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“Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.” THE DAILY ATHENAEUM WEDNESDAY JULY 17, 2013 VOLUME 125, ISSUE 158 www.THEDAONLINE.com da City Council held a public portion where it listened to several concerns from citizens. NEWS PAGE 2 89° /72° PM T-STORMS INSIDE News: 1, 2 Opinion: 4 A&E: 3, 6 Sports: 7, 8, 10 Campus Connection : 6 Puzzles: 5 Classifieds: 9 CONTACT US Newsroom 304-293-5092 or [email protected] Advertising 304-293-4141 or [email protected] Classifieds 304-293-4141 or DA-Classifi[email protected] Fax 304-293-6857 WVU announced Monday that senior center Aaric Murray is no longer with the men’s basketball program. SPORTS PAGE 7 ANOTHER DEPARTURE ON THE INSIDE Read about an upcoming performance at M.T. Pockets Theatre. A&E PAGE 3 FULLY COMMITTED Practice players help women’s bball ‘toughen up’ BY MEGAN CALDERADO STAFF WRITER The West Virginia Uni- versity women’s basket- ball team is seeking male players to join the program as practice players for the 2013-14 season. Madina Ali, a former member of the WVU wom- en’s basketball team, is now the team’s graduate assistant and in charge of the male practice team. “Our goal is to have the guys compete against our girls so that they be- come physically and mentally tough while go- ing against some pretty strong and solid guys,” Ali said. Ali visits different areas across campus such as the Student Recreation Cen- ter to try and recruit male players willing to donate some of their time. She said, in her experience as a player, a male practice team is a big help in pre- paring them to be more successful during the season. “Our practice this year is very good; however, we are capable of becoming even better and stronger, and the girls can be able to reach their fullest potential as student athletes,” she said. Tarrell Yancey, a se- nior sport and exer- cise psychology stu- dent, joined the practice team last year and plans to participate again this season. “The first thing I learned is if you go soft or think you’re going to take it easy on them, you will get embarrassed,” Yancey said. He said he decided to join the program because his personal basketball career didn’t pan out the way he had wanted, but he hopes to eventually work his way up to the team’s graduate assistant posi- tion, and later fulfill his dream of becoming a Di- vision 1 head basketball coach. “They got to take it dead serious,” former associate head coach George Porcha said. “We’re trying to win a National Championship, and the guys are a big part of that.” Ali said the practice team assists during all drills, and members of the practice team play in both offensive and defensive positions. “You may not be a great defender, but if you’re an excellent shooter, we would use you. And you may not be the best of- fensive player, but if you’re a great rebounder, we would still use you,” Ali said. “We never turn anyone down, because we could always use the help. “If you can play basket- ball, then you can partic- ipate, (but) please come with some basketball sense.” Ali said people like Yancey on the practice team allow the girls to be- come quicker and more explosive. The tough competition also allows the women to become more physically strong and aggressive to- ward the basket, while also boosting team chemistry. The team is looking for the help and support of any male students who are willing to donate some of their free time to train with the team for the upcoming season. Those interested are en- couraged to contact Ali at [email protected], or contact the WVU Basket- ball Office at 304-293-3508. [email protected] WVU announces IMG partnership BY AMIT BATRA SPORTS WRITER On Thursday afternoon, West Virginia University announced a broad part- nership with IMG College, effective beginning the 2013-14 academic year. The 12-year deal with IMG will guarantee the school more than $80 mil- lion, plus revenue shar- ing opportunities during the course of the part- nership. The agreement is designed to bring new national and corporate support and brand recog- nition to the University’s athletic program. It includes manage- ment of local game broad- casts and coaches’ shows for radio and television, publications such as me- dia guides and sched- ules. It also covers digital platforms including so- cial media and web sites, corporate sponsorships, at-event promotions and game day hospitality, sta- dium and venue signings including scoreboards and ribbon boards and advertising in University- owned and leased athletic facilities. “It was time for WVU Athletics to grow our mul- timedia and sponsorship sales, especially with our recent move to the Big 12 Conference,” said Direc- tor of Athletics Oliver Luck in a statement. “With the resources, services and proven track record that IMG College brings, WVU now has the opportunity to expand its revenue base by engaging new national sponsors while building our athletic and Univer- sity brand. I’m extremely pleased with this move.” Ben Sutton, president of IMG College, shared sim- ilar sentiments about the new partnership. “West Virginia athletics, under the direction of Oli- ver Luck, has done a great job building its corpo- rate partner program, and we’re thrilled to add our resources to expand on these efforts,” Sutton said. “West Virginia is one of last major schools to han- dle multimedia and spon- sorship sales in-house. The University’s decision to entrust IMG to grow its sponsor and revenue base while building the school brand continues to vali- date IMG’s collegiate ser- vices and burgeoning na- tional marketing platform.” WVU will join several other Big 12 schools that have a partnership with IMG College, such as Baylor, Kansas, TCU and Texas. IMG presently rep- resents more than 90 uni- versities nationwide, as well as the NCAA and its 89 championships. IMG College is the na- tion’s leading collegiate multimedia, marketing and licensing/brand man- agement company, repre- senting more than 200 of the nation’s top collegiate properties. IMG College produces nearly 31,000 hours of radio programming on the largest sports net- work in the country, manages nearly 5,000 hours of local television Research lab able to use tobacco on campus despite recent ban BY CELESTE LANTZ & CARLEE LAMMERS DA STAFF Earlier this month West Virginia University initiated a campus-wide tobacco ban – but not entirely. The policy, which states that no person will be permit- ted to use any tobacco prod- uct on the WVU campus, has some exceptions. According to the policy, exceptions can be made for large campus events, such as football games, and for re- search purposes. Melissa Blank, an assis- tant professor in WVU’s be- havioral neuroscience pro- gram, will still be able to use nicotine and tobacco prod- ucts to conduct her on-cam- pus research. Blank’s research aims to understand the factors that promote and maintain nico- tine and tobacco use. Blank said her research covers alternative tobacco products (ATPs), which in- cludes cigarette smokers’ concurrent use of ATPs such as cigars, smokeless tobacco and waterpipes; poten- tial reduced exposure prod- ucts (PREPs), where she re- searches the use of PREPs marketed as a means to re- duce the harms associated with tobacco smoking; and the genetics of smoking be- havior, where she looks into the influence of genetic poly- morphisms, such as those involved in nicotine metab- olism and regulation, on nic- otine self-administration as measured via smokers’ topography. When WVU announced it would become tobacco- free Blank said she wasn’t ever concerned her research would be affected. “It is common practice for universities and other re- search facilities to make an exception for laboratory re- search under certain restric- tions … and for research pur- poses only,” she said. Blank’s lab is equipped with negative pressure ven- tilation to guide smoke outside. Blank said the lab is tak- ing additional precautions to prevent research partici- pants, faculty and students from coming in contact with the tobacco products. “e only people that may see TOBACCO on PAGE 2 CORY DOBSON/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM WVU’s campus went tobacco free July 1. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER Follow @dailyathenaeum on Twitter for news, sports, A&E and opinion updates from the DA staff. see IMG on PAGE 2 BEAT THE HEAT MEL MORAES/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Anna Milinovich, Jillian Ferguson and Cambrie Decker take an ice cream break from rehearsing in the Metropolitan Theatre for ‘Les Miserables’ across the street at Coldstone Creamery. MEL MORAES/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM A father and his young daughter share ice cream treats at Dairy Queen on High Street. The shop was recently renovated to include an indoor seating area. Community escapes staggering summer temperatures with favorite frozen treats BY SHELBY TOOMPAS STAFF WRITER “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!” Most of us can relate to the familiar jingle, but we all have different tastes. Literally. Now that the hot, summer days are back, individu- als in Morgantown are cooling off by hitting their fa- vorite “sweet treat” stops. Whether it’s a childhood favorite ice cream like Rocky Road or yogurt topped with strawberries and gummy bears, this college town has a variety of frozen desserts that will keep guests coming back for more. As one of the most well-known ice cream shops, Dairy Queen has been serving people with satisfying treats and food since 1940. “Dairy Queen has always been one of my favorite places to get ice cream, and the walk-up Dairy Queen see TREATS on PAGE 2

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  • Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

    Wednesday July 17, 2013 Volume 125, Issue 158www.THedaOnLIne.comda

    City Council held a public portion where it listened to several concerns from citizens. NEWS PAGE 2

    89 /72 PM T-STORMS

    INSIDENews: 1, 2Opinion: 4A&E: 3, 6Sports: 7, 8, 10Campus Connection : 6Puzzles: 5Classifieds: 9

    CONTACT USNewsroom 304-293-5092 or [email protected] 304-293-4141 or [email protected] 304-293-4141 or [email protected] Fax 304-293-6857

    WVU announced Monday that senior center Aaric Murray is no longer with the mens basketball program. SPORTS PAGE 7

    ANOTHER DEPARTURE

    ON THE INSIDE

    Read about an upcoming performance at M.T. Pockets Theatre. A&E PAGE 3

    FULLY COMMITTED

    Practice players help womens

    bball toughen upBy Megan Calderado

    Staff writer

    The West Virginia Uni-versity womens basket-ball team is seeking male players to join the program as practice players for the 2013-14 season.

    Madina Ali, a former member of the WVU wom-ens basketball team, is now the teams graduate assistant and in charge of the male practice team.

    Our goal is to have the guys compete against our girls so that they be-come physically and mentally tough while go-ing against some pretty strong and solid guys, Ali said.

    Ali visits different areas across campus such as the Student Recreation Cen-ter to try and recruit male players willing to donate some of their time. She said, in her experience as a player, a male practice team is a big help in pre-paring them to be more successful during the season.

    Our practice this year is very good; however, we are capable of becoming even better and stronger, and the girls can be able to reach their fullest potential as student athletes, she said.

    Tarrell Yancey, a se-nior sport and exer-cise psychology stu-dent, joined the practice team last year and plans to participate again this season.

    The first thing I learned is if you go soft or think youre going to take it easy on them, you will get embarrassed, Yancey said.

    He said he decided to join the program because his personal basketball career didnt pan out the way he had wanted, but he hopes to eventually work

    his way up to the teams graduate assistant posi-tion, and later fulfill his dream of becoming a Di-vision 1 head basketball coach.

    They got to take it dead serious, former associate head coach George Porcha said.

    Were trying to win a National Championship, and the guys are a big part of that.

    Ali said the practice team assists during all drills, and members of the practice team play in both offensive and defensive positions.

    You may not be a great defender, but if youre an excellent shooter, we would use you. And you may not be the best of-fensive player, but if youre a great rebounder, we would still use you, Ali said. We never turn anyone down, because we could always use the help.

    If you can play basket-ball, then you can partic-ipate, (but) please come with some basketball sense.

    Ali said people like Yancey on the practice team allow the girls to be-come quicker and more explosive.

    The tough competition also allows the women to become more physically strong and aggressive to-ward the basket, while also boosting team chemistry.

    The team is looking for the help and support of any male students who are willing to donate some of their free time to train with the team for the upcoming season.

    Those interested are en-couraged to contact Ali at [email protected], or contact the WVU Basket-ball Office at 304-293-3508.

    [email protected]

    WVU announces IMG partnershipBy aMit Batra

    SportS writer

    On Thursday afternoon, West Virginia University announced a broad part-nership with IMG College, effective beginning the 2013-14 academic year.

    The 12-year deal with IMG will guarantee the school more than $80 mil-lion, plus revenue shar-ing opportunities during the course of the part-nership. The agreement is designed to bring new national and corporate

    support and brand recog-nition to the Universitys athletic program.

    It includes manage-ment of local game broad-casts and coaches shows for radio and television, publications such as me-dia guides and sched-ules. It also covers digital platforms including so-cial media and web sites, corporate sponsorships, at-event promotions and game day hospitality, sta-dium and venue signings including scoreboards and ribbon boards and

    advertising in University-owned and leased athletic facilities.

    It was time for WVU Athletics to grow our mul-timedia and sponsorship sales, especially with our recent move to the Big 12 Conference, said Direc-tor of Athletics Oliver Luck in a statement. With the resources, services and proven track record that IMG College brings, WVU now has the opportunity to expand its revenue base by engaging new national sponsors while building

    our athletic and Univer-sity brand. Im extremely pleased with this move.

    Ben Sutton, president of IMG College, shared sim-ilar sentiments about the new partnership.

    West Virginia athletics, under the direction of Oli-ver Luck, has done a great job building its corpo-rate partner program, and were thrilled to add our resources to expand on these efforts, Sutton said. West Virginia is one of last major schools to han-dle multimedia and spon-

    sorship sales in-house. The Universitys decision to entrust IMG to grow its sponsor and revenue base while building the school brand continues to vali-date IMGs collegiate ser-vices and burgeoning na-tional marketing platform.

    WVU will join several other Big 12 schools that have a partnership with IMG College, such as Baylor, Kansas, TCU and Texas. IMG presently rep-resents more than 90 uni-versities nationwide, as well as the NCAA and its

    89 championships. IMG College is the na-

    tions leading collegiate multimedia, marketing and licensing/brand man-agement company, repre-senting more than 200 of the nations top collegiate properties.

    IMG College produces nearly 31,000 hours of radio programming on the largest sports net-work in the country, manages nearly 5,000 hours of local television

    Research lab able to use tobacco on campus despite recent banBy Celeste lantz

    & Carlee laMMersda Staff

    Earlier this month West Virginia University initiated a campus-wide tobacco ban but not entirely.

    The policy, which states that no person will be permit-ted to use any tobacco prod-uct on the WVU campus, has some exceptions.

    According to the policy, exceptions can be made for large campus events, such as football games, and for re-search purposes.

    Melissa Blank, an assis-

    tant professor in WVUs be-havioral neuroscience pro-gram, will still be able to use nicotine and tobacco prod-ucts to conduct her on-cam-pus research.

    Blanks research aims to understand the factors that promote and maintain nico-tine and tobacco use.

    Blank said her research covers alternative tobacco products (ATPs), which in-cludes cigarette smokers concurrent use of ATPs such as cigars, smokeless tobacco and waterpipes; poten-tial reduced exposure prod-ucts (PREPs), where she re-

    searches the use of PREPs marketed as a means to re-duce the harms associated with tobacco smoking; and the genetics of smoking be-havior, where she looks into the influence of genetic poly-morphisms, such as those involved in nicotine metab-olism and regulation, on nic-otine self-administration as measured via smokers topography.

    When WVU announced it would become tobacco-free Blank said she wasnt ever concerned her research would be affected.

    It is common practice

    for universities and other re-search facilities to make an exception for laboratory re-search under certain restric-tions and for research pur-poses only, she said.

    Blanks lab is equipped with negative pressure ven-tilation to guide smoke outside.

    Blank said the lab is tak-ing additional precautions to prevent research partici-pants, faculty and students from coming in contact with the tobacco products.

    The only people that may

    see Tobacco on PAGE 2 Cory Dobson/THe DAIly ATHenAeumWVUs campus went tobacco free July 1.

    FOLLOW US ON TWITTERFollow @dailyathenaeum on Twitter for news, sports, A&E and opinion updates from the DA staff.

    see IMG on PAGE 2

    Beat tHe Heat

    mel morAes/THe DAIly ATHenAeumAnna Milinovich, Jillian Ferguson and Cambrie Decker take an ice cream break from rehearsing in the Metropolitan Theatre for Les Miserables across the street at Coldstone Creamery.

    mel morAes/THe DAIly ATHenAeumA father and his young daughter share ice cream treats at Dairy Queen on High Street. The shop was recently renovated to include an indoor seating area.

    Community escapes staggering summer temperatures with

    favorite frozen treats

    By sHelBy tooMpasStaff writer

    I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Most of us can relate to the familiar jingle, but we

    all have different tastes. Literally. Now that the hot, summer days are back, individu-

    als in Morgantown are cooling off by hitting their fa-vorite sweet treat stops. Whether its a childhood favorite ice cream like Rocky Road or yogurt topped with strawberries and gummy bears, this college town has a variety of frozen desserts that will keep guests coming back for more.

    As one of the most well-known ice cream shops, Dairy Queen has been serving people with satisfying treats and food since 1940.

    Dairy Queen has always been one of my favorite places to get ice cream, and the walk-up Dairy Queen

    see TREaTS on PAGE 2

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    come in contact with smoke due to cigarette use in the lab-oratory are participants and research students and staff, she said.

    However, several protec-tions are implemented to re-duce significantly non-smok-ers exposure to tobacco smoke. Each laboratory room is equipped with a negative pressure ventilation system, a separate portable air filter and a separate door that re-mains closed during smoking.

    Additionally, laboratory students and staff can ob-serve participants smok-ing through a one-way mir-ror in a separate room; thus, they need not be in the same space with participants when they smoke.

    Blank said she believes, overall, the tobacco ban will have a positive impact on WVUs campus.

    Blank said she believes the smoking ban will help lessen the chance of exposure to secondhand smoke, both in-doors and out.

    Although an indoor ban significantly reduces smoke exposure to building oc-cupants, smoking that oc-curs immediately outside of building doors often results in smoke permeating inside, she said.

    She also said non-smokers could have been exposed to smoke outside University bus stops, parking lots and other similar areas where people gather.

    This policy demonstrates that WVU is committed to protecting employees who chose not to smoke from smoke exposure, she said.

    For more information on WVUs tobacco ban, visit www.bog.wvu.edu/r/download/132220.

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    City Council discusses traffic concerns in city

    programming. It is also the leading publisher of college sports publica-tions and the largest man-ager of university athletic websites.

    As part of this con-tract, IMG will put to-g e t h e r a t e a m i n Morgantown.

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    on High Street is conve-nient for residents and students like myself, said senior nursing student An-drea Pritchard. From their ice cream cakes to their va-nilla cones dipped in choc-olate, the taste of Dairy Queen takes me back to my childhood.

    While Dairy Queen has been a childhood memory for many individuals, some Morgantown residents en-joy eating their ice cream like the prince or princess they are.

    Another local favorite, Dairy Castle, attracts cus-tomers with its castle-like building. However, once theyve had it before, indi-viduals usually come back for its royally awesome menu.

    As a Morgantown na-tive, I enjoy going to Dairy Castle, said senior religious studies student Anthony McIe. Its nice to have a local place in the summer where I can go to have ice cream with my friends right here in South Park with-out having to travel across town.

    Dairy Castle not only of-fers ice cream, but it serves fast food items as well.

    Every time I go I en-joy a vanilla cone or a hot-dog, he said. They have good prices, good food and a friendly environment. Its a good, convenient place for the local community to en-joy at any age.

    However, vanilla cones just dont cut it for some taste buds.

    Now that custard and italian ice have made their way to Morgantown, indi-viduals travel across town to the MidAtlantic Market in the Pierpont Landing plaza just to the unique dessert.

    Ritas Ice might be a chain, but individuals in and around Morgantown crave its one-of-a kind selection.

    I like Ritas, because its not the traditional ice cream place, said sopho-more nursing student Ju-lie Carrico. I first tried Ri-tas in Pittsburgh, and I was excited when I heard it was coming to Morgantown. I usually get the mango ital-ian ice, but I like how I can get more of an italian ice or mix in custard if I want to.

    What about those milkshake-lovers?

    With approximately 25 milkshake flavors, CreamS-lushs, Sonic Blasts and floats, Sonic, located in the Suncrest Towne Center, is one of the most popular stops for drinkable desserts.

    We have 25 official milk-shake flavors, but we have several combinations of all of our frozen drinks, said Sonic employee Alyssa Birmingham.

    You can also mix and match any of the flavors together for a slush or milkshake.

    Since Sonic is open 24 hours, Birmingham said they are always busy be-tween 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. for half price sodas and slushes. However, Sonic al-ways welcomes a crowd on these summer nights at 8 p.m. for half-price shakes.

    I think that having so many flavors to choose from is one of Sonics biggest at-tributes, she said.

    What better place to drive through and pickup your fa-vorite frozen drink or have it delivered personally to your car?

    Some individuals dont crave ice cream any-more. Thanks to Nati-cakes and SweetFrog, pre-mium frozen yogurt is a popular treat all year

    long. They might be compet-

    ing against each other, but they each bring in custom-ers who are looking for one thing: yogurt.

    I like SweetFrog, be-cause I think it has more op-tions to choose from, said recent psychology graduate Victoria Iammatteo. I usu-ally go with my friends or just stop in when Im crav-ing it. I would definitely rec-ommend it to anyone.

    However, since Nati-cakes is not a chain, they are constantly adding and changing their selections. For instance, not only does Naticakes serve yogurt, but they also have a variety of cupcakes to choose from.

    SweetFrog is our main competition here in Mor-gantown, but we are more of an organic company; meaning we have the lux-ury of adding something new and being creative with what we serve, said Naticakes employee Anna Jo Morris. We have about 50 to 60 toppings to choose from, along with seasonal yogurt. For instance, we wouldnt serve our pump-kin yogurt in the summer, but it is a big seller in the fall.

    Morris said her yogurt cup would include cotton candy yogurt with straw-berries, pineapple and hot fudge on top.

    By measuring your cup before checking out at Nat-icakes or SweetFrog, indi-viduals are pay for what they personally put inside his or her cup.

    So, whether youre a long-time fan of Dairy Queen or youre stuck on frozen yogurt this sum-mer, make sure to get whatever satisfies your sweet tooth or cools you off.

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    mel morAes/THe DAIly ATHenAeumA young girl enjoys her sugar-free Georgia Peach frozen yogurt treat at Sweet Frog.

    mel morAes/THe DAIly ATHenAeumSweet Frog, located at University Town Center, offers a variety of frozen yogurt low-fat flavors as well as an assortment of sweet toppings.

    toBaCCoContinued from PAGE 1

    By Caroline petersStaff writer

    The Morgantown City Council held its regu-lar meeting yesterday eve-ning in the Council Cham-bers of City Hall. Citizens were given an opportunity to speak up about their con-cerns during the meeting.

    Paul Heironimus ap-proached the members with an issue that he held been dealing with for 23 years.

    Years ago, I purchased a house on Spring Branch Rd. I have been dealing with 23

    years of car wrecks, he said.Heironimus said the

    damage has been so consis-tent that he has recently had to purchase his fifth fence.

    Sometimes we have to get our personal home-owners insurance in-volved, Heironimus said. First and fore-most, I am fully concerned with the safety of my tenants.

    Heironimus suggested the city get speed bumps around the turn that he lives. He said signs get ripped down easily, but speed bumps would draw

    peoples attention, slowing drivers down.

    Sera Zegre, a resident of the community, addressed the council members with her views on WVUs new smoking ban policy.

    Me and my one-year-old daughter have a rou-tine, she said. We wake up and say, Good morning to the trees.

    Zegre said that their rou-tine has been recently dis-rupted by smokers.

    Rain or shine, they are sitting on the sidewalks out-side my home, Zegre said.

    I know this is degrading to the city. It looks tacky. I sup-port WVUs smoking ban, but I believe the students need a place to smoke that will not disrupt the city.

    Zegre said she has spoken to WVU students who said that the ban forbids them from smoking on the streets.

    This leads to the smokers cluttering on the sidewalks, she said.

    Zegre said that the smok-ers bring out crates to sit on and sometimes leave their crates and trash behind. She said that aside from

    her house, this can be seen throughout the city.

    The council members ad-dressed the concerns of the Heironimus and Zegre at the end of the meeting.

    During the City Manag-ers Report, Jeff Mikorski said he was going to notify the Engineering Depart-ment for a review on the structure of Spring Branch Road.

    I think itll be great to encourage WVU to get a place for smokers to smoke, considering the amount of litter, said Martin Sham-

    berger, fifth ward council member.

    The meeting also cele-brated the success of the July 4 parade the city held.

    Mayor Jenny Selin an-nounced the upcoming Kids Day and said that a number of businesses will be making an appearance with games, free PRT rides and activities July 20.

    City Council meets the first and third Tues-days of each month at 7 p.m.

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    Video shows Milwaukee man, 76, shooting teen

    APPatricia Larry, Darius Simmons mother, pauses to hold back tears as she talks about how she saw her son shot by John Spooner during her testimony.

    MILWaUKee (aP) A Milwaukee mans own sur-veillance cameras show him confronting a 13-year-old neighbor boy on a sidewalk outside of their houses, pointing a gun at the teen and firing into his chest from a few feet away.

    The wounded teen flees away from the cameras view and collapses in the street where his mother, according to her testimony, held him as he took his last breath.

    The video was shown in court Tuesday as evidence in the trial of John Henry Spooner, whos accused of gunning down Darius Sim-mons in May 2012 after ac-cusing the teen of breaking into his home and steal-ing guns. Spooner, 76, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide.

    In the surveillance foot-age, Spooner emerges from his house that morning and confronts Simmons. He points a gun at the boy, who quickly moves back-ward a few steps. Both Spooner and the teen di-rect their attention toward a porch at Simmons home,

    where Simmons mother is standing. Moments later, Spooner points the gun back at Simmons and fires twice.

    Simmons mother, Pa-tricia Larry, testified that Spooner warned her to call 911 and accused her son of burglarizing his home. She said Spooner told her son hed teach him not to steal, then fired once at the boys chest.

    The teen turned and fled. The video shows Spooner appearing to fire another shot. Then Larry runs past Spooner in pursuit of her son.

    She testified that when she caught up to her son, who was lying on the ground by then, she could only feel a light pulse in his neck.

    Then I pulled his shirt up and I (saw) he had a bullet hole in his chest, she said tearfully. He took one more breath and thats it.

    The defense has con-ceded that Spooner fired the fatal bullet at Simmons as they argued on the side-walk. But defense attorney Franklyn Gimbel said the

    two issues for the jury to de-cide are whether Spooner intended to kill the boy, and whether Spooner was suffering from mental ill-ness that prevented him from knowing right from wrong at the time.

    Richard Martinez, one of the Milwaukee police offi-cers who responded after the shooting, testified that Spooner offered an unso-licited confession upon his arrest. Martinez said he or-dered Spooner at gunpoint to drop his weapon and Spooner bent down and laid his handgun on the ground.

    Martinez testified that he was handcuffing Spooner when Spooner said, Yeah, I shot him, referring to the teen. Martinez said Spooner had another bul-let in his pocket.

    Martinezs partner, Mi-chael Urbaniak, testi-fied that he and Martinez placed Spooner in the back of a squad car while they in-vestigated the scene. While being detained, Spooner commented that he had reached his breaking point and that his house had been broken into two days

    earlier, Urbaniak said.The officer said Spooner

    claimed he knew the cul-prits were the kids who lived next door, and that they were part of a black family that recently moved next door and had caused nothing but trouble. Spooner is white.

    Prosecutors showed a video of police interrogat-ing Spooner, in which he acknowledges shooting Simmons and said he did it because he wanted his guns back. He noted that hed been burglarized on multiple occasions.

    Larry, who has sat in the front row of the courtroom since the trial related to her sons death began Monday, refused to watch the sur-veillance video. She stared straight ahead with moist eyes. Three jurors watched the video with their hands over their mouths.

    Other police officers who testified included Lori Borchert, who responded to the burglary report two days earlier. She said two windows on Spooners home were broken and Spooner told her four shot-guns were missing.

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    GNNAZ.comSharknado features a fierce storm and many angry sharks.

    The Guardian wasnt far off when they called the July 11 premiere of the Syfy Orig-inal film, Sharknado the most terribly good movie of the summer. The movie was incredibly dreadful on so many levels.

    But in addition to inspir-ing some other awesome disaster/sea creature port-manteaus like crabquake and squidnami on social networking sites, Shark-nado was perhaps the most endlessly entertain-ing movie of the year.

    According to the Hol-lywood Reporter, Shark-nado tweets reached more than 5,000 per minute at its most talked-about. Even revered actress Mia Farrow seemed to be a part of the frenzy. Farrow joke-tweeted that she and author Philip Roth were watching Shark-nado together. And while that scenario may not have been true, it was clear from Farrows other tweets that night, she too was watching Sharknado along with the rest of the Twitterverse.

    The stars of this movie apparently have names, such as Ian Ziering, Cassie Scerbo and Jaason Sim-mons, but the only name

    youll probably recognize is Tara Reids. Since Id only seen her in The Big Leb-owski, I assume that, de-spite her presence, every movie with Reid in it is des-tined to be a masterpiece. Luckily, as Zierings ex-wife she doesnt play a big enough role in Sharkna-dos action to ruin it with her obnoxious over-acting.

    Set in Los Angeles be-cause no one would want to waste the money it wouldve cost to film it on-location anywhere else Sharknado introduces viewers to the aptly named Fin, a seaside bar owner played by Ziering of Bev-erly Hills, 90210. He and his friend, Baz, an Austra-lian who fancies himself a playboy, played by Sim-mons of Baywatch fame, are out on the ocean surfing when a particularly vicious shiver of sharks, appar-ently driven inland by an approaching storm, makes its way to the beach.

    After a minor run-in with a shark that takes a small bite out of Bazs leg, we find the men back in Fins bar where were in-troduced to Nova, a sexy, bikini-clad waitress with a shark-haunted past (and the scars to prove it) played by Scerbo. At this point, viewers also meet the bars inappropriate, stool-rooted

    drunk, George, played by John Heard, who doesnt seem to be exerting his act-ing capabilities in this role.

    The movie doesnt take great pains to explain why any of this occurs, but a su-per-storm is hitting Los An-geles, and Fin, Baz, Nova and George leave the bar to escape the incoming tempest and rescue Fins daughter before it gets much worse.

    But oh, does it get worse. The super-storm has sprouted several (though the exact number is un-clear) powerful tornadoes. Tornadoes generally pick up debris, and remember that scene in Twister?

    Sometimes that debris happens to be animal. But the tornadoes touching down in Los Angeles are un-fortunately hoisting innu-merable sharks and drop-ping them down in the city, allowing them to gobble up the frightened citizens.

    Scerbo and Ziering man-age to save the day in a fi-nal scene that defies de-scription or explanation, but it has prompted some to call the film a postmod-ern retelling of the Jonah and the Whale story from Judeo-Christian mythology.

    Sure, the acting wa-vered wildly between piti-ably stiff and melodramatic face-contortion at times,

    the special effects were so laughable it seemed in-tentional, the timeline is a bit dodgy and the plot has great-white-sized holes in it. But all of those things culminate in the kind of amazing, jaw-dropping ac-tion that makes this movie one youll want to share with friends and watch again and again.

    And theres a whole rash of other nature-gone-wonky Syfy Origi-nals that present impossi-ble scenarios. Some of the most promising ones are Arachnoquake, Mega Python vs. Gatoroid and Piranhaconda.

    There is even a horde of movies that specifically feature sharks, such as Jer-sey Shore Shark Attack, Sharktopus, Malibu Shark Attack and Two-Headed Shark Attack.

    The next, sure-to-be-classic Syfy Original, Blast Vegas, about a group of friends who unleash a curse on Las Vegas, airs Thursday at 9 p.m. Starring Frankie Muniz and Barry Bostwick, the movie wont be as good as Sharknado, but it cer-tainly shows promise.

    Sharknado will air again on Syfy before Blast Vegas, so dont miss it again.

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    Battlecrosss War of Will keeps heavy metal alive

    metAlsucks.NetBattlecrosss newest album War of Will features a gritty album cover.

    Glee actor Monteiths death due to toxic overdoseVANCOUVER, British Co-

    lumbia (AP) Glee actor Cory Monteith died of an overdose of heroin and al-cohol, the British Colum-bia coroners office said Tuesday.

    There is no evidence to suggest Mr. Monteiths death was anything other than a most tragic acci-dent, the office said in a statement.

    The 31-year-old was found dead in his Vancou-ver, British Columbia, ho-tel room on Saturday, after he didnt check out on time. He was believed to be alone when he died.

    Police said Monteith had been out with people ear-lier, but video and elec-tronic records from the ho-tel indicated he returned to his room by himself early Saturday.

    Monteiths death recalled the lives of Heath Led-ger, Corey Haim and River Phoenix actors who bat-

    tled substance abuse and died in their 20s and 30s.

    Monteith had talked bluntly about struggling with addiction since he was a teenager, calling it a seri-ous problem and telling Pa-rade magazine in 2011 he was lucky to be alive.

    Monteith admitted him-self to a treatment facility in April for substance addic-tion, a representative said at the time. He also received treatment when he was 19.

    Glee, with its catchy song-and-dance numbers and high-profile guest stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and Britney Spears, became an instant hit when it debuted in 2009. Monteith served as the shows resident hunk with a heart of gold.

    The Fox network and the producers of Glee, includ-ing 20th Century Fox Televi-sion, have called Monteith an exceptional performer and an even more excep-tional person.

    Gia Milani, who recently produced and directed a Ca-nadian film featuring Mon-teith, this week said Monte-ith seemed healthy when she last saw him four weeks ago in Los Angeles.

    He looked super fit and he was energetic and ex-cited, Milani said. She said Monteith showed no signs of a substance abuse prob-lem while shooting the film a year ago.

    Thrash metal is alive and well.

    While the genre may not receive the amount of at-tention it has in the past when groups like Mega-deth, Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax dominated air-waves modern bands like Sylosis, Lazarus A.D. and, most recently, Battlecross have picked up the torch dropped by their aging brothers in metal, proudly wielding it high atop the backs of chainsaw riffs, gal-loping drums and aggres-sive vocal passages.

    These characteristics are absolutely necessary in the realm of thrash, and Battlecross latest re-lease, War of Will, pos-sesses each in overflowing abundance.

    For the albums 40-min-ute duration, listeners are assaulted by unmistakably thrashy chugs and harmo-nies, but Battlecross ex-

    ecutes this sound with a modern twist that keeps the release from feeling dated or stale.

    The group sprinkles traces of death metal and metalcore throughout, and these influences help to keep the album distinctly modern and at home in the current metal landscape.

    Where straightforward, head-banging, horn-rais-ing riffs are concerned, War of Will is a master-piece. Whether utilized for intense, analytical listen-ing or casual background noise, the album induces movement voluntary or not.

    This penchant for finding the catchy groove causes some sections to ramble a bit longer than necessary, however, and individual tracks clump together as one ball of brain-thumping mayhem. The album would benefit from the inclusion of clean sections, transi-tions and tempo changes where this is concerned, but all is not lost thanks to the albums brevity.

    Another lowlight of this otherwise solid offering are the vocals courtesy of Kyle Gumby Gunther. His high-pitched scream over-powers the music at times, and his inability to traverse a range of vocal stylings makes the singing tiresome as the album progresses.

    To his credit, Gunther does offer a low growl at times, but powerful as they are, these instances are brief, and they are few.

    Overall, Battlecross War of Will provides plenty of enjoyment for metalheads and thrash junkies in particular, but it falls short in a few key areas that would elevate the al-bum into best of the year talks.

    Still, the album is defi-nitely worth checking out, as it represents yet an-other example of the un-dying prevalence of qual-ity metal in todays sea of musical nonsense.

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    Chris Browns probation revoked after hit-and-runLOS ANGELES (AP) A

    judge revoked Chris Browns probation on Monday after reviewing the details of an al-leged hit-and-run accident involving the singer and his behavior afterward. However, the singer was not ordered to jail.

    Brown, who came to court with a group of family mem-bers, appeared downcast as he sat with his arms across his chest and his head down on the counsel table while his lawyer and a prosecutor went to the judges chambers to discuss the case.

    When they emerged, Supe-rior Court Judge James Brand-lin said he had read the file.

    In this matter, probation is revoked, he said.

    Browns lawyer, Mark Ger-agos, suggested that perhaps the matter will be resolved informally without a major probation hearing. He said the hit-and-run case would be back in court in Van Nuys on July 23.

    Deputy District Attorney Mary Murray did not ask for Brown to be jailed, and the judge allowed him to remain free on his own recognizance.

    Another hearing is set for Aug. 16.

    The singer has been on felony probation in the 2009 beating of former girlfriend Rihanna.

    Prosecutors moved to re-voke Browns probation after he was charged last month with misdemeanor hit-and-run and driving without a valid license. Brown has not entered a plea in the case.

    The singer has been in and out of court since the Rihanna assault, making reports on fulfilling the requirements of his probation.

    In February, the Sheriffs Department investigated a fight between Brown and singer Frank Ocean at a re-cording studio, but Ocean de-cided not to pursue a battery case against Brown. The same month, Brown crashed his

    Porsche while being chased by paparazzi.

    Browns most recent prob-lem stems from a May 12 traffic accident in which he is suspected of rear-ending a car stopped at a red light in the San Fernando Valley and refusing to give the other driver his license or insurance information.

    A woman in the car with Brown provided her drivers license, according to a police report that says Brown did not provide his until his lawyer had an investigator deliver an expired insurance card to the other driver several days later.

    The driver of a Mercedes Benz involved in the crash told police she was a recent emigre to this country and didnt know procedures.

    The woman, identified in court documents only as Olga G., said she called her husband to find out what to do and was told to exchange drivers licenses and insur-ance identification.

    At first, she said Brown was polite. But as she continued to

    demand identification, a con-frontation arose, she said in court documents.

    She said Browns compan-ion, identified as Karrueche Tientrese Tran, offered her drivers license and said the car belonged to her.

    In her written statement, the woman said when Brown refused to provide his iden-tification, she took a picture of the couple and then they went ballistic.

    She said Brown began shouting expletives and grabbed for her camera.

    I jumped back, the girl screamed, Dont touch her. Dont touch her, she said.

    I was so shocked that I was speechless, she said in the statement. Just a mo-ment ago he was a nice guy. After screaming some insult-ing nonsense for a while lon-ger, he slammed a door and drove away fast and noisy.

    The woman didnt know the identity of the man who hit her car until a friend called and told her after seeing a re-port on the Internet.

    Stevie Wonder refuses to perform in states with stand your ground law

    NEW YORK (AP) Stevie Wonder says he wont per-form in Florida and other states with a stand your ground law.

    In a video posted on YouTube, the 63-year-old singer said at a concert in Quebec City, Canada, on Sunday that until the `stand your ground law is abolished in Florida, I will

    never perform there again.Wonder added: Wher-

    ever I find that law exists, I will not perform in that state or in that part of the world.

    The stand your ground law allows people to use deadly force if they believe their life is in danger.

    George Zimmerman shot 17-year-old Trayvon Mar-

    tin during a February 2012 confrontation in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman said he fired his gun in self-defense.

    A six-member jury ac-quitted Zimmerman of sec-ond-degree murder and manslaughter charges on Saturday.

    Wonders representative said the singer had no fur-ther comment.

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    What do you know; stu-dent loan reform has been foiled again. Thats right, la-dies and gentlemen, our do-less Congress has defeated efforts to preserve the prime student loan rates. It is truly a sad state of affairs when we are forced to revisit this topic so soon, but when the guardians of the beating heart of democracy refuse to man their posts, everyone suffers.

    Our very own Sen. Joe Manchin has once more dropped the ball and bra-zenly betrayed the interests of his own constituency. I have previously written in this space to laud Man-chins efforts on gun con-trol The fact that he took even a minor stand on gun control knowing full well what a hot-button issue it is in West Virginia is an ad-mirable thing. His conten-tion that the National Rifle Association has lost its way is a sound one, and the fact that the organization con-tinues to hound him only proves that it is almost a cult, which worships guns and enacts vicious reprisals against any sheep straying from the fold.

    But I also wrote about how Manchin was refus-ing to stand up for stu-dents and voted against a bill that would have locked in low interest rates for stu-dent loans. We talked about how Manchin has consis-

    tently gone out of his way to make things easier for his big business allies while re-fusing to do the same for his constituents.

    At the risk of repeating myself, I will remind every-one that Manchin has cam-paigned extensively in Mor-gantown, courting students and WVUs Young Demo-crats alike. Now he is trying to justify his treachery by saying that hes not going to countenance a stopgap so-lution like this. He says that it isnt good policy to im-plement a temporary solu-

    tion, asserting that Congress needs to find a long-term solution to the problem.

    Heres the reason that this justification is poppy-cock. One, Congress isnt known for its ability to hone policy into a precise scal-pel that will surgically cure the problem with great ef-ficiency. The whole legisla-ture is a tremendous clus-ter, which really begs the question how they accom-plish anything at all. Saying that you are opposing a bill which would fix the prob-lem temporarily in favor of

    some theoretical bill that might alleviate the prob-lem in a manner more in line with your preferences sometime in the future is stupid.

    Its like Manchin is re-fusing to bail water out of a sinking ship, because he cant plug the holes. The only problem is we are all in the boat with him, and its about to sink faster than the Titantic piloted by an Italian cruise ship captain. So it is clear that Manchins stated reason for opposing the bill is nonsensical. Its a very

    flimsy pretext which rings resoundingly false. This begs the question, what is the real reason?

    Presumably Manchin doesnt just wish ill on stu-dents for no reason.

    But when we look at the political climate of West Virginia, the real reason be-comes clear. As previously mentioned, Manchin is al-ready struggling to tread water with his core con-stituents in the wake of this NRA debacle. The wolves are circling the Manchin camp, the chilling howls of

    Obama supporter ringing in his ears.

    He is frightened of what might happen if he fails to toe the anti-Obama line, up to and including battling efforts to keep student loan rates low. Because if noth-ing else, Manchin is a po-litical survivor. Today that might mean some kids have to shelve their dreams of pursuing higher educa-tion because he didnt have the courage to stand up for them.

    Who knows what it might mean tomorrow?

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    West virginias Senator Joe Manchin strikes again

    Earlier this month, West Virginia Universitys main campus went to-bacco free. The implementation of this policy comes one year after a de-cision was made by the Universitys Board of Governors.

    For more than a year preceding the decision, students had the op-portunity to voice any questions or concerns regarding the policy. Ac-cording to the University, the over-whelming majority of responses were positive.

    Despite this, many are now com-plaining about the policy, with some

    smokers asserting that it is a viola-tion of their rights. Such a sentiment can only arise from a fundamen-tal misunderstanding of the word rights.

    Sure, everyone has the right to smoke if they so choose. But smok-ing in public spaces, where you will not only be harming yourself, but those around you, is a violation of the rights of those around you, whom you are subjecting to carcin-ogens without their consent.

    Smokers crowding the entrances and exits of buildings was previously

    a common problem on campus, and it is in the best interest of all students that this is no longer possible.

    In addition to protecting students on-campus, the University is setting a positive example for the rest of the state, which has the highest smoking rate in the country, according to the Center for Disease Control.

    Tobacco-related diseases are the leading cause of death in West Vir-ginia, accounting for more than 4,000 deaths in the state per year. Despite this, West Virginias tobacco control efforts have been very poor. A

    survey released earlier this year gave West Virginia a failing grade for its tobacco control policies. This high-lights the importance of WVU taking the lead on this issue.

    There are some valid concerns re-garding the policys ambiguity, how it will be enforced, and the Univer-sitys power to create exceptions whenever it sees fit (such as for foot-ball games). Despite these uncer-tainties, the policy is a positive step forward for the University.

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    BOrn TODAY This year the un-expected plays a dominant role in your community or your profes-sional life. You might not know what will happen next. At first, you could have difficulty seeing anything pos-itive emanating from all the sur-prises; however, you soon will un-derstand how your creativity can point you in a new direction. if you are single, a relationship could have wild swings. do not hesitate to date others until you are sure of what you want. if you are attached, the two of you might be welcoming a new ad-dition, or a positive reflection of your bond will come into play.

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    Fully Committed to open at M.T. PocketsBY SHAWNEE MORAN

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    After months of prepara-tion, the highly anticipated play Fully Committed is ready for opening weekend at M.T. Pockets.

    With cleverly written lines and eccentric charac-ters, this one-man tour de force comedy is sure to have audience members howl-ing with laughter through-out the evening.

    Fully Committed is a short comedy about Sam Pelczowski, a struggling ac-tor who works at a reserva-tion desk in one of the big-gest, fanciest restaurants in New York. In the play, Sam deals with callers who

    all seem to have the same agenda getting the best ta-ble in the house.

    Sam has to juggle all of these reservations where people have to sit at cer-tain tables, he has to worry about his dad (who just lost his wife), and hes wor-ried that he cant get home for Christmas, said actor Bobby Wolfe. Its about how he has to juggle try-ing to keep the customers happy and himself happy.

    This one-man show s ounds enter taining enough, but add in the fact that Wolfe plays 40 differ-ent roles in the 90 minute play, and things start to get interesting.

    However, Wolfe has it

    under control. With an impressive theater back-ground, he is a force to be reckoned with.

    After moving from Los Angeles back to his home among the hills, Wolfe dis-covered M.T. Pockets. In just a few short months, Wolfe began to feel right at home with the local theater company.

    M.T. Pockets has been very good to me, Wolfe said. They have given me great opportunities and kept the creative juices going.

    In 2011, he preformed in his first one-man show, I Am My Own Wife, which won him the title of best actor for the West Virginia

    Theatre Conference. After traveling to Chattanooga, Tenn., for the Southeastern Theatre Conference, Wolfe won an additional best ac-tor title.

    Wolfes growing fame didnt end there. Because of his incredible talent, he scored a role playing Dwight Van Dunk in the new movie Out Of the Furnace, which will be released in theatres late November. Directed by Scott Cooper, Wolfe works beside of well-known names such as Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson and Casey Affleck.

    As you would suspect with such an extensive re-sume, Wolfe demonstrates a masterful ability to act in

    different genres and types of roles. With such diverse characters in Fully Com-mitted, there is sure to be lots of laughter.

    When asked about his preparation for the multi-ple roles in the show, Wolfe said it took a lot of time and dedication to perfect each character.

    The hardest thing (with multiple roles like this) is to make each character dis-tinct. We all have our lit-tle traits and mannerisms, so thats one thing that you have to incorporate into these characters, he said. But (in this case) its all one person, so its a com-bination of voices and eye work and those little man-

    nerisms. Sometimes its hard to get those things down. Those are the things that you want people to remember.

    Fully Committed also describes Bobby Wolfes dedication to his various roles and to M.T. Pock-ets. There is no doubt this talented actor, under the guidance of director Da-vid Beach, will effortlessly pull off this show during the next two weekends.

    For more information about Fully Committed, other M.T. Pocket plays, prices and show times, visit www.mtpocketstheatre.com.

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    Movies you should see now in theaters...... and a few movies and items you may have forgotten were great

    Things You Forgot Were GreatMoon Shoes

    Stress-free sports

    Nintendo 64

    Portable CD players

    Backyard Baseball computer games

    Arthur

    The Magic School Bus

    Ice cream trucks

    Easy Bake Oven

    Dunkaroos

    Backsteet Boys vs. N*SYNC

    Furbies

    Pokemon

    Movies You Should Watch in Theaters

    Despicable Me 2If you havent already

    done so, find a friend and go watch Despicable Me 2. Anything Steve Carrell and Kristen Wiig are in is prac-tically box office gold, so its not likely to disappoint.

    In this sequel, Gru is re-cruited by the Anti-Villain League to overcome a pow-erful new super criminal. The jokes are hard-hitting and quick, thanks to the co-medic prowess of the cast.

    It seems as though the creators are making the as-sumption the public cant get enough of the minions and works to make them the stars of the movie. The minions are darn cute but, in my opinion, are worked a little too hard.

    But for a good laugh and a cute movie, you cant go wrong with Despicable Me 2.

    Girl Most LikelyKristen Wiigs new movie

    looks like it could be a hit or miss.

    Imogene (Kristen Wiig) is a failed playwright who has a meltdown and finds herself in the psychiatric ward of the hospital. Her mother (Anette Bening) is

    forced to come take Imo-gene in her care but has a busy life of her own. What follows is Imogene, her mother and Imogenes brother readjusting to life together made difficult by the mothers new boyfriend and the fact that Imogenes room has been rented out to a hot younger boy, Lee (Darren Criss from Glee).

    Imogene hangs out with Lee and his crowd of friends in an attempt to find where she belongs in the world.

    Girl Most Likely looks like another down-and-out, poor, pitiful-me Kris-ten Wiig movies, but frankly, those movies rarely fail to make me laugh. It wont be Bridesmaids for sure, but it could definitely be worth a trip to the movie theater.

    The WolverineFor those who arent so

    interested in animations or retired-SNL cast come-dies, here is a movie made for pretty much everyone: The Wolverine.

    Hugh Jackman returns as the most badass (and sexiest) X-Man Wolver-ine. He rejoins lady-love Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) as they travel to Japan. To-gether they face ninjas and other adversaries, for some reason thats mostly irrele-vant, forcing Wolverine to, once again, face his own

    demons. Im not sure how long

    producers will be able to ride the coattails of the re-discovered X-men movies, but this movie will proba-bly be able to tell us. Yes, the story is old and worn out, but who can resist some Wolverine action? I know I cant.

    Movies You Forgot Were Great

    Recently, Ive found myself with quite a bit of time on my hands. With all the students gone and the shows in Morgantown lacking, Ive been spending my evenings at home with a pint of ice cream. During this time, Ive been ask-ing myself, Which mov-ies should I watch again? And, for anyone whos looking for something to watch on a lonely Tues-day night, here are some options:

    The Great Mouse Detective

    I forgot this movie even existed until I came across it again on Netflix. It came out in 1986, and Im sure the only reason I watched it was because some baby-sitter had it on VHS. How-ever, if youve never seen this great Disney movie and you want to expand your repertoire, Id highly suggest it.

    The Great Mouse De-

    tective sticks to a Sher-lock Holmes theme, set in the wonderful England, of course, with all those lovely accents. Hiram Flaversham and his daughter, Olivia, are enjoying a lovely birth-day evening when a rough-looking bat bursts in and kidnaps Hiram. Olivia flees the scene, but as a six-year-old mouse with no family, she gets lost. Dr. Watson, fresh on English soil after serving in the war, finds Olivia crying in an aban-doned boot. With his help they seek out Basil of Baker Street, a mouse with a nose for investigation. We find out Hiram Flaversham was kidnapped by the great and terrible Rattigan, a rat with a nasty temper and plans to abduct the mouse queen.

    Of course, we go through the whole Sherlock Holmes detective bit through-out the rest of the movie. Be warned: this movie re-ally shouldnt have been for young children. Theres actually a lot of violence and dark humor. For ex-ample, Rattigan owns an overweight cat, to which he feeds the mice who cross him. They dont show the actual gore but rather opt for a lovely shadow scene complete with screams of pain and terror.

    The Great Mouse De-tective was thoroughly enjoyable, and if you so

    choose, pop it in with your niece or nephew; it is in the childrens section, after all.

    Despicable MeOkay, I know this one

    isnt really that old, but its still so great. I just re-watched it, and it make me laugh and cry, just as any good movie should. And with Despicable Me 2 just out in theaters, now would be a great time to refresh your memory.

    I put off watching this movie until way after it had come out on DVD. I dont know what it is about those minions, but they get me every time. The market-ing campaign featuring the minions has gotten a little old, though.

    My favorite thing about Despicable Me is that not everything works out the way you think it will. In most other movies, Gru would have made it to the recital in time and every thing would have ended happily from there. Maybe Im the only person who was surprised by that scene, but it added a few more plot points, anyway.

    And I think every one of us can relate to little Agnes; unicorns are certainly my favorite animal and yes, Ill admit, Ive eaten random cheese puffs from the floor.

    Pulp FictionThis one is a bit differ-

    ent than the others on this

    list, but sometimes you just need a grownup movie that has a bit more of a plot than a Disney or Pixar movie, for example.

    Ive never been a fan of Tarantino movies. I just am not a fan of cursing ev-ery other word, nor do I like much blood and gore. Both of these are in abun-dance in Pulp Fiction, but theres a neat storyline to go with it.

    I wont ruin the plot, but theres a famous cast of characters including Sam-uel L. Jackson, John Tra-volta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis and Tim Roth and enough twists and turns to make you feel like youve been thoroughly mind-f---ed. My suggestion is you get a bag of popcorn (you wont be able to stomach much else), start the movie from the beginning and dont skip forward (like I did). Nothing will work out like you think it will. All of you may already know this; I think Im the last person on earth to watch it for the first time.

    Even if you have al-ready seen Pulp Fiction, definitely watch it again. Summer is a great time to sit at the television screen and wonder what just happened for the last two hours.

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    Murray leaves WVU basketballBY AMIT BATRA

    SPORTS WRITER

    Aaric Murray was dis-missed from the West Vir-ginia mens basketball team, multiple sources told CBSSports.com early Monday morning.

    Murray, a 6-foot-10 center from Philadelphia, has now been kicked off of two teams in his colle-giate career. As a player for La Salle until 2011, he averaged 15.2 points and 7.7 rebounds. Though he chose to join WVUs pro-gram following his depar-ture, other Big 12 Con-ference schools such as Kansas and Oklahoma

    State showed interest.Last season, as a player

    for the Mountaineers, Murray averaged 8.8 points in a disappointing season after much hype and anticipation from West Virginia fans around the country. Because he graduated in the spring, Murray will be able to transfer and play at an-other school immediately.

    Head coach Bob Hug-gins announced the de-parture Monday but didnt give a clear reason as to why Murray wont see a second year with WVU.

    We came to a mutual agreement that it would be in his best interest to

    finish his collegiate career somewhere else, Huggins said.

    Murray is now the fifth player of last years West Virginia team to leave the program. Guards Jabarie Hinds and Aaron Brown and forwards Keaton Miles and Volodymyr Ge-run also asked for their re-lease earlier this year.

    The Mountaine ers went 13-19 last season, the worst record in Bob Huggins 31-year career as head coach. West Vir-ginia was unable to qual-ify for the NCAA Tourna-ment or the NIT.

    Following much specu-lation that Murray would

    become an NBA pros-pect, its now difficult to determine if there will be significant interest from other schools following two difficult stretches at La Salle and West Virginia.

    Murray found some trouble in the year he sat out due to the NCAA transfer rules. In Decem-ber of 2011, he was ar-rested for the possession of narcotics at his home in Philadelphia.

    Ive been alerted about the situation, and the mat-ter will be handled inter-nally, Huggins said in a statement after the arrest.

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    BY GREG MADIAMulTIMEDIA EDITOR

    Going into the 2012 foot-ball season, many argued whether Geno Smith, Ta-von Austin or Stedman Bai-ley was West Virginias best offensive player. They de-bated whether the guy throwing the football was more valuable than the two special playmakers catching the football. Regardless, the West Virginia offense had an identity before the sea-son started.

    With just two weeks until

    fall camp and six weeks to go until West Virginia kicks off its 2013 season against Wil-liam & Mary, the Mountain-eers dont have players who stand out like Smith, Austin or Bailey. But they do have a best offensive player he plays the backfield or some-times split out in the slot, or even on the line of scrim-mage next to the offensive tackle. That player WVUs top offensive player entering the 2013 season is H-back, fullback, tight end and oc-casional wide receiver, Cody Clay.

    The 6-foot-3, 252-pound sophomore isnt the typi-cal offensive player used or seen in Dana Holgorsens offense. Hes not fast, nor does he provide a big play down the field threat for the Mountaineers. All Clay does is everything else with a hard-nosed and tough attitude.

    Out of the spring, Cody Clay was probably our best offensive player. Both catch-ing the ball and blocking, he is a really solid, fundamental player on every snap, said WVU Offensive Coordina-

    tor Shannon Dawson. He really does his job well.

    In 2012, as a redshirt freshman, Clay played in all 13 games, starting in six of them he gave WVU ver-satility. As a consistent full-back, Clays role only ex-panded throughout the season and into the spring, which leads most to believe Clay will be all over the field in 2013.

    I can see myself playing several different positions this season. They want me working in at receiver, obvi-ously fullback and tight end,

    as well. I can see myself do-ing a lot of different things, Clay said.

    The Alum Creek, W.Va., native is responsible for playing lead blocker behind an inexperienced offensive line and in front of a deep backfield. As his primary job, Clay will be relied on heavily to give Andrew Buie, Charles Sims, Dustin Garri-son and Dreamius Smith the bounce they need to make a big play. His secondary job will involve making a bigger impact in the passing game.

    Last year, Clay only

    caught two passes for 29 yards. But with 289 recep-tions and 3548 yards of pro-duction moved onto the Na-tional Football League, the West Virginia coaching staff believes Clay can replace some of that production. As one of WVUs most expe-rienced offensive players, hell have to step up beyond the blocking back role and be the productive player if the Mountaineers have suc-cess in the passing game.

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    Muschamp jabs Ohio State for turning in Gators

    kyle j. monroe/the daily athenaeumAaric Murray, above, prepares to shoot a free throw in a home game against Texas Tech last season.

    A VERSATILE WEAPON

    file photoCody Clay, pictured above, looks on as a play is called last year.

    HOOVER, Ala. (AP)Flor-ida coach Will Muschamp says Ohio State did report the Gators for possible NCAA violations.

    Muschamp told report-ers at SEC Media Day no vi-olations were found by the SEC or NCAA, and then he took a jab at Ohio State.

    ''And so we appreci-

    ated our friends from Ohio making sure we're com-pliant with NCAA rules. They certainly know a lit-tle bit about that subject,'' he said, according to USA Today.

    Ohio State was banned from the postseason last year for NCAA violations.

    The Buckeyes reportedly

    turned in a Florida assis-tant for having contact with a recruit during an imper-missible time and for a Ga-tors player giving another recruit a ride to campus.

    Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, Muschamp's pre-decessor at Florida, has denied being directly in-volved in reporting Florida.

    AP

    apFlorida Gators head coach Will Muschamp addresses the media at SEC media days on Wendesday.

    Clay emerging as consistent option for West Virginia offense in summer

  • THE DAILY ATHENAEUM SUMMER EDITION8 | SPORTS

    FOOTBALL

    BY GREG MADIAMULTIMEDIA EDITOR

    The start of the 2013 college foot-ball season is just around the corner. Unofficially, the season kickoff be-gins with conference media days all over the country. Big 12 Media Days will be held Monday and Tuesday at the Omni Hotel in Dallas.

    Every Big 12 Conference head coach will be there, including West Virginias Dana Holgorsen. Of the players represented, the biggest names are Texas David Ash, Baylors Lache Seastrunk and Kansas States Ty Zimmerman. West Virginia will be represented by Will Clarke, Karl Joseph and Quinton Spain.

    Here are some of the biggest ques-tions that will be addressed in Dallas:

    1. Is Texas Ready to Contend?Mack Brown has been placed

    on the proverbial hot seat time and time again since Texas under-achieving 2010 season. The rebuild-ing stage in Austin looks to be over, as the Longhorns put together an 8-win season in 2011 and a 9-win season in 2012.

    Now the group of players un-der Mack Brown, who helped get the Longhorns back on track, have a chance to completely remove the stigma that coincides with the 2010 season by contending this year. Re-turning 11 starters offensively and eight starters defensively, Texas enters 2013 with the most experi-enced team in the Big 12. This Tues-day Mack Brown will be asked about his chances to win the Big 12 con-ference. He, along with quarterback David Ash, will be hounded about how their new up-tempo style will

    help their chances.2. What did Bob Stoops say about

    the SEC?Early in May, Oklahoma head

    coach Bob Stoops talked with the Tulsa World about the mythical gap between the SEC and the Big 12. The Big 12 had nine of its 10 teams in 2012 bowl games, whereas the SEC sent nine of its 14 teams to bowl games. Stoops used that fact to de-fend the Big 12s reputation for being deeper as a whole and that the SEC hid behind propaganda. After those sentiments made their way to other Big 12 schools, Stoops was backed up by Texas head coach Mack Brown and Kansas head coach Charlie Weis. Odds are with the Big 12 having mar-quee early season games against the SEC with TCU taking on LSU in the Cowboys Classic, and Oklahoma State playing against Mississippi State during week one, Gary Pat-terson and Mike Gundy could field questions concerning the differences in the two conferences.

    3. Who plays quarterback for what team?

    Gone from the Big 12 are quar-terbacks Collin Klein, Landry Jones, Geno Smith, Nick Florence, Seth Doege and Dayne Crist. This leaves open quarterback competitions and first-year starters at six of the 10 Big 12 schools. Then throw in TCU and Oklahoma State where more than one starting quarterback returns. So, in total, eight schools really dont know who their quarterback in game one will be. The only established starter is Texas David Ash, and the only other returning player is Iowa States Sam Richardson. The battle at TCU between gunslinger Casey

    Pachall and the dual-threat Trevone Boykin will be discussed at length, as well as the battle between Clint Chelf and JW Walsh at Oklahoma State. The quarterbacks, or lack thereof, will be mentioned repeatedly dur-ing the two days.

    4. Is Lache Seastrunk a legiti-mate Heisman contender?

    Last December, prior to Baylors big Holiday Bowl victory, Lache Sea-strunk said, Im going to win the Heisman. Im going to win it in 2013. Seastrunk will be available on Tues-day and odds are hell be the guy ev-ery media member wants to talk to. In a year without any known com-modities at quarterback, the leagues best offensive player going into 2013 is Seastrunk. Hell have to answer a ton of questions about trying to live up to the hype.

    5. More Big 12 defensive talent in 2013?

    Much of the Big 12 talent is gone or moved onto the National Football League like the above mentioned quarterbacks, along with wide re-ceivers Tavon Austin, Kenny Stills, Stedman Bailey and more. So, for a Big 12 conference notorious for of-fense, most of the returning experi-ence is on the defensive side of the football. At Media Days this year, there will actually be more defensive players than offensive players. De-fensive studs include Texas Jackson Jeffcoat, Kansas States Ty Zimmer-man and TCUs Jason Verrett. These guys will be grilled on their ability or lack thereof to balance out the offensive to defensive dominance in the league.

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    Freshman Devin Williams ready to make impact in first year BY MIchAEl cARvEllI

    spORTs EDITOR

    Growing up in Cincin-nati, Devin Williams has always been well aware of Bob Huggins track record when it comes to producing talented power forwards.

    With the likes of Ke-nyon Martin and Jason Maxiell at Cincinnati and Kevin Jones more re-cently at West Virginia, Huggins has been known throughout his 30-year head coaching career to help develop players and get them ready for the next step in their careers once theyre done with college.

    And although hes only been on campus in Mor-gantown for a few weeks and is preparing for his freshman season with the Mountaineers, Devin Wil-liams admits that theres no doubt that was a goal he had in mind when

    he chose to attend West Virginia.

    Thats a big factor in me coming here. Every kid dreams of getting to the NBA and getting that chance to keep playing ball, Williams said. I believe Coach (Huggins) gave me a really good chance to get to do that.

    Im a competitor, and when you take that and pair it with a coach who is just as competitive and is going to be able to teach me more things its just going to be a great ride.

    Williams comes to WVU as one of the most highly touted recruits that Huggins has been able to get on campus during his tenure at his alma mater. The 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward was the No. 57 player in the 2013 re-cruiting class, according to Scout.com, and turned down offers from schools like Memphis, Ohio State, North Carolina State and

    UCLA in favor of playing for the coach he grew up watching.

    Hes hoping he can come in and bring this WVU team something it was missing during last years 13-19 season.

    I want to be that spark they need, Williams said. I know everybody is hungry to be better, and I just want to bring my ef-fort and show everyone how much I want it out there and how much of a team player I am.

    I rebound. Thats my strength, and if I can con-tinue to do that, I think I should be able to come in and make an impact.

    And it will be impor-tant for Williams to come in and make an impact now, with the news that senior center Aaric Mur-ray will not be return-ing to the team for the 2013-14 season. The loss leaves WVU with just one returning player to the

    Mountaineer frontcourt junior forward Kevin Noreen.

    Williams joins other freshmen forwards Bran-don Watkins and Nathan Adrian as the only incom-ing players who are en-rolled, while WVU is wait-ing word on whether or not forwards Elijah Ma-con, Jon Holton and Remi Dibo will qualify to bring more depth up front next season.

    Currently, Williams is playing in the Pittsburgh Pro-Am Summer League in Greentree, Pa., on the same team as his future teammates Eron Har-ris and Richard Romeo and is getting chance to become acclimated with his new teammates while also getting to play against other major col-lege basketball- level competition instead of just going up against the same people he does ev-ery day in Morgantown.

    Williams comes to WVU from the presti-gious Montverde Acad-emy (Fla.) where he spent his final season af-ter playing his first three high school seasons at Withrow High School in Cincinnati.

    Montverde ended the 2012-13 season ranked as the No. 1 high school team in the nation in USA Todays Super 25 poll, finishing the year with a 25-2 overall record and a victory over St. Bene-dicts Prep in the National High School Invitational championship game.

    Williams played with two other blue-chip re-cruits at Montverde in Florida freshman Kasey Hill and Kentucky fresh-man Dakari Johnson. He said that playing against that kind of talent in his final season was helpful but getting to live away from home and getting an early look at what life

    would be like in college was possibly the most beneficial part of the transfer.

    It definitely helped going down there for a year and being by myself having to wash my own clothes, get up for class by myself, he said. Hon-estly, it made me realize that I didnt want to be that far away from home. This is perfect for me, be-cause its only a few hours away.

    As for this season, Wil-liams main focus is on doing whatever he can to help WVU improve.

    I want to win more games and make a name for myself, he said. I want to come out and get respect from the con-ference and the play-ers Im going to be play-ing against. I just want to keep getting better and better.

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    BAskeTBALL

    AP

    Miami Heat decide to amnesty Mike Miller, two part ways MIAMI (AP) Mike Miller was a lux-

    ury that the Miami Heat decided they could no longer afford.

    Miller was designated Tuesday as the team's amnesty player, a move that may save the Heat more than $30 mil-lion in luxury tax payments over the next two years and comes only a few days after team president Pat Riley said the two-time defending NBA champi-ons were hoping to keep the core of the roster largely intact for next season.

    But with the team's tax bill set to be bigger than ever - depending on what the final payroll numbers are, the Heat could pay as much as $2.50 per $1 they are over the salary-cap threshold for this coming season under the league's new and more punitive rules - the team ultimately made the call to part with Miller, a move that he suspected was coming.

    ''I understand the business side of basketball,'' Miller told The Associ-ated Press. ''It's a combination of be-ing very, very thankful for the oppor-tunity that I've had, but it hurts that we had a chance to do something very, very special and I'd love to have been a part of it.''

    Riley said the team tried to trade Miller, then had to make ''a very dif-ficult decision'' to use the one-time amnesty provision on him. He said the team's managing general partner Micky Arison, CEO Nick Arison and coach Erik Spoelstra all struggled with the decision.

    ''Mike had an incredible impact on the Miami Heat; helping us to three fi-nals appearances and winning back-to-back World Championships,'' Riley wrote in a statement released by the team. ''This was a very difficult deci-sion for me personally, the Arison fam-ily, Erik and the entire Miami Heat or-ganization. Mike was one of the best we have ever had here, and will be sorely missed. We wish Mike, his wife Jennifer and their family nothing but the best.''

    Miller would have made $6.2 million this season, and $6.6 million next sea-son. He still gets that money, but his salary will not count against Miami's cap, nor will it count against a luxury-tax hit that was in line to exceed $30 million this coming season alone.

    ''I love Mike. We all love Mike,'' Heat guard Dwyane Wade told AP as the news of the team's decision broke. ''It's tough to lose one of our brothers. But I think we all understand it's not per-sonal. It's a business decision.''

    If Miller is not claimed off waivers, he becomes a free agent later this week. It's believed he would like to play for a title contender, and a return to Memphis - where he spent parts of six seasons - would likely appeal to Miller.

    ''I know I can be very, very produc-tive for a couple years for sure,'' Miller said. ''But at the same time, it would be very difficult to go into a situation where you're not competing for a title. So I'm going to have to weigh those things, and we'll see how it plays out.''

    Miller spent three seasons in Mi-ami, helping the Heat win two titles and playing big roles in each playoff run. He started the last four games of this year's NBA Finals, the highlight of that run possibly being how he lost a shoe during play early in the fourth quarter of Game 6 against San Anto-nio, flipped it over to the bench, came downcourt and swished a 3-pointer anyway to help the Heat rally from 10 points down in the final 12 minutes.

    He also came off the bench to make seven 3-pointers in the title-clinch-ing Game 5 win over Oklahoma City in 2012.

    ''I've had a pretty good career and I've been a part of a lot of special things,'' said Miller, the NBA's rookie of the year in 2000-01 and sixth man of the year in 2005-06. ''I've won some individual awards and now two rings, so I'm going to have some pretty good memories.''

    APLache Seastrunk, above, is one of the top running backs in the Big 12 Conference. Hes considered a Heisman candidate this preseason.

    APMike Miller speaks to the media after the Heat won their second straight championship this past season.

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    APARTMENTS AVAILABLE FOREST AVE $450 per person all utilities in-cluded. (304)288-1572 JewelmanLLC.com

    APARTMENTS AVAILABLE. FOREST AVE. $450 per person all utilities in-cluded. (304)-288-9662 304-282-7572

    APARTMENTS FOR RENT: Three 1 Bed-room, 1 Bath, condos located on Creekside Drive, off West Run Road (North Hills) in Morgantown, within minutes of hospital and WVU. All kitchen appliances and washer and dryer in units. $600.00 per month with $300.00 security deposit. Telephone Jeff at 304-290-8571.

    AVAILABLE 5/2013. 3 bedroomhouse. Recently remodeled. Partially furnished. Close to campus. Off-streetparking. 304-296-8801.

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    Prices are for the total unit 1 BD Willey St. $560 incl util Brandon St. $550 + util

    2 BD Brandon St. $650 + util Burns Ave $660 + util Willey St. $750 incl util Eastern Ave $850 + util

    3BD Charles Ave $915 + util Peninsula Blvd $1005 + util Willey St $1050 inc util

    4 BD University Commons $1300 + util

    (304) 296 - 79301, 2, 3, and 4 Bedrooms

    Sunnyside, south Park, Suncrest,Evansdale and Downtown

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    Prices Starting at $515Security Deposit $200

    Ask about our Specials!Garages, W/D,Walk In ClosetsSparkling Pool

    2 Min From Hospital & Downtown24 HR Maintenance/Security

    Bus ServiceNO PETS

    Bon Vista &The Villas304-599-1880

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    Barrington NorthNOW LEASING FOR 2013

    Prices Starting at $625Security Deposit $200Ask about our Specials!

    2 Bedroom 1 Bath24 Hour Maintenance/Security

    Laundry FacilitiesMinutes to Hospitals and Evansdale

    Bus Service

    NO PETS

    304-599-6376www.morgantownapartments.com

    GREAT LOCATION! Great apartments! 2,3,4BR on corner of Beverly and University Ave. Off-street parking, WD, AC, Pets con-sidered, Available May 20th. 304-241-4607 and if no answer call 304-282-0136.

    MAY 15TH. 3BR. Marion St. No pets (304) 296-5931

    MAY/JUNE. 3BR. Forest Ave. No pets. (304) 296-5931

    East & West2BR 2BTH $580/per person

    Includes: UTILITIES, fullsize W/D, work out room

    Free parking No pets Allowed

    304-413-0900

    A-1 location for downtown campus

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