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Keg store faces uncertain future

by Lauren Caccamo correspondent

Mel Neighbors points to a petition she organized before Thanksgiving break, now tossed aside and unnoticed.

Even with more than 100 student signatures, the few pages are not enough to change the fate of a unique Morgantown business.

Marris Keg Store, the largest keg store in Morgantown, is in danger of shutting down.

Neighbors has been an employee at Marris for five and a half years and said the store is struggling financially due both to internal issues and a drop in business.

Marris is located near Sunnyside, a popular party neighborhood in Morgantown.

Now, West Virginia University has bought large portions of Sunnyside for the construction of student housing, which could have

residual effects on local businesses.

Marris is the largest keg store in the area and offers customers a large selection of kegs to choose from. Additionally, the store houses a small restaurant.

However, with the end of the football season and a decrease in keg purchases, Neighbors said sales have slowed.

Neighbors said problems within the store have also

pushed the owner to reevaluate the business.

Nicole Romano, daughter of the owner and current operating manager, said internal problems have had a negative effect on the business.

“Bad management, bad employees,” she said. “I mean, just to get trustworthy cashiers … Every time we hire somebody, it seems like they rob us.”

Romano said in the past year, Marris has experienced

several incidents in which hired staff took money and food from the store.

“The girl came in the afternoon to close, and here come to find out [the register] was like, three or four hundred dollars short,” Neighbors said about a previous theft.

“When I came in on that Thursday … she had this lock on the door there, and I got back there to get a fivepound pack of bacon that was never opened. (She)

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WVU students help collect donations to send to Syrian refugees by bryan bumgardner associate city editor

Since March 2011, Syria has been embroiled in a civil war between the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces seeking to oust the five-decade-long rule of his family.

Through the conflict, more than 60,000 civilians and army forces have been killed, with hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing to Jordan and Turkey for safety, according to recent UN reports.

Across the world, humanitarian aid groups have been sending supplies to refugees in the region.

A few weeks ago, a young member of the Islamic community in Morgantown asked why the community hadn’t made any donations – and the idea for a local donation drive was born.

Now, The Islamic Center of Morgantown is preparing to send more than 12,000 articles of donated clothing, toys and blankets to Syrian refugee camps.

“It was a challenge because Morgantown is such a small city, and the community is mostly college students,” said Raheef Alturkmani, a teaching assistant at West Virginia University who organized the drive. omar ghabra/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM “We thought that since people are aware of what’s going A pillow emblazoned with the ‘Flying WV’ is among the donated materials being sent to the refugee camps.

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Huggins to speak to students in Lair

By Carlee Lammers City Editor

Tonight, as West Virginia University takes on No. 2 Kansas, Chris Northrop wants to see the Coliseum filled and louder than ever before.

Northrop, director of Mountaineer Maniacs, said the program hopes to instill new traditions as the team enters its inaugural Big 12 season.

“We want to use the

Kansas game to be able to parlay them into the rest of the season,” Northrop said. “We really just want to be able to pick the tradition back up of making the Coliseum a really tough place for opponents to come play.”

Today at 12:30 p.m., men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins will host the first-ever Coach’s Chalk Talk in the Mountainlair food court.

Northrop said Huggins

plans to talk with students and fire up their Mountaineer pride before the game. “(Huggins wants) to get kids pumped up and get students excited for (tonight),” he said. “People will be there eating lunch, but I hope some people that wouldn’t usually be there come and swing by.”

Northrop said the Maniacs have worked in collaboration with The Daily Athenaeum to publish game day musings in to-

day’s edition.

“The musing is kind of going to break down how the teams are doing; it introduces their starters. It’s going to have some funny little quotes from them, and then, at the bottom, there will be a cheer sheet for the game. It’s really to get people organized and on the same page,” he said. “Students will see it during the day, and (I

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Locally owned art store totes unique offerings

By Evelyn Merithew

A group of WVU students sort clothing and blankets donated for Syrian refugees.

stole the bacon.”

A sign on the door asks for a “responsible, mature” adult in hopes of finding someone reliable to help run the store. As of now, Neighbors remains the only employee working for the Romano family, often left alone with the store’s many responsibilities while Romano bounces between the store’s locations in Clarksburg and

John and Carola Miles have used their passions to make a commitment to art students at West Virginia University.

As owners of Caroart Studios LLC, Morgantown’s only art specialty supply store, the couple strives to provide students with exactly what they need.

The studio, which was established in 2008, moved to its 1344 University Ave. location in December 2011.

John, a physics student turned art enthusiast, said he is pleased with the move.

“We thought it’d be nice to have a bigger studio and have it combined with a store,” John said.

The Miles’ store sells quality art supplies ranging from acrylic paints, oils, ceramics and canvases.

“We try to draw students to come here to buy supplies by making everything at least 50 cents to a dollar cheaper,” Carola said. “We are competing with bigger stores like Michaels, and we want to attract people.”

Carola, a West Virginia University alumna, took art classes while studying in college and knows exactly what supplies to sell to enable WVU students to buy from their store.

“We sell better quality and high-grade paints used by artists like John Currin. We sell supplies for painting and drawing, rather than craft supplies,” Carola said.

The couple said they believe their store is a great opportunity for WVU students to buy art supplies for classes in person, rather than hoping what they buy online is going to be efficient.

The store’s hours are Monday-Saturday, 12-6 p.m.

Carola said she believes the WVU student population coming into their studio is relatively low because many students are not yet aware the studio exists.

Tucked right between Bookholders and the University Avenue parking garage, and across the street from the Shell gas station, the studio sits in Unit B of

its location.

Caroart Studios was formerly part of the Monongalia Arts Center, where Carola would regularly teach painting and drawing classes to eager students.

At the new location, both Carola and John are able to teach aspiring artists in a much bigger and better space.

They offer various services from painting, drawing and 3-D modeling instruction to commissioned fine art, illustrations and animations.

“My wife does the majority of the teaching down there,” John said.

“Many people come here for painting and drawing.”

John, however, has found a knack for digital animation. The couple have recently introduced 3-D, PIXAR-like animation courses to interested students.

The pair offers sessions in the summer, fall and spring and are considering doubling the sessions offered in the future.

Typically, the classes fall on Tuesdays, Wednesd ay s, F r i d ay s and Saturdays.

“We teach kids; sometimes we have WVU professors; we teach high school students, and we teach a lot of college students art lessons,” John said.

The 10-week course ranges from $135-$195, and materials and supplies are included in the price.

The Miles said they enjoy living in the feel of small-town Morgantown.

Carola, who is from Santiago, Chile, met John, who had been living in California for a while, and the two decided to come to WVU for their higher education.

The move took some acclimation for Carola, but John is a West Virginia native.

“I’m originally from Bridgeport, W.Va., and when we came to Morgantown about five or six years ago, we liked it and have been here ever since,” he said.

The couple enjoys creating art together and recently painted the mural on the newly opened Fondue Factory.

They also painted the

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COWBOYS WIN BIG Oklahoma State handed West Virginia its 10th loss Saturday after topping the Mountaineers 80-66 in Stillwater, Okla.

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‘No budget, no pay’ advances despite reservations

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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and the House GOP leadership speak to reporters after a closed-door meeting on avoiding a potential debt crisis at the Capitol in Washington.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an earlier era, a move like the one engineered by House GOP leaders to pass a “no budget, no pay” measure probably would have been stopped in its tracks.

But with Congress’ approval ratings in the gutter, House lawmakers pushed aside questions about fairness and constitutionality and tacked the idea on to an unpopular, must-pass measure to increase the government’s borrowing cap.

The measure temporarily would withhold pay from any member of the House or Senate whose chamber doesn’t pass a budget this year. The Senate is expected to approve it in the coming week, but only after leaders make clear they think “no budget, no pay” is rife with flaws and is not going to be repeated.

The proposal is before the

Senate because the House breezed past objections that the idea is unconstitutional because it could “vary” the pay of lawmakers in violation of the 27th Amendment to the Constitution. The House ignored concerns that the measure is unfair to members who are in the minority and are powerless to determine whether a budget passes or not.

Nearly unmentioned was the prospect that withholding lawmakers’ pay favors wealthy members over those of more modest means and could, in theory, attract more affluent candidates better able to withstand having some of their $174,000 salary withheld.

“The last thing we want to do is to say to people running for Congress, ‘If you’re not a millionaire, don’t run because there’s no guarantee

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Continued from page 1 hope) it will get the word out that there’s a game tonight, and it’ll get people excited for it.”

Musings will be placed throughout the WVU student section prior to tonight’s game, as well.

Northrop said he believes because of the team’s challenging season it’s important to rally as a Mountaineer Nation.

“With the team struggling, it’s still very important for students to help get

you’ll be paid,’” said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. For these reasons and more, the idea went nowhere in the last congressional session. But it was embraced about a week ago by House GOP leaders such as Speaker John Boehner of Ohio as they struggled to avoid a potential market-crippling default on government obligations.

The proposal is a slap at the Democratic-controlled Senate, which hasn’t passed a budget since 2009. Republicans advanced the measure as a one-year experiment rather than a permanent law.

The logic behind “no budget, no pay” goes like this: Passing a budget is the core responsibility of Congress, so why should lawmakers get paid if they don’t do their main job?

“The hardworking people that I represent wouldn’t be

behind them 100 percent,” he said.

“We’ve got to be with them through rough times, which is where we are right now, but I think it’s a great opportunity,” he said.

Fans are also invited to Stripe the Coliseum for tonight’s game.

For more information and to see a gold/blue diagram, visit www.wvusports.com/stripecoliseum. cfm.

Tipoff for tonight’s game will be 9 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum.

Continued from page 1 on in Syria, they’ll probably participate.”

What he didn’t expect was the community’s overwhelming response. The drive collected 247 50-gallon garbage bags full of clothing, toys and blankets.

“The community members contacted everybody they know, and we have donations from Charleston, Pittsburgh and Lewisburg,” Alturkmani said.

The bags are filling several rooms in the ICM, where volunteers sorted and bagged donations.

The bags will be shipped to Turkey and driven across the border to refugee camps

store

Continued from page 1 Morgantown.

“They expect too much from me,” Neighbors said after running back and forth, serving customers, answering the phone and cooking

paid if they didn’t show up and they didn’t do their job,” said Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. “And this place should operate no differently.”

For Republicans, much of the appeal of the measure was that it was a rare opportunity to cram something down the Senate’s throat.

Two years of polarizing battles over issues big and small have left little good will between the GOP-run House and the Democratic-controlled Senate.

In the Senate, traditionalists such as Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., opted to set aside their concerns and avoid the task of beating back such an irresistible message.

Reid also welcomed the reprieve from a potential economy-rattling government debt crisis.

“The House Republicans had to add a gimmick or two

to the bill, but I understand, we all understand,” Reid told reporters. “The tea party plays a big part in what goes on in the House and they need a gimmick or two to get things done over there. But to spare the middle class another knock-down, drag-out fight we are going to ... get it out of here as quickly as we can.”

Reid’s announcement came hours after the incoming chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., issued a statement saying the committee would produce a budget for the first time since 2009. The four years without one caused much frustration for Republicans and embarrassment for junior Democrats such as Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a co-sponsor of “no budget, no pay.”

Democrats said “no budget, no pay” had nothing to do with the decision to move forward with a budget. Republicans weren’t convinced. Murray’s earlier statements on the chances of Democrats’ moving ahead on a budget were noncommittal.

With congressional control divided, members of both parties have reason to chafe at “no budget, no pay.”

For starters, the measure makes members of the minority party in House or Senate dependent on the majority to determine whether they get paid on time. Passing a congressional budget is typically a party-line exercise.

Then, of course, the measure puts a far greater burden on the relatively few people in Congress of modest means.

in the parts of Syria liberated by the opposition forces. It’s too dangerous to take the donations farther into the country – the Syrian army is known to arrest, torture and kill civilians and aid workers.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled their homes, often leaving behind all of their belongings.

“The situation is very heartbreaking,” Alturkmani said. “I’ve seen pictures.

Instead of wearing shoes, they’re wearing plastic bags just to feel warm.”

While Alturkmani knows the aid will help, much more is needed.

“This is the least we can do, we should do more,” he said. “Whatever we send, the need is more than what

we can provide. With the help of other countries, we can lessen this suffering.”

President Barack Obama has condemned the killing of civilians by al-Assad’s regime, but as Alturkmani explained, the United States’ hands are tied.

“No one can expect what (al-Assad) will do if any country tried to intervene in that area,” he said.

However, the US government has taken some actions to protect Syrian citizens. Visas for Syrian students and families were extended, allowing many to seek asylum in the US. The American people also leapt to help, many making donations to the ICM. “We were all impressed

how these American people felt about this, and they tried to help,” Alturkmani said. “They also asked for information should we do different events in the future.”

Even with all of the ICM’s hard work, Alturkmani feels respect is due for the Syrian people.

“What we do here, we cannot compare it with the sacrifices the Syrian people are making,” he said. “It doesn’t compare at all with the sacrifice of that one person who had to leave his home or to leave his city just to be safe.”

To learn more about the ICM, visit them at www. themosqueinmorgantown. com.

in the kitchen.

For now, Romano hopes to use the next few months to improve the store and keep it from future troubles.

“It depends on the sales.

If the sales aren’t good, then that’s it,” Romano said. “I’d like to get more customers.

We need to fix the lights, do

some improvements, make it look open for those people who drive by thinking we’re closed.”

Romano has high hopes for Marris Keg Store. As construction slowly finishes on the new apartment complex across the street on Beechurst Avenue, she an-

ticipates an increase of business from the new residents.

The store’s owner was unavailable for comment.

For now, the fate of the store lies in the hands of the customers.

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Continued from page 1 pieces for the Nativity scene at St. John’s Catholic Church.

“We do a little bit of everything,” Carola said.

For more information and to register for classes, visit www. caroartstudios. com/home.

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French, Mali forces head toward town of Timbuktu

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A Malian family’s taxi is searched at a checkpoint on the Gao road outside Sevare, some 620 kilometers (385 miles) north of Mali’s capital Bamako Sunday.

SEVARE, Mali (AP) — French and Malian forces pushed toward the fabled desert town of Timbuktu on Sunday, as the two-weeklong French mission gathered momentum against the Islamist extremists who have ruled the north for more than nine months.

So far the French forces have met little resistance from the militants, though it remains unclear what battles may await them farther north. The Malian military blocked dozens of international journalists from trying to travel toward Timbuktu.

Lt. Col. Diarran Kone, a spokesman for Mali’s defense minister, declined to give details Sunday about the advance on Timbuktu, citing the security of an ongoing military operation.

Timbuktu’s mayor, Ousmane Halle, is in the capital, Bamako, and he told The Associated Press he had no information about the remote town, where phone lines have been cut for days.

A convoy of about 15 ve-

hicles transporting international journalists also was blocked Sunday afternoon in Konna, some 186 miles (300 kilometers) south of Timbuktu.

The move on Timbuktu comes a day after the French announced they had seized the airport and a key bridge in Gao, one of the other northern provincial capitals under the grip of radical Islamists. “People were coming out into the streets to greet the arrival of the troops and celebrate,� said Hassane Maiga, a resident of Gao. “At night, youth from Gao went out alongside the Malian military. They scoured homes in search of the Islamists and the youth smashed the houses.�

French and Malian forces were patrolling Gao Sunday afternoon searching for remnants of the Islamists and maintaining control of the bridge and airport, said Kone, the Mali military spokesman.

The French special forces,

which had stormed in by land and by air, had come under fire in Gao from “several terrorist elements� that were later “destroyed,� the French military said in a statement on its website Saturday.

In a later press release entitled “French and Malian troops liberate Gao,� the French ministry of defense said they brought back the town’s mayor, Sadou Diallo, who had fled to Bamako.

However, a Gao official interviewed by telephone

by The Associated Press said late Saturday that coalition forces so far only controlled the airport, the bridge and surrounding neighborhoods. And in Paris, a defense ministry official clarified that the city had not been fully liberated, and that the process of freeing Gao was continuing.

Both officials insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

Gao, the largest city in

northern Mali, was seized by a mixture of al-Qaidalinked Islamist fighters more than nine months ago along with the other northern provincial capitals of Kidal and Timbuktu.

The rebel group that turned Gao into a replica of Afghanistan under the Taliban has close ties to Moktar Belmoktar, the Algerian national who has long operated in Mali and who last week claimed responsibility for the terror attack on a BPoperated natural gas plant in Algeria.

His fighters are believed to include Algerians, Egyptians, Mauritanians, Libyans, Tunisians, Pakistanis and even Afghans.

Since France began its military operation, the Islamists have retreated from three small towns in central Mali: Diabaly, Konna and Douentza. However, the Islamists still control much of the north, including Kidal.

The Pentagon said late Saturday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told

France the United States will aid the French military with aerial refueling missions.

U.S. aerial refueling planes would be a boost to air support for French ground forces as they enter vast areas of northern Mali, which is the size of Texas, that are controlled by al-Qaida-linked extremists.

The U.S. was already helping France by transporting French troops and equipment to the West African nation. However, the U.S. government has said it cannot provide direct aid to the Malian military because the country’s democratically elected president was overthrown in a coup last March.

The Malian forces, however, are now expected to get more help than initially promised from neighboring nations.

Col. Shehu Usman Abdulkadir, a Nigerian in charge of regional forces heading to Mali, told The Associated Press that the African force will be expanded from an anticipated 3,200

troops to some 5,700 – a figure that does not include the 2,200 soldiers promised by Chad.

Most analysts had said the earlier figure was far too small to confront the Islamists given the huge territory they hold.

The Mali conflict has been dominating the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which runs through Monday. On Sunday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met in the Ethiopian capital with Mali’s interim president, Dioncounda Traore.

Ban “stressed the need to pursue a political process that would lead to a consensual roadmap for the transition to full constitutional order, in parallel with ongoing military operations,� according to a U.N. statement.

Traore is heading a civilian transitional government that was set up following the coup last March.

No date has been set yet for elections to choose a new government.

Deadly smoke, lone blocked Egypt declares state of emergency in three provinces exit: 230 die in Brazil CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead, using tactics of the ousted regime to get a grip on discontent over his Islamist policies and the slow pace of change.

Angry and almost screaming, Mohammed Morsi vowed in a televised address on Sunday night that he would not hesitate to take even more action to stem the latest eruption of violence across much of the country. But at the same time, he sought to reassure Egyptians that his latest moves would not plunge the country back into authoritarianism. “There is no going back on freedom, democracy and the supremacy of the law,� he said.

The worst violence this weekend was in the Mediterranean coastal city of Port Said, where seven people were killed on Sunday, pushing the toll for two days of clashes to at least 44. The unrest was sparked on Saturday by a court conviction and death sentence for 21 defendants involved in a mass soccer riot in the city’s main stadium on Feb. 1, 2012 that left 74 dead.

Most of those sentenced to death were local soccer fans from Port Said, deepening a sense of persecution that Port Said’s residents have felt since the stadium disaster, the worst soccer violence ever in Egypt.

At least another 11 died on Friday elsewhere in the country during rallies marking the second anniversary of the anti-Mubarak uprising. Protesters used the occasion to renounce Morsi and his Islamic funda-

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Egyptian protesters clash with police, unseen, in Port Said, Egypt, Sunday. mentalist group, the Mus- riedly drafted by the presilim Brotherhood, which dent’s Islamist allies and reemerged as the coun- jected by the opposition. try’s most dominant politHe also faulted the presiical force after Mubarak’s dent for not acknowledging ouster. his political responsibility The curfew and state of for the latest bout of politiemergency, both in force cal violence. for 30 days, affect the prov“It is all too little too inces of Port Said, Ismailiya late,� he told The Associand Suez. The curfew takes ated Press. effect Monday from 9 p.m.

In many ways, Morsi’s deto 6 a.m. every day. cree and his call for a diaMorsi, in office since logue betrayed his despair June, also invited the na- in the face of wave after tion’s political forces to a di- wave of political unrest, vialogue starting Monday to olence and man-made diresolve the country’s latest sasters that, at times, made crisis. A statement issued the country look like it was later by his office said that about to come unglued. among those invited were A relative unknown unthe country’s top reform til his Muslim Brotherhood leader, Nobel peace Laure- nominated him to run for ate Mohammed ElBaradei, president last year, Morsi former Arab League chief is widely criticized for havAmr Moussa and Hamdeen ing offered no vision for the Sabahi, a leftist politician country’s future after nearly who finished third in last 30 years of dictatorship unyear’s presidential race. der Mubarak and no coherThe three are leaders ent policy to tackle seemof the National Salvation ingly endless problems, Front, an umbrella for the from a free falling economy main opposition parties. and deeply entrenched soKhaled Dawoud, the cial injustices to surging Front’s spokesman, said crime and chaos on the Morsi’s invitation was streets.

Reform of the judiciary meaningless unless he clearly states what is on the and the police, hated unagenda. That, he added, der the old regime for brumust include amending a tality, are also key demands disputed constitution hur- of Morsi’s critics.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smokefilled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. It appeared to be the world’s deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.

Witnesses said a flare or firework lit by band members started the blaze in Santa Maria, a university city of about 225,000 people, though officials said the cause was still under investigation.

Te l e v i s i o n i ma g e s showed smoke pouring out of the Kiss nightclub as shirtless young men who had attended a university party joined firefighters using axes and sledgehammers to pound at windows and walls to free those trapped inside.

Guido Pedroso Melo, commander of the city’s fire department, told the O Globo newspaper that firefighters had a hard time getting inside the club because “there was a barrier of bod-

ies blocking the entrance.�

Teenagers sprinted from the scene desperately seeking help. Others carried injured and burned friends away in their arms. “There was so much smoke and fire, it was complete panic, and it took a long time for people to get out, there were so many dead,� survivor Luana Santos Silva told the Globo TV network.

The fire spread so fast inside the packed club that firefighters and ambulances could do little to stop it, Silva said.

Another survivor, Michele Pereira, told the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper that she was near the stage when members of the

band lit flares that started the conflagration. “The band that was onstage began to use flares and, suddenly, they stopped the show and pointed them upward,� she said. “At that point, the ceiling caught fire.

It was really weak, but in a matter of seconds it spread.�

Guitarist Rodrigo Martins told Radio Gaucha that the band, Gurizada Fandangueira, started playing at 2:15 a.m. “and we had played around five songs when I looked up and noticed the roof was burning� “It might have happened because of the Sputnik, the machine we use to create a luminous effect with sparks.

It’s harmless, we never had any trouble with it.�

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Give public transportation a chance Any West Virginia University student who does not live within walking distance of campus is familiar with the perpetual nightmare that is the on-campus parking situation.

Whether it’s getting ticketed, towed, spending hundreds of dollars per month for hourly parking or struggling to even find a parking spot in the first place, there is no shortage of reasons to search for an alternative to driving your-

self to class. Luckily for WVU students, the Mountain Line bus service provides a vastly more convenient means of getting to class. These buses are also free for all WVU students.

According to the National Safety Council, riding the bus is 170 times safer than driving your own vehicle. This is explained by the fact that buses are driven by professionals, who are trained to adhere to strict safety

guidelines.

Moreover, taking advantage of public transportation is good for the environment. Buses emit 95 percent less carbon monoxide per passenger mile than the average private vehicle. On a large scale, this would make a significant contribution to the greenhouse gas emission reductions needed to mitigate the oncoming global climate crisis.

So in addition to sav-

ing you money on gas and parking fees, as well as enabling you to avoid the hassle of finding parking, you can feel good about doing your part to help the environment by riding the bus.

For specific information on the Mountain Line’s various routes and their schedules, check out www.busride.org. Once you have figured out which bus you will be riding, find the route’s Twitter page.

Mountain Line has done

a fantastic job of utilizing social media to provide the best possible service. Each route has its own Twitter feed that is constantly updated with the bus’s position, informing riders of any deviations from the bus’s schedule.

If you haven’t tried utilizing Morgantown’s public transportation system, we encourage you to give Mountain Line a chance.

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Lifting of combat ban offers hope for American women micah conkling columnist

Last week Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced the US military’s official ban on women in combat positions would be lifted. According to the Defense Department, there are currently around 238,000 positions in the military unavailable to women, and with the lifting of the ban many of those spots are going to be opened for women to apply.

According to Panetta, “If members of our military can meet the qualifications for a job – and let me be clear, we are not reducing qualifications – then they should have the right to serve.” The pronouncement comes as another historic decision under Panetta’s leadership, as he was a key player in repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” in 2011.

Obviously, the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” wasn’t without critics, and neither is Panetta’s most recent choice to open up more combat positions to women. Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark), a veteran, told a radio host. “To have women serving in infantry could impair the mission’s central task in those units. That’s been proved in study after study just as a matter of nature.”

John Piper, a megachurch minister from Minnesota, has written on his blog that coed combat is “cultural cowardice,” writing that “A man who endorses women in combat is not pro-woman; he’s a wimp.”

Wayne State University law professor, Kingsley Browne, published a book about the issue titled “Co-ed Combat: The New Evidence That Women Shouldn’t Fight the Nation’s Wars.” Browne believes women shouldn’t be allowed to be involved in combat positions, because they aren’t as physically fit as men, as well as because women being mixed with men in combat situations

U.S. Army soldiers, from left, 1st Sgt. Marcia McGee, Spc. Vanessa Davila, Spc. Heidi Olson, and Maj. Sheila Medeiros talk to reporters, Thursday. might cultivate more situa- second Inaugural Address percent of women in the With North Korea testtions of sexual harassment. to dwell on the poor, exclu- military will be sexually ing nuclear missiles, conWhat Panetta – and sive, and dominating deci- assaulted. And while the troversy over the use of countless other propo- sions the country has made repeal of “don’t ask, don’t both foreign and domestic nents of military equality without different voices of- tell” was a big step in pol- drones and intervention in – has fought for is a new, fering advice. icy for gay military equal- the Arab world always on inclusive, American miliWhile effective and cou- ity, documented harass- the table, more women in tary. The repeal of “don’t rageous, our nation’s mil- ment still occurs in the the military will be better ask, don’t tell” and the lift- itary has earned a con- ranks of the armed forces. for the country.

Besides being of praging of the combat ban rep- troversial reputation. The The most important imresent the military taking military has often asked pact of the lift of the com- matic benefit, increased steps to offer the type of the nation to take a “don’t bat ban is that combat duty opportunities for women equality for which Amer- ask; we don’t want to tell” and experience are neces- in the military helps reica should be known. approach to its politics and sary for women to advance alize part of the AmeriIf there is one les- problems. and be promoted in mili- can experiment and aids son America should have The 2012 Oscar-nomi- tary leadership. Therefore, America in becoming the learned by now, it’s that a nated documentary “The allowing women to apply exceptional country it so lack of diversity is not ideal Invisible War” sheds light for more combat-intense desperately wants to be. for decision-making, and on the rampant sexual positions will increase In the past, there has authority without diversity abuse in the armed forces. the chance for diversity been a notion that miliis a recipe for oppression According to the film, the in military authority, add- tary presence and power and stupidity. One only has Department of Defense ing important voices to the make America great, but to recall President Obama’s estimates that over 19,000 conversation of what our in a 21st century in which mention of Seneca Falls, instances of sexual abuse country will do and where both methods of warfare Selma and Stonewall in his happened in 2010, and 20 our country will go. and ideas about equal-

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ity have changed, giving women the same opportunities as men should make all Americans proud.

We cannot afford to be contrary to cultural changes due to outdated conceptions of gender and bravery, and we cannot shy away from breaking down barriers just because the systems set in place to protect against sexual abuse aren’t solid. Seneca Falls, Selma, and Stonewall were all leaps in American progress, but occurred amidst controversy, bigotry and violence.

We should be proud women want to protect and serve, and in response we should applaud and protect their thriving in military ranks.

40 years later: Roe v. Wade still raises questions, stirs controversy alyssa coffey the daily trojan

Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade. The verdict utilized the due process clause of the 14th Amendment to protect a woman’s privacy regarding the right to choose. Roe v. Wade and a concurrent case, Doe v.

Bolton, addressed the lack of clarity in state laws regarding abortion access.

The decision made in Roe v. Wade attempted to rectify the complication of two key interests with regard to pregnancy termina-

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tion: women’s health and prenatal life. It was established that women should have full access to abortion services until viability. Since we have become accustomed to the issue of choice, the terminology of the decision lacks so much specificity that attempts at defining “life” have become prevalent.

For instance, viability is relative to each pregnancy and cannot be applied in a universal manner and is complicated by conceptions of personhood, as shown in attempts at limiting Mississippi’s Initiative 26. Such are the issues that arise in motions to regulate and enforce the inher-

ent nuances of pregnancy.

We have seen efforts aimed at clarifying these problems through the legal system in successive cases brought before the Supreme Court, including Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, Planned Parenthood v. Casey and Gonzales v.

Carhart.

As we attempt to coalesce action regarding an issue with two main interest camps maintaining their own distinct perspectives on the issue, we will continue to encounter issues of clarity and complications of enforcement.

The values with which the groups approach abortion, when applied rigidly, are

exclusive of each other.

The valuation of prenatal life over the health of the woman, for one, excludes considerations for the woman’s particular circumstance. The arrival at the decision to abort is deeply personal and regulation of access to abortion services, if any, should respect this agency. This respect for individual authority is an issue that needs to be further articulated and discussed in the public sphere as a uniting valuation we can apply to the many, multifaceted issues that manifest in our modern society.

Many are concerned with the possible actions and

subsequent consequences in response to the cases previously mentioned. This inability to come to a compromise on the situation is causing a new, wider rift in our country and people’s political allegiances.

The problem is never going to disappear, and the women who are affected by the possible outcomes and interpretations of new laws face a daunting prospect. Women across the country who have aborted will gain new stigma in the event that pro-life supporters have their way, and those who revile women for discarding the budding life within them will be seen as criminals to the people who

reserve the right to govern what happens within their own bodies.

Unfortunately, it seems inevitable that either way, someone is going to be left offended and nursing their ideologically driven anger.

What impacts this will have in 10, perhaps 20 years in the future are as of yet unknown until one standard is implemented.

But hopefully, the next few generations will not be as offended at our indiscretions as we were to hear about how doctors once “treated” the mentally ill or how unyielding many previous generations were in accepting the reality of evolution.

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DAILY HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR

Head home.

BORN TODAY This year your focus is on a partnership, especially if you are attached. Sometimes you might feel as if you give too much of yourself, which could cause you to become resentful. If you are single, you could form several different bonds. Take your time getting to know these potential suitors until you find one that feels comfortable. If you are attached, confusion surrounds communication.

Try to be clearer. Close relating will remain important, no matter what area of your life it pertains to. VIRGO can be touchy or critical.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH You tend to indulge others. As a result, you have a lot of friends. You sometimes wonder if you are buying or enabling friendships. The solution is easy: simply do less. Otherwise, you might feel resentful. News comes in a chaotic fashion. Tonight: Ask a lot of questions.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH How you deal with criticism will determine the success of a venture or relationship. Incorporating someone else’s idea into your own can only make the concept stronger. Tonight: It is as if you are speaking Chinese, and others are speaking French. Enjoy the chaos!

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Taking a stand is natural to you, and you do not back down easily. Someone could challenge your ideas and how you are handling a project. You might decide to disenfranchise this person, or perhaps you’ll choose to listen with amusement. Tonight: Brainstorm with a buddy.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH If a response doesn’t fit or seems off, push to get a better answer. It exists -- you just need to find it. Others will feel your lack of presence as you are distracted by this matter. Find some middle ground between your concerns and others’ demands. Tonight:

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH A loved one can be flamboyant and unusually demanding. The issue is not this person, but rather your response to his or her behavior. If you do not give this individual what he or she wants, this behavior might change.

Confusion plagues your finances. Tonight: With friends.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH You might be feeling less than great.

You have been ignoring an issue that has been making you unusually angry. If you clear up your anger in an effective manner, you will feel better.

Express your feelings in a way others can hear. Tonight: The world is your oyster.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 HHHH Emphasize the positives in a disagreeable, combustible situation.

Tap into your resourcefulness, and you will find a path that most parties will agree on. Confusion surrounds meetings and plans. Confirm your appointments. Tonight: Take muchneeded personal time.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Stay on top of your work, yet be sure to take all phone calls. There could be a change in plans, and an impending difficult situation might need to be acknowledged. Schedule meet-

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Paper used for envelopes 7 Teensy kitchen invader 10 Thick-bodied river fish 14 Lessened 15 Critical hosp. area 16 Take down with a wrecking ball 17 Trade for cash 18 Musical based on ABBA songs 20 Golfer Snead’s nickname 22 “I don’t care which” 23 Naval petty officer 27 Lasting mark 30 __ and gown 33 John, Paul, George or Ringo 34 Go without food 36 “True __”: Wayne film 39 CFO’s degree 40 One on a board 43 Swiss peak 44 Gas in a sign 45 Knocks for a loop 46 Scallion relative 48 Space-saving abbr.

50 Team statistic 51 Finale 54 Selling fast 56 Whale or dolphin 63 Campbell’s soup slogan, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in 18-, 20-, 40- and 56-Across 66 “Seinfeld” woman 67 Albany’s canal 68 Actress Hagen 69 Sticky-toed lizards 70 Tadpole’s breathing organ 71 LPGA star Se Ri __ 72 Be agreeable DOWN 1 Red planet 2 Ill-fated Biblical brother 3 Diddly, to Dal’ 4 To-do list entry 5 Oscar winner for “Cat Ballou” 6 Part of FDA: Abbr.

7 Gets in one’s sights, with “at” 8 Campus sports org.

9 Tot’s belly 10 Tot’s drawing tool 11 Clumsy actor 12 Special forces weapon

13 Arthur who played Maude 19 Marseille Mrs. 21 The Big Apple, initially 24 Latin ballroom dances 25 Orange-yellow gemstones 26 Gets warmer, in a game 27 Taken in a break-in 28 Slept next to the trail, say 29 Upper limb 31 Sales rep 32 Opposite of post34 Weighing device 35 Somme summer 37 Global currency org.

38 Stretch the truth 41 Bathwater tester 42 Dairy farm sound 47 Late-night host Jimmy 49 Revolutionary Guevara 52 Inveterate faultfinder 53 Word with hug or therapy 55 Alpha’s opposite 57 Teensy amount

58 Fargo’s st.

59 Apples with screens 60 Karaoke prop 61 Many a folk song, composer-wise: Abbr.

62 “__ we forget” 63 Ryan of “Sleepless in Seattle” 64 Hosp. scan 65 1,000 G’s

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ings and run errands later in the afternoon. Tonight: Make the most of the moment.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH You move through your day with ease, though you might be triggered by a conversation. Put those hot feelings away until there is time to process and discuss them. Avoid a discussion. In the afternoon, you could find pressure building. Tonight: To the wee hours.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH A partner has a lot to share, but the timing could be off. Still, rather than turn away and risk him or her closing down for a sustained period, you might want to make time. Someone in your immediate circle provides many different ideas. Tonight: Use your imagination.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH You have your hands full, and your temper flares. You tend to juggle various different ideas, people and situations. Be sensitive to a financial involvement with a key person. You could find a thread of confusion in this situation. Tonight: Listen to a friend’s news.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Work through your irritation rather than bottle it up. You also might need to talk to the other party involved.

This person might understand, but it is good to get this weight off your chest. Confusion signals a need to slow down and digest this information. Tonight: Chat over dinner.

BORN TODAY Artist Jackson Pollock (1912), actor Alan Alda (1936), actor Elijah Wood (1981)

Pearls Before Swine

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Canadian Brass performs a number inside WVU’s Creative Arts Center Friday evening.

by Terri Parlett copy editor

Suits, sneakers and serenades awaited the audience brave enough to weather the weekend’s snow.

Canadian Brass, likely very at home in the evening’s snowstorm, brought an exciting and beautiful

concert to West Virginia University’s Creative Arts Center Friday night.

Despite a program that listed two baroque-era pieces to begin the show, the quintet started their performance with a jazzy, Dixieland piece that got the audience buzzing.

When the group finally played the two songs, they

used an age-old technique that originates from music performed in churches and cathedrals: they surrounded the audience.

How, you may think, do five men surround an audience in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre?

Surprisingly well.

With two men in either aisle and Chuck Daellen-

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bach toting his tuba right in the middle of the audience, the quintet enveloped the audience in their sound.

Thanks to the recent release of their all-Brahms CD, the band played several Brahms pieces, including a series of four waltzes.

The first three sounded more like drinking songs than a typical waltz, but the final waltz was a beautiful, almost lullaby-like piece.

One might not expect an all-brass group to be especially adept at lullabies, but that’s exactly what is so impressive about Canadian Brass: They are versatile and dynamic, and they seamlessly flow from the most exciting jazz pieces to waltzes – even Bach’s delicate “Air on a G String.”

Perhaps the most interesting thing about this troupe is their staging.

As the incredible musicians they are, Canadian Brass could easily perform as a typical chamber ensemble, seated in a semicircle, and let the music speak for itself.

However, most of the pieces they played were fully staged, if not outright choreographed.

This includes their “Tribute to the Ballet,” a medley of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker,” Ponchielli’s “Dance of the Hours” and several others, to which the quintet danced.

I use the term “dance” loosely here. They pranced, leapt and pirouetted across the stage, all while performing some of the most beautiful music ever written.

Not every piece was as elaborately performed, but even the small movements and walking patterns that accompanied much of the rest of the show were a vibrant addition to classical and jazz pieces alike.

The show was punctuated with the kind of corny jokes you’d hear around the family dinner table.

These were anything but awful. They were truly endearing additions that brought the audience even

closer to the performers.

The strength of the sound is really a testament to the immense talent contained in this small group.

It didn’t feel like listening to two trumpets, a trombone, a tuba and a horn; the full sound suggested a much larger ensemble.

After being egged on to perform an encore, the band performed a mashup of Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” and “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Achilles Liarmakopoulos’ spectacular trombone solo made this the perfect end to an otherwise impressive concert.

From Chuck Daellenbach’s cheerful demeanor to Chris Coletti’s impressive arrangements to the incredible way they tread the line between musicianship and showmanship, Canadian Brass is really a show to behold.

I can only hope they return to Morgantown for many more shows. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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‘Les Miserables’ drowns Benedum Center in emotion

Peter Lockyer (left, portraying Jean Valjean) and Max Quinlan (right, portraying Marius) perform a scene from ‘Les Miserables’ at Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center.

corey zinn a&e writer

“Les Miserables” is an untouchable force – a masterpiece so flawless your mind won’t allow you to believe it is real.

The traveling show hit Pittsburgh, Pa., in the Benedum Center January 1527, but audiences found themselves engrossed in a slice of theater straight out of Broadway.

“Les Miserables” is not for the casual Broadway fan who goes for the dazzling lights and the happy dancing. It is a dark and true opera forged into perfection.

From the opening scene, the music and characters

carry each other through an impactful story of every emotion art has encompassed throughout time: good, evil, love, pain, happiness, jealousy, sacrifice, pride, repentance – you name an emotion, and it has been captured and carefully packed into the beautiful “Les Miserables.”

In the midst of the long and gruesome French Revolution, the story begins in a prison of weary men.

Inspector Javert releases Jean Valjean after a 20-year tenure served for stealing a mere loaf of bread. As the ex-convict struggles to make a living in a cruel world, a holy savior gives Valjean another chance.

“Les Miserables” is much more than the story of a man repenting for his sins,

though.

Valjean is challenged to do good in the hardest of times and brings love to the most hopeless of characters.

Single mother Fantine hits rock bottom, and Valjean promises her he will care for her beloved daughter, Cosette.

Valjean builds a life for Cosette to the best of his abilities, all the while trying to escape his past and aid in France’s doomed revolution.

The performance is full of amazing vocal skill, but no one can ignore the power Valjean’s part displays.

Peter Lockyer perfectly executed his range as a tenor, from fierce explosiveness to soft and passionate melodic stylings.

There are countless great singers in the play, however, especially Andrew Varela, who played the part of Javert, and Briana Carlson-Goodman, who played Eponine.

“Les Miserables” has been retold many times. It was first a book written by Victor Hugo in 1862, and three films have been released: one in 1958, one in 1998 and most recently in 2012.

It was in 1980 Alain Boublil adapted the story into a musical with Claude-Michel Schonberg’s unbelievable composition, full of careful, recurring themes and beautiful harmonies.

If you see the musical, you will find the recently Oscar-nominated cinematic version directed by

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Tom Hooper does a remarkable job recreating its beauty, and it raises the bar as high as imaginable for the genre.

That said, there is absolutely no comparison to seeing this rare gem in the theater.

You must hear the ringing of the most talented singers, smell the fear and gunpowder, and shudder at every silencing awe.

The captivating story is executed magnificently in all of its forms, but the musical trumps them all.

Write a musical to match it, and you will have created a new masterpiece— but try to write a better one, and you will fail.

Between the story that grabs you, the music that locks you in and the emo-

tions that tear you apart, the only reason not to love “Les Miserables” is if you possess a severe aversion to musicals. Even then, this may be the musical to change that way of thinking.

If you missed “Les Miserables” in Pittsburgh, you can catch it in Cleveland, Feb. 5–10 and in Columbus, Ohio, May 14 and 19.

The Benedum Center is a spectacular venue, and quality shows are constantly flowing in and out of its historic doors.

Don’t feel as if you need to spend all your cash going to New York when there is a brilliantly established theater only one hour away from Morgantown. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Guild gold: Actors gather for 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Workers set up the red carpet before the 19th annual SAG Awards Saturday in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A puzzling Academy Awards season will sort itself out a bit more on Sunday with the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where top performers gather to honor their own in what often is a prelude for who’ll go home with an Oscar.

Among nominees for the 19th annual guild awards are Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones for the Civil War epic “Lincoln”; Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway for the Victor Hugo musical adaptation “Les Miserables”; and Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Oscar recipient Robert De Niro for the oddball romance “Silver Linings Playbook.”

De Niro and Jones are in an exclusive supporting-actors group where all five nominees are past Oscar winners. The others are Alan Arkin for the Iran hostage-crisis thriller “Argo,” Javier Bardem for the James Bond adventure “Skyfall” and Philip Seymour Hoffman for the cult drama “The Master.”

Honors from the actors union, next weekend’s Directors Guild of America Awards and Saturday night’s

Producers Guild of America Awards – whose top honor went to “Argo” – typically help to establish clear favorites for the Oscars.

But Oscar night on Feb. 24 looks more uncertain this time after some top directing prospects, including Ben Affleck for “Argo” and Kathryn Bigelow for “Zero Dark Thirty,” missed out on nominations. Both films were nominated for best picture, but a movie rarely wins the top Oscar if its director is not also in the running.

Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” would seem the Oscar favorite with 12 nominations. Yet “Argo” and Affleck were surprise best-drama and director winners at the Golden Globes, and then there’s Saturday’s Producers Guild win for “Argo,” leaving the Oscar race looking like anybody’s guess.

The Screen Actors Guild honors at least should help to establish solid front-runners for the stars. All four of the guild’s individual acting winners often go on to receive the same prizes at the Academy Awards.

Last year, the guild went just three-for-four – with lead actor Jean Dujardin of “The Artist” and support-

ing players Octavia Spencer of “The Help” and Christopher Plummer of “Beginners” also taking home Oscars. The guild’s lead-actress winner, Viola Davis of “The Help,” missed out on the Oscar, which went to Meryl Streep for “The Iron Lady.”

The guild also presents an award for overall cast performance, its equivalent of a best-picture honor. The nominees are “Argo,” “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Les Miserables,” “Lincoln” and “Silver Linings Playbook.”

Yet the cast prize has a spotty record at predicting the eventual best-picture recipient at the Oscars. Only eight of 17 times since the guild added the category has the cast winner gone on to take the best-picture Oscar. “The Help” won the guild’s cast prize last year, while Oscar voters named “The Artist” as best picture.

Such past guild cast winners as “The Birdcage,” “Gosford Park” and “Inglourious Basterds” also failed to take the top Oscar.

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TBS, the show features nine television categories, as well.

The SAG ceremony also includes awards for film and TV stunt ensemble. The film stunt nominees are “The Amazing Spider-Man,” “The Bourne Legacy,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Les Miserables” and “Skyfall.”

Receiving the guild’s lifeachievement award is Dick Van Dyke, who presented the same prize last year to his “The Dick Van Dyke Show” co-star, Mary Tyler Moore. Van Dyke’s award will be presented by his 1960s sitcom’s creator and co-star, Carl Reiner, and Alec Baldwin.

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WVU dance ensemble learns choreography for upcoming performance

BY LACEY PALMER Associate A&E Editor

During last year’s West Virginia University Dance Program’s annual show, a Masterworks performance was featured for the first time, which will now be incorporated into each show. The Masterworks program gives students in the dance program the opportunity to learn from professionals of their craft.

Yoav Kaddar, director of the dance program, believes the Masterworks project is a great addition to the dance program.

“The Masterworks is and will be an important part of the curriculum and the kind of dance education experience that we offer our students here at WVU, especially as we prepare to launch the new dance major,” Kaddar said.

Auditions were held last week, and dancers were selected to learn the piece for March’s performance.

The Masterworks initiative began with the work of modern dance master and choreographer Paul Taylor with his piece “Aureole” in 2012. This year’s piece is Billy Siegenfeld’s “You Do Not Have to be Good.” Siegenfeld is the artistic director of the multiple Emmy award-winning Jump Rhythm Jazz Project based in Chicago, Ill. According to Associate Artistic Director of JRJP Brandi Coleman, “You Do Not Have to be Good” is the story of a group of women who display staunch, selfisolating territoriality.

“The women are strong and independent, which invokes a feeling of competitiveness amongst the group,” Coleman said.

“Eventually, they find that it is increasingly harder to remain isolated and uphold their ‘tough girl’ attitude. They are fighting and fighting until they give in and begin to soften their seemingly hard outer

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Brandi Coleman and Kristina Saldarelli of Jump Rhythm Jazz Project pause choreography for a photo with the ensemble. core.”

Kaddar said he believes the Masterworks project is a great way to expose dance students to aspects of dance they may not be familiar with.

“One of the main goals of the Masterworks project is to expose our students to the professional field of dance and have them work with professionals who are in the field right now,” Kaddar said.

“Another central reason is to give our students a unique opportunity to work on and perform work by a master choreographer, which gives the students a unique opportunity to get exposed to other genres of dance that will enrich their overall dance education experience here at WVU.” Kaddar said he hopes to incorporate diverse styles of dance annually through the Masterworks piece.

“I selected the JRJP

piece, as it was a genre of movement that would be new for our students to work in and one that they and our community here at WVU may have never been exposed to,” Kaddar said. “It’s an exciting jazz style of dance that is very dynamic and physical.”

Olivia Kinney, junior pharmacy student and member of the Masterworks ensemble, agrees that being exposed to a different dance genre has been an incredible experience.

“I’ve never experienced this kind of movement before, so it’s very refreshing to learn something new,” Kinney said.

“The Masterwork program is an incredible opportunity for the WVU dancers to challenge themselves and become exposed to different dance companies such as Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, so

I’m very blessed and excited to have had the opportunity to work with them all week.”

Two of JRJP’s company members were brought in to teach the piece to students. Associate Artistic Director of JRJP Brandi Coleman and Kristina Saldarelli flew in for an exhausting week of auditions, practices and rehearsals.

According to Kinney, Siegenfeld will come in March before the performance and work with the ensemble to clean up the piece.

“Billy will inspire and energize the dancers and put the final touches on his piece,” Coleman said.

Kinney said Coleman and Sardarelli’s commitment to the style of dance was inspiring.

“Brandi and Kristina are so passionate about Jump Rhythm, and they

have pushed us all week to work hard and be open to the new style as we learned the piece,” Kinney said.

“It’s been a crash course in Jump Rhythm, if you will.”

According to Kinney, by the end of the week, the group had put in about 25 hours of rehearsal to learn the Jump Rhythm style and the piece they’ll perform.

“We really enjoyed working with our cast at WVU because from the beginning they were willing to throw themselves into the process of learning not only a new technique, Jump Rhythm, but also a new way of learning choreography,” Coleman said. “Jump Rhythm uses the voice to sing the rhythms while dancing, and this is always new for the students.”

Coleman admits it can make students feel awkward or vulnerable at first, because dancers are used

to using only their bodies, not their voices, to express the story or emotion of the piece, but the WVU dancers were open to the new point of view.

“By the end of the week, they had formed a community based in rhythm, emotional energy and communication, and they knocked our socks off,” Coleman said. “It was really quite amazing to see how much each one of them, in their own way, grew into the piece. We could see the connections being made between the voice, the movement and the emotion and how they all fused together into rhythmically articulated music.”

The WVU dance program’s annual show will take place March 14-16 at the Creative Arts Center. For ticket information, call 304-293-SHOW (7469). daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Cyber superstar Mario has been tearing up the Nintendo 3DS since the system was released.

From “Mario Kart 7” to “Super Mario 3D Land,” there is no lack of the mustachioed plumber on Nintendo’s latest handheld device, and that trend continues with the recent release of “Paper Mario: Sticker Star.”

The latest in a long line of origami-influenced Mario games, “Paper Mario: Sticker Star” once again sees Mario thwart Bowser’s evil plan through the use of two-dimensional graphics and gimmicks.

Like the Wii’s “Super Paper Mario,” “Paper Mario: Sticker Star” abandoned many of the role-playing game elements present in earlier “Paper Mario” games to instead focus on a new gimmick: stickers.

That’s right, stickers.

Instead of jumping or throwing fireballs on his own, Mario must use special stickers that have been spread throughout the

Mushroom Kingdom to attack his foes— from shoes that allow him to jump to iconic fire flowers and POW blocks.

The shinier the stickers are, the more damage he can do – if only he had access to a Lisa Frank binder from the ’90s.

Mario has been granted these sticker powers by Kersti, an anthropomorphic royal sticker and the only one not shanghaied by Bowser in his latest attack on the Mushroom Kingdom.

The two must work together to save the day, with each royal sticker making Mario stronger.

The only real similarity this game has to previous “Paper Mario” games is the turn-based combat and the ability to physically attack enemies to give players an edge at the beginning of a battle.

The sticker gimmick can be jarring at first, and it can get frustrating to have to go back to shops when Mario’s sticker supply gets low, but it definitely adds something fresh to the series.

What this game is sorely missing, however, are the partners featured in ev-

ery previous “Paper Mario” game.

Even “Super Paper Mario” had Pixls – generic though they were – that granted Nintendo’s icon some new abilities, while all this new game has is Kersti, a floating adviser vaguely reminiscent of “Ocarina of Time’s” Navi— not a positive comparison.

The game also has an interesting set of sticker tools based on real-world items, but it can be frustrating to try to figure out when these items should be used to save the day. Odds are, players are going to hoard them until the last possible minute if they can, so they don’t really add anything to the experience.

If a gamer is looking for the in-depth story prevalent in previous “Paper Mario” games, they won’t find it here.

Those who want to try a new spin on an old formula or those who have always enjoyed the unique style of this series, however, will find satisfaction in this release.

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‘Argo’ wins Producers Guild Awards LOS ANGELES (AP)— “Argo” continues to shake up the Oscar race by taking the top honor at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday.

Ben Affleck, coming off winning Golden Globe Awards for best motion picture drama and director for the real-life drama, received the award handed out at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

“I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that I’m still working as an actor,” he said in his acceptance speech.

Affleck also stars in “Argo” as the CIA operative who orchestrated a daring rescue of six American embassy employees during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.

George Clooney and Grant Heslov share the producer award with Affleck as “Argo” beat out the Civil War saga “Lincoln,” which has a leading 12 Academy Awards nominations.

Other nominees in the PGA movie category were “Les Miserables,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” and Skyfall.”

Along with honors from other Hollywood professional groups such as actors, directors and writers guilds, the producer prizes have become part of the preseason sorting out contenders for Academy Awards.

The big winner often goes on to claim the best-picture honor at the Oscars on Feb. 24.

Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” won the guild’s animation category, beating “Brave,” “Frankenweenie,” “ParaNorman” and “Rise of the Guardians.”

“Searching for Sugar Man” took the documentary prize, beating “A People Un-

counted,” “The Gatekeepers,” “The Island President,” and “The Other Dream Team.”

Showtime’s “Homeland” won the producer’s award for television drama series, which beat out “Breaking Bad,” “Downton Abbey,” “Game of Thrones,” and “Mad Men.” The ABC sitcom “Modern Family” took the prize for best comedy series for the third straight year, beating “30 Rock,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and “Louie.”

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Cody Schuler Managing Editor

Here’s to you, pageantry Regardless of who wins or loses tonight, I can say for sure I’m proud of you guys. You did your best and put on quite a show, and it’s definitely one of the bright spots of this otherwise underwhelming season.

I’m not talking to the basketball team, here. I’m talking to you.

You, the student who sat in line for hours to make sure you could get a good seat in the student section to make your voice heard and contribute to what could be the best atmosphere the Coliseum will see all season.

You might have skipped class or work – heck, maybe even both – and it wasn’t an easy decision to make. It was cold and miserable outside, but you didn’t care. You sat and embraced the moment – temperature and responsibilities forgotten.

Once you got inside, you yelled, screamed, clapped and cheered alongside thousands of fellow students, creating the type of fun and challenging environment West Virginia home games are known for.

Thanks for that.

And don’t think I forgot about you, pep band. Your ranks show up for every game, including the women’s matchups, and play just as hard as the basketball teams do – the only difference being you always win.

Thanks for making tonight’s game, and every game, special.

Like I said, I don’t really care what happens on the floor tonight. To be honest, losing by 10 points would be a very solid showing for the Mountaineers. Kansas is a great basketball team and is used to playing in hostile environments.

But, I’m not here to talk about Xs and Os or winning and losing.

That said, you never know what can happen on a basketball court – especially the one in the Coliseum.

In 2007, No. 2 UCLA came into Morgantown, and the Mountaineers pulled out a five-point victory.

I watched that game, and the ensuing court rush on television, and thought about how great an atmosphere it must have been.

Tonight can be just as special.

One of the best scenes I’ve ever witnessed in covering WVU athletics was the home crowd at the LSU football game in 2011.

Late in the third quarter of that contest, West Virginia scored a touchdown that pulled them within six points of No. 2 LSU. The score sat at 27-21, and “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes was blaring across the stadium as I made my descent from the press box.

In that moment, I stopped and looked around, realizing I’d never seen Milan Puskar Stadium as loud as it was right then.

Of course, you all know what happened next, so I won’t continue the story, but the point is the moment I had was a special one, regardless of what the scoreboard said.

So tonight, when I watch the game, I’ll keep my eye on the score. But I’ll also keep my eye on you, the fans, band members and everyone else who always rises to the occasion for big-time games.

West Virginia could win by three or they could lose by 30, but at the end of the night, we’ll all have some moments and memories of our own from the Jayhawks’ first-ever visit to Morgantown.

We have eachother to thank for that. charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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Oklahoma State players Kamari Murphy, left, and Le’Bryan Nash laugh together on the bench after watching a teammate slip and fall after completing a dunk against West Virginia.

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West Virginia downed by Oklahoma State, falls to 3-8 away from home

By Nick Arthur

associate sports editor

The struggles away from Morgantown continued for West Virginia Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.

The Mountaineers (9-10, 2-4) raced out to a 24-11 lead in the first half but were outscored by 27 the rest of the game, falling to Oklahoma State (13-5, 3-3) 80-66 in front of 7,512 at GallagherIba Arena.

West Virginia is now 3-8 in games played away from home this season, including three consecutive road losses.

“I feel like going home, going to bed and pulling the

covers over my head,” said West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins.

Cowboy freshman guard Phil Forte scored a careerhigh 26 points on 7-of-12 shooting, and Oklahoma State shot more than 50 percent from three-point range as a team and more than 80 percent from the free-throw line.

This occurred despite WVU holding the Cowboys to only 11 points in the first 15 minutes of the game.

“It’s all about getting the moment,’’ said WVU senior forward Deniz Kilicli. “And that’s what we had for the first 15 minutes.’’

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WVU loses another close Big 12 game

By Amit Batra Sports writer

The West Virginia women’s basketball team suffered another heartbreaking loss at the hands of No. 24 Iowa State Saturday night at the Coliseum.

Despite a near-perfect half from the Mountaineers, WVU struggled to play consistently for a full 40 minutes. West Virginia fell to Iowa State 53-49 in another suspenseful game down the stretch.

The Mountaineers (118, 3-5) shot 54.2 percent from the field in the first half. They also were able to shoot lights out from beyond the arc, going 5-for-7 for 71.4 percent. The Cyclones (14-4, 5-3) didn’t have any answers to match what was a flawless half of basketball.

The struggle to continue that consistency was another issue for West Virginia. In the second half, Iowa State was able to apply more intensity and ended up making some key free throws down the stretch (10-12 overall).

WVU, on the other hand, shot a mere 27.3 percent from the field and only made one 3-point shot in the second half (1-for-7).

“I don’t think anyone will write or talk about how artistic (the game) was,” said Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly. But certainly, two teams that competed as hard as they could. West Virginia is as good a defensive team – we see (that) all year.

“But (I am) proud of our defense in the second half. Wins in this league are hard, especially on the road. Certainly a great effort by our players.”

The Cyclones erased a double-digit deficit in the first half. Led by stellar play from junior forward Hallie Christofferson, Iowa State fed off her momentum in the late stages of the game.

Christofferson contrib-

uted 23 points and seven rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting from the field. The junior shot 80 percent (4of-5) from long range and went perfect from the freethrow line (7-of-7).

“Hallie was really good,” said Fennelly. “She’s a kid who has given us a lot of different things offensively; she gives us some versatility. She’s a hard guard for people. Probably we were fortunate to be in the game in the first half, because really she was the only one to get some points early. She certainly played one of her better games.”

Iowa State got its first lead of the game with 4:36 remaining in the second half. The Cyclones nailed some clutch free throws and went 12-of-15 on the night from the charity stripe. WVU missed some big free throws at the end, shooting 50 percent from the free-throw line. Iowa State also outscored West Virginia 28-15 in the second half after trailing the Mountaineers by 9 at halftime.

“It’s the same thing – we missed foul shots going down the stretch, gave up offensive rebounds,” said West Virginia head coach Mike Carey. “We were holding the ball too much.

We’ve got to move the ball.

All we’ve talked about for three days now is executing and staying focused for 40 minutes.

“In this league, you have to play 40 minutes. We keep stressing that, and we are just not doing it right now.”

Senior center Ayana Dunning led West Virginia with 17 points and seven rebounds. Junior forward Jess Harlee contributed 13 points and five rebounds off the bench. She energized West Virginia in the first half, scoring 11 of her 13 points in the first 20 minutes of action.

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coach Travis Ford credits the Mountaineers’ defensive pressure for his team’s early offensive struggles.

“We were very hesitant early in the game,” Ford said.

“We didn’t handle the pressure early, and we got caught chasing them on defense rather than guarding them.

Once we started adjusting to their pressure, we were able to score a few more points.

A bright spot for the Mountaineers was yet another solid performance from freshman guard Eron Harris.

Harris, who started his fourth-consecutive game of the season, scored 17 points

and is now averaging 15.75 points per game this season when added to the starting lineup.

Harris feels his team needs to mesh for them to find success.

“Collectively as a team, we’ve got to get on the same page,” Harris said. “We’re not all on the same page all the time, and for some reason, we’re still working on it.”

West Virginia shot 42 percent from the floor as a team and still ranks No. 314 nationally in field goal percentage.

Oklahoma State switched to a zone defense late in the

first half, forcing the Mountaineers to knock down open shots.

This is a strategy opponents are making a habit of utilizing against Huggins’ squad.

“They made shots, and we didn’t,” Huggins said.

“We kind of helped them by leaving them open and getting them started. It’s a lot to make one after you’ve made a couple. We helped off the wrong people at the wrong time.”

West Virginia will return home to face No. 3 Kansas tonight at the Coliseum. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia overcomes rival Marshall for first time since 1998

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West Virginia may dominate the in-state rivalry with Marshall in most sports, but for the past 15 years, the Mountaineers have been no match for the Thundering Herd on the tennis courts – until Saturday, that is.

“We were really happy to get a win against Marshall this afternoon,” said West Virginia head coach Tina Samara to WVU Sports. “I wasn’t aware that we had such a drought against them, but this is a quality win.”

After dropping their season opener to Ohio State, Samara said she is hopeful the Marshall victory will provide the Mountaineers with confidence as they enter the brunt of their nonconference schedule.

“Obviously, it’s always nice to get that first win, and with our schedule, we weren’t quite sure when that would happen, because we have a pretty tough schedule all around,” Samara said.

“I felt like if we were able to get at least one of these first two matches, we might really be able to have a good year, because I feel like this team needs confidence.”

In the match against Marshall, the Mountaineers gained confidence early after winning the doubles match.

Sophomore Ikttesh Chahal teamed up with freshman Hailey Barrett on the first double court, where they beat Dominika Zaprazna and Maria Voscekova of Marshall 8-4.

West Virginia seniors Audrey Wooland and Emily Mathis sealed the doubles point on court two with an 8-2 victory against Ellie Ball and Kara Kucin.

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Barrett, Cahal and Mathis were all able to roll with the, momentum and confidences gained in their doubles matches and continue their wins on the singles courts.

Barrett, who jumped up to No. 2 singles this week, beat Voscekova 6-3, 7-5. The win was the freshmen’s second in as many matches on the singles court and is distinguish-

ing herself as tennis player who will be fun to watch as she develops in the future. “(Barrett) is pretty much doing everything you want a kid to do, as a coach,” Samara said. “She’s working hard at practices, she’s asking to do extra, she’s always wanting to learn, she’s very willing to try new things, and she handles this opportunity like a professional.

“Her results are direct results from what she’s putting into it.”

While Barret may be thrilling to watch down the road, the most thrilling match Saturday was held on court three, where Cahal and Ball

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squared off. After narrowly edging out Ball in the first set 7-6, Cahal bounced back from a 5-1 deficit to win the second set and the match (7-5).

The final Mountaineer to earn a victory Saturday was Mathis on court three, where she took down Karlyn Timko 7-5, 6-2.

Mathis, Cahal, Barrett and the rest of the Mountaineers hope to keep up the momentum and confidence into next weekend, because the competition won’t get any easier as they travel to Syracuse and Buffalo. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

WVU successful in Penn State Invitational sports writer

The West Virginia track and field team traveled to State College, Pa., this weekend for a two-day competition at the Penn State National Invitational.

The meet, which included former Big East Conference rivals Syracuse, Villanova and Pittsburgh, featured more than 30 universities from the East Coast.

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Sophomore Karissa Knabenshue and senior Alanna Pritts also competed in the weight throw and finished in 24th and 25th place, respectively.

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The distance medley relay team, consisting of freshmen Kelly Williams, Christa D’Egidio and Peyton Hampson and junior Sarah Martinelli, finished in second place with a time of 11:34.55.

Williams took the top spot in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.88 on the second day of competition.

Senior Sydney Cummings matched her career-best in the high jump with a vertical of 1.76. She took third place in the event.

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Iowa State outrebounded West Virginia 35-22 on the night. The Cyclones shot 39 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from 3-point range. West Virginia cooled off after the first half but still managed to shoot 41.3 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from long range.

For Harlee and the rest of the squad, losing these games in this fashion is becoming a trend.

“It’s really frustrating,” she said. “I know everybody is really upset about it. We’re just trying to get a win, and it’s really frustrating that we can’t get one right now.”

WVU will try to put in a full 40 minutes when it travels to Stillwater, Okla., to take on Oklahoma State Tuesday night.

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Gymnastics

West Virginia loses to No. 24 North Carolina State

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Junior Hope Sloanhoffer performs on the bars earlier in the season.

By Meghan Carr Sports writer

The West Virginia University gymnastics team’s season-high score came up short Friday night in Raleigh, N.C., against No. 24 NC State.

Both teams finished with season-high scores, but NC State was not to be denied its first win of the season.

The Wolfpack won the meet 195.2 to 195.15.

“Our team knows NC State is a good team; it seems like it always comes down to the wire between us,” said West Virginia head coach Jason Butts.

Each meet in the last

four years between the two teams has been decided by less than one point.

The Mountaineers (2-3) began the meet on bars and hit six-for-six routines. Led by senior Kaylyn Millick and junior Erica Smith, who finished first overall with season-best 9.775 scores, the Mountaineers totaled a season-best 48.6. The Wolfpack scored a 48.9 on vault, giving them the early lead.

WVU won the second rotation, earning 48.825 on vault. Freshman Jaida Lawrence won the event, earning a career-best 48.7, while senior Alaska Richardson finished third with a 9.8 vault score.

“Our performance on vault was great; we just didn’t land quite as well, but we were within a .225 margin, so that’s acceptable at this point in the season,” said Butts.

NC State scored a meetbest 48.7 on bars, giving them a team total of 97.6 after two events and a slight lead against the Mountaineers, who tallied a 97.425.

The Mountaineers took the lead for the first time after five season-best scores on floor, giving WVU a team total of 146.3. NCSU earned a 48.925 on beam, giving them a team total of 146.275.

Millick finished second

overall with a season-best 9.825, while junior Hope Sloanhoffer earned a 9.8.

Freshman Melissa Idell opened the lineup and matched her career-high with a 9.775 mark. Senior Chelsea Goldschrafe followed Idell with a seasonbest 9.75, and sophomore Dayah Haley earned a career-best 9.725 in her season debut on floor.

Th e Mou nt a i n e e r s earned a season-high 48.85 on beam, while four gymnasts earned season-best or career-best scores.

Millick didn’t allow a fall to stop her from winning the beam with a season-best 9.825 score. Ju-

nior Amanda Carpenter matched her career-best and finished second, earning 9.8 on beam. Smith finished third with a careerbest 9.775, and Sloanhoffer earned a season-high 9.75.

Another strong event from the Mountaineers didn’t prove enough as the Wolfpack won the meet after 48.925 showing on floor.

WVU (1-3) against ranked teams rebounded after Utah with seasonhighs on the bars and beam events.

“We had some great performances on bars and beam that were not there in Utah, and our improved scores on those two events

reflect that,” Butts said.

Butts also said the biggest gain from the meet at NCSU was focus and confidence.

“We hit a lot of great routines in an away meet, so we are building confidence knowing our gymnastics is in place.”

The Mountaineers are glad to finally have their home-opener four weeks into the season. They will host their first Big 12 competition this weekend when No. 2 Oklahoma, William and Mary and Western Michigan come to Morgantown. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

wrestling

West Virginia falls at home to Iowa State, Rutgers by jon fehrens sports writer

West Virginia senior Shane Young competes in a match Saturday.

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After wrestling against two of the nation’s most historic schools, the West Virginia wrestling team traveled back into Morgantown to prepare for the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers and their first-ever Big 12 conference home match.

Head coach Craig Turnbull said he hoped the experience his team gained from wrestling at Oklahoma would translate into wins for his squad, but the young team could not find success in this weekend’s matches, suffering a 26-10 loss to Rutgers Friday and then 30-3 to Iowa State Saturday afternoon.

“We have to win where we are capable of winning,” Turnbull said. “They are battling out there – when I left Penn State, it is not so much that we didn’t win the matches; I didn’t like the effort that was put forward.

But the effort was there the entire weekend.”

Senior Shane Young, who has been called out for problems focusing, led the way for the Mountaineers in their first match against Rutgers. Young managed to outgrapple Rutger’s Joseph Langel III in the opening match, winning by a 4-3 decision.

Junior Nathan Pennesi’s consistency was on show again as he easily beat another ranked opponent, taking down No. 20 Trevor Melde by a 6-1 decision.

It was a fast start for WVU, but Rutgers answered and won five-straight matches until A.J. Vizcarrondo finally responded with a win in the 197 weight group, defeating Dan Sedenberg with a lopsided 12-4 decision.

“With the youth of this team - four freshman and one sophomore - we can’t have any of the people that are experienced out the lineup. We need Brutus Scheffel and Colin Johnston in the lineup, and without them, it is a tough challenge.

“This is a frustrating loss, because we beat this Rutgers team with virtually the same lineup as last year.”

WVU had no time to think about their loss as they turned around to face Iowa State in the Coliseum Saturday afternoon.

With Colin Johnston back in the lineup and freshman Tre Miller-Scott starting at 149, West Virginia felt good about their chances heading into the match.

Young hit the mat first for the Mountaineers, and after two shutout periods by both wrestlers, it looked as if Young would have his

chance to become a twotime winner. But after a late take-down by Iowa State’s Ryak Finch, Young lost the match 3-0.

Junior Colin Johnston has been battling weight issues since returning from winter break and did not wrestle against Rutgers because he couldn’t shrink to the size he needed to be. Coach Turnbull has been critical of Johnston, saying he can’t give him seven minutes of good wrestling. Johnston fought of the rumors and battled John Meeks all the way into a second overtime period, in which Johnston finally fell 5-4.

“I was definitely tired out there; I was not my normal self. You have to keep your weight down to perform well, and that is where I am right now. I am getting stronger, but it is still a grind to get my weight down,” Johnston said.

Pennesi added another win against a ranked opponent to his resume this season as he took down the No. 19 nationally ranked wrestler Luke Goettl; Pennesi was also the lone win for West Virginia on the day.

West Virginia will not wrestle again until Saturday at 7 p.m., when they travel to No. 17 Pittsburgh. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Swimming

Mountaineers defeated by Ohio at WVU Coliseum by connor murray sports correspondent

Entering Saturday’s meet, the West Virginia women’s swimming and diving team had dropped two straight meets. That streak grew to three when Ohio came into the WVU Natatorium and left with a 165-135 victory.

With their loss in the regular-season finale, the Mountaineers saw their overall record drop to 3-4, while the Bobcats third straight victory brings their record on the season to 3-2.

In the last home meet of their careers, the Mountaineer seniors put on an impressive performance that just came up short.

Mandie Nugent took first in the 200 fly and 200 free, while helping the 400 medley relay team to a secondplace finish. Nugent also managed a second-place finish in the 100 fly, finishing just behind teammate Julie Ogden.

Although the team has been on a losing streak, the performance of standout senior Rachael Burnett hasn’t waned. She capped

her last home meet off with wins in the 100 and 500 free with times of 52.25 and 4:59.82, respectively.

Burnett’s most impressive feat of the night was her performance in the 1,650 free. Her time – 16:59.32 – set a new WVU Natatorium record for the event.

While there were some successful individual showings for the Mountaineers, the Bobcats had a few of their own that helped them secure a third-straight victory since starting the season 0-2.

Following the first few events of the day, the Bobcats really began to hit their stride, turning the Mountaineers’ lead to a deficit in a hurry.

Their 400 medley relay team, consisting of sophomore Tori Bagan, junior Rachel Stearns, freshman Addison Ferguson and senior Lauren Funk, posted a time of 3:51.41 – good for a first-place finish for the Bobcats.

On the diving side, sophomore Haily VandePoel had another strong day, adding to what has become

a breakout year for the Holland, Mich., native.

Va n d e Po e l c o nt i n ued her dominance on the 3-meter dive, taking a first-place finish with a score of 305.07. While she topped her competitors in the 3-meter, VandePoel faltered on the 1-meter dive, finishing in fourth place with a score of 252.22.

Led by sophomore Morgan Srail, the Bobcats took three of the top four spots on the 1-meter dive. Srail scored a 282.22, while teammates Haleigh Bartlett and MaryRose Hill-

strom finished second and third with scores of 272.10 and 257.32, respectively.

The Mountaineers will now have a full month to recuperate and regroup in preparation for the Big 12 championships. The action is set to kick off Feb. 27 from Austin, Texas.

While the Mountaineers’ regular season is ended, the Bobcats will be back in action when they face off with the Xavier Musketeers Feb. 1 at the Ohio University Aquatic Center. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia looks to pull off upset tonight vs. No. 3 Kansas by michael carvelli sports editor

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Sophomore guard Jabarie Hinds and the West Virginia men’s basketball team will take on Kansas tonight at the Coliseum.

Following its fourth loss in the last five games, the West Virginia men’s basketball team will return to Morgantown with a chance to upset No. 3 Kansas Monday night at the Coliseum.

This season, the Mountaineers have lost eight straight games against ranked opponents, including three by an average of nearly 17 points per game.

The last time WVU defeated a team ranked in the top 25 was Jan. 7, 2012, when it beat then-No. 9 Georgetown 74-62, and the Mountaineers haven’t beaten a top-five team since they upset No. 2 UCLA in Feb. 2007.

West Virginia won just two Big 12 Conference games this season, beating Texas and TCU – two teams that are a combined 1-12 in conference play.

The Mountaineers have gotten a big boost offensively from freshman guard Eron Harris.

Starting in place of Terry Henderson, who missed time with a back injury, Harris broke into the starting five for the first times in WVU’s loss to Iowa State.

And he’s taken advantage of this opportunity, playing more than 27 minutes per game while averaging 15.8 points per game in his first four career starts.

In the loss to Oklahoma State, West Virginia continued to get more production out of senior Deniz Kilicli and junior Aaric Murray in the low post.

After struggling to consistently see the floor during the early portion of Big 12 play,

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Kilicli has started playing better during the last two games.

In the Mountaineers’ win against TCU the Istanbul, Turkey, native played more than 20 minutes for the first time since Jan. 9 against Texas. His 11- and 12-point performances against TCU and Oklahoma State marked the first time he had consecutive double-figure scoring games since he scored 13 and 21 points against VMI and Marshall, respectively.

Murray, the 6-foot-10 center who transferred to WVU from La Salle last year, scored more than 10 points for the first time in four games and recorded his third double-double of the season.

The Philadelphia native scored 11 points and had 12 rebounds against Oklahoma State.

While West Virginia has been struggling, Kansas has emerged as the premier team in the Big 12. The Jayhawks currently sit atop the conference standings with a 5-0 record.

The Jayhawks are led by freshman Ben McLemore.

The St. Louis native is averaging more than 16 points and five rebounds per game.

McLemore is fifth among freshmen in scoring.

In the Kansas frontcourt is senior big man Jeff Withey.

Withey is averaging 13 points per game, but he makes his presence felt most on the defensive end of the floor with 8.4 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game.

The game tips off at 9 p.m. tonight at the Coliseum.

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January 28, 2013

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The WVU men's basketball team is ready for another Big 12 home win against the Kansas Jayhawks. The Mountaineers won their most recent home game last Wednesday against TCU, 71-50. The Jayhawks come into the game ranked No. 2 in the country and are currently in first place in the Big 12. Let's send the Jayhawks back to Lawrence with a loss! LET’S GO MOUNTAINEERS! Here are the projected starters for Kansas: # 15

NAME Elijah Johnson-SR 6-4 195

POSITION G

23

Ben McLemore-FR 6-5 195

G

24

Travis Releford-SR 6-6 210

G

40

Kevin Young-SR 6-8 190

F

5

Jeff Withey-SR 7-0 235

C

INFORMATION

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. Having grown up in Vegas, Elijah is a world class "UNO" and "Go Fish" player. He frequently takes Jeff Withey's lunch money.

Hometown: St. Louis, Mo. Ben is a huge Clay Aiken fan; he loves listening to Clay before games to get himself pumped up. 23 isn’t just the number on his jersey, but also his SAT score. Coach Bill Self is still impressed by this.

Hometown: Kansas City, Mo. Travis is a fifth year senior this season but is still only considered a sophomore academically. His mother's name is Venita Vann, which is also her stage name.

Hometown: Perris, Calif.

Kevin spent his first two seasons at Loyola-Marymount where he was the third best player on their JV squad. He has already graduated from San Bernardino Community College, where he majored in dirty dancing.

Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

Jeff spends his free time in Lawrence as a volunteer dog walker, his celebrity look alike is "Big Bird" from Sesame Street. Jeff is also a starter on the Kansas women's volleyball team. Mother's name is Debbie also has an older sister Michelle. Favorite athlete is Tim Tebow.

Free Throws: HANDS UP!!!

Walk of Shame: When one of the players fouls out simply chant their foot movements. Continue with “LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT” until they sit down. Then, go crazy!

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BUM OF THE GAME

BOO THIS MAN!!!! #5 Jeff Withey

Tipoff: JUMP UP AND DOWN AND SCREAM "OHHHHH!!!!!"

Ticket Scandal: Kansas was involved in a major ticket scalping scandal; in 2009-2010 dating back to 2002, make sure they hear about !

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