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Vets protest US involvement in Syria

By Summer Ratcliff City Editor

Recent allegations that the Syrian government used chemical weapons on its civilians have pushed the international community to consider various methods of intervention. President Obama called on the United States Congress Saturday to approve a military strike against Syria.

Across the United States, thousands have begun to organize protests to show members of Congress where they stand on the issue.

Students and on-campus

veterans at West Virginia University joined together Thursday to take a stand against President Obama’s proposed military strike.

Protest organizer Mark Combs, an Army veteran and junior acting student at WVU, said he strongly opposes any U.S. involvement in a Syrian civil war. “(It) can provide no good to America, no matter the outcome. Either side is backed by large terrorist organizations,” Combs said. “Too many of my brothers and my friends have died fighting senseless wars for reasons that we shouldn’t

be over there. I’m just tired of seeing our people being killed.”

Philip Alexander, WVU student and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, said as a soldier who served during the Iraq war, he felt it was important for him to participate in the protest to raise awareness of the current situation in Syria.

“We just want to do our part, as veterans. We are against a war of choice, especially when it’s a Syrian civil war,” Alexander said. “There

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Veterans on campus protest the United States’ involvement in the war on Syria.

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Pride makes first Big 12 road trip to Oklahoma by megan calderado staff writer

The “Pride of West Virginia,” the Mountaineer Marching Band will head to the University of Oklahoma this weekend to perform at its first Big 12 away game.

The band left Thursday at 5 a.m. to begin the 22plus-hour bus trip to represent the Mountaineers in a bigger spotlight than ever before.

“We went to the game against James Madison University last year at Fed Ex Field, but that’s not like any road trip that we’d normally take,” said Andrew Stanfield, a four-year member of the Pride. “We usually take a big one every year, but since last year was our first year in the Big 12, we didn’t have the funds to do that.”

Chris Nichter, assistant director of Athletic Bands and assistant to the directors of University Bands,

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Farmers’ market offers fresh ‘pickins’ by shelby toompas staff writer

WELLWVU: The Students’ Center of Health and West Virginia University’s Dining Services teamed up Thursday to offer a Downtown Campus farmer’s market to students.

Dubbed “FREG to U,” the farmer’s market displayed fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as drinks and snacks, to students at a reasonable price.

Cheryl Davidson, with DNC Farm, said their mission is to provide a local supply of fresh orchard fruit that is handpicked at the peak of ripeness for optimal flavor.

“I think this farmers’ market fits in with the mission that we have, which is to

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said it’s especially expensive for the band to travel due to the distance between schools now that WVU has switched to the Big 12.

“The band’s trip to Oklahoma, including housing and food as well as bus transportation and tickets to the game, which is a required purchase by the Big 12, will be over $200,000,” Nichter said.

Nichter said while some financial support comes from the Office of the Provost and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, the WVU Foundation’s Pride Travel Fund is what covers a significant portion of the band’s annual travel.

Since Stanfield became a member of the band in 2010, he said the farthest they’ve ever traveled is to Louisiana State University in 2011.

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Fans to celebrate Mountaineer Nation Day this weekend by jacob bojesson staff writer

One of the toughest games the Mountaineers will endure this season is right around the corner, and West Virginia University fans across the country are getting together to show their support.

Saturday is not just the opening week of the Big 12 Conference it’s the second annual Mountaineer Nation Day. Mountaineer Nation Day shows how loyal and widespread the WVU fan base is, and fans find locations to watch the game with fellow Mountaineers.

The Mountaineer Maniacs will be hosting a watch party in the Mountainlair starting at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday.

“We’ll have a pregame event out on the Green, where there will be a cornhole tournament, some KanJam and a couple of other fun games that peo-

ple can play,” said Chris Northrup, executive director for the Maniacs. “There will be food and drinks, and at 6:30 p.m. we move inside for our watch party in the ballrooms.”

The party is for Maniacs only and attendees are asked to wear their Maniacs T-shirts.

Anyone who would like to attend but is not a member of the Maniacs can sign up for a basic membership at the entrance for $20.

“We’ll also do a little community service piece,” Northrup said. “Every student is asked to bring as many canned food items as they can, and for every item, they’ll receive one raffle ticket. Throughout the game we will raffle out different prizes.”

In Denver, a group of 60 alumni meet up every game day at Togo’s restaurant in Westminster, Colo.

“Generally its 50-60

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SOONER SHOWDOWN West Virginia is looking to upset No. 16 Oklahoma this weekend.

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Continued from page 1 game, but we’re pretty excited for this year because I don’t think in my four years here we’ve ever been west of the Mississippi,” Stanfield said. “LSU was a big trip, but this is going to be pretty fun. The bus ride’s going to suck, but at the same time we’re going to make the best of it.”

“I think one of the most important things this bus ride is going to do for us is build us as a family. It’s a lot of hours on a bus but it’s going to be a great bonding experience that’s only going to prepare us better for the rest of the season.”

While switching confer-

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Continued from page 1 is no interest for us on either side. We are against arming an opposition whose goals aren’t necessarily ours.”

The protest also drew nonveteran participants. Bryan Staggers, a junior acting student, said he decided to participate in the protest to stand up for the millions of Americans who are opposed to U.S. involvement in Syria.

“You can see that the sentiment is against us taking any further action in the conflict. It’s a civil war that needs to be treated like that,” Staggers said.

If given the chance, Staggers said he would urge President Obama and Congressional members to listen to the voice of the people they were elected to represent.

“We have a president that

ences means many more hours on buses for the band this season, members are happy about the switch.

“Since this is our first travel to a Big 12 school as a member of the conference, we’ll really get to experience the culture for the first time in Oklahoma,” Nichter said. “It’s been great to join the Big 12, a conference that has many other top college marching bands in the country and a wonderful football culture.”

The newest freshman members will also be traveling with the band.

“It’s the smallest freshman class since I’ve been here, but it’s definitely one of the most talented, and I’m glad to have them for my senior year,” Stanfield said.“The eight rookies have

only added to the talent that existed from last year, and it definitely looks good this year. The away game trip is definitely something that we’ve all been looking forward to.”

While band members are excited to watch some good football after their performances, the staff is excited to show other Big 12 schools what the Pride of West Virginia can do.

“We feel the band is a very positive ambassador for the University and state,” Nichter said. “It’s our honor to represent both and show folks that probably don’t have much knowledge of West Virginia what Mountaineer spirit and pride is all about.”

promised to deliver peace, and we have an American people who are now speaking out saying listen to us, do your jobs, represent us,” Staggers said. “David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, has already said they won’t participate because their people don’t want it. I think the same needs to be the case here.”

Blank posters were available for passersby to add their signatures as a sign of support. Rachael Hagen, a sophomore pharmacy student at WVU, stopped by to leave her signature on one of the signs.

“I think it’s really important that we don’t become involved in the war in Syria. I think our government lies to us, they owe us the truth, we deserve that,” Hagen said. “I think it’s really important for college students to raise awareness on campuses.”

Mouaz Haffar, a freshman biology student from

Logan, W.Va., has family in Syria and said he supports U.S. involvement in the conflict.

“The government in Syria is attacking innocent rebels, innocent civilians. So what we are asking for is no troops on the ground, but instead missile strikes on Assad’s capabilities, on his military camps, to limit his ability to kill innocent civilians,” Haffar said. “I have a lot of family over there, and we get accounts from them about the lives lost.

To let 100,000 people die and to say we aren’t going to do anything is unethical.”

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Wednesday to authorize President Obama to use limited force against Syria by passing a resolution that now needs approval from the entire congressional body.

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Continued from page 1 people in there,” said Bill Gray, president of the WVU Rocky Mountain Alumni Association. “There is probably around 400 (alumni) in the area. We watch every game that’s on, including some basketball games.”

Denver is just one of many locations across the country where bars and restaurants turn gold and blue on game day.

Watch parties in more

than 30 states and most major cities will take place Saturday.

“I moved here in 1997, and there was not an alumni chapter; I didn’t want to watch football games by myself so I started this chapter,” Gray said.

“Everybody loves getting together with other Mountaineers. We have visitors looking for a place to watch the game. It’s a great way for Mountaineers to get together.”

Although he is the host of the party, Gray will not be attending it himself as he is flying out to Oklahoma to watch the game in

Norman.

“I try to make one trip to a Big 12 location every year, and then I go to at least one home game,” Gray said. “I think we’ll give them a good game.”

A list of watch parties around the nation can be found at mountaineernationday.wvu.edu.

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Two Lectures by Dr. Bruce Ames - senior scientist at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute and professor emeritus of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of California, Berkeley as part of the Nath Lecture series

September 10th 2013

Lecture 1: “Vitamin and Mineral Inadequacy Accelerates Aging-associated Diseases” at 3 p.m. in the Fukushima Auditorium of the WVU Health Sciences Center.

Lecture 2: “Poor Nutri�on Accelerates Aging-associated Disease: A Path to Preven�on” at 7:30 p.m. in 1021 South Agricultural Sciences Building, located on WVU’s Evansdale Campus.

Both Lectures are Open to The Public Ames’ lectures are sponsored by the Nath Lecture Series, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, Division of Plant and Soil Sciences and Division of Animal and Nutri�onal Sciences, Provost’s Office, WVU Health Sciences Center, and WVU Honors College.

Due to staff errors in Thursday’s edition of The Daily Athenaeum, there were several mistakes in an article entitled “Jewish student community celebrates Rosh Hashanah.”

The article incorrectly stated that there are no synagogues in Morgantown. Morgantown does have a synagogue, the Tree of Life Congregation. Tree of Life is located at 242 South High St. Thursday’s article also said Rosh Hashanah is a three-day holiday. The holiday is actually celebrated for two days.

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Continued from page 1 provide a choice that is fresh and local,” Davidson said.

“We go a little bit extra distance because we try to pick everything by hand and use an organic, oil-based spray to protect the trees. Then we add one more fruit spray before the blossoms come out to protect the integrity of the fruit.”

Although it was established in 2012, the orchard was planted in 2004 in Taylor County, W.Va. Davidson brought red and green apples to her first WVU farmers’ market for individuals to purchase. Students and employees could purchase three apples for $1 or a small bag of 7 to 10 apples for $3.

DNC Farm also specializes in other fruits, farm-

In the article, Rachel Spero was incorrectly quoted as the co-president of Chabad.

Spero was also incorrectly quoted in the article. The article stated that she said: “... starts off the season of adornment.” The quote should have read “... starts off the season of atonement.”

WVU Hillel is also an organization for Jewish students attending the University. Hillel is the largest Jewish student organization on campus.

We sincerely apologize for any confusion and inconve-

nience the errors may have caused.

The Tree of Life will host several services next week in celebration of Yom Kippur.

A service will be held Sept.

13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Synagogue. Services will also be held all day Sept. 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with a children’s service. Following the Sept. 14 services, the Synagogue will host a dinner to mark the end of the fasting period.

fresh brown eggs and unique handmade items.

Along with fruit, there was an abundance of vegetables to choose from as well.

Stephen Lilly, of Garrett Growers Cooperative, said he was selling a variety of products from his farm and other farms at the farmers’ market.

Lilly had fresh items such as peppers, tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, potatoes, rhubarb, zucchini, celery, corn and more.

“There is less of an impact on the environment, and the food doesn’t have to travel as far if you shop at a farmers’ market,” Lilly said. “We’re pretty picky about our quality, so people who shop locally probably get nicer food than they could get at a grocery store.”

Other vendors such as Morgantown’s Mountain People’s Co-op brought natural, organic and fair trade

items to sell.

Eva Worstell from Mountain People’s Co-op said the co-op has been in business since the mid-1970s and was one of the first cooperatives to spring up on the East Coast.

“Farmer’s markets are important because they support local business and shopping,” she said. “By shopping at farmers’ markets, you are getting what you pay for.”

The co-op had Fair Trade 2.0 coffee, raw food bars, vegan jerky, dried fruit, instant oatmeal, beverages and more.

The downtown farmers’ market will be held each Thursday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Mountainlair Free Speech Zone and will continue through Oct. 31.

For more information on where to buy and eat local, visit www.well.wvu.edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Domain at Town Centre to host public block party

BY NICK WESDOCK A&E WRITER

With the end of summer looming on the horizon, The Domain at Town Centre is offering West Virginia University students one more opportunity to enjoy the warm weather and have some poolside fun before fall arrives.

The first annual Domain Block Party will take place tonight from 5-10 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

“We decided to throw this party so the community would have a chance to come together and allow everyone to see the great amenities we have to offer,” said Lindsey Fallon, leasing and marketing manager.

Live music will be provided throughout the night

by Pittsburgh-based cover band Walk of Shame and Morgantown’s own DJ Yemi. There will also be dance competitions, prize giveaways and food trucks.

The event is BYOB – alcohol will not be provided.

Many students and residents of The Domain are already excited for the party.

“It’s a great way to bring everyone together and kick off the school year,” said junior criminology student and Domain resident Taylor Louk. Senior strategic communications student Brian Dunn said he agreed with Louk.

“Best pool in Morgantown,” Dunn said. “If you haven’t been to one of the pool parties, you gotta check it out.”

The Domain’s platinum sponsor, Fat Daddy’s Bar & Grill, will sponsor the block party and host the after-party downtown at their bar. Other sponsors for the event include Tailpipes, Tan 1 and Sam’s Club.

Shuttle services will be provided to and from the Domain. Shuttles will stop at Hodges Hall and the engineering PRT every 20

The Domain at Town Centre pool features a volleyball net, a swim up bar, a basketball hoop, grills, hammocks and lounge chairs. minutes from 5-7 p.m. After 7 p.m., the shuttles will stop at Hodges Hall and High Street. Guests are strongly encouraged to use the shuttle transportation.

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James Franco’s Comedy Central Roast falls short

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Throughout the years, the electronic music scene has been dominated by international dubstep and house acts. However, there was a time when industrial music reigned supreme. At the top of the industrial heap is a band that has had more of a hand in developing and popularizing that mechanical sound than any other band – Nine Inch Nails.

The band recently released their first new album in five years and have announced plans to begin touring again nationally in the fall and internationally in 2014.

The new album, “Hesitation Marks,” is every bit the solid album people have grown to expect from the talented NIN mastermind, Trent Reznor, who, this time around, is also an Oscar winner. He’s back again with more mid-paced, dance-beat-driven, alternative music with just a bit of punk rock edge from his crisp but intense vocals and

agitated lyrical content.

From the first few tracks, it is evident how much Reznor has really grown as a musician during the course of his career. His arrangements start as minimalist electronic ditties but evolve into rich, mature and multilayered songs.

In other words, he puts together enough cool sounds without leaving the listener overwhelmed or bored but rather finds a nice balance.

Special attention is paid to the atmosphere behind the melodies on “Hesitation Marks.” There’s always something building or oscillating in the background, creating an immersive listening experience. The music never feels shallow, as everything has been added for a reason.

He can still bring the singles as well; “Copy of A” is one of the catchier songs the group has released in a long while. However, Reznor has never been afraid to experiment. This is clear on “Everything,” which is more of an upbeat pop song complete with a belted radio chorus than it is a typical

brooding Reznor diatribe.

It’s also apparent on “All Time Low,” which features some really funky sounding guitar work. Between these two songs, the roaring guitar of “In Two” and a few other songs, Reznor has done a fine job varying his approach.

Unfortunately, “Hesitation Marks” includes more than a few entirely forgettable filler tracks. Some songs leaning heavily to the selfindulgent side simply induced massive amounts of sleepiness. This could quite possibly be attributed to his time spent scoring films like “The Social Network” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” which feature large spaces of ambient sound.

Also working against the album is the fact that it isn’t quite culturally viable enough to achieve much mainstream success nowadays. Although, somehow, I don’t think Reznor will mind much if the album doesn’t sell too well.

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Labor Day saw the premiere of yet another Comedy Central Roast show.

This long-running series, now on its 13th episode and 10th year, showcases a celebrity as a roastee and features a panel of comedians to harass and make fun of them.

This newest episode featured James Franco of “127 Hours” and “Oz the Great and Powerful” fame. The roast was hosted by Seth Rogan and featured Aziz Ansari, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Nick Kroll, Natasha Leggero, Jeff Ross, Andy Samberg and Sarah Silverman.

As with all stand-up shows, the quality of the program relies heavily on the quality of the comedians. While there is no doubt each and every individual on the “Roast of James Franco” is an excellent and skilled comedian, some performed much better than others, and most came off as mediocre.

Seth Rogan started off the roast strong, making pointed jokes at both Franco

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by the relatively unknown Natasha Leggero. While she never broke into any mainstream shows or movies like the rest of the cast, this stand-up comic was the most aggressive and cutting of everyone else.

Overall, this roast seemed to lack the viciousness of the previous ones. Whether this is a testament to how likable James Franco is or indicative of poor casting choices is up for debate. Nonetheless, when I tune in to watch someone get roasted, that is what I want to see; not outdated “Jonah Hill is fat” comments and jokes about James Franco’s eyes being squinty.

I wish the comedians would have dug a little deeper to find more clever insults. Again, maybe Franco is a good guy no matter how deep you dig.

While there are certainly less entertaining ways to kill an hour and a half, this particular show did not stand out as a great way to spend an evening in front of your TV.

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and the rest of the cast.

Sarah Silverman, Bill Hader and Aziz Ansari all did well, too. Hader’s “ruler of Hollywood” character was entertaining and allowed him to make clever remarks about everyone’s rise to fame. Silverman relied on her trademark vulgar wit, and Ansari had a fresh set that deconstructed every other panel member’s bit.

Sadly, Andy Samberg floundered during his portion of the show. The young comedian from “SNL” and “The Lonely Island” attempted to play an “I’m awkward and don’t know how roasts work” skit. However, instead of coming off as a crafty parody, it simply became too self-deprecating and fell flat, leaving both audience members and home viewers uncomfortably squirming in their seats.

I also found it curious that most of the comedians spent a lot of their time on Jonah Hill instead of James Franco. While it is customary to rag on every member of the roast, I felt an unusual amount of time was spent on him.

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Support local farmers’ markets Each week during the harvest season, Morgantown is filled with farmers’ markets on several days of the week.

Wednesdays there is one located along Route 119 toward Grafton. Vendors also set up shop across from the Mountainlair to cater to students, while others set up at Morgantown Mall to cater to all other Morgantown residents. The largest market operates Saturday mornings.

There is an opportunity for nearly everyone to pick up some fresh, local groceries as they come into season, so citizens are no longer forced to choose the least sad-looking squash at the grocery store.

Some grocery stores, however, do carry a more palatable selection than most, so why should you even make the trek out to the markets and spend more money on fruits and vegetables?

There are several reasons. For one, the produce offered at the farmers’ markets comes from

the area and is often free of the harsh pesticides and growth-promoting chemicals on many store vegetables and fruits. What most people aren’t aware is tomatoes aren’t normally that bright red or large and perfectly round. They are grown to that ideal and are less flavorful as their local counterparts as a result.

The West Virginia economy is known for being weaker than those in other states, so it’s more important than ever to support the local community. This way, the community can continue to offer goods and services and help our population grow, which in turn will bring more manpower and more jobs.

And as far as the price goes, by the time you buy fruits and vegetables and other foods at the chain stores, you will have spent about the same amount as you would at the farmers’ market. Vendors may raise the price on some specialty items that are more difficult to grow and harvest, but the staples gen-

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DNC Farm sells a variety of apples at the WELLWVU Farmers Market on Thursday. erally cost about the same, if not less, especially if you buy the organic foodstuffs in the store.

Across the board, farmers’ markets rarely sell

only vegetables; many bring eggs, meats, bread and honey. Other sellers showcase their homemade goods, such as yarn and natural beauty prod-

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Even if you can’t afford to go completely local or organic, you can still take advantage of these offerings to add one or two fresh

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Syria may need US intervention Syria has deteriorated far beyond the point of no return and has come to a critical mass.

Now the United States has become entangled within Syria’s web, leaving the Obama Administration responsible for deciding what course of action should be taken.

The stark reality is more than 100,000 innocent Syrians have died at the hands of the Assad government, and that number will only continue to grow, regardless of which path America will take. It is important to note, however, that stopping the domestic dispute within Syria is not the rationale behind this decision.

Bear that in mind as you read the argument ahead.

The cruel irony to this is for the first time since Afghanistan, the United States and N.A.T.O have a legitimate reason to take decisive action, but a decade of poor foreign policy decisions has put the U.S. between a rock and hard place.

As a result of these foreign policy decisions, the potential blowback from intervening in Syria’s domestic dispute has increased

tenfold. Essentially, it’s a “damned if we do, damned if we don’t,” decision which both the Executive and Legislative branches have to make.

On one hand, the U.S. could act decisively and run the risk of sparking a greater regional war which would engulf neighboring countries such as Israel and Iran. Conversely, by remaining neutral, the U.S. fails to back previous political statements and loses much of the ground into which our nation has dug its heels.

This situation, which we as a nation could otherwise afford to ignore, is complicated by the fact that Syria has now undoubtedly crossed the threshold of using chemical weapons. If no retaliatory action occurs, it will only serve to embolden the defiant Assad regime.

More importantly, we must ask the question, “What does this say to Iran’s nuclear ambitions if we are to sit silently after making guarantees for decisive action?” Granted, the situations are not identical, but the drawing of certain parallels is certainly unavoidable. Because of these factors, our federal government must look diligently at the pros and cons of all options we have at our disposal.

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products to your repertoire and liven up that ramen diet to promote a slightly healthier lifestyle.

Another looming fear is the potential backlash from other hegemonic powers, like Russia and China.

As farfetched as it may be, a military retaliation from either of these countries could spark a doomsday scenario of World War III magnitude. Unlikely as that may be, there’s no telling the kind of consequences there would be if multiple nations get dragged into a wider regional conflict.

Russia has a vested interest in keeping the Assad regime in power. One of Russia’s only foreign naval bases is located in Syria.

This means for Moscow to retain influence in the Mediterranean, they need to do all they can to prop up the Assad regime by giving them advanced weaponry.

Furthermore, what they perceive as American imperialism exacerbates a cold war mentality of insecurities against a much more powerful U.S. military.

On the other hand, you have Iran, which has the greatest vested interest in supporting the Assad regime. Syria is essentially the medium through which Iran arms its proxy arm Hezbollah. Should the Assad regime fall, Iran will become even more isolated than it already is on the world stage, and it would isolate Hezbollah. This isolation

would be a huge wrench in Iran’s regional hegemon aspirations. If Hezbollah was cut off, it wouldn’t have the ability to fight Israel for an extended amount of time.

The fact of the matter is the vast majority of the American public is opposed to intervention in Syria on any level. The Obama Administration created lines drawn by our foreign policy when it stated chemical weapons were a clear red line.

In theory, one could understand why the President would say such a thing for political expediency; however now that it has happened, the President has been forced to call Syria’s bluff. It has not only embarrassed the U.S. on the international stage but has the potential to force the U.S. to act without a U.N. mandate, congressional support or, most importantly, the support of the American people.

To the President’s credit, he did correctly concede to allow Congress to deliberate on the matter in hopes of building a stronger coalition. If there is truly a case to be made, then bring it before the American people and convince them there is a legitimate need for direct intervention in Syria. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

The other day, I was waiting for an elevator with my roommate. Posted on the wall near the elevator were some flyers for club meetings and seminars. One such flyer read, “What Is Gender?” Being a psychology major and being up-to-date on the LGBTQ community by way of the outspoken bloggers on Tumblr, I didn’t blink twice at the flyer. My roommate, however, tugged on my arm and pointed at it. She chuckled and said, “What? What does that even mean? Everyone knows what gender is.”

In reality, a lot of people don’t know what gender is.

They think they do, but what they’re really doing is confusing it with sex. Sex and gender are similar terms, but are in fact two distinctly different things.

Sex is what you are biologically. There are only two sexes on Earth: male and female. Your sex is determined randomly by whatever combination of genes you are assigned. You either have male sex organs or female ones.

Easy, right?

The hard part is gender. Gender is what you are in your mind. It’s what you identify as, what you feel you are. In response to this, one could contend, “But isn’t that the same thing? Don’t girls feel they are girls and boys feel they are boys?” Not necessarily. Although they probably don’t know it, the majority of the world’s population identify as something called cisgender, which means your perception of yourself matches up with what sex your body is. A cisgender female is a person with female sex organs who feels that she is female.

But what about when the perception and the biology don’t match up? That’s when you get things like transgender, bigender, genderqueer and a myriad of other terms that all describe something different. You see, gender isn’t binary – there doesn’t have to be just male and female.

Transgender Transgender is a term describing someone whose gender doesn’t match up to their body’s sex. For example, a transgender man is a

person who is biologically female but mentally male. This person may ask you to refer to them by a male name and to call them “he” instead of “she”. He will still look female on the outside (unless he undergoes a sex change), but he will feel that he is male. If you meet a transgender person, and they ask you to call them a name other than the one their parents gave them, always do so, because it’s extremely rude to do otherwise.

You wouldn’t want someone continually calling you by a name you don’t like, would you?

Bigender Bigender is a term describing someone who feels they are equally two genders, any two genders on the gender spectrum. A bigender person may feel equally male and female, and may not care if you refer to them as both “he” and “she.” Also, they may switch genders; one day, they may be more female, and the next, more male. Depending on what gender they are currently on, they may want you to switch pronouns. Again, do as they ask so that you don’t offend them or hurt their feelings – and that way, you don’t look obtuse.

Genderqueer Genderqueer is just another term describing someone who doesn’t fall into any particular category. They may feel they are multiple genders, or maybe they don’t identify as having a gender at all. They may identify as a gender that is neither male nor female. They may ask you to use gender-neutral pronouns, like “they” or “them”, or other ones that may sound like alien names to a cisgender person who has never encountered someone outside the binary gender system before. As stated before, the best thing to do when you meet someone like this is to be polite, to call them what they ask you to call them and to treat them like any other person.

Because ultimately, that’s what they are!

Having a differing gender identity is no different than having a different hair color, or freckles or being allergic to peanuts. It’s not something the person chose, it’s simply a part of who they are. It may seem complicated at first to someone unfamiliar with the terms, but in the end it all comes down to treating people like people.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you will alternate between being busy and efficient and being diplomatic and caring. Others who deal with you might not know which of your dynamic traits they will come across. You inadvertently could cause some nervous responses. Some will find this duality exciting. If you are single, opt to date the person who finds this type of behavior exciting. If you are attached, you will reach a new level of understanding. Your sweetie will respond to your sensitivity, which will encourage a different aspect to your bond.

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ers seek you out for countless reasons, and you will respond to their inquiries. Don’t put plans on the back burner for this weekend -- make them an active part of today’s conversations. Tonight: Go along with plans.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH Someone might decide to reveal his or her true feelings in the morning. You could be taken aback by how verbal this person is, and perhaps you’ll wish that he or she had chosen a different day. Suggest talking more later in the day or during the weekend. Tonight: Mellow out.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH As the day gets older, you’ll become more dynamic and direct. How you deal with someone could vary, as you might note a change in his or her response. The smart move would be to put all your cards on the table. Don’t push too hard.

Tonight: Let your hair down.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH Know that you have the power to make a change. Either act this morning or wait for several days until the Force is strong with you.

Someone might talk your ear off.

Don’t walk away from the conversation; there is something you need to hear. Tonight: Let the fun begin.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH You have a lot to say. Deal with a financial matter first so that you can relax later in the day. Start a conversation with a friend as soon as you can, because it could go on for a long time.

You might have a matter you want to clear up. Tonight: Hang out with your pals.

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vinced you that you need to be more open. The outcome could be great, and you will feel much better about yourself as a result. Making a decision like this is important. Tonight: Treat yourself to something you really want.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Your mood will change in the afternoon. You’ll go from being withdrawn to being open and carefree.

You might wonder how this could happen, but don’t – just get into the moment. This is the time to claim your power and zero in on what you want. Tonight: Happy as a clam.

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Tonight: Only what you want.

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Recently awarded the Devil’s Kitchen Reading Award for his collection of short stories “The Incurables,” English professor Mark Brazaitis will be recognized in October at the annual Devil’s Kitchen Fall Literary Festival at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

“The Incurables” has been selected in the past as a finalist for the ForeWord Book of the Year Award and also won the 2012 Richard Sullivan Prize.

“It’s a thrill to be part of the Devil’s Kitchen Fall Literary Festival,” Brazaitis said. “My book of short

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and a novel. As the director of the Creative Writing Program at West Virginia University, Brazaitis has learned the recipe for success.

“Being a good writer, like being a good anything, requires practice – hours and hours and days and days and, yes, even years and years of practice,” Brazaitis said. “I believe good teachers can help a writer, but the hard work is actually doing the work again and again and again, often in the face of relentless rejection.”

The main thing that Brazaitis wants readers to take away from “The Incurables” is that it is okay to seek help.

“What I always say to audiences when I read from ‘The Incurables’ is this: If you are suffering from depression or another mental illness, don’t think you’re being strong by keeping it to yourself,” Brazaitis said. “Be strong by seeking help. Students who feel afflicted by depression or other debilitating psychological conditions should seek support at WVU’s Carruth Center.”

“The Incurables” can be purchased at www.amazon.com/Incurables-Sullivan-Prize-Short-Fiction/ dp/0268022313 or picked up at the WVU Bookstore. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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“What’s especially neat about the award, I think, is not only that faculty members of Southern Illinois University Carbondale have a hand in deciding the winner but so do the undergraduate editors of Grassroots, the SIUC literary magazine.”

The three-day annual festival will be filled with writing panels, readings and book signings. At the festival, Brazaitis will participate in a fiction writing panel, offer writing advice to festival participants and read a selection from “The Incurables.” “‘The Incurables’ is a book of short stories about characters who face what they or others see as incurable conditions, often mental illnesses, although one story concerns a complicated father-son relationship,” Brazaitis said.

“While the stories often explore dark subject matter (depression, suicide, adultery and divorce), they offer, I hope, a dose of humor to lighten the heavy mood.”

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Camp Muffly, Monongalia County’s home for 4-H camps, is located southeast of Morgantown, off of I-68 along 4-H Camp Road. Admission to the Wine & Jazz Festival is $20 per day including a wine glass and wine tasting.

Many local wineries have agreed to participate in this year’s festival. Daniel Vineyards, Fisher’s Ridge Wine Company, Forks of Cheat, Heston Farm Winery, Kenco Farms Winery, Lambert’s Vintage Wine, Potomac Highland Winery, Watts Roost Vineyard and West-Whitehill Winery will all be represented.

Also featured at the event will be some of the best local eateries: Chico’s Fat, The Cupcakerie, Garcia’s Latin Market, Golden Finch, Jersey Subs, Lambert’s Catering, Russ’ Ribs and Slight Indulgence will all be providing treats for festivalgoers.

Music, which is one of the most important components of the festival, will also be provided for attendees from local and well-known artists and ensembles.

The West Virginia University Jazz Combo, Tunnel Green, OPEK, Anomoly and the Bob Thompson Unit will perform Saturday, and the WVWC Jazz Ensemble, Are You From Somewhere?, Bra-

sil! and the James Moore Trio will perform Sunday throughout the day.

The West Virginia Wine & Jazz Festival represents a non-profit organization that hopes to provide an inexpensive, relaxing environment, while raising money for their cause.

Along with the mouthwatering food, delicious local wines and the music performances, local artists and artisans will be presenting some of their creations, as well. Their goal is to return the proceeds made from the festival back to the community.

This is done in myriad ways, including creating endowed scholarships to the WVU School of Music, sponsoring classes at WVU and offering free concerts for Morgantown-area students, as well as sponsoring other community events and other organizations.

The WVU Student Government Association will provide transportation to and from Camp Muffly for the Wine & Jazz Festival.

The SGA has partnered with the festival to provide buses free of charge. Buses will make continuous trips from the Mountainlair to Camp Muffly and back during the festival’s hours.

“The biggest thing we want is to encourage students to have a fun time and be safe and responsible,” said WVU SGA president Ryan Campione. “So, working with the festival as partners, we’ve tried to provide rides to and from the event, which is a great festival.

“We want students to go and have fun, but we want them to do so in a safe way, and this is a great way to help facilitate that.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Holgorsen understands challenge of containing OU’s Knight by amit batra sports editor

Both Oklahoma Sooners football head coach Bob Stoops and West Virginia football head coach Dana Holgorsen are aware of the challenges both teams can bring each other early in the season.

Following 2012’s 50-49 barn burner, Stoops knows what the Mountaineers are capable of offensively and as a unit.

“Our guys understand the challenge of facing these guys,” Stoops said.

“They’ve only had one game, as well, so it’s a little bit different to have a conference game this early in the season. It’ll be another challenge. Dana Holgorsen and his guys do a great job over there.”

Holgorsen said he would never want to see a team as good as Oklahoma this early in the season.

“I’ll do my best with explaining to the guys what to expect,” Holgorsen said.

“It’s my job to prepare them, to not only tell them what they’re doing on all sides of the ball, but also this is a new experience for about 35 guys who will be traveling with us to Norman. That’s a lot of inexperience, but we won’t let them use it as an excuse.

“Oklahoma is very well coached. Bob Stoops has been there for 15 years. It’s still Oklahoma. The atmosphere is rowdy and it’s loud. The people are right on top of you. They have a winning tradition.”

While West Virginia junior quarterback Paul Millard and Oklahoma’s redshirt freshman quarterback Trevor Knight may have different styles in terms of one a running and mobile guy and the other a pocket passer, both are asked to do a lot

working with the offense.

“They’re going through the same things that we are. They’re asking Knight to do a lot (more) different things than we’re asking. I don’t think anyone is going to get a kick out of watching Paul Millard run the triple option or the speed option. There are obvious differences in what we’re asking from them,” Holgorsen said.

Holgorsen said he was impressed with Knight’s ability to run against Louisiana-Monroe in Saturday’s 34-0 OU rout.

“He can run; he’s a talented guy,” Holgorsen said. “His completion percentage wasn’t very good (11-for-28), but when I watched the tape, he’s pretty good. He can throw.

He’s a talented quarterback, and he’s going to get better and better.

“They’re going to rely on him to make plays in

the running and passing games. Hopefully he doesn’t get things figured out this week.”

Holgorsen expects to see more of his natural style of offense with passing and having a balance between pass and run.

Against the Tribe, WVU ran the ball a significant amount and Millard only saw 25 passing attempts – a rare sight in a team coached by an offensive mind such as Holgorsen.

“I’d like to throw the ball a lot more than we did,” he said. “We’re talking about throwing the ball 30 percent of the time. That’s embarrassing. We’re going to try to correct that – that’s for certain. I don’t care much about stats, but we have to be more balanced.”

Holgerson said even though there are some new players on the field, their performance won’t

be affected by their lack of experience. And experience is what they’re sure to get in Saturday’s game.

“To ask our guys, especially those who are inexperienced, to play a perfect game – that’s impossible,” Holgorsen said.

“It’s how you react to the mistakes. We’ve got inexperienced guys, but those guys need to grow up.

They need to embrace the fact that they are being put in a challenging position, which I find to be opportunistic,” he said.

“To have the opportunity to play in front of thousands of fans and to be on national television and play against a very good opponent gives them all a chance to get better.”

WVU will get its opportunity to shock the college football realm Saturday at 7 p.m.

said. “Really, it was that determination aspect of it that seemed to be on the field K-State Moves Forward yesterday, so I appreciate that from our young guys.”

After Loss After losing to FCS foe Mayfield Named OffenNorth Dakota State last Friday night, Kansas State sive POW and head coach Bill Snyder Texas Tech freshman are trying to move on from quarterback Baker Mayfield was named Offensive disappointment.

“Everybody is hurt to be- Player of the Week by the gin with, whether it is dis- Big 12 Conference. In Mayappointment or embar- field’s college debut, he rassment or just emotional completed 43 of 60 passes pain from it,” Snyder said. for 413 yards and four “I think at some point in touchdowns. time that turns into anger, Mayfield is believed to and they get angry about be the first redshirt freshthe situation and what took man ever to start for a place.”

BCS school. Head coach The Wildcats welcome Kliff Kingsbury is truly imLouisiana-Lafayette to pressed with Mayfield’s Manhattan, Kan., this Sat- poise. urday. Snyder feels his “You turn the tape on team has prepared well all ,and there is a lot of room week to rebound from such for improvement,” Kingsbury said. devastation.

“Based on our prac“But the way he just held tice last night, I thought in steady ... there were some some segments of our game plays that weren’t great and we probably practiced bet- times it wasn’t going very ter than any time since we well, but he never blinked. started on Aug. 2, and that He just kept pushing foris a positive thing,” Snyder ward and got better as the multimedia editor

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Tonight’s game will be Coach Kramer’s Student Challenge night; if more than 500 students are in attendance to watch the Mountaineers take on Canisius, Kramer will wear a buckskin skirt to coach her team against Iowa State on Nov. 13.

“I’m proud to be a Mountaineer and all that we stand for at WVU. This promotion gives us an opportunity to connect with the students and embrace what being part of the Mountaineer Family is all about,” Kramer said.

WVU will take on Norfolk State today at noon and Canisius tonight at 6:30. The Mountaineers take the floor against Fordham Saturday at noon and play Navy at 6:30 p.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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game went on.”

Mayfield will start again Saturday for Texas Tech against Stephen F. Austin, as Michael Brewer is still out with injury.

Oklahoma State Rolling with Walsh Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy has named a starting quarterback following his team’s 21-3 win against Mississippi State on opening weekend.

Sophomore J.W. Walsh has set himself apart from Clint Chelf. Walsh finished Saturday’s game with 125 yards rushing and 135 yards passing.

“I’m not a fan of the two-quarterback system,” Gundy said. “Not right now.”

Walsh, the former Big 12 Freshman of the Year, will start Saturday as the Cowboys hit the road to take on the UTSA Roadrunners Saturday at noon.

J.W. Walsh has been named Oklahoma State’s starting quarterback.

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WVU to host Mountaineer Invitational

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The West Virginia volleyball team will look to extend its winning streak this weekend as it is set to compete in the annual Mountaineer Invitational.

“We are looking forward to opening up our first homestand this weekend in the Coliseum,” said coach Jill Kramer. “It’s a great chance for the student body to come out and take in some great volleyball.”

Following a 3-0 road trip to the Blue/Gold Invitational at Toledo last weekend, the Mountaineers will finally get to play in front of their home crowd.

“We are looking forward to opening up our first homestand this weekend in the Coliseum,” Kramer said.

“It’s a great chance for the student body to come out and take in some great volleyball, see all

Oklahoma can’t underestimate West Virginia The Sooners’ last two years under longtime coach Bob Stoops have caused a bit of unrest around Sooner Nation.

Back-to-back 10-win seasons, consecutive bowl trips and a conference crown – even if it’s shared – probably would be a cause for fanfare at most college football programs. But not at OU. In Norman, Okla., anything less than a national title is a disappointment, and a season without an outright conference title and a BCS-bowl win is considered a travesty.

So the results of the last two years had some wondering if Stoops had lost his touch.

In 2011 and 2012, Big Game Bob’s teams were 5-5 against ranked opponents, lost an unprecedented three games at home – more than doubling the amount of home losses OU had suffered previously in the Stoops era – and finished the season ranked no higher than No. 15.

This offseason, Stoops demonstrated his dissatisfaction with the direction of the program by firing three assistants and hiring new coaches Bill Bedenbaugh, Jay Boulware and Jerry Montgomery to improve the Sooners’ play in the trenches and boost their recruiting.

It’s a little early to see how the coaching staff shakeup will play out in the long run, but after one game, it appears to have OU headed in the right direction.

Against Louisiana-Monroe Saturday, the Sooners pitched their first shutout since blanking Iowa State, 52-0, Oct. 16, 2010, in Norman. They held the Warhawks – who averaged 433 yards and 38 points per game last season – less than 200 yards of total offense, limiting them to just 38 yards rushing despite playing only six players in the box for the majority of the game.

OU’s front seven looked much improved, especially the defensive line, which sacked ULM senior quarterback Kolton Browning twice.

The Sooners’ performance in their shutout needs to be taken with a grain of salt.

While 2012’s ULM squad beat Arkansas and took Auburn and Baylor down to the wire, it lost three of its last five games – all against non-BCS schools – by an average score of 43-20.

Despite rushing for more than 300 yards, the Sooners barely eclipsed 100 yards passing with redshirt freshman quarterback Trevor Knight going 11-for-28 and for just 86 yards. He looked anxious in the pocket, but improved as the game went along, tossing three touchdown passes.

As much flak as West Virginia is catching for sleepwalking through a win against William & Mary, it’s a better football team than people are giving it credit. And if the Sooners come into Saturday’s game resting on their laurels, it could be a good one in Norman.

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Women’s soccer to compete against No. 1 UNC, No. 12 Duke this weekend by meghan carr sports writer

The No. 9 West Virginia women’s soccer team will compete against the No. 12 Duke Blue Devils and the No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels this weekend at the annual Duke Nike Classic tournament.

“To play these two top opponents that have such traditions of success and great seasons thus far – we’re really going to know where we stand as a team this year after this weekend,” said head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown.

The tournament will feature four ranked teams in No. 1 UNC, No. 3 UCLA, No. 12 Duke and No. 9 WVU. “I’m a little nervous about the games, because I know how good these teams are offensively,” said senior goalkeeper Sara Keane.

The Mountaineers left for North Carolina Thursday to prepare for today’s game against the Blue Devils.

Although playing two difficult teams almost back-to-back would worry some players, senior forward Frances Silva seems undaunted.

“There is definitely a rest factor when we’re going to play the No. 1 team in the country,” she said.

“At the same time North Carolina also has to play a tough UCLA team on Friday.”

Every team in the tournament is undefeated except Duke, who has one loss so far this season.

Izzo-Brown said she predicted before the season started that this would be the best tournament in the country.

“I don’t know any other tournament this season that is as tough as this one will be, just because of the quality of the programs that are coming,” IzzoBrown said.

A lot of focus is on the Mountaineers’ Sunday game against UNC, but Silva is quick to remind people they can’t overlook the Blue Devils just yet.

“We don’t pay attention to the Sunday game before the Friday game,” she said. “This Friday game is really just as tough for us this time.”

Keane said if they want to beat both Duke and UNC, then they have to limit the amount of shot attempts from each team.

In North Carolina’s second game of the season they put up 30 shot attempts and kept their opponent VCU to only four.

The Tar Heels went on to beat the Owls 4-0.

This weekend will also feature several of the best

women’s soccer coaches in the country, including UNC’s head coach and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame Anson Dorrance, who is the former head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team.

Dorrance led the Tar Heels to their 22nd overall national title in 2012 and his 21st title as a head coach.

The Mountaineers will be playing this weekend without Bryce Banuelos, who injured her ACL against Central Michigan Friday. She is expected to have surgery during the upcoming weeks and will miss the remainder of the 2013 season.

These two non-conference games are important for the Mountaineers, who are looking to improve their RPI and continue their winning streak.

“This weekend is obviously huge when it comes to playing ranked teams and for our RPI and really just for the experience of playing these teams,” Silva said.

“So it’s going to be a good weekend to just see how our team responds to such a high level atmosphere.”

WVU will play Duke today at 6 p.m. and UNC Sunday at 11 a.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Senior goalkeeper Sara Keane hugs her family after Friday’s home opener against Central Michigan. Keane will have to contain two offensive powerhouses in Duke and North Carolina this weekend.

da sports staff picks DANA HOLGORSEN QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I’ve been asked a lot if I’m excited about playing Oklahoma Week 2 or if I’d rather play them Week 12. The truth is I’d rather play them never because they’re pretty good.”

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BETTER SOONER THAN LATER by amit batra sports editor

In the sixth meeting between the two schools, West Virginia will make its inaugural trip to Norman, Okla., to take on the Oklahoma Sooners Saturday night.

In 2012, OU was able to come out of Morgantown with a 50-49 victory, thanks to a late touchdown grab by Kenny Stills from Landry Jones. The Sooners’ victory was the first meeting between the two schools as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Oklahoma will look for redshirt freshman Trevor Knight to come out firing away in his first true test as a starting quarterback.

In the 2012 season, the Sooners went 10-3

overall and 8-1 in the Big 12. Knight, a 6-foot-1, 201-pound quarterback out of San Antonio will look to take advantage of an inexperienced West Virginia secondary.

“We’re going to a place that is incredibly, incredibly hard to play,” said head coach Dana Holgorsen.

“They’re very well coached; they have lots of good players. We’re very inexperienced. I have a lot of concerns. We’ll watch the tape and try to get better at a few of

them.”

In Saturday’s game against William & Mary, WVU narrowly escaped a scare, winning 24-17. The Mountaineers were able to erase a 17-7 halftime deficit.

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Paul Millard saw his first action as a starting quarterback. The junior went 19-for-25 for 237 yards and a touchdown pass after connecting with wide receiver Ronald Carswell for 69 yards.

“I thought the first drive was pretty impressive,” said offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson. “He managed the game well, and that’s all we asked him to do. Overall, he did a lot of things unseen by the eye.”

Oklahoma made quick work of the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks in its home opener.

The Sooners only allowed

166 yards of total offense, and the Warhawks only crossed midfield twice.

In head coach Bob Stoops’ 150th career victory, Knight rushed for 103 yards on 13 carries and threw three touchdown passes – two of which were to senior wide receiver Jalen Saunders. Oklahoma improved to 5-0 under Stoops in August’s games and 14-1 in home openers, with its only loss coming from TCU in 2005.

As for Knight, he became the first OU quarterback to have more than 100 rushing yards since Jason White against Kansas in 2001.

While some of his throws didn’t look perfect going 11-for28 that night, Knight’s ability to scramble and make t h i n g s

happen is what gave the redshirt freshman the start over junior Blake Bell.

“The first game, you come out and you hope everything goes well,” Knight said. “We struggled a little bit early on but just got comfortable as the game went on and made some big plays. I felt good from the beginning. I was dealing.

“I just missed a few things here and there, nothing big.

We know we can correct it this week. That’s the good thing about this game– we know we can only go up from here.”

Despite Knight’s shaky play in the air, the Sooners’ defense really satisfied Stoops and the coaching staff.

“Defensively, it’s one of the better games we’ve had in a long, long time,” Stoops said. “All the assignments, the communication, was maybe as sharp as we’ve had.” amit.batra@mail.wvu.edu

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Senior running back Charles Sims carries the ball against William & Mary Saturday. Sims and WVU face a tough early season test against No. 16 Oklahoma.

Mountaineers prepare for tough weekend road trip by joe mitchin sports writer

The road trip the West Virginia men’s soccer team is about to endure this weekend could be the toughest the program has ever seen. A three-day, nearly 1,300-mile trip that features matches against two of the toughest teams in college soccer lies ahead for the Mountaineers.

WVU begins its quest Friday afternoon when it takes on No. 6 Georgetown in Washington D.C. The Hoyas were the national runner-up in the 2012 season and ranked No. 2 in the preseason rankings.

Georgetown is the Big East Conference favorite this year, thanks to forwards Steve Neumann and Brandon Allen. Both players were selected as preseason All-Americans. Neumann has 94 career points while Allen, who is just a sophomore, scored 16 goals in his freshman season last year.

“They were a national championship contender last year going to the final, and they are a preseason favorite to be there again this year,” said head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “The task at hand will be a challenge, but we think we are capable of going in there and

getting a result.”

Georgetown lost its season opener Friday night to California before earning its first victory of the 2013 season when it defeated Stanford 2-0 Sunday.

After their match Friday, the Mountaineers will quickly hop on a plane and head to Bloomington, Ind., to take on the defending national champion Indiana Hoosiers Sunday evening. Indiana is currently ranked No. 5 in the polls.

Indiana showcases one of the best players in the country, midfielder A.J. Corrado, a preseason AllAmerican selection.

“It looks like a difficult

weekend, but Georgetown has to do well throughout the year, Indiana has to do well throughout the year and West Virginia has to do well throughout the year for it to mean anything,” LeBlanc said.

WVU is coming off the opening weekend of the season going 1-0-1.

The team won its season opener 3-0 against Central Connecticut State before drawing Radford 2-2 Sunday.

The Mo u n t a i n e e r s scored five goals Friday and Monday by five different players. Junior forward Andy Bevin enters as the points leader with five

following his one goal and three-assist weekend to open the 2013 season.

This weekend will be the 21st and 22nd time that West Virginia will face a top-10 opponent under the leadership of LeBlanc. His record since beginning his WVU career in 2006 against these teams is 7-13. Despite the less-than-flattering statistics, the Mountaineers feel confident heading into the weekend.

“I think we’ll have a great chance to win in every game this season,” said senior forward Jay Williams.

West Virginia is 5-11 alltime against former Big East foe Georgetown. The

teams last met in 2011, WVU’s final year in the league. The Mountaineers beat the Hoyas 1-0 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. As for Indiana, Sunday will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.

“We know that these are two very good teams that win championships and we’ll have to be at our best to get results on the road,” LeBlanc said.

West Virginia travels to No. 6 Georgetown today at 4 p.m. and No. 5 Indiana Sunday evening. Kick-off for the match is set for 8 p.m. in Bloomington, Ind. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

WVU to face former offensive line coach by greg madia multimedia editor

After West Virginia and No. 16 Oklahoma complete their game, opposing coaches and players will walk around the field congratulating each other on a good game regardless of the outcome.

For many of West Virginia’s offensive linemen, postgame handshakes will mark the first time they speak to former offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh since he took the same job at Oklahoma.

Three of the five starting WVU offensive linemen were recruited by Bedenbaugh.

The other two offensive linemen earned starting jobs under the tough-minded position coach.

WVU guard Marquis Lucas is one of the three starters who was recruited by Bedenbaugh out of high school.

The sophomore learned a lot from the man who brought him to WVU and said he may

not be on the field if it wasn’t for learning Bedenbaugh’s mentality.

“I’m going to have to say he taught me just to be tough on every play,” Lucas said.

“That was something I struggled with my freshman year, and that’s something I have to give him props for.

“He put into me not just what to do physically, but mentally the way he coached, he made you want to hurt people.”

Senior guard Pat Eger is now with his third offensive line coach since arriving at WVU. From Dave Johnson to Bedenbaugh and now Ron Crook, Eger has seen multiple styles of coaching.

While Eger is thankful for learning under each coach and has taken techniques from each by molding it into his game, he said he agrees with what Lucas feels about Bedenbaugh.

“Coach (Bedenbaugh)

brought that nasty mentality,” Eger said. “He taught us more to fire off the ball, play physical and fast and if you make a mistake, to do it 100 miles per hour. I certainly learned a lot from him that I still use.”

Lucas, Eger and the rest of the WVU offensive linemen who were affected by Bedenbaugh’s departure have moved on to appreciate what Crook brings each day. Because of this, there won’t be hard feelings between them and their former position coach Saturday.

“It was kind of hard at first, but once Coach Crook got in and got settled, we started rolling,” Lucas said.

After the final whistle blows, Lucas said he will make it a point to catch up to Bedenbaugh after the game.

“I haven’t talked to him since he left, but I’m sure we’ll talk after the game,” he said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu