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NFL brothers to talk faith, football by megan calderado staff writer

As part of West Virginia University’s celebration of Black History Month National Football League players Hamza Abdullah of the Arizona Cardinals and his brother Husain Abdullah of the Minnesota Vikings will speak about maintaining their Muslim identity while playing in the NFL today.

The event will be held in the Mountainlair Ballrooms at 7 p.m. and is hosted by the Center for Black Culture & Research, the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and the Muslim Student Association.

Marjorie Fuller, director of the WVU Center for Black Culture and Research, said Islam is misunderstood by many in the United States.

“I think that the Abdul-

lah brothers present a wonderful opportunity for us to gain some insight into what it is like to be professional athletes who are practicing their faith,” she said. “One of the things I think makes their story unique is that they are brothers living this exceptional two-fold experience together.”

Although both of the Abdullah brothers’ childhood dreams of playing in

the NFL came true, they felt there was a bigger dream they had to pursue.

Hamza and Husain both put their contracts on hold and took the 2012 football season off in order to fully immerse themselves in their religion.

During the holy month of Ramadan, they traveled across the country and visited 30 mosques in 30 days.

Their travels finished with a

pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the Hajj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam.

“They’re true leaders; they put praying before playing. It’s sort of a wakeup call for Muslims,” said Mohamed Ali, president of the African Student Association and Special Event chair of the Muslim Student Association.

Graduate student Saba Ashfaq said the pilgrimage

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The WVU Pep Band gives athletic events a beat to step to

By Evelyn Merithew Staff Writer

Whether there are 10,000 fans or just 10, there’s one group that works to boost Mountaineer pride regardless of turnout.

A group of student musicians form WVU’s Pep Band, an ensemble that attends, performs and cheers during a wide variety of WVU sports.

The Pep Band can be found at men’s and women’s basketball games, football games, volleyball matches and even swim team matches.

“We cheer because it encourages (the team) to try their hardest, even if no one else comes to their games,” said Ben Levi, a baritone player in the Pep Band.

Members of the Pep Band said they often see larger crowds at men’s basketball than at nonrevenue events, such as women’s basketball.

Mellophone player Morgan Shepherd said she doesn’t know why the crowd is so small at women’s games; however, she believes those teams don’t get the fan base they deserve.

“I feel like in general people tend to want to watch men’s teams play even though the women’s team is doing so much

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associate city editor

This summer, West Virginia University freshman Austen Samyn expects to earn about $8,000 as an entrepreneur running his own business.

Of course, he has a little help.

Samyn is a part of Student Painters, a Michiganbased student development company that trains students to be successful business managers and sales representatives.

By allowing students to run a branch of their home-

painting company for a summer, Student Painters helps interns gain real-world business experience.

Samyn, along with 11 others, is part of the first Student Painters class to come from WVU. “Most, if not all of us want to start our own businesses someday,” he said. “That’s what I love about this program. It’s an internship, it goes on your resume, you get money over the summer and practical experience.”

Samyn and the other workers will each run an independent home-painting company as “branch manag-

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WVU Pep Band member Jake Burns performs with his bearskin-covered tuba at Wednesday’s game against Baylor.

ers” in their hometowns this summer. While they are under the legal umbrella of Student Painters, each manager must hire employees, manage finances and make sales.

“You’re basically in charge of everything,” Samyn said.

“The name (Student Painters) just gets you in the door.”

This is more than a lemonade stand – these managers could bring in revenues higher than $60,000.

That’s why the entrance examinations are so rigorous.

“When it happened, it felt like I’d gotten accepted into college,” Samyn said. “That

euphoria just overwhelmed me.”

Samyn, a business student, was chosen from more than 200 interested applicants. Before he was chosen, he had no suit, no tie and no resume.

That didn’t stop him, though.

“Opportunities multiply as they are seized,” he said.

“You get this, and it’s a stepping stone for something more. I’m excited.”

After a weekend of intense training, hands-on sales practice and business advising, Samyn said he feels

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A group of West Virginia University students are aiming to save the world, one child at a time.

Saturday the WVU Children’s Hospital at Ruby Memorial will host its 14th annual dance marathon in Stansbury Hall.

Students have been raising money for months to support the hospital through the Children’s Miracle Network.

The participants are asked to raise a minimum of $50 and they dance for 12 hours.

“The idea is that you are on your feet the whole time,” said Taylor Bush, dance marathon co-chair.

“It represents the kids’ fights against whatever illness they have. The kids don’t get to sit down and they don’t get a rest.”

This year the theme of the marathon is “saving the world one kid at a time,” so participants are encouraged to dress in superhero attire. There will be a costume contest along with many other activities.

“There’s going to be a

DJ, and there will be times when everyone can just dance how they want to,” Bush said. “There will be other times when we’re going to do a line dance.”

Families from the hospital will also participate in the marathon.

Bush said the families often speak of their experiences and how the money raised by the marathon has helped them.

“The families get really emotional and they talk about how they wouldn’t have been able to get through it without this help,” Bush said. “It really lets you see the purpose of the whole event.”

So far, there are roughly 330 people registered for the event, but registration doesn’t close until the day of the event.

It is also possible to raise money without participating in the marathon by registering as a spirit dancer instead of a dancer, she said.

Teams and individuals have raised $15,273 thus far, making it 30 percent of the way to the total goal of

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Taco Truck offers unique late-night food options

Summer signals entrepreneurship for students by bryan bumgardner

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Dance Marathon to benefit children’s hospital

by Madison Fleck

The WVU Pep Band plays during Wednesday’s game against Baylor.

to Mecca teaches unity as a community and that no one is better than the person sitting next to them.

“Islam says that regardless of skin color, how tall you are or what your social class is in society, nobody’s superior over another,” Ali said.

The Abdullah brothers also participate in

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ON THE INSIDE The West Virginia women’s basketball team struggled early but ultimately was able to defeat Kansas State Tuesday.

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Gone are the days of students having just one late night food option in the downtown Morgantown area.

For more than 13 years “The Hotdog Man” has been the staple food vendor for late-night visitors to the High Street area.

Other restaurant establishments, such as Jimmy John’s, Casa D’Amici and Pita Pit, also remain open to meet the demands of bar-goers who crave a latenight snack on their way home.

While there have always been hotdogs, subs, pizza and pitas, one thing was still missing.

West Virginia University student and owner of the newly opened Morgantown Taco Truck, Ray Glymph, said after having a drink downtown one

night, he started to crave tacos but didn’t want to drive across town to Taco Bell.

“About two years ago, I started saying to myself, ‘it would be nice if there were tacos late night downtown somewhere,’” Glymph said.

“So I started looking for food trucks and just playing around with the idea of starting my own business.

“I worked in restaurants growing up, and my biggest dream was always to own a restaurant, but as few people know its extremely costly and there is a high risk factor.”

When Glymph decided he wanted to open the Taco Truck, he was enrolled as a full-time industrial engineering student at West Virginia University; however, when the opportunity to start his own business came around, Glymph said he knew it would be best to

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ANOTHER ONE DOWN The West Virginia men’s basketball team fell short in its upset bid of Baylor Wednesday at the Coliseum.

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2 | NEWS

Thursday February 28, 2013

Storm brings deaths, travel problems, power losses MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Midwest snowstorm packing heavy snow and strong winds left six people dead in Kansas, hundreds of vehicles crashed or stranded in Wisconsin, and tens of thousands of utility customers without power in Michigan.

“It’s the heaviest snow we’ve received all winter long, as far as the largest quantity and it’s wet,” said Mark Rupnik, a sheriff’s lieutenant in Sheboygan County, Wis., where residents were hit with 15 inches of wet snow over two days – Tuesday and Wednesday. “This is our big storm for the year, I hope.”

The storm hit a wide swath of the U.S. with wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and wet snow. It started in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Missouri on Monday night and headed through Colorado, Iowa, northern Illinois,

Wisconsin and Michigan on Tuesday into Wednesday, according to Bob McMahon, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wisconsin.

Kansas has been particularly pummeled with snow lately, receiving more than 2 feet of snow in some places over the last week or so. As of Wednesday morning, about 10,000 Kansas customers in mostly eastern counties were still without power, though company officials expected all service to be restored by the end of the day.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Wednesday said two people died in traffic crashes, two siblings died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Kansas City, Kan., a woman died in southwest Kansas while shoveling snow, and another Kansas City resident was killed while walking in the snow.

SGA hands out five grants At Wednesday’s SGA meeting five grants were awareded to student organizations, including the WVU Paintball Club, WVU Cricket Club, WVU Short Film Festival and the Muslim Student Association.

David Irvin, a student and member of the Paintball Club, was happy to receive the grant.

“It feels great to be awarded this grant because we are really trying to build a team back up at WVU. We want to join the

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fasting, which is another Muslim tradition that takes place from sun-up to sundown during the month of Ramadan.

While this tradition was difficult to keep up with while playing high school, college and professional football, they always found a way to remain dedicated to their religion.

Ali says that both Muslims and non-Muslims would benefit greatly from attending the Abdullah brothers’ talk.

“We try to use Black History Month to teach people

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“So this year, I can tell you that we’re going to reach that $300,000 mark that the students have raised throughout the years, which is amazing,” said Lora Edgell, Children’s Miracle Network Director for WVU Children’s Hospital.

The funds raised is given to the hospital and used for direct patient needs. It is used for things such as

National Paintball Association, which a lot of universities are involved in including Penn State and Pitt,” Irvin said. “We really are looking to recruit some more players. Anyone is welcome to join; it’s a lot of fun.”

Student Advocates for Legislative Advancement also announced they will meet with legislators next month to address college affordability and bad housing Morgantown.

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Pat Beals fights her way through blowing snow while delivering shoppers in Dubuque, Iowa Wednesday.

At a Macy’s in northeast Kansas, 3 to 4 feet of heavy snow on the store’s roof caused an evacuation Wednesday morning because of safety concerns.

More than 50,000 homes and businesses in Michigan lost electrical service at one point Wednes-

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“I learned more about how to run a business in those two days than I have my entire semester and my entire life,” he said. “In the classroom, you learn something but you don’t really apply it. That’s what I love about this program – it’s hands-on.”

The hands-on approach is an important aspect of Student Painters, according to Pennsylvania general manager Cyle Dowling.

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day after a storm knocked down power lines and tree branches. About 40,000 remained without power as of Wednesday afternoon, with Washtenaw County hardest hit.

The utilities said crews would work around the clock to restore power.

The National Weather Service said Muskegon, Mich., was reported to have 9 inches of snow as of Wednesday morning. Authorities said weather might be a factor in crashes that killed motorists in Sanilac and Monroe counties.

In Wisconsin, more than

“The number one purpose is to give students real life business opportunities, teach them some of the facets of business and give them experience that will help them on their resume as they graduate” he said.

“We like to give people that experience typical classes can’t offer.”

Student Painters has operated in the United States for 27 years, and due to WVU’s proximity to Pittsburgh, the company decided to open a branch here.

That goes without men-

tioning WVU’s pool of potential students.

“We’re looking for people who are really motivated to learn more about entrepreneurship,” Dowling said.

“We’ve been able to utilize painting as the business model we use to teach them all these things, like recruiting and marketing and sales.”

Plus the students can make money on the side.

Those students who bring in revenues over $60,000 are taken on a cruise at the end of the year, courtesy of Student Painters.

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the different dimensions of all these religions,” Ali said.

“I see it as an opportunity to share peace and love, the real ideas of Islam.”

Fuller, Ali and Ashfaq hope students and community members attend the event in order to learn more about the Muslim religion.

“I hope people walk away from the event having gained a greater understanding of how multi-tiered and complex diversity in our nation is, and how in learning about one another, we can come to appreciate our differences rather than allowing them to divide us,” Fuller said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

equipment, baby diapers or anything that a family might need while in the hospital.

“A lot of these families live hours away, so the money we raise is put to good use,” Edgell said. “It truly makes a difference.”

The event will begin Saturday at 12 p.m. and last until 12 a.m. To register now or for more information, visit http://www.helpmakemiracles.org/index. fm?fuseaction=donordrive. event&eventID=1440). danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Mellophone player John Pentol said he agrees women’s sports aren’t as well-recognized.

“People don’t respect women’s sports as much as men’s and it’s a shame.

People would rather go to the men’s games because they think they’ll see a better show, and it’s not really true,” he said.

Pentol said he believes the crowd population that shows up at men’s and women’s basketball games cannot be compared, because sometimes the women’s games don’t draw half as large of a crowd.

Members of the ensemble said they believe it becomes more difficult to play enthusiastically when attendance is low at events.

“It just feels like we are playing and playing, and no one is getting pumped up,” Shepherd said.

To encourage students to attend more women’s

games, Pentol said he believes various entities of the University and community should join forces to help bring more attention to the need for student enthusiasm.

“You never see articles on the front page of the newspaper about women’s sports.

The men’s sports are the only ones on the cover,” Pentol said.

“The women’s basketball team plays so well, and sometimes it’s more enjoyable to watch a women’s game. Plus they’re having a way better season than the men are this year.”

Cheering on the team’s players to perform their best is something that the Pep members sign up to do.

Although it is a very timeconsuming extracurricular, being part of the Pep Band is something members said is rewarding.

Pep Band auditions to become a member of the are held in late September each year.

Those who make the cut are invited to three intense rehearsals to prepare them

play hard’,” Samyn said. “If you do what you have to do, get it done, make money for yourself and the company, then they’ll take you on a cruise.”

Dowling agreed the benefits of the program are twofold.

“It’s really giving students a great opportunity to run their own business, to learn about management, to earn a great income and make a lot of friends,” he said.

To learn more about Student Painters, visit studentpainters.biz. bryanbumgardner@mail.wvu.edu

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The WVU Pep Band plays during Wednesday’s game against Baylor.

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440 stranded vehicles and crashes were reported in Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Kenosha, Ozaukee and Washington counties after heavy snowfall that started Tuesday and continued into Wednesday. No major injuries were reported.

Rupnik said the main highways in Sheboygan County were drivable as of Wednesday afternoon, but he expected the secondary roads to remain a problem into Thursday.

Many parents in southeastern Wisconsin didn’t have to take to the roads Wednesday, with several school districts canceling classes. That included the state’s largest school district of Milwaukee, which received about 9 inches of snow. A 71-year-old man collapsed and died Wednesday afternoon shortly after snow blowing in Milwaukee.

to lead the student body in cheers for the school year.

The approximately 60 Pep Band members perform at WVU sporting events at least three to four times a week, and meet an hour and a half before each game.

Pentol said he thinks the women would succeed even more than they have this season if more students attended their games.

“It’s important to support the women’s basketball players. They work really hard and deserve the recognition,” he said.

Shepherd said she doesn’t understand why the student community fails to come out and support the women’s basketball team, but she believes, as a member of the Pep Band, it’s of the utmost importance.

“The women’s team deserves just as much support as the men’s,” she said. “Who wouldn’t want to cheer for their own school? You just have to come out and support your Mountaineers no matter what.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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“I had been in school for about a year and a half, but when the opportunity came along to start this business, I didn’t want to turn it down,” Glymph said. “I felt like this was the right thing at the right time – but it wasn’t something I could do while also maintaining my school work. I knew I needed to put everything into this while the opportunity was there.”

Glymph spent a long time working to ensure there is something on the menu for everyone.

“Taco-in-a-bag is our number one seller, everyone loves them,” Glymph said. “But we also do burritos and of course tacos.

We offer beef, chicken and vegetarian options, as well.

“In addition, all of the ingredients we use are from here in the local Morgantown area. We really try to incorporate the local area into our business.”

For the last six months, Morgantown Tacos has become a favorite of many students.

Ahmed Champion, a senior political science student, said he goes out of his way to stop by the Taco Truck for a taco-in-a-bag every Saturday night.

“The Taco Truck is cheap, and I really love Mexican food,” Champion said.

“When I leave a bar I want something quick I can grab.

The chemistry of the workers is great, too. They are so fun and make the downtown area better by being there.”

The Morgantown Taco Truck can be found on High Street in front of Joe Mama’s Tuesday-Saturday nights from 11 p.m.-4 a.m.

For more information or for a menu, visit Morgantown Tacos online at www. morgantowntacos.com or follow them on Twitter @ morgantowntacos. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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The Soul Miners to shake up 123 Pleasant Street

by Lacey palmer associate a&e editor

It’s rare to hear music from the ’60s or ’70s in a college-town bar, but when The Soul Miners take the stage at any of Morgantown’s venues, the audience can hear just that – positive, upbeat R&B and soul music from one of the best eras in music, Motown.

Friday at 10 p.m. the Morgantown-based group The Soul Miners, comprised of Adrian Michaelz on vocals, Jake Hiles on bass, Ray Cook on guitar and Jacob Miller on drums, is set to take the stage at 123 Pleasant Street.

Previous group drummer John James recently moved to Los Angeles, Calif., a move that ushered in Miller, a new addition to The Soul Miners. “We play songs that have that positive, upbeat feeling about them that just makes you happy and want to dance,� Hiles said.

According to Hiles, the group enjoys playing Motown songs from the mid ’60s, including favorites such as “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg� and “My Girl.�

Aside from covers of songs the audience already knows and loves, they also play a few original songs, as well.

The theme The Soul

Miners’ Dance Party is used to pull the audience, and the entertaining performances keep bringing them back. “We just play as funky as we can and give the people a reason to dance and sing along,� Hiles said.

Michaelz’s gruff vocals combined with the soul of the music makes this a classic show you won’t want to miss.

The Soul Miners recently won Best Band in Morgantown in the Best of Morgantown awards sponsored by Morgantown Magazine.

In addition, the group played for Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s Inauguration Ball at the Clay Center in Charleston, W.Va., in January.

The Soul Miners began playing at Morgantown hotspots in 2003, including the now-extinct Sunnyside favorite, Mutts.

They have played at many locations across Morgantown, including Fat Daddy’s Bar and Grill, Gibbie’s Pub and Eatery, McClafferty’s Irish Pub, The Morgantown Brewing Company, Lira Lounge, Coach’s Bar & Grill, Mihaley’s Sports Bar and 123 Pleasant Street, as well as many locations across the Fairmont and Clarksburg, W.Va., areas. “When we started do-

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Morgantown-based Motown tribute group The Soul Miners performs to a rowdy crowd. ing this music, we weren’t sure, because it was our grandparents’ music,�

Hiles said. “We didn’t know if the young people would like it at all, but they did, and that proves to us

that this music is timeless.�

Although they’re one of the only tribute groups invited to play at 123, which usually favors original music, The Soul Miners fill up the dance floor nearly ev-

ery show with their faithful, local fan base. “That’s something we’re proud of,� Hiles said. “We’ve been doing this for a while, and we’ve built up some stamina. The peo-

ple really respond to this music.�

To learn more about The Soul Miners, visit www. facebook.com/soulminers. lacey.palmer@mail.wvu.edu

Summer 2013 to delight music lovers with stacked concert lineup

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Kenny Chesney performs onstage during 2011 Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club.

by nick wesdock A&e writer

With spring break just around the corner, many students are already looking forward to summertime. Along with the sun and sand, concerts and music festivals are a part of summer that everyone loves, and this summer is shaping up to be a big one for music tours around the country.

As always, this summer will see a number of popular country stars on tour.

Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan and of course, Kenny Chesney will all hit the road in summer 2013.

Chesney’s tour will stop in more than 40 cities around the U.S. and Canada, beginning in Houston, Texas, March 12. It is a well-documented fact that Chesney is a huge football fan, which may be why 11 of the venues on his tour are NFL stadiums. The country sensation will play at Cowboys Stadium (Dallas, Texas), FedEx Field (Landover, Md.), MetLife

Stadium (N.J.) and others before finishing his tour August 24 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.

Although Chesney won’t have the likes of Tim McGraw to complement him onstage this summer, he will have some super-talented acts in Eric Church, Zac Brown Band and Eli Young Band.

The Dave Matthews Band sells out shows no matter where or when they play, so there’s no doubt their summer tour will be a huge success. The tour will host a slew of support acts and runs from March 16 – Sept. 8. Be sure to get your tickets for this one immediately, as two of the first three shows on the tour are already sold out.

Bon Jovi’s “Because We Can – The Tour� is already underway. The legendary rock band hopes this 57stop excursion will help them finally get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “Because We Can – The Tour� will travel around North America, as well as South Africa and Europe.

For pop and hip-hop

fans, one of this summer’s premier tours will be the recently announced “Legends of the Summer� tour featuring Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z. Timberlake recently released his first single since 2007, “Suit & Tie,� and the pair combined has won 23 Grammy awards, two Emmys and sold more than 67 million albums. Between July 17 and Aug. 16, they will be hitting stadiums from Vancouver to Boston on their 12-city tour.

There are also a number of music festivals that lie ahead on the East Coast with all-star lineups. These festivals are a great way to see dozens of performers of varying genres at a time.

First and foremost among the festivals is Bonnaroo, located in Manchester, Tenn. During the weekend of June 13-16, tons of big names will take the stage, such as Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore and ZZ Top. Check out the full lineup on the Bonnaroo’s website,

www.bonnaroo.com. Tickets start from $224.50 for a four-day package.

Anyone who can’t get enough electronic music should definitely look into the Electric Daisy Carnival in New York. May 1718, the carnival will hit Citi Field. Tickets are on sale now, starting from $159.

Another festival creating lots of hype is this summer’s Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Del. Tickets

start at $218 for this threeday event, which will host the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Foster the People, the Avett Brothers, MGMT, Dispatch, Ellie Goulding, Public Enemy,

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Disaster preparedness a necessity On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to strengthen national preparedness for public health emergencies, such as major pandemics, natural disasters, even nuclear attacks.

The Senate has mandated the Department of Health and Human Services to devise an all-encompassing National Health Security Strategy and submit it to Congress by 2014.

The Pandemic and AllHazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), was passed over-

whelmingly in the House of Representatives last month and needs only to be signed into law by the president.

The far-reaching nature of the provisions in the bill are outweighed by the obvious necessity of a plan of action should a widespread disaster take place.

In 2002, The People’s Republic of China experienced a sweeping epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which resulted in a reported 806 infections and 34 deaths.

At the time, SARS had yet to be identified as a new infectious disease.

The Chinese government

discouraged its press from reporting on SARS and lagged in reporting the situation to the World Health Organization, delaying the initial report, only relaying warnings in the province in which the initial outbreaks took place. As an indirect result, the disease was not properly documented until its next major outbreak in 2003.

More recently, Hurricane Sandy, often referred to as Superstorm Sandy, devastated portions of the Caribbean and Northeastern U.S. when it made landfall in October. The storm affected 24 states and

caused more than $71 billion in damage. The Senate voted on a bill to allocate $60 billion in relief efforts in December, but voting in the House was postponed until the next congressional session.

Suffering people shouldn’t be at the whim of an indecisive, divisive government every time a new mass emergency arises. The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act may serve as a benchmark for consistent relief in the wake of future disaster.

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In the U.S., 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from clinically significant eating disorders at some point in their lives. This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness week, and unfortunately, eating disorders are largely ignored.

With all the recent talk about the need for a national conversation about mental illness, eating disorders shouldn’t go unnoticed. Fifty percent of females and 33 percent of males practice some sort

of unhealthy weight loss behavior. Societal pressure to be thin is at an all time high, despite our nation’s rising obesity rates.

The medical dangers of anorexia include heart abnormalities, muscle wasting, slowed growth, anemia and infertility. Dangers of bulimia include gastrointestinal bleeding, heart arrhythmia, seizures and collapsed lungs.

This conflict is unsettling, maybe downright disturbing. How, in a nation that is eating itself even fatter, can we exhibit such high rates of eating disorders?

The pressure on women to be thin is obvious. Every-

where you look, advertisements are showing impossibly thin, Photoshopped women. Look at any oversexualized ad for alcohol, burgers or even domain hosting, and you won’t find “average” women. You won’t even find diversity in body types.

These women are held as our “ideal,” and this pressures girls – young girls – to be thinner; 42 percent of first-third-graders want to be thinner.

A 1999 study found that advertising and T.V. are major contributors to this behavior. In Fiji, traditional beauty ideals indicate a larger body. However, when Western T.V. and ad-

vertising were introduced, the number of women and girls who reported vomiting to induce weight loss increased by five times.

Recently, how ever, many measures have been taken to begin changing these perspectives. Requirements for models to be of healthier weights, Dove’s “campaign for real beauty,” and other public measures would suggest a shifting ideal. Unfortunately, we aren’t willing to let that change fully take place.

HBO’s show “Girls” was originally touted as a sort of new “Sex and the City.”

This said, sex is a prominent theme in the show.

But instead of Sarah Jessica Parker, we have Lena Dunham. She is the everywoman. She looks like the average woman. Apparently, this is problematic for many.

In describing Dunham’s character, a New York Post writer said, “Somehow, she manages to beg Patrick Wilson to engage in an ordinary sex act, which is visible to the viewer in all its dimpled ugliness.”

This implies one of the most unfortunate ideas is prevalent right now: if you aren’t skinny enough or attractive enough by current standards, you don’t deserve for anyone to love or even have sex with you.

If we can’t rid ourselves of these ridiculous ideas, we’re only going to continue to make ourselves miserable and our children more self-conscious.

If we can’t be happy with a healthy body, no matter what it looks like, we can’t have a healthy society.

So look around you.

Some people are skinnier than you. Some are fatter.

They all have more important things to worry about than their weight. So do you.

Acceptance is just one of many changes that needs to happen to change this country’s horrible eating disorder statistics.

Cybersecurity should be a national priority SARAH CUEVA DAILY TROJAN

National security threats often invoke images of bombs, guns and invading military forces, but one of the most pressing threats to the United States involves none of these things. Instead, powers hostile to the United States and its interests have quietly launched domestic cyberterrorism attacks against U.S. banks and, most recently, against popular American news agencies. Such subtle acts of espionage, and the likelihood that they will only become more damaging, translates into a dire need for Congress to quickly pass legislation that beefs up cybersecurity defenses.

The issue of cybersecurity came to the forefront of national discourse last Wednesday, when The New York Times revealed that they had fallen victim to a fourmonth-long network security breach that was reported to have originated in China.

The initial breach occurred around Oct. 25, 2012, the publication date of an article reporting on the family of the country’s prime minister.

This disturbing news was followed by revelations that The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and The Washington Post experienced similar issues within their own networks.

The fact that unfriendly powers are carrying out such breaches against institutions of free speech is unsettling enough, but the threats extend beyond mere invasions of privacy. Large attacks were leveled in September against the online systems of JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and PNC Bank, resulting in at least daylong denials of service.

Such attacks indicate that much more is at stake, with some especially problematic areas being not only economic institutions and tech

firms but also power grids for nuclear power plants and water purification systems. “Nation-state attackers will target critical infrastructure networks such as power grids at an unprecedented scale in 2013 . . . These types of attacks could grow more sophisticated, and the slippery slope could lead to the loss of human life,” said Chiranjeev Bordoloi, CEO of security company Top Patch.

According to a CNN interview with James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, at least 12 of the world’s largest military powers are working to construct complicated cyberwarfare systems.

It would be no stretch to say that the United States has the most to lose at the hands of these powers if our government continues to put cybersecurity on the backburner.

Though the media’s constant bombardment of the public with images of war-ravaged Afghanistan would suggest otherwise, the events in a remote desert nation do not necessarily pose a greater threat to national security than seemingly less dangerous cyberattacks. The recent infiltrations should remind our legislators of this and prompt them to not only engage in serious discussion with other nations such as China, but also quickly pass legislation that would re-allocate substantial defense resources to building a stronger cyberdefense system.

Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) spoke to the immediacy of the situation in an interview with Politico: “Foreign cyberattackers are targeting every aspect of the American economy every day and Congress needs to act with urgency to protect our national security and our economy,” he said.

With the defense budget and looming sequestration cuts up for debate, Congress needs to take advantage of

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Commerce Undersecretary Dr. Patrick Gallagher gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Washington Wednesday. an opportunity for bipartisan cooperation. Instead of continuing partisan bickering on troop withdrawals and timetables, lawmakers must work to pass serious legislation that will provide the tools necessary to combat lurking cyberthreats.

Attacks on public utilities and power plants can create

not only inconvenient but dangerous situations for everyday Americans, and the crash of a bank’s computer system can wreak economic havoc. In addition, some of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence information could be discretely collected and used against us in unexpected attacks.

Aggression in cyberspace is unfortunately a product of our times, truly illustrating both the magic and terror that modern technology can bring. As such, our leaders must act so that we are prepared for whatever comes our way. Technological capacities will only continue to grow as time passes,

and as nations unfriendly to the United States develop economically and politically, the possibility of more serious attacks will only increase.

Constructing a stronger defense in U.S. cyberspace is of paramount importance, and waiting longer could only harm the nation – the time for action is now.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you seem to inspire others on a deep level, especially close loved ones and friends.

Your trademark will be to look squarely at life-and-death issues before coming to your own conclusions about a life philosophy. If you are single, you certainly are desirable. You will meet someone of the caliber you seek sometime after June 2013. If you are attached, your sweetie most likely will want to participate in your search for depth and meaning.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Defer to others. You’ll come up with unusual answers because of your ability to bypass certain situations. Others initially might react strangely, but don’t worry ... they will adjust. Your imagination could stretch far in present circumstances.

Tonight: Listen to suggestions.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH You might have more to complete than you realize. An associate or a meeting could be more challenging than you anticipated. In the future, take some time and do a little more research on what might be going on behind the scenes: Tonight: Take care of yourself, first.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH A partner might be more possessive than you realize, and it could result in an unpleasant situation. Use your imagination in order to find an interesting path out of this problem.

A boss lets you know what he or she thinks of your work. Tonight: Let your imagination call the shots.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH You might want to go past a boundary, but someone could put his or her foot down just as you are about to break free. Detach rather than react. You might have an interesting route to make your goals a reality. Consider taking a few days off.

Tonight: At home.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Make an effort to touch base with others in your immediate circle. You could be taken aback by what someone has been up to behind your back. Avoid a controlling person, if possible. Remember, the only way to win is not to play. Tonight: Be more whimsical.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Curb a need to keep up with the Joneses. You are better off just being you. A family member pushes you beyond reason. Try not to play into this person’s manipulative ways. Your compassion will come across clearly if you stay neutral. Tonight: Do some shopping.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH You are in your element, so feel free to pursue a new path. A family member could give you a lot of flak, but don’t let that get to you. An effort to please someone in your day-to-day environment will attract more caring than you intended. Tonight: Avoid going to the wee hours.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH Be aware of the cost of continuing in your chosen direction. You might be stubborn, but don’t be stubborn to the point of self-destruction. Note how far-out your ideas can be in a conversation. Infuse more realism into your day. Tonight: Be naughty

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Send with an email 7 With 22-, 37- or 48-Across, familiar line 14 It has its charms 15 Password accompaniment 17 Mail for King Arthur 18 “Pull it together” 19 Fed. management and support agency 21 Fabric 22 See 7-Across 29 Ken and Lena of Hollywood 30 Tell-all account 31 Mosquito-borne fever 33 Islet 34 Preschool downtime 37 See 7-Across 41 Disapproving sound 42 Ballpark fig.

43 Two-__ 44 Shrill laugh 47 Bookkeeper’s deduction 48 See 7-Across 50 Literature Nobelist __ Bashevis Singer 52 __ Lanka 53 Words often said with a fist pump 57 Easy pill to swallow 62 Where a shopping list may be jotted down 63 Word of exasperation 64 Probable response to 7-/22-, 7-/37- or 7-/48-Across 65 Saved DOWN 1 Gardner of “The Killers” 2 NYY opponent, on scoreboards 3 Cat on the prowl 4 Excitement 5 Forks over reluctantly 6 __ trade 7 An O may symbolize one 8 Odessa-to-Austin dir.

9 To this point 10 Leaflike parts 11 “Life of Pi” director 12 Unseen “Red” character in “Peanuts” 13 Give off 16 N.T. book

20 “All bets __ off” 22 Buffalo Bill and the Wyoming city named for him 23 Kitchen spreads 24 Frigid forecast word 25 Tech sch. grad 26 “Bingo!”

27 Andy’s TV son 28 Pics 32 To-be, in politics 34 Capone associate 35 Words after crack or fry 36 1996 role for Madonna or Jonathan Pryce 38 Sets a price of 39 Adjust, as to a new situation 40 Prey for a Hauskatze 44 Alpine dwelling 45 Battery not included, perhaps 46 Aurora, to the Greeks 48 Refrain from claiming 49 Prods

50 Like Vivaldi’s “Spring” 51 Joined the choir 54 Scooby-__ 55 Tape speed unit: Abbr.

56 Hanoi holiday 58 John of London 59 Nasty mutt 60 Birthday candle number 61 Prof’s deg.

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Cow and Boy

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH You know what you want and where you are heading. A family member might have a different opinion. You could find yourself in a willpower struggle. You come from a very creative point of view, and you will find a way out. Tonight: Where the crowds are.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH Others will follow your lead if you are just willing to take the first step toward fixing a problem. Someone who admires you might test your patience. A conversation or a visit with this person could make a brewing storm finally calm down. Tonight: To the wee hours.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Keep reaching out for more information. You won’t be satisfied until you have clarified a problem.

You could be taking a hard look at something that dominates your thinking. Be as clear as possible about a money matter. Tonight: Let your creativity take over.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH A partner or an associate wants to continue a conversation. This person hopes to convince you of the rightness of his or her ways. Listen, but don’t feel pressured to agree. New information could color your thinking.

Take your time processing it. Tonight: Dinner for two.

BORN TODAY Hockey player Eric Lindros (1973), musician Brian Jones (1942), actor Zero Mostel (1915)

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Local metal review: Byzantine is back

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Iconic West Virginia metal group Byzantine performs at 123 Pleasant Street to promote their newest release, ‘Byzantine.’

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Byzantine’s inaugural post-hiatus, self-titled release officially hit stores Tuesday and marked the return of West Virginia’s metal titans.

Picking up steam and gaining favor among even the most elitist of the very outspoken metal blogosphere, Byzantine is a band that is in the limelight more than it has been since releasing “Oblivion Beckons” all the way back in 2008.

While the album has been heavily anticipated by swaths of savvy fans lucky enough to have witnessed the talent

this hidden gem of a band truly possesses, there are still some burning questions going into this one, as Byzantine no longer has the backing of a major record label.

Will the DIY-oriented recording process affect the band’s trademark sound?

What new stylistic influences will we see since the group has more room to experiment?

The first question was answered quickly and easily: no, not at all.

The album starts out in epic fashion.

On “Which Light Shall Never Penetrate,” bombastic, long-note chords are accompanied by the arpeggioladen leads of guitarist Tony Rohrbough, all building toward the eventual mad-ban-

shee wail of vocalist Chris Ojeda.

Apparent from the getgo is the fact that Ojeda’s clean vocals and his gravelthroated hybrid vocals have changed a bit, offering up a bit more low end than on previous releases.

However, holding true to the two pre-release singles, “Soul Eraser” and “Signal Path,” all the essential instrumental aspects of Byzantine remain alive and well.

The album has plenty of rhythmic palm-muted chugging, incredibly innovative sci-fi-esque leads and drumming that jumps back and forth from spastic and technical to sheer groovy perfection.

As is the case with all well-written albums, there is

more than enough contrast in sound to keep the listener interested for the full 45 minutes of new music.

“Efficacy” is one standout track with cult-classic potential. Its descending, melodic acoustic introduction coupled with a primal vocal performance from Ojeda and a monumental grooving chord progression gives it character.

The track delves into a plethora of experimental sounds as well, with an eerie break in the middle.

Another great song, “Forged in the Heart of a Dying Star,” wins my award for most awesome song title of the year thus far.

Containing a powder-keg pack of upper-register, harsh vocals and blast beats, it’s not

your typical Byzantine song (if there is such a thing), but it also contains some familiar elements, such as a repeating low-end riff that serves to get the heads a nodding and some of the best, most emotive solo work on the album.

Injecting a dose of dissonance into the album is “Caldera,” an intentionally abrasive, bizarre song that sounds as though the world is ending with its dissonant chords and spastic leads. It’s another welcome and successful variance in sound.

Things are quickly picked back up by “Pathogen,” which is sure to please all of you thrash speed demons out there.

Actually the last tune in the order, a blistering pace is set from the word “go,” as the

band attempts to make you tap out before the album is truly over.

Bending riffs are definitely a nice touch at the end, and all in all, “Pathogen” is probably the most straightforwardly aggressive song on the album.

Overall, the boys in Byzantine have done very well for themselves on this latest release, crafting a work that stays true to their dedicated fans while simultaneously carving out its own niche within a quality-packed discography that will hopefully continue to grow for years to come.

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Don’t take what Huggins does for granted

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West Virginia sophomore guard Juwan Staten reacts to a call made against Baylor Wednesday night.

Austin blocks away West Virginia’s last-second shot in Bears’ 65-62 victory

By Nick arthur

associate sports editor

West Virginia had its chances.

The Mountaineers led by as many as nine in the first half and had control for most of the game.

However, a late second-half push and missed opportunities down the stretch led to a 65-62 road victory for Baylor (17-11, 8-7) against West Virginia (13-15, 6-9) Wednesday night in front of 6,588 at the Coliseum.

The Mountaineers – who have now lost three straight games – are left searching for answers.

“I’ve tried everything other than putting a peach basket up,” said West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins.

Huggins’ team trailed by 1 with 20 seconds to play and by 3 with 10

seconds to play, but missed 3-point shots on both possessions fell short.

On the first possession of the two, freshman guard Eron Harris saw his shot attempt fall short. On the second, sophomore guard Juwan Staten – who hasn’t made a 3-point attempt since Feb. 16, 2011 as a member of the Dayton Flyers – had his three-point heave blocked just before time expired.

“We had all kinds of chances,” Huggins said. “If there is such a thing as feeling better, I feel better, because we played hard.”

Harris scored a career-high 25 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including 10-of-13 shooting from the freethrow line.

“Eron does a great job fulfilling his role. He comes in; he shoots the ball well. He gives us some scoring,” Staten said. “But other than that, it

really does seem as a team that we have an identity.”

The other members of the team shot just 13 of 42 (30 percent). But despite the poor shooting, Huggins felt the offense was run well.

“I thought we did a better job executing. We got shots. We got pretty good shots,” he said. “I thought the guys we had on the floor really did execute. We just didn’t make shots.”

It was in the second half in particular in which the Mountaineers struggled mightily on the offensive end. After shooting nearly 45 percent in the first half, West Virginia connected on just 27 percent of its shots after halftime.

“I can’t really explain that. We get the same type of shots, if not better, in the second half as we do in the first half. It just comes down to making them,” Staten said. “(In the)

second half, the game gets a little bit tighter. Everyone gets a little bit tighter.”

The Mountaineers have just three regular-season games remaining before the Big 12 Conference tournament.

Even though West Virginia is still winless against teams ahead of them in the Big 12 standings, they still feel they can compete.

“With the exception of a couple games this year, I feel like we’ve been in every single game. We know that we can play with every team that’s been on the schedule,” Staten said.

“We’re kind of young … it still seems like at the end of the season, we’re trying to find ourselves,” he said. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

Sure, Wednesday we bore witness to yet another frustrating, confounding and ultimately disappointing performance from the West Virginia men’s basketball team in its 65-62 loss to Baylor. What was once a nine-point advantage slowly turned into another insurmountable deficit that West Virginia could simply not overcome.

It was yet another blow for the Mountaineers during this tumultuous season, who are in serious jeopardy of having its streak of nine straight postseason campaigns snapped, which includes NCAA tournament selections in every year since head coach Bob Huggins returned home to Morgantown in 2007.

But perhaps even more regrettably, many have used Huggins as the scapegoat for this team’s gross ineffectiveness this season.

Now, I certainly can’t discount the impact of a head coach on a team’s overall success and won’t even rule out attributing some of the blame from this calamitous season to Huggins, who has respectfully and dutifully spouted the party line of a true leader the whole way: “It’s all my fault,” Huggins has consistently remarked throughout the year.

But despite even Huggins’ own claims that this down year is entirely his fault, anyone who has watched what the 723-win coach has put into this season, both mentally and physically, would never question that Huggins is hardly the source of the majority of this year’s problems.

Because anyone who has closely watched Huggins this year has surely seen him put absolutely everything that he has into his job, his team and his players this season.

But the absence of peaks and multitude of pitfalls has aversely affected the 59-year old head coach.

Huggins, certainly a steadfast man by most descriptions, has been visibly worn down by the grind of

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Sophomore forward Crystal Leary shoots a layup during Monday’s matchup against Kansas State.

by cody schuler managing editor

West Virginia had a win on its mind Tuesday night when it took the floor to face Kansas State, and ultimately it would secure a 66-57 victory to move to improve its record to 17-10 overall and 9-7 in Big 12 play.

However, after the first half of play, the game’s outcome – and a critical conference win – was in serious jeopardy.

Kansas State senior guard Brittany Chambers shot better than 70 percent in the field in the first frame,

scorching the West Virginia defense for 20 first-half points. As the Mountaineers trailed 31-23, many fans were probably questioning why such a poor showing was unfolding on the court.

West Virginia head coach Mike Carey, however, wasn’t surprised at all.

“It’s a win – I don’t know,” he said after the game. “But you know what I told the girls? I’ve seen it for two days. We came back from TCU, (and) we stood around in practice.

“We thought everything was funny; we didn’t stay focused, (and during) shoot around today (it was the)

same thing.”

Carey went so far as to predict a dismal start to his assistant coaches before tipoff.

“I told my coaches after we dismissed them for warm-ups, I said, ‘I hope I’m wrong, but I’ll tell you right now, we’re going to come out flat,’ and we did,” he said.

West Virginia buckled down on defense in the second half and limited offensive opportunities for the Wildcats.

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AP Source: 49ers to send Smith to KC AP — Alex Smith is headed to Kansas City, the first major acquisition by the Chiefs since Andy Reid took over as coach.

A person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the Chiefs have agreed to deal for the 2005 top overall draft pick who lost his starting quarterback job in San Francisco to Colin Kaepernick last season.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade does not become official until March 12, when the NFL’s new business year begins.

Another person familiar with the deal said the 49ers will get a second-round draft pick in April, No. 34 overall, and a conditional pick in the 2014 draft.

Fox Sports first reported the deal.

Smith sustained a concussion Nov. 11 and Kaepernick played well in his place. Coach Jim Harbaugh stuck with him even when Smith got healthy, and Kaepernick led the 49ers to the NFC championship and a close loss to Baltimore in the Super Bowl.

The 28-year-old Smith struggled for most of his career in San Francisco, plagued as much by coaching and coordinator changes as by his own indecisiveness. But when Harbaugh became coach, Smith blos-

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith passes against the Seattle Seahawks during the second quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco. somed. He was among the league leaders in passer rating (104.1) with a 70.2 completion percentage when he was injured in a 24-24 tie against St. Louis.

Smith never started again for the 49ers, but now will replace Matt Cassel in Kansas City.

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Kansas City also has Brady Quinn on the roster, and he started eight games last season, going 1-7.

The 49ers, meanwhile, will be searching for a veteran to back up Kaepernick, their second-round draft choice in 2011.

Te’o finally gets chance to focus on football INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Manti Te’o’s first appearance on a football field since the BCS championship game didn’t go as well as planned Monday.

The Notre Dame star and Heisman Trophy runnerup was clocked at 4.82 seconds in the 40-yard dash.

NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock had said Sunday anything faster than 4.7 would be “phenomenal.”

Anything 4.8 or over would AP be a “concern.”

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scoutThe workout came more ing combine in Indianapolis Monday.

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than a month after Te’o’s highly-publicized online romance with a girlfriend was exposed as a hoax and that he was a victim of the hoax.

Since then, he’s done a handful of 1-on-1 interviews and took questions Saturday in one of the craziest scenes in NFL scouting combine history. Reporters crowded around the podium, lining up eight deep to hear Te’o talk one more time about what happened.

Some have wondered if the embarrassing story was a distraction leading into the national championship game, in which Te’o and his Notre Dame teammates played poorly in a blowout loss to Alabama.

The linebacker said Saturday the hoax had no impact on that game. And he insists it has not affected his preparation for the combine, either.

But instead of putting those concerns to rest with a good showing Monday, Te’o fell short of his goals again – and not just in the 40.

Te’o participated in five of the seven drills, opting out of the bench press and 60-yard shuttle, and did not finish ranked among the top five at his position in any of them.

His vertical jump was 33 inches, far below Southern Mississippi’s Jamie Collins’ positional best of 41½.

Te’o jumped 113 inches in the broad jump. He finished the three-cone drill in 7.13 seconds, well off the pace set by Missouri’s Zaviar Gooden (6.71). Te’o completed the 20-yard shuttle in 4.27 seconds, again behind Gooden’s 4.18.

After the workouts, which were closed to the media, Te’o told NFL Network that he could have done better – and that he will at next month’s Pro Day at Notre Dame.

Scouts also have been curious to see how former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu would perform in Indy after getting kicked off his college team last summer and took the entire season off.

Mathieu didn’t do well Monday, either. He did only four reps on the 225-pound bench press, tied with Appalachian State’s Demetrius McCray for the lowest among all defensive backs.

The defensive backs will complete their workouts Tuesday, the final day of the combine.

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men’s basketball

Same problems come back to haunt WVU

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Freshman guard Eron Harris attempts a shot during Wednesday’s loss to Baylor at the Coliseum.

by michael carvelli sports editor

For the West Virginia men’s basketball team, every time it steps out on the floor, it seems like Groundhog Day. And Wednesday night’s 65-62 loss to Baylor was no exception as the Mountaineers again had control at times in the game, leading by as many as nine points late in the first half – only to see their lead slip away in the final minutes.

“This has really become like the story of our lives,” said sophomore point guard Juwan Staten. “Every game we’re in it until the end and then a couple mistakes here and there end up costing us the game.”

This time, those defining mistakes came in a 10-minute stretch during the second half.

After Staten made a jumper with more than 13 minutes to play, the Mountaineers made just one of their next 12 attempts from the field while their fivepoint lead transformed into a 4-point deficit.

From there, Baylor held off WVU’s final efforts to come back after a Kevin Noreen three-pointer and

the Bears were able to block Staten’s shot from beyond the arc to tie it at the buzzer.

“Whatever we do, it just doesn’t work. I’m not saying the stuff we run doesn’t work or anything – it’s just that we can’t run it,” said senior forward Deniz Kilicli.

“We’re just a bad team with bad players.”

With the loss, the Mountaineers fell to 13-15 on the season. It’s a big difference from the success that players like Kilicli, who is the only person remaining from West Virginia’s run to the Final Four still in the program, have seen throughout their careers.

At this point, Kilicli sees no use in making excuses for what has been happening.

The Mountaineers are currently in going through their second three-game losing streak of the season.

In head coach Bob Huggins’ first five seasons in Morgantown, his teams lost three games in a row just once.

“I’m not going to say we’re a young team, because we’re not. I’m not going to sit here and say it’s this guy’s fault,” Kilicli said. “We’re just, as a whole, not able to run what Huggs is telling us, and that will make you a bad player

in this system. I’m including myself in that as well.

“As a whole team, obviously, we’re not good enough. That’s what I see.”

But what’s perhaps most frustrating to this group of players has been that the problems they’re having haven’t come from anything that the other teams have done. They’re doing everything to themselves.

“Most of the time when that stuff happens, it’s us beating ourselves and not being tough,” said freshman guard Eron Harris. “That’s the stuff that’s deterrent to us, not anything the other team does.”

With just three games remaining on the schedule, West Virginia doesn’t have much time to pick up a lot of wins to get into the NIT, let alone the NCAA tournament.

While the Mountaineers have shown flashes of improvement, they know that it’s a little too late to try to make any big changes for this season.

“We can’t just start now,” Harris said. “We should’ve started doing it a long time ago. But we’re not giving up.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

Thursday February 28, 2013

Track

West Virginia set to compete Columbia Last Chance meet Kevin Hooker Sports writer

The West Virginia track and field team returns to action this weekend as the team participates in the Columbia Last Chance meet at the Armory in New York City.

Competition will begin Friday at 7:30 p.m. and will conclude Saturday evening.

Last weekend, the Mountaineers traveled to Ames, Iowa for its first ever Big 12 Championships. The team totaled 20.5 points for a 10th-place finish. Kansas won the meet with 150.5 points.

“The past 10 days have been very hard on us, with regard to sickness and injury,” said head coach Sean Cleary. “But I am proud of the efforts that we put forth.

We had some very nice results from some of our (athletes).”

The distance medley relay team of Kelly Williams, Christa D’Egidio, Peyton

Hampson and Sarah Martinelli finished in third place with a season-best time of 11:29.91.

“Kelly, Chene (Townsend) and Syndey (Cummings) all came to compete,” Cleary said. “The distance medley relay has always been a great event for us, and I was pleased to see the commitment to not only themselves but the history of the event within our program.”

In the long jump, junior Stormy Nesbit completed a leap of 5.92 meters, which was a personal best, and good enough for an eighthplace finish.

In the weight throw, senior Heather Adams finished in 10th place with a mark of 17.76 meters, which ranks fifth in program history. Adams now owns all five top-5 marks in WVU’s weight throw history.

In the 600-yard dash, all four Mountaineers posted personal-best times with D’Egidio leading the way

with a 12th-place finish and time of 1:25.50. Allision Tyree followed in 16th place, while Arielle Gaither and Alyssa Scherich finished in 18th and 19th place, respectively.

This weekend, Cleary and the team hope to set goals for the future.

“This test will be a great stepping stone to the outdoor season,” he said. “We will look forward to seeing how many (players) within the group can qualify for the NCAA championships.”

Although Williams didn’t meet her goal of qualifying for nationals in the mile, Cleary hopes that will change this weekend.

“Kelly will still compete through the indoor nationals,” he said. “We are looking for her to qualify for the mile this weekend in New York City.”

A full recap following competition can be found at WVUsports.com. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 7 this losing season, which will likely end up being the worst head coaching campaign – at least in terms of losses – throughout any point in Huggins’ career since he went 1416 in 1980-81 during his first year of collegiate head coaching at Walsh University more than 30 years ago.

He’s become a living dichotomy of despondence and tempered enthusiasm in post-game press conferences, longingly sitting in front of the microphone, speaking softly and with long pauses following nearly all of his team’s games this season.

Earlier in the year, the fiery and more enthusiastic side of Huggins was featured much more frequently. The head coach was still certainly critical of his players’ mistakes, but it was as if he were more hopeful, as if they knew they were capa-

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Head coach Bob Huggins has missed the NCAA tournament just once since 1992. ble of more.

Hope has certainly been all but extinguished for West Virginia this year, but to Huggins’ credit, he’s also managed to make light of a certain situations now and again.

But in the last few weeks, there have been reports and indications that Huggins has been battling sleep deprivation, and honestly, who could really be that surprised at this point?

You almost hope, in fact, that insomnia is the least of Huggs’ potential health problems, simply considering how much he physically and mentally pours into his craft every single day and how much the stress and disappointment must be taking its toll on him during this particular campaign of mediocrity.

Because there is no one in this state who lives and dies with the Mountaineers the way Huggins does.

He was born in Morgantown, played for and graduated from WVU, and was even an assistant coach for the Mountaineers before eventually returning home to his alma mater as

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who finished with a career-best 36 points, Kansas State only placed one other player in double digits.

Redshirt junior guard Christal Caldwell said although Carey knew the team would come out flat, the players didn’t feel that way until it happened.

“I don’t know what it was; (Monday) we didn’t really have one of our best practices,” she said. “(Carey has) been doing this for a while, and he felt it, and we didn’t feel that way, but obviously we weren’t ready like he said.”

Redshirt senior center Ayana Dunning said though the team struggled, it ultimately pulled out a win and allowed West Virginia to straighten things out before taking on top-ranked Baylor Saturday.

“I definitely think it will be a lot better,” she said.

“It was an ugly win, but I’m pretty sure everyone will take an ugly win over a pretty loss, so I think we have our heads together now, and we just have to go out and focus and buckle

the head basketball coach for a Division I team that was then a member of the toughest basketball conference in the country.

He knows exactly how much the people of the state of West Virginia yearn – ache even – for success on the hardwood, because he is quite literally a basketball man born of the Mountain State.

Yes, WVU is paying Huggins $3 million this season, certainly a hefty price tag for a 13-win team heading into the month of March.

And some may even consider his eccentric, on-thefloor candor and antics unnecessary, over-the-top or even disrespectful.

But make no mistake, that’s just one of the many personifications of Huggins’ unbridled passion finally reaching its boiling point and breaking through to the surface, as he’s simply overwhelmed by that raw emotion for the game he lives for and the University that he loves.

We’re still behind you, Huggs. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

down (for) Baylor.”

Carey said when he gets angry at the team, it’s nothing personal; his primary concern is winning games – which is something he needs his players’ best efforts to do.

“I told the girls, ‘Don’t take it personal.’ It’s not personal; we have to win games,” he said. “We can’t stand around and worry about feelings; we can’t stand around and worry about playing time – we can’t worry about that stuff.

“We have to worry about getting some wins, and that’s how I’m going to coach down the stretch here,” he said.

With only two games remaining before the conference tournament, Carey said he is looking for players who are willing to listen and play hard.

“We’ve got great girls – great grades – love them to death, but we’re not worried about feelings right now,” he said. “We’re worrying about wins and people playing hard and listening and staying focused for what we need them to do.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu