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WVU students win nat’l scholarship by summer ratcliff staff writer

Two West Virginia University students were recently awarded the Critical Language Scholarship, a highly competitive award that will allow them to travel abroad this summer for an intensive language learning experience.

The Critical Language Scholarship was started in 2006 as a program of the

United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

The program offers fully funded scholarships for students to travel abroad to study a critical language.

The Critical Language Scholarship is a highly competitive one, with nearly 5,000 applicants from across the country.

Only 600 students from 200 colleges and universities were selected as recip-

ients of the scholarship.

Stephanie Khoo and Jared Leggett were both awarded scholarships, due in part to their experiences and education.

Khoo, a first-year graduate student studying linguistics, was awarded a scholarship to study in Xiamen in southern China.

Prior to studying linguistics, Khoo graduated with degrees from WVU in biology and Chinese studies in

2011.

In the future, Khoo said she hopes to combine her love of Chinese with her background in science by becoming a biology and Chinese teacher.

“I really love the Chinese language, but I don’t want to abandon science because I have spent so much time focusing on it, and I really love both,” she said.

Khoo said the Critical Language Scholarship pro-

gram will allow her to completely focus on increasing her Chinese fluency.

“I haven’t really had the opportunity to increase my Chinese abilities in the past,” Khoo said. “But with this program, you’re in class quite a bit, so there is a lot of intensive teaching and opportunity to come away fluent.”

In addition to her focus on becoming more fluent in the Chinese language,

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WVU Hillel organizes 24-hour event to remember victims of the Holocaust By madison Fleck Staff Writer

Unto every person, there is a name.

A group of West Virginia University students are honoring Yom Hashoah, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. During this day, people of all nationalities take a moment to reflect upon the lives lost in the tragedy. This year, West Virginia University’s Hillel is taking a full 24 hours to remember victims.

WVU Hillel is a Jewish student organization that has been a part of WVU’s campus since 1928.

The organization hosted its 17th annual “Unto Every Person There is a Name” memorial Wednesday, and it will continue through today at noon. During this 24-hour memorial, students will be reading as many names as possible of more than six million Ho-

Israel’s flag is draped over a table on display at the reading Wednesday. reading their names and hope that this tragedy will never happen again.”

Events will occur throughout the world for Yom Hashoah to remember the devastation that occurred during World War II. This year, Israel dedi-

locaust victims.

“It is important for us to never forget,” said Julie Winegard, president of WVU Hillel. “Eli Wiesel said ‘To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.’ We honor those innocent victims of the Holocaust by

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cated its memorial to the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

At 10 a.m. a siren went off for two minutes to remember the victims.

Nearby people paused – even drivers stopped on the

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Gary’s Comics and More a High St. specialty by alyssa pluchino staff writer

High Street serves as home to dozens of local businesses, including several unique restaurants, boutiques and specialty stores displayed alongside the sidewalks.

Among the hidden treasures downtown is Gary’s Comics and More, located at 314 High Street. Owner Gary Loring opened the doors of his “smurf blue”

venue in November of 2003.

“It’s my hometown. It’s been a great area for comics through the years,” Loring said. “The tradition must continue.”

Although operating in Morgantown has been a challenge, Loring and his passionate staff still love their work, selling comics to others who share the same interest.

“We make it interesting,” Loring said. “We’re a pretty friendly and ‘slightly

off ’crowd of people. We just aren’t interested in boring jobs here.”

In a world that is constantly revolving around the latest technologies, comic books hearken to a different time.

Loring remembers when he first became interested in comic books.

“One day as a young child, I came down very sick. My mom wanted my brother to get me something to cheer me up as I lay

in bed,” he said. “He bought me some comics off a local rack. He then tried to beat me to death with an old issue of Conan. That’s what got me interested in comics – it was self-defense.”

Loring’s personal favorite comic book series is “Iron Man,” but the comic store offers a wide variety of genres to suit numerous tastes.

Currently, the most

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Mingo Co. shooting sparks gun debate

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A student reads the names of victims of the Holocaust during the 24-hour event to remember those who passed away.

Khoo said she hopes to gain more cultural experience.

“Being able to meet other people who love the Chinese language as much as I do and learning their stories, combined with the cultural experience, will be so valuable for my future,” Khoo said.

While Khoo is hoping to teach Chinese in the future, she also has a

April 3 Mingo County, W .Va. , sheriff Eu gene Crum, was fatally wounded eating lunch in his car.

Tennis Melvin Maynard, 37, allegedly pulled up next to Crum’s vehicle and shot him with a .40 caliber Glock handgun.

According to reports from the Associated Press, Mingo County Prosecuting Attorney C. Michael Sparks said Maynard had been barred from purchasing a firearm. However, due to an error in the system, he was able to purchase the gun used to attack the officer from an arms dealer.

“It appears the local dealer did what was legally required under the law,” Sparks said in the AP report. “The breakdown happened somewhere else. There was a delay in the reporting of the necessary information. Really, an inexcusable delay.”

According to the report, Sparks would not elaborate why Maynard barred from possessing the firearm, but Maynard’s father said his son had a history of mental illness and had been previously institutionalized.

In 1993, the Brady Bill required each state to share names of mentally ill individuals with the national background check system.

Maynard allegedly made subsequent attempts to purchase guns; however, the system’s fluke was recovered and red-flagged Maynard in his later attempts.

Due to a recent nationwide string of murders of public officials, including the incident in Mingo County, issues of gun control have become widely debated.

And West Virginia University’s campus has been no exception.

In a March 13 WVU Student Government Association meeting, former Board of Governors members Christian Guy and Joseph Reidy proposed a resolution concerning concealed carry on campus.

The resolution, which ultimately passed, carried no legislative power, but rather expressed support of allowing students and

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faculty with the proper licensing to carry concealed weapons on campus.

While the resolution has since expired, it has still sparked debate within the campus community.

Jim Nolan, WVU sociology professor and former Wilmington, Del., police officer, said for him, April 3’s incident in Mingo County hit close to home.

“It shows you how vulnerable a police officer can be,” he said. “There’s always that threat that somebody’s going to walk up to the car and open fire.”

Nolan said he believes the Mingo County incident is a prime example of how he believes, regardless of laws set in place, guns can and will fall into the wrong hands.

“Even in Connecticut, the shooter’s mother, one of the victims, actually purchased the guns. Her son actually used those guns to kill her and the students,” he said. “The dialogue out there says that certain resolutions are going to keep guns out of the hands of people with mental illness or people who are criminals. But really, anyone that wants a gun is going to get a gun. And (the Mingo County) incident is an example.”

Nolan said he believes mental illness plays a unique factor in the gun control debate, and he believes it must be looked upon beyond what it currently is.

“We’re led to believe that there’s ‘good’ people and ‘bad’ people – this is the NRA’s argument. They say we have to put guns in the hands of ‘good’ people.

But that’s not really the reality,” he said. “The reality is people are good, but then life’s circumstances change, they’re stressed or they’re angry. Not many people are just born criminals. They become and then they phase out. They may be perfectly sane one day and then may go insane the day after they buy a gun.”

As college students often face the highest rates of mental illness, Nolan said allowing students and faculty to carry concealed weapons on campus presents too many risks.

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Boost for background checks: Senators compromise WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether President Barack Obama can push significant gun controls through Congress.

The compromise between Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., boosted the chances that the Senate will agree to broaden required background checks, a step gun control groups laud as an effective way to keep weapons from criminals and the mentally ill. The senators are among the most conservative members of their parties, both have received “A’’ ratings from the National Rifle Association, and their endorsements could make it easier for hesitant colleagues to back the effort.

Gun control advocates still face opposition from many Republican senators and resistance from moderate Democrats, including several facing re-election next year in GOP-leaning states. In the Republicanrun House, leaders have shown little enthusiasm for Obama’s ideas, making that chamber an even higher hurdle.

Under the agreement the two senators announced at the Capitol, background checks would be expanded to all for-profit transactions including sales at gun shows and online, with records kept by licensed gundealers who would handle the paperwork. Exempted would be noncommercial transactions such as between relatives. Currently, the system applies only to sales by the country’s 55,000 federally licensed firearms dealers.

The agreement also contains provisions expanding firearms rights, and that concerns gun control supporters. Some restrictions on transporting guns across state lines would be eased, sellers would be shielded from lawsuits if the buyer passed a check but later used a firearm in a crime and gun dealers could conduct business in states where they don’t live.

“Truly the events at Newtown changed us all,” said Manchin, citing the Connecticut town where December’s murders of 20 first-graders and six educators propelled gun control to the top rank of national issues. “Americans on both sides of the debate can and must find common ground.”

Emotion, always prominent in the gun issue, cropped up late Wednes-

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., becomes emotional as he meets in his office with families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., on the day he announced that they have reached reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday. day when Manchin met with relatives of the Newtown victims in his Senate office, telling them that “this will not be in vain.” He became choked up when a reporter asked about the impact of the family members’ visit, saying, “I’m a parent, a grandparent ... and I had to do something.”

Said Toomey: “Criminals and the dangerously mentally ill shouldn’t have guns.

I don’t know anyone who disagrees with that premise.” He said that expanding

the checks wasn’t gun control, “just common sense.”

The agreement makes it all but certain that the Senate will reject a conservative blockade and vote Thursday to begin debating Democrats’ gun legislation. Besides broader background check requirements, the bill would also toughen laws against illicit firearms sales and provide a small increase in school security aid.

Underscoring that the fight was far from over, NRA spokesman Andrew Arula-

SGA discusses ‘Community ThinkTank’ The West Virginia University Student Government Association discussed the upcoming “SGA Community Think Tank” at its weekly meeting Wednesday night.

Governor George Capel encouraged students to attend the think tank event to voice their opinions to county and city officials.

“We are looking to put students and representatives on the same level. After all, we are all one community,” Capel said. “We want solutions from the community as a whole so we can address community

issues.”

Mayor Jim Manilla and other community leaders will be present to speak to attendees and answer questions.

Students should tweet their questions or comments about any school or community concern to @SGARevolution. Questions will also be accepted at the event.

The SGA Community Think Tank will be held April 19 at 7 p.m. in Hatfields.

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Garry’s Comics is located at 314 High Street in downtown Morgantown.

comics

Continued from page 1 popular comics are “Walking Dead,” “Superior Spider-Man,” “Batman,” “AllNew X-Men,” “Wolverine and the X-Men,” “Green

Lantern, Justice League, Avengers” and “Adventure Time.”

“If its out there, we can probably get it,” Loring said.

“If it’s out of print, we used to go do a little time-traveling to get it, but that got expensive.”

Aside from comic books, the “and More” in the store’s name includes bags, boards, premium protection cases and boxes to complete every comic collection.

Loring encourages people of all ages to give comic books a try and see why he

nandam said the organization opposes the ManchinToomey accord. The group, which has fought most of Obama’s gun proposals and claims nearly 5 million members, said the focus should be on improving the nation’s mental health system and sources of violence like gangs.

“Expanding background checks at gun shows will not prevent the next shooting, will not solve violent crime and will not keep our kids safe in schools,” the NRA

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Continued from page 1 personal connection to the language.

“I’ve been studying Chinese for about five years – I started because my grandmother only speaks Mandarin, and every time we would visit her in Malaysia, I could never talk to her; it was an extremely frustrating thing,” Khoo said. “Hopefully after my time in China, I will be able to communicate with her more easily.”

Leggett, a senior mechanical and aerospace engineering and Russian studies student, received his Critical Language Scholarship to study in Kazan, Russia.

As a mechanical and aerospace engineering student Leggett said it hasn’t been easy to find time to truly focus on learning Russian.

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and his staff work so hard to bring this type of inventory Continued from page 1 to Morgantown.

“We see everyone. Comics aren’t a ‘just this type of road to commemorate vicpeople’ kind of thing,” Lor- tims’ lives. ing said. “We sell to anyone.”

“This is important to me because for one day out of danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu the year, I am reminded of the tragedy that happened and have the chance to remind others too,” Winegard said.

She said the reading of the names can have an emotional impact on the reader.

Winegard said although they are simply reading names from a list, each name represents a person lost in the horrific events in

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Continued from page 1 your life you go through periods of time when you could be technically classified as mentally ill ... Like I said, you may be completely sane the day you bought the gun but go insane somewhere later on down the line,” he said.

“I could make an argument on both sides. If you

said.

In a letter to senators late Wednesday, NRA lobbyist Chris W. Cox warned that the organization would include lawmakers’ votes on the Manchin-Toomey deal and other amendments it opposes in the candidate ratings it sends to its members and supporters.

On a day when first lady Michelle Obama was visiting a violence-plagued high school in Chicago, the Obamas’ hometown, the NRA said, “President Obama should be as committed to dealing with the gang problem that is tormenting honest people in his hometown as he is to blaming law-abiding gun owners for the acts of psychopathic murderers.”

Also criticizing the deal was conservative Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who participated in a failed effort with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to reach a separate compromise. Coburn called the Manchin-Toomey effort a “good faith but unworkable plan” that “prioritizes collecting records over protecting citizens.”

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, repeated his view that the Senate should act, saying, “It’s one thing for two members to come to some agreement.

It doesn’t substitute the will for the other 98 members.”

“I have had to put so many hours a week into engineering that I don’t get as much time as I would like to practice and study Russian,” Leggett said. “Spending the summer in Russia will give me the chance to focus on learning more about the culture and the language; I think it will be a really great opportunity for me.”

The chance to study in the small town of Kazan will allow Leggett to learn more about the local culture.

“I’m really looking forward to being in Russian and having a chance to experience the culture firsthand and experience the local customs,” Leggett said.

“This is an amazing honor to receive such a competitive scholarship, I want to make the most of it.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

WWII. “I had no idea what an impact reading names would have on me,” she said. “I felt connected to the individuals, instead of the big number of six million. It’s hard not to shed tears when reading the names.”

The readers say the name, age and place of death for each victim, and the list is seemingly endless, making the event more personal.

“Even reading for five minutes is an act of remembrance, and I encourage anyone to stop by just to observe,” Winegard said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

open it up and just say it’s for everybody, though, it just puts more guns on campus, and I think that’s a bad thing.

“I think what happens is people will carry around guns, and minor things can become big things. I think there’s actually more danger involved ultimately.

Too many things can happen.” carlee.lammers@mail.wvu.edu

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‘Olympus Has Fallen’ supplies intense, action-packed 120 minutes

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Mike Banning and President Asher face attacks from North Korea in ‘Olympus Has Fallen.’

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“Olympus Has Fallen” supplies audiences with a gripping look at the possibility of nuclear war with North Korea.

Gerard Butler plays the role of hero Mike Banning – a secret service agent fired from his job who never truly rids himself of duty.

The relationship between Banning and President Benjamin Asher, played by Aaron Eckhart, is similar to a brotherhood in the beginning of the film.

The first scene shows the two boxing in the White House, enjoying each other’s company. After the entrance of the president’s son, Connor, played by Finley Jacobsen, the bond between Banning and the entire family is made more clear.

Connor idolizes Banning, which is noted as Banning answers perfectly

every safety question he’s asked, and Connor dreams of becoming a secret service agent himself one day.

On the way to a Christmas party, the president’s vehicle hits ice, causing the president and first lady’s car to spin out of control and dangle from a bridge as the rest of security tries to save the vehicle.

Banning was able to grab the president out of the car just in time before he lost grip of his wife, who was stuck in her seatbelt. The car fell into a frozen body of water, creating a heartbreaking scene that is nearly impossible to watch.

The movie then spans to 18 months later, when the audience realizes Banning has lost his job due to the incident.

Secret Service Director Lynn Jacobs, played by Angela Bassett, continues to have faith in Banning, even after he lost his job.

Further into the film, it is discovered there are issues in the Korean Demilita-

rized Zone. Korean gangs target the White House, and the president and his executives are forced in the bunker, Olympus.

As the situation escalates, the Washington Monument is hit with a plane,and the rest of Washington, D.C., is bombed, turning it into a complete wasteland. The local hospitals are full of victims, and headlines state the White House is under terrorist attack.

Speaker of the House Trumbull, played by Morgan Freeman, is asked to stand in as president after President Asher, as the executives are taken hostage in the bunker by a Korean rebel, Kang, played by Rick Yune.

North Korea denies any involvement, and the early assassination of South Korean Prime Minister Lee Tae-Woo rules out South Korean involvement.

As Korean rebels continue to take over the White House, the reasoning behind the attacks be-

comes more clear.

Kang, the head Korean rebel, aims to make a deal with the president.

In order to let the President and his executives go, Kang wants the three “Cerberus” codes in order to activate all of the nearly 30,000 nuclear weapons in the United States.

These codes are able activate the weapons in a matter of minutes. By getting all three codes from different members of the President’s staff, the rebels would be able to activate the weapons, causing the world’s largest nuclear war and turning the U.S. into a nuclear wasteland.

Kang also demands the U.S. recall the 7th fleet and call the troops back from the line of demarcation.

Inevitably, the U.S. would lose South Korea as an ally, and nuclear war could quite possibly break out if this is done.

Finley Jacobsen’s role as the president’s son helps add an element of camaraderie to the film, as he

Ben Affleck reflects on Oscar speech LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ben Affleck took home the best picture Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards for his Iran hostage drama “Argo.”

But what everyone really remembers is that emotional, slightly uncomfortable acceptance speech.

Everyone, apparently, except Affleck.

“I barely remember the Oscar speech,” the actordirector said when asked about it at Tuesday’s premiere of his latest film.

“Certainly, the most important thing for me, in a way, was to honor my wife and to let people know how much I love her.”

During his speech Af-

fleck choked up while thanking his wife, Jennifer Garner, for working on their “marriage for 10 Christmases.”

“I think you can tell what people care about really by their actions - by what they invest in, by what they work on,” he explained.

“It’s hard to tell somebody that you care about them when you’re never around them and you don’t see them and talk to them. So that was what I was trying to get across. Although I don’t know how articulate I was.”

Affleck was joined by co-stars Olga Kurylenko and Rachel McAdams for

the Los Angeles premiere of Terrence Malick’s romantic rumination “To the Wonder,” which opens Friday.

Affleck, 40, admitted that seeing the celebrated director in action was indeed a wonder to behold.

“I think that you know he’s a director who does really unusual stuff, really interesting stuff, and somebody who works outside the typical Hollywood norm. And that’s interesting to other directors, certainly to me, because you go like `wow, what would happen of you experiment with this?’”

The film stars Affleck as

an American whose relationship with a woman he met overseas turns cold, leaving him drifting back toward a childhood love.

“To the Wonder” was the last review written by celebrated film critic Roger Ebert, who died Tuesday, and it sent “shivers” down Affleck’s spine.

“I thought it was a profound honor,” he said. “To have this be the last movie that he reviewed and to have it viewed through this sort of transcendental lens of a man at the end of his life is as important as anything that’s ever happened around movies in my career.”

brings many characters together.

Both Eckhart as President Asher and Morgan Freeman, who plays the Speaker of the House Allan Trumbull were outstanding. They portrayed the difficulty of making the vital decisions their roles are sure to entail with ease.

The role that really shines in the film, though, is Butler’s. Banning makes educated, quick decisions in nearly every scene, killing Korean rebels equipped with machine guns and bombs en masse.

He does so instinctively, never escaping his role as the president’s guardian and secret service agent.

This is an element of the movie that reminds us there is truly good in the world.

Not only does Butler play an epic hero, but he is also a total badass. He refuses to back down from anyone in his mission of locating the president.

He goes against Speaker Trumbull, General Clegg

and even Kang multiple times in order to continue on his mission.

Another heartwarming aspect of the film is the patriotism. Connor’s desire to serve his country as an agent in the future, Banning’s drive to save the president no matter what and last but not least, President Asher’s resilience in withholding his “Cerberus” code as long as possible but ordering other staff members to share theirs in order to save their lives are just a few beautiful examples of compassion and patriotism in this film.

Although the timing of the film’s release in relation to the current North Korean bomb rumor is a tad unsettling, “Olympus Has Fallen” provides a realistic view of what possible conflict with Korea would entail, but with a much happier ending.

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Protesters await the verdict of the Steubenville, Ohio rape trial.

Rationality and calmness are the only paths to justice brandon muncy columnist

There’s a strong and definite need to return to rationality on rape and American rape culture.

Make no mistake about it: Sex crimes are heinous, and disgusting, and perpetrators ought to be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Unfortunately, however, Americans often impede justice in sex crime cases due to emotional irrationality and sensationalized media.

In November, Michael Dixon Jr., a senior basketball player at the University of Missouri, was suspended from the team and ultimately forced out of school over allegations of rape.

Justice, right? Not exactly.

As it turns out, Dixon was never charged with any crimes and was even-

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tually cleared by police.

In truth, they did not have enough evidence to charge him with any crime.

In fact, phone records show that minutes after the alleged rape took place, the alleged victim wanted to hang out again and wanted to ensure she wasn’t just being used for sex.

However with just the allegation of rape, Dixon was forced to transfer and will likely wear the brand of accused rapist for the foreseeable future, perhaps forever.

Does anyone else remember the Duke lacrosse rape case? I certainly do.

In March 2006, an African-American college student studying at North Carolina Central University who was working as a stripper and escort, alleged that three white Duke lacrosse players raped her at a party.

The explosive story hit the national press with fury, and the aftermath

was considerable.

It was an attractive story. Three Caucasian, upper-class jocks raped an African-American woman.

It was sure to drive ratings and internet hits, and so it did.

However, national pundits acted irresponsibly, and what should have been a calm presentation of facts in what might have been a despicable crime turned into a head hunt, and shouts of “hate crime” were vociferous.

The case quickly transformed from sex crime, to race-based hate crime and upper-class against the poor. Unsurprisingly, the fallout at Duke University was immense.

The Durham, N.C., community was also in an uproar. Mike Pressler, the Duke lacrosse head coach of 20 years, was forced to resign. The 2006 season was canceled, and the alleged rapists were forced out of school.

However, after the dust

settled, all three were cleared of any guilt as the charges were all dropped.

The angry reactions were sensationalist and ultimately baseless.

There is no defense for rape or sexual assault.

What is to be defended, however, is rationality and calmness in the face of explosive allegations of criminal activity. The more heinous the crime, the more calm and collected we must remain as a public.

The principle of innocence until proven guilty is the landmark of any rational justice system, and incredulous emotional gut reactions to criminal allegations undermines justice rather than guaranteeing it.

We must remain rational in all cases of accused rape. On the flip side of the Duke lacrosse rape cases, there were also those in the media making attempts at victim blaming.

Because the alleged vic-

tim was an exotic dancer and escort, many wrongly argued that she was responsible for her rape.

These individuals were the worst of the bunch. They neglected both innocence until proven guilty and attempted to blame the victim for the outcome.

Victim-blaming is as irrational as assuming guilt in crimes before trial.

It reminds me of a monologue comedian Dave Chappelle told some years ago. “Gentlemen ... just because (women) dress a certain way doesn’t mean they are a certain way. Don’t ever forget it.”

This is why I suggest taking part in or supporting the Slutwalk West Virginia event occurring on High Street Friday.

Victims are not to blame for acts of violence initiated against them, and a woman dressing promiscuously does not excuse sexual assault in any way, shape or form. Suggesting such is entirely

irrational.

It’s essential to keep a calm head and to maintain a rational approach with any criminal allegation. The only guilty party of any crime are those who have been demonstrably proven guilty by a jury of peers.

If we wish to have justice, the only pragmatic and reasonable approach is to assume innocence and let the known facts of a case be presented in a fair court. Assuming guilt of any party until the final verdict is given will only serve to undo justice, not guarantee it.

We also must understand that a victim of violence is a victim of violence, not a catalyst for it.

Jumping to conclusions about a person, be it the alleged victim or alleged perpetrator of a crime does not result in justice, it results only in injustice.

The American public would do well to remember that.

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Sophomore agricultural education student Morgan Bennett and her dog Mollie watch students play soccer on the Student Rec Center fields Wednesday.

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FEATURE OF THE DAY THE CECILIA ROLLINS BROWN BAG LUNCH FILM AND DISCUSSION will feature the movie, “The Road Home.” It will take place Thursday 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Gluck Theatre. This film was the winner of the 2001 Silver Bear Award. Pizza will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.

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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.

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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 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.

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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 inforCONTINUAL mation, call 304-598-5180 or WELLNESS PROGRAMS 304-598-5185. on topics such as drinkWELL, NEW SPRING SEMESTER loveWELL, chillWELL and more GROUP THERAPY OPPORare provided for interested TUNITIES are available for student groups, organizations free at the Carruth Center. The or classes by WELLWVU: Well- groups include Understanding ness and Health Promotion. Self and Others, Sexual Assault For more information, visit Survivors Group, Mountaineer www.well.wvu.edu/wellness. Men: An Interpersonal Process W E L LW V U : S T U D E N T Group, and Know Thyself: An HEALTH is paid for by tuition Interpersonal Process Group. and fees and is confidential. For more information call 304For appointments or more in- 293-4431 or contact tandy.mcformation, call 304-293-2311 clung@mail.wvu.edu. or visit www.well.edu.wvu/

DAILY HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you are unusually forthright and dynamic. A partner could be quite the opposite.

You might not be sure what to do. Listen to this person’s woes, but don’t enable him or her. If you are single, you become very possessive when relating to a specific person. Is it you, or is it the other party? Remember, you cannot change anyone. If you are attached, the two of you juggle your finances fairly well. You will reach your mutual goal in the near future.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Follow your intuition. A moneymaking idea of yours might have tremendous value. Try it out on several trusted friends who will take turns playing devil’s advocate.

You want their feedback, even if it is negative. You can make adjustments later. Tonight: Indulge a little.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH A friend who might be artistic or just unreliable might play a significant role in what goes on. Remain confident, and don’t lose sight of your goals. A partner or an associate pushes you hard and could become controlling. Is this jealousy? Tonight: You make the call.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHH Understand that something is going on behind the scenes. You might fear the worst, but try to remain optimistic. You easily can balance a situation. A partner might be uptight about money. A change in how you handle funds could relax this person.

Tonight: Get some R and R.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH You might be questioning what is happening within your immediate circle. Friends surround you, and they seem to support you.

A creative venture or a matter involving a loved one could go south. Know that this, too, will change. Tonight: Where the fun is.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Others observe you a little too closely for your comfort. You might wonder if you could do something offbeat without being noticed. Let go of a controlling situation. The only way to win is to not play. A family member’s negativity could irritate you. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance -- you need to speak to this person. Avoid all assumptions until you do. Someone could seem aloof, but this behavior is not intentional; he or she is preoccupied with something else. Tonight: Wherever there is good music.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH You discover the power of two. You often push very hard to achieve certain results. If you teamed up with someone, the process would be easier and just as successful, if not more successful. Use care with spending, and count your change. Tonight: Talk and visit with friends.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH You might want to try something different. You also might not be sure which way to go with a loved one.

Please note your detachment. People certainly will not react the same way they would if you were your usual smiling self. Tonight: Go with

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Gives pieces to 5 Space-saving abbr.

9 Academy teacher 14 Leak slowly 15 Prep, as apples for applesauce 16 Didn’t despair 17 Support girder 18 Teatro alla Scala highlight 19 From days gone by 20 Post-marathon sounds?

23 Salon supply 24 Scottie’s relative 27 ID theft target 30 Wined and dined 34 Messenger __ 35 Bygone depilatory 37 Golfer’s outdated set of clubs?

39 Egyptian leader between Gamal and Hosni 41 MIV Ö II 42 Pester, puppy-style 43 Casualty of an all-night poker game?

46 “__ be young again!”

47 SFO posting 48 Welcome sight for early explorers 50 Poetic dusk 51 “Thy Neighbor’s Wife” author 53 Ill-fated fruit picker 55 Problem for Sherlock when he’s out of tobacco?

62 Eastern adders?

64 Smart 65 Corp. money mgrs.

66 Sax range 67 Rolling rock 68 Berlusconi’s bone 69 Is without 70 One bounce, in baseball 71 Kids DOWN 1 “A likely story!”

2 Country’s McEntire 3 Crux 4 Bit of mistletoe 5 Dress uniform decoration 6 Empty-truck weight 7 Desertlike 8 Route to an illogical conclusion 9 Expressed an opinion on “The Dan Patrick Show,” say 10 Many converted apartments

11 Sign of omission 12 __ Aviv 13 Like some socks after laundry day 21 Whence BMWs 22 Floored 25 Hard-wired 26 Crayola Factory’s Pennsylvania home 27 Get testy with 28 Madrid madam 29 City whose average elevation is below sea level 31 Dizzy with delight 32 Prospero’s spirit servant 33 High-end camera 36 Borrow money from 38 __ Grande 40 Prophetic attire worn by most doomed characters on the original “Star Trek” TV show 44 De Matteo of “The Sopranos” 45 Patella 49 Netflix rental 52 Sentence finisher?

54 Florida attraction 56 Kareem’s coll. team 57 Deposed ruler 58 Modern recorder 59 “Given that ...”

60 Chime in at a blog 61 Those, in Tijuana 62 Olympics entrant: Abbr.

63 Actress Arthur

WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

COMICS

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

a friend’s suggestion.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Stay level-headed and focused. You could be amazed at what you can accomplish while others dillydally around. Be more expressive and open with a co-worker or close friend. You will see a different side emerge in this person as a result. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH Your creativity emerges, and it attracts many people. Your interest in a situation allows greater give-and-take. If a friend cops an attitude, ignore his or her unpleasant mood. Share a great idea with a friend, get some feedback and then go for it. Tonight: Play the night away.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH If you could work from home, would you? You just might get an opportunity to try this out. If you are OK having no one but yourself around, it just might work. A boss or an older friend seems off-kilter. Reach out to this person to find out what’s going on. Tonight: Order in.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH Make and return calls in the morning.

A message initially could disappoint you, but in the long run, it will give you the space to do what you want.

A family member lets you know how much he or she adores you. Enjoy the moment. Tonight: Out and about at a favorite haunt.

BORN TODAY Actor Joel Grey (1932), singer/songwriter Joss Stone (1987), actor Bill Irwin (1950)

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

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‘That 808 Life’ to bring original beats to 123

BY LACEY PALMER ASSOCIATE A&E EDITOR

A unique event will take place at 123 Pleasant Street tonight as Eric Jordan, also known as DJ Monstalung, hosts a night dedicated to beat producers.

“That 808 Life” will host a range of styles and artists including pop, electronic, hip-hop, rap and even a Nintendo 8-bit producer, according to event promoter Adam Payne.

“DJ Monstalung has been making beats (for) as long as most producers in the area and is recog-

nized throughout the state as one of the true, experienced DJs/producers in West Virginia,” Payne said.

“It’s good to see someone step up and create a show for people in the industry that seldom get recognized for the music they create.”

For a night of original beat production, the show will feature live music from a variety of local groups including Trey Frey, Clintonics, Married 2 Da Monsta, Sept 1st, DNK, Smiletron, Shon Thrilla and Quote.

“There are a lot of DJs that get work in Morgantown simply remixing

other music in a club setting, but it’s artists like the ones featured in this event that are creating something unique and new musically,” Payne said.

Presented by Party Monstas and Music to Your Ears Productions, “That 808 Life” will begin at 9 p.m. at 123 Pleasant Street. Admission is $5, and the show is for individuals 18 and older.

While at the show, don’t forget to check out the art exhibit and tag wall as well, Payne said. lacey.palmer@mail.wvu.edu

DJ Monstalung will perform his original music tonight at 123 Pleasant Street.

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MTV cancels second season of ‘BUCKWILD’ after much debate

BY LACEY PALMER ASSOCIATE A&E EDITOR

MTV has announced the cancellation of the second season of “BUCKWILD” Wednesday in the following public statement.

“After careful consideration, MTV will not be moving forward with season two of ‘BUCKWILD’ in West Virginia. We love the cast and the show, and this was not an easy decision, but given Shain’s tragic passing and essential presence on the show, we felt it was not appropriate to continue without him. Instead, we are working on a meaningful way to pay tribute to his memory on our air and privately.

“On Sunday, we will be running a special ‘BUCKWILD: WV to the NYC,’ which was shot before production had begun on season two. With the support of his parents, Dale and Loretta Gandee, we will run the tribute following a day of programming dedicated to Shain, in which we will air the entire first

season of ‘BUCKWILD’.”

After cast member Shain Gandee was found dead in his Ford Bronco due to carbon monoxide poisoning, all recording of season two was put on hold.

Although MT V ultimately decided to cancel the show, “BUCKWILD” producer J.P. Williams is set on keeping the show alive.

“This is the network that has shows about teen pregnancy. They’ll stick by a show that allows you to abandon a child, but a kid dies by accident doing what he does for a living (mudding) and they cancel the show?” Williams said to The Hollywood Reporter after the cancellation was announced.

“There’s something that smells of s--- here on every level.”

Williams told The Hollywood Reporter he will continue to shoot the series and even has possible plans for a “BUCKWILD” movie.

“My job is to protect

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The cast of MTV’s ‘BUCKWILD’ will not return onscreen together through MTV. these kids,” Williams said to THR. “This will get ugly.”

Williams is not the only one involved with the show who is disappointed

by the cancellation.

“BUCKWILD” cast members were up in arms on Twitter with the hashtag, #KeepBuckwildforShain, which trended

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Cara Parrish, who was a cast member and good friend of Gandee, tweeted, “Thinking of filming for MTV without Shain hurts

me clear through my soul, but the thought of turning our backs on his dreams is worse.” lacey.palmer@mail.wvu.edu

Rogers, Bare and Clement inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Country Music Hall of Fame recognized pioneers who are responsible for the genre’s growing diversity by selecting its new class of Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and Jack Clement.

The trio of trailblazing inductees attended a news conference Wednesday at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to announce the class of 2013.

Each has made a significant impact on country music, making bold decisions that helped spread the genre beyond its traditional borders.

With songs like “The Gambler,” “Lucille” and the Lionel Richie-produced “Lady,” Rogers was both a pop music crossover and a pop culture sensation in the 1970s and `80s. He starred in TV movies in the role of The Gambler, and with his trademark white hair and beard remains one of music’s most recognizable figures. He was inducted in the modern era category.

“I tell you I came here one day with some friends of mine and walked around looking at these plaques,” Rogers, 74, said during his speech, “and this is truly rarified air in here.”

Rogers started in a jazz band, moved on to folk and a had a hit with “Just Checked In (to See What Condition My Condition Is In)” with The First Edition before he arrived at country already well past the age when today’s aspirants are shown the door.

He helped push country into pop territory “for better or worse,” he joked in an interview after the induction ceremony.

“It’s just been a wonderful life for me,” Rogers said, “and I think what I’d like to believe I did, which is what the new generation is doing, is bring a lot of people to country music who wouldn’t have listened to it otherwise.”

“Cowboy” Jack Clement

began as an artist, but made his biggest contributions as a producer with historic instincts. He played a crucial role in the history of rock `n’ roll, working as a producer and engineer at Sun Records during an era when acts like Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley changed the way we listen to music.

He produced Cash’s iconic “Ring of Fire,” adding the mariachi horns that became the song’s signature. He sent Jerry Lee Lewis away, his daughter said in an acceptance speech that she read for her father, because he was singing the songs of others. He instructed the future rock `n’ roll legend to find his own sound before he came back.

And he continued to shake things up once he moved to Nashville. Bill Anderson, a hall of famer who hosted the news conference, noted Clement had the “foresight and fortitude” to produce a young Charley Pride, a black artist who defied country stereotypes to become a platinum-selling sensation.

Clement, 82, joined Cash, Pride and Presley in the hall of fame Wednesday, entering in the non-performer category.

And Bare, inducted in the veterans era category, charted his own path after being signed by Chet Atkins. Once a roommate of Willie Nelson, he emulated the freethinking outlaw movement, though never actually joined it, by inspiring his contemporaries to move freely from country to pop and rock, and back again.

And like his good friend Waylon Jennings, he dabbled in folk, bringing that sensibility to Nashville from California where he met and was signed by Chet Atkins, whose plaque also hangs at the hall of fame.

“Did I do that?” Bare, 78, joked after hearing his biography read.

Rogers, Bare and Clement will be formally inducted in a ceremony later this year.

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BOUNCING BACK

Freshman starting pitcher Brock Dykxhoorn threw six innings and gave up one run in West Virginia’s 5-1 win Wednesday night.

sports writer

The West Virginia baseball team ended its three-game losing streak Wednesday evening, defeating Youngstown State 5-1 at Hawley Field.

The Mountaineers improved to 18-16 on the season, while

Youngstown State fell to 9-23. The Penguins have lost their last two games by a combined score of 25-8.

The victory marked the last game in Morgantown this season.

The remainder of the Mountaineers’ home games will take place in Charleston, W.Va., and Beckley, W.Va. Right fielder Taylor Munden led

off the bottom of first inning with solo home run – his first of the season. Munden scored his second run of the game in the bottom of the fifth inning, thanks to a lead-off triple and RBI from Bobby Boyd. All in all, he was 3-5 on the night with two RBIs and two runs.

“I came down probably an hour before the game,” Munden said. “I

men’s soccer

Mountaineers set to travel to face Pitt by amit batra sports writer

The West Virginia men’s soccer team looks to continue the improvements in the fall as it travels to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers this weekend at the Petersen Sports Complex.

WVU has gone 1-1 in the spring season, defeating the Navy Midshipmen Saturday 3-2 after trailing by two goals. On the other hand, Pitt has faced quality competition against the likes of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Pro League. The Panthers have also faced California University (Pa.) this spring.

Following their game with the Mountaineers, the Panthers will face Wheeling Jesuit and Robert Morris to close out the season.

Pitt will look to improve on its 6-9-2 record from last fall and get some good results going into its inaugural season in the ACC. “The spring season is always a very important time for players and staff,” said Pittsburgh head coach Joe

Luxbacher upon release of the schedule. “It serves as a tryout for players who are showing well in practice, and the spring season serves as their extended trial to make the final roster in the fall. The schedule is very challenging and against some very good competition.”

Following a 6-0-2 start to the 2012 season, the Panthers ended the year on a nine-game losing streak; Pitt was unable to win a game in Big East Conference play.

“Regardless of what happens in the result against Pitt, I think the results will come with the games that we’re making,” said West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “Hopefully that’s part of it. There’s nothing worse than doing everything you’re told, working your socks off and then not getting the results to go with it.

“Pitt is going to pose a challenge for our young guys, because it is a rivalry.

That’s what the spring’s about. It’s about chal-

lenging your players and hopefully they are able see a challenge from Pitt Saturday.”

Against Navy, WVU had five freshmen and four starters start in its second spring game of the season.

LeBlanc feels the challenge the young players face early on will benefit the group as a whole.

“There (are) still things we’re learning about each other,” he said. “It’s a group that’s growing. It’s a very, very talented group. It’s a very young group, but we’re very pleased with the work ethic and character of them.

“We were pleased to come back from a 2-0 deficit. Part of them being a young group is to learn to not put yourself in a 2-0 hole against good teams, but we’re very pleased to come back – in both games, we came back. Results are very much secondary; the results come with how hard we work and how well we’ve prepared.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

WVU baseball well on its way to success

worked off the tee, and it paid off in the game.”

Munden, who’s hit an offensive slump of late, didn’t know he was starting until he arrived at the field.

“I came down ready to play,” he said. “I saw my name in the one hole and got pumped.”

A quick look down at West Virginia’s schedule and results thus far in the 2013 season may not look much different from the past.

The Mountaineers are looming around the .500 mark and have some losses to a couple less-talented teams such as Youngstown State and Marshall.

But despite the similarities on paper between this season’s Mountaineers and past teams in Morgantown, the 2013 team is miles ahead of where it has been in recent seasons.

I made my first trip of the season to Hawley Field Wednesday night to watch the Mountaineers face Youngstown State.

My last trip was late last season – a 26-11 loss at hands of visiting Villanova.

One that saw the Wildcats score 17 runs in one inning.

Yes, one inning.

Last night, though, things were much different.

It was a game in which West Virginia would snap a three-game skid and win 5-1, improving to 18-16 on the season, but the result of the game isn’t important.

WVU needed mass changes for a baseball program that hadn’t shown

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Mountaineers end three-game losing streak with victory against Youngstown St. by kevin hooker

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After being outscored 28-1 in its last three games, the West Virginia baseball team scored five runs on 12 hits in Wednesday’s win against Youngstown State.

by michael carvelli sports editor

Following a 9-0 loss to Ohio State Tuesday night – its third loss in a row – head coach Randy Mazey had a long talk with his West Virginia baseball team.

“They turned the lights off on us. We stayed out there a good, long while,” Mazey said. “We told them that confidence is a choice.

You can either choose to be confident, or you can choose not to be, regardless of what happened the last three games.”

After rattling off eightconsecutive wins, matching their longest winning streak since 2009, the Mountaineers hit their worst slide of the season.

In three losses, WVU was outscored 28-1. West Virginia averaged just less

than six hits per game, and it didn’t help its case that, defensively, it committed six errors while walking 20 batters.

“We’ve gone down a tough stretch the last week or so, but that happens during a long season,” said third baseman Ryan Tuntland. “We needed to pull together as a team, and that made us stronger.”

In the Mountaineers’ 5-1 victory against Youngstown State Wednesday night, the bats got WVU in the lead early on after sophomore Taylor Munden’s leadoff home run gave the Mountaineers a 1-0 lead.

From there, freshman Brock Dykxhoorn – in his second start of the season on the mound – took charge. The Goderich, Ontario, native threw six innings while giving up just

one run on three hits. More importantly to Mazey, West Virginia got through the game while only walking one hitter.

“Our pitchers have proven that if we walk three guys or less, our record is pretty good,” he said. “If we throw strikes and play defense.”

The resiliency West Virginia showed Wednesday was just what the firstyear head coach said he needed to see to show the Mountaineers are moving forward.

“It’s kind of funny; when you grow, you’ve got to take a couple of steps backward,” he said. “We are getting better as a team. We’re figuring this thing out, and we’re establishing a culture here.

“Establishing the culture is learning how to deal with

(adversity), because every team over the course of the season is going to have that spell where you either don’t pitch or you don’t hit.”

Wednesday’s win was the second of a six-game stretch of nonconference opponents for the Mountaineers.

After those six games, WVU will travel to Texas for a three-game series against the Longhorns. The series is a chance for the Mountaineers, who were picked to finish last in the Big 12 in the preseason, to prove that they belong among some of the conference’s best teams.

Getting hot right now could be what they need to gain the momentum heading into that series.

“We started at the bottom – that’s where every-

baseball

Continued from page 7 Head coach Randy Mazey has always been confident of the sophomore’s talent.

“He’s a super player,” Mazey said. “But he’s been down on himself, so we put him in the lead-off spot ...

It wasn’t a physical thing; it was a mental thing. Hopefully, that will get him back on track.”

Junior Matt Frazer came up big with a pinch hit, tworun single to extend the lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning.

“I told (the guys who didn’t start) to cheer for the guys who are in the lineup, but at the same time, be ready to play,” Mazey said.

Jacob Rice, who is tied for eighth-most hits in the conference, was a healthy scratch.

Ryan Tuntland, who ranks No. 7 in batting average in the Big 12 Conference, was 3-for-4 with one run.

Arthur

Continued from page 7 many improvements over the last decade.

And that is exactly what it has gotten.

The players had a different demeanor to them. You could tell on all of their faces that they were completely committed and invested in what was going on and were thoroughly enjoying doing what they all love – playing baseball.

A new head coach, new logo, new dugout, new conference, new uniforms and a new stadium are just a few of the drastic changes made before the first pitch was thrown this season.

The Mountaineers, who were picked to finish last in the preseason Big 12 Conference standings by every head coach in the league, have already won four conference games and are currently six in the conference standings.

Newly named head coach Randy Mazey was hired in early June and had very little time to scramble and fill a roster with recruits. He

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one wanted to put us when we came into this league,” Munden said. “We go out there with confidence and we know that we can win any game. We never expect to lose or think we can’t win against anyone.”

But even when they struggle, one thing the Mountaineers have learned through their recent rough stretch is that rough times are when they need to be the most confident.

“We just have to come into every game with that mentality and keep positive as a team. We can’t let any games slide,” Tuntland said. “You have to let the losses go, turn the page and move on to the next one.

“You can’t think about the last game too much, whether you win or lose.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

Youngstown State pitcher Russ Harless took the loss, giving up two runs, seven hits and three strikeouts in six innings.

Freshman Brock Dykxhoorn pitched six innings and gave up three hits.

“I struggled a little bit in the beginning with my command,” Dykxhoorn said.

“But I found it in probably the third inning and just went from there.”

Wednesday night was only Dykxhoorn’s second start of the season.

With season than halffinished, the Mountaineers will continue to grow as the season comes to a close.

“When you grow you, sometimes have to take a few steps backward,” Mazey said. “Part of growing the program is teaching kids how to deal with adversity.”

The Mountaineers will travel to Lynchburg, Va., this weekend for a three-game series against Liberty. Live stats can be found at WVUsports.com. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

snagged some talented junior college transfers and helped mold a roster with a lot of talent.

He also had very little time to throw together a schedule.

One that has worked out nicely for a team who plays nearly all of its home games about 160 miles to the south.

It has multiple breaks, from the grueling Big 12 slate, against winnable nonconference foes. A stretch that can help the team get back on track, much like last night.

The current record of the Mountaineers doesn’t astutely reflect the drastic improvements made by the new coaching staff and players.

The program will need ample time to get to where the fans want it to be and compete for a conference title.

But it is making strides.

It is playing a muchtougher schedule and is playing at an extremely high level.

Give Mazey and his staff time – they’re well on their way to turning WVU baseball into a program that consistently competes at the national level. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia looking for depth at wide receiver by amit batra sports writer

With only a handful of spring practices left and the annual Blue-Gold Spring Game rapidly approaching, there are plenty of questions for West Virginia football head coach Dana Holgorsen to address.

The biggest issue on everyone’s mind is who will be the new quarterback starter. That may take some time for Holgorsen and his staff to figure out, but other lingering doubts from an offensive standpoint is the receiving corps for West Virginia.

There are some doubts with the defense, return game, center position and ground attack, but the key concern is finding out who will be answering the call for a first down when the Mountaineers are in desperate need of one.

WVU has lost receivers Tavon Austin, Stedman Bailey, J.D. Woods, Ivan McCartney, Ryan Nehlen and Travares Copeland to graduation – six of the top nine receivers from last year’s stacked depth chart.

That’s quite the setback for Holgorsen, but once again, players will need to step up.

“Offensively we are just so inexperienced,” Holgorsen said. “I don’t know where to start. We have a bunch of guys that will make a play and then make a mistake.”

S ophomore Jordan Thompson, redshirt sophomore Dante Campbell and junior Connor Arlia are three players returning from last year’s receiver rotation. Other notables on this year’s squad include redshirt sophomore K.J. Myers, redshirt

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Members of the West Virginia football team line up for wide receiver drills during spring practice. freshman Devonte Mathis and redshirt freshman Will Johnson. All of these players should get more repetitions as spring football continues and into the summer.

Holgorsen recently had redshirt junior quarterback Logan Moore take some reps as an inside receiver to gain depth at the position.

Players like Myers know

they have to step up in order to fill the void of losing all those key players from last year’s 7-6 team.

“I feel like I have become a leader right now, because I have the experience as a sophomore now,” Myers said. “I can show other players how to do things and lead by example. During the spring we’ve all been competing

and working hard in the weight room. We started finally practicing and everyone’s going at it, everyone’s making plays and everyone blocking well. It makes me want to work even harder.

There’s always room for improvement.”

For Myers, having his first career touchdown last year really gave him that extra boost of motivation and confidence.

“I’m very driven right now,” he said. “My only mindset is to be great. Scoring my first touchdown was a great feeling.

“That was my first reception, and in the first game, but I didn’t have any after that. Now I feel like I have to work even harder this offseason, this spring and this summer in training camp to be better.”

Wide receivers coach

Lonnie Galloway understands this adjustment is a long process, but he’s been satisfied with the work ethic in the spring up to this point.

“We want to get six (or) seven guys that we can count on,” he said. “We want to be good as a group.

We want to be great – good is just 8-5.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Boxers work to knock out Parkinson’s symptoms

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Kristy Rose Follmar spars with a class participant during a workout at Rock Steady Boxing in Indianapolis earlier this year.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Mary Yeaman was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2006, she could barely bring herself to leave her house. Her muscles were weak, and she was having a hard time coping.

“I’ve always done sports and stuff like that, and it was getting to be too much just sitting and doing nothing,” she said.

In 2007, she found Rock Steady Boxing in Indianapolis. She now attends classes every week and has seen her symptoms ease as a result of a rigorous regimen of punching, jumping, jogging and stretching.

“It makes my muscles stronger. I can walk better,” said Yeaman, 64.

Rock Steady, founded in 2006 by former Marion County prosecutor Scott C. Newman after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age 40, gives people suffering from the disease an outlet to ease their symptoms and improve their physical fitness. Through boxing-inspired fitness classes, participants use exercise to slow the symptoms of a progressive neurological disease that causes tremors, muscle rigidity, loss of balance and cognitive, speech and vision impairment.

“Sometimes people get very discouraged when they are diagnosed with Parkinson’s, understandably facing a disease that is progressive,

that’s going to worsen over time and that can take a big toll on them,” said neurologist and Rock Steady board member Dr. S. Elizabeth Zauber.

“When they come to a gym and realize that ... there are people that are experiencing the same thing (and) there is something they can do about it to get better and perhaps slow down the course of their disease, then that improves their overall outlook. They realize they’re still very capable physically even though they have a neurological disease.”

Rock Steady offers 16 classes a week. The organization’s 125 clients range in age from late 30s to early 90s.

Classes in the gym adorned with photos of boxer Muhammad Ali, who also suffers from Parkinson’s, start slow with a warmup before participants dive into more rigorous exercise.

Coaches set up several stations throughout the small gym with a different exercise at each one. Participants punch hanging boxing bags and speed balls, jump rope and toss medicine balls.

The exercises at Rock Steady are based on boxing drills, and they’re meant to extend the perceived capabilities of those suffering from Parkinson’s. There are four different class levels, based on the severity of the symptoms.

Boxing works well to com-

bat the disease because of the range of motion required in the exercises, Zauber said.

“I see all the time in my patients that start exercising or my patients that are exercising that they tend to function better,” she said. “They have improvements in their balance, improvements in sleep, in mood and energy level.”

The organization offers more than just physical improvement.

“It’s a support system,” said Joyce Johnson, executive director of the organization. “It’s being able to come here where people understand the symptoms and challenges of the disease.”

Yeaman said Rock Steady is the “best thing that’s ever happened” to her and called her classmates her “second family.”

“These people are always there for you no matter what happens,” she said.

Classes are led by program directors Kristy Rose Follmar and Christine Timberlake. Follmar is a former professional boxer, and Timberlake is a certified personal trainer whose husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2000.

Timberlake said she couldn’t get her husband, Tom, “to do anything” before he starting coming to Rock Steady. About a month after he started attending classes, she said she saw a change in body, mind and attitude.