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St. Patrick’s crime stats announced By Carlee Lammers City editor
The West Virginia University Police Department and the Morgantown Police Department have released their official St. Patrick’s Day crime logs and statistics. According to a release, the Morgantown Police Department made 43 physical arrests from a total of 92 charges. According to the report,
the weekend showed 14 arrests made for the obstruction of a public officer, one arrest for assault on an officer, one arrest for battery of an officer, 12 arrests for disorderly conduct, 23 arrests made for public intoxication and nine DUI arrests. MPD reported issuing 240 citations over the course of the weekend. Citations issued included 18 citations for failure to maintain premise litter free, 63 citations
for open container/public consumption, 134 charges for underage possession/ consumption of alcohol, one citation for indecent exposure, nine nuisance party citations, seven citations for the use of fake identification, one citation for improper use of a roof and three citations for public intoxication. “Various City of Morgantown departments worked together responding to a myriad of situa-
tions that resulted from a number of nuisance parties and revelry activities that occurred throughout the city,” said MPD Captain K.P. Clark. “Following numerous warnings, a large number of individuals were arrested or issued citations for various criminal violations from both police and fire personnel.” According to UPD’s daily crime log, 73 citations were issued for either underage possession or consump-
tion of alcohol or public intoxication throughout the weekend. UPD arrests included four arrests for DUI and five arrests for liquor law violations. Various other UPD citations and arrests were made throughout the weekend. “We were very busy. We worked with Morgantown police and University officials, and I think we had a good plan put together. No one got hurt, which is key.
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Greek community comes together, participates in the Greek Games by Terri Parlett Copy Editor
Brothers and sisters of the West Virginia University Greek community aren’t just playing games. The Greek Games are a regular part of Greek Week, and they bring the sororities and fraternities together to battle it out, all the while benefitting a good cause. “Greek Week is a week of activities for the Greek community, and we usually revolve it around a nonprofit, and this year it was Relay for Life,” said Brittany Tramontano, vice president of programming and philanthropy in the Panhellenic Council. “This whole week was based around raising money for them and just getting the Greek community together to create more of a bond between all of us and for a little friendly competition.” Tramontano said the Panhellenic Council teams up with the Inter-Fraternal Council to organize Greek Week and the Greek Games. The event, which was originally scheduled to be held Wednesday, was held in the gym in Stansbury Hall as a result of weather concerns. “Greek Games is just a little, tiny Olympic games for the Greek community, and it’s usually during the middle of Kyle Monroe/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM the week out on the green, but since the weather has not been cooperating, it’s in Stansbury this year, but I still think A fraternity member eats pie during the Greek Games yesterday afternoon.
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Cricket club shines in national tournament By Jacob Bojesson correspondent
Cricket is one of the fastest growing games in collegiate sports, and the West Virginia University Cricket Club is keeping WVU among the nation’s finest. WVUCC competed in the American College Cricket Spring Break Championship for the first time in the team’s 20-year history last weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The team surprised many by knocking out the No. 1 team in the country, Texas A&M, early on in the tournament. “It was a pretty surprising defeat for them,” said team member Bharadwaj Sathiamoorthy. “We had three back-to-back wins, and all those were really comprehensive victories.” The tournament came to an abrupt end for the team during the quarterfinals, however, after a hotly con-
tested match against University of Maryland: Baltimore County, who went on to win the tournament. “It was a pretty close game. We thought we had the game, but some things went wrong, and we lost a close game,” Sathiamoorthy said. “I think we would have won the tournament if we would have beaten them, because those guys were very strong in every aspect of the game.” WVUCC left the tourna-
ment as one of the major surprises, and they were the first team in the history of the tournament to reach the quarterfinals in their first national championship tournament appearance. Sathiamoorthy said he believes the team has gained useful attention within the cricket community and the weekend proves there are better things to come. “There were a couple of
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Thirteen vie for seven City Council seats by ashley tennant
Fraternity and sorority members team up for a tug-of-war match during the Greek Games yesterday afternoon.
There were a lot of arrests, and a lot of those were to prevent things from getting out of hand and escalating,” said UPD chief Bob Roberts. Roberts said city and University officials worked collaboratively as they have in the past with events such as evening football games. Roberts said it is his hope students understand safety is UPD’s number one
During Monday evening’s City Council Candidate Forum, moderator Scott Rotruck introduced the audience with the 2013 city council candidates. Ron Bane, candidate for first-ward councilor, has been a council member for 12 years. “I’ve seen a lot of changes in council and worked with a lot of people, and for the next 2 years, I hope to see us make the Morgantown area a much better place for the business community,” he said. Bill Kawecki, a secondward resident, is a retired federal employee who has been living in Morgantown for 42 years. He believes Morgantown’s future looks bright. “Morgantown is a place I would like to see continue to grow,” Kawecki said. “Issues I would like to deal more with are the economic development to the area; I’d like to see our downtown be vital –not simply a late night refuge for students, but also a place where the commu-
nity is willing to come and enjoy and prosper.” Jim Manilla, who is the current Mayor of Morgantown, has served on city council for eight years and will run in the race for the second ward. He first started as deputy mayor in 2001. “We need to have a better relationship with West Virginia University; we work well with them now, but we need to be face to face, so we’re going to be meeting once a month here starting next month,” he said. Third-ward councilor Wes Nugent is currently the deputy mayor of city council and described his time in city council as very rewarding. “I really decided to run for office for the last election to make a positive impact on our community,” he said. Nugent focuses on issues dealing with neighborhood quality of life, property values, traffic, noise, business development and how the city can develop more businesses. Bill Graham, a resident of the fourth ward, worked for the City of Morgantown Fire
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Professor, director to talk energy in ‘Ideas’ lecture By Evelyn Merithrew Staff writer
The David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas speaker series is bringing in yet another unique speaker to share his knowledge with students. Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Metropolitan Theater, Scott Tinker, the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin, will be talking to students about the screening of his documentary, “Switch.” Tinker co-produced and narrated the award-winning documentary that discusses today’s unproductive energy and focuses on the practical realities of this energy. “Switch” also focuses on how society can change the way it uses energy and the many economic and environmental benefits of energy efficiency. “We’re partnering with the National Research Cen-
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ter for Coal and Energy at West Virginia University, so they were responsible for bringing (Tinker) in,” said Liz Dickinson, Office of University Events writer and editor. “Switch” was filmed in 11 different countries and took two years to film, with more than 500 hours of footage. The documentary includes 53 expert interviews, including interviews with 10 of the world’s leading energy experts in government and academia and nine CEOs of international energy companies. Tinker has presented more than 450 invited lectures about energy in the past 10 years. His research at the University of Texas revolves around global energy, resource assessment, technology administration, 3D reservoir modeling and multidisciplinary reservoir
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GOING DANCING The West Virginia University women’s basketball team has earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. SPORTS PAGE 9
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Continued from page 1 people that came up to us from the media asking us about the Texas A&M game,� he said. “A lot of people know us now, and given that it is a competitive league, we’re expecting more sponsors and more money to come in.�
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Continued from page 1 Department for 27 years where he held the rank of captain. “I believe in improved budget planning. The last time we had huge financial problems was in 1988, and I don’t want to see us go down that path again,� he said. “I also believe in safe and protected neighborhoods. That is a big entity in improvement of life, but safety and security for all folks - young and old – (is pivotal).� Jenny Selin currently represents Morgantown’s fourth ward and is serving as council’s representative on the Planning Commission. “We just completed our 10
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The team is now trying bounce back as they are getting ready for the new season. During the year they compete within the Pittsburgh Cricket Association, a league that has an average of 70-80 teams participate each season. WVUCC has been dominating the league during the past couple of seasons, and
they walked in to the opening match in April as defending champions. “We do pretty well in that league. We have mostly been the champions either in the regular season or the playoffs,� said team captain Veeru Talreja. “Last year, for 2012, we were the champions, and the year before that we were the runner-ups.� Cricket is a sport that has
been growing rapidly during the past decades. The sport is the second largest in the world behind soccer both in terms of players and fans. The sport hasn’t been able to establish itself in the U.S. but is slowly growing on the collegiate level. “Previously it was only five teams taking part in the national champion-
ship, but now it has come up to 28 teams,� Talreja said. “Now, every university has its own team, and we’re slowly coming up to a level where we can (have) many more teams in the national championships.� Talreja said he believes the sport will keep growing and compete with football, baseball and basketball in the near future.
“It does need a lot of work to come up to the level of football or basketball, but its slowly raising its head,� he said. “I’m sure that in the next five years, we should be doing really well, and it should be on par with basketball or football. The American College Cricket is working a lot towards it.�
year plan,� she said. “Part of the plan is to consider density and make sure that we maintain our overall quality of life in all neighborhoods.� Mark Furfari said he is running for the Morgantown city council because he wants to give back to the fifth ward, where he lives. “I want to try to make a difference, to make improvements and to try to make this a better community for our all of us to live,� Furfari said. “My 40-plus years of business experience I believe has prepared me to represent the citizens of Morgantown, and I will work hard, govern with fairness and be accessible to my neighbors and represent with integrity.� Marti Shamberger has represented Morgantown’s fifth
ward since 2009. She is an active city council member with the Woodburn Reuse Committee, Board of Parks and Recreation and the Metropolitan Theatre Commission. “I’ve been continuously involved in the community with the Woodburn neighborhood association for 25 years,� she said. “I’m running for my third time because of the quality-of-life issues; I believe we need to look for solutions for traffic issues, as well as more development in business districts.� Mike Fike is running for the sixth-ward council seat and has recently retired after 35 years in public education. He is a nationally certified counselor and the past president of the WV Counseling Association. Fike supports
increased public transportation, action for neighborhood issues and expansion of sidewalks. “Strong, reliable city leadership requires a devotion to honor the greatness of all citizens. Only then can we move our community foward,� Fike said. Jay Redmond is also running to represent the sixth ward. He is a lifelong resident of Morgantown and has experience as a former House of Delegates candidate, former member of Mylan Park Board of Directors, former president of the Southpoint Neighborhood Association and former Big Brothers/Big Sisters mentor. “I love Morgantown. It has given me so much. I think of Morgantown as the little city
that could – and we have. We have many accomplishments to be proud of,� he said. “However, prosperity and success have left us with some challenging problems that I think need creative solutions, and that’s what I think I can bring to city council.� Nancy Ganz, who is running to represent the seventh ward, is the president of the Suncrest Neighborhood Association. “I’m very proud of WVU and our community. I first got involved with the community when my family and I moved here in 1989,� she said. “I became active in renovating and preserving the Suncrest neighborhood and continue to do so.� Ganz said she believes stakeholders working to-
gether can make for a prosperous, united, and secure community. Councilor Linda Herbst is running for the seventh ward and is a retired employee with 34 years experience as a mine health and safety training specialist. She has helped companies develop health, safety and training programs. “I hope to continue working on making Morgantown one of the best small cities in the US by trying to get neighborhoods more involved with business, development and success,� Herbst said. City Council elections will be held April 30. For more information about city council, visit www.morgantownwv. gov.
Roberts said. “From my perspective, I’d like the students to see that we (are) really interested in their safety and well-being while they’re students here.� Roberts said a large number of arrests made and citations issued were to non-students, something he attributes to the large influx of visitors who traveled
to campus this weekend. “A number of people we interacted with actually weren’t students. Some were from out of state who came here I guess to see what was going to happen or what was going on or to party. That comes with a large university,� he said.
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characterization. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in from Trinity University, a master’s degree in geological sciences from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in geological sciences from the University of Colorado. The event is free and open to the public. The Festival of Ideas, started in 1995 by former West Virginia University President Hardesty, brings speakers from all over the world to campus. “Hardesty was the student body president here in the 1960s, and they had the fes- Sorority members cheer on their fellow sisters Monday during the Greek Games. tival then. When he became the president of the University, he revived it. We’ve had to make it a little easier on the contestants,� Tramonit ever since,� Dickinson said. Continued from page 1 For more information on tano said. the Festival of Ideas, visit Natalie Banhart, a sister www.festivalofideas.wvu. it did really well,� Tramon- of Sigma Kappa, said she edu. tano said. enjoys participating in the The games consisted of games, as well as watching danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu four events: a relay race, them. “I did it last fall. I had which included dizzy bat, a to do the crab walk in the rethree-legged race, a wheel- lay,� she said. barrow race and a cartwheel Barnhart said the STADIUM 12 race; tug of war; a hula-hoop games, while fun, are also University Town Centre (Behind Target) contest and a modified piechallenging. .PSHBOUPXO t '"/%"/0(0 eating contest. “It was so terrifying. TerriMATINEE PRICE EVERYDAY BEFORE 6PM STUDENT ADMISSION WITH VALID I.D. “The tradition is to do a fyingly hard, first of all, and pie-eating contest, but in then you think you can do reBurt Wonderstone Jack the Giant the past, we had issues with ally well, but you just don’t,� Slayer [PG13] [PG13] 12:20-3:20-6:55-9:55 12:15-3:15-6:45-9:45 people getting sick. So this she said of competing in the The Call [R] Oz the Great and year, we switched to pud- games. “But it’s still fun.� 12:45-3:45-7:10-10:10 Powerful 2D/3D [PG] Snitch [PG13] ding with whipped cream This year, however, Barn12:30-3:30-7:00-10:00
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Savings account seizure plan draws fury in Cyprus
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Protesters hold up their hands as they protest outside the parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday. NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A plan to seize up to 10 percent of savings accounts in Cyprus to help pay for a €15.8 billion financial bailout was met with fury Monday, and the government shut down banks until later this week while lawmakers wrangled over how to keep the island nation from bankruptcy. Though the euro and stock prices of European banks fell, global financial markets largely remained calm, and there was little sense that bank account holders elsewhere across the continent faced similar risk. Political leaders in Cyprus scrambled to devise a new plan that would not be so burdensome for people with less than €100,000 in the bank. The authorities delayed a parliamentary vote on the seizure of €5.8 billion and ordered banks to remain shut until Thursday while they try to modify the deal, which must be approved by other eurozone governments. Once a deal is in place, they will be ready to lend Cyprus €10 billion ($13 billion) in rescue loans. A rejection of the package could see the country go bankrupt and possibly drop out of the euro currency – an
outcome that would be even more damaging to financial markets’ confidence. Even while playing down the chance of fresh market turmoil, experts warned that the surprise move broke an important taboo against making depositors pay for Europe’s bailouts. As a result, it may have longerterm consequences for confidence in Europe’s banking system – and its ability to end its financial crisis. “It’s a precedent for all European countries. Their money in every bank is not safe,” said lawyer Simos Angelides at an angry protest outside parliament in Cyprus’ capital, Nicosia, where people chanted, “Thieves, thieves!” Eurozone finance ministers held a telephone conference Monday night, and concluded that small depositors should not be hit as hard as others. They said the Cypriot authorities will stagger the deposit seizures more, but they remained firm in demanding that the overall sum of money raised by the seizures remain the same. In the short term, there was little sign of a new explosion in the European financial crisis. Stock markets dropped in early hours but stabilized by the close. The
Dow Jones industrial average fell 62.05 points, or 0.4 percent, to 14,452.06 Monday. The euro fell 0.6 percent – a bad day, but hardly a token of impending doom. Government bond prices for Italy and Spain were roughly unchanged, suggesting that investors do not expect the market trouble to spread beyond Cyprus for now. In part, that may be due to the fact that Cyprus’ case is by many measures an exception. The decision to hit deposits up to €100,000 ($129,290) – the deposit insurance limit in Cyprus – with a 6.75 percent tax and those above that with a 9.9 percent tax was dictated partly by the unusual qualities of the country’s financial system. Cyprus, with only 0.2 percent of the eurozone economy, has a bloated banking system seven times the size of the island’s economy. Losses on Greek government bonds had crippled Cypriot banks and required government money to bail them out. Meanwhile, a large proportion of deposits – 37 percent – come from people outside Cyprus and the European Union, much of it from Russia. European leaders wanted to limit the size of the rescue loans – which are backed by
European taxpayers – to €10 billion. Leaders were also reluctant to bail out Russian depositors whose funds may be the result of tax evasion, crime or money laundering. Dario Perkins, an analyst at Lombard Street Research, noted that “the German government couldn’t be seen bailing out Russian mafiosi just before an election.” He said the bailout also showed that European leaders were willing to decisively confront Cyprus’ problem – rather than postponing the day of reckoning with a partial solution. “On one level, you could argue this deal is good news,” he wrote in a note to investors. Officials say by tapping the depositors, they are reducing the total amount of debt taken on by the government, keeping it to a high but manageable 100 percent of GDP by 2020. That will mean less-painful austerity cutbacks than those that were imposed on Greece as a condition of its loans. Partly as a result, Greece is in the sixth year of recession. Markets have been more resistant to new shocks since the European Central Bank’s offer to purchase the bonds of indebted countries, lowering their borrow-
ing costs. No bonds have been bought, but the offer’s mere existence has calmed markets and left the eurozone far more resilient than it was a year ago. Last month’s indecisive election in heavily indebted Italy, for instance, ruffled the market for only a day or two. Such fears were shortly dismissed by ECB President Mario Draghi as only “the angst of the week.” European authorities, meanwhile, have ways to defuse bank runs, should they occur. If depositors start withdrawing money, the ECB and national central banks can replace the funds with cheap credit through their emergency lending programs – so long as the banks have securities to put up as collateral. But down the road, the Cyprus precedent, even if quickly reversed, could come back to haunt eurozone policy makers by making depositors less sure about the safety of their money in case of trouble. It could also complicate creation of an EU-wide system of bank deposit insurance, part of long-term efforts to create a more robust financial system and prevent future crises. Technically, the national deposit insurance scheme
remains intact. The money is being taken as a one-time tax – little comfort to those who thought their money was safe. If another eurozone country runs into a banking crisis, a run on the banks there will be more likely. “The damage is done,” said Louise Cooper, who heads financial research firm CooperCity in London. “Europeans now know that their savings could be used to bail out banks.” The deal adds uncertainty for depositors and investors because it underlines to ordinary people that there is no EU-wide deposit guarantee. Insuring deposits is a national responsibility – and can only be done when the government has the money. “Basically, Cyprus has not honored, at least as of Saturday morning, an obligation that is enshrined in EU legislation,” said Nicholas Veron, a visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington. “It clearly has consequences because I think there is a very clear message to depositors in Europe. “It will not affect their behavior immediately, but it might affect their behavior in a future crisis,” he said.
Politicians strike deal over UK press regulation LONDON (AP) — British politicians struck a last-minute deal on press regulation Monday, unveiling new rules that aim to curb the worst abuses of the country’s scandal-ridden media. The deal agreed upon by all three major parties came on the same day as a lawyer announced in court there could potentially be hundreds more hacking victims of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Victims’ groups had lobbied for an independent watchdog whose powers are rooted in legislation, while media groups had opposed any potential press law, saying it threatens press freedom. After months of political wrangling, the new deal is a complicated compromise. Politicians touted it as a victory, but critics are skeptical – and many uncertainties still remain about whether Britain’s newspapers are willing to cooperate with it. The proposals were the result of heated debate in Britain over how to implement the recommendations of Lord Justice Brian Leveson, who was charged with cleaning up a newspaper industry plunged into crisis by revelations of widespread illegality. Prime Minister David Cameron said the proposals would ensure better media practices, while steering clear of setting down a press law that could restrict the
country’s fiercely independent press. “We stand here today with a cross-party agreement for a new system for press regulation,” Cameron told lawmakers. “It supports our great traditions of investigative journalism and free speech. It protects the rights of the vulnerable and the innocent.” Explaining why he rejected a new press law, Cameron said: “I believe it would be wrong to run even the slightest risk of infringing free speech or a free press in this way.” The regulator being proposed by politicians would be independent of the media and would have the power to force newspapers to print prominent apologies and pay fines of up to 1 million pounds ($1.5 million) if they violated the body’s rules. Submitting to the regulatory regime would be optional, but media groups staying outside the watchdog’s purview could risk being slapped with extra damages if their stories fall afoul of Britain’s court system. Rather than be established through a new press law – which advocates of Britain’s media have described as unacceptable – the regulatory body would be created through a Royal Charter, a kind of executive order whose history stretches back to medieval times. A law would be
passed to prevent ministers from tweaking the charter after the fact. It was not immediately clear how many newspapers would cooperate with the proposals. A joint statement issued by several of Britain’s largest newspapers said they were still digesting the news, but noted that early drafts of the charter contained “deeply contentious issues.” Victims’ group Hacked Off said it believed the deal would go a long way toward protecting the public from fresh media abuses, but many journalists and free speech advocates were still uneasy. Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development were among those expressing concerns about media freedom, warning that the phone hacking scandal should not be used as an excuse to rein in all print media. The London-based Index on Censorship called the developments a “sad day for press freedom in the U.K.” The Sun, Britain’s topselling newspaper, carried
a front page photograph of Winston Churchill next to a 1949 quote in which the British leader described a free press as “the unsleeping guardian of every other right that free men prize.” The Sun, however, is one of several newspapers that have been caught up in the hacking scandal. The previous watchdog, the widely discredited Press Complaints Commission, ap barely bothered to investigate allegations of phone British author J.K. Rowling as she poses for the photographers during photo call hacking before the scandal to unveil her new book, entitled: ‘The Casual Vacancy’, at the Southbank Centre broke. Its chairwoman, Peta in London. Buscombe, was sued for libel after she challenged the account given by a lawyer for phone hacking victims. The group’s former ethics adviser, Tina Weaver, was arrested last week on suspicion of conspiring to hack phones. The new regulator is intended to fix some of the Press Complaints Commission’s weaknesses. Newspaper editors would lose their veto over appoint1 ments to the watchdog, and M o nth outside groups could make Unlimited complaints.
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House Rules Committee Chairman Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, center, speaks with House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, as Ryan arrives to testify on his party’s budget proposal, at the Capitol, Monday. It’s been more than two weeks since across-the -board budget cuts, which have now been ominously dubbed “the sequester,” took effect. Despite the fact both parties supposedly oppose these reckless, indiscriminate cuts, Congress has not made any progress toward an agreement that would stop the cuts. While our historically
ineffectual Congress continues its endless cycle of bickering and kicking the can down the road, the harmful impact of the sequester on our continuously sputtering economy has begun to be felt. The negative effects of these cuts literally reach every facet of government, harming everything from educational programs and national parks to the mili-
tary and scientific research. Additionally, thousands of financially disadvantaged families will suffer from cuts to nutritional programs aimed at helping children from poor families. It is also projected 70,000 children from lowincome families will no longer be able to participate in Head Start programs across the country. On the research front,
the cuts mean two of the largest scientific institutions in the country – the National Institute of Health and the National Science Foundation – will endure substantial cuts. Our government’s investment in research has paid dividends and saved millions of lives as it resulted in monumental advancements in medicine and other scientific
disciplines. Is this hefty price worth paying just because our inept leaders refuse to agree on anything? Both sides must make the necessary compromises to reach a solution to this problem. The country simply cannot afford these blind cuts while the economy is still recovering. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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Hateful graffiti, including the phrase “white power,” and a swastika were scribbled on the sidewalk in front of the home of Louis Orr, the head basketball coach at Bowling Green State University. Outside the Rockingham County School Administration Building in Eden, North Carolina, a banner proclaiming, “The REAL KKK does not play” was hung anonymously in support of erecting a monument to Confederate soldiers. At a junior high school in Tomball, Texas, white students invited a black student to a “KKK themed birthday party” being held in his honor. No, these appalling events did not happen in the 1950s. They all occurred within the last two years and are just a few among many countless episodes of crime infused with racial hate still happening in America. Isolated incidents of hateful action aren’t the only marker that racism persists in our country. Each year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation releases its data on hate crime statistics. In 2011, the FBI reported 6,222 hate crime incidents – 46.9 percent of which were racially motivated. According to the report a year earlier, hate crimes targeting blacks comprise a staggering 70 percent of race-related hate crime cases. Yet – despite these statistics, incidents and the persistence of racial slurs thrown around on cable news stations and radio shows – John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, has made it some sort of a pet project of his to reverse seminal legislation that was enacted to curb discrimination and provide for equal rights among people of different races. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 stipulates that a state or political subdivision
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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, left, stands with his family, wife Jane, daughter Josie, right, and son Jack, in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. can no longer deny or get in the way of the right of a citizen to vote on account of their race or the color of their skin. The act was extended for another 25 years in 2006, but Shelby County in Alabama is challenging the ruling, bringing the issue up again for argument in the Supreme Court. Section 5 of the act provides that areas with a history of racial discrimination get approval from the government before making changes to the way voting happens in their region (like requiring a government-issued ID to vote and changing early voting rules). Shelby County and others believe this is an overreach of the federal government.
Chief Justice Roberts agrees. In oral arguments, he basically told the SCOTUS that, because Mississippi (which falls under Section 5) has a high black voter turnout, and Massachusetts (which doesn’t fall under Section 5) has a low black voter turnout, Section 5 is outdated and unnecessary. There are problems with the scope of the poll numbers Roberts used as evidence, but it’s not the accuracy of the data that matters. Chief Justice John Roberts believes the South is changing, and the racial climate of America has progressed to the point that measures put in place to protect racial equality
in the voting booth are unnecessary. John Roberts is dead wrong, and his thinking could have dangerous effects on the progress America is trying to make and has made to ensure racial equality in our country. America has come a long way since Jim Crow laws and segregation. When Roberts states that “things have changed in the South,” regarding the racial landscape, he’s right. The question he should really be asking, though, is “Has the South changed enough?” Cherry-picking voting statistics are not an appropriate or competent method of determining
whether or not the systems put in place to curtail racial iniquities have succeeded “enough.” Not when it comes to an issue that has plagued and continues to afflict America like race. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream was to make it to the mountaintop. He hoped equality would be obtained and freedom would ring true across the entire country. King didn’t want to pull over and take a civil rights break at a rest stop on the way to the peak, and we shouldn’t let that happen because a particular Chief Justice thinks the South has changed as much as it needs to. Some progress isn’t enough.
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I’m sure Louis Orr doesn’t think so. Nor does Justin, the middle schooler who got invited to a KKK themed birthday party. It’s easy to get swayed by data, and obviously, as a judge John Roberts has a duty to examine the facts, confer with the law, and impart justice. Even in the Age of Nate Silver, stats and polls shouldn’t inform the whole decision, and data shouldn’t be the sole indicator Roberts rests his opinion upon when he makes claims like, “the South has changed.” America should continue to promote and protect measures put in place for equality, not remove them for the sake of convenience.
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DAILY HOROSCOPES BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you often swing from being a recluse to a wildly creative person. You spend a lot of time thinking about who you are and what you want. Evaluate your experiences. If you are single, you will express an unusual interest in romance this year. Others will respond in kind, and you will have many potential suitors to choose from. If you are attached, the two of you will enter a new phase in your relationship. Your bond will strengthen as a result. CANCER makes your imagination soar. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH You’ll go from being efficient to reflective in no time. Those around you might wonder what’s going on. Your intentions will come through as you seek a resolution. The responsibility to take the lead will land on you. Listen to feedback. Tonight: Speak your mind. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH You keep going back to the same point as before. Understand your limitations, and go forward with an idea. Your mind is heading in a new direction. Ask someone to pitch in, if need be. Hopefully, he or she will fill in where you are not strong. Tonight: Hang out with friends. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH Do what is most important in the morning. You will find a solution easily if you relax. What seems like an inspiring idea might be far from it. In fact, take your time checking it out. If there is a suspicious element, pull back. Tonight: Treat yourself to a new item for your wardrobe.
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Draw in more of what you want. Listen to feedback from someone close to you. You know what works, but weigh your options first. Your ability to read between the lines will help you decide who you can work with. Make your choice soon. Tonight: Be spontaneous.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH You might find that others don’t understand where you are coming from, and they are too busy to listen. Stay patient. Discussions will become more possible later in the day. Be aware that a relationship could be changing right in front of your eyes. Tonight: Go with the moment.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Get as much done as possible in the morning. By midafternoon, you might want to handle a personal matter in a craftier manner. Being nonresponsive might be OK for a while. Listen to a partner about finances, as this person has many different ideas. Tonight: Say “yes” to living.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Use the morning to complete tasks, as the afternoon will take on a social tone. Schedule meetings for later today. You could be very busy and exhausted by your impending social life. Schedule some personal time between appointments. Tonight: Choose what and when.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Tension might be high in the morning, but once you see the possibility of success, you’ll be able to relax. A partner will share some special moments with you. Understand how to handle a particular person or idea. Your creativity is enormously high. Tonight: Go for something fun. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH The more you detach, the more you understand. Your role in a personal dilemma needs to be assessed, as you are partially responsible for the outcome. Your imagination helps sort through ideas. Listen to what is being shared. Tonight: In the limelight. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Share more of your ideas with someone you care a lot about. Together, you’ll make a great team. Understand what is happening behind the scenes as well. You need to get more feedback. Add more inspiration to a special relationship. Tonight: On top of your game.
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CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Al who created Fearless Fosdick 5 Sign between Virgo and Scorpio 10 Sailboat’s team 14 Trac II successor 15 See eye to eye 16 “Divine Secrets of the __ Sisterhood” 17 Play some b-ball 19 Well, in Paris 20 Brain scan letters 21 What a red “X” may mean 22 Charged atoms 23 Tavern game 25 Tinted feature of some cars 28 Motley 31 __ of speech 32 “OMG, stop with the details already!” 33 Support column 36 Hamilton’s bill 37 Infallible, as a scheme 40 Nervous mannerism 43 Pluto, for a time 44 Curvy letter 47 The Negev’s nation 49 Put under 51 “The Hustler” setting 54 Spinning dizzily 56 __ Linda, California 57 “Like, obviously!” 60 Nutritional no. 61 Smallish iPod 62 Cereal with a spokestoucan 64 Pac-12 team since 2011 65 Boxer Mike 66 Run amok 67 With 5-Down, Cowardly Lion player 68 Big name in farm equipment 69 649,739 to 1 against being dealt a royal flush, e.g. DOWN 1 Looked for security cameras, say 2 In the most basic way 3 Usher’s handout 4 Kung __ chicken 5 See 67-Across 6 “What hump?” lab assistant 7 Ump’s plate cleaner 8 Copy, briefly
9 ‘50s Dem. presidential candidate 10 Bionic Woman, for one 11 Reason for a tarp-covered field 12 Condemned building, maybe 13 Pasty-faced 18 Skills evaluation 22 __ Montoya: “The Princess Bride” role 24 “About time the week ended!” 26 Deserving attention 27 Wetland 29 Hunky Greek god 30 __ monster: lizard 34 Hosp. staffer 35 Ticks off 38 “Carmen,” for one 39 Phobia 40 Insider’s hint 41 Cut off from others 42 Michael BublŽ, e.g. 45 Drug banned by most pro sports 46 Bean container 48 Nearly
50 Writer Roald 52 How pastrami may be served 53 Caribou cousin 55 Has a long shelf life 58 Way in 59 __ Reader: eclectic magazine 61 Much-used pencil 62 Bouquet dely. facilitator 63 Gold, in Granada
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COMICS Get Fuzzy
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AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH You have a chance to do something very different, and you probably can’t resist saying “yes” to this offer. You often dream of situations like this, so why not act on it? Take the time in the next few days to consider your options. Tonight: Do something special just for you. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Domestic matters take priority right now. You might want to straighten out a problem. Stay open to new possibilities. Your creativity abilities come forward when speaking to a child. A new friend also could evoke a similar response. Tonight: Home is where the heart is.
BORN TODAY Actress Glenn Close (1947), missionary explorer David Livingstone (1813), actor Bruce Willis (1955)
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Tuesday March 19, 2013
Mountain Stage delivers at Creative Arts Center
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Vintage Trouble electrifies the audience at Mountain Stage with its energetic and inspired performance.
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Mountain Stage with Larry Groce recorded live at the Lyell B. Clay Theater in West Virginia University’s Creative Arts Center Sunday. This famous national music radio show is produced by WV Public Broadcasting in Charleston, W.Va., and is distributed through National Public Radio. The lineup included Robben Ford, Vintage Trouble, Steve Forbert, Milo Greene
and Mieka Pauley. Robben Ford is a renowned jazz and blues guitarist and songwriter who earned his great reputation in the ’70s and ’80s as a sideman for Miles Davis and Joni Mitchell. He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. At his Mountain Stage performance, he played many songs from his new album, “Bringing it Back Home,” besides some other old favorites. Ford impressed the crowd with his intricate yet subdued blues guitar licks and lyrics. The upbeat and contem-
porary blues rock band Vintage Trouble is a bit inexperienced, but they are quickly making an impact by updating retro-style rhythm and blues. They formed in 2010 in Los Angeles and released their debut album, “The Bomb Shelter Sessions,” in 2011, which made “Top 25 Guitar Albums of the Year” in Total Guitar Magazine. Vintage Trouble also won the “Best New Band” 2011 Classic Rock Award, and lead singer Ty Taylor made “5 Best Voices in Music” in Paste Magazine. The audience bounced to their catchy and ener-
getic instrumentation and talented singing Sunday evening. Mississippi’s rustic folk singer-songwriter Steve Forbert astounded the crowd with his mixture of nostalgic folk and contemporary pop. His new album, “Over With You,” takes folk-pop in another direction by utilizing expressive acoustic guitar by Ben Harper, soothing cello courtesy of Ben Sollee and highly varying rhythms. The new cinematic pop quintet from Los Angeles Milo Greene engulfed the audience in emotional soundscapes.
The harmonies of all the vocalists entranced everyone, lifting them into a musical journey. Milo Greene released their self-titled album in 2012 and have since received praise from NPR, being listed in “Music We Missed in 2011” and Esquire Magazine’s list of “2012’s Artists to Watch.” Boston’s Mieka Pauley is an extremely laid-back and soulful singer-songwriter. The audience basked in her pacifying vocal style and acoustic guitar melodies. Her new album, “The Science of Making Choices,” was released in 2012, and
on it Pauley created a record of differentiating melancholy and spunky moods. Mountain Stage is always an eye-opening experience to discover new folk, blues and country music. The program continues to put West Virginia on the map, and WVU is fortunate to house six shows a year at the Lyell B. Clay Theatre. Check out upcoming shows and listen to archived shows at www. mountainstage.org. If you haven’t been present yet, I urge you to experience it live at least once. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
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‘Dance Now!’ showcases student, faculty talent by lacey palmer associate a&E editor
The West Virginia University dance program’s annual “Dance Now!” performance took place Thursday through Saturday at the Creative Arts Center, showcasing the University’s finest dancers and their creative work. The performance, which boasted 11 pieces from students, faculty, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Morgantown Dance and the WVU HipHop Club, presented the talent within the dance program, which recently saw the creation of a dance major at the University. According to Yoav Kaddar, assistant professor of dance and director of the WVU dance program, this is the first dance major for the University – as well as the state – and is sure to draw interested students to WVU. “Springtime, which is just around the corner, brings with it a lot of new happenings and a feeling of rebirth, and such is the case here in the School of Theater and Dance,” Kaddar said during Friday evening’s performance. “We’re very pleased and excited to announce WVU and West Virginia now has a dance major. It’s been in the works for a very, very long time.” The excitement surrounding this announcement made for an exciting celebration of dance, as the students and faculty members gave their all in a variety of dance styles. The variety and newness of the genres incorporated into this year’s show made
it incredibly special, according to many of the dancers involved. “We’ve incorporated more guest performances this year to show our community different types of dance,” said Olivia Kinney, dancer and junior pharmacy student. “Additionally, our Jump Rhythm masterwork piece is unique to the program because the style has not been performed locally until now. “With the dance major coming to WVU this fall, we are happy to have the program continue to grow and present new dance styles each year.” This year, the masterwork piece was showcased in choreographer Billy Siegenfeld’s “You Do Not Have To Be Good” in the style of his newly founded technique, Jump Rhythm, which incorporates scat-singing and focuses on the rhythm of the dance. Kinney, who performed on the masterwork piece along with six other girls, said the style was incredibly unique and difficult to pick up at first but fun and enriching to learn and perform. “Performing is the best feeling in the world,” Kinney said. “I love working with people who love dance as much as I do. The performers are some of my best friends, and the faculty are huge inspirations to us, so I am thankful to be able to dance at WVU and be surrounded by so much talent.” Sophomore dancer Emily Corrigan said she agreed with Kinney, saying the range of style helped make
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Students perform during the annual ‘Dance Now!’ production at West Virginia University. this year’s performance unique. “This is my second year dancing in ‘Dance Now!,’ and last year was a great show, but I really think this year’s topped it,” Corrigan said. “We had some really strong pieces and a range of styles, so it really made this year’s stand out.” Corrigan also noted new faculty member General Hambrick’s creative feedback for the performance. “He gave us additional feedback throughout the process, which added an additional perspective,” Corrigan said. Out of the four pieces
Corrigan performed, she noted one in particular as her favorite to perform this year – Stephanie Lorenze’s “Let’s Live It Up,” which featured a group of tappers with a 1940s setting. “I hadn’t tapped since I was 8 years old, so it was challenging yet exciting to do a tap piece again,” Corrigan said. “It was just a really fun and energetic piece.” Corrigan believes all of the performances went well and that this year’s “Dance Now!” was an overall success. “It’s so great getting to see the pieces progress from start to finish,” Corrigan said.
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Kinney said she agreed that the show could not have gone any better. “It’s been such a smooth run, thanks to everyone working together to put on our best show possible,” Kinney said. Audience members Samantha Scalise and Alyssa Yankosky said they were upset to see the show end. “This is definitely one of the best ‘Dance Now!’ shows I’ve seen,” Scalise said. “There’s a couple girls from the middle school and high school that I used to coach that were performing, so I wanted to support them. “There was a lot more
originality and diversity.” Through performances such as “Kalimondo” and “Nervosa,” “Dance Now!” showcased the students’ ability to learn diverse pieces, and it showed off their ability to perfect them. “It’s always exciting to see all the different styles, the different dances and see it all come together,” said WVU alumni Joel Rhodes, who also participated in the “Dance Now!” program in a duet with Kaddar. To learn more about the WVU dance program, visit theatre.wvu.edu. lacey.palmer@mail.wvu.edu
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Kodo drops beats, jaws at WVU CAC
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Kodo synchronizes a technical drum beat across several massive drums onstage at the WVU Creative Arts Center Monday evening.
A member of Kodo poses before playing an emphatic beat.
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In a striking display of discipline, musicianship and athleticism, Kodo’s “One Earth Tour” captivated the audience at West Virginia University’s Cre-
ative Arts Center. The two-part performance consisted of seven separate pieces in all. These ranged from traditional pieces to compositions as recent as 2012 and encased a massive range of styles. The first piece, “Kaden,”
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gets its name from the musical term, cadenza, in which a soloist performs freely among other sounds. In it, the drummers exchanged positions, changing soloist constantly but seamlessly transitioning from one drummer to
Kodo performs a dueling routine during their performance. another. The second, “Monochrome,” was perhaps the most musically interesting. Through constant beats, players would maneuver their way around complicated rhythmic patterns and meter changes, grace-
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fully navigating even the fastest and most complex rhythms. Perhaps most striking was the range of dynamics. Occasionally, there might be a pulse so quiet it barely made its way through the hall, which would slowly expand into a wall-shaking, heart-pounding tour de force that left the audience in a state of awe when it suddenly ended. In the second act, the ODaiko drum was brought out. This is an enormous drum – four feet across – and it was housed on a large cart. At any time, two performers might simultaneously play the drum, adding to the depth of the rhythms. Layers upon layers of drums were combined to create patterns that ranged from the most strictly measured and analytical to very danceable and almost jazzy pulses at times. The occasional addition of cymbals, gongs or bamboo flutes also developed the concert, and when the group performed arrangements of traditional Japanese pieces, it was amazing to see the simple melodies become huge, intricate pieces through just the drums. The finale, an arrangement of a traditional Japanese tune that included flutes as well as several
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Put on your dancing shoes, Mountaineers The “Physical for Forty” road tour looked to be in jeopardy of not fulfilling the late-March portion of its schedule, but don’t fret, Mountaineer fans. West Virginia is dancing again. Head coach Mike Carey has now reached the big bracket in six of the past seven seasons, and this is the Mountaineers’ fourthconsecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. It wasn’t an easy process, but West Virginia was able to sneak into the tournament as an 11-seed in the Newark region, where it will face sixth-seeded Delaware, a 30-win team that will be playing on its home court. Tough draw, for sure. A win could potentially lead to a second-round matchup with third-seeded North Carolina, and a Sweet Sixteen appearance might pit the Mountaineers against secondseeded Kentucky. A run to the Elite Eight could match West Virginia against the region’s top-seed and a familiar foe in Connecticut. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves in projecting the team’s success in the tournament just yet. First, let’s appreciate how special this moment is. Save a national championship winning season from the WVU rifle team, it has been a rough year for Mountaineer sports across the board. Chalk it up to realignment, travel problems, new opponents, poor coaching – whatever – but ultimately everyone can agree that in the aggregate, expectations were not met in Morgantown. With a forgettable season by the men’s basketball team sucking up most of the attention, the women’s hoops squad quietly put together a solid season and now will have the opportunity to wreck some havoc in the NCAA Tournament. How did they do it? You can’t say enough about Carey, who is hands down one of the most talented, successful coaches on campus. Not only has Carey found success, he has proved it to be sustainable through his recruiting prowess and ability to overcome unexpected adversity. As if a conference switch wasn’t enough, Carey lost his team’s best player, junior center Asya Bussie, on the first day of practice, but still was able notch a .500 record in conference play, win a number of memorable games against ranked opponents on the road and earn a fourth-straight NCAA Tournament bid. And this team is young; with redshirt senior Ayana Dunning serving as the team’s only departing member, regardless of what happens this year, you can bet the Mountaineers will be back even stronger next season. But let’s enjoy the here and now – starting with a tremendous first-round matchup with the Fighting Blue Hens. Delaware, the Colonial Athletic Association’s regular season and conference tournament champions, hasn’t lost a game since Dec. 20 and features one of the nation’s premier players in 6-foot-5 forward Elena Delle Donne. One of the best parts about the NCAA Tournament is getting exposure to teams you otherwise wouldn’t see, and this is certainly the case regarding the Mountaineers’ matchup with Delaware. Last season, West Virginia met then-future Big 12 Conference member Texas in the first round, which provided an interesting storyline and precursor to this sea-
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Mountaineers earn No. 11 seed, will face No. 6 Delaware in first round By amit batra sports writer
The West Virginia women’s basketball learned its postseason fate last night during ‘Selection Monday.’ WVU (17-13, 9-9) waited patiently to see if its resume was strong enough for another NCAA Tournament appearance or if the WNIT was the ultimate destination for the Mountaineers. West Virginia learned it would indeed go dancing this season. The Mountaineers received an at-large bid as an 11seed and are scheduled to face the six-seeded Delaware Blue Hens in Newark, Del., Sunday at 12:15 p.m. “It is good we got in,” said WVU head coach Mike Carey. “To me that says the strength of the league, our reputation and some of the wins we had on the road; we’re happy to be in. We got a really good draw.
We have to play on Delaware’s home floor, and that’s a good draw for us because it’s close, so hopefully we can get some fans there.” Carey went on to say that the Mountaineers have worked on a lot of fundamentals since their one-point loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference Tournament. While Carey has held limited practice, he has his team focused on execution and working in the half-court set. Carey and the squad were happy to see the team get into the big dance once again, despite some worries. “They’re really excited,” he said. “They were down in the team theater watching it. They are all excited and pumped up. This was a long year. We had three girls go down with ACLs and playing in a new league and that type of stuff, so I’m very proud of them for us to make it to the NCAAs this year.” Delaware finished the year 30-3, but it was unable to de-
feat a ranked team all season. The Blue Hens (30-3, 18-0 CAA) went undefeated in conference play, as they were able to win the Colonial Athletic Association Championship this season. The Blue Hens will be lead by Elena Delle Donne, who leads the team with 25.3 points per game – the second highest scoring average in the country. Her 63 blocks are most on the squad, and her 8.5 rebounds per game are tied for the best for Delaware. Delle Donne shoots more than 48 percent from the field and 49.0 percent from long range. West Virginia could have a potential second-round matchup with the 3rd-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels. UNC finished 28-6 and 14-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference play this season. ESPN writer/bracketologist
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Outfielder Bobby Boyd and the West Virginia baseball team will face Marshall Tuesday.
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The West Virginia baseball team looks to end its two-game losing streak today in Charleston, W.Va., against the Thundering Herd from Marshall. The first pitch is slated for 6 p.m. Marshall, which lost three of four versus Central Michigan during the weekend, come into today’s game with an 8-10 record. The Mountaineers opened Big 12 Conference play this past weekend, losing two of their three games against Kansas State. The West Virginia offense exploded Friday, scoring 13 runs, but tallied only nine runs in their two losses combined. Friday’s victory lasted seven innings because of the mercy rule. “We made a few bad plays defensively,” said WVU head coach Randy Mazey following the team’s 3-4 loss Saturday. “We (of-
ten) shifted momentum right back to their dugout.” Despite their late rally, the Mountaineers lost the second game of Friday’s doubleheader 6-5. Ryan McBroom and Jacob Rice each had a home run, and Brady Wilson had four singles. Matt Frazer had another home run during the weekend, which gives him four on the season. Saturday, the Wildcats rallied to victory, scoring the last four runs of the game. WVU pitcher John Means, who had a 0.45 ERA prior to the game, allowed four runs on eight hits in his first loss of the season. The Mountaineers combined for 36 hits during the three-game series. The team’s .350 team batting average leads the conference, and Jacob Rice and Bobby Boyd have
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WVU wraps up season at NCAA Zone Diving championships by connor murray sports writer
The West Virginia University Diving team wrapped up the NCAA Zone A competition Saturday at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center in Blacksburg, Va. Comprised of all of the Division 1 diving teams in the Northeast region, the Zone A competition showcased some of the best diving talent in the nation, with each diver vying for a spot in the NCAA finals. Of the six Mountaineers who competed in the meet, junior Liam McLaughlin was the lone qualifier for finals. His three-meter dive netted a score of 290.20, ensuring the Medina, Ohio native a spot in the finals for that event. On his first day of competition, McLaughlin com-
peted in the one-meter dive. His dive posted a score of 258.45 and gave the junior a 22nd-place finish for the event. Although McLaughlin was the lone qualifier for the Mountaineers, several other divers had solid performances in their last meet of the year. Wrapping up what has been a strong sophomore season, Hailey VandePoel opened the meet with a top eight finish on the three meter dive. Posting a score of 293.10, VandePoel finished in seventh place for the event. During the final day of competition, VandePoel fell short of qualifying for NCAA finals. Her score of 225.40 for the one-meter dive was only good for a 19th -place finish, bringing her breakout sophomore season to a close.
Junior Richard Pokorny kicked off his meet Friday with the one meter dive. His dive was good enough to post a score of 260.20 and a 20th-place finish. The last day of the competition allowed the men a chance to qualify on the three-meter dive. Pokorny could only manage a score of 261.55 and a 27th-place finish in the event. Freshman Christian Parker got some valuable experience in the high pressure environment of NCAA Zones, as he placed 37th in the one-meter dive with a 223.30 during the first day of competition and closed out the meet with a 26th-place finish on the three-meter board, scoring a 268.40. Two more underclassmen, freshman Lindsay Schmidt and sophomore Jennifer Rey, represented
the Mountaineers on the women’s side. Schmidt scored a 234.25 on the three meter dive, which put her in 25th place for the event. On the one meter, Schmidt registered a 26th place finish after scoring a 218.40. Rey opened competition by scoring a 203.90 on the three meter dive and finishing 34th overall for the event. The one meter dive produced similar results for Rey, as her score of 204.00 gave her a 37th place finish. The Women’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships will take place from March 21-23 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Taking place at the same venue, the men’s event is scheduled for March 28-30. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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NFL to pay $42M for using retired players images MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL has agreed to pay $42 million as part of a settlement with a group of retired players who challenged the league over using their names and images without their consent. The league will use the money to fund a “common good” trust over the next eight years that will help retired players with an array of issues including medical expenses, housing and career transition. The settlement also establishes a licensing agency for retired players to ensure they are compensated for the use of their identities in promotional materials. “We look forward to building an unprecedented new relationship with retired players that will benefit everybody, especially
those who need extra medical or financial assistance,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday in a statement issued by the league. The settlement could improve the frosty relationship between the NFL and many of its retired players who have felt left behind as the league has exploded in popularity over the last decade. Former stars like Mike Ditka, Jim Brown and others have lobbied hard for more help dealing with retired players’ mounting financial difficulties and medical expenses. Brown called the settlement a “landmark for those who really need it.” “We were able to finalize this agreement and for the first time in history retired players will be represented at the table,” Brown said at a
press conference in Arizona, where owners are holding meetings this week. Hall of Famer Elvin Bethea and five other retired players filed the federal class-action lawsuit in Minneapolis in 2009 accusing the NFL of blatantly exploiting retired players’ identities in films, highlight reels and memorabilia to market the league’s “glory days.” “The retired players who created these glory days, however, have gone almost completely uncompensated for this use of their identities,” the plaintiffs said. “Notably, while exploiting the identities of retired players for commercial gain, the NFL prohibits retired NFL players from using their own identities as players to promote themselves commercially.”
The Common Good fund will be administered by a group of retired players approved by the court. And the licensing agency will for the first time market retired players’ publicity rights in conjunction with the NFL, thereby making it easier for retired players to work with potential sponsors and advertisers. The other players listed in the suit are Jim Marshall, Ed White, Joe Senser, Fred Dryer and Dan Pastorini. In the past, if Marshall was approached by a company looking to pay him to use footage of him as a player in a commercial or advertisement, the company would have to go to the NFL for approval, to the Minnesota Vikings for more approval and to any player featured in that footage for more approval.
Former Oklahoma QB Steve Davis dead at 60 NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — As a child, Steve Davis dreamed of playing for Oklahoma and even tucked away a picture of the Sooners’ quarterback he idolized in his dresser drawer. Decades later, he is among the standard-bearers for the position at one of college football’s most storied programs. Davis, who started every game during Barry Switzer’s first three seasons as head coach and won national championships in 1974 and 1975, died Sunday in a plane crash in South Bend, Ind. He was 60. Davis compiled a remarkable 32-1-1 record in three years as the Sooners’ starter. The Sooners went 11-0 in 1974, then won the national title again the following year
after going 11-1. It was a storybook career for Davis, who finished with one of the best records for a starting quarterback in the sport’s history after a humble beginning at Oklahoma. He grew up in Sallisaw in the eastern part of the state and developed a love for the Sooners. In an interview with The Oklahoman newspaper last year, he described how he hid a picture from an Oklahoma football brochure in his top dresser drawer. “It was a shot into the huddle, and there was Bobby Warmack, who was my idol. He had that eyeblack, and the double chin strap and the towel out of the front of his pants,” Davis told the paper. “I took that picture, and I took a big, black
magic marker and wrote ‘WHEN?’” The day Davis made his first start in the 1973 season opener, he said, his mother took the picture and wrote on it: “TONIGHT.” Oklahoma beat Baylor in the opener, then tied powerhouse Southern Cal – with Lynn Swann and Pat Haden – in the second game. After that, Davis and the Sooners ran off 28 straight victories. “I will never get away from the fact that I was an Oklahoma quarterback. I will never get away from the fact that I only lost one game,” Davis said in the 2008 book “The Die-Hard Fan’s Guide to Sooner Football.” ‘’All of those things are a part of my legacy and my history. I am
very thankful for what happened. I don’t know that I would trade my career for any other quarterback that has ever played at OU.” Switzer recounted how Davis wasn’t highly regarded as a high school player and was recruited simply as an athlete before he caught the coach’s eye during a freshman game, back when firstyear players were ineligible to play. Switzer turned to offensive coordinator Galen Hall and remarked that he might have found a quarterback. “Steve was surrounded by great talent on those teams, but he was truly an exceptional leader,” Switzer said. “I was proud of him. The entire state of Oklahoma was proud of him. We still are.”
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Previously, Creme had the Mountaineers as one of the last four teams to make it in the big dance. In fact West Virginia was projected as an 11-seed facing sixthseeded Florida State in the first round in College Station. That was all in last week’s projected bracket, however. While West Virginia’s squad did lose three straight to No. 1 Baylor, Texas and
Oklahoma to close out the regular season, the Mountaineers built enough of a quality resume to impress the selection committee. “We played some great competition night in and night out, and to lose three players is tough, but that says a lot about the other players that are still playing,” Carey added. “I felt we were .500 in the No. 1-RPI league in the
country, and the NCAA more than likely was at least going to take five teams out of the Big 12 or six teams out of the Big 12; I just felt that was going to be done.” The tournament appearance is the fourth consecutive, sixth out of the last seven years and seventh overall under Carey.
will put on a nice show for the casual observer. West Virginia will no doubt be primed for the occasion, and you can take heed in the fact the Mountaineers have won their first-round game in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments they have appeared in.
There’s no telling what will happen during the tournament, but the fact the Carey and the Mountaineers were able to find a way to overcome all the adversity they faced and make their way to the postseason is an impressive feat and one that should
be applauded. Regardless if they win or lose, the women’s basketball team has given Morgantown a reason to dance again – and dancing has been at a premium around here lately.
Continued from page 9 Charlie Creme had West Virginia as a 10-seed facing the 7th-seeded Syracuse Orange in Durham. A potential second-round affair would have been WVU facing the secondseeded Duke Blue Devils according to Creme’s bracket.
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12 | SPORTS
Tuesday March 19, 2013
football
Mitchell takes on daunting task with WVU secondary
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Senior Brodrick Jenkins is one of the most experienced players returning to the West Virginia secondary this season.
By GREG MADIA multimedia editor
Through a week of spring ball and only two months on campus, new West Virginia cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell is quickly getting acquainted with his new surroundings. While it will probably take at least through fall camp to make a significant difference defensively, Mitchell has wasted no time getting to know his players and helping Keith Patterson implement new defensive backfield schemes in his 3-4 defense. “You have to pick and
choose what is going to be your foundation; that is what Coach Patterson has geared us toward,” Mitchell said. “We’re going to learn a few things schematically, we’re going get tackles for loss, and we will give great energy each day so we can chase the ball. Those have to be the core of what you believe in.” Mitchell arguably has the toughest job of the new assistants – fixing a cornerback group that played a major part in the downfall of WVU’s 2012 defense. With a group ranking No. 118 nationally in pass defense last season,
Mitchell has to start from scratch. Having spent time as a corners coach at Texas Tech in the Big 12 Conference and defensive coordinator at East Carolina in Conference USA, a passhappy league in its own right, Mitchell is already drawing from the past. “We were a 3-4 team at East Carolina and 80 percent of what we do here is what we did at East Carolina,” Mitchell said. “I feel like some of the experiences that I had at East Carolina at the last three years hopefully will add to the pool of thoughts in de-
fending teams in the Big 12.” Part of that process is reevaluating talent at the cornerback position. Mitchell alluded that each corner on the spring roster from senior Brodrick Jenkins to University of Miami Transfer Vernon Davis will have an opportunity to prove worthy of playing time. Clearly, finding out what each player can bring to the table, as well as what each player struggles with, is important to a former corner himself. Having played at BYU and in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys, Mitchell knows
how to talk to players when trying to get a point across. “We need to identify weaknesses before we move forward. They may all come in saying ‘I can do this, this and this,’ but no,” Mitchell said. “It’s my job to introduce the player to their weakness, so we can build and create a collective, so we can be competitive on Saturday.” With a preferred fatherly approach to coaching, Mitchell said he feels like he can get through to players even when discussing and teaching kids through something that they may not understand.
Pointing to the idea of treating players as if they were one of his own kids, Mitchell knows if that calm approach doesn’t work, he can always use the NFL card. “Everyone has to have a little swag about him,” Mitchell said. “When you say, ‘Well, when I did this against Jerry Rice or Tim Brown,’ they listen just a little closer.” Mitchell will get back searching for starting corners as West Virginia holds its fifth spring practice tomorrow afternoon. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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Mountaineers drop two Big 12 matches to No. 27 TCU, No. 36 Baylor by robert kreis sports writer
The West Virginia women’s tennis team got its first impression of the Big 12 Conference this weekend, as it lost to No. 27 TCU (4-3) Friday and No. 36 Baylor (61) Saturday. “No surprises. I think it was what we expected it to be,” said WVU head coach Tina Samara. “Obviously – in some ways – I guess, it’s nice to see a tight match with TCU. Obviously (Sunday) was tougher. “When it’s all said and done, I do believe Baylor is probably stronger than TCU.” The Mountaineers were no match for the Bears’ physical
presence on the court. “The thing about Baylor is they pretty much all play the same style on every court, which is clearly what they’re taught,” Samara said. “It was a style that we’re not familiar with as a team. We don’t have anyone that plays that way on our team, so it was hard for them to adjust. “Just a really high and heavy deep ball, up the middle of the court, pushing people back and then waiting on a ball to attack.” Baylor’s coaches heavily influenced the Bears’ play on a pointto-point basis – a style of coaching that contrasts Samara’s. The only court that didn’t feature a Baylor coach talking a player through every point was num-
ber one singles, where Ema Burgic, who is the No. 12 player in the country, beat WVU’s Audrey Wooland (6-1,6-1). “The girl didn’t hit winners all day. She just didn’t make mistakes,” Samara said of Burgic. “She hit the ball the right places, the right times. She didn’t try to hit the ball harder than she needed to – very patient, very smart.” Against such a veteran team, the Mountaineers’ youth and inexperience was exposed. “We want to just hit winners. If we’re losing, we try to hit even closer to the line, which is really the exact opposite of what you should try and do,” Samara said. “Basically, tennis comes down to unforced errors, and on every
court except for Vivian’s, we made more errors. “Matches are usually lost with unforced errors.” The exception to the Mountaineers unforced error problem was freshman Vivian Tsui. After struggling through the most of the nonconference schedule, something finally clicked for Tsui, and she’s put together an impressive four-match winning streak. “It’s absolutely crazy. I wish I can tell you what happened, but everything’s changed,” Samara said. “With Vivian, everything’s changed for the better. She’s opened up, and it’s like she’s a completely different person, in a great way.” With Tsui’s personality starting
to show, her game is flourishing. “I know there is a reason I brought her here; I know what she’s capable of,” Samara said. “There’s no way you’re top 10 in Canada and can’t play tennis. Vivian’s capable of playing really good tennis.” There is no doubt about the struggles that have flooded the Mountaineers since Samara took over, but the culture change she is implementing is surely in effect. The talent is in place. It just needs to develop. “We know that we’re getting a lot better. I know the group that’s going to be here is going to continue to get better,” she said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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