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Career Fair offers jobs, internships by lacey palmer staff writer

Students will have the opportunity to plan for their futures today at the semiannual West Virginia University Career Fair sponsored by the WVU Career Services Center.

Held in the Mountainlair Ballroom 10 a.m.–3 p.m., students who attend the Fair will get to walk throughout the ballrooms and speak to a wide variety of employers set up at informational booths.

According to Sarah Glenn, Assistant Director of Employer Relations for the CSC, 73 employers, representing diverse industries, non-profits and government agencies, will be recruiting for internship and full-time positions.

Students can find a complete list of companies in attendance on MountaineerTRAK either online or on the kiosks around campus.

“There will be opportunities for students in all fields at the career fair, such as business, engineering,

sales, management, social work, criminal justice and many more,” Glenn said.

“We are always bringing new employers to campus.”

Students graduating in May should start looking for job options now, Glenn said. Also, students looking for a summer internship should also begin their search now.

Glenn said she believes the Career Fair is not only a great way to network with employers and get interviews, but also to learn about new companies.

Many companies at the Career Fair will have job openings and positions available some students might not have known existed.

“It is always to a job seeker’s advantage to meet a recruiter in person as opposed to making the initial introduction electronically,” Glenn said.

Although the Career Fair is directed at those looking for an internship or fulltime job, freshmen and sophomores are also encouraged to attend.

“It’s never too early to

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start planning for your career,” Glenn said. “Freshmen and sophomores who attend career fairs are familiar with the process and tend to be more successful at networking during their junior and senior years.”

According to Glenn, employers are usually interested in talking to underclassmen and helping them learn about jobs within their company.

Students who attend the Career Fair are encouraged to dress professionally.

Glenn said a suit is highly

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City approves High Street taxi stand relocation

By Jacob Bojesson Correspondent

The taxi stand on the corner of High and Wall Streets has been relocated to the Courthouse Plaza due to safety concerns following a series of incidents over the last year.

Last week, officials from the Morgantown Police and Fire departments reached an agreement with Yellow Cab to put the relocation plan into effect immediately.

Morgantown City Police Chief Ed Preston said in an official statement the relocation is an attempt to separate the large crowds going in and out of night clubs looking for transportation.

The goal is to better facil-

itate the late-night crowds that gather on the corner of High and Wall Streets on weekends, as the capacity is impossible to handle, he said.

“We have several night clubs on the 300 block, and if you add up the capacity, it’s in the thousands,” said Ken Tennant, captain of the Fire Marshal’s Office. “Imagine all the other bars on the other streets – everyone is coming to the 300 block to try to get a ride or get a taxi.”

The Mountainline Transit Authority moved its late night downtown bus stop to the Courthouse Plaza Nov. Arron Diedrich/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM 9, after two night clubs re- A taxi cab driving on High Street Wednesday. quested relocation.

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Thanks to a program offered by West Virginia University, students can keep track of their degree requirements easier than ever before.

DegreeWorks is an online program accessed through MIX that tracks what classes students have taken, what classes they need to take and their degree requirements.

It helps advisors minimize errors through consistent degree planning and reduces paperwork and reliance on check sheets. The program essentially provides advice, counsel and speeds graduation time for students.

WVU associate registrar Jerry Ross explained how DegreeWorks accumulates information.

“DegreeWorks feeds off our student information system that houses all the data from the student’s academic history to current registration,” he said.

“It takes all the data from the database and applies it to a student’s audit, which is basically an outline of what requirements are necessary for each student’s individual degree.”

Ross mentioned how the program is customized for each major.

“Each program has its own audit and set of rules and requirements, which is specialized for the program’s needs,” he said. “We have the ability to run something that’s called “the Planner.” This allows students to plan out on a semester-tosemester basis what they will take going forward.”

Ross likes how the program is geared toward a user-friendly interface.

“It’s really pretty simple how it works. Students just log into their MIX account, go to STAR and click on the DegreeWorks link,” he said.

“From there, students can pull up their basic audit, which lists all their degree’s requirements, what classes they still need to take and class history.”

WVU biology student, Chris Pitzer agrees with Ross about the simplicity of the program.

“I think it’s easy and pretty helpful. I looked at a couple of majors and found

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recommended, but those who do not have a suit should wear dress pants and a nice shirt and keep their jewelry, cologne and make-up to a minimum.

Students should also bring a copy of their resume.

Whether seeking a spring or summer internship or a full-time position or just expanding your horizons and making connections, all students are encouraged to come to the Career Fair.

out I’m going to double major from it. I would encourage other students to use it because it basically tells you everything you need to know in one place” he said.

“I don’t use it very often, but when I am considering classes to take, I listen to what classes other people like, and try to see if it fits in my major, and I go from there with it.“ Casey Zimmerman, an athletic training student, uses DegreeWorks often.

“I use DegreeWorks to see which requirements I still haven’t filled and what classes I need to take. I think the program is pretty accurate, and it keeps me organized because I can see what I need to take next semester.”

WVU adviser Cathy Bonnstetter, expressed her appreciation of DegreeWorks from an adviser’s point of view.

“The benefits of using DegreeWorks is the organization; it’s divided into everything we need – student’s GECs, major courses and requirements,” she said.

“It’s very clear what courses students have had and what they haven’t. In general, it makes any advising appointment go smoother, if both the adviser and student are on the same page,” Bonnstetter said.

“It makes the world of difference if both the student and adviser have some ideas about what is needed and how to pursue things.”

Bonnstetter said she appreciates the program being a part of her work.

“DegreeWorks is just a beautiful tool,” she said.

Ross said the biggest benefit of DegreeWorks is how students can access their information anywhere.

“Students always have this information at their fingertips, so they can pull it up anywhere, anytime,” he said. “DegreeWorks helps students know exactly what classes they need to take so they can stay on track to graduate. Because at the end of the day, that’s what we want – we want to see students graduate as quickly as possible.”

To access DegreeWorks, log in to MIX at mix.wvu. edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Thursday September 20, 2012

Romney’s comments ripple across battleground map

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney participates in a Univision “Meet the Candidates” forum with Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas in Coral Gables, Fla., Wednesday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mitt Romney’s offhanded comment that as a candidate he doesn’t worry about the 47 percent of Americans who pay no income taxes has quickly entered the bloodstream in the presidential campaign’s most hard-fought states.

His comment, in a video revealed this week, is prompting expressions of shock – but also shrugs – from Nevada to Florida to New Hampshire and the handful of battleground states in between.

Will it sway an election expected to be close?

There was much discussion in the relatively few states that are still considered competitive, likely to decide the race. Here, as elsewhere, the question was whether Romney was showing himself to be insensitive or merely delivering the hard truth a nation at an economic crossroads must face.

People’s answers could make an Election Day difference in states where the race is tight.

“It sounds like he’s leaving out half of America, if you ask me,” said Gary Gabriel, an independent from suburban Columbus,

Ohio, who decided in light of Romney’s comments to support President Barack Obama.

But the remarks also reaffirmed the opinions of some Romney supporters.

“I worry a lot about the society we’re turning into, more of an entitlement mentality,” said Randy Schumaker, a Denver-area IT manager.

It all underscored the campaign’s focus on the economy. And it stoked deeper questions about voters’ expectations about the government’s role in Americans’ daily lives.

Outrage. Nodding approval. Both followed Romney’s contention that 47 percent of Americans support Obama and that they “are dependent upon government” and “believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them.”

In a Gallup poll taken Tuesday, about a third of the surveyed registered voters said they would be less likely to support Romney in light of the remarks, But more said the comments would not affect their votes. And most voters have already made up their minds on whom they

will support, according to this and other surveys.

More voter voices: “He does not have that empathy that says he really cares,” said Michael Symes from the economically hard-hit Las Vegas area.

Student Morgan Palmer said he needs his college loan to get through Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va. But he doesn’t consider himself a government dependent. “I was really shocked,” the 18-year-old freshman from Chantilly, Va., said. “This is a longterm investment, not shortterm dependency.”

Outside LaCrosse, Wis., however, retired mortgage loan officer Shirley Otto said Romney was merely delivering an unvarnished version of the straight talk the nation needs to hear.

“I’d rather be told the truth ... than be told something just to win an election,” Otto said.

Romney’s comments were recorded without his awareness at a private May fundraiser in Florida. They were provided to the magazine Mother Jones, which released them Monday.

By that evening, they had aired on evening news broadcasts in key battle-

ground markets such as Denver and Milwaukee.

By Tuesday morning, The Des Moines Register in Iowa and The Columbus Dispatch in Ohio featured front-page headlines about Romney’s words.

They were the buzz outside a Joe Biden campaign rally in Ottumwa, Iowa, that morning, as they were at Phil Hopkins’ paint store near, Columbus, Ohio. “It’s kind of refreshing for someone to actually tell the truth for once,” said Hopkins, an independent who supports Romney.

Unlike questions about diplomatic leadership that surfaced after deadly demonstrations at U.S. embassies in the past week, the attention over Romney’s unguarded comments went to the heart of the presidential campaign’s central issue, the economy, and the candidates’ competing views of the government’s role in the lives of millions of Americans out of work and living in financial uncertainty.

Romney, a wealthy former businessman who served a term as Massachusetts governor, neither disavowed nor apologized for the comments. He has said Obama has fueled gov-

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Kroger has recalled spinach sold in 15 states, including West Virginia, due to a possible Listeria contamination.

The Fresh Selections Tender Spinach, sold in 10-ounce packages, with a “best if used by date” of Sept. 16 is being recalled.

Listeria is linked to serious illness in women who are pregnant and those who have weakened immune systems.

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States with stores affected include Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.

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ernment dependence, and he’s now drawing attention to 1998 statements Obama made about redistribution of government resources, seeking to paint him as an enemy of the free-market solutions Romney prescribes.

On Wednesday, Romney said during a fundraiser in Atlanta that economic success “does not work by a government saying, ‘Become dependent upon government.’”

Romney has been retooling his campaign message amid pressure from his own party to push more aggressively against Obama.

He’s asking Obama supporters from 2004 to back him instead.

And while Obama and Biden’s public comments were muted on Romney’s remarks, that didn’t stop their campaign from quickly producing a Web video featuring people reacting negatively. Obama has argued throughout his term and during the campaign that the federal government must expand access to health care and ease college loan and mortgage repayment to allow more Americans to enter the middle class.

By Wednesday morning,

a pro-Obama group had produced a television ad using excerpts of the Romney video, and was scheduled to begin airing it in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin by the week’s end.

As proof of what Democrats saw as the potential impact of Romney’s comments, candidates for Congress in hotly contested races began immediately trying to tie their Republican opponents to them. In Florida, Democrat Lois Frankel sent out an email fundraising solicitation linking Romney’s comments to her opponent Adam Hasner, who is Romney’s Florida campaign co-chairman.

In Colorado, Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter excavated a months-old quip about food stamp recipients by Republican opponent Joe Coors and used it to try tying him to Romney.

Reserving the spotlight on the issue for his appearance Tuesday on CBS’s “Late Show,” Obama lightly questioned whether Romney had the sensitivity to be president. “You have to work for everyone, not just for some,” Obama told host David Letterman during the show’s taping.

SGA approves grant for Martin-Hall Advertising Agency The West Virginia University Student Government Association met Thursday and approved four appointed executive positions and a $500 grant for the Martin-Hall Advertising Agency.

The following executive positions were approved by the board: Alyssa Mariano as Director of Sustainability, Jessica Latham as Director of Diversity, Cody Campbell as Director of Arts and Meredith Chapman as Director of Dining Services.

The Martin-Hall Advertising Agency requested a $500 grant to take five students to Wash-

taxi

Continued from page 1 Plaza was to prevent problematic situations in the future.

“It’s working out much better, and there is a lot less congestion,” Tennant said. “Imagine in a time of emergency what would happen.”

Tennant said the decision was unanimous.

Robert King of Yellow Cab was also involved in the collaboration and said all parts agreed that the Courthouse Plaza would be a better solution.

James Cartwright, one of the taxi drivers who work

ington, D.C., to attend the American Advertising Federation’s Annual Conference.

“This is a great networking opportunity for advertising students,” said sophomore Lauren Nickle, chief communications officer for the agency. Prior to voting, Governor Ryan Campione, in support of the grant, mentioned to the board that SGA was a client of the Martin-Hall Agency in 2010 and they helped SGA with a fundraising obligation.

After a roll-call vote, the grant was approved unanimously.

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the late-night shift for Yellow Cab, said he is confident about the decision.

“It can be chaotic – people want to cut the line, they don’t want to obey the cab stand rules,” Cartwright said.

“For everyone to be able to get a ride back home, there isn’t any other way other than a cab stand situation.”

Although he welcomes the new changes, Cartwright said he believes there is no perfect solution to the problem.

“People don’t get that it’s down there. Everyone wants to get picked up down the street,” Cartwright said.

“It’s a double-edged sword situation.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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29 dead, 46 injured in Mexico pipeline fire

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Firefighters climb a ladder as they try to control a fire after an explosion at a gas pipeline distribution center in Reynosa, Mexico, Tuesday.

REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) — The death toll in a pipeline fire at a distribution plant near the U.S. border has risen to 29, Mexico’s stateowned oil company said Wednesday. At least 46 others were injured, and more might be missing.

Juan Jose Suarez, director of the state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos company, told local media earlier in the day that at least five workers had not been seen since the blast. On Tuesday, the company, known as Pemex, said in its Twitter account that a total of seven people were unaccounted for.

President Felipe Calderon said the quick reaction of emergency teams prevented a “real catastrophe,� by controlling the fire before it reached the huge tanks of a neighboring gas processing plant.

The enormous fire Tuesday hit a distribution center near the border with Texas that handles natural gas coming in from wells

and sends it to a processing plant next door. “The timely response by oil workers, firefighters and the Mexican army was able to control the fire relatively quickly and avoid a real catastrophe of bigger proportions and greater damages if the fire had spread to the center for gas processing, which is right there,� Calderon said in a speech in Mexico City.

The blast and ensuing fire left charred tanks and a mound of tangled steel at the walled plant near the border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas.

Two of the injured were reported in serious condition.

Dr. Jaime Urbina Rivera, deputy medical director of Hospital Materno Infantil de Reynosa just a few miles from the plant, said his hospital had received nine injured workers with first- and second-degree burns covering 10 percent to 40 percent of their bodies, with the burns concentrated on their

backs and legs. They all arrived conscious, he said.

Pemex officials said the blast appeared to have been caused by an accidental leak, and there was no sign so far of sabotage. The Mexican Attorney General’s Office opened an investigation into the explosion Wednesday, sending more than 20 investigators into the site, which was blocked to the press.

The facility’s perimeter walls, topped with razor wire as a security measure in a country that has seen thieves, saboteurs and drug gangs target oil installations, presented an obstacle for plant workers trying to flee.

Esteban Vazquez Huerta, 18, who was inside the plant when the fire erupted, managed to find a gap in the wire, scale a wall and escape. “We had to climb the wall from that side because the fire, the heat was reaching us,� Vazquez Huerta said Wednesday as he stood outside the plant, waiting for

word of missing co-workers.

Until the final moments before the explosion there was no sign anything was amiss, Vazquez Huerta said.

Pemex said workers from contracting firms, such as Vazquez Huerta, and its own employees were performing routine maintenance at the plant, where pipelines from gas wells in the Burgos basin converge.

The plant feeds gas next door to separate liquid hydrocarbons from the gas.

The production is for domestic Mexican use.

Vazquez Huerta said that suddenly the pipes where he was working, about 300 to 400 yards (meters) from the explosion, began to sound like they were repressurizing, after being closed for maintenance.

There was a blast and he and two co-workers began running. A second explosion knocked them to the ground, but they got up and continued running.

They found a space along the back wall that wasn’t

topped with razor wire and boosted each other over.

Investigators were interviewing other workers to find out more details that could help determine what caused the leak.

Hospital officials said some workers with serious burns were transferred to Monterrey, 140 miles southwest of Reynosa. Dr. Arturo Justiniani, director of a Mexican Institute of Social Security hospital, said they lacked enough beds for those injured. “We don’t have memory of another event of this kind,� he said.

People arrived at the federal prosecutors’ regional office to identify the bodies of relatives.

Gustavo Cruz said his 31-year-old brother, Jaime Cruz, died in the arms of another family member who worked in the plant. “He was very happy� working there, Cruz said.

Calderon said that the government will carry out an exhaustive investigation

of the cause of the fire.

The blast forced the closure of the wells and the evacuation of people at ranches and homes within three miles (five kilometers) of the gas facility, which is about 12 miles (19 kilometers) southwest of Reynosa.

Calderon sent condolences to the victims’ relatives and vowed to make sure those injured receive help.

Pipelines carrying gasoline and diesel in Mexico are frequently tapped by thieves looking to steal fuel, and those sometimes cause spills or explosions.

But thieves seldom target gas pipelines.

In December 2010, authorities blamed oil thieves for an oil pipeline explosion in a central Mexico city near the capital that killed 28 people, including 13 children. The blast burned people and scorched homes, affecting 5,000 residents in an area six miles (10 kilometers) wide in San Martin Texmelucan.

New French cartoons inflame prophet film tensions in Muslim world PARIS (AP) — France stepped up security Wednesday at its embassies across the Muslim world after a French satirical weekly revived a formula that it has already used to capture attention: Publishing crude, lewd caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

Wednesday’s issue of the provocative satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, whose offices were firebombed last year, raised concerns that France could face violent protests like the ones targeting the United States over an amateur video produced in California that have left at least 30 people dead.

The drawings, some of which depicted Muhammad naked and in demeaning or pornographic poses, were met with a swift rebuke by the French government, which warned the magazine could be inflaming tensions, even as it reiterated France’s free speech protections.

The principle of freedom of expression “must not be infringed,� Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said, speaking on France Inter radio.

But he added: “Is it pertinent, intelligent, in this context to pour oil on the fire? The answer is no.�

Anger over the film “Innocence of Muslims� has fueled violent protests from Asia to Africa. In the Lebanese port city of Tyre, tens of thousands of people marched in the streets Wednesday, chanting “Oh, America, you are God’s enemy!�

Worried France might be targeted, the government ordered its embassies, cultural centers, schools and other official sites to close on Friday — the Muslim holy day — in 20 countries. It also im-

mediately shut down its embassy and the French school in Tunisia, the site of deadly protests at the U.S. Embassy last week.

The French Foreign Ministry issued a travel warning urging French citizens in the Muslim world to exercise “the greatest vigilance,� avoiding public gatherings and “sensitive buildings.�

The controversy could prove tricky for France, which has struggled to integrate its Muslim population, Western Europe’s largest. Many Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad should not be depicted at all – even in a flattering way – because it might encourage idolatry.

Violence provoked by the anti-Islam video, which portrays the prophet as a fraud, womanizer and child molester, began with a Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, then quickly spread to Libya, where an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi left the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans dead.

In Washington, White House spokesman Jay Carney said the Obama administration believed the French magazine images “will be deeply offensive to many and have the potential to be inflammatory.� “We don’t question the right of something like this to be published,� he said,

pointing to the U.S. Constitution’s protections of free expression. “We just question the judgment behind the decision to publish it.�

In a statement, Arab League chief Nabil Elarabi called the cartoons “provocative and disgraceful� and said their publication added complexity to an already inflamed situation.

He said the drawings arose from ignorance of “true Islam and its holy prophet.�

A lawsuit was filed against Charlie Hebdo hours after the issue hit newsstands, the Paris prosecutor’s office said, though it would not say who filed it. The magazine also said its website had been hacked.

Riot police took up positions outside the magazine’s offices, which were firebombed last year after it released an edition that mocked radical Islam.

Chief editor Stephane Charbonnier, who publishes under the pen name “Charb� and has been under police protection for a year, defended the cartoons. “Muhammad isn’t sacred to me,� he told The Associated Press. “I don’t blame Muslims for not laughing at our drawings.

I live under French law. I don’t live under Quranic law.�

He said he had no regrets and felt no responsibility for any violence.

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“I’m not the one going into the streets with stones and Kalashnikovs,� he said. looked a bit like Pope John Paul II and French President Francois Hollande, a staple.

At the demonstration in Lebanon, Nabil Kaouk, deputy chief of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, warned the United States and France not to anger Muslims. “Be careful of the anger of our nation that is ready to defend the prophet,� he said. “Our hearts are wounded and our chests are full of anger.�

Na s s e r Dh e i n i , a 40-year-old farmer, said instead of boosting security at its embassies, France should close down the offending magazine. “Freedom of opinion should not be by insulting religions,� said Dheini, carrying his 4-year-old son Sajed.

Ap Outside the magazine’s Paris offices, a passer-by Hezbollah supporters carry banners along Syrians holding pictures of Syrian wearing a traditional Mus- President Bashar Assad during a march in the city of Tyre, Lebanon, Wednesday. lim tunic said he was neither surprised nor shocked by the cartoons. He criticized France’s decision to close embassies and schools for fear of protests by extremists.

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OPINION Dealing with drug abuse

Thursday September 20, 2012

Last week, Senator Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., led a round-table discussion with experts and West Virginia teens at Wheeling Park High School.

The topic? Prescription drug abuse.

Drug abuse, especially among teens, has been a hot topic in West Virginia in recent days. Earlier this week, we reported on a new study conducted by a team of West Virginia University researchers, which found that “doctor shopping” – the practice of going from doctor to doctor until being

prescribed the desired controlled substance – is contributing to deaths across the state.

Numerous other studies have found West Virginia has the highest rate of prescription drug abuse in the country. Add that to the growing list of healthrelated problems we lead the country in, including obesity, smoking and teen pregnancy. Of course, these problems are all interconnected, stemming from long-standing socioeconomic problems.

In the long run, they

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must be addressed with a holistic approach focused on fixing the state’s economic woes, as well as its failing education system.

However, there are steps that must be implemented immediately.

Many of these were discussed during the panel in Wheeling, which also featured law enforcement officials, experts from the Office of National Drug Control Policy and education officials. Rockefeller referred to the youth drug abuse problem as an “epidemic” and called for a

comprehensive approach to tackling this issue. Earlier in the week, Rockefeller, along with Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., announced a federal grant for a group of “community coalitions” dedicated to combating youth substance abuse in West Virginia This grant, along with Rockefeller’s attempts at raising awareness on the issue, should be applauded.

However, it is clear more must be done. The state legislature, in conjunction with the federal gov-

ernment, needs to invest in prevention programs, along with rehab programs for those already dealing with a controlled substance addiction.

As far-reaching austerity measures are slashing funding for programs like these across the country, it’s important that our leaders understand the profound implications the plague of prescription drug abuse will have on our future if they don’t act and act now.

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Asia land dispute has economic consequences for US

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A small group of Chinese protesters march with an anti-Japan banner in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai, China, Wednesday.

brandon muncy guest columnist

Money is the root of all evil.

Well, not exactly, but it is definitely causing some problems for America in eastern Asia.

Actually, it’s slightly more complicated than that, but the core issue here is how the Federal Reserve’s continued monetary policy in response to the recession, and the mindset of American foreign policymakers are the core cause of growing tensions between the United States and China.

I’ll explain.

The U.S. Dollar is both the reserve currency of the world and the only currency accepted by oil-producing countries for the purchase of crude oil. The latter makes it a petrocurrency. What that means for the average American is domestic prices don’t rise as high as they otherwise

would with the same inflationary policy.

It is important the U.S. Dollar remains in demand internationally to prevent the currency from losing its perceived value on the market.

In the event that occurred, basically every American citizen, and every individual who holds only the U.S. Dollar as currency, more or less, goes bankrupt. The purchasing power of the money disappears and all these individuals are left with are their physical assets.

With the Federal Reserve printing new dollars and entering the currency into circulation, the money gains or loses value relative to the inflation rates of other currencies. All other things equal, the more the dollar is printed off, the lower its value is relative to how much other countries are inflating their money supply.

The two core economic factors at work keeping the value of the U.S. Dol-

lar intact on the international market are that Saudi countries demand the U.S. Dollar for oil exchanges due to a treaty signed between Saudi Arabia and the United States in the 1970s, and the fact the U.S. Dollar is the international currency accepted as a means of exchange in most other international exchanges.

The latter is what is known as the aforementioned “reserve currency.”

So what do these things have to do with diplomatic relations in eastern Asia?

For some time now, China has been seeking to market the Yuan as an alternative to the U.S. Dollar. On Sept. 6, China took a big step in achieving its goal when it announced that it would begin selling oil in the Yuan (China’s currency). The significance of this is that it gives the international market an alternative to the U.S. Dollar for oil purchases.

In other words, it is America’s direct monetary competition, and with

guarantees from Russia they will sell China as much oil as they desire, there is concern for the U.S. Dollar’s value on the market.

The news comes on the heels of the Federal Reserve’s announcement of the third round of quantitative easing (QE3), wherein the central bank will purchase $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities monthly, indefinitely.

The fear, from an American perspective, is that the value of the Dollar on the international market will plummet, causing domestic inflation. Indeed, the U.S. Dollar’s value has already taken a hit. Its value on the exchange rate index forex has fallen from 81.473 to 79.03 (as of this writing).

Growing tensions between the U.S. and China are being further exacerbated by our longtime ally Japan, who recently nationalized the uninhabited Senkaku Islands. These islands are claimed by China and are suspected of having oil reserves underneath them.

Letter to the editor Stop by today’s Career Fair Today, the Career Services Center is hosting its Fall 2012 Career Fair in the Mountainlair Ballroom 10 a.m.-3 p.m., an event that has proven very useful to myself in the past and an event too often overlooked by many students. Is it the word “fair”? Is the thought of a ballroom packed with suited professionals intimidating to students?

Assumptions aside, events like the Career Fair draw a diverse group of employers, from big energy

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companies to Kennywood.

These provide students with so many opportunities to learn about the industries, talk with professionals in an open environment and even land an internship or job.

In my experience, students seem unsure of how to engage employers outside of the traditional hiring process. Either students are entirely too timid; keeping a safe distance from recruiters and slipping in for pamphlets while they are speaking with other students is not going to make a lasting impression. Neither will treat-

China’s response was to mobilize and send 1000 fishing boats to the area to resist the nationalization.

The matter of who legitimately owns the islands is debatable. The Chinese claim they own the islands because they were the first to discover them. The Japanese claim they are the legitimate owners due to having annexed them in 1895, and administration was reverted to them by America in the 1970s, who had administrative control over the islands, as a result of the treaty the United States and Japan signed to end their conflict in World War II. This territorial dispute has rather blatant economic implications for America. If, indeed, these islands have oil reserves under them, and if indeed these reserves are somewhat substantial, America has every economic incentive to completely back Japan’s purchase.

The diplomatic relationship between China and

the United States is already shaky after a recent military build up of US forces in East Asia with the stated goal of “be(ing) strong enough to dissuade potential adversaries from pursuing a military build-up in hopes of surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States.”

Tensions between the U.S. and China are likely to continue to ferment, and though it is unlikely to occur, it is presently uncertain whether or not China will waive its claims to the Senkaku islands.

It remains to be seen what course of actions oilproducing nations such as Venezuela will take, but Iran has been accepting the Yuan in exchange for oil as far back as May 2012, according to Reuters.

Both nations have been critical of American foreign policy this decade.

Regardless, the U.S. appears to be precautionary and hopeful it can help facilitate a peaceful Japanese nationalization of the islands.

daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu ing the event as a practice run for Halloween, darting from table to table filling a sack with bottle openers, koozies and 10-cent pens.

What is failed to be realized is that these employers are actively searching for candidates and encouraging inquiries. This creates an atmosphere where both parties are selling and buying. Instead of winning a conversation through an impersonal resume, students have the opportunity to open the conversation with a question of their own. I learned about companies I had never heard of and learned that some ca-

reer fields I thought might be for me were not quite as glamorous as I had hoped.

A couple years ago I walked into a Career Services Center Fair and was able to land two interviews set up through the CSC. I will admit that I completely blew my first interview of the day and to that day. It came when, almost at the same instant, the recruiter and I realized that this was not the job for me.

Just 30 minutes later I entered my second interview and walked out with a summer-long internship. It all happened when I came upon an energetic recruiter

working for a company I had never heard of before and opened with “So, what does University Directories do?”

Obviously, it is not as easy as asking questions when no one else will; preparedness and professionalism will ensure that any student can walk away from a fair like this with a positive experience. Many of the same rules apply to the fair as they do to traditional hiring. Having plenty of resumes, dressing professional, talking like an adult, and a short, simple introduction including name and major

accompanied with a good firm handshake makes for a perfect presentation of oneself.

Students should be doing all that they can to gain as much experience as they can to accompany and supplement their studies. Any employer or any student who has had job or internship experience will say that it it isn’t just beneficial but vital. Take advantage of the opportunities provided by the school; they do it to make us exceptional, so that we can make them proud.

Jack Lake is a senior journalism major at WVU.

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

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

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

Tonight: Love the moment.

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

You prove this time and time again.

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

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

tract people through your openness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tonight: Follow the music.

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

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

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

You could be thrilled by the results.

Tonight: One-on-one relating.

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

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

Tonight: Say “yes.”

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

Tonight: The time is now.

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

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

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

7 Singles out 8 Shoreline recess 9 Middle Aged?

10 “Swell!”

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

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

31 “__ you for real?”

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

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

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

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Thursday September 20, 2012

Woods and McIlroy meet again with more at stake ATLANTA (AP) — With every week, and every win, Rory McIlroy gets a new moniker. Two-time major champion. The world No. 1. Heir apparent. The latest nickname was courtesy of none other than Tiger Woods. “He calls me ‘The Intimidator,’ McIlroy said Wednesday as he tried to stifle a laugh.

Woods has never had much of a rival during his 17 years on the PGA Tour, at least not for long. Now, he can’t escape the growing shadow of McIlroy, who comes into the Tour Championship as the undisputed No. 1 player — in the world ranking, the FedEx Cup, the PGA Tour money list and every other important category.

What triggered his oneliner at East Lake were comments Greg Norman made in an interview with FoxSports.com. “What I’m seeing is that Tiger’s really intimidated by Rory,� Norman said. “When have you ever seen him intimidated by another player?

Never.�

For the longest time, Woods was said to have a two-shot advantage just by stepping on the first tee. He was the most prolific winner in golf, averaging about six wins a year and piling up 14 majors faster than anyone in history. The red shirt was blazing.

Now, the baton appears to have been passed over to McIlroy. He arrived at the Tour Championship having won three of his last four tournaments, starting with that record eight-shot victory at Kiawah Island in the PGA Championship for his second major. He won consecutive FedEx Cup playoff events in Boston and Indianapolis to stretch his lead in the world ranking and become the favorite to win at East Lake and capture the $10 million bonus.

It’s an intimidating record. McIlroy doesn’t see how that translates into Norman suggesting that he’s intimidating. “No, how can I intimidate

Tiger Woods?� he said. “The guy’s got 75 or 70 whatever PGA Tour wins, 14 majors.

He’s been the biggest thing ever in our sport. I mean, how can some little 23-yearold from Northern Ireland with a few wins come up and intimidate him? It’s just not possible. I don’t know where he got that from, but it’s not true.�

There’s no room for intimidation on either side at the moment. They’ve been around each other too much lately.

When they tee off in the final pairing Thursday, it will be the fifth time in the last four tournaments that Woods and McIlroy have played in the same group and the eighth time this year, including the Abu Dhabi Championship.

McIlroy is in his fifth full year as a pro, but he can’t think of a time when he ever felt intimidated by Woods. “I don’t think intimidated is the right word,�

McIlroy said. “More just in awe of what he’s done, of his accomplishments, of his achievements. But never intimidated.�

Woods and Norman have never had much of a relationship, and Woods wasn’t about to get wrapped up in an exchange of words Wednesday. Asked if he had seen Norman’s comments, he replied, “It’s got to be the hair, yeah.�

That was a joking reference to McIlroy, who in an interview with the Times of London last week talked about the banter between him and Woods. The 36-yearold Woods makes fun of the kid’s height. McIlroy, with his curly brown locks, fires back at Woods for his age and diminishing hair line.

The only time Woods ever felt intimidated on the golf course was when he was 11.

It was a story he told a decade ago about competing against a 12-year-old in a junior tournament when the older boy drove the green on a 290-yard hole. Woods still wound up winning.

On this day, either tired or annoyed by Norman’s comments, Woods gave an ele-

mentary response to this intimidation factor. “This is a different kind of sport,� Woods said. “We go out there and we play our own game. And see where it falls at the end of the day. As I said, it’s not like you go over the middle and some guy 255 pounds is going to take your head off. This is about execution and going about your own business and seeing where it ends up at the end of the day. It’s just the nature of our sport, which is different than some sports.�

But if there’s a 255-pound linebacker in golf at the moment, it’s a freckled-face Boy Wonder who is on a roll that brings natural comparisons with Woods.

McIlroy has an average score of 68.1 in his last five tournaments, which dates to the Bridgestone Invitational where some swagger returned to his game.

His confidence has never been higher. He showed up at Crooked Stick expecting to win the BMW Championship, and that’s what he did.

Now he has to avoid falling into the trap of being overly confident, a nice problem to have.

As dominant as McIlroy has been over the last few months, the FedEx Cup title comes down to the Tour Championship. The points are reset to give all 30 players in the field a mathematical chance of winning, with the higher odds attached to the highest seeds.

Any of the top five seeds – McIlroy, Woods, Nick Watney, Phil Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker – only have to win the Tour Championship to claim the $10 million bonus. A year ago, Bill Haas was the No. 25 seed and won the FedEx Cup through a bizarre chain of events in which none of the top three seeds finisher higher than 20th in the Tour Championship.

Woods is the only twotime winner of the FedEx Cup, though this is his first time back at East Lake since 2009. He didn’t qualify for the Tour Championship in 2010, and he didn’t make any of the playoffs last year

AP

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, works on his swing during practice for the Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta. after missing a chunk of the season with leg injuries.

McIlroy is playing East Lake for the first time, a rugged test that puts a premium on fairways and greens. Lately, he’s been doing just about everything

right. “The way I’ve played since Firestone, it obviously gives you a lot of confidence,� McIlroy said. “But I think you have to guard against being overconfident, as well. You have to still go in and work

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downs for the Jayhawks just three games into the season. The Kansas offense clearly goes through those two guys, as both of them are the most talented on the team.

Head coach Charlie Weis knows that, while Kansas doesn’t have the offensive firepower to compete with the gunslingers in the Big 12, he has to find a way to mask his inability to throw the ball up and down the field. “I know offensive coordinators love to be slinging the ball all over the yard every play,� Weis said. “I think for us, that does not bode well. We have a couple of decent runners; I think that our teams are committed to running the football. I think the slower we can play the game, the better for us.�

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That’s not the only advantage Oklahoma may have; because they will come off a bye week, they’ve had two weeks to prepare for the Wildcats. “Oklahoma has had two weeks of opportunity anyway to prepare for us, so that part of it makes it difficult as well, especially since they’re amazingly talented and a wellcoached football team,�

Snyder said.

Jayhawks looking to continue solid play in running game Tony Pierson and Taylor Cox have combined for 500 yards on the ground and four touch-

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hard. You’ve 30 players in this field, 30 of the best players in the world, and I’d be very naive to think that I’m just going to come in here and contend again and have a chance to win. “I know I’m going to have

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Continued from page 8 I have to agree.

That’s why when people suggest the series should be canceled or postponed, I have to say “Erroneous! Erroneous on all counts!� because it is a good thing.

As a matter of fact, it’s a great thing.

West Virginia fans pride themselves on tradition, and with the shift to the Big 12, a lot of that tradition was ripped away.

This series is a chance to hold on to a part of that tradition and continue to watch it blossom every fall for years to come.

Until this year, I never really understood how valuable a perennial rival was to a team; this is something Mountaineer and Maryland fans need.

So pick your poison – geographic, demographic, recruiting, competition, tradition, crab cakes – whatever. This series has to go on.

Let’s have some fun with it. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

Thursday September 20, 2012

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TENNIS

Samara using new media to evaluate recruits

By Robert KReis Sports writer

A new wave of recruits is coming to the West Virginia women’s tennis team, and head coach Tina Samara is using some new techniques to land these coveted athletes.

“With (Irinka Toidze) we (recruited) through the internet,” Samara said.

“When you are talking about kids from that far away, it’s not always a faceto-face visit.”

Toidze, from Tbilisi, Georgia, is one of four international players Samara signed to play at West Virginia. Samara uses videos posted on Internet websites like YouTube to watch prospects play and practice. The thirdyear coach uses Skype, in place of phone calls when she wants to talk to international players. Although there is some risk to not meeting face-toface, Samara believes the reward far outweighs the uncertainty.

“You are taking some chances, but that is pretty normal in tennis,” Samara said. “It is a sport where you have a lot of international players, and you’re certainly not able to fly all over the world all of the time.”

Besides the skill the international players bring to the Mountaineers, Samara also believes it provides a good cultural experience for the team, similar to the one the coach had in col-

lege. While playing at the University of Georgia, Samara met and played with a number of international players who she has remained friends with. She only hopes members of her team will have the same experience.

“I think the things you gain from interacting with kids from all over the world outside of tennis is really valuable,” Samara said.

“You make friends and maybe you travel around the world with and go to their home, which I was lucky to do.”

In the future, Samara hopes to have a pretty even mix of domestic and international players on the team – a strategy the West Virginia tennis team has never seen before.

“From what I’ve seen, it seems like they’ve had mostly domestic kids,” Samara said. “I think there are different philosophies, my goal would be to have half (domestic kids) and half (foreign kids).”

Another advantage of foreign players is despite their high talent level, they are still willing to come to programs that are in the rebuilding process – like West Virginia.

“For tennis, when you are trying to turn a program around, sometimes it is a little bit easier to get some international kids in,” Samara said. “Their level might be higher than an American kid you can get sometimes.”

While the Internet and

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West Virginia tennis head coach TIna Samara has had success with Youtube and other forms of social media to recruit international athletes. the development of technology has removed some boundaries for Samara’s recruiting, there is also a double standard.

“It’s great, but it’s also getting harder to get (international kids), because everybody has access to them,” said Samara. “Be-

fore all this Internet stuff, if you had a good link to a certain country, you were pretty much set, but now everybody has access to these kids.”

Now, Samara uses the Internet to find recruits abroad, but the ultimate goal is to set up a pipeline

overseas.

“If you get one kid from say, Serbia, that does great and goes home and tells everyone how much she loves it, everyone she knows that plays (will want to come),” said Samara.

As Samara attempts to lay down pipelines, a hole

has already been dug in the nation of Georgia.

“I like everything in (Morgantown),” Toidze said. “It is pretty different from my country. It’s like another planet, but it is awesome here.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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No. 25 West Virginia set for meet in Toledo by jon fehrens sports writer

The newly ranked No. 25 West Virginia cross country team can feel itself getting stronger as the season gets into full swing.

Along with that new strength comes more intense practices and meets, which is just the pace the Mountaineers want.

The cross country squad heads into its most important meet of the year so far this weekend when it makes a trip to Toledo, Ohio.

Redshirt junior SarahAnne Brault sees this meet as an exciting time when the Mountaineers will get a great opportunity to compete at a high level.

“The tone is starting to get more serious now,” Brault said. “This meet is actually going to be a lot harder. It really feels like the season is starting, and the reality is setting in. It is stil not the championship atmosphere,

but it’s coming.”

Brault not only feels like this meet will be challenging, but the entire season will be much harder due to the fact that several all-Americans from last year have graduated. She knows that, along with senior Katie Gillespie and many strong freshmen, this team can still make a lot of noise near the end of the season.

“We lost a lot of girls who graduated, but it gives a different situation this year.

Everyone is still really dedicated and strong this year,” Brault said.

Heading to Toledo, the theme of the weekend will be to get the first at-large points of the season. This will offer the same opportunity that Penn State University gave the Mountaineers: a chance to get a look at their competition.

“Toledo is a meet for atlarge teams and a chance to get the first at-large points of

the season. It would be a lot of fun to get some points,” Brault said. “Last year, this was a team meet for getting points. It depends who the other schools run to see how intense it gets. The Big 12 is not known for the cross country, so we will get to see them. It’s still really good to get some racing experience in for people who haven’t had any yet.”

It is hard not to notice the talent on this year’s team, and it is an exciting time to be part of the program.

What makes it even more exciting is their new national ranking, which Brault calls a nice surprise.

“I think it is pretty cool,” Brault said. “We are usually underranked. It is a nice surprise to be on the rankings. It is hard for me to say how good we are, but it still feels good to be recognized like that. Hopefully we can improve it.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Senior quarterback Geno Smith and the West Virginia offense have been much more successful this season at getting off to fast starts.

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Smith, Mountaineer offense finding success early in games this season by doug walp sports writer

West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen has implemented a number of offensive philosophies during his tenure in Morgantown, but one conviction in particular has been evident the last few games – start fast.

The No. 7 West Virginia Mountaineers have scored a whopping 181 points over their last three games dating back to last January’s Orange Bowl, and in each game they’ve gotten off to absolutely torrid starts.

It’s a trend that the second-year head coach is happy to see right away in 2012.

“We’ve talked about it the prior two weeks,” Holgorsen said. “We’ve done a good job of starting fast.”

Last year, the Mountaineer offense seemingly had

trouble putting their offensive game plan into effect immediately, and thus, had issues putting points up on the board right away in 2011, especially via the touchdown.

The Mountaineers played the entire first quarter of last year’s season opener only accumulating a field goal against Marshall, with their offense visibly stalling in the first two drives of the season.

It evolved into an even more worrisome trend in the second game of the year in 2011 when the Mountaineers played host to the Norfolk State Spartans and again showed signs of sluggishness out of the gate in regard to the offense. In fact, the Mountaineers failed to score at all against the lowly Football Championship Subdivision-opponent Norfolk State in

the first quarter and then somehow even managed to find themselves trailing 1210 heading into halftime.

But West Virginia didn’t waste any time at all getting their offense in tune in this year’s season opener against the Thundering Herd. The Mountaineers marched 94 yards for an opening-drive touchdown capped off by an impressive 32-yard strike from Geno Smith to his high school teammate, Stedman Bailey, the team’s most productive one-two punch from a year ago.

West Virginia continued to score on seven of their first eight drives of the season, throwing up 34 points in the first half alone against their in-state foe Marshall in the Friends of Coal Bowl.

Last Saturday, it was a similar story against the Dukes of James Madison.

The Mountaineers got off to another blistering start against a much better FCS opponent than they had faced a year ago in Norfolk State.

Smith threw just two incompletions while leading the West Virginia offense to touchdowns in each of the first four times the Mountaineers got the ball. West Virginia led 21-0 by the end of the first quarter and, for the second game in a row, was able to rest a majority of their starters in the fourth quarter.

“It’s just been a pleasure for us to really execute the game plan early,” Smith said. “We’ve been able to get a few touchdowns early, put us ahead and give our defense a chance to pin their ears back and go after some quarterbacks. We expect that to kind of be a trend, we like to start off early.

“That’s something that coach Holgorsen emphasizes, that we come out ready to play.”

Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson also acknowledged it’s critical to get off to fast starts offensively but warned that even though the team needs to start fast, they can’t forget about finishing opponents.

“I tell players all the time you got to be able to handle success,” Dawson said.

“When you score on four drives right off the bat, kids start thinking that it’s easy. They relax, their body tempo goes down, their mental focus goes down.

Well, it’s not easy. It’s hard for teams that have success early to not have a lull.

“There are peaks and valleys in every game. You just gotta keep pressing; you gotta keep executing.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Stoops, Oklahoma ready for matchup with Kansas State by greg madia multimedia editor

Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops knows his team will be tested for the first time Saturday night when it takes on Collin Klein and a talented Kansas State team. The Sooners blew out the Wildcats 58-17 in Norman last season, but with the quarterback play Klein gives the Wildcats, Stoops isn’t taking anything for granted.

“Collin (Klein) does a great job. He’s a big, strong guy that can run. He can take hits, and he’ll run through you, so you have to do a good job squaring him up,” Stoops said.

“Like last year, it’ll be a challenge.”

The Sooners defense has allowed 134 rushing yards per game, which will add to the challenge, as the Wildcats average 251.7 rushing yards per game.

WEB Klein has accounted for Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops was once a graduate assistant under Kansas more than half of KSU’s State head coach Bill Snyder. total offense. as a volunteer coach from coaching.

Stoops learned from 1985-87. Later in Snyder’s “We have kind of been time with KSU’s Snyder career, he hired Stoops doing the same thing for Wildcats’ head coach to be on his Kansas State a long period of time,” Bill Snyder had Okla- staff from 1990-95 when Snyder said. “There has homa head coach Bob Stoops left to become the been a close relationship Stoops as a graduate as- defensive coordinator at between the two staffs.

Everyone probably has sistant and assistant Florida. coach on previous staffs.

Snyder feels it is a lit- a decent understanding Stoops was with Snyder tle more difficult prepar- of what our system’s is at Iowa from 1983-84 as ing for Oklahoma because a graduate assistant, then Stoops knows his style of see NOTEBOOK on PAGE 6

Crab cakes and football – that’s what Maryland does.

Sounds like a pretty good way to spend a Saturday, right?

With the elimination of annual football contests against teams like Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Virginia Tech and Penn State, Maryland has become the closest thing to a big-time, steady rival we’ve seen on the football schedule.

Sorry, Marshall.

Just like I do during any game week, I researched the background between Maryland and West Virginia and found some interesting things I did not know before.

For instance, did you know that prior to a temporary lapse in 2007, the Maryland vs. West Virginia game was the longest continuously running nonconference game for both teams?

That’s right; every year between 1980 and 2007, the two universities brought their fan bases and local flavor to College Park, Md., and Morgantown on alternating years.

For comparative purposes, if West Virginia started a series with, say, Virginia Tech next season it would take until the year 2040 to match that feat.

Hey, it could happen … right?

One of the big things the series with Marshall lacked was competitiveness, whereas this series with Maryland has plenty.

In 1951, the Terrapins pummeled West Virginia 54-7 – the largest margin of victory in the 48-game series.

Don’t fret, Mountaineer fans, because West Virginia has owned the matchup as of late. If West Virginia wins Saturday, it will extend its winning streak to seven straight games – the most consecutive wins for either team.

The Mountaineers also hold a slight edge in the all-time record, which is 25-21-2.

Yep, if only West Virginia could have eked out another point in that unforgettable 6-6 tie way back on October 14, 1944, they could have another win.

All jokes aside, this series is seriously something special. West Virginia continues to recruit high-caliber talent from the Old Line State, and the alumni contingent in the Washington, D.C., area is one of the most largest and prominent in all of the United States.

In 1982, head coach Don Nehlen led the Mountaineers into Norman, Okla., and stormed away with a surprise 41-27 upset against the then-No. 9 Sooners. It was a monumental win – one that set the stage for the following week’s matchup against Maryland.

The ‘82 Terrapins, quarterbacked by future NFL player Boomer Esiason, came to Morgantown looking for a big-time win.

Trailing 19-18 with little time to play, Maryland went for a 2-point conversion and was denied, giving the victory to West Virginia.

The win was an enormous one for both Nehlen and the budding West Virginia football program, and in some ways, it helped pave the way to where it stands today.

So it’s good for the players, good for the fans and good for the tailgaters. Did I mention those crab cakes?

Phenomenal.

Earlier this week, head coach Dana Holgorsen stressed how “important” the series has become, and

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A loud and funky night at 123 Pleasant Street

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Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk draws a crowd to 123 Plesant Street Tuesday night .

by jeremiah yates a&e editor

The New Orleans-based funk band Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk unleashed a night of dirty funk Tuesday at 123 Pleasant Street.

The evening began slowly as the opening act Aristotle Jones and the Like Minds tool the stage in front of a small crowd.

The band didn’t seem fazed by the low turnout and warmed up the place as if it were a packed arena. “We’ve been working really hard on this show trying to get the ins and outs together, and I think we executed on a very high level,� said frontman Aristotle Jones.

Funk fans began to enter the bar as the opening set went on, but not the number expected.

It was a shame there weren’t many people to see Aristotle Jones and the Like Minds. The band’s style is original, and Jones did a great job interacting Patrick Gorrell/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM with the crowd.

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Jones and the Like Minds ended their set, everyone in the bar was ready and excited to hear some New Orleans funk – even Jones himself. “I was so excited just to meet them and listen to them at soundcheck – they’re all just great dudes, and of course, the drummer is a great chick,� Jones said.

Once Dumpstaphunk took the stage, the standing room inside 123 Pleasant Street filled with cheers and dancing feet.

The five-piece band is one of the tightest to hear.

With dual bass players and Ivan Neville on the keys, the sound is unmistakably funky.

The best bands are those that make the crowd part of the show, and Dumpstaphunk interacted with the fans for the duration of the set.

During “Put it in the Dumpsta,� the band had just about every audience member singing the chorus. In another song, the band members invited numerous girls to dance

onstage.

Dumpstaphunk also made sure that their talents were well demonstrated.

Drummer Nikki Glaspie gave the crowd an amazing drum solo, demonstrating her versatility and sheer talent as a musician.

I dare anyone to attend a Dumpstaphunk set and not dance – it’s nearly impossible. jeremiah.yates@mail.wvu.edu

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tHROWBACK tHURSDAY Terrible thrillers of yesteryear

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jeremiah yates a&e editor

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What’s scarier than a leprechaun chasing wannabe rappers through the hood?

Almost anything.

“Leprechaun 5: Leprechaun in the Hood,” released in 2000, is one of the most ridiculous films to be forced on the American public.

The film is good for a laugh, but it isn’t the least bit scary.

The plot follows three rappers, Postmaster P (A.T. Montgomery), Stray Bullet (Rashaan Nall) and Butch (Red Grant), who just can’t seem to catch a break in the rap game. In an effort to grab some fast cash, the trio decides to rob successful rap mogul Mack Daddy (Ice-T).

During the robbery, they stumble upon a few items of interest – a magic flute and a gold necklace hanging on the neck of a

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wooden leprechaun.

The flute is the secret behind Mack Daddy’s success. Its power has brought him the fame and fortune every rapper desires. The gold necklace has kept the leprechaun silently trapped in a wooden state and the community safe from the terrors he brings.

Once Postmaster P, Stray Bullet and Butch have the flute and the money to promote themselves, they think their fortunes will be secured, but now they must run from the leprechaun, who will hunt down anyone who has his gold, as well as Mack Daddy, who wants his power to success back.

While this movie doesn’t deserve an Academy Award, it deserves to be seen just to make fun of it. The movie is comical on purpose; it even has a segment of the leprechaun smoking weed and the unforgettable line “a friend with weed is a friend indeed.”

It is the best of the Leprechaun series, because it is self-aware, rather than an honest effort to be a quality horror film.

If you have not seen this movie, do yourself a favor and watch it. It is not inspiring in any way, nor is it worthy of much acclaim, but it is funny. jeremiah.yates@mail.wvu.edu

hunter homistek associate a&e editor

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I know what you’re thinking.

“You’re putting ‘The Shining’ on a list of bad movies?! That movie is amazing!”

I have news for you, my friends.

“The Shining” is awful. It’s overrated, it’s not scary, it’s not dramatic, and it doesn’t spin an interesting tale.

Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” is based on the novel by Stephen King, depicts a family of three that moves to an enormous, isolated hotel in the Rocky Mountains. Here the husband, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) has agreed to a position as caretaker for the winter months.

Like the mountains blanketed in white, fluffy snow that surround the family, the storyline of “The Shining” is bland, unexciting and uninviting.

As the movie progresses, Nicholson’s char-

acter develops dementia. The remote mountain life is the cause of his insanity, and his family must suffer through his fits of psychotic rage because of his trouble coping with this case of cabin fever.

Compounding this, the family’s son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), begins to show a penchant for the paranormal – he sees figures around the house, he can communicate through telepathy, and he is an all-around strange kid.

This sounds like a decent premise for a movie, but the execution is terrible.

Scenes with action and suspense are few and far between, and we are left with a story rooted in nonevents. Nothing ever happens in the movie, and this relative lack of dialogue or plot-building character interaction is the movie’s downfall.

I fully understand the movie’s intention of detailing a man’s internal mental struggle, but Kubrick was not up for the task, and he did not accomplish that goal.

Three minutes of action and decent cinema for two painstakingly boring hours of Jack Nicholson acting sporadically crazy and Shelley Duvall looking positively unattractive and off-putting is not a fair trade-off in my book. hunter.homistek@mail.wvu.edu

Hit comedy series ‘The Office’ returns for ninth, final season by madeline carey

Office” for its ninth and final season at 8 p.m.

The show that brought NBC is bringing back its us the likes of Steve Carcomedy powerhouse “The rell and Jenna Fischer is fia&e writer

nally ending, and the conDespite this loss, “The clusion comes without its Office” is not going away fearless leader, who left without a bang. the show at the end of seaProducer and showrunson seven. ner Greg Daniels told En-

tertainment Weekly, “this year feels like the last chance to really go out together and make an artistic ending for the show.

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We’re planning a big exciting last season.”

The mockumentary, which is based on the lives of the Scranton branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, brings light to corporate America’s nightmares.

Everything you wish wouldn’t happen at work happens at Dunder Mifflin, and every character you have come to love or loathe is present as well.

Whether it be the one who takes his job way too seriously, the jokester, the office drunk, the enigma or the utterly clueless boss, “The Office” has it all – and worse.

Underneath all the horrors and political incorrectness lies the show’s greatest player to date, Michael Scott, formerly played by Carrell.

Although Carrell plays a wonderful role, with Scott absent, it was only a matter of time before the show ended. The only question is: How did they make it this far without him, and should they have even tried?

This, however, in no way undermines the comedic genius of Ed Helms or of Rainn Wilson, who has been stealing the spotlight since the show’s infancy.

Producer Greg Daniels, who left “The Office” after season five to start work on the similar NBC hit, “Parks and Recreation,” came back for season nine just in time to wrap up the story.

“All questions will be answered this year,” Daniels said. “We’re going to see who’s behind the documentary.”

This question is one that has been asked since the show’s humble beginnings in 2005: Who is actually filming this, and what is it for?

Most importantly, how will the public react when they see the ugly truth behind small-town paper sales?

Many of the Dunder Mifflin employees have left Scranton, including show mainstay, Kelly (Mindy Kaling), and it has also been announced that an original cast member will pass away within the first few minutes of season nine.

Here’s to hoping it isn’t Rainn Wilson’s character, without whom the final season would be practically unbearable. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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1BR-First St. $600 inclusive. 3BR-First St. $350/m/p + util. Jones Place-New 4BR 2.5ba $625/m/p. 304-296-7400 3BR APARTMENT (1 side of duplex), Large, W/D, Walk to Town&Campus, off street parking, $330/person, AVAILABLE NOW, call/text 304-290-3347.

AFFORDABLE LUXURY, 1 & 2 Bedroom/1 & 2 Bath, prices starting at $495.

Bon Vista & The Villas. 304-599-1880, www.morgantownapartments.com APARTMENTS FOR RENT: Three 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, condos located on Creekside Drive, off West Run Road (North Hills) in Morgantown, within minutes of hospital and WVU. All kitchen appliances and washer and dryer in units. $600.00 per month with $300.00 security deposit. Telephone Jeff at 304-290-8571.

AVAILABLE NOW! 1 BR apt. $500.00 mo. plus utilities. 517 Clark St. Parking, NO PETS. 292-7272 or 376-7282. Dave Lingle.

BARRINGTON NORTH. 2BR, 1BTH. Prices starting at $605. 304-599-6376. www.morgantownapartments.com HERITAGE APARTMENTS, 2BR, 1bth, walk to Health Science Center. Prices starting at $650. 304-599-2328 or www.heritageapartmentswv.com

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

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

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

304-599-4407

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM STAR CITY 2BR 1BTH. Large carpeted D/W, W/D, gas, AC. No pets/smoking. Off street parking. $575 plus util.

304-692-1821 TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS - A Large 4 person unfurnished, including all utilities. Tenant responsible for cable & internet. Cost per month $2200 ($550/person).

No pets permitted. Available August 1, 2012. 304-292-8888

4BR 2.5BTH. NICE TOWNHOUSE. For rent on Castor Ave. Available immediately. $400/per bedroom. Call 304-594-9292 for details.

Bath Fitter, the nations #1 bathroom remodeler is looking to fill our District Marketing Manager position for the Morgantown area.

HILLSIDE COTTAGE, partly furn. Forest setting.,easy walk to dwnt. campus. 4 BR, 1 1/2 baths. W/D. Porch, deck, attic, cellar, lg. yard, off-st. pkg., garage. Nonsmkg. $1300, utils., yd.-care. Small pets OK. Deposit + last mo. rent. 304-906-9109

ROOMMATES

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JUST LISTED! MALE OR FEMALE ROOMMATE for brand-new apt. Close to downtown. Next to Arnold Hall. WD, DW, AC, Parking. NO PETS. $420/mo includes utils.

Lease/Deposit 304-296-8491 or 304-288-1572

To schedule an interview call Jeff at 304-634-5745 and email resume to

MUST SEE MALE / FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED close to Arnold Hall, excellent condition. WD and parking. Individual lease. $395-450 all utils included.

304.288.1572 or 304.296.8491

HOUSES FOR SALE FOR SALE AND OPEN HOUSE. 1080 Willowdale Rd. Unit 6. Beautiful Town House, across from Niosh building. 5 minute walk to Med School, Dental School, and Stadium. 2 BR 21/2 BA. Large living room and kitchen, utility room, garage, and security system. Freshly painted, like new condition. Priced for quick sale. Open House, Sunday Sept. 23, 1-4pm. Call 304-842-5642

Base Salary Bonus Plan Insurance and 401K Company Paid Cell Phone Company Paid Gas Card

jcovert@bathsaver.com

BLACK BEAR BURRITOS. Down town location. Hiring all positions. Experience preferred, not required. Full and part time. Apply at 132 Pleasant Street

DENTAL OFFICE SEEKING PRE-DENTAL STUDENTS or students interested in the field of dentistry. Part-time.

Please e-mail resume and contact info; wisdomteeth4@gmail.com

MISC. FOR SALE

GARDENER; Organic Home Garden, weekly, 304-599-4836.

JACUZZI 79” IN DIAMETER. Softub Hydromate II, w/jets and heat controls, rarely used. New $5000 sell $1500 firm pickup at Lakeview Resort 304-692-1821

JERSEY’S SUBS HIRING line cooks, drivers, and cashiers. Day or evening available.

Apply in person 1756 Mileground.

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

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

HELP WANTED BARTENDERS AND COOKS. Bucket Head’s Pub. 10-mins from downtown, Morgantown. Small local bar, All Shifts Avail.

No experience necessary. 304-365-4565.

Mr. C’s WISEGUY CAFE looking for part-time cook and delivery driver. Phone 304.599.3636 or 304.288.2200 NOW HIRING WAITRESS’S AND DOORMEN apply in person after 8pm at 3395 University Ave. PAID BOYS AAU BASKETBALL COACHES. Practices Monday/Wednesday evenings. Tournaments on weekends. E-mail mohiganbasketball@gmail.com. Must have high school coach as reference.

Wanted: Preschool and gymnastics class directors. Looking for mature individuals.

304-292-5559

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Within walking distance of Med. Center & PRT UNFURNISHED FURNISHED 2,3, AND 4 BR Rec room With Indoor Pool Exercise Equipment Pool Tables Laundromat Picnic Area Regulation Volley Ball Court Experience Maintenance Staff Lease-Deposit Required

No Pets

304-599-0850 ATTRACTIVE 1 & 2/BR APARTMENTS. Near Ruby and on Mileground. Plenty of parking. 292-1605 JUST LISTED, MUST SEE 3BR 2/BA. Close to Arnold Hall on Willey St. WD, DW, Microwave, Parking, Sprinkler and Security system. $485/person utils included. No Pets. 12 month lease.

304.288.9662, 304.288.1572, 304.282.8131

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