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SGA hosts final meeting of semester by sam bosserman staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University Student Government Association voted on 23 executive nominations Wednesday night during its last regular meeting of the 2013-14 academic year.

Twenty-two of the nominees were confirmed by the Board of Governors, with only the nomination of former BOG member Afsheen Misaghi for the position of Chief of Staff being turned down.

SGA President Christopher Nyden said while he respected the BOG’s decision, he would still like to know why Misaghi’s nomination was rejected.

“I respect the (BOG’s) decision, and I hope they will make it known to me why they did not approve Afsheen,” Nyden said.

Despite Mi s a g h i ’s nomination being rejected, Nyden said he was happy everyone else was confirmed.

“I’d like to congratulate everyone who got appointed tonight, and I

Misaghi was one of three nominees who were rejected by the BOG at the April 16 meeting. Out of the other two previously rejected nominees, Syed Akhtar was confirmed for attorney general this week, and the other nominee did not have his name put forward again for the BOG’s consideration.

In a similar manner to the previous meeting, the BOG gave no indication it would vote down Misaghi’s nomination, leaving no negative comments during the BOG discussion.

thought we had a lot of very qualified, passionate people up for nomination,” he said. “I think it will be good going into the summer that we have all these people in positions.”

Joy Wang, a BOG member, said she thought the back-and-forth between the executive and the legislature should be expected, given the split BOG. “I feel as if the student body wanted a BOG of one voting mind, they would have elected a straight ticket,” Wang said.

Wang echoed Nyden’s

comments and said she thought the executives who were confirmed will do a great job on behalf of the student body.

SGA Vice President Jacob Evans said a special BOG session would likely occur in order to resolve the issues surrounding the position of Chief of Staff.

The BOG used its last meeting of the academic year to pass two resolutions, one supporting the creation of accessibility seating within the student section at Milan Puskar Stadium.

THE PERKS OF SGA

By Caroline Peters Staff WRITER @Daily Athenaeum

WVU SGA leaders receive more perks than some Big 12, regional counterparts

Tuition waiver

As the spring semester comes to an end at West Virginia University, students who are considering taking summer courses should be aware of the changes and flexibility offered in the summer class format.

Lynn Reinke, the director of Communications of Academic Innovation, said the University offers a wide range of course options.

“It’s not the traditional ‘all classes start here and all classes end here’ format. We took into consideration the students that (are) going on vacation or plan on working throughout the summer,” she said.

“Our summer class format is purposely flexible for students to work with. The online classes have become more popular through the years because it enables students to go home, hold their jobs and still finish their required courses.”

In recent years, WVU has offered more online classes during the summer according to the demand for particular courses. Many students take GEC-required or major-required courses during the summer to graduate on time.

“It was the different colleges of schools that decided to offer more online classes for students,” Reinke said.

“There was a demand for the summer classes, so the colleges decided it would be beneficial for students to be able to take required courses throughout the summer. In the last few years, we have seen an increased endorsement for online classes.”

Most summer courses are online, but some do meet at a physical location for students who learn better in a traditional setting.

“Many of these students take one traditional or face-to-face class and the rest online,” Reinke said.

From a few short weeks to a full 12 weeks, students will be able to choose which summer classes and sections they wish to enroll in this summer.

The summer classes vary in duration, depending on difficulty or class size, and not all courses are online only.

“The different formats that we offer are not just for online learning,” Reinke said. “Some of our sessions are three weeks long, some are six weeks long, and some of the more challenging classes are 12 weeks long.”

To look up summer courses, visit http://courses. wvu.edu and select the 2014 summmer session.

Students who plan to stay in Morgantown this summer can attend the University’s Summer KickOff Party on May 28 in the Mountainlair.

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$1,100 stipend/ per month while school is in session.

No pay in the summer.

No tuition waiver $6,840 stipend

No tuition waiver $3,000 stipend No tuition waiver

No stipend Tuition waiver * All numbers are based on the 2013-14 academic year. ** Oklahoma, TCU and Baylor, Kansas and Kansas State Universities were unavailble to provide information by press.

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Summer courses offer variety for WVU students

How does the WVU Student Government Association President and Vice President compensation measure up to some of their Big 12 Conference counterparts’? $6,500 stipend

BOG member Amanda Hutchinson sponsored the resolution and said all students should be able to participate in the display of school spirit within the student section.

According to Hutchinson, accessibility seating is currently not close enough for handicapped students to feel they are an equal part of the student fan base. She said one seating area for handicapped fans is located behind the away team’s fan section.

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The student body president and vice president at West Virginia University receive far greater benefits for their service than some of their counterparts in the Big 12 conference.

On top of getting their tuition paid for in full, they receive a $6,500 stipend for the current academic year.

The stipend is part of the budget that the student body presidents propose at the beginning of each year and the Board of Governors has to approve.

“I think it’s really unethical (that I picked my own salary) which is why I decided to decrease the salary,” said Ryan Campione, student body president for the 2013-14 year. “The salary for the president and vice president got down significantly from what it was to just barely paying for room.”

The total value of the compensation for serving one year as student body president or vice president at WVU is about $12,000 if the elected official is charged instate tuition. If an out-of-state student were to serve as student body president and keep the current salary, the compensation would exceed $22,000.

Out of the schools in the Big 10 and Big 12 conferences with available data on compensations, The Ohio State University was the only

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Alumni Assoc. offers football kickoff packages for Alabama game

BY MEAGAN Carpenter Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The West Virginia University football team will go to Atlanta to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2014 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Aug. 30. The WVU Alumni Association is offering a few different options for Mountaineer fans traveling to the game.

The first option is the land-only package, which

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does not provide transportation to Atlanta. The fan will receive hotel accommodations for two nights at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center and access to pregame activities including live music and a cash bar at the Georgia World Congress Center. The package also includes special souvenirs and travel to and from the hotel to the Georgia Dome.

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The Deluxe Motorcoach package includes all of the same benefits as the land-only package but will travel from Morgantown to Atlanta in a Motorcoach leaving Morgantown with pick-ups in Clarksburg and Charleston.

The price for the landonly package starts at $455 per person, and the Deluxe Motorcoach package starts at $755 per person.

Tickets are not included in the cost of the trip, but the

number of tickets and revenue gained is evenly divided between the participating schools.

Tara Curtis, a spokeswoman for the WVU Alumni Association, has helped plan the event and make it an exciting weekend for all Mountaineer fans.

She said because of the large number of WVU fans in the Eastern part of the United States, the Alumni Association wants to pro-

vide easy and fun options for traveling to the game.

The packages are open to WVU alumni, students and fans.

“Atlanta is already booked up for that weekend, and that’s another reason why this trip is so enticing for people,” Curtis said. “Now people (will) not have to worry about how they will be getting to the game. We try to take care of the Mountaineers and make sure

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everyone is having a good time.”

The Peach State Chapter of WVU Alumni has been active in making this trip possible, and Curtis said they love helping to bring the Mountaineers together.

If fans choose to go with the land-only package, they can choose to stay as long as they would like, because there are

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Thursday April 24, 2014

W.Va. symptoms match with spilled chemical

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A worker, wearing waders, vacuums the activated carbon from a filter at the West Virginia American Water treatment plant in Charleston, W.Va. The company began changing the first of 16 water filters Tuesday, which is estimated will cost $1.1 million. Water company spokeswoman Laura Jordan says the process may take eight weeks or longer. She says only two of the water plant’s 16 filters can be changed each week while maintaining service.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For two weeks following a January chemical spill into the public water supply, hundreds of West Virginians examined in emergency rooms had ailments consistent with exposure to the chemical, health officials said Wednesday.

Federal toxic substance experts and the state Bureau for Public Health stopped short of saying that their analysis determined without a doubt that patients’ problems stemmed from chemical contact.

The Freedom Industries tank leak into the Elk River on Jan. 9 spurred a tap-water ban for 300,000 people for four to 10 days. After the spill, the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-

vention quickly crafted a safety standard, which used limited lab rat research and accounted for two weeks of exposure.

About 53 percent of patients had issues after bathing, showering, handwashing and other skin contact with the water. Almost 15 percent reported problems after breathing in chemical vapors, such as in the shower.

None of those methods of contact factored into CDC’s safety benchmark, which focused solely on the harmful effects of consuming the chemical. The analysis noted that 44 percent of those seen in emergency rooms during the two weeks under study reported consuming the

chemical.

The state didn’t give skin or airborne contact much credence, either. In a Jan. 18 conference call, state health officer Dr. Letitia Tierney attributed hospital visits not to chemical exposure, but to the flu season, viruses, anxiety, stirredup sediment from flushing pipes and the consequences of not using soap and water amid the water ban.

Emergency room visits spiked starting Jan. 15, two days after a first wave of people were told to flush their home systems and use their water again. Skin problems were predominant, said Dr. Loretta Haddy, state epidemiologist.

“After there was increased skin contact after the flushing, we saw an increase in the number of symptoms that were rashes and itching,”Haddy said.

The chemical levels in the water that day should not have caused health problems, according to CDC standards. At the water plant, crude MCHM showed up in treated water at 4 parts per billion, or 250 times lower than the CDC’s safe water standard.

“There is no evidence to indicate that MCHM levels below the laboratory limit of detection of 10 (parts per billion) would result in any adverse health effects for any segment of the population,” CDC spokeswoman Bernadette Burden said

Monday in an email.

Three people were hospitalized, however, and 111 went to the emergency room Jan. 15-17.

Symptoms over two weeks meshed with animal study findings on the main spilled chemical, crude MCHM. The ailments – including nausea, vomiting, headaches, rashes and sore throats – mostly needed no treatment, the report said.

Some required IVs and medication.

Thirteen people were hospitalized, but had existing chronic conditions, such as kidney, liver and lung disease.

Officials cautioned that colds, flus and viruses could have caused the issues. But 45 reports were

specifically excluded because other diagnoses, like the flu, better applied. For various reasons, 215 total emergency room reports were ruled out, leaving 369 in question.

“We’re not aware of any other significant public health epidemic that impacted during that week other than this event,” said Dr. Rahul Gupta, Kanawha County health officer.

Gupta said the impact was much more widespread. He estimated Tuesday that about 92,500 people felt some health impacts from the spill and only 40 percent went to a doctor.

University of South Alabama researcher Andrew Whelton came up with a similar number: 108,800.

the perfect time to bring this issue up with the school because stadium renovations are already being planned.

She said she has already contacted the athletic department and hopes to continue to work with them to find a solution.

“I really hope to get further meetings over the summer, and I’ll have a 3D

rending of what I’m hoping it will look like, as well as a cost-benefit analysis to back me up,” Hutchinson said.

The second passed resolution establishes the creation of a new SGA scholarship. The Catalyst of Change Scholarship will give $500 to a student who proposes a project to address a University issue.

BOG Vice Chair Stephen Scott said the idea is to congratulate and encourage those students who have taken the initiative upon themselves to work on a problem they see on campus.

“It’s showing that anybody can be a catalyst of change, and you don’t need a position or a fancy title to

be a hero,” he said.

According to Scott, potential recipients would have to work with an administrator or faculty member in creating a concrete proposal to resolve their issue. A SGA committee would then vote on which proposal they thought was the most feasible.

“In the long term, the idea

is for governors to reach out to those who presented to get them involved in with SGA in a very indirect sort of way,” Scott said. “We want to offer these students the resources of SGA, such as manpower or our connections.”

SGA meetings will resume in fall.

salary and paid tuition.

Newly elected president Chris Nyden said he believes the compensation is necessary to ensure the president can fulfill his or her duties efficiently and avoid having to take a second job.

“It really is a full-time job if you’re doing it correctly, and I am probably in my office 50-plus hours per week,” Nyden said. “I think we are producing a return on investment beyond what we receive, and it also keeps us from having to take jobs elsewhere,

which might take away our performance and dedication to the job.”

Four other universities in the Big 12 conference were able to disclose the compensation of their student government representatives.

At Oklahoma State University, the student body president has to pay his or her tuition in full but receives a stipend of $1,500 per semester while in office.

Iowa State University previously gave its student body president a stipend

of more than $10,000 on top of a paid tuition, but president Spencer Hughes decided to eliminate his executive salary and donate it to the student body.

Kenton Wilson, who was running for student body president at the University of Texas at Austin this semester, said he would do the same with his $6,840 stipend.

Nyden said he is probably going to keep the salary at about the current level and that he will not donate any of the amount back to the student body.

“If I was in a better financial situation I would, but I’m not (giving it back),” he said. “The way I look at it, in terms of what our salaries ends up being in the end is add-inat-need basis.”

While the president and vice president get high compensations, the Board of Governors is not compensated at all at WVU, in contrast to most of the other universities that offered compensations to members of the Board of Governors.

“I was on the Board

of Governors (in 2013), and just seeing people go through a year of being on the Board of Governors and not produce results, I think part of the reason could be (attributed) to not having the proper incentives to do so,” Nyden said.

“I certainly think that hard work should be rewarded, and one thing that I wanted to do last year, but didn’t have time to, was attach a cash reward for governor of the year.”

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Continued from page 1 “I’m not saying the stadium isn’t ADA compliant, because it is,” Hutchinson said. “What I’m saying is students who might have a handicap are excluded from their peers.”

Hutchinson said now is

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Continued from page 1 university in which the estimated compensation exceeded that of WVU. Schools such as the University of Michigan and Northwestern University do not give out any compensation to their student government officials and most universities’ total compensation amounts to far less than $10,000.

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Teen missed Africa, had no clue he was in Maui HONOLULU (AP) — Long flights can leave anyone a little unsteady, but a teenager who defied the odds, surviving a flight from California to Hawaii tucked in a jetliner’s wheel well, was disoriented, thirsty and could barely walk after the freezing, low-pressure ordeal, airport officials said Wednesday.

Security video of his arrival shows the 15-yearold boy dangling his feet for about 15 seconds from the wheel well before jumping 8 to 10 feet to the ground, landing on his feet and immediately collapsing Sunday morning, Maui District Airport Manager Marvin Moniz said.

Staggering toward the front of the plane, the soft-spoken boy in a San Francisco Giants hoodie asked a ramp agent for a drink of water, setting in motion federal and local law enforcement investigations, national calls for better airport security and a flurry of speculation about how anyone could survive such a perilous trip.

Abdilahi Yusuf Abdi, who said he is the boy’s father, told Voice of America Wednesday that his son – who is still hospitalized in Honolulu – missed Africa, where they used to live, and had been struggling in school.

Abdi said he learned of the perilous journey Sunday when he got a call from police in Hawaii, but he couldn’t understand how he got to Maui and asked them to contact the San

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People make their way into Terminal A at Mineta San Jose International Airport near the Hawaiian Airlines gates Monday, in San Jose, Calif. A 15-year-old boy scrambled over a fence at the airport, crossed a tarmac and climbed into a jetliner’s wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii, Sunday. FBI spokesman Tom Simon in Honolulu said the teen did not remember the flight from San Jose.

Jose Police Department.

“When I watched the analysis about the extraordinary and dangerous trip of my son on local TVs and that Allah had saved him, I thanked God and I was very happy,” Abdi said.

The Associated Press was unable to reach Abdi, who airport officials say drives a taxi.

After the boy was discovered in Maui, FBI and Transportation Security

Administration investigators questioned him and fed him like a local with teriyaki meatballs and rice from an airport restaurant and a box of Maui macadamia nut cookies. The teen, whose name has not been released, said he had been in an argument at home, went to the airport, and got onto the first plane he came to.

“He didn’t realize he was in Maui – not at all,”

Moniz said.

The boy told officials he evaded what was supposed to be a multi-layered airport security system in San Jose by climbing a fence.

That hasn’t surprised airport security experts, who say that for all the tens of billions of dollars the nation has spent screening passengers and their bags, few airports made a comparable investment to se-

cure the airplanes parked on the tarmac.

“No system is foolproof,” said San Jose International Airport aviation director Kim Aguirre. “Certainly as we learn more, if we see any gaping holes, we will work to fill them.”

Aguirre said a perimeter search found no holes or crawl spaces in the barbed-wire fence surrounding the 1,050-acre airport.

Santa Clara High School Principal Gregory Shelby sent a note Tuesday to staff saying the teen has been in the U.S. for about four years, speaks English as his second language and had transferred into the district five weeks earlier, according to Jennifer Dericco, a spokeswoman for the Santa Clara Unified School District.

Aviation security experts say San Jose is hardly alone when it comes to weaknesses in securing its airfield.

“What happened in San Jose can happen as we speak at other airports, because nobody can watch all these monitors” that feed video from around the airport, said Rafi Ron, former head of security at Tel Aviv, Israel airport. He now runs a security consulting firm.

That the teen survived is remarkable. At a cruising altitude of 38,000 feet, temperatures would have been well below zero and the air so starved of oxygen that he likely passed out. In response, his body could have entered a hibernation-like state, experts say.

The TSA said it has spent $80 billion on aviation security since its inception shortly after the 9/11 attacks. That does not include perimeter security.

“We were investing all our resources in the front door, which were the passengers and their bags,” Ron said. “And we left the back door open.”

Obama offering Japan security, economic assurances TOKYO (AP) — Facing fresh questions about his commitment to Asia, President Barack Obama will seek to convince Japan’s leaders Thursday that he can deliver on his security and economic pledges, even as the crisis in Ukraine demands U.S. attention and resources elsewhere.

The ominous standoff between Ukraine and Russia is threatening to overshadow Obama’s four-country Asia swing that began Wednesday. He may decide during the trip whether to levy new economic sanctions on Moscow, a step that would signal the failure of an international agreement aimed at defusing the crisis.

But at least publicly, Obama will try to keep the focus on his Asia agenda, which includes reaffirming his commitment to a defense treaty with Japan, making progress on a stalled trans-Pacific trade agreement and finalizing a deal to modestly increase the American military footprint in the Philippines.

He began his day with a call on Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace, a lush parklike complex surrounded by modern skyscrapers where he was greeted by a military honor guard and children holding U.S. and Japanese flags. After taking in the scene, the president, emperor and empress walked along a maze of red carpet into the palace for a private meeting, with U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and other aides trailing behind.

The president told the emperor that the last time they met, he did not have any gray hairs. “You have a very hard job,” the emperor replied.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and Obama had a long talk at a private dinner Wednesday evening and looked forward to a fruitful meeting Thursday “so that we can jointly send a message to the rest of the world that the Japan-U.S. alliance is

unshakeable and strong.”

Obama opened the first state visit by an American president to Japan in nearly 20 years with the dinner at Tokyo’s famed sushi restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro. The restaurant is run by 88-year-old Jiro Ono, whose meticulous technique was detailed in the 2011 documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi.”

Abe told reporters Obama praised the meal as “the best sushi he had had in his life.”

Later Thursday, Obama planned a news conference with Abe and then a return to the Imperial Palace for a state dinner. He also plans to visit the Meiji Shrine, which honors the emperor whose reign saw Japan emerge from over two centuries of isolation to become a world power.

Obama’s stops in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines serve as something of a do-over after he canceled a visit to Asia last fall because of the U.S. government shutdown. The cancellation provided fresh fodder for those in the region who worry that the White House’s much-hyped pivot to Asia is continually taking a backseat to other foreign and domestic priorities.

“I think the president will want to make clear that this commitment will be unaffected by developments in Ukraine and other global events,” said Jeffrey Bader, Obama’s former Asia director.

“Countries want to hear that the U.S. presence is in fact steady and strong as China rises.”

While China is not on Obama’s eight-day itinerary, leaders in Beijing will be closely watching the president’s tour. Obama’s advisers insist the trip – and the White House’s broader Asia policy – is not designed counter to China’s growing power, and they say the president is not asking Asian nations to choose between allegiance to Washington or Beijing.

Still, Obama faces a particularly tricky balance in Tokyo, which is locked in a tense territorial dispute with China over islands Japan oversees in the East China Sea. The U.S. has a defense treaty requiring it to come to Japan’s defense if it is attacked, and Obama is expected to reaffirm his commitment to that agreement. Ahead of his arrival, he told a Japanese newspaper that the treaty does apply to the island disputes and he opposes “unilateral attempts to undermine Japan’s administration of these islands.”

“Disputes need to be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, not intimidation and coercion,” Obama said in a written response to questions from Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper.

A Chinese government spokesman responded that China has “indisputable sovereignty” over the islands and that “the so-called Japan-U.S. alliance” should not harm China’s territorial rights.

“The U.S. should respect facts, take a responsible attitude, remain committed to not taking sides on territory and sovereignty issues, speak and act cautiously and earnestly play a constructive role in regional peace and stability,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said.

On the economic front, Obama is unlikely to have much new to show for efforts to deepen trade ties with Asia. Negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a twelve-nation free trade pact, are stalled, particularly discussions between the U.S. and Japan over tariffs on agriculture and automobiles.

And Obama’s effort to fasttrack passage of the eventual agreement back home is being blocked by congressional Democrats, creating a political dilemma for the White House in a midterm election year.

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EDITORIAL

A look into WVU SGA’s compensation It pays to be a West Virginia University student government president or vice president.

WVU contributes a generous stipend and paid tuition to the students who work hard to make the big decisions for the University’s student body.

However, this stipend isn’t set by the University, but instead by the president, and is added to the budget proposal at the beginning of the year. Ryan Campione, outgoing SGA president, even said he believes being able to set his own salary is “unethical.”

Among some of the Big 12 schools, WVU SGA president and vice president receive a very rewarding compensation for their work. While they should be compensated for their endeavors and dedication to improving the University, the ability to set their own salaries is certainly questionable.

However, the Board of Governors does vote on the final proposed budget at the beginning of the school year.

Other schools in the Big 12 provide a stipend to their BOG, albeit the amount

may not be as much as the president and vice president. However, some schools, such as Northwestern University, offer nothing.

WVU provides a $5,500 stipend to be dispensed among 2013’s 32 executive positions, including Chief of Staff, Attorney General and Chief Financial Officer. But why not the BOG? Chris Nyden, president of SGA, makes a good point when speaking of incentives.

Being involved in SGA is a full-time job and should be treated as such. How-

ever, not many students would take on a heavy workload on top of classes and give it their best effort, especially when there are no incentives. Without reasonable incentives, the student’s involvement in SGA would only serve as a resume padding.

In past years at WVU, it is said that some BOG members may have underperformed due to a lack of incentives. It can also be argued that due to their underperformance, they should not be given any incentives.

How can the Board of

OUR VIEW SGA has a tremendous impact on the University community, and these students dedicate a lot of time to improving WVU. SGA leaders deserve to be paid reasonably, but so does the BOG. Governors, in conjunction with the president and vice president, help make the student body an equal and cohesive community, when the members don’t receive the same privilege?

This matter is unethical, especially when members of the BOG receive nothing for their hard work and long

hours.

SGA has a tremendous impact on the University community, and these students dedicate a lot of time to improving WVU. SGA leaders deserve to be paid reasonably, but so does the BOG. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Commentary

How to end the culture of poverty in the US JAKE JARVIS COLUMNIST

At the heart of many social welfare debates is the existence of a culture of poverty. The phrase was coined

by Oscar Lewis in his 1961 book, “The Children of Sanchez.” He based his work on ethnographic studies of small Mexican communities and then extrapolated the outcome to represent all those in poverty.

The premise of the culture of poverty states these people are unmotivated, uninvolved with their children’s learning, prone to abuse drugs and alcohol and all around less fit for most jobs. It’s easy to glance at poverty-stricken communities and see certain individuals who exemplify these stereotypes.

However, these people aren’t the only ones affected by this prejudice. The longterm implications of these prejudices are far-reaching and only serve to further oppress the offspring of the oppressed.

I was raised in a household in which our annual income was around $10,000 each year (if it was a good year). According to the 2014 U.S. Poverty guidelines, the cut-off for poverty in a twoperson household is $15,730 per year.

I vividly remember my mother doing her best to support us. She, too, came from a household of poverty, and because of financial obligations, she never went to college.

This left her with little options for employment, as many jobs for which she qualified did not take into

consideration the need for childcare when they scheduled her shifts.

The culture of poverty hypothesis would have you believe you could never become anything but a lazy burden on society, sucking up the financial resources for those who are actually being a productive members of society.

That is not the case.

I feel strongly that those living in poverty have a different style of work ethic that has been formed through their survival in the working world.

During the summer of 2013, I worked at a Walmart in Barboursville, W.Va. I was paid minimum wage for the labor-intensive job of stacking 40-plus pounds of produce on shelves at 4 a.m. Each day I would work more than my fellow employees, leaving me physically drained every day.

The mountain of work I had to complete only grew as I completed tasks. It was as if management realized I was capable of bearing a heavy workload, and they wanted to see how much I could handle. Enough was never enough.

I found that in order to survive and continue working there, my “best work” could never be shown. If it was shown, my drive to please would be exploited.

After I learned that, I slowly pulled back and became what management called “one of the lazies.”

In reality, I chose to sacrifice my work output for my health and well-being.

Safety was never a top concern for the management and I was often asked to lift things and push stacks of produce well above both my ability and safety standards.

Poverty-stricken citizens should not be labeled as ‘lazy.’

Many others like me, and indeed those in more dire circumstances, have to make the tough decisions of going against conventional wisdom and not work as hard.

What is seen as evidence of laziness and a lack of desire to work is actually just learned helplessness, a response to the complex world of capitalism.

Let’s take a look at how this comes about with an imaginary person we’ll call Bob. Bob was born into a poor household and had to work an extra job during high school. He had hopes of going to a university to study engineering, but because of his home life and other financial concerns, he was not able to do so.

Bob took any job he could get, often which were manual labor. Bob, though hard-

working and noticeably one of the better employees, was never promoted because of the stigma surrounding his lack of education.

Bob’s children are then not open to the same privileges other children receive. This continues down the generations, giving the idea to the middle and upper classes that Bob and his community chose this life.

So yes, there may be a culture of poverty, but this does not mean it is innate in a human being.

The education system is considered to be the great equalizer among people of diverse backgrounds.

We are told when we walk into a school, everyone is treated equally and everyone has the same opportunities.

However, in reality, the U.S. Department of Educa-

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tion reported in 2011 that low-income, African-American and Hispanic students continue to be disadvantaged, lacking a quality education with rigorous courses to prepare them for college and the services that will help them post-high school.

Still, I don’t want to trivialize the effectiveness the education system can be for some. I was lucky to have been transferred to a different school district that had a program for talented and gifted students.

Also, I was never seen as “one of the poor kids.” My mother realized the importance of having a strong education and made it her top priority for me. I always went to school with clean clothes (even when we lived out of an SUV), and I always had money to go on field trips and had the larg-

est crayon box of the class.

Teachers didn’t have to deal with my poverty being in their face.

Because I always sat with other kids who weren’t poor, I didn’t get in trouble as much. Even as a child I could see the poor kids, because of their home life and other unmeasurable variables, got in trouble more often.

Another tenant of the culture of poverty is when poor people do receive money, they spend it on useless items.

The basis of this statement is rooted in the idea that people in poverty are not deserving of any luxuries.

Whenever we went grocery shopping, my mom would always buy me Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and whenever I asked for a book to read, we always had money for that. These small moments of happiness can transform someone.

People in poverty have the right to do what it takes to survive. If coming home to a television set makes working at Walmart easier, buy it. If eating steak once in a while makes not having any electricity easier, eat all the steaks you can.

People in poverty are not fundamentally different from the privileged class and should not be treated as second-class humans.

The culture of poverty does not suggest that all social welfare should be abandoned. Instead of treating these people like burdens, why not give them the tools to live free from oppression?

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Getting physical: picking a routine and stick with it DANIELLE RAPPEL FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

The most difficult thing to do in college is workout.

Once we get to college, we tend to get lazy.

Working out feels more like a chore and a burden than a positive decision.

Why go to the gym in your free time when you could lay in your bed and watch Netflix for an hour instead?

Then you’re hit with the infamous and dreaded freshman 15. It attacks silently, and you don’t notice you’ve been hit until you try to put your favorite pair of skinny jeans on and you have to jump a couple extra times to squeeze into them.

It’s hard to find motiva-

tion to workout when you’re swamped with a killer class load and a constant desire to go out with your friends.

But you know, deep deep down, that something has to change.

You’ve probably pinned dozens of workouts on Pintrest that you convince yourself you will try out, but you never do. It all sounds good at the time, as you’re aimlessly scrolling through the images online, but how many of them do you actually end up doing? You may even go so far as to contemplate (and maybe even try) a juice diet, a smoothie cleanse...but nothing really sticks and, in the end, nothing really works.

A combination of eating right and adequate exercise is the only things that will work long term. Working out

will not only make you look better, but you will feel better, too!

The hardest part about going to the gym is actually getting to the gym. You can talk about it all you want, but unless you go out and actually do it, it is completely futile. The best way to stay motivated is working out with friends. Working out friends also gives you a dependable gym buddy. You have someone there to encourage you and to help you push through that last set, even though it burns. With a gym partner, there is always at least one person who can go to the gym to do the workout with you. Plus, whether you decide to use a gym buddy or a trainer, they’re able to help you build a workout program that suits you and what you’re hoping to achieve.

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Once you get yourself to the gym, the next step is accepting the change in routine. You have to make time for the gym, even if it means going at 9pm – it is worth it and eventually your body will get acclimated.

The first two weeks of any workout program (and working out in general) are the hardest. Your body is tired and you’ll probably be sore in places you didn’t know could be sore. Using the weight room can also be pretty uncomfortable and awkward at first (and selfdeprecating) because you may feel like you don’t know what you’re doing. But stick through it! Once your muscles get used to it and you get more comfortable with the positioning, it gets a lot easier. Plus the constant change of routines is a big help. And

once you really start to see some muscular improvements, it makes it all worth the while and actually motivates you more to keep coming back.

I know for me personally I was never a big believer in workout programs. I had always been extremely active in sports since I was little, so coming to college and being plucked out of that lifestyle was a bit of a culture shock.

But, having a small group of stable gym partners has really kept me going. There is always at least one person who can go to the gym with me and they’re able to help and coach me through the workout, which makes me feel more comfortable.

I have also learned that what you eat is just as important, if not more important, than the workout itself. Sur-

rounding yourself with people who have the same goals as you is a HUGE help. You learn so much about healthy fats verses bad ones, portion control, and loading up on good calories instead of bad.

Basically, you learn how to eat healthy but enjoy it too. I didn’t think it was possible to eat so many egg whites, peanut butter sandwiches and avocados.

In the end, everyone is different. You know your body better than anyone else and it is up to you to keep it in the best condition. If nothing else, try to get to the gym to do a couple machines or go for a brisk jog outside a couple times a week. Start with something light and work your way up. Just put some sort of effort in to doing something. I promise you won’t regret it.

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SKorea ferry toll hits 159 as relatives wait

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — Divers made their way deeper Thursday into the submerged wreck of a ferry that sank more than a week ago as the death toll neared 160 and relatives of the more than 140 still missing pressed the government to finish the grim task of recovery soon.

At a port on this island near the scene of divers’ efforts, relatives lined up for a daily ritual, crowding around a large signboard to read updates about bodies found overnight and the search plan for the day. Volunteers posted messages of support: “Please come back home,” one of the messages said. “We pray for you.”

Navy divers Thursday were searching the rear of the ferry’s fourth floor, officials posted on a sign board. The coast guard and a rescue company were searching the middle section of the

same floor, and another team was to search the front and middle of the fourth floor. Officials also posted new numbers at the port: 159 dead; 143 missing.

As divers plunge deeper into the ferry, the work gets harder as they find they have to rip through cabin walls to retrieve more victims.

Looming in the background is a sensitive issue: When to bring in the cranes and begin the salvage effort by cutting up and raising the submerged vessel.

“Now we think we have to deal with this realistically,” said Pyun Yong-gi, whose 17-yearold daughter is among the missing.

“We don’t want the bodies to decay further, so we want them to pull out the bodies as quickly as they can,” Pyun said on Jindo island, where recovered bodies are taken for families to identify.

That view is not shared

among all relatives of the missing, however. One of them, Jang Jong-ryul, was sensitive about the mere mention of the word “salvage” and said most families don’t want to think about it.

The number of corpses recovered has risen sharply since the weekend, when divers battling strong currents and low visibility were finally able to enter the submerged vessel. But the task is becoming more difficult.

“The lounge is one big open space, so once in it we got our search done straight away. But in the case of the cabins, we will have to break down the walls in between because they are all compartments,” said Koh Myung-seok, spokesman for the government-wide emergency task force.

The government has not said when it intends to begin the salvage effort, though it has said it will be considerate of the fami-

lies of the missing.

For some relatives of the missing, speed in recovering the dead is becoming more important.

“I’ve seen the bodies and they are starting to smell. It inflicts a new wound for the parents to see the bodies decomposed,” Pyun said.

He and other relatives have set a deadline of Thursday for the government to recover all the bodies, though he concedes they have no way to enforce it.

“We are not the ones who are actually doing it, so we know that there is nothing we can do,” Pyun said.

The victims of the April 16 disaster are overwhelmingly students of a single high school in Ansan, near Seoul. More than three-quarters of the 323 students are dead or missing, while nearly two-thirds of the other 153 people on board survived.

Divers look for people believed to have been trapped in the sunken ferry Sewol in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday.

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Syrian activists accuse Assad of new gas attacks BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces have attacked rebel-held areas with poisonous chlorine gas in recent weeks and months, leaving men, women and children coughing, choking and gasping for breath, according to Associated Press interviews with more than a dozen activists, medics and residents on the opposition side.

Syria flatly denied the allegations, and they have yet to be confirmed by any foreign country or international organization. But if true, they highlight the limitations of the global effort to rid President Bashar Assad’s government of its chemical weapons.

Witnesses near Damascus and in a central rebelheld village told the AP of dozens of cases of choking, fainting and other afflictions from inhaling fumes that some said were yellowish and smelled like chlorine cleanser. Some of those interviewed said they believe the gas was responsible for at least two deaths.

They said the fumes came from hand grenades and helicopter-dropped “barrel bombs,” which are crude containers packed with explosives and shrapnel.

Activists have posted videos similar, though on a far smaller scale, to those from last August’s chemical weapons attack near Damascus that killed hundreds of people and nearly triggered U.S. airstrikes against Syria. The new footage depicts palefaced men, women and chil-

dren coughing and gasping at field hospitals.

The U.N. Security Council called for an investigation Wednesday. Council members expressed “grave concern” over the allegations, said Nigeria’s U.N. Ambassador U. Joy Ogwu, council president.

It’s an accusation that carries high stakes, and the Syrian opposition has an interest in pushing such claims in hopes of spurring the world to take stern action against Assad, who has been locked in a civil war for three years and faces a Sunday deadline for handing over all his chemical weapons for destruction.

Chlorine is a potentially lethal chemical with a multitude of ordinary civilian uses, including laundry bleach and swimming-pool disinfectant. In high concentrations, it can attack the lungs and asphyxiate victims.

While chlorine was first deployed on the battlefield in World War I, it is no longer officially considered a warfare agent and is not among the chemicals declared by Syria. It is not as effective at killing as sarin – the nerve agent that was apparently used last summer – and experts say it is difficult to achieve high concentrations of chlorine by dropping it from the air.

Still, any toxic chemical is considered to be a chemical weapon if used for military purposes. Consequently, Syria’s use of chlorine-filled bombs, if confirmed, would

be a violation of the chemical weapons treaty that Assad’s government signed last year as part of a deal to hand over its stockpile.

On Wednesday, Syria’s U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari said his government categorically denied the use of chlorine gas. Ja’afari further disputed that chlorine gas could be categorized as a chemical weapon, saying “it is a mundane substance used for bleaching clothes in the laundry or disinfecting swimming pools.”

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday that officials were still trying to determine what happened. On Sunday, French President Francois Hollande told Europe 1 radio station there were “elements” suggesting recent use of chemical weapons, but no proof.

Both countries bluntly accused the Syrian government of using sarin against civilian areas in the August attack near Damascus.

“I can understand the reluctance to undertake any firm action right now because the big priority is to get the other chemicals out of the country,” said Jean Pascal Zanders, an independent chemical weapons consultant and disarmament expert. “Once these are out of the country, we can probably see a completely different dynamic with regards to Syria emerge. People will be less deferential to the Assad regime.”

Zanders, who remains skeptical about the claims

emerging from Syria pending more proof, said nobody wanted to upset the Assad government to the point that it would cease all cooperation, particularly with the relationship between the U.S. and Russia strained because of the Ukraine crisis.

Russia was a main sponsor of the deal to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. Syria has shipped out 86 percent of its declared stockpile so far, according to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the watchdog agency overseeing the process.

Syrian opposition forces have accused the government of using small amounts of poisonous gas over the past few months in several incidents affecting more than 100 people.

The Violation Documentation Center, a Syrian group that tracks human rights violations, issued a detailed report last week in which it claimed to have documented the use of chemicals in 15 instances since the beginning of the year in suburbs of Damascus, in Hama and in Idlib. The main Western-backed opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, said it identified at least nine cases in recent months where the government used poison gas.

The most serious episode appears to have occurred in Kfar Zeita, a rebel-held village in Hama province some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Damascus.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you will have the opportunity to socialize and network till your heart’s content. You also will see a long-term desire become a reality. Don’t hesitate to go for what you want. If you are single, you easily could tumble into a new crowd, where you will meet a special person. Enjoy the process of getting to know each other. If you are attached, as a couple, you have a lot to celebrate. You are likely to achieve one of your mutual goals, if not more.

This year could be very special for you both.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH Tap into your knowledge and listen to what is being said. Avoid personalizing comments, as you are more vulnerable than you have been in a

while. Count on your imagination going to extremes, but know that a great idea could be the result. Tonight: Play it low-key.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH You might be overly concerned about a situation. Keep your long-term objectives in mind. You could be very interested in what goes on around a work-related matter. You also might decide to finally clear the air. Tonight: Where the action is.

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Let your mind wander, and worry a little less about form and what is appropriate. You can take a great idea and make it conform later. A brainstorming situation could cause a slight rift, as someone is likely to get a little too personal. Tonight: Be your expressive self.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Relate to a key person in your life directly. You might have difficulty getting through to this person on some level, so use this obstacle as an opportunity to open up to more creative modes of communication. You are bound to get a reaction. Tonight: Dinner for two.

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Tonight: Your treat.

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Jewelry store celebrates 10 years

by Jake Jarvis A&E WRiter @DailyAthenaeum

Silver Pennies Jewelry Design Co., a local jewelry shop, recently revamped their image and products to better represent the customer’s experience.

The shop, formerly known as Bead Monster Boutique, changed its name to Silver Pennies as a conversation starter with customers. The name comes from a 1925 book of the same name, which was compiled by schoolteacher Blanch Jennings Thompson.

“A silver penny is an analogy for something found or given; especially one that has been handpicked, handcrafted or written, and so has the additional sentiment that a personal touch provides,” said Robin Dallas, the owner of Silver Pennies.

For frequent visitors of the former Bead Monster, Silver Pennies has received full-scale renovation. As they walked into the old layout, customers were greeted with warm oranges and dark mahogany finishes.

Now, the store has a cooler atmosphere.

“We remodeled the interior with a blend of modern, rustic and minimalist styles,” Dallas said. “We chose a neutral color palette of light taupe and silvery gray that allows the true colors of the gems and crystals to emerge.”

The full remodeling is set to be complete by summer.

When the final touches are made, Dallas said they will host an open house and invite members of the public to experience firsthand their rebranding and 10-year anniversary.

Currently, Silver Pennies is featuring leather rings for both men and women. The leather was supplied by Tanner’s Alley Leather Design Studio, another local shop.

“Set in dark brown or caramel colored leathers, some feature a gemstone centerpiece like turquoise or onyx, and some feature a mini hand-carved mother of pearl rose,” Dallas said.

Another popular item this year is personalized jewelry.

The new store layout allows for a personalization workstation where customers can add things to their jewelry like initials, Greek letters, birthstones and other symbols.

The layout currently features three different locations for customers to interact.

The first, “Discover & Inspire,” is where customers choose the type of jewelry they want to create.

Location two, “Arrange & Embellish,” is the place where the design of the piece comes together.

Finally, “Compose & Construct” is where the skilled artists of Silver Pennies make your creative vision come true.

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Silver Pennies, located at 310 High Street, is owned and operated by Robin Dallas. nies is perfect for first-time customers. The layout is conducive for a Sunday afternoon browse with friends or shopping for a last-minute gift for Mother’s Day. Overall, Dallas said most customers have received the new design well, and she hopes city residents continue to support the local business.

To find out more information or to visit the recently debuted online and mail-order catalog, visit http://silverpennies.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

‘Disney’s Peter Pan Jr.’ comes to MET The Metropolitan Theatre is debuting Morgantown Theatre Company’s production of “Disney’s Peter Pan Jr.” Saturday and Sunday.

This production is based on the 1953 Disney film and J.M. Barrie’s enchanting play. “Disney’s Peter Pan Jr.” is a modern version of the tale about a boy who refused to grow up.

The score includes new arrangements of classic Disney songs, such as “Following the Leader,” “You Can Fly,” “The Second Star to the Right” and “Yo Ho, a Pirate’s Life for Me.” For those unfamiliar with the tale of Peter Pan, it all starts with Wendy. She loves to tell her brothers stories about pirates. However, when her father announces she must move out of the nursery and grow up, Peter Pan comes to visit the children and whisks them away with him to Neverland so they would never have to.

Once in Neverland, their adventure introduces more characters such as the Lost Boys, mermaids, Indians and even

Captain Hook.

This timeless story will be performed by the Children’s Community Theatre program, which includes young performers in grades two through 12. This is a part of the Morgantown Theatre Company’s mission to provide young performers in the Morgantown area with an immersive experience in the world of theater.

Tickets for the show are $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under. They are available at Morgantown Theatre Company’s online box office and will soon be available at Pinocchio’s Books & Toys on High Street and Fawleys Music in Sabraton.

Audience members are invited to purchase a backstage pass for $25 that allows you to meet the main characters, make your own fairy wand or sword, have a special performance from the cast and get priority seating in the audience.

For more information about the show or to purchase tickets, visit http://morgantowntheatrecompany.org.

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NEW YORK (AP) — More exotic creatures thrive in the shadows of summer blockbusters. Here are 10 of the most anticipated indie films due this summer, nary a caped superhero or citycrushing monster among them.

1. “The Rover” (June 13) – David Michod’s follow-up to his Aussie crime drama “Animal Kingdom” qualifies as a must-see because of the rare quality of his feature film debut. This one, which will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, stars Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson and is set in a near-future Australia where the world economy has collapsed and bandits roam the Outback.

2. “Boyhood” (July 11) – Richard Linklater spent 12 years making this wholly unique film. It charts a fictional family over that time (Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette play divorced parents) and, remarkably, shows the maturation of 6-year-old Ellar Coltrane (playing their son) from boy to man.

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3. “The Immigrant” (May 16) – Tales of immigrants arriving through Ellis Island are a well-trod genre, but James Gray’s 1920s drama is distinct in its portrait of the American Dream as both myth and reality. With Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix.

4. “Life Itself” (July 11) – Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) presents a documentary and tribute to the late film critic Roger Ebert.

5. “Begin Again” (July 4) – Much like John Carney’s “Once,” this is a naturalistic, street-level drama of musicians. Keira Knightley stars as a British singer-songwriter discovered in New York by a down-on-hisluck music executive (Mark Ruffalo).

6. “Magic in the Moonlight” (July 25) – Woody Allen’s annual offering this year is a comedy set on the French Riviera in the ’20s starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone. It promises a romantic lightness, but the question will be how audiences respond to Allen fol-

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8. “A Most Wanted Man” (July 25) – Anton Corbijn’s adaption of John le Carre’s novel is one of two posthumous releases for Philip Seymour Hoffman. The late actor also stars in “God’s Pocket” (May 9), the directing debut of John Slattery (“Mad Men”).

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Springsteen rocks Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh Celeste Lantz A&E WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

Eighteen albums spanning a 40-year career.

Founder of The E Street Band and touring with them on and off. Twenty Grammy Awards. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.

Bruce Springsteen has certainly been around the block a few times, but seeing him live in concert, you’d never know.

He walked onstage to a packed Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh as part of his “High Hopes” tour.

Immediately the crowd of loyal middle-aged Springsteen fans went wild as the chords of “Clampdown,” a cover of The Clash’s hit, reverberated throughout the hockey rink.

Never having been to a Springsteen concert before, if I’d close my eyes, I’d never guess the lead singer was 64 years old and two of the original band members – Danny Federici, the pianist, and Clarence “The Big Man” Clemons, the saxophonist – were absent from the stage.

Certain songs, such as “Johnny 99” were reconfigured to accommodate the featured members, Jake Clemons on saxophone and Tom Morello, guitarist and previous member of Rage Against The Machine. Much

of Springsteen’s latest album, “High Hopes,” was written with these two musicians.

The live version of the song displayed Springsteen’s true fluidity and ability to move seamlessly from one genre to the next. It started with a honky-tonk vibe before sliding into jazz and then to big band. Behind the singer was a full brass section, including trumpets, saxophones and trombones.

Despite the 22-member stage presence, the performance felt more like an intimate, impromptu jam session than a sold-out concert.

During a Moon Mullican cover, “Seven Nights To Rock,” a song about partying each night of the week in a different bar with a different woman, Springsteen’s wife, Patti Scialfa, moved from her spot on the right of the stage to join her husband in the center.

What followed was an adorable back-and-forth duet, in which Scialfa shot back, singing about spending seven nights a week in a different bar with different men. The effect was endearing and made the couple seem accessible.

There were several instrumental breaks, most notably of which were during “High Hopes” – the most energetic song – when Morello pulled his guitar up to his mouth and began playing the chords with his tongue and pulled out the cord for his

guitar’s amp and manipulated the feedback to supplement the melody, and during “Hungry Heart” when Springsteen left the stage to enter the crowd.

One fan somehow managed to procure a blow-up version of Springsteen, with which he danced and carried with him as he crowdsurfed back to the main stage.

Again, very impressive for a man who is almost three times my age.

With such a prolific discography, the singer-songwriter showed how downto-earth he is when a song request stumped him, and he couldn’t remember which album it originally appeared on.

“I Wanna Be With You,” an outtake from his album “The River,” was a sign request from the crowd. Many of the band members have never played the song and maybe only heard it once or twice and needed to improvise. It was impossible to tell they’d never played the track before, and they blended flawlessly.

Of course he didn’t forget his two most iconic songs – “Born in the U.S.A” and “Born to Run” – during his first encore. Unfortunately, soon after, during “The Wall,” a eulogy to a few of his fallen friends from the Vietnam war, Springsteen started to lose his audience. The halfdrunk and tired fans began

Bookholders to hold annual concert Bookholders in Morgantown will hold a concert event at their University Avenue location Friday. Students can attend the event to hear local artists play while they sell back their books.

Manager Thomas Robertson said Bookholders had similar events for students to enjoy.

The concert will take place in the front parking lot to draw in a larger crowd.

“We are doing a concert featuring a few local bands called Bookchella,” Robertson said. “There’s going to be three different bands playing, two from Pittsburgh and one from Morgantown. They’re all rock bands (and) indie artists that we’ve featured here before.”

The bands performing are I Am a Sea Creature, He Stole Our Name and

The Danger of Falling.

I am a Sea Creature started working on their music in 2012 and released their first full-length album in summer, 2013.

The Danger of Falling is a Christian metalcore band formed in 2010.

The five musicians in the band have been writing music and working together since they were in their late teens. They have played at a handful of churches in the area and competed in the 2012 Battle of the Bands in the Mountainlair.

Besides listening to the local bands and enjoying free food, Robertson said there will be a big clothing sale in the store, and there might be some free Tshirts given away.

Bookchella will be held 5-10 p.m.

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Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band perform for a packed Consol Energy Center. trickling out of the venue.

Springsteen played well after 11 p.m., past most of our bedtimes.

Luckily, the vibrant energy was present thoughtout the concert, which more than made up for the lull.

Most of the nearly 20,000 seats were vacant as people stayed on the 38 feet to jam out, sing along or in some cases, start a mini-mosh pit.

The night was pleasantly unexpected. I’d never thought I’d be so attracted to an incredibly talented and transitive artist in pop music history, and judging by the signs and desperate pushing to the front of the crowd to hold Springsteen’s hand or steal a kiss, I wasn’t the only one.

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Courtney Cox makes directorial debut at Tribeca NEW YORK (AP) — Courteney Cox’s directorial debut is uniquely personal. It features a cameo from her daughter, Coco, songs by her boyfriend, Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid, and a scene with her ex-husband, David Arquette.

The film opens with 9-year-old Coco singing a song of McDaid’s. Later, she briefly appears to spray her father, Arquette, with a hose. As a proud mother, it’s Cox’s favorite scene.

“I couldn’t have cut that out,” said Cox, who acknowledges their family dynamics are unusually friendly. “If I needed four seconds, that would be the last four seconds to go.”

Cox will premiere the film, “Just Before I Go,” on Thursday at the Tribeca Film Festival. It’s the first stab at feature-film directing for the 49-year-old TV star, who readied herself for the opportunity by directing a short, a Lifetime movie and 10 episodes of her TBS sitcom “Cougar Town.”

“Just Before I Go” stars Seann William Scott as a depressive who plans to commit suicide but first returns to his hometown to get “my house in order.”

He visits an old crush, a school bully from his youth and others to unload his pain in a strange kind of bucket-list mission.

It may sound like a serious drama, but “Just Before I Go” (written by David Flebotte) has an offbeat humor that clashes comically with its heavy outline. Certainly, few movies have an emotional spectrum that incorporates both suicide and a “sleep masturbator” (a twist on

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“It’s hard to get those subject matters to gel and for people to feel it’s OK to laugh here and it’s OK to cry there,” Cox said in a recent interview. “If I can laugh really hard and then cry, it’s perfect for me.”

“The more offensive the humor, the funnier it is to me,” she added. “For whatever reason, if someone’s not getting hurt, it’s probably not funny to me.”

Of course, Cox’s comic timing has long been on display in “Friends,” “Family Ties,” “Dirt” (on which she met Flebotte) and “Cougar Town,” which recently wrapped its fifth and possibly final season.

(Its future is uncertain.)

But Cox didn’t want to act in “Just Before I Go,” but rather concentrated on

directing – a role she says feels natural.

“I’m obsessed with design and I really feel like I suffer from acute awareness,” said Cox. “I’m always so aware of my surroundings. I’m so interested in the way people live. Whenever I walk in someplace, I can almost tell you what the rooms looked like before I could tell you a person’s name.”

Shot in a speedy 23 days in between seasons of “Cougar Town,” “Just Before I Go” was made for less than $2 million, which Cox initially financed herself. She’s hoping to land distribution at Tribeca.

“Not having the pressure of the studio, just doing it for myself,” said Cox, “it was the perfect way in for me.”

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Students clean campus for Earth Day, celebrate at Bent Willey’s BY jake jarvis A&E Writer @Dailyathenaeum

The rain Tuesday may have stopped West Virginia University students from cleaning up the campus and surrounding area, but it didn’t stop them for long. They’re donning their rubber gloves this afternoon and plan to celebrate their efforts tomorrow night at Bent Willey’s.

Students are invited to join in this effort by meeting on the Mountainlair Green at 4 p.m. From

there, students will be given rubber gloves, sunglasses, trash bags and a map to tell them where to go.

Each map has a route that should take one to two hours to complete.

Past projects have been geared toward cleaning up Frat Row. This event, however, will be more inclusive, stretching down High Street and much of the surrounding neighborhood.

“In addition to areas needing attention on campus, student organizers are working with com-

munity leaders to identify the areas of critical need in the community,” said Ron Justice, a state, corporate and community relations specialist at WVU. “And at this time, College Avenue and Willey Street have been identified as top priorities.”

Participants will be treated to free Little Caesar’s pizza and an assortment of soft drinks to compensate for their time and effort.

Participants can also get a free ticket to attend the after party at Bent Willey’s Friday night.

“We were trying to find a way to incentivize an Earth Day clean-up and kind of try and get as large of a cleanup as we can to come out,” said Evan Mcintyre, president of the Interfraternity Council.

“It’s a good way for fraternities to go together and have an event together to build the bond through activities like this.”

Bent Willey’s is known for bringing artists like DJ Arthur King and DJ Big Daddy for patrons to dance to, but this evening might not be the typical night out at Bent.

“We approached Bent Willey’s as just a venue.

It’s the largest place in Morgantown that we can have an event like this with this capacity,” McIntyre said. “There will also be DJ PEC, who is a DJ from Pittsburgh that will be playing.”

The office of Sustainability is working on increasing the number of recycling bins available to students, which ties in neatly with the cleanup.

“Too often, we see beer cans and other trash carelessly thrown around cam-

pus and the city. It’s important we work to make this a nicer and cleaner place to live by reducing the amount of trash,” said Chris Nyden, SGA resident and an economics student.

Nyden stressed the importance of continually supporting the local community so that the community continues to support WVU students.

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Altered Ego offers personalized styles, genuine experiences

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Altered Ego Boutique is gearing up for spring and continues to bring Los Angeles fashion to Morgantown.

The boutique is located at the Suburban Plaza on Chestnut Ridge Road, which makes it more accessible to students than many of the other shopping locations at the Morgantown Mall.

“We hand-pick all of our inventory and carry it back from California ourselves,” said Christina DeAntonis, an owner and stylist for the boutique. “Our goal is to make West Coast fashion and personal style accessible to everyone, no matter their location.”

With this personalized style, DeAntonis said she hopes everyone who visits Altered Ego feels like a celebrity when they walk out the doors.

The staff at Altered Ego feel the Morgantown fashion scene is growing in a positive way and attribute this to the WVU students and their diverse style preferences. To foster this growth, DeAntonis said she is planning on expanding the store’s services.

“We are currently ex-

panding the business by focusing more on costume design and working towards an e-commerce boutique,” she said. “A lot of exciting changes are coming for Altered Ego Boutique in the next year, and we cannot wait to share them with Morgantown.”

With each new season, Altered Ego manages to customize their selection of garments to suit individual needs. This season’s selection focuses around fringe, crochet and pairings of a crop top with skirt.

“Our focus is not necessarily to push mainstream trends but to find pieces that we think are special, unique and wearable for our clients,” said Bradley Clay, an assistant buyer.

Walking into a store like Altered Ego can seem daunting at first. Color is everywhere, and you don’t know where to look. That’s why the staff members make the customer’s experience a priority.

“While this is a retail store, our main focus is never on making a sale but developing life-long relationships with clients through personal styling,” DeAntonis said. “Our staff members are encouraged

Jillian Kelly, assistant manager at Altered Ego Boutique, shows off the store. to experiment with the creative side of fashion.”

DeAntonis said she and her company are not afraid to mix and match styles. So even if you have a garment that wasn’t purchased at Altered Ego but still need something to pair it with, they would love to help you out.

There is also a seamstress on hand to alter any garments that do not fit quite right.

Those who want to revamp their wardrobe are advised to take their time to examine what they already have. The first thing to look for is a good fit. This means nothing is too tight or too loose.

No matter what you choose to sport this season, Clay said, “As long as you are comfortable and feel great in your spring and summer outfits, you are in style.”

Altered Ego Boutique is open Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m and by appointment Sunday or Monday.

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The 51-year-old Oscar winner wed girlfriend Alexandra Hedison over the weekend, Foster’s publicist confirmed Wednesday. Jennifer Allen offered no other details.

E! was the first to report that Foster tied the knot with Hedison, a 44-year-old photographer based in Los Angeles.

It’s the first marriage for Foster, who came out publicly in a rambling, heartfelt speech at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards, where she accepted lifetime achievement

honors.

After saying she planned to make a big announcement that would make her publicist nervous, Foster jokingly revealed that she was single.

“I hope that you’re not disappointed that there won’t be a big coming-out speech tonight,” she said, “because I already did my coming-out about a thousand years ago back in the Stone Age.” She said celebrities are now expected to reveal they’re gay “with a press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show,”

but her approach had been more personal.

Foster acknowledged longtime partner Cydney Bernard, with whom she has two sons. The couple ended their 20-year relationship in 2008. While Foster never hid the relationship, she kept her sexuality private until the Globes speech.

E! says Foster and Hedison have been dating since last summer.

Hedison, who was previously linked to Ellen DeGeneres, is also an actress with TV credits including “Nash Bridges” and “The L Word.”

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‘Like’ it or not Facebook declines, other sites boost in popularity Westley thompson a&E writer @dailyathenaeum

A paper published in January by two academics from Princeton swept through the Internet like wildfire when it claimed the social media monolith, Facebook, could lose up to 80 percent of its users by 2017.

While these results have been debated and are generally agreed to be a bit extreme, one thing that remains certain is Facebook has seen a decline in its popularity.

Since its founding in 2004, Facebook has seen incredible growth, growing from 1 million users at the end of 2004 to more than a billion today. How-

ever, many of its users, particularly teens and young adults, have begun to flee the site, either choosing to log on infrequently or deleting their account.

There are a multitude of reasons why people have become disenchanted with Facebook. These reasons range from privacy concerns to simply preferring other social media sites, like Twitter or Instagram.

While each reason is just a thorn in the social-network giant’s side, in combination, they seem to be bringing Facebook down.

A lot of young people lost interest in the site once their older relatives joined.

“Everyone and their parents have it, even grandma,” said Brittany LaBossiere, a Morgantown resident.

“Your parents know every-

thing you do.”

Facebook used to be a cool, youth-oriented site – a place where kids could go to socialize without their parents looking over their shoulder. Once mom’s friend request was found in the inbox, though, the charm of the site vanished.

“Facebook is for moms and relatives,” said Alena Cuebas, a freshman public relations student.

Others left due to content, either from users or the company itself.

It’s no secret the site is overrun with advertisements. Companies can look through your profile to tailor their ads just for you.

While a great idea when used sparingly, ads are saturated in Facebook, and many people have become frustrated.

“There are so many ads on Facebook,” said Ali Ginngo, a freshman criminology student. “It’s not social. It’s commercial.”

Some are mad about the content coming from other users.

“There are a lot of ignorant posts on Facebook,” said Drew Michael, a sophomore biology student.

Facebook allows people to post whatever they like, and this is a doubleedged sword. While most users like to use the site to socialize with friends and post things for fun, others use it as a soap box – preaching their political and religious views, often in a purposely controversial way.

Competition is the third horseman of Facebook’s apocalypse. Since its found-

ing in 2004, technology has changed significantly. New apps and social media platforms have thrown their hat into the ring.

Tw itter, Instagram (bought by Facebook in 2012), Snapchat and Vine are just four of the countless social media applications that have leeched from Facebook’s user base.

As technology becomes increasingly mobile, the number of competitors is expected to grow.

People are always interested in the next new thing, and Facebook is becoming an old trick. People are excited to jump over to new sites and applications.

“Twitter took Facebook’s place,” said Kayla Tanner, a junior psychology student.

Not ever yone has jumped ship, though. Some

people still prefer Facebook over other sites.

“I use it all the time. I just love it.” said Hartley Lushbaugh, a freshman secondary education student. “I have a lot of friends from all over the country.”

This may be the key to Facebook’s survival. While it has lost its luster as a youth hangout and a parent-free online party, it still remains useful to those who want to keep in touch with people they meet.

The social media giant may be dying, but it hasn’t drawn its last breath yet – not by a long shot. Are the Princeton intellects right and the site is doomed to failure, or will Zuckerberg’s team find a way to adapt and survive? daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Summer television shows begin airing season premieres in coming weeks

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The start of summer makes way for our favorite summer programs.

Some summer shows are strictly shown during the season and allow for some relaxation and fun while watching.

If you’re not sure what to watch when you head home, we reccomend a list for the top summer television shows.

“America’s Got Talent” is a classic summer program that has been airing for years. As NBC’s top-rated summer series returns for its ninth season May 27 at 8 p.m., the search will begin for the most talented people in America. From dancers to singers and magicians to contortion-

ists, Americans will perform in front of the judges for their chance to win $1 million.

With many talents combined with some not-sotalented competitors who try to avoid receiving an “X” from the judges, this show is hysterical.

“America’s Got Talent” is a feel-good summer show that will have you laughing or dropping your jaw in awe. Howard Stern, Howie Mandel, Mel B and Heidi Klum will return as judges, and Nick Cannon will continue to host.

“American Ninja Warrior” will return to NBC May 26 at 9 p.m. for its sixth season.

The adrenaline-packed obstacle course challenge will visit the five major cities of Los Angeles, Dallas, St. Louis, Miami and Denver, where contestants

must qualify for the next round in hopes of moving on to the finals in Las Vegas.

All different types of people prepare and try out for the show, from teachers to Olympic gold medalists.

In order to move on to the national finals, contestants must complete all qualifying rounds in their respective cities. On Sept. 15, the winner will be crowned the “American Ninja Warrior” and will walk away with $500,000.

“The Bachelorette” returns on ABC May 19 at 9:30 p.m.

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“The Bachelorette” can be dramatic and fun, but

the theme of love definitely carries throughout the show.

This summer will be one to remember with all of the great shows returning to television.

Be sure to catch these shows and some of your other favorites throughout the warm summer months. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Justin Bieber apologizes for Japan war shrine trip, photos Ohio women seeks Rivers’ apology

TOKYO (AP) — Justin Bieber apologized Wednesday to those he offended by visiting a Japanese war shrine, saying he thought it was a beautiful site and only a place of prayer.

The Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo enshrines 2.5 million war dead, including Japan’s 14 convicted war criminals, and operates a war museum that defends Japan’s wartime aggression.

It is a flashpoint between Japan and its neighbors that see the shrine as distinct from other Shinto-style establishments mainly honoring gods of nature. China and South Korea in particular see Yasukuni as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism and consider Japanese officials’ visits there as a lack of understanding or remorse over wartime history.

Two images posted on Bieber’s Instagram account

were met with outrage from Chinese officials and by commenters on social media. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the pop star should remember China’s position on Yasukuni.

“I hope this Canadian singer, after his visit, can have some knowledge of the Japanese militaristic history of external aggression and their militaristic thinking,” he said.

Yasukuni confirmed Bieber visited earlier this week in what appeared to be a personal trip to Japan. A Yasukuni official, who spoke on condition of anonymity citing privacy of a specific visitor, said he strolled in the shrine’s precincts, like other ordinary tourists, and most people didn’t seem to notice.

The two photos, which were subsequently re-

moved, showed Bieber praying outdoors at the shrine and standing beside a Shinto priest. The Yasukuni official said Bieber did not pray in the shrine’s main prayer hall.

In a new Instagram post Wednesday evening, Bieber said he asked his driver to stop when he saw the “beautiful shrine,” located in the capital’s central district near Budokan hall, where he performed a concert in 2011. It’s also near the Imperial Palace and other places tourists visit to see cherry blossoms, though they’ve mostly finished blooming.

“I was mislead (sic) to think the Shrines were only a place of prayer. To anyone I have offended I am extremely sorry,” the post said.

Bieber, 20, gained stardom with his debut album at age 15 but has had a string

of recent legal troubles and criticism for perceived cultural insensitivity. Last year he wrote in the guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum that he hoped the Jewish teenager who died in a Nazi concentration camp “would have been a Belieber” – or a fan of his – if history were different. And he apologized after appearing to drag two Argentine flags off stage with his feet and a microphone stand during a concert there last year.

He’s scheduled to go on trial in Miami in July on charges of driving under the influence and resisting arrest. A misdemeanor assault case in Toronto is awaiting trial, and Los Angeles prosecutors are considering whether to bring a felony vandalism case against Bieber over eggs thrown at a neighbor’s house in January.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Attorneys for two women held in a Cleveland home and abused for a decade say Joan Rivers should apologize for comparing living in her daughter’s guest room with the captivity they experienced.

Rivers and her daughter were discussing their reality show Tuesday on NBC’s “Today” show when she complained about her living arrangements, saying, “Those women in the basement in Cleveland had more space.”

A Wednesday statement from attorneys for Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus calls Rivers’ remark hurtful and shocking. The attorneys say the women have endured painful media attention and the comment is “a new low” that warrants an apology.

Rivers’ publicist hasn’t responded to messages seeking comment.

Berry, DeJesus and a third woman, Michelle Knight, escaped last year. Their kidnapper, Ariel Castro, hanged himself in prison.

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West Virginia kept up its torrid offensive pace and avoided what would have been a costly loss in terms of their postseason aspirations with a 10-3 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd at Hawley Field Wednesday.

Senior pitcher Corey Walter pitched seven efficient innings, striking out four Marshall hitters and allowing two earned runs on seven hits and two walks.

Walter has worked primarily out of the bullpen in 2014, but he received some starting experience in 2013.

Before his start Wednesday, Walter had been somewhat erratic coming out of the bullpen. He came into the matchup with Marshall with an earned run average of 5.66 and had given up 22 hits and 10 walks in 20.2 in-

nings pitched.

With a quality start fresh in his mind, Walter said he expects he will be able to carry momentum over into his next appearance out of the bullpen.

“I think now that I’m getting more innings and getting a role I’ll have a better feel out of the bullpen,” he said.

After he pitched a scoreless first inning, Walter received some instant support from his offense. The Mountaineers put up five runs in the first three innings and continued that momentum throughout the game.

Marshall cut the lead to 5-3 with a three-run top of the fourth inning, but Walter was able to shut the Herd down from there.

The Mountaineer offense cranked out 12 hits on the night and gave Walter the kind of support he said allowed him to relax on the mound.

“We took an early lead, and it’s always easier to go

out and pitch knowing you can mess up a little bit,” he said.

“Even when the game did get close, they piled on three more runs and made it easier to go back out there and keep pitching.”

Catcher Cam O’Brien was one of the biggest catalysts for the WVU offense Wednesday night. The junior tallied three hits, including a triple and a double, and reached base four times in the game.

During West Virginia’s seven-game losing streak, the team scored an average of two runs per game. The Mountaineers have averaged 7.8 runs in the six games they have played since that streak ended and are 5-1 during that stretch.

“We weren’t scoring runs (during the losing streak). People can say it was our bullpen, but we weren’t scoring enough runs. I think we’re giving (the pitchers) confidence by going out there

Heat hold off Bobcats, win 101-97 MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 32 points and added eight assists, Chris Bosh scored 20 points and the Miami Heat held on to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 101-97 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference firstround series.

Dwyane Wade scored 15 points, and had a steal in the final seconds to help seal the win for Miami. Mario Chalmers added 11 for the Heat.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 22 points for Charlotte, which got 18 points and 13 rebounds from Al Jefferson, who played through a left plantar fascia strain and shot 9 for 23 from the floor. Kemba Walker added 16 and Gerald Henderson scored 15 for the Bobcats.

Game 3 is Saturday night

in Charlotte.

The Bobcats were down three with 10 seconds left, but never got a tying shot off. Wade stole the ball from Chris Douglas-Roberts with 3 seconds left, made a free throw and that was enough for the Heat – who wasted a big first-half lead, then saw another one in the fourth quarter get whittled down to nearly nothing.

It’s hard to find any good news for Charlotte, between this two-game hole and the ongoing injury concerns revolving around their best player. Not only have the Bobcats lost 18 straight games to Miami, but the Heat have never dropped any of the previous 11 postseason series in which they’ve grabbed a 2-0 series lead.

James, between his time in Cleveland and Miami,

is 11-0 in such situations.

Wade has been part of nine previous 2-0 leads with the Heat, and six of those series ended in no more than five games.

Miami’s lead was 91-77 midway through the fourth, and after blowing a big first-half lead it appeared as though the Heat finally had some breathing room.

A few minutes later, it looked a whole lot different.

Walker, Kidd-Gilchrist and Douglas-Roberts combined for all the damage in a 10-0 run, getting the Bobcats within 9187. But Bosh hit a jumper to stop Miami’s scoreless drought, the Heat followed that with a stop, and Bosh struck again on the ensuing possession with a drive that pushed the Heat’s lead back to eight with 3:36 remaining.

and scoring runs,” O’Brien said.

West Virginia will now take a 21-16 overall record into its weekend matchup with the Kansas State Wildcats at Hawley Field.

Head coach Randy Mazey said the way his

team has played in the last few games should give them confidence heading into a critical conference series.

“I think we’re playing with supreme confidence right now and that really helps when you get into a

huge series like this,” he said.

“Who know what the results are going to be, but at this point in the season I feel really good about this team.” connor.murray@mail.wvu.edu

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Thursday April 24, 2014

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WVU travels to Texas for Big 12 championships

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Sophomore Vivian Tsui gets ready for a return during a home match earlier this season.

by anthony pecoraro associate sports editor @anthonypecoraro

The West Virginia University tennis team will compete in the Big 12 Conference championship beginning today at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Due to the Mountaineers not earning a teamvictory since early March, this will be the final test for head coach Miha Lisac’s squad to show what they have.

“The goal is to finish

the spring semester better than we started,” Lisac said. “We are excited, and this is the most important part of our season.”

The Mountaineers (317, 0-9 Big 12) will be finishing their season this weekend (No. 10) as the lowest seed in the tournament.

West Virginia will first be matching up against No. 7 seed Kansas State today at 11 EST. The last time WVU matched up against Kansas State was March 14 when the Mountaineers fell to the Wildcats, 4-3.

Though the Mountaineers’ last outing agaisnt KState ended in a loss, WVU earned a few victories in doubles play.

The duo of sophomore Hailey Barrett and junior Ikttesh Chahal defeated the Wildcats’ Palma Juhasz and Iva Bago, 8-1.

Sophomores Vivian Tsui and Irinka Toidze also won, downing Riley Nizzi and Livia Cirnu, 8-1.

In singles play, the only two Mountaineers to come away with victories were freshman Oana Manole, who won a twoset victory over Cirnu, 7-6

(4), 6-1, and Toidze, who followed Manole’s lead, defeating Nizzi in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2.

If the Mountaineers are able to defeat the Wildcats, then West Virginia will face No. 2 seed Oklahoma State Friday at 4 p.m. EST. The Cowgirls earned the seed after completing conference play with a 7-2 record. The Cowgirls’ only conference losses this season came to Baylor and Oklahoma.

The Big 12 No. 1 seed is Baylor, who recorded a perfect 9-0 record in con-

ference play this season.

With the Bears’ most recent regular season title, BU now has 10 Big 12 regular season titles, including eight in the last nine years.

Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech finished in a three-way tie for third due to each team finishing conference play with a 6-3 record.

Texas earned the No. 3 seed based on point totals among all three of these teams, followed by the Lady Raiders at No. 4 and the Sooners at No. 5.

TCU, the host school

of the tournament, holds the No. 6 seed, followed

by No. 7 Kansas State, No. 8 Kansas and No. 9 Iowa State.

The reigning 2013 champions, the Longhorns, who have won nine postseason titles, are looking for their third consecutive title this year.

WVU enters today’s tournament winless in the Big 12 in their two years in the conference.West Virginia has a combined 0-18 record in the last two seasons in conference play. anthony.pecoraro@mail.wvu.edu

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Wrigley Field celebrates 100th birthday CHICAGO (AP) — For Wrigley Field, it really was the party of a century.

Exactly 100 years after the Chicago Federals pounded the Kansas City Packers in the first game at Wrigley, the famed ballpark got quite the birthday bash on Wednesday afternoon. Hall of Famers such as Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Fergie Jenkins and Andre Dawson were on hand, and so were

Bears greats Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers.

The Cubs and Diamondbacks went retro, wearing throwback 1914 jerseys, and the famed scoreboard listed Kansas City and Chi-Feds in their place.

Yes, it was quite an afternoon, a day of celebration. A day of reflection, too. The memories, the stories, flowed like runs in a big rally.

“It just gives me goose bumps because I had a chance to play here,” Williams said. “I often said this was my playground during the summer for so many years. So I have enjoyed it and I still enjoy it.”

The celebration came as Cubs ownership and the neighboring rooftop owners remain in a standstill over proposed renovations. The $500 million project, which

includes a giant Jumbotron, is on hold because the Ricketts family wants assurances that it won’t be sued over obstructed views.

“You can’t ask a team to be competitive and you can’t ask people to do things and then tie their hands and their legs,” Commissioner Bud Selig said. “It’s just wrong. Somebody has to say it so I’m happy to say it.”

It’s also worth mention-

ing that the rooftop owners, who charge fans to sit in bleachers atop their buildings, have a contract under which they share 17 percent of their revenues with the Cubs. The Tribune Co., the previous owner, signed it.

The ballpark has hosted everything from boxing to soccer to pro wrestling to the circus to the rodeo to concerts to a Chicago Blackhawks game. There was

even this: On back-to-back weekends in January 1944, ski jumpers leapt from scaffolding covered in snow and ice and landed behind second base.

In many ways, Wrigley Field has seen everything but a Cubs championship.

Of course, they haven’t won one since 1908 – eight years before they started playing at what was then known as Weeghman Park.

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Holgorsen reveals post-spring depth chart Wednesday

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Quarterback Clint Trickett gets set to throw on the run in a home game against Oklahoma State in the 2013 season.

by dillon durst sports writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen released his post-spring depth chart Wednesday.

The most surprising and perhaps the most intriguing aspect of the depth chart is senior Clint Trickett, who hasn’t taken a snap all spring while recovering from a shoulder surgery, is listed as the starter for the quarterback position.

Trickett completed 123 of 233 passes for 1,605 yards and seven touchdowns during the 2013-14 season.

Paul Millard, JUCO

transfer Skyler Howard and receiver-turned-quarterback Logan Moore have all been battling for the starting job this spring. Incoming freshman William Crest will also enter the mix this summer.

Dreamius Smith is listed as the starting running back followed by Wendell Smallwood, Rushel Shell, Dustin Garrison and Andrew Buie.

In perhaps the Big 12’s deepest backfield, all five backs are expected to see action this fall.

Junior Cody Clay has emerged as the starter at the half back/tight end position, while freshman Ellijah Wellman might see

playing time at the position, as well.

Sophomore Adam Pankey locked up the starting job at left tackle after a solid spring. Quinton Spain and Mark Glowinski are listed as the starters at left and right guard, respectively. Sophomore Tyler Orlosky is the starter at center, while junior Marquis Lucas gets the nod at right tackle.

The offensive line should be better in the 2014-15 season with a decent amount of experience from left to right.

Mario Alford, Daikiel Shorts, Jordan Thompson and Kevin White are listed as the starting receivers

at the X, H, Y and Z positions, respectively. Alford, Shorts, Thompson and White combined for 122 receptions for 1,729 yards and nine touchdowns last season.

Holgorsen and staff will also look to get their plethora of running backs, such as Smallwood, involved in the passing game by lining them up in the slot.

On defense, senior Dontrill Hyman and sophomore Christian Brown have emerged as the starters at the defensive end, while junior Kyle Rose is listed as the No. 1 nose tackle.

Junior Isaiah Bruce remains the starter at strong-

side linebacker, while junior Nick Kwiatkoski gets the nod at middle linebacker. Senior Brandon Golson is listed as the starter at weakside linebacker with K.J. Dillon at the hybrid linebacker/ safety position.

The linebackers may be the biggest strength of the defense in 2014.

In a vastly improved secondary, spring superstar Daryl Worley is listed as the starter at right cornerback, opposite of senior Ishmael Banks on the left.

Hard-hitting safety Karl Joseph is listed as the starting boundary safety, opposite of sophomore Jeremy Tyler at free safety.

In first-year defensive coordinator Tony Gibson’s multischeme defense, most of the starters and reserve defensive backs have the ability to play every position in the secondary.

On special teams, junior Nick O’Toole remains the starter at punter, while sophomore Josh Lambert is the No. 1 kicker.

Thompson will return punts for the Mountaineers, while speedster Alford, who returned the Gold-Blue Spring Game’s opening kickoff for a 99yard touchdown, and Smallwood will return kickoffs. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Lambert ready for strong 2014

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Redshirt sophomore Josh Lambert celebrates with fans after kicking a game-winning field goal against TCU in the 2013 season.

by amit batra sports Writer @batra01

In the annual Gold-Blue Spring Game, West Virginia redshirt sophomore kicker Josh Lambert made his presence known.

Capped off by a 53-yard field goal, Lambert continued his consistent play after a strong spring. The Garland, Texas, native, said his range can go even further than what everyone saw April 12.

“I’ve gotten a lot stronger, and I’ve been doing a lot of yoga in the offseason, which has helped a lot,” Lambert said. “It’s made me more flexible. During pregame today, I hit a 60-yarder. On from that point it’s hit or miss, but given the right conditions, I can hit 60.”

Besides doing yoga, which was recommended

by Mike Joseph, the director of strength and condition-

ing, Lambert said not much has changed since the 201314 season until now.

“Nothing has changed.

Everyone is still the same.

My job is still the same. I don’t get nervous anymore, so that’s different,” Lambert said.

As summer workouts approach, the team will continue to lift weights and do more yoga. Being healthy will be important in terms of the team’s progression, but Lambert and the team should be ready to go in August.

The 2013 season was a productive time for Lambert. As the team’s leading scorer with 86 points and having connected on 17-of23 field goals, including a long field goal of 50 yards at Kansas State, this aspect of special teams wasn’t a concern for WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen.

In the 2013 season, Lambert hit his last 13 of 15 attempts. He converted on

his last 10 attempts and was unsuccessful on only one extra point.

After his performance at TCU, Lambert was named WVU and Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week.

In that game, the redshirt sophomore converted on field goals of 24 yards, 42 yards and the game-winning 34-yard field goal.

Lambert was No. 4 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 13 nationally in field goals made per game. He was No. 7 in the Big 12 scoring for kickers and No. 8 in Big 12 scoring. With a 73.9 percentage, Lambert finished No. 6 in the league in field goal percentage.

As the Mountaineers get ready for summer workouts prior to their opening game against SEC power Alabama in August, Lambert’s productivity has been important for West Virginia this spring. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Jackson seeking Knicks coach GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — The coaching search is on in New York, and the best possible candidate has already been eliminated.

Two days after firing Mike Woodson, Jackson reiterated Wednesday that he won’t be returning to the bench, despite the fact that even fiancee Jeanie Buss told him he should.

But Jackson, who retired from coaching in 2011 after winning an NBA-record 11 titles, said his body isn’t up to doing the job.

“Jeanie Buss was here with the Board of Governors last week and stayed through the weekend, and tried to encourage me to coach the team. And if there’s anyone that can encourage me to do anything, it’s Jeanie Buss. But I was able to withstand her arguments the whole time,” Jackson said at the Knicks’ training center.

So the new team president said he’s looking for a leader with the personality

and charisma to succeed in New York. He hopes to talk with Steve Kerr, the TNT analyst frequently mentioned as the leading candidate, sometime within the next month.

“New York, I think, demands a personality, a person that the fans can believe in, a person that has some confidence, has the charismatic appeal, and I think has a forward-looking idea about the game,” Jackson said.

He believes Kerr, who played for him in Chicago and served as general manager of the Phoenix Suns, could be that person. He discussed Kerr’s potential interest in coaching last year when a group was trying to buy the Sacramento Kings and move them to Seattle. Jackson was prepared to run their basketball operations if that happened.

He and Kerr spoke again earlier this year about basketball, so Jackson is com-

fortable they share the same view of how the game should be played.

“I know philosophically we have a strong connection. Whether he’s able to take a job like this, I don’t know,” Jackson said. “I will get in a conversation with him later on this month and talk to him about and see where he’s at as far as his desire to coach.”

Jackson said he didn’t have a timetable beyond wanting a coach in place before the July summer league. He has other candidates in mind, but said: “You don’t want to know their names. I don’t want you to have their names.”

Jackson’s will always come up because of his coaching legacy. Madison Square Garden Chairman James Dolan first talked to Jackson around the holidays about coaching the team, but Jackson declined before they began discussing a management position.

Thursday April 24, 2014

The Daily Athenaeum ran a story Wednesday about former West Virginia linebacker Doug Rigg. The story detailed Rigg, a student-athlete, and his problem with federal Pell Grants, the NCAA and more. While inter viewing Rigg, I didn’t know what the impact of the story would be or if anyone would care, I just simply knew it was a story that needed to be told.

During my three years at The DA, all I tried to do was tell the stories of athletes, coaches and the West Virginia University athletic department.

Of course, my writing style and voice occasionally would be heard through stories, but for me, everything I did was about trying to find the best way for readers to understand a story that wasn’t mine.

Sometimes journalists and writers make the mistake of thinking they are bigger than the story or that they have to tell or share it.

That isn’t the case. I learned that here when I covered the football program.

I hope when you read the material I wrote, you enjoyed reading about why Geno Smith played so well during the first five games of the season in 2012 or you saw the differences in styles between Dana Holgorsen and Kliff Kingsbury even though they come from the same coaching tree.

I want people to know there is more to a quarterback or a linebacker than who you see on the field week in and week out.

Wherever my future lies – in sports writing or what have you – I’ll continue to make the point of sharing someone else’s story a priority.

Internally at The DA, there are great minds who drive to inform the student body of what is going on every day at the University, whether it is in news or sports.

I was fortunate to be brought in by the former Sports Editors Michael Carvelli and Nick Arthur.

I couldn’t thank them enough for the opportunity. Those two wanted to get the best stories out not just once a week, but every day.

Additionally, Amit Batra and Connor Murray have been a blast to work with. Even though they destroyed me in our weekly game selections in both football and basketball, I respected them.

They put in long hours, so whenever they needed an extra story or two, I was happy to be that guy to provide it.

Finally, I owe a thank you to Mike Montoro, the West Virginia football Sports Information Director. He was easy to work with, and whenever I needed anything, he’d try to help me.

That’s all I’ve got.

Thanks for reading over the past few years. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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W/D, DW. 304-288-2499 or sjikic@yahoo.com

NOW LEASING FOR 2014

3/BR, 3/BTH DUPLEX. W/D, DW, AC, off-street parking. Relatively new. $1200/mo. 304-319-0437

AVAILABLE JUNE 1ST. 3BR 2BTH. First floor. Excellent condition, yard, pet friendly, downtown walking distance. $300/per person/Plus electric. All appliances.

304-216-9209. allanefeldman@gmail.com

1/BR, 1 BATH CONDOS. Near Hospital.

Water & sewage paid. $600/month. W/D in unit 304-282-1184

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EFFICIENCY APARTMENT. 8 DOBBS STREET. Brand new inside. Minutes from downtown. $795/month, includes utilities.

Available May. 304-685-3537 FLEXIBLE LEASES! ALL UTILITIES. NEWLY RENOVATED 1, 2, & 3BR APARTMENTS and HOUSES. Downtown/Evansdale. UTILITIES INCLUDED. Prime downtown location.

304-288-8955.

NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $625-$825+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking.

NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.

Prices starting at $530 Security Deposit $200 Walk in Closets, Jacuzzi Balcony, Elevators W/D, DW Garages, Storage Units Sparkling Heated Pool Minutes to Hospitals, Downtown and Shopping Center

NO PETS

304-599-6376

www.morgantownapartments.com

24 Hr Maintenance / Security

304-599-1880

www.morgantownapartments.com

BEL-CROSS PROPERTIES,LLC Prices are for the total unit 1 BD Sunnyside Sunnyside Downtown South Park

$390 $475 $500 $510

2 BD Sunnyside Downtown Evansdale Suncrest

$550 $600 $660 $750

3BD Med Center Sunnyside Med Center Sunnyside

$795 $825 $1,200 $1,305

4BD Star City

$1200 + util

(304) 296 - 7930

1, 2, 3, and 4 Bedrooms Sunnyside, South Park, Suncrest, Evansdale and Downtown Complete rental list on

belcross.com

BLUE SKY REALTY LLC Available May & August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Bedroom All Utilities Paid

Apartments , Houses, Townhouses

D/W, W/D, Free Off Street Parking, 3 Min. Walk To Campus

304-292-7990

* Houses * 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments AVAILABLE MAY 2014 Check out:

www.smithrentalsllc.com 304 - 322 - 1112 STADIUM VIEW. *900 Willowdale, *Convenient to Hospitals, *Rents starting at $350. *1BR incl. all utilities, *Eff., 1 &2BR, *Free Parking. *Available May, June, August 2014. 304-598-7368 ricerentals1@gmail.com, ricerentals.com

TICKETS FOR SALE WVU SEASON FOOTBALL TICKETS! 4 Field Box behind WV Bench. Blue Parking Pass Available. 412-559-6727

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

LAST 4BR AVAILABLE. South Park.

2BATHS, W/D, Parking, Large Bedrooms & Utilities included. $475/each 304-292-5714

FURNISHED HOUSES

BLACK BEAR BURRITO NOW HIRING line cooks for both AM-PM shifts. Must be able to work in fall. Will train. $9.25/hr or pay based on experience. Apply at either location.

NOW SHOWING 1-5BR apartments for May/June. Downtown & South Park locations available. No pets. 304-296-5931 PERFECT FOR MED. STUDENTS. LARGE 2BR 1BTH. With W/D, AC, free parking. Close to hospitals. Starting May & August. $700/mth. Stadium View Apartments 304-598-7368

PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS

EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2014

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

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

304-599-4407

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM

1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Furnished & Unfurnished 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance & Enforcement Officer

3 BEDROOM HOUSES. ALL Utilities Paid!

Snider, North Willey, South Park Starting at $375 PETS ALLOWED 304-292-9600 kingdomrentals.com 243 RICHWOOD AVE. Close to Campus.

4BR, 2BTH with WD. $1100/mth plus utilities and deposit. 304-594-3705 2BR HOUSE FOR RENT. 129 6th street. 2 people. Prefer grad students. No pets. $400 each, utilities paid. Call 304-291-0667.

3BR HOUSE, quiet street, 5/minute walk to Mountainlair. Off-street-parking, kitchen appliances, W/D. $375/person includes utilities 304-685-8170.

ATTRACTIVE 4BR HOUSE on Beverly Ave. Downtown Campus. Fully furnished. 4 off-street parking spots. WD, DW, central AC, modern furnishings, no pets. Lease and Deposit required. Available May 15, 2014. 304-599-6001 JUST LISTED ACROSS FROM ARNOLD HALL on Richwood Ave. 3 or 4BR, 2 BTH house, excellent condition W/D, dishwasher, parking. $455-$495/each. Utilities included.

304-288-1572, 304-288-9662 or 304-282-8131 JUST LISTED! GREAT HOUSE! 250 Richwood Ave. Close to Arnold Hall 4-5BR, 2BTH. W/D, dishwasher, parking, big yard. $495-$525/each utilities included. 304-288-1572, 304-288-9662 or 304-282-8131

DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES STARTING AS LOW AS $470.00 PER PERSON

3 OR 4BR HOUSES. Available May 20th.

Please call M-F. 304-365-2787 www.geeapt.com 5 BEDROOM HOUSE in South Park across from Walnut Street Bridge. W/D. Call Nicole at 304-290-8972 221 JONES AVE. 4BR, 2 full bth. large eat in kitchen, front covered porch & open side deck. $395/each + utilities. exc. condition.

NO PETS. Free parking. 304-685-3457 1/BR. 211 WILLOWDALE. W/D. 1 PET allowed. $650/mo. plus utilities. Showing for May. 304-599-8303. 304-290-6591.

3BR 2BTH HOUSE on Sylvan. $1,100/per month, plus utilities. Available in May. Call: 304-692-7587 3BR 1BTH HOUSE on Stewartstown Road. $1000/per month, plus utilities. Avail. in June. call: 304-692-7587

thedaonline.com

NICE 4/BR HOUSE. Private bathroom. 2 min. from College. $500/month, includes all utilities. 740-381-0361

CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

304-282-2560

“The Largest & Finest Selection of Properties”

STARTING AS LOW AS $320.00 PER PERSON

JONES AVENUE. 4BR 2BATHS. Central to all campuses, New appliances, Large Bedrooms, includes W/D, All Utilities, Parking. $565/each 304-292-5714

FREE RENT FOR ONE MONTH with this, my last available apartment! Landlord wants 100% occupancy! 227 JONES AVE. 3 OR 4 BDRM APT. Excellent condition. $395-$425/each + utilities. Free off-street parking. NO PETS 304-685-3457 EJ Stout

UNFURNISHED HOUSES

EVANSDALE PROPERTIES

FEMALE ROOMMATES NEEDED at 570 Spruce St. One free parking space, W/D, DW, cable/high speed internet, share utilities. $395/month. 05/15/14. 304-598-7235 or 443-786-8040.

TERA PROPERTIES, NEW 1 & 2 BR/ 2 Bath Apts. $635-950+ electric. Locations include: Lewis, Stewart, Irwin Streets & Idlewood Dr. New 1BR available in August on Glenn St. Walking distance to Downtown/Hospital. Hardwood floors, W/D, wifi, fitness room, tanning beds, free parking. No Pets. 304-290-7766 or 304-692-9296 www.rentalswv.com

Arthur G. Trusler III - Broker

Location,Location, Location!

304-322-1112

ROOMMATES

3BR 1Bath 307 EAST BROCKWAY AVENUE. $800 Month. Lease/ Deposit required. W/D, No Pets, Off Street parking (304) 290-1332 4/BR HOUSE FOR RENT on Charles Ave. $1500/mo ($375 per person) + utilities. No pets. Available May 30th. Call 304-692-7587.

CALL TODAY 304-413-0900 www.metropropertymgmt.net

WHY PAY SUMMER RENT? 9 month lease available. 3BR/1.5BA. $1,425/month includes utilities. W/D, offstreet parking, near Mountainlair, 604 Cayton St. Call 304-319-1243

HELP WANTED

DEVELOPMENT DATA INTERN Description: Development Data Intern will work on a variety of projects however his/her main focus will include the following: Assisting the Director of Research & Prospect Management with data entry, data comparison and reviewing of specific constituent data. The intern will work closely with the Director of Research & Prospect Management to complete certain projects.

Qualities: Attention to detail; Ability to securely handle confidential information; familiarity with Excel; basic knowledge of statistical analysis; ability to work independently.

Preferred majors: Public Administration, Communication Studies Schedule: The student will work approximately 15-20 hours per week. Exact days and time are yet to be determined. Position will start in June 2014.

Contact: Interested candidates should forward a current resume via electronic mail to: HR@WVUF.ORG or via US Postal Service to: Assist. Vice President, Human Resources West Virginia University Foundation P.O. Box 1650 Morgantown, WV 26507-1650 HELP OUR SON who is facing uncommon challenges, including mobility, intellectual, vision and hearing impairment. This is an employment opportunity for students interested in teaching or providing care for individuals with disabilities on holidays and in summer. Employment is through REM. Additional information from his family: 304-598-3839.

LOOKING FOR SUMMER HELP. Full and part time positions. Friendly work environment . Apply in person at 704 Richwood Ave./3117 University Ave. or e-mail resume to fishbowl@mountain.net NOW HIRING ALL POSITIONS. Above average pay. Great summer environment.

Busy lake front restaurant. Call The Lakehouse for interview: 304-594-0088.

RELIABLE YARD HELPER. Now thru Oct. Need vehicle. 5 mins from UHS. Apply at: osage@mail.wvnet.edu STARTING AUGUST 11, 2014, full-time infant caregiver needed. 8am-4pm, M-F, $325/wk. Must be non-smoking, have transportation & references. 304-906-8553.

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT for GIRL SCOUTS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA; Activity Specialists needed at Camp Roy Weller in Bruceton Mills; seeking energetic, outgoing individuals to work with children in an outdoor setting; minimum age required is 18 yrs. old; 15-20 hours per week; must be available from May 26-August 15th; $10/hr; go to www.gswpa.org for an application or email resume to recruting@gswpa.org EEO/AA SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Health Sciences & Technology Academy (HSTA) is looking for WVU Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students to serve as Mentors for WV High School Students during our Summer Program. Dates - July 6th July 18th, 2014. Training sessions will take place July 2nd & 3rd. Full job description & application can be found: HSTA Web site at www.wv-hsta.org, or contact Nelda Watson 304-293-1651, nwatson@hsc.wvu.edu

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