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Booker delivers ‘ideas’ lecture by summer ratcliff staff writer

Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, N.J., spoke to West Virginia University students, faculty and community members Thursday evening during the David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas.

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The West Virginia University Office of International Students and Scholars held an International Scholars Recognition Fair Thursday.

The fair provided guests with the opportunity to hear about the research being conducted by international scholars at WVU. Each scholar described their areas of research, followed by open discussion from the audience.

The fair consisted of 25 minute presentations from each scholar on their opportunities for research and expansion at WVU. The first two scholars to present focused on environmental issues.

Mo Zhou , assistant professor in the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, said she focused her research on econometric modeling of forestry and decision making, where policy is important.

“Policy alone is risk and uncertainly, and policy alone is important,” said Zhou. “It will impact decision making directly and fundamentally.

Jingjing Liang, assistant professor of Forest Ecology in the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, is also working in environmental research.

“On a small scale study, we are doing a diversity experiment where we’ve planted a diverse number of trees,” Liang said. “The United States is falling behind on this experiment while other countries in Europe are catching up, so we are going to establish our own experiment in the United States that will put us back on the cutting edge of this network.”

Scholar Hae Jung Kim pretended his research in the area of Social Work.

“My focus is on Occupational Health and Stress and why we should focus on social workers’ personal safety,” Kim said. “I love being a social worker.

I love working with families and changing families, as well as working with children and giving them a better stability and making them live better.”

Manal Alnatour shifted attention to his research through the use of one word.

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Festival to ring in Chinese New Year

By Caroline Peters Staff writer

A group of West Virginia University students will ring in the new year with a bit of Asian flair.

The WVU Chinese Student Association will host a Chinese New Year Festival Saturday.

“There will be two parts to the celebrations,” said Zhengjun Wang, vice president of the Chinese Student Association. “The first part will begin with a variety of speeches followed by singing and dancing.”

The Chinese New Year is China’s largest traditional holiday, which falls on the first day of the first month of the new lunisolar calendar, then the Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day, bringing an end to the New Year season.

David Fryson, chief diversity officer; Hanting

Zhang, president for the Chinese Professor Association; and Xiang Li, professor and president of the Chinese Student Association will be giving speeches on behalf of their organizations.

City council members Marti Shamberger and Jenny Selin will also be delivering speeches on behalf of the city of Morgantown.

The Christian & Missionary Alliance Church will also perform at the event.

The performances will include American students who are studying Chinese.

Wang said he believes it is important for Chinese students and American students to experience cultural exchange.

“Right now, there’s about 300 WVU students.

We are the second largest

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Cake was served in the Mountainlair Thursday to commemorate the University’s 146th birthday.

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Thursday marked 146 years for West Virginia University.

The University celebrated the occasion with free birthday cake and cupcakes for students and faculty, served by Mountaineer Mascot Jonathan Kimble.

“Dining services wanted to do a little celebration with some cake and cupcakes in the Mountainlair, and (Kimble) was nice to come and cut the cake for us,” said Liz Dickinson, writer and editor for University Events. “It’s really just our own little celebration.”

WVU was founded Feb. 7, 1867 through the Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862, an act of Congress that offered federally-owned land to states that agreed to establish colleges to teach agriculture and the mechanical arts.

In 1863, the state legislature voted to accept a grant of 150,000 acres of land from the federal government.

The funds from the sale of this land were used to establish the University.

Since its dawn, the University has continued

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Mountaineer Mascot Jonathan Kimble hands out cake to students Thursday.

WVU students champion clean water in Fiji by evelyn merithew staff writer

While most students traveled home for winter break, others were traveling across the world.

During winter break, seven Engineers Without Borders students traveled to Fiji for 10 days to help improve the country’s water system.

EWB is a national organization that dedicates its time

to numerous service projects, both locally and in developing nations.

“West Virginia University’s EWB chapter focuses on community service and we do a lot of local events,” said senior Zach Cesa, a member of the program. “We have one international project going on at a time, and this year it was to install water filters in Fiji.”

The villages in Fiji have very poor water systems, and

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ries of all being connected to this country are really evident,” Booker said. “People from all backgrounds – black and white, Christians and Jews, gay and straight – opened doors for me and gave me these opportunities.”

Booker challenged those in attendance to

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Booker’s Festival of Ideas talk, co-sponsored by the WVU Center for Black Culture and Research, focused on the challenges of diversity in America and the powerful change Booker believes can be achieved with unity.

“We all come from different backgrounds, but the similarities between our sto-

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term as mayor of the largest city in the state of New Jersey.

During his two terms as mayor, Booker has worked to transform the city of Newark and has become popular for his hands-on approach to leadership. As a result, in April 2010, Newark experienced its first homicide-free month in more than 40 years.

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the water they do have is dirty – sometimes contaminated with fecal matter.

The EWB members focused on a village called Nakavika.

“What we did was construct and install slow-sand water filters. We put holed PVC pipe in a 55-gallon drum, and the water would then go through the filter and all different layers of sand,” Cesa said.

This process purifies the

ON THE INSIDE The West Virginia women’s basketball team will look to avenge an early season loss to Kansas Saturday when it travels to Lawrence to take on the Jayhawks. SPORTS PAGE 7

water almost fully, removing 98 -99 percent of bacteria.

“The water would take a few hours to soak through the fine layers of sand and gravel, but eventually it (becomes) pure water that the villagers would be able to drink,” said junior Aaron Deneau, a mechanical and aerospace engineering student.

Because of the developing state of the nation,

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FEELING FROGGY The West Virginia University men’s basketball team will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on TCU Saturday.

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Blizzard threatens NYC, New England BOSTON (AP) — A blizzard of potentially mammoth proportions threatened to strike the Northeast with a vengeance Friday, with up to 2 feet of snow feared along the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor from the New York City area to Boston and beyond.

From Pennsylvania to Maine, people rushed to stock up on food, shovels and other supplies, and road crews readied salt and sand, halfway through what had been a merciful winter.

Before the first snowflake had even fallen, Boston, Providence, R.I., Hartford, Conn., and other New England cities canceled school Friday, and airlines scratched more than 2,600 flights through Saturday, with the disruptions certain to ripple across the U.S. Forecasters said this could one for the record books.

“This one doesn’t come along every day. This is going to be a dangerous winter storm,” said Alan Dunham, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Taunton, Mass. “Wherever you need to get to, get there

by Friday afternoon and don’t plan on leaving.”

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Continued from page 1 “Salam,” said the assistant professor in the Department of World Language, Literature and Linguistics. “That is an Arabic greeting meaning ‘Peace.’”

Alnatour continued by describing her goals in her research at WVU. “We offer six semesters of the Arabic Studies Program here at West Virginia University. We are working towards offering a minor in Arabic Studies, as well as a

birthday

Continued from page 1 to serve and be a land of opportunity for the state of West Virginia and beyond.

“WVU is the land-grant institution in the state, and so it reaches into every county in the state,” Dickinson said. “That’s something the state can be proud of.”

Brittany Crossetti, a sophomore public relations student from South Carolina, said that from a young age, she has always been drawn to the opportunities available at WVU. “I love WVU. I’ve kind of always had this dream to go here. Yes, it’s different, it’s out of state, but when I came to campus, I just kind of felt like it was the place for me,” she said. “I had this overwhelming sense that I just belonged here,

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group in terms of the number of students,” Wang said.

“The Chinese-American relationship is important for the Chinese and American students. That is why the Chinese New Year celebration is significant. We want to share our culture with other students in Morgantown. “ After the entertainment, attendees will be able to continue their celebration

The snow is expected to start Friday morning, with the heaviest amounts falling at night and into Saturday.

Wind gusts could reach 65 mph. Widespread power failures were feared, along with flooding in coastal areas still recovering from Superstorm Sandy in October.

Boston could get more than 2 feet of snow, while New York City was expecting 10 to 14 inches. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said plows and 250,000 tons of salt were being put on standby. To the south, Philadelphia was looking at a possible 4 to 6 inches.

“We hope forecasts are exaggerating the amount of snow, but you never can tell,” Bloomberg said, adding that at least the bad weather is arriving on a weekend, when the traffic is lighter and snowplows can clean up the streets more easily.

Amtrak said its Northeast trains will stop running Friday afternoon. The organizers of New York’s Fashion Week — a closely watched series of fashion shows held under a big tent — said they will have extra crews to help with snow removal and will turn up the heat and add an

extra layer to the venue.

Blizzard warnings were posted for parts of New Jersey and New York’s Long Island, as well as portions of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, including Hartford, New Haven, Conn., and Providence. The warnings extended into New Hampshire and Maine.

In New England, it could prove to be among the top 10 snowstorms in history, and perhaps even break Boston’s record of 27.6 inches, set in 2003, forecasters said. The last major snowfall in southern New England was well over a year ago — the Halloween storm of 2011.

Dunham said southern New England has seen less than half its normal snowfall this season, but “we’re going to catch up in a heck of a hurry.” He added: “Everybody’s going to get plastered with snow.”

Diane Lopes was among the shoppers who packed a supermarket Thursday in the coastal fishing city of Gloucester, Mass. She said she went to a different grocery earlier in the day but it was too crowded. Lopes said she has strep throat and nor-

mally wouldn’t leave the house but had to stock up on basic foods — “and lots of wine.”

She chuckled at the excitement the storm was creating in a place where snow is routine.

“Why are us New Englanders so crazy, right?” she said.

At a Shaw’s supermarket in Belmont, Mass., Susan Lichtenstein stocked up, with memories of a 1978 blizzard on her mind. “This is panic shopping, so bread, milk, a snow shovel in case our snow shovel breaks,” she said.

In New Hampshire, Dartmouth College student Evan Diamond and other members of the ski team were getting ready for races at the Ivy League school’s winter carnival.

“We’re pretty excited about it because this has been an unusual winter for us,” he said. “We’ve been going back and forth between having really solid cold snaps and then the rain washing everything away.”

But he said the snow might be too much of a good thing this weekend: “For skiing, we like to have a nice hard surface, so it will be kind of tough

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Continued from page 1 make bold moves to create positive change in our world.

“You sit comfortably now under the shade of trees you did not plant or care for,” he said. “You have one choice in life: you can sit back, or you can continue the fight for the ideals of America.”

Booker said the trend in America of people who benefit from deep political divides must be reversed.

“They lie and make us believe we are better when we are against each other rather than for each other,” he said. “It seems like we live in a political system that rewards you more for defining what you are against – or who you’re against – than talking about what you’re for and how we can move forward.”

Unity, combined with citizens who take responsibility for their communities can bring change, Booker said. He said he believes it is important we all take action to better our nation.

“I believe in personal responsibility,” he said. “You can either accept con-

ditions the way they are or take responsibility for changing them. ” In closing, Booker read “Let America Be America Again,” a poem by Langston Hughes.

He asked each person to look within themselves and pledge to inspire those around them.

“When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion,” he said. “It is time that we recommit ourselves to the truth of America. We must double down on the ideals that have inspired generation after generation.”

Cornelius Cody, senior public relations student and Republican from New Jersey, said he thoroughly enjoyed Booker’s lecture and admires the changes he has made in Newark.

“He has changed Newark for the better, and they are progressing in amazing ways,” Cody said. “It’s encouraging to see how his vision for his city can be extended to West Virginia and America.

“He has so much hope in what we can be as a nation but challenges us to do something to achieve it.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Study Abroad Program.

This is very important to us because it is important for the students to be able to experience the culture.”

Scholars Thirimachos Bourlai, from the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and Jessica Wolfedale from the Department of Philosophy and Michael Regier from the School of Public Health also gave brief presentations on their areas of expertise. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Cory Booker addresses the audience during his lecture in the Mountainlair Ballrooms Thurday.

and I fit in. I think it does a good job of appealing to everybody. There are so many different people here – out-of-state students, in-state students from every walk of life. They just seem to kind of mesh into one big Mountaineer family.”

Karim Pierre, a junior business student, said that as the University celebrated its birthday, he couldn’t help but feel a strong sense of pride.

“It’s a very special day today. It’s the anniversary of the school, and the school represents a lot as the community of West Virginia. The school is all West Virginia has, really,” he said. “We take pride in our school.”

Pierre said personally, WVU has given him the opportunity of a lifetime.

“To me, WVU was the opportunity to get an ed-

ucation and play sports,” he said. “Once I graduate, hopefully my degree will allow me to go on and live life comfortably, knowing that I went to a good school and got a good education.”

As the University continues to look toward the future, students reflected about their time as Mountaineers.

“I’m graduating in May, so WVU has been a huge part of my life for the past six years. So, to be able to celebrate its birthday and see it being a continued success has been really rewarding,” said Hilah Zia, 2012-13 Ms. Mountaineer.

“I know this University is going to continue to grow and continue to improve. I look forward to seeing the next 146 birthdays.”

with traditional Chinese food.

“We estimate about 500 people will be there, so part of the food will be from Chinese restaurants,” Wang said.

“The other neat part is that the rest of the food will be from faculty members and some citizens of Morgantown. This is appropriate, because since 2001, Morgantown has been a sister-city relationship with Xu Zhou City in China.”

There will be a wide

range of guests attending the new year celebration.

Michael Lastinger, associate provost for International Academic Affairs; Grace Atebe, assistant of OISS; Jerry Fletcher, director of the USChina Energy Center; and Dr. Jenny, director for Professional Development, will be attending.

The festival will take place at 6 p.m. in the Okey Patteson Auditorium of the WVU Health Science Center.

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Mountaineer Mascot Jonathan Kimble distributes cake to a student in the Mountainlair Thursday.

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Continued from page 1 community service trips are essential.

Some WVU EWB members traveled to Fiji earlier last year during spring break to assess the water situation and meet the villagers.

Once again, the EWB members tried to incorporate the villagers in the building process.

“We really put an emphasis on building these water filters with the villagers, that way if they break, they can fix them,” Cesa said. “We taught two villagers how to take over this project themselves in case anything happens.”

The team built six water filters in Nakavika and one in Namosi, a village near the local high school.

The students and villagers worked from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday through Friday, and the process involved much hard labor; cleaning and

mixing the sand until the water is fully pure can take two people an entire day.

A trip like this one can be expensive, especially when flying.

The trip cost $3,400 per person, and the majority of the money was raised through the WVU engineering departments.

From the seven members who went on the trip, six different engineering programs were represented: petroleum, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical and aerospace.

Lian-Shin Lin, associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was the overseer and head of the trip.

“The students went to their different department chairs and asked them to help give money for the trip. I went to the Dean [Gene Cilento] to talk about the trip, and he gave a significant amount of money,” Lin said.

The students who went had to go through an application and interview process.

Lin said he leaves the EWB students and staff up to deciding who goes on the trips.

“We succeeded in developing the filters and had a good time doing it. It was cool to experience the culture of Fiji,” Deneau said.

Cesa and Deneau both agreed interacting with the villagers was a highlight of the trip.

“This was an incredible experience. I’m extremely grateful that we were able to help improve their way of life as best we can,” Cesa said.

For some students this may be the only time they get the chance to travel

internationally.

“I joined EWB hoping to eventually go on an international trip, and I’ve been fortunate to do so. I wanted to be a part of humanitarian work,” Deneau said.

Junior Chuck Ma said he believes that going on the trip was very rewarding.

“The trip opened my eyes to what it means to be an engineer. It taught me that what I am learning and studying in class is valuable and can help others. We should not take things for granted, especially a college education.”

Since returning to the United States, Lin and the EWB chapter said they received a promising update.

People in the neighboring villages are interested in the work the WVU students have done and are willing to pay the villagers they trained to build more water filters.

The Fiji government, is also very interested in the filters built in Nakavika, Lin said.

Fiji is currently trying to find a cheap and simple solution to stop the water problem.

“The engineering work is probably the easiest part. It’s teaching people the importance of building clean water that is more difficult. I’m happy the people started to recognize the importance of this and are willing to pay for it,” Lin said.

“The project has now become a big social experiment. I’m happy to see how they responded to our work. That’s more significant.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Rihanna’s ‘Unapologetic’ provides variety for listeners

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Rihanna’s recent album ‘Unapologetic’ features a confident picture of the artist.

LACEY PALMER Associate A&E Editor

Recording artist Rihanna released her seventh album, “Unapologetic”, in late November of 2012, but many songs from the pop album

are topping the charts lately.

“Diamonds,” the first single released from the album, has been climbing the charts since it’s release.

“Pour It Up” and “Stay” most recently made their U.S. radio debuts as well.

“Unapologetic” debuted at number one on

the U.S. Billboard 200 and sold 238,000 copies the first week.

With pop, hip-hop, EDM and dubstep all incorporated in the album, many critics had mixed reviews of “Unapologetic”, as it is a tad off-course from Rihanna’s normal sound. It’s obvi-

ous Rihanna is trying a variety of new and different music styles, and she does so confidently throughout the album.

Tired of being judged for her decisions, Rihanna fittingly named the album “Unapologetic,” and that it is. Rihanna makes no apologies for showing her true personality through the songs on the album.

The album’s lead track, “Phresh Out the Runway,” has an upbeat rhythm similar to “Jump” and “Right Now,” also featured on the album. Each of these songs incorporate many EDM characteristics with her powerful vocals to make listeners get out of their seats.

Unapologetic definitely isn’t lacking in the amount of artists featured on the album. Eminem, Future, David Guetta, Mikky Ekko and even ex-boyfriend Chris Brown all have a small part in the album.

Speaking of the ex-boyfriend fiasco, Rihanna and Chris Brown have recently rekindled their relationship. Rihanna makes it clear, though, with the lyrics in “Nobody’s Business,” – another energetic song in which Chris is featured – that their relationship is a private matter, and no one’s input is needed.

“Always be my boy / I’ll always be your girl / Ain’t nobody’s business / But mine and my baby,” Rihanna and Chris sing together.

Rihanna recently sat down with Rolling Stone magazine to discuss the relationship.

“I wasn’t going to let anybody’s opinion get in the way of it,” Rihanna told Rolling Stone. “Even if it’s a mistake, it’s my mistake. After being tormented for so many years, being angry and dark, I’d rather just live my truth and take the backlash.”

The couple, after appearing in court together for Brown’s probation hearing Thursday, will walk the red carpet together at the Grammy Awards Sunday, where Rihanna will be performing with Sting and Bruno Mars.

One of the stronger aspects of “Unapologetic” are the heartfelt ballads with incredibly powerful lyrics.

“What Now,” “Stay” and “Get It Over With” all showcase Rihanna’s versatile range, as well as her soft side. All of these songs contain lyrics to which many women will be able to relate.

“Love Without Tragedy/ Mother Mary” is another ballad that mentions past celebrities Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, and you can’t help but make the connection between her relationship with Chris Brown. The song repeats “What’s love without tragedy?” implying that those are the only type of relationships she’s ever known. In the middle of the song, the entire rhythm and music

style changes, and suddenly, there are two songs in one.

“Mother Mary,” the second part, is about Rihanna finding peace with her life and herself.

Toward the end of the album, Rihanna experiments a little with a relaxed, reggae sound in “No Love Allowed,” which immediately gives off a chill vibe. “Numb” also supplies a similar reggae feel that, mixed with Eminem’s rapping, creates an incredibly catchy song that’ll be stuck in your head for hours.

The album ends on an energetic note with “Lost in Paradise,” which is vastly different as it incorporates a heavy dubstep beat. I can only hope Rihanna continues to make songs similar to this one.

Not only did Rihanna recently release a new album but she also debuted her new perfume, Nude by Rihanna, and just completed a seven-day world tour to promote “Unapologetic,” as well. She will be performing at the Grammy Awards Sunday, and her Diamonds world tour is set to begin in March.

Whether you like RiRi’s “Unapologetic” or you don’t, it seems as if she’s not going anywhere any time soon. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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‘Dishonored’ allows gamers to use stealth and strategy JAmie Carbone A&E WRiter

There are loads of video games where players take on the role of sneaky murderers.

From the “Assassin’s Creed” series to “Splinter Cell,” there is no shortage of ways to hide and strike from the shadows.

Yet “Dishonored,” developed by Arkane Studios, combines stealth aspects with a steampunk atmosphere to create one of the most entertaining games in recent memory.

Players take on the role of Corvo Attano, the bodyguard and right hand man of Empress Jessamine Kaldwin, who has just come back from a mission to find a cure for a rat plague that has been decimating the town of Dunwall, a setting that looks like turn of-the-19th-century London.

Within minutes of returning, though, the Empress is assassinated by a mysterious group, and Corvo is wrongly convicted of the deed and

thrown into a prison awaiting execution.

A group of individuals aware of Corvo’s innocence help spring him from his cell, equip him with the finest tools and set him on a path of revenge to stop those who framed him and to rescue the Empress’ daughter, Emily, so she can properly lead the kingdom.

Corvo has also sparked the interest of The Outsider, a mysterious man with the power to grant others magical abilities, who gives Corvo the ability to teleport and the chance to unlock other magics as the game progresses.

“Dishonored” is at its core a game about stealth. Players are able to play Corvo like a mad swashbuckler, stabbing every enemy they come across, but if they do, odds are they’re going to be in the fight of their lives.

The better strategy is for players to use their teleportation, or “blink,” ability to sneak above and below enemies and strike only when it the time is right, even simply rendering them unconscious if that is their choice.

The available routes and

plans of attack mean players can find what method works best for them, which makes it unlikely that each gamer dealt with the same problem the same way and adds a lot of replay value for later.

Aside from brilliant gameplay, this game also has an amazing cast, featuring the likes of Susan Sarandon, Chloe Moretz and “Mad Men’s” John Slattery. Even West Virginia native and voice of the murderous doll Chucky from the “Child’s Play” franchise Brad Dourif gets in on the action as the voice of the somewhat crazed inventor who assists Corvo.

Without spoiling too much, “Dishonored” is a game about political intrigue, silently destroying your enemies and whales and with its avaliability on PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, picking it up would be the honorable thing to do.

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In ‘Dishonored,’ gamers take the role of Corvo Attano, pictured above.

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Bieber’s mom to raise millions for pregnant teens “I thought, I’m a mom, I don’t want to see that,” Mallette sighed, shaking her head. “I don’t want to see him doing that kind of stuff. But, you know, he’s 18. He’s making some of his own decisions and he’s going to make some mistakes and he’s going to make some good choices, too.”

What of reports of pot smoking and partying with “sizzurp”-downing hip hop singers - sizzurp being a purplish mixture of cough syrup with codeine and promethazine, a carbonated soft drink and pieces of Jolly Rancher candy.

“It’s hard, you know, as a

mom of an 18-year-old because that’s the time when you just gotta start letting go,” she said. “And, you know, I had to make some of my own mistakes. I gotta kind of let go and let him make some of his own mistakes and just hope that I put all the right things in him.”

And what of Bieber’s relationship with Selena Gomez?

“I have no idea if they’re on-again, off-again,” she said. “It’s a constant thing.

Today I’m not sure where they stand. I try to stay out of it. He’s 18. He doesn’t want me getting involved in his romantic life.”

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when she became pregnant at 18 and struggles with drugs and alcohol before becoming a Christian.

The movie does include some producers who have anti-abortion beliefs, she said, but her goal is simple: to support residential programs like the one that helped her after her parents kicked her out of the house in Canada.

“The pregnancy center that I lived in is now closed because of lack of funds, so I thought it was a really important thing that they’re doing to raise money,” Mallette said.

The movie will be released Feb. 28 worldwide.

Mallette has had her share of mom moments of late with her only child, who at 18 is the youngest singer to have five charttopping albums and will be both host and musical guest for the Feb. 9 episode of “Saturday Night Live” on NBC. Like his Instagram photo (since deleted) of his butt crack. What ran through her head?

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NEW YORK (AP)— Justin Bieber’s mom wants to set the record straight: She’s not interested in the political fray on abortion as she promotes “Crescendo,” a new film she hopes will raise $10 million for centers that help pregnant girls.

Pattie Mallette, an unmarried teen herself when she had Bieber, signed on as an executive producer after the film was finished.

She said Thursday that she connected personally with the story about a suicide and abortion attempt by Beethoven’s mother.

“The press has been saying that I’m producing an anti-abortion film and taking this big stance. You know, I haven’t shared my stance with anyone and I’m not here to make a political statement, so there’s been a lot of assumptions made.”

Mallette, in numerous interviews and her autobiography, “Nowhere but Up,” has recounted her own suicide attempt, pressure to have an abortion

Dr. Sondra Hale, Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Gender Studies at UCLA and well-known activist, will discuss her experiences and research regarding conflict and war in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and the impact of gender, Islam, and politics upon both civil and human rights. The lecture will focus on memory as a means of resisting, understanding, and coping with gender-based violence experienced in Sudan and Eritrea.

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Why someone wouldn’t own a gun “Why would anyone not own a gun?” West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin posed this question during an interview with USA Today about the gun-control debate.

Sen. Manchin, who famously bolstered his progun credentials by shooting a copy of President Obama’s proposed climate change legislation during a campaign advertisement, injected himself into the national discussion on gun control during the im-

mediate aftermath of last month’s Sandy Hook massacre. Since then, he has been making the rounds on the national media circuit. He initially hinted at a willingness to back efforts to tighten gun regulations, but has since toed the National Rifle Association’s line on the issue.

Critics have speculated that his initial statements were simply designed to attract the publicity he has since enjoyed. Regardless of Sen. Manchin’s inten-

tions, we would like to answer his question, which echoes the pro-gun lobby’s rhetoric that the only solution to America’s gunviolence problem is an increase in gun ownership.

If the U.S. wants to decrease gun crime, their argument goes, all the good guys should arm themselves so they can shoot back at would-be criminals.

The problem with this argument is it is not supported by empirical ev-

idence. In fact, studies suggest owning a gun increases the likelihood that you will be the victim of violent gun crime.

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that guns kept in the home for self-defense are often used by family members or close acquaintances to commit violent crimes. Because of this, gun owners were more likely to be victims of gun violence than individuals who don’t own guns. This

undermines the foundation of Sen. Manchin and the NRA’s arguments.

There is an important discussion to be had about restrictions on the Second Amendment right to bear arms. However, Sen. Manchin is doing the country no favors with his unsubstantiated rhetoric.

There are plenty of valid reasons for people not to own a firearm, Mr. Manchin.

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Singer Chris Brown appears in court for a probation revocation hearing at the Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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It should come as no surprise to anyone who takes even the occasional glance at the covers of the tabloids in line at the grocery store that R&B singer Chris Brown has found himself in court once again after breaking the terms of his parole. Brown reportedly did not complete a single hour of the community service he was sentenced to following his brutal attack on singer Rihanna, his girlfriend.

This comes two weeks after running away from the police after Brown and his entourage fought fel-

low singer Frank Ocean over a parking spot in a recording studio in Los Angeles, injuring Ocean in the process. Ocean, one of the only openly bisexual artists in hip-hop, alleges that Brown called him homophobic slurs as part of the events leading up to the fight. LA police are investigating the incident, only because Brown chose to flee the scene.

And of course, there is the aforementioned attack on Rihanna. The photos of the aftermath are incredibly disturbing and horrifying. In the Good Morning America interview following the incident, Brown threw a tantrum and tore his dressing

room up. A couple of years later, Brown got a neck tattoo of a woman’s beaten face and had the gall to claim that it wasn’t inspired by Rihanna. Their relationship makes Ike Turner look like a kind, gentle soul and makes Tina Turner look sane and well-adjusted.

All of these incidents lead to a portrait of a man who refuses to take responsibility for his actions and refuses to show any sort of remorse for the suffering he has caused. And yet he still has millions of Twitter followers, healthy record sales and a performance at the Grammy Award ceremony scheduled.

Surely it is time for his

fans to stop forgiving him, especially when he seems to never ask for it or demonstrate any sort of humility or remorse.

Forgiveness is easy to come by in America, especially for celebrities. Americans love redemption stories. One only has to look to the case of quarterback Michael Vick. He committed one of the most offensive and horrible crimes in operating a dog fighting ring out of his house. He was sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence, but many argued that he should never play football or hold a position of influence again.

But he handled his apology with grace and humility,

didn’t violate his parole and donated money to charities that help abused animals.

Some people still hate him, but the public’s perception of him is much better than it was when he was released from prison. I would even say that he has earned his forgiveness.

Robert Downey, Jr., is another celebrity with a troubled history of drug use and alcohol abuse that comes with achieving fame at an early age. He flamed out spectacularly, but he entered rehab, took it seriously and is now the star of three major movie franchises and richer than God. But why should Brown go through the process of try-

ing to earn the public’s forgiveness when we’ll reward his awful behavior anyway?

Maybe one day, we’ll all get tired of his antics and ignore his records. I hope he gets it together, not because I want him to keep making music, but because I want there to be one less completely terrible person in the world.

Oscar Wilde argued that art should be made and enjoyed for art’s sake, meaning that all other social and moral considerations should be ignored. I personally find it impossible to ignore the context of a piece of art when it is made by a truly repellent individual. I just wish everyone else felt the same way.

Cybersecurity should be national priotiy for our leaders sarah cueva daily trojan

National security threats often invoke images of bombs, guns and invading military forces, but one of the most pressing threats to the United States involves none of these things. Instead, powers hostile to the United States and its interests have quietly launched domestic cyberterrorism attacks against U.S. banks and, most recently, against popular American news agencies. Such subtle acts of espionage, and the likelihood that they will only become more damaging, translates into a dire need for Congress to quickly pass legislation that beefs up cybersecurity defenses.

The issue of cybersecurity came to the forefront of national discourse last Wednesday, when The New

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York Times revealed that they had fallen victim to a four-month-long network security breach that was reported to have originated in China. The initial breach occurred around Oct. 25, 2012, the publication date of an article reporting on the family of the country’s prime minister. This disturbing news was followed by revelations that The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and The Washington Post experienced similar issues within their own networks.

The fact that unfriendly powers are carrying out such breaches against institutions of free speech is unsettling enough, but the threats extend beyond mere invasions of privacy.

Large attacks were leveled in September against the online systems of JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and PNC Bank, resulting in

at least daylong denials of service.

Such attacks indicate that much more is at stake, with some especially problematic areas being not only economic institutions and tech firms but also power grids for nuclear power plants and water purification systems. “Nation-state attackers will target critical infrastructure networks such as power grids at an unprecedented scale in 2013 . . . These types of attacks could grow more sophisticated, and the slippery slope could lead to the loss of human life,” said Chiranjeev Bordoloi, CEO of security company Top Patch.

According to a CNN interview with James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, at least 12 of the world’s largest military powers are working to construct complicated cy-

berwarfare systems.

It would be no stretch to say that the United States has the most to lose at the hands of these powers if our government continues to put cybersecurity on the backburner.

Though the media’s constant bombardment of the public with images of war-ravaged Afghanistan would suggest otherwise, the events in a remote desert nation do not necessarily pose a greater threat to national security than seemingly less dangerous cyberattacks. The recent infiltrations should remind our legislators of this and prompt them to not only engage in serious discussion with other nations such as China, but also quickly pass legislation that would re-allocate substantial defense resources to building a stronger cyberdefense system.

Chairman of the House

Intelligence Committee Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) spoke to the immediacy of the situation in an interview with Politico: “Foreign cyberattackers are targeting every aspect of the American economy every day and Congress needs to act with urgency to protect our national security and our economy,” he said.

With the defense budget and looming sequestration cuts up for debate, Congress needs to take advantage of an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation.

Instead of continuing partisan bickering on troop withdrawals and timetables, lawmakers must work to pass serious legislation that will provide the tools necessary to combat lurking cyberthreats.

Attacks on public utilities and power plants can create not only inconvenient but dangerous situations for everyday Americans, and the

crash of a bank’s computer system can wreak economic havoc. In addition, some of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence information could be discretely collected and used against us in unexpected attacks.

Aggression in cyberspace is unfortunately a product of our times, truly illustrating both the magic and terror that modern technology can bring. As such, our leaders must act so that we are prepared for whatever comes our way. Technological capacities will only continue to grow as time passes, and as nations unfriendly to the United States develop economically and politically, the possibility of more serious attacks will only increase. Constructing a stronger defense in U.S. cyberspace is of paramount importance, and waiting longer could only harm the nation – the time for action is now.

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FEATURE OF THE DAY THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY PLANETARIUM, now located on the PL floor of White Hall, will present “Stars” at 7 p.m. and “Stars of the Pharaohs” at 8 p.m. tonight.

Please be 5-10 minutes early for seating as it starts promptly on time. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Email jghopkins@mail.wvu.edu or call 304-293-4961.

THE SECOND ANNUAL RELAY FOR LIFE ZUMBATHON is being hosted by Arnold Hall Feb. 9 from 12-3 p.m.

The event will take place in the Mountainlair ballrooms and is sponsored by Victoria’s Secret’s PINK. For only $5 a particpant, come out and join the fun while supporting a great cause.

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hosts its weekly meeting and Bible study at 7 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair.

GLOBAL INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP AT WVU, a hospitable community for international students and scholars, meets at 6 p.m. for community dinner and Bible discussion. For more information, email sarahderoos@live. com.

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OPEN GYM FOR VOLLEYBALL is from 2-4 p.m. at the Student Recreation Center. No commitment or prior experience is necessary. Just show up and play. For more information, email Mandy at mhatfie3@mix. wvu.edu.

TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS FOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 10:30 a.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Student Recreation Center.

EVERY SUNDAY

MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST hosts a supper at 6 p.m.

EVERY FRIDAY and a bible study at 7 p.m. at THE CHABAD JEWISH STU- the Christian Student Center at DENT CENTER offers a free 2923 University Ave. Shabbat Dinner every Friday CHRISTIAN STUDENT FELat 7 p.m. at the Chabad House. LOWSHIP hosts free dinner at For more information, email 6:15 p.m. followed by a worship Rabbi@JewishWV.org or call service at 7 p.m. at 2901 Univer304-599-1515. sity Ave. For more information, WVU HILLEL offers a Shab- email Gary Gross at grossgary@ bat Dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the yahoo.com.

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

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

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WIC provides education, supplemental foods and immunizations for pregnant women and children under five years of age. This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, call 304-598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

DAILY HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you will alternate between being reclusive and being open and friendly with others. During the times you spend alone, you will center yourself and become more grounded. When you finally emerge, you will be a force to be dealt with. Your personality and charisma also will come out. If you are single, you could change that status quo, if you so choose. Use care as you get to know someone new. This person might not be everything that he or she appears to be. If you are attached, your sweetie finds you to be unusually magnetic and caring this year. At times, you will have a tendency to be me-oriented.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Handle all professional matters, or any matters having to do with the public. By afternoon, you’ll want to schedule meetings and intense discussions. You will see a totally different attitude come forward. Could this be a Friday mood? Tonight: Out with friends.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Do a little more research and/or have a chat with someone you respect in the morning. Take the lead in the afternoon, and set the standard for what’s expected on an important project. Others naturally will follow your example. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH A negotiation with a key partner could take you until midday to finalize. Even if you haven’t come to a decision or a point of action, start returning calls. Seek feed-

back from trusted sources should you find a situation to be problematic. Tonight: Listen to some great music.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH Continue to defer to others. The responses you get could floor you. Note that you are gaining some interesting insights from others, and you might want to write them down. A discussion on a oneon-one level is inevitable. Tonight: How about dinner for two?

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Revisit a project that is completed. You might opt to revise the message from this work or redo it in a meaningful way. Discuss this change with colleagues or those you consider to be in the know. Tonight: Try to clump all of your invitations together, if possible.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH You have no doubt in your mind that you are more than ready for the next few days. You even might decide to make some plans in the morning. By midafternoon, last-minute problems could arise. Stay focused. Tonight: Out with your colleagues and friends.

LIBRA (SEPT 23-OCT. 22) HHHH You might be unsure about which way to go with a personal matter.

Your ingenuity will kick in during the evening, and it will provide an answer regarding what path to take. Tonight: You know how to wow others.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Communicate any reticence you have over a personal matter early on. Feel your way through this situation. Someone might surprise you with an invitation. Your initial reaction is probably the right one. Return

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calls later in the day. Tonight: Home is where the fun is.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 21-DEC. 21) HHHHH You could be overserious in the morning. Once more, you might take a hard look at your budget and see how much you can push it. You know there are limits to everything. Others come forward late in the day. You’ll feel more at ease with them. Tonight: Feel the good luck.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Use the morning to the max for any crucial ventures. Your finances, your budget and how much you are willing to spend could become hot issues in the evening.

Know what works, and do not hesitate to ask for more of what you want. Tonight: Treat a friend to munchies.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Listen to news carefully. It might not be as difficult as you believe it is. Give yourself a little time to rethink all the information. You’ll laugh at your initial reaction once you turn the corner on this matter.

Honor your feelings. Tonight: Speak your mind, and use your charisma.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Your high energy attracts many people. You have pushed so hard that you might want to rethink your schedule. Don’t put off an important matter that has been on the back burner any longer. If you can chill in the afternoon, by all means, do. Tonight: Something just for you.

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Mountainlair to host talent show

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Members of the West Virginia University faculty and staff will show off a diverse range of talents tonight at 7 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

For the past three years, the faculty and staff talent show has provided an outlet for the University’s instructors and workers to display a different side of themselves that students and coworkers aren’t accustomed to seeing.

“Over five years ago, I started a faculty/staff Idol Competition to coincide with our Mountaineer Idol Competition,” said Sonja Wilson, WVU Mountainlair senior programming administrator. “Three years ago, I changed the competition to a talent show to allow for more genres of

talent.

“I believe that everyone enjoys this type of event, because it affords our students with the opportunity to see their instructors and staff in a different role.”

With virtually no boundaries to restrict what types of talents are on display, Wilson said that the audience can expect an assorted blend of performances.

Wilson also said that one particular talent may steal the show.

“Our talent categories range from singing, dancing, piano playing, storytelling, hammered dulcimer, etc.,” Wilson said. “I get the feeling that this year will be highlighted by unique dancing.”

To bring more interest and appeal to the event, Mountaineer Mascot Jonathan Kimble, WVU football player Ryan Nehlen,

reigning Ms. Mountaineer Hilah Zia, reigning Mountaineer Idol Paris Winfrey and reigning Miss West Virginia Kaitlin Gates will be in attendance.

“The show will be produced with student hosts and student judges,” Wilson said. “Then, the audience will be captivated with the talents of 15 faculty and staff members from our University community.

Special performances will be showcased from our reigning Mountaineer Idol and last year’s talent show winners.”

With these special performances and 15 unique talents on display from WVU’s hardworking, and oftentimes behind-thescenes, staff, tonight’s talent show will provide a fun and entertaining end to a hard week of work and class.

“If you want to see your

A few faculty members have fun and show their WVU pride in the 2012 talent show. instructors, your colleagues or your co-workers in a setting outside the classroom or office, then we have a special treat for you,” Wilson said. “Lately, we have

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123 to celebrate MYEP’s 100th show

BY Hunter homistek A&E Editor

Local music promotion company Music to Your Ears Productions will celebrate its 100th show Sun-

day night at 123 Pleasant Street.

The company, which is run by promoter Adam Payne, has brought dozens of esteemed artists to Morgantown during the past

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two years, and this show will mark a monumental achievement for the business.

“It’s been a great two years for Music to Your Ears,” Payne said. “GLOWfest, Arts Alive, Lotus, Rusted Root, Fishbone, EOTO, Kill Devil Hill, Freeway, Dumpstaphunk and Larry Keel and Natural Bridge are definitely some of my highlighted events.”

Payne noted that while the general perception is that music promoters are in the business solely for financial prosperity, he personally feels a connection to the music and the artists that inhabit the local scene.

“The perception is that promoters make a lot of money, but the truth is that all of what I do is out of my love for music,” Payne said. “I love all genres of music and strive to help them find their place in Morgantown.”

To make the night at 123 Pleasant Street a special, can’t-miss event, Payne enlisted the talents of Bloomington, Ind. post-funk group The Main Squeeze, and three of Morgantown’s hottest acts in Aristotle and the Like Minds, Gnarwahl and DuoGrove, a strippeddown version of local favorites Fletcher’s Grove.

“The Main Squeeze is another can’t-miss act,” Payne said. “This postfunk act has a huge future ahead of them, and they are the complete musical package.”

Since their inception in 2009, The Main Squeeze quickly won over the hearts (and ears) of music lovers across the nation.

Thanks to their high-energy, groovy blend of funk, rock, electro and jazz, The Main Squeeze has earned slots at storied music festivals like Bonnaroo, Summer Camp, Equifunk, Big Pig and GLOWfest.

Adding to the night’s appeal, Payne is also holding a special raffle for everybody who comes to the show.

After paying a $5 cover charge, concer tgoers will receive a raffle ticket that will then be entered to win a “golden ticket” through Music to Your Ears Productions.

This prize will provide access to all Music to Your Ears shows for the semester, including Big Gigantic at the Metropolitan Theatre and acts such as Bernie Worrell, The Werks, Cosby Sweater, Freeway and many more at 123 Pleasant Street and Fat Daddy’s Bar and Grill.

For the local music enthusiast, the possibility of winning the golden ticket provides a little extra incentive to come out and support one of Morgantown’s hardest working promoters.

The night’s festivities will begin at 5 p.m., and the final act will close its set around 11:30 p.m. hunter.homistek@mail.wvu.edu

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Daniel-Meyer Coliseum may be a much more difficult place to play than many previously thought.

Wednesday night, a record crowd of 7,412 watched TCU – which was previously winless in Big 12 Conference play – take down undefeated in Big 12 play, fifth-ranked Kansas in shocking fashion.

Consequently, when West Virginia (11-11, 4-5) travels to Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday afternoon, the Horned Frogs (10-12, 1-8) will be playing with an abundance of confidence.

The Mountaineers won the first matchup between the two schools 71-50 two weeks ago and

have also been playing better in recent games, having won two-straight.

No matter the amount of momentum brought into the game by either team, the objective for West Virginia remains the same. ”We’ve just got to win games,” said head coach Bob Huggins, who will be coaching his 1,000th career game as a head coach Saturday. “The formula is pretty simple. You’ve got to win.”

Huggins’ team has been shooting the ball much better in recent games compared to games earlier in the season.

Improved play from Mountaineer senior forward Deniz Kilicli on the offensive end has forced opponents to send extra defenders his way and ultimately open up space

for other West Virginia players.

“He’s so much more active,” Huggins said of Kilicli. “I think the last two games have been the best two all-around games Deniz has played. He’s had a lot of energy.”

Kilicli isn’t alone, though, when it comes to impressive performances on offense.

Freshman guard Eron Harris is beginning to emerge as a go-to guy and is also starting to attract attention from opposing defensives.

Harris has scored in double figures in six of his last seven games and is playing with a confidence.

“I think his teammates have confidence in him. They’re looking to get him the ball,” Huggins said.

“I think everybody else is figuring out that he can make shots, and so he’s being guarded a lot better

than he was being guarded earlier.”

West Virginia is going to need to string together multiple wins to boost its postseason resume.

And with the next few games on the schedule against teams the Mountaineers have either already beaten or could be favored to beat, this stretch of the season is crucial for Huggins and company.

Still, though, the veteran head coach wants his team to keep things simple.

“You know the old cliché ‘take them one at a time?’ There were other times when we thought we had turned the corner a little bit, and we kind reverted back,” Huggins said. “I think we’ve got a chance. I really do.”

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WVU women out for revenge One message is simple for the West Virginia women’s basketball team as of late: revenge.

The Mountaineers have used their past hiccups to get some redemption on teams they have struggled against this season. In its bout with Oklahoma, WVU won by 19 following a narrow 3-point loss in Norman earlier on in the season. West Virginia has used some of those losses to help it get past the opposition the second time around.

“I love it (seeing teams twice a year),” said junior guard Christal Caldwell. “We let one slip away at Oklahoma, and we came here on our home court and took care of business. We have to do that with a few more teams.”

Senior center Ayana Dunning uttered a similar message earlier this season. It’s good to see teams twice because, well, revenge is often very sweet. WVU lost to Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Kansas, Iowa State and Baylor for its first five Big 12 Conference defeats. For West Virginia, beating these opponents and splitting the series would be a huge success.

I’m aware Baylor is easily the toughest victory on the schedule. Arguably it has the best point guard in the country with Odyssey Sims and best overall player with Brittney Griner. West Virginia kept it far from embarrassing in Waco a few weeks ago. Granted, it was an 18-point loss, but this is Baylor we’re talking about here.

Losing to such a stacked team by less than 20 points

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The West Virginia women’s basketball team’s revenge tour took a detour Wednesday night after a 7663 loss at Texas Tech, but the Mountaineers (13-9, 5-6) hope to get back on track Saturday when they tangle with Kansas in Lawrence.

The Jayhawks (14-7, 5-5) bested West Virginia 60-59 in Morgantown Jan. 5 but have lost five of eight games since.

The Mountaineers were riding a two-game winning streak into Lubbock, Texas, but shooting woes doomed a shot at a third consecutive victory.

Head coach Mike Carey said a combination of poor shooting and lack of energy were key culprits behind the Mountaineers’ loss.

“We had good looks and missed a bunch of them, and we’ve been shooting the ball pretty well,” he said. “We just looked slow, even when we were pressing them. We were reaching out and not moving our feet, and it carried over to the offensive side.”

The Mountaineers missed 31 shots in the first half alone and finished the game shooting 25-of-71 from the field.

In the two teams’ previous matchup, West Virginia and Kansas were similarly effective on the offensive end, connecting on 42 and 40 percent of shots, respectively.

Kansas senior forward Carolyn Davis delivered the fatal blow in that game, netting the go-ahead layup with 42 seconds remaining.

Davis is the Big 12’s sixth leading scorer and averages 15.2 points per game. Senior guard Angel Goodrich led the Jayhawks in scoring in the first matchup with 16 points.

Junior guard Taylor Palmer led West Virginia in scoring in the loss with a game-high 24 points. Palmer is averaging just more than nine points per game this season, but in the Mountaineers’ loss to Texas Tech, Palmer notched a team-high

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19 points.

The game figures to be critical in the race for the postseason, as the Mountaineers only have six remaining games before the Big 12 Conference tournament. Three of those games are on the road, and another is in Morgantown against No. 1 Baylor.

Kansas has lost five games since it defeated West Vir-

ginia by an average margin of 20 points. The Jayhawks did defeat Texas handily in Lawrence with a 76-38 win and bested Iowa State and Kansas State in overtime.

The Jayhawks are 11-2 at home this season and own a 3-2 home record against conference foes. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU ready for meet vs. George Mason by connor murray sports correspondent

After three weeks off for the men’s team and a twoweek break for the women, the West Virginia diving team is set to face off against George Mason at the WVU Natatorium Saturday with the action set to begin at 9:45 a.m.

The Mountaineers will look to make any last minute adjustments and get back into the swing of things, and this will be the team’s last meet before heading to Austin, Texas, for the Big 12 Conference championships beginning Feb. 27.

Following their Jan. 18 meet with TCU, the men’s divers were faced with a full five-week break in action before the conference championships, with the women facing a similar month-long break from

competitive diving after squaring off against Ohio Jan. 26.

In order to keep the team from getting complacent or rusty before the Big 12 championships, diving coach Michael Grapner decided to add a home meet against George Mason in the middle of the team’s break from action.

“I wanted to add one more (meet) to keep them in a competitive mode,” Grapner said. “I think it’s good with such a long break between the Ohio meet for the women and the TCU meet for the men.”

Looking to stop a losing streak that extends back three meets to their misstep against Pittsburgh Jan. 12, winning won’t be the only thing on the agenda for the Mountaineers Saturday morning.

“I’m looking forward to

them (the team) stepping up and using this meet to prepare and as an opportunity to work on the little things before the conference meet,” Grapner said.

In order to bring the losing to a halt, the Mountaineers could use another pair of strong performances from junior Richard Pokorny and sophomore Haily VandePoel.

“They’re setting the bar,” Grapner said. “Haily has been consistent all year, and Rich has stepped it up with bigger dives and a higher degree of difficulty.”

Pokorny had his best performance so far against TCU taking first place on the one and three meter boards with scores of 306.82 and 350.92, respectively. His strong showing was good enough to earn Big 12 men’s diver of the week honors, the second time he’s received the award

this season.

Haily VandePoel has been having a breakout season this year for the women. The sophomore took first place on the one and three meter dives against Ohio. VandePoel has been recognized as an up-and-coming star from the beginning of the season when she was awarded the Big 12 women’s Diver of the Week distinction Oct. 2012.

For the Mountaineers to get back on track and finish the regular season on a winning note, VandePoel and Pokorny will have to lead the way with performances similar to their last meets.

A win would certainly do wonders for team morale and could possibly catapult the Mountaineers to success in the conference championships. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners are working on a $175 million, sevenyear contract that would make him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball, according to a person with knowledge of the deal’s details.

The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because the agreement has not been completed.

USA Today first reported the deal.

Seattle would add $134.5 million of guaranteed money over five years to the contract of the 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner, whose current agreement calls for him to receive $40.5 million over the next two seasons.

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lars would top CC Sabathia’s original $161 million, seven-year contract with the New York Yankees and his $25 million average would surpass Zack Greinke’s $24.5 million under his new contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hernandez’s new money would average $26.9 million over five years, which would tie him for the second-highest average in baseball with Josh Hamilton and Ryan Howard behind Alex Rodriguez ($27.5 million).

Hernandez agreed to a $78 million, five-year contract in January 2010 and has earned an additional $2.5 million in escalators and $300,000 in bonuses.

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Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik said he could not comment when reached on Thursday, and Hernandez’s representatives didn’t immediately return messages.

If the deal is finalized, it would leave Detroit’s Justin Verlander and the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw as the most attractive pitchers eligible for free agency after the 2014 season. Tampa Bay’s David Price is eligible after the 2015 season.

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His fiery enthusiasm on the mound and his willingness to first sign a longterm deal in 2010 have endeared him to fans in the Pacific Northwest who have gone more than a decade without seeing postseason baseball.

Hernandez is 98-76 with a 3.22 ERA in eight seasons with the Mariners. He won a career-high 19 games in 2009 when he finished second in the Cy Young voting then won the award a year later when he went just 1312 but had a 2.27 ERA and 232 strikeouts.

His career record would be even better if he didn’t play with one of baseball’s worst offenses. Seattle had the lowest batting average in the major leagues in each of the last three seasons; Hernandez lost 21 times during that span when giving up two earned runs or fewer.

Hernandez appeared to be making another Cy Young push last year before going 0-4 in his last six starts, which left him at 13-9 with 223 strikeouts.

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10 | SPORTS

Friday February 8, 2013

gymnastics & Wrestling

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Gymnastics looks to earn first Big 12 Conference win against Iowa State Wrestling to square off vs. Ohio by meghan carr

sports correspondent

The West Virginia gymnastics and wrestling teams will host their second Beauty and the Beast event this Sunday at 3 p.m. in the WVU Coliseum.

Ending their two week home stand, the Mountaineers (4-4, 0-1) will compete against fellow Big 12 opponent Iowa State (2-3).

The event will feature the gymnastics team and wrestling team simultaneously competing on the WVU Coliseum floor.

The Beauty and the Beast event in 2011 drew 3,206 fans – the largest in WVU wrestling history and third largest in WVU gymnastics history. Both teams competed against Michigan State.

Head coach Jason Butts is hoping the event will be even more popular this year.

“I think it’s a great experience for our two fan bases to come together and see something that gymnastics fans aren’t use to seeing and wrestling fans aren’t used to seeing.”

This will be the second Big 12 meet of the season for WVU and Iowa State.

Last week the Mountaineers scored a season-high 196.05 in their Big 12 opener against Oklahoma, Western Michigan and William and Mary but fell short to the Sooners to finish second in the meet.

The Mountaineers are 1-1 against Iowa State and last competed against the Cyclones in 2009 when they beat the Cyclones 194.925194.9 in Ames, Iowa. This will be the first time the Iowa State gymnastics team will compete in Morgantown.

Iowa State head coach Jay Ronayne is the former top assistant coach for the Mountaineers under Linda Burdette-Good. He helped to lead WVU to eight EAGL Conference titles, 13 NCAA regional championships

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Sophomore Brutas Scheffel competes in a match earlier in the season.

by jon fehrens sports writer

West Virginia senior Kaylyn Millick performs during a match earlier in the season. and 3 NCAA national championship appearances. He left to become an assistant coach at Auburn, and in 2005, he became the head coach of the Cyclones.

“He has strong ties here.

I think he was the assistant coach here for at least 10 years, so it’s exciting for him to be coming back on such a big event for us,” Butts said.

The Mountaineers moved up four spots to No. 31 this week in the national rankings after an impressive show in their Big 12 opener.

Senior Kaylyn Millick stood out among a number of impressive performances from the WVU gymnasts.

Millick posted season-best

scores on vault and bars and scored career-best marks on beam, floor and overall performance.

Freshman Melissa Idell also scored a career-best on her floor routine with a 9.8.

Idell is one of the freshmen on the squad who has consistently competed for the Mountaineers.

“You prove it in practice” is the Mountaineers team philosophy, and Idell exemplifies that. As a freshman Idell had to prove she could be counted on enough to consistently compete, and she did.

“Melissa’s done a great job of proving it in practice.

That’s why she is in the top

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six lineups. She just doesn’t miss,” Butts said.

Oddly, Iowa State will compete in two Beauty and the Beast events this weekend. Tonight they will open Big 12 play when they face No. 2 Oklahoma at home in their annual Beauty and the Beast event and then will travel to Morgantown for WVU’s Beauty and the Beast event.

Admission will be $1.

Shuttles will run from the Mountainlair and Brooke/ Braxton Towers for one hour leading up to the event and will run again at the conclusion of the event. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

The West Virginia wrestling team is set take part in the second installment of the Beauty and the Beast event this Saturday in the WVU Coliseum.

The event has both wrestling and gymnastics competitions at the same time.

Competing in front of a full crowd might be what energizes this struggling wrestling team that didn’t have a win in the month of January. The team will look to this weekend’s match against Ohio University to get their season back on track.

“This kind of event lightens the mood up a little bit for the match. There will be a big crowd this weekend, and hopefully they can see us get a win. This is a match we need to win. We can come out with a victory with this one,” said junior Nathan Pennesi.

The last time these two teams met, West Virginia dominated the Bobcats by a score of 36-3. Head coach Craig Turnbull recognizes that the team he is facing off against will be doing some inspired wrestling.

“I told the team they need to see the most important dual meet is the meet in front of us, and that is Ohio. Last year we went into their gym and they took a beating, and there is always pride at this level of wrestling. We better be ready for their best shot and really get ourselves prepared to wrestle. We both have different teams, and this

is a different match,” Turnbull said.

WVU has had a hard time wrestling to its fullest potential because of the numbers of starters scratched every week, but good news came this week as junior Colin Johnston is cleared to wrestle and will be put in the lineup this weekend. Johnston, who has been battling weight issues since winter break, has gotten back into conditioning and is now able to maintain his weight.

“I had a couple injury and weight problems but I have all of that under control now.

I am feeling a lot better about this season. I did some conditioning and some wrestling activities this week and feel good about this weekend’s matches,” Johnston said.

More good news came when sophomore Brutus Scheffel was able to join in his first full week of practice since suffering a high ankle sprain early on in the season. There is no timetable for his return, but seeing Scheffel working out gives Coach Turnbull a little sense optimism.

“He had his first full week of practice this week with no set backs, which is good to see. The only question now is (if he’s) ready to be put out in a lineup with such short preparation time,” Turnbull said.

The Beauty and the Beast event is set to begin at 3 p.m. in the Coliseum, and admission into the event will be $1. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

track

WVU to compete in SPIRE Invitational by kevin hooker sports writer

After posting six personal-best marks last week, the West Virginia track and field team will travel to Geneva, Ohio, this weekend for the two-day SPIRE Indoor Track and Field Invitational.

Competition will begin at 2 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.

Saturday.

Many of the Mountaineers have fallen ill in recent weeks, which has caused the team to shift its priorities for the weekend.

“We have had a very good week of training,” said head coach Sean Cleary. “It’s important not to put ourselves into a situation where we increase the odds of having this (sickness) go through the team again.

“We are preaching sleep and lots of fluids.”

Because of the circumstances, the Mountaineers will make changes in some events.

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Continued from page 7 isn’t too bad.

Let’s not forget that it’s difficult to beat West Virginia at home under head coach Mike Carey. When the Lady Bears and Griner come to town in early March, WVU could give the powerhouse defending champions a run for their money.

How’s that for some sweet revenge? I often believe this WVU squad is as strong as it wants to be when there is a clear message it wants to send out to the opposing team.

You know the feeling when your favorite team loses because of one minor error here or one minor error there? Well, that’s what West Virginia feels like on its path to redemption and getting the last laugh. No one likes losing to the same team more than once in a season.

“We will have a few girls back in the mix,” said Cleary. “Sarah Brault and Stormy Nesbit will see action in the 3000 meters and long jump, respectively.”

Last weekend at the Akron Invitational, senior high jumper Sydney Cummings tied the school record with a leap of 1.78 meters. Cummings now owns the top two spots in the top-5 for high jump in program history.

Junior Chene Townsend finished 11th in the preliminary heat of the 60-meter dash, with a personal-best time of 7.72 seconds.

Senior Heather Adams recorded the second-best weight throw of her career with a distance of 17.83 meters. She finished in eighth place in the gold division.

Sophomore Karissa Knabenshue finished 10th in the blue division with a distance of 15.18 meters, a personal best.

“It is very clear that (Adams and Knabenshue) are moving to a new level,”

said Cleary.

The distance medley team, consisting of Stephanie Aldea, Peyton Hampson, Josie Crouch and Allison Pettit recorded a personal-best time of 12:07.20. They finished second in the gold division.

In the pole vault, sophomore Kiley Defibaugh finished with 3.51 meters, and junior Kimberly Mulvin recorded 3.36 meters, both of which were personal bests.

They finished fourth and sixth place in the blue division, respectively.

For this weekend, Cleary and the Mountaineers are excited for competition.

“We are looking forward to going back to a familiar track and excellent competition,” said Cleary. “I simply want us to take advantage of this opportunity.”

Live results of the meet can be found at lightningtiming.com, and final results and a recap will be posted on WVUsports.com.

That revenge theme did take a back step Wednesday night when West Virginia fell to Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, by 13 points.

While WVU did make it competitive in the second half, TTU just had too many free throw opportunities. In fact, the Lady Raiders had an insurmountable 36 points from free throws alone (42 attempts).

West Virginia needs to play with a chip on its shoulder to get back against some of the teams it fell to by a narrow margin earlier this season. It will have to play aggressive and have that will to get revenge on those teams that have the bragging rights.

The Mountaineers are a team that is very capable of making the NCAA Tournament, but they can’t be up and down anymore. This is the time where every game counts.

WVU looks to get that savory revenge against a Kansas team that beat it by one

point in Morgantown earlier this season. That game will be played in Lawrence, Kan,, and it could be a very quality win for Carey’s squad.

WVU must get off to a fast start if it wants to win these revenge games and ultimately go to the big dance come March. The Mountaineers missed 31 attempts in the first half alone against Texas Tech Wednesday night (18.4 percent).

So, when West Virginia does get another crack at Kansas, Iowa State and Baylor, will it want that taste of vengeance and retribution, or will it fold in a similar fashion to Wednesday night?

Tony Dorsett said it best: “To succeed … you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you and something to inspire you.”

For the Mountaineers, revenge is that motivation and inspiration.

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