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Byrd’s infl uence etched in WVU’s historyBY DEVON UNGER

CITY EDITOR

His name adorns bridges, school buildings and highways across West Virginia as well as West Virginia University’s Health Sciences Center, showing his legacy in the WVU community.

West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd, 92, was the longest serving Democratic senator, with nine terms totaling 51 years.

“Senator Byrd was one of the transforming influences at WVU since its founding,” said Presi-dent Emeritus and WVU pro-fessor of Law David Hardesty.

“Even the roads that lead peo-ple to WVU are part of his handy work. It’s almost impossible to innumerate all the projects he has helped us to get.”

Byrd made key efforts in fund-ing for WVU, including the Rob-ert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, the PRT, the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center and the WVU Eye Institute, among others

“West Virginia has lost a great friend and champion in Sen. Robert C. Byrd,” said WVU President James P. Clements, in a press release. “He embod-ied what we hold so dear in the

Mountain State: loyalty, com-mitment, hard work, honesty and faith. I respect so much all that he has done for West Vir-ginia, West Virginia University and the entire nation.

Byrd was well known for be-ing a Constitutional scholar as he always carried a pocket sized Constitution. He frequently cel-ebrated Constitution Day at the WVU College of Law.

“Senator Byrd was not only a great senator and a lawyer, but he was also a historian and cared very deeply about the study of United States History, particularly Constitutional his-

tory,” said Joyce McConnell, dean of the College of Law. “I regard Senator Byrd as Con-gress’s Constitutional scholar and conscious.”

Born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. Nov. 20, 1917, in North Wilkes-boro, N.C., Byrd was the young-est of five children. At the age of 1, his mother died and his father sent him to live with his aunt and uncle who renamed him and moved to the coal-mining town of Stotesbury, W.Va. He didn’t learn his original name until he was 16 and his real birthday un-

Large football tailgates becoming

a concern for cityBY DEVON UNGER

CITY EDITOR

Morgantown City Council dis-cussed preparations for the up-coming football season with local law enforcement, including how to deal with large tailgates at its Tuesday meeting.

Morgantown Police Chief Phil Scott and West Virginia Univer-sity Police Chief Bob Roberts gave a presentation outlining current policies governing alco-hol consumption and large pri-vate tailgates during WVU foot-ball games.

Th ey recommended the Coun-cil consider an ordinance requir-ing private tailgate parties to apply for permits so law enforcement could take a more proactive ap-proach in dealing with these events.

“Th is is something that goes on year after year after year, but tonight we wanted to highlight some of the preparations for this particular season,” said Morgan-town City Manager Dan Boroff .

Community members have complained to both police de-partments about their neighbor-hoods being overrun with cars and large parties on private lots.

Roberts said while the prob-lems in Morgantown are not as bad as in similar college locations, there are still issues to address.

“A lot of these tailgates are on private property which restricts our authority,” Roberts said. “If enforcement is increased, then it will need to be applied evenly.”

He said staffi ng is a major is-sue in terms of enforcement. Th e number of offi cers assigned to game duty from the WVU, Mor-gantown and state police com-

bined is usually 90 to 120 indi-viduals, but most personnel are concentrated on the fans within the stadium, not tailgates.

Roberts and Scott agreed an in-crease in staff and overtime ex-penditure would be necessary to deal with large unruly tailgates.

Deputy Mayor Don Spencer said he would like to see all tail-gating moved back on to campus locations and out of the surround-ing neighborhoods.

“With 60,000 people coming to town to celebrate a great event we don’t have an eff ective way of managing it,” said Mayor Bill Byrne. “What we do is respond to complaints as opposed to having a front end sort of thing.”

Other topics discussed at the meeting include:

Interviews for an open posi-�tion on the Planning Commission representing the Th ird Ward.

A resolution promoting the �construction of neighborhood grocery stores. Th e goal is to pro-mote a more pedestrian friendly community by providing grocery store locations residents do not need to drive to.

Th e council discussed an �ordinance addressing minimum area requirements for building occupancy.

The ordinance would mir-ror federal regulations and is ex-pected to encourage high-den-sity housing development near the WVU campus. Th e ordinance would establish a minimum of 70 square feet per individual and would be a companion to a previ-ous ordinance limiting rental oc-cupancy by changing the defi ni-tion of a family in the city code.

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2010 Miss West Virginia, Outstanding Teen crownedBY ERIN FITZWILLIAMS

STAFF WRITER

Dance numbers, glittering ball gowns, costume changes and swimsuits – the Miss West Virginia Scholarship Organiza-tion hit the stage at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center last week.

Cali Young, Miss Northern West Virginia, won Miss West Virginia 2010, as well as the tal-ent portion of the preliminary competition. Lacey Cyphers was crowned Miss W.Va.’s Outstand-

ing Teen 2010 after three days of preliminary competition in in-terviews, evening gowns, talent and an active wear outfi t.

Th e misses were judged on an interview question, evening gown, talent and swimsuits.

Young’s discussion platform was “stay young,” which focused on anti-tobacco use message in the state.

“Th ank you, West Virginia,” Young said in her on-stage in-terview after the crowning.

Young will compete for the title of Miss America at Planet

Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas on Jan. 15.

The combined Miss West Virginia and Miss West Vir-ginia Outstanding Teen Pag-eants held preliminaries June 23 and ended with the live tele-vision broadcast of the winner Saturday.

Th is year was the fi rst time both pageants were combined into one show and crowning.

“Th is will be the second year it (the pageant) was broad-

BY TONY DOBIESSPORTS EDITOR

Last year at this time, mov-ing trucks were unloading an-other president’s belongings in front of West Virginia Universi-ty’s Blaney House.

U-hauls were too common at WVU’s president’s home. In fact, in a little more than two years, three presidents had lived in the same house.

James P. Clements was the latest one, taking office July 1, 2009.

It’s been one year since those moving trucks drove away and Clements took charge at WVU. From his stand point, it doesn’t look like those trucks are com-ing back anytime soon.

“It’s been an incredible year by all measures,” Clements said. “The University is very stable. We’re strong, and people feel good about us.”

Taking overClements replaced former

Interim President C. Peter Magrath, who had taken over for former President Michael S. Garrison who resigned in 2008 over a degree scandal.

With the University’s cred-ibility in limbo, Magrath and Clements returned WVU’s ac-ademic standing in their two years at the head of the Univer-sity, said Board of Governors Chair Carolyn Long.

“Whoever came in as the next president, we wanted them to continue to grow WVU and make it a more attractive place for faculty, staff and stu-dents,” Long said. “He always does what’s best for WVU. He’s very open, honest, and I think for his first year as the Universi-ty’s president he’s done a won-derful job.”

In his first year, Clem-ents has put an emphasis on the academic integrity of the University.

Clements focused on in-creasing the University’s fed-eral funding to help improve research efforts. WVU’s spon-sored funding is up 8 percent to $165 million under Clem-ents. In addition, the Chroni-cle of Higher Education named WVU in the top 12 on its list of “Biggest Gainers in Federal Funds for Academic Research

President Clements made signifi cant noise in fi rst year on job at University

CHELSI BAKER/THE DAILY ATHENAEUMCali Young is crowned by former Miss West Vir-ginia Talia Markham during the Miss West Virginia Scholarship Pageant Saturday.see CROWNED on PAGE 2

APIn this May 20 fi le photo Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., ques-tions panel members about mine safety during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

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PRT accepting bids for more improvements

BY DEVON UNGERCITY EDITOR

West Virginia University is receiving bids for more than $350,000 worth of improve-ments and maintenance to the PRT.

The improvements fill im-mediate needs with the sys-tem associated with standard maintenance as well as minor upgrades, said Arlie Forman, associate director of the PRT.

The projects are funded mostly with money received from an annual allocation from the federal government. Th ey are not part of the $93 million PRT Master Plan outlined dur-ing a public meeting May 5.

Bids are expected to be re-warded within two to three

weeks. Forman was unsure of when construction would start.

“We get an annual appropri-ation through the fi xed guide-way modernization program by the Federal Transit Admin-istration,” said Hugh Kierig, di-rector of Transportation and Parking at WVU. “We get about $1.2 million annually, and we use those funds for repair and maintenance of the PRT.”

Approximately 20 percent of the funding will be provided by the PRT fund derived from the transportation fee included in tuition.

“We thought it was best to go forward with these repairs be-cause we’ve gotten to a point

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Clements speaks to WVU freshmen at convocation.

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Clements makes his fi rst major hire by selecting Michele Wheatly as the school’s next provost.

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Clements gives his fi rst State of the University and pledges more professors and gives $1.5 million to club sports.

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West Virginia University offi -cials are unsure whether or not it will honor Gov. Joe Machin’s deci-sion to give state employees Fri-day off to honor U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd following his death.

WVU spokeswoman Becky Lof-stead could not confi rm or deny any decision WVU had made about

closing the University Friday. A de-cision is expected today.

Manchin said he “Truly hopes that this day off will allow state employees an opportunity to join him in honoring and cele-brating the life of the state’s se-nior senator.”

West Virginians are being in-

vited to honor and celebrate Byrd’s life with a public proces-sion through Charleston, W.Va., starting Thursday evening. Byrd will lie in repose at the state Capi-tol’s Lower Rotunda, from 9 p.m., Thursday to 9 a.m., Friday, where the public is invited to pay their respects.

A formal memorial service for the public will also take place 11:30 a.m., Friday at the state Capitol’s North Plaza.

“This will be a beautiful ser-vice for a wonderful public ser-vant,” Manchin said in a released statement. “I invite all West Vir-ginians to join us during this special day of remembrance and to celebrate the many accom-plishments of this outstanding West Virginian.”

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Accounting students raid WVU crime scene houses

BY NICK ASHLEYSTAFF WRITER

Computer fi les replace blood splatter when ‘CSI’ and ac-counting collide.

Agents from the Bureau of Al-cohol Tobacco and Firearms led students in West Virginia Uni-versity’s Forensics Accounting and Fraud Investigation pro-gram on a mock raid June 23 to collect evidence of accounting fraud. Th e raid took place at the WVU Crime Scene houses.

Th e FAFI program prepares students to deal with real fraud cases and provides the inves-tigative training professionals use to solve crimes.

“Th e program helps develop a skill set beyond the traditional accounting foundation. It is one of the premier programs in the country that allows students to deal with in depth cases but also allows them to work with the ATF, which you gain valuable knowledge from,” said Scott Fleming, assistant accounting professor.

He said the partnership the University developed with the ATF is one of the reasons the program has had so much suc-cess, and become well-known throughout the country.

ATF agents come to WVU to show first-hand some of the techniques, procedures and life skills that can be applied in the fi eld.

“Th e program has given me a lot of exposure and experience on the area of accounting fi eld that I would not been able to see in the classroom,” said Pat-rick Dunlavey, a graduate of the FAFI program. Th irty-four stu-dents are currently enrolled in the program.

“It feels great to give back to the next generation of our pro-

fession and shows that WVU is fully committed to excellence, and we are glad to share that with them,” said Franco Frande, Chief of the ATF Financial In-vestigative Services Division.

Frande helps teach the stu-dents during two, four-week sessions in the summer by demonstrating how real-life cases should be approached, and documented.

“It was really great to work fi rst-hand with the ATF to gain their valuable knowledge, and it looks good on resumes,” said Amanda Macklen an ac-counting graduate in the FAFI program.

Students who decide to apply for the program must register for the Accounting 584 course to receive the 12-hour certifi cate

earned from the program. Th ere are two sessions of the course, and classes run from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Most students who take the course are post-graduate, and apply for the program be-fore starting their career.

Th e FAFI initiative has been supported by the College of Business and Economics, and the Forensics Science Initiative at WVU.

Richard Riley and Bonnie Morris led the eff ort to develop national curriculum guidelines for fraud and forensic account-ing programs for the National Institute of Justice.

“Th e University supports this program, and we are very thank-ful for that,” Fleming said.

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CHELSI BAKER/THE DAILY ATHENAEUMForensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation students Melissa Curia, left, and Jordan Bable, right, record evidence they found during a mock raid at the WVU Crime Scene Houses June 23.

CHELSI BAKER/ THE DAILY ATHENAEUMForensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation student Seth Bernstein looks for evidence under a sink in the WVU Crime Scene Houses during a mock raid last Wednesday. The raid was designed to give students real-life experience in their fi eld of study.

cast live on television,” said Cindy Coffi ndaff er, vice presi-dent of the Miss West Virginia Organization.

Morgantown held the pageant for the sixth time, and this was the fi fth year the CAC hosted it.

Approximately 400 to 500 guests attended the fi nal night of the pageant.

Th e organization is run on a volunteer basis, for year round help in local pageants, planning the show and helping the girls get ready, said Leah Summers, executive director and the 1991 Miss West Virginia.

“It’s been a fantastic relation-ship; it’s probably a production that’s not exactly like anything they’ve done before,” she said. “Th ey’ve truly become part of our pageant family, and we’ve had them working with us for fi ve or six years.”

Summers said she loved hav-ing the pageant in Morgantown because it is like having it in her backyard.

Forty-one contestants – 16 teens and 25 Misses – competed statewide for local titles before the state-wide pageant.

Eight of the contestants cur-rently attend or recently gradu-ated from WVU.

“All the girls (Misses) are stay-

ing at the Sigma Kappa house for ten days,” said Emily Shaff er, senior biochemistry major and fi fth runner-up. “It’s good to be a little bit nervous, I’ve prepared for this, but now I’m just enjoy-ing the fruits of my labor.”

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Brittni McGuire contributed to this report.

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CHELSI BAKER/THE DAILY ATHENAEUMContestants in the Miss West Virginia and the West Virginia’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pag-eants welcome pageant host Johnnie Hobbs to the stage during the fi rst preliminary round of the competition Thursday evening.

til he was 54.WVU Student Government

Association President Chris Lewallen had trouble putting into words what Byrd meant to the state and the University.

He said the loss of such a high-ranking politician will have a huge financial impact on the state and the University.

“It’s a sad day for West Vir-ginia,” Lewallen said. “The im-pact, and the influence he had in congress for all those years won’t be matched by anyone in the near future. It’s a shame to lose somebody that great.”

Byrd’s efforts to fund the Fo-rensics and Healthcare pro-grams at WVU stand out from his

many contributions, said WVU Board of Governor’s Chair-woman Carolyn Long. She said Byrd was not only a leader and scholar, but also a great friend to the University.

“I’m not sure you can put into word what he meant (to WVU),” Long said. “He will be greatly missed in the state, but I hope he is at peace now with his wife.”

Byrd left two daughters. His wife, Erma, of 69 years, passed away in 2006.

Gov. Joe Manchin will appoint someone to fill Byrd’s Senate seat until 2012.

His body will lie in repose in the West Virginia State Capitol’s Rotunda from 9 p.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday. The memorial service is set for 11:30 a.m. Fri-day at the North Plaza.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will at-tend the memorial service.

Manchin is giving state gov-ernment employees the day off Friday and declared it a day of observance in Byrd’s honor.

Byrd will be laid to rest Tues-day in Arlington, Va., near his wife.

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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTSByrd’s body will lay in repose in the West Virginia State Capitol’s Rotunda from 9 p.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday.The memorial service is 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Capitol’s North Plaza

where just trying to fi x them in house has gotten to be too much,” Forman said. “We need to bring contractors in, and hopefully get them fi xed permanently.”

Th e projects include guide-way heat pipe repair, paint-ing the maintenance facil-ity on Beechurst, replacingwindows on the mainte-nance facility, installing anuninterruptible power sup-ply at the Walnut Station, re-pairing stairs at the Walnut Sta-tion and concrete repairing theheat system in the test loop at the Maintenance facility.

The heat system repairs will improve safety by pre-venting freezing on the tracks,and added insulation will im-prove the effi ciency of the nat-ural gas system used to heat the tracks.

Th e power supply will reduce any downtime that occurs, and allow for more efficient data collection, and the painting, new windows and stairway re-pairs will are standard aesthetic

improvements. Forman said passengers may

not notice some of the improve-ments, but PRT staff will see benefits in reduced mainte-nance and more eff ective data collection.

Most of the projects are ex-pected to be completed bythe beginning of the Fall se-

mester with the exception ofthe uninterruptible power supply.

Th e power supply is expected to be completed during Th anks-giving break to avoid any inter-ruption to PRT service caused by construction.

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FILE PHOTOTHe PRT, which will recieve more than $350,000 in improvements over the summer.

Legislation to crack down on repeat mine safety violations for owners

WASHINGTON (AP) — Demo-cratic lawmakers, seeking to pre-vent another mine disaster like the April explosion that killed 29 workers in West Virginia, pro-posed new legislation Tuesday that would make it easier to shut down mines with poor safety records.

Th e bill – to be introduced in the House this week – would also boost penalties for serious viola-tions, grant mine regulators the power to subpoena documents and testimony, and off er greater protection to whistleblowers who report safety problems. Th e Senate is expected to take up a similar measure soon.

Leaders of the House and Senate committees that oversee mine safety said the measure is needed to fi x a badly fl awed sys-tem that came to light after the accident at the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, W.Va. – the nation’s worst mining accident in four decades.

“Mine operators who cal-lously and repeatedly put their workers in danger must be held accountable,” said Rep. George Miller, chair of the House Educa-tion and Labor Committee.

Democratic leaders have said they want to pass the legislation by year end. has led to unaccept-able backlogs.

Some Republicans expressed disappointment that Democrats did not work with them in craft-ing the plan. Sens. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., said they wanted to see the kind

of bipartisan approach that hap-pened the last time Congress passed comprehensive changes to mine laws following the 2006 Sago mine disaster.

“Instead of pursuing that productive approach, Demo-crats have chosen to introduce a sweeping piece of legislation that aff ects every business in this country and only amplifi es the adversarial role of (government regulators) without increasing safety,” the senators said in a statement.

Lawmakers worked with offi -cials from the Labor Department and Mine Safety and Health Ad-ministration to draft the legisla-tion, Labor Department spokes-man Carl Fillichio said.

Under the current sys-tem, mine companies can fi le lengthy legal appeals that can last months or years, delaying the fi nding of a pattern of vio-lation that could lead to stricter oversight. Th at system – and the massive case backlog it spawned – allowed the Upper Big Branch mine to avoid more scrutiny, de-spite the fact that it was repeat-edly cited for ventilation and dust problems in the months leading up to the blast.

Th e bill would end those de-lays and develop a better system for MSHA to identify mines with a pattern of serious violations. If a mine meets the new criteria, miners would be withdrawn and the mine reopened for a proba-tionary period with stepped up inspections. The mine would

have to meet safety benchmarks for one year.

Th e agency would off er more guidance to help troubled mines get back on track, such as ad-ditional training or creation of special health and safety programs.

Mine industry offi cials, who were still reviewing the de-tails, said they support the idea of looking more broadly at a mine’s safety performance as part of determining a pattern of violations.

“We believe that changing the pattern of violation system is a good step,” said Carol Raulston, a spokeswoman for the National Mining Association. “It needs to be more transparent and con-sider more than just citations.”

Raulston said the end result needs to be “a workable system” for mine operators and “we are reviewing the proposed legisla-tion in that light.”

Other elements of the bill would allow MSHA to seek a court order to close a mine based on continuing health and safety problems and require increased rock dusting to prevent coal dust explosions like the kind investi-gators believe occurred at Upper Big Branch.

Th e bill would grant miners the right to refuse to work in unsafe conditions and increase protections for workers who complain about unsafe condi-tions. Miners would not lose pay if their mine is closed for safety reasons.

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WVU alum travels across country to raise money, Great Dane awareness

BY ERIN FITZWILLIAMSSTAFF WRITER

Weighing in at 107 pounds, standing 32 inches tall, aged 6 1/2 years – Harley the Blue Merle Great Dane, is getting a little “George Clooney” in the face, said Driving for Danes Founder Lauren O’Connor.

O’Connor, a 2008 West Vir-ginia University graduate orig-inally from Houston, adopted her dog four years ago, rescu-ing it from what she said were signs of abuse and neglect.

From March 1 to June 15, she and Harley traveled the coun-try to educate people on Great Danes, promote their res-cue and raise money for their cause. Her mission was to raise $100,000 for Great Dane and an-imal rescues.

Along the way, they hit ap-proximately 60 planned cit-ies but visited others along the way, and she worked with the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League. The group helped orga-nize local visits.

“WVU alumni helped a lot. They organized meet and greets for Harley at local pet stores, dog walks, that sort of thing,” she said. “We held an event at Gibbie’s, and people just started donating.”

O’Connor began her journey in familiar places. In West Vir-ginia and Texas, she brought Harley to dog bars and jokingly claimed the best money-makers involved alcohol.

When visiting Houston, the pair had 40 to 50 Harley

Davidson motorcycle escorts, met an American Idol singer and DJs.

“I didn’t name him Har-ley,” O’Connor said. “I actually wanted to change it, but I sup-pose it worked out better that he was Harley. We gained a lot of support from motorcyclists.”

O’Connor also addressed Congress about issues facing Great Danes.

“Great Danes are huge right now,” she said. “Scooby-Doo has been around, Lady Gaga has Great Danes in her music videos, and of course Marmaduke.”

The pair slept in their Driv-ing for Danes decaled SUV in Walmart parking lots, which O’Connor thought was safest because there is security.

“I’d be like brushing my teeth in the Walmart parking lot and people would come up to the truck and see this big dog in there and ask me about it,” she said.

On the trip, O’Connor was able to help organize some Great Dane rescues.

In Austin, Texas, during a drug bust, it was discovered a man had three adult Great Danes he was attempting to turn into fighting dogs. When trying to rescue the dogs, police dis-covered the adults were protect-ing six puppies.

O’Connor helped transport the dogs to North Carolina, a place where she had recently just visited, and asked some-one if they had room to foster the dogs.

“All but two of the Danes have

been adopted,” she said. O’Connor said while Harley

did well on the trip, he became territorial about people near the car, since it was his home.

At six years old, Harley is nearing the average age of Great Danes, about seven or eight years.

“When he dies it will be like the shot heard around the world,” she said. “People I’ve met e-mail me or even text me every day to see how he is.”

O’Connor jokingly says Har-ley is getting “George Clooney” in the face, noting his spread-ing gray hair.

Great Danes were originally a cattle-herding breed from Ger-many and are one of the biggest dogs.

Danes are docile family dogs and come in a variety of colors. They have a few breed problems like hip dysplasia and bloating, or when the stomach flips itself inside the dog.

While working for a Hewlett Packard branch in Manhattan, O’Connor discovered her pas-sion was not in the corporate world, but with animals.

“What it comes down to, is just to figure out what you love and do it,” she said. “So I called my dad and told him I was quit-ting my job.”

Driving for Danes has con-nected with organizations na-tionally and globally. The duo’s next plan is to work with Dub-lin Dog, a green dog collar company.

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CHELSI BAKER/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Harley, a Great Dane rescued by Driving For Danes creator Lauren O’Connor, travels the country with her to raise money for Great Dane rescue or-ganizations and fi nd the dogs loving homes.

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and Development.”“Our research grants and

contracts are at an all-time high, fundraising is at a high and enrollment is up,” Clem-ents said.

In his State of the University speech last week in Washing-ton D.C., Clements also spoke about WVU’s goal to allow its students to reach the Ameri-can dream. The former Towson University provost helped that dream by embracing WVU’s land-grant mission and did not raise in-state tuition for the 2010-11 academic year.

“He froze tuition for in-state students, which reaches out to what our school’s mission re-ally is,” said former WVU Stu-dent Government Association President Jason Zuccari. “He understands that WVU should give back to the state and edu-cate the state.”

Building his teamWhen Clements arrived,

there were multiple positions open at WVU, and others that would open within the year.

He made it clear what his first year would be focused on, building a leadership team – his team.

Clements hired nine new senior staff members: Provost Michele Wheatly, Chief Infor-mation Officer Rehan Khan, Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel William H. Hutchens, Health Sciences Center Chancellor Christopher C. Colenda, School of Medicine Dean Arthur J. Ross, Eberly Col-lege Dean Robert Jones, Busi-ness and Economics school Dean Jose “Zito” Sartarelli, Registrar Steve Robinson and Athletic Director Oliver Luck.

“Jim is a tremendous re-cruiter. I’m really excited to have the opportunity to work with Jim,” Luck said after being hired earlier this month. “Jim exhibits great leadership and the senior staff is a great group of people.”

WVU is also expected to name a new dean of the School of Dentistry later this summer.

“Those are 10 huge position hires in one year, but that was my goal for the first year,” Cle-ments said. “We’ve got good

people.”

Student-first leadershipOn Clements’ first day last

summer, he spent much of his time outside Stewart Hall, where his office is located, talk-ing to students on the Univer-sity Avenue sidewalks.

That was a common oc-currence across campus for Clements.

Long calls Clements a “gen-uine” people person. She said that quality sets him apart from past presidents.

“We wanted whoever came in to know that we are here for our students, and we want to attract the best and brightest,” Long said.

Zuccari, who was SGA pres-ident during Clements’ first year, saw how devoted he was to the students.

“Clements is a very student-centered leader,” Zuccari said. “He reached out to all kinds of students and has made himself accessible to pretty much any student that wants to talk to him or has any kind of concerns.”

Zuccari looked back on Cle-ments’ first year and said his decision to not ban students from a men’s basketball game after a variety of bad behavior took place in previous games shows Clements is a strong leader.

“There was a lot of pres-sure from outside sources that wanted to put restraints on stu-dents, but he gave students the chance to show that they were able to be good fans,” Zuccari said. “That was a time where he could’ve not been student oriented.”

What the future holdsWith his team in hand, Cle-

ments is developing a plan for WVU’s future. The University is working on its 10-year plan, which will be finalized next year, Long said.

Zuccari said, because the hiring is nearly complete, Cle-ments needs to show progress on some of the promises he made in his first year.

“His first year was good. He put some good people in top positions,” he said. “The sec-ond year is going to be a criti-cal time in his success to try to accomplish his goals. This will be the year where things need to get done that he said would

get done. “He’s got his team together.

He’s got the plan together. There should be no more plan-ning, no more hiring. It’s time to get to work.”

Long said Clements has built the group that will lead the Uni-versity through the next crucial part of its history.

“We have put a wonderful, wonderful team together with Jim at the head of it,” Long said. “This is really the University’s next generation of leaders that is ready to move the University forward. I feel so good about that.”

Clements has a high expecta-tion of WVU in the future.

“Today during a time of un-paralleled change, there are staggering demands on higher education and challenges that will surely force us to change,” Clements said at the State of the University address.

“However, WVU will not only survive these changes, but we will emerge as one of the lead-ing institutions in the entire country.”

And for the Blaney House, there won’t be another moving truck for a long time.

“It’s time to re-imagine what this great flagship great Univer-sity can be and will be in the fu-ture,” Clements said.

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“His fi rst year was good. He put some good people in top positions,” he said. “The second year is going to be a critical time in his success to try to accomplish his goals.”

Jason ZuccariFormer Student Government Association president

CLEMENTSContinued from PAGE 1

Democrats look for 60 votes for bank billWASHINGTON (AP) — A sweep-

ing overhaul of fi nancial regula-tions faced new obstacles in the Senate on Monday – the loss of one and potentially more crucial votes to guarantee its passage.

Th e death of Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., and new misgivings by Republican senators who pre-viously supported the legisla-tion put the bill’s fate in doubt. Democrats scrambled to secure votes for one of President Barack Obama’s top priorities.

Last month, 61 senators backed an original Senate ver-sion of the bill; only four of them were Republicans.

On Monday, three of them – Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine – complained about a $19 billion fee on large banks and hedge funds that House and Senate negotiators added to the bill last week to pay for the cost of the legislation.

With Byrd’s death, Democrats can’t aff ord to lose any votes to overcome the 60-vote proce-dural hurdles that could defeat the legislation.

Brown was the most adamant about his opposition.

“I can’t support adding an-other $19 billion of pass-through taxes to individual consumers, especially in the middle of a two-year recession,” he said Monday shortly after offi cially introduc-ing Supreme Court nominee El-ena Kagan to the Senate Judi-ciary Committee.

Asked whether his stance meant he would vote against a fi libuster of the bill, Brown said: “I’m not sure.”

Th e legislation would rewrite financial regulations, putting new limits on bank activities,

creating an independent con-sumer protection bureau, and adding new rules for largely un-regulated fi nancial instruments.

Th e House was likely to vote on the bill as early as Tues-day; the Senate vote would fol-low, though no date has been set. Congressional leaders had wanted to send the bill to Obama by July 4, but the fi nal vote may now be delayed.

While Collins said she was pleased with a series of provi-sions in the bill, she said she was “not happy” that the $19 billion fee had not been considered in the original Senate bill. She said she was looking at the new bill before deciding how to vote.

Snowe said she found the bank fee “regrettable” but said she would weigh it against the bill’s benefi ts.

It was also unclear when Byrd’s seat would be fi lled. West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, said Monday he had no timetable to consider a re-placement for Byrd.

Senate Democrats have been in this situation before. Th ey had to scour for votes to pass the Sen-ate’s version last month.

To secure Brown’s vote, Sen-ate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada assured him that the bill would not hurt fi nancial in-stitutions in Massachusetts that trade with their own money and that invest in hedge funds and private equity funds.

Th e House-Senate conference committee that combined the fi -nal bill added exemptions in the bill to permit some trading and investing within limits.

Negotiators also made sure provisions backed by Snowe and Collins remained in the bill for

fear of losing them as well.Two Democrats – Sens. Russ

Feingold of Wisconsin and Maria Cantwell of Washington – voted against the Senate version last month, saying it wasn’t tough enough on banks.

Feingold on Monday reiter-ated his position.

“My test for the fi nancial reg-ulatory reform bill is whether it will prevent another crisis,” he said in a statement. “Th e confer-ence committee’s proposal fails that test and for that reason I will not vote to advance it.”

Cantwell spokesman John Di-amond said she was reviewing the new bill and had not taken a position. Cantwell did vote with Democrats on one proce-dural vote last month but re-sisted other entreaties to sup-port the bill.

Cantwell is likely to hear a pitch for the bill Tuesday when she attends a White House meet-ing with senators working on en-ergy legislation.

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West Virginians will miss state iconTh e state of West Virginia lost a

legend Monday. Th e formidable Sen. Robert C. Byrd died at the age of 92.

The conservative Democrat from the southern coalfi elds repre-sented West Virginia for more than 57 years in Congress. He was the longest-serving Senator in history, and directed billions in federal dol-lars to the state.

As president pro tempore, Byrd was the Senate’s defender of the Constitution, known to perpetu-ally carry a copy of that great docu-

ment in his jacket pocket. Described again and again as a

“stickler for Senate rules,” he be-came one of the most power-ful members in Congress (and in the country) when he became the Chairman of the Senate Appropri-ations Committee – the chamber committee that controls the discre-tionary spending of the Senate.

Regardless of one’s views on federal “pork,” the list of what Byrd provided for the state is not insubstantial.

According to his offi cial Senate

website, Byrd infl uenced the re-location of 25 federal operations to the state, creating 10,000 direct jobs and moving $1.4 billion annu-ally into West Virginia’s economy. Th is includes the National Energy Technology Laboratory here in Morgantown.

Byrd wrote that, “I have de-voted signifi cant time and energy toward attracting federal opera-tions and installations to West Vir-ginia as a means to provide well-paying, stable employment to the state and to provide the federal gov-

ernment with low-cost and quality operations.”

It was because of these federal projects, his age and his tenacious attacks on all things unconstitu-tional that Byrd was under constant criticism.

Having once been a member of the Ku Klux Klan and later fi libus-tering against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Byrd spent most of his later life repenting for those transgressions, apologizing “a thousand times” and eventually endorsing the fi rst Afri-can-American presidential candi-

date in Barack Obama.West Virginia owes much to Rob-

ert C. Byrd.Byrd will lie in repose at the state

Capitol’s Lower Rotunda 9 p.m. Th ursday to 9 a.m. Friday.

A formal public service will take place Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the Capitol’s North Plaza.

Th e Daily Athenaeum encour-ages all readers that can attend to do so and pay their respects to one of West Virginia’s greatest leaders.

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In the early hours of the morn-ing, the United States lost one of its strongest voices.

West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd, 92, died Monday after being admitted to the hospital last week.

The nation’s longest serving senator received a fl ood of well-wishes from colleagues and state offi cials.

Like most public fi gures, how-ever, they were being met just as quickly with those uncertain of the praise being heaped on him.

Friends, remarking on Face-book and Twitter, were puzzled as to why Byrd was being idolized af-ter a somewhat checkered history.

Th e senator’s past is somewhat shocking when fi rst discovered,

but it hasn’t been hidden from anyone.

If you don’t know much of Byrd, you probably know him as West Virginia’s prime provider of federal pork and as the namesake of many highways and buildings.

You may know he grew up in a hardscrabble, rural Appalachian life – the fuel for much of his po-litical fi re.

At a young age, Byrd discovered his father had been a member of a public group that paraded wearing white hoods – the Ku Klux Klan.

After being told by a high author-ity in the organization, Byrd said he was caught up by others noticing his leadership abilities.

In his 2005 autobiography, “Child of the Appalachian Coal-fi elds,” Byrd said he became in-volved with the group because of its strong anti-communist beliefs.

However, this didn’t erase the strong stances against African-

Americans that had long tied him to the group – such as saying he wouldn’t serve with a “negro” by his side and voted against Presi-dent Harry Truman’s desegrega-tion eff orts.

In 2005, Byrd admitted his time in the Klan was wrong – and re-ports cited his involvement with a Baptist church as the sparking mo-ment of his reformation.

Th e Washington Post reports Byrd as saying, “I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times ... and I don’t mind apolo-gizing over and over again. I can’t erase what happened.”

It is all too easy to say that Byrd’s sudden dropping of support for the Klan during his early political ca-reer could be a political move.

Maybe it was.His vote against the Civil Rights

Act of 1964 certainly doesn’t help that image.

Unlike many political figures who have skeletons in the closet, Byrd admitted to his mistakes. He acknowledged his time in the group and never tried to hide it.

Instead, he did what many have been unable to do with such a sketchy past: He overcame his wrongdoings and recaptured the faith of the people.

Again in 2005, Byrd wrote in sup-port of a $10 million dedication to Martin Luther King Jr., the cham-pion of racial equality.

“With the passage of time, we have come to learn that his Dream was the American Dream, and few ever expressed it more eloquently,” Byrd wrote, according to a release on the senator’s website.

Despite some unconscionable acts – the degradation of an entire people and championing the im-balances of races, which is forever unforgivable – Byrd has turned his fl awed past into a long legacy.

Byrd has served as a staunch supporter of the tradition of the congressional body – to champion the United States Constitution.

He represented West Virginia with a fi erce delivery and dedica-tion, the likes of which are not ap-parent in most senators.

Byrd has been, many times, a force to be reckoned with.

In 2003, when many were blindly following President George W. Bush’s march to war in Iraq, Byrd stood up and fought for the ide-als of the country he was helping represent.

When the war in Iraq was ap-proved and ground operations be-gan, Byrd remarked what many, fearing backlash from a misguided sense of patriotism, wanted to say.

“Today I weep for my country. I have watched the events of recent months with a heavy, heavy heart. No more is the image of Amer-ica one of strong, yet benevolent

peacekeeper,” he said.Senate Majority Leader Harry

Reid summed up Byrd’s contribu-tion to the political history of the United States in a thought-provok-ing way.

“Robert Byrd was a member of this nation’s Congress for more than a quarter of the time it has existed, and longer than a quarter of today’s sitting senators and the president of the United States have been alive,” said Reid.

Byrd’s much-published history will hopefully not be what defi nes him. Instead, let it provide many with the hope that lives can be changed and good work can still be done.

Byrd took a tarnished history and turned it on its head – from being swept up in a sentiment of inequality to one people to serving the needs of an entire nation.

And for that, we should remem-ber him fondly.

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Senator’s contributions to state overshadow checkered past

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America’s quest for the World Cup is over – which, for many, means simply not setting the alarm at 9:30 a.m. or watching “My Super Sweet 16” for a fi x of mindless viewing.

For those who took it seriously, however, there is the question of what to do with that vuvuzela.

Yes, the elongated horn that has caused the World Cup to sound like it was constantly un-der siege from bees is once again useless.

Alas, here’s some ways you can use your vuvuzela until 2014.

Alarm clockDid you know the traditional

use of the plastic device was to summon distant villagers to at-tend community gatherings? I’m not sure what that has to do with making sure you’re up on time or how a vuvuzela would help you get up, since you’ll be sleeping. But, if you could get your room-mate or a friend to stand at your bedside and blow that two-foot instrument, I bet you would wake up.

Alert the campus the PRT is down

For me, that spinning yellow light just doesn’t cut it. I need a vuvuzela ringing in my ear to know the PRT is down. Just don’t get it mixed up with some of the

other options. Th e PRT does have a 98 percent effi ciency rate, you know.

Beer bongTh is seems like the most pop-

ular usage of the device at West Virginia University, considering our favorite past time is drink-ing. Add in a weird-shaped item to drink from and you have a nice drinking game. Down the entire vuvuzela of beer and blow the horn when fi nished.

Cut awkward silences in classWhen a professor takes a long

pause to look in his or her notes, grab your vuvuzela and count the seconds before you’re kicked out of class.

Make your co-workers hate you

If I owned a vuvuzela, it would keep it in my cubicle at Th e Daily Athenaeum. When a coworker made me mad, I would blow it in their ear. If you’re a waitress or something, I bet it could really help you get a better tip, too.

Mating callTh is could become your go-

to pick-up line if you have no game. Use the monotone bee-type sound to get the attention of a co-ed hottie from your on-cam-pus apartment. Th en say, “Look at my vuvuzela,” and wink. Yeah, that will work really well.

Anger your roommate“Oh, what’s that, you left dirty

dishes in the sink?” “Is that a full

bag of trash?” Get ready to be “vuvuzeled.”

Pretend to be a beeYou could use that Halloween

bee costume you wore last year and run around campus blaring your vuvuzela. If you weren’t a bee last year for Halloween (very unlikely), just put on one of those Pittsburgh Pirates throwback uniforms. Everyone would think you’re crazy, but you could gain a cult following as the “bee girl.”

Scare the crap out of someoneJust sneak up behind some-

body on the nearest sidewalk with your vuvuzela in hand. When you think you’re at the perfect dis-tance (about three feet), put that instrument up to your lips and blow your hardest. If the person screams, you win.

Self-defenseIf you’re walking through Sun-

nyside at night or down one of those dark alleyways near High Street, keep your vuvuzela as a defense against bad guys. Th ey

can’t stand plastic horns. Th at’s their weakness.

Censor offensive chants at sporting events

Swear all you want, now. Pres-ident James P. Clements and his team will be on the other side of the basketball court, vuvuzela in hand, ready to blow you way when you say those nasty things. WVU’s reputation is saved!

Get yourself in the library (to then get kicked out)

If you frequent the library as often as I do (about fi ve times in fi ve years), this might be a use for you.

Sneak the vuvuzela into the building, fi nd the fl oor with the most people and blow it as hard as you can for as long as you can. Just don’t blow too hard and face a similar fate as Yvonne Mayer, an insurance saleswoman who blew her horn a little too hard and ripped her windpipe.

I’ll see you in four years. Bring your well-used vuvuzela.

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An article in Rolling Stone magazine last week titled “The Runaway General” sent shock waves through Washington that led President Barack Obama to fire Gen. Stanley McChrystal – the commander of all U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

But was the article fair?The story, written by free-

lance reporter Michael Hast-ings, portrays McChrystal and his staff – who refer to them-selves as “Team America” – as indignant critics of Obama and high-ranking officials in his administration.

Hastings reported one of Mc-Chrystal’s aides called National Security Adviser Jim Jones a “clown.”

In addition, McChrystal him-self referred to Special Repre-

sentative to Afghanistan Rich-ard Holbrooke as a “wounded animal.”

At one point in the article, Hastings recalls how most of “Team America” got “s---faced” at a Parisian bar while in France with McChrystal to sell his new counterinsurgency strategy to our NATO allies.

Hastings reported that Mc-Chrystal, in addition to poor behavior and swipes at civilian officials, was involved in a num-ber of controversies before he took over the reigns in Afghan-istan last summer – controver-sies that, because of a lack of media scrutiny, did little to tar-nish his reputation.

In 2004, McChrystal signed off on a falsified recommen-dation for a Silver Star for Cpl. Pat Tillman – the former NFL star turned Army Ranger – that suggested that Tillman had been killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan.

It was later learned that

Tillman was actually killed ac-cidentally by friendly fire.

McChrystal was also impli-cated in a scandal involving detainee abuse and torture at Camp Nama in Iraq in 2006.

The indignation of McChrys-tal and his staff outlined in the Hastings article, including the aforementioned controver-sies, raises a number of ques-tions about current media cov-erage of military brass and other high-ranking officials in Washington.

It is difficult to believe that McChrystal, despite his past failings (which were largely ig-nored by the media), would say, and allow his staff to say, the outrageous things included in the Rolling Stone article.

Conventional wisdom would suggest that McChrystal and members of his staff never truly believed that everything they said would be written down and put in print – they assumed no ill would come of their spout-

ing at the mouth and acting like buffoons in front of a reporter.

As David Morris points out in the Virginia Quarterly Re-view, this was likely due to the fact that many correspondents, especially those in Washington and those covering wars, are loathe to burn sources by writ-ing derogatory things about them.

The bridge-burning effect is the underlying fear that seems often to impel journalists not to print unflattering information about their sources: to print de-rogatory information is to cut off access to a source.

Because of this sentiment, many journalists are content to toe the line, to print only that information that allows them to maintain access to the power teat, which invariably tends only to provide enough infor-mation to keep them and the public quiet.

If such deep deference is to persist amongst war correspon-

dents and Beltway journalists, they should not bother report-ing anything at all.

The public can get all the schtick and spin they need from watching high-ranking officials read prepared statements on C-SPAN.

In certain (if not most) cases, telling the truth must take pre-cedence over keeping one’s seat at the table, so to speak – truth-telling is much more important than protecting one’s access to the salons of power in Washing-ton or elsewhere.

Such access is meaningless if journalists do not, at least oc-casionally, ask the tough ques-tions and print information that ruffles the feathers of their high-powered sources.

In the case of McChrystal and “Team America,” there are several major issues at stake – bear in mind that we are talk-ing about the group of indi-viduals charged with running all U.S. military operations in

Afghanistan. Hastings’ article is relevant

because of what it reveals – a dysfunctional political-mili-tary operation in Afghanistan in which senior military lead-ers and top diplomatic officials are as much at war with each other as with al-Qaida.

The comments and actions of McChrystal and his staff do not amount to mere “kvetching,” as David Brooks has suggested in the New York Times.

We are not talking about in-nocent banter between a boss and his employees in an office somewhere in Ohio.

Hastings’ coverage of Mc-Chrystal and “Team America” was fair and necessary.

There is too much at stake in the war in Afghanistan, which recently surpassed Vietnam as the longest military conflict in U.S. history, for journalists to give deference to senior mili-tary leaders and top diplomatic officials.

JORDAN BONNERCOLUMNIST

Simple ways to use your vuvuzela until the next World CupTONY DOBIESSPORTS EDITOR

Rolling Stone right to publish Gen. McChrystal’s comments

APA child blows a vuvuzela prior to the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Ghana at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, Saturday.

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CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is off ered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group coun-seling. Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to fi nd out more information.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT HOUSE, a local outreach organization, needs volunteers for daily programs and spe-cial events. For more information or to volunteer, contact Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@hotmail.com or 304-599-5020.

ANIMAL FRIENDS needs foster fami-lies for abandoned animals before they fi nd their permanent families. If you or anyone you know can help, call 304-290-4PET.

LUTHERAN STUDENT MOVEMENT meets regularly at the Lutheran Cam-pus Chapel directly across the street from the Downtown Library Com-plex. Anyone is welcome to attend the events. For more information, e-mail Rebecca at lsm@lutheranmountaineer.org or visit www.lutheranmountain-eer.org and follow the links to the LSM website.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers. WIC provides educa-tion, supplemental foods and immuni-zations for pregnant women and chil-dren under 5 years of age. This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more infor-

mation, contact Michelle Prudnick at 304-598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is available on the fi rst Monday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Caritas House offi ce located at 391 Scott Ave. Test results are available in 20 min-utes and are confi dential. To make an appointment, call 304-293-4117. For more information, visit www.caritash-ouse.net.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a United Way agency, is looking for vol-unteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-on-one communi-ty-based and school-based mentoring programs. Community-based mentors pick up a child at his or her home and do activities the two of them choose together on a weekly basis. School-based mentors meet with a child at an area elementary school during the af-ter-school program for one hour, one day per week for homework help and hanging out. To volunteer, contact Syl-via at 304-983-2383, ext. 104 or e-mail bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for ser-vice organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. Although the hospital cafeteria is only steps away, guests enjoy a home-cooked or restaurant-donated meal. People may, individually or as a group, provide the food, serve and clean up on a regular basis or as a one-time event. For more information, call 304-983-2823 or e-mail rfh@wvuh.com.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will com-plete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two in-service trainings per year, and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or e-mail MCLV2@comcast.net.

CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. John University Parish at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is an all-volunteer, nonprofi t organization dedicated to re-ducing the number of unwanted cats and dogs by encouraging and support-ing spay/neuter. They are looking for new members and friends to help by donating their time, talents and fund-raising skills. For more information, contact M-SNAP at 304-985-0123.

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus. Everyone is wel-come to attend events. For more in-formation, e-mail Daniel at ivcfwvu@yahoo.com or visit the IVCF website at www.wvuiv.org.ed.

KALEIDOSCOPE, an afterschool pro-gram, is dedicated to providing a safe and educational environment for chil-dren afterschool. The programs pro-vides homework help and enrichment classes. The program runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. In-terested volunteers should e-mail matt.wood07@gmail.com or call 304-291-9288.

D O W N TO W N M O R G A N TO W N TOASTMASTERS is looking for those who want to have fun and are inter-ested in improving their communica-tion skills. Group meets every second and fourth Friday from noon to 1p.m. in the Conference Room of the Public Safety Building. For more information, contact morgantown@freetoasthost.us or call 304-293-2559.

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The editors reserve the right to edit or delete any submission. There is no charge for publication. Questions should be directed to Campus Cal-endar Editor James Carbone at 304-293-5092.

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BORN TODAY This year, you have evolved, as is re-fl ected in a new way of think-ing and dealing with others. You might not always have the best answer, but you sur-round yourself with various people with diff erent fi elds of expertise. If you are single, many doors open through a hobby or an intense fi eld of interest. Still be a bit cynical when forming a bond. If you are attached, the two of you can really get to the bottom of some key issues and evolve to a new level of understanding. AQUARIUS nearly has X-ray vi-sion into your soul.

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GEMINI MAY 21JUNE 20 ★★★★★ The unusual so-lution will work. Understand-ing evolves to a new level. You could be held back by self-im-posed restrictions or by going over a situation in your head again and again. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

CANCER JUNE 21JULY 22 ★★★★ Close relating draws a new solution and a diff erent option. Your way of dealing with a situation could change dramatically. Someone could be vague, creating a mis-understanding. Rather than trample on this person’s feet, confi rm his or her intentions. Tonight: Let your mind wan-der. Relax.

LEO JULY 23AUG. 22 ★★★★ Others feel that they have the authority to make de-mands. You can choose to (1) do your thing, or (2) go along, knowing you are ultimately in control, or (3) let them know what you think. You might be best off with 1 or 2 for now. Negotiations could happen in the next few days. Tonight: A must appearance.

VIRGO AUG. 23SEPT. 22 ★★★★ Dive into work. If

someone is being vague or diffi cult, don’t hesitate to ask questions. This person just tends to be a lot less precise than you would like. A part-ner could be put off by all the time you need to deal with an issue. Tonight: Head home, then decide.

LIBRA SEPT. 23OCT. 22 ★★★★★ Your imagination knows no limits. Though the creative side of you enjoys this trait, the practicality of some of your ideas might be ques-tionable. Consider options more openly. You might not want to act as an independent agent, but you might not have a choice. Tonight: Head home on the early side.

SCORPIO OCT. 23NOV. 21 ★★★★ If possible, work from home. You could be en-countering a situation that is uniquely diffi cult or confus-ing. Be aware of what is going on and, for the moment, don’t discount anything. Tonight: You get a second wind.

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CAPRICORN DEC. 22JAN. 19 ★★★★ If you opt for a risk or are in murky waters fi nan-cially, be ready for the worst-case scenario – not that it will necessarily happen. The addi-tional padding mentally can only help. Tonight: Getting the whole story might not be possible.

AQUARIUS JAN. 20FEB. 18 ★★★★★ Others find you inspiring, though they might have diffi culty understanding the details of an idea or con-cept. Indulge others as they ask questions that you are sure you have answered al-ready. Tonight: Meet a friend, but head home early.

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Communities off er Independence Day events

BY DAVID RYANCOPY EDITOR

Patriots and heroes can wave their miniature American fl ags to the celebratory sounds of the na-tion’s founding Saturday as part of an outdoor concert.

Th e Independence Day Con-cert will be performed by the Morgantown Municipal Band July 3 from 11 a.m. at the Amphithe-ater at Hazel Ruby McQuain Riv-erfront Park.

Th e Municipal Band is a “tra-ditional concert band,” said C.B. Wilson, conductor of the free event.

Th e band has “trumpets, trom-bones, French horns, tubas, per-cussions, clarinets, fl utes,” and other instruments, Wilson said.

Players in the band are mem-

bers of the Local 580 union of the American Federation of Musi-cians, which includes perform-ers from Morgantown, Fairmont and Clarksburg.

Sometimes non-union student members also play, Wilson said.

It is the 21st year the con-cert has been held in Morgan-town, with the event being a lo-cal favorite.

“It’s become very popular,” he said. “People enjoy it. Sometimes they bring little kids. People get a chance to express their feelings for the United States.”

Wilson said the concert will not be held July 4 this year because of Independence Day falling on a Sunday.

Th e midday concert was moved to July 3 to prevent from interfer-ing with typical church services.

Each concert typically revolves around a common theme, with musical numbers often tying together.

Th e theme of the show is “var-ied,” Wilson said. “In some years, I’ve used a theme of water. One year, I did a theme of postage stamps. Th e pieces I played I re-lated to some American post-age stamps over the last 50 years. Sometimes it revolves around composer, a number.”

As is tradition with the con-cert, the theme is not announced in advance of the show. Wilson noted the theme is also a draw for the concert.

Th is year’s program includes music by John Philip Sousa, Gustav Holst, Samuel Barber, Lerner and Loewe and Irving Berlin.

Th e concert also features pa-triotic songs such as “God Bless America” and “America, the Beautiful.”

Current and former military personnel who have served or will serve are often recognized dur-ing the concert, and audiences are encouraged to sing along with provided lyrics.

Music has a special place with the celebration of America’s independence.

“It would be hard to go to any community and not hear the ‘Stars and Stripes Forever’ on the Fourth of July,” he said. “After all – we are celebrating the 234th year of the independence of the United States of America. Th at’s pretty special.”

david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu

BY MACKENZIE MAYSA&E EDITOR

Prickett’s Fort State Park is presenting an Independence Day historical interpretation Sunday to celebrate the early history of America and the influ-ence of the local community.

Prickett’s Fort, located in Fair-mont, W.Va., was built in 1774 as a civilian refuge from Indian at-tacks for early settlers and would house up to 80 families for sur-vival, according to program di-rector Melissa May.

The fort seen today was re-constructed and opened July 4, 1976.

According to May, the fort is

extremely unique due to its un-usual history, making the local area an important factor in the expansion of the 1700s.

“The fort is solely unique to this area because it was not a military fort, but was protected by a citizens’ militia, and that’s just an unusual story that peo-ple need to recognize this re-gion for,” May said. “There was no American government; no-body was protecting the people who moved here. They were tak-ing great risks with their fam-ilies who moved West, natives were being pushed out and they were fighting back.”

Municipal Band to perform free traditional concert Prickett’s Fort State Park to celebrate Fourth of July

see FORT on PAGE 9

Latest in ‘Twilight’ saga hits theaters today to excitement of many fans

Th e latest installment of the “Twilight” series is set to pick up where “New Moon” left off .

Fans of the books know what will come of Edwards closing lines “Marry me,” but those who have not read the series are sure to be impatiently waiting for the answer.

Tickets went on pre-sale at the beginning of May to allow fans plenty of time to make sure to grab tickets for the midnight pre-mieres that began last night.

Th ere was not much time be-tween “New Moon” and “Eclipse” due to high demand as well as trying to gain the most money from the franchise that seems to be at its prime.

“New Moon” premiered on Nov.20, 2009 and about seven

months later fans are already ironing their “Team Jacob” and “Team Edward” emblems on their shirts once again to show their dedication and love for ev-ery teen’s favorite vampire and werewolf rivalry.

Th e crowd always seems to be fl ooded with just as many adults as there are children and teenag-ers with a majority of them being women.

These statistics may have something to do with the over dramatized love triangle be-tween Bella and her two “mon-ster” lovers.

“Eclipse” is sure to shed more light on Jacob Black’s character and allow fans to see where the saga will be going with the werewolf versus vam-pire storyline as well as Bella’s longing to become a vampire so that she can be with Edward forever.

“Twilight” and “New Moon” both centered on a relationship

of love but with diff erent inter-ests for Bella.

In “Twilight,” fans were intro-duced to the concept of vampires living amongst “normal” people and just what happens when those two worlds intertwine with love: Edward and Bella fall in love and quickly begin their romance that seems to be forever.

After the success of the book and the fi lm, audiences were im-mediately hooked on to the next installment, “New Moon,” anx-iously waiting to see what was go-ing to happen between Bella and Edward only to fi nd that she just may have a new love in her life: Jacob.

“New Moon” brings the re-lationship and Jacob’s love for Bella to new heights.

Edward leaves out of fear of hurting Bella and Jacob is quick to move in for the kill.

Jacob has learned that he is one of the members of his an-cestry who have the gene to turn into a werewolf.

Werewolves and vampires are divine enemies and Bella is caught in the middle.

In “Eclipse” the werewolves and vampires are joining to-gether to kill Victoria, a vampire who is after Bella because Ed-ward killed her lover, James.

Is love enough to bring the two enemies together to fi ght for Bella?

If you’ve read the books you probably know the answer, but if not good luck screaming in the-aters at the screen and shaking in your seats.

brittni.mcguire@mail.wvu.edu

BRITTNI MCGUIREA&E WRITER

APIn this fi lm publicity image released by Summit Entertainment, Xavier Samuel, center, is shown in a scene from, ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.’

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Friend, promoter of ‘King of Pop’ suspects foul play in book BY AARON DAWSON

A&E WRITER

Whether you grew up as a Mi-chael Jackson fan or are indiffer-ent to his music, Jackson’s sway over the media and untimely death are extremely important elements of the history of pop-ular culture.

Although medical reports have been filed concluding that Jackson’s death was a result of a noxious mixture of various pre-scription drugs, there are those who posit that Jackson’s death was a result of foul play, chief among them is author Leonard Rowe.

As Jackson’s former friend and promoter, Rowe had a “one-on-one relationship” with Jackson and argues that there is more mystery to Jack-son’s death than has been publicized.

In his book, “What Really Happened to Michael Jackson, the King of Pop: The Evil Side of the Entertainment Industry,” Rowe argues a conspiracy was involved in the death of the King

of Pop.Although the book discusses

racism and other seedy top-ics surrounding the under-belly of the music industry, Rowe argues that Jackson’s re-fusal to sell his ownership of So-ny’s catalogue might have led to his death.

“Michael told me that he thought someone was trying to kill him over the catalogue,” Rowe said. “I didn’t listen at the time. I thought he was just paranoid.”

Rowe started the book be-fore Jackson’s death, but was required to take a break from writing when Jackson asked for Rowe’s assistance.

“I started the book 2 years ago, but had to take a break to watch over his (Jackson’s) finan-cial affairs,” Rowe said.

Following Jackson’s death, Rowe felt the need to fin-ish the book and revealhis thoughts on what caused Jackson’s death.

Rowe said the performer was dedicated to being the best at what he did.

“Sometimes entertainers just come along,” he said. “He was very devoted to being the best. I don’t think there will be some-one who will reach his peak in our lifetime.”

“There will never be another Michael Jackson,” he said.

“What Really Happened to Michael Jackson, the King of Pop: The Evil Side of the Enter-tainment Industry” is available in hardcover, paperback and digitally.

robert.dawson@mail.wvu.edu

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Latest ‘Transformers’ proves licensed video games can entertain

Th e Transformers franchise has conquered almost every form of media over the years.

Creator Hasbro has had several popular cartoons, two blockbuster fi lms and sold millions of toys, but it has never had any real luck in the video game market, until now.

“Transformers: War for Cy-bertron” presents the neverend-ing battle between Autobots and Decepticons, but, instead of using the usual battle arena of Earth, the two sides are now fi ghting one another on their home planet of Cybertron.

Players are presented with two diff erent campaigns, one for each allegiance, destroying robots in the name of their never ending war.

In the Decepticon story, Mega-tron is trying to gain control of dark energon, a highly corrupted source of energy, so he can use it to conquer the Autobots once and for all.

Meanwhile, in the Autobot story, their leader, Zeta Prime, has fallen in battle, and a young war-rior known simply as Optimus has decided to step into his shoes and defend their forces from the De-cepticon off ensive.

Along the way, both have assis-

tance from their respective armies, popular characters from the fran-chise such as mini-bot Bumblebee and the traitorous Starscream.

Each level allows for players to pick from three diff erent robots, each with their own special abili-ties and weapons that can be used to conquer invading forces.

In this regard, it feels very sim-ilar to the 1980s “Transformers” cartoon, where each episode would feature diff erent support-

ing characters every week, bring-ing some diversity to the game’s cast.

Th e gameplay itself is a combi-nation of new and old styles.

It plays as a generic third-per-son over-the-shoulder shooter, which is not a bad thing, but it doesn’t break the mold either.

However, at anytime in the game, players can transform into a vehicle, from jets to tanks, which adds a new level of combat for

players.Even with this unique addition,

the story mode in the game doesn’t make it worth picking up.

However, the multiplayer mode does.

In it, players are given four dif-ferent classes, Leader, Scientist, Scout and Soldier, and six diff er-ent game modes in which to battle one another, modes such as Team Deathmatch and Conquest.

Th anks to the classes, the game

feels like someone combined “Team Fortress 2” with “Gears of War,” except everyone can also turn into cars.

It is an awesome combination.Gamers who would rather play

a support class instead of one that is combat-based are allowed to do just that, so not everyone has to run into battle with guns blazing.

Players are allowed to custom-ize their warriors, from physical things like their paint job or body type to their special abilities and weapons.

Th ere is also a leveling system for each class where players can unlock more abilities the more they use a certain class, be it a special attack or a passive upgrade such as increased accuracy.

My only complaint with the sys-tem is that the physical changes players can make are limited.

Only bright colors can be used on Autobots and somber col-ors on Decepticons, but over the years, both sides have had robots of all shades and its unfortunate that some characters cannot be replicated.

Still, part of the fun is allow-ing players to create their favorite character in some form.

There is also an Escalation mode, similar to “Gears of War 2’s” Horde mode or “Halo 3: ODST’s” Firefi ght mode, where the player must fi ght wave after wave of robot and lasting as long as possible.

“Transformers: War for Cyber-tron” is perfect for someone who is looking for a great multiplayer experience, and any Transformer fan will enjoy the story mode, but casual gamers may not.

“Transformers: War for Cyber-tron” is available for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

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JAMES CARBONECAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

Presented by a full time staff of interpreters, the show will portray the time period of the late 1700s, prior to the indepen-dence of 1776.

“All presentations will have to do with what was happening on the frontier that related to the

political workings that created our country,” May said. “The in-terpretations really show what daily life was like in the 1700s in what would’ve been Virginia.”

The upcoming program is not only about celebrating Ameri-can history but is produced to appreciate and teach others about their area’s importance in where their country is today.

“Understanding the context

of this region within the whole country and our specific history ... makes you appreciate the sac-rifices that were made by those early settlers that helped to en-able our freedom now,” May said.

Prickett’s Fort State Park is open daily and offers a variety of historical interpretations, in addition to activities like black-smithing and weaving.

Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and $3 for children.

For more information, visit www.prickettsfortstatepark.com.

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POPCORN ETIQUETTE:

How to be abetter moviegoer

Going to see a movie is a pretty big deal.

You might not think so – but there are a lot of decisions that have to go into making the trip to the local cinema.

First, you have to decide which movie you want to see. Th en, you have to debate whether or not that movie is going to be worth the $7 to $10 ticket price.

After all that, it should be pos-sible to simply sit down and en-joy the show.

Th is is a guide to helping make the moviegoing experience more enjoyable for everyone.

Th e quiet summer months are a perfect time for those among you who see this list and can identify themselves as possible off enders to see where you’re going wrong and make amends.

Don’t eat a fi ve course meal.Stop and think about it for a

second – is buying an entire tub of popcorn that costs as much as a small mortgage really worth it?

Are you really that hungry as to consume a small child’s weight in buttery popcorn? Do you really need a mega-sized helping of Ju-nior Mints to get you through the 90 minutes of fi lm?

Probably not. But it’s under-standable if you decide to splurge seeing a movie on a big screen and want to make a moment of it.

Th at, I get.Th is gets annoying for the rest

of us, however, when people wait until the beginning of the fi lm to open their plastic packets, slurp their sodas and rustle their pack-aging. Of course, it’s entirely pos-sible to have done so instead of trying to fi gure out the “fun” ana-grams of celebrity names or even during the preview for “Shrek 5: Not Done Yet.” But no, they wait to make the loudest noise possible.

Avoid this at all costs.

Be smart with your smart phone

It doesn’t matter that you “re-ally need” to answer that phone call or answer that text message. Th ere are certain basic rules of cell phone etiquette that apply to any dark, quiet environments.

Treat the movie theater like you would your class – the hordes of technology-fearing professors have instilled an air of fear sur-rounding unexpected cell phone ringers that can be applied here.

Most new phones can be set so the screen isn’t as bright as it typ-ically is.

By setting the screen bright-ness lower, you can check your messages without causing tem-porary blindness to the person sitting either side of you or even behind you.

Most phones – if not all phones – also feature a “vibrate” or “silent” mode that can alert you to calling without distracting people.

While Outkast’s “Hey Ya!” is a great and catchy song, it doesn’t

need to be blurting out of your iP-hone at the loudest possible set-ting when Andy and Buzz from “Toy Story” are escaping the clutches of a psychotic pink bear.

Th ere is also never an appro-priate time to answer your phone and take a call during a movie. Your bro doesn’t need to know you’re “at the movies.” He can wait.

Seriously. He can.

Try not to arrive lateWe’re all aware that movie start

times are lies. Th ere are about 20 minutes of commercials and pre-views (if not more in some cases) tagged on to most displayed times, so there’s always a small window you can aff ord to be late in.

But don’t be the person who has to arrive 10 minutes late into the actual movie, in a moment of crucial exposition, and have to uproot everyone from their seat.

Th ere should be a law that says if you’re arriving after the opening credits, “a moviegoer forfeits all

rights to sit by any acquaintances if they are unable to be reached simply by sitting down.”

Sit somewhere out of the way, where you won’t disturb a whole aisle for your tardiness.

You’re there to watch the movie, anyway, not provide a commentary. Save that for the DVD release.

Don’t clap at the end of the movie

Th is phenomenon is perhaps the worst of all the off enses com-mitted during a movie that cost $10 to watch.

For some reason – and for rea-sons beyond any apparent sense – people are clapping at the end of movies.

Each time it happens, I look around at the audience getting up from their seats and mindlessly applauding.

I’ve been told people do this to show their appreciation of a fi ne fi lm. It certainly happened at the end of “Toy Story 3,” which I can

appreciate, though strangely not at the end of “MacGruber.”

But I don’t understand who these people are showing appre-ciation to.

Th is isn’t live theatre – nobody associated with the movie is there. Unless, of course, this is a special preview screening, in which case there may be.

But for the dozens of movies someone may see in a year, no-body associated with the fi lm is there.

Not even the Lead Grip of the production staff . I can only as-sume this is for the fi ne work of the projectionist, who has man-aged to seamlessly deliver the fi lm for two hours without falling asleep.

If not the projectionist, then who? Th e screen? Th e speakers? Th e ability for it to be fi nished?

It boggles the mind, makes no sense and is completely unnecessary.

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When former West Virginia women’s soccer player Caro-lyn Blank was drafted into Wom-en’s Professional Soccer Jan. 15, she had no idea about the roller coaster ride ahead of her.

In just six months, Blank has had her future questioned and has played for two teams.

After her senior season at WVU, in which her four goals and one assist garnered her team’s Most Valuable Player honors, Blank was drafted in the fi fth round of the WPS Draft by the St. Louis Athletica.

Blank was off to a solid start in the professional ranks as she started in Athletica’s fi rst six games – even notching her fi rst profes-sional goal during that span.

But it all changed.

On May 27, the team announced it was shutting down due to fi nan-cial problems.

Suddenly, Blank and the rest of her St. Louis teammates had no club to play for and became free agents.

“I got drafted, and I was com-fortable,” she said. “All of a sud-den things are thrown at you, and it all changes.

“It was hard ... Being my fi rst year out of college, I didn’t know where I was going to go. I haven’t established a name for myself. Th at was the hardest part.”

Blank got another chance, though.

The Atlanta Beat signed her and gave her another opportu-nity to play. Blank joined fi ve of her former St. Louis teammates in Atlanta.

“Having girls on the team in St. Louis that came here was really

helpful,” Blank said. “Part of my family was now coming with me to my new family.”

Blank said the four years she spent at West Virginia has been helpful to her success at the next level. She described the Moun-taineer soccer program as a “very blue-collar type of atmosphere where hard work is valued the most.”

Th at same hard working men-tality is paying dividends in the professional ranks. She admitted to not being the best player on the team, but she can stand out with her hard work.

“It’ll win you games. It’ll get your name out there,” Blank said. “(Th e coaches) see you working hard, and you might not win ev-ery battle, but running the whole game and fi ghting the whole game is really what matters.”

Blank still keeps in touch with

West Virginia head women’s soc-cer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. Th e two talk at least once a week.

“I can call her and tell her if I’m having a bad day, but I can call her if I just played the best soccer of my life,” Blank said. “She’s such an easy person to talk to and some-one who is so helpful and wants to see you succeed.”

Other than getting to play soc-cer at the highest level, Blank said she also gets a thrill from playing in the only women’s soccer-spe-cifi c stadium in the world.

“It’s just awesome. It’s incredi-ble. I really can’t put words on it,” Blank said. “Just to have some-thing built around women’s soc-cer is a step for our sport.

“Even though it’s all been a little crazy, I think I ended up at the best place I possibly could.”

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Blank ‘Beat’ the oddsDespite setbacks, former WVU women’s soccer player Carolyn Blank has made it

“I got drafted, and I was comfortable. All of a sudden things are thrown at you, and it all changes. It was hard ... Being my fi rst year out of college, I didn’t know where I was going to go. I haven’t established a name for myself. That was the hardest part.”

— Former WVU women’s soccer player Carolyn Blank

WV SPORTS INFOFormer West Virginia women’s soccer player Carolyn Blank runs with the ball during a game in 2008. Blank now plays for the Atlanta Beat in Women’s Professional Soccer.

BY TONY DOBIESSPORTS EDITOR

Taking a quick look at the West Virginia football team’s 2010 schedule, if there is a game the Mountaineers are expected to win in the Big East Conference portion of the schedule, it’s likely against Syracuse.

WVU will be playing at home, and the Mountaineers haven’t lost to Syracuse at Milan Puskar Sta-dium since 2000. In those games, WVU has outscored the Orange by more than 20 points and held Syr-acuse to an average of nine points per game.

In addition, West Virginia played perhaps its best off ensive game against Syracuse last year at the Carrier Dome in a 34-13 victory.

So, when the Orange come to Morgantown Oct. 23, West Vir-ginia should feel relatively confi -dent. Still, head coach Doug Mar-rone’s team will bring what is expected to be an improved team to town.

“I think we made great strides,” Marrone said following his team’s spring game.

Mountaineer fans will remem-ber Ryan Nassib, who will be the Orange’s starting quarterback this season. Nassib took over for last year’s starter Greg Paulus against WVU after a slow start.

“We have been together for a full year … We have been through a season together, and we now know what he wants out of us and what we need to do to get the job done and go out there and play right and smart,” Nassib said. “I think this year, coming into our second season, we have better chemistry as a team, especially on the off ense.”

Last year, Nassib completed 36-of-68 passes for 422 yards and three touchdowns with just one interception. He will have compe-tition in the fall from sophomore Charley Loeb, who had a strong spring.

Whoever starts under center will have promising wide receiv-ers to throw to like Alec Lemon (29 catches for 295 yards and one touchdown in 2009) and Marcus Sales (28 catches for 324 yards and three touchdowns). Th e spring surprise was junior Van Chew, who had just six catches last year.

“Weapons like that make my job look easy,” Nassib said. “We have some playmakers out there who are really emerging on the scene

this year. Our wide receivers are stepping up a lot this spring. We are really looking forward to them being a big asset.”

Syracuse could have the ser-vices of 1,000-yard rusher De-lone Carter, but he is suspended from school awaiting the comple-tion of an assault case. If he does not return, the Orange off ense will take a signifi cant hit. In that case, it will be up to junior Antwon Bai-ley who rushed for 312 yards and one touchdown.

The running backs will run through the holes of a senior-laden off ensive line led by center Ryan Bartholomew. Th e running game will have to improve after a second-to-last fi nish in the Big East in that category.

Marrone installed a simpler off ense this spring, including an emphasis on getting the ball down the fi eld through the passing game to help the rushing attack.

“Syracuse has usually been a run fi rst team,” Bailey said, “so when we are going down the fi eld it opens up the run game. Th at helps us in every way.”

Th e Orange is hoping 10 start-ers returning from the team’s de-fense will allow for a second year of improvement on that side of the ball. Last year, Syracuse was the best team in the Big East against the run.

SU will have to replace talented defensive tackle Arthur Jones on the line, but the rest of the front four are back intact.

Linebacker might be where Syr-acuse will make its biggest mark. Two potential all-Big East candi-dates, Doug Hogue and Derrell Smith, return to lead the defense and continue its strength against the run. Th e two combined for 154 tackles, 14 sacks and 26.5 tackles for loss last year.

Against the pass, Syracuse was not as successful. Th e Orange fi n-ished 85th nationally in pass de-

fense and 81st in scoring defense. Five starters return from that unit, so it is expected to be better.

“Art Jones was an all-American and a fi rst team all-conference,” Smith said. “He is a big loss, but I think we have people to step up and do a pretty good job out there.”

Th e Syracuse special teams unit should be one of the best in the Big East.

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP)—Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry suffered from a chronic brain injury that may have influenced his mental state and behavior before he died last winter, West Virginia University researchers said Monday.

The doctors had done a mi-croscopic tissue analysis of Henry’s brain that showed he suffered from chronic trau-matic encephalopathy.

Neurosurgeon Julian Bailes and California medical ex-aminer Bennet Omalu, co-directors of the Brain Injury Research Institute at WVU, an-nounced their findings along-side Henry’s mother, Carolyn Henry Glaspy, who called it a “big shock” because she knew nothing about her 26-year-old son’s underlying condition or the disease.

Henry died in December, a day after he came out of the back of a pickup truck his fi-ancee was driving near their home in Charlotte, N.C. It’s un-clear whether Henry jumped or fell.

Toxicology tests found no alcohol in his system, and an autopsy concluded he died of numerous head injuries, in-cluding a fractured skull and brain hemorrhaging.

But Bailes, team doctor for the Mountaineers and a former Pittsburgh Steelers physician, said it’s easy to distinguish those acute traumatic injuries from the underlying condition he and Omalu found when staining tiny slices of Henry’s brain.

Bailes and fellow research-ers believe chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is caused by multiple head im-pacts, regardless of whether those blows result in a concus-sion diagnosis. A number of studies, including one commis-sioned by the NFL, have found that retired professional foot-ball players may have a higher rate than normal of Alzheim-er’s disease and other memory problems.

What’s interesting, Bailes said, is that Henry was only 26, and neither NFL nor WVU re-cords show he was diagnosed with a concussion during his playing career.

But it doesn’t take a collision with another player for brain trauma to occur.

“The brain floats freely in

your skull,” Omalu said. “If you’re moving very quickly and suddenly stop, the brain bounces.”

And over time, with repeti-tion, that causes big problems.

CTE carries specific neu-robehavioral symptoms, Bailes said – typically, failure at per-sonal and business relation-ships, use of drugs and alcohol, depression and suicide.

“Chris Henry did not have that entire spectrum and we don’t know if there’s a cause and effect here,” Bailes said. “It certainly raises the question and raises our curiosity. We’re just here to report our find-ings. That may be for others to decipher.”

Henry’s personal struggles were well documented.

Although he was a vital part of the Bengals’ offense as a rookie, he ended that season with an arrest for marijuana possession. After a playoff loss to Pittsburgh, he was arrested on a gun charge in Florida.

Henry was suspended for half a season in 2007 as the league cracked down on per-sonal conduct.

When he was arrested a fifth time, a judge called Henry “a one-man crime wave” and the Bengals released him.

But Henry got a second chance and played 12 games in the 2008 season.

Teammates said they’d no-ticed a change his demeanor, and at the start of the 2009 sea-son, he described himself as “blessed” and said he was turn-

ing his life around.Glaspy gave Bailes permis-

sion to examine her son’s brain in detail.

“I was a little scared,” she said. “It was something new to me. I’m still trying to edu-cate myself as to what it means. Some of it makes sense with some of the behavioral patterns in Chris – just like mood swings and the headaches.

“Hopefully I can share what-ever they share with me with other parents and help the NFL deal with the matter of being hit in the head and concus-sions and to educate ourselves as mothers and fathers when we send our kids out there on the field.”

Omalu first came across CTE, a condition often seen in boxers, after studying the brain of Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame lineman Mike Webster. Webster died in 2002 of a heart attack at age 50.

He had suffered brain dam-age that left him unable to work following his career.

Bailes said he and Omalu have now analyzed the brains of 27 modern athletes, and the majority showed evidence of CTE. But it’s found in only a small number of players, he said.

“I think football is a great sport, and we want to make it safer,” Bailes said, “but we have to continue to move for-ward with changes made re-cently and take the head im-pacts out of the sport as much as possible.”

Late ex-WVU receiver Chris Henry had chronic brain injury, Univ. researchers say

INSIDE SYRACUSEKEY PLAYERQB Ryan NassibLast year, Nassib did a good job taking over for Greg Paulus against the Mountaineers. Now, WVU will be ready for the junior. Syr-acuse only averaged 203.8 yards per game through the air in 2009, so it will be up to Nassib to improve that number. What may help is head coach Doug Marrone taking over the off ensive coordinator job. In the spring, Syracuse transitioned its off ense to a more north-south attack. Nassib will have the opportunity to air it out. Against the Mountaineers’ tough secondary, it might be a tough task.

OTHER PLAYERS TO WATCHWR Alec Lemon, RB Delone Carter, C Ryan Bartholomew, LB Derrell Smith, LB Doug Hogue, S/CB Mike Holmes, P Rob Long

STRENGTHSLinebackers, rush defense, special teams

WEAKNESSESRunning game, wide receiver depth, of-fensive line

IMPORTANT LOSSESDT Arthur Smith, QB Greg Paulus

WVU FOOTBALL OPPONENT PREVIEWS: SYRACUSE

Orange expected to improve in 2010FILE PHOTO

West Virginia football players don a helmet sticker with the letters CH at the 2010 Gator Bowl in memory of former WVU receiver Chris Henry who died in December 2009.

FILE PHOTOSyracuse projected starting quarterback Ryan Nassib is sacked by WVU defensive end Julian Miller during the SU/WVU game in 2009.

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Once he overcomes the typical growing pains each rookie faces, Butler should start to make an im-pact with the Heat.

While Butler may not be the key piece the Heat need to get back to the NBA Finals, he will be impor-tant for the team’s future success.

Although Butler could make an impact right away when he returns from his knee injury, Ebanks’ ca-reer will have an even slower start.

Ebanks will join the back-to-back NBA champions in the 2010-11 campaign. It is specu-lated by many the Lakers selected Ebanks to replace an aging Lamar Odom.

Th ough Ebanks may lack some

of the strength and ball handling abilities of Odom, he does resem-ble Odom with his height and wingspan. With the guidance of a player like Odom, Ebanks could be in for a very successful career.

Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak feels Ebanks will help the team defensively off the bench when their defensive stalwart Ron Artest is out of the game.

Ebanks will also benefi t by be-ing around the likes of Kobe Bry-ant and Derek Fisher, two veteran leaders who can show Ebanks the ropes and help keep the lanky for-ward out of trouble.

Defensive help and much-needed energy off the bench will likely be Ebanks’ main duties as he works to improve his long-range jump shot and dribbling.

Th is summer will be a prime op-portunity for Ebanks to work on his game, as he will play in the NBA summer league.

Once he can improve on his main weakness, Ebanks will begin to make more of a diff erence for the Lakers.

In two to three years, Ebanks could be an essential part to a championship team, much like Odom.

Although neither Butler nor Ebanks look like a favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award, ex-pect to hear their names in the NBA for many years to come.

But, even though Butler and Ebanks have been drafted, there is no guarantee they will fi nd a ros-ter spot.

Th e NBA’s collective bargaining agreement does not guarantee a contract for second-round selec-tions. Th ough they are not guar-anteed to make the team, both de-serve and are expected to make the roster for the 2010-11 season.

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DENNENYContinued from PAGE 12

BY BRAD JOYALSPORTS WRITER

Although the West Virginia track and fi eld team competed in the NCAA Outdoor Champion-ships two weeks ago, the season was not over for three athletes.

Seniors Keri Bland, Clara Grandt and Karly Hamric com-peted at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships last week at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

WVU was the only school in the country to have three seniors qual-ify for the USA Championships af-ter competing in the NCAA Cham-pionships two weeks ago. Bland competed in the 800 meter, Ham-ric in the 1,500 meter and Grandt in the 10,000 meter

“Th is competition is the elite of the elite,” said WVU head coach Sean Cleary. “To have three home grown athletes qualify for the com-petition was a testament not only to the focus and determination they possessed throughout the year but also their mental stam-ina to have run so well after such a long year.”

Grandt put forth her best eff ort of the season and was rewarded with her best performance of the year. Th e West Union, W.Va., na-tive placed ninth in the fi nals of the 10,000-meter event (33:22.54).

After claiming all-American honors in the cross country and indoor track seasons, Grandt most recently received the same honor for her performance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships when she fi nished fourth in the 10,000 meter.

Cleary said 90 percent of the athletes were running in their fi rst meet of the season and will con-tinue to run this summer in Eu-rope. He added the runners that competed in NCAA events were exhausted after completing a strenuous season.

“Th e college runners that ran throughout the NCAA season looked very tired, including the young lady from Iowa that won the NCAA meet two weeks ago,” Cleary said. “Clara ran the best race of any collegiate runner. A direct result of years and years of hard work, needless to say, she is looking forward to a break.”

Hamric finished 15th in the 1,500-meter event (4:19.43). With four Olympians and a handful of national champions taking part in the 1,500 meter, Cleary said Ham-ric’s result was solid.

“Th is was her fi rst time running at this level,” Cleary said. “For that matter, Karly’s season has seen a number of fi rsts for her. Simply put, she fell just 200 meters short of standing on the line with the 12 best milers America has to off er. In time, she will indeed fi nish that race off .”

Bland followed suit, fi nishing 20th in the 800 meter (2:05.63).

Clearly said words could not de-scribe how happy and full of pride he was for the three Mountaineers and West Virginia natives.

“Th is entire team has had a year of breakthroughs. It does not hap-pen without many contributing factors,” Cleary said. “My staff , our support staff and the support of the administration is crucial. Our motto is brick by brick. Although the house is not yet built, we surely have the frame in place.”

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Track athletes record top 20 fi nishes

West Virginia head men’s bas-ketball coach Bob Huggins com-pleted his 2010 recruiting class after signing Minnesota’s Mr. Bas-ketball Kevin Noreen.

Th e 6-foot-10, 220-pound for-ward from Minneapolis originally signed with Boston College be-fore switching his commitment after BC fi red its head coach Al Skinner.

“We are really excited about get-ting a player of Kevin’s caliber this late in the process,” Huggins said in a release. “Kevin is a multi-skilled player who will fi t in our system extremely well. With our abun-dance of physical low post players, Kevin’s skill set should prove very valuable for our team’s future.”

Noreen is Minnesota’s all-time scoring leader in high school his-tory. He scored 4,086 career points and had 14 games with more than 40 points and seven with more than 50.

In his senior season at Minne-sota Transitions Charter School, Noreen averaged 38.6 points, 16.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 3.9 steals and 3.2 blocks per game.

In addition, Noreen guided

his team to the 2010 Class A state championship.

Big East men’s basketball schedule announced

Th e Big East Conference an-nounced West Virginia’s league opponents for the 2010-11 con-ference regular season.

Th e Mountaineers’ repeat op-ponents for this season are Pitt, Louisville and DePaul.

In addition, West Virginia will play home games against Con-necticut, DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pitt, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and USF.

West Virginia will play road games at Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Mar-quette, Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse and Villanova.

Gyorko named team MVPFormer West Virginia shortstop

Jedd Gyorko was named the team’s MVP by head coach Greg Van Zant Tuesday.

Relief pitchers Andy Altemus and Chris Enourato were named co-MVPs of the pitching staff. Left-handed pitcher Michael

Twigg earned WVU’s Rookie MVP honor.

Two football games will begin at 3:30 p.m.

West Virginia announced the football team’s home games against Coastal Carolina Sept. 4, and UNLV Oct. 9 will be televised on the Big East Network. Both games start at 3:30 p.m.

Swimming and diving announces women’s recruits

West Virginia head swimming and diving coach Vic Riggs an-nounced his 2010 women’s team recruiting class Tuesday.

Signing letter of intents are Eva Burlingham, Kaitie Layne and Danielle Smith. Walk-on Melissa Schreiber will also join the team.

“I’m very pleased and excited about this year’s incoming class of women. We’ve continued to ad-dress some of our depth issues, and obviously losing the senior class that we lost, we feel we’ve done a very good job replacing them,” Riggs said in a release.

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2010 NBA DRAFT

Butler, Ebanks will make roster

West Virginia had two play-ers selected in the NBA Draft last Th ursday. It marks the fi rst time in school history two Mountain-eers have been selected since the league switched to its current two-round format.

Former senior Da’Sean But-ler and former sophomore Devin Ebanks were selected with the 42nd and 43rd picks of the Draft and will join squads that combined for three of the last fi ve NBA titles.

Ebanks and Butler are two of three Mountaineers (Joe Alexan-der in 2008) to have been selected in the NBA Draft since now-WVU head coach Bob Huggins took over in 2007.

In all, Huggins has had 18 play-ers selected in the NBA Draft in-cluding Nick Van Exel and Kenyon Martin.

Butler, who was selected by the Miami Heat, will likely join a team with a nucleus of young talents like Michael Beasley and Mario Chalm-ers. Miami is also hopeful that su-perstar Dwayne Wade will re-sign with the team in one of the biggest free-agent summers the league has seen in recent memory.

If Miami is able to re-sign Wade, Butler, who is recovering and re-habbing from knee surgery to re-pair a torn ACL suff ered in April, would fi ll the role as a nice compli-ment when healthy to Wade.

Butler’s basketball IQ is one of his best traits, and that should help him gain an edge in the NBA where he will be pitted against top players every night. Th ough Butler is used

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Butler, Ebanks selected in 2nd round

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DEVIN EBANKS

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DA’SEAN BUTLERBY BRIAN KUPPELWEISER

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Former West Virginia stars Da’Sean Butler and Devin Ebanks saw their dreams com-ing true last Thursday night.

They were drafted in succes-sion in the second round of the NBA Draft at picks No. 42 and No. 43.

Butler, who was chosen by the Miami Heat, is rehabbing his left knee after having surgery to re-pair a torn ACL he suffered dur-ing the Mountaineers’ 78-57 loss to Duke in the Final Four.

Heat Vice President and Di-rector of Pro Personnel Chet Kammerer said the organiza-tion was “very excited” Butler was still available when it was its turn to select.

“We like Da’Sean because of what he brings to the table as a basketball player,” Kammerer said. “We really like his versa-tility, his ability to guard sev-eral positions ... He has proven offensively to have the abil-ity to score and also is a solid rebounder.”

Kammerer also mentioned Butler’s intangibles were in-triguing to the Heat.

“He brings togetherness to a team and is one of the more un-selfish players I’ve seen. Time and again, he has shown he cares more about others than his own success,” Kammerer said. “The success of the West Virginia basketball program last year is a direct reflection of the leadership he showed on a daily basis in practice and throughout the course of the season.

“Simply put, he’s a winner,” Kammerer added.

Minutes after Butler’s selec-

tion, Ebanks was taken by the two-time defending NBA cham-pion Los Angeles Lakers.

The 6-foot-8-inch forward, who was projected by many to be drafted in the first round, slipped to the second round, and Lakers’ Assistant General Manger Ronnie Lester said the organization could not be any happier with the pick.

“We had him in a certain range, and we had him higher than he went,” Lester said. “We really didn’t expect him to be there at No. 43.”

Lester said the Lakers were trying to add depth behind Ron Artest at the small forward posi-tion by selecting Ebanks.

When asked what the Lakers front office liked about Ebanks, Lester was quick to talk about the versatility the forward dis-played in his two years at WVU.

“We look at him as a guy that isn’t really a big scorer,” Les-ter said. “But, he can do a lot of things for your team to help you win games whether it be re-bounding the ball or defending multiple positions.”

Ebanks shot just 11.4 percent (8-of-70) from 3-point range in college. Lester said Ebanks must improve that number if he is go-ing to see quality minutes in the 2010-11 season.

“I consider him to be a good mid-range shooter around 17 feet,” he said. “But, he needs to expand his range a little bit out to 20 or 22 feet.”

With the selections of Butler and Ebanks, it marks the sec-ond and third players selected during the tenure of WVU head coach Bob Huggins.

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Mountaineer duo the fi rst WVU pair selected in modern-era of NBA draft

BY TONY DOBIESSPORTS EDITOR

When Ed Pastilong looks back on his time as West Virginia Uni-versity’s athletic director, he will fondly remember his last trip to Madison Square Garden.

In his 20 years, WVU had never won a Big East Conference title in men’s basketball – until 2010.

“When you go home and you put your head on the pillow and re-fl ect on what took place, you really feel good,” Pastilong said shortly after the team’s Final Four loss to Duke. “Any time you have your teams have a great season, it’s spe-cial, but for me being in this partic-ular year makes it really special.”

Th e men’s basketball team’s run to the Final Four, including that il-lustrious Big East Tournament title, was the last major sporting event Pastilong would see as WVU’s cur-rent athletic director.

It will be his lasting memory. “Going into Madison Square

Garden and playing in that tour-nament for so many years, to me it was just so signifi cant to win that,” Pastilong said.

He said he had the feeling only one other time while he was in charge – following the Mountain-eers’ 48-28 Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma in 2008.

“Th ose two instances were re-markable,” Pastilong said. He added that those two games, along with the 2005 Sugar Bowl win over Georgia, will be his most-lasting memories.

Th e University announced in February Pastilong would offi-cially retire and not sign another contract as it was suspected he

wanted. From that point, Pasti-long said he’s been trying to relish the moment.

While he will still be around the program as athletic director-emer-itus for two years, advising incom-ing Athletic Director Oliver Luck, Pastilong has no decision-making power starting Th ursday.

Th e 67-year-old former WVU quarterback and coach seems fi ne with that, though, because of the quality hire WVU made to replace Pastilong.

“Not knowing who all the can-didates were, my wishes were that Oliver would apply, and I felt con-fi dent if he were a candidate that he would rank high at the top,” Pastilong said at Luck’s “Wel-come Home” celebration. “I com-pliment all of those who were in-volved in this selection. It pleases me very, very much that he is the new director.”

Luck knows it will be a chal-lenge to live up to the standards Pastilong set in his time.

“They are not many schools in this climate that are economi-cally self-suffi cient, that are fi scally prudent and responsible, and Ed-die, you’re to be congratulated for that,” Luck said. “You’re to be con-gratulated for all the great success our teams have had from the foot-ball fi eld, on the hardwood, on the wrestling mat, on the tennis court, on the soccer pitch, you’ve done a marvelous job guiding this pro-gram, and it’s a real honor to step into those big shoes.”

Pastilong guided WVU through some of the worst times in colle-giate athletics, when most pro-grams were spending more money than they can make, programs

were forced to be cut because of Title IX and conferences were realigned.

When Penn State moved to the Big Ten Conference in 1990, it left West Virginia in a predicament for its football future. Pastilong was one of the leaders in developing the Big East football conference, which is still alive today as one of the six BCS conferences.

Pastilong held the athletic de-partment together, more recently, when three Big East schools bolted for the ACC in 2003. In that same year, the athletic department was forced to make cuts, in part due to Title IX. Since those cuts, though, it has created what has been called a “Golden Era” of athletics at WVU.

From 2003 to now, the foot-ball program has won two BCS bowls and four Big East titles. In that span, the Mountaineers have averaged nearly 10 wins per sea-son under former head coach Rich Rodriguez and current coach Bill Stewart.

Th e men’s basketball team has been equally as successful. Besides its Final Four run this year under current coach Bob Huggins, the team has been to four Sweet 16s.

In non-revenue sports, the rifl e team won a national title in 2009 and numerous other programs like men’s and women’s soccer, track and fi eld, cross country and swim-ming have reached new levels of success.

Also in that span were some of the school’s best athletes like Pat White, Steve Slaton, Kevin Pittsnogle and Da’Sean Butler, among others.

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WVU athletic director will remember Mountaineers’ big wins

‘Golden Era’

FILE PHOTOWest Virginia Outgoing Athletic Director Ed Pastilong, left, celebrates as WVU head football coach Bill Stewart is handed the 2008 Fiesta Bowl tro-phy. Pastilong said the 48-28 victory over Oklahoma in the game will be one of his lasting memories as athletic director.

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