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Both men convicted in Diviney assault

BY ERIN FITZWILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Two Delaware men have been found guilty in connection withw the Nov. 7, 2009 beating of Ryan Diviney, a West Virginia University student who remains in a coma in a New Jersey Hospital.

The jury of eight men and four women convicted Jonathan May, 19, of misdemeanor battery, and Austin Vantrease, 19, of felony malicious assault. They reached the verdict Friday.

The charge against May caries a maximum sentence of one year, while Vantrease could spend up to 10 years in prison according to West Virginia Penal Code.

They were tried last week at the Monongalia County Courthouse in front of a 12-member jury and “quite the audience” as noted by presiding Judge Russell Clawges.

The jury began deliberations at 4:30 p.m. Friday and decided to break for the weekend at 7:30 p.m. They continued Monday

until the verdict was announced.

Benches for the defense were nearly filled with friends of May and Vantrease, some of whom were there the night of the altercation.

The benches for Diviney were also filled, with his father Ken Diviney and sister Kari sitting together with friends and family, some donning “Team Diviney” T-shirts.

Both Vantrease and May took the stand in their defense.

Video surveillance of the in-

cident at the Willey Street Dairy Mart was reviewed several times over the course of the trial.

Witnesses of the fight, Jessica Guay and Jordan Laudeman, friends of May and Vantrease, testified about what they saw the night of the incident.

Guay and Laudeman were also the pair that called 911 after seeing Diviney seizing on the ground that night, but left before the ambulance arrived on the

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Austin Vantrease testifies in front of the jury during the trial for the Ryan Diviney assault case. The jury later found Vantrease guilty of malicious assault.

Occupancy limited Grant Ave. facelift ahead of schedule by square footage in some districts

BY DEVON UNGER CITY EDITOR

The Morgantown City Council passed an ordinance during Tuesday’s meeting changing family-unit requirements for occupancy in R-2 and R-3 residential districts, such as downtown and Sunnyside, to a square-footage requirement.

The new ordinance creates square footage requirements for bedrooms, bathrooms and common spaces to determine the number of persons allowed to occupy a unit.

This ordinance is a companion to the previous ordinance redefining the term family in

the city’s code meant to limit the number of rental units in R-1 and R-1A residential neighborhoods, said Morgantown Mayor Bill Byrne.

“As opposed to saying a group can live in there if they are family, people can now live in there if there is the correct number of square feet,” Byrne said.

Byrne said while these ordinances were passed while many students were not in town, that the matters have been in discussion for 18 months, and the Council is on firm legal ground.

“The city has been clear all

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Executive Director of Sunnyside Up Jim Hunt explains possible future renovations on houses in Sunnyside to a group during a tour of Grant Street July 14.

Sunnyside Up Board of Directors visits new bus stops, sidewalks and landscaping

BY DEVON UNGER CITY EDITOR

The Sunnyside Up Board of Directors toured the site of the Grant Avenue Streetscape project during its regular meeting July 14.

The tour allowed board members to see the progress of the project, ask questions and provide input regarding future improvements. Michael Mills of the Mills Group also gave a presentation about recommended facade improvements in the area.

The Grant Avenue Streetscape project will replace sidewalks, develop two bus stops and install LED streetlights on Grant Avenue from Fourth Street to Campus Drive.

A new six-foot sidewalk will be installed on the left side of Grant Avenue from First Street to Campus Drive, and the first new bus stop will be at the corner of Grant and First Street. WVU has purchased two homes at this intersection so they can be demolished to make room for the stop, said Jim Hunt, executive director of Sunnyside Up.

“This location is the worst possible location for pedestrian traffic,” Hunt said. “This project will increase the accessibility.”

The second bus stop will be at the Fourth Street right-of-way on Grant Avenue. This stop will feature a canopy to protect bus riders from rain or snow and will feature what Hunt called the “nicest view in Sunnyside.”

“Students can gather; it will be a place where people can come and read a book,” Hunt said. “You will be able to see to Beechurst, all the way to the Rail Trail when the project is finished.”

He said these projects will reduce congestion in the area by keeping pedestrian traffic out of the street. It will also bring the neighborhood’s infrastructure into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 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

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Scaffolding surrounds Woodburn Hall during the building’s ongoing restoration.

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Executive Director of Sunnyside Up Jim Hunt gives a tour of Grant Street to explain current and future renovations in Sunnyside July 14.

WVU financial aid increases as economy weakens

BY TARA MAYLE STAFF WRITER

FOR MORE INFORMATION

The total amount of loans offered through West Virginia University has increased by $158 million in the last five years.

This includes subsidized, unsubsidized and parent PLUS loans offered to students and families attending WVU. The biggest increase was the amount offered in the Parent PLUS loans. A total of $192 million has been offered so far for the 2010-11 school year, an increase of $98 million since

On Financial Aid at WVU, visit www.finaid.wvu.edu.

2006-07.

Subsidized student loans have increased $18 million in the last five years, and unsubsidized student loans have increased $42 million.

“Most of the loans that are offered to students are not creditbased,” said Kaye Widney, direc-

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tor of financial aid.

This makes it easier for students to borrow.

Students are offered different amounts based on their grade level and dependency status.

Aid is offered in amounts ranging from $5,500 for a dependent freshman to $20,500 for an independent graduate student.

Up until two years ago, students took out loans in their own names on the private market.

When the credit crunch hit, private lenders were less wiling to loan to students, Widney said.

As a result, parents went back to borrowing in the federal PLUS loan.

The financial aid staff does not recommend borrowing from private lenders, as the interest rates are much higher than federally funded aid.

The Parent PLUS loans at WVU are offered to parents with dependents considered at least half-time students. While some student loans do not require a credit check, parent loans do.

If approved, parents may

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BY NICK ASHLEY STAFF WRITER

Woodburn Hall is undergoing a $3.2 million restoration program to focus on its exterior.

Improvements include replacing the slate roof, repainting the trim, repairing or placing old brickwork, and installation of new copper gutters. The remodeling of Woodburn Hall is a year long project, and should be complete by next May. “We are constantly evaluating the buildings, and Facilities Management made the decision to remodel Woodburn Hall now,” said Dan Batson, associate director for Design and Construction for Facilities Management.

“Woodburn Hall is the cornerstone of the University.

It has tremendous historic

meaning to the school, and for many years to come, the building will once again be preserved.”

According to Batson, the last time the 125-year-old building underwent such a project was 1993. The current restoration has been planned for nearly a decade.

E. Moore Hall is undergoing similar restoration work. including masonry restoration, roofing replacement, roofing repair and a repaint of all exterior wood trim. The work on E. Moore Hall is expected to be finished by Aug. 15.

Another project currently underway is the repair and replacement of the steam heating system on Prospect Street.

The system serves Boreman and Arnold Hall. This project

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FACILITY PROGRESSES $19 million WVU basketball practice facility is expected to be finished for the start of the 2011 season.

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Pride to go on three trips, seeks travel fund donations

BY MORGAN MCCORMICK STAFF WRITER

The Pride of West Virginia plans to take three road trips to away football games this fall.

The farthest trip planned is Baton Rouge, La., to watch the Mountaineers take on Southeastern Conference foe Louisiana State University.

The Pride is also traveling to games against rivals Marshall University and the University of Pittsburgh.

The University and athletic department usually fund the away trips, but this year travel expenses exceed the band’s budget. However, the WVU Foundation has created the Pride Travel Fund to help get donations for away trips.

The Pride Travel Fund started in 2007 and has received $320,000 in donations said Kristen Larrick, Assistant

SUNNYSIDE Continued from PAGE 1 improvements.

The projects are ahead of schedule, Hunt said, and will be completed prior to the beginning of the fall semester.

The Sunnyside Up Facade Grant Program provides property owners with up to $3,000 in matching funds to make improvements to their properties appearance. Mills showed

ECONOMY Continued from PAGE 1 borrow up to the cost of attendance minus any scholarships and financial aid awards the students has received.

The ability of a parent to borrow and defer payments has made the parent loan a more attractive option, Widney said.

Between the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school year, students

FOR MORE INFORMATION Anyone interested in donating can do so by contacting the Foundation at 304-284-4000 or www.PrideTravelFund.com.

Director of the Foundation’s University Fund.

“The most expensive trip will be the LSU trip. Two nights in hotels, plus the cost of the buses, food and the tickets for the band will cost over $150,000,” said Jay Drury, Assistant Director of Bands.

The WVU Foundation is a private nonprofit corporation charged with fund raising for WVU. The contributions have enabled the band to travel to away games at Auburn, Syracuse, Connecticut, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Marshall. the board examples of the suggestions they will make to landlords.

“Our approach was not to do something architecturally magnificent,” Mills said. “We were taking a $10,000 to $15,000 budget and saying, ‘what could we do with that dollar amount.’”

Some of Mills’ concepts include moving trash cans, adding landscaping, painting and adding porch lights.

He also showed a design for a standardized address sign to were given the opportunity to borrow an extra $2,000 in unsubsidized loans, said Patricia Weimer, associate director of financial aid. Before, freshmen were limited to $3,500, now it is $5,500.

According to Widney, families are now more prepared than in previous years and have been more active in exploring opportunities such as loans and work-study.

“The Foundation has been instrumental in helping many entities on campus over the years, and the band has benefited greatly from their generous support. We are very proud of the band, and we are honored to represent the University and the State whenever we travel,” Drury said.

“The students work hard to make sure that we have a band that we can be proud of, and being able to travel to support the team and the university around the state and the country is a great experience for them.”

Donors to the travel fund who give $500 or more become members of the prestigious 100 Mile Club. Those who contribute $100 or more before Sept. 1 receive a band CD. All donors receive a car decal. morgan.mccormick@mail.wvu.edu

go on front porches featuring easily visible address numbers and the Sunnyside Up logo.

“This brings recognition that you as a Board have put money into these properties and may encourage others to do the same,” Mills said. “Much like a national historic property has a plaque, these might be the same, that you’ve invested the money and upgraded the building.” devon.unger@mail.wvu.edu

COUNCIL Continued from PAGE 1 along that we have a whole variety of measures trying to encourage students living in the downtown areas and limit student rentals in the neighborhoods for a variety of reasons,” Byrne said. “We haven’t been doing this without public exposure, we feel like we’ve put it out there.”

He said the city worked with West Virginia University law professor Bob Bastress to develop the ordinance. Byrne is confident the city has addressed any constitutional issues with the ordinance.

“College towns are always addressing the issues. This is not the first time anyone has done this, we are not inventing the

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Guay testified that she heard Diviney say “I want to fight you one on one.”

She also said May punched Diviney then Vantrease kicked him in the head once he was on the ground.

“Directly as I made contact, I knew it was ridiculous that I did that,” Vantrease said during his

PLAN Continued from PAGE 1 has been going on for a little more than a week and is expect to be finished by Aug. 5.

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wheel here,” Byrne said. “We’ve looked at what other municipalities have done, we’ve looked at other circumstances in college towns, we’ve looked very closely at the constitutional issues, and we think we are in good shape.”

The ordinance takes affect Sept. 1 along with the previous ordinance changing the definition of family.

Another issue discussed at the meeting included some changes to the city’s budget.

Morgantown is currently facing budgetary shortfalls, said Dan Boroff, city manager. He added that growth in Morgantown has slowed, general fund tax revenues have diminished in the first quarter of the fiscal year.

He cited the sluggish national economy and bad weather this winter as possible causes but said the causes will be more

clear in six to nine months.

“We are not as in as strong a position as what we’ve traditionally been,” he said. “We would like to see a contingency of about $600,000; the contingency is only $20,000.”

Boroff said he met with department heads and they decided not to fill job vacancies, and some capital acquisitions will be postponed until they can determine what has caused these shortfalls.

Morgantown’s economy is still strong compared to the rest of the state, Boroff said, but it is best to deal with the problems as soon as they become apparent.

The city has made more than $3.5 million in infrastructure investments over the past year, Boroff said.

testimony. “I regretted it from the second my foot hit him. I knew I shouldn’t have done that.

He was already on the ground ...

It made me feel horrible. I basically didn’t speak all night.”

Vantrease testified that Diviney, May and himself were not part of the original fight between their groups of friends.

He said the two groups passed each other going opposite directions and kept walking, then when he heard yelling, he turned around and went back toward

the commotion between one of his and Diviney’s friends.

When Prosecuting Attorney Marcia Ashdown asked Vantrease, “Did you and Jonathon May cause every injury to Ryan Diviney?”

Vantrease replied, “I believe so.”

He is currently being held at the North Central Regional Jail while May remains on Bond. No date has been set for sentencing.

tem repair. Cliff Smith, a project manger, said the project will solve problems with efficiency which were causing some rooms to be colder than others.

“The heating will be much more efficient after construction, and there will be much

less energy loss from each dorm,” Smith said.

A $33 million project to completely renovate White Hall is also underway. This project is also expected to be mostly finished by May 2011.

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Sen. John D. Rockefeller, D-W.Va., stands left, as Vice President Joe Biden, right, reads the swearing in for Sen. Carte Goodwin, D-W.V., as his wife Rochelle (Rocky) Ann Goodwin and son Wesley Patrick Goodwin, 4, stand during a mock swearing in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday.

Goodwin joins Senate caucus of short-termers WASHINGTON (AP) — West Virginia Democrat Carte Goodwin replaced the Senate’s oldest member as its youngest Tuesday, becoming part of a small caucus of freshman seat-warmers with little seniority but outsized power in the closely divided chamber.

Goodwin, 36, will serve for four months in the Senate seat of Robert C. Byrd, who died this month at 92. So important was Goodwin’s vote to majority Democrats that they deployed him as a filibusterbuster 15 minutes after he took the oath of office.

An extension of unemployment insurance advanced as a result. Majority Leader Harry Reid threw a news conference

to introduce Goodwin and to thank him for voting as Byrd would have. He let Goodwin answer a question about the bill’s impact on the deficit – then cut him off, “since he’s number 100 in seniority,” Reid said with a grin.

Such is the lot of this class of temporary senators, the most junior in the seniority-driven chamber but also the warm bodies and votes each side needs this election year when 60 votes are required to advance almost any legislation.

“You’re either a senator or you’re not,” said Sen. Jay Rockefeller, the senior West Virginia Democrat.

Any one senator can potentially hold up Senate business.

But junior senators with the future in mind don’t often play hardball.

Goodwin joins an ambitious group whose short stays in the Senate could give them experience to tout someday during bids for full, six-year terms.

Goodwin and Sen. George Le Mieux, R-Fla., the Senate’s youngest members, will leave the Senate after the November elections because their patrons and former bosses, Govs.

Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Charlie Crist of Florida, are running for the seats.

Goodwin has not said whether he might someday run for Rockefeller’s seat. But LeMieux, 41, is said to be considering challenging Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.

The 2008 presidential election cost the Senate several members now replaced by appointees. Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., is serving the rest of President Barack Obama’s term; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is serving out Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., is serving Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s. Bennet and Gillibrand are seeking election this year to hold onto their seats.

Sen. Ted Kaufman, D-Del., is serving in Vice President Joe Biden’s seat but like Goodwin, will leave after a special election in November.

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Gov. Manchin announced his run for Senate seat CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Joe Manchin, a centrist and popular Democrat known for his calm, compassionate handling of a coal mine disaster that killed 29 in April, declared Tuesday that he will run for the late Robert C. Byrd’s U.S. Senate seat.

The bid marks the latest rise in profile for the 62-yearold Manchin since the former state lawmaker captured the governor’s office in 2004 after a term as secretary of state. He became chairman of the National Governors Association earlier this month, enjoys high approval ratings in his state and was seen as a comforterin-chief to victims’ families following April’s Upper Big Branch mine explosion and the 2006 Sago mine disaster.

Byrd was 92 when he died June 28 as history’s longestserving member of Congress.

He was renowned for his mastery of the Constitution and complex Senate procedures, and for securing funds for his home state. Manchin said no one could truly replace him.

“If I am so fortunate and honored to have the support of the people of West Virginia, I can’t fill his shoes,” Manchin said. “I only hope I would be able to follow in his footsteps and continue to help people of West Virginia.”

Manchin’s decision came after he and legislative leaders resolved their differences over the succession process. The legislation calls for an Aug. 28 primary and Nov. 2 general election to fill the roughly two years that would be left in Byrd’s term. It also sets a four-day candidate filing period, which started Tuesday.

The Nov. 2 winner would take over that month from Carte Goodwin, 36, Manchin’s temporary appointee.

The governor’s former chief counsel took his oath of office Tuesday and has said he will not run for the seat.

Republicans view their top prospect as Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, who serves in the state’s 2nd Congressional District. State GOP lawmakers won an amendment in the legislation that would allow her to seek Byrd’s seat without abandoning her ongoing bid for a sixth U.S. House term.

They had also complained the measure benefited Manchin and deterred serious challengers.

The November election will

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In this April 23, 2010 photo, a Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site is seen near Burlington, Pa., in Bradford County. So vast is the wealth of natural gas locked into dense rock deep beneath Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Ohio that some geologists estimate it’s enough to supply the entire East Coast for 50 years. But freeing it requires a powerful drilling process called hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking,’ using millions of gallons of water brewed with toxic chemicals that some fear threaten to pollute water above and below ground, deplete aquifers and perhaps endanger human health and the environment.

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West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is applauded Tuesday after he announced he will run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the late Robert C. Byrd. be key for Democrats trying to hold onto a slim majority in Congress. Were Manchin to lose, he would remain governor.

Manchin has won three consecutive statewide races, and he would have the edge if Capito entered the race, said West Virginia Wesleyan College political science professor Robert Rupp.

“It would be a short race by qualified, experienced, effective campaigners,” Rupp said.

“They’re already well-liked in the state.”

GOP attacks on Manchin began before his formal candidacy. The National Republican Senatorial Committee has filed Freedom of Information Act requests with his office, seeking fodder for attacks and the National Republican Committee cast Manchin as a would-be rubber stamp for President Barack Obama with a liberal record.

Obama lost West Virginia handily to GOP nominee John McCain in 2008 and is considered unpopular here. But Manchin carried all 55 counties in that election to land his second term as governor, winning nearly 70 percent of the vote. Registered Democrats have a nearly two-to-one edge over Republicans in the state.

As governor, Manchin has had mixed views on both the 2009 federal stimulus program and the sweeping health care overhaul passed earlier this year. He has repeatedly sparred with Democrats in the White House and Congress over efforts to cap greenhouse gas emissions caused by burning coal.

Manchin has instead urged a more gradual approach that provides time and funding to develop cleaner methods for using coal and, eventually, alternative fuels. He has frequently criticized Obama administration regulators as well over their handling of mining permits.

“This is a governor who has taken his time to distance himself from the Obama administration,” Rupp said, dismissing the initial national GOP attacks as tone-deaf.

Manchin pushed for stronger mine safety and rescue measures after the Sago disaster. But in that tragedy, he also relayed a rumor to relatives that the miners had survived. That proved false, leaving him to tell the devastated families later that all but one of the dozen trapped miners had died.

Manchin’s conservative fiscal approach to state finances recently won the state an improved bond credit ratings from Moody’s Investors Service. Such groups as the Cato Institute have applauded Manchin’s push for gradual tax cuts benefiting both businesses and consumers. During his tenure, West Virginia has avoided the recession-induced tax hikes, public worker layoffs and reduced government services suffered in many other states.

Manchin said he would pursue such policies while championing the state’s role in the nation’s energy needs with coal.

“Now I get to tell the whole world, maybe, how good you are,” Manchin said.

Mine industry sues over federal permit CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The coal industry filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Obama administration’s efforts to limit surface coal mining in Appalachia.

The National Mining Association’s lawsuit accuses the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers of illegally preventing mines from obtaining water quality permits in the region. If successful, the NMA says the lawsuit would free a logjam of 235 pending permit applications that have been held up for additional scrutiny by the EPA since 2009.

“Members’ efforts to navigate this unlawful process and obtain reasonable and predictable permit terms have been unsuccessful, leaving us no choice but to challenge the EPA and Corps policy in court,” NMA President Hal Quinn said in a statement.

“The agencies’ continued abuse of the law to impose arbitrary standards on mining operations, state agencies and other federal regulatory bodies threatens the entire region with further economic misery and stagnant employment.”

The EPA had no immediate comment. The corps referred questions to the U.S. Department of Justice, which also

had no immediate comment.

The lawsuit is the latest skirmish in a series of court fights over mountaintop removal coal mining in West Virginia, Kentucky and other Appalachian states. Mine operators say the practice is highly efficient, supports tens of thousands of jobs and provides coal for electric power plants across much of the South and East. But opponents argue that surface mining is too damaging to the environment because it disposes of excess material such as rock by burying streams.

In this series of court battles, lawsuits by coal companies or industry groups have been rare. The companies typically find themselves fighting lawsuits by environmental groups that seek to stop individual permits.

The core of Tuesday’s lawsuit is an attack on the new surface mining policy announced by the EPA on April 1. The policy tightened water quality standards solely for valley fills at surface coal mines in West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Tennessee. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said at the time the goal was a standard so strict that few, if any, permits would be issued

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The lawsuit seeks to have that policy overturned as well as to eliminate the EPA’s practice of offering to approve one valley fill permit at a time, which the NMA says oversteps the agency’s authority.

Those decisions should be left to the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the lawsuit contends.

“EPA and the Corps have launched a moving target in coal mining permitting that is substantially and irreparably harming NMA’s coal mining members,” the lawsuit says.

EPA looks at drilling, water issues HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — So vast is the wealth of natural gas locked into dense rock deep beneath Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Ohio that some geologists estimate it’s enough to supply the entire East Coast for 50 years.

But freeing it requires a powerful drilling process called hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” using millions of gallons of water brewed with toxic chemicals, that some fear could pollute water above and below ground and deplete aquifers.

As gas drillers swarm to this lucrative Marcellus Shale region and blast into other shale reserves around the country, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking a new look at the controversial fracking technique, currently exempt from federal regulation.

The $1.9 million study comes as the nation reels from the Deepwater Horizon environmental and economic disaster playing out in the Gulf of Mexico.

The oil and gas industry steadfastly defends the process as having been proven safe over many years as well as necessary to keep the nation on a path to energy independence.

Studies have “consistently shown that the risks are managed, it’s safe, it’s a technology that’s essential ... it’s also a technology that’s well-regulated,” said Lee Fuller, director of the industry coalition Energy In Depth.

“A fair study,” Fuller added, “will show that the procedures that are there now are highly effective and do not need to be altered – the federal government does not need to be there.”

But because of the oil disaster, conservation groups say the drilling industry has lost

it credibility and the rapid expansion of shale drilling needs to be scrutinized.

“People no longer trust the oil and gas industry to say, ‘Trust us, we’re not cutting corners,’ “ said Cathy Carlson, a policy adviser for Earthworks, which supports federal regulation and a moratorium on fracking in the Marcellus Shale.

Just six years ago, an EPA study declared the fracking process posed “little or no threat to underground sources of drinking water” and with that blessing, Congress a year later exempted hydraulic fracturing from federal regulation.

Now the agency, prodded by Congress even before the Gulf disaster and stung by criticism that its 2004 study was scientifically flawed and maybe politically tainted, will bring the issues to the heart of the land lease rush in the Marcellus Shale: Canonsburg, Pa., on Thursday and Binghamton, N.Y., on August 12.

EPA hearings earlier this month in Fort Worth, Texas and Denver focused on issues including drilling in the Barnett Shale of Texas, and in Colorado and Wyoming, which have experienced similar natural gas booms. Natural gas is also being recovered from the Haynesville Shale in north Louisiana, the Fayetteville Shale in northern Arkansas and Woodford Shale in southern Oklahoma.

In Texas, where drillers have sunk more than 13,000 wells into the Barnett Shale in the past decade, fear of the cancer-causing chemical benzene in the air above gas fields from processing plants and equipment has spurred tests by environmental regulators and criticism of the state’s safeguards.

In Colorado, numerous resi-

dents contend gas drilling has spoiled their water wells.

Advancements in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technology in the late 1990s significantly increased the yield and economic viability of tapping shale gas wells and led to the current natural gas boom, starting in Texas with the Barnett Shale. Fracking is now considered the key to unlocking huge, untapped natural gas reserves across the United States at a time when natural gas is emerging as a greener energy alternative to coal or oil.

The Marcellus Shale is 10 times the size of the Barnett, spanning 50,000 square miles compared with the 5,000-square-mile Barnett.

It is also three times thicker than the Barnett at up to 900 feet, and is estimated to have a potential yield of 10 times as much gas (500 trillion cubic feet versus 50 trillion cubic feet).

At stake in the debate over how best to manage and regulate this enormous new natural resource is not just the safety of water supplies but also thousands of jobs, profits for the gas drilling and delivery industry and a bonanza of royalties for landowners.

“We’ve got to get it right,” said Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., a sponsor of the so-called FRAC Act, which would repeal the 2005 exemption and require regulation of fracking by the EPA under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. “We allowed coal over many, many decades to be an industry that was so unregulated that it was allowed to do virtually whatever it wanted, and now we have numerous environmentally adverse impacts,” he said.

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Race to fill Byrd’s shoes could shape state In the wake of legendary Sen. Robert C. Byrd’s death, West Virginia’s state politics are once again primed to be in the limelight.

After five days of wrangling, the West Virginia legislature finally reached agreement for a special election to fill Byrd’s Senate seat Nov. 2 with a special-election primary to be held Aug. 28.

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin signed the bill into law Monday night.

To gain the necessary votes

to enact the law immediately upon Manchin’s signing (which allows for an abbreviated timeline for a November election), a compromise had to be forged between House Democrats and Republicans.

The deal will ultimately allow Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) to run simultaneously for reelection to her seat in the House of Representatives as well as Byrd’s highly coveted Senate seat.

Capito has yet to announce

her plans.

Not long after signing the bill, Manchin ended speculation about his political future and formally launched his campaign for the Senate seat Tuesday afternoon.

“If I am so fortunate and honored to have the support of the people of West Virginia, I can’t fill his (Byrd’s) shoes,” Manchin told the Associated Press. “I can only hope to follow his footsteps and serve the people of West Virginia as best I can.”

Most believe Capito will announce her i nt e n tions to run in the coming days, though, it may be wise for her to wait for Rockefeller to depart his Senate seat, possibly in 2014.

Though, as seen with the longevity of Byrd, his departure at that time may be wishful thinking for Capito’s camp.

While Manchin is popular throughout the state (carrying all 55 counties with 70 percent of the vote in 2008), with national discontent with

the Obama administration and the Democratic majority, Capito may view now as good of a time as ever to make a run for the U.S. Senate.

And with the chance to fall back upon her spot in the House, why not?

Whatever happens in the coming days, the race to fill Byrd’s shoes will be pivotal for both West Virginia’s future and the national legislative makeup. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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In this file photograph taken April 8, 2010, Apple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs, second left, talks with senior vice president of worldwide marketing Philip Schiller, left, following an event at Apple Inc. in Cupertino, Calif.

Apple Inc. reports second-quarter earnings Tuesday, July 20, 2010, after the market close.

ANOTHER ROTTEN APPLE DAVID RYAN COPY EDITOR

Oh, Steve Jobs.

I had such high hopes for your latest press conference.

I wanted you, like the rest of the world, to tell me you had made a mistake with your new phone and were correcting it.

I wanted you to tell me everything would be OK. I wanted you to make me want the new iPhone again.

But you didn’t.

Instead, you took the easy way out.

Instead of admitting the widespread, well-known problem of your antenna, you decided to play the blame

game.

It’s disheartening, Mr. Jobs.

You said it had been “blown so out of proportion that it’s incredible,” according to videos of the conference.

You said that there wasn’t really an “Antennagate.” You said the issues weren’t unique to Apple and even went so far as to emulate problems with other devices.

Problems the companies themselves deny actually happen and few people have been able to replicate on videos on YouTube and technology websites.

You said “phones aren’t perfect,” responding to criticisms about the media frenzy.

You then said the media just wanted to tear you down because you’d become a big,

successful company.

If only I could believe any of that, Mr. Jobs.

As a mostly satisfied iPhone 3G owner (that last update was horrible and made my phone a shell of its former, snappy and responsive self ), I have to call shenanigans.

The problem with the conference, Mr. Jobs, is that you skirted around the issue that demanded such a conference.

Instead of explaining why the design of the phone’s antenna could possibly lose calls by holding it, you said you would give everyone a free case.

You avoided it further by saying 0.55 percent of all iPhone 4 customers had called Apple about the issue.

You said the phone had a 1.7 percent return rate at AT&T stores.

Both numbers ignore key information: Most customers don’t call a manufacturer for a defective item but rather where they bought it, and the phone was available for preorder at many stores (most of whom still have yet to be filled).

Friday was supposed to be the day I said “a-ha, it was a minor problem after all.” I was supposed to spend money on a new phone, replacing my well-used 3G. Nothing you said, despite impressive photos of your “Mount Doom”-esque testing labs, allayed my concerns.

You didn’t address there could be a clear and pres-

ent hardware defect in your phone.

Your case giveaway doesn’t hide the fact the phone might not actually work right out of the box – something I think everyone will agree with is important when making a big-ticket purchase ($200 is a big deal for college students).

I want to believe, Mr. Jobs.

I want to.

But I won’t buy something that is known to have an issue.

I won’t buy something that requires a case that, bizarrely, you won’t be giving away past Sept. 30.

Brands are important items, Mr. Jobs. The ease of my iPhone has lead me to greater interest in your other, pricier products.

But since people first began

noticing the problem, your reactions have been defensive and evasive.

I shouldn’t ever have to use a peripheral device to make something work.

It’s like printers that require you to buy a USB cord – everything should come ready to go. Even remote controls come with batteries.

I want to believe, Mr. Jobs. I really do. I want to enjoy that new display, that new, speedier model of a phone that consumes much of my day.

But I cannot. Not yet. I am still waiting for that elusive PowerPoint slide to say “Problem Solved.”

Alas, I don’t think we’ll be seeing it any time soon. david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu

The US government does not need to decide what is ‘indecent’ JORDAN BONNERR COLUMNIST

A federal appeals court struck down a Federal Communications Commission policy last week that permitted them to fine broadcasters for allowing a single curse word on live television – the dreaded “fleeting expletive.”

Following an incident in 2003 in which U2 singer Bono used the phrase “f---in’ brilliant” during a live broadcast of the Golden Globe awards, the FCC decided that fleeting expletives could be indecent – a policy that was at the heart of the ruling against the FCC. The Associated Press reported the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York wrote: “By prohibiting all ‘patently offensive’ references to sex, sexual organs and excre-

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tion without giving adequate guidance as to what ‘patently offensive’ means, the FCC effectively chills speech, because broadcasters have no way of knowing what the FCC will find offensive.”

In 1978, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the FCC had the regulatory power to prohibit offensive broadcast material during certain hours.

The ruling was based on the idea that radio and broadcast television had a “uniquely pervasive presence in the lives of all Americans.” But is this sentiment still applicable today?

Radio and television broadcasts are, unquestionably, still a major presence in the lives of Americans. Since the Supreme Court’s 1978 ruling, however, new media (including the Internet) have flooded into American homes – media that, unlike broadcasting, have been deemed deserv-

ing of full First Amendment protection.

As former chairman of the FCC, Michael Powell, pointed out in a New York Times online forum, broadcasting in 1978 was a scarce medium without rival.

Powell wrote: “If the case for lesser speech protection for broadcasting was ever sound, that case is eviscerated today by the sheer abundance and accessibility of other media sources, which enjoy full Constitutional protection.”

If the courts are going to allow censorship on the basis of indecency, it should not be variable. There should not be a First Amendment for broadcasting and another for other media.

Also at issue here, in addition to the regulatory imbalance, is the matter of content.

The use of curse words on television awards shows and Janet Jackson’s wardrobe mal-

function at the Super Bowl have greatly incensed many people. This is often not the case with depictions of murder or aggravated assault, which are well represented on cable television.

Why the focus on language with a sexual connotation and body parts?

Perhaps celebrities should refrain from cursing at awards shows and make a reasonable effort to keep certain body parts covered in public.

However, the impact of a slipped curse word or a millisecond-long breast-baring seems negligible.

Should we presume that a child is more negatively affected by hearing the utterance of a curse word on the street than by witnessing a brutal beating? Given the uproar generated by the use of fleeting expletives on broadcast television and the relatively muted response to

depictions of violence, it appears many people would resoundingly prefer the brutal beating.

It is, of course, reasonable to attempt to protect children from certain content, but we are not all kids. Censorship for children should not be done simply by diluting all media content to that which is deemed universally acceptable for all ages.

Most adults can (or at least should be able to) handle a few curse words, and likely would prefer not to be forced to watch Barney and Sponge Bob every day (though it is occasionally fun to indulge).

Media regulations, including the one at issue here, are wrongly based on a community standard.

Decisions about acceptable speech and media content are profoundly personal, and they vary from one person to another and from one

family to another.

Parents, not the FCC, should make the ultimate decision regarding acceptable media content.

The FCC’s policy on indecency, and its stance on fleeting expletives, is too vaguely drawn and open to the use of arbitrary punishment for violators.

The FCC should stop meddling with media content, especially if they are going to continue to implement illconceived, unbalanced and inconsistent policies.

Calls for less government currently echo from every corner of the country, yet the FCC’s drive to impinge upon and distort the First Amendment continues unabated.

It is time we realize that we do not need a government regulatory agency to tell us what is indecent and when it is and is not acceptable to be on television or radio.

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WEDNESDAY JULY 21, 2010

MATTHEW PEASLEE LEE SPORTS WRITER

Facility construction progresses

Now begins crucial time for Pirates

B-ball facility to be completed for 2011-12 season

Nothing irks me more than people who claim they are Pittsburgh fans.

Not the Panthers – we all hate them and rightfully so. I’m talking about the professional sports teams of the Steel City.

A lot of you WVU students are Steelers fans. That’s great; I am as well.

Penguins, eh, they’re cool too. I don’t understand hockey all that well, but there is no way anyone can dispute the talents of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

When it comes to baseball, most people forget there is a Major League team right in their backyard. I’m talking about the team with 17 – and soon to be 18 losing seasons – the Pittsburgh Pirates.

It’s rough to be a Pirates fan. Heading into the second half of the season, the team is 28 games under .500 and really leaves fans with nothing to cheer for.

However, this might be the most important second-half of the season this franchise has seen in 17 years.

This may come as a surprise to the casual Pirates fan, but the front office uncharacteristically won’t be trading everyone away at the July 31 trade deadline.

Aging veterans Jack Wilson, Freddy Sanchez, Adam LaRoche, Nyjer Morgan and Nate McLouth were traded away in favor of younger prospects with more upside.

This year, the Pirates don’t have many bargaining chips to offer clubs in contention for a playoff spot.

The trades of years past offered the Pirates a chance to rebuild. This year’s group of young players is here for the long run.

Players like centerfielder Andrew McCutchen, second baseman Neil Walker and rightfielder Jose Tabata will be long-term Pirates. The second half of the 2010 season is their time to shine and turn the corner in on-field development.

There will be a few trades made by the end of the month; with a team like the struggling Pirates, there are always castoffs that will help a surging team over the next few months.

Closer Octavio Dotel, catcher Ryan Doumit and starting pitcher Zach Duke will be shopped around and likely playing in a different uniform

by August. The critics can’t poke fun at the organization for moving these players, though.

They’re anything but spectacular and have a dim future in Pittsburgh.

Dotel has blown five saves in 2010 but still has 19,which is an attractive number to a team searching for a closer.

Doumit is the worst defensive catcher in the game. He is having one of his best offensive seasons of his career but is still only batting a mediocre .260.

Duke has lost control and speed on his fastball and stumbled into the All-Star Break with a 3-8 record and 5.49 ERA. These players hardly quality big leaguers and will do more good than harm with the Pirates.

The players who remain need these last two months of the season to prove their longterm worth.

At just 23 years old, third baseman Pedro Alvarez has the weight of the whole city on his shoulders. He, along with McCutchen, are expected to be the faces of the franchise five years from now.

Alvarez has yet to live up to the Stephen Strasburg-esque expectations Pittsburgh fans have built for him. With three homeruns in 84 big-league atbats, there is still plenty more to come from the slugger.

Allegheny River, watch out.

Balls will be getting wet outside of PNC Park when Alvarez steps to the plate in the future.

Pittsburgh supporters, you’ve waited 17 years already.

What is two more years?

Have patience and by 2012, the Pirates will be in contention.

But, it starts with the rest of 2010.

SPORTS WRITER

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BY BRIAN KUPPELWEISER Just five months after breaking ground on a $19 million basketball practice facility, workers have made significant progress in construction of the facility.

West Virginia University’s Capital Projects Manager Bill Linn said the facility, which is being constructed in between the WVU Coliseum and the Core Arboretum, is expected to be completed by the 2011-12 basketball season.

He praised the Massaro Corporation, who had the lowest bid for the project in December 2009.

WVU’s Associate Director of Design Construction, John Thompson, is pleased with the work completed by Massaro thus far. Massaro renovated Oglebay Hall on the Downtown campus in 2007 and 2008.

“They did a very good job on that project,” Thompson said. “They are continuing to do great work with the basketball practice facility.”

Although progress has been made, the practice facility is still in its early stages.

Work must be done to contract out all of the work after Massaro completes general contracting.

“There are other work packages that we are contracting with separately to complete such as the wood flooring for the gyms, the furniture packages and the displays and graphics packages,” Linn said. “All of those are work packages

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Pictured is the construction site of the WVU basketball practice facility. General contracting has been going on since February by the Massaro Corporation based in Pittsburgh.

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that would be completed after the general contracting is done.”

WVU Deputy Athletic Director Mike Parsons said it is “amazing” the amount of progress Massaro has “over a relatively short period of time.”

“Granted, you are seeing a lot of steel going up, but it is giving you the scope and size of the building,” Parsons said. “Overall it is a very impressive site.”

Parsons said the facility will be of great significance to the Mountaineers’ basketball programs.

Construction workers from the Massaro Corporation work on the WVU basketball practice facility. Massaro will take care of the general contracting of the facility, while other companies are being contacted to finish the facility for the start of the 2011-12 basketball season.

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OPPONENT PREVIEW: LOUISVILLE

UL expects to be better with new coach Strong

BY BRIAN GAWTHROP SPORTS WRITER

Former Florida assistant coach Charlie Strong is known as a defensive genius, a prized recruiter and a topnotch motivator.

In his first year as head coach at Louisville, Strong’s most utilized tool may be his patience.

Strong takes over for departed head coach Steve Kragthorpe who was relieved of his duties after three seasons and a 15-21 record.

Kragthorpe is now the wide receivers coach at Texas A&M. Kragthorpe didn’t leave much for Strong, either.

Gone are five starters on a defense that finished 65th nationally. While the Cardinals only lose wide receiv-

ers Trent Guy and Scott Long on offense, the unit finished 91st in the country in total offense in 2009, averaging 18.5 points per game.

Additionally, Louisville is still in search of a starting quarterback. Adam Froman, who started most of Louisville’s games a season ago, returns.

He threw just six touchdowns to five interceptions last year. Justin Burke could also make a push for the starting job, as could incoming freshman Dominique Brown, who had previously verbally committed to Cincinnati before choosing the Cardinals.

The run game will be the focus of the offense, however, as junior running back

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holds its weekly CRU meetings at 9 p.m. in Room G24 of Eisland Hall.

People can join 300 others for live THE MORGANTOWN SONG music, skits and relevant messages.

WRITER CIRCLE will meet at the For more information, e-mail roy.

Monongalia Arts Center from 7 baker@uscm.org or visit wvucru. p.m. to 9 p.m. This is an informal com. group for songwriters to meet UNITED METHODIST STUDENT and work on new material in a MOVEMENT meets at 7 p.m. at the casual setting. For more inforCampus Ministry Center on the mation, call 304-212-8833 or corner of Price and Willey streets. e-mail songs@jimsavarino.com.

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CADUCEUS a completely confidential organization of people Every Wednesday who work in any role in health care WVU FIRST BOOK ADVISORY fields who are in addiction recovery, BOARD meets at 7 p.m. in the meets at 6 p.m. in the large conferKanawha Room of the Mountainlair. ence room of Chestnut Ridge BeStudents and faculty are welcome havioral Health Center on Evansdale to attend and get involved with First Campus. Students who are in recovBook and the WVU Advisory Board. ery of any kind are welcome to atFor more information, e-mail wvu@ tend this closed, private meeting. firstbook.org.

CYCLING CLUB meets at 8 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Continual Mountainlair. For more information, MOTOWNPOETS is looking for visit www.WVUcycling.com. poets who are interested in pracTHE CHEMISTRY LEARNING CEN ticing and sharing poetry with othTER is open from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in ers on an online forum. For more inRoom 408 of Clark Hall. The lab will formation, visit www.groups.yahoo. not be open on University holidays com/group/motownpoetry. or during the last week of classes.

MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs WVU ULTIMATE CLUB/TEAM volunteers for the information desk, meets at 5 p.m. at the WVU Intramu- pre-admission testing, hospitality ral Fields and is always looking for cart, mail delivery and gift shop. new participants. Experience play- For more information, call Christina ing ultimate frisbee isn’t necessary. Brown at 304-598-1324.

For more information, e-mail Zach WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topat wvultimate@yahoo.com or visit ics such as nutrition, sexual health www.sugit.org. and healthy living are provided for WVUACLU meets at 6 p.m. interested student groups, orgain the Monongalia Room of the nizations or classes by WELL WVU Mountainlair.

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CHRISTIAN HELP needs volunESL CONVERSATION TABLE will teers to help with the daily operameet at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose tions of six programs: a free clothCafe. All nationalities are welcome. ing store, food pantry, emergency The table is sponsored by Monon- financial assistance, Women’s Cagalia County Literacy Volunteers, a reer Clothing Closet, Working Man’s member of the United Way family. Closet and the Furniture Exchange.

For more information on Literacy For more information or to volunVolunteers, contact Jan at 304-296- teer, contact Jessica at 304-2963400 or mclv2@comcast.net.

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AIKIDO BEGINNERS CLASS will be NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets held at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. Stu- nightly in the Morgantown and Fairdent rates are available. For more mont areas. For more information, information, e-mail. var3@cdc.gov. call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

Every Thursday ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, meets daily. For help or a schedule, a 12-step program to assist partici- call 304-291-7918. For more inforpants in developing healthier rela- mation, visit www.aawv.org.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local nontionships of all kinds, meets at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Chestnut profit organization serving West Ridge Hospital. For more informa- Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs donations of food and personal care tion, call Mary at 304-296-3748.

LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE items and volunteers to support all COLLEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lu- aspects of the organization’s activitheran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC ties. For more information, call John responds to regional and national Sonnenday at 304-985-0021.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING disasters. No experience is necessary. For more information, e-mail SERVICES are provided for free by Stephanie at szinn1@mix.wvu.edu the Carruth Center for Psychologior visit www.lutheranmountaineer. cal and Psychiatric Services. A walkin clinic is offered weekdays from 9 org/disaster.

THE MORGANTOWN CHESS CLUB a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include edumeets from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the cational, career, individual, couples basement of the First Christian and group counseling. Please visit Church at 100 Cobun Ave. Meetings www.well.wvu.edu to find out more will not be held the last Thursday of information.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT every month. For more information, HOUSE, a local outreach organizavisit www.morgantownchess.org.

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grams and special events. For more information or to volunteer, contact Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@hotmail. com or 304-599-5020.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHIL DREN 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 information, contact Michelle Prudnick at 304598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is available on the first Monday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Caritas House office located at 391 Scott Ave. Test results are available in 20 minutes and are confidential.

To make an appointment, call 304293-4117. 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-onone community-based and schoolbased 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 304-9832823, 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 onetime event. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or e-mail rfh@ wvuh.com.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two 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 AS SISTANCE PROGRAM is an all-volunteer, non-profit that promotes spay/neuter to reduce the number of homeless pets that are euthanized every year. M-SNAP needs new members to help its cause, as does ReTails, a thrift shop located in the Morgantown Mall. For more information, go to www.m-snap.org.

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.edu.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR

needs hugs, too.

BORN TODAY This year, you walk through a new door and open up to unusual professional possibilities. A parent also could become quite unpredictable.

You might feel weighed down by a domestic issue or even your own home. Toss yourself 100 percent into your work. If you are single, date all you want. You have at least one interesting suitor coming toward you. Avoid any live-in situations this year. If you are attached, the two of you might need to renegotiate your boundaries. Remain nurturing. SAGITTARIUS works well with you.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) ★★★ You could feel a bit uptight about a personal situation. By throwing yourself into work or a project, the feeling will lessen. A parent or supervisor of some type could help you if you allow him or her to. Tonight: Get a card or token of appreciation on the way home.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) ★★★★★ Key associates or a partner regains a seriousness that you had hoped had passed.

Be open to his or her ideas, as well as new ones. Express a willingness to talk and give your support. Caring abounds. Tonight: Feed your mind.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 21) ★★★★ A key person in your life needs your time and attention. Finances could be tied up in this situation. Let your imagination flow when discussing an issue. You will discover that answers are forthcoming.

Don’t forget to schedule a doctor’s appointment. Tonight: Go with another person’s suggestion.

GEMINI (MAY 22-JUNE 20) ★★★★★ Others’ suggestions will be beneficial. A consensus arrived at during a meeting could be difficult to negate. Though you might be more concerned than you let on, success will be the most likely outcome. Tonight: Indulge a family member or roommate. Don’t forget that the cat

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) ★★★★★ As the day progresses, you become more and more energized. Rethink a matter involving a neighbor or information received, as well as disseminated. Optimism surrounds a new idea or news. Tonight: Jump on the bandwagon with a “yes.”

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) ★★★ You know well the virtues of sugar rather than vinegar, and you display that ability right now. How you handle someone could make a big difference in the outcome. Deal with a personal matter as soon as possible. Tonight: Home is where the heart is.

LIBRA (SEPT. 2 3-OCT. 2 2) ★★★★★ You might feel a familiar heaviness or seriousness. You have been there before and once more can handle whatever burdens might head your way. For now, express your enthusiasm with partners, those who seek you out and a loved one.

Tonight: Meet a friend for munchies and swap news.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) ★★★ Details could prevent your success. Stay focused, especially on matters involving finances and your budget. A friend means well but might not have the best idea.

Focus at work. Through concentrating, you’ll level out. Tonight: Don’t break your budget.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 2 2-DEC. 2 1) ★★★★★ Others find you strangely enticing and unusually creative. Still, maintain your image in a key meeting.

A change right now might not serve you well. A supervisor, boss or parent expresses his or her approval. Be gracious.

Tonight: Whatever knocks your socks off.

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Student Government plan calls for four fields in St. Francis area

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Former WVU quarterback Major Harris dances for the crowd at the College Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday evening in South Bend, Ind.

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The plan developed by WVU’s SGA leaders and club sports leaders would include two softball fields and two soccer fields. One of the soccer fields, in pink, would be artificial turf. A recreation building, in gray, would also be part of the long-term plan.

Renderings, survey results, field schedule submitted to admin. in February for use in developing University plan

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The West Virginia club women’s rugby team hopes to continue its success from The West Virginia Univer- last season on page 9. sity Student Government Association developed a plan to us money that they promised, update recreational field space the students feel like it’s imearlier this year. portant enough to pay for it The plan was finalized in themselves.”

February and submitted to Clements pledged $1.5 milUniversity President James P. lion toward recreational field Clements to help aid a Univer- improvements at his Oct. 12 sity committee currently devel- State of the University address. oping a strategic plan to update In May, the WVU Board of recreational spaces on campus. Governors approved a $15 inDirector of WVU’s News crease in the recreation stuand Information Services John dent fee.

Bolt said the plan is “a couple of A total of $10 from that fee weeks” from completion. taken from each WVU student SGA’s plan included a ren- will be used to support the recdering of the St. Francis fields reation plan.

WVU is estimated to raise an area, which was developed by WVU’s Facilities Planning and additional $500,000 in 2010-11 Scheduling department, spe- from the implementation of the cifically Director Rob Moyer fee.

In addition, SGA submitted and Campus Planner Amee Price. The drawing included a “Health and Wellness Report” two softball fields and two reg- to a 24-member focus group on ulation soccer fields. One of the Oct. 7, 2009 including Clemsoccer fields would be artificial ents, Weese and other Univerturf. sity administration members.

“We wanted to be inclusive The nearly 100-page docuof all clubs, intramural and rec- ment included information reation sports,” said Jon Niles, from past SGA meetings informer men’s rugby coach, volving club, intramural and who has been involved in the rec sports, and student health process. “We looked it as, ‘yes, concerns. It also included a there’s a need for club sports plan developed by Niles, which areas, but there’s needs for oth- included a three-step plan to ers, as well.’ better use the recreation facili“We decided to design it to ties at WVU. maximize the space.”

When Clements pledged the Niles said he would like to $1.5 million less than a week afsee the entire St. Francis area ter SGA’s report was presented, updated with artificial turf. Because of budgetary concerns, SGA’s plan called for just one artificial turfed field.

The rendering from February also called for a recreation building.

Former SGA Vice President Whitney Rae Peters said there could be an updated version of the rendering. She said students from SGA or club sports have not been represented in meetings to discuss the recreational field improvements.

In addition to the rendering, SGA submitted a schedule for the use of this field space. The timetable included the WVU School of Physical Education occupying the four St. Francis fields from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays. The rest of the time was split between club and intramural sports and open recreation.

SGA also completed a Recreational Fields Survey at the request of the Vice President for Administration and Finance Narvel Weese in early 2010.

The survey polled a random sample of WVU students for information and preferences regarding “recreational field use, availability, quality, sports and suggested fee increment.”

The study found a majority of responders believed the overall availability and quality of space was either average, poor or inferior.

In addition, the study found 56 percent of respondents would pay at least a “$1 to $5” and up to “$21 or more” fee per semester toward club sports to increase field space.

“It showed that there was student support behind it,” Peters said. “It showed that even if the University wouldn’t give

a comprehensive club sports plan was expected to be completed by early 2010. That timeline has expanded past a June 4 and June 30 deadline.

Clements, Weese and Vice President for Student Affairs Ken Gray would not comment.

WVU was supposed to begin development of new recreation fields in 2007, a University facilities planning report from 2006 read.

A 2006 rendering of the St. Francis field area had two softball fields, two flag football fields, new buildings for the Carruth Center and Student Health Services and additional parking.

The plan said the updated Evansdale area would “provide a rejuvenated gateway to the Evansdale campus.”

Niles said that plan along with updated plans since then didn’t maximize the space and would not work for the majority of the sports.

WVU drew plans to update St. Francis fields near the Rec Center in 1996 in a 1996 master plan.

The 1996 plan called for four softball fields, one which would be used as the University’s softball field for a schoolsponsored team.

The 1996 plan focused on the development of the Rec Center, which was completed in 2001. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

Former West Virginia quarterback Major Harris was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame Saturday in South Bend, Ind. Harris is considered one of the best athletes in school history. He led WVU to an undefeated regular season in 1988 and a national title chance against Notre Dame. It was the first and only unbeaten, untied regular season in school history.

He is also considered to be one of the first true dualthreat quarterbacks. Harris is fourth all-time at WVU in total offense (7,334 yards), second in quarterback rushing yards (2,161) and sixth in passing yards (5,173). He did so in three years.

“At the time I wasn’t even thinking about it,” Harris said, “I was just running for my life.

“I was just out there playing and having fun and doing what the coaches told me to do and run the plays they designed for me to do. Then you look back on it and see the results.”

Harris was a Heisman Trophy finalist twice. He becomes Harris becomes the 11th person with WVU ties inducted

into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Harris is not eligible to have his jersey retired because he did not stay at WVU for four years.

head coach and athletic director Mike Bellotti, who resigned from his position to take a job with ESPN.

WVU receives verbal from tight end Oregon names WVU grad The West Virginia footMullens as AD ball team added its sixth verWest Virginia alumnus Rob bal commitment for the 2011 Mullens was named Oregon’s class. Tight end Eric Frohnapfel athletic director late last week. gave his verbal commitment His appointment came about to the Mountaineers Saturday, a month after not being hired according to Scout.com. The as his alma mater’s athletic 6-foot-5, 210-pound tight end/ director. defensive end is from ColoAccording to the Associnial Forge High School in Stafated Press, Mullens was a final- ford, Va. ist for the position at WVU. The He is unranked according University chose alumni and to Scout.com, but Rivals.com Houston Dynamo’s president rates him as a three-star prosgeneral manager Oliver Luck pect and the 24th-best high instead. school senior in Virginia.

“When one door closes, anIn addition to an offer from other one opens,” Mullens WVU, Frohnapfel also received told the AP. “And sometimes offers from James Madison, the new door that opens is a Marshall, Miami (Ohio) and greater opportunity.”

Virginia.

Mullens will make $450,000 He is the second tight end per year and can earn an addi- verbal commitment for the tional $150,000. Luck’s contract 2011 class. Charleston, W.Va., is for $390,000. native Cody Clay gave his verPrior to joining Oregon, bal commitment to WVU in Mullens was the deputy athJune. letic director at Kentucky. He will replace former Oregon — Compiled by Tony Dobies

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Jam Fest is must-see summer event in Morgantown TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

If you tried to work out at the Rec Center last week, you probably couldn’t find a parking spot.

That’s because the Triple S Harley-Davidson Jam Fest took over the Rec and other gyms in or near the Morgantown area, as thousands of high school basketball players put their talent on display.

The Jam Fest began July 14 and continued through Friday. A total of 265 teams played before more than 300 college coaches.

Among those coaches in Morgantown last week were Kentucky’s John Calipari, Florida’s Billy Donovan, Pittsburgh’s Jamie Dixon and West Virginia’s own Bob Huggins, among others.

Coaches or representatives from nearly every Big East Conference school were in attendance. They sat at the end of the court in a special seating section and watched prospects their respective programs were interested in.

Even some current Mountaineer players were in attendance to watch the action.

Guards Dalton Pepper, Casey Mitchell, Truck Bryant and Joe Mazzulla were in attendance Wednesday evening. Forward John Flowers watched some of the action Friday.

Despite all the big names in attendance, the players were the stars.

Two of the most-coveted players for the 2011 class expected at the Jam Fest, forward Chane Behanan from Bowling Green, Ky., and forward Kadeem Jack from New York, did not attend the tournament.

Behanan, who will be a senior this fall, is the 24th overall prospect for 2011 according to Rivals.com. His list of potential schools include Texas, Kentucky, Louisville and WVU. Jack is the 82nd overall prospect for 2011, and the Mountaineers are also eyeing him for next year’s recruiting

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Pictured is three-star point guard Jabarie Hinds from Mt. Vernon, N.Y.

Hinds high on West Virginia Jabarie Hinds likes what he saw of Morgantown during last week’s Triple S Harley-Davidson Jam Fest.

Hinds, a three-star prospect from Mount Vernon, N.Y., – from the same high school of WVU forward Kevin Jones – said he likes West Virginia. Rivals.com rates Hinds as the 108th-best prospect in the 2011 class.

“West Virginia is a basketball school to me. They have a good football team, too, but the basketball team is really good,” Hinds said.

He said West Virginia is “really interested” along with Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, Villanova, UNLV and St. John’s. Hinds has already visited Oklahoma State, Wake Forest and Villanova.

“West Virginia is a very good school.

I know a lot about (WVU head coach) Bob Huggins,” Hinds said. “I’m just keeping my options open.”

Hinds said he is looking for a school that has a good environment and academics. He also wants to go to a school that fits his style of play.

Hinds went to the LeBron James Skills Camp earlier this summer. He said his strengths are on defense and passing. He feels like he needs to improve his jump shot and floor vision.

Jones has given Hinds some advice, he said.

“He’s told me to keep working hard and make a good decision on the school I want to go to and just have fun,” Hinds said.

Hinds said he followed nearly every game he could catch of West Virginia’s last season to see how Jones did.

“He’s a humble kid on the court,” Hinds said of Jones. “He doesn’t really say much, he just plays hard and talks to his team and wins.”

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An AAU boys basketball game takes place in the Rec Center Thursday. Last week there were more than 265 AAU teams and 300 college coaches in the Morgantown area to take part in or scout the Triple S Harley-Davidson Jam Fest. class.

But, there was a strong group of Under-17 prospects that WVU is looking at, as well, for the 2012 class.

Out of the players who did show at last week’s Jam Fest, 7-foot center Kaleb Tarczewski was one of the most intriguing.

In nearly every game his team, the New England Playaz, attended, coaches filled the seats and some had to stand to watch his team play. His teammate, 6-foot-9-inch forward Alex Murphy is also a highly rated prospect (28th overall for 2012) who has been offered by

Duke.

While Murphy excelled last week, Tarczewski did struggle at times. In games Wednesday and Thursday, he failed to score consistently from the field and didn’t affect many shots.

Murphy was perhaps the most impressive player I saw.

The New England Playaz ended up winning the U-17 championship in the Gold bracket.

Outside of Murphy, the most impressive player was Amile Jefferson. West Virginia is also on the long list of teams

courting the 6-foot-7-inch forward from Philadelphia alongside teams like Penn State, St. Joseph’s and Virginia Tech.

Also at Jam Fest was Daniel Ochefu, a 6-foot-10-inch center from Westtown, Pa. He is rated as the eighth-best player in the 2012 class. WVU is in the running for Ochefu, along with Georgetown, Kentucky, Villanova and others.

The top-rated player in the 2012 class, Andre Drummond, a 6-foot-9-inch center from Oakdale, Conn., was not at Jam Fest with his AAU team the Connecticut Basket-

ball Club.

DaJuan Coleman, a 6-foot8-inch forward from Dewitt, New York, hasn’t been offered

by WVU, but he is the thirdbest player in the 2012 class according to Rivals.com. He was not at Jam Fest.

Truth be told, Jam Fest is one of the best-kept secrets in Morgantown – especially in the summer. It is one of the best AAU summer tournaments around. If you weren’t there, you truly missed out.

But at least there’s next year.

— Compiled by Tony Dobies

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Ebanks has success in NBA Summer League Former West Virginia forward Devin Ebanks finished his NBA Summer League schedule with the Los Angeles Lakers last Thursday.

Ebanks finished as the secondleading scorer behind former Louisville and UTEP star Derrick Caracter. Ebanks scored an average of 15 points in the team’s five games. He also had 1.4 steals, 1.4 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game. He started all five games and played 33 minutes per contest.

Ebanks was surprisingly strong from the outside, too. He shot 45.5 percent from beyond the 3-point arc – the best number on the team.

The 6-foot-9 forward is expected to need a strong summer to make the Lakers’ roster. He was a second-round pick by the team in June’s NBA Draft.

Ebanks wasn’t the only former West Virginia player taking part in the NBA Summer League. Former Mountaineer guard Mike Gansey played for the NBA D-League Select team and was the third-leading scorer on the team.

He averaged 12.8 points in 25.4 minutes per game. He scored in double figures in four of five

games.

In Gansey’s last game, he recorded a double-double in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers. He had 15 points and 10 rebounds in 38 minutes.

Former Mountaineer forward and NBA Draft first-round pick Joe Alexander was on the Chicago Bulls’ Summer League team. But, Alexander didn’t receive playing time.

Gyorko shines in minor leagues Former West Virginia shortstop Jedd Gyorko has had a pretty stunning summer. After winning the Brooks Wallace Award as the country’s best senior shortstop, he has had success with the Eugene Emeralds – a Class A minor-league affiliate of the San Diego Padres.

Gyorko, a third baseman for the Emeralds, has the fourth-leading batting average in the Northwest League. He also has the most home runs in the league (five).

He has six doubles and 18 RBI in 25 games for the Emeralds.

Fellow former Mountaineer Vince Belnome has hit .254 in

89 games with the Lake Elsinore Storm. He is second on the team with 10 home runs.

Swimming adds two The West Virginia swimming and diving team added two transfers for the 2010-11 season.

Caroline Larsson, a distance swimmer from North Florida, was on the all-Colonial Athletic Association Academic Team. Lyn Ann Nelson, a freestyle swimmer also from North Florida, was a three-year allCCSA member.

They will both be seniors in 2010-11.

Nine gymnasts named Scholastic All-Americans Nine West Virginia gymnasts were named Scholastic All-Americans for the 2009-10 academic year, the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/ Women.

As a squad, the Mountaineers ranked No. 31 overall with a cumulative team grade point average (GPA) of 3.3528.

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W. rugby tries to continue recent success

BY DEREK DENNENY SPORTS WRITER

After a heartbreaking, three-point loss to Ball State in the Midwest Elite Eight, the West Virginia University club women’s rugby team is setting its goal to in 2010-11 to duplicate it’s success from last season.

“We are striving toward a Midwest Final Four appearance this season” said head coach Chris “Murph” Anderson. “Qualifying for the USA Rugby National Championship Tournament is also one of the main goals for us this season.”

The Mountaineers return four key players from the

LOUISVILLE Continued from PAGE 5 Victor Anderson returns at the deepest position on the team. Brusing back Bilal Powell will back Anderson up.

The Cardinals’ secondleading rusher last season, Darius Ashley, was moved to cornerback to fill voids in the secondary.

Up front on offense, the Cardinals return all five starters including center and Rimington Trophy Candidate Mario Benavides.

Despite losing Guy and Long, the receiving corps should remain productive behind senior Doug Beaumont, 6-foot-8 tight end Josh Chichester and incoming freshman Michaelee Harris.

Defensively, Louisville loses all of its leaders, especially at linebacker where the duo of Chris Campa and John Dempsey anchored the unit last season.

Strong will also have the challenge of revamping the

2009 campaign: Jenni Ryan, Robin Hirliman, Rebecca Funk and Kristen Carpenter.

Each player brings something unique to the pitch, Anderson said.

Anderson describes the foursome as key pieces in a return to the Midwest Elite Eight.

Outside of the team’s four leaders, Anderson will be looking at three key additions to the team this season – Amber Piper, Molly Sherlock and Bri Craynon – to make an impact.

The trio will join the team having already competed at a high level in high school.

To prepare for the season, Anderson’s group will be participating in a grueling six-week offseason workout regime.

Those players in Morgantown over the summer will take part in team workouts, while team members out of town for the summer will fol-

defensive line, which was one of the team’s main weaknesses last season.

The Cardinals allowed 158 rushing yards per game. They allowed more than 180 yards on the ground in five games in 2009.

The defensive line will be tested early, as the Cardinals travel to Oregon State to face the Beavers and talented running back Jacquizz Rogers in the third week of the season.

Other than UL’s trip to Corvallis, Ore., the Cardinals’ out-of-conference schedule is favorable, though they must face in-state rival Kentucky. Eastern Kentucky, Arkansas State and Memphis are also on the out-of-conference schedule for Louisville.

Louisville opens its conference schedule Oct. 15 at home against Cincinnati.

The Cardinals hosts Connecticut, South Florida and West Virginia. They travel to Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Rutgers. brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu

low an outline they are expected to complete individually before returning to campus.

The Mountaineers will open their season Labor Day weekend when they travel to Southern Illinois to partake in Ruggapalooza, an invitational tournament showcasing some of the nation’s top talent including Illinois, Northern Illinois and Purdue.

Though the tournament takes place before the beginning of the team’s league schedule and will not help the team in the standings, Anderson feels the tournament will be a valuable event to warm the team up for the league portion of its season.

“Ruggapalooza will allow the new girls to get some valuable playing time with their new teammates” Anderson said. “It will also allow the veterans to shake off some rust.” derek.denneny@mail.wvu.edu

INSIDE LOUISVILLE KEY PLAYER Victor Anderson, RB Anderson showed much promise after winning the Big East Conference Rookie of the Year award in 2008, but disappointed a season ago after he missed four of the team’s final five games with injuries. The Cardinals need the junior to stay healthy more than ever, especially as the team enters without a clear-cut leader at quarterback.

OTHER PLAYERS TO WATCH QB Dominique Brown, QB Adam Froman, RB Bilal Powell, WR Doug Beaumont, C Mario Benavides, CB Darius Ashley, CB Johnny Patrick STRENGTHS Running back, offensive line, receiver WEAKNESSES Defensive line, rush defense, depth IMPORTANT LOSSES WR Scott Long, WR/KR Trent Guy, DE L.D. Scott, LB Chris Campa, LB John Dempsey — Compiled by Brian Gawthrop

FACILITY Continued from PAGE 5 “This gives us one more tool to compete in the world of intercollegiate athletics, particularly college basketball” Parsons said. “More and more schools have the facilities like this to prepare their teams better.”

Also benefiting from the construction of the facility will be the other varsity sports at WVU and students involved in physical education classes.

“This will free up more time in the Coliseum that can be used for a variety of things, such as for our other athletics teams that would normally conflict for practice time and space,” Parsons said. “It also allows us to open up more time for classes within the School of Physical Education, or potentially even hosting more concerts.”

One project that is even further into the future is a grand opening event at the new practice facility.

“We are obviously over a year away from anything like that,” Parsons said. “Nothing has gone on since the initial groundbreaking in terms of events such as that.”

The University held a groundbreaking for the facility Feb. 4.

The facility was originally developed in 2007, but construction was delayed more than three years because

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A 3-D rendering of the WVU basketball practice facility, which is expected to be finished prior to the 2011-12 basketball season. of the struggling economy.

The building is completely funded by 40 private gifts from donors.

Final construction documents were finished by the project’s architectural firm Ellerbee Becket in October 2008.

The firm has contracted the WVU Coliseum Athletic Academic Performance Center

and the Wrestling Pavilion.

The 63,000 square-foot facility will house both the men’s and women’s teams.

It will include two full practice courts, locker rooms, two player’s lounges, a training/ treatment area, administrative and coach offices and a Hall of Fame exhibition space. brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

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USC to replace its athletic director Embattled Southern California athletic director Mike Garrett will be replaced by Pat Haden next month, and the school will return its copy of Reggie Bush’s Heisman Trophy in its ongoing effort to repair its reputation after last month’s severe NCAA sanctions.

In a letter to school supporters Tuesday, incoming USC president Max Nikias said Garrett will be replaced Aug. 3

by Haden, a respected member of USC’s board of trustees and an NBC football analyst.

The 66-year-old Garrett has been the Trojans’ athletic director for 17 years, but he received caustic criticism for his handling of the scandals surrounding USC’s powerful football team and other programs over the past several years.

The NCAA hit USC with major sanctions last month, including a two-year bowl ban and scholarship restrictions.

Nikias, who takes his own new job Aug. 3, also said USC will return Bush’s trophy to the Heisman Trophy Trust next month, possibly indicating the trophy will be revoked in the future. The school will take down any jerseys or murals recognizing the former star tailback or basketball player O.J. Mayo, the other major figure in the four-year NCAA investigation.

“The Trojan Family honors and respects the USC sporting careers of those persons whose actions did not compromise their athletic program or the opportunities of future USC student-athletes,” Nikias said.

Bush’s Heisman has been on display in Heritage Hall alongside its copies of the Heismans won by Garrett, O.J. Simpson, Matt Leinart, Carson Palmer, Charles White and Marcus Allen.

Both Garrett and Haden are former USC football players. Garrett won the Heisman Trophy in 1965, while Haden was the Trojans’ starting quarterback for three years under coach John McKay. The NCAA criticized USC last month for a lack of institutional control. The phrase was a direct swipe at Garrett, who initially received praise for unexpectedly hiring coach Pete Carroll to lead a dominant decade for the Trojans’ football team, including seven Pac-10 titles and two national championships. Carroll abruptly left USC earlier this year to take over the Seattle Seahawks.

Piniella to retire at end of season Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the season, ending a storied and often colorful career that included 18 years in the majors as a player and another 22 as a manager.

The 66-year-old Piniella, who has reached the World Series five times in his career and has three championship rings, said he was looking forward to spending more time with his family.

“I’ve grown to love the city and the fans but at my age it will be time to enter a new phase in my life,” Piniella said in a statement released by the team.

Announcing his retirement now, Piniella added, gives the team time to find a replacement.

“I’m proud of our accomplishments during my time here and this will be a perfect way for me to end my career,” he said. “But let me make one thing perfectly clear: our work is far from over. I want to keep the momentum going more than anything else and win as many games as we can to get back in this pennant race.”

Entering Tuesday night’s game against Houston, Piniella’s overall record was 1,8261,691 (.519) and he trails only Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox and Joe Torre in victories among active managers. The Cubs said Piniella will retire as the 14th-winningest manager in major league history.

His record with the Cubs was 307-271, and he is in the fourth and final year of his contract. After leading the Cubs to consecutive NL Central titles in 2007-08, Piniella and his team missed the playoffs last year and have struggled again this season with a new owner, the Ricketts family, in charge. The Cubs have gone 102 years without a World Series title.

A right-handed outfielder, Piniella was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1969 after batting .282, 11 home runs and 68 RBIs with the Royals. He was traded to the Yankees in 1973 and ended his playing career with New York in 1984.

In all, Piniella played 18 years in the majors – 11 with the Yankees – and was a career .291 hitter.

Pujols dropped out of the top 10.

Among female athletes, sisters Serena and Venus Williams were 1-2, followed by race car driver Danica Patrick, retired soccer star Mia Hamm and tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Anna Kournikova.

Volleyball player Misty MayTreanor was tied for seventh with gymnast Shawn Johnson, basketball player Lisa Leslie was ninth, and retired tennis players Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were tied for 10th.

Dropping out of the top 10 were basketball’s Candace Parker, golfer Annika Sorenstam, former tennis star Chris Evert and skater Michelle Kwan.

Paul Hamm to return for shot at Olympic Gold Win or lose, Paul Hamm wants his career to end in the arena, not on the sideline.

The 2004 Olympic allaround gymnastics champion told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he has quit his job as a finance trader and is heading back to the gym to start training full-time, in hopes of making the U.S. team for the London Games in 2012.

Hamm made the 2008 Olympic team but a broken bone in his hand and an injured shoulder forced him to withdraw a few weeks before the games.

“I hated the way my last attempt at the Olympics finished up,” he said. “I didn’t want my career to end that way. I don’t feel I’m quite at the point in my life, as far as gymnastics goes, that I can’t contribute to the team and potentially compete for medals.”

Hamm headed back to his hometown, Waukesha, Wis., over the weekend, and in the Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant next few weeks, he’ll decide tied as America’s favorite where he wants to train. The sports star two possibilities are the OlymTiger Woods has dropped pic Training Center in Colointo a tie with Kobe Bryant as rado Springs and his original the favorite American sports gym, Swiss Turners Gymnasstar. tics Academy, where he would Woods had held the powork with Andrei Kan and also sition alone since 2006, but forge a reunion with coach the Los Angeles Lakers guard Stacey Maloney. moved up from fourth last Hamm hopes to be comyear to grab a share of the top peting by early next year and spot, Harris Interactive said says he’ll try to make the 2011 Tuesday. national team to get his fundLeBron James dropped ing. He said he liked his job from third to sixth in the com- as a bonds and futures trader pany’s survey of 2,227 adults in Chicago, but found himself conducted online from June thinking about gymnastics 14-21, before he left Cleveland a lot and knows he can still to sign with Miami. Retired compete.

NBA star Michael Jordan fell He plans to come back as from second to seventh. an all-arounder, and if his skills Yankees captain Derek Jeter haven’t deteriorated much, he moved up one spot to third would have to be considered and quarterback Brett Favre among the elite. went from ninth to fourth. InHe is 27 – an age at which dianapolis quarterback Peyton many male gymnasts are still Manning was fifth, up from in their prime. seventh.

“We all know my body New England quarterback won’t hold on for that much Tom Brady, who failed to make longer,” he said. “My feeling the top 10 last year, returned was like, ‘You either do this at No. 8, followed by New Ornow or you can live and releans quarterback Drew Brees gret it later on.’ That job will be and NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt there in the future.”

Jr. NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon and — Articles from the Associated St. Louis first baseman Albert Press

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page star in ‘Inception,’ a fantasy thriller where people are able to realize they are dreaming and construct and deconstruct worlds.

‘Inception’ is the rare summer film: smart and intelligent DAVID RYAN COPY EDITOR

My dreams are boring.

At least they are compared to those in “Inception,” the fantasy thriller from director Chris Nolan (“The Dark Knight”).

In the film, dreams are nothing but canvases on which to paint grand scenarios, undergo massive heist operations and exploit the human subconscious.

There are gunfights, momentary lapses of gravity, high-speed car chases and even trains running through city centers.

Oh, and cities can fold over on themselves.

My dreams, however, are far less complicated.

Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an “Extractor” – someone who invades dreams and steals ideas.

With a team, Cobb is able to invade a person’s mind when it’s at its weakest, when the subconscious is at its most vulnerable.

After a routine heist goes awry, DiCaprio, together with his researcher or “Point Man” Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) are led into the ultimate dream-based operation – putting an idea into a person’s mind.

The film’s titular moniker refers to the ability to plant the

seeds of an idea into a person’s mind and make it convincing enough the target thinks it is their own thought.

Unfortunately, Cobb is dealing with his own demons, which are fighting against him in the dream world.

(Take a sip of your soda every time you hear the word “dream.”)

Arthur and Cobb assemble a team of those familiar with the invasion of dreams, including a “Forger,” someone who impersonates key figures in a target’s memory (Tom Hardy).

Though no dream can be realized without an architect – someone to design and create a world to make the heist possible.

Ariadne (Ellen Page) is recommended by Cobb’s fatherin-law (Michael Caine) as a brilliant candidate for the job – even better than Cobb himself once was.

Early reviews have summarized the movie as “James Bond”meets “The Matrix.”

There are certainly elements of both (fights with little gravity and action sequences on snowy hillsides), but it’s much more than that.

Like “The Dark Knight,” “Inception” is a movie that lives long before its first viewing.

It’s a smartly constructed, intelligent thriller that is as complicated as the artificial worlds designed to make the extraction of ideas possible.

It’s also superbly acted, de-

livering not only another great performance by DiCaprio but two surprise performances by Page and Gordon-Levitt.

This is a new kind of movie for both of them, and both rose to the challenge.

Nolan is exploiting a very sensitive part of the human condition: the dream.

Our dreams say a lot about us, with many speculating the dream is crucial to understanding what we can’t comprehend in the real world – from the subtle remark of a co-worker to the grander implications of an action or decision.

Here, Nolan channels the inner demons we all have and personalizes them – “projections” of our subconscious-

ness fill dreams and populate them.

We are at our most naked in our dreams and Nolan knows this. It’s more disturbing than Freddie Krueger running rampant because our own demons define us.

The movie is also aided by a haunting soundtrack, one that should be mandatory in every dream to make them seem much more important.

“Inception” is quite possibly the most rewarding movie of the summer.

It’s smart, well executed and finely acted.

Unless it was just a dream.

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‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ fails to conjure up its true potential JAMES CARBONE CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

I have a theory about Nicolas Cage.

Every other movie the actor stars in is good, and, since his last movie was the acclaimed “Kick-Ass,” this did not bode well for “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”

It should have been a better movie.

“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” tells the story of Dave Stutler, a young man who is the Prime Merlinian, the heir of Merlin’s power and possibly the most powerful wizard alive.

Before he can claim his title though, he must be trained in

the ways of magic by Balthazar Blake, one of Merlin’s apprentices who has spent more than a few centuries looking for Dave.

Balthazar is also the guardian of the Grimhold, a magical artifact used to imprison dark wizards, including Morgana la Fey, Merlin’s killer and a powerful witch in her own right.

Balthazar and Dave must work together, not only to complete Dave’s lessons but to also keep the traitorous wizard Horvath from getting his hands on the Grimhold and conquering the world.

The movie’s plot has a lot going on, featuring two factions of magic users, a deep history and a lot of unique characters, each wizard being a unique character.

However, instead of letting all of this unfold in front of the viewer through exposition and character dialogue, it is all spelled out within the first ten minutes through a combination of montages and voice over.

It’s a sloppy method that makes it seem like a lot of the film was cut or changed significantly in post-production.

I expect better than this from Disney, though they do a fine job of presenting well-rounded characters.

Dave, played by “She’s Out of My League” star Jay Baruchel, presents a good, nerdy college student destined for greatness, although he should have toned down the squeakiness in his voice for some scenes.

Cage as Balthazar is a decent performance, who may in fact be a century-old, barely sane sorcerer hiding amongst us.

The villain Horvath is perhaps the largest weak point out of the characters though.

For the main villain for most of the story, the character seems to be all over the place personality wise.

Actor Alfred Molina seemed to do what he could with the role, but, in the end, it looks like film’s writers couldn’t decide what kind of villain he should be.

However, Horvath’s lack of

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Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel star in Disney’s ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.’ proper characterization is made up for with some other, interesting villains, be it the hilarious Criss Angel rip-off Drake Stone or the ancient Chinese master Sun Lok. If only more was done with these characters.

With a film like this, one would expect there to be magical duels all over the place, but most of the time it is just Balthazar and Horvath knocking each

other off of their feet over and over again.

There is a sweet duel with a dragon and the final fight is pretty cool, but a lot of the time people are running away instead of engaging in epic battles.

Really, though, all the problems with this movie fall on its script.

They tried to shove too much information into two hours and it really hurt the film from be-

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Dragonfly reopens with ‘food-focused’ changes, new menu

BY CHELSEA HENSHEY A&E WRITER

Local restaurant Dragonfly reopened earlier this month after a number of renovations.

Among the changes are a new team of chefs, an upgraded menu and an improved sushi bar.

Executive Chef Bart Hibbs said the renovations were key to expanding the restaurant’s full potential.

“We felt that the concept and location had tons of potential, and we wanted to really tap into that as much as possible,” Hibbs said. “We wanted to expand our sushi bar and our kitchen to make things more efficient and had some updates to the building. We just wanted to tidy things up a bit and make things a little better.”

While the kitchen and sushi

bar have been renovated, the majority of the upgrades did not involve Dragonfly’s structure or decor.

Instead, the changes were “more food-focused,” Hibbs said.

“The sushi bar is double in size, but things we did were more operationally based as far as the menu, and the cocktail and wine list was revamped,” Hibbs said.

So far, Dragonfly’s renovations seem to have received a positive reaction, attracting customers for a busy opening week.

While the menu was updated, popular dishes such as the tomato and avocado salad remained, which will appeal to returning customers.

“I think they will really like it,” Hibbs said, referring to former customers. “A lot of what was popular in the past is still a large part of what we do. We aren’t trying to change everything; we are

just trying to do what we do a little better and keep expanding on it.”

While major renovations are complete, the menu will continue to evolve in the future.

“We are going to be evolving the menu based on the season, so it will continue to evolve based on the availability of certain ingredients, Hibbs said.

Among these evolutions, Dragonfly will feature monthly tasting menu with multiple courses and beverage pairings with a pre-fixed rate.

The special will be reservation only and will be seasonally themed, depending on the time of year.

Dragonfly is located at 341 Chestnut St., and is currently operating Monday through Saturday. chelsea.henshey@mail.wvu.edu

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Dragonfly, a local sushi restaurant and bar and grill, has recently undergone renovations.

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In this May 26 publicity image released by CNN, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, right, inspects the oil spill during a tour with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, background left, of the contaminated areas in Blind Bay, La. NEW YORK (AP) — The cap that has stopped oil from gushing uncontrollably into the Gulf of Mexico inevitably means that news cameras will begin drifting away from the disaster scene – a relief to some, a fear to others.

The story has dominated broadcast evening newscasts, with CBS’ Katie Couric, ABC’s Diane Sawyer and NBC’s Brian Williams making nine separate trips to the stricken scene since Williams’ first visit on May 3. Couric and Sawyer were both in the Gulf region last week.

Live video of cascading oil was perfect for cable news, where producers could flip a switch and call it up anytime, making every spill story seem timely and urgent. Its absence is good news, but many who live and work in the Gulf are worried about what will happen when news crews leave, said CNN’s Anderson Cooper, in his eighth week anchoring his nightly CNN newscast from the region.

“People here feel that often they get forgotten,” Cooper said. “I know that’s a huge concern right now.”

News executives say they’re very aware the story won’t be over with the pictures changing.

“On any given day in the next couple of weeks, they will hopefully stop the flow of oil in the Gulf, and this turns into a story about a massive environmental cleanup – the likes of which we haven’t seen,” said NBC News President Steve Capus. “I still think that’s worthy of coverage.”

That’s true, said Paul Friedman, CBS News senior vice president. But correspondents Mark Strassmann and Kelly Cobiella, who have spent most of their time on the story for the past couple of months, will now alternate time there, he said.

“I think it’s an occasional return to the story to see how the cleanup is going and what the effect is on the people who are down there,” Friedman said. “But that’s occasional, that’s not every day.”

It’s about time, news consultant Andrew Tyndall said.

He angered many in the TV news business by posting an online commentary last week saying about the Gulf coverage: “Enough already!”

Damaging the marine ecosystem and wrecking businesses in the tourism and

fishing industries is terrible, Tyndall said. But he called it an insult to the memory of Hurricane Katrina victims and to New Orleans that television news has essentially given equivalent attention to the disasters.

There comes a point where the local effects of the spill become a local story, no more or less important than the impact of the economy on people elsewhere in the country, said Tyndall, whose TMI Research firm closely monitors the content of newscasts.

The newscasts have spent too much time on what are essentially local angles and not enough on macro questions such as what it all means for the future of U.S. energy policy, he said.

Several news executives said Tyndall was off base. “I respectfully disagree with his conclusion that it’s time to stop,” NBC’s Capus said.

Billions of dollars in cleanup spending, the involvement of presidents, prime ministers and one of the world’s biggest companies in BP is “not what I call local,” said Jon Banner, executive producer of ABC’s “World News.”

“That is a singular Ameri-

can industry down there with the shrimpers and the fishermen,” Banner said.

“If for nothing else, they deserve the attention because a way of life they have counted on and tried to protect for generations is now in question. That doesn’t happen every day in America. For that reason, the story should be told.”

Tyndall isn’t backing down.

“I never said it shouldn’t be covered,” he said. “I just said it was covered too much.”

Through the end of last week, there was 1,183 minutes of oil disaster coverage on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts, or one-third of the broadcast time over a twomonth period, Tyndall said.

ABC’s 338 minutes was at the low end of the coverage, and NBC’s 448 minutes at the high end, Tyndall said.

Consistently, a little more than half of news consumers said they were following the story closely through the second week of July, when it dipped to 43 percent, according to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

The press lost interest before the public, Pew tracking data showed.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Baby-faced teen singer Charice says she prepared for her debut on the hit Fox TV show “Glee” by getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure “to look fresh on camera,” but her publicist said the Botox was for muscle pain, not for cosmetic reasons.

The 18-year-old Filipino singer with a booming voice, who recently released her selftitled debut album, saw her career skyrocket after appearing on Ellen DeGeneres’ and Oprah Winfrey’s talk shows.

She underwent a 30-minute Thermage skin-tightening procedure and Botox injections to make her “naturally round face” more narrow, celebrity cosmetic surgeon Vicki Belo told ABS-CBN television.

However, Charice’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, said in an e-mail Monday the Botox was “absolutely not cosmetic,” and added said the treatment was

for muscle pain in her jaw.

Belo did the Botox procedure in front of the cameras.

“You chew gum and it turns out to be a favorite super-exercise for these muscles, your chewing muscles. So we will show you, this muscle here it’s a bit protruding,” Belo said as she touched Charice’s face.

“It’s like a ball, so we are going to Botox that in order to get it flat so she will have a cuter face ... we want to give you the apple cheek look because it’s cute, right?”

Charice, in the same interview, said last week’s face makeover was part of her big preparations for her appearance on the hit show’s second season. She starts filming at the end of this month.

“All people will be anticipating how will Charice look?

Is she good enough to pit against Rachel Berry? So of course there is tremendous pressure,” Charice said. Berry

is portrayed by Lea Michele, who is 23.

In an earlier TV interview, Charice said she auditioned for “Glee” in mid-June in Los Angeles and was thankful to have been accepted.

“It’s really a blessing,” she said, adding she was “very proud to be an Asian, very proud to be Filipino.”

On the streets of Manila on Monday, some residents who follow Charice had mixed feelings about what she did with her face.

“I think it’s OK for women to have procedures done, but Charice is too young. Does she need it?” said Patricia Carpio, a 21-year-old student.

For Myrna Lumanao, a 23-year-old seller in a doughnut stall, looking natural is better. “I guess she can afford to have those procedures done because she has the money, but I wish she did not change her looks.”

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Soup stand, inspiration for ‘Seinfeld’ character Soup Nazi reopens in NYC NEW YORK (AP) — The bisque is back.

The soup stand that inspired the Soup Nazi episode on “Seinfeld” reopened in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday, six years after its famously brusque owner, Al Yeganeh, shut it down and licensed his recipes to a franchising company.

More than 100 people were waiting in line for the noon reopening of the tiny storefront, including a few regulars who remembered the days when Yeganeh ladled broth and imposed discipline from behind the cramped counter.

Much about the shop was the same as in the days before “Seinfeld” made the place famous, including its strict ordering rules, now posted in nine languages.

“THE LINE MUST BE KEPT MOVING. Pick the soup you want. Have your money ready.

Move to the extreme left after ordering!”

But some things are different.

Yeganeh neither owns nor operates the store now. Like other Original SoupMan stores around the country, it is a franchise, although com-

pany President Robert Bertrand said Yeganeh remains involved in the business.

“He’s not going back there to dish out the soup, but he is still the heart of the company,” Bertrand said. “He still has a key. He handpicked the operator. His soups are his babies.”

There is even a webcam that allows Yeganeh to keep tabs on the place during business hours, Bertrand said.

Soup in Yeganeh’s kitchen used to be made on the spot, with ingredients so fresh and abundant, the line often stretched around the corner. Now, they are produced in a commercial kitchen and available frozen in select grocery stores.

They are also more expensive: An extra-large cup of the crab bisque costs $20. A small cup costs $7. But to some, the soup is splurge-worthy.

“This line, this is normal,” said longtime Hell’s Kitchen resident Larry Cappelli, who arrived an hour early in hopes of getting his first taste of the bisque in six years. “It’s awesome. I’ve waited in the rain.

In the snow. It’s worth it.”

Yeganeh, who has become

media shy in recent years, stayed away from the grand reopening.

In past interviews, he has dismissed the “Seinfeld” episode as an unfair character assassination, bristled at what he calls the N-word and ridiculed Jerry Seinfeld as “an idiot clown.”

For this reason, customers at the Original SoupMan shouldn’t expect anyone to shout “No soup for you!” if they don’t move left after ordering.

Indeed, some longtime fans of Yeganeh said the whole “Nazi” thing was overblown.

“The guy worked like a dog.

He didn’t charge enough for the soup. It was like, $2.50, a cup when he started,” recalled Mark Hoffman, whose company manages a building in the neighborhood. “And he was always a nice guy.

Humble.”

As for Yeganeh’s no-show at the launch, Bertrand said it wasn’t a surprise.

“That’s his mystique. But I wouldn’t be surprised if he was watching from a window up there,” he said, pointing at an apartment building across the street.

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Kingdom Properties Downtown & South Park Locations Houses & Apartments Efficiencies Starting @ $310 1-7 Bedroom Starting @ $360 292-9600 368-1088 On the web: www.kingdomrentals.com LUXURY APARTMENTS JUST SECONDS FROM CAMPUS. Rent includes all utilities, cable, internet and daily cleaning of all common areas. Meal plans available with our in house private chef. On-site garage parking for an additional fee. Completely furnished. No pets. $3,300 per semester.

304-288-8726.

MODERN 2 & 3 BR TOWNHOUSES. Available now. DW, WD. AC. Off-street parking. Near downtown campus. NO PETS. Lease/dep. 291-2729.

QUIET, ROOMY, 2/BR. W/D. LARGER than most. Near Mario’s Fishbowl. $420/mo plus utilities. Lease & deposit. 594-3705 SUNNYSIDE 1 MINUTE WALK to campus.

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

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

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3/BR, UTILITIES PAID. SNIDER ST & NORTH WILLEY. Off-street parking. $375/mo. 304-292-9600.

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

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AVAILABLE NOW. 4/BR, 2/BA. $350/mo+ utilities per/BR. ALSO: 2/BR ($500/mo) & 1/BR efficiency. $400/mo+utils. All 1/mile from hospitals. Lease/dep. NO PETS. 304-594-1501.

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304-296-4998

No Pets ~ No Smoking TWO Parking Spaces Per Unit

LARGE 2/BR. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished.

Downtown.

Call 304-685-6565. Deposit & Lease.

304-692-6549

LARGE, MODERN, 2/BR. UNIVERSITY AVE. Star City. A/C. Carpet. Balcony. $550 plus utilities.

NO PETS. 304-692-1821

AVAILABLE 8/19/10. 1/BR APT. PARK Street. 10/min to campus. Residential neighborhood. W/D. D/W. Hardwood floors. $450/mo plus electric. Lease/dep.

304-216-0742.

BATELLE AVE. 3/BR, $375/MO/PERSON. All utilities included. Available 6/15/10.

Off-street parking, W/D. NO PETS. Lease/deposit. 304-685-8170.

* Quiet Residential Setting * Balconies * Laundry Facilities * Water, Sewage, Trash incl. * Walk to Health Science Ctr., Mylan and Niosh * No Pets

304-599-2328

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Now Leasing 2010 Great Price Great Place Great Location Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Prices Starting at $475

1&2/BR APTS. LOCATED IN HEART of Evansdale. Off-street parking. All appliances. 292-7233 1&2/BR. MINUTES TO MOUNTAINLEER and Evansdale. Central location. DW. WD. AC. Large, clean. 304-685-3243. htmproperties.com 1-5 BR APTS AND HOUSES. SOME include utilities and allow pets! Call Pearand Corporation 304-292-7171.

Shawn D. Kelly Broker 1/BR APARTMENTS. AVAILABLE NOW. $500/mo. Utilities included. NO PETS please. Call 304-296-5682.

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

2/BR DUPLEX. CLOSE TO CAMPUS. $750/month + utilities. Parking. W/D. A/C. NO PETS. Available May 2010.

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

2/BR. 2/BA. AC. WD. NO 304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

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

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

Parking. WD. NO PETS. Available May/2010. 304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

225-227 JONES AVE. 3-4/BR. 1/BA. Deck. $375/mo for/3. $325/mo for/four Off-street parking w/security lighting.

NO PETS. 304-685-3457.

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

2&3/BR APARTMENTS. FOREST AVE and Lower High Street. Also 5/BR house.

NO PETS. Lease/deposit. 304-296-5931.

2/BR 2/BA FALLING RUN ROAD. Utilities included. $300 deposit reserves your room. www.theaugusta.com - 304-296-2787 2/BR 2/BA ON STEWARTSTOWN ROAD A/C, W/D, No pets. 304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

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

NO PETS. Visit: roylinda.shutterfly.com!

3or4/BR, 2/BA WILLEY STREET, W/D, large rooms. Utilities included in lease.

3 minutes to campus. Individual leases considered. 304-292-5714.

3/BR UNFURNISHED SOUTH WALNUT for 3/people. Available July/2010. Includes W/D/gas-heat, garbage. Walk to PRT/town NO PETS. $900/mo. 304-288-2740 .

304-291-6533.

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

Steps From Law & Med Schools.

AVERY APARTMENTS. BRAND-NEW. 1+2/BR. units. Includes: DW, microwave, WD, hardwood floor, walk-in closets. Other amenities include free WiFi, fitness room, sunbed. Conveniently located between downtown and hospitals. Off Stewartstown road. 304-594-2601.

HERITAGE APARTMENTS

1-2 & 3* BR Apts Close Main Campus W/D D/W A/C Private Parking Pets/Fee

Large Closets Balconies Garages/Storage Unit Sparkling Heated Pool 2 Min. From Hospital and Downtown Bus Service

Bon Vista 599-1880 www.morgantownapartments.com

AFFORDABLE LUXURY Now Leasing 2010 1 & 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Apartments Prices Starting at $635 Garages, W/D, Walk In Closets Sparkling Pool 2 Min From Hospital & Downtown Bus Service

LARGE, UNFURNISHED 3/BR DUPLEX apartment. Available Now. Close to campus/hospitals. Deck, appliances, WD hook-up, off-street parking. No pets. $750/mo+utilities. 304-594-2225 MON. RIVER CONDOS. NEW 4/BR, 4/BA. WD/Pool. University-Commons. $275/mo per-bedroom plus utilities One available May/2010. One available August/2010.

724-825-6375. 814-404-2333 MULTIPLE 1&2 BEDROOM APTS. PETS considered. $375-$575. Lease deposit.

Leave message if no answer. Walk to campus. 304-685-5477.

NEW MODERN 2 BD TOWNHOMES close to downtown campus, A/C, W/D, D/W, Parking. No Pets. Avail. Aug 1, $900 + util.

Rice Rentals 304-598-RENT NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $590-$790+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking.

NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.

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

Call: 304-292-3807.

NEED 2/3 ROOMMATES TO SHARE 4 BEDROOM APARTMENT. $350/$400 month + electric. May too May lease. No Pets. 304-5998329

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

ROOMMATES NEEDED FOR DIFFERENT situations.

Call BCK Rentals.

304-594-1200

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

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

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

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.

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE

2-3/BR. W/GARAGE. QUIET neighborhood WD. DW. NO PETS. Lease and deposit. $900/mo plus utilities. 304-288-2205.

1988. 14X70. 2/BR. 2/BA. FIREPLACE. Fenced yard/deck. Shed. End park. Must see.

Suncrest area. $14,000.

304-291-0273

3/BR, 2/BA HOUSE. WALK TO STADIUM or downtown. Fence yard, porch, off-street parking. WD. $1100/mo+ utils. Lease/dep.

703-618-7592.

3/BR+ STUDY. 1½-BA. WD-HOOKUP. Spotless. Indoor/Off-street parking. Near downtown. Residential neighborhood. NO PETS. Lease/dep. 304-292-0058.

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

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

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED

HOUSES FOR 2-3-4/PERSONS. WHARF area. $325/mo each includes gas.

304-284-9280.

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

599-4407 ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM PROFESSIONAL/MANAGER/GRADUATE Quiet 1/BR. Available now and 8/30/10.

5/min. walk downtown PRT. Off lower High bridge. NO PETS. Lease/dep.

304-216-3332 TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 1-2-3 bedrooms available. Please call 304-292-8888. NO PETS permitted.

599-6376 www.morgantownapartments.com TOWNHOUSE AVAILABLE 3/BR. 2½-BA. 1/car-garage. Appliances. WD. AC. $100/mo toward rent till 5/2011. $1200/mo plus electric/water. 304-629-8101.

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

FURNISHED HOUSES 2/BR, 1/BATH HOUSE. AVAILABLE NOW! Harding Ave. Walk to Ruby and Stadium. Clean. Parking, Yard, Sun-Porch. $795+ utilities. 304-680-2272

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

304-296-2787.

MALE TO SHARE 3/BR APT. AC. WD. Close to campus. Parking available. Call: 443-386-8343.

The Daily Athenaeum is now accepting applications for

Graphic Artist in the

PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash

Apply at 284 Prospect Street Submit Class Schedule with application.

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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

BUCKET HEAD PUB. BARTENDERS WANTED. Will train. 10-minutes from downtown Morgantown. Small local bar.

Granville. 304-365-4565 after/6:00pm. All shifts available.

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.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

5/BR, 4/BA. BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED So. Park home. Three (3) blocks to downtown. All new appliances including WD. $2300/mo. 304-284-9078.

2 Min. From Hospital and Evansdale

THREE BEDROOMS. TWO BLOCKS from downtown campus. 304-692-0990.

UNFURNISHED HOUSES

MALE ROOMMATE TO SHARE 3/BR house near Towers. Grad-student preferred $350/mo plus 1/3-utilities 304-329-1280.

EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2010

PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS

Barrington North Prices Starting at $605 2 Bedroom 1 Bath 24 Hour Maintenance Laundry Facilities

LARGE 1/BR. WESTOVER. WD available. $475/mo plus utilities.

Sunroom. Available 5/15. Off-street parking. NO PETS. 304-296-7379.

Cell: 412-287-5418.

SPACIOUS 4/BR, 2/BA. CA/C. WD. DW. Fully furnished. $375/mo each plus electric, garbage/water, (heat included). No pets.

Lease/dep. required. 304-599-6001.

JUST LISTED! MALE OR FEMALE roommate for brand-new apt. Close to downtown. Next to Arnold Hall. WD, DW, AC, parking. NO PETS. $420/mo. includes utilities.

Lease/dep.

304-296-8491. 304-288-1572.

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

www.morgantownapartments.com

DUPLEX 2/BR. SOUTH HIGH STREET. Large livingroom, new W/D. Lease & Deposit. $625/mo. 304-292-0058

NEWLY REMODELED. FULLY furnished.

4/BR. 2/BA. Large rooms. Beverly Ave. Off-street parking. No Pets. CA/C. DW. WD. 304-599-6001.

BRAND NEW TOWNHOME. Need female to share. ½-mile from Evansdale. Fully furn.

All utilities included. Private bed/bath. $950/mo. 304-553-9561.

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

The Villas 599-11884

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

LAKEVIEW RESORT TOWNHOUSE. 7TH Fairway. 2/BR, 2½-BA. Includes use of health spa/pool and clubhouse.

Lawncare. $1500/mo. Some utilities.

304-692-1821.

ROOMMATES

JERSEY SUBS NOW HIRING cashiers and delivery drivers. Experienced preferred Apply: 1756 MILEGROUND ROAD. PART TIME PERSONAL ASSISTANT. No experience necessary. Assist busy entrepreneur. Responsibilities include: scheduling, answering phones, data entry, filing, document preparation and other day-to-day tasks. Flexible scheduling days/hours.

Email resume: Drickett11@gmail.com.

Call: 304-685-1913 to schedule and interview.

PART-TIME TEMPORARY OFFICE work with flexible hours at Suncrest location.

Computer literacy required. Will top best hourly rate or pay generous entry-level rate.

Send resume to: lucyalmaallie@aol.com

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WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2010

MountainFest: bikes, music, entertainment

BY AARON DAWSON A&E WRITER

Music festivals aren’t the only celebrations to be had in the summer.

While music is an integral part of this celebration, the Wild and Wonderful MountainFest Motorcycle Rally appeals to a more specialized audience.

MountainFest will be celebrating its sixth year at the Mylan Park from July 22 through July 25.

As a nonprofit organization “dedicated toward improving the quality of life of residents and visitors in North Central West Virginia,” MountainFest

contributes its proceeds to many nonprofit organizations including The Stepping Stone Association, the Morgantown chapter of Harley Owners Group, Bikers for Christ, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters.

Festival Director Cliff Sutherland said MountainFest is not suited solely for adults, but for the entire family.

“In comparison with other rallies, we’re a family oriented event,” Sutherland said.

Those in attendance will be given a wristband with colors based on age.

Although there are adultoriented activities including the Coal Bucket Saloon, a 21-and-older bar, Moun-

tainFest maintains its family friendly orientation by installing a daycare center for parents to use Friday and Saturday.

Face painting, fun houses and other activates are also available for children as well.

Though a considerable number of children attend each year, Sutherland said the average age of MountainFest attendees is about 48 years old.

Favorite attractions for both children and adults are the stunts and the music.

Sutherland said that MountainFest will be sporting some of the greatest stunt teams in the world including The World Famous Wall of Death Motorcycle Thrill Show and Team

Extreme Child Showcase, described on MountainFest’s website as “gymnastics on two wheels.”

In addition to the biking entertainment, biking history will also be offered.

“What we’re known for nationally is the vintage bike show. (We have) world class bikes from all over the world,” Sutherland said.

According to Sutherland, all 50 American states are represented at MountainFest in addition to bikers from Germany, Japan and other countries.

Sutherland expects the attendance rate to reach up to

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FILE PHOTO

Motorcycles line High Street as part of the 2006 MountainFest.

Local authors to hold poetry workshop

BY CHELSEA HENSHEY A&E WRITER

Local authors Ted Webb and Tamara Woods will host “Metaphor and Marketing,” writing workshop Aug. 7 at the Monongalia Arts Center.

The two hour workshop, which begins at 1 p.m., will feature the amplification of poetry through metaphor and will offer marketing techniques amongst many other opportunities for aspiring authors to expand their knowledge and capabilities, according to Webb.

“We want to motivate people, inspire them, open doors and windows so that their writing can expand in new directions,” Webb said. “We want to give people as much as we can with improved writing skills, and if they want to share their work and connect with other people, we are going to give them some of the newest tools and techniques to do that.”

Co-founders of local literary community Morgantown Poets, Webb and Woods are both experienced authors and have had great success throughout the area.

Woods has written for several West Virginia newspapers and currently works for “IndyPosted.”

Webb’s writing has been selected for numerous publications such as “Appalachian Sand & Gravel,” and will be featured by the Mountain Line “Poetry on the Move” Program.

Jason Aldean coming to WVU Country rocker Jason Aldean is scheduled to perform at the West Virginia University Coliseum August 27 at 7:30 p.m. with opening act Lee Brice.

Aldean’s performance will be one of his stops on his “Wide Open Tour” this summer to promote his latest album “Wide Open,” which debuted no. 2 on US Top Country Albums chart.

With no. 1 hits on country radio since 2006, including “Why,”“She’s Country” and “Big Green Tractor,” Aldean has deemed himself a large fan base, with a sound that

The founders’ enthusiasm for sparking creativity in their poetry workshop seems contagious.

They both emphasize the importance of workshops and the want to help young authors reach their goals.

“When you’re starting out, it’s important to get involved with as many workshops and readings as possible. You’ll find that a lot of the same people come to events, so you learn who people are and their experiences in the industry,” Woods said. “It makes your writing stronger in the end.”

“Workshops are very helpful.

You get new energy, new ideas and connect with new people.

You come away from a workshop with that spark, that electricity, and that’s what keeps you writing,” Webb said.

Those interested in “Metaphor and Marketing” are urged to register as soon as possible since participants are registered on a first-come, firstserved basis, and only 40 seats are available.

Registration forms must be received by July 30.

“This workshop could be a really excellent way to kick off your new year, get some new information, meet some new people and learn how to make your writing better,” Woods said.

For more information about the workshop, contact Ted Webb at tedwebb@care2.com. chelseahenshey@mail.wvu.edu

appeals to music fans outside the country genre.

Ali Daly, WVU Arts & Entertainment Representative, said a high energy show is expected from both acts and Aldean’s unique sound is just what audiences want to hear to kick off the school year.

“Both of these artists have had a stellar year and are rising to the forefront of the country music scene. I think people can relate to Aldean’s music.

“He has a slight rock edge to his music, which sets him apart from other country acts,” Daly. “We’re very excited to start this year out with Jason Aldean; it hopefully gives students something to look forward to after a long week of classes.”

— mdm