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Tuesday February 14, 2012

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University encourages acts of kindness by lacey palmer staff writer

Take time to be kind.

The Seventh Annual Random Acts of Kindness Week at West Virginia University began Monday and encourages students and faculty to participate by performing random acts of kindness throughout the week. The week is coordinated by the WVU Center for Civic Engagement in partnership with the United Way

of Monongalia and Preston counties.

“Random Acts of Kindness Week provides a great opportunity to showcase the generosity that exists on our campus every day,” said Brett White, operations coordinator for the Center for Civic Engagement. “By practicing kindness ourselves and passing it on to others, we hope it will create a ripple effect.”

White said the CCE hopes providing reminders and tips

will encourage people to perform kind acts year-round and incorporate the week as a part of their everyday lives.

“During this special week, we try to remind everyone that it is important to remember the little things such as ‘thank yous’, holding doors, phone calls to loved ones and other ways to give back, such as participating in the food drive,” White said.

The week includes a food drive for local charity orga-

nizations, and the drop off sites for the food drive will be setup throughout the week.

The CCE encourages donations of canned or non-perishable items. Items for the food drive were collected at the men’s basketball game and at the gymnastics meet this weekend to benefit the drive.

Food drive items can be dropped off during the week at the Center for Civic Engagement offices on the third floor

of Stansbury Hall,the Student Organization Services wing of the Mountainlair, Knapp Hall on the Evansdale Campus, the second floor of One Waterfront Place, the fourth floor computer lab in Allen Hall on the Evansdale Campus and the main desk of Towers.

“At this time of year, food banks across the area run low,” White said. “It’s up to the WVU community to help those in need by donating toward the cause.”

by mackenzie mays city editor

Morgantown couple gets engaged on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ by mackenzie mays city editor

Morgantown residents Stephanie Kroll and Clinton Nuzum get engaged on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ which aired Friday. peeked out my window and saw Ellen’s van and thought, ‘holy moly this is real.’”

Kroll, a 25-year-old accountant for Mylan Inc., said “yes,” and the couple’s families popped out of DeGeneres’ traveling Swaggin’ Wagon to congratulate them.

“I don’t see how anyone could not love Ellen. She’s

awesome and giving and caring,” Kroll said. “She does everything she can for others, and I think that’s a great thing.”

DeGeneres also gave the couple an all-inclusive honeymoon trip to Hawaii.

“The honeymoon plans haven’t even hit me yet. It’s unbelievable, and we appre-

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ciate it so much,” Kroll said.

Kroll and Nuzum met three years ago at WVU while she was an accounting student and he was a public administration graduate student.

Their first date was Valentine’s Day, 2009.

“We’re goofy, and we love

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Women’s studies resident discusses Victorian era love by kelsey montgomery staff writer

The West Virginia University Center for Women’s Studies hosted a lecture about love, individualism and sexuality in the Victorian era with guest speaker Anna Clark for the 12th Women’s Studies Residency in Honor of Judith Gold Stitzel event Monday.

The Women’s Studies Residency Program began in 1999 in honor of Judith Gold Stitzel, who is the founding director of the Center for Women’s Studies. Each year the WVU Center for Women’s Studies hosts a women’s and gender studies scholar or activist as a resident of the program. The resident

visits campus for three to five days to become acquainted with the women’s studies classes and WVU’s students, faculty and staff.

Ann Oberhauser, the current director for women’s studies, said the residency program is a significant aspect of the organization.

“Every year we bring in a feminist scholar as a way of showcasing some of this work in a wider University community,” Oberhauser said.

The women’s studies program is a branch of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.

Robert Jones, dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences said the program has had an enormous impact on

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the Eberly College.

“One of the most amazing things about the women’s studies program to me is how it transforms lives,” Jones said.

“When I travel around the country to meet alumni who went to the college and many people point to the Women’s Center and say that is the point that changed their lives.”

Jones said the program has affected dozens of students and alumni during its existence.

“The stories I’ve heard from women who have come from this program are nothing short of totally and amazingly inspirational,” Jones said. “Women’s studies have created a cross culture community that

is very vibrant and significant to the quality of life.”

Judith Gold Stitzel was a guest of the night, visible on the projection screen through the program Skype.

“When women’s studies began in 1980, we didn’t have pencils or paper to work with,” Stitzel said. “Now it is true that we have the resources and technology available to be able to talk to you tonight.”

Kate Staples, an assistant professor of history, introduced Anna Clark as the 2012 resident scholar. Clark received her undergraduate degree at Harvard University and went on to receive her

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Pi Kappa Phi asks students to ‘take action’ against cancer

A WVU LOVE STORY

Stephanie Kroll records her favorite TV program, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” every weekday so that she can watch it during her lunch break.

She had no idea she’d actually be featured on the show one day.

Kroll’s boyfriend, West Virginia University Contract Specialist Clinton Nuzum, surprised her with a marriage proposal last Thursday, which was broadcast on Friday’s episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

DeGeneres called Kroll Thursday night to let her know Nuzum had something important to ask her.

“I’m a huge Ellen fan.

When I got the call, I was trying to listen hard to see if it was really her. All of my friends know how much I love her, so I thought maybe it was a joke,” Kroll said. “I

The WVU Student Recreation Center is actively participating in Random Acts of Kindness week. The Rec will give away a Valentine’s Day gift basket Tuesday based on a random turnstile count. On Wednesday it will have “Pay It Forward Day”, where it will give away small-increment gift cards and ask winners to pay them forward to another person. The Rec will host

ON THE INSIDE The West Virginia baseball team is looking to gain confidence before it starts its season Friday.

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Pi Kappa Phi will sell T-shirts in the Jesse Catalano, a senior fi- Mountainlair today to benefit Jackson nance student, is asking the Takes Action Inc., an organization dediWest Virginia University stu- cated to fighting childhood cancer. dent body and fellow fraternity members of Pi Kappa Pi Kappa Phi is selling “I Love Phi to help someone spe- Pi Kappa Phi” T-shirts in the cial in his life this Valentine’s Mountainlair today, with all Day: his 1-year-old cousin, proceeds going to Jackson Jackson.

Takes Action Inc. Jackson was diagnosed “This doesn’t mean you’re with Acute Lymphoblastic only helping out my family Leukemia in October, just – by simply buying a T-shirt, nine months after he was you’re helping various chariborn. ties and research groups that ALL is a cancer of the are working to put an end to blood that starts in the bone childhood cancer,” Catalano marrow and spreads to the said.

Jackson’s family provides bloodstream. It is the most common cancer found in weekly updates on his conchildren. dition through the organiCatalano’s family recently zation’s website and uses founded Jackson Takes Ac- a first-person point of view tion Inc. to share the infant’s to attempt to tell the story story and help a variety of through Jackson’s eyes. organizations dedicated to “My first birthday was this fighting childhood leukemia. past Saturday. Unfortunately, “He’s my baby cousin. during my birthday lunch I Your life really changes when started to spike a fever. This something like this happens,” was anticipated because my Catalano said. “They’re find- neutrophils were expected to ing better and better technol- drop; they did, and I got sick. ogy to help cure people di- So I am back in the hospital agnosed with cancer, but the fighting a bacterial infection. first step is donating to help It’s par for the course, but find a cure. Research is the it’s not fun to say the least,” key to the cure.”

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College of Law hosts ‘Who owns your body?’ by jessica lear staff writer

The West Virginia University College of Law hosted a lecture Monday given by Dr. Michele Goodwin that asked students the question, “Who owns your body?”

The lecture, concerning law and medical research, was part of the College of Law’s annual John W. Fisher II series.

Goodwin, a professor of medicine, public health and law at the University of Minnesota, focuses most of her research on transplants.

“Under what theories of law might we think about the question of who owns the body? It’s a question that’s not settled,” Goodwin said.

“We might think somewhere in the legislature there’s an answer – a solid, universal answer in court – but no, not so much.”

To highlight this idea, Goodwin talked to the audience about a famous case involving a man named John Moore, who was undergoing treatment for leukemia at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center.

While undergoing treatment, Moore’s doctor took

specimens from him including biopsies of his spleen and semen samples.

Moore was unaware his doctor had made a partnership with a biotech company to develop a patent on his cell line, Goodwin said.

“When Moore sues, he has 13 causes of action, and he loses on all of them with the exception of one,” she said.

“The California Supreme Court did find that the doctors should have informed Moore of what they were doing, but on all of those other causes of action he loses.”

Goodwin said this case got the court thinking about the concept of body ownership.

Goodwin discussed a 40year study that took place at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where the patients did not have control over what happened to their bodies.

In the study, illiterate men with syphilis were tricked so their bodies could be more quickly autopsied and studied after death.

“They were told they were being treated for their syphilis and were being given antibiotics, but these men were just given sugar pills. This

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FRUSTRATION MOUNTS After losing five out six games, the West Virginia men’s basketball team is beginning to get more frustrated.

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Tuesday February 14, 2012

US market shakes off Greek worries and advances (AP) — Investors shook off their worries about Greece on Monday and got back to their routine of little-by-little gains.

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 73 points – nothing flashy, but enough to regain most of what it lost with an 89-point drop on Friday. Before that, stocks enjoyed a slow, steady climb this year.

Financial stocks led the Dow higher. Its biggest gainers were Bank of America, up 2.2 percent, and JPMorgan Chase, up 1.8 percent. Financial stocks have been the best performers in the market this year.

Apple crossed $500 per share for the first time, with a 1.9 percent rise to close at $502.60. The company jockeyed with Exxon Mobil last year for the title of most valuable by market value but now enjoys a wide lead, $468 billion to $400 billion.

The market’s gains were broad-based, with nine of 10 stock categories in the Standard & Poor’s 500 rising, led by industrial stocks. Utilities declined by a whisker. European stocks rose.

For once, investors had the Greek parliament to thank. On Sunday, it approved sharp cuts in civil service jobs, welfare and the minimum wage, required by international leaders for a

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amounts to a default because creditors will get less than they are owed, said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist for Rockwell Global Capital.

Still, “orderly default is better than a chaotic default, which would lean on the whole eurozone and the global economy as well,” he said, referring to the 17 countries that use the euro currency.

Cardillo said market gains may be muted for a while because of the social unrest in Greece and because stocks have already risen this year.

The Dow is up 5.4 percent, the S&P 7.5 percent.

The Dow closed up 72.81 points, or 0.6 percent, at 12,874.04. It’s 16 points shy of its highest close since the 2008 financial meltdown. The S&P

rose 9.13 points, or 0.7 percent, to 1,351.77. The Nasdaq composite rose 27.51 points, or 1 percent, to 2,931.39.

Worries about the global economy and the state of the U.S. recovery pushed stocks around during the second half of 2011, said Ralph Fogel, a partner and investment strategist for wealth management and advisory firm Fogel Neale

Partners in New York. .

“The end of the world was coming,” or so traders thought, he said. “It wasn’t the end of the world. ... Then the market stopped listening.”

The Greek debt deal appeared to take some pressure off U.S. banks. Moody’s Investors Services said the $25 billion settlement between mortgage lenders and states over foreclosure practices is a negative for all five major banks involved.

Still, most major banks, which have varying levels of exposure in Europe, gained on Monday.

The euro fell a fraction of a penny against the dollar, to $1.32.

In Europe, the FTSE 100 in Britain rose 0.9 percent to 5,906. Germany’s DAX rose 0.7 percent to 6,738. The CAC-40 in France rose slightly to 3,385. In Athens, stocks rose 4.6 percent.

In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed 0.6 percent higher at 8,999, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.5 percent.

Investors were not ready to leave the haven of bonds in great numbers. Prices bounced between gains and losses as traders appeared skeptical that Greece was past its debt problem. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was 1.98 percent, flat from Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt about-face, House GOP leaders announced Monday that they are willing to extend the two percentage point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year and add the approximately $100 billion cost to the nation’s $15 trillion-plus debt.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., and GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy of California said the House could vote on the payroll tax measure this week, but that the fate of unemployment benefits for millions of the longterm jobless and efforts to forestall a scheduled cuts in fees to doctors who treat Medicare patients would remain in the

hands of a House-Senate negotiating panel that’s looking for ways to pay for them.

The GOP statement came after intense talks this weekend failed to produce an agreement. Republicans were pressing for pay cuts for federal workers and requiring them to contribute more to their pensions. They recoiled at a Democratic proposal to raise Transportation Security Administration per-ticket airline security fees.

“Democrats’ refusal to agree to any spending cuts in the conference committee has made it necessary for us to prepare this fallback option to protect small business job creators and ensure taxes don’t go up on mid-

dle-class workers,” the GOP leadership statement said.

Without action by Congress by the end of the month, payroll taxes will rise for 160 million Americans. The two percentage point tax cut delivers about $20 a week to a worker making $50,000 a year and a tax cut totaling $2,000 this year for someone making a $100,000 salary.

Democrats were encouraged and said the development could break an impasse over the payroll tax proposal and the other expiring provisions.

“We’ve been making the point that when (it comes to) tax cuts for folks at the very top, the House Republicans went to great lengths to change their rules to say you don’t have to

pay for those,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. “And yet they’ve been saying that when it comes to a short-term, 10-month payroll tax cut for middle-income people all of a sudden you have to pay for it.”

“This is a major step forward in these negotiations,” said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. But Democrats also warned that decoupling the payroll tax from the larger legislation could jeopardize efforts to renew the jobless benefits and the fix to the Medicare payment formula.

“There is no reason all three of these priorities cannot proceed at the same time,” said House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

struction of sexual identity in years past,” Staples said.

Clark’s lecture focused on James Hinton, a doctor in the Victorian era who was obsessed with polygamy and was considered an “egomaniac.”

The discussion explored the hypocrisy Hinton found in the Victorian idea of monogamy and how his followers found sexuality to be linked to inner spirituality.

In her lecture, Clark said the concepts of Victorian society were often incongruous with the physical setting of a Victo-

rian parlor.

“Despite all of its color and decor, the parlor was not a sensuous place,” Clark said. “One could not sink into a sofa; they had to sit up straight. The parlor was supposed to demonstrate the domestic bliss of the Victorian family.”

Clark said men were subjected to standards of society and had to suppress their many wants and needs to fit Victorian norms.

“The parlor for men was where they illustrated discipline, self-control and striv-

ing.” Clark said.

She said a major theme in Victorian society denounced displays of wealth and preferred those who suppressed their own desires in order to be more spiritually pure with the American society of today.

“Victorian Individualism included thrift, self denial, and sacrifice of the self,” Clark said.

“American, or today’s individualism, includes spending, enjoyment of pleasures and the celebration of the self.”

friend the best proposal a few weeks ago while watching “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” with her.

“It scrolled across the bottom of the screen, so I got on Ellen’s website and took a chance. Why not?” he said.

“I can’t believe they actually chose me. I just told them how I really felt about Stephanie.”

Nuzum said he was thrilled to have the chance to include one of Kroll’s favorite people in such an important moment in their lives.

“It was important for me

to go all out. I felt like she deserved the best proposal I could come up with. She does a lot for me, and I wanted to do something great to pay her back,” he said. “We love Ellen because of how phenomenally kind she is. I couldn’t have foreseen how special she was going to help make this moment for us.”

Nuzum said while proposing on daytime TV was nerve-racking, it was all worth it.

“I don’t think I’ve slept or eaten since I found out it was really going to happen. I’ve just

been pacing around all week,” he said. “But, we’re a great couple. I really do think we complement each other where the other one fails. When I was proposing, I meant what I said when I said I couldn’t ask for a better partner. She really is my best friend, and without her I couldn’t function day to day, I don’t think.”

To watch “The Swaggin’ Wagon Brings a Proposal,” visit the YouTube channel for “The Ellen Show.”

Goodwin also presented the audience with pictures that were used as evidence of medical experimentation against Nazi officers in the Nuremberg trials.

“In the United States, while we know what is appropriate in terms of human engagement with medical research and medical science, we still, for forty years, continue with experimentation that is about

hastening death,” she said.

Goodwin said it is of the utmost importance that we revisit these moments in history to evaluate our current values involving human experimentation for the sake of scientific discovery.

Funding for the John W. Fisher II Lecture was provided

by Dr. Thomas S. Clark, and his wife, Jean Clark.

The benefactors contrib-

uted $500,000 in 1998 to provide funding for lectures in 10 different fields throughout West Virginia.

WVU was able to secure one of these funded lectures, which was created to discuss important topics in law and medicine and was named in honor of John Fisher,II, the 15th dean of the College of Law.

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Traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday. $170 billion bailout that Greece must have to avoid defaulting on its debt.

Other details of the bailout still need to be finalized, though.

And rioting while Greece’s parliament voted was a reminder that its financial problems are not solved. Germany also indicated it would take time before approving the bailout.

The Greek debt deal schedule of Random Acts of Kindness Week activities and kind ideas online at http:// cce.wvu.edu/kindness.

Users can also send an e-card to a friend or family member or submit a random act of kindness you witnessed or received.

For more information on volunteer opportunities in the area, visit http://cce.wvu. edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Clark, a current history professor at the University of Minnesota, has been published in several academic journals and has authored four books.

“She has illuminated the history of sexual assault against women, the politics of history, women involvement in politics, elucidated the con-

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going everywhere with each other. We’re just best friends,” she said. “Once it all set in and I watched the video of the proposal a few times, I realized he went through a whole lot to pull this off and really thinks I deserve the best. It was the best grand gesture, and that makes me smile.”

Nuzum, who meets up with Kroll every day for lunch, saw the opportunity to give his girl-

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“Every year, they got a letter saying ‘great job for being in this study,’ never knowing that it was really about seeing their bodies hasten and waste away.”

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Catalano said Jackson is currently in remission, and he is staying positive about his cousin’s future.

“The success rate of people with this specific type of cancer is very high because of those people who care and donate to provide funding for continuous research,” he said. “This can really make it possible for more people to survive.”

A shirt will be provided for

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a donation of $15-20.

Catalano said he believes the WVU community will help him take action for Jackson.

“Fraternities at WVU are always helping others with their philanthropies, and the whole campus really seems to care for others. I know people like Bob Huggins take a stand against cancer,” he said.

“I think the first step is to get others to take action with Jackson and just help support those with this horrible illness.”

For more information, visit www.jacksontakesaction.org. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

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‘Sin Nombre’: A Dramatic look at Mexican gang violence

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Main character Casper rides on top of a train with many others looking to gain entrance to the US.

by Carol Fox Copy desk chief

“Sin Nombre,” which translates to “Nameless” in Spanish, is Cary Fukunaga’s 2009 feature-length writing and directorial debut.

Though Fukunaga is from the United States, the movie is entirely in Spanish and filmed in Mexico, and it tells the tale of two young people who are trying to leave Central America for, hopefully, a better life in the U.S. The film starts off flashing between two main characters’ stories, which eventually intertwine to become a cohesive narrative filled with suspense.

The first of the protagonists is Willy (Edgar Flores), a teenage boy living in Mex-

ico, whose life is complicated by the fact that he is a member of a gang called “La Mara Salvatrucha,” which is an actual, currently active gang operating in North and Central America. Willy has been given the nickname of Casper by his fellow gang members.

Casper brings a young boy named Benito (Kristyan Ferrer), nicknamed Smiley, to the gang. Smiley’s initiation is brutal, as he must withstand a 13-second beating called “Cortes” that is administered by several large men. Smiley is then forced to kill a member of an opposing gang, even though he is no older than 12 or 13.

Throughout this initiation, Casper seems to feel sorry for bringing Smiley into the

gang, but there is little he can actually do about it because the ramifications for crossing gang members can be deadly.

One day a gang leader called Lil’ Mago tells Casper and Smiley they must come with him on a mission. Their mission is to rob the immigrants who are hopping trains to the border.

Meanwhile, the second main storyline is introduced.

Sayra (Paulina Gaitan) is a teenage girl from Honduras whose father has come to take her and his brother to the U.S. They walk from Honduras, through Guatemala, into Mexico, where they hope to catch a ride atop a train all the way to the Mexican-U.S. border.

When they finally board a train, it is the same one tar-

geted by Smiley, Lil’ Mago and Casper. Lil’ Mago is particularly vicious when forcing people to turn over their valuables, and he singles out Sayra because she is young and pretty.

Casper, finally snapping after all the senseless cruelty, slits Lil’ Mago’s throat with a machete.

Smiley gets off of the train and goes back to tell the other gang members what happened. He also asks for a chance to prove his loyalty to the gang by killing Casper.

Casper and Sayra become friends because he saved her life, and although he doesn’t want to endanger Sayra, she sticks by his side throughout the remainder of the film, as they try to make it to

the U.S. and outrun the Mara Salvatruchas.

While one might question the ability of a director from the U.S. to create a realistic Mexican gang film, in this case Fukunaga, who you may know as the director of the 2011 adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s classic “Jane Eyre,” did his research.

Fukunaga spent two years getting to know gangsters in the area he was filming in Mexico. He spent time riding trains and making friends with local gangsters to ensure the picture he painted of them would be as accurate as possible.

In fact, while aboard a train one day, Fukunaga’s train car was actually attacked by a gang. In addition to this re-

search, he also had two gang members edit his script to make sure the dialogue and slang were as realistic and upto-date as possible.

The result of Fukunaga’s expedition is a stark picture of the dangerous reality of gangs and immigrants traveling through Mexico. It is a climactic and visually beautiful film, filled with shots of Mexican villages and wilderness.

You’ll find yourself totally invested in the characters and biting your nails in hopes that Willy and Sayra make it out of their situation alive.

You can find “Sin Nombre” on iTunes, Netflix, Blockbuster and Amazon Instant Video. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Motown Five Guys Burgers and Fries to open Monday in Suncrest Towne Centre National restaurant chain Five Guys Burgers and Fries plans to open it’s new Morgantown location in the Suncrest Towne Centre Monday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m., according to Carol Arthurs, area manager for Five Guys.

The store was originally expected to open Monday, Feb. 13, but the building appeared to not be finished with construction.

The restaurant will have an official ribbon cutting ceremony with the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce at 10:45 a.m. on Feb. 20.

Along with Five Guys’ hand-formed burgers and hand-cut fries, the Morgan-

town Five Guys will feature a Coke Freestyle machine, which is a fountain dispenser that allows users to choose a mixture of a variety of CocaCola products.

According to the Five Guys website, the franchise has more than 900 locations in 46 states and six in Canada. The first Five Guys restaurant opened in Arlington, Va. in 1986 and stayed fairly local until the early 2000s, when the company started to offer franchises.

Five Guys boasts freshly ground beef that is never frozen and a trans-fat free menu.

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Five Guys Burgers and Fries, located in the Suncrest Towne Centre, plans to open Feb. 20.

Authorities: Houston was found underwater in tub da BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Whitney Houston was underwater and apparently unconscious when she was pulled from a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub, and she had prescription drugs in her room, authorities said Monday.

Authorities said that there were no indications of foul play and no obvious signs of trauma on Houston’s body but that it could be weeks before the coroner’s office completes toxicology tests to establish the cause of death. The 48-year-old singer had struggled for years with cocaine, marijuana and pills, and her behavior had become erratic.

Houston was found underwater Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel by a member of her staff about 3:30 p.m., hours before she was supposed to appear at a pre-Grammy Awards gala, police Lt. Mark Rosen said.

She was pulled from the tub by members of her staff, and hotel security was promptly notified, Rosen said. She was pronounced dead about a half-hour later.

“As of right now, it’s not a criminal investigation,” Rosen said, refusing to release further details. “We have concluded our portion of the investigation at the hotel.”

Los Angeles coroner’s assis-

tant chief Ed Winter said there were bottles of prescription medicine in the room. He would not give details except to say: “There weren’t a lot of prescription bottles. You probably have just as many prescription bottles in your medicine cabinet.”

The coroner’s office released the body to the family late Monday morning. Two people who spoke with Houston’s family said the singer would be taken to New Jersey. The two, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak for the family, said

Houston’s family raised the possibility of a wake Thursday and a funeral Friday at Newark’s Prudential Center, an arena that can seat about 18,000.

The White House said President Barack Obama’s thoughts and prayers were with Houston’s family, especially her daughter.

Press secretary Jay Carney paid tribute to the singer’s “immense talent” and called it a tragedy to lose somebody so gifted at such a young age.

Houston’s death is a sad rewind of what befell Michael

Jackson and Amy Winehouse.

It took three months for a London coroner to rule that Winehouse drank herself to death last July. A powerful anesthetic was quickly linked to Jackson’s June 2009 death. Three months ago, Jackson’s doctor was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

Houston’s death tinged the Grammy ceremonies with sadness. It also probably boosted viewership, which was 50 percent higher than last year, with nearly 40 million viewers tuning in to the program on CBS.

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Wild Mountain celebrates Valentine’s Day by mackenzie mays city editor

Karen Guse started creating her own recipes when she was only 12 years old – that’s when the Mountain Cookie was born.

“People beg me for the recipe to the Mountain Cookie, but not even my mother knows the whole thing. It’s basically what a 12-year-old would throw in a cookie – it’s a little bit of everything,” Guse said. “I’m always throwing things in and changing the recipe. It evolves with time. I’ll probably mess with that recipe for the rest of my life.”

Guse’s love for cooking through the years has taken her from her basement at home to a booth at the local Farmer’s Market, where she gained the nickname “The Bread Lady,” and finally landed her with her own bakery at 461 High St. The chocolaty oatmeal Mountain Cookie is now just one of Guse’s many original recipes offered at the Wild Mountain Bakery, which opened in mid-January and serves everything from cranberry-orange scones to jalapeno pepperoni rolls to its downtown crowd.

“This place is my heart and soul – it’s who I am. Everything about this place is my character, and it means a lot to me because it’s the first thing I’ve done by myself,” she said. “It’s still hard to believe sometimes.

Now I actually have an answer when people ask where my bakery is located. I don’t have to say ‘in my basement’ anymore.”

Guse is now expanding her love for baking just in time for

Valentine’s Day. Starting Tuesday, the Wild Mountain Bakery will also serve cupcakes priced at $1.50.

The bakery will offer chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting and strawberry cupcakes with lemon frosting.

Valentine’s Day cupcakes will be available by the dozen or in orders of four and will be available starting today at 10 a.m.

Although she now has her own business, Guse said she still stays true to her “wild” cooking ways.

“We try to do things differently. I don’t really know how much flour I put in my cookies.

I couldn’t write the recipe down because I still bake by feel. I could sit there and weigh out my flour, but then my cookies wouldn’t have character,” she said. “We’re really a true artisan bakery because we rely on our senses rather than what’s on the paper to make our stuff, and that’s exactly why we’re called the Wild Mountain Bakery. We just try not to do things the way they’re supposed to be.”

One of Guse’s most faithful customers and self-proclaimed “guinea pig” for her innovative bakery concoctions is her husband, Eran, an economics professor at West Virginia University.

“When I met her she was a good cook, but she’s learned a lot in the last 11 years,” Eran said. “I’ve always been the official taste tester. Everything she has is her own recipe and she always puts her own special spin on it, so she usually has me try it out before serving it to

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Owner Karen Guse welcomes customers to the Wild Mountain Bakery, located at 461 High St. everyone else. I’ve eaten many a baked good in my lifetime.”

Eran said though Karen takes some risks in the kitchen, it usually works out in her, and her customers’, favor.

“She has that kind of mentality that’s just ‘let’s try this and see how it works.’ Some will and some won’t, and she’ll learn from that and do it differently next time, but usually her ideas work out quite well,” he said.

“She cooked in a kitchen that

was 10 x 11 for years, so she had to be kind of creative in ways of putting things together.”

Eran said Karen’s dreams of being a full-time baker aren’t just a part of who she is – but a big part of their family life as well.

The couple has three children: Brandon, 7, Hayley, 5 and Abigail, 4, who enjoy Karen’s baking as well.

“Karen learned how to cook from her family while she was

growing up, and she definitely wants the kids to learn from her,” Eran said. “It’s a bonding thing at the house – especially for girls. They really look up to her and think she’s a great cook.

Our boy just likes to eat.”

But, Karen’s family members aren’t her only loyal customers.

Diane Coviello-Serria, a Cheat Lake resident, discovered Karen at the Morgantown Farmer’s Market and travels to the bakery once a week to buy

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assorted breads.

“I come from Connecticut, and you can’t get good bread around here like I’m used to at home. Wild Mountain bread is more like from the North East – it’s nice and crispy,” she said.

“They have a lot of different things to offer, too. This isn’t just the run-of-the-mill bakery.

I think business will be great for them here in Morgantown.” mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

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Puglioni’s Pasta and Pizza offers patrons fresh, homemade pastas, bread and pizza dough.

cASSIA kING A&E COrrespondent

For centuries, Italian food and wine have been associated with love and romance.

For Valentine’s Day, why not try Puglioni’s Pasta and Pizza for delicious dinner filled with traditional Italian classics.

Puglioni’s was opened in 1989 by a WVU alumnus. The restaurant has since changed owners, but the recipes and commitment to classic Italian dishes has remained the same.

Nancy Driscoll, co-owner since 2008, said the restaurant’s main focus was quality of the fresh, homemade pastas, breads and sauces.

Caressa Tremble, Driscoll’s business partner, said she tries to get the majority of the ingredients locally. Each recipe dates back to the first owner’s originals and has out of this world

flavor.

“I wouldn’t have bought the place without being able to use their recipes and family name,” Driscoll said.

Puglioni’s features a large variety of Italian dishes, but Driscoll said the classics such as chicken parmesan were the most popular. The chicken is breaded in-house and served with homemade sauce and pasta.

Another great classic choice is Puglioni’s famous lasagna.

The lasagna is seven layers of meats and gooey cheeses, all smothered in tangy tomato sauce. The pasta layers are cooked to perfection giving the lasagna that perfect “al dente” firm texture. Each bite will leave visitors craving more.

Pasta entrees are served with a house salad that can be complemented by one of Puglioni’s homemade dressings. Their house dressing, a pinenut vinaigrette, is a light yet flavorful addition to the fresh salad. Made

with whole pinenuts, the dressing also works as a crunchy topping.

The salad isn’t the only side dish leaving Puglioni’s customers craving more. The restaurant’s freshly baked garlic bread is one of their most popular features. The bread comes out on its own plate in a pool of garlic-infused olive oil and a knife stuck through the center. Guests will not only enjoy, but devour the crispy outer shell which surrounds the light, soft center.

During the lunch, customers may want to choose a lighter option in contrast to the larger pasta entrees. Pizza is a delicious option and can be ordered with soup or salad. Puglioni’s makes fresh, homemade dough and smothers the pie in their own sauce.

Chad Milton, head waiter for five years, said when he moved back into the area, he knew exactly where he wanted to work.

He recommended customers try the chicken parmesan, for

the house Italian breading and because it’s so traditional.

“I just loved working here, I loved the food, I knew everyone, and it’s just like a big family here,” he said.

The laid-back, cozy atmosphere inside Puglioni’s supports his statement. Guests will feel right at home inside the intimate dining room. With original artwork lining the walls, and dim lighting Puglioni’s a casual, relaxing dining experience.

“We aren’t fancy, but our food is great,” Driscoll said. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s very rewarding when people come in and say they enjoyed their dinner.”

Puglioni’s Pasta and Pizza is located in Chelsea Square at 1137 Van Voorhis Rd. They serve lunch 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Dinner 4 p.m.–9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and Dinner 4 p.m.–10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

3-D doesn’t improve ‘Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace’ Josh Ewers A&E COrrespondent

The 3-D rerelease of “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” hit theaters this weekend offering a brand new way for old and new fans alike to experience the first of the trilogy of prequel films.

Now the latest director to follow the recent trend of three dimensional movies, George Lucas decided, for better or worse, to reboot the whole franchise in 3-D. Originally released in 1999, the first of the prequels garnered mixed reviews for poor acting, nearly non-existent character development and a rushed and hole-filled plot.

However, the thing that went

in favor of all three of the newest movies was the breathtaking special effects; even the most hardcore of old school fans can’t argue with that. Do the already stunning visuals coupled with the new 3-D effects warrant the film a second look?

The truth is, the film still just doesn’t cut it.

Like so many other movies that weren’t originally filmed for 3-D, the effect of the “upgrade” is quite minimal.

If you expect to see ships flying straight at you at light speed, lasers fire whizz past your head or exploding podracers that will make you jump out of your seat, you are going to be very, very disappointed.

Instead, the 3-D effect serves only to provide a slightly noticeable sense of depth. While this can be amusing at times, it’s really not nearly enough to

warrant the bloated price of admission for potential repeat viewers.

Also somewhat disappointing is the lack of deleted and new scenes that could have aided in minimizing some of the shortcomings in the storytelling department.

However, the film did contain the CGI Yoda introduced in the film’s Blu-ray release, rather than the puppet Yoda used in the original theatrical version.

The main thing I took away from the experience was being thankful I saw the movie when I was young, so I was able to get past all of the film’s blatant flaws to fall in love with the series.

While the film is not perfect by any means, there is still enough of that Star Wars magic there to win over the hearts of “younglings” who are new to

the movies nationwide, as in the original release.

The pod racing scene is still as intense as ever and the “Duel of Fates” battle between Darth Maul, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon holds up against the test of time.

If you know of a deserving kid or kid at heart who hasn’t had the great experience of seeing the Star Wars movies on the big screen (or at all), these rereleases will be the best opportunity you’ll ever have.

However, if you are above the age of 14 and enjoy legitimately well-written and executed cinema, then unfortunately “This is not the date movie you’re looking for” this Valentine’s Day.

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Valentine’s Day not just for couples Valentine’s Day should be a day to spread love and show your family, friends and perhaps a significant other that you care about them.

Although the day has become more of a Hallmark holiday, the true meaning of the holiday should be love.

Those who complain about “singles awareness day” are missing the point.

The holiday isn’t meant to poke fun at those who aren’t

in relationships, and those who don’t have a romantic valentine shouldn’t be discouraged or upset.

Telling people or posting on social media that you aren’t celebrating the holiday, or complaining about being single are spreading a message opposite of what the holiday should be about.

Let your loved ones know you care about them; a simple phone call should suffice, and

you’re sure to receive some love back.

The holiday shouldn’t be all about showering your romantic partner with roses, chocolates and other gifts, but about showing love for your parents, siblings, friends and others you care about.

Each year we hear remarks about holidays like Christmas being materialistic, and while the same could be said (and then some) about Valentine’s

Day, it doesn’t have to be.

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If you have a couple extra bucks, pick up a coffee for a friend or a classmate on your way.

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Even if you do, there’s nothing wrong with smiling at strangers, holding the door open for people or greeting people.

After all, it is Random Acts of Kindness week, too.

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Fast-food advertising corrupts our youth’s health doug walp columnist

Most people would agree that each individual is responsible for their own personal choices, especially in regards to their diet.

What if you are being conditioned on a daily basis to make horrific nutritional decisions, a process that’s been going on since before you were ever even able to speak?

Unfortunately, it’s a much more realistic possibility than you’d like to think, with the most egregious offender being fast-food advertising.

The industry’s marketing masterminds spend the entirety of their careers dreaming up new, innovative and often exploitive ways to attract the masses to their restaurants and drive-thrus, ultimately perpetuating the United States’ crisis of obesity.

Despite fast food’s everevolving marketing schemes, it’s feasible that a strongwilled individual should be able to abstain from constantly gorging on Whoppers and Big Macs, right?

I even touched on this in another column, when I commented how irresponsible it was for individuals to blame their own lowly personal eating habits on a television chefpersonality like Paula Deen.

Fast-food advertising is different.

Why? The major difference is the fast-food industries are infamous for targeting children, as young as 2 years old, according to www.fastfoodmarketing.org.

That means before our children even know how to vocalize something as simple as the words “mama,” their mind has already been infiltrated with conditioning that correlates cheeseburgers and childhood happiness.

It’s a classic conflict of social morality vs. profit-making; McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King certainly didn’t become multi-billion dollar businesses by promoting the health benefits of a balanced diet and calorie moderation

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A McDonald’s ‘Happy Meal’ targets children at a young age. for young people.

Quite conversely, they traffic high-calorie, high-cholesterol food to impressionable children in the poorest corners of America, seducing our society to eat cheap, but appallingly unhealthy food.

This is not a trend that’s curbing either. According to a report by Yale researchers, “Young people’s exposure to fast-food TV ads has increased. Compared to 2003, preschoolers viewed 21 percent more fast-food ads in 2009, children viewed 34 percent more and teens viewed 39 percent more.”

The report additionally

stated that for the targeted preschoolers, there were only 12 of a possible 3,039 combinations of kids’ meals available from the 12 major American fast-food chains that met widely agreed upon nutrition criteria.

Obviously, the preschoolers aren’t driving themselves, so many people would question parents’ role in all of this, but quite honestly, that point only applies for the first 16 years of their life.

And, if the marketing vultures start instilling their exploitive messages at 2 years of age, that means by the time they are able to drive they’ll

have absorbed nearly a decade and a half of fast-food advertising.

What’s the result?

Teens ordered more fast food than any other age group during non-meal times after school and in the evening.

As I mentioned, these aren’t dissipating trends; obesity and fast-food advertising have both been dramatically on the rise for the at least the last twenty years.

And, at the rate Americans are dying of obesity-related diseases, it’s become reasonable, at least in my opinion, to draw a parallel between Ronald McDonald and Joe Camel,

the cartoon camel notorious for advertising cigarettes.

The difference is of course that Joe was found by the Federal Trade Commission to be a character deliberately developed to market an illegal product, cigarettes, to children under 18, whereas a 1500 calorie, nutritionally null meal is perfectly legitimate.

I’ll admit trying to imagine a cheeseburger becoming illegal has to be one of the most anti-American notions in history, which is exactly why legislation directly targeting the fast food’s marketing practices shouldn’t be taboo, regardless of a Big Mac’s “legality.”

Basically, the cold hard truth is that to finally make any noticeable, positive impacts in the obesity trend, our society, in addition to promoting more involved parenting, will need to be proactive in pursuing realistic social changes – especially in regards to fast-food advertising specifically targeted to children.

Otherwise, generations of Americans will be continually exposed to this exponentially growing marketing phenomenon, ultimately giving them less and less of a chance to live a healthy developmental life.

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Benjamin Franklin once said nothing in this world is certain but death and taxes.

For many of our nation’s wealthiest individuals, the taxes part doesn’t hold true.

If the U.S. is successful in molding tax-evasion legislation into a more businessfriendly format for foreign financial institutions, that won’t hold true.

Last week, Congress won critical support from five leading European nations in an attempt to identify offshore accounts by residents of the United States.

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The Treasury also made public Wednesday that the IRS is putting forth rules that investors will have to follow in reporting on earnings from foreign bank accounts.

Both the agreement and regulations originate from the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, known as FATCA, which became law as part of a 2010 jobs bill.

This is how it works: Under the new proposals, firms in FATCA-partnering countries will not be required to enter into a detailed agreement with the IRS, but only register

with the taxing authority.

What this means, essentially, is that FATCA will require foreign financial institutions to divulge information regarding any kind of account held overseas by residents of the U.S. This information will be important in making sure U.S. residents are in full tax compliance involving foreign financial assets and offshore accounts.

According to a 2009 congressional research service report conducted by Jane G. Gravelle, a senior specialist in economic policy, the federal government loses both individual and corporate tax revenue from the shifting of profits and income into low-tax countries – estimated to be around $100 billion per year.

This is an enormous amount of revenue the federal government could use to re-

duce deficits, increase spending on education and reinvest in programs that spur economic growth.

Unfortunately, this lost revenue figure can be misleading because it includes countries that are not within the FATCA agreement, such as Switzerland, China, Japan and Canada – countries that are frequently used by wealthy individuals and multinational corporations to avoid taxes.

In order for FATCA to be effective, it is essential that every country which possesses major financial institutions is included in the agreement. If not, individual and corporate entities will just move their money into non-participating FATCA countries where their money will continue to escape the reaches of Uncle Sam. The U.S. needs to make this law more appealing.

Currently, FATCA requires that virtually every financial institution in the world report any accounts held by Americans, with a withholding penalty for noncompliance. The punishment is a withholding charge of up to 30 percent on any income and capital payments the company gets from the U.S. The European Commission estimates the cost of compliance will be $100 million for each multinational bank – which is ridiculous.

If the U.S. really wants FATCA to be successful, they should try to incentivize people to join, not punish them.

Another issue that needs resolution.

Initially, FATCA required that financial institutions share private account information with the U.S. government. Obviously, this method of attaining information

would infringe upon national secrecy laws.

There has been recent discussion of being able to get around the secrecy problem by having financial institutions share data with their own governments, which would then share with Washington.

This needs to happen.

The European Commission welcomed the governmentto-government approach, saying it would greatly reduce “the administrative burden, compliance costs and legal difficulties.”

FATCA has the potential to be a great law and generate tens of billions of dollars in untapped revenue.

However, in order for FATCA to be effective, it needs to be designed in a businessfriendly manner and to include all major financial players.

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THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY FEBRUARY 14

THE WVU SWING DANCE CLUB meets at 9 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Student Recreation Center. No partner needed.

Advanced and beginners are welcome. For more information, email wvuswingdance@gmail. com.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15

THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION WEST VIRGINIA CHAPTER hosts an educational workshop titled “Brain Health and Wellness” at the Alzheimer’s Association’s office on 1299 Pineview Dr. at 10 a.m. The workshop is open to the public, and community members are encouraged to attend to gain a better understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, warning signs and the latest research in keeping your brain healthy and active. For more information, call 304-599-6775 or email pam.shriver@alz.org.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16

THE DAVID C. HARDESTY JR. FESTIVAL OF IDEAS presents Harold Ford, Jr. at 7:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

Ford will discuss the upcoming election. For more information, visit www.festivalofideas.wvu. edu.

FIVE INMATES FROM THE HAZELTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY will discuss the “Paws 4 People” Foundation where service dogs are trained for individuals with disabilities. The discussion takes place from 10 a.m.-noon in the Gold Ballroom of the Mountainlair. The inmates will also be giving personal testimonies about their crimes.

For more information, call 304293-8184.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17

THE ANNUAL BUSINESS ETIQUETTE DINNER, hosted by the College of Business & Economics, takes place Feb. 22 at the Lakeview Golf Resort & Spa from 6-8 p.m. The deadline to register is Feb. 20 in Room 345 of the Business & Economics Building, and the fee is $20.

All students are welcome and attendees must dress professionally. For more information, visit MountaineerTRAK or call 304-293-7818.

EVERY TUESDAY

THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION meets at 8:30 p.m. at the International House at 544 Spruce St. For more information, call 304-777-7709.

MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST, a Christian student organization, hosts free supper and Bible study at its Christian Student Center. Supper is at 8:15 p.m., and Bible study begins at 9 p.m. All students are welcome. For more information, call 304-599-6151 or visit www.mountaineersforchrist.org.

SIERRA STUDENT COALITION meets at 7 p.m. in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair. The group is a grassroots environmental organization striving for tangible change in our campus and community. For more information, email hlargen@ mix.wvu.edu.

ECUMENICAL BIBLE STUDY AND CHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETING is held at 7 p.m. at the Potters Cellar of Newman Hall. All are welcome. For more information, call 304-288-0817 or 304-879-5752.

MCM is hosted at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Ministry Center at 293 Willey St. All are welcome.

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

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

BCM meets at 8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church on High Street.

THE CARRUTH CENTER offers a grief support group for students struggling from a significant personal loss from 5:30-7 p.m. on the third floor of the Student Services Building.

AMIZADE has representatives in the commons area of the Mountainlair from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. to answer questions for those interested in studying abroad.

WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE meets from 10 p.m.-midnight at the Shell Building. No experience is necessary. For more information, email Sarah Lemanski at sarah_lemanski@yahoo.com.

BRING YOUR OWN BIBLE STUDY AND PIZZA NIGHT is at 6 p.m. in Newman Hall.

CONTINUAL

WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as drinkWELL, loveWELL, chillWELL and more are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELLWVU: Wellness and Health Promotion. For more information, visit www.well. wvu.edu/wellness.

WELLWVU: STUDENT HEALTH is paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential. For appointments or more information, call 304-293-2311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/medical.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

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

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

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

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walkin clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling. Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers. WIC provides education, supplemental foods and immunizations for pregnant women and children under five years of age.

This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, call 304-598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

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

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

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two in-service

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

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

trainings per year and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or email trella.greaser@live.com.

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

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

THE CONDOM CARAVAN is held in the main area of the Mountainlair from noon-2 p.m. every Wednesday.

The caravan sells condoms for 25 cents each or five for $1.00.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you become more aware of your public image. Attempt to groom it to be more in line with your goals. Think about what you have to offer, and reflect your authentic self.

You will experience a newfound popularity and success. If you are single, you will draw someone much more akin to your needs, probably after spring 2012. If attached, you and your significant other could grow much closer if focusing on a common goal. SAGITTARIUS is your friend.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Let others initiate. If you are not comfortable with the conversation, do not close it off or say “no.” Give yourself time to detach and understand this person’s logic.

Pressure builds in a meeting. It is possible that confusion and misunderstandings are at the base of this stress. Tonight: A new idea works.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Whether you are working or just enjoying yourself, you are surrounded by people -admirers and supporters. Clearly you are needed, desired or wanted. You can pick and choose only so much as to where, when and what. If confused, pull back and revisit your long-term desires. Tonight: Accept a dinner invitation.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHH Plunge into a project, knowing full well that you have other matters you would prefer to attend to. Clear this matter out, along with anything else that might prevent you from being carefree and a bit impulsive in the near future. Think positively. Tonight: Be where you want to be.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH You might have delivered some Valentine’s Day cookies to a loved one or some friends this morning. Use this day to let others know you care. A child or new friend demands a lot of attention.

Be aware of his or her needs. Tonight: You will be tired.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH You might want to stay at home or sleep in. Some of you actually might follow through on this desire. Those of you who don’t, wish you had. By midafternoon, no matter where you have been, your energy and creativity merge, making you close to unstoppable. Now, that is more like it. Tonight: Add some love into the mix.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH You breeze into work full of information, questions and ideas. Hopefully, you are well received. Some of your compatriots and friends did not respond as well to their dreamtime. Remain patient and give others their needed space. Tonight: Get some quiet time.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Curb a need to be controlling or to have things go your way. You simply do not have that much control over others. Evalaute a sense of possessiveness that you might have toward a person. Build yourself up, and you will be much happier. Tonight: Munchies with a favorite person.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH This morning, you are at your best, and others respond accordingly. By afternoon, confusion, others’ egos and misunderstandings could prevail. Do not stand on ceremony if a situation is not evolving as you would

like it to. OK? Tonight: Treat yourself on the way home.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH You could be out of sorts, or so it seems, until late afternoon. Some might think your personality change is quite dramatic. Confusion and bad communication could play into the afternoon. You plow through hassles with speed. Tonight: Go for a heartfelt desire.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH Zero in on possibilities, and do not get caught up with details right now. All that is happening is subject to rapid change.

You might wonder if this is for real. You will see that it quite possibly is so, but with some variations. Tonight: Play it low-key.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Honor your feelings involving a boss or higher-up. This person could reverse his or her course equally as quickly. A meeting in the afternoon might be even more significant than you’d anticipated. If people are out of sorts, do not take their behavior personally. Tonight: Where your friends are.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH You could be pushing too hard to convince others of the rightness of your thinking. If you detach and let others discover what works on their own, you will like the change in your relationships more. Tonight: Could go to the wee hours.

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23 Hanukkah money 24 Govt.-issued ID 25 Donahue and Collins 26 Double Stuf cookies 28 With 57-Down, wealthy people 31 Hair removal brand 32 “What’s that chocolate beverage you’re drinking, Yogi?” answer?

36 Raggedy doll 37 Debate side 38 PC component 39 Studio whose films get off to a roaring start 42 Model train expert?

45 Speed-of-sound name 48 Wee, like bairns 49 Sarandon of “Bull Durham” 50 Snow-block home 52 Hippie’s home 55 When Romeo meets Juliet 56 Frilly Hawaiian dress?

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64 Dark time for a poet 65 Kind of fiction 66 Recreational transport, briefly 67 Driller’s deg.

68 More sexy 69 Manhattan liquor DOWN 1 Bespectacled dwarf 2 Role for Patti LuPone or Madonna 3 Layered pastry 4 “Hogwash!”

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9 John Candy skit show 10 Golf bag carrier 11 World Cup chant 12 Runner-up’s news 15 Earring style 21 Texter’s “From a different aspect ...”

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23 “La maja desnuda” painter 27 Second-year student 29 High, in Hamburg 30 Spanish river 33 Top Olympic medals, in Madrid 34 Rapid economic expansion 35 Plains tribesmen 39 Powerfully built 40 Tip on a table 41 City bond, informally 42 Dynasty during Confucius’ time 43 Juliet’s family name 44 American territory in the Pacific 45 Offended

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Tuesday February 14, 2012

PANIC MODE

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Head coach Bob Huggins yells at his players during West Virginia’s 77-74 loss to Louisville Saturday.

Mountaineers frustrated, looking for answers after losing five of the last six games by michael carvelli sports editor

Things were all good just a few weeks ago for the West Virginia men’s basketball team.

The Mountaineers were 15-

5, ranked near the top of the Big East Conference standings and the season seemed to be almost certainly heading toward a fifth-straight NCAA tournament appearance.

Now, in the middle of a stretch that has seen them

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drop five of their last six games, the Mountaineers are beginning to panic a little.

“Fear is good for us right now. Fear will hopefully make us play better and come together more as a team,” said senior forward Kevin Jones.

to see that streak end.

He said Huggins has already given the Mountaineers, who are currently 6-6 in the Big East Conference, a goal that they need to shoot for if they want to earn an atlarge bid in the NCAA tourna-

“If that’s what it takes, then fear could be a good thing.”

West Virginia has yet to miss an NCAA tournament under head coach Bob Huggins, and with the final five games of the season on the horizon, Jones doesn’t want

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by alex sims sports writer

What comes first – confidence or success?

One way or another, the West Virginia baseball team will soon find the answer to that question, which was posed by head coach Greg Van Zant at the team’s media day last week.

The first pitch of WVU’s season will be thrown in St. Petersburg, Fla., this Friday.

The new-look Mountaineers, who return only four starters and 15 total players from last year’s squad,

will head south to take part in the Big Ten/Big East Baseball Challenge to begin the season.

Only junior catcher Matt Malloy, sophomore first baseman Ryan McBroom, and junior outfielders Chris Rasky and Brady Wilson were retained from last year’s starting lineup, but one returning starter is confident in his team, despite its youth.

“This year we’re a young team; a lot of athletes – new guys,” McBroom said. “We’re looking pretty good, honestly. For a young team, we look good.”

When asked about being picked to finish 10th out of 12 in the Big East Conference, the Fredericksburg, Va., native admitted his disappointment in the projection, but added that he and his teammates are ready to erase the doubt surrounding them.

“I’ve always been kind of an under-the-radar type guy, you know, low-key,” McBroom said. “Coming out and impressing some people – I’m excited to do that this season.”

Pitching, of course will be vital to WVU’s ability to

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“Coach (Huggins) says we have to get to 10 wins in order to have a chance,” Jones said. “We have to find a way

see men’s on PAGE 13

michael carvelli sports editor

Now is make or break time for WVU men You learn the most about a team when its back is against the wall.

So, prepare to find out just how good this West Virginia men’s basketball team is during the last few weeks of the season.

After its fifth loss in six games, West Virginia finds itself in a position that it hasn’t been in for quite some time. The Mountaineers are now fighting for an NCAA tournament bid.

Not only is it rare territory for the WVU basketball program, but it’s even more rare for head coach Bob Huggins.

Teams he coaches don’t miss the NCAA tournament often; that’s just the way it’s been.

In the last 20 years, his teams have only missed the tournament twice, and he’s found ways to get teams that don’t have a lot of talent into the field of 68.

With five games left, this West Virginia team has a lot of questions to answer before it can find its way into the tournament.

The biggest of those questions comes down to which team shows up each night when the Mountaineers play.

You know what you’re going to get from senior forward Kevin Jones just about every night out.

Even when he’s not that great, he’s been one of the best in the country this year. He’s been the heart and soul of this WVU team all season, and with him on the floor, the Mountaineers will at least have a chance to win the game.

From there things get a little harder to figure out.

In the first 20 games, the Mountaineers had one of the Big East’s best one-two punches of Jones and fellow senior Truck Bryant.

Bryant was the perfect complement to Jones. The two were playing well off of each other, and as a result, the Mountaineers were having a lot of success.

Not many Mountaineers have struggled as much as Truck during this six-game stretch though.

In the last six games, Bryant’s still averaging 14.5 points per game, but he’s been shooting just 27 percent from the field.

see carvelli on PAGE 13

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WVU happy with performance at WVU successful in final meet Big East diving championships before Big East championships by robert kreis sports writer

West Virginia diving coach Michael Grapner was thrilled with his team’s performance this weekend at the Big East Conference diving championships at Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool.

“They came in, they were prepared, and they did what they were going to do – and they came in to compete,” Grapner said.

Sophomore Richard Pokorny led the charge for the Mountaineers placing third on the 1-meter board with a score of 283.35. After the preliminary round, Pokorny sat in fourth place, before scoring 50 on three of his last six dives in the finals to move up to third.

“Richard was ready,” Grapner said. “His performance was consistent and solid throughout the preliminary (rounds), and he stepped it up in the finals.”

Grapner could not express how happy he was with Pokorny’s performance at the Big East championships, but

what Grapner most looks forward to is how much potential Pokorny possesses in only his sophomore year.

“From last year to this year he has grown up. He has gotten bigger and stronger,” Grapner said. “Knowing that he has two more years left only means good things for Mountaineer divers.”

Joining Pokorny on the men’s team to place is senior Matt O’Neil, who finished in 10th place with a score of 272.55. O’Neil scored over 50 on two dives in the championships consolation round.

“Matt came to dive,” Grapner said. “Matt (O’Neil) was excited, and sometimes you just have to take a step back and stay focused.

“He was ready, it just wasn’t the best performance for Matt (O’Neill).”

The sole diver on the women’s side to score was freshman Haily VandePoel on the 3-meter board. VandePoel sat in eighth place heading into the final round of the championships, and with scoring over 40 on four of her last six

dives, she finish with a total of 254.15 and bumped up to sixth place.

“She was really disappointed with her performance in the 1-meter event,” Grapner said. “She came back with a goal in mind, she was prepared and she just wanted to relax and have fun.”

VandePoel is even younger than Pokorny, only being a freshman, and the success the youth of the West Virginia diving team may be a preview of what is to come over the next couple years.

“Now that she has the experience its time she developed an aggressive (diving) list,” Grapner said. “She was prepared and now it’s just about working hard for next year.”

With Pokorny’s third place finish and VanderPoel’s sixth place finish, they will move on to the NCAA Diving Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. “Practice will resume as normal,” Grapner said. “(Pokorny and VandePoel) still have a job to do.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 12 It looks like junior forward Deniz Kilicli is back to where he was at the beginning of the season – maybe even a little better – as far as scoring goes, and if Kilicli and Jones can get Bryant to be more consistent throughout this final stretch, the Mountaineers could be heading down the right path toward continuing WVU’s streak of four-straight NCAA tournament appearances.

However, it won’t be as simple as just getting better production from their “Big Three.”

The Mountaineers will likely need to win three of the final five games of the regular season.

Two of those games are road games against Pitt and Notre Dame teams that are always hard to beat on their home floor, followed by a home game against an underrated Mar-

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WVU will need more consistent contributions from Truck Bryant to help earn a bid in the NCAA tournament. quette team at the Coliseum.

If it can win at least one of those three, West Virginia will have a good shot at winning the final two against DePaul and South Florida.

A team that deserves an at-

large bid will find a way to win three of those last five games.

We’ll see if WVU fits that description starting Thursday night in Pittsburgh. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 12 impress on the diamond this season.

“I think we should do alright this year,” said sophomore pitcher Corey Walter.

“We have a lot of guys who have really good off-speed stuff this year, and hopefully we will do a pretty good job of keeping hitters off-balance and keep scores low.”

The West Virginia hurlers just recently started throwing full speed in the indoor practice facility but have yet to have any outside practice time.

Despite the relatively mild weather as of late, the Mountaineers still have not had the chance to train on Hawley Field due to the addition of new infield dirt.

Once the new dirt is dried out, then it may be used for practice.

“It’s not outside and 70 degree weather, that’s for sure,” Wilson said. “But that’s what we have, and that’s what we’re working with, so we take advantage of that. Now, pitchers are throwing full speed in the cages, so it does help a lot.”

As opening day approaches, Van Zant still has another golden question in his mind.

“It’s going be interesting to see how it goes because we

men’s

Continued from page 12 to get them.”

Coming into this season, things weren’t expected to come easily for this West Virginia team.

With a lot of new faces on the roster, and only three players who contributed to last season’s team that made it to the third round of the NCAA tournament, the road to the postseason wasn’t supposed to come without a few bumps in the road.

After a few hiccups early in

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Sophomore Chene Townsend placed first in the 200-meter dash on Friday.

In the last meet before the Big East Indoor championships, the West Virginia track and field team hosted the Blue and Gold meet.

Some members were able to set career-bests as well as senior-bests in the competition.

Triple jumper Stormy Nesbit set a career-best mark at 12.26 meters, which improved her personal best of 11.90 meters.

She currently is seventh best in the Big East Conference.

“After my performance on Friday, I was pleased with the mark, seeing that I haven’t been coming from a full approach all season,” Nesbit said. “However, I think there is room for improvement going into the Big East Indoor Championships. I feel a little more prepared to have a better jump this upcoming weekend.”

Katelyn Williams also set a

season- and team-best performance at 1.75 meters in the high jump. Both her and teammate Sydney Cummings re-qualified for the Big East Conference championships.

Cummings had a 1.70-meter mark.

Sophomores Chene Townshend and Jenna Barreto placed first and second in the first 200-meter dash of the season, respectively. Townsend had a time of 25.92 seconds and Barreto had a time of 26.67 seconds.

Townsend also requalified for the Big East Indoor championships in the 60-meter hurdles, earning a mark of 8.68 seconds.

Pole vaulter Katlyn Shelar re-qualified for the Big East Conference championships with a 3.55-meter mark.

Shakiyla Cosby placed first in the 400-meter dash at 59.79 seconds, while Kristen McWhorter placed third at 1:05.11. Other first place fin-

ishes included Alex Klauke in the 1,000-meter run, Chelsea Jarvis at the 3,000 meter and weight thrower Alanna Pritts at 13.03 meters.

The Mountaineers now look forward to the Big East Indoor championships next weekend. The main focus is getting some of the best marks of the season.

“I feel like the meet served its purpose,” said head coach Sean Cleary. “For those running at the Big East Indoor championships next week that needed to keep sharp, the Blue and Gold meet provided this opportunity.”

The Blue and Gold meet did just that. Cleary was specifically satisfied with the jumpers.

“I am especially pleased with how our jumpers performed,” Cleary said. “This was a good stepping stone for them leading into next week.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Sophomore Corey Walter is one of West Virginia’s best returning pitchers this season. do have some talent,” he said.

“But we’re so inexperienced, and the guys are unsure of themselves. A lot of them don’t have any confidence in themselves yet, so that’s something else we are going to talk about: What comes first – confidence or success?”

Until that question is answered for the Mountaineers, they can be found in the IPF, taking cuts and putting in the

the season, it seemed that the Mountaineers had things figured out.

Now that things have started to turn a little sour, it’s time for the young WVU team to show how it can play in the face of adversity.

Unlike the team’s upperclassmen, there doesn’t seem to be that same sense of panic quite yet.

“They don’t know what it means, so I don’t think they are panicking. Nobody is panicking right now,” said junior forward Deniz Kilicli. “That’s one of the things that could help us. If you are panicking,

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Mickelson dominates Tiger to win at Pebble Beach PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Tiger Woods keeps saying his game is close.

Standing on the 18th green at Pebble Beach, he never looked so far away.

With the red sleeves from his shirt sticking out from a black vest, Woods could only watch Sunday as Phil Mickelson made one more birdie putt for an 8-under 64, the final touch of a six-shot comeback to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The white scoreboard behind the 18th green was telling.

The first stunner was seeing Mickelson go from a six-shot deficit to a two-shot lead in just six holes. Then he poured it on with a magnificent shot into 2 feet for birdie on the 13th and an aggressive play on the 14th for another one.

Equally shocking was Woods.

He three-putted for par and a 75, a whopping 11 shots worse than Mickelson. Only four other players had a higher score than Woods in the final round, none of whom started the day within range of the leader.

Woods was two shots out of the lead when he walked off the sixth green and then bogeyed the next three holes.

The two biggest names in golf played together in the secondto-last group, both feeling as though they were close to breaking through, both needed a dramatic charge at Pebble Beach.

That player turned out to be Mickelson.

In a big way.

“To put it together this week, and especially the final round, just feels terrific,” Mickelson said. “And it gives me a lot of confidence, but also inspires me. Because I believe now that what I’m doing is correct, and that I’m able to play some of my best golf.”

Woods attributed this mess to only one club in his bag – the putter.

The putting carried him to a 67 at Pebble Beach in the third round, giving him a chance to win for the

first time since Sept. 13, 2009 on the PGA Tour. It let him down Sunday, when he missed five putts from under 5 feet.

“I could not get comfortable where I could see my lines,” Woods said. “I couldn’t get the putter to swing. I just could not get comfortable. It was frustrating, because I was looking to somehow getting off to 2- or 3-under par through six. Phil got off to that start. I had a chance to pick it up through the middle part of the round. Instead, it went the other way.”

Lost in all this was Charlie Wi, who started the final round with a three-shot lead. Wi four-putted for double bogey on the opening hole, dropped another shot on the fifth, then three-putted from 15 feet for bogey on the sixth. Only a late rally gave him a 72 to finish two shots behind Mickelson for his fifth career runner-up finish.

The win gave Mickelson his 40th career victory – his goal is to get to 50, and this will help. He also became the third straight winner on the PGA Tour to start the final round at least six shots behind.

And to do it with Woods as a mere bystander?

“I just feel very inspired when I play with him,” said Mickelson, who has posted the better score the past five times he has played alongside Woods in the final round.

“I love playing with him, and he brings out some of my best golf.

I hope that he continues to play better and better, and I hope that he and I have a chance to play together more in the final rounds.”

Mickelson took more satisfaction over having his wife, still recovering from breast cancer, come up for the weekend and even give him a pep talk when Mickelson was going nowhere in the second round.

“I was moping. It was terrible,” Mickelson said. “And she said, ‘Come on, now, cheer up. Let’s go make some birdies.’ And she was so positive, and it just changed my attitude.”

He became a four-time winner at Pebble Beach, where his grand-

father used to caddie.

It’s more about the momentum he hopes this will give him going into the rest of the year. Mickelson had not won since the Houston Open last year and had fallen out of the top 10 in the world. He started this season believing his game was about to turn the corner, only to miss the cut at Torrey Pines and finish out of the top 25 in two other tournaments.

“It’s one of the more emotional victories for me than I’ve had, and the reason is I’ve had some doubt these last couple of weeks, given the scores I’ve shot,” Mickelson said. “Having these great practice sessions, I started to wonder if I’m going to be able to bring it to the golf course. So this gives me a lot of confidence and erases the doubt.”

Despite the six-shot deficit, Mickelson drew optimism from recent history – not only his record playing alongside Woods, but the nature of Pebble Beach. He was tied for the 54-hole lead in 2001 when Davis Love erased a sevenshot deficit in seven holes, shot 63 and won.

As for the confidence he gets playing with Woods?

“I just seem more focused,” Mickelson said. “I know that his level of play is so much greater when he’s playing his best that it just forces me to focus on my game more intently, and hit more precise shots.”

That’s what he did.

After picking up birdies on Nos. 2 and 4, Mickelson got a bonus with an 8-iron that plopped down 2 feet from the cup for a tapin birdie at the par-3 fifth. His approach to the par-5 sixth hopped onto the green and then came another break. He knew the putt broke to the right and had a line picked out.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo – Woods’ partner – went first from a similar line.

“I saw that it broke more right than I thought, so I adjusted by a couple of inches,” Mickelson said.

The ball curled in from the right side of the cup, giving Mickelson the outright lead.

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

16 | SPORTS

tennis

WVU defeats George Washington 4-3 to grab first win of the season by robert kreis sports writer

Junior Emily Mathis performs during the Mountaineers’ win against George Washington Saturday.

wvu sports info

Mathis’ clutch play leads to WVU’s first win of the season by robert kreis sports writer

Even though she may not have realized it at the time, West Virginia women’s tennis junior Emily Mathis came through in the clutch Saturday.

After an abysmal 0-5 start to the season, the Mountaineers battled back and forth all day with the George Washington Colonials. West Virginia earned the doubles point early on and continued to roll with the momentum, before the Colonials battled back to pull the match even at 3-3 with only two players left on the court. Mathis and George Washington’s Leah Pascarella.

“I actually didn’t know that (I could win the match),” Mathis said. “I thought that my teammate had lost, and at that point I thought I had to win because I had been out there for three hours.

“I needed that win to build confidence.”

After losing the first set 4-6, Mathis dominated Pacarella in the second set 6-1. After playing nearly three hours of tennis and the match on the line, Mathis won a grueling third set 7-5.

“Emily is pretty in the moment with what she’s doing,” said head coach Tina Samara.

“She was down and battled back, which is not surprising

Tuesday February 14, 2012

(because) that’s the way she plays.”

Mathis admits that she may not be the most athletic college tennis player, but what she lacks in athletics she more than makes up for in will power.

“I am not the most athletic person, but I have a lot of desire,” Mathis said. “A lot of matches that I play, I don’t win because I’m better than the person; I just win it because I’m not going to ever give up.

“I’m going to keep going and keep going until I win.”

One may compare Mathis’ tennis game with baseball players who are referred to as “scrappy,” but Samara has a different adjective for it. “(Mathis) is a grinder,” Samara said. “She is not blowing people off of the court with winners every other ball.

“In order for her to win, she has to run every thing down, she has to use every shot she has, and that’s one thing she really improved over the last year in just being able to hit a lot of different shots.”

The last year has been full of learning curves for Mathis, Samara and the entire West Virginia women’s tennis program.

Samara was named West Virginia’s head coach in September of 2010 after her first headcoaching job at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.

Before that, she was a successful assistant coach at the University of Colorado after competing at the pro-level for 10 years. Samara’s most accomplishing tennis feat may be the fact that she earned two-time all-American honors at tennis powerhouse Georgia while leading the Bulldogs to their first ever National Championship in 1994.

With all those accolades, Samara has high expectations for her team, and the West Virginia Tennis program has gone through some growing pains in trying to meet those expectations. “(The transition) has been really rough,” Mathis said. “She is real persistent about hard work, so that took a little while to get used to, but now that we know what her expectations are, we are all starting to get better and appreciate it.

“It’s still building.”

With Saturday’s win it looks like the foundation has been laid and the building is headed in the right direction.

“I think our team really needed something to get our motivation going,” Mathis said.

“Winning (Saturday) really proves to each to other we’re out there to win and it feels good to finally get it.

“Now we know its possible.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Head coach Tina Samara hopes the West Virginia tennis team finally learned how to win this weekend, earning its first victory of the season, beating George Washington, 4-3.

“We obviously felt like we needed to win,” Samara said.

“Not so much for wins and losses but for morale, confidence and hopefully showing them that they can win, even with five players.”

With the pressure on, senior Emily Mathis clinched the match for the Mountaineers. After losing the first set 4-6, Mathis battled back to win the second set 6-1 and the third set 7-5.

“Win or lose (Mathis) always forces (her opponent) to beat her,” Samara said. “She is very rarely beating herself, and if you can do that, you are going to win a lot of matches – and that’s what she did.”

The Mountaineers’ momentum started rolling early. After defaulting No. 3 doubles, the Mountaineers were able to win on the one and two dou-

bles court to win the doubles point.

Mathis joined sophomore Mary Chupa on the No. 1 doubles court. The tandem battled George Washington’s Mimi Hamling and Zoe Krohn to post an 8-6 victory. In No. 2 doubles, freshman Ikttesh Chahal and senior Veronica Cardenas battled from behind to win their set 8-8 (7-3).

“I’ve always felt our No. 1 and 2 doubles team are pretty strong,” Samara said. “We didn’t play our best doubles, but they have to understand that you don’t have to play your best to win.

“I think under the circumstances we’re in, (the team) feels like they have to be perfect.”

On the singles court, the Mountaineers were forced to default No. 6 singles due to the fact they were playing a man down. Not even defaulting two matches could stop the Mountaineers Saturday.

On the No. 4 singles court, Cardenas continued her winning ways, handily beating Hamling 6-3, 6-3. “(Cardenas) has improved

a lot, and a lot of it is just her approach, not how she is hitting the ball,” Samara said.

“Her body language and attitude is much more positive.

The Colonials did not let the Mountaineers off easily.

On the No. 2 singles’ court George Washington’s Jacqueline Corba defeated Chupa 6-3, 6-3. The Colonials reeled off another win on the No. 5 singles court with Isabella Escobar beating Catie Wickline in a close match 7-6, 6-3, before Mathis clinched the match with her victory.

With the win Saturday, West Virginia pulled off its first victory of the season. The Mountaineers are hopeful they can continue to put Ws in the win column next week when they travel to Milwaukee, Wis., to battle two Big East foes Marquette and UConn.

“We have two tough matches coming up with Marquette and (UConn),” Samara said. “Hopefully we will be able to take this and start to gain some momentum and win some matches.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

big east weekly awards

Bussie named Big East player of the week by ben gaughan

associate sports editor

West Virginia women’s basketball junior center Asya Bussie was named this week’s Big East basketball player of the week after her 22-point, eight-rebound performance led to the Mountaineers’ biggest upset in school history Sunday against No. 2 Notre Dame.

Thirteen of Bussie’s 22 points came in the second half of the game. She made 10-of-13 free throws to lead the team, shot 66.7 per-

cent from the field, blocked three Notre Dame shots and grabbed three steals.

Bussie is the first WVU player to earn the Big East weekly award since former guard Sarah Miles did it in Feb. 2009 against Lousiville – the last time the Mountaineers defeated top five team.

The Randallstown, Md., native got her final rebound and put the ball back up to tie the game at 63 with under a minute to play.

Bussie is second on the team in scoring, at 12.2 points per game, and 6.8 rebounds

per game. She leads all starters on the team in field goal percentage, shooting 57 percent from the floor.

The win was the first ever in 10 previous tries for the Mountaineers on Notre Dame’s home court, and the second time in one week the team defeated a top 15 opponent, as they beat then-No. 12 Louisville at home last week.

West Virginia is currently on a four-game winning streak and hosts No. 16 Rutgers Wednesday at 7 p.m. ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu