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Playboy: WVU No. 2 party school

BY JOSH COOPER STAFF WRITER

West Virginia University moved second place on Playboy magazine’s Top Party Schools list Friday.

WVU, which was 10th last year, was beaten only by the University of Texas at Austin.

The University is no stranger to the party school reputation.

WVU has appeared on Playboy Magazine and The Princeton Review lists of top party schools in recent years.

WVU ranked sixth on the

Princeton Review’s Top Party Schools list in 2008.

“There’s not much to do in Morgantown except party, study and ignite furniture,” according to the magazine’s website. “Please put down the lighters and step away from the Barcalounger.”

Students at WVU drink “2 percent of all the world’s beer,” one WVU student claimed on the website.

A survey on the website asked participants which school they support, why it’s the best party school, what was the “best

party” they attended, and who are the “hottest group of girls” on campus.

Recommendations were submitted to the Playboy editors for review.

John Bolt, interim director of WVU News and Information Services, believes the rankings are not as important to the University’s reputation as its list of Rhodes Scholars, Truman Scholars and other academic statistics.

“Those are the sort of things people pay attention to,” Bolt said. “Being ranked (on the Playboy list) with the University of

Texas at Austin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison is not bad.”

Bolt said both schools are of high academic reputation, despite being ranked party schools.

Playboy’s study was not done in a “particularly scientific manner,” Bolt added.

Some students believe the lists help to promote WVU’s reputation as a party school.

“No matter where people at WVU are from, we are all united under the age-old activity of boozing,” said Ben Jones, a ju-

nior multidisciplinary studies major. “Since we’re known as a party school, people who decide to come to WVU often hold to that expectation.”

Tyler LaVay, a sophomore marketing major, believes the University of Texas was ranked No. 1 “because we’ve been ranked number one too many times, and that’s the God-honest truth.”

A representative from Playboy could not be reached by presstime.

Playboy’s Top 10 Party Schools of 2010 1. University of Texas at Austin 2. West Virginia University 3. University of Wisconsin-Madison 4. University of Miami (Fla.) 5. East Carolina University 6. Arizona State University 7. Rollins College 8. Univ. of California Santa Barbara 9. Plymouth State University 10. University of Iowa SOURCE: Playboy

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Sohail Chaudry speaks to guests about Islam and the prophet Muhammad during the Islamic Center of Morgantown’s open house Saturday afternoon.

Open house educates public on Islam

BY ANN COMPTON STAFF WRITER

West Virginia University students got a chance to experience Islam, the world’s fastest growing religion of 1.4 billion followers, Saturday at the Islamic Center of Morgantown’s Open House.

The comparative religionthemed event featured booths describing different aspects of the religion.

One booth explained the role of women in Islam. At another, Muslim youths from local high schools described the hijab, the headdress worn by Muslim women.

Attendees learned that, contrary to what is often presented by the media, Islam does not oppress women. Presenters cited verses from the Quran, the Islamic holy book, to support their statement.

They noted one third of new Muslims today are women.

The event’s main session was a lecture given by Imam Sohail Chaudry, the spiritual leader of the Islamic Center.

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do with that ignorance, because we do not make the effort to go out and meet Muslims in our area,” he said.

“We don’t go out to our local Islamic center – we believe whatever the television tells us.”

Chaudry explained Muslims believe in Jesus Christ, though differently than Christians.

Jesus is seen as a prophet, born of the Virgin Mary but not the son of God, unlike in Christianity.

Tabatha Fego, a sophomore education major, attended the event to earn extra credit for her world religion class.

“We learned about Islam, and it was just really interesting to come here and sort of see it in action after learning about it,” she said.

Catalina Mejia, a sophomore CHELSI BAKER/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM advertising major, agreed.

“I like Islam a lot more now From left to right: Fatima Asad, Hebah Kassar and Dalia Aboraya explain the importance of covering one’s head in Islamic culture and the meaning behind doing so during the open house at after coming here and learnthe Islamic Center of Morgantown Saturday afternoon. ing about it. It’s really cool to see how other people practice He discussed the Prophet MuIslam is also the most misun- their religion,” she said. hammad’s role in the Christian derstood religion, he said.

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About 30 men took a milelong walk on the Rail Trail Sunday afternoon.

But it wasn’t a typical afternoon stroll – the men donned high heels to participate in the Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center’s “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event.

The walk, held in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, aimed to educate the community about sexual violence. It was part of a larger movement, with walks being held across the United States throughout the year.

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WELL WVU is helping promote responsible drinking for Alcohol Awareness Month during April.

Christopher C. Colenda, chancellor for West Virginia University’s Health Sciences, and Dr. Ruth Kershner of the WVU Department of Community Medicine unveiled a bumper sticker last week discouraging drunken driving.

The bumper sticker reads “Mountaineers Don’t Drink and Drive!”

“I like to do things that are

more intriguing than your normal pamphlets and brochures,” Kershner said. “We hope that we can encourage everyone to be smart when drinking and be responsible when driving.”

Sending the message of drinking responsibly and learning consequences of drinking and driving are WELL WVU’s goals to prevent alcohol related incidents.

The organization encourages students to use a designated driver or public transportation, not walk home alone, avoid drinking games and shots, keep track of how much alcohol is in-

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WELL WVU also sends a 21st birthday letter to every student.

“We hope that by sending a letter we can remind students to drink responsibly and to be safe.

In the letter we attach a blood alcohol level chart and a coupon for renting outdoor equipment for the (Student Recreation) Center,” said Missy Pforr, WELL WVU health promotion specialist.

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BY BRITTANY COLE CORRESPONDENT

A release of doves marked the start of the sixth-annual West Virginia American Lung Association’s “Walk for Life and Breath” event.

About 150 friends and families, broken into 10 teams Saturday, walked three miles around the Coliseum to benefit lung disease awareness and education research.

Deb Qualls, special event manager for the ALA, said the event helps to save lives, improve lung health and prevent lung disease.

“We have lung cancer survivors here with us today and people who have lost loved ones,” Qualls said.

Survivors of lung cancer joined others affected by the disease to walk 12 laps, Qualls said.

One of the 10 teams included Paula Schleicher’s 20 familymember team. Schleicher, of

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Marion Kostka, a psychologist at the Carruth Center at West Virginia University who also works with the RDVIC, said the event aimed to get men more involved in sexual assault issues by helping them empathize with women.

Kostka supported the event by wearing a pair of black high heels and plastic tiara for the occasion.

“Walking makes us aware that some things are harder for women than they seem, and this is something we wouldn’t know before we tried,” he said. “Violence is a men’s as well as a women’s issue, but sometimes it gets cast as just a women’s issue.”

Kostka said the event raised more than $800, with all proceeds benefiting the RDVIC. Participants paid a $10 registration fee, and some were sponsored by family, friends or local

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Maybe someday, someone else can be standing here with a survivor.”

Kayla Schleicher Morgantown resident

Faimont, has been a lung cancer survivor since June 2009.

“I was first diagnosed in November 2005, and I do this event because it raises awareness for the Lung Association,” Schleicher said. “There’s not as much awareness with lung cancer as there is with breast cancer, I feel.”

Schleicher, along with her daughter, three sisters, sistersin-law, nieces and great-nieces walked in the event.

“I have a lot of family and support here today, so that means a lot to me,” she said.

Paula’s daughter, Kayla Schleicher, 23, of Morgantown,

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MOUNTAINEERS SCRIMMAGE For the first time this spring, the West Virginia football team scrimmaged for the first time.

Backup quarterback Coley White led the offense to an up-and-down performance.

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‘A couple thousand’ participate in first Spring Family Weekend

BY BRITTANY COLE CORRESPONDENT

The West Virginia University Mountaineer Parents Club held its first Spring Family Weekend this weekend despite cold temperatures.

Parents and family members of WVU students participated and attended activities and events both on and off campus Friday.

Sabrina Cave, executive director of the Mountaineer Parents Club, said the weekend was about providing parents and family members different opportu-

nities to share experiences with students.

“It was just a way for us to invite families back to campus and plan special events for them and their students,” Cave said. “We know students love showing families their new home, so we wanted to provide as many of those opportunities as possible.”

Cave said a “couple thousand families” were in town for the weekend.

Although the Spring Family Weekend was the first for the Mountaineer Parents Club, it’s not a first for the University. The

last was held approximately 15 years ago, Cave said.

“We’ve always planned a Fall Family Weekend, and it’s been extremely successful,” she said.

In the past, Winter Family Weekends have been planned but failed due to weather, Cave said.

“We decided to bring the Spring Weekend back because we thought more parents could take advantage of campus during the spring,” she said.

There were several events held throughout the weekend.

Friday allowed families to attend classes with students, take

part in WV Up All Night in the Mountainlair, experience scuba diving at the Student Recreation Center, watch performances of “The Grapes of Wrath” or the African Children’s Choir at the Creative Arts Center or attend the Drake concert at the Coliseum, Cave said.

The Mountaineer Parents Club hosted an alumni and family tailgate before the WVU Baseball team’s game against Louisville.

Donna Haywood, who has participated in Fall Family Weekend in the past, came from Pittsburgh for the day to visit her son, Tim

Haywood, a freshman general studies major.

Donna planned to just spend the day but was enjoying all the planned activities.

“There’s a lot to do,” Donna said. “I’m happy for the tailgate, but it’s just a shame about the weather.”

Sunday offered families a Career-Mentoring Seminar, titled “Life 101” at the Erickson Alumni Center.

The Mountaineer Parents Club, along with the WVU Alumni Association and WVU Career Services, provided students and their fam-

ilies with a look at the job search process.

Seminars included “How to get the job you want?”; “So you got the job, now what?”; “Dressing and Dining” and “ASPIRE to Success,” Cave said.

“Students have the opportunity to pick and choose various seminars,” Cave said. “Professionals from Career Services were paired with alumni who are in the field talking about expectations and what to expect from future employers.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Fee-weary air travelers get a break – for now Students can begin renewing parking permits ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. airlines never met a fee they didn’t like.

Until now, it seems.

Five major carriers on Sunday agreed not to follow the lead of a small Florida airline that plans to charge for carryon bags. Their commitment comes just in time to keep travelers from running for the exits during the peak summer flying season, but it is doubtful that it marks a change in strategy.

Airlines are going to tack on every fee they feel they can get away with because it bolsters their revenue stream while allowing them to keep base fares lower. They just don’t feel like passengers will tolerate losing their sacred free carryons – at least not right now.

The promise to New York Sen. Charles Schumer from American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, US Airways and JetBlue Airways comes despite the fact that some of those same airlines are expected to report first-quarter losses next week. They were stung by higher fuel prices and the heavy February snowstorms.

Ancillary fees for air travel – including baggage fees, reservation change fees and other miscellaneous operating revenue – have been piling up.

For U.S. carriers they totaled $1.95 billion in the third quarter of 2009, roughly 36 percent higher than for the same period a year earlier. For 26 large U.S. airlines, those fees made up 6.9 percent of their total operating revenue in the third quarter of last year, accord-

ing to the most recent government data available.

But major carriers risk alienating customers if they follow Spirit Airlines’ lead and impose a fee on carryon bags. In August, Spirit will begin charging customers up to $45 to place a bag in an overhead bin.

Other fees haven’t stopped people from flying, but many can be avoided. Carryon bag fees would be hard to avoid.

“We believe it is something that’s important to our customers and they value, and we will continue making that available to them at no charge,” American Airlines spokesman Roger Frizzell said.

It wasn’t clear how long the five airlines had pledged not to charge for carryons. Frizzell couldn’t say, and a spokesman for Delta declined to comment.

Schumer and five other Democratic senators – New Hampshire’s Jeanne Shaheen, Maryland’s Ben Cardin, Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar, and New Jersey’s Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg – support legislation that would tax airlines if they charge carryon bag fees.

Schumer said the legislation will move forward until it becomes clear that no airline will institute the charges. He will have an uphill battle changing the minds of Spirit executives when he meets with them soon.

Spirit CEO Ben Baldanza told The Associated Press on Sunday

that his airline is moving ahead with its carryon bag fee.

“Our plan was never predicated on anyone matching us,” Baldanza said. “The fact that other people are saying they won’t has never changed our view that this is right.”

He said his competitors’ decision actually puts pressure on those airlines because Spirit has lowered its fares more than the price of the new fee.

“We knew we took a risk with this strategy, but we believe on balance it’s one that our customers will buy into,” Baldanza said.

Analysts expect several major carriers to get back in the black in the current quarter – the second quarter – and in the second half of the year, thanks to the summer and holiday travel rushes. They wouldn’t want anything like an uproar over carryon bag fees to keep passengers from flying.

Even so, for the financial improvement airlines have seen to be sustainable, revenue needs to keep rising – either through higher fares, more fees or both – and airlines need to better position themselves in case fuel prices spike even higher.

On the last day of the first quarter – March 31 – the price of a barrel of oil closed at $83.76, more than 68 percent higher than on the same day a year earlier.

That means if major carriers don’t charge for carryons, they could increase existing fees or institute new fees altogether.

the first floor of Mountaineer Station. Those looking to pay by credit card can log on to www.parking.wvu.edu.

Prices from $17 to $30 per month and $204 to $330 per year depending on the loca-

tion, according to the WVU Transportation and Parking website.

Unsold permits will be available for sale starting May 3.

he said. “And a good way to enjoy a walk – maybe not the most comfortable walk but a nice walk.”

Likens walked with his friend Robby Lloyd, of Morgantown, while wearing a pair of black and red heels.

Lloyd, who wore a pair of pink strappy high-heeled sandals, said his perspective on the shoes had changed throughout the course of the walk.

“It went from comfortable to painful to tolerable,” he said, adding his feet gradually became more numb as the walk progressed.

He noted that his shoes were probably at least one size too small but said, just like many of his girl friends, “they were such a good deal, I made them fit.”

“This raises awareness with fundraising, and it helps research. Maybe someday, someone else can be standing here with a survivor.”

Another team that participated in the event was Melanie Barry, of Morgantown, and her daughter Leanna, who has asthma.

Barry said the event is im-

portant to her because of her daughter’s condition and the lack of awareness about it.

“It’s important that the community is aware of lung disease asthma in particular,” Barry said.

“It’s just to get people aware that it still exists and that they’re still trying to find a cure.”

Various residence halls and sorority and fraternity houses will Continued from PAGE 1 also host WELL WVU health promotion specialists to speak about dents and the community, spon- alcohol awareness and safety. sored by WELL WVU. “We want everyone to apThey are held every Sunday in ply their Mountaineer spirit and the Mountainlair Monongahela pride by not drinking and drivRoom at 6 p.m. ing and by using these bumper

stickers we can spread it throughout the WVU community and the state,” Kershner said.

For alcohol assistance call the Students Assistance Program at 304-293-4477 or visit www.well. wvu.edu/.

Parking permits are on sale now until April 30 for West Virginia University students who currently hold spots.

Those looking to change or renew permits should stop by the parking office, located on

AWARENESS Continued from PAGE 1 businesses.

Jason Likens, a student in the School of Medicine at WVU, said the project caught his attention because it was a unique way to volunteer.

“It was a really interesting way to address sexual assault issues,”

WALKS Continued from PAGE 1 said the event is really important to her.

“It means a lot because there are a lot of people out there – their mom, their dad or somebody close to them – who has lung cancer,” Kayla said.

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NASA to astronauts: Rain delays likely for return CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA warned space shuttle Discovery’s astronauts Sunday to expect rain delays as they wrapped up their two-week mission and got ready to come home.

Discovery and its crew of seven were scheduled to land Monday morning at NASA’s Florida spaceport.

Shuttle commander Alan Poindexter said Sunday that he enjoys spending extra time in orbit and doesn’t mind if Discovery can’t make it back to Earth until Tuesday.

Mission Control promised to keep monitoring the weather in case the forecast improved. In the worst case, Discovery could always aim for the backup landing site in Southern California on Tuesday.

Poindexter and his crew are returning from the International Space Station after stockpiling it with supplies, science experiments and extra spare parts, including a tank full of ammonia coolant. It took three spacewalks to install the tank.

Providing Florida’s weather cooperates, Discovery will criss-

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cross much of the United States during re-entry, zooming in from the Pacific Northwest. For safety reasons, NASA typically prefers to bring a space shuttle home from the southwest, up over the South Pacific, Central America and the Gulf of Mexico.

It’s a lesson NASA learned the hard way in 2003, when Columbia shattered over Texas during re-entry. All seven astronauts were killed, but remarkably, no one was hurt on the ground by the wreckage.

Since then, only one other shuttle mission has ended with a continental flyover, back in 2007.

Before Discovery’s April 5 liftoff, NASA altered the flight path to maximize the astronauts’ work time in orbit without wearing them down.

The rare U.S. flyover – weather permitting – was going to provide a streaking light show for those beneath the flight path.

For Monday’s first landing opportunity at 8:48 a.m., Discovery would zoom over British Columbia and Alberta, swing down over Montana and the Dakotas, and

pass over Sioux City, Iowa, and the middle of Missouri. Then it would come down over the eastern border of Arkansas and Tennessee, then over northeastern Mississippi and Alabama, southwestern Georgia and almost directly over Jacksonville.

The second opportunity, 1½ hours later, would have the shuttle crossing over Washington state and passing over more of the heartland.

Flight director Bryan Lunney said it should be an impressive sight, with the shuttle visible from the ground for as long as a couple minutes. And then there’s the mighty sound. In 2007, the shuttle’s sonic booms could be heard almost as far north as Nebraska, he said.

Of course, a landing in California would scratch all this.

Discovery has enough supplies to remain in orbit until Wednesday. Regardless of when the shuttle returns, the volcanic eruption in Iceland and cloud of ash over Europe will pose no concern, Lunney said. The shuttle won’t be anywhere near that part of the world during re-entry.

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Taliban soldier numbers grow ahead of summer fight KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban are moving fighters into Kandahar, planting bombs and plotting attacks as NATO and Afghan forces prepare for a summer showdown with insurgents, according to a Taliban commander with close ties to senior insurgent leaders.

NATO and Afghan forces are stepping up operations to push Taliban fighters out of the city, which was the Islamist movement’s headquarters during the years it ruled most of Afghanistan.

The goal is to bolster the capability of the local government so that it can keep the Taliban from coming back.

The Taliban commander, who uses the pseudonym Mubeen, told The Associated Press that if military pressure on the insurgents becomes too great “we will just leave and come back after” the foreign forces leave.

Despite nightly raids by NATO and Afghan troops, Mubeen said his movements have not been restricted.

He was interviewed last week in the center of Kandahar, seated with his legs crossed on a cushion in a room. His only concession to security was to lock the door.

He made no attempt to hide his face and said he felt comfortable because of widespread support among Kandahar’s 500,000 residents, who like the Taliban are mostly Pashtuns, Afghanistan’s biggest ethnic community.

“Because of the American atti-

tude to the people, they are sympathetic to us,” Mubeen said.

“Every day we are getting more support. We are not strangers.

We are not foreigners. We are from the people.”

It is difficult to measure the depth of support for the Taliban among Kandahar’s people, many of whom say they are disgusted by the presence of both the foreign troops and the insurgents.

Many of them say they are afraid NATO’s summer offensive will accomplish little other than trigger more violence.

Mubeen said Taliban attacks are not random but are carefully planned and ordered by the senior military and political command that assigns jobs and responsibilities to its rank and file.

The final arbiter is the Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, who heads the council, or shura, that decides strategic goals which are passed down the ranks to commanders in the field, he said.

“We are always getting instructions from our commanders, what suicide attacks to carry out, who to behead if he is a spy,” Mubeen said, gesturing with a maimed hand suffered during fighting in 1996 when the Taliban were trying to gain control of the capital of Kabul.

Then, like now, his enemies were members of the Northern Alliance, dominated by Afghanistan’s minority ethnic groups and returned to power by the U.S.-led coalition following the

Taliban’s collapse in 2001.

Mubeen, a native of Zabul province, worked with the Taliban’s civil aviation minister, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, during the Taliban’s five-year rule.

In the final days before the Taliban abandoned Kandahar in 2001, Mubeen played a crucial logistical role, helping move weapons and supplies to hideouts outside the city.

Mullah Mansoor was one of two senior Taliban figures named

by Mullah Omar to replace the No. 2 commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Barader, who was arrested in Pakistan in February.

Mubeen said that in the first years after the Taliban were routed, fighters had to survive in the mountains, rarely making forays into Afghan towns and villages.

He attributed the Taliban comeback to deep resentment – especially among ethnic Pashtuns – to the presence of foreign military forces and public disgust with the Afghan government.

“Our brothers are already here and ready,” he said. “Our people are skilled now. They know a lot of things, how to make things more difficult and to be more sophisticated in our attacks.”

Mubeen said Taliban fighters had received better training, although he would not say where and by whom.

“We were interested to get the training and we understood that we needed the training,” he said.

Not all Sago mine lessons applied at Upper Big Branch CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Not all the lessons learned from the 2006 Sago Mine disaster may have been obvious when the Manchin administration applied them following the April 5 explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine.

Gov. Joe Manchin said those steps included locking down the command center that kept in touch with rescue teams searching the underground Massey Energy mine following the afternoon blast.

“We go in there, and I bring enough troopers in, we take people’s cell phones,” Manchin told The Associated Press last week.

“We’ve got police at every door, watching ... (Center staff ) don’t get out and they don’t get their cell phones back until we give them the green light.”

Manchin said the goal was to provide the miners’ families with accurate information before anyone else. At Upper Big Branch, a total of 29 miners were found dead during rescue attempts that stretched over four days.

Two more miners were injured.

“The families hear it first,” the governor said. “I never want a family member to hear something that’s not factual and doesn’t come from the authorities.”

At Sago, a message from rescuers was incorrectly relayed to the surface as meaning that 12 of the miners caught in that explosion were found alive. Manchin later said he was “caught up in the euphoria,” as were other officials, when that garbled report then spread by word of mouth.

The false news only compounded the agony for the families once the true message reached them hours later that just one had actually survived.

“We learned from Sago that you have to control that communication, because people are listening, people are calling,” Manchin said.

“Then the wrong message gets out, and you’ve seen what happens.”

The governor said that Massey officials were “very respectful toward that procedure.” He also said that the policy of “complete radio silence” dovetails with another lesson adopted after Sago, one of

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safeguarding the families.

“We protect the families completely, as best as we possibly can,” Manchin said. “They get 24/7 with the State Police, that protects them and them only. They see something they don’t like, wherever the family is awaiting to hear word, we take care of it through the State Police.”

At least some of the Upper Big Branch families agree with the governor that this lesson worked in their case.

During the ceremony marking one week to the hour since the blast occurred, Manchin mentioned the protective efforts to the crowd gathered on the state Capitol grounds. Several of the family members attending the memorial nodded as the governor spoke.

“I hope that we did you proud, and with the respect that you deserve,” Manchin had said.

Throughout the days following the Raleigh County explosion, the governor and other officials were asked about other changes wrought by both the January 2006 Sago disaster and the fire later that month that killed two miners at Massey’s Aracoma Alma No. 1 Mine.

The questions came amid evidence that those steps – emergency refuge chambers, caches of air packs, increased training and a more rapid rescue effort – did not stem the loss of life at Upper Big Branch.

For Manchin, the legacy of April 5 will likely be measures meant to prevent the sort of explosion that caused the worst coal mining disaster in 40 years.

The governor has focused on the probable fuel sources, methane gas and coal dust, as well as whatever provided the necessary spark to ignite it.

When he ordered immediate inspections of underground mines last week, Manchin made signs of those conditions a top priority.

He also named J. Davitt McAteer, the former Clinton administration mine safety chief, as a special adviser and independent investigator to help provide him with answers.

“They know that this country was built on what they do. We should not allow them to be in a situation volatile like this,” Manchin said of West Virginia’s miners. “We’re going to figure it out.

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In this April 15 file photo, U.S. soldiers arrive at the scene after a car bomb exploded outside a hotel in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. The Taliban are moving fighters into Kandahar, planting bombs and plotting attacks as NATO and Afghan forces prepare for a summer showdown with insurgents, according to a Taliban commander with close ties to senior insurgent leaders.

Mubeen said the Taliban’s main goal in the war is the establishment of sharia, or Islamic law, in Afghanistan.

When they ruled the religious militia enforced an antiquated and regressive interpretation of Islamic law that appalled the West, including publicly amputating hands and feet for theft and carrying out public executions.

“We want sharia. That is first.

Everything else comes after that,” he said. “People want sharia and then development.”

Mubeen said he was confident that efforts by President Hamid Karzai and his international partners to win over rank-andfile members with promises of amnesty, jobs and money would not succeed in undermining the insurgents.

“The government and the Americans did a lot of work to make disputes in the Taliban and to give money to the Taliban,” he said.

He also said peace negotiations with the Taliban leadership would not take place without the blessing of Mullah Omar.

“The world community should leave our country and then we are ready to negotiate,” he said.

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George Washington racks up late fees at New York library

Wayward New Mexico cat has free flight home from Chicago

NEW YORK (AP) — If George Washington were alive today, he might face a hefty overdue library fine.

New York City’s oldest library says one of its ledgers shows that the nation’s first president has racked up 220 years’ worth of late fees on two books he borrowed, but never returned.

One of the books was the “Law of Nations,” which deals with international relations.

The other was a volume of debates from Britain’s House of Commons.

Both books were due on Nov. 2, 1789.

New York Society Library head librarian Mark Bartlett says the institution isn’t seeking payment of the fines, but would love to get the books back.

The ledger also lists books being taken out by other founding fathers, including Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and John Jay. The entry on Washington simply lists the borrower as “president.”

CHICAGO (AP) — No one knows how a tabby cat named Charles traveled the 1,300 miles from his New Mexico home to Chicago, but he’s set for a complimentary flight home on American Airlines in a carrier donated by an Albuquerque business.

Charles disappeared about eight months ago while his owner was out of town and a friend was caring for him.

“Oh, I was crushed, and I found out while I was away volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, and I was so upset because I was in New Orleans so there was nothing I could do,” said Robin Alex, of Albuquerque.

Then earlier this week, Alex received a call telling her Chicago Animal Care and Control had picked up her wandering cat as a stray.

Staffers reached out to Alex after finding that Charles had a tracking microchip embedded between his shoulder blades, said the agency’s executive director, Cherie Travis.

But Alex said she could not

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afford the round-trip ticket to Chicago to bring Charles home, so she was afraid he might be euthanized.

Enter fellow Albuquerque resident Lucien Sims. Sims said he has a tabby cat who strongly resembles Charles, and was moved when his mother sent him an online story about Alex and her pet.

Most importantly, Sims was on his way to Chicago on Thursday for a wedding, so he said he would go to the shelter, pick up Charles and bring him back to New Mexico.

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Help break the cycle of poverty Is health care a right? While the answer to that question will be debated long after the implementation of health reform in this country, few will debate the following: Every human being has a right to food, potable water and housing.

Delivering those basic human needs is part of the reason why ours and other developed countries have safety nets.

Yet, even with numerous governmental programs aimed at improving the quality of life for the nation’s poor, many people struggle to survive on a day-today basis.

Matching income with ex-

penses is almost, if not entirely, impossible for people across this nation.

This sad state of affairs can be seen here in the greater Morgantown area.

According to previous reports in The Daily Athenaeum, there are approximately 180 homeless in the city of Morgantown.

The data came from quarterly reports from the Friendship Room and The Mon Valley Homeless Initiative.

After a long and harsh winter, spring is here and warmer weather has come to the region.

But warmer temperatures don’t eliminate the struggles these

people face.

A 2009 report by Dr. Helen Hartnett and Amy Butt at West Virginia University estimated that 11.6 percent of Morgantown’s homeless were veterans and that about 50 percent had some sort of mental impairment.

We can do better for those who have served our country, as well as those that may not be able to help themselves.

Without adequate housing, climbing out of poverty is an insurmountable task.

Thankfully, area students and residents are trying to help.

To shed light on this problem,

more than 40 students gathered behind the Mountainlair Thursday night to take part in the annual West Virginia University Habitat for Humanity Sleep Out on the Green.

“Everyone hears about poverty in the world, but too many people think that it is not happening in our own backyards,” Chelsea Kearns, a junior multidisciplinary studies major and organizer of the event, told the DA. “More students need to get involved and want to make our communities better.”

Additionally, design students at WVU are attempting to raise $60,000 to build a house under

the guidance of Mon County Habitat for Humanity.

A Balloon Blast Fundraising Kick-off will be held 2 p.m. April 22 outside the Mountainlair to help raise money for “The House that WVU Built,” which will be awarded to a deserving area family. Separately, donations can be made through the United Way of Monongalia and Preston counties at www.teamunitedway.org.

We encourage the University community to get involved to help the area’s homeless and break the cycle of poverty.

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Possible regulations may end up hurting student interns KEVIN DUVALL

COLUMNIST

I would estimate there are few people out there who actually want to do unpaid work at a forprofit business.

Unpaid internships, however, can be a necessary evil for college students.

In recent weeks, several news outlets have discussed President Barack Obama’s administration’s move toward cracking down on employers who may be using their interns inappropriately. (That last sentence is just begging for a joke about Bill Clinton.)

Moving on from cheekiness, the United States Labor Department recently announced it will be investigating for-profit businesses to make sure they are

rightfully paying interns.

“If you’re a for-profit employer or you want to pursue an internship with a for-profit employer, there aren’t going to be many circumstances where you can have an internship and not be paid and still be in compliance with the law,” Labor Department official Nancy Leppink said in a New York Times story.

It is illegal, though probably overlooked with some frequency, for companies in the private sector not to pay interns unless the interns are getting an educational experience directly related to what they will be doing in their career field.

The Labor Department’s concern is that employers are using interns for menial office work that should be done by paid, entry-level staff members.

Stories of these kinds of internship experiences are often told, and I would not be sur-

prised to learn that many of them are true.

Initially, it seems great to stick it to the big, bad business owners who make unpaid interns live in the mail room and then go home at 5:00 and dive into their pools of money, Scrooge McDuck style.

However, the tradeoffs for student internship opportunities may not be worth the ramifications of stricter payment rules.

In a recent opinion article opposing the Labor Department’s decision, Wall Street Journal reporters Leslie Hook and Joseph Sternberg said their experiences overseas as unpaid interns taught them a great deal about the news industry.

The internships ultimately had a big payoff – the two now write for one of the world’s most respected business publications.

In addition to the importance of learning by doing, the article

also noted that employers are more likely to take risks on “very green but potentially promising” career upstarts as unpaid interns than as new employees.

But even the internships that are not educational are still helpful for young people.

Let’s be honest – internships are not only about the experience. Resume-building is as important, and even more important to some, than experience itself.

For example, let’s say I am an intern at a big advertising agency.

I am supposed to be learning the day-to-day operations of creative advertising; but instead, I spend every day making copies and getting people coffee.

I am not paid, but I should be because I am not receiving educational work experience.

I’m not upset, though, be-

cause when potential employers are looking at my resume, they will see that I was an intern at a notable agency.

Even though I’m not being paid, this internship is scoring me many resume points.

It would be nice if all interns were paid, but realistically, there is little chance of that happening.

The more likely outcome of a decrease in unpaid internships is a decrease in the overall number of internships.

Let’s say my hypothetical ad agency usually hires five paid and 10 unpaid interns every summer. Fearing investigation, the agency decides not to hire any unpaid interns and makes all its employees get their own coffee.

Ultimately, the 10 people who would become unpaid interns have been negatively affected by the Labor Department’s attempt

to help them.

If more businesses are forced to pay interns, then the internships will become more competitive and fewer people will be able to attain them.

A company that could afford to pay its interns will probably not be inclined to allocate more of its budget toward interns when it knows the interns are only going to be working for a few months.

Besides, students seeking internships know what they’re getting into. Ideally, they would like to get paid, but many will accept unpaid internships as a way to get their feet in the door of an industry.

The Labor Department clearly means well. Requiring more pay for interns will make their experiences fairer.

But the expense of leveling the playing field is shortening it.

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Recent advances have brought the ‘gamer’ lifestyle out of relative obscurity JEREMY KINS

COLUMNIST

Lately, and mostly due to the mainstream acceptability gaming has achieved, the dividing line between casual and hardcore gaming has been drawn in the proverbial sand, and with a pretty big stick.

The casual crowd, statistically, would prefer to relax with a puzzle game like “Bejeweled,” or something that doesn’t have the capacity to frustrate or disappoint their expectations.

This is why, while hardcore gamers may live for the kill, or die for the next level, everyone

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else is satisfied with a Wiimote in their hands.

The releases of the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii during the past couple of years has played a tremendous role in creating this line.

The release of these systems has injected gaming in the arm by bringing millions of traditionally non-gamers into the picture and creating great revenue for Nintendo and third-party publishers.

Unfortunately, this trend lowers the chance that developers will take risks with original ideas and products when they know another sequel to “Peggle” will sell better.

The Wii, while being incredibly innovative and providing

some truly unique gaming experiences, has become a virtual garbage dump.

Underfunded and under-talented third-party developers have made the Wii a playground of disappointment.

I find this to be a shame, because buried underneath the heap are some truly wonderful titles that will only be found by gamers with the knowledge that they exist.

The sad fact of the matter is these subpar titles sell, and sell well. This has brought the development of original products into a slump.

Developers aren’t as willing to take risks on new and innovative products when they can shovel out inexpensive sequels

and brand-based games. Th is brought about the appropriate term “shovelware.”

This isn’t to say that subpar games don’t exist on other major consoles, but certainly not the amount the Wii carries.

This is not to discredit Nintendo – these are just the faults that came from an initially amazing machine. The Wii has done more for the overall culture of gaming than any other recent console.

The most recent milestone in casual gaming, however, has come through Internet phenomenon Facebook. It is a social networking titan, and has made the former reign of MySpace seem insignificant.

Not content with just bring-

ing people together through wall-posts and status updates, it brought gaming to the masses.

It started with titles like “FarmVille” and “Mafia Wars.”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve logged on to my page only to see the updates and animal acquisitions of my friends.

I don’t think anyone could have predicted the popularity Facebook gaming has garnered. Big industry names like Sid Meier, creator of the game “Civilization,” and others are developing specialized versions of their popular games for the site.

There is no denying this casual emergence has brought gaming into the general consciousness.

It has allowed grandmothers to

bowl and parents to fertilize virtual crops.

But is it a good thing for those of us who grew up playing games?

Yes and no.

Gaming used to be a niche group. So, one benefit is that gamers no longer have to feel like strangers to general society.

On the other hand, the term “gamer” has been muddled. I take pride in keeping up with the latest industry news and tackling the newest releases every month. I know others do, too.

Now, however, “gamer” is applied to anyone holding a controller – which just doesn’t have the prestige it used to.

Then again, maybe I’m just jaded.

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Defense shines in first scrimmage

TONY DOBIES

MANAGING EDITOR

Unit held offense to 283 yards, three FGs

Geno can be WVU’s next star at QB West Virginia scrimmaged for more than an hour Saturday, and quarterback Coley White took every snap.

While White finished 12-for-20 for 81 yards, he was relatively ineffective outside passes within 15 yards from scrimmage.

Prior to the 61-play scrimmage, West Virginia’s first of the spring, the Mountaineers ran what they calls their “skeleton compete” drill. The offense and defense battle down the field without offensive or defensive linemen.

It’s basically a drill focused on the quarterback and his ability to make reads based on what the linebackers and secondary are showing.

Projected starting quarterback Geno Smith led the offense through those drills. In his non-contact green jersey, Smith looked unstoppable.

Smith, of course, is still recovering from breaking a bone in his left foot during the offseason.

The Mountaineers moved back spring practice to help the sophomore recover and hopefully have him practice this spring.

It has worked out, as Smith is doing most non-contact work during practices this spring but does not throw during scrimmages.

The sophomore to-be is wearing normal training shoes instead of spikes because of the odd pressure points that spikes can have. He also has an orthotic insert in his shoe for support.

The healing bone doesn’t seem to bother him much. He did say his foot feels weak after practices because of the added stress it puts on the bone, though.

Smith’s footwork was smooth during “skeleton compete” Saturday. He even jogged up to the next play after a big gain.

What was most impressive was the way Smith was able to conduct the offense down the field.

While there was no pressure in Smith’s face, he was able to prove why he was such a highly rated talent coming out of high school.

He hit receiver after receiver right on the mark. It was truly impressive.

“Today was as good of a day as I have seen a Mountaineer quarterback throw the ball in pass skeleton in a long, long time. In the soon-to-be 11 years I have been here,” said WVU head coach Bill Stewart after the scrimmage.

“Geno was hot. He was hitting the target, his reads were good, and his timing was good. He just looked really good.”

Smith found receiver Tavon Austin with a 50-yard touchdown pass during the drill. He seemed to find Austin and tight end Will Johnson wide open for big gains throughout the day.

Johnson caught a short touchdown pass on what would’ve been a third-and-goal late in the practice period.

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WVU tailback Noel Devine is pushed out of bounds by defensive back Terence Garvin at West Virginia’s first spring scrimmage of the season Saturday.

The West Virginia first spring scrimmage of the season was a rather dominating one.

“I think the defense won this one,” said defensive tackle Chris Neild.

The Mountaineer offense was held to 12 first downs in the 61-play scrimmage, scoring two touchdowns and was forced to take four field goal attempts, missing one.

The team also forced a fumble on a dropped snap by quarterback Coley White and held the team to 283 total yards, an average of 4.6 yards per play.

The group also sacked White twice in scrimmage.

“I liked our defensive tenacity. They got after it,” said WVU head coach Bill Stewart, who added he was especially satisfied with the performance of the team’s safeties. “They bent a little bit on a couple of runs, but I was really proud of our first team defense.”

The team allowed two longs of at least 50 yards in the scrimmage. White broke loose late in the scrimmage for a 35yard touchdown while Matt Lindamood scored from 52 yards out against the third team defense.

“We’re coming together,” Neild said.

“Today, we looked pretty fast, and that’s

what our defense is all about.”

The defense wasn’t solid the entire day, however. The unit was scored against three times in the Geno Smithled skeleton drills, which took place before the scrimmage.

Smith connected for a 45-yard touchdown on the session’s second play to Tavon Austin who outran his defender for the over-the-shoulder grab.

Smith also connected with tight end Will Johnson and Jock Sanders and was only picked off once – a Robert Sands interception off a Pat Lazear tipped pass.

“Today was as good of a day as I have seen a Mountaineer quarterback throw in a pass skeleton in a long, long time,” Stewart said. “Geno was hot. He was hitting the target, his reads were good, and his timing was good.”

Smith did not play in the scrimmage as he continues to nurse his left foot injury as White took all of the snaps under center for the scrimmage.

White finished 12-for-20 for 81 yards in the scrimmage. He completed three passes over 10 yards in the scrimmage including a 16-yard pass over the middle to Eddie Davis.

White also scrambled for four runs over 10 yards.

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Baseball swept by Track finishes 2nd at JMU Invite No. 12 UL Cardinals

BY BRAD JOYAL SPORTS WRITER

The West Virginia track and field team finished in secondplace behind host James Madison at the James Madison Invitational Saturday.

JMU led all schools with a score of 168.5 points, the Mountaineers followed with 142 points, while Robert Morris, William and Mary and George Mason rounded out the top five.

“I thought we went out and competed hard,” said WVU head coach Sean Cleary. “This was the first scoring meet of the out-

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West Virginia relief pitcher Chris Enourato delivers a pitch in Sunday’s 10-1 loss to Louisville.

BY MATTHEW PEASLEE SPORTS WRITER

Louisville showed why it deserved its No. 12 ranking this weekend as it swept a three game series against West Virginia.

A doubleheader was played Saturday with Louisville taking the first game 8-1, as well as willing the second game 12-9 in 12 innings.

“We had a chance to win that second game,” said WVU head coach Greg Van Zant. “We just didn’t take advantage.”

Van Zant said Sunday was a completely different story as Louisville downed the Mountaineers 10-1.

“They made us look bad,” he said. “They make you swing the bat to beat them. That is what good teams make you do. You have to go out and beat them.”

The main culprit of the ninerun blowout Sunday was Louisville starting pitcher Gabriel Shaw. The junior was nearly untouchable going seven innings allowing just one run on five hits.

Shaw struck out six Mountaineer batters to just one walk.

“He did the things that you need to do to be effective,” Van Zant said. “He got ahead in the count and showed his change-up early in the game. He went out early and took command.”

WVU first baseman Justin McDavid tabbed one of the seven total hits collected by the Mountaineers Sunday. He said keeping the streak alive was a challenge going up against such a strong pitcher.

“I was looking to put good at bats together. That is what it takes to make the team win,” McDavid

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door season, and I thought that we responded well.”

The Mountaineers started the day strong, sweeping competition in the 800-meter event. Senior Keri Bland led the charge, finishing first with a time of 2:08.

Juniors Jessica O’Connell and Heather Saffel took second and third with times of 2:10.53 and 2:28.53.

“The 800-meter was a very strong race for us,” Cleary said.

“The 1-2-3 finish was a testament to the strength of our middle and long distance runners.”

The team continued to run strong as senior Marie-Louise

Asselin returned to the 1,500meter run for the first time since her second-place finish in the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Asselin took the top spot in the race with her time of 4:30.

Junior Kate Harrison finished in second with her time of 4:34.

WVU continued its success with senior Kaylyn Christopher, sophomore Sarah-Anne Brault and junior Ahna Lewis swept the 3,000-meter race.

Christopher’s time of 9:30.00 led all runners, while Brault and Lewis each crossed the line in

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FEATURE OF THE DAY PUBLIC READING BY DINTY MOORE will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Robinson Reading Room of the Downtown Library Complex.

April 21 THE MORGANTOWN SONGWRITER CIRCLE will meet at the Monongalia Arts Center from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

THE CONDOM CARAVAN will be outside of Summit Hall from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Condoms cost 25 cents each or five for $1.

April 22 JORGE CHAM: THE POWER OF PRO CRASTINATION LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING will take place at 6 p.m. in Room 202 of Brooks Hall. Jorge Cham is the creator of the comic strip “Piled Higher and Deeper.”

Every Monday KAPPA PHI, a Christian women’s service organization, meets at 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church on the corner of N. High and Willey streets.

For more information, e-mail kappaphi_pi@hotmail.com or visit www. freewebs.com/kappaphipi.

AIKIDO FOR BEGINNERS is at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. The first class is free, with special rates for WVU students.

For more information, e-mail var3@ cdc.gov.

RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. Any issues pertaining to residence halls can be brought up and discussed at this meeting. For more information, contact Victoria Ball at vball@mix.wvu.edu.

RIFLE CLUB meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Room 311 of the Shell Building. For more information, contact Abbey at aheiskel@mix.wvu.edu or Bob at rdriscol@wvu.edu.

THE CHEMISTRY LEARNING CENTER is open from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Room 408 of Clark Hall. The lab will not be open during University holidays or during dead week.

FREE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LAN GUAGE ADVANCED CONVERSATION GROUP meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe for conversation, friendship and free English conversation lessons. New friends are always welcome.

For more information, e-mail Erin at mclv_advanced_conversation@yahoo.com.

STUDENTS TAKING ACTION NOW: DARFUR meets at 7 p.m. in the Mountain Room of the Mountainlair. STAND is active in planning events to raise money and awareness on the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan. For more information, contact Felicia at fgilber@ mix.wvu.edu or 732-674-8357.

FEMINIST MAJORITY LEADERSHIP AL LIANCE meets in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair at 7:30 p.m. For more information, e-mail rsnyder9@ mix.wvu.edu.

WVU FENCING CLUB will host beginners fencing practice from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall Gym. For more information, e-mail wvufencing@ gmail.com or visit www.fencingclub. studentorgs.wvu.edu.

WVU CLUB TENNIS will have practice from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ridgeview Racquet Club. For carpooling, call 304906-4427. New members are always welcome.

CHESS CLUB meets from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the food court of the Mountainlair. Players of all skill levels are invited to come. For more information, e-mail wvuchess@gmail.com.

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

Continual GOLF CLUB meets regularly. Golfers of any skill level are invited to join.

Club activities include competitions with other schools and intraclub golf outings. For more information, e-mail wvugolfclub@gmail.com.

MOTOWNPOETS is looking for poets who are interested in practicing and sharing poetry with others on an online forum. For more information, visit www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ motownpoetry.

MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs volunteers for the information desk, preadmission testing, hospitality cart, mail delivery and gift shop. For more information, call Christina Brown at 304-5981324.

WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as nutrition, sexual health and healthy living are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELL WVU Student Wellness and Health Promotion. For more information, visit www.well.wvu.edu/wellness.

WELL WVU STUDENT HEALTH is paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential. For appointments or more information, call 304-293-2311 or visit www. well.edu.wvu/medical.

CHRISTIAN HELP needs volunteers to help with the daily operations of six programs: a free clothing store, food pantry, emergency financial assistance, Women’s Career Clothing Closet, Working Man’s Closet and the Furniture Exchange. For more information or to volunteer, contact Jessica at 304-296-0221 or chi_vc@adelphia.net.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets daily. For help or a schedule, call 304291-7918. For more information, visit www.aawv.org.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonprofit organization serving West Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs donations of food and personal care items and volunteers to support all aspects of the organization’s activities. For more information, call John Sonnenday at 304-985-0021.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SER VICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling.

Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT HOUSE, a local outreach organization, needs volunteers for daily programs and special events. For more information or to volunteer, contact Adrienne Hines at vc_ srsh@hotmail.com or 304-599-5020.

ANIMAL FRIENDS needs foster families for abandoned animals before they find their permanent families. If you or anyone you know can help, call 304290-4PET. LUTHERAN STUDENT MOVEMENT meets regularly at the Lutheran Campus Chapel directly across the street from the Downtown Library Complex. Anyone is welcome to attend the events. For more information, e-mail Rebecca at lsm@lutheranmountaineer. org or visit www.lutheranmountaineer.org and follow the links to the LSM Web site.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers. WIC provides educa-

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information along with instructions for regular appearance in the Campus Calendar. These announcements must be resubmitted each semester.

The editors reserve the right to edit or delete any submission. There is no charge for publication. Questions should be directed to Campus Calendar Editor James Carbone at 304293-5092.

tion, supplemental foods and immunizations for pregnant women and children under 5 years of age. This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, contact Michelle Prudnick at 304598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is available on the first Monday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Caritas House office located at 391 Scott Ave. Test results are available in 20 minutes and are confidential. To make an appointment, call 304-293-4117. For more information, visit www.caritashouse.net.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-on-one community-based and school-based mentoring programs.

Community-based mentors pick up a child at his or her home and do activities the two of them choose together on a weekly basis. School-based mentors meet with a child at an area elementary school during the after-school program for one hour, one day per week for homework help and hanging out.

To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304-9832383, ext. 104 or e-mail bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. Although the hospital cafeteria is only steps away, guests enjoy a home-cooked or restaurant-donated meal. People may, individually or as a group, provide the food, serve and clean up on a regular basis or as a one-time event. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or e-mail rfh@ wvuh.com.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two inservice trainings per year, and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or e-mail MCLV2@comcast.net.

CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. John University Parish at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSIS TANCE PROGRAM is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the number of unwanted cats and dogs by encouraging and supporting spay/neuter. They are looking for new members and friends to help by donating their time, talents and fundraising skills. For more information, contact M-SNAP at 304-985-0123.

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOW SHIP is an interdenominational studentled organization that meets weekly on campus. Everyone is welcome to attend events. For more information, email Daniel at ivcfwvu@yahoo.com or visit the IVCF Web site at www.wvuiv. org.ed.

LUCKY’S ATTIC THRIFT SHOPPE is looking for volunteers to work in the Mountaineer Mall. All proceeds will benefit Animal Friends, a no-kill animal shelter. Donations are also welcome. For more information, call 304291-5825.

KALEIDOSCOPE, an afterschool program, is dedicated to providing a safe and educational environment for children afterschool.The program provides homework help and enrichment classes.

The program runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Interested volunteers should e-mail matt.wood07@ gmail.com or call 304-291-9288.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you open up to new possibilities. Stay centered, despite life’s bounces. You have a strong style of communicating. You are vested in being heard. As a result, sometimes you could be more difficult than you realize. Travel and those at a distance often could react and act in ways that force you to reflect.

If you are single, you will meet people easily. Please don’t settle. If you are attached, the two of you learn to enjoy each other more and more. You might say too much when CANCER people are around!

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) ★★★★ Today, fatigue plagues you. An active dream life replenishes your creativity. If you can, call in and take this day for yourself. Recycle. Deal with a pending life conflict. A situation actually might be as you see it or define it. Tonight: Be lazy.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) ★★★★ An underlying sense of insecurity might be a warning. Trusted friends give you feedback. A power play could be exhausting.

Remember to give this person space to transform and change. You revive as the

workday ends! Tonight: Find a favorite person.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) ★★★ You wake up a force to behold, but get tripped up by a financial matter. Perhaps you are trying to close a business deal or make a purchase. Out of the blue, the other party twists his or her agreement. Let go and continue on your own. Tonight: Treat yourself.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) ★★★★★ Others sense your poise and self-confidence. Is there anything you cannot do? A discussion with a formerly agreeable associate or partner turns difficult. Detach and give this person space.

He or she is in a mini-identity crisis. Tonight: All smiles.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) ★★★ If you suddenly feel like the cards are stacked against you, back off. If you can extricate yourself from the situation, all the better. You could see a key person or part of your life as demanding and controlling. Tonight: Vanish.

Mystery becomes you.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) ★★★★★ Your mind flips from work to the lighter side of life. Network and schedule

meetings. You might have a great idea, but no one seems to be able to accept it. The timing is off. Work with others, and develop a better sense of give-and-take. Tonight: Hook up with a friend.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) ★★★★ Your mind keeps wandering to someone at a distance. As you deal with work and/or an authority figure hands-on, you might look at a situation as black-andwhite or either-or. Let go of this type of thinking, and you will see a solution. Tonight: A must appearance.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) ★★★★★ Reach out for experts. If you feel that you could benefit from taking a seminar, class or workshop in your field, then do. You long for more understanding, and cannot always accept what you hear. Tonight: Try some exotic cuisine.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) ★★★★ All signs were go; don’t blame yourself for another person’s mood. You could get into a power struggle if you continue on your present path. Veer and plug in your energy where it counts.

A key associate or friend appreciates your efforts. To-

night: Chat over dinner.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) ★★★★ You might be a lot more testy than you realize. Think through a decision with care. The smart Goat will let a hot issue die, allowing for greater give-and-take without resentment later. A child unknowingly gives you a great idea. Tonight: Where the fun is.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) ★★★★ Get into work and logically eliminate one to-do after another. You could be surprised by another person’s requests. Review a matter that’s close to your heart.

Could you be overreacting?

Don’t lose sight of your personal life. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) ★★★★★ Your imagination comes up with solutions.

Others admire your resourcefulness. Keep communication flowing, especially if someone suddenly becomes very difficult. Tonight: Let more fun in.

BORN TODAY Actor Dudley Moore (1935), actress Ashley Judd (1968), actress Kate Hudson (1979)

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

F Minus

by Tony Carrillo

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

PUZZLES

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

DIFFICULTY LEVEL EASY FRIDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

Across 1 Stood for 6 Lingerie spec 10 Collectible frames 14 Within legal provisions 15 Quite 16 German auto 17 “I Fall to Pieces” singer 19 Court zero 20 Silently activated signal 21 Crossed (out) 22 Left __: rewarded 23 Words before “I remember it well,” in a “Gigi” song 24 Hardly thrilling 28 Model 31 Gernreich of fashion 32 Party occasion 35 Passed by 37 Goes ballistic 38 Gravel transports 40 Start to type?

41 Doesn’t get hung up on 42 Center’s job 43 Authoritative orders 45 Excellent, in recent slang 47 Glimpse 48 It’s hard to eat one 54 River of Xanadu 55 Factory outlet 56 Bit of Realtor lingo 57 Not at all pleased 58 Destined for markdown: Abbr.

59 Choreographer’s unit

60 Get rid of 61 Like non-oyster months, traditionally Down 1 Some are genetic 2 Division politique 3 Some choir singers 4 Org. that included the New York Cosmos 5 Choreographer Tharp 6 Made a mess of 7 Collectible involving seeds 8 Seagoing mil. readiness force 9 Work with feet 10 Pitcher who was a 2008 post-season standout for the Phillies 11 Strong adhesive 12 It holds water 13 They have runners 18 Reception staff 23 They may be brown or cream 24 Gave rise to 25 Pip 26 Lump in one’s throat 27 51-Down’s pace 29 Offerings at some parlors 30 Male gland 33 Historic Atlantic crosser 34 Sporty sunroof 36 Bernadette et al.: Abbr.

39 Takers of prisoners

43 Chill causes 44 Key 46 “__, With Love”: 1967 hit 48 “Hey, you!”

49 Novel with the chapter “Farming in Polynesia” 50 PC key 51 Leveret, e.g.

52 Summer coolers 53 FedEx truck filler: Abbr.

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Graham leaves WVU women’s basketball program After just one season as an assistant coach for the West Virginia women’s basketball program, Donchez Graham has left the program, WVU Associate Sports Information Director Phil Caskey confirmed Sunday.

Caskey said Graham’s contract would not be renewed.

Graham spent less than one year with the Mountaineers after being hired on June 15, 2009 following a four-year stint as an assistant coach at Morgan State.

He was hired, along with current assistant coach Malikah Willis, to replace the departed Chester Nichols and Joanna Bernabei who left after last season.

Nichols was announced as the assistant head coach at Central Florida while Bernabei for personal reasons. Nichols was hired April 13 to be an assistant coach at Kansas.

Before beginning his collegiate coaching career, Graham

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of this – Smith was doing this against the Mountaineers’ No. 1 defense, against players like safeties Robert Sands and Sidney Glover. Still, Smith would not be denied.

For a WVU offense that is searching for a star at quarterback for the first time since 2005, I would not hesitate to say Smith is the guy – or if he isn’t, he will be.

It’s hard to truly appreciate what Smith is capable of doing unless you are watching him up close.

He’s not necessarily big and tough like last year’s starter Jarrett Brown.

He’s not as quick and stunning as former Mountaineer quarterback Pat White, either.

What he is, though, is the most accurate passer this program has seen.

He is such a talented pure passer. His wind up has no hitch. His throws rarely resemble ducks.

He has the ability to hit a receiver in stride down the field or hit a running back right on the numbers on a hitch or swing route.

“He’s been everything I thought he would be,” said receiver Jock Sanders. “He’s been everything and more. I can’t wait until he gets back out there.”

I can’t say the same thing about Coley White.

Much has been made of White’s last three practices. Realistically, he has been about as good as he has ever been in those practices, making him an obvious story this spring, in a spring of few storylines.

Despite the recent success, White would struggle to win games at quarterback for this team. He just isn’t the type of player that can take over this team.

He’s a nice athlete with the ability to run, but this offense has outgrown a player like Coley.

Unlike this spring, WVU won’t have to split reps between Smith and White.

The Mountaineers can rely on Smith.

Of course, all of his success has come without a 6-foot, 260pound defensive end right in his face.

We won’t know what type of quarterback he will realistically be until he sees that pressure this fall.

If it’s anything like he was on Saturday, though, the Mountaineers have a signal caller star for the future.

“I didn’t think I did too well today,” White said. “We threw the ball a little bit today, but I just didn’t feel I played well today.”

Shawne Alston led the team in rushing, ending with 11 carries for 57 yards including a 17yard gain up the middle. The Mountaineers scored on a 13yard end-around by Andy Goldbaugh on its next possession.

Noel Devine finished with eight carries for 26 yards, while Jock Sanders led the receivers with four catches for 27 yards.

The offense began its first five possessions from its own twoyard line where it converted just one first down.

The team started from its 45yard line for the remainder of the scrimmage.

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“Sarah and Ahna did a very nice job after not competing since Stanford,” Cleary said.

“Both have been training very well. This was a nice break from training for them.”

Although the Mountaineers had success Saturday, Cleary said the conditions were far from ideal for the runners competing but was pleased with the team responded to the excess wind and cold temperatures.

The wind caused problems throughout the race as it repeatedly knocked the bar off as

was a succcesful high school coach at Western High and Dunbar High in Baltimore where he coached current WVU point guard Akeema Richards.

Graham was a part of the most successful season in school history in his only season on the staff.

The Mountaineers went 29-6 in 2010 including a berth in the Big East Conference Championship game. It was the winningest season in school history.

WVU returns all of its players from last year’s with the addition of three incoming freshmen.

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PRACTICE NOTES: Defensive end Bruce Irvin and quarterback Jeremy Johnson, who both signed with the team in February, were on hand at the scrimmage Saturday.

The pair were joined by an estimated 30 high school junior prospects who watched practice.

Midway through the team’s practice, a video on the scoreboard highlighting the program’s current NFL players.

Former linebacker Marc Magro was also in attendance.

Stewart continues his worries of the team’s kicking game.

Alabama transfer Corey Smith finished 3-of-4 in the scrimmage with the second attempt getting blocked by Eain Smith.

Corey hit attempts from 39, 34 and 31 yards in the session, however. brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu

competitors prepared for the high jump.

It didn’t hinder the WVU jumpers though as freshman Sydney Cummings cleared a season-best 1.70 meters to capture first-place and clinch a Big East qualification.

Junior Katelyn Williams followed suit, clearing the 1.70 to place second. Natasha Redman finished in third, clearing 1.65meters.

Sophomore Lindsey Kopenhaver finished fifth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.35 meters. Cleary said it was Kopenhaver’s best outdoor meet of the year. brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

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Defense’s improvement in scrimmage satisfies Stewart

BY GREG CAREY SPORTS WRITER

West Virginia’s defense was supposed to be a unit head coach Bill Stewart didn’t have to worry about entering spring practice.

Through six of the team’s 15 spring practices, Stewart’s concern began growing over the group that returns nine starters from a year ago.

The head coach stated his displeasure over a lack of effort and leadership on the part of the defense in the initial stages of practice. Following the team’s first scrimmage of spring, Stewart was singing an entirely different tune.

“I liked our defensive tenacity. They got after it. I was really proud of our first team defense,” he said.

Defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel had to be feeling similarly. Casteel’s unit limited the offense to 283 yards over 61 plays.

With the exception of Matt Lindamood’s 52-yard run against the third-team defense, the offense only managed to average 4.1 yards per play.

“We tried to keep them from getting first downs and they got a couple short passes on us and extended them after the catch,” said defensive lineman Chris Neild.

“We tried to limit their action as much as possible, and I think today we did a good job of that.”

Senior linebacker J.T. Thomas believes an improved defensive showing comes from better leadership.

“A couple of guys who lead the team have been talking to the de-

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Jarryd Summers took the hill for WVU Saturday in Game 1 and put out the most effective start of the weekend, throwing 120 pitches in seven innings. Eric Hinkle started Game 2 and went just 4 1/3 innings and surrendered six runs.

Although Andy Berry started

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The offensive and defensive line’s get ready to clash before a snap in Saturday’s scrimmage. fense and letting them know we have to give effort,” he said. “If we don’t, we’re not going to be a good defense. They all understand that, and once guys buy in, we’ll start practicing and playing better.”

Thomas was pleased with the defense’s performance after several subpar practices leading up to the scrimmage. He had one of the day’s more memorable moments with a hit on tight end Tyler Urban to cause an incompletion and end a series early in the scrimmage.

“It was a pretty good scrimmage and probably one of the better practices we’ve had,” Thomas said of the defense. “The pads were popping and guys were flying around like good ole’ West Virginia football.”

Even with the absence of defensive tackle Scooter Berry, who remains sidelined as a he recovers from shoulder surgery, Casteel’s crew held starting tailback Noel Devine to 26 yards on eight carries.

While Berry’s injury damages the defense’s chemistry

and experience, it provides a chance for other players to prove themselves.

Berry missed five games last season and Josh Taylor got the nod in a replacement role, but WVU has been able to take a good look at numerous defensive linemen.

“The upside is having these young guys in there getting those reps and at that position we need a consistent backup in there to hold their ground on the outside,” Neild said. “I think we’re it developing right now.

“If we have good depth, there’s really nothing to worry about.”

With six practices remaining until the annual Gold-Blue Spring Game April 30, Neild is pleased with the defense’s depth.

Now his focus is on making sure Saturday’s scrimmage was a sign of things to come.

“If we can go forward from today and practice like we did in this scrimmage,” Neild said, “We’ll be fine.”

on the mound for the Mountaineers Sunday, it was Chris Enourato who received a bulk of the pitches.

The Bridgeport, W.Va., native went five innings giving up five runs.

“I was trying to get inside hard and throw off speed away,” Enourato said. “They got to the sweet part of the bat a couple times and drove it.”

Grant Buckner led all WVU hitters in the series, going 5-for-12 including a solo home run.

Shortstop Jedd Gyorko collected the lone RBI Sunday when he drove in Mark Dvorznak with a single through the left side.

Dvorznak reached base on a triple to left center field.

The Mountaineers were without power hitting outfielder Matt Frazer for the series, however, as the freshman tore a rib muscle Friday in batting practice.

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NBA PLAYOFFS

Los Angeles tops Thunder to win series opener LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pau Gasol scored 19 points, Andrew Bynum added 13, and Los Angeles used its twin 7-footers to dominate inside against the Oklahoma City Thunder, winning 87-79 Sunday in the opener of their playoff series.

Kobe Bryant added 21 points on 6 of 19 shooting after missing four of the final five regular season games to rest his swollen right knee and broken right index finger.

Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 24 points – under the 30.1 average of the NBA’s youngestever scoring champion.

Former UCLA star Russell Westbrook added 23.

Bynum returned from a 13game absence because of a strained right Achilles’ tendon, teaming with Gasol to pull down a combined 25 rebounds and deny the Thunder key secondchance baskets.

Game 2 in the best-of-7 series is Tuesday at Staples Center.

History is on the Lakers’ side against the NBA’s youngest team, with an average age of 25 years and 42 days.

When coach Phil Jackson wins Game 1 of any series, his teams are 45-0. That includes a 24-0 mark with Chicago and 23-0 with the Lakers.

The Lakers came out blazing against the overwhelmed Thunder, pounding the ball inside to Bynum and Gasol while shooting 54 percent and tak-

ing a 27-13 lead in the first quarter.

In the playoffs for the first time since moving from Seattle two years ago, the Thunder shot 26 percent, leading to their fewest points in an opening period all season.

Oklahoma City settled down the rest of the way, but never got closer than six points against the defending champions, who are seeking a third straight trip to the NBA finals.

With Bryant, Gasol, Derek Fisher and Ron Artest on the bench to start the fourth, Jordan Farmar scored the Lakers’ first five points despite a strained left hamstring to stretch a six-point lead to 11.

Bryant and Lamar Odom hit consecutive 3-pointers, extending the lead the Lakers held the entire game to 77-66.

A pair of free throws by Durant got the Thunder to 79-73 with 3½ minutes remaining. They never got any closer.

Fisher hit a 3-pointer that pushed the Lakers’ lead to 84-74 before Bryant picked up his fifth foul.

Westbrook carried the Thunder early in the third, and Durant scored their final five points to leave them trailing 64-56 going into the final 12 minutes.

Fisher, Artest and Odom were in foul trouble and Bryant scored a single point on a free throw as they played to a draw in the Los Angeles center Andrew Bynum blocks the shot of Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant during the first half Sunday’s game. third.

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Ramirez hits pinch-hit, two-run home run in Dodgers win LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Ramirez hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning for career homer No. 548, lifting Los Angeles to a 2-1 victory over San Francisco Sunday.

Ramirez, who didn’t start for the second straight day because of tightness in his right calf, drove a 1-2 pitch from right-hander Sergio Romo (0-1) into the left field pavilion with one out after Barry Zito walked pinch-hitter

Garret Anderson.

The homer tied Ramirez with Mike Schmidt for 14th place alltime.

Ramon Troncoso (1-0) retired Juan Uribe on a fielder’s choice with the bases-loaded to end the eighth to earn the victory.

Jonathan Broxton pitched a perfect ninth to convert his first save opportunity of the season.

Ramirez’s homer was his second as a pinch-hitter in 18 big

league seasons. The 12-time AllStar’s other one came on July 22, 2009, against Cincinnati at Dodger Stadium, when he hit a grand slam on “Manny Ramirez bobblehead night.”

Uribe snapped a scoreless tie in the seventh with a one-out homer off Clayton Kershaw.

The Giants have scored fewer than three runs in 58 of Zito’s 101 starts for them.

The hard-luck left-hander had

the second-lowest run support in the majors last season, a career-low (3.38).

Ramirez’s homer prevented Zito from starting a season 3-0 for the first time in his 11-year career.

Prior to Uribe’s first homer of the season – a drive deep into the left field seats on a full count – the Giants got two runners as far as second base.

But Kershaw fanned Pablo

Sandoval for his 300th career strikeout to end the third inning, then fanned Uribe and and Andres Torrez to escape the fourth after giving up a leadoff double to Aubrey Huff.

Kershaw gave up four hits and four walks over seven-plus innings and struck out nine. The 22-year-old lefty was pulled after walking Eugenio Velez to open the eighth.

The two-time defending NL

West champion Dodgers, who weren’t shut out last season until their 51st game, were five outs away from being blanked for the second time in two days after averaging 7½ runs over their previous eight contests.

Saturday, two-time reining Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum held them to four singles over six innings in a 9-0 win.

NHL PLAYOFFS

Coyotes overcome Red Wings 4-2 to take one-game advantage DETROIT (AP) — Petr Prucha and Radim Vrbata scored midway through the third period, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings and a 2-1 series lead.

Phoenix defenseman Sami Lepisto scored 29 seconds into the game, the fastest playoff goal in franchise history, and Wojtek Wolski also scored late in the second period.

Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves for the Coyotes.

Detroit’s Valtteri Filppula made it 1-all late in the first period and Johan Franzen also AP scored for the Red Wings.

Phoenix winger Wojtek Wolski (86) scores past Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard (35) during the secJimmy Howard made 29 saves ond period of the Coyote’s 4-2 win Sunday. for Detroit.

Detroit will host Game 4 Tuesday night, needing a win to avoid being on the brink of elimination after advancing to the past two Stanley Cup finals.

The Coyotes quickly quieted a fired-up crowd at Joe Louis Arena when Lepisto got the third shot of the game past Howard, scoring the quickest goal for the franchise since it was in Winnipeg.

Filppula’s power-play goal got the fans back into it at the 14:42 mark of the first period, but the Red Wings failed to score in the second period and they allowed Wolski to score with 32 seconds remaining in the second period.

Phoenix looked faster than Detroit at times, beating veterans such as defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom to the front of the net and getting to pucks in the corners quicker.

The Red Wings had what appeared to be two goals waved off, including one by Todd Bertuzzi with 3:02 left in the game.

Coyotes center Shane Doan had what appeared to be an upper-body injury in the second period and did not return.

Doan collided with Howard on his first shift of the second period, lost his balance and ran into the endboards.

He later walked toward the dressing room and didn’t play for the remainder of the period.

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Author Dinty Moore reads at Downtown Library The West Virginia University Department of English is hosting a public reading by author Dinty Moore tonight in the Robinson Reading Room of the Downtown Library.

Moore is the celebrated author of nonfiction works like “The Emperor’s Virtual Clothes” and “The Accidental Buddhist: Mindfulness, Enlightenment, and Sitting Still, American Style.”

He has also published fiction works like “Toothpick Men.” His essays and short stories have appeared in Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times Sunday Magazine and The Southern Review.

“Between Panic and Desire,” an unconventional memoir about American culture, won Moore the 2009 Grub Street Nonfiction Book Prize.

He is also the winner of a Na-

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tional Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Award in fiction.

Moore currently teaches creative writing at Ohio University and is the editor of Brevity, an online journal of creative nonfiction.

The public reading begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a reception and book signing.

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U92 Debut LP: ‘Head First’ ALEX MCPHERSON

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Welcome to Debut LP from U92, a weekly review of alternative music from the official campus radio station.

Holy ’80s prog rock, Batman.

Sure there’s synthesizers and bass lines infesting modern music of every genre like a sparkly bubonic plague, but Goldfrapp really doesn’t mess around.

“Head First” is like the lovechild of ’80s Queen and the music from “Xanadu,” which is fabulous, of course.

But like most synthpop albums, once you’ve heard the first song you can probably guess the content of the rest.

After five studio albums, Goldfrapp in no stranger to listeners, dropping delightful tracks that bop and dance through audiences’ heads. But as they shimmy, they fall right through and out of my mind.

The current single and opening track “Rocket” sets the upbeat tone for the album. There’s even a cute little countdown to liftoff which nods to, among other things, David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.”

Sadly, probably the best track on the album is also the shortest. “Alive” benefits from the additional production of the UK’s Richard X, who’s worked with M.I.A. and the Pet Shop Boys.

A young, “I’m feeling alive,” kind of anthem, “Alive” boasts excellent mixing and glittery lazer sounds.

“I Wanna Life” is spectacularly catchy and dancy. Spinning around the your apartment, belting “I wanna life, I want it now, forever, I wanna life, wanna know,” is a joy, but I can’t help feeling I’ve heard the song before. Probably in “Grease” or some other Olivia Newton-John film.

There’s no denying Goldfrapp is very good at what she does. Her voice is second to none and the people who do her mixing are inspired. But when all pieced together, it just fell flat.

It’s not a bad album, it just

“Head First” Goldfrapp This energetic album succeeds at channeling its retro style but fails to standout from other synthpop efforts.

doesn’t feel like a new album.

Not everything can change lives though, right?

It’s fun. Give it a listen anyway.

Tune in at 10 p.m. to 91.7 U92 FM to hear Goldfrapp’s “Head First” from start to finish on the Debut LP or stream live online at u92. wvu.edu.

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Superhero comedy ‘Kick-Ass’ lives up to its name, filled with dark humor JUSTIN CHANNELL

A&E FILM CRITIC

The film “Kick-Ass” delivered the high-energy fun that was promoted in its trailers and satisfied comic book fans and movie lovers alike with its hyper-stylized violence.

It is filled with a surprising amount of edginess in terms of violence and language, though I guess that should be expected with the title “Kick-Ass.” Aaron Johnson (“Nowhere Boy”) stars as Dave Lizewski, an awkward teenage comic book fan who is getting sick of being mugged while living in New York City.

One day, he starts to wonder why no one has ever attempted to become a superhero in reallife, considering the amount of people who fantasize about it everyday.

Eventually, Dave buys a green wetsuit and starts preparing to clean up the streets under the pseudonym Kick-Ass. Unfortunately, his first attempt goes horribly awry and he ends up in the hospital, where reconstructive surgery leaves Dave with nerve damage and metal plates in his body.

However, it also allows Dave

to take a beating without feeling much pain, so he goes right back into vigilante crime-fighting.

Once his attempts at justice end up becoming a viral-video phenomenon, Dave soon learns that he is not the only superhero in town.

The father-daughter team of Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) soon pay Dave a visit, and it becomes clear that they are the superior superheroes.

Dave doesn’t know just how deep their past goes, though, and soon becomes entangled in their fight for vengeance.

Things become even more complicated when the son of a mob boss (Christopher MintzPlasse) invents his own superhero alter ego, Red Mist, whose intentions for crime fighting are not as noble as the rest.

Right from the start, it’s clear that the humor of “Kick-Ass” might not be for all audiences.

Most of the humor is very dark and mostly derived from the suffering of our main character.

But for people who can see a scene where a superhero gets stabbed and then stumbles out in front of a fast-moving car and bellow out streams of laughter, “Kick-Ass” is right up your alley.

Fortunately, I’m in the latter camp, and I found myself laugh-

ing out loud at several moments and – more importantly – becoming engrossed in the film’s story.

Even better, the film’s casting is perfect, even though there were doubts about one character.

I’m of course referring to Cage, who has been in some of my favorite films (“Raising Arizona”), but a lot of atrocities as of late (“Knowing,” “National Treasure.”)

Cage is fantastic in the role and really harkens back to the quirkier characters he played earlier in his career.

Clark Duke of “Hot Tub Time Machine” and “Sex Drive” also manages to steal the show in a hilarious supporting role.

Th e only down note of the whole movie is the casting of Mintz-Plasse, who is running his McLovin-inspired typecasting into the ground at this point.

Honestly, I hope he ends up trying something different soon, before he ends up with the same backlash that Michael Cera felt in recent months.

His performance is still passable and is only one small note on an overall perfect movie that delivers enough laughs and action to come highly recommended.

Grade: A justin.channell@mail.wvu.edu

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304-292-5714.

AVAILABLE 5/16/10.

NEWLY REMODELED. 1/BR. Located: 320 Stewart St. Free WD facilites. $400/mo plus utilites. 304-288-3308.

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Efficiency • Furnished & Unfurnished • Pets Welcome • 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance • Next To Football Stadium & Hospital • Free Wireless Internet Cafe • State of the Art Fitness Center • Recreation Area Includes Direct TV’s ESPN,NFL, NBA,MLB, Packages • Mountain Line Bus Every 15 Mintues

FURNISHED APARTMENTS * 2 BEDROOM FURNISHED APARTMENT 8 min. walk to Lair. Quality furniture. White kitchen with D/W, Microwave, heat and water included. Lighted off street parking. Laundry facility. No Pets Year lease. 304-296-7476

Office Hours Mon-Thur. 8am-7pm Friday 8am-5pm Saturday 10am-4pm Sunday 12pm-4pm

599-7474

*A MUST SEE 3 BEDROOM FURNISHED APARTMENT 8 min. walk to main campus. Quiet residential area, Sunken living room, Quality Furnishings, D/W, W/D, Microwave, Off Street Lighted Parking, A/C, All Amenities, Year Lease, No Pets. 304-296-7476

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Downtown.

304-288-8955.

304-288-7700.

1-2-3/BR APTS. AVAILABLE IN MAY. Gilmore St. Apartments. Open floor plans, large kitchens, large decks, A/C, W/D. Off-street parking. Pet Friendly. Text or call: 304-767-0765.

1-2-3BR, (3/BR HAS 2/BA.) WD close by. CA/C. DW. Close to downtown. NO PETS. Available 5/16/10. 304-276-0738 or 304-594-0720.

1/BR EFFICIENCY. Close to The Den. On Willey St. 292-9497, days only.

1/BR NEAR EVANSDALE IN STAR CITY. $400/mo plus electric. AC, parking. NO PETS. 304-599-2991. Available 5/15/10 or 8/15/10.

1/BR, SUNNYSIDE, UTILITIES INCLUDED 304-291-2548, www.mccoy6.com 1/BR. 708 BEECHURST AVE. PARKING, NO Pets. $450/mo. plus utilities.

304-282-3575.

1BR DOWNTOWN; NEWER CON STRUCTION, Furniture & Appliances; Central Air, Hi-Efficiency Gas Heat; Microwave; Laundry Facilities on Premises; Security Intercom; $500/month + utilities; Lease & Deposit Req. Located at 274 Spruce St. 304-292-4381 (9-5pm), 599-3850/599-3683 (nights/wkend).

Available May 2010.

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BARRINGTON NORTH Prices Starting at $605 2 Bedroom Apartment 2 Mins to Hospital & Downtown

599-6376 Brand New Bigger, Better, Villas at Bon Vista 1 & 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Prices Starting at $635 2 Mins to Hospital & Downtown

THE VILLAS

599-1884 Great Price Great Place Great Location 1 Bedroom Starting at $575 2 Bedroom Starting at $475 2 Mins to Hospital & Downtown Bus Service Available

BON VISTA

599-1880

1BR, FURNISHED, ONE BLOCK TO campus. Utilities included. Newly remodeled, WD. No Pets. Parking available.

304-594-0625.

2/BR, 1/BR, & EFFICIENCY. NEAR LAW School. CA/C. Off-street parking. No smoking, No pets. Excellent Condition. Available June 1st. 304-292-8648.

2/BR. AVAILABLE 5/16/10. $340/MO. each+ ¼-utilities. Close main campus.

Off-street parking. NO PETS. Fully furnished.

Lease/Deposit.

Call (724)-583-1123, leave message.

2/BR. REMODELED. ONE BLOCK TO campus. Utilities included. WD. Parking available. NO PETS. 304-594-0625.

2/BR APTS. NEAR BOTH CAMPUSES. Parking, utilities included.

Available 5/15/10.

No pets, Lease/Deposit.

304-216-2151 304-216-2150 3BR APARTMENTS. WILLEY STREET Behind Arnold Hall. Spacious. 12/mo lease WD. $425/mo. each utilities included.

304-685-9550. Available May 16-17.

4/BR, 2/BA, MOST UTILITIES PAID. Large deck, W/D fac. 304-685-6565.

Lease&deposit. Downtown.

4/BR CONDO. PRIVATE BATH. Walk-in closets. W/D. $350/mo. per room. Contact Yvonne: (302)270-4497 leave message.

2&3 Bedroom Apartments, W/D. Suncrest 1/2 mile from Hospital Off Street Parking Small Pets Permitted

304-66 92-77 086 304-22 16-33 402

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Kingdom Properties Downtown & South Park Locations Houses & Apartments Efficiencies Starting @ $310 1-7 Bedroom Starting @ $360

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“LEASING NOW FOR MAY” AVALON APARTMENTS (Near Evansdale/Law School) 1BR and 2BR/2BATH UNITS *ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED* -Internet and Cable Included-Full Size Washer/Dryer-Central Heat and A/C-Walk In ClosetsBuilt In Microwave/Dishwasher *Off Street Parking Included* Furnished Optional On Inter-Campus Bus Route

OTHER 2 BR UNITS @Various Locations Close to Campus

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304-598-3300 ATTRACTIVE 1 & 2/BR APARTMENTS. Near Ruby and on Mileground. Plenty of parking. 292-1605 DOWNTOWN. 3/BR INCLUDES utilities.

NO PETS. WD on site. 304-322-0046.

When?

Beginning June 1, 2010 Year Lease - No Pets

Where?

Convenient and Practical Locations: South Park, Med Center “Walk-ability - Commute”

How? VIEW: By Appointment: Indoor/Outdoor Quality.

Up-scale Furnishings.

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304-291-2548 Friends Suites Offering 2 Bedroon, 2 Bath Apartment $550/per person Fully Furnished, All Utilities Included,Off Street Parking.

New Brick Buildings across from Life Sciences Building.

Also 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Apartment $525/per person Call Today 304-216-7134 304-296-7121 These won’t last long!!

SAVE SAVE SAVE $435 per person Best Locations Sunnyside

University Commons Riverside

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Hurry if you still want the best in student living for the coming 10-111 school year! Limited number of 4BR/4BATH condos-ffurnished or unfurnished!

In-gground pool, beach volleyball, basketball, parking, direct access to railtrail & so muchmore!

Gather your roommates or let us roommate-m match.

1-yyear Leases start at $350.00/person/month plus utilities!

Pinnacle Property Management, LLC J.S. Walker, Broker.

Call Paul Kokot, Property Manager

304-3376-22730

PINEVIEW APARTMENTS

Available for May

Affordable & Convenient

220 Beechurst Ave.

Within walking distance of Med. Center & PRT UNFURNISHED FURNISHED

2 Bedroom 1 Bath 1 Block from main campus Free Furnishings Free Cable & Internet Pet Friendly Apartments Available.

2,3, and 4 BR Rec room With Indoor Pool Exercise Equipment Pool Tables Laundromat Picnic Area Regulation Volley Ball Court Experienced Maintenance Staff Lease-Deposit Required No Pets

599-0850 SOUTHPARK

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NOW LEASING FOR 2010-2011 2 Bed/ 2 Bath $575 3 Bed/ 3 Bath $475 4 Bed/ 4 Bath $435 All Utilities included Direct TV with 5 HBO’s 2 Shuttle Busses every 15 min. to Evansdale and Downtown Late Night Shuttle to Downtown Private Baths Walk In Closets 24 Hr Fitness center 24 Hr Computer Lab Free Tanning Jogging Trail Swimming Pool NEW SPA! Free For Residents Basketball & Volleyball Courts Game room with Pool Table & Wii Cafe Free Parking Please Call 304-599-8200 to Schedule a tour today! www.districtapartments.com

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AC. NO PETS. Laundry facilities.

304-282-3470.

ONE 2/BR LUXURY APT NEAR HOSPITAL AND STADIUM. $340/mo + utilities. 304-598-RENT SUNNYSIDE 1 MINUTE WALK to campus.

1-2-3/BRS. Lease and deposit. NO PETS. Call 291-1000 for appointment.

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2/BR APARTMENT FOR RENT. 500 East Prospect. Available June. $575/mo plus utilities. NO PETS. 692-7587.

2/BR APT. AVAILABLE IN AUGUST. Gilmore St. Apartments. Open floor plans, large kitchens, large decks, A/C, W/D. Off-street parking. Pet Friendly. Text or call: 304-767-0765.

2/BR South Park. W/D. Parking. $600 + utilities; 1/BR Hoffman Ave. W/D, garage, AC. $500 + utilities. 304-319-1243. hymarkproperties.com.

2/BR, 2/BA CREEK SIDE APARTMENT. Close to hospitals and Mylan. A/C. W/D. Parking. No Pets. $850/mo. 685-1834 2/BR, 2/BA NEAR ARNOLD HALL. W/D. Parking. Priced to include utilities.

BCKRentals.com 304-594-1200.

2/BR. 2/BA. NEXT TO STADIUM., Don Nehlen Dr. (above the Varsity Club). DW, WD, microwave, oak cabinets, ceramic/ww carpet. 24/hr maintenance, C/AC. Off-street parking. $790/mo+utilities. Some pets conditional. For appt. call 304-599-0200.

2/BR. AVAILABLE MAY. Great condition. 7/minute walk to PRT. Large bedrooms. DW. CA/C. Free WD facilities.

Parking. Storage facilities. $395/mo per person.

All utilities included.

304-288-3308.

2BR, 1BATH DOWNTOWN ON STEWART STREET. Ground floor w/deck. Off-street parking, DW, laundry facilities. $650/month +electric. Pets considered. 304-296-8943 www.rentalswv.com 225-227 JONES AVE. APT #1: Excellent condition. 2/BR, 1/BA. $600/mo for/2. $485/mo for/1 plus utilities. APT #4: 1/BR. Kitchen, livingroom. Covered porch, private entrance. $425/mo. APT #6: 3-4/BR. 1/BA. Deck. $375/mo for/3. $325/mo for/four Off-street parking with security lighting.

NO PETS. 304-685-3457.

2-3-4-5/BR APARTMENTS. SPRUCE and Prospect Streets. NO PETS. Starting in May/2010. Lease/deposit. For more info call 292-1792. Noon to 7pm.

2/BR $600/MO PLUS UTILITIES. J.W. Phillips Villas. Available 5/6/10. 1.6 miles past Morgantown Mall. Quiet, nice, no pets. Non-Smoking. 304-599-8329.

2-3/BR. 1 BLOCK FROM ARNOLD HALL. CA/C. WD. DW. Brand-new. htmproperties.com. 304-685-3243.

2BR DUPLEX. CLOSE TO CAMPUS. $750/month + utilities. Parking. WD. AC. No Pets.

Available May 2010.

304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

3/BR 577 CLARK STREET. W/D, FREE PARKING. Utilities included. $400/person.

304-903-4646.

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3/BR APARTMENTS. FOREST AVE AND Lower High Street. NO Pets. Lease/deposit.

304-296-5931.

UTILITIES PAID Available May 15, 2010 EFF&1 BR 360-500/person 2 BR 300-425/per person 3 BR 275-450/per person 4 BR 380-425/per person 5 BR 320-425/per person 6 BR 375/per person ● Lease - Deposit ● Laundry Facilities ● Off Street Parking ● No Pets ● 24 - Hour Maintenance

WHETCO ENTERPRISES

292-11191 WinCor Properties Live Next to Campus and Pay Less!

3 BR starting at $450. ea 2 BR starting at $395. ea 1 BR starting at $425.

-New Units!

-Utilities Included -Steps from Campus and Downtown -Nicely Furnished -Parking Included -Free High Speed Internet No Pets www.wincorproperties.com

304-292-0400 UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 1-2-3/BR APTS. AVAILABLE IN MAY. Gilmore St. Apartments. Open floor plans, large kitchens, large decks, A/C, W/D. Off-street parking. Pet Friendly. Text or call: 304-767-0765.

1/BR APARTMENT LOCATED: 803 Charles Ave. $500/mo plus electric (includes gas & water). NO PETS. 692-7587 1,2,3/BR. PETS NEGOTIABLE. Some utilities paid. Grant Ave; Jones; McLane Ave. 304-879-5059 or 304-680-2011.

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1,2,3BR. STEWART STREET. FROM $450-$1200/month. All utilities included.

Parking. WD. No Pets. Available May 2010.

304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

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Downtown & Evansdale Locations ●

Apartments, Homes, Townhouses 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 person units

www.kingdomrentals.com

292-9600 368-1088

No Application Fees Furnished Apartments Starting @

Now Leasing for May 2010

What?

3- Bedroom Appliances, D/W, W/D, 2 Full Baths New Carpet, Off Street Parking, Large Yard, Quiet Location Large Covered Porch

On the web:

1/BR EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE DOWNTOWN. ALL utilities included.

304-296-2787.

2/BR WITH PRIVATE BATH. AVAILABLE MAY. Steps from downtown campus.

304-291-2548.

Perilli Apartments

1-2-3 Bedrooms

ADOPTION* WE ARE A CARING COUPLE wishing to adopt newborn baby.

Happy, stable home for your baby, much love. Expenses paid, Walt/Gina. Info: 1-800-315-6957.

FURNISHED APARTMENTS Who?

May 2010

ADOPTIONS

500 BEVERLY. 1/BR INCLUDES water/trash. Pets allowed w/deposit.

Available in May. $550/mo.

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“AFRAID YOU ARE PREGNANT?” Let’s make sure. Come to BIRTHRIGHT for free pregnancy test. Open Monday-Friday 10:00am-2:00pm. 364 High Street / RM 216 Call 296-0277 or 1-800-550-4900 anytime.

2 APARTMENTS, UTILITIES INCLUDED, Parking, WD, No Pets, South Park.

1BR-$470/month.

2BR-$900/month.

304-983-8066 or 304-288-2109.

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1-5 BR APTS AND HOUSES. SOME include utilities and allow pets! Call Pearand Corporation 304-292-7171.

Shawn D. Kelly Broker 1-2/BR. LOWER SOUTH PARK. Includes gas/water/trash. Laundry access. 10-min walk to campus. $450/mo&up. Available Immediately. 304-288-9978 or 304-288-2052 2-3-4/BR APARTMENTS FOR MAY, 2010. South Park. Great new renovations. Many amenities. WD/utils. included in rent.

Some with parking.

304-292-5714.

2/BR 2/BA FALLING RUN ROAD. UTILITIES INCLUDED. $300 deposit reserves your room. www.theaugusta.com 304-296-2787

3/BR, 2/BA TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT. Walking distance to downtown campus. $1290/mo, includes utilities. Call 282-8769.

NO PETS. Visit: roylinda.shutterfly.com!

3/BR, 2/BA TOWNHOUSE. WALK TO campus/dowtown. Off-street parking. WD. DW. $350/mo per-bedroom. Available 5/15/10. Pets negotiable. Lease/dep.

304-906-9984.

3/BR. SOUTH PARK. OFF-STREET parking. Walk to campus/downtown. Available 5/15/10. $300/mo per-bedroom. WD. DW. Lease/dep. Pets negotiable. 304-906-9984 3/BR, UTILITIES PAID. SNIDER ST & NORTH WILLEY. Off-street parking. $375/mo. 304-292-9600.

4/BR. REDUCED LEASE- SOUTH PARK. Rent includes utilities. Free W/D, Nice courtyard, Off-street parking. Much more. 304-292-5714.

AARON APARTMENTS, TOP OF FALLING RUN RD. Large 3/BR, close to campus/hospitals.

Large deck, free parking, pets maybe. 304-241-2988. postlets.com/rts/3381729 ABSOLUTELY GREAT LOCATIONDuplex near downtown. Only 1 left! 501 Beverly Ave. 2/BR,1-1/2-BA. NO PETS. Parking. WD-hookups. $750/mo plus utilities. Call: Jeff: 304-599-9300 or 304-685-9300.

ACROSS RUBY/STADIUM, University Park Apartment on Inglewood Blvd.

Efficiency available, May&August, 2010.

Parking.

W/D in building.

Call 304-276-5233.

AVAILABLE AUGUST 1, 929 UNION AVE. Duplex, 2/BR, large rec room, living room and full-kitchen.

Off-street-parking. $900+utils. 304-319-1673 or 304-594-1673 AVAILABLE JUNE. 3/BR. WALK TO class. Deck/view. W/D. Small pet ok. Electric included. $700/mo. each.

304-276-0203.

AVAILABLE JUNE. BIG 1/BR. WALK TO class. Fenced yard. Porch/view. Quiet neighborhood. WD. Hardwood floors. Pets OK. $700/mo. 304-276-0203.

AVAILABLE MAY 15. 925 UNION AVE. 2/BR duplex, garage, off-street-parking, spacious living room & kitchen. $850+utils.

304-319-1673 or 304-594-1673

BEST VALUE!!!

Now Leasing 2010 Great Price Great Place Great Location Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Prices Starting at $475 Large Closets Balconies Garages/Storage Unit Sparkling Heated Pool 2 Min. From Hospital and Downtown Bus Service

Bon Vista 599-1880 www.morgantownapartments.com

BEVERLY AVE. APARTMENT. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. 2-3-4/BR. Well-maintained. Off-street parking. W/D. DW. A/C. NO PETS. Available 5/16/10. 304-241-4607. If no answer:282-0136.

BRAND NEW! ASHWORTH LANDING. Greenbag Road. 1&2/BR starting at $575 and $775 plus utilities. W/D, DW, private deck. Full bathroom per bedroom. Gated.

304-598-2424 CLOSE TO STADIUM. 2BR IN SOUTH East Court. 1BATH. Parking. On-site laundry. Garbage disposal. Central Air. Utilities not included. Across Willow Dale from Stadium. Available December. Small Pets allowed. 304-598-9002.

DOWNTOWN. 2/BR INCLUDES gas heat and water. Parking. 304-322-0046.

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GREEN PROPERTIES- Cobun Avenue, South Park. 1/BR apts and efficiencies. $350-450/mo + utilities. Lease and deposit.

304-216-3402.

JONES AVE. 1/BR, W/D, PARKING. $375/mo + electric. 304-319-1498.

JUST RELISTED- 4/BR, 2/BA WILLEY STREET, W/D, large rooms. Utilities included in lease. 3 minutes to campus.

304-292-5714.

LARGE 1/BR. DECK. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished.

Call 304-685-6565. Lease&deposit.

LARGE 2/BR. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished.

Downtown.

Call 304-685-6565. Deposit & Lease.

LARGE, UNFURNISHED 3/BR DUPLEX apartment. Available Now. Close to campus/hospitals. Deck, appliances, WD hook-up, off-street parking. No pets. $750/mo+utilities. 304-594-2225 MON. RIVER CONDOS. NEW 4/BR, 4/BA. WD. Pool. University Commons. $300/mo+ utilities per-bedroom. One condo available May/2010. One available Aug/2010.

814-404-2333.

5 or 6/BR HOUSE. SNIDER STREET. Utilites paid. 2/BA. Two kitchens. Off-street parking. $400/mo each. 304-292-9600.

EVANSDALE

617 NORTH ST. EXCELLENT CONDITION. Big 4/BR 2/Full BA, W/D,Deck, Covered Porch. Off-street Parking for 5 and single car garage. $1300/mo., $325/each plus utilities, Can be semi-furnished. NO PETS. 304-685-3457.

2/BR PLUS DEN, 1½-BA. $900/MO plus utilities. Parking, W/D. Walk to campus.

Lease and deposit. 304-826-0910.

NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $590-$790+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking.

NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.

PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS

3/BR, 1½/BA FOR RENT New appliances.

Central air. Large yard. Pets allowed with deposit. $900/mo Call Ryan 304-290-9802

ROOMMATES

3/BR, 2/BA AVAILABLE 5/15 Walk to downtown campus.

WD. Off-street parking. 135 Lorentz Avenue. $1200/mo +utilities. Call 304-692-5845 3/BR. GARAGE, OFF-STREET PARKING. Really nice. 740 Union Ave. $500/mo each plus utilities. Lease/dep. Walking distance campus. Some furniture. 304-282-7871 3/BR. OFF OF SPRUCE ST. PARKING,utilities, internet/cable included. $525/mo. per person. 304-543-4106 & 724-263-5766

EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2010 OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

599-4407 ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM

DOWNTOWN 1,2,3, Bedrooms Appliances, D/W, W/D, Call Matt for Appointment

304-692-0990

FEMALE ROOMMATE - NON-SMOKER to share house: Residential Area Garrison Ave. 2/Blocks from Downtown Campus.

Call Stephanie: 724-552-6446.

3/BR+STUDY 1½BA. W/D HOOKUP. Spotless. Indoor/Off-street parking. Near downtown. Residential Neighborhood. NO PETS. Lease/deposit. 304-292-0058.

4/BR, 3 PERSON HOUSE. COUNTRY kitchen, great closets. W/D, carpeted, off-street parking. 5/min walk to class. $350/person incl. gas. 304-521-8778.

MALE ROOMMATE TO SHARE 3/BR house near Towers. Grad-student preferred $375/mo plus 1/3-utilities 304-329-1280.

4/BR TOWNHOME, steps from downtown campus. On Cornell Ave. W/D, Off-street parking. Newly remodeled. $450/mo+ utilities. Available 5/10. No Pets.

304-692-6549

MALE ROOMMATE WANTED. Preferably grad student. Japanese welcome. Private bedroom. Off-street parking. Close to Evansdale campus. $200/mo+ ½utilities.

Call: 304-292-3807.

5/BR 438 GRANT AVENUE. 2/BA, W/D. Free parking, utilities included. $450/person. 304-903-4646.

MUST SEE! MALE OR FEMALE Roommate for brand-new apt. Close to downtown. Next to Arnold Hall. WD, DW, AC, parking. NO PETS. $455/mo. includes utilities.

Lease/dep.

304-296-8491.

304-288-1572.

AVAILABLE MAY, 3/BR HOUSES, downtown on Stewart Street. WD, DW, off-street parking. Pets considered. 304-296-8943. www.rentalswv.com

TERRACE HEIGHTS APT. UNIVERSITY Ave. Close to campus. Outdoor pool. Need roommate ASAP. $430/mo.-July. $445/mo.

8/01-07/01/10. 304-771-3787.

WANTED TO SUBLET SUBLEASE AT DISTRICT AVAILABLE MAY-JULY. Willing to pay half of first month’s rent. 570-350-8800.

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

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

HELP WANTED !!BARTENDERS WANTED. $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Training provided. Age: 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285

FARMHOUSE FOR COUPLE. 1+BR. 1+ acre. Minutes to Mon. Gen. and Ruby. Off West Run. Available 5/10. Also other houses.

COLLEGE PRO PAINTERS IS NOW HIRING. Full time summer job. Working outdoors. Earn $3K-5K. 1.800.32PAINT. www.collegepro.com

3/BR HOUSE. SPACIOUS. OFF-STREET parking. Available 5/15/10. 501 Grant Ave. $285/mo each. Pets okay. 412-287-9917.

NEW TOWNHOMES- LEASE STARTING May or August. Garage/Laundry/All Appliances included. $400/person/month, including utilities. 304-639-6193 or 3 0 4 - 4 9 4 - 2 4 0 0 www.chesstownhomes.net

JERSEY SUBS NOW HIRING DAYTIME cashiers (11am to 2pm), and delivery drivers. Experienced Preferred. Apply: 1756 MILEGROUND ROAD.

3or4/BR HOUSE. 2/FULL BATHS. WD. Recently refurbished. Parking. Large yard, deck, porch. Minutes from ‘Lair. $1200/mo.

All utilities included.

304-288-3308.

WESTOVER. 1/BR, LR, KIT/FRIDGE. Gas stove, laundry w/W/D. Off-street parking. Available 5/01. No Pets. Lease/deposit $550/mo+utilities. Shown by appointment.

304-288-3010.

1 ROOMMATE NEEDED FOR 4BR, 2Bath brick house. Free WD, DW, deck, hardwood floors, parking. M/F. Beverly Ave. $475/month includes utilities. 304-673-6506 or bwilli40@mix.wvu.edu.

AVAILABLE 3/BR UTILITIES INCLUDED. Walking Distance to downtown campus.

304-291-2548.

AVAILABLE 6/1/10. 4/BR, 2/BA. 1/MILE from hospital. $350/mo per bedroom plus utilities. Lease and deposit. NO PETS. 304-594-1501 AVAILABLE 6/1/10. 4/BR, 2/BA. 1/MILE from hospital. $350/mo per bedroom plus utilities. Lease and deposit. NO PETS. 304-594-1501

UNFURNISHED HOUSES

TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 1&2BR Apartments available May 16, June 1 & July 1. Please call 304-292-8888. No Pets permitted.

2 PERSON HOUSE. WHARF AREA. Very large. W/D, carpeted, extra room, big porch. 5 minute walk. $350/person incl. gas. 304-923-2941.

TWO 2/BRs. AVAILABLE 5/15/10. WD. DW. Big porch. NO PETS. $350/mo each plus water/electric. Westover. Lease/dep.

304-290-9321.

2/BR APARTMENT. HIGH ST. LOOKING for 1 roommate. Brand-new. Fully furnished.

301-641-3577.

EXCELLENT LOCATION. 3/BR, 2.5/BA townhouse. Fully equipped kitchen and laundry room. Basement/storage room, garage, back deck. $1250/mo. 685-1834

* A MUST SEE 4 BEDROOM HOUSE, 2 full baths, new furnishings, Built-in kitchen, New W/W carpet, Washer/Dryer, Porch, 8 min walk to main campus. Off-street Parking. NO PETS. 304-296-7476

www.richwoodproperties.net

THE “NEW” MOUNTAINEER COURT 2&3/BRs. Newly remodeled. May-Maylease.

2/Blocks to Mountainlair/PRT. The best location in town. Garage parking available.

304-598-2285.

49 FALLING RUN ROAD. ROOMMATE needed in a 2/BR apartment. Close walk to campus. Roommate can be Male or Female. 304-296-2787.

FEMALE ROOMMATE TO SHARE 2BR/1BA July 2010-2011. Walking distance to Stadium and Hospital. Deposit, $357.50/mo + 1/2 cable & electric. Includes Internet & parking. No smoking or pets. ( 3 0 4 ) 5 5 2 - 1 9 3 5 . alwaysawvgirl@yahoo.com

304-692-6549

FURNISHED HOUSES

Call Matt for Appointment 692-0 0990 304-6 www.richwoodproperties.net

3 Bedroom Houses Newly Remodeled C/AC, W/D, Off Street Parking Evansdale & Downtown $1200.-$1350.

Available May 2010 No Pets Lease & Deposit

NICE 2/BR. SOUTH WALNUT ST. WALK to PRT/camus WD. CA/C. Heat/gas/parking garbage included. $670/mo. NO PETS. Available 6/1/10. 291-6533. 304-288-2740.

3- Bedroom Appliances, D/W, W/D, New Carpet, Off Street Parking, Large Yard, Quiet Location

3/BR HOUSE. CLOSE TO TOWN. 1½ -BA. $900/mo plus utilities. Deposit required. NO PETS. 296-3410. Available May 1st.

Abbitt Apartments

304-296-4998

3 to 4 Bedroom Houses Parking Available W/D Available No Pets Call For Appointment Monday - Friday 9-55 304-33 65-22 787

UNFURNISHED HOUSES

$975/mo+ UTILITIES. BEAUTIFUL house, Available 6/1/2010. Westover. 3BR, 1-1/2BA. C/AC. 1500Sq.ft. W/Dhookups.

1/2mile to Campus/PRT. NO PETS 12/molease/dep. 304-291-5683.

304-5 598-9 9001

12 Month Lease *Three unrelated only (Also Available Now)

Downtown Apartments

UNFURNISHED HOUSES

3 PERSON 4/BR. WHARF AREA. Office, boot room, porch, off-street parking.

5/min walk to town. Carpeted, new kitchen, W/D. $350/person incl. gas. 304-216-1184.

4 BR LOUISE AVE. W/D, PARKING AVAILABLE 6/1/10. Lease & Deposit.

No Pets. $300/per person. 304-291-8423 3/BR HOUSE. WD. 2/BATHS. PETS allowed. 524 McLane Ave. 304-322-0046.

WHARF AREA. 5 MINUTES TO CLASS. 3 person, extra large 4/BR homes. Carpeted, excellent condition. $365/each includes gas. Also 2/BR and single available.

304-284-9280.

MARIO’S FISHBOWL NOW HIRING cooks and servers for year-round and summer only. Apply within at 704 Richwood Ave. NOVICHENK’S IN CHEAT LAKE Bartenders servers, and cooks wanted.

Great opportunity. Must be 21 years old, apply in person. 304-594-9821 PARALEGAL SUMMER INTENSIVE AT DUKE BEGINS 5/24. Earn a certificate in 6 weeks.

Free info session 5/6. w w w. l e a r n m o r e . d u k e . e d u / pa r a l e g a l 919-684-6259.

HELP WANTED SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Health Science & Technology Academy (HSTA) is looking for WVU Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students to serve as Mentors for WV High School Students during our Summer Institute Program.

Paid training for all mentors along with really needed preparation work (snacks, notebooks, organization of item) for HSTA students, teachers and faculty. Tuesday, July 13, to July 16, (4 days) approximately ending 4:30 PM July 16) No mentor work Saturday, 17 Mentors for Seniors: Sunday, July 18 to and including partial July 23, 2009 (6 days) No mentor work Saturday Jul.24 Mentors for Bio Med I: Sunday, July 18 to partial Friday July 23 (6 days).

Mentors for Bio Med II: Sunday, July 25 to partial Friday, Jul 30, (6 days).

Mentors will be assigned to either day or night shifts.

Extra pay, at the regular rate, for regular hours is based on length of time worked during day, but if more than 40 hours are worked during Sunday through Saturday, anything over 40 is at time and one-half (sleep hours do not count: unless one is awakened for an emergency) and HSTA does have particular work hours set.

Minimum wage of $7.25 is not expected to go up Jul 1, 2010, but if it does, then of course HSTA would increase what HSTA is paying. For information and an appplication see the HSTA Web site at www.wv-hsta.org or contact Wanda Stone at 304-293-1651, Room 3023 and 3025A

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Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash Apply at 284 Prospect Street Bring Class Schedule EOE PROTEA BIOSCIENCES IS CURRENTLY HIRING two PT positions: Graphic Design and Inside Sales. Please submit a letter of interest via https://proteabio.com/aboutUs/emailUS TRIPLE S GIRLS WANTED GREETING/ events position. Must be available over summer and weekends. Call Tristin at 304-284-8244 or email resume to events@tripleshd.com.

VINTAGE ROOM HELP WANTEDAccepting applications. Experienced bartenders and servers. Apply in person T-F after 12pm. No phone calls.

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MONDAY APRIL 2010 DAY, YEAR DAY Monday, OF THE April WEEK, 19,19, 2010 MONTH

BY BRITTNI MCGUIRE A&E WRITER

LEANN ARTHUR/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Drake performs at the Coliseum Friday night. The concert was part of his ‘Away From Home Tour.’

Hip-hop/rap artist Drake performed at the West Virginia University Coliseum Friday night as part of his “Away From Home Tour.”

Drake performed hits from his self-released mixtapes as well as collaborations with other mainstream artists.

The first song to get the crowd on its feet was his hit “Successful,” featuring Trey Songz.

Although Drake is touring as a solo artist and expanding his independent music career, many of his fans are familiar with the rapper due to his signature collaborations with artists like Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Jay-Z. “I really like Drake’s parts in other people’s songs that have been huge hits,” said Matthew Roberts, a Morgantown resident and WVU gradu-

ate. “I enjoy his solo stuff and the stuff from his mixtapes, but I sing along and really get into his wellknown songs as a featured artist.”

Drake interacted with the audience, deriving energy from crowd standing on the floor and flirting with the ladies, which led to a collection of female undergarments around his microphone stand.

“I always like when an artist involves the crowd, and it always helps to flirt,” said Melanie Young, a fan of Drake’s who traveled from Charleston, W.Va., for the concert.

“I enjoyed it, and I know my friends did too, but my boyfriend was a little upset that so much focus was on the girls – I think he was a little jealous.”

Though Drake won the ladies over, there were a few audience members left wondering if Drake knew that he was in West Virginia or a western part of Virginia.

With comments about his mother being a fan of Virginia and complementing the state, fans became confused.

“The show was great, he really is great live, but I was a little confused when he talked about his mother liking Virginia,” said concertgoer Rob Green. “I’m not sure what he meant or if he was confused, but he certainly confused a lot of the audience.”

Throughout the show, Drake congratulated the basketball team on its trip to the Final Four and showed a lot of respect for the University. He praised the crowd for its support and enthusiasm.

Drake’s performance lasted for about an hour, ending with his latest single from his new album, “Thank Me Later,” set to be released in June. brittni.mcguire@mail.wvu.edu

LEANN ARTHUR/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Drake performs for WVU Friday. The crowd responded well to his act.

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