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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 | VOL. 117 NO. 5 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com
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By ALISON WICKLINETHE PARTHENON
Marshall University, in accor-dance with Huntington Mayor Steve Williams and Appalachian Power Company, took another step forward Tuesday in its mis-sion to make campus safer with a push to improve lighting.
A team of officials from Ap-palachian Power, Marshall and the city of Huntington walked
through campus and evaluated areas that need improved, as well as took an inventory of fixtures that are not function-ing or should be aimed more effectively. This examination is in addition to routine lighting audits conducted by Marshall’s Physical Plant and Public Safety.
According to Marshall Chief of Staff Matt Turner, the team hopes to accomplish three
objectives with new lighting: improve safety for students, faculty, staff and visitors; improve the appearance of campus; and save energy.
Focusing on better light cov-erage and energy efficiency, the plan involves possibly upgrad-ing some of the street lighting and parking lot lighting sur-rounding campus with either brighter, newer high-pressure
sodium bulbs and fixtures or with high-efficiency LED fixtures.
Marshall’s focus, for now, is the four blocks between Hal Greer Boulevard and 20th Street, along Third and Fifth av-enues. The City of Huntington also wants to improve lighting on 14th Street and 15th Street to Hal Greer along Fifth Avenue, and between Fifth and Sixth
avenues on those same blocks.Appalachian Power has
assigned a team of lighting ex-perts and engineers to assist in developing a plan, including a detailed comparison of costs, to address these needs efficiently.
Williams and the city of Hun-tington are also very invested in the project.
“It’s an absolute priority of our administration that
students, faculty and staff on and around campus feel safe, so we will do everything in our power to make that happen,” Williams said.
Marshall President Stephen J. Kopp and the rest of the team are eager to move forward with a brighter, safer campus.
Alison Wickline can be contacted at [email protected].
University, city seek safer lighting conditions
By PATRICK BREEDENTHE PARTHENON
The College of Education and Professional Develop-ment welcomed a new dean over the summer.
Teresa Eagle began as dean in June when the College of Education and the Gradu-ate School of Education and Professional Development merged to become the CO-EPD. Her role as dean of COEPD is a permanent posi-tion, and she will oversee all areas of the school.
Eagle has an education background and began her education career as a pub-lic school teacher. She later worked her way to assis-tant principal and principal positions and planned to become a college professor after retirement. However, she accepted an assistant professor of leadership studies position at the newly merged Marshall Graduate College in 1998. She contin-ued teaching at the graduate college until 2009 when she was appointed dean of the GSEPD.
COEPD will experience some changes in course-work under Eagle. The College of Education will be gradually merged to cre-ate the COEPD website, and the school will offer courses that focus on pre-school, K-12, special, adult, techni-cal and Ph.D. education.
Hybrid courses will be offered; some will be “t-courses,” which sometimes meet in person, while others may be “v-courses,” which
never meet in person and instead rely on synced chat and exam sessions. There are also plans to make use of the Blackboard Collabo-rate system.
Eagle emphasized that the GSEPD was one of the first units of Marshall to em-brace hybrid courses and she will continue to focus on providing varying education through COEPD.
“The more we learn, the more we get available to us, the more changes that hap-pen when we start looking at what these programs look like,” she said.
Eagle sees COEPD as a new challenge. She said she believes there is still much to learn in terms of the new position, and her staff is prepared to help her ensure COEPD’s success.
“It’s just a matter of learn-ing some different things and some new things which is part of why I like the job,” she said. “It’s learn-ing on the go. It’s having lots of people who are very supportive, having a lot of people who want me to be successful and therefore they’re incredibly helpful.”
Sandra Stroebel has accepted the position of as-sociate dean at Marshall’s South Charleston campus.
Robert Bookwalter, for-mer dean of the College of Education, has accepted the position of interim dean of College of Liberal Arts.
Patrick Breeden can be contacted at [email protected].
College of Education and Professional Development welcomes new dean Eagle
Herd breezes past Runnin’ Bulldogs, 55-0Offense overpowers, defense records first shutout since ‘03 >Page 3
By ZACH HAUGHTTHE PARTHENON
The Marshall Artists Series has scheduled a variety of events this fall at the Keith-Albee Theatre.
The fall semester begins with the stand-up comedy of Bill Burr Wednesday, Sept. 18. Burr has made a name for himself by performing stand-up specials on Comedy Central, HBO and Netflix, as well as numerous talk show appearances. He has also had acting roles in “Date Night,” “Chappelle’s Show” and “Breaking Bad.” Adult con-tent should be noted.
Natalie Cole will perform Thursday, Oct. 10. The nine-time Grammy Award winning
Marshall Artists Series lists promising schedule of performancessinger will perform her take on the “Great American Songbook,” which contains timeless songs from the 1920s through the 1950s. An on-screen duet will be per-formed with her late father, Nat King Cole.
Jason Mraz will take the stage Friday, Oct. 18. The two-time Grammy Award winner will run through a long list of hits in his perfor-mance, including the record breaking “I’m Yours,” which spent more time on Bill-board’s Hot 100 at 76 weeks.
Comedian Kevin Pollak will perform Monday, Oct. 28. Pollak, known for his impression abilities, made Comedy Central’s list of the
“Top 100 Comedians of All Time.” He has also appeared in films such as “A Few Good Men,” “The Usual Suspects” and “Grumpy Old Men.”
The world famous Blue Man Group will bring their original act to the Keith-Al-bee on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The show combines elements of comedy, music, technology
and visuals for a one-of-a-kind family event.
The Keith-Albee will be hosting the International Film Festival from Friday, Nov. 15 through Thursday, Nov. 21. The festival will include films from a variety of genres and languages, with English sub-titles for each. Films include “The Intouchables,” “Reality,”
“The Silence,” “The Angel’s Share,” “Love Is All You Need” and “No.”
The season closes with a performance by Blood, Sweat and Tears on Tues-day, Dec. 3. The two-time Grammy Award winners rose to prominence in the 1970s with a string of popular al-bums and singles. They will be performing both their own songs and songs for the holidays, accompanied by a 40-piece orchestra.
Angela Jones of the Mar-shall Artists Series said she takes pride in the group’s work.
“We strive to bring qual-ity entertainment to the students of Marshall while
they’re on campus,” Jones said.
Tickets are free for full-time Marshall students, with the exception of $5 for Bill Burr. Ticket prices for the public vary, and tickets are half price for part-time students.
Tickets go on sale typically three weeks before the event and can be purchased at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center or by calling 304-696-3326. Bill Burr tickets go on sale Monday, Sept. 9.
Show times are typically 7:30 p.m. Times vary for the International Film Festival.
Zach Haught can be contacted at [email protected].
By KATY LEWISTHE PARTHENON
Messages for Hope will be hosting the 7th annual fun-draising Walk for Suicide Prevention to raise awareness, encourage prevention and memorialize the lives lost to suicide at Pullman Square this Saturday, Sept. 7. at noon.
In honor of the walk, Mayor Steve Williams will proclaim the week of Sept. 7-13 as Suicide Prevention, Aware-ness and Remembrance Week “Showing Honor Through
Prevention,” according to an announcement released by the mayor’s office.
Messages for Hope, Inc. is a non-profit organization made up of suicide response teams that help the newly bereaved deal with the ugly stigmas associated with suicide. The or-ganization also has a network of support groups throughout West Virginia.
Deborah Cardwell, founder of Messages for Hope, explains the impact the walk had on the community in past years.
“It is a great way to bring the survivors together to promote healing and to honor the loss of our loved ones,” Cardwell said. “Through these walks we have reached thousands.”
During the opening ceremony, there will be a balloon release that will honor those who have died from suicide. A memory table will also be provided for survivors of suicide loss to display personal items to remember their loved ones, according to Cardwell.
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of all deaths in the U.S.
and the second leading cause of deaths for youths ranging in ages 15-24 in West Virginia.
Messages for Hope has set a goal to raise $8,000 for the event. Currently, the organi-zation has raised over $2,700 as seen on the organization’s website.
All donations for the walk will benefit Messages for Hope, Inc. There is no cost for registration.
Katy Lewis can be con-tacted at [email protected].
Annual Walk for Suicide Prevention scheduled for Saturday
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The College of Education and Pro-fessional Development will offer free knitting and crocheting classes on campus this fall.
The only cost for the class is for ma-terials such as yarn, knitting needles and crochet hooks. COEPD Dean Te-resa Eagle suggests retail stores like Wal-Mart, JoAnn Fabrics and Michaels for supplies, but assistance to gather materials is available for those who lack transportation.
Crafters of all skill levels will be able to learn new knitting or crocheting skills. Participants are not required to participate in both activities. Classes will focus on knitting things like infin-ity scarves.
The class will last four weeks and will meet every Tuesday and Thursday in room 355 of Corbly Hall beginning Sep. 10. Three different sessions will be offered from 9:30-11:30 a.m., 1:30-3:30 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.
Glenda Lowry will teach all classes. Lowry is an associate professor of family and consumer sciences for COEPD.
Eagle said advanced classes that focus on sewing machines may be available in the future.
“We have sewing machines that will need to have service, so there will be a small charge for those kinds of things,” Eagle said. “We’re hoping that there are a lot of people both students, faculty and staff that maybe have thought they wanted to do this at some time or maybe grandma did it and she just never got around to teaching them.”
Anyone who is interested in signing up for the class can call (304) 696-3131 or email [email protected].
Patrick Breeden can be contacted at [email protected].
Free knitting and crocheting class to be offered on campus
By KRISTA SHIFFLETTTHE PARTHENON
Marshall University’s Campus Activity Board has a lot of events planned for the 2013 fall semester. The members of the campus ac-tivity board strive to get students more involved on campus by having different types of activities for stu-dents to attend.
Christina Caul-Jackson, coordina-tor of student involvement, said the CAB is working to promote upcom-ing activities.
“We normally do individual flyers for the events coming up for that particular week and then we also do semester flyers as well,” Caul-Jack-son said.
September is full of activities. On Friday, Cinema Under the Stars
hosted a viewing of “We Are…Marshall” at 8:30 p.m. at Heritage Station. The screening was free for students with a Marshall ID.
Caul-Jackson said the student ac-tivities have great outcomes and she expressed how great it is to see all of the students coming out and get-ting involved.
“We usually have several hun-dred students that come to bowling nights and we take over the whole Colonial Lanes so it is really nice to look and see that all of the lanes are full with Marshall University stu-dents,” Caul-Jackson said.
Katelyn Harr, junior advertising major from Morgantown, W.Va., has attended a number of activities dur-ing her time as a Marshall student.
“I think that student activities are
a vital part of the student commu-nity,” Harr said.
There will also be a Student In-volvement Fair Sept. 10-11, and comedian Bill Burr will be at the Keith Albee on Sept. 18.
The beginning of Homecoming is the ending to this month’s events. Sept. 29 is a Homecoming Kickoff Party and the details for that will be posted as time gets closer. Appli-cations for Homecoming Court are online and the deadline is Sept. 9 at noon.
October concludes the Homecom-ing events with Homecoming Court announcements Oct. 1, Green and White Day Oct. 3, Picnic on the Plaza Oct. 4 and the parade, game and Step Show Oct. 5.
According to Caul-Jackson, there
might be other events added to the Homecoming weekend for students to get involved in.
Caul-Jackson shared how the stu-dent body input helps decide what events they will do for the following year or semester.
“On assessment day, students can take a survey on the website, which helps us know which activities were big hits and also lets us know what the students want in the future,” Caul-Jackson said.
There is a list of events for Octo-ber and November, and details are posted on flyers around campus, on the Marshall University Campus Activities Facebook page and at the campus activities website.
Krista Shifflett can be contacted at [email protected].
CAB has full schedule for fall semester
By ALYSSA SIMONTHE PARTHENON
Countdown to Commencement is on for Marshall University seniors looking to graduate in December.
Candidates have until Sept. 20 to apply for graduation if they would like their name to appear in press re-leases and in programs released by Marshall.
Students should go to the dean’s office and fill out an application for graduation. This application in-cludes a $50 diploma fee. The dean’s office will then evaluate the stu-dent’s record and form a tentative list for graduation.
Lauren Cundiff, a senior exercise science major from Proctorville, Ohio, plans on graduating in De-cember and said she believes it is important to always stay in touch with your advisers because it is easy to overlook a class or due date.
“Be sure to check, double check and triple check to graduate on time,” Cundiff said.
If students are unable to register prior to the deadline, they will still be able to participate in the ceremony, but their name will not included in any documents released by the uni-versity announcing graduation.
“At some point you have to apply for graduation, so your record can be checked,” said Roberta Ferguson, registrar. “It is hard to collect infor-mation if you wait.”
A Countdown to Commencement event, Nov. 5-6 in the Don Mor-ris Room of the Memorial Student Center, will include the sale of caps, gowns and diplomas.
Alyssa Simon can be contacted at [email protected].
December graduates look forward to commencement dates
Halfway through 2013 hurricane season, no big storms in sightBy KEN KAYESUN SENTINEL (MCT)
Usually by now, three hurricanes have emerged.
Yet not one has formed, and the storm season is already half over. If a monster storm doesn’t appear by Wednesday morning, it will set a record for the latest-arriving hur-ricane since the satellite era began in the mid-1960s.
“It’s very unusual,” said Bryan Norcross, a hurricane expert for the Weather Channel. “Why this is happening is the subject of a lot of conversation, and not much clarity.”
When Tropical Storm Gabrielle failed to grow into a hurricane last week, it set a modern-era re-cord for the most named systems to arise before the first hurricane. Gabrielle was the seventh named storm, and the previous record, set in 2002, was six named storms be-fore the first hurricane.
Tuesday is the peak of the sea-son, when a hurricane is most likely to be swirling in the Atlantic. Yet it appears that no systems in the eastern Atlantic will develop until Wednesday or after.
On average the first hurricane emerges on Aug. 10, the second on Aug. 28 and the third on Sept. 9, putting this season about a month behind schedule, hurricane-wise.
Only five times since the satellite era have there been no hurricanes
in August. And the first Category 3 or higher usually spins up on Sept. 4.
Why haven’t any hurricanes formed so far?
Large areas of dry sinking air across the tropical Atlantic have deprived systems of the moist at-mosphere they need to develop. Also, “pockets of wind shear” have disrupted systems from growing, said Dennis Feltgen, spokesman for the National Hurricane Center.
Despite those factors, Norcross said the Atlantic waters are warm enough to support development. Further, there has been above av-erage rain in West Africa, which nurtures tropical waves and allows them to intensify.
Yet the waves haven’t been “as robust as we’ve seen in the past,” Feltgen said.
Robert Molleda, meteorologist with the National Weather Ser-vice in Miami, said South Florida needs to be on alert. He noted 19 hurricanes have struck this region during October, the most of any month.
For that reason, he said the real peak of the season for South Flor-ida is Sept. 21.
“Half of our hurricane strikes have occurred before Sept. 21 and half after,” Molleda said. “The Sept.
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By MITCHELL PROTHEROMCCLATCHY FOREIGN STAFF (MCT)
A coalition of Syrian rebel groups that includes members of al-Qaida took control of one of the oldest Christian villages in the world Sunday, raising concern about the po-tential destruction of ancient shrines and churches.
Rebel commanders vowed to pro-tect the inhabitants of Maaloula and the village’s holy sites, but there were worries that the town’s many churches, monasteries and shrines from Christianity’s earliest years could be damaged as the Syrian gov-ernment attempts to regain control.
Maaloula is about 35 miles north-east of Damascus in the mountains along the border with Lebanon. Its residents, who still speak Aramaic, the language Jesus is thought most likely to have spoken, are loyal to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Announcements of the town’s cap-ture after five days of fighting were issued by the Nusra Front, a rebel group that has sworn allegiance to al-Qaida; another conservative Islamist rebel group, Ahrar al Sham; and the more mainstream Farouk Brigade.
Witnesses in the town told local media that the government forces withdrew from the center of the village of about 5,000 on Sunday morning but that the regime’s ar-tillery and jets had begun to target rebel positions in the center of the town.
It was not immediately clear if the
rebels had occupied sensitive reli-gious sites in the village, which has little strategic value but could be-come a potent symbol if its historic sites fall victim to the violence.
Commanders from the Rebellion of Baba Amr, which is part of the Farouk Brigade, one of the largest rebel for-mations, could be seen on social media videos announcing the victory from Maaloula’s recognizable town square.
“We cleansed Maaloula from all the Assad dogs and all his thugs,” said an unidentified Farouk commander to his men in one video, with the shrine to St. Takhla, one of Christianity’s oldest sites, in the background.
The Nusra Front released a state-ment of victory on a Facebook page associated with the group and a number of videos released online by Ahrar al Sham showed that group in several locations also within the village. Both groups follow strict conservative interpretations of Is-lam that forbid shrines to saints, and many Christians feared they would damage the sites or harass the resi-dents of the ardently pro-Assad town.
A statement from the Syrian Mili-tary Council, the group through which the West funnels aid to more moderate rebel groups, vowed to protect both the sites and “religious minorities” residing in the village.
“We emphasize that we are work-ing very hard to protect all minorities and have sent army units to protect
Syrian rebels seize Christian village
Children race at the fifth annual FitFest at Ritter Park, Sunday, Sept. 8. FitFest is a community initiative to encourage healthier lifestyles and benefit the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health. The event consisted of 5k and 10k walk and runs, children’s dashes, half mile and mile runs and healthy vendors.
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Herd routs Gardner-Webb
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Senior defensive tackle James Rouse (11) and fellow defensive linemen celebrate a sack of Gardner-Webb quarterback Lucas Beatty (8) Saturday, Sept 7 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
By WILL VANCESPORTS EDITOR
For the first time since 1999, the Marshall Thundering Herd football team is 2-0 after rout-ing the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 55-0 Saturday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The strong defensive effort was also the first shutout victory for the Herd since 2003.
“We talked all week about those [FCS] teams that have come in and pulled upsets this season and we wanted to make sure that didn’t happen to us,” said Marshall head coach Doc Holliday af-ter the game.
The defense shined, forcing the Runnin’ Bulldogs to commit six turnovers, three inter-ceptions and three lost fumbles, and scored its second touchdown in as many games when se-nior cornerback Monterius Lovett returned an interception 70 yards for a score.
“Anytime you can create six turnovers and
score on defense, you have a good chance of winning pretty decisively,” said coach Holliday. “That’s what happened.”
All three interceptions came from the Herd secondary, a unit that was much maligned last season due to lack to depth and injury. Lovett, who recorded his sixth career interception, said that unity has made a big difference in the secondary.
“We just feed off each other every play,” said the senior cornerback. “If someone does some-thing bad we correct each other, if someone does something good we celebrate with each other. We’re brothers.”
The defense also managed to sack Gardner-Webb quarterback Lucas Beatty six times and held the Runnin’ Bulldogs offense to just 184 yards of offense.
Sophomore running back Steward Butler ran wild on the Gardner-Webb defense, picking up
153 yards and three touchdowns on just nine rushing attempts.
“Our coaches tell us to be decisive, so if we make a decision we have to live with it,” said Butler, who is averaging 9.9 yards per carry. “If we’re going to cut it, cut it and if were going to bounce it, bounce it. So I just bounced it and went with it.”
“He’s been practicing extremely hard and ex-tremely well,” coach Holliday said of Butler. “He’s making plays like that on Monday and Tuesday.”
Butler was also able to turn his carries into big runs however the offensive line blocked.
“There were a couple times it was wide open and he took it and there were a couple times it was clogged up and Stew [Butler] had to jump over us a few times and make something hap-pen,” said junior center Chris Jasperse. “We just try to make a hole and let them work.”
As a team, the Herd rushed for 224 yards, in-cluding 44 yards from senior Essray Taliaferro and
Rakeem Cato’s second career rushing touchdown. Cato had a quiet day passing the ball by his own standard, completing 16 of 28 passes for 230 yards and a single touchdown pass to junior receiver Tommy Shuler, who had five catches for 85 yards on the day. Coach Holliday said that the deflated pass-ing stats are a good thing for the Herd.
“We may not have the starts we had a year ago, but we’re a better offense,” said coach Holiday. “We had a lot of stats last year but I think right now we’re a better offense and more balanced offense because we have the ability to run the ball when we want to and still can pass the ball extremely well.”
This Saturday the Herd will take its 2-0 record on its first road test of the season when it travels to Athens, Ohio to take on the Ohio Bobcats in the 57th Battle for the Bell.
Will Vance can be contacted at [email protected].
Turnovers key Herd defense
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Redshirt freshman defensive back Corey Tindel closes in on Gardner-Webb’s J.J. Hubbard Saturday, Sept. 7 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
Volleyball splits weekend in Chicago
Men’s soccer falls to Cleveland State 2-1 See VBALL| Page 5
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HERDZONE.COM After scoring first, the
Marshall men’s soccer team surrendered its one goal lead to fall 2-1 to Cleveland State in the final game of its four-game road trip on Sunday afternoon at Krenzler Field
Cleveland State improves to 2-2-0 with the win, while the defeat drops Marshall to 0-3-1 on the year as the Thundering Herd remains in pursuit of its first win of the 2013 season.
“It was just a tough match
for us,” said Marshall Head Coach Bob Gray. “In the second half they really outplayed us and had the better chances. It is definitely a learning experi-ence because we know there is a better side of us. We just have to get the first win under our belt to gain that confidence.”
The Vikings controlled the pace of the game as the 2012 Horizon League tourna-ment champions finished the day with more shots (17-8) and corner kicks (7-4) than
Marshall.Junior transfer Tyler Atwell
(Hurst, Texas) got his first ca-reer start in goal for Marshall to anchor the back end of the Herd defense.
In the 21st minute, Mar-shall found the back of the net on a goal from sophomore Jack Hopkins (Birmingham, Ala.). Assisted by a cross from freshman Juan Ortiz (Rockville, Md.), the goal was
HERDZONE.COM Marshall volleyball went 1-1
in the UIC Invitational on Sat-urday. Despite the 3-0 (20-25, 12-25, 17-25) loss to Denver in match one, the Thunder-ing Herd recovered to defeat Chicago State 3-1 (25-14, 25-18, 24-26, 25-9) in the second match of the day.
The Thundering Herd im-proved to 2-6 on the season, while Denver went to 4-1 on the year and Chicago State slipped to 0-7.
In the first match, Denver came out of the gates charg-ing and took an early 4-0 run. The Pioneers took the first set
25-20. The mishaps continued in the second set, when Den-ver jumped to a 5-0 lead and took the set 25-12. The Herd continued struggling in its at-tempts to gain lost ground and the Pioneers took the set three and the match, 25-17.
”We were just not ready to play this morning after a very emotionally draining match last night,” Head Coach Mitch Jacobs said. “I put that on my-self as we were just out of sync from the start.”
The Herd was led by fresh-man middle blocker Ally Kiekover, who tallied 11 kills, while teammate senior
middle blocker Sacha Byous-McConnell, posted a .400 hitting percentage with six kills.
In match two, the Herd came out strong and jumped out in front of Chicago State early. After a tie at five apiece in set one, the Herd took a 20-9 run to take the set 25-14. Marshall carried the momentum into the second set and went up 15-10 before the Cougars ral-lied to pull the set within two at 19-17. The Marshall squad took six of the last seven points to win the set 25-18.
By KARLYN TIMKOTHE PARTHENON
The Gardner-Webb Run-nin’ Bulldogs were sent home from the Joan C. Edwards Sta-dium scoreless Saturday night - Gardner-Webb’s first shutout in 56 games. Not only that, but the win gave Marshall its first 2-0 record since 1999, the year the Herd went undefeated. Even if you don’t believe in deja vu, it’s certainly not a bad start to the season.
Looking at the Thunder-ing Herd’s football team last season, domineering per-formances and statistics of the offensive unit casted a daunting shadow. With six turnovers during Saturday’s game and a streak of six scoreless quarters, the Mar-shall defense is proving that it’s their time to shine.
Although the offense posted an impressive 509 total yards, it was the defense that waved on smooth sailing before the end of the half. Four forced turnovers, including a fumble recovered by redshirt senior Alex Bazzie and a 70-yard in-terception return touchdown return by senior cornerback Monterius Lovett were defen-sive plays that put the game on cruise control.
Last season the defense found itself in many similar positions where players got their hands
on a lot of balls but weren’t able to come up with the plays. This season, the defense has adopted a new approach, a chip on their shoulder and a hunger to prove themselves.
Head Coach Doc Holliday gives credit to the major change in defensive outcomes and mentality to an avid coaching staff and new players.
“They have done a tre-mendous job coaching those guys up and playing with great fundamentals and great
technique,” Holiday said. “We have 14 new faces out there making the plays…when you play extremely hard, good things happen for you, and those guys go awful hard out there.”
So far, hard work is proving to pay off for the defense, who al-lowed only 67 rushing yards to Gardner-Webb Saturday night. Throw in three recovered fum-bles and three interceptions,
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It is that time of the year again — the time for all the chaos and excitement that comes with go-ing back to school. For many young people, this time of year will be a huge landmark in their life. I am talking about fresh-men. For many, the transition from high school to college is exciting, scary and sometimes overwhelming; but, as an up-perclassman who has been there and done that, I have some practical advice for fresh-men who may find themselves unsure of what steps to take or what advice to heed in this time of change.
First, I would like to address homesickness. Missing loved ones can be a significant hurdle to success in your college career. It is perfectly natural to feel a sense of anxiety and grief over being on your own for the first time, but there is a problem when that hurt gets in the way of long-term successes and be-comes overwhelming. The best advice I can offer is to feel the pain and grief. Have a good cry, vent to some new friends or to your family on the phone and let it all out in a constructive manner. Feeling pain is a part of what makes us human, and re-gardless of what anyone says, it is okay to feel it. Just don’t bottle it up inside.
Family can be another hurdle for many people during this transition to personal responsi-bility. In the past, I have noticed many freshmen, who were ex-cessively coddled and sheltered or had parents do everything for them, end up failing and never return to college because they could not get used to that. While it is okay to miss your family, it is also time to take ini-tiative and act like an adult. That means taking responsibility for schoolwork, hygiene, waking up on time and functioning in a way that determines your success as a student. It is a dog-eat-dog world at times, and there is no excuse for laziness or childish behavior in college. A profes-sor is not going to excuse you
if you missed a class because you did not feel like going. Get yourself motivated and take responsibility.
Stewardship of finances and partying are other issues at hand. It is okay to party and have fun with your money, but don’t waste it on copious amounts of cheap beer or things you do not need. Make a budget and don’t go wild. It is okay to party occasionally, but the last thing you want is to get arrested in a drunken stupor. Chances are you will be charged as an adult and the things you were excused for as a juvenile won’t be easily dismissed now. In a nutshell, be responsible.
All of these things are pretty big responsibilities and hurdles, but time management ends up being the Achilles’ heel for many students. As I have said before, you are an adult now and it is time to buckle down, get to work and manage your time appropriately. Your parents or friends won’t do it for you. Make time for classes, extracurricular activities, eating and sleeping, but make sure to also include downtime or “me-time” as I pre-fer to call it. Juggling so much work, and basic activities can wear on the psyche and stress levels of a person. So, in order to stay successful and remain somewhat sane, it is important to have time to sit down, relax and let your stresses melt away.
All that advice might be a lot to take in, but my point is that this is your chance to prove yourself as an adult and build the foundation for a beautiful future. Many kids around the world wish they could go to college, so don’t blow it due to a simple lack of maturity. You alone are responsible for your own success and failure. So, please heed my advice, chase your wildest dreams and never let them slip away. This is your year, so please seize it.
Ashley Prichard is a guest columnist and will offer advice on any topic. All ques-tions are confidential and kept anonymous. She can be contacted at [email protected].
THE SEATTLE TIMES (MCT)Microsoft’s intention to move ahead
with a lawsuit to force more information to be revealed about federal surveillance orders is welcome news for consumers.
Right now the public is in the dark about how much of its ostensibly private commu-nication has been shared with the National Security Agency and how vigorously the technology companies cooperated.
Microsoft filed suit in June, and last week the company’s general counsel Brad Smith announced in a blog that ne-gotiations with the federal government had broken down. Microsoft and Google would proceed in court.
This is a legal skirmish, but it is also a public-relations battle for the hearts and minds of consumers who have been reading about vast access to information stored by cloud-computing providers, as well as generic email traffic.
This is a war of words, without any intermediary to sort out the facts for
consumers. Maybe some form of legally induced transparency is what it will take.
News accounts in The Guardian in July referred to files provided by Edward Snowden, the U.S. secrets leaker who sought refuge in Russia. The story said, “Mi-crosoft has collaborated closely with U.S. intelligence services to allow users’ com-munications to be intercepted, including helping the National Security Agency to cir-cumvent the company’s own encryption.”
Smith in a July blog lamented significant inaccuracies in the interpretation of the leaked government files. No keys to data were provided, Smith wrote, and he said Microsoft only provided specified content it was compelled by law to give.
Microsoft wants the government to be more forthcoming about its own requests and to differentiate for the public between requests for information about individual traffic and actual message content.
Existing rules preclude the technology companies from acknowledging requests
sought under the Foreign Intelligence Sur-veillance Act.
This is also a wider PR struggle over perceptions. Were the companies paid to provide information? Yes, but it was a reimbursement for expenses, as provided for law enforcement and other entities that gather requested data.
Agence France-Presse reported six large high-tech lobby groups sent a letter to President Obama saying more trans-parency “can assist in re-establishing trust, both domestically and globally.”
Transparency is important. Smith’s July blog notes that “Microsoft is obligated to comply with the applicable laws that gov-ernments around the world — not just the United States — pass, and this includes responding to legal demands for customer data.” Indeed, what is being shared with whom?
Elaboration in open court about the nature of corporate duties to turn over information to all governments would be illuminating.
Consumers have a stake in Microsoft’s NSA lawsuit
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Freshmen students should seize the opportunity for new responsibilities
For those of you new to the area, or even if you’re not new, it’s an exciting time to be living in Huntington.
Local businesses are thriving and there’s always an event the community can look for-ward to. However, this wasn’t always the case.
For several years, downtown Hunting-ton was a ghost town. It was far removed from its heyday when the sidewalks over-flowed with people moving from store to store and job opportunities in the city were easier to come by.
It was a bustling city with a lot to offer, but this changed in the 1970s when a slew of businesses that rested on the land that is now Pullman Square were torn down to make way for what was going to be known as the Superblock, a new shopping center. However, the plans to develop the land never materialized. Then, the industry
started leaving the area, too. In 1981, the Huntington Mall opened in Barbours-ville, and more businesses moved from the downtown area. The next couple of decades proved to be a challenge for Hun-tington because there was much doubt if it could ever reclaim its former glory.
Within the last 10 years, however, there’s been a shift in the atmosphere – a new hope for the community. The first evident change was the establishment of Pullman Square in 2004. It fulfilled the dreams of the Super-block from the 1970s by providing the area with more shopping opportunities and res-taurants. Soon enough, Fourth Avenue saw the appearance of new, local businesses, and perhaps the most recent area to see a boost in activity is Heritage Station. After years of the shops remaining empty, Heritage Sta-tion is now filled with local businesses such
as Bottle & Wedge, The Wild Ramp, River and Rail Bakery and more.
When it comes to events, Huntington is in no short supply. The annual Chilifest, which celebrates 30 years Saturday, is al-ways a huge hit. There’s also a great deal of musical talent heading to Huntington this fall. The Marshall Artists Series will bring Natalie Cole, Jason Mraz and Blue Man Group to the Keith-Albee Theater.
It’s taken a long time for Huntington to rebuild, as we venture into the 21st cen-tury, the community can rejoice in the fact that the downtown area is a hotspot again. No matter what your interests are, there’s a store, restaurant or event to fit your needs.
So again, if you’re new, explore what the city has for you, and if you’re not new, redis-cover Huntington for all its newfound worth.
Huntington’s making a comeback
10 peak of activity doesn’t really mean a whole lot for this region.”
Feltgen said several seasons have been busy despite the late arrival of the first hurricane. For instance, in 2001, Hurri-cane Erin didn’t form until Sept. 9, and the season ended with
15 named storms including nine hurricanes, four of them major.
“We have just entered the peak of the hurricane sea-son,” Feltgen said. “It is a mistake to believe that the second half of the season will resemble the first half. With half of the season to go, no one should let their guard down.”
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Marshall continued its domi-nance in the third set and went up 21-15 over Chicago State. The Cougars battled back to tie the set at 22. After trading points, CSU took the set 26-24.
The Herd dictated the fourth set and ensured its win after a quick 14-4 lead, followed with a 25-9 set and match win.
The Marshall squad outhit
Chicago State .287-.124 in the four-set victory. The Herd also controlled the nets, out block-ing CSU 6-3.
“It was great to see our team get pumped up to play the final match tonight, when they really could have used our struggles as a crutch not to,” Jacobs added. “CSU is not as bad as their record, and I know we aren’t either. So it was both teams trying to get something going. I’m glad we
were able to come through.”Senior middle blocker Sacha
Byous-McConnell led the Herd with 15 kills and an incredible .789 hitting percentage. She was named to the UIC Invita-tional All-Tournament Team for her efforts.
“Individually, Sacha (Byous-McConnell) had a fantastic offensive tourney and deserved to be named to the all-tour-nament team,” Jacobs added. “There were other good
individual efforts, but the most important thing we focus on now is gaining team continuity.”
The Herd opens its home schedule on Tuesday at 7 p.m. by welcoming in Atlantic Sun Conference foe East Tennes-see State to the Henderson Center.
“I’m looking forward to fi-nally playing at home Tuesday night, Jacobs added. “We are re-ally excited to get in front of a friendly crowd.”
Hopkins’ second goal of the season.
Cleveland State answered at the 36 minute mark with an equalizing goal from 30 yards out to tie it at one goal apiece.
The Vikings would seize the lead on an assisted goal in the 69th minute with a shot past Atwell and into the lower left corner of the Marshall goal. Cleveland State would not re-linquish its 2-1 lead for the remainder of the contest.
The Viking victory gives Cleveland State its second victory over Marshall in the series history. The Herd leads the all-time history 6-2-0. The loss snapped a four-match win
streak for the Herd against the Vikings that dated back to 2003.
“We are looking forward to getting home because we are a little road weary at the moment,” Gray said. “We are excited about playing in our new facility and getting in front of a home crowd as we try to find our way. Nothing will be given, but we hope to have an edge when we are playing at home.”
With its road trip having con-cluded, Marshall will have its regular season home opener on Friday, Sept. 13 at Hoops Fam-ily Field at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex. The Herd will take on Oakland at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Qdoba Invitational which will be Sept. 13 ad 14.
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which were exchanged for 24 points, and the disaster of last seasons defense is pushed into memory.
There is a lot more to be said aside of the recognizable im-provements in the numbers. Lovett said preparation and en-ergy have been a significant part of the defense’s success, espe-cially against Gardner-Webb.
“Everybody came out there
ready to play, playing hard and sticking to the plan to win,” Lovett said. “We don’t take any-body lightly. We play them hard for four quarters, and we just did our job at the end of the day.”
Marshall is now ranked fif-teenth in total offense and tied for seventh in total defense na-tionally. When the team takes on Ohio University Saturday, its success will be put to the test.
Karlyn Timko can be reached at [email protected].
the people of Maaloula and importantly, all of the mon-asteries and shrines,” the statement said.
But the military council doesn’t command either the Nusra Front or Ahrar al Sham, and both groups have fought with military coun-cil-affiliated groups before. Nusra and Ahrar al Sham generally are considered the anti-Assad movements most effective and aggres-sive rebel fighters, making it unclear that the military council will be able to en-force its pledge to protect the area.
Christians make up about
10 percent of Syria’s popula-tion and have generally sided with the government against the rebels, who are over-whelmingly Sunni Muslims.
The Obama administra-tion has offered military and logistical support to the military council, although there is little evidence that much help has reached it. The United States and the European Union have des-ignated the Nusra Front a terrorist organization, and there are concerns that any aid from the West to the military council could end up in Nusra’s hands, given how closely military council-affiliated rebels and Nusra coordinate their military activities.
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LEFT: A saxaphone player in the Marching Thunder performs before the Herd's game against Gardner-Webb Saturday, Sept. 7 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
TOP RIGHT: Herd fans cheer in student section during the Herd's game against Gardner-Webb.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Marshall center Chris Jasperse (60) and left tackle Gage Niemeyer (63) wait for the snap.
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How do you follow one of the biggest musical successes in your career as well as the indus-try? You attend your own funeral and burn your bright blue signature wig, of course. Katy Perry has spent the last year figuring out how to re-turn to the top of the music charts and is ready to claim her rightful place with her new single, “Roar.”
Perry achieved worldwide recognition with her previous album “Teenage Dream,” released in 2010. Coated in sweet candy perfection, this album is probably one of the best-written, pro-duced and performed pop albums in the past decade. So there can’t possibly be a way to su-persede this kind of success, right? Perry has decided to shed the sugarcoated looks and the sound of a teenage dream.
“Roar” is the lead single from Perry’s highly anticipated third studio album, “Prism,” sched-uled for release on Oct. 22. The song peaked at number one in more than 40 countries in its debut week. It marks her eighth No. 1 single on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, ending the twelve-week reign of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” “Roar” was co-written by Perry and best friend, hit-maker, Bonnie McKee. The ferocious, mid-tempo track is a power-pop song containing several elements of pop, rock and production. With a roaring bass line empowering a lyrically driven song, this anthem is an exhibition of Perry’s recent claim to having dis-covered her own inner strength.
“I got the eye of the tiger / a fighter / dancing through the fire / cause I am a champion / and you’re gonna hear me roar / louder / louder than a lion / cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar.”
Setting expectations for her new sound, the single also claims the biggest digital song debut of 2013, surpassing One Direction’s “Best Song Ever,” according to Capitol Music Group. Perry hit the ground running just as strongly with her previous effort, “Teenage Dream” — an album which yielded five No. 1 singles and a re-release, including
two more No. 1 hits, “Piece of Me” and “Wide Awake.”
In addition to a string of viral video promo-tions, Perry partnered with Pepsi for a socially infused promotion in which fans were encour-aged to tweet, hashtag and post to unlock new content. The contest revealed snippets of two new songs including “Walking on Air,” and the eventual winner, “Dark Horse.” This follow-up promotional single is scheduled for official re-lease on Sept. 17.
Regardless of whether you’re a “Katy Cat,” it’s obvious this songstress is here to stay. Specula-tion runs wild as to what "Prism" will hold for fans, and “Roar” is already hard at work gather-ing attention from television, spins from radio and adoration from fans. Only time will tell what “Prism” will consist of but it’s sure to be a full spectrum of colorful hits.
Evan Fowler can be contacted at [email protected].
By COLTON JEFFRIESTHE PARTHENON
A crowd of around 200 gath-ered Friday at Heritage Station in Huntington for the last Cin-ema Under the Stars event of the season, a showing of “We Are…Marshall.”
Cinema Under the Stars is a program that has been going on for two years, showing a variety of movies to the citizens of Hunting-ton. In the past season, Cinema Under the Stars has shown film classics such as “Casablanca,” “Jaws,” “The Never Ending Story” and “Ghostbusters.” The last movie of the season is always “We Are…Marshall.”
“We Are…Marshall” carries a great deal of importance not just for the city of Huntington, but for its citizens as well. The movie covers the plane crash of 1970. Named after the university’s rallying cry, the movie has be-come an almost integral part of a Marshall student’s experience, which according to Blain Crab-tree, Bottle and Wedge owner and President of the Shopkeep-er’s Association for Heritage Station, is part of the reason why “We Are…Marshall” closes out Cinema Under the Stars every year.
“It’s so we can introduce this significant event to a new crop
of students and to help celebrate the start of the football season,” Crabtree said. “Families lived this. For everyone else it’s just a movie, but when you come here and come to Marshall, you will meet people who have lived through this.”
Crabtree’s opinion is widely shared by the citizens of Hun-tington and echoed in statements made by event attendees Ashley Skeen and Jessica Hensley.
“I grew up here. For me, Mar-shall football is in my blood,” Skeen said.
Hensley put more emphasis on what the movie and event means to Huntington.
“It’s a part of the community,” Hensley said.
All proceeds go toward the Shopkeeper’s Association, which helps the shops at Heritage Sta-tion advertise, and to make sure the series keeps going year after year.
Cinema Under the Stars is also an alternative for the people tired of the usual options of en-tertainment in Huntington.
“It’s to show there is more to do in Huntington,” Crabtree said.
Cinema Under the Stars is set to pick back up in May of 2014.
Colton Jeffries can be con-tacted at [email protected].
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Classes support local producersBy TANYA ABBETTTHE PARTHENON
The Wild Ramp is hosting a Let’s Cook Local cooking class Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Creative Kitchens Incorpo-rated, located at 1242 Fifth Ave.
Attending the class costs $30. Each student will learn to make one or more appetizers, an entrée and one or more side dish. Recipes will incorporate lo-cally grown squash as a main ingredient.
Lauren Kemp, a board member at The Wild Ramp, deals with media relations and special events, such as Let’s Cook Local.
“Let’s Cook Local is a project of The Wild Ramp that focuses on cook-ing at home and eating seasonally,”
Kemp said. “It inspires people to cook from scratch and support locally grown food.”
Creative Kitchens Incorporated wel-comed the previous Let’s Cook Local class Aug. 29, attracting 10 participants. The class prepared lemon-rosemary roasted chicken as well as appetizers, salads and desserts in a simple and fresh way, according to The Wild Ramp blog.
The Wild Ramp is a local food market located at Heritage Station. The store’s stock varies daily because local farmers and food producers replenish the store with new items. Customers can regu-larly find pasta and baked goods, baking ingredients, dairy, meat and vegetarian
alternatives, vegetables, snacks, sweets and non-food items such as soap, can-dles, ornaments and greeting cards.
Emily Comer, a 23 year-old graduate student at Marshall, said supporting the local economy is an important fac-tor in her decision to buy locally grown food and locally produced products.
“You also don’t have to worry about all of the additives and chemicals,” Comer said, “But supporting the lo-cal farmer is definitely the greatest benefit.”
The market is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Tanya Abbett can be contacted at [email protected].
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Zucchini and squash are sold with other vegetables at The Wild Ramp at Heritage Station. The local food market offers a varying stock of vegetables, baked goods, pastas and more from local farmers.
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