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New nonprofit to aid local vets BY summer ratcliff correspondent

CamoToCap, a new nonprofit organization serving West Virginia University student veterans, held a kickoff presentation for local groups and members of the media Thursday at the Operation Welcome Home facility located in Mylan Park.

The student veteran program is the product of an

idea that Jamie Summerlin, a Morgantown native and former Marine, said was formulated in partnership with the USDA located in Sabraton, W.Va. Summerlin said they have worked together throughout the last eight weeks to coordinate this effort, and they have seen the program take off and develop into what he feels will become a national organization.

Earlier this year, Summerlin embarked on a 100day cross-country run to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project – which helped increase awareness for projects like CamoToCap. “We are really excited to kick this program off and to provide a level of direct support to our veterans in higher education,” he said.

“We sat down with the veterans at WVU and asked them what exactly they

needed to be successful students. We wanted to find out what they truly needed and wanted, rather than just giving them items that they may not end up using.”

To start, CamoToCap will operate within West Virginia University, West Virginia Junior College and Potomac State University.

The program’s goal is to provide support to fill the gap at the end of the month, when money is

tight for student veterans, and they are in need of school supplies or personal-care items.

“They’ll be able to look in their pocket or their backpack and see that those things were provided by their local community and that there are, in fact, people around them who truly care and are there to support them,” Summerlin said.

“In essence, the local

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Writing Center gives students aid, advice

By Carol Fox Copy Desk Chief

At the beginning of each school year, final projects and term papers can seem like an intangible but inevitable concept students won’t have to think about for an entire semester.

When they finally get around to writing those allimportant, multi-paged proofs of what they’ve gleaned from courses, how-

ever, they sometimes find themselves hitting a wall.

West Virginia University students have access to one resource that can provide them precisely the kind of help they need at any point in the semester.

The English Department’s Writing Center, located in Room G02 of Colson Hall, is a constructive working environment in which students can find tutors who are able to help guide them in the writing process.

Writing at the academic level can seem like a daunting task. Though they have great ideas, students sometimes find themselves lacking the focus or ability to communicate in the ways they’d like.

Writing is a process, and the Writing Center’s goal is “to help students become better writers and to increase confidence in their writing abilities.”

This achieves this goal by providing free tutor-

ing for students who need additional guidance and feedback when writing in academia.

The center employs tutors whose fields of study represent the breadth of degrees offered at WVU, and this is because they want to help every WVU student in the best way they can.

When students come to the Writing Center, they can schedule an appointment

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community will be able to wrap its arms around a veteran who will eventually take their military training, combined with the degree they receive, and go out into that same community and give back to those who supported them when they were in need.”

Louis Aspey, the acting director of the United States Department of Agri-

The WVU Police department and University officials have taken precautions to ensure student safety, there are numerous violent incidents that take place on campus each semester.

Due to the uptick of violent assaults on campus, some students have expressed concerns about the security of West Virginia University’s campus.

An aggravated assault took place near Colson Hall Sunday. Juniors Scott Fowler and Ben Urbasik were walking home from Bent Willey’s in a group of six people, including three females, at around 2:30 a.m. when a group of eight males began walking closely behind them.

“I thought it was weird that they were walking so close to us, so I turned around. One of them yelled at me, saying not to look at him, and out of nowhere I heard a smack,” Fowler said.

Fowler witnessed Urbasik on the ground being kicked repeatedly in the head by the members of the other group. Fowler immediately ran to help him, but was struck in the face and fell to the ground.

Fowler and Urbasik’s friend attempted to intervene but was also injured.

Only when the female members of the group began to call 911 did the group of attackers run away between High Street and Boreman Residence Hall.

Fowler said he was frustrated by the incident, because he and his friends only had a few drinks all night, and the assault happened out of nowhere.

“I have a concussion, all of my top teeth are knocked out; there are tons of stitches in my mouth, and it will take a month before everything in my mouth is realigned,” Fowler said.

Fowler and his family will have to pay for the injuries caused to him. Fowler and Urbasik were rushed to the hospital following the altercation, and the three female group members stayed behind to give the police a description of the attackers.

“There’s nothing we can do about it. I don’t know what the motive could have been; it was a random act.

They probably just wanted

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to cause trouble for fun. It happened so fast, and we were so outnumbered,” Fowler said.

The attackers remain unidentified, and the lack of surveillance cameras in the immediate area hindered further investigation.

“If something like this can happen directly in front of the library with no police around or other witnesses, I feel as if the University should re-evaluate their security, because it could happen anywhere,” Fowler said.

The assault Fowler and Urbasik endured is not an uncommon problem on WVU’s campus. Sophomore Michael Gounaris recalled a similar instance when he was assaulted his freshman year.

“I was with six other friends walking down Prospect Street when two people got out of a car filled with guys and knocked me right in the face,” Gounaris said.

Gounaris said he had consumed well above the legal limit, and he probably would have been more prepared if he hadn’t consumed so much alcohol.

“Regardless of whether I had been drinking or not, it was a completely random act, and I had to get stitches all on the inside of my top and bottom lips. I did absolutely nothing to give those guys a reason to attack me,” Gounaris said.

Gounaris’ attackers also were never found.

Sergeant Peggy Runyon, a member of the WVU Police Department, said there is a strong link between alcohol consumption and violent behavior in Morgantown.

“Alcohol is definitely the main contributing factor that we see in most assault crimes,” Runyon said.

“People lose their inhibitions and some things seem like a good idea at the time but turn out to be horrible ideas.”

According to the WVU Police Department Clery Report, simple and aggravated assaults vary greatly from month to month, year to year.

In October 2012, there was one reported aggravated assault and 10 reported simple assaults, whereas in October 2011, there were two reported aggravated assaults and seven

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New policy limits Bartlett House help

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ROTC Cadets and members of Silver Wings, said they are eager to get others from the University involved in this effort.

“It’s nice knowing that those going from combat to being enrolled in school will have the support of their community and fellow students,” Perrine said.

“It gives them peace of mind to know that some of their financial burdens will be lifted by this program.”

Kellogg shared the same sentiment and said that the local aspect of the program is what makes it special.

“It’s one thing to send care packages to those service members who are stationed overseas, but we see a more direct impact and have a personal connection if we are donating items locally and seeing our student veterans here at WVU be the beneficiaries of these items,” he said.

Dan Alexander, president of the Veterans of WVU group, said his group is partnering with CamoToCap and will be seeking out new donors and working to identify veterans who are in need and to ensure they receive the care packages.

“We want to take some of the financial pressure off these men and women so they can focus more on their school work rather than being overly stressed because of financial circumstances. It is vital to their academic success,” he said.

To get involved with this effort or to make donations to the CamoToCap program, contact Jamie Summerlin at 304-826-0311.

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no different than any other large university’s statistics.

“They are most of our arrests, but that’s not unusual at a large public university.

We mirror society in that respect. In each incident, there is usually some link to alcohol,” he said. “A lot of times, incidents such as this spring from verbal arguments, and when someone is intoxicated, they don’t make the best choices in the world.

If they argue back and don’t walk away from the situation, they risk serious injury and in some cases, death. You have to be big enough to walk away.”

culture-Natural Resources conservation Service, said it was a no-brainer to get involved in the CamoToCap program.

“The opportunity to help out veterans that are returning home and to provide them with the assistance they (need) made perfect sense to us,” he said.

Aspey also said the USDA is encouraging its other field offices throughout the state to join the effort and help spread the program to other colleges and universities.

Bob Pirner, the director of Development at PACE Enterprises and the host of the event, said contributions from local citizens can go a long way.

“We are asking individuals and organizations within the community and at the University to begin to donate things. We need new items: things not previously used, anything that a typical student would need on a daily basis,” he said.

“Then, at the beginning of the next semester, we will be putting together the care packages and allow the various veteran groups on campus to inform their members that they can come to Operation Welcome Home and receive those items.”

Members from the student group Silver Wings showed their support and presented the items their group had collected thus far.

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reported simple assaults.

An aggravated assault occurs when an attacker willfully causes serious bodily injury, and simple assault is when an attacker willfully causes pain to a victim.

Both are reported frequently on WVU’s campus, and Runyon said there are more unreported incidents than reported incidents.

“Unfortunately, many people don’t come forward and report crimes, because they are afraid of being chastised and thought of in a bad way,” Runyon said.

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where they live. Make sure you always have friends watching out for you, and do as much as you can to make yourself safe.”

In 2008, WVU was ranked No. 18 safest college campus

by Reader’s Digest.

University Police Chief Bob Roberts said another contributing factor to the rise of violations is downtown bar regulations and the layout of WVU as compared to other campuses.

“Some campuses are spread out in a square block,” he said. “That’s not Morgantown. Our campus is spread out throughout the city.”

Roberts said WVU’s rise in alcohol-related offenses is

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cidents take place downtown, late at night between 10 p.m.-4 a.m.

The number of people downtown is much higher at night, and it is easier for situations to escalate, Runyon said. If victims or witnesses do not immediately report assaults and other crimes, it makes it difficult for the police department to know any details in full, as well as find the criminal or criminals.

“It sounds cliche, but just use common sense. Don’t go out alone, don’t leave bars alone, let people know where you are going and when you should be back,” Runyon said.

“When you’re with someone new, tell your friends

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cost to students, the tutors at the Writing Center prove they are devoted to helping students succeed. They aim to offer constructive feedback designed to help students grow and learn as writers, communicators and citizens of the world, he said.

“The Writing Center offers well-trained peer readers whose sole purpose in the appointment is to help you improve your writing in the task at hand, whether that’s your first paper in English 101 to the last documents you are writing as you are leaving WVU for the next big opportunity,” Claycomb said.

The Writing Center is open Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Students can call 304293-5788, visit www.snapappointments.com/listing/1ow or drop by the Writing Center to schedule an appointment on a first come, first served basis.

For more information, visit their Facebook page or their website at www.english. wvu.edu/centers-projects/ writing-center.

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with one of the Center’s many tutors. Appointments can last 30 or 50 minutes at a time, depending on student preference. And students can even request the same tutor again if they find someone they feel comfortable enough to continue working with.

While the writing tutors are trained to help students during every stage of the writing process for courseassigned papers, they are also devoted to providing other services to WVU students.

One of these services is their professional statement workshops, the latest of which occurred Oct. 24.

Dibs Roy, an English doctoral student and graduate administrator with the Writing Center, said they ask students to come in at any stage in the process of drafting their personal statements – whether it is with a draft, an outline or just in the early stages of idea development.

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vice for personal statements – that students should use them to present a portrait of themselves … to show how their past achievements point to a future version of themselves that is exciting, professional and worth the investment of resources that a graduate program, fellowship or grant necessarily entails.”

Because so much rests on these important documents, the Writing Center aims to help ease the stress of deciding whether students’ personal statements are going to help or hinder them.

James Holsinger, an English doctoral candidate and Writing Center tutor, said the workshop provides added benefits to the Writing Center, as well.

“One of the big reasons to do a workshop like this is to get people in the Writing Center. We don’t just help with English 101 or 102 papers. Many students may not know we can help with a wide range of subjects, and this workshop can get students in, so we can make them aware of that,” he said.

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Writing Center wants to make these services a continuous part of what they do.

“The workshop is an annual event. And this year, for the first time, we had two workshops, which is possibly going to be continued next year,” he said.

Assistant dean in the Honors College and associate professor of English at WVU, Ryan Claycomb, served as the expert speaker for this professional statement workshop.

According to Claycomb, who has written such documents and served on admissions and job-search committees throughout the years, personal statements are essential to the application process for those students interested in applying to graduate schools, professional programs and for grants and fellowships.

“Personal statements are absolutely crucial, because they let the writer transform a list of credentials and statistics into a full portrait of themselves, not only in the past, but into the future,” he said. “I think that this is, in fact, my biggest piece of ad-

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Students get help with developing a thesis, organizing papers, and proofreading at the West Virginia University Writing Center located on the ground floor of Colson Hall.

A newly implemented health department regulation has left staff members of Morgantown’s Bartlett House scrambling this Thanksgiving season.

According to Doris Pirlo, operational manager of the Bartlett House, the Morgantown Health Department recently issued a new regulation requiring all kitchen volunteers to obtain a food handler’s card prior to volunteering.

However, courses to obtain a card are only available once per month. The next course will not take place until Dec. 6, she said.

“We have a lot of folks that want to volunteer for Thanksgiving. It’s tradition for a lot of people to go to a homeless shelter and volunteer on Thanksgiving,” she said.

“The problem is people drop in to volunteer, so we don’t know who is going to show up. If they show up and don’t have a food handler’s card, we have to turn them away from that job.”

Pirlo said the biggest issue the Bartlett House is facing is finding enough qualified volunteers to feed the larger volume of people.

“We’re feeding the community; this isn’t just for Bartlett House clients,” she said.

“I don’t know what we’re going to do. I know I’m not turning anybody away on Thanksgiving.”

Pirlo said the vast majority of volunteer opportunities at the Bartlett House involve work in the kitchen.

“If they don’t have a card, they aren’t even allowed into the kitchen to straighten up the pantry, do any prep work or even do the dishes,” she said.

“We need the volunteers.”

Pirlo said the new regulation also give her concerns in providing West Virginia University students with sufficient service hours.

“If a student comes to me saying they need 8 hours before Thanksgiving, I don’t know if I can give them 8 hours all at once anymore if they don’t have a card. We’re the goto place for students who need hours,” she said. “We go through iServe, so we put an announcement on there about needing a food handler’s card.”

Pirlo said despite the set-back from the new policy, she plans to make the most of the situation and accept as much help from volunteers as she can.

“I really don’t know what we’re going to do. I guess people who don’t have a handler’s card are allowed to clean up in the dining area or set it up,” Pirlo said. “We’re starting food prep on Wednesday afternoon. We need the volunteers – this isn’t just for our clients; it’s for the community.”

The Bartlett House was founded in 1985 as a nonprofit organization to meet the needs of the homeless population in Monongalia County.

For more information on volunteering at the Bartlett House, visit www. bartletthouse.org.

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‘Queen of Versailles’ shows detachment of the one percent

Lauren Greenfield via ionpoverty.com

Jacqueline Siegel poses with her lavish estate.

by laura ciarolla copy editor

“The Queen of Versailles” is a documentary

by Lauren Greenfield that follows the life of the Siegel family: David Siegel, a billionaire and owner of the largest privately held timeshare company in the world, his engineerturned-Miss Florida wife, Jaqueline, and their eight children.

It appears the movie began filming as a documentary on the Siegel family and their plans to build the largest house in America, inspired by the French palace of Versailles. However, their frivolous spending and overconfidence

in their wealth inevitably caused their downfall when David’s company faced extreme financial problems during the recent economic crisis.

The family was forced to severely cut their spending and most regretfully, the construction on their American palace of “Versailles.” They were forced to stop construction on the 90,000-square-foot dream home and put it on the market for a mere $75 million dollars.

Although no one specifically said how much money was spent on the house, Jaqueline mentions in the beginning of the film that a stained glass chandelier in the front hallway

cost them “a quarter of a million dollars,” so I suspect they lost quite a bit of money in the debacle.

This film offers a hilarious perspective on “the one percent” of America.

The Siegels are portrayed as a stereotype of the wealthy American family, consisting of an older, uninteresting rich man who married a young model for her looks and the resulting spoiled-rotten kids.

However, the movie is capturing reality, and these people actually exist as these stereotypes.

There were countless moments I was watching when I thought to myself, “Do people really do that?”

Actually, that reaction

pretty much sums up the whole movie.

The actions of the family are consistently baffling, which is where most of the humor lies. They seem to be completely oblivious to their hypocrisies and downfalls, adding to the hilarity of the situations.

One of the best foils for the family’s abnormality is their nanny, Virginia Nebab. Her naively forgiving perspective of the Siegels only highlights their ridiculousness, and it even sheds a negative light on them as people. During one scene, it is revealed that the youngest Siegel son sleeps with his nanny in her twin bed and basically regards her as his pri-

mary mother figure.

Virginia’s presence isn’t necessary for the Siegel’s flippant cruelty to shine, though. The most atrocious scene, for example, comes later in the film, when one of the Siegel’s kids starves and kills her pet lizard.

She rebuffs chastising from her mother with claims that no one took her to the pet store, but the lizard was clearly unfed and unwatered for days. The entire family treats this event as trivial, revealing the true extent of the selfcenteredness the Siegel family.

Claudia Puig of USA Today called the movie “a rather brilliant metaphor for the runaway American

Dream,” which is an extremely accurate description. David and Jaqueline frequently allude to their own rags-to-riches stories, in which they both claim to have risen to their own wealth and fame.

Unfortunately, the film ended before we found out whether or not the Siegels ever truly went broke.

The business’ financial issues are left somewhat open-ended, though more negatively so. The family never has to leave their current mansion, but at least we get to see Jaqueline’s poor attempt at discount shopping in Walmart. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Brad Pitt to star in post-apocalyptic zombie flick ‘World War Z’ Nick Wesdock A&e writer

There is no shortage of zombies in pop culture these days.

Movies and TV shows like “The Walking Dead,” “Resident Evil” and “I am Legend” have garnered tremendous success, virtually creating an entirely new genre. Even video games such as “Call of Duty,” which typically depict real people and real missions, have joined the trend with zombie apocalypse modes.

Summer 2013, Brad Pitt will star in another installment to the genre of zombiemania with a work entitled, “World War Z.” Originally a novel, “World War Z” is said to have been adapted quite a bit to accommodate the silver screen. The film follows Pitt, who plays a United Nations worker named Gerry Lane on a worldwide quest to stop the zombie apocalypse.

“We’ve got some tidying up to do … but that one is gonna be big and entertaining,” Pitt said in Interview Magazine.

Director Marc Foster, who is best known for directing “Quantum of Solace,” told MTV News a little bit about the movie and its characters.

“He’s basically someone who works for the U.N., has been in a lot of the hotspots of the world, from Bosnia to Sarajevo to Somalia and so on, has been around the world. His journey is basically to stay alive,” Foster said of Pitt’s character.

Foster also wants to make it clear that even though the movie tells its own story, he still wanted to capture the spirit of the novel.

“Plan B, (Pitt’s) company, bought the book, so I was invited into the party,” Foster said. “The book is not written as a narrative, so you try to take things from the book and the spirit of

the book. But in that sense, I think we are having our own film, our own story, because we had to.”

Actress Mireille Enos (“The Killing”) co-stars in “World War Z.” The movie also employs actors Matthew Fox (“Lost”) and David Morse (“House,” “The Hurt Locker”).

Troubles have delayed the production of the $80 million film, which began in the summer of 2011. When production began, filmmakers wanted to see the movie released December 2012, but an alternate ending was filmed, pushing back the date and raising costs.

With any luck, production won’t be delayed again, and the current release date for “World War Z” is set for June 21, 2013.

Check out the official trailer for “World War Z” on YouTube. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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OPINION Happy Thanksgiving

Friday November 16, 2012

It’s finally here.

After 14 weeks of nonstop classes, West Virginia University students will begin enjoying their weeklong break from school today. This week will serve as a much-needed breather before the final stretch of the semester kicks off upon our return from break.

We at The Daily Athenaeum would like to take a moment to wish you and your loved ones a wonderful Thanksgiving. We would also like to share

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some thoughts with you about how best to enjoy your week away from the daily stresses of college life.

First and foremost, take advantage of the free time you will have this week to get caught up on your class work. When you return from the break, there will only be one week until the dreaded return of “dead week” (which, of course, is anything but “dead”). If you completely neglect your schoolwork during the next nine days,

you will likely find yourself overwhelmed in the final weeks of the semester.

Additionally, if you are traveling by car, especially if your drive will last more than a couple of hours, be sure to follow basic safety guidelines, including wearing your seatbelt, taking a break at least once each hour and refraining from texting behind the wheel.

You also want to make sure you are well-rested before beginning your journey. The minor inconve-

nience observing these tips may cause you is more than worth the prevention of any Thanksgiving tragedies.

Finally, once Thanksgiving arrives, be sure to steer clear of igniting intra-familial warfare with your political opinions. As difficult as it may be to ignore your uncle Roofus’s outrageous conspiracies about Barack Obama the Muslim rigging the 2012 election or your latte-sipping, treehugging Aunt Agnes and

her crusade against plastic bottles, spare yourself the headache and bite your tongue.

We hope these tips help make your Thanksgiving a more pleasant, more enjoyable one. Remember to stuff your face, keep up with your schoolwork and drive safely.

Oh, and don’t get yourself killed on Black Friday over a $20 discount.

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US intervention in Syria long overdue

A Syrian resident gets emergency medical attention as he arrives to a hospital after he was injured by a mortar attack in Aleppo, Syria.

Derrik whitlow columnist

The situation in Syria has far exceeded the point of no return.

Genocide has been going on at a scale we have only seen with Darfur and Bosnia in the last 10-20 years. If this continues, the conflict could reach numbers similar to the conflict in Bosnia. To date, the conflict has only bee going on for about a year, and the estimated civilian deaths is nearing 35,000.

The U.S. and NATO have done little to support the opposition in Syria except for moral support and

some humanitarian relief.

Recently, Syria launched mortars into Israeli territory, and Israel promptly responded with warning fire as a show of force.

Metaphorically speaking, that is like pouring gasoline on a raging forest fire. If Israel is drawn into this, it could in turn drag several other countries into the picture, and it could turn into an allout regional war – the last thing we, or anyone else for that matter, wants or needs at this point in time.

We must also not forget behind the scene, Iran is pulling a lot of the strings in not only the ongoing conflict in Syria, but in the entire region as well.

This is yet another reason I strongly believe we must be proactive in Syria to ensure Iran does not continue to wrap its tentacles around the country in an attempt to keep the status quo.

Syria is pivotal for Iran, because it is where they transfer much of their arms to Hezbollah and other proxies determined to undermine the security of Israel. A democratically elected Syria would seriously undermine Iran’s ability to project power throughout the region.

Many have said intervening in Syria would be a repeat of Iraq. I strongly disagree. The difference this time is there is a le-

gitimate reason to intervene, whether covertly or overtly.

We will have the support of our traditional allies, and others. As far as Russia or China is concerned, it’s clear they would adamantly protest any involvement from NATO in Syria. However, I believe a strong stance from the US will send a clear message to Russia and China to back down and would make them think twice about any possible thought of involvement in the matter.

This is not to say there wouldn’t be inherent risks and potential blowback, but these are the kinds of situations the world needs

America to lead in. More importantly, it is the kind of situation, I believe the US along with its allies are the only ones who can stop this conflict from turning into something much worse.

While there are many strategic implications for the US and the world, the most important implication is the plight of the Syrian people. President Obama was commended by most on his swift actions in Libya. If Libya was considered pivotal to US security interests, then how in the world could Syria not be considered the same on a much greater scale?

I’m not sure if direct involvement is necessar-

ily the best answer, given the nature of the situation there. I, however, do believe covert involvement and supporting the rebels is pivotal to the success of the rebels.

This would also include a no-fly zone and missions to secure Syria’s chemical weapon caches so it cannot get into the hands of Iran or Hezbollah in the aftermath of the conflict.

There may be no easy answer to Syria, but regardless of the risks, sending no answer at all not only undermines us, it will cause us to inevitably get dragged into a much worse situation if a lid is not put on this circus as soon as humanly possible.

States filing secession petitions due to election need to grow up dan desrochers arizona daily wildcat

In response to the reelection of President Barack Obama, some people took to the Internet to vent. Some folks declared they would leave the country.

Now, the hip new disappointment tactic is to petition to secede from the union.

The secession movement stems from Texas, where an online petition to secede has more than 93,000 signatures as of Nov. 14 on WhiteHouse. gov.

According to ABCNews, the White House said it will review petitions that

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collect more than 25,000 signatures in 30 days, like the petition from Texas.

The Obama administration created the “We the People” website in 2011 so that Americans could easily petition for the redress of grievances. So naturally, people in more than 35 states have started petitions to free their states of the now socialist government of America. Arizona is one of them.

Let’s take a moment to think about what the world would be like if Arizona seceded: First of all, Jan Brewer would be the president.

Welcome back to the union.

Secession isn’t exactly new to Arizona. In 2011, people in Tucson wanted to secede from the state of

Arizona to create Baja Arizona. They were driven to make the move because they were tired of the Republican policies of the state, specifically ones that defied the power of the federal government.

Though less far-fetched, because secession from states has happened before without resulting in war (see Maine from Massachusetts and West Virginia from Virginia), the idea was just as ridiculous as current attempts to secede from the union.

It was as though people thought that once Obama was re-elected, the country would turn into an apocalyptic state, where those gay folks getting married would forever destroy straight marriage and all the poor people would

knock on the rich people’s doors for free money, as if every day were grown-up Halloween.

But people are forgetting a pretty important fact: Obama has already been in office for four years. Things aren’t going to start going to hell because he has another four years. In fact, things are probably going to get better.

You know that whole economy thing people are worried about? Prior to the election, a Slate magazine analysis predicted that by maintaining current trends, 7.8 million new jobs would be created, regardless of who won the election. And financial experts predicted that, with some improvements, there will

be around 12 million new jobs created.

And you know that universal health care thing everyone is freaking out about? The majority of democratic countries around the world have that. Want to move to Canada? England? Spain?

Australia? All of those countries have the same universal health care that you’re so angry about.

It’s time to come out of your toddler years, and stop throwing a hissy fit every time something doesn’t go your way. Secede from the union?

That’s bulls---. We don’t need to be even more divided right now.

Sure, maybe it’s the crazy people that actually think about seceding, but we need to cut those

crazy people out of the conversation.

Let people who want to secede leave the country to form a new one. They can move to a tropical island and call it Idiotsland.

I’ll make sure to never visit.

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tary friction.

BORN TODAY This year you transform part of your life and make it more to your liking. It will be a slow but worthwhile process that will affect other areas of your life as well.

You become a better communicator, and others listen to what you have to say. If you are single, your sensuality speaks even if you decide to downplay it. You have many options, so choose with care. If you are attached, the two of you might want to invest in a special acquisition together. Be direct with others, especially loved ones. Capricorn understands your depth.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Others are demanding, and you could be unusually distant, which will be frustrating to those who want you to respond immediately. You might resent the intrusion of those who make demands. A loved one occupies your thoughts and interests. Tonight: Enjoy your space.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH You might feel as if you carry the weight of many on your shoulders. You are willing to give 110 percent, no matter what you do. Realistically, saying “no” might be more appropriate than letting yourself be overwhelmed. Tonight: A must appearance.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH You have the ability to see beyond the obvious, and you often nix situations because of their likely ramifications. On the other hand, you know when to take a risk on something worthwhile. Friends often scratch their heads at your decisions. Tonight: Go for exotic.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH One-on-one relating becomes successful, if you go with the flow. You might feel as if you do not have enough energy to do everything you want to do. A partner becomes fiery out of the blue, which catches you off guard. Be careful. Tonight: Try to get rid of the momen-

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Work, tasks and your to-do list all catch up with you today. Focus, and get as much done as possible. You’ll want to enter the weekend free and clear. As a result, your pace might be hard to keep up with, but you’ll make sure to get the job done well. Tonight: Party the weekend in.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH Though you might not be sure of your weekend plans yet, your mind could be long gone. Your ability to daydream is fueled by a suggestion or two from close friends. Your sense of direction and ability to follow through on key projects seem to awaken your mind. Tonight: Loosen up.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Be sensible when making plans. If you feel the need to handle a personal matter, do. In the long run, following your desires will make you more efficient. If you feel the need to make a change or a move, discuss it with a family member first. Tonight: Don’t push.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH Keep conversations moving. You will accomplish a lot more if you just relax and go with the flow.

Someone might decide to revamp his

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or her schedule, which could have a definite impact on you. Listen to someone else’s news. Tonight: Meet a friend at a favorite spot.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH You could be tired of having to be so precise and careful with your funds. Should you choose to loosen up, you will see the results almost immediately. Proceed with caution, even if you do not want to. In the long run, you will be left smiling. Tonight: Your treat.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH Remain sure of yourself, yet also understand that others might not be as driven as you are.

Evaluate what is happening, and understand that differences are natural.

Your uniqueness is what puts you in the position of gains and growth. Tonight: Curb some sarcasm.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH You might want to try a different approach. Discuss this matter with someone you trust who can give you adequate feedback. Understanding evolves between you and another person after a long-overdue conversation. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH Friends surround you, as they show their support and offer you a sense of direction. You could be taken aback by what is happening with someone you care dearly about. This person’s anger could be overwhelming, whether it is directed at you or not. Tonight: With friends.

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Best Friends performs at 123 Pleasant Street as part of the lineup in support of the Appalachian Prison Book Project.

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The 123 Pleasant Street stage lit up for a cause Wednesday as bands played a benefit show for the Appalachian Prison Book Project.

Three acts: Almost Blue, Best Friends and Haley Slagle, took the stage to support APBP, an organization that works to fill book requests of prisoners in the surrounding Appalachian region.

“I thought it was great; I’ve got a couple buddies in the Appalachian prisons. It’s a simple, good thing,” John Casey, singer/multi-musician of Best Friends, said. “I think it went great. It was a good turnout for a Wednesday night, especially. It was a great opportunity to take advantage of and rock some

people’s faces off, and it was all for a good cause, so I’m happy with the night.”

Two of the organization’s founders, Mark Brazaitis and Katy Ryan, were on hand to enjoy the music and speak with supporters of the project.

Both Brazaitis and Ryan are English professors at West Virginia University.

“I was teaching a class in American prison literature in the fall of 2004, and I mentioned to my students that, as far as I knew, there were no projects sending free books into prisons in this area,” Ryan said. “We carved out this six-state region that we decided to start sending books to, because there was clearly a need.”

Reaching out took time, but Ryan said the response was worth the time and

effort.

“After weeks of sending out postcards saying ‘we exist,’ we were receiving letters from all over the Appalachian region,” Ryan said. “The need is enormous.”

Getting books to prisoners is not always an easy task; many prisons have rigid restrictions regarding what books can be sent in.

Hardcover books and books with illustrations deemed inappropriate for inmates are just a few examples of the roadblocks the organization faces.

APBP is also unable to contribute to any of the regional jails because of a rule stating only corporations, such as Barnes & Noble, are permitted to donate reading material.

Despite the many obstacles, the Appalachian Prison

Book Project has delivered roughly 10,000 books since the organization was created in 2004.

“Somebody was thrilled to be able to read the Harry Potter series, for instance, and wrote us to say, ‘I’ve read it now, and I’m going to start all over again, because I liked it so much the first time’,” Brazaitis said. “Somebody wanted ‘Paradise Lost,’ which is a very long poem

by John Milton, and you wouldn’t think that would be the typical prison book. Sure enough, a prisoner wanted that and loved it and wrote us to tell us he really enjoyed (it), so that was a nice thing to get.”

The organization gets a variety of requests ranging from fiction to childcare.

The most requested book?

The dictionary.

“A lot of people had abysmal educations and are trying to catch up in that regard,” Ryan said. “I think a dictionary is not only a tool for reading and educating yourself, but I think it serves as almost an encyclopedia of information. It’s sort of a compact volume that has all of this information in it,” Ryan said.

APBP started with grant money awarded by West Virginia that has long since been used up.

Beyond the occasional paid graduate student, the organization relies solely on volunteers and donations.

Book donations are typically strong due to close proximity to the Morgantown Public Library and WVU, although fundraisers like this must be held to cover their largest cost: shipping.

“The goal is simple; it’s

to get books in the hands of people imprisoned in the Appalachian region of our country,” Brazaitis said.

“Most of them will be coming back into our society, and in what shape do we want them back? Do we want them completely bitter and angry over everything that they’ve experienced behind bars, or do we want them to be able to find opportunities for themselves and become decent and productive citizens?”

For more information about the project, visit http:// aprisonbookproject.wordpress.com/. There you can also read letters from grateful prisoners from around the region.

Emails concerning the project can be directed to appalachianpbp@gmail.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

University radio station holds Sunnyside discussion by jack lake a&e writer

West Virginia University-sponsored radio station U92FM hosted an on-air discussion about the University’s acquisition of the Sunnyside properties on its show “Feedback” Wednesday night.

Guests on the show included Morgantown Mayor Jim Manilla, Interim Dean of Students Corey Farris and Student Government Association Student Advisor Daniel Brummage.

During the broadcast,

hosts Ardath Osborne and Chloe Detrick asked questions about the details of the purchase and ongoing issues with the buyout, as well as future plans for the property. The show also featured questions from students via email and various social media.

So far, talks for the site have included the building of multiple student housing complexes, shopping and fitness centers and the first complete grocery store in the downtown area for years.

Farris said the growing need and requests for af-

fordable housing near the downtown campus have heavily influenced the direction of the project.

“We are listening to what students are telling us, we are listening to what parents are telling us, and they’ve told us they want to live close by in nice, new housing within easy walking distance – not only to campus, but to amenities,” Farris said.

“This is a long-term plan.”

The Mayor expressed his excitement and confidence in the project as a good move for both the city and the University. He said he hopes the move will bring more resi-

dents and businesses into the downtown area.

“It really pays off for the city, because we’ll be able to collect our B&O (Business and Occupation) tax and our B&O construction tax and some property tax on that,” Manilla said. “The property that WVU actually owns by them are all tax exempt, so (with) this public venture, we’ll be able to collect those revenues which are well needed in the city.”

Manilla said he estimates the city will receive $1.8 million in just the B&O construction taxes, which he describes as “one-time money”

for the city.

One concern was raised about what will happen to the students who currently live in the area and are being asked to relocate by the end of December.

As many as 70 students have already agreed to relocate, while the University is still in talks with the remaining residents.

“Their lease expires when it expires, and we are working with them, because the developer would like to start construction in January. So we are working with them in a number of different ways to encourage them to leave

by the end of December,” Farris said. “Each individual student is different, and so we are sitting down with them one on one and talking to them, and we’ve said we would pay rent differentials and assist them with moving costs and things like that.”

One major problem this project faces is the growing traffic and infrastructure of Morgantown.

“We do have major, major infrastructure problems here – our road systems are terrible,” Manilla said.

“I know right now the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce has put a committee together to look at ways to possibly create funding to help the city’s and also the metro area’s infrastructure.”

The project is set to be completed in July or August 2014.

“One thing I think I’ve learned is that, even though WVU is such a big University, you are definitely not just a number,” Osborne said. “And you guys have really demonstrated that tonight.”

Osborne and Detrick finished the show by asking their guests to provide contact information for anyone who wished to know more about the project and asked for additional comments.

Farris concluded the discussion on an upbeat note by highlighting the strengths of the community.

“That’s what makes Morgantown a great city; that’s what makes WVU a great University; we are growing, and we are vibrant,” Farris said. “We will talk to people, and we’ll listen to people, and that’s how we move forward. Together we can come up with great ideas and move us forward to a better city, to a better university, to a better county, to a better state.”

To listen to the entire show and previous “Feedback” episodes, visit u92feedback.wordpress. com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia senior inside receiver Tavon Austin looks on in frustration during the Mountaineers’ 55-14 loss to No. 1 Kansas State earlier in the season.

Mountaineers looking to end four-game skid against No. 12 Sooners Saturday night

By Doug Walp sports writer

After four consecutive losses for the first time since 1986, West Virginia will try to turn things around Saturday night when it hosts No. 12 Oklahoma at Milan Puskar Stadium for the very first time.

It will certainly be a test for WVU as the Sooners come to Morgantown with

a 7-2 overall record – good enough for the sole position of No. 2 in the Big 12, with its only losses coming at the hands of the No. 1 and No. 3 teams in the country. “Oklahoma is going to be a tremendous challenge,� said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen in his weekly Tuesday press conference. “They are a very storied

program that is extremely well-coached. We are talking about a place that has won seven national championships and seven Big 12 championships.�

Starting West Virginia defensive lineman Shaq Rowell echoed his coach’s respect for the Sooners, but wouldn’t discount his own team’s ability to show up in a big way Saturday. “Oklahoma has a rich

OU game will show what WVU is made of Michael Carvelli Sports Editor

Things couldn’t be going much worse for West Virginia right now.

After the season started the way it did, I think it’s safe to say not many people expected a collapse quite like WVU is experiencing now.

The Mountaineers have gone from legitimate national title contenders to a team that is fighting for its life just to make it to a bowl game.

As you’ve read a number of times throughout the last few weeks, all hope is not lost quite yet. It’s close, though.

The team has started to lose confidence, and players are becoming more and more frustrated with every loss.

But, as the old saying goes, winning cures all.

Coming back to Milan Puskar Stadium and pulling off an upset against No. 12 Oklahoma this weekend could be all the Mountaineers need to get things rolling again heading into games against Iowa State and Kansas – two opponents they should be able to handle pretty easily.

What needs to change, though? What is it that this WVU team hasn’t been doing in the last four games that it has to be able to do against the Sooners to win?

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West Virginia was able to jump ahead and score a couple fast touchdowns in the beginning of the first five games.

After outscoring opponents 72-28 in the first five games of the year, WVU has scored just 14 first-quarter points in its four losses, giving up 52.

The Mountaineers can’t afford to continue playing from behind the way they have been for the last month or so. They haven’t scored on their first drive of the game since their win against Texas.

Most of the time, when the WVU offense can’t put points on the board in the early drives, it finds itself stuck trying to work out of an early deficit, and as we’ve seen in the last four games, it’s struggling to do that.

It’s a lot of pressure to have to work from behind every single game, and against a team like Oklahoma, it could be even tougher than usual.

But the Mountaineers have a great opportunity this weekend.

It’s a chance at redemption after their last blunder in primetime on national television against Kansas State.

Some could look at this game and say it’s set up just the way West Virginia likes it.

WVU has thrived in the past in night games against highly ranked teams when a lot of people aren’t expecting the Mountaineers to come out and play hard.

This is another of those times. West Virginia has its back against the wall, and the team can either fold and lose out the rest of the way or step up to the plate and take this challenge head on.

Starting this final threegame stretch with a huge victory against Oklahoma would be a huge boost to a team that is in desperate need to have a good game.

All they can do is go out and get the job done. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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tradition of winning,� Rowell said. “They’re one of the top teams in the country.

They’re a national champion. Only teams they’ve lost to are the No. 1 and No. 3 teams in the country. And I know they’re going to come out with their best, but we’re going to come out with our best, too. We’re looking forward to playing those guys.�

Despite Rowell’s opti-

mism, the Mountaineers have struggled mightily for most of 2012 – especially in conference play. After racing to a 5-0 start, the Mountaineers’ Big 12 title aspirations have now dissolved into nothing more than a desperate eagerness to just become bowl-eligible.

And getting their sixth win of the season against a rolling Oklahoma team Saturday won’t be an easy

task for the Mountaineers.

Because after sputtering out of the gate, the Sooners have returned to the form that has brought seven national titles to Norman. In fact, Oklahoma has outscored their opponents by a whopping 191 points in their seven wins this season, and its defense is ranked No. 24 in the country, heading

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Rifle

No. 2 Mountaineers travel to No. 4 Alaska-Fairbanks by robert kreis sports writer

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Senior shooter Petra Zublasing takes a shot last season.

The No. 2 West Virginia rifle team will need to pack parkas this weekend when it makes its first journey to the Last Frontier to face No. 4 Alaska-Fairbanks.

“Hopefully, we can have a good time, but my other expectation is it’s likely to be pretty cold up there as well,” said head coach Jon Hammond. “Other than that, we want to just go up there and have two more good performances to finish off this semester.”

The Mountaineers, who will take on the Nanooks throughout a twoday span, enter the match with a 7-0 record. Consistency has been West Virginia’s biggest advantage, and Hammond looks for it to continue this weekend.

“It’s obviously been a

Volleyball

WVU travels to No. 3 Texas by austin seidel sports writer

No. 3 Texas established a trend for the West Virginia volleyball team that has plagued the young Mountaineer squad to this point in the season.

In their first Big 12 conference loss to Texas, West Virginia head coach Jill Kramer said that her team could “keep up and play with anyone in the Big 12,” following an Aug. 29 loss to the Longhorns.

Today, that sentiment is much the same as a hungry Mountaineer team travels to Austin Saturday to face off against Texas for the final time this season with hopes of ending a 13-game losing streak, as well as 13-game conference losing streak.

“Texas is tough – plain and simple,” Kramer said. “They play great volleyball, much like the rest of the Big 12, and they don’t let up. I think we’ll be prepared for them, and we will go out there and get ready to play our game just like any other day.”

Kramer’s Mountaineers were stifled offensively against Baylor in their latest match, but they saw an impressive rise in defense against a offensively strong Bears team.

Freshmen Anna Panagiotakopoulos and Hannah Sackett controlled the court defensively, earning 14 and 11 digs, respectively.

The young West Virginia team also saw improvements in its blocking as they outdid the Bears 7-5 in blocks with Arielle Allen providing the much-needed spark as she continues to

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Members of the WVU volleyball team huddle during a match earlier in the season. transition to middle blocker.

“None of us would be playing here if we didn’t want tough competition,” Allen said following their loss to Baylor. “We are all here to play; win or lose, this is our team. If we didn’t have such great chemistry this (losing streak) would be tough to deal with, but because we are such a close team, we are getting through it.”

At 8-19, the Mountaineers hope to end on a high note – starting with the Longhorns. Texas is 22-3 and has not lost since Sept. 14 when the Longhorns fell to Illinois 3-2 in sets.

Since then, the experienced Texas team has steamrolled every opponent they faced, defeating several ranked opponents along the way.

West Virginia volleyball will be traveling to Texas for the first time Saturday and anticipates leaving an impression much like the Aug. 29 impression they left when the Longhorns defeated the Mountaineers in

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ally don’t look at (polls) too closely. We’re one of the top teams every week; it’s not something we dwell on.

“It’s definitely more important come February (and) March.”

But Hammond and the Mountaineers are not worried about February and March right now. They are concentrating on AlaskaFairbanks, an expedition some coaches would fret about, but Hammond has West Virginia prepared as much as possible.

“I think the most important thing in preparation (is) making sure they’re getting plenty of rest,” Hammond said. “They’re not doing anything crazy, making sure they get everything done with school, so when they leave, (they’re) leaving with peace of mind. Be professional. Be yourself, and be ready for a long trip.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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encing the unique qualities of the Alaskan frontier.

The team’s guide on the trip will be redshirt freshman Matthew Martin, who is from Eagle River, Alaska.

“I’m sure (Martin’s) parents are going to get up to the match,” Hammond said. “He’s definitely excited to go back home and compete up there as well.”

Alaska-Fairbanks comes into the match with a 2-0-1 record, and jumped four spots to No. 4 in the most recent Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) polls.

The Mountaineers, meanwhile, dropped one spot to No. 2, despite a 7-0 record. West Virginia’s fall has them tied with Kentucky, but Hammond is not worried about rankings this early in the season.

“We are obviously conscious of what other teams are shooting score-wise,” Hammond said. “But we re-

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Morgantown.

“Our game plans are going to start getting much more intricate over these last few games,” Kramer said. “We did it against Baylor, and I’m hoping we can work on a new one against Texas this week in practice.

We did much better against the middle attack against Baylor, and I’m hoping that continues.”

West Virginia will have its hands full as the Longhorns boast one of the best middle attacks in the NCAA, as well as one of the largest rosters, with several players ranging from 6-foot-3 to 6-foot-5.

Mountaineer freshman middle blocker Caleah Wells will have her hands full with Texas’ Madelyn Hutson yet again. The 6-foot-5 sophomore will most likely see significant play time against West Virginia as the Longhorns prepare for the NCAA tournament.

The match is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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good semester so far. (The) team has been performing well; I think this will be a challenge for us, which is good,” Hammond said.

Petra Zublasing will continue to lead the Mountaineers. Zublasing, who competed for her native Italy this summer in the London Olympics, is confident the team will rise to the challenge, despite some of the distractions that come with traveling such a distance.

“We definitely have high expectations, and everybody tries to do their best. With everybody doing their best, there is for sure something good coming out,” Zublasing said.

“We’ve not traveled that far before, so we definitely have to deal with jet lag and time change and not being in your comfort zone. I’m sure we will all do our best.”

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Junior West Virginia cross country runner Sarah-Anne Brault has been preparing this week to represent her school at the NCAA National Championships this weekend in Louisville, Ky. Brault is in a position that will naturally inspire a lot of nerves, but for her, this week and this race is all about keeping things simple.

“I try to treat nationals like it is just another meet.

I can’t freak myself out too much, because it won’t be a good result,” Brault said.

“I know what is coming. I have been here before. I have raced long enough to know what I have to do to be better.”

The practice schedule this week is staying with the keep-it-simple mentality. With only a few workouts early in the week to stay sharp, the main point is for Brault to stay healthy.

“There isn’t that much to do in practice this week,” she said. “I just have to stay healthy and run. We did a lot less this week but enough to stay sharp. We did some workouts just to make sure you feel good.”

Staying healthy is a big point of emphasis for Brault, since the NCAA National Championships will only be her fourth race of the season. She is still trying to get in the groove of races after being sidelined the majority of the season.

Brault will try to build off her showing in regionals at Penn State.

“I hope my body is ready for nationals; I can just hope that everything turns out for the best. I felt really good after regionals.

It wasn’t as big of a shock to my body. I hope that nationals I will feel even better after the race,” Brault said.

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West Virginia junior runner Sarah-Anne Brault competes in a race last season. mean her team is not supportive.

Head coach Sean Cleary is still working out with her and giving her advice on how she should treat the race, while her team does the workouts with her and offers words of encouragement.

“There are girls out there that run with me during my workouts, so I always have people to run with.

Them being there is really supportive,” Brault said.

“Coach Cleary’s main thing is don’t mess it up and you

will be fine. I have messed it up before but this time I will do all the little things right to give me the best chance on the day.”

Realistically Brault knows that her shot at coming back to Morgantown a National Champion is slim, but her real target goal is a very reachable one.

“I have never been named an All-American,” she said. “This is my realistic goal coming into the race.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Friday November 16, 2012

Women’s basketball

Undefeated No. 14 Mountaineers set to host USC Upstate by cody schuler managing editor

Though Saturday is a big day for the West Virginia football team, the Mountaineers’ 7 p.m. matchup against Oklahoma is not the only game in town.

The No. 14 women’s basketball team (2-0) will host USC Upstate (0-2) in the Coliseum at 1 p.m.

The Mountaineers are coming off a hard-fought 60-57 road win against Boston and will take on the Spartans for the first time in program history.

A member of the Atlantic Sun conference, USC Upstate returns four starters from a year ago, including senior guard Tee’Ara Copney – the team’s leading scorer last season and a first-team preseason All-Atlantic Sun selection.

So far this season, Copney is averaging eight points per game – secondbest on the team behind freshman center Brittany Starling (12.0).

Starling is one of seven newcomers for the Spartans, who are looking to return to their winning ways; last season, USC Upstate compiled a 9-21 record – its first losing season in two years.

The Mountaineers can empathize with the Spartans in terms of a youthful infusion; West Virginia’s five freshmen made up one of the team’s best recruiting classes in recent memory, and so far, some of those newcomers are making an impact.

Guard Bria Holmes is tied for fourth on the team in scoring (6.5 ppg) and guard Darius Faulk and forward Jennie Simms are seeing significant playing time, as well – something head coach Mike Carey said is well-deserved.

“You can talk about all three of (them), and I’ll tell you what: sometimes it didn’t show tonight, but

they can play,” he said. “I see it in practice, and I see them go against the guys night in and night out, and they can play.”

Following the loss of senior center Asya Bussie to a preseason knee injury, the Mountaineers were forced to adjust and have received large contributions from some familiar faces looking to fill the void left by Bussie, who was named to the preseason All-Big 12 honorable mention team.

Sophomore forward Crystal Leary is scoring 7.5 points per game, and her 11-point second-half effort helped the Mountaineers to a win in Boston Monday.

Senior center Ayana Dunning has been a dominant force in the paint so far this season; the Columbus, Ohio, native leads the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double (13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds) per game.

The Mountaineers have shown a lot of promise on both sides of the court, but so far, the most impressive statistic surrounding this squad is its turnover margin.

The Mountaineers have turned the ball over just 27 times in two games, as opposed to forcing 46 turnovers against their opponents – a vast improvement from last season when West Virginia averaged 17.8 turnovers per game and had a negative turnover margin.

After the Mountaineers’ 76-47 season-opening defeat of UNC Wilmington, Carey took time to point out the precise play of the offense and its resistance to turn the ball over.

“At the end of the night, we had 14 turnovers, and that is the least amount of turnovers we have had in a while, even including last year,” Carey said. “Give them credit. They played hard.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

Senior center Ayana Dunning attempts a layup against UNC Wilmington earlier in the season.

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into Saturday’s contest.

“They have always been known for their defense and are very talented on offense,” Holgorsen said.

“They are very sound, and they are very physical.”

The last time the two teams met was under a national spotlight in the 200708 Fiesta Bowl, a BCS game the Sooners were heavily favored to win. But the Mountaineers shocked the Sooners – and the nation for that matter – running over college football’s most successful program since the end of the World War II, 48-28.

So despite West Virginia’s well-documented struggles throughout the last four games, Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops was quick to reassure members of the media Monday that his team definitely wouldn’t make the mistake of overlooking the stilldangerous Mountaineers.

“Going down to West Virginia this week will be a challenge,” Stoops said.

“I don’t care much about what papers and media say, you respect the ability of the team. I still see a really good football team, and the first thing we talk about in our scouting report is that we’ve got three games remaining – we can beat any one of them, and any one of them can beat us. We’re going to do our part for this one game, so what matters now is West Virginia.”

While Stoops tried to assure his team’s fan base the Sooners wouldn’t overlook a potentially dangerous opponent, West Virginia’s second-year head coach was trying to convince his team’s supporters that the Mountaineers’ aren’t completely dead in the water after the team’s longest losing streak in more than two decades.

“I understand the frustrations that have existed,” Holgorsen said. “But we encourage everyone to come support the team.

The kids are playing hard; the guys are motivated, and we are ready to get back to work.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu