figure in Tolkien’s text to a brooding warrior king in the mold of Viggo Mortensen from the “Rings” trilogy.

The filmmakers also pluck orc bruiser Azog out of Tolkien’s footnotes and make him Thorin’s sworn enemy. Azog’s a bland antagonist, adding little more than one-dimensional bluster.

While there are plenty of orc skewerings and goblin beheadings, the action is lighter and more cartoonish than that of “The Lord of the Rings.” Still, much of it is silly fun, particularly a battle along a maze of footbridges suspended throughout a goblin cave.

The potential sea change with “The Hobbit” is Jackson’s 48-frame rate. Most theaters are not yet equipped for that speed, so the film largely will play at the standard 24 frames a second.

Proponents, including James Cameron, say higher frame rates provide more lifelike images, sharpen 3-D effects, and lessen or elimi-

nate a flickering effect known as “strobing” that comes with camera motion. I saw the movie first at 24 frames a second and then at 48, and they’re absolutely right that higher speeds clarify the picture. Strobing noticeable at 24 frames is gone at 48, providing a continuity that greatly improves the action sequences.

And the panoramas are like Middle-earth actually come to life, as though you’re standing on a hill looking down at the hobbits’ Shire. If Cameron’s “Avatar” was like looking through a window at a fantastical landscape, “An Unexpected Journey” at 48 frames is like removing the glass so you can step on through.

But with great clarity comes greater vision. At 48 frames, the film is more true to life, sometimes feeling so intimate it’s like watching live theater.

That close-up perspective also brings out the fakery of movies. Sets and props look like phony stage trappings at times, the crystal pictures bleaching away the painterly quality of traditional film.

This may be cinema’s future, and the results undoubtedly will improve over time.

It’ll be an adjustment for audiences, though, and like the warmth of analog vinyl vs. the precision of digital music, the dreaminess of traditional film vs. the crispness of high-frame rates will be a matter of taste.

The technology may improve the story’s translation to the screen. There’s just not that much story to Tolkien’s “Hobbit,” though. Jackson is stretching a breezy 300 pages to the length of a Dickens miniseries, and those inbetween bits really stick out in part one.

“I do believe the worst is behind us,” Bilbo remarks as “An Unexpected Journey” ends.

From a hobbit’s lips to a filmmaker’s ears. Let’s hope Jackson has the goods to improve on a so-so start. Otherwise, “The Hobbit” – subtitled “There and Back Again”

by Tolkien – is going to feel like traveling the same road more than twice.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” released by the Warner Bros. banner New Line Cinema and MGM, is rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images. Running time: 169 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

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SPORTS

Wednesday December 5, 2012

CAPITAL PAIN

Amit Batra Sports writer

WVU must correct shooting woes For any West Virginia sports team, defeating instate rival Marshall is a defining moment.

For the No. 23 WVU women’s basketball team, that was the game plan when it traveled to Charleston, W.Va., to face the Thundering Herd in the Capital Classic Tuesday night.

I felt that this game would be a strong indicator if the Mountaineers were going to be consistent throughout the season. Facing an in-state rival such as Marshall could motivate West Virginia, but a loss could certainly question how consistent the team would be in winning consecutive games.

After coming off an impressive win against a tough UVA team, Marshall would impose a different threat of wanting to defeat a ranked team in West Virginia in order to boost the program and for the obvious – the opportunity for bragging rights.

WVU opened the game with an 8-0 start and six points from senior center Ayana Dunning.

It seemed as though everything would fall early for the Mountaineers. Marshall would soon answer and make the game competitive in the first half.

WVU’s arch rival often provided just as much pressure defensively as head coach Mike Carey’s squad.

Offensively, the Mountaineers would get good looks, but the inability to hit those shots paid dividends once again.

Yes, I understand WVU is a transitional team, but the shots need to go in more consistently than what’s been going on lately. Often, there would be one too many passes as well.

In the first half, freshman Bria Holmes was the spark off the bench with 13 points and three rebounds.

She gained the starting nod in the second half, while junior guard Christal Caldwell sat out.

As a whole the Mountaineers shot 33.3 percent from the field on 13-of-39 shooting in the first half. Marshall did one step better with 41.7 percent from the field – even though it trailed WVU by 12 going into the half.

WVU did pull out the 6448 victory at the end of the day, but there is reason of concern with the shooting. If West Virginia can score merely off of transition points, that is fine, but once conference play comes along, this may not cut it.

The Mountaineers have a lot of promise when they have a balanced attack. In the second half, West Virginia was able to pull away from its arch rival, but it wasn’t always pretty.

Don’t get me wrong – this team is going to be very competitive, but not being able to knock down those open shots may be something that could come back and haunt West Virginia when a perennial power such as Baylor faces WVU. Until then, WVU should be able to improve. It’s still early in the season, and the team is 5-2. Without two hiccups in Orlando, Fla., this team could very well be ranked in the top 10 in the nation.

I see all the potential in this team even without center Asya Bussie. Carey still wasn’t satisfied with the team’s energy throughout the night.

“Give Marshall credit; they played hard,” Carey said. “We just didn’t play hard. We played hard the other night against Virginia.

I told them (the players) I was embarrassed. We got a long way to go.

“We came here tonight and just didn’t play hard. I know what we can do. Give them (Marshall) credit.

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West Virginia head coach Mike Carey talks to his team in the huddle during Tuesday night’s Capital Classic matchup against Marshall.

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Freshman Holmes scores 15, leads Mountaineers to win in Capital Classic

By Shea Ulisney Sports writer

The West Virginia women’s basketball defeated Marshall University last night at the Charleston Civic Center for an exciting in-state rivalry game in the Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic, 64-48.

The game was the 53rd meeting between the two teams, and the victory marked Marshall’s eighth consecutive loss to the Mountaineers. West Virginia advanced its win streak to two games to result in a record of 5-2 on the season.

An injury during warm-

ups caused starting point guard Linda Stepney to sit out for the game. Junior Brooke Hampton started in her place.

The Mountaineers were the first to score with a jumper made by West Virginia’s senior center Ayana Dunning.

Sophomore forward Averee Fields advanced WVU’s lead to 4-0, and Dunning added another four points before Marshall answered with a jumper made by forward Ezeigbo Chukwuka.

WVU true freshman guard Bria Holmes recorded 13 of 15 total points

in the first half while Duning chipped in another six points. The Mountaineers entered the half leading the Herd by 12, 35-23.

In the 25th minute, a steal

by Holmes gave West Virginia’s junior guard Taylor Palmer an opportunity for a layup to advance the Mountaineers lead, 37-23.

A free throw made by sophomore forward Crystal Leary in the 79th minute gave West Virginia a 19-point lead, its largest in the game. Leary led the Mountaineers in scoring in the second half with eight of her 12 total points.

Head coach Mike Carey

was impressed with Leary’s performance.

“She plays hard every game,” Carey said. “I told her whether you do good or bad, as long as you play hard, and she does that every game.”

The Mountaineers were able to limit the Herd to only 25 points in the second half.

West Virginia shot 35.3 percent (24-68) from the field. The Herd shot 34.5 percent (19-55).

The Mountaineers outrebounded the Herd 4841. West Virginia forced 26 turnovers for 33 points off of turnovers, and they limited Marshall to 12 points off of 20 turnovers.

Holmes was named the Most Outstanding Player of the game.

“My game plan for tonight was to hustle, just play basketball and not worry about the crowd,” Holmes said.

“I think I executed it well. I came out and did what I had to do. We got the W, so I’m proud.”

Although the Mountaineers pulled off a win, Carey was disappointed with the lack of intensity from his team and gave credit to Marshall’s work ethic during the game.

“We got a long way to

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Men’s BasketBALL

WVU set for Capital Classic matchup with Herd by michael carvelli sports editor

For years, the Capital Classic between West Virginia and Marshall has been full of extremely close contests.

Prior to last year’s game, 11 of the last 13 meetings between the two in-state rivals had been decided by less than 10 points. But, led by seniors Kevin Jones and Truck Bryant, the Mountaineers marched into the Charleston Civic Center and showed their dominance against the Thundering Herd en route to a 16-point victory.

But with a talented and experienced Marshall team hungry to avenge last season’s loss, WVU knows it is going to have its work cut out for it in order to come away with its sixth win in the last seven meetings.

“We’ve been practicing hard; everybody knows this will be a good game,” said senior forward Deniz Kilicli. “Marshall’s a good team.

“They always play really hard against us, and they always have good players.”

If the Mountaineers want to have success against Marshall, Huggins understands that his team is going to have to survive the battle on the glass. The Herd has been one of the nation’s best rebounding teams, outrebounding opponents by nearly seven rebounds per game.

And head coach Tom Herrion’s team features two of the best rebounders in the nation in seniors Dennis Tinnon and Nigel Spikes.

The frontcourt duo both average more than nine rebounds per game, while WVU’s frontcourt tandem of Kilicli and junior Aaric Murray are averaging more than 13 rebounds per

game.

The Mountaineers are 2-1 this season in games when they outrebound their opponents.

“They’re a terrific rebounding team. I think, in their five wins, they’ve outrebounded their opponents by 12 per game,” Huggins said. “We haven’t outrebounded anybody.

We don’t outrebound ourselves in practice.”

In addition to the talented frontcourt, the Thundering Herd is led by junior guard DeAndre Kane, who is averaging 16 points per game and is No. 4 in the country with 8.4 assists per game.

West Virginia is looking to win back-to-back nonconference games for the first time since December 2011 and get back to .500 with a victory in what Huggins is sure will be a hostile environment at the Civic Center Wednesday night.

But for that to happen, the Mountaineers will look for Murray to continue to improve after a slow start to the season.

Murray and sophomore point guard Juwan Staten are the only Mountaineers to average double figures through the first five games.

The 6-foot-10 center has been limited to just 21 minutes per game through the first five contests of the season because of foul trouble and struggles with getting back into game shape after suffering a few setbacks along the way in the preseason.

He’s coming off his best game of the season, however, as he finished with 13 points and nine rebounds against VMI Wednesday at the Coliseum.

“Aaric hasn’t scratched the surface of what he can do,” Huggins said. “It’s different being out there in

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West Virginia junior center Aaric Murray looks on during the Mountaineers’ game against VMI earlier in the season. practice and being out there in a game.”

The Mountaineers are preparing to start a difficult stretch of four games against the Thundering Herd, Virginia Tech, Duquesne and No. 3 Michigan. Huggins believes stretches like this will have his team ready to go to start Big 12 Conference play.

“I said when we came in here that we were going to upgrade the schedule and that we were going to play people, and I think if you look at this year’s schedule and you look at what we’re doing next year, it’s not any easier,” Huggins said. “The theory is it does make you better down the stretch. It makes you more prepared.

“Sometimes it can kind of screw with guys’ confidence a little bit and get in their heads a little bit, but you hope that doesn’t happen, and I don’t think it has.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Wednesday December 5, 2012

Woods quietly posting impressive career at WVU

By Doug Walp Sports Writer

It’s no secret West Virginia’s receiving corps features the most productive combination of receivers in the entire country in Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey.

But the duo’s rampant success has actually somewhat overshadowed the growth and achievements of the Mountaineers’ thirdmost productive receiver this season.

Redshirt senior J.D. Woods’ numbers – 56 catches for 596 yards and four touchdowns – won’t necessarily jump off the page at you. But anyone that’s watched the Naples, Fla. native this season and throughout his career can confirm that Woods has developed into a very solid and reliable player.

West Virginia offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson, for example, recently remarked in an interview for WVUSports.com’s “Wearing the Jersey” that Woods, who has always been immensely talented, has just been a completely different player this season in regard to both his production and just his overall personality.

It wasn’t easy for Woods to get where he is today, though. After a decent sophomore season where he reigned in 18 catches for 205 yards and a touchdown in four starts, Woods sat out the first 11 games of the Dana Holgorsen era in 2011.

It could have been so easy for Woods to accept defeat at that point and leave the team like we’ve seen some

other WVU receivers do this season, but the then-redshirt junior persevered, and in Week 12 of 2011, Woods earned a start against the University of South Florida in a game that was an absolute must-win for the Mountaineers, in order to keep their dreams of a potential Big East championship and a possible BCS-berth alive.

Woods’ responded with season-highs of four catches for 38 yards, and West Virginia did indeed go on to claim a share of the 2011 Big East title and eventually advance to what became known as one of the most historic Discover Orange Bowl in the game’s history – a game in which Woods also had a 15-yard reception.

Woods’ minor successes at the end of 2011 only encouraged him to work harder this offseason, in order to become a bigger part of the offense this year.

Mission accomplished.

Because Woods, although the third most productive receiver on the team this year, has made his share of awe-inspiring plays this season, including an absolutely jaw-dropping onehanded catch in the closing moments of WVU’s first-ever Big 12 Conference game against Baylor. The grab ultimately preserved the game and the Mountaineers’ perfect season at the time, according to Geno Smith.

Smith admitted afterward it was one of the worst throws of his life, and Woods essentially bailed him out along with the rest of the team, because if

Woods hadn’t been able to somehow reel in the errant pass from Smith, it could have been picked off and returned for a touchdown.

The remarkable play also had his coaches chirping after the game, which ended 70-63, with the Mountaineers still standing.

“The catch that he made at the end was phenomenal,” Dawson said after the Baylor game. “I thought that was probably his best performance yet. His energy level, his attitude and everything about that kid right now is unbelievable.”

Another unbelievable scene came Saturday, as Woods, who committed to West Virginia after his first-ever trip to the school, joined his fellow Mountaineers’ seniors in a celebration he said he would cherish forever, after WVU’s 59-10 rout of Kansas.

“It’s a very memorable moment,” Woods said after his last game at Mountaineer Field Saturday. “It’s always good when you can execute and celebrate about it.

“I probably won’t ever forget this moment.”

Woods, who began his career with a touchdown against Coastal Carolina in September of 2010, fittingly found the end zone again in his career finale at home Saturday afternoon.

Was that of any significance to Woods, though?

“It makes me want to get another touchdown in this bowl game. It’s just all motivation,” he said.

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West Virginia senior wide receiver J.D. Woods salutes the crowd during Saturday’s game against Kansas.

AP

Bret Bielema agrees to leave Wisconsin for Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema has agreed to become the new coach at Arkansas, taking over a program that stumbled from scandal into an awful season that had begun with hopes of challenging for a national championship.

Bielema has agreed to a deal between 5-7 years with the Razorbacks, according to a person familiar with the situation, which was first reported by Yahoo Sports. The person, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the school had not announced the hire, said a news conference was planned for Wednesday.

The move was the second stunning hire at Arkansas, which brought in John L. Smith after firing Bobby Petrino this year after he hired his mistress to work in the football department.

Arkansas went 4-8 this season and athletic director Jeff Long announced after the season that Smith would not return.

Bielema is in his seventh season as Barry Alvarez’s hand-picked successor at Wisconsin. He’s 68-24 with the Badgers, with four double-digit win seasons, and he coached Wisconsin to a 17-14 win over Arkansas in his first season at the Capital One Bowl.

“He’s the guy Jeff was after all along,” the person said of Long. “It’s hard to get these coaches to sit still.”

The Badgers were down a bit this season, losing five close games. But they won the Big Ten championship game on Saturday in a 70-31 romp over Nebraska to secure their third straight trip to the Rose Bowl. They will play Stanford on Jan. 1.

The 42-year-old Bielema was the defensive coordinator at Wisconsin for two years before being promoted to head coach in 2006. He played for Iowa and started his coaching career there as an assistant under Hayden Fry and later Kirk Ferentz.

Bielema takes over an Arkansas program still reeling following the April scandal.

The Razorbacks had improved their win total in four straight seasons under Petrino, including a 21-5 mark in 2010-11, and finished last season ranked No. 5. They had talked openly in the spring about competing for the school’s first SEC championship and perhaps a national championship.

Then came the April 1 motorcycle accident that led to Petrino’s downfall.

The former Atlanta Falcons’

Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema holds up the trophy after Wisconsin defeated Nebraska 70-31 to win the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game Saturday in Indianapolis. coach initially lied about being alone during the wreck, though the married father of four later admitted to riding with his mistress – a former Arkansas volleyball player he had hired to work in the athletic department.

Smith, who had been an assistant the last three seasons at Arkansas under Petrino, was chosen by Long to keep the same system intact for a team that returned first-team All-SEC quarterback Tyler Wilson and a host of other key playmakers. The decision was lauded by the Razorbacks, who welcomed the personable Smith back with open arms.

The season hit the skids

with a stunning overtime loss to Louisiana-Monroe on Sept. 8, starting a fourgame losing streak that dropped Arkansas out of the rankings. The Razorbacks were unable to recover and finished with the school’s lowest win total since 2005 – missing a bowl game for the first time since Petrino’s first season in 2008.

“It’s very difficult for me to believe that is not a bowleligible team,” LSU coach Les Miles said following the Tigers’ win over the Razorbacks in the season finale.

“Watching the talent there, (it’s) very capable.”

Arkansas has yet to win the SEC since joining the league in 1992, though it’s

played in the conference’s championship game three times. It lost to Florida in the title game in 1995 under then coach Danny Ford and lost twice (2002, 2006) there under Houston Nutt.

The school had struggled to find its identity in the SEC since leaving the former Southwest Conference, but it appeared to have finally found just that under Petrino, who was hired after leaving Atlanta during the season in 2007.

The Razorbacks turned into an offensive powerhouse under Petrino. After winning 10 games and reaching the school’s first BCS bowl game in 2010, losing to Ohio State, Arkan-

sas won 11 games in 2011, capped by a Cotton Bowl win over Kansas State.

While the country watched closely to see how Arkansas would react following Petrino’s dismissal, Smith made headlines of his own throughout the season.

The former Michigan State and Louisville coach told The Associated Press before the season that he would likely have to file for bankruptcy following land deals gone wrong in Kentucky.

The 64-year-old filed in September – eventually revealing $40.7 million in debt – and came under fire from Arkansas fans for that and the mounting losses.

Bielema will look to end

AP

the turmoil and compete in an SEC West loaded with national powers Alabama and LSU, along with upand-comer Texas A&M. Long said during the season the new coach would be tasked with building on the recent success at the school, which is looking into expanding the 72,000seat Razorback Stadium and is currently building an 80,000-square-foot football operations center.

“Our new coach will be an individual who shares the passion for success our fans do, and who is willing to work relentlessly to achieve our goals,” Long said following the announcement of Smith’s departure.

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Wednesday December 5, 2012

Women’s basketball

Mountaineers not perfect, take down Herd

By Cody schuler Managing Editor

West Virginia head coach Mike Carey didn’t get an ideal performance from his team, but the No. 23 Mountaineers did enough to win their eighth-consecutive game against in-state rival Marshall.

Freshman Bria Holmes, playing in her first-ever Capital Classic, led all scorers with a career-high 15 points – an effort Carey said he was proud of.

“I thought the freshman came in, especially in the first half, Bria Holmes came in, hit some shots and did some good things,” he said.

Sophomore for ward Crystal Leary turned in the game’s lone doubledouble, finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Though her performance was a strong one on the stat sheet, it was her effort that Carey said was most critical to her team.

“She played hard; she plays hard every game,” he said. “If I can get everyone to play as hard as her – whether you play good or bad, (just) play hard – and she does that.”

Leary played 32 minutes in the game – tied for most on the team. She said West Virginia had established momentum following the Mountaineers’ 54-47 road victory against Virginia Sunday, and they hoped to carry it forward the Marshall game – a task easier said than done.

“We came out a little bit slow, and that’s what Coach Carey didn’t want,” she said.

“We came off a good win (at) Virginia, so he wanted us to come out with that same energy.”

Carey said he never stopped to worry about what Marshall was doing, instead focusing his energy on motivating his team to play harder.

“I spent the whole time on timeouts telling them we’re not playing hard.

That’s not fun as a coach, and that’s not fun as a team

either,” he said. “(Marshall) played harder than we did, but I was concerned with us because it seems like we got that early lead and we started standing around.”

Holmes said her performance, which earned her ‘Most Outstanding Player” honors, was the result of doing what Carey asked of her – playing with a lot of energy.

“My gameplan tonight was just to hustle and play basketball and not worry about anything else – don’t worry about the crowd or anything else, just play basketball,” she said.

“I think I executed it; I came out and did what I had to do and scored, and we got the win, so I’m proud.”

Holmes, one of five freshmen on West Virginia’s roster, shared the experience with her teammates of playing in her first Capital Classic.

A crowd of 2,606 was in attendance for the annual matchup against the two teams in the Charelston Civic Center.

“It was crazy because I never experienced anything like that; it was a shock, but we came out (to play), and it was a good outcome,” she said.

Holmes said she knows the team has a lot of work to do but also reiterated that the season is still early, and Big 12 Conference play is still a month away.

“We just have to move forward; we’re not even in conference (play) yet, so we just have to move forward and focus in practice and get everything right and be ready for the next game,” she said.

It was a sentiment Carey echoed.

“I’m upset with our team, and we have a lot of talent, and we can play a lot better,” he said.

“It’s my job to get us better, and I didn’t have them ready for this game. We will be ready for the next game – you can bet on that.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

West Virginia sophomore forward Crystal Leary goes up for a layup against Marshall Tuesday night.

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The Mountaineers will return to action for a non-conference game against St. Bonaventure on Saturday, Dec 8. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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I was concerned with us because we got that early lead and just started standing around. We got great girls, great students, but you know what, they got to play hard. I’m embarrassed; I don’t like being embarrassed.”

WVU had 36 points from its bench when sophomore guard Linda Stepney suffered an injury in warmups. West Virginia struggled from long range in the second half, shooting 1-of-8 for a 12.5 shooting percentage.

For the game the Mountaineers shot 23.8 percent from deep.

If the Thundering Herd didn’t miss 12 free throws on the night (5-of-17), this game could have been a lot closer.

While Marshall always steps up to the plate for this game , as Carey pointed out, the lack of energy and shooting woes hurt the Mountaineers all night.

The Capital Classic may just be the wake-up call West Virginia needed. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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