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PE clinic pairs students, local kids by caroline peters correspondent

In the Shell Building behind the West Virginia University Coliseum every Friday, a group of WVU students help make a difference in 84 lives.

The Friday Clinic Adapted Physical Education Practicum Program connects WVU students majoring in Physical Education Teacher Education with 84 kids from Monongalia County schools with disabilities. The students

work with the kids in various activities, focusing on instruction in aquatics, motor skills and fitness skills.

The students with disabilities aren’t the only ones learning. The PETE majors are getting handson experience as physical education teachers.

“It’s a practicum for the students who are in the PETE major. Senior year, they take an adaptive PE practicum course, and they’re the main instructors. They write the lesson plans and instruct the stu-

dents,” said Andrea Taliaferro, a professor in the College of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. “We also have seven graduate students from CPASS that help supervise along with eighth grade helpers from St. Francis. They’re a cool pyramid of people.”

The pyramid of people provides a firm foundation for the students with disabilities. This foundation works hard to encourage physical activity in their students’ lives.

The instructors can be

seen running around the gym, guiding or explaining the art of physical activity to their students. The students give the kids a chance to experience something they don’t receive in the classroom.

“These kids don’t get enough interaction with a variety of people. A lot of times, I think their teachers have to focus on cognitive things and their behavior, as well,” said Amber Equerme, a CPASS instructor. “This gives them a sense of accomplishment that ev-

eryone needs.”

Many people involved feel the program contributes to the lives of the disabled students.

“It absolutely helps.

They are able to provide something to my students I could never stimulate in the classroom,” said Jamie Knotts, educator at South Middle School. “They’re teaching them life skills that will help them for the rest of their life.”

The methods the instructors use have proven effective.

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“Today, we worked on submerging heads under water in the pool. We set up a mat in the pool, and they were really excited, because they got to slide into the pool,” said Nicole Katz, an instructor in the program.

Perhaps this led to the success of one of Knotts’ students. “I’ve got a 6th grader who was scared to death to get in the water, and he’s currently in the eight foot,” Knotts said.

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Local pub to offer ‘Food for Brews’ by ashley tennant staff writer

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Morgantown Brewing Company is crafting a unique effort to give back to the community.

Beginning today, the WVU alumniowned and operated pub will start accepting nonperishable food donations to support Christian Help Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting needy families around the country.

Guests who donate food will receive a free pint of locally made MBC-brewed craft beer (limit one pint per customer per day). The event, known as “Food for Brews,” will continue until Dec. 17.

“MBC is proud to be a part of the community and excited at the opportunity to give back to families in need this holiday season,” said Art Gallagher, owner of the Morgantown Brewing Company.

Gallagher said the idea to sponsor “Food for Brews” and to help CHI came about during one of their staff meetings.

Several MBC employees have been volunteering in Preston County with the hurricane Sandy cleanup effort.

“Since 1991, Morgantown has been home to a local brewery. I purchased the business in 2009. Since that time, I have been overwhelmed by the community support The Morgantown Brewing Company has received,” Gallagher said. “We decided we wanted to do more to help those put out by the storm,” he said.

Sarah Murphy, general manager of

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Senior quarterback Geno Smith walks to the locker room following Saturday’s 55-34 loss against Oklahoma State.

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West Virginia saw an improved performance from senior quarterback Geno Smith, but the Mountaineers’ couldn’t overcome self-inflicted errors and fell to the Cowboys 55-34.

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Annual autism awareness run crosses borders

By Evelyn Merithew Staff Writer

A group of West Virginia University students raced for awareness Saturday as part of a unique fundraiser.

Alpha Phi Omega, West Virginia University’s national service fraternity, participated in the 43rd annual Autism Awareness Run. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects the brain’s development of social and communication skills.

Alpha Phi Omega members began in Pittsburgh and raced to Morgantown for Autism awareness.

“The run’s benefits are for the Autism Society of Pittsburgh. It is the closest autism research center to us, so we give them all of the proceeds,” said Arnie Reed, WVU senior and Alpha Phi Omega member.

The run was formerly associated with the University of Pittsburgh and WVU as part of the annual Backyard Brawl.

However, since WVU underwent conference realignment and the two teams no longer play, the event is solely for fundraising purposes.

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Sandy’s wrath stirs painful Katrina memories NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The chaos wrought by Superstorm Sandy, the homes tossed from foundations and landmarks buried beneath seawater, delivered a gut-wrenching dose of deja vu for survivors of Hurricane Katrina like Joe and Gloria Robert.

Their own home flooded beneath 7 feet of salty water when the levees broke after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, and they know all too well what their countrymen to the north will face: years of debris removal, cleanup, rebuilding, haggling with insurance companies, paying mortgages on homes left unlivable. And they knew they had to help.

“When you watch things like this, you relive all the memories, all the heartache,” said Joe Robert, his voice cracking with emotion.

Ap He said the images of Sandy A young girl plays as residents search through donated clothing piles in the Rockaways, Saturday in the Queens borough victims rummaging through of New York.

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Continued from page 1 MBC, said the pub has always been dedicated to serving and supporting the Morgantown and WVU communities.

“The brewery has been open for three years this month. We first opened November 2009, and we strive to continue to grow and improve, so there is always something new happening at the pub,” she said.

Murphy said each day of the week MBC offers a variety of events, entertainment and specials.

“Also, with the start of WVU’s spring semester, we hope to launch WVU Faculty Appreciation Night.

Details are still in the works, but will likely include exclusive specials and discounts for all WVU faculty,” she said.

Murphy said MBC encourages everyone interested to come check out what they have to offer.

“We host Thursday Jazz Nights featuring students from WVU School of Music. It’s an open jam, so all musicians are welcome to join, and weekly entertainment is free, open to the public and all ages are welcome, but our main focus right now is the food drive,” she said.

CHI is a local nonprofit and United Way agency.

They are located at 219 Walnut Street in Morgantown.

“They have a wonderful food pantry program that benefits local families in need. All donations will be distributed to residents of North Central West Virginia,” Murphy said.

Donations for Food for

Brews must be nonperishable, meaning foods that can be stored for long periods of time without spoiling. Examples include canned foods, freeze-dried foods, dehydrated fruit, pudding/Jell-O cups, or dry foods such as rice or oatmeal.

Gallagher said in an effort to give back to the community, MBC hosted numerous fundraisers for organizations such as Friends of Deckers Creek, The West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Friends of the Cheat, Daughters of the American Revolution and Arts Monongahela.

“West Virginia University has also been a big supporter of our company. In the summer of 2010, WVU held a three-credit class entitled ‘Barley to Beer’ at our facility. In 2011, WVU chose us as a local beer supplier for Mountaineer Field,” he said.

Murphy said MBC feels a commitment to the Morgantown community.

“MBC is a small, locally owned business, and we owe all our success to the support of our community.

What better way to show our appreciation than by giving back?

“This is what we hope to accomplish: to show our appreciation for all the support we’ve received from this wonderful community by giving something back,” Murphy said.

For more information about “Food for Brews” or MBC events, visit http:// www.morgantownbrewing. com or contact Sarah Murphy at sarah@morgantownbrewing.com. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 2 “The fear is gone because they work so closely with the students.”

The program also benefits the student instructors.

“It’s exciting, and it’s very beneficial to learning, be-

cause it helps you organize your teachings better, and it keeps you on your toes,” said Morgan Martin, an instructor in the program.

Aside from excitement, the student instructors gain experience working with their own students.

“Kids are awesome,” said Marc Zeno, a senior in-

what could be salvaged of their toppled and flood-ravaged homes were painful reminders of his own loss. “I don’t have any pictures of my daughter when she was little.”

Seven years after Katrina destroyed neighborhoods, killed more than 1,800 people and caused some $108 billion in damage, many of the people caught in its crosshairs are reaching into their wallets and cupboards to try to bring relief to the Atlantic Coast.

Church groups, nonprofits, City Hall and individuals in New Orleans and along the Mississippi Gulf Coast have begun sending care packages, donating money and staging volunteers for the clean-up and recovery efforts.

Robert is working with the Episcopal organization that helped him rebuild his home, St. Paul’s Homecoming Center, which was established after Katrina to help residents as they returned to the city structor. “We learn that all kids are individuals with their own personalities and strengths, and you cannot classify them by just their disability or handicap.”

To learn more about the program, visit CPASS at http://cpass.wvu.edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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The Friday Clinic Adapted Physical Education Practicum Program connects WVU students with local kids with disabilities.

Wild Warrior Challenge to host benefit dinner tonight The Wild Warrior Challenge has teamed up with the WVU Army ROTC and the West Virginia National Guard to host a benefit night Monday at Buffalo Wild Wings at the Suncrest Towne Centre.

From 5-7 p.m. a percentage of sale proceeds will be used to help military families in Monongalia and Preston counties.

The Wild Warrior Challenge is an exciting, 5K obstacle race that challenges local athletes and military organizations to compete.

“It’s really important that we raise awareness of the race and who it benefits,” said Sports and Special Events Manager for greater Morgantown Dave Plevich.

All proceeds from the race also go to help local military families.

The course is always inspired by National Guard training courses and will be designed by the WVU Army ROTC. Past challenges have included a water slide, roped pond crossing, a human gauntlet, a tube crawl, a

mud pit, and a variety of climbing and crawling obstacles.

Anyone 18 and older can compete in the race as an individual, and military members can compete in teams of seven to nine people. The individual competition is broken up into four age brackets.

The Wild Warrior Challenge will be held April 20 at Mylan Park.

For more information, visit wildwarriorchallenge. com.

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to rebuild. The center has expanded its mission to include victims of not just Hurricane Isaac, which struck Louisiana in August, but also East Coast victims of Sandy.

The group has launched an “Adopt-a-Family” program where donations can be made to families in either region to help them as the holiday season approaches. The organization is also coordinating volunteer efforts along the East Coast. They are collecting donations and helping to ferry volunteers from the Gulf Coast to devastated neighborhoods in New York and New Jersey.

“I hurt for them because they don’t know what they’re in for with recovery,” said Connie Uddo, executive director of the Homecoming Center whose New Orleans home flooded in 2005. “The event is one thing, but the recovery is another. It’s long, and it’s hard.”

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Continued from page 1 Reed said since WVU is no longer associated as a rival to Pitt, there was speculation among alumni and older members of the fraternity about whether or not the event would feel the same.

However, according to Alpha Phi Omega members, it did not make a difference.

Kayla Lafferty, a sophomore Alpha Phi Omega member and chairman of the event, said while the event was different from before, she enjoyed the flexibility it provided.

“Since we have no association with Pitt anymore, it gave me a lot of freedom to plan everything. At the same time, this has been a tradition for 43 years, so I wanted to keep things familiar without changing too much,” she said.

The race took place along Route 19 and was done in relay style.

A group drove behind the runners, and each runner would run a mile, then trade off with another person in the car, who would run the following mile, and so on.

Runners began at the Autism Society of Pittsburgh and finished at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown.

Mayor of Morgantown Jim Manilla arrived at the stadium to greet the runners.

The entirety of the relay lasted approximately 65 miles.

“Back when we would race Pitt, we would run a football from stadium to stadium. Instead, this year, we ran a puzzle piece and an American flag,” Reed said.

Approximately 40 runners took place in the event, including students, five alumni and three advisers.

During the event, Alpha Phi Omega raised more than $3,000 for the charity.

“We had been covering WVU’s campus for a couple of weeks and got a lot of donations from students who are and are not part of our fraternity. Everyone was very helpful,” Reed said.

“The run for autism means a lot to me because I know people that it personally affects. One in 88 people have it, and people need to open their eyes and find a way to help.”

Lafferty said she believes Alpha Phi Omega has shown WVU can still raise a large amount of money through the awareness race without being associated with the Backyard Brawl.

“My sister has autism, so this event really meant a lot to me. As soon as I found out about the event, I wanted to play a huge role in it. It was a lot of work but very rewarding,”she said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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M.T. Pockets Theatre impresses with ‘Grams’

Troublesome aunt Ida (Cathy Hagedorn), left, enjoys a piece of pie as story centerpiece Grams, played by Willa McWhorter, rants from her rocking chair in M.T. Pockets Theatre’s production of ‘Grams.’

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M.T. Pockets Theatre Community played host to a full house for the opening of Don Fidler’s latest work, “Grams,” Friday and Saturday night.

The show takes place in a southern West Virginia living room and revolves around a grandmother and her three freeloading grandchildren as they struggle to find their direction and save their grandmother’s home from a nasty, mysterious aunt.

“I thought that it was very professional, and I liked how small the venue is. I thought everyone worked really well,” said Maggie Dransfield, a freshman the-

ater student. “I like how intimate it is. It just made it very personal.”

The show stars Willa McWhorter as Grams, Shae McClain as Jess, Isaac Snyder as Josh, Robert Wolfe as Officer Hendricks, Adam Brown as Damien, Colin Crawford as Andy and Cathy Hagedorn as Ida. The show was written by playwright and former West Virginia University psychiatry professor Don Fidler and was performed as a student production last year. Fidler retired from teaching and now serves playwright-inresidence for M.T. Pockets.

“Grams” marks his second play produced by the theatre this season.

“One of the largest men-

tal health problems around the country is young adults moving back in with a parent or parents,” Fidler said. “We hear a lot about those problems when families talk to us. Someone told me about a grandmother who, every time he talked to her, she would talk about her adult grandchildren coming with modern age problems, and they were things she wasn’t prepared to deal with.”

The production revolves around a number of themes, including generation gaps, family and sexuality, all played out by a number of colorful and quirky characters.

Though Fidler is privy to writing more serious dramas, he saw the opportunity

to touch upon serious issues through comedy in “Grams.”

“I just thought about what were some of the big issues going on, and sexuality, which was the biggest theme going on – someone trying to get an education whatever way and rise out of the family’s traditional level of education, which some families will see as a betrayal,” Fidler said. “Then, attitudes about drugs and the value of storytelling versus texting.”

The audience sipped on glasses of wine while they watched the chaos unfold onstage, laughing at the many eccentric characters bickering with one another as any family would.

Crawford played Andy, a transsexual drifter who

befriended Grams’ granddaughter, Jess, played by McClain. He explained the fun he had getting to know the cast through this production and touched on stripping down for this role.

“The chemistry has just gotten so nice, and we can feed off of each other now.

There are some really good lines in this show that really accentuate what’s going on,” Crawford said.

Crawford said “Grams” provides accurate insight into a typical Appalachian family. He also said he found inspiration and motivation for his exposed role through the energetic crowds.

“It’s a good representation of a normal West Virginia family,” Crawford said.

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“It’s the first show I’ve done in my underwear. The fuller the house, the nicer it is, because you pull from their energy. The more response we get from the audience makes our job easier.

While the entire play afforded the audience with laughs, energy and a revealing look at the family environment, Dransfield said the ending was particularly rewarding.

“My favorite part had to be at the end, when everything was coming out about everyone,” Dransfield said. “And I liked that they had a cute little family moment at the end. That made me happy.

Overall, it was hilarious.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Dionne Warwick stuns Creative Arts Center with nostalgic performance by jack lake a&e writer

Usually filled with students running between studios and classes, West Virginia University’s Creative Arts Center was instead inhabited by an older generation Friday, as fivetime Grammy winner Dionne Warwick performed to a large crowd of die-hard fans.

The recording legend walked onstage Friday to a warm reception of cheers and applause, her vibrant white hair glinting under the spotlight as she smiled and waved to her beaming fans.

Warwick took long strides across the stage in bright red pants and a dazzling black blouse that sparkled like the bulbs of paparazzi as she moved and swayed.

“I’ve always liked her off and on. I just thought it would be a good show to go to,” said Lisa Baker, a WVU alumna. “My parents are here for the weekend, and I thought they might enjoy it. It was kind of a last-minute thing, but we really enjoyed it.”

Baker said she was particularly impressed with Warwick’s longevity in the often brutal music business.

“When she said she’s been in the business for 50 years, that’s a long time to be doing this, and I think for that, she really still puts on a good show, and it was very enjoyable,” Baker said.

Warwick kicked off her show with the audiencepleasing “Walk On By” and received a smattering of applause at the beginning of almost every one of her songs.

As she paused between songs, Warwick engaged the audience, instructing them on performance etiquette and assuring them singing along and dancing were encouraged.

In addition, she told stories about her time in Brazil and even shared tidbits of advice she once received from Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Dionne Warwick’s stellar voice pleased patrons at WVU’s Creative Arts Center Friday.

“I just grew up listening to her. She probably started her career about the time I was a teenager, so I just always loved her music,” said Kay Fanok, sales manager at Waterfront Place Hotel.

“The thing with people my age is that when you hear someone sing like her, and you’ve been listening to her all your life, it’s almost like I know her. She’s still a good entertainer and just as beautiful, and I really enjoyed it.”

Warwick introduced the audience to a new version of one of her most famous songs, “Say a Little Prayer for You,” in which the lyrics stayed the same, but the tone and rhythm morphed into a jazzy rendition.

These changes gave the song a breath of new life.

“I think she did it justice.

She did not take anything away from it – sometimes that happens when you start to reinterpret and reinvent something, but this didn’t happen with her reinterpretation because she is a master of the situation,”

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said concertgoer Frank Merandi.

“It was done perfectly.

Her voice has held up tremendously well, (and) there’s a new reinterpretation of her singing, because she doesn’t have quite the strength she had 30 years ago. But the tone quality, the phrasing and that great delivery are still there.”

Ending the show, Warwick sang a touching ren-

dition of “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” in which the entire audience joined in and filled the auditorium with voices singing of love.

Two of her hit songs, “I’ll Never Love This Way Again” and “That’s What Friends are For,” also went over exceptionally well with the audience, as they garnered standing ovations.

“I think her interaction

with people – it was a nice rapport. You could sort of feel the connection with the audience to her, and I think she is very good at presenting herself so intimately,

and that setting is very appealing,” Merandi said.

“That was the best part for me – the personal touch.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

OPINION Respect the democratic process 4

Monday November 12, 2012

“A sham and a travesty.”

“A disgusting injustice.”

“A disaster for democracy.”

These were a few of the outrageous ways casino magnate and wannabe Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump described President Obama’s convincing electoral victory Tuesday during a late-night tirade, in which he also called for a revolution and incorrectly claimed Romney won the popular vote.

Trump wasn’t alone in his despair regarding Obama’s victory. Across the country, President Obama’s detractors sought to delegitimize

his re-election in an incredible display that included denial and hyperbolic cries suggesting Obama’s victory signaled the end of America’s freedom.

This “sore-loser” attitude is not necessarily new to American politics. However, the attempts by many to delegitimize President Obama’s victory are somewhat unique, and they are troubling. It is worth noting these immature, divisive sentiments were not shared

by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who conceded gracefully in a brief but classy speech late

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Tuesday night.

But the fact that many others on the right cannot simply accept President Obama’s victory as the will of the American people underscores the hyperpolarization of our political climate, which has produced a stagnate Congress unable to unify, even in the face of an oncoming national catastrophe.

The reality is President Obama not only won; he won big. With a final electoral vote tally of 332, compared to Romney’s 206, and a popular vote margin of victory exceeding 3 million

votes, President Obama’s victory was a decisive one.

While the country is certainly divided, a clear majority has signaled that it stands behind the President and his policies and is looking for a Congress that works with him.

It’s time for those who do not support President Obama to recognize that their disagreements with his policies should not fill them with blind hatred and the fear that his success marks the country’s demise. There is simply too much at stake for this country during Obama’s second

term for so many Americans, including prominent members of the Republican Party, to let their fear dictate blind opposition to everything the president does and proposes.

The American people have spoken, and President Obama will retain his office for another four years. It’s time for Obama’s opponents to accept this and focus their energies on working to solve our country’s problems instead of continuing their feckless fear-mongering.

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Election reveals fault lines in Republican Party

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walks off stage with his wife Ann Romney after he gave his concession speech in Boston Wednesday.

As Rove grasped at straws railed against the scurri- publican narrative, mixing ing to speak out in praise of kirk auvil lous hordes of voters who fear and disappointment the president’s handling of to forestall Fox’s predichad the temerity to vote for into a nice little cocktail of Hurricane Sandy, sending tion that Ohio would go for correspondent President Obama. His ver- racist outrage. a message to the rest of Re- Obama election night, Kelly dict? America has fallen into Remember how Fox publicans – “toe the line or asked him point blank, “Is Conventional wisdom ruin, and our traditional News was up in arms to de- get the axe”. this just math you do as a posits the time after an elec- conservative values are in fend Romney after the “47 And perhaps the most in- Republican to make yourtion is the time for healing. shambles. Those people percent” video came out? teresting occurrence of Re- self feel better, or is this This is not so for the crest- who voted for Obama are This statement is just that publican discord came in real?” fallen leadership of the Re- just doing it for a handout. narrative carried to its log- the form of Fox News anchor The next day, as Rove “Obama wins because ical extreme.

Megyn Kelly, who for some struggled to paint Obama’s publican Party.

The cracks have been it’s not a traditional AmerFox News and the Repub- reason decided she had just victory in a negative light, there all along, of course. ica anymore. The white es- lican Party think America is about had it with the Repub- she interrupted him with a Evangelicals, fiscal conser- tablishment is the minority. just too full of non-white lican reality distortion field. brief clarion call of reality: vatives and unhinged Tea People want things,” said whiners looking for hand- She challenged O’Reilly’s “You keep saying that, Karl, Party foot soldiers were O’Reilly. outs. That’s why Republi- charge that Chris Christie but he (Obama) won, Karl, Now O’Reilly usually cans can’t win elections, in somehow changed public he won, and that’s what Reat best an uneasy alliance and at worst, a ticking time functions as the even keel their minds. opinion of Obama by ap- publicans and Democrats bomb. After this election, over there at Fox News, so The internecine warfare pearing in photos with the care about.” The network’s it appears Republicans are when he goes this far off the of the Republican Party president. She even stood foremost “Mean Girl” imbeginning to recognize their deep end, it really illustrates seems to be expressing it- up to Karl Rove in a disturb- personator seems to have ranks are breaking, piece by the depths of despair felt in self via various avenues. ing display of actual journal- gone off script and stumpiece.

America’s Election HQ. It is We have O’Reilly scourg- ism on Fox News, pressing bled into the realm of realBill O’Reilly, Fox News’ a masterful way of tailoring ing New Jersey Gover- him for a straight answer on ity once more.

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who seemed to be on the most even emotional footing after losing the election was Mitt Romney, who gave an incredibly genuine concession speech.

Of course, he told news outlets he had neglected to write one for that evening, so it seems even when giving the most genuine speech of his career, he somehow found a way to be a bit of a callous jerk.

Still, his speech was brief, gracious and seemingly from the heart, not making the concession into a laborious swan song as some candidates have done in the past. Hats off to Mitt for being one of the only members of his party to keep his head when the sky was falling.

The ghosts of Ole Miss are far from dead lexi thoman the daily Mississippian

In one word, I was shocked.

Shocked like so many other members of the Ole Miss family – students, alumni, faculty and staff – when I woke up Wednesday morning to the news that protests had occurred on campus in the wake of President Obama’s re-election. But as I read articles, Facebook posts and Twitter feeds documenting the blatant use of racial slurs towards not only the president, but other Ole Miss students, my shock turned into anger. And my anger turned into shame.

Even though initial re-

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ports of full-on “riots” proved to be blown out of proportion, the damage is done. The nation’s modern understanding of The University of Mississippi, which this entire year had focused on the 50th anniversary of integration and progress in race relations, was eclipsed in an instant.

What should have signified a new chapter in Ole Miss history has been forgotten.

As the fallout from the protests unraveled Wednesday, I heard many people argue that the protest was justified under the First Amendment’s protection of the freedom of speech. While I agree that the tenant is both an essential human right and a cornerstone to the dem-

ocratic foundation of the United States, the actions of the election night protesters were absolutely inexcusable and carry consequences that we have only just begun to consider.

One of the easiest, most basic ways to assess whether an action is morally right or wrong is to analyze its consequences.

But beyond protecting the freedom of speech, I cannot find one single argument or example of how the protest actually benefited our university, our community or even the protesters themselves.

In contrast, there is already a mountain of evidence to explain how the protest hurt the Ole Miss family, and it is only the beginning.

Just like any other school, Ole Miss works hard to “recruit” not just athletes, but a wellrounded student body. If the riots that surrounded integration half a century ago still haunt the athletics and admissions offices today, this week’s protest will have an effect as well. Prospective students are less likely to see us as the beautiful, vibrant university that we are and are more likely to judge us based on the ghosts of our past and the ignorant actions of a small but vocal minority.

As a senior applying for jobs, including many that are out of state, I honestly fear what possible employers think when they read “The University of Mississippi” at the top of my re-

sume. It frustrates me beyond words to know that the actions of a few disgruntled, immature students on election night will seriously affect Ole Miss’s public image for the foreseeable future. The protesters not only degraded our Alma Mater, but the degrees held by every single alumnus.

The protesters have reminded the entire nation of the stereotype that Ole Miss has fought for 50 years to dispel. They perpetuated the belief that we are racist, that we are ignorant and that we are unwilling to accept inevitable social change.

I, for one, am tired of trying to convince people that this is no longer the case.

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of the Ole Miss community, we pledge to respect the dignity of each person, to believe in fairness and civility, and to believe in personal and professional integrity. These values are spelled out in the University Creed, but not one of them was upheld by the protesters on election night.

What happens now is up to us. We are an imperfect community still coming to terms with our past. But I know that Ole Miss has the resolution, spirit and drive to do what is morally right: to address this issue, learn from our mistakes and look towards the future.

The ghosts of Ole Miss might not be dead, but we can refuse to be defined by them.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year easily could be one of your most creative years yet, and you’ll look back on it as being a very special time in your life.

You often see the successful path to nearly any objective. If you are an artist, writer, musician or any other artistic field of expression, you could reach a pinnacle in your work. If you are single, your desirability speaks for itself. Your high energy and natural charisma make it nearly impossible for anyone to say “no” to you. Do not settle, as there always will be something better out there. If you are attached, your sweetie will say “yes” more easily. Curb a tendency to be too me-oriented; a partnership is a two-way street.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Work with certain individuals and engage in conversations with greater depth and insight. You might feel constrained for a short while, but that will pass. Your interactions with a higher-up will be tested once more. Tonight: Make time for a special person.

wise to do so. Remain as direct as possible. Tonight: Make time for a visit to the gym or a brisk walk.

ment. Lighten up, and you will be able to relax. Tonight: Chat the night away.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH In general, you are unusually resourceful. Tap into your creativity and ingenuity. A child or loved one might appear to be closed down. You initially might be a little touchy at first, but you will come around -- just get out of your head. Tonight: Let your imagination lead the way.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Take your time making an important decision. Your intuition will help point you in the right direction with a matter involving home, family and finances. Remember, there are no problems ... only solutions. Tonight: Revamp your budget.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Listen to your inner voice regarding a partnership. Financial matters are affecting both of you and could be a part of what needs to be discussed.

You might not want to push someone away, but inevitably you will. Tonight: Happily head home.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH You have a way of making an impact that often startles others.

You think with a traditional type of logic, yet sometimes you are willing to take a risk of unusual proportions.

Express your thoughts to others so that your actions do not seem so far out. Tonight: Where your friends are.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Listen to news, and be willing to reach out to a loved one. This person might be unusually shifty right now.

Your creativity can create a comfort zone for both of you, in which you can handle some issues that need to be addressed. Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Defer to others, especially extremely creative individuals. You work well with someone who has a broader vision and deeper understanding than you. Let this person take the lead.

You might experience some resistance from a key partner. Tonight: Try a stressbuster.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Be aware of your spending and where it might be leading you. Your ability to get through a problem marks events that surround you. Relax with a family member over lunch. This person enjoys the extra time with you. Tonight: Treat yourself.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH Pace yourself, and try to understand that you can accomplish only so much so fast. You might not want to express everything that is on your mind, but at this point, it might be

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH Tap into your creativity for solutions, and use your efficient nature to complete more tasks than usual. Your plate is most certainly full.

You could be overserious at the mo-

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HH HH Your ability to take a stand and impress your logic on others seems high at the present point. If you become too rigid in discussions, you could lose others. Do not nix someone’s idea simply because it is not yours. Tonight: Into the wee hours.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance who cares a lot about you.

You sometimes slight this person by not showing him or her enough compassion. If you see a relationship changing, could this scenario be a possibility? Tonight: Make some phone calls.

BORN TODAY Actress Grace Kelly (1929), singer/songwriter Neil Young (1945), actress Anne Hathaway (1982)

CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Actress Jessica 5 Uses spurs, say 10 Sports squad 14 Fortuneteller 15 Not yet burning 16 Taper off 17 Light reddish shade named for a fish 19 Tehran’s land 20 Uganda’s Amin 21 Drawer projection 22 Env. stuffing 23 Flows slowly 25 Children’s imitation game 29 Deal, as a blow 31 “Then what happened?”

32 Govt. hush-hush org.

33 “Grody to the max!”

34 Dessert served in triangular slices 35 Grub 36 Sticky breakfast sweets 40 Relax in the tub 41 Solemn promise 42 “__ as directed” 43 Do some sums 44 Crank (up) 45 Dormitory, to dirty room 49 Grated citrus peel 52 Onetime capital of Japan 53 Swigs from flasks 54 Tiny bit 56 Chili __ carne 57 Go steady with 58 Winter cause of sniffles and sneezes 61 “Deal me a hand” 62 Heavenly path 63 Golden St. campus 64 Kennel guests 65 Pre-meal prayer 66 Bouquet DOWN 1 Birthplace of St. Francis 2 Hard to lift 3 Religious conviction 4 Shirt part 5 ‘50s-’60s TV detective Peter 6 Not AWOL 7 Perp-to-cop story 8 Crowd noise 9 Wall St. buy

10 Minnesota baseballers 11 Auditory passage 12 Some therapists 13 “Little __”: Alcott novel 18 Thumb-and-forefinger gesture 22 Finish 24 Put (down), as a bet 26 Common street name 27 What a solo homer produces 28 Airline to Copenhagen 30 Venezuelan president Hugo 34 “Batman” sound effect 35 Song of mourning 36 Alias for a secret agent 37 Words of confession 38 “Shake a leg!”

39 Native of Japan’s third most populous city 40 Mineo of “Exodus” 44 OR staffers 45 Like numbers in the periodic table 46 Ornate 18th-century style 47 Ring-shaped reefs

48 Workweek start, or an apt title for this puzzle based on an abbreviation found in its five longest answers 50 Starts the show 51 “The Lion King” king 55 Beach bag 57 Salsa, e.g.

58 Gear tooth 59 Hockey immortal Bobby 60 Coffee container

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Chiptunes expert ‘Trey Frey’ performs at 123 Pleasant Street.

by jack lake a&e writer

Artists from around Morgantown met at 123 Pleasant Street for an explosion of color and sound

Thursday in the monthly installment of “Fresh Produce.”

The event showcases the music of local bands and disc jockeys, as well as artist and their trades.

It was organized and hosted by Courtney Ratliff, a local DJ and artist, who played a set of her own Thursday night and could be seen meeting, greeting and dancing with artists

and visitors alike.

“I wanted 123 for the sound mostly, but I feel like the people that come here have a lot of different viewpoints and are looking for an alternative to what is available in Morgantown all the time,” Ratliff said.

“I want this to be more of a community event than it is a show or an art gallery.”

To accomplish this, Ratliff said diversity is the key to success.

“I think events should be diverse, and people should come together to enjoy music from all different aspects – of course, art coincides with music,” Ratliff said.

Among the performances was two-man band False Pterodactyl, who made their debut as a duo and put on a highenergy show that easily rivaled a full five-man band.

False Pterodactyl consists of Josh Ratliff on drums and guitarist/vocalist Jake Heater.

“We just try to play good songs,” Heater said.

“When we are on stage, we want to be high energy, so we try to write cool songs that people like to move and dance to – heavy groove, you know?

“I’ve been in bands with tons and tons of people but never been in a band with anybody that likes all the same s--- that I like, as far as music goes.”

While guests enjoyed the audible art, they also spent time taking in the visual aspects of the show.

Videos and local art exhibits covered the walls, while patrons expressed their own creativity and drew on the paper tablecloths of each booth.

Local artist and entrepreneur Joe Callegari was in attendance, and he showcased some of the work from Joe’s Art Stash, his shop on Beechurst, which has been open for a month.

Callegari describes his shop as “an art shop plus,” and he carries art from local artists as well as prints, fossils, hats and jewelry. “(Ratliff ) asked me to come down and show some stuff off, and it fits really well with what’s going on here,” Callegari said.

“I’d love to have some of the other local artists in my store. “‘Fresh Produce’ just kind of showcases the town more than (one) individual, because you can get a variety of different artwork.”

Also taking the stage Thursday was chiptunes master Trey “Trey Frey” Frye, who mixed together the strangest blend of nostalgia and electronic dance music.

Using nothing but three modified Gameboy consoles and a mixer, Frye

creates 8-bit tracks like nothing ever imagined by Nintendo.

“There’s a good bit of people who make music that way. Around here, not so much, but (it’s simply) a genre of music called chip music or chiptunes, and people modify old game hardware,” Frye said. “I had several music projects in high school, and I got into electronic music in 10th grade and was just online all the time looking up different ways to make music.”

Following Frye was g ro ov y , e l e c t ro - f u n k band Bad Employees followed by a late night dubstep session with Marshal “Mongo” Jarvis and Jeremy “Ikto” Wriston, who took the stage together and turned up the bass.

“I love the atmosphere and the people that come here, because I like expression of creativity no matter what it be,” said junior WVU student Joni Koay.

“I would say this is a perfect example of diversity. I don’t even consider 123 a part of downtown. Everyone has a sense of wanting to be different together.”

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By Robert Kreis sports writer

For the second straight season, the West Virginia women’s soccer team lost in the opening round of the NCAA tournament at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

“We were knocking, we were knocking, we were knocking,” said head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown about the Mountaineers six first-half shots on goal and five corner kicks. “I just don’t think the soccer gods were with us tonight. It’s a very cruel sport.

“I give Princeton a lot of credit for finishing their opportunities tonight, and unfortunately, we weren’t able to.”

The Mountaineers fell to the Tigers 2-1 Saturday night.

Despite a constant Mountaineer offensive attack throughout the first half, a goal by Princeton forward Lynessa McGee five minutes into the game put the Tigers up 1-0 after the first 45.

West Virginia had no problem getting the ball to the goal; they just could not put the ball in the goal.

“I think we made some bad choices around the final third,” Izzo-Brown said. “The game is about finishing, and unfortunately, we smacked the ball at their goalkeeper at least seven times, and we can’t do that.”

The Mountaineers may have been down 1-0 going into the half, but all of the shots on goal gave West Virginia confidence and momentum in the second half.

“It’s kind of a tough pill to swallow at halftime being down 1-0 when we were playing so hard,” said junior forward Frances Silva.

“I think that we all went into halftime knowing that we had momentum. We can come out on this team and be completely different.”

The Tigers came into the second half with a conservative game plan in hopes of preserving the victory, while the Mountaineers kept their aggressive offensive attack.

While West Virginia pressed forward, Ivy League Player of the Year Jen Hoy received the ball at the midfield and dribbled it up the field to the box.

Hoy drew West Virginia goalkeeper Sara Keane off of her line before smashing the ball into the back of the net. “(Hoy) is a very dynamic player,” Izzo-Brown said. “I think she broke away from us and finished. She finished when it mattered, and unfortunately, our forwards didn’t.”

West Virginia’s only finish of the game came off the head of Silva for her teambest 11th goal of the season.

Junior forward Frances Silva scored West Virginia’s only goal in the Mountaineers’ 2-1 NCAA tournament loss to Princeton.

Unfortunately, Silva’s goal came with only eight minutes left in the game, but it was too little too late.

“I knew we at least had a chance. We at least had eight minutes,” Silva said. “We at least went down fighting, which is something we didn’t necessarily feel about TCU. You can say we worked hard.”

The fight in the Mountaineers is not the only positive West Virginia can take from this season. During their first year in the Big 12 Conference, West Virginia won the regular season without suffering a conference loss.

Heading into the postseason, the Mountaineers went 13 games without a loss.

“It’s always hard for me, because I ultimately remember the senior classes,” IzzoBrown said. “The best part has always been my journey with them.

“As a team and as a whole, again, another championship year. Unfortunately, we didn’t get it done tonight, but I think it says a lot that we were able win the regular season Big 12.”

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West Virginia opens season with 76-47 win

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Junior guard Christal Caldwell led the Mountaineers with 21 points Friday night.

The West Virginia women’s basketball team looked to win its 13th-straight home opener on Friday night as it took on UNC Wilmington at the Coliseum.

For the sixth-consecutive season, the Mountaineers opened the regular season at home. This time around, WVU faced a competitive Seahawks squad.

West Virginia was able to roll to a 76-47 win and start the season 1-0. The Mountaineers have now won their 12th-straight home opener under head coach Mike Carey.

Junior guard Christal Caldwell and her 21 points led WVU against a competitive UNCW squad. While West Virginia only held a 10-point lead going into halftime, the Mountaineers pulled away midway through the second half.

Carey’s team shot 39.7 percent from the field, and 30.8 percent from deep on the night. West Virginia did struggle from the free throw line, as it shot a mere 63.6 percent.

WVU’s lone senior Ayana Dunning contributed a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards. A bright spot

for the Mountaineers is the lack of turnovers compared to recent affairs in the preseason. West Virginia turned the ball over 14 times against the Seahawks.

The first basket came from Dunning off a bank shot from long range. From there, WVU was never in fear of losing the game against UNCW. Through constant defensive pressure, the Seahawks had trouble shooting in the first half, going 2-12 from three-point territory, including an array of airballs to the delight of the Mountaineer crowd.

West Virginia was able to force 23 UNCW turnovers.

The Mountaineers earned 20 offensive rebounds and won the rebounding advantage 49-36.

WVU was able to contain Seahawks’ star player Karneshia Garrett. She was only able to contribute eight points and six rebounds in 29 minutes. The Mountaineers knew her style of play is to drive to the basket, and the squad reacted well all night – especially in the second half.

“I thought we played a lot better defensively in the second half,” said junior guard Taylor Palmer.

Palmer contributed 13 points on the night and shot

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WVU falls in MAC tournament

By Doug Walp Sports writer

The West Virginia men’s soccer team’s 2012 season may be over after being shut out 1-0 and eliminated from the MidAmerican Conference tournament in the opening seminal round by No. 3 seed Northern Illinois Friday evening at First Energy Stadium in Akron, Ohio.

NIU sophomore midfielder Jayson LeSeth scored the match’s only goal, a game-winning strike on a free kick from approximately 20 yards out in the 33rd minute.

The Huskies (7-93, 4-2-1 MAC) had also topped the Mountaineers by the same score less than two weeks before, when another NIU sophomore midfielder, Isaac Kannah, scored in the 84th minute to propel Northern Illinois past WVU in the first-ever meeting between the two

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Continued from page 10 grabbed seven rebounds in the first game of the season.

The Bulldogs also have a talented stable of guards who can make a big impact.

Sophomore guards Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell, Jr. will return to the lineup for a second-straight season.

In last year’s tournament game, the duo combined for 27 points and six assists against West Virginia.

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“Unfortunately, it’s typical of our season. We give up a goal every three or four shots,” said West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc after the match. “The way we gave up the goal was pretty sad, I thought.

It was untouched, and it went straight through. That wasn’t necessarily it, but a lot of missed chances and lack of quality in the final third really hurt us.”

West Virginia attempted to ramp up the collective intensity and the overall pressure in the second half of a match some Mountaineer players had considered a must-win, perhaps sensing their season could be on the line.

But WVU still ultimately couldn’t find a way to find the back of the net in their first-ever MAC tournament performance.

WVU finished the game with a 13-6 advantage in shots taken, a season-

long trend for the Mountaineers, but the team was just never able to actually slip one past Huskies goalkeeper Jordan Godsey.

Senior Peabo Doue and sophomore Andy Bevin each had scoring opportunities that either just slid by the goal or were saved by talented senior Godsey, who earned his ninth shutout this season and 35th of his four-year career at Northern Illinois. WVU’s Craig Stephens, a redshirt sophomore defender, also had a shot hit off the crossbar in the opening minutes of the second half.

The Mountaineers (96-2, 4-3-1 MAC) will now anxiously wait to hear if they are, indeed, one of the 48 teams selected Monday night to participate in the 2012 NCAA College Cup, which begins Nov. 15 at campus sites around the country.

The good news, according to the NCAA’s latest

RPI rankings, is the Mountaineers were actually ranked No. 45 in the nation. The bad news is those RPI rankings don’t reflect WVU’s latest loss, or necessarily the selection process in general, for that matter, so Friday’s loss could actually be the difference in whether or not West Virginia’s season will continue into the latter stages of November.

The Mountaineers have made the NCAA tournament in each of the last two years and in four of the seven seasons LeBlanc has coached at West Virginia.

Five Mountaine ers earned all-MAC honors Thursday before the match. Senior center back Eric Schoenle, who has now earned all-conference postseason honors in each of his four years at WVU, was named to the all-MAC first team.

But with senior Robert Sacre leaving for the NBA a year ago, the Bulldogs have been searching for a go-to option in the frontcourt.

They might have found that option in 7-foot freshman Przemek Karnowski.

The Polish product came to Gonzaga as a highly touted international recruit and stands at 7-feet, 305 pounds. Karnowski scored 22 points and had three rebounds off of the bench in the Bulldogs’ opener.

“He’s got good feet,” said Gonzaga head coach Mark Few. “He’s getting there. It’s going to be a week-by-week process.”

Coming off of an exhibi-

tion victory against Glenville State in which it struggled at times, West Virginia knows it has plenty to work on to compete against a talented Gonzaga team.

“I’ve got some guys that, if they can’t play harder than what they did today, I don’t need them to play,” Huggins said. “We went through supposedly trying to grow up, but if they haven’t grown up by now, they’re not going to grow up.

“There’s a lot of stuff to do.”

But no matter what happened last year, Few and the Bulldogs know they’ll need to be ready for a tough test

against the Mountaineers.

“This is a top-25 team – an NCAA tournament team and they really upgraded themselves with transfers, and it’s not the same team we faced in Pittsburgh seven or eight months ago,” Few said. “We’re going to have to prepare for that, we’re going to have to rebound the ball better than we’ve been doing and just toughen up.

“If there’s one thing that Huggs’ teams are, it’s tough and nasty and a great reflection of him, and I’m sure they’re going to come in raring to go.”

Every week, the players swear practice is more intense, and the team is conContinued from page 10 tinuing to grow together as a unit. there has yet to be a player It’s simply not true. or coach to truly step up, After a 2008 loss to Ole recognize these problem Miss, former Florida quarand promise resolution. terback Tim Tebow took the

podium and gave an honest, spirited promise to reporters about how the Gators were going to change and work harder than ever before.

What was important about that speech was Tebow owned the faults and shortcomings of his team and grouped everyone under the same umbrella, not that he did it in front of a room full of reporters.

When is someone going to step up and do that for this team and really mean it – be it in the locker room, outside of practice or somewhere else?

After the game, Smith commented on the team’s willpower. “I don’t think it means as much to every one of us as it does to some of us.”

Until that changes and everyone is on the same page both mentally and physically, the Mountaineers will continue to underperform.

Making a bowl game is the last of this team’s worries right now.

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50 percent from deep. Last year, the junior was able to contribute 33 points in the season opener.

Now, with a tough nonconference game coming up Monday night against Boston University, the Mountaineers look to move forward after a good win.

“At the end of the night, we had 14 turnovers, and that is the least amount of turnovers we have had in a while, even including last year,” Carey said. “Give them credit. They played hard. We stayed out on their shooters pretty good and they only shot 3 for 20. They usually shoot pretty well.

“This is a team that won 20 games and have a lot of people back. Overall, I was happy, but we have a lot of work to do.”

In the game, each player earned time with Carey still trying to determine the set rotation. At one point in the second half, the Seahawks cut into the lead to a mere seven with a 38-31 score.

From there, WVU was all business.

“First half, we went up 15, and we are playing so many people, so it doesn’t surprise me that they cut into it,” Carey added. “In the second half, we went with some people a little bit longer and

built the lead, but I thought it was good to get the freshmen in there and get them on the floor and let them knock the ball off each other, shoot the air balls and throw the ball away, because they have to get in there and get a taste of it.”

Junior guard Brooke Hampton came off of the bench to contribute seven points and five assists. Freshman hopeful Bria Holmes came off the bench to contribute seven points, four rebounds and two blocks.

WVU was able to wear down UNCW as the game got more physical and the shots started to fall.

“I think we’re pretty athletic,” Carey said. “I think we wore them down in the second half to be honest with you. We just have to execute better on offense. We had a lot of good looks but just missed them. Sometimes we were driving and just throwing it up without any ball movement.

“We picked it up defensively. We did a lot of good things. It’s the typical first game. I thought we ran the floor extremely well.”

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No. 1 Mountaineers set another NCAA record

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Senior shooter Petra Zublasing takes a shot last season.

By Robert Kreis Sports Writer

The No. 1 West Virginia rifle team picked up two Great American Rifle Conference wins this weekend against Ole Miss Friday and NC State Sunday.

“It’s a great conference that we’re in, and it means something,” said Mountaineer head coach Jon Hammond. “We want to obviously win all our matches but definitely do good in those conference matches as well.”

The Mountaineers started the weekend with a 4,720-4,624 defeat of the Rebels. For the second time this season, West Virginia broke the NCAA record for team score. The 4,720 breaks the Mountaineers own mark of 4,714, which they shot against Memphis earlier this season.

“I think if we look at what (the team) is capable of, put the numbers together, and those things are possible,” Hammond said. “It’s still hard to maintain. It may be a little bit surprising, but at the same, time they all came in and performed well on Friday.

“For the most part, just good, consistent scores.”

This year’s Mountaineer team is made up of a healthy mix of freshmen and upperclassmen. With all of the young help, their dominating success comes as a bit of a surprise.

“Two years ago we had an amazing team and were breaking a lot of records that year,” Hammond said. “I think two years from beating those records again, with such a huge margin, is definitely a credit to the team and what

they’re doing.

“They’ve got a lot of talent between them, and it’s really good to see.”

West Virginia’s biggest weapon this year has not been the .22 rifle they use, but their consistency when shooting it. In all seven Mountaineer matches this season the team has shot a score more than 4,600, including Saturday when they beat NC State 4697-4596.

“Today‘s (score) was a little bit short of what we did on Friday but still really a good performance,” Hammond said after Sunday’s win. “I think everyone struggled a little bit more today, but they really dug in there and were very professional in how they just worked through their match and didn’t panic.

“That’s where consistency comes from; when things aren’t going smoothly and perfectly, everyone dug in a little bit, and we were able to come out of there with a solid match.”

Hammond is proud of his team for the way it responded to adversity, and he knows the experience will be vital as the season wears on.

“There (are) going to be bigger matches down the road when they are going to struggle,” he said.

“They’re going to struggle many times, and you have to be prepared for that and ready to deal with those situations.

“Very important to have when you might go into bigger matches down the line. To know that you’ve been learning those skills, and used to shooting that way (and) your mentality is

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West Virginia senior quarterback Geno Smith leaves the field after the Mountaineers fell 55-34 to Oklahoma State Saturday evening.

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Oklahoma State takes advantage of WVU turnovers, beats Mountaineers 55-34

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STILLWATER, Okla. — West Virginia knew life in the Big 12 Conference would be tough.

But it wasn’t expecting it to be this tough.

Oklahoma State (6-3, 4-2) took advantage of critical West Virginia (5-4, 2-4) special team errors, handing the visitors their fourth-straight loss in conference play in front of 57,799 at Boone Pickens Stadium Saturday evening.

The 55-34 win for the Cowboys marked the first time in WVU program history the Mountaineers have lost four straight conference outings.

West Virginia was able to claw its way to within four points midway through the third quarter after trailing by 14 at the half, but it couldn’t quite get over the hump.

“You can’t make very, very simple mistakes – junior high mistakes

– and beat a good football team,” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. “(We) made too many very basic, fundamental mistakes on all three sides of the ball, which that means you’re going to get beat.”

The mistakes the former Oklahoma State assistant referenced were two fumbles on special teams, as well as a kickoff Oklahoma State returned for a touchdown in the first quarter.

The three glaring mistakes resulted in three scores by the Cowboys.

“It was bad. I understand how bad it was,” Holgorsen said. “The return issues that we had were just flat out unacceptable … Special teams we just flat out, obviously, gave them 17 points.”

Oklahoma State started thirdstring quarterback Clint Chelf.

Chelf responded with nearly 300 yards passing and four touchdowns, and Cowboy wide receiver Josh Stewart recorded 13 catches for

172 yards and two scores, as well as a 46-yard touchdown run on a reverse.

West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith had his most impressive game statistically in more than a month, while completing 36 of 54 passes for 364 yards and two touchdowns.

“It’s a tough loss. We seem like we can’t find a way to win. We’re finding ways to lose, actually,” Smith said. “We’ve just got to figure it out.

Somehow, someway, we’ve got to bounce back. We’ve got three weeks left.”

Mountaineer wide receiver Stedman Bailey, who was nagged by injury in the last three games, was able to rebound with more than 200 yards receiving and two touchdowns.

The fact West Virginia received impressive games from multiple offensive players and still fell short of victory was very disappointing for the newest members of the Big 12.

“It was pretty disappointing,” Holgorsen said. “It was good to see Stedman back on track; (I) thought the protection was decent. To win on the road in this league, it’s tough.

To win at home in this league is tough.

“As a team, we’re finding that out, and it’s uncharted territory to a lot of people that are involved, but you can’t make those kind of mistakes and beat anyone in this league.”

West Virginia won’t have much time to dwell on this defeat. The Mountaineers will host No. 12 Oklahoma next Saturday at home.

Smith just hopes the mistakes don’t make the trip back to Morgantown with his team.

“It’s just one of those things where just at the right time, something bad happens. There’s not really any way to explain,” Smith said.

“It’s one of those things where you can’t put your finger on it.” nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

Men’s Basketball

West Virginia opens season vs. No. 21 Gonzaga by michael carvelli sports editor

When the West Virginia men’s basketball team walked off of the floor of the CONSOL Energy Center last March, it was a feeling head coach Bob Huggins didn’t like very much.

The Mountaineers had just suffered a 77-54 loss at the hands of Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA tournament. It was the first time they fell in the opening round of the tournament since the 2009 tournament when WVU lost to Dayton.

“I don’t handle losing very well,” Huggins said. “It was embarrassing.”

West Virginia will get the opportunity to avenge that loss Monday night when it travels to No. 21 Gonzaga to open up the regular season.

It’s a game that’s been on the minds of everyone on the team since the schedule was released. And it’s something even the new players who weren’t in Morgantown know means a lot to everyone returning.

“It’s definitely something we’re not happy about still,” said senior forward Matt Humphrey, who transferred to WVU from Boston College during the summer. “Coach Huggs plays that game every day, so we hear about it. We have to go out there ready to play.”

But it won’t be an easy test for the Mountaineers Monday night. On top of traveling 2,314 miles west to Spokane, Wash., for the game, they will also be taking on a well-coached and experienced Gonzaga team.

The Bulldogs return four of their five starters from last year’s team that lost in the Round of 32.

Gonzaga won its opening game, beating Southern Utah 103-65 Friday. It is led by three-time Wooden Award nominee Elias Harris.

The senior forward scored 12 points and

see Men’s on PAGE 8

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Gonzaga players walk off the floor after defeating West Virginia 77-54 in the second round of the 2012 NCAA tournament

Cody Schuler Managing Editor

Lack of discipline, leadership root of WVU’s problems The West Virginia coaching staff insists it’s not the schemes or plays. The fact the Mountaineers have lost four consecutive conference games for the first time in program history has nothing to do with play calling or defensive philosophy.

What, then, is behind one of college football’s most epic collapses this season?

The high-flying Mountaineers were ranked as high as No. 4 in the country and had pundits drooling over the play of Heisman favorite senior quarterback Geno Smith.

It’s a different vibe in Morgantown now as the Mountaineers, with a roster stocked with 20 seniors, are fighting just to secure a sixth win – and a once allbut-assured postseason bowl berth.

After the departure of two former starting wide receivers (freshman Travares Copeland and junior Ivan McCartney), it’s become even more evident the root of West Virginia’s problems truly doesn’t have anything to do with playing football.

Maybe the Xs and Os really aren’t the problem.

After the game, head coach Dana Holgorsen called the Mountaineers’ mistakes “very simple” and “junior-high mistakes.”

These players have been playing football for more than a decade and are used to carrying out requests that require a simple, routine action without even thinking twice. But Saturday, those routine plays cost West Virginia the game.

Senior inside receiver Tavon Austin is, in my mind, the best player on this football team. He’s been a legitimate superstar and the only constant source of production for West Virginia this season.

Yet, because of a simple mental lapse following a fortuitous bounce on an Oklahoma State punt, the Cowboys cashed in an easy touchdown that stymied the Mountaineers’ momentum and gave Oklahoma State a two-touchdown second half lead.

Again, it was a great bounce for Oklahoma State, but it’s a play that could have been avoided with a little more discipline and awareness – just like the muffed kickoff return Oklahoma State recovered in the second quarter.

Sophomore running back Andrew Buie saw a kickoff bounce off his helmet and into the hands of an Oklahoma State player deep inside West Virginia territory. The Cowboys only got a field goal out of the sequence, but that play should have never happened.

Every now and then, an electric kickoff returner will burn you, and that happened Saturday. If you watch the replay, though, the Cowboys’ Justin Gilbert had an easy path to the end zone – which reeks of West Virginia defenders being out of position.

Those schemes and ideas are not new or complicated; however, they happened again and again Saturday and turned a close game into a blowout.

Holgorsen and defensive coordinator Joe DeForest have both been quoted saying the schemes are fine and the players are in the right position to make plays but aren’t making them.

Is that the players’ fault?

To an extent, maybe, but ultimately, the coaches are responsible for putting a disciplined team out on the field that is getting beaten because the opponent is making the right moves – not because of silly, mental, self-inflicted errors.

Amid all of these issues,

see Schuler on PAGE 8