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Luck visits Maniacs’ first meeting by bryan bumgardner staff writer

The Mountaineer Maniacs, West Virginia University’s premier fan organization, held its first meeting of the year in the Mountainlair Wednesday.

WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck made an appearance at the meeting, speaking and answering questions from current and prospective Maniacs.

“The Maniacs have a tre-

mendous history at WVU,” Luck said. “You’re joining a great tradition of Mountaineer athletics.”

Luck came to the meeting to welcome students and to ask a favor from the fans.

“We have a reputation that we’re a rough fanbase, and our fan behavior has been dodgy at best,” he said. Luck believes this reputation comes from generations past.

“We have an opportunity

to change that, though,” he said.

As WVU enters its inaugural season in the Big 12 Athletic Conference, Luck asked the Maniacs to extend friendship and good sportsmanship to fans from other schools.

“What you’re doing when you come to WVU is representing us and our small state,” he said. “Lots of these fans from the Midwest have never been here before, and we have a

chance to roll out the red carpet and extend a hand in welcome.”

Although he asked the Maniacs to give friendly greetings to new competitors, he still expects fans to show energy.

“We can rock it out in the stadium, but we also have to change these perceptions about our fans,” Luck said.

In addition to Luck’s speech, Mountaineer Maniacs Executive Director

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Chris Northrup announced several changes to the Maniacs rewards programs.

The Pride Points system was reintroduced, and Maniacs will earn points for game attendance. The top 25 Maniacs earn early access to basketball games.

The “Qdoba Points” plan is also being introduced this year. Maniacs can accumulate points earned by attending games and trade them for free food at Qdoba, a local Mexican

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Maniacs see strong turnout at year’s first blood drive by michael carvelli sports editor

The Mountaineer Maniacs held their first blood drive Wednesday in the Mountainlair.

A total of 130 people signed up to donate 89 pints of blood throughout the day, which Executive Director Chris Northrup said met the goals they set prior to the event.

“It was a really busy day, which is a great thing,” Northrup said. “It really says a lot about our members because, even though this is thought of as a sports club, the people in it are all about helping others whenever they can.

“The American Red Cross is in need of blood donations whenever they can get it, so it’s really good to be able to help them out and meet our goals by getting a lot of blood collected for them.”

For the students participating, the

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Correspondent

What started as a graduate course at West Virginia University in 2005 on prison literature has grown into a nonprofit organization that extends throughout Appalachia.

Katy Ryan, professor and founder of the Appalachian Prison Book Project, saw there was a need for a book project in the Appalachian

By Shelby Toompas Correspondent

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Zack Haines, psychology student from Wolfsville, Md. drinks complimentary juice after donating blood in the Mountainlair Ballrooms Wednesday.

region at the time.

Dominique Bruno, outreach coordinator for APBP, said Ryan’s father inspired her after working with a book project in the Chicago area.

Ryan said her students and colleagues also encouraged her to create a project in West Virginia with the hopes of receiving class credit and gaining a sense of well-being.

The APBP began collecting books in a church

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Students who traveled to the Student Recreation Center and the field behind Evansdale Residential Complex Wednesday evening had an opportunity to kick back, relax and enjoy Welcome Week Wellness Day. Throughout the SRC, informational booths were set up showcasing the variety of club sports and different wellness opportunities West Virginia University has to offer.

Students could get a free cholesterol screening, a free chair massage and meet with 39 different club sports teams at WVU. “I think this activity is important for students to get involved in student organizations, specifically club teams, so they can decide if that’s something they want to get involved in, and we have a few health-related booths as well,” said Special Events Coordinator for the SRC Sherri Restauri. “It’s really good for them to know what’s available, and this gives them an opportunity to check it out.”

The SRC directs club sports, which range from archery teams to ultimate frisbee teams.

“I’m from six hours away, and being involved in club sports gave me the opportunity to meet so many new friends,” said Alexan-

dra Russomano, a junior member of the competitive cheerleading club. “It gives you a place to fit in on such a large campus.”

Sophomore journalism student Anthony Pecoraro said he also found the informative booths beneficial.

“I think these tables are very beneficial because before or after you work out, you can check out some of the club teams and what WVU has to offer around campus that a lot of freshmen may not know about,” Pecoraro said.

WVU nursing students offered free cholesterol screenings to anyone visiting the SRC. “Cholesterol deals a lot with diet, so people might not think that their diet is that bad, but once they get their cholesterol checked, it shows you what your level is automatically, and that way they can learn how to adjust their diet,” said nursing student Christy Stahl.

“I don’t think many students think about cholesterol often, because they might not think that everything they put in their mouth could either lower it or make it higher.”

The SRC also offered free chair massages by Able BodyWork Shop’s Mary Beth Korf, licensed massage therapist.

“I think that massages

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WELLWVU gives students a ‘fresh start’

University project gives books to inmates

By Shelby Toompas

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SRC hosts ‘Wellness Day’ by lacey palmer

Volunteers Summer Ratcliff and Brady Tucker sit at the registration desk for the Maniacs Blood Drive on Wednesday.

grill.

“It’s a great way to incentivize attendance to games,” Northrup said. “We really want to increase our attendance this year.”

Northrup also announced several trips to away games, with tickets, transportation and tailgate opportunities discounted for Maniacs.

“One of the great things about the Maniacs is that

basement for incarcerated individuals.

The APBP later grew into an organization that is now a part of the Department of English.

Residing now in the Garlow house located on Spruce Street, APBP volunteers receive letters from inmates for new book requests and do their best to meet their needs, Bruno said.

Because the project is a tax-exempt 501c3 nonprofit

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organization, APBP is able to collect and send free books to men and women who are imprisoned throughout the region.

“Because we are now a 501c3, we can offer tax deductions when individuals make charitable donations, which we couldn’t do before,” Bruno said.

Aside from books, inmates may also request other

INSIDE THIS EDITION Eight West Virginia men’s soccer seniors want to make their last season special.

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WELLWVU: The Students’ Center of Health partnered with the Student Government Association Wednesday to encourage healthy habits in West Virginia University students.

WELLWVU hosted a farmers market in the free speach zone near the Mountainlair and invited various local vendors to showcase their items to students.

Welcoming students and employees back with a “fresh start,” vendors offered a range of fruits and vegetables including potatoes, tomatoes, apples, grapes and sweet corn.

Mountain People’s Co-Op took the farmers market as an opportunity to introduce the company to the student body.

“Even though we are lo-

cated beside campus, we decided to come back for our second year participating, so that we may reintroduce ourselves to the student community and get more people to shop local,” said store manager of Mountain People’s Co-Op, Ashley Keane.

The Mountain People’s Co-Op booth showcased a variety of healthy alternatives to students than average snack and lunch items.

Some of the company’s items included baked goods, dried fruit and vegetables, granola, nuts, spices and herbs and other organic produce.

Smaller scale vendors participated in the farmers market, bringing a portion of their own goods and garden-fresh items.

The local farmers market in Morgantown began the last Saturday in May and will

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STAYING GOLDEN Former West Virginia shooter Nicco Campriani recently won a gold medal at the London Olympics.

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Thursday August 23, 2012

USDA, McDonald’s suspend slaughterhouse buys FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The federal government and McDonald’s Corp. suspended purchases of meat Wednesday from a California slaughterhouse under investigation for animal cruelty and possible health issues.

The fast-food chain joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture in severing ties with Central Valley Meat Co. The suspensions occurred after an animal welfare group’s covert video showed cows that appeared to be sick or lame being beaten, kicked, shot and shocked in an attempt to get them to walk to slaughter.

“There are behaviors in the video which appear to be unacceptable and would not adhere to the standards we demand of our suppliers,” McDonald’s said in release.

Federal officials say nothing they have seen so far in the video shows meat from cows that may have been sick made it into the food supply, but interviews with employees were ongoing.

The video was shot in June and July by an undercover operative for the

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Continued from page 1 chance to help a great cause was enough to gain their support.

“Honestly, I really hate needles, and I don’t like to be stuck by them usually,” said senior forensic biology student Alycia Knepp. “But I know somebody will appreciate my blood someday.”

Nicole Katz, who serves as the Mountaineer Maniacs’ Community Service Director, said they have been working closely with the Red Cross since the summer preparing for the blood drive.

There were 110 students who pre-registered Monday and Tuesday.

“It’s so important to do this kind of stuff to help out, and it’s great to see everybody help out, because sometimes the Maniacs have gotten a little bit of a bad reputation for student behavior,” Katz said. “Things like this give us a chance to show people that we’re way more than that. We’re always willing to give back and help in whatever way we can.”

The Mountainlair ballrooms served as a convenient location for the event, as it made it easy for stu-

group Compassion Over Killing who worked at the plant and also gave a written statement to the USDA about events not on tape.

“We do know that workers were trying to make non-ambulatory cows not eligible for slaughter go to slaughter,” said Erica Meier, executive director of the animal welfare organization. “We believe red flags are raised for sure with our video, but it’s up to the USDA to decide.”

It’s against the law to slaughter a non-ambulatory animal for food out of concern that it could be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease.

The Hanford slaughterhouse is in the same city where a dairy cow at a rendering plant was discovered in April to have mad cow disease. The USDA said earlier this month it was an isolated case and didn’t pose a threat to the food supply.

Central Valley Meat Co. primarily slaughters dairy cows that have lost their value as milk producers.

The USDA bought 21 mildents to drop by between classes and errands - which is what sophomore accounting student John McGill did.

“Last year, I donated blood a couple times, and I really don’t mind it that much,” he said. “They said it was going to be about a 45-minute wait to get my turn, so I just came up from my dorm after I finished some homework. They were giving out food and free shirts. That definitely helps ease the pain.”

Northrup said it was nice to see a big turnout of students. He stressed the importance of getting involved in different events affiliated with the Mountaineer Maniacs as early as possible, as a good way to get involved while meeting other students.

“One of the unique things about the Mountaineer Maniacs is that by getting involved, you can meet a lot of people who could end up becoming some of your best friends throughout your time here at WVU,” Northrup said.

“It’s a win-win for everyone, because you get a chance to do some cool things with us and meet a lot of great people.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Students relax after giving blood in the Mountainlair Ballrooms on Wednesday.

lion pounds of beef from the company in 2011 for the national school lunch and other federal food programs.

Records show the government made five largescale purchases of ground and chunk beef, spending more than $50 million of the total $135 allocated by the government for such acquisitions that year.

USDA spokesman Justin DeJong said he did not know to which government food programs the beef was allocated. The meat generally goes to the national school lunch program and food distribution on Indian reservations, and is available for discount purchases by community food banks.

“The department works to ensure that product purchased for the federal feeding programs meets stringent food safety standards and that processors comply with humane handling regulations,” the USDA said in a statement.

McDonald’s also said it had suspended purchases of meat from the slaughterhouse.

The gate at Central Valley Meat Co., the California slaughterhouse shut down by federal regulators Tuesday.

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Bruno said each year approximately 1,000 books are donated to (West Virginia, Virginia., Maryland., Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee) inmates.

Bruno said the APBP is a WVU student organization within the Department of

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Continued from page 1 help you get the best benefit from your muscles because when they start off in a relaxed state, you get the full capacity of what they can do,” Korf said.

Graduate student Kirsten Vaillancourt said her massage was “fabulous.”

“I think massages help with relaxation and can help you center yourself to help lead a balanced life,” she said.

“I just think the rec is a

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Continued from page 1 we don’t just support the Mountaineers in Morgantown,” he said.

The Maniacs plan to travel to Fedex Field in Landover Maryland for the Football game against James Madison University September 15, as well as two basketball games at Marshall University and the University of Michigan.

“This is our chance to show the nation what West Virginia and the Mountaineers are all about,” he said.

John Galatic, a freshman finance student, is joining the Maniacs for a singular reason.

“I want tickets to every game,” he said. “This is a

Ap

English, and students from other departments within the University continue to get involved with the project each year.

Bruno said one of her favorite aspects of the project is the satisfaction she receives from helping others.

“Statistics show that those people who are incarcerated and read are less likely to end back up in prison. If we’re supplying books, then we are helping the literacy rate

of those in prison,” she said.

Michael Buso, a previous summer intern for APBP through WVU’s graduate program, said he believes reading books provides an opportunity for inmates to maintain their education and stay out of trouble.

“I’ve learned a lot about what people who are incarcerated go through, how bored they are and what their needs are after reading their letters,” Buso said.

One of Buso’s hopes for the future is that the project receive more grants and plan future fund-raisers and events to help increase volunteers in order to keep doing what they do.

For more information on the APBP, visit www.aprisonbookproject.wordpress.com, or e-mail dbruno@mix.wvu. edu or michaelbuso@gmail. com.

great place for students to hang out and stay healthy,” Restauri said.

“Before we were here, there was nothing like this for students to do, so this provides many opportunities between the classes we offer and open rec and the climbing wall, and it’s all just kind of a one-stop shop.”

A liveWELL event also took place Wednesday evening in coordination with Wellness Day behind Towers. The event featured healthy foods, games and free t-shirts to teach stu-

dents about the options in the liveWELL program.

“We like to do this the first week of school, particularly at a freshman dorm, because a lot of students don’t know there are such a wealth of resources through WELLWVU,” said Colleen Harshbarger, Director of the Office of Wellness & Health Promotion.

“We want to help them stay well, and part of that is just letting them know about who we are and what we do.”

According to Harshbarger, the goals of

liveWELL are to help students understand how the choices they make on a daily basis impact their ability to live well.

“We like to target areas we know are going to impact students as they make that transition from home to college,” Harshbarger said.

To learn more about what the SRC has to offer, visit studentreccenter.wvu. edu. To learn how to get involved in the liveWELL program, visit well.wvu.edu/ wellness/livewell.

great opportunity for students to go see some quality football and basketball games, as well as the other sports.”

Rachel Hall, a freshman general studies student, came to the meeting without any knowledge of the Maniacs.

“It makes me feel welcome to see all of these people here,” she said. She was interested in the Pride Points program but expressed some concerns.

“I don’t know how adding points up could be fair,” she said. “I won’t be able to do as much as other people [to earn points].”

For more information about the Mountaineer Maniacs, visit http://maniacs. wvu.edu.

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Vendors said they were excited to intrduce healthy, organic foods to WVU students and staff.

Nancy Lee of Lee Farms in Marion County said being a part of the farmers’ market on WVU’s campus gives her another avenue to sell her produce in the middle of the

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week as well as Saturdays.

“It’s hard to tell how many students come out, but it’s always a good response,” Lee said.

WELLWVU will continue to have the farmers market in the free speech zone on campus each Wednesday 11 a.m.–2 p.m. for six weeks.

To learn more about WELL WVU’s healthy lifestyle programs, visit http://well.wvu. edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Friends of the Cheat to host Summer Send-Off by jeremiah yates a&E editor

Many people have a difficult time saying goodbye to summer.

Barbecues, warm sunshine and music festivals can make anyone pessimistic about the fall and winter months.

But before tbreaking out the winter boots and coats, those in the Morgantown area have a chance to send the summer off right.

Friends of the Cheat is hosting a Summer Send-Off Concert at the Cheat River Festival site in Albright, W.Va., Saturday.

Proceeds from the event will go toward the operating expenses for Friends of the Cheat, which is a non-profit group working to restore, preserve and promote the Cheat River watershed. Acid mine drainage (AMD) has threatened the beauty and life of the

Cheat River Watershed. Many of the AMD discharges in the Cheat River watershed are from abandoned mine sites, or abandoned mining operations executed before the passage of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Control Act in 1977.

Friends of the Cheat Executive Director Amanda Pitzer described the bands playing the event as “top notch.”

The lineup includes Virginia singer/songwriter Andrew McKnight, New Orleansstyle jazz band the Sugar Foot Stompers, the Halftime String Band and Preston County-natives From the Hip. Morgantown Brewing Company and Thaibilly Kitchen will be the food vendors at the event and Friends of the Cheat will be selling wine by Broken Tractor Winery, a local Preston County operation.

“The event is still BYOB,

and we ask that people avoid glass if possible. There will be a handful of arts and crafts vendors and FOC will have our merchandise for sale, including our popular ‘hillbilly wine glasses,’” Pitzer said.

Only 500 tickets are available and can be purchased online at www.cheat.org/ summer-send-off-concert.

Gates open at 4 p.m. with live music scheduled from 5-10 p.m.

Admission to the event is $10 or $18 to include overnight camping at Teter’s Campground, which borders the concert site. Kids under 12 are admitted free.

For questions regarding camping, contact Teter’s Campground at (304)3293626. To donate or to find more information about Friends of the Cheat, visit http://www.cheat.org. jeremiah.yates@mail.wvu.edu

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The Halftime String Band will perform at the Summer Send-Off Concert Saturday.

Jay’s Getaway redefines beer selection in Morgantown By emily meadows a&e writer

Slightly off the map, but housing the best beer on tap, you can find one of the best-kept bar secrets right in downtown Morgantown.

Jay’s Getaway, a small beer hall nestled away on Chestnut Street near the Walnut PRT station, is the only bar in the Morgantown area to serve more than 100 types of craft beer.

Selections range from light Harpoon indian pail ales to hard-to-find German stouts such as Weihen-

stephaner Hefeweissbier, to recognizable favorites like Sierra Nevada Seasonal blends.

“There are a lot of adventurous people who would normally drink Bud or Coors that become intrigued and curious here,” said General Manager and bartender Grace Hutchens.

“Jay’s,” as it is usually called, provides a full drink menu that displays names of around 110-115 different bottles, including six beers on tap.

With an array of choices, do not be intimidated if you are unsure what to order.

Hutchens said she is always happy to help new and returning customers have the optimal experience finding the perfect beer for their unique palate.

“Very often, people will ask me to recommend a beer, so I’ll start by asking some generic questions, like do they want lager, hoppy, light, dark – things like that,” Hutchens said.

“We can relate it to a beer they already like and then narrow it down.”

Owner Jay Redmond, who also owns Jay’s Daily Grind coffee shop on Willey Street, opened the

doors to Jay’s Getaway nearly three years ago, and he has proven a more mature and laid-back atmosphere can garner success in Morgantown.

The establishment boasts a relaxed environment and patrons can take a seat at the bar or grab a couch in the comfy, dimly lit lounge area.

Hutchens said the bar tends to attract an older crowd, ranging from WVU grad students and professors to adults in their 30s.

Still, Hutchens reassures that Jay’s is a great place for anyone of any age to enjoy

a good brew.

“We have lots of regulars, but we get new people every day who never knew we existed,” Hutchens said.

“They just walk by and see the sign or hear about us from their friends.”

If you visit Jay’s and are curious about how to claim your fame on the chalkboard of names hanging just over the entrance, ask to start a beer card.

After trying 80 beers, you can join the board and continue to keep track of your progress while building your taste collection. So far, 38 people have reached (or

exceeded) the challenge.

While it is easy for beer to get brushed off as a tasteless and meaningless pastime in Morgantown, the growing popularity of Jay’s has brought brews back to a unique and flavorful experience.

“When people leave, we want them to feel like they’re more knowledgeable,” Hutchens said. “And, of course, to love beer.”

There is more to the world of beer than Natty Light, and Jay’s Getaway is happy to prove that reality. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Book on bin Laden raid to be released Sept. 11 WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the U.S. Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden has written a firsthand account of the operation, triggering more questions about the possible public release of classified information involving the historic assault of the terror leader's compound in Pakistan.

U.S. military officials say they do not believe the book has been read or cleared by the Defense Department, which reviews publications by military members to make sure that no classified material is revealed The book, titled "No Easy Day" and scheduled to be released next month on the 11th anniversary of the Sept.

11 terrorist attacks, comes amid a heated debate over whether members of the military – both active duty and retired - should engage in political battles.

"I haven't read the book and am unaware that anyone in the Department has reviewed it," said Pentagon press secretary George Little. White House and CIA officials also said the book had not been reviewed by their agencies.

The book announcement comes just as a group of retired special operations and CIA officers have launched a campaign accusing President Barack Obama of revealing classified details of the mission and turning the killing of bin Laden into a campaign centerpiece.

The group complains that Obama has taken too much credit for the operation.

Their public complaints drew a rebuke from Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as other special operations forces, who called the partisan criticism unprofessional.

Dempsey said that such public political involvement by members of armed services erodes public confidence and trust in the military.

The author of the upcoming bin Laden book, who has left the military, is using the pseudonym Mark Owen. And in a news release from publisher Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), Owen describes the book as an effort to "set the record straight about one of the most important missions in U.S. military history."

He said the book is about "the guys" and the sacrifices that the special operations forces make to do the job and is written in the hope that it will inspire young men to become SEALs.

If the book sticks to his personal thoughts about the job and the mission, Owen may be in the clear. But often special operations forces must sign nondisclosure agreements. And they are not allowed to release classified information, such as intelligence data or military tactics and procedures used to ensure success of the May 2011 raid.

Christine Ball, a spokeswoman for Dutton, said the work was vetted by a former special operations attorney provided by the author.

"He vetted it for tactical, technical and procedural information as well as information that could be considered classified by compilation and found it to be without risk to national security," Ball said.

Defense Department spokesman Lt. Col. James Gregory said that if the book reveals classified information about the raid, the Pentagon would "defer to the Department of Justice."

According to Pentagon regulations, retired personnel, former employees and non-active duty members of the Reserves "shall use the DoD security review process to ensure that information they submit for public release does not compromise national security."

The CIA also could weigh in because the agency ran the secret bin Laden mission.

If there is classified information in the book, the former SEAL could face criminal charges. And even if he donates the money to charity, for instance, that is unlikely to prevent the Justice Department from suing to collect any future book proceeds.

Earlier this year, a federal judge ruled a CIA whistle-blower had to forfeit future money he earned from a scathing book he wrote about the spy agency after he failed to get approval from his former employer before publication.

The CIA accused the officer of breaking his secrecy agreement with the U.S. The former officer, who worked deep undercover, published the book in July 2008 using the pseudonym Ishmael Jones.

The CIA said his book, "The Human Factor: Inside the CIA's Dysfunctional Intelligence Culture," was submitted to the agency's publications review board under a secrecy agreement that covers books written by former employees. But Jones, who published the book before the review process was completed, said it contained no classified information.

In 2010, the Defense Department claimed a former Army intelligence officer's war memoir threatened national security. The Pentagon paid $47,000 to destroy 9,500 copies of the book, called "Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special ap Ops on the Frontlines of Af- This book cover image released by Dutton shows ‘No Easy Day: The Firsthand Acghanistan - and the Path to count of the Mission that Killed Osama Bin Laden,’ by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer.

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University must guard its integrity The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Wednesday on what appears to be the final installment of a saga that has stretched more than five years and elicited outrage and concern within the entire University community: the illegitimate degree retroactively awarded to Mylan Pharmaceuticals executive Heather Bresch.

Bresch, the daughter of U.S. senator and former West Virginia governor Joe Manchin, was found to have obtained a fraudulent degree from the University

in 2007 after a Universityled panel investigating the incident uncovered evidence of tampering.

The Post-Gazette was the first to uncover the fraud, and after investigating the situation, the independent panel found Bresch’s transcripts had been falsified in order to give her the appropriate number of credit hours to receive an MBA from WVU. The decision led to the eventual resignation of then-president Michael Garrison, as well as the University’s provost

and the dean of the School of Business.

Now those implicated in the Bresch scandal will no longer be subject to scrutiny concerning the case.

WVU’s academic integrity officer, Nigel Clark, has said those involved in the decision will have no further repercussions.

Clark said the decision to suspend action was the result of an inability to “reach a conclusion in a timely manner, and should not be misconstrued as a determination on the merits of the

underlying allegations.”

Regardless, the case against those involved in the incident appears to be closed from a University standpoint. The degree awarded to Bresch was rescinded following the initial investigation, and Bresch retains her position within the Mylan company.

The over-arching implications for the University likely will not disappear as readily. Despite the actions taken against University administration and the public backlash gar-

nered by the event, many have raised concerns that the scandal has called into question the legitimacy of degrees awarded by the University.

While Bresch’s case is not unique on a national or even a global scale, WVU will have to continue to work to maintain the academic integrity of each of its programs in order to ensure every student is provided an equal chance to succeed.

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A student shakes President James P. Clements' hand as she walks across the stage after hearing her name called at graduation this past May.

Aman mcwilliams guest columnist

You’ve been inculcated your entire life to value education, and you may have assumed that education is only possible in a formal institution such as college. If this is the case, what I’m about to proclaim may seem like a bona fide betrayal of higher education, especially since I’m writing in a college newspaper, and possibly more surprising, considering I love learning and have never skipped a single class in college, but… college is overrated.

Throughout the past century in the U.S., one can observe that educational attainment has increased drastically. In 1910, approximately ten percent of 18-year-olds graduated from high school. Today, upwards of 85 percent of the U.S. population has a high school diploma, and with this change

in educational attainment, employers are seeking more “qualified” candidates to fill their rosters, even for entrylevel jobs.

Superficially, the idea that we have a more educated society seems positive. However, anecdotally, as a recent college graduate myself browsing around to find a job, it appears we’ve gotten to the point of credential inflation, wherein the necessary qualifications to obtain a job are excessive for the actual duties of the job.

Most jobs that profess to require that master’s degree (or two years of experience) I don’t have are jobs I am convinced I could perform with high proficiency. In my opinion, as employers “require” more advanced degrees, there is a higher risk that genuine talent will get caught jumping through bureaucratic hoops.

From the employer’s point of view, however, because more people have advanced degrees, giving every individual

with only a bachelor’s who assuredly claims they can do the job with high proficiency a fair shot can prove unwise and costly. Delegating opportunities based on superficialities like educational attainment is, for the most part, a workable expediency.

I have some far-fetched theories as to how our society found itself in this predicament, all of which I tout as mere speculation, but shall share nonetheless. It seems plausible that politicians love to hide behind societal goals that are perceived as positive (or catastrophes) as an excuse to obtain more power.

This manipulation is not necessarily done insidiously, as an attempt to create a oneworld government so a secret elite of families can command our money supply and make us sell them our organs so they can live forever in exchange for them granting us the basic provisions of life, all the while using “the media” to distract us from speaking up

against our masters.

How could anyone disagree that we should “protect children” or that “people should have access to education”? The fundamental problem is once something ostensibly good like “more education” becomes a salient issue in society, people mistakenly view government as the only means to reach this goal.

As government has subsidized college, more people go, and while this may seem irrefutably good, there are still pros and cons. Many people who otherwise would not have been able to afford college can now get financial assistance to do so and fulfill their potential, which, aside from the ethics of redistributing wealth, is ideal. However, extending opportunities to more people and encouraging them to stay in school means more people have a degree, which, as stated earlier, results in credential inflation. But that’s not the only

problem associated with increased enrollment.

The pressure to get more people in and through college to keep up with employers’ arbitrary qualifications is a vicious cycle that has caused the integrity of academia to erode. Where college was once an opportunity for rigorous erudition and personal enlightenment, today, college is more of a business that caters to its customers (students) who pay tuition and expect their product (degrees).

As just one example, educators are burdened by teacher evaluations from students as a means for career advancement or tenure. Who do you think gets a higher evaluation from their students, the tough professor who scant gives an A, or the professor notorious for the “easy A”?

The reality is college no longer equals education. Today, college is more of a lifestyle than it is the pursuit of

knowledge.

College is but a cog in the vast machine of our economy, and for those of you who see college as an opportunity to be educated and that such education will be rewarded in the job market, I say beware, especially students in the liberal arts – the traditional roots of higher education.

The market is about supply and demand of consumer wants, not the intrinsic worth of your knowledge. While a philosophy degree may give you fulfillment or wisdom, it’d be more pragmatic, financially, to get an engineering degree – or be a porn-star.

Regrettably, college has been reduced to “playing the game” and is a de facto prerequisite for most worldly opportunities. So choose your major wisely – no need to go into debt for knowledge you could have obtained with a library card – and remember the words of Mark Twain: “I’ve never let my school interfere with my education.”

Understanding Syrian uprising is key ethical point for our generation Nolan Kraszkiewicz oklahoma daily

While on break, students tend to block out the world in favor of more malaise and relaxing realities. Fortunately for nearly all Americans, the fear of an artillery strike on a hospital, mechanized assaults on suburban neighborhoods and the loss of an entire generation in a family is a distant and abstract notion.

However, this does not and should not abdicate the American public’s conscience from the atrocities taking place in Syria. The millennial generation – those who range in age

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from 16 to 25 – is by far the most electronically connected in terms of global communication. Now is the time for us to put this vehicle into action.

Last semester, I wrote a column imploring students to take action so we can keep Syria off of a macabre list that includes the likes of Rwanda, Sarajevo, Srebrenica and the Democratic Republic of Congo. With a death toll in excess of 20,000 and evidence suggesting the brutal regime of Bashar Al-Assad has committed atrocities amounting to war crimes, the window for the possibility of avoiding mass atrocity crimes has now passed. What remains is the opportunity for swift ces-

sation and resolution. But the current geopolitical climate would suggest that this secondary follow-up objective may fall out of reach as well.

Here is where we must take a stand.

The case for intervention in Syria would be first and foremost humanitarian. In contrast with how the U.S. handled Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, justification for an intervention could be mounted solely on humanitarian grounds, without needing a weapons of mass destruction goose-chase.

Thanks to the proliferation of online tools, such as blogs, YouTube and Twitter, first hand looks at the violence

and depravity in Syria are easily accessible.

Those who claim a non-interventionist policy no longer can stand by the sidelines. The U.S. and other allies already have intervened. Now there is only a question of to what extent we will continue to intervene. Non-lethal aid, medical supplies and diplomatic measures are all forms of external intervention into the Syrian crisis.

And to the fiscal conservatives, even if our president seems to you to be a radical socialist, and no matter how bad our own fiscal crisis may seem, we never will face anything like indiscriminate air strikes on civilian targets. To

those who say the risk of your grandchild having to pay an extra 5 percent in taxes in 50 years to pay off a national debt means we must not help people half a world away who are truly suffering, remember this: At the very least you can still talk that way about your progenies’ future. Hundreds of families in Syria have lost that ability through the loss of an entire generation.

I said it before: If we remain comatose and act complacent, we will become morally culpable. We still have time to right the course of history. This reinvigorated call for action is not a call for war or invasion, but rather to help the Syrians suffering at the hands of their

own brutal government.

You should be outraged and angry at such senseless slaughter and the subsequent lack of committed action. By understanding the daily hell Syrian children are experiencing, you will see how strong the justification is for continued intervention. Your calls should become stronger and more passionate, the more you learn of their suffering.

And if our peaceful intervention tactics fail and the need for direct military intervention becomes a potential reality, the mere fact that steps were taken to understand the issue before the onset of war will make for a more honest and intelligent discussion.

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BORN TODAY This year, you open up to many changes. Emphasize your imagination and your ability to move past an issue.

You might see a situation far differently from others. You add more energy than you realize. You add a caring, feeling touch that makes people more comfortable. Be willing to discuss issues more openly.

If you are single, a relationship enters your life that will play a significant role. If you are attached, the two of you regain your past closeness. You act like newlyweds. CAPRICORN is fun to be with.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Defer to others, knowing full well what you need, which is cooperation. You are coming from a very solid point of view. Others simply cannot hear your message, especially those who count. Tonight: Sort through weekend plans.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH Investigate alternatives, even if someone, or several people, nixes every idea that heads in his or her direction. Focus on what you can do without a high-five from others.

Sometimes you have little choice.

Tonight: Burning the midnight oil.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Keep reaching out for others.

You might not understand what is happening behind the scenes with an associate. It also is questionable whether you want to know. Creativity fills in the gaps.

Allow more feedback from those who have vision. Tonight: Let your mind wander.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Build a stronger sense of connection in a key relationship. Allow greater creativity and a deeper sense of connection to bubble up. Don’t take unnecessary risks, if possible. Others simply aren’t working with you, nor against you. Take your time. Tonight: Din-

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Stay even and direct in your dealings.

You might not always come up with the best solution. Be aware of the costs of a project that might be important to you. Discussions don’t seem to reveal any solutions yet. Tonight: Pace yourself.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Your receptiveness helps you bypass a major issue. For many, it could involve finances. You will find a solution that might startle you. Don’t allow insecurity to float through your plans any longer. Tonight: Let your hair down.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Use your imagination to get past the inevitable. Your ability to handle a personal matter could make a big difference. Carefully consider options that surround you. Share what you might think is an offthe-wall idea. Tonight: Homeward bound.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Keep conversations moving. A meeting proves to be enlightening. Consider that the only person who is holding you back is yourself. Make calls, brainstorm away and get a project off the ground.

Tonight: Start thinking about weekend plans.

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12 Matin preceder 13 Queen’s mate 14 Button on older phones 15 Razz 20 Figure (out), in slang 21 Districts 22 Lincoln’s place?

23 Author of the novel “Doctor Faustus” 24 Suffix with robot 25 Of the best quality 26 “Everyone’s a comedian” 27 Kid’s retort 28 Extinct kiwi relatives 29 One who’s at home on the range?

30 Nearest star to Pluto 32 Take advantage of 34 Like the Atkins diet 36 Leisurely walks 37 “Memoirs of a Geisha” prop 38 State runners: Abbr.

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W E L LW V U : 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 304-5985180 or 304-598-5185.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-onone tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, 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.

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.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair.

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

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION meets at 8 p.m. at the International House on Spruce Street.

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

CHESS CLUB meets from 6-9 p.m. in the food court of the Mountainlair. Players of all skill levels are invited to come.

For more information, email wvuchess@gmail.com.

THE CATALAN TABLE will meet at 4 p.m. at Maxwell’s restaurant. All levels welcome. For more information, call 304-2935121 ext. 5509.

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

FREE ARABIC/ISLAM CLASSES will be hosted by the Muslim Students’ Association from 6-8 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair. To register, email schaudhr@mix. wvu.edu.

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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets from 6-7 p.m. in Room 106 of Woodburn Hall. For more information, call 304-692-0038.

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

LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE COLLEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lutheran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC responds to regional and national disasters. No experience is necessary. For more information, visit www.lutheranmountaineer.org/disaster.

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

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

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST holds its weekly CRU meetings at 9 p.m. in Room G24 of Eiesland Hall. People can join others for live music, skits and relevant messages. For more information, email roy.baker@ uscm.org or visit www.wvucru. com.

UNITED METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT meets at 7 p.m. at the Campus Ministry Center on the corner of Price and Willey streets. For more information, email wvumethodist@comcast.net.

WVU CLUB TENNIS practices from 9-10 p.m. at Ridgeview Racquet Club. For carpooling, call 304-906-4427. New members are always welcome.

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

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH You might want to broker a better understanding financially.

You might want to discuss what is behind another person’s actions.

Try walking in this person’s shoes rather than judge him or her. Go along with an associate’s ideas. Tonight: Work as late as need be.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Someone could be hard on you.

This person wants something done his or her way and will say and do whatever it takes. You might want to read between the lines. Distance yourself and see what is going on with this person.

Tonight: All smiles. Find a friend or loved one.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH Read between the lines more carefully. How you handle a child or loved one is important. Listen to his or her perspective. Understand what needs to occur within your immediate circle in order to bring a greater sense of connection. Tonight: Consider a radical change, but don’t act on it.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH You see a lot going on behind the scenes. You know what you want to do. Realize what is inevitable, and don’t fight city hall in order to achieve those results. A sense of being connected to others remains key. A meeting is important.

Tonight: Where the action is.

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WVUp All Night offers fun, relaxation

Ellis Lambert sings at Mountaineer Idol, a part of WVUp All Night.

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West Virginia University’s WVUp All Night is set to return with another semester of fun, relaxation and relief for students.

The program, which has taken place for several years in the Mountainlair, occurs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights while classes are in session.

WVUp All Night is free to students and guests more than 17 years of age, and it is a great alternative to go-

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ing out on the town in Morgantown – it is fun, and best of all, it’s free.

A popular feature at WVUp All Night is the selection of different movies shown in the Gluck Theater every weekend.

These movies are usually freshly out of theaters but have not made it to DVD yet.

The program provides “a variety of late-night activities including movies, comedy clubs, novelty programs, take-away items, student-run pro-

grams and free food” to all students, according to the Mountainlair website.

This weekend, the movies at the Gluck Theater are comedies, with “Men in Black 3,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Old School” taking the screen.

“A bunch of girls on my floor and I all went to Up All Night a lot freshman year,” said sophomore biochemistry student Lauren Cochran. “The movies were great, and it was a lot of fun.”

In addition to the movies, WVUp All Night serves free

Crowd members laugh during 2011’s ‘Last Comic Standing’ at WVUp All Night.

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food at 10 p.m. every night.

For those craving breakfast foods at midnight, on Friday and Saturday, the WVU catering team serves a variety of your favorite morning treats.

This week’s dinner is a chicken sandwich, vegetarian chicken sandwich and nachos and cheese, while the breakfast consists of scrambled eggs, doughnuts, fruit and bagels.

If these foods do not satisfy your taste buds, have no fear – the food selection changes from week to week.

To satisfy those who just want to have fun, there are the normal activities in the games room of the Mountainlair during Up All Night as well. These include bowling, billiards and ping-pong.

Along with the movies, food and games, WVUp All Night showcases a special activity each week.

This week’s activity is a booth where you can make your own graphic-screened T-shirts.

“If you don’t want to go out, going to Up All Night

is a good alternative,” said junior print journalism student Meagan Carpenter.

“Another cool thing is that the activities are different every weekend.”

So if you’re looking for a release and break from classes, stop by for an hour or spend all night; WVUp All Night is good, wholesome fun for everyone.

A full schedule of WVUp All Night events can be found at http://mountainlair.wvu.edu/wvupallnight.

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songwriter this summer,” Krofcheck said. “So I’ve got a few new tunes that I’ve been working on (for DuoGrove).”

Where style is concerned, DuoGrove represents much of what Fletcher’s Grove does, with jam band-style songs designed to get feet tapping and heads bobbing.

However, the songs are entirely acoustic and rely heavily on the vocals of each member. While Fletcher’s Grove performs entire tracks of instrumental jamming, DuoGrove features none of the same.

“Krof (Krofcheck) and I sing a lot more (in DuoGrove),” Marion said.

“Where Fletcher’s does instrumental jams, we attempt to replace them with vocals.”

DuoGrove, like Fletcher’s Grove, is noted for its ability to create accessible, upbeat musical offerings. This ability to craft a catchy tune is strengthened by the chemistry between Marion and Krofcheck.

“It’s always fun playing with Krof,” Marion said.

“Duogrove represents a lot of the rootsy sound Fletcher’s has.”

While not typically the

hottest spot in Morgantown to catch live music, Krofcheck and Marion each find Mountain State Brewing Company a fantastic atmosphere to catch a live show.

It is not 123 Pleasant Street, but it is just as enjoyable, albeit for different reasons.

“Mountain State Brewing Company is a beautiful place and organized well,” Krofcheck said. “It has a good atmosphere, and the shows are free. It’s a great way for us to give a little and for people to make an evening out of it.”

This sentiment fits in perfectly with DuoGrove’s mantra – the music is for the people, and that personal connection makes each song all the more intimate and special.

For somebody looking to kick back and enjoy good food, great beer and even better music, Mountain State Brewing Company is the ticket tonight.

The show admits all ages and is free, so if your schedule is clear and you are in the market for a mid-week musical release, there is no reason not to attend.

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Local Morgantown acoustic folk and bluegrass group DuoGrove is primed to play the Mountain State Brewing Company stage tonight at 7 p.m.

For local music junkies, if the name DuoGrove brings to mind another Morgantown group, it should.

DuoGrove is comprised of two members of Morgantown progressive folk group Fletcher’s Grove – with percussionist Matt Marion and guitarist/vocalist Ryan Krofcheck form the duo.

“Matt and I started playing together when we were in middle school, and Fletcher’s Grove was started as an acoustic duo/trio that later morphed into the big band,” Krofcheck said.

“Now we are going back to how things were and bringing out the old tunes.”

This return to roots culminates as an intimate experience, featuring Marion and Krofcheck jamming to everything from covers, to stripped-down Fletcher’s Grove tunes to entirely original material.

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Colon suspended 50 games for positive drug test OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Make it two 50-game suspensions in exactly one week – both starters for contending teams from the Bay Area, both for testosterone.

Former Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon of the Oakland Athletics was suspended for 50 games Wednesday after a positive test, joining San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera on the suspended list for the rest of the regular season.

Major League Baseball made the announcement of Colon’s penalty a week after All-Star game MVP Cabrera received his 50-game suspension “I apologize to the fans, to my teammates and to the Oakland A’s,” Colon said in a statement released by the players’ association. “I accept responsibility for my actions and I will serve my suspension as required by the joint drug program.”

He will miss the final 40 games of the regular season and the first 10 games of the postseason if Oakland advances that far. Any remainder of the suspension would be served in a future season, if Colon signs another major league contract.

“It’s a shock,” Oakland reliever Grant Balfour said.

“He’s a guy that we’re definitely relying on right now. I guess you could say it’s bad timing any time, but especially now.”

Oakland, which hasn’t made the playoffs since 2006, began Wednesday a half-game out in the AL wild-card race. The A’s were preparing for an afternoon series finale against Minnesota when they got the news from clubhouse televisions.

A closed-door team meeting was called.

“The Oakland Athletics are disappointed to learn of today’s suspension,” the team said in a statement.

Starter Brandon McCarthy took that a little further.

“You can say someone’s a good teammate, but it has to extend in all facets,” McCarthy said after a 5-1 win.

“Off the field, on the field and how you are in the clubhouse, no matter how look at it, we’ve now lost a really important part of our

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that it’s the chance of your life and this is not just some other match, it’s hard to perform your best,” Campriani said. “But if you see the Olympics as it is, it’s just 60 shots. It’s nothing different. If you think like that, you’re going to have a good performance.”

He credits his new outlook on things to the work he put in with WVU Sports Psychologist Ed Etzel – who won a Gold medal in shooting at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles – following his performance in the Beijing Games.

team to his actions.”

General manager Billy Beane received word from MLB earlier Wednesday and began searching for a starter to take Colon’s turn in the rotation Thursday at Tampa Bay. Tyson Ross will be called up from Triple-A Sacramento. Ross arrived to the Coliseum and moved into Colon’s locker.

“It shocked all of us just the fact someone got caught for that,” Ross said.

Beane addressed the A’s in the clubhouse before the team took the field for pregame warmups.

“Listen, it’s disappointing. From a baseball standpoint, we’re scrambling,” Beane said. “We’re all disappointed, not just for the Giants and the A’s, but for baseball.”

The 39-year-old Colon is 10-9 with a 3.43 ERA in 24 starts this season, his first with the A’s, and has a 171122 record in 15 big league seasons. A two-time AllStar, the burly right-hander won the 2005 AL Cy Young Award after going 21-8 for the Los Angeles Angels.

Colon will lose the remaining $469,945 of his $2 million base salary this year. He also has earned $750,000 in performance bonuses based on starts and $150,000 based on innings, which are not impacted. Thursday’s start would have earned him another $250,000, and the suspension will cost him the chance to make $850,000 in additional bonuses based on innings.

Manager Bob Melvin hadn’t spoken to Colon as of late morning Wednesday.

“It is what it is. We certainly don’t support the actions, but you have to move forward,” Melvin said. “You go through things over the course of the season. This is just one of them. ... You have to have a short memory.”

Five players have been suspended this year under the big league drug program. San Francisco reliever Guillermo Mota was penalized 100 games in May following his second positive test and is eligible to return Aug. 28. Philadelphia infielder Freddy Galvis and free agent outfielder Mar-

Although he is now known worldwide, he remains humble.

“Yes, I’m the Olympic champion, but I feel exactly the same,” Campriani said. “If we try to say that if you win the Gold you’re special and if you get fourth place you’re a failure, that’s a really dangerous message to send to the kids.

“Winning is part of the game, but it’s not the most important thing. That’s what I’ve learned and that’s how my personality has changed during these four years. That’s the real success.”

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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Bartolo Colon was suspended 50 games Wednesday after a positive test. lon Byrd were suspended 50 games each in June.

In addition, a 50-game suspension of NL MVP Ryan Braun was overturned after his lawyers argued his urine sample wasn’t handled as the rules in the drug program specified at the time.

“Win at all costs in sport at every level,” US Anti-Doping Agency Travis Tygart CEO wrote in an email to The Associated Press. “Athletes and their entourages will do whatever it takes if they think they have a chance to get away with it.”

Beane took a chance on suspended slugger Manny Ramirez earlier this year.

Ramirez signed with Oakland while completing his suspension for a positive test but was released in June per his request while playing for Triple-A Sacramento.

“Baseball and the union have both been pretty aggressive in their approach,” Beane said.

Colon did not file griev-

ance at all, a person familiar with the suspension said, speaking on condition of anonymity because that detail wasn’t announced.

Also, the person said, MLB hasn’t found any links between Cabrera and Colon at this point.

World Anti-Doping Agency President John Fahey said Wednesday he wasn’t surprised baseball officials discovered Cabrera associate Juan Nunez purchased a website and attempted to create evidence to support a claim that the outfielder inadvertently took the substance that caused the positive test.

“The fact that a wellknown and highly-paid athlete has attempted to avoid or reduce sanctioning for an anti-doping violation is not a surprise to WADA,” Fahey said. “What concerns WADA is the alleged elaborate scheme that Cabrera and his advisers concocted one that involved a fake website, an email trail of

fictitious orders and a nonexistent supplement product in an effort to prove he inadvertently ingested the banned substance synthetic testosterone.”

Colon had been thankful to get a second chance with the A’s. His 10 wins are his most since his Cy Young season.

“Well, through all the changes that have been made, and all the tests, it just doesn’t make sense, let’s put it that way,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said of two suspensions in an eight-day span. “We’re hoping we’re past all that.”

Colon has credited a stem-cell procedure two years ago for saving his career. He had fat and bone marrow stem cells collected and injected into his troublesome right elbow and shoulder in an innovative and unproven technique.

Colon had no idea how it would turn out, but he responded and spent 2011 with the Yankees.

Joseph R. Purita, an orthopedic surgeon in Florida, told The New York Times last year that he flew to Colon’s native Dominican Republic and helped a team of doctors there with the treatment on Colon. He said he has used Human Growth Hormone in the procedure before, but not in this case with the pitcher.

HGH is banned by Major League Baseball.

The Bay Area had already been shocked at the suspension of Cabrera.

“Two guys – that’s why they’ve got the policy, I guess,” Balfour said. “The guy may be innocent. You just hope there’s some mistake there.”

The A’s did welcome back starting left-hander Brett Anderson in Tuesday night’s win over the Twins following a 14-month absence because of elbow ligament replacement surgery. Beane and Melvin feel especially fortunate to have him now.

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Continued from page 10 The soccer program has been quite a success in road. its own right. The MounAkron will have its vertaineers have made NCAA sion of the Mountaineer Tournament Round of 16 Maniacs present during in 1989, 1992, 1997, 2001, home games. The AK2005, 2007 and 2010. West ROWDIES was founded in Virginia is always a quality 2005 and has been a cruteam in terms of making cial part to the success of the NCAA Tournament.

WVU has only missed the the Zips’ men’s soccer proNCAA Tournament three gram. Through the chants times in the last 10 years. and cheers, away teams The Mountaineers have will feel its presence. made the big dance in the That’s not to say that last three seasons.

WVU can’t be the same West Virginia has won way, however. The Maniacs have been doing a tremen- the Big East Conference dous job of supporting the twice, the last being in 2007. men’s soccer program, but WVU has won the conferin order for the Mountain- ence regular season title three times, the last being in eers to take that final leap in the national champion- 2005. There’s obviously talship spotlight, the fans will ent and a rich history with West Virginia soccer. be need to be key.

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Doue, West Virginia seniors look to go out on top by michael carvelli sports editor

For the last three seasons, the eight seniors on the West Virginia men’s soccer team have entered the season with the common goal of bringing home an NCAA cup.

And, for three seasons, they’ve come short of that goal.

Now they’re preparing to enter their final season as Mountaineers with a chip on their shoulders and expectations to go out with a bang.

“I don’t know if it’s urgency because they know they don’t have much time left or if it’s just confidence in what they can do, but there’s definitely something different there with that group of seniors this year,” said West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc.

“These guys know how close we’ve been and how good we have the chance to

be and they’re just chomping at the bit to get out there and prove they can do something big this season.”

This group of seniors, most of whom have been key contributors and starters since they were freshmen, have combined to start 241 career games.

The impact they’ve made doesn’t just stay on the pitch. LeBlanc has repeatedly applauded how much they’ve been able to do in the last three seasons to help bring more attention to the men’s soccer program.

But it does help that they have emerged to become arguably the deepest and most talented senior class in the program’s history.

“Sometimes you just know, and we had a feeling when we were assembling this recruiting class that it had a chance to be special,” LeBlanc said. “If you look at the past couple of years, we’ve had some big wins and then a letdown way

too many times. We need to find that consistency and I think this group has the kind of guys who can really step up and take charge and make sure those things don’t happen anymore.”

Through their four years with West Virginia, this senior class has helped turn the program into a team that is consistently ranked in the top 25 and has made appearances among the nation’s elite teams in the polls.

With that, it’s changed expectations around the team.

Instead of just being happy with NCAA tournament appearances, they think they’re ready to make a run at the title.

“When the stakes are high, these guys show up,” LeBlanc said. “We view the regular season the same way Tiger Woods views getting ready to play in a major tournament. It’s just a systematic way of getting ourselves ready to com-

pete and make a run in the NCAA tournament.”

Senior defender Eric Schoenle, who has been a constant on the WVU back line since he started all 18 games of his freshman season, admitted heading into their final year brings a little added pressure to accomplish all of their goals.

“We know this is our last shot to really make our mark on West Virginia soccer history,” Schoenle said.

“We’re going to do everything in our power to make sure people remember us.”

They may be a year older, and they may be running out of time to get it done, but that main goal will remain the same for the seniors.

“We’re gunning to be the best ... We want championships,” said senior forward Peabo Doue.

“I don’t want to leave this place without a championship.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Senior forward Peabo Doue is one of eight seniors on the WVU men’s soccer team.

He has started 41 career games for the Mountaineers.

Clarke to take on bigger role as leader of D-line cody schuler managing editor

With the departures of former West Virginia defensive linemen Bruce Irvin and Julian Miller, redshirt junior Will Clarke suddenly found himself in unfamiliar territory – that of a veteran and team leader.

The6-foot-7, 271-pound lineman from Pittsburgh, Pa., is no longer lining up beside Irvin and Miller, and the Mountaineer defense now looks to Clarke to make big defensive plays along the line – an opportunity he plans to make the best of.

“Everyone wants that chance for their number to be called. I want to take advantage of it to the best of my ability,” he said.

Clarke, who was a fulltime starter for the first time in his career last season, has embraced his leadership duties, much to the pleasure of his new defensive line coach.

Erik Slaughter, in his first year with West Virginia, hopes to bring some of

the pass-rushing prowess he established as a defensive line coach at Stephen F. Austin to Morgantown; last year, the Lumberjacks led the FCS-subdivision with 48 sacks.

Slaughter is proud of how Clarke has encouraged and tutored the younger defensive linemen, and he already sees it benefiting both Clarke and the rest of the team.

“He is really stepping up with the young guys,” Slaughter said. “He is not just a defensive line leader – he is a team leader. He has the voice of this entire football team.”

Through his veteran presence, Clarke is gaining some confidence that Slaughter thinks is starting to show itself on a daily basis.

“He is a great kid, and he cares; he is playing with a lot of confidence right now,” he said. “Will is becoming tougher mentally, and he is becoming more vocal.

“That is not his typical personality, so he has to do something that is out of

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Redshirt junior defensive lineman Will Clarke is ready to become a leader for the Mountaineers in 2012. character for him.”

Clarke figures that despite the progress the defensive line has made this offseason, there is still room for improvement as they head into the season.

“Going through camp, we did make a large improvement from where we were in the beginning,

Luck looks to eliminate mistakes against Redskins INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When most people look at Andrew Luck’s first two preseason performances, they see a steady, young quarterback ready to emerge as the new face of the Indianapolis Colts.

Luck sees the mistakes.

As the glowing reviews pour in from around the NFL, the hand-picked successor to Peyton Manning is convinced he can – and must – continue to improve before the Colts open the season Sept. 9 at Chicago.

“I wish it was by this practice,” Luck joked Wednesday. “But I’d better be ready

by Week 1. I owe it to the rest of the guys on this team who have been busting their butts to be ready by Week 1.”

Luck’s teammates say they have no doubt that the new franchise quarterback will be ready when the games start counting. They see a player progressing faster than anyone anticipated — and he’s got those so-called intangibles.

Kicker Adam Vinatieri, a former teammate of Drew Bledsoe, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, calls Luck “polished.” Center Samson Satele, who played with Jason Campbell, Carson Palmer and JaMarcus Russell among others, likes Luck’s confidence. Coach Chuck Pagano appreciates Luck’s ability to avoid distractions, a key to Luck’s preseason success.

The 22-year-old from Stanford has already had to contend with the hype of playing his first NFL game at home against another No. 1 draft pick (Sam Bradford), his first prime-time game on national television against the Steelers’ vaunted de-

fense and now this week’s ballyhooed matchup with No. 2 overall pick Robert Griffin III and Washington (No. 25 AP Pro32).

None of it has thrown Luck off of his game.

“He’s pretty focused and Andrew came to us that way,” said Pagano, the former Baltimore secondary coach who gave then-rookie Joe Flacco all kinds of different looks to get prepared in 2008. “He (Luck) doesn’t let outside distractions get in his way. He’s just really a mature kid who knows how to handle things.”

That was never more evident than during Sunday’s 26-24 loss in Pittsburgh.

After Ike Taylor turned Luck’s first interception into a Steelers touchdown, the two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up responded with a methodical 10-play, 80yard touchdown drive. After the second pick, a pass that rookie receiver T.Y. Hilton never caught cleanly and flipped into the air, Luck took the Colts right down the field again and slid in for a 1-yard touchdown to tie the score at 14 — a slide Luck later acknowledged was not his best.

By halftime, Luck had rallied the Colts from a 14-0 deficit to a 17-14 lead.

Nobody understands better than the Colts (No. 32) that it’s only the preseason.

But for a guy who had every pass charted at training camp, few expected the transition to move from college to the NFL to go this smoothly.

“He doesn’t play like a rookie,” Vinatieri said.

“He’s very polished guy for a young guy. He can make all the throws, and he pro-

cesses things real fast. To do that this early in his career is really fun to see.”

Many observers have raved about Luck’s poise, resilience and talent, and Luck appreciates the compliments.

He’s just not satisfied with the results, which is one reason that Luck has decided not to seek out endorsement deals this year. He’d rather concentrate on learning the game and becoming the cornerstone of the Colts’ rebuilding project.

The plan this week is simple: Avoid mistakes in what will likely be his most extensive action of the preseason. Pagano plans to follow the traditional approach and play his starters into the third quarter.

“It’s continuing to understand the offense,” Luck said. “I can tell when I’m out there, when I’m not sure about the read, that’s when bad things happen.”

Through two games, Luck is 26 of 41 with a leaguehigh 363 yards, two TDs and the two picks. His quarterback rating of 87.8 is No. 6 in the league, fourth among all rookie quarterbacks and No. 1 among the four selected in the first round of April’s draft.

The Colts can’t complain.

“That’s the funny thing, you’d expect a young guy to be wide-eyed a little bit,” Vinatieri said. “But he doesn’t have that look to him.”

So the man with the photographic memory knows exactly what he must do to continue his progression.

“Hopefully, I play a little better this week, I’m expecting to be better,” he said. “I don’t want to take any steps back.”

but there’s always room for improvement – you can always get better,” he said.

“There’s a lot of work that we still need to do between now and the first game.”

In practice, the defense’s greatest asset is also its greatest enemy; the competition and tenacity with which the offense practices

has done nothing but better both sides of the ball.

Despite the physical nature of practice, Clarke feels the up-tempo, hands-on participation between the two sides has strengthened the bond between all players – regardless of position.

“It’s been a really, really tough battle offensively

and defensively; we’ve been going at each other’s heads but the thing about it is we know that it’s a bond and we’re trying to make each other better,” he said.

“It’s not an offense versus defense thing where defensive guys don’t like offensive guys and offensive guys don’t like defensive guys. We know that we’re working each other to prepare each other for our opponents,” he said.

Though there were many questions surrounding the defense heading into camp, the general consensus is that despite its youth and adjustment to the 3-4 scheme, the defense might be able to surprise fans and the Big 12 with its play. If that happens, Clarke considers it an added bonus.

“We’re just going to do what we can and try to perform the best that we can – if that surprises some people, so be it, that’s good,” he said.

“We’re just going to try to do what we know we can do.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

Aaron Kromer will be Saints’ interim coach for first six games METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints designated offensive line coach Aaron Kromer as the interim head coach for the first six regular-season games, when assistant head coach Joe Vitt will have to serve his suspension in connection with the NFL’s bounty investigation.

Vitt has been overseeing head coaching duties since Sean Payton’s full season suspension began in midApril, but the Saints held off until Wednesday on a decision concerning who would become the figurehead of the coaching staff when Vitt had to step aside in Week 1.

The 45-year-old Kromer is in his fifth season with the Saints and also serves as running game coordinator.

“This was a difficult decision because we have several coaches on our staff that would do a great job in this role,” general manager Mickey Loomis said. “Ultimately, I wanted to have the least amount of change with both the offensive and defensive staffs, and maintain the most continuity with the program that has been in place for the last six years.”

The move allows offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. to maintain his focus exclusively on designing and calling plays for Drew Brees and the Saints’ record-setting offense.

Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, who was a head coach the past three seasons in St. Louis, was another option, but he is in his first season in New Orleans and trying to help the Saints adjust to his scheme.

“Aaron has been with us

since 2008, he has coached with Sean both in college (at Miami, Ohio) and here at the Saints,” Loomis said. “He is very familiar with our team and with the methods we have been successful with. He will do a great job.”

Kromer, who interviewed for a head coaching job in St. Louis last offseason, said he appreciated the confidence the Saints are showing in him, but also noted he sees his role as having much morew to do with ensuring continuity than putting his personal stamp on the way the team is run.

“Coach Payton has laid a successful foundation here and our jobs are to make sure we keep moving in that direction,” Kromer said.

Kromer had been mentioned as an interim head coaching candidate ever since the suspensions both Payton and Vitt were announced in late March, a few weeks after the NFL announced it had uncovered a bounty system in which New Orleans defenders had been paid improper cash bonuses for injuring targeted opponents.

Neither Vitt nor current and former Saints players have admitted to participating in a bounty system as the NFL described it. They have said they ran only a pay-for-performance pool that offered a few hundred dollars – minimal sums relative to NFL contracts – for big plays such as interceptions, sacks, forced fumbles and big clean hits.

Payton, the first NFL head coach ever suspended, and Saints line-

backer Jon Vilma, also suspended a full season, received the harshest punishments among those still with New Orleans. Loomis was suspended for the first half of the regular season and defensive end Will Smith was suspended four games.

Former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, now with St. Louis, has been suspended indefinitely.

The NFL Players Association has sued in federal court to have four punished players’ suspensions overturned, and Vilma also has sued individually. None of the punished coaches, however, have challenged their sanctions beyond routine appeals to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, which were denied.

In the meantime, the Saints have sought to maintain the winning culture they have established in the Payton era and make the playoffs for a fourthstraight season.

The Saints have said throughout training camp that they believed they could weather their unprecedented bounty sanctions because most top assistant coaches and veteran leaders on the roster, such as Brees, have been in New Orleans for most of Payton’s first six seasons, including the championship season of 2009-10.

“The thing we have here is a lot of quality assistant coaches,” Kromer said earlier in training camp. “We’ll still work as a family and as a group and get this thing done in a collective fashion the way Sean Payton trained us to do.

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ROOMMATES FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED: for quiet, clean, 3 BR Apartment on Price Street.

Close to downtown campus. Includes utilities, washer/dryer. AC, parking, 1.5 Bath.

No Pets. $400+ deposit. 304-379-9851 or 304-680-6808

PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS

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

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

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

MALE ROOMMATE WANTED for 3BR apartment on Price Street. 5 min walk to downtown campus. Includes utilities, w/d, dishwasher, air conditioner, parking, 1 1/2 bath. $390/mth plus/deposit. No Pets 304-698-3454 or 304-379-9851

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

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

304-599-4407

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM

NEW SUNNYSIDE TOWNHOMES Jones Place

MALE ROOMMATE WANTED. Grad-student. Private bedroom. Close to Evansdale campus. $210/mo+ ½utilities. kidwellmcclellan@yahoo.com & 304-292-3807.

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

304.288.1572 or 304.296.8491 ROOMMATE WANTED 2½-BR 1/BA HOUSE. WESTOVER. 5/min from downtown. $425/mo including all utilities, W/D, free parking. 304-322-1230.

ROOMMATE WANTED for 3 bedroom house. $400/month, includes utilities.

304-677-6634

4 BR, 2.5 BA W/Covered Parking $625/person

HOUSES FOR SALE

Townhome Living Downtown

HOUSE FOR SALE In Westover. Call for Appointment. 304-292-1834

304-296-7400 scottpropertiesllc.com STAR CITY 2BR 1BTH. Large carpeted D/W, W/D, gas, AC. No pets/smoking. Off street parking. $575 plus util.

304-692-1821

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE 14 x 70 3BR, 2BTH. Central air, W/D, DW, Covered front porch, rear steps off Van Voorhis. 304-830-0782

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

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

MOTORCYCLES FOR SALE 2005 YAMAHA SCOOTER EXCELLENT condition. Great MPG. Great for around campus. $1,000. 304-276-0401

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

304-365-4565.

BARTENDING UP TO $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Age 18 plus.

Training available. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285 BLACK BEAR HIRING cooks and dishwashers for Suncrest location. AM and PM shifts. Part-time and Full-time, including kitchen managers. Pay based on experience. Apply at 3119 University ave, next to the party store.

BLACK BEAR HIRING FOR EVANSDALE location-line cooks, dishwashers, and kitchen managers. Cooks average $8-10/hour. Both am and pm shifts. Apply at 3119 University Avenue, next to party store.

CAC NUDE FIGURE DRAWING models needed. $20/hour. Contact Katherine at 304-293-2552.

CUSTOMER SERVICE Representative needed to work on behalf of our company.

18-yrs or above needed and you must have computer skills. Accounting experience not needed. Any job experience needed. You will earn up to $5,000 monthly. Contact us at: foxrun58@yahoo.com.

HELP WANTED: Everyday’s a Party, Morgantown. Part Time. Flexible Schedules.

Friendly Work Environment. Apply Within.

304-598-5556 INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR (Mac): min. 2 years experience; project work on as-needed basis. 304-599-3830, M-Th, 10-4 (no messages pls).

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

Apply in person 1756 Mileground.

MARIOS FISHBOWL NOW HIRING cooks and servers. Apply in person at 704 Richwood Avenue or e-mail fishbowl@mountain.net Mr. C’s WISEGUY CAFE looking for part-time cook and delivery driver. Phone 304.599.3636 or 304.288.2200 NOW HIRING Tudor’s Biscuit World.

Suncrest and downtown locations. All Positions. Apply at 3071 University Ave. 304-241-1702 NOW HIRING WAITRESS’S apply in person after 8pm at 3395 University Ave. PT NATIONAL SALE POSITION with local “Green” Internet Company.

10-15hrs/week. $7/hr + comm. Send contact letter/resume to info@thegreenconnoisseur.com

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CONTACT US

304-293-5092 ext. 2 | DAsports@mail.wvu.edu

WVU’S GOLDEN BOY

matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

Former West Virginia shooter Nicco Campriani won a Gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Gold medalist Campriani learned from struggles in Beijing Olympics by michael carvelli sports editor

In his first ever appearance at the Summer Olympics in 2008, former West Virginia shooter Nicco Campriani found himself faced with a chance to win a medal.

But a mistake on his final shot of the qualifying round of the men’s 10-meter air rifle cost him that

opportunity, and he went home empty handed.

“I wasn’t ready,” Campriani said. “Beijing was a great lesson for me. It was a little bit of a shock, but it was a great lesson, and I got to learn so much from making that mistake.

“I decided, after that, that I needed to work on my mental preparation if I wanted to have a chance to win in London.”

Four years later, Campriani left the London games as Italy’s most-decorated athlete, winning a silver in 10-meter air rifle before taking home a gold medal in the 50-meter 3 positions.

But for him, it wasn’t the week in London that will stand out to him. It was the time he spent training all over the world that he will remember the most.

“It was a great adventure,” Campriani said.

“Right now, I feel like I’ve reached the top of the mountain and I’m happy, but you look around you and there’s pretty much nothing else there.

“The next thing you do is just go back and you climb again and that’s what I’m going to do in Rio (in 2016).”

A Florence native, Cam-

priani began shooting when his father took him to the range for the first time when he was 12.

By the time he had been shooting for almost three years, he had already earned a spot on the Italian junior national team and was travelling all over the world competing in events.

That’s when the dream of being in the Olympics first started to look like they

could come true.

He admits that when he made his first trip to Beijing in 2008, he might have put too much pressure on himself.

He was able to settle into a groove and improve significantly in 2012, when he adopted a new mantra.

“If you go to the Olympics and you really think

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West Virginia Position Preview: Defensive Line

Inexperienced D-line ready to make its impact

Matt Sunday/The Daily Athenaeum

First-year defensive line coach Erik Slaughter looks to replace two starters on the line in 2012.

by doug walp sports writer

West Virginia lost five starters on defense from last season at an array of different positions, but the most notable losses undoubtedly occurred along the front line of the defense.

Former Mountaineer defensive ends Bruce Irvin and Julian Miller combined for 14.5 sacks in 2011, contributing nearly half of WVU’s team total.

In 2012, WVU’s defensive line will have to overcome the challenges of losing both the consistent production from Miller and Irvin as well as the senior leadership the two brought to the defensive unit, all while adjusting to the new scheme being installed by WVU’s new defen-

sive coordinators. “(We’ve) got a lot of guys that have never put their hand down in a college football game,” said first-year defensive line coach Erik Slaughter during fall camp.

“And some of the guys are young, but we’re gonna put them in there and see what they can do. And it’s up to me to get them ready for that.”

The Mountaineers have adopted the 3-4 scheme for their inaugural season in the Big 12 Conference, meaning they’ll regularly keep three defensive lineman on the field for defense. However, West Virginia’s coaches have also reported they’ll continue to incorporate the 4-3 throughout the year as well to give their defense a different look at times, and give some of the aforementioned fresh-

men a chance to get acclimated to the speed of a Football Bowl Subdivision game.

According to the Mountaineers’ recently released depth chart, Will Clarke, Jorge Wright and Shaq Rowell will be the first three defensive linemen lining up to begin every game.

Clarke, a redshirt junior from Pittsburgh, started 11 games at defensive end for West Virginia last season, accumulating two sacks and five tackles for loss. Now at the defensive tackle position, Clarke’s build at 6-foot7, 271 pounds makes him one of the most physical threats WVU has.

Wright has the most gameexperience of any player on the defensive line, but will be sliding into the defensive end position in 2012 af-

ter playing the majority of his career at nose tackle for the Mountaineers. The 6-foot-2, 291-pound redshirt senior tallied 1.5 sacks and 3.5 TFLs in 13 games last season.

Replacing Wright at the nose tackle position will be redshirt junior Rowell, who is the least experienced of the three, but Rowell believes that he’s made substantial progress throughout WVU’s 2012 preseason.

“This year, I feel like I’m getting coached a lot better,” Rowell said. “Coach Slaughter is doing a great job. I’m happy that coach Holgorsen brought those guys in because they teach you everything you need to know. We will be prepared to play Marshall Sept. 1.”

While Clarke, Wright and Rowell being named as the

three initial starters didn’t come as a surprise, the fact that two true freshman cracked the two-deep on the depth chart was somewhat unexpected.

“All of the freshmen have been playing extremely well so far,” Slaughter said. “All our guys are hungry; they want to do good, and they all feel like they have something to prove. That’s a good thing.”

True freshmen Christian Brown and Korey Harris set the bar high for the other six freshmen in fall camp though, and will play a vital role in ensuring the starters remain well-rested throughout the 2012 season.

Redshirt senior defensive tackle J.B. Lageman rounds out the two-deep depth chart for the Mountaineers’ at Dline, while redshirt soph-

omore Trevor Demko and redshirt freshman Kyle Rose are the only two lineman currently listed at the three-deep.

It is well known that West Virginia’s defensive line certainly has some big shoes to fill this season, but it’s an objective that their line coach asserts that his players can absolutely accomplish as long as they continue to maintain the appropriate mentality heading into the season opener.

“We’re trying to be toughminded, play extremely hard and be technically sound,” Slaughter said of his 2012 Mountaineer defensive line.

“But they’re all doing a great job. I like the way they’re preparing, and all of them are playing well.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Fans should support men’s soccer in 2012 The Mountaineers enter the MAC with one of Amit Batra the most complete teams Sports Writer WVU fans have ever seen.

The team is a mixed bag of seniors and freshmen, inAre you ready for a new cluding Eric Schoenle, who era of Mountaineer soccer? is a projected all-American As the West Virginia candidate. There are also University men’s soccer tons of freshmen trying to team gets ready to open up adjust and make names for a new season in the Midthemselves on the field.

American Conference, you, The fans will certainly as a fan, will be a big factor see some good competo the success. tition, especially with

the beginning slate. The Mountaineers will travel to the likes of North Carolina, Penn State and Wake Forest.

West Virginia has a very good opportunity to win the MAC. The competition in conference will feature home games against Florida Atlantic, Buffalo and Hartwick, with away games at Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, Bowling Green and the always-

tough Akron.

WVU could win the conference with a favorable schedule. The Mountaineers can certainly win the MAC tournament in the inaugural season.

While the MAC may not present as many challenges as the Big East Conference did in terms of quality opponents, the Akron Zips have been a dominant force in the league.

In fact, Akron achieved

the No. 1 ranking in 2005, 2009 and 2010 and won the national championship in 2010. Akron was the NCAA tournament runnerup in 1986 and 2009, with three quarterfinal appearances and eight Sweet 16 appearances.

The Zips have won the conference tournament eight times and have been the MAC’s regular season champions 14 times.

That’s quite a resume.

FirstEnergy Stadium could certainly be a roadblock for West Virginia as the Mountaineers travel to Akron in a potential showcase of two top-20 teams.

That could be one worth traveling for, Mountaineer fans. For West Virginia to go beyond its expectations, the fans must be present in a large way – whether in Morgantown or on the

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