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Organ donor gives gift of a lifetime By Carlee Lammers City Editor
For Nefeterius McPherson, Saturday’s West Virginia vs. Texas game was more than a record-breaking crowd at Darrell K. Royal- Texas Memorial Stadium or a history-making Mountaineer victory. It was a connection to the young girl who gave her the gift of life. In 2005, during her first
year as a law student at Southern Methodist University, McPherson was diagnosed with (the rare bile duct liver disease) (secondary sclerosing cholangitis.) “I was told that I may, one day, need a liver transplant,” she said. “Either one of those situations alone is stressful, but it was almost like my two worlds collided. You have this medical condition, and then you have law school. It’s just
by the grace of God that I stayed sane.” In 2009, McPherson – relatively healthy at the time – moved to Washington D.C. to serve under the Obama administration as the as the press secretary for United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk. McPherson said she knew Washington was where she belonged all along. “I had always lived in
Texas. I just knew I needed to move to D.C. I just knew that’s where I was supposed to be,” she said. By last May, McPherson’s condition worsened, and she was placed on a national liver transplant list. Nov. 6, just 172 days after she was placed on the list, McPherson received a call from Georgetown University Hospital saying a match had been found.
McPherson’s donor was 12-year-old Taitlyn Hughes of Martinsburg, who died of a brain hemorrhage caused by an AVM rupture. “It is amazing to me now when I look back on everything. See, I thought I was supposed to move to D.C. just to be a political appointee for the Obama administration. I now realize it was destined for me to move to D.C., because that’s where I was going to
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West Virginia University’s ultimate green challenge is underway. Ecolympics is an annual, month-long challenge for WVU students, staff and faculty to win prizes and make a difference. “This challenge encourages different campus buildings to see who can recycle the most,” said Stephanie Toothman, operations coordinator for Facilities Management Recycling Services. The challenge hosts a variety of recycling and conservation events for the WVU community, including an environmental research seminar or simply visiting the Morgantown Farmers’ Market. The residence hall with the most student participation at the end of the month will win entertainment equipment worth $3,000, and the campus building with the most participation will award its employees with a two-hour work release luncheon. New to Ecolympics this year is the potential to win the challenge on an individual level.
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West Virginia University’s campus is aflame with discussion about last Saturday’s chaotic post-game celebrations, and WVU’s Student Government joined in the discussion Wednesday night during its meeting. Student Body President Zach Redding said he was happy to hear fans were excited about the win against Texas, but he was disappointed with the actions of students. “Having won a BCS (bowl game) in three out of the last seven years, our fans should know how to act after a big win,” Redding said. “With
that said, I’m incredibly disappointed with the behavior of some individuals in showing no class, sportsmanship or respect for authority.” Redding said he believes a minority of students can be blamed for the entire student body’s problem. “I’ll take all the feedback you’ll give me,” Redding said. “Basically, all I can emphasize to our administrators, city council, mayor and everyone in the town is that we, as students, need to find a solution.” He believes students can be the source of the solution. “We are the ones who know the people out there getting maced or burning couches or causing riots, so
we should be the ones who can voice our opinions and come up with a solution,” Redding said. SGA Governor Ryan Campione said one thing that struck him are the reactions to the incidents on Grant Street. According to Campione, fellow students have said things such as “Did you see Grant Street? I really wanted to be there!” or “I walked out of my house when I saw everything on Twitter, because I wanted to see the action.” “I keep hearing it time and time again, and I don’t think people are realizing it,” Campione said. “We’ve demonized the situation and put so much negativity on
it to a point where it’s almost become a circus that is drawing people to the attention.” Campione said he believes the University and the student body needs to look at the issue from a cultural aspect, similar to the way in which Fallfest was started on WVU’s campus. According to Campione, these patterns of excessive partying and couch fires date back to the ‘80s. The behavior got so out of control in the ‘90s that President Hardesty created FallFest for students who wanted to party without participating in criminal
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Before presenting at the Festival of Ideas lecture in the Erickson Alumni Center Wednesday, one of the world’s leading oncologists and bestselling author Dr. David Agus sat down to talk about his new book and how he believes human health can be improved. Agus released his New York Times no. 1 bestselling book “The End of Illness” in January. “Two or three times a week, I see people dying,” Agus said. “I don’t want to do that anymore, so I wrote the book because I want to prevent disease.” The book offers several simple solutions on how one can prevent diseases. “‘The End of Illness’ is a way of looking at the body as a whole system to prevent disease into our ninth and 10th decade,” Agus said. “If everybody in the country over the age of 40 took a baby aspirin a day, we would save about $90 billion a year in health care costs.” According to Agus, citizens tend to think they lead healthier lives than they actually do. Agus said sitting down
most of the day can be more dangerous in terms of future diseases than being a smoker, even for those who go for a run every morning. Agus refused to call this statement controversial, backing it up with a study of 26,000 workers at the British transit authority in 1954. “Half were the bus drivers that sat 90 percent of the day, and half the ticket takers that walked around and took the tickets,” Agus said. “They weighed the same, ate the same, lived in the same neighborhoods. There was 70 percent less heart disease and about 40 percent less cancer in the ticket takers.” Agus said even though he is working in an office environment, he has found ways to stay active during the day. “I move a lot during the day,” Agus said. “I got one of those phones in my office where I look like an air traffic controller.” “The End of Illness” also covers a large debate on the effects of multivitamin supplements. Agus suggests multivitamins are not beneficial and
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be transplanted,” she said. “You never really know what those plans are that God has for you. I look back on it now and think ‘wow.’ I thought I was going to D.C. for one reason, but I was clearly going for a couple of reasons.” Ever since her transplant, McPherson has made a commitment to carrying out Hughes’ story
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Yesterday morning, John Raese, the West Virginia Republican candidate for the senate, met with students in front of the Mountainlair to express his views and to gain support. Although the West Virginia University alumnus has lost previous elections – most recently against Democratic Senator Joe Manchin – he has not lost hope. “I think I’m going to do very well against Joe Manchin. West Virginia is looking for a new kind of leadership, so I’m making myself available,” Raese said. One of the reasons Raese said he is confident is because he supports the Republican candidate for president, Mitt Romney. Although he does not completely agree with Romney’s policies, Raese is willing to compromise. “In politics, if you can agree with 80 percent of what somebody says, then
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I think that’s somebody you can live with,” he said. On the other hand, he disagrees with most of Barack Obama’s campaign platform. “We’re talking about a guy who is a neighborhood organizer, and he’s trying to lead the largest free-enterprise system in the world,” he said. “It just doesn’t make sense.” Raese believes President Obama isn’t supporting job growth in West Virginia – another reason Raese feels confident about his prospects of victory. “Obama has a vicious campaign aimed at West Virginia,” Raese said. “He wants to replace sulfur fuels. How can Manchin play for that team? It doesn’t have the best interests of West Virginia at heart.” John Raese has a strong campaign in favor of many of Romney’s policies, and recent polls suggest Romney will more than likely have West Virginia’s vote. Raese is in support of lowering taxes and
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Nefeterius McPherson, a fifth-generation Texan, had the opportunity to support her tie to West Virginia on the eleventh anniversary of her transplant.
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and maintaining contact with her family. “I wanted to learn more about the person – the sweet 12-year-old – who gave me my second chance at life, who gave me the gift of life, she said. “I have just always felt like, first, it was meant for me to get her liver (and) second, I wasn’t supposed to keep this story to myself. I was supposed to tell the world, and that’s what I’ve been trying to do.” Ever since her transplant, McPherson said she’s stunned by the humility shown by such a young girl. “What really struck me
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Continued from page 1 activities. “Both as a governor and a student, I encourage all of us to work on that cultural aspect,” Campione said. “Punishing people is a good thing, but let’s also look at a way to celebrate passionately and take some of the attention away from those students who are doing wrong.” Redding asked everyone to act respectfully, especially toward authority after any future wins. “There are certain things that are tradition, but there are certain things – like rioting and being disrespectful – that are not even close to tradition,” Redding said. “We’re a top-class institution, academically and athletically, and we need to show it.” During the open student
was finding out that at the tender age of 11, she made the decision that, if anything were to ever happen to her, she wanted to donate her organs and save lives. I don’t know about you, but at age 11, I wasn’t thinking about those things,” McPherson said. “To know that at age 11, she made such a grown-up decision – it’s just always resonated with me.” McPherson, a fifth-generation Texan, had the opportunity to attend last Saturday’s game in Austin. However, McPherson wasn’t wearing burnt orange and white. Instead, she said she proudly wore Hughes’ WVU T-shirt dur-
ing the game, which was on the 11-month anniversary of the transplant. “I just always knew I had to be at that game,” she said. “I seized it as an opportunity to say ‘I’m from Texas, and my organ donor is from West Virginia. This is her shirt, and it is an honor to wear it to this game today.’” Currently, there are more than 115,000 people waiting for an organ transplant, she said. Another name is added to the transplant waiting list every 10 minutes. McPherson said she has dedicated her time to telling the world how organ donation saved her life. “The downside to that is that 18 people die each
cium/vitamin D,” Agus said. “That most of the things (in) the book have been successful is validated over the last year.” Despite dealing with death on a daily basis, Agus said he strives to be a positive person. He said he wants to always keep a smile on his face, and upholds his beliefs that human health will improve. “You may or may not agree with the things in the book, but that’s okay; I want the discussions to happen,” Agus said. “I believe we can make impacts quickly.” Agus is currently approaching a new method of conducting research.
He is taking in experts from areas other than medicine to receive a broader perspective when producing new medicines. His team includes himself, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and the man who built the first super computer. “Think about it this way – a climate modeler looks at the shapes of the clouds, the wind speed and the temperature, and they predict the weather, and they are pretty good,” Agus said. “I want cancer doctors to be like that. To look at these other factors other than just a couple of blood values.”
forum, a representative from the Students for Sensible Drug Policy Andrew Gavin spoke to the governors regarding a medical amnesty policy. According to SSDP literature provided at the meeting, a medical amnesty policy would decrease the likelihood of students hesitating to seek help in an alcohol or drug-related emergency. “If you and a friend are both underage and intoxicated at a party, and you need to call 911 for them, under this policy, you would be allowed to call and neither of you would be subject to law enforcement ramifications,” Gavin said. “You could be forced into a rehabilitation program or to do community service, but there will be no serious ramifications from the university.” According to Gavin, more
than 30 universities have passed this policy, and those aware of the policies are 2.5 times more likely to call 911 when necessary. Governor Joe Reidy told Gavin that he, Governor Kylie Sphar and former governor Kyle Hess have been looking into this issue as well. “Many campuses have a one and done or a twostrike policy, and we see that as a serious flaw within the program,” Reidy said. “You shouldn’t be afraid to use up your strike, because that’s really not the intention of an amnesty program.” The SGA also approved five $500 grants Wednesday evening for the Public Relations Student Society of America, Silver Wings, the WVU Flute Club, the WVU Oboe Club and Alpha Kappa Psi.
day, unfortunately, because there are not enough donors,” she said. “And so I speak out about Taitlyn’s story, about my story because I want to help debunk some of those myths that are out there.” McPherson said the gift she has received and the connection she has with Hughes will be one she forever treasures, and wishes she could repay. “Thank you, sweet girl, for unselfishly donating your organ to save people like me,” she said. “I can never repay you for the gift, but I do know you wanted to help change the world – and I’m determined to help you do just that.” carlee.lammers@mail.wvu.edu
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much. They print too much money and have too many regulations”. According to recent polls, it seems 62 percent of West Virginians show support for Manchin, and 23 percent will support Raese, according to polls published on Real Clear Politics. However, this fact has not brought down Raese’s campaign. “How many times did
Abraham Lincoln lose? About six or seven in a row,” Raese said. “Don’t be discouraged in life. There’s a road block every once in a while, and it’s an opportunity to show my issues and my values”. To learn more about Raese’s campaign, visit http://www.raeseforsenate. org/. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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“Individuals can compete and receive points for the events that they participate in. We are keeping a binder for students, faculty and teachers to sign off on to show that they participated in the event,” Toothman said. Each event is worth at least five points, and the individual with the most points at the end of the challenge will win a greenthemed gift package. Wednesday, participants attended an e-cycling event that took place at the Coliseum. Competitors brought
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their own personal electronics to be recycled, including old computers, printers, stereos and microwaves. WECAN collaborated with P.C. Renewal, a Morgantown company that specializes in recycling old technology. P.C. Renewal properly recycled all the equipment that was brought to the event. Typically, there is a fee to recycle these types of technology, but the WVU Office of Sustainability covered the cost to recycle these items to promote the effort. “There are two major aspects of Ecolympics. It is educating and building awareness on sustainable energy by bringing the community together, and it helps waste to be managed more effectively,” said Clement Solomon, director of sustainability. Toothman said in previous years WVU has been ranked as high as 18th in the nation among green campuses. “It is a challenge, but every year we see more participation, more interest, and we continue to grow.” Ecolympics began at WVU in 2007 and each year, it has had increasing success, Toothman said. “The whole purpose of Ecolympics is to raise
awareness of sustainability and help students make good decisions to help their economy, environment and lifestyle,” said Traci Liebig, WVU conservation specialist. Liebig, who has contributed to planning the Ecolympics since it first began, said she believes students are getting better and better at recycling efforts. “Many students come from a place where there is a more established form of recycling, so they’re used to it, and that really makes a difference,” she said. In an effort to help Morgantown become increasingly green-friendly, the city will be implementing a new single-stream recycling system within the next year. The single-stream system will allow residents to mix recyclables and take them out to the street, rather than sorting by material. “We have Ecolympics because it is an opportunity for the WVU community to learn about easy and quick ways to be more green,” Toothman said. “From energy to conservation, it is important to do our part.” For more information, including a complete schedule of events, visit http://wecan.wvu.edu/ ecolympics. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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‘30 Rock’ premiere ‘Tanks It’
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Once one of television’s finest comedies, ‘30 Rock’ is now a shell of its former self.
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“30 Rock” entered its seventh and final season Oct. 4. After six years, the characters Liz Lemon (Tina Fey), Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and the rest of the gang will finally be put to rest. Although the series has produced some of television’s funniest moments – remember Dr. Spaceman (Chris Parnell), Kelsey Grammer’s one-man Abraham Lincoln play and “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” – it may finally be time for our favorite characters to come
to an end. Last week’s premiere episode, “The Beginning of the End,” was met with disappointing ratings. In fact, they were lower than any of the show’s past premieres. Only 3.4 million viewers tuned in to watch the episode, according to www.tvline.com. The episode centered around Jack’s attempts to create an awful fall lineup for the fictional network Kabletown, which we later discover is his way of “tanking” the show. This becomes evident when Liz sees a show on the network titled “Tank It.”
Taking Jack’s advice and applying it to her own life, as Lemon often does, she decides to also “tank” her role as maid of honor in Jenna’s (Jane Krakoski) wedding. Meanwhile, Hazel’s (Kristen Schaal) character is still a focal point of the show, as the story follows her and Kenneth’s (Jack McBrayer) dinner party for Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), which is really Hazel’s feeble attempt at seducing Tracy. There are some classic “30 Rock” moments of hilarity in the episode, including Tracy’s naively insightful remarks, the jabs at
Kabletown mirroring their own network, NBC, and Liz’s “there’s no cake?!” voice. But overall, the premiere simply wasn’t up to the standards of the past six seasons. It seems the writers are recycling the same jokes in the seventh season – not literally, of course – but by using the same comedic points and making fun of the same things or people we’ve seen in every episode so far. They just aren’t adding anything new to the equation. We know Kenneth is odd with his small-town, back-
ward perspective. We know Jack is manipulative, and we’ve seen Liz get overwhelmed with work and life and then have it all come together in a Jack-induced epiphany at the end. It’s the same tired plot. The jokes referencing the network and other real-life people and situations are always funny, but it’s not enough to carry the show. Instead, “30 Rock” needs to find a way to go out strong, with a season that makes us say, “Oh! I remember why I love ‘30 Rock,’” rather than, “Oh, I’m totally OK with this ending.” And that is precisely how
I’m feeling right now. I will definitely continue to watch the last season, as Tina Fey is still funnier than 90 percent of everything else on television, but I still expected more of the series. Ultimately, I think the show could leave us all with feelings of disappointment and regret. To keep watching and supporting Fey’s final season, tune in to NBC tonight at 8 p.m. If you would rather relive the show’s glory days, revisit its first six seasons on Netflix. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
Latest album from Muse experiments, disappoints COREY ZINN CORRESPONDENT
Beloved English experimental hard-rock trio Muse released their sixth album, “The 2nd Law,” Oct. 1. Frontman Matthew Bellamy promised “something radically different,” and this is definitely what they achieved. Muse has amassed a dedicated following that dates back to their debut album, “Showbiz.” The trio contains three music legends. Singer and guitarist, Bellamy, has gained the respect of musicians with his intricate licks, screeching improvisation and impressive piano technique. Some have named bassist Chris Wolstenholme a champion of his craft for futuristic sounds and ability to play the synth. Dominic Howard is a drummer with an excellent ear and feel for the beat, always playing exactly what is needed – never too much or too little. Like other bands that hit it big, after the massive success of “Black Holes and Revelations” in 2006, Muse has undergone some changes. Their next album, “The Resistance,” was released in 2009. The record was a huge success, and, although it may not have lived up to the prior release, it was chock-full of new, mature ambitions and classical influences. The aftermath of a highly praised album is sometimes devastating and irreversible. “The 2nd Law” is an example of this. Adding a “dubstep track” to an album is something that Justin Beiber might do, but not the legendary Muse. The record is not exactly a flop, it has some interesting experimentation, but Muse should be past this stage. As a whole, it is a mess of colorful ideas from talented
minds, but all the colors mix to brown. The album opens with “Supremacy,” a promising beginning with familiar Bellamy-style guitar and a dynamic military feel, mixed with epic hard rock. One of their singles, “Madness,” abruptly follows, completely pushing the album’s course toward awkward electronic pop. “Panic Station” interrupts this flow, introducing what resembles a mix of Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Mooney Suzuki covering “Supermassive Blackhole.” Just when you’ve thrown away all prior impression of Muse, “Prelude” reminds you of their past success, but you quickly realize you thought too soon when what sounds like “Grace Kelly” begins. You’re still not entirely convinced the old Muse is gone, but the other single, “Follow Me,” rips you open and dubsteps all over your heart. This is not a Muse take on dubstep; this sounds like a Nero remix from commercialdubstep.com. Muse then attempts to bring you back with “Animals,” a return to their relaxed, ominous, signature sound. “Explorers” maintains this nostalgic and gloomy feel, while “Big Freeze” contrasts with an overly cheerful, U2-like track. The next two songs – Wolsteholme’s first compositions – are arguably the most successful experiments on the album. The first, “Save Me,” is a
spacious ballad that explains, despite the hardships you may put your family through, they are always there for you. The second, “Liquid State,” was written after he gave up alcohol and describes the state of inebriation in which your drunk and sober selves battle it out within your mind. The record ends with a two-part song, “The 2nd Law: Unsustainable” and “The 2nd Law: Isolated System.” The first is an impressive display of Bellamy’s ability to mimic the erratic sounds of a dubstep track, but I’m not sure that is something to brag about. For some reason, the second part has little correlation to its predecessor, but is very effective. It is minimal at first, but Bellamy’s fantastically ambient piano leads you through tranquil orchestration, as the bass resounds as if playing in the Muse’s latest album, ‘The 2nd Law,’ is a step in the wrong direction for the trio. club next door. This is a great way to end the album, and hopefully this track signifies the change Muse was searching to capture. Put simply, this album is not on par with Muse’s past creations. The group clearly has enough money to ignore the requests of the pop scene and make profound music for themselves and diehard fans, and I am optimistic Muse will make a comeback and destroy the curse of a band killed by American success. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
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Thursday October 11, 2012
Wednesday, West Virginia Students received another one of those emails from Vice President for Student Affairs Ken Gray and SGA President Zach Redding about how they should celebrate the accomplishments of their sports teams more responsibly. These emails have become somewhat of a tradition at WVU, as reckless student behavior has attracted negative attention for the University on a regular basis. The fact this problem has persisted over the years, despite these vigilant emails, suggests there is a significant, deep-seated problem at WVU that needs to be ad-
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dressed in a much more assertive, comprehensive manner. Tuesday, President James P. Clements denounced the destructive behavior from the past weekend in his annual State of the University address, outlining a number of steps the University plans to take, including a stronger security presence after games, and an increase in the number of surveillance cameras around campus. Although it is certainly a positive development that the University is acknowledging the problem and taking steps to deal with it, it’s going to take more than a few reactive measures to
resolve this issue. There is a problem with the culture at WVU. This fact is underscored by the consistent flaring up of this problem on a yearly basis. Increasing the security presence, instituting harsh punishments and sending out polite emails are not going to transform the student culture in Morgantown. If the University administration genuinely wants to make WVU a school that is known for its academics as opposed to being notorious for the frenzied behavior of its students, it’s going to have to accept the inconvenient truth that this problem is not limited to “a small number of stu-
dents,” as we are all continually reminded. “A small number of students” don’t make WVU the number No. 1 ranked party school in the country. “A small number of students” don’t ignite 35 fires in one night. An angry mob pelting bottles at police fitted in riot gear is not comprised of “a small number of students.” Again, there is a cultural problem here that permeates a significant portion of the student body. Even if the behavior itself is restricted to a small number of individuals, there can be no denying it is widely celebrated throughout the student body. An increased police
presence and harsh punishments will not instantly transform this broken culture. Such an undertaking will require long-term actions that target the root of the problem. These actions should include an evaluation of the University’s admissions standards, which should be aimed at creating a better student body, even if it may not be a larger one. The coming days will reveal whether the University’s pleas for sanity will have any impact at all. WVU’s recent history when it comes to these incidents suggests it might be time for a new approach.
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Medical marijuana patient Douglas Klann, left, is shown bags of marijuana by clerk Jason Matthys at Harborside Health Center in Oakland, Calif, Feb. 1, 2011. environment. while the drug is still illegal underlying cause. We are ers. There are real criminals Second, the use of mari- in other states. Given the all responsible for our ac- in this nation that cause David Moran juana is a self-decision pro- benign character of mari- tions at all times. harm to all of us, and they Guest Columnist cess, whether for medical or juana use, this is inapproThe criminalization of the are the ones upon whom medicinal purposes or for priate discrimination. possession and use of mar- our attention should be personal pleasure. It is apOften the dangers to the ijuana has led to the pros- focused. The issue of criminal propriate for our state and public of marijuana use ecution, fining and/or inLet me make clear that I penalties for the use of mar- national public health ser- such as driving impedi- carceration of citizens who do not advocate or promote ijuana is one of the most vices to provide and pub- ments, public nuisance, are guilty of no crime, have the use of marijuana, and I sensitive issues that we lish all public health issues abnormal social behavior, caused no damage to soci- would continue to encourface in our state. There are associated with the use of etc., are claimed as justifi- ety, other citizens or their age sound research and no easy answers that sat- marijuana, but not to dis- cation for maintaining ille- property, and may have publication of detrimental isfy all sides and opinions courage its use through gal use status for the drug. their future lives ruined by effects. on this issue, but there are legislation. All detrimental These arguments side- an innocent transgression I also denounce the prosome compelling facts that aspects of the use of mari- step the real issue, namely of inappropriate laws. Our motion of use to any other we should all consider in juana should be made pub- that we are all responsi- prisons are packed with individual. And I denounce proposing decriminaliza- lic and the background re- ble for our conduct in so- people who have done no the sale of any drugs includtion of marijuana. search provided openly to ciety all the time, regard- harm to society. The use of ing marijuana to any minor First, marijuana is a nat- all citizens. less of what drugs we use marijuana is a self-inflicted or to any person who is leNumerous states and or avoid, and we are all re- process. All self-decided gally, mentally or socially urally growing plant almost everywhere. Except for the communities are sanction- sponsible for our driving activities that have no in- unable to make his or her drying process, it is pri- ing the use of marijuana and any other social func- fluence upon others must own personal decisions. marily a natural substance for medical purposes. This tion that might bring harm be removed from the crim- The violation of these laws in our nation. Current creates a difficult situation to another. The prosecu- inalization process. must receive full prosecuOur courts and law en- tion. But your personal use laws which make posses- where individuals have to tion of any individual for sion and use of marijuana obtain medical prescrip- any crime against another forcement officers have bet- is your own decision. illegal fly in the face of its tions for specific and of- citizen must be pursued ter things to do that search As Governor, I would natural presence in our ten unidentifiable diseases equally regardless of the for and arrest marijuana us- promote the legal public
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sale and taxation of marijuana as a luxury consumable product, and I would promote the adoption of significantly high taxation on its sale and use. It is, after all, a nonessential product in our world … we can all get along quite well without it. The Libertarian philosophy is that “We all have the intrinsic right to live in any way we wish as long as our actions have no adverse or detrimental effect on any other human or inhibit their rights to free life.” This is a good and sound credo for life, and it applies well to the use of marijuana. Now, get back to your studies. After all, that is why you are here at the University. David Moran is the Libertarian candidate for West Virginia Governor.
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DAILY HOROSCOPES BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you often are easygoing and fortunate; however, at times you could be fussy and difficult when it comes to dealing with certain people. Others who relate to you might not know which voice is really yours. The answer is: both! Dealing with you could be challenging, especially as you have developed a short fuse. If you are single, you are desirable, but often, people back away as they get confused by your mixed signals. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH You hit a wall of confusion. Step back, and allow the situation to unravel naturally. Focus on work -- whatever that may look like for you -- and worry less about gathering information. You’ll discover a hands-off approach that will help clarity develop. Tonight: Remember, you need to take a break sometimes. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH You have difficulty grasping a longterm desire. Frustration emerges, yet you are able to get to the bottom of a problem. If you need to, choose an easy stressbuster in order to relax; take a walk around the block, for example. Your creativity soars, and answers appear. Tonight: Time for some fun. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH Complete tasks in the morning. In the afternoon, a gentle haze moves in. Before you realize it, you could be walking in a fog. It’s not just you -- others feel similarly. Forcing clarity will only compound the situation. You might become frustrated, but on the other hand, you also might find time to do something you have been putting off. Tonight: At home. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH
Allow openness in financial discussions. You might be unusually resourceful, but others cannot hear your suggestions. Communication allows greater give-and-take, but don’t make any decisions just yet. Use care around machinery and all electronic items, as your mind easily drifts to yonder lands. Tonight: Share a dream. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Get an early start on the day. Listen to your instincts regarding your assets, which could involve an innate talent. You might decide not to let a conversation drag you down; however, ignoring it might not be the best idea, either. Frustration fuels anger. Tonight: Choose a stressbuster. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Listen before acting on a decision. More information might come in. Given time, your conclusion could change. Uncertainty prevails in the evening, even though you have a lot of energy and want to get moving. Do only what you are 100 percent sure about. Tonight: Finally, others follow your lead. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH How you feel in the morning might be very different from your mood in the evening. Clarify important details, and follow through on what you feel counts. Interpersonal relationships will be highlighted. Your ability to create and imagine remains high. Tap into that energy later today. Tonight: Make it exclusive. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH You might feel as if you are always behind the podium directing. An undefined swing of events or a change in energy finds you on the lead horse. As a result, success seems guaranteed. You might be stunned by the difference between reality and your percep-
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tions. Tonight: Where people are. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Reach out for more information. A long-distance contact could be involved. You might be unsure of which way to head, as you juggle your home life with different, and nearly opposing, interests. Give time a chance to work its magic, and you will like the results. Tonight: Into the wee hours. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH Your imagination blazes in a discussion, and what emerges is a willingness to break past self-imposed mental boundaries. The ability to conceptualize and express some of your thoughts could be difficult later. Just wait a day or two, and try not to worry so much. Tonight: Let your mind lead the way. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH A partner or friend is relieved. Finally, you make time for him or her. Your recent popularity has been overwhelming, and this person has powerful feedback for you, if you are willing to listen. Confusion surrounds money. Be careful when dealing with an associate who expresses his or her anger. Pull back some. Tonight: Go for something cozy. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Your understanding could be distinctly altered by the rose-colored shades you’re wearing. You could find yourself feeling disappointed, but realize that the cause is your distorted reality. Much can be said about positive thinking. Forget losing your temper. Tonight: Go with a suggestion.
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Many fads have come and gone in my lifetime. However, one is an ever-lasting memory: the game pogs. I don’t remember obtaining my first pog, or the first slammer I threw down to win my first game, but the game creates a sort of nostalgia for my younger years. For those unfamiliar with the game, pogs was played with a stack of discs, similar to round cards. One player would use a “slammer” in the attempt to overturn the opponent’s pogs. The slammer was similar to the pogs, but much heavier and usually made of plastic. It was always a competition to see who had the coolest pogs. There were an unbelievable number of designs available for players to collect, and that went for slammers, too. When the game was in the
height of popularity, I was in the third grade. There wasn’t a single boy in my grade who didn’t play the game, and many of the girls played as well. Being the hardcore types, my friends and I would play for keeps. This meant if I turned over my opponent’s pogs, they were mine. While most of my fellow students understood the severity of high stakes pog matches, others would leave the game upset. It wasn’t long before the game was banned from my school. Most of the students were not happy about the ban and most of their frustrations were taken out on the few students who caused it in the first place. The school was correct for banning the game, although I was pretty upset at the time. In hindsight, it taught me more about gambling than anything else. It wasn’t too long after the ban the game wasn’t “cool” anymore , and eventually the thought of pogs became a distant memory.
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Back in the mid-1990s, Tamagotchi was huge. You couldn’t go to school without seeing at least half of your classmates with one attached to their backpacks, trapper keepers, or stowed away in their pockets. These little handheld digital pets required constant attention if you wanted yours to grow from a small egg into an adult alien. The story is that a small alien species deposited an egg on Earth to see what life was like, and it is up to the player to raise the egg into an adult creature. The creature would develop differently and at faster or slower rates, depending on how good or bad a Tomagotchi parent you were. If you were a really bad
parent, your pet would die. The needy little things would beep constantly – usually at the most inconvenient time, like 2 a.m. The interface consisted of three buttons and a black and white screen. There was a health meter, food meter, play meter, toilet meter, discipline meter, medicine meter and an attention meter. They are a fad of most of our grade school days, but they are still being produced. As of 2010, more than 76 million Tomagotchis were sold worldwide. Their constant need for attention and the consequence of their death is what made them so addicting. As an eight year old, it’s hard enough to keep track of yourself, let alone one of these alien parasites. However, they were oh-soaddicting. Tomagatchi truly was the little thing every kid loved to hate.
Alex Karras, former NFL lineman, actor, dies at 77 DETROIT (AP) – Alex Karras was a man of many roles. Fearsome NFL defensive lineman. Lovable TV dad. Hilarious big-screen cowboy. And in the end, a dementia victim who blamed the NFL for his illness along with thousands of former players in lawsuits accusing the league of not doing enough to protect them from the longterm effects of head injuries. The 77-year-old Karras, who managed to be tough, touching and tragic in the span of a lifetime, died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home surrounded by family members, said Craig Mitnick, Karras’ attorney. Karras was one of the NFL’s most ferocious – and best – defensive tackles for the Detroit Lions from 1958-70, bulling past offensive lineman and hounding quarterbacks. The charismatic bruiser went into acting after his football career, and in his signature scene dropped a horse with a punch as the softhearted outlaw Mongo in the 1974 comedy “Blazing Saddles.” He also portrayed the father in the 1980s sitcom “Webster,” along with his actress-wife Susan Clark, and was in the “Monday Night Football” broadcast booth along the way. “Perhaps no player in Lions history attained as much success and notoriety for what he did after his playing days as did Alex,” Lions president Tom Lewand said. Born in Gary, Ind., Karras starred for four years at Iowa and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Detroit drafted him with the 10th overall pick in 1958, and he was a three-time All-Pro defensive tackle over 12 seasons with the franchise. He was the heart of the Lions’ defensive front that terrorized quarterbacks. The Lions handed the champion Green Bay Packers their only defeat in 1962, a 26-14 upset on Thanksgiving during which they harassed quarterback Bart Starr constantly. Packers guard Jerry Kramer wrote in his diary of the 1967 season about his
trepidation over having to face Karras. “I’m thinking about him every minute,” Kramer wrote. Karras was All-Pro in 1960, 1961 and 1965, and he made the Pro Bowl four times. He was recognized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a defensive tackle on the All-Decade Team of the 1960s and retired from the NFL in 1970 at age 35. But Karras also had runins with the NFL long before his lawsuit. He missed the 1963 season when he was suspended by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle in a gambling probe. Karras insisted he only wagered cigarettes or cigars with close friends. “Alex Karras was an outstanding player during a time when the NFL emerged as America’s favorite sport,” the league said in a statement. “He will always be remembered as one of the most colorful characters in NFL history.” For all his prowess as a player, Karras may have gained more fame as an actor. He had already become known through George Plimpton’s behind-thescenes book “Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback,” about what it was like to be an NFL player in Detroit. Karras and Plimpton remained friends for life, and one of Karras’ sons is named after the author. Karras played himself alongside Alan Alda in the successful movie adaptation of the book, and that opened doors for Karras to be an analyst with Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford on “Monday Night Football.” In Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles,” Karras played a notso-bright, rough-around-theedges outlaw who not only slugged a horse but also delivered the classic line: “Mongo only pawn in game of life.” In the 1980s, he played a sheriff in the comedy “Porky’s” and became a hit on TV as Emmanuel Lewis’ adoptive father, George Papadapolis, in the sitcom “Webster.” “I had a very heavy heart this morning and I did not
know why. I understand now,” Lewis said. “Rest in peace, my friend.” Karras also had roles in “Against All Odds” and “Victor/Victoria.” He portrayed the husband of famed female athlete “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias in the TV movie that starred Clark in the title role. The two later formed their own production company. Clark has said that Karras started to show signs of dementia more than a dozen years ago, and she said his quality of life had deteriorated because of head injuries sustained during his playing career. He could no longer drive and couldn’t remember recipes for some of the favorite Italian and Greek dishes he used to cook, she said. In April, he became the lead plaintiff in a suit filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. He is among about 3,500 retired football players who accuse the league of not protecting them better from head injuries. “This physical beating that he took as a football player has impacted his life, and therefore it has impacted his family life,” Clark told the AP earlier this year. “He is interested in making the game of football safer and hoping that other families of retired players will have a healthier and happier retirement.” The NFL maintains that it did not intentionally seek to mislead players and says it has taken action to better protect players and advance the science of concussion management and treatment. “It’s an ironic tragedy that Alex had to live with devastating effects from playing the game he loved,” Mitnick said. He said the NFL on Aug. 30 filed a motion to dismiss all the players’ actions, and the plaintiffs’ response is due Oct. 30. Mitnick said the family hasn’t decided whether to donate Karras’ brain for study, as other families have done. The family released a statement listing his other ailments as kidney failure, which recently hospitalized him, stomach cancer and heart disease.
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Senior quarterback Geno Smith has thrown for 1,996 yards and 24 touchdowns this season. The Mountaineers will take on a Texas Tech pass defense that is currently ranked No. 3 in the nation.
WVU offense ready for tough test against Texas Tech defense by cody schuler managing editor
West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen is no stranger to change. In just three years, the Davenport, Iowa, native served stints as a coach at Houston, Oklahoma State and West Virginia. Texas Tech can sympathize with that notion of change, as the Red Raiders have had four defensive coordinators in four years. Only five games into his tenure, Art Kaufman has provided a level of stability and success unrivaled by his predecessors. The Red Raiders are ranked No. 2 in total defense and also boast the nation’s
top pass defense – something Holgorsen and the rest of the Mountaineers are well aware of. “Defensively, they’re one of the top teams in the country. They have given up 200 yards per game, so people haven’t moved the ball on them,” he said. “We were in here 16 hours yesterday, trying to figure out creative ways to get first downs. They do a good job against the run, they do a good job against the pass, and they create turnovers. “We’re going to have to play as good as we have all year offensively.” Senior quarterback Geno Smith said the Red Raiders’ defense will get an additional
boost from its home crowd – more than 60,000 fans will be in attendance for what will serve as Texas Tech’s homecoming game. “They do a great job on making it tough on quarterbacks. They get a lot of interceptions and turnovers,” he said. “They really make things complex with the way they react to the ball. They do a great job of reading the quarterback’s eyes and reacting to the ball.” Holgorsen said Texas Tech is not a heavy-blitzing team, instead opting to drop back into coverage to make things difficult on opposing quarterbacks. “They’re not very tricky.
They’re very, very sound and are never out of position. They blitz 8 percent of the time,” he said. “They’re not a gimmick defense – they’re a sound effort defense. They play hard, and their guys are in position. “That poses problems when you don’t know what they’re going to do, and that aggravates you from a game-plan standpoint. We can come up with a bunch of plays, but it’s hard to execute against them.” In order to open up the passing game, West Virginia will look to sophomore running back Andrew Buie to field another strong performance.
Buie, who rushed a career high 31 times for 209 yards and two touchdowns against Texas, said he will look to make the most of what the Red Raiders present to him on defense. “It was a good win against Texas. We were glad that we were able to go out there and put that win together. Now it’s about moving forward and getting ready for Texas Tech,” he said. “I just want to go out and play my game. If the opportunities are there, I just want to make the most of my opportunities and play ball.” For Buie, a big key to his success against the
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Red Raiders looking to bounce back vs. WVU after loss to Sooners by doug walp sports writer
This Saturday, No. 4 West Virginia will travel to Lubbock, Texas, a former homestead of Mountaineer head coach Dana Holgorsen, to face off against the Red Raiders of Texas Tech for the second time in the schools’ histories. Texas Tech fell 7-6 to the Mountaineers in their only other series meeting in 1938 in El Paso, Texas. The Red Raiders (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) are led by head coach Tommy Tuberville, whose Auburn team also feel during a loss to WVU in 2008. Texas Tech’s only loss this season came at the hands of No. 10 Oklahoma two weeks ago. The Red Raiders are wellequipped on all three sides of the ball, but the defense has been the team’s standout unit so far. In fact, Texas Tech’s defense is the second-ranked defense in the nation, allowing just 210 total yards per game. The Red Raiders know they’ll have their biggest test of the season when senior quarterback Geno Smith and the Mountaineers come into town. “Just knowing the quarterback they have, if anybody has the front-running lead of this championship, it will be them - with all the ex-
perience and speed they’ve got,” Tuberville said. “We’ve got to play on both sides: offense and defense. We can’t just worry about tackling them. We have to score points. In the last two weeks, our offense has not scored points. “We won on defense at Iowa State, pretty much, and last week offensively we couldn’t get anything going consistently. We get in the red zone, and we’ve got to score some points, not lay back and kick field goals all the time.” The defensive unit is anchored by two veteran safeties, seniors D.J. Johnson and Cody Davis. The two Texas natives lead the team in tackles this season with 28 and 32 total stops, respectively, and have combined for nearly 450 tackles in their combined time in Lubbock. “They’re not a gimmick defense – they’re a sound effort defense,” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. “They play hard, and their guys are in position. That poses problems when you don’t know what they’re going to do, and that aggravates you from a game-plan standpoint. We can come up with a bunch of plays, but it’s hard to execute against them.”
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Texas Tech senior quarterback Seth Doege has thrown for 1,392 yards and 15 touchdowns this season.
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WVU showed toughness against Texas Things weren’t easy in West Virginia’s win over Texas last week. There were plenty of times when the Mountaineers could have packed it in and would have gone home with a loss. That’s probably what would have happened last season. But, as it had already shown glimpses of in the first four games of the season, West Virginia proved it is tougher this season. There’s something different about this team that hasn’t been around in past years. West Virginia showed it could finish a close game a week before in its shootout against Baylor, but last week was a completely different game. Admittedly, I was a little skeptical about how this team would be able to handle being in a hostile road environment like Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, not to mention,against a talented Texas team in front of more than 100,000 fans. But, as they’ve done for the first five games of the season, the Mountaineers answered the challenge. And, like head coach Dana Holgorsen preaches on a weekly basis, they did it by playing well and making plays when they needed to in all three aspects of the game. Of course, the offense did its job, putting up 48 points, while being led by senior quarterback and Heisman Trophy frontrunner Geno Smith, and other players like sophomore running back Andrew Buie stepped up, as well. Even the defense – which had just gone through one of the worst games by any Mountaineer defense, allowing 63 points and more than 600 yards of offense against Baylor – made plays when it mattered. The thing that is so different about this team compared to the Mountaineer team that won the Orange Bowl last season is the attitude. Nothing can faze them. With players like Smith, receivers Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin, and experienced defense like defensive lineman Will Clarke and linebacker Terence Garvin, this team has leaders who have played a lot of snaps in their careers and can help navigate the Mountaineers through any difficult times that will come with playing a very tough and competitive Big 12 this season. Despite the outcome of each game, the Mountaineers are always looking forward rather than dwelling on what happened before. This was evident during the game against the Longhorns, as West Virginia was faced with a lot of adversity against a good team on the road. The Mountaineers went from a 21-7 lead to being down 28-27 heading into the half. Would last year’s team have overcome that kind of letdown and emerged ready to win in the second half? Probably not. But this team is different. To put it the way Holgorsen did this week on the Big 12 teleconference, there is a sense of urgency with this group. They know their own potential. From a talent standpoint, there has never been uncertainty regarding this team’s ability to compete with anyone in the country. But in order to be a real championship contender, West Virginia had to prove it could come up big when it mattered most. Last week, it proved it could do just that.
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Thursday October 11, 2012
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Carpenter pitches Cardinals past Nationals 8-0 WASHINGTON (AP) — Set aside the high-pressure task of postseason pitching that Chris Carpenter routinely masters for the St. Louis Cardinals and think about this: Even the take-it-forgranted act of breathing feels odd on occasion now that he’s missing a rib and two neck muscles. Taking the mound for only the fourth time in 2012 after complicated surgery to cure numbness on his right side, the 37-year-old Carpenter spoiled the return of postseason baseball to Washington by throwing scoreless ball into the sixth inning, and the defending champion Cardinals beat the Nationals 8-0 Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in their NL division series. “To go from not being able to compete, and not only compete but help your team, to be able to be in this situation,” Carpenter said, “it’s pretty cool.” Rookie Pete Kozma delivered a three-run homer, and a trio of relievers finished the shutout for the Cardinals, who can end the best-of-five series in Thursday’s Game 4 at Washington. Kyle Lohse will start for St. Louis. Ross Detwiler pitches for Washington, which is sticking to its long-stated plan of keeping Stephen Strasburg on the sideline the rest of the way. “We’re not out of this, by a long shot,” Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. “Shoot, I’ve had my back to worse walls than this.” With the exception of Ian Desmond – 3 for 4 on Wednesday, 7 for 12 in the series – the Nationals’ hitters are struggling mightily. They’ve scored a total of seven runs in the playoffs and went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base in Game 3. Rookie phenom Bryce Harper’s woes, in particular, stand out: He went 0 for 5, dropping to 1 for 15. He went to the plate with an ash bat and no gloves in the first inning, tried wearing anti-glare tinted contact lenses on a sunsplashed afternoon – nothing helped. “Nothing I can do,” the 19-year-old Harper said. “I just missed a couple.” All in all, quite a damper on the day for a Nationals Park-record 45,017 redwearing, towel-twirling fans witnessing the first major league postseason game in the nation’s capital in 79 years. They didn’t have much to enjoy, in part because of the problems created by Nation-
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter throws a pitch in the sixth inning of Game 3 of the National League division baseball series Wednesday. als starter Edwin Jackson, who was on the Cardinals’ championship team a year ago. “I didn’t feel like I was out of rhythm. I didn’t feel like I couldn’t throw strikes. I just missed across the plate with a couple of balls and it cost me,” Jackson said. He gave up four consecutive hits in the second, the biggest being Kozma’s firstpitch homer into the first row in left off a 94 mph fastball to make it 4-0. Kozma took over as the Cardinals’ everyday shortstop in September, replacing injured All-Star Rafael Furcal, and only had 72 at-bats during the regular season. But he’s only the latest in a series of “Who’s that?” stars of this postseason. With the Capitol Dome rising beyond left field, the crowd of today was ready to root, root, root for the home team, breaking into chants of “Let’s go, Nats!” after player introductions and again after a fourjet flyover. And, boy, did they boo – when Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay was announced as the game’s first batter, when first-base umpire Jim Joyce missed a call, when catcher Yadier Molina trotted to chat with Carpenter, even when Carpenter paused between pitches to tie his red-andgray right shoe. “Carp’s been a dominant pitcher his whole career. Big-game pitcher. He showed up,” Washington’s Jayson Werth said. “He pitched well today. We had him in some spots. We had him on the ropes a couple of times. We were just one bloop away from a totally different ballgame.”
The Cardinals won 10 fewer games than the majors-best Nationals this season and finished second in the NL Central, nine games behind Cincinnati, sneaking into the postseason as the league’s second wild-card under this year’s new format. But the Cardinals become a different bunch in the high-pressure playoffs – no matter that slugger Albert Pujols and manager Tony La Russa are no longer around. Carpenter still is, even though even he didn’t expect to be pitching this year when he encountered problems during spring training and needed what Cardinals manager Mike Matheny termed a “radical” operation in July to correct a nerve problem. “Everyone had written him off, kind of,” Jay said. “It could have been a season-ending injury, where he could have just gone home and said, ‘See you later.’” The top rib on Carpenter’s right side was removed, along with muscles that were constricting blood flow up there. After Wednesday’s game, he squeezed his big right hand with his left, explaining, “Basically, my nerves were getting squished down by all the scar tissue and all the muscles and everything. There wasn’t enough space.” Still adjusting to the way breathing feels different, he returned Sept. 21, going 0-2 in three starts totaling 17 innings, so it wasn’t clear how he’d fare Wednesday. Yeah, right. Carpenter allowed seven hits and walked two across his 5 2-3 innings to improve
to 10-2 over his career in the postseason. That includes a 4-0 mark while helping another group of wild-card Cardinals take the title in the 2011 World Series, when he won Game 7 against Texas. The 10 victories tie Carpenter for seventh-most, behind Andy Pettitte’s record 19. “If the baseball world doesn’t know what an amazing competitor he is by now, they haven’t been paying any attention,” Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday said. Carpenter collected a pair of hits, including a double off the wall in the fifth that was about a foot or two away from being a homer. When he reached second base, he raised his right fist. E a r l i e r, Ca r p e n t e r stepped to the plate for his first at-bat and chatted with umpire Joe West. “I say hello to him. And he said hello back, and he talked about what a beautiful day it was to play a baseball game. And I was like, ‘You ain’t kidding,’” Carpenter recounted. “Beautiful weather. The crowd is going crazy. ... There’s no question you take time to reflect on that.” Reds replace Cueto on playoff roster CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds dropped injured ace Johnny Cueto from their division series roster Wednesday, replacing him with right-hander Mike Leake a few hours before Game 4 against the San Francisco Giants. Major League Baseball granted permission for the move at 11:30 a.m., less
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than five hours before the first pitch. Cueto pulled muscles in his side during the first inning of the series opener Saturday night. The Reds had been hoping their 19game winner would improve enough to be able to pitch again, but the injury was still bothering him. Cincinnati was reluctant to make the move with Cueto because it also leaves him ineligible to pitch in the NL championship series, should Cincinnati make it that far. The Reds lead the best-of-five series 2-1. “It’s tough taking your potential Cy Young guy out of your rotation,” general manager Walt Jocketty said. Jocketty said the Reds filed the paperwork for the roster switch shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday and got MLB’s permission at 11:30. Leake, their No. 5 starter, had been told that the move was possible, so he should be ready to start. The Giants went with left-hander Barry Zito, who has been at his best late in the season. San Francisco had won the last 11 games he started. The Reds’ medical staff determined that Cueto’s injury could bother him into the start of the NLCS, which was a major factor in the decision to remove him from the roster. “It was a very, very tough decision to make, but our medical staff felt at best, Johnny would be able to pitch maybe one game in the next series if we get there, if he were available for that series,” Jocketty said. The Reds’ other option
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Continued from page 7 Coming off a disappointing loss to Oklahoma a week ago, Tuberville said it’s going to be important for his team to come out ready to play against the Mountaineers, and it starts with his team coming out with a lot of emotion Saturday afternoon. “We’ve had a lot of emotion on the sideline,” Tuberville said. “I thought Saturday, after our first drive ... we lost a lot of emotion, and that comes from the coaches, but it also comes from your seniors. “It was kind of like we weren’t expecting that to happen. I told them, ‘You
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Continued from page 7 Longhorns was the stellar performance by the offensive line. Without the O-line, Buie said he would not have been able to play the way he did against Texas. “The offensive line did a phenomenal job up front and opened up big creases. The fullbacks did a good job,” he said. “The guys out on the perimeter did a good job blocking downfield. It was a total team effort on offense that allowed me to get those yards.” Texas Tech is limiting opposing teams to just 16.8 points per game. Though the Red Raiders have played weaker teams – Texas State and Northwestern State –
was to keep Cueto on the roster and start Mat Latos on only three days of rest, putting the pitching staff in flux. Latos will pitch Game 5 if needed. “It’s quite a blow but at the same time, you hope Leake steps up and pitches well,” manager Dusty Baker said. Cueto pulled up after throwing a pitch in the first inning of Cincinnati’s 5-2 win in San Francisco on Saturday night. The injury was initially diagnosed as muscle spasms in the back, but a strain in his right side was later detected. That’s an especially troubling injury for Cueto, who turns his back to the batter before each delivery, putting a lot of stress on his side. “It’s kind of a quandary as far as the injury goes,” pitching coach Bryan Price said. The Reds were concerned that if they sent him back to the mound before the injury was fully healed, he could cause worse damage. “It’s more of a muscle strain in the side that was very mild, but with his torque and the way he pitches and his twisting motion, we didn’t want to take the risk of injuring him,” Jocketty said. The major setback comes at the end of a record-setting season for the Reds’ rotation. None of the five starters got hurt, a franchise first. Leake had to be pushed back a day during a series against Cleveland in June, when a stomach virus went through the team. Otherwise, the rotation had impeccable health. “A lot of it, I think, is just good fortune and good luck,” Price said. Leake went 8-9 with a 4.58 ERA, making him the obvious choice to be left off the playoff roster. When Cueto got hurt Saturday, the Reds told Leake to start preparing to replace him if needed. He left the ballpark on Tuesday night knowing he might start Game 4. “He knew there was a good chance,” Baker said. “He’s known for possibly a couple of days, not that he would be pitching but that he was preparing to pitch. He was studying the charts. He was looking at the game. He was in the video room.” Leake faced the Giants once this season, throwing the first complete game of his career for a 5-1 victory at AT&T Park on June 19. He also homered off Matt Cain in that game.
better expect anything to happen in the games coming up, because everybody has good players.’” After starting the season on such a strong note, the loss to the Sooners left a sour taste in some of the players’ mouths. But the Red Raiders said they won’t get down; they’re ready to bounce back and try to pull off an upset Saturday. “It motivates me,” said senior quarterback Seth Doege. “I’m just motivated to get back out there. I had confidence going into OU. I’m confident in my abilities, and I think we’re going to win a lot of games and surprise a lot of people around here.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu
Holgorsen said the level of talent on the field is indicative of why Texas Tech has been able to achieve its early season success. “They play quite a bit of people. The safeties are the guys that always show up. No. 12 (D.J. Johnson) and No. 16 (Cody Davis) have been around there for a long time – they’re both seniors,” he said. “Those are the two guys on defense that I remember from when I prepared against them four years ago and three years ago. They’re big kids. They come downhill a lot and are the two leading tacklers. “Other than that, they play a lot of people. They play several different backers and rotate their D-line, much like they’re doing at receiver.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu
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Senior shooter Petra Zublasing and the No. 1 West Virginia rifle team head to Columbus, Ohio this weekend.
by robert kreis sports writer
After a solid win against Army in its first meet of the season, the No. 1 West Virginia rifle team looks to continue its success with a target on its back this weekend when it travels to Columbus, Ohio, to take on Ohio State and Akron. “(I) really just want to see some more good performances. We obviously had a fantastic result last weekend at Army,” said head coach Jon Hammond. “This is another road match, so it’s another chance for them to go in and get some experience at a different range.” Hammond hopes this
weekend’s trip to Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range at Converse Hall on the campus of Ohio State will not be the team’s last visit this season. He is also hoping some Mountaineers learned from their last trip to Columbus. “Hopefully, we will be going back to Ohio State for NCAAs in March,” said Hammond. “This will be a really good opportunity for any of them that haven’t been there to see the range and get a feel for it, and also those (who) where at NCAAs last year, to go back and erase some of the notso-good memories from last year’s championships.” West Virginia looks to avenge last year’s sixth-
place finish in the NCAA championships with wins over Ohio State and Akron. Despite the disappointing outcome, Hammond has still built the Mountaineer rifle program into a dynasty. Under Hammond’s direction the past six years, West Virginia has earned a spot in the NCAA championship each year the young coach has been here, including a National Championship in 2009. During the past three years, the No. 1 ranking has only been held by three teams – West Virginia, fellow GARC conference member Kentucky and TCU. “It’s not something that happens overnight, that’s
for sure,” Hammond said about his team’s No. 1 ranking. “West Virginia definitely has a really good history and tradition with rifle going all the way back to the ‘80s and ‘90s. But when I started, it was having a plan for the program, having a vision of what I wanted to do and what kind of atmosphere I wanted to have. And then it was just a case of recruiting and slowly improving year by year.” Hammond and the West Virginia rifle program have consistently shown improvement. Being one of the three teams to be ranked No. 1 throughout the past few years has helped West Virginia land prized recruits – including some Olympians. While Italian Olympic gold medalist Nico Camprini has graduated, one of Camprini’s fellow Italians, fellow Olympian Petra Zublasing will return for her senior year to shoot for the Mountaineers. “Anytime you have someone coming back from the Olympics, and a competitor at the Olympics, it’s a huge benefit for the team,” Hammond said. “She brings back a huge amount of knowledge, a huge amount of experience from being in those kind of situations and the motivation for all the guys on the team (whose) goal is to be an Olympian. “If Petra can do it, they can do it.” While Zublasing and the rest of the team’s ultimate goal may be the Olympics, all Hammond has them concentrating on now is Ohio State and Akron. “I just want to see them progress, have good performances, and I’m sure, hopefully, we can come out of there with two wins as well.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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Junior runner Sarah Brault and the West Virginia cross country team travel to Louisville this weekend for Pre-Nationals.
by jon fehrens sports writer
Everybody on West Virginia’s cross country team is doing their part to get ready for this weekend’s Pre-National race in Louisville, Ky. Head coach Sean Cleary has made sure his runners stay healthy and are still practicing hard, while the athletes continue their training and make strides to get better.
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This weekend’s meet will be the most important of the season for the Mountaineers, against the best schools they have faced all year in what junior Sarah Brault calls the Mountaineers’ most competitive meet of the season. “This is the biggest race yet; it is really exciting. We haven’t had many highlevel meets yet, so this is new,” Brault said. “This is the first time we are going against bigger schools, so we don’t know where we stand.” Like the rest of the team, Brault is hoping their long practices will pay off when the pressure is really on, but with the summer workouts and previous meets under their belts, Brault feels the team is in very good shape heading into the meet. “Everyone has been having really good workouts. Some girls are expecting to race really well. Everyone feels really confident. Everyone loves this Louisville track,” Brault said. This course will be familiar to veterans, who ran it last year, as well as the young group, who ran it a few weeks ago in the Greater Louisville Classic, so the team has a good feel for the track. Running on it again this upcoming weekend will only get this group more comfortable with the course. “Racing this course will give us more experience. The only difference now is that there are faster people on the track now. We just have to try and get the course down really well; we need to know every corner,” Brault said. Practice will continue for the rest of the week, so Cleary knows his team will be ready to compete. Getting his athletes in the best shape possible every week isn’t the only thing bothering the coach, though. Brault said he always worries about the weather change this time of year. “Coach Cleary gets paranoid at this time of year,” she said. “This is the time when everyone gets sick. He just wants us to be able to stay healthy and keep training. “The week is almost done, and we are going to keep going until the end.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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