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City Council considers rainy day fund by lydia nuzum

associate city editor

Members of the Morgantown City Council proposed a resolution Tuesday to establish a financial stabilization fund for the city that will allow disaster relief and aid in the event of an emergency.

Consideration of the $237,000 fund was postponed until the City Council meeting on April 3 to allow council to

address the goals and objectives of the city budget for the 2013 fiscal year.

“This is the opportunity to create an additional resource in the event of an economic downturn,” said City Manager Terrence Moore. “This is a very common practice in communities not only in West Virginia, but all over the country. In the event of shortfalls or any other financial hardship, this is the appropriate arrangement to

take care of any impacts that might exist.”

Moore said the allotment for the fund currently exists in the budget and will not create an impact on other funds. The establishment of the fund will secure a better financial rating for the city, Moore said, and will allow Morgantown more leverage when pursuing economic concerns related to its infrastructure.

“One of the first pieces of

criteria that is identified as to whether or not a city has a rainy day policy,” Moore said. “That is one of the first criteria demonstrated to ascertain what a fiscal rating should be.”

The council is required to adopt a budget for the 2013 fiscal year by April 20. Moore said the fund is a separate ordinance from the city’s contingency fund, which is approximately $457,000 and is utilized as an additional resource for

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general purposes. Moore said the financial stabilization fund will lessen the impact of budget adjustments in dealing with emergencies or unexpected contingencies concerning the city.

“It’s basic financial management, it’s 100 percent fiscal acumen across the board and therefore this is not simply a recommendation,” Moore said. “I urge you all to simply provide for the budget in

such a way that this may be accomplished.”

Deputy Mayor Ron Bane said the wording of the ordinance required further evaluation before council could appropriately enact the fund.

“I think some of the concerns of council members is that there really is no box this is in, because an emergency could be defined as a lot of dif-

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Student featured at international medical summit

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WVU sophomore Katherine Bomkamp recently presented her invention, ‘The Pain Free Socket,’ to the Royal Society of Medicine in London.

by carlee lammers staff writer

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Peter Gannett of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences prepares his display at the Bioscience Showcase Tuesday afternoon.

WVU researchers team up with pharmaceutical industry leaders to discuss potential collaborations by bryan bumgardner staff writer

West Virginia University is looking to give its biomedical researchers a chance to share their innovations with industry professionals.

The Showcase for Bioscience and Biomedical Research held Tuesday featured research from WVU faculty and hosted several industry leaders including Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer and Merck.

“The initiative is designed to bring faculty expertise and talent to the attention of our industry partners through networking events,” said Dr. Fred King, Interim Vice President for Research.

The event helped indus-

try scouts learn about WVU’s research programs, and give them the opportunity to discuss possible collaborations with researchers through Linking Innovation, Industry and Commercialization, an initiative which helps universities build relationships with industry professionals through networking events.

Sanjeev Munshi, director of external scientific affairs and licensing at Merck, a worldwide health care leader, said research by entities like WVU is essential to biomedical development.

In 2010, 65 percent of all drugs invented were influenced by licensed research,

see research on PAGE 2

staff writer

As the West Virginia University men’s basketball team prepares to take on Notre Dame Wednesday night, the WVU Alumni Association University Chapter will support the Mountaineers while helping others at the same time.

A watch party, hosted by the Alumni Association and The WVU College of Human Resources and Education, will be held at Chic-N-Bones Rhythm Cafe Wednesday night to benefit the Norma Rae Huggins Cancer Research Foundation, an

by mackenzie mays city editor

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Protea Biosciences Vice President Alesandro Baldi presents his research during the Bioscience Showcase held at the Erickson Alumni Center Tuesday afternoon.

organization started by men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins in honor of his mother.

“We’re an organization that really likes to do social and philanthropic events,” said University Chapter President Casey Quinlan. “We’d really like to see people turn out and cheer on WVU. Obviously, cancer is a constant fight, so this is our chance to do our part.”

The event will include free food, beer and raffle prizes including a gift basket from Huggy Bear Products and other autographed items. Participants are asked to purchase

raffle tickets.

Quinlan said the watch party is a way for WVU fans to show support for Coach Huggins both on and off the court.

“This is a great way to bring us all together and do something to show our support for our fellow alum and his organization,” Quinlan said.

The Alumni Association hopes to raise at least $500 from the watch party to be donated toward cancer research.

Quinlan said he hopes the event provides not only works to support cancer research, but allows WVU fans the opportunity to make a difference

in their local community.

“This is a chance to come out and enjoy yourself and feel like you’re giving back in any way that you can all at the same time,” he said.

WVU will take on Notre Dame Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The watch party event will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The event is not solely for alumni, and any WVU students age 21 and over or friends of alum may attend the event.

For more information, email universitychapter@gmail. com.

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WVU creates fund in memory of professor

Basketball watch party to benefit cancer research by carlee lammers

West Virginia University sophomore Katherine Bomkamp is proof that young people can accomplish big things.

Bomkamp recently had the opportunity to present her invention, “The Pain Free Socket,” to the Royal Society of Medicine in London at its Medical Innovations Summit as the youngest presenter to ever take the stage.

Bomkamp invented the prosthetic device, designed to alleviate the sensation of phantom pain experienced by thousands of amputees, when she was just 16.

The device, created as a

10th-grade science project, grew into an innovative business and an opportunity to help amputees affected by phantom limb pain, which has no medication specifically geared toward treating it.

During her 25-minute presentation on the device, Bomkamp shared how “The Pain Free Socket” was invented to a crowd of nearly 300 medical professionals and participated in a question-and-answer panel.

“I had 25 minutes to explain the product, and how I produced it, how it came to be and how I came to be where I am today,” she said.

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The West Virginia University Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism has established a fund to honor George Esper, former professor and Associated Press correspondent who died earlier this month.

The George Esper International Study Enhancement Fund will help support students participating in study abroad projects and faculty-led international trips.

Esper taught journalism courses at WVU after retiring from a 42-year career with the AP. He was well known throughout the School of Journalism not only for his courageous tales of covering the fall of Saigon as a young reporter, but for his encouraging spirit and need to help aspiring writers.

“George was the most optimistic and generous person I’ve ever worked with. Despite everything he’d witnessed as a journalist, he had enormous faith in people. Despite his vast experience and wisdom, he always wanted to hear from everyone else before expressing his own thoughts,” said Associate Professor and Print Journalism Program Chair John Temple.

“Because he was so accomplished, but also so down-toearth, his students believed

they could someday have a career and a life like his, and he believed this, too.”

Dean Maryanne Reed said the fund not only honors Esper, a 1953 WVU graduate, but the invaluable experience that comes with studying abroad.

“This fund pays tribute not only to his career but also to the transformative power of an international education and experience,” Reed said.

“Beyond being a dedicated faculty member, George also was a wonderful person who took a personal interest in the lives of his students, colleagues and friends. He will be greatly missed by his family at WVU and the School of Journalism.

They broke the mold when they made George.”

Those interested in contributing to the George Esper International Study Enhancement Fund should contact Director of Development Luella Gunter at 304-293-6775 or Luella.

Gunter@mail.wvu.edu.

Gifts can also be mailed to WVU P.I. Reed School of Journalism, Martin Hall, 1511 University Ave., P.O. Box 6010, Morgantown, WV 26506.

Checks should be made payable to the WVU Foundation, Inc., a private nonprofit corporation that generates and provides support for the University. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

WVU FALLS TO RED STORM The West Virginia women’s basketball fell to St. John’s 63-54 Tuesday night to lose its second consecutive game.

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Wednesday February 22, 2012

WVU Summer Job Fair helps students plan for future by lacey palmer staff writer

The West Virginia University Office of Student Employment welcomed more than 40 employers to its Summer Jobs Fair Tuesday in the Mountainlair Ballrooms to help students prepare for life after college.

More than 600 students attended the event, according to Senior Off-Campus Employment Specialist Fanny King.

“What’s great about this fair is that it’s not only summer jobs, but also just general parttime jobs,” King said. “The one thing that’s most impressive about the fair this year is that it’s a big variety of resorts, res-

taurants, camps, retail jobs and many others. I think there was something for everyone at the job fair today.”

Employers ranging from Wal-Mart to the U.S. Army Reserves attended the fair to offer students information and applications.

Chelsea White, sophomore international studies and geography student, said the event serves as an opportunity for students to prepare for their futures and build their resumes.

“I feel like I have a lot of options here with the variety of employers,” White said. “I don’t have a car here in Morgantown, and I’ve actually found a lot of job opportunities for commut-

ers who have to walk to work.”

The Office of Student Employment helps WVU students find part-time and seasonal employment in order to fund their college educations.

The University posts jobs on MountaineerTRAK, an online program that can be accessed from kiosks around campus.

Kari Roupe, a WVU HealthCare recruitment and retention specialist, attended the event and said it’s not only a great opportunity for students seeking jobs, but for local businesses, too.

“It’s especially good for the hospital because many people think it’s just medical positions, but we actually have a lot of op-

Dow Jones breaks 13,000 for first time since 2008 but can’t hold gains NEW YORK (AP) — It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn’t be dismissed.

The Dow Jones industrial average, powered higher all year by optimism that the economic recovery is finally for real, crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008.

The last time the Dow was there, unemployment was 5.4 percent, and Lehman Brothers was a solvent investment bank. Financial crises happened in other countries, or the history books.

The milestone Tuesday came about two hours into the trading day. The Dow was above 13,000 for about 30 seconds, and for slightly longer at about noon and 1:30 p.m., but couldn’t hold its gains. It finished up 15.82 points at 12,965.69.

Still, Wall Street took note of the marker.

It was just last summer that the Dow unburdened itself of 2,000 points in three terrifying weeks. Standard & Poor’s downgraded the United States’ credit rating, Washington was fighting over the federal borrowing limit, and the European debt crisis was raging.

A second recession in the United States was a real fear. But the economy grew faster every quarter last year, and gains in the job market have been impressive, including 243,000 jobs added in January alone.

“Essentially over the last couple of months you’ve taken the two biggest fears off the table, that Europe is going to melt down and that we’re going to have another recession here,” said Scott Brown, chief economist for Raymond James.

The tumult of last summer and fall left the Dow as low as 10,655. It closed Tuesday 22 percent above that low. The Dow is 1,199 points from an all-time high, a 9 percent rally from here.

A long-awaited bailout to help Greece prevent a potentially catastrophic default, announced before dawn in Europe after 12 hours of talks, helped the Dow clear 13,000.

Greece will get €130 billion, or about $172 billion, from other European nations and the International Monetary Fund.

In a separate deal, investors in Greek bonds will be asked to forgive €107 billion in debt.

After months in which talks crawled along and vague headlines yanked the mar-

ket up and down, the conclusion was almost anticlimactic because the markets were already expecting an agreement.

European markets didn’t take the news as well. Stocks closed down 3.5 percent in Greece, where stocks have lost 80 percent of their value since 2007. Stocks declined less than 1 percent Tuesday in Germany, France and Britain.

Investors noted that Greece remains in a deep recession.

Its bond investors will take a 53.5 percent loss on the face value of their bonds, which could discourage future investment.

In the U.S., investors were cheered early by earnings from Home Depot, watched closely as a barometer of American spending on homes, and Macy’s. Wal-Mart missed Wall Street expectations, and its stock lost 4 percent, worst among the 30 stocks in the Dow. The index has climbed steadily this year. It has gained 6 percent and has not lost 100 points on any day. The Greek debt crisis may be receding, but high gasoline prices are emerging as a threat to the economic recovery, and thus the stock market.

portunities that aren’t medical related,” Roupe said.

Allison Smith, graphic design student, said the event is helpful to students looking for a part-time job to help finance their education.

“I’ve been looking for a position that will apply to my career in the future so that I’ll have that needed experience,” Smith said.

For more information on the Office of Student Employment, contact 304-293-9270 or studentjobs@mail.wvu.edu.

The office is located in the Mountainlair next to the games area and is open Monday-FriCassia King/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Shelby Schwab, left, sophomore English student, and Christiane Lohr, right, sophomore day, 8:15am-4:45pm. pre-speech pathology student, grab applications in the Mountainlair Ballrooms during danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu the Student Employment Job Fair.

Prop. 8 backers seek review of gay marriage case SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The backers of California’s same-sex marriage ban petitioned a federal appeals court Tuesday to review a split decision by three of its judges that struck down Proposition 8, deciding for now to avoid taking their chances before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Lawyers for the religious and legal groups behind the ban beat a midnight deadline to ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the 2-1 decision that declared Proposition 8 to be a violation of the civil rights of gay and lesbian Californians,.

If they had not sought reconsideration, the three judges could have ordered the ruling to take effect in another seven days, clearing the way for same-sex marriages to resume in the state.

Instead, same-sex marriages

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Continued from page 1 ferent things,” Bane said. “The level of emergency could be at the whim of council or another group of people.”

Moore said the city does not currently possess a bond credit rating from Standard and Poor’s or another major financial services company. A bond credit rating serves as a finan-

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As the only college student to have ever presented to the society, Bomkamp said the opportunity to present in London was one she will treasure.

“The experience was unreal,” she said. “Most audiences I speak to don’t have a medical background, so they don’t fully understand the product and its implications. So this made a big difference to me, and I took a lot away from it.”

Bomkamp said she hopes her story can serve as an inspiration and open doors for other

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“I think the days are behind us where we write someone a check and say, ‘Okay, do whatever you want,’” he said. “The money wasn’t an issue, it was the result.

Now, industries have started working in conjunction with external researchers. At Merck, 62 percent of all revenue had been touched by external research.”

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will remain on hold at least until the 9th Circuit decides to accept or reject the rehearing petition. The court does not face a deadline for doing so.

“After careful consideration, we determined that asking for reconsideration by the full Ninth Circuit is in the best interests of defending Prop. 8,” said Andy Pugno, general counsel for the Protect Marriage coalition. “This gives the entire 9th Circuit a chance to correct this anomalous decision by just two judges overturning the vote of seven million Californians.”

Legal experts said supporters of the ban could be exhausting all their options before trying to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“It’s another procedural opportunity they have, so why give up another bite at the ap-

ple?” Stanford University law professor Jane Schacter said about the decision to appeal to the 9th Circuit.

If a majority of the 9th Circuit’s 25 actively serving judges agree to reconsider the case, it would be assigned to a panel that includes the chief judge and 10 randomly selected judges.

Schacter, however, said the 9th Circuit does not often reverse the decisions of member judges.

Schacter suggested Prop. 8 backers might believe a ruling by a bigger appeals court panel could yield a decision more likely to pique the interest of the Supreme Court. The two judges who rejected Prop.

8 two weeks ago focused their decision exclusively on California’s ban, even though the court has jurisdiction in nine western states.

cial indicator of a community’s or a corporation’s fiscal health and is the standard indicator of fiscal security to potential economic investors.

“People at home who are thinking about this should think about this as ‘you always want your family to have a savings account’ and that percentage of a family’s income they should have set aside,” said fourth ward councilor Jenny Selin. “It seems to

me that this would be a better thing to make sure that we do, if not today, then as soon as possible.”

The next regular City Council meeting will be held Tuesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Morgantown Municipal Building. For more information on the Morgantown City Council, visit www.morgantown.com/ council.

young inventors.

“My story is unique because I don’t have an engineering background,” Bomkamp said, a political science student at WVU. “Anyone can do what I did – it’s all about having confidence and knowing you can do something.”

In November, Bomkamp was listed as one of Glamour Magazine’s “21 Amazing Young Women” for her innovation. She has also received worldwide attention and coverage from media organizations including CNN, BBC and The New York Times.

Bomkamp said she was thrilled to have the opportunity

to listen to other inventors share their products at the Summit and to make connections with others who work within the science, technology, engineering and math fields while representing the University.

“It was a really great experience to travel,” she said. “To be able to go to another country and represent WVU was an incredible experience.”

To view Bomkamp’s presentation to the RSM visit http:// www.rsm.ac.uk/index.php. To learn more about Bomkamp and “The Pain Free Socket,” visit www.bomkamp.blogs.wvu.edu.

Munshi said he was impressed by the research promoted by WVU’s 2020 Strategic Plan for the Future.

“Whatever you guys are doing, keep doing it. It’s awesome,” he said.

Lindsay Emery, business development manager for research and economic development at WVU, said events like these help researchers understand industries’ real interests.

“We’re trying to open our arms and say, ‘this is what we have,’ and have the industry give us a better idea of what they’re looking for,” Emery said. “The University is more of the research side, so how can they tailor their research to appeal to industry?

This event will start those con-

versations and relationships.”

The previous LIINC event focused on Department of Defense research and was a success, with more than 92 people and 26 industry representatives attending, according to Emery.

Emery said after the grant funding runs out, she hopes the events will be successful enough to continue, with future events focusing on energy development, biomedical and Department of Defense research.

“This event really showcases all of WVU’s researchers and helps connect them with industry,” she said. “This helps build that bridge.”

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Wednesday February 22, 2012

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Venezuelan leader Chavez faces new surgery in Cuba CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez announced Tuesday that doctors in Cuba found a new lesion in the same place where he had a tumor removed last year and said he will require surgery.

“It is a small lesion of about 2 centimeters (less than 1 inch) in diameter, very clearly visible,” Chavez told state television.

The announcement thrust Venezuelan politics into new uncertainty because the socialist leader is seeking re-election this year, hoping to extend his more than 13 years in power with a new six-year term.

He did not say when he would undergo the surgery, other than “in the coming days.”

Chavez, 57, said the new surgery should be less complicated than what he underwent in Cuba last June, when doctors removed a cancerous tumor from his pelvic region.

From July to September, he received four rounds of chemotherapy, both in Cuba and in Venezuela, and he has since said that tests show he is free of cancer.

On Tuesday, Chavez denied rumors that the cancer had spread aggressively even as he said doctors do not know whether the new growth is malignant or not.

“I completely deny what’s going around that I have metastasis in the liver or I don’t know where, that the cancer

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez talks to the press after a meeting with foreign ministers of the countries members of the ALBA trade block at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. has spread all over my body and that I’m already dying,” he said.

He has never specified the cancer’s exact nature or location, and opposition politicians and critics have repeatedly accused Chavez of a lack of transparency.

Analyst Cynthia Arnson of the Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington said Tuesday’s announce-

ment made Chavez’s prospects for re-election on Oct. 7 more difficult.

“It’s now clear that Chavez’s cancer is far from cured.

Chavez’s illness – his ability to campaign as well as to govern – is a major factor in the race.

It erodes the aura of invincibility as well as inevitability that Chavez has always tried to create,” she said.

It also complicates matters

for Chavez’s political bloc because the governing party simply has no one with his “charisma or popular following,” Arnson said. She predicted Tuesday’s news will make “a tight race even tighter” against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, a 39-year-old state governor.

Speaking from his home state of Barinas, Chavez said he decided to go public with the information about his need for surgery “because there are so many rumors, including rumors (the cancer) has been spreading.”

Chavez, whose approval ratings have topped 50 percent in recent polls, had been out of public sight since Friday, and his government’s handling of unconfirmed reports that he spent the weekend in Cuba for medical tests turned out to be ham-fisted.

On Monday, repeated attempts by The Associated Press to confirm the reports went unanswered, and Communications Minister Andres Izarra vehemently denied them online.

“Regarding the rumors, dirty war from the gutter,” Izarra tweeted.

Also Monday, an employee of the Venezuela Embassy in Havana said there was no indication that Chavez had gone to Cuba or planned to do so. The person did say that some family members of the president were in Cuba but had already

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo arrived in Senegal on Tuesday to try to mediate a solution to the country’s political impasse less than a week before a contentious presidential election takes place.

In the hour before his arrival, police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators as they took to the streets and set fire to tires in a show of anger over the candidacy of the country’s 85-yearold leader.

Despite President Abdoulaye Wade’s age and the growing unrest, he has continued to say he will run for a third term in Sunday’s election even though the constitution was revised to impose a two-term maximum.

Six people have been killed in clashes that have erupted regularly over the past three weeks since the country’s highest court ruled that the elderly leader could stand for a third term.

Obasanjo is officially in Senegal as the head of a joint African Union and West African regional bloc election observation mission, but his experience in brokering disputes elsewhere in Africa is likely to play a prominent role.

He told reporters at the airport upon his arrival that although his primary reason for being in the country is to monitor the election, he will not hesitate to step up and take a proactive role in order “to prevent what is preventable.”

“This country is a very beautiful country and nothing should be done to destroy it,” he added.

A former United Nations envoy, Obasanjo has played a role in mediating conflicts

elsewhere on the continent, and last year traveled to Ivory Coast to tell ex-Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to relinquish power after losing that country’s election.

It’s a turning of the tables for Wade, who has tried to broker conflicts across the world, even traveling to Benghazi last year to call for the departure of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

Senegalese newspapers have been quick to remind readers that Wade himself counseled Obasanjo not to run for a third term.

Obasanjo is remembered for overseeing the first peaceful transfer of power from a military to a civilian government in Nigeria’s history, as well as for stepping down in 2007 after two terms.

Asked at the airport to comment on that incident and what message he is bringing Wade now, Obasanjo replied: “If President Wade advised me not to run for a third term – which I was not running (for) – maybe he can best advise himself,” he said.

Earlier in the day, opposition leaders attempted to lead a demonstration in Place de l’Independance, a square located blocks from the presidential palace and the seat of government.

Among the demonstrators was international pop star Youssou Ndour, who said Wade should be taken at his word.

The Senegalese singer recalled that Wade – who spent 25 years as the leader of the country’s opposition before winning the 2000 poll – had once said that he would leave if the people stood up and told him to go.

Earlier Tuesday, reporters asked Wade’s spokesman if

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Obasanjo was coming to Senegal to ask Wade to refrain from running for a third term.

“Obasanjo is coming as the head of a mission of African Union election observers. If in addition to this observation mission he wants to take the opportunity to talk to people, we’re open,” said presidential spokesman Serigne Mbacke Ndiaye.

“In the subject of democracy, I think no one is in a position to give us lessons,” he added.

“When there is violence, it’s regrettable, but less than a year ago, you saw what happened in the suburbs of France where the youths destroyed everything in their path. And yet, France is a great democracy. So there can be a tense situation in a country. There can be unrest, because we’re only human.”

The street violence that has disrupted daily life in Senegal is highly uncharacteristic for this normally placid nation, long held up as a model of tolerance and stability. Many worry that if Wade is declared the winner of Sunday’s ballot, the unrest will spread.

The country’s opposition had vowed to render the country ungovernable if Wade insists on running for a third term. The M23 opposition coalition said in a statement hours before Obasanjo’s arrival that they are calling on the African Union to apply pressure so that “Wade is obliged to backtrack in order to preserve peace in Senegal.”

“A local recurrence is a bad symptom because it means the illness is growing again in spite of what was done,” he said.

Capriles’ campaign coordinator, Armando Briquet, said he and his team wish Chavez “a complete recuperation” and “a long life although we have always been critical about the lack of real information about the president’s health.”

“We don’t know exactly the extent, or what he has, or where he has it,” Briquet added.

Capriles claims Chavez has exploited his lengthy rule to balance the scales against a fair election, taking advantage of government money and slanted coverage in state media.

He is a strident critic of Chavez’s expropriations of hundreds of businesses, apartment buildings and farms over the past decade.

The government’s generous spending has made Chavez a hero to many of his supporters, which make up a large segment of Venezuela’s poor.

Opponents say Chavez has done nothing to combat Venezuela’s rampant violent crime and blame him for 26 percent inflation. His opponents also criticize the former paratroop commander for his strident anti-U.S. rhetoric and defense of Iran and its nuclear program.

The U.S. Embassy in Caracas has been without an ambassador since July 2010.

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Ex-Nigerian leader in Senegal to mediate

Anti-government protesters and bystanders flee as riot police chase them down a maon boulevard in central Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday.

left. The employee spoke on condition of anonymity, lacking authorization to discuss the matter publicly.

Security was noticeably tight Friday and Saturday at the Cimeq hospital in Havana, considered the country’s best and believed to be where Chavez, Fidel Castro and other powerful people have sought treatment.

In recent weeks, Chavez has recovered the hair he shaved off during chemotherapy and he has appeared vigorous, albeit puffy around the face and neck.

He had returned to a full schedule of activities including marathon television appearances. It was not immediately clear how his new surgery and recuperation from it might affect his routine and campaigning.

“I am in good physical shape to confront this new battle,” Chavez said Tuesday, adding that he would provide Venezuelans with more details after meeting with his Cabinet on Wednesday.

Doctors consulted by The Associated Press said Chavez simply has not provided enough information to assess his prognosis.

Dr. Javier Cebrian, a colorectal specialist and chief surgeon at University Hospital in Caracas, speculated, however, that news the lesion was in the very place the tumor was initially removed was not a good sign.

JERUSALEM (AP) — In the latest salvo in Israel’s simmering cultural war between religious and secular Jews, municipal authorities in the bustling metropolis of Tel Aviv have outraged the country’s religious establishment with a decision to launch bus service on the Jewish Sabbath.

The effort – likely to be blocked by the government – comes as the country’s powerful religious minority faces increasing pressure over what many perceive to be attempts to impose religious tenets on the rest of the country.

Recent months have seen a growing uproar over issues such as the segregation of men and women on buses and sidewalks by ultra-Orthodox Jews and the group’s nonparticipation in the workforce, relying instead on government subsidies.

Also Tuesday, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled against extending the controversial “Tal Law” that lays out a plan by which ultra-Orthodox Jews, who devote their lives to full time Torah study, would perform deferred and limited military service.

The ultra-Orthodox have historically been able to find exemptions from military service, a practice which is resented by many secular Israelis. The law was seen as a compromise attempt to bring them into the army, but had little effect and was

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Religious life in Israel is dominated by a strict Orthodox establishment, which wields significant power over issues such as marriage and burial. It typically resists alterations to the so called “status quo” on religious issues, agreed upon when Israel was established in 1948.

As part of this arrangement, there is no public transportation in most Israeli cities – mixed Jewish-Arab Haifa being a notable exception – from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday and on Jewish holidays. But the city council of largely secular Tel Aviv voted late Monday to draft a request to Israel’s Transportation Ministry to allow lines to operate on the Sabbath.

“Israel is the only country in the world in which there is no public transportation in one out of four days, on Saturdays and holidays,” Mayor Ron Huldai said in a statement Tuesday. “We must ask ourselves – what does a person who can’t afford to buy a car and wants to visit his family or go to the beach do?”

The national transportation ministry had no comment.

Public transportation is decided on the national level, so

the city has no power to enforce such a move. But should the bill be rejected, as expected, Tel Aviv’s city hall said it will establish an independent transportation company to run the buses.

Israel Meir Lau, the city’s chief rabbi, said Tuesday he felt “great pain and deep disappointment” with the plan and called on the mayor to reverse it.

“This is a severe blow to the sanctity of the Sabbath,” he said in a statement. “The city council recommendation harms the status quo upon which the policies of all Israeli governments are based.”

Despite Israel’s secular majority, ultra-Orthodox rabbis strictly govern Jewish practices such as weddings, burials or conversions and only allow them for those who meet Orthodox definitions of a Jew. Israel grants citizenship to any Jew – Reform, Conservative or Orthodox – but once in Israel, many who consider themselves Jewish cannot get married or have a Jewish burial.

The plight of an eight-yearold girl who was recently spat upon by ultra-Orthodox extremists for dressing “immodestly” drew new attention to the simmering issue.

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High court should protect families Placing a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult decision many families make.

It’s not that the families no longer care for the well-being of their loved one, the amount of care required may have become impractical for the family. When someone needs constant medical care, sometimes nursing homes are the best option.

Although most nursing homes provide quality care, some don’t. According to personal injury attorney Brent Adams’ website, 1 in 3 nurs-

ing homes in the United States have been cited for nursing home abuse.

Families should have the utmost protection from the law to ensure their loved ones in nursing homes will be safe from abuse. But, the U.S. Supreme Court thinks otherwise.

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a June 2011 W.Va. State Supreme Court of Appeals ruling that made arbitration clauses in contracts signed by those placing a loved one into the care of a nursing home void.

Some nursing homes include binding arbitration clauses that require families to take matters to an arbitrator (a personal judge) when there is a dispute( i.e. person injury).

The W.Va. Supreme Court interpreted that the Federal Arbitration Act, which would require anyone signed to an arbitration clause to hold to it, should not apply to personal injury cases.

The arbitration clauses within the nursing home contracts were in fine print to confuse the ones signing the con-

tracts, which is one of the reasons the state court ruled as it did.

The state court had the interests of the family in mind; the U.S. Supreme Court did not.

While anyone signing a contract, for any reason, should read all clauses and understand the entire document before signing, that doesn’t give nursing homes the right to evade responsibility for their actions.

If a nursing home was responsible for the injury of one of its patients, it should have to defend itself in a court of law.

Because many of our courts are overloaded with other cases, arbitration clauses for other instances may be the best route for justice. But, not if a person’s life or health is at stake.

To protect your loved ones from a situation such as this, make sure your family reads and understands whatever contract a nursing home presents. Because, according to the U.S. Supreme Court, your family will be on its own.

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Decision on female troops creates stronger military Robert Davis correspondent

Since the American Revolution, women have played a vital role in the U.S. military. They have engaged our enemies with high-powered weapons, been prisoners of war and received medals for courage displayed on the battlefield.

The work ethic and unique skill sets the “girls in blue” have given America’s military an edge in the way it conducts warfare. This advantage has never been more evident than in today’s conflicts.

Earlier this month, the Pentagon announced it would allow female soldiers to hold billets such as radio operators, medics and tank mechanics at a battalion level. These jobs were once considered too dangerous or demanding for women and were filled only by men.

Criticism of the Pentagon’s decision has come from all angles. Many of its opponents make the broad statement that women are not physically capable to deal with the rigors of close combat and incorporating them onto the battlefield would degrade military performance.

The military is one of the few institutions in the United States that may legally discriminate against those who seek to join its ranks – and with good reason. National defense and armed conflicts should be left to those who are willing and fit for the task.

It has the right to deny entry to the elderly, the obese, convicted felons and any other individual who cannot meet the required physical, mental and moral standards. This discrimination should end here.

Some female soldiers can successfully complete the same training as their male counterparts; therefore they should be awarded the opportunity to prove themselves.

I have personally seen female service members whose abilities far exceed that of the average male soldier.

Others opposed to women in combat have expressed concern over some male sol-

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Since the beginning of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, more than 255,000 women have deployed in support of these operations. dier’s instinctive urges.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has expressed his leeriness over the Pentagons decision. On NBC’s “Today,” Santorum defended his highly publicized stance on not allowing women to serve in combat specialties.

“Men have emotions when you see a woman in harm’s way. I think it’s something that’s natural, that’s very much in our culture to be protective, and that was my concern,” Santorum said.

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell shot down Santorum’s remarks in an interview with CNN’s Kyra Philips: “I like Rick Santorum a lot, I just disagree with any inference he might have made that somehow women are incapable of serving in the front lines

and serving in combat positions,” McDonnell said.

“And I base that in part on my own daughter’s own experience as a platoon leader in Iraq with 25 men working with her,” he said. “She did a great job, as in some very risky situations, and yet endured and led, and I’m proud of her.”

Many critics have stated that females should not be integrated in male combat units due to emotions that form between men and women in close quarters. This issue can be avoided through the formation of female only ground units.

Female engagement teams (FETs), such as the Marine Corps Lioness’ program, are a living testament to the fact that groups of female soldiers are able to carry out tactical

operations.

When U.S. military leaders wanted to take a more culturally conscious route in Iraq and Afghanistan, these bands of female warriors were implemented to conduct searches of Afghan women at various checkpoints.

To a culture in which most women cover all but their eyes, a male soldier conducting a pat-down on a Muslim woman is seen as a vulgar display of disrespect.

Female soldiers have also proven their usefulness on the battlefield through their ability to communicate with the local female populace of these regions. This has proven to be invaluable to intelligence gathering and psychological operations.

Some critics assert that the

natural tendency for men and women to develop relationships will cause major issues within units deployed to forward locations. These people apparently haven’t been to an American controlled combat zone in the last decade.

The vast majority of mid-tolarge sized bases in Iraq and Afghanistan already have sizable female populations.

The only bases not occupied by women are the more remote outposts that, due to logistical and space limitations, are unable to accommodate both sexes.

The bottom line is this: The Pentagon’s decision is merely a formality, as many women already do serve in combat.

Since the beginning of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, more than 255,000 women have

deployed in support of these operations. Of these women, nearly 150 have lost their lives and more than 850 have been wounded.

Not all women are suitable for ground fighting and the hardships that go with it, but some are. If a female soldier can meet the same standards set for male soldiers, the military should employ them to its advantage. The complications caused by relationships between male and female soldiers can be minimized by a strict policy of segregation between sexes.

If we allow women to be barred from combat roles, not only will we be committing a great injustice against capable female soldiers, but also inhibiting our countries military strength.

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A NATURAL RESOURCES CAREER FAIR takes place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Percival Hall lobby. Employers will have career, seasonal and internship opportunities available. Dress professionally, and bring copies of your resume. For more information on what companies will be attending, visit MountaineerTRAK.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23

THE VETERANS OF WVU will be meeting at 7 p.m. in the Mountain Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, call 304-841-4308.

THE UNDERGROUND COMEDY COLLEGE will be running a stand-up comedy workshop from 1-7 p.m. in the Mountainlair. Interested students can get tips from professional comedians on how to put together a short set of stand-up.

At 9 p.m., aspiring comics can perform at the Side Pocket in the Mountainlair as part of the weekly comedy series. For more information, visit wvucomedycollege.eventbrite.com.

THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CAFE LECTURE SERIES hosts Jessica Troilo from the College of Education and Human resources. Troilo will be discussing perceptions of different types of fathers based on parental status and sexual orientation. The discussion begins at 5 p.m. at the Morgantown Brewing Company.

For more information, email joshua.woods@mail.wvu.edu or visit http://soca.wvu.edu/faculty_staff/social-science-cafe.

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GLOBAL INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP AT WVU, a hospitable community for international students and scholars, meets at 6 p.m. for community dinner and Bible discussion. For more information, email sarahderoos@live.com.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

WVU FIRST BOOK ADVISORY BOARD meets at 7 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair.

Students and faculty are welcome to attend and get involved with First Book and the WVU Advisory Board.

For more information, email wvu@ firstbook.org.

CYCLING CLUB meets at 8 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, visit www.wvucycling.com.

THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. For more information, stop by the SGA or SOS offices in the Mountainlair.

WVU ULTIMATE CLUB/TEAM meets at 5 p.m. at the WVU Intramural Fields and is always looking for new participants. Experience playing ultimate frisbee isn’t necessary. For more information, email Zach at wvultimate@ yahoo.com or visit www.sugit.org.

WVU-ACLU meets at 6 p.m. in the Monongalia Room of the Mountainlair.

TAI CHI is taught from 6:30-8 p.m.

Other class times are available. For more information, call 304-319-0581.

CATHOLICS ON CAMPUS meets at 8 p.m. at 1481 University Ave. For more information, call 304-296-8231.

ESL CONVERSATION TABLE meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe. All nationalities are welcome. The table is sponsored by Monongalia County Literacy Volunteers, a member of the United Way family. For more infor-

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mation on Literacy Volunteers, contact Jan at 304-296-3400 or mclv2@ comcast.net.

WVU FENCING CLUB hosts advanced fencing practice from 7-9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall Gym. For more information, email wvufencing@gmail.com or visit www.encingclub.studentorgs.wvu.edu.

AIKIDO FOR BEGINNERS is at 6 p.m. at Lakeview Fitness Center.

There are special rates for WVU students. For more information, email var3@comcast.net.

STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY meets at 7 p.m. in Room 105 of Woodburn Hall . For more information, email ssdp.wvu@gmail.com.

CHAMPION TRAINING ACADEMY offers free tumbling and stunting from 8:30-9:30 p.m. for those interested in competing on a Coed Open International Level 5 Cheerleading Team. For more information, call 304291-3547 or email CTA at ctainfo@ comcast.net.

WVU’S GENDER EQUALITY MOVEMENT, formerly the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, meets in the Cacapon Room of the Mountainlair at 6:30 p.m. For more information, email wvugem@gmail.com.

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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

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as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two in-service 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 is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1-4 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, call 304-293-4609 or email wattsmuseum@mail.wvu.edu.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you demonstrate the ability to get along with people who wield power. Your creativity and charisma draw people toward you and also allow barriers to dissolve.

Many people act differently with you than they do with others. The downside is that you will see some of their less-amiable traits. If you are single, you will have to sort through quite a few admirers. Know what type of relationship you want, and that information will help you choose the right person. If you are attached, remember that this bond consists of two people.

Note a tendency to be me-oriented.

Another PISCES demonstrates a different side of your sign.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HH You follow through on your instincts with someone you look up to. Communicate what you feel is necessary. Perhaps revealing more of your thoughts would be helpful. At this point, you probably will keep them within.

Tonight: Vanish while you can.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH You know exactly what you want and where you are going. You also easily convince others of your sense of direction. You have supporters and a strong understanding of your goals. When these factors blend, you head toward success. Be sensitive to an irate child or loved one. Tonight: Let the good times begin.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH While you thought you could relax, you discover that that might be an impossibility. Wherever you are, no matter what your plans

are, you will step up to the plate. Responsibilities weigh heavily on your shoulders. Tonight: A family member or roommate could be on the warpath.

person, or just believe that he or she is very special. Observe more before making a decision. Might you be putting this person on a pedestal? Tonight: Where the fun is.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH Revise your thoughts about a partner or loved one. You could be seeing only what you want, and/or you are not recognizing a change in this person’s behavior. Be careful when handling machinery, as your mind might not be focused. Tonight: Follow the music.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH Stay centered and direct when dealing with a family member about a property issue. You might want to revise your thinking about a money matter. An investment might not be as good as you think it is. Someone you look up to is very irritable. Tonight: Happy close to home.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Build a key relationship on common ground.

Whether this bond is new or old, you will notice where change might be good. A struggle over finances could happen. Your words might be more defensive than you realize. Tonight: Postpone a chat until you both are relaxed.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Your perspective is subject to change.

What you originally thought was OK might not be the case now. The more you learn, the fewer judgments you will make. Make sure your goals transform with your intellect. Tonight: You do not need to go far.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH You might be far more sarcastic or angry than you realize. Creative distractions and ideas can camouflage what is really going on, even with you. When animosity breaks out with a partner or friend, look within to see what is going on with you. Tonight: Get past a hassle.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH Your perspective of a financial matter changes rapidly and gives you yet a different point of view. How you viewed yourself several years ago is substantially different than now. You are in a period of transition. Tonight: Someone is adjusting to the everchanging you.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH What you feel is appropriate with someone in your daily life probably is. However, for some reason anger could break out before you can have a conversation with this person.

Do not overthink a situation, if possible. Tonight: Do what you want.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH Defer to others, even if you are sure of yourself. You don’t need to prove that you are right over and over again. Let others come to that conclusion on their own. Tonight: Someone you care about becomes feisty. Let this person be.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH A meeting could be more important than you realize. You could be drawn to one specific

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Wednesday February 22, 2012

Adele and Ed Sheeran win at UK music’s Brit Awards LONDON (AP)— Soulful songstress Adele capped a momentous year of Grammy Awards triumph and medical woes with a double win at the U.K.’s Brit music awards Tuesday, taking prizes for album of the year and best British female solo artist.

Teen-friendly English troubadour Ed Sheeran won two trophies, including British male solo artist, at an energetic ceremony in London.

It has been a dramatic year for the down-to-earth north London diva Adele, who based her chart-topping songs of heartbreak on a rocky relationship.

Her sophomore album “21” won six Grammys last week and has sold more than 6 million copies in the United States alone.

But Adele also had to undergo vocal cord surgery in November to fix a potentially career-threatening throat condition.

She delivered a powerhouse performance of her single “Rolling in the Deep” to thousands of fans and industry insiders at London’s O2 arena.

“It’s been an amazing year,” Adele said as she received the female artist statuette from petite pop star Kylie Minogue.

“I feel like a drag queen next to you,” joked the winner, who wore a sleek black Burberry gown but towered over Minogue. She thanked her record company “for letting me be the kind of artist I want to be.”

The 23-year-old lost out on the British single prize to boy band One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful,” but took the coveted album of the year award for “21.”

The statue was presented

by singer George Michael, returning to the stage after suffering life-threatening pneumonia in December.

The ceremony also included tributes to two departed divas, Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse.

Tousle-haired singersongwriter Sheeran won prizes for solo artist and British breakthrough act.

The red-headed 21-yearold has been panned as bland by some critics, but has amassed legions of young fans through online releases and a relentless calendar of shows.

Sheeran thanked his manager for transforming a “spotty, chubby ginger teenager” into a Brit-winner.

Long derided as dull, the Brits have become a lively celebration of U.K. music and style - and this year’s awards come with British music riding high around the world.

“I’m so, so proud to be British and to be flying our flag,” said Adele, who has the century’s best-selling album so far.

Tuesday’s event which kicked off with Coldplay performing “Charlie Brown” and included live turns from Sheeran, Florence and the Machine, Noel Gallagher, Bruno Mars and Rihanna brought out a host of stars who blended rock ‘n’ roll attitude and fashion finery.

Blur frontman Damon Albarn dressed down for the red carpet in jeans and a flat cap, and former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher wore a leather jacket. But others struck a snazzier note. Actor Ray Winstone arrived in a pinstriped three-piece suit, complete with watch chain.

Style standouts included Minogue, in a strapless sky blue dress; plump-lipped

Internet sensation Lana Del Ray, wearing a floor-length red gown; and Florence and the Machine’s Florence Welch, in a lacy peach dress

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Coldplay won their fourth best British group trophy, while Foo Fighters were voted best international group.

Bruno Mars took the prize for international male solo artist, and Rihanna won the international female prize for a second year.

The Barbadian singer, who has often been in the news for non-musical reasons since her then-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her at a pre-Grammy Awards party in 2009, thanked her fans.

“At times when I feel misunderstood, my fans always remind me that it’s OK to be myself,” she said.

Lana Del Rey appeared moved to be named international breakthrough act.

“This award means much more to me than you know,” said the singer, who has gone from Internet-fueled buzz to backlash in record time after a disastrous performance last month on “Saturday Night Live.”

Britpop icons Blur were received a special prize for their contribution to music.

The four original members Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree performed together for the first time since a series of concerts in 2009, offering versions of 1990s hits including “Girls & Boys” and “Parklife.”

Most of the awards are chosen by more than 1,000 musicians, critics and record industry figures, with several decided by public Adele arrives at the UK’s Brit Music Awards on Tuesday. vote.

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Mick Jagger, B.B. King, prepare to sing blues at White House for Obama WASHINGTON (AP) — Mick Jagger, B.B. King and Jeff Beck are teaming up with musical up-and-comers at the White House to celebrate the blues.

Jagger tweeted that President Barack Obama popped in during a rehearsal for Tuesday’s A-list concert and “seemed really relaxed and happy!”

Grammy-winner Keb Mo, for his part, joked during a break in Tuesday morning’s

rehearsal that Obama himself would be performing three numbers, and there could even be a record in the works. Mo joked that Obama’s record would be called, “After the second term, now I can finally get my groove on.”

The lineup for Tuesday’s concert spans generations, from legends like King and Buddy Guy to young faces such as 26-year-old Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews

and Gary Clark Jr., whose style blends hip hop, contemporary soul and indie rock.

Andrews said he got a chill just hearing King play a few notes during rehearsal. He added that he was hoping to learn something and maybe even borrow a few moves - from the veterans in the group.

Even in rehearsal, Andrews said, Jagger, the longtime Rolling Stones frontman,

Netflix goes up against cable giant Comcast SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix’s Internet video service is adding more marquee attractions as it braces for a new competitive threat from cableTV provider Comcast Corp.

As part of an effort to offer more exclusive material, Netflix locked up the right to show “The Artist” and other movies from The Weinstein Co. before the films are released to leading pay-TV channels such as Showtime and HBO. Just a few hours after Tuesday’s announcement about that multiyear deal, Comcast unveiled plans to undercut Netflix with a less expensive version of a service that will stream old TV series and mov-

ies to devices with high-speed Internet connections.

The Comcast service, called Xfinity Streampix, will be available this week to the company’s subscribers. It will cost $5 per month, below Netflix’s $8 monthly price for its Internet-streaming service. Some Comcast customers who pay for multiple services, including high-speed Internet access and phone, will get Streampix at no additional cost.

Although it appears Netflix’s library is more extensive, Streampix could be good enough for some households looking to supplement their cable-TV service with a package that has on-demand video on comput-

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That possibility apparently unnerved some investors who have long worried about Netflix losing its early lead in Internet video as more rivals enter the market. Netflix’s stock lost $4.45, or 3.7 percent, to close Tuesday at $117.40.

Comcast, which is based in Philadelphia, will join two other large companies, Amazon.com Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., already offering video streaming services. Earlier this month, Verizon Communications Inc. announced that it is teaming up with Redbox’s DVD rental-kiosk network to introduce an Internet video service later this year.

The pricing for the VerizonRedbox venture hasn’t been disclosed.

Netflix, which is based in Los Gatos, Calif., also offers a DVDby-mail rental service. But that has been losing millions of customers in recent months as the company has intensified its focus on the streaming service.

By countering Netflix, Comcast hopes to hold on to customers, many of whom have been canceling their cable subscriptions to save money.

Some of those former subscribers have been able to get their entertainment fixes from Netflix, whose Internet streaming service began this year with 21.7 million U.S. subscribers.

Comcast, by contrast, had 22.3 million video subscribers after losing 459,000 customers last year.

Based on the line-up included in Tuesday’s announcement, Streampix will have much of the video already available on Netflix.

The list of overlapping selections includes the past seasons of popular TV series such as “The Office” and “Lost” and older movies such as “Brokeback Mountain” and “The Big Lebowski.”

“was in character right away like he was playing in a stadium - all of the moves and things. I’m like, I’m going to steal some of those.”

At an afternoon blues workshop for middle school and high school students visiting the White House, first lady Michelle Obama declared, “Today, we’ve got the blues but in a very good way.”

She called the blues an “art form that stirs our souls, and

it helps us rise above all our struggles.”

The students got a preview of what awaited the president and Mrs. Obama, and TV viewers: Mo, Andrews and singer Shemekia Copeland performed a trio of numbers that got the students up out of their seats and clapping and singing along.

Also set to perform in the evening concert were Warren Haynes, Susan Tedeschi

and Derek Trucks, with actress Taraji P. Henson as the program host and Booker T. Jones as music director and band leader.

The blues concert will be part of the “In Performance at the White House” series that airs on PBS. This one, designed to recognize Black History Month, will be broadcast on Feb. 27 on PBS stations and aired later on American Forces Network.

Chris Brown, Rihanna collaborate on new songs NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together, musically speaking.

Two songs featuring the singers hit the Internet on Monday. Brown sings on the remix of Rihanna’s sexually charged song “Birthday Cake,” and she’s on the remix of his upbeat tune “Turn Up the Music.”

Brown tweeted a link to the new version of “Turn Up the Music” on Monday, and Rihanna later retweeted it.

She also tweeted about the remix for “Birthday Cake.”

Brown attacked his thengirlfriend Rihanna at a preGrammy Awards party in

2009. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge and is serving five years of probation.

Last year, a judge eased a restraining order after an attorney for Rihanna said she didn’t object to removing the stay-away provisions.

The order had required Brown to stay 50 yards away from Rihanna, but the restriction was reduced to 10 yards if they were at a music industry event.

After a three-year absence from the Grammys, Brown made his return this year, performing twice at the show and winning best R&B album. Rihanna also performed and picked up a

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Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, told Esquire magazine in its October 2010 issue that she no longer resented Brown and that she enjoys his music.

The two singers first collaborated musically in 2007 on the remix to her monster hit “Umbrella.”

Brown also tweeted “HAPPY B I R T H D AY ROBYN” to Rihanna, who turned 24 on Monday.

A representative for Rihanna said she had no comment. An email seeking comment from Brown’s representatives went unreturned Monday.

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Brown is featured in Rihanna’s ‘Birthday Cake,’ she released it the same day as his ‘Turn Up the Music’ featuring Rihanna.

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Underground Sound

‘I Will Stand Alone ’

‘Maraqopa’ Damien Jurado “Maraqopa,” the newly released album by Damien Jurado, is simple, yet somewhat sinister.

The eerie-textured and overlaid tones on the album bring in psychedelic, dusty and sometimes daunting sounds of something spiraling out of control.

While the songs seem crazy and in disarray, Jurado’s soft, poetic lyrics offer comfort and solace in the fictional place “Maraqopa.”

“Nothing is the News,” is the epitome of these insane and cool choruses, and although the song is five minutes long, it’s well worth the listen.

The children’s choir sing-a-long on “Life Away From the Garden” only adds to the eerie ambience of the album. The children singing high-pitched and airily is creepy and overwhelms the singing talent of Jurado, which should shine through.

The track “Maraqopa” is a welcomed break from the chaos, and is a calming vocal showcase for Jurado, a Seattle, Wash., native. The song is reminiscent of the indie-folk scene of the Pacific Northwest with shimmering instrumentals painting an image of Washington’s evergreen trees.

Overall, the album is unique to Jurado’s strengths, but brings new and exciting sounds that keep the record interesting.

‘Love Interruption’

Kayhan Kallor

‘Visions’

Jack White

Grammy-nominated Iranian musican Kayhan Kalhor has been studying and playing classical Kurdish and Persian music since he was seven years old.

Since 1997, Kalhor has worked on more than 20 classical music projects, most of which have been critically and commercially received in the United States.

In 2000, Kalhor played with the Kronos Quartet and contributed to their “Caravan” album.

He has also performed with YoYo Ma as part of his Silk Road Project ensemble.

Unlike Western classical music, Persian classical performances feature lengthy improvisation and their scores are rarely committed to paper.

On his latest album “I Will Not Stand Alone,” Kalhor plays the shah kaman, a variation of the traditional Middle Eastern fourstringed bowed instrument, the kamancheh. He is accompanied Ali Bahrami Fard, who plays a bass santor.

This eerie, haunting music showcases the work of a legendary contemporary composer while also providing Western listers with a glimpse into a previously unexplored musical world.

Grimes

Jack White, who was one half of the minimalist blues-rock duo the White Stripes and owner and operator of the vinyl-minded label Third Man Records, is finally poised to release an album under his own name.

After working with The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather and producing an album for country-legend Loretta Lynn, White has announced his first solo album “Blunderbuss,” will be released April 24.

The first single on the album, and its accompanying video “Love Interruption,” were released this week.

In typical Jack White-fashion, “Love Interruption” features a blue-roots sound and feels like it recorded in 1960’s Nashville studio.

In the video, White is accompanied by a group of glamorous women, each wearing a flowing gown and playing vintage instruments.

With White, fans know exactly what to expect – a whirlwind of forlorn blues and a slight air of mystery.

Canadian indie pop-singer Clarie Boucher, better known by her stage name Grimes, has released her third studio album “Visions” on 4AD Records.

The album finds Boucher exploring light, airy synth textures and singing in a beautifully breathy falsetto.

Although the album features many of the hallmarks of charttopping pop music, Grimes is more interested in reinventing the feel and aesthetics of obscure ‘80s pop then writing hooks and selling albums.

With most mainstream pop music, its the inescapable vocal hooks and phrasing that get stuck in your head. With Grimes, the whole album, filled with joyous robotic tones and sunny beats, will be ringing in your ears.

When she first emerged last year with her debut album, “Geldi Primes,” Boucher did her best to hide her tendencies for triumphant pop under layers of austerity and darkness. On “Visions,” Boucher creates a stickysweet record of electro-pop ready to provide the sound track equally perfect for long nights of partying and the exhausting come-down the morning after.

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Allman Brothers, Flaming Lips to headline All Good festival

by Charles young A&E EDITOR

The 16th annual All Good Music Festival announced its line-up Wednesday.

The weekend-long camping festival, which was held at Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown, W.Va., from 2003-2011, will be held this year at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio, from July 19-23.

Legend Valley, formerly known as the Buckeye Lake Music Center, is 30 miles east of Columbus. In the past, the venue has served as the home for performances from AC/DC to Grateful Dead and a tour stop for the Lollapalooza Festival.

The festival, which is known for its practice of scheduling performances to avoid overlapping sets, will feature more than 40 hours of continuous music.

This year’s line-up, which features an eclectic range of

artists from all genres, includes southern rock legends The Allman Brothers Band, alterative rock group The Flaming Lips and Phil Lesh and Friends as headliners.

Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir will perform alongside pianist Bruce Hornsby, with special guest Branford Marsalis, a Grammy Awardwinning saxophonist.

Keeping with the festival’s tradition of jam bands and hippie-friendly performances, the line-up will also feature performances from SOJA, The Everyone Orchestra and Michael Franti & Spearhead. Electronic musicians Lotus, alternative hip-hop and Americana group G. Love and the Special Sauce and bluegrass band Trampled

by Turtles will also perform.

During last year’s festival, attendee Nicole Miller was killed when a pick-up truck slid down a hill and ranover her tent. Two

other attendees, Yen Hai Ton and Elizabeth Rose Dolan, were also injured. Three lawsuits stemming from the event have been filled in Clarksburg, W. Va. Tim Walther, the festival’s founder, said in a press release that the decision to move the festival out of West Virginia came after officials in Preston County passed the Mass Gathering Ordinance.

Walther said the ordinance “directly targeted All Good and levied an outrageous tax” on the event.

“We had to weigh the impact of our traffic and presence on the local population and local officials who never warmed up to the festival, its legion of loyal fans and our ‘style,” he said.

Four day, “Early Bird,” passes to the festival go on sale Friday at noon. Ticket prices begin at $159, which includes general admission, the price of camping and parking for

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The 16th annual All Good Music Festival announced its line-up Wednesday. Headliners include The Allman Brothers, The Flaming Lips and Phil Lesh and Friends. one non-recreational vehicle. “Even Better” VIP tickets are also available for $420.

VIP tickets give the holder access to private, air conditioned

bathrooms, discounted drinks, photos of previous year’s fespremium campsites and VIP tivals, visit www.allgoodfestilounges. val.com.

To purchase tickets, view a full list of performers and see charles.young@mail.wvu.edu

by Madeline Carey A&E Writer

West Virginia University’s College of Creative Arts Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

With pieces by prominent Czech composers from the 1800s and special performances by WVU’s professor of viola, Andrea Priester Houde, the night is sure to catch the attention of all in attendance.

WVU’s orchestra encompasses the musical talent of around 80 graduate and undergraduate students.

Four pieces will be performed at the concert including “Romance” by Max Bruch and “Christmas Dance” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, which Priester Houde will be performing as a guest musician.

Another composition to be performed is Bedrich Smetana’s “Vltava,” which was named and written for the great river that runs through the Czech

Republic.

This is just one of the several compositions that Smetana wrote in his epic cycle of poems whose title can be translated to “My Country.”

“The piece ‘Vltava’ is important, because it’s not only a piece of music that captures the essence of a river in music and everything that it passes like rapids or a forest hunt, but the river itself is a symbol,” said Mitchell Arnold, associate professor and director of orchestral studies, who is conducting Thursday night’s symphony.

“It’s a symbol of the Czech nation, so this piece in a sense has become sort of a national piece for the Czech Republic.”

Smetana described his own work before his death in 1884, “Two springs gush forth in the shade of the Bohemian forest, the one warm and spouting, the other cool and tranquil.

Their waves joyously rushing down over their rocky beds unite and glisten in the rays of the morning sun,” he said.

Integrating creative brilliance and a love for his country, Smetana created a masterpiece that has survived for over a century.

“This is music that has always spoken directly to audiences in the 130 or so years since its first performance!”

Arnold said in a press release.

The final composition to be performed is “Symphony No. 8 in G Major,” which was composed by Antonin Dvorak. Not only is it the last piece but it is the largest of the compositions on the lineup.

The symphony orchestra, which incorporates a dynamic ensemble of student musicians with the help of Arnold, will end the symphony with the Dvorak piece and bring to the Morgantown area a peak at 19th century classical orchestral works.

WVU’s symphony orchestra is $10 general admission and $5 for WVU students. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Black Bear Burritos to open new location

BY Cassia King

A&E Correspondent

Morgantown’s Black Bear Burritos will open a new restaurant located near West Virginia University’s Evansdale Campus.

The restaurant’s exact opening date is still unknown, but General Manager Ayla Nett said the location will open before summer.

Nett said the downtown restaurant on Pleasant Street had outgrown one location and co-owners Matthew Showalter and Jason Coffman had it was time to broaden the Black Bear Burritos business.

The owners wanted to reach out to a new part of the

community and give Evansdale students and residents a more convenient location to enjoy Black Bear Burritos, she said.

“Our business downtown continues to grow year after year,” Nett said. “The other location is bigger, and it’s time for us to expand.”

Construction has already begun on the new restaurant located at 3119 University Avenue, beside The Party Store.

“The construction will take some time to finish,” Nett said. “Because they are renovating an old grocery store.”

Nett said the new restaurant will mirror Black Bear’s downtown location in design and layout.

Guests will place their or-

Black Bear Burritos is famous for fresh ingredients and vegetarian options.

der and seat themselves with a table marker, for a casual dining experience.

The restaurant will stay committed to the fresh ingredients and delicious food they are known for.

“It’s really exciting that our family gets to grow, and we can reach out to more of the community,” Nett said.

For more information about Black Bear Burritos new location visit www.facebook.com/blackbearburritos or follow their Twitter account @blackbearmotown where Showalter and Coffman will post photos and video of the construction process. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Black Bear Burritos is currently constructing a new location on University Ave.

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Black Bear Burritos offers many condiments to complement any dish.

Nutritional supplements, energy drinks harmful to your body CAitlin Graziani A&E EDITOR

If you are a gym rat, a slave to home workout videos or simply have visited the drugstore lately, you have undoubtedly seen many nutritional supplements.

A commercial for a supplement often sounds like this: “This pill can make you stronger, leaner, prettier, popular, have more children, make your hair grow, make

your breasts bigger make you faster and so on.”

All these claims sound glamorous, but it’s a dangerous bargain with your health in doing so.

“Supplements, any supplement is not FDA regulated. You don’t know what is in it,” said Nancy Oliverio, fitness and wellness manager at the Student Recreation Center.

According to Oliverio, the most commonly circulated supplement at the Rec is whey protein. While whey protein does offer your mus-

cles the proper amino acid compounds that they need to rebuild the muscle you just worked out, it often isn’t necessary.

“One of the best things people can take in after a workout is low-fat chocolate milk. It has the ideal balance of protein, carbohydrates and sugars. It is also a lot cheaper than whey protein,” Oliverio said.

Though men take supplements to assist their workout performance, women take them too. While men may take supplements to get

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Drinking energy drinks in combination with exercise might give you an energy boost but is detrimental to your heart.

more muscular, women may take them to lose weight. All of these supplements come with risk of permanently damaging your body.

“The effect can be really bad, even if you don’t notice it. Supplements can take a toll on your liver. When you combine taking supplements during the day and binge drinking at night, it can have bad effects on the body,” she said.

Oliverio encourages those who choose to take supplements to do their research and find out exactly what is

in the substances they are putting in their body.

One supplement that may be overlooked (as it is not in pill form) are energy drinks.

Drinks touting more energy, not needing naps, increased performance and increased alertness are seen quite frequently on a college campus.

The gym is not the only place you are going to find energy drinks.

However, energy drinks, like supplements, are not regulated by the FDA. There is no way to determine what a “dose” is and how much

is safe for one person to consume.

“Students should avoid drinking energy drinks during exercise, it elevates the heart rate and puts unnecessary stress on the body,” Oliverio said. “Switch to drinking coffee instead of energy drinks – at least its natural.”

For more information on supplements, nutritional, and fitness course at the Rec you can visit www.studentreccenter.wvu.edu. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Protein is a common supplement used in the gym, but could easily be substituted with low-fat chocolate milk.

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STORMED OVER

Redshirt junior forward Ayana Dunning led the Mountaineers with a career-high 21 points and 16 rebounds. West Virginia lost to No. 20 St. John’s 63-54 and has now lost two straight games after winning its previous five.

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Late comeback falls short, West Virginia falls to No. 20 St. John’s 63-54 by cody schuler sports writer

Despite the Mountaineers’ best efforts, the longest-active winning streak in the Big East is still intact after Tuesday night.

No. 20 St. John’s weathered a career-defining night from redshirt junior forward Ayana Dunning and defeated West Virginia 63-54.

The Mountaineers (19-8, 9-5) finished the game shooting only 34.6 percent from the field and never led throughout the entire game.

The victory is the sixth con-

secutive for St. John’s (19-8, 11-3) who entered the polls this week for the first time this season.

Dunning led the Mountaineers with a career-high 21 points and 16 rebounds.

Redshirt sophomore Christal Caldwell was the only other West Virginia player in double-figures. She finished with 14 points – extending her streak of scoring in double-figures to 15 games.

Things got started early for St. John’s as it raced out to a 7-0 lead after just two and a half minutes of play. The Red

WVU must stay on right track after win over Pitt michael carvelli sports editor

On Feb. 5, a struggling West Virginia team made the trip up to Providence after losing its last three games.

In a must-win situation, the Mountaineers responded and found a way to earn a hardfought overtime victory over the Friars.

Then they fell back into what they had been doing, by losing two games at home to Notre Dame and Louisville.

With its postseason fate up in the air, West Virginia traveled to the Petersen Events Center and put a beating on Pittsburgh on its home court.

Wins like that can do a lot for a young, struggling team like West Virginia.

But, then again, so could a win like the one they had against Providence a few weeks earlier.

A change like the one needed by the Mountaineers at the end of the year won’t come from just one game— they have to find a way to keep it going throughout the final four games left on the schedule.

At the end of the year, the teams with good leaders seem to have a lot of success.

If the Mountaineers want to find a way to carry this momentum they have following

their win over the Panthers into this final stretch of the season, they’re going to have to rely on their leaders to step up and do what they’ve done all season.

Luckily for West Virginia, its leaders have been pretty good at doing that.

“Me and Truck and Deniz have to take it upon ourselves to not let the underclassmen slip up,” said senior forward Kevin Jones. “We’ve got to keep playing hard and together; that’s the only way we’re going to win.

“We’ve got to keep playing hard every possession.”

If anything, this might be the perfect time for West Virginia to have battle-tested veterans like Jones, senior Truck Bryant and junior Deniz Kilicli.

They’ve struggled. They know what it’s like to be down.

And they know what it takes to persevere and find ways to have success.

These are three players who have been to a Final Four, and their experiences throughout their careers – both the ups and the downs – will help them teach the younger players on this WVU team how to handle the difficult tasks associated with Big East Conference tournament.

Plenty of times in the last month or so, those three have had to show the freshmen that

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Storm shot 42 percent from the field in the first half and led by as many as 17 points.

The Mountaineers looked overwhelmed by the team speed of St. John’s, giving up 10 turnovers in the first half alone.

No player suffered more from the speed of St. John’s than junior center Asya Bussie.

The 6-foot-4 Bussie is the team’s leading scorer (12.2 ppg), but she had a difficult time getting any shots up due to the quick formation of double teams in the paint by St. John’s.

Bussie was limited to just

two shots in the first half and finished the game with only five points.

Had it not been for her partner in the paint, West Virginia would have found itself in a far worse position.

Dunning was the lone bright spot for the Mountaineers in the first half. With 11 points and eight rebounds, Dunning single-handedly kept West Virginia in the game.

Despite shooting just 22 percent from the field, West Virginia trailed 31-18 going into halftime. It seemed like if it could find some type of a

rhythm on offense, the Mountaineers might be able to make things interesting.

Sure enough, that’s exactly what happened.

The Mountaineers were the ones to start quick this time, using an 18-6 run in the first eight minutes of the second half to cut the St. John’s lead to one point.

West Virginia trailed 41-39 with 9:42 left in the game but St. John’s buckled down on defense and held the Mountaineers scoreless over the next three and a half minutes of play – extending its lead back

to nine points in the process.

The Mountaineers were unable to get close after that, due in part to the play of St. John’s junior guard Nadirah McKenith. McKenith, who led all scorers with 26 points, scored eight points in the final 3:22 of play to keep West Virginia at bay.

Junior guard Shenneika Smith and senior forward Da’Shena Stevens also scored in double figures for St. John’s, finishing with 12 and 10 points, respectively. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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Mountaineers beginning to gain momentum at the right time by amit batra sports writer

Heading into the Eastern Wrestling League championships, the West Virginia wrestling team will have two things working in its favor.

There’s plenty of time before the Mountaineers head to Clarion, Pa., on March 4, and they are heading into the championships with a lot of momentum.

The confidence that accompanies beating a team like No. 10 Edinboro could do wonders for West Virginia a few weeks from now.

WVU have been clicking on all cylinders since its loss to No. 9 Pittsburgh at the Coliseum.

Heavyweight Brandon Williamson will ride his 10-match winning streak into the EWL’s.

For West Virginia, being able to upset a ranked team was what it needed to begin turning the corner toward being one of the better teams in the league.

West Virginia has not lost a dual meet since that loss to Pittsburgh. Since that stretch, the Mountaineers have beaten Ohio, No. 10 Edinboro and Cleveland State.

And the way the Mountaineers have dominated against the competition has been remarkable to say the least.

WVU beat Ohio 36-3 and,

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Redshirt senior Matt Ryan and the West Virginia wrestling team will head into the Eastern Wrestling League championships after beating Ohio, No. 10 Edinboro and Cleveland State over the last two weeks. most recently earned a 36-6 victory over Cleveland State.

That momentum is in the Mountaineers’ favor at the perfect time of the season.

Following the EWL Championships will be the NCAA

Championships in St. Louis, Mo., March 15-17.

Redshirt senior Matt Ryan is going into the EWL Championships with a bunch of momentum as well. His 21st pin this past weekend put him

at No. 5 all-time in program history.

“I was unhappy with my loss on Saturday, so I battled on Sunday,” Ryan said. “I’m

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club sports

Men’s basketball club peaking at right time by jon fehrens sports writer

The club sports programs and varsity sports at West Virginia may not seem like they are that similar, but there is one thing that every athlete knows to be true.

At the end of the season is when it matters most to be playing at the highest level.

The men’s club basketball team is getting ready to begin tournament play with a revamped roster and head coach Phil McClure must be sure that his new guys know the system.

McClure said that, due to so many new faces, it feels like a completely different team this semester.

Although this team is new, its resilience makes them seem almost veteran-like.

The club started out against a solid North Carolina Central team at Southern Virginia University.

And they passed with flying colors, coming away with a 6752 win.

Four hours later, the team met its first roadblock in the form of New River Community College.

New River took advantage

of the tired legs on the floor and jumped to a 20-point lead early on.

Despite the valiant comeback attempt, the Mountaineers suffered an 88-80 loss.

There were some bright spots in their loss, however, as Dominic Posocco was lights-out from behind the arc, shooting better than 50 percent from three-point range.

Dante Montique was just as good hitting 14 out of 22 field goals while grabbing nine rebounds and six steals.

The club basketball now has a break until their next big tournament at Ohio State for the NIRSA regionals, which will take place March 9-11. The week after the team gets back they will be hosting a campus wide tournament at the Rec Center March 17. It will be $5 per play; there will be a men and women’s bracket.

Men’s hockey earns bid to national tournament The men’s hockey club has been playing with its back against the wall since last month and new players have been stepping up from all over to help contribute.

Last weekend was a weekend that the Mountaineers

had circled on the schedule for almost a month.

For them to fight for a bid into the national tournament they had to win out, which they did. Since hitting its stride early on, head coach Zack Sonnefeld has kept his group focused, which has put them atop the CHMA standings.

The recent hot streak was able to move Duquesne off the top of the league standings A shutout from goaltender Jake Fullerton secured the first win of the weekend. On Saturday the team traveled to familiar foe Slippery Rock and left with an easy 12-1 victory.

The big showdown came when West Virginia took on Pittsburgh in Wheeling.

After making his impact felt against Slippery Rock, the Panthers had a hard time stopping Sam Jarrett as well.

He scored another goal to help lead the Mountaineers to a 3-1 victory over Pittsburgh.

Not only did the win over the Panthers clinch a league championship, it also gave the Mountaineers a bid to the nationals for the first time since the 2007-08 season. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Wednesday February 22, 2012

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SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Health Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA) is looking for WVU Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students to serve as Assistant Head Mentor and Mentors for WV High School Students during our Summer Institute Program. 2012 Summer Institute dates and training are July 12 to July 27.

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12 | SPORTS

Wednesday February 22, 2012

RESUME BUILDER

West Virginia beat Pitt last Thursday after losing five of its last six games. The Mountaineers will travel to No. 20 Notre Dame Wednesday.

carvelli

Continued from page 9 when you’re playing in the Big East, you can’t get too down when you’re struggling. That’s no way to snap out of it.

But, at the same time, they know that they can’t get too high after just winning one game.

They’ve got to continue moving forward, or else another team will catch them off guard. And at this point in the season, every loss could end up costing the Mountaineers an NCAA tournament bid.

West Virginia’s win over Pittsburgh was huge— there’s no doubt about it.

But rest assured, the Mountaineers are focused and ready to take on the task at hand that will come tonight when they get another tough road task against Notre Dame.

“At the end of the day, we’re ready to play,” Bryant said. “They came into Morgantown and took a game from us just like Pitt did.

managing EDITOR

The West Virginia men’s basketball team will try to build on the momentum it captured against Pitt Thursday night when it travels to No. 20 Notre Dame Wednesday night for a critical Big East Conference game.

The Mountaineers, who lost to the Irish 55-51 in Morgantown on Feb. 8, could use a win to help secure a bid into next month’s NCAA Tournament.

West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins said his team, which currently sits as a No. 8 seed in the conference tournament with a 7-7 Big East record, would like to have at least 10 wins to have a chance to secure a bid in the tournament for the fifth straight season.

“I’d feel a whole better with 12 actually,” he said.

After Wednesday’s game

against Notre Dame, West Virginia will host No. 10 Marquette Friday and DePaul next week, before traveling to play South Florida in the regular season finale.

But, a win against Notre Dame won’t come easy.

The Irish have won eight straight games, including three straight since its win against the Mountaineers in Morgantown.

“They’re playing pretty well.

It was heck of a comeback in the Villanova game,” Huggins said, referring to Notre Dame’s 74-70 overtime comeback win Saturday.

Notre Dame forward Jack Cooley sparked Notre Dame the last time these two teams met on the court going off for 21 points and 12 rebounds.

“He’s very efficient. He’s a lot like (WVU senior Kevin Jones),” Huggins said. “A lot of what he gets is off the offensive glass. I think sometimes people have

to help because of penetration that the two guards get. They are throwing him the ball a little bit more.”

Guards Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant, who both scored 12 in the first game, lead the Irish in scoring averaging 13 and 12.9 points, respectively.

Huggins said that his team will have to play at a slower pace, in order to cut down on the number of Notre Dame possessions and scoring ability.

“I don’t think you can really speed them up. The people that have tried to speed them up haven’t been very successful,” Huggins said.

“They have too many guys that can make shots. When you gamble and take chances, they make shots.”

In the first meeting between the two teams, West Virginia managed just 16 points in the first half.

“We were awful the first half.

That’s definitely something that we’ve got in the back of our heads.

“This game (against Pitt) is over with, now we’ve got Notre Dame, and we’ve got to go back to the drawing board and get ready.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia looks to earn another tough road win vs. No. 20 Notre Dame By john terry

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Senior forward Kevin Jones and the West Virginia men’s basketball team has four games left this season.

We didn’t play very well offensively. And we really did a good job the second half to get back in the game,” he said. “They made some big shots (at the end). We didn’t.”

It was also the first game of senior guard Truck Bryant’s struggles on the offensive end – which he is still dealing with.

Against Pittsburgh Thursday, Bryant showed a little life coming off the bench to score 15 points and collect seven rebounds.

Huggins said that West Virginia used its weekend off from games wo work on making shots “We just have to shoot the ball better. It sounds simple. It’s not like were not getting pretty good shots,” Huggins said.

“We have a tendency to take a play off here and there. When you take plays off, they’re going to take advantage of you. “ john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

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looking forward to the EWL and NCAA championships.”

Coach Craig Turnbull feels that Ryan has really brought his skills as a wrestler to another level.

“He’s made a lot of differences in a lot of dual meets,” Turnbull said. “He immediately made a home and an impact in our program. He has gotten better each year.

He’s contributing greatly.”

The Mountaineers are on a whole new level of confidence. It starts with getting off to a strong start and other guys building off of that. When WVU starts off strong at 125, 133 and 141, it is a very difficult task to defeat them.

For certain tournaments such as the EWL and NCAA championships, it could be tough to prepare mentally and physically without al-

ways knowing what to expect out of opponents.

Some wrestlers watch film, some just prepare through lifting and keeping in the right mindset, but in the end, these next few weeks will consist of the biggest matches of the season for the Mountaineers.

For the Mountaineers, closing out matches has been a crucial part of the dual meet season as well.

WVU has often been in a situation where one match will decide the outcome, and in those situations, Williamson often comes up on the winning side. Williamson has given the Mountaineers wins against Clarion, Rutgers and Edinboro in that situation.

The question remains whether these wrestlers’ recent successes will be enough to make an impact at the biggest stages of the season. dasports@mail.wvu.edu