Volume 67 Number 15WVSU Yellow Jacket

May 11, 2009

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Editorial

As my college days wind down, Iowe several bits of gratitude to severaldifferent people on this campus. Since Ihave full control of this paper, I figure whynot use some of that space and thankthose individuals who have helped mealong the way.

First, I want to thank those whohave helped me with what I am knownfor on this campus. I’d like to thank theathletes and coaches here at WVSU forhelping me become the sportscaster andwriter I am today. I would also thankSport Information Director SeanMcAndrews, who made my life easierwhenever faced with the need for a com-ment from the department or just the needfor a book of statistics.

Next, I’d like to thank those pro-fessors who cut me a little bit of slackwhile I’ve been pursuing my dream. Thenotables in this category are MichelleBowers, Jack Skeens, and the late PatCline.

I’d like to thank my classmates, whohave helped keep me motivated when the

Thank youEditorial by Dave Miller

I’ve had some difficulty writing what I believe is my final editorial as Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper. I’ve had difficulty coming up with not only coming up with atopic, but also forcing myself to sit down and write the bastard. My summer hobby ofwriting previews of the 120 Division I-A college football teams and posting them onfacebook has unfortunately taken precedent over my real job, which I will only havefor a few short days left.

Anyway, back to the YJ. Being the Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper has beenone of the most excruciating experiences in my life.

Don’t get me wrong. Working with most of my staff has been fun and enjoyable.There have been a few that have been like working with Genghis Khan.

Anyone who knows me well could tell you that I am not a very personable guy.At points, that really showed throughout my tenure. Perhaps, I should have thought ofsomething else to do with my life instead of being a journalist.

However, as I pack my belongings up and leave this office for whatever awaitsme in life, I have to wonder about a few things:

I wonder if the State of State address next fall will remain the same or will it bedifferent.

I wonder if the CTC will ever get off of this campus and give Cole Complexback to the university.

I wonder if people will ever learn to park their cars CORRECTLY on this cam-pus.

I wonder if those who have read my editorials over the last nine months havelaughed with or at them, cried over them, felt a sense of pride or got pissed off oversomething I wrote.

The one thing I truly hope for in my editorials is the desire that somewhere onthis campus, an editorial that I wrote got someone to think and made them changetheir actions.

Last laments from YJ officeEditorial by Dave Miller

In the Wilson Student Union twopanelists assembled to discuss the risingissue of health care in the Mountain State.Senator Dan Foster (D-Kanawha) andPerry Bryant, of West Virginians for Af-fordable Health Care, spoke of currentproblems and then gave several ap-proaches for solving them.

Bryant began his portion of the dis-cussion by telling of the money that hasappropriated by the Legislature of$100,000, with 50,000 of that amountcoming from each house. This money isto go towards the research that would inessence provide better health care for thepeople of West Virginia. Bryant providesa few measures that he would recommendto assist with the rising health care issuessuch as raising the tobacco tax to the na-tional average, which is over a dollar intaxes per pack of cigarettes. This hespeculates would have raised over $100

Panelists addressed Health Care issuesmillion, thus raising more money for thestate; while also making the high mar-ket price of cigarettes unobtainable forkids to purchase. Another positive re-sult that could have occurred was thatthe price would have been too high forcurrent adult smokers to be able to af-ford. He concluded with stating, “Ev-ery West Virginian deserves qualityhealth care.”

Foster, who served as a surgeonfor over 20 years in the Kanawha Val-ley, made reference to what he experi-enced on the other side of the healthcare process. Following that, he gavethe major problems he currently ob-serves in the health care system. Heresorted to facts and figures stating thatin the United States there is $8,000spent per year per person on healthcare, and that is a large number com-pared to other countries though out the

world. Some other startling truths are thatWest Virginia’s population has one of thelowest life expectancies in the UnitedStates, over 30 percent of the residentsare 30 pounds overweight, and childhoodobesity is on the rise. A large number ofcitizens cannot afford health care. Unfor-tunately in West Virginia, a lot of proce-dures that are taking place medically areexotic, not the ones that would help keeppeople healthy, resulting in fewer problemsas they age. Some solutions that he sug-gests are included in the Go Help Bill, whichwould use a patient center medical home,where uninsured people could go to re-ceive care, just like seeing a regular physi-cian.

Foster would like to also implicate ahealth czar to over see the health care is-sues in the state and they would also co-ordinate the efforts. As referenced fromNew York City, New York, the Calorie

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Bill was another good example of a posi-tive affect that could have occurred. TheCalorie Bill would have required restau-rants to post calorie information on menus,making people more knowledgeableabout their selection of healthy choiceswhile ordering meals. Another approachis to have comparative effective studies,however; they cost a lot of money.

To conclude the panel, Fosterposed the question of “Why now?” Themost logical answer that was given is be-cause everyone is suffering in this time ofcrisis; people and businesses alike. Formany years people have tried to changethe health care system, proposing vari-ous solutions. And there has not been asolid answer to fix this problem yet.Members of audience asked questionsabout health care issues, and receivedanswers with possible solutions.

times have gotten trying. Without them, Iwould have lost my mind (some say Inever had on to begin with.) Specialthanks go out to Craig Dutton, CraigBraddick, Josh Whisman, Ray Dolin,Holly Hamilton, Bethany Simmons andBrittani Stowers.

Finally, I’d like to thank two pro-fessors, who without their blessings, therise of Miller would have not been pos-sible. I’d like to thank Dr. RobinBroughton for allowing me to be on thestaff of the Yellow Jacket for the pastthree years and choosing me to be theeditor of this publication this year. AndI’d like to thank Professor Kim Cobbfor allowing me and my foul mouth to goover the airwaves of Campus Radio106.7 FM and broadcast WVSU ath-letics for the past three and a half years.

If there is anyone who feels slightedby me not mentioning your name, here’syour chance to let it be known. I’d alsolike to thank_______________________.

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Campus NewsKaethe Wells shares her Story of Survivalby Holly Hamilton

Kaethe Wells Holocust survivor.

Friends and family of the 137th

Basic Police Training Class gathered inthe Ferrell Auditorium to honor thegraduating class from the West VirginiaState Police Training Academy. Theclass entered training on January 5, 2009where they were required to stay onacademy grounds Monday through Fri-day during the training period. They wereallowed to leave the campus on week-ends but were required to come backon Sunday nights to get ready for thefollowing week.

To be accepted into the academyfor cadet training, state police recruitsmust be able to perform at least 27push-ups per minute, 29 sit-ups perminute and be able to run 1.5-mile in14:52 seconds during their initial physi-

cal test. Applicants must also pass all theremaining phases during the hiring pro-cess, such as a written exam, backgroundinvestigation, drug screening, psychologi-cal evaluation; and a formal interview.Although training for cadets usually oc-cur once a year, all city or campus policeofficers, county sheriff deputies along withDivision of Natural Resources (DNR)conservation officers and Motor CarrierEnforcement hirees observe the sameacademy rules and policies. Their curricu-lum is however shorter but similar in in-tensity.

Basic class students train for 16weeks. To be accepted for basic classtraining in addition to their individual de-partment hiring standards, students mustbe able to perform 18 push-ups per

WVSU hosts Police Academy Graduationby Holly Hamilton

minute, 27 sit-ups per minute and run1.5-mile in a maximum time limit of 15:20seconds. Basic class training sessionsare spread throughout the year and re-cently classes have been overlappingeach other, with such a high demand oftraining statewide.

Along with basic training the acad-emy operates in a paramillitary nature,where students are expected to saluteranking officers of the state police andany other ranking law enforcement of-ficer who is at the academy. Studentsalso practice marching excercises as wellas chanting running and marching ca-dences.

55 graduates are now considered“Brothers by Badge” in their professionas each sets off on a journey of their own.

Destinations ranged from Smithers Po-lice Department, Paden City Police De-partment, Harrison County Sheriffs Of-fice, and many more.

One graduate said, “On the backof the program it is said the best.” Hewas referring to, “You’re a Policeman”by W.H. Drane Lester, an inspector forthe F.B.I. where he pointed out thepoem’s first paragraph, “When the hoursseem long and the going, rough. Whenthe pay seems small and the criminals,tough. Just square your shoulders andcall their bluff. Let them be the ones tocry, “Enough” You’re a policeman.” Andthe graduate then smiled and said, “Thisis what I have to look forward to.”

In the Davis Fine Arts TheaterKaethe Wells, a Holocaust survivorshared the story of her journey as ayoung adult enduring harsh conditions,lose of loved ones, and suffering. Manylives were lost during the Holocaust, thesurvival rate was low, and those whodid live to tell the horrifying tale of whatthey had endured could never forgetthose images.

In 1938, as a teenager living inGermany with her parents and her sis-ter, Kaethe described her life before theHolocaust as, “Enjoying the good life.”Her father, Dr. Max Schohl, a well-decorated German Officer had servedhis country bravely during WW I, andwas now a Chemical Engineer. He tookgreat care of his family. Kaethe beganto notice that several things about herdaily life had started changing, no Jew-ish children were allowed to go to theirschools anymore, they were also toldto surrender all of their jewelry, money,and even their businesses to the Ger-man government; who would give themrations of money for food. Of coursethe little amount of money they weregiven was never enough. Kaethe viv-idly remembers the compassion that herneighbors had shown for her family, whowould have starved to death at the time;

without the help of the butcher, baker,and grocer that lived near by and wouldsneak them food.

During this time her father was writ-ing letters with several relatives andfriends trying to find his family refuge fromthe hell they were just beginning to en-dure. The family escaped to Yugoslavia.From there Dr. Schohl was taken fromhis family to Auschwitz in 1941 wherehe later died in 1942. A year or so after

Kaethe’s father was taken the remainingfamily members were ordered to returnto Germany, where they would work inlabor camps, and the women wouldwork as slaves.

“For four years fear and death wereour daily companions.” Until one daywhen the 274th Infrintry Trailblazers ofthe United States Army rescued them.After all they had endured they finallyimmigrated to the United States when

Kaethe was 23 years old. Their cousinJulius Hess had worked passionately tohelp them immigrate to the U.S. Whenthey arrived in New York City Juliuspicked them up and brought them backto what is now home in Charleston, WV.

She later married Herman Wellsand lived happily with him for almost 50years, and had two children. She pas-sionately shares what she has witnessedwith succeeding generations so that theycan be educated in what really happened.She said, “I am often asked how did yousurvive?” She explained that after theHolocaust, survivors when they wouldmeet would always wonder why did youor I survive when so many other peopledied? And that is something that she justcannot answer.

One point that is emphases byKaethe is to make sure that we tell chil-dren of today about what happened longago to so many innocent people, that waywe do not forget, and no other genera-tion for years to come will forget either.Because when people forget history itbound to repeat itself. She is one of thelast generations of survivors to carry onand let the world know to “Rememberto teach your children, so they can teachtheir children.” Kaethe stated.

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Campus News

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Haz-ard Investigation Board held a meetingat West Virginia State University relatedto the 2008 explosion at the Bayer CropScience facility located in Institute, adja-cent to the campus.

WVSU President Dr. Hazo Carteropened the meeting with remarks to wel-come the CSB and local community tothe forum. CSB Chairman John Breslandfollowed Carter by introducing the re-spective speaking members of the publicmeeting.

Following the opening remarks, theinvestigation team presented results con-cerning items from the general timeline tothe procedures of the plant and emer-gency services.

Investigation supervisor JohnVorderbrueggen and his team concludedthat the blast was a result of high levelsof heat and pressure that formed a rela-tively new residue treater located in theMethomyl section of the Larvin pesticideproduction unit. The treater was inad-equately heated or filled at the beginningof the day. The improper heating was dueto an undersized heater for the vessel.

Bayer had also installed new com-puter control systems that were improp-erly updated, to the worker’s knowledgeand in written operating procedures.Vorderbrueggen continued to show thatthe workers were able to override thesystem by defeating safety interlocks thatcontrolled the flow into and temperatureof the vessel.

The unsuitable heating and introduc-tion of methomyl led to an incorrect con-centration of the chemical into the tank.Only a methomyl concentration of onepercent is allowed into the residue treatorbecause much more could cause the con-tainer to violently rupture. In this case,the container had a concentration of 20percent.

Throughout the day of August 28th,the vessel was handling well. Around 10pm, the temperature and pressure read-ings began to exceed the limits of the resi-due treator. Two workers were then sentout to manually fix the pressurized tankbefore a rupture could arise by manually

releasing pressure from the vessel.At 10:35 pm, the residue treator

exploded, killing one worker immediatelyand extensively burning the other workerwho passed away over a month later dueto burns. The blast released about 2,500gallons of methomyl solvent and sent thetank 50 feet into the air, demolishingequipment in its wake.

The blast occurred 80 feet to thesouth of a methyl isocyanate, or MIC daytank, which at the time was holding around13,000 pounds of the material. The MICholding vessel was found virtually safe andprotected following the explosion duringinvestigation, due to the residue treatoraccelerated in the opposite direction.

Another factor brought to thepublic’s attention was the extensive lengthin the worker’s shift and overtime hoursat Bayer. Metro911 was also given acommendable performance by the CSBinvestigation team during the meeting fortheir efforts to control the situation.

Vorderbrueggen’s team finished bypromising that they would initiate inter-views, investigate security cameras, dochemical testing, and hold a final publicmeeting locally. The head board led byBresland then proposed a few questionsto the investigation team to better yet backup their findings.

Panel testimonies by the leaders lo-cally associated with the blast were thenbrought forward to the board members,so that they could speak their peace to

the board and listening public.Sterling Lewis, WV State Fire

Marshall, opened the panel explaining hisreasons in which the plant had misin-formed Metro911 throughout the nightinto morning. Sterling stated, “I knew nomore than what I was told fifteen min-utes after the explosion, than six hourslater.”

Dale Petry, Director of EmergencyServices in Kanawha County, gave aplan to the CSB to ensure a better lineof communication between Metro911and Bayer in the future. The board tooknote to the plan and asked Petry ques-tions to better understand how this wouldtake effect.

Vice-President of site operations atBayer, Nick Crosby began his testimonyby saying, “The safety of our employ-ees, neighbors and community are ourhighest priority.” He defended the planteven more by adding that Bayer followedthe company’s regional communicationplan, that a shelter-in-place call was notneeded because the fires were control-lable; and only needed to call a shelter-in-place when the fire was warming thenearby facilities. Concerning the compa-nies MIC distribution, Crosby said, “Ourprocess is the safest of all other pro-cesses.”

CSB board members spent muchof their time asking questions to Crosbyabout the communication and safetycrutches in the Bayer facilities. Board rep-

resentative, William Wright demanded toknow why Bayer only had two sets ofchemical monitors around the plant.

Crosby closed statements to theboard by acknowledging that communi-cation broke down, but was handled inthe best possible way.

Michael Flynn, Director of the unionorganization, International Association ofMachinists was very much upset that twounion members were lost and the unionwould back the CSB in their findings. “Wehope lessons will be learned from this forthe future,” said Flynn.

A chemical safety expert, DennisHendershot also gave his opinions on thesimilarities comparing the Bayer explosionwith the Bhopal disaster in India.

The CSB next recognized MayaNye, a representative for People Con-cerned About MIC. She gave a detailedand tear-filled description of when theInstitute site last had a blast in 1993. Shefinished her account by saying, “Companymanagers have changed over the years,but not the company policies.”

Another point Nye promoted wasthat the Institute community has been dis-criminated against ever since the plant’sinception due to the community’s pre-dominant black influence and college.

The public was then allotted the op-portunity to express their concerns andopinions to the CSB.

Institute resident, Donna Willisbacked Nye’s remarks about the plant’sdiscrimination and made sure that the lo-cal panel members including WVSU’s Dr.Carter understood the grounds for herstatements. “I’m glad to see that Dr. Carteris here, now he cares about the college,”said Willis.

Pam James, a Bayer employee wasthe only vocal backer of her employerduring public remarks. James insisted thateveryone needs to work together as acommunity to solve any future safety is-sues.

Bresland and the board adjournedthe forum following public comments withassurance that there would be anotherpublic meeting by the year’s end concern-ing the Bayer explosion.

WVSU hosts CSB forum concerning Bayerby Craig Dutton and Devon Nuckles

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Campus News

After having my daughter, Jasmine, likesome mothers things physically weren’t whatthey used to be. So last year in an effort towork off the extra pounds, being that my“baby” was then 4 years old, I began work-ing out and discovered a new love of run-ning. With all the obligations I had commit-ted to, my only choice was to get up at 6:00a.m. and run before my family got up andthe daily craze commenced. I started offwith just over a mile in distance, which wasshorter than what I had been required to doin the Navy, but hey it had been a few years!Slowly, but surely I began to increase mydistance.

Then while in class one day, a friend ofmine asked me if I wanted to sign up withthe WVSU team that was running or walk-ing the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure,for breast cancer. I have always been sup-portive of a good cause, so I signed up forthe 5K (3.1 miles) run to challenge myself.As the date of the race closed in, I consis-tently trained. I finished with a time of 38minutes. I felt satisfied I had accomplishedmy goal.

Over the summer, I continued to run.I even began reading runner magazines, try-ing to hone the skills of faster runners. Iread one day, about having a jogging buddy,even if it was your pet. So instantly, ourdog, Kira became my buddy. She is a mixbetween a Siberian Husky and GermanShepard, weighing in at about 40 poundsshe has a natural love for running too. Afew months passed, and by the end of thesummer we could be seen running onMacorkle Ave from Montrose in SouthCharleston to the Dunbar Bridge in back.

I signed up with my husband, Addisonto do the Dunbar 10K (6.2 miles) WineCellar Run. I completed it in 1 hour and 11minutes, with Addison finishing in 56 min-utes. That was in September 2008, and bythe time the New Year rolled around I hadchosen a new challenge. My twin sister,

Heather, lives in Louisville, Kentuckyand always spoke of how much fun theKentucky Derby Festival is so…Isigned up to run the festival’s mini-marathon (13.1 miles). As I filled outthe forms online, I was asked at theend if I wanted to run for a charity. LikeI said before I am all about supportinga good cause, so I registered as a “St.Jude Hero.”

Now the training for this was in-tense, Kira had to sit out most my runs,as the distance had become too great.Running anywhere from 25 to 30 milesa week, through rain, sleet, or snow Ikept telling myself, “I will never giveup!” Keep in mind Fall 2008 andSpring 2009 I took 18 hours each se-mester and still had schoolwork tomaintain when I got home. I also amactive in some campus organizations,which keep me busy as well.

A few weeks ago, I completedmy first mini-marathon at the KentuckyDerby Festival on April 25, 2009. Andyes, I did say first, implying that I am

going to run another one! I raised $270.00for St. Jude Children’s Hospital and fin-ished the just over 13 miles run in 3 hoursand 46 minutes. I felt an indescribablefeeling as my foot crossed the finish line. Ihad fulfilled my promise not only to my-self, my sponsors, but most importantlythe children of St. Jude’s Hospital. I nevergave up and I was not the last runner tocross the finish line. As I went to receivemy medal at the finish line, the man whoput it on said, “You are a true championtoday.” And that is what I felt like. I foundmy family and learned my husband hadcompleted the run in 1 hour and 56 min-utes. We had given it all we had andpushed ourselves farther than we everthought was possible.

When I got back to classes thatMonday, I wore my mini-marathon shirtwith pride and thanked my friends whohad supported me. And actually I evenwent to the gym after I was finished withmy classes. I attended CommunicationsDay and was honored to be one of tworecipients of the Under-Grad Communi-

WVSU student seeking to inspire othersby Holly Hamilton

cations Student of the Year Award. KimCobb, who not only supported me, butintroduced me as I was called up to re-ceive my award, made everyone awareof the mini-marathon I had just com-pleted; and that the weekend followingthat I was running the Race for the Cureagain. As I sat and ate lunch, I answeredquestions from a few people about myexperiences and one person said, “Youare so inspiring! You should write aboutwhat you have accomplished!” So hereit is, the short version.

Anyway, I completed the Race forthe Cure on May 2, 2009 in 33 minutes.Which is 5 minutes faster than my firstyear. Now over 40 pounds lighter, I in-spired my twin sister to start running. Shefelt the excitement when she watched, asI was one of 12,000 runners to embarkon that journey to the finish line. She willbe competing in her first 5K this Satur-day.

Often people ask me for advice fora beginning runner, I say MP 3 playersare wonderful, music can help keep youmotivated when times get tough. Run-ning buddies are good too, a friend, apet; usually larger dogs do better on longruns. Start off with a reasonable distance,there is that old saying, “How do you eatan elephant?” One bite at a time. Don’tdo too much too fast, you could hurtyourself. And most importantly, believein yourself. At 5’3” and overweight, Iwas laughed at a few times, but guesswho could beat them to the finish linenow!

Addison and I will be competing inthe Charleston Distance run this year,which is about 15 miles and we have al-ready begun training for our first fullMarathon (26.2 miles) next year. Sogood luck and remember, its just you andthe road, and don’t look back leave it allon the track!

Campus activities can be advertised here!Send agendas to wvsuyj@gmail.com

Holly and husband Addison stop for a quick photo in Louisville Kentucky after the mini-marathon at the Kentucky Derby Festival.

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The Sociology Club wouldlike to honor Dr. John

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Sports

Meetings held in the Galleryevery Thursday @ 12:30!

Davis Fine Arts Building

The West Virginia State baseballteam falls in the WVIAC tournament titleto Shepherd and may have possiblymissed the Atlantic Regional for the firsttime since joining the NCAA in 1998.

Currently, Shepherd is the onlyWVIAC school guaranteed to clinch theregional while State and Concord had towait for the PSAC and CIAA to finishtheir tournaments.

During the tournament, Shepherdwas the single roadblock the Jackets hadto face in both of their losses. WVSUdropped the second round game 6-3,and succumbed to the Rams 11-0 earlyin the title game, just to fall 12-5 on alate rally.

WVSU baseball falls in conference title gameby Craig Dutton

State sealed a first round victoryover Davis & Elkins by a final of 12-5.WVSU had 24 hits in the win with nine ofthe runs batted in by senior J.D. Broderickand junior shortstop Josh Bower includ-ing a home run by Broderick.

Following the first loss to Shepherd,the Jackets then eliminated first round foeDavis & Elkins, 15-9. Sophomore out-fielder Bo Darby went 3-for-5 with fourruns batted in, while junior pitcher RyneHolstine picked-up his sixth win on theseason.

Fairmont State was the next victimto the Jackets being removed from thetournament by a final of 15-5. Seniors EricWorkman, Mike Deleeuw and Broderick

each accounted for three runs broughthome.

Before heading to Johnstown, PAfor the conference tournament, theWVIAC named senior Workman as Con-ference Player and Hitter of the Year.Workman with teammates Broderick,Holstine, Darby and sophomore JoeyJobst all garnered first team honors in theWVIAC.

Additionally, senior Shane Long andsophomore Jake Kight picked up secondteam conference honors.

WVSU finished their regular seasonwith one loss followed by three blowoutvictories resulting in a total score of 65-8.

Cross-town rival, Charleston cameready for game one of a doubleheaderdefeating the Jackets, 6-4. The Jacketsanswered back with a 22-2 throbbing ofthe Golden Eagles. Darby hit a doubleand a grand slam in the fourth inning tobat in five runs, while Workman picked-up his sixth win on the mound this sea-son.

A late reschedule with Salem wasnot what the doctor ordered for the Ti-gers as they were shutout in a double-header 25-0 and 14-0. Darby certainlygained some attention with his six homeruns and 14 runs batted in, including fourhome runs in consecutive at bats duringgame one.

The West Virginia State LadyJacket softball team finished their sea-son after falling to sixth seed WheelingJesuit 5-2 during the WVIAC tourna-ment in Vienna, WV.

WVSU had three wins and twolosses in the tournament with their onlyother loss to fourth seed Seton Hill 4-1.

Their three victories in the tourna-ment were over Ohio Valley 3-2, WestLiberty 8-0 and Davis & Elkins 6-0.

Versus West Liberty, junior catcherKris Taylor and sophomore pitcher Mar-

Lady Jacket softball finishes season short of championshipby Craig Dutton

garet Osborne each went 2-for-2 andbatted in three runs. Against Davis &Elkins, freshman shortstop Brittany Hyattwent 2-for-4 with two runs batted in,while senior infielder Jenni Fowlkesknocked in two runs as well.

Hyatt was named WVIAC Fresh-man of the Year, a first for the Lady Jack-ets. Hyatt was also the only State athleteto make first team conference honors.

Junior pitcher Diana Humphreys andfreshman infielder Kayla Sturms were alsonamed to the WVIAC second team. Se-

nior centerfielder Casey Jo Crawford wasplaced on the conference honorable men-tion list, as well.

Before clinching the fifth seed in theWVIAC tournament, WVSU took partin three doubleheaders beginning by host-ing Wheeling Jesuit to finish the regularseason.

Jesuit took game one by a final of1-0, but the Lady Jackets reboundedfrom being down in game two to takeaway the second game 5-4.

State finished their season with a

weekend road trip to Davis & Elkins andSeton Hill. WVSU defeated the LadySenators in a doubleheader by scores of8-4 and 4-3 before heading farther northto Greensburg, PA.

At Seton Hill, the Lady Jackets lostgame one 3-2 after the Lady Griffinscame back from being down 2-0. WVSUhad revenge as they stole game two infive innings 13-3. Osborne hit two homeruns while sophomore infielder BobbiHarper brought in four runs with a singleand a home run.

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