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Merced med school a priority … for some

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In a conversation over barbecued pork and green curry this week, Adam Gray said that a medical school for UC Merced remains one of his top priorities.

Its a dream shared by many in the region and one Gray believes he can help us realize even in the term-limited lifespan of a California assemblyman.

In 10 years, we should be able to make that happen, he said.

We think he might have to push a little harder than he expects.

Earlier last week, UC President Janet Napolitano met with the combined editorial boards of the Sacramento and Modesto Bees (OK, we joined by phone) and she was asked how the new med school in Merced was progressing.

Napolitano is an impressive, straightforward, no-nonsense woman. In listening to her, you understand why Arizonans elected her governor and why President Obama tapped her to head the Department of Homeland Security. After only three months on the job, she has acquired a thorough grasp of the issues confronting not only the UC system, but also the companion CSU and community college systems. She sees big pictures and her place in them. Shes moving forward.

But shes also a politician. That was evident as she deflected that UC Merced med school question.

Weve got to get Riverside right first, she said, noting that UC Riversides med school only this year went from a two-year program to four years. In the past, med students spent their first two years on the Riverside campus then their last two years at UCLA. Now, it will be all four at Riverside. Its a tremendously complicated undertaking. We know one of the missions is to help California meet its public needs, she said.

But about that med school in Merced?

Im focused on Merced, said Napolitano. The build-out of the primarily undergraduate aspect of it. The campus currently houses 6,500 students, and we want to be at 10,000 by 2020 and that means weve got to build some labs and classrooms. Theyre having biology classes at 9 oclock at night.

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Mercyhurst improves to 8-1 with win at West Liberty

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WEST LIBERTY, W. Va. -- The 12th-ranked Mercyhurst University wrestling team jumped out to a 21-0 lead after the opening five matches and cruised to a 31-9 victory at West Liberty on Wednesday night. The Lakers have won three straight to improve to 8-1 on the season. The Hilltoppers dropped to 2-2 overall on the year.

Mercyhurst jumped in front 21-0 after earning victories in each of the first five matches before West Liberty stopped the Laker run in the 165-pound bout to cut the advantage to 21-6. Mercyhurst claimed victories in the next two bouts to extend the lead to 28-6, preceding wins by each team in the final two matches of the night for the final margin.

It marks the sixth time in nine duals this season that Mercyhurst has kept its opponent to single digits in team scoring this season.

Redshirt junior Ryan Bohince got the ball rolling in the 125-pound match with a 3-0 blanking of West Liberty's Zach Brown to give the Lakers a 3-0 lead. Redshirt sophomore Kody Young followed with a 9-6 win at 133 to extend the Laker lead to 6-0.

At 141 pounds, sophomore Dylan D'Urso, ranked seventh in the country at the weight, pinned Joe Wagstaff of West Liberty 30 seconds into the second period to give the Lakers a 12-0 lead. D'Urso improved to 16-2 on the season and 9-0 in dual matches. The sophomore from Greenville, Pa., has won 25 consecutive dual matches after losing his first collegiate bout at Ashland as a freshman.

Redshirt sophomore Jeremy Landowski earned an easy six points for the Lakers with a forfeit win at 149 pounds. Redshirt freshman Francis Mizia extended the lead to 21-0 with a 5-2 decision in the 157-pound match.

West Liberty stopped the bleeding in the 165-pound match when Mike Emery pinned redshirt senior Clint Schaefer ten seconds into the third period. The win by Emery cut the Mercyhurst lead to 21-6.

Redshirt sophomore August Mizia followed the win by West Liberty with a 12-0 major decision victory at 174 pounds over Eric Antesberger. Freshman Dakota DesLauriers picked up three more points for the Lakers with a 3-1 win in the 184-pound match.

Danny Doyle of West Liberty and freshman Andrew Welton of Mercyhurst exchanged three points in their matches at 197 and 285 to close out the scoring.

The Lakers will return home to square off with Lake Erie College on Saturday, January 18 at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.

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Ending the Drug War, Reforming Immigration, and Ending War are Key Libertarian Principles – Video

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NSA reform? Obama faces headwinds in a Congress divided on surveillance policy.

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Views on Capitol Hill over reforming NSA policies aren't breaking along party lines, as libertarian Republicans join with leftist Democrats to oppose the mass collection of phone records.

President Obama says hed like to put the US government out of the business of storing Americans phone records though he maintains its still necessary to collect those records en masse for anti-terrorism purposes. To make this and other suggested changes to the National Security Agency's surveillance system, hell need the help of Congress.

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Capitol Hill, however, is as divided on the subject as is the American public. Libertarian-minded conservatives align with liberals in opposing the phone-dragnet program altogether, while other Republicans and Democrats largely support it. Last July, the House fell short of ending the NSAs bulk collection of phone records, on a close, bipartisan vote.

On the key House and Senate committees responsible for drafting relevant legislation, members of the judiciary panels tend to want wholesale changes, while those dealing with intelligence want only tweaks.But even that is a bit of a generalization, as division also marks the committees. The upshot is that Congress could well have a tough time agreeing on the legislation required to alter the program.

Considertwo key changes proposed by the president, both of which would require approval by Congress:

President Obama proposes that the government stop holding phone records. In making this recommendation, the president followed the advice of a blue-chip review panel he convened after the furor over massive leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Although the panel found no intentional abuse of the records so far and the NSA collects data about a phone call but not its content it warned that the government's storage of the data creates the potential for abuse and public mistrust. Mr. Obama has asked the attorney general to come up with an alternative storage arrangement. The panel suggested either keeping it with the phone companies or entrusting it with a third party.

"While I am encouragedthe president is addressing the NSA spying program because of pressure from Congress and the American people, I am disappointed in the details, said Sen. Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky, in a statement. The senator, a tea party favorite, described Obamas solution as the same unconstitutional program with a new configuration. In the end, Senator Paul told CNN, little changes: Private records will still be collected without a search warrant. He gave Obama an A for effort though.

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