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Obama pushes for lower loan rates “ ” by mackenzie mays city editor

President Barack Obama will visit universities across the country today to push for lower student loan interest rates as part of his promise for a more accessible education, which he proposed earlier this year in his State of the Union address.

More than 7 million stu-

dents with federal loans will see their interest rates double beginning July 1 unless congress intervenes, said White House Spokesman Matt Lehrich in a conference call with The Daily Athenaeum Monday.

“For average students with these loans, this could mean an additional $1,000 in debt. At a time when college has never been more es-

sential, it’s also never been more expensive,” Lehrich said. “Families and students are struggling to meet these costs, and there’s no reason why we should add to their burden.”

The new policy will increase the interest rate of subsidized loans for undergraduates from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, and it will no longer offer subsidized loans

to graduate students.

The current six-month grace period that allows students to postpone their payments will also be diminished as part of the new policy.

While nearly 5,000 West Virginia University students are avoiding tuition fees with the Promise Scholarship, more than half of the student body currently de-

pends on loans, according to Kaye Widney, director of Financial Aid and Scholarships for WVU. “Average indebtedness of last year’s graduating class was $21,200,” Widney said.

“There are a number of changes effective July 1 that will impact our students, and the increase in the in-

“At a time when college has never been more essential, it’s also never been more expensive.”

Matt Lehrich

White House Spokesman

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University to offer unique summer courses

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By Jessica Lear staff writer

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Senior engineers put inventions, ideas to the test

By Jessica Lear Staff writer

West Virginia University’s Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering senior students had the opportunity to showcase personal designs they have developed Monday during the Spring Senior Design Expo.

The expo, which has been

held for more than 20 years, invited members of the public to view designs created by the graduating seniors.

Students displayed their various designs, including a robot that collects tennis balls and a mobile phone application to direct students to the easiest way to get to class when complications with the PRT arise.

“The goals of the showcase are to share with the commu-

nity the accomplishments of our seniors and to enable the students to hone their communication skills in interacting with non-experts,” said Ramana Reddy, coordinator of the LCSEE senior design program.

While developing their designs during the past year, Reddy said students have had a unique opportunity to learn about new technologies not typically covered in formal

courses.

“By executing these projects, the students will gain expertise in a number of areas, including interpersonal skills, time management, problem solving and integrative and lateral thinking,” he said.

Reddy said he believes some of the projects showcased at the event have

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Fashion students showcase work in ‘Day of Design’

By JoAnn Snoderly Correspondent

For some students, finals are more than tests – they’re works of art.

West Virginia University interior design, fashion, and merchandising students showcased their talents at the annual Day of Design event Monday.

The event included presentations by interior design students, wearable art exhibits and a fashion show featuring modern interpretations of historic Hollywood fashion. The Day of Design was hosted by the WVU Division of Design & Merchandising.

At the event, interior design students presented mock designs of commercial businesses. The student designers also shared highlights of their study abroad experiences.

Sarah Rowley, a senior interior design student who studied in Hong Kong, said the experience influenced her work.

“Hong Kong just taught me to not take things so seriously. It’s more of a Zen mindset in a way,” she said. “I think that’s kind of what inspired my senior project. My project is a yoga studio and a spa.”

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This summer, West Virginia University students will have the opportunity to take part in unique courses not offered in the fall or spring semesters.

“Students and faculty usually do not carry a full workload, which allows for flexibility and creativity,” said Lynn Reinke, director of Communications for Extended Learning. “Many of the courses combine experiential learning with direct instruction, which offers an enriched learning opportunity in a new environment.”

Reinke said last summer more than 11,000 students took a summer class, including unique favorites such as Appalachian Exploration and Native American Wilderness Immersion.

“WVU offers so many opportunities for students to have a wonderful, life-changing experience in the summer,” she said. “You could read about Native American culture in Alaska – or you could travel there firsthand to meet the people, visit the schools and see the land they’ve lived in for generations.”

In addition to unique experiences, Reinke said she believes summer is the perfect time for students to get ahead to graduate early or get on track to graduate on time.

“Summer is a great time to focus on challenging classes such as math, chemistry, statistics or a foreign language,” she said. “The (General Education Curriculum) credits are also popular in the summer because it allows students to then focus on their major classes in the fall and spring terms.”

Reinke said she believes one of the best things about taking summer courses is the flexibility, which still allows time for relaxation and fun during vacation.

“I think it’s important for students to understand that the summer schedule is very different from fall and spring,” she said. “There are short, accelerated courses and hundreds of online courses, which enables them to work or travel in the summer and still earn credits.”

The flexibility of summer courses also allows students to have enough time to find a job around campus, she said.

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Professor relives escape from Nazi Germany

By Lacey Palmer Staff writer

For Ludwig Gutmann, the journey from hate isn’t just a personal and emotional struggle – it is also a quest for hope.

Gutmann, Hazel Ruby McQuain professor of neurology at the West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, hosted a book signing Monday for his latest book, “Richard Road: Journey from Hate.”

Gutmann was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1933 – the same year Adolf Hitler took control and became chancellor of Germany.

His father, who fought with the German army in World War I, fled to America to escape the Nazi threat. In 1937, Gutmann and his family began their lives in the United States.

The book features Gut-

mann’s personal account of his family’s escape from Nazi Germany and the struggles he faced as a young boy adapting to life in the United States.

Gutmann said writing his book caused him to relive painful memories from his childhood, which forced him to stretch himself as an author.

“The thing that may have been actually harder was the fact that I was really emotionally exposing myself, and I’m kind of a private guy. I realized I was going to be talking about a lot of the conflicts of growing up,” he said. “That was a big source of conflict, and in writing about it and talking about it, I was really barging into my privacy, but it turns out it’s OK – I learned that it’s a good thing.”

Gutmann said the events in Nazi Germany took an

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GAINING MOMENTUM West Virginia University moved ahead of Pittsburgh in the Big East standings and is now in 10th place.

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Tuesday April 24, 2012

Stocks dip on tremors from Europe NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of worrying news out of Europe sent stocks sharply lower on Monday.

The Dutch government collapsed Monday, a day after French President Nicolas Sarkozy lost the first round of that country’s presidential election.

A new report showed that European government debt continues to pile up despite severe budget cuts, which have led to unrest and political upheaval across the continent.

Europe’s major stock markets plunged. In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average lost 102.09 points to close at 12,927.17. The Dow had dropped as many as 183 points in morning trading then spent the rest of the day climbing back.

“The main concern today is the stability of the euro zone as a whole,” said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at the brokerage BTIG. Figures reported by the European Union’s statistics office confirmed the effects of budget-cutting programs on countries that use the euro currency. Even with widespread spending cuts, overall debt rose to 87.2 percent, the highest level since the euro was created. Separately, a survey of the euro zone’s manufacturing and services sectors unexpectedly fell in April.

In France, Sarkozy came in second behind Francois Hollande, a harsh critic of the spending cuts prescribed as a way to end the region’s debt crisis. Sarkozy and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel have been the main architects of Europe’s efforts to avoid a

Maniacs sign-ups begin today The Mountaineer Maniacs will begin accepting members for the 2012-13 school year this week.

Students can sign up Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Mountainlair lobby.

There are two membership options this year. The Ultimate Mountaineer Maniac member, which costs $40, guarantees tickets to all home football games, first priority for football and basketball trips, watch party invitations, giveaways and an official Maniacs T-shirt.

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Continued from page 1 Specialists Patrick King, left, and Frank Babino work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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Continued from page 1 terest rate on subsidized loans will impact borrowers after they leave school.”

Cecilia Munoz, assistant to the president and director of the Domestic Policy Council, said Obama’s push for lower college costs is just an extension of his vision for “an economy built to last.”

“The strength of our economy in this country is inextricably linked to the strength of our education system, particularly in times of economic challenge like today,” Munoz said. “This really ties back to the themes the president has been talking about since his State of the Union address and even before. President Obama laid out a blueprint for an economy built to last –

collapse of the region’s shared currency.

“To the extent that Europe has any leaders, it’s very much Merkel and Sarkozy,” Greenhaus said. “If Sarkozy were to lose, you’d change the leadership of Europe at arguably the worst possible time.”

The Dutch government resigned Monday after it couldn’t reach agreement with an opposition party to bring its budget deficit within European Union rules. The budget dispute raised the prospect that the Netherlands could lose its top AAA credit rating.

The turmoil roiled Europe’s largest markets. Germany’s major stock index, the DAX, lost 3.4 percent, its worst day in six weeks. France’s CAC-40 index

dropped 2.8 percent, wiping away all its gains for the year.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 11.59 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1,366.94.

The Nasdaq composite fell an even 30 points, or 1 percent, to 2,970.45.

Traders shifted money into Treasurys on Monday. The price of the 10-year Treasury note rose, pushing its yield down to 1.94 percent from 1.96 percent late Friday.

David Kelly, chief market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds, said it looks like investors are looking for a reason to take profits after stocks soared in the first three months of the year. The S&P 500 index rose 12 percent in the first quarter, its best start since 1998. Many

investors Kelly talks to see no reason for the market to push higher.

“There’s a complete lack of enthusiasm,” he said. “And it’s making stocks cheap and bonds expensive.”

Concerns over Europe pushed the price of West Texas crude oil down 77 cents a barrel to settle at $103.11 per barrel in New York.

Europe’s slowing economy also hurt Kellogg Co. The food giant slashed its full-year profit forecast, blaming weak sales in the U.S. and Europe. Kellogg’s stock dropped 6.1 percent.

After the closing bell, Netflix reported its first quarterly loss in seven years and its stock plunged 13.6 percent in aftermarket trading.

an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for the American workforce and a renewal of American values.”

In 2010, students who took out loans left college owing an average of $25,000, and Munoz said Obama believes it’s crucial to recognize the hard work of college graduates and “do more than ever before” to address the issues of cost.

“At a time when Americans owe more on student loans than we do on credit cards, President Obama believes we must reward hard work and respond by keeping interest rates low, so that more people get a fair shot at an affordable college education – the skills they need to find a good job and a clear path to the middle class,” she said. “We are home to the best colleges and universities in the world, yet

tuition and fees measured in constant dollars have more than doubled over the past two decades.”

As a land-grant school, it’s important for universities like WVU to honor the Morrill Act by embracing the opportunities of an affordable education, Widney said.

The act was passed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862 and allowed the federal government to provide 150,000 acres to establish WVU in 1867.

“This year marked the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act. We have an opportunity to honor Lincoln’s vision and secure our economic future by working together to ensure that college remains affordable for all Americans,” she said.

Widney said while the economy is suffering, the Obama administration has already

made strides for graduates entering the real world.

“With the support of congress, we have doubled Pell Grant funding for low income students and nearly tripled tax credits for middle class families,” she said. “We have lowered the cap on student loan payments to 15 percent of income, and we are lowering it even further to 10 percent starting in 2014.”

Obama will travel to college campuses in North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa today and Wednesday to speak about the issues surrounding student loans.

White House administration is also leading a social media campaign via Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus to address the issue, using the hashtag “#DontDoubleMyRate.”

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Stephanie Mansberger, a senior interior design student who designed a Boy Scout camp, said her study abroad experience in England made her better at designing for small spaces.

“With England, everything is very compact,” Mansberger said. “I already knew functionality, but that was a whole new perspective on how to get tons of functionality within one space because they are so compact.”

The 3-D wearable art exhibits featured work by fashion design and merchandising students. Each of the nine exhibits featured themed dresses made of unconventional materials.

For these exhibits, dress designers used a variety of materials including keyboard keys, popcorn, playing cards, coffee filters and feminine products.

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The event concluded with a fashion show featuring clothing created by fashion design students. Models wore a variety of Hollywood-themed clothing including casual wear, evening dresses and theatrical costumes.

Jeanette Miller, a senior fashion design student, created some of the clothing worn in the fashion show. She said classic horror films like “Dracula” and “Bride of Frankenstein” inspired her creations.

“I’ve been not sleeping and stressed for the past two weeks. I’ve had no social life.

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Senior electrical engineering students Kevin Shugerts, William Wells and four other group members designed a project that would allow users to monitor their power consumption and view a real-time estimation of energy costs.

“It gives you an idea of how the user can better regulate energy use in their house to save themselves money and gain an overall understanding as to how much energy they’re consuming and where they’re consuming it,” Shugerts said.

Shugerts said the senior project will be directly applicable to the job he plans to begin after graduation.

“We could relate it to the portion of our major we’re going into,” he said. “We’re going to need to know how to program and route these machines, so we figured doing a wired design is something we’re going to need to use after this as well.”

Wells said he would also be able to translate what he learned while creating his senior project upon graduation in May. “I’ll be able to apply this my job. Knowing how to hook these up and knowing how they work will help a lot, because the company I’m work-

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Continued from page 1 emotional toll on his family.

In his book, Gutmann writes about his mother being emotionally jolted by the events in Germany. Gutmann said this distress caused her to have bouts of anger throughout his childhood.

“She was a woman who knew right from wrong, and things were often painted in a blackened light,” he said. “As I grew up, I tended to want to understand why things were happening, and I still do – maybe that’s one reason I’m a neurologist. I really want to understand what goes on in people’s lives.”

In the epilogue of his book, Gutmann discusses the fears he experienced prior to his first return trip to Germany.

“I was terrified,” he said. “I thought Germany was going to be like the Germany I knew in the 1930’s and 1940’s.”

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Continued from page 1 “If students do stay in Morgantown, there are lots of jobs in the community,” Reinke said. “Many students are already paying rent on their Morgantown apartments; why not take advantage of all that we have to offer?”

Reinke said she encourages those students studying foreign languages to utilize their summer vacation to study abroad and earn language credits.

“Students find that a study abroad experience is a great way to earn their foreign language credits while having a great adventure,” she said.

“Study abroad not only helps them with their language skillss, it also opens their eyes to the world around them.”

While studying abroad is an

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ing for is an industrial plant that runs on a larger scale of these,” he said.

Shugerts said he believes the engineering department has played a crucial role in his group’s ability to develop and create such a complicated project.

“They really give you an opportunity to be out on your own so that you’re forced to discover things and research on your own,” he said. “They were very open to letting us choose our own design and letting us discover what we had to do from there.”

Arthur Perkins, a senior electrical engineering student whose design involved a battery system hooked up to a computer display, said he also attributes the engineering department to much of his project’s success.

“We have basically taken our electrical engineering skills and designed the circuits necessary to do this project,” he said. “We had to apply skills we probably haven’t used so far, so it was challenging, but not outside of our abilities.”

Other projects on display included a space-mining robot, a planning system that can create evacuation routes in case of a flood, a computer game designed to monitor physical therapy and a system to improve record management for the West Virginia State Police.

However, during the trip, Gutmann’s fears were quickly relieved upon discovering Germany is different today. Gutmann said his trips back to Frankfurt have left him hopeful and inspired.

Gutmann said he was excited to take a break from scientific writing and express himself creatively in his book.

“In scientific writing, you treat your reader like they don’t know anything about what you’re telling them about, like a student,” he said.

“In creative writing, you treat them like a partner. You don’t tell them something is beautiful, you describe it and let them decide themselves if it’s beautiful.”

Gutmann’s book is available for purchase at the WVU Bookstore and the Health Sciences Bookstore.

For more information on his writing or Gutmann’s story, visit www.ludgutmann.com. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

opportunity many students are encouraged to take advantage of, Reinke said students wishing to remain on campus or in West Virginia may have just as enriching of an experience.

“You don’t have to travel around the world to have an adventure this summer. We have some interesting travel experiences here in Appalachia so that students can gain a new appreciation of what is here around them,” she said.

“When we’ve interviewed students about summer, they talk about what a wonderful place Morgantown is to be in the summer. There are a lot of outdoor things to do; the atmosphere is very laid back, and there’s very little traffic.”

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Now out of jail, George Zimmerman fades from sight ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman, who slipped out of jail on $150,000 bail in the early morning darkness, went back into hiding Monday and likely fled to another state to avoid threats as he awaits his second-degree murder trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin.

Even though authorities can pinpoint his location with a GPS ankle bracelet Zimmerman must wear 24-7, the public may not see him again for some time. Zimmerman has waived his appearance at his upcoming arraignment next month, so he can stay underground if he wants.

Zimmerman already has experience laying low: For more than a month before his arrest, he eluded the media and his whereabouts were not known.

His attorney has suggested he had several options for where Zimmerman can stay this time, and a judge indicated he was willing to let Zimmerman leave the state.

Until the next time he must come before a judge, Zimmerman will have to skip such routine pleasures as eating in a restaurant or taking a long stroll

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George Zimmerman, right, gets into a vehicle moments after walking out of the intake building at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility with a bondsman Sunday. outside, said Jose Baez, a former attorney for Casey Anthony. Anthony, acquitted last summer of killing her 2-yearold daughter, went into hiding after her release from jail.

“He may be free, but he’s not free,” Baez said.

First, Zimmerman must

limit who knows his whereabouts to avoid the risk someone will give the secret away, Baez said.

“Unfortunately, the people you think you trust, sometimes you find you just really can’t,” Baez said.

To throw off curious onlook-

High court hears immigration dispute WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will referee another major clash between the Obama administration and the states, this one over Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. The case could add fuel to the partisan split over tough state immigration laws backed

by Republicans but challenged by the administration.

Like last month’s arguments over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, the immigration case is expected to be decided at the end of June.

Wednesday’s arguments will focus on whether states can adopt their own immigration measures to deal with an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants, or whether the federal government has almost exclusive authority in the area of immigration.

Arizona was the first of a half-dozen states to enact laws intended to drive illegal immigrants elsewhere, a policy known as “attrition by enforcement.” Even where blocked by courts, these laws have already had an impact on farm fields and school classrooms as fewer immigrants showed up.

“If the federal government had been doing and would continue to do its job in securing the border here in southern Arizona, this would not be an issue. Unfortunately, they failed to do that so Arizona stepped up and said, ‘We want to be partners. Here’s a role we think we can play,’” said Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County, which shares an 83.5mile border with Mexico in the state’s southeastern corner.

The administration says it has both increased border enforcement to keep people from entering illegally in the first place and picked up the pace of deportations. In its first two years, the administration deported nearly 800,000 people, far higher on a yearly basis than President George W. Bush’s administration.

The Obama administration sued to block the Arizona law soon after its enactment two years ago. Federal courts have refused to let four key provisions take effect: requiring police, while enforcing other laws, to question a person’s immigration status if officers suspect he is in the country illegally; requiring all immigrants to obtain or carry immigration registration papers; making it a state criminal offense for an illegal immigrant to seek work or hold a job and allowing police to arrest suspected illegal immigrants without warrants.

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Jim Shee is seen in Scottsdale, Ariz. Shee will be attending the US Supreme Court’s hearing on Arizona’s immigration law, SB1070, on Wednesday.

Five states – Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah – have adopted variations on Arizona’s law. Parts of those laws also are on hold pending the outcome of the Supreme Court case.

Civil rights groups that mounted legal challenges independent of the administration’s say the laws encourage racial profiling and ethnic stereotyping. “It blurs what used to be a very bright line, that you can’t stop someone and ask for papers based just on how they look,” said Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union.

“But the impact is on citizens as much as immigrants. It’s a dragnet approach that sweeps up law-abiding American citizens based on the color of their skin or ethnic origins.”

And the state laws already have had a marked effect on people’s behavior, whether or not the laws ever went into force, the groups say.

In some states, crops rotted in fields for want of workers to pick them. In Alabama, where a provision required schools to check student’s citizenship status, more than 2,000 students stayed home the first week the law was in effect, said Karen Tumlin, managing attorney for the National Immigration Law Center. Foreign employees, including a German Mercedes-Benz executive, have been detained or ticketed for not carrying immigration documents.

In Arizona, around the time Gov. Jan Brewer signed the immigration law, lifelong Arizona resident Jim Shee twice confronted police officers who came to his car window asking to see his “papers.”

Shee, 72, is of Chinese and Spanish descent. “I’m not blond-haired and blue-eyed.

My grandkids aren’t blondhaired and blue-eyed. I don’t

want to see this happening to them,” Shee said.

He has joined a lawsuit filed by a coalition of civil rights groups. The suit is on hold until the high court renders a decision.

Shee said he carries his passport in case he gets stopped again.

The number of illegal immigrants in Arizona has declined by about a third in recent years, from 530,000 in 2007 to 360,000 in 2011, according to federal government estimates.

Experts have attributed the decrease to several factors, including the economic downturn, tighter border security and state immigration laws. A 2007 Arizona law, allowed to take effect last year by the Supreme Court, prohibits employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

But in Arizona and elsewhere, the appetite for new immigration measures appears to have waned, in part because business leaders have objected. Arizona voters ousted Republican state Sen. Russell Pearce, the architect of the 2010 law and the driving force behind other Arizona immigration laws, in a November recall election.

“There has been a great deal of buyer’s remorse in those states that have enacted Arizona-type legislation,” the ACLU’s Romero said.

ers and the media, Zimmerman could change his look. Anthony went from a long-haired brunette to a bobbed blonde while serving a year of probation on an unrelated charge at an undisclosed location in Florida.

Next, Zimmerman needs

to go someplace where he knows few people and they don’t know him, said Evan Ratliff, who wrote the book (or at least the magazine article) on how to vanish in the 21st century. In 2009, Wired magazine challenged its readers to try to find Ratcliff, who deliberately vanished with the help of disguises, prepaid phones, fake business cards and software that protected his Internet identity, at least for a while.

Ratliff eventually was caught because readers were able to trace him through the IP address of a computer he had used.

“He needs to be where he is not around people who are known to be close to him,” Ratliff said. “Not a friend’s house. Not a relative’s house.”

Zimmerman needs to refrain from making any public statements, whether via social media sites like Facebook or Twitter or his own website, www. therealgeorgezimmerman. com, both Baez and Ratliff said.

Zimmerman is using his website to help raise money for his legal defense.

Early indications are that will be tough for Zimmerman to re-

sist. After a judge agreed to release him on bond, a statement placed on his website said, “GZ hopes to be able to update the site in the next day or two, God willing. He sends his thanks for your thoughts and support.”

If he just can’t resist getting messages out to his supporters, Zimmerman may be better off using Facebook and Twitter instead of his website because it probably has much weaker security than the social media sites, Ratliff said. Someone could find out where he is by hacking his website or an email account, he said.

“Anytime you are on the Internet, you are potentially traceable,” Ratliff said. “The best way to not be found by anyone is to not use any technology at all.”

Whatever means Zimmerman uses to hide, it could get expensive.

Zimmerman has limited resources. He was working at a mortgage risk management firm but stopped working there after the confrontation with Martin because of the public attention. His wife, Shellie, is in nursing school and doesn’t work.

Appendix removal: sticker shock in study CHICAGO (AP) — What do hospitals charge to remove an appendix? The startling answer is that it could be the same as the price of a refrigerator – or a house.

It’s a common, straightforward operation, so you might expect charges to be similar no matter where the surgery takes place. Yet a California study found huge disparities in patients’ bills – $1,500 to $180,000, with an average of $33,000.

The researchers and other experts say the results aren’t unique to California and illustrate a broken system.

“There’s no method to the madness,” said lead author Dr. Renee Hsia, an emergency room physician and researcher at the University of California, San Francisco.

“There’s no system at all to determine what is a rational price for this condition or this procedure.”

The disparities are partly explained by differences among patients and where they were treated. For example, some had more costly procedures, including multiple imaging scans, or longer hospital stays. A very small number were treated without surgery, though most had appendectomies. Some were sicker and needed more intensive care.

But the researchers could find no explanation for about one-third of the cost differences.

Other developed countries have more government regulation that prevents these wild disparities. U.S. critics of that kind of system favor more market competition, yet the study illustrates that “the laws of supply and demand simply do not work well in health care,” said Dr. Howard Brody, director of the Institute for the Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and a frequent critic of skyrocketing medical costs.

The study was published Monday in the journal Ar-

chives of Internal Medicine.

President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, would have little effect on the kinds of disparities seen in the study, policy experts say.

One section of the law bars tax-exempt hospitals from charging uninsured people more than the rates insured patients end up paying because of discounts negotiated by insurance companies. The government has not said how the reductions for uninsured people would be calculated, said health care consultant Keith Hearle.

The researchers examined 2009 data that hospitals were required to submit to the state on 19,368 patients with appendicitis. To get the fairest comparisons, the researchers included only uncomplicated cases with hospital stays of less than four days. Patients were 18 to 59 years old.

The study looked at what patients were billed, before contributions from their health insurance – if they had any. The figures don’t reflect what hospitals were actually paid. Insurance companies often negotiate to pay less than what they are billed, and what patients pay depends on their health plans. Those least able to pay – the uninsured – could be socked with the full bill.

Still, even those with good health insurance may end up paying a portion of the cost, so price matters, Hsia said.

Uninsured and Medicaid patients had slightly higher bills than those with private insurance. Charges were highest at for-profit hospitals, followed by nonprofits. County hospitals, typically safetynet hospitals, had the lowest charges.

The costliest bill, totaling $182,955, involved a woman who also had cancer.

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US-Afghan security pact sends warning to al-Qaida KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A new strategic partnership that commits the U.S. to defend Afghanistan militarily for 10 years after most foreign forces leave in 2014 is intended to signal that the U.S. will not tolerate a resurgent al-Qaida or attacks launched by militants from neighboring Pakistan.

The agreement, parts of which were read out Monday in the Afghan parliament, is big on symbolism but light on substance. It leaves out specifics, including how much funding the U.S. will provide to support Afghan security forces or how many U.S. troops will stay on after the withdrawal deadline.

Afghanistan, for its part, insisted on approving any American military operations after 2014 and barred the U.S. from using its soil to attack other countries, such as neighboring Pakistan, where the Taliban, al-Qaida and al-Qaida-linked militants all have staging bases.

“In the end, of course, the U.S. and allied interests differ from those of most Afghans,” said Andrew Exum, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a think tank in Washington.

“The United States is most concerned with dismantling al-Qaida, while Afghans are most concerned with what infrastructure and financing the United States and its allies will provide beyond 2014.”

After 10 years of U.S.-led war, insurgents linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida remain a threat and as recently as a week ago launched a large-scale attack on the capital, Kabul, and three other cities. Both groups operate from within Afghanistan, as well as from across the border in Pakistan.

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Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta speaks in parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday. An Afghan official says Washington has pledged in the newly agreed strategic pact to help defend Afghanistan militarily for at least a decade after Afghans formally take control of their own security.

It took 18 months of painstaking, often tense negotiations to hammer out the accord, which was reached Sunday and lays out for the first time the relationship the U.S. will have with Afghanistan once the majority of U.S. troops have gone home. It builds on hardwon understandings reached recently on the controversial issues of control over detainees and the conduct of night raids by U.S. special forces.

Exum said the Obama administration had hoped to have the agreement finalized last summer, but Afghan leaders – notably President Hamid Karzai – were reluctant to agree to a continued U.S. military presence beyond 2014.

“The United States and the government of Afghanistan

were able to find enough common ground to get an agreement on tough issues such as detainees, basing rights, and the so-called night raids. This is a real diplomatic achievement for the Obama administration,” Exum said.

The accord is meant to reassure the Afghan people that the U.S. won’t abandon them, to send a warning to the Taliban and to serve notice to Pakistan, which many analysts believe has been waiting for a U.S. withdrawal that would allow the Taliban to reassert power, giving Islamabad strategic control over its neighbor.

There have also been fears that Afghanistan’s rival ethnic groups, including those that make up the Northern Alliance that defeated the Pashtun

Taliban, would again fight for power and influence. A similar struggle after the Soviets left Afghanistan in 1989 nearly destroyed the country.

“This continued international military presence, however, will hopefully arrest some of the momentum toward another civil war and will also hopefully force Pakistani decision makers to re-examine their own long-standing assumptions about the longterm U.S. and allied commitment to Afghanistan,” Exum said.

The Afghan parliament got a first look at the strategic partnership agreement after the country’s national security adviser read out portions of it Monday in the lower house.

The full agreement has not

been made public.

The document – which still has to go through internal reviews and be signed by Presidents Barack Obama and Karzai – commits the U.S. to defend Afghanistan from any outside interference via “diplomatic means, political means, economic means and even military means,” national security adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta told the assembled parliamentarians. He stressed that any such actions would be taken only with Afghan agreement.

The draft was initialed

by U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Spanta on Sunday and is to be signed before a NATO summit in Chicago on May 20-21.

Many Afghans have expressed worries that the U.S. wants permanent bases, a setup that would make it more of an occupying force than an ally. Spanta said that specific decisions about bases will be left to the later deal.

The agreement also addressed the countries’ mutual commitment to the stability of Afghanistan and to human rights. It also says that the U.S. has no plans to keep permanent military bases in Afghanistan.

There have been fears that Afghanistan will fall apart after most foreign troops leave and there have been worries about the long-term economic commitment the impoverished nation needs to stay afloat.

Although specific troop numbers and other military details are not included in the agreement, the U.S. has said it expects to keep about 20,000 troops in the country after 2014. They would mentor and

train the Afghan National Security Forces while also taking part in counterterrorism operations.

Those details are expected to be included in a bilateral technical agreement to be negotiated over the next year, but the partnership deal is the basis for the long-term relationship between the two countries.

It also sends a strong message to Taliban insurgents that the United States will remain inside the country in support of the fledgling Afghan security forces. More importantly, it tells neighbors such as Pakistan that they have to become more active in finding a peaceful solution to a war that has entered its 11th year.

Most insurgent groups retain safe havens in Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas and the United States has for years pressed Islamabad to do something about the militants who also threaten Pakistan’s security.

The only concrete limit the pact puts on the U.S. military is a pledge that the United States will not launch attacks from Afghan soil. Afghan officials have said previously they would not allow their country to be used to launch drone attacks into Pakistan or other neighboring countries after 2014.

The agreement also says the U.S. will continue to fund the 352,000-strong Afghan security forces after 2014. It does not specify amounts, but U.S. officials have said they expect to pay about $4 billion a year, though funding would have to be approved by Congress.

In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland declined to say how much money the deal would involve.

Trial turns focus on Breivik’s mental state OSLO, Norway (AP) — Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik vehemently defended his sanity Monday after a forensic panel found flaws in a psychiatric report that declared him sane in the eyes of the law.

As the trial for Breivik’s bomb-and-shooting rampage that killed 77 people entered its second week, the far-right fanatic told a court that he was the victim of a “racist” plot to discredit his ideology. He said no one would have questioned his sanity if he were a “bearded jihadist.”

“I know I’m at risk of ending up at an insane asylum, and I’m going to do what I can to avoid that,” Breivik said.

Two psychiatric examinations conducted before the trial reached opposite conclusions on whether Breivik is psychotic – the key issue to be resolved during the trial, since the 33-year-old Norwegian had admitted to the deadly attacks.

But the second of those reports, which found him sane, has not yet been approved by the Norwegian Board of Forensic Medicine. On Monday, the panel highlighted several shortcomings in that assessment, and requested additional information from the two psychiatrists who wrote it.

In particular, the forensic board said it could not be established whether Breivik had adjusted his behavior during the examination as part of a

strategy to be declared mentally competent.

Paal Groendahl, a forensic psychologist who is not involved with the case but has followed the trial in court, said the panel’s queries underscore the difficulty in assessing Breivik’s state of mind.

“I don’t think it’s any closer to being resolved,” he said.

If found sane Breivik would face 21 years in prison, though he can be held longer if deemed a danger to society. If sentenced to psychiatric care, in theory he would be released once he’s no longer deemed psychotic and dangerous.

Breivik has admitted to setting off a bomb July 22 that killed eight people outside government headquarters in Oslo and then going on a shooting spree at the Labor Party’s youth camp, killing 69 people. More than half of the victims were teenagers.

He rejects criminal guilt for the rampage, saying the victims had betrayed their country by embracing immigration.

“I see all multicultural political activists as monsters, as evil monsters who wish to eradicate our people, our ethnic group, our culture and our country,” he told the court Monday.

The self-styled crusader apologized to the family of a pub owner who was among the victims in the bomb blast, saying it was not his intention to kill “civilians.”

But he refused to apologize to the families of those killed

on Utoya island, where members of the Labor Party’s youth wing had gathered for their annual summer retreat.

“Utoya is a political indoctrination camp,” he said.

Jon Hestnes, who heads a support group for victims’ families and survivors, told The Associated Press it was “gruesome” to listen to Breivik’s apology but it clearly showed that the man was insane.

“It’s an insult to the 76 other people who actually died because of that man,” Hestnes said. “He’s not in our world.

He isn’t, and he doesn’t have humanity at all. The way I slap little mosquitoes in the summer, that’s how he is about human lives.”

Speaking calmly, Breivik said he used a handgun to kill victims if the distance was less than 10 meters (30 feet). Otherwise he used his rifle.

Asked why he spared one man who survived the shooting spree, Breivik said he thought it was because the man’s appearance made him look “right wing-oriented.”

“When I looked at him I saw myself,” Breivik said. “I think that was the reason that I didn’t fire shots at him.”

Breivik became defensive as prosecutors quizzed him about the 1,500-page manifesto he posted online before the attacks. It describes uniforms, medals, greetings and codes of conduct for the “Knights Templar” militant group that he claims to belong to. Many groups claim the name, but prosecutors don’t believe it exists as Breivik has described.

In the document, Breivik speculated that the loyalty of potential knights might be tested by asking them to undergo surgical amputation and castration. Breivik chastised prosecutor Svein Holden, saying the segment was taken out of context.

Holden also highlighted a section in which Breivik described different categories of “martyrdom” operations for Christian militants, and which of them would grant access to heaven.

“It’s not particularly helpful that you’re facilitating my appearing insane by taking things out of context like this,” Breivik said. “But it’s not irrational, this is a theological debate, and it’s part of our history.”

Breivik said had he been an Islamist terrorist, no one would have questioned his mental state.

“But because I am a militant nationalist, I am being subjected to grave racism,” he said. “They are trying to delegitimize everything I stand for.”

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Ted Nugent set for court date in illegal kill case ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rocker Ted Nugent is scheduled for a court hearing in Alaska on Tuesday, when he is expected to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed.

The conservative activist and gun rights advocate signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors that was filed Friday in U.S. District Court. Nugent was set to participate by telephone in Tuesday’s U.S. District Court proceeding in the southeast Alaska town of Ketchikan, his attorney said.

The plea agreement says Nugent illegally shot and killed the bear in May 2009 on Sukkwan Island in southeast Alaska days after he wounded a bear in a bow hunt, which counted toward a state seasonal limit of one bear for that location. The agreement says Nugent knowingly possessed and transported the bear in misdemeanor violation of the Lacey Act. According to the agreement, the six-day hunt was filmed for Nugent’s Outdoor Channel television show “Spirit of the Wild.”

Nugent’s Anchorage attorney, Wayne Anthony Ross, said Monday that his client didn’t know he was breaking the law, which went into effect four or five years ago. Ross, an assis-

tant hunting guide in Alaska, said he didn’t know about the rule either.

Besides, the first bear left only traces of blood, as if it had just been scraped by the projectile, according to Ross.

Nugent is going with a guilty plea, however, because “the law is the law,” Ross said.

“What are you going to do about it - a magician act?” he said. “The fact that we didn’t know about it doesn’t change it.”

Broadcasting footage of the hunt on his TV show also shows Nugent didn’t know he was in the wrong, said Ross, who sits with Nugent on the National Rifle Association’s board of directors.

“It’s kind of embarrassing for him because he practices ethical hunting and advocated ethical hunting and gets caught up in a crazy law that none of us have heard about,” Ross said.

A call seeking comment from assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Schmidt was not immediately returned Monday.

Nugent, who signed the document April 14, agreed to pay a $10,000 fine, according to the document, which says he also agreed to a two-year probation, including a special condition that he not hunt or fish in Alaska or Forest Service

properties for one year. He also agreed to create a public service announcement that would be broadcast on his show every second week for one year, the document states.

Nugent also agreed to pay the state $600 for the bear that was taken illegally, according to the document.

A plea agreement would have to be approved by a judge.

Nugent, famed for his 1977 hit “Cat Scratch Fever,” drew the attention of the Secret Service last week after he rallied support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and said of the Obama administration: “We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November.”

His comments were made during a National Rifle Association meeting in St. Louis..

In August 2010, California revoked Nugent’s deer hunting license after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of deer-baiting and not having a properly signed tag.

Nugent’s loss of that deer hunting license through June 2012 allows 34 other states to revoke the same privilege under the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. Each state, however, can interpret and enforce the agreement Singer Ted Nugent speaks on recent charges of illegally killing a black bear. differently.

‘Think Like a Man’ takes top spot with $33.6M

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Actress Meagan Good in a scene from ‘Think Like a Man.’ LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ensemble comedy “Think Like a Man” opened as the weekend’s top box-office draw with $33.6 million.

Debuting at No. 2 was the romantic drama “The Lucky One” with $22.5 million.

“The Hunger Games” slipped to No. 3 after fourstraight weekends in the top spot.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood. com are: 1. “Think Like a Man,” Sony Screen Gems, $33,636,303, 2,015 locations, $16,693 average, $33,636,303, one week.

2. “The Lucky One,” Warner Bros., $22,518,358, 3,155 locations, $7,137 average, $22,518,358, one week.

3. “The Hunger Games,” Lionsgate, $14,666,007, 3,752 locations, $3,909 average, $357,066,467, five weeks.

4. “Chimpanzee,” Disney, $10,673,748, 1,563 locations, $6,829 average, $10,673,748, one week.

5. “The Three Stooges,” Fox, $9,764,214, 3,482 locations, $2,804 average, $29,919,660, two weeks.

6. “The Cabin in the W o o d s ,” Lionsgate, $8,016,075, 2,811 locations, $2,852 average, $27,246,247, two weeks.

7. “American Reunion,” Universal, $5,474,565, 3,033 locations, $1,805 average, $48,518,325, three weeks.

8. “Titanic” in 3-D, Paramount, $5,032,557, 2,515 locations, $2,001 average, $52,860,574, three weeks.

9. “21 Jump Street,” Sony, $4,750,986, 2,427 locations, $1,958 average, $127,217,167, six weeks.

10. “Mirror Mirror,” Relativity Media, $4,408,179, 2,938 locations, $1,500 average, $55,499,932, four weeks.

11. “Wrath of the Titans,” Warner Bros., $3,922,412, 2,502 locations, $1,568 average, $77,232,955, four weeks.

12. “Lockout,” Film District, $3,250,588, 2,335 locations, $1,392 average, $11,219,620, two weeks.

13. “Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax,” Universal, $1,899,600, 1,583 locations, $1,200 average, $207,152,865, eight weeks.

14. “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” CBS Films, $688,465, 446 locations, $1,544 average, $7,077,214, seven weeks.

15. “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” Warner Bros.,

$609,781, 444 locations, $1,373 average, $101,238,907, 11 weeks.

16. “Bully,” Weinstein Co., $513,059, 263 locations, $1,951 average, $1,537,670, four weeks.

17. “The Raid: Redemption,” Sony Pictures Classics, $473,657, 548 locations, $864 average, $3,494,568, five weeks.

18. “To the Arctic,” IMAX, $270,228, 50 locations, $5,405 average, $270,228, one week.

19. “Marley,” Magnolia, $262,004, 42 locations, $6,238 average, $262,004, one week.

20. “October Baby,” IDPSamuel Goldwyn, $250,082, 310 locations, $807 average, $4,984,316, five weeks.

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Facebook users should be wary of company’s data mining doug walp columnist

Some people are surprised that Facebook and most other popular social media services are provided for absolutely no cost to any of its 800,000,000 users.

Facebook is quite satisfied with the current arrangement.

Because today we are living in a modern age in which information has become one of the most valuable commodities of all, enabling companies like Facebook, which deal in the trafficking and archiving of this information, to become incomprehensibly successful.

In fact, Facebook was able to generate $3.2 billion in revenue in 2011 by selling this data, which many people consider to contain somewhat personal information, wholesale to other companies and advertisers. This way, the countless corporations can more easily tap into their targeted consumer (you) and your marketable interests.

It seems somewhat harmless, initially.

But every day, millions of Facebook and other social media users share personal, sometimes intimate information with friends or family that could eventually come back to haunt them.

Lori Andrews from the New York Times even reported some people have had to defend themselves against data mined online in both criminal and child custody cases, and this information is often lumped into unfounded groups that can be established with only the slightest correlation.

For instance, searching Facebook groups for a controversial topic for research or other practical purposes could result in government agents taking notice of the wrong people for the wrong reasons.

Many will merely claim if you want to maintain your privacy, don’t ever post any of your personal information online – admittedly pretty simple and effective advice.

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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerburg, 27, is estimated to be worth more than $17 billion.

But does that mean a guarantee of privacy online is simply a myth? That, in order to be safe, we’ll have to absolutely abstain from digital communications? That’s a notion our society simply shouldn’t be willing to accept.

It’s also somewhat ironic that while a majority of our society’s population is in an uproar over the government’s attempts to impede upon our collective online privacy, Facebook has been selling our private information to the highest bidder for years without too many people considering the repercussions.

Most of these same people have never even been aware Facebook has never necessarily been a safe haven for their

personal information, but it’s also become apparent Facebook’s information sharing has become much more widespread and complicated than a majority of its everyday users could have ever imagined.

For example, most users have been aware for some time that potential employers constantly scan social networks for information about prospective hires – but it’s also reported that the Internal Revenue Service, United States immigration and others are constantly scanning Facebook’s enormous data archives to track down its eluders.

It’s certainly not a bad thing that criminals are being brought to justice through

these means, but it’s also somewhat unnerving to realize how it seems we’re constantly moving ever closer to the infamous “Big Brother” society.

Because although Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg claims he created the revolutionary social media giant in order to “accomplish a social mission” in his ultimate quest to “make the world a more open place,” that could all change in less than a month.

That’s not to say Zuckerberg will no longer try to accomplish the macro-connectivity philosophy that’s made the Harvard prodigy one of the youngest billionaires in history.

But once Facebook officially

becomes a publicly traded company on the stock market, Zuckerberg’s No. 1 priority will unarguably be pumping up his share prices for his investors.

The most logical way for Zuckerberg to do that is to generate even more revenue through shipping out unfathomable amounts of this invaluable data in a process coined “data aggregation.”

With the literal nonexistence of legislation pertaining to data mining regulation, loose correlations being made within the data collection along with the vast, seemingly unending potential of the information market presents some possible problems.

It’s not a series of problems

that’s completely unique to Facebook, either, as fellow columnist Casey Hoffman pointed out in her Feb. 28 piece. Google is currently the largest trafficker and archivist of information, bringing in an estimated $36.5 billion – more than 11 times what Facebook pulled in the same year.

But as I mentioned, Facebook is about to cross the threshold into the territory of a publicly traded company.

This means not only will they see even more wild potential for growth, but ultimately, the almighty dollar, rather than common sense, will control the direction of Facebook and its ever-increasing data mining and trafficking.

Death, taxes, and the mathematics behind class warfare noel madore the maine campus university of maine

Mitt Romney pays a much lower tax rate than people who earn about as much as he does in one hour, without even having a job.

Fox News and its pundits have recently cried “class warfare” in response to calls addressing the historically low tax rate for the uber rich as a means to fix the country’s growing debt and deficit, despite the fact that the tax system is skewing income distribution upward.

One of the richest men in the country, Warren Buffett, has very publicly created the “Buffett rule” to help out the

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In an August 2011 op-ed in The New York Times, Buffett wrote that he thinks it’s unfair for his secretary to be taxed at a much higher rate than himself because “while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks … my friends have been coddled enough.” Thus, he is demanding the return of the tax rate system that was in place during the 1990s and an end to tax loopholes that allow corporations to avoid paying taxes.

As President Barack Obama has repeatedly said, “It’s not class warfare – it’s math.”

Many conservatives have called for the poorer half of citizens to be squeezed even more, instead of address-

ing our economic dire, which caused the World Economic Forum to rank the United States as 45th in the world when it comes to income equality.

Yet rightward sources still insist lower-class citizens are the ones who should be paying more in taxes to keep the country afloat. These are the people who they want to pay more while the rich are “coddled.”

According to a conservative estimate made by the 2010 census, 46 million Americans live in poverty. The declining prosperity of the poorest citizens seems even more desolate, given that 45 percent of citizens in the richest country in the world don’t have economic security.

This means nearly half of

our citizens live practically, day-to-day, with the whole of their income going to pay for the necessities – food, transportation, housing and medical care – and are unable to save for the future, including for unexpected emergencies, like when a family member gets sick or another loses their job.

The tax system has seemingly been engineered to allow the rich to accumulate more wealth at the expense of the 99 percent. The working man doesn’t have the ability to hire lobbyists or accountants to find ways around paying taxes; his work with sympathetic legislators to decrease their minor tax burden instead.

The tax rate for the rich is the lowest it has been since 1950, which has contributed

greatly to our country’s deficit. According to Business Insider, under President Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s, the top-bracket rate was a staggering 90 percent and we had a period of strong growth.

Growth increased after President Bill Clinton raised taxes in 1993 and declined after the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003. When Bush and many Republicans talked about tax relief for American citizens, their policy was to give tax breaks to the top 1 percent.

It’s no wonder the United States is in debt after entering two wars without raising revenue to pay for them.

“You have to acknowledge that part of our deficit problem was the huge Bush tax cuts in the early part of the

decade,” Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida said on CBS’ Face the Nation.

“What was handed off to the new administration of over a trillion dollars of annual deficit, that accounted for almost half of it,” he said. “If you’re going to be real about the numbers, you’re going to have to address these kinds of things.”

In a recent debate, the Bangor Daily News reported that Maine state Sen. Jonathan Courtney, R-Springvale, said Democrats are playing “class warfare” with the Republicans’ recent bill to give further tax breaks to the top rates, while imposing a TABOR-like vice that has been voted down twice in a popular vote.

Decide for yourself if talking math is class warfare.

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

A STUDENT FORUM WITH THE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER CHANCELLOR takes place from noon-1 p.m. in the Patteson Auditorium at the Health Sciences Center. The chancellor will preface the Forum with a short presentation, followed by HSC-wide student accomplishments and provide time for Q&A in order to convey insights, ideas and ask questions. For more information, call 304-293-2323 or email btaylor@hsc.wvu.edu.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 25

SCIENCE ON TAP presents “The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science” by Chris Mooney at the Mountain State Brewing Company from 6:30-8 p.m. For more information, email bvianna@ mix.wvu.edu.

A REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY SEMINAR by Adam Redhead takes place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Room 2055 of the Agricultural Sciences Building. Redhead will speak on ”Trace metals and heavy metals and their effects on embryo development.” For more information, call 304-2931936 or email einskeep@wvu. edu.

THURSDAY APRIL 26

THE CREATIVE WRITING MFA CLASS hosts a reading from 7:30-9 p.m. in the Rhododendron Room of the Mountainlair.

FRIDAY APRIL 27

THE PNC PRACTICUM PROGRAM – ECONOMIC SEMINAR SERIES presents Stephan Weiler in Room 441 of the Business & Economics Building from 3:30-5 p.m. For more information, email william.trumbull@mail.wvu.edu.

GRAPHIC DESIGN SENIOR PRESENTATIONS take place from 5-9 p.m. in the Bloch Learning and Performance Hall of the Creative Arts Center. The projects to be presented are promotional materials the students designed for clients as part of their studio experience. For more information, call 304-293-4359 or email charlene.lattea@mail.wvu.edu.

EVERY TUESDAY

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

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

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

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

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

MCM is hosted at 7:30 p.m. in the

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If a group has regularly scheduled meetings, it should submit all

Campus Ministry Center at 293 Willey St. All are welcome.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For more information, email wvuswingdance@gmail.com.

CONTINUAL

WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as drinkWELL, loveWELL, chillWELL and more are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELLWVU: Wellness and Health Promotion. For more information, visit www.well. wvu.edu/wellness.

WELLWVU: STUDENT HEALTH is paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential. For appointments or more information, call 304-293-2311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/medical.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets daily. To find a meeting, visit www. aawv.org. For those who need help urgently, call 304-291-7918.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonprofit organization serving West Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs donations of food and personal care items and volunteers to support all aspects of the organization’s activities. For more information, call 304-985-0021.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT HOUSE, a local outreach organization, needs volunteers for daily programs and special events. For more information or to volunteer, email vc_srsh@hotmail.com or call 304-599-5020.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walkin clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling. Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information.

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

This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, call 304-598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-on-one community-based and school-based mentoring programs. To volunteer, call Sylvia at 304-983-2823, ext. 104 or email bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or email rfh@ wvuh.com.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors

information along with instructions for regular appearance in the Campus Calendar. These announcements must be resubmitted each semester.

The editors reserve the right to edit or delete any submission.

There is no charge for publication. Questions should be directed to the Campus Calendar editor at 304-293-5092.

will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two in-service trainings per year and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or email trella. greaser@live.com.

CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. John University Parish at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

THE WELLWVU CONDOM CLOSET is held in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair every Wednesday from 11 a.m.-noon. The closet sells condoms for 25 cents each or five for $1.00.

THE WELLWVU CONDOM CARAVAN is held in the main area of the Mountainlair from noon-2 p.m. every Wednesday. The caravan sells condoms for 25 cents each or five for $1.00.

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is an all-volunteer nonprofit that promotes spay/ neuter to reduce the number of homeless pets that are euthanized every year. M-SNAP needs new members to help its cause, as does ReTails, a thrift shop located in the Morgantown Mall. For more information, visit www.m-snap.org.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. All students and faculty are invited. For more information, email amy.keesee@mail.wvu. edu.

THE CHEMISTRY LEARNING CENTER, located on the ground floor of the Chemistry Research Laboratories, is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

FREE STUDENT SUCCESS SUPPORT, presented by the WVU Office of Retention and Research, helps students improve on time management, note taking reading and study skills as well as get help with the transition to WVU. Free drop-in tutoring is also available every night of the week in different locations. For more information, visit http://retention.wvu.edu or call 304-293-5811.

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, is creating an environment in the Morgantown community where young men can feel empowered to make a difference in their lives. MPowerment also focuses on HIV and STD prevention education. For more information, call 304-319-1803.

COMMUNITY NEWCOMERS CLUB is a group organized to allow new residents of the Morgantown area an opportunity to gather socially and assimilate into their new home community. For more information, visit www.morgantownnewcomers.com.

NEW SPRING SEMESTER GROUP THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES are available for free at the Carruth Center.

The groups include Understanding Self and Others, A Place for You, Sexual Assault Survivors Group, Social Anxiety Group and Solution Focused Therapy Group. For more information, call 304-293-4431 or email tandy.mcclung@mail.wvu.edu.

THE FRIENDS OF THE MORGANTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY are seeking new members and volunteers for weekly book sale inventory. For more information, inquire at the front desk on Spruce St., downstairs during sales every Tuesday and the first and third Saturday of every month or call 304-292-7579.

THE ROYCE J. AND CAROLINE B. WATTS MUSEUM, located in the Mineral Resources Building on the Evansdale Campus, presents its latest exhibit “Defying the Darkness: The Struggle for Safe and Sufficient Mine Illumination” through July 2012. The exhibit focuses on the history mining lights, and displays a wide variety of mine lighting implements. The Exhibit is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1-4 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, call 304-293-4609 or email wattsmuseum@mail.wvu.edu.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you’ll survey your assets, talents and financial well-being. If you feel unfulfilled or insecure, look to an unused talent or asset you possess.

This trait might need to be developed, and the result could delight you. Learn to convey your caring in an appropriate manner that the listener can hear and accept. If you are single, use good sense as to how much you’ll share before getting to know a potential sweetie. If you are attached, curb your criticism and increase your appreciation.

Accept your significant other as he or she is.

GEMINI knows how to spend your money; however, do not count on his or her moneymaking abilities!

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH Take a serious look at your talents and potential. Use these abilities rather than put them on the back burner. Do not hesitate to get feedback from respected authorities; listen to what is being shared. Tonight: Impulsiveness could set in.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Your insight tosses plans into the blender once more. You know what works and what doesn’t. Regroup and help others make better decisions. Sharing good will and helpful information will create a stronger bond between you and a friend. Tonight: Share more of yourself, including a favorite pastime.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Sudden actions from others demonstrate that certain people are not sharing as much as you thought. Recognize that other factors determine their choices. Express interest in

their selections in a non offensive manner.

Tonight: You are the action.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Listen to news, even if you are uncomfortable with what you are hearing. Try not to be in denial, because ultimately you’ll only hurt yourself. Test out your observations and sensitivities on a trusted friend at a later point during the day. Tonight: Do what feels good.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH New ideas cause you to adjust your plans or a project. You’ll gain a lot of insight if you remain open to this information. You might not encourage change, but ultimately the end results will be better if you let it happen. An associate or friend supports your desires. Tonight: Where you most want to be.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Take a stand if a partner or close associate continues his or her pattern of wreaking havoc in your life. Though you cannot change this person, you can establish stronger boundaries. Do just that, if need be. A parent, boss or other respected individual admires your strength. Tonight: Could go to the wee hours.

in an unusual manner. Perhaps you need to accept that behavior. You might not like the muck that you could land in otherwise.

Tonight: Special time with a special person.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Rather than make a decision, sit back on your haunches and relax. Observe more.

Others will make the first move, which allows greater possibilities and adds a new dimension to your one-on-one relating. Tonight: Be among friends.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH Accomplish as much as you can. You might need to block a personal situation or detach temporarily in order to clear up other more urgent matters. Someone has good intentions, but his or her actions and/or thoughts could interfere with your agenda. Tonight: Lose your stress. Hop into a hot tub or go to the gym.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Your creativity allows you to be more whimsical than many other people. You gain understanding and are able to convey a more complete vision to listeners. Be discreet as to how much you reveal to one key person.

Tonight: As if there is no tomorrow.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH You cannot risk myopic vision. Step back to gain a better and more complete perspective.

Avoid nitpicking over details right now. A call from a friend at a distance could bring some very special news. Tonight: Choose a mind-relaxing activity.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Remain centered, even if it means not answering calls. You have much to do and do not need any distractions. A situation suddenly could take on another perspective, and yet another. Go with the flow with this matter rather than interfere. Tonight: You do not need to go far.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Your ability to relate directly and with clarity emerges. A person who you often see acts

BORN TODAY Author Sue Grafton (1940), actress Jill Ireland (1936), singer Kelly Clarkson (1982)

COMICS

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

F Minus

by Tony Carrillo

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

PUZZLES DIFFICULTY LEVEL EASY

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

MONDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS 1 Place to stand around with a round 4 Musical triad 9 Desert plants 14 Self-image 15 New staffer 16 Popular email provider 17 Field for 19- or 40-Down 18 Florida Keys, e.g.

20 Master 22 “You’re on!”

23 The Beatles’ last studio album 26 Slip-up on the set 31 Seeping 33 Best-selling touchscreen device 34 Co. that makes stuff 36 Tyrolean refrain 38 Ambulance wail 39 Middle-earth menaces 41 “Get out of my sight” 43 Gumbo veggie 44 “24” superagent Jack 46 Diamond surface 48 Fa-la link 49 “Sure, let’s do lunch” 51 Everest expert 53 The one in a one-two, usually 55 Explore caves 58 Top Olympic medals, in Barcelona 60 Bandleader Kay 61 Elusive evolutionary connection, or the elusive feature of the ends of 18-Across and 3- and 28-Down 67 Give the heave-ho 68 Committee type 69 Lamp dwellers 70 Something to chew 71 Fort __, Indiana 72 Pilfer 73 New Orleans-to-Miami dir.

DOWN 1 What really matters 2 Come to terms 3 Injury-prone area for pitchers 4 Cheaply made 5 Bathrobe designation 6 NBA’s Magic, on scoreboards 7 Tackle Tolstoy, say 8 Cygnus supergiant 9 One-eyed monster 10 Sigh of pleasure 11 All the tea in China?

12 You, to Yves 13 + molecule, e.g.

19 Surrealist Salvador 21 Carnival setting 24 Bookstore sect.

25 Words before “time” or “the line” 27 Buckeye’s home 28 Meat ingredient in many stuffing recipes 29 A–o beginning 30 Kidney-related 32 Actress Rowlands et al.

34 Big name in oil 35 Bowling score sheet division 37 Highland waters 40 Spanish muralist Jose Mar’a 42 Blubber 45 Shout “Hallelujah!”

47 One who can do a perfect Vulcan salute 50 Come by honestly 52 Tissue box word 54 5-time A.L. batting champ Wade

56 Connection 57 Krispy __: doughnut chain 59 Did in, as a dragon 61 Animal’s gullet 62 Mont. neighbor 63 Just short 64 Holy Trinity member 65 Pasta suffix 66 1-Across quickie

MONDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

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J. Cole mixes gold and blue, gets green

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Esteemed rapper J. Cole will visit the WVU Coliseum as part of the Brita-sponsored Campus Consciousness Tour 2012.

by Caitlin Graziani A&E editor

Grammy-nominated artist J. Cole will be performing at the West Virginia University Coliseum stage this Friday along with Tyga and Big K.R.I.T. Born Jermaine Cole, J. Cole was the first artist signed to JayZ’s new Roc Nation label. Rolling Stone calls him a “technically superb rapper,” who packs his album with “sleek, snappy, mostly self-produced tracks with dozens of great punch lines.”

Cole made himself notable through a scholarly approach to the game.

Boasting similar success, Tyga recently signed with Lil Wayne’s label Young Money Entertainment. An acronym for “Thank You God Always,” Tyga began his rise after impressing Gym Class Heroes’ Travie McCoy and joining the band on tour.

Tyga’s latest release, “Rack City,” is currently on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 6 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Joining J. Cole and Tyga, Big K.R.I.T. got his break when an Atlanta disc jockey placed his song “They Gone Hate” on a mixtape without request.

His street album “Wuz Here” earned him the respect of many labels, including Def Jam Recordings.

In addition to the musical acts, this J. Cole performance is also part of the Spring 2012 Campus Consciousness Tour.

The Campus Consciousness Tour aims to inspire students in an electric atmosphere while leaving a positive impact on each community the tour visits.

Along with educating and mobilizing students, the tour includes many greening elements and is run to have a minimal environmental footprint.

Concertgoers can visit the Brita FilterForGood Music Project tent at the Coliseum on Friday to play games and win Brita prizes.

In addition, attendees can do their part to reduce bottled water waste by filling up a reusable Nalgene bottle with free Brita filtered water.

So far, the Brita FilterForGood movement has saved more than 360 million plastic bottles from potentially ending up in landfills.

Through Brita’s partnership with the Preserve Gimme 5 program, concertgoers are also invited to recycle their used Brita filters at the Music Project tent in exchange for a new Brita filter. Preserve’s Gimme 5 program transforms the plastic from the water filters into new, 100 percent recycled Preserve products, like toothbrushes and razors.

Tickets are available at the Creative Arts Center box offices. Tickets are also available at 304-293-SHOW and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

WVU students are eligible for a $10 discount with a valid WVU ID. Ticket prices range from $28-48 depending on seating.

For more information on J. Cole and the Campus Consciousness Tour, you can visit their website at www.reverb. org/project/CCT/2012_Spring. caitlin.graziani@mail.wvu.edu

Students use a Brita hydration station during Campus Consciousness tour.

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WVU aims for most fashionable in Stylitics contest

by Christina gutierrez A&E writer

Think you’re the most stylish girl on campus?

Thanks to Stylitics.com, a revolutionary new resource for tracking your style progression, you can rest assured you are winning in the game of fashion.

Rohan Dueskar and Zach Davis, co-founders of Stylitics.com, began this endeavor about a year ago and have had tremendous success since.

The site is an online resource for style gurus around the world.

Not only is this a great resource for tracking and sharing style

ideas, but it provides a chance to win points and prizes while doing so.

Currently, the Stylitics team is working with HerCampus. com, the No. 1 online magazine for college women, to launch a campaign to find the most stylish campus in the country.

The contest began April 16 and will continue through May 10.

Collectively, Stylitics and Her Campus have student representatives on more than 220 campuses.

Jessica Novak, marketing manager for Stylitics, has high hopes for West Virginia Univer-

sity’s potential success in the contest.

“WVU has been in the top three since day one,” Novak said.

Originally in first place, WVU has fallen to the second spot.

However, there is still plenty of time and reason to regain the title.

The top 50 students with the most points will win a feature on HerCampus.com and a prize package from different sponsors.

The top five schools with the most points will then go to a panel of industry experts, who will determine the most stylish campus in America and feature them in Her Campus magazine.

The top 25 students at that school will receive an additional prize.

Though Stylitics is designed to be accessible for people of all ages, all around the world, college students in America have shown great interest in the site.

“We’ve had a really great response so far, and we’re just hoping that students will just engage in the site and really check out everything it has to offer,” Novak said.

The team has been diligent and excited to work with students.

“Stylitics is a great way for students to express their style, their

school spirit and to get excited about this great new way to put your wardrobe online,” Novak said.

With a home base in New York City, Stylitics has created an Ambassador Program by teaming up with many colleges around the country to get on-campus representatives for the site.

“We have college students across the country who work with us to promote Stylitics on their campus. They in turn create trend reports for us based on what they observe and what they track on their campuses,” Novak said.

These student ambassadors

are given the unique opportunity to interact with monthly speakers like Caroline Waxler from Lucky Magazine.

“It provides a connection to the New York City fashion scene and a mentorship from really successful names in the industry,” Novak said.

Stylitics is changing the face and technology of fashion. To take part in this style revolution and grant WVU the top spot in The Most Stylish Campus in America contest, visit www.stylitics.com and make your profile today. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Prosecutors open with Hudson at murder trial CHICAGO (AP) – The trial of the man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson’s family opened with the marquee witness, as prosecutors put the awardwinning actress and singer on the stand Monday for sometimes-tearful testimony that may well leave a lasting impression on jurors.

Hudson, wearing a simple, all-black black dress, broke down at one point, stopping to dab her tears and regain her composure, as she testified just yards from her former brother-in-law who prosecutors say killed her mother, brother and 7-yearold nephew in a horrific act of vindictiveness against Husdon’s sister four years ago.

To the surprise of many observers, Hudson, the 2004 “American Idol” finalist and 2007 Oscar winner for her role in “Dreamgirls,” was the first witness called after a prosecutor and defense attorney for William Balfour finished their opening statements. She had no testimony about shootings themselves but offered moving testimony about her family, including her reaction to her sister, Julia Hudson, telling her in 2006 she was marrying Balfour.

“None of us wanted her to marry him,” Hudson said, her voice cracking and struggling to hold back tears. “We did not like how he treated her,” she said.

Asked later if she was ever friends with Balfour, whom she knew from junior high school, Hudson answered with disgust.

“Never,” she said firmly. “I tried to keep my distance from William Balfour.”

Putting the star on the stand first was a shrewd move by prosecutors, according to one former federal prosecutor.

“It rivets the jury,” said Phil Turner, a Chicago attorney. “For better or worse it increases the importance of the case in jurors’ minds.”

Judge Charles Burns has instructed jurors to set aside any sympathy for Hudson, but Turner said her presence is sure to be noted. And Hudson can now sit through the rest of the trial, in full view of the jury. Witnesses typically are not allowed to watch trials until they have testified, Turner said.

“Now the jury knows everything about her and that she’s in the courtroom only accentuates that this is an important case,” he said.

When Hudson’s sister, Julia Hudson, testified later in the day about her ex-husband’s alleged threats against her family, Jennifer Hudson was watching from a fourth-row bench, clutching a pink bag of tissues. She bowed her head and wiped away tears as prosecutors played a recording of

the 911 call her sister made after discovering their mother’s bloodied body.

“Oh my God, oh my God,” Julia Hudson is heard yelling at a dispatcher, who tells her to stop screaming because he can’t understand her. “My momma, my momma!”

Balfour has pleaded not guilty to three counts of firstdegree murder in the October 2008 slayings.

A silver and black .45-caliber pistol prosecutors allege is the murder weapon lay on the prosecutor’s table not far from where Jennifer Hudson was sitting for much of the day.

With her hair up in a bun, Hudson at first seemed composed as a prosecutor began asking her questions and even as she leaned around the judge’s bench to identify Balfour. But the testimony became increasingly difficult, and she began crying when talking about seeing her family the Sunday before the killings and later when a prosecutor showed her a picture of her mother.

Balfour slumped in his chair, resting his head on this head, but showed little emotion for most of the day.

After more than 30 minutes on the stand, Hudson grabbed a fistful of tissues and walked slowly across the courtroom directly in front of jurors. She then took a seat next to her fiance, David Otunga, best known for his stint on VH1’s reality show “I Love New York.”

Julia Hudson took the stand in the afternoon, testifying that her ex-husband was so prone to jealousy, he even became angry when her young son, Julian King, kissed her.

“He’d say, `Get off my wife,’” she said.

She described for jurors the first of many alleged threats by Balfour. After she rejected his pleas in May 2008 to reconcile, she said Balfour grew agitated.

“He said, `If you leave me, you will be the last to die. I’ll kill your family first,” she said, her voice quivering. She said he used precisely the same words at least 25 other times in the months before the triple homicide.

Under cross-examination, Julia Hudson acknowledged she was still having sex with Balfour days before the slayings, The killings happened the day after her birthday. Prosecutors say Balfour became enraged by balloons he saw at the home that he thought were from her new boyfriend.

Defense Attorney Amy Thompson suggested to jurors during opening statements that the killings may have stemmed from alleged drug dealing by Jason Hudson in the impoverished, crimeridden South Side neighborhood where they lived. Police,

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she told jurors, pinned the slayings on Balfour because they felt pressured to make an arrest.

“As soon as that (that a celebrity was linked to the case) became known, they knew coverage would explode,” Thompson said. “The police were on the hook. They had to find their man and find him fast.”

Prosecutors say Balfour went inside the three-story house around 9 a.m. and used the handgun to kill Hudson’s mother, 57-year-old Darnell Donerson, in the living room, and then shot her 29-year-old brother, Jason Hudson, twice in the head as he lay in bed.

He allegedly drove off in Jason Hudson’s SUV with Julian inside. Authorities say he shot the boy in the head as he lay behind a front seat.

There are no known witnesses to the slayings, and it’s unclear what physical evidence exists, including fingerprints or DNA. During her opening statement, Thompson said DNA found on the gun and fingerprints found in the SUV didn’t match Balfour’s.

If convicted of at least two of the murder counts, the 30-year-old Balfour would face a mandatory life sentence.

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Lead prosecutor James McKay walks to court at the Cook County Criminal Court on the first day of the murder trial of William Balfour in Chicago Monday, April 23. Balfour is charged in the 2008 murder of Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew.

DUI in MORGANTOWN, WV the following consequences will apply: • You will be arrested and taken to Doddridge County Jail Doddridge is 1.5 hours away from Morgantown. The police will take you there, but you will be responsible for finding your own ride back to Morgantown.

• You will need to pay a minimum of $250 bail • You will need to pay a minimum of $400 for the

mandatory alcohol educational component that is required for all DUI offenders - Valley Health Care System There may be additional treatment fees depending on your assessment

• If you are a WVU student, you may be sanctioned to complete treatment at the Student Assistance Program (SAP) on campus and may need to pay an additional $200 • Depending on your educational or career goals, you may need to explain your DUI charge to appropriate officials.

There are different general categories of DUI’s; consequences vary • Non-aggravated DUI: BAC is between .05 and .14 • Aggravated DUI: BAC is .15 or above 1st Offense, Non-Aggravated DUI: • License is suspended for 90 days. If a person voluntarily installs the Interlock device in their car, then there is a minimum 15 day license suspension (could last up to 30 -45 days) and the Interlock device must be installed for either 4, 5, or 9 months.

2nd Offense, Non-Aggravated DUI: • License is suspended for one year. Installation of the Interlock device is mandatory and must remain installed for a period of 2 years.

1st Offense, Aggravated DUI: • License is suspended for a minimum of 45 days, and the Interlock device must be installed for a minimum 9 month period.

2nd Offense, Aggravated DUI: • License is suspended for one year, and the Interlock device must be in stalled for a period of 2 years.

Interlock Fees There are various fees associated with the installation, use, and removal of the Interlock device. Additionally there are fees associated with program violation and also violations that could result in automatic removal from the Interlock program. The most common fees associated with the Interlock device are as follows: • $100 Non-refundable application fee • $50 Installation fee • $65 Average monthly fee ($2.13 per day) • $30 Removal fee

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WVU Chamber Winds band to perform at CAC

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The West Virginia University Chamber Winds perform at the WVU Creative Arts Center Tuesday.

by Nick Wesdock A&E Correspondent

The West Virginia University Chamber Winds will perform a one-of-a-kind concert in the Gladys G. Davis Theatre of the WVU Creative Arts Center Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

John Weigand, conductor of the Chamber Winds band,

arranged a series of compositions offering an unusual variety of instruments for this special event.

Weigand said it wasn’t his idea, but the selections call for a quintet of string instruments, as well as two synthesizers.

“This is a piece we wanted to do,” Weigand said. “We have to do it the way the composer

wanted us to.”

Aside from a bit of help with electronics from a colleague, Weigand said preparations for this concert were no different than others.

However, he did mention this concert was a bit of a challenge.

“This is a more rhythmically complex piece; from that stand-

Underwood, Lambert lead CMT nominations NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – With Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift atop the list, look no further than the CMT Music Awards nominations for proof country music’s new favorite color is blonde.

Underwood earned five nominations, Lambert has four as a solo artist and as part of her trio Pistol Annies, and Swift led a contingent of stars earning three nominations apiece for the 11th annual video awards show. Nominations were announced Monday morning on the “Today” show.

Other artists with three

nominations include Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton, Thompson Square and The Civil Wars.

Underwood’s “Good Girl” and her “Remind Me” collaboration with Brad Paisley, Lambert’s “Over You” and Swift’s collaboration with The Civil Wars on “The Hunger Games” soundtrack entry “Safe & Sound” are among the 10 nominees for top honor video of the year. Underwood also is up for female video, CMT performance and collaborative video of the year.

Lambert is up for female video as a solo artist and for group video and breakthrough

video for “Hell on Heels” with her friends Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe in Pistol Annies.

Other video of the year nominees include Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem,” Kenny Chesney’s “You and Tequila” with Grace Potter, Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup,” Lady Antebellum’s “We Owned the Night,” Rascal Flatts’ “Easy” with Natasha Bedingfield and Shelton’s “God Gave Me You.” Fan voting for the awards begins Monday on the network’s website and runs through June 4.

The show will air live June 6 from Nasvhille.

point it was a big challenge for the students,” Weigand said.

All of the songs featured are unique pieces that tie into a common theme of “gnarly” or “twisted.”

“Gnarly Buttons,” for example, is one of the most anticipated pieces to be played.

The piece, which was created by John Adams, is a col-

laboration between solo clarinetist Amy McCann and a small orchestra.

Other selections include “The Perilous Shore,” an exaggerated Protestant hymn from the nineteenth century, and “Hoe Down (Mad Cow),” which tells the far-fetched story of a traditional hoedown through the eyes of a cow.

“We have a cow in the piece,” Weigand said. “Its unique, it’s the only piece I know of with a cow; that makes it pretty different.”

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the WVU College of Creative Arts at (304)-293-4359. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Emmure’s latest effort fails to impress

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Emmure recently released its fifth studio album under Victory Records.

josh ewers A&E WRITER

Emmure is an extremely polarizing metal band.

In the commenting wars of the blogosphere, you’re either with them or adamantly opposed to the very idea of what they bring to the genre.

The band’s fifth studio effort, Victory Records’ “Slave to the Game,” will undoubtedly fire up the debate once again.

Emmure is popular when compared to other metal bands, and that is undoubtedly part of the reason the group instills such strong opinions.

On one side, you have the people who genuinely like Emmure. They see anyone who dislikes the band as an uptight, elitist nerd who sits in their mom’s basement reading metal blogs all day.

On the other hand, there are those who say Emmure’s music is unintelligent, repetitive, simplistic and simply not good.

They see the other side as low-brow macho “bros” whose oversized gauges have seriously impaired their hearing.

Personally, I’m much more inclined to agree with the latter group.

That being said, I’m going to valiantly attempt to review this album from a completely

unbiased standpoint, as if I’d never heard of the band before in my life.

The verdict?

Vocalist Frankie Palmeri articulated it best in an interview with Alternative Press Magazine when he said, “We just make albums we try to enjoy.”

The operative word there is “try.”

They have to physically “try” to enjoy their own albums, and I also “tried.”

Really, I did.

First, there are some positives.

Palmeri’s vocals may not be for everyone, even among metalheads, but you certainly can’t knock him for being unoriginal. He’s in the minority of metal vocalists who are instantly recognizable when heard.

This is still the case on “Slave to the Game,” as Palmeri delivers a seriously intense, guttural performance.

Along with this, the production on the album is pretty good. Everything is in its appropriately heavy place, at times sounding crushingly solid.

The kick drum doesn’t take over the tracks, and palm mutes resonate in a way that is truly ascetically pleasing.

Lastly, the album is mercifully short, coming in at just more than thirty minutes.

The problem here, then, is with the music itself.

There just isn’t nearly enough good songwriting

going on to warrant the album not being at all catchy.

The tracks are completely interchangeable.

When you listen to the songs, you begin to understand how this band can tour consistently and manage to write five albums in roughly five years – it’s all the same.

The first track on the album, “Protoman,” is comprised of a chugging riff, some palm mutes, a few spoken word lines and a breakdown.

Coincidentally, the second track on the album, “She Gave her Heart to Deadpool,” is made up of a chugging riff, a few palm mutes, a couple spoken word lines and also a breakdown or two.

This grating, formulaic approach continues for the duration of the album to the point that it’s actually really difficult to think of things to write about individual songs.

The band’s lyrical content also remains stagnant throughout.

Emmure is still stuck in between its tough-guy, “ready to throw down” front and its undeniably middle school, angst-ridden sentiment.

Pick one, guys. It’s too comical to listen to you try to be both.

All this considered, “Slave to the Game” is heavy, but it’s really not much else.

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Tuesday April 24, 2012

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West Virginia’s focus now Samara, WVU welcomes set on 2012 regular season four recruits for next year tennis

by robert kreis sports writer

Head coach Dana Holgorsen looks on during West Virginia’s spring game Saturday.

by michael carvelli sports editor

With last weekend’s GoldBlue Spring Game in the books, Dana Holgorsen’s first spring as West Virginia’s head football coach is officially over.

After spending much of the time in the spring to work on themselves, the Mountaineers now have a chance to start doing a little preparation for what will be their first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Of course, Holgorsen still believes there’s quite a bit of work left to do before his team is ready to line up against the other schools from their new conference.

“Going through spring ball, we’re a little more worried about ourselves,” Holgorsen said. “I feel like we’re about at 33 percent of where we’re going to be prior to our Marshall game.

“We’ve got another 20 practices (in the fall) where we can worry about ourselves, and then we’ve got to worry about three non-conference opponents before we get into those (Big 12) games.”

Holgorsen and a handful of other coaches have experience coaching against schools in the Big 12.

While they know what to expect from the conference, he said he thinks the players will have plenty to be excited for as West Virginia prepares to enter

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the league this season.

“They’re going to get excited about going to those venues, and there’s a whole bunch of excitement about getting some top 20 schools up to Morgantown,” Holgorsen said. “I’ve won a lot of games at a lot of those different venues and lost some big games at a lot of those venues.”

Holgorsen said getting to go head-to-head against the other coaches in the Big 12 – including his former boss at Oklahoma State, Mike Gundy – is something that he’s eager to do heading into next season.

“I’m excited about facing all of (the Big 12 head coaches),” he said. “We’re going to have our work cut out for each and every one of them.”

WVU continues to focus on recruiting With the spring wrapped up, Holgorsen and his staff are now hitting the road looking to continue making additions for next year’s recruiting class.

The Mountaineers brought in two commitments following the spring game this weekend in Marcell Lazard, an offensive lineman from New Jersey, and DeShawn Coleman, a running back from Pennsylvania.

“If you look back at the history of West Virginia and where we’ve gotten guys, the surrounding states have such good football,” Holgorsen said.

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“That’s always been the backbone of what our program has been all about.”

Now that the Mountaineers are playing in the Big 12, Holgorsen and his staff plans to take full advantage of the connections they’ve made in the past to help open up a new pipeline when it comes to recruiting.

“Ever since I got hired, about 15 or 16 months ago, it’s been (Athletic Director Oliver Luck)’s wishes that we get into Texas a little bit,” he said. “That’s one thing that was attractive about getting me up here to West Virginia to be able to get down there and use the connections we have. We will continue to try to get a couple of kids who have fantastic senior years.”

It’s been a little easier for the Mountaineers to reach out to recruits due to their win in the Orange Bowl in January.

Holgorsen said the move to a new conference certainly doesn’t hurt things.

“The one thing about the Big 12 that everybody understands is that it’s a little bit more of a national scope,” he said. “It’s a national scale, and it goes from the west coast to the east coast. A lot of people on the east coast are so media-savvy that they understand that, and they’re anxious about seeing games. And I don’t think that exists in the Big East.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

“If you put the ball in play with two strikes, you have a chance. Those bloopers over time, they even out. It was good to get some balls falling our way for a change.” ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu

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Judging from comments made by Holgorsen during the past week, the offense appeared to be in need of a wakeup call.

It seemed the expectations and hype surrounding the group may have given the squad a sense of invincibility.

A defeat at the hands of the Mountaineer defense may have been exactly what the doctor ordered to bring the offense back to reality and refocus them to end spring workouts.

On the reverse side of the field, the defense was a group that had many questions to answer this spring.

Would it be able to replace the core of its defense that was lost to graduation in seniors Bruce Irvin, Julian Miller, Najee Goode and Keith Tandy?

How would new coordinators Joe DeForest, Keith Patterson and Erik Slaughter effectively transition the defense from a 3-3-5 stack to a 3-4?

These are just two of many

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Redshirt freshman wide receiver Dante Campbell catches a touchdown pass during the Gold-Blue Spring Game. questions that were answered Saturday.

The young and inexperienced defense needed the opposite of what the offense needed to end the spring — it needed a confidence boost.

And after showing up one of the best offenses in nation – mission accomplished.

We’ll have to check back in a few weeks to see how each unit responds to the spring season.

But the results of the spring game were exactly what both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball needed to continue to progress this summer. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

With the completion of the West Virginia women’s tennis team’s last match of the spring season last Sunday, head coach Tina Samara has transitioned to off-season mode, while announcing her second recruiting class at WVU. Samara will welcome four new members to the team, while saying goodbye to departing seniors Veronica Cardenas and Catie Wickline, as well as sophomore Mary Chupa, who is transferring to Quinnipiac University.

The first person to sign with Samara and the Mountaineers was Haily Barret, Lansing, Mich., native, in November. Barret, a four star recruit according to TennisRecruiting. net, will bring size and strength to the Mountaineers.

“We are really excited about (Barret),” Samara said. “She has the mentality we want. We want people competing all the time. We want people to come in the fall ready to go.

“She (was) talking to me about orientation this summer, and it’s going to be hard for her to get here because she has so many tournaments, and that is what we want; we want kids playing.”

In addition to Barret, Samara also nabbed the 10th best player out of Canada, Vivian Tsui. Tsui, out of British Columbia, brings a lot of prep experience, playing for team British Columbia since 2006.

Tsui also maintained a 4.0 GPA, which should help the Mountaineers team GPA next year.

“One of the most important things that we were trying to bring in are kids (who) are going to be workhorses that are just going to grind everyday, and I believe Vivian is going to be a big part of that,” Samara said. “She is not a kid who isn’t

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Head coach Tina Samara is happy with the recruiting class she assembled for next season. going to accept anything less than great.”

Tsui is not the only international member of Samara’s recruiting class. Using YouTube to watch tape, Samara signed Irina Toidze out of Tbilisi, Georgia. Toidze has reached top five rankings in all classes of youth tennis. “(Toidze) is extremely motivated,” Samara said. “This kid is going to be extremely hardworking and disciplined, which for the early stages of a program is extremely important.”

In addition to the three incoming freshman, Samara was also able to add a familiar face to her recruiting class.

Audrey Wooland out of Sugar Land, Texas, will be transferring from Samara’s old school, Louisiana-Lafayette, to join the coach who recruited her out of high school at West Virginia next season. After sitting out this spring season, Wool-

and has one year of eligibility remaining. “(Wooland) was top 20 in the Southern Region (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama) in college,” Samara said. “I know she will have an immediate impact.

“We know what (Wooland’s) like, she knows what we’re like (and) we don’t anticipate any problems with her buying into what we are trying to do.”

It is easy to see the culture change Samara is implementing through her recruits. Samara wants smart, hard-working kids who want nothing less than greatness.

“If you have established that environment of hard work, where that is the majority, the minority will change, and I feel like the four we have coming in will have a big impact on that environment,” she said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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SMU begins Larry Brown era World Peace faces NBA discipline DALLAS (AP) — Larry Brown has returned to college coaching.

Brown was formally introduced Monday as the men’s basketball coach at SMU, his first college job in nearly a quarter century.

The 71-year-old Hall of Famer joked about his age and said he looked forward to coaching “quality basketball with quality student-athletes” at a school that has long struggled to be relevant in Dallas and nationally.

SMU has not won an NCAA tournament game since 1988 – the same year Brown won a national title at Kansas in his last season in college.

Brown brushed off questions about how long he would stay at SMU, saying he thought the Mustangs had the resources to compete in the Big East when it joins the conference in 2013.

“When I look in the mirror, I get kind of scared,” Brown said.

“But inside, I feel like I can do this forever.”

Brown is the only coach to win both an NCAA championship and an NBA title. He hasn’t coached since leaving the Charlotte Bobcats in December 2010.

Brown is taking over a program that has revamped its facilities and has lots of top high school talent nearby. Standing outside the half-century-old Moody Coliseum, which is set to undergo $40 million in renovations, Brown said he saw the arena as “the same kind of facility” as Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke’s home court.

“Walking around this campus, if we can get a kid to visit here, I can’t imagine him going anywhere else,” Brown said.

Brown replaces Matt Doherty, who was fired after six seasons.

Doherty attended the news conference at Brown’s invitation, as did Kansas coach Bill Self. Brown and Doherty – both of whom have ties to North Carolina and legendary coach Dean Smith – met the team together after the hiring.

“My biggest concern in this process was that they hire a good coach and a good person for my players and my recruits, because I care about those kids,” Doherty said. “And they did it.”

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Larry Brown was introduced as the head coach at SMU Monday. Brown has won championships at both the college and NBA level.

Brown embraced the generations separating him and his players, saying he long ago wanted to coach basketball at a strong academic school.

He told his players about two Hall of Fame coaches, Frank McGuire and Henry Iba. When the players didn’t know who either man was, Brown joked that he didn’t want to ask about James Naismith, who invented basketball more than a century ago.

When Brown on called out, “I’m talking about practice” – referencing Allen Iverson’s famous 2002 rant when Brown coached the Philadelphia 76ers – he pointed to several players and asked, “Do you guys know what I’m talking about?”

Guard London Giles said he did.

“Larry Brown, he has a lot of history under his belt,” Giles said afterward. “We’re eager to learn from him.”

Details of Brown’s deal with SMU, a private school, were not disclosed. Brown declined to talk about his contract, other than to say, “I’ve always been overpaid and this is no exception.”

The hire came as SMU’s search was going into its sixth week.

Among other candidates were Marquette’s Buzz Williams, Long Beach State’s Dan Monson and Rick Majerus from Saint Louis.

Brown said he didn’t mind if he wasn’t the first choice and suggested he would have a longer tenure than many people expect.

“I don’t want people to think I’m just doing this for a little

while,” Brown said. “I don’t feel like, you know, one, two, three, four years. I want to be in this for the long haul.”

Brown has a reputation for impressive turnarounds and often messy departures from teams.

HIs first coaching job was at Davidson in 1972, though he didn’t coach a game there before going to the ABA and then the NBA. He coached at UCLA (1979-81) and Kansas (1983-88) and was the coach of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team that had a disappointing bronze-medal finish.

He has held a record nine NBA jobs and was 1,098-904 (.548 winning percentage) with Denver, New Jersey, San Antonio, the Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana, Philadelphia, Detroit, the New York Knicks and Charlotte.

He took all of those teams but the Knicks to the playoffs.

SMU last went to the NCAA tournament in 1993. Doherty was fired March 13 with one year left on his contract after going 80-109 in six seasons.

Brown’s hiring was welcomed

by Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, who was fired by the Pistons in 2003 and replaced

by Brown. Brown won a championship in his first season and took the Pistons to the NBA finals again before leaving to join the Knicks.

“It’s a big-time hire,” Carlisle said. “He’s a guy that I know well, he’s a friend. To get a guy in that stature and status to the city of Dallas to coach at SMU, it’s a big deal. It’s a big deal. He’ll do a great job.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Lakers jersey says World Peace on the back. The player wearing it is still Ron Artest, and he’s in trouble again with the NBA. Metta World Peace was pounding his chest with his right arm in celebration of a dunk over two opponents Sunday when his left arm suddenly flung out, landing a vicious backward elbow to James Harden’s head and dropping the Oklahoma City guard to the hardwood.

Within seconds, the roars of the crowd fell silent as fans watched in disbelief the latest act of violence by a player who changed his name last year to promote peace.

World Peace is likely to be sidelined when the Lakers open the postseason this weekend, and possibly longer. He claims he accidentally clipped Harden while celebrating a dunk, yet given his history as perhaps basketball’s most notorious troublemaker since Dennis Rodman, not even his teammates have any idea why he lost control for an inexplicable instant.

“It was unfortunate that James had to get hit with an unintentional elbow,” World Peace said. “I hope he’s OK.” World Peace undid much of the goodwill created by his notable charity work over the past few years when he knocked Oklahoma City’s top reserve out of the key late-season game, giving him a concussion.

His upcoming suspension will be just a fraction of the 86-game ban Artest received in November 2004 when he jumped into the stands at the Palace of Auburn Hills to fight fans, precipitating perhaps the ugliest brawl in North American sports history.

Yet World Peace changed more than his name over the past three years with the Lakers. The former math major from St. John’s has devoted much of his free time to charity, even winning the NBA’s J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award last April, primarily for his work in mental health awareness.

“One play in the heat of a battle, all of the sudden it changes his perception as a man and as a person? No,” said Kobe Bryant, his teammate and tireless defender.

“Everybody, all you guys, know what a sweet guy he is.”

While the NBA’s top brass watched video of the elbow and debated the length of a suspension Monday, sports fans debated whether to give Peace another chance. Some saw his actions as an ill-timed celebration that accidentally hurt a player standing too close, while others thought the Lakers forward should be suspended indefinitely, perhaps even banned from the NBA for a dangerous lack of impulse control.

“During that play, I just dunked on (Kevin) Durant and (Serge) Ibaka, and I got really emotional and excited,” World Peace said in a 30-second statement afterward, refusing to take questions in the Lakers’ locker room. “The Thunder, they’re playing for a championship this year, so I hope that he’s OK, and I apologize to the Thunder and to James Harden.

You know, it was such a great game, and it was unfortunate so much emotion was going on at that time.”

The prolific tweeter gave a bit more insight about the elbow later that night.

“I just watched the replay again,” World Peace tweeted.

“Oooo.. My celebration of the dunk really was too much... Didn’t even see James ..... Omg... Looks bad.”

No matter what the NBA does to World Peace, his rebuilt image has taken another big blow.

His actions also added a layer of irony to his decision last September to change his name, including a first name he claims is a traditional Buddhist term denoting kindness and friendliness.

Until World Peace leveled Harden with what appeared to be a precise elbow to the head in a key game for both teams’ playoff plans, some fans might have nearly forgotten the image of Artest throwing punches at a fan in the Detroit suburbs seven and a half years ago, mistakenly thinking that fan had thrown a drink at him while he played for the Indiana Pacers.

While Harden rolled in agony on the floor, his teammates confronted World Peace, who appeared ready to fight Ibaka. World

Peace then spoke with the officials, appearing to mime an argument that he had simply been celebrating with a chest-pound that missed its target, before they ejected him for a flagrant foul.

“Him getting ejected could have really hurt us,” Bryant said after the Lakers rallied from an 18-point deficit for a doubleovertime victory over the Thunder. “In that sense, he’s really going to have to control himself and pay attention in those moments where he doesn’t erupt too much.”

Even opponents are divided in their opinions on the NBA veteran. Oklahoma City big man Kendrick Perkins spoke in defense of World Peace, saying he would never intentionally harm another player, while superstar Kevin Durant was more cautious.

“I couldn’t really get a good look at it,” Durant said. “I’m just happy my teammate is all right.

It was a bad play. Hopefully, Ron didn’t do it intentionally or have any malicious intentions on that.”

World Peace’s two sides are difficult to reconcile, even for the player himself. He grew up around violence and gang activity in Queensbridge projects of Queens, New York, but excelled in college before becoming an NBA All-Star and the league’s top defensive player in 2004. He has acknowledged drinking during games early in his career, and he rewarded the Pacers for their patience with his 2004-05 suspension by demanding a trade shortly after he returned.

Yet World Peace appears to have his life on track in Los Angeles, where he signed as a free agent in 2009. Six months after he famously thanked his psychiatrist when he scored 20 points in the Lakers’ victory over Boston in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA finals, Artest even raffled off his championship ring, raising $65,000 for mental health causes.

“There’s been ups and downs, a real roller-coaster ride, but this is one of the times you look back and say it was all worth it,” Artest said last year after winning the Kennedy award as the NBA’s best citizen. “Everything I’ve been through has made me who I am today.”

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Tuesday April 24, 2012

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Clay makes most of opportunity in Gold-Blue Game

By Nick Arthur Sports Writer

The spring football season is a time when young players toward the bottom of the depth chart get an opportunity to make an impression on the coaching staff.

This opportunity becomes even more special when it involves a hometown kid.

For Alum Creek, W.Va., native and George Washington High School graduate Cody Clay, his chance to make an impact came Saturday during the annual GoldBlue Spring Game.

Clay saw playing time in the second half and was able to record his first reception as a Mountaineer.

“It was fun,” Clay said. “With that route, typically whoever is in my spot is going to get the ball.

So I had a feeling it was going to come my way, and then it did. It was just instinct. You can only think about it so much until you actually see it coming at you.”

Clay finished the game with three catches for 31 yards, including a 17-yard reception that saw

him break multiple tackles.

“Right now, I’m third wide (on the depth chart),” Clay said. “Tavon (Austin), they just let him sit out the second half, so I got a lot more reps, which is good. I’m the first-string tight end right now, too, and we didn’t run any of that today.”

The tight end position is one that sees very little action in head coach Dana Holgorsen’s spread offense. So, if Clay is going to see a large amount of playing time in the future, it will most likely be at inside receiver.

But he is fine with that.

“I like it a lot, actually. Any opportunity to catch the ball is good for me,” Clay said. “We worked on (using a tight end) a lot this spring.

I don’t know if we were just seeing how it looked, but I thought we played it a pretty good amount,” he said. “We will use more running out of it because I don’t think we put any pass plays in with it.”

The coaching staff dabbled with Clay at center in the past, before he made the return to his natural tight end position. But his time on the offensive line helped improve

his blocking style.

“It’s a little weird, but I honestly think going to the line for a little bit helped me a lot at tight end,” Clay said “With my steps and everything, I never knew the exact mechanics of how to block someone. So I learned a lot.

“Before, I just sprinted at people and hit them. But now, I know what to do, and that’s a good thing.”

What type of mechanics did Clay learn about blocking?

“I had never realized where you put your hips, or the exact way to put your hands,” he said. “There are a lot of technicalities about it that I can’t really explain. But it helped me out a lot.”

Nevertheless, Clay’s performance in the Spring Game is only going to serve as a confidence boost headed into summer workouts.

“It’s going to be motivating to go into this off period we have,” Clay said. “It will be in my mind when I’m working out to just keep working hard.” nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

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Redshirt-freshman inside receiver Cody Clay had three recepetions for 31 yards in the Gold-Blue Game Saturday. Clay is from Alum Creek, W.Va.

men’s soccer

Mountaineers still looking WVU falls to Slippery Rock for first win of spring season by alex sims sports writer

For the West Virginia men’s soccer team, this spring season has been like a nightmare before Christmas.

With the fourth spring match in the books, the injuryplagued Mountaineers have yet to score a goal, leaving them yearning for the fall and the return of their teammates.

WVU had its chances (15 corner kicks and nine shots on goal) in its 1-0 Sunday loss to Division II foe Slippery Rock but were unable to convert.

“Looking at the program, it’s pretty frustrating,” said senior forward Peabo Doue. “I hate losing. We just need to put those chances away if we want to be an elite team.”

Head coach Marlon LeBlanc has not been kept awake at night by images of a goose egg on the scoreboard, but he has been disturbed by the little mistakes being made by his team.

“The results I could care less about,” LeBlanc said. “That (Slippery Rock) goal was a little controversial – our guys thought he was pretty well offside. But it’s not about the result right now. I was more disappointed that we didn’t stop the delivery to the guy who was in an offside position – that’s where we have to be significantly better.”

Much of WVU’s struggles thus far can be attributed to injuries and departures.

Defender Ray Gaddis, who made his first Major League Soccer start for the Philadelphia Union Saturday, is one of many athletes missing last season’s lineup.

Additionally, WVU’s two leading scorers from last game, sophomore forward Andy Bevin and senior midfielder Shadow Sebele, have been out among many others.

Recent additions to West Virginia’s injury report are two key starters in senior midfielder Travis Pittman and sophomore defender Paul Ehrenworth.

“What you’re seeing from us now is us trying to get through the spring,” LeBlanc said. “I said to the official before the game, ‘Just make sure no one gets hurt.’”

Doue just recently made his return from injury, signifying the Mountaineers’ lone early Christmas present.

However, LeBlanc and his

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Senior Peabo Doue and the West Virginia men’s soccer team has yet to score a goal in four games this spring. staff are not accepting injuries as an excuse for the less-thanstellar spring.

“We’re missing a lot of people,” he said. “However, that doesn’t reduce our standards of what we think those guys should be able to do.”

The major difficulty associated with being shorthanded for the spring has been on the training field.

“The benefits of what a spring typically does for players, we aren’t really seeing it,” LeBlanc said. “When you don’t have a full group to train with, it makes it very difficult to be able to implement things in the spring. (The spring) is supposed to be about getting better; the problem is, not a whole lot of guys are on the field to get better.”

However, Christmas is on its way for the Mountaineers, signified by an April snow shower and the many presents waiting under LeBlanc’s tree.

Eleven players (with the possibility of further additions) have already signed on to join the fold at West Virginia, bringing with them an impressive set of accolades.

And of course, Sebele, Bevin, Ehrenworth, Pittman and others should all be back and in full health for the fall.

This reality, coupled with the encouraging offensive dominance against SRU, has helped to tame the so far nightmarish spring for LeBlanc.

“At some stage those (opportunities) are going to break through,” he said. “If we didn’t generate anything, I would be concerned. It will come together, but we’re just going to have to wait to the fall for it to really show its benefits.”

In the meantime, for his competitive players there is only one focus for their final match next week against West Virginia Tech.

“I want to score some goals,” Doue said. “We haven’t scored a goal this spring, and I don’t think that’s the type of team we are. We have tons of firepower up top and on our wings to produce goals. I think it’s just misleading. So, hopefully we can bring some stuff together and get some goals and finish off strong.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

The West Virginia men’s soccer team fell to 0-4 this spring season with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Slippery Rock.

by amit batra sports writer

With two exhibition games left, the West Virginia men’s soccer team hoped to continue to improve against Slippery Rock Sunday night.

On a chilly, windy Sunday night, the Mountaineers looked for the younger guys to play and develop. WVU went 0-3 to begin the spring exhibition season with two losses to Major League Soccer teams and a loss to Wake Forest.

WVU fell to 0-4 on the spring exhibition season with a 1-0 loss to Slippery Rock.

The game was full of missed opportunities by the Mountaineers. WVU ended the game with nine shots on goal and more than 10 corner kicks.

West Virginia’s four losses this spring have been very frustrating. The Mountaineers have not scored a goal in all four contests.

The Mountaineers had their chances, but were unable to score on Slippery Rock’s goalkeeper Timothy White.

The game also marked the return of senior forward Peabo Doue. For WVU to be a highly competitive team as it is ex-

pected to be, Doue will have to be at full strength.

“It was good to get some runs in,” Doue said. “I tried to pace myself so I can get more fit and get on the same page as everyone else. I felt good for the most part, a bit tiring in the first half just getting into the flow of the game.”

At full strength, West Virginia will be a tough team to face in the fall.

The point of these spring games is to get the young players to develop and to get mentally and physically prepared for the daunting fall schedule.

“A lot of guys are picking it up quicker,” Doue said. “We just have to pick up the pieces of the puzzle and go. But they’re learning; they’re definitely learning.”

With the multiple chances the Mountaineers had, for Doue, it was frustrating that one didn’t go in.

“It was definitely frustrating,” he said. “We have to put those chances away. Some were unlucky, some of them we need to be mature and make better decisions on the ball. It’s very frustrating. It’s a learning point.”

Sunday night, West Virginia

didn’t have some key players from last season who were out due to injuries.

“When you only have 10 or 11 guys to train, it makes it very difficult in the spring,” said coach Marlon LeBlanc.

“I thought we were very good.

From the perspective of dominance, I thought it was good.

“I’m just trying to get us through. It’s about injury prevention right now and understanding that we need to get guys healthy in time for the fall. Offensively, we didn’t score, but we generated a lot of opportunities. At some stage, those are going to break through. It’ll come together, but we will see in the fall at full strength. I think this group will be deeper than last year’s group.”

When the likes of Doue, Shadow Sebele, Andy Bevin and Paul Ehrenworth are all at full strength and return healthy, this Mountaineer squad can be very dangerous come fall.

The Mountaineers return to action next Saturday at noon against WV Tech at Dick Dlesk Stadium. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Denver Broncos safety Brian Dawkins tries to sack Oakland Raiders qaurterback Jason Campbell during a game last season. Dawkins, 38, played 13 seasons for the Philadelpia Eagles and Denver Broncos.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Brian Dawkins says his head told him to retire, not his neck.

The veteran safety called Denver Broncos coach John Fox on Monday morning to tell him that after plenty of prayer and reflection, he’d decided that 16 seasons in the NFL was enough.

Then, Dawkins announced his retirement on Twitter, where he quickly began trending as fans worldwide expressed their admiration for the mild-mannered family man who transformed himself into a ferocious football player on Sundays.

Well-known by his alter-ego “Wolverine,” and for his passionate, energetic play for 13 years in Philadelphia and three in Denver, Dawkins was one of the greatest to ever play his position, and nobody played safety in the NFL longer than he did.

Dawkins, 38, said he felt he had another year left in him after recovering from a serious neck injury that sidelined him for the stretch run and playoffs last season. But he instead fulfilled one final wish from his NFL bucket list: walking away from the game he loves before being betrayed by a battered body or one too many trips around the sun.

“It’s probably going to sound crazy, but you know the fact that I could play another year gave me a lot of peace to say that this is it,” Dawkins said.

Broncos boss John Elway said he wanted Dawkins to play in 2012 but never pressured him to return.

“It’s always tough to take that final step,” Elway said. “He’ll be missed. He did so many tremendous things for the Broncos, not only on the field, but his leader-

ship off the field was something that we’ll always be grateful for.”

Dawkins said the offseason additions of quarterback Peyton Manning and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio forced him to pray a little longer on his future.

He insisted his neck didn’t enter the equation, though. He said the nerve had regenerated and he was fine.

“My body feels good. It really does. My neck, that nerve area is cool, nothing’s wrong with it,” he said. “My strength is back where it was and my knees, things don’t ache like they do during the season when I’m walking up and down the steps.”

Dawkins said he felt great peace over his decision.

Dawkins said he wasn’t sure whether he’d sign a one-day deal with his old team to ceremoniously retire from the team that drafted him in the second round out of Clemson in 1996, but one thing’s for sure: he’s staying in Denver, where he hopes to help coach high school football in the fall.

“I’ll raise my kids here,” he said.

“This is a beautiful spot.”

He also has a soft spot in his heart for Philly, where he plans to meet with the media on Saturday.

For 13 years, he was the heart and soul of the Eagles’ defense.

“The NFL will miss a player as talented, ferocious, and determined as Brian Dawkins,” Eagles coach Andy Reid said.

“He was one of the most dedicated and hardest working players I have ever coached. Whether it was on the practice field, the film room or the weight room, Brian always put in the extra hours it took to become the star player that he was.

And he transferred all of that and more onto the field on Sundays.”

Dawkins finished his career in Philadelphia in 2008 as the franchise’s leader in games played (183) and interceptions (34) while spearheading a defense that made the Eagles perennial championship contenders.

“Brian Dawkins is one of my alltime favorite players and one of the best to ever put on an Eagles uniform,” team owner Jeffrey Lurie said. “On the field, in many ways, Brian re-invented the safety position. He had the speed and athleticism to line up against the game’s best receivers, and was equally effective in the run game. His love for the game was infectious and he poured his entire heart and soul into everything he was doing from the moment he entered the stadium until he left.

“Everyone who ever watched Brian play saw that and it was impossible not to love that about him.”

The Eagles announced they would honor Dawkins at their Sept.

30 game against the New York Giants, and the Broncos have plans to do the same at a later date.

Longevity isn’t normally associated with the position where the hardest hits are both received and delivered – the only other safeties to log 16 seasons in the pros were Hall of Famer Paul Krause and Eugene Robinson.

Dawkins was named to several All-Pro teams and the NFL’s AllDecade team of the 2000s and he made nine Pro Bowls, including last season as an alternate. Dawkins finished his career with 17 fumble recoveries, 26 sacks, 37 interceptions, 42 forced fumbles and 98

pass breakups. His 42 forced fumbles are the most ever by a defensive back in the NFL. “Brian Dawkins is one of the best to ever play the game, a future Hall of Famer who changed the way his position is played,” Fox said. “In many ways, he helped my job as a coach with his great leadership and preparation. He brought so much to the table and was such an enormous asset to our football team.”

As a member of the NFLPA executive committee, Dawkins pushed for new league rules that limited full contact during camp and also in the regular season.

He credited those changes in the 10-year labor pact reached last summer with keeping him fresh at the beginning of what turned out to be his final season, which he played a year after laboring through sprains to both knees.

What he was really fighting for, he said, was the next generation of players who will one day walk away from the game in better shape than he could.

It was one last piece of his long legacy.

“I just hope that people will remember me as someone that went out and gave everything that he could every week,” Dawkins said.

“Not just the weekend or the day of the game, but every week ... and that my teammates could count on me to be there all of the time. Not some of the times, not most of the times.”

One tweet in response to Dawkins’ retirement announcement came from Elway himself, who wrote, “Congratulations on a Hall of Fame career, Dawk!!!”

He’ll be eligible for enshrinement in 2017.

Arkansas hires John L. Smith, 63, as interim coach were some who said they might be interested but not at this time because the new season is just around the corner.”

The 63-year-old Smith leaves Weber State without every coaching a game for the FCS school, his alma mater.

Smith has a 132-86 record as a head coach with the Spartans, Cardinals as well as at Idaho and Utah State. He was the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2003 after posting the most wins by a first-year coach in Michigan State history, finishing 8-4.

He was 22-26 overall with the Spartans and was 41-21 in five seasons at Louisville, including five straight bowl appearances.

He will provide a familiar face for the Razorbacks after three weeks of turmoil.

Petrino was hired to replace Houston Nutt on Dec. 11, 2007, famously leaving the Atlanta Falcons before the end of the NFL season. He built the program into a Southeastern Conference and national power and many expect the Razorbacks to make a championship run in 2012.

Arkansas was 11-2 last season, with its only losses coming to national champion Alabama and runner-up LSU. Arkansas finished the season No. 5, its best season-ending ranking since 1977, and returns Heisman Trophy hopefuls at quarterback (Tyler Wilson) and running back (Davis).

For all of the success and expectations, however, Petrino’s tenure with the Razorbacks will likely be more remembered for how it ended.

The 51-year-old Petrino suffered four broken ribs, a cracked vertebra and numerous abrasions to his face following the accident on his Harley-Davidson with Dorrell along for the ride. Petrino failed to tell his boss about the presence of the 25-yearold Dorrell until minutes before the police report was released.

Long put Petrino on paid leave and fired him less than a week later.

The married father of four later chose not to appeal his firing, meaning he walked away with none of the $18 million buyout due in his contract.

His annual salary averaged more than $3.5 million.

Despite his failings away from the field, Petrino was nothing short

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Eager to move on from the Bobby Petrino scandal, Arkansas announced Monday that popular former assistant John L. Smith will return as head coach of the Razorbacks next season.

Smith, who left the Razorbacks after last season to become the head coach at Weber State, will be formally introduced on Tuesday. The school released no other details, but a person familiar with the decision said Smith is returning on a one-year appointment. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the school has not made details of its decision public.

Smith was also a head coach at Michigan State and Louisville, where he was replaced by Petrino after the 2002 season. He served as the special teams and outside linebackers coach at Arkansas for the 200910 seasons under Petrino; the two have worked together at four different schools in all.

Word of Smith’s hire spread quickly and some of the players responded with their approval on Twitter.

“The happiest day of my life,” Razorbacks running back Knile Davis tweeted. “Hearing that John L. Smith is coming back to (Fayetteville) to (be) our head coach.”

Smith’s easygoing demeanor will be a big change from Petrino, who was fired April 10 by athletic director Jeff Long for failing to disclose his affair and $20,000 in gifts to a woman he later hired as his assistant. The relationship was revealed by an April 1 motorcycle crash on a rural road southwest of Fayetteville and the woman, Jessica Dorrell, has resigned.

Petrino’s firing put Long in the difficult position of finding a head coach while spring practice and recruiting was going on across the country. The person who spoke with the AP said Smith’s one-year deal provides a perfect solution.

“He will enable Jeff to look for a coach,” the person said. “He will be respected by the coaches and keep the coaching staff intact. Jeff found that it was really hard to get a coach that he wanted right now. Nobody would really take a look at it. There

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Former Michigan State head coach John L. Smith will be Arkansas’ interim head coach next season. of spectacular in his four seasons at Arkansas. He was 34-17 overall, finishing 5-7 his first season in 2008.

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REDUCED RENT UNIQUE Apartments 1, 2, & 3 BR Close to main campus.

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SPORTS

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

Tuesday April 24, 2012

BACK ON TRACK

nick arthur sports WRITER

Spring Game results perfect for WVU The 2012 edition of the Gold-Blue Spring Game didn’t exactly turn out as I expected – or as any of us expected – for that matter.

The same West Virginia offense that marched up and down the Orange Bowl field on its way to a 70-point massacre against Clemson three months ago struggled to move the ball against a young Mountaineer defense that was playing shorthanded.

While playing without injured contributors in cornerback Pat Miller, linebacker Jewone Snow, defensive back Terence Garvin and free safety Travis Bell, the defense was able to force multiple turnovers and frustrate quarterbacks Geno Smith and Paul Millard.

And all of this was done while debuting the new-look 3-4 defense.

But I’m here to tell you the surprise results of the Spring Game will end up being a positive for the Mountaineers headed into summer workouts.

Before I go any further, let me first say this: The West Virginia offense will be fine.

No, it’s not going to rack up 70 points per game next season, but it is safe to say it will be one of the most explosive offenses in the Big 12 Conference.

The weather conditions didn’t support a high-powered passing attack Saturday, and multiple players saw playing time offensively who won’t be doing so in the fall.

So, how does the vulnerability shown by head

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Freshman center fielder Bobby Boyd lays down a bunt during the game against Pitt Sunday. Boyd hit a two-run home run in the 7-5 victory.

patrick gorrell/the daily athenaeum

West Virginia two spots away from eighth place in Big East Conference after defeating Pitt

By Ben gaughan

associate sports editor

Thanks to clutch hitting by a pair of Mountaineer, the West Virginia baseball team gained ground on Big East rival Pitt in a 7-5 win Sunday.

Junior college transfer Stuart Jeck started the scoring with a second-inning single, scoring Alan Filauro and Billy Fleming to give WVU an early 2-0 lead. Freshman center fielder Bobby Boyd hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, adding to the Mountaineer lead.

WVU ended the fifth inning with a 5-0 advantage and got two more runs in the sixth off of a double by Boyd down the right field line, which scored Filauro and Brady Wilson.

“Winning the second game was huge, because we won the series and put Pitt behind us in the rankings for the league,” Boyd said after the game.

“Friday night was an awesome experience,” he said.

“The atmosphere was really loud, and it was awesome.”

The Mountaineers (17-24, 5-10 Big East) are now in 10th

place in the Big East Conference, tied with Georgetown and one game ahead of Pitt.

Eighth place is in sight, but the team knows it has to keep working hard and score as many runs as possible if it wants to have a chance of making the postseason.

“We try to win every single game we play,” said West Virginia head coach Greg Van Zant. “But all we can worry about is what we control, which is trying to win the next game we play. We don’t have any control over what the other teams do.

“We’re up to 17 wins, and we want to get to 18. That’s all.

You don’t want to overanalyze it, really. You just try to win each game you play one at a time. The next game you play is the most important game of the year. It’s the only game you have any control over. It’s pretty simple. We try to keep it simple,” he said.

Jeck, a transfer from Fort Scott Community College in Kansas, has done a nice job replacing injured shortstop John Polonius. He finished Sunday’s game 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.

He batted .500 with four RBIs and three runs scored in the three-game series against Pitt.

Boyd, a Silver Spring, Md., native, finished the weekend 3-for-9 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

The team was lucky to get some balls to bounce their way throughout the game, which was something that had not been happening earlier in the season, especially on the road where they currently have a record of 6-16.

“We put some balls in play

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