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Resident to open local sober home

By Carlee lammers City Editor

Doug Leech knows the road to recovery can be a difficult journey to embark on.

That’s why the Morgantown resident and recovering drug and alcohol addict is working to open a sober living facility in the city.

“I’m a recovering addict and alcoholic, and I went to treatment in Minnesota. While out there, after primary treatment, I lived

in a sober home. The reason why I lived in a sober home in Minnesota is because one does not exist in Morgantown,” he said. “It’s something near and dear to my heart, and that’s why I wanted to bring this to Morgantown: so other people don’t have to go out of state to live in a facility like a sober home.”

The home will be located at 206 Spruce Street.

Leech said the Spruce Street home will be the first of two sober living homes in

Morgantown and will serve men only. The second home will be for women.

The home will host up to 14 men and a house manager.

“The house manager is somebody that’s in recovery, has at least a year clean time, has a good understanding of AA or NA and can help guide the new guys that come into the house.

(The house manager will) help hold them accountable to make sure that they’re going out during the day and

working at their jobs, (and) if they don’t have a job yet, (that) they’re volunteering or they’re taking classes,” Leech said.

Residents must comply to a set of strict rules while at the sober living home to maintain a stable recovery environment, he said.

Residents must work, volunteer or take classes for 32 hours each week; attend a minimum number of AA or NA meetings and will regularly undergo random drug and alcohol tests.

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Leech said, in his own journey, the companionship and accountability he experienced from other residents living in the house is what helped him take the final steps on his road to sobriety.

“It’s not treatment, but it’s what people do after treatment. It’s the last step before they’re living in an apartment,” he said. “It really is the fellowship that makes these programs successful and makes people’s recoveries successful. You’re liv-

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WVU fraternity members vie for the title of ‘Mr. Greek’

By Alyssa Pluchino staff writer

Members of West Virginia University’s Greek community took to the stage to strut their stuff in the first-annual Mr. Greek competition Monday.

To kick off West Virginia University’s annual Greek Week, members of WVU’s fraternity chapters participated in the all-male beauty pageant.

All proceeds from the event benefitted WVU’s Relay For Life event.

“Greek Week allows our sorority and fraternity members to promote this philanthropic spirit while showcasing their talents and enjoying some friendly competition,” said Ron Justice, director of Student Organizations Services. “The collaborative effort of the fraternities and sororities can have a positive impact on the community in many ways during Greek Week.”

WVU’s first-ever Mr. Greek was announced as Jay Koepfle of Pi Kappa Alpha.

Koepfle was joined by Daniel Harris of Sigma Chi, Patrick Cushing of Phi Kappa Psi, Jake Westbrock of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Michael Rastiello of Theta Chi, Brandon Hubacher of Phi Sigma Kappa, Lucas Buscemi of Kappa Alpha and Bryan Fitzsimmons of Pi Kappa Phi, who all gathered to compete in order to benefit WVU’s 2013 Relay for Life fundraising efforts.

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Jay Koepfle is crowned Mr. Greek at the conclusion of the event.

Pita Pit owner hopes for fair business by bryan bumgardner Associate city editor

Following controversial debate about banning or relocating sidewalk food vendors downtown, Burke Manning, owner of the Morgantown Pita Pit restaurant, spoke at a Morgantown City Council meeting in defense of downtown brick-andmortar businesses.

Now, he has found himself the subject of several news stories, and the young entrepreneur wants to set the record straight – all he wants is a fair shot at business.

“It’s cool that the (food vendors) are mobile, so they

aren’t limited to where they can be,” he said. “But I think the city should try to level the playing field a little bit.”

Manning owns and works at Pita Pit, a restaurant selling Lebanese-style pitas stuffed with fresh ingredients. Located on the corner of High and Fayette streets, Pita Pit is in the heart of downtown Morgantown’s nightlife scene.

During March 2008, Manning took over the business from his brother. Manning didn’t attend school at West Virginia University, but he still feels like part of the community.

“Hearing the John Denver song and being part of the

games – it really sucks you in,” he said. “Even though I haven’t gone to school here, I still feel like a Mountaineer. I love Morgantown.”

Manning spends vast amounts of time in his store, working alongside his employees and getting to know regular customers.

“I know a lot of people who come in here, and when they come in, I know what to start making for them,” he said. “People seem to like the familiarity of that.”

Soon, Manning began to notice several food vendors moving into town, also looking to profit from Morgantown’s vibrant nightlife.

Some nights, these vendors would park near Pita Pit. Manning feels these vendors have been affecting his business, and the city should hear the requests of Morgantown’s core business owners.

He argued these brickand-mortar business owners contribute to the city through higher taxes, higher rent and job creation. “(The food vendors) have to pay taxes and business licenses, yeah,” he said. “But we offer something to the community, too.”

Manning said if the food truck vendors are going to profit from the nightlife,

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Sociology prof’s book wins national award

By Evelyn Merithew

Jay Koepfle, Mr. Greek 2013, addresses the crowd after being crowned.

ing with a bunch of guys, you’re early on in sobriety, and you really lean on each other. You’re all going through the same stuff. It really becomes an extended family.”

Cathy Yura, psychologist and assistant vice president of WELLWVU: The Students’ Center of Health, said the sober-living home could also immensely benefit West Virginia University students.

Rachael Woldoff, West Virginia University associate professor of sociology, has been recognized by the Urban Affairs Association with the 2013 Best Book in Urban Affairs Award for her book “White Flight/Black Flight: The Dynamics of Racial Change in an American Neighborhood.”

“I don’t know who nominated me, but I got an email saying my book won the award. I was very shocked; I’m the second woman ever to win this award,” Woldoff said.

The UAA will pay for a trip to San Francisco for Woldoff to accept her award at a conference in early April.

Woldoff said her book touches on the dramatic interracial changes that took place in fewer than two decades in an urban neighborhood.

When Woldoff first started the research for the project, she noticed the neighborhood was only one of three that had changed so dramatically in such a short amount of time.

But she didn’t leave her findings at that.

Woldoff said she personally interviewed hundreds of people throughout the neighborhood; she visited once per month over the course of three years.

“The stereotype is that black people move into neighborhoods, and whites leave, because they don’t want to stay there. The whites who do stay can’t afford to leave, and blacks are happy because they are living in a better place,” Woldoff said.

What Woldoff said she discovered through her extensive interviews and research was the stereotype proved to be quite the opposite.

During the three years, Woldoff interviewed three groups of people in the neighborhood: “Stayers,” white individuals who remained in the neighborhood; “Pioneers,” black individuals who bought a house from a white person who moved out; and the “Second-Wave” blacks who bought their house from a black individual who moved out.

The personal stories and opinions Woldoff learned from the residents proved touching and shocking.

“When I first got to the neighborhood, there was an African American man sweeping his porch. I asked him if he liked living there, and he said that he used to be really happy, but once all of the blacks moved in,

the white people left, and the neighborhood was declining,” Woldoff said.

Woldoff said her books tells the story of an unhappy black resident who had moved there to be happy. The school system was declining in part because of the segregated community, and the neighborhood had completely changed since he got there.

In turn, when Woldoff interviewed a “stayer,” she learned that another major stereotype had been uprooted.

“I started talking to some elderly white people on a porch. I asked about the neighborhood, and they said it’s all black. They said to me, ‘Blacks are the nicest people. They pick up their houses, they all work and shovel the snow in your driveway for you.’ They were talking about how amazing their black neighbors are. I thought this was really interesting,” Woldoff said.

Woldoff said there are two main themes in “White Flight/Black Flight.”

The book’s first main theme is it is beneficial to have people of different races and ages in a neighborhood. An integrated neighborhood could be a good thing, Woldoff said.

The second theme is when black flight occurred and the neighborhood becomes desegregated so quickly, there is easily intra-racial tension. A lot of the fighting and tension between blacks was caused by the declining school system, Woldoff said.

“It’s just a stereotype.

Blacks also have high standards for where they live.

They don’t want people not repairing their houses; they don’t want unsupervised kids throughout the neighborhood,” she said.

One story that sticks out in Woldoff’s mind is that of a young African-American boy whom she spent time with named Jabril.

“Jabril approached me and wanted some help with his math homework, counting nickels and dimes and such. I asked him where his mom was, and he said she worked a double shift as a police officer, and his older brother, who was playing basketball, usually just gave him the answers,” Woldoff said.

Woldoff said she then tried unsuccessfully to explain to Jabril’s grandfather’s girlfriend that he really needed some help if he wanted to advance to the next grade.

“Everything looked fine on the outside. Jabril was supervised, his mom

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Tuesday March 12, 2013

Conclave to elect next pope opens amid uncertainty

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Jay Koepfle presents his Speedo in the swimsuit portion of ‘Mr. Greek 2013.’

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Continued from page 1 “Each sorority is paired with two fraternities, and that team chose one candidate for each group,� said Allisyn Monteleone, Vice President of Finance for the Panhellenic Council. “In order to enter a candidate, the team had to pay $100 toward the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.�

Eight teams participated in the pageant and successfully raised $800 dollars for the cause.

Room G24 in Eiesland Hall, was transformed into a pageant venue as students of the Greek community attended to support their fellow brothers and friends.

Judges included Nicole Riggleman, assistant director of development for West Virginia University’s Ben-

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Continued from page 1 Yura said WELLWVU is in the process of working to establish a collegiate recovery program and said she believes Leech’s home is a step in the right direction. “Too often, students drop out or flunk out due to the impact that alcohol or drugs play on their academics,� she said. “For WVU students who choose to live in this fa-

jamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources; Allison Gasti, program assistant of the Reservations Office; Betty Bea Cox, supervisor of the front desk of the Student Recreation Center; Erin Blake, special event coordinator of the Mountainlair; Sonja Wilson, senior programming administrator of the Mountainlair and Jonathan Kimble, WVU’s 62nd Mountaineer mascot.

Contestants were awarded points based on the categories of fraternity apparel, fun facts, swim wear, talent, formal wear and interview answers.

WVU’s Relay for Life will take place April 19 on the Moutaineer Trak, and the theme will be “Happy Birthday Relay� to celebrate 100 years of the American Cancer Society. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

of Chile told The Associated Press. “There are no groups, no compromises, no alliances, just each one with his conscience voting for the person he thinks is best, which is why I don’t think it will be over quickly.�

None of that has prevented a storm of chatter over who’s ahead.

The buzz in the papal stakes swirled around Cardinal Angelo Scola, an Italian seen as favored by cardinals hoping to shake up the powerful Vatican bureaucracy, and Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Scherer, a favorite of Vatican-based insiders intent on preserving the status quo.

Scola is affable and Italian, but not from the Italian-centric Vatican bureaucracy called the Curia. That gives him clout with those seeking to reform the nerve center of the church that has been discredited by revelations of leaks and complaints from cardinals in the field that Rome is inefficient and unresponsive to their needs.

Scherer seems to be favored by Latin Americans and the Curia. He has a solid handle on the Vatican’s finances, sitting on the governing commission of the Vatican bank, as well as the Holy See’s main budget committee.

As a non-Italian, the archbishop of Sao Paulo would be expected to name an Italian as secretary of state – the Vatican No. 2 who runs day-to-day affairs – another plus for Vatican-based cardinals who would want one of their own running the shop.

The pastoral camp seems to be focusing on two Americans, New York archbishop Timothy Dolan and Boston archbishop Sean O’Malley.

Neither has Vatican experience. Dolan has acknowledged his Italian isn’t strong – seen as a handicap for a job in which the lingua franca of day-to-day work is Italian.

Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet is well-respected, stemming from his job at the important Vatican office that vets bishop appointments. Less well known is that he has a lovely singing voice and can be heard belting out French folk songs on occasion.

If the leading names fail to reach the 77 votes required for victory in the first few rounds of balloting, any number of surprise candidates could come to the fore as alternatives.

It all starts Tuesday with the cardinals checking into the Santa Marta residence on the edge of the Vatican gardens. The rooms are simple and impersonal, but a

step up from the cramped conditions the cardinals faced before the hotel was put to use in 2005, when long lines would form at the Apostolic Palace for using bathrooms.

At 10 a.m., the dean of the College of Cardinals, Angelo Sodano, will lead the celebration of the “Pro eligendo Pontificie� Mass — the Mass for the election of a pope — inside St. Peter’s Basilica, joined by the 115 cardinals who will vote.

This is followed at 4:30 p.m. with a procession into the Sistine Chapel, with the cardinals intoning the Litany of Saints, the hypnotic Gregorian chant imploring the saints to help guide their voting. After another chant calling on the Holy Spirit to intervene, the cardinals take the oath of secrecy, followed by a meditation delivered by elderly Maltese Cardinal Prosper Grech.

Then the master of papal liturgical ceremonies gives the order “Extra omnes� – “Everyone out� – and all but those taking part in the conclave leave the chapel’s frescoed walls.

During the voting that ensues, each cardinal writes his choice on a rectangular piece of paper inscribed with the words “Eligo in summen pontificem� – Latin for “I elect as Supreme Pontiff.�

cility, it will provide them the opportunity to achieve their academic goals while participating in the collegiate experience with peers who also are working to develop a substance-free lifestyle.�

Leech said once the home opens, he hopes to work with the University to benefit its students and hopes to work with the Chestnut Ridge Center. carlee.lammers@mail.wvu.edu

Fair to highlight summer class offerings The West Virginia University summer course list is now available.

Students will have the opportunity to visit the Summer Fair today and Wednesday in the Mountainlair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Lynn Reinke, director of communications for the Extended Learning program, said she believes the Summer Fair will provide students the opportunity to learn about the vast and unique opportunities for summer courses. “I think sometimes people come in, and especially once they come from high school, and they hear ‘summer classes,’ people often think remedial classes, or that you’re being punished to take a summer class or something,� she said. “But in college, and here at WVU, we have so many really fun and interesting classes in the summer.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There’s no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

On the eve of the vote, cardinals offered wildly different assessments of what they’re looking for in the next pontiff and how close they are to a decision. It was evidence that Benedict XVI’s surprise resignation has continued to destabilize the church leadership and that his final appeal for unity may go unheeded, at least in the early rounds of voting.

Cardinals held their final closed-door debate Monday over whether the church needs more of a manager to clean up the Vatican’s bureaucratic mess or a pastor to inspire the 1.2 billion faithful in times of crisis. The fact that not everyone got a chance to speak was a clear sign that there’s still unfinished business on the eve of the conclave. “This time around, there are many different candidates, so it’s normal that it’s going to take longer than the last time,� Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz

“Also, the summer term isn’t like the other traditional terms. It’s flexible scheduling; you can find classes that are three weeks and get three credits in three weeks.�

The summer term offers flexible scheduling. Reinke said students may enroll in courses ranging from 1-12 weeks duration.

She said there are also numerous travel-adventure courses and hundreds of online classes.

Staff will be available to talk to students about the summer term opportunities. “We want students to be thinking and realize that the summer term isn’t like fall and spring in many ways,� she said. “We have nontraditional scheduling, and then we also have some other opportunities that they couldn’t have during the year.� —crl

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A sign details the day’s specials at The Pita Pit.

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Continued from page 1 their taxes and fees should be increased to make business more fair.

He also feels the vendors could be moved to another location, where they wouldn’t compete

with brick-and-mortar businesses. “It’s free enterprise; there’s nothing wrong with that,� he said. “But if their sales are anything close to what we do on a weekend, then they’re doing pretty well for themselves.�

That goes without mentioning the normal struggles

encountered by brick-andmortar businesses – maintaining a dining room and clean bathrooms for mass volumes of customers can be difficult, Manning said. “It’s a part of doing business,� he said. “But we get lots of compliments from people, and we get some caring customers.�

Continued from page 1 has a stable job and he is in school. But if you look closer at the situation and have a conversation, you see that Jabril’s chances of dropping out of school when he is older are really high,� Woldoff said.

On average, she said blacks and whites have different income levels, education levels and employment levels.

In “White Flight/Black Flight,� serious real-world

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Manning said he is devoted to his business and his customers and hopes the city will hear his requests. “This place really means a lot to me,� he said. “I’ve never felt at home more than I have in West Virginia.�

issues are displayed through interviews.

Many of the whites who want to live in the neighborhood have children who are racist and want them to leave. Many of the blacks who live there don’t want laundromats and fastfood restaurants built, because it portrays a poorer community. “I learned a lot from doing this project. It’s hard to convey to people the stories I heard,� Woldoff said.

Woldoff’s childhood experiences are what she believes drew her into becoming a sociologist. “As I get older, I realize what a very unusual childhood I had. I grew up in the city of Philadelphia and grew up in a neighborhood that was pretty much all white,� Woldoff said.

Starting in fifth grade,

Woldoff began to attend a magnet school, where she was surrounded with other innovative students whose parents were very involved in their lives.

Since her parents worked full time and were unable to provide transportation, Woldoff had to ride two different buses and a train to get to school. That’s when she became very aware of race. “I lived on the 74th block and had to get to the 17th block. Going just 15 blocks put me smack in the middle of the poorer, black side.

Then I’d ride the train, and mostly black people were on it. I’d think ‘Oh, so black people’s neighborhood looks like that, and my neighborhood looks like this.’ I just became very aware at a young age,� Woldoff said.

Woldoff said she believes

she saw two sides to minorities: the minorities at her school were very achievement-oriented and talented, and she saw the minorities on the commute who didn’t have it so well.

Woldoff said sociology has always been a field she’s been passionate about. “I’m out there in the world, and I’m doing things.

It’s not all roses and sunshine, but I feel like I’m doing what I want to do,�

Woldoff said. “When I’m teaching students, I’m a performer, and when I’m motivating students, I’m a personal trainer. I’m doing what I love, and I feel really lucky that at a young age I was able to understand what I need to do, and I was able to persevere.�

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Venezuela’s political divisions spill into the streets

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Jose Rafael Hernandez spray paints graffiti that reads in Spanish, ‘Long live Chavez’ in the 23 de Enero neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Under a three-story-tall banner blaring “You are all Chavez,” Jose Rafael Hernandez crouched low with a can of spray paint, outlining on a wall a black heart and the words “And long live Chavez...”

He and his three-man crew had already sprayed some 20 murals over the past week all over the “23 de enero” slum where support for the late President Hugo Chavez, their “Comandante,” remains rock solid even after his death Tuesday. Dozens of other graffiti crews have also been at work, showing their allegiance in slogans and murals on countless doorways and walls.

“This is how we keep Chavez alive,” said Jorge Luis Gonzales, a state bank accountant overseeing Hernandez’s graffiti crew. “This is going to continue because the elections are coming, and the Comandante needs a big surprise. The opposition has their own graffitists, and we have ours.”

Nearly a week after Chavez’s death, Venezuelans have shown no signs they’re

ready to lower the rhetorical temperature. In fact, the national obsession with politics has only intensified as Venezuelans gear up for April 14 elections pitting Chavez successor Nicolas Maduro against opposition candidate Gov. Henrique Capriles.

All over this gritty capital built amid rolling hills, evidence of more than a decade of political warfare over Chavez and his socialist legacy is everywhere, from murals and billboards to even the T-shirts and caps worn by people in the city’s chaotic streets.

In the eastern half of Caracas, which has long been known as an opposition stronghold, neighborhoods exploded in fireworks and car-honking Sunday night when Capriles launched his candidacy by accusing Maduro of using Chavez’s death for political gain.

On the back of a barbecue shack in the neighborhood of Marquez, a mural with orange-and-yellow flames pleaded “Something Different!” while Capriles’ youthful face looked out of graffiti stenciled here and there on

surrounding blocks. Chavez images were conspicuously absent.

“I’m thinking that we’ll have continuity for three years, more or less, and then real democracy will come,” predicted Jose Garnica, a business owner reading the newspaper in a park bench.

He said the government had seized an apartment building he owned in the city center to house poor families and had only offered to pay him a pittance for it. He is still fighting to receive full compensation.

“This population is split 50-50,” Garnica said, “and the government has fooled much of the poor here. What we need now is a change of government, not a socialist government but a democratic one.”

For Jose Escobar, the plan for the future should be exactly more Chavez. Dressed in the late president’s trademark red, he was drinking beers with fellow true believers in a plaza covered with graffiti images of the late president, despite a ban on public alcohol consumption during seven days of

mourning.

“We will live and we will fight!” Escobar pledged, echoing a phrase used often

by Chavez during his battle with cancer. “All the social programs must continue.”

To be sure, the government has worked hard to keep the political fever high, as it rallies behind Maduro’s candidacy.

Graffiti artist Reynaldo Rodriguez, who was helping Gonzales, said they had received paint and other materials directly from an army colonel to paint pro-Chavez slogans all over the slum, a violation of a constitutional ban on the military from engaging in politics. Banners pledging loyalty to Chavez hang from dozens of public housing towers and government buildings, while the displaying of Chavez’s embalmed body in the army’s military academy has turned into a running celebration filled with folk bands and thousands of weeping adherents.

“The government has been very clear and up-front that the media strategy is extremely important,” said Da-

vid Smilde, a senior fellow and Venezuela expert with the think tank the Washington Office on Latin America.

“The exposure on Chavez has been very dramatic, trying to keep that sense of him being omnipresent.”

Yet not everybody was pledging eternal battle.

Venezuela’s bright yellow, red and blue flag has been flying at half-mast all over the capital, from improvised flagpoles set up on bare-brick huts in pro-Chavez slums, as well as on the manicured lawns of middle-class apartment towers in oppositiondominated neighborhoods.

Some Venezuelans said they were exhausted from all the attacks and counterattacks, while others who had spent years criticizing Chavez said they mourned the man.

In a small, dimly lit salon in the working-class neighborhood of San Juan, Chavez backers Elle Coba and Darly Gomez laughed with unemployed teacher Joanna Machado even though she minced no words about her distaste for Chavez.

Coba lauded the food

programs, schools and free public housing Chavez had launched across the country. She was wearing an armband and several hair scrunchies emblazoned with the flag’s colors in honor of her Comandante.

Gomez joined in the praise, though she opted for orange-and-black spandex.

“All governments have their mistakes, but Chavez has tried to make our lives better,” she said. “He’s contributed and done things our nation has never done before.”

Then, Machado had her say.

“I am not a supporter of their policies, which they’ve used many times to keep themselves in power,” Machado said. “They haven’t done anything about jobs, which is what everyone needs. We have so many problems that need to be solved.”

Coba hugged both women.

“I wish there were no fights, and everyone respected the ideology of everyone else,” she said. “Poor, rich, we are all together in this.”

Congo says agreement not likely with rebel group GOMA, Congo (AP) — A peace agreement between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group remains uncertain just days before a negotiation deadline expires, Congo’s government spokesman said Monday as fighting continued in the country’s troubled east.

The rebel group, which is believed to be backed by neighboring Rwanda, overran the eastern city of Goma last November in a humiliating blow to both the Congolese army and the international peacekeepers stationed there, who stood by as the rebels marched in.

The columns of fighters retreated weeks later under intense international pressure, warning they would retake the city if Congo failed to meet their demands.

M23 rebels and the government have been hashing out an agreement since December, and were supposed to sign an accord by Friday.

All of that has been thrown into doubt following a split in the rebel movement two weeks ago, after a dispute between the commanders of M23.

“Everything needs to be finalized by March 15. That’s the president’s wish. But we don’t know if we will be able to sign by then,” government spokesman Lambert Mende told The Associated Press.

“We need a counterpart – and it’s difficult to identify one at the moment.”

The movement’s military leader, Gen. Sultani Makenga, dismissed the political head of the movement, Jean-Marie Runiga, in February. Both men then formed their own factions, which have been fighting since. Runiga’s faction is said to be allied with Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, who is nicknamed “The Terminator” and is wanted by the International Criminal Court.

On Monday, Makenga’s faction attacked Runiga’s in an attempt to regain positions lost following the split.

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Jean-Marie Runiga, center, then president of Congo’s M23 rebel group, walks with his security guards near the CongoUganda border town of Bunagana.

Sustained fighting around the area of Rumangabo took place between 9 a.m. and noon, according to fighters on both sides.

“We are at war,” said Col. Vianney Kazarama, spokesman for Makenga’s faction.

Following the split within the rebel group, the Congolese army retook some of the hills near the Goma airport.

Runiga’s faction controls Kibumba, which is the next town to the north. Further north is the Rumangabo area and the nearby village of Rugari, which the two sides are now fighting to control. Makenga’s base in Rutshuru is beyond that

area.

“Since 9 a.m., we’ve been fighting Bosco’s troops in Rugari, but we are now stopping our advance to allow troops who want to defect to our side to join us,” said Maj. Fred Ngenzi, who is with Makenga’s faction. Because of the fighting, he added: “I think Friday is a bit early to sign an agreement with the Congolese government.”

Runiga’s faction claims it is the only one entitled to negotiate with the Congolese government since the leader of the M23 delegation for negotiations, François Rucogoza, is still loyal to Runiga. Talks are ongo-

ing in Kampala, the capital of neighboring Uganda.

Runiga’s faction also accuses Congo’s government of trying to sabotage negotiations by helping Makenga’s faction in the fighting.

“We cannot accept this and stand idle. Makenga is a renegade,” said Col. Seraphin Mirindi, spokesman for Runiga’s faction.

“We are in Kampala, but there is an unwillingness from Kinshasa to negotiate.

At some point we will have to react.”

The M23 rebellion began in April 2012, when hundreds of soldiers defected from the Congolese army.

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The rifle team won its 15th national championship Saturday.

Anytime a team, group or individual representing West Virginia University accomplishes something positive on a national scale, it gets recognized. However, more attention seems to be given to certain accolades – typically depending on how many people will notice it and think better of the University.

Here on this very campus, arguably one of the most dominant collegiate athletic dynasties of alltime operates in relative obscurity. The rifle team – a Division I competitor in the Great American

Rifle Conference – just won its NCAA-best 15th national championship.

Just like any other event, support from across the state poured in as politicians, industry leaders and WVU faculty publically applauded the team’s efforts.

But is that enough?

The appreciation is great, but it is far from sustainable.

One month from now, the majority of people who expressed their appreciation publically will have long forgotten about the team’s efforts and will have since moved on to the next big

thing the University community is accomplishing.

We understand that rifle has a niche following and doesn’t have as great of an audience as other sports, but there is no other team operating under the WVU athletics umbrella that’s had greater success than the rifle team.

Senior Petra Zublasing swept the two individual titles at the NCAA Championships to become the first shooter since 2001 to perform the feat. The Mountaineers’ team effort scored the team’s first national title

since – wait for it – 2009. Two national titles since 2009 – yet the University’s efforts to recognize the team are to hold a press conference and post pictures of what “we” did.

Head coach Jon Hammond has led the rifle program to unparalleled success, and we question if there is another coach on campus for any sport who is as talented as he is. Certainly no other coach has achieved the level of success he has.

Isn’t it time we quit treating rifle like a niche sport and give it more respect? It’s the best team on campus, after

all.

This isn’t about publicity; this is about taking a concerted effort toward improving the future of a program that is one of West Virginia’s best and brightest. The University should champion the rifle team’s history and success and appropriate the requisite time and effort to ensure long-term program visibility and success.

Maybe if we all start taking rifle seriously, it will become serious – just like the way the team views itself.

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Dow record doesn’t reflect economic reality david perry columnist

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is back to its highest level ever, setting new records for all-time highs. Surely this means the United States economy is back in business, right?

Well, maybe not. The economy has been improving for the past couple of years, but not in any tangible way for the millions of Americans suffering from unemployment and underemployment, and a look at the foundation on which this recent growth has occurred shows a troubling lack of long-term stability.

The recent spike has been mostly attributed to stimulus funds being pumped into the stock market, which is artificially spurring higher stock prices and values for companies. With inflation, the Dow is still about 1,500 points short of its previous record in 2007.

With the effect of the stimulus now hitting its full stride, it makes sense to see some very high numbers that actually have no basis in reality – especially when the economy is still stagnant.

While the Dow has been steadily recovering since 2009, the actual economic growth has stalled out in the same time period. Economists estimate the gross domestic product of the United States only grew .01 percent in the last year, which is not an indicator of a healthy, growing economy. By comparison, China set a goal for 7.5 percent growth in GDP for this year.

The 30 companies that make up the Dow are entirely international corporations, and with an evergrowing Asian economy and the stabilization of the European economy, the rise of the Dow to almost record heights may be more of an indicator of improving global economic health

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Trader Michael Zicchinolfi, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday. than improving American economic growth.

The Dow isn’t the only stock market for looking at the improvement of the economy, either. The Standard and Poors 500 – a much more comprehensive market that includes 500 of the country’s biggest companies – is still 1.6 percent away from reaching its prerecession peak.

While the improvement of the Dow may lead to increased optimism and investment in U.S. companies, there are still many questions about the longterm viability of the econ-

omy. For example, without the stimulus money keeping auto companies like General Motors afloat, will the companies suddenly bottom out again in the near future, or have they used the money to create better products that are competitive against the increasingly popular Japanese and German imports?

From what they have put out in recent years, Japanese cars are still much more reliable, fuel efficient and cheaper than their U.S. counterparts. How can the U.S. companies compete without the backing of tax-

payer dollars if they can’t put out a product that is at least competitive with the best around the world?

And we still haven’t addressed the role the investment banking companies have played in the recent economic crises with the housing market.

Only one man from the whole debacle has been prosecuted for fraud, and that’s Bernie Madoff. While Madoff did steal a whole bunch of money from a whole bunch of people in his scheme, his crime was nowhere near the level of what the people at the top

investment banking firms did.

By taking on risky mortgages and repackaging them as good investments, they effectively sunk a whole sector of the economy when the investments inevitably failed, all in the name of quick, short-term profit.

Thousands of people were put out on the streets when their homes were foreclosed on and so many people were laid off in the ensuing crash, and what did the federal government do in response? They rewarded the banks for their greed by

giving them a load of taxpayer money to keep them afloat, without even slapping them on the wrist for ruining the lives of so many people.

The only lesson the banks learned from crashing the economy in 2008 was that the government will give you a new one if you break the first, and without a Securities and Exchange Commission with teeth, the same thing will happen again.

It may take five years, or 15 years, but rest assured, the economy will tank again if nothing is done to correct these problems.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you could make money just to turn around and spend it right away. You call the shots in your life, so only you can change this pattern. The unexpected plays a role in your decisions and actions more than in past years. You will have many choices – be open to them. If you are single, avoid making any impulsive commitments. If you are attached, the two of you might be eyeing a property investment. Home really is where your heart is.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH Mars enters your sign, which invigorates you even more.

Harness this vitality. You might want to try a new exercise routine or take up a new hobby. Understand that few can handle your strength and high energy at this point. Tonight: Do not stand on ceremony.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Your irritation with a particular situation might be building, and a sudden event could trigger stronger feelings.

Stop investing energy in suppressing your emotional state. Clear your mind, and try a different approach.

You’ll be much happier as a result.

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‘Doubt: A Parable:’ provides thought-provoking experience by ryan claycomb

associate english professor

When M.T. Pockets, Morgantown’s go-to company for edgy, thought-provoking theatre, scheduled “Doubt: A Parable” for their spring season, they could not have known their run would coincide with history-making events happening in the Catholic Church, the very context for their play.

Nor could John Patrick Shanley, playwright of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning script, have known the irony of giving the name “Benedict” to the oblivious Monsignor who may (or may not) have a sex-abuse scandal happening right under his nose: the connections are too good to be true.

But the M. T. Pockets production, which runs through March 16, does not need to rely on the renewed currency of Shanley’s play, directed here without fuss or muss by Christian Cox. While Catholics worldwide consider the legacy of a Pope Emeritus who has overseen much of the church’s struggle with these very scandals, we get to consider some of the very uncertain issues those scandals have raised.

Set in a Brooklyn Catholic school in 1965, just as the church was democratizing after Vatican II, “Doubt” opens with a sermon from Father Brendan Flynn (Anthony C. Edwards), who asks us to think about the conflict of certainty and doubt.

It’s a sermon that we believe is a parable about faith, but it’s also a parable for the rest of the play. How certain can we be about a dire situation when even the very facts are in doubt?

For Father Flynn – with his engaging homilies, his manicured nails and his fluid gym-class jump shot – is riding the winds of change toward a more open, accessible church.

But he has roused the suspicions of the school’s principal, Sister Aloysius, who suspects him of a barely speakable offense (I’ll give you a hint: It involves a boy). Does she hate him for what she is sure he has done, or is her certainty of his offense simply a symptom of her distrust of his new-fashioned ways?

A stereotypical portrayal of the sister might make her cold calculations look like deeply repressed restraint – a chilly sociopath in a wimple – but in the hands of Cynthia Ulrich, Sister Aloysius positively swaggers.

Ulrich owns the stage for most of the play, just as her character owns the school.

She prowls around her office like a panther on the hunt, bullying priest and parent alike (although as the boy’s mother, Monica Hines holds her own with Ulrich) in her quest to learn the truth of something about which she feels already certain.

The young nun she recruits to be her witness, the doe-eyed Sister James (a convincing Lauren Weigel), is not so sure, and nei-

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Sister Aloysius lectures Father Flynn during a scene from ‘Doubt: A Parable’ at Cincinnati’s Playhouse in the Park. ther are we. Is Father Flynn a monster, or is he a charismatic force of change? We know Sister Aloysius is a monster, but she may also be right. And how should Sister James respond?

Harden her heart to cold truths, or keep her warm spirit and inspiring teaching open and loving?

At its heart, this play is a debate play, wrapped inside a classic did-he-or-

didn’t-he plot.

And Shanley wisely refrains from spelling out any easy answers. Our ideas about certainty and doubt are themselves left in question, and when this much focus is placed on a simple moral idea, it’s best for a production to get out of the way and focus on the acting.

The production does just that, with an unfussy set

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and a soundtrack that usually sets the right tone. And the unspectacular realism of the play is perfect for M. T. Pockets’ intimate space.

And in general, the acting holds up. Edwards relies too much on the emphatic cadences of the Protestant pulpit than the ruminative Jesuitical ones that Shanley writes, and it actually dampens his charisma. But in the end, the

conflict of cold wits against warm hearts embodied by Ulrich and Weigel wins the day.

The script leaves us with a nagging doubt, and to the credit of the cast, this performance doesn’t offer us the easy way out. Unlike most parables, this one is messy and unclear – kind of like reality. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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African Music and Dance Ensemble holds concert

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WVU students perform traditional African music and dance.

The ensemble shows off one of many dance numbers.

by noelle harris A&E writer

The West Virginia University African Music and Dance Ensemble held its annual spring concert Sunday afternoon.

The ensemble, which showcases undergraduate and graduate students from across the University, boasts roughly 35 members.

Although many of the performers are not music or dance students, they performed each piece with a fine-tuned excellence.

Featuring music from Uganda and Ghana, the concert exhibited differ-

ent types of music and traditions.

“Praise Song Dances” provided a medley of different sounds and beats.

Performers brought audience members onto the floor to learn the dances and to help them perform during this particular piece.

This afforded a great opportunity for small children to get moving and to get involved in the show.

The Dagomba song featured pieces meant for different royal members of the tribe. The dance and drum beat started out simply but progressively got faster and more complicated.

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In fact, WVU is only the second university in the U.S. to have performed this particular bit of choreography for “Praise Song Dances,” a testament to the performers’ skill and dedication.

The next piece they performed, “Kete,” consisted of drums and a variety of hand-held instruments.

The WVU Music and Dance Ensemble learned this song while on a study abroad trip in Ghana, a journey University students embark on every two years.

“Yaa Yaa Kole” featured a beat driven by a gyil, a xylophone used by the Dagara people of Ghana. The

WVU African Music and Dance participants play the drums during Sunday’s concert. piece consisted of song and a dance solo in which dancers moved smoothly and freely.

This song best exhibited the dancers’ and musicians’ abilities, as both groups were able to improvise and to perform their own style.

Another s election, “Baakismiba,” hailed from the royal court music of Baganda of Uganda.

It combined the formality of the last royal court of Baganda and the upbeat tempo of the akadinda or xylophone.

The dancers were much less prominent in this piece.

Instead, the music stole the

show.

The ensemble’s last piece, “Kpanlogo,” was the most energetic.

It showcased popular recreational music found throughout Ghana and featured different types of drums.

While dancers performed the piece, they brought audience members to the floor to join them and to learn the dances, just like in “Praise Song Dances.”

Overall, the concert was excellent.

It was a totally different experience than most concerts at the Creative Arts Center because it in-

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volved a lot of audience participation.

Audience members were encouraged to clap and to yell during the songs, and it was great to see students, adults and small children join in the fun while dancing.

The WVU Music and Dance Ensemble will perform in the World Music Concert April 12.

For more information about that performance and upcoming performances in the College of Creative Arts, visit www. cac.wvu.edu. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Kia-Hui Tan, associate professor of violin at Ohio State University, performs in Bloch Hall in the Creative Arts Center Thursday.

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From the slums of Shaolin, Wu-Tang Clan strikes again.

Cappadonna, a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, will perform with M80 at 123 Pleasant Street in a concert

that promises to impact the local hip-hop scene.

“If you are true fan of the hip-hop lyricist, then this is a can’t-miss show,” said event promoter Adam Payne. “Wu-Tang Clan has been embraced as a subculture of hip-hop, and anytime you get a chance to see

a member, you don’t want to miss it – especially in such an underground setting as 123 Pleasant Street.”

The legendary hip-hop artist was a member during the early stages of what became the Wu-Tang Clan.

However, he went to prison and was replaced by Method Man. The Wu-Tang Clan persisted and released their 1993 debut, “Enter the Wu-Tang,” without Cappadonna, but the group still considers him a member because of his history with the clan.

Cappadonna made his official debut as a recording artist on Raekwon’s hit single “Ice Cream.”

He first appeared on a Wu-Tang Clan album in 1997, guest-starring on multiple songs on the group’s sophomore album, “Forever.”

Following his appearance on “Forever,” Cappa-

donna contributed significantly to the group’s third studio album, “The W,” at which point his appearances were no longer marked with “Feat. Cappadonna,” as they had been on “Forever.”

After a falling out with Wu-Tang member Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (RZA) the next year because of royalties, Cappadonna did not appear at all on the group’s subsequent album, “Iron Flag.”

He eventually reunited with the group for their concert at 2004’s Rock the Bells and appeared on 2007’s “8 Diagrams.”

Cappadonna’s first solo effort was 1998’s “The Pillage,” which debuted at number 3 on the charts and certified Gold.

His follow-up album, “The Ying and The Yang,” produced similar success.

Staying vigilant in his support of Wu-Tang Clan, he was then featured on more

than 25 releases, including classics from Raekwon, Method Man and Ghostface Killah.

When not collaborating with the Wu-Tang Clan, Cappadonna stays busy on the road.

“I stick and move,” Cappadonna said about his touring-centered lifestyle.

There’s always something keeping Cappadonna’s life eventful. When he is not on stage, he’s recording tracks for his next project.

He is even in talks of appearing in an upcoming reality show.

Still, performing is his life’s mission, and he urges fans to come out to tonight’s show at 123.

“Come on out; keep real hip-hop alive,” Cappadonna said.

With such a legendary name on the bill, Payne noted a certain sense of excitement surrounding this show.

“It’s shows like these that me excited as a promoter.

Any chance I get to work with music icons, I jump at the chance,” Payne said.

“Get your Wu-Birds ready, cause they’ll be flying high on Tuesday night.”

The evening will be in full swing from their start with multiple up-and-coming artists on the bill to hype the crowd before Cappadonna’s performance.

Festivities kick off at 9 p.m. with Run DMC disc jockey and son of legendary DJ Jam Master Jay, Jam Master J’Son, so come early, grab a spot and enjoy the grooves that follow.

For fans of hip-hop or music history in general, tonight’s performance is sure to satisfy.

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‘I’VE BEEN SO LUCKY’ WVU’s Kilicli looks back on his four years as a Mountaineer

By Doug Walp Sports writer

West Virginia senior forward Deniz Kilicli ran out of the Mountaineers’ tunnel, down the famous blue carpet and onto the hardwood of the Coliseum for the final time in his collegiate career Saturday.

Now, Kilicli won’t necessarily leave behind a legacy like a West or a Hundley, or even a Butler or a Jones for that matter, but don’t expect “the Turk” to leave Morgantown with any doubts, either.

“I’ve been so lucky, and I don’t have any regrets about coming here,” Kilicli said. “Not one bit.”

With just West Virginia’s Big 12 Conference tournament games remaining this season, Kilicli is averaging 8.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game on the year. For his career, Kilicli has averaged 8 points and 4.1 rebounds in 111 games, which has included 71 career starts.

Kilicli played 32 minutes during Saturday’s Senior Day loss to Iowa State, more than any other West Virginia player, while scoring four points and picking up four rebounds, five assists and two steals.

Most importantly for the senior, though, is that he was able to do it in front of his parents and other loved ones, a rare occurrence for the native of Istanbul, Turkey.

“It was actually an amazing moment for me because the people that really mean a lot to me in my life were here today,” Kilicli said. “This Senior Day was a really important moment in my life.”

And though Kilicli netted only a couple of field goals on 2-for-8 shooting on the

day, “The Turk” did leave Mountaineers’ fans with a spectacular highlight reel slam-dunk early in the first half.

Kilicli caught the ball fairly deep in the middle of the paint, turned, spun and elevated before slamming the ball home as emphatically as any dunk in his four years at West Virginia.

The thunderous slam ignited the Coliseum’s crowd and even brought a smile to Kilicli’s face when asked about it after the game.

“I feel like that was a good thing for the Senior Day. I didn’t even think about doing that. I got the ball, and it just happened,” Kilicli said with a grin. “I turned and was wide open, and was like ‘You know what, man? I’m going to dunk this.’”

But even though for the most part, it was a day of celebration for the 6-foot9, 260 pound senior forward, Kilicli admitted afterwards that the day had its somber moments, too, like when Kilicli and his head coach of four seasons, Bob Huggins, shared an emotional embrace on the court before the game.

“I didn’t say anything.

I couldn’t. I couldn’t say anything,” Kilicli said. “He couldn’t say anything, either. It was a really hard moment.

“I mean, it’s such a good thing and such a sad thing at the same time. This is the last time I’m going to be on this carpet, and I was so proud; I was so sad; I was so happy. I mean, (with) all these emotions at the same time, I didn’t know what to do. I was overwhelmed.

And I really kept it together actually. It was going to be

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The West Virginia baseball team hopes to get back to its winning ways today, as it will travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers.

The Mountaineers may have switched conferences, but that won’t stop the Backyard Brawl from ending. The first pitch is slated for 3 p.m.

ET. The Panthers will come into the game with a 9-4 record, while a shaky weekend dropped the Mountaineers’ record to 6-9.

“One thing I never doubt about this team is their effort and willingness to compete,” said WVU head coach Randy Mazey last week. “We just need to, over time, learn how to play with better energy, more passion and excitement. And that’ll come.”

Perhaps the Mountaineers’ biggest hindrance is the weather. The team holds the majority of its practices indoors, while its opponents down south have the advantage of practicing outside.

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WVU’s Williams takes seventh at NCAAs By kevin hooker

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Williams, a redshirt freshman for the Mountaineers, has come a long way in a very short amount of time. She didn’t start running the mile until this past winter. Prior to that, she mostly ran long sprints.

“A year ago, she was just learning what it was like to train and race at this level,” said Cleary. “A year later, she is standing on the podium at the NCAA finals.”

Williams still has lots of time to impress. The outdoor season won’t conclude until the first week of June, when she’ll hope to compete in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. “The experience that she gained this winter should pave the way for a very good future,” Cleary said.

An encore presentation of her performance will air Sunday, March 17 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Williams’ p er formance concludes the indoor season for the Mountaineers. WVU will open the outdoor season at the Wake Forest Open in Winston-Salem, N.C., March 15-16.

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Mazey and staff hope the spring-like weather will stay in Morgantown so the team is more prepared for gameday conditions.

The Panthers are coming off an impressive weekend, winning all four of their home games. They dominated Youngstown State Sunday by a score of 16-1.

Today’s matinee marks the last non-conference game the Mountaineers will play before taking on their fellow Big 12 Conference foes. The team will travel to Kansas State this weekend.

The West Virginia offense struggled to score this weekend, putting up just six runs combined in its three losses.

Thursday, the Mountaineers dominated Bowling Green by a score of 8-2. A fiverun fifth inning, which saw five players record an RBI, led the way to victory. Bobby Boyd, who leads the Big 12 Conference in both batting average and stolen bases, had four hits.

Pitcher Harrison Musgrave got the loss for the Mountaineers Friday, in a 1-4 loss ver-

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sus Central Michigan. The Mountaineers left 10 men on base and couldn’t capitalize on a bases-loaded opportunity in the fifth inning.

Central Michigan left just five men on base.

Saturday and Sunday, Mazey’s team lost both games in 12 innings. Sunday, left fielder Jacob Rice co-lead the Mountaineers with three hits, including two runs, one RBI and a stolen base. His 25 hits on the season are second best in the conference, only trailing Boyd.

“We’re trying to teach these guys not to get caught up in the results,” Mazey said.

“If you just worry about the process, then the results will eventually come.”

Pittsburgh will be the only former Big East Conference rival the Mountaineers play this season. The Panthers will come to Morgantown April 30.

Live stats of the game can be found on WVUsports. com, with a full recap posted shortly after the game. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

West Virginia track and field runner Kelly Williams took seventh place in the mile with a time of 4:39.30 this weekend at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. Williams earned FirstTeam All American honors for the first time in her career, becoming the 32nd Mountaineer to ever receive the honor.

“Kelly was clutch,” said head coach Sean Cleary.

“We are all so proud of this young lady.”

Friday, Williams’ mile time, 4:38.18, was good enough to move into Saturday’s finals. She finished fifth in her heat and ninth overall. Her semifinal time was the second-fastest of her career and the fourth best in WVU program history.

Williams qualified for the NCAAs thanks to dramatically dropping her time during the past few weeks. Her performance at the Columbia Last Chance meet in New York City was two seconds better than her previous personal-best time.

Uncertainty a good thing for WVU As the 2013 edition of the West Virginia football team took the field to kick off spring practice Sunday, there was a much different feeling around the group as a whole.

For the first time since head coach Dana Holgorsen has been in Morgantown, the Mountaineers are heading into a season without that same “star power” they had with players like Bruce Irvin, Geno Smith, Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin. This is a WVU team few people know what to expect from.

While it definitely makes things a little easier when proven players are around and the roster is full of experience, the uncertainty surrounding this spring isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

After the way last season ended, with the disappointment of a 38-14 loss to Syracuse in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, the best thing for this team might be to just start over with a clean slate.

It’s never a bad thing to let people fight it out over jobs and try to earn their place on the field.

There have been a number of times when people have stepped up and proven themselves most when they’re faced with tough competition, and they need to really show what they can do in order to earn their playing time when the season rolls around. And, of course, that also can sometimes show who doesn’t deserve to be out there.

That’s why this spring period is so crucial for Holgorsen and the rest of the staff.

This is that first major evaluation period they can look at and see who stands out from the rest of the pack.

That’s an especially important thing to watch for when you look at the positions that the Mountaineers are trying to fill.

It’s not going to be easy to step into the shoes of people like Smith, Bailey and Austin for some of these younger Mountaineers who just don’t have the experience at the college level yet.

Considering the questions about how well the defense will improve this season with a number of younger players who gained valuable playing time despite being one of the worst defenses in the country coming back, as well as the questions about who will even be on the field for Holgorsen’s offense, it’s easy to just sit here and say WVU will struggle mightily in 2013.

And it most certainly could.

But you never know how people are going to respond when the spotlight is put on them. Some can crumble under the pressure; others will thrive. It depends on what type of players are on this team.

That’s something nobody will know until we see how these guys react to their chances to step up. You can make predictions all you want and speculate about how well someone will react when they get their chance to play, but until they actually get out on the field and prove themselves, there’s not much else you can really do.

And that is the great thing about spring practice this season at WVU.

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No. 21 WVU takes down GW by meghan carr

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The No. 21 West Virginia University Gymnastics team took the win against George Washington 195.45-194.5 – without one of its best competitors – Sunday at the Charles E. Smith Center.

It was its second-highest road mark of the season, and it achieved the score it needed in order to possibly crack the top 18 without senior Alaska Richardson.

This was the first meet the senior missed all season. Richardson competes second to last on vault and anchors the lineup on floor. She is ranked No. 39 nationally on floor.

Head Coach Jason Butts said Richardson sat out for precautionary reasons.

“Alaska strained her hamstring, so we decided to rest her with post-season coming up. She will be back this weekend,” Butts said.

The Mountaineers will be able to drop the 194.675 score they received at Pittsburgh for their season opener. The low road mark had been affecting the Mountaineers standing in the RQS. WVU opened the meet on bars, while GW competed on vault.

The uneven bars have not been the Mountaineers strongest event this season, and this meet was no exception. Sophomore Dayah Haley opened the lineup and scored a 9.05 after falling, freshman Jaida Lawrence tallied 9.65, senior Chelsea Goldschrafe scored a 9.725 and junior Erica Smith recorded a 9.775. Senior Kaylyn Millick led the team with a 9.825 score, giving WVU a combined total of 48.65.

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Members of the WVU gymnastics team huddle during a match earlier in the season. vault score of the season.

Next up for the Mountaineers was the vault, one of their strongest events this season. WVU posted a team total of 49.025. Haley opened the lineup and made up for her disappointing bars routine, scoring a 9.8. Sophomore Lia Salzano was in the lineup for the first time since Feb. 1, and she vaulted a season-high 9.775. Goldschrafe followed with a 9.65. Millick and junior Hope Sloanhoffer tallied identical 9.8 scores. Lawrence anchored the lineup and posted 9.875.

A strong vault event by the Mountaineers wasn’t enough to take the lead from the Colonials. WVU went into the third rotation, trailing GW 97.725- 97.675.

Freshman Melissa Idell opened the floor lineup and scored an uncharac-

teristic 9.2 mark. Junior Makenzie Bristol made her fourth appearance on floor this season and tallied a 9.7 to get the team back on track. Haley had not competed on floor since Feb. 10, but she scored a careerbest 9.775 Sunday. Sloanhoffer followed Haley and tallied an identical mark.

Goldschrafe tallied 9.85, another career-best floor performance. Millick anchored the lineup and once again led the team on floor, as she scored a 9.9.

After a strong performance on floor and GW’s poor performance on beam (47.500), WVU took the lead going into the final rotation 146.675-145.225.

The Mo u n t a i n e e r s ended the meet with a 48.775, hitting six-forsix on the balance beam.

Smith opened the lineup and landed a 9.75 mark,

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followed by junior Amanda Carpenter’s 9.7 score. Millick also tallied a 9.7, with beam anchor sophomore Beth Deal scoring a 9.775.

Sloanhoffer took first place for her 9.85 beam performance.

Millick took first place in all-around competition for the fourth time in five weeks with a 39.225 score.

Sloanhoffer finished third overall with a 39.075.

Even after improving their road average, WVU did not move from the No`.

21 spot in the Regional Qualifying Score.

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West Virginia falls to Marshall by robert kreis sports writer

The West Virginia women’s tennis team had to deal with some tough elements in its first outdoor match of the season Sunday, when it fell to in-state rival Marshall by a score of 6-1. “(Saturday) was the first time we hit outside all year,” said WVU head coach Tina Samara. “It affected everyone a little bit because the courts are faster and you are dealing with thicker air. I am not one to make excuses, but we had a lot of things we were dealing with.”

West Virginia battled in a number of tough matches throughout the day. It started with sophomore Mary Chupa and freshman Ikttesh Cahal losing a hard-fought battle against Marshall’s Dominka Zapazna and Maria Vosceskova 8-6.

The second doubles match was not as close as the first one. Junior Emily Mathis and senior Veronica Cardenas lost 8-1, with Mathis continuing to struggle with a stomach strain that was causing her to serve underhand.

The struggles continued for both Mathis and Cardenas on the singles courts as well. Mathis lost her first set to the Thundering Herd’s Ellie Ball 6-2. In the second set, Mathis seemed to bounce back but could not take down her opponent and lost 7-6. “(Mathis) served underhand and almost one the second set,” Samara said.

“That says a lot about her, mentally.”

Cardenas, who was riding a four-game match winning streak into the bout, fell to Kara Kucin 6-0, 6-4, on the number three single’s court.

Cahal scored the lone

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North & South 1BR apartments $745/month Includes: Furniture, utilities, W/D, work out room, elevator

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 3 BR conveniently located near stadium & hospitals at 251 McCullough, 24 hr maintenance, central air, hardwood floors, washer/dryer, off street parking. No pets! $500/person includes utilities. For appt. call 304-599-0200 101 MCLANE AVE. (One block from both Life Sciences Building and Honors Dorm) Available June 1st. 1 BR, AC, WD and separate storage space on premises. $650/month with all utilities, base cable and marked personal parking space included.

No pets. Call 304-376-1894 or 304-288-0626.

225, 227 JONES AVENUE & 617 NORTH ST. 1,2,3,4 BR Apartments & Houses, excellent condition. $395/each/plus utilities.

NO PETS. Free-Parking. 304-685-3457 E.J. Stout

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS AFFORDABLE LUXURY

Now Leasing 2013 1 & 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Apartments Prices Starting at $505 Garages, W/D, Walk In Closets Sparkling Pool 2 Min From Hospital & Downtown

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1-3 BR’s. Stewart St. area. Available May. Starting $350/p. 304-296-7400.

24 HR Maintenance/Security Bus Service NO PETS Bon Vista &The Villas

304-413-0900

1/BR, 1 BATH AND 2/BR, 2 BATH CONDOS. Near Hospital. Water & sewage paid. $600 & 900/month. 304-282-1184

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1/BR WANTED TO SUBLET @ Copper Beech. $695/mo, no deposit required. Bus to Downtown.

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2/BR APARTMENT FOR RENT. 500 EAST Prospect. Available May. $300/month per person + utilities. NO PETS. 304-692-7587.

24 Hour Emergency Maintenance & Enforcement Officer Off Street Parking

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3BR on 51 West Park Ave. WD, parking, all are included. $375/each. 304-680-1313

2 Bedroom 1 Bath

3/BR APARTMENT FOR RENT. AVAILABLE MARCH. Park Street, very nice. $900/mo. 304-216-0742 ACROSS RUBY/STADIUM. INGLEWOOD BLVD. Efficiency Apt. 1 and 2BR. Available May 15th or August Lease. Free Parking.

W/D in building. No smoking, No pets. Call 304-276-5233.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT: Three 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, condos located on Creekside Drive, off West Run Road (North Hills) in Morgantown, within minutes of hospital and WVU. All kitchen appliances and washer and dryer in units. $600.00 per month with $300.00 security deposit. Telephone Jeff at 304-290-8571.

AVAILABLE 5/2013. 3 bedroom house. Recently remodeled. Partially furnished. Close to campus. Off-street parking. 304-296-8801.

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304-599-6376 www.morgantownapartments.com CAMPUSVIEW APARTMENTS! NOW RENTING for May. 1, 2, & 3BR apartments. Close to main campus. W/D, A/C, dishwasher, private parking, pets with fee. Call 207-793-207 or 304-322-7447 EFF., 1 & 2 BR Close to Hospital/Stadium.

Free Parking. No Pets. May, June, July & August Leases. Utilities Included w/Eff. $495.00 & 1BR $575.00, 2BR $700.00 plus elec/water. A/C, W/D and D/W. STADIUM VIEW 304-598-7368

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PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS

1BR/1BTH $635-$685 + Elec 2BR/2BTH $800-$950 + Elec

AUG-MAY LEASE. HUGE 4bdrm/2 bath house. Next to Arnold Hall. W/D, D/W, A/C. Hardwood floors. Parking available. Fabulous Location! Call 304-594-1200. bckrentals.com

EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2013

UNFURNISHED/FURNISHED OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED

STAR CITY 2BR 1BTH. Large carpeted D/W, W/D, gas, AC. No pets/smoking. Off street parking. $600 plus util.

304-692-1821 STEWART ST. AVAILABLE MAY: 1,2,4 BR Apartments $475-$1200 month. All utilities included. Parking, W/D. No Pets.

304-288-6374 UNIQUE APARTMENTS! NOW RENTING for May. 1, 2, & 3BR apartments.

Close to main campus. W/D, A/C, dishwasher, private parking, pets with fee.

Call 207-793-2073 WALKING DISTANCE TO DOWNTOWN. 2BR, 1 1/2 BTH, Laundry Room, Parking Permit. 501 Beverly Ave. $830 plus util.

304-685-9300

Free parking

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 1 & 2BR apts on Spruce St. Available May. 304-365-2787 Mon-Fri 8am-4pm 1 BR APT WESTOVER Available May. $475 month, most utilities included. W/D. No Pets. 304-288-6374 1 BR PARK STREET. AVAIL MAY $450/month. W/D. Hardwood floors. Parking. 10min walk to campus. 304-216-0742 1, 2, 3 & 4BR. Short walk to campus/downtown. Quiet neighborhood rent includes utilities and W/D. Lease/deposit 304-292-5714 1, 2, and 3BR APARTMENTS. UTILITIES INCLUDED. 1, 2 and 3 BR Apts. 3 BR Houses. Prime downtown location.

304-288-8955.

2 BEDROOM. Walk to campus. Parking, Lease/deposit + utilities. No Pets. Avail.

June 1st. Max Rentals 304-291-8423 2 BR 2 BA conveniently located above the Varsity Club near stadium & hospitals. Includes W/D, D/W, microwave, 24 hr maintenance, central air, and off street paring.

No Pets! $400/person plus utilities. For appt. call 304-599-0200

BEVERLY AVE. APARTMENT. 2-3-4/BR Well-maintained. Off-street parking. W/D. DW. A/C. NO PETS. Available May 20th.

304-241-4607. If no answer: 282-0136.

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BATTELLE AVE. 3/BR HOUSE. w/d, off-street parking. $425/+elec, 12 month lease. 1BR HOUSE $525/month + elec, Excellent condition. Call: (304)-685-8170 WELL-MAINTAINED 3/BR HOUSE UNIT. Located close to main campus. 836 Naomi St. W/D, Microwave, D/W, Free off-street parking. $425/mo/per person plus utilities.

No Pets. Call Rick 724-984-1396.

UNFURNISHED HOUSES 4 BR 2.5 BATHS NICE TOWNHOUSE for rent on Astor Ave., available immediately.

No pets. $400/per bedroom+deposit. Call 304-594-9292 for details.

2BR HOUSE on Beverly Ave. Walk to class. 2 parking spaces. $1200/mth plus utilities. No pets. Available May 15th.

304-376-4962

ROOMMATES MALE ROOMMATE WANTED to share 3BR, furnished apartment near campus.

830 Naomi Street. $425/month including utilities & off street parking. No Pets. Call: 724-785-5909

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

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3BR 2 1/2BTH newer townhouse, walking distance to Medical Center, close to Evansdale Campus and Law School, 2 oversized car garage.

304-288-2499 sjikic@yahoo.com

BARTENDING UP TO $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Training available. Age 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285

4/BR HOUSE FOR RENT on Charles Ave. $1400/mo ($350 per person) + utilities. No pets. Available May 23. Call 304-692-7587.

Mr. C’s WISEGUY CAFE looking for part-time cook and delivery driver. Phone 304.599.3636 or 304.288.2200

4BR HOUSE. Jones Ave. W/D, off-street parking. Close to both campuses.

Lease/deposit. 304-292-5714

TRAVEL LODGE looking for night Audit Clerk. Behind Evansdale McDonalds.

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12 | SPORTS

men’s basketball

Tuesday March 12, 2013

AP

WVU shows potential in Flooded NFL free agent comeback try vs. Iowa St. market, but no superstars

mel moraes/the daily athenaeum

West Virginia freshman guard Eron Harris takes a shot against Iowa State Saturday at the Coliseum.

by michael carvelli sports editor

With a little more than seven minutes to play in West Virginia’s 83-74 loss to Iowa State, the Mountaineers were in the midst of slowly chipping away from a 27-point early second-half deficit.

Then, following two Korie Lucious free throws after WVU head coach Bob Huggins was hit with a technical foul to extend the Cyclones’ lead to 17 points, something started to click for the Mountaineers.

Instead of performing like the underachieving team they’ve been most of the season, West Virginia showed glimpses of the team many people thought it could be at the beginning of the season – the team Huggins thought had the ability to be in the top 25.

“We played tougher,” said senior forward Deniz Kilicli.

“Everybody tended to quit this year after a while, but we were down, and we came back.

“If we started the way we played in the second half,

I think we could have beat them by 15.”

A 3-pointer by senior Matt Humphrey and an Eron Harris fast break dunk sparked a 10-0 run that cut the Iowa State lead to just 7 points, and it was a lead that would be cut to just 4 points after Humphrey forced another steal that led to a dunk by freshman Terry Henderson.

Although they fell short of the comeback in the end, the Mountaineers were able to show they were able to play a lot better than they had been playing throughout this disappointing season.

But in the end, that might be the thing that is most frustrating when the team looks back at it.

“I know this team can do this for 40 (minutes),” Kilicli said. “It’s just a matter of getting together and being mentally tougher than what we’ve been. Everybody played together in the second half. They didn’t want to lose.”

The tough losses at this point in the year have finally started getting to the Mountaineers.

“We’re pissed right now,” Harris said. “We should’ve been pissed a long time ago.”

As WVU gets ready to start the Big 12 tournament, it’s getting ready to face a clean slate.

And even though their hopes of making their sixthstraight trip to the NCAA tournament now rely on making a miraculous run to a Big 12 championship – much like they did against Iowa State Saturday – the Mountaineers aren’t going to just pack it in and accept defeat.

“I tried to explain to them before the game, it’s never too late as long as you have the conference tournament,” Huggins said. As long as you are still standing, you might as well fight.”

Saturday’s comeback attempt, no matter how late in the season it came, gave the Mountaineers hopes of pulling together for a run in Kansas City next week.

“This gave me so much hope,” Kilicli said. “I think next week we can make a run. You never know.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

AP - Most of the big names hitting free agency aren’t big stars anymore.

Sure, Ed Reed is coming off helping a Super Bowl season with Baltimore, Wes Welker catches 100 passes every year, and Dashon Goldson is an All-Pro. But this crop is more about aging defensive players such as Charles Woodson, Brian Urlacher and Ronde Barber. And then are some solid but hardly unforgettable receivers and running backs: Greg Jennings, Mike Wallace, Reggie Bush and Michael Turner.

When full free agency begins Tuesday at 4 p.m.

EDT, with all 32 teams under the $123 million salary cap, the bidding wars might be furious for a while. Or perhaps not, considering the dangers of signing players beyond their peak years to rich deals that can financially hamstring teams in the future. The stakes are high.

“We did this study to try to determine what the hit rate was,” says Bill Polian, who built the Bills, Panthers and Colts into Super Bowl teams and now is analyst for ESPN and SiriusXM. “It ends up in our study being about what it was for the draft, right around 50 percent, slightly above that.

“You then get into the qualitative judgment or subjective judgment of ‘at what cost?’ So player A, who cost you $12 million a year, is he a success if he starts or is he a success if he helps you get to the playoffs?”

The number of free agents who helped their teams get to the playoffs last season is impressive.

From the Super Bowl rosters alone are Baltimore safety Reed, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and LB-DE Paul Kruger; 49ers safety Goldson, DT Isaac Sopoaga, TE Delanie Walker and

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Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson reacts after running back an interception for a touchdown last season.

WR Randy Moss.

And you can throw in Welker, Turner, Sam Baker, Dan Koppen, Andre Smith and Fred Davis.

Both backfields are loaded with candidates without contracts. Joining Reed, Goldson, Woodson and Barber among defensive backs available are Aqib Talib, Brent Grimes, Kenny Phillips, LaRon Landry and brother Dawan Landry, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Keenan Lewis, and Quentin Jammer.

Tailbacks and fullbacks include Bush, Turner, Steven Jackson, Ahmad Bradshaw, Jerome Felton, Shonn Greene and Rashard Mendenhall.

Polian warns about one position being a risk in the draft: wide receiver. But he says in free agency, that’s not necessarily the case.

So spending big bucks on Welker, Wallace, Jennings, or taking a gamble on Moss, Deion Branch or Julian Edelman might pay off.

Of high interest is how longtime stars with their current teams fare on the

marketplace. Urlacher is 34, Reed is 35, Woodson is 36 and Barber is 37.

Do owners and general managers take a chance that each of those perennial Pro Bowlers have enough left to bring more than experience and leadership to their teams?

“There are clubs, we were one of them, that said if a guy’s 27 years of age or above, we’re probably not going to go for a long-term deal at big money,” Polian says. “But if you feel you’re one quality receiver away and the physical exam turns out to be OK, you might do it. Again, that is what makes free agency interesting.”

What also made the grab bag of extra interest was a three-day window allowing teams to talk to representatives of unrestricted free agents. The idea was to eliminate tampering.

“I think it’s fair to say that everybody will be interested to see how it works out, what the results of it are,” Polian said. “I wouldn’t say everybody was enthusiastic about it. We all had some reservation.”

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