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University considers tuition increase by mackenzie mays city editor

West Virginia University is considering increasing tuition rates for the upcoming academic year.

The proposed increase would require in-state students to pay an additional $284 and non-residents to pay an additional $892.

The new tuition rates would require in-state residents to pay about $6,000 per year and non-

residents to pay about $19,000.

Percentage-wise, the increases are on par with peer institutions, said Vice President of Administration and Finance Narvel Weese.

“Every year, we struggle with trying to maintain accessibility and quality. There is nothing worse than a cheap degree,” Weese said. “What we’re looking at is an increase to cover basic operations and help pay for salaries as well.”

Last year, tuition increased

by about 4.9 percent.

Weese proposed the 201213 increase to the WVU Board of Governors on Friday and said in order to offer students the full Mountaineer experience, they must have sufficient funding.

“Everything we do on the student services side, in terms of recreation, often requires money. So it’s about being able to fund the full experience for everyone here at WVU,” Weese said.

Nursing school faced with safety threat by mackenzie mays city editor

Students of the West Virginia University School of Nursing participated in emergency training Monday to prepare them for a shooter situation after a former student threatened the safety of the school.

Upon being expelled from the School of Nursing, an individual who administration had encountered problems with in the past made an indirect threat concerning the department’s faculty, said University Police Chief Bob Roberts.

“We’ve dealt with this person in the past when he was initially removed from the school. We received a call saying there was a possible threat, and it was enough that we went ahead and followed up – especially with everything that’s going on in the country right now,” Roberts said.

Roberts said there is no longer a threat, and the individual is currently incarcerated for other offenses outside the Morgantown area.

“He is not here in town, and it’s been determined that he wasn’t here when we received the initial call,” he said. “But it’s better to be prepared and safe than something happen.”

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The increase will also help the University continue to attract the most talented professionals across the country to join its staff, Weese said.

“If we’re going to maintain this level of academic experience and continue to hire the brightest faculty and staff, this is what we have to do,” Weese said.

Weese said the University has benefited from a strong economy and continued enrollment growth this year.

“The State of West Virginia allocated about $1,307,000 in new dollars for WVU, of which $1 million is earmarked to support the implementation of a new School of Public Health,” Weese said.

Of those funds, $277,000 was provided to help offset a $2 million increase in the University’s share of health care insurance premiums, and $30,000 was provided to support existing programs.

Budget planners are also considering proposing a 2 per-

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ate Dean Elisabeth Shelton sent an email to nursing students Thursday alerting them of a potential threat.

“The School of Nursing has received general information regarding a potential security concern in the school. While we do not expect anything to occur, we are taking precautionary measures to maximize personal and physical security,” the email read.

In the email, faculty and staff were advised to lock their doors and the entrances to their wings if any suspicious activity occurred.

“You may see officers patrolling the halls. The two side doors to the Dean’s Suite will be closed and locked, and the front door will be closed but unlocked during normal business hours. The door to the Student Services wing will also be closed, with a notice on the door of how to gain admission to the wing,” the email said.

Director of Public Affairs for the Health Science Campus Amy Johns said the school was taking extra precaution.

“We heard rumors of a possible threat,” Johns said. “We are taking them seriously and have taken extra security precautions.”

A nursing student, who asked to remain anonymous,

Students plant trees around the Mountainlair green Monday as part of WVU’s Week of Engagement event, Spring Into Action.

texts and other materials at the event.

According to Levine, reading names is an important way to preserve the memory of the victims.

“The Holocaust didn’t just kill people. It was designed to degrade them and make them non-human – into numbers,” he said. “We read their names for 24 hours, and they get a chance to be remembered as a person.”

Yom HaShoah is an Israeli holiday translated as “unto every person there is a name,” and similar commemoration events have taken place all around the globe.

Only a fraction of the victims’ names will be read at the ceremony. As part of Jewish tradition, a candle will be lit every hour of the vigil. Traditional Jewish poems will also be read.

“I want people to understand that these victims were people, not a military or radical group. Just normal, everyday people,” Levine said.

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Graduate social work student Samantha Gift plants trees near the Mountainlair on Monday.

by mackenzie mays city editor

The Student Government Association Judicial Board certified the 2012 election results Monday night – confirming The United Party’s win.

While the United Party beat the Golden Ticket in a near sweep, claiming all but one Board of Governors seat, presidential candidate Zach Redding and vice presidential candidate Jared Zuccari won by only 101 votes.

A total of 2,681 students – nine percent of the student body – voted in the election, with 51.9 percent voting for the

United Party and 48.1 percent choosing the Golden Ticket.

This year produced the lowest voter turnout in more than a decade and was the first time students voted at designated polling stations throughout campus – a new regulation imposed after allegations of “massive voter fraud” in the 2011 election.

The United Party received more than 97 percent of the paper votes, which are used in lieu of the regular computer voting system when students qualify as “private” and cannot properly log in to the internet program.

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A group of West Virginia University students planted trees Monday in hopes they would grow into a movement.

As a kickoff for the WVU Week of Engagement, the Office of Sustainability conducted a Spring into Action service project.

The project aims to create a positive environmental impact while making a visible difference on campus.

Students, faculty and staff volunteered time to spread mulch and plant trees around the Mountainlair Plaza.

“Trees and plants provide oxygen, and that’s something we all need to live,” said University Conservation Specialist Traci Liebig. “Plus, no one wants to live and work in a place that isn’t pretty looking, so why put down more cement if you don’t have to?”

Liebig said the initiative was not only a beautification project but also served an educational purpose.

“Changes to our environment are going to

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Between 1939 and 1945, millions of Jews, gypsies and other minorities were killed in the largest systematic genocide in world history.

To honor victims of the Holocaust, the West Virginia University Jewish student organization, Hillel, will read the names of victims during the Yom HaShoah International Holocaust Program. The 24hour event began Monday at noon in the Vandalia Lounge of the Mountainlair and will continue uninterrupted until noon Tuesday.

Junior history student and Hillel president David Levine said reading victims’ names recaptures their humanity.

“Most history books don’t talk about the person that got killed – they talk about the number,” he said. “What we do is go and bring back the person by saying their name.”

The vigil will accept volunteers to read throughout the “Today, they get a chance to event. Visitors will also be able be remembered, even if their to learn more about the Hosee holocaust on PAGE 2 locaust through photographs,

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cent increase in the base salary pool to fund faculty and staff raises that would take effect in October, assuming enrollment remains stable.

“The University is stable from a financial perspective.

We’re very aggressive and are continuing to look at cost-saving measures,” Weese said.

“We are focused on trying to make sure we’re operating efficiently.”

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maintain a “private” status and were offered the paper ballot option during the election, according to SGA Elections Chair Jason Butts.

Redding, a junior political science student from Hanover, Pa., said he plans to motivate the student body to become more engaged with SGA and hopes to avoid future low turnouts.

“With the hard work done by myself and my team to make SGA more open and available to students, more individuals will feel engaged and therefore want to vote,” he said. “We will have much better promotion in the weeks leading to the days

of voting.”

In The Daily Athenaeum’s Twitter poll, in which 283 individuals voted on their reactions to the election, 72 percent said they were unsatisfied with the results.

Devin Sears, vice presidential candidate for the defeated Golden Ticket, said she hopes students take away motivation to make a difference in future elections.

“Students need to exercise their right to vote because every vote truly does matter. From electing the president and vice president to

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FOCUSED AND READY WVU quarterback Geno Smith looks to improve in his second season operating the Mountaineers’ prolific offense.

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Tuesday April 17, 2012

Apple weighs on Nasdaq; Dow Jones climbs 72 points NEW YORK (AP) — For most of the year, Apple has propelled the Nasdaq composite index forward. The stock climbed from $405 at the start of the year to more than $630 last week, and the Nasdaq easily beat the gains of other indexes.

Now Apple is sliding the other way and taking the Nasdaq with it.

Apple stock dropped more than $25 on Monday, its fifth straight day of declines.

The losing streak has wiped out about $60 billion of Apple’s market value. That’s more than the most optimistic projections of the value of Facebook.

Apple helped push the Nasdaq composite index down 22.93 points on Monday to 2,988.40. The index is now up about 15 percent for the year after almost reaching 20 percent by the end of March.

“It’s been a very quirky market because it’s been a few companies that have delivered most of the rally this year,” said Mark Lamkin, CEO of Lamkin Wealth Management in Louisville, Ky. “It’s not been a broad-based rally.”

Apple, still the most valuable company in the world, accounts for 12 percent of the Nasdaq, more than any other stock. It has been on an almost uninterrupted climb for three years, powered by its hot iPhones and iPads.

But last week, a veteran technology analyst boldly issued a downgrade for Apple.

He predicted that cellphone companies would probably

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name is only heard by one person sitting nearby. We make them real again.”

The Holocaust was the systematic and government-endorsed genocide of six million Jews, including more than one million children.

The Nazi regime had eradicated nearly two of every three

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Richard Cohen, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average rose, but other stock indexes fell early Monday as a strong report on retail sales didn’t dispel worries about the economy. stop offering such generous subsidies for customers to adopt the iPhone.

Investors may also be locking in profits and getting out before Apple reports earnings April 24. Even after the fiveday decline, Apple stock is up 43 percent for the year.

“It’s had a huge run,” said Burt White, chief investEuropean Jews by 1945. Nearly 11 million “racially inferior” victims are estimated in total, including Gypsies, the disabled and Slavic Europeans, as well as communists, socialists, Jehovah’s Witnesses and homosexuals.

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ment officer of LPL Financial in Boston. “Some investors probably said, ‘Might as well take some profits.’”

The broader stock market was flat, helped by strong March retail sales but hurt by continuing concerns about rising borrowing costs for debt-troubled Spain. The Standard & Poor’s 500 in-

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“It’s really important that |college students are aware of the challenges they are going to be dealing with in the future.”

The Week of Engagement, which is celebrated each April, is designed to showcase community service and civic engagement on campus. During the week, students and organizations participate in largescale service projects to benefit the community.

“The Week of Engagement is a highlight of our year at the CCE,” said Operations Coordinator Brett White. “We coordinate as many opportunities for students, faculty and staff to get

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Members of Hillel, the WVU student organization, organized a 24-hour vigil in remembrance of the Holocaust, the largest organized genocide in human history.

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Yom HaShoah volunteers read some of the names in honor of the six million Jewish men, women and children who were victims of the Holocaust.

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Utility stocks and banks rose, while energy companies and so-called consumer discretionary stocks fell.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 71.82 points to 12,921.41, a gain of 0.6 percent. All but six of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow rose for the day, explaining why it rose while the S&P was

engaged and celebrate all the phenomenal service that takes place throughout the year.”

To further the environmental education effort, WELLWVU: The Students’ Center for Health hosted a plantWELL potting booth as a part of its liveWELL campaign.

The booth offered students the opportunity to learn the benefits of using organic soils, as opposed to harmful and toxic chemically enhanced ones, said Kati Seelbach, student volunteer with WELLWVU. Students were able to take home their own organic seeds, planted using organic soil.

“We’re sending students home with an actual project they can nurture and grow on their own,” she said. “It gives them an opportunity they might not have otherwise. How else are they going to learn how to plant

well? Hopefully plantWELL gives them that opportunity.”

Junior public relations student Jordan Pence said she volunteered to help with the project as an opportunity to give back and showcase the Mountaineer family’s pride.

“I really wanted to get involved with the Week of Engagement and give back. It’s such a nice day out and I love working outside,” Pence said.

“Things like this are really important for the image of campus. If we take care of the outside and can work together to beautify the outside, it’s going to obviously reflect how we work on the inside for things like academics and student affairs.”

The CCE will also host an Engagement Celebration to recognize individuals and organizations across campus that have demonstrated a strong

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said the atmosphere on campus was on edge, and many felt they weren’t receiving as much information as they should.

“Everyone was texting each other wondering what was actually going on. I know the administration didn’t want to disclose too much information, but I think that made it worse for us,” the source said.

Friday, Loretta Reckart, administrative assistant for the School of Nursing, sent an email encouraging students to attend training programs in response to the threat.

“Due to the recent possible security threat to the School of Nursing, WVU Security has arranged to present two training programs to faculty and staff,” the email read.

The training programs were hosted by Captain Danny Camden from the University Security Office and featured “Flash Point on Campus: Recognizing and Preventing Violence on Campus” and “Shots Fired on Campus: Guidance for Surviving an Active Shooter Situation.”

electing the Board of Governors, one vote can make the difference as to whether or not students get elected,” Sears said. “Students need to educate themselves on the platforms of each candidate, attend the debate and get to know the candidates before casting their ballot.”

Redding said his main goals as the 2012 SGA president include curbing bad student behavior and creating a more positive image for the University.

“My main goals for this year are to seize the opportunity associated with our conference realignment, improving the behavioral image of our student body through education and new programming, as well as to make the campus of WVU inclusive and safe for all students,” he said. “I plan to make SGA more open and available to the student body than ever before.”

Bridgette Boyd, United Party Board of Governors candidate, received the most votes with 1,180.

Boyd’s platform is at-risk students, mentor programs and scholarship and intern-

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dex dropped 0.69 point to 1,369.57.

Apple dragged down other technology stocks, which fell more than any other industry group in the S&P. Google, which went to trial Monday against Oracle in a copyright case over the Android phone, dropped for the second day in a row.

ship awareness.

Molly Callaghan, also for the United Party, received the second most votes with her anti-bullying platform.

United candidate Joe Reidy received third place with his platform to create easier class scheduling and registration.

Devon Lopez, a United governor whose platform is “overall improvements,” received fifth place – just two points more than sixth place candidate Abdul Aziz Alshammari.

Ryan Campione, who received the most votes in last year’s election, was the only Golden Ticket candidate to make the cut with a total of 1,033 votes putting him at 13th place out of 15 seats.

The ballot also asked students if they supported the prohibition of the use of tobacco on campus, revealing 59.57 percent in favor of a potential smoking ban and 40.43 percent against it.

The results also revealed about 70 percent of student voters are in favor of an election time frame change and support a change to the time in which alterations to election procedures become effective. mackenziemays@mail.wvu.edu

flat. Apple is not part of the Dow. The government reported that retail sales rose 0.8 percent compared to the previous month, twice what analysts had been expecting.

Skeptics noted that was less than February’s 1 percent increase.

They also wondered whether the buying was just a result of the mild winter, rather than a sign of recovery: If people are buying lawn mowers and other warmweather goods now, then they probably won’t be later in the year. Building materials and garden equipment enjoyed the biggest jump in March.

“It’s nice to see the retail sales were strong, but it’s one month and it’s one data point and it’s not even the biggest data point,” said Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist at Schaeffer’s Investment Research in Cincinnati. “Honestly, jobs are much more important.”

Earlier this month, the government reported that the U.S. added 120,000 jobs in March, about half the pace of the previous three months.

Spain’s borrowing costs climbed above the closely watched 6 percent mark as investors grew more worried about the country’s ability to pay its debts. Seven percent is the rate at which other European countries have been forced to seek bailouts. Sweden cut its economic forecast for the year, saying that problems elsewhere in Europe were spreading its way. commitment to service and civic engagement.

The CCE was established in 2006 to help promote volunteerism and service learning on campus. The CCE strives to bridge the gap between the University and community at a local, national and global level, White said.

“We hope students across all campuses will check out the schedule and get involved, whether it be attending the Festival of Ideas lecture, participating in a service project or attending a workshop,” he said. “There is something for everyone during the week and we are looking forward to our most successful week yet.”

For more information or to get involved, visit http://cce. wvu.edu/woe. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

President/Vice Pres.

1. Redding/Zuccari (United) 2. Bates/Sears (Golden)

Board of Governors

1. Bridgette Boyd (U) 2. Molly Callaghan (U) 3. Joe Reidy (U) 4. Christian Guy (U) 5. Devon Lopez (U) 6. Abdul Aziz Alshammari (U) 7. Zac Eichelberger (U) 8. Jason Cohen (U) 9. Andrea Mucino (U) 10. Kylie Sphar (U) 11. Kartik Motwani (U) 12. Harrison Wellford (U) 13. Ryan Campione (G) 14. Morgan Riddle (U) 15. Dillan Knox (U) 16. Chris Nyden (G) 17. Matt Kopcsak (U) 18. Shiva Shafii (G) 19. Summer Ratcliff (G) 20. Matt Dellinger (G) 21. Patrick Garcia (G) 22. Earl Hewitt (G) 23. Makayla Lewis (G) 24. Josh Cooper (G) 25. Nicole Crane (G) 26. Sarah Gottshall (G) 27. Tiffany Pratt (G) 28. Unaiza Riaz (G) 29. David Tyler George (G) 30. Brice Dang Nsongue (G)

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Tuesday April 17, 2012

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UN strongly condemns North Korea rocket launch UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea’s rocket launch Monday, announcing it will impose new sanctions and warning of further action if Pyongyang conducts another launch or a new nuclear test.

Acting swiftly, the 15-member council, including North Korea’s closest ally China, adopted a presidential statement underscoring its united opposition to Friday’s launch – which violated U.N. sanctions – and the military policy being pursued by the country’s young new leader, Kim Jong Un. The council directed its sanctions committee to expand the list of North Koreans entities subject to asset freezes and identify more proliferation-sensitive technology to be banned for transfer to and from the country.

“The swift and unanimous

adoption of this strong presidential statement shows that the international community is united in sending a clear message to North Korea that such provocations are serious and totally unacceptable,” said U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, the current council president who read the statement at a council meeting.

While Russia and China blocked the Security Council from adopting a resolution on their ally Syria for over a year, both world powers have consistently supported tough measures against North Korea, despite their close ties.

North Korea’s attempt to launch a satellite ended in failure when the rocket disintegrated over the Yellow Sea, embarrassing its new leader at what the North had planned as the centerpiece of the 100th birthday celebration of the country’s founder, his grandfather Kim Il Sung.

Western nations have said the launch was a cover for the testing of a long-range missile, and worries remain about North Korea’s nuclear program amid reports that it may be planning another atomic test soon.

North Korea launched missiles in 2006 and 2009; in both cases, the missile tests were followed by nuclear tests.

“Clearly, the potential for that pattern to persisit is one that all members of the international community are mindful of and think would be a disastrous course for the North to pursue,” Rice said. “It will only lead to the North’s increased isolation.”

The statement expressed the Security Council’s “determination to take action accordingly in the event of a further DPRK launch or nuclear test,” using the initials of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the country’s of-

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to an asset freeze, as well as to identify additional proliferation-sensitive technology to be banned for transfer to and from North Korea.”

The sanctions committee will also take several other actions to improve enforcement of existing sanctions, she said.

The United States, Rice said, will propose “a robust package of new designations, including the names of companies responsible for North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and a list of technical items that North Korea needs to proceed with its illicit programs.”

The sanctions committee will go over proposals for new additions to the sanctions list, Rice said, which “in 2009 yielded a very credible outcome, and we expect the same this time.”

The Security Council proceeded as it did in 2009, adopting a presidential state-

ment after North Korea’s missile launch. In that statement, a united council also condemned the launch and asked the sanctions committee to add companies, items and technologies to the sanctions list.

“This text is stronger than the one the council adopted in 2009, both in language and in substance,” Rice said.

The presidential statement, which is weaker than a resolution but becomes part of the council’s record, was largely drafted by Rice and China’s U.N. Ambassador Li Baodong, with South Korea, Japan and European nations consulted at different points, U.N. diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the talks were private.

The final draft was sent to the entire council and there were no objections by the Monday morning deadline, the diplomats said.

Egypt’s military takes role in constitution CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s ruling military has inserted a new element of confusion even as Egypt tries to sort out turmoil surrounding its upcoming presidential elections.

The generals now insist a new constitution be written before a new president is seated, a rushed timeframe that some fear may prolong their hold on power.

For weeks, the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists sought to dominate the writing of the country’s first new constitution since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak more than a year ago. But after Islamist domination of the process sparked a backlash of criticism, the military has stepped back in to take a more direct role.

The military’s new assertiveness has split the national debate. Some liberals have welcomed the military’s weight to counteract the increasing power of Islamists.

Others, however, worry that the generals aim to continue their control over Egypt be-

yond their promised deadline for handing over power to a civilian president by the end of June.

In a meeting Sunday, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces urged heads of political parties, including the Brotherhood, to finish writing the country’s constitution before the election of a new president, now set for May 23-24.

The generals did not directly say the election would be delayed if the constitution is not finished, according to Mustafa el-Naggar, who attended the meeting. But few believe the document can be written and approved by a referendum in that timeframe.

“My feeling is something is just not right,” said Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghozlan. “This is too foggy ... Is there a desire to find a pretext to extend the transitional period?”

El-Naggar’s Al-Adl Party warned that pushing back elections would open the door for “mayhem that threatens

the country’s security. It is a coup against the democratic transition. The people won’t accept anyone ruling them without an election.”

The election has already been marred by confusion after the commission overseeing the process on Friday disqualified 10 of the 23 would-candidates from the race, including the top three hopefuls. The three – the Muslim Brotherhood’s Khairat el-Shater, former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, and ultraconservative Islamist Hazem Abu Ismail – all submitted their appeals on Monday.

The election commission is expected to decide Tuesday which appeals will be reviewed, and a final list of candidates will be released April 26, just under a month before the vote.

The process for writing the constitution has similarly been thrown into turmoil, fueling doubts it can be finished quickly. A panel created by parliament is supposed to draw up the document.

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A woman walks past a closed store in Madrid Saturday.

MADRID (AP) — The interest rate on Spanish government bonds rose sharply on Monday, a sign that investors are becoming more worried about the country’s ability to afford mounting debts as its economy shrinks.

The rate, or yield, on the country’s 10-year government bonds jumped to 6.10 percent on the secondary market, the highest since the country’s new conservative government under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy took office in December. Later on Monday, the yield dropped slightly to 6.02 percent. It had closed at 5.93 percent Friday after a week of persistent market tension.

The 10-year bond yield surged toward 7 percent late last year, a level considered unsustainable for a country over a long period. Greece, Portugal and Ireland had to ask for bailouts after their yields stayed above 7 percent.

Although the administration has implemented a barrage of labor and financial reforms, investors remain worried about Spain on several fronts: zz The country’s banks are weighed down by a mountain of bad loans from the collapse of the property market in 2008. zz Many of the Spain’s 17 semiautonomous regional governments have overspent wildly. zz Spain is expected to enter its second recession in three years this quarter, with the country’s central bank forecasting its economy will contract 1.7 percent this year.

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It said Friday’s launch, “as well as any use of ballistic missile technology, even if characterized as a satellite launch or space launch vehicle, is a serious violation of U.N. resolutions.” It demanded that North Korea halt further launches using ballistic missile technology and suspend its ballistic missile program, as required by U.N. resolutions imposing sanctions after the country’s nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009.

The council asked the Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against North Korea to prepare new additions for the sanctions list within 15 days, and said if it doesn’t the council itself would take action within five days to expand the list.

Rice said the council intends “to designate additional North Korean entities, including companies, to be subject

The unemployment rat is nearly 23 percent, rising up to almost 50 percent for those aged under 25.

The jump in Spain’s yield comes at the beginning of a week in which the country’s Treasury holds two rounds of bond auctions – 12- and 18-month bills on Tuesday, and benchmark 10-year bonds on Thursday.

The government insists it will have no trouble financing itself this year and that auctions held so far this year have gone well. But that changed almost two weeks ago, when a medium-term debt auction hit the bottom end of what the Treasury targeted, triggering the latest increase in yields and placing Spain firmly back into the center of the eurozone debt crisis.

The situation was not helped by government-released data Friday showing the country’s troubled banks borrowed a record €316.3 billion ($415.9 billion) from the European Central Bank in March, demonstrating the difficulty they have securing financing elsewhere.

Spain will probably step in and take over the finances of one or more of the country’s debt-crippled regional governments before the end of the year, a senior Spanish government official told reporters Monday.

Some of the regions – which function like U.S. states but also control local spending of the national education and health care budgets – have lost access to financing on the debt markets and will soon be

unable to pay their bills without central government assistance, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of department policy.

Regions getting the financial lifeline would have their spending controlled by the federal government under recent austerity laws passed by the Rajoy government.

Monday’s bond market jitters extended to Italy, viewed as another weak link in the 17-nation eurozone. Its 10year bond yield rose to 5.60 percent from about 5.57 percent on Friday.

Spain’s Ibex 35 trading index was down 0.6 percent in late Monday trading after taking a punishing 3.6 percent drop Friday.

After bailing out Greece, Portugal and Ireland, the eurozone has agreed to increase the size of its financial firewall to help out its members should they fail to raise money from the markets. But Spain’s €1.1 trillion ($1.45 trillion) economy is twice the size of the previous three bailout victims put together. Analysts say the eurozone’s €800 billion firewall is not large enough to deal with the potential threats coming from Spain and Italy.

Economy Minister Luis de Guindos traveled to Paris on Monday to meet investors to try to convince them Spain was on the right track. He will meet ECB President Mario Draghi on Tuesday.

Spain’s plight is also likely to addressed at the meeting next weekend in Washington of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.

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Charles Best

Educator & Founder of DonorsChoose.org

April 17, 2012 | 7:30 p.m.

Mountainlair Ballrooms Lecture and Live Webcast DonorsChoose.org is one of the country’s most recognizable charities. Oprah Winfrey named it one of her Favorite Things and Stephen Colbert sits on the board of directors. In 2011, Fast Company listed DonorsChoose.org as one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world, the first time a charity has received this recognition.

Charles Best founded DonorsChoose.org in 2000 while working at a public high school in the Bronx as a social studies teacher.

He thought up DonorsChoose.org while talking with teachers like himself that experienced first-hand the scarcity of learning materials in public schools.

To-date, DonorsChoose.org has raised more than $110 million and supported more than 255,000 projects. Of that total, more than $300,000 has gone to 837 projects in West Virginia.

Every member of the audience will receive a $10 gift card courtesy of DonorsChoose.org to donate to an educational project of their choosing.

The speech will be webcast live at http://webcast.wvu.edu.

Best’s talk is co-sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement as part of WVU's Week of Engagement.

Sign language interpretation will be available at the event courtesy of the WVU Office of Disability Services.

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Tuesday April 17, 2012

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Contribute by voting, not complaining After the West Virginia University Student Government Association election results were released on April 12, The Daily Athenaeum asked readers – via Twitter – if they were happy with the election results.

Out of 283 to answer the question, only 80 participants said they were pleased with the election results.

In a democratic election, there is no way to please every voter – there will always be disappointed voters.

However, the disappointed

voters should never outnumber those who are pleased.

Election results should reflect the majority’s opinion.

Students must realize the only way to elect the leaders who deserve their approval is to go out and vote.

This year’s SGA election had the lowest voter turnout in the past decade. This says a lot about the connection most students make with SGA – or the lack thereof.

But there are many ways students can collaborate with SGA and make posi-

tive strides for the University – along with valuable networking that the organization provides to those who are involved.

For the relationship of SGA and the student body to improve, students must vote.

There will never be progress without involvement.

Sure, there have been a few bad apples within SGA in the past years, but don’t let those individuals create a misconception for the entire organization.

If more students became

involved with SGA and attended meetings and other events, the organization would improve. With more students’ eyes on those who are elected into SGA, they would be forced to make an impact on the University – or they would not be re-elected.

In turn, the next election would surely produce more qualified candidates than previous years.

There is much less of an incentive for SGA to go above and beyond their duties without student involvement.

If members of SGA feel the majority of the student body doesn’t care, then they probably won’t either.

While this year’s election is a done deal, students should look toward the campaign promises of those who were recently elected and pressure them to follow through.

Much progress within the University community can be achieved when the student body communicates with SGA.

Are you happy with the WVU SGA election results?

YES

(28 percent, 80 votes)

NO

(72 percent, 203 votes)

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Olympians should be honored, regardless of pay doug walp columnist

Compensation for athletes has always been somewhat of a controversial topic. Professionals are paid too much, college athletes aren’t rewarded fairly – there are a number of relevant discussions to be had on the issue.

But NBA players Ray Allen and Dwayne Wade set off a new firestorm last week when they publicly claimed professional basketball players from the United States should actually be compensated for their time competing at the Olympic Games.

“You talk about the patriotism that guys should want to play for, but you (need to) find a way to entice the guys,” Allen said in an interview with FOX sports. “Everybody says, ‘Play for your country.’ But (NBA players are) commodities – your businesses.”

After Allen’s comments, reporters quickly found others actually echoed the sentiment that Olympians should be paid for their performances.

“It’s a lot of things you do for the Olympics – a lot of jerseys you sell,” said Wade. “We play the whole summer. I do think guys should be compensated, just like I think college players should be compensated as well. Unfortunately, it’s not there. But I think it should be something, you know, there for it.”

Even though they were more a response to Allen’s comments than anything else, Wade’s remarks seemed to carry even more sting, even more disregard for the fact that countless Olympians

now and throughout history have never needed any more incentive than the pride that comes from representing their respective countries.

I want to be clear: I’m well aware I could never personally understand exactly what these professional athletes have to go through.

Certainly, they’re often portrayed in a negative light – greedy and self-entitled – but at the same time, it’s always important to consider just how hard these professional athletes have to work on a consistent basis, and what an entire season takes out of them.

The argument Allen and Wade are making is simply economic in its essence. They understand the concept of opportunity cost and realize by participating overseas in the Olympic Games they are depriving themselves of valuable off-season rest as well as other countless opportunities.

On the other hand, I think both players may have failed to realize that opportunity cost doesn’t strictly refer to monetary gains and losses either, and by advocating that these professional athletes should be paid actually devalues the Olympic experience itself.

Basically, it’s a representation of how a fiscal focus can overshadow the more pure aspects of pride and sportsmanship of the Olympic Games.

Other players, like Boston’s Rajon Rondo, choose to pass up the chance to represent their country for more personal reasons.

“I’m not focusing at all on the Olympics. At all,” said Rondo, Allen’s teammate and widely considered one of the best point guards in the game today. “Wondering why? I

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Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen, left, looks to make a move with the ball against San Antonio Spurs guard Daniel Green, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston April 4.

love my summers. I’ll leave it at that.”

Wade, who has represented his country twice already, has since clarified his comments via Twitter.

“I responded 2 a specific question asked by a reporter on my thoughts of Olympians being paid. I never asked to be paid to PLAY. What I was referencing is there is a lot of

Olympic business that happens that athletes are not a part of, and it’s a complicated issue.”

It’s a tremendous honor to be asked to represent your country in the Olympic Games – I doubt you’d find anyone to argue that point – but I also think it’s important for the majority of the population to acknowledge how valuable

the precious off-season can be for some athletes in literally preserving their livelihoods – their bodies.

Ultimately, like Wade said, it is a very complicated issue that exists because it’s natural the NBA’s best players will sometimes have priorities other than representing their countries at the Olympic Games.

We shouldn’t condemn those who have priorities outside the modern-day, watered-down Olympic basketball competition.

At the same time, the professional players should never overlook the chance to represent the society that allows them to earn millions of dollars a year playing a game they love.

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Last day to file taxes: A quick guide for procrastinators lydia nuzum associate city editor

The day of reckoning has come for nearly every working individual in America – federal tax returns are due today.

Millions of citizens will file their tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service, and it is important for students to understand the laws and policies surrounding income taxes to avoid financial and legal risks.

Here are a few of the rules surrounding tax season students should familiarize

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themselves with before filing in 2012: The traditional due date to file federal income taxes is April 15, established as the national standard in 1955.

During years when this date falls on a weekend or national holiday, “Tax Day” falls on the next regular business day.

Because April 15 fell on a Sunday this year and because Monday was Emancipation Day – and no celebration of freedom should fall on a day when people are forced to fill out complicated paperwork – taxes are due April 17.

State residents are not required to file tax returns if their annual income is less than $8,950, and out-of-state residents are not required to

file if their personal income does not exceed the personal exemption amount of $3,800.

This exemption applies to many college students who work part-time during the school year.

Even if a student earns less than the median income required to file, they may still be eligible for a federal refund for any money withheld from paychecks during the year.

The average individual tax refund last year was $2,899, and students eligible to receive even a fraction of that average may choose to put it toward rent, bills and other living expenses (a new calculator might be nice if you’re considering filing your own taxes.)

Local residents can pick up a tax form at several locations around the city, including the Morgantown Public Library, located on Spruce Street in downtown Morgantown.

Individuals filing tax returns must determine the appropriate IRS Center to which to mail paper forms.

A simpler option for those opposed to killing trees in the name of tedium can opt to file online through companies such as TurboTax, H&R Block and other accredited online tax agencies. Some offer this service for free, and others “offer this service for free.”

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, more parents and

students will qualify during the 2011 and 2012 fiscal years for a tax credit, the American Opportunity Credit, to pay for college expenses. For more information on the guidelines and standards enacted through the ARRA, visit www. irs.org.

West Virginia University sends out a tuition statement to all of our parents this time each year to remind them not only do they own a sizeable portion of their income for the foreseeable future, but that the federal government would like to see part of it, too.

Knowing if your parents plan to claim you as a dependent this year and what supplemental information you

will need to file is another important step in the process.

One more thing worth mentioning, if an individual is unable to file a return on time, he or she may be able to file for an automatic sixmonth extension – sort of like asking a professor for an extension on a term paper, except with a better chance of actually getting your wish.

Simply file Form 4868, “Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return,” on the same day federal taxes are due.

Good luck, and in the immortal words of Benjamin Franklin, “The only two certainties in life are death and taxes.”

Letters to the Editor can be sent 284 Prospect St. or emailed to DAPERSPECTIVES@mail.wvu.edu. Letters should include NAME, TITLE and be no more than 300 words. Letters and columns, excluding the editorial, are not necessarily representative of The Daily Athenaeum’s opinion. Letters may be faxed to 304-293-6857 or delivered to The Daily Athenaeum.

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THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY APRIL 17

THE DAVID C. HARDESTY JR. FESTIVAL OF IDEAS hosts Charles Best at 7:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

He is best known for founding DonorsChoose.org, which collects project proposals from public school teachers across the country for learning materials.

For more information, visit www. festivalofideas.wvu.edu.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 18

A REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY SEMINAR by Jessalyn Hadfield takes place from 3:304:30 p.m. in Room 2055 of the Agricultural Sciences Building.

Hadfield will speak on “Prenatal determination of disease: The effects of maternal nutrition during gestation.” For more information, call 304-293-1936 or email einskeep@wvu.edu.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS OF LAND GRANT COLLEGES will be the subject of a lecture by Andy Sheehan-Dean, Eberly Family Professor of Civil War Studies, at 7 p.m. in Room 1001 of the Agricultural Sciences Building. For more information, call 304-293-2381 or email lindsay.willey@mail.wvu.edu.

THURSDAY APRIL 19

DR. LUD GUTMANN, professor of neurology, will sign copies of and discuss his new book, “Richard Road: Journey from Hate” in the main floor Ruby Hospital Gift Shop from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The memoir describes his family’s leaving Nazi Germany in 1937, buying a farm in New Jersey and becoming Americans.

AN OVERVIEW PRESENTATION ABOUT GREEN DOT takes place from 7-8 p.m. in the Shenandoah Room of the Mountainlair. Green Dot is a new approach to preventing sexual assault, stalking, bullying and partner violence. For more information, call 304-293-3571 or email judy.murnan@mail. wvu.edu.

FRIDAY APRIL 20

A JOINT STUDENT PERCUSSION RECITAL by Tyler Shreve and Brad Bell takes place at 8:15 p.m. in the Antoinette Falbo Theatre of the Creative Arts Center. For more information, call 304-293-4359 or email charlene. lattea@mail.wvu.edu.

EVERY TUESDAY

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

MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST, a Christian student organization, hosts free supper and Bible study at its Christian Student Center. Supper is at 8:15 p.m., and Bible study begins at 9 p.m. All students are welcome.

For more information, call 304-5996151 or visit www.mountaineersforchrist.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For more information, email wvuswingdance@gmail.com.

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 walk-in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling. Please visit www.well.wvu. edu to find out more information.

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

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 learn-

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.

ers, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend 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 You act and feel lucky this year. As a result, you’ll attract all sorts of experiences -- some of which you will like more than others. You’ll also take more risks. Your finances could be the first area of your life to be affected by this new expansiveness. If you are single, you are the apple of many people’s eyes. You can afford to take your time getting to know someone.

If you are attached, you will indulge each other more. In a sense, you are like a new couple. TAURUS tends to make you more fiscally aware.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Your intuition lets you know that much is going on behind the scenes. If you tune in, making the right decision is easy. Others rejoice once they understand where you are coming from. Take a walk, center and reorient your thinking. Tonight: Indulge a little more than usual.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH A meeting sets the stage for you to find out more information. You might want to get the opinions of key friends and associates.

When the day is done, you’ll realize that others are with you on the right side of the tracks. Tonight: Express your happiness.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHH You often wonder about someone you regularly deal with, and now you will get answers.

The decision remains: How much do you want to be involved with this person? Do you need or want more responsibility? No one says you must decide immediately. Tonight: Deal with an older relative.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH Some people are just lucky. Whether you usually fit into this category or not, you do today if you detach and don’t get triggered. Taking risks is emotional for you, yet you are likely to be on the winning side.

News that comes in seems too good to be true. Tonight: In the whirlwind of your imagination.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Someone wants to share some uncomfortably intimate details about a situation. Your attitude says “no,” so don’t worry; this person probably will catch on and get a case of lockjaw. Mobilize others’ energy toward a key cause or commitment. Focus on a project, but count on some healthy distractions. Tonight: Respond to a request.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH You might be taken aback by someone’s behavior. Take the high road; rather than judge, be understanding. Detach from triggering situations, and you will be far more content. Your ability to visualize emerges and allows you to complete some details. Tonight: Go along with a friend’s idea.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH You plunge into whatever you are doing, but be aware that this activity is not a solo venture. Let a partner or associate let you know exactly what is going on with him or her. Incorporate this person more frequently into your activities. Tonight: You need some relaxation. Choose a favorite activity SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH You have your own way of saying “yes” or “no.” Sometimes this comes across through your willingness to listen. You delight others when you decide to toss your energy

into their activities. The quality of your relationships will get better as a result. Tonight: Don’t try to tell anyone that you are networking as you party away.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH You might want to rethink a situation in broader terms. Listen to a friend or associate who is dealing with a comparable situation. You might choose to revise your stance. Schedule time with a family member, whether at lunch or later tonight. Tonight: Have a reflective chat.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH You might start a conversation, but ending it could be a little more difficult. Apparently, you caught this person on a ranting day, where he or she needs to talk and clear his or her chest. Realize what is happening between you and this person. Tonight: Return calls and emails, then decide.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH How you handle your finances will have implications on others. Even if you are alone, you will see the impact of your actions. A lifestyle change could make you smile. Be smart in a negotiation. Tonight: Decide to invite friends over.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH Your ability to say what you mean while also lightening up the moment is a tremendous asset. You might note that someone is observing and trying to replicate your style.

Pitch in, and help this person learn to be more diplomatic. Tonight: Reach out for a favorite person.

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14 Sewing cases 16 Defamatory text 17 Live __: 1985 charity concert 18 *Hangman drawing 20 Pisces follower 22 Centuries on end 23 Excessively 24 *Layered lunch 28 Cabbage 29 Resident of a city at nearly 12,000 feet 33 Chance in a game 35 “__-dokey!”

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Pettit Evangelist Team to play in Oglebay Hall tonight

By Alex Panos a&e writer

West Virginia University Campus Light is sponsoring a concert by the national touring Christian group Steve Pettit Evangelistic Team tonight in Oglebay Hall.

The group features approximately 10 musicians who accompany singing with a variety of instruments such as the violin, viola, cello, accordion, piano, penny whistle and flute to create a concert-like production.

WVU Campus Light Pastor Dave Greear said the Evangelist Team plays sacred Christian music, but can also play Irish-Celtic music and “fun” bluegrass to create an entertaining variety of sounds.

Greear said the remarkable talent of the ensemble allows them to play such a large variety of genres, making it difficult to put a label on their style.

“No one word can describe what they do,” Greear said.

The ensemble is led by Bible preacher and evangelist Steve Pettit, who has been preaching throughout the US and some foreign countries around the world for nearly 30 years, according to the Pettit Evangelist ministries website.

He has received honorary doctorates from Bob Jones University, Northland Baptist Bible College and Ambassador Baptist Bible College for his work as a traveling

evangelist.

In addition to the music, Pettit will also be conducting a short Bible reading designed to encourage, motivate and inspire all persons in attendance.

“The meetings are geared for the entire family, and beautiful music is provided each evening by his team,” according to his website.

Greear said in addition to the music, people should attend the concert as an opportunity to learn about Christianity.

The musicians will provide entertainment before Pettit brings his Christian message – ultimately the purpose of the concert.

“You hear music and him,” The Pettit Evangelist Team will play tonight in Oglebay Hall at 9 p.m.

Greear said. “The music is very good, and Steve brings a message, too.”

The group will also be performing in Morgantown at Faith Baptist Church until Friday. Each concert at that venue begins at 7 p.m.

Greear said while he expects predominantly Christian students in attendance, the door is open for anyone who wants to hear exceptional music.

“Anyone and everyone is welcome,” Greear said. “If you like music, you’ll love what they do.”

The concert this evening in Oglebay will take place in room 107 at 9 p.m. There is no fee to attend. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Former group president of KimberlyClark to speak in Mountainlair Ballrooms

by Caitlin Graziani A&E editor

BEIJING (AP) — Walt Disney Co. said Monday it will co-produce its next “Iron Man” movie with a Chinese partner in Hollywood’s latest effort to forge closer ties with China’s fastgrowing film industry.

“Iron Man 3,” starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle, will begin filming this year, Walt Disney and its Chinese partner DMG Entertainment said.

They said DMG will jointly produce the movie in China but gave no indication what parts might be filmed in this country.

“We know Chinese audiences love Iron Man. So we are going to add Chinese elements and a Chinese story into Iron Man 3,” Disney’s general manager for Greater China, Stanley Cheung, said at a news conference.

Disney and Beijing-based DMG said the Chinese company will invest in “Iron Man 3” but gave no details.

Foreign film companies are launching ventures with Chinese partners to expand access to China, where box office receipts are growing rapidly at a time of weak sales in the

United States and Europe.

China’s ticket sales rose by one-third last year to $2 billion while revenue in North America, though still far larger at $10.2 billion, has fallen for two straight years.

The communist government wants Chinese studios to learn from Hollywood and is trying to attract foreign studios to form ventures by promising more market access and a bigger share of ticket sales.

DMG Entertainment is a unit of DMG, an advertising and media company founded in 1993 by three partners, two Chinese and one American.

For the past decade, China’s state-run film distributors have allowed in only 20 foreign films per year for national distribution. The foreign share of ticket sales is limited to a range of 13.5 to 17.5 percent.

Last month, the government announced it will allow in an additional 14 foreign films if they are made in 3-D or for the big-screen Imax format.

It raised the foreign share of ticket sales to 25 percent.

The “Iron Man” films, based on a Marvel Comics character,

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feature Robert Downey Jr. as a billionaire weapons-maker who fights villains wearing high-tech armor. Disney says the first two movies brought in a total of $1.2 billion.

“This cooperation will be very important to both countries, China and the United States,” said Dan Mintz, DMG’s CEO and a cofounder. “This film will be shot together with Chinese partners.”

Disney rival DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. unveiled a venture last month with three Chinese companies to make animated and live action material. DreamWorks will own 45 percent of the venture.

Last June, Legendary Entertainment, producer of hits including “The Dark Knight,” formed Legendary East with Chinese studio Huayi Brothers Media Corp. It plans one to two movies per year for global audiences, mainly in English and based on Chinese themes.

Another studio, Relativity Media, said last year it would make movies with two Chinese partners for global audiences and distribute movies in China.

Are you interested in how product marketing affects your everyday life?

The former group president of Kimberly-Clark, Tom Wilson, will be speaking about marketing in the digital age Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the West Virginia University Mountainlair Ballrooms.

The event is presented by the Martin Hall Agency for its “Power Up Your Professional Network” series on the topic “Marketing to Seniors in the Digital Age.” Wilson, current CEO of The CareGiver Partnership, will share his insights about how he built Kimberly-Clark’s global adult care business (Depends and Poise) he also will

discuss how his new venture, The CareGiver Partnership, is marketing to seniors using a range of digital and traditional platforms.

“I think both students and local business owners will gain valuable insight on how to market to this very important demographic,” said Kelsey Cowan, assistant account planner for the Martin Hall Agency. “Plus, how often do you get to network with an executive superstar?”

Since 2004, Wilson has been president of The CareGiver Partnership, a national directto-consumer retailer of more than 3,000 home health care products. Prior to 2004, Wilson served Kimberly-Clark, leading several global business sectors including the Depends, Huggies, Poise, and Ko-

tex brands.

Wilson is also an author of “Negotiate Anything!: Secrets to Make Businesses Treat You Fairly.”

“One of the Martin-Hall Agency’s goals is to provide networking opportunities for our students,” Cowan said. “In our discussions, we realized that our professors’ goals and our agency’s goals intersected.

Tom Wilson was an ideal speaker to meet both goals.”

The event will cost $5 at the door and will be open to students, faculty, staff and interested community members. A reception with refreshments will follow the event.

For more information email Kelsey Cowan at kcowan2@ mix.wvu.edu.

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Battle of the Bands

Joe Taxi wins competition hosted by U92 and Mountainlair

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Lead singer of Stopwith, second place winner, jams out in the Moutainlair Ballrooms Monday night.

Lead singer of The Danger of Falling screams to metalcore in the Mouintainlair Ballrooms.

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Lead singer of Joe Taxi, the winning band at this year's battle of the bands, plays an original for the audience.

By Hunter Homistek A&E WRITER

Alternative pop and funk band Joe Taxi torched the West Virginia University Mountainlair Ballrooms Monday and took home first-place honors in the third annual Battle of the Bands hosted by the Mountainlair and U92.

With a set of groovy tunes laced with an expert’s precision, Joe Taxi was able to win over the crowd and the judges en route to its victory.

“We’re very honored to get the win tonight,” said Alex Shanholtzer, Joe Taxi bassist and WVU freshman. “It was a tight race, and everybody was awesome, so we’re grateful for the victory.”

Joe Taxi’s set combined elements of funk, groove pop and alternative rock wrapped up in an acoustic blanket courtesy of front man Christian Lopez. This sound was a hit with the crowd, and Joe Taxi’s performance fed off of the cheers of the enthusiastic audience.

For this inspired effort, Joe Taxi took home the grand prize of $1,000, presented by Coca-Cola, and the group said they already have plans for the cash.

“We’re going to get some more equipment or put it toward recording,” Shanholtzer said.

Earning runner-up in last night’s competition was progressive folk jam band Stopwith.

With a sound uniquely their own that combined violin, percussion and both acoustic and electric guitar, Stopwith was able to impress the judges and earn $250 courtesy of West Run Apartments.

“Honestly, we were very surprised to win,” said Stopwith frontman and thirdyear graduate student Dan Crowder. “I thought everybody brought it tonight.”

Each of the five bands participating last night contained at least one current WVU student, and this played a huge part in the event’s success and appeal.

“We have Mountaineer Idol, but nothing for student bands, really,” said Erin Blake, Mountainlair special events coordinator. “It’s really cool to see what all goes into a perfor-

mance, especially when these guys have to balance school schedules with rehearsals and practicing.”

Despite these challenges, each group was able to showcase a unique range of talents and prove that their talents extend beyond the classroom.

“It’s all about doing work when you have to and then allocating time for the fun stuff, like playing out,” said Jordan Aromin, bassist for The State.

The event was sponsored

by U92, and the station’s staff said they were eager to support local music and great competition.

For event emcee and U92 DJ Jimmy Fortuna, the Battle of the Bands extended beyond the ballroom stage.

“This is a great thing for Morgantown in general,” Fortuna said. “This city is a gold mine, and I like for people to know that and see what we have.”

With a phenomenal lineup of Joe Taxi, Stopwith, The State, The Danger of Falling and Half Blind competing for top honors last night, Morgantown’s music scene was certainly doing its part to exemplify this gold mine of talent.

“It’s just amazing to see what these bands can do,” Blake said. “We have amazing talent and diversity in this city, and I am proud to have given it a stage to perform on tonight.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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‘A HUGE HONOR’

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Junior defender Bry McCarthy passes the ball during a game last season against Georgetown. After the season ended, McCarthy went to play with the Canadian National team, which is preparing for the 2012 summer Olympics in London.

WVU junior Bry McCarthy using time with Canadian national team to her advantage by robert kreis sports writer

West Virginia women’s soccer junior defender Bry McCarthy has been well traveled since the Mountaineers finished their last match of the fall season on Nov. 12, 2011.

The Ajax, Ontario, native first started her international tour in Greece Feb. 16, where she was training with the Canadian national team.

Two weeks later, on Feb. 28, McCarthy was asked to continue training with the team as they competed in the Cyprus Cup in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.

“It is a little bit different putting on that jersey (and) representing your country because it adds that extra meaning,” McCarthy said. “Playing for my country is a huge honor.”

While playing for Canada, McCarthy was able to pick up valuable assets that will only help her when competing for WVU. McCarthy learned from older teammates, while also learning from a coach other than West Virginia head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown.

“Any time you play at that level, you are absolutely going to see things differently,” Izzo-Brown said. “Each coun-

try represents different styles of play, and (Bry had) to figure those out.”

Outside of coaching, IzzoBrown claims the speed and technicality of international soccer will be great aspects of the game with which McCarthy will be able to return to West Virginia.

“Playing with the players she (played) with, the speed of play is very intense and the technical ability is out of this world,” Izzo-Brown said. “She is playing with some worldclass players.”

After competing in the Cyprus Cup, where the Canadian team finished second, McCar-

thy joined the rest of the West Virginia women’s soccer team on a nine-day trip to Spain.

Throughout the trip, the team traveled and played some of the best competition Spain had to offer.

“Every opportunity we have to play against competition like that is going to make us better,” Izzo-Brown said.

“It’s experience; we got some games under out belt, and that was huge for the girls.”

According to McCarthy that experience will come in handy, especially for the younger members of the Mountaineer squad.

“We have a really young

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Smith looks to be even better in second year under Holgorsen by michael carvelli sports editor

The last time West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith took the field, he had what was probably his best individual performance of his college career.

He set Orange Bowl and BCS records – including a couple that were held by Tom Brady and Matt Leinart – while throwing for 407 yards and six touchdowns.

So how is Smith working toward becoming even better than he was as a junior when he broke five school records?

He’s been studying film religiously every day.

“I try to kick him out of here every single night. That’s just who he is,” said quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital. “He’s his biggest critic and he’s going to sit there and watch tape, and he’ll come into my office and say, ‘I should’ve done this, I should’ve done that.’

“He understands what he’s supposed to do, and he understands how he can get better. I don’t have to say anything to him.”

This season, Smith is getting the chance to be a starter in head coach Dana Holgorsen’s system for the second year.

That’s something that, since Holgorsen became an offensive coordinator at Texas Tech in 2005, only Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell and Houston’s Case Keenum have done.

Both went on to have unprecedented success in that second year in the system, throwing for more than 5,000 yards and 40 touchdowns each.

Those are high expectations for Smith to live up to, but he

doesn’t worry too much about it.

“I’m just working on getting better every day,” Smith said.

“Obviously, I’ve paid attention to what guys like Graham and (former Oklahoma State quarterback) Brandon Weeden and Case Keenum have done, and I want to live up to what those guys have done. I have big shoes to fill when it comes to that, so I have to work every day.”

The Miami native can already see the difference heading into his final season under center.

“The second-year transition, as Coach Holgorsen always says, is the best one, because I’m not out there figuring out what he wants, and he’s giving me the freedom to be myself in this offense,” Smith said. “At the same time, I’m running the offense the way he wants it to be run, and that makes it even better, because I feel like I’m a gifted athlete, but I also feel like this offense is one of the best in the country.”

Holgorsen said the key to Smith – and the offense as a whole – getting better this season won’t come from just how much better he performs. It’s all about how well they step up in certain situations like third downs.

“The thing that got better (in the second year in the system) wasn’t like the production aspect of things, but it was the success of the situations and stuff,” Holgorsen said. “We are just trying to become a better, more explosive offense. A getmore-yards offense, a smarter offense that is good in situations and understands first downs, and I feel like that is

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Senior quarterback Geno Smith threw for 4,385 yards and 31 touchdowns last season.

Smith set five school records as a junior. where we are going.”

It does help that after being a starter for two seasons and watching as much film as he has, Smith has become another coach on the field for West Virginia.

“Geno (Smith) is great. He gets a little too confident at times, but he’s doing great,” Spavital said. “He can actually go and coach the receivers up and coach the running backs up, because he’s repped so many times that he knows where that receiver needs to be and where that running back needs to be.”

While the individual accolades and everything that will

come Smith’s way before the start of the season are nice, he admits they don’t mean anything unless they can eventually reach their final goal next January of winning a national championship.

“Just win every game – that’s always my goal going into the season,” Smith said. “I could care less about anything else but winning every game.

“I’m still trying to figure out ways that I can get better in this offense – ways that I can get better and trying to figure out ways to get the ball in the hands of those playmakers.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

team right now, a lot of freshmen,” McCarthy said. “For them to see (international competition) and experience, that was really good.

“That is something they will take with them throughout the rest of their careers here at West Virginia.”

The Mountaineers certainly are a young team, graduating six seniors at the end of this semester. Three of those seniors joined McCarthy on the back line last season.

With so many new faces, the all-Big East defender plans to see her leadership role extend even further than

it did last season.

“I’ve always tried to be a leader in the back line,” McCarthy said. “I think now, coach (Izzo-Brown) especially has me focusing on leading more vocally.”

Izzo-Brown certainly does have high expectations for her new leader of the back line. “(McCarthy’s) role has changed; she has to be the leader back there,” IzzoBrown said. “She has the most experience for us back there, so she has to be the coach, the commander and have the confidence to organize us.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Brock leaves special legacy behind cody schuler sports WRITER

The annual Passing of the Rifle Ceremony will take place this Friday in the Mountainlair’s Vandalia Lounge, signifying the official arrival of a new Mountaineer Mascot.

In what has become arguably one of the best traditions at this University, the outgoing Mountaineer Mascot bestows his musket – and all of the tradition and responsibility that come with it – to the newly selected Mountaineer in a bittersweet moment of both pride and humility.

The ceremony has been going on for quite some time now, and this particular Passing of the Rifle Ceremony is a very special one for me.

Every Mountaineer alumnus can, with great pride, recall the students who served as the Mountaineer Mascot during his or her tenure as a West Virginia student.

Since the late 1920s, one student per year has been given the opportunity to don a buckskin-clad outfit and represent the rich heritage and tradition of both the University and the entire Mountain State on the grandest of stages.

Armed with a musket and coonskin cap, the Mountaineer Mascot leads the football team out of the tunnel on crisp autumn afternoons, starts cheers amongst the crowd at basketball games and attends a myriad of events in the community as a sterling example of what the University and the entire state stand for.

There have been many mascots before Brock Burwell, but none of whom I hold in higher regard.

In 2009, as an incoming freshman, I had the first Moun-

taineer Mascot I could call my own. Rebecca Durst was only the second woman to ever serve as the Mountaineer, and she did a stellar job in the storied role.

It wasn’t until after a couple of years in Morgantown, though, that I could fully appreciate how special this place, and the role of the Mountaineer Mascot, really is.

It seems impossible that one individual, dressed in traditional mountain-regalia, can sum up the thoughts, feelings, experiences and heritage of an entire group of people.

However, that’s precisely what the Mountaineer Mascot can do.

That’s exactly what Brock Burwell does for me.

Through the good times and the bad, Brock has been there.

Equipped with a personality bigger than the Appalachians, Brock has the ability to make sure every Mountaineer feels connected and right at home, whether they are watching an event on television or sitting in the upper-most reaches of a stadium.

Throughout the past two years, Brock has worked tirelessly at perfecting his craft.

I can remember going to the Student Rec Center with my friends as a sophomore and seeing a then newly elected Brock swimming lap after lap in the pool.

Whether it is speaking in public, posing for pictures or doing dozens of push-ups after a successful Mountaineer scoring drive, Brock has consistently developed his trade through perseverance and relentless effort.

After all, Brock failed twice in his pursuit of the coveted role; it wasn’t until his third time trying out that he was named the lead Mountaineer Mascot.

It’s easy to overlook how

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WVU golf places fourth at NCCGA Northeast Regional by jon fehrens sports writer

The West Virginia golf club took to the fairways at the Freestone Golf Course in Port Matilda, Pa., to take part in the NCCGA Northeast Regional this past weekend.

The club placed fourth out of the six teams that participated in the tournament.

Penn State, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Boston College and Buffalo also competed in the tournament.

Sophomore Devin Hamner shot the best for the Moun-

taineers and finished tied for ninth out of 51 individuals. Mike Perchak, another member of the WVU club, finished within the top 20, tied for 19th.

After a long successful season, the swimming club found itself in a position to compete in the 2012 East Coast Championship at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga. West Virginia has had one of the smallest swimming programs in the country with only nine swimmers on the roster. But, despite their size, they continue to succeed.

The Wilson brothers, Gabe

and Jeremy, are one of the reasons the club is where they are, and they do it by taking on very heavy workloads.

Gabe Wilson placed ninth in the 200-yard freestyle, 10th in the 100-yard freestyle, 14th in the 50-yard butterfly and 16th in the 200-yard freestyle out of the 1,175 swimmers that competed.

Jeremy Wilson, a distance swimmer, finished fifth in the 500-yard freestyle, then placed sixth in the 1,000-yard freestyle. To top things off, Jeremy edged out big brother Gabe in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing sixth.

Sophomore Danya Contreras swam a strong weekend, ending up in the top 10 in two out of her three events.

Contreras placed seventh in the 200-yard backstroke, eighth in the 200-yard freestyle and 15th in the 100-yard freestyle.

The men’s 4x200-yard freestyle relay that featured seniors Gabe, Jeremy, Jacob Harrick and Matt Smith finished fifth out of the of the 56 teams that competed.

Many individual records were broken at the meet. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Son of Rick Pitino to be new coach of Florida International

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Richard Pitino, son of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, has been hired to coach FIU next season. it done.”

In Louisville, Rick Pitino – who was 25 when he accepted his first chance to be a head coach – said it was difficult to see his son leave.

“I’m delighted for Richard,” Rick Pitino said. “He has done great things for us here at Louisville.

He has had a big impact on our program. Personally, I am going to miss him. Professionally, we are going to miss having him on our bench.”

Richard Pitino was introduced to the FIU community in a suite over one of the baselines of the basketball arena. A few minutes before his arrival, about a halfdozen members of Pitino’s new team were working out on the court. Some still had not met Pi-

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MIAMI (AP) — Richard Pitino had two options. He could remain part of his father’s coaching staff at Louisville and aim at returning to the Final Four next season, or take over a program that hasn’t posted a winning record since he was a teenager.

And Rick Pitino’s son apparently thinks it’s time to start making his own name.

He signed a five-year contract with Florida International on Monday, agreeing to be paid $250,000 annually in base salary – less than he was making at Louisville, but a deal that allows the 29-year-old to lead a program for the first time.

“I may be young,” Richard Pitino said, “but I’m not inexperienced.”

Monday’s announcement came with far less pomp and circumstance than the last FIU basketball coaching move. Almost three years to the day earlier, FIU introduced Isiah Thomas as its coach, touting the Basketball Hall of Fame player as the one who would turn the program around.

Thomas was fired after going 2665, although some of his players insisted he deserved one more year.

Pete Garcia, FIU’s director of sports and entertainment, wouldn’t discuss specifics Monday regarding why Thomas was fired, even though at least one member of Thomas’ former staff attended the news conference hoping to get an answer. Garcia simply said he was appreciative of Thomas’ efforts, and that Monday was a day for the Panthers to look ahead, not back.

“I feel very strongly he’s going to continue to build this program and take us to new levels,” Garcia said, nodding toward Pitino.

FIU was 8-21 past season. Its last winning record – all of 16-14 – came in 1999-2000. The Panthers are 112-243 since.

Pitino knows the numbers, and is undeterred.

“It may not always be pretty.

It may not always be easy,” Pitino said. “But we’re going to get

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tino. They learned of his hiring by media reports Sunday, but were unaware that he was about to speak about 100 feet away from where they were shooting.

Pitino’s first job will be to convince some of those players to stay. An unknown number have already asked to be released from their scholarships, all being declined so far.

“It’s hard for me to tell you how I can get them to stay,” Pitino said. “Some guys, it’ll be a good fit. Some, it may not be a good fit. At the end of the day, that’s my job, to figure out what they want and if I can provide that. And I know it’s going to be a fun ride for them. We’ve just got to get to know each other and feel com-

fortable with each other.”

Before becoming the associate head coach under his father, Richard Pitino was a Louisville assistant from 2007 through 2009 and also worked at Duquesne, Northeastern and the College of Charleston. He spent the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons under Billy Donovan – a Rick Pitino protege – at Florida, and the Gators’ coach also raved about FIU’s hire.

“It is great to have Richard back in the state of Florida,” Donovan said. “FIU has hired a tireless worker and an excellent recruiter to build their program.”

A hectic next few days await at FIU for Pitino, who said he won’t have the time to return to Louisville and attend a celebration for this season’s Final Four team on Tuesday. There’s a recruiting class to complete – some commitments have said they will now look elsewhere – as well as players to get to know and a staff to complete.

There’s also some scheduling work ahead as well. Pitino said his father texted on Monday, almost daring the Panthers to play a team that will likely be among everyone’s preseason top five teams next season.

“He said, ‘I never got to spank you as a child. Would you like to get a spanking this year?’” Richard Pitino said. “I told him, ‘Bring it on.

I’d love to play you.’ Hopefully we can work something out.”

The younger Pitino sounds incredibly similar to his father, and has some of the same features – although he bristled at that particular comparison.

“The only thing that bothers me is that you just said I look like a 59-year-old man,” Richard Pitino said, as the room broke into laughter. “I’m extremely, extremely proud to be his son. I’ve been very, very lucky. There’s been a rare occasion where it may be a burden. But 99 percent of the time, I’m extremely lucky, extremely fortunate. I wouldn’t trade him for any other dad in the world.”

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Throughout Brock’s two years as the Mountaineer Mascot, I cannot once recall seeing him without a smile on his face.

Ever.

To me, Brock will always

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He has been a true role model – one who has championed the Mountaineer way across the country.

He has been a servant, catering to the student body and to thousands of others.

He has been a friend.

Though I am thrilled Jonathan Kimble will be assuming the role of the Mountaineer Mascot next year, I’m really going to miss Brock and the connectedness between my classmates he provided.

There is no better choice for Brock’s successor than Kimble, and I am ecstatic he will be the one to lead West Virginia in its westward expansion into the Big 12 Conference.

However, it is bittersweet knowing Brock’s tenure is officially coming to a close.

This Friday, with a final firing of the musket, Brock Burwell will enter the history books as a Mountaineer of the past.

The Ritchie County native will join dozens of others as simply another name on the list of former Mountaineer Mascots.

For myself, and the majority of the students I entered West Virginia University with, he will always be more than that.

He will always be our Mountaineer. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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ACROSS RUBY/STADIUM. INGLEWOOD BLVD. Efficiency, 2BR APT. May/August 2012. Free Parking. W/D in building. No smoking, No pets. Call 304-276-5233.

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AVAILABLE MAY, 1/BR, WELL MAINTAINED. W/D Hook-up, Near park, rail trail and town. Yard, deck. No Pets. $350+utilities 304-282-0344

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BR APARTMENTS ON WILLEY STREET. W/D. $375 each. Utilities and 2 parking spaces included. 304-685-7835.

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One year lease-May-May. Phone:304-598-2560 TWO FEMALE ROOMMATES. WANTED for very nice modern 3BR apt with quiet and serious student. Includes DW, AC, WD, 3 minute walk to Downtown campus, includes utilities and parking. Individual lease. $390/month 304-379-9851.

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VERY SPACIOUS 2BR, 2 full bath with large closets. Washer/dryer, dishwasher, microwave, Hard wood flooring. Conveniently located close to the campus, stadium and hospital $840 + Electric, Sorry No Dogs. 304-692-9296 or 304-288-0387

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BARTENDER WANTED AT TAILGATORS BAR AND GRILL. Wednesday and Friday night shift. Phone 304-599-4309.

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.

BARTENDING UP TO $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Age 18 plus. Training available. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285

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4 BR HOUSES walk to class. W/D. No Pets.

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1/BR 600 McKinley Avenue. Remodeled. $450+ W/D; 3/BR, 1½ bath, 340 Grant Avenue. $425/person, includes gas/ garbage.

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3-4/BR NEAR SOUTH PARK. $1200/MO + utilities. Student housing. No Section 8 or pets. Off street parking. Lease and deposit required. WD/DW. 304-366-9744

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

12 | SPORTS

Baseball

Tuesday April 17, 2012

Tennis

Mountaineers lose to Seton Hall and Rutgers by robert kreis sports writer

The West Virginia baseball team faces Akron on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Canton, Ohio.

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West Virginia looks to snap losing streak against Akron

By Ben Gaughan

Associate Sports Editor

The West Virginia baseball team has lost four-straight games heading into its upcoming battle with Akron Tuesday in Canton, Ohio.

The Mountaineers (14-23, 3-9 Big East) scored a total of seven runs during their four-game losing streak against Maryland and Rutgers (three game series), while the Zips (14-21, 7-5 MAC) lost two out of three games at Buffalo during the weekend and four out of their last five.

WVU and Akron split a doubleheader at Hawley Field less than a month ago. Akron won the first game 8-2, while West Virginia took the second game, 12-7.

The Mountaineer offense has struggled to get runs batted in this season, including in the series against Rutgers, but has gotten better as a team throughout the last month.

Redshirt sophomore left fielder Matt Frazer leads the Mountaineers with a batting average of .305. Frazer is slugging

.516 and has 15 doubles, 18 runs scored, four home runs and 19 RBIs. Behind Frazer is freshman center fielder Bobby Boyd, who is batting .302 with 35 hits and nine RBIs, and redshirt sophomore first baseman Ryan McBroom, who is batting .297 with a team-leading 41 hits and 29 RBIs to go along with four home runs.

Other than those three players, WVU has not seen consistent hitting from its team, although the younger players are still learning the ways of Division I and Big East pitching.

Junior second baseman Brady Wilson is hitting .268 with three home runs and 12 RBIs. Wilson led the Mountaineers with three hits and a run scored in their 3-1 loss to Rutgers Sunday.

Redshirt junior outfielder Chris Rasky went 4-for-4 with Sunday against the Scarlet Knights and went 5-for-8 on the weekend.

Akron is led by sophomore infielder Tyler Begun, who is batting .352 – 47 points higher than any WVU hitter. Begun has a team-leading five home runs, 22 RBIs, 26 runs scored and four

triples on the season.

The Zips don’t have a ton of speed on the base paths, as their leader, redshirt freshman outfielder Devan Ahart, has 12 steals. The Zips next leading base stealer is Begun, with four. Ahart is also second on the team with 23 runs scored.

On the mound, Akron is led by senior left-hander wScott Foster, who is 3-3 with a 2.23 ERA so far in 40.1 innings pitched this season. The Zips have another lefty in Pat Dyer. Dyer, out of Columbus, Ohio, stands at 6-foot-8 and is 3-1 with a 2.87 ERA in his first season. Senior Andrew Brown leads Akron with 45 strikeouts.

WVU head coach Greg Van Zant has not named a starting pitcher for tonight’s game yet.

Sophomore right-hander Corey Walter still leads the team with an ERA of 5.22. Walter is 3-3 on the year with 21 strikeouts in 58.1 innings pitched. Sophomore Ryan Tezak leads all relievers with a 2.45 ERA and is 1-1 on the season. Tezak has nine strikeouts in 11 innings pitched. ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu

The West Virginia women’s tennis team completed its season this weekend.

Although the Mountaineers suffered losses to Seton Hall and Rutgers, head coach Tina Samara liked what she saw from her team to close out the season, and she is excited about the future of the West Virginia women’s tennis program.

“No coach wants to have a record like we had, but, at the same time, we came into this job with certain goals, and from our viewpoint, we needed to make some very drastic decisions in order to get to those viewpoints down the road,” Samara said. “With the change in the expectations and goals for the program, there had to be very significant changes in the way things were handled.”

The Mountaineer’s weekend started Saturday afternoon when they took on the Pirates of Seton Hall.

The number-two double combination of senior Veronica Cardenas and junior Emily Mathis started the match off with a dominating 8-0 win. “(Cardenas and Mathis) are a good example of what you need to do in college tennis,” Samara said. “They’ve matured a whole lot, they’ve put their differences aside and they respect each other as teammates.

“They both played with very good energy, really good communication, and that’s why they had success.”

Although the Mountaineers started fast, they could not hold back the Pirates, eventually losing the match 4-3. Cardenas and Mathis were joined with Ikttesh Chahal as the only Mountaineers to earn singles wins Saturday.

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Senior Veronica Cardenas and the West Virginia tennis team lost their final two matches of the regular season and failed to qualify for the Big East Conference tournament.

Chahal was also the only member of the West Virginia squad to earn a victory Sunday against Rutgers.

The Mountaineers lost to the Scarlet Knights 6-1, but Chahal’s fourth straight singles victory has Samara excited to watch the Chandigarh, India, native’s career develop from here.

“I have high expectations for (Chahal), which she is not anywhere near, but obviously she is going in the right directions,” Samara said. “She’s got one year under her belt, (and) she knows what this is all about and how everything works.”

Although no other Mountaineers recorded a victory, Samara liked what she saw from the team in their last competition together.

“(Sunday) they competed pretty hard,” Samara said.

“We discussed with (the team) a little bit that we have to figure out a way to compete with that sense of urgency every time you go out on the court.”

With the changes Samara is attempting to make to the program, she certainly faced a huge amount of adversity.

She is confident this group provided the foundation that will allow the program to flourish.

“We made a lot of progress that is not going to be recognized on paper,” Samara said. “It is very clear to anyone coming to this program that we’re serious about what we’re doing.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu