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By ShelBy ToompaSStaff writer
In an effort to continue the theme of local flavor, Made-leine’s restaurant and the WV Market have recently teamed together.
Located at the end of High Street across from Hotel Mor-gan, Madeleine’s now provides guests the opportunity to dine and shop like a true West Virginian, as they aim to showcase the best from the state.
Parween Mascari, an owner of Madeleine’s and WV Mar-ket, said WV Market was located at Morgantown’s Seneca Center for approximately three years, and just recently moved into Madeleine’s the first week of January.
“We’ve always wanted to be downtown, so this was a nice move for us,” Mascari said. “The WV Market was for-merly ‘WV LIVING Marketplace’ in the Seneca Center, but now we are able to have it housed inside the restaurant as the WV Market.”
Mascari said Madeleine’s has always prided itself on working with local farmers to utilize local food, to the full-est extent possible, and offers local meats, cheeses and pro-duce in its dishes.
Now, WV Market extends the idea with a variety of unique products, she said.
“We try to offer a variety of unique, artist-made products all made in the state of West Virginia, as well as books by
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Newark mayor to give ‘ideas’ lectureBy megan calderado
Staff writer
West Virginia Univer-sity students and the Mor-gantown community will have the opportunity to-day to attend a speech by Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, N.J., as part of the David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas speaker series.
The series is designed to bring experts in the fields of politics, sports, busi-
ness, research, entertain-ment, culture and the arts to campus in order to share knowledge and ideas.
Booker will be sharing his unusual and fresh view on politics.
“He’s a rising political star, and he’s really active in social media. Someone will tweet at him and say ‘Hey, this thing is blocking my driveway,’ and he’ll ac-tually tweet back and get it fixed,” said Liz Dickinson from the Office of Univer-
sity Events. Booker has 1.3 million
followers and counting, and his tweets are filled with thank you notes from those he has helped.
Booker looks at politics from a personal perspec-tive and has become popu-lar because of his constant connection with the public and his quick response to their issues.
“It’s a unique way of gov-erning,” Dickinson said.
Booker is not only an ex-
tremely successful politi-cian – he’s also a hero in the public eye.
Upon returning home one day last year, Booker noticed his neighbor’s house had caught on fire. Without thinking, he ran straight into the burn-ing home, snatched the sleeping woman out of bed and carried her to safety.
On another occasion, after Superstorm Sandy hit New Jersey, many were without power for days. A
woman nearby tweeted Booker wondering why she didn’t have power when half of the block did.
“I’ve got space u can re-lax in, charge devices & even a working DVD player. Come by,” Booker tweeted back.
He proceeded to in-vite anybody on his block into his home, simply to hang out and enjoy the electricity.
About 12 citizens took up his offer.
Dickinson said she be-lieves students could learn from Booker’s approach to politics.
“It gives students a chance to broaden their horizons and do something they wouldn’t normally do,” Dickinson said.
Booker will speak Thurs-day at 7:30 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. The event is free and open to the public.
attache program celebrates
omani cultureBy aShley TennanT
Staff writer
The West Virginia Univer-sity Cultural Attaches Pro-gram provided students the opportunity to experience a taste of the Middle East Wednesday.
The Cultural Attaches Pro-gram hosted a cultural ap-preciation of Oman, titled “Oman: Historical Depth and Global Outreach.”
The event, which was free and open to the public, fea-tured a presentation of Oman culture led by Asya Al-Lamki, Oman’s cultural attache, and a reception was held directly afterward.
The event also included a raffle, which featured Omani-made gifts.
Al-Lamki oversees educa-tional and training programs for 2,000 Omani students in both the US and Canada.
She holds a doctorate de-gree in higher education and administration, and a master’s degree in hu-man resources and human development.
Her research focuses on gender issues in the Arab world as well as human re-sources in the Omani organi-zations. She has been a great supporter and friend to WVU for the past four years.
During her presentation,
Al-Lamki explained the cul-ture of Oman, its history, the importance of the Indian Ocean and the country’s re-lationship with the United States, which began more than 200 years ago.
“Oman is one of those very, very unique places that has a deep convergence of civilizations and cultures be-cause of its geography. Also, Oman has a very interesting history. Prior to 1970, there was stagnation, only 10 km of paved roads, only one hos-pital, and three schools, but things have changed due to the exchange,” Al-Lamki said. “Oman is a very diverse country, it’s a culture which is open for dialogue and very hospitable. Many languages are spoken in Oman; it is ba-sically a very open society.”
Al-Lamki said educa-tion is extremely important in Oman, and from the very beginning, the country has placed emphasis on it.
“The country just started with three schools; today we are speaking of over 1,000 schools and institutions of higher learning of different types. We have come a long way in 40 years,” she said. “I feel as it is extremely impor-tant to share these aspects about our country to Amer-
Lifestyle magazine seeks student interns
By evelyn meriThewStaff writer
Having internships to gain real life work expe-rience is crucial to build-ing a resume for the post-graduation career hunt.
CollegeLifestyles.org, “an online magazine for classy co-eds,” is a pub-lication seeking student help with delivering the best on-campus news.
“This magazine talks about the latest fashion trends, career tips and nu-trition and how to live a healthy lifestyle,” said se-nior public relations stu-dent Melissa Candolfi, the West Virginia Uni-versity College Lifestyles representative.
Today at 6 p.m. in Room 101 of Martin Hall, Can-dolfi will host a presenta-tion for any student inter-ested in working with the magazine to gain valuable
experience. The presentation will
include Skyping with founder Shelly Redmond, and Candolfi said she will be able to answer any questions for students who want to get involved.
“I looked into the op-portunity, and they’ve been featured on ABC, NBC and InStyle, and I decided to give it a shot,” Candolfi said.
Since becoming cam-pus rep this semester, Candolfi said she has been busy staying in tune with social media daily.
She promotes writ-ers’ articles through her Facebook and Twitter ac-counts and is in the pro-cess of planning events for the spring semester.
“We are talking about teaming up with a non-profit and doing a fashion
SGA govs announce presidential bidBy Summer raTcliffand caroline peTerS
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The West Virginia Univer-sity Student Government As-sociation held its second SGA Mobile Meeting Wednesday evening at the WVU Law School.
During the meeting, Gov-ernors Christian Guy and Andrea Mucino announced their intent to run for Stu-dent Body President and Vice President for the 2013-
14 school year. “We are running because
we are hoping to give back just a little bit to this Univer-sity that has already given us so much in our short stay here,” Guy said.
Governor Mucino said she is excited for this opportunity.
“Eminem is one of my fa-vorite rappers, and he always says ‘you only have one shot, do not miss your chance to blow – this opportunity only comes once in a lifetime,’” Mucino said. “I’m going to
grab that opportunity.”Guy and Mucino’s major
platforms include campus safety and redefining WVU’s “party school” image.
“There are a lot of great things and great people here at WVU that people outside the state just don’t know about,” Guy said. “We’re re-ally excited for this month and we hope for the student’s support.”
Mucino expressed her interest in tackling WVU’s couch-burning reputation.
“We want to make that University controlled,” she said. This would include a University-sanctioned bon-fire. “It could shine a positive light on one of our negative traditions.”
Governor Ryan Campi-one announced he is work-ing with Associate Vice President of Academic Strategic Planning Nigel Clark to recruit students in-terested in participating in
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Madeleine’s restaurant, WV Market offer ‘high end’ of High Street
mel moraes/THe DaIly aTHeNaeumThe WV Market is located in the rear of Madeline’s Restaurant on High Street and features decorative art, food items, candles and more. Every-thing sold within the store is made within the state.
mel moraes/THe DaIly aTHeNaeumThe soy candles sold at the WV Market were made by Mountain Oak Candle, a company located in West Virginia.
West Virginia authors,” she said. “We sell a lot of glass-ware, because it’s one of the great things our state is known for.”
WV Market showcases Blenko Glass, which has car-ried the tradition of hand-made glass for more than 100 years, as well as a diverse se-lection of WVLIVING maga-zines, pottery, prints, jewelry, toys, soaps, lotions and other food products.
“Some of the restaurants local produce, such as our meats and bread comes from West Virginia farms and New Day Bakery in South Park,” Mascari said. “Having the West Virginia artists featured here in the market is the per-fect tie-in to Madeleine’s.”
Madeleine’s also hopes to begin showcasing lo-cal Musicians starting Feb. 7, by bringing in an award-winning fiddle player,
as well as a harpist on Valen-tine’s Day.
“We are trying to incorpo-rate all of the reasons why we should feel good about hav-ing all of these talented peo-ple in our community and get other individuals to come in and see what we have to offer,” she said.
Chris Keller of Chrizart Creations Jewelry from Buck-hannon, W.Va., said all of the jewelry is unique because its handmade, one-of-a-kind designs are made in Amer-ica and are the only signifi-cant anodized aluminum wire wrapped jewelry that she knows of.
Since other retailers have gone to China for mass-pro-duced products, Keller said it’s nice to have high quality and local products available to individuals right in their backyard.
“Our products are lo-cated in 25 shops and galler-ies throughout the state, as well as other locations in the United States,” Keller said.
“We have a variety of pen-dants, rings, earrings, brace-lets and brooches in alu-minum, copper, brass and silver wire, as well as hand-wrought, smithed pieces in silver and copper.”
Not only does the market support local artisans like Keller, but Mascari said she also agrees that it’s a unique touch to have the market in the restaurant and hopes it will bring more business from the community.
“I think by bringing the market into Madeleine’s gives people the opportu-nity to still get the down-town shopping experience and opens it up to those who have to work during the day to buy a gift or shop during the evening,” Mascari said. “People who come to the res-taurant for dinner can also choose to shop before their entree arrives.”
Madeleine’s is consis-tently good and now even more unique, she said.
“This restaurant only has
a small freezer but contin-ues to not have a microwave, because everything is either brought in or made fresh,” Mascari said. “Everyone re-ceives good, quality food.”
Chef de Cuisine, Desiree Macina, has been working at Madeleine’s for four years and said she believes it’s im-portant to for businesses to support those within the community because it can turn around and do the same thing.
Some of the in-state farms the restaurant sup-ports include: Fish Hawk Acres from Rock Cave, Haw-throne Valley Farms from Clarksburg, Gardner Farms from Waverly, Round Right Farms from Terra Alta, and WVU Small Farm Exten-sion and New Day Bakery, Morgantown.
“I like to encourage my co-workers to try different things and to make desserts that will make them happy as well as our customers,” Macina said. “As far as the market, it’s im-
portant, because it’s what we’re already all about. It’s great to walk across the hall and look at things that are handcrafted and remember why we’re doing what we’re doing in this area.”
Macina said she also agrees bringing in the WV Market ties the “buy local” scene together, and hopes it will bring a new type of busi-ness to both the restaurant and store.
“Maybe someone that knows about the store doesn’t know about the res-taurant or vice versa,” she said.
“I really enjoy working with the people I work. We all work hard, and it shows in our dedication to the amount of time we all spend together here. West Virginia is my home, and I think I speak for everyone I work with when I say that we take pride in us-ing local products and sup-porting other local busi-nesses and farms.”
Mascari said she hopes the
transition will allow the busi-ness to continue to flourish.
“I want to see Madeleine’s and WV Market to continue to grow,” Mascari said. “We want it to be a sophisticated experience when you come and surround yourself with the warmth of local flavor. I would definitely like to see us be the place to go to for date night, girls’ night out or brunch with your parents.”
Madeleine’s is open from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, and the WV Mar-ket is open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.
However, they are consid-ering opening for lunch as well as catering to outdoor dining.
To make reservations for Madeleine’s or to learn more about the WV Market, call 304-296-6230, or visit www.madeleinesonline.com or www.theWV Market.com.
Also, visit their pages on Facebook and Twitter.
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show. We have also been talking about handing out free pizza and coffee dur-ing midterms and finals to help get our brand’s name out there,” Candolfi said.
WVU sophomore pub-lic relations student Hope Adams is currently a writer for College Lifestyles.
Adams said she be-lieves the magazine has given her a chance to write about what is important to her, as opposed to what she has been assigned in class and in various other organizations.
“I was not comfort-able writing for a maga-zine before this, but Col-lege Lifestyles gives you a
great support system to get you where you need to be,” Adams said.
College Lifestyles in-tern and WVU junior pub-lic relations student Lau-ren Davis, said as a dorm and apartment life writer for the publication, she has been able to gain vital experience and has been networking with other publications.
“Last week, Nine West’s Pinterest account repinned one of my articles. My in-ternship has taught me the importance of making deadlines and how to work professionally with an edi-tor and team,” she said.
Davis said she recom-mends the internship to anyone interested in jour-nalism, public relations or magazine writing.
The publication has be-come popular on numer-ous college campuses, in-cluding Penn State, Baylor University, Syracuse, Uni-versity of Maryland and Texas University.
Candolfi said the pub-lication would love to get WVU students closely in-volved, especially since its campus is located near others involved.
“It’s a good thing to do for people who want to get writing, marketing or public relations experi-ence. You are able to work hands-on with students and the founders. It’s not an internship where you’re writing a few sentences or getting coffee. You’re really doing the work,” she said.
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the Education Responsibility Roundtable.
The roundtable works to address large class sizes at the university.
“Class sizes are very large at the University, especially in a lot of STEM and business areas,” Campione said. “How-ever, the university is doing a lot to improve upon things, such as hiring 200 new pro-
fessors and building a larger campus on Evansdale.
“I think it still needs to be a top priority for the University in order to help improve the education in the classroom, at the end of the day we are all here to get a degree more than anything.”
In regards to the upcoming election, Web Developer and Creative Director Cory Dob-son introduced SGA’s new “Rock The Vote” website.
The goal of the website is to increase voter turnout by
allowing students to get to know the candidates and learn more about SGA.
The website shares blogs that the candidates wrote, as well as SGA’s accomplish-ments, such as the Student Rec Center, the Mountaineer Maniacs and the new Student Health Center.
Students can visit the web-site at www.sgaelectionhq.com.
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icans because many Ameri-cans are not aware of Oman; there are a lot of misconcep-tions about that region in gen-eral. So it’s very important to make Americans understand that there is a common hu-manity amongst us.”
Omani student, Asaad Al-siyabi, a political science student at WVU, said he is grateful for his opportunity to leave Oman and study in Morgantown.
“There are a lot of differ-ences between the United States and Oman – the weather – it’s too cold here and too hot there. The culture is definitely different, as well as traditions, language and clothes,” Alsiyabi said
“It was not hard adjusting here, because I was ready. I got a scholarship from our government in Oman to study here, and they give us a monthly salary. I think WVU is the best place for students in my opinion. Life in the United States so far has taught me a lot about the life here and the culture. I’m proud of myself for coming here to further my education,” he said.
Alsiyabi said while he had to make some adaptations to
the newfound American cul-ture, he still feels connected to his home.
“Obviously, it’s a different culture, but nevertheless, we are all human, and we aspire to similar things. We all want a good life, a good education, and we want peace amongst us. It’s important for people from our side to talk to you, as much as it is important for Americans to talk to Oma-nis, because many Omanis know America through soap operas, the same way many Americans know about the Arab world through CNN,” Al-Lamki said.
Ken Gray, Vice President
for Student Affairs, said he ap-preciates the cooperation, re-lationship and close connec-tion WVU maintains with the nation.
“The longstanding, coop-erative relationship between WVU and the consulate of Oman continues to grow stronger year after year. WVU currently hosts more than 50 Omani students on campus at the undergraduate and gradu-ate levels, and in the Intensive English Program. We are hon-ored to have had Dr. Asya Al-Lamki, the cultural attache, on our campus,” he said.
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WyTHe WooDs/THe DaIly aTHeNaeumA presenter speaks during Wednesday’s presentation, titled ‘Oman: Historical Depth and Global Outreach.’
WyTHe WooDs/THe DaIly aTHeNaeumTwo flags are aligned on a table welcoming those who attended the Omani cel-ebration Wednesday.
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Throwback Thursday: A tribute to Kurt Vonnegut
andreanadrencheva.comKurt Vonnegut is a critically acclaimed author known for his blend of satire, gallows humor and science fiction.
“Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and won-der, ‘Why, why, why?’
Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand.”
These words, found in “Cat’s Cradle” by Kurt Von-negut, cause us to question the meaning we look for in life.
They come from Vonne-gut’s fictional religion, Bo-kononism, a religion based on positive, uplifting lies.
Like this fictional re-ligion, “Cat’s Cradle” in-spires readers to question views on science, religion, politics and life in general.
This book i sa good place to start if you are unfamil-iar with Vonnegut’s work. I was introduced to “Cat’s Cradle” in a sci-fi/fantasy literature class a few years ago, and it opened my eyes to Vonnegut’s genius.
It is a frighteningly relat-able story of man’s self-de-
struction through science, as well as an incredibly compelling read.
The narrator, Jonah, be-gins his story as he con-ducts research for a book he’s writing about the events in the United States the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, entitled “The Day the World Ended.”
For his book, Jonah be-gins to look into the life of the “father of the atom bomb,” Felix Hoenikker.
While touring the re-search laboratory where Hoenikker worked, Dr. Asa Breed, Hoenikker’s former supervisor, tells Jonah of another one of the scien-tist’s creations – a “theo-retical” substance called “ice-nine.”
Ice-nine is a deadly, al-beit accidental, weapon that puts the atomic bomb to shame.
It was created to help so-lidify mud that hindered U.S. troops when traveling. However, the substance can turn any liquid into ice at room temperature and re-generates continuously, which makes it too dan-gerous to release into the
world.During his research, Jo-
nah gets wrapped up in the lives of Hoenikker’s three children: Frank, Angela and Newton (“Newt”).
He eventually learns ice-nine was more than just a theory, and all three chil-dren (now adults) are in possession of ice-nine sam-ples they found after their father’s death.
Events in the novel even-tually lead Jonah and Hoe-nikker’s children to the fic-tional Carribbean country of San Lorenzo, where Jo-nah discovers Bokononism, the outlawed religion that, if practiced, will lead to ex-ecution by means of a gi-ant hook.
However, Jonah soon learns that everyone on the island – including its pres-ident, “Papa” Monzano – practices the religion in secret.
I won’t give away any more of the story, but trust me, it’s worth reading. Von-negut’s writing isn’t dif-ficult or convoluted, and his sharp wit enhances the story tremendously.
Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 mas-terpiece “Slaughterhouse-Five” might be the greatest collection of words ever put to paper.
Yes, I went there. If you are not familiar with
Vonnegut or his writing, ex-pect to embark on a jour-ney deep into your psyche that causes you to question your beliefs, motivations and desires.
Sound intimidating? It’s not. Vonnegut probes
these depths with such ex-pert precision and a light-hearted, comedic tone that the full effect of his work doesn’t sink in until the ex-perience is over.
“Slaughterhouse-Five” is, in my opinion, Vonnegut’s finest work, and the ideas it presents are so mind-bend-ing and interesting, you will almost certainly finish the read with a rejuvenated and reshaped outlook on life – it’s that powerful.
“Slaughterhouse-Five” en-gages the reader so much the
physical act of reading is for-gotten, and the words instead play out inside the reader’s head as a string of real events.
To me, that is the most glowing praise one can be-stow upon a work of litera-ture. When you forget you are actually reading a book, the author is doing something very right.
In short, the plot of “Slaughterhouse-Five” fol-lows Billy Pilgrim, a poorly trained American Soldier during World War II who dis-covers a shocking ability af-ter a near-death experience in the cold and unforgiving German forest.
He can travel through time.
In Vonnegut’s words, Pil-grim is “unstuck” in time, meaning he travels randomly to different points during his life. One second he is a help-less, drowning adolescent learning to swim, the next he is a confused father living the life of a hermit.
In this way, Pilgrim is an “actor,” constantly thrown into scenes of his own life. Pilgrim knows everything that has happened and ev-erything that will happen in his life, and his travels force
him to constantly live and re-live each moment.
By exploring this idea of one being “unstuck” in time, Vonnegut introduces a dis-tant society inhabited by creatures known as Tralfa-madorians. To these crea-tures, Pilgrim’s condition is not unique, and the idea that time is a non-linear, never-ending, never-begin-ning facet of life is common knowledge.
The Tralfamadorians help Pilgrim understand his con-dition and through them, Vonnegut plays with the ideas of fatalism, free will and the sometimes disgust-ing and irrational behavior of human beings.
If it is not already clear, “Slaughterhouse-Five” is an enchanting read. Aside from Dr. Suess’s classic “Green Eggs and Ham,” I cannot say I have ever been affected by a work so much as by “Slaughterhouse-Five.”
The book clocks in at just 186 pages, and it is easy to pick up in the morning and finish by dinner time.
Trust me, you won’t want to put it down anyway.
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Autism-friendly ‘Spider-Man’ planned for Broadway NEW YORK (AP) — The
first-ever autism-friendly performance of the Broad-way hit “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will take off this spring and tickets go on sale Thursday.
The Theatre Develop-ment Fund, a nonprofit or-ganization that provides access to live theater, said Wednesday it bought all the tickets for the matinee on April 27 at the Foxwoods Theatre and will offer them at a discount for children and adults on the autism spectrum. Tickets range in price from $35-$80.
The Spider-Man musi-cal will be the fifth show in the fund’s autism-friendly program. The first was Dis-ney’s “The Lion King” in October 2011, followed last year with performances of “Mary Poppins,” a sec-ond performance of “The Lion King” and one of “Elf: The Musical.” Each time, the shows got enthusias-tic feedback from grateful families.
Lisa Carling, the Fund’s director of accessibil-ity programs, said surveys taken after previous au-tism-friendly performances
showed strong interest for one of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”
“We’re grateful to the show’s producers, man-agement and creative staff and crew for accommodat-ing the Autism Theatre Ini-tiative and uniting with us to make the show an unfor-gettable experience for all,” she said in a statement.
Autism disorders strike one in 100 children, accord-ing to U.S. government esti-mates. Children with the di-agnosis are often sensitive to loud noises and harsh lights and find it difficult to sit still or remain quiet. Au-tism spectrum disorders in-clude both severe and rela-tively mild symptoms.
The Broadway shows have been slightly altered to make those with autism more comfortable, includ-ing cutting jarring sounds and strobe lights. Quiet ar-eas with beanbag chairs and coloring books, staffed by autism experts, also will be created inside the the-ater for those who might feel overwhelmed.
The Fund, which has con-sulted an advisory panel of experts in the field of au-
tism, has also made itself available to consult with other theaters attempting their own autism-friendly performances. It also pub-lishes downloadable guides telling children with autism what to expect during the show, including the plot,
what ushers do and what to do during a curtain call.
“We are delighted to have the opportunity to share our production with those affected by autism,” said “Spider-Man” producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris in a statement.
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Don’t miss out on Festival of IdeasTonight, West Virginia
University’s David C. Hard-esty Festival of Ideas con-tinues with a speech by Newark, N.J. mayor and rising political star Cory Booker. Booker is widely believed to be on the brink of breaking into the na-tional political scene.
The charismatic Demo-crat is currently exploring the possibility of running for the U.S. Senate in 2014,
and many experts think he will eventually run for president.
Before entering poli-tics, Booker graduated from Yale Law School and was selected for the highly prestigious Rhodes Schol-arship. As mayor, Booker has garnered national at-tention for his unortho-dox, personable approach to leadership, which has landed him the title of “su-
perhero mayor.” His heroic exploits range
from rescuing his sleeping neighbor from her burn-ing house to inviting New-ark citizens who had lost power to his house dur-ing Hurricane Sandy. In 2011, Booker was named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
His speech at WVU, which, as all Festival of
Ideas lectures is free and open to the public, pro-vides students, faculty and other members of the WVU community with a unique opportunity to hear from one of our nation’s future leaders. His talk is titled “Bridging the Divide: The Strengths and Challenges of Diversity in America” and will begin at 7:30 p.m.
We encourage all stu-dents to attend. For years,
the Festival of Ideas has provided students with rare chances to hear from some of the world’s bright-est minds. Unfortunately, student turnout to these events is often embarrass-ingly low.
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Four years after his Pan-glossian crusade for hope and change was slugged by the realities of a dysfunc-tional Washington, President Obama emerged reinvigo-rated from an arduous cam-paign and delivered a second inaugural address that boldly staked a progressive agenda for his second term. But de-spite his recent posturing, the disquieting evolution of Presi-dent Obama’s puzzling politi-cal identity troubles me.
At the outset of his first term, an overcautious Obama squandered considerable po-litical capital on tepid stimu-lus and healthcare bills due to a baffling inability to com-mand the bully pulpit. Mired in the minefields of increas-ingly radicalized Republi-can obstinacy, the adminis-tration’s myriad concessions and omissions rightly dis-heartened the president’s supporters.
To the glee of many of his supporters, the president de-livered a full-throated defense of the social safety net, declar-ing that Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security “do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that make this country great.”
Jabbing at climate change deniers, Obama asserted, “some may still deny the over-whelming judgment of sci-ence, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.”
The first president to ever use the word gay in an inau-gural address, Obama most poignantly underscored the motif of equal rights for all people by grouping Seneca Falls and Selma with Stone-wall, succinctly linking the women’s rights, civil rights, and gay rights movements.
The recent inaugural ad-dress revealed a bolder, more bellicose president who, no longer fearful of re-election, eschewed the traditional highfalutin, hollow rhetoric of inaugural addresses for an
unapologetic liberal agenda. It was an eloquent rethink-ing of the American Dream through the progressive col-lective action embodied in the address’s refrain: “We the people.”
And the speech contained many points that Republicans ought to rally behind rather than impulsively dismiss as an unnatural return to liber-alism, like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell did. Obama channeled the quint-essentially American ideal of self-reliance in articulating skepticism towards govern-ment as panacea, a call for tax code reform, and a warning to reduce the size of the deficit.
Seeing that the House of Representatives remains under intransigent Repub-lican control, it’s unlikely that the president’s embold-ened rhetoric can affect ac-tual change on the policy front. But Obama has begun his second term in the right tone: one that is a marked de-parture from the seemingly weak-willed tone of the first term’s negotiator.
But while the administra-tion is in the throes of reno-vation, I cannot help but feel uneasy about the president’s identity (and not in the non-sensical birtherist way). After four years of pessimism with the way the president has au-thorized the National De-fense Authorization Act and drone strikes and expanded the police state, I must ask –who is Barack Obama?
He’s certainly not the lib-eral messiah that the 2008 campaign hailed him as. There’s a striking cognitive dissonance between candi-date Obama and his actions as president. This is evident when one looks at his ad-ministration’s continuation and bolstering of controver-sial Bush-era practices like warrantless wiretapping, kill lists that sanction the extra-judicial killings of American citizens abroad, increased re-liance on drone strikes in Pak-istan employing questionable tactics like double taps (fol-low-up strikes that target first responders) and signature strikes (unidentified victims
fitting a certain description are counted as combatants). All liberals should be vehe-mently opposed to these policies, perpetrated by a one-time constitutional law professor, which so flagrantly infringe the Bill of Rights. The chorus of opposition to Pres-ident Bush has sadly fallen silent.
One might try to prove him faithful to his campaign pledges by pointing to his first term “achievements.” But many of these were wa-tered down to the point of ir-relevance by a dysfunctional Congress, including the healthcare law, the rescue of the financial and auto sec-tors, and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protec-tion Bureau.
Perhaps the question of Obama’s political iden-tity is best answered by the man himself: “The truth of the matter is that my poli-cies are so mainstream that if I had set the same policies that I had back in the 1980s, I would be considered a mod-erate Republican,” the presi-
dent said in an interview. It’s certainly true when one re-calls that Richard Nixon es-tablished the Environmental Protection Agency, Ronald Reagan increased the debt ceiling 18 times, and the in-dividual mandate central to the Affordable Care Act was an idea promoted by the Her-itage Foundation, an influen-tial conservative think tank.
I worry about possible Democratic complacency as the Republican Party dem-agogues itself into obsoles-cence. Citizens should not embrace the false dichotomy of Democrat and Republican – the imprimatur of a self-identifying liberal president should not allow his con-troversial actions to go un-checked and unchallenged. The president and the estab-lishment Democratic Party have drifted so far to the right that too many political de-bates are between center-right and far-right positions, leaving the center vulnerable.
As Yeats cautioned, when “the center cannot hold, things fall apart.”
APGasoline prices are displayed as a motorist refuels his vehicle Friday in Oakland, Calif. The nationwide average price for a gallon of gas jumped 4 cents overnight to $3.46 a gallon, according to AAA.
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For the last several years, Americans have cringed as the numbers on the gas pump have climbed higher and higher. Some billboards advertising the prices of gasoline change on a daily basis, and local “gas wars” among neigh-boring stations are becom-ing more commonplace.
The strain of the rising gas prices on our economy and wallets is well-docu-mented; for one thing, it is a necessary commodity – we all have to get to where
we’re going somehow – and so it often feels as though we have no other choice but to bite the bul-let and pick up the pump.
Naturally, such a help-less situation for the Amer-ican people often comes up around election time, whether it be accusing the government of cozying up to its supporters – like oil companies – or just a ca-sual reminder of how who-ever is in office needs the boot.
Studies performed at the Brookings Institution in 2010 suggest that over-all happiness is affected by the rising gas prices, as well, maintaining that
the uncertainty of the sce-nario makes an impact on the American psyche.
However, other trends have also been observed in times of high gas prices and low morale. Generally, with such a hit to our wallet every time the gauge reads that dreaded “E,” people tend to be more cautious with their spending.
According to Paul Edel-stein and Lutz Killian, two economics professors at the University of Michi-gan, people tend to buy fewer cars and lottery tick-ets. Given that 35 percent of Americans own three or more cars, and that you have a higher chance of
becoming our next presi-dent than you do of win-ning the mega million, a slight decline in this fruit-less spending may be more of a welcome change than previously believed.
Although the pros of raising gas taxes have yet to fully outweigh the cons, we may see that change in upcoming years thanks to one thing – that nagging little hole in the ozone layer.
Like it or not, it’s there, and it’s getting worse ev-ery time someone turns on one of their three vehicles and goes to work or school or vacation. It’s becoming a major problem quickly,
and gas emissions are just adding fuel to the fire.
Rising gas prices are no-body’s idea of a good time, but in reality, their effect on our decision making, beyond simply buying fewer cars and lottery tick-ets, is immense.
Truthfully, cutting down fuel emissions and trim-ming our carbon foot-prints has a better influ-ence on our world than lowering gas prices ever would. Aside from that lit-tle ozone hole, the green-house effect and cataclys-mic polar ice cap melting, choosing to take the bus to work or carpool isn’t such a bad idea.
It cuts down on traf-fic, it’s cheaper and those pesky gas prices are irrel-evant now that you don’t spend a significant portion of your paycheck just driv-ing to receive one.
So, painful as it may be, grin and bear the ever-in-creasing prices boasted in front of gas stations. Gas will only continue to be-come more expensive un-til alternative fueling fi-nally finds its roots, and in the meantime, become smarter about your money and the environment.
In the end, that dent in your wallet may end up teaching you a thing or two.
The benefits of raising our gas prices
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books9 “The Hobbit” dragon14 Rower’s tool15 Fax ancestor16 Gdansk dance17 A, in Acapulco18 Instruction for this puzzle20 Food fish22 Iris family flowers23 Leg bone24 Inamorato25 Goes out to sea29 Bygone dagger31 Coke competitor33 “Really?” responses35 Spanish custard38 Curved39 Small, numbered 60-Acrosses42 Five-0 detective, familiarly43 Poet Pound44 Bill’s adventurous partner45 Swellhead47 Caesar’s “I came”49 “Jeopardy!” creator Griffin50 See from afar53 Set of eight57 ___ Sketch: toy59 Pretender60 What you’ll draw in this grid if you
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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you tend to overthink. You could let that habit run rampant in your life, but know that talking and thinking will prevent you from feeling. Opportunities come to you when you’re out and about, whether you are involved in a com-munity cause or working at your job. You get lucky in these situations. If you are single, you could meet some-one who also overthinks. This trait re-veals that there is a deep bond be-tween you. You know how to build each other up. If you are attached, you relate far better, as you both commit to a mutual interest. You start enjoying being out and about more as a couple.
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH You have a lot to say, and others seem to listen carefully. A gesture is well-intended, but unfor-tunately it results in confusion and uproar. You might scratch your head and wonder how this situation could have happened. Tonight: Catching up on a friend’s news.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH You could be unusually possessive. You also might wonder what you need to do in order to secure a rela-tionship or situation. The issue is not how to handle the discomfort in your favor, but how to root out your inse-curity. Tonight: Your treat.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH You are capable of beaming in exactly what you want. Do not let someone add confusion and throw you off your mission. Others respond to your ef-forts, especially a roommate or family
member. Tonight: All smiles.
C ANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH You might feel out of kilter. You cannot change how you feel, but you could decide to spend less time around people who could be quite dominating. You will need some time to revitalize and think. To-night: Vanish ... hopefully for a good reason.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH Listen to friends and/or associates. You will get many different perspec-tives. Your sense of direction will help you create a greater sense of well-be-ing. You could lock on to someone’s ideas. Trust your judgment that you are making the correct choice. To-night: Time for fun.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Take charge and clear out errands. A partner or associate seems to be in another world; therefore, you must run with the ball on your own. Some-one you look up makes a difference in your life. You could like what hap-pens in the long run. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Keep reaching out for others who you care about enormously. Your creativ-ity emerges with someone who of-ten touches your daily life. You might want to reorganize your day and go with impulsiveness. Tonight: Read between the lines.
SCORPIO (OC T. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH You work best on a one-on-one level with others right now. When in groups, you might not be able to express what you are think-ing. An unusual financial opportu-nity could come out of left field. Be
prepared to jump on it. Tonight: Talk over munchies.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH You might want to rethink plans, especially as the apple of your eye makes a significant gesture to-ward you. You might decide to take off for a special weekend out of the blue. Good will seems to surround you. Tonight: Do the unexpected.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Your focus remains on fin-ishing tasks, despite distractions. You will enjoy the weekend far more and have a better time. Someone close to you in your daily life reveals the depth of his or her feelings. You could feel quite touched. Tonight: Do what comes naturally.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Try as you might, you could have difficulty staying on task, especially if it has to do with anything except the upcoming weekend. You need time off from your routine to continue being creative and vibrant. Tonight: Be a wild thing.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH
If you can stay close to home and do what you enjoy, most certainly make those plans. An offer comes to you as a result of your own positive at-titude. Do not give credit to anyone else. You could see life far differently, even if you go with the flow. Tonight: Order in. Get cozy.
BORN TODAY Singer/songwriter Buddy Holly (1936), singer Gloria Gaynor (1949), actor Peter Lawford (1923)
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THE WEST VIRGINIA UNI-VERSITY PLANETARIUM, now located on the PL floor of White Hall, will present “Stars” at 7 p.m. and “Stars of the Pha-raohs” at 8 p.m. Friday. Please be 5-10 minutes early for seating as it starts promptly on time. Admis-sion is free, but reserva-tions are required. Email [email protected] or call 304-293-4961.
THE SECOND ANNUAL ZUMBATHON is being hosted by Arnold Hall Feb. 9 from 12-3 p.m. The event will take place in the Mountainlair ballrooms and is sponsored by Victo-ria’s Secret’s PINK. For only $5 a particpant, come out and join the fun while sup-porting a great cause.
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Brian HockensmitHFreekbot will bring their groove-fueled duo of Freekbass (left) and Tobotius to Fat Daddy’s Bar and Grill tonight.
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Live Music Thursday continues tonight at 10 p.m. at Fat Daddy’s Bar and Grill with a high-en-ergy bill featuring Freekbot and Gnarwahl.
Veterans of the Morgan-town music scene, both groups promise to provide thumping bass grooves and unforgettably catchy rhythms for all to enjoy.
Freekbot, a duo from Cincinnati, Ohio, is as tal-ented an electronic outfit as one will find in the mod-ern music landscape.
Formed by bassist and
“groove scientist” Freek-bass and Disco Mix Club USA disc jockey cham-pion Tobotius, Freekbot pushes an intense and mu-sically advanced brand of electronic music few can match.
“Freekbot is one of those rarities you don’t find in music – two guys equally as talented at their chosen instrument,” said event promoter Adam Payne. “Freekbass with the bass and Tobotious seem as though they’re the only ones who can keep up with one another.”
Through their excep-tional talent, Freekbot in-
tends to refresh the genre of electronic music and provide something crowds cannot find elsewhere.
“Electronica has be-come a pretty wide-open umbrella of a word,” Freek-bass said. “Even though we are bass and DJ, we still try and maintain an organic sound that you could lis-ten to on your iPhone or your turntable. Our songs, just like a full band, are set up so we can improvise and stretch out themes and grooves to wherever the audiences wants to go.”
Tobotius echoed these sentiments and said that the Freekbot’s music will open a new door for the audience at Fat Daddy’s.
“I hope to expose them to some things that you can’t hear anywhere else,” Tobotius said. “[The per-formance] will not include much they can recognize – at least not the way they’re used to hearing it – but hopefully it is refreshing and entertaining.”
Before Freekbot takes the stage, Philadelphia-bred power trio Gnarwahl will take the stage and get the audience moving and grooving.
Made up of members Sandy (Anthony Miraglilo), Candy (Mike Keidan) and Randy (Dane Cunning-ham), Gnarwahl tackles both covers and original material, an approach that results in a crowd-pleasing and varied set list.
“Gnarwahl is a very di-verse group of guys mu-sically, and I expect a lot from them in the next year on the local scene,” Payne said.
Because of the group’s open-minded approach to its music, Gnarwahl taps into many genres and styles.
“The Gnarwahl project is based on rock songs that the band opens up for dis-cussion in a free-form jam style that creates a ‘gnarly’ atmosphere,” Miraglilo said. “I think our sound
is directed to be enjoyed by fans of indie music, as well as the other side of the spectrum, appealing to the feisty jam-band kids.”
With two solid acts on tap for tonight’s show, Fat Daddy’s Bar and Grill is sure to please those look-ing for an entertaining night out fueled by funky tunes and an electric atmosphere.
For those still not sold on the show, consider To-botius’ words.
“Expect to be surprised. Come because you are bold, you are cool, be-cause you know what oth-ers don’t, and you always will,” he said. “Come be-cause you control your life and the way you experi-ence it.”
Festivities will kick off with Gnarwahl at 10 p.m., and Freekbot will take the stage at 11:45 p.m. Con-certgoers must be 21 years old to attend.
‘Carmen’: A feast for the eyes, ears and heartby zoe teetscorrespondent
The word “opera” haunts me.
Like the phrase “Roth IRA” or “children,” opera evokes both fear and awe.
When I hear the word, I imagine women in gowns and men in tuxedos with white hair and binoculars, but West Virginia Universi-ty’s College of Creative Arts has made one of the most fa-mous operas, “Carmen,” ac-cessible to all.
This opera has been trans-lated from its original French to English, and it is set in Se-ville, Spain, during the 1940s.
In short, “Carmen” is a French opera set in Spain in which everyone speaks Eng-lish, except the lead male, who sings in French.
It is understandably con-fusing, so let me break it down for you.
A soldier named Don Jose falls in love with a Gypsy woman named Carmen, even though his mother wants him to marry a sweet, local girl named Micaela.
When Carmen is arrested for starting a knife fight, Don Jose is ordered to take her to jail.
The opera would have
ended right there if he had complied, but instead, Car-men tricks him into letting her go. As a result, Don Jose is stripped of his rank and sent to jail in place of the knife-wielding title character.
When Don Jose is released, he reunites with Carmen, only to find she has become infatuated with a famous bull fighter (a toreador).
The jealous Don Jose be-comes obsessed with keep-ing Carmen to himself, and the agony he suffers in do-ing so eventually drives him to murder.
Due to an illness in the cast, the singer playing Don Jose is a guest artist from New York who sings in French, since he knows the original version best.
Although it sounds like it would be impossible to follow because of this language bar-rier, the beauty of opera is the instrumental music tells the story just as well as the words of the song.
Be sure to keep your eye out for two magnificent women.
Jennifer Berkebile plays Carmen, and it’s easy to see why. She commands the stage with ease and brings the irresistible Gypsy character to vivid, bountiful life.
Another incredible singer you will be sure to notice is Samantha DeStefano as Fra-squita, whose hair-raising so-prano is bound to captivate audiences.
“Carmen” will open at WVU’s Creative Arts Center tonight at 7:30 p.m., and there will also be performances Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 10 at 2 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the CAC or Mountainlair box office locations or by phone at 304-293-SHOW.
The music, acting, costume and set are alone worth the $20 admission price ($15 for students with a valid student ID), and the fact that you get all three for the price of one is an opportunity too good to pass up.
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Youngstown StateFriday February 8th9:30 PMThe Morgantown Ice Arena
Located at 1001 Mississippi Street in White Park just a few minutes from the Wharf and Waterfront Plaza.
Johnathan Kimble will be making the fi rst appearance EVER by a WVU Mountaineer at a WVU Hockey game!
We Will have a raffl e for an authentic WVU Hockey Jersey, a 50/50 drawing, and plenty of cool WVU Hockey apparel for sale. Winner of the jersey can get it signed and meet the team after the game.
We are also playing John Carroll University on Saturday at 4pm.
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We often have over 1000 fans in Charleston and Wheeling... Let’s make this the largest crowd ever to watch a game in Morgantown and show that our fans would support a WVU rink on campus. Check the Green Mountain Bus schedule for transportation if you are unable to drive.
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RB 5-10/215Dreamius Smith Wichita, KansasOL 6-3/280Tyler Tezeno Houston, TexasS 6-0/195Jeremy Tyler Lithonia, Ga.
LB 6-1/195Hodari Christian McKeesport, Pa.WR 6-1/175Shelton Gibson Cleveland Heights, Ohio
LB 6-3/220Brandon Golson St. Matthews, S.C.
QB 6-3/190Chavas Rawlins Monessen, Pa.WR 6-1/200Daikel Shorts Clayton, N.J.RB 5-11/194Wendell Smallwood Wilmington, Del.
LB 6-2/250Darrien Howard Dayton, OhioDE 6-4/265Dontrill Hyman Warsaw, N.C.
OL 6-6/293Marcell Lazard Bloomfield, N.J.
OL 6-4/285Stone Underwood Brookhaven, Miss.FB 6-2/235Elijah Wellman Huntington, W.Va.WR 6-4/210Kevin White Macungie, Pa.S 6-2/190Daryl Worley Philadelphia, Pa.
ON THE DOTTED LINE
Gibson, Howard highlight class of 25 signees in West Virginia’s 2013 recruiting class
The West Virginia men’s basketball team may be in the middle of its first Big 12 conference win streak in school history, but anyone who has followed the team this year knows the Moun-taineers are still far from hit-ting on all cylinders.
One of the most glaring is-sues this season, for me, has been the utter reluctance of sophomore forward Kevin Noreen to shoot the ball, es-pecially from long range.
I’ll be perfectly honest, Noreen is certainly not your typical shooter at first glance – he stands 6-foot-10, weighs about 250 pounds, doesn’t wow you physically and even has a bit of a unique release.
But even with these po-tential encumbrances, Nor-een has proven to be much more than a marginally ef-fective shooter, especially for his size.
The problem is pulling teeth is less difficult than getting Noreen to hoist up more than a couple shots each game.
This ultimately boils down to a confidence problem, in my opinion, but it’s still hard to imagine the sophomore wouldn’t have confidence, and especially in his shot, af-ter the fantastic prep basket-ball career that Noreen en-joyed back in Minneapolis, Minn.
Not only was Noreen named Mr. Basketball of the state of Minnesota in his se-nior season at Minnesota Transitions Charter School in 2010, he broke the state’s scoring record with more than 4,000 career points and led his team to a state cham-pionship, all while averaging more than 40 points a game.
However, it’s rare today to see that side of Noreen in play.
Noreen has taken just 11 total 3-point shots in 366
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dOuG WAlpSPORTS WRITER
RIfLE
WVu adds match vs. Murray State
by RObERT kREISSPORTS WRITER
West Virginia rifle coach Jon Hammond could not resist the opportunity to squeeze in one more match before the Mountaineers embark on their postseason journey.
“Murray (State) contacted us. They were looking for an-other match for themselves,” Hammond said. “Another match is good for getting match practice in, and we’d have been practicing any-way, so to get some live com-petition to shoot against is even better.”
The match is scheduled to take place Saturday, at 9 a.m. at the West Virginia ri-fle range.
Scheduling a match dur-ing the season is not the norm in collegiate rifle, and only happened because of a technicality.
“You typically have your schedule, and shoot your schedule,” Hammond said. “There is a limit for NCAA competition, and what hap-pened this year is we were under our limited number of competitions. Our competi-tions in Alaska are exempt from that number.”
Murray State comes into the match with a 1-7 re-cord but recently finished second at the Ohio Val-ley Conference champion-ships. According to Ham-mond, the match will help both squads.
“Murray (State was) look-ing to get some more scores for their benefit,” Hammond said. “It’s something we’re happy to do, and get another match in.”
For the Mountaineers, the match will help break up two weeks of what could turn into mundane prac-tices, as they get ready for the NCAA qualifiers.
“(Matches) replicate some pressure situations and being in the heat of competition,” Hammond said. “Like any sport, you
can practice all day long ev-ery week, but you’re really measured and tested when it’s competition.”
At this point in the sea-son, the Mountaineers will not tweak any technical as-pects of their shoot.
“For us in rifle, it’s a re-ally mental sport,” Ham-mond said. “Part of the chal-lenge is being able to shoot under pressure, and stay-ing calm and focusing and concentration.
“Sometimes practice can become a little bit to relaxed, and there is no substitute for it being a competition.”
Coming off the Moun-taineers first loss of the sea-son to Kentucky, West Vir-ginia will use the Murray State match as a rebound to propel them into the post-season. That does not, how-ever, mean Hammond will worry about the match’s score.
“The result is not so im-portant,” Hammond said. “For them individually, it’s a chance to get another match and to work on things. The result, at this stage of the season, isn’t as important to us. (We are) Just progress-ing and making our own improvements.”
Scheduling in collegiate rifle is tricky. All but two of the Mountaineers matches took place before Thanks-giving break. Adding an-other at this point of the season will help West Vir-ginia shoot at peak perfor-mance once the postseason begins.
“It’s such a fine balance. It’s a balance in the spring of having too many matches, and you get burned out by the time the end of the sea-son comes around, but at the same time, you also need matches,” Hammond said.
“I think we were right on that line, and this way we’ll be able to get another match practice in.”
by GREG MAdIAMULTIMEDIA EDITOR
Twenty-five recruits signed their National Let-ters of Intent to continue their football careers at West Virginia University for head coach Dana Holgorsen Wednesday.
The 2013 signing class consists of athletes from 15 different states, including a class-high four players out of Pennsylvania. Traditional
pipeline states Florida and Ohio each provided Hol-gorsen with three players. Surprisingly, the non-tra-ditional pipelines of Geor-gia and New Jersey provided Holgorsen with three ath-letes each.
The Mountaineer coach-ing staff was able to land one prospect from within the state of West Virginia, as well as from Arizona, Cali-fornia, Delaware, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina and Texas. West Virginia’s class con-
sists of 13 offensive players, 11 defensive players and a punter.
Of the 25 athletes signed, nine of them come to WVU from junior colleges. The 2013 class has the highest number of JUCO players signed since the 2008 class when WVU signed five ju-nior college athletes. These former junior college stars are athletes Holgorsen ex-
pects to compete right away for playing time.
“It’s something that we’ve talked about for a while; identifying those guys is not easy. You have to spend a lot of time identifying those guys to see if they are your type of guys,” Holgorsen said. “One thing that I’ve seen change in college foot-ball is the amount of junior college kids being recruited.”
Two of the JUCO sign-ees, running back Dreamius
Smith (Butler County C.C.) and wide receiver Kevin White (Lackawanna C.C) are already on campus for the semester. High school teammates Daikiel Shorts and Wendell Smallwood, along with Hodari Christian, Malik Greaves and Chavas Rawlins will all participate in spring football.
The marquee signee of the class is wide receiver Shelton Gibson from Cleve-land Heights, Ohio. Rated
as the No. 129 best player and No. 15 best receiver na-tionally by Rivals.com, Gib-son is expected to compete for a starting receiver spot. The U.S. Army all-Ameri-can, was recruited heavily by Ohio State and offered by 14 other schools.
“Shelton Gibson on tape is extremely talented and ex-tremely hard to tackle,” Hol-gorsen said.
see walp on PAGE 8
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minutes on the floor this year, and not surprisingly, he’s made nearly half of them.
I’m not the only one this season clamoring for Noreen to shoot the ball more, either.
After a season-high 6 for 10, including 2 of 3 from the perimeter in the win against then-undefeated Virginia Tech, his teammates and head coach were literally gushing to the media how confident they were in their teammate Noreen to keep taking shots when he has them.
During an interview in January 2010, Noreen’s high school coach said Noreen was “a player who is capa-ble of getting 40 points on 20 shots or even less than 20 shots,” referring to Noreen’s immense efficiency – but I couldn’t get past the sim-ple fact that Noreen actu-ally used to take more than 20 shots per game in high school. It seems like an abso-lutely staggering statistic, be-cause Noreen has only taken 37 total shots in 21 games this year.
Now, I’m not asking that Noreen hoists up 20 shots per game like he did in high school or try to lead the Mountaineers in scoring, but the truth of the matter is that Noreen is much too good of a set shooter, especially from
beyond the arc, to have only attempted 11 3-pointers all season.
Noreen needs to start tak-ing at least four or five shots from the field each game, because it’s an easy oppor-tunity to add some much-needed offense for the Mountaineers, who are 7-1 when they score 70 or more, and a woeful 3-10 when they score 69 or less.
The worst-case scenario would be that opposing de-fenses eventually start ad-justing somewhat, maybe moving someone a lit-tle closer to Noreen when he’s on the perimeter, which would actually ben-efit the rest of the team by providing them with valu-able additional spacing on the floor.
And the best case? Kevin Noreen could ex-
ploit much more of his bas-ketball potential than we’ve seen from him on a consis-tent basis this season. That doesn’t mean he should abandon his notorious hus-tle and rebounding men-tality, just be prepared to square up and shoot when he catches the ball on the pe-rimeter, and there isn’t a de-fender within 15 feet of him.
If he can do this and begin to consistently shoot the ball with confidence, I honestly think, Big Sweat can become a big-shot maker down this critical conference stretch for West Virginia.
WAlpContinued from PAGE 7
West Virginia falls at Texas Tech
On the defensive side, the headliner also comes from the Buckeye State in line-backer Darrien Howard. The Dayton, Ohio, native is rated by Rivals as the No. 10 best inside linebacker nationally and the No. 16 best player in the state of Ohio, could come in and help a WVU defense that struggled at the linebacker spot this season.
Howard and Gibson boost
a class that, according to Ri-vals, ranks No. 24 nationally. WVU also sits No. 3 in the Big 12, only behind confer-ence powers Oklahoma and Texas.
“It’s good to put closure to it – really good to put closure to it. The hardest 48 hours as a coach is the Monday and Tuesday before Signing Day, because there is noth-ing you can do,” Holgorsen said, “But, we did a heck of job; this staff did a heck of a job.”
SIGNINGContinued from PAGE 7
patrick gorrell/the daily athenaeumWest Virginia sophomore forward Kevin Noreen attempts a three-pointer against Kansas.
File photoWest Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen looks on during a game against Texas Tech last season.
wOmEN’S bASkETbALL
patrick gorrell/the daily athenaeumWest Virginia head coach Mike Carey instructs his team during a game earlier in the season.
by AMIT bATRASPORTS WRITER
The West Virginia wom-en’s basketball team trav-eled to Lubbock, Texas, Wednesday night in search of its third-straight win as it took on the Texas Tech Lady Raiders.
The first half proved to be a disaster for the Moun-taineers as they shot fewer than 20 percent from the field and missed 37 of their first 44 shots. At the half, WVU was down double dig-its with a score of 29-17, but it wouldn’t go down with-out a fight.
West Virginia opened up the second half on a mis-sion, as it cut the lead to sin-gle digits in a matter of three minutes. The Mountaineers would get the lead to 31-24, but the Lady Raiders would continue to get to the foul line and score at will.
While WVU did get it close in the second half on several occasions, Texas
Tech was just too much to handle in the key stages late in the game. The Lady Raid-ers ended up defeating West Virginia 76-63 and put an end to the Mountaineers’ winning streak.
The difference in the game came at the foul line, as the Lady Raiders shot 36-of-42 from the charity stripe (85.7 percent). West Vir-ginia almost had five times as fewer attempts, going 6-for-9 from the free throw line.
The Mountaineers had a whopping 71 field goal at-tempts and shot 35.2 per-cent from the field. Texas Tech shot 39.1 percent on the night, going 18-for-46 and 4-for-9 from 3-point land.
While WVU held the ad-vantage in rebounds, as-sists, steals and points off turnovers and points in the paint, TTU was able to score 36 points off free throws alone. In the sec-ond half, West Virginia had
an alarming 20 fouls. The Mountaineers had 30 fouls on the night.
Once again, the Lady Raiders’ Casey Morris, Kelsi Baker and Chynna Brown were too strong for the Mountaineers. Brown had 17 points on 6-of-11 shoot-ing, while also contributing three rebounds. Baker was too powerful in the paint with 13 points and eight rebounds for Texas Tech. Morris led the way for TTU offensively with 20 points, two assists, one steal, one rebound and two blocks.
Leading West Virginia were junior guards Tay-lor Palmer and Christal Caldwell. Palmer had 19 points, three rebounds and one steal in 26 minutes. Palmer had a very minimal role in the Mountaineers win over Oklahoma Sun-day, but her play sparked West Virginia in its near comeback in the second half.
Caldwell played nearly
the whole game, as she added 15 points, five re-bounds, three steals and two assists in 37 minutes of action. Caldwell did strug-gle shooting the ball, how-ever, going 5-for-18 from the field. She did shoot 60 percent from beyond the arc.
While the Mountaineers had a substantial 40 bench points Sunday against OU, WVU didn’t have the same impact tonight with a mere 12 bench points. Senior center Ayana Dunning only played 13 minutes and was held scoreless on the night.
The season sweep gives Texas Tech a 17-6 overall record (7-4 Big 12), while West Virginia falls to 13-9 and 5-6 in conference play following two convincing wins against ranked oppo-nents. WVU will now return to action in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday night to take on the Kansas Jayhawks.
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Ole Miss muscles in on power programsAP – Alabama. Ohio
State. Michigan. Florida. Notre Dame. Mississippi?
Ole Miss muscled in on the powerhouses that usu-ally dominate national signing day, landing some of the most sought-after prospects in the country on college football’s an-nual first-Wednesday-in-February frenzy.
The Rebels, coming off a promising 7-6 season in their first season under coach Hugh Freeze, had the experts swooning by signing three of the bluest chips still on the board and building a well-rounded class otherwise.
The day started with de-fensive end Robert Nke-mdiche from Loganville, Ga., rated the No. 1 re-cruit in the country by just about everyone who ranks them, deciding to join his brother, Denzel, in Oxford, Miss.
“I feel like it’s the right place for me,” Nkemdiche said after slipping on a red Ole Miss cap. “I feel like they can do special things and they’re on the rise. I feel like going to play with my brother, we can do something special.”
Nkemdiche originally committed to Clemson last year, then backed off that and narrowed his picks down to LSU, Florida and Mississippi – and the Reb-els beat the big boys.
They weren’t done. Coaches in the Ole Miss war room were exchanging hugs and high-fives again a couple hours later when Laremy Tunsil, a top-rated offensive tackle from Lake City, Fla., picked the Reb-els over Florida State and Georgia.
“Tunsil to Ole Miss I think was the biggest sur-prise of the whole (recruit-ing season),” said JC Shur-burtt, national recruiting director for 247Sports.com.
And, as if the Ole Miss needed more good news, highly touted defensive back Antonio Conner from nearby Batesville, Miss., chose the Rebels over na-tional champion Alabama.
The end result was a
class good enough to even catch the attention of LeB-ron James.
“Ole Miss ain’t mess-ing around today! Big time recruits coming in. SEC is crazy,” the NBA’s MVP posted on his Twitter account.
Crazy good. While the Rebels racked up, it’s im-portant to remember they still have plenty of ground to gain on the rest of their conference competition.
Nick Saban reloaded the Crimson Tide with a class that Rivals.com ranked No. 1 in the country.
SEC powers Florida, LSU and Georgia pulled in typ-ically impressive classes. SEC newcomer Texas A&M cracked the top 10 of several rankings. Even Vanderbilt, coming off a nine-win season, broke into the top 25.
It’s the cycle of life in the SEC, which has won seven straight BCS champion-ships. Stock up on signing day and scoop up those crystal footballs at sea-son’s end.
SLIPPING AWAY FROM USC
Signing day didn’t do much to soothe the scars left from a difficult season for Southern California.
NCAA sanctions lim-ited the number of schol-arships coach Lane Kif-fin and the Trojans could hand out this year, and then as signing day ap-proached USC had several players who had given ver-bal commitments change their minds.
The most notable de-fection on signing day was five-star defensive back Jalen Ramsey of Brent-wood, Tenn., who flipped to Florida State. Defensive end Jason Hatcher from Louisville, Ky., bailed on USC and signed with Ken-tucky, and defensive end Torrodney Prevot from Houston not only reneged on his USC commitment, but he landed at Pac-12 ri-val Oregon.
“People expected (Pre-vot) to flip from USC, but they thought it would be
to Texas A&M,” Shurburtt said.
USC’s class won’t be lacking blue chippers. Quarterback Max Browne from Washington is con-sidered the next in a long line of topflight Trojans quarterbacks, and Kenny Bigelow from Maryland is rated among the best de-fensive linemen in the nation.
Kiffin will be banking on quality to make up for the lack of quantity, but that’s a precarious way to play a game as uncertain as recruiting.
IF MOMMA’S NOT HAPPY ...
Alex Collins, a top run-ning back prospect out of Plantation, Fla., an-nounced on Monday night that he was going to Arkan-sas instead of Miami.
It was considered a huge victory for new Razorbacks coach Bret Bielema.
But on Wednesday morning, when it was time to make it official, Collins’ letter of intent didn’t come spinning through the fax machine in Fayettville, Ark.
There were some odd reports about Collins’ mother not being happy with her son’s decision to go so far from home.
College coaches aren’t allowed to talk about spe-cific players before they sign, but Bielema did ac-knowledge during his signing day news confer-ence that Arkansas’ class of 22 players could “grow by one.”
THE BIG TWOOhio State and Michi-
gan received two thumbs up from experts on their signing day classes. They all had the Buckeyes and Wolverines around top five in the country.
After that, there was a drop off. Nebraska re-ceived solid grades and Penn State, despite NCAA sanctions that limited its class to 17 signees, held up pretty well.
“That’s a tribute to the job (Penn State coach) Bill O’Brien and the staff did,” Shurburtt said.
But signing day 2013 sig-naled that Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes and Brady Hokes’ Wolverines are primed to pull away from most of the Big Ten, and maybe – just maybe – give the league a team or two that can chal-lenge those SEC teams for a national title.
BUILT TO LASTNotre Dame followed
up its best season in more than two decades with re-cruiting class that coach Brian Kelly hopes can keep the Fighting Irish contend-ing for more national titles.
The class includes a fa-mous name in Torii Hunter Jr., the son of the All-Star outfielder. Hunter Jr. is a top-notch receiver pros-pect, though he broke his leg during an All-Star game and it could be a while be-fore he’s back on the foot-ball field.
Linebacker Jaylon Smith from Fort Wayne, Ind., is generally regarded as the jewel of a class that ex-perts have ranked among the best in the country.
“I love agreeing with ex-perts,” Kelly said.
B A S E B A L L O R F O O T B A L L ?
Oklahoma hopes it has found the next Sam Brad-ford in Cody Thomas, a pocket passer from Col-leyville, Texas.
One small problem. Thomas is also a big-time baseball player who could draw interest in the major league draft this summer.
“We wouldn’t have pur-sued him if we didn’t feel there was a great chance he’d be playing football,” Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said.
QUOTABLESouth Carolina coach
Steve Spurrier said recruit-ing classes “don’t always pan out. Of course, they always seem to pan out at Alabama.”
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Jobs wide open at skill positions for WVU
by michael carVellisports editor
For the West Virginia football team, the 2013 sea-son will come with many unknowns.
After the stability of Geno Smith, Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey leading the way as the Mountaineers’ playmakers for the past three seasons, head coach Dana Holgorsen and the rest of the coaching staff are stuck with the daunting task of finding players to fill the voids left by the three.
“Probably our biggest need on offense was to add playmakers,” Holgorsen said. “When you lose Ta-von Austin, Stedman Bailey and J.D. Woods (at wide re-ceiver), you better go out and add some guys that have that ability.”
So that’s exactly what they did.
On National Signing Day, West Virginia received let-ters of intent from five wide receivers, a quarterback and three running backs to help with some much-needed depth.
Holgorsen was pleased with the crop of receiv-ers the coaching staff was able to bring in, which in-cludes the likes of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, native Shel-
ton Gibson and junior col-lege receiver Kevin White – who is already on cam-pus for the spring semester and will be one of the seven new recruits participating in spring practice.
“These are guys that we are going to get the ball to in space,” Holgorsen said of his new wide receivers. “Whether the guys that are here now can hold down a spot will be fun to watch in camp. We will be anxious to add these guys.”
The biggest thing for the staff to find when looking for prospects to bring into Mor-gantown wasn’t as much to find player to fill the roles of Austin and Bailey but to find guys who could fit in well in Morgantown and would feel at home at WVU.
“The biggest thing is getting guys that want to be here,” Holgorsen said. “When you get them, you have to get them better. You make sure the parents feel good about the relationship. This staff has done a great job of that.
“We have identified who wants to be here ... We are going to coach the heck out of them.”
And the coaches know that with the high-powered nature of the Mountaineer offense, they don’t neces-
sarily have to find one or two players to fill in for Austin and Bailey. It can be a group of players stepping up and making plays.
“If you put the work into what you’re doing (in this of-fense), it’s proven to work,” said wide receivers coach Lonnie Galloway. “We just have to be able to coach them hard. It’s a good situ-ation for us.”
For now, though, West Virginia will have a group of heated competitions for every job. That’s especially true when the Mountain-eers’ leading returning re-ceiver is sophomore Jordan Thompson, who caught 13 passes for 85 yards.
Only sophomores K.J. Myers and Dante Campbell have caught touchdown passes at WVU.
“To consider those guys underneath (Austin, Bai-ley and Woods on the depth chart) is a mistake, because they didn’t do anything,” said offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson. “There’s going to be uncomfortability (sic) with the people we have coming in and the people we have coming back.
“The best people are go-ing to play ... You make plays, you play.”
file photoSophomore Jordan Thompson will be West Virginia’s leading returning receiver in 2013. Thompson caught 13 passes for 85 yards as a freshman.