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SEP earns national recognition

By Evelyn merithew Staff writer

West Virginia University’s Sport and Exercise Psychology program has been recognized by Division 47 of the American Psychological Association with the Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Exercise and Sport Psychology award.

This is the first time the award has been given to an institution’s entire pro-

gram rather than to a single individual.

“Division 47 is the division for Exercise and Sport Psychology. The award that was given to us is a rotating award, (distributed) every three years for distinguished contribution to education,” said Jack Watson, professor and chair of the SEP department.

The award recipient is chosen carefully based on significant contributions in the field and also to the

students, in an attempt to create future scholars.

The SEP program at WVU started in the early 1970s and is one of the oldest programs in the country. Watson said it is unsurprising that WVU was chosen for the award.

“We have a very strong and large undergraduate program in SEP. Also, our doctoral students not only receive a Ph.D. in SEP, but it’s a dual program where the students receive a mas-

ters in community counseling so that they are certified counselors when they graduate,” Watson said.

Another significant contribution made by WVU’s program is the 20 Ph.D. students who have graduated in the past seven years, many of whom have begun to work at prestigious institutions across the country.

The program has alumni who include an associate

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dean at Notre Dame, a faculty member at the University of Tennessee and a faculty member at George Washington in the School of Public Health and Health Services.

Out of more than 60 applicants into the doctoral program, only two to five applicants are admitted each year.

“We have a large faculty at WVU: six people who are fairly diverse in terms of research background

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Flash mob promotes Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performance

By Jacob Bojesson Correspondent

An ordinary Wednesday in the Mountainlair took an odd turn when classical music suddenly blasted through the speakers.

Three dancers started playing an air violin and as the beat started to switch into hip-hop, more and more dancers joined.

A large crowd of bystanders circled around the dancers and watched the performance go on for a few minutes.

The flash mob was organized by The Martin-Hall Agency, a student-run professional advertising agency out of the Perley Issac Reed School of Journalism, with the purpose of promoting the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Canady Symphony Series concert, The Brandenburg Concertos.

“We’re trying to sell student tickets, and we thought this was a good way to engage and get people involved,” said Bethany Bloise, account executive at The Martin-Hall Agency.

The Brandenburg Concertos were composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

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Dancers perform a flash mob to music of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in the Mountainlair Wednesday. in 1721 and are considered an elite example of classical music.

“It’s Brandenburg Music; it’s like a Baroque style of music,” Bloise said.

“There are six concerts of Brandenburg composed, so they are doing that on Monday. It’s more soloist musicians, so that’s more (aimed toward) the crowd that’s interested in coming to that.”

The flash mob was choreographed

by Jessica Burtner, president of the WVU Hip-Hop Club.

Burtner used an original sample

from the Brandenburg Concertos and created her own remix.

“I was able to find a YouTube mix with the Brandenburg Concertos, and then we spiced it up with some hip hop,” Burtner said.

The concert features traditional music, but Bloise thought the upbeat flashmob was a good way to get students’ attention.

“We’re trying to make it appeal some more,” Bloise said. “We wanted

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Williams unanimously elected SGA vice chair by summer ratcliff staff writer

The newly sworn-in administration of the West Virginia University Student Government Association elected a Vice Chair at their first full meeting Wednesday.

Governor John Williams was elected Vice Chair by a unanimous vote of the Board of Governors.

As Vice Chair, Williams will conduct all meetings Vice President Ben Seebaugh is unable to attend.

Williams said he feels hon-

ored to be elected to serve in this capacity.

“It’s a tremendous honor to receive this election to Vice Chair,” Williams said. “Knowing that my peers have confidence in my ability to lead this board means a lot to me.”

Williams said being Vice Chair is about serving his fellow governors on the board.

“This position is about servitude and helping each of the board members achieve their platforms,” Williams said. “Being given this opportunity will allow me to serve this board and the stu-

dent body in an even greater way.”

The Board of Governors also approved appointments for three executive positions.

Chris Northrup was reappointed as Director of the Mountaineer Maniacs, Farah Famouri was appointed Chief of Operations and Franklin Roberts was appointed Attorney General.

Governor George Capel announced an upcoming event, Morgantown Community ThinkTank, which will give students and community members an oppor-

tunity to voice concerns or suggestions about the community and school.

“Part of my platform is working to bridge the gap between the city of Morgantown and our University,” Capel said. “This think tank is an opportunity for any student or community member to ask questions and to open lines of communication between the two.

“All suggestions and concerns will be combined into

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ON THE INSIDE The West Virginia football team is embracing a more team-oriented approach heading into the 2013 season.

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University seeks fan input for official shirt

By Carlee lammers

Members of the WVU Hip-Hop Club performed in a flash mob Wednesday in the Mountainlair.

and theory, two who are licensed psychologists in the state of West Virginia, and five people are CCAASP-certified consultants through the Association for Licensed Psychology,” Watson said.

The department is currently trying to create a second option for the SEP’s dual degree.

Instead of receiving a second degree in

Are you mountainstrong? Do you hail West Virginia? Or do you fear the fringe?

West Virginia University Trademark and Licensing wants to know.

WVU fans will again have the opportunity to vote for the official 201314 Fan Shirt.

“This will be going into our fourth year of the program, and I think we’re at a point now where the fans are excited and look forward to the shirt each fall,” said Nikki Goodenow WVU Trademark Licensing coordinator.

Last year’s T-shirt was the only shirt available for purchase that featured WVU’s inaugural Big 12 Conference logo.

More than 15,000 fans voted for the “True Gold and Blue” shirt in 2011, which was the last year the University held a vote for the shirt.

Goodenow said fans will have the opportunity to vote for one of three official fan shirts, which were designed through collaboration between the University and Nike.

The shirt options include: “Mountain Strong,” which is inspired by the

geography of the state.

It represents the nature of the land and the people who live in the state; “Fear the Fringe,” which is a WVU spin on a popular sports phrase and has a sense of humor with the unique tradition of the fringe found on Mountaineer Mascot buckskins and #HailWV incorporates the University’s fight song in hashtag form. Fans use #HailWV to express their enthusiasm and excitement for the Mountaineers.

“We’ve got all different fans that are out there.

Some may enjoy the ‘Fear the Fringe,’ and another fan may not like it. With the hashtag shirt also, some of the older fans or traditional fans who have been a Mountaineer fan for 20, 30 or 40 years may not be a fan,” Goodenow said. “I think these three shirts give fans a wide range of opportunity to voice their opinion.”

Besides voting for the T-shirt’s front design, fans will also have the opportunity to vote for the featured design on the back.

“After we did the contest two years ago, we had some input back that people would like to be able

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Coffee Colloquium to address industry obstacles, fair trade by emily cotter correspondent

To college students, coffee can be a way to start the day or get a caffeine boost to finish homework. In Central America, however, coffee means a lot more. It is not a way to get through the day – it’s a source of life for many farmers.

Tonight, Bradley Wilson, a professor in the West Virginia University geography department, and Fair Trade 2.0 will be hosting a colloquium to discuss fair trade, access to coffee markets and a fungus that threatens the coffee industry in Nicaragua.

Wilson became interested in the coffee industry when he first traveled to Nicaragua as a teenager.

“I just got very interested in Central American politics and economic change.

I wanted to explore further

the kind of issues that different people face in that region,” he said. “I became particularly interested in coffee, and in Central America, coffee is a major component historically in the development of those countries.”

He continued his studies further in college when he traveled back to Central America to do research.

“My junior year of college I went to Nicaragua and lived on coffee farms and worked with coffee growers,” he said. “I still have relationships that I developed then today.”

One of those relationships includes the coffee farm cooperative La Hermandad in Nicaragua.

“I began working with the cooperative to start coming up with solutions to some of the difficulties they face as

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RIGHT AT HOME WVU outfielder Jacob Rice is adjusting well in his first season after transferring from Eastern Oklahoma State College.

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Local business owner criticizes city law by ashley Tennant staff writer

During Tuesday’s City Council Meeting, the council approved a resolution supporting the University Town Center and adopted two laws that amend the agreement between the city of Morgantown and the Monongalia County Development Authority concerning the access road to the airport and National Guard Readiness Center.

Mayor Jim Manilla said the resolution to the University Town Center taxincrement financing was in response to Bridgeport Mayor James Chrisie, who

thinks the center will put Bridgeport and Morgantown in competition.

“We’re showing our support for WVU, Westover, Granville and the county.

We’re trying to make a statement here that we stand behind them,” Manilla said.

Also during Tuesday’s city council meeting, George Papandreas, president of Main Street Morgantown, briefly addressed council regarding some of the conflict that occurred during the March 19 meeting between Councilor Bill Byrne and himself, although Byrne was not present during Tuesday’s meeting.

“His was not a dialogue whose goal was to better our community or brainstorm a challenge, but rather a political agenda forgoing facts, the truth or any sense of personal responsibility,” Papandreas said. “I found the tone, message and attitude of his statements to be rude, unprofessional and disrespectful, not only to me but to the members, visiting students and this body as a whole.

“Regarding underage drinking – how serious is the city of Morgantown about the issue of underage drinking? It’s a documented fact that much of the underage problem oc-

curs at house parties where there is no oversight whatsoever. This is where the probability for binge behavior, assault, overcrowding, and fire is the greatest.

“Underage drinking is a crime; so is creating or possession of a fraudulent ID, and those who knowingly drink under the age of 21 or possess and use a fake ID, therefore are criminals.”

Papandreas said a recent alcohol-related deposition for Magistrate Court said the fine for underage drinking for eight out of 10 cases was either $5 or $25.

“Municipal Court is a bit different. Fines for underage drinking range from

$200-$500 with an additional $35 in court costs,” he said.

Papandreas also said the use of a fake driver’s license in the state of West Virginia is a misdemeanor – punishment can be a 90day suspension of a license or in some instances, a fine of up to $500 or 6 months imprisonment.

“By not doing enough to deter improper behavior, it could be argued that Morgantown’s policy actually enables repeat behavior,” Papandreas said.

“An attempt has really been made to depict Morgantown as lawless and violent. How sad it is that three

members of this council would use those words in a blatant attempt to mislead the citizens of this wonderful community to further a petty political agenda; you should be ashamed of yourselves,” Papandreas said.

During the clerk’s report, Linda Little reminded voters the absentee ballots will be available until April 25, and Tuesday will be the last day to register to vote. If anyone is interested in becoming a poll worker for the city election, contact Little at (304) 284-7434.

City Council Elections will be held April 30. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

New push for Mideast peace: John Kerry heads back WASHINGTON (AP) — Evoking the U.S. shuttle diplomacy of decades past, Secretary of State John Kerry is making his third trip to the Middle East in a span of just two weeks in a fresh bid to restart long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

Though expectations are low for any breakthrough on Kerry’s trip, which begins Saturday, his meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders represent some of the Obama administration’s most sustained efforts at engagement in a part of the world that has frustrated American administrations for the past six decades.

“His diplomacy will be based on what he hears from the parties,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Wednesday.

Kerry, she said, will be making clear that both sides have to want to get back to the

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The think tank event will be held April 19 at 7 p.m. in Hatfields. Students and community members are encouraged to attend.

Athletic Council member Ashley Morgan announced a new pilot program to test the feasibility of Mountie Bounty at the Coliseum. Starting this month, students attending classes in the Coliseum can use their points at The Grub

negotiating table “and that they’ve also got to recognize – both parties – that compromises and sacrifices are going to have to be made if we’re going to be able to help.”

Kerry is going at a precarious time. Overnight and into Wednesday, Israel and Gaza militants engaged in the heaviest fighting since a cease-fire was declared in November. The militants fired several rockets into southern Israel, and Israel responded with its first airstrike in Gaza since the fighting subsided.

No injuries were reported on either side.

Kerry had planned to leave Monday for talks in London and then South Korea, China and Japan. But officials said he moved up his departure to Saturday for a first stop in Turkey, where he’ll seek to build on recent efforts by that nation and Israel to repair ties and coordinate on stemming violence in Syria. Kerry then Shack.

“We are going to test this program in The Grub Shack because most students who have classes in the Coliseum get lunch there,” Morgan said. “If the workers there find that the system does in fact work, then the program will expand to be available at select locations at basketball and football games.”

Students who eat lunch at The Grub Shack are encouraged to try using their Mountie Bounty.

SGA holds open meetings every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Hatfields Room B.

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Watson said the students going into public health would be students who are more interested in the exercise aspect of the program and said he hopes

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Deadline for Diversi-Tea nominations extended to Friday Award nominations for the fourth annual DiversiTea celebration have been extended to Friday.

Those interested in nominating an individual for the award can visit diversity. wvu.edu/2013-diversi-tea and fill out the nomination form – provided as a link at the bottom of the page.

During the event, which takes place April 11, individuals or groups that have promoted cultural understanding within diverse populations of the Mor-

travels to Jerusalem and to Ramallah in the West Bank, which he visited with Obama last month before returning to Israel a second time.

U.S. officials say Kerry is primarily interested in gauging what the Israelis and the Palestinians are willing to do to restart direct negotiations that have been mostly frozen for the past 4 ½ years. He’ll meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Trying to avoid raising expectations unrealistically, Nuland said Kerry’s trip isn’t the start of a new era of shuttle diplomacy, a concept that got its start with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during his regular travels back-andforth to end the 1973 Mideast War and secure peace between Israel and some of its neighbors. Similar efforts took place under later secretaries James A. Baker III, War-

gantown and West Virginia University community will be recognized.

Criteria for nominations include being a student, a West Virginia University faculty or staff member or a member of the greater Morgantown community.

Individuals also must have sustained their service for more than one year and performed above and beyond normal University responsibilities.

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to select the back. Fans liked the front of one but the back of another. So we thought ‘Let’s listen to our fans and give them the opportunity to match things up the way they’d like,’”

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ren Christopher and Condoleezza Rice.

But it undeniably marks a shift after President Barack Obama largely kept the ArabIsraeli conflict at arm’s length during his first term. Despite publicly challenging Israel to halt settlement construction in disputed territory and becoming the first U.S. president to publicly endorse Israel’s pre-1967 borders as the basis of a two-state solution, Obama and Kerry’s predecessor, Hillary Rodham Clinton, presented no grand peace plan and failed to produce any sustained, highlevel diplomacy between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

Clinton avoided Israel and the Palestinian territories for nearly two years at one point, and only open war between Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip last Noap vember prompted frantic U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington. diplomatic action. this will be available to students by the end of the current school year.

This year marks Watson’s 13th year as a part of the program, and he said the it has continued to evolve in that time.

“A lot of this goes back to the person who ran the program when it began, Dr. Andrew Ostrow. He really developed a unique program, and we’ve tried

to carry on the legacy (by) maintaining our program and keep it at the head of the field,” Watson said.

“We’ve been trying to plan into the future rather than live where we are right now.”

WVU’s SEP program has a strong reputation nationally.

Students and faculty at WVU have done more presentations at national con-

ferences than any other institution in the national program, Watson said.

“The award was really unique to receive. We’ve always had a strong reputation in this division of the field,” he said. “This validates that we are doing a good job and that other people believe that what we are doing is right.”

Goodenow said.

Fans can select from the following options for the back of the shirt: A “Flying WV” logo with the #HailWV hashtag, a Mountaineer Mascot with a smaller “Flying WV” logo or just a “Flying WV” logo.

Voting is open now until April 17. Fans who partici-

pate have the opportunity to win a variety of prize packs, as well.

“It’s just an exciting opportunity. Fans have an input as to what is going to be the official Fan Shirt for the University. What better way to represent than to go out there and have your voice heard?” Goodenow

said.

The winning shirt will be announced at the WVU spring football game on April 20.

For more information, to view the shirt and to cast a vote, visit www.fanshirt. wvu.edu

gressive fungus called La Roya, or “The Rust,” which is decimating coffee crops across Central America. La Hermandad has suffered a 30 percent loss in coffee production.

La Roya and other problems in the farming industry are not new. These problems have been consistent since the beginning of coffee production. That’s why Fair Trade 2.0 works to diversify income.

One member of the organization, senior advertising student Paul LaMancusa, has worked closely with Wilson this past semester. “(This talk) can speak to many levels that many of us can’t on an academic basis,” LaMancusa said. “Dr. Wilson is going to bring to

the table some primary and secondary research that he’s conducted that not only ties into our organization but some of what the geography department does as a whole.

“Whether your interest is in geography itself, economic geography or you just want to open your ears to anything interesting going on in this world, stop in.

You can learn some things that you might normally be shielded from in everyday life.”

The colloquium will be held tonight at 7:30 in Room 234 of Brooks Hall.

The event is free to all students and members of the community.

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to draw attention to it and make an announcement, and I think that worked out.”

The concert will be held at 7.30 p.m. Monday in the Creative Arts Center’s Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre.

For more information on the event, visit the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s website: www.pso.culturaldistrict. org/pso_home.

small-scale farmers. Two of the things were diversifying income and the other was trying to improve food security,” Wilson said. “When I came back from Nicaragua from my fieldwork, I always had this idea that once I had a position in the University, I would begin engaging students with ways to work with this cooperative.”

This was the beginning of the student organization Fair Trade 2.0, a student organization that promotes the fair trade of coffee and improving the quality of life for coffee farmers.

One problem that plagues the farmers: An ag-

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Underground sound: The newest releases in underground music Moosetracks: What’s spinning at U92?

‘I Wonder/When My Man Comes Home’ Brittany Howard & Ruby Amanfu

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Jack White, the mastermind behind The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and Dead Weather, also owns and operates the vinyl-minded Third Man records in Nashville, Tenn.

Third Man has made a habit of bringing together unlikely combinations of artists for one-off singles, often pressing them only on limited edition, specialized vinyl.

Past releases have featured glow-in-the-dark vinyl, tri-colored vinyl and records that play at speeds for which no turntable actually has a setting.

The latest release from the label’s “Blue” singles series brings together two of modern music’s best female voices, pairing Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes with singer Ruby Amanfu for a double A-side single of two cover songs.

With a power that can only be mustered when two of soul’s modern leading ladies team up, Howard and Amanfu deliver their revisions on a track from folk artist Sixto Diaz Rodriguez and one by blues legend Memphis Minnie.

The single’s A-side, Rodriguez’s originally subdued “I Wonder,” is transformed into a swinging Southern blues jam, complete with honky-tonk piano lines and honeysweet harmonies.

The distinct ring of a vintage organ and blissfully fuzzy guitar lines make the work original and suggest the frenzy of a Southern tent revival.

On the opposite side, Howard and Amanfu pay homage to the guitar work and lyricism of Memphis Minnie, performing her song “When My Man Comes Home.”

While their version is a slow, sultry update, Howard and Amanfu take great pains to honor the original and convey their gratitude to Minnie’s latitude.

This one-off single is a treat for both its fans and its performers, providing an opportunity for something as wonderful as it is unexpected.

Wavves, the artistic vehicle of the California-based professional slacker Nathan Williams, has evolved and matured during the course of its last several releases.

When the project began in Williams’ bedroom at his parents’ house, the music was a lo-fi scrawl of punk, filled with buzzing guitars and distorted vocals.

The bratty angst and passionately selfish lyrics of the first Wavves album, 2009’s “Wavvves,” recalled SoCal punk from the ‘80s and ‘90s and its harmonies and arrangements paid tribute to the Beach Boys and garage rock. Williams followed up his debut with the album “King of the Beach” in 2010 and an EP, “Life Sux,” in 2011.

With each release, Williams’ music has become more focused and polished. His themes of boredom, slack, depression and of course, smoking are still present, but he’s starting show signs of growing up, both as a person and a musician.

After ending his most recent record contract and welcoming drummer Jacob Cooper and bassist Steven Pope to the band, Williams spent more than a year in and out of the studio recording his fourth album, the recently released “Afraid of Heights.”

With the assistance of producer John Hill, who has worked with numerous artists ranging from Rihanna to Devo, Williams has made his best and most accessible album yet. All the touchstones of punk and garage are still identifiable, but now they’re fleshed out and given room to breathe.

Even as he becomes something closer to passing for an adult, Williams will always be a snotty teenager at heart. With “Afraid of Heights,” he sounds like someone who is just as scared as he is mad to realize that problems stay pretty much the same, even as time progresses and life changes.

Key Tracks: “Demon to Lean On,” “Afraid of Heights (feat. Jenny Lewis)” and “Hippies is Punks”

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Top Ten Albums: Week of April 1 1) Kate Nash, “Girl Talk” (Have 10p) 2) Replacements, “Songs For Slim” (New West) 3) Virgins, “Strike Gently” (Cult) 4) Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, “Push The Sky Away” (Bad Seeds) 5) David Bowie, “The Next Day” (Columbia) 6) Cave Singers, “Naomi” (Jagjaguwar) 7) Traditional Fools, “The Traditional Fools” (In The Red) 8) Native America, “Get Well Soon” (Self-released) 9) Iceage, “You’re Nothing” (Matador) 10) Golden Grrrls, “Golden Grrrls” (Slumberland) Regular Rotation adds for the Week of April 1 Caveman, “Caveman” (Fat Possum Records) Crime & The City Solution, “American Twilight” (Mute) Bleached, “Ride Your Heart” (Dead Ocean) Cayucas, “Bigfoot” (Secretly Canadian) White Fence, “Cyclops Reap” (Castle Face) Cold War Kids, “Dear Miss Lonelyhearts”(Downtown Records) Local artists in current rotation False Pterodactyl, “Shanghaied EP” (Self-released) Best Friends, “Best Friends“ (Self-released) Sweet Life, “ Disenchanted” (Self-released) The Wooly Bushmen, “The Wooly Bushmen” (Self-released)

‘Songs for Slim’ The Replacements

««««« Minneapolis punks The Replacements enjoyed their heyday in the ’80s when they helped to define the landscape and future of independent music with seminal albums like “Tim” and “Let it Be.” In 1991, following their now-legendary final performance in Grant Park, the group disbanded, and its members pursued separate musical projects.

Although fans have long hoped for a reunion, which leader Paul Westerberg hints at occasionally, it wasn’t until former guitarist Slim Dunlap suffered a stoke in February 2012 that the project revived.

Now only a trio, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars recorded an EP of cover songs, “Songs for Slim.”

The first act in a project to raise money to help cover Dunlap’s medical bills, the EP finds the former Replacements playing the songs of Gordon Lightfoot, Hank Williams and Dunlap’s own solo work.

Although it stands as a collection of covers, the EP represents the first original work under The Replacements moniker since “All Shook Up” in 1990.

To kick off the fundraising effort, the band auctioned off 250 autographed copies of the “10” EP on the newly launched website songsforslim.com.

Each exclusive copy came with a poster, a print of the artwork and a code to download the collection digitally.

Following the exclusive sale, the EP was released to the public.

Next in the effort for Dunlap, his former bandmates reached out to fellow artists and asked them to contribute exclusive tracks of their own to be issued and auctioned, as well.

So far, this series has included tracks by musicians Tommy Keene, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earl and Craig Finn.

The band has also promised future releases, including tracks from Jakob Elliott, Dear Tick, The Decemberists and John Doe. Key Tracks: “Lost Highway” and “Radio Hook Word Hit” —cdy

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Liberty and justice for all

Demonstrators chant outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26.

The United States has witAccording to the Pew Renessed a remarkable transfor- search Center, 51 percent of mation in public opinion re- Americans opposed same-sex garding gay civil rights in the marriage in 2008. In 2004, 60 past decade. percent opposed it.

In the past four years alone, Today, that figure has a very encouraging progression dropped to 39 percent, while a has taken place toward accep- majority – 53 percent – believe tance of same-sex marriage un- it should be legal. The general der the seemingly obvious prin- public’s evolution on this issue ciple that all Americans should is certainly encouraging, and it be treated equally under the is ushering in progress on the law. gay rights front across the coun-

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try. Politicians and pundits nationwide have stressed their astonishment at these dramatic changes in public perception.

However, it is worth noting that public opinion should not even factor into this discussion.

Equality under the law is a basic constitutional principle that applies to all Americans, regardless of public opinion on the matter. It wouldn’t matter if 99 percent of Americans op-

posed granting equality to homosexuals or Asians, or anyone else. Our founders created a series of constitutional protections to prevent a tyrannical majority infringing on the rights of a politically disenfranchised minority.

Thus, current laws preventing same-sex marriage, or other discriminatory laws – such as those that exist in West Virginia permitting individuals to be fired

or evicted from their homes because of their sexuality – are unconstitutional and should be reversed, regardless of whether the public is on board. Having said that, in this case, a majority of the public has now come to its senses.

How long will it take our courts and legislatures to follow suit? daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Steubenville rape trial raises many questions jack austen guest columnist

Who was at fault in Ohio? The boys obviously behaved like moral degenerates. What about the girl’s friends?

Apparently, they tried to take her home but eventually gave up and left her at the party. Were they being good friends? Probably not. Did they violate a law?

Certainly not. Was the girl, the victim, herself at fault?

It’s hard to imagine she was not aware of the character of her supposed friends, yet she regardless allowed herself to become impossibly inebriated in their presence.

Was she flirting with them throughout the night? If she had been, would it matter? Perhaps she behaved like this continually, weekend after weekend, each night culminating with her friends forcibly placing her in a car and driving her home.

And on this particular night, they refused, telling each other that she needed to learn a lesson. Would that decision bear them blame? And, as I’m sure every American who has read of this horrible story these last few weeks has asked themselves: where were the parents?

I do not pretend to know the particulars of that case, of what happened that night, and I certainly do not mean to insinuate that this specific girl from West Virginia is to blame for what happened to her. But this is not a story unique to Steubenville, Ohio. This happens at every high school in America every year.

I remember rumors of something similar happening when I was 15. A girl I knew of, with a reputation for being “easy,” supposedly had sex with four boys from the basketball team after a house party. They were all, of course, heavily drunk. Who is at fault for this? Again, obviously the boys, but where were the parents? Her best friend?

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One of the defendants in the Steubenville rape trial cries after the judge announced the guilty verdict.

Who bought them alcohol?

What society raised those young men?

At my undergraduate college, a troubled girl entered into a relationship with a well-liked, inexperienced boy. As happens in college, they got drunk together and had sex. The next day, he came to her and apologized for moving so fast and said he wished they hadn’t had as much to drink.

The girl secretly recorded this conversation and reported to college administrators that she was raped. Because she was drunk, according to state law, she was unable to give consent, and he was expelled. She did not press charges, and soon became widely despised. She transferred schools shortly after.

Who is at fault here?

In American society, it is the place of the law to answer these questions. Our judicial system is charged with sorting out the facts of a particular case and assigning blame accordingly.

This system works well for some crimes, like murder, in which actions can be clearly and certainly determined and motivations can be realistically explored.

But most cases of rape are not this simple. Some cases, such as when one person forces himself upon another despite clear objections, can be. Our judicial system is able to assign clear blame there. But most cases of rape are not like this.

Most happen between people who already know each other, who perhaps even consider each other friends. Many happen af-

ter a night of partying, in which, for many participants, the express purpose of attending is to hook up.

An insecure girl is overwhelmed by the first male attention she has ever received: she says yes with her mouth, but no with her body. Is this rape?

A girl is drunk at a party with her fiance’s best friend: she says no with her mouth but yes with her body.

One person changes their mind two minutes in.

Am I guilty of rape if I’m kissing a girl and slide into third without making sure she is okay with it first, or am I just a total a--hole?

These human lines are too hazy, our human relationships and feelings too dynamic and transient and spurred by infinite conscious and subconscious

motivations. The standard of law does not, and cannot, make room for these complex human contingencies. It cannot understand them and judge them. No standard can.

These actions must be judged, and they must be judged by those who are most familiar with the hearts and horrors involved – by our friends, our parents, our mentors, our teammates, the brothers and sisters of our communities.

After hearing of his conviction, one of the boys from Ohio stated that his life was over. But it was not the law that ruined him – it was the judgment of our collective society. If those pictures had not been spread across the Internet for all to see, his actions would have likely been

brushed under the rug, and his crime would have never gone to trial. This episode has not been a triumph of our judicial system but an indication of its limitations.

The key to stopping rape lies not in creating new laws and more specific definitions but in condemning incidents that occur within our communities, no matter how big or small they may be.

While bringing those boys in Ohio to justice at the hands of our state and, more importantly, our national media has created a valuable deterrent, I cannot help but feel for them pity mixed with that abhorrence we have all experienced.

We humans are capable of such conflicting emotions. The law is not.

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SUDOKU

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A talc shaker and bottle of gum arabic used for lithography, a type of printmaking, sit in a wooden box in the Creative Arts Center.

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FEATURE OF THE DAY A WVU PROFESSOR will present the film, “In the Name of Love” on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in the Gluck Theatre. It was the winner of the 2003 Portland Women’s Film Festival. It offers an eyeopening look into the lives of mail-order brides and social and political challenges Russian women face. Pizza will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.

EVERY THURSDAY

LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE COLLEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lutheran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC responds to regional and national disasters. No experience is necessary. For more information, email Stephanie at szinn1@ mix.wvu.edu or visit www. lutheranmountaineer.org/ disaster.

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

THE MORGANTOWN CHESS CLUB meets starting at 7 p.m. in the basement of the First Christian Church at 100 Cobun Ave. Meetings will not be held the last Thursday of every month.

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UNITED METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT meets at 7 p.m. at the Campus Ministry Center on the corner of Price and Willey streets.

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

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

CODEPENDENCE ANONYMOUS meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. at Chesnut Ridge Center Boardroom.

formation, call 304-293-2311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/ medical.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800766-4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

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CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers.

WIC provides education, supplemental foods and immunizations for pregnant women and children under five years of age. This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more inforCONTINUAL mation, call 304-598-5180.

WELLNESS PROGRAMS NEW SPRING SEMESTER on topics such as drinkWELL, GROUP THERAPY OPPORloveWELL, chillWELL and more TUNITIES are available for are provided for interested free at the Carruth Center. The student groups, organizations groups include Understanding or classes by WELLWVU: Well- Self and Others, Sexual Assault ness and Health Promotion. Survivors Group, Mountaineer For more information, visit Men: An Interpersonal Process www.well.wvu.edu/wellness. Group, and Know Thyself: An W E L LW V U : S T U D E N T Interpersonal Process Group.

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DAILY HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year many of your activities surround your friends.

You also focus on making a longterm goal a reality. Your creativity often finds the unbeaten path. If you are single, you could find yourself in a sizzling romance. If you are attached, sometimes you act like new lovers. At the right station in life, a new addition to your family becomes possible.

AQUARIUS is loyal to the very end.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH You sense that a restriction might not be long term, even if the other party declares it so. A conversation lets you see beyond the obvious, which allows greater give-andtake. Know that optimistic thinking creates positive happenings. Tonight: Where friends can be found.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Pressure builds because someone you care about is quite difficult and demanding. You can do emotional somersaults, but nothing will make a difference until this person wants to change. Indulge yourself, and buy that item you have been coveting. Tonight: In the limelight.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH Reach out to others, and make plans that seem copasetic for the weekend.

You could be overwhelmed by what is happening. If you feel tired, take a break from the matter at hand. Trust yourself to make the right move. Tonight: All smiles. Make plans for the weekend.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH You could be overwhelmed by what a

partner dumps on you. Your creativity seems to be a function of interest at the moment, and you are not up for everything that is on your plate. Take a walk. Your enthusiasm will stimulate your energy. Tonight: Visit with a favorite person.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Defer to others in a situation that takes an unpredictable turn. You are overserious regarding a personal or domestic matter. Don’t avoid a meeting or a get-together with a friend -- this person always seems to help you lighten up. Tonight: Start making some weekend plans.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Deal with a loved one who is so full of energy that he or she might exhaust you. Honor prior professional commitments, despite all of the pressure that is on you. Someone throws you a curveball, which makes you wonder which way to go. Tonight: Honor your priorities.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Know when enough is enough. You can achieve a lot of your goals if you relax. Think positively about a potentially difficult matter. You might end up breezing right through it, especially if you relax and detach from what triggers you. Tonight: Start the weekend early!

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH Be honest with yourself. If you are tired or in a bad mood, you might want to take some time off. Another scenario might be to go off and do something not related to your normal day-to-day life. A change could revitalize you. Tonight: Know that you

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Vicious with a bass 4 “That’s gotta hurt!”

8 It’s close to 90 13 XL piece: Abbr.

14 Visitor-friendly Indonesian island 15 __ Mama: rum drink 16 Voided 18 Woolly beasts 19 Kelly who voiced Nala in “The Lion King” 20 “Ooky” family name 22 Financial degs.

23 Prayer supports?

24 Its four-color logo no longer has overlapping letters 28 First name in jazz 29 Spotty coverage?

30 Canvasses 31 In medias __ 32 Re-entry request 33 Spot for many a curio 34 Solo 36 Hold fast 39 Twist in a gimlet 40 Giant slugger 43 Ebb 44 Latch (onto) 45 Letter-shaped brace 46 “__ vostra salute!”: Italian toast 47 Cigna rival 48 Fashion monthly 49 Takes the spread, e.g.

51 Ethiopia’s Selassie 52 Winter melon 55 Items that can open doors 57 “__ never know what hit ‘em!”

58 1-Down unit 59 That, in Tijuana 60 Fresh 61 Boy scout’s handiwork 62 Additive sold at AutoZone DOWN 1 Clink 2 Not virtuous 3 Some kneejerk responses 4 Beatles song syllables 5 Delta rival: Abbr.

6 Freshly groomed 7 Diamond deception found in this grid nine times: eight in square four-letter clusters, the ninth formed by the clusters’ outline 8 Burt’s Bees product

9 Startup segment 10 Skedaddle 11 Actress Thurman 12 Stockholm flier 15 Hugo’s “Ruy __” 17 Nocturnal bear 21 Wallace of “E.T.” 23 In an arranged swap, she guest-hosted “The Tonight Show” in 2003 on the same day Jay guest-hosted “The Today Show” 25 Tripart sandwich 26 Newcastle specialty 27 French designer’s inits.

30 French door part 32 Nursing a grudge 33 Family nickname 34 Vacation spots 35 Prideful place?

36 Org. with towers 37 Two-bagger: Abbr.

38 Laurel & Hardy producer Roach 40 Accommodates 41 Guinness superlative

42 Syrup source 44 “Golly!”

45 Pb is its symbol 47 “(I’ve Got __ in) Kalamazoo” 50 With proficiency 51 “Red light!”

52 Nos. not on some restaurant menus 53 “Got it!”

54 His, in Honfleur 56 Rain-__: bubble gum brand

WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

COMICS Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

don’t have to do anything.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH You could discover that someone is not working with you, but against you. Be happy that you found out now, before there was any more damage. A partner or an associate who always has a positive outlook shares his or her opinions. Recognize your limits. Tonight: Join friends.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH Recognize that a project might not deliver the desired results. You could be overwhelmed by your choices, especially as you predict their ultimate outcome. You also could be tired of juggling your finances to create what you want. Tonight: Buy a new item for your wardrobe.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH You will bypass an authority figure’s reticence without asking yourself if this is a wise move. In any case, your creativity and love of life will be enhanced by everything that is going on around you. A new friendship also could become more.

Tonight: You call the shots.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Don’t push where there is no give.

Let go of that situation or person -at least for now. You will find a more rewarding and positive experience closer to you. Do not settle for anything less than what you want. Use caution with your funds. Tonight: Do some shopping.

BORN TODAY Actor Robert Downey Jr. (1965), musician Muddy Waters (1915), TV newscaster John Cameron Swayze (1906)

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

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Scooby and the gang to visit WVU

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Beloved canine Scooby-Doo and his mystery-solving gang comes to the WVU Creative Arts Center Saturday.

by lacey palmer associate a&e editor

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang will solve an epic mystery Saturday at the Creative Arts Center.

Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Life Like Touring present “Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries,” bringing Scooby-Doo and the rest of the animated characters to life across the country through music and crowd interaction.

“Traveling and seeing the world is really awesome,” said Michele Dumoulin, who plays Velma in

the performance. “But the best part of doing any kids show is seeing that moment that you’ve made a kid’s year or the look of awe on their faces as their hero comes to life. That’s definitely a cool thing.”

Although Dumoulin knows playing the role of Velma is a lot to live up to, she said she has done her research to play the role to the best of her ability.

“I think you just try to be as true to the character as you can, so it can really be that experience for them to accurately see the character they watch on TV,” Dumou-

lin said.

The tour, which began traveling in early January, features Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma as they solve the mystery of a ghost causing a ruckus in the theater.

Thus far, the performance has received outstanding reviews.

“I can’t speak specific numbers, but it seems as if we fill up many places,” Dumoulin said.

Another notable factor about the performance is that it isn’t specifically for children. It’s for the entire family and has something

everyone will enjoy.

“The show is really great for all ages,” Dumoulin said.

“It’s great for adults and kids, and college students could still absolutely enjoy the show.”

Dumoulin said attendees can expect traditional Mystery Inc. Gang antics, as well as some original work made for the live performance.

“You’ll see all your favorite characters as you watch and help solve a mystery,” Dumoulin said. “You’ll hear the tried-and-true ScoobyDoo theme song, as well as new songs that have been written originally for the

show.

“It’s just overall a great time.”

Aside from “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?,” the traditional theme song, original tunes for the live performance such as “Round Every Corner” and “We’re Mystery Inc.” will also be featured during the show.

Currently scheduled to tour over more than 70 theaters in North America, the show was previously shown throughout Australia, where it sold out many performances with more than 90 tour stops.

The performance will

take place at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and a recently added time of 5 p.m. due to nearly sold-out time slots.

Tickets can be purchased at the Mountainlair and Creative Arts Center box office locations. Prices range from $20-$75 with a VIP pass, and WVU students receive a $10 discount on all tickets, aside from VIP and premium seats.

For more information on the show, visit www.scoobydoolive.com, or call 304293-SHOW or visit events. wvu.edu. lacey.palmer@mail.wvu.edu

Aziz Ansari fills Creative Arts Center with laughs, cheers Laura Ciarolla A&E writer

Aziz Ansari captivated the Morgantown audience Tuesday with his “Buried Alive” stand-up comedy tour.

Most of you are probably familiar with Ansari as the sarcastically charming Tom Haverford on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.” His sharp and carefree comedic style is a wonderful foil to Amy Poehler’s character on the show, and this spot earned him a copious amount of fame in recent years.

Ansari first entered the spotlight as one-third of MTV’s “Human Giant” trio with Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel.

He has appeared in a number of films, including “30 Minutes or Less” with costar Jesse Eisenberg.

But the 30-year-old actor and comedian gained enormous popularity with his stand-up routine in the last few years, especially among younger crowds.

Rolling Stone Magazine recently named him “The funniest man under 30” and placed him on the cover of their special comedy issue in 2011.

Although I’m a fan of his comedy in general, I saw a performance by Ansari a few years ago at Bonnaroo and wasn’t blown away. Sure, it was charming and I laughed, but it just wasn’t amazing.

This show was.

The main difference in Ansari’s new tour is its connection to a wide range of audiences. His newer material resonates with a college-aged crowd especially

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Nationally recognized comic Aziz Ansari makes the crowd laugh at the WVU Creative Arts Center Tuesday. well, a fact the audience at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center proved Tuesday night with its uproarious laughter.

His humor is topical and relatable, whether he’s talking about dating and marriage, the fear that comes when your friends start having babies or simply his overwhelming love of nachos. Toward the end of the performance, my face hurt from laughing so much.

The show began with Ansari’s manager, “Eggplant

Parmesan,” coming over the loudspeaker to instruct the audience on the rules of the show: no pictures, no shouting jokes and no caricatures, of course.

This provided a creative and fun way to keep the crowd in check and within Ansari’s control. When he came out after the opening act, Ansari still gave fans a few minutes to break the rules and take photos, discouraging anyone from doing so later in the show.

Audience members were

engrossed in the performance from start to finish.

One of the first things Ansari did when he got on stage was ask for the lighting in the room to be brightened a bit so he could see the crowd and interact with them.

He continued to do a considerable amount of improvisation with the crowd throughout the performance, keeping everyone interested and engaged every second and adding a personal touch to the show’s material.

I’ll admit – as is the case with most comedians – I did find some of his jokes offputting. A couple of times the monologues awkwardly danced on the edge of inappropriate, but again, it’s hard to find a good comedian who doesn’t push the boundaries sometimes, and everyone’s reaction is different.

Overall, however, a lot of his jokes actually promoted a very positive political message. He touched on current topics like bullying and gay marriage, but he made it

light and funny, while also supporting human rights.

If you missed the show but are a fan of Ansari’s comedy, or if you just want to see more, his hour-long standup special “Dangerously Delicious” is currently available at AzizAnsari.com for just $5.

His current tour will continue through the end of May, and upcoming dates nearby include Philadelphia (April 10) and Cleveland (May 12). daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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BUYING IN

michael carvelli sports editor

Cleaning house a good thing for WVU

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Redshirt sophomore linebacker Isaiah Bruce celebrates following an interception in West Virginia’s loss to Syracuse in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in December. Bruce said the Mountaineers are all buying into a new mentality heading into the 2013 season.

Mountaineers embracing T.E.A.M. concept during spring practice

By Nick arthur

Associate sports editor

Last season, West Virginia had one of its most talented football teams in recent memory.

The Mountaineers climbed to No. 4 in the polls, four players from last year’s team were invited to the NFL combine and many others have the potential to be drafted later this month.

But an unexpected five-game losing streak in the middle of the season left everyone scratching their heads.

For whatever reason, the Mountaineers weren’t able to mesh as a team and solve the issues that caused the slide.

This spring, though, there’s been a new mindset and acronym implemented – T.E.A.M. “It’s been awesome. Our team motto stands for “T” is Toughness.

“E” is effort. “A” is All in, and “M”

is Mountaineer Mentality,” said junior wide receiver Connor Arlia. “We’ve been preaching that all offseason, and our team has completely bought in. It’s bounced off guy to guy and caused us all to buy in and work hard and improve.”

The idea was one newly-named defensive coordinator Keith Patterson preached to his defense but has now been embraced by the entire team.

“It’s the same concept – just a different mindset. It’s more of a team aspect,” said sophomore linebacker Isaiah Bruce. “As we look at the film and last year’s games, the few games that we lost, it was because one person messed up or wasn’t in the right spot. If you’re not playing as a whole 11, you’re going to get scored on.”

Arlia said that the talent level of a team doesn’t necessarily directly relate to the team’s success. It takes an entire unit on the same page and

working together.

“To be completely honest with you, I think that (team unity) was something that was lacking last year,” Arlia said. “We had great players, and they did work hard.

But right now, it’s a team atmosphere, and we’re all buying in and going out there knowing we have to bring it every day, because that’s what it takes to succeed, especially in the Big 12.”

Bruce said the root of the changes has been understanding the history and passion connected to West Virginia football.

Head coach Dana Holgorsen has been reminding the student athletes of the past players of the program, the fans and what it takes to be a Mountaineer – something some players may take for granted.

“It’s being embraced. Every Friday morning after a workout, we’ll come here and learn about what it takes to be a team and learning

about (the state of ) West Virginia,” Bruce said. “It brought the team a lot closer – especially since we have so many people from out of state.

We learned how much we mean to this state and to the people.”

Even some drills in practice have been centered around the importance of everyone working together.

But the reason the Mountaineers have preached the term “team” this spring is simple.

“It takes a team to win,” said junior running back Dustin Garrison. “It’s not about one player; it’s not about two players; it’s about all 11 guys working together.

That’s what’s going to help us win games – everyone working together.”

West Virginia will compete together as a team in its annual GoldBlue spring scrimmage April 21 at Milan Puskar Stadium. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

baseball

Rice feeling at home in Morgantown By kevin Hooker sports writer

The West Virginia baseball team not only brought in new head coach Randy Mazey this past offseason, but it also welcomed a number of new players ready to make an impact for the Mountaineers.

The 19 new players come from schools ranging from the western United States all the way up north to Canada.

Junior left fielder Jacob Rice is among those new recruits and has certainly made his presence felt in his debut season for the Mountaineers.

Rice, a native of Tulsa, Okla., played at the University of Arkansas his freshman year before transferring to a junior college in Oklahoma for his second season. As a sophomore, Rice helped Eastern Oklahoma State College earn a 36-20 record and Region II Championship. He batted .364 with 37 runs, eight home runs, 49 RBIs and nine stolen bases.

“I didn’t really like (my experience) at both schools,” Rice said. “I wasn’t getting that much play time.”

This season, Rice has certainly made the most of his opportunities. His 43 hits put him at No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference, with his .377 batting percentage ranking No. 6. He also has 11 doubles and is tied for No. 1 in the conference with fellow teammate Ryan McBroom.

The West Virginia team batting average of .301 is also second-best in the Big 12, thanks in large part to the left fielder’s hot bat.

In addition, Rice has 16 RBI’s, one home run, a .500 slugging percentage and six stolen bases this season.

“I just try to find my pitch to hit,” Rice said. “When

I’m at the plate, I don’t really press that much; I just try to get a good pitch to hit and take it up the middle (of the field).”

Rice earned the “Newcomer of the Week” award in the Big 12 for the week of Feb. 25.

Although Rice has only been a Mountaineer for a short time, he said he feels right at home here in Morgantown.

“This team is just great,” he said. “Everyone likes katie flowers/the daily athenaeum each other, we all play Junior outfielder Jacob Rice rounds first base in a baseball game earlier this season. Rice, who transferred to West Virginia from Eastern Oklahoma State College, hard, and I love that.”

Rice has enjoyed getting is hitting .377 this season. to know Mazey and the coaching staff and picking up their style of play.

“Mazey’s about the whole process and avoids trying to get caught up in results,” Rice said.

“It’s about how you go about the game. I actually like (the coaching staff ) a lot.”

With more than half of the season complete, Rice and the Mountaineers are beginning to look toward the postseason.

“Making regionals would be awesome,” Rice said.

“But before that, we’ve got to do well in the Big 12 tournament. I think we can do well.”

The Mo u nt a i n e e r s haven’t made a regional final since 1996, but anything is possible with a new coach, new players and new conference.

At this time last year, under coach Greg Van Zant, the team had an abysmal 12-17 record. For their first 29 games this year, the Mountaineers currently have a 16-13 record and are riding a seven-game win streak.

With nearly a season and a half remaining on his eligibility, look for Rice and the Mountaineers to improve one hit at a time. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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As West Virginia’s nightmare 13-19 season got closer and closer to the end, you could see it starting to weigh on veteran head coach Bob Huggins.

The man – who, throughout his 31 seasons as a head coach, had gone through just two losing seasons and hadn’t suffered a sub-.500 season since his first season at Akron in 1984-85 watched from the sidelines as his Mountaineer team finished the season on a seven-game losing streak.

By the time West Virginia fell in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Huggins alluded to the fact no players on the team were safe, and if they weren’t going to buy into what he wanted, he had no problem getting rid of anyone.

Then the dominoes began to fall early Monday when it was reported sophomore guard Aaron Brown was planning to transfer. Shortly after that, the school confirmed Brown, along with sophomores Volodymyr Gerun and Jabarie Hinds, would leave the program.

With the exception of Hinds leaving, none of the news really came as a surprise. Brown and Gerun both played sparingly throughout this season; Brown even said to WVIllustrated.com that his infrequent plays were his main reason for transferring.

Hinds, however, had been a starter and key contributor throughout his two seasons as a Mountaineer.

It even came as a bit of a surprise to Huggins, who told MetroNews the two of them didn’t have much of a conversation about him leaving WVU. “I like Jabarie very much, and Jabarie and I have a very good relationship,” Huggins told MetroNews. “But after a year like we had, I think if any of them don’t have both feet in, they probably do need to move.

“It’s going to take a heck of a lot of work and commitment to get this back to where we all want it to be.”

And that’s exactly what the Mountaineers need to improve for next season.

If players aren’t totally invested in getting the team

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Rutgers fires Mike Rice after video PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Fueled by outrage from even the governor when the video went public, Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after deciding it didn’t go far enough by suspending and fining him for shoving, kicking and throwing balls at players along with spewing gay slurs.

Athletic director Tim Pernetti was given a copy of the tape by a former employee in November and, after an independent investigator was hired to review it, Rice was suspended for three games, fined $75,000 and ordered to attend anger management classes.

University president Robert Barchi signed off on the penalty.

But on Wednesday, Rutgers referred to new information and “a review of previously discovered issues” as the reasons for Rice’s termination.

“Yesterday, I personally reviewed the video evidence, which shows a chronic and pervasive pattern of disturbing behavior,” Barchi said in a statement. “I have now reached the conclusion that Coach Rice cannot continue to serve effectively in a position that demands the highest levels of leadership, responsibility and public accountability. He cannot continue to coach at Rutgers University.”

The video shows numerous clips of Rice at practice

firing basketballs at players, hitting them in the back, legs, feet and shoulders. It also shows him grabbing players by their jerseys and yanking them around the court. Rice can also be heard yelling obscenities and using gay slurs.

Rice, in his third season with the Scarlet Knights, addressed reporters outside his home in Little Silver, N.J., and apologized for his actions: “As I stated three months ago after I watched the video how deeply regrettable those actions (were). I also stated I was going to try to work on changing. I think I’ve accomplished a lot of that,” Rice said. “I can’t say anything right now except I’m sorry and there will never be a time where I’m going to use any of that as an excuse or there will be any excuse.

“I’ve let so many people down: my players, my administration, Rutgers University, the fans. My family, who’s sitting in their house just huddled around because of the fact their father was an embarrassment to them. It’s troubling, but at some time maybe I’ll try to explain it. But right now there’s no explanation for what’s on those films.

There is no excuse for it. I was wrong. I want to tell everybody who’s believed in me that I’m deeply sorry for the pain and hardship that I’ve caused. “ Gov. Chris Christie, who

said he was appalled when he saw the video on Tuesday, supported the firing at the state’s flagship public university.

“This was a regrettable episode for the university, but I completely support the decision to remove Coach Rice,” he said in a statement. “It was the right and necessary action to take in light of the conduct displayed on the videotape.

“Parents entrust their sons to the Rutgers athletic department and the men’s basketball program at an incredibly formative period of their lives. The way these young men were treated by the head coach was completely unacceptable and violates the trust those parents put in Rutgers University. All of the student-athletes entrusted to our care deserve much better.”

Rice, who helped Robert Morris to two NCAA tournament appearances, was one of the hot coaching candidates in the spring of 2010.

But he wasn’t able to push Rutgers into the upper echelon of the Big East Conference, and went 44-51. Rice was 16-38 in the Big East, after going 73-31 in three seasons at Robert Morris. The Scarlet Knights went 15-16 this season and 5-13 in the league.

Pernetti took responsibility for trying to rehabilitate Rice instead of firing him.

“Dismissal and corrective action were debated in December and I thought it

was in the best interest of everyone to rehabilitate, but I was wrong. Moving forward, I will work to regain the trust of the Rutgers community,” he said.

Rice was Pernetti’s first major hire after getting the AD’s job.

Pernetti said his decision to only suspend Rice was made in part because the coach was remorseful. Rice had a reputation as being “a fiery guy with an edge” before coming to Rutgers and Pernetti said the two talked about it for five hours before he was hired.

The video was made by Eric Murdock, the former NBA player who was hired

by Rice to be director of player development.

The two had a falling out over Murdock’s appearances at a camp, and Pernetti said Murdock’s contract was not renewed.

Murdock, who said he was fired, then compiled the video, splicing together the practice lowlights of Rice’s first three years as coach.

Pernetti said about 60 percent of the incidents happened in Rice’s first season. He also was upset with Rice using a certain gay slur at a university where student Tyler Clementi committed suicide after a roommate used a webcam to see him kissing a man.

“I would tell you that that word was at the core of the suspension,” Pernetti said.

“It absolutely concerns me.

It’s not acceptable.”

Louisville’s Ware upbeat despite broken leg LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Injured Louisville guard Kevin Ware will travel to the Final Four on his crutches and expects to be a big presence for the Cardinals.

Cleared by doctors to accompany Louisville to Atlanta, the sophomore told The Associated Press Wednesday that he plans to be a full participant in the team’s preparation for Saturday’s game against Wichita State. The Cardinals will leave around 7 p.m. for a flight expected to last just over an hour with Ware on it.

Ware said the overwhelming support he has received has helped him maintain his spirits and strengthened his confidence of a full recovery. He hopes by next season to be helping the Cardinals defend the national championship he believes they’ll win this weekend.

The normally reserved 20-year-old calmly recalled how he felt when he suffered the devastating injury, saying he doesn’t think Louisville would be in the Final Four if he had lost his composure.

Ware credits teammate Luke Hancock for calming him down.

“He got me to that point where I really had to put the pain on hold,” said Ware, with his leg in a cast propped up on a couch at the Cardinals’ practice facility. “Once he said his prayer, I was kind of thinking the whole time, ‘you can either be a crybaby about it or you’re going to get your team back and get them in the right mindset’.

“Luke said his words, and I just kept repeating, ‘y’all gotta go win this game.’ I’m fine. ... It really helped the team.”

But it wasn’t easy for the Cardinals, many of whom cried after seeing Ware’s gruesome injury – his bone protruding through his skin.

Even Louisville coach Rick Pitino was emotional, wiping tears from his eyes and later saying that the sight of his player’s injury almost made him vomit.

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Continued from page 7 back to that position it had been in during the first few years of Huggins’ tenure at WVU, they aren’t going to help much at all – which is exactly why cleaning house is just what they needed.

The three transfers will give Huggins room to pick up two more players for next

But Pitino said everyone’s emotions have settled down knowing that it appears Ware will be OK. “I think we’re all fine now,” Pitino said. “Just having Kevin around, we can exhale now.”

The coach said having Ware in Atlanta might provide the Cardinals with a little “extra emotion,” but in his experience the “the team that executes the best will win.”

Pitino and his son, Richard, spent Monday at the hospital with Ware, who was pictured holding the championship trophy in his bed. Though Ware had maintained his composure talking with AP, he became very emotional during an earlier interview with ESPN when talking about waking up and seeing the championship trophy.

The coach downplayed staying with him at the hospital after his injury.

“There’s not a coach in America that wouldn’t be there,” he said.

And while Pitino said ever yone can exhale now, the Cardinals had to take a deep breath when Ware went down on Sunday. They eventually regrouped and took the lead at halftime against Duke en route to an 85-63 victory over the Blue Devils in Indianapolis.

Through it all, Ware said he had to remain strong. He was placed on a stretcher and wheeled out of Lucas Oil Stadium to cheers of ‘Kevin Ware, Kevin Ware,’ before heading to Methodist Hospital.

Ware underwent a twohour operation to repair compound fractures of the tibia that left the leg at an odd angle. He awoke the next morning to discover he had become an overnight sensation, and the afterglow hasn’t waned.

His condition and progress have been featured every day on the major networks, the Internet and especially social media.

The Cardinals’ practice facility was surrounded by a phalanx of satellite trucks, and the interview requests helped Ware get an early

jump on his rehab as he shuttled back and forth between makeshift sets.

Ware said he has heard from several of his NBA idols, including Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Charles Barkley. The Louisville guard said he has even heard from first lady Michelle Obama and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

For the soft-spoken Ware, the support and media attention has meant more interviews than he ever imagined.

“I had no idea I would get this kind of attention,” he said. “I’m one of those guys who just likes to play basketball. But the injury opened up a lot of peoples’ eyes and I really appreciate all the support. It really means a lot.”

But as Ware cherishes the flood of warm wishes, he’s also dealing with the irony of the injury’s occurrence with 6:33 remaining in the first half against Duke.

He leaped high near the right sideline to defend a 3-point attempt, similar to a defensive play he made without incident in Louisville’s game in November against Duke in the Bahamas. This time he landed awkwardly, with the leg going in two different directions.

“That was frustrating because it happened the same exact way, me making the play,” Ware said. “I was thinking then about just blocking the shot and that was what I was thinking this time. This was just different.”

Ware also lamented the timing of his injury, a recollection that made him pause for a moment. A key part of Louisville’s guard rotation who often substituted for starters Peyton Siva and Russ Smith, Ware had overcome a one-game suspension in January and was coming off a careerbest, 11-point effort in Friday’s tournament win over Oregon.

Pitino said that performance typified Ware’s maturation process.

“Kevin has gone from being a quiet, unsure guy to

being a very mature man,” the coach said. “Kevin was very quiet, he kept to himself and didn’t show many emotions. In the last couple of months, he’s come out of his shell and is showing his emotions.”

Then came the injury that has changed Ware’s perspective.

“I think God puts things in your life and you have to go through certain obstacles,” he said. “I just feel like these are obstacles that are going to make me grow up for the better.

It’s going to open my eyes to a lot of things I probably haven’t seen before.”

Ware said he’s already seeing how difficult it is getting around with one healthy leg.

Fortunately for him, his girlfriend, Louisville sophomore Brittany Kelly, has been there to help since he was injured. Ware’s teammate and roommate, forward Chane Behanan, will lend a hand as well.

“He’s handling it better than I would’ve expected,” Kelly said. “When they took the towel off his leg, he asked if he’d be able to play next week before they told him no.”

Ware’s mother, Lisa Junior, also plans to move from Georgia to aid her son’s healing process.

Ware said his leg will need eight to 12 weeks to heal before he begins rehabilitation in hopes of returning by the start of practice in October.

In the meantime, he’s preparing for a homecoming in Atlanta, where he played high school ball after moving from New York.

Ware foresees a working weekend with teammates intent on closing the deal in their second straight Final Four after losing last year’s semifinal to rival Kentucky.

How he’ll celebrate if the Cardinals fulfill their mission is unclear. Ware joked at climbing the ladder to cut down the nets but will likely settle for just being part of the action.

“Whatever I see on the court,” he said, “I will tell them about it.”

year’s team. Whether they go after high school recruits or transfers from other schools has yet to be seen. But in order for whomever comes in to be successful, one thing needs to change.

The Mountaineers have had a troubling trend throughout the last few years. In the 2009-11 recruiting classes, Huggins and the WVU coaching staff brought in a total of 14 players, 12 of

whom were high school recruits. Of those 12, eight of those players have either transferred, gotten kicked out of school or haven’t been able to play due to medical reasons.

It doesn’t matter who is coaching, it’s not easy to try to win games when that many players you think are going to stick around leave for various reasons.

But the Mountaineers

have to be able to buy in and use what they have in order to find ways to have success.

It looks like the team has started to filter out the ones who need to be gone, but now it’s going to come down to the players who are left – whose who will be stepping out on the court every game – to pick up the slack and help right the ship. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Filauro finds power stroke in WVU win over Herd

By Connor Murray sports writer

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Senior catcher Alan Filauro hit two home runs in West Virginia’s 10-2 victory against Marshall.

The West Virginia baseball team’s entire lineup produced Tuesday as it beat in-state rival Marshall 10-2, avenging an 8-0 loss from earlier in the season. “When you have a lot of good hitters in the lineup, hitting is contagious. When one guy gets hot then the other ones like to get hot.

I’m feeling pretty good about this team right now,� said head coach Randy Mazey.

A power surge from an unlikely source contributed to the win, as senior catcher Alan Filauro went 3-3 with two home runs and four runs batted in.

Coming in to the game, Filauro had registered just one home run in his career as a Mountaineer.

Mazey and the rest of the WVU coaching staff have worked on the senior’s swing, changing his approach at the plate. “He’s had some power, we just made a few adjustments in his swing a few weeks ago and he took to it really well,� Mazey said.

“It helps when players buy into what you’re trying to teach them, and he’s really bought in, and I think that showed today.�

Both of Filauro’s home runs were pulled over the fence in left-center field on pitches thrown over the inner half of the plate. “I focused a lot on going oppo (opposite field) and the coaches realized that and they realized that I was getting beat by a lot of fastballs inside,� Filauro said. “I’m probably the only kid on the team that Coach Mazey tells to pull the ball, and it’s working so I’m going to keep pulling the ball.�

With Filauro’s newfound ability to handle pitches on the inside part of the plate, he presents a problem to opposing pitchers as the scouting report about him changes.

Getting production from Filauro out of the No. 8 spot in the lineup could prove crucial to the Mountaineers as they enter Big 12 play.

Although players like Matt Frazer and Ryan McBroom have been putting up most of the power numbers

this season, having power batters at the bottom of the lineup would serve to make the Mountaineers a more balanced team.

While the team is riding high on a winning streak, Filauro and the Mountaineers are now entering the meat of their schedule, starting with a three-game series at Baylor set to begin Friday. “We’ve just got to have two good practices Wednesday and Thursday and bring the momentum into conference play against Baylor this weekend,� Filauro said. “We’re just going to have to go up there, swing our bats and help our pitchers the best we can.�

In their first trip to Texas as members of the Big 12, the Mountaineers will look to keep the momentum of their seven-game win streak. “As long as they (the team) don’t get a little bit awestruck of their surroundings and just get down and play baseball I think we’ll do fine,� Mazey said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU to host Navy this weekend No. 31 Oklahoma St., No. 34 Oklahoma to travel to WVU by robert kreis sports writer

The West Virginia men’s soccer team will take on Navy this weekend in its second game of the spring season.

by amit batra sports writer

The West Virginia men’s soccer team returns to Morgantown Saturday to take on Navy in its second spring game of the schedule.

The Mountaineers are coming off their first game of six-game spring schedule with a 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Professional Division at the Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh March 22.

Following its game against Navy, West Virginia will hit the road to take on Pittsburgh April 13 at 6 p.m. and St. Francis (Pa.) April 21 at 4 p.m.

West Virginia will have its annual alumni game April 26 at 7 p.m. The spring slate will close with WVU facing a Major League Soccer team for the third-consecutive season, with the Mountaineers taking on the Columbus Crew April 28 at 11 a.m.

Navy will have a challenging five-

game spring schedule itself. Besides the bout with WVU, the Midshipmen will face other high-profile universities on the road, including VCU, Cornell and Penn State, as well as having already faced the Harrisburg City Islanders. “This will be the most-challenging spring schedule that we have had here at Navy,� said Navy head coach Dave Brandt after the release of the schedule. “We are really looking to push the guys and play the best teams we can, and we feel that we have done that with this schedule.

We have had a strong offseason, and these games will really test us.�

Brandt will enter his fifth season in charge of the Navy soccer program this upcoming year.

VCU went 12-4-5 last year and reached the NCAA tournament’s second round before losing to Syracuse in a 3-2 double overtime thriller.

Cornell finished 2012 with a 15-2-0

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record, winning the Ivy League title in the process, but it also fell to Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament. Penn State finished last season as Big 10 Champions with a 9-5-3 record, but like West Virginia, it did not receive an NCAA Tournament invitation.

Navy finished 7-7-3 overall and will return nine starters in the 2013 season. Senior Nick Dubee and sophomore Derek Vogel, both allPatriot League players, will return to the team.

Brandt will also return the top eight scorers and all four goalkeepers who saw playing time last season.

Joseph Greenspan led the Midshipmen in 2012, scoring with 16 points.

Last season, West Virginia went 9-6-2 overall and made the MidAmerican Conference tournament semifinals. WVU, however, didn’t make the NCAA tournament. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Two more top-35 schools are on the horizon for the West Virginia women’s tennis team this weekend. It will continue its Big 12 Conference schedule by welcoming No. 31 Oklahoma State to Morgantown Friday at 1 p.m., and No. 34 Oklahoma Saturday at 11 p.m. “There’s not a huge difference between any of these teams that we’re playing,� said West Virginia head coach Tina Samara. “I don’t feel like different matches you go in with a different game plan.�

Samara wants the Mountaineers to concentrate on their own games and not worry about the skill level of their opponents. “You know what you do well, you’re going to try and do what you do well to beat the other person,� Samara said. “We’re going to have to bring high intensity, because I know those two programs will and see if we can (beat) somebody.�

After ending their nonconference schedule on a three-game win streak, the Mountaineers have stumbled thus far into their Big 12 season. A large part of their 0-4 conference record is the quality of Big 12 opponents West Virginia has faced. “You have to look at the teams we’re playing in the Big 12,� Samara said. “When we played them all, they were all top 30, so that’s a big part of it. The teams we were beating weren’t top 30, unfortunately.�

Samara said she believes the Mountaineers have gone through the worst of their schedule, despite the Cowgirls and Sooners coming to Morgantown. “It was crazy in the beginning,� Samara said. “I think Baylor, Texas and (Texas) Tech are going to be the three teams – you’re going to see one of them win the tournament. The bottom line is, right now, those schools are just better. “They’re deeper, they’re tougher, they’re meaner, and we’re still trying to build that culture here.�

In their infancy stage under Samara, the Mountaineers are still learning as the season progresses and moving in the right direction. “It’s going to take time.

We’re babies in the process now,� Samara said. “They have a much better understanding of what they need to bring on a regular basis.

They’re learning the sense of urgency, in the match itself.�

The Mountaineers will continue to learn this weekend when Oklahoma State and Oklahoma travel to Morgantown. West Virginia is coming off a one-week break from competition, and Samara said she hopes it is just what the doctor ordered to pull off an upset. “I think it was good timing (to) get them to recharge, get back on track,� Samara said. “We’ve got to try to use everything at home to our advantage, and that’s what we’re going to try and do.� dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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