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2012 candidate resigns, calls SGA ‘corrupt’

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West Virginia University Student Government Association Campus Safety Director Dave Small resigned from his position Wednesday and withdrew from the upcoming presidential campaign, accusing the organization of “corruption and deceit.”

Small, a sophomore international relations student who announced his intent to run for SGA President with the “Dark Knight Party” in January, issued a statement detailing his resignation.

“This decision was made because of the corruption and deceit that has been rooted into SGA for decades that not only one person can change,” Small said. “Last year, there was mass voter fraud by the ‘Pirate’ and ‘Fusion’ Parties, and thousands of dollars were being spent over the allotted amount of money that SGA has set up.”

Small said his resignation was influenced by the atmosphere of SGA, claiming the organization is merely centered around competition.

“Students in SGA only care about the title that they hold and not the issues that they so-called ‘fight for.’ I’ve learned that SGA is only about titles and being a part of the clique. If you’re not an SGA kid, then good luck getting elected in our ‘free and fair’ elections,” Small said. “Now that it’s election season, it’s nice to see that some governors want to work on safety projects and other projects in SGA. SGA members don’t show up to anything unless they are begged to.”

In his resignation, Small accused SGA President Jason Bailey and former SGA presidents Jason Parsons, Jason Zuccari and Chris Lewallen of manipulating the system to get into office.

“I’ve seen SGA students slander other students’ reputations, send harassing emails, cover up a sexual harassment that was under a current campaign and even cheat countlessly in past elections in the past decade,” Small said.

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Senior forward Kevin Jones had 25 points and 10 rebounds during West Virginia’s 71-67 overtime loss to UConn in the second round of the Big East Tournament.

West Virginia blows second-half lead, falls to UConn in OT West Virginia was less than five minutes away from advancing to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, but the Huskies didn’t go down easily. UConn guard Shabazz Napier led the Huskies to the win, scoring 26 points and recording six assists.

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WVU alumni create eco-friendly water stations by lydia nuzum

associate city editor

Clean, inexpensive drinking water has never been easier.

A new company called Evive will debut its first four water bottle refilling stations at West Virginia University in April.

Each of the stations will feature machines the size of a vending machine and capable of cleaning and refilling specially provided Evive water bottles.

The design and campaign were created to provide an alternative to the millions of oneuse plastic water bottles consumed by Americans every year, said Blake Barnes, chief sales and business officer.

“We hope to eliminate bottled water and the waste associated with it,” Barnes said. “We figured people tend to avoid reusable bottles because they don’t want to clean them or don’t have the ab i l i t y to. We t h ou g ht i f w e could provide an easy, free way of cleaning them, it might encourage them to be more environmentally friendly.”

The process for cleaning and refilling the Freshman point guard Jabarie Hinds passes the ball during the game against UConn.

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School of Medicine hopes to help treat AIDS-related cancers in Africa by joann snoderly correspondent

The West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Department of Community Medicine hosted a lecture Wednesday on the prevalence and impact of HIV- and AIDS-related cancers on sub-Saharan Africa and the measures WVU and its partners in Kenya are taking to address the problem.

Scot C. Remick, director of the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at WVU, presented

his lecture, “Building Capacity for AIDS Malignancy Clinical Trials in Africa,” at the Pylons Learning Center of the Health Sciences Center. Remick has worked in East Africa since 1997, focusing in Uganda and Kenya.

The lecture highlighted the growing problem of AIDS-related cancers in sub-Saharan Africa and the need for increased in-country training and research capacities to address the problem.

“Cancer is every bit a public health problem. There are

estimates that are now clear that as of 2010, the most common cause of death worldwide is cancer,” Remick said. “More people die of cancer than of HIV infection, AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Seventy percent of that cancer burden will occur in underdeveloped nations.”

According to Remick, 1520 percent of the world’s cancer burden can be attributed to transmittable disease, including HIV/AIDS. The high number of people living with HIV/AIDS in

Africa contributes to the continent’s high number of cancer patients.

“The percentage of population under 25 years of age in Africa is 71 percent. The average life expectancy is about 46 years,” he said. “When you compound that with the realities of the AIDS epidemic and looking at the burden that is emerging with cancer, you can see the need.”

Remick outlined the goals of the work he is doing with WVU and the University of Nairobi to

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address this growing problem in Kenya.

The goals include training pathologists, creating a registry that will highlight links between AIDS and cancer and to enhance in-country clinical trials and research capacity for HIV-associated malignancies at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

Remick also said working as a physician in developing countries presented unique challenges in patient care.

“On my first trips there, you’d have two patients in beds, head

to toe,” he said. “In one day, I received more different types of pediatric cancer than I’d seen almost in my entire career.”

The capacity for the Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya’s main national, referral and teaching hospital, is 2,400, Remick said, but daily occupancy is usually closer to 3,000.

“You don’t know what busy is until you have been a physician in Africa,” he said.

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SECOND-HALF COLLAPSE The West Virginia men’s basketball team lost in overtime to Connecticut 71-67, in what was the team’s final game in the Big East Conference.

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Thursday March 8, 2012

Student Government prepares election awareness campaign by kelsey montgomery staff writer

The West Virginia University Student Government Association is implementing an election awareness campaign for the 2012-13 elections.

The campaign will strive to better promote SGA’s endeavors and connect with the student body, said Vice Chair Allison Rollins.

“This will be a great first step of getting all of our feet back in the water of elections,” Rollins said. “The campaign this year is going to be pretty cool with all the new things happening, and hopefully it will be our best yet.”

New polls will also be implemented to make the election process easier for students.

Following a “Rock the Vote” theme, SGA will inform and promote the importance of each student’s vote in this upcoming election, Rollins said.

“SGA has created things like Fall Fest and the Student Recreation Center in the past,” Rollins said. “We will be able to tell students why they should vote for SGA this year, and we’re going to push to have the voter turnout be higher than ever.”

Those who are interested in being part of SGA will be able to pick up election packets beginning Monday.

The packets will be available at 10 a.m. Monday and can be picked up at the Student Organizations Office located in the Mountainlair.

Students who are interested are required to pay a $10 application fee.

There will be a mandatory candidates meeting on Friday, March 23 for those who are running.

The meeting will cover the obligations of the SGA ethics code.

Those who cannot make the meeting must clear their absence with SGA Elections Chair Jason Butts before March 16.

Va. gov signs abortion ultrasound bill RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Abdominal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions in Virginia will become mandatory under a bill signed into law Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor, who had faced a national uproar when earlier versions of the measure had sought to make the exams medically invasive.

The law conservative Gov. Bob McDonnell signed requires all Virginia abortion providers to comply starting July 1 or pay a $2,500 fine for each violation.

Patients living within 100 miles of the clinic where the abortion is performed must wait 24 hours after the ultrasound examination before having an abortion.

Victims of rape or incest who reported the attacks to police are exempt. Women must be offered the chance to view the ultrasound images, but can’t be forced to see them.

At issue in the measure promoted by anti-abortion lawmakers was an initial proposal requiring women seeking an abortion to undergo a transvaginal sonogram, in which a wand is inserted in the vagina to yield an image of the fetus. The procedure differs from an abdomi-

nal sonogram, in which a wand is rubbed over a woman’s belly.

“Women have a right to know all the available medical and legal information surrounding the abortion decision before giving legally effective informed consent,” McDonnell said in a statement announcing his signature. “As difficult as an abortion decision is, the information provided by ultrasounds, along with other information given by the doctor pursuant to current law and prevailing medical practice, can help the mother make a fully informed decision.”

Critics said the measure is intended to dissuade women from having abortions by using a medically unnecessary procedure to foster guilt and shame.

“I am horribly disappointed,” said Molly Vick, an independent financial services consultant and mother who joined protests at the Capitol. “We are not going to just go off quietly into the night. They just made an activist out of me.”

Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, called the law “an appalling and offensive government overreach.”

Tarina Keene, executive di-

rector of NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia said the law constitutes an unprecedented invasion of women’s privacy and heavyhanded intrusion into the medical profession.

The Women’s Strike Force, a coalition of women’s rights activists, said the bill “serves to demean women and subject them to a costly and unnecessary medical procedure.”

The conservative, anti-abortion Family Foundation hailed McDonnell’s signature.

“The abortion industry fears that a woman might see the unborn for what they are and make a different choice, which means less money in the industries coffers, and that is what opposition to this bill has always been about,” said Victoria Cobb, the organization’s president.

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, called it a victory for women and unborn children.

“Ultrasounds are vitally important to doctors when determining the health of an unborn baby,” Perkins said. “Women considering whether to have an abortion should be just as informed as doctors about the child they are carrying.”

Resolution 2012-02 was also passed at Wednesday’s meeting..

The resolution calls to resolve limited fruit and vegetable accessibility on campus and will help SGA to call on several food stores on campus, particularly JACS in the Mountainlair.

“I would like to see JACS offer choices similar to those of Eliza’s in the Mountainlair,” said Governor Nicole Crane said. “Items like hummus, vegetables, a salad bar and fruits would be a tremendous addition to the store and the overall health of students.”

Crane will hold a vegetarian

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Continued from page 1 When asked if his withdrawal from the SGA presidential election had anything to do with his past record of convictions, Small denied any connection.

Small was convicted of petit larceny and conspiracy March 6, 2009 and was sentenced to pay restitution and serve two years of probation.

“I had something in my past, but that never changed my ability to be a student or someone in SGA,” Small said.

SGA President Jason Bailey said he was unaware of both Small’s criminal record and his intention to resign and was surprised to learn of the accusations levelled at the organization by its

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Continued from page 1 lic health student, said the lecture highlighted the importance of understanding and being proactive in battling the HIV/AIDS epidemic across the globe.

“There are a lot of politics involved with public health in general and it usually doesn’t go in our favor until it’s too late, and

evive

Continued from page 1 bottles is completely free, Barnes said, and Evive is currently offering 4,000 free bottles to interested WVU students through April 2.

The company will install two stations in the Moutainlair and two in the Student Recreation Center.

Three of the four primary members of the Evive team are WVU alumni, including Barnes and the inventor of the station, 2005 graduate and Evive CEO Tom Petrini.

The team hopes to reach other colleges and uni-

study Wednesday.

The study will be a survey of the campus dining facilities to see if the vegetarian offerings are adequate for a typical vegetarian diet.

Governor Isabelle Shepherd’s Campus Sustainability Audit is continuing throughout today and Friday.

Those who still wish to participate can sign up for available time slots through Facebook at http://tiny.cc/wasteaudit.

President Jason Bailey announced that Student Organization of the Year Award packets are now available through the Student Organization Services website.

The applications will be due

by Thursday, March 22.

The applications will be reviewed by a panel from March 22 through the end of spring break.

The three finalists will be notified on April 2 and will have to present their final proposals to SGA during the April 4 meeting, when the overall winner will be declared.

Those who wish to inquire about the award and the selection process can contact Jason Bailey at 304293-8463 or Anna Majestro 304-444-3198.

former safety director.

“Dave Small gladly accepted the position of SGA Director of Safety last fall, and he has never spoken to me personally about any negative thoughts he has related to SGA or his resignation,” Bailey said.

Bailey said he and his former vice president, Megan Callaghan, who was forced to resign in September following an arrest for driving under the influence, made efforts to ensure the voting process in the 2011 SGA election was not tampered with by members of his ticket – the Fusion Party.

“Callaghan and I were never involved in unethical practices during our campaign, and allegations that arose against our party and that of Mr. Small regarding voting security were re-

futed,” he said. “We have worked with Votenet, the outside company who oversees our elections, to increase the security and protect the election process this year.”

Bailey said he was saddened

by Small’s comments and hopes the student body will continue to consider SGA an organization that is invested in the interests of WVU students.

“Students always have the opportunity to make a difference at WVU, with or without a position in SGA, and that is something you won’t find at many other institutions,” Bailey said. “I do encourage the members of ‘The Dark Knight Party’ to continue working for the student body just as I have.”

it’s already past too late,” Graves said. “I think it’s good that he’s bringing in these grants and he’s addressing the adversity that he’s had to deal with and is showing that there is still hope.”

Bambi Bevill, a masters of public health student, said Remick’s work was an inspiration for anyone invested in all forms of public health concerns.

“It almost made me cry. I re-

ally had no idea of the need and I had no idea the need was so vast,” Bevill said. “Even if this is not your area of interest or someplace you’re ever going to go, how could you not be concerned about something that’s such a big deal? The fact that WVU is involved in such an international effort of such incredible need is really quite impressive.”

versities with the concept of the Evive station, Barnes said.

“It’ll essentially be a market test,” he said. “We hope to prove to other schools we’re negotiating with, as well as our investors, that the service would be well-received by users.”

More than 1.5 million barrels of crude oil are used to produce plastic water bottles in America annually – enough to power 100,000 cars for a year, according to Evive.

Eight out of every 10 plastic water bottles end up in a landfill.

The stations are funded entirely through advertising, and station users are

shown advertisements while their bottle is cleaned and refilled in order to offset the costs of the service and allow it to remain free, Barnes said. “ I t ’s basically a value exchange model where you trade a minute of your time for a clean bottle and a free, purified bottle of water,” he said.

The company will offer the free, high quality stainless steel water bottles through the start of the trial at station set up in the Mountainlair and Rec. The company has already given away more than 2,000 of its 4,000 trial water bottles, Barnes said, and they are hopeful the trial will prove to other interested schools and sponsors the initiative is a worthwhile investment in environmental waste management.

“We try to encourage ‘precycling’ to avoid even the recycling aspect of plastic bottles,” he said. “We’re encouraging students to reduce their usage of plastics and to reuse the bottles.

Giving students one bottle and having them reuse it all year makes more sense than a bottle of water – imagine a bottle filled a quarter of the way with motor oil. That’s what it takes just to make the bottle, not including its transportation and everything else.”

Students interested in the Evive station can visit information station in both the Mountainlair and Rec or visit www.evivestation. com.

To sign up for a free water bottle, visit the company’s Facebook page and request a bottle online.

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Activists launch viral video on Africa atrocities SAN DIEGO (AP) — American filmmakers who reported on wartime atrocities in Africa for a 50-minute work called “Invisible Children” drew more attention than they imagined when their project was released in 2005.

They soon founded a nonprofit organization to campaign against the brutality.

The group’s new 29-minute video is gaining even more attention, thanks to social media.

The work released Monday is part of an effort called KONY 2012 that targets the Lord’s Resistance Army and its leader,

Joseph Kony, a bush fighter wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

Uganda, Invisible Children and (hash)stopkony were among the top 10 trending terms on Twitter among both the worldwide and U.S. audience on Wednesday night, ranking higher than New iPad or Peyton Manning.

Twitter’s top trends more commonly include celebrities than fugitive militants.

Ben Keesey, Invisible Children’s 28-year-old chief executive officer, said the viral

success shows their message resonates and that viewers feel empowered to force change. It was released on the website, www.kony2012.com.

“The core message is just to show that there are few times where problems are black and white. There’s lots of complicated stuff in the world, but Joseph Kony and what he’s doing is black and white,” Keesey said Wednesday.

Kony’s Ugandan rebel group is blamed for tens of thousands of mutilations and killings over the last 26 years.

The militia abducts children,

forcing them to serve as soldiers or sex slaves, and even to kill their parents or each other to survive.

Invisible Children occupies a small office tower in San Diego, where its three founders were raised.

With a staff of about 40 and about 100 unpaid interns, the group trains people for sixweek stints at its headquarters to spread the word of LRA atrocities.

Groups of five “roadies” fan out to college campuses and churches throughout the United States and Canada,

sleeping at homes of strangers.

One member of each group is from Africa and shares life experiences.

Tragedy struck in 2010 when an American member was among 74 people killed by explosions that tore through crowds watching the World Cup final in Uganda. Nate Henn was hit by shrapnel from one of the blasts.

Last year, the group began installing high frequency radios in Africa’s remotest jungle to help track militia attacks in Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan.

People in areas without phones can report attacks on the radios to people who put them on a website called the LRA Crisis Tracker.

Keesey joined Invisible Children in 2005 after graduating from University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in applied mathematics, management and accounting.

“We thought it would be a short project, maybe a year or two, and now it’s turned into eight or nine years,” he said.

“The purpose of this campaign is that 2012 is the year this crazy violence can stop.”

Apple unveils ‘new iPad’ with sharper screen SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple gave the new iPad a bunch of new features but no new name.

When it goes on sale next week in the U.S. and several other countries, it will be “the iPad” or perhaps “the new iPad” — not “iPad 3” or “iPad HD,” as some had speculated.

The new iPad unveiled Wednesday comes with improvements that may not be readily apparent to the casual observer.

It has, as expected, a sharper screen, driven by a faster processing chip that acts as the “brains” of the device.

What was more surprising was that the new features mean the tablet computer will be slightly thicker and heavier than the iPad 2, because it needs a larger battery to power the high-resolution screen.

Prices aren’t changing from the previous models.

They will start at $499. Versions capable of accessing cellular networks will cost $629 to $829.

Apple is keeping the basic model of the iPad 2 in production and dropping the price to $399. That could help Apple regain some mar-

ket share from cheaper tablets like Amazon.com Inc.’s $199 Kindle Fire.

Samsung Electronics and other makers of full-size tablets have cut their prices to below $500.

The battery life of the new model remains the same: about 10 hours of use.

Apple says the battery capacity is 70 percent higher than for the old model, which suggests that it could have kept the old screen and extended the battery life to 17 hours instead of upgrading the screen resolution.

Apple said the new display will be sharper than the average high-definition television set. In a hands-on demonstration for an Associated Press reporter, text shown on the screen was noticeably crisper.

The higher resolution won’t make a difference, however, for most Web images, which are of low resolution. The new screen should be able to show all the detail in high-definition movies, which the iPad 2 does not.

The new screen can also show deeper and more vibrant colors than previous models, Apple said.

“We are taking it to a whole

new level and are redefining the category that Apple created with the original iPad,” said Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook at the launch event in San Francisco.

Cook spoke of a “post-PC” era dominated by the iPad and other Apple products.

The new iPad will go on sale March 16 in the U.S., Canada and 10 other countries. A week later, it will go on sale in 25 more countries.

The lack of a new name could cause confusion for buyers, particularly since the older model, the “iPad 2,” will still be sold. But the naming practice is consistent with Apple’s practices for the iPod. New models have been simply called “iPod.” Consumers are left to figure out which generation of the product they are looking for.

Compared with the iPad 2, the new model features a higher-resolution camera on the back, similar to the one in the iPhone 4S. The new iPad will be 9.4 millimeters thick, or 0.37 inches. That compares with 8.8 millimeters, or 0.34 inches, for the iPad 2.

The weight is going up from 1.33 pounds to 1.44 pounds for the Wi-Fi-only model.

The original iPad weighed 1.5 pounds.

Apple also confirmed that the new model will come in a version that can use Verizon Wireless’ and AT&T Inc.’s “LTE” wireless broadband networks.

They offer speeds that are faster than the “3G” networks used by previous iPads, and current iPhones.

Apple is updating some of the software on the tablet to take advantage of the new features.

For example, it’s introducing a version of the Mac’s iPhoto photo organization and manipulation program for the iPad. The company also said it would start letting users store movies in its iCloud remote

storage service, so they can be accessed through the Internet by PCs and Apple devices.

It already lets users store photos, music and documents in the service.

Apple is also upgrading its Apple TV set-top box so it can play movies in 1080p, the highest-resolution commonly used video standard.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s magnetic field is about to be shaken like a snow globe by the largest solar storm in five years.

After hurtling through space for a day and a half, a massive cloud of charged particles is due to arrive early Thursday and could disrupt utility grids, airline flights, satellite networks and GPS services, especially in northern areas. But the same blast could also paint colorful auroras farther from the poles than normal.

Scientists say the storm, which started with a massive solar flare earlier in the week, is growing as it races outward from the sun, expanding like a giant soap bubble. When it strikes early Thursday, the particles will be moving at 4 million mph.

“It’s hitting us right in the nose,” said Joe Kunches, a scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colo.

Astronomers say the sun has been relatively quiet for some time. And this storm, while strong, may seem fiercer because Earth has been lulled by several years of weak solar activity.

The storm is part of the sun’s normal 11-year cycle, which is supposed to reach peak storminess next year. Solar storms don’t harm people, but they do disrupt technology. And during the last peak around 2002, experts learned that GPS was vulnerable to solar outbursts.

Because new technology has flourished since then, scientists could discover that some new systems are also at risk, said Jeffrey Hughes, director of the Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling at Boston University.

A decade ago, this type of solar storm happened a couple of times a year, Hughes said.

“This is a good-size event, but not the extreme type,” said Bill Murtagh, program coordinator for the federal government’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the most noticeable effects should arrive here between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. EST Thursday, according to forecasters at the space weather center. The effects could linger through Friday morning.

The region of the sun that erupted can still send more blasts our way, Kunches said.

He said another set of active sunspots is ready to aim at Earth

right after this.

“This is a big sun spot group, particularly nasty,” NASA solar physicist David Hathaway said.

“Things are really twisted up and mixed up. It keeps flaring.”

Storms like this start with sun spots, Hathaway said.

Then comes an initial solar flare of subatomic particles that resemble a filament coming out of the sun. That part already hit Earth only minutes after the initial burst, bringing radio and radiation disturbances.

After that comes the coronal mass ejection, which looks like a

growing bubble and takes a couple days to reach Earth. It’s that ejection that could cause magnetic disruptions Thursday.

“It could give us a bit of a jolt,” NASA solar physicist Alex Young said.

The storm follows an earlier, weaker solar eruption that happened Sunday, Kunches said.

For North America, the good part of a solar storm – the one that creates more noticeable auroras or Northern Lights — will peak Thursday evening. Auroras could dip as far south as the Great Lakes states or lower,

Kunches said, but a full moon will make them harder to see.

Auroras are “probably the treat we get when the sun erupts,” Kunches said.

Still, the potential for problems is widespread. Solar storms have three ways they can disrupt technology on Earth: with magnetic, radio and radiation emissions. This is an unusual situation, when all three types of solar storm disruptions are likely to be strong, Kunches said. That makes it the strongest overall since December 2006.

That means “a whole host of

things” could follow, he said.

North American utilities are monitoring for abnormalities on their grids and have contingency plans, said Kimberly Mielcarek, spokeswoman for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a consortium of electricity grid operators.

In 1989, a strong solar storm knocked out the power grid in Quebec, causing 6 million people to lose power.

Solar storms can also make global positioning systems less

accurate and cause GPS outages.

The storm could trigger communication problems and additional radiation around the north and south poles — a risk that will probably force airlines to reroute flights. Some already have done so, Kunches said.

Satellites could be affected, too. NASA spokesman Rob Navias said the space agency isn’t taking any extra precautions to protect astronauts on the International Space Station from added radiation.

Apple CEO Tim Cook clasps his hands during an new iPad announcement in San Francisco, Wednesday.

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For tickets, call 304 293 SHOW (7469) or 304 293 5511. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Creative Arts Center or Mountainlair. http://ccarts.wvu.edu

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OPINION

Thursday March 8, 2012

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New drug bill would help fight meth A new bill drafted by West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin may help the state fight the production of methamphetamines.

The bill will limit the amount of pseudoephedrine a person can purchase to 7.5 grams in a month and 24 grams in a year.

Efforts were made by other legislators to add a “prescription only” clause, but they failed to put it in the bill.

Requiring prescriptions for the drug would have caused more of a hassle for consumers

than it would have been worth.

Pseudoephedrine is found in many cold medicines and is commonly used. The majority of users of the drug do so legitimately and should not have to jump through hoops to get relief from cold symptoms.

But, the legislation that is being proposed should be effective.

According to the United States Department of State’s 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, the recent decline in methamphetamine pro-

duction has been partly due to stricter regulations regarding pseudoephedrine.

Over the years, meth has become an epidemic across the country, destroying lives and breaking up families.

While this legislation will most likely help decrease the number of meth labs in West Virginia, more should be done for addiction treatments and law enforcement.

Many drug addicts are reluctant to seek help because of fear

of being prosecuted. Legislatures should set up a statewide program that not only educates about the dangers of meth and other drugs, but aims at getting addicts out of the shadows and into clinics, where help can be found.

Simply incarcerating a drug addict will not help. He or she may stay drug free while behind bars, but upon release, he or she will likely return to old habits and ultimately end up back in jail.

Addiction is a disease and it should be treated by health professionals, not the court system. Until measures like this are taken, legislation such as the one proposed by Tomblin is the next best option.

The bill should be passed because it will lessen the supply of meth within our state and allow honest users of pseudoephedrine to benefit from its intended use.

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Brazil should stick to its roots and keep the trees josh davis guest columnist

Brazil, which hosts 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, may become a victim to economically hungry “ruralists” who hold positions within the country’s congress.

With March finally arriving, a crucial decision is about to be made.

A debate will be held to decide whether to maintain regulations set by the 47-year-old Forest Code, or to no longer adhere to the code with intentions of agricultural expansion accompanied by a heightened level of deforestation.

Agriculture holds claim to 22 percent of Brazil’s gross domestic product.

Congressmen affiliated with the agribusiness sector are trying to emphasize that the old Forest Code is denying Brazil of its potential for production of agricultural goods.

Are they unaware they are the sixth largest country, keepers of a rainforest that would cover roughly half of the United States?

Well, maybe less when taking into consideration the amount of deforestation the Amazon has endured since 1970.

Since then, Brazil’s space research institute, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), estimates nearly a fifth of the Brazilian forest has been lost. Roughly 11,550 square miles were cleared in 1995 – an area that would cover the state of Maryland.

The forests have seen relief though.

In 2011, the rate of loss had been reduced to nearly 2,400

square miles resulting in the lowest annual clearance since INPE began conducting yearly surveys in 1988. Brazil is aiming to reduce deforestation to 1,351 square miles annually by 2020.

If legislation is not instated by Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s newly appointed president as of late 2010, proper improvement will not be executed.

Credit is given by Brazil’s environment ministry to a combination of support granted toward sustainable actions and nearreal-time satellite monitoring of the forest allowing illegal operations to be targeted with extra agents.

It is now feared that Brazil could be at risk due to the overturning of the Forest Code since the efficient use of technology has been backed by political will to slow deforestation.

Currently, Brazilian government statistics show about 30 percent of the country’s land is given over to agriculture. Are the “ruralists” unaware that there is already enough land to double production?

Scientific evidence proves Brazil would be able to increase agriculture production substantially without cutting down a single tree.

If anything, Brazil should increase percentages of livestock.

It’s understandable in the sense, like in many developing nations, commercial and agricultural interests are looking to use natural environments. But it is not reasonable to threaten the vast range of animal and plant life found within the rainforest.

Such an environment is home to a treasury of life. Scientists from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity estimate at least two-thirds of all Earth’s terrestrial species are found in tropical rainforests.

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Demonstrators hold up surfboards and an oversized banner with a message in Portuguese that reads; ‘Veta Dilma’ or ‘Dilma Veto,’ aimed at Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff during a protest against the approval of the new Brazilian forest code, in front of the Brazilian National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday.

Furthermore, the new law will lead to billions of greenhouse gas emissions, undermining the efforts made to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius.

There is also a possibility, due to the change of the code, that up to 76 million hectares (about 293 million square miles) of forest could be affected.

In other words, the equivalent of 28 billion tons of carbon dioxide would be released reaching four times the target for global greenhouse gas emission cuts according to the Kyoto Protocol for 2008-12.

Although the “ruralists” do have a hefty amount of power in Brazil, they are becoming greedy

and irrational while trying to make Rousseff their puppet.

According to The New York Times, President Rousseff promised before she took over office, to veto any revision of the Forest Code that granted amnesty to landowners who had previously deforested illegally.

Then her government negotiated a version of the code, approved by the Senate, which gave an official pardon to farmers who broke the law before 2008 – provided they agreed to plant new trees.

The alteration was a result of “ruralists” becoming hungry due to passed regulations made

by Marina Silva, Brazil’s former

environment minister, who also ran for the presidency in 2010, but lost.

Even such a small alteration makes the whole situation more irritating and incomprehensible.

The new code would result in 60 million acres of reforestation, which is referred to by the Environment Ministry as “the largest reforestation program in the world,” according to The New York Times. But who will pay for all of those new trees?

“The small producers don’t have the money to replant,” said Marcos Jank, president of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association. Programs will need to be implemented to

even help them meet financial requirements.

With relief, deforestation is minimizing. Beyond that, according to The New York Times, Brazil will be granted a new generation of satellites within the next two years, giving access to images from seven satellites instead of just two.

Director of the National Institute for Space Research, Gilberto Camara along with other scientists, predict the Amazon has a chance to become a “carbon sink,” in which the amount of forest being replanted is larger than the amount being deforested.

Let’s hope an overwhelming mistake is not made.

talist voters and policy changes are to be mandated to the public, not debated with the public.

The GOP faces two choices this fall.

Be the “our way or the highway” party that is hopelessly addicted to funding from Wall Street and the military-industrial complex and beholden only to the most right-wing Christian fundamentalists.

Or, the GOP could nominate a presidential ticket at the Republican National Convention with a politically moderate, proven business executive at the top of the ticket and a libertarian statesman with broad cross-party appeal on the bottom of the ticket.

Not only are Romney and Paul the only two current Republican candidates polling well against Obama in a general election, they also have a good rapport with each other as has been seen on the campaign trail.

With all of the vitriol and backstabbing during the Republican debates, one can think of no other combination that has the same level of mutual respect.

Though Romney would need to soften his support for corporate bailouts and pandering to religious voters, Paul would also have to compromise on not having a complete withdrawal of U.S. military forces from around the world.

While this has the possibility of deflating some of the enthusiasm from their supporters, their overall mainstream appeal is the only hope the GOP has of taking back the White House.

Even their supporters must realize that a presidency that is less in favor of corporate bailouts and foreign interventions is better than a presidency that has managed to outdo even President Bush on both fronts.

Nominating a moderatelibertarian presidential ticket

would no doubt be complete heresy to the fundamentalist Christians and war hawks now in charge of the party, but the GOP needs to jettison the ruinous remnants of the Bush years in order to survive.

The religious right rebelling and running a third party poses no real risk. Or, at least not as large as nominating a candidate who doesn’t believe women should have birth control and that Jerry Sandusky is foster parent of the year.

The real challenge to the GOP is not in keeping the Christian fundamentalists within the party, but in stealing voters away from Obama. If they ran third party, because the GOP actually wanted to appeal to moderates, independents and libertarians, the new votes would more than make up for the loss – not to mention taking votes away from Obama.

Where else would the reli-

gious right even go? They can either have Obama back in the White House or run a ridiculously extremist – though hilarious I’m sure – third party campaign that will take in 15 percent of a national vote at most.

If the GOP fails to broaden its appeal and run a religious right ticket with Santorum at the top (an unsavory idea no matter how you define Santorum), they will not only lose to Obama, but in spectacular fashion not seen since Walter Mondale in 1984, as the libertarians at least would rebel and run third party.

This loss would still fall squarely on the shoulders of the “Christo-fascists” (to borrow a term) within the GOP as they were unwilling to purge and atone for the sins of the current father of the GOP – George W. Bush.

Repent now GOP, or wander for years in the political desert, wondering how you got there.

GOP must adapt or face extinction as a political party tomas engle columnist

With the Republican primary season coming to a close around the nomination of either former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney or former Senator Rick Santorum, the Republican party is faced with a choice: Do they want to defeat Barack Obama or nominate the most right-wing candidate of the bunch?

Despite Romney being one of only two Republican candidates polling within the margin of error of President Obama in a head-to-head matchup, and not being dependent on one voting block or geographic region for support, Republican voters have still not fully accepted him as their 2012 candidate.

Instead, Republican pri-

mary voters have selected as their “front-runner” literally every other candidate who would fare horribly against Obama in a general election.

Though Ron Paul is the other Republican candidate polling well against Obama, and his views significantly differ from those of both Obama and Romney, he has not yet been chosen to be the “flavor of the month”

by Republican primary voters or even won a state primary contest.

That the Republican Party is rejecting the only two candidates who have even a decent shot at beating Obama in a general election shows the party itself is on its last legs.

The whole point of being a political party is to win elections from a broad base of support.

It seems as if the GOP is living in an alternate reality where the general election will feature only right-wing religious fundamen-

Letter to the editor WVU should be completely tobacco free A comprehensive tobaccofree policy is what West Virginia University needs to make the statement that we are committed to the health and livelihood of our students.

Starting Friday, March 9, bars and restaurants in Mononga-

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lia County will be smoke-free in compliance with The Clean Indoor Air Regulation. This is an important, positive step for public health, and WVU is now in a position to make a bold statement for the well-being of our students on WVU campuses.

A tobacco-free policy would make WVU a safer, healthier place, particularly for the 82 percent of WVU students who have not used tobacco products in the last 30 days, according to the

daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment. Tobacco Free Mountaineers, a WVU student organization focused on creating a tobacco-free campus, urges the University to make our campus safer for smokers and nonsmokers alike.

No one has a right to endanger the health and welfare of others. Smoking bans are no different than laws against drinking and driving – they protect people

from the risky behavior of others.

For nonsmokers, a tobacco-free policy reduces their exposure to secondhand smoke. For smokers, an environmental limitation such as a tobacco-free policy places a limitation on where they are permitted to smoke and may positively influence their tobacco habit. TFM encourages students to join our call for a tobacco-free WVU. It is important to note the goal of a tobacco-free policy would

be to quit the use of tobacco, not just quit smoking. The primary concern of a tobacco-free policy is the overall health and ethical behavior of the institution, not just the effects of second hand smoke. To merely go smoke-free instead of tobacco-free sends the message, “Students here can use spit tobacco, as long as they don’t smoke.” Smokeless tobacco is still tobacco and causes various forms of health problems to the user.

Access to cessation resources is an important addition to a tobacco-free policy. Tobacco Free Mountaineers supports West Virginia’s QUITLINE (1-800-QUIT-NOW) as a primary cessation resource. Services are offered free to participants aged 18-34 (and other ages based on insurance).

Sincerely, Alyssa Iannamorelli President of Tobacco-Free Mountaineers

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THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY MARCH 8

THE MOUNTAINEER HOT WHEELS CLUB meets at 7 p.m. at the Fairmont Moose Lodge.

The meeting is open to the public and all are invited to attend.

For more information, call 304363-3777 or email mountaineerhwc@hotmail.com.

FRIDAY MARCH 9

THE PNC PRACTICUM PROGRAM – ECONOMIC SEMINAR SERIES presents Badi H. Baltagi, a distinguished professor of economics, from Syracuse University. It will be held in Room 441 of the Business & Economics Building from 3:30-5 p.m. For more information, email william. trumbull@mail.wvu.edu.

THE GEOGRAPHY COLLOQUIUM presents “Multiple Approaches to Reconstructing Holocene Ecosystem History”

by Dr. Kendra McLauchlan from Kansas State University. The presentation takes place from 2-6 p.m. in 325 Brooks Hall. For more information, call 304-293-5603 or email jdewitt.geography@ gmail.com.

TOMCHIN PLANETARIUM, located in 425 Hodges Hall, presents “Stars of the Pharaohs” at 7 p.m. and “Origins of Life” at 8 p.m. The event is free, but reservations are required and can be made by calling 304-293-4961.

Tomchin Observatory, located on the 4th floor of Hodges Hall, will be open at about 7:30 p.m. for viewing on the same night if the sky is clear. Jupiter and Venus should be visible.

EVERY THURSDAY

CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, a 12-step program to assist participants in developing healthier relationships of all kinds, meets at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Chestnut Ridge Hospital. For more information, call Mary at 304-296-3748.

LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE COLLEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lutheran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC responds to regional and national disasters. No experience is necessary. For more information, visit www.lutheranmountaineer.org/ disaster.

MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION hosts a weekly Islam and Arabic class at 6:30 p.m. in the Monongahela Room of the Mountainlair.

For more information, call 304-9068183 or email schaudhr@mix.wvu. edu.

THE MORGANTOWN CHESS CLUB meets from 7 p.m. in the basement of the First Christian Church at 100 Cobun Ave. Meetings will not be held the last Thursday of every month. For more information, visit www.morgantownchess.org.

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST holds its weekly CRU meetings at 9 p.m. in Room G24 of Eiesland Hall.

People can join others for live music, skits and relevant messages. For more information, email roy.baker@ uscm.org or visit www.wvucru.com.

UNITED METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT meets at 7 p.m. at the Campus Ministry Center on the corner of Price and Willey streets.

For more information, email wvumethodist@comcast.net.

WVU CLUB TENNIS practices from 9-10 p.m. at Ridgeview Racquet Club. For carpooling, call 304906-4427. New members are always welcome.

THE WVU YOUNG DEMOCRATS meets at 7 p.m. in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, email kross3@mix.wvu. edu.

WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE team meets from 7-9 p.m. at the Shell Building. No experience is necessary. For more information, email Sarah Lemanski at sarah_lemanski@ yahoo.com.

all pertinent information, including the dates the announcement is to run. Due to space limitations, announcements will only run one day unless otherwise requested. All nonUniversity related events must have free admission to be included in the calendar.

If a group has regularly scheduled meetings, it should submit all

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

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION meets at 8 p.m. at the International House on Spruce Street.

BISEXUAL, GAY, LESBIAN AND TRANSGENDER MOUNTAINEERS meets at 8 p.m. in the Laurel Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, email bigltm.wvu@gmail. com.

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.

THE CATALAN TABLE will meet at 4 p.m. at Maxwell’s restaurant. All levels welcome. For more information, call 304-293-5121 ext. 5509.

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP meets at 7 p.m. in 316 Percival Hall. For more information, call 304-376-4506 or 304-276-3284.

FREE ARABIC/ISLAM CLASSES will be hosted by the Muslim Students’ Association from 6-8 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair.

To register, email schaudhr@mix. 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. For more information, visit www.well. wvu.edu/wellness.

WELLWVU: STUDENT 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 Morgantown 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.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonprofit organization serving West Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs donations of food and personal care items and volunteers to support all aspects of the organization’s activities. For more information, call 304-985-0021.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT HOUSE, a local outreach organization, needs volunteers for daily programs and special events. For more information or to volunteer, email vc_srsh@hotmail.com or call 304-599-5020.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walkin 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.

This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements.

For more information, call 304-5985180 or 304-598-5185.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-on-one community-based and school-based mentoring programs. To volunteer, call Sylvia at 304-983-2823, ext. 104 or email bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or email rfh@ wvuh.com.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training,

information along with instructions for regular appearance in the Campus Calendar. These announcements must be resubmitted each semester.

The editors reserve the right to edit or delete any submission.

There is no charge for publication. Questions should be directed to the Campus Calendar editor at 304-293-5092.

meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two in-service trainings per year and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or email trella.greaser@live.com.

CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. John University Parish at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

THE WELLWVU CONDOM CLOSET is held in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair every Wednesday from 11 a.m.-noon. The closet sells condoms for 25 cents each or five for $1.00.

THE WELLWVU CONDOM CARAVAN is held in the main area of the Mountainlair from noon-2 p.m. every Wednesday. The caravan sells condoms for 25 cents each or five for $1.00.

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is an all-volunteer nonprofit that promotes spay/ neuter to reduce the number of homeless pets that are euthanized every year. M-SNAP needs new members to help its cause, as does ReTails, a thrift shop located in the Morgantown Mall. For more information, visit www.m-snap.org.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. All students and faculty are invited. For more information, email amy.keesee@mail. wvu.edu.

THE CHEMISTRY LEARNING CENTER, located on the ground floor of the Chemistry Research Laboratories, is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

FREE STUDENT SUCCESS SUPPORT, presented by the WVU Office of Retention and Research, helps students improve on time management, note taking reading and study skills as well as get help with the transition to WVU. Free drop-in tutoring is also available every night of the week in different locations. For more information, visit http://retention.wvu.edu or call 304-293-5811.

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, is creating an environment in the Morgantown community where young men can feel empowered to make a difference in their lives. MPowerment also focuses on HIV and STD prevention education. For more information, call 304-319-1803.

COMMUNITY NEWCOMERS CLUB is a group organized to allow new residents of the Morgantown area an opportunity to gather socially and assimilate into their new home community. For more information, visit www.morgantownnewcomers.com.

NEW SPRING SEMESTER GROUP THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES are available for free at the Carruth Center.

The groups include Understanding Self and Others, A Place for You, Sexual Assault Survivors Group, Social Anxiety Group and Solution Focused Therapy Group. For more information, call 304-293-4431 or email tandy.mcclung@mail.wvu.edu.

THE FRIENDS OF THE MORGANTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY are seeking new members and volunteers for weekly book sale inventory. For more information, inquire at the front desk on Spruce St., downstairs during sales every Tuesday and the first and third Saturday of every month or call 304-292-7579.

THE ROYCE J. AND CAROLINE B. WATTS MUSEUM, located in the Mineral Resources Building on the Evansdale Campus, presents its latest exhibit “Defying the Darkness: The Struggle for Safe and Sufficient Mine Illumination” through July 2012. The exhibit focuses on the history mining lights, and displays a wide variety of mine lighting implements. The Exhibit is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1-4 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, call 304-293-4609 or email wattsmuseum@mail.wvu.edu.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you waver between your feelings and your intellect -- two very prominent inner voices. You will learn to integrate them or choose which one you want to lean toward. Relationships prove to be very exciting. If you are attached, the two of you have issues to work through. The good news is that your attraction to each other remains high, which will give the process a boost. If you are single, you are a magnet to the opposite sex. You could date many different people or one special person; it is your call. LIBRA wants to relate closely.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH You could be stressed out from pressure at work. You are handling too many different situations, and you need to distance yourself. You juggle your feelings with your obligations. This attempt to balance your life could be difficult at best.

Tonight: Listen to a suggestion.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH Let your creativity soar, and you will be capable of turning a losing situation into a winning one. A friend plays a major role in what is about to take place. Understand how important it is to keep some facts to yourself. You will see different results. Tonight: Put your feet up.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH You might be ready to try another approach or do something differently. Impulsiveness pushes you down the right path.

Communication is off, so trying to convince another person of the rightness of

your ways could be a problem. Tonight: Have more fun.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH You are likely to say exactly what you are thinking, and others are likely to respond accordingly. You might not be sure what to do. Keep communication flowing; otherwise, you could feel stuck. Juggle news, feelings and any other information you think you need to share. Tonight: Head home while singing an ode to the Full Moon.

Meetings and alliances with others could be strategic and essential. You might be pressured to make an uncomfortable emotional choice. Tonight: Vanish.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH Take a long-overdue stand. You could feel pressured to maintain a steady pace. Your personal life might be in direct opposition to what must be done. Try to integrate the differences. Zero in on what you want. Tonight: Focus on your goals.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Use special caution with a financial matter. You could be very drawn and tired of juggling funds and/or sharing your innate talents.

Pressure builds if you are not careful. Tonight: Talk yourself through discomfort.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Keep reaching out for someone at a distance to get more information. Seek out different opinions. You could feel torn between two choices. Reflect and decide what it is that you want, and/or which way you should go. Tonight: In the limelight.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH You are all personality and then some.

You also could feel as if you have pushed way too hard, and you find others to be constantly challenging. Know when to say you have had enough. Establish limits for how much you want to give. Tonight: Your treat.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Deal directly with others. A partner and several associates respond more positively on a one-on-one basis. You easily could be overspending and need to rein yourself in. Listen to suggestions. Tonight: Let your mind wander.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Use the afternoon to review some details and make sure everything is as it should be.

You could be more on target about a personal matter than you realize. In the next few days, you will see how very right you are. Tonight: As you like it.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH Defer to others, and understand what is happening within a relationship. You need to allow others to walk in your footsteps.

They will change their tune very quickly after they assume a responsibility or two that you previously had shouldered. Tonight: Accept a dinner invitation.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Use the daytime hours to the max. You could be surprised by what you make possible.

BORN TODAY Actress Lynn Redgrave (1943), actor Freddie Prinze Jr. (1976), musician Micky Dolenz (1945)

COMICS

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

F Minus

by Tony Carrillo

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

PUZZLES DIFFICULTY LEVEL MEDIUM

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS 1 Condiment often mixed with soy sauce 7 Cowboys-and-Indians toys 14 Help, metaphorically 15 Scrape together 16 Bobby __: ‘40s-’50s adolescent girls 17 Teen dieter’s target, perhaps 18 “Stop right there!”

19 Classic pop 21 Start of a personal trainer’s motto 22 ASCAP competitor 24 Phrase from one who sees 27 __-wop music 28 Song of thanksgiving 30 Workaholic’s personality pattern 31 Talk on the street?

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Senior Cardenas shines in WVU preparing for NCAA Zone Diving meet this weekend 4-2 loss to Duquesne by robert kreis sports writer

Struggling with injuries and failing to capture any momentum in doubles, the West Virginia women’s tennis team fell to Duquesne Wednesday, 4-2. “(Injuries) affected us quite a bit,” said West Virginia head coach Tina Samara. “I still think we could have won, but (losing doubles) took the air out of the cells for them The Mountaineers, already playing one man down for a large portion of the season, were forced to compete with four team members after senior Catie Wickline was ruled out due to shoulder inflammation.

The lack of depth caused West Virginia to default number-three doubles, as well as number four and five singles.

Sophomore Mary Chupa teamed up with freshman Ikttesh Chahal on the number one doubles court, and posted an 8-4 win over the Dukes’ Megan O’Sullivan and Judy Li. “They played well,” Samara said. “Mary did a good job of

taking a leadership role on that court, and Ikttesh (Chahal) is very comfortable with her doing that.”

Because of the forfeit at three doubles, senior Veronica Cardenas and junior Emily Mathis needed to pull off a victory at two doubles for the Mountaineers to earn the match’s doubles point.

The Cardenas and Mathis tandem lost a close match to Duquesne’s Vanessa Steiner and Paula Gruber 9-7.

On the number-two singles court, Mathis continued to suffer from a stomach strain that has severely altered her serve. Mathis fell to O’Sullivan 6-4, 6-0.

“Emily has played a pretty big role on this team all year,” Samara said. “(O’Sullivan) did a better job of handling the fact that she was serving under hand. “(O’Sullivan) had a bigger game, so Emily was on the defense really quickly.

The two points West Virginia scored came on the number three and four singles courts.

Cardenas pulled off her fourth straight victory of the season, while playing in the number three spot for the first time. With Cardenas’ 7-6, 6-4 win over Li, the senior earned her team leading ninth victory of her final semester of competition.

“She never gave up; she fought and stuck to her game plan,” Samara said. “What (Cardenas) has done all year, and a lot of it has to with her being in very good shape, is moving a lot better and getting a lot of balls back.

“When players hit big, getting an extra ball back is going to win you a lot of points.”

Chahal earned the other point for the Mountaineers on the number four singles court.

The Chandigarh, India native out-played the Dukes’ Paula Gruber to take the match 6-4, 6-4.

The Mountaineers will look to bounce back with a win on Sunday when they travel to instate rival Marshall for a noon start. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

by robert kreis sports writer

Diving coach Michael Grapner expects the two underclassmen representing West Virginia at the NCAA Zone Diving meet this weekend in Buffalo, N.Y., to perform well, despite their lack of experience.

“Freshman Haily VandePoel qualified this year and so did (sophomore) Richard Pokorny,” Grapner said.

“I have high expectations for both of them, but I’m primarily looking forward to them having fun, enjoying the meet and just focusing on consistency.”

Grapner and Pokorny have high expectations for the East Concord, N.Y., native, hoping to finish in the top 10.

As for VandePoel, Grapner hopes she will use the meet as a boost of confidence for competition down the road.

“Haily, since she is a freshman, I want her to get the experience,” Grapner said. “I want her to go there, and compete and know that she is just as good as some of the girls

out there, and she can compete with the best.”

The underclassmen will face some stiff competition at the NCAA Zone Dives this weekend. The field is made up of the best divers in the Northeast from east of Ohio and north of North Carolina, up to Maine. “(The competition) is going to be tough,” Grapner said.

“There is going to be some really good divers there – some who will be competing to qualify for the Olympic trials.

“It will be the most intense competition we’ve had all year beside the Big East (championship).”

With a freshman and a sophomore competing at such a high level, Grapner is excited for the future of VandePoel and Pokorny, as well as the rest of the West Virginia swimming and diving program.

“It says a lot that there is still room to grow,” Grapner said. “Because they are so young they are getting value experience, where eventually at the end of their four years they can qualify for the NCAA Championships.

“It gets (WVU) the exposure we need, (and) helps recruits realize that West Virginia has a strong program.”

VandePoel and Pokorny will not be the only Mountaineers to compete this weekend.

Junior Breanna McCann will be competing at the U.S. Grand Prix in Columbus, Ohio, attempting to make Olympic trial cuts.

The rest of the Mountaineer swim team will attempt to make Olympic trial cuts in Indianapolis, Ind., May 29-31, but due to family obligations, McCann will go for hers this weekend.

McCann will be swimming the 100 breast, the 200 breast and the 200 individual medley.

Swim team head coach Vic Riggs has high hopes for McCann to make cuts in the 200 IM, after missing last year’s cuts by close to half a second.

“We’ve just come off a good season of training,” Riggs said.

“She swam well at Big East, so we’re hoping to get a trial cut or two this weekend.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Temple to return to Big East Conference in football next season

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Temple guard Juan Fernandez drives to the basket in a game earlier this season against Fordham. Temple is returning to the Big East in football in 2012 and all other sports in 2013.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple will join the Big East Conference for football next season and all other sports in 2013.

The Owls football program played in the Mid-American Conference last season, while all other Temple programs, including men’s basketball, are in the Atlantic 10.

The MAC confirmed the move Wednesday and said the Owls will pay an exit fee of $6 million.

“Temple University requested to be released from its obligation, as a football-only member of providing two season’s prior notice

before departing the Mid-American Conference,” MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said. “As a result the conference and its member institutions engaged in a dialogue with Temple regarding an appropriate resolution. We have come to an agreement that is fair to the parties involved.”

The Big East will hold a news conference at 5:30 p.m. at Madison Square Garden, site of the league’s basketball tournament. Temple athletic director Bill Bradshaw and football coach Steve Addazio are expected to attend.

Temple played in the Big East in football only from 1991-2004, but was forced out of the league because the program was one of the worst in major college football. The Owls failed to meet minimum requirements for membership, most notably in attendance, facilities and fielding a competitive team.

The school played as an independent and eventually landed in the MAC in 2007. While there, Temple turned its program around and ran off winning seasons the past three years.

Temple coach Fran Dunphy declined to discuss the pending move, saying his focus was on this weekend’s Atlantic 10 tournament.

“We’re worried about our team and our team playing Friday at noon,” Dunphy said Wednesday.

“I’m thinking about UMass and that’s all I’m thinking about.”

With Temple’s departure, the MAC has adjusted its football divisional alignment. Bowling Green will compete in the East Division that will consist of seven schools.

The West Division will have six members. Steinbrecher said the eight-game conference schedule should be released within several weeks.

In men’s basketball, the Owls have long been a power in the A-10, and are the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament this week

in Atlantic City, N.J. The Owls will now share Big East turf in Philadelphia with Villanova. The Wildcats and Owls traditionally play each other every season as part of the Big 5 series that also involves Penn, La Salle and Saint Joseph’s.

The Owls won this season as Villanova slumped badly under coach Jay Wright.

After his team won the day’s first game in the Big East tournament, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun called Temple “a great addition.”

“They’ve got a tremendous coach,” he said. “It’s a great city for basketball, and I know that it will make an incredible trip there for a lot of folks.”

The Big East has a vacancy next season because West Virginia is being allowed to leave immediately

for the Big 12. The school and the conference settled competing lawsuits, and the conference will receive $20 million from West Virginia in return for setting aside its 27-month notification period.

The MAC has had 13 football schools since adding Temple in 2007. Last year, the league added Massachusetts as a football-only member, beginning in 2012. At the same time, the MAC put in place new exit provisions which state that any football-only member wishing to leave the conference would need to provide notice two football seasons before departure and pay a fee of $2.5 million.

The Big East has added seven schools since December, but most of them are planning to join in 2013. Navy is committed to become a football-only member of the Big East in 2015. The league was hoping to get one of its future members to join a year early to replace West Virginia. Boise State was the most likely candidate to move up its arrival, but the school announced that it will stay in the Mountain West for one more year.

Adding Temple football next season obviously allows Big East members to fill West Virginia’s spot on the schedule. But its largest impact may be in men’s basketball the following season. Adding the Owls gives the conference another perennially strong program to help make up for the eventual losses of Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the Atlantic Coast Conference, and solidifies the Philadelphia market as a Big East town, with Temple and Villanova in the fold.

Pitt and Syracuse have said they won’t fight the Big East for an early exit, though Commissioner John Marinatto said after the West Virginia case was settled that the Big East would be open to discussing the Panthers and Orange leaving after the 2012-13 season.

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men’s basketball

women’s soccer

WVU slips up in second half against Connecticut

Mountaineers to have 4-on-4 tournament for breast cancer

BY MICHAEL CARVELLI SPORTS EDITOR

It’s been a common theme all season for the West Virginia men’s basketball team.

Things will go smoothly for the first 30 minutes or so, and then the game slowly finds a way to slip away from the Mountaineers.

For the fifth time this season, WVU held a lead with less than five minutes to play in regulation and went on to lose.

It did the same thing Wednesday to Connecticut when it played Marquette, Louisville, Notre Dame and Baylor.

But this time was different.

Everything Wednesday afternoon was in the Mountaineers’ favor. They went up against a bigger, more physical Connecticut team and outrebounded them 47-31. The Mountaineers nearly had as many offensive rebounds as the Huskies did total, and they outscored them 25-8 on second-chance buckets.

“I felt that we still had the game,” said senior guard Truck Bryant. “We all thought as a team we were going to win the game, even when we were down four. (We thought) one of us will hit a three and then we’ll get a stop.

“But that didn’t happen.”

And it all started to go downhill when junior Deniz Kilicli fouled out of the game with less than five minutes to play.

West Virginia had an opportunity to extend the lead to 11, when freshman point guard Jabarie Hinds stole the ball away from UConn sophomore Jeremy Lamb.

After a missed layup, senior forward Kevin Jones grabbed the offensive rebound and cleared it out to Bryant who took a rushed 3-pointer that led to Kilicli getting a loose ball foul, taking him out of the game for good.

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After Kilicli fouled out, the Mountaineers were outscored 19-6.

The loss also raises questions about whether West Virignia is still a lock for its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament, whose field will be an-

gaughan

Continued from page 8 on the line around this time of year, not that they don’t all year long, but being even more aggressive and smart on defense in the postseason can lead to winning games against the toptier teams, like Notre Dame and UConn.

The Mountaineers shied away from playing physical defense in the semifinals against Notre Dame, and the Irish took full advantage of it, scoring almost at will for long stretches of the game.

Carey said it himself. If his team does that in the tournament, it’s going to be a short trip.

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Senior guard Truck Bryant looks on during the Mountaineers’ 71-67 loss to UConn.

From that point on, the Mountaineers were outscored by the Huskies 13-4 and had enough costly turnovers that it allowed Connecticut to work back into the game.

“When Coach asked us to run a play, we have to execute it as well as possible,” Jones said. “I don’t think we do a good job of that … We don’t do a good job of staying strong with the ball. We let people take the ball from us, and it’s kind of a matter of getting outtoughed the last five minutes.”

The biggest issue in the Mountaineers’ letdown at Madison Square Garden Wednesday was due to the disappearance of Jones from their offensive game plan in the closing minutes of the game.

He scored 25 points, but didn’t attempt a shot for the final 7:16 of regulation and had just one shot in the paint in the overtime period. But it didn’t come from a lack of trying on WVU’s part.

It was all about the lack of

execution.

“He was playing with a bunch of freshmen that don’t have any idea what the hell they’re doing,” said West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins. “We run a set to start the game with him, and he’s wide open, and we look him off.

They don’t mean to.

“You hope that your freshmen get better and start to understand a little bit better.”

Wednesday’s game was oddly reminiscent of the Mountaineers’ loss earlier in the season to the Huskies.

Like Wednesday’s game, West Virginia was winning by as many as 10 points in the second half before faltering.

Both times the Mountaineers had a hard time of finishing the game and pulling away when they needed to.

“I feel like we played them tough twice and didn’t make the right plays at the end,” Jones said. “That’s what I think it came down to.”

nounced Sunday. ”We’ve played more games against top 100 people than anybody in the country,” Huggins said.

“They say play a tough schedule, and we have. We’ve done everything they’ve asked us to other than win a couple games. You all know there were some – and several of those games there were some other factors that were involved. It

wasn’t just us. You know, you hope that the committee looks at that.”

Jones agreed with Huggins and thought the team had done enough to earn a berth.

“I just want to continue to keep on playing,” Jones said. “I want to be a college athlete for as long as I can. That’s why you come to a division-I college.”

Be more aggressive on offense I noticed a lot of WVU players passing up shots during the Big East tournament, especially in the semifinal against Notre Dame.

WVU has good perimeter shooters in Palmer, redshirt sophomore Christal Caldwell and freshman guard Akilah

by nick arthur sports writer

The spring season will continue this weekend for head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown and the West Virginia women’s soccer team.

The Mountaineers will host a 4-on-4 fundraiser Saturday at the Caperton Indoor Facility in Morgantown, W.Va. The tournament is open to boys and girls grades three through eight. There is also a division for “college-age” and older groups.

The fundraiser is held to help raise money and awareness for the fight against breast cancer.

“We are very excited about Saturday’s 4-on-4 tournament. Our goal has always been to raise $10,000 or more.

This is a huge event,” IzzoBrown said. “We feel that everybody has somebody very close to them that is affected by breast cancer. We just want

to get that awareness out and have people come out and contribute.”

Teams will be comprised of three guests, as well as a members of the West Virginia women’s soccer team.

The team is prepped to support the cause of breast cancer awareness and to spend time with local fans.

“Being a female sport, it’s something you have to be aware of, and it’s a great cause to find a cure,” Izzo-Brown said. “Our ladies enjoy interacting with the community, while helping raise money and awareness. We’ll be wearing our pink jerseys as we do our part to help kick breast cancer.”

On Sunday, the Mountaineers will travel to Maryland to take on the Terrapins in their second game of the spring season.

West Virginia is without junior defender Bry McCarthy, who is in Greece with the

Canadian National Team, as well as other key members on the team, who are currently injured.

But Izzo-Brown is still excited to continue to improve as a unit despite the absence of many contributors.

“Sunday will be a challenge just because we are down so many bodies right now,” IzzoBrown said.

“But we will go out and compete, and try to get better against a very good NCAA team like Maryland. That is what the spring season is all about.”

West Virginia settled for a 1-1 tie against Akron last Saturday in the spring opener.

And still have a busy spring season remaining.

The Mountaineers will travel to Europe in late March and will wrap up the spring with a home match against Alderson-Broaddus on April 29. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

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Bethel. A lot of times it seemed like they could have shot the ball over a defender, but they were only looking to pass.

Bussie and Dunning can only take WVU so far in the postseason. Other players are going to have to take shots at certain times, maybe even in gamewinning situations. Doing so will only give these young players more confidence heading into next season.

to do with offense too.

As I said before, WVU can sometimes get stagnant on offense, and it seems like they will never get the ball in the basket.

When Dunning got the ball in the low post in the second half against Notre Dame, she was almost unstoppable and that’s when the Mountaineers made a slight comeback. Her energy, toughness and determination to score fueled the team.

Dunning, Bussie and sophKeep up high energy omore forward Jess Harlee are the true leaders on the team.

Any team is usually tough to They have to keep everyone beat when they play with high playing at a high level and get energy and enthusiasm. Espe- on them if they’re not. cially, defensive-minded teams ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu like West Virginia. But, this has

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Limit turnovers I know it’s a cliche, but the Mountaineers have averaged 18 turnovers per game this season. To me, that seems way too high if they want to make a deep run in the tournament. I’m sure WVU is going to see a half-court trap or some type of press they normally wouldn’t see against a team in the Big East.

Carey is going to have to get is players ready for all situations and make sure they make the right passes at the right times.

You don’t want 18 turnovers to turn into 25 points for the other team. You’re not going to win many games being careless with the ball.

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Junior forward Deniz Klicili reacts to a play during what was West Virginia’s final Big East game against UConn Wednesday.

Mountaineers fall to Connecticut 71-67 in overtime in second round of Big East Tournament by john terry managing editor

NEW YORK — Connecticut sophomore Shabazz Napier refused to let his team go down easy.

Napier scored nine of the Huskies’ final 11 points in regulation, and registered the assist on Andrew Drummond’s basket that sent Wednesday’s second round game into overtime.

From there, it was all Con-

necticut. West Virginia failed to score a field goal in overtime and the Mountaineers saw their 9-point late secondhalf lead disappear as they fell to the Huskies 71-67.

“They out-toughed us,” Jones said. “They beat us to the loose balls. That was the key to the game. We basically beat them in every statistical category except the scoreboard. But that’s what it comes down to at the end.”

West Virginia had a 9-point lead and the ball with 4:46 remaining in the game, but senior guard Truck Bryant took a shot and missed with 25 seconds left on the shot clock.

From then on it was all Huskies. Napier took over and chipped away at the Mountaineer lead.

In overtime, Napier scored the first two points with a pair of free throws. Bryant responded with two free throws

of his own to tie up the game at 67, but a free throw from Jeremy Lamb and a Ryan Boatright free throw iced the game for Connecticut.

Napier finished with a gamehigh 26 points and six assists, while Lamb finished with 22 points and eight rebounds.

Still, Jones said that it wasn’t the play of either Connecticut guards that was the difference.

“It was just us making dumb decisions. I felt like we just beat

ourselves,” he said. “We gave them the ball. It was nothing that they did.”

West Virginia out rebounded the Huskies 47-31, including a 26-8 mark on the offensive glass. And the Mountaineers only had nine turnovers to Connecticut’s 13.

Jones, who led West Virginia with 25 points and ten rebounds, said the loss was disheartening, and not the way he or Bryant wanted to end their

Big East careers.

The Mountaineers got into significant trouble with fouls in the second half.

Junior center Deniz Kilicli picked up his fourth foul at the 10:19 mark and eventually fouled out at with 4:20 remaining. Junior forward Dominique Rutledge, the only other true post player, committed his fourth foul with 7:46 remaining

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Five keys for WVU success in NCAA Tournament ben gaughan associate sports editor

As the West Virginia women’s basketball team awaits its fate in the NCAA Tournament after losing to Notre Dame in the semifinals of the Big East tournament, I thought I would take a look at a few things the team needs to do to have success in this year’s big dance.

Consistently run offense through Asya Bussie & Ayana Dunning When the Mountaineer offense looks good, it runs its high-low offense with Dunning making passes down into the post to Bussie, or vice versa.

The two junior forwards usually get an easy layup or create enough room to get a shot off in the paint. They can also dish the ball back out to the perimeter to players like sophomore guard Taylor Palmer (who scored 11 points and made three 3-pointers in the quarterfinal game against Georgetown) and freshman guard Linda Stepney.

When they run that offense effectively, it opens up opportunities for balanced scoring

across the board for the Mountaineers. Both post players can score when they want to and have improved their passing game to create shots for other players on the team. When the offense gets those two the ball, they can compete with almost anyone in the country.

When the offense looks bad, it “stands around” as WVU head coach Mike Carey often has said this year. West Virginia at times, struggles to pass the ball and move to get the ball in the half-court offense. When that happens, players turn the ball over and it creates a transition bucket for the opposing team.

They are also forced to take bad shots because they run the shot clock down to under 10 seconds and can’t create shots for themselves when nobody is moving to the ball.

Play physical for 40 Carey has a slogan “Physical for 40,” which means to guard your man tight and don’t let them get by you, specifically on the defensive end.

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Phillip’s latest ‘Project X’ fails to deliver laughs

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‘Project X,’ the latest comedy from director Todd Phillips, fails to capture the comedic genius of his previous work.

hUNTER HOMISTEK a&e writer

Noted comedy director and producer Todd Phillips (“Old School,”“The Hangover”) might want to take his latest work, “Project X,” off his stellar resume.

“Project X” depicts three outcast high school students who plan the perfect house party in an attempt to gain popularity and notoriety with the “cool kids” at school (and

the women, of course).

Their planning works, and the students have everything one could want in a party: a nice house, a pool, hundreds of people, alcohol, two DJ’s … you get the point.

But despite having all of these ingredients, the movie was severely lacking.

“The Hangover” possessed a similar “let’s get wasted and suffer the consequences theme,” and “Superbad” was a comparable tale of losers wanting a shot at the popular life.

Both of these movies are classic comedies of our gener-

Paramount says ‘Top Gun’ sequel in the works

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Paramount Pictures has hired screenwriter Peter Craig to write a script for a sequel to the classic ‘80s film ‘Top Gun’ starring Tom Cruise.

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For years now there have been rumors of a sequel to the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun.” Now, after a 26-year hiatus, a sequel to the film seems likely to soon become reality.

Paramount has recently hired Peter Craig to be the screenwriter for a “Top Gun 2.” Craig is most famous for having co-written the tremendously successful movie “The Town” in 2010.

Tom Cruise would be back in his iconic role as Maverick, test flying what could very well be the last manned fighter jet made by the United States – the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Cruise has expressed much enthusiasm about starting work on the project. He has also made it clear that he would like original “Top Gun” director, Tony Scott, to return for the next installment in the series.

So why are these rumors any different?

The sudden actions of Paramount to hire a big-name scriptwriter is pretty good evidence that the project is in the works.

It is also reported that Scott has given ideas to Craig, who has begun writing the script from scratch. Scott made it clear that he did not want to “reinvent” the original movie.

Rather, he wants to explore more contemporary topics such as the increasing use of drones rather than manned aircraft

Screenrant.com quoted the director saying, “if we ever went to war or were in the Middle East or the Far East or wherever it is, these guys can actually fly drones. They are unmanned aircraft.”

In December, Cruise told MTV that the sequel was being worked on.

On top of all this, Paramount is planning a rerelease of “Top Gun” in 3-D for later this year, in hopes to build anticipation for the upcoming new movie.

A brief summary of the plot is said to have Maverick (Cruise) caught between generations. As technology improves, manned aircraft and pilots are becoming more and more obsolete.

Remote control drones have seemingly replaced Maverick and his buddies from the old days.

The plot seems to reflect real life in that the U.S. Military uses drones and drone pilots far more often than traditional fighter pilots.

This is not to mention that the new F-35 has been the source of incredible controversy within the U.S. government and military. There have been technical issues with the plane and have cost the government large amounts of money. It is one of the most popular choices for government program cuts.

But regardless of the plane’s future in the U.S. military, it has its role in the “Top Gun” series locked down.

Currently, there is no timeline for work on the film and no expected release date. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

ation, so how can “Project X,” a movie which essentially combines these two themes, fail? It simply didn’t have a solid plot.

People went crazy, sure. People got wasted, sure. Was it entertaining in the purest sense of the word? Sure.

This is all great, but just because a movie is entertaining does not make it a good movie.

It’s fun to see a guy jump off his roof or watch somebody stuff a midget into an oven as a prank (both scenes in the movie), but the novelty of such a “Hey! Watch me be crazy!” storyline wears off quickly.

Roughly halfway through the movie I found myself wanting some conflict. Please lose Doug! Please have a falling out with your best friend!

But it never happened. Now, if you’ve seen the movie, you’re probably calling me crazy right now. I don’t want to spoil the ending, but there is what any sane person would call “conflict” in abundance near the movie’s conclusion.

The problem for me, then, is that it never felt “real.” I was never actually concerned for the characters, and for that I never felt any authentic

conflict.

“Project X” used a faux-documentary filming style to depict an outrageous and largerthan-life party and, in doing so, it ruined its own selling point – the reality of the situation and the fact that “this could be you.”

Everything was so over the top and so extreme that it became hard to relate to and for a movie that was supposed to depict your average high schooler, this is a huge problem.

“Project X” was hugely entertaining, don’t get me wrong.

It’s crazy, it’s fun and it’s entirely rowdy. Unfortunately, the movie is impossible to take seriously, and I could never connect to it for that reason.

If you want to be entertained and have a laugh, I recommend check out Phillips’ latest work.

If you’re expecting the comedic genius he has churned out in the past though, turn away and consider pulling out that “Old School” DVD instead.

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Highly anticipated T.R.A.M. album released JOSH EWERS

A&E WRITER

Newly formed supergroup T.R.A.M. has recently released their long-awaited first studio album, “Lingua Franca,” via Sumerian Records.

The album was originally intended for release in May, but now the wait is over and it’s finally here. For those who haven’t been anticipating the release like rabid fanboys, I ask you one question.

What do you get when you take one of the most innovative guitarists currently in metal, Tosin Abasi (originally of Animals as Leaders); add in his bandmate and guitarist Javier Reyes; throw in a member of legendary hardcore band Suicidal Tendencies, drummer Eric Moore; and top it all off with former The Mars Volta saxophonist, Adrian Terrazas?

If you answered a bonecrushingly heavy progressive metal powerhouse, you’d be wrong. If by whatever stroke of luck you answered an experimental jazz-fusion band, well, you were probably guessing, but you’d be correct.

The star of the show here comes from the “A” in T.R.A.M. (Terrazas, Reyes, Abasi, Moore). Arguably the most widely known member, Tosin Abasi, has obtained cult icon status in the world of metal for his critically acclaimed work with Animals as Leaders.

His eight-string riffing, along with the creations of Periphery guitarist Misha Mansoor inspired by gratuitous amounts of Meshuggah worship has pioneered the sub-genre of djent as the world knows it today.

Abasi’s status as a star makes his new foray into jazz evenmore compelling with high expectations from bloggers and fans alike.

Abasi and the boys do not disappoint.

The first track, “Seven Ways Till Sunday,” will in all likelihood let you know

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whether you are going to enjoy the rest of the album right from the get-go. It is immediately apparent that Abasi is trying to incorporate some elements of his main project’s sound here.

The clean guitar sounds exactly like the tone used in the cleaner moments of an Animals as Leaders tune, and there are moments when the kick drum has every bit of the sharp bite of a djent track.

The intro and main riff to “Endeavor” has a distinct groove to it – indicative of Abasi’s metal work.

In addition, the presence of two eight-string guitars overshadows the absence of a bassist, as is the case with Animals as Leaders. However, the similarities pretty much end there.

This is not a djent record.

The first song alone features accompaniment in the form of a female vocalist, bongos and tambourine.

These songs are adventures through bustling city streets, late-night coffee houses and hidden jungle

bungalows.

Complex yet captivatingly moving and fast-paced percussion rhythms abound and are expertly interwoven with the supremely technical leadwork of both Abasi and Terrazas, both of whom take numerous and lengthy solos throughout the course of the album.

All of this is supported by the solid, and at rare moments, crushing foundation of Reyes backing eight-string rhythm guitar work.

The only vocal work on the album is strictly subtle and meant to accent rather than take center stage as evidenced on “Hollywood Swinging.”

While the structure of the songs is at times winding and sporadic, it never feels contrived or forced and makes for an altogether fascinating listening experience. “LinguaFranca” is the rare record that functions well as both a full-on-headphones-turnedup, lights-off committed listen and a background, chilled out, mood setter.

As someone whose jazz listening experience is woefully limited to the standards of high-school jazz band and the music of “Hey Arnold” and “Sim City 3000”, this album opened a lot of doors.

It remains to be seen if Abasi’s efforts can spawn a jazz revival within the metal community, though I do caution metal heads not familiar with jazz to not to treat this album as a completely new entity.

Abasi has made a really great record here and managed to throw in a few very interesting wrinkles, but did not invent the genre.

While a little shorter than I would’ve liked (six tracks, about 30 minutes) I highly recommend purchasing this album to anyone who enjoys high-quality technical playing and composition or is looking to expand their musical horizons. “Lingua Franca” is, in this writer’s opinion, one of the best albums of the year thus far. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Large Kit, Deck, AC, W/D. Off University Avenue.1 block from 8th street. Call or text 304-276-1931 or 304-276-7528.

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AVAILABLE MAY. Large, 2 bedroom conveniently located Westover. 7 min wak to Walnut PRT. Great condition.

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AVAILABLE NOW. Large 2BR apartment Westover. $800 month includes utilities.

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No pets. No smoking 304-599-8329

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Prices Starting at $605 2 Bedroom 1 Bath 24 Hour Maintenance/Security Laundry Facilities Minutes to Hospitals and Evansdale Bus Service

1BR Spacious, Attractive, Private Wall to Wall Carpeting Heat included Off-Street Parking No Pets Lease and Deposit

Minutes to PRT 304-296-3919 LARGE 1BR APARTMENT located at 320 Stewart St. In very good condition and very near downtown campus. $425 + utilities. Call 304-288-3308

“The Largest & Finest Selection of Properties” Now Leasing for 2012-2013 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Unfurnished 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance & Enforcement Officer Off Street parking DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES Phone: 304-413-0900

STARTING AS LOW AS $510.00 PER PERSON PLUS UTILITIES Glenlock 2BR 2BA $510/Person $1020

EVANSDALE PROPERTIES Phone 304-598-9001 STARTING AS LOW AS $320.00 PER PERSON Ashley Oaks 2BR $380/Person $760 Valley View 1BR

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NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $590-$790+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking.

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2 BR. WALK TO CLASS. Parking. Some utilities. No Pets. Available June 1, 2012.

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5 BEDROOM HOUSE in South Park across from Walnut Street Bridge. W/D. call Nicole at 304-290-8972 225, 227 JONES, 617 NORTH STREET. Apts & Houses 1,2,3,4BR, excellent condition. $325 to $395each plus utilities. NO PETS. All have off street parking with security lighting. E. J. Stout 304-685-3457 1BR IN GREAT CONDITION, large and convenient located at 779 Snider Street, free W/D facilities, parking. $500 all utilities included. 304-288-3308

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1BR LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT Westover. Beautiful high ceilings wood and brick, all open floor plan. NO PETS. off st parking, AC. WD hookups. $600/month+utilities available May. 412-287-5418

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(304)322-1112 THE SUITES AT WEST PARK UPSCALE STUDENT RENTALS. 2 BR 2 BA (one with steam shower one with Jacuzzi tub). Top of the line security system. Ample parking for yourself and visitors. Located close to both hospitals, stadium, shopping, health club, Evansdale campus, and WVU rec center. $575 per bedroom-utilities not included.

One year lease-May-May. Phone:304-598-2560

WALKING DISTANCE TO DOWNTOWN. 2BR, 1 1/2 BTH, Laundry Room, Parking Permit. 501 Beverly Ave. $800 plus util.

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(304) 322-1112 UNFURNISHED CONDO. 4 SPACES available. $400/space. Swimming pool, all appliances, river view. Call for details (304)-222-2329 or (757)-724-0265 A.V.

ROOMMATES MUST SEE MALE/FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED close to Arnold hall excellent condition, W/D & parking. Individual lease. $395-$450 all utilities included.

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1997 14X70 FLEETWOOD TRAILER in double rented lot. 2br, 2 bath, very nice condition, at 1111 Valley View Ave., $22,000. Call 301-268-1646

Rent $435/mo per person

1998 14 BY 76 COMMODORE MOBILE HOME. 3 BR 2 BA. On rented lot. W/D. All appliances. Pets allowed. 716-725-5116.

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Campus Area - 3 BR Apt. behind Arnold Hall (last one) South Park - 1, 2, and 3 BR Apts.

FURNISHED HOUSES 2BR IN NICE RANCH STYLE HOME walk to Coliseum. 2 FEMALE roommates wanted. $455/room includes utilities.

304-257-7143 JEWELMANLLC.COM close to downtown, next to Arnold Hall. 3,4,5&6/BR houses. Excellent condition. A/C, W/D, parking and yard. Utilities included. No dogs. 12 month lease. 304-288-1572 or 296-8491

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PARTLY FURNISHED. LEASE/DEPOSIT WD, DW, NO PETS, off st parking, 5 min walk to Downtown campus. 724-255-5732.

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WALK TO STADIUM AND DOWNTOWN! Super-convenient 3BR house has newer kitchen/bath, all built-in appliances, washer and dryer, 3 car off-street parking, $415/person/month available May 15th.

Call Steve at 304-288-6012...now!

UNFURNISHED/FURNISHED OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

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HELP WANTED BARTENDING UP TO $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Age 18 plus. Training available. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285 CAMPUS MANAGER: Earn $100-400 a week. No Car needed. Flexible hrs. Call 888-287-3134 COACH’S BAR AND GRILL now hiring bartenders,servers and cooks Call 304-685-1884 to schedule an interview.

GOLF SHOP ASSISTANT. Gold Shop assistant wanted at the most exclusive, private club in the area. Duties to include, but not limited to taking players clubs from their cars to the driving range, setting up and attending to the driving range, assisting two PGA Professionals with their duties, player registration, assigning caddies, tournament operations, and the opening/closing of the golf shop. Excellent customer service and communication skills mandatory. Computer and retail experience helpful. Inquiries to Chris McGinnis at Pikewood National GC (304)846-3312.

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HELP WANTED Front desk receptionist/ spa attendant at high end salon. Please call 304-598-9200.

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

* AVAILABLE MAY 2012 4 BR DUPLEX. 135-A Lorentz Avenue. Walk to Downtown Campus. W/D, Off-street parking. Utilities plus security deposit. Call 304-692-5845.

JERSEY SUBS HIRING DELIVERY DRIVERS and pizza and line cooks. Apply in person at 1756 Mile Ground Rd. Must have experience.

304-599-4407

3BR. 2 FULL BATH. W/D. $900/MONTH. Please call 304-983-2529.

RESEARCH WORK WVU LIBRARY occasional basis. Reliability and fast turn-around required. Email Juli at familyfinder@live.com

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Jones Place In Sunnyside 4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Unfurnished Townhomes With covered Parking $625 per person Now Leasing

Townhome Living Downtown FOR MAY. UNIQUE Apartments 2, & 3 BR Close to main campus.

Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher, Private Parking. Pets w/fee. 508-788-7769.

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Valley View 2BR/2BA $410/Person $820

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AVAILABLE MAY 2012 3BR/ 2 BA DUPLEX. 135-B Lorentz Avenue. Walk to Downtown Campus. W/D, Off-street parking. Utilities plus security deposit. Call 304-692-5845.

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1 & 3 BR’S AVAILABLE. Walking distance from campus. Please Call RICHWOOD PROPERTIES @ 304-692-0990

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TWO APARTMENTS: 2/3 BR—W/D, Off-street parking. 3/BR—W/D. Leases start 05/15/12. Garbage, cable not included. 717 Willey Street up from Arnold Hall. No Smoking, No Pets 304-685-9550.

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1 & 2BR APARTMENTS, downtown & stadium locations. AC, WD, off street parking, affordable. No pets allowed. Rice Rentals 304-598-7368

SUNNYSIDE. NICE 2BR. 1/BA. WD. C/AC-HEAT $750/mo+ utilities. Small yard.

Porch. NO PETS. Available 5/16/12.

Lease/dep. 296-1848. Leave message.

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3&4 BR HOUSES walk to class. W/D. No Pets. Available June 1,2012.

Lease./Deposit.

Max Rentals 304-291-8423.

3/BR, 2/BA RANCH ON 1 ACRE. CAC. 10 minutes from both hospitals. $1100/mo.

NO PETS. Call 304-282-8769.

4BR. $1600/mth. Included utilities. Available May 16th. 304-599-8329 6BR (2APTS) HOUSE IN SOUTH PARK. 2 kitchens. 2 baths. W/D. Utilities included. June 1 Lease. $435/person.

304-292-5714.

AVAILABLE JUNE 1ST AND JULY 1ST. 3BR houses. Walk to town. W/D. No pets. $975/month plus utilities. Please call 304-826-0322.

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Health Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA) is looking for WVU Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students to serve as Assistant Head Mentor and Mentors for WV High School Students during our Summer Institute Program. 2012 Summer Institute dates and training are July 12 to July 27.

For more information and an application see the HSTA Web site at www.wv-hsta.org or contact Wanda Stone at 304-293-1651.

THE BIGGEST MOBILE DEEJAY COMPANY IN THE STATE IS LOOKING TO ADD QUALITY PEOPLE IN TIME FOR THE BUSY WEDDING SEASON. No experience required. Must have outgoing personality. Call 304-692-6526.

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ONE MAN BAND

Local musician to perform at Black Bear Burritos on Friday

by Christina Gutierrez A&E writer

West Virginia University student musician to perform at Black Bear Burritos Friday will mark another “Folk Wave” in Morgantown.

Logan Venderlic, the man responsible for coining the genre, will be making a return performance at 10 p.m. at the downtown Black Bear Burritos on Pleasant Street.

Drawing from several different artists and genres, Venderlic set his musical style apart.

“I love the oldies like Springsteen, John Prine and Tom Petty, but I also keep up with newer folky people like The Avett Brothers and The Felice Brothers,” he said. “What I call ‘Folk Wave’ is a poppy blend of indie and folk with a dash of New Wave.”

With hopes of furthering his growing popularity, Venderlic is looking forward to his graduation this May from WVU’s Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism.

The 22-year-old St. Mary’s,

W.Va., native is proud of his origins and hopes to put West Virginia on the musical map.

“I’m sort of an ambassador for West Virginia. I can’t stand the stereotypes that are so prevalent about our state. Yes, we have problems, but not every West Virginian is backward. I try to defy misconceptions about our state through my music and my personality,”Venderlic said.

Venderlic said he feels a sense of home on the musical stage. Learning how to play the guitar long before learning how to drive a car, his love of music and performing began at an early age.

“I started playing guitar when I was 10, but I was writing songs before I ever knew how to play an instrument. I’ve always loved music,” he said.

Venderlic has already gained a lot of notoriety in Morgantown and the surrounding area.

Last year, his locally produced music video, “A Walk with a Girl” had more than 13,000 hits on YouTube.

He is currently working on premiering a video for the

first single of his upcoming album which will be coming out April 17. Logan Venderlic will be commencing his summer tour in Philadelphia on May 16, just four days after his college graduation.

Venderlic has played countless shows over the years but never gets tired of the music, traveling and fans.

“I’d say the best part is just after playing a good live set and getting to talk to the people who came out to the show. It’s usually an overwhelmingly positive response, which is helpful, because I get pretty nervous on stage,” he said.

For a chance to witness Logan Venderlic perform live, don’t miss his appearance at Black Bear Burritos. The show is free and open to the public.

For information about his upcoming shows, refer to his self-titled Facebook and Twitter accounts. His music is also available for listening and purchase on YouTube, iTunes and Amazon. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Local musician Logan Venderlic will perform at Black Bear Burritos at 10 p.m. Friday.

WVU now taking applications for annual photo workshop in Wyo.

by Madeline Carey A&E WRITER

West Virginia University is holding its annual photography workshop in Jackson, Wyo., June 21 through July 1.

The Jackson Hole Summer Photography Workshop is open to both students of WVU and the public.

Jackson, Wyo., is idealistically placed in the heart of the Northeast, surrounded by the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park.

The program, which only admits 12 participants per year, was designed to give those in attendance a 10-day hands-on experience that they can’t receive anywhere else.

The program is multi-faceted, but the true focus of the program is to work on your own individual abilities. Photographers with years of experience and amateurs alike can benefit from the workshop.

“No matter the level of the student, they all leave with a portfolio of images that illus-

trate their own unique vision.” said Michael Sherwin, assistant professor of art at WVU. “The workshop atmosphere is very collaborative. Students learn as much from the instructors as they do from each other.”

Students will be working on a variety of things from digital and darkroom photography to advanced Photoshop techniques.

Lectures and demonstrations will also go on throughout the trip as well to maxi-

mize the learning experience of those involved.

The location of the workshop was chosen not only for its surrounding national landmarks, but also for its drastically different landscape from West Virginia. The out-of-theclassroom environment as well as the one-on-one help makes this trip remarkably valuable.

“People travel from all over the globe to experience these places,” Sherwin said. “Apart from any traditional tourist itinerary, the workshop is de-

signed as an immersive experience and emphasizes direct engagement with these national parks and neighboring locations.”

The application deadline is April 20, and a $500 deposit is needed with registration.

Cameras and other supplies will be provided for those who need them. For more information, you can visit their website at http://art.ccarts.wvu. edu/jhpw. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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