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WVU, Big East reveal settlement details by john terry managing editor

The Big East Conference will receive $20 million from West Virginia University for the school to leave early and join the Big 12 Conference.

WVU announced Tuesday it had reached a settlement agreement with the Big East, but did not disclose any financial details.

The stipulations of the settlement between WVU and the Big East Conference were obtained Wednesday by The Daily Athe-

naeum through the Freedom of Information Act. The University will pay the Big East in several ways.

The school, which has already paid $2.5 million of the required $5 million buyout per Big East bylaws, will pay $8.5 million more by Friday.

That money will be paid to the Big East by a transition fund set up by the WVU Foundation.

Multiple reports claim the Big 12 Conference is assisting WVU in payment and that WVU will pay back the Big 12 over a given

period of time.

The Memorandum of Understanding between the University and the WVU Foundation is signed by Narvel Weese, the WVU vice president for finance and administration.

West Virginia will also forfeit its portion of the conference’s revenue sharing. The settlement states that this amount is forecasted at $9 million.

This will be forfeited on June 30 or within 45 additional days.

If the University’s revenue sharing amount is less than $9

million, it will pay the difference to the Big East.

If the revenue exceeds $9 million, the Big East will compensate West Virginia the appropriate amount.

As part of the settlement, West Virginia “acknowledges and agrees” that it is not entitled to any NCAA tournament money or any portion of withdrawal money received by the Big East, including that from the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University or any portion of cancellation fees from any schools

Univ. recognizes Resident Assistants by mackenzie mays city editor

Mercedes Jones, a senior political science student became a Resident Assistant at West Virginia University three years ago to prepare for her professional life after graduation, but ended up learning a lot about what makes a good person.

“I’m a lot more responsible now. I’m more organized and can manage my time, but more importantly, I get to be a positive influence on students who need it,” Jones said. “Not every student has someone there for them, and this job allows you to be a mentor to others and an all-around good person.”

Students like Jones were honored Wednesday as part of National RA Appreciation Day. WVU Director of Housing and Interim Dean of Students Corey Farris said it’s important for the University to recognize those students who are making a difference.

“The student body should appreciate RAs, because most (students) have lived on campus and got some sort of support from an RA, whether it was a close relationship or seeking simple advice,” he said. “Sometimes they’re there to just offer a friendly face when you’re having a bad day.”

Farris said while being an RA is not an easy job, the experience helps create responsible, well-rounded individuals ready to take on the real

world.

“RAs are there to help keep students safe and enforce regulations if there’s an emergency. You need to have a good head on your shoulders, not be afraid to work and love your University and being around people,” he said. “You learn to work with all groups of people who are similar and very different from you, and that’s valuable, real-world experience. When students graduate, they’re going to need those skills.”

Trish Cendana, director of the Office of Residential Education, said being an RA is a special job because it’s one of the only student positions that require workers to get to know students on such a personal level.

“RAs have a unique position in the fact that they actually live with students and serve as mentor. It’s probably the only campus job where students work around the clock and deal with things like relationship issues and personal issues,” she said.

“It’s a combination of emotional and academic issues that come with living away from home for the first time, and it’s an important job.

Students interested in becoming an RA should contact resed@mail.wvu.edu or call 304-293-4686.

“RAs do a lot for our students here at WVU to help them transition into becoming successful students and young adults,” Cendana said. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

New party announces plans to run in upcoming SGA election by kelsey montgomery staff writer

West Virginia University Student Government Association Vice President Rashad Bates announced Wednesday his intentions to run for President for the upcoming April election.

Bates, a junior sports management student, will run with current SGA Communications Director Devin Sears, a junior public relations student.

Bates has had success in the past working with the WVUp All Night program, which has doubled its attendance rates since he became involved.

“We believe that as a team, we have experience both inside and outside of SGA to make great resolutions on campus,” Bates said. “My running mate is very sharp, witty and passionate.”

The Bates-Sears party is the second to announce its plans to run in the 2012-13 election.

SGA Director of Safety Dave Small announced last month he would run for President with student inventor Katherine Bomkamp on The Dark Knight Party.

Bomkamp, a freshman political science student, invented “The Pain Free Socket,” which incorporates thermalbio feedback into prosthetics to eliminate phantom limb pain in amputees.

Bomkamp later announced she would no longer run on the ticket due to an offer that requires her to “focus on her business, academics and University affairs.”

The Bates-Sears party is currently taking inquires to join its ballot and will host interviews Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. and Monday 4-9 p.m.

Students who are interested in joining the party can contact Bates.Sears@gmail.com.

At the regular SGA

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Sophomore Christal Caldwell led West Virginia with 16 points during Wednesday’s win against No. 19 Rutgers.

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WVU defeats Rutgers, 60-50 The West Virginia women’s basketball team defeated its thirdstraight ranked team Wednesday night at the Coliseum.

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The West Virginia women’s basketball team beat back-to-back-to-back ranked teams for the first time in program history last night against No. 19 Rutgers.

WV Living magazine names ‘Best of Morgantown’ by lydia nuzum

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Ben Scott, left, and Toni Cekada, right, sample foods from restaurants chosen by WV Living as the ‘Best of Morgantown’ at the Morgantown Brewing Company.

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West Virginia to use “its reasonable best efforts” to help current Big East members schedule additional football games for the 2012-13 season.

If either Pittsburgh or Syracuse made a request by Wednesday, WVU was to assist them in scheduling a game with a Big 12 member.

However, if a team announces it is joining the Big East in the 2012-13, WVU is under no obligation to assist either institution.

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that fail to join the conference.

WVU announced on Oct. 28, 2011, that it would become a full member of the Big 12 on July 1, despite the required 27- month waiting period required by Big East bylaws.

Big East Commissioner John Marinatto, who has been adamant on not allowing West Virginia to leave the Big East early, said Tuesday that the Big East Board of Directors had voted to terminate West Virginia’s membership effective June 30.

The settlement also calls for

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ON THE INSIDE The West Virginia women’s basketball team was able to get Rutgers in foul trouble Wednesday night. SPORTS PAGE 8

Finding the best restaurants, bars, nightlife and attractions in the Morgantown area can be a daunting task if you don’t know where to look.

The newest incarnation of WV Living magazine, WV Living Morgantown, celebrated its “Best of Morgantown” awards Wednesday at the Mountain State Brewing Company.

The magazine invited Morgantown vendors, restaurants and businesses honored in the publication to the launch party, which recognized favorite local

establishments based on reader feedback.

“In the fall we decided to create WV Living’s Morgantown magazine, and the reason we did so is because Morgantown is one of the fastest-growing towns in West Virginia, and it’s very vibrant,” said Nikki Bowman, editor-in-chief of WV Living magazine.

“We wanted the platform and the opportunity to showcase as many businesses as possible, because when you move to a town like Morgantown, you want to know ‘Where do I eat?

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BATTLE AT THE PETE The West Virginia men’s basketball team travels to play Pittsburgh tonight in the Backyard Brawl for a must-win game.

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Int’l panel discusses global energy advancement by bryan bumgardner staff writer

A group of 13 international experts on energy resources joined West Virginia University professors in a roundtable discussion Wednesday to explore energy technology research at WVU and evaluate solutions for energy challenges across the globe.

The individuals are diplomats, academics and journalists from Bolivia, Bulgaria, Hungary, India, Israel, Iraq, Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Tunisia and Vietnam.

The visit was part of a 12day tour hosted by Global Pittsburgh, an organization that connects the greater Pittsburgh area with international leaders.

The panel was designed to review U.S. energy policies and develop ways to secure diverse energy supplies, reduce energy consumption and strengthen international relationships in energy preservation.

“We’ve got a lot of expertise here at WVU, and we’re very willing to share it,” said National Research Center for Coal and Energy Director Richard Bajura.

Bajura discussed several developing energy solutions,

which included alternative fuels, actively moderated power grids and the recycling of industrial by-products. He said the benefits of the technology outweigh the difficulties of making them meet energy standards.

“We believe we have to get people to accept this technology as a first hurdle,” he said.

Several of the visitors were interested in adopting alternative energy solutions in their own countries, and Bajura said community outreach is the best way to transition to new technology.

“I believe outreach is important to overcome the challenge, which is that our infrastructure

tion in the 1980s and consulting on modern climate change. The NETL also helped develop hydraulic fracturing, a technique used to extract natural gas from underground rock layers.

Tomer said he believes rapid advancements in energy technology and international partnerships can eliminate pollution.

“In the future, we want to get our country down to zero greenhouse gas emissions. We believe technology is the bridge to get there,” Tomer said.

Bajura said the University maintains an interest in alternative energy technology, de-

spite the perception of West Virginia as a coal-reliant state.

“Our coal state, believe it or not, embraces alternative energy. WVU helped introduce wind energy into our state, for example,” Bajura said.

Tomer said he thinks clean coal advances in West Virginia can inspire the rest of the nation to adapt to alternative forms of energy consumption.

“Gradually, if we can have clean coal technology introduced, we can reduce our emissions until we can find greener technology,” he said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Where do I shop?’ but you don’t know where to go. So the awards were created to guide people, whether they’ve lived here forever or are new, to the best spots in Morgantown.”

The local magazine created a poll before the release of its spring edition and asked its readership to vote on its favorite Morgantown attractions, which included “Best Happy Hour,” “Best Place to Meet the Parents” and “Best Dorm.”

Bowman, a native of Clay County, created WV Living in 2008 after she and her husband moved back to the state from Chicago. She graduated from West Virginia University in 1992 before earning a master’s degree in magazine writing from DePaul University.

Bowman said she wanted to create a publication that focuses on the positive aspects of the state, as well as the opportunities for entertainment, fine dining and recreation. The magazine is currently sold in more than 25 states and Canada, and it boasts a circulation of 20,000 and a readership of 65,000.

“When I moved back to create WV Living, I wanted to create a magazine that changed perceptions,” Bowman said.

“I not only wanted to change

is set up for gasoline transportation,” he said.

The visitors also discussed energy consumption with representatives from the National Energy Technology Laboratory, a research corporation based in Pittsburgh and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

“Our mission is to advance our energy options, our fuel economy and strengthen energy security,” said Brad Tomer, Chief Operating Officer of the NETL. The NETL has been operating for more than 30 years and is credited for the Clean Air Act of 1970, acid rain control legisla-

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Morgantown Brewing Company hosts a tour of WV Living’s ‘Best of Morgantown’. how other people saw West Virginia, but how we see ourselves as West Virginians, because sometimes we’re our harshest critics.”

The Brewing Company was featured in the Best of Morgantown issue of WV Living Magazine Morgantown for its beer selection. The magazine invited each of the 78 “Best of Morgantown” award winners to the celebration, as well as special guests and members of the public.

Rachel Henderson, assistant editor of WV Living Magazine, said the purpose of the magazine is to direct readers to all the various places and events in Morgantown and

across the state that make it such a diverse place.

“I think there’s a common perception out there that magazines make things more than what they really are, but I think what WV Living does is we’re just digging up all these little treasures and handing them to people,” Henderson said.

“It says, ‘Here’s what’s going on, you don’t want to miss it.’

It crazy what West Virginia has going on, what small towns are doing and what businesses are doing.”

For more information on WV Living Magazine, visit www.wvliving.com. lydia.nuzum@mail.wvu.edu

The West Virginia University Office for Diversity & Global Initiatives sponsored a “Tea @ 3” program Wednesday to discuss global issues and diversity in higher education.

“We do a ‘Tea @ 3’ every month to raise awareness on different diverse issues as well as global issues that are surrounding us, especially in higher education,” said Ashley Finniss, Graduate Assistant for the Office for Diversity & Global Initiatives.

“This particular panel is a follow up from the study abroad fair in January that gives students the opportunity to see the opportunities that are available to them to study abroad.”

The panel was composed of six individuals from the University, who each gave presentations on their study abroad programs or their research.

Two were visiting scholars that shared information and re-

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Continued from page 1 meeting held Wednesday, Small discussed the strengthened bonds between WVU Police and SGA. Small stressed the importance of the WVU text message alert system in helping students gain awareness of atlarge campus problems that could present an emergency situation.

Small said the WVU Police Department is working to make courses such as “Shots Fired on Campus” and “Recognizing and Preventing Campus Violence” as required sections of WVUe191, or first-year experience, classes.

“Right now, there is no procedure for students and faculty to have any formal training if there is a shooter attack on campus,” Small said. “The University Police Department is working candidly to have these implemented.”

search conducted during their time at WVU. “Not only does this panel give faculty the opportunity to share their programs, but it’s also giving these visiting scholars that are getting ready to wrap up their research in America the opportunity to present their research and let others know about what they’re doing,” Finniss said.

“It gives some resources to students and faculty to have opportunities to visit their countries as a visiting scholar.”

Joy Faini Saab, director of the Office for Diversity & Global Initiatives, said study abroad opportunities give students the experience and knowledge to become more academically and socially well-rounded.

“Studying abroad gives students that moment of time that they will always remember from their education,” Saab said. “It transforms them in ways that other kinds of experiences cannot.”

Saab has been taking students abroad to Italy since 2005 and said many students continue to go abroad after they go once.

“Their horizon has been expanded; they are now globally minded in a way that if they had not traveled abroad, they would not have that experience,” Saab said.

“As a side effect, you have someone who understands there are so many things similar to us in the world and so many things that are different based in culture so they have that perspective with everything they approach.”

The Office for Diversity & Global Initiatives’ purpose is to nurture and support equity, to enrich the university through diversity and to provide a sense of global community.

For more information on upcoming “Tea @ 3” meetings or other programs, visit www. hre.wvu.edu/odgi.

Taylor Richmond, a representative of the International Shriners Community, announced that three WVU football players will be representing the University chapter of the organization.

Najee Goode, Julian Miller and Keith Tandy were chosen to compete in the East-West Shrine Game, a showcase for prospective NFL athletes which benefits the Shriners’ Hospitals for Children.

Governor Taj Rohr took time to recognize alumnus and philanthropist Benjamin Statler, who recently donated to the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.

The College was recently renamed The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources in his honor.

“Mr. Statler’s portion of 34 million dollars, combined with an additional 11 million to match the state, constitutes the single largest gift in WVU history,” Rohr said.

Governor Isabelle Shepherd announced she is seeking volunteers for an upcoming dining hall waste audit.

The project requires 35 volunteers per day from March 5 through 9.

The audit will monitor how much waste is generated within the dining halls, and the results of the study could bring major changes to WVU dining in the way food is prepared or thrown away, Shepherd said.

“The things we would be doing could involve posting more advertisements in the dining halls that say ‘Take only as much as you need,’ ” Shepherd said. “When you make food, energy and water go into it, and when it’s wasted, we’re not only wasting food, but we’re wasting resources.”

Shepherd said she also hopes to help save the University money by eliminating the total waste and getting a biodigester for dining areas.

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As many as 300 killed, injured in Honduras prison fire TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A fire started by an inmate tore through an overcrowded prison in Honduras, burning and suffocating screaming men in their locked cells as rescuers desperately searched for keys. As many as 300 people were killed in the world’s deadliest prison fire in eight decades.

The local governor, who was once a prison employee, told reporters Wednesday that an inmate called her moments before the blaze broke out and screamed: “I will set this place on fire and we are all going to die!”

Comayagua Gov. Paola Castro said she called the Red Cross and fire brigade immediately. But firefighters said they were kept outside for half an hour by guards who fired their guns in the air, thinking they had a riot or a breakout on their hands.

Officials have long had little control over conditions inside many Honduran prisons, where inmates have largely unfettered access to cell phones and other contraband.

Survivors told investigators the unidentified inmate yelled “We will all die here!” as he lit fire to his bedding late Tuesday night in the prison in the central town of Comayagua, north of the capital of Tegucigalpa. The lockup housed people convicted of serious crimes such as homicide and armed robbery.

The blaze spread within minutes, killing about 100 inmates in their cells as firefighters struggled to find officials who had keys, Comayagua fire department spokesman Josue Garcia said.

“We couldn’t get them out because we didn’t have the keys and couldn’t find the guards who had them,” Garcia said.

Other prisoners were set free by guards but died from the flames or smoke as they tried to flee into the fields surrounding the facility, where prisoners grew corn and beans on a state-run farm.

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Burned bodies lay covered inside a prison after a fire broke out in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Wednesday. semiconscious prisoners from the prison by their arms and legs. One hauled a victim away by piggyback.

Comayagua, which houses members of the nation’s largest gangs, was built in the 1940s for 400 inmates, but its population had more than doubled to 852, with only 100 guards to maintain order. Unlike U.S. prisons, where locks can be released automatically in an emergency, Honduran prisons are infamous for being old, overcrowded hotbeds of conflict and crime.

Survivor Ever Lopez, 24, who was serving time for homicide, said he was sleeping when the fire broke out about 11 p.m.

“I saw the smoke from cell block 6 and it spread throughout the prison,” he said. “The other prisoners and I broke through the roof with our bare hands and fled. Thank God

I’m alive.”

Officials said 272 people were confirmed dead, but many prisoners were unaccounted for and the death toll could go to 300 or more.

Among the dead were six prisoners who drowned after trying to seek refuge in a water tank. There were 852 people in the prison at the time of the blaze.

A prisoner identified as Silverio Aguilar told HRN Radio that he first knew something was wrong when he heard a scream of “Fire! Fire!”

“For a while, nobody listened. But after a few minutes, which seemed like an eternity, a guard appeared with keys and let us out,” he said.

He said there were 60 prisoners packed into his cell.

National prison system director Danilo Orellana defended the guards’ decision to keep firefighters out as flames

lit up the night sky.

“The guards first thought they had a prison break, so they followed the law saying no one could enter to prevent unnecessary deaths,” he said.

Honduran President Porfirio Lobo said on national television that he had suspended the country’s top penal officials, including Orellana, and would request international assistance in carrying out a thorough investigation.

“This is a day of profound sadness,” Lobo said.

Outraged relatives of dead inmates tried to storm the gates of the prison Wednesday morning to recover the remains of their loves ones, witnesses told The Associated Press. The crowds were driven back by police officers firing tear gas.

Channel 5 television showed dozens of inmates’

relatives hurling rocks at officers.

“We want to see the body,” shouted Juan Martinez, whose son was reported dead. “We’ll be here until we get to do that.”

Orellana said the convicts were allowed to work outdoors, unlike those held in a maximum-security facility for the country’s most dangerous prisoners in the capital, Tegucigalpa.

Located in the middle of irrigated fields and several large ponds, the prison was comprised of eight buildings set close together, with an open, dirt prison yard within a central compound. A single dirt road led into the facility, which has a soccer field on the property.

Honduras has one of the world’s highest rates of violent crime, and its overcrowded and dilapidated prisons have been hit by a string of deadly riots and fires in recent years. Officials have repeatedly pledged to improve conditions, only to say they don’t have sufficient funds.

Tuesday’s blaze was the world’s deadliest prison fire since 1930, when 322 prisoners were killed in Ohio.

The U.S. State Department has criticized Honduras for “harsh prison conditions” and violence against detainees.

A 2004 fire at a state prison north of the Honduran capital killed more than 100 incarcerated gang members. A fire a year earlier at a nearby facility killed 70 gang members. And in 1994, a fire sparked by an overheated refrigerator motor in an overcrowded Honduras

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prison killed 103 people.

Honduran authorities have repeatedly pledged to improve conditions, but human rights groups say little has been done in the country of 7.6 million people, a major transit route for drugs headed from South America to the United States.

“This is a problem that’s existed for a long time and the solutions haven’t been applied. But now we have to do something even though we don’t have the money,” Security Minister Pompeyo Bonilla told reporters.

The U.S. sent help from a base at Soto Cano Air Base, about 15 minutes from the prison.

U.S. Military Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks said smoke was no longer visible above the city, and that his team included four vehicles made up of a 10-man medical team, security guards and firefighters.

Hundreds of relatives rushed to Santa Teresa Hospital in Comayagua state to learn the fate of their loved ones, fire chief Leonel Silva said.

Lucy Marder, chief of forensic medicine for the prosecutor’s office, said she believed the death toll would rise and it would take at least three months to identify victims, some burned beyond recognition, because DNA tests will be required.

Honduras has 24 prisons, 23 for men or both genders, and one exclusively for women.

In December, the total prison population was 11,846 of which 411 were women.

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Xi wraps up highly scripted visit to US capital WASHINGTON (AP) — For Americans looking at the U.S. visit of China’s likely future leader for a clue about where relations between the two nations might be headed, the signal has been clear: No change in substance, but perhaps a change in style.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping toed the line set by the man he is set to succeed as Communist Party chief in the fall, Hu Jintao, who made a grand U.S. state visit a year ago.

Xi, who is expected to become president in 2013, made clear that China wants a deeper relationship with the United States and even welcomes its engagement in the Asia-Pacific, as long as it respects China’s interests and concerns in its own neighborhood.

“It was a scripted trip without surprises,” said Jeff Bader, East Asia policy director during the first two years of the Obama administration. “He obviously wasn’t here to make policy, or make decisions or alter positions on issues. He is not the No. 1 yet and he doesn’t want to prejudice his chances of being No. 1.”

But while Xi, 58, has said little new – and did little to narrow the gaping differences that exist between the U.S. and China on issues such as human rights – he made a conscious effort to appear less remote than the stiff and aloof Hu. “He’s more interactive than past Chinese leaders. He looks you in the eye, and you feel he’s conversing with you,” said Bader, who spoke briefly with Xi on Wednesday.

Mindful that Xi likely will lead China for the next decade, Washington pulled out the stops to make him feel welcome. He held a long meeting with Obama and received a 19-gun salute at the Pentagon – unprecedented for a visiting vice president.

His two-day swing through the power centers of Washington is being followed by a trip to Iowa, where Xi visited in 1985 as a county-level official to learn about crop and livestock practices. He will round off his U.S. visit in California.

The Iowa trip in particular will be another opportunity for Xi to show a more personal side and appear less wooden than Hu. He will meet hosts from that trip in the small farming community of Muscatine, where Xi is remembered as handsome and polite 31-year old who was intensely

focused on learning as much as he could.

“I’m flabbergasted that he would take time out of his busy schedule and come back to Muscatine,” said Eleanor Dvorchak, whose family hosted Xi for two nights during the visit 27 years ago.

Before leaving for Iowa on Wednesday, Xi, who has a daughter at Harvard University, used the main policy speech of his U.S. visit to call for more people-to-people ties between the world’s two largest economies.

Steering away for a while from the diplomatic-speak characteristic of a Chinese leader, Xi recounted at length a personal story about how, as an official serving in the Chinese province of Fujian in 1992, he had helped an American widow reunite with the elderly friends of her husband who had lived as a child in the province.

That said, Xi also has been sure to restate standard Chinese positions, urging the U.S. to oppose any moves toward Taiwanese independence and not meddle on the issue of Tibet, where sentiment against anti-Chinese rule has flared with a spate of

self-immolations by Buddhist clergy who support their exiled leader, the Dalai Lama.

“He goes back home having burnished his leadership credentials, showing he’s ready to take command and manage relations with the U.S. and state Chinese positions forthrightly,” said Evans Revere, a former senior State Department official on East Asia.

Xi also heard plenty of critical voices – a reflection of the gamut of issues on which Washington and Beijing don’t see eye-to-eye, and which also are likely to intrude on the U.S. presidential campaign this year.

Xi would have seen the boisterous Tibetan protesters yelling anti-China slogans outside the White House on Tuesday. He listened to business executives and officials’ concerns about unfair trading practices and hurdles to American investment. He also got an earful from a Congress that is never shy about airing its criticism of Beijing.

Xi met with House leaders, and Speaker John Boehner, ROhio, delivered a letter regarding the plight of Gao Zhisheng, a dissident and human rights lawyer imprisoned in China.

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Mountainlair Ballroom Harold Ford, Jr. served Tennessee in the United States Congress for ten years. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan Law School, Ford took office at the age of 26 as one of the youngest members of Congress ever to serve.

Ford is the author of More Davids Than Goliaths, a New York Times bestseller.

Reflecting on what he’s learned from his extended political family, the slings and arrows of the campaign trail and those across our nation who inspire him, the book explains Ford’s conviction that “at its best, leadership in government can solve, inspire and heal.” He reminds us that in America there are more Davids than Goliaths, more solutions than problems, more that unites us than divides us.

Described by President Bill Clinton as “the walking, living embodiment of where America ought to go in the 21st century,” Ford served as the chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council. He is now managing director and senior client relationship manager at Morgan Stanley, a news analyst for NBC and MSNBC and a professor of public policy at the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Ford’s talk is part of WVU’s celebration of Black History Month. He will sign copies of More Davids Than Goliaths immediately following his remarks. The WVU Barnes and Noble Bookstore will have books available for purchase at the event. Sign language interpretation is provided at all events courtesy of the WVU Office of Disability Services"

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OPINION

Thursday February 16, 2012

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Prepare for the workforce now For many seniors at West Virginia University, the feeling is surreal.

Student life has nearly ended, and a new world is on the horizon – the real world.

Now it’s time for many students to put the countless hours studying and the thousands of dollars spent to use.

This is not an easy task. According to a recent Pew Fiscal Analysis Initiative study, college graduates have the same job rate as high school dropouts. This means college students must be working to-

ward landing a job long before graduation.

This doesn’t just mean finding prospective employers and filling out applications. It also means applying for internships and other work-based programs prior to a student’s senior year.

With the current economic slump, the workforce is more competitive than ever, regardless of the field you choose.

Most employers do not want to train new hires, especially those without experience – such as recent college graduates.

Don’t assume landing a job out of college is impossible; you just have to show how much you deserve it.

There are skills you need when applying for any job, some of which are gained through experience, such as having strong interviewing skills. College students also must have the ability to write impressive cover letters to go alongside of exceptional resumes.

The WVU Career Center can help students with many of the challenges that come with job hunting – everything from

building a portfolio to the interviewing process. Visit www.careerservices.wvu.edu for more information.

Seniors graduating this spring should already be on the ball. There will be an estimated 1,750,000 college graduates this year, according to www. degreecentral.com. That’s a lot of competition. Seniors should already be applying to graduate programs or for prospective employers.

If a job is found within your field, but not at a level you are hoping for, you should prob-

ably accept it. Don’t be afraid to work your way up from the bottom.

Although earning a degree is still a smart option, be humble during your job search. Once graduation comes and goes, many students will realize the dreams that were planted in us as children (“You can be anything you want!”) may not happen as planned.

Sometimes, life comes at an unexpected angle, and you just have to roll with the punches.

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International experiences vital to post-college success tomas engle columnist

On the mind of every college student these days is whether or not they will be able to find a job with their degree upon graduation.

With our own country’s economy in its fourth year of slow job growth – polished government statistics notwithstanding – students here and at all colleges need to expand their horizons when it comes to finding their first post-college opportunity.

Double-majoring, or at least minoring, in a foreign language and studying abroad for a semester will give college students the expanded world view that is so desperately needed in our shifting global economy. While this advice applies to college students around the world, it is absolutely vital to American college students.

Our economy may not be tanking as fast as the European economies, but at least their college students have an edge on us: knowledge of a language other than their native one.

Yes, geographically, Europeans are forced into a situation where learning another language is vital to everyday life.

Americans, on the other hand, have been in a geographic situation where we haven’t had to learn another language to survive daily life.

No job in your home state?

Just move to another state without having to learn another language or adjust to a new culture first.

Now the economic situation – unless you want to move to the Dakotas and work in the Bakken Oil fields – is pretty much the same from state to state. Sure, “jobs” are available, but most are parttime to avoid having to pay their workers any benefits.

While this is certainly a “First World problem” to have, it’s still not desirable, as there’s

amizade

Amizade gives students the opportunity to learn about new cultures and broaden their world understanding. little future in working these low-skill, low-pay temp jobs if you have a college degree.

Even though the entire world’s economies are in varying stages of decline, and technically all college students should be facing the same problems, we are far worse off.

Most of us have no knowledge of a foreign language, little experience abroad outside of Caribbean vacations, and have never had to compete with foreign applicants for the same job.

Add to this the propensity for undergraduate American university standards to be lacking in comparison to

the rest of the world’s, and we are woefully unprepared if we continue on the same path.

No one is asking students to change their majors entirely; the graduates who are the most successful are those who choose fields to work in that they actually enjoy.

But to stay competitive, college students should consider double majoring or at least minoring in a foreign language that will complement your major.

If you’re intimidated by foreign cultures or travel, this path does not have to take you very far. Having a journalism or technical writing degree

isn’t that bad, but adding even French will give you a realistic shot at a job in Canada, where fluency is required.

While arguments could be made over which foreign language is the best to study now for today’s economy with Americans being so easily isolated – and the bevy of options here at West Virginia University – any of them is better than none.

Whether you choose a language from the struggling and stalling developed economies – French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish – or rapidly developing economies – Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian

– your options after graduation will be much broader.

Studying abroad, as long as students don’t just hang out and drink with other English speakers, will be the best preparation for working and living abroad if a college degree takes you there.

Since WVU has partnerships with many international universities, tuition, in most cases, is the same as paying for classes at WVU so there are few legitimate reasons not to study abroad for at least a summer or a semester.

Organizations like Amizade can even take you abroad during breaks so you can not

only take classes to get ahead credit-wise, but also experience a country off of the typical spring break circuit, such as Ghana.

These steps may not guarantee a good job, but these world experiences will forever be a part of you and enrich your life wherever you may be.

College is a time of discovery and doing things we may not be able to do again later, so why not explore the world?

Robert Frost perhaps said it best in “The Road Not Taken:” “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-/I took the one less traveled by, /and that has made all the difference.”

U.S. Labor Department should up standards to protect unpaid interns kimberly grano daily bruin University of california-Los Angeles

As spring quarter approaches, many students will be scrambling to apply for those coveted intern positions that require them to work all summer – for no paycheck.

In many fields, paid employment is becoming increasingly scarce for college students and recent graduates, while unpaid internships are becoming all the more appealing for students looking to supplement their resumes with work experience.

Though this system may sound like a win-win for employers and college students, a growing trend of internships that violate labor laws have some interns fighting back.

For instance, Xuedan Wang, a former intern at Hearst Corporation, is looking to file a class-action lawsuit against

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companies that abuse the system, using unpaid interns to do the work of paid employees.

This is a positive step toward ensuring that businesses do not take advantage of their young interns, many of whom would jump at the chance to fetch coffee or file paperwork if it would increase their chances of landing a paying job in the industry later on.

The UCLA Career Center is aware of the growing problem of illegal unpaid internships, according to Anthony Bediones, a peer advisor at the Career Center and fourthyear communications studies student.

Bediones said the Career Center audits companies looking to list their internship opportunities with UCLA in order to make sure that the positions they offer are legitimate.

However, students looking for internships elsewhere may find them to be less than ideal.

The U.S. government can do more to clarify the Department of Labor’s rules, which

are ambiguous and hard to enforce, and to stop businesses from trying to circumvent the true purpose of an internship.

The Wage and Hour Division of the Labor Department currently has a six-point test to determine whether an unpaid internship is legal, and after reviewing these standards it becomes clear that there are some blatant offenders.

For one, interns have to be the main beneficiary of their internship, and receive the same type of training that they would receive at a vocational school in their field.

In reality, many interns spend their days running errands or doing other menial tasks, hardly activities that companies could claim to be educational.

Though UCLA graduate business student Aditya Khargonekar has had positive experiences during his several paid and unpaid internships, he said unpaid internships are generally less structured because employers are less in-

vested, meaning the interns must be more proactive.

Khargonekar said that as long as people are willing to participate in subpar internships, employers have the upper hand.

Another requirement for unpaid internships is that employers must receive no “immediate advantage” from the actions of the intern, and they also cannot use interns in the place of paid workers.

Not only is it unclear what constitutes an “immediate advantage,” but it is unlikely that most businesses trying to turn a profit take on interns for the altruistic purpose of training and educating them, without receiving any benefit of their own.

But if these employers are receiving free labor from desperate college students, why do so few of the interns speak out against them? The problem lies in the hyper competitiveness of the workforce among recent college graduates, who find that they need

experience for even an entrylevel job.

The current situation recalls a time before minimum-wage laws were instituted, when there was so much available labor that big businesses could drop wages as low as they pleased and still have people willing to work.

Of course, answering telephones or sorting mail does not compare to working in coal mines or meat-packing factories, but the same principle of fair pay for labor is still being violated.

If the Department of Labor starts to strictly enforce their standards, students will stop feeling that working for free is now a necessity to getting ahead in the future.

A study from the Economic Policy Institute proposes reforming the current six-point standards to a simpler test in which the cost of taking on an intern to an employer is compared to the benefit of taking on an intern to an employer.

If the employer reaps more

rewards as compared to its costs, then the intern is not receiving a fair benefit and should be compensated.

Hopefully, the result of more enforcement will lead to fewer unpaid internships and more paid internships, or at least improve the quality of training provided to unpaid interns by employers.

As it stands now, unpaid internships are only an option for students who can afford to take a summer off of paid work, so many lower-income students miss out on an opportunity to gain experience in their desired field.

While paying interns or providing genuine instruction requires companies to sacrifice a little more money, that is the law.

The Department of Labor should step up enforcement and consider altering their standards to more easily protect unpaid interns.

Just because students will work for free does not mean they should have to.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2012

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THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY FEBRUARY 16

THE DAVID C. HARDESTY JR. FESTIVAL OF IDEAS hosts 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 THURSDAY

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

LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE COLLEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lutheran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC responds to regional and national disasters. No experience is necessary.

For more information, visit www.lutheranmountaineer.org/disaster.

MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION hosts a weekly Islam and Arabic class at 6:30 p.m. in the Monongahela Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, call 304-906-8183 or email schaudhr@mix.wvu.edu.

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

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

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

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

For more information, email wvumethodist@comcast.net.

WVU CLUB TENNIS practices from 9-10 p.m. at Ridgeview Racquet Club.

For carpooling, call 304-906-4427.

New members are always welcome.

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

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

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

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION meets at 8 p.m. at the In-

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

ternational House on Spruce Street.

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

CHESS CLUB meets from 6-9 p.m. in the food court of the Mountainlair.

Players of all skill levels are invited to come. For more information, email wvuchess@gmail.com.

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

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

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

To register, email schaudhr@mix. wvu.edu.

CONTINUAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you focus on broadening your inner circle and forging stronger friendships. If you are attached, a partner frequently could be angry or jealous. Indulge your sweetie more often, and treat him or her like your best friend.

You will relate more easily. If you are single, a friend could become more, or you might meet your next sweetie through a friend, most likely after June. You cannot always be as empathetic or understanding as you might like. Still, accept what others say, even if you would not respond the same way. SAGITTARIUS gets you energized.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Use your strong sense of direction to enlist supporters and get the job done. A situation that usually is more complicated than necessary is a piece of cake today.

Even a reluctant partner or associate goes along with a new idea. Tonight: Burning the midnight oil.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH Deal directly with a key person in your life. You do not need to agree with each other, but right now, the likelihood is high that you will. Recognize your limits, with both time and energy. Do not let an argument build. Tonight: Enjoy a relaxing meal, then decide.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Continue being more passive. Someone’s attempt to get you into an argument might result from his or her discomfort taking the lead. Do not just placate this person and come to the rescue. Let this person ask, but in the meantime, do

not let him or her trigger a reaction. Tonight: Follow the crowd.

the first move, you feel great. Tonight: Pick up the tab at dinner.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH You might want to understand more of why someone is under your skin or vice versa.

You could point to this person as the reason, but this behavior is a trigger for you.

Stay centered, knowing what is possible here. Tonight: Clean your desk.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Do not let early morning aggravation become total day irritation. If need be, indulge in a pastime that helps you become more carefree. Eating a cookie or even swapping a joke would work. You want to take advantage of others’ good moods and your unusual charisma and creativity. Tonight: Let the good times happen.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Pressure builds causing you a problem that is unexpected. Think positively about what you need to do. Step up and take your natural role as a leader within your community circle or at work. You could feel a little strange with a situation involving a neighbor or sibling. Tonight: Whatever lights up your life.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Deal with a situation before it deals with you.

You could be angry and internalizing it.

Without realizing it, your anger could pop out when you least expect it to. Stay centered, knowing full well what your objectives are. Use care with funds. Tonight: Make it OK to be quiet and at home.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Read Virgo’s message for a hint, especially with your feelings. Know that you might be better off expressing even difficult feelings in a manner someone can hear. You will lighten up as a result. Tonight: Hang out. Make weekend plans.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH Make sure that what seems like a good risk really is. If you feel unsure, back off. Instincts guide you in a powerful manner.

When another person of interest makes

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH Your low profile might be a little boring, but it will prove worthwhile. Someone opens up and reveals much more of his or her thoughts and feelings, Worry less.

Good news heads your way. Tonight: Out and about.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Continue to forge ahead, even if a partner becomes irate. Clearly you cannot control this person, and it seems quite possible that he or she cannot even control his or her mood. Detach if you do not feel comfortable. Tonight: Accept a family member’s offer.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH When someone is upset, you often take it personally; try not to. Instead, focus on one project after another, one issue after another. Communication will flourish soon enough if you stay neutral. Tonight: Touch base with a very unusual person in your life.

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41 61-Across curl 44 Rival 45 Catchall checkbox 46 One point from a service break 48 Football’s Parseghian 49 Thing to cook up 50 “Just like that!”

51 To a greater extent 53 Expert in pop psychology?

54 Vinaigrette ingredient 55 __ ideal world 56 First name in bologna 59 One-named illustrator 60 Touch down 61 Fire sign 62 Stepped heavily 63 What some losers have to resist 64 Cary of “The Princess Bride” 65 “__-mite!”: “Good Times” catchword DOWN 1 Severe fear 2 Bolts down 3 Fictional wolf’s disguise 4 Talking-__: tongue lashings

5 Somewhat far 6 Past curfew 7 Part of TGIF 8 “Catch my drift?”

9 Acquired by, in the big leagues 10 “The Alienist” writer 11 Cartoon hero with antennae 12 Twelve-note scale, e.g.

13 Seance contact 21 Lovable droid 23 Clumsy hammerers’ cries 25 Square dance complement 26 Hobby with hooks 27 30-Down genre 30 Classic film involving a split personality 34 A sleeper hit may be on it 36 Went wild 37 Bee complex 38 Circles around the sun 39 Landers lead-in 42 “My sympathies” 43 Exhortation from a gift giver 44 Clan

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Thursday February 16, 2012

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Head coach Bob Huggins and the West Virginia men’s basketball team will look to win for the second time in seven games Thursday night against Pittsburgh.

Slumping West Virginia looks to earn first road win in Backyard Brawl since 2005

By John Terry managing editor

The West Virginia men’s basketball team hasn’t won at the Petersen Events Center since 2005 – and it was the only time the Mountaineers have ever won there.

But, when West Virginia travels to Pitt tonight for the Backyard Brawl, a win might be necessary to keep its NCAA tournament hopes alive.

Losers of five of six, West Virginia will be going up against a Pittsburgh team that is just 1-2 since beating the

Mountaineers two weeks ago in Morgantown.

It beat Villanova before losing to South Florida and Seton Hall.

With the news of West Virginia defecting to the Big 12, there is a possibility it could be the last matchup between the two schools.

“I’ve got a lot of emotions, but that’s not one of them at this point in time,” said WVU head coach Bob Huggins.

“I don’t think about those things. We’ve got to prepare so we can go up there and try to win a game. I haven’t thought about that. Honestly,

I’d be kind of shocked. We’ve been playing them since 1904.

We’re all looking for good nonconference games.”

Pittsburgh is led by Ashton Gibbs, who is scoring 16.7 points per game. Tray Woodall, who scored 24 points against the Mountaineers on Jan. 30, is averaging 12.9 points per game to go along with 6.5 assists.

Nasir Robinson leads the Panthers with 6.5 rebounds and 11.5 points per game. “(Woodall) played great against us,” Huggins said.

“He played about as well as any point guard has played

against us.

“He’s a great distributor.

When you get open and you know you’re going to get the ball, you have the tendency to work a whole lot harder to get open.”

The Mountaineers continue to be led by Big East Player of the Year candidate Kevin Jones, who leads the team scoring 20.6 points and collecting 11.2 rebounds per game.

“I think KJ, clearly, has been the best player in the league. When you look at the history of the Big East – and there’s only ever been two

people that led the league in both scoring and rebounding for a season – that says volumes,” Huggins said.

Fellow senior Truck Bryant, whose success has been streaky this season, is scoring 16.8 points per game. Junior Deniz Kilicli is scoring 11.5 points per game and is second on the team with 5.5 rebounds.

The Mountaineers’ last four losses have come by a combined total of 15 points.

Against No. 23 Louisville Saturday, West Virginia led through to the final minutes, until the Cardinals capitalized

on sloppy WVU play down the stretch.

Despite the losing streak, however, Huggins still thinks this year’s team could be successful.

“We’re very, very close to being a good basketball team,” Huggins said. “Obviously, there have been some things that happened that we’d like to get back, but you don’t get to do that. You don’t get any mulligans. We’ve got to finish games.”

Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

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Maddon agrees to 3-year extension with Rays ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The reigning AL manager of the year isn’t going anywhere.

That is, unless you’re counting spring training, where Joe Maddon is eager to get to work after agreeing to a three-year contract extension that could keep him in Tampa Bay’s dugout through 2015.

The Rays formally announced the deal with the 58-year-old manager during a news conference at Tropicana Field on Wednesday.

Maddon has led the team to the playoffs three of the past four seasons and believes they have an excellent chance of getting back again this year.

Maddon said while he’s flattered by speculation that he would have been attractive to other teams if the Rays had not locked him up long-term that he had no desire to leave Tampa Bay, which has a talented young roster capable of contending

for championships for years to come.

“I know the grass—the turf— is not any greener anywhere else,” Maddon said. “I wanted to be here.”

Maddon is 495-477 in six seasons with the Rays, who struggled through a decade of futility before finally posting the first winning record in franchise history in 2008, when they not only defied the odds by finishing ahead of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox for AL East title but made their first World Series appearance.

Tampa Bay won arguably baseball’s toughest division again in 2010, then overcame a nine-game deficit in September to edge Boston for the AL wildcard spot on the final night of last season.

Maddon has excelled despite fielding a team, whose payroll is among the lowest in baseball. A year ago, the Rays lost

six key players to free agency and traded two others, yet won 91 games to finish second in the AL East, which traditionally has been dominated by the big spending Yankees and Red Sox. “We’ve really grown a lot over the last several years,” said Maddon, who lost 101 games in 2006—his first with Tampa Bay—and 96 the following seasons.

The Rays have averaged 92 wins the past four seasons. And with one of baseball’s youngest and deepest pitching rotations and what could be an improved offensive attack led by Evan Longoria, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Carlos Pena and Luke Scott, Maddon said the club has everything it takes to return to the postseason.

“We’ve come up short the last two years in the playoffs, but we did get there,” Maddon said, alluding losses to Texas in the divisional round in 2010 and 2011.

“We’ve got to extend that a little bit as we move forward. … It’s about winning. It is about getting to the last game of the season and winning it the next time we get a chance to be there.”

Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman lauded Maddon’s ability to connect with players, develop young talent and always “put the franchise first” in making decisions.

“I think one of his greatest strengths is something that isn’t talked about nearly enough,” Friedman said. “Everything Joe does is under the guise to make this organization better in both the short term and the long term.”

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Kaylyn Millick has succeeded since transferring to WVU despite injuries by sebouh majarian sports writer

Injuries are often stereotyped as being negative for athletes. For Kaylyn Millick, a few foot injuries had a positive impact, making her realize her true passion for gymnastics.

Four foot surgeries in high school had Millick and her doctors questioning her pursuit of competing as a collegiate gymnast. The things that went unquestioned, however, were her love to tumble, dance and compete.

“Throughout gymnastics, you have mental blocks and hard times, and going through those hard times made me realize how much I love gymnastics and how much I wanted to succeed and move on with it and not end it in high school,” Millick said.

“I know after the surgeries I could have easily been done, and my doctor told me I should probably be done, but I didn’t want to do that.”

The No. 22 West Virginia gymnastics team is off to a 7-3 start overall and a 3-0 record in the Eastern Atlantic Gymnastics League, and Millick has been one of the biggest catalysts.

WVU checked in at No. 20 nationally on floor this week, led by the trio of Alaska Richardson (9.808), Hope Sloanhoffer (9.779) and Millick, who is averaging 9.756 points per meet.

“I can go all out and have fun with it,” Millick said. “I’ve done the same tricks on floor, so it’s an event that I’m really confident on.”

Though Millick claims she gets nervous before getting on the beam, you would never know watching her perform. The junior is No. 58 in the country and No. 14 in the

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Rutgers had 12 assists in the first half, but just one in the

southeast region with an average score of 9.788.

Her father, uncles and grandfather all graduated from WVU, so it’s no surprise she grew up a Mountaineer fan. After a year of discomfort at Eastern Michigan, Millick transferred to West Virginia, fulfilling her childhood dreams.

“The family atmosphere is awesome, and Linda (Burdette-Good) did a great job making that possible for us, and that’s something I never felt at Eastern Michigan,” Millick said. “It didn’t feel right for me to be there, and coming here has been a totally different experience.”

Eastern Michigan might not have been her first choice, but she made the most of her year there, ranking No. 21 in the region with a 38.76 regional qualifying score and earning an individual allaround qualification to the 2010 NCAA Central Regional Championships.

“I was hurt during the recruiting process, so they were the only school to give me a full scholarship while I was in a boot; it was a risk for them to take and an offer I had to take,” she said.

Last week, the exercise physiology student competed in the all-around for the first time this season and the sixth time during her Mountaineer career.

Millick and Sloanhoffer had identical scores of 9.85, helping the team post a season-high score of 48.975 on bars.

Things have changed drastically during Millick’s time in Morgantown with longtime head coach Linda Burdette-Good making way for her successor Jason Butts and the team’s roster overhaul.

The team finished the 2011

campaign 13-10 overall and 10-4 in the EAGL with six seniors. The 2012 Mountaineer roster contains seven freshmen and five sophomores, which was a bit concerning for Millick heading into the season.

“I was a little nervous because we lost so many people and so many routines and then bringing in seven freshmen,” Millick said.

“Seven is a lot of new people that don’t know the college world, which is a lot different than club.”

Last year, Millick had trouble finding routines that she felt comfortable with.

She said she was inconsistent because she wasn’t confident in her skills and didn’t have confidence in herself to turn those skills into results when she competes.

“It was a little nerve-wrecking for me because I wasn’t here to begin with and kind of came on my own,” Millick said. “I felt that I had to prove that I should be here so I made myself nervous for no reason, because everybody’s been so great.”

Throughout all those struggles, she’s kept her willingness to compete and that has helped her improve to get to where she is now.

Butts, who has spoken highly of Millick as one of the most competitive gymnasts he’s been around, wasn’t shocked when Millick spent her summer working on a combination of skills that allowed her to become more comfortable with her routine.

“I feel more confident in my gymnastics, I feel more confident in myself, hopefully I’ve given the team more confidence in myself to do well for the team,” Millick said.

second.

West Virginia’s intensity and determination picked up to another level at the end of the game, after the swing of momentum allowed the team to settle down and make the adjustments it needed to on defense.

“We made a couple changes

on on-ball picks and it worked out,” Carey said. “We went to zone there a little bit at the end of the second half. (It) helped us out down the stretch because they just started firing them up. They weren’t really running much offense. I thought that helped us.”

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West Virginia junior Lance Bryson and the Mountaineer wrestling team will try to carry the momentum from a dominating win over Ohio last week to this weekend’s matches against No. 20 Edinboro and Cleveland State.

Mountaineers look to finish season strong this weekend by amit batra sports writer

After a dominating performance against Ohio, the West Virginia men’s wrestling team looks to end the regular season strongly against Edinboro and Cleveland State this weekend.

No. 20 Edinboro is coming off of an 18-15 victory over Michigan State. The Fighting Scots will give the Mountaineers some very big challenges.

Edinboro has nationally ranked wrestlers with No. 6 A.J. Schopp at 133 lbs., No. 15 Mitchell Port at 141, No. 5 Dave Habat at 149 and No. 2 Chris Honeycutt at 197 lbs.

Schopp comes into the bout at 32-3 with eight straight victories, while Port comes in at 24-6 and with nine straight match wins. Habat improved to 32-5 and has won 11 straight, including 20 out of the last 21 matches.

Perhaps the most dangerous of the Fighting Scots wrestlers is Honeycutt, who has a career record of 122-20 and 32-0 this season.

The Cleveland State Vikings come into the bout with a 6-13 record, including an 0-5 Eastern Wrestling League mark. Recently, the Vikings fell to Clarion by a score of 45-6.

WVU junior Lance Bryson will take the energy he had in the match against Ohio into this weekend.

“I hope to take some of the momentum in that match and run with it this weekend,” Bryson said. “Edinboro has a lot of ranked wrestlers, and they are going to be very difficult, so it’s going to be a tough battle.”

WVU is coming off of some solid away matches against Ohio and Rutgers. If it wrestles like it has been, the team will have a solid win streak going into the EWL Championships.

“If we go in like we did against Ohio and Rutgers, I believe we can knock Edinboro off, and it would be a really good win,” Bryson said.

“It could put us in the rankings. We came in and battled against nationally ranked Pittsburgh, but we need to do

something special and spectacular to win. We need to do something special to knock those teams off.”

Following the last two dual meet matches, the ultimate goal for the Mountaineers will be looming in the EWL Championships and the NCAA Championships.

“Once this weekend is over, the fun really begins,” Bryson said. “We want to reach our goals and keep working hard these next few weeks. Depending on how I do this weekend, I’ll probably be seeded third in the EWL’s. I plan on going to the EWL Championships and battle hard. My ultimate goal is the NCAA Championships.

I’m excited and hope to peak at the right time.”

For West Virginia, a win over quality ranked and competitive teams in Edinboro and Cleveland State could do just that.

The match against Edinboro gets underway Saturday at 7 p.m., and Cleveland State is set for Sunday at 2 p.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Rutgers shot a scalding 71 percent from the field, led by junior center Monique Oliver, who connected on 7-of-8 attempts for a game-best 14 points.

In the second half, however, it was a completely different game.

West Virginia shook off whatever hangover it had from the Notre Dame upset and stuck it to Rutgers where it mattered most – defense.

The Mountaineers held Rutgers to 21 percent shooting in the second half. Oliver shot 0-for-3 from the field and failed to register another point.

Slowly but surely, the Mountaineers started to battle back.

With 12:43 remaining in the game, West Virginia took its first lead since it was ahead 2-0 in the opening minutes of play.

Rutgers, with its back against the wall, stayed close and even held on to a slim 48-47 lead with 4:41 left to play.

Unfazed, the Mountaineers closed out the game on a 12-3 run – solidifying their third consecutive win over a ranked opponent. It’s the first time this feat has been accomplished in program history.

All in all, last night’s game featured five ties and eight lead changes. West Virginia trailed by as many as 11 points to a ranked team that was looking to put an end to a four-game losing streak.

At times in the first half, I was almost sure that Rutgers’ desire to win coupled with its large early lead was going to result in a victory for the visiting squad.

Then, the second half started, and West Virginia proved me wrong. The resilience required to accomplish last night’s win has its roots spread throughout the course of the season – especially in games like Notre Dame.

That resiliency also was born before the Mountaineers even played a game.

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West Virginia has won its last five games and is currently in third in the Big East Conference standings.

Picked to finish ninth in the preseason Big East coaches’ poll, this young, wide-eyed, enthusiastic group of players is on the verge of something special.

Nine wins in conference play already surpass last year’s total, and there are still four winnable games left to be played.

When all is said and done,

it’s the mental capacity to fight back and not give in when things aren’t going well that will ultimately determine how far this team can go.

For Carey and the rest of his team, the hope is that resiliency will ultimately lead to an NCAA tournament berth. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU downs Rutgers for fifth-straight win, third in a row over ranked opponents by nick arthur sports writer

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Sophomore Jess Harlee blocks a shot Wednesday night. Harlee finished with three points and six rebounds in WVU’s win over Rutgers.

Resilient Mountaineers beginning to click at the right time cody schuler sports WRITER

As the season winds down, there is one trait that every team in the country hopes to have come tournament time.

Resiliency, or the ability to recover from or adjust to stress or misfortune, isn’t something that can be learned in practice.

Resiliency is something that has to be learned – and that has to be developed in the heat of battle.

Resiliency is something that head coach Mike Carey is starting to see in his team on a nightly basis.

With three victories in the past three games, West Virginia has surged toward the top of the Big East standings. Now 9-3 in conference play, the Mountaineers are tied for third place with St. John’s – which plays No. 2 Connecticut on Saturday.

Last Sunday, Carey and the Mountaineers did something that had previously never been done in program history – won on the road at Notre Dame.

The No. 2 ranked Fighting

Irish led by 11 points with 13:05 left to play. They were at home, in a place where they had never lost to the Mountaineers.

Still, West Virginia was able to prevail.

Then, last night, the Mountaineers again showed a resilience that is becoming stronger with each game.

Rutgers had lost four consecutive games heading into last night – and it played like it.

The Scarlet Knights raced out to a 17-6 lead and eventually took a seven-point lead into

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Following arguably its biggest win in program history, the West Virginia women’s basketball team kept its hot streak alive with a 6050 victory over No. 21 Rutgers on Wednesday night.

The Mountaineers (19-6, 9-3) have now won five consecutive games overall and three straight games over ranked opponents for the first time in program history.

“I thought this game was really important for us, coming off the Notre Dame game (on Sunday),” said West Virginia head coach Mike Carey. “We can’t just get a big win and then come in here and lose at home.”

The Scarlet Knights (17-8, 6-6) have now lost five consecutive games.

“I’m proud of them. They continue to play hard,” Carey said of his team. “At halftime, we challenged them a little bit and they came out and played hard.”

Recently named Big East Conference player of the week, Asya Bussie had 15 points to go with 11 rebounds while recording her fourth double-double of the season.

West Virginia outscored Rutgers 36-19 in the second half after trailing 31-24 at the half.

“I’ve never seen a team shoot 71 percent on us since I’ve been here,” Carey said. “We had a little heart-to-heart with them at halftime. We’re a lot better than that, defensively.”

As coach Carey alluded to, the Scarlet Knights shot 71 percent from the floor in the first half while recording 12 team assists on 15 made field goals. In the second half, however, West Virginia held Rutgers to just one team assists and 20 percent shooting.

What changed defensively?

“We weren’t rotating properly (in the first half ),” said West Virginia junior center Ayana Dunning. “They were getting layups; that’s why they shot such a high percentage. We picked it up in the second half.”

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Sophomore Brooke Hampton had seven points and five assists off the bench Wednesday.

The visitors had made just six field goals in the second half and committed 18 turnovers in the game.

“We just lost composure,” said Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer. “We didn’t really execute and move the ball as well as we’re used to.”

West Virginia sophomore guard Christal Caldwell had seven turnovers of her own Wednesday night, but was able to shrug off the frustration while tallying 16 points.

Dunning chipped in 14 points and nine rebounds.

Caldwell wants the team to enjoy its recent success but to continue to focus on progressing as a unit.

“We have to continue to come out and play hard and not worry about the past and continue to look forward,” she said.

The Mountaineers will have a short break before facing their fourth straight ranked opponent in No. 23 DePaul on Saturday at the Coliseum.

“When you’re playing well like this, you want to just keep playing,” Carey said. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

WVU takes advantage of Rutgers foul trouble in win by ben gaughan

associate sports editor

There’s something about watching the opposing team fall apart that makes everyone jump out of their seats.

That’s exactly what happened in West Virginia’s 60-50 win against Rutgers Wednesday night.

Rutgers’ two biggest forwards junior Monique Oliver and freshman Christa Evans fouled out, in a span of about two minutes, late in the second half.

“We got their bigs out,” said West Virginia head coach Mike Carey. “We kept going inside every time down the floor and Ayana (Dunning) and Asya Bussie fouled their two bigs out. That’s what we have to do (against teams).”

Oliver’s foul was a big one.

West Virginia junior center Ayana Dunning got the ball in the low post and was fouled during a layup, which went in. She made the free throw to give the Mountaineers a 4745 lead with 5:01 to play in the game.

The Mountaineers rode this momentum the rest of the way, as Rutgers senior guard Khadijah Rushdan slammed the ball on the court with 3:29 remaining, due to the Scarlet Knights turning the ball over, which forced the referees to call a technical foul.

Dunning made both free throws to give the Mountaineers a 51-48 advantage with three and a half minutes remaining.

“I thought that when that happened, we didn’t put pressure on the ball. We just didn’t stay composed,” said Rutgers

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Junior center Asya Bussie goes up for a shot against Rutgers forward Monique Oliver.

Oliver was one of two Rutgers players to foul out on Wednesday. head coach C. Vivian Stringer.

“The technical didn’t help,” she said. “(Rushdan) was just frustrated because one of her team members threw the ball on the side. These are things that break your back. She was just frustrated because her teammate just didn’t give her time (to get to the ball.)”

The defensive pressure by West Virginia in the final half of the game helped the team stay close and take the lead Rutgers had held for a majority of the game.

Dunning and Bussie were a big part of that, as Bussie had three blocks and 11 re-

bounds, while Dunning had nine rebounds.

The Scarlet Knights were flustered late, especially in the final minutes, and shot a mere 20.7 percent from the field in the second half – a big difference from their 71.4 percent shooting in the opening half.

“We weren’t rotating properly,” Dunning said of WVU’s first half performance. “I think our rotation and our communication is what hurt us. They were getting layups.

“In the second half we made them shoot over the top

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Viral Video: Student’s video gets 20,000 views in two days

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Patrick Cushing talks about things nobody at WVU would say on his YouTube video.

Cushing filmed his YouTube video using his phone; and said he never expected it to get many views.

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West Virginia University junior exercise physiology student Patrick Cushing had no plans for his YouTube video “S--- Nobody Says At WVU” to go viral when he made it, but the video has gotten more than 20,000 views in two days.

Cushing said he came up with the idea to make the video after watching videos about “things nobody says” on YouTube; he thought it would be funny to do a few lines and send it to his friends. When his friends found it to be funny, he decided to do more.

“I was watching the videos on YouTube and I thought, ‘I can do this.’ I filmed it by myself with my phone and uploaded it.” Cushing said. “No one really knew I was even making the video.”

The video features lines such as – “I miss Rich Rod,” “I’m totally cheering for Pitt tonight,” and “I’m glad that they do road construction during the school year.”

Cushing was not expecting for the video to get many views, but was surprised when people began sharing the video on other social media sites.

“Everybody asks what’s going through my head, and the reality hasn’t had a chance to sink in yet,” Cushing said.

Cushing is a native of Morgantown and graduated from Morgantown High School in 2009. He is a member of the club soccer team and a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

Phi Kappa Psi is no stranger to its members being on YouTube. Joey Michael, better known by his stage name as Huey Mack, is a local rapper and fellow member of Phi

Kappa Psi. Michael uploaded his video “Adderall Thoughts” the same day as Cushing’s “S--- nobody says at WVU” video.

“People just stare at me, then immediately start doing something with their phones,” Cushing said about people recognizing him from the video.

“My friends and acquaintances started coming up to me today commenting on the video. Everyone keeps asking when I’m going to do another one.”

Cushing said he had a lot of fun filming the first video, and he would like to do another one. He said he hopes to make his next one better than the first.

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Cushing said he filmed scenes in his house while his roommates were out.

Concert of New Music at CAC Friday

by Madeline Carey A&E WRITER

West Virginia University is presenting a Concert of New Music this weekend at the Creative Arts Center.

There will be performances both Friday and Saturday at 8:15 p.m., the concerts are free and open to the public.

Friday’s concert consists of compositions by a number of WVU’s talented performers.

“Most of the music is for small ensembles (sextets, quartets, trios, etc.), but two works are solo compositions – Racadag’s piano solo, and Cello Fantasy, performed by cello Professor William Skidmore,” said music composition professor John Beall.

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The University of Michigan Creative Arts Orchestra plays improvised musical selections in the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center.

sticking to their instrumental roots.

One of the solo compositions was written by Racadag, a junior music student, from Charleston, W.Va. Though Racadag is a seasoned violinist, this is his first performance on the piano.

Racadag’s piece, entitled Anonymous, emerged from an unlikely event in Racadag’s life. Anonymous is the product of a “Sunday Music Battle” the internet community, Luelinks, used to receive compositions by young artists.

The theme of both the competition and composition that resulted from is “War.” “Contestants were given a 2-hour time limit to compose, perform, record and submit a piece of music representative of a theme chosen by the competition creator. In the 24 hours following the end of the competition, Luelinks members

were free to vote on which composition should be declared the best of the lot,” Racadag said.

Saturday night’s act consists of six compositions incorporating the works of guest composer Daniel Eichenbaum and guest artist and clarinettist, Cheryl Melfi.

Most of the performances take on an electroacoustic style that differs from classical forms. Some of the pieces will also be accompanied by video animations, which will be playing throughout each of the performances.

One of the pieces in Saturday’s line-up is Dreams in the Desert by Elainie Lillios, which was described as calling “to mind reveries of a person on a desert caravan. Scenes play through the dreamer’s mind; perhaps they are memories past or maybe longing for another time and place.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Her publicist, Kristen Foster, announced that The Associated Press will be the pool camera for the Saturday ceremony in Newark, N.J., and the AP will stream the service on livestream.com/aplive. It also will be available to broadcasters via satellite.

Houston died in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Saturday at the age of 48.

Her body was flown back to her native New Jersey on Monday.

Some fans were disappointed when they learned that the funeral was private and no public memorial was planned.

Houston was born in NewAP ark. The service will be at New Yamda Johnson, watches as her friend Regina Kujemya, both from Staten Island, N.Y. signs Hope Baptist Church, where a large poster of Whitney Houston. she sang as a child.

Coroner seeking Houston medical records LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has issued subpoenas for medical and pharmacy records from Whitney Houston’s doctors and medical providers, which is standard procedure in such investigations, an official said.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said the request is made in virtually all death investigations because it can shed additional light on how people died and whether they had any serious medical conditions.

“We’ve already contacted a number of doctors with requests for records,” he said.

Winter said that at this point, there is nothing unusual about how his office is proceeding with the Houston death investigation and that requests for medical records are requested through subpoenas.

“If somebody even dies in a crash, a blunt force trauma, we will still take medical issues into account,” he said.

“Anything helps.”

Investigators in the Houston case found several bottles of prescription medication in the Beverly Hills, Calif., hotel room where she died Saturday, although Winter has said they weren’t an unusually large number. Detectives have declined to disclose which medications were seized.

Authorities said an autopsy found no indications of foul play or obvious signs of trauma on Houston. She was underwater and apparently unconscious when she was pulled from a bathtub, officials said.

It could be weeks before the coroner’s office completes toxicology tests to establish the cause of death.

Medical records have become crucial in celebrity death investigations, including inquiries into what killed actor Corey Haim, actress Brittany Murphy and pop superstar Michael Jackson. Haim’s death was caused by pneumonia and not drugrelated, the coroner’s of-

fice ruled. Prescription medications were cited as a contributing factor in Murphy’s death, which coroner’s determined was caused by pneumonia and severe anemia. Murphy, who was ill in the days before she died in December 2009, showed no signs of drug abuse, a coroner’s report stated.

In Jackson’s case, state and federal investigators spent months looking into Jackson’s medical history and doctors who had prescribed him medication. They decided not to file charges against seven doctors who treated Jackson, although they referred one unnamed physician to the state’s medical board for prescribing medications to Jackson under an alias.

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CAR POOLING/RIDES PARKING - Second Semester special. $200/semester. 4 blocks to Mountainlair.

304-292-5714 PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE DOWNTOWN. Please Call RICHWOOD PROPERTIES @ 304-692-0990 PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE. TOP of HighStreet.1/year lease. $100/mo 304-685-9810.

ATTRACTIVE 1 & 2/BR APARTMENTS. Near Ruby and on Mileground. Plenty of parking. 292-1605

NOW LEASING FOR MAY 2012 BENTREE COURT (8TH ST. AND BEECHURST)

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1BR / 2BR (2Bath) ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED Cable-Internet Included Washer Dryer Included Parking Included Central Heat and Air Walk In Closets Dishwasher-Microwave Private Balconies 24 Hour Emergency Maintanance On Site Management Modern Fire Safety Features Furnished Optional On Inter-Campus Bus Route OTHER 2BR UNITS CLOSE TO CAMPUS W/SIMILAR AMMENITIES

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FURNISHED APARTMENTS * 2 BEDROOM FURNISHED APARTMENT 8 min. walk to Lair. Quality furniture. White kitchen with D/W, Microwave, heat and water included. Lighted off street parking. Laundry facility. No Pets Year lease.

304-296-7476 or www.perilliapartments.com 1 BR NEAR EVANSDALE IN STAR CITY. Furnished, parking, AC. $400 plus electric per month. No pets. Available NOW and 5/15/12. Call 304-599-2991.

1, 2, & 3 BEDROOM, most or all utilities paid. Minutes to campus. NO PETS. 304-276-6239 or 304-276-6237 2 SERIOUS STUDENTS OR PROFESSIONALS to share 3BR, 3 1/2 bath town home near Medical Center. $450/month plus utilities. 724-516-9383.

500 BEVERLY. 2BR INCLUDES water/trash. Pets allowed w/deposit.

Available in May. $400/mo each person.

3 0 4 - 6 1 5 - 6 0 7 1 www.morgantownapts.com 1/2/3BR GILMORE STREET APARTMENTS. Available May.Open floor plan.

Large Kit, Deck, AC, W/D. Off University Avenue.1 block from 8th street. Call or text 304-767-0765 or 304-276-7528.

1BR. W/D, Parking. $400/month including utilities. 304-282-5772

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Israel’s Prospects Have Never Been Brighter

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We are used to and almost inured to the daily bad news from the Middle East – bloodshed, riots, car bombings and more. But there is one spot of shining light in the area – a country forged in almost unending wars, a country that has absorbed millions of immigrants: Israel – its prospects have never been brighter.

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What are the facts?

A robust and growing economy. The standard of living and the GDP (Gross Domestic Product per capita) of Israel are on the level of most European countries and ahead of quite a few. Israel is a fount of accomplishment and innovation. Almost all major U.S. high-tech companies, such as Microsoft, Intel, Apple, Cisco, Oracle, and many others, have established production and research facilities in Israel. None other than Warren Buffett (and he certainly knows where to put his money) has just recently placed a multi-billion dollar investment in Israel. Next only to Canada, Israel has the largest number of companies listed on American stock exchanges.

One of the important reasons for Israel’s economic success is the high level of education of its population, of which Israel’s world-class universities and its Technion (the fount of Nobel Prize winners) are the driving force.

A cohesive society. Israel, a country of immigrants, has a cohesive society cemented by its common faith and by the miraculously resuscitated Hebrew language. The bulk of its population are descendants of immigrants from Middle Eastern countries – all the way from Morocco to Iraq and Iran. Over a million Russian “olim” (those who have “ascended” to Israel), most of them highly educated, are now also an important segment of the populace.

The Israeli Arabs (about one-fifth of the population) are not yet fully integrated. But even they are becoming a full part of Israeli society, while maintaining their culture and their different beliefs.

Another segment that is not yet fully absorbed are the immigrants from Ethiopia, because they come essentially from a medieval culture and have still some difficulty in integrating into a modern hightech society. Finally, the “haredim” (the ultraorthodox) are still not fully accepting the essentially secular nature of Israel’s society.

In contrast to all other Middle Eastern countries, women play a full role in Israel. The Chief Justice of Israel’s Supreme Court is a woman. Women pilots

fly the fighter planes of the IAF. Women are prominently represented in the Knesset (Israel’s parliament). A woman (Golda Meir) has been prime minister of her country. The fact that women occupy high-level leadership roles both in business and in government is a reflection of the egalitarian nature of Israeli society.

Militarily, Israel is in an excellent position.

There is much speculation that Egypt, with its new military leadership, might abrogate its peace treaty with Israel.

But the Egyptian military are realists, however much they may rattle their sabers.

There is no way that they will doom themselves by attacking an overwhelmingly powerful Israel. Syria is in total disarray and no threat to Israel for the foreseeable future. The only real threat – and it is a serious one – is Iran in its quest for a nuclear weapon. One hopes that it can be stopped by sanctions or, if necessary, even by military means.

But if it could indeed produce a nuclear weapon and would launch it against Israel, chances are excellent that Israel’s advanced missile defense shield would abort it. But even the obsessed ayatollahs realize that Israel’s response to such an attack, whether or not successful, would be overwhelming and would inevitably devastate their country and decimate its population.

Energy resources of Israel, the best news of all.

Energy has always been the weak link in Israel’s economy. Virtually all of its hydrocarbons have to be imported. Most of its natural gas comes from Egypt, a most unreliable supplier. But here is perhaps the best news of all: Gigantic gas fields, containing trillions of cubic feet, accompanied by a substantial amount of oil, have been discovered off Israel’s coast. These fields will begin to be exploited in 2013 and will, in one swoop, make Israel not only energy independent, but a major exporter. It will bring billions of dollars in yearly revenue. Wags have said mockingly that Moses took the children of Israel 40 years through the desert to bring them to the only place without oil. Well, the wags were wrong and Moses was right.

“The outlook for Israel is excellent… [its] future has never been brighter.”

The outlook for Israel is excellent. Its economy is in prime condition and growing from month to month.

Its society, composed of many disparate elements, is thriving and cohesive. It is prosperous, strong and secure. It has now been blessed with an abundance of mineral wealth, soon to be exploited. Israelis have been outstandingly successful so far – what with all the wars and having absorbed millions of immigrants.

Just think of its wonderful future, with all the wealth of natural gas and oil soon falling into its coffers. Yes, Israel’s future has never been brighter.

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1, 2 & 3BR APARTMENTS & 4BR HOUSES. Close to campus and South Park locations. Utill. W/D included. Some with parking, Pets considered.

304-292-5714 2 BR 2 BA. Stewarts Town Road. W/D.AC. Garage. $700/month. No pets.Text or call 304-288-6374. kjedwards2@comcast.net.

Barrington North NOW LEASING FOR 2012 Prices Starting at $605

2 BR. South Park. $600/month. W/D. No pets. Text or call 304-288-6374. kjedwards2@comcast.net

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

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Max Rentals 304-291-8423.

3 BEDROOMS NEAR MARIO’S FISHBOWL. W/D, D/W, A/C. 304-594-1200. bckrentals.com

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1-3 BR APTS AND HOUSES. SOME include utilities and allow pets! Call Pearand Corporation 304-292-7171.

Shawn D. Kelly Broker 74 Kingwood St.

BLUE SKY REALTY LLC Available May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Bedroom

2/BR APT. $375/MO/PERSON, UTILITIES INCLUDED. W/D, Pets w/fee Located on Dorsey Avenue. Available 05/15. One year lease + deposit. 304-482-7556.

2BR APARTMENT IN WESTOVER. All utilities paid. W/D included, pets with deposit. $800 month. www.morgantownapts.com or 304-615-6071

1 & 2 BedroomApartments Furnished 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance & Enforcement Officer Off Street Parking DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES Phone: 304-413-0900 STARTING AS LOW AS $470.00 PER PERSON INCLUDE ALL UTILITIES

Glenlock N. 1 BR & 2 BR Courtyard E. 1BR & 2 BR Glenlock S. 2BR Metro Towers 1BR PLUS UTILITIES Courtyard W. 2BR w w w. m e t r o p r o p e r t y m g m t . n e t

3/4BR APARTMENT (1 side of duplex), Large, W/D, Walk to Town&Campus, off street parking, $395/person, available May 16th, call/text 304-290-3347.

304-292-7990

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Now Leasing 2012

3BD. 577 CLARK ST. W/D and off street parking. All utilities included. $400/person.

304-680-1313.

1 & 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Apartments Prices Starting at $495 Garages, W/D, Walk In Closets Sparkling Pool

3BR, Downtown, First St. $400+ util.(per person), 2BR Evansdale, Bakers Land $425+ util.(per person). Scott Properties, LLC 304-319-6000 or scottpropertiesllc.com A 3 BR 3 BATH DUPLEX. W/D. A/C, DW. Off-street parking. 10 minutes walk from main campus.$1200/month without utility. 304-319-0437.

Minutes to Hospitals & Downtown

24 HR Maintenance/Security Bus Service NO PETS Bon Vista &The Villas

A GREAT LOCATION. Minutes from town. $600/MO. WD, 2BR, 1BA. No Pets.

304-292-8102. No calls after 8PM. APARTMENTS AND HOUSES FOR RENT. All close to downtown and campus.

304-685-7835 AVAILABLE MAY. Large, 2 bedroom conveniently located Westover. 7 min wak to Walnut PRT. Great condition.

Central A/C, DW, free W/D facilities, Storage facilities, parking. $395 per person. ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED. giuliani-properties.com 304-288-3308 AVAILABLE NOW, NICE, SPACIOUS 2/BR. Recent updates. W/D. Central air.

Off-street parking. $800/mo +utilities.

Lease, deposit. No Pets. 304-288-8199.

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2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS JONES AVENUE

1 BR Downtown Location, Private Porch, Some utilities paid, $450+deposit lease, parking. 304-685-6565 or 304-685-5210.

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D/W, W/D, Free Off Street Parking, 3 Min. Walk To Campus

3/BR, 2/BA TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT. Walking distance to downtown campus. $1290/mo, includes utilities. Call 304-282-8769. NO PETS. Visit: roylinda.shutterfly.com!

AVERY APARTMENTS 1BR/1BA with DW, WD, hard wood floors, free fitness room, sun bed and WIFI. Close to town$650+electric.

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www.bckrentals.com BEVERLY AVE. APARTMENT. 2-3-4/BR Well-maintained. Off-street parking. W/D. DW. A/C. NO PETS. Available 5/16/12.

304-241-4607.

If no answer: 304-282-0136.

304-599-1880 www.morgantownapartments.com CONDO FOR RENT. 2/BR-2/BA. June/2012. $875/mo plus electric/cable. Internet ready all rooms. Near Hospitals, Stadium. WD. Parking. Pets negotiable.

304-282-1184.

FIVE (5) 1/BR APARTMENTS NOW available. West Run, Morgantown. $600/mo each plus $300/dep. NO PETS. Call Jess: 304-290-8572.

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

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

GREEN PROPERTIES. IN FIRST WARD Quiet 2BR 1BA AC, DW, $490/person, all utilities included. NO PETS. Available May. 304-216-3402.

South Park! * * * * * * *

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

Minutes to PRT 304-296-3919

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

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

Townhome Living Downtown 304-296-7400 scottpropertiesllc.com

1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments For Rent

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

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1BR IN GREAT CONDITION, large and convenient located at 779 Snider Street, free W/D facilities, parking. $500 all utilities included. 304-288-3308

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225, 227 JONES, 617 NORTH STREET. Apts & Houses 1,2,3,4BR, excellent condition. $325 to $395each plus utilities. NO PETS. All have off street parking with security lighting. E. J. Stout 304-685-3457

Now Leasing for 2012 - 2013

• 1 & 2 Bedroom Units • South Park, Health Sciences • Quiet Neighborhood • Impressive Furnishings DW / Micro / AC • Off Street Lighted Parking • Laundry Facilities

304-599-6376

1,2 & 3 BR’S AVAILABLE. Walking distance from campus. Please Call RICHWOOD PROPERTIES @ 304-692-0990

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4 BR 1 BA. 332 Stewart St. $1600/month.

All major utilities included. No pets. Text or call 304-288-6374. kjedwards2@comcast.net

1/2/3BR GILMORE STREET APARTMENTS. Available May.Open floor plan.

Large Kit, Deck, AC, W/D. Off University Avenue.1 block from 8th street. Call or text 304-767-0765 or 304-276-7528.

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS

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

DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES Phone: 304-413-0900

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Ashley Oaks 2BR Valley View 1 & 2BR Valley View 2BR/2BA Skyline

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Copperfield 1 & 2BR Copperfield 2BR/2BA w w w. m e t r o p r o p e r t y m g m t . n e t NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $590-$790+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking.

NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.

NOW SHOWING! 1,2,3,4BR Apartments Downtown for May 2012. Please NO PETS. 304-296-5931.

PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS

EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2012

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

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

304-599-4407

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM PROFESSIONAL/GRADUATE Quiet 1/BR, Kitchen, Bath. 5/min walk to Walnut PRT. LOWER SOUTH PARK. Everything included. $500/mo. 304-216-3332 or 304-296-3332 WALKING DISTANCE TO DOWNTOWN. 2BR, 1 1/2 BTH, Laundry Room, Parking Permit. 501 Beverly Ave. $800 plus util.

304-685-9300

AVAILABLE NOW 3/BR. 2/Block to ‘Lair.

Recent renovations. WD. Parking. NO PETS. Quiet area. Lease/deposit.

304-288-8199.

LARGE 2BR HOUSE. EAST BROCKWAY AVE. Free Parking. Close to town. W/D. 1 1/2 Bath. Full Basement. Plenty of storage room. $900/month. 304-290-1332.

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

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STARTING AS LOW AS $320.00 PER PERSON

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

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Phone 304-598-9001

AVAILABLE IN MAY. 4BR HOUSE walking distance to Downtown. Off st parking and WD. $1200/month+utilities.

304-216-2341

AVAILABLE. 2/BR. 2/BLOCKS TO LAIR. WD. NO PETS. Quiet Street.

Lease/deposit. 304-288-8199.

Rent $435/mo per person

EVANSDALE PROPERTIES

6BR (2APTS) HOUSE IN SOUTH PARK. 2 kitchens. 2 baths. W/D. Utilities included. June 1 Lease. $435/person.

304-292-5714.

AVAILABLE MAY 2012

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

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

NO PETS. Call 304-282-8769.

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

FURNISHED HOUSES 4/BR CONDO. PRIVATE BATH. Walk-in closets. W/D. $390/mo. per room includes utilities. Pool, Volleyball. Contact Yvonne: (302)270-4497 leave message.

AVAILABLE MAY 15TH FULLY FURNISHED 5BR/ 3BATH. On downtown campus. $300/person. Plus utilities. W/D/DW. lease and deposit required. Small pets ok with deposit.304-599-6001.

JEWELMANLLC.COM close to downtown, next to Arnold Hall. 3,4,5&6/BR houses. Excellent condition. A/C, W/D, parking and yard. Utilities included. No dogs. 12 month lease. 304-288-1572 or 296-8491 NEW HOUSE AVAILABLE MAY 15 ON Downtown Campus. 5BR, 3BA, family room, game room, living room, lease/dep required. NO PETS. Off st parking, DW, WD, etc. 304-599-6001 WALK TO STADIUM! 3BR HOUSE. Modern kitchen/bath, w/d, off street parking. $415/person/month plus utilities; owner pays garbage. Call Steve at 304-288-6012

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

232 COBUN. AWESOME HISTORIC VICTORIAN HOME. Large 6 to 8 bedrooms. 2 full size kitchens. 3 full bathrooms.

2 W/D . In very good conditions. Must See! Starting at $450 per person. ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED. If you want to be the envy of your friends.

Call 304-288-3308. giuliani-properties 1309 COLLEGE AVE. 3 BR, 2 full baths, W/D, DW, large porches and yard. Parking, Pet friendly. $450 all utilities included.

304-288-3308 www.giuliani-properties.com 3,4,5,6 BR HOUSES walk to class.

Some parking. W/D. No Pets. Available June 1,2012. Lease./Deposit. Max Rentals 304-291-8423.

Houses For Rent

AVAILABLE MAY 2012 Check out: www.smithrentalsllc.com

(304) 322-1112

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

304-288-1572 or 304-296-8491.

NEEDED FOR SUBLET 3/BR, 3.5 bath, CopperBeech Townhome. $449/mo.+utils.

Cable included. Bus to Downtown. Call 240.216.1937 or email jolsen523@gmail.com TWO SERIOUS FEMALE STUDENTS NEEDED for very nice modern 3BR Apartment on Price Street. Close to downtown campus. Must be clean, quiet. Includes utilities, trash, WD, DW, AC, 1.5 bath, lighted parking. NO Dogs. Small pets considered. $420/monthly Starts May 15th .

304-379-9851.

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE FOR SALE 2006 MOBILE HOME. 3BR/2BA. Located in Fairfield Manor. Minutes from town. Like-new condition. Asking $28,000 Call Tammy 304-319-4161.

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

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

HELP WANTED BARTENDING UP TO $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Age 18 plus. Training available. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285 BUCKET HEAD PUB. Bartenders wanted.

10-mins from downtown. Small local bar.

Granville. 304-365-4565.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MORGANTOWN is looking for a worship leader who can bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary music. He or she needs to have experience leading a choir and building/leading a worship team. They also need to be willing to incorporate classical instrumentation. Please send resumes to justinwoulard@fbcmorgantown.com JERSEY SUBS HIRING DELIVERY DRIVERS and pizza and line cooks. Apply in person at 1756 Mile Ground Rd. Must have experience.

MARIO’S FISHBOWL NOW HIRING a part time cook and server. Apply in person at 704 Richwood Avenue.

TAN ONE IS NOW HIRING a full time manager. Must have degree in business and past sales/management experience. Interested applicants please email resume to tswtanone@aol.com.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH ASHEBROOKE? Apply at 300 Beechurst Avenue. 304-296-2035

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‘The Color Purple’ to visit CAC stage

by Elizabeth Finley a&e WRITER

The COLOR PURPLE

The Tony Award-wining play ‘The Color Purple’ will be at the CAC Monday, Feb. 20.

The Tony Award-winning musical, “The Color Purple,” is coming to the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center Monday Feb. 20. This classic tale about love, friendship and loss is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel

by Alice Walker. The novel inspired the movie by Steven Spielberg, which inspired the musical.

The book is on Oprah’s Book Club list, Oprah starred in the movie released in 1985.

The show has been deemed a “musical about love” by ma-

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jor critics. “The Color Purple” is an inspirational story set in the early 1900s that tells of a young woman named Celie. Celie becomes separated from her family at a young age and taken over by her cruel husband, known as Mister.

Celie befriends Shug Avery and Sofia, two strong and independent women. They inspire Celie to stand up for herself, and show that there is more to life than being mistreated by Mister.

Shug Avery is the daughter of a preacher in rural southern America. She has beliefs about women’s rights that are ahead of her time, which inspires Celie to come to fully appreciate her womanhood.

“It’s considered a classic in English literature,” said Taprena Augustine, who plays Shug Avery in the traveling cast. “It’s a critically acclaimed work; it’s something that will be talked about for years to come.”

Augustine has been in the cast for two years and has toured the United States and Canada, and currently holds the award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical Touring from Broadway World. This will be Augustine’s first time coming to Morgantown.

“This is one of the best stories you will ever see,” Augustine said. “There’s music, dancing, comedy- you’ll want to see it time and time again.”

“The Color Purple” musical first took to Broadway in 2005. Since then, it has been nominated for 11 Tony Awards. Its jazz, gospel and blues genre musical score has had Grammy nomination as well.

“There’s something in the production for everyone,” said David Ryan, public relations specialist for WVU Arts & Entertainment. “I would say that the most resonant takehome value from the musical is joy. It’s the power of faith and love that brings the characters through tragedy, which is a timeless message.”

With a valid WVU ID, tickets for the production are only $27, making this a great opportunity for West Virginia University students to see a classic production at a good value.

Tickets can be purchased at either the Mountainlair or the CAC box offices. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 304-293-SHOW. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Mountaineer Idol contestant to play at 123 tonight

By Josh Ewers

a&e correspondent

Mountaineer Idol runnerup, budding rhythm and blues artist and entrepreneur Ellis Lambert is set to perform at 123 Pleasant Street tonight at 10 as part of SoundVision’s: Got 16z Part four hip hop and R&B showcase featuring 10 local acts.

Lambert is known around Morgantown for his great performances during WVU’s Mountaineer Idol contest, but there is much more to this determined 21-year-old.

“My music is a lot of really soulful music. It’s really well thought out. It’s all just real, based off life experience, myself, family members, and friends and things like that,” Lambert said. “I never try to embellish or to cover up some of the things I’ve gone through.

I’m very open in my music and very honest.”

You can expect that honesty to come through in an intimate live setting. As for the show itself, Lambert said to expect a great time.

“It’s going to be a lot of energy, a lot of crowd participation – just a fun show,” Lambert said. “There’s not a lot of R&B artists in Morgantown, so we’re excited to bring that live feel back here” He also promises a quality vocal performance that listeners can hear in a live setting rather than through their headphones.

“I’ve really put myself through vocal boot camp since my mix tape came out,” Lambert said. “My goal is to sound better than the recordings and really stress my vocal abilities and kind of let people know; yes – I can sing outside of the studio” Showgoers can certainly expect a certain level of professionalism, as Lambert has been practicing his show for a four months- a stark contrast to many locals who simply throw their shows together a week beforehand.

His hard work is already paying off in dividends with his mixtape, “Love N’ Stuff,” having made its way as far west as California. The mixtape’s buzz has even initiated several upcoming major radio interviews for Lambert. In addition, his team is currently in the planning stages for a national fourto six-week tour this summer.

However, this type of work ethic is certainly not an anomaly limited to just music for

Lambert; it also flows into the running of his company.

Lambert created his own record label in December called Extended Family Movement, which promotes its own local artists and local businesses in Morgantown. The company already boasts 15 interns and seven to eight artists releasing projects in the next six months, and it’s growing fast.

“We are a very diverse label, and we’re just starting off the ground, but we’re already making a big impact,” Lambert said.

“I’ve been planning this company since I was about 16 years old. I’m glad it’s finally come to fruition now.”

Lambert holds all of his label’s artists to the same lofty standard he sets for his own work ethic and musical quality.

“With my music, I try to reiterate the importance of well -thought out music that will last, and I try to teach that to my artists now,” Lambert said.

“I tell them whatever kind of music you’re in, make sure that it’s timeless. We all write and play instruments; that’s one thing that was important to me, as well.”

The singer and manager expanded on his label’s ideological goals for the Morgantown music scene.

“For the immediate future, my goal is just to expose not just my music, but the entire movement that were doing with Extended Family and letting people know that there’s still good local music, that we’re not all trying to do ‘Popcorn, justwanna-dance-for-now music,’ but music that will last,” Lambert said. “We don’t use a lot of vocal effects. Our biggest concern isn’t making money or getting famous but making sure people understand the value of real music and that it takes time to make timeless music.

We want to put that hard work, that grind, back into music” Lambert’s long-term goals aren’t just rooted in the Morgantown area, but globally.

“I have a huge vision for this label long-term. Our goal is to be a major label, to be an umbrella, comprised of many labels such as a Columbia or Sony – a major label that supports smaller labels,” Lambert said. “I want to do this type of music on a grand scale. I want to be able to reach people’s lives, and give real artists a chance again, and bring back some of that great classic music of the ’90s.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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