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MELANIE HOFFMAN, MANAGING EDITOR DEVON UNGER, CITY EDITOR

BRANNAN LAHODA, OPINION EDITORTONY DOBIES, SPORTS EDITOR MACKENZIE MAYS, A&E EDITORCHELSI BAKER, ART DIRECTOR

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Th e Daily Athenaeum is West Virginia University’s offi cial cam-pus publication. As a student-run newspaper, we aim to inform stu-dents, faculty and the Morgan-town community.

Th is special edition, the Fresh-man Survival Guide, is all about helping incoming freshman get acquainted with WVU.

We have included some key in-formation we would have liked to have known as freshmen, and we give some advice from things we have learned over the years.

How to get around campus, when to use meal plans and what to do with your WVU ID card are just some of the helpful articles found within these pages.

We also have columnists who write their opinions on fresh-man bringing cars to campus and what it’s like to have a bad roommate.

Included is also a guest col-umn from University President James P. Clements and Student Government Association Presi-dent Chris Lewallen.

Th ese, along with many other articles and columns, are a sam-ple of what we try to deliver to students on a daily basis.

During the school year, Th e Daily Athenaeum is produced Monday through Friday and cov-ers anything related to WVU and the city of Morgantown. During summer, we publish one paper per week on Wednesdays.

We were recently named the third best all-around daily col-lege newspaper in the nation by the Society of Professional Jour-nalists, and the Princeton Review named us the 11th-best college newspaper this past year.

Our News section covers groups such as Student Govern-ment Association, City Council and the Board of Governors, as well as clubs, events and any-thing of interest to students, fac-

ulty, staff , alumni and commu-nity members.

As the student newspaper, we try our best to bring to you what you should know about campus and how the decisions made by such people infl uence your col-lege life.

Our Opinion section contains a mix of columnists who off er in-put on various issues that aff ect students both on a local level and a national level. Other times, they’ll have a lighthearted expe-rience to share.

Th e Arts & Entertainment sec-tion covers everything you’ll need to unwind, refuel and relax dur-ing the school semester. Check out profi les of local eateries and coff ee shops, fi nd out about the local music scene and where to go to see the latest movies.

Th e Sports section includes anything related to WVU sports, including football, baseball, gymnastics and rifl e. As one of the most read sections, Sports in-cludes schedules of games, player profi les and game recaps.

In addition to our main con-tent, we have a campus calendar page listing daily WVU and com-munity events. Th e page also in-cludes Sudoku and crossword puzzles, as well as comic strips for some enjoyment.

Our website, www.thedaon-line.com, includes all the daily articles and the PDFs of that day’s newspaper. We post break-ing news during the day and in-clude extra articles not found in the print edition.

You can also check out our website on WVU’s offi cial iPhone app, iWVU. You have the ability to fl ip through past editions of the DA, as well.

In the coming year, we plan to include more multimedia on our website in the form of videos, blogging and slideshows.

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It is our main goal to off er you, the reader, more of what inter-ests you.

As a student publication, we are always learning and seeking new talent who can help us in our daily operations.

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WVU police continue to maintain safe campus

BY EVAN MOORESTAFF WRITER

While West Virginia Univer-sity is statistically one of the safest campuses in the coun-try, students must still take care to guarantee a secure experi-ence while at school.

“WVU is a safe community, and West Virginia is a safe state if you look at statistics,” said University Police Chief Bob Roberts. “However, if you are out at three and four in the morning in an altered state, you put yourself at risk.”

Students can often take sig-nificant measures to make their college careers safer, according to Roberts

“I think the first thing that students coming to campus need to do is take their time and get accustomed to the campus,” Roberts said.

Roberts said simple acts like

locking doors, walking only in lit areas with multiple people and being responsible with al-cohol go a long way in the fight against crime.

Parents can help keep their children’s belongings safe by clearly labeling items such as electronics and textbooks in case they are stolen. Roberts also suggested checking with insurance companies to see if property is covered under their policy while on campus.

“It helps very much to have a really dedicated police force that helps keep our campus safe,” said Tom Sloane, se-nior associate dean of stu-dents, “but part of that effort is educational.”

Sloane praises the steps taken by the University Police, Morgantown community and WVU staff specializing in health and sexual assault education for giving students a safety advan-

tage. He also credits programs such as Freshman Orientation, University 101, and Residence Hall education.

The University Police of-fer numerous safety programs such as West Virginia state law seminars for out-of-state stu-dents, vision training for al-cohol and DUI awareness and safety training at Up All Night.

In addition to being cautious and educated, Roberts believes student involvement is one of the most essential ingredients to a safe and secure campus.

“We’re here to make the cam-pus safe for everyone,” Rob-erts said. “In order to do that we need everyone to be en-gaged, report things and be ac-tive in fighting crime on cam-pus. We want (students) to feel like they’re partners with us in that.”

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Alternate forms of transportation ease traffi c and parking

BY MORGAN MCCORMICKSTAFF WRITER

West Virginia University rec-ommends fi rst-year students do not bring cars to campus due to traffi c congestion, however, other forms of transportation are off ered.

Th e PRT, a monorail system, Mountain Line bus system and the Blue and Gold Connector all off er services to students for free.

“Th e buses and PRT are the best forms of transportation for freshmen,” said WVU’s Director of Transportation and Parking Hugh Kierig. “Not only does it remove distractions and allow them to fo-cus on academics, but the costs of parking add up in Morgantown.”

The PRT connects WVU’s Downtown, Evansdale and Health Sciences campuses. Th e system has been in place for 35 years, and a master plan is being developed for $92.8 million in renovations for the fi rst time since then.

“We are doing new improve-ments that will go unnoticed by the passenger, but will drastically increase the reliability of the PRT,” said Arlie Foreman, associate di-rector for PRT Administration. “We are replacing the on-board computer system to make the PRT more dependable.”

Th e 8.2-mile track hosts fi ve passenger stations: Walnut, for downtown Morgantown, Beech-hurst, for the Downtown Campus, Engineering, for the Evansdale Campus, Towers, for the Student Recreation Center or the Evans-dale Campus, and the Health Sci-ences Center, for the Health Sci-ences Campus.

Students swipe their WVU IDs to ride the PRT for free. Th e PRT hosts more than 15,000 riders per day.

Mountain Line Buses also of-fers free transportation for those with WVU IDs.

It off ers services to the Morgan-town Mall, University Town Cen-ter, a late night bus downtown and the Blue and Gold Connec-tor, which connects the Evans-dale Campus and the Life Sci-ences Building on the Downtown Campus every 20 minutes.

Th e route for the Connector may be accessed at www.bus-ride.org.

For students with vehicles, parking permits for decal lots lo-cated throughout campus can be purchased through WVU’s Park-ing Offi ce.

Several private parking lots also rent spaces to students, however Kierig recommended parking at an area such as the Law School, where cars can be stored for pe-riods of time.

Free parking is also available at the WVU Coliseum for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Restric-tions may exist prior to football games, basketball games and other special events, and no over-night parking is allowed.

Assistant Director of Transpor-tation and Parking Eric Rosie said in an e-mail that parking spots can be purchased by freshmen after June 1.

He said students looking for parking should try the Moun-taineer Station on the Health Sci-ences Campus.

“Parking at Mountaineer Sta-tion is cheaper than the Moun-tainlair Garage (75 cents per hour versus $1 per hour), and you can ride the PRT downtown for your classes for free with your student ID,” he wrote. “Th e Mountainlair Garage is always in high demand, and there could be a long wait for a space to open up.”

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Late-night shuttle program prepares for WVU fall debut

BY DEVON UNGERCITY EDITOR

West Virginia University’s Mountie Ride program, which will provide a shuttle for intoxicated students to decrease the number of drunken drivers on campus, is making preparations to begin op-erating in Fall 2010.

Student Government Associ-ation Gov. Megan Callaghan has begun the fundraising process by soliciting donations from alumni and other WVU supporters. She said she has also been looking into federally funded grant pro-grams for financing. Mountie Ride will began accepting volun-teers in the fall.

“We are looking for motivated and caring individuals who want to help keep their fellow stu-dents safe,” Callaghan said. “I would really like to see freshman participate.”

Th e program will provide free rides home for anyone who calls the service, but SGA Gov. Cam-eron Taylor stressed it is not a “drunk taxi service.” Mountie Ride will not take patrons to any loca-tion other than their home, and it is not only for students who have been drinking.

Liability issues are not the sub-stantial problem they were origi-nally perceived to be, Taylor said.

Th ose issues have been raised as a concern since freshman en-vironmental protection major Ric Hogerheide fi rst proposed such a program in August.

Taylor and fellow SGA member Charlie Russell traveled to Col-lege Station Texas Feb. 18 to par-ticipate in the Safe Ride Programs United 2010 National Conference, where they learned how a similar program at Texas A&M University overcame liability issues.

The six insurance programs Mountie Ride will use to cover drivers and vehicles overcome the

primary liability issues. Th ese pol-icies will be purchased through the rental car agency that will pro-vide vehicles to the organization.

Riders must also sign a Mountie Ride passenger agreement be-fore they can enter the vehicle. The agreement establishes the premises in which the volun-teers driving and navigating can terminate the ride – drivers can make passengers leave the vehi-cle for dangerous or inappropri-ate behavior.

Volunteers would be trained in fi rst aid, but are instructed to con-tact authorities if a patron is vio-lent or unresponsive.

Training of volunteers takes two days and covers the group’s operating procedures, includ-ing alcohol awareness, defensive driving and fi rst aid.

Each car will carry two mem-bers, a navigator and a driver and there will always be one male and one female. Th ese members will likely be required to pay dues of $10 to $20 but will receive a T-shirt and meals when they volunteer to work.

Student safety is the project’s priority, Richmond said.

“We want Mountaineers to give other Mountaineers a ride,” he said.

Th e service would be free and confi dential. Students would be limited to one ride per night.

It would operate from Th ursday to Friday, but the exact hours of operation are not set. Taylor said it would likely run from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Richmond said the program had made extensive progress since Hogerheide fi rst brought the idea to SGA’s attention, and he is confi dent it will begin in the fall.

Th ose interested should con-tact Cameron Taylor at [email protected].

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The Carruth Center off ers students free psychiatric service

BY AIMEE SMITHCORRESPONDENT

The Carruth Center for Coun-seling and Psychological Ser-vices at West Virginia Univer-sity offers a solution for students struggling with depression, anx-iety, academic and relation-ship concerns, and a lack of motivation in their first year of college.

With counseling for individu-als, couples and groups, testing for learning disabilities and ca-reer assessment and counseling, the Carruth Center helps to tar-get and fix students’ concerns.

The Carruth Center also has a psychiatrist on staff for medica-tion management and collabo-rates with Student Health in the hopes of treating both the mind and body.

Al Kasprowicz, the Carruth Center’s interim clinical direc-tor, believes the Carruth Cen-ter will help students overcome their shyness and inhibition about receiving counseling.

“The Carruth Center is safe and receptive,” Kasprowicz said. “Students are able to talk to peo-ple licensed to deal with psy-chological concerns instead of suffering in silence.”

Shelley Savage, a multicul-tural specialist and supervised psychologist who has worked at the Carruth Center for al-most two years, said she works with students as well as her colleagues.

“I love the college popula-tion,” she said. “It’s such an ex-citing time in life. There are so

Parents Club benefi ts, bonds students with their parents

BY JERRY HILDENBRANDSTAFF WRITER

The Mountaineer Parents Club offers parents of West Virginia University students a chance to help their children succeed in various ways.

Since 1995, the organiza-tion has reached out to WVU parents providing information and services to them and their children.

Starting with 500 members, the MPC has grown to more than 20,000. Mountaineer Par-ents Club Assistant Director Lisa Hanselman expects this growth to continue.

“Membership has increased steadily over the last 10 years and during New Student Orien-tation in June; we expect to gain an additional 2400 families,” Hanselman said.

“Th e MPC is designed to in-crease activity among Moun-taineers in a local setting. Th e lo-

cal clubs set up “get acquainted” summer sendoff s for students and parents to connect before heading to college. “

She said the local clubs host speakers from WVU throughout the year and also assist recruit-ment events in their hometowns or local high schools.

Hanselman said there are a wide variety of benefi ts with MPC membership. After sign up, you receive a lapel pin in the shape of the club logo. Th e Mountaineer Parents News-letter, published three times a year, can be received free with a subscription. Th e newsletter provides updates on the various news and activities surround-ing WVU.

Th e Parent Electronic News is a free service provided to all members who provide a valid e-mail address at sign up. Parents registered will receive electronic updates via e-mail about up-coming events on campus.

Th e “Parents Perks” provides discounts on various goods and services, such as merchants, ho-tels and motels in the Morgan-town area. Another “perk” is the “Move-in, Move-out” park-ing pass, which allows parents to park in normally prohibited parking lots during the moving days for residence halls.

Th e MPC also hosts events on the WVU campus, including Fall Family weekend, which will be Oct. 1 through Oct. 3 this year.

“We invite parents back to campus for this event and off er a weekend fi lled with fun family activities,” Hanselman said.

One of the benefi ts the MPC offers without membership is the toll-free parent helpline through the Offi ce of the Parent Advocate. Th e line provides di-rect and immediate help for par-ents who have questions or di-lemmas not typical to frequently

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many changes going on. It’s like a flower blooming.”

Savage added that she likes being considered a resource for people trying to establish an independent life and develop healthy coping skills.

She said that the Carruth Cen-ter staff are “some of friendliest people I’ve ever met. They al-ways have the students’ best in-

terests in mind.”The Carruth Center is open

from 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on weekdays.

Students are able to walk in to speak with a counselor from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Career testing is available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For after-hours emergencies, a telephone crisis consulting service is available until 8 p.m.

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called WVU numbers. Some new additions from last

year include the “Question of the Month” and a podcast of “Parents 101,” which is a teaching session for parents about what to expect with their student’s fi rst semes-ter of college. It will be available in July.

Currently, the MPC has 66 lo-cal clubs in West Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. Th ere are also state chairs in Illinois, Nevada, North Caro-lina, Rhode Island and Texas.

To contact the MPC for more information, http://parentsclub.wvu.edu/. Th e telephone num-ber for the offi ce is 304-293-2506 and the helpline is 800-WVU-0096.

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Study abroad, WVU tuition same priceBY DEVON UNGER

CITY EDITOR

The West Virginia University Office of International Programs offers students opportunities to take their academic experience outside of the United States for the same cost required to at-tend WVU’s main campus.

The various types of programs and diverse locales can give WVU students a unique oppor-tunity to enrich their University experience, said Associate Pro-vost of International Academic Affairs Michael Lastinger.

He said WVU offers one of the most affordable study abroad programs in the country and believes the study abroad ex-perience is something all stu-dents should research.

Students who participate in the “Semester in Strasbourg” program can take courses in a

wide range of disciplines while living in a 250-year-old French castle.

“You can live in a castle and study in Europe for the same price as you can pay to live in the dorm and study down-town or in Evansdale,” Lastinger said. “If you can afford a col-lege education, you cannot af-ford not to do an international experience.”

He encouraged students to speak with advisers about op-portunities within their major.

Lastinger said gold sheets were available to determine which study abroad program to choose. The gold sheets are study abroad advising sheets that display the equivalent courses offered at foreign uni-versities. These help students incorporate the study abroad ex-perience into their curriculum.

“My vision is that the inter-

national experience should fit seamlessly into your cur-riculum,” Lastinger said. “You shouldn’t have to study longer or stay an extra semester to do an international experience.”

He also suggested students seek out foreign language classes early in their careers. Many programs require ad-vanced language courses.

“We go to a place in France where there is no university, and no one speaks English,” Lastinger said. “They have to live with host families and work in the community, and so my program requires six semesters of French.”

Students interested in study-ing abroad should visit the Of-fice of International Programs on the third floor of Stansbury Hall or call 304-293-6955.

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City projects to focus on Sunnyside for Fall 2010BY DEVON UNGER

CITY EDITOR

New city projects aim to fi x some of Sunnyside’s problems before West Virginia University’s fall 2010 semester begins.

Summer projects will replace sidewalks, develop two bus stops and install LED streetlights on Grant Avenue fi nanced with Tax Increment Financing obtained by the Sunnyside Up develop-ment corporation.

TIF is a method of fi nance that pays for community devel-opment projects by using antici-pated gains in property taxes af-ter an area is developed to cover debt incurred for the project.

Th is summer’s projects will develop Grant Street starting at 4th Street and ending at Campus Drive. Th e expected cost will be around $1.5 million.

Sunnyside Up, a private non-

profit corporation, obtained state approval for a designated district. Th e Sunnyside Up TIF district encompasses an area from Campus Drive to 8th Street and the Monongahela River to University Avenue.

“It’s going to be an exciting summer for Sunnyside,” said Jim Hunt, Sunnyside Up execu-tive director. “Th is is the fi rst ma-jor project that’s been fi nanced in the Sunnyside area with TIF funds.”

Hunt said he hopes that new developments will improve safety and spawn investments that will allow them to fund fu-ture projects.

Much of the infrastructure in the Grant Avenue area has been in place for close to 100 years, and only small maintenance projects have been conducted. Th is is the fi rst major “rehabili-tation” of Grant Avenue’s side-

walks, lights and bus stops, he said.

Hunt said some future proj-ects would improve the area’s “accessibility” by turning some of the unused right-of-ways on Grant and McLane avenues to construct staircases linking the two streets. Currently, anyone walking from McLane to Grant must use either dirt pathways or steep sidewalks.

“Th is is a neighborhood that, certainly, our students live in ,and it’s worthy of the city’s at-tention, and I think it will make a great improvement in the per-ception that the city has of Sun-nyside,” said Thomas Sloane, associate dean of the Offi ce of Student Life.

Sloane said the Sunnyside area is historically signifi cant as a neighborhood with strong ties

CHELSI BAKER/THE DAILY ATHENAEUMThe ‘Sunnyside Up’ logo is painted on a dumpster in Sunnyside. The ‘Sunnyside Up’ program will work to clean up Sunnyside and improve the neighborhood’s appearance over the summer.see SUNNYSIDE on PAGE 14



to the University. Staff , fac-ulty and students have lived there and walked to work for decades.

Sloan said he remembered numerous businesses such as barbershops, bakeries and a drugstore that were once in the Sunnyside neighborhood.

He would like to see more

businesses return to the area to serve the needs of students.

“What I like about it per-sonally is that students leave for the summer, they will go home and literally, the way construction is going to hap-pen, when they come back this fall, Sunnyside will truly be a diff erent neighborhood,” Hunt said.

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Incoming freshmen concerned about living with roommates


A new roommate is a worry that most incoming students have when coming to school.

Diffi cult roommates are one of the most common problems college students encounter, but West Vir-ginia University has taken steps to try and prevent roommate issues.

Hillar Klandorf, a professor of an-imal and veterinary science and res-ident faculty leader at Pierpont Hall, believes it’s best if students can re-solve these confl icts on their own.

“Roommate disagreements are normal,” Klandorf said. “You have to establish clear boundaries and expectations.”

If a student is unable to resolve the situation on his or her own,

Klandorf recommends discussing it with a resident assistant.

He believes roommate contracts are helpful because they “raise is-sues you might not have otherwise spoken about.”

WVU has established a new pro-cess for roommate selection to min-imize roommate confl icts, Klandorf said.

This system asks students to choose their preferences, such as whether they are neat or messy and whether they are “morning people” or “night people,” and attempts to match them with students who have similar preferences.

Klandorf said the system has been a great success so far.

Taylor Richmond, a junior polit-ical science major and former res-ident assistant at Towers, also rec-

ommended roommate contracts as a solution to disagreements.

Richmond said the most com-mon problems deal with cleanli-ness, loudness and guests.

“Students also often become an-noyed if their roommate’s boyfriend of girlfriend comes over too much,” he said.

Richmond says if the problems become too severe, the student should ask for a room change. How-ever, he believes this should be the last resort.

He added at Towers, only one or two students request a room change per year.

“It’s not that often, but you do see it every year,” Richmond said. “It re-ally just depends on how it goes.”

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Th e WVU ID has become a staple in every West Virginia University student’s life.

“Having one card to do every-thing is popular,” said Carolyn McDaniel, coordinator of Moun-taineer Card Services.

Mountaineer Cards, known as WVU IDs, are issued to stu-dents at New Student Orienta-tion. Th e cards remain active and are used by the students for as long as they are registered for classes.

McDaniel said the ID Card became available about 15 years ago when the University com-bined the Meal Plan Card with the PRT Card.

Since then, the WVU ID has evolved to make many other ser-vices available to students.

Th e WVU ID serves as stu-dents’ payment for the PRT and buses, and a ticket to meals.

Th e card also functions as a li-brary card and provides students with access to the Student Rec-reation Center, computer labs and Student Health Service.

Students can also choose to put money on the card in the form of a debit plan called Mountie Bounty.

“Having debit on it allows

(students) not to carry a (debit) card,” McDaniel said.

Mountie Bounty can be used at many WVU locations includ-ing the dining locations, the copy centers, bookstores, JACS (in the Mountainlair), parking offi ce, technology support centers, Car-ruth Center, Up All Night, Moun-tain Line Transit Authority Bus Service, sporting events, laun-dry facilities at the residence halls and at more than 80 Uni-versity vending machines.

Robbie Chaney, a statistics graduate student, said the many services provided by the ID Card make it easy and convenient to use.

“It’s probably easier be-cause everything is all on one card,” Chaney said. “If you lose it or it breaks, it’s pretty inconvenient.”

He added that the card is more effi cient than if the Uni-versity provided access codes to everything.

“It’s a lot easier than putting change in the bus machine or putting change in the printer,” he said.

English graduate student Alli-son Hitt said she mainly uses her card for access to the resource room in the English Department and the PRT.

“I like that it provides you

with a chance for free transpor-tation,” Hitt said.

Although the card already serves students in many ways, it is still evolving.

“One of the most requested services is online deposit,” Mc-Daniel said. “We have selected

the software and are working with the administration.”

Th e new feature will allow stu-dents to make Mountie Bounty deposits online, check their balances and view their past transactions.

Lost cards can be replaced by

calling or visiting the Mountain-eer Card Services Offi ce located in the Mountainlair or at Ben-nett Tower. A $20 fee is charged to a student’s account for a re-placement card.

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Work study off ers option of WVU student employment

BY NICK ASHLEYCORRESPONDENT

For many college students, it can be hard to fi nd a job that one enjoys, and can fi t his or her daily schedule.

West Virginia University off ers a work study program for stu-dents looking for employment.

When looking for jobs, stu-dents often wonder what work study jobs the University pro-vides, said Damia Dobbs, fi nan-cial aid counselor and work study coordinator.

“Th e number of work study jobs varies from year to year. Last year during the 2009-10 school year, 71 departments employed federal on-campus jobs for stu-dents. Th e University also worked with 23 agencies for off -campus community service jobs for stu-dents,” Dobbs said.

Steve Riff on, assistant director of Financial Aid, said a majority of jobs are on-campus, but there are

some opportunities within the community, pay for each type of job is relatively the same.

“Seven percent of all work study students are off -campus community service. Anyone who is employed for work study re-ceives an $8 hourly rate, and off -campus jobs pay $8.25 per hour,” Riff on said.

Not everyone can be accepted for a federal work study job be-cause you have to meet certain credentials, Dobbs said.

“Th e biggest factor for becom-ing eligible for a work study job is submitting your FAFSA infor-mation before the March 1 dead-line. During this process they will determine your estimated fam-ily contribution. Th e sooner that the University receives your in-formation, the better chance you may have to obtain a work study job,” she said.

To be accepted for work study, students must also be enrolled in school with a minimum of six credit hours. Students must meet

satisfactory academic progress, which means maintaining a 2.0 GPA or higher and completing 70 percent of class hours attempted. Once all information is processed the work study jobs are given out on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve ba-sis due to the limited amount of money available.

Work study jobs are available throughout the WVU academic year, but students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible be-cause of the limited acceptance.

“Work study off ers huge ad-vantages for students who are el-igible. You meet a lot of people through networking, you gain great work experience from it and build great time manage-ment skills,” Dobbs said.

Riff on also mentioned the net-working benefits and possible academic benefi ts of holding a work-study job.

“Work study is a fantastic pro-gram to join, with many opportu-nities for students. It looks really good on resumes, and students who are involved in work study on-campus jobs generally have a higher GPA than students who are unemployed,” Riff on said.

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Mountain Line off ers regional buses home

BY MORGAN MCCORMICKSTAFF WRITER

Don’t have a car and need a ride home for breaks and holidays? West Virginia Uni-versity has a holiday bus ser-vice for students who need to travel out of town during breaks.

WVU Transportation Ser-vices offers, in conjunction with the Mountaineer Parents Club, bus service to many re-gional destinations, such as to Maryland, eastern Penn-sylvania, New Jersey and Philadelphia during Thanks-giving, Christmas, and Spring Break.

“We have been doing these trips for over 10 years now,” said Lisa Hanselman, associ-ate director of the Mountaineer Parents Club. “We started them as another way to help students and parents because we know it’s hard to find rides home for the holidays and breaks.”

Other local chapters of the MPC offer students rides to their hometowns. These are to Columbia, Md., northern Vir-ginia, and Long Island, N.Y., Hanselman said.

The MPC charters luxury

motor coaches for the trips. Movies are shown and there is plenty of room for luggage and carry-on bags.

Morgantown’s Mountain Line Bus service also provides rides to Pittsburgh through the Grey Line. It operates two daily trips from Morgan-town to downtown Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Interna-tional Airport. Students must make a reservation by visiting www.busride.org to guarantee a seat.

This service runs daily, Mon-day through Sunday leaving downtown Morgantown at 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. It arrives at the Pittsburgh Greyhound Sta-tion at 12:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and the Pittsburgh Airport at 11:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.

Return trips to Morgantown arrive in downtown Morgan-town at 2:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The cost for general seating is $20 to downtown Pittsburgh and $25 to the Pittsburgh Air-port. The Grey Line also makes trips to Clarksburg, Fairmont and Waynesburg, W.Va.

Mountain Line marketing of-ficer Maria Smith said in an e-mail additional service to Pitts-burgh has been proposed.

“The Mountain Line Tran-sit Authority is consider-ing a tentative proposal that would go into effect as of July 1, 2010. These changes would increase Grey Line service to Pittsburgh.”

The proposed expanded ser-vice would add one additional departure time for daily service to Pittsburgh.

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First-year students required to take class about Univ.

BY MARLI RIGGSCORRESPONDENT

Every first-time student or fi rst-time transfer at West Vir-ginia University must take Uni-versity 101 before he or she can graduate.

University 101 is a one-credit class off ered once per week and taught by faculty or student af-fairs staff .

It teaches students about classroom etiquette, campus re-sources and health and wellness, among other things.

Th e WVU Faculty Senate ap-proved the course in 2002. It is now required to graduate.

“Th ere are no transfer equiv-alents for this course,” said Rhonda Hall, University 101 pro-gram coordinator.

She said only WVU Poto-mac State University 101 can transfer.

Not only has the course name changed frequently, but the text-book has as well.

The book has gone from a bound textbook to a spiral note-book, then to a binder notebook and back to a regular textbook because the cost of the textbook fl uctuates.

“Last year it was cheaper for a binder, this year it is cheaper for a perfect binding book,” Hall said.

Th e textbook is custom pub-lished, meaning that some sec-tions of the book relate only to WVU.

The course’s textbook also changes because of feedback, so-licited from students and instruc-tors, along with focus groups.

The groups talk about the pros and cons of the course and what should be implemented or changed.

Th e department takes feed-back from end of the semester surveys and make recommenda-

tions to the committee. Hall said students are as-

signed to sections by residence halls and that this helps students build a community within their dorm.

Diff erent sections are catered toward commuters, which em-phasizes specialized issues like parking and time management.

Hall said that the class is a team eff ort across the University.

“We want to make them a part of our community,” she said.

Rileigh Johnson, a junior hu-man nutrition and foods major, said the class only taught her a few things.

“(University 101) taught us how to send a properly format-ted e-mail to professors,” John-son said.

She added that she disliked going to functions that weren’t relevant to her major.

Johnson said some of the course work, like outlining ev-ery chapter in the book, was tedious.

Attendance was also a key factor to the class, according to Johnson.

“Most people who didn’t show for class received a bad grade by either not paying attention or they just didn’t come to class,” she said.

“I am just relieved to have it over with and happy to have my A. My work paid off ,” Johnson said.

Diff erent colleges within WVU off er courses equivalent to Uni-versity 101.

Some examples are Engineer-ing 199, Journalism 115 and Honors 199.

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Jones named Eberly College DeanBY NICK ASHLEY

STAFF WRITER

Making the transition from Hokie to Mountaineer, Robert Jones was selected as dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sci-ences at West Virginia Univer-sity. Th is is the fi rst time he has held the position of dean in his career.

Jones comes to WVU from Vir-ginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he served as head of the Department of Bio-

logical Sciences. Prior to his time at VT, he worked in the School of Forestry at Auburn University from 1995 to 2002.

“His background at land-grant institutions and his commitment to their role in higher education, make him a perfect choice as this University moves forward,” said Michele Wheatly, provost and vice president of academic af-fairs at WVU, in a press release.

Jones said he chose to

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apply here because certain attributes made WVU stand out, and the position more appealing to he and his fam-ily. He said this was the right fi t for him because he loves looking for “new challenges” and “complex duties” to help make a diff erence not only at the University but within the community.

“West Virginia University is the single largest institution in the state, with a very large and growing population,” Jones said. “It has a great reputa-tion as an institution for its ac-ademics but has even better people within the University.”

He has established a few goals he would like to accom-plish. He wants the Univer-sity to increase the number of scholarships off ered to stu-dents in natural resource pro-grams. He hopes to implement a vigorous plan to create more funding for the faculty and staff and keep recruiting strong stu-dents to the University.

Jones said his knowledge and experience working in the fi eld of higher education made him stand out as a valu-able candidate for the job.

He said the University has a great new leadership team and is very excited to have the op-portunity to work with the fac-ulty and staff .

His wife Jeri will be working in the Animal and Nutritional Sciences Department.

Th e hiring process for Jones involved fi rst being selected by a search committee led by Eu-gene Cilento, dean of the Col-lege of Engineering and Min-eral Resources.

He was interviewed over the phone and later invited to a two-day on-campus visit to participate in open forums for faculty and students.

Provost Wheatly was in charge of making the hire. Ru-dolph Almasy has served as interim dean since Mary El-len Mazey left the position to become the provost and vice president of academic aff airs at Auburn University in 2009.

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Residence halls off er more than a place to stayBY ERIN FITZWILLIAMS

STAFF WRITER

Residence Halls at West Vir-ginia University are spread over all campuses and off er a wide va-riety of activities, tutoring, din-ing and other services to help residents.

Tutoring, mentoring and other academic-oriented help are of-fered in each dormitory, said Trish Cendana, director of resi-dential education .

“We’re working on developing new initiatives to bring more ac-ademic focuses on the residence halls, such as more review ses-sions. We’re already doing that, but we want to broaden that,” Cendana said.

The Evansdale Residential Complex includes Brooke, Ben-nett, Braxton and Lyon Towers, where about 1,800 students re-

side during the school year. Pierpont Tower, Fieldcrest Hall

and Lincoln Hall are also dorms on the Evansdale Campus. Lin-coln is directly next to Towers and Pierpont is next door to the Er-ickson Alumni Center, with Field-crest nearest to the Health Sci-ences Campus.

Downtown Campus residence halls include Arnold, Boreman North and South, Dadisman, Honors, International, Stalnaker and Summit.

Boreman North is an all female dorm adjacent to Boreman South and is directly behind the Moun-tainlair Green.

Residents of the dorms all have to purchase a meal plan to use at any of WVU’s dining halls.

All dorms are within walk-ing distance of PRT stations and Mountain Line bus routes.

Residence halls have support

staff s for students, including a resident faculty leader, resident hall coordinators, resident assis-tants, night staff , desk staff and a newer position: hot shots.

Hot Shots are upperclassman volunteers and residents of the dorm who help incoming stu-dents move in, in exchange for be-ing able to move in a day early.

Resident Faculty Leaders are on site professors organize ac-tivities and other resident hall events.

“I just want them to learn good habits,” said Tim Pearson, Brooke Tower RFL.

Pearson has been a RFL for 11 years and is also an accounting professor at WVU.

“I love every minute of it,” Pear-son said.

RFLs also coordinate study abroad trips students can partic-ipate in over Spring Break to earn

class credit.“We’re in the process of plan-

ning several,” said Cendana “We will defi nitely be going to Italy, Paris and Greece.”

All students can participate re-gardless of whether or not they are residence hall students.

Some halls off er interest groups or are homes for the various clubs or major groups at WVU.

A group in Arnold Hall off ers civic engagement and Dadisman has a group for business.

Evansdale Campus groups in-clude creative arts and foren-sics at Bennett Tower, engineer-ing and science at Braxton Tower, business and pre-professional programs for health care and law at Brooke Tower, agriculture and forestry at Lyon Tower and WVU Collegiate 4-H Club at Fieldcrest Hall.

Th e residence halls regularly

go on day trips and sometimes weekend trips to see Broadway plays, baseball games and even paintball tournaments.

This year, the tentative trip schedule includes seeing “Phan-tom of the Opera,” a Pittsburgh Pi-rates game, a New York City trip, the DC Cherry Blossom Festival and home WVU Football games.

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Tuition frozen for in-state students after Gov.’s request

BY MELISSA CANDOLFISTAFF WRITER

Gov. Joe Manchin asked and West Virginia University obliged.

WVU increased out-of-state students’ tuition to $16,402 per year while in-state tuition re-mains at $5,304 per year. Due to the economy, tuition for out-of-state students attending WVU has

increased 4 percent, adding $257 to the cost of attendance.

Keeping the tuition at the cur-rent price for in-state students al-lows WVU to function in the best possible way, while allowing West Virginians to have some pressure lifted from them, said Carolyn Long, Board of Governors chair.

“Th is gives them some breath-ing room,” Long said. “We all know

the economy terms are not good, and in West Virginia, it sort of came to us after everyone else.”

Th ough only out-of-state tuition increased, both in-state and out-of-state students will pay an extra $51 in fees.

“Whatever we get from our stu-dents’ tuition and fees is to be used in the most eff ective and fru-gal way,” Long said.

“Th is still lets us provide a high-quality education for the students at WVU. It’s a win for everyone be-cause it shows the students we are trying and shows the staff and fac-ulty we appreciate what they do but that we have to be very eff ec-tive and effi cient with the money we get.”

Long said the University recog-nizes everyone is aff ected by the struggling economy, but raising tuition a small amount will help balance WVU’s budget.

“We are a land-grant University, which means it is our charge in life to make sure that all of our stu-dents are treated as fairly as pos-sible,” Long said, “But it is also our charge as a land-grant to make our University as accessible to the stu-dents in West Virginia and out of state,.”

Th e University looks over WVU’s budget each year, including the number of faculty and what it will be paid to determine next year’s tuition.

Long said, due to how the econ-omy has aff ected West Virginia, the BOG believed this would be the least disruptive way to help WVU but still off er students the choice of courses and maintain a high quality staff and faculty.

Th e University believes it can-not sustain the tuition freeze due to rising prices involved with the University year after year, said Fac-ulty Senate Chair Nigel Clark.

“At this point in time, it’s ac-knowledged that WVU (tuition) is a little lower than at some com-peting institutions, so that pres-sure also exists.” Clark said. “We do have a history of having

Professors advise students to create schedules to study

BY BRIAN YOUNGCORRESPONDENT

Th e fi rst day of the classes in the fall semester is Aug. 23, and for most freshmen, it will be the fi rst classes of their college career.

Students can get their books from stores around campus or by ordering them online. Most stu-dents use the is least expensive method.

“I don’t care how my students get the books as long as they have them,” said Robin Hensel, assis-tant dean for the freshman expe-rience in the College of Engineer-ing and Mineral Resources.

When sitting in classrooms,

Hensel said to always sit toward the front, and if there is no room, sit in the middle.

Hensel advises students print any notes teachers have online and take additional notes on those.

She tells her students to make a study schedule every day for ev-ery class.

“Spend a minimum of two hours studying for every hour of class time,” Hensel said. “Don’t forget, though, to schedule some free time, and schedule a decent time to go to sleep.”

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West Virginia University works to promote strong time management skills within its students.

WVU’s Extended Learning website provides several useful tips for structuring time to pre-vent student procrastination.

The website recommends determining the requirements for each course and creating a study schedule. Even with a schedule, students can still have difficulty concentrating on their studies.

“What you accomplish when studying is not just about the amount of time you spend studying but how you use that time,” the website reads. “Con-centration is your ability to fo-cus your attention on one spe-cific task and ignore everything else.”

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Myers works by an agenda, reviews things on a daily ba-sis and prioritizes; all things he recommends to freshmen.

“(Freshmen should) elimi-nate the things that don’t con-cern them, and focus on the important things,” Myers said.

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Th ough Clark is unsure how fi -nancial aid and scholarships will change for out-of-state students, the Promise Scholarship for in-state students has decreased.

Th e tuition increase will be in aff ect this summer into the fall 2010 semester.

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Association Vice President Whit-ney Rae Peters said her best piece of advice is not to be afraid to ap-proach professors with questions.

“Most may appear like they’re not willing to help, but deep down, they are,” she said.

She added if a student does badly on the fi rst test, they should go speak with the professor on how to improve their test score.

“Th at was my biggest fear my freshman year,” she said. “To talk to my scary, intimidating, lovely teachers.”

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Sartarelli hired as dean of B&EBY MELISSA CANDOLFI

STAFF WRITER

West Virginia University an-nounced the new Milan Puskar Dean of the College of Business and Economics Jose V. Sartarelli May 4.

Sartarelli came to WVU from Johnson & Johnson where he worked as a pharmaceutical group chairman for Asia-Pacifi c, Japan and Latin America, over-seeing a business of more than $3 billion in annual sales through-out more than 50 countries, supported by more than 9,000 employees. He has also held ad-ministrative positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., and Eli Lilly.

WVU Provost Michele Wheatly said Sartarelli showed knowl-edge and experience from work-ing hands-on in his industry and will bring a wealth of real-world knowledge to students.

“He has practical experience,” Wheatly said. “One of the things

that happens in the academy is sometimes we, in classes, tend to talk about hypotheticals. We train students from books, they read books, and they try to learn information, but it’s so much better when we have people who have practical experience.”

Th e University put together a job description and used a for-malized search process to get qualifi ed candidates for the job. After advertising through news-papers and hiring an executive search fi rm, Wheatly said there was a rich pool of options.

Th e candidates’ applications went through a screening process to chose specifi c candidates for interviews in Washington Can-didates were then chosen for on-campus interviews and fi nally a decision was made.

“He came with a very interest-ing portfolio because in the busi-ness school we are trying to train people to go out there and work in the industry,” Wheatly said.

“It’s the hands-on that’s impor-tant but also how can their knowl-edge be applied. He had an aca-demic background but a strong experience in the industry.”

Wheatly said the college is very excited to have Sartarelli on board and hopes his pres-ence can take the college to new heights.

Sartarelli received his bache-lor’s of business administration in marketing from the Sao Paulo School of Business Administra-tion Fundacao Getulio Vargas, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He earned his MBA in market-ing under a Fulbright Scholarship and his doctorate in business administration from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich.

William Trumbull has been serving as interim dean of the College of Business & Econom-ics since July 2008.

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Student Health off ers simple, aff ordable health care for WVU

BY MATT NARVINCORRESPONDENT

Living in dorms is a requirement for most freshmen at West Vir-ginia University. Th is close prox-imity can lead to students catch-ing many illnesses.

WVU’s Student Health Services off ers a solution to this problem.

With aff ordable care for stu-dents without medical insurance or the time to return home to see a family physician, Student Health has become a fi xture at WVU for sick students.

Located in the basement of the Health Sciences Center, Student Health operates Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. dur-ing the fall and spring semesters

and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the summer session.

As long as students were en-rolled during the spring semester, are pre-registered for the fall se-mester and are in good academic standing, they are able to receive care.

Student Health specializes in treating students suff ering from minor illnesses, as well as diagnos-ing more serious medical condi-tions and helping the student fi nd the appropriate care.

In addition, the center off ers HIV testing, immunizations, ad-vice for staying healthy abroad, sexual assault counseling and can even help students kick a tobacco habit.

Appointments are encouraged,

though not necessary. A $10 co-pay is charged for each

visit, and a full physical examina-tion is $25. Gynecology appoint-ments are $30.

Th is fee can be paid in cash, check, billed to your student ac-count or with Mountie Bounty.

Students are required to bring their WVU ID card and student ID number to their appointment. Prospective patients must also be registered for classes at the time of their fi rst appointment, during which a blue patient identifi cation card will be issued.

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Meal plans include diff erent optionsBY ERIN FITZWILLIAMS

STAFF WRITER

Morgantown offers West Vir-ginia University students a va-riety of on-or off-campus din-ing opportunities beyond dorm food.

The Off-Campus dining plan offers students who live off cam-pus the opportunity to have pre-paid meals on or off-campus.

On-campus locations like Burger King, Quiznos and Hat-fields in the Mountainlair all offer the plan for some of their meals.

McCoy’s in the Mountain-lair previously offered the plan, but Chick-Fil-A will replace Mc-Coy’s this fall, according to Brian Walker of the West Virginia Uni-versity Office of Student Life.

WVU currently offers five meal plans ranging from 10 to 19 meals per week.

The Mountaineer Plan, which costs $1,829 per semester, offers 19 meals per week and about 300 meals per semester.

The Select 15 Plan, which costs $1,708 per semester offers up to 15 meals per week.

The Select 10 Plan, the cheap-

est plan, offers 10 meals per week for $1,540 per semester.

Meals Plus money is included with each plan and is redeem-able at many on-campus loca-tions, including Burger King in the Mountainlair or Lyon’s Den located at Towers.

For those looking for near unlimited dining options, two other plans are available.

The Gold Plan provides up to 229 meals per semester and comes with $100 in Meals Plus money, available for $2,116 per semester.

The Blue Plan allows for 209 visits and also comes with the $100 in Meals Plus, for $2,043 per semester.

All meal plans are redeemable at the many campus dormitory cafeterias, and many of the res-taurants in the Mountainlair.

The Healthy U option is a campus-wide dining initiative that offers a menu based on a 2,000- calorie diet.

If a student has a dietary concern, such as a gluten-free diet or diabetic-friendly meal, they can call ahead for a spe-cial menu.

Downtown Morgantown has

places like D.P. Dough, Casa D’ Amici, Chico’s Fat, Jimmy John’s, Subway and many other restau-rants that cater to students and offer late hours to accommodate nocturnal student habits.

“I think that Dining Services provides a terrific number of culinary choices for students,” Walker said.

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ing with bills and appointments among other things.

Students are encouraged to visit the the Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center at Ruby Memorial for emergency situations.

Any medical bills incurred in the emergency room, however, will be the responsibility of the student and, if applicable, their health care provider.

Services not off ered at Student Health include inpatient care, dental and optometry.

Th e WVU Student Government Association has plans to further streamline the process of treat-ment at Student Health.

“Th e committee is really try-ing to shoot for a new facility. Th e funding is the tough part,” said former SGA president Jason Zuccari.

Currently, the different branches of Student Health are scattered around WVU’s

campus. Creating a more centralized of-

fi ce for Student Health is a long-term goal for SGA, but there are also things to improve in the short term.

“(We are) meeting with Student Health offi cials to help make the service more accessible,” said Ex-ecutive Chair for Student Health John Bond.

Students have complained about fi nding the Student Health offi ce in the past, and SGA has al-ready implemented color-coded pathways on the hospital fl oor to aid students in fi nding the offi ce.

“Access to the facility is a big thing,” Bond said.

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SGA hopes to increase incoming freshmanBY JERRY HILDEBRAND

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Vice President of West Virginia University’s Student Government Association Ron Cheng and his committee plans to incorporate incoming freshman into, not only the University’s future, but also the future of SGA.

Lyon Tower, located in the Towers on the Evansdale Cam-pus, and Resident Faculty Leader Hillar Klandorf, plan to assign SGA leaders to each fl oor to in-crease student activity in SGA and other functions involving student leadership.

Cheng said each fl oor will per-spectively be assigned a governor and executive.

“We’ve been invited by the Campus Housing authority to en-gage with them directly this year, as opposed to our previous actions of ‘meet and greet,’” Cheng said.

He also plans to recruit ‘interns’ from each fl oor to work directly

with SGA. Each fl oor will work with the platform of its governor to benefi t the University.

Gov. Allison Rollins, whose plat-form is club sports, is a member of Cheng’s committee. She feels stu-dent government is crucial to the collegiate experience.

“I feel like students forget about the SGA,” Rollins said. “Student government, along with any or-ganization, gives students the op-portunity to meet people, network and make connections, which is what college is really all about.”

She added SGA governors plan to lead sections of University 101, giving SGA a chance to become more involved with the students on a personal level.

SGA has attended every local

orientation and has been recruit-ing students to become more in-volved in its future.

“We have already received in-formation from three students, and we hope to expand upon that,” Cheng said.

SGA also paired up with the Mountaineer Parents Club to at-tend the “summer send-off ” or parties in the area to speak to in-coming freshman, Cheng said.

For the future, Cheng started a program called “SGA Expo,” which will target both current and pro-spective incoming freshman.

Th e program will be travelling to high schools in the state to relay the benefi ts of involvement with SGA. Th e target audience will be high school student councils and governments.

“We hope to showcase WVU’s SGA and what we have to off er, such as leadership opportunities and experience,” Cheng said.

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The West Virginia Univer-sity School of Medicine received two national honors in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edi-tion of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

Th e school was recognized in April as 10th-best for rural medi-cine and ranked 49th for primary care. Th e last time WVU placed in the top 10 was 2008.

Th e rankings are based on rat-ings by medical school deans and senior faculty in the nation’s 126 accredited medical schools and

20 accredited schools of osteo-pathic medicine, according to the website.

“It’s recognition by our peer in-stitutions and their opinion lead-ers in the country of the quality programs we have here at WVU,” said James Brick, WVU School of Medicine interim dean.

Th e school has a history of out-reach to the rural population, Brick said. Currently, there are 25 to 30 outreach clinics and educa-tional programs where medical students can learn and work.

The outreach programs are part of the University’s commit-ment to its land-grant beginnings,

Brick said.“Th is school has a long-stand-

ing tradition of service,” Brick said.

Every student in the School of Medicine must learn and care for patients in rural areas as a gradu-ation requirement, he said.

“West Virginia is a very rural, sparsely populated state, and we feel that it’s important to go to the people and serve them,” Brick said.

Approximately 40 percent of graduates from the School of Medicine practice in West Vir-ginia, Brick said.

“It’s good to be recognized,

but it’s more important to do the work,” Brick said.

Th e WVU School of Nursing was also ranked No. 72 for its Mas-ters of Science in nursing program by U.S. News & World Report. Th e rankings are by nursing deans and faculty at schools across the country. Th e recognition is proof of the quality programs at WVU, said Georgia Narsavage, dean of the School of Nursing.

“Hopefully this will help poten-tial students realize that WVU is the place they want do their nurs-ing degree at,” Narsavage said.

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SGA president welcomes incoming freshmenMany students come to WVU

and wonder, what is Student Government? How do I get in-volved? What can SGA do for me as a student?

As your Student Government leaders, we’re here to answer those questions for you and rep-resent you daily.

For many years, the WVU Stu-dent Government Association has served as a direct link be-tween students and the WVU administration and has been committed to speaking up on their behalf.

This year, we are about re-form. We are setting out to cre-ate opportunity for students by empowering them to speak for themselves and facilitating their work with administrators.

The Student Government As-sociation meets Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Rhododendron Room of the Mountainlair.

There are two separate op-portunities during our meet-ings, referred to as “Open Stu-dent Forums” when students can come voice their concerns about issues on campus and around Morgantown.

You don’t have to be elected to become part of the process - you simply have to be a stu-dent with a passion and concern for campus issues and a desire to leave WVU better than you found it.

Your student government is made up of President Chris Lewallen, Vice President Ron K.

Cheng, an executive branch, a judicial branch and 15 members of the Board of Governors.

Student Government mem-bers are your average students, ranging from freshman to grad-uate students and studying ma-jors from every college.

No matter what your concern may be, we will be dedicated and diligent in speaking up on these issues that affect the lives of our students.

The best way to get involved in SGA is to come to a meet-ing and be engaged in the pro-cess. If you can’t make a meet-ing, please feel free to e-mail us or stop by our offices in the Mountainlair.

It is very exciting to be one of your student leaders at this time. We have a president, James P. Clements, a visionary leader that is excited to get the students engaged.

In addition, we have a new provost, Michele Wheatly, and a new chancellor of Health Sci-ences, Christopher Colenda.

This year, we are particularly focused on Student Health, club sports and textbook prices. We will be lobbying the state leg-islature for many other issues such as: towing, landlord laws, predatory practices from banks, and taxi services.

However, there are many other issues on campus that we will continue to advocate.

We are so glad you have de-cided to come to West Virginia

University. For us, we have been ex-

tremely fortunate to have op-portunities to serve and call Morgantown our home.

You will be part of this on-going tradition as part of the 2010-11 freshmen class. We hope you become involved, learn all of our Mountaineer tra-ditions and embrace the Moun-taineer spirit which means so much to all of us.

Even if you don’t choose to become involved in Student Government, find something else that you love and get in-volved in it.

WVU has many student orga-nizations in which you can be a part of.

Find your place at West Vir-ginia University and embrace it.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to con-tact us at [email protected]

Our office is located in the Student Organizations wing of the Mountainlair.

And remember, reform and opportunity: reforming our campus and bringing opportu-nity to everyone.

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FILE PHOTOSGA president Chris Lewallen and Vice President Ron Cheng hug after their victory in February.

SUBMITTED PHOTOThe new Student Government Association is sworn in.

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Welcome to WVU from President ClementsDear Freshmen:

You’ve made a great choice coming to WVU. As our newest Mountaineers, you join a long tra-dition of academic excellence.

We have 175,000 alumni around the world, and our grad-uates include:

Th e inventor of the cable �modem

Th e basketball legend whose �silhouette is on the NBA logo

Th e chairman and CEO of �

Cisco SystemsA past president of the �

American Medical AssociationA four-star general who �

commanded U.S. Air forces in Europe

A former director of White �House Communications.

You can join our list of out-standing graduates – and we will do all we can to help you.

If you want to succeed in col-lege and fulfi ll your dreams, con-sider the following:

Work hard! Make show- �ing up for class and studying a priority.

Get involved! Join a club, �join a team, participate in events on campus. WVU has more than 300 student organizations you can join. Students who become involved have a greater chance of graduating than those who don’t.

Become globally aware. �Consider studying abroad, get to know your fellow students who come from other countries, and look for courses with an interna-tional focus.

Look for opportunities to �get real-world work experience through internships and commu-nity service.

Remember to stay in touch �with your family. Th ey are proud of you and will want to know how things are going.

Above all, set high goals for yourself. If you do this, then you will achieve them!

A university is known in large part by the quality of its stu-dents, and this year’s entering class has outstanding academic credentials.

You arrive on campus with dif-ferent histories and experiences, but from this point forward, your path is forever linked to the Mountaineer nation.

Think big, believe in your-self, and work hard to make your dreams come true.

Let’s go, Mountaineers.

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I have some important advice to share with you, future stu-dent of West Virginia Univer-sity: Don’t bother bringing your car to Morgantown.

It is a rather unfortunate symptom of our University’s ex-pansion: Our town simply can-not handle the cars it has.

Every fall, students from all over the country pile into their cars and take to the small, nar-row streets of Morgantown, ea-ger to start the semester.

Unfortunately, they are met, not with immediate aca-demic opportunities, but con-gested highways and endless potholes.

WVU recommends that fresh-men leave their cars at home, as a way to deal with the con-gestion. But, we’re continually expanding, and the number of incoming freshman is overshad-owed by the problems caused by the now-sophomore drivers flooding the streets.

Morgantow n expanded around its University but didn’t plan for the almost 30,000 stu-dents that now reside here for nine months of the year.

But don’t fret. If you do leave your car at

home, not only will you save the pain of increasingly costly gaso-line, but it could save you time stuck in traffic, eager to find the elusive parking spot (Morgan-town also doesn’t have ade-quate parking).

Take the bus

The Mountain Line Transit System has teamed up with the University to provide transpor-tation all about Morgantown with regular stops.

The only downside is that some schedule bus stops out-side downtown locations that often coincide with the times

classes are still in session. The best part about riding the bus happens to be that the University has bus access built into your WVU ID, which is free.

Take the PRT

Students at the University have a love-hate relationship with the Personal Rapid Tran-sit System.

Though thousands of stu-dents flood the ’70s era, rickety, computer-automated car system every day, many have hostile feelings toward it.

It is certainly an impressive system. It has five stops about campus: Medical, Towers, Beechhurst, Engineering and Walnut.

Each is located conveniently around campus, near Morgan-town landmarks and campus buildings. And, they’re easy to get to – when it’s not broken down.

But don’t worry about that – in the 10 or so minutes you’ll be stuck on the track, inside the cart, you can get some last-min-ute studying done before that exam.

Walk

This option is only really available to those who live close enough to their classes, though there are some disturbingly athletic people who go the ex-tra mile and cross Morgantown by foot.

It’s the cheapest form of transport and the most benefi-cial to your health. If you can do it, great, but you can always compromise and walk to a bus route or PRT stop.

Whether you’ll heed the cau-tionary message of conges-tion and no parking spaces, or whether you’ll rebel and bring your 8 miles-per-gallon Hum-mer is entirely up to you.

Just don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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Coming into my freshman year, I was one of only three people from my high school who went to West Virginia University.

Th e other two were my friends, but they were both female, so ob-viously rooming with them in the dorms was out of the question.

For that reason, I was placed with a roommate.

I was lucky to get someone I got along with and who was respectful in my first year at school.

Th e next year, I made the de-cision to live in the dorms once again, but instead of Towers, I moved downtown to Boreman South.

My roommate my sophomore year was the opposite of the one from freshman year.

He was lazy, drank a little too much and wore too little clothes to the point that it was awkward to be in the same room with him.

After a semester, that room-mate left, and I was left with two rooms all to myself. It was all too comfortable, until another guy knocked on my door about a month later and ruined the last two months of my semester.

This roommate was appar-ently kicked out of Towers for verbal abuse and moved into my room.

He thought he would only stay a few days until he explained the situation, but that never happened.

With him staying, I had to deal with the ultimate bad roommate situation.

One Friday afternoon, I went to grab a bite to eat and came back to my room to fi nd 20 guys

prepping for their late-night festivities.

Not only that, but he smoked pot – a smell I can’t stand. After pleading with the resident assis-tant to check the situation out, he told me it was a situation I had to work out with my roommate – remember, the same guy who was kicked out of his previous room for verbal abuse.

Looking back, it was a situa-tion I would love to forget but am kind of glad I went through. It was terrible at the time, but I learned so much from it.

I learned to fend for myself, deal with and avoid less-than-perfect situations.

If you’re starting to worry about your roommate for this year, though, don’t. It’s not worth your worries this early in the process.

Th e best thing to do is fi nd out who your roommate really is. All of you should have the con-tact information of the person you will be sharing a room with next year in your STAR account at http://star.wvu.edu (use your MIX e-mail username and pass-word to login).

Do some preemptive stalking – not the creepy kind, but the good, informational type.

Check for your roommate on Facebook and Google. Find out a little bit about them before you talk to them.

Most companies hiring are go-ing to do the same thing to gauge the person before interviewing them. Th is situation should be no diff erent.

E-mail your roommate, get his or her contact information, and make sure you call them. Don’t just talk through e-mail.

It might be uncomfortable for you, but you don’t really get to know someone that way.

Talk to them about your inter-

ests, your pet peeves and what you will bring to the room.

If it’s not too much of a hassle and you live within an hour’s drive, make that drive and have lunch with your roommate.

Getting the awkward personal meeting over with before you move in will be a good thing.

But really, just get to know the person before you make an ulti-mate judgment.

If the situation doesn’t look like it’s going to be perfect, set up a plan for yourself to deal with it.

When you move in, you will be given a paper that you and your roommate will fi ll out called a roommate contract. Take that se-riously. Be open because this is the only chance you’ll get at set-ting boundaries.

If you and your roommate don’t get along right off the bat, don’t let it be the end all. It’s al-ways awkward for everyone in the fi rst few days.

If the situation doesn’t change, don’t live with it like I did. Tell your RA, and make a change to where you’re comfortable.

Th ere’s nothing worse than feeling not at home in your home away from home.

In addition, don’t just get to know your roommate once your at school, meet the people in the rooms next to you and the peo-ple on your fl oor.

If the situation does go sour with your roommate, you need to have somewhere to go to catch your breath.

But don’t panic if you have a nasty roommate. Take the cor-rect steps to remove yourself from the situation.

Don’t fret if I’ve scared you with my stories, though, I haven’t heard many others as bad as mine.

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Movie fans, don’t worry.Morgantown has plenty of op-

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Despite its relatively small size, Morgantown has a variety of op-tions for moviegoers.

Th ere’s everything from 3-D to live concert performances to 4-D, a dimension that is only theorized to exist in science fi ction series.

OK, maybe not. Compiled below are Morgantown’s best-known movie selections, includ-ing rental options and their loca-tions in town.

Th e Warner Th eatreThere’s nothing like seeing

a movie in a place filled with history.

Established in 1931, Th e Warner Th eatre has become synonymous with movies in Morgantown.

Though slightly older than modern venues around town, Th e Warner is a comfortable moviego-ing experience.

Instead of trying to compete with the megaplexes in town, Th e Warner tries to vary its off erings – new releases are often mixed with classic fi lms, such as “Juras-sic Park” and “Rocky Horror Pic-ture Show,” a local favorite.

Th e theatre also organizes a “Zombie Walk” for Halloween, fi lling the streets of Morgantown with the local undead.

Plus, for the budget conscious student looking to get out of the dorm or apartment for a few hours, prices for all shows and all movies are $5, according to the Th eatre website.

In addition to the snacks in the lobby, there’s also a Carvel Ice Cream store connected to the building.

Hollywood Th eatersLocated at the University

Towne Center shopping area in Granville, Hollywood Th eaters is a 12-screen movie complex off ering 3-D screenings of movies (as well as their 2-D versions), live perfor-mances of the Metropolitan Op-era and more.

Though these extra perfor-mances are sporadic, they do of-fer something diff erent from the average blow-’em-up action fi lms and romantic comedies that rarely change.

The theater offers “wall-to-wall” screens with Dolby Digi-tal technology, according to its website.

Tickets are available days in ad-vance of special midnight show-ings and are available through Fandango.com.

Student tickets are $7, though a WVU ID must be displayed at time of purchase.

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Located in the corner of the Morgantown Mall, Carmike Mor-gantown Mall 12 off ers 12 screens and a wide variety of times and movies.

Like Hollywood, Carmike of-fers events and performances live in-theater as well as mid-night showings and 3D screen-ings of movies.

Whereas Hollywood uses Dolby Digital technology, Car-mike boasts Digital Light Projec-tion technology, according to its website.

Tickets are available days in ad-vance of special midnight show-ings and are available through Fandango.com.

Student tickets are $6.25, cheaper than Hollywood by 75 cents. A WVU ID must be present at time of purchase.

Gluck Th eaterTucked away behind Quiznos

in the Mountainlair, the Gluck Th eatre off ers evening screenings of recent movie releases, though much delayed behind the major theaters.

Screenings are often free dur-ing Up All Night, the Universi-ty’s late-night activity alternative in the Mountainlair Thursday through Saturday.

RentalsFor those who want to

see a movie they missed in theaters, there are multiple Block-buster and Redbox kiosks around

town – Blockbuster in Sheetz and Redbox in Kroger stores and Wal-Mart.

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Morgantown off ers students many local coff ee options

Coff ee has borne a soft spot in the college students’ collective heart and may be solely responsi-ble for your graduated peers’ suc-cess and degrees.

Fortunately, Morgantown prides itself on its local coff ee and has a wealth of shops for the col-lege freshman to explore.

Th ough there are a handful of coff ee outlets on the Evansdale Campus, the Downtown Campus is where you’ll fi nd most of the cof-fee shops in Morgantown worth investing your time and money in.

Jay’s Daily Grind off ers the high-est quality of espresso in town served by Morgantown’s most experienced baristas and coff ee intelligentsia.

While Wi-Fi is not an option at Th e Grind, it does off er great sand-wiches, homemade muffi ns and donuts.

You can fi nd Jay’s Daily Grind directly connected to the Book Ex-change on Willey Street.

Th e Blue Moose, located at 248 Walnut St., is another Morgantown locale serving great food and cof-fee, while also off ering a wide se-lection of craft beer and wine, smoothies and tea.

“Th e Moose,” as it is known by Morgantown residents, serves as an art space and music venue of-fering a weekly open-mic night during Fall and Spring semesters.

Check www.thebluemoosecafe.com for more information.

So.zo, another worthwhile cof-fee shop, is located next to the Sprint store on High Street.

Doubling as an art space, so.zo puts an unorthodox and creative spin on the traditional idea of a coff ee shop.

Th e fi rst thing you’ll notice are silos of cereal on the wall. Th e shop’s cereal selection runs the gamut of sugary cereal staples like Cinnamon Toast Crunch to health-conscious cereals including Fiber One and Honey Nut Cheerios.

Check www.sozo-morgan-town.net for information regard-ing shows and the open-mic schedule.

Another creative spin on the traditional coff ee shop business model can be found at Zenclay on University Avenue.

Off ering pottery classes and fre-

quent creative writing readings, Zenclay sells premium coff ees in an atmosphere ideal for studying.

While there are many small businesses downtown, there are a handful of large corporate coff ee shops, such as Starbucks, on the Evansdale Campus.

In addition to coff ee, they also

off er food and Wi-Fi and in doing so, take their focus off the bean.

Be sure to check out all of these downtown businesses to establish a familiar and comfortable home-away-from-home early on in your college experience.

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FILE PHOTOThe Blue Moose Cafe is located on Walnut Street.

Restaurant variety off ers break from meal plan monotony

While many students feel limited to the dining halls dur-ing their freshman year at West Virginia University, Morgan-town offers a variety of tasty restaurants with convenient lo-cations and prices.

Downtown Morgantown is filled with unique dining choices.

Black Bear Burritos, which serves “build your own burri-tos,” Sandwich U which serves its famous “fat sandwiches,” like the “Fat Mountaineer.”

Late-night and on-the-go eating in Morgantown is a must for all students.

Conveniently located on High Street, eateries such as Casa D’Amici, Jimmy John’s, The Pita Pit and D.P. Dough of-fer quick and easy meal options

and delivery. They’re open un-til 3 a.m. to provide for the com-mon college late-night cravings and post bar munchies.

Chelsea Willis, a sophomore secondary education major at WVU, said eating late on High Street is about variety and prox-imity to nightclubs.

“I like Pita Pit because it’s open late, and you can or-der something different every time,” she said. “It’s really close to everything, and it can actu-ally be sort of healthy depend-ing on what you create,” Wil-lis said.

Students living on the Evans-dale Campus also have tasty restaurant options without hav-ing to take a PRT ride.

Evansdale plays host to Qdoba Mexican Grill and Bos-ton Beanery, which offers a variety of soups, sandwiches, pasta and burgers.

Chelsea Midkiff, a WVU ju-nior advertising major, said lo-

cation is just as important as the menu when it comes to fit-ting good food into a busy col-lege schedule.

“I like Qdoba because it has the best burritos,” Midkiff said. “When I was a freshman, it was really convenient because it was within walking distance from my dorm.”

Pizza is a college must and Morgantown has the best vari-ety. Pizza Al’s is a local favorite, owned by an Italian family with recipes handed down through the generations.

Located on the Evansdale Campus, Al’s offers huge slices of pizza at a great price.

Other great pizzerias in-

clude Casa D’Amici, the go-to place for late night snacks by the slice.

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Morgantown hits variety of notes

Morgantown has a thriving, cutting-edge music scene and offers plenty of venues and op-portunities for students to check out local talent.

123 Pleasant Street is at the center of local and visiting acts, hosting big names like The Davisson Brothers and Gang Gang Dance, while at the same time acting as the go-to spot for local favorites like Fletcher’s Grove and The Librarians.

123 Pleasant Street has set the standard for other local ven-ues with its balanced setting of upbeat dance club and laidback venue.

The venue sometimes allows ages 18 and older, though it can also be exclusively for ages 21 and older depending on the night.

Other areas like The Blue Moose Cafe and Black Bear Bur-ritos act as restaurants during the day and venues through the night, offering a unique venue atmosphere only found in col-lege towns like Morgantown.

Art gallery-inspired coffee house The Blue Moose Cafe at-tracts easy-listening genres of all musicians and acts.

The cafe also serves as many college students’ home away from home, providing a relaxed alternative to the typical club scene.

The Blue Moose Cafe and so.zo cereal bar often host “open mic nights,” allowing the community to explore and dis-cover what underground talent the town has to offer.

Morgantown has something to offer mainstream music lov-ers also, attracting big names and headliners to the WVU Coliseum.

National acts like The Fray, Drake and The All American Re-jects have all performed here.

WVU students receive dis-counted prices, and sometimes free admission, to all concerts with a valid WVU ID.

FallFest, a free concert held at the start of each school year always provides an impres-sive lineup, with recent perfor-mances by Kanye West, John Legend, Dashboard Confes-sional and Akon.

The surrounding area is also perfect for music lovers, with

DC and Pittsburgh always at-tracting big shows.

For those who appreciate mu-sic further than the DJ’s house music played at the local night-clubs, Morgantown has some-thing to offer everyone – locals performing their originals on the street or your favorite big time band.

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FILE PHOTOThe Librarians performs at 123 Pleasant Street in 2008.

FILE PHOTOAkon performs at the 2009 FallFest. The con-cert is free to WVU students and is held within the fi rst week of classes. Other acts recently to perform include Third Eye Blind and OAR.

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The quick 30 minute drive be-tween a dirt road and a 50-foot cliff is a great getaway for ad-venturous students with a need for one last small vacation be-fore the school year.

The spot is always packed with picnics and tailgates and serves as the college communi-ty’s unofficial mini beach spot.

It is surrounded by beautiful scenery and students at WVU make the most of it.

While Downtown Morgan-town is constantly busy and a little hectic, it’s easy to find

some peace and quiet if you look hard enough.

Morgantown is equipped with newly developed pedes-trian walking and recreational trails system.

Together, The Caperton and Deckers Creek trails span 33 paved miles for locals to enjoy the scenery.

However, the best view is from another local favorite get-away: Coopers Rock.

Located 13 miles east of Morgantown, Coopers Rock State Forest is the best way to appreciate state beauty, with vast scenic overlooks of the Cheat River and Cheat Canyon.

While most go to Coopers Rock to enjoy the overlook, the state forest offers several hik-ing trails, climbing activities and campgrounds.

For those who aren’t out-doorsy and don’t have the time to venture off campus, it’s easy to stay in shape with the Stu-dent Recreation Center – one of the best student facilities in the country.

Students have free access

to the Rec any time with their WVU ID.

The 17,000 square feet cen-ter offers a variety of exercise equipment, along with several basketball and tennis courts, a swimming pool, a running/

walking track and a 50-foot climbing wall.

The Rec Center also offers free personal training and ex-ercise classes like Zumba.

Despite the many obstacles going to college puts in the way

of staying healthy, Morgantown offers both indoor and outdoor ways to stay active for those who want to and enjoy the features they have at their disposal.

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Fashion advice for the freshman fi rst impression

Most incoming college fresh-man want to make a good fi rst im-pression on their peers.

Whether it’s in your classes, your new job or your new dorm room, everyone will have fresh faces to meet.

First rule of freshman fashion: throw out those old high school T-shirts. I know, you’re proud to have graduated high school, par-ticipated in the band or completed a camp of some sort, but these “go to” clothing items are a red fl ag for freshmen.

Keep a few to sleep in or lounge around in your dorm, but if you’re trying to be low key about your

freshman status, you might want to trade in your high school gear for some new West Virginia Uni-versity threads.

If looking for traditional Moun-taineer gear, such as logo tees and tank tops, shop at the Barnes and Noble WVU Bookstore.

Prices are aff ordable for college budgets and also convenient for purchase while rounding up your books for the fall semester.

Th e best deals are the T-shirt and hat combinations for sale in diff erent colors and styles – per-fect for going to class in a hurry or attending your first football game.

Other options around town also include off erings from Th e Book Exchange’s locations on Evans-dale and downtown, as well as UniversiTees on High Street.

Ladies, if looking for a more stylish or “girly” spin on WVU at-tire-check out the Victoria’s Secret line that can be purchased at Mor-gantown Mall’s Victoria’s Secret or shop the line in the bookstore.

Th e VS line off ers tube dresses, T-shirts, shorts and fl ip fl ops styled with diff erent colors and embel-lishments fi t for a stylish begin-ning to your college experience.

Guys can check out one of the several hat stores in the Morgan-town Mall, such as Hat World, that carry many diff erent types of WVU hats to add the fi nal touch to their laidback class attire.

I’m sure many of you are not only excited to start a new school experience but also to build a new nightlife since you’ll be moving out of your parents’ homes.

When going out on the town,

keep it simple and try not to over-accessorize.

Do not wear leggings under a dress or as pants. If you want to wear a legging, try a knit pant in-stead, this off ers the same look you’re going for without revealing too much and looking like you for-got your pants.

Figleaf, a small women’s cloth-ing boutique, offers the latest trends and basics for social hour and weekends.

Th e boutique sells basic tops and dresses that are sure to look stylish, while not looking like you’re trying too hard: a common freshman fashion mistake.

Figleaf is always on top of the newest fashions and ready to give girls the styles they need to get through their casual days and fun nights.

“Each year when students come back to school it gets busy,” said Kylie Harris, WVU student and Fi-gleaf employee. “It is hard to tell exactly what we sell the most of because there are always so many diff erent styles, but this summer we have been selling a lot of fl oral print dresses, and the fl oral print will probably continue when stu-dents come back from summer.”

Whether it’s a night out or a day full of classes, be sure to always feel comfortable in what you’re wear-ing but avoid trying too hard.

Keep it clean and simple for both guys and girls and you are sure to impress your fellow WVU classmates while looking like a natural despite how nervous your fi rst days are.

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Enjoy the Golden Era of West Virginia athletics

Welcome to West Virginia University, and get ready to be part of the most successful era of athletics in this school’s history.

Over the last five years, WVU has been on a winning path it has never experienced before.

The football team made it to two BCS bowls (and won both), and the men’s basketball team went to the Final Four for just the second time in 51 years. It also has been to three Sweet 16s, won the National Invita-

tion Tournament and won the Big East Conference Tourna-ment in that time.

Of course, you probably know that already.

The Mountaineers’ rifle team won the 2009 national title, the cross country team finishing in the top 10 at NCAA champi-onships for two-straight years, the men’s and women’s soc-cer teams are having unprece-dented success, and the wom-en’s basketball team is – outside of Connecticut – becoming the class of the Big East.

The good thing for you, fresh-men, is the success is going to continue while you make your journey as an undergraduate

student. In September, you will have

the chance to go to a football game for the first time as a stu-dent. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime ex-perience … one, if you’re lucky, you can experience seven times in the fall.

You will learn the traditions, chants and cheers that make WVU such a special place. On that first football Saturday against Coastal Carolina, you will truly become a Mountaineer.

In November, you can catch the men’s basketball team in its first game fresh off a Final Four finish.

What other school could give you that experience? Certainly

not Duke, Michigan State or Butler.

It’s one of a kind – one you’re sure to remember for the rest of your lives.

Here’s a few things you should know and learn about being a fan at WVU:

Not only do you have the �ability to see some of the high-est-quality collegiate sporting events at WVU, you also have the ability to change the out-come of these games.

Each year, Milan Puskar Sta-dium is named the Big East Conference’s toughest place to play.

And if you ask former Pitt as-sistant coach Tom Herrion (now current Marshall head coach) who was hit with a quarter from a fan in the stands at the WVU Coliseum last season, he would say it’s pretty tough to play, too.

It’s up to you to keep that tra-dition alive (just don’t throw anything, please).

You will quickly find out, �not only are West Virginia fans some of the rowdiest in the na-tion, but they like the distinc-tion of being nasty.

Whether or not you choose to join in on the rowdy and nasty behavior is up to you, but you need to be a passionate fan at all times.

It’s important to show your �support for every sports team – not just football and men’s basketball.

The Mountaineer men’s and women’s soccer teams and women’s basketball have seen an impressive rise in attendance at home games over the past three years. It’s also been a key to those teams’ success if you ask their head coaches.

Showing support at those

games, and watching sports you aren’t familiar with can be inter-esting. Before the end of your freshman year, you should see at least one game, match or meet of each WVU sports team. It’s truly an experience.

Wear gold. Each year, �Mountaineer Maniacs are given a gold T-shirt as a part of being a member of the organization.

It’s important to wear that T-shirt or another gold shirt to all sporting events. When Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum are seas of gold, op-ponents find it a little harder to play.

Lose your voice. If you �walk out of Milan Puskar Sta-dium or the WVU Coliseum with your voice intact, you didn’t do your job as a student – to make the opponent feel like its living a nightmare.

If you’re sitting down and quiet, you’re making it no less different then if the two teams played in a closed gym.

Stay the entire time. One �of the, if not the most notable, tradition at West Virginia is the singing of “Country Roads” fol-lowing a victory. If you don’t stay to watch the end of a thumping, then you won’t get to take part in history.

WVU can, at times, get a bad rap for its fans leaving a game early, especially when the Mountaineers are up by an as-tronomical amount.

Just remember, you only get so many games as a student. You should enjoy them in their en-tirety while you can.

Welcome to West Virginia University. It’s up to you to keep the tradition and reputa-tion WVU has built alive.

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After experimenting with three diff erent membership options last year, the Mountaineer Maniacs will off er two diff erent options for the 2010-11 school year.

Th e Mountaineer Maniacs are the offi cial student cheering sec-tion for West Virginia athletics. It will be the 11th-year the group has been offi cially recognized as such.

“We’re just a group of students with a passion for Mountaineer athletics,” said second-year Mani-acs President Cassie Werner. “Th e Maniacs is a great way to continue that passion and is a great organi-zation to be involved in.”

One option will guarantee stu-dent tickets to all home football games. Th at yearly membership option costs $30.

Th e other option, which costs $20, doesn’t guarantee football

tickets, but will give the same in-centives as the other option – a Maniacs T-shirt and invitations to watch parties for away games among others.

Every student activity fee-pay-ing student can apply for a student ticket to home football games but aren’t guaranteed a seat.

Joining the Mountaineer Mani-acs with guaranteed ticketing is the only way to assure a seat at those games.

Incoming freshmen can sign up for the Maniacs during the infor-mation fair at New Student Orien-tation in June. Th e organization has a booth set up at the University.

“Joining the Maniacs is a great way to socialize, meet new friends and just become involved in their school,” Werner said. “I’ve met some of my best friends through the Maniacs.”

For the fi rst time, membership sign up will be completed via lap-

tops at the booth. Last year, the Maniacs tried to develop a way for students to sign up online, but Werner said it didn’t work out for this year.

Th e Maniacs are trying to set up a trip to LSU for the Mountaineers’ away football game against the Ti-gers in September, Werner said.

In addition, the organization has opportunities to travel to other away football and men’s basketball games, depending on interest.

Other special events, like meet-ing the men’s basketball coaching staff , watching a closed spring foot-ball practice and learning cheers and chants from head men’s soc-cer coach Marlon LeBlanc, have been done in the past, as well.

If students are unable to sign up at New Student Orientation, they can still join the Maniacs at the of-fi ce in the Mountainlair.

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A quick guide to requesting football ticketsBY TONY DOBIES

SPORTS EDITOR

West Virginia University students have the opportunity to sit in one of the largest student sections in the country for football games.

Th ere are 11,000 seats reserved for students at Milan Puskar Sta-dium, mainly in the upper deck. Th at will not change this year, ac-cording to WVU’s Director of Sports Marketing Matt Wells.

Wells said the University makes 12,500 student tickets available to deal with no-shows and will con-tinue to divvy out tickets in the same way as in previous years, through a merit and seniority-based process.

“For the most part, the students understand it, and the system works,” Wells said. “Th ings have

gone well.”Th is is Th e Daily Athenaeum

Sports section’s helpful guide to re-questing tickets for football games and other Mountaineer sporting events.

Student tickets to a WVU foot-ball game are requested online at www.WVUgame.com. Click on the tab labeled “Student Tickets” and follow the link to the student tick-eting website.

To enter the site, students will use their MIX username. Th e pass-word is the last six digits of the stu-dent’s ID number.

“Th e best thing to do is familiar-ize themselves with the system and understand how it works,” Wells said.

To be safe, log in at least once before the season nears to be sure there are no problems with the username or password.

Click on “request ticket.” If the tickets for the game are highlighted in yellow, they are available to be requested.

Th e fi rst home football game is Saturday, Sept. 4 against Coastal Carolina at a time to be announced. Student ticket requests begin Fri-day, Aug. 27, at 12:01 a.m.

Students will have two days to sign up for a ticket.

When requesting a ticket for the fi rst time, only one ticket can be requested. Students do have a choice between “lower level,” “up-per level” or “Maniacs.” All Moun-taineer Maniacs sit in the upper section of Milan Puskar Stadium. Th is is where the bulk of the student seats are available, but there are a limited number of tickets for the lower level. Th ere is also a “Senior Spirit” section for those students.

Once a ticket is requested, an e-mail will be sent to the student’s MIX account verifying the ticket reservation.

If the tickets requested exceeds the tickets available, the tickets will be awarded on a loyalty-based lottery.

For each football game a student goes to, he or she receives points by validating his or her ticket.

Only 20 percent of the seniority loyalty points are carried over from

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DAVID RYAN/THE DAILY ATHENAEUMPictured is the student gate at Milan Puskar Stadium. Students line up hours before kickoff on game days to get the best seats in the stadium.

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the 2009-10 school year, though. Th is is to allow a fair chance for freshmen to receive tickets in a lottery.

“It’s important for freshmen to know the more games they attend, the better their chances are of re-ceiving a ticket that go into lottery,” Wells said. “It doesn’t guarantee you anything, but the more points you have by attending some of the early season games that aren’t in as high demand, the better chances there are to get a ticket to some of the more highly thought-of games.”

In an NBA Draft-type lottery, the more games a student has gone to, the more entries that student will have in the lottery. Wells said a lottery situation happens several times in a season.

“You’re in a system where there is more demand than there is sup-ply,” Wells said. “Any time you have more people who want tickets than the number of tickets available, the people who don’t receive a ticket are going to be upset.”

When tickets are handed out, an e-mail will be sent to the student’s MIX e-mail account telling him or her to print out the ticket.

Go back to www.WVUGAME.com, and sign in using the user-

name described earlier, but this time click on “claim ticket.” You have two days to claim and print your ticket, and all unclaimed tick-ets will be taken away.

Th e ticket is used to enter the game, along with a valid WVU ID card. Th e student entrance is along the east side of the Milan Puskar Stadium. No other photo ID is ac-cepted, so a student must bring his or her WVU ID card to enter the stadium.

Gates open 90 minutes prior to games. Th e student gates will be la-beled “Maniacs/upper deck” and “lower deck/senior spirit.”

Lines usually begin to form two hours before the start time, but that varies based on the relevance and the time of the game.

Because all student seating is general admission, there are no as-signed seats.

Once a student chooses a seat, game festivities, including the

band’s pre-game performance and the football team’s entrance, begin 15 minutes before the start time.

If a student decides not to go to the game and does not cancel the ticket, he or she will lose loy-alty points.

Tickets for other sports are less complicated. For those athletic events, students just need to swipe their WVU ID card at the gate to enter.

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DAVID RYAN/THE DAILY ATHENAEUMPictured is the entrance of Milan Puskar Stadium, where fans in the Touchdown Terrace part of the stadium enter to get to their seats. The stadium is commonly called the loudest and rowdiest stadium in the Big East Conference.

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Centered at the heart of West Virginia University’s Evansdale Campus lies one of its most popular facilities: the Student Recreation Center.

The state-of-the-art, 177,000 square-foot facility has been a go-to place to more than 5 mil-lion students since its opening in 2001. It is free to use to all fee-paying students.

Its popularity still hasn’t died down.

“This facility has the ‘wow’ factor,” said WVU Rec Cen-ter Director Dave Taylor. “The day we opened, I kept hearing ‘wow, look at this place.’ Eight years later, I still hear that from people who see it for the first time.”

Just a short walk from Tow-ers, the $34 million brick struc-ture rests on land that also con-sists of two ponds that can be overlooked from the center’s aquatic and cardio areas.

Once inside, glass walls al-low visitors to see all areas of the center including the 50-foot climbing wall and the six bas-ketball courts.

“It’s probably one in the top five percent in the country as far as recreation centers are concerned,” Taylor said. “It’s a first-class recreation center for a first-class University.”

The climbing wall with 3,500 square feet of rock surface is a favorite to many, according to Taylor.

The center also features a three-lane elevated track resting above the basketball courts.

The courts are also used as badminton and volleyball courts - as well as the popu-lar aquatic center, which in-cludes a six-lane, 25-yard lap and fitness pool, a hot tub and a whirlpool.

Overlooking the aquatic cen-ter is the cardio and weight training areas.

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Just because a high school graduate enters a large public University doesn’t mean he or she has to give up playing orga-nized sports.

Th at’s the idea behind the club sports program at West Virginia University, according to WVU Sports Club Federation President Ryan Post.

More than 25 club sports are offered at WVU – enough to give any Mountaineer student a chance to fi nd their niche.

“Club sports give students an alternative activity,” Post said. “It’s a way for students to stay active in college without the strict routine of playing a varsity sport.”

But a student doesn’t have to be a standout high school athlete – or an athlete at all – to partici-pate in club sports.

In fact, a lot of participants are picking up the sport for the fi rst time when they get involved in club sports, as experience is not required.

“Teams are usually mixed be-tween people who just want to have fun and people who want to win a national champion-ship,” Post said, who also serves as president of the WVU cycling team. “Some join because of their love for the sport, but others just want to get involved, like getting out and staying active.”

Th e time put into the sport is completely up to the participant, according to Post.

For most sports, students are not restricted by GPA or eligibil-ity requirements, unlike NCAA varsity sport requirements.

Schedules of each sport vary although most play between three and 10 games each sea-son, aside from cycling which has three seasons and roughly 20 races per year.

The opponents of the club sport teams usually consist of other college’s club sports throughout the East Coast al-though more developed sports, such as rugby, play on a varsity level and play against other col-

lege’s varsity teams.Travel and fundraising, for

most sports, isn’t uncommon. But the extra work usually pays off .

Th e WVU softball team won the 2005 national champion-ship while teams such as hockey, paintball, snowboarding, eques-trian, and rugby have been ranked inside the top 10.

“A lot of sports are serious. Some sports recruit, train all

year and do a lot of fundraising,” Post said. “But no sports are in-tended to be a varsity sport, so most are laid back and purely recreational.”

Not all sports have coaches, al-though each is led by offi cers.

For more information on each sport, contact the sport’s repre-sentative or go to http://studen-treccenter.wvu.edu/club_sports.

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FILE PHOTOA WVU lacrosse player fi ghts with a Pitt player during a game earlier this year.

SUBMITTEDA WVU equestrian team member performs during national championships earlier this year.

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PittsburghNov. 26

RutgersDec. 4

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equipment including tread-mills, elliptical centers, weight machines and free weights.

Free one-on-one training sessions are available.

“Before this facility was built, students only had 3,600 square feet of weight and fitness area,” Taylor said. “Now, you can choose to have privacy while on a machine or train with friends.”

A squash court along with three racquetball courts, all with glass walls, are located im-mediately after the entry gate near the center’s front office.

“I like to think that students use the center for more than one thing,” Taylor said.

The center also offers at least 50 exercise classes a week in-cluding yoga, spinning, Zumba and a newly formed karate class, all of which are free to WVU students.

The classes, which are offered throughout the week, are one of the fastest growing parts of the center, according to Taylor.

“We’re picky about our classes,” said Nancy Oliverio, the rec center’s manager for fit-ness and wellness. “We want the students to know that they’re getting an excellent instructor and know that they’re making the most of their time.

“Plus, the classes are all free and all top-notch. A lot of other places either come with a high price or isn’t as good of quality.”

Oliverio is also organizing a freshman 15 program for the fall semester with the goal of help-ing incoming freshmen main-tain a healthy weight.

Students can also rent out-door recreation equipment in-cluding canoes, skis, bikes and camping supplies from the fa-cility’s outdoor recreation cen-ter while a cafe is also located on the main floor.

All West Virginia students are admitted free to the center with a valid WVU ID card.

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FALL SPORTS SCHEDULESDate Opponent Time Aug. 28 HOWARD (WVU Classic) 1:30 p.m. Aug. 28 BUFFALO (Classic) 7 p.m. Aug. 29 YOUNGSTOWN (Classic) 1:30 p.m. Aug. 29 AKRON (Classic) 7 p.m. Sept. 3 vs. UNC Charlotte 5 p.m. Sept. 4 at George Mason 1 p.m. Sept. 4 vs. Army 5 p.m. Sept. 10 at Wake Forest 7 p.m. Sept. 11 vs. East Carolina 10 a.m. Sept. 11 vs. Campbell 4:30 p.m. Sept. 14 MARSHALL 7 p.m. Sept. 17 vs. Liberty 2:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Cal State Fullerton 10 p.m. Sept. 18 vs. Yale 3:30 p.m. Sept. 18 vs. Pennsylvania 8:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Notre Dame 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at DePaul 2 p.m. Oct. 2 at Seton Hall 2 p.m. Oct. 3 at Rutgers 2 p.m. Oct. 8 GEORGETOWN 7 p.m. Oct. 10 USF 2 p.m. Oct. 16 PITT 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at Duquesne 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at Villanova 2 p.m. Oct. 29 at Marquette 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Syracuse 2 p.m. Nov. 6 CINCINNATI 2 p.m. Nov. 7 LOUISVILLE 2 p.m. Nov. 12 ST. JOHN’S 7 p.m. Nov. 14 CONNECTICUT 2 p.m. Nov. 19 BIG EAST Championships TBA

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FALL WVU SPORTS SCHEDULESDate Opponent Time Sept. 3 MONMOUTH 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 UNC WILMINGTON 3:30 p.m. Sept. 10 vs. William & Mary 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Old Dominion 2:30 p.m. Sept. 17 CAL-STATE FULLERTON 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 JAMES MADISON 3:30 p.m. Sept. 25 DE PAUL 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Duquesne 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at Georgetown 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at Elon 7 p.m. Oct. 9 NOTRE DAME 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 PITT 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at USF 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Connecticut 7 p.m. Oct. 23 SETON HALL 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 MARQUETTE 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Providence Noon Nov. 3 BIG EAST Tournament TBA

Date Opponent Time Aug. 10 INDIANA (Exhibition) 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at Wake Forest (Exhibition) 1 p.m. Aug. 20 PENN STATE 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at Bowling Green 5 p.m. Aug. 29 at Ohio State 1 p.m. Sept. 4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at Miami 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 vs. Florida Atlantic 11:30 a.m. Sept. 16 PITT 7 p.m. Sept. 19 VIRGINIA 1 p.m. Sept. 23 at Marquette 8 p.m. Sept. 26 USF 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Cincinnati 7 p.m. Oct. 3 at Louisville 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Syracuse 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at St. John’s 1 p.m. Oct. 15 VILLANOVA 7 p.m. Oct. 17 GEORGETOWN 1 p.m. Oct. 22 CONNECTICUT 7 p.m. Oct. 24 PROVIDENCE 1 p.m. Oct. 28 BIG EAST Tournament TBA

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