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Glenville State College .errur~ ·Pioneering into the 21st centu~ one page at January 27, 1994 Vol. 65, No. 14 a time.· Pioneers fall to ECU in national title game Pioneers End Season at 10-3 by Sean Davis The Pioneer football team ended their 1993 season with a chance to win a national title. The game played at Ada, Oklahoma, matched the Pioneers against East Central Oklahoma. ECU outlasted the Pioneers by a final score of49- 35, to win the national crown in the NAIA I Division. The PIOneers ended the 1993 campaign with a proud 10-3 record. The offensive units for both teams compiled over 1,100 yards combined. For GSC, quarterback Jed Drenning completed 34 of 63 passes for 40 I yards and four touch Clown passes. Wide receiver Clms As t!Ie erowd loo/u on, 1125 Chris George ",lIkes II re"ept;on despite tile FSC 1:ieorge caught 13 passes for 190 Fillcon defender, during II regulllr sellson gllme. photo by Jim Weekley yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, the Pioneers Head Coach Rich Rodriguez Reflecting back on the season, we were led by defensive lineman reflected back on the game, "the made tremendous accomplish- ' GSC Student Jilson Bilmett Ilttenpts to sllo,'el h;s wily out ofthe blizzard Mike Milliken with 10 tackles. only disappointment is that we did ments and we got a taste of what in Ilretie-like temperlltures. photo byTina Messenger Defensive back Jerry Pitts, and line not playas good as we really were. the national playoffs were like- backers Tommy Lloyd and Rodney But all the players worked hard and we want to get back to that Fox each recorded 8 tackles. and represented GSC very well. point." Freezing Temperatures Hit GSC by Angie Meadows tricity, water, and/or gas. Students Scoring Summary by Quarter ---------- While GSC students were in the dorms felt the effects when relaxing during their three day pipes on the second floor of Scott weekend due to Martin Luther Wing broke. Team 1 2 3 4 Final King, Jr. day, a second winter storm To break away from the frus hit. With the county still trying to GSC 7 7 14 7 35 tration of being shut up for days, recover from the January 4 snow some students went sleigh riding, ECU 14 0 20 15 49 storm, the 12 to 15 inches, which built snowmen, and some even tried came on January 17, caused tre to venture home later in the week. mendous problems. Governor It has been over a week since New Political Science Instructor On Campus Gaston Caperton had to reinstate a the snowstorm hit, but effects can state of emergency. still be seen. The lane in front of This snow brought with it the Physical Education Building is Fredeking Joins Staff In this freezing arctic weather. Tempera almost a one-lane road due to the tures dropped to less than 31 de fact that cars cannot pull up far by J.B. Parker ministration from Marshall Uni • grees below zero with wind chill enough because of the snow piles . Ms. Heather R. Fredeking is versity. She received a fellowship factors estimated at 45-55 degrees Students also have problems the most recent addition to the s0- Issue ... that enabled her to live and work in below zero. walking to class due to the ice cial science division as a political the Washington, D.C. area for three Between the snow and ice, which is still on the sidewalks and Commentary........ Page 2 science instructor replacing Mr. years. students were stuck in dorm rooms streets. And some students still are Stanley Watson. Ms. Fredeking stated, " I On Campus ......... Page 4 and apartments. What started out without the basic necessities, such Ms. Fredeking originally wanted to begin my teaching ca Organizations ...... Page 5 as a three-day weekend gradually as water. hails from Huntington, West Vir reer before seeking my doctorate," turned into a ten-day break, but for As the snow began to melt, Page 6 ginia. She obtained her under as the reason she is at Glenville Sports .................. many students it was not much of a students began the semester, graduate degree from Moorehead State College. Asked what most Arts & break at all. coaches tried to reschedule missed State University, majoring in para impressed her about GSC, With thestateofemergency- basketball games, and The Mer legal studies and receiving a minor Entertainment. ..... Page 8 Fredeking replied, "the social sci and officials practically forcing CIIIY staff worked to put out the in sociology. ence division at Glenville State Potpourri ............. Page II people to stay off the roads, stu first spring semester paper. Ms. Fredeking received her College is top-rate." We welcome dents became restless. Some stu Most have recovered from masters degree in political science For Your Ms. Fredeking to Glenville State dents also experienced more seri the storm, but now, many worry with a concentration in public ad- Information ........ Page 12 College. ous problems such as loss of elec- about flooding . January 27, J 994--The Mercury--Page 3 n My Opinion ... Letter to the Editor by Louis "Duke" Bloom the coaches and players on the field can do when they put their minds West Virginians are justifi that deserved to be recognized. In to something. We have the ability YPD BLUE: Is it ably proud ofthe football programs a very real sense, the "team" that to tackle any situation and come at West Virginia University, made the victories on the field pos out on top. Often, we get depressed Marshall University and Glenville sible includes the loyal fans, the at negativism directed toward our allicy or Fantastic? State College. financial boosters, and all the state by the national media. In Dave Trippett relatively quiet. And why not? Marshall, the defending people of our great state whose football, though, we have proven A vast amount of mail and Steven Boccho, veteran writer/pro NCAA I-AA National Champion, work ethic, spirit and competitive that excellence will be recognized. blicity has been generated about ducer has given America a few has once again had an outstanding drive to succeed is exemplified by We have shown that West Virginia ther ABC's new show, "NYPD shows we tend to watch quite of season and reached the playoffs in our fine coaches and players. can be known as the best. lue," should be aired. Now I feel ten. How about a long running, its pursuit ofa second consecutive Think about it a moment. The type ofteamwork shown bat my shot at it is overdue. None award series like "Hill Street national title. Not only has What other state, large or small in by these three football programs be less, let me give it a try. Blues," "LA Law," and "Doogie Marshall's football team excelled geography or population, can boast can be a beacon as our state To start with, what's wrong Howser, M.D." for starters? His on the field, but also the city of of three teams in the hunt for na progresses toward the 21 st Cen ·th it? I don't see anything. To silence can speak for itself. Huntington was successful in land tional football championships in tury. We can apply the teamwork , it's a graphic realistic depic I would not doubt hIS latest ing the I-AA National Champion December? Are there any others? we see at this level to produce a ion ofcrime and crime fighting in efforts will follow in the same tra ship game for 1992 and 1993. There Have there ever been? I doubt it. state government that responds to arge urban areas. No more or no dition. There is a solution to this. is even a third option year, which Florida is said to be the hotbed for its citizens just as these teams re ess than the show "COPS." It is It's simple and to the point. Turn would be 1994. The championship college football. One of the rea spond to their cheering fans. To so not one bit more explicit than off your TV if the show offends game is televised nationally on sons the National Football League gether our citizens can join state y of the dime a dozen made for you. All TV's, no matter where CBS-TV and helps showcase Hun awarded a new franchise to Jack elected and appointed officials in movies about anyone abused, they were built, have two things in tington, Marshall and all of West sonville was this football tradition making West Virginia's positive ttered, raped or murdered. So common. A channel selector and Virginia. This type of positive in the Sunshine State. This is not to teamwork approach to government t is the problem? an on/off switch. Use them. publicity is worth its weight in gold criticize Florida in any way, but do the envy of the nation--just as we My first guess would be If there are parents in the for our state. they have three teams vying for a already are in football. Let's all re are a few people out there population who have a problem In the N AlA, Glenville State national title? Do they have two? work toward that goal in 1994, and have nothing better to do than with their children seeing such was ranked number two in the na Of course not... ... Let'sGOOO Mountaineers, Herd to get under somebody's skin. shows, they should use a bit of tion at the end of the regular sea The teamwork it has taken to and Pioneers! e leader of this pack is a man discipline and change the channel.