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Class aids students on path to future by shelby toompas staff writer

West Virginia University’s Career Services Center and Advising Center have teamed up again to offer the course, “Choosing Majors and Careers” for students who may still be undecided about their futures.

Even with the variety of courses that explore career options, Toni Jones, associate Director for WVU Stu-

dent Affairs and Career Services, said she and the rest of the course developers and instructors wanted students to be able to have a fast and effective course that focuses directly on helping them plan their future.

This unique course will not only help students pick a major, but it can also help individuals boost their grades by being a onecredit hour course.

“This course, ORIN.

293R, is an eight-week course,” Jones said. “There are three sections for the first half of the semester and three for the second half.”

Developmental advising specialist Eric Godfrey said it’s a practical course on what students need to know about careers and about themselves.

Freshmen to general studies majors and midyear academy students are all encouraged to sign up

SGA announces 2013-14 election info

By Summer Ratcliff Staff Writer

The West Virginia University Student Government Association announced its upcoming election schedule during its regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday.

Vice President Jarred Zuccari said due to a change in this year’s polling process, there will be three polling locations.

This year, SGA will utilize the Morgantown City Council’s machines to vote.

Two of these locations will be permanent, and one will rotate to a new location on each day of voting.

The two permanent voting stations will be located at the Mountainlair and the Student Recreation Center. Voting will be available at these locations all three days of the election.

The Board of Governors was asked to vote on the three rotating locations from a list of six.

The board elected to table the decision until next week’s meeting to survey locations with high traffic levels.

In addition to the dis-

cussion of polling locations, elections vice-chair Allison Rollins discussed the importance of upcoming candidate informational meetings.

“These candidate meetings are a great opportunity for interested students to gain a greater knowledge of what a campaign entails and to hear from former SGA members about their campaign experiences,” Rollins said.

Candidate informational meetings will be held Wednesday, immediately following the SGA meeting in Room B of Hatfields and again Jan. 30 immediately, following the SGA meeting at Towers.

Further information about candidate packets and filing dates will be discussed at these meetings.

All students interested in SGA are encouraged to attend.

Campaigning will begin Feb. 18, and voting will be held Feb. 26-28.

In other business, President Zach Redding announced SGA will be going mobile. Throughout the coming months weekly SGA meetings will be held at various locations across

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Touring W.Va. rapper visits Morgantown by bryan bumgardner associate city editor

For this West Virginia native, making music is more than a dream come true – it’s a chance to go big.

Ponce De’Leioun is a 23-year-old rapper hailing from Wheeling, W.Va. This weekend, he is performing in Morgantown as part of his nationwide tour.

De’Leioun won the tour after performing at a rap competition in New York City early last year. The competition was hosted by Bad Boy Records (P. Diddy’s label), and the winner received a nationwide tour from the label.

“I thought, ‘maybe I’ll take my chances and compete in one of these tournaments,’” he said.

“If I make a good impression, that would be great for me, coming from West Virginia.”

After more than 20 artists performed, the judges announced De’Leioun as the winner.

“It was by far the best moment in my life,” he

said. “I’d never been in that light before, so I just went up there and did my thing – and I won.”

But his path hasn’t been easy. He’s been making music for four years, overcoming attitude problems in his youth and a difficult home life. Now, De’Leioun is a student at Fairmont State University and has worked as many as four jobs to support himself.

“You can’t just be lazy and make it,” he said. “If you don’t have some kind of funding to help you, it’s basically impossible to get where you want to be.”

But money isn’t his only challenge. He has to find time for shows and class work.

“Having to drive eight hours to where you’re performing, then be back at 10 a.m. for class ... There is so much to do in so little time,” he said.

De’Leioun and his friends have completed his new album “College Life” and are searching for a distributor.

“There’s songs on it

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for the course.

Jones said once students figure out their strengths, they can focus on what’s best for them and get involved with the department they’re interested in.

“We do many assignments, such as self-assessments, to help students figure out their strengths, interests and future career environments that would work best for them, and I think they really enjoy learning about them-

The Fondue Factory, located on High Street, will host its grand opening next week.

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By Madison Fleck Staff Writer

Within the next week, two West Virginia University graduates will melt the hearts of Morgantown patrons with the grand opening of their new restaurant.

Owners Bron Kayal and Travis Tracy are anticipating the opening of their new High Street restaurant, The Fondue Factory.

The restaurant will open within the week, and the hours of operation will be Tuesday-Saturday 4 p.m.-close and Sunday at noon-close.

Kayal and Tracy have been working for the last 6 months to ensure the restaurant will be in the optimum condition.

“Everything was Bron and I,” Tracy said.

“From the menu to the decor to the music we will be playing, it’s just been Bron and me.”

For the past week, the owners have been undergoing intense training with their serving staff.

“We are not going to open the door until we feel comfortable the staff is able to perform the way service needs to be,” Kayal said.

Kayal and Tracy will be introducing a

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Guests enjoy dipping their portions into the fondue pot at The Fondue Factory.

WVU lists summer study abroad programs by megan calderado correspondent

Even though the spring semester has just begun, many students are already looking ahead to their spring and summer vacations.

For those who want to travel, the opportunities WVU offers are virtually endless, and now is the time to start planning.

For French students looking to explore the language and culture beyond textbooks, WVU offers a fourweek trip to France called Vendee. On the trip, students will travel to Paris and Les Sables d’Olonne, a culturally rich beach town and

tourist destination.

The trip is offered for French students at any level.

Students who are in upperlevel French courses stay with host families, while students in lower-level French courses stay in dormitorystyle living.

The benefits of the trip extend beyond personal enjoyment.

“They come back speaking (French) so well, it’s amazing,” said program coordinator Jennifer Orlikoff.

The groups attend their classes taught by WVU teachers two days per week, and students earn six credits on the trip. For the rest of the time, the two groups

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direction,” Ferrera said.

Jones said once students choose their intended paths, they then present a PowerPoint presentation to help them gather information to reinforce their decision.

After taking this course, students seemed more confident with their future career plans.

“One student said they learned so much, and this

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selves,” Jones said.

Career Services Counselor, Adrian Ferrera, said last semester career counselor and licensed psychologist Sue Hodgson spoke to each class on how to use and navigate their focus to better help them choose a career and interrupt their results.

“Students come here for a purpose so they can get a job later, and we help them figure out that purpose early so they have a

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are mixed together as they go on excursions to castles, museums and other cultural activities.

“The excursions are really fun. For example, one day we go to a bread factory, and the students will get to make their own baguettes,” Orlikoff said.

For those who are not avid French speakers but would like to visit a nearby country, a nine-day bus trip to Quebec is also available.

This trip is unique because it is a joint program with other West Virginia schools such as Marshall University and West Virginia State University.

Instead of being taught

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by WVU teachers, the students on the Quebec trip listen to presentations by professors in English from the Universite Laval and go on excursions every day, such as staying overnight at Niagara Falls.

“On both trips, everyone gets to know each other very well, and students end up making life-long friendships,” Orlikoff said.

For those interested in spending their summer outdoors, Adventure WV is a WVU-hosted exploration opportunity.

The Adventure WV program offers around a dozen

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Space station to get $18 million balloon-like room LAS VEGAS (AP) — NASA is partnering with a commercial space company in a bid to swap out the cumbersome “metal cans” that now serve as astronauts’ homes in space for inflatable bounce-house-like habitats that can be deployed on the cheap.

A $17.8 million test project will send an inflatable room that can be compressed for delivery into a 7-foot tube to the International Space Station, officials said Wednesday during a news conference at North Las Vegas-based Bigelow Aerospace.

If the module proves durable during two years at the space station, it could open the door to habitats on the moon and missions to Mars, NASA engineer Glen Miller said.

The agency chose Bigelow for the contract because it was the only company working on the inflatable technology, said NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver.

Founder and president Robert Bigelow, who made

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Continued from page 1 unique taste to not only Morgantown, but the state, as The Fondue Factory will be the first-ever fondue restaurant in West Virginia.

“There is no other fondue restaurant in the entire state,” Kayal said. “People actually travel to Pittsburgh to The Melting Pot, which is the closest fondue restaurant.”

At first glance, The Fondue Factory may seem like The Melting Pot, but the owners said The Fondue Factory strives to be different.

“If you’ve ever been to a Melting Pot, it is very dark and formal,” Kayal said.

“What we are trying to create here is an open and bright atmosphere.”

Tracy said another aspect that makes The Fondue Factory unique is the homemade sauces for the fondues.

Kayal and Tracy said they are aware of the local market, and The Fondue Factory’s pricing will be comparable with other local fine dining restaurants.

“Our prices are actually going to be about 30 percent cheaper than The Melting Pot,” Kayal said.

One sauce they anticipate to be popular is Tracy’s orig-

his fortune in the hotel industry before getting into the space business in 1999, framed the gambit as an out-of-this-world real estate venture. He hopes to sell his spare tire habitats to scientific companies and wealthy adventurers looking for space hotels.

NASA is expected to install the 13-foot, blimp-like module in a space station port by 2015. Bigelow plans to begin selling stand-alone space homes the next year.

The new technology provides three times as much room as the existing aluminum models, and is also easier and cheaper to build, Miller said.

Artist renderings of the module resemble a tinfoil clown nose grafted onto the main station. It is hardly big enough to be called a room. Miller described it as a large closet with padded white walls and gear and gizmos strung from two central beams.

Garver said on Wednesday that sending a small inflatable tube into space will

be dramatically cheaper than launching a full-sized module.

“Let’s face it; the most expensive aspect of taking things in space is the launch,” she said. “So the magnitude of important of this for NASA really can’t be overstated.”

The partnership is another step toward outsourcing for NASA, which no longer enjoys the budget and public profile of its heyday.

The agency has handed off rocket-building to private companies, retired it space shuttles in 2011 and now relies on Russian spaceships to transport American astronauts to and from the space station.

Astronauts will test the ability of the bladder, known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, to withstand heat, radiation, debris and other assaults.

Some adventurous scientists might also try sleeping in the spare room, which is the first piece of private real estate to be blasted into space, Garver said.

inal chipotle sauce.

The two said they will bring fondues from across the globe to the restaurant.

“Fondue is not just French or Swiss,” Kayal said.

“Fondue can be found all around the world.

“There are Asian fondues, and there are also plates that are truer to American cuisine that can be served in a fondue setting, such as the Louisiana crab boil.”

He described the cooking process and that most of the cooking is left to the customer. A metal pot sits on the burner in the center of the table, and water is heated at the bottom of the pot. The steam then cooks the food.

“For an entree, the server will mix everything in the fondue pot, and the customer then uses a fondue fork to cook the meat and vegetables in the broth or oil that they choose.”

“We generally serve a four-course meal, including an appetizer, salad, entree and dessert,” Kayal said.

“It’s not anything like cooking you would do at home.”

For those with a sweet tooth, the Fondue Factory offers a variety of chocolate dessert options, including the fondue Jamaica.

This fondue is a blend of dark chocolate and Malibu rum, and is served with

treats such as marshmallows, cheesecakes and an assortment of fruit.

The portions of the meals will serve up to two people, making the prices more affordable to the area’s vast college population.

Running a business is no new trade to Kayal, who also owns Coach’s Bar-N-Grille in Morgantown.

He said he knows what makes a potentially good restaurant great.

“We use fresh ingredients,” he said. “All meats and vegetables are very high quality, and since the entree is coming out to the table raw, we pay a lot of attention to the quality.”

He said most of the food is bought locally to help the surrounding economy.

“We buy a lot of meats locally,” Kayal said. “We’ve been talking to WVU farms to get a lot of their fresh fish, beef and chicken.”

The owners anticipate being very busy opening week since they have had much response on social media.

“There’s a lot of buzz in town, and a reservation is highly recommended,” Kayal said.

The restaurant is located at 250 High Street. For more information, visit the Facebook page facebook.com/ FondueFactory. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Bigelow Aerospace founder and president Robert Bigelow listens to questions from members of the media during a news conference Wednesday.

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Redding said the idea behind this campaign is to increase visibility of Student Government meetings and to provide students an opportunity to attend a meeting who otherwise may not be able to.

“We’ll be moving from Towers to the Law School to the Creative Arts Center.

Basically, it will be a way for students from different parts of campus who don’t

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Continued from page 1 class was definitely worth every second of the short amount time,” Jones said.

“Another student said it helped them narrow down and discover new majors that were best for them, and they would recommend it to anyone who is undecided or just needs a little help choosing one’s major.”

At the beginning of last year’s class, only 21 percent were confident, but after just eight weeks, a total of 82 percent were confident about which major they would pursue.

At the end of the class, 95 percent knew that they would declare a major by the end of freshman year,

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Continued from page 1 different trips year-round, which range from locations in West Virginia to Patagonia, Chile.

“They all involve class but in a very unique way.

Class would be around a campfire or on the coast or on top of a mountain,” said program manager Marcedes Minana.

For students who will be sophomores in the fall, Adventure WV offers a twoweek road trip to Utah in

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Guests cook their food on their tables in seasoned oils provided by The Fondue Factory.

Fall 2012 RA Applications Are Now Available!

Would you like to Assume the most influential student leadership role at WVU? Resident Assistant applications for the 2012-2013 academic year are available online at http://housing.wvu.edu.

Applications are due no later than NOON on January 20, 2012.

You may direct any questions to the Office of Residential Education, M-70 Brooke Tower, P.O. Box 6430; Morgantown, WV 26506-6430.

If you have any questions, please call (304) 293-4686 or (304) 293-4901 or e-mail ResEd@mail.wvu.edu.

come to the Mountainlair to hear and learn more about SGA,” he said.

The first mobile meeting will be held Jan. 30 at Towers. Other dates and locations will be announced as they become available.

Adam Reaves of the American Red Cross was present at Wednesday’s meeting to discuss the Blood Drive sponsored by SGA and the Mountaineer Maniacs.

“Walk-in donors are strongly encouraged, as well as those who wish to volunteer at the blood

drive. Community service hours are available for both donors and volunteers,” Reaves said.

The blood drive will be held today 1-7 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

Reaves also noted there is an urgent need for O negative and B negative blood types. Those who are unsure of their blood type may stop by the blood drive to find out.

SGA meets Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Room B of Hatfields.

and 84 percent were confident about their chosen career interest.

“I think this course truly helps students set goals, research and focus specifically on themselves and what they want to do in the future,” Jones said.

“We definitely do this for the students,” Godfrey said. “We want them to stay here and be successful in their future.”

Students are not only learning about themselves, but they are learning from each other as well.

“Students are excited about their plan, and they gain a relationship with us and their peers,” Jones said.

WVU holds many activities to help students get involved and interested in what majors and opportu-

nities are out there, such as the upcoming “Major Match” in March in which students will be able to explore several departments in one convenient location.

Jones said last seme ster, th e re w e re approximately 50 students enrolled, but they are hoping for 80-90 students this semester.

Students can still sign up for the first eightweek course until Friday through the STAR system.

For more information about the course and other opportunities provided by WVU’s Career Services or Student Services Center, visit www.careerservices. wvu.edu or www.wvu. edu/~advising.

summer, which is specifically designed to help prepare students to deal with the “sophomore slump.”

“It’s like building a toolbox for success,” Minana said.

Adventure WV also offers summer trips outside of the country, with groups traveling to New Zealand and Fiji, both of which last about three weeks immediately after the semester finishes. They are open to all students.

As of this spring, Adventure WV is excited to announce it is now the host of

the nation’s first university zip line canopy tour.

These programs are just scratching at the surface of what WVU has to offer its students for summer opportunities, and students should take advantage of them while they last.

To learn more about study abroad programs, visit http://internationalprograms.wvu.edu.

To learn more about Adventure WV, visit http://adventurewv.wvu. edu.

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Continued from page 1 about everything, from not wanting to be in school, to not wanting to leave school everything you’d experience in a college life,” he said.

This often includes parties, “dingy rental houses” and the fans who have helped him come this far.

“The push from knowing lots of people respect me and look up to me – that’s enough to drive me to do anything,” he said.

“I’ve definitely had a lot of support since I started, and that’s what makes me who I am. I can’t do this without everybody else.”

De’Leioun began his tour earlier this month, performing in Harlem, New York City. He has other shows scheduled in Ohio, California and North Carolina.

For more information, visit his website at www. poncemusic.net or follow him on twitter: @ PonceMusic. bryan.bumgardner@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia Dance Company to perform at Met. Theatre

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Dancers perform a scene of Doug Varone’s ‘The Bottomland.’

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West Virginia’s only professional touring dance company, the West Virginia Dance Company, will perform Doug Varone’s “The Bottomland” tonight at the Metropolitan Theatre.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and is certain to thrill fans of dance and the performing arts.

“We are proud to support West Virginia’s only professional touring dance com-

pany because of their artistic excellence and the wonderful impact they have had on the region,” said Stephanie Freeman, West Virginia University graduate student in acting.

A famed director, choreographer and dance advocate, Varone’s work has been featured in many different venues, including opera, television, film, theatre and fashion.

His company, Doug Varone and Dancers, is in its 25th year and boasts 11

New York Dance and Performance awards.

“The Bottomland” looks to bring this acclaim and theatre mastery to Morgantown, and the West Virginia Dance Company has joined forces with WVU’s School of Theatre & Dance to accomplish this goal.

“The show features professional West Virginia dancers in six dance pieces,” said Joshua Williamson, director at the School of Theatre & Dance. “(It showcases) everything

from classical music to the music of Patty Loveless with choreography that is influenced by classical traditions like ballet to Appalachian influences in the context of modern dance.”

Williamson hopes this performance will raise interest in dance at WVU and craft a larger appreciation for the art.

“We are partnering with them (the West Virginia Dance Company) in an effort to promote dance at WVU as we get ready to roll

out a new major in dance for students,” Williamson said. “The dance concert features contemporary, modern dance with classical elements that will appeal to audiences of all ages.”

The night’s featured piece, “The Bottomland,” parallels the experiences of many West Virginians, and it utilizes movement and musical stylings to convey a sentimental and inspiring tale of loneliness, compassion and community.

Tickets to the event can be purchased from the Mountainlair and Creative Arts Center box office locations or by phone at 304-293-SHOW. Pricing is $15 for the general public, $12 for senior citizens and $10 for WVU students with a valid student ID. For more information on the production, visit theatre.wvu.edu or email theatre@mail.wvu.edu. hunter.homistek@mail.wvu.edu

Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’ to make television debut on HBO

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English author Neil Gaiman will adapt his novel ‘American Gods’ for network television.

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Neil Gaiman and Playtone productions have confirmed a new series for HBO. One of Gaiman’s most popular novels, “American Gods,” is slated for a late 2013 or 2014 release as a six-season television series, featuring 10-12 one-hour episodes in each season.

“American Gods” follows the story of ex-convict Shadow, who accepts a job from a mysterious stranger after his release from prison.

Shadow is immediately pulled into the world of his bizarre employer, and as extraordinary events begin to unfold, all of his conceptions of the world are thrown into question.

The novel features characters inspired by many mythologies and religions, as well as modern-day deities created by Gaiman, such as a god of technology and of media.

According to Collider.com, Playtone announced this new development in 2011 and ap-

pointed Gaiman to write the series.

Gaiman already has some experience writing for television; an episode he wrote for the sixth season of “Doctor Who” quickly became a fan favorite.

Another of Gaiman’s novels, “Stardust,” was also adapted to screen as a film in 2007 and was generally received well by audiences.

The seasoned writer feels this particular novel will do much better as a television series than a movie, but the challenge of adapting the script to television has complicated its release.

“Over the years, I’ve had phone calls from major directors or major actors. They say, ‘I want to make it into a movie,’ and I say, ‘Great.

How?’” Gaiman said in an interview at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2011.

“And at that point, I would always have to apologize for the fact that I wrote it while I was doing a couple of screenplays and was incredibly grumpy at the idea of doing

124-page stories with beginnings, middles and ends and several beginnings, and middles all over the place. So I actually like the idea that HBO are doing it.”

Robert Richardson, who worked on Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” and “Inglorious Basterds,” is set to make his directorial debut with the series.

Playtone also announced the tentative budget for the series – a whopping $35-40 million per season. Playtone’s Gary Goetzman assures it will be used well, however.

“There are some crazy things in (American Gods).

We’ll probably be doing more effects in there than it’s been done on a television series,” Goetzman said.

Some fans of the novel may be wary of the extended onscreen adaptation, since the novel itself is only 624 pages.

That adds up to about 10 pages per episode, if you were to divvy it up.

Keep in mind, though, Gaiman himself will be writing the episodes, and he already expressed a desire to expand on the material in the book.

“I want to make it faithful, but also would like it to have a few surprises for people who

read the book,” Gaiman said pen.’ I want to be like, ‘Okay, in an interview with Collider. no you don’t.’

“I want there to still be com. “I hate that thing where people have read the books some surprises.” and they go, ‘Oh, I know evdaa&e@mail.wvu.edu erything that’s going to hap-

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Exercise caution with social media We’ve all been there – you’re scrolling through your news feed wondering if everyone you attended high school with made a pact to have children at the same time without your knowledge when a friend request appears from a person you’ve never met.

Online interaction has become a fixture in today’s world. People meet, become friends and start relationships over the web, and entire sites are created to develop relationships online.

While any stigma attached to online relation-

ships has considerably lessened over time, there are still issues surrounding the profiles we interact with and create online – especially when they’re not real.

Recently, many news outlets across the country have reported on Notre Dame linebacker and Heisman runner-up Manti Te’o’s strength when faced with the loss of his grandmother and girlfriend during the 2012 football season. The tragedy surrounding Te’o’s girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, who was reportedly involved in a seri-

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Once again, the state of West Virginia has been insulted.

MTV has debuted its new show, Buckwild, and it plans to further tarnish the reputation of the one state people still can’t manage to remember is independent of Virginia.

The episodes that have aired thus far have included a dump truck swimming pool, yelling rednecks causing ruckuses, a West Virginia waterslide and a trip to Karma - all traditionally classy pastimes.

During each episode, my Twitter feed explodes. It is full of those who feel the cast is having a great time, and it is full of those who are insulted by the fact this is what represents the state. More importantly, there have been people declaring that these classless displays will make a degree from West Virginia University worth less, somehow.

Sadly, the people saying this are not out-of-state people. They aren’t the people who see Buckwild and know nothing else of West Virginia.

No, the people who think this is a detriment to their degrees are my fellow Mountaineers.

As a native West Virginian, I take offense. Not offense just at the fact that these negative stereotypes are once again being propagated and mocked, not that my degree could somehow lose value, despite my skills, but offense at the fact that our culture, as rich as it is, means nothing to most of the rest of the nation – and perhaps less to the people of the state.

“Hillbillies” and “rednecks” are stereotypes we’ll never be able to escape. But rather than hang our heads at this, we need to embrace the Mountaineers we are.

Our Mascot is more than a stereotype in buckskins carrying a rifle. He’s our history.

Many seem to have forgotten this. This year at the Country Music Awards, Brad Paisley spoke of his time growing up in Tennessee. Has he forgotten about Wheeling, W.Va., or does this part of his past only matter when he can exploit his old high school, John Marshall, and make a music video with their theater department?

Time and again, these insults rise up. In November, K-State Mask made a rather uninspired video mocking West Virginians in song.

Nevermind that these insults came from the cultural goldmine of Manhattan, Kan., but the outrageous way our state was personified was absolutely wrong and completely uncalled for.

Even the Mountaineer himself was called into ques-

tion for hunting with his musket. Maybe hunting in character is a little much, but is that what bothered people, or was it the fact he was hunting – a distinctly rural pastime?

Many people were offended, not that he shot a bear, not that he shot it as the Mountaineer, but that this follows a stereotype they seek to escape.

Why, then, are we so desperate to escape it?

Even those of us who grew up in a suburb somewhere in the state have felt the effects of West Virginia.

We woke up every morning to trees and hills, we felt the stigma of being West Virginians, and we learned we can be just as intelligent and educated as anyone else, but we can maintain our connection with the hard-working state we know so well.

The nonsensical caricatures only have power if we, as West Virginians, allow them to scare us out of our real culture.

WVU has kept its past close. Our marching band plays songs like “The West Virginia Hills” and “Mountain Dew” every game during their pregame performance.

These songs celebrate our past – they take the beautiful with the questionable.

We shouldn’t get angry that the nation thinks we’re country; we should embrace it. “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” shouldn’t be abandoned, because country isn’t a bad thing. It’s part of who we are, and we can’t let anyone tell us that urban is somehow better simply because it’s urban.

West Virginia is a place defined by its Civil War past, its coal miners, farmers and its Mountaineers. This should not be something we want to leave behind because we assume some other culture is inherently better. This is something we should remember and embrace, because it is a vital part of who we are as a state.

MTV can take the atrocity that is Buckwild, and they can take it somewhere else. I love my hills. I won’t be embarrassed of my roots in rural West Virginia because someone who can’t write a TV show that’s anything but a cheap revamp of the train wreck that was The Jersey Shore says I should be.

West Virginia is fiddles, banjos, mountains and rivers. It’s moonshine and coalmines, and no matter who says this is something to be ashamed of, it’s a part of every Mountaineer.

And remember, as Bill Stewart said in his famous Fiesta Bowl speech, “It’s Mountaineer pride – nothing cheap.” Don’t let anyone cheapen what the state means.

This wild and wonderful state deserves better.

ous car accident and subsequently diagnosed with lukemia, became fodder for news outlets across the country.

As it turns out, Kekua is nothing more than a few pictures pulled from a stranger’s profile and a Twitter handle. The revelation that Kekua was an invention of friend Ronaiah Tuiasosopo has created an uproar in the sports community and ignited a surge of speculation for Te’o, who has denied knowledge of the fabrication.

Between the growing popularity of MTV’s show

“Catfish” and bizarre stories like Te’o’s, the question of who can be trusted in an online setting can seem daunting.

It’s important to remember that the Internet, much like the real world, is full of pitfalls. Deception comes in many forms – bullying becomes cyberbullying, stalking becomes cyberstalking. In fact, you can tack “cyber-” to the front of almost anything and make it an online issue.

Last year, 17 percent of marriages were the result of online dating. LinkedIn, a website that connects pro-

fessionals across the world and allows users to showcase their resumes and job skills for potential employers, reached 200 million members this year. Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram – the fact is, a huge amount of our day-to-day interaction occurs online.

Avoiding online interaction with strangers entirely is a lot like going to the same restaurant every day and ordering the same meal – you know what to expect, but it’s also all you can ever expect.

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Tuition for undergraduates enrolled in the P.I. Reed School of Journalism is approximately $6,500 per year for W.Va. residents and nearly $20,000 per year for non-residents. ers could borrow far more it forever. given the field they have money than their home It is almost impossi- chosen. I’m not talking troy hawkins was worth with little cor- ble to discharge a student just about artists, film, or the independent collegian relation to their ability to loan in bankruptcy and liberal arts majors. I am repay. Financing a college the lenders don’t play by talking about teachers, Student loans are near education is no different. the same rules as other attorneys, accountants and dear to all our hearts.

Federal student loans creditors. They can gar- and even doctors and enYou like them a lot more are not based on your nish your wages, take your gineers. Even if they are than I do at this point, I ability to repay. You can tax refunds, take a portion lucky enough to get a job promise. Making pay- borrow the same amount of your social security or with a high salary, the ments is not nearly as fun of money for a degree that the social security of your student loan payment is as receiving refunds. Re- could land you a job mak- cosigner, and the list goes equally as high. And filfunds end up as new lap- ing $35,000 as you could on. ing bankruptcy isn’t as The good news is that easy as it used to be, so tops or tablets, nights out for one that could allow federal student loans have now they may not qualify with friends, and a spring you to earn $75,000. break trip we never forWe should put the far more options for help even if student loans were get. Repayment means blame on the university than their private coun- dischargeable. box wine at home instead for charging the same terparts, so please avoid Do yourself and your of bar tabs, Netflix instead price for those two de- private loans if at all pos- family a huge favor and of cable, and stay-cation grees because they don’t sible. One of the biggest borrow responsibly. Don’t instead of vacation. have the same economic advantages is loan for- borrow more than you The student loan debt value. We all decide what giveness (not for private have to. Work part time tally is soaring higher and we want to study and I’m loans) if you work in pub- and use that money for higher and seemingly has not suggesting that one lic service. This option al- rent and spring break, not no end in sight. Colleges is better or more impor- lows for graduates to take student loan money. You and universities have lit- tant than the other; I men- jobs in the public sector have options; do some retle incentive to truly con- tion that only because we that typically don’t pay as search before you sign any trol prices because there need to make smart finan- well as private sector jobs, loan documents. Talk to are so many people will- cial decisions about our and have the balance of someone in the financial ing to finance enormous future. their loans forgiven after aid office. amounts of money to get According to the uni- meeting certain requireTalk with your parents a degree. versity, the cost of at- ments. You can read all or someone you trust that We have been social- tending U. Toledo with the details at http://www. understands finance and ized to believe and think no grants or scholarships finaid.org/loans/public- money to help you underthat everyone should get with living on campus is service.phtml. stand what you are getting a college degree. Student $23,108 per year. That is As a bankruptcy attor- yourself into. Your educaloans exist to make that $93,432 for a four year de- ney, the number of peo- tion is the door to a bright reality. gree. That is an enormous ple I see with unmanage- and successful futur,e We thought the same monthly payment to make able student loan debt is and being as responsible about owning a home and after graduation, whether staggering and frighten- as possible now will make sub-prime lending made you are working or not. ing. In almost every case, sure that paying for that that a possibility. The And that debt isn’t like they have borrowed far education doesn’t devasend result was and still is other debts you have or more money than they tate your future. a huge disaster. Borrow- will incur later – you own could ever possibly repay Good luck!

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Students seeking to start off the semester with a change of scenery look at posters for sale in the Mountainlair Wednesday.

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FEATURE OF THE DAY ARTIST LECTURE IN ART & DESIGN is featuring Robert “Boomer” Moore tonight at 5 p.m. in the Bloch Learning and Performance Hall.

Moore is a fellow of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana and Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine.

He has presented at numerous workshops.

EVERY THURSDAY

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

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

THE MORGANTOWN CHESS CLUB meets starting at 7 p.m. in the basement of the First Christian Church at 100 Cobun Ave. Meetings will not be held the last Thursday of every month. For more information, visit www.morgantownchess. org.

clude all pertinent information, including the dates the announcement is to run. Announcements will only run one day unless otherwise requested. All non-University related events must have free admission to be included in the calendar.

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CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST holds its weekly CRU meetings at 9 p.m. in Room G24 of Eiesland Hall. People can join others for live music, skits and relevant messages.

For more information, email roy.baker@uscm.org or visit www.wvucru.com.

UNITED METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT meets at 7 p.m. at the Campus Ministry Center on the corner of Price and Willey streets. For more information, email wvumethodist@comcast.net.

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

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

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WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as drinkWELL, loveWELL, chillWELL and more are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELLWVU: Wellness and Health Promotion. For more information, visit www.well.wvu. edu/wellness.

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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.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets daily. To find a meeting, visit www.aawv.org. For those who need help urgently, call 304-291-7918.

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

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers.

WIC provides education, supplemental foods and immunizations for pregnant women and children under five years of age. This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, call 304-5985180 or 304-598-5185.

NEW SPRING SEMESTER GROUP THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES are available for free at the Carruth Center. The groups include Understanding Self and Others, Sexual Assault Survivors Group, Mountaineer Men: An Interpersonal Process Group, and Know Thyself: An Interpersonal Process Group. For more information call 2934431 or contact tandy.mcclung@mail.wvu.edu.

DAILY HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you will make an unusually strong effort to keep the peace; however, remember that you are human. You will remain responsive to others’ demands only to a certain point. You will be coming from a place of clarity and compassion, even in your professional life. If you are single, a serious yet attractive member of the opposite sex strolls right through your door. This event is far more likely to occur during the second half of your birthday year. If you are attached, the two of you have serious talks and become more accepting of each other.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Avoid getting into a situation where control is the major issue. Once that behavior is eliminated or toned down, you will be able to see the feelings behind the manipulation. A partner could be uptight about a money matter. Tonight: A friend wants you to join him or her.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HH Pull back and do some thinking before acting on an evolving situation with a difficult loved one. You might want to stop making judgments. When you walk in this person’s shoes, you will gain a very different perspective. Tonight: Get into a favorite hobby.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH A meeting energizes you to become more proactive about a long-term goal or desire. It is you who will need to make this happen. Work or a matter you deal with on a daily basis might be bringing you down. Consider accepting an invitation. To-

night: Make plans with a friend or loved one.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Step forward, and be willing to take a stand with someone who makes many demands. This person is not a good fit with your personality. A partner might be unusually controlling.

You might need to subtly root out the issue. Tonight: Find your best friend and make plans.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Keep reaching out to experts or people you respect for advice. When you hit a roadblock, you might want a different take on how to bypass it. A matter involving real estate or your personal life could mark a decision.

Tonight: Read between the lines.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Relate to an associate directly. You’ll hear what this person is saying, but you might wonder if there is a hidden agenda behind his or her words. Do not be overserious in a conversation, yet be sure to express your bottom line. Tonight: Off to the gym.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Defer to a strong-willed associate or friend. Apparently, this person has a strong vision for what needs to happen. Having your trust makes him or her feel good. Whether this fact is true is another question! Your choices often are made from a realistic perspective. Tonight: Say “yes.”

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH Pace yourself, as you could have a lot to do. You might hit a wall in a discussion, or perhaps someone seems to be pulling away. His or her perception of you might be the same. Be more

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58 AAA freebie 59 Rockers Van __ 60 Not just odd 61 Online qualifier 62 Steel plow pioneer 63 Creeps up on 64 Fitting DOWN 1 Some ark contents 2 Depleted 3 Port near Vesuvio 4 “Battle Hymn of the Republic” lyricist 5 SFO posting 6 On Soc. Sec. 7 3-Down trio 8 December stone 9 Yaroslavna’s spouse, in a Borodin opera 10 Span. title

11 Driven home 12 Gp. for Jets, but not Sharks 13 __-Foy, Quebec 19 Purse 21 It’s not a good sign 24 Tom Lehrer song 25 Mice and men 27 Sharks or Jets 28 Nonprofit’s URL ending 30 “__ World”: “Sesame Street” feature 31 Hold back 32 Williams title starter 33 Seating offering more space 35 Graph heading?

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open, and make time in the near future for a long-overdue talk. Tonight: Choose a stressbuster.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Stay focused regarding an important conversation. A disagreement could emerge over a financial issue with a partner or loved one.

Look at what exists below that surface. What is he or she really asking for? Tap into your imagination for answers. Tonight: Express your playfulness.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) H HH H You have a lot going on around your home and personal life. You could have a very strong reaction to a discussion. You’ll become quite controlling, if you are not careful. In that mindset, you will hit a stalemate.

Is that what you want? Tonight: Buy someone a gift on the way home.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Do not stand on ceremony.

Everyone will be happier once there is resolution, and the answer is in your hands. You need to get past a personal issue. The issue arose long before a key person became involved in the present scenario. Tonight: Join a friend at a favorite spot.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Be aware of the costs of a problem that evolves. One path might be hard on your ego. A different path involves spending more money than you would like to. Tonight: Treat yourself.

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Owen Schmitt to show musical side by hunter homistek a&e editor

Owen Schmitt will return to Morgantown at Fat Daddy’s Bar & Grill tonight at 10 p.m.

The former West Virginia University, Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles fullback is not signing autographs or talking about his football career, though – he’s playing music.

“Owen left a huge imprint on WVU’s campus; it’s hard not to support anything he does,” said event promoter Adam Payne. “However, he’s not some musician riding on football glory. Owen has passion for music, and it shows.”

Schmitt will make the trek to Fat Daddy’s to sit in and jam select songs with the West Virginia-based Davisson Brothers Band.

This performance by the Clarksburg, W.Va., group marks the first installment of “Live Music Night,” a weekly concert at Fat Daddy’s.

“Music to Your Ears Productions is excited to bring music to yet another local Morgantown establishment,” Payne said. “Fat Daddy’s offers a great stage for

experience.”

For the debut performance, Payne will load the stage with the star power of the Davisson Brothers Band, a perennial crowd favorite in the area.

The group’s style blends elements of country, Southern rock and bluegrass to create a distinctively Appalachian sound that will resonate with the Mountain State crowd.

One fan the Davisson Brothers Band captured during its storied run along the East Coast is Schmitt, and the football star has played with the group on occasion in recent years, most notably at the 2011 Jamboree in the Hills.

With the Davisson Brothers Band and Owen Schmitt on board for this kickoff performance, Fat Daddy’s Bar & Grill provides the release from the pressures and stress of the first week of classes.

Come out, enjoy some media.philly.com good tunes and meet a UniFormer WVU and professional football star Owen Schmitt will perform with the Davisson Brothers Band tonight at Fat Daddy’s Bar & Grill. versity legend.

Concertgoers must be musicians to display their Payne said he hopes to night event, and he plans a different environment, 21 years or older to attend, talent in front of a new au- bring a variety of musi- to showcase the finest lo- depending on the music and there will be a $5 cover dience, and the atmosphere cal styles and tastes to Fat cal acts on a previously un- genre,” Payne said. “That charge. is very open to all forms of Daddy’s over the course tapped stage. will allow Thursdays to al“Each week will offer ways be fresh and a new hunter.homistek@mail.wvu.edu music enthusiasts.” of this recurring Thursday

University faculty member to lecture at Creative Arts Center by alec berry web editor

Robert “Boomer” Moore will discuss the work and process behind his latest gallery, “Just Add Water,” tonight in the Laura Mesaros Gallery of the Creative Arts Center.

Moore is an established faculty member at West Virginia University, and the event will allow students and community members alike to view his work and

gain further insight into his process and life as an artist.

The gallery features ceramic and mixed-media work that centers on a water theme inspired by Moore’s trips to China.

“I can’t really think of a time or place in China when I was told ‘it’s safe to drink the water,’” Moore said. “In the dorms I would stay in, they would shut the water off at certain times, so to take a shower or even flush the toilet you had to wait.

“Those experiences abroad made me realize how often people here in the United States take water for granted.”

The pieces in Moore’s gallery reflect his fluid theme in various ways.

He mentions color as a big component of tone and texture, but he has also incorporated plumbing hardware to craft a bigger picture.

Moore tackles both the good and bad relating to the subject, whether it is the

use of water for recreation or for larger concerns of conservation.

“It really hits the whole truth of whatever deals with water,” Moore said.

Moore joined the WVU staff in 2008. He previously worked as a studio instructor at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

Moore studied ceramics at Montana State University and received a B.A. before obtaining a master’s from Utah State University

in 1999.

Moore’s work has been featured nationally at numerous exhibitions such as the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Clay National 2003, American Shino 2002 and The Fletcher Challenge 1998.

In addition, Moore’s creations have been featured in publications such as The Ceramic Design Book, and he has hosted many ceramic workshops.

Most members of the

CAC staff receive an opportunity to exhibit their work, and Moore is glad to take the spotlight.

Students rarely view his work, and he hopes this lecture and gallery opening can open doors and inspire a few WVU art students.

The lecture will begin at 5 p.m. with a gallery showing directly after.

The event is free and open to the public. aberry3@mail.wvu.edu

Fox hires Dennis Kucinich as analyst

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NEW YORK (AP) — Days before President Barack Obama’s inauguration for a second term in office, Fox News Channel has signed Dennis Kucinich, one of his former opponents, to be a regular contributor.

Kucinich, a presidential candidate in 2004 and 2008 who ended 16 years in Congress two weeks ago, will make his debut as a Fox contributor on Thursday’s edition of “The O’Reilly Factor,” the network said Wednesday.

“I’ve always been impressed with Rep. Kucinich’s fearlessness and thoughtfulness about important issues,” Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes said.

“His willingness to take a stand from his point of view makes him a valuable voice in our country’s debate.”

Fox is the nation’s topranked cable news network, particularly popular with Republicans. Its big-name Republican contributors include Karl Rove, Sarah Palin and John Bolton. Democrats in the Fox stable include Evan Bayh, Joe Trippi and Bob Beckel.

Kucinich was elected to the Cleveland city council at age 23 and, at 31, became one of the nation’s youngest mayors. He’s also been an Ohio state senator and run his own communications and marketing firm.

“Fox News has always provided me with an opportunity to share my perspective with its enormous viewership,” he said.

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Improving WVU still has long way to go It was tough to not scratch your head a couple weeks ago when the West Virginia men’s basketball team was in the middle of blowing a 12-point secondhalf lead to Oklahoma.

The Mountaineers were soft.

They weren’t playing hard.

They were basically the exact opposite of what every other team coached

by Bob Huggins had been, and their record and performances were showing it.

West Virginia, at the time, was 7-6 and looked well on its way to missing its first NCAA tournament since Huggins took over six seasons ago. And to be honest, three games later, it still looks that way.

But the Mountaineers have made some small improvements. They’ve started to play with a lot more effort and energy than previously.

Playing like that and getting back to the style of play that Huggins wants has given them more confidence – and it has shown at times.

With that said, Wednesday night’s loss on the road against Iowa State proved that, even with the added effort, there’s still plenty of work this team has to do before it can think about making another trip to the NCAA tournament.

Offensively, this team hasn’t improved much at all. The Mountaineers have started to score better, but still lack a true go-to scorer to give the ball in close games or with the game on the line.

It doesn’t help that it’s been a while since this team has been able to play its five best players on the floor at the same time. Juwan Staten just played for the first time since the first half of the Texas game, but then Terry Henderson missed Iowa State with a back injury.

Of course things can change when everyone gets back and healthy, but I’m not buying it yet. I’m not sure if it’s a chemistry thing or what, and it’s understandable that such a young team could struggle, but this team hasn’t been able to play with any kind of consistency.

For periods of time, they’ll play well and then, for an even longer period of time, the Mountaineers will fail to score and teams will either get back in the game or extend their lead.

The best example of that is looking at this team’s second-half run Wednesday night. The Mountaineers were playing with so much effort when they were playing well, but real teams can play with that type of effort the entire 40 minutes.

This West Virginia team has allowed those droughts to hurt its confidence too much this season, and the amount the Mountaineers have struggled and how poorly they play when they can’t make shots is a big reason they’ve lost a lot of the games they’ve lost.

Since Huggins has been at WVU, his teams have always done what tournament teams do. Even if their record doesn’t show it, because of the daunting schedules the Mountaineers usually play, they do enough things the right way, and you just have a feeling that they can find a way to earn a spot in the tournament by winning a few marquee games that will look good on their resume.

I’m not sure if this team has the ability to do that from what they’ve shown up to this point in the season.

And if they don’t prove me wrong soon, they’ll be watching the NCAA tournament from home this season. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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ANOTHER CLOSE LOSS

Head coach Bob Huggins and the West Virginia men’s basketball team lost to Iowa State Wednesday night. The Mountaineers have lost two Big 12 games in a row.

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Niang’s layup hands West Virginia second-straight Big 12 loss

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For the first time since 2002, the West Virginia men’s basketball team does not have a winning record through its first 16 games.

The Mountaineers’ unexpected second-half comeback fell short as WVU (88, 1-3) lost on the road to Iowa State (12-4, 2-1) 69-67 Wednesday night in front of 13,140 in Ames, Iowa.

“Let’s be honest – we’re a call or two away from being 3-1 in the league, instead of 1-3,” said West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins on his postgame radio show. “We just continue to shoot ourselves in the foot by not making rotations … But I’m proud of our guys.”

West Virginia trailed by as many as 18 points in the second half and missed its first 12 3-point attempts, before storming back to tie the game with 12 seconds remaining after making nine of its final 12 3-point attempts.

Iowa State’s Georges Niang made a layup with three seconds remaining,

and the Mountaineers were unable to get a shot before time expired.

West Virginia sophomore guard Jabarie Hinds led the Mountaineers with 20 points on 8-of-22 shooting, while freshman guard Eron Harris chipped in 17 points.

The Mountaineers were able to jump out to an 11-3 lead early in the game, but poor shooting and defensive lapses in which they were beaten backdoor by the Cyclones led to the sudden turnaround.

Iowa State led by three at the half and opened the second half on an 18-4 run.

Huggins’ team was able to rally back with an 11-0 run. Senior guard Matt Humphrey, who made his first appearance since the Radford game Dec. 22 provided the Mountaineers with quality minutes off the bench while draining 3-pointers.

With Humphrey on the floor, West Virginia used a four-guard look to penetrate and kick to generate open looks. A formula that not only put the Mountaineers in a position to

win, but also one Huggins will be forced to use in future games.

“The truth of the matter is the team was built to play in the Big East (Conference),” Huggins said. “This is not a big, physical league.

Everyone is playing smaller and quicker guys … We’re going to switch everything.

We’re going to play one big and switch everything.”

West Virginia and Iowa State both shot 41 percent from the field. Melvin Ejim paced four Cyclones in double figures with 16 points.

The Mountaineers have now lost two-straight Big 12 Conference games and three of their last four. Huggins said he feels his team will learn from games like this, but as far as moral victories go, “We’re long past that now,” he said. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

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Iowa State freshman Georges Niang celebrates after making the game-winning shot in the Cyclones’ 69-67 victory against West Virginia Wednesday night.

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WVU ready for first match after break by jon fehrens sports writer

For the West Virginia wrestling team, winter break consisted of two-a-days, matches and just a four-day rest to see their families for Christmas.

Head coach Craig Turnbull’s most difficult challenge during that time was keeping his team motivated and focused while most WVU students were away for break.

“Keeping the guys going every day was a bit of struggle. They come in twice a day sometimes, so I had to change the practices up a bit,” Turnbull said. “Some days we would have soft days, and watch tape. Other days, we’re hitting the mat hard and having serious workouts, but that is what they are used too.

“My family is used to it.

We didn’t have a Thanksgiving, either, and these kids that have been wrestling for a long time are used to it, also.”

Junior Nathan Pennesi, who leads the team in victories this season, saw his schedule of sleeping, eating and wrestling become tiresome and said he found it hard to focus at times.

“Every day, you come in, and you feel like you are doing the same thing,” he said.

“Since there is no one here, all you feel like you are doing is just wrestling and sleeping.

“I made a game plan before each practice; I would

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Junior Nathan Pennesi and the West Virginia wrestling team will take on Oklahoma State this weekend. go in and see what I can try and accomplish in each practice.”

Finding their focus will not be hard for this weekend’s upcoming match against Oklahoma State, a team loaded with some of the top wrestlers in the country.

Playing a team like this will be nothing new for the Mountaineers, who faced a similarly stacked lineup against No.1 Penn State.

Coach Turnbull said he sees any win this weekend as an upset, but he expects his team to come out better and compete harder than they did against Penn State.

“Some of the guys were in a kind of awe when they went against Penn State.

They weren’t ready for that kind of competition,” Turnbull said. “Now that they have seen the best competition, they can be focused and can expect what is coming.

“My preparation hasn’t changed much at all; we just need to go out there and when it is their time to wrestle hopefully they can perform the way they want too.”

Pennesi has taken this week with no competition to prepare himself even more for Oklahoma State. The junior is entering this week-

end’s match with a different, more relaxed mindset.

“I’m going in there not trying to be shocked by the atmosphere. This is one of the toughest places to compete in the country,” Pennesi said. “We can’t get overwhelmed, and we have to stop putting them at such a high standard. You want to wrestle well, but in order to that, you just have to wrestle the way you do.”

This weekend’s match marks West Virginia’s first event in the Big 12 Conference this season. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

met with the Eagles for nine hours the next day, setting up a soap-opera scenario in which the Eagles were competing with Browns CEO Joe Banner, their former president and longtime friend of Lurie who left the organization after a falling out.

But that roller coaster ended when Kelly opted to remain – temporarily – in Eugene, Ore. At the time, it was the second straight year Kelly had entertained overtures from NFL teams only to reject them. He turned down Tampa Bay’s job deep into negotiations last season.

“It’s a very difficult decision for me. It took me so long to make it just because the people here are special,” Kelly told KEZI-TV. “The challenge obviously is exciting for me, but it’s an exciting time and it’s a sad time – saying goodbye to people you love and respect, and I wanted to make sure I talked to my players and did it in the right fashion and talked to our staff. I feel I did.”

The Eagles interviewed two other high-profile college coaches — Penn State’s Bill O’Brien and Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly. Both of them elected to stay with their schools and Philadelphia issued a statement Saturday saying it would continue its search as planned.

Bradley was considered by many to be the leading contender, though former Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt and former Ravens coach Brian Billick were in the mix.

That all changed when Kelly had a change of heart.

The visor-wearing Kelly built Oregon into a national powerhouse. The Ducks went to four straight BCS bowl games – including a bid for the national championship against Auburn two seasons ago – and

have won three conference championships.

Kelly originally went to Oregon in 2007 as offensive coordinator under Mike Bellotti. Before that, he was offensive coordinator at New Hampshire, where he started devising the innovative hurry-up offense the Ducks are known for now.

Oregon finished last season 12-1. The team was ranked No. 1 and appeared headed for another shot at the national championship until a 17-14 overtime loss to Stanford Nov. 17.

It’s unknown whether the possibility of NCAA sanctions based on Oregon’s use of recruiting services factored into Kelly’s reversal.

Kelly indicated in Arizona that he isn’t running from anything.

“We’ve cooperated fully with them,” he said. “If they want to talk to us again, we’ll continue to cooperate fully. I feel confident in the situation.”

Following the bowl, Kelly said he wanted to get the interview process over “quickly.” Turns out, it was anything but.

“It’s more a fact-finding mission,” Kelly said after the Ducks defeated the Wildcats, 35-17, “finding out if it fits or doesn’t fit.”

Kelly, who never said if he was leaning one way or another following the bowl, doesn’t have any pro coaching experience, but aspects of his up-tempo offense are already being used by some NFL teams, including New England and Washington.

“I know that people want to talk to me because of our players,” he said after his finale. “The success of our football program has always been about our guys.”

The Eagles fired Reid after two forgettable years. A late flurry brought the team

to an 8-8 finish last season, but this season, Philadelphia endured an eight-game losing streak, and dropped 11 of its final 12 games. A 3-1 start soon washed away, and Reid’s 14-year tenure ended not long after. Within a week, Reid was Kansas City’s new coach.

Still, Kelly has tough shoes to fill. Reid won more game than any coach in franchise history and led the Eagles to nine playoff appearances, six division titles, five conference championship games and a loss to New England in the Super Bowl following the 2004 season.

Kelly and the Eagles, who have won just 12 games the last two seasons, after winning the NFC East in 2010, have the No. 4 overall pick in the draft as well as some talented players on offense who could fit his up-tempo scheme. Running back LeSean McCoy and wide receivers DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin seem like an ideal match. Quarterback Nick Foles, however, isn’t.

“I’ve never run the zone read,” Foles said after the season. “I’m more of a dropback guy. I’ve been under center. I’ve been in the gun.

If I can adapt, I want to. But I’m not a zone-read quarterback. Some people are gifted with different things. That’s just not one of my skill sets. I can work on the speed in the offseason and get better with that. But I’ve always been a dropback guy in the pocket.

I’ve been able to make plays on my feet throwing the ball or running for a first down.”

On the other hand, Michael Vick could be perfect. But it’s unlikely the Eagles would want to pay the $16 million they’d have to shell out for an injury-prone quarterback, who will be 33 next season.

Story of Te’o girlfriend death apparently a hoax SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A story about Manti Te’o’s girlfriend dying of leukemia, which the Notre Dame All-American credited with inspiring him as he led the Fighting Irish to the BCS title game, turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the linebacker, the school said Wednesday.

The university issued a news release Wednesday after Deadspin.com reported it could find no record that Lennay Kekua ever existed.

The university said that Notre Dame coaches were

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Eagles hire Oregon’s Chip Kelly PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the end, Chip Kelly chose the NFL, giving the Eagles their guy.

Philadelphia hired Kelly on Wednesday, just 10 days after he decided to stay at Oregon. The 49-year-old Kelly, known as an offensive innovator, becomes the 21st coach in team history and replaces Andy Reid, who was fired on Dec. 31 after a 4-12 season.

He’ll be introduced at a news conference Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Eagles’ practice facility.

Kelly, who was 46-7 in four years at Oregon, interviewed with the Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills in a two-day span after leading the fast-flying No. 2 Ducks to a victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3.

The Eagles are known to have interviewed 11 candidates, including two meetings with Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. All along, Kelly was thought to be Philadelphia’s first choice in a long, exhaustive process that took many twists.

“Chip Kelly will be an outstanding head coach for the Eagles,” owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. “He has a brilliant football mind. He motivates his team with his actions as well as his words.

He will be a great leader for us and will bring a fresh energetic approach to our team.”

On the day he fired Reid, Lurie appeared to be describing Kelly when he said he wanted to find a “real smart, forward-thinking coach” who is “strategic, a strong leader, very comfortable in his own skin.”

The enigmatic Kelly reportedly was close to signing with the Browns after a long interview on Jan. 4. He

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informed by Te’o and his parents on Dec. 26 that Te’o had been the victim of what appeared to be a hoax.

Someone using a fictitious name “apparently ingratiated herself with Manti and then conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia,” the school said.

The university said “the proper authorities” are investigating a “very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators.” Notre Dame would not say who, specifically, was investigating the case.

The week before Notre

Dame played Michigan State on Sept. 15, coach Brian Kelly told reporters that Te’o’s grandmother and a friend had died. Te’o didn’t miss the game. He said Kekua had told him not to miss a game if she died. Te’o turned in one of his best performances of the season in the 20-3 victory in East Lansing, and his playing through heartache became a prominent theme during the Irish’s undefeated regular season.

Te’o went on the become a Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing second in the voting, and lead-

ing Notre Dame to its first appearance in the BCS championship.

Te’o and the Irish lost the title game to Alabama, 4214 on Jan. 7. He has graduated and was set to begin preparing for the NFL combine and draft at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., this week.

Four days ago Te’o posted on his Twitter account: “Can’t wait to start training with the guys! Workin to be the best! The grind continues! (hash)Future” Te’o’s mother did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

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Thursday January 17, 2013

women’s basketball

Bethel provides spark West Virginia needs by cody schuler managing editor

The West Virginia women’s basketball team earned its third consecutive Big 12 Conference win Tuesday after defeating TCU by a comfortable 8-point margin. That score, though, isn’t indicative of how close the game actually was.

The Mountaineers were propelled to a 10-point lead after connecting on all five three-point tries in the game’s first five minutes. After a half of play, though, the game was tied up and that third-consecutive conference victory looked very uncertain.

After six lead changes in the second half, the Mountaineers finally broke through, using an 8-0 run to distance themselves from the Horned Frogs and get into solid position to win the contest. The game-changing 8-0 run wasn’t sparked by junior guards Christal Caldwell or Taylor Palmer – or any other starter for that matter. Instead, it was a role player who has earned a reputation for being tough and providing a spark when West Virginia needs it most.

With eight minutes re-

maining in the game, sophomore guard Akilah Bethel came off the bench and ignited the 8-0 run with a layup. Bethel, along with freshman guards Bria Holmes and Darius Faulk and sophomore forward Crystal Leary, garnered praise from head coach Mike Carey as the group that turned the tide in favor of the Mountaineers.

“We turned the ball over too much. I give a lot of credit to Akilah Bethel, Darius Faulk, Bria Holmes and Crystal Leary,” Carey said. “They came in with energy and got us going and got us moving. I am very proud of that. I told them after the game that is why you always have to be ready. They did an excellent job of coming in and giving us energy and getting us moving again.”

Bethel, who finished the game with a well-rounded five points, two assists, two blocks and four rebounds in just 12 minutes of play, said she sees her role this season as multi-faceted and one that changes with each passing game.

“I would define my role as just kind of being the spark (and doing) a little bit of everything – not necessarily score, but rebound, steal and make

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Sophomore guard Akilah Bethel finished with 5 points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks in WVU’s win against TCU Tuesday. plays when I can,” she said.

Redshirt senior center Ayana Dunning said Bethel has earned the reputation of being a tough player due to her ability to play all areas of the game without getting uncomfortable or overwhelmed.

“Toughness – I think that would be the best word to describe (Bethel),” she said. “We switch (positions) one through four (on defense), and she’s somebody that when she gets switched onto a (power forward), we don’t even worry about it because

she’s just so tough.

“She’s going to go in there and battle with the post, and when she’s on the perimeter, she’s going to get up in the lane, get steals, make some good plays on defense and be aggressive attacking the basket.”

Bethel said her participation in last night’s win was prompted by noticing the lack of a spark on the floor and realizing she could be the one to provide it.

“We needed energy, and we needed people to pick

us up, and you know the starting five usually always carries us so it was somebody else’s turn, so I just tried to go in and help us out a bit,” she said.

Bethel echoed the sentiment of her teammates in expressing her excitement with the Mountaineers’ upcoming encounter with No. 1 Baylor Saturday.

Carey has criticized the Mountaineers for playing to the level of their competition, but this is something Bethel said will work in their favor for this game.

“I’m excited. We play up

and down (to our competition), and this is high-level competition, so I definitely think we’ll play to our potential,” she said. “In previous years, we’ve always played up to the No. 1’s and the No. 2’s in the country, so I definitely think we’ll be ready.”

Though Bethel won’t know what role the team will need her to play Saturday night, one thing is for sure: if the situation calls for it, she’ll be ready to bring a spark off the bench. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

football

Tony Gibson to return to WVU as safeties coach BY michael carvelli sports editor

After being away from Morgantown since 2008, Tony Gibson will be making his return to the sidelines for the West Virginia football team in 2013.

Head coach Dana Holgorsen officially announced Gibson will join the Mountaineer coaching staff as the team’s safeties coach.

“Being a West Virginia na-

tive, I am happy to be back in my home state,” Gibson said in a statement released Wednesday. “West Virginia football means a lot to me and my family.”

Gibson coached defensive backs at West Virginia from 2001 until he left with Rich Rodriguez for Michigan at the end of the 2007 season.

He was with the Wolverines from 2008-10 and joined the Pitt coaching staff where he coached alongside of current

WVU defensive coordinator Keith Patterson in 2011 before joining Rodriguez once again at Arizona last season.

“I am looking forward to working with Coach Holgorsen and being reunited on the defensive side of the ball with Coach Patterson,” Gibson said. “I also look forward to being a part of the future of this program and advancing what I helped start years ago.”

During his career as an

assistant coach, Gibson has been known as a strong recruiter and was responsible for recruiting a large portion of each class since he started at WVU in 2001.

“Tony certainly has built a reputation as an outstanding recruiter and is nationally known for his ability,” Holgorsen said. “Being a native West Virginian and having already coached here at the University and successfully recruited western Pennsyl-

vania for many years, he brings a familiarity that will be an asset to our program.

“He worked with Keith (Patterson) at Pitt two years ago, so he already is wellversed with his defensive philosophy so that should help make for a smooth transition.”

Gibson began his career at Glenville State under Rodriguez in 1996, coaching the Pioneers’ defensive backs and the kickoff teams. The

next two seasons he coached at Cumberland (Tenn.) University as the special teams and recruiting coordinator.

He also served as West Virginia Tech’s defensive coordinator from 1999-2000 before heading to WVU. Gibson was part of two WVIAC championship teams when he played there from 1991-94 and is a Van, W.Va., native. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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