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Safety month reaches WVU’s campus

By Lacey Palmer Staff writer

Across the country, and even close to home, random acts of violence have become more prevalent, instilling fear in many.

September marks National Campus Safety Awareness Month, and the West Virginia University Police and Morgantown police are reminding the community to be cautious.

“National Campus Safety Awareness Month is actually a national campaign sponsored by Security on Campus, which is part of the Clery Act,” said University Police chief Bob Roberts.

“The goal is to raise awareness of the level of crime on campus and teach people how to protect themselves and get involved in crime prevention.”

Many programs have been created on campus to

address violence and safety concerns on campus. Programs such as Green Dot and leadWELL aim to teach bystanders to do more than just stand by and watch crimes occur.

Recently, members of the Morgantown City Council discussed possible solutions to the incidents downtown late at night.

The council is considering passing ordinances to have last call for bars at mid-

night, and possibly altering the patron entrance age to 21 for all local bars.

“This is a concern we have here in the city, and we need to address it, but we need to get all of the entities together to discuss this – the city, WVU, business owners and the county – sit down and see what we can do instead of just shot gunning things,” said Mayor Jim Manilla. “We can’t just think of doing random things right

off the bat, but we need to really address this and address this.”

WVU’s recent partnership with the International Town & Gown Association further proves its interest in solving these issues.

The International Town & Gown Association is an organization that puts together officials and representatives from many universities to solve common issues.

“It will be interesting to see what’s happening on those campuses and how they are dealing with some of the issues we have here in Morgantown,” Manilla said. “I think that joining the ITGA and looking at how other communities deal with situations like we have will benefit us here in Morgantown.”

Morgantown resident Brandon Jackson said he

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RDVIC raises awareness of sexual violence

By Shelby Toompas staff writer

West Virginia University welcomed students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members Thursday to attend the Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center’s event, “RAINN Day.” RAINN Day is the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network Day of Action awareness campaign, which takes place on college campuses throughout the nation on Sept. 27.

Senior public relations student Naseem Amini said by interning for RDVIC as part of a service-learning project for her public relations class, she and another student teamed up to help raise awareness.

“The goal of this event is to educate people on sexual violence,” Amini said. “Colleges are doing different things for RAINN Day, but we decided to decorate umbrellas to donate to the shelter here in Morgantown, as well as have a mini Drop-ACop seminar.”

The Drop-A-Cop event occurred on the Mountainlair Green and was taught by members of the WVU Police Department, while students decorated the umbrellas in the Mountainlair’s Rhododendron Room from 1-3 p.m.

Amini’s teammate organizing the event, Rachel Sleighter, said even though the event was not affiliated with the University, they have both been involved with the organization for a month and hoped the event would grab students’ attention.

“The umbrella decorating was a competition as well,” Sleighter said. “Once the decorating is over, we choose the best one and give away gift cards to Kroger and Kegler’s Sports Bar & Lounge.”

Both students said they feel strongly about the cause because it’s a serious and prevalent topic – especially on college campuses.

“People were able to learn about sexual violence and how to prevent it,” Amini said. “They will also learn more about our organization.”

RDVIC not only acts as a shelter for battered men, women and children, they also strive to provide various community education opportunities.

“I’ve learned that sexual assault and domestic violence is a lot more common than people think, so I’m glad that RDVIC hosts events like this to spread awareness in a fun, engaging and creative way,” Amini said.

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Cisco CEO, WVU alum, to lecture today John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, will give a lecture today at 9 a.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

Chambers, a Charleston, W.Va., native and West Virginia alumnus, is currently in his seventeenth year as head of the San Jose, Ca., based company. Chambers earned his undergraduate degree from West Virginia in 1971 and subsequently earned his Juris Doctor from the WVU College of Law in 1974.

Cisco Systems is a leading provider, designer and manufacturer of networking equipment; Under Chambers’ watch, Cisco has been named to Fortune’s “America’s Most Admired Company” list

seven times, and Cisco has been named one of the top 10 places to work in countries such as the United States, China, Germany, France, India, Australia and Singapore, among others.

Chambers has been named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People,” one of Barrons’ “World’s Best CEOs,” was Vice Chairman of the President George W. Bush National Infrastructure Advisor Council and served on President Bill Clinton’s Trade Policy Committee.

The lecture is part of the 60th Anniversary Speaker Series in the WVU College of Business and Economics.

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First ever ‘Speed Network Event’ today

By Kaity Wilson correspondent

The West Virginia University Department of Communication Studies will launch its newly formed Student-Alumni Mentoring Program today with its first ever Speed Networking Event.

The event will be held at 3 p.m. in the Gold Ballroom of the Mountainlair and will allow students to

meet with alumni about future career paths.

Undergraduate Curriculum Coordinator for the Department of Communication Studies, Andrea Weber, said the department’s mentoring program has been evolving throughout the past few years.

“We thought we would do something different where our students would have the opportunity to meet even more alumni in

a smaller group setting,” Weber said.

Groups of students will be assigned a table and given 10 minutes for a Q&A session with alumni.

Similar to speed dating, a bell will ring and the students will rotate to the next table. The alumni mentors have careers in event planning, project management, business management, public relations, human resources and more,

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Weber said.

Jay Mason is one of the 17 alumni who will attend the event.

Mason is currently the project manager at West Virginia Rural Health Research Center and said he is very excited about getting to share his experiences with students.

“I think back to when I was a student in the

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KICKING IT ON THE ROAD The No. 21 West Virginia women’s soccer team will take its talents to the road as it travels to TCU this weekend.

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NYC to round out skyline with tallest Ferris wheel

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In this image released by the New York Mayor’s Office, Thursday is an artist’s rendering of a proposed 625-foot Ferris wheel, billed as the world’s largest, planned as part of a retail and hotel complex along the Staten Island waterfront in New York.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Big Apple is getting another “biggest”: the world’s tallest Ferris wheel, part of an ambitious plan to draw New Yorkers and tourists alike to the city’s so-called “forgotten borough.”

The 625-foot-tall, $230 million New York Wheel is to grace a spot in Staten Island overlooking the 305-foot-tall Statue of Liberty and the downtown Manhattan skyline, offering a singular view as it sweeps higher than other big wheels like the Singapore Flyer, the London Eye and a “High Roller” planned for Las Vegas.

Designed to carry 1,440 passengers at a time, it’s expected to draw 4.5 million people a year to a setting that also would include a 100-shop outlet mall and a 200-room hotel.

It will be “an attraction unlike any other in New

York City – in fact, it will be, we think, unlike any other on the planet,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said as he unveiled the plans against the backdrop of New York Harbor. While the privately financed project faces various reviews, officials hope to have the wheel turning by the end of 2015.

The wheel would put Staten Island on the map of superlatives in a place where “biggest” is almost an expectation — home to the nation’s biggest city population, busiest mass-transit system, even the biggest Applebee’s restaurant.

The attraction stands to change the profile of the least populous and most remote of the city’s five boroughs, a sometime municipal underdog that has taken insults from New Jersey and was once known for having the world’s largest ... landfill.

“It’s going to be a real

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B&E to host major Olympics today The West Virginia University College of Business and Economics is hosting a miniature Olympic Games Friday, Sept. 28, in the green space behind the B&E building.

Vickie Trickett, events manager of the Office of Development at the College of Business and Economics, said these games are a competition among organizations that represent the different majors within the college.

“The events are sportsrelated. For example, the

icon. The Ferris wheel will be Staten Island’s Eiffel Tower,” Sen. Charles Schumer enthused.

As a visible addition to the skyline around the harbor, the wheel “gives Staten Island an identity beyond its role as a suburban community,” while letting it tap into the stream of tourist money in a city that drew 50.9 million visitors last year, said Mitchell Moss, a New York University urban policy professor.

The project is expected to bring $500 million in private investment and 1,100 permanent jobs to the borough’s St. George waterfront, and the developers will pay the city $2.5 million a year in rent for the land.

Staten Island isn’t entirely off the tourist map. Its free ferry is the city’s thirdlargest tourist attraction, carrying an estimated 2 million visitors a year alongside

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participants will be doing the 50-yard dash, tug-ofwar, arm wrestling, sponge racing and a frozen T-shirt race,” Trickett said.

There are six teams with eight-10 members on each team. These members are students and faculty who represent a major within the college, and they can perform an event individually, in pairs or in teams.

Everyone can come to the Olympic Games to support the different teams.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20-25 percent of women in college have reported experiencing an attempted rape or have been raped.

“That’s why it’s important that college women are educated on this matter,”

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Continued from page 1 communication department and how helpful something like this would have been to me,” Mason said.

“The event itself is a fun way to have conversations with alumni in a setting that is not as formal as other events.”

Mason also said he

SaFETY

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believes safety is an issue problem that will continue to plague Morgantown.

“It’s just another day in Morgantown, if you ask me,” Jackson said. “The area I live near West Run Road has a break-in every other day. I honestly don’t think there’s a safe town around anymore, even if it is a small, country town.”

Sophomore journalism student Ryan Glaspell believes it will take more than just laws to solve the problem, and some may have to learn the hard way.

“Nobody is going to feel less safe until they directly experience something to

millions of residents, officials say.

But the city has long struggled to entice tourists off the boat and into Staten Island. Much-touted Staten Island sightseeing bus tours fizzled within a year in 2009 for lack of ridership.

Australian tourists Leah Field and Adam Lica, for example, were riding the ferry Thursday for its views of the Statue of Liberty. They thought they might have lunch on the Staten Island side but weren’t planning to explore further.

“We weren’t sure what there is to do there,” explained Lica, 32, of Melbourne. But were there a giant Ferris wheel, the couple likely would go ride it, he said.

But Henriette Repmann, a German university student, said she wouldn’t bother.

“You don’t have to have

the biggest Ferris wheel in the world to get a good view of New York,” Repmann, 20, of Leipzig, said Thursday as she visited the Empire State Building.

Largely a bedroom community for other parts of the city, Staten Island boasts about 470,000 residents and a minor league ballpark, cultural sites and quirky attractions, from locations in the video for Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach” to the Staten Island Zoo, home to New York’s answer to Pennsylvania’s prognosticating groundhog. The Staten Island rodent bears the dubious distinction of having once bitten Bloomberg.

But Staten Island, the only one of the city’s five boroughs not accessible by subway, tends to get overshadowed by its bigger neighbors, so much so that some have at times suggested it secede from the

city.

And residents often bristle at an image shaped by such television shows as “Mob Wives” and “Big Ang” — and by a former New Jersey beach town mayor who portrayed Staten Islanders in a blog post as heavy on hairspray and light on class.

(The ex-mayor, Ken Pringle of Belmar, visited Staten Island in 2008 to make amends.)

Resident Miatta Bryant thinks the wheel might bring the borough more respect.

“People always say Staten Island is so boring,” the 26-year-old certified nursing assistant said.

The Ferris wheel, state Assemblyman Matthew Titone hopes, will show the world a different Staten Island than the one they see on TV. “They will see our cultural institutions and will see that we are not idiots,” he said.

Sleighter said.

This event also served as a way to kickoff other events soon to follow.

“Sexual violence is an awful thing, but we don’t want to be seen as an organization that brings depressing and unfortunate news to people.

We want to be uplifting and have fun events that bring hope to individuals and show them that we can prevent and overcome this terrible thing,”

Amini said.

“I want students to take a break from their classes and get their creative juices flowing while also learning about an important cause.

Self-defense tactics are very valuable to know as well.”

Other events in October include a Light in the Window awareness campaign, in which purple candles will be sold to businesses, groups

and individuals to be displayed throughout Morgantown, and the second annual Loud Voices event, which is a night for sharing poetry reading, spoken words and open mic at the Terra Cafe.

To learn more about RDVIC and upcoming events, visit www.rdvic.org or email namini@mix.wvu. edu .

hopes this event will help pave the way for other departments within WVU to hold similar events.

He said the event will help students prepare for what comes after graduation, and will allow them to network – which he believes is a critically important part of the job searching project.

Communication studies student Brittany Swope

said as a student and soon-to-be graduate, she is really excited about this event.

“I’m really happy that our department has worked so hard to put together a great program to really help us in preparation for the job search,” Swope said.

Weber said the department wants students to expand their networks and narrow their focus for pro-

fessional development.

“Our hope is that our students utilize this opportunity to see the variety of career options available to someone with a communication studies degree,” Weber said.

For more information, contact Weber at 304293-3905 or contact her via email: andrea.weber@ mail.wvu.edu.

make them feel otherwise,” Glaspell said.

Many students recognize these incidents are occurring all over the United States, and being more cautious is an adjustment everyone will have to make.

“I still feel the same level of security as I did freshman year when I came to Morgantown,” said junior management information systems student Brice Barker.

“I realize there is always a level of danger if you’re out late or walking alone in an isolated area, but I try to stay as smart as possible by staying in lighted areas and avoiding alleys. I’ve never encountered any problems in almost four years here.”

Barker said he believes the acts of violence are not

limited to Morgantown, and citizens have to be cautious everywhere they go.

“This may occur in Morgantown more often because of the alcohol involved and people coming home late from downtown alone, but if you’re alone at night, that stuff can happen anywhere,” Barker said.

“You just have to try to stay as cautious as possible.”

Morgantown resident Courtney Schindler said she believes the community can’t live in fear – regardless of these incidents.

“It’s not a matter of feeling safe or not; we have to continue living our everyday lives,” Schindler said.

“It could happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time.”

According to Roberts, 90 percent of the incidents that occur on record are preventable.

If two people walk together, it reduces the chances of attack by 85 percent, and if an individual walks with three or more, it becomes 95 percent preventable, Roberts said.

“It’s important that students know where the emergency phones are on campus and how to get in touch with us,” Roberts said. “If an incident happens while they’re on or near campus, they should call us immediately. If you see something going on, call the police. In society, people want to think about ‘ratting out’ people, but you’re not ‘ratting’ people out; you’re making your community safe.”

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To speak with an officer, call 304-293-3136.

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Israeli report says sanctions hitting Iran hard

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran’s nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Thursday.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In his most detailed plea to date for global action against Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the world has until next summer at the latest to stop Iran before it can build a nuclear bomb.

Netanyahu flashed a diagram of a cartoon-like bomb before the U.N. General Assembly showing the progress Iran has made, saying it has already completed the first stage of uranium enrichment.

Then he pulled out a red marker and drew a line across what he said was a threshold Iran was approaching and which Israel could not tolerate – the completion of the second stage and 90 percent of the way to the uranium enrichment needed to make an atomic bomb.

“By next spring, at most by next summer at current enrichment rates, they will have finished the medium enrichment and move on to the final stage,” he said.

“From there, it’s only a few months, possibly a few weeks before they get enough enriched uranium for the first bomb.”

Israel considers a nuclear-armed Iran to be an existential threat, citing Iranian denials of the Holocaust, its calls for Israel’s destruction, its development of missiles capable of striking the Jewish state and its support for hostile Arab mil-

itant groups.

On Thursday he presented his case to the world just why a nuclear armed Iran would be a danger to many other countries as well. Casting the battle as one between modernity and the “medieval forces of radical Islam,” Netanyahu said deterrence would not work against Iran as it had with the Soviet Union.

“Deterrence worked with the Soviets, because every time the Soviets faced a choice between their ideology and their survival, they chose survival,” he said. But “militant jihadists behave very differently from secular Marxists. There were no Soviet suicide bombers.

Yet Iran produces hordes of them.”

Netanyahu has repeatedly argued that time is running out to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power and that the threat of force must be seriously considered. Israeli leaders have issued a series of warnings in recent weeks suggesting that if Iran’s uranium enrichment program continues it may soon stage a unilateral military strike. This week Iranian leaders suggested they may strike Israeli preemptively if they felt threatened, stoking fears of a regional war.

President Barack Obama has vowed to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power but has rejected Netanyahu’s demands for setting an ultimatum past

which the U.S. would attack. His administration has urgently sought to hold off Israeli military action, which would likely result in the U.S. being pulled into a conflict and cause regionwide mayhem on the eve of American elections. Netanyahu’s 2013 Israeli deadline could be interpreted as a type of concession, but Israeli officials insisted action was still needed immediately and that in his speech Netanyahu was referring to the absolute point of no return.

Netanyahu appeared to be trying to soothe his differences with the White House when he thanked Obama’s stance, adding that his own words were meant only to help achieve the common goal.

And he thanked the U.S. and other governments that have imposed sanctions which, he said, have hurt Iran’s economy and curbed its oil exports but have not changed Tehran’s intentions to develop the capacity to build nuclear weapons.

“I believe that faced with a clear red line, Iran will back down. This will give more time for sanctions and diplomacy to convince Iran to dismantle its nuclear weapons program altogether,” the Israeli prime minister said. “Red lines don’t lead to war, red lines prevent war.”

Netanyahu did not detail what should be done if his “red line” was crossed, but

the insinuation was clear. In perhaps his final plea before Israel felt the need to take matters into its own hands, Netanyahu pounded away at the dangers posed by Iran.

“To understand what the world would be like with a nuclear-armed Iran, just imagine the world with a nuclear-armed al-Qaida,” he said. “Nothing could imperil the world more than a nuclear-armed Iran.”

Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but Israel, the U.S. and other Western allies suspect otherwise. Four rounds of U.N. sanctions have already been placed on Iran.

A U.N. report last month only reinforced Israeli fears, finding that Iran has moved more of its uranium enrichment activities into fortified bunkers deep underground where they are impervious to air attack. Enrichment is a key activity in building a bomb, though it has other uses as well, such as producing medical isotopes.

While Israel is convinced that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapon, American officials believe Iran has not yet made a final decision to take the plunge and that there is still time for diplomacy.

Iran’s talks with world powers over the issue have stalled, however, and Netanyahu argued Thursday that “Iran uses diplomatic negotiations as a means to

buy time to advance its nuclear program.”

Israel’s timeline for military action is shorter than that of the United States, which has far more powerful bunker-busting bombs at its disposal, and there is great suspicion in Israel over whether in the moment of truth Obama will follow through on his pledge.

“Each day, that point is getting closer. That’s why I speak today with such a sense of urgency. And that’s why everyone should have a sense of urgency,” Netanyahu said. “The relevant question is not when Iran will get the bomb. The relevant question is at what stage can we no longer stop Iran from getting the bomb.”

Netanyahu has a history of fiery speeches about Iran before the U.N. General Assembly.

In 2009, he waved the blueprints for the Nazi death camp Auschwitz and invoked the memory of his own family members murdered by the Nazis while making his case against Iran’s Holocaust denial and threats to destroy Israel. And last year, he warned about “the specter of nuclear terrorism” if Iran were not stopped.

While the bulk of Netanyahu’s speech dealt with Iran, he also rebuked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who spoke shortly before him to the U.N. General Assembly and accused Israel of ethnic cleansing for

building settlements in east Jerusalem.

“We won’t solve our conflict with libelous speeches at the U.N.,” Netanyahu said.

“We have to sit together, negotiate together and reach a mutual compromise.”

Israel captured the eastern part of Jerusalem from Jordan during the 1967 Mideast War and later annexed it in a move that hasn’t been recognized internationally.

The Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state along with the Gaza Strip and the rest of the West Bank.

In his speech, Abbas also said he had opened talks on a new bid for international recognition at the U.N. The Palestinians will apply to the General Assembly for nonmember state status, in stark contrast to last year’s failed bid to have the Security Council admit them as a full member state.

If Palestine does become a U.N. observer state, it will not have voting rights in the world body but will have international recognition as a “state.” This could enhance the possibility of the Palestinians joining U.N. agencies and becoming parties to treaties including the International Court of Justice or the International Criminal Court.

Abbas insisted that the new quest for recognition was “not seeking to delegitimize Israel, but rather establish a state that should be established: Palestine.”

Egypt: Christians flee town after militant threats

after the only church in the town, The Holy Family Church, was looted, torched and destroyed in several militant attacks over the past year. The church is built on the site where Christians believe the Holy Family first stopped to rest after crossing into Egypt.

Ap Sobhi was in the first A minaret of a mosque is silhouetted in front of the St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox group of Christians to flee, Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt. although he returns frequently to Rafah check on his parish.

Mamdouh Nasef, the Coptic shop owner who recently came under attack, said that his Muslim neighbors are urging him to stay and pledging to protect him.

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said. “This is simply displacement by the government’s consent.”

An Egyptian intelligence official confirmed that a number of Coptic families had fled Rafah because of a militant threat. Another security official denied the reports and said that no Christians were forced to leave. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to brief the media.

It was not exactly clear how many Christians have left the town, but Sobhi said that the number of Copts in Rafah had dwindled from 14 families to two since the uprising that pushed longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power in February 2011.

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CAIRO(AP) — Coptic Christian families have fled their homes in a town in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, fearing for their lives after receiving death threats from suspected Islamic militants, a local priest said Thursday.

Father Youssef Sobhi said that Islamic militants dropped leaflets on the doorsteps of shops owned

by Copts in the city of Rafah near the border with Gaza and Israel, ordering them to leave town within 48 hours and making an implicit warning of violence if they failed to do so. Two days later, masked militants on a motorcycle opened fire on one of the shops before speeding off, Sobhi said. No one was hurt in the shooting.

When Christians met Tuesday with the province’s top government official, who was recently appointed by Egypt’s new Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, the governor promised to facilitate the Copts’ move to the nearby city of el-Arish but did not offer to protect the community to ensure that it stayed in Rafah, according to the priest.

“I was shocked at the governor’s response,” Sobhi

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OPINION Israel draws a hard line on Iran 4

Friday September 28, 2012

Israel has drawn the line – in bright red marker – when it comes to Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the United Nations in an address Thursday that allowing the “medieval” regime in Iran access to nuclear weaponry would create a situation in which rampant terrorism is unavoidable.

“The relevant question is not when Iran will get the bomb,” Netanyahu said.

“The relevant question

is, at what stage can we no longer stop Iran from getting the bomb?

The red line must be drawn on Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, because these enrichment facilities are the only nuclear installations that we can definitely see and credibly target.”

U.S. foreign relations with both countries have been strained in the past, but President Obama has made it clear that he does not yet feel military interference in Iran is necessary to address the issue.

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The sanctions the U.S. has imposed on Iran, however, have not been enough to curb Iran’s “enthusiasm” in garnering enough enriched uranium to pose a global threat – at least, according to Netanyahu.

The geopolitical climate in Iran and Israel can serve to highlight some of the major concerns of U.S. foreign policy.

America h a s, in intervening abroad in the past, created a precedent that cannot be easily undone.

How can U.S. policy-

makers effectively argue against taking action instances that may involve terrorism efforts when it has made more aggressive decisions in the past?

The relations between Israel and Iran have been less than friendly since the Islamic Revolution in the late 1970s.

Iran has severed all diplomatic and commercial ties with Israel and has formally refused to acknowledge Israel as a sovereign state, preferring to refer to it as a “Zionist Regime.”

Te n s i o n s between the two nations have only heightened since the election of Iranian P re s i d e n t Ma h m o u d Ahmadinejad in 2005.

While this issue has made excellent fodder for political campaigns this election cycle, it’s important to remember that the problem will still exist after November has come and gone.

The question is, who will end up picking up the pieces and how?

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Romney and the 47 percent: He just doesn’t get it

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a baby after making a campaign stop at American Legion Post 176 Thursday.

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In the wake of Mitt Romney’s now infamous comments about the 47 percent of Americans who don’t pay income tax, there has been a considerable division in interpretation.

Some on the right have defended his words. Others have pointed out how the assertion is misleading, and many of these 47 percent are either students, elderly or unemployed.

For many of us, however, our worst thoughts about Mitt Romney were confirmed last week. Mr. Romney does not understand what it is like to struggle every day, nor does he

make an attempt to understand. This attitude will be very hard for him to overcome in the next month, as Americans want a leader who understands their stories.

When John F. Kennedy ran in the Democratic primary in 1960, he came to southern West Virginia to talk to coal miners. West Virginia, a very Protestant state, was already suspicious of the possibility of a Catholic becoming President. An elder miner asked Kennedy if it was true he was so rich he never had to work a day in his life. Kennedy admitted that yes, it probably was true. “Well, son,” the miner grabbed his hand and said, “You ain’t missed a damn thing.”

The difference is this: while Kennedy did not

know what it was like to risk his life going hundreds of feet into the earth to work, he did his best to understand the lifestyle of those miners.

Kennedy, like Romney, led a very privileged life as the son of a businessman. And he did not exactly seem like an average citizen with his Harvard education and the way he spoke. But he made up for it in his dedication to people from all walks of life.

Kennedy’s willingness to humbly accept that he did not work hard compared to coal miners, shows a great deal about the man’s character.

Kennedy understood that without the dreams of the least privileged being achievable, his dreams were also in danger. That

is how a politician should view the less fortunate.

America has always been marked by its ability to not let one’s unlucky or slow start determine his or her finish at the end of the race.

It has been marked by the resiliency of its people to rise up and create something great out of humble beginnings.

I do not fault Mitt Romney for having a very privileged childhood. What I do fault him for is criticizing many of the hardest workers in our country and simply not understanding that many of them need a little help to achieve greatness.

Underlying Mr. Romney’s comments is a very disturbing thought: the 47 percent includes most of the 30,000 students at West Virginia University. These

students do not pay taxes, and many rely on government-subsidized loans to combat ever-rising tuition prices.

Yet, instead of offering his support and inspiring these students, he said, “I’ll never convince [the 47 percent] they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

Never mind the factual inaccuracy here. What Romney is essentially saying is he does not believe in students who rely on the government for help, as they certainly will never take personal responsibility for their lives. The man running for the highest office in the United States of America does not even believe in his country’s future.

Malcolm Forbes, former businessman and pub-

lisher of Forbes Magazine, once wrote, “You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.”

In this election, the policy differences are huge.

And this arises from two very different worldviews from the two candidates. But shining brighter than all their differences is a deep difference in character.

I might not be able to say for certain what Mitt Romney’s motives are, and I am in no position to say if he’s good person or not.

But I say with certainty that he is not a man who understands or supports the average American enough to be the president of these United States.

United States on the road back to divided government Daniel Pierro the hoya georgetown university

This upcoming presidential election will not be defined by the victory of Obama or Romney. Rather, the congressional elections are what matter most. With polls suggesting an Obama victory alongside major Republican wins in House and Senate races, this country is looking toward four years of divided government.

The last time this country had a Democratic pres-

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ident serve alongside a Republican-controlled House and Senate – between 1995 and 2001 – Bill Clinton was president. Some may argue that the Clinton administration, and the nation as a whole, benefited from this setup. We were deficit neutral, achieved welfare reform and boasted an economy that was performing well.

Not to mention that Republicans and Democrats were able to work together.

I find it difficult to envision a similar situation today. The Republican and Democratic parties have be-

come polarized to the point where their ideologies alienate many middle-of-theroad voters. This widening disparity makes ideological and political compromise between the two parties unlikely. Divided government will risk creating a government in gridlock and will offer few solutions to today’s most important problems.

Speaking of polarization in American politics, the Republican Party platform today asks for an audit of the Federal Reserve, revisits the gold standard debate and even wants to require a two-

thirds vote for any legislation that would raise taxes.

These dramatic shifts to the right are due to the party’s response to the Tea Party movement and the rise of a more individualist sentiment among other grassroots movements.

The Democrats, however, are not off the hook. They have become more active in personal economics, and they’ve bailed out industries and providedw vast funds to Wall Street in the name of a stimulus package. Their recovery has seemed less like hope and more like crony-

ism. Slow and expensive, the recovery remains a work in progress, and Americans in the hardest-hit states are waiting for solutions.

With Obama in the White House and the Republicans controlling Congress, what can the American electorate expect? Acidic language, political gridlock and polarized politics, to name a few.

Due to the high likelihood of government gridlock, the presidential pendulum is bound to swing back to the right in 2016. And it will do so only to repeat the same process that has unfolded before

our eyes from 1995 to 2008.

These political processes illuminate the central problem in American politics: our two-party system. As we have seen, polarized parties alienate the electorate and limit the value of the independent voter. So my plea to Americans who wish to be politically involved is this: Do not align yourself with the beliefs of just one party.

Instead, think independently, selectively choose your political beliefs and promote change through reason rather than political appeasement.

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clude all pertinent information, including the dates the announcement is to run. Announcements will only run one day unless otherwise requested. All non-University related events must have free admission to be included in the calendar.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR

BORN TODAY This year you feel luckier than you have in many years, as you often find yourself in the right place at the right time. Learn to detach from certain issues before a problem arises. If you are single, be open to the person who seems very different and unusual. You will grow enormously because of the tie you form with this person, even if you later decide that you’d like to relate to someone different. If you are attached, the two of you need to plan a trip together. Make sure to do it this year, and you will become much closer. PISCES reveals emotions that can be a bit much for you to handle.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH You might look scattered to an observer, but you are moving quickly in order to get a lot done. You also have many incoming calls and could feel somewhat overwhelmed.

You know how to funnel your energy, and you do this effectively. Accept a last-minute invitation. Tonight: Not to be found.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH You have a lot invested in a project or goal. You might have to jump a small hurdle in order to succeed, but you will do so with ease. A last-minute offer could encourage you to look the other way. You’ll feel as if you can tackle any problem. Tonight: Curb excess spending.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH You certainly are a force to be admired. You know your limits and which direction you are going. You might want to change the tone of

your days and take advantage of the upcoming weekend. Make an effort to complete a project. Tonight: In the limelight.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Try to detach, especially if you become triggered. You will remain anchored and positive as a result, and your instincts will guide you. Verify what you feel before acting. You want to make a solid choice. Tonight: Be open to a new adventure.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH You work well with others. You might want to emphasize your goals. If you want to move in a new direction, you will have others’ support. Your high energy and optimism draw a key person into your life. Tonight: Enjoy a loved one.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH You have your hands full just with being responsive to others, not to mention what you feel you must accomplish. Be as direct as possible in dealing with others. A key person you look up to could be quite pleased with the way you are handling yourself. Tonight: Share with fun people.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Pace yourself and stay ahead of the moment. Listen to news, yet also use your observational skills to figure out what is going on around you. Use care with your spending. Once you get going, it is hard to stop. Honor your natural limitations. Tonight: Out with a cohort.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH Your libido defines the next 24 hours. When flirting, you naturally become seductive. As your

ACROSS 1 It can keep a watch on you 6 Phi follower?

10 Took the bus 14 French fry?

15 Transportation option 16 Carafe kin 17 Quarry for Henry VIII’s cat?

19 Word in a boast 20 King of fiction 21 Martin Luther, to Pope Leo X 23 European wine region 25 Bouquet 26 Dutch exporter’s forte?

32 The Olympic Australis and others 33 Slippery 34 Pop-ups, often 37 Hollywood VIP 38 “The Prince of Tides” co-star 40 Bend at a barre 41 LAPD section?

42 Pay stub abbr.

43 Origami staple 44 New Orleans campus sign during spring break?

47 Way up 50 Desperate 51 Horns in 54 Puts in a lower position 59 Melville’s “grand, ungodly, god-like man” 60 Garb for a private pupil?

62 Two after do 63 Go like mad 64 Pitched perfectly 65 It’s pitched 66 Strong arms 67 Racket DOWN 1 Former fleet 2 Tense 3 Boorish 4 Sitting on 5 Noncommittal response 6 “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall” author Anne 7 Seine flower 8 Addams family nickname 9 Toward shelter 10 Put on a pedestal 11 Have an outstanding loan from 12 Durable fabric

13 Evergreen shrub 18 Muddle 22 Risque 24 Swift’s birthplace 26 Drudgery 27 Prom night style 28 Myanmar neighbor 29 Bugged?

30 Spot checker?

31 __-de-France 34 Melodramatic moan 35 Wine partner 36 Word with poppy or top 38 Zilch 39 Andean tuber 40 Arnie or Tiger, e.g.

42 Roll up 43 South Carolina university 44 Gossip morsel 45 Down sources 46 First Nations tribe 47 Sting 48 Chuckle relative

49 Not worth __ 52 Words of reproach, and a hint to how the four longest puzzle answers are formed 53 “The Highway to India” canal 55 “That’s terrible!”

56 __ torch 57 Cockney toast starter 58 Ocular nuisance 61 Clavell’s “__-Pan”

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primal energy emerges, others notice. When working on finding a solution to a problem, you naturally will choose to explore more than one path. Tonight: Expect some fun moments.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH You could be much clearer than you realize, yet others might pretend not to “get it.” You know how to evoke responses better than many, so go to work. Let your inner voice guide you. You will achieve your desired results. Tonight: Close to home.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH Continue returning calls, even if it is to your archenemy. You might want to resolve a problem and eliminate some tension for you and those around you. Your concentration allows you to attack one task after another. Tonight: Get into the moment.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH Curb a new pattern of spending. You will feel much better if you get this somewhat destructive habit under control. You might want to approach a friend in a positive, fun and humorous manner. Let go of heaviness here.

Tonight: Make sure you are in good company.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH Your smile draws others in. Use this moment to accomplish what you want most. Consider what you would do if you knew you would get a positive response. Make an effort to touch base with someone at a distance. Let the moment happen. Tonight: Be with your favorite person.

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Friday September 28, 2012

GLOWfest set to invade Mylan Park

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Rising disc jockey Zedd will perform with Porter Robinson tonight at GLOWfest.

by hunter homistek associate a&E editor

It’s time to shine, Morgantown: GLOWfest is taking over Mylan Park today at 1 p.m.

A college music festival comprised of some of the hottest up-and-coming electronica acts, GLOWfest promises to satisfy the music fan looking for a night out to relieve the week’s stress.

For those unaccustomed to the electronic dance music (EDM) genre, GLOWfest provides the perfect opportunity to dabble in this rising scene. “For people new to elec-

tronic dance music concerts, I think this will revolutionize their idea of what a concert can be,� said Chris Kennedy, GLOWfest public relations coordinator. “All different kinds of people show up to have a great time, dance and have their hearts rattled by subwoofers while looking up at stage lighting intricate enough to rival a Fourth of July fireworks display.�

To achieve this lofty proposition, GLOWfest is bringing a lineup studded with some of EDM’s finest artists.

Among the 15 acts performing are Porter Robinson and Zedd, Krewella, Bingo

Players, Paper Diamond and Twin Syndrome. “We’re truly excited about the stacked lineup of bands,�

Kennedy said. “Each of these musicians has been referred to as a prodigy of the genre by numerous publications.�

Porter Robinson, in particular, boasts an impressive resume within the genre. As an internationally touring electronic house producer and disc jockey, Robinson has toured alongside Deadmau5, Skrillex and many others.

Making today’s performance even more intriguing, GLOWfest marks Robinson’s first time embarking

on a back-to-back tour alongside another festival favorite, Zedd.

Commonly referred to as Skrillex’s protege, Zedd draws his musical inspiration from a wide variety of genres in his quest for sonic satisfaction. His style is most commonly noted for its huge bass and layered texture – huge hits among fans of EDM. “We’re excited by the diversity and magnitude of these performers,� said Deuce Thevenow, GLOWfest co-founder. “We booked these groups with the intention of having the fastest rising new generation of elec-

tronic musicians at the same festival, and we’re excited to bring this unique event to West Virginia University’s homecoming festivities.�

Adding to the local appeal, GLOWfest will also feature a smattering of local talent, with progressive folk favorites Fletcher’s Grove and always entertaining DJ Clintronics also performing at the event. “We have had a lot of great shows come through the city within the past few months and hope to continue to be able to have the shows so often,� said Ryan Krofcheck, vocalist and guitarist for Fletcher’s Grove.

With so much talent on board and a professional light show that would make KISS weep, GLOWfest promises to provide the perfect atmosphere to bring in the weekend with a bang.

Tickets to the event can be purchased at http://bit. ly/GlowfestWV (case-sensitive) for $40 or at the gates of the show for $50.

A shuttle ser vice from Towers and the Mountainlair is also available for $7 to take concertgoers to and from the park.

For more information, visit www.glowfesttour.com. hunter.homistek@mail.wvu.edu

The Melvins ‘go berzerk’ at 123 Pleasant Street by alec berry web editor

The Melvins played a sold-out show at legendary Morgantown venue 123 Pleasant Street Wednesday night.

People were into it.

West Virginia University history student James Fortuna said the show was a dream come true. “I went inside, and I couldn’t believe the Melvins were playing,� Fortuna said. “It was so sick.�

The Melvins are a historic rock band best known for influencing Nirvana.

They are currently on a tour that will cover 51 cities in 51 days – a feat that may be a first in the music world.

Morgantown marked the group’s West Virginia pit stop, and they made it a good one.

The show began with a slight audio tease, in which Buzz of the Melvins came on stage, picked up his axe and hit the strings with such precision the walls of

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People were struck. Mesmerized, Fortuna recalls closing his eyes and letting the music take him away. “It was like being on cloud nine, only it was cloud 10,� Fortuna said.

The show carried on at a mellow pace at first. The Melvins warmed up the crowd with a slow, heavy progression of notes. They built up tension, and while they played, they did not seem afraid to carry on and keep the crowd waiting for the eventual climax.

And once it hit, it hit.

A charismatic young man with curly hair went along with the build of the notes. He began leaping up and down as the excitement drew near, and after a certain point, he moved toward the front of the crowd and linked arms with a buddy.

The band rocked back and forth, egging the crowd on. They wanted chaos.

Nearby members of the audience showed resistance to the curly-haired music lover and pushed back. The shoves were read as menacing. A punch was thrown, and the curlyhaired man was struck.

Luckily, though, a fight

was snuffed out before it could begin, and the show moved along.

The crowd stood at attention, and heads began to bob.

At moments, the Melvins’ sound would reach its peak, and the riffs would rage on, but overall the band strung out its set into a melodic piece, undermining the expected quick in-and-out thrash experience.

I found it quite intriguing, and it showed these artists as more than just the grunge-punk hybrid they are commonly made out to be.

The night concluded in heavy applause.

A relatively new band known as Tweak Bird took the stage before the main act and impressed the veteran crowd with their own brand of garage rock.

A two-piece band, Tweak Bird’s drummer really stuck out throughout the performance – he was simply fun to watch.

As I left, the show seemed to sink in as quite a unique thing to watch.

Morgantown was lucky to host such an event. aberry3@mail.wvu.edu

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Lewis Black will perform at the Creative Arts Center Sunday.

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Renowned comedic mastermind Lewis Black is returning to Morgantown Sunday at 8:30 p.m.

Black will perform his notoriously abrasive stand-up routine at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center as a stop on his current “Running on Empty” tour.

This is Black’s third time performing in Morgantown, and the crowd have always been great for his shows.

“It’s terrific. You got people who can get through a paragraph without fainting,” Black said on his return to WVU. “Morgantown gets nicer and nicer and nicer. That’s one of the things people seem to miss the point of ... (people) are going nuts around the whole country, while there are cities around the country in the past 20 years that have gone from being marginal around the edge and have come into their own, and Morgantown’s one of them,” Black said.

With millions of followers and a nationwide fan base, Lewis is best known for his long-running “Back in Black” segment, featured on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”

These bits include his original, witty and hilarious views wrapped in po-

litical and social rants.

“We’ve known each other for a lot of 30 years, it’s nice to work with him (Stewart). I’m on a great show, how lucky am I,” Black said about his work on ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.’

Dave Ryan, WVU Arts and Entertainment public relations specialist, said with the election heating up, the timing for Black’s return to Morgantown could not be better.

“He’s always a hit with audiences because of his hilarious views of the world,” Ryan said. “We’re thrilled to have him come back to the Creative Arts Center and give Morgantown another great show.”

Black’s unique style of ranting satire leaves no topic off limits, and it frequently touches on current events, politics and pop culture.

Appealing to a wide range of audiences, including celebrities and television personalities, Black expresses his love– hate relationship with American culture in a straightforward and brilliantly funny line of attack.

By combining sarcasm with profanity and passionate fist-shaking anger, Black releases his fury and leaves audiences roaring with laughter.

“Anyone familiar with Lewis Black knows his brand of comedy – lively, hilarious and with a tinge

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of rage,” Ryan said. “His brand of delivery has earned a lot of awards and a reputation as one of the biggest touring comedians today.”

The multitalented comic has been featured in numerous recognizable roles and stand-up productions.

Black played the Dean in the 2006 college comedy “Accepted,” and he currently serves as the voice for Ricky Owens on “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.”

He was voted No. 51 of the 100 Greatest Stand-up Comedians of All Time by Comedy Central in 2004 and has released specials on HBO, including “Black on Broadway” and his most recent 2010 production “Stark Raving Black.” Additionally, he has released three books and 10 live (concert) performances.

“Lewis Black is popular with anyone who can appreciate a good laugh,” Ryan sad. “He is certainly proving to be a comedy force to be reckoned with.”

Tickets are on sale now at the CAC and Mountainlair box offices, ranging from $42-$67 for the general public.

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Cody schuler managing editor

WVU has Marvel-ous talent on field Earlier this year, a movie debuted in theaters depicting the superhero conglomerate, “The Avengers.” It was by all measures a massive critical – and financial – success.

The Marvel Comics superhero team took to the big screen and left fans in awe, shattering records in the process. The film had the biggest opening weekend in North America in history, and it was the fastest film to gross $1 billion worldwide.

Many were blown away by the sheer power, size, strength and speed of The Avengers; it seemed like when they were working together, they couldn’t be beaten.

Sounds like another group of superheroes I know based here in Morgantown.

At first glance, redshirt junior wide receiver Stedman Bailey and Tony Stark don’t seem to have anything in common. However, when you look at the big picture – especially on Saturdays – it seems they actually are more alike than you’d think.

Bailey puts on his Mountaineer uniform and bears an uncanny resemblance to Iron Man. Once he straps his helmet on, Bailey possesses superhuman strength, the ability to jump high into the air and a bevy of lethal weapons – like amazing speed and precise routerunning – that are nightmares for villains – erm, I mean defenses.

Alongside Bailey is senior running back Shawne Alston, who many defenses have taken to calling The Hulk.

There’s a rumor that the team once dumped a cooler full of Red Bull on Shawne Alston; the next day, he ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns against Marshall. Coincidence? You tell me.

As a freshman, senior inside receiver Tavon Austin was bitten by a radioactive spider in his dorm room; he now has more receptions than any other player in school history.

His uniform, much like Bailey’s, gives him abilities the Marvel hero Spider Man possesses. Along with superhuman strength and speed, Austin shares a sixth sense that alerts him to defenders – much like spideysense alerts Spider-Man to danger.

Though it is impossible to see with the human eye, it is rumored Austin is able to shoot a web-like material from his gloves,which aids him in pulling down passes from senior quarterback Geno Smith.

Smith, the leading contender in the Heisman race this season, might remind you of Captain America.

Last spring when head coach Dana Holgorsen arrived on campus, Smith drank a special can of Holgorsen’s Super Player Serum – marketed to the public as Red Bull – and the rest is history.

Though he also possesses a rocket-arm, super endurance and amazing strength, the thing that sets Captain West Virginia apart from his comrades is his leadership ability.

A brilliant tactician, Smith is able to process and analyze opposing defenses faster than any other quarterback in Mountaineer history; his decision-making has literally been flawless this season.

All of these super-players would be nothing without the Holgorsen Institute for Higher Learning – formerly known as Holgorsen’s School for Gifted Players.

Under Professor Holgorsen’s tutelage, these players have grown together and found ways to utilize their separate powers into a combined effort that is nearing the realm of unstoppable.

And to think, people thought the more wellknown comic book “Avengers” were superheroes. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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A NEW CHAPTER

No. 7 West Virginia set for first Big 12 game in program history

By Nick Arthur

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No more tune-ups. Big 12 Conference play has arrived.

When No. 7 West Virginia runs out of the Milan Puskar Stadium tunnel Saturday at noon, an unfamiliar opponent – No. 24 Baylor – will be awaiting the Mountaineers.

West Virginia (3-0) will face the Bears (3-0) after defeating Maryland at home Saturday.

And the Bears will be presenting a much different challenge than the Terrapins, particularly in the speed and tempo departments.

“Baylor is faster,” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. “Maryland did not have a vertical passing game. They sat there and watched the clock go down to one, and then they snapped it and just tried to put it in play.”

The quick tempo has helped the Bears average more than 51 points per game through their first

three outings, and senior quarterback Nick Florence has been the catalyst of their offensive success.

“He’s a good player and a program player,” Holgorsen said. “He understands his system, he gets them in the right play and he does a good job of completing passes. He takes some chances, and hopefully he takes a few too many that we can capitalize on.”

But don’t let the offensive efficiency from Florence and company overshadow the Baylor’s talented defense, which has been exposed this season.

“They look pretty good on film. They look pretty solid on defense,” said West Virginia junior wide receiver Stedman Bailey. “They have some good defensive backs, and their guys up front do a good job of creating pressure on the quarterback.

They’ve given up quite a bit of points the past few games, but that’s no reason for us to take them lightly.”

Multiple festivities are planned Saturday outside of the game, making this more

than just another gameday in Morgantown “I can’t wait. It’s a new experience, new game (and) new people,” said West Virginia senior center Joe Madsen. “I think we are going to go out there and play our best, and hopefully we have a good time and play our hearts out. It’s a special thing. I hope we bring this conference a lot of great things.”

Country music singer Trace Adkins will be performing the “Star-Spangled Banner” and fans are encouraged to stripe the stadium in blue and gold.

Much like the common theme among fans, the Mountaineer players are ready to turn to a new chapter of West Virginia athletics.

“Everybody has been waiting on this very moment,” Bailey said. “Baylor is our first Big 12 opponent, and we just have to take it week by week. We’re excited to play Baylor and kick off the Big 12.” nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

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Dana Holgorsen and the West Virginia football team takes on No. 24 Baylor this weekend in the Mountaineers’ first Big 12 Conference game of the season.

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Senior defender Eric Schoenle has scored three goals in four games for the West Virginia men’s soccer team.

No. 17 WVU travels to Western Michigan by amit batra sports writer

In the second MidAmerican Conference game in West Virginia men’s soccer history, the No. 17 Mountaineers travel to Western Michigan for a showdown Saturday.

The Broncos are 7-2-1 on the season after wins against quality opponents DePaul and Loyola.

The two losses have come against Michigan State and Canisius.

Western Michigan has dominated the shots category this season, outshooting opponents 150-98. The Broncos are also leading in

goals 19-7.

Leading Western Michigan will be Marco Lobo and Ryan Lemasters. Lobo has four goals and two assists, while Lemasters has two goals and five assists.

It’s safe to say that WVU may have a very difficult challenge in the Broncos.

With only two full days of rest, the Mountaineers will need to regroup quickly for their first road test since Penn State earlier this season.

“The important thing for us is to rest and recover,” said head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “It’s go-

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Mountaineers hit the road to face TCU

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Junior forward Frances Silva and the No. 21 West Virginia women’s soccer team travel to TCU this weekend to play their first Big 12 Conference road game.

By shea ulisney sports writer

The No. 21 West Virginia women’s soccer team will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, this weekend to take on TCU in its first Big 12 Conference game away from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

It will be the Horned Frogs’ first Big 12 conference match this season and the first time they have squared off against the Mountaineers in school history.

TCU returns six starters from last season, led by first-year head coach Eric Bell.

The Horned Frogs ended their three-game winning streak Friday night in a 2-1 overtime loss at Denver.

The overtime match was TCU’s first since Nov. 2, 2011 when they played in a 1-1 double overtime tie to Wyoming.

Junior forward Brittany Slyman leads the Horned Frogs’ offense with three goals and two assists and a team-best 16 shots. Senior midfielder Monica Alvarado has also scored three goals. And freshman midfielder Makenzie Koch had her fifth assist of the season in Friday night’s loss and is tied for league lead in assists.

TCU’s defense has allowed only eight goals in 10 matches this season.

The eight goals allowed ranks second in the Big 12; only Baylor has allowed fewer goals of five in its first 12 games.

TCU goalkeeper Vittoria Arnold currently has the best save percentage in the Big 12 (.860). Arnold has made a seasonhigh nine saves.

Arnold ties West Virginia goalkeeper Sara Keane for league-best five shutouts this season.

The Mountaineers are

on a four-game winning streak, defeating Big 12 conference teams Texas Tech (3-2), and defending Big 12 champions No. 7 Oklahoma State (1-0) and non-conference teams Towson (5-0) and High Point (6-0).

Head coach Nikki IzzoBrown was pleased with the result of the team’s first two conference matches in the Big 12 and hopes to continue success on the road.

“All week we’ve tried to focus on improving our possession and defending,” said sophomore midfielder Ali Connelly. “We had a good start in the Big 12, and if we can improve on those things for (today’s) game, we hope to continue our success.”

Leading the offense for West Virginia is the outstanding duo of junior forward Frances Silva and sophomore forward Kate Schwindel with 18 points each. The duo has five of the six game-winning goals for the team.

After the weekend, Silva scored three goals, including both game-winners, to give WVU its first Big 12 victories. She was named Soccer News Net’s National Player of the week, ECAC Division I Women’s Soccer Player of the Week, College Sports Madness Women’s Soccer’s Offensive Player of the Week and Big 12 Player of the Week.

Silva leads the Mountaineer offense and the Big 12 with eight goals and two assists. Schwindel has seven goals and four assists.

Defensively, the Mountaineers have posted three shutouts in their last four matches. Keane has played every minute in the goal and has a 0.93 goalsagainst average. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 9 ing to be better for us to get on the road. You know, it’s nice to play games at home, but there’s also that comfort zone.

“It’ll be good for us to get back on the road and have a little bit of that edge back.”

West Virginia will be on the road for the first time after a four-game homestand in which the Mountaineers won each game.

LeBlanc realizes the challenge of facing the Broncos and winning on their home field.

“They’re well-coached, and they’re physical,” he said. “They are organized and a very solid team.

They’re not going to beat themselves. For us, understanding that they’re not going to beat themselves, we need to be the aggressor. We’re going to go on the road and try to get after them.”

While Western Michigan has a good record in the MAC, it still doesn’t get the attention it deserves, according to LeBlanc.

“The biggest thing for them is that people probably underestimate them,” LeBlanc added. “We’re not going to underestimate them. We’re going to get after them and put pressure on them. If we do that and have the right mindset, I think we’ll be okay.”

The Broncos will be the

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WVU head coach Marlon LeBlanc and the men’s soccer team takes on Western Michigan this weekend. first team over .500 the Mountaineers have faced in the last three games. Subpar opponents in FAU and Iona were easy business for WVU. In five out of seven wins, the Broncos were able to shutout the opponent.

WVU has been an offensive powerhouse lately in shots and scoring goals, but the opponent will be a bit more difficult this time around.

The action gets underway from Kalamazoo, Mich., Saturday at noon. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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