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Council: two people per home in city

BY DEVON UNGER CITY EDITOR

The Morgantown City Council adopted an ordinance redefining the term family within city limits Tuesday.

No more than two unrelated individuals not deemed a “functional family” may occupy a residence within city limits, according to the ordinance.

“We are engaging in a significant set of changes. What we are trying to do is preserve owner occupied neighbor-

hood by restricting the ability to have rentals,” said Mayor Bill Byrne. “At the same time we are doing some things to try to encourage more dense development in the downtown and student areas by providing quality, safe and attractive housing downtown.”

The code originally allowed up to three unrelated people to live in R1 or R1A residential districts, such as South Park.

With the amended code, only two unrelated people can do so.

Students already living with three or more unrelated peo-

ple in R1 or R1A districts will not be affected by the new code because they are “grandfathered” in, Byrne said.

The code change takes effect immediately. Rental units are inspected every three years to determine compliance.

Two Morgantown residents spoke in favor of this ordinance, saying the city needs to protect single family districts.

Councilor Charlie Byrer questioned the city’s enforcement procedures for such ordinances and recommended

a five-person committee be formed to review residences.

However state code states the city planning director is charged with determining whether a residence complies with the ordinance.

“This is a big effort to oversee what is going on here,” Byrer said. “One person, the planning director, I don’t think can really have the time or the effort to go check on everything.”

City Attorney Steve Fanok disagreed with Byrer. He said the system to deal with enforcement is already in place,

and has a precedent in state code.

“As far as trying to set up another agency or group to administer and look over this goes directly against the state statute,” Fanok said. “The zoning statute of the State of West Virginia develops two commissions that are responsible for zoning in any city that develops a zoning ordinance.

That’s the planning commission and the board of zoning appeals.”

Fanok said the city planning director will make the decisions regarding com-

pliance with the ordinance, and any challenges could be taken to the board of zoning appeals.

“I think we’d be making a huge mistake if we went in a different direction,” Fanok said.

Byrne said the council would revisit the ordinance in either six months or one year to determine if the enforcement was adequate.

The council also approved a resolution promoting the establishment of

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One year ann versary WVU

Application for iPhone and iTouch reaches 10,000 downloads within first year

BY DAVID RYAN COPY EDITOR

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iWVU, West Virginia University’s official iPhone and iPod touch application, has reached 10,000 downloads in its first year.

The application, available for free in the app store, is also in its third version and has been downloaded in 28 countries.

Jared Crawford, senior computer engineering and electrical engineering major, said the app is “continuing to get downloads and continuing to get new features.”

The application is currently in its third version, with an update expected in the near future.

The new version, iWVU 4.0, will include updates for the new iPhone model and operating system, including support for the high resolution “Retina Display.”

“There will be background streaming of U92, so you can multitask and use the application and listen to U92,” Crawford said. “You can be listening while surfing the web or using another application, just like you would Pandora or any other music streaming app.”

Users can also control the stream using the regular iPhone music controls.

Crawford said he is also working on iWVU for the iPad but said the application would be the same for both devices.

The application has undergone multiple changes since its launch in August 2009.

Originally released without University approval, the application featured a brief selection of links to campus features, such as maps on campus and bus schedules.

When iWVU was quickly adopted as the school’s official application, Crawford had better access to more information.

“The collaboration with the University opened a lot of doors to information that really made things a lot easier – such as ability to search the WVU directory,” Crawford said.

Another feature includes the current status of the PRT.

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Smoking task force to modify current policy

BY MELANIE HOFFMAN MANAGING EDITOR

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Columnist David Ryan believes seven months is too long for the smoking task West Virginia Universi- force decision. Read more on page 4. ty’s smoking task force has decided it will recommend force chair. changes to the University’s “We’ve pretty much come 1990 smoking policy. to the conclusion that we While there is no set time- want to modify the current line on when a new policy will policy, but we haven’t debe finished or implemented, cided what that means yet,” the task force has two goals: Wilson said. to reduce the exposure of toThe next phase of the bacco on the campus commu- group is to examine the nity and respect everyone’s shape and extent of the polrights and opinions, said C.B. icy’s modification and its CHELSI BAKER/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Wilson, associate provost for Signs reading “Tobacco Free Campus” were put up around the Health Sciences Center on Academic Personnel and task see POLICY on PAGE 2 the Evansdale Campus.

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Construction Vehicles are parked along the Mon-Fayette Expressway Monday afternoon. The highway, which links Interstate 68 and Interstate 376 in Pittsburgh, will be completed in 2012 after 18 years of construction.

Tolls to be taken on W.Va. section of Mon-Fayette

BY DEVON UNGER CITY EDITOR

The construction of a tollbooth will hold back the completion date for the West Virginia section of the MonFayette Expressway until Spring 2011.

Most of the 3.85 miles of roadway construction in West Virginia including grading, paving, construction of guardrails and signs and bridgework will be completed by late November or early December, said Marvin Murphy, state highway engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highways.

Construction of the tollbooth will begin in the fall to be completed by spring.

Originally, tolls were going

to be collected in Pennsylvania, with monthly electronic transfers being sent to West Virginia from the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

“The West Virginia Turnpike Authority will be handling our portion,” Murphy said. “We wanted to do the open-road tolling, but the legislation was not in place to do that, so we had to go back to the West Virginia tollbooth.”

Murphy did not know how much the toll on the West Virginia section would be.

He said the booth would be around five miles from the Pennsylvania border and would be a small, limitedmanpower facility accepting

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Diviney’s condition worsens; he enters New Jersey hospital

BY ERIN FITZWILLIAMS STAFF WRITER

Ryan Diviney was moved out of his home and into Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey June 30 after an initial trip through the St. Barnabus ICU June 28.

He is currently suffering from injury-related pneumonia, and an EEG scan showed Diviney is suffering from “silent seizures.” He is being medicated to minimize them. He also has a significant blood clot in his upper right leg, according to updates on the Ryan’s Rally organization website July 6.

Diviney, a West Virginia University sophomore from Ashburn, Va., has been in a coma since he was attacked outside the Willey Street Dairy Mart at 3:10 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009.

Ryan has been placed on a ventilator and has been dosed with antibiotics to fight the pneumonia. Ken Diviney, Ryan’s father said he was possibly going to have an MRI late Tuesday.

Jonathan May, 18, and Austin Vantrease, 18, of Newark Del., were arrested and charged with malicious assault Dec. 9, 2009 in connection with the beating.

Ken Diviney, Ryan’s father, said in an earlier interview a trial postponement was granted from March 16 to July 16 because the attorneys requested time for review of medical records provided by the state.

“It’s killing me to sit and stay silent,” Ken said.

His heart rate has been high, and he has had temperatures as high as 108, he

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FIELD PLANS NOT FINISHED West Virginia University officials have missed two deadlines to have a completed plan regarding the future of recreational fields.

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Apartment construction complete

BY MORGAN MCCORMICK STAFF WRITER

Construction of the Mountaineer Place Apartments located on the corner of Stewart Street and University Avenue was completed June 6.

Crews broke ground for construction Oct. 30 with an expected completion date of July 6, according to Project Manager Pete Crosby.

The new apartment complex features one-, two-, three-, and four-person apartments. It also includes a 24hour fitness center, coffee bar, billiards and community room.

There will also be two levels of parking to accommodate all residents.

Funding for the project came from the SC Bodner Company from Indianapolis. This company is currently involved with construction projects in seven states including West Virginia.

This project was com-

pleted on time and on budget, said Project Manager Tom Kobussen.

The only budgetary concerns were reinforcing the walls and foundation. He could not comment on the specifics of the budget, and officials from S.C. Bodner could not be reached at press time.

Kobussen said the only potential problem with the time line for completion was the snowstorm last winter, but crews used heaters to continue working.

The complex is already booked for the 2010-11 school year.

“We hung a sign on the location in December, and it was completely full by January,” Kobussen said.

Students can move into the apartments Aug. 14. The property manager will schedule move in times for each resident to accommodate a large number of students.

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Construction on Mountaineer Place, a new apartment complex in Sunnyside, finished Tuesday.

Up Development Corpo- new apartments. ration was not directly in“This is just another piece volved with the construction of the puzzle in Sunnyside,” of Mountaineer Place, exec- Hunt said. “You have good utive director Jim Hunt said quality rentals and it adds to the group has encouraged the the choices students have.” construction of high-density student housing such as the morgan.mccormick@mail.wvu.edu

Student organization offices still in Mountainlair

BY NICK ASHLEY STAFF WRITER

No student organizations have been forced to vacate offices in the Mountainlair since three were put on notice of a possible ousting last summer due to lack of space.

Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered Mountaineers, Alpha Phi Omega and National Society of Collegiate Scholars’ were warned last July, they may be forced to give up their office in the Mountainlair.

“At the time we approached some organizations that could possibly be out, but most were

IWVU Continued from PAGE 1 “It’s really useful if you know that you’re going to be depending on your PRT one day and you need to use it,” Crawford said. “We’re hoping to make that feature more useful and more relevant in coming versions.” iWVU is currently the University’s only device-specific application. Other devices, such as Blackberry or Droid phones, are supported by the University’s Mobile Web site.

Available at http://m.wvu. edu, the website has many of the same features as iWVU,

FAMILY Continued from PAGE 1 neighborhood-scaled grocery stores in the city. This measure is meant to encourage high-density development in certain areas and

content with staying in the Mountainlair,” said Kim Harrison, assistant director of student organizations services.

“No space is really available in the Mountainlair. No student organizations have requested more space. Most find places off-campus,” she said.

Student Program Advisor Ashley Staggers said there are over 325 student organizations. Most have weekly meetings, some have offices downtown, and fraternities, and sororities have their houses off-campus. She said there is a definite benefit to having offices in the Mountainlair.

“It’s very easy for students

to get information or to meet with advisers. The process to join is much easier, and students can stop by for assistance at anytime.” Staggers said.

Harrison said she would like all organizations to at least have the opportunity for on-campus office space, but this was unlikely to occur.

“It would be great to expand the Mountainlair to add more organizations, but at the same time, it would be hard due to lack of funds,” she said.

Staggers mentioned the benefits of participation in student organizations and hopes students aren’t hin-

dered by lack of on-campus office space.

“I definitely recommend joining any organization. Take on leadership roles, create a great collegiate experience, and you meet a lot of great people,” she said.

The organizations currently with offices in the Mountainlair include Student Government Association, Alpha Phi Omega, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Mountaineer Maniacs, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Interfraternity Council and BiGLTM.

including PRT status, campus maps and access to the University directory.

“We didn’t really plan to do an iPhone App,” said David Olsen, professional technologist at WVU. “The only reason why we have iPhone is because a student made one.

If a student would want to develop a similar app for another device, we would embrace it.”

The Mobile Web site launched around the same time as iWVU. Since then, the site has received 500,000 page views and has undergone several upgrades. A new version is expected in August.

Olsen said support for local bus schedules is aimed for the next release and maps displaying where someone is on campus when accessing it.

The new campus map will allow users to find “what’s near you” and other points of interest based on the user’s current location.

Other departments with mobile websites include the WVU libraries, which display open hours and computer availability and the Athletic Department.

Olsen and Crawford are accepting feature requests for the Mobile site and the application.

One of the biggest requests

Crawford has received is for integration with MIX e-mail accounts. A security issue, he said, is the main reason the service is yet to appear.

Other requests include availability of Student Recreation Center hours, which is coming, and better integration with the Morgantown bar scene.

Despite the interest in the feature, Crawford said it isn’t likely to happen anytime soon.

“That’s just not something either I think iWVU needs to have or the University would support.”

reduce traffic congestion by promoting pedestrian friendly stores.

Deputy Mayor and Councilor Don Spencer said this is a concept being undertaken in many cities.

Sunnyside Up Executive Director Jim Hunt said he has

already spoken to two developers interested in developing pedestrian-friendly grocery stores in Sunnyside, but nothing has been planned.

The Council also reelected Byrne as mayor with no contest during it regular meeting Tuesday.

He has served for the past year and will continue until July 2011. Councilor Jenny Selin nominated him.

Spencer was also elected deputy mayor with no contest.

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POLICY Continued from PAGE 1 implementation. Currently, the WVU policy bans smoking in University buildings, facilities and vehicles but has no policy involving outdoors.

The former policy included WVU branch campuses, but Wilson is unsure if the new one will or not.

“There are a lot of issues in play here,” Wilson said. “Every campus is a little different.”

The task force, consisting of 11 people, submitted a status report to University President James P. Clements May 21 outlining its two goals and what it has accomplished during its seven meetings during the spring semester. It continues to meet this summer and will submit another status report to Clements in December.

“Part of what we’re trying to do in the fall is based off of these summer meetings,” Wilson said. “We’re trying to gather input from constituencies so we have to work our way through that whether that’s meeting times or an electronic survey; it’s just a little bit uncertain right now.”

All members, Wilson said, will return with the exception of the former chair of the Fac-

CONDITION Continued from PAGE 1 said.

One of the accused teens, Austin Vantrease, and his attorney, Jim Zimarowski, filed a motion June 23 for a change of venue.

“Everyone has the right to a fair trial,” Ken said.

Case law states a defendant must show good cause for a change of venue, said Bader Giggenbach, an attorney who specializes in crimi-

TOLLS Continued from PAGE 1 multiple forms of payment including E-ZPass.

The Mon-Fayette Expressway is a 65-mile road proposed in 1985 to connect Interstate 68 in Morgantown with Interstate 376 in Pittsburgh.

When the project began, the original expected cost for the West Virginia portion was $140.4 million. Murphy said it will finish at approximately $150.4 million.

The Expressway is divided into four parts. The first is from Cheat Lake, W.Va., to Fairchance, Pa.; the second is from Uniontown, Pa., to Brownsville, Pa.; the third runs from Interstate 70 to Pennsylvania Route 51; the fourth runs from Pennsylvania Route 51 to Interstate 376 in Pittsburgh.

ulty Welfare Committee, who will be replaced by the incoming chair.

The University’s Health Sciences Campus went tobacco free June 4, marking the first of the WVU campuses to do so.

Each entity is responsible for the enforcement of the tobacco ban on the Health Sciences Campus, said Amy Johns, WVU spokeswoman, in an e-mail.

“We do not see enforcement as an issue when students return,” she wrote.

“Smoking by students has never been a big problem on Health Sciences.”

Wilson said it may have been easier for the Health Sciences Campus to go tobacco free because it is more contained, and that one of the difficulties with the Evansdale and Downtown campuses is geography.

“People can leave the perimeter very easy during a break or something,” he said.

“For the entire campus (it’s) dealing with city streets and sidewalks, businesses adjacent to the University and other factors that the Health Sciences Campus doesn’t need to worry about very much.” melanie.hoffman@mail.wvu.edu

nal defense.

Good cause means proof the defendant cannot get a fair trial in the county where the offense occurred because of the existence of a local hostile sentiment against the defendant, he said.

Jury bias is normally tested using a poll of community members to see how many know about the case, Giggenbach said.

Zimarowski was unavailable for comment. erin.fitzwilliams@mail.wvu.edu

The final portion of the Pennsylvania part of the Mon-Fayette Expressway is nine miles long, being built between Uniontown, Pa., and Brownsville, Pa. Carl Defebo, manager of relations and public relations for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, said this section is expected to be completed by the Spring of 2012.

“It’s an interchange with routes 51 and 119,” Defebo said. “It will be beneficial to West Virginia because it will provide a new, direct link to 51 and 119.”

There are already more than 60 miles of the expressway built in Pennsylvania.

The $15.4 million in funding to complete the West Virginia section came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. devon.unger@mail.wvu.edu

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A long dirt road marks the path for the Mon-Fayette Expressway. The section of the highway built in West Virginia will be finished in the spring of 2011 after a toll booth is added to the construction.

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Federal gov’t sues to throw out Arizona immigration law PHOENIX (AP) — The Obama administration sued Arizona on Tuesday to throw out the state’s toughest-in-the-nation immigration law and keep other states from copying it.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Phoenix said the law, due to take effect July 29, usurps the federal government’s “pre-eminent authority” under the Constitution to regulate immigration.

The move sets the stage for a high-stakes legal clash over states’ rights at a time when politicians in some other states have indicated they want to follow Arizona’s lead.

The legal action represents a stern denunciation of the law, which the Justice Department declared will “cause the detention and harassment of authorized visitors, immigrants and citizens who do not have or carry identification documents” while ignoring “humanitarian concerns” and harming diplomatic relations.

Supporters of the law said the lawsuit was unnecessary and blamed the federal government for neglecting problems at the border for years. Republican Gov. Jan Brewer called the complaint “a terribly bad decision” and defended the law as “reasonable and constitutional.”

Arizona passed the measure after years of frustration with illegal immigration, including drug trafficking, kidnappings and murders. The state is the biggest gateway into the U.S. for illegal immigration, and it’s home to an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants.

The law requires police, while enforcing other laws, to question a person’s immigration status if there’s reasonable suspicion that the person is in the country illegally. It also requires legal immigrants to carry their immigration documents and bans day laborers and people who seek their services from blocking traffic on streets.

Other states have said they want to take similar action – a scenario the government cited

as a reason for bringing the lawsuit.

“The Constitution and the federal immigration laws do not permit the development of a patchwork of state and local immigration policies throughout the country,” the suit says.

The heart of the legal arguments focus on the Constitution’s assertion that federal laws override state laws. The lawsuit says that comprehensive federal laws already on the books cover illegal immigration – and that those statutes take precedent.

“In our constitutional system, the federal government has preeminent authority to regulate immigration matters,” the lawsuit says. “This authority derives from the United States Constitution and numerous acts of Congress. The nation’s immigration laws reflect a careful and considered balance of national law enforcement, foreign relations, and humanitarian interests.”

The lawsuit also says that the Arizona measure will impose a huge burden on U.S. agencies in charge of enforcing immigration laws, “diverting resources and attention from the dangerous aliens who the federal government targets as its top enforcement priority.”

The next step is for the case to be assigned a judge, who will decide whether to grant a preliminary injunction to temporarily block the law from taking effect.

Brewer predicted that the law would survive the federal challenge as well as pending suits previously filed by private groups and individuals.

“As a direct result of failed and inconsistent federal enforcement, Arizona is under attack from violent Mexican drug and immigrant smuggling cartels.

Now, Arizona is under attack in federal court from President Obama and his Department of Justice,” Brewer said. “Today’s filing is nothing more than a massive waste of taxpayer funds.”

State Sen. Russell Pearce, the principal sponsor of the bill co-sponsored by dozens of fel-

low Republican legislators, denounced the lawsuit as “absolute insult to the rule of law” as well as to Arizona and its residents.

The lawsuit is sure to have legal and political ramifications beyond Arizona as the courts weigh in on balancing power between the states and the federal government and politicians invoke the immigration issue in a crucial election year.

Reflecting the political delicacy of the issue, three Democratic members of Congress in Arizona asked the Obama administration not to bring the suit in a year when they face tough re-election battles. On the Republican side, Sen. John McCain is locked into a tough primary fight as his right-leaning GOP challenger takes him to task for his earlier promotion of comprehensive immigration reform, which he has since abandoned in favor of a message to “complete the danged fence.”

The case focuses heavily on the legal argument called preemption – an issue that has been around since the Founding Fathers declared that the laws of the United States “shall be the supreme law of the land.”

The Obama administration’s reliance on the pre-emption argument in the Arizona case marks the latest chapter in its use of this legal tool.

Within months of taking office, the Obama White House directed department heads to undertake pre-emption of state law only with full consideration of the legitimate prerogatives of the states.

The 2009 directive was aimed at reversing Bush administration policy that had aggressively employed pre-emption in an effort to undermine a wide range of state health, safety and environmental laws.

“The case strikes me as incredibly important because of its implications for the immigration debate,” said University of Michigan constitutional law professor Julian Davis Mortenson.

East Coast citizens seek respite as temperatures soar above 100 NEW YORK (AP) — The East Coast cooked under an unforgiving sun Tuesday as recordtoppling temperatures soared to 100 or higher from Virginia to Massachusetts, utility companies cranked out power to cool the sweating masses and the unlucky sought any oasis they could find.

The temperature hit 103 degrees in New York City and 102 in Philadelphia, breaking records for the day, both set in 1999. The temperature also soared past the century mark in Boston, Washington and Newark, N.J., and broke records in Providence, R.I., and Hartford, Conn.

In downtown Philadelphia, pedestrians and drivers appeared to move a little more slowly amid the high humidity, blazing sun and baking sidewalks. Robert McCarron, 44, wore a navy suit and tie as he walked four blocks from a downtown subway station to an office building where he was due for a job interview.

“If I was going to a job, you’d better believe I wouldn’t be wearing a suit,” he said. “This is rough, and it’s only going to get hotter.”

After an extended Fourth of July weekend when temperatures inched into at least the 90s from Maine to Texas, The National Weather Service issued heat advisories until Wednesday night for much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, including an excessive heat warning for the Philadelphia area.

With people cranking up their air conditioning, energy officials predicted near-record demand for power. Utilities and regional electrical system operators cited ample generation capacity and expected no major blackouts, though, and just a smattering of power failures were reported.

Even so, those without air conditioning were left to cope as they could. On the baking streets of the Bronx, 14-year-old Miguel Pena and 13-year-old Vincent Quiles walked their bicycles up a steep hill, white handkerchiefs around their heads to keep the sweat out of their eyes.

“Man, this stinks,” Miguel said. “We just got out of school and this is supposed to be when we have fun, but this is

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Jose Garcia cools off in spraying water from a fire hydrant in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Tuesday. too much. We thought it would be cooler on the bike, but now we’re going home. It’s just too hot.”

Added Vincent: “You can’t breathe out here.”

The hot air is “sitting over the top of us, and it’s not really going to budge much for the next day or two,” said Brian Korty, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Camp Springs, Md. After that, he said,

a system coming in off the Atlantic Ocean would bring in cooler weather.

Authorities in some places Tuesday began calling the hot stretch a heat wave, a phenomenon defined by at least three consecutive days of temperatures of 90 or above.

Newark handily beat that threshold Tuesday, hitting at least 100 for the third day in a row.

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A joint-services military honor guard carries the casket of Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., July 6, after a funeral service at the Memorial Baptist Church in Arlington, Va.

Niece said Byrd told her he was dyslexic WASHINGTON (AP) — As Sen. Robert C. Byrd was being laid to rest after a week of memorials, a niece eulogized him Tuesday as a person who suffered from dyslexia. The revelation surprised others in Byrd’s family, who later said they had no knowledge that the West Virginia senator suffered from the learning disability.

The 92-year-old senator, who served in Congress longer than anyone else, received a 21-gun salute as he was buried in a suburban Washington cemetery near his wife of nearly 69 years, Erma.

The final farewell focused on the man away from the institution he revered – the son of coal miners, the widowed husband, grandfather and great-grandfather who earned a college degree at 77 and learned to swim at 90.

“This is the Byrd we didn’t know,” said West Virginia Wesleyan Professor Robert Rupp. “He really was very private in his life and that would be unusual (among senators) now. He became powerful but not rich, powerful but not a celebrity.”

Byrd’s niece, Jassowyn “Jackie” Sale Hurd, told mourners gathered at Memorial Baptist Church that he once counseled her on her own dyslexia.

“He shared with me something that’s probably going to surprise you all,” she said.

“He’s dyslexic, too.”

The statement stunned those who had worked with Byrd over the years. Brief interviews with more than a dozen current and former Senate staffers turned up none who saw any indication that Byrd, the author of five books and a master of the complex appropriations process, ever struggled with his ability to read.

Later Tuesday, Byrd’s family cast doubt on whether it was true.

“Perhaps he had some difficulty reading in his later years, but the family does not know of dyslexia,” said Byrd spokesman Jesse Jacobs. “They believe he was probably being consoling to her and offering her words of encouragement.”

Whether Byrd really suffered from dyslexia or was just comforting his niece, Hurd said that he inspired her to try to earn her own diploma.

“He said, ‘Jackie, I have worked so hard,’” Hurd said in her eulogy, describing the conversation with Byrd. “’Honey, that’s what you’re going to have to do. If you can’t find anybody to help you, then you have to help yourself.’”

Grandson Eric Fatemi, an aide to the Senate Appropriations Committee that Byrd chaired, recalled how growing old in the Senate conferred a valuable longevity on his grandfather – and difficulties.

Two years, ago, Fatemi recalled, lobbyists and reporters were circulating rumors about whether Byrd was fit to continue serving as chairman of the powerful panel, and how soon he would relinquish the gavel. Byrd derided the backbiting as “gossip,” but he announced in November 2008 that he would step down.

“It was the correct decision, but it was not easy for this proud man to make,” Fatemi said.

On the other hand, Byrd was able to quiz his grandson on American history for some four decades, from Fatemi’s childhood up until the last time the two saw each other, on Father’s Day. Byrd asked: Who discovered America? Christopher Columbus, Fatemi said he answered. Byrd asked if his grandson remembered that question from years ago.

“How could I forget,” Fatemi said. Byrd used to pay a quarter for the correct answer, Fatemi’s first brush with “the awesome power of the appropriations process.”

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We still cannot forget the Gulf oil spill Our nation celebrated its independence this weekend.

Across the country, backyard barbecues, History Channel marathons and fireworks displays made it easy for most of us to relax, take a couple deep breaths and appreciate the unique opportunity we have to live in the United States.

Even in the midst of an economic downturn, we live, for the most part, blessed lives.

But we can’t dwell on selfcongratulations for too long.

Not while our nation is un-

der attack, beset by our own addictions.

And while World Cup soccer, Elena Kagan, Gen. Petraeus and another recordbreaking heat wave have dominated headlines in recent days, there remains another pressing issue.

We refer, of course, to the catastrophic Gulf oil spill.

It has been an astonishing 78 days since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sent oil spewing at an alarming rate into the Gulf of Mexico.

And by most accounts

(those, that is, other than BP), the situation is getting worse.

Monday marked the discovery of tar balls on the Texas coast, meaning that every Gulf state has been directly affected by the spill.

Oil was spotted Tuesday in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain. And Wednesday, news came that though the relief well is ahead of schedule, it will likely be another month before the gusher is capped.

Worse still, the Atlantic hurricane season is getting underway, and rough seas

have stalled containment efforts in recent days; the people of the Gulf are praying that no major hurricanes hit the region.

The Gulf is hurting. Livelihoods have been lost, ecosystems destroyed.

It’s past time for the federal government to ramp up its cleanup and containment efforts.

While we lamented in recent editorials that it was unfortunate – even criminal – that the Obama administration has had to watch and wait with the rest of the nation as

BP attempted to plug the leak, the government could have and still should increase its cleanup and containment efforts on the back end.

While our federal government does not, reportedly, possess the technology nor expertise of BP and other petroleum corporations, there is no excuse for the delay in the cleanup and surface water efforts.

It’s time, as one columnist at this paper suggested, to declare “war” on this oil spill.

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A sign in front of the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute is one of many signs put around the Medical campus in Evansdale after the Health Sciences Center was declared smoke-free.

Smoking policy needs to be changed soon, but how?

DAVID RYAN COPY EDITOR

Seven months after it formed, West Virginia University’s smoking task force has finally come to an obvious decision: The policy at WVU should be changed.

Established in December 2009, the task force was designed to respond to calls for the University to become fully smoke-free, changing what some believed to be an antiquated policy and to follow the lead of many smoke-free campuses across the country.

“I think the underlying purpose relates to the health of individuals of the University,” said C. B. Wilson, associate provost for Academic Personnel and task force chair, in December.

He added that the task force will develop a group position and research all aspects of the

smoking policy on campus.

Unfortunately, the group’s recommendation doesn’t actually offer any specific examples of what WVU should do, just that it plans to continue working on changing the policy through the summer and into the fall.

Now, nobody said quitting was easy - but seven months?

There haven’t been any clear, solid recommendations made to the University.

The lack of a concise response or any measured reaction seems strange, given the Health Sciences Center has already declared itself smokefree, even getting Board of Governors approval.

According to the three-page report submitted to President James P. Clements, who formed the task force, the next phase of the group will be based on two principles: minimizing the “exposure of the University community, while on campus, to tobacco smoke and tobacco products” and “to

foster an attitude of respect for the rights of others among all members of the University community.”

Simply put – try to find middle ground between going completely smoke-free and not having mass protests on our hands from those who enjoy smoking a cigarette.

It’s almost bizarre this hasn’t been the group’s mission from the very start. It’s safe to say everyone at the University wants some kind of change in the smoking policy – whether it be from simply moving smokers away from door entrances, abolishing all smoker’s rights or simply having smoking wherever a lighter can be lit.

Instead, the task force spent much of its time reviewing peer institutions that have revised their smoking policies or soon will. It has also visited city council meetings and engaged in a web seminar about Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Ark.,

which has been smoke-free since 2003.

It’s even surveyed 1,100 students in a study conducted by a sociology student. As a student who often took those sociology quizzes for extra credit in statistics classes, I wasn’t too focused on giving an appropriate answer as I was getting out and getting credit.

It is admirable the University is seeking to take measures to change its policy. It’s unsettling, however, that it has taken seven months to come to a conclusion many at WVU have already arrived at.

From day one, the task force should have focused on how WVU could enforce any potential smoking ban – not whether the policy should be changed.

There will be some measure of change – whether it be gradual or rapid. That is a given.

Instead, WVU needs to know how to tackle the problem of implementation. It’s fine to say a campus is “smokefree,” but with such a sprawl-

ing campus as WVU, finding the time, resources and effort to fully enforce it is going to prove challenging.

It’s not uncommon to find cigarette butts everywhere in the Mountainlair Parking Garage, often in the hands of parking enforcers lighting up next to the “No Smoking” signs on the walls of the garage.

The group, too, has so far decided to ignore campus opinion. On Jan. 21, the task force decided not to have public meetings in the start of the process.

OK, understandable, the group wants to get its facts straight – but what now? What about an event in the months since then?

The task force intends to address this concern by “creating opportunities for constituent groups to provide input,” according to the accompanying release. “It may hold town hall meetings or create a website where students, parents and University employees can

comment.”

For such a large decision that will affect the daily habits of so many at West Virginia University, I do hope the communication and expression of campus opinion is not limited to a website.

Opinions on websites are often dominated by the fringe efforts. Campus opinion has been limited with other such websites, offering outlets on other campus issues.

A town hall meeting, where everyone has a chance to say their peace, is a step in the right direction.

This was never going to be a quick decision, nor should it be. But the task force, so far, has taken too long to arrive at a conclusion we already knew.

Yes, WVU needs to have its smoking policy changed. The question now is how WVU is supposed to enforce it.

Given it took seven months to answer one question, I fear we’re all in this for the long haul.

University needs to step up to the plate and deal with club sports TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

After what seems to be a decades-long fight between students and administration at West Virginia University, the University pledged $1.5 million to club and recreation field improvements last fall.

It was a huge win for students.

From that point, the WVU Student Government Association, behind the leadership of former President Jason Zuccari, took the initiative to develop a plan after talking to club sports and administration members.

After a survey in the spring that forced a lapse in the progression, the University’s Board of Governors was expected to hear about an extensive 10-year club sports plan from Vice President for

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Finance and Administration Narvel Weese and Vice President for Student Affairs Ken Gray in early June.

That did not happen.

It’s been nearly nine months since now-second year WVU President James P. Clements stated at the State of the University address that club sports would receive the extra money for upgrades.

It’s taken nine months for a concrete plan to come forward.

While I appreciate the efforts Clements has made in his first year to develop his team and listen to students, club and recreation sports are the biggest immediate student-related problem at WVU. His administration has seen that and pledged money toward it to calm the barking dogs. But, after a slow and frustrating process to develop a plan for these sports, the dogs are barking back.

It’s not just a nine-month struggle. It’s been this way for

years and years.

I understand the University is deeply immersed in the strategic planning of its future.

But, not everything can be put off until 2020.

Club and recreation sports fields are a priority for this University today. In fact, improved field space was supposed to be finished by 2010 in the University’s last 10-year strategic plan.

Club sports teams have been limited to the lackluster fields at St. Clair Park and near the Health Sciences Center for years.

A quick walk around the St. Clair fields will show how subpar they are. When I did last winter, I found a rusted baseball box for equipment, deep puddles filled with ice, empty paint cans and crushed beer cans.

The surfaces are so bad that opponents of club sports teams have traveled to Morgantown and when they saw

the field, said they would not play because of the threat of injury.

These fields just aren’t going to cut it. They are putting students in danger and need repaired now, not in 10 years.

WVU preaches to its students the values of the University’s mission as a landgrant institution. It also likes to talk about its student-centered leadership.

But that student-centered culture which flourished under former President David C. Hardesty hasn’t been continued under the following administrations.

In Clements’ defense, he has done a great job of being there for the students in his first year.

But, club sports is a touchy subject for many. Some have said his administration has not been as student-oriented.

When former WVU President Michael S. Garrison was the head of the University, he was about to pledge nearly $2

million to club sports at the school to help boost the program. But, that was just before he resigned because of a degree scandal.

That was the closest club sports ever got to respect by the University administration.

Prior to that and ever since, they’ve been given a raw deal.

Lately, it’s been even worse.

A source said meetings held on the plan to develop club intramural and recreation sports fields were held without student knowledge or input.

Students, especially the leaders of our student population, have been left in the dark in situations where a studentcentered university would have, could have and should have flourished.

If WVU’s current administration is going to act in this manner, it should ditch the student-centered rap.

That can all change with the decision on the plan for club sports, which is reportedly

to be announced “in a few weeks.”

If the University takes into account the plan done by SGA, it would be a win for club sports and the administration – because that plan is what the students want.

But, at the same time, WVU showed it does not consider club sports a priority. A ninemonth long planning process slowed down by a useless survey does not show strong leadership.

In addition, two deadlines were missed. That would get a journalist fired or a student’s letter-grade dropped. So, where’s the accountability in this situation?

The University has dropped the ball on club sports one too many times. It’s time to step up now and make the students’ main issue a strength.

Otherwise, this administration proves it’s nothing more than making decisions for itself instead of students.

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Rec field plan not completed yet

WVU students Plan for fields is expected to be completed ‘in a few weeks’

BY TONY DOBIES formation Services John Bolt completed. should be closer said the plan will not be comThe updates are expected pleted for “a few weeks.” to be in the next strategic plan to the action West Virginia University Neither Weese nor Gray currently being developed by SPORTS EDITOR

Penn State has Beaver Stadium nestled in Happy Valley.

There’s Death Valley, The Swamp and Rocky Top in the SEC, too.

Notre Dame, Ohio State and Texas have stadiums that each bring a significant factor to the table in the college football landscape that can’t be found inside Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown – a student section that makes an impact on games.

Sure, Morgantown is a great place to be on game days in the fall. This year will be no different.

But that atmosphere does not translate to the intensity inside the stadium. Comparing West Virginia’s student section to the rest of the elite is like comparing Natty Lite to Stella Artois – it doesn’t come close.

While West Virginia students show up in large numbers to watch the games, they make little impact on the game. But, it’s not necessarily the students’ fault, because the majority of them are sitting in the upper deck of the stadium, not down at field level.

With new Athletic Director Oliver Luck taking over, the topic of relocating the student section, one that will not change in 2010 from previous years, will hopefully be something worth discussing.

If anthing has become clear through all this conference expansion talk, college football is about one thing: money.

One of the obvious reasons the student section is primarily in the upper deck of Milan Puskar Stadium is because the University can sell more primetime seating closer to the field.

The best student sections throughout college football are down closer to the field, where they can make noise and give the home team an advantage.

At Penn State, the student section which holds 21,000 rabid students, starts at field level and wraps from the goals posts to nearly midfield.

Other schools like Auburn, Notre Dame, Michigan, USC and nearly all SEC schools also have a predominately lower student section.

In the Big East Conference, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida and Syracuse all place students near the field.

Another common occurrence around the country is the location of the band, usually plotted right in the middle or close to the student section.

At WVU, the band is located behind the goal posts near Touchdown Terrace, not close enough to the student section to have the students involved with it.

Growing up in Massachusetts, I spent my childhood as a season ticket holder at Boston College in Chestnut Hill. The student section at BC is considerably smaller than WVU’s but closer to the field and next to the band. Students get involved with the band whether singing “Build Me Up Buttercup” or “Sweet Caroline.”

Because the section is closer to the field, it can make some serious noise.

Some feel students haven’t picked up their end of the deal by being committed to attending games for a full four quarters. It has become all too familiar with ESPN broadcasts to see a half-filled student section. During last year’s Gold Rush against Colorado, the broadcast team circled a huge empty section in the WVU student section making a joke of how empty the seats were.

It wasn’t a pretty or ideal display of loyalty from the students, but can you really blame them?

Students want to be next to the action, where they know they can make an impact.

At some point it needs to be about the students who love WVU as much as the others who fill up the stadium.

Luck is in position to make a splash and make the atmosphere in Morgantown even better.

Not only would it help the students and make their

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has missed two deadlines to announce a plan for the future of club and recreational sports.

On the Board of Governors’ June 4 agenda, a plan for club, intramural and recreational sports was expected to be presented to the members regarding the 10-year plan for those sports.

Instead, WVU’s Vice President for Finance and Administration Narvel Weese and WVU’s Vice President for Student Affairs Ken Gray did not present a plan, but information on the development of the plan.

The comprehensive plan was anticipated to be finalized

by June 30, at which point the University would announce the plan. That did not happen.

Minutes from the Nov. 6, 2009 BOG meeting read a plan would be “ready to implement by the end of this school year,” which ended May 8. Now, Director of WVU’s News and In-

were available for comment.

The plan will discuss how the University will use $1.5 million allocated for improvements or construction of field space for sports use.

In addition to the $1.5 million University President James P. Clements pledged at the October 2009 State of the University address, in May the BOG approved a $15 increase in the recreation student fee.

A total of $10 from that fee taken from each WVU student will be used to support the recreation plan, Bolt said.

WVU is estimated to raise an additional $500,000 in 201011 from the implementation of the fee.

The other $5 will go directly toward the Student Recreation Center.

It will be the first major change to recreational space since the Rec Center was opened in 2001. Plans for updated recreation fields were in WVU’s 2010 plan, but were not

WVU. “Well that’s good forward thinking to have a 10-year plan, but there’s an immediate need,” said former WVU club men’s rugby head coach Jon Niles.

A team consisting of Weese, Gray, members from student recreation and facilities planning took over to “determine what kind of space and/or facilities would be needed to respond to the demand, assessing capacity of existing facilities and determining what additional space or facilities would be needed to support growing demand for recreational space,” the June 4 report to the BOG read.

Niles, who has played an active role for club sports field improvements over the last five years, said no student was involved in meetings between the recreation committee.

The last meeting Niles had

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TOP: Shown is an entrance to St. Clair fields where a pile of rusted poles lay earlier this year.

LEFT: An empty, crushed beer can lays on a field at St. Francis.

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WVU FOOTBALL

Team taking summer more seriously in 2010

BY TONY DOBIES

Football notes

SPORTS EDITOR

Jock Sanders admits West Virginia’s goal of winning a Big East Conference Championship in 2009 was severely damaged by a lackluster summer.

The Mountaineers’ now-senior slot receiver said WVU was more interested in goofing off than improving. A year older, Sanders – one of the team’s vocal leaders – has helped change that mentality this summer.

“That was one of our weaknesses last year,” Sanders said.

“We went out there and kind of played around. We didn’t have a mindset to try to get better each and every day. That is something we have changed this summer.

“Each day, we go out there in full attack mode.”

What has helped change that mentality, Sanders said, has been the influx of veteran leaders on this year’s team.

Besides the Mountaineers’ leading returning receiver, WVU returns its star running back Noel Devine, four offensive line starters and nine defensive starters led by senior linebacker J.T. Thomas, nose tackle Chris Neild and defensive tackle Scooter Berry.

“When it comes your time, you just have to step up to the plate,” Devine said. “You have to do what you do. It’s always been in me to be a leader.”

In fact, it is the most starters returning to a West Virginia football team in more than five seasons.

Sanders is looking to build team chemistry like it was in 2007 when Pat White and Steve Slaton were roaming the Mountaineers’ backfield and Sanders and Devine were just freshmen.

That was the last season WVU won the Big East Conference and went to a BCS Bowl a 48-28 victory over Oklahoma in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl.

“I don’t really have a personal goal,” Sanders said. “I’m just trying to get this team together and get us to bond like our 2007 team that went to the Fiesta Bowl.

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West Virginia wide receiver Jock Sanders jukes a Florida State defender during the Mountaineers’ Gator Bowl loss to Florida State in January. Sanders is one of WVU’s team leaders who is trying to take this summer more seriously to make improvements.

“We are just trying to gather together, so that is my major goal.”

But, in the spring, head coach Bill Stewart said the team lacked leadership. Thomas said that has changed this summer.

“We have leaders on our team,” Thomas said. “I don’t want to go against Coach Stew’s word, but we have guys that are leading the charge, and now we have to get some followers.”

Many on the team said this year’s offseason workouts have been the most strenuous under strength and conditioning coach Mike Joseph.

Fullback Ryan Clarke said Joseph has “turned it up a notch” in the amount of weight the team lifts and the length of the runs the team sprints and jogs.

“Preparation for this season started last winter, so we have been grinding to get all of our workouts in,” Clarke said.

But, the biggest change has been the mentality from this year’s senior leaders.

“I’m a lot more focused

that I was when I was a junior,” Thomas said. “I know this is my last time playing as a Mountaineer, that’s the only thing I’m guaranteed. I’m taking a different approach, and I’m sure the rest of the seniors are. Everyone is realizing, ‘hey we are seniors, this is the last time we have before we get out of here.’”

Some of the younger players like running backs Shawne Alston and DaQuan Hargrett said watching those seniors work harder pushes them.

“When you see them in the weight room, and they’re working hard, it inspires you to work harder,” Alston said. “We

are just trying to go hard everyday because we are all reaching for the same goal of a Big East Championship, BCS bowl, national championship, whatever it may be.”

Thomas, who many consider to the be the vocal defensive replacement for Reed Williams, said another 9-4 season is unacceptable.

“I’ve been on teams in the past that been less talented that have won more games,” Thomas said. “So we have to find whatever it is that they had and make it work for us.”

West Virginia’s defensive line coach Bill Kirelawich talked highly of his unit in 2010, saying he is excited for the depth of this year’s group which he did not have in 2009.

The line returns its three starters, nose tackle Chris Neild, defensive tackle Scooter Berry and defensive end Julian Miller.

“It’s wonderful,” Kirelawich said.

“Last year, we had that same three guys but didn’t have anyone behind them on any consequence. We had bodies there, but inexperienced bodies.”

He expects Josh Taylor, Jorge Wright, Will Clarke and others to contribute more in 2010.

Kirelawich expects Berry to have a breakout senior season after a subpar junior year. Berry was troubled by run-ins with the law and injuries in 2009. Kirelawich said that was mainly because Berry should’ve had surgery mid-way through the season to repair two tears in his shoulder.

“I said ‘Scooter, you can’t get operated on. You can’t give up the season, let’s hang in there a little longer,’” Kirelawich said. “So he played injured all year long … Anybody can play healthy, but at one point or another they have to play hurt.”

Kirelawich said the two incoming freshmen defensive linemen Bruce Irvin and Trevor Demko are on campus.

Kirelawich said he doesn’t set the bar as high for freshmen, so pressure is not too hard to deal with.

Still, Irvin could make an instant impact the Mountaineers’ veteran coach said. “ Bruce is a terrific athlete,” he said.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you make a difference wherever you are. Others count on and depend on your ability to home in on the bottom line. Your way of dealing with others helps you make new friends and adds to your success. Network, share and be more in touch with your feelings. Others go to extremes.

Your fiery nature comes out sometimes.

Learn to pick and choose your battles.

If you are single, you’ll meet someone quite unique and exciting, most likely through your friends or your immediate circle. If you are attached, the two of you might share some sharp words, but ultimately will become closer. TAURUS comes through for you.

sense tunes in to a financial matter. Tonight: Get a good night’s sleep.

trigger. The end results will be better. Tonight: Just don’t be alone.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) ★★★★★ Success follows when you get the support you want and need. Others have many ideas. Be smart – listen. Consider incorporating an idea or two into your plans. A meeting could provoke many ideas. Tonight: Know that you might be a little too energetic for a partner or a friend.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) ★★★★ You seem to feel unusually pressured to achieve a lot. A boss or higher-up could be on a tirade, affecting how you feel and think. Your sense of direction takes you down a new path. Listen to a trusted associate. Tonight: Do something just for yourself.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) ★★★ Use your instincts with someone in charge. You have a strong skill set involving talents and assets. There is no time like the present to present your stronger talents. Listen to your instincts. Tonight: If you can, call it an early night.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) ★★★★ Is there such a thing as too much energy?

You might wonder, and today is an excellent day to find out. Properly focused, you can move mountains. You feel the effort is worth it. Evidence to support that fact appears later today. Tonight: Now, what are you going to rearrange in the living room?

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) ★★★★★ You have drive and get-up-and-go. You could be upset by everything that is going on. You realize that possibly you cannot change the situation. Try to pull back and detach some, which could be hard. Get other opinions. Find an expert if need be. Tonight: Where the fun is.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) ★★★★★ Creativity swarms in when you hit a hassle. You might not test out your ideas, but rather simply march on, handling this problem. Parents could find a child unusually bellicose. Tonight: Whatever makes you smile.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) ★★★★ A partner makes a move that you might not be quite ready for. You don’t want to initiate conversations until you think through your reaction. Not everything is as it seems. Tonight: Go with a partner’s suggestion.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) ★★ Knowing when you cannot do any more is more important than you think. You might want to rethink a situation more carefully than in the past. Your sixth

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) ★★★★★ Someone comes forward, and you might want to give this person the floor. More information is forthcoming, which could be important. Try to detach rather than

C APRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) ★★★★★ You seem to come through and solve nearly any problem, no matter what is happening. Your imagination merges with your intellect, finding great solutions. Others seek you out. They want your feedback. Tonight: Where the fun is.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) ★★★ If you can work from home, you might get more accomplished. A difficult or somewhat overly assertive associate or partner could be pushing you very hard. Stay nonreactive. Tonight: Go to a neighborhood haunt. Make it easy and relaxing.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) ★★★★ Your ability to start a conversation and help people relax could come forward.

You might be rather tired of hearing the same old story over and over. Note the themes, and you will learn a lot about this person. Tonight: Meet up with a friend.

BORN TODAY Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan (1980), artist Marc Chagall (1887), drummer Ringo Starr (1940)

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Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

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ACROSS 1 Pirate’s booty 5 Lash marking 9 One of the deadly sins 14 Sacramento’s __ Arena 15 Aglio e __: pasta dish 16 __ Puffs 17 Dad’s legal protection 20 Unborn, after “in” 21 Manitoba native 22 Gazetteer statistic 23 Arizona tourist mecca 26 On fire 27 Reagan’s “Star Wars” prog.

28 Whale of a tale 32 Iwo __ 35 “Fine by me” 39 Batting practice aid 42 Love 43 Auto financing org.

44 Cat call 45 Lode material 47 Stephen of “Michael Collins” 49 One-room schoolhouse heater 58 Keds competitor 59 Boot out 60 Like some basins 61 Using a euphemism 64 __-Chalmers: onetime big name in farm machinery 65 Physics subject 66 GPA spoilers 67 Bloodsucker 68 Upsurge 69 1920s Folies-Berg re designer

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5 Took the cup 6 Drawing out 7 Unit of petrol 8 Trifled (with) 9 Biol., e.g.

10 Slide rule number 11 Yellow shade

12 Handy bags 13 Laces into 18 Stir up 19 Flag throwers, at times 24 South Pacific archipelago and nation 25 Like Pindar’s works 28 Mud bath locale 29 Assist 30 Potent ‘60s-’70s Pontiac 31 Like trapeze artists 33 Leo’s studio 34 Almond liqueurs 36 Potsdam pronoun 37 “Double Fantasy” artist Yoko 38 London’s __ Gardens 40 “What have we __?”

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McCarthy spends summer playing for National Team WVU star forward gains experience by playing for Canadian National Team

BY MATTHEW PEASLEE SPORTS WRITER

Some college students spend their summer break studying abroad in a foreign country.

Women’s soccer player Bry McCarthy did just that, in a unique way.

McCarthy, a sophomore forward for the West Virginia women’s soccer team, played for the Canadian Women’s National Team this summer. She’s traveling the world to face other international competitors.

“It’s just an unbelievable opportunity for her,” said West Virginia head coach Nikki IzzoBrown. “You can’t help but be excited and proud of her.”

The sophomore’s worldwide debut took place in Hamar, Norway against the Norwegian National squad.

McCarthy not only entered the match, but played the full 90 minutes to help Canada earn a 1-1 tie.

“I think McCarthy played very well,” said Canadian coach Carolina Morace on CanadaSoccer.com. “She looked like a veteran on the field today.”

Naturally a forward, a position she has held during her first season at WVU, McCarthy played much of the match at outside defensive back. The switch to a defensive position is something Izzo-Brown will not rule out entering a fresh season.

“She has the talent to play across the field,” she said. “We used her in the backfield on some occasions last year, and we can probably do it this year too.”

McCarthy made an impact during her inaugural campaign as a Mountaineer.

Getting a starting nod right away, Izzo-Brown admitted she saw something special out of the Ajax, Ontario native.

“She is a fun player to watch and we saw that she can make

REC Continued from PAGE 5 with officials was more than two months ago, he said.

“There has been no student input,” Niles said. “It’s kind of disappointing, because if you look at it, these fields are going to be put to use by students. Why would you not gather the opinions of the students who gathered all the information and put together a plan that the students want?”

Niles said club sports don’t need more money.

“More than anything, club sports would rather have respect and better facilities,” Niles said. “They don’t need money, they need respect and facilities. If they can get that, they can generate their own revenue.”

Niles would like the University to take a more active role in trying to fund the plan, so club sports facilities are to the level of other peer institutions.

“One of the things that really makes us angry besides the lack of communication, they haven’t been forward thinking enough to put forth the plan we want and go out there and find somebody to donate and put naming rights on to cut out some of the costs associated with it,” Niles said.

After raising club sports funding by $25,000 in 2009 with the help of former Stu-

JOYAL Continued from PAGE 5 college experience better, it would help the team.

When Boston College’s much smaller student section makes more of an impact on football games than that of WVU’s larger section, something isn’t right.

Hopefully Luck does the right thing in putting the students down low next to the band like the rest of the elite schools in the future. If nothing less, Luck and his administration should discuss the proposition. brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

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Connecticut running back Jordan Todman is taken down by WVU defenders during the two team’s game last season. The Mountaineers will travel to East Hartford, Conn., for this year’s contest.

Huskies will be first Big East road test

BY BRIAN GAWTHROP SPORTS WRITER

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West Virginia forward Bry McCarthy runs past a Marquette defender during a game against Marquette last season. McCarthy is playing with the Canadian National Team this summer. an impact right away,” the 15year coaching veteran said.

“Come next year she will be one of our better players.”

The sophomore had a solid freshman campaign to build upon for the forthcoming 2010 season. She played in all 23 games in 2009, while starting in 12 of those contests.

McCarthy has a strong knack for getting to the ball and can fool defenders thanks to her size and speed. She scored three goals on 30 shots in 2009 and ended the year with seven points.

McCarthy has represented Canada before, though. In 2008, she was a team captain on the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 team which won the bronze medal. McCarthy was the lone team captain on the squad.

A couple of years before that, in 2006 McCarthy led her team to a gold medal championship at the U-16 Girls All-Star Selects.

Her track record of success, honors and accolades landed her a scholarship at WVU, IzzoBrown said. She has long recruited in Canada bringing in a slew of players south to the United States.

The connections McCar-

dent Government Association President Jason Parsons, Clements pledged $1.5 million last fall.

From that point, last year’s SGA President Jason Zuccari and his administration alongside club sports coaches and members developed a plan for recreation and club sports.

SGA was asked by the University to develop a survey, which was sent out to students to gauge interest in updated or additional field space.

A source said the survey results showed a need for more field space and better quality surfaces. SGA’s plan allowed the use of the proposed updated St. Clair fields for club sports, intramural and recreational sports, as well as physical education classes.

The finalized SGA plan consisted of two full-size soccer fields and two softball fields at St. Clair fields for club, intramural and recreational use, Niles said. The surface would be fieldturf with permanent field dimension marks, Niles said, to allow for the least

thy made with former Mountaineers Nicole Mailloux and Amanda Cicchini allowed her to make a rather smooth transition to West Virginia.

Her teammate and roommate Caroline Szwed was also part of last year’s freshmen class. Szwed is a native of Oakville, Ontario.

“You’re starting to see more Canadian players come into the States to play soccer, because they don’t have anywhere else to go,” Izzo-Brown said. “It just makes a lot of sense for those athletes to continue their careers here, because there aren’t a lot of other opportunities outside of the national level.”

Izzo-Brown brought in another girl from Canada to round out the incoming freshman class. A defender from Quebec City, Quebec, Marialye Laramee-Trottier will hunt for playing time once camp opens later this month.

Laramee-Trottier has a long line of Canadian-born Mountaineers to look up to for guidance throughout her career.

She can look no further than McCarthy who has literally been around the world and back. matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

amount of upkeep.

In addition, the plan offered a second phase of additional improvements to intramural fields near the Health Sciences Center. A third phase, which could be completed by 2020, would improve fields at Mylan Park for use of club sports.

Niles said the first stage would take four months to complete, and could be done this winter if WVU is proactive.

He said it would be impossible for the University to begin rebuilding the fields during the fall and spring months, because students will need to use the fields to practice and play.

SGA’s plan was given to the University’s administration early in 2010.

Approximately 4,638 students aprticipate in intramural sports each year at WVU, the report to the BOG stated.

Approximately 1,200 students play club sports each year. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

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The first half of the 2009 football season wasn’t what Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall had in mind.

His team started the year 4-5 including losing three Big East Conference matchups by less than four points. The headache reached unimaginable lengths with the murder of standout cornerback Jasper Howard Oct. 18.

The young team responded, winning its last four games including an upset of South Carolina in the Papajohns.com Bowl.

After losing just six starters, Edsall is hoping the frustrating 2009 season will pay dividends in 2010.

The success of the team largely rests on the shoulders of its offense, which returns eight starters from a crew that finished 23rd in the nation in scoring, at 32 points per game.

While the Huskies lose tailback Andre Dixon to graduation, four of five offensive linemen return, as does quarterback Zach Frazer and rising star running back Jordan Todman.

Todman will lead the unit which, as in years past, will rely mostly on its ground game. The junior surpassed 1,000 yards rushing last season, despite Dixon getting 1,093 and 14 touchdowns himself. Todman will run behind a stout line led by third-team preseason allAmerican Zach Hurd. Three of the four returning starters are taller than 6-foot-5.

Uncertainty rests in the Huskies’ passing game, however, es-

pecially with the loss of receiver Marcus Easley – a fourth-round pick by the Buffalo Bills in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Frazer, meanwhile, threw for 1,461 yards a season ago. While the senior has shown vast improvement in the offseason, his targets remain questionable.

Eight different players caught at least 10 catches in 2009, but with the loss of Easley, the unit has no go-to threat. Kashif Moore, who ended with 370 receiving yards last season, will likely be looked upon to fill that role. Fellow junior Isiah Moore and sophomore Dwayne Difton will also help carry the unit.

Leadership questions on the defensive side aren’t hard to answer, however. Senior linebacker Lawrence Wilson returns to lead the defense after an all-Big East junior season.

Wilson led the conference with 10.8 tackles per game in 2009 including a career-high 17 tackles against Syracuse.

Fellow linebacker Scott Lutrus, who missed a month in 2009 with a shoulder injury, also returns to give Connecticut one of the most feared linebacker duos in the Big East.

The Huskies lost defensive end Lindsey Witten but returns Greg Lloyd, Twyon Martin, Kendall Reyes and sophomore Trevado Williams.

The secondary returns only cornerback Robert Vaughn and safety Robert McClain. Two players, corner Blidi Wreh-Wilson and safety Jerome Junior, saw action as true freshmen.

A tough test awaits the Huskies early as they will travel to face Michigan Sept. 4 in both

INSIDE CONNECTICUT KEY PLAYER Lawrence Wilson, LB The Connecticut defense was average throughout the 2009 season. With the UConn offense expected to be even stronger this season, the Husky defense will be expected to improve its game, as well. Senior linebacker Lawrence Wilson returns to captain the unit after an all-Big East Conference junior season. A strong and healthy season by Wilson could help the Huskies end among the nation’s top teams.

OTHER PLAYERS TO WATCH QB Zach Frazer, RB Jordan Todman, OG Zach Hurd, DE Greg Lloyd, LB Scott Lutrus, S Robert McClain STRENGTHS Rush offense, offensive line, linebackers WEAKNESSES No go-to receiver, pass offense IMPORTANT LOSSES RB Andre Dixon, WR Marcus Easley, DE Lindsey Witten — Compiled by Brian Gawthrop team’s season opener. Later, it will host Vanderbilt a week before opening Big East play at Rutgers Oct. 8.

Connecticut does have the most favorable conference schedule in the league, however, as the Huskies host West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.

All three teams finished above the Huskies in the 2009 standings and are projected to do the same in 2010. brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu

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Gyorko named Brooks Wallace Award winner West Virginia’s former shortstop Jedd Gyorko was named the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year at the 2010 College Baseball Awards Show in Lubbock, Texas last Friday. Gyorko was named a firstteam all-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association earlier this summer after leading the Mountaineers in 2010. He had a .381 batting average, hit 19 home runs, had 57 RBI, 28 doubles, 90 base hits, 71 runs scored and 177 total bases. ”He meant everything to our team,” said WVU head baseball coach Greg Van Zant. “Jedd is a terrific player and an even better person. He was highly touted this year and knew he would get a lot of attention, but even with that, he passed more hours in the fall than any player on the team. In the spring, with all that was going on around him, he finished with a 3.7 GPA in management.”

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last week.

Drake is a two-year letterwinner for the Beavers, playing in 13 matches, recording one goal and one assist. LeBlanc said he likes Drake’s maturity, leadership and versatility.

West Virginia wrestlers Donnie Jones and Brandon Rader have been granted their sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, allowing them to compete for the Mountaineers in the 2010-11 campaign. Jones in a two-time all-American.

West Virginia senior rifle team member Nicco Campriani finished 17th overall in the 50M men’s prone competition at the Belgrade International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia.

The West Virginia swimming and diving teams have been named to the Collegiate Swim Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team for the spring 2010 term with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. The women’s team finished with an overall GPA of 3.195 and the men’s team finished with a GPA of 3.0895.

Elite to a U.S. Youth Soccer U-23 Region 2 championship in Dayton, Ohio.

The trio guided Scott Gallagher to a 2-0 shutout over Ohio Elite Soccer Academy in the regional finals. They will now compete in the National Championships July 21-25, in Overland Park, Kan. Oregon State transfer Matt Drake will join the WVU men’s soccer team this year, head coach Marlon LeBlanc announced — Written by Tony Dobies

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Oh, those Russians.

Just when you think relations between the United States and Russia are cooling, they have to go and harken back to the days of the Cold War. A group of suspected Russian spies were found living in ordinary lives, reigniting an already tense relationship with the former communist nation.

Nothing was more intriguing than the Cold War relations between our two countries, bringing forth an entire genre of movies dedicated to espionage, spy games and international sabotage.

Compiled below are some of the best movies in the spy genre.

‘RED DAWN’ The Soviets are invading the United States and only Patrick Swayze can stop them. There’s really no better way to describe the film – it literally is Swayze versus the communists.

After the hammer and sickle of the Soviet forces paratroop into the nation, Joe Edward (Swayze) and his brother, Matt (Charlie Sheen), along with a few others, must work together in guerilla fashion and bring the commies to justice.

The movie is set in a period of global turmoil. Nations have fallen to communism, once-settled democracies are fighting off the influence of the communist siege.

Surprisingly quickly after the Soviets have made landfall, Americans have been transplanted into re-ed-

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ucation camps to learn everything Western is wrong.

The group establishes a resistance, modeling themselves as the “Wolverines,” the local school mascot.

It was once considered the most violent action films of the 1980s, with its graphic displays of shoot-outs and warfare.

Despite how serious it tries to be, “Red Dawn” is an action movie that doesn’t quite avoid how ridiculous it feels.

Russian soldiers, seconds after paratrooping into the country, have somehow gained control of everything.

But that doesn’t mean it isn’t great.

“Red Dawn” is an excellent film of Soviet-invasion paranoia, which, after these recent captures, may be more true than we admit.

‘GOLDENEYE’ OK – so it’s not really set in the Cold War and the Soviets are now the Russians. But what list of Russian espionage movies would be complete without a Bond movie?

The 1995 movie features a Russian plot to hijack the world and hold it hostage with the super satellite “Goldeneye.”

The satellite can erase entire nation’s worth of data through an electromagnetic pulse, a cause of national and international concern for MI-6 and the British secret service.

In an effort to retrieve the necessary keys and figure out who’s behind the plot, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan), must head to Russia and investigate further.

Being a bond movie, there’s a taming of a Russian femme fatale, some exaggerated stereotypes and truly

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awful accents.

The movie’s villain, Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean), is British – but has aligned himself with a former Soviet sect. He’s helped along the way by ex-KGB military advisors and has the country in his palm.

Can Bond overcome this truly devastating piece of Russian technology and stop Western civilization from crumbling in an instant?

‘THE BOURNE IDENTITY’ There’s no Russian plot,but the Matt Damon action series reinvented a somewhat stale and Bond-dominated spy genre.

Damon stars as agent Jason Bourne, a man who has no recollection of who he is and how he got there.

Over the course of the movie, Bourne finds he has abilities beyond his comprehension. He can speak languages fluently and is deadly with his fists and feet.

Shortly after, Bourne begins to trace his previous footsteps, uncovering the tale behind his mystery even more so.

As he’s beginning to make progress, he realizes he’s being targeted – whether it be from high speed chases or strange looks in the street.

The movies are stylish and smart – a closer resemblance to how the earlier Bond movies were than their later adventures.

The ability of the movie to switch instantly from high drama to tense slow moments is why this is an instant classic in the genre, and has led to so many imitators – including the Bond movies themselves. david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu

Judge sends Lindsay Lohan to jail BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A judge sentenced Lindsay Lohan on Tuesday to 90 days in jail and an inpatient rehab program after finding the actress had violated her probation in a 2007 drug case by failing to attend alcohol education classes.

The actress burst into tears after the ruling.

Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel issued the sentence after listening to testimony from employees of an alcohol treatment program that Lohan had been ordered to attend.

Lohan missed seven classes since December, which led to the judge’s harsh rebuke moments after the “Mean Girls” star offered a tearful apology.

“I did do everything I was told to do and did the best I could to balance jobs and showing up,” Lohan told the judge. “It wasn’t vacation, it wasn’t some sort of a joke.”

Revel said she found Lohan’s apology insincere, comparing it to “somebody who

cheats and thinks it isn’t cheating if she doesn’t get caught.”

Lohan was not immediately taken into custody and will be permitted to surrender on July 20. She will have to wear an ankle alcohol monitor until then.

Los Angeles County district attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison said it was not uncommon for judges to allow defendants to turn themselves in at a later date so they can get their affairs in order.

The sentence tripled the monthlong jail sentence prosecutors had sought for Lohan.

It was unclear how much time Lohan will actually spend in jail. Los Angeles Sheriff ’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said female inmates convicted of nonviolent misdemeanors serve about a quarter of their sentence but that can be further reduced by state credits.

Whitmore said Lohan might be released on house arrest, but it would depend on the

specifics of Revel’s order.

Lohan could be returning to the suburban Lynwood jail where she spent 84 minutes in 2007 after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of being under the influence of cocaine, and no contest to two counts of driving with a blood-alcohol level above 0.08 percent and one count of reckless driving. She had been sentenced to four days behind bars.

The same jail housed Paris Hilton for 23 days in 2007 after she was found guilty of driving on a suspended license while on probation in an alcohol-related, reckless-driving case.

Whitmore said then that budget problems meant nonviolent female inmates were only serving about 10 percent of their sentences. The department still faces overcrowding and budget issues, he said.

Judge Revel spent several minutes Tuesday detailing Lohan’s conduct since 2007, noting the actress had repeatedly deflected blame and made excuses.

There were “a number of instances that would show her not taking things seriously,” said Revel, who imposed a series of strict, new conditions on the actress.

Lohan will now have a probation officer who will monitor her progress more closely.

Lohan was previously on informal probation and supervised by a judge.

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Farmer’s markets offer fresh, locally grown produce

BY AARON DAWSON A&E WRITER

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Patrons visit the different vendors at the Morgantown Farmer’s Market July 6.

Morgantown residents looking for fresh, locally grown produce are spoiled for choice.

In addition to the already established farmer’s market downtown, the West Virginia University Hospitals Farmer’s Market will begin its 2010 season today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Heather Bonaparte, public health graduate student and market manager for WVUH Farmer’s Market, said that last year’s six week trial was such a success they brought it back.

“Last year was just a six week trial,” said Bonaparte.

“This year the market will last through the end of September.”

In addition to the public support, one major reason for reinstating the farmer’s market was to provide healthy ingredients for hospital employee’s lunches.

“We want to provide the employees with better eating habits by offering fresh fruit for lunch,” she said.

With an average of 1015 venders presenting their goods each week, the WVUH farmer’s market plans to feature a handful of vendors from out of state, but will mostly focus on local vendors. Flowers and baked goods will also be for sale, Bonaparte said.

You can find the market in the parking space behind Ruby Memorial Hospital.

The Morgantown Farmer’s Market, located downtown, has been operating since 2001, according to Market manager Brenda Shiflett.

Shiflett said she’s pleased to see the Morgantown community buying foods and that the vendors at the Morgantown Farmer’s Market “bring the best quality products around.”

In addition to the regular fruits and vegetables, the Morgantown Farmer’s Market offers local meats, woolen items, honey and bouquets.

Composed of approximately fifty vendors, the market offers fresh fruits and vegetables from vendors hailing from Morgantown and surrounding cites and states.

Max Dubansky, a farmer at Garrett County, Mary-

land’s Backbone Food Farm has been vending in Morgantown for four years selling lettuce, kales, carrots and Shiitake mushrooms among a host of other vegetables. He plans on coming back.

“There something different about Morgantown,” Dubansky said. “There’s definitely more of a younger crowd.”

Sudawan Richardson, of Richardson’s Market, has been vending at the Morgantown Farmer’s Market for five years and has no complaints in her experience as the farm’s representative.

“Everyone (in Morgantown) is very wonderful and really polite,” Richardson said.

Richardson’s Market, based in Fairmont, W.Va., grew out of Richardson’s love for the gardening.

“It was, and still is, a hobby for me,” Richardson said.

Among the fruits and vegetables the market is known for, cheese is also available for purchase.

Andrea Cedro of Firefly Farms has been coming to the Morgantown Farmer’s Market for 3 years and shares Duban-

sky and Richardson’s sentiments: Morgantown’s people make its markets a pleasurable venue to sell produce.

Out of the twelve other markets Firefly Farms vends, Cedro said that Morgantown is “definitely in our top 3” favorites places to sell.

Solely vending goat cheese, Firefly Farms’ cheeses offer something different than commercial cheeses.

“These are artesian cheeses.

All of our cheeses are handscooped and logged,” Cedro said.

Cedro said a common reaction to the taste of goat cheese is usually, “I didn’t know cheese could taste like this!”

Visit www.fireflyfarms.com for recipes, where else to purchase their cheeses and descriptions about each product.

The Morgantown Farmer’s Market is located on Spruce Street downtown and operates from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. every Saturday.

Visit www.morgantownfarmers.org for the market’s schedule, recipes and a guide to what’s in season. robert.dawson@mail.wvu.edu

‘The Last Airbender’ fails to recapture magic of cartoon series JAMES CARBONE CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

“Avatar: The Last Airbender” was a great animated television show.

It was an epic tale of action, humor and romance that both children and adults could enjoy.

So, when I heard it was being made into a movie, I went into it with cautious optimism.

Sadly, Director M. Night Shyamalan, a self-proclaimed fan of the show, did not do the source material justice.

The basic story premise is the same.

A brother and sister who live in an arctic tribe find a frozen boy named Aang who turns out to be the avatar, a warrior who can control, or “bend” the four elements: fire, earth, water and air.

The avatar has been missing for 100 years and, in that time, the Fire Nation has launched a crusade to conquer the world, something the avatar should have stopped.

However, due to Aang’s young age, he is only trained in air bending, so he must now travel the world and learn the other elements so he can save the world.

Shortly after, the three are attacked by Zuko, the prince of the Fire Nation who’s personal mission is the capture of the avatar so he can return

home with his honor.

The Aang gang must also deal with Zhao, a commander in the Fire Nation army who is also looking to capture the avatar.

The basics of the story are the same, but the movie doesn’t pull it off nearly as well as the television show did.

“The Last Airbender” encompasses the first season of the show into a little less than two hours, so it is understandable that some things had to be cut.

However, there isn’t nearly enough exposition granted to the actors, so most of the characters seem rather two-dimensional.

Sokka, the brother who finds Aang, is a generic warrior with a boomerang who never adds anything to the movie, which is a shame compared to his humorous role in the original cartoon.

His sister, Katara seems to only play the role of inspiring Aang to keep fighting and, outside of one scene, she doesn’t really do anything to fight their enemies.

Aang, played by Noah Ringer, probably could have been played by a cardboard cutout that says things at random intervals.

He is supposed to be a fun loving kid but instead who just looks stoically into the distance while screaming things on occasion.

The villains are somewhat better cast, but not by much.

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A scene from the M. Night Shaymalan movie ‘The Last Airbender.’ The movie is based on the Nickelodeon cartoon series ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender.’

Dev Patel does a decent job as banished prince Zuko, but even the “Slumdog Millionaire” star can only do so much with Shyamalan’s script.

Thankfully, Zuko’s uncle, Iroh, one of the more popular characters from the show, was wonderfully played by Shaun Taub, better known as Yinsen from “Iron Men.” He is one of the few people that really seemed to embrace his character’s television portrayal and plays the

‘Daily Show’ women deny sexism NEW YORK (AP) — The women of “The Daily Show” are refuting blogosphere complaints about the show’s lack of gender diversity.

In an open letter posted Tuesday on the “Daily Show” website, 32 women who work on the Comedy Central program – from producers to writers to production assistants – denied any suggestion that “The Daily Show” is a “boy’s club.”

The letter was addressed to “People Who Don’t Work Here” and referred only to “certain media outlets.” The blog Jezebel.com recently claimed there is sexism at “The Daily Show” after speaking with several former female staffers.

But in a thoughtful and comical letter, the “Daily Show” women denounced “the bit-

role of kind and caring mentor perfectly.

Zhao, the film’s other villain, was strangely played by Aasif Mandvi.

Mandvi, better known for his work on “The Daily Show,” takes a chance in a dramatic role, but instead of playing Zhao as cool and calculating, he focused on making the character nearly insane.

It was not a good way to go with the character.

While there are some pretty

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good fight scenes, these too feel a little bit lacking.

These people are supposed to have complete control over various elements, yet they have to do some kind of ridiculous Tai chi routine before they can summon a gust of wind, and, even then, it is like a slight breeze instead of miniature tornado.

Fans of the show should skip this film and instead rewatch the show.

Those who have never watched the show should still avoid this movie, it doesn’t even work as a good kung fu flick.

Hopefully, Shyamalan’s control over the series will be taken away and Nickelodeon will try again in a few years.

Hopefully.

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They said women make up 40 percent of the staff and “generate a significant portion of the show’s creative content.”

The show recently added a new female correspondent, Olivia Munn.

Jezebel Editor-in-Chief Jessica Coen said the site stood by its story. In a posting Tuesday, the story’s writer, Irin Carmon, said she wished “The Daily Show” had made current employees available when she requested interviews.

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Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson star in ‘Twlight: Eclipse.’

Character development, actors shine in third ‘Twilight’ movie BRITTNI MCGUIRE RE A&E WRITER

Fans rushed to theaters with painted fang marks and wolf scratches to see the highly anticipated premiere of “Eclipse,” the third installment of “The Twilight” saga films.

“Eclipse” brought forth many concepts that have not been displayed in the previous films starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Hollywood’s newest “it couple.”

Stewart plays the small town girl, Bella, who falls in love with everyone’s favorite vampire, Edward.

In “Eclipse,” Bella finds herself torn between two loves, Jacob and Edward, but the tween romance hit new grounds when director David Slade took the action sequences to a new level and proved the “Twilight” films just keep getting better.

The film picks up where “New Moon” ended with Bella and Edward debating their marriage.

Although Eclipse showed

off the characters’ best acting to date, Jacob shined the most. He hit a new level of sex appeal as well as projecting a confident attitude that seemed more believable for the character readers grew to love in the books.

The movie also digs deeper into the lives of the other members of the Cullen family and told each of their stories through flashbacks and storytelling through the characters and Bella.

The most prominent of the Cullen family members in this film was Jasper, who trained the family to fight against the “newborn” vampire army that Victoria comprised to kill Bella.

This is the first of the “Twilight” films to read into the other vampire characters and to show a deeper side of the main characters we know.

This deeper connection shown to the audience is particularly evident in the tent scene when Edward, Bella and Jacob share an intimate moment. Each of the boys became more believable characters.

Their characters in this scene as well as in the rest of the film displayed more

of a personality than a dry, scripted story like the previous renditions.

Jacob came to life becoming more witty and confident while Edward became less of a patriarchal figure toward Bella and more like a boyfriend.

A new side of Bella also comes to life in this film – not just projecting the desperate fragile human and actually taking accountability for her actions, risking her life to save Edward from Victoria.

The new and improved cast tried a little harder not to force their emotions for this film and also made themselves more relatable to the audience.

This film also added a dash of humor that the others lacked. For example, Edward asking Bella, “Does he ever wear a shirt?”

This movie took on a more serious notion of the idea of marriage but also sexualized the characters more than in the other films which made it more appropriate for an older audience at the same time.

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‘Bachelor’ shows side of public breakups LOS ANGELES (AP) — She said he wasn’t intimate. He said she wasn’t faithful. She called him a fame whore. He called her jealous. For weeks, the nasty break-up of “The Bachelor” couple Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi has been fought in the tabloids. In their latest round of sparring, the pair were back in front of the reality TV cameras where it all began.

“Unfortunately, that’s what one of our arguments looks like,” Pavelka said after a weeping Girardi stomped away from their pre-taped reunion at the end of Monday’s episode of “The Bachelorette” starring Ali Fedotowsky, the former Facebook advertising account manager who chose her job over Pavelka during his “Bachelor” season. “It’s kind of embarrassing.”

“The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison moderated the poolside debate between the couple, who called off their engagement last month. The 32-year-old pilot from Dallas and the 23-year-old Geneva, Fla., resident quarreled

over such issues as where they should place furniture in their home and why she gave an interview to a tabloid about their split.

Normally, when the couples who meet on “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette” end their made-on-TV relationships – just three out of 19 are still together – their publicists release a statement announcing an amicable parting before they quietly fade back into obscurity. Pavelka and Girardi, however, quickly launched into public mudslinging after ending their romance.

Girardi lashed out first by appearing on the cover of Star magazine alongside the headline “Jake’s a MONSTER!” Pavelka then struck back on the front of People magazine above the headline “I DON’T TRUST HER.” Girardi later dodged infidelity allegations on Twitter, while Pavelka unloaded about his relationship regrets in an interview with “Extra” host Mario Lopez.

“Nobody likes airing out their grief in public,” said D. Ivan Young, author of relation-

ship guide “Break Up, Don’t Break Down.” “When you find people putting behavior like that out there, they are people who are more concerned about the integrity of their brand rather than the content of their character. Those relationships are superficial at best.”

The tumultuous separation and subsequent speculation – Is Jake getting back together with Ali? Is Vienna going to pose for Playboy? Is Jake gay?

– has remained a hot topic in the tabloids and online. Irad Eyal, reality TV producer and author of celebrity relationship guide “Sex Degrees of Separation,” said the duo’s messy end is atypical Hollywood behavior.

“They really went off the rails,” said Eyal. “I think it became this game of who could bad mouth each other worse and then see who could come out cleaner.

Obviously, it’s a better way to keep your name in the press.

If you just fade out quietly like all the other couples from ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘The Bachelorette’ did in the past, you’re left with nothing.”

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FEMALE ROOMMATE, NONSMOKER 929 Garrison Ave. Two blocks from campus. Contact Stephanie (724)552-6446.

FEMALE WANTED TO SHARE 4/BR house. 2170 University Ave. $425/mo plus utilities. Contact Katie: 703-216-4007.

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

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

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

Call: 304-292-3807.

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

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CRAFTSMAN TOWNHOUSE. CHEAT LAKE. Large 1BR. 1/BA. Spacious deck.

Sacked WD. Walk to lake/schools. Very private. Nice neighborhood. $100K/OBO. 304-319-0882.

FEMALE ROOMMATE TO SHARE 2BR/ 1BA Mason St. Apt. Within walking distance to downtown campus. $325/mo. +utilities.

Contact Rori: (484)707-2021.

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

LARGE, 3/BR, 2/BA HOUSE. CENTRAL location. WD/hook-up. Off-street parking.

All appliances. NO PETS. Lease/deposit. $450/person/mo each, utilities included.

304-292-7233.

FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED. Available 7/1/09. 3/BR. 2½-BA. Townhouse like new. $300/mo+ 1/3utilities. Close to stadium/hospital. WD. DW. AC. Parking.

304-599-2822.

HELP WANTED

CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

HELP WANTED !!BARTENDERS WANTED. $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Training provided. Age: 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285 BUCKET HEAD PUB. BARTENDERS WANTED. Will train. 10-minutes from downtown Morgantown. Small local bar.

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

Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash Apply at 284 Prospect Street Bring Class Schedule EOE

Computer Graphic Artist & Production Foreman The Daily Athenaeum is now accepting applications in the Production “Department for Computer Graphic Artist & Production Foremen.

Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash Apply at 284 Prospect Street Bring Class Schedule

JERSEY SUBS NOW HIRING cashiers and delivery drivers. Experienced preferred Apply: 1756 MILEGROUND ROAD. MARIO’S FISHBOWL NOW HIRING cooks and servers for year-round and summer only. Apply within at 704 Richwood Ave. STUDENT ASSISTANT NEEDED for part-time/full-time work days & summer.

Some weekends. Excellent organizational skills required. Must have completed 6/HRS of accounting and have Excel skills. Also Computer Engineering/Science majors considered. Fax resume: 304-293-6942 or E m a i l : studentaccounting2010@gmail.com.

PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2010 OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

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304-282-3575 TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 1-2-3 bedrooms available. Please call 304-292-8888. NO PETS permitted.

FURNISHED HOUSES FURNISHED HOUSE. ASHTON ESTATES Townhome. 2/BR, 2½-BA. NO PETS. $1250/mo. 304-291-5493.

LAKEVIEW RESORT TOWNHOUSE. 7TH Fairway. 2/BR, 2½-BA. Includes use of health spa/pool and clubhouse. Lawncare. $1500/mo. Some utilities. 304-692-1821.

NEWLY REMODELED. FULLY furnished.

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

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

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

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

617 NORTH ST. EXCELLENT CONDITION. Big 4/BR 2/Full BA, W/D/Deck, covered porch. Off-street parking for/5.

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WEDNESDAY JULY 7, 2010

Morgantown celebrates Independence Day

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1. Seth Hoover, 3, waves an American flag during the Fourth of July Parade on High Street Sunday.

2. Children stand in the road to get a better look as a line of firetrucks comes down high street. Firemen riding in the trucks gave out candy and turned on the sirens for the children’s amusement.

3. The Mon River Big Band performs jazz and patriotic songs at Hazel Ruby McQuain Park before the fireworks display Sunday evening.

4. Fireworks go off above the river at Hazel Ruby McQuain Park Sunday night to bring the end Morgantown’s celebration of Independence Day.

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Local author’s legal book wins 2010 Scribes Book Award

BY CHELSEA HENSHEY A&E WRITER

West Virginia University Pearly Isaac Reed School of Journalism Associate Dean and Professor John Temple was awarded the 2010 Scribes Book Award for his book “The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates.”

The Scribes Book Award is presented to the most outstanding works of legal scholarship by The American Society of Legal Writers.

“The Last Lawyer” chronicles the Center of Death Penalty Litigation’s efforts to fight the death sentence of Bo Jones.

Jones, a North Carolina farmhand, was convicted of murder in 1987 despite questionable testimony and legal counsel and Jones’ own mental capacity.

Temple said he was inspired to write “The Last Lawyer” after reading a news brief and chose the location of the book based on the immense death row issues in the state of North Carolina.

“I’d seen a brief in the newspaper about a group of lawyers trying to defend a guy in Texas. That little brief … I never realized there were lawyers who did this,” Temple said. “It must be frustrating work and very hard work.

I knew North Carolina a little bit because I’d worked as a newspaper reporter, and it has a very active death row, and there was this organization that defended death row inmates.”

Additional inspiration for “The Last Lawyer” came to Temple from the lack of other publications detailing the defense of death row inmates.

“I couldn’t find any books about lawyers and death row inmates, and I wanted to show people doing that work and what that world was like,” Temple said.

Temple said he was sur-

THE LAST LAWYER John Temple The true story of how an attorney and his team of investigators and lawyers fought to overturn a client’s death. prised and honored about the award.

“One of my favorite books, ‘A Civil Action,’ inspired me to write this book, and it won I think in 1996. It was a real honor to be given the same award,” Temple said. “I felt very satisfied, and it was just nice to see it get that recognition. It’s not so much about you; it’s that you want the recognition for the book.”

Temple is thankful to be given the opportunity through publishing his book to teach others and shed a light on a subject that is unknown to many.

“I learned a lot writing this book, and it sheds light on an area that a lot of people don’t know about and opens peoples’ minds to an area of the law that they maybe haven’t thought that deeply about, just giving them more information to base their ideas on,” Temple said.

“The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates” can be found in the WVU Bookstore and through online retailers. chelsea.henshey@mail.wvu.edu