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Thursday August 30, 2012

Volume 126, Issue 10

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SGA elects executive officers by bryan bumgardner associate city editor

The West Virginia University Student Government Association held their first meeting of the 2012-2013 school year Wednesday night.

The meeting was centered around the election of several student executives who were nominated over the summer.

These executives are responsible for governing issues ranging from club sports to veterans affairs.

Randy Jones, a political science student and Morgantown native, was elected as SGA City Council liason.

Following a string of recent alcohol-related crimes, Morgantown City Councilor Bill Byrne suggested shortening the operating hours of bars and

clubs downtown. Jones disagreed with the idea, echoing the sentiments of many SGA members.

“If you tell students that they have to leave at 12, you’ll have a lot of kids that are going to run over to the liquor store,” he said.

“They’re going to go home to house parties and create more problems than we had originally.”

Jones said he believes the proposal would

Assault sparks UPD, city debate on safety

By Carlee Lammers City Editor

West Virginia University Police are currently investigating an attack of a student near the intersection of Campus Drive and University Avenue, shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday.

A lone male student was attacked from behind and was repeatedly kicked in the face and head, causing injuries, said University Police Chief Bob Roberts. The victim is currently in stable condition.

The assailant was described as a college-aged, blond, white male and approximately 5-foot-10. At the time of the attack, he was reported to be wearing shorts and neon green cowboy boots.

“We’re looking for anyone that may have any information. There may be some students who were there or passing by the scene,” Roberts said. “He was reported to be wearing neon green cowboy boots – hopefully, that will help distinguish him.”

Recently, there has been a string of incidents of assault on campus.

Roberts said while each incident must be examined individually, alcohol seems to play a consistent role in

each event.

“In each incident, there is usually some link to alcohol,” he said. “ A lot of times, incidents such as this spring from verbal arguments, and when someone is intoxicated, they don’t make the best choices in the world. If they argue back and don’t walk away from the situation, they risk serious injury and, in some cases, death.

You have to be big enough to walk away.”

Roberts believes one of the contributing factors to the alcohol-fueled attacks is the current “last call” times for the bars downtown.

Currently, the last call time for downtown bars is 2 a.m., and bars officially close at 3 a.m.

“The last call times should maybe be midnight during the week, or maybe one on the weekends,” Roberts said.

“The longer students stay out, the more issues there seem to be.”

Some members of the Morgantown City Council agree there is a need for stronger policies and enforcement in downtown bars.

Sixth Ward Councilor Bill Byrne said he believes action needs to be taken on the state and local levels to

associate a&E editor

For Morgantown residents, looking good no longer entails spending a fortune.

The Endless Closet, a secondhand clothing store that specializes in youngadult attire, recently opened at 111 Walnut St., and the store promises low prices as well as the latest fashion.

“College kids don’t have a lot of money, but they still want to look good,” said Ryan Nye, owner of the shop. “This is the place for them.”

Carrying both men’s and women’s attire, The Endless Closet promises to have something for everyone within its extensive collection.

“We are leaning toward women’s clothing right now, but we still have racks upon racks of men’s clothing as well,” Nye said.

For those concerned with the label “secondhand” attached to the clothing from the store, Nye urges these predispositions be pushed aside.

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this year’s executives.

“They were selected carefully,” he said. “I look forward to working with all of them.”

Redding said he spent the summer opening discussion with WVU administration.

“It looks like they’re going to be really responsive this year,” he said. “If we can’t get things done, we

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Recycling bins set up by the Office of Sustainability will help to promote an environmentally friendly atmosphere this football season.

Mountaineers Recycle makes WVU football green by kaitlyn wilson correspondent

Excitement surrounds the Mountaineers’ first football season in the Big 12, but one West Virginia University program is looking forward to more than just tailgates and touchdowns.

Mountaineers Recycle is WECAN’s athletic events recycling program which distributes recycling kits to fans and tailgaters in the parking lots before each WVU home game.

“There is a lot of excitement this season,” said Center for Civic Engagement Conservation Specialist Traci Liebig. “It is our first season in the Big 12 and we want to show the other teams that we care about recycling and the environment, and we also want the stadium to look its best as we welcome the other teams.”

Each kit is distributed by volunteers and contains a reusable canvas bag and enough recycling bags for the entire season. Some

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“There are no rips and no stains in any of the clothes,” Nye said. “Most people are actually confused that it is used, because it looks brand new.”

In addition, The Endless Closet steams and washes all of its clothing in-house.

While The Endless Closet specializes in selling used clothing, these clothes have to come from somewhere, too.

Nye said the store is a great place to sell some clothes that no longer fit or are unwanted.

“Nearly every piece of clothing we sell is purchased locally from customers,” Nye said. “This is a great outlet to get rid of and buy nice clothes.”

Along with its extensive collection of men’s and women’s clothing, The Endless Closet has accommodations for the little guys (and girls) in the family, too.

On the lower level, customers will find an entire floor devoted to children’s clothing.

While it may be the norm to go to the mall or

ous problem. How much money do they think is spent between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. downtown?”

Jones hopes to visit future City Council meetings to represent SGA’s position on policies.

“I understand it’s their job to keep people safe,” he said. “But I don’t think this proposal is the best way to go about it.”

SGA President Zach Redding feels confident about

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backfire.

“If you kick everybody off of High St., where do you think they’re going to go?” he said.

Jones also fears the proposal could affect business and tax revenue, especially from visiting Big 12 sports fans.

“You’re tellling all those people that ‘our town shuts down at midnight, and you have to go home,’” he said. “I think that’s a seri-

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Mountaineers Recycle will debut Saturday at WVU’s first home football game.

VA Hospital rolls onto WVU campus

By Lacey Palmer Staff Writer

A large, patriotic mobile unit came rolling onto campus Wednesday to serve West Virginia University veteran students.

The Rural Mobile Health Unit from the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., was available to better serve the medical needs of veteran students.

“All veterans are required to have a physical and blood work yearly, so we try to get out to the communities and do that, which was the goal of our program to start with,” said

RN from the Mobile Health Unit Criss Bragg.

The Mobile Health Unit was created to provide medical care exclusively to veterans who have difficulty accessing the VA hospital in Clarksburg.

The program began with a government grant and has been in existence for four years.

Throughout the day, a physician was on hand at the Mobile Health Unit who was able to complete physical examinations or blood work for any University veteran student.

“This is the first time we’ve been to WVU, and already today we’ve had

quite a few veteran students, one of which was actually from Fla.,” Bragg said.

“Veterans need to be seen to stay in the VA system, so someone up here has to provide their VA care while they’re away from home. It’s best if while they’re here they transfer their care into our VA system and be seen by the local doctor in case they have any questions or concerns, get sick or have some health issues. Then they can be seen locally at our clinic in Westover.”

Joe Shelton, veteran and freshman student from Kentucky, said he was not

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aware of the Rural Mobile Health Care Program before he came on campus Wednesday morning.

“I didn’t know where any VA care facilities were around here,” Shelton said.

Shelton said he believes the program is beneficial because it provides veterans with the health benefits and medical care they require where they need it.

The My HealtheVet program, the VA’s personal internet health record, also provided veterans with health information alongside the Mobile Health Unit.

“The My HealtheVet

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recycle

Continued from page 1 kits will have free merchandise made from recycled material.

Kits will be handed out in the Blue Lot as soon as it opens, and in smaller lots, kits will be delivered three hours before kickoff.

When the game starts, volunteers come back around to collect the bags.

Center for Civic Engagement AmeriCorps VISTA Member Tia Fay said she is looking forward to the Mountaineers Recycle program and has high hopes for them this year.

“I especially hope to get a lot of students and community volunteers working together on this,” she said.

Fay said it is important for the University to continue its recycling efforts, not only for the benefit of the environment, but so everyone can come together and understand the program’s effect on Morgantown.

Mountaineers Recycle was started in 2007 with help from the WV Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan program, WECAN, WVU Facilities Management, the Center for Civic Engagement and the Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority.

The program significantly improved its recycling statistics last season. About 1,800 kits were given out by volunteers, and the program has collected more than 60 tons of waste in the last five years.

“The addition of beer sales in the stadium really helped,” Liebig said.

There are 250 bins inside the concourse as well as bins at every gate, where fans are encouraged to throw their bottles.

Mountaineers Recycle also conducts a recycling program for all home basketball games. Volunteers are mainly students, but help is also received from other Morgantown citizens and local high school students.

Fewer volunteers are needed as the season progresses, since most people receive a kit at the first game. Volunteers are still welcome. A sign-up sheet is available on the Center for Civic Engagement’s website.

For more information about the Center for Civic Engagement, visit www.cce.wvu.edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

safety

Continued from page 1 prevent alcohol-related crimes.

“If you were to look at any number of newspapers over the past couple of months, you will see there have repeatedly been violent actions associated with robbery, rape and assault,” Byrne said.

“We need to try to get a handle on this. These are coming to be significant issues downtown that need to be addressed and open for discussion.”

Byrne said he believes the first initiative taken should be passing a state policy to regularly allow law enforcement into problematic bars.

Byrne said there is a need to reexamine the “last call” times in downtown bars, and suggested a uniform midnight last call time.

“Right now, last call isn’t until 2 a.m., and people in

The Endless Closet is located at the corner of Walnut Street and University Avenue.

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closet

Continued from page 1 University Town Center to stock up one’s wardrobe, Nye feels that his store is becoming a more popular spot for customers.

“We are also unique in that we acquire all our stock straight from customers on a cash or store credit trading system,” Nye said.

“That way, you can keep your closet fresh and continue to recycle your clothing to look fabulous at all time.!”

The Endless Closet is open Monday–Thursday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. ,Friday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The store is closed on Sundays.

For more information, stop by its Walnut Street location, or visit http:// www.yourendlesscloset. com. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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A recycling bin located in the concourse of Milan Puskar Stadium. the bars aren’t leaving until 3 or even 4 in the morning,” he said. “That’s part of the reason why there are so many infractions.”

Byrne’s third suggestion is to create a policy that does not allow any patron less than 21 years old into the local bars.

Some downtown bars allow patrons less than 21 inside, which Byrne believes is contributing to the issues of violence.

“Some bars are allowing those underage to come inside. I suspect they are drinking and doing so illegally,” he said.

Roberts said West Virginia is one of the only states in the region that will allow patrons less than 21 years old to enter a bar.

Byrne said throughout the weekend, underage patrons from states with different regulations flock to Morgantown bars – and are often being served alcohol illegally.

While such regulations may not be popular with

many WVU students, Byrne said he believes them necessary for campus and community well-being.

“It’s important to keep in mind that while things like this are not going to be popular, especially with students, they are important and necessary to their safety,” he said.

Roberts said he encourages students to take action and make a conscious effort to protect themselves from dangerous situations.

“I really encourage students to try to stay in at least pairs, or a group of three,” he said. “Also, they need to try and avoid areas that are known to be dangers. Read the paper, and stay alert of recent crime-related issues on campus.”

Police are asking anyone with information on the recent assault to contact WVU Police Captain Phil Scott at 304-293-COPS (304-293-2677). carlee.lammers@mail.wvu.edu

can at least push them in the right direction.”

This year’s SGA executives include: George Weaver as Club Sports Liason, Tommy Casto as Transportation Director and Paul Guerra as Off Campus Housing Director.

Also selected was Josh Harrison for Elections

veterans

Continued from page 1 program is a web-based program where veterans can go online, check the status of their appointments, view their lab results, talk securely with their doctors, set up appointments or refill their prescriptions,” said Grady Massengale, a voluntary service assistant who specializes in the My HealtheVet program.

“It saves them a lot of time as far as having to go directly to the facility.

Instead, they can do it from home and have everything mailed to their house,” Massengale said.

More than 500 veterans, military personnel and/or their dependents are furthering their education at WVU. Bragg said sometimes the importance of those numbers can be

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The Endless Closet, on the corner of Walnut Street and University Avenue, is now open.

Chair, Kristen Pennington as Legislative Affairs Director and Brian Horton as West Virginia SGA liason.

In on-campus affairs, Tegan Bratcher was selected as Student Connections Director, Farah Famouri as Student Organizations Director, Brian Arndt and Kate Wilkinson as Greek liaisons and Galadu Subah as Health and Wellness Director.

Danielle Rzucidlo was

chosen to be the Fundraising and Philanthropy Director, Rob Gill as Neighborhood Associations and Safety, and Derek Whitlow and Tiffany Pratt as Veterans Affairs Directors.

Katelyn Smallwood was chosen for the PR team and DA relations.

For more information about SGA, visit http://sga. wvu.edu.

underestimated.

“A lot of veterans want to improve themselves and get back in school when they get back,” Bragg said.

“The military offers a lot of college benefits that many of these veterans will take advantage of, and a lot of veterans aren’t aware of that and neither is the public.”

Bragg said she was excited about the success and the impact the Unit has had in the state.

“Right now, we have six scheduled clinics throughout north central West Virginia and we visit those two to three times a month.”

“We have approximately 700 to 800 patients assigned to us right now, so we’re pretty busy.”

West Virginia has the largest number of veterans per capita of any state in the nation – especially when it comes to young veterans, Bragg said.

“A lot of the veterans who

come back want to get back to their lives, families and jobs, so our goal is to try to get as many of those veterans into the system as fast as we can,” Bragg said.

“They’re eligible for five years of care through the VA system from the time they get back, so we want to get them in, get their assessments done, get their physicals done and get them into the VA system as quickly as possible and deal with any health issues while they’re small before they become larger issues.”

The Unit will be on campus from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Thursday in front of Elizabeth Moore Hall.

Veterans may visit myhealth.va.gov to register and learn more about My HealtheVet. Also, to learn more about Veterans’ affairs at WVU, visit wvuveterans.wvu.edu.

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Police throng Tampa with GOP convention in town

Police officers watch demonstrators marching through the streets of Tampa, Fla., to protest the Republican National Convention Monday.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – They seem to be on every street corner. Police officers riding bicycles, horses and golf carts that look like baby Humvees. Metal barricades surround all of Tampa’s government buildings. State police, FBI, the Secret Service – some in riot gear – throng the city’s streets surrounding the Republican National Convention.

Some, from visitors to downtown business owners, wonder if the convention security is all a little too much.

“I think it’s overwhelming,” said Ellen Brown, the owner of a bookstore in downtown Tampa. “It seems oppressive to me.”

“It’s overdone,” said Tom Neal, a guest of the Texas GOP delegation. “Once you go this far, you’re only a step away from becoming a police state.”

During a normal August, downtown Tampa is a bit sleepy. Workers shuffle from air-conditioned offices into the steamy outdoors, past palm trees that sag under the oppressive humidity and through the city’s lush green parks.

But with the convention in town, the city looks somewhat like it’s under siege.

Helicopters fly almost constantly overhead and packs

of police cruise by on bicycles. Fast boats whiz by the region’s three bridges, looking for unseen threats. Tall chain-link fences shield the pretty parks along the Hillsborough River from view.

The main library is closed.

Brown said she spoke with one protester who spotted the fences and long green tarps blocking the view of the city’s waterfront.

He was carrying a sign that said, “Is this what democracy looks like?”

“Welcome to Tampa,” sighed Brown.

City officials maintain the massive show of force – more than 3,000 officers – is needed to ward off possibly violent protests, pointing to several clashes with police at the 2008 Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn.

Civil liberties advocates have worried about the amping up of security at political events, where dissenters are kept in so-called “protest zones,” fenced enclosures often far from the actual event. In Tampa, the protesters and city-sanctioned parade routes are blocks away from the RNC and the nearby media center.

Surveillance cameras installed on public streets (a few dozen are in place in Tampa) also give some free

speech advocates pause.

Ron Krotoszynski, a professor of law at the University of Alabama, said that security at conventions has grown since 1988, when more than 300 anti-abortion protesters were arrested after blocking clinics during the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta that year. Since 9/11, “measures have become even more draconian,” he said. “Organized dissent has been banished from downtown areas.”

The American Civil Liberties Union expressed concern about Tampa’s ban of poles, posts and rope from the so-called “event zone.”

The items can be used to hang banners, prop up signs and make puppets (mostly protesters have used hand and sock puppets, but larger ones are made of papier mache and held together with planks or 2 X 4s).

“Some of these restrictions make sense from a security standpoint,” said Baylor Johnson, a spokesman for the Florida ACLU. “But who are you keeping safe by telling someone they can’t bring in a puppet?”

In the months leading up to the convention, city officials and police estimated that more than 10,000 protesters could descend on the

city. They studied what happened during prior conventions — especially the 2008 RNC in St. Paul, where thousands of protesters demonstrated and a few smashed cars, punctured tires and threw bottles in a confrontation with pepper-spray wielding police. Hundreds were arrested over a few days, including dozens of journalists.

Seeking to avoid that kind of violence, city officials planned to bring in more than 3,000 officers from 59 state law enforcement agencies, along with Florida National Guard troops. A $50 million grant from Congress allowed Tampa police to buy everything from armored vehicles to radios.

Brown said it all might be worth it if there were actually protesters or problems.

But, as she points out, the streets are largely empty and only a few hundred protesters gather at a time – likely due to Hurricane Isaac, which was a tropical storm when it brushed past Florida on its way to hitting the Gulf Coast.

Even police have acknowledged that there have been few problems; a public safety news briefing was canceled on Tuesday because there was no news to report. During some of the

actual protests, the number of law enforcement officers has rivaled the number of demonstrators.

“So far, the groups we have dealt with have been very reasonable,” Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor said.

Some anti-GOP protesters praised police officers on Wednesday, though they said their presence was perhaps more than needed.

“I haven’t experienced one rude cop. They have been great,” said Nick Sabatella, who came to Tampa from New York with Occupy Wall Street protesters. “I walk by the cops and I say ‘hi’ and they say ‘hi’ back.”

About 200 demonstrators attended a protest on Sunday; about 500 showed up on Monday to march in a protest that had been expected to draw 5,000.

Police reported just two arrests as of Tuesday – a man who refused to take off his bandanna (masks and face coverings are banned in the “event zone”), and another who police said was carrying a machete.

“I was taken aback by just the sheer numbers,” said 56-year-old Amie Crawford of Chicago, who was in Tampa to protest and advocate for raising the minimum wage. “It was a little intimidating to be sur-

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rounded by police on foot, on horses, on bicycles.”

Even some of the Republicans in town are shocked.

“It does feel kind of, how shall I put it, a little claustrophobic,” said Andrew Richner, 20, from Detroit, whose father is a Michigan delegate. “We’re all closed in.”

Rob Hinjosa, a 31-yearold San Antonio, Texas resident who is part of the Texas delegation support staff, was even more critical.

“It’s a complete waste of resources,” he said. “There’s probably more police people here than protesters. It doesn’t make me feel safe, it makes me feel paranoid.”

But many downtown workers said Tuesday that they’re glad the officers are there. Some, like Mollie Powell, said if she hadn’t seen the officers, she might not even set foot on the street.

Instead, Powell, who works in a Tampa high-rise, stood on the street on her lunch break, eating a chocolate ice cream and watching a half-dozen members of the Westboro Baptist Church protest against gays and lesbians.

“We feel so safe,” she said.

“I didn’t realize how prepared the police were going to be. They’re anticipating everything. I’m loving it.”

Ryan says Romney ready to meet challenges, won’t ‘duck’ tough issues TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Paul Ryan is quoting his late father and promising better days ahead as he accepts his Republican Party’s vice presidential nomination and introduces himself to the nation.

In excerpts released Wednesday ahead of his speech, Ryan praises running mate Mitt Romney and decries President Barack Obama’s tenure, especially Democrats’ health care law.

But he’s also drawing on his childhood in Janesville, Wis., in a speech that is as much about the experiences that formed the 42-year-old congressman as Romney’s plans to steady a nation’s struggling economy.

“My Dad used to say to me: ‘Son, you have a choice: you can be part of the problem, or you can be part of the solution,’” Ryan said in the prepared text. “The present administration has made its choices. And Mitt Romney and I have made ours. Before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all, we are going to solve this nation’s economic problems.”

Ryan is expected to talk about his Irish immigrant ancestors and small-town values, offering a personal presentation of a lawmaker largely known for sober policy analysis. The speech will likely be heavy on personal-

ity and light on policy, the latest example of Ryan deferring to Romney’s preferences. As Ryan puts it, Romney is “the boss.”

The hope among Romney’s team is that the nation gets to know Ryan’s story, one they say workingclass voters could relate to.

Left unsaid is the fact that Ryan’s conservative policy positions – specifically his contentious budget proposals like revamping Medicare – have caused headaches for Romney and dominated the storyline of the campaign since he was introduced as the running mate.

In the excerpts, Ryan pitched the GOP ticket as a package deal.

“We will not duck the tough issues. We will lead.

We will not spend four years blaming others. We will take responsibility.”

“We will not try to replace our founding principles.

We will reapply our founding principles,” Ryan said in a nod to tea partyers who have not warmed to his running mate. “The work ahead will be hard. These times demand the best of us – all of us, but we can do this. Together, we can do this.”

Ryan and his team, a mix of longtime aides and new advisers, spent a chunk of the past few weeks writing – and re-writing – the speech.

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his campaign plane and his kitchen table in Janesville, Wis., to speechwriters in Tampa and top Romney advisers at the Boston campaign headquarters.

Early versions were scrapped and adjusted to include bits of Ryan’s natural, easygoing speaking style. In between campaign events and daily workouts, Ryan worked to put his own voice into the drafts.

He is an experienced speechwriter, having served in that capacity for 1996 vice presidential nominee Jack Kemp and former Education Secretary William Bennett.

But at campaign events, Ryan has tended to favor policy over his personal story. From Ohio to Virginia to Florida, he talks more often about the nation’s debt and deficit than his own life as a congressional aide who became a congressman at age 28. He is more com-

fortable citing Congressional Budget Office statistics than real people.

Romney’s aides want that to change. Advisers are pushing Ryan toward more personal territory.

In his remarks, Ryan directly took on his critics.

“I accept the calling of my generation to give our children the America that was given to us, with opportunity for the young and security for the old,” Ryan said in a reference to Medicare and Social Security.

Ryan planned to talk not just about Romney’s promises to repair the economy and what they contend are Ap Obama’s failures to do so, but also about self-reliance GOP vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gestures during a walk through before his speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday. and optimism.

“I’m going to level with you: We don’t have that much time,” he said. “But if we are serious, and smart, and we lead, we can do this.”

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Time for students to tune in

Tuesday night, Mitt Romney was officially named the Republican presidential nominee at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Next week, President Barack Obama will similarly be named the nominee of his party at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N. C. While these developments are obviously no surprise – we’ve known Romney would be the Republican nominee for several months and Obama would be the Democratic nominee for several years ­­­– they do represent an important milestone for all

Americans.

After Obama is nominated next week, the presidential election season will officially be underway. From then until election day on Nov. 6, Americans will be tasked with deciding who will be the next president of the United States.

As citizens in a democracy, it is our duty to research the candidates and make an informed decision. Unfortunately, Americans are notoriously ignorant when it comes to their political process, and this problem is even more acute for collegeaged Americans. Young people

in the U.S. are also historically much less likely to vote.

This civic apathy is inexcusable, especially as the Internet has made access to information easier than ever. For those of us who have not been paying attention, now is the time to start.

This is a high-stakes election, and it is your responsibility to educate yourself on the important issues and make your voting decision accordingly.

This responsibility is as important as it’s ever been, as the money spent on misleading political attack ads will undoubtedly reach historic levels dur-

ing this year’s election season.

Factcheck.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to verifying the accuracy of claims made by politicians, is a useful website to check out.

Politifact.org is another excellent resource. Along with its fact-checking services, Politifact provides an exhaustive list of all the promises President Obama has kept, broken or compromised on. All Americans should be using these valuable tools before they make their final decision.

As with every election season, it will be easy for voters to get

sucked into the misleading rhetoric of the various campaigns and make their voting decision based on trivial non-issues.

Don’t fall into this trap. Take the time to educate yourself on the issues, the candidates and the political process. After you have taken this important step, decide which candidate you believe is most compatible with your vision for the country.

Again, as a citizen in a democracy, this is your duty, and the future of your country depends on it. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

To rush or not to rush?

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WVU’s fraternities and sororities will be hosting a recruitment event in the Mountainlair today from 4-6 p.m.

A sophomore sorority member’s take on Greek life at WVU emily phipps guest columnist

“Greek life”– commonly perceived as the way in which some college students “pay to have friends, alcohol and fun.” Many of those who do not participate in this traditional organization base their ideas and perceptions of Greek life on stereotypes born out the negative activities of some fraternities and sororities on campuses throughout the nation.

When I came to college, I was told by current college students that Greek life at West Virginia University was a mirror image of what TV shows like “Greek” on ABC family presented. It’s

now funny to see how innocent and easily influenced incoming students are: I believed whole-heartedly that if I were to enter Greek life, my engineering major would be considered nerdy, I would be hazed, and I would be meeting the stereotypical girls who judged me based upon my appearance and what kind of car my dad drove.

Greek life was something I initially did not think I would ever enter. Now I can honestly say it was the best decision of my collegiate career.

Being an out-of-state student at WVU was hard; all the people around me went to high school with one another and were continuing college with people they went to preschool

with.

Knowing no one and relying on social organizations as my only outlet to meet people, I instantly joined every club possible, figuring I would have to meet people that way. So acquaintances were made and I found out WVU offered a large variety of student organizations, but I still had not really found my niche within the enormous freshman class of 2015.

But then Spring Recruitment came around, and I saw girls in my dorm go through rush, so I decided I would be open to trying something different.

Now I am a sister of an organization which, as a new member, allowed me to meet 94 other active

members of the chapter here at WVU. Instantly, I realized that Greek life was not about alcohol, money, and a repetition of high school drama.

Instead, it was a way for me to form bonds with other girls who I would have never otherwise met.

These are the girls who are always willing to support me when I have a bad day, join me in the library to cram for my physics exam and go out with me to explore the Morgantown night life. These are the girls that I will graduate college with, explore the world with, and who will be my bridesmaids.

I entered Greek life with trepidation and fear based on what I had heard and what the stereotypes pro-

jected – I instead discovered I would never worry about finding out where I would feel at home in college.

So you’re probably wondering at this point – what do you truly do as a member of a fraternity or sorority? Among many other activities, you will have mixers with other sororities and fraternities and you will have the opportunity to participate in Mountaineer week. You will also pick up trash after a rowdy weekend and visit every bar and club Morgantown has to offer. Ice-skating, Relay For Life, and raising money for various charitable causes are all experiences you will take part in.

Basically when people “go Greek” at WVU, they

redefine their lives, and especially their years at WVU. My college experience is shaped by many different events. Becoming a sister of the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at WVU is easily defined as the beginning of how I truly started to get the most out of my years here at WVU. So, still questioning if you should go Greek?

Come check us out in the Mountainlair at “Meet the Greeks” today from 4-6 p.m.

You might like it, you might not. But who knows, you may even find that you will soon join a group of members who you will experience the best four years of your life with. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Americans must get past irrational fear of Muslims ishan raval technician n.c. state university

A phobia is defined as an irrational fear. People develop phobias to almost anything – spiders, heights and even beautiful women (really – it’s called “venustraphobia”).

Though phobias are technically a psychological phenomenon, words with the suffix “-phobia” have entered common parlance to denote prejudice against certain people as well.

One such phobia commonly spoken of in the west is Islamophobia.

Since the Rushdie Affair in 1989, and even more so since 9/11, distrust towards Islam in the United States has been high.

It has now reached the point that one of the ways to discredit the President is simply by calling him a Muslim.

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Negative attitudes toward Islam and its adherents have in recent times shown their most vicious face.

This August, in a span of one and a half weeks, there were eight attacks at houses of worship, with the target of seven of these being mosques. (The remaining one was the racially motivated shooting spree and domestic terrorist attack at the Sikh Gurdwara in Wisconsin, which killed seven people, including the shooter, and injured four.) These attacks included a rifle shot at a wall (behind which 500 people were praying), a bottle bomb (which luckily did not break through the targeted window), property defacement, eggs, oranges, BB gun pellets and, perhaps most spiteful of all, pig legs.

The aversion has extended beyond such individual exhibitions. This month, the American Free-

dom Defense Initiative, an anti-Islamic organization, ran anti-Palestinian advertisements on San Francisco buses that read (emphasis added): “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad.”

Apart from the ahistoricism (as a friend pointed out, “If this was the guiding principle, Jews and Christians would have been obliterated by the Romans two thousand years ago.”), the ad reflects a factually inaccurate outlook.

Whether in Israel and Palestine, or in the United States, it is not the Muslims who take first place in “savagery.” According to B’Tselem figures from June 2012, since the Second Intifada began in September 2000, 6,627 Palestinians (including civilians and militants) and foreign citizens have been killed

by Israeli security forces and citizens. On the other

hand, the Palestinians have killed 1,826 Israelis, alleged Palestinian informants for Israel and foreign citizens.

Here in the United States, according to an Anti-Defamation League report from August 2011, 10 times more deaths have resulted from right-wing terrorism since 9/11 than from Muslim terrorism. As per the report, which was written before the Gurdwara shooting, only 7 percent of deaths due to domestic terrorism have been because of Muslim terrorists, as compared to 85 percent because of white supremacists Yet, in this same phase, it’s brown-skinned people who have almost exclusively faced increased racial profiling at airports.

It is Muslims who have comprised the entirety of American citizens killed on Presidential orders without due process. And it is regarding Islam that a “phobia” has lodged itself into our language and thoughts.

Despite the broader, non-technical meaning the suffix is intended to take on here, is it apt to use it in this context?

There may be a fear of Muslims, but there is much more than that. The word “Islamophobia” does not capture the hostility that extends beyond the fear; instead, it intrinsically downplays it.

The point we should be focusing on in the current state of affairs is not that Muslims are objects of fear in this country, it is that they are victims of hate.

They are hated for usually not looking like most people here.

They are hated for not conforming to the most popular religion in this country.

And perhaps most importantly, they are hated because they have been scapegoated as the enemy figure of our times to breed nationalistic and religious solidarity, and deceptively

portrayed by institutions of power as the great evil we must unite against.

The fact still stands: Islam is hardly the biggest threat to the people of this country. Indeed, it may well be the other way around, looking at U.S. foreign policy and the recent instances of vigilante assaults across the nation.

Far from an innocent fear, the attitude of animosity towards Muslims is unjustified, and as it shifts attention from more substantive threats, also unwise.

With seven attacks on mosques in 11 days this month, and clear calls for enmity against Islam on public buses, this should be a time for reckoning – Are we too attached to the comfort of unaccountability?

Or, rising above the convenience of blame and blind antagonism, will we face the values and people most behind terror?

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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.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you open up to change and new possibilities. Reach out for knowledge, different opinions and new ways of looking at issues. Many of you will travel; others will meet people who, by their very lifestyle, present a different perspective. Some of you will decide to sign up for a workshop or a class. You will gain through groups and friends. If you are single, a friendship could become more. If you are attached, the two of you will socialize more, drawing you closer together. CANCER is loyal and nurturing.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH Pressure builds, perhaps more because of your perspective than anything else. Your energy is so high, others might feel left behind. Express your caring in a way that counts with a boss. Be as direct as possible. Tonight: Hang close to home.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH Express the bottom line. Don’t settle for what doesn’t feel right. Detach and empathize, but don’t toss yourself into another person’s problem. You push hard to achieve certain results. Don’t be intimidated. Tonight: Hang out. Plan your weekend.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHH Indulge, but with wisdom. You easily could go overboard. Knowing when to call a halt to a situation could be instrumental. Attempt not to spend as much right now, as you could be suppressing some upset

that way. Tonight: Treat a friend to some munchies.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH You might want to do something very different from in the past. Your anger might mount and cause a problem where you least expect it. A domestic matter could be weighing you down. Don’t challenge someone. In the long run, it will be a bad decision. Tonight: Go for what you want.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH The best action you can make is to pull back and take a much-needed timeout. Sometimes you gain a lot more insight by not being in your normal environment. Be willing to update your perspective, even if you are vested in the matter. Tonight: A much-needed timeout.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH A meeting or group of friends could be more instrumental than you think. A strong male figure might push you very hard. Handle this person’s energy with the knowledge that he cares. Tonight: Where your friends are.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Pressure builds, and you react by being on the move. Is there a way of delegating or prioritizing? You might feel a lack of confidence from someone in your immediate circle.

Use care with your attitude toward someone you have to answer to. Tonight: A must appearance.

SCORPIO (OC T. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH Be willing to take a risk, even if you might feel a bit negative.

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Across 1 Word in discount store names 4 Hand-holding dance 8 Reveal all?

13 Set right, in a way 15 His voice is heard after “Live, from New York ...”

16 Rewards cardholder’s benefit 18 Brazilian novelist Jorge 19 Horace’s “__ Poetica” 20 Roulette option 22 Computer-generated visual media 26 Athlete dubbed “O Rei do Futebol” 27 One known for great service 28 Limerick fifth 29 Environmentalist Sigurd 30 Show of strength?

31 Baseball div.

32 Time for laundry and such 35 Bright 37 Yale grads 38 Tiffany collectibles 39 Key not used by itself 40 Curved molding 44 Road maneuvers, briefly 45 Salad dressing ingredient 47 Rhinitis doc 48 Dads 49 Infomercial kitchen brand 50 Starting a project ... and what the letters between each pair of circles are doing?

55 Bizarre 56 Audience member 57 Does some yard work 58 Solomonic 59 Hosp. areas Down 1 Tetley competitor 2 Infinitesimal 3 Long sail 4 Spartan serf 5 Time and again, in verse 6 “The Natural” protagonist Hobbs 7 Surrealist Jean 8 Hunting or fishing 9 IDs on a carousel

10 Grade sch. basics 11 “My thought is ...”

12 Thick-skinned citrus fruit 14 Zenith’s opposite 17 In short supply 21 Unfavorable impression?

23 Calm 24 Bank claim 25 “The handmaiden of creativity”: Eliot 26 Guilty, for example 29 Bygone GM division 30 Marshy lowlands 31 Nimble 32 Got real?

33 They may be sealed 34 Workers’ rights org.

35 RisquŽ 36 Illusory hope 39 Mozart’s “__ fan tutte” 40 Pungent bulb 41 Reveal all?

42 Former Disney chief 43 Ducks 45 “Land __ alive!”

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tive. Your attitude could put you in a make-or-break situation. Others will pick up the difference and respond accordingly -- if not immediately, then soon. Tonight: Be imaginative.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Knowing when to cut your losses could be very important. After a meeting, what you have been trying to avoid smacks you in the face. Though you might not want to act, you see the need. An earthy, day-to-day pal has some ideas. Tonight: Go along with another person’s suggestion.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH An associate might not stop harping on a situation until you acknowledge what is happening. Ask yourself if it would be easier to drop the game. Walk away from a combative person right now. Don’t let anyone ruin the moment. Tonight: Just not alone.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Listen well. Make a point of taking extra time with key people in your daily routine. Sometimes we don’t realize the importance of these connections. Express your gratitude and appreciation. Tonight: Don’t push.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH Your creativity flourishes.

How you feel about a difficult person might need to be verbalized.

This person needs to know your reaction. If you want to back away, you will feel clearer. You cannot put off certain people anymore. Tonight: Lighten up the moment.

BORN TODAY Actor Sean Connery (1930), model Claudia Schiffer (1970), actress Blake Lively (1987)

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Huggins, Little General to host annual Fish Fry by emily meadows a&E writer

To kick off West Virginia University’s induction into the Big 12 conference, Little General will present the Remember the MIners 2nd Annual Bob Huggins Fish Fry Friday night at the Waterfront Plaza.

The philanthropic event, hosted by WVU basketball coach Bob Huggins, will celebrate opening weekend for WVU football as a new member of the Big 12 Conference.

The festivities will begin the night before the Mountaineers take on the Marshall Thundering Herd in the annual “Friends of Coal Bowl” matchup.

The inaugural fish fry attracted nearly 10,000 participants in 2011, receiving statewide and national attention for its benevolent contributions across West Virginia.

Coverage from the event was featured on ESPN, and guests included Senator Joe Manchin, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, WVU athletes Mike Gansey and Da’Sean Butler, and NFL wide receiver and Marshall alum Randy Moss.

“After working so hard to prepare for the event last year, I didn’t have much time to think about what it was actually going to be like,” said Remember the Miners event coordinator Cam Payne. “But it definitely exceeded any expectations.”

Payne said attendees can expect an open and relaxed environment with a chance to meet and chat

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Little General, along with WVU head basketball coach Bob Huggins, is set to host its second annual fish fry to benefit Remember the Miners and the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research foundation. with iconic West Virginia athletes and public figures.

This year’s keynote speaker will be NBA and Mountaineer legend, Jerry West. West has stated he is happy to be a part of the honorable cause and bring awareness to each organization.

Attendees must purchase a table or single seat in advance, and all proceeds go

toward the beloved basketball coach’s two charities, Remember the Miners and the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research.

Remember the Miners, a public awareness campaign, is dedicated to supporting the men and women of the coal mining industry.

The organization focuses on promoting the impor-

tance of this natural resource not only for the benefit of our state economy, but as a crucial source of energy for the nation, as well.

With help from Huggins and community supporters the organization was able to raise nearly $100,000 in 2011 to assist families who lost loved ones in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in

Montcoal, W.Va., in 2010.

The Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Fund, located at WVU’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, is a charity created by the Huggins family that raises funds to promote cancer research.

It is named in honor of Huggins’s late mother who passed away in 2003 from colon cancer.

Huggins, suitably nicknamed “Huggie Bear,” is often applauded and acknowledged for his generous efforts year-round, and he has used his popularity to his promote welfare for others.

If you can’t make it out to contribute for the special occasion, there is another way you can show your support.

“Huggie Bear Products” can be purchased from its website, www.huggiebearproducts.com, where you can browse a variety of West Virginia collectable items including coffee mugs, t-shirts and one-ofa-kind Final Four memorabilia. A project inspired

by Huggins’ mother, profits go toward the Norma Mae Huggins cancer research fund.

“One thing I want everyone to take away from this is how much Huggins cares about this state and these organizations,” Payne said.

“People will see how his life has been directly affected by cancer and how much he respects and appreciates West Virginia coal miners.”

Don’t miss your chance to kick off the season right.

Tickets for the event are going fast and are expected to sell out.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Morgantown Event Center in the Waterfront Plaza.

For more information or reservations, visit www. morgantowneventcenter. com or email Cam Payne at cam@remembertheminers.org. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

The Hornitz to play 123 Pleasant Street Thursday by josh ewers a&e writer

123 Pleasant Street looks to break tradition tonight, as the venue is hosting two very different kinds of bands than concertgoers are accustomed to experiencing.

The headliner of the night is Boston-band called The Hornitz.

As a band that could quite possibly end up being one of the most unique acts to roll through Morgantown this year, The Hornitz will make for an interesting musical experience to check out.

“A Hornitz show is one of the most dynamic and expansive spectacles ever produced by two people,” said event promoter Adam Payne. “With their unique instrumentation, the band can fit into any venue and entertain audiences for any amount of time.”

Utilizing instruments such as tenor sax, keyboards, bass trombone, an organ and even some seriously good and artfully done human beat-boxing, the duo creates a wholly original sound that is as captivating as it is fun.

The band describes its sound as the “baddest party-funk experience you’ve never heard in your

life.” Make no mistake, the group is not kidding about the funk, but there is also a lot more going on here.

With beat-boxing and some crafty looping, The Hornitz actually give off an infectious old school hiphop vibe, overlaid with funky tones.

The melding of funk and hip-hop – jazz and electronica for good measure – creates an exuberant listening experience that will stimulate the ears of young and old listeners alike.

If you are not yet convinced it’s worth it to take time out of your schedule, know the duo has worked with the likes of world famous musician and funk superstar George Clinton, so you can rest assured they are top flight artists.

In addition to The Hornitz, Backstabbing Good People is also playing tonight.

Like so many other bands that have rolled through the venue, Backstabbing Good People is based out of the Steel City, but their sound is not the least bit metallic. “ The Backstabbing Good People take rock, blues, funk, reggae and hip-hop and mash it up into one big mess,” Payne said. “And they use it to tell you the stories they’ve got

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The Hornitz will perform at 123 Pleasant Street tonight. buried deep down. Stories about bars. Stories about catching the bus.”

With these guys, it seems to be all about the soul of the music. Show attendees can expect a thoughtful, emotional and sincere experience.

“Vocalist Clinton Clegg tells his tales and life morals through the art of song

in a fashion that can only be described in one word – soul,” Payne said.

Contrasting the Hornitz, the group opts for a mellower, chilled feel. That is not to say that things don’t pick up every once in a while – at times, the music builds steadily toward a cathartic climax, but this is a band that understands

the beauty in keeping it reigned in and relaxed.

Their soulful singer, Clinton Clegg, delivers his vocals in an inspiring rasp, while underneath, guitars and keys produce bluesy melodies and solos.

At other times, the instruments simply stick with tried and true soft rock sensibilities and ex-

ecute them with the passion of men who have seen what life can give and take away.

The show will be held tonight at 123 Pleasant Street. Tickets are not available online but will be available for purchase at the door. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Venice opener seeks to expose divisive stereotypes VENICE, Italy (AP) — Director Mira Nair views her new film, “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” as a chance to fulfill what she sees as her life’s purpose: telling the stories of people whose lives straddle two worlds, like her own.

Fittingly, the movie premiered Wednesday as the opener of the Venice Film Festival, a city that historically has been a bridge between East and West.

“I believe that I have actually been put on this earth to tell stories of people like me, who live between worlds,” the Indianborn and New York-based director told a news conference. `’I am a child of modern India, but I was raised by essentially a father who came from Lahore, before it was partitioned” and became part of Pakistan.

The movie, based on the novel by Mohsin Hamid, tells the story of a Pakistani

man with a bright future as a Wall Street analyst whose allegiances come under scrutiny following the Sept.

11 attacks.

The story unfolds as an American journalist, played by Liev Schreiber, interviews the once-promising financial analyst Changez Khan, portrayed

by British actor Riz Ahmed, after he decides to return to his native Lahore and against the backdrop of the kidnapping of an American academic.

Kate Hudson plays Changez’ girlfriend and Kiefer Sutherland is his former Wall Street mentor in New York City flashbacks.

Making the film gave Nair an opportunity to explore Lahore, which she had first visited only six years ago, and the city’s music, poetry and Urdu language infuse the film.

“Modern Pakistan is nothing what you read about in the papers, which

is full of corruption, beheading and terrorism and so on,” Nair said.

Nair said she was drawn to Hamid’s novel because “it was essentially a dialogue between East and West.”

“We all know there has been an enormous schism, a wall between East and West, since, in this last decade,” she said. “So I sought very much in the dialogue between America and the Islamic world in `The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ to really bring some sense of bridge-making, some sense of healing, a sense of community that goes beyond the stereotypes, goes beyond the myopia, goes beyond the ignorance.”

Ahmed’s character, Changez, is in love with the opportunity the United States offers him, and he is smart and brash enough to catch the eye of Sutherland’s Jim Cross who sees himself in the hungry out-

sider and promotes him.

“God Bless America, indeed,” Changez says at one point while playing varsity soccer for Princeton. “And God bless its level playing fields.”

Nair plays handily with the notion of “the other” and the role appearances play in promoting stereotypes.

It’s not surprising when Changez is profiled at the airport returning from a business trip to the Philippines just days after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

But it gets more personal when fellow associates start whispering behind his back as he grows his beard longer in an exploration of his identity.

“Looks can be deceiving,” Changez tells the reporter as they start the interview in a teeming Lahore tea house. “I am a lover of America.”

Nair also seeks to expose the roots of fundamental-

ism, not just religious fundamentalism that inspired the 9/11 terrorists, but also what the film calls “economic fundamentalism” of the West, epitomized by the Wall Street firm. Each pulls on Changez’ loyalties.

The 9/11 attacks are a pivotal moment in the film, which is showing out of competition at the festival.

The movie also marks a watershed for Nair, who was awarded Venice’s top prize, the Golden Lion, for her movie “Monsoon Wedding” just days before the World Trade Center collapsed. She had left Venice to promote that movie in Toronto when the attacks occurred.

It took her a week to get back to New York and her husband and son. `’It was quite shocking when I got back because it felt like images I had seen in my part of the world, refugee camps, helicopters, a sense of war, a war zone,

and it was in our backyard,” she said. “And so suddenly, (New York) became a place where people who looked like us were `the other.’

And that was painful, and that was also part of the inspiration to try to make this film.”

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Lennon killer wants to live with minister if freed ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The man who killed ex-Beatle John Lennon said in his most recent parole bid that he hoped to live and work with an upstate New York minister if released, according to a hearing transcript released Wednesday.

Mark David Chapman, 57, was denied parole last week for the seventh time.

He can try again in two years.

Chapman shot Lennon in December 1980 outside the Manhattan apartment building where the former Beatle lived. He was sentenced in 1981 to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.

Chapman, who said his motivation for killing Lennon was instant notoriety, also told the parole board he was surprised more celebrities haven’t been the targets of violence and said he has thought about someone trying to kill him as a way to gain fame as the person who avenged Lennon.

“To do something like that against another person, it’s something that would keep me alive and boost me,” he said. “That’s ludicrous and I’m actually glad that that’s not done more. I thought maybe more people would do that and I’m glad that they have not. I’m surprised that they have not because this soci-

ety is just geared toward celebrity like crazy.”

Chapman, who has said he considered killing several other celebrities, told the parole board he wanted Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, to know that he felt no anger toward Lennon.

“It wasn’t anything against her husband as a person, only as a famous person,” he said. “If he was less famous than three or four other people on the list, he would not have been shot. And that’s the truth.”

During an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, Ono and the couple’s son were reluctant to talk about Chapman or his latest parole denial.

“It’s not the kind of thing you can really answer simply. I mean, it’s complicated,” Sean Lennon said.

“But let’s just say that our lives were changed forever by that, so it’s a sensitive sort of thing.”

“Especially for Sean,” Ono added. “Because Sean was so close to John and suddenly John was gone.”

Chapman, a former security guard from Hawaii, said during an Aug. 22 parole hearing that he’s been offered lodging and a farm job by Stanley Thurber in Medina, a village between Rochester and Buffalo.

“He’s a minister and he’s an older fellow and he has a lot of contacts in the area

and he has agreed to refurbish his upstairs apartment for me and offered me two jobs,” Chapman told the parole board.

He said his wife, Gloria Hiroko Chapman, met Thurber at a church function and was “impressed by his deep commitment to Christ.” After corresponding with Thurber, Chapman said, they met for the first time on Aug. 20.

A message left Wednesday at a phone number listed for Thurber was not immediately returned.

During the hearing, Chapman again expressed remorse for the killing, spoke of his Christian faith and talked about his routine at the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, where he was moved in May and placed in “involuntary protective custody.”

“I’ve been in my cell, basically, writing letters, reading, thinking,” Chapman said. He was locked up previously at Attica, where he worked in the prison law library. He said he didn’t know why he’d been moved.

The parole board noted Chapman’s positive efforts while in prison but said releasing him would “trivialize the tragic loss of life which you caused with this heinous, unprovoked, violent, cold and calculated Mark David Chapman shot and killed former Beatles star John Lennon in 1980. crime.”

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`For a Good Time, Call’ provides good time for all (AP) — The whole point of calling a phone-sex line is that you know what you’re getting, right? You pick up the phone, pay your money and partake in some, um, self-satisfaction. It’s a sure thing. Everyone hangs up happy.

With the comedy “For a Good Time, Call ...,” you only think you know what you’re getting. It looks like total formula and – for a little while, at least – feels like it, with its broad types who are complete opposites getting thrown together in a contrived, high-concept situation: operating a phone-sex business out of a Manhattan apartment they’re forced to share.

But the actresses playing the two lead characters – Ari Graynor and Lauren Anne Miller – have such a light and lovely chemistry with each other, and director Jamie Travis keeps things moving so briskly, you find yourself not minding how by-the-numbers the story is. And then, within that bythe-numbers story, there end up being enough surprises and subversive twists that you find yourself unexpectedly charmed.

Miller co-wrote “For a Good Time, Call ...” with her college roommate, Katie Anne Naylon, who really did run a phone-sex line out of her dorm room because she needed the cash. Comparisons to last year’s hugely successful “Bridesmaids” are inevitable, given that it features women saying and doing the sort of raunchy things that previously had been the staples of Judd Apatow’s bro-centric oeuvre. They actually finished their script before “Bridesmaids” had even been shot, but the two films do share a

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Graynor and Miller’s characters are miles apart emotionally, though, at the film’s start. Graynor’s Katie is a brassy party girl with a wardrobe full of animal prints and a stripper pole in the middle of her living room who pays the bills through random jobs. Miller’s Lauren is conservative and precise, all headbands and innocent nighties, a young woman of privilege who had her entire life mapped out – including, she thought, marriage to her longtime boyfriend, Charlie (James Wolk).

Then Charlie coldly dumps her, calls her “boring” and kicks her out of their apartment before moving to Italy for the summer, leaving Lauren with no place to live. When her best gay pal (Justin Long, doing it up big, but not too big) suggests he has a roommate for her, she’s shocked to find it’s Katie, her college nemesis. But Katie is just as desperately in need of a roommate to avoid being kicked out of her own place.

And so voila. We have a premise.

Naturally, they clash at first, but eventually learn to tolerate each other. Then, when Lauren discovers that Katie is moaning and groaning into the telephone for one of her many gigs, she realizes that with her business acumen, they could both make a whole lot more

money. And naturally, Lauren will eventually end up answering the phone herself in a rebellious shedding of her good-girl image.

The curvy and vivacious Graynor, who’s stood out in supporting roles in films including “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” and “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” has a hugely likable and very different kind of presence as a leading lady. And Miller, who has an undeniable sweetness and accessibility about her, plays beautifully off Graynor and is every bit This film image released by Focus Features shows Ari Graynor in a scene from ‘For A Good Time, Call.’ her comic equal.

Yes, there are the obligatory montages as the women take in the calls and rake in the cash, but the graphic one-liners and the lightning-quick editing keep the laughs coming steadily.

There are even some inspired cameos among the men on the other end of the line, including one from Seth Rogen, Miller’s real-life husband. And yes, just when things are going too well, a conflict crops up to drive the two pals apart temporarily.

But for the most part, “For a Good Time, Call ...” is exactly as advertised.

“For a Good Time, Call ...,” a Focus Features release, is rated R for strong sexual content throughout, language and some drug use.

Running time: 89 minutes.

Three stars out of four.

Motion Picture Association of America rating definition for R: Restricted.

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

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Tyler Grady lives, breathes local music

Local singer/guitarist Tyler Grady (pictured above with his band Sleepwalker, far right) has forged a name for himself on the local music circuit through his perseverance and undying love for the art of music.

Natalie Snyder Correspondent

For local musician Tyler Grady, music was never a choice – it was his lifelong desire.

Now a part of local groups Sleepwalker and Goodwolf, two of Paste Magazine’s top 10 bands in West Virginia, Grady’s rise to the top of Morgantown’s music scene is a tale of re-

lentless desire to play and share music with those he loved.

Growing up running around on open land in Hampshire County – half in Slanesville, W.Va., and half in Romney, W.Va., – Grady developed a sense of independence.

“Music was a way to entertain myself – singing songs, making my own radio shows... I would always tell my parents I was in a band,” Grady said. “I was 8 years old.”

Grady moved to Keyser, W.Va., later in his life and began coming to music shows at the historic Morgantown venue 123 Pleasant Street, a decision that would affect the course of his entire life.

“I started coming to 123 when I was 15,” Grady said.

“I used to tell my parents I was going to Taco Bell in Cumberland.”

As a reference, Cumberland, Md., is about 20 miles from Grady’s home in Keyser, while Morgantown is roughly 100 miles away.

For Grady, though, the decision to mislead his parents was an easy one – the music and atmosphere were worth it.

“I was enamoured and

extremely interested in music,” Grady said. “I always knew I wanted to play a venue like that.”

Grady later moved to Morgantown to attend WVU and was drawn to the music scene more than classes.

Even though school was an important obligation, music remained his first priority.

After deciding this love for music could not be subdued any longer, Grady made the decision to take time off from his studies to go on his first tour with a Japanese bluespunk band, Fantasy’s Core, when he was 20.

A few years later, he was asked to be the road tour manager of the same band.

Between two shows, Grady asked the band if they would like to play a show in Morgantown at 123. That date happened to fall on a Wednesday – open mic night. As an added incentive, the date happened to be Grady’s 23rd birthday as well.

The group eagerly agreed and played the show for free.

“That night went crazy,” Grady said. “It was so packed you couldn’t breathe.”

In the aftermath of that successful show, Grady knew he wanted to move back to Morgantown.

Soon after, he was living in a tent in South Park and needed a job after quitting his waiter position at Buffalo Wild Wings and selling his car.

However, salvation was just around the corner – his favorite venue on earth, 123 Pleasant Street, was looking to hire someone in the kitchen, and Grady jumped at the opportunity.

He had been working for two months when the management said he was going to get his own set of keys.

“I freaked out,” Grady said. “This was the bar that I loved.”

Grady said he started going to work early and playing on the piano before his shift started.

“It was important for me to be close to the musicians I looked up to,” Grady said.

He said when his friends started playing 123, it became more about the community and the idea of 123 being a venue that people could come to and bond over the music.

“Being included in that

(community) was more important than making a cheeseburger here,” Grady said.

Grady notes this same brotherhood as the reason he has stayed in Morgantown for so long. Little did he know, a close friend and band mate would arise from the connections built within the walls of 123.

“One of the best songwriters that I could possibly know is David Bello,” Grady said. “We both just knew we wanted to play music.”

After meeting Bello, Grady met the rest of Bello’s band, The Librarians, as well as virtually everyone associated with the Morgantown music scene.

“Everyone was friendly and inviting,” Grady said.

“We all had music and cheap beer in common at the very least – along with so much more.”

After Bello moved to New York City earlier this year, Grady was faced with a decision: move with his friend or stay in Morgantown.

He chose the latter, and he feels the decision was the right one.

“I’m OK with it. This is a good place to be with music right now,” Grady said.

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The band includes members of The Demon Beat and Prison Book Club, Adam Meisterhans and John Miller from Shepherdstown, W.Va., and their immediate success is a testament to Grady’s determination and passion toward the local music scene.

Ups and downs characterize the life of Tyler Grady, but through it all, one thing remained constant: his undying love for music.

Now a member of two of West Virginia’s most successful acts, it is safe to say Grady’s decision to toil away on his guitar strings was the right one. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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The West Virginia volleyball team fell to No. 2 Texas in three sets Wednesday night. It was WVU’s first conference game against another Big 12 opponent.

No. 2 Texas uses experience to take down West Virginia in straight sets by austin seidel sports writer

The West Virginia volleyball team started Wednesday night on a strong note, scoring the first point of the first set in its first game as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

However, the tide turned as the Mountaineers fell to No. 2 Texas in three straight sets (25-15, 25-18, 25-16).

Entering the game, errors were a chief concern for West Virginia head coach Jill Kramer. The team responded well by reducing its errors significantly.

“Looking at the stat sheet,

most of these errors came off of block attempts,” Kramer said. “We did a great job tonight of keeping our head in the game and playing point for point.”

While the Mountaineers managed to cut back on errors, serving was still a major issue for the young West Virginia team. Junior Arielle Allen not only led the team in kills, but also in service errors with a match total of four.

“That’s just something we’ve got to keep working on in practice,” Kramer said. “A lot of these girls are adjusting still, and it’s just preseason stuff that we have to fix.”

The Mountaineers were led by Allen as she hit her way to 10 kills on 22 attempts and a .318 hit percentage.

Freshman Brittany Sample also helped the team with 28 assists, bringing her season total to 135 in just four games.

“I felt like we were never really down,” Sample said.

“We played really hard, and we kept it close.”

The Mountaineers best set was also the final set. The team kept the Texas veterans on their toes as they volleyed all the way up to a 1010 score until the Longhorns finally began to pull away.

Kramer was adamant about the Mountaineer fan presence showing up strong.

The game set the WVU volleyball attendance record with 3,112 fans filling the Coliseum.

“Tonight we played a very ‘point-to-point’ style of match, and I feel the crowd was the same way. Just going point to point and not really paying much attention to the scoreboard,” Kramer said.

“We’ll be headed on the road a lot in the next few days, and we’ll be seeing the exact same thing in the stands. We need to be able to come back to a crowd like this.”

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Mountaineers finding team chemistry early in season by amit batra sports writer

Combination play has been crucial to the success of the West Virginia men’s soccer team in the past.

Not only does this group win as a team, but with guys setting up each other for shots, life is easier for every member of the squad.

In the game against Hartford, goals by seniors Peabo Doue and Travis Pittman sealed the deal for the first win of the season.

It was the resiliency and poise that allowed West Virginia to hold off a competitive Hartford squad. It still could have been better for WVU, however.

“We could’ve really put them away if it wasn’t for a bit of unluckiness on the end line,” said head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “It was a gutsy performance from our guys.”

The play LeBlanc referred to was a non-scoring chance in the 79th minute of play. WVU senior defender Eric Schoenle fell to the ground at the goal line in pursuit of a score. The ball eventually hit Doue, who hit it into Schoenle. Finally, freshman Ryan Cain got the rebound and hit into the net, but Schoenle was offside.

Through the combined efforts of the Mountaineers, WVU proved to have an edge in the shot department.

As the team prepares for powerhouse North Carolina, the Mountaineers will look to continue the teamwork in order to score goals against the defending national champions.

In the win against Stetson, WVU played another well-rounded game through creating opportunities led by teamwork.

“Once we got our goal,

The West Virginia men’s soccer team is off to its first 2-0 start since 2005 this season.

I think we did a pretty good job of creating more chances,” Schoenle said.

“The defense held pretty strong. I couldn’t be happier being 2-0. We had to be the ones to energize ourselves.”

The young guys got the opportunity to shine with freshman midfielder Jamie Merriam scoring a goal in the 1-0 shutout win over Stetson. “(Merriam) was definitely a spark today,” Schoenle said following the game. “He came in and made an impact. All the young guys did a really good job for us.”

The Mountaineers have done very well creating chances.

“Our heads are right, and we will keep getting those chances,” said senior midfielder Uwem Etuk.

“You just have to stay fo-

cused and grind out the result. At the end of the day, that’s all that matters.”

In a game that was less than 48 hours from Saturday night’s opener, the Mountaineers had a short recovery period. The freshmen have made life easier for the seniors since the beginning of preseason.

“Since the start of preseason, they’re ready to go,” Etuk said. “There’s no fear and they’re always asking questions. They are doing exactly what the coach says.”

The Stetson Hatters couldn’t handle the Mountaineers aggression on Monday afternoon. West Virginia out-shot the Hatters 14-7 and also had the edge with corner kicks 10-2.

“It was a lot of hard work without a lot of repayment,” Merriam said.

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“With all those corners, you’d expect us to get in.

We have to come back on Friday. We have North Carolina. We just have to bring the effort.”

If WVU continues to play gutsy and create opportunities, the game in Chapel Hill could be a potential upset.

In both wins, West Virginia has won the shot advantage. With the tough road trip coming up with UNC, Wake Forest and Penn State, the differential in shots-on-goal could decide the outcome.

The Mountaineers have done what they needed to do in the WVU Nike Classic up to this point. There is room for improvement, but the way the team has played together shows positive foreshadowing. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Overall, the Mountaineers hit an abysmal .137 with 18 attacking errors, and they struggled to get the ball beyond the outstretched arms of Texas’ 6-foot-3 middle blockers as the Longhorns went on to dominate the match with nine team blocks compared to West Virginia’s two.

Freshman Hannah Sackett, the Big 12’s reigning Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week, struggled against Texas’ blockers, which contributed to her season-high eight errors. Sackett did contribute nine kills and six digs, but Texas showed up strong

against her powerful arm and managed to control her shots for most of the match.

Evyn McCoy also kept eyes on her after tonight’s match, continuing her streak of consecutive game with a service ace to four. McCoy scored her only ace of the match in a vital first set where the young team seemed poised, despite the result on the scoreboard.

WVU will travel to George Mason this weekend to take part in the Mason Inn Patriot Invitational and will take on South Carolina Sept. 1 at 3 p.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Fan atmosphere helping WVU early Doug Walp Sports writer

The West Virginia men’s soccer team’s season opening match last Saturday night against Hartford was a tremendous success for multiple reasons.

The Mountaineers won 2-1. Seniors Travis Pittman and Peabo Doue both found the back of the net in the opener, while a number of freshmen, including forward Ryan Cain, also turned in great efforts in their freshman debuts.

But even more important, I thought, was the environment at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium and the Mountaineer faithful overall supportive and classy showing for their team.

There was some murmuring in the offseason that the team’s collective support might waver this year, with the men’s squad being forced to leave the powerhouse Big East soccer conference and find a new home in the lessprestigious Mid-American Conference.

The season opener with Hartford dismissed those notions quickly.

If you’ve never been to a soccer game at West Virginia, then you’ll likely find the overall facilities at Dick Dlesk are very comfortable, clean and hospitable. The Mountaineers’ pitch is gorgeous, and Deck Dlesk is one of the best family environments WVU sports has to offer.

The crowd for the season opener was engaged throughtout the entire match, but it wasn’t the brazen, alcohol-infused support you usually see at a football game. The fans were overly supportive, but were also appropriate, demonstrating one of the highest levels of collective sportsmanship I’ve ever seen at a home WVU sporting event.

And if you have friends or family in town, it can be a far more reasonable proposition to attend a soccer game with a big group than shelling out hundreds if not thousands of dollars to sit in the upper deck at Milan Puskar for a football game.

As in football, the West Virginia men’s soccer team really feeds off the crowd’s energy at Dick Dlesk Stadium. Senior midfielder Pittman noted in practice leading up to the season opener that the hometown support the Mountaineers get in Morgantown is always an enormous advantage over visiting opponents.

It was evident, as a joyous Doue ran down the first row of seating at Dick Dlesk Saturday night, jubilantly slapping high-fives with the Mountaineer fans moments after the match’s game-winning goal.

Too often, soccer is incorrectly characterized in American society as a dull, slow-paced, low-scoring sport, but that really doesn’t appear to be the case for the Mountaineers, as they consistently have some of the best support in the nation.

I think a big part of that on the men’s side stems from the overall product that head coach Marlon LeBlanc has been able to keep putting out on the field year after year – and this year’s team is an exceptional example of that.

The 2012 Men’s soccer team features a host of potential future MLS talent at positions all over the field, and none of the players are ready to settle for anything except a national championship this year.

If you haven’t already, get out to Dick Dlesk Stadium this season and take part in the intensely energetic atmosphere. The Men’s soccer team deserves your continued support throughout the 2012 season. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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NFL to use replacement refs for week one NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL will open the regular season with replacement officials.

Replacements will be on the field beginning next Wednesday night when the Cowboys visit the Giants to open the season, league executive Ray Anderson told the 32 teams.

Negotiations are at a standstill between the NFL and the officials’ union, The NFL Referees Association was locked out in early June and talks on a new collective bargaining agreement went nowhere.

Replacements have been used throughout the preseason, with mixed results.

In 2001, the NFL used replacements for the first week of the regular season before a contract was finalized.

Anderson, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations, told the clubs in a memo Wednesday that the replacements will work “as much of the regular season as necessary,” adding that training with each crew will continue.

The NFL notes it has expanded the use of instant replay as an officiating tool this year to include all scoring plays and turnovers. Officiating supervisors will be on hand

to assist the crews on game administration issues.

“We are not surprised, based on Ray Anderson’s statements ... that the NFL was not going to reach out to us,” NFLRA spokesman Michael Arnold said.

“However, this is consistent with the NFL’s negotiating strategy which has been ‘take it or leave it and lock them out.’ It now appears the NFL is willing to forego any attempt to reach a deal in the last seven days before opening night.”

The NFL Players Association, which of course went through a 4 ½- month lockout last year before settling on a new contract, expressed disappointment about the decision to use replacements.

Colts safety Antoine Bethea said there is a feeling of solidarity with the officials.

“They’ve got to do what they’ve got to do, and we were in a similar situation a little while ago,” Bethea said. “So you can’t fault those guys for doing what they have to do.”

Anderson said the sides remain considerably apart on economic issues, including salary and retirement benefits. He also told the teams there is a substantial difference on operational issues.

Replacement officials taking the field at the start of an NFL preseason game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Tennessee Titans in Seattle.

“One of our key goals in this negotiation is to enhance our ability to recruit, train, and replace offiwcials who are not performing adequately,” Anderson said.

“We believe that officials should be evaluated and performance issues addressed in the same way as players, coaches, club management and league staff. We have proposed several steps to accomplish this, including having a number of fulltime officials and expanding the overall number of

officials.”

The NFL is offering to add three full officiating crews, increasing the total number of officials to 140. The NFLRA insists the compensation being offered with such an increase would reduce their pay.

The league is proposing having seven officials – one per position of referee, umpire, line judge, side judge, back judge, field judge, head linesman – who would train, scout, handle communications, safety issues and rules interpretations year-round.

Now, all NFL game officials are part-time employees, with outside jobs ranging from lawyer to teacher to business owner.

In response, the NFLRA has said it is not opposed to full time officials “if they are fairly compensated.”

The union also disputes the value of the league’s current salary offer, which it says would not be the 5 percent to 11 percent increase the NFL claims.

And the union questions the league’s adherence to player safety initiatives by using replacement of-

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ficials, none of whom recently has worked Division I college games. Many of the officials who were replacements in 2001 came from the Division I level.

“The league has placed a lot of emphasis on player health and safety in the last few years and we do feel we are an integral part of that,” Arnold said.

“We think it is unfortunate and we really don’t understand why the league is willing to risk playing safety and the integrity of the game by utilizing amateur officials.”

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

12 | SPORTS

Jenkins, Miller step up for WVU by michael carvelli sports editor

West Virginia University cornerbacks Brodrick Jenkins and Pat Miller are both pretty laid back. They like to joke around and have a good time with their teammates.

But as the only players at their position with significant in-game experience, that mentality is going to have to change this season when they’re expected to be a couple of the biggest leaders on the WVU defense. They’ll be in the spotlight Saturday when the Mountaineers open the season at home against Marshall.

“Coming into this year, (co-defensive coordinator Joe DeForest) and (cornerbacks coach Daron) Roberts were like, ‘You know, (Keith) Tandy and those guys are gone now, so you have to be the ones to step up and show this team the right way to do things’,” Jenkins said. “I’ve grown to realize that I’m an upperclassman – I’m not young anymore.

“I’ve just got to know when is the right time (to joke around) and when is not.

That’s all I’ve got to do.”

Jenkins, a 5-foot-10, 183-pound junior from Fort Myers, Fla., has four career starts. He made two interceptions last season against Rutgers in his first career starting assignment and finished the season with 27 total tackles.

Miller has the most experience in the secondary with 11 starts in his career. The 5-foot11, 187-pound senior from Birmingham, Ala., scored a touchdown last season on a 52-yard interception return at South Florida. He had 66 tackles and two interceptions for the season.

Roberts said although they know they have to be more serious around their teammates, they still know there’s a time and place to have fun.

But they have things they’ll have to do before they get the chance to do that.

“You can make more jokes when you make more plays,” Roberts said. “People laugh when you’re making plays, but when you’re not, they’re going to look at you as someone who doesn’t take this se-

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QB Smith has trust in Mountaineer backfield

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West Virginia cornerback Brodrick Jenkins started four games last season for the Mountaineers. riously enough. They know what they have to do to be ready to play, though.”

And they know that because of the leaders they’ve seen in the last few years since they’ve been at West Virginia.

The Mountaineers have had a tradition in recent years of bringing in a lot of talented defensive backs who have been able to take charge and balance being the fun guy the other players enjoy being around and the person who knows when it’s time to be serious and go to work. Possibly the best example of that balance was there to teach Jenkins and Miller the ropes last season.

“I like the way (Keith) Tandy played last year; I liked the way he handled himself,” Roberts said. “That was just a guy who was not going to be denied. I remember NFL scouts would call me and ask about Tandy, and I’d say that what you see is what you get.

He’s going to show up to work every single day.

“That’s the kind of guy that plays 11 or 12 years in the league, and that’s the same mentality that I’ve got to create among the 10 guys in my (position meeting) room.”

This spring, Miller was restricted to doing most of his leading from the sideline with a broken bone in his foot. But even though he couldn’t be

out there showing younger players what to do with his play on the field, he led by example off it.

“With the freshmen here, you have to have somebody there to lead the group, and I’m the oldest one here, so I took it upon myself to lead like that and be a good example for them that you can’t feel bad for yourself when stuff like that happens,” Miller said.

“I could’ve gone down that road where I sat around and was sad and wanted everyone to feel sorry for me, but I turned up and worked hard.”

What Miller went through with his injury is something Roberts thinks won’t just help the senior as a player, but the realization he had that things can be taken away in the blink of an eye is a good lesson to teach all the other players at cornerback this season.

“I always tell my guys that the ball’s going to go flat eventually,” Roberts said.

“It may be tomorrow, it may be after three years in the league, it may be in the Oklahoma game, but you don’t know when your snap is going to be.

“As a player with pride, you need to put everything you have into every snap. That’s something he can teach the younger guys.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia running back Shawne Alston will be the starter Saturday against Marshall.

by cody schuler managing editor

West Virginia senior quarterback Geno Smith is aware of the exceptional passing skills he possesses, but he also knows the Mountaineers can’t go to the air on every play.

Lining up behind Smith are the less-heralded, though equally vital, running backs. Despite lingering concerns about the health of sophomore running back Dustin Garrison, Smith is confident that the ball carriers the Mountaineers plan to utilize this season will play a tremendous role in the level of success this team can ultimately achieve. “(I have an) extreme amount of trust for (the running backs),” he said.

“I would love to have (Gar-

rison), because he is a great guy, and also a really good player, but it’s a thing where the training staff and the coaches have made that decision.

“But, I know that Coach (Robert) Gillespie works those guys extremely hard, day in and day out,” he said.

Depth at running back has been an issue for the Mountaineers in the past, but even with the injury to Garrison, running backs coach Robert Gillespie said he feels good about the number of players he has at his disposal.

“I’m comfortable with who we have,” he said. “(I’m okay with) four (running backs) – five if I’m being greedy.

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about four guys that we can roll in and do what we actually do,” he said.

One of those four players, redshirt senior Ryan Clarke, is finally getting a chance to carry the football again. Last season, Clarke registered zero carries and served in a blocking-only role. That role is about to change again for Clarke, who scored a team-high eight rushing touchdowns in 2010.

Gillespie is confident in Clarke and said he has no second thoughts when it comes to handing him the ball. “(Clarke) understands his first role to the team, but I have no hesitation now to let him carry the football,” he said.

“It’s a long season, and there is going to come a time when he has to be a guy who we can rely on to carry the football. Right now, he has done everything we have asked him to do.”

Sharpening his blocking skills last year has catapulted Clarke back up the depth chart and into a position where he can score touchdowns again. Clarke attributes his multi-faceted skill set to coach Gillespie and his focus on knowing multiple positions in the backfield.

“We have the depth – (Coach) Gillespie has been stressing that since camp started – that he wants everybody to play both positions so, as a group, we all have to know each other’s responsibilities and each other’s keys,” he said.

“Everybody is ready right now for (any position). We know all of them.”

Despite not running the ball at all last year, Clarke said he is not rusty and is ready to resume his ballcarrying duties.

“I feel very confident; (Coach Gillespie) has been preparing me for a while now,” he said.

“It’s basically just when your number is called – just stepping in there and being able to fulfill the role on the field.”

Alongside Clarke is senior Shawne Alston, whose larger stature is much more similar to Clarke than Garrison and sophomore Andrew Buie. With two bigger backs, it may appear the Mountaineers are moving to more of a power-running game, but Clarke says this isn’t the case.

“I wouldn’t say more of a power-running back style, it’s just that (coach Gillespie) wants to be able to put people on the field that can block and be able to run the ball at the same time – and at this time, I guess (Alston and I) are two of the people that he feels confident with.”

Closing in on his final season, Clarke has only one goal in mind – make this season count.

“It’s the last go around, so I’m very excited,” he said. “I have had a great career, I feel like, at West Virginia, and I just want to leave on a good note, so it starts this Saturday.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu