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A state-of-the-art radio telescope in southern West Virginia may lose funding, according to a report issued by the National Science Foundation. The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope or “GBT,” located in Pocahontas county, is the largest steerable, single-dish radio telescope in the world, and it is a highly demanded research tool for astronomers, physicists and students. At a construction cost of $95 million in 2000, the radio dish is larger than two football fields, weighs 16 million pounds and costs roughly $10 million per year to operate. The GBT also provides astronomers with 6,600 hours of “open-sky” observation time per year – meaning any individual with a compelling reason to use the telescope may do so. On August 14, a committee from the National Science Foundation, the GBT’s primary financial supporter, issued a report recommending the GBT be “fully divested” from the NSF’s funding portfolio within five years. The committee found the GBT to be “less cost effective” than other sites, and other similar facilities could “mitigate losses” to scientific research if the GBT was shut down. Alarmed by the recommendation, individuals, politicians and organizations across the state are lobbying in support of the GBT. West Virginia University associate physics professor and astronomer Maura McLaughlin said she came to WVU because of the GBT, and she has been growing the astronomy program around research done
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Senior inside receiver Tavon Austin celebrates one of the three touchdowns he scored in Saturday’s win against Maryland.
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West Virginia University’s School of Public Health and the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department recently teamed up to enforce the Zero Tolerance Driving Initiative in an attempt to stop underage drinking as well as drinking and driving. Law enforcement across the country have already begun taking steps toward eliminating underage drinking by enforcing the Zero Tolerance Law. The initiative adds a new degree of enforcement to West Virginia that has already begun in many states across the nation. “We’re working with WVU to provide more enforcement on underage consumption of alcohol – folks that are under the age of 21 who decide to drink and drive,” said Monongalia County Sheriff Kenneth Kisner. “We have zero tolerance for that, so we’re working with WVU and with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program to initiate this as a pilot project and see how well it’s received.” Kisner said one of the efforts of the initiative is the new enforcement tool: passive alcohol sensor technology. “The sensors are actually built inside a flashlight called the Buzzkill Flashlight. Basically, they measure any amount of alcohol that someone may have on their breath, and that’s how it’s detected in the flashlight,” Kisner said. Kisner said the flashlight will introduce
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International parking event brings urban green space downtown by lydia nuzum editor-in-chief
With enough care and nurturing, anything can grow – even on cold concrete. Students in the West Virginia University Landscape Architecture & Environmental Design program coordinated the first Park(ing) Day event in Morgantown Friday. The international movement, which began in San Francisco in 2005, is an
annual open-source event in which participants create a temporary public green space in a metered parking spot. Park(ing) Day has expanded to six continents, and 162 cities in 35 countries took part in the event in 2011. Morgantown’s theme, “Park(u)py,” was designed as a demonstration of sustainable green infrastructure to encourage more urban green space, according to Angela Campbell, assistant professor of landscape
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architecture at WVU. “We wanted to show the importance of having public, healthy, green spaces downtown and how it can actually bring more people to one space than just a single car,” Campbell said. “It keeps people downtown longer and is great for business, and we just wanted to promote our profession and what we can do for design by bringing ecological, sensitive spaces to the downtown area.” Campbell, a Michigan
native, has previously participated in Park(ing) Day in Detroit and said she hopes the Morgantown movement can grow into a large annual event. “We’re hoping this can be a big movement,” Campbell said. “In the past, it’s been a multi-block, multipark event.” Jenny Selin, WVU Community Design Team Coordinator and fourth ward city councilor, said she helped
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A parking space designed by members of WVU’s landscape architecture program.
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Continued from page 1 facilitate the idea to begin Park(ing) Day in Morgantown as a way to promote green spaces as a consideration in urban planning and development. “I think as we try to develop our business community and our community of people who visit downtown that we remember to have green space and to have innovations in green space,� Selin said. “By connecting with landscape architecture students on this, we’ve sort of upped the vitality of downtown.� Ben Stout, a senior landscape architecture student, said he is excited Morgantown has been officially mapped among more than 150 cities as part of the
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Continued from page 1 new technology to aid law enforcement in cracking down on underage alcohol consumption. “On one side of the flashlight there is a small hole where sets of lights indicate the presence of alcohol,� he said. “The samples are actually drawn into the flashlights to be measured and, depending on the color that the
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at the telescope. “It’s the premier scientific research facility in West Virginia,� she said. “The whole reason we’re here is because of the Green Bank Telescope.� McLaughlin currently has a $6.5 million research grant to study pulsars (dead stars), and the GBT is essential to her and WVU graduate students’ research. “For what I do, the Green Bank Telescope is the best instrument in the world,� she said. “All of us use the GBT really heavily.� McLaughlin believes losing the GBT would stifle WVU’s growing astronomy program. “I think it would have a re-
movement, and he hopes the event will inspire people to consider green space in urban areas. “We’re trying to show people that it doesn’t take a very big space in an urban area to have somewhere where people can hang out and get out of the city,� Stout said. “Eventually, in a few years, we hope to take over the whole street and turn it into a cool green space.� Lowe’s Home Improvement and Tathams Landscaping Services donated materials for the space, located on High Street near its intersection with Fayette Street. Another space was created for the day at the top of High Street, as well as a garden-themed sitting area on Wall Street. Campbell said she would
like to see the city embrace the idea of incorporating more green space into the downtown area in order to facilitate a more vibrant community. “I hope that this has a little bit of a contagious effect, and that more people will participate in this in the coming years,� Campbell said. “And maybe one day this can show the people of Morgantown how important it is to bring green space into downtown, because I ask my students all the time, ‘Where is your favorite place to hang out outside in Morgantown?’ and they all always say it’s their front porch, and I would love it if one day they could say ‘the Downtown Morgantown Park.’�
scale gets to, shows us how much someone has had to drink. If it goes to green, this means very little alcohol has been consumed, and yellow means the flashlight is detecting more alcohol on the person. Now, if it goes to red, you know they have probably had quite a few drinks.� Because law enforcement takes drinking and driving very seriously, Kisner said they are also cracking down on underage drinking in the Zero Tolerance Driv-
ing Initiative by increasing the number of sobriety checkpoints. “There will probably be more frequent checkpoints in this particular enforcement because of the relationship with WVU, and it is a pilot project, so how many times they want to set this up around Monongalia County – we don’t know exactly how many times it’s going to be done, but there will be more.� Kisner said young people need to understand drinking
and driving is not acceptable in Morgantown – especially for those who are underage. “If someone is caught driving drunk under the age of 21, they can be cited with a BAC level of only point .02 but have to face the same consequences and fines as someone who is 21 and older cited with a BAC level of .08,� he said. “So, if you have any alcohol in your system, you can be arrested just like any other DUI suspect, except some of the suspensions and
things for your license are going to be a little different.� Kisner said he believes the initiative will help education and prevention efforts at WVU, especially after the school’s recent “party school� rankings. “Basically, we got involved, because we think it’s a good program; we think it would serve a dual purpose – one is education, and that’s probably the biggest thing is educating underage people of what the laws are, and
why they shouldn’t drink and drive. The other is obviously the enforcement aspect of it, because, along with education, you have to have enforcement, as well, for the program to work,� he said. “When you’re back on the list of top party schools, it’s not a good distinction to have.� For more information on the Zero Tolerance Driving Initiative visit www.ZeroToleranceDriving.org.
ally big impact. If the GBT no longer exists, our ability to get funding would go down,� she said. “We will have to have smaller research programs and less students.� McLaughlin said she thinks the NSF’s stance that other facilities could replace the GBT is misguided. “It’s the most sensitive telescope in the whole world,� she said. “People in other countries are building brand new telescopes that are not as capable as the GBT. It’s very important for students and the public in this state.� Natasha McMann is a WVU student who worked at the GBT as a tour guide. She was inspired to pursue a second degree in physics by her experiences at the GBT. McMann said hearing the
GBT may lose funding deeply affected her. “My hope is to someday work with the GBT, then suddenly there’s the possibility it may be taken away,� she said. “It’s very shocking and upsetting for me to take this new step in my life and have the possibility of ever working there threatened.� McMann said she thinks the GBT’s work is crucial to science, academia and the world. “We’re studying how the universe works, and at the same time how matter works,� she said. According to McMann, losing funding for the telescope would cripple research. “American scientists would be losing a great piece of instrumentation. It would be very hard for scientists to
do their research if the GBT went away,� she said. West Virginia Senators Jay Rockefeller, Joe Manchin and Congressman Nick Rahall have publicly announced their support for the GBT. “The Green Bank Observatory is a world-class scientific facility, and I am committed to making sure that our federal government doesn’t walk away from a resource that has and will contribute so much to science and discovery,� Manchin said in a statement. “This observatory means so much to the community in Pocahontas County, WVU and our entire state as well as scientists around the world, and I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to find a budget solution that trims fat without cutting vital research facilities like
Green Bank.� Apart from its competitive scientific contributions, the GBT is the fourth-largest employer in Pocahontas county and hosts many educational programs for students in high school and colleges. “Frankly, it is ridiculous to suggest that it makes fiscal sense to walk away from such a substantial investment,� Rahall said in a statement. “In the coming months, I hope to reinforce that message and explore every practical option to keep this world-class facility operational.� The three representatives have written a public letter to the NSF asking for a re-evaluation of the recommendation to cut the GBT’s funding. “It’s important that the NSF understands the vital
role the Green Bank Observatory plays, not only in Pocahontas County but throughout the scientific community worldwide,� Rockefeller said. “It serves as a global hub for math and science education, which is vital to American competitiveness in the classroom and around the world. I am fully committed to keeping Green Bank open and thriving.� An online petition to save the telescope has been posted at http://www. change.org/petitions/national-science-foundationcontinue-to-fund-the-greenbank-telescope. For more facts and information about the telescope’s importance, visit http://www.savethegbt. org.
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‘The Walking Dead’ season 3 coming in Oct. by Madeline Carey a&e writer
No one knows where it came from or who started it, but the world has been in a zombie apocalypse frenzy for a while now. Everyone from your run-of-the-mill TV and film enthusiast all the way to your paranoid whack job is gearing up with a sawed-off shot gun in one hand and a machete in the other, and Hollywood is more than happy to add fuel to the fire. A 30-second promo for AMC’s hit TV show “The Walking Dead” was released Friday in anticipation for its return to television in mid-October. The promo was pretty simple in its mash-up format, but that didn’t stop the show’s legion of fans from creating an Internet frenzy around it that lasted until mid-Sunday. “The Walking Dead,” which Enter tainment Weekly proclaimed, “The greatest thriller ever produced for television,” follows police officer Rick Grimes, who after waking from a coma finds himself in a world where the dead walk the earth and man has become the hunted rather than the hunter. The show, which is entering its third season, is the most watched drama in basic cable history, dominating with 9 million viewers who tuned in last year for the show’s season finale. Far beyond his coma-
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‘The Walking Dead’ season 3 premieres on AMC Oct. 14. tose days, Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln, has found himself the leader of a group of survivors getting picked off by both zombies and internal feuding. What does Hollywood love more than a good love triangle? A love triangle ending with someone turning into a brainless,
man-eating zombie. Not only can “The Walking Dead” bring in viewers, but the critics can’t get enough of the show, either. If there were any questions on the subject, the promo made it quite clear, reiterating that the Boston Herald called it “The most suspenseful show on
any TV network,” as well as “one of the best dramas.” Not only is AMC releasing promos for the show, but a web series called “Cold Storage” is being produced by the network to ready the show’s eager following. Four five-minute web episodes will follow the
story of a man lost in the dangerous zombie-ridden world, searching for his lost sister. Beginning Oct. 1, it will end by the show’s season premiere on Oct. 14. AMC dominates every other network in the show’s time slot. It’s safe to say with “The Walking
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New episodes of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ tonight on CBS by Nick Wesdock a&e writer
Season eight of “How I Met Your Mother” premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on CBS. This could be the last season for the series, as a ninth season is still up in the air. Star of the show Neil Patrick Harris said he believes this is the final chapter for “How I Met Your Mother.” “Our contracts end at (season) eight, so it’s one of those, you know, if they wanna do nine, they’re welcome to, but we have a lot of other things. Cobie (Smulders) has got “The Avengers” that just made a billion dollars, Jason (Segel) makes a ton of movies, I’m anxious to move east, and Josh (Radnor) is directing and acting in movies as well, so we all are anxious to move forward,” he said. Harris, who plays Barney Stinson, is unsure if he even wants the sitcom to continue, and although he loves the show, he says money will play a big factor in the cast’s decision to return. “The only way I think a season nine or any longer would happen would be (if it were) financially right – that’s the reality of it. We love the show, we love doing it… eight years is a long time, and we’re as happy a family as we’ve ever been,” he said in an interview. The show’s creator Craig Thomas wrote this season as if it were the end, but he is ready to begin work on a season nine at any time. “We’re in an odd co-
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Season 8 of ‘How I met Your Mother’ premeires tonight at 8 p.m. on CBS. nundrum of not knowing whether this season is the last or not,” Thomas said. “We’re writing this season like it’s the end. We’ll have a sort of Plan A, Plan B going, and we’re approaching the moment where those
plans diverge.” Season seven answered many nagging questions viewers had, but also left a few cliffhangers. It was revealed that Barney’s future wife is actually Robin. The only mystery is how they
end up together. “Barney and Robin will begin to find their way back to one another during November sweeps,” Thomas said. “I think we’ve come up with a fun, weirdly appropriate way to reunite
Springsteen celebrates birthday with mom onstage EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen celebrated his 63rd birthday onstage until nearly 2 a.m. Sunday, joined at the end by his hearty mom. Adele Springsteen danced and sang background to “Twist and Shout,” walking offstage with her son and his band at nearly 2. Her only concession to age was a pair of hastily made earplugs. She watched as her son cut a giant cake in the shape
of a guitar, passing out pieces to some audience members. His show in the open-air MetLife Stadium was delayed three hours Saturday by authorities because of a downpour and worries about lightning. Thousands of fans clustered on indoor ramps waiting for the rain to stop. When it did, Springsteen and his E Street Band took the stage at 10:30 p.m. to the strains of Wil-
son Pickett’s “In the Midnight Hour,” a song they performed when the clock hit that mark. They also covered Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” and it worked. “Thank you for your pa-
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As of tomorrow, six weeks are all that stand between us and election day. Certainly, we will all be relieved to finally get past the perpetual madness that is the modern presidential election season. But for the next six weeks, it is important all of us are mindful of fulfilling our duties as citizens of the United States. The following weeks mark the critical final stretch for political campaigns across the country, spanning all levels of government. Next Wednesday, President Barack Obama
and former Gov. Mitt Romney will square off in the first of three presidential debates. This debate, which will be held at the University of Denver and will focus on domestic policy, will provide undecided voters with the opportunity to hear each candidate make his case to the American people. If you haven’t decided who you are voting for, it is important you tune in to the debates and do your own research on the issues before coming to a decision. Of course, this doesn’t
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just apply to your choice between President Obama and former Gov. Romney – you should also be diligently researching the candidates and issues at the state and local level. Being informed is an important prerequisite to voting. Once you’ve taken the vital step of educating yourself on the candidates and the issues, make all necessary preparations for casting your ballot. Make sure you are registered to vote and if you aren’t, register as soon as possible. In West Virginia, the deadline for registration is
21 days before the election. The West Virginia University SGA has initiated a new program called Turbo Vote, which streamlines the registration process for students. If you still need to register, obtain an absentee ballot or, if you would like to be sent a digital reminder to vote on election day, be sure to take advantage of this program. Our country is at an important crossroads, and who we elect as our next group of leaders will have tremendous consequences. Young voters are no-
toriously apathetic when it comes to politics, even though they have an equal stake in the outcome of these elections. Considering the wide range of consequential issues that will be decided at the ballot box this year – ranging from gay rights and abortion to health care and student loans – there is no excuse for you to stand on the sidelines come Nov. 6. For more information on Turbo Vote, visit https ://wvu.turbovote. org/register.
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Romney ‘face-dyeing’ should prompt evaluation of media
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We live in a world where communication has drastically transformed in the past few decades. Not only do we speak in person, on cell phones, via Skype and FaceTime, but we text, Tweet, post statuses, blog and submit Instagram photos. We are a culture more connected than ever, and this connectivity has inspired a seemingly infinite number of new platforms from which speakers can express their beliefs and opinions. When it comes to the realm of news, this means news consumers have a larger and more diverse buffet from which to choose
where they get their information. With the convenience of abundance and variety, however, come questions – questions about authenticity, origin and that fidgety little thing called truth. During the weekend I read a news story titled “Mitt Romney Accused of ‘Dyeing His Face Brown’ for Univision Interview.” Apparently, last week, Romney went on the channel, (which has a Latino demographic), for a “Meet the Candidates” forum with a darker, somewhat more orange face than usual. This prompted left-wing blog Democratic Underground to conclude Romney had somehow made his face darker, with the implication that he was trying to look more like Univision’s viewers. My reaction to the head-
line and story was one of humor. I first thought it had to be a Saturday Night Live sketch because of the obvious bizarreness of it all, but upon further investigation, I was a little discouraged by the story’s angle. While I’m not a fan of Romney, nor would I enjoy an afternoon playing polo with him on his estate, I highly doubt he is the type of person who would change the color of his face to appeal to an audience. I believe, while I don’t agree with his politics, he is a good and decent man. There is mudslinging going on in this campaign, but it’s not necessarily by the candidates. Our news sources – those hoards of journalists who feed us our information and their opinions via e-mail, the Internet,
newspapers and more, constantly twist and shape our beliefs about Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, their running mates, their wives and their campaign staff. And we let them. As I mentioned previously, there is a danger in getting our news from only one or two sources, but there is also danger in getting news from all sources. No person is perfect, no journalist or news aggregate has entirely clean and pure motivations. When we take the information from one, two or any number of news sources to be fact, we are doing our nation and ourselves a disservice – especially in an election. For some reason, we don’t trust ourselves anymore. We think we need Rush Limbaugh, David Brooks, Ari
Shapiro or any other number of talking heads to interpret Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and their people for us. But the thing about a presidential election is this: it’s about people. It’s about one man’s beliefs and vision versus another’s, and it really shouldn’t be that complicated. Yet we make it so, and we let others manipulate us into thinking we need the manipulation. I’m proposing something simple and novel: we take these men for who they are, by what they say and what they are doing. The thing about Mitt Romney’s possible skin darkening is many people believe it. It’s probably not true, but some folks are going to let that story shape their opinion of Mitt Romney, possibly quite sharply. What should
matter to voters is what Mitt Romney said during the forum – the beliefs he expressed there and the vision he has for our country. Whether we indulge in the surplus of news stories and talking heads out there or not, let’s remember who we are and where we want to go as individuals as well as a community, not where the people with the platforms and money want to take us. And while we try to get there, however strenuous the journey might be, let’s remember to trust ourselves and the beliefs we have about people. News is good, and opinions are an important part of democracy, but so are people. Let’s be a community that takes the time to learn about people – not just the gossip about them.
Fuel economy improvements a positive step forward for United States Ian timberlake iowa state daily
Depending on what news you were reading, Aug. 27 might be a strong indicator as to whom you will vote for come November. The opening day of the Republican National Convention, President Barack Obama announced he finalized his plan to raise Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 mpg by 2025. In the works since 2009, by the end of 2012 automakers are to have an average fleet fuel economy of 28.7 mpg; currently, they all are exceeding that standard at 28.9 mpg. Vehicle gas emissions are estimated to drop 50 percent while reducing fuel consumption by approximately 40 percent by 2025. According to the White House, $1.7 trillion (or as Obama
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puts it, “that’s trillion, with a ‘t.’”) will be saved by families in gas costs alone and $8,000 through the lifetime of each vehicle. By 2016 the industry is planned to be up to an average of 35.5 mpg. Obama, alongside all major automaker CEOs, stated in 2011: “This agreement on fuel standards represents the single-most important step we’ve ever taken as a nation to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. … The companies here today have endorsed our plan to continue increasing the mileage on their cars and trucks over the next 15 years. We’ve set an aggressive target, and the companies here are stepping up to the plate.” Mind you, this was an agreement struck between the Obama Administration and automakers, as Obama put it: “This agreement was arrived at without legislation. You are all demon-
strating what can happen when people put aside differences – these folks are competitors, you’ve got labor and business, but they decided, we’re going to work together to achieve something important and lasting for the country.” A nonprofit organization called Ceres was teamed up with Citi Investment Research to conduct a study to assess the economic implications of such a massive plan. The first thing that was noticed was that “higher standards mean higher profits.” It also found that Obama’s plan would lead to 484,000 new jobs in 49 states. Walter McManus, research professor at Oakland U., analyzed the data. He found that by 2020, $2.44 billion will be brought into U.S. automakers just because of the increased standards and that all automakers will see an increase of $4.76 billion.
He also proclaimed all American automotive industries will then become more competitive internationally, which is important for our need to start selling more goods overseas. Those who claim the technology is not there are simply misinformed. Mitt Romney’s campaign representative Andrea Saul said: “Gov. Romney opposes the extreme standards that President Obama has imposed, which will limit the choices available to American families. … The president tells voters that his regulations will save them thousands of dollars at the pump but always forgets to mention that the savings will be wiped out by having to pay thousands of dollars more upfront for unproven technology that they may not even want.” Alan Baum of Baum & Associates (a business that provides research and analysis for the automo-
tive and related industries) says: “There is a whole variety of technology to meet the standard. … And the primary method will be the internal combustion engine. The automakers understand that and they have technology to allow for that.” He stressed that the improvement will not remove any well-selling vehicles from the fleets, including high end sports cars. Dan Meszler of Meszler engineering says that the cost of the automotive technologies would be outweighed heavily by the savings consumers make at the pump. “The break-even point is about $1.50 a gallon,” he says, according to his calculations. Which, in my opinion, we will never see again. He went on to say, “What [the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency] does is floats all boats.” Some might argue, myself included, that a 54.5
mpg average standard is unattainable in 15 years time. But that argument is moot because any standard increase will be beneficial for this economy, all families and the environment. Not only has Romney stated his disapproval of this plan, but he has stated he will do what he can to reverse it should he become president. The greatest thing you can do to help with this issue is either vote for a reelection of Obama or do what you can to convince Romney of the dangers of reversing the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency plan. I am proud to be a part of a university that goes through such great practice in becoming more energy efficient. Supporting not just Obama’s plan but this trend is incredibly important – and after being informed of the facts and numbers, it becomes a no-brainer.
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BORN TODAY This year tension builds with your professional and community activities. Do you have too much on your plate? You might want to cut back or delegate some of your responsibilities to others, even if you don’t want to. If you are single, your playfulness cannot help but come out when interacting with others. A friendship is the key to your next relationship. If you are attached, the two of you feel strongly about your personal and domestic life. Just add more fun in! AQUARIUS knows how to draw you in. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH When you hit an obstacle, you have no choice but to leap over it. You might try other approaches at first, only to discover that nothing else really works. Communication demonstrates how much support you have. Tonight: Where your friends are. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH You will want to understand what is going on around you. The only way to find answers is to detach and become less invested in what goes down. You might have a difficult time staying neutral and open. Tonight: Nap, then decide. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH Deal with a parent, partner or associate directly. You will see this conversation as a shortcut, as you will eliminate a problem. Your creativity might be off right now. Work with the ideas at hand. Later in the day, new solutions will come forward. Tonight: Try to think outside the box.
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH Others seek you out. On some level, you might feel as if you are in the doldrums. Your fatigue might be a result of a mini-depression. A discussion with a dear friend or loved one opens many doors -- one of which will be an escape hatch. Tonight: Dinner with a favorite person. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH You have a lot to get done, and you will do just that if you can just focus. Do not approach others negatively. Your dynamic personality sometimes needs taming, and right now could be a prime example. You do not need to feel pushed or pressed. Your effectiveness will amplify with a little less impulsiveness. Tonight: Take the most sociable invitation. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Stay even when dealing with someone in your day-to-day life. Several people could be bouncing off the walls. Your creativity allows you more options than many people could provide you. You might want to bring in a dear friend who has a unique slant on creating plans. Tonight: Relax; put your feet up. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH Your mind keeps drifting toward a family matter, domestic issue or a property or real-estate investment. You have been trying to avoid this thought, but it would be better to deal with it now. You’ll feel more in tune with yourself and others as a result. Tonight: Kick up your heels as soon as you can. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Keep communication flowing, and understand that some topics are too
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America’s family farmers were the center of attention in Hershey, Pa., Saturday during the 27th annual Farm Aid concert. Headliners for the concert were Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. Others on the bill included ALO, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Jack Johnson, Jamey Johnson and Kenny Chesney, to name a few. The event was originally organized by Nelson, Young and Mellencamp in 1985, with Matthews joining the board of directors in 2001. According to www.farmaid. org, Farm Aid has raised more than $40 million in the effort to help struggling family farmers compete against big corporations. While there was a call for rain, the weather for the event couldn’t have been more beautiful. A partly cloudy sky and warm temperatures graced the crowd of 30,000 in Hershey Park Stadium. Even if the rain had poured, the day of music was enough to keep fans happy and in their seats. It was a unique opportunity for music fans to catch collaborative efforts from some of the most talented and influential musicians in recent history. The four-hour drive was well worth the hassle, and the $45 ticket was reasonable. By the time I got to the venue, ALO had just finished, which was disappointing, because I’ve seen them before
and they put on a great show. The first band I saw was Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real. Nelson sounds almost identical to his father, Willie Nelson. While he is more a rocker than his father, Lukas gives the same rebel attitude to his songs and is a talented guitar player. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals was the first band to get the crowd screaming and full of energy, especially when she was joined onstage by Willie Nelson. Jack Johnson also played a memorable set. This was the first time I’ve seen Johnson, and I was glad to hear all of the songs that made me a fan. He played a few songs from his breakthrough album “Brushfire Fairytales,� including “Inaudible Melodies� and “Mudfootball (For Moe Lerner).� Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds were absolutely amazing. I was a little disappointed when I first heard the show was an acoustic duo and not the Dave Matthews Band, but this was probably my favorite show of Farm Aid. Matthews is a true performer and crowd pleaser. He and Reynolds played songs from the entire DMB catalogue, including “Dancing Nancies,� “Don’t Drink the Water� and even DMB’s newest single “Mercy.� Seeing John Mellencamp live was a great experience. While you could hear his age in his voice, he still sounded great and gave it all for the crowd and the cause. The biggest highlight was when Kenny Chesney came out to help sing “Small Town� to close Mellencamp’s set.
I have been a Young fan for as long as I can remember. The chance to see him live was one of the biggest reasons I attended. The songs he chose to play were long, which didn’t leave much time for him to play many, but he sounded great and really made it a point to let the audience know why they were there and how important small farms are to America. “When you go to the supermarket, try to buy something that came from nearby. Now, it’s OK if it came from somewhere in the U.S.A., but it’s even better if it came from your neighborhood or your county or your state,� Young said to the crowd in an effort to support the Farm Aid cause. Nelson opened his set with the fan favorite “Whiskey River.� His performance was spectacular. Nelson played many more of his greats, such as “Mammas Don’t Let your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys� and “On the Road Again.� The best moment of his set is when his son Lukas sang with him. They sounded so similar it was like hearing two Willie Nelsons on stage. He closed his set with a collaborated effort from Lukas, Young, the Bee Creek Gospel Singers and others singing “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.� The event was great, and the cause even greater. It was such an honor and a privilege to see this show. I have been a fan of some of these artists for a long time, and they did not disappoint. jeremiah.yates@mail.wvu.edu
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Senior inside receiver Tavon Austin had 13 catches for 179 yards and three touchdowns against Maryland.
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The West Virginia volleyball team won the first two sets against the Horned Frogs before losing the final three and falling in five sets to TCU Saturday.
Mountaineers fall in five sets to TCU By Austin Seidel Sports Writer
The Mountaineer volleyball squad lost in five sets for the third time this season Saturday in heartbreaking fashion as they collapsed in three straight sets after taking the first two from TCU. The Mountaineers dominated in the early portion of the match, despite a slow start in which they found themselves down 10-5 in the opening set. After a timeout by West Virginia head coach Jill Kramer, the team rallied fast around strong hitting by freshmen hitters Nikki Attea and Hannah Sackett. “(Hannah) was much improved,� Kramer said. “She took advantage of a lot of opportunities there.� Prior to Saturday’s game, Sackett struggled throughout September, but the young hitter seemed to re-enter her wheelhouse against TCU and was a major factor in WVU’s first two Big 12 Conference set wins. After taking the first two sets, West Virginia hit just .062 in a third set, and the Horned Frogs came alive and forced the Mountaineers to hit into 10 errors. The Mountaineers lost their eight-point set lead in a run when Kramer was forced to use both timeouts in an effort to stop the bleeding. “They didn’t really have to do much but serve,� Kramer said. “I think we had like, three or four errors off (TCU’s) serves.� From that point on, the Horned Frogs accelerated and never looked back as they took the third and fourth sets and proceeded to take advantage of a winded WVU team, which has played 20 sets in its past four matches. In the final set, WVU hit a season low .333 and put up just two points as TCU continued to put the pedal to the metal against a frustrated Mountaineer team. Looking forward, however, the Mountaineers may have discovered a way to win in the Big 12. TCU’s Yvonne Igodan, a former Big 12 Conference Player of the Week, was relatively stifled throughout the early part of the match. “We did a great job containing certain players,� Kramer said. “I think it was Yvonne Igodan who was a Big 12 Player of the Week that we just shut down early on. We’re definitely getting better at containing big players.� WVU also appeared much more confident and relaxed early in the match as they slowed the tempo of the game down and took shots that relied more on precision than pure power hitting. Sackett, who has had a reputation for an incredibly hard swing on the ball, took more soft hits that just seemed to land shallow in the opposing side to score
quite a few of her 13 total kills. Additionally, West Virginia also played stellar defense early on as Arielle Allen and Anna Panagiotakopoulos made key digs to save the Mountaineers and keep the ball alive. In one particular series, Allen dug the ball out with a diving attempt, got back up and recorded a kill off a Brittany Sample assist to account for one of her 10 total kills. The Mountaineers will take the road, and they carry a chip on their shoulders after the TCU match. They hope to capitalize against Kansas St. and Oklahoma as they continue their Big 12 schedule. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
When Tavon Austin made the decision to attend West Virginia, his grandmother asked the Baltimore, Md., native to do one thing. “Whatever you do, do not lose to Maryland,� she said. In his final game against the Terrapins, Austin followed through on that promise with a recordsetting performance that helped lead the Mountaineers to a 31-21 win Saturday. He scored three touchdowns and had 179 yards, and his 13 catches tied Stedman Bailey’s performance against James Madison for the most in program history. With his 11th grab of the game, a 34yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Geno Smith, Austin tied former Mountaineer Jock Sanders for the school record for receptions in a career, and he went on to surpass that with his last two catches of the game. West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen was impressed with Austin, not
just in how he played on the field, but also with the way he interacted on the sidelines with the rest of the team when the Mountaineers were struggling. “This was Tavon’s best game. He was the one guy we had offensively that played their best game,� Holgorsen said. “I can’t say that about the rest of them. “His demeanor on the sideline was fantastic. If things weren’t going very good, he was the guy who was bouncing around trying to pick everybody up. That’s what leaders do; that’s what team captains do, and he stepped up and played well in adversity.� But for Austin, a player who has been known for being the Mountaineer player who helps keep spirits up, that’s just part of his job. As a senior, and one of the most experienced players on the team, he knows it’s expected of him, and he knows he just has to go out and have fun when he’s playing. That’s what he’s been told to do all his life.
“My family always told me, ‘Go do what you do best. Go have fun and don’t stress,’� Austin said. “That’s all I try to do. I just try to go be a kid out there – make plays, jump up and down. “At the end of the day, it’s what I like to do.� Throughout his career, Austin hasn’t had a tough time getting up for the Maryland game. His teammates can tell when he plays against the team from his home state, he wants to come out and play better. “He always wants to stick it to them,� Smith said. “Today he really carried us on his back and got us that victory.� Counting Saturday’s performance against the Terrapins, Austin finished his career against Maryland with 31 catches for 407 yards and five touchdowns. And in all of those games, he’s been able to have a lot of that success by using his speed and elusiveness to turn short passes into big gains or touchdowns. “Speed kills,� Austin
said. “I’ve been blessed with a lot of speed, and it definitely gets me out of a lot of bad situations. Geno puts me in the right spots, and the coaches do, too. I’m just glad I can make things happen.� His record performance Saturday is one Austin will remember fondly, mainly because it was against Maryland, but it’s not something he’s going to settle for. He already ranks first or second all-time in every receiver category in the school record books, and he will likely finish his WVU career as arguably the best receiver to wear a Mountaineer uniform. “At the end of the day, records are cool. I broke a lot of records in high school,� Austin said. “But my ultimate goal is to get to the NFL and get to the National Championship Game. I’m sure I’ll look back on (the records), but right now I’m still young and have a long way to go.� james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu
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Men’s Soccer
No. 18 WVU opens MAC play with win By Amit Batra Sports Writer
In the first Mid-American Conference game in West Virginia men’s soccer history, the stage was set to see how the Mountaineers would adjust from the Big East Conference to new competition. No. 18 WVU was able to steamroll past the first opponent of the new conference with a 4-0 shutout. West Virginia dominated the shots category 18-2. In the last two games, the Mountaineers have outshot their opponents 37-5. With 1,079 fans in attendance, West Virginia was able to score three goals in the first half. While the action in the first half blew the lead open for the Mountaineers, it wasn’t always smooth sailing. “It was our first ever MAC game, so we were excited,” said senior defender Eric Schoenle. “We put in three good goals in the first half, and then in the second half, I think we came out a little slow. We need to be more ruthless in the second half and punish teams. “It was a good performance, but at the same time, we have things we need to work on.” The Mountaineers were able to have a well-balanced attack through a variety of lineups. Goalkeepers Pat Eavenson and Yale Tiley shared the duties in the first and second half. Tiley, a 6-foot-4, 196-pound redshirt senior, played the entire second half after the Mountaineers were in full control. Tiley hasn’t received much playing time in the last few seasons due to Eavenson’s quality at the position. “He’s been here for a really long time,” Schoenle said of Tiley. “He did a tremendous job. He puts his kicks in the right spot. I was happy for him, and I thought
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The West Virginia men’s soccer team improved to 5-0 at home with a 4-0 win against Florida Atlantic Sunday. he did a really good job.” For Tiley, the extra minutes were a jovial feeling. “It was great to finally get on the field after the first four years of sitting on the bench,” Tiley said. “I love the players. Being on this team is almost like a fraternity of brothers. Now, getting this shutout makes it even better.” The Mountaineers improved to 5-2-1 on the season, while Florida Atlantic goes to 1-5-1. West Virginia got goals from freshman forward Kyle Underwood, senior defender Travis Pittman (penalty kick) and two from freshman defender Nick Raskasky. “I thought we were average on the day, yet the execution of what we needed to do resulted in goals,” said head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “Our midfield defending could have been a bit better today, but we aren’t giving up many shots.”
While things have looked promising for this West Virginia squad, the team has not peaked thus far, LeBlanc said. “We’re scoring goals, and we’re keeping a clean sheet,” he said. “We’ve got a long way to go. I’ve got to continue to push them. That being said, we haven’t blown out a team like that in a long time.” While the MAC may not present the challenges the Big East did in terms of competition, the assessment is still very early in terms of how WVU will fare in the new conference. “It’s only been one game so far,” LeBlanc said. “There are games in the Big East that were similar to this. A couple years ago, we beat DePaul 5-0. FAU is a team we should be able to do well against, but we took the foot off the gas a little bit and gave them too much. I’m going to save my judgment (on the MAC) for later on.”
The Mountaineers dominated in almost all facets of the game against the Owls. West Virginia won the shotson-goal category 10-0 and the corner kick advantage 5-2. In the game, 22 players were able to provide minutes. Freshman Majed Osman led all players with five shots, including three on goal. The star of the day, however, was Raskasky with his first two career goals. “I tried to make a big commitment: no matter what, if the ball is on the other side, to try and get my runs going forward,” he said. “It happened to pay off twice.” In the Mountaineers’ current win streak of three, the scoring opportunities have been there, as WVU has held the advantage in goals (102), shots (53-16), shots-ongoal (30-9) and corner kicks (22-6). dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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Continued from page 10 Texas Tech, Silva scored two of the three goals for West Virginia, including another game winner in the 79th minute. Friday’s game was Silva’s third two-goal game. “We asked a lot of Frances tonight,” Izzo-Brown said. “There are goal scorers, and that’s what Frances is. She just needs to keep grinding out, and that’s what she’s doing. We’re proud of her.” Silva gave the Mountaineers an early lead in the 33rd minute after getting a breakaway and shooting the ball past Texas Tech goalkeeper Victoria Esson, 1-0. In the 42nd minute, West Virginia doubled its lead on a corner taken by Bry McCarthy to a header by defender Mallory Smith. Mountaineer defense was outstanding, and West Virginia entered the half leading the Red Raiders, 2-0. Texas Tech regrouped and tweaked its lineup entering the second half. In the 51st minute, a pass made by Texas Tech defender Hayley Haagsma gave defender Morgan Johnson the opportunity to score for the Red Raiders. Johnson rocketed the ball from inside the box, and Tech rejoined the game, 2-1. In the 73rd minute, Texas Tech evened the score when midfielder Erin Inman shot inside the right corner of the net from 20 yards out.
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Continued from page 10 lopsided score. This weekend, however, the first string was on the field in the final frame and made the necessary plays to hold off a late Maryland comeback. My point from all this is simple. With Big 12 Conference play less than a week away, the Mountaineers needed to be challenged before being thrown to the wolves. And a tough-fought win
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The WVU women’s soccer team won its first two Big 12 games this weekend. A penalty kick taken by Silva in the 79th minute gave the Mountaineers the win, 3-2. Coach Izzo-Brown was not pleased with the lack of intensity shown by the Mountaineers early in the second half. “I thought the first half we played some really good soccer. Second half, we didn’t complete the game, but after their goal we woke up and found a way to win,” IzzoBrown said. Texas Tech finished with 16 shots to West Virginia’s 11 shots. West Virginia goalkeeper Sara Keane had six saves. The Mountaineers will play their first on-the-road Big 12 Conference game Friday at 8 p.m. against the TCU Horned Frogs. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
against a rival was a great way to cap off a successful nonconference slate for West Virginia. Exposed weaknesses and the need for adjustments Saturday is exactly the wake-up call the Mountaineers needed before the real season begins this Saturday. Yes, it was frustrating and concerning to watch your once-invincible football team exposed by a unproven Maryland foe. But, in reality, the No. 7 ranked Mountaineers needed exactly that to happen to ultimately be a better and more well-rounded football team. nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu
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line as even as this,” he said. “It’s pretty much even across the board.” Despite the return of sophomore running back Dustin Garrison, the Mountaineers’ ground game sputtered against Maryland’s defense. Senior running back Shawne Alston suffered a thigh bruise in practice this week and, as a result, did not register a carry. Sophomore running back Andrew Buie led the way with 14 carries for 40 yards; Garrison finished with one yard on two carries. The win was West Virginia’s first without a rushing touchdown since it defeated USF 20-6 on Oct. 14, 2010. Smith continued his streak of no interceptions for the season and found six receivers on the day. Redshirt junior Stedman Bailey grabbed six catches for 55 yards, and J.D. Woods finished with five catches for 44 yards. Hills completed 20-of29 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns for Maryland – a drastic improvement from the 148 yards the Terrapins were averaging through the air in their first three games this season. Maryland’s freshman wide receiver Stefon Diggs only had three receptions, but he made them count, going for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore wide receiver Marcus Leak had five catches for 69 yards and a score. Holgorsen said his team’s play was solid overall, despite the spotty tackling. “The one negative defensively – and I thought we played good defensively – is we didn’t tackle when they completed balls in space,” he said. “We controlled the line of scrimmage, and they didn’t get very many rushing yards, but they got way too many yards after the catch. We’ll continue to keep working on it.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu
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West Virginia senior quarterback Geno Smith threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns in the Mountaineers’ 31-21 victory against rival Maryland Saturday.
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No. 7 Mountaineers improve to 3-0 with 31-21 victory against Maryland by cody schuler managing editor
Senior inside receiver Tavon Austin had a career day; the West Virginia defense forced three turnovers and the No. 7 Mountaineers escaped with a 31-21 victory against visiting Maryland. Senior quarterback Geno Smith completed 70 percent of his passes, going 30-for43 for 338 yards and three touchdowns – all of which were caught by Austin. The Baltimore, Md., native finished with 13 catches for 179 yards and three touchdowns in the win, passing Jock Sanders as the program’s all-time recep-
tions leader in the process. Austin now has 208 career catches. After the game, Austin called his performance one of the best of his career. “It was probably one of my best games (aside from) the Orange Bowl,” he said. “I just have to thank the offense and thank the offensive line and Geno, the leader of the team. He trusted me, and I trusted him.” Austin said despite the smaller margin of victory, he was happy with how the game turned out. “I’m satisfied with every win; every win is not going to be a blowout, so we definitely faced a challenge to-
day,” he said. “We had to fight through, and we showed that we can.” Before Austin found the end zone, the West Virginia defense found its way across the goal line. With just more than seven minutes to play in the first quarter, redshirt junior safety Darwin Cook burst through the line of scrimmage and forced Maryland freshman quarterback Perry Hills to fumble, and junior linebacker Doug Rigg scooped the live ball up and took it 48 yards to the end zone. West Virginia jumped ahead to a 24-14 lead at halftime, but would only score
once in the second half. The Mountaineers’ scoreless third quarter was the first quarter without any points since Dec. 1, 2011, when West Virginia had a scoreless first quarter against USF. The Mountaineers forced five Maryland fumbles but were only able to recover two. West Virginia also conjured up five sacks. West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen said Maryland did what was expected and challenged the Mountaineers Saturday. “I want to congratulate Maryland on a hard-fought game,” he said. “Coming into today’s game, we talked a lot about how good of a
quality team Maryland was. “We knew they were going to come in and challenge us, and we had to match that.” The balance between the teams was a stark contrast from West Virginia’s previous two wins. West Virginia finished with 363 yards of total offense to Maryland’s 351, and both teams averaged a little more than five yards per play. The balance between the teams was something Holgorsen said he’d never seen before. “In all my years of coaching, I’ve never seen a stat
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WVU knocks off Texas Tech, upsets No. 6 OSU by shea ulisney sports writer
It was a historic weekend for the West Virginia women’s soccer team, which earned its first victories in Big 12 Conference play when it beat Texas Tech and No. 6 Oklahoma State. “I’m proud of the team,” said head coach Nikki IzzoBrown. “I couldn’t ask for a better way to start these Big 12 Conference games.” Junior forward Frances Silva scored the game-winning goal against Oklahoma State, with less than two minutes remaining, after beating a defender on the right side and launching the ball from the top of the box into the top left corner of the net. The majority of the game remained scoreless. Izzo-
Brown commented on Oklahoma State goalkeeper Adrianna Franch’s athleticism, who finished the game with seven saves. “Their goalie is amazing, but we kept shooting, kept going at them by taking shots and chances, and it paid off,” Silva said. The Mountaineers finished with 16 shots to Oklahoma State’s 12. WVU goalkeeper Sara Keane finished with three saves. “Sara did her job today. I thought she came up with a big save in the first half and a couple more in the second half. I brought her here to win championships, and that is exactly what she is doing,” Izzo-Brown said. “She’s been great.” In their first weekend against Big 12 competition,
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Junior Frances Silva scored three goals over the weekend including the game winner against No. 6 Oklahoma State Sunday. the Mountaineers wanted to prove right away they could play with the best in the league. With the win against Okla-
homa State, they think they play, and we’re here to win,” Silva said. were able to do just that. “We beat the defending In Friday’s game against champions. That’s a statement in itself. We’re here to see Women’s on PAGE 8
Nick Arthur Associate Sports Editor
WVU struggles against Terps a good thing The mood is a bit different inside the West Virginia locker room and among Mountaineer fans this morning. The Mountaine ers, much like the last two Mondays after a game weekend, are freshly off a victory. But this win was different than the others. Senior quarterback Geno Smith was forced to play the fourth quarter, the experienced offensive line looked vulnerable and head coach Dana Holgorsen had to replace his headset after launching it to the ground in frustration. The first sack on Smith since December of 2011 and the damaged headset are just two of many negatives that can be taken from the 31-21 victory against the Terrapins that are, in reality, positives. Bear with me on this ... We’ll start with the two sacks and constant pressure Maryland was able to exert on the Mountaineers’ Heisman Trophy candidate Geno Smith. Coming into Saturday’s game, Smith had barely been touched by opposing defenses. With only nine incompletions through two games, he was consistently able to sit in the pocket and choose his targets. Smith, however, is going to be pressured this season. Getting hit and being forced to make quicker reads are exactly what Smith and the offense needed to prepare for tougher opponents on the 2012 schedule. Another adjustment Smith had to make was who he was targeting. Junior wide receiver Stedman Bailey, who recorded 173 yards receiving and three touchdowns against James Madison last weekend, was held in check against the Terps. Bailey only had six catches for 55 yards and was kept out of the end zone for only the second time in his last 10 games. The Terrapins constantly kept a safety on Bailey’s side of the field, forcing Smith to target other receivers. Yet the experienced QB was still able to throw for more than 300 yards without his go-to receiver. Another first in Saturday’s game was the heavy reliance on defense in the fourth quarter. In each of the first two games, the starters found themselves on the sidelines due to a
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