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Council approves Grant Ave. projects bid

BY DEVON UNGER CITY EDITOR

Morgantown City Council approved a bid for the Grant Street streetscape project scheduled to begin this summer.

Tony Baiano Construction, the same firm completing streetscape improvements on High Street, was awarded the bid for $1.1 million.

“They are very familiar with the area and are very capable of performing this job,” said City Manager Dan Boroff. “They’ve done really good work during past years

here in Morgantown.”

The project will replace sidewalks, develop two bus stops and install LED streetlights on Grant Avenue starting at 4th Street and ending at Campus Drive. The improvements are funded as a Tax Increment Financing project.

TIF projects allow municipalities to borrow against the increased property tax revenue that will result from the improvements.

The council also approved funds including a $1.7 million bond and more than $800,000 in

a TIF fund to cover costs associated with creating a TIF district, leaving a balance of close to $1.32 million for construction.

Measures were also approved to bring Morgantown into compliance with state DUI laws.

The new ordinances allow firsttime DUI offenders arrested with a blood alcohol content between .08 and .15 percent to choose a conditional probation of the charge if they agree to two conditions. The offender must agree to a 15-day suspension of their license, and the installation of an

in-car breath-test device for 165 days.

An administrative record of the DUI will still exist in case of the event of a second offense, but the offender’s criminal record of the incident will be erased.

Boroff said the changes are largely cost motivated due to the high volume of DUI arrests.

“There are good policy reasons for this, you get problem people in jail, and give first offenders another opportunity,” said Mayor Bill Byrne.

The council heard public com-

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ment on proposed improvements to the Morgantown Municipal Airport before approving it. Improvements include construction of a new access road, water and sewage line and a National Guard readiness station on airport property.

Council members toured the airport prior to the regular meeting to see the scope of proposed improvements.

Community member Latelle Hall spoke in favor of the improvements.

Hall said the improvements

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New Athletic Director Luck takes over July 1 Manchin has 30 days to fill open BOG seat

BY TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

Oliver Luck stepped out of the tunnel at “New Mountaineer Field” Monday in a similar fashion to how he did 30 years ago.

As West Virginia University’s former starting quarterback walked across the players’ turf toward Touchdown Terrace with University President James P. Clements at his side and the giant scoreboard behind, the pair celebrated how lucky WVU was to get its man – Luck – to be the new athletic director.

Luck, WVU Board of Governor member and president and general manager of Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo, was officially welcomed back to the school Monday in front of a standing-room only crowd inside Touchdown Terrace featuring nearly all of the school’s 14 coaches, members of the BOG and boosters.

They all gave Luck a standing ovation when he took the microphone for the first time.

“It was 30 years ago that we ushered in this new building,” Luck said of Milan Puskar Sta-

dium. “It has ushered in a marvelous era of Mountaineer athletics – some may call it a golden era.

“For me to have an opportunity to come back and lead this program is something very special to me. I’m humbled by the confidences that were placed on me and feel very lucky to have this opportunity.”

Luck will take the place of current athletic director Ed Pastilong, whose last day will be June 30.

Pastilong has been athletic director for 20 years and was honored for his service Monday by two standing ovations at the welcome celebration.

“They are not many schools in this climate that are economically self-sufficient, that are fiscally prudent and responsible, and Eddie, you’re to be congratulated for that,” Luck said.

“You’re to be congratulated for all the great success our teams have had from the football field, on the hardwood, on the wrestling mat, on the tennis court, on the soccer pitch, you’ve done a

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BY TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

With the announcement that West Virginia University Board of Governors member Oliver Luck will be the school’s next athletic director, it frees up a spot on the BOG. Luck resigned from his position on the BOG after being offered the athletic director position by University President James P. Clements. Luck accepted the position June 9 – the night of his afternoon interview. Luck had been on the BOG since 2008.

“It was an unbelievable honor and gave me an opportunity to see the University from a much different perspective,” Luck said of his time on the BOG. “It has certainly opened up my eyes to really see from the perspective of the board and the University how important the athletic department is and the role it can play to an NCAA institution.”

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin must replace Luck.

He had 30 days from the day Luck resigned to do so. That person will serve out Luck’s term

through June 30, 2012. At that point, the new board member would have to have his term extended by Manchin.

Manchin’s spokesman Melvin Smith said last week the governor has already begun reviewing potential replacements. Smith said the governor is looking for someone passionate about WVU, higher education and moving the school forward.

BOG Chair Carolyn Long said she will miss Luck’s presence on the BOG. “He was always very involved and very concerned about the academics of the University, the research. He always wanted us to do better and find ways to do that,” Long said. “I thought he was an excellent board member, and we will miss him as that.

“But that’s OK. I can miss him as a board member if he wants to be athletic director.”

Long said she does not have a preference for the new member of the board.

“We have such an excellent board, and the governor has

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West Virginia astronaut speaks to aviation camp

BY KATIANN MARSHALL STAFF WRITER

To kick off the start of an aviation summer camp on West Virginia University’s Engineering Campus, astronaut Jon McBride spoke to the kids their first day.

As McBride, the sole astronaut from the state of West Virginia and WVU alumnus, spoke to the kids, he enforced the importance of school and staying focused.

“Don’t ever, ever, ever let anyone tell you that you can’t do something you dream of doing,” McBride said.

“Not your mom, dad, aunt, uncle, friends, no one; the only person that can stop you is yourself.”

The WVU Student Partnership for the Advancement of Cosmic Exploration, SPACE, hosted the threeday camp from June 10 to June 12.

This is the second year the camp has been on West Virginia University’s campus.

Student members of SPACE volunteered to be mentors for the kids participating in the camp.

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The budget for the next year experienced a growth spurt of close to 3 percent compared to last year.

The West Virginia University Board of Governors approved a $901.4 million budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 during their meeting June 4. The previous budget was $874 million.

BOG Chair Carolyn Long said she feels “very lucky” the budget is as balanced as it is.

“I’m very pleased we were able to freeze in-state tuition and to minimally increase out-of-state tuition. We’re moving the university forward in a great way because we have such a well-worked budget in our hands,” Long said.

This year’s budget offers more benefits than ever before, Long said.

The budget plan indicates $423.4 million will go to salaries and wages, including $5 million being set aside for raises.

Long said she is unsure how the raises are going to be allocated. The BOG will meet in September to discuss this further.

“We’re going to recommend that this is a one-time influx: consider it kind of like a bonus for this year,” Long said.

There have also been no true “cuts,” Long said, which she considers to be a great asset compared to other universities.

“It’s a great thing to be at a university where we can truly say that all of our programs are being equally represented financially,” she said.

Although the budget has been approved it has yet to be put in place, according to Elizabeth

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Chancellor for Health Sciences Christopher C. Colenda, right, shakes hands with new dean of the WVU School of Medicine Arthur J. Ross III, left, after introducing him during Ross’s welcoming ceremony Tuesday in the Health Sciences Center.

School of Medicine welcomes new dean

BY DEVON UNGER CITY EDITOR

The new dean of the West Virginia University School of Medicine addressed administrators, faculty and students at the WVU Health Sciences Center Tuesday.

Arthur J. Ross was introduced as dean June 4 following a nationwide search.

“The School of Medicine is an outstanding institution, the cornerstone of the Health Sciences, and we are delighted to have been able to attract a nationally known figure to become the next dean of the School of Medicine,” said Health Sciences Chancellor Christopher Colenda.

Ross is the first sitting dean hired by the WVU School of Medicine. He has served as the dean of the Chicago Medical School and vice president of medical affairs of Rosalind Franklin University.

Ross’ tact and eloquence impressed search committee mem-

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University budget increases despite state funding cut

BY JERRY HILDENBRAND

President James P. Clements, left, presents newly appointed WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck, right, with Luck’s original jersey he wore when he was a quarterback for the WVU football team at a press conference at Milan Puskar Stadium Monday.

would benefit both the community and WVU by providing for future expansion of the airport.

The eventual development of a longer runway would allow WVU’s athletic teams and fans to travel to destinations directly from Morgantown rather than traveling to Bridgeport or Pittsburgh, Hall said. The improvements would also allow WVU’s opponents to fly directly to Morgantown.

The proposed improvements are expected to spurn

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bers, said Patricia Chase, WVU School of Pharmacy dean and head of the search committee.

“One of the members of the search committee said to Dr. Ross, ‘You know, you answer questions differently ... you don’t answer questions like a surgeon,’” Chase said. “Dr. Ross stopped for a minute and said, ‘but you need to remember I’m a pediatric surgeon. When I’ve been in the or trying to save a child’s life and you have to go out and talk to the parents, that makes you a different kind of physician.’”

His demeanor and “eminent qualifications” allowed Ross to stand out from the other candidates invited to interviews, Chase said.

“While all three would be qualified, I know for me, that minute just wowed me, it knocked my socks off,” Chase said.

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marvelous job guiding this program, and it’s a real honor to step into those big shoes.”

Pastilong will serve as athletic director-emeritus until 2012 and will take an elevated role as Luck finishes up some of his projects with the Dynamo through the end of the year.

“Eddie and I met for a couple of hours this morning and it’s safe to say we’re going to have a great relationship moving forward,” Luck said. “Eddie has offered his services wherever I may find them necessary.”

Clements and Luck have set up a six-month period where Luck can transition from his job in Houston to the one at WVU. Luck wants to see through a $95 million stadium for the Dynamo, which is to be completed in 2012.

“I’ll be spending a good amount of time in Morgantown over that time, but I do have some things I need to wrap up professionally in Houston,” Luck said. “Will I have to be there to do those negotiations? No, not with cell phones and the Internet, I can do that from Morgantown.

But I do feel an obligation to push that project to a point where everything is lined up.”

Luck signed a five-year, $390,000 per year contract last week after accepting the job June 9. Clements said the University “did a full review of athletic director salaries across the country, and he is right in line with his peers.” Luck’s base salary is around the average for other Big East athletic directors.

Luck was the only interview Clements held before deciding on the new athletic director.

“We had other interviews scheduled, but I sat back the night of the interview and said ‘he’s so good and so right for us.

It doesn’t make sense to bring in other people in if they really don’t have a shot,’” Clements said. “My view was that nobody could trump Oliver.”

Clements canceled the rest of the interviews after Luck accepted. Clements said the list of potential candidates was extensive, stretched across the country and spanned eight collegiate conferences.

“Not knowing who all the can-

said being able to hiring a sitting dean from another medical school is a sign of the School of Medicine’s rising national prominence.

“It elevates the stature of our institution whenever we can hire our leaders away from other good schools,” Wheatly said. “It also means that he has got extraordinary perspective, because he has done the job elsewhere.”

Wheatly said the University will need to hire more individuals from outside WVU because those people have a better frame of reference for moving the University forward.

“I’m very excited. I think Dr. Ross is a great fit, along with his wife and family. He really wants to

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New WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck speaks about his qualifications and goals during a press conference at Milan Puskar Stadium Monday afternoon. didates were, my wishes were that Oliver would apply, and I felt confident if he were a candidate that he would rank high at the top,” Pastilong said. “I compliment all of those who were involved in this selection. It pleases me very, very much that he is the new director.”

Clements added that he wanted to have the new athletic director hired before Pastilong’s last day because of impending decisions involving conference realignment and the University’s strategic plan – which is currently in the works.

“It’s good to have that person at the beginning of the process than the end,” Clements said. “It was important to have him in here with decision-making authority by July 1. The timing couldn’t be better.”

After taking the job as athletic director, Luck had to resign from the BOG, which he did June 9.

A replacement will be named by West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin within 30 days.

“I knew sometime along the line he would like to come back to West Virginia in some capacity,” said BOG Chair Carolyn Long. “This is just a perfect fit for us. He is so bright and articulate, and on top of that he is such a good man.

“It’s wonderful that he wants to come back to his University, and it’s an excellent hire.”

West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart was excited to hear of a former WVU football player being named as the new athletic director. He talked with Luck for a few minutes at the celebration, and looks forward to working

with Luck in the future.

“I’m so thrilled about what he brings and his love for football. He was so passionate as a Mountaineer player,” Stewart said. “Now, it looks pretty good to have that same person heading up the athletic department.”

Before leaving the podium, Clements handed Luck a few gifts – his jersey from the 1981 Peach Bowl victory over Florida, a current jersey seemed more fit for his son Andrew, Stanford’s starting quarterback, and a hat.

Luck played quarterback for WVU from 1978-81, setting school records for touchdown passes and completions. He led the team to a Peach Bowl victory over Florida as a senior. He passed for 5,765 yards in his career – fourth on WVU’s all-time list.

His college prowess allowed him to be selected in the second round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers, where he played until 1986. During that time, he earned his law degree at the University of Texas.

In 2005, Luck was named president and general manager of the Dynamo and led the organization to two-straight MLS titles. He was also a major part in the development of a new stadium for the team.

Luck, a Cleveland native, is a two-time academic all-American and a member of the Academic all-American Hall of Fame. He was also a Rhodes Scholar finalist. Luck graduated from WVU magna cum laude in 1982 as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

BUDGET Continued from PAGE 1 Reynolds, Associate Vice President for Planning and Treasury Operations.

“I am concerned about the anticipated budget reductions from the State and I think the University is acting responsibly given the level of uncertainty about the amount of state funding that will be provided in future years,” Reynolds said.

Reynolds said the state plans to replace all dollars cut from their funding with federal stimulus money. Although this means the University will still be receiving the same amount of support from the State, this will be delayed until the fiscal year 2012.

Reynolds said $44 million of

become a Mountaineer,” said thirdyear medical student Lisa Costello.

“What makes me most excited is that he is student centered, and he wants to work with students. He wants to give us an opportunity to provide feedback and work with us to make our school the best it can be.”

Ross and Colenda both serve on the Liaison Committee for Medical Education, the accreditation body for medical schools. He said Ross’s experience as a practicing surgeon and an administrator made him an ideal fit for the WVU medical school.

“We were looking for a person who would have a solid institutional fit as demonstrated by their own past experience,” Colenda said. “Dr. Ross has had outstanding experience in education, research, and clinical care, but he

was also a sitting dean, and he has had experience in terms of managing a complex organization such as a medical school.”

Ross becomes the ninth person to hold the position of dean at the WVU School of Medicine. He will be the first dean since 1983 not to have been selected from outside the University.

Ross received his undergraduate degree from Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Duke University Medical Center.

He also spent time, in various capacities, at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Wisconsin.

the budget is being allocated to the Athletic Department. Senior Accountant Gary Waters was unable to comment at this time regarding the allocation of these funds between the different athletic programs.

She said $48 million will be allocated for scholarships and tuition waivers, and $36.7 million will be for tuition waivers alone.

“These waivers are primarily awarded to students who are providing service to the University, such as teaching a class or working in a research laboratory.”

From the $48 million, $7.5 million will be allocated for academic scholarships, $5.7 million for athletic grants and scholarships and $3.8 million for other scholarships “It is important to note that students receive a lot of aid that is not

WVU-funded. For example, our students receive approximately $26 million in Pell Grants, which are federally funded,” Reynolds said.

Although this budget is not completely funded, many different areas on campus are expected to provide the necessary revenue with ease.

“The budget calls for $10 million in revenue in order to be completely balanced. The majority of this activity is needed at the Health Sciences Center,” Reynolds said.

The University is currently predicting to bring in $18.1 million, grants and contracts, housing, dining, athletics and sales of educational activities, according to a press release.

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ASTRONAUT Continued from PAGE 1 Complex partnered with the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium to provide an opportunity for 40 West Virginian 7th and 8th grade middle school students to attend an aviation camp with all expenses paid.

McBride opened his speech explaining how happy he was to be back in Morgantown, “this is a special place, as many places that I have been, I still consider this home.”

After his speech, McBride opened the floor for discussion and to answer any questions.

Many kids were very curious about how he lived while he was in space.

In addition to listening to McBride, some other first day events included team building activities to learn each other’s names, engineering design challenges, tours of the WVU wind tunnel and YF-22 labs and a Frisbee demonstration by the “Spinning Bees.”

On the second day, the campers traveled to Wheeling, W.Va. to participate in an on-site mission at the Wheeling Jesuit University Challenger Learning Center.

The last day of camp concluded with spending the day at the North Central West Virginia Municipal Airport in Bridgeport, W.Va., where students took part in the Aviation Day activities in-

BOG Continued from PAGE 1 done such a great job before, so I’m not going to second guess him,” Long said. “Each and every one of those people he has appointed since I’ve been on the board have been just superb

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Astronaut Jon McBride speaks to middle school students about space exploration programs during the Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex summer camp at the engineering campus Thursday.

McBride is the only Astronaut so far that is a West Virginia native. cluding a hands-on aviation related demonstration by RC pilot Lafe Kunkel and static displays.

“This is a great opportunity to open children’s minds to the possibilities of a career in aviation and to let them know that they can do anything, even be an astronaut, even though they are from West Virginia,” said Marcie Raol, Aerospace Education Director Mid-Atlantic Aerospace

Complex, Inc. “We also wanted the camp to take place on a college campus in order to give the kids a dorm-life experience and to expose them to college classrooms and the campus, in doing this we hope to encourage them to continue their education by going to college,” Raol said.

appointees.”

Based on West Virginia state code, the BOG consists of 17 members; 12 of those are appointed by the governor. Out of those 12 appointees, no more than seven can be from the same political party. In addition, no more than four members can live outside of West Virginia.

Because of the current BOG membership, Manchin will have no restrictions on whom he can select based on political affiliation. There are currently two outof-state members on the BOG.

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“This has been a long time coming,” Hall said.

A public workshop for the project will be held tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Morgantown Municipal Airport’s Fire Safety Building. devon.unger@mail.wvu.edu

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Proposed SGA fee similar Massey: crack in mine floor to WVU peer institutions lead to methane gas leak

BY EVAN MOORE STAFF WRITER

Criticism won’t stop Student Government Association President Chris Lewallen from pushing the proposed Student Government Association budget increase. He believes most students will be excited about the changes.

“I don’t really want to change their mind,” Lewallen said concerning skeptics of the new budget. “I just want them to make an informed decision.”

The referendum, which students will vote on in November, will add a $2 fee for every credit hour taken to pre-existing student payments.

The fee would increase the annual SGA budget from $66,500 to roughly $1.4 million.

“Where we’re at now is basically talking to the administration about how to do the referendum and what needs to be included in it,” Lewallen said.

Other schools, like the Univer-

sity of Central Florida, have successfully integrated similar budget structures.

“They pay an advanced student fee that goes toward student government and that’s how they have done everything,” Lewallen said. “They’ve totally built everything for students, and I thought that was pretty neat.”

According to the UCF Student Government Association website, their budget comes from an “Activity and Service Fee.” “Every student pays a percredit hour fee that contributes to funding student activities and services,” the website states.

The “Activity and Service Fee” for the 2009-10 academic year was $10.64. Per credit hour, students at UCF pay almost $9 more than WVU students would for a similar fee.

On the UCF Activity and Service Fee Business Office website, the 2009-10 budget was over $15 million. This money is used for funding student organizations, the student government, and

agencies such as student legal services, the student union and the recreation center.

“A lot of other universities do this around the country and it works quite well,” Lewallen said.

“It gives student government and the students a lot of power in saying what they want.”

According to Lewallen, the current budget at WVU allots about $44,500 to student organizations and $22,000 for SGA. The “Activity and Service Fee” at UCF allows student organizations to receive more than $268,000 and their student government to receive over $1,836,000.

Even as the referendum moves forward, Lewallen realizes that some may not be as optimistic about the proposed changes.

“I think they do have a reason to be nervous,” he said. “But as long as we do it right, and we have oversight by the administration and the students, I think it’s going to be a great thing.”

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Exploratory teams have found a crack that could have allowed methane gas to pour through the floor of the West Virginia mine where 29 men died in the nation’s worst coal mining explosion in 40 years, owner Massey Energy Co. said Tuesday.

The Richmond, Va.-based company also released a 2004 report on two instances when gas poured in through cracks in the floor of the Upper Big Branch mine. Both occurred in different parts of the Raleigh County mine, but near where coal was being extracted with a longwall mining machine, which passes a cutter back and forth along a 1,000-footwide portion of the coal seam.

Neither of the earlier episodes resulted in an explosion, according to the report.

The new crack was found last week near the longwall, but teams

were unable to check whether it could have been the source of the April 5 blast, Massey said. Spokesman Jeff Gillenwater said he did not know the size of the crack.

“It is too early to determine what role these changes played or to determine the importance of the crack in the mine floor,” Massey Chief Executive Don Blankenship said in a statement.

“However, this will be a focal point of our investigation and, we hope, the state and federal investigations.”

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, which wrote the report on the two earlier gas outbursts, had no immediate comment. The agency is heading the civil investigation of the explosion. The blast also is the subject of federal criminal probe.

Massey called the report very important, saying it contradicts

ventilation changes that MSHA ordered at the mine in the months before the explosion. MSHA had recommended increasing the amount of air flowing along the longwall in 2004. Massey said the agency had required changes in 2009 and 2010 that decreased airflow.

Coal mines rely on circulating vast quantities of air from outside to dilute methane below explosive levels. The gas eventually is blown outside. If there’s not enough air, methane can explode or ignite when it’s released as coal is cut by mining equipment.

The 2004 report indicates similar outbursts have occurred in southwestern Virginia and at a mine near Upper Big Branch, though none involved explosions.

The gas may be coming from reserves 2,500 feet below the mine, which has several active wells on its property, according to MSHA.

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State-wide initiative encourages nanoscience research at universities

BY ERIN FITZWILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Nanometers, a measurement equaling one billionth of a meter, are a big deal to some West Virginia University students.

The WVNano Initiative, founded in 2004, is a focal point for discovery and innovation in nanoscale science and engineering.

WVNano is a state-wide initiative, including Marshall and WV State University. WVU, the primary PhD-granting university in the state, is the leader of the program.

“WVNano is expected to generate knowledge that will catalyze new business activity in the state that will diversify its economy,” said David Lederman, Interim Director of WVNano and professor of physics at WVU. A Nanosystems Undergraduate Emphasis is an interdisci-

plinary approach to prepare students for the NSE workplace.

WVU students can enroll in a nine-credit emphasis for the 4 years of an undergraduate degree in nanoscience.

Students involved with WVNano are encouraged to enroll in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences program for those pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematical disciplines.

Graduate students also have opportunities to participate in year-long research and education in nanoscience.

The SURE program provides eight weeks of paid research activities and training on equipment, instrumentations, team building and career guidance.

This year, 31 students are involved in the SURE program, and entrance in the program is highly competitive, according to Michelle Richards-Babb,

WVNano SURE Educational Coordinator and assistant professor of Chemistry.

“Immersion in research, career mentoring from role models in academia, industry, and government, and workshops that focus on communication and networking provide participants with a unique opportunity to explore the world of graduate school prior to graduating from college,” Richards-Babb said.

Nanosystems Emphasis area is open to all students in sciencerelated majors including biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics.

WVNano hopes to build a nanoscale science, engineering and education culture that encourages coordinated interdisciplinary research from the K-12, undergraduate and graduate levels. erin.fitzwilliams@mail.wvu.edu

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Man went on mission to kill bin Laden DENVER (AP) — An American man has been detained in the mountains of Pakistan after authorities found him carrying a sword, pistol and night-vision goggles on a solo mission to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden.

Friends and family say construction worker Gary Brooks Faulkner is a devout, good-humored Christian who was “on a mission” to kill or capture Osama.

“A lot of kids grow up and say, ‘I want to be Rambo,’ you know?

Well, he is,” said Faulkner’s brother, Scott Faulkner, 43. He said his brother made five previous trips to Pakistan.

The 50-year-old Faulkner, who has a lengthy arrest record and served time in Colorado prisons, arrived June 3 in the town of Bumburate and stayed in a hotel there. He was assigned a police guard, as is common for foreigners visiting remote parts of Pakistan.

When he checked out without informing police, officers began looking for him, according to the top police officer in the Chitral region, Mumtaz Ahmad Khan.

Faulkner was found late Sunday in a forest.

“We initially laughed when he told us that he wanted to kill Osama bin Laden,” Khan said.

But when officers seized the weapons and night-vision equipment, “our suspicion grew.” He said the American was trying to cross into the nearby Afghan region of Nuristan.

Chitral and Nuristan are among several rumored hiding places for bin Laden along the mountainous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Pakistan’s military and intelligence establishment generally deny the possibility that bin Laden is hiding somewhere along the Pakistan-Afghan border, as Western intelligence agencies believe.

Faulkner’s sister, Deanna M. Faulkner of Grand Junction, Colo., said her brother suffers from kidney disease that has left him with only 9 percent kidney function. But she told The Associated Press that she did not think his illness was his motivation to

go to Pakistan.

“I don’t believe this was, ‘I’m dying, and I’m going to do a hurrah thing,’” she said.

Scott Faulkner said his brother was very religious and carried a Bible with him at all times but wasn’t planning to proselytize. Scott Faulkner dropped his brother off at Denver’s airport May 30, and the two discussed the possibility Faulkner would not return alive from his search of bin Laden.

“He talked about why he was so passionate” to find bin Laden, Scott Faulkner recalled, adding that his brother retained vivid memories of the Sept. 11 attacks.

“He has not forgotten.”

But Scott Faulkner insisted his brother was on a rational mission.

“He’s as normal as you I,” Scott Faulkner said. “He’s just very passionate, and, as a Christian, he felt, when Osama mocked this country after 9/11, and it didn’t feel like the military was doing enough, it became his passion, his mission, to track down Osama, and kill him, or bring him back alive.”

Scott Faulkner said his brother

sold all his tools to finance his trip and was prepared to die in Pakistan. He also said his brother took no weapons and had a valid visa for Pakistan. Scott Faulkner hoped his brother wouldn’t be charged with a crime.

On Tuesday, Gary Faulkner was being questioned by intelligence officials in Peshawar, Pakistan’s main northwestern city. He has not been charged with any wrongdoing.

Khan said Faulkner told investigators he was angry after the Sept. 11 attacks.

“I think Osama is responsible for bloodshed in the world, and I want to kill him,” Khan quoted him as saying.

Asked why he thought he had a chance of tracing bin Laden, Faulkner replied, “God is with me, and I am confident I will be successful in killing him,” Khan said.

He said police confiscated a small amount of hashish, enough for a single joint, from Faulkner.

“I’m worried about him,” his sister said. “I’m worried that in Pakistan, they won’t give him his dialysis. And if he doesn’t get it, he’s in serious trouble.”

AP

Unidentified crowd members clap Tuesday night, May 18, in Charleston, W.Va., at a public hearing of the Environmental Protection Agency concerning the Spruce Mine mountaintop removal permit that is currently facing a veto by the EPA.

Mountaintop fight going to DC CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Opponents of mountaintop removal coal mining are taking their cause to the nation’s capitol with plans for a Sept. 27 demonstration, organizers said Tuesday.

A coalition of groups will demand that elected officials and government agencies bring an end to the destruction of mountaintops in Appalachia and promote other forms of energy use in the state such as wind, solar and hydroelectricity.

“We can see the finish line that will bring an end to the destruction we have lived with for so long,” disabled coal miner Chuck Nelson of Sylvester said at a news conference. “We are going to stop the disappearing of our communities and we are sending a message to all fossil ‘fools’ that we won’t stop until we take back what belongs to us – our history, our heritage, and our way of life as we know it.”

Organizers said they aren’t sure what type of turnout they’ll get in Washington, D.C. But they plan to get the word out.

“We have 3 months to organize,” said Bo Webb, whose Naoma home sits below a mountaintop mine and within 10 miles of three coal-waste dams. “It’s time that this type of stuff stops.”

AP

James Winkler, vice president of the Logan County Coal Vendors Association speaks Tuesday night, May 18, in Charleston, W.Va., at a public hearing of the Environmental Protection Agency concerning the Spruce Mine mountaintop removal permit that is currently facing a veto by the EPA. Under President Barack Obama, the Environmental Protection Agency has adopted a policy designed to curtail surface mining by sharply reducing mountaintop removal in six states.

The Appalachian form of strip mining blasts mountains apart at the top to expose multiple seams of coal. Excess rock and rubble are dumped into nearby valleys. The min-

ing practice is both highly efficient and highly destructive, but mine operators say it supports thousands of high-paying jobs in Appalachia.

The EPA has said it intends to rescind a previously granted permit for St. Louis-based Arch Coal’s Spruce No. 1 mine in Logan County because valley fills would bury 7 miles of streams, hurt water quality and affect nearly 2,300 acres of forest.

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 16, 2010

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Gulf oil spill shows we have to change By now, most know that the Gulf oil spill has been declared the worst environmental disaster in our nation’s history.

It has already reached the shoreline in many places and will continue to devastate the coastlines, fisheries and economies of several southern states.

The Obama administration has asked BP to establish an escrow account worth $20 billion to clean up the spill and compensate families and businesses whose livelihoods have been ruined.

But for now, much of the

damage from the spill has been minimal. A majority of the beaches in the region remain open, marshes untouched.

In some areas, the damage has been limited to hundreds of dead sea turtles, dolphins and birds washing ashore.

As untold amounts of oil continue to spew into the sea each day (estimates range from 12,000 barrels to more than 100,000 barrels each day), the worst is yet to come.

Because of conflicting estimates about the spill, the size and scope of the oil slick has yet

to be accurately determined.

Worse still, the oil may enter the Loop Current and then the Gulfstream, wreaking havoc from the Florida Keys to Cape Hatteras, N.C. Yet, a disaster of this magnitude offers great opportunity.

Since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig April 20 and the subsequent oil spill, there has been much talk about altering the United States energy policy. And with good reason.

Not only are coastal environments in peril, but also the

long-term economic outlook of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.

If this isn’t a call to action, to change the way we extract and use vital natural resources, nothing will ever be.

No longer can federal regulators be in bed with the industries they are tasked to monitor.

Contingency plans, the equipment and manpower necessary to prevent or mitigate disasters like this must be in place beforehand. All of the Gulf oil rigs need to be updated (with some 3,400 Gulf rigs, what’s to stop

this from happening again?).

Safer onshore drilling needs to be pursued, even if it means tapping into the pristine wilderness of Alaska.

But most importantly, our nation must finally work to reduce, and ultimately end, its dependence on finite fossil fuels.

Now is the time to focus the innovative American spirit to start a clean energy revolution.

We need a reliable supply of safe energy. And we need it now. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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A patch of oil is seen in the water near the coast of Grand Isle, La., Monday. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to impact areas across the gulf coast

President Obama’s breaking point: 50 days later DAVID RYAN COPY EDITOR

Ladies and Gentleman, I have the idea that will save the gulf.

Instead of investing so much time, money and emotion into the capabilities of deep-sea robots, a far simpler solution is only a few hundred miles away: Let George W. Bush, in Texas, declare war on the Gulf oil spill.

Think about it for a second – it makes perfect sense. The former president, who has been accused of starting the war in Iraq solely for Middle Eastern oil, could wage war on British Petroleum’s Boston Tea party-style attack on the Gulf.

He’s only a few states away – soon, the oil will reach his shore, enabling a slew of reporters to pace up and down the coastline picking up tar balls they know they shouldn’t. It’s a proverbial first shot of a war.

He can smoke ’em out.

Go ahead. Accuse me of trying to make this about the former president. You’re absolutely right. I’ve completely given up on this president’s ability to do anything about it whatsoever and have turned to the man

I strangely feel compelled to reminisce.

President Barack Obama has ashamedly been asleep at the wheel throughout this entire escapade. Just as BP is directly culpable and responsible for the millions of gallons estimated to be spewing forth from the Earth itself, Obama is responsible for not representing the interests of the people.

Chiefly, getting that cleaned up and stopped, ASAP. There are limitations to what Obama can realistically do, however. There’s no use, 50 days later, getting angry because he isn’t down there personally wringing necks and using his tears to clean oily birds.

There’s also no point having him parade in front of sit-down interviews with pundits and feign outrage in less-than-politeterms.

“I don’t sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar. We talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick,” Obama said in an interview.

That kind of disingenuous pap plays only to the sentiments, not to the solutions.

It’s like those apologetic BP commercials from CEO Tony

Hayward, who has as much genuine expression in his face as a dried prune.

“We’ll make this right,” he said, squinting at the camera. Great, Tony, should have done that a while ago.

Obama’s complete lack of action, however, is simply infuriating. In those early days, the administration refused to let the government be involved with the repair mission to cease the flow of oil.

It is a strange time, as it’s the only time I’ve ever seen anyone from the right argue something other than letting the free market fix what’s going on down there.

I don’t expect to have any delusions of seeing the president presenting blueprints for the perfect solution.

I just expect him to be down there, applying pressure, using the full weight of the office to show that this isn’t a good thing happening.

It’s fair to say everything I’ve expressed is a familiar sentiment to many reading this. These situations, which are directly the result of companies and politicians being prepared, are infuriating.

There’s not much you or I can do about the situation, however much we want to. Sure, we can buy T-Shirts from fake Twitter ac-

AP

A group of oiled pelicans stand in their 8-by-8-foot, mesh-covered pen Friday until they are healthy enough to be washed by staff and volunteers at the Fort Jackson, La., rescue center for birds rescued from the Gulf of Mexico spill. About 350 birds were being cared for at the facility Friday. counts whose proceeds go to relevant charities.

We can even contact BP for volunteer information (though, with the amount of money at that company’s disposal, volunteering is a tough sell).

Many pundits have already decried this is Obama’s “Katrina,” a reference to the flawed leadership of Bush’s response to the flooding of New Orleans in 2005

by Hurricane Katrina.

Perhaps it was because there haven’t been tales of people fleeing to sporting arenas or people stranded on their rooftops clamoring for help, that Obama didn’t spring into action.

The major difference is that our eco-concerned president ignored the earliest signs of one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation’s history.

WVU must look out for itself in next conference realignment TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

Texas saved college football!

If you think I’m going to believe that, you haven’t followed these conference realignment and expansion stories over the past month.

Last week’s earthquake of fast-paced changes seemed to stop when Texas reaffirmed its trust in the Big 12 (10) Conference Monday.

The college conference landscape has been reshaped. It’s a little different. There’s a Nebraska Big Red machine that’s going to be rivals with a bunch of gophers and badgers. There’s a pack of Colorado Buffaloes headed west. The Boise State Broncos stampeded laterally toward another range of mountains in the Rockies.

It’s over. Phew.

DA

Ha, got you again.

It’s only over for now. And don’t think it won’t happen again, perhaps just a year or two down the line.

This might have been the conference apocalypse. The next one might be Armageddon for college athletics.

The Big Ten Conference is different from any other conference out there in that it earns its revenue primarily on the sales of its cable TV network.

Nebraska was able to do a better job of proving it could deliver a new set of viewers, specifically in the St. Louis and Omaha areas.

But what happens when the Big Ten wants even more money? Do you truly think conference members are just going to stop and be happy with what it has? Or, will it do what Nebraska did and focus on what is best for itself?

The Big Ten will expand again to build a bigger TV au-

dience. When that happens, the Big East better watch out, because the Big Ten is coming – and it won’t take no for an answer (not like any school in the Big East would say no to Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney).

First up will be Rutgers, which has the ability to attract some New York City viewers into the Big Ten. Then, maybe Syracuse would go next because of the school’s tradition and academic superiority.

After that, the Big East could be in an even worse situation – much like it was seven years ago when Boston College, Virginia Tech and Miami jolted to the ACC. West Virginia would be sitting in the middle of its second conference shuffle in less than 10 years, hanging on by a thin thread.

In two or three years, when the Big Ten could decide to ex-

pand once more, will WVU look back at this point and realize it had a chance to leave a league destined for death?

Could it regret the slim chance at moving to the ACC or SEC if Texas were more inclined to break up the Big 12?

That might not matter if West Virginia officials continue to stay proactive as it searches for a secure future.

To me, the Big East just doesn’t provide enough stability for an athletic department as important to the state and the University as WVU’s.

Conferences around the country know how beneficial adding a school like West Virginia would be to its organization. WVU provides a solid base of history, tradition, fans and success. While academics aren’t one of the University’s high points, it has a group of solid salesmen to pitch the school.

That’s where University Pres-

ident James P. Clements and newly named athletic director Oliver Luck come in.

So far, they have done pretty well; even though it’s hard to tell because they just aren’t going to let media types know exactly what they’re doing (though you can read between the lines sometimes).

Talking to other conferences is key at this point. While it doesn’t look like expansion will continue at this feverish pace for much longer, it will happen again.

And when that time comes, WVU’s name needs to be in forefront of conference commissioners’ minds.

If that happens, the Mountaineer athletic department might have a brighter future – one with stability.

One, as Osborne said about Nebraska’s move from the Big 12 to the Big Ten, that can provide long-term stability the Big East just can’t offer West Virginia.

CANDACE NELSON EDITORINCHIEF

Now is time to study abroad Instead of taking notes in Martin Hall, I was taking notes around the Eiffel Tower a few weeks ago.

As part of the Kerns Fellowship through West Virginia University, I was able to study journalism in Paris for a week.

I had the opportunity to visit a French journalism school as well as the French Associated Press bureau. I saw how journalism functions in a different country.

For example, multimedia is just beginning to have an impact, and some media outlets aren’t as concerned with bias.

To say this trip was a life-changing experience would be an understatement.

I learned much about France while gaining a new perspective on another culture. Escargot tastes as bad as it sounds. French men dress sharply. The people there have an appreciation for tiny cars.

I learned how the French value a good, long meal with friends at outdoor cafes that line the streets.

I witnessed their passion for art at the Louvre, and I even learned of their sense of community on the front lawns of the Eiffel Tower.

Studying abroad gives students the chance to immerse themselves in a completely new culture and environment. Such an experience not only brings to light another way of living, but can also put things in perspective as an American.

For example, my basic Frenchspeaking skills were unimpressive to many French folk; most simply sighed and spoke English instead. While it made me feel ignorant, it also helped me gain respect for people living in America who speak English as their second (or third) language.

Living in France also helped my pronunciation of French words, and a few were kind enough to teach me the difference between “boisson” (drink) and “croissant.”

Most of all, this trip taught me about myself. At 21, I thought I knew myself pretty well. But placing myself in a country where I couldn’t really speak the language, had no idea where I was (and unable to operate the public transit systems) made me think again about my life.

These challenges made me employ my own resources and challenged my skills.

It also helped me to be more open-minded and accepting of other lifestyles. Typically, I surround myself with others who share similar interests. In France, however, I learned so much more from people who were completely different than myself.

I’ve returned to America with new ideas and perspectives about my culture. I’ve strengthened my own beliefs and values while still embracing new concepts. While it sounds cliche, I really do view the world a little differently. The fact is, studying abroad will teach you a lot.

College is the best time to study abroad, and West Virginia University offers many opportunities to do so. Even if it’s only for summer or Spring Break, I urge you to go out and explore.

There are numerous financial aid possibilities to help with the trip. Federal financial aid is available for those who qualify. To find out, contact the Financial Aid Office at 304-293-5242.

Also, if you’re enrolled in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, they offer a grant for studying abroad or research. The Office of International Program also has a student enrichment grant available.

WVU has faculty-led study abroad programs available for France and China for the fall semester so far, and more will be added.

There are exchange programs offered with Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Contact the Office of International Programs at 304-293-6955 for more information.

Get started soon, though, as deadlines are often early, and there’s a lot of preparation required. It’ll be worth the effort to gain some experience in another culture.

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 15, 2010

Four-day concert brings music, community Artists consider what makes concert important Concertgoers share a sense of community

BY MACKENZIE MAYS A&E EDITOR

The 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival held hosted its usual impressive concert lineup, including headliners Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Kings of Leon and Dave Matthews Band.

The concert was held June 10 through 13.

While most may see Bonnaroo as an experience solely for the peace-seeking subculture it seems to attract, the artists who perform also appreciate the event and the bond a love for music can form.

Wayne Coyne, lead singer of The Flaming Lips, which performed Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of The Moon” in an elaborate sci-fi set, said big acts like his aren’t what Bonnaroo is all about.

“Music festivals like these aren’t about the music – it’s about having one of the greatest experiences of your young lives and it’s more about your friends than it is about us (the performers),” Coyne said. “If you’re too cool and resist the enthusiasm and the love that’s here then you’re missing out on life. I’ll be the biggest idiot out there – I don’t care.”

Country singer Miranda Lambert performed at this year’s Bonnaroo for the first time as part of her Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars tour and was not only humbled to be among her influences like Kris Kristoferson and Jamey Johnson but was thankful to be a part of something she feels is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

“I think festivals like Bonnaroo offer the fans an expansive

BY MACKENZIE MAYS A&E EDITOR

AP

Jack Black, right, and Kyle Gass of the band Tenacious D perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., Friday selection of music, not just rock or pop or a specific genre, but an overall menu of artists,” she said.

“My specialty is country, with my voice and southern drawl, it’s a little bit of an obvious, however I love all kinds of music,” Lambert said.

“I love large festivals like this one as they offer a wide variety of artists and give the audience a place to meet, exchange ideas, and learn from old friends and new ones about new acts and new music – what could be more entertaining?”

Bonnaroo was indie band Fanfarlo’s first music festival in the United States and according to lead singer Amos Memon, the festival offered the band an opportunity to show off its unique

style to a whole new audience.

“Festivals are a good way for anyone curious about a band to see them play live. Usually the sets last about 30 or 40 minutes and consist of the upbeat songs that work well in an outdoor setting,” Memon said.

“I find classifying Fanfarlo difficult for me as we use traditional folk instruments, have a rhythm section like most bands and have mini-bursts of noise within our songs. It’s best to leave it to the listeners to decide where we fall in their tastes and music collections and places like Bonnaroo allow that to happen.”

Comedian Jeffrey Ross, “Roastmaster” and one of the big names included in this year’s Bonnaroo Comedy Tent, among Conan

O’Brien, Steve Martin and Margaret Cho, joked about the festivalgoers but as a music-lover himself was thankful for the opportunity.

“Comedians for years have told me to come here because it’s so amazing, it’s fun for us comedians because we all really want to be rock stars,” Ross said. “Times are tough and we all need a few days to like these to just turn ourselves off. It’s like Woodstock without the baggage or all the legends and if it rains, we can all hide under Conan’s hair.”

For more information on this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival visit Bonnaroo.com or watch live footage of the event tomorrow at 7 p.m. on Fuse. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

As the closest to Woodstock our generation will get, Bonnaroo is dedicated to celebrating music, art and well, some things that go without saying.

But most don’t realize the extent of causes it works to promote and the bond it can create among total strangers.

Named one of the 50 moments that changed Rock & Roll

by Rolling Stone Magazine, this festival set in a 700 acre farm in Manchester, Tenn., throws a variety of people into a tightknit tent community, living as close to nature as possible for four concert-filled days.

Brandon Moschino, 25, attended Bonnaroo for the second time and said Bonnaroo provides a place to be himself with like-minded peers.

“It came to the point that we were sharing everything at the end of the weekend with our neighbors and it almost felt like we all met up and drove in together,” he said.

“It honestly turned into a home with my family away from home. I feel like I can be myself there. There’s no judgment there like there is in the real world.

While one of Bonnaroo’s main goals is to better the environment.

The concert has a cleanup crew constantly at hand and trash facilities labeled “Recyclables,” “Compost” and

“Landfill” to accommodate the 6,000 lbs. of trash the festival accumulates on averag.

The concert is also dedicated to incorporating a variety of good causes in fun, out of the ordinary ways.

Jonathon Sexton, first time performer at Bonnaroo along with his band The Big Love Choir, is one of these unique go-getters.

Sexton dedicated his time at Bonnaroo to beat the current Guinness World Record for most hugs given in a day in order to raise money for the United Way Restore the Dream Fund to benefit the Nashville flood victims.

For every $1,000 made by the effort, the people of Bonnaroo agreed to match those proceeds up to $10,000.

Having known people severely affected by the flooding, Sexton found it his duty as a person to help and his responsibility as a performer at such a big venue to use his exposure to his, and others, advantage.

“Artists have a responsibility to take care of the people who take care of them,” Sexton said. “If not for the fans-we’d be nowhere.”

For more information on the 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival visit bonnaroo.com or watch the entire taping of the event on Fuse Thursday at 7 p.m. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

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FEATURE OF THE WEEK MORGANTOWN POETS is hosting an Open Mic event at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Monongalia Arts Center. This event is free and open to the public.

Every Wednesday WVU FIRST BOOK ADVISORY BOARD meets at 7 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair. Students and faculty are welcome to attend and get involved with First Book and the WVU Advisory Board. For more information, e-mail wvu@firstbook.org.

CYCLING CLUB meets at 8 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair.

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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 on University holidays or during the last week of classes.

WVU ULTIMATE CLUB/TEAM meets at 5 p.m. at the WVU Intramural Fields and is always looking for new participants. Experience playing ultimate frisbee isn’t necessary. For more information, e-mail Zach at wvultimate@ yahoo.com or visit www.sugit.org.

WVUACLU meets at 6 p.m. in the Monongalia Room of the Mountainlair.

TAI CHI is taught from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Other class times are available. For more information, call 304-319-0581.

CATHOLICS ON CAMPUS meets at 8 p.m. at 1481 University Ave. For more information, call 304-296-8231.

FREE ARABIC/ISLAM CLASSES are offered in the Mountain Room of the Mountainlair from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Sohail at schaudhr@mix.wvu.edu.

ESL CONVERSATION TABLE will meet at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe. All nationalities are welcome. The table is sponsored by Monongalia County Literacy Volunteers, a member of the United Way family. For more information on Literacy Volunteers, contact Jan at 304-296-3400 or mclv2@comcast.net.

AIKIDO BEGINNERS CLASS will be held at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. Student rates are available. For more information, e-mail. var3@cdc.gov.

Every Thursday CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, a 12-step program to assist participants in developing healthier relationships of all kinds, meets at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Chestnut Ridge Hospital. For more information, call Mary at 304-296-3748.

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

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

THE MORGANTOWN CHESS CLUB meets at 7 p.m. at The First Christian Church at 100 Cobun Ave. For more information, visit http://morgantownchess.org.

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

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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.

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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 304-2960221 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 304985-0021.

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 304-5995020.

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 website.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers. WIC provides education, 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 infor-

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mation, contact Michelle Prudnick at 304-598-5180 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. Schoolbased 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 304-983-2383, 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 304-983-2823 or email 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 in-service trainings per year, and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or email 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 FEL LOWSHIP is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus. Everyone is welcome to attend events. For more information, e-mail Daniel at ivcfwvu@ yahoo.com or visit the IVCF website at www.wvuiv.org.ed.

KALEIDOSCOPE, an afterschool program, is dedicated to providing a safe and educational environment for children afterschool. The programs 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 304291-9288.

DOWNTOWN MORGANTOWN TOASTMASTERS is looking for those who want to have fun and are interested in improving their communication skills. Group meets every second and fourth Friday from noon to 1p.m. in the Conference Room of the Public Safety Building. For more information, contact morgantown@freetoasthost. us or call 304-293-2559.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, count on your communication skills. You will enjoy touching base with others more often as well. However, you might long to stretch your mind or grow in new ways. Some of you will travel, others might look at school, and yet, for many, a foreigner or someone quite different could knock on your door. If you are single, you might choose someone who is unusual or artistic. You could meet this person in an odd way. If you are attached, the two of you will become closer if you plan a trip together or take a seminar. LEO always appreciates you.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) ★★★★★ You cannot clarify a situation enough, as confusion floats in the ethers. Maintain a sense of humor, and you might feel a lot better about a misunderstanding. This same attitude helps others. Your ingenuity saves the day more than once. Tonight: Leave work with a smile. Take a break.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) ★★★★ You might feel stalemated by a situation and unable to get your point over. Keep your focus on home and family, and you will be able to deal with

other issues later. At the same time, don’t trust someone’s offer that might come in from out of left field. Tonight: Make a favorite dinner.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) ★★★★★ Make that extra effort in a talk or when reaching out to another person. You might be overwhelmed by everything that you hear. Know that it is hearsay until you hear those words from the horse’s mouth. Assume someone might be distorting what was said. Tonight: Favorite spot, favorite people.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) ★★★★ You could be overwhelmed by a financial situation. This matter might not be negative, but in some sense it’s a little beyond your scope. Consider everything you are hearing and seeing, then in a few days, seek out an expert. You might get more information. Tonight: Accept another person’s invitation.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) ★★★★★ Act like the force that you are -- unstoppable. An element of confusion could filter through your day, forcing you to take action. First try to confirm where others are coming from.

Tonight: Be the happy Lion.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) ★★★ Continue to maintain a low profile. Messages might seem unclear, especially with those who impact your day-today life. Just flow with the innate nature of communication and work, knowing that by tomorrow you can take a stronger hand. Tonight: Nap and then decide.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) ★★★★★ Keep your primary goal in mind. This simple concept could be hard to act on, as there is so much distraction occurring around you. A child or new friend adds a veil of confusion as well! Tonight: Where people are.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) ★★★★ Whether you feel like it or not, your presence at a certain meeting or event is a must.

You might want to play hooky.

Trust that others will notice. You clearly cannot be in two places at once. Keep your mind in the same place. Others will sense that you are distracted. Tonight: Choose for you.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) ★★★★★ Your intuition might be in conflict with logic.

You might try juggling them.

Perhaps the best solution would be discovering how both could be valid. News from a distance

might not be the total story.

Tonight: Whatever you do, be where there is good music.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) ★★★ An associate doesn’t hesitate to tout his or her expertise. Although from this person’s perspective he or she is right, you might not be so sure. Without starting a disagreement, listen and see the end results. Tonight: Say “yes” to an invitation.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) ★★★★ Others might be beating a path to your door, but what is quite clear is that you are not hearing them. Certainly you could be so into your head or distracted that you don’t get someone’s message as clearly as you might like. Tonight: Just don’t be alone.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) ★★★ Your instincts keep telling you the same message, while you are trying to focus on more pressing matters. Understand that although you are being practical in your choices, you also might want to follow your sixth sense. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.

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Big Kahuna’s offers alternative to downtown bar scene

BY AARON DAWSON A&E WRITER

Along with great music, art and recreation, Morgantown has another great thing going for it: bars.

As relatively new bar, Big Kahuna’s has made a name for itself as one of Morgantown’s great restaurant/bar establishments.

Located on the Mileground at 1552 Goshen Road, Big Kahuna’s opened earlier this year and features some things other Morgantown businesses may not – including a family run management.

After a string of businesses that once occupied the building that would house Big Kahuna’s, James Bryan decided give entrepreneurship a shot.

John Bryan, bartender and son of Big Kahuna’s team of husband and wife co-owners, said that his father owned the property for ten years and since he had 25 years of experience in the businesses, thought he should give it a try.

Along with a bar, Big Kahuna’s also offers a kitchen, video poker

and pocket billiards.

Menu options including hoagies and burgers, pizza and calzones may be considered Big Kahuna’s specialty.

John Kennedy, a former 14 year employee of Pizza Al’s, now works in the Big Kahunas’ kitchen as a chef and pizza maker.

Bryan said, “Out of all of our menu items, I think the pizza’s the best.”

Big Kahunas’ pizzas are available with all of the traditional toppings and include some specialty pizzas, like the Big Kahuna.

Served with capicola ham, pineapple and bacon toppings, Bryan said, “It might not be our top-seller, but it’s definitely my favorite.”

If you’re not in the mood for pizza, but appreciate the somewhat exotic flavor pineapple, Big Kahuna’s offers the similarly titled Big Kahuna burger.

Like the pizza, the burger is served with pineapple, bacon, Gouda cheese, and drawing inspiration from Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film, “Pulp Fiction,” a

touch of Bourbon sauce.

Big Kahuna’s has three, 42inch televisions located in the bar and one, 32-inch television in the poolroom ideal for sports games.

An amateur player of pocket billiards (also featured at the bar) and fan of the restaurant, Jessica Hammond, senior public relations major, has grown to love the warm hospitality Big Kahuna’s provides.

“I like that Big Kahuna’s has a really great sense of family and WVU pride,” Hammond said. “I was there when Da’Sean Butler was injured, and I definitely felt it then.”

In addition to the sense of pride Big Kahuna’s offers, Hammond has become a champion of the food and environment.

Hammond said, “When you go in there, you are greeted with a smile. Everyone is very personable.”

Because Big Kahuna’s operates on the Mileground, it provides an alternative to downtown clubs and bars.

“It’s very chill there,” Ham-

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mond said. “If you need to get away from the dancing downtown, it’s a great place to go.”

Bryan, a West Virginia University graduate, previously had no restaurant experience before working at Big Kahuna’s, adding the bar is “definitely a good time.”

Big Kahuna’s happy hour times are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and free billiards on Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Though sports are featured there, Hammond said that she wouldn’t consider it a sports bar.

“I would encourage students to give it a try. It’s a very chill and relaxed environment,” Hammond said.

Check out Big Kahuna’s Facebook page for the restaurants menu, drink specials and upcoming events. robert.dawson@mail.wvu.edu CHELSI BAKER/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Big Kahuna’s, a new bar featuring a kitchen service, is located at 1552 Goshen Road.

‘The A-Team’ remake a great summer film of explosive fun

TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

Have you ever turned on Food Network and saw Sandra Lee describing her tablescape or Ina Garten painstakingly laugh with her husband Jeffrey?

If so, you’ve probably instantly turned the channel (unless you like that kind of thing).

Now, you have the option of turning it to another channel dedicated to food lovers.

Scripps Networks Interactive, the Food Network’s parent company, introduced its first spin-off network called Cooking Channel on Memorial Day. The network is described as being “for food people, by food people.” If you have Comcast in Morgantown, it takes the place of the Fine Living Network on channel 137.

The channel is filled with a more liberal programming schedule, with less emphasis on competition shows like “Iron Chef America” and “Next Food Network Star” and more traditional how-to cooking shows.

The channel tackles some items Food Network seems to lack, like baking, beer and other international cuisines.

There are also new personalities that can be a nice change up from Giada De Laurentiis, Bobby Flay and Rachael Ray. There are also a few that just don’t cut it.

Here’s a viewers guide to some of newest shows on the Cooking Channel.

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Bradley Cooper, Rampage, Sharlto Copley and Liam Neeson star in the movie adaptation of ‘The A-Team.’

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Roger Mooking stars in ‘Everyday Exotic,’ a show currently airing on Cooking Channel. Morgantown residents can find Cooking Channel on Fine Living network Channel 137.

If you like to know a little bit about what you’re putting into your body on a late-night trip down to High Street, take a look.

It is something Food Network had never dared airing before.

Verdict: Grab a beer and take a seat

“Everyday Exotic” Roger Mooking, who is halfchef/half-musician, takes odd ingredients like saffron, papaya, mango and panko and shows you how to create meals around those ingredients.

While Mooking seems like a nice guy and his knife skills are fun to watch, I really can’t get into “David Rocco’s Dolce Vita” his cooking with the smooth-jazz If you sometimes get bored attitude getting in the way. trying to figure out how Giada’s Verdict: Only if “Top Chef” head can be so big but her body isn’t on so small and her food is turning into a blur, Rocco’s show will give “Food Jammers” you the Italian fix you’ve been To me, this is most creative show on the Cooking Channel. looking for.

He is inspired by his heritage Think MTV’s “Jackass” meets and cooks traditional Italian food. Three guys set out to try to meals that are pretty easy to copy. make food interesting.

His personality is pretty easy to For example, they take an averwatch, too. He’s not overly techni- age cookout and turn it into a scical. He’s kind of like Paula Dean, ence experiment. They take things but a guy and Italian. like heat guns, bicycle wheels and The only negative is that he cable and turn it into cooking elespends some of his show hang- ments to create a menu of 10-feet ing with friends and happily eat- of sausage, tiny tofu burgers and ing instead of cooking. a pendulum swinging barbecued Verdict: Can’t miss chicken.

If you want to be entertained “Drink Up” The first show dedicated solely to delectable concoctions college students pride themselves on drinking so well has finally hit the TV. Darryl Robinson hosts the show which dedicates 30 minutes to a certain alcohol. Not only does it go into the history of said alcohol, but it also shows how to use it in recipes.

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Verdict: Stop everything and watch “International cuisine” The Cooking Channel is debuting more than five shows dedicated to certain international foods (Latin, Greek, Indian, Chinese, French to name a few).

These shows don’t really do it for me on an everyday basis. I like to check out what these TV chefs are making before I commit to watching an entire episode.

But, if you’re looking for a certain cuisine, these shows give you a good deal of help getting to know cultural flavor profiles and international traditions.

Verdict: If you’re in the mood for Chinese (or something) Later this summer, the channel will debut new shows with Iron Chef Michael Symon, Flay and Ray. Be sure to check those out, as well.

Other shows to check out: “Food(ography),” “Foodcrafters,” “Rachel Allen: Bake!” and “Two Fat Ladies.”

Other shows to ignore: Food Network defections like “Simply Delicioso” and “Nigella Lawson.” anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

CHELSEA HENSHEY A&E WRITER

Based on the ’80s TV series of the same name, the big screen version of “The A-Team” provides pure fun with overthe-top action, comedy and entertainment.

The film kicks off in Mexico in a chaotic mixture of action scenes that depict the origins of the team – all during the opening credits.

Team leader Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith (Liam Neeson) convinces B.A. Baracus (Quinton “Rampage” Jackson) to help him rescue Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck (Bradley Cooper).

The three speed off to a nearby hospital where they meet and recruit pilot and mental patient Capt. “Howlin’ Mad” Murdock (Sharlto Copley) after he is caught impersonating a doctor.

The gang takes off in a rickety hospital helicopter, spurring a chase scene with plenty of guns and explosions.

Eight years later, after being dubbed “The A-Team,” the group is found in Iraq at a military base.

Despite being warned by Lt. Sosa (Jessica Biel) to stay out of Baghdad, the team sets off on an undocumented mission to recover U.S. printing plates.

Of course, after completing the mission, the team is betrayed, stripped of their titles and sent to separate prisons.

The rest of the movie consists of the team breaking out of prison, reuniting and setting off to clear their names and catch the real bad guy, Pike (Brian Bloom), while being pursued by CIA agent Lynch (Patrick Wilson) and Lt. Sosa.

Comic relief exists in the endless antics and personality clashes of the team members, with best moments coming from Capt. Murdock’s insane outbursts.

Cooper does a decent job of portraying the charming playboy, and to the delight of female audience members, spends the first 20 minutes of the movie without his shirt.

Neeson’s portrayal of Hannibal is strong, and he is con-

sistently depicted as the tough mastermind of the group’s schemes, while still maintaining a playful edge.

Unfortunately, weaker performances weigh the film down.

Jackson’s Baracus proves to be the least-noteworthy performance of the team and doesn’t live up to Mr. T, as the majority of his on-screen moments create a more amusing than intimidating character.

Jessica Biel’s performance as Lt. Sosa is forgettable and seems to be included only as the necessity of including eye candy and a minute element of romance.

While the movie does have its bad moments (mainly bad acting), the majority of “The ATeam” consists of exaggerated, yet amusing action scenes.

Even if the action can be considered overkill at times (about one scene every 5 minutes), “The A-Team” is the epitome of the summer action movie – very entertaining and a lot of fun.

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Console companies show their wares at games expo JAMES CARBONE CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

The Electronic Entertainment Expo is the biggest video game conference in North America.

Abbreviated to E3, the conference focuses on both independent game developers such as Electronic Arts and Ubisoft, as well as the big three hardware developers, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.

Microsoft, to get some pre-conference buzz, held two press conferences before the official start of the conference.

The first conference had a specific focus on Microsoft’s Project Natal, now given the official name of Kinect, a motion sensor that can be connected into the Xbox 360 and used to play games in a more physical way.

The second conference focused on Kinect as well, but also covered some new media coming out, such as “Halo: Reach,” expected to come out in September of this year, “Fable III” coming out in Oct. 26 and “Gears of War 3,” which will be out in April 2011.

Microsoft also announced the ability for Xbox users to live stream ESPN 3 on their consoles as long as they have Gold Membership on Xbox Live.

Besides Kinect, a big part of Microsoft’s conference was the unveiling of a new model for the Xbox 360.

Besides cosmetic changes, the system’s hardware has been changed extensively, featuring a 250 gigabyte harddrive, as well as a built in Wi-Fi. Nintendo’s largest focus for the conference was the Nintendo 3DS, the next generation of handheld video game.

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Officer for Nintendo Of America, Reggie Fils Aime, said during the press conference that players would be able to see the third dimension with just “the naked eye.”

Demonstrators then showed members of the audience the device so that all those present could look for themselves.

They also showed a brief montage of developers who are creating games for the new system, including Capcom and Square Enix.

They also discussed a whole slew of new video games coming to the Wii console.

New titles, such as Disney’s “Epic Mickey” and “Mario Sports Mix” were given some focus, but the most of the attention was given to Nintendo’s original franchises.

For the first time since the original Game Boy, angelic warrior Pit will star in his own video game, “Kid Icarus: Uprising.”

Also returning for the first time

since 1996 is “Donkey Kong: Country Returns,” where players can once again play as DK and save his bananas.

There was also footage of the next entrant in the Zelda series, “Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword,” which seemed to combine the art styles of “Legend of Zelda; The Wind Waker” and “Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess,” Other games of focus include “Metroid Other M” and “Kirby’s Epic Yarn” and “Goldeneye 007,” a remake of the classic Nintendo 64 title.

Sony was the last of the hardware developers to present at E3, but the company didn’t let that diminish its conference.

Most of the press conference was dedicated to PlayStation Move, a system that seems to combine the Nintendo Wiimote with Microsoft’s Kinetic, through the use of a camera and a motion sensor control-

ler, and will be available September 19.

New games announced include “Sorcery,” where players play the role of a magician’s apprentice, and was designed to be specifically played with the PlayStation Move using a unique user interface.

They also announced “Heroes on the Move,” a crossover game featuring the heroes of “Ratchet & Clank,” “Jak and Daxter” and “Sly Cooper,” all Sony exclusives, working together to save the day, as well as “Time Crisis: Raging Storm,” both games that will utilize Playstation Move.

Even older games such as “Resident Evil 5” will receive PlayStation Move updates.

The news conference featured an inspiring speech by Kevin Butler, the fictional Sony VP that appears in their commercials, much to the audience’s enjoyment.

The PlayStation Portable was also

given some attention, with Sony unveiling a new PSP ad campaign starring child actor Bobb’e J. Thompson, as well as new PSP game “God of War: Ghost of Sparta.”

Sony also heavily promoted new games such as “Killzone 3,” “LittleBigPlanet 2,” “Infamous 2” and “Dead Space 2,” not to mention countless montages featuring many new games.

The surprises were the appearance of Valve Managing Director Gabe Newell who announced “Portal 2” for the console, as well as the announcement of a new “Twisted Metal” game, the longest running series on Sony consoles.

Although all the big conferences are over, E3 will continue until Thursday, June 17th and feature news from video game companies like Konami, Valve and countless others. james.carbone@mail.wvu.edu

Plenty of juicy plots in ‘True Blood’ BRITTNI MCGUIRE A&E WRITER

The wait is over for “True Blood” fans who sank their teeth into the season three premiere of the hit vampire series on HBO Sunday night.

The season premiere was jam-packed full of sex and vampires, exactly what you would expect from the boundary breaking series.

Not only did the season premiere allow viewers to catch up with their favorite characters and tie up some loose ends from last season, but Alan Ball brought forth a new breed of supernatural creatures: werewolves.

The second season finale left viewers wondering who took Bill Compton, the series’ lead vampire and love interest of the protagonist Sookie Stackhouse.

Bill finally proposed to Sookie right before the last episode ended, but as she went to the ladies room to think it over he was

mysteriously kidnapped leaving the audience to assume it was superior vampire Eric Northman.

The mysterious kidnappers seem to be nothing but “V” freaks who are draining Bill of his blood to feed their addiction.

It’s hard to believe that this plot would be randomly thrown in only to make them drug junkies so it’s possible they are working for some other life form.

Bill managed to escape from the freaks, disposing of them when he was finished and found himself in Mississippi surrounded by a pack of werewolves.

Ball provides a flashback to the death of Eggs, season two boyfriend of Tara, shot by Jason Stackhouse who thought Eggs was going to kill him.

Jason and Detective Andy decide that no one needs to know the truth because it was an accident and the truth would only bring problems for them both.

Jason cannot get the thought out of his head even when trying to return to his playboy lifestyle.

Tara is having a hard time coping with the death of her boy-

friend and becomes addicted to drugs and resists help from her mother and Lafayette, the “V” selling cook at Merlotte’s.

While the community in Bon Temps is picking up the pieces of the town since the wrath of Maryann, Sam Merlotte, bar owner and shape shifter is off to find his birth family. He discovers that possible siblings could work at a car repair shop.

Every clue we are given points in the wrong direction with Sam’s family; it is an interesting storyline and viewers are sure to be opened up to a whole new world when the truth is revealed.

This season is bound to be full of surprises, supernatural beings and new love interests. It is anticipated that Sookie will turn to Eric and give in to her sexual infatuation with him while Bill is missing.

It is also anticipated that the werewolves will become a stable and growing part in the series.

“True Blood” fans can tune in every Sunday on HBO at 9 p.m. brittni.mcguire@mail.wvu.edu

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Conan O’Brien performs June 8 at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC.

Conan’s ‘Legally Prohibited’ tour shows good signs for new TBS show DAVID RYAN COPY EDITOR

If Conan O’Brien’s new show on TBS is anything like his stage show, it will be nothing short of hilarious.

The former “Tonight Show” host recently finished his “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour” in Atlanta after months on the road.

The tour performed in 44 cities across the country, beginning in Oregon and ending in Georgia.

On June 8, I was lucky enough to see the show in Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. The tour – a loophole in O’Brien’s departure from NBC earlier this year – is a crazed mess of singing, dancing and some of the much-missed humor from the host’s “Late Night” days.

“This is the first time in my entire career anyone has ever paid to see me,” O’Brien said at his June 8 performance. “Don’t get me wrong. They paid to make me go away.”

O’Brien joked about his dramatic, much-publicized exit from NBC which saw Jay Leno regain “The Tonight Show.”

The opening segment showed a long-haired, heavy-set O’Brien laying in his own filth awaiting a deal for a television show.

In true “Rocky” fashion, a montage shows the host’s stunningly fast recovery (by simply removing stomach padding on a treadmill).

The host then began his monologue, much of it self deprecating and treading around the legal minefield of what he can and can’t say (at one point, O’Brien assured his fans his Leno-esque immitation was that of rapper Ludacris.)

“I went for a beer at the White House,” O’Brien said of his exploring DC before the show. “Not at the White House, but in front of it, with a 40.”

It’s good to know the host hasn’t lost any of his monologue skills.

Much of what appeared on “The Tonight Show” was a watered-down version of what so many fans had loved on “Late Night.”

Free of the constraints of broadcast television and catering to an audience that falls asleep to “Headliners” on “Tonight,” O’Brien may be able to return to his silly, silly roots.

Despite rumors of his buyout

preventing him from taking certain “intellectual property” (content created during a show’s run), the Masturbating Bear and Triumph The Insult Comic Dog gleefully made appearances.

The crowd also went wild when a specific prop was given prominence, center stage: the “Walker, Texas Ranger” lever.

Of course, due to his legal restrictions, it is now known as the Chuck Norris Rural Policeman Handle.

O’Brien expressed, at the end of his sold-out performance, how the outpouring of support behind the “Team Coco” campaign changed his life.

The movement showed O’Brien his fans were passionate about him – even if they didn’t turn into his version of “The Tonight Show.”

Hopefully, if the writers and O’Brien have taken note, the fans loved every single minute of the tour – they want to be entertained with a scent of absurdity.

After a turbulent time in his career, with his network all-toowilling to disregard him, O’Brien looks ready to move on.

And, most importantly, to make his fans laugh. david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU should Officials have been ‘working the phones,’ happy with Big East tie

BY TONY DOBIES make recruiting mark in Ohio SPORTS EDITOR

The 2004 film “Friday Night Lights” depicts a small-town high school football team in Texas. The movie goes much further than just the team and its opponents. It shows just how crazy a little country town can get over its beloved community team.

The high school football obsession does not just stop in the Lone Star State, though.

Ohio also gets its foot in the door in terms of football-obsessed locals who live and die by their prep teams. Rightfully so, the Northeast Ohio area, specifically, has produced great talent for many years.

Most notably regarded for its powers in producing quality coaches, the Youngstown, Ohio, area instills football into its youth at a young age.

The city’s favorite son, Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel, was loved at Youngstown State for taking the Penguins to back-to-back-to-back Division 1-AA titles. Now, with the Buckeyes, Tressel is looked upon as a god.

With Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops, his brother Mike, head coach at Arizona and Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini all hailing from the same high school, there is legendary ground and lessons to be learned in Northeastern Ohio.

P.J. Fecko, head coach of Cardinal Mooney High School (where the trio of current head coaches attended high school), has learned the ropes from great coaches before him and praises their work as and ties to Northeast Ohio.

“This area has a rich tradition that people know about and definitely take notice,” Fecko said.

“We have been blessed with such great talent on the field and an extensive coaching tree.”

One of Fecko’s prized players last year, running back Braylon Heard, was nearly a Mountaineer last signing day. Instead Pelini jumped in at the last second and steered Heard toward the Cornhuskers.

Fecko never failed to acknowledge the work the WVU coaching staff did to attract Heard and other top players in the area to Morgantown. “(Offensive coordinator) Coach (Jeff ) Mullen really did his homework and did a fabulous job of selling the University to our players,” Fecko said.

Fecko did note he has yet to meet Mountaineer head coach Bill Stewart.

In order to seal the deal in nabbing star players such as Heard, who was a four-star recruit, it is pertinent to have the head coach go shoulderto-shoulder in an area such as Youngstown, notorious for its “good old boy network.”

When the head coach is at bay, it’s sometimes up to the players to spread the good news.

Current WVU starting safety Sidney Glover is one of few people from the Youngstown area to make the two-hour trip south to don an Old Gold and Blue jersey. The Warren Harding High School prospect has been reported recruiting fellow Raiders to WVU. It has paid off, as safety Mike Dorsey of Harding will suit up for the Mountaineers this fall.

Another Northeast Ohio standout joining West Virginia in 2010 is Canton prospect Jewone Snow. The middle linebacker out of powerhouse McKinley High School is ranked 57th in the country at his position.

WVU’s newest addition to the hierarchy, Athletic Director Oliver Luck, tore up the Northeast Ohio circuit back in his heyday.

Luck attended Cleveland’s St

After a whirlwind of changes to college athletics conferences over the last week, West Virginia University has been forced to be proactive to assure a viable future.

WVU officials are happy with its Big East Conference affiliation, but new Athletic Director Oliver Luck said he, outgoing Athletic Director Ed Pastilong and University President James P. Clements have been “working the phones.”

“Our University has a tremendous time of opportunity,” Luck said. “We’d love to see the status quo stay, but like every other university, we need to be smart, strategic and try to figure out if X, Y and Z happen, what are our alternatives.

“We have an opportunity … and I will guarantee you that the University administration and now with me on board that we are talking with a lot of folks to make sure we have a potential opportunity should certain contingencies take place.”

West Virginia’s name has been rumored alongside the ACC and SEC after Colorado bolted from the Big 12 Conference to the Pac-10 Conference and Nebraska made the move from the Big 12 to the Big Ten last week.

It is expected, because the Big 12 will continue with 10 teams, that conference expansion, for now, is expected to stop.

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney said a second round of expansion for his conference could come within 12 to 18 months. It has been speculated the Big Ten would go after Big East school Rutgers at that time.

Luck said his phone conversations have been mostly to catch up and find more information about conference expansion and realignment. Clements would not say whether

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West Virginia President James P. Clements, back, and newly named Athletic Director Oliver Luck watch the Milan Puskar Stadium scoreboard for highlights of Luck’s time at WVU as a quarterback from 1978-81. The pair walked across Mountaineer Field before Luck’s Welcome Home Celebration Monday at the Touchdown Terrace in the stadium. the University has reached out to other conferences.

“I’ve been trying to get the word out. People don’t know that we have the most watched Thursday and Friday night football games on ESPN, so I’m trying to sell that,” Clements said.

He also has tried to sell WVU’s academics, traditions, alumni and fanbases.

“I just have to make sure I’m touching base with the people I need to touch base with,” the University’s first-year president said.

Luck believes expansion and realignment will affect the Big East Conference at some point.

He said the Big East is holding a conference call with athletic directors and presidents of affiliated schools later this week.

Pastilong said it will include conference expansion and realignment, but Clements called it “not a big deal” and said it was “just a call.”

“The agenda has not been issued to us yet,” Pastilong said.

“But any conference calls that take place at this time will talk

TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Four WVU athletes finish with all-American honors

BY BRAD JOYAL SPORTS WRITER

The West Virginia track and field team sent five athletes to Eugene, Ore., for NCAA Outdoor Championships last week.

Four of those Mountaineers came home with all-American honors.

Four seniors – Karly Hamric, Marie-Louise Asselin, Clara Grandt and Keri Bland – earned the honor.

“It’s a great feeling. It’s been such an amazing year from cross country to indoors,” said Bland, who also ran cross country for the Mountaineers in the fall. “Then, to finish the year with such a strong outdoors

season was very special.”

West Virginia finished 16th as a team at NCAA Championships. WVU head coach Sean Cleary’s teams had a banner year. His track and field program brought a 10th-place finish in the Indoor Nationals, as well.

Those are the highest finishes in school history for the program.

Bland said Cleary prepared the team to compete well in more significant meets. She said the experience of running in those races helped the team focus on the high-pressured Championships.

IN OPINION Sports Editor Tony Dobies believes West Virginia needs to stay active, talking to conferences and selling itself in anticipation of future expansion on page 4. about realignment.”

In the future, if WVU would decide to go to a different conference, it wouldn’t necessarily have to be brought in front of the Board of Governors, Clements said. Schools like the University of Nebraska must bring a decision like that to a vote from its Board of Regents.

“I wouldn’t make a major decision without talking to the Chair of the Board,” Clements said, adding that BOG Chair Carolyn Long would have to decide based on the conversation whether it needed to go to the BOG for discussion. “You don’t make that type of a decision without good conversation.”

Long said if Clements, Luck and Pastilong came to the BOG with all the information “I would imagine we would refer to the experts.”

The BOG has discussed con-

ference expansion and realignment in the past, Long said, but not in any specific manner.

“We’re kind of like everyone else,” Long said. “We discussed the rumors of what is going on. Everything kind of moves quickly … Certainly this is very serious stuff and very serious to WVU, but I think between Oliver, Eddie Pastilong and President Clements we’ll be fine.”

Clements also addressed the issue at Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting.

Pastilong said he would like to see the Big East add an additional school for football to have an odd number of teams.

“If we can get to nine, it would help us,” Pastilong said.

“We could do it.”

Clements and Pastilong said it could be a possibility for the Big East to add a team, but Clements wouldn’t speculate further.

Pastilong said expansion has been a discussion in earlier years.

Stewart, team speak about realignment It has been three months since West Virginia head football coach Bill Stewart’s controversial comments about the future of the Big East Conference.

After more than a week of chaos in college football, as schools and conferences went in limbo, Stewart called himself a prophet.

“They said I was crazy then,” Stewart said with a laugh. “Now they are calling me a prophet. I don’t think I’m prophetic, and I don’t think I’m crazy. I’m somewhere in between.”

In March, Stewart told a Parkersburg, W.Va., TV station he saw college football with no Big East Conference, and that WVU could end up in the SEC. He added conference realignment would happen to all of the BCS conferences.

Stewart said he hasn’t followed conference expansion talks because he has too much on his plate. He added he would leave it up to University President James P. Clements, outgoing Athletic Director Ed Pastilong and incoming Athletic Director Oliver Luck.

“If they have something to tell me, they will, and we will go from there,” Stewart said. “We have great leadership.

They all know which direction to go, and I’m just going to take my marching orders and go and win as many football games as I can.”

The chaos that surrounded college football didn’t seem to take effect inside West Virginia’s program last week, either.

Last week, several WVU football players were asked if they thought about what WVU football would be like without the Big East.

“I think it would be hard. You can’t really do it just because of football. Big East basketball is the highest arena for basketball,” said wide receiver Jock Sanders. “You can’t just move football and not move basketball, but it will be interesting to see what happens down the line.”

WVU redshirt freshman linebacker Tyler Anderson had a similar feeling about West Virginia leaving the Big East.

Stewart said discussion of conference expansion has not hurt recruiting.

“No,” Stewart said firmly. “It hasn’t yet.”

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WVU FOOTBALL OPPONENT PREVIEWS: UNLV

First-year head coach will bring Rebels into Morgantown

BY TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

The West Virginia football team has never taken on a team from Nevada – until 2010.

This season, the Mountaineers will face UNLV in the fifth game of the season. It will be WVU’s last non-conference game of the season, as well.

It could well be just the game West Virginia needs to build confidence heading into Big East Conference play, as the Rebels are rebuilding with a first-year head coach.

Bobby Hauck comes from Montana, where he coached for seven years and earned an 80-17 record including three national championship appearances for the Grizzlies in the FCS. Hauck will have his work cut out for him this year, though.

He takes over a team that finished 5-7 last year and 3-5 in the Mountain West Conference.

The Rebels were unable to put together two-straight wins in 2009 and its last five losses came by an average of more than 32 points.

It will help Hauck that he has a veteran senior quarterback

to rely on. Omar Clayton has started 23 games in his career and is sixth on the UNLV career passing yardages list (4,742).

That might not be enough for Hauck to hand over the job to Clayton, however. Clayton is No. 1 on the post-spring depth chart, but Hauck is giving lefthander Mike Clausen and redshirt freshman Caleb Herring a chance to win the job in preseason camp.

“The quarterback position has been highly competitive,” Hauck said. “I anticipate it will continue to be in the preseason and during the season. We’re not anywhere near naming a starter.”

Whoever starts at quarterback won’t have last year’s go-to wide receiver Ryan Wolfe to rely on. He was the school’s all-time leading receiver and is now getting a chance in the NFL. So, the question is: Who will step up for the Rebels?

Experienced options like Phillip Payne and Michael Johnson are supposed to be the top receivers this season.

Outside of those two, the picking becomes slim. In fact, true and redshirt freshmen are expected to backup Payne and

Johnson.

Hauck was accustomed to strong tight end play at Montana. He will have to hope junior-college transfer Austin Harrington will step up, because the Rebels have not historically used a tight end.

At running back, UNLV has a trio of options. The Rebels will try to lean on junior C.J. Cox, who had 173 yards and one touchdown in 2009.

Leading returning rusher Channing Trotter (541 yards and nine touchdowns) is third on the post-spring depth chart behind redshirt freshman Bradley Randle.

UNLV returns three offensive linemen from 2009 but will have to replace the guards. Last year, the Rebels rushed for only 126.8 yards per game. That was due, in part, to the pass-happy spread attack of former head coach Mike Sanford.

“Our offensive line needs to be a strength for our football team,” Hauck said. “We have several veteran players who need to be the core of that group.”

Defensively, the Rebels were one of the worst teams in the country. They finished 103rd in

scoring defense and 115th in total defense.

The defense returns five starters, but only one of the line. That player, senior Asaako Aaitui, had a strong spring. Hauck hopes to find players to fit around Aaitui.

The linebacking corps should be the most solid aspect of the defense. There is an abundance of depth led by leading returning tackler Starr Fuimaono who starts on the weakside.

Corner Quinton Pointer will lead a group of relatively inexperienced upperclassmen in the secondary.

“On the defensive side of the ball, we must make improvement,” Hauck said. “Each individual must take care of his responsibility so that we can play well as a unit. Progress was made in that direction this spring.”

The Rebels will need to find a new kicker and punter. A freshman, Nolan Kohurst, could take one of those positions. The return game should be solid. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

INSIDE UNLV KEY PLAYER Omar Clayton, QB Having a senior quarterback at the helm for Hauck in his first year will benefit the Rebels. He has started 23 games and is sixth on UNLV’s all-time passing yardage list (4,742). He also heads into his senior season as the most efficient passer in school history, completing more than 60 percent of his passes.

OTHER PLAYERS TO WATCH WR Philip Payne, QB Mike Clausen, RB Channing Trotter, DT Isaako Aaitui, CB Quinton Pointer, LB Starr Fuimaono, LT Matt Murphy, C John Gianninoto STRENGTHS Quarterback depth, running back depth, linebacker WEAKNESSES Receiver depth, overall depth on defense, defensive line IMPORTANT LOSSES WR/PR Ryan Wolfe, K/P Kyle Watson, LB Jason Beauchamp, SS Terrance Lee UNLVREBELS.COM

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Tom Izzo back in camp, but will he stay in school? Atlanta Braves’ Chipper Jones EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State’s Tom Izzo squeezes his basketball camps into a 10-day window, trying to focus on teaching fundamentals to kids and freeing up the rest of the summer for his family and recruiting.

Izzo was back at his basketball camp Tuesday, wrestling with a career- and life-altering decision to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers or stick with the Spartans.

That wasn’t on his calendar for June.

LeBron James’ uncertain future makes it an even more difficult decision.

The 25-year-old superstar is unlikely to tip his hand to Izzo or anybody else publicly before free agency begins July 1.

A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press early Monday night that James had not spoken to Izzo about the Cavaliers’ coaching vacancy and didn’t plan to get involved in the team’s search. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team and the school aren’t commenting on Izzo’s status.

So without knowing if James will be on the team – giving Izzo a chance to compete for an NBA title – should he stay or go?

Phoenix Suns guard Jason Richardson, who played for Michigan State’s 2000 national championship team, has talked to him recently and doesn’t know what Izzo will do.

He’s not alone.

Many people who have spoken with Izzo over the past week didn’t come away from their conversations convinced they knew which way he was leaning.

“It’s a tough decision,” Richardson said in a telephone inter-

meets with team over future

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Michigan State University men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo points jokingly up to members of the media watching after a youngster at his basketball camp asked him his future coaching plans during his camp at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich., Monday. view with the AP on Tuesday. “I can understand why he’s trying to take his time with it.”

It appears Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, Michigan State president Lou Anna Simon and athletic director Mark Hollis aren’t putting any pressure on Izzo with an imminent timetable.

The media also seemed to give Izzo some space Tuesday, a day after some reporters staked out his office hoping to get the scoop or even a clue nine days after the first of many reports linked him to the Cavs.

Reporters who were waiting for Izzo to arrive at the Breslin Center on Monday morning

and were there when he left that night didn’t get a comment from him.

In between, Izzo told a bold boy at his camp who asked for an answer about his future that he asked a “bad question,” adding “those guys up there want to know that,” gesturing toward about a dozen reporters, six TV cameras and two photographers that were given limited access.

On Tuesday, people driving past the on-campus arena didn’t see reporters standing on the sidewalk outside his office and saw fewer TV satellite trucks parked at a distance waiting for a glimpse of him.

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While the Cavs wait for Izzo, they’re working on what seems to be Plan B. Cavs general manager Chris Grant spoke by phone last week to Byron Scott, a former New Jersey Nets and New Orleans Hornets coach. Scott, a three-time NBA champion guard for the Lakers, could be waiting to see if Phil Jackson leaves Los Angeles.

ATLANTA (AP) — Struggling through another disappointing season, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones told The Associated Press he would meet with team officials Tuesday to discuss his future and acknowledged that he’s considering retirement.

Jones declined to comment directly on whether he’ll retire at the end of the season, but it seemed clear that he’s made up his mind and merely needed to work out a settlement with the team over the $28 million in guaranteed money he’s owed for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

“It’s obvious that it’s something I’ve been thinking about,” Jones told the AP after arriving at Turner Field in his blue pickup truck about 2:15 p.m. “I need to go through the proper channels.

Once those have all been taken care of, everybody’s questions will be answered.”

The 38-year-old Jones, who won the NL MVP award in 1998 and led the league in hitting just two years ago, said he planned to meet with general manager Frank Wren and manager Bobby Cox to discuss some “red tape issues.”

Asked if those involved a resolution of his contract, Jones replied, “That would be fair to say.”

He struggled last season and indicated that another difficult year would likely lead him to consider retirement, even if it meant walking away from a huge amount of money.

This season has been even tougher for Jones, though the Braves are leading the NL East.

He’s battled injuries and was hitting just .228 with three homers and 22 RBIs heading into the opener of a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Braves have gotten more production at third base out of utility infielders Omar Infante (.314, one homer, 16 RBIs) and Brooks Conrad (.280, three homers, 12 RBIs), which has made Jones’ troubles stand out even more.

“Well, anytime you’ve struggled at the plate and you’re having trouble producing, it’s frustrating,” Jones told the AP, standing outside the Braves clubhouse.

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of everything, but it hasn’t been happening. Hopefully I’ll have a better second half and really help contribute to this team staying in first place.”

The team later put out a statement saying Jones would not be available to the media. He was in the lineup Tuesday, batting in his usual third spot. Manager Bobby Cox said he had nothing report and was more focused on getting Jones back to his usual standards.

Jones has long been the face of the Braves’ offense, helping Atlanta wins its lone World Series title as a rookie in 1995 and significantly contributing to an unprecedented run of 14 straight division titles. His best year was 1999, when he led the Braves to the NL championship and was named MVP after hitting .319 with 45 homers and 110 RBIs. Then came the injuries, which started in 2004 and led to a stretch of five straight seasons in which he missed at least 25 games.

He continued to produce when healthy, putting up 29 homers and 102 RBIs in 2007, followed by a .364 average the next season that gave him his first NL batting championship.

Jones’ numbers dipped dramatically in 2009. He batted only .264 – the second-lowest average of his 16-year career – with 18 homers and 71 RBIs. This season, Jones has contributed little to help the team’s run to first place, ceding the spotlight to rookie sensation Jason Heyward, leadoff man Martin Prado and new first baseman Troy Glaus.

Still, Jones remains a prominent figure in the clubhouse.

“He’s a guy I watched when I was coming up,” Conrad said.

“He’s a huge presence. He’s a great guy to have on the team. He keeps it in line. He keeps the players loose. He talks to everybody about hitting.”

Despite his lackluster numbers, Jones still has an impact on the field as well, his teammate said.

“He still makes the pitchers work. He brings a lot to the table,” Conrad said. “As a team, we’re better when we have him out there. It would be a sad day if he’s leaving.”

If Jones does retire, two longtime Braves figures will be leaving together at the end of the season. Bobby Cox has already announced this is last season as manager.

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ALL IN THE FAMILY Hall of Fame inductee, former two-sport star Ronnie Retton has strong bloodlines

BY SCOTT CAHOON SPORTS WRITER

With one gold medalist and another West Virginia University Hall of Famer in his family, former two-sport standout at WVU Ronnie Retton was the first in a long and prestigious line of Retton athletes.

All five of Retton’s children were involved in sports. His daughter Mary Lou was on the USA’s 1984 gold-medal Olympic gymnastics team. His daughter Sherri was a WVU all-America gymnast and WVU Sports Hall of Fame member. His son Ronnie Jr. is a former baseball player.

His sons Donnie and Jerry were all-state in football and baseball

in Marion County and played catcher for Fairmont State.

This year, Retton will join his youngest daughter in the WVU Hall of Fame. He will inducted as part of the 20th class along with Eddie Barrett, Marc Bulger, Bobby Carroll, Bill Karr, AnnMarie (Pfiffner) Johnson and John Radosevich.

“It feels great,” Retton said.

“I’m proud I’ll be able to go in the Hall of Fame and join Sherri.”

Retton was a key player on the baseball and basketball teams from 1957-59.

In basketball, Retton shared the court with former great “Hot Rod” Hundley and was on the 1959 team that lost in the NCAA

Championship game.

During his basketball career, Retton played in 82 career games and scored 294 points.

Retton totaled 105 rebounds and 104 assists while averaging 14 minutes per game. He shot 71.9 percent (100-of-139) from the free-throw line.

While Retton’s career numbers in basketball may not be as impressive as most Hall of Fame inductees, his true strength on the court was his defense.

Retton stood a scrappy 5-foot-8-inches and weighed 150 pounds.

He and the late Marvin “Bucky” Boyard excelled as a quick guard duo in the zonepress defense. The pair was a

driving force behind the 1959 team’s ability to come from behind for 14 of its 29 victories – the most by a WVU team in history.

“Coach (Fred) Schaus would put me and Bucky in to change the tempo of the game,” Retton said. “We were there to put some pressure on the offense.”

Retton’s most memorable moment on the court came in the second round of 1959 NCAA Tournament against St. Joseph.

Retton’s interception of an inbounds pass and driving layup in the waning seconds preserved the Mountaineers’ 95-92 win over the Hawks.

“It was probably the highlight of my career,” he said.

In baseball, Retton found even more success. He was named as a first-team Southern Conference shortstop in 1957 and 1959.

Retton served mostly as a lead-off man, drawing walks with his small strike-zone. Over his three-year college career, he batted between .350 and .360 and was signed by the New York Yankees as a free agent.

“If I could go back, I wouldn’t do it,” Retton said. “I would have signed with the Mets or something. The Yankees had too many good players like (Roger) Maris on the team.”

Retton played six years in the Yankees’ minor league system, including stops in Auburn, N.Y.,

Greensboro, N.C., Augusta, Ga., and Columbus, Ga. He reached the Double-A level before retiring in 1964 to devote more time to his family.

After his sports career was over, he started a business laying and repairing coal-mining cable.

He was able to retire in 1986 and has been playing golf and helping coach basketball while residing in Fairmont, W.Va. Sporting a handicap of about 10, Retton isn’t quite living up the high standards of his family name.

“It’s not bad for an old man,” Retton said. scott.cahoon@mail.wvu.edu

The Big 12 lives: conference bounces back, lives to play again AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Looking for the savior of the Big 12? Follow the money.

Assurances that the big television money will soon be coming to the leaner Big 12 pulled the league back from the dead, officials with schools and the league said Tuesday.

With Colorado (Pac-10) and Nebraska (Big Ten) leaving in the next two years and the Pac-10 making a hard sell to Texas and four other schools to join them, the promises – not guarantees – of bigger checks in the future finally persuaded the Longhorns and the others to stay put.

“This is a long-term and unequivocal commitment,” Texas president William Powers Jr., said Tuesday. “We’ve decided the Big 12 provides the best long-term opportunity for our university.”

According IRS tax records examined by The Associated Press, the Big 12 paid out between $8.7 million to $15.4 million per school in 2008-09, with Kansas State getting the smallest payout and Oklahoma the biggest. The Big 12’s television deal with Fox expires in 2012 and a more lucrative contract with ESPN runs through the 20152016 academic yer.

Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe said no new TV deals have been struck, but he has “extremely strong verification, based on our analysis with our consultants and others, and media companies themselves, that we are in a tremendous position to execute future agreements that will put our member institutions on par with any in the country.” He did not provide any numbers during a conference call with reporters.

“The Big 12 approached us asking if we would maintain our current agreement through its term of 2015-16 and we agreed,” said Josh Krulewitz, vice president for communications for ESPN. A Fox Sports Net spokesman said that no new deal had been reached but there would be ongoing discussions.

The Big 12 has increased the financial reward for every one of its members since it began play in 1996. It distributed $139 million to its members this past fiscal year, more than ever.

Texas, already the richest and most powerful of the Big 12 schools, is convinced it can make even more money in a 10-team league.

“The Big 12 (television) package is going to be every bit as good as any other conference,” Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds said.

“We are in good shape on the television side.”

And by staying in the Big 12, Texas can explore whether it should start its own Longhorns TV network. If they had moved to the Pac-10, Texas would have had to surrender its media rights.

Texas women’s athletic director Chris Plonsky said the network, which would broadcast Texas sports and other university

Notebook: Oklahoma TV network, no big changes, Utah in Pac-Ten NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Texas isn’t the only Big 12 school looking into whether it should start its own TV network.

Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said Tuesday that the Sooners are also interested in the possibility. He says the school has already invested $3 million in a high-definition video facility on campus.

He says the school doesn’t have a time frame for the project and is still deciding how the network would be made available to customers and fans. He says research suggests the network could be a success.

Texas agreed to stay in the Big 12 this week in part after getting assurances that it retains local media rights, including the possibility of a Longhorns network.

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Texas football coach Mack Brown listens during a news conference about Texas staying in the Big 12, Tuesday, in Austin, Texas. events, should bring in “millions” to the school.

Some of the league’s smaller schools are giving up cash for the promise of keeping the league together and more money later.

Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Iowa State and Missouri – who were in danger of being left homeless if the conference dissolved – agreed to give up their share in buyout penalties to be paid by Nebraska and Colorado for leaving the league, Beebe said.

The idea is to have that money go to Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma, the schools the Big 12 needed to stay to remain viable, to make up for the difference in revenue those three might have made going elsewhere.

The amount of the penalties has not been disclosed, the Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn confirmed his school’s penalty for leaving the Big 12 “could be” around $9 million.

“We’ll work with our new conference with some type of finance agreement,” Bohn said. “The Pac-10 will not assist in any contributions toward the buyout. But they’ve indicated a willingness to help us finance the agreement (to join).”

Late Tuesday, Missouri officials said they have not agreed to give up their share of the buyout penalties.

“In no way do we expect to be hurt financially,” Missouri chancellor Brady Deaton said.

Beebe insisted the Big 12’s decision to stick together was about more than money.

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“A strong, strong consideration ... by the institutions to remain is the association of these schools, the fact that college athletics is very much a regional, regionally supported endeavor, and that it would be a great travesty for this part of this country if it’s major institutions located with conferences that aren’t in this region,” Beebe said.

Texas A&M’s flirtations with the Southeastern Conference had threatened to pull apart a 100year-old rivalry with Texas.

“We committed to the Big 12 before we knew what Texas A&M was going to do. We are delighted Texas and Texas A&M will be in the same conference,” Powers said.

One thing that could still fracture the conference are hurt feelings. Missouri officials had hoped for an invitation to the Big Ten and other less-influential members may not appreciate the top-down nature of the conference.

“We live in athletics,” Dodds said. “We beat each other up on Saturdays, we hug each other on Sunday.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says the dramatic alteration of college sports that many were bracing for might not be coming soon after all.

“I felt like there was either going to be very significant change or very little,” Swarbrick tells The Associated Press in a telephone interview Tuesday.

“Now I feel like we’re trending toward relatively small change for the moment.’

A potentially massive change was averted Monday when Texas and other members of the Big 12 decided to stay put instead of joining the Pac-10.

Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe says he heard from “many people in our business” who believe “it would not be beneficial to what we do to have these mega-conferences.”

HALF MOON BAY, Calif.

(AP) — Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson says he was told Monday by Utah’s athletic director that the university had not been contacted by the Pac-10.

Thompson was attending a meeting of conference commissioners in northern California on Tuesday. Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott was not in attendance.

Thompson says Scott has not contacted him since the Pac-10’s invitation to Texas was declined Monday. The Pac-10 was hoping to add the Longhorns and four other Big 12 schools to form a 16-team conference. But Texas and the rest decided to stay put. The Pac-10 is one member short of the 12 it needs to hold a football championship game.

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Luck aware of potential NCAA violations in football program

BY TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

Late last week, The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, W.Va., reported West Virginia University had self-reported violations to the NCAA involving having too many football coaches present during practice.

The newspaper said “informed rumors” alleged two members of the football program, Director of High School Relations Pat Kirkland and Director of Player Development Dale Wolfley, were coaching the team during practice, which would put WVU over the amount of coaches according to NCAA regulations.

Kirkland took over as an assistant coach two times in his career at WVU. He coached the 2008 Fiesta Bowl and the 2010 Gator Bowl after other assistant coaches left for different programs. In Janu-

ary, he coached WVU’s tight ends after Doc Holliday left to become the head coach at Marshall.

The newspaper also reported WVU had placed sanctions on its football program because of the infraction.

Incoming Athletic Director Oliver Luck said he was aware of a situation.

“I don’t have any of the details, but I will say that in my experience WVU has certainly taken compliance extraordinarily seriously, and as I get more information, we will continue to have a very vigilant athletic program,” Luck said.

Neither outgoing WVU Athletic Director Ed Pastilong or University President James P. Clements would confirm or deny the allegations.

Clements directed reporters to the athletic department when asked about the rumor “because

they would know it better,” Clements said. “I get briefed on some of the things, but they live it everyday.

“This is a major, complex university and I get bits and pieces of different things all day about anything major that is happening.”

Luck said he was aware of the issue as a former member of the University’s Board of Governors.

Clements said it is common for BOG members to know of such violations.

The NCAA visited Morgantown in February to reportedly look into the WVU football program for violations that occurred while now-Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez was the head coach at WVU. “They have been here, and I’m going to leave it at that,” Pastilong said. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from PAGE 9 “Coach does a good job preparing us for these top meets,” Bland said. “Growing up in West Virginia, it was always about the big meets, whether the state meet or the regional meet. Preparing for big meets is something I have always been doing.”

Asselin was the highest finisher for the Mountaineers.

Her seventh career all-American honor came after a second-place finish to Iowa State’s Lindsey Koll in the 5,000 meter (15:53.93).

Asselin is just the third Mountaineer to finish in second or better at NCAA Championships.

She has earned all-American honors in three-consecutive seasons, as she captured the honors in both cross country and the indoor track season, with a 31st-place finish and a second-place finish in the indoor 5,000-meter, respectively.

Hamric and Bland each advanced to the finals of the 1,500meter race. Hamric (4:17.78) finished sixth – the highest placed 1,500-meter finisher in WVU history.

Bland (4:19.98) finished ninth. It is the second time in Bland’s career that she was an all-American in three sports in a single school year.

Grandt wrapped up her storied career at WVU in fine fashion too, capturing her third allAmerican status of the school year. Grandt’s honor came after her fourth-place finish in the 10,000-meter event (33:23.22).

Grandt said it was her teammate’s mindset of competing at a high level each practice that helped the four seniors end their careers with all-American honors.

“Getting that honor was al-

PEASLEE Continued from PAGE 9 Ignatius High School before coming to WVU in 1978.

The 2010 high school class of the Youngstown area yielded 17 D-I players and a plethora of others playing smaller-level ball.

Three players from those 17 are headed to a pair of other Big

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West Virginia track and field runner Marie-Louise Asselin finished second at NCAA Outdoor Championship last week. That was the highest finish for a WVU athlete at the meet. ways a goal, and it was something that we could motivate each other during practice to reach that level,” Grandt said.

“In practice, we would be competitive with each other to make each other better. We wanted to push each other so that when the competition came, we were ready.”

Cleary’s two track teams were

awarded a total of 11 all-American honors – seven indoors and now four outdoors.

Junior Katelyn Williams marked the first Mountaineer in WVU history to advance to the Championships in the high jump since 1990. She was unable to score in the finals.

East Conference schools – Pitt and Syracuse.

With numbers so big, for a population of approximately 80,000 it may just be a sign that WVU needs to up its ante in the portion of Ohio known as the Steel Valley.

As a football player in Ohio, there is always one goal to one day play for the Buckeyes.

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The Mountaineers should use the “Mullen Movement” of last year to gauge future interest in setting up shop in Northeast Ohio.

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Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

599-4407 ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM SPACIOUS 1/BR. 712 BEECHURST AVE. Parking. NO PETS. $475/mo plus utilities.

304-282-3575 TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 1-2-3 bedrooms available. Please call 304-292-8888. NO PETS permitted.

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.

The Villas 599-11884 www.morgantownapartments.com

Barrington North Prices Starting at $605 2 Bedroom 1 Bath 24 Hour Maintenance Laundry Facilities 2 Min. From Hospital and Evansdale

599-6376 www.morgantownapartments.com 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 THREE BEDROOMS. TWO BLOCKS from downtown campus. 304-692-0990.

TWO BEDROOM. TWO BLOCKS from downtown campus. 304-692-0990.

FURNISHED HOUSES 2/BR, 2/BA. $650/MO PLUS UTILITIES NO PETS. WD. Partially furnished. 5/min walk downtown. Lease/deposit. Available July 1, 2010. 304-290-1332.

617 NORTH ST. EXCELLENT CONDITION. Big 4/BR 2/Full BA, W/D/Deck, covered porch. Off-street parking for/5.

Single car-garage. $1300/mo., $325/each plus utilities, Can be semi-furnished. NO PETS. 304-685-3457.

2/BR. 1/BA. WD. 5/MINUTE WALK TO town. $900/mo plus utilities. Lease and deposit. NO PETS. Available 7/1/10.

304-290-1332.

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.

4BR LOUISE AVE. W/D. PARKING. Available 6/1/10. Quiet, residential area.

Close to town. 10-11-12/mo-Lease &Deposit. NO PETS. $300/per person.

304-291-8423 AVAILABLE MAY, 3/BR HOUSES, downtown on Stewart Street. WD, DW, off-street parking. Pets considered. 304-296-8943. www.rentalswv.com HUGE HOUSE. WALKING DISTANCE TO dowtown campus. 1½-baths. WD. Call Kris 304-282-4455.

LARGE, 3/BR, 2/BA HOUSE. CENTRAL location. WD/hook-up. Off-street parking.

All appliances. NO PETS. Lease/deposit. $450/person/mo each, utilities included.

304-292-7233.

NEW TOWNHOMES- LEASE STARTING Available in August. Garage/Laundry/All Appliances included. $400/mo. per person. including utilities. 304-639-6193 or 3 0 4 - 4 9 4 - 2 4 0 0 www.chesstownhomes.net VERY NICE 2/BR: $500/mo. 3/BR: $600/mo. Quiet residential area. Near Law-School & North St. Semi-furnished.

Off-street parking. NO PETS/PARTIES. 304-292-7590

ROOMMATES 49 FALLING RUN ROAD. ROOMMATE needed in 2/BR apartment. Close walk to campus. Roommate can be Male/Female.

304-296-2787.

1/BR OF 4/BR APT. COPPER BEECH. May-May. $389/mo+ 1/4-utilities. Needed ASAP. Call or text: 304-539-4502.

FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED. Available 7/1/09. 3/BR. 2½-BA. Townhouse like new. $300/mo+ 1/3utilities. Close to stadium/hospital. WD. DW. AC. Parking.

304-599-2822.

FEMALE ROOMMATE TO SHARE 2BR/ 1BA Mason St. Apt. Within walking distance to downtown campus. $325/mo. +utilities.

Contact Rori: (484)707-2021.

ROOMMATES FEMALE ROOMMATE, NONSMOKER 929 Garrison Ave. Two blocks from campus. Contact Stephanie (724)552-6446.

ROOMMATES, M/F, WILEY STREET & South Park. Available May/June. Rent includes utilities. WD. 304-292-5714.

HOUSES FOR SALE

HELP WANTED Computer Graphic Artist & Production Foreman The Daily Athenaeum is now accepting applications in the Production “Department for Computer Graphic Artist & Production Foremen.

Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash Apply at 284 Prospect Street Bring Class Schedule EOE SMOKIN’ JACK’S BAR & GRILL, ROUTE 7 now hiring bartender and waitress. Apply within. 304-864-5868.

IN MORGANTOWN. 2/UNIT HOME. LOCATED between Evansdale/downtown.

New furnace, off-street parking, large back Price $175,000. Call 304-253-0377 or 304-575-8635.

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 HELP WANTED: FULL/PART TIME POSITION AVAILABLE. Experience with cattle/equipment necessary. Beef cattle farm. Bruceton Mills, Preston Co., WV. Call 304-290-9023 JERSEY SUBS NOW HIRING cashiers and delivery drivers. Experienced preferred Apply: 1756 MILEGROUND ROAD. MARIO’S FISHBOWL NOW HIRING cooks and servers for year-round and summer only. Apply within at 704 Richwood Ave.

The Daily Athenaeum is now accepting applications in the:

Production Department Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash Apply at 284 Prospect Street Bring Class Schedule EOE

Classifieds 304-2293-44141

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 16, 2010