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AT&T 4G comes to Morgantown by bryan bumgardner associate city editor

Morgantown AT&T customers now have 4G coverage, thanks to a statewide initiative by AT&T to expand first-rate coverage.

According to statements from AT&T spokeswoman Elyssa Rae, the expansion gives 4G mobile customers access to data transfer speeds up to four times faster than 3G.

“Speed makes a difference when you’re connecting to the mobile internet,” she said.

Rae said AT&T’s network team is dedicated to constantly improving customer connectivity.

“AT&T knows how important it is for University students to stay connected,” she said. “They can listen to Pandora at the gym, call their parents in between classes, message their class-

mates on Facebook – all at speeds once unimaginable.”

AT&T’s 4G coverage spreads across Morgantown, west over I-79, northwest into Maidsville, northeast into Fayette county and east almost to the Preston County border.

AT&T has spent more than $23 million to improve, update and expand data coverage across the state.

“We are constantly work-

ing to upgrade our network to keep up with demand,” Rae said. “Most people are shocked when they hear that demand for wireless data usage has increased 8,000 percent just in the past 4 years.”

In the national cellphone market, industry standards for data transfer speeds are clearly defined, and 4G is the most recent.

Several University students and AT&T custom-

ers have differing opinions about the expansion.

“Like, 90 percent of students have iPhones,” said freshman pre-medicine and biology student J.R. Sisson.

Sisson said he thinks the expansion is about generating revenue, but he will admit mobile internet on his iPhone is faster.

“It’s all just about money,” he said.

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by zak voreh staff writer

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Long-running festival sees large turnout

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U.S. Republican Congressman David McKinley (right), who represents the 1st Congressional district of W.Va., speaks with Mario Espina at the Wine and Jazz Festival.

The 19th annual Wine and Jazz Festival provided guests with food, fun and entertainment both Saturday and Sunday at Camp Muffly – just outside of downtown Morgantown.

Read more from this weekend’s Wine and Jazz Festival in A&E.

WVU study finds dangers in household chemical

By Lacey Palmer Staff Writer

A West Virginia University professor and two researchers in the WVU School of Public Health have recently conducted a study that suggests a chemical found in many households is connected to cardiovascular disease.

Anoop Shankar, Chair of the WVU Department of Epidemiology and lead au-

thor of the study, has done a cross-sectional study with the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). PFOA, also called C8, is found in many household products including water bottles, clothing, paint, cosmetics, nonstick cookware and even drinking water.

Co-authors include Alan Ducatman and Jie Xiao.

The team examined 1,216 subjects and found increased levels of PFOA in the

bloodstream are connected with cardiovascular disease.

The link is independent of traditional risk factors such as age, sex, race, smoking status, body mass index, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

“People get exposed to this chemical in food packing materials, drinking water bottles, clothing materials – almost everything,” Shankar said. “You name it, it’s there.”

Shankar said a study con-

ducted by a professor in San Antonio showed there are perfluorinated compound (PFC) levels in almost every food item examined, including meat.

Another study done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shown that almost 98 percent of Americans have some detectable levels of PFOA in their blood.

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Walk raises food allergy awareness

SPIRITS AND SOUL

Visitors at the Wine and Jazz Festival enjoy a day of jazz music and wine sampling.

dent Eugenia Makricostas has had her iPhone since January.

“I don’t really notice it now,” she said. “But now that I’ve had 4G for a while, I don’t really want to go back.”

Makricostas said she doesn’t think the expansion specifically targets Morgantown.

“I think this is a push to

REGRET – Did I do something I regret last night?

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Volunteers braved pouring rain and heavy winds Saturday to raise awareness about food allergies at the first annual Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network walk.

The event was the first hosted by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, or FAAN. “FAAN’s purpose is to raise awareness and money for food allergies and reactions that cause anaphylactic reactions,” said Morgantown FAAN representative Laura Bonsall. “FAAN does research, education awareness and advocacy to make sure people know what’s going on where food allergies are concerned, and to keep children and adults who have severe food allergies safe.”

Bonsall said the event was a way to raise money while supporting locals who suffer from allergies.

“We have raised over $20,000 already just in little Morgantown,” she said. “It’s a two-mile walk out the rail trail and back just to promote awareness of food allergies, to raise money and to just help all of the fami-

lies who are affected by food allergies to let them know they are not alone.”

As well as the walk, there was a raffle held for a basketball and football signed

by West Virginia University coaches Bob Huggins and Dana Holgorsen respectively.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals also ran an informational booth about EpiPen epinepherine pens, offered a bouncy castle for children and provided hypoallergenic refreshments like apples, bananas and water.

Many local residents and Mylan employees came to the event despite the weather.

Morgantown resident Macall Holsinger came to the event to show her support.

“I think it’s a good cause just to raise awareness for people and children with food allergies,” she said.

“It’s something that there is no cure for and that people have to modify their everyday lives.”

Even though she doesn’t have a food allergy, she knows some people suffer every day.

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Blog turns drinking ‘regret’ to advice

By Shelby Toompas Staff Writer

As part of WELLWVU: The Students’ Center of Health’s drinkWELL campaign, West Virginia University Students have the opportunity to transform regrets into advice.

The Office of Wellness and Health Promotion has launched a “Regret” blog to kickoff September’s drinkWELL campaign.

Director of the Office of Wellness and Health Promotion Colleen Harshbarger said the purpose of the drinkWELL campaign is to encourage students to think about the choices they make if they choose to drink alcohol.

“We wanted to inspire students to think about the difference between having a good time and having a regrettable experience,”

Harshbarger said.

“We decided to ask students to tell us their regrets, because we wanted them to engage with the campaign,” Harshbarger said. “Many students choose to drink and do so responsibly, but we also know that some make mistakes that can result in pretty severe negative consequences, and we want to help students avoid that.”

Harshbarger said after only a week of launching the campaign, she was amazed with the student response.

“Students are really thinking, relating to the idea of regret and telling us about it,” she said.

Since WVU’s OWHP formed the idea in June, it has conducted focus groups, held a photo shoot

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Monday September 10, 2012

Romney, Obama aim at Images, not frequency, make swing voters on health care New York City twisters notable BOSTON (AP) — With swing voters in his sights, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is tacking toward the center on health care and defense spending now that he’s put his final partisan hurdle behind him and the sprint to Nov. 6 is underway.

Romney said in an interview that aired Sunday that he would retain some popular parts of the 2010 health care law he has pledged to repeal, saying the features he would keep are commonsense measures in what he calls an otherwise costly, inefficient plan.

The former Massachusetts governor also faulted congressional Republicans for going along with the White House on a budget deal that has set up automatic spending cuts that include huge reductions in defense spending – a deal his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, helped steer.

Meanwhile, President Barack Obama focused Floridians’ attention on the Republican ticket’s stand on Medicare, an issue that’s been more favorable to Democrats.

Romney’s campaign dismissed the idea that the comments were a lurch toward the middle now that the Republican convention, the last partisan event of the campaign, has passed, even as Romney was visiting the most competitive states on the election map. “I’m not getting rid of all of health care reform. Of course, there are a number of things that I like in health care reform that I’m going to put in place,� Romney told NBC’s “Meet the Press� in an interview taped Friday and Saturday. He cited coverage for people with medical conditions and new insurance marketplaces.

Romney’s aides said that was consistent with his previous position that those who haven’t had a gap in coverage shouldn’t be denied coverage.

But the comments

brought renewed attention to the similarities between Obama’s plan and the one Romney championed when he was Massachusetts governor, which included protections for health conditions and an individual mandate that the Republican has since railed against.

The GOP nominee, who attended church in Boston before debate practice sessions Sunday, didn’t offer specifics for how he’d deal with the affordability of insurance, but suggested competition would help bring down costs. For seniors, Romney has called for restructuring Medicare by giving retirees a government payment that they would use to choose between traditional Medicare and private insurance.

Romney aides dismissed the idea that the candidate’s comments about the defense cuts or health care were an effort to appear less partisan with the race for undecided voters now under way.

Spokesman Kevin Madden said Romney was sharper in his criticism of Obama than he was of House Republicans on military cuts. Madden also said calling for the repeal of the 2010 health care law and supporting some of its provisions are consistent. “Repealing Obamacare is a focus because it costs too much and the taxes and regulations are hurting small business. That’s common sense,� Madden said. “Affordability and portability of health care insurance aren’t partisan issues.�

Obama, campaign for a second day in Florida, tried to move past a weak jobs report Friday and highlight the impact of Romney’s proposals on older workers and those nearing retirement.

The president promoted a study showing that future retirees under Romney’s plan would pay tens of thousands of dollars more for health care over their retirement period. The report was re-

jected quickly by Romney’s campaign, which faulted Obama for relying on “discredited attacks� and noted the study was conducted by Obama’s former adviser.

Obama told about 3,000 supporters in Melbourne, Fla., that if Romney had his way, Americans will pay more so insurers could make more. “No American should have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies,� he said.

In Ohio, another critical battleground, Vice President Joe Biden piled on, mocking Republicans for saying they want to protect Medicare and claiming that under Romney’s leadership, benefits would be slashed.

Hoping to put a human face on the issue, Obama ate breakfast at a Florida cafe with two older couples concerned about Medicare costs. But a brief interaction with another patron and Romney supporter underscored what polls show is a persistent problem for Obama with voters who like him personally but question his economic competence. “I always thought he was a very personable person, nice person,� said 73-yearold Bill Terrell of Cocoa, Fla. “I just don’t think he’s doing a good job on the economy.�

In broadcast interviews, Romney and Ryan kept the heat on Obama on the economic front, warning that across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect at the start of 2013 could devastate the defense budget.

Half of the cuts are expected to come from the Pentagon if Congress doesn’t reach a budget solution in the next few months.

But Romney’s attacks on the president for signing the deficit-reduction measure had some collateral damage for his running mate, who as House Budget Committee chairman both voted for and loudly praised the bill that created the trigger for the automatic spending cuts.

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Saturday’s pair brings to 10 the total number of tornadoes since 2007 in New York City, according to the National Weather Service.

To some, the tornadoes of the past few years might appear to be an uptick in the trend. Not so fast, said meteorologist David Stark of the weather service. “In the past five years, there’s been a slight increase in the number of tornadoes in the area, but it’s too short a period of time

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Dark clouds loom over the skyline New York City skyline, Saturday.

“They’re really small levels, but they’re there,� Shankar said.

Shankar said these levels of PFC are found in household products because they were incorporated into manufacturing processes years ago, as people believed they were inert.

Studies conducted in the ‘70s exposed lab animals to PFOA, but because the animals didn’t die immediately – as they would if exposed to arsenic or mercury – it was believed to be safe.

The advances of science today have proven this chemical may have a slow, insidious affect on humans.

Shankar said he was concerned about the chemical because it is a local health issue. “In West Virginia, we have this issue with contamination of drinking water with this chemical from the DuPont chemical plant,� Shankar said. “It’s much more serious here because the level in the blood of the people

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Continued from page 1 in July, worked with Graham Curry in Creative Services on advertising development in August and decided to launch the program.

Every month, OWHP’s liveWELL campaign targets different health behaviors. “We encourage students to take the liveWELL challenge because we know if they drink, sleep, eat, move and relax well, they will do better academically and be happier,� Harshbarger said.

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to say it’s a growing trend,� said Stark.

He pointed to the previous five years, 2001-2006, when a total of eight twisters were recorded. “That’s not to say the touchdowns are going to continue at the same pace,� noted Stark. “It’s up and down, up and down, and it’s not uncommon in the late summer months to see this.�

So if the tornadoes in recent years were not unusual, why, then, were they memorable?

Part of the answer may lie in New Yorkers’ pockets and handbags, where in recent years many have had a camera close at hand, thanks to ever-evolving cellphone technology. And the rise in social media offers a quick way to spread images and footage of funnel clouds or of winds up to 110 miles

per hour wreaking havoc on neighborhoods – as was the case in Brooklyn and Queens on Saturday.

In addition, said Stark, people know of storms much earlier than in the past because of technology that picks up atmospheric instabilities, especially the Doppler radar in use since the 1980s. That means they can prepare for storms earlier, whether that means ducking into the basement or just being aware enough of the weather to consider snapping a picture.

On Saturday, a dark funnel descended on the Breezy Point Surf Club in Queens, flooding nearby roads, mangling power lines and later forcing more than 20,000 spectators to be evacuated from the U.S. Open tennis tournament a few miles away.

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have to be really good about checking labels because it may just not be peanuts, it could be manufactured on equipment that manufactured other peanut products.�

Eating at home isn’t any easier than eating at a restaurant, Nipper said. “We also have to be really careful when we go out to stores or go out to dinner by talking to the chef at restaurants to make sure everything doesn’t contain peanuts, or that it wasn’t manufactured near peanuts,� he said.

For more information about FAAN or future walks, visit foodallergywalk.org.

cover the whole nation,� she said.

Makricostas’ hometown of Weirton, W.Va., has had 4G long before Morgantown upgraded. “I’ve never really noticed a difference between here and there,� she said.

AT&T is the largest provider of mobile telphones in the United States – and the 20th largest mobile telecom operator in the world.

For more information about AT&T or to view coverage maps, visit att.com.

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on either side of the Ohio River is much higher than what was found in other parts.�

According to Shankar, although his study shows a correlation between levels of PFOA and cardiovascular disease, this is nothing to be alarmed about at this point. “I don’t want the research to be blown out of proportion, because this is just a preliminary, associational study,� Shankar said.

The study Shankar performed was cross-sectional, meaning the measurements of PFOA and the presence of heart disease occurred at the same time in each person being studied.

According to Shankar, this could also mean that those with heart disease are somehow retaining more PFOA in their blood. “People with heart disease may also have kidney problems, and if their kidneys are not working well, they will not clear these chemicals as quickly or efficiently as others,� Shankar said. “We cannot say simply from this study that PFOA levels actually cause heart

disease.�

In 2006, the EPA and eight major companies in the manufacturing industry launched the 2010/15 PFOA Stewardship Program, a voluntary program aimed at reducing product content of PFOA and related chemicals by 95 percent by 2010 and to completely eliminate it by 2015.

Shankar said he believes this is a great program. “Even if we find that there is a definite association between PFOA and heart disease, chemical engineering has advanced to levels where we can find other chemicals to use in the products PFOA is in so they will still have the same properties,� Shankar said. “As of now, we don’t need to be alarmed or change anything in our day-to-day life.�

Shankar’s study was published online by the Archives of Internal Medicine on Sept. 3. It can be viewed online at www. archinte.jamanetwork.com/onlineFirst.aspx.

that received a grant from the NCAA is an interactive game called CHOICES, which is now being played in residence halls and with student groups who request it. “Like the campaign, it teaches students about the impact of the choices they make around alcohol,� Harshbarger said. “Ultimately, we hope to package it and sell it to other universities.�

CHOICES is a game played with a group of people; therefore, the opportunity for processing and interaction is high and can be

a powerful experience, she said. “We hope to help students understand that they can design their lives and their behaviors however they want,� Harshbarger said. “If they think about who and how they want to be, they can and will do amazing things.�

To learn more about the “Regret� blog and other activities within the WVU liveWELL program, visit http://wellwvu.tumblr.com or http://well.wvu.edu.

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‘American Idiot’ redefines the American dream

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The national tour of the Broadway show ‘American Idiot’ performed at the WVU Creative Arts Center Friday.

by Madeline carey A&e writer

Green Day’s hit musical “American Idiot” was performed at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center Friday night on its way throughout the United States as a part of the show’s national tour.

The show centers around three boys’ deliverance into manhood and their fight to follow their dreams.

While this sounds ideal, it is hard to pursue your dreams of being famous when one band member gets trapped in suburbia raising a baby, another joins

the military and your lead singer becomes addicted to heroin.

For these three young musicians, life just does not turn out as expected when they grow up looking toward the future and forget to learn from the mistakes of the world around them.

In a country fighting to pick up the fallen pieces after the attacks of Sept.

11, the main cast want a chance to play music, but life never really gives them that chance.

The show was full of amazing, in-your-face performances, especially Green Day classics “Jesus of Subur-

bia” and “21 Guns.”

Cody Johnson, a junior business student, won tickets for the show on Twitter and said he was excited for the chance to see the performance.

“It’s my first show here, and I’m just excited to see ‘21 Guns,’ because it has a good beat,” Johnson said.

Much like Director Michael Mayer’s critically acclaimed “Spring Awakening,” “American Idiot” wasn’t shy about its themes and messages, and it showcased Mayer’s edgy perspective with its sex scenes and unapologetic use of strong language.

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‘American Idiot,’ based on the 2004 album by punk rock band Green Day, has received positive reviews from critics.

The musical, however, remained true to its Green Day origins throughout. Similar to the band itself, the musical had as many political undertones as it did grungy T-shirts and guy-liner.

Many families made their way to the Creative Arts Center for the show – a deviation from the typical Green Day fan. This also proved just how large a demographic Green Day reaches – a testament to its diverse musical offering.

Kacey Mihoces, a freshman music education student, has been to the CAC multiple times for various shows, and said she

felt “American Idiot” was well worth the cost of the ticket, even for broke college students.

“I just kind of go for the music and the fun,” Mihoces said. “I know that the band had pretty much everything to do with making the show, so they were behind the scenes, so it’s definitely Green Day-approved.

The CAC just has a lot to offer; there’s always something good here.”

Under all its layers of music and sarcasm, “American Idiot” gives insight into coming of age in America and how life does not really play out in a way one can

anticipate.

The show is both disheartening and realistic in its adaptation of the “American Dream,” and it aptly showcases how so many fail, to discover achieving the dream is not as American as the struggle for it is.

Unlike the happy-golucky category musicals are stereotyped into, “American Idiot” is not afraid to say the things the rest of the world tries to brush under the rug.

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Rain or shine, Morgantown shows up for wine at Camp Muffly by noelle Harris A&E writer

The West Virginia Wine and Jazz Festival returned to Camp Muffly for its 19th year this weekend.

Braving the rain, spectators and visitors alike showed up to enjoy the music, wine and food.

Attendance was lower the first day because of the rain, but as event organizer and chair of the West Virginia University School of Music Keith Jackson said, the turnout provided people with a chance to sample more wine in a less crowded setting.

Aside from the fantastic re wine and music, the festival also offered local restaurants a chance to showcase their foods and services. As Jackson pointed out, there is always a natural turnover of restaurants that just feel their time is up, but that leaves room for new restaurants to come in and take the market by storm. This sentiment summarizes how The Golden Finch became popular.

The Golden Finch was

once a newcomer to the Morgantown culinary scene, but it is now a returning veteran. The popular eatery was one of many restaurants and shops participating, along with The Cupcakerie, Russ’s Ribs and Chico’s Fat Burrito.

With such a wide-range of restaurants in attendance, delicacies from crab wontons to deep fried mac and cheese to tiramisu cupcakes were well-represented at the show.

The perfect pairing for these foods is, of course, a great wine, and there was no shortage of that this year at Wine and Jazz.

The festival annually features some of the best local wines, including samples from Potomac Highland Winery, Forks of Cheat and Lambert’s Vintage Wines.

With the damp conditions, the wine tents seemed to be even more popular this year than in recent years, with people crowding around to taste some of the delectable flavors.

The one thing that did not change at all with the weather was the music.

Through the rain, storms and mud, the musicians kept playing, oblivious to the adverse conditions.

The musicians are chosen from a pool of dozens of applicants, as the festival aims to represent the highest quality that can be found. There is also a consistent turnover among acts each year.

“No one ever plays here more than two or three years in a row,” said Paul Scea, event organizer.

This year particularly stood out in terms of phenomenal music.

There was a wide variety within the jazz genre, and there was something for everyone because of this eclectic blend.

This weekend was an undeniable success for the West Virginia Wine and Jazz Festival at Camp Muffly.

Despite the looming thunderstorms and lessthan-desirable conditions, people came, drank wine and listened to some great Katie Flowers/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM music, smiling all the while. The Miltenberger Jazz Quintet performs during the annual Wine and Jazz Festival Sunday at Camp Muffly in Morgantown. From left to right are WVU piano professor James Miltenberger, bass guitarist Scott Green, saxodaa@e@mail.wvu.edu phonist Curtis Johnson, drummer Kevin Lloyd and WVU School of Music chair Keith Jackson on trombone.

Mountainlair open-mic night series off to successful start josh ewers a&e writer

Students got an opportunity to showcase their diverse and impressive talents onstage last Thursday night at the inaugural edition of open-mic night in the West Virginia University Mountainlair.

The new tradition, which will be held on the first Thursday of every month, made its debut at of the little-known Side Pocket in the Mountain Lair. The show was created to give students a place to perform an art of their choosing, whether it be music-related or comedy.

When the crowd began to draw inside the cozybut-spacious Side Pocket, conversations buzzed from nearly every table. Patrons sat at the bar enjoying their beverages while a big screen television showed the Pittsburgh versus Cincinnati football game. Some ordered tasty bar food while others laughed and joked with their groups. In a darker section of the room, under a contemporary painting, one of the acts sat alone, focusing only on tuning his guitar.

Lights went out at 10 p.m.

on the dot. The room quieted, and the night’s host introduced himself with a good old-fashioned bit of self-deprecation, leading to some early good-spirited heckling from the tables and bar.

Surviving the onslaught, he revealed the first act would be Cody Wilson.

You might be thinking a guy named Cody Wilson does not exactly have the star power of someone you would see at 123 Pleasant Street, but know this: Cody Wilson rips.

How many people go to a talent show at a college hangout spot and expect the first act to be a mind-bogglingly good beat-boxer?

That’s what open-mic night goers experienced. Wilson topped off his exciting act by simultaneously beat boxing and playing the harmonica in a stunning display of dexterity and musicality.

This surprising talent level was a continuing theme throughout the night.

Among the next acts were a few singers and bands.

Things got emotional when one performer, Ashley, was singing and playing an original work. An infectious clap of approval went up in

the middle of her song, and she had to stop playing for a moment because she was so was happily overtaken by the gesture.

Several acts followed her, which included Chris and Pat, a duo of a singer and a guitarist, and Daniel and Brandon, whose set of original alternative songs was utterly stellar.

Next up was the lone wolf guitar player from earlier, now known to be Jared. He took a while to set up, but when he was ready, he began to play a beautiful string of classical lines as a quick warm-up. Songs he played included “All Over Town” by the Kooks and “Love is All”

by Tallest Man on Earth.

This marked the end of the

musical portion of the evening. My hopes were high for the comedians, since the previous performers had greatly surpassed my expectations.

However, the comedy portion did not deliver. While each of the contestants had his and her funny moments, many lacked stage presence or a fixed “set list” of jokes.

One contestant who stood out a little more than the rest was Max Gallo. His routine included tidbits about freshman girls and an ill-fated relationship as he separated himself from the pack with well-rounded material, organization and delivery.

The acts were not judged, which kept the night’s theme as simply having fun and

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providing entertainment.

If it were judged, however, it would have been a tough task to separate the best, as most of the performances were very good, with a few that were simply great.

Anyone who is interested in participating in next month’s show can email Pa-

mela Sharo, an intern on the programming board of the Mountainlair, at PSharo@ mix.wvu.edu.

Shows will take place in the Side Pocket the first Thursday of every month, starting at 10 p.m. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Upcoming election key for students In less than 60 days, we will cast our ballots and decide who will lead our country for the next four years.

Now that both parties have wrapped up their conventions and made their case to the American people, it is time for you to begin making your decision.

As college students, Nov. 6 will mark the first opportunity to vote in a presidential election for many of us.

It is important to take advantage of this opportunity – especially considering the historic challenges our country is currently facing.

From dealing with an

economy still struggling to overcome the worst collapse since the Great Depression to ending the longest war in U.S. history, the monumental challenges awaiting our next president will define the next four years, and they underscore the importance of this year’s election.

Moreover, there are a number of issues that are particularly consequential for college students. It is of vital importance that students take the time to understand these issues and decide where they stand on them.

Student loans As president, Barack Obama

enacted a student loan reform bill, which will go into effect in 2014. One of the bill’s provisions mandates that recent college graduates do not have to pay more than ten percent of their disposable income on college loan payments. Additionally, after 20 years, remaining debt is forgiven. For those who go into public service, debt will be forgiven after 10 years. Mitt Romney has vowed to overturn this bill.

Health care Another key issue this election is, of course, health care.

In June, the Supreme Court largely upheld Obama’s sig-

nature overhaul of our health care system. This is another bill Mitt Romney promises to repeal.

So what would that mean for college students? Well, as a result of the health care bill, students can stay on their parents’ plan until they are 26 years old. Furthermore, insurance companies are no longer allowed to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions.

Take this into account before you make your final voting decision.

Gay rights In addition to ending the military’s “don’t ask, don’t

tell” policy, President Obama has expressed his support for same-sex marriage. Romney has voiced his opposition to both same-sex marriage and civil unions.

Romney also opposes the inclusion of crimes that target victims based on sexual orientation in hate crime legislation.

Student loans, health care and gay rights are only a few of the important issues that will be decided in November.

Take the time to understand these issues and vote accordingly.

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Don’t let cynicism keep you from ballot box

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Former President Bill Clinton looks up at the delegates before addressing the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday.

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When President Barack Obama took the stage at the Democratic National Conventional in Charlotte last week, there was a buzz. Delegates at the convention were excited to see him speak, and Democrats throughout the country watched with eagerness to hear what the president had to say as we approach the Nov. 6 election date.

When I say buzz, I mean just that. A buzz.

But do you remember this time in 2008? There was more than buzz – there was an uproar, a jubilee, a pulsing of anticipation and enthusiasm throughout the country. Now, in 2012, those same people (including myself ) seem

much less sure of Obama and appear hesitant about his return for another four years at America’s helm.

I would like to attribute the lack of fervor to welleducated, determined decisions on the part of the electorate. I want to believe the reason voters aren’t as pumped about Obama’s re-election campaign is that they have done research, taken into account Obama’s actions while president, and have come to the decision he might not be the best man for the job.

The thing is, though, I don’t think that’s the case.

When I discuss the upcoming election with my peers, they don’t seem disenchanted with what Obama has or hasn’t done, nor can they articulate why they aren’t putting up artsy posters of him

on their walls or slapping “Change” bumper stickers on their Priuses.

There is certainly a lack of gusto toward Obama from the younger voters, but I cannot attribute it to well-informed opinion shaping.

Rather, it is another apparent manifestation of the cynicism and apathy infecting our country – especially its college age group.

Cynicism is destructive not only in the political realm, but also in life. When you allow yourself to be cynical, you become controlled by pessimism, and even things that should excite you do not.

If collegiate voters were dutifully examining Obama’s record and platform, they would discover he maintains a lot of the

same plans for the country he had in 2008 – plans that represent our generation well.

He has championed keeping student loans at lower interest rates, and he has backed education credits and federal Pell grants that help students who couldn’t otherwise afford college.

His health care initiatives have made it possible for people younger than 26 to stay on their parents’ health insurance, which compensates for the difficult job market many graduates face.

President Obama is the same man who stood before the youth of America in 2008 with a passion for people and the dedication to take our country in the right direction. Regardless, in 2012, the youth of America aren’t responding

like they once did.

I’m not saying you should vote for President Barack Obama or for Mitt Romney, although you can probably guess for whom I’m casting my ballot.

What I am saying – pleading, even – is that you don’t let cynicism and apathy affect the way you approach the Presidential election.

I have been seeing a lot of Facebook statuses and Twitter updates groaning about the recent dialogue on those social networks about politics. I have seen people threaten to and actually suspend their accounts because they don’t want to hear about politics. I have seen tweets and overheard conversations in which folks defiantly say they “aren’t interested” in politics, and that both candidates are

crooks.

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are not perfect people, but one of these two men will lead our country for the next four years, and our opinions of them – and our votes – matter.

Don’t let cynicism wreak havoc in your heart.

Don’t let apathy make you believe it’s okay to tweet about ‘Pretty Little Liars’ but scoff at “politics.”

After welcoming one of the largest incoming freshman classes in the University’s history, thousands of WVU students will be voting for their first time this November. Whether this is your first election or your tenth, treat it with the respect, diligence and importance it’s due.

These men hold our futures in their heads and hearts.

Diversity helps to build bridges, not barriers nikki marini copy editor

An article appeared in Tuesday’s issue of The Daily Athenaeum that suggested the emphasis on diversity at WVU ultimately causes negativity. I could not disagree more.

Diversity applies not only to characteristics that are established at birth, but also to aspects of our lives that can be considered “life choices.” These characteristics – including religion, gender, race, social status, sexual orientation, etc. – go hand in hand with socalled “categorization.”

So, let’s be realistic: statistically speaking, West Virginia University is made up of a majority of straight, 20-something white kids.

To say that we are especially diverse according to

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these statistics would be kidding ourselves.

The idea of diversity, in my opinion, is not solely dependent on stats, however. Diversity is much more than numbers or categories: it is the mindset of each individual that truly matters.

When you look to your left, it is absolutely normal to notice your neighbor’s skin is lighter than yours, or they are taller than you are, or that they are wearing a hijab. This is completely observational. It is unrealistic to think that we will not notice our differences because we, as humans, categorize nearly everything we see.

It is our job to be responsible for our own curiosity – to learn one another’s story. It is our job to form our own opinion, but not before we have a valid basis for these opinions.

So, the lesbian sitting next to you at Shooter’s wants to buy you a drink?

Take that as a compliment, rather than assuming all lesbians leave the house with the sole intention of picking you up.

The preppy, pink-wearing student on the PRT didn’t say “thank you” when you held the door for her? She is running late to the double-shift she picked up in order to pay her water bill.

The guy in the “Romney 2012” T-shirt offered you a bumper sticker? Relax – he’s being generous with both his free time and his personal views.

In order to function as a nation, a community and a university, we must recognize our differences.

Realize that it is normal to have personal experiences that may ultimately leave you with an idea of

a group of people. Do be fearful of these experiences and ideas, and do not be fearful of “categorization.”

Instead, be cautious of future assumptions and actions made as a result.

Rather than assuming an unfamiliar face will prove your snap judgment, whether positive or negative, to be accurate, take the time to find out for yourself. Do not let your past experiences hinder the success of others, or even yourself.

Diversity is not something to fear. Diversity has never started a war – hatred has. Diversity has not stopped my mother from marrying her girlfriend of four years ; oppression has.

Instead of diversity, be wary of those who have the persuasive ability and authority to turn the most powerful, positive aspect of society into a weapon.

Our forefathers offered their signatures to protect us from such manipulation and to establish the American ideal that “all men are created equal.” As equals, we must respect one another’s opinions, regardless of how they differ from our own.

Our differences are not a “barrier.” They are what built our country. They are the reason a financially unstable student received a scholarship and is now sitting next to you in your economics class.

Our differences are what make us unique. Our differences are not the problem: Intolerance, arrogance, and the belief that a personal opinion is the ultimate truth are the problem. This is the source of war, hatred, oppression: this is the so-called “barrier” that must be eliminated.

This concept allows me to sit in The Daily Athenaeum, as a female student at WVU, writing a rebuttal to another student’s opinion piece. If the University disagrees with my stance or my editor thinks I should be in the kitchen making him a sandwich, I cannot and will not be silenced, despite our disagreement.

Diversity is the reason you are reading my personal thoughts at this present moment. Diversity is the reason our nation exists. Diversity is the reason you should wake up thankful for the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness that are yours as a citizen of the United States.

We have the aforementioned concept of equality to thank for these rights.

It is only in absence of the ideals behind this famous phrase that diversity results in negativity.

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Freshman Ryan Cain celebrates after scoring his first goal for the West Virginia men’s soccer team Sunday. The Mountaineers defeated Oakland 4-2 Sunday afternoon at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

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FEATURE OF THE DAY WVU FENCING CLUB will have its first beginner’s practice in the basement of Stansbury Hall at 7 p.m. tonight. This is open to anyone who has never fenced previously.

EVERY MONDAY

THE PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA meets at 4 p.m. in room 103 Martin Hall.

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

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

FREE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ADVANCED CONVERSATION GROUP meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe for conversation, friendship and free English conversation lessons. New friends are always welcome. For more information, email Erin at mclv_advanced_conversation@yahoo. com.

AIKIDO FOR BEGINNERS is at 6 p.m. at Lakeview Fitness

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New members are always welcome.

CHESS CLUB meets from 6-9 p.m. in the food court of the Mountainlair. Players of all skill levels are invited to come.

For more information, email wvuchess@gmail.com.

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

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

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

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling.

Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers.

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

NEW FALL SEMESTER GROUP THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES are available for free at the Carruth Center. The groups include Understanding Self and Others, Sexual Assault Survivors Group, Mountaineer Men: An Interpersonal Process Group, and Know Thyself: An Interpersonal Process Group. For more information call 293-4431 or contact tandy. mcclung@mail.wvu.edu.

DAILY HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year success seems to follow you. You finally achieve what you have wanted to for a long time. You gain through expanding your horizons and making new friends.

You have control and the possibility of making more powerful decisions in the near future.

Display your penchant for excellent communication, and expect others to respond accordingly.

People seem to like your way of thinking, and often follow in your footsteps. If you are single, you could see a change in the choices you make. You’ll meet people with ease through friends. If you are attached, the two of you express a love of entertaining. The more you do together, the closer you will become. CANCER can be quite a friend.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH You are an old hand at dealing with tension and/or power plays. An opportunity to show your expertise will arise. Respond instinctively. A conversation with a friend you often see helps shed light on what is going on.

Tonight: Head home.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH Stay centered, even when dealing with difficult demands, and you’ll see certain situations in a new light. Communication stays active. You hear news that makes sense to you now, when previously it did not. Trust your imagination and drive to resolve any issues. Tonight: Meet friends for some munchies.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Pull back, and make yourself aware of new possibilities. The unexpected occurs with a friend. You might note that this person has become somewhat troublesome. A conversation with a family member finally makes an impression. Tonight: Treat yourself.

one’s resourcefulness. You need to think through a decision with more care. Understanding evolves as you keep working through an idea with this person. Open up to new possibilities. Tonight: Tap into your imagination.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH You have an edge, no matter what you decide to deal with. Be direct with someone you have put on a pedestal.

You know what works, and you know what to do. This person appreciates honesty and clarity. Think before you react. Tonight: Be yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Deal with someone directly.

How you feel and where you go depends on the quality of your interaction with this person. Pressure will build to an unprecedented level if you cannot see eye to eye. A boss or higher-up plays a strong role in your plans. Tonight: Chat over dinner.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Know what is going on behind the scenes.

Pressure builds as you run into a complication. A willful person could put up barriers at the last minute. A meeting might be informative and, in some way, could fertilize your imagination.

Tonight: Vanish while you can.

ACROSS 1 Forest youngster 5 John Wesley’s relig.

9 Nueve menos dos 14 Canyon comeback 15 __-deucy 16 “Come on in” 17 Pre-calc course 18 Little vehicle 20 Fable writer 22 Western Australia’s capital 23 Little time 26 Salinger’s “With Love and Squalor” girl 30 Armoire feature 31 Beauty pageant accessories 33 Therapists’ org.

36 Was nosy 39 Friendship bracelet components 40 Little role 43 Molecular particles 44 Remote button with two vertical bars 45 Weight unit 46 City thoroughfare 48 “It’s been real, dahling” 50 Grandstand feature 51 Little break 56 Valuable holding 58 Guiding principle 60 Little type 65 Summer camp setting 66 Bamboo muncher 67 Manipulative sort 68 MGM symbol 69 __-craftsy 70 Silents star Naldi 71 Mine finds DOWN 1 Greek salad cheese 2 Real estate units 3 Rustling sound 4 Rotten to the core 5 Rock’s Fleetwood __ 6 Earth Day prefix 7 Arizona State’s city 8 High-strung 9 Religious offshoot 10 Where there are plenty of fish

11 List-shortening abbr.

12 Steeped beverage 13 Flub the shot, say 19 Weapons 21 Ask for a hand on one knee 24 __ Bora: Afghan region 25 Monica Lewinsky scandal figure Linda 27 Refuse to, quaintly 28 Rx managed care giant 29 German industrial city 32 Side by side 33 “... and __ of thousands!”

34 Singer LaBelle or LuPone 35 Luigi’s love 37 Clean air org.

38 Tie during a tennis game 41 Green gems 42 “That is so not happening!”

47 Recipe amt.

49 Verdi opera with Desdemona 52 Encore presentation 53 Formal “Who’s there?” response

54 Illuminated studio sign 55 Black variety of 12-Down 57 Do in, as a vampire 59 Bills with Hamilton on them 60 Mud bath venue 61 Scratch or scuff, say 62 Picnic invader 63 Butterfly catcher 64 __-la-la

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COMICS Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH Emotions build, especially as you might find yourself unexpectedly in an either-or situation. Verbalize more of your thinking before you decide whether to keep others in your camp. Tonight: Walk in someone else’s shoes before you make a decision.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Your sense of direction comes through, whether you are arguing or simply debating a key issue surrounding a project. Your resourcefulness comes out during a conversation and increases your creativity.

Your words have power right now. Tonight: Hang out.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Focus on routine or daily issues, and you’ll come out way ahead. Do not question a decision so much. Sometimes your knee-jerk reaction takes you down the right path. Listen to what someone is saying. Tonight: Relax; take a walk.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH You might want to rethink a personal matter in order to avoid a collision. A partner, friend or associate could be explosive if challenged. Be smart; do not entice this person to be more verbal or expressive. Use care with spending -- you could go overboard. Tonight: What you want.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH Your creativity remains high. A partner keeps feeding you new information, which creates fertile territory for new ideas. Be careful with your funds. The unexpected plays a big role in the next few days. Tonight: Treat both yourself and a friend.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH You could be taken aback by some-

BORN TODAY Golfer Arnold Palmer (1929), baseball player Roger Maris (1934)

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

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Mountaineer Idol off to hot start Natalie snyder correspondent

Friday marked the beginning of West Virginia University’s annual Mountaineer Idol competition in the Mountainlair ballrooms.

Mountaineer Idol is a singing competition based on the hit show “American Idol,” where WVU students have the chance to flaunt their talents and win some cash.

The event rewards the Mountaineer Idol with $1,000, $750 for second place and $250 for third place. Coca-Cola provides all rewards, and both CocaCola and American Idol sponsor the event.

This is the ninth year the university has hosted the event, and nearly every seat in the ballroom was packed with students, faculty and families.

Sixteen contestants moved on after tryouts on Aug. 29, and 13 remained by the end of Friday’s competition. Four judges chose the participants who moved on to the next round.

These four judges were a mix of WVU alumni and faculty, along with the new Mountaineer, Jonathan Kimble.

“I’m really hoping someone sings ‘Country Roads’ – automatic 10,” Kimble said.

Each contestant performed a song of their choice, and some participants chose other artists’ music, while others elected to showcase their own original compositions.

Most contestants only sang, but some played in-

struments or had another person accompanying the performance. The ballrooms filled with a wide variety of music, with rock, country, soul and pop roots showing the diversity of WVU students.

Communications student Christopher Bonavita was one of the contestants welcomed by a huge applause.

With his shoulder-length curly hair and flip flops, Bonavita blew the crowd away with his cover of “I Need You Now” by Smokie Norful. Bonavita covered the song passionately, kneeling to the stage with his eyes closed while hitting an impressively high note.

At one point, he sighed after belting a note, garnered laughter from the enthused crowd.

Another contestant had an entertaining performance with his cover of “Beast of Burden” by The Rolling Stones.

Morgantown native and multidisciplinary studies student Ryan Cox was also greeted to the stage by an applause. Before he started singing, he pointed to four different people in the crowd and said, “This is for you, this is for you, this is for you, this is for you.”

The music continued with Cox’s energetic performance, and soon he jumped off the stage and danced in front of the judges’ table and throughout the crowd.

“That was one to mark off my bucket list,” Cox said after the performance.

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Mountaineer Idol contestant Capri Salas performs at the Mountainlair ballrooms Friday evening. Salas was one of 13 contestants who will advance to the next round Sept.21.

Rachel Shiley showed off a country voice that blew the crowd away. This was Shiley’s first time performing at the event, and she chose “Fancy” by Reba McEntire. “‘Fancy’ was a song me and my mom would sing together,” Shiley said. “It’s

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fun, and everyone knows it.”

Chelsea Malone, 2011 Mountaineer Idol winner and 2012 host, finished the night off with a song while the judges made their final decision. The crowd applauded until the 13 remaining contestants were

called and everyone gathered with smiles, even if they were not chosen to move on.

The next round of Mountaineer Idol will take place Friday, and each contestant is asked to perform a song from the year they were

born.

The show is at 8 p.m. in the Mountainlair ballroom.

The final competition will be Sun. Nov. 4 at 3 p.m at the Met Theatre on High Street in downtown Morgantown. daa@e@mail.wvu.edu

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Paris Winfrey sings an original song during the first round of Mountaineer Idol competition Friday evening in the Mountainlair Daniel Whiteman, a Mountaineer Idol veteran, performs onstage Friday evening during the first round of the 2012 ballrooms. competition.

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The West Virginia volleyball team won three out of four games in the West Virginia Golden Horseshoe Challenge this weekend.

Mountaineers finish second in Golden Horseshoe Challenge by austin seidel sports writer

The West Virginia volleyball team may have been able to find answers to some of the questions surrounding its performance in this weekend’s Golden Horseshoe Challenge.

After a rough start against Maryland-Eastern Shore, WVU seemed doomed to a record similar to the George Mason tournament the weekend before.

“It was tough,” said West Virginia head coach Jill Kramer. “We had five freshmen and (Elzbieta Kline) starting out there against Maryland. We basically had an entirely brand-new team for this game.”

In their opening match against the Hawks, the Mountaineers were abysmal with 29 errors, and they struggled to get the ball beyond Eastern Shore’s Maline Vaitai and Saitaua Iosia, who were named to the all-tournament team following their stellar performance in their four games.

In addition to their errors, the Mountaineers appeared to be playing with a lot of tension, and communication broke down often.

The Mountaineers struggled to take their only set against the Hawks after dropping the first two sets, and they eventually collapsed in the fourth set to give UMES the 3-1 win.

“I ripped them pretty good after that one,” Kramer said.

“They came out in that second game and looked much better – a lot less errors.”

The Mountaineers abused St. Peter’s in the second

match of the tournament, drubbing them in three straight sets and rarely giving them the chance to stand up.

Kline and freshman Caleah Wells both hit better than .600, and Wells recorded a strong 10 kills to lead the Mountaineers to their first win of the tournament.

WVU also saw something they had yet to see in their still young season – strong serving from the entire team.

Karly Rasmussen came off the bench for the Mountaineers as a serving specialist and proved her worth as she struck for four service aces to contribute to the Mountaineer total of 10 for the match against the Peacocks.

Anna Panagiotakopoulos would continue the trend on Saturday as she commanded Radford and Wright State at the serving line with three and two aces respectively.

“I feel much better now,” Panagiotakopoulos said. “I think we’re all starting to feel more comfortable and just relaxing and having fun.”

Prior to the Golden Horseshoe Challenge, WVU had just eight aces established as a game high barely more than 32 aces and exited the tournament with 65.

“We still aren’t where I’d like to be,” Kramer said. “But it’s definitely getting better.”

The Mountaineers’ win over St. Peter’s established a level of confidence the team carried into their daytwo games against Radford and Wright State, defeating them 3-1 and 3-0 respectively while showing dominance and control at the net.

Nikki Attea led the team against Wright State with an outstanding .381 hit percent-

age and 10 kills.

“I think I just feel more comfortable with the way things are going right now,” Attea said.

“The coaches have really been giving me criticism for my defense, and we spent a lot of time working on it this week – just moving around and getting down for the ball. I think it’s getting better, but I’ve still got a lot of work to do.”

The coaches may not harp on Attea as much after watching her in the game against Radford. Attea commanded six digs in one volley as the Mountaineers battled tough strikes from the Highlanders and ended with a strong spike across court

by Kline.

The Mountaineer hitters were extremely accurate and found holes in their opponent’s defense frequently with double-digit kills in every set they played Saturday.

“We have great hitters, and it helps us out so much,” Panagiotakopoulos said. “It took us a little bit to just get used to each other and know how each other plays, but I think we’re getting there.”

The Mountaineers finished the tournament with a 3-1 record. They have effectively turned their season around on the heels of significantly reduced errors, solid serving and greatly improved defense with Kramer moving Panagiotakopoulos to the libero position.

WVU looks to maintain their defensive strength against Robert Morris Tuesday as they take the road carrying a 6-5 record. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

UL Monroe upsets Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Kolton Browning made the most of his return to Arkansas.

Browning’s 16-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-one lifted Louisiana-Monroe to a 34-31 overtime win over the No. 8 Razorbacks on Saturday night.

Browning accounted for 481 yards of total offense and four touchdowns to lead the Warhawks (1-0) to their first win over a Southeastern Conference team since defeating Alabama in 2007.

The junior made his first career start in Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium two years ago as a freshman, a 31-7 loss by the Warhawks. He showed his maturity and then some in his return, helping Louisiana-Monroe outgain Arkansas 550-377 in total yards.

The Razorbacks (1-1) played the second half without quarterback Tyler Wilson, who suffered a head injury after taking several big hits in the first half.

Wilson, who also missed the second half against New Mexico last season with concussion-like symptoms, was 11-of-20 passing for 196 yards and a pair of touchdowns before leaving the game at halftime.

The Warhawks trailed 28-7 midway through the third quarter before rallying behind Browning. The secondteam Sun Belt Conference quarterback from a season ago found Brent Leonard for a 23-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-10 with 55 sec-

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onds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 28-28.

Leonard finished with 11 catches for 112 yards receiving.

Browning was 42 of 67 passing for 412 yards passing, and he had 69 yards rushing on 16 carries – his last the winding, game-winning scramble in overtime around and through the Arkansas defense.

The Razorbacks led 28-7 midway through the third quarter after freshman quarterback Brandon Allen connected with MeKale McKay for a 13-yard touchdown. Allen, filling in for the injured Wilson, finished 6 of 20 passing for 85 yards.

The Razorbacks had little offense after that, though they managed to take a 3431 lead in overtime after a 37-yard field goal by Zach Hocker.

Cobi Hamilton led Arkansas

with 99 yards receiving and a touchdown on six catches.

The senior now has eight touchdown catches in seven career games in Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium.

The Razorbacks started slowly for the second straight game, even with Wilson in the lineup in the first half.

Arkansas struggled at times in last week’s seasonopening win over Jacksonville State, allowing 163 yards passing in the first half to the FCS Gamecocks. The Razorbacks’ defensive woes continued Saturday.

Browning was at the center of Arkansas’ frustrations, avoiding the Razorbacks time and again. His 4-yard touchdown pass to Centarius Donald put the Warhawks up 7-0 in the first half, and he closed Arkansas’ lead to 28-21 early in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Steed.

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CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — Rory McIlroy beat the strongest leaderboard in golf this year Sunday in the BMW Championship and joined some elite company.

McIlroy made back-toback birdies around the turn to emerge from a fourway tie and seize control at Crooked Stick. He closed with a 5-under 67, making his only bogey on the final hole when it no longer mattered, for a two-shot victory over Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood.

Everyone knew Boy Wonder was a special player when he won the U.S. Open last summer with a record score. The last month has established him as the dominant player in golf, with three wins in four tournaments loaded with the best players — the PGA Championship and two FedEx Cup playoff events.

McIlroy became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2009 to win in consecutive weeks on the PGA Tour, and with his sixth career win, he joined Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win at least six times at age 23.

“I didn’t think everything would happen so quickly, but I’m on a good run at the minute and I want to keep it going as long as I can,” McIlroy said.

Mickelson and Westwood tried to chase him down on the back nine at Crooked Stick, only to mistakes when they couldn’t afford any.

Westwood, who lost to McIlroy in the semifinals of the Match Play Championship in February, caught him with a birdie on the par-3 13th. But the weak area of his game showed up at the wrong time – a poor chip on the 14th for bogey, another pedestrian chip on the par-5 15th that led to par. He wound up with a 69.

“I played with him when

he was 13, and you could see it then,” Westwood said.

“He’s just maturing all the time, as he will do. And he’s a very, very good player.

Mickelson, tied for the lead going into the final round, was one shot behind when his approach flew the green on No. 12 and he had to scramble for bogey. Mickelson made back-to-back birdies late in the round to get within two shots of the lead, but he badly missed a 3-foot par putt on the 17th to fall three shots behind. He closed with a 70.

“A lot of people stayed neutral and Rory geared ahead,” Mickelson said.

Woods was never seriously in the mix. Five shots behind with seven holes to play, he made three late birdies and shot 68 to tie for fourth with Robert Garrigus (69).

McIlroy’s work is not done.

He is the No. 1 seed going into the FedEx Cup finale in two weeks at East Lake, but any of the top five seeds can win the Tour Championship and capture the FedEx Cup with its $10 million bonus. The other four seeds are Woods, Nick Watney, Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker.

“Rory is putting on a show out there,” Woods said. “And we’ve got one more tournament.”

Any of the top 30 players who advanced to the Tour Championship have a mathematical shot at winning the $10 million prize.

One guy who won’t have that opportunity is Vijay Singh, who started the final round tied for the lead with Mickelson. The 49-year-old Fijian fell apart on the back nine with three bogeys in a four-hole stretch to fall out of the top 30. A birdie on the final hole gave Singh a 73, but by then it was too late.

McIlroy finished on 20-under 268 and earned $1.44 million, pushing him to over $7.8 million for the season to effectively lock up the money title and all but assure being voted by his peers as the PGA Tour player of the year.

He has four wins on tour this year – one more than Woods – and that includes a record eight-shot win at the PGA Championship.

This doesn’t rate as highly as winning a major at Kiawah Island, though the All-Star cast that he beat made it satisfying – Mickelson, Singh, Westwood, Woods, Dustin Johnson and Adam Scott all were within range of the lead going into the final day.

McIlroy not only beat them all, he managed to take the drama out of the final hour with a beautiful shot into the par-5 15th that set up a two-putt birdie, followed by a birdie putt from just inside 15 feet on the next hole to build a threeshot lead.

He missed only one fairway in the final round, setting himself up on a rainsoftened course to attack the flags. And that’s what McIlroy does best.

“He’s going out there and is up near the lead and posts a good number,” Woods said. “He’s doing the things he needs to do, and as he said yesterday, he’s feeling very confident about his game. Right now he’s just really played well, and he’s making a ton of putts. That’s a great combo.”

The 70-man field was whittled to 30 for the Tour Championship. Singh’s late collapse enabled Scott Piercy to grab the final spot, despite a double bogey on the 14th hole and a bogey on the 18th for a 68. A day earlier, Piercy had a twoshot penalty for removing an out-of-bounds stake on the 14th hole.

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women’s soccer

Another overtime match ends in 2-2 tie for WVU

By Robert Kreis sports writer

The West Virginia women’s soccer team is in the middle of a shocking streak.

With a 2-2 draw against Purdue Sunday, the Mountaineers have played in their fourth consecutive doubleovertime game and have recorded their third tie in as many games.

“We are not finishing our chances right now,” said head coach Nikki IzzoBrown. “The good news is we are creating them, the bad news is we are just not finishing them.”

Coming off a home game against Duquesne in which the Mountaineers struggled to score, Izzo-Brown was hoping the West Virginia offense would open up against the Boilermakers. Unfortunately, while West Virginia was able to register a large quantity of shots against Purdue, the quality of shots was what upset Izzo-Brown.

“I think we are having

technical breakdowns when we are striking balls,” IzzoBrown said. “It’s one thing to strike a ball, and then it’s one thing to strike a ball to finish. We are just not finishing.”

The game started with a yellow card to each team. West Virginia’s Mallory Smith earned the first card in the 21st minute, while Purdue’s Stuart Hadley earned one in the 38th minute.

“There was some physical play,” Izzo-Brown said.

“Both teams wanted to win, especially Purdue at home.”

Hadley followed her yellow card with a Boilermaker score in the 41st minute.

Needing some sort of spark, freshman Kelsie Maloney put the ball in the back of the net out of half time.

Maloney, who is coming off a hamstring injury, was granted a number of good looks against Duquesne and finally managed to finish against the Boilermakers.

“I think what’s good

(about Maloney) is this game she played better than the Duquesne game,” IzzoBrown said. “She played more minutes for us and put one in the back of the net.

That is all I can ask from her.”

With the game tied at 1-1, Purdue’s Jordan Palkin scored the match’s next goal to put pressure on the Mountaineers as time wound down in the second half.

Down by a goal with three minutes to play, sophomore forward Kate Schwindel pulled the Mountaineers even at 2-2. Schwindel, who scored her second goal in as many games, continues to be a leader offensively for West Virginia.

“Her leadership and being able to score for us is critical for us,” Izzo-Brown said. “Obviously if Scwindel doesn’t step up and finish that goal, we are not tying that game. “(Schwindel) is just battling and fighting and finding ways to finish.”

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West Virginia freshman forward Kelsie Maloney scored her first career goal in the Mountaineers’ match against Purdue.

Schwindel’s goal was the last of the match. Each team managed to register four shots in the two overtimes, but neither was able to finish. The Mountaineers would fall to 2-3-3 with two games remaining before their first Big 12 Conference

Men’s Soccer

game.

After a grueling nonconference schedule, IzzoBrown will use the final two games to make the necessary adjustments to make sure her team is ready for play in the Big 12. The Mountaineers are not ready

presently, but Izzo-Brown is confident that with the proper tweaks they will be.

“Once we figure out how to take care of the little things, we are going to take care of Big 12 play,” she said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Cross country

Mountaineer offense finds WVU successful at rhythm in match vs. Oakland PSU Spiked Shoe

By Doug Walp Sports Writer

After going scoreless in its previous three matches on the road, the West Virginia men’s soccer team returned home and exploded for four goals against Oakland University Sunday afternoon at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

Four different players found the back of the net for the Mountaineers, and it would have been more if not for a few missed chances along the way.

“Today, we were good in front of goal. Most of the chances that we got, we finished,” said senior center back Eric Schoenle, who scored his first goal of the season Sunday. “I thought we could have had six or seven goals today, but any time we can get four, I think we’ll win the game no matter what.”

Sunday’s match marked the biggest offensive outburst of the year for the Mountaineers, who had only scored three times in five games until Sunday.

West Virginia scored four goals in a match only twice last season.

Schoenle, redshirt sophomore Craig Stephens, sophomore Andy Bevin and true freshman Ryan Cain all found the back of the net for West Virginia for the first time this season Sunday.

Oakland also hadn’t lost a match or even had a single goal scored against them coming into Sunday’s contest, but they gave up a goal to sophomore forward Andy Bevin in only the third minute of the match.

Bevin said he thought his initial strike not only set an aggressive tone early for the Mountaineers, but also helped take some of the collective pressure off of the team to score.

“To get that early goal was huge,” Bevin said. “It put us in a good state the rest of the game. I think everyone

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Senior Stephanie Aldea and the WVU cross country team ran in the Penn State Spiked Shoe this weekend.

by jon fehrens sports writer

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West Virginia sophomore forward Andy Bevin was one of four Mountaineers to record a goal Sunday. just felt a little more confident on the ball today, and that just produced some chances.”

But according to West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc, there has been no shortage of scoring opportunities for the Mountaineers this season, even during their three-game

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goalless stretch on the road at North Carolina, Wake Forest and Penn State. LeBlanc claimed it’s been more of an issue of bad luck, good opponent goalkeeping and the Mountaineers’ lack of execution with the numerous scoring chances.

“I think we were due,” LeBlanc said. “It wasn’t for a lack of creating chances that we hadn’t scored the last few games. We created a lot of chances, but our finishing was erratic, and there’s been some good goalkeeping. I think it’s been building, and it’s been coming.

The quality has been there.

“That team hasn’t given up a goal this year, and we hit for four – probably could have hit for six or seven today.”

LeBlanc also said it was comforting to see a lot of different players scoring in the Mountaineers’ win over Oakland Sunday.

“I think we expect that.

The way we play, we commit quite a few numbers forward, and it’s just a matter of finishing chances.

We had great buildup and great opportunities. And it’s nice to see a well-balanced attack. I think it makes it tough for your next opponents to scout you,” he said.

“I think we have quite a few weapons, and when we’re clicking, we can bag a lot of goals. We have the quality, it’s just the consistency that we’re trying to find.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

The West Virginia cross country team is trying to work its way into midseason form. After a month of practice, the Mountaineers have started picking up the intensity, starting with the 6K race at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational this weekend.

“It was very hot, so we all got a good sweat in, but a half hour before the race began, strong wind and rain came in,” said senior Stephanie Aldea.

“Penn State has a lot of hills and turn. It requires a great amount of fitness.

This race was another great rust buster. It will set us up great for the regional competitions.”

A race like Spiked Shoe can benefit the team in many ways. It not only simulates a real race, it gives the coaches and runners a way to gauge the team at that point in the season.

“We are right on schedule,” Aldea said. “We had four girls that almost ran personal records. At this point in the season right now, that is a great sign.

The conditions are not that great, but everyone is doing well. There are a lot of nerves, but the midseason cycle will start now, and that will give us great momentum. We have a ton of

great energy.”

Aldea takes the results from the Spiked Shoe with a grain of salt, though. She noted there are things the team can do better with as training continues.

“The common response after the race was that everyone felt great for the first three miles, but the last one was a struggle. We need to get the endurance up a little, and now that practice will be more intense, it will be getting up soon,” Aldea said.

The endurance aspect is something head coach Sean Cleary will make sure his team fixes, but there is another problem Aldea said can only be fixed through running more meets: the challenge of running in packs for the first time.

“We all have to get used to running around a pack of runners – it is really important to run in the packs.

There are elbows bumping and a lot of contact. That is the stuff we have to start getting used to,” Aldea said.

The Mountaineers won’t be back in action for two weeks when they will race at Toledo. This week gives the team a time to relax a bit and heal up. West Virginia will try to compete for their first at-large points of the year at Toledo. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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The West Virginia men’s soccer team scored four goals and ended its three-match winless streak Sunday against Oakland.

Offensive outburst leads West Virginia to 4-2 win vs. Oakland by amit batra sports writer

The No. 22 West Virginia men’s soccer team returned home Sunday afternoon to face Oakland after going winless on its three-game road trip last week.

The Mountaineers improved to 3-2-1 on the season after a strong offensive performance led them to a 4-2 victory over the Golden Grizzlies.

There were plenty of scoring opportunities for the Mountaineers as senior defender Eric Schoenle, sophomore forward Andy Bevin, junior midfielder Craig Stephens and freshman forward Ryan Cain all scored

goals. Senior midfielder Uwem Etuk had two assists.

“It was huge,” Bevin said following the game. “To get the early goal was huge. We maybe could have scored two more. The first goal put us in a good position for the rest of the game.”

Goalkeeper Pat Eavenson had six saves on the day.

Bevin scored first for West Virginia within the first four minutes. Oakland tied it up after midfielder Raphael Reynolds scored off a rebound from a free kick.

Schoenle put the Mountaineers up 2-1 after a header from a cross from Etuk. Cain and Stephens got in on the action to put West Virginia up 4-1 late in the

second half. Oakland forward Miche’le Lipari would score with less than 30 seconds left in the game to cut it to 4-2.

WVU has a stretch of home games to follow a much-needed win after a grueling road test against Penn State, North Carolina and Wake Forest.

While the Golden Grizzlies came in undefeated, it was West Virginia that put on the pressure throughout the game. The Mountaineers remain undefeated at home.

“That team (Oakland) hadn’t given up a goal yet this year,” said head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “We hit for four, but we probably could

have went for six or seven today. It wasn’t for a lack of creating chances that we didn’t score in the last few games. We created a lot of chances, but the finishing was erratic.

“The quality has been there. I thought we could have hit for a few more today.”

With four different players scoring on the day, the Mountaineers created chances often and in exciting fashion.

“We had great buildup and great opportunities,” LeBlanc said. “We had a well-balanced attack.”

Newcomer Cain had his first career goal as a Mountaineer Sunday after an

Oakland turnover created a blast into the upper part of the net.

“I joked with Ryan that he has the highest scoring percentage in the country,” LeBlanc said. “He wants everything to be perfect.”

The Mountaineers got a solid result in front of a home crowd after the three tough road games in UNC, Wake Forest and Penn State.

“That was a good result for us,” Schoenle said. “Any time you can get a win at home in front of our fans is nice. At the same time, we’re a little disappointed we gave up two goals and a penalty kick.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Entertaining season awaits in Big 12 When the West Virginia football team officially joined the Big 12 Conference in July, we all knew the future would be much different than the past.

The modern, offense-oriented conference powerhouse awaiting the Mountaineers presented a new look for West Virginia.

No more conservative play-calling from opponents in the Big East Conference.

And for the most part, no more low-scoring affairs.

After just two weeks of college football, the Big 12 has done more than live up to offensive expectations.

West Virginia did its part, racking up more than 600 total yards of offense and 69 points against Marshall to open the season.

But hopefully during the Mountaineers’ bye week Saturday, fans took it upon themselves to evaluate some of the other teams in the conference.

Eight Big 12 teams were in action this weekend.

The conference went 6-2, outscoring its opponents by an average score of 44-16.

In fact, five of the eight teams tallied at least 45 points Saturday.

Seven of the national top12 teams in scoring offense after two weeks are members of the Big 12.

What’s my point?

My point is simple – get ready.

The 2012 football season is going to be one of the most actionpacked, high-scoring, upand-down, first-down chanting seasons you have ever experienced.

West Virginia has one of the most explosive offenses in the country, but even after registering 69 points in their opener, the Mountaineers are third in their own conference in average yards per play.

Senior quarterback Geno Smith had one of the most impressive performances in program history against Marshall, completing 3236 passes for more than 300 yards and four touchdowns.

Still, Smith isn’t even first in his own conference in passing efficiency. Baylor’s first-year starter Nick Florence holds the top spot.

We’re less than three weeks away from the mayhem and the beginning of conference play against these overpowering offenses.

And it’s going to be quite the sight.

Games will consistently be nearly four hours in length, because of the number of plays run by each offense, as well as constant scoring.

The West Virginia defense will be scrutinized throughout the season for the number of yards and points it will allow against Big 12 foes (this doesn’t necessarily mean the Mountaineers won’t be scoring more than their opponents).

And, I’m going to go out on a limb now and say the West Virginia offense will score more points this season than any other year in team history.

I look forward to the mind-boggling offensive statistics that West Virginia will record in 2012, both from and individual and team perspective.

The move to the Big 12 appears to have been the right move in every facet, especially in regard to entertainment. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

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