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SGA motion revolutionizes meal plan by lacey palmer staff writer

For West Virginia University students with meal plans, breakfast, lunch and dinner are no longer locked at mandatory hours.

A motion approved last night by The Student Government Association will allow WVU students with meal plans to use meal plans at their discretion.

SGA voted to support and

endorse the plan presented

by West Virginia University Dining Services. According to SGA Governor Ryan Campione, this plan is a “game changer.”

“It’s great to see University administration being considerate of the students and their needs,” Campione said.

“This plan is much more affordable and flexible for students who live in or out of dorms.”

Although the new dining

plan would not go into effect until Fall 2013 and must be passed by the WVU Board of Governors in the spring, it includes four meal plan options that offer more time frames of meals, less costly block plans and more dining dollars to accommodate for more snack options throughout the day.

After conducting indepth research through surveys and looking at nearly 40 surrounding and Big 12

schools’ meal plan options, the Dining Plan Project Team – including Campione, Residence Hall Association President Walter Hardy and Director of Dining Services David Friend – comprised a plan that addresses the main issues involving the current meal plan options.

With the current plan, students with a traditional meal plan consisting of 10, 15 or 19 meals per week could only eat one meal in each time

slot – breakfast from 7:3010:30 a.m., lunch from 10:31 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and dinner from 3:31 p.m-9:00 p.m.

With the proposed plan, more flexibility is offered to students by allowing them to eat more than one meal within one time slot.

“Instead of having traditional meal times, with these meal plans we’ll offer a bucket of three meals that can be used daily,” Friend said. “Therefore, if you

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Sororities across campus select new sisters during 2012 rush week

By Carlee Lammers & Sara wells DA Staff

This week marks the 2012 formal sorority recruitment at West Virginia University.

Throughout the week, potential recruits have the opportunity to see what WVU’s eight sororities have to offer.

“What excites me the most is all of the fresh faces that come through recruitment,” said Caitlin Higgins, vice

president of Recruitment Coordination for WVU’s Panhellenic Council. “Each year, it’s refreshing to meet new girls and get new sisters.”

Higgins said many WVU students who are not involved in Greek life often hold stereotypical views of the organization.

However, Higgins defended the organization and said she believes they

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Correspondent

Many West Virginia University students experience difficulty as they transition into life in one of WVU’s oncampus residence halls.

The University has established a team of students who exemplify strong leadership skills to identify and fix these problems before they get out of hand.

These student mentors are part of the WELLWVU: The Students’ Center of Health’s leadWELL program.

LeadWELL is a peer men-

tor program designed to help students adjusting to residence halls succeed in academics, body image and nutrition, alcohol and drug use, dating violence and relationship-, stress- and sleep-related issues.

Sophomore education student Karli Neff said the leadWELL program was very beneficial to her pursuit for a “person-to-person career.”

“LeadWELL has many benefits, but I would say it was most helpful in teaching me how to help others,” she said. “And it’s a great opportunity for any-

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In the midst of an election year, a stale economy and an unstable global environment, Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, delivered a strong message of perseverance and collaboration to a packed crowd in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theater at the CAC Wednesday.

Immelt said he sees the need for a nation-wide change in tone geared toward a new theme of teamwork and positivity.

“I just think tone, attitude, working together – it’s what people want right now,” he said. “When times are tough, you can either divide or come together, and I think tone matters an incredible amount.”

Immelt, the 9th chairman and CEO of the multinational conglomerate, is entering his 11th year at the helm of the 120-yearold company.

As chairman of President Obama’s Council on

Jobs and Competitiveness, Immelt spoke about some of the challenges America faces and ways it can adapt to the fast-changing global environment of today.

“The U.S. economy gets a little better every day,” he said. “We’re in a slow, steady climb out, but things are getting a little better everyday.

“We all have to get better unless we want to see a loss of (market), a loss of wealth and a loss (of job creation).”

With operations in more than 150 countries, Immelt said that like GE, America can embrace the global environment – and must do so to continue to improve.

“Never believe for a second that this can’t be a country that can embrace globalization. This is the only way to go,” he said.

“Don’t fall into the trap (and think) that we can’t win and we can’t win in the global market.”

Immelt recalled being second-guessed early in his tenure. He emphasized

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OIT offers students extended support by zak voreh staff writer

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Recruits are welcomed into the Kappa Kappa Gamma house to meet the sisters and watch skits Wednesday afternoon.

LeadWELL mentors lend helping hand

By Sara Wells

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Immelt talks economy, state in ‘Ideas’ lecture

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Recruits await their invitation into the Alpha Omicron Pi house Wednesday afternoon.

wanted to eat anytime during the course of that day, you would have three meals to do so, so you’re no longer working against a clock with your hectic schedules.”

In each of the two block plans, which allow a certain number of meals per semester, the cost per meal will lower by $1.33, which is a 12-14 percent decrease, depending on the

one pursuing a ‘person-toperson’ career. I would recommend getting involved in this program.”

Students are recommended by residence assistants within their residence halls through displays of leadership, responsibility and effective communication skills.

Selected students undergo a training process, in which they learn critical techniques to recognize problems their peers are experiencing and how to address them.

Neff said her duties as a Dadisman Hall leadWELL

mentor last year were demanding but well worth the experience.

She also said she was excited to have the opportunity to learn to handle issues students are often misled and misinformed about.

Director of Wellness and Health Promotion with WELLWVU, Colleen Harshbarger, initiated the program in 2010.

Harshbarger said the benefits students receive go beyond knowledge of the topics and training. She

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Now that virtually every college student uses a computer daily, the need for technical assistance is crucial to West Virginia University.

The men and women who keep WVU’s computers running and secure from viruses work for The West Virginia University Office of Information Technology – also known as OIT. The department was founded in 1997, according to Chet Cook, the marketing and communications manager of OIT. “During the spring 1997 semester, WVU Computing and Information Resources officially became the WVU Office of Information Technology,” he said.

OIT offers a plethora of services to faculty and students of West Virginia University, including technical support, virus protection

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Cook said although some departments are open only during normal business hours, others are available for extended hours.

“Most services are available during regular 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. business hours, Monday-Friday,” he said. “The OIT Help Desk offers Tier 1 support 24 hours a day, seven days per week.

Classroom Technology staff are available during day and evening classes.

Networking, Telecommunications and Information Systems staff is on call 24 hours a day for problems.”

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US ambassador killed in Libya TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The American ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed when a mob of protesters and gunmen overwhelmed the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, setting fire to it in outrage over a film that ridicules Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Libya’s new president apologized Wednesday for the attack, which underlined the lawlessness plaguing a region trying to recover from months of upheaval.

Ambassador Chris Stevens, 52, died as he and a group of embassy employees went to the consulate to try to evacuate staff as a crowd of hundreds attacked the consulate Tuesday evening, many of them firing machine-guns and rocketpropelled grenades.

By the end of the assault, much of the building was burned out and trashed. Stevens was the first U.S. ambassador to be killed in the line of duty since 1979.

A Libyan doctor who treated Stevens said he died of severe asphyxiation, apparently from smoke. In a sign of the chaos of during the attack, Stevens was brought alone by Libyans to the Benghazi Medical Center with no other Americans, and no one at the facility knew who he was, the doctor, Ziad Abu Zeid, told The Associated Press.

Stevens was practically

dead when he arrived close to 1 a.m. on Wednesday, but “we tried to revive him for an hour and a half but with no success,” Abu Zeid said. The ambassador had bleeding in his stomach because of the asphyxiation but no other injuries, he said.

President Barack Obama ordered increased security to protect American diplomatic personnel around world. Hours before the Benghazi attack, Egyptians angry over the film protested at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, climbing its walls and tearing down an American flag, which they replaced briefly with a black, Islamist flag.

“I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi,” Obama said, adding the four Americans “exemplified America’s commitment to freedom, justice, and partnership with nations and people around the globe.”

Libya’s interim president, Mohammed el-Megarif, apologized to the United States for the attack, which he described as “cowardly.”

Speaking to reporters, he offered his condolences on the death of the four Americans and vowed to bring the culprits to justice and maintain his country’s close relations with the United States.

The three Americans killed with Stevens were security guards, he said.

“We extend our apology to America, the American people and the whole world,” elMegarif said.

The spark for the protests in Libya and Egypt was an obscure movie made in the United States by a California filmmaker who calls Islam a “cancer.” Video excerpts posted on YouTube depict Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a madman in an overtly ridiculing way, showing him having sex and calling for massacres.

But the brazen assaults – the first on U.S. diplomatic facilities in either country – underscored the lawlessness that has taken hold in Libya and Egypt after revolutions ousted their autocratic secular regimes and upended the tightly controlled police state in both countries.

Islamists, who were long repressed under the previous regimes, have emerged as a powerful force and made up the bulk of the protests in both countries.

Moreover, security in both countries has broken down. Egypt’s police, a onetime hated force blamed for massive human rights abuses, have yet to fully take back the streets after Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in February 2011.

On Tuesday in Cairo, riot police stood by the embassy’s walls but continued to allow protesters to climb them for several hours. The

protesters, however, appeared to intentionally stick to certain limits: A few entered the embassy grounds to remove the flags and come back, but otherwise the chanting youth stayed on top of the walls without storming the compound or damaging property.

The uproar over the film also poses a new test for Egypt’s new Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, who has yet to condemn the riot outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo or say anything about the offending film.

The protest was by mostly ultraconservative Islamists.

In Libya, central government control is weak, arms are ubiquitous and militias are pervasive. The consulate in Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, is a onestory villa in a large garden located in an upscale neighborhood. By the end of Tuesday night’s attack, much of the building was black and smoldering. Libyans wandered freely around the burned-out building, taking photos of rooms where furniture was covered in soot and overturned.

The violence raised worries that further protests could break out around the Muslim world as knowledge of the anti-Islam movie spread. ever, the only sign of unrest on Wednesday was a protest by dozens of Gazans in Gaza City.

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Continued from page 1 are an inaccurate representation of WVU’s Greek community.

“Stereotyping is done on a daily basis and seems to have always been the trend here,” she said.

Higgins said one of the most popular stereotypes students hold is recruitment involves hazing.

“We oversee all of the actions that take place within the Greek community and I will be the first to say that hazing in no way, shape and form is allowed on WVU’s campus,” she said.

Sophomore recruit Chrissy Payne addressed the issue of “paying for friends,” and said she fully disagrees with this popular belief.

“I think when people say things like that, they aren’t very knowledgeable about Greek life,” she said. “Most of the money goes toward philanthropy and social events.”

Recruitment week began on Sunday and will continue until Friday.

Each day is given a theme that assists sisters and recruits in the recruitment process.

Throughout the week recruits are placed into small groups of eight-10 girls and will be paired with a Rho Gamma.

Rho Gammas – sorority sisters who serve as impartial mentors throughout the week – encourage recruits by wearing shirts reading: “We gave up our letters to help you find yours.”

“I appreciate my Rho Gammas because they’re really supportive in helping you choose what sorority fits you best and they’re always there to talk to,” said freshman re-

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Recruits anxiously await their turn to be welcomed into the Kappa Kappa Gamma house Thursday afternoon. cruit Caroline Seufer.

Prosp e ctive s orority recruits are required to dress “semi-formal” throughout the week, with a “formal” gown expected on the final night.

They are also required to follow other strict dress code and appearance guidelines.

Recruitment began with “House Tours Day” on Sunday.

Recruits toured each home and had the chance to briefly interact with the sisters in various sororities.

Financial information regarding chapter dues was also discussed.

Monday and Tuesday were philanthropy events where recruits had the opportunity to learn about the community service projects of each sorority.

Wednesday served as skit and slide show night.

Girls were entertained by

sisters and were provided more information about each sorority.

Throughout the week, both recruits and sisters eliminate options from their preferred list. At the end of the week recruits are left with two house options.

Preference night is tonight. Recruits and sisters will ultimately decide which sorority they prefer, or who the sisters prefer to offer a bid for Friday’s Bid Day. “That night is very special and important, because it is the last chance for a girl and the sorority to make the decision if she will become a sister,” Higgins said.

Bid day, the final day of recruitment, is when each recruit is notified of the sorority that they have been accepted to.

After this, they have the opportunity to meet

their new sisters and get to know one another.

“If you feel like you fit in the house and they also believe that, then they will choose you,” Payne said.

“You just have to be yourself – you will know where you fit.”

The process of formal sorority recruitment at WVU is becoming increasingly popular each year. Higgins said this year’s recruiting class is the largest the University has seen in years.

“Greek life is on the rise, and we need to keep it that way,” Higgins said.

“If things continue to go in this direction, there could possibly be an expansion of Greek life here at WVU in the near future.”

For more information on Greek Life at WVU, visit www.greeklife.wvu. edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 1 one trait he learned during his first year as chairman and CEO as being instrumental to his success.

“Resilience: I think the last 11 years have been so volatile, I’d say I’ve learned how to stay focused in the toughest of times, and I think it’s all about resilience,” he said.

Immelt also discussed the future of energy in America and how natural gas – including the Marcellus shale found in West Virginia – is a great thing for the nation.

“We live in a country that can be energy independent in the next decade,” he said. “(America is) the Saudi Arabia of natural gas.

“If we were any other country in the world, people would be partying in the streets (in celebration of the abundance of natural gas).”

Immelt sees West Virginia at the forefront of the natural gas revolution. Though he touched on GE’s continued use of coal, he pointed to West Virginia’s natural

sga

Continued from page 1 plan. There is also an added $300 in dining dollars vs. the $100 in meals plus in the current plan. Dining dollars and meals plus will operate similarly.

In each of the two traditional plans, students receive $50 in dining dollars. They do not receive any money in meals plus in the current plan.

With the traditional plans, the price per meal will raise $0.19 – a 2-3 percent increase, depending on the plan – to cover additional food costs.

However, the committee recommended 20 meals per week versus 19 which will raise the average meals per week and per semester by 5 percent, according to Campione.

“This is a financial gamble for us, quite frankly, to introduce all this flexibility, so the additional cost on the traditional plans is used as a safety net as well,” Friend said.

According to Hardy, a change in the dining plan

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said students “lift up” one another and make life-long connections within residence halls and other programs through leadWELL. She is also excited about some groundbreaking research and analysis that has been conducted recently regarding leadWELL. Statistics show that students with conflicts who engage in conversation with leadWELL mentors are four times more likely to have a positive behavior change than students who don’t interact with a mentor.

“These are solid, legitimate statistics, and we’re thrilled with them. These

oit

Continued from page 1 number of administrative systems. Cook cited Mountaineer Administrative Processes (MAP), GroupWise email service, the WVU business intelligence system called I D E A S, e - c o m m e rc e, parking and athletic ticketing services.

OIT provides over 200 jobs, some of which are technical.

gas reserves as a beacon into the future.

“I think energy is going to be incredibly important on the global stage and for the U.S. All the places that have coal also have shale gas – that’s kind of the nature of how it gets formed,” he said.

Immelt believes the Mountain State does not have to choose between coal or natural gas – it can benefit from both.

“I think West Virginia is going to have choices between coal and natural gas and there’s no reason why (it has) to pick either or,” he said.

“West Virginia needs to be an energy state, so really, like I said tonight, (GE doesn’t) pick who the winner is, but we place a lot of bets, and I think West Virginia is a place for some bets,” he said.

Immelt was the first speaker on this year’s schedule of the David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas.

The lecture series features leaders in the realm of athletics, academics, business, politics and culture. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

was necessary. He said he received great satisfaction from helping to solve one of the biggest complaints from students.

SGA participant Daniel Brummage agreed.

“Having worked on this issue as a freshman and sophomore, I remember all of the stories and reasons that this was such a big deal,” Brummage said.

“To think that future freshmen won’t have the same issues of having to miss meals or losing such value in their meal plans – we have come a long way in that little amount of time.”

SGA President Zach Redding said he believes it will benefit students and solve a problem that has persisted for years.

“In the current plan, I know that if anyone who lived in dorm and likes to sleep happened to sleep past that 10:30 a.m. mark, you could only have two meals per day,” Redding said. “I really believe this is a monumental change. This isn’t something very small – this is huge.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

really show the impact our mentors are having and that the goal of the program is being met,” she said.

The leadWELL program will begin working with the Student Government Association this school year, and Harshbarger said she looks forward to spreading the program across campus to more organizations and, ultimately, making a difference in the lives of WVU students.

For more information on leadWELL training and the WELLWVU program, visit http://well.wvu.edu/wellness/leadwell or call the WELLWVU Office of Wellness and Health Promotion at 304-293-5054. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

“OIT has 148 full-time employees. OIT also employs 80 part-time students (workers) in different areas,” Cook said. “OIT employs a variety of technical and non-technical professionals with a variety of skills.”

OIT is funded through the University’s central administration.

To contact OIT, call 304293-4444 or visit (http://oit. wvu.edu.) danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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tHROWBACK tHURSDAY Influential video games of the 90s

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One of the most terrifying and influential video games ever made was “Resident Evil.”

Released in 1996 by Capcom, it was easy to get caught up in the game’s storyline, and waste far too many hours of my childhood. There were many elements of the game that made it great – in-depth characters, blood-curdling zombies and other monsters and challenging puzzles.

Now that the Resident Evil franchise has been made into five major motion pictures and released five installments of the game, it has reached astounding popularity.

Still, not one of the sequels has rivaled the sheer awesomeness of the original.

Based in the fictional Raccoon City, the plot of Resident Evil involves the alpha team of S.T.A.R.S (Special Tactics And Rescue Service), which sets out to investigate the disappearance of Bravo team after they lost contact during a mission.

Prior to the mission, multiple murders were reported on the outskirts of Raccoon City – the victims were found attacked and eaten.

The S.T.A.R.S. teams never ex-

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pected what they were about to find.

Once the Alpha team arrived on the scene, they found the Bravo team’s helicopter crashed with none of its team members in the vicinity.

After being chased by what seem to be rabid dogs (actually infected by a virus), they found shelter in a nearby abandoned mansion.

Players get to choose whether to play as Jill Valentine or Chris Redfield.

Choosing either character will allow the player to interact with different people in the game, but the gameplay is pretty much the same for each one.

The killers the team found were actually zombies created by the Umbrella Corporation after a biological weapons research project taking place inside of the abandoned mansion.

It is the player’s job to find out what is going on to survive the mansion.

If you have never played the original game, do yourself a favor and download it on your current game console.

While the newer installments of Resident Evil have larger budgets and more advanced technology, the original has a better, more unique plot.

And don’t get me started on the nostalgia it brings myself and other ‘90s kids... jeremiah.yates@mail.wvu.edu

hunter homistek associate a&e editor

When discussing the great video games of yesteryear, “Crash Bandicoot” must top the list.

Specifically, you have to talk about the game’s debut release, which is, to this day, one of the best platform games of all time.

Featuring an easy-to-navigate level scheme, bonus rounds, hidden gems and a variety of landscapes and epic boss battles, “Crash Bandicoot” satisfies on all fronts as a gaming experience.

It falters, however, where the storyline is concerned.

The plot is of the basic “hero versus villain hellbent on world domination” variety – and there is also a girl involved that Crash tries to save — imagine that – and for that, it gets no credit for originality in the writing and plot development department.

You know what, though?

This doesn’t even matter. The gameplay is so stellar, Crash’s antics so engaging, levels so brilliantly crafted, that never once do you think, “man, I really wish this storyline was better.”

“Crash Bandicoot” could sur-

vive without any kind of storyline at all; simply navigating the levels, spinning your way through bad guys and collecting fruit is satisfying enough.

My favorite thing about the game is not Crash as a character or the enemies he faces, though.

What I love most about “Crash Bandicoot” is the fact that it is so damn hard, even 16 years later.

After downloading the title on my Playstation 3 to revisit childhood memories, I expected to blitz through the three islands, effectively overthrowing Dr. Cortex and his evil reign in the process – I was wrong.

The first level is easy enough, as is the second. By level five, though, you realize that this game is a legitimate challenge.

You want me to jump over that guy, collect the fruit, jump back and spin through a turtle in the process?

No way, bro. That’s not happening.

Truly, “Crash Bandicoot” is a test, and you are seriously missing out if you do not give it a spin in the near future.

Even if you have already played and beaten the title, it is worth revisiting.

Trust me. hunter.homistek@mail.wvu.edu

California man confirms role in anti-Islam film

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The search for those behind the provocative, anti-Muslim film that triggered mobs in Egypt and Libya led Wednesday to a California Coptic Christian convicted of financial crimes who acknowledged his role in managing and providing logistics for the production.

Na k o u l a Basseley Nakoula, 55, told The Associated Press in an interview outside Los Angeles that he was manager for the company that produced “Innocence of Muslims,” which mocked Muslims and the prophet Mohammed and was implicated in inflaming mobs that attacked U.S. missions in Egypt and Libya.

He provided the first details about a shadowy production group behind the film.

Nakoula denied he directed the film and said he knew the self-described filmmaker, Sam Bacile. But the cellphone number that AP contacted Tuesday to reach the filmmaker who identified himself as Sam Bacile traced to the same address near Los Angeles where AP found Nakoula.

Federal court papers said Nakoula’s aliases included Nicola Bacily, Erwin Salameh and others.

Nakoula told the AP that he was a Coptic Christian and said the film’s director supported the concerns of Christian Copts about their treatment by Muslims.

Nakoula denied he had posed as Bacile. During a conversation outside his home, he offered his driver’s license to show his identity but kept his thumb over his middle name, Basseley. Re-

cords checks by the AP subsequently found it and other connections to the Bacile persona.

The AP located Bacile after obtaining his cell phone number from Morris Sadek, a conservative Coptic Christian in the U.S. who had promoted the anti-Muslim film in recent days on his website. Egypt’s Christian Coptic population has long decried what they describe as a history of discrimination and occasional violence from the country’s Arab majority.

Pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Fla., who burned Qurans on the ninth anniversary of 9/11, said he spoke with the movie’s director on the phone Wednesday and prayed for him. He said he has not met the filmmaker in person, but the man contacted him a few weeks ago about promoting the movie.

“I have not met him. Sam Bacile, that is not his real name,” Jones said. “I just talked to him on the phone.

He is definitely in hiding and does not reveal his identity.

He was quite honestly fairly shook up concerning the events and what is happening. A lot of people are not supporting him. He was generally a little shook up concerning this situation.”

Protesters enraged by the amateurish film and its cartoonish portrait of Islamic figures burned the U.S. consulate Tuesday in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.

Libyan officials said Wednesday that Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other embassy employees were killed during the mob violence, but U.S. officials now say they are investigat-

ing whether the assault was a planned terrorist strike linked to Tuesday’s 11-year anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.

Nakoula, who talked guardedly about his role, pleaded no contest in 2010 to federal bank fraud charges in California and was ordered to pay more than $790,000 in restitution. He was also sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and ordered not to use computers or the Internet for five years without approval from his probation officer.

The Youtube account, “Sam Bacile,” which was used to publish excerpts of the provocative movie in July, was posting comments online as recently as Tuesday.

The person who identified himself as Bacile and described himself as the film’s writer and director told the AP on Tuesday that he has gone into hiding. But doubts rose about the man’s identity amid a flurry of false claims about his background and role in the purported film.

Bacile told the AP he was an Israeli-born, 56-year-old, Jewish writer and director.

But a Christian activist involved in the film project, Steve Klein, said Wednesday that Bacile was a pseudonym, he was not Jewish or Israeli and a group of Americans of Mideast origin collaborated on the film. Officials in Israel also said there was no record of Bacile as an Israeli citizen.

In his brief interview with the AP, Bacile defiantly called Islam a cancer and said he intended the film to be a provocative political statement

Egyptian protesters carry anti-US banners while they line up by the walls of the US embassy in Cairo Wednesday. condemning the religion.

But several key facts Bacile provided proved false or questionable. Bacile told AP he was 56 but identified himself on his YouTube profile as 74. Bacile said he is a real estate developer, but Bacile does not appear in searches of California state licenses, including the Department of Real Estate.

Hollywood and California film industry groups and permit agencies said they had no records of the project. A man who answered a phone listed for the Vine Theater, a faded Hollywood movie house, confirmed that the film had run for a least a day, and possibly longer, several months ago, arranged by a customer known as “Sam.” Google Inc., which owns YouTube, pulled down the video Wednesday in Egypt, citing a legal complaint. It was still accessible in the

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Klein told The Atlantic on Wednesday that Bacile was a pseudonym and that he was not Jewish or Israeli.

Klein had earlier told the AP that the filmmaker was concerned for family members who live in Egypt. Klein did not return phone messages by the AP on Wednesday.

“Nobody is anything but an active American citizen,” Klein told the Atlantic.

“They’re from Syria, Turkey, Pakistan, there are some that

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are from Egypt. Some are Copts but the vast majority are evangelical.”

Klein told the AP that he vowed to help make the movie but warned the filmmaker that “you’re going to be the next Theo van Gogh.”

Van Gogh was a Dutch filmmaker killed by a Muslim extremist in 2004 after making a film that was perceived as insulting to Islam.

“We went into this knowing this was probably going to happen,” Klein said.

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Duncan Lorimer discusses pulsars during his presentation, “Einstein’s Unfinished Symphony,” as a part of the Festival of Ideas.

Festival of Ideas a success

Last night, West Virginia University kicked off this year’s David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas with a riveting speech by Jeffrey Immelt, CEO and chairman of General Electric.

Immelt, one of the premier business leaders in the world, talked about the state of the U. S. economy, gave advice on leadership and emphasized the importance of tone and attitude – both for individuals and for corporations. He also stressed the importance of education, and how now, more than any other point

in his lifetime, it is critical for America to continue innovating.

Much can be said about the political state of Washington, but Immelt steered clear of it, instead urging collaboration and placing shared values ahead of individual wants.

For those of you who were unable to make it to last night’s event, don’t fret – there will be several more opportunities this school year to hear from leading politicians, artists and scientists as a part of this lecture series.

The Festival of Ideas began in 1995 as the product of President Emeritus David C. Hardesty Jr.’s desire to create unique learning opportunities for students outside of the classroom.

Since then, the lecture series has provided the WVU community with a steady stream of opportunities to hear from a multitude of inspiring figures.

These lectures have always been free and open to the public.

Throughout the years, the event has featured a number of exceptional per-

sonalities – including legendary author Gore Vidal, renowned academic Cornell West, and journalism pioneer Arianna Huffington.

The Festival of Ideas provides a great opportunity for students and members of the WVU community to hear from and interact with some of the world’s brightest minds.

This is an opportunity you shouldn’t pass on.

The next lecture of the series – scheduled for Oct. 10 – will feature Dr. David B. Agus, leading cancer re-

searcher and author of “The End of Illness.”

Dr. Agus will be followed

by LGBT advocate and author Candace GingrichJones in November, and Cory Booker, rising political star and mayor of Newark, N.J., in the spring.

The University should be applauded for investing in this stimulating lecture series.

Be sure to mark your calendar for the remainder of these events.

You won’t regret it.

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Simplifying the textbook buying process

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A study conducted by the California Student Public Interest Research Group found that students spend an average of $900 on textbooks per school year.

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Buying textbooks is definitely a process.

You must first decide whether you want to buy or rent. If you want to buy, you have to decide whether you want to buy new or used and from where. The options are endless: there is the WVU Barnes & Noble Bookstore, the Book Exchange and numerous online booksellers.

Do you want to pay a little more to leave the store with your book in hand? Or do you want to spend a little less up front and risk various

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book conditions and potential shipping mishaps?

The New York University Bookstore is taking a step in the right direction toward the future of textbook sales.

Sensing the anxiety caused by textbooks, the Bookstore is in the beta testing stages of a program that will help streamline the choosing process.

When the program goes live, the students will be able to input their student ID number and a list of their courses will come up. The list will include their course numbers as well. Through this program, students can compare textbook prices for nearby bookstores and

online booksellers, such as Amazon.

For further ease, the Bookstore has installed rental kiosks. Students walk through the aisles, pick the books available for rent and scan the books at the kiosk. The student then chooses the rental period and checks out there, completely eradicating the need to stand in the same line as those who are purchasing textbooks.

It would be in the best interest of our University bookstore to adopt some of these programs. Investing in rental kiosks would cut down on lines in the bookstore and the stress put on the parttime employees that must

hold back the hoards of confused students and demanding parents.

Most importantly, this would create more revenue for our on-campus bookstore. Even if rental prices are significantly lower than purchase prices, many students would rather rent than order online – a purchase they will lose money on when they sell the book back.

Usually after their first year, students “wise up” and buy their books online. However, even upperclassmen would be more inclined to rent textbooks if they were easily accessible.

Of course, there’s always the person who believes ac-

quiring the books for class is optional and gropes their way through the course. My response is: why not get the book? The rental prices are dirt cheap, you can highlight and write in them, and you won’t miss out on any important detail the teacher expected you to know from the reading.

In an age of convenience, this frustrating process needs to change. Students have more to stress about than where to find the books they need for class. WVU and surrounding booksellers have done a decent job of integrating the online ordering and rentals process, but more innovation never hurts.

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DAILY HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year the unexpected has become a theme in your life, especially as a partner or loved one tends to express an unpredictable energy. You often feel like you have to start over at square one and crawl your way back up to the top. This struggle is more symbolic than realistic. Bosses and higher-ups let you know how much they value your work. If you are single, you could meet someone very special through your work. Let it happen. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy making public appearances together. Socializing is right up your alley. A fellow LEO understands you even better than you do.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH Your very playful style attracts quite a few people. Your creativity comes out when you relax and are yourself. Opportunity soars because of your ingenuity.

Others respond to your ideas; you simply need to communicate them.

Tonight: Love the moment.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Your principles work. You are able to sustain a great amount of change, even when it is unexpected.

You prove this time and time again.

Try not to place too much value on money, as it comes and goes. Tonight: Home really is your castle.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Keep talking and sharing your feelings. Others might surprise you by their actions and/or responses. The good news is that you have the ability to respond appropriately and with flexibility. You at-

tract people through your openness.

Tonight: Say what you mean, and mean what you say.

demands, and you will be well-rewarded. Tonight: Burn the candle at both ends.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Unexpected developments force your hand. You’ll see life through new eyes as a result, and humor helps you flow through what could be difficult moments. Use your intuition with your finances. Tonight: Go buy yourself that item you love.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH You must detach or else everything that’s happening around you could get jumbled. You will feel as if your mind is a maze.

The more mental distance you gain, the better your choices will be. Someone close seems to share too much. Tonight: Why work when you can play?

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH You greet life with a smile and a willingness to jump through hoops.

How you see a personal situation could change drastically as associates come in with noteworthy ideas.

Anything is possible; make it so. Tonight: Allow your Leo charm to do its magic.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Know when to pull back and say little. The less said, the greater the flexibility you’ll have. Someone who makes an impact takes an unusual stance while you work overtime to catch up and understand what went through his or her mind. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.”

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH Look at what is going on around you.

People seek you out. If you’re trying to concentrate or be studious, you can forget it. The ethers are declaring that it is time for you to socialize more. Opportunities head your way.

Tonight: Follow the music.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH You cannot get around a certain responsibility that looks like it will have certain aspects that you will need time to figure out. You are not a free spirit. Honor your life’s

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Someone comes to you with an unexpected proposition.

Listen well, though know that you might block out some details, as you are a bit taken aback. See how you can work this idea into your life.

You could be thrilled by the results.

Tonight: One-on-one relating.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Defer to others with the full knowledge as to what you need. You see key people around you being extremely domineering.

Let them be -- you cannot change them. Let them see the results of their actions. Use the freedom well.

Tonight: Say “yes.”

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH An even pace works, despite your tendency to change topics or actions and head in different directions. You might have to discipline yourself in order to achieve your day’s goals. Postpone spontaneity.

Tonight: The time is now.

BORN TODAY Actor Ben Savage (1980), singer/songwriter Fiona Apple (1977), actress Jacqueline Bisset (1944)

ACROSS 1 14-time All-Star catcher Rodriguez, familiarly 6 Smarten (up) 11 Data proc. equipment 14 Amer. economic assistance 15 Dermatologist’s concern 16 Skill 17 *”Karma Chameleon” band 19 Boot part 20 __ Sutra 21 Dipped in a well, maybe 22 Behold, to Livy 23 Tilts 25 *Space traveler 27 Corrida celebrity 29 Global positioning fig.

30 __ alai 32 Turner memoir 34 State with a 45-mile Canadian border 38 Notable time 39 With 40-Across, kid’s toy ... and a word that can precede the first word of the starred answers 40 See 39-Across ... and a word that can precede the last word of the starred answers 42 White __ 43 Ministers to 45 Lengthwise 47 “Deadwood” channel 48 Tampa NFLer 50 Learn well 52 *It’s not good to meet with it 56 18-and-overs 59 Programs for 11-Across, briefly 60 __ Reason 62 Trendy NYC section 63 Hwy. 64 *Used car selling point 66 D. Petraeus’s title 67 Shorthand system 68 Seen enough 69 Not quite right 70 “The Gondoliers” bride 71 Actor Mike DOWN 1 Kings shoot them 2 Unremarkable 3 Firehouse mascot 4 Jeans brand 5 URL ender 6 WWII weapon

7 Singles out 8 Shoreline recess 9 Middle Aged?

10 “Swell!”

11 Sewing kit item 12 Spring bloomers 13 Awfully expensive 18 Not back down from, as a challenge 22 Founded: Abbr.

24 Outwits on the stand 26 One invoked during a drought 28 “Live! With Kelly” host 30 Shark attack victim?

31 “__ you for real?”

33 Lots 35 Fair-haired 36 Fireplace food-warming shelf 37 Tic-tac-toe loser 41 Dicey 44 Two-baggers: Abbr.

46 Birds do it 49 Eau __ 51 “Project __”: fashion design show

52 Red River city 53 Made a choice 54 Topple 55 Actress Moorehead 57 The enemy’s 58 Separates by type 61 “Three Sisters” sister 64 Pvt.’s boss 65 Electrical measure

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Avicii to perform at WVU Coliseum

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World-renowned disc jockey Avicii is set to play the WVU Coliseum Sept. 20.

by hunter homistek associate a&e editor

International disc jockey sensation Avicii will play the West Virginia University Coliseum Sept. 20.

The Swedish DJ —who is well known for his hits “Seek Bromance,” “My Feelings for You” and “Silhouettes” — has rapidly become one of the world’s premier musical acts, and concertgoers can expect an energetic performance as he takes the Coliseum stage.

“Avicii is a world-class

performer and a much-respected artist in his craft,” said David Ryan, WVU Arts & Entertainment public relations specialist. “As one of electronic dance music’s biggest names, audiences are in for an amazing show.”

Avicii has headlined Ultra Music Festival alongside legendary pop artist Madonna and has also collaborated with Ralph Lauren’s “Denim and Supply” campaign, which proves he belongs at the top of today’s musical landscape.

Perhaps more impres-

sively, Avicii is a self-taught DJ and only 22 years old.

Through this exceptional ear and sense of melody, he has gone from the bedroom to the big stage.

His blitz of the music industry cannot be attributed to an overseeing songwriter or management company; it rests solely on his hard work and dedication.

These talents will be on full display Sept. 20, and WVU Arts & Entertainment is pleased to offer reasonably priced tickets for students interested in attend-

ing the show.

“Students can get tickets starting at $14, which is an incredible deal,” Ryan said.

“We’re pleased to bring a world-famous, internationally recognized act and make it so accessible to students.”

The opportunities do not end there, though.

In addition to the discounted ticket prices, WVU Arts & Entertainment will be giving away a pair of tickets at its table outside JACS in the Mountainlair today and Friday.

For those who are typi-

cally not on the downtown campus, a pair of tickets will also be given away Friday evening at the Evansdale cafe.

If you decide to purchase tickets to the event, hang on to the stubs: WVU Arts & Entertainment has offered yet another special deal to assist students looking to catch Afrojack at the Morgantown Event Center Nov. 5.

“Avicii concertgoers should keep hold of their tickets to claim a special $5 discount on tickets to Afrojack, which go on sale

Monday at 10 a.m.,” Ryan said.

With a world-class performer on hand and plenty of special deals courtesy of WVU Arts & Entertainment, there is every reason to catch Avicii Thursday evening at the Coliseum.

Tickets can be purchased via ticketmaster.com or via phone at 304-292-SHOW. To take advantage of the student discount, students must present a valid ID at the campus box office. hunter.homistek@mail.wvu.edu

Despite star-studded cast, ‘The Words’ falls short of excellence Madeline Carey A&E writer

There is no doubt Bradley Cooper is currently one of Hollywood’s most beloved leading men, thanks to his ability to switch from comedy to drama in the blink of an eye. Only one question remains – was “The Words,” his latest venture, worth his time and talent?

“The Words” is based around a complex and confusing plot of a novelist,

played by Dennis Quaid, reading from his latest book about a man (Cooper) who, while struggling as an author, steals a man’s life’s work and calls it his own.

Not only does the movie feature three tales of novelists, it also showcases two very different narrators throughout the film.

The book Cooper’s character, Roy Jansen, stole was a memoir written by a young World War II soldier who fell in love in France and, in a matter of years, watched his life fall apart before him.

Though Jansen’s (Coo-

per) struggle toward success and acknowledgement as a writer were well-developed, he seemed to have a one-dimensional quality about him that could not be overlooked.

No matter how well every aspect of his life was going, he needed to have success.

It ate away at him throughout the film, and when he finally achieved it through stealing the life of another man, he, too, found his world crumbling.

While the Quaid storyline leaves much to be desired and Cooper’s character was

mildly boring, the third story of loss told by Jeremy Irons’ character is an epic tale that could have produced a fantastic book and movie.

The story, which serves as the most relatable of the three, tells of a young soldier who falls in love with a French woman, prompting a move to France after the war.

Love, however, is not strong enough to keep them together following the death of their infant. This introduction of tragedy in the film makes the story truly breathtaking and powerful.

The film’s scores were phenomenal, and the imagery of both modern-day New York City and World

War II-era Paris were captivating backdrops, but these were not adequate compensation for the failing attempts of Quaid as both an actor and a narrator.

To say that Dennis Quaid is past his prime would be an understatement.

Besides being an allaround horrible narrator who seemed to stumble on every word, the fifty-something actor sported a new facelift that would make Bruce Jenner and Joan Rivers cringe.

Not only is the audience to believe Quaid is an acclaimed author, they are also to believe him capable of seducing a college-aged Olivia Wilde.

Please.

Since “The Words” is a movie made up of three parts, it is somewhat difficult to imagine the film as a whole, especially considering Quaid’s storyline could have been cut from the film entirely.

Looking at the individual pieces, Irons’ post-World War II story of love and loss told held so much potential and delivered a great story in its allotted time on screen. The film as a whole, however, left much to be desired.

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WVU O-line grew through criticism by michael carvelli sports editor

For the last few seasons, the West Virginia offensive line has taken a lot of flack for its poor play.

In the final four games of the 2011 regular season, the Mountaineers allowed 13 sacks, but before the Orange Bowl, something clicked.

“Before (the Orange Bowl), as an offensive line, we did not play well,” said senior offensive guard Jeff Braun. “With the preparation we had, something just happened. We all had pretty decent technique – we were finishing blocks, and we just wanted it.”

During that time, Braun admitted the Mountaineer linemen heard the criticism they received during that part of the season.

It helped them strive to get better.

“At this level you’re not going to not hear it. You just have to take it for what it’s worth,” Braun said.

“You have to go out there and make yourself better.

It can either make you or break you.

“Are you going to get better from the criticism, or are you just going to shut down? We took it and ran with it and got better.”

Since the regular season finale against South Florida Dec. 1, the offensive line hasn’t allowed a sack. That’s 286 days since the last time they let the defense get to senior quarterback Geno Smith.

With their five starters combining for 102 starts during their careers, the Mountaineer linemen have as much experience this season as they’ve had in quite some time.

West Virginia’s 69-34 win against Marshall was just the second time that

WVU ran for more than 300 yards since the 2008 season. It was just the second time in program history that the Mountaineers were able to run and pass for at least 300 yards.

And a lot of credit went to the guys up front.

“All of (the linemen) played very well,” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. “(Offensive line coach Bill) Bedenbaugh does a tremendous job in ensuring that the guys are targeted right.

We are light-years ahead of where we were last year.

“Those guys are playing well, and they are a pretty confident group.”

Getting that balance between the run and the pass was something the offensive linemen wanted to do when they came into spring practice last season.

They knew if that happened, this offense could reach a level it hasn’t been to in a long time.

“Everyone says that in this offense, we like to air it out, but we like to run the ball,” Braun said.

“There were a lot of times that we were given the box to run the ball, but we didn’t execute as an offensive line.

“If you can run the ball, you open up the pass a lot more, and it balances everything out. They can’t load the box up or we’ll go over the top and if they back off, we can just run the ball.”

Whenever West Virginia had success in the past, there was usually a strong and experienced offensive line paving the way for the dangerous offenses it had. This year, Braun and the rest of the linemen feel they have that again after struggling for a few seasons.

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Senior guard Jeff Braun and the West Virginia offensive line have learned from mistakes made in the past.

“We’ve been through some of the lowest lows.

There were a lot of expectations after the Fiesta Bowl and Sugar Bowl wins, and I got recruited in between all that and came in with those expectations,” Braun said.

“To let the state down

and for some people to put it on your back – it’s good to still be here to build everything up and try to set a new standard for future offensive linemen coming in.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

QUESTIONABLE CALLS Was the relocation of West Virginia’s matchup with James Madison to FedEx Field a good or bad thing?

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Overall, West Virginia’s game this weekend against James Madison should be good for the program.

Of course, it takes away some of the potential revenue that the school would make from a regular home game, and it makes it tougher for some fans to get to the game.

But the positives should easily outweigh the negatives in this case.

The biggest positive is going to be the exposure head coach Dana Holgorsen and the Mountaineer program will get from this.

D. C . , Ma r y l a n d and Virginia have been important pipelines for West Virginia in the past few s e a s o n s, p ro d u c ing a handful of current players including Tavon Austin, Terence Garvin, Jeff Braun and Shawne Alston.

Having a game like this – in a National Football League stadium, in the middle of one of the places the WVU coaching staff recruits the hardest – is extremely beneficial for the future of the program.

It shows players if they come to West Virginia, they could get the chance to play a game or two close to their hometown, as well as play in an NFL stadium.

In college football, it’s important to keep up with everyone else.

Moving this game – and other games in the future – to a neutral site like FedEx Field is one way of doing it, and it will pay off in the long run.

When it was announced the tilt between West Virginia and James Madison would be played at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., rather than Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, expressed displeasure from Mountaineer fans immediately followed.

Why would the athletic department take away a home game from the fan base and the local economy of Morgantown?

Though local restaurants, hotels and bars would suffer a massive monetary loss, the decision to move the home game will ultimately be a good thing for the West Virginia football program.

For starters, the Mountaineers will be offered a guaranteed $2.3 million in compensation for playing at FedEx Field.

Secondly, with football programs such as Penn State, Pitt and Maryland cluttering the region, West Virginia has a great opportunity to dominate the Washington, D.C., recruiting area.

What better way to command attention than to play just outside the nation’s capital?

This game will also help promote recruiting by showing prospects that wearing a West Virginia uniform could mean the opportunity to compete in an NFL venue.

The Mountaineers are scheduled to face Maryland at M&T Bank Stadium (home of the Baltimore Ravens) in 2013 and BYU at FedEx Field in 2016.

The local economy of Morgantown won’t generate revenue from the lost home game, but the decision to play at FedEx Field will reap long-term benefits for the West Virginia football program.

There’s a lot of talk about the budget deficit in Washington, D.C., so it makes sense for the West Virginia offense to take its surplus of points and do some scoring down in the nation’s capital.

Yes, it is unfortunate that the game can’t be played in Morgantown. With the Big 12 schedule, Mountaineer fans will have a tough time traveling to watch any games on the road. However, there is significant financial windfall from the game, and the increased exposure in the talent-rich area of Washington, D.C., will pay dividends in years to come.

It also is a nice treat for the players. Head coach Dana Holgorsen mentioned in his weekly press conference the team is very excited to play in an NFL stadium.

It might not look pretty with all of the empty seats – FedEx Field seats more than 85,000 – but it will still be a nice environment Saturday.

Only about a fourhour dr ive from Mo rga nt ow n , the game isn’t as difficult to get to as, say, South Florida or Connecticut was when West Virginia was in the Big East.

Additionally, there are plenty of at t ra c t i v e activities for fans to do a f t e r t h e ga m e.

There is a rapidly growing alumni base in Washington, D.C., as well, so there will be a strong showing of Mountaineer fans in attendance.

The Mountaineers taking on James Madison at FedEx Field this Saturday is a good thing.

Most of the team is already excited about the chance to play in an NFL Stadium. Some players, like linebacker Doug Rigg, haven’t even ever been to an NFL game, so the chance to actually play on the Washington Redskins’ field is an enormous opportunity.

It’s likely we’ll see more energy on the field Saturday because of it.

Next, the Mountaineers have had great success in recent years playing in professional venues. Last year, they came away with three wins against USF at Raymond James Stadium, Cincinnati at Paul Brown Stadium and Clemson at Sun Life Stadium in last year’s Orange Bowl.

Third, it’s a great east coast recruiting draw for West Virginia. Now that the Mountaineers are in the Big 12 conference, they’ll be playing the majority of their games in the middle of the country, and, more recruits will start filtering in from the Mid-West states.

The JMU game at FedEx gives the recruits from the east coast a chance to get an up-close look at the team they might commit to in the not-too-distant future.

Finally, Landover, Md., is just outside of Washington D.C., which is a huge hub for Mountaineer alumni.

There are also many people that work in or around the D.C. metropolitan area that simply can’t afford to get away for an entire weekend to come see their alma mater play in Morgantown.

This game provides a much more accessible venue for these WVU fans.

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Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy. “We had so many personal fouls that we basically took ourselves out of the game on defense.

“Then, offensively, we had either three or four holding penalties that put our backs against the wall.”

Oklahoma State defensive tackle Calvin Barnett was flagged for two personal fouls on the same play during the game. Barnett was called for roughing the passer and unnecessary roughness that helped Arizona put together a 75-yard scoring drive.

Oklahoma State will try to fix some of those mental mistakes Saturday. They return home to Stillwater to take on Louisiana-Lafayette at noon.

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Texas travels to Oxford, Miss. for the first time ever Saturday to take on an undefeated Ole Miss team.

This marks the second season the Longhorns have traveled to play a non-conference game against a BCS-level opponent. Last season, the Texas team went on the road and beat UCLA. This season it goes into SEC country to battle the Rebels.

Head coach Mack Brown thinks his team is ready for Saturday.

“We’ve really improved our third down percentages, and we’ve improved our red zones: those are very closely related,” Brown said. “We feel good in both those areas going to Ole Miss this weekend.”

It also helps that Texas starting quarterback David Ash looks more comfortable in this young 2012 season. Ash has completed 73.5 percent of his passes so far this season, throwing for three touchdowns and zero interceptions in the first two games of the season.

TCU opens Big 12 play TCU will travel to Lawrence, Kan., this weekend for its first ever Big 12 Conference game against Kansas. The Horned Frogs trounced Grambling State in their season opener, 56-0. The win gave TCU its ninth win a row, which is the longest winning streak in the nation.

Head coach Gary Patterson knows the Horned Frogs’ much-anticipated Big 12 debut will be a tough test.

“Any time you get into conference play, the stakes always go up, and it’ll be a physical game,” Patterson said. “There is a big difference playing against a conference school and playing Grambling.”

The Horned Frogs are 16-8-4 against the Jayhawks since their first meeting back in 1942.

Oklahoma State looks to move past loss to Arizona Arizona exposed Oklahoma State this past weekend, beating the Cowboys 59-38.

Oklahoma State had 15 penalties that cost them 167 yards, making it a lot easier for Arizona to move the football.

“We didn’t play very smart football, and that’s on me. I’ve got to do a better job keeping us disciplined before we go out and play the game,” said

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WVU falls to RMU in five sets by austin seidel sports writer

The West Virginia volleyball team came into its game against Robert Morris Tuesday night with hopes of continuing the dominance it showed in the previous Golden Horseshoe Challenge.

Disappointment resulted, and they lost to Robert Morris in five sets.

After struggling early in the first set, WVU head coach Jill Kramer was forced to call an early timeout – down 7-1 in the set – before putting up a strong rally to close the gap with a score of 11-9.

The Mountaineers ultimately lost the set 25-17, as they struggled to complete on kill attempts while hitting a season-low .098.

“We’re still a young team,” Kramer said. “We’ve still got a ways to go and plenty to learn. Moving forward, we will try and do that.”

WVU entered the second set with similar woes after an illegal formation call appeared to set Robert Morris up for another set win and an early 2-0 set lead. The Mountaineers continued their effort throughout entire match, defending a tie until Robert Morris established an early 9-5 lead.

“We went down early on those errors at the start of the first match,” Kramer said. “It set the tempo for us early, and it was really tough to come back from so many mistakes early on.”

The Mo u n t a i n e e r s struggled defensively, and communication broke down early and often, as was made evident by their 23 match errors on attack.

Freshman outside hitter Hannah Sackett struggled for West Virginia at the net, hitting .235 over the course of the entire match.

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Freshman Brittany Sample and the West Virginia volleyball team fell to Robert Morris Tuesday in five sets. the coaches and work on things with the way I’m hitting the ball,” Sackett said.

“I’ll be working hard in practice to get it done and take care of things.”

With a strong attack from the outside hitters, WVU took an early 9-6 lead, which they abruptly lost following a well-placed timeout by Robert Morris head coach Dale Starr.

WVU would maintain that pace on the heels of excellent striking by Nikki Attea and Arielle Allen,

who gave the team the lead and a run at 21-17 after being down by four points.

The Mo u n t a i n e e r s would go on to win the third and fourth sets before losing their final match against Robert Morris in the closing set on missed opportunities defensively and an error which netted the ball for WVU. WVU’s only bright spot at Robert Morris came from Attea and Allen, who led the way for the Mountaineers with 19 and 15

kills each.

Evyn McCoy also flourished briefly at the net with two solo blocks and a block assist.

“I was anxious to get back out there after being sick last week,” Allen said.

“We were all pretty anxious as a team.”

The Mo u n t a i n e e r s will take on Cleveland State and Murray State this weekend at the WVU Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Notre Dame to ACC in all sports but football CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Notre Dame got everything it wanted and the Atlantic Coast Conference got Notre Dame.

The school announced Wednesday that it would join the ACC in all the conference’s sports except football, though it will play five games annually against league programs and have access to its nonBCS bowl tie-ins. It’s unclear exactly when the Irish will leave the Big East for its non-football sports.

“I don’t think there’s out there a better situation than the situation we have,” said the Rev. John I. Jenkins, Notre Dame’s president. “The ACC has allowed us to retain a tradition (of football independence) that’s so central to our identity in football while we’re joining a conference that athletically as well as academically fits Notre Dame perfectly.”

The league, meanwhile, announced that it had increased its exit fees for member schools to three times the league’s annual operation budget – which would currently come to more than $50 million.

ACC Commissioner John Swofford said the exit fee goes into effect immediately and would apply to Notre Dame.

Jenkins and athletic director Jack Swarbrick attended a news conference Wednesday at North Carolina’s Kenan Stadium, where the Irish played the Tar Heels in 2008 in their first visit in more than three decades. Notre Dame will likely be here far more often in the coming years; the Irish will play each ACC member at least once every three seasons.

The move will alleviate some of the challenges for a football independent of scheduling games and finding bowl openings with conference tie-ins gobbling up spots.

“Today is a great day for the University of Notre Dame and our athletics department, including the football program,” Irish football coach Brian Kelly said in a statement.

“Speaking strictly from a football standpoint, we have further solidified our future as an independent in college football, maintained our unique ability to schedule nationally and greatly improved our postseason bowl game options.

(Jenkins and Swarbrick) have set our entire athletics department up for great success in the future.”

For the ACC, the addition of Notre Dame was a show of stability amid constantly shifting league affiliations. The ACC – which will add Pittsburgh and Syracuse from the Big East next year – had informal discussions with Notre Dame over the years, as had other potential suitors for the school and its brand-name football program.

But the ACC made an exception to its all-ornothing requirement for schools to be full members and equally share revenue to get a deal done. And Swarbrick said the ACC was the only conference Notre Dame entered into “substantive discussion” about joining.

“I think it just came through in our internal discussions that now’s the time,” Swofford said. “This is a partnership that is a win-win and good for both parties. The time had come to cross that threshold.”

Notre Dame will keep its broadcast partnership with NBC and won’t receive TV revenue for other ACC football games covered by the league’s recent 15-year deal with ESPN worth $3.6 billion. Swofford said the ACC would re-negotiate its TV contract to account for Notre Dame’s arrival.

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Precise, efficient and deadly is how Smith is being described after the Mountaineers’ first game romp of Marshall. That makes sense, considering he is on track to be the most efficient and accurate passer in West Virginia history.

Entering the season, Smith was less than one point behind Jake Kelchner as the Mountaineers’ all-time leader in passing efficiency.

He also led Pat White (.654.648) in completion percentage – at the rate he’s going, that distance should increase.

The best thing about Smith’s all-out assault on the career record books is his teammates are benefiting.

Senior inside receiver Tavon Austin is 32 receptions behind Jock Sanders and 431 receiving yards away from David Saunders in his quest to set that pair of records.

Austin and redshirt junior Stedman Bailey both have 18 career touchdown receptions – five behind all-time leader Cedric Thomas – and Bailey still has a year left to play, assuming he doesn’t enter the NFL draft.

By now you’re probably getting sick of the statistics, so I’ll stop counting them off.

My point, though, is that this offense is so prolific and so explosive that we’re witnessing history every week it takes the field.

There’s no telling what eyepopping feats Mountaineer fans will see over the course of this season. Awards, attention and victories will continue to accumulate as expectations continue to rise with each future touchdown.

It’s impossible to tell how long this ride will last. At any time, an injury, an off-field event or other unforeseen happening could derail this record-setting ride to the top of the Big 12 conference.

For now, all we can do is sit back and watch Smith, Holgorsen and the rest of the Mountaineers do what they do best – excite fans and leave wet ink all over the record books. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia senior defender Bry McCarthy has had a career full of accolades in a Mountaineer uniform while also training with the Canadian National Team.

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McCarthy leading West Virginia during last season as a Mountaineer by shea ulisney sports writer

For the past three seasons, Bry McCarthy has been a constant on the back line for the West Virginia women’s soccer team.

Throughout the senior defender’s illustrious career, she has been a vital part of some of the best defenses in program history.

She earned all-Big East Conference second team honors as a junior and was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player at the Big East championships last season.

McCarthy has started every game since her sophomore season and ranks 12th all-time with 16 assists and eight goals.

Earlier this year, McCarthy represented her home country of Canada, traveling the world with the Canadian National Team.

She was asked to con-

tinue training with the team as they competed in the Cyprus Cup in February and in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics. “The international experience has helped me,� McCarthy said. “International soccer is really fast – it’s really competitive, and that’s what I wanted to bring back here.�

McCarthy said, contrary to popular belief, there aren’t many differences between playing in college and at the international level. “The girls have more experience, obviously, because some of those girls graduated college 10 years ago,� McCarthy said. “They’ve had their college experience and they’ve played professionally.�

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“The team voted her captain,� said West Virginia head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. “She understands the pressure of being a high-level athlete.�

McCarthy knows firsthand how important it is to be able to handle the pressure involved as one of few upperclassmen on a young West Virginia team. “As a senior, I have to bring leadership,� she said. “I take all the opportunities I can to be a leader on the field, at practice and off the field. “I try to be there for all the girls and support them.

Being that person the girls can turn to is what I hope for.�

Although McCarthy plays defense, her strong left foot also makes her a key player offensively. Her goal in the second minute of the Mountaineers’ season opener against La Salle was the earliest goal

in school history. “Bry (McCarthy) is someone we count on at both sides of the field. We want her to get in on the 18 to attack but we also get back and defend inside the 18,� Izzo-Brown said.

As the season continues, McCarthy is trying to make the most of every game she has left as a Mountaineer. “It’s bittersweet,� McCarthy said. “It’s exciting, but at the same time, it’s sad because I know I’ll never get these moments back. “I couldn’t imagine life (elsewhere), but I know and I hope to have a bright future when it comes to soccer.�

McCarthy would like to continue playing soccer after graduation and looks for opportunities to present themselves. “I want to go to grad school, but if I had the opportunity to play somewhere overseas, I would

try to play anywhere,� McCarthy said. “As long as I’m playing and having fun. “I’ve learned a lot of things from being here.

Coach is one of the best coaches I’ve ever had. She teaches you so many things not just about soccer but about life.�

McCarthy hopes for big achievements in the Big 12 Conference as she finishes her final season. “I try not to think about it, because I think with our team and the way I approach it is they’re more to me than just players,� IzzoBrown said. “The opportunity I have to spend time with these young women are times I cherish and I know that at some point I’m not going to have that time. “(The thought of them leaving) gets you emotional.� dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU records are not safe I wonder if Geno Smith carries a pen on him at all times. At the rate the senior quarterback and Miramar, Fla., native seems to be writing and rewriting the record books with each passing game, it would seem to make sense.

My guess is he keeps a Sharpie tucked into his sock; that’s the only way he could have stopped and revised the books as the all-time leader in passing touchdowns in school history midway through the Marshall game, right?

Seriously, it’s alarming how many records are falling with each passing week.

First, he set the record for most pass completions.

Then, it was most passing touchdowns – all before the end of the first week of the season. Saturday, he could set two more as he sits 40 pass attempts and 373 passing yards away from usurping Marc Bulger for two more records.

When does it end?

And, 297 snaps from now, Smith will surpass pass Pat White as the leader for most plays. By that time, he may be able to rack up 2,945 more yards to break White’s record for total offense.

No sophomore generated more total offense than Geno Smith did his second season on campus. The same can be said for his junior campaign, the first under Holgorsen, in which Smith compiled 4,352 yards of total offense – his best statistical season – 837 more than Marc Bulger did in his junior year.

And to think, Smith has thrown only 15 interceptions in his career. That is less than double Bulger’s 34 interceptions, or even Oliver Luck – who tossed 45 interceptions

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*You must be 18 years of age or older to be eligible for the bonus. To obtain the debit card bonus you must open a new WesBanco A+ Student checking account. The minimum balance to open an account is $1.00. Debit card purchases: Within 90 days of account opening there must be 60 debit card purchase transactions posted to your account to receive $100. A+ checking is available to students 16 years or older. Students aged 16 or 17 must open the account as a joint account with parent or legal guardian. A debit card will be issued in the name of the parent or legal guardian until the student is 18 years of age. The bonus is open only to new accounts and not available to existing A+ Student accounts or those who have previously closed an A+ account. This offer may not be used in combination with other offers, is subject to change without notice and limited to one per customer. Customers who have received a new account opening or debit card usage bonus on any previous WesBanco checking account are not eligible for this offer. Employees are not eligible for bonus. Offer valid through October 31, 2012. WesBanco Bank, Inc. is a Member FDIC.