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The Daily Athenaeum is West Virginia University’s award winning daily newspaper. For over 100 years, The Daily Athenaeum has been the voice of the Mountaineers. It is published Monday-Friday and is the 9th largest circulation newspaper in the state of West Virginia. Beginning this year, The Daily Athenaeum is now accepting new advertising in the form of front page advertising and also advertising space on our new Web site. For more information, please download our 2009-2010 ad-card for specifics on each of the rates, paper circulation and more. Please call Bonnie Fisher at (304) 293-0083 for any questions or comments or e-mail at BoFisher@mail.wvu.edu

News

University budget to increase for 2011 fiscal year

West Virginia University’s 2011 fiscal year budget will increase 3 percent from 2010.

Campus housing full, students placed on wait list

Students who submitted on-campus housing applications June 30 are now being waitlisted due to full residence halls.

New web-based alcohol education class required for incoming students

A new class aiming to teach students about alcohol safety will begin at West Virginia University in the fall.

University seeks students for in-house marketing campaign

West Virginia University will be holding an open casting call for any students interested in being part of University marketing projects Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Mountainlair.

Sports

Give Huggins benefit of the doubt

The saying goes: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. That is unless you’re Bob Huggins’ ribs.

Hammersmith retires, University has already contacted 20 coaches

West Virginia volleyball coach Veronica Hammersmith announced her retirement last week ending a 35-year career.

Soccer

Izzo-Brown preps for season after summer of recruiting

In the eyes of West Virginia women’s soccer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, one of the most strenuous yet rewarding aspects of being a Division I coach comes prior to the season.

Huggins

Coach Huggins breaks seven ribs in fall

West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins was still in a Las Vegas hospital as of Tuesday afternoon, a team spokesman said.

Opinion

Band

Support the Pride: WVU Mountaineer Marching Band

There’s always something memorable about standing in the stands at an opposing team’s football stadium and hearing "Country Roads" in the background.

Editorial: PGA event a boon to West Virginia

After months of meticulous planning, The Greenbrier Classic tees off this week in the rolling hills of White Sulphur Springs.

If this column had a ‘Like’ button, I’d expect you to press it

After six years of membership on Facebook, the online social networking site, I have found I really don’t care about what you’re doing.

A&E

Friends organize ‘Salsa for Sussi’

Lizard hosts dance to benefit WVU grad’s surgery

A benefit will be held at De Lazy Lizard tonight at 8 to raise money for a West Virginia University grad’s necessary surgery in the form of her favorite hobby: a Latin dance party.

Avnegers

Heroes, villains swarm annual Comic Con

The biggest comic book convention in the world was held, San Diego Comic-Con International, but, besides comics, it also brought news on video games, movies and television.

Salt

A dash of ‘Salt’ refreshes the cliched spy movie genre

Every few years Hollywood attempts to reinvent the wheel and regain ground lost to James Bond - the quintessential spy series.