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Lead by listening: Humphrey’s goals for the student assembly BY KAYLA ASBURY CITY EDITOR
Blake Humphrey isn’t running for WVU SGA president with a platform. Instead, he’s listening. “We don’t have platforms in the sense of what they used to be,” Humphrey said. “The whole situation with platforms hasn’t worked. That’s why we’re listening instead of just saying we’re going to fix the five issues that are talked about every single year. Instead of doing that, why don’t we listen?” In previous years, candidates have compiled a list of issues they wished to tackle during their time in office. Humphrey has a different approach: he has collected sticky notes from prospective voters with their issues and concerns about the University. Humphrey has been in-
volved in student government since 2014, serving as an intern in 2014-15, governor in 2015-16 and policy director in 2016-17. As policy director, Humphrey helped create the model for the student assembly, which consists of 15 senators, athletic senators and 18 college representatives—one from each of WVU’s colleges. Previously, SGA had a board of 15 governors, and no college representatives. “I think it has done a good job, but with anything you can always take the step from good to great,” Humphrey said. “I think there are a lot of things that I have seen that can be changed or done differently, but it’s a step in the right direction.” He said the increase in representation was refreshing. As an executive, Hum-
“I’m fully aware of the challenges and the problems, but also the opportunities this organization has if we establish a mission, a goal, a purpose.” - Blake Humphrey, SGA Policy Director phrey has been able to work behind the scenes to ensure senators can make their goals realities. “I’ve been able to have a unique perspective,” Humphrey said. “I’ve seen the good, and I’ve seen the bad. I’m fully aware of the challenges and the problems, but also the opportunities this organization has if we establish a mission, a goal, a purpose.” If elected, Humphrey’s goals include being more proactive on different parts of campus, possibly rotating the organization’s weekly meetings to different campuses. Traditionally, SGA meets
at the same downtown location each week. “One of the key functions of being an effective leader is ‘going to’ instead of expecting people to come to you,” Humphrey said. “So (I want to) break down the box of SGA meets in Hatfield’s B on a Wednesday night,” the current meeting location. He also wants to tentatively change the structure and time allocation in SGA meetings, putting an emphasis on discussion. Humphrey said he has talked to students who were unaware of SGA’s purpose on campus. He said even those students were
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Blake Humphrey addresses the crowd during the 2015 SGA debate. interested in being part of the conversation. “People have a different optimistic outlook on this,” Humphrey said. “I can tell
through my interactions. It’s not the same. It’s not the same platforms or 30-second elevator pitches. It’s a deliberative conversation.”
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A letter from Student Body President Julie Merow
Dear Fellow Mountaineers, I’m going to start by thanking you for giving me the opportunity to serve you as Student Body President this past year. It has brought the biggest honors, challenges and the most fun imaginable. While Vice President Mac McIntyre and I have accomplished the goals we set out to tackle last spring, the real superstars of our administration have been the people behind us that made it all happen. It’s been the silent leaders of the Student Senate, the fresh minds of the College Representatives, creativity and hard work from the Executive Branch, and the largest intern class in history; they worked successfully as a team and were able to achieve many great things.
Growing up in Morgantown and being raised a diehard Mountaineer fan, I knew from a pretty young age that I’d eventually be one of those WVU students I had watched wonder across campus for as long as I could remember. As the Fall 2013 semester approached, I came to college ready to meet new friends, join a sorority and begin working toward a career in public relations. I had no desire to be a part of student government; I respected and admired the members of SGA who I knew, but after four years of high school student council, I was ready to throw in the towel when it came to student government. However, WVU had a different plan. After watching the SGA debate in the Mountainlair Food Court my senior year, I knew I could never do what those candidates didthey knew so much about the University and had the ability to pitch their ideas to thousands of students and create change. After three short days of class freshman year, I found myself at the semester’s first SGA meeting, becoming an intern a few weeks later and the rest is history. I’m telling this story not to
reminisce on my early college days but to explain that when you’re a WVU Student, opportunities you never imagined coming your way may be at your fingertips. This place gives you the framework, tools, and most importantly, the people, to make anything happen. All of the ingredients you need to be successful are already here—it’s up to you to put them together with a little bit of creativity and a whole lot of hard work. Our University and student government face the same struggles and challenges as any other institution, and it’s up to people like you to be the change you want to see on campus and beyond. Don’t sit behind your phone tweeting about the problems of today; go out, get involved, and find a group of people who will rally with you to leave this place better than you found it. You’ll become the solution. We restructured our SGA system that had been in place for decades; we hosted a student government conference WVU had never planned for all Big 12 Schools; we fought against fee increases and worked to create more transparency between students and administrators; we
brought more light to problems surrounding sexual assault and advocated for more preventative measures; we created new post-game traditions and incentives for students to attend sporting events; we brought our University Community together time and time again, no matter how hard it tried to divide itself; we celebrated WVU’s 150th Birthday, 125 years of Mountaineer Football, 125 years of women on campus; and we had our first woman Student Body President in 18 years. The point is I didn’t do this. We did. It has been an honor to be your Student Body President this year and I am so excited to see what the administrations after us will accomplish. The sky is the limit at this great University, so if you want to do something, go for it. Thanks to our students, administrators, faculty and friends for a rewarding year.
Let’s Go Mountaineers,
Accomplishments of the Merow/ McIntyre Administration — Reformed Board of Governors into Student Assembly. This act doubled the size of the SGA legislative branch to make the legislature a more accurate representation of the 30,000 students at West Virginia University, in order to make SGA more inclusive and accessible for all WVU students. — Created a Vice President of Graduate Student Affairs position to better connect with the Graduate and Professional Student Senate and ensure SGA is adequately meeting the needs of graduate students as well as undergraduates. — Hosted the Big 12 Conference in which SGA leaders from every Big 12 school flew into Morgantown to discuss multi-year plans on how to fight for students on various issues. Main topics this year were college affordability and scholarships; SGA is going to meet with multiple Senators and Congressmen on Capitol Hill in DC in the upcoming months at Big 12 on The Hill. Other topics discussed included campus safety, diversity, research and sexual assault prevention. — Reduced the price of various parking lots on Evansdale and worked with administrators to create more transparency with ongoing tuition and fee increases.
Julie “Jules” Merow
SGA Election Timeline A look at the key dates to watch for in the upcoming SGA election Friday, March 17 Official Candidate’s Meeting
Sunday, March 19 Banner Drop
Monday, March 20Thursday, March 23 Active Campaigning
Tuesday, March 21 SGA Debate
Wednesday, March 22Thursday, March 23 Voting
Friday, March 24 Election results
Candidates who returned valid signature packets and meet the standards to run for SGA office will meet to discuss guidelines for the election
The banners for the campaigning parties will be hung in the Mountainlair food court, where they will stay until the end of the election
Candidates will begin talking to student voters all around campus hotspots like the Lair, Towers and more, giving out t-shirts and campaign merchandise
Candidates for president, vice president and the Student Senate will share their platforms and goals of office with the student body
Students will be able to vote at designated areas on the Downtown, Evansdale and Health Sciences campuses throughout these two days
Election results will be announced to the student body, but the incoming administration will not take office until a small ceremony with the outgoing administration
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Bureau of Finance expedites grant process under Daniel From a shift to an online application to a larger limit on funds given, Daniel’s BOF moves toward more consistency BY KAYLA ASBURY
ORGANIZATION GRANTS AWARDED BY SGA 201617
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TOTAL: $98,646.16 Professional/Academic: $40,519.63 Recreational/Other: $13,446.27 Cultural: $9,962.00 Political: $4,718.50 Club Sports/Athletics: $23,727.59 Greek organizations: $6,272.12 “Part of the raising amount is giving the organizations that are really being stellar the opportunity to get that extra money, and it increases the risks for the senators and make them think about what it means to raise the grant amount,” Daniel said. Spring semester typically brings student organizations out of the woods to ask SGA for grant money.
“Every year without fail it gets to this point in the spring semester where we’re just giving grants left and right. All that there is are the minutes of the meeting, people’s memory of the meeting, it’s really hard to keep track of that.” To keep better track of the grants, Daniel formulated weekly grants into financial bills, which he said increased
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transparency and efficiency. “With administration to administration there’s no saying if all of our data will transfer,” Daniel said. “With these financial bills it was a way to keep us more transparent, transfer more information, have concrete information on paper. Even from Wednesday to Thursday, people forget what we were doing. Now it’s all online.”
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Consistency and transparency. These were SGA treasurer Roshan Daniel’s goals for his 2016-2017 term. “Consistency within the organization, within the Board of Finance,” Daniel said. “Consistency as we treat every one organization the same way… With transparency, I think it’s good to be an open book, in previous administrations money has been kind of hush-hush. I’ve been trying to put it all out there.” Daniel changed the SGA grant application to an online form so student organizations could visit the grant website to request money from SGA. Additionally, he rewrote SGA bylines, changing the maximum grant amount from $1,500 to $2,500. “I changed it because from experience, $1,500 didn’t seem to be enough,” Daniel said. Daniel said with a $1,500 maximum grant, governors tended to “go ahead” and increase grants that were close to the maximum to $1,500.
How to apply for an SGA student organization grant One of SGA’s primary purposes is to help student organizations reach their full potential by providing them with funding when deemed necessary. If your student org is looking for some extra support, here is how to apply for one of SGA’s grants:
1. The Student organization accesses the online grant application on SGA’s website: http://sga.wvu.edu/applications-scholarships 2. The Bureau of Finance reviews the application and invites the organization to a Monday BOF meeting 3. At the BOF meeting, members of the Bureau will solidify the grant amount with the organization by using an algorithm to determine appropriate funding 4. The organization is invited to an SGA meeting to provide further information to senators and college representatives about what the grant will fund 5. Senators and college representatives vote on the grant and its amount 6. If approved, the student organization receives the grant
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Trump reverts definition of Title WVU hosts annual International Dinner IX, removes federal support for transgender students BY EMILY ZEKONIS
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Politicians making promises to the disenfranchised of America only to then not honor them (or, in some cases, even go against them) is an unfortunate reality of politics. Today is no different. President Donald Trump made promises to the LGBTQ community during his campaign pledging to protect them and their rights. Trump compounded this support with a June 2016 tweet stating: “Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.” A little over a month into his presidency, those that Trump brought in significantly assisted him in threatening those very same freedoms and beliefs. Trump’s administration has rescinded federal support that allowed transgender students to use the restroom and locker room corresponding to their gender identity. The support previously stemmed from an understanding that Title IX protects the rights of these students to do so, something asserted jointly
by the departments of justice and education under Barack Obama. It was then undone largely with support from Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Trump, despite surprising opposition from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. It is a disservice to say that Trump has never done anything for the LGBTQ community, or that Trump has taken harsher stances against the LGBTQ community than some notable Republican politicians. But paltry gestures that still trail far behind the times of our society today pale in comparison to the harmful decisions Trump has made against the LGBTQ community. Rescinding this federal support will directly impact many of the more than 150,000 transgender people between 13 and 17 in America, but perhaps worse for the LGBTQ community was the decision Trump made back in July of 2016. Of all available candidates, Trump chose Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to be his running mate, putting Pence today in the position of Vice President. Mike Pence’s own campaign website has included quotes such as: • “Congress should op-
pose any effort to put gay and lesbian relationships on an equal legal status with heterosexual marriage.” • “Congress should oppose any effort to recognize homosexuals as a ‘discreet and insular minority’ entitled to the protection of anti-discrimination laws similar to those extended to women and ethnic minorities.” • “Congress should support the reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act only after completion of an audit to ensure that federal dollars were no longer being given to organizations that celebrate and encourage the types of behaviors that facilitate the spreading of the HIV virus. Resources should be directed toward those institutions which provide assistance to those seeking to change their sexual behavior.” While Trump might have made many ultraconservatives (among others) upset with how open he has been with stated support for the LGBTQ community, Trump’s actions have not been that of an ally to the LGBTQ community or a protector of its beliefs and freedoms.
The flavors and fashions of Central and South America fused Sunday evening, as patrons packed the Mountainlair Ballrooms to celebrate heritage and culture at Un Sabor Latino International Dinner, hosted by the WVU International Student Organization. Guests enjoyed a buffet dinner as they were serenaded by a local salsa band, SabroSon, made up of both international students and community members. “When other people are exposed to our cultures, we understand our differences and that’s important,” said José Ramírez, international student from Columbia and SabroSon’s flute player. A performance of traditional dance styles was presented during the dinner by Damian Gaxiola and Isabelle Cortez, followed by a fashion show of clothing from countries all throughout Central and South America. “I feel it is very important to be here today to show people where my tiny country
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Members of the International Students Organization model clothes from Central and South America during the International Dinner on Sunday. is,” said Aida Da Silva, from Timor, an island in Indonesia. “It’s very important to me to show people our traditions and cultures through clothes to teach others and help Americans learn about us.” The International Student Organization consists of both international and local students looking to help create a more accepting environment on WVU’s diverse campus. “It is a very important time for this event,” said Faisal Husain, co-host of the event. “The organization has been
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LISTICLE 6 Stay-cation destinations in West Virginia Sure, you can go to Cancun or Miami like everybody else. Or you can hit some truly exotic locales without even leaving the Mountain State. Check out this list of weirdly-named and little-known locales that won’t cost more than a tank of gas. Information on these names were compiled from Wikipedia and “West Virginia Place Names, Their Origin and Meaning,” by Hamill Thomas Kenny.
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. Strange Creek, West Virginia (Braxton County) The story behind this city’s name is, according to Kenny’s book, is a little spooky. It was originally called Turkey Creek but renamed for a man named William Strange who became lost on a surveying trip. Years later a skeleton and the rusty barrel of a gun were found by a beech tree on which was carved: “Strange is my name and I’m on strange ground. And strange it is that I cannot be found.”
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. Kenova, West Virginia (Wayne County) Recognize the name? It is a mashup of the states it borders: Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio. If you plan a visit, wait until Halloween when The Pumpkin House, a Victorian mansion on Beech Street is adorned with 3,000 hand-carved jack-o-lanterns by its owner.
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. Hurricane, WV (Putnam County) According to Wikipedia, a party of surveyors commissioned by George Washington first named a nearby creek Hurricane because “a group of trees at the arm of the river bent in one direction.” A town formed by the creek adopted the name in 1811. But Kerry’s book offers a different story: “Some residents think the name arose from ‘Hurry Cain,’ hollered by a blacksmith to a man named Cain at the beginning of a rain storm.”
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. Pancake, West Virginia (Hampshire County) Kenny points out that there are a lot of towns in West Virginia named after the style of cooking favored by early settlers who spent much of their time securing food. Examples include Johnnycake Branch and Dumpling Run. But Wikipedia argues that Pancake’s name was from a family who settled there. It was once a stop on the South Branch Valley Railroad (“Next stop: Pancake!”)
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. Nitro, West Virginia (Kanawha and Putnam Counties) People who live here should be thankful that its name was shortened from the noun it was named for: Nitrocellulose. That’s the main ingredient in gunpowder. A large federal explosives plant was built in 1918 where many of the town’s 20,000 inhabitants helped produced 100,000 pounds of explosives every day. Among the workers: Clark Gable.
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. Odd, West Virginia (Raleigh County) When townspeople got together to vote on a name of this town in 1937 “Someone suggested that the name be a very odd one, Mrs. M.J. Brown approved strongly and proposed Odd,” Kenny writes. It’s odd, true, but folks from there are off than the citizens of Hoo Hoo, Looneyville, Peewee, Cucumber and Left Hand, West Virginia, whose forefathers obviously also voted for an odd name. By: Cassandra McPhail, Listicles Editor
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Across 1 Seaweed wrap resorts 5 Peaceful 9 Dozed 14 Small chess piece 15 Baseball’s Moises 16 Flooring specialist 17 Filled light pastry 19 Like good gossip 20 Expand, as a collection 21 San __, California 23 Comic Margaret 25 Gronk’s position on football’s Patriots 30 Spiro ran with him 34 Baby’s bodysuit 35 Comm. system with hand motions 36 Slowly withdraws 39 Tablet downloads 40 Magician’s hand movement 44 RPM gauge 45 Unifying idea 46 Pierced body part 47 Moral values 50 Mob witness’ request 52 Like some pizzas and apple pies 55 Purported UFO fliers 56 Bond portrayer Daniel 58 “__ directed”: medication warning 62 Magna __ 66 Medical adhesive strip ... and a hint to what can precede the first word of 17-, 25-, 40- and 52-Across 68 Graceland idol 69 Military medal earner 70 Ivy League school 71 Hosiery thread 72 Hullabaloos 73 Upright wall timber
DOWN 1 Pet lovers’ org. 2 Western chum 3 Left dumbstruck 4 Grab quickly 5 Bottle topper 6 University supporter, briefly 7 Lite, dietwise 8 Civilian attire 9 Virgin Islands isl. 10 Lucy of “Elementary”
TODAY IN WV HISTORY 11 70-Across collegian 12 Ab neighbor 13 Give it a whirl 18 Mostly shavedhead style 22 Bigheadedness 24 Double Delight cookie 26 Hazmat suit problem 27 Glimpses 28 Tries to bite, puppy-style 29 “__ Rides Again”: 1939 Western 30 Shot the rapids, say 31 Arrives after the bell 32 Overused expression 33 Bonkers 37 To the __ degree 38 Mets’ old stadium 41 Greenside golf shot 42 Plus-size supermodel
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WVU continues fight for Big 12 seeding BY ALEC GEARTY SPORTS WRITER
KEYS TO THE GAME
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1.T urnover battle: It’s one of the main aspects highlighted every game, but especially so for this matchup. Baylor committed 29 turnovers in the loss to WVU last month, leading to 29 points for the Mountaineers.
We’ve reached the point in the season where teams are starting to solidify their places in their respective conference tournaments. For the Big 12, it’s still a toss-up on who gets what seed, but No. 12 West Virginia’s matchup with No. 9 Baylor on Monday will provide a clear visual on the seeding implications. The last time the two teams met, it ended with the floor of WVU Coliseum swarmed by fans as the Mountaineers ruined the Bears’ bid at a perfect season. Baylor—then ranked No. 1 in the country— was quickly upended by the Mountaineers and has struggled to regain that same form since then. Baylor (23-6, 10-6) sits in fourth place in the conference, a game behind WVU. The Bears have dropped three of their last four games, most recently to Iowa State, which pushed Baylor down the standings even further. “They need a win just as bad as we do,” said WVU senior Nathan Adrian. “They’re not going to give us the game. We got to come out and play hard.” Playing hard means establishing the press defense that decimated Baylor in January. In that meeting, WVU forced Baylor to turn the ball 29 times—the most the Bears have committed all season. “In person,” said Baylor
2. Contain Johnathan Motley: The 6-foot-10 big man is the headliner on the roster, nearly averaging a double-double (17.3 points and 9.8 rebounds). If WVU limits him like the last time they played—eight points on 3-of-10 shooting—it will likely come out with “W.”
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WVU guard Jevon Carter fights for a loose ball during the Mountaineer’s 89-68 win over Baylor on Jan. 10, 2017 at the Coliseum. head coach Scott Drew, “it is the best pressing team coach (Bob) Huggins has had. I think they’ve improved their press.” In the midst of its threegame winning streak, WVU has forced 56 turnovers, often scoring more off those turnovers than its opponents. It will be a vital key for the Mountaineers, with the hopes of spoiling the fun for the Bears again. Baylor is one of the Big 12’s most lackadaisical teams in terms of protecting the ball. It owns the worst turnover margin in the conference and tends to beat itself up in this area. Forward Johnathan Motley has remained the bright spot for Baylor during the rough stretch. In that time, Motley is averaging 19.5 points per game, becoming the interior force the Mountaineers typically contain.
Motley totaled eight points against WVU in the only meeting this season. The eight points were his second-lowest affair in conference play as WVU forward Esa Ahmad smothered Mot-
ley all game. Motley will have a chance to leave a more prominent mark as Ahmad will miss his third-straight game. Ahmad is dealing with a back issue and didn’t make the trip to Waco.
3. Hit outside shots: Baylor’s frontcourt is filled with length as it leads the Big 12 in blocks, often forcing teams to fire from long range. But that often comes to no avail as the Bears also rank first in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage defense (31.8 percent). WVU, however, made 45 percent of its shots from beyond the arc in the last meeting. However, while all the dramatics and talks of the conference tournament are around the corner, the Mountaineers say they cannot be fixated on what the rest of the Big 12 is doing. WVU is focused on solely
what it can control. “We can’t worry about what other teams do,” said WVU guard Jevon Carter. “We just (have to) go in there and be us and try to get a win. That’s our mentality night in and night out.”
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The Case for Jevon Carter by Chris Jackson, Sports Editor
Few individuals put in the time West Virginia junior guard Jevon Carter does. WVU head coach Bob Huggins has praised Carter for his work ethic more than a handful of times this season, a key reason for becoming arguably the top player on the roster—first one in the gym and the last one out. Now, it’s time to reward that grind into postseason accolades. This isn’t vouching for an All-American selection or a First Team All-Big 12 honor. And it certainly won’t be in the form of a Wooden Award finalist—there are just far too many players ahead of him putting up monstrous campaigns. But Carter should be named the Defensive Player of
the Year at the end of the season, and he needs to find his name on one of the All-Big 12 teams (likely Second Team), not just as an Honorable Mention. His efforts this season deserve that. Of course, he plays on a team predicated on turning its opponents over and on a team that utilizes its full court pressure more than any team in the country. He is No. 7 nationally in steals per game, except that’s not all he does (even if it seems like it). Carter is almost always wreaking havoc on the court, getting in the face of the opponent. He creates turnovers and many mistakes on the basketball court, also taking players far out of their element. The Maywood, Illinois native has faced and contained many top players: London Perrantes (Virginia), Frank Mason III (Kansas), Monte Morris (Iowa State). Maybe locked down is the appropriate word in some cases. Perrantes, a Preseason All-ACC First team selection, was certainly locked down when Virginia lost to WVU in December. In the road win, Carter held the senior to six points on 2-of-10 shooting (20 percent), marking his lowest field goal percentage since his sophomore year. Mason, one of the frontrunners for the Wooden Award, had three turnovers and two assists in the first
meeting versus WVU despite scoring 15 points. He added another 24 in the second matchup, but 16 of those came at the free throw line while he shot 3-of-13. Then there was Morris, the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year as voted by the coaches. On his home court, he was held to eight points and two assists—his lowest totals in each category during conference play. There are more reasons to be Defensive Player of the Year, yet there is a handful to put him on the Big 12’s Second Team unit. His defense, of course, is remarkable. But Carter is also one of the best rebounding guards in the country; he’s led the team in rebounding on numerous occasions. Carter also leads the team in scoring, is 13 points shy of 1,000 for his career and is fifth in the conference in assists per game. He’s (arguably) the best player on the No. 12 team in the country, and he’s clearly an elite defender. Now, it’s time to see the voters reward him with those postseason honors: Defensive Player of the Year and All-Big 12.
What’s your take? Email Chris at cgjackson@mix.wvu.edu, or send a tweet to @cjacksonwvu
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