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Faculty member accepts national award in D.C.

By JESSICA RAMEY

THE PARTHENON A Marshall University employee will go to Washington, D.C. to accept a national award Saturday.

Newatha Myers is the recipient of the Living Legacy Award.

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, a society devoted to the culture and history of African Americans, will present the award.

There were over 180 nominations for the award.

Myers will accept the award Saturday at the 87th Annual Black History Month Luncheon in Washington, D.C. Myers moved to Huntington with her family when she was a senior in high school.

She graduated from Douglas High School one year before it shut down because of integration.

She owned and operated the first black business in Huntington, which was called Shangrila Gift Shop.

In a biography she put together, as part of her entry for the award, Myers said she began working for the Huntington community with a job at the U.S. Department of Labor where she was a counselor for the Neighborhood Youth Corporation.

In the biography, Myers said the central goal of the

Neighborhood Youth Corporation was to assist high school dropouts with their pursuit of GEDs and high school diplomas.

Her next service job for the city was for a program called New Careers, where she served as a make-up and fashion consultant and job developer, helping hundreds of men and women.

Former Mayor Robert Nelson decided to appoint the Mayor’s Committee to honor Woodson after learning of the contributions Woodson made to the city of Huntington.

In a letter recommending Myers for the award, Nelson said within a short time Myers and the committee had accomplished a history of Dr. Woodson’s life and works, with emphasis on his time in Huntington, a bronze statue erected near the former Douglas High School, annual college scholarships to outstanding area high school graduates and the establishment of the Carter G. Woodson Foundation to further honor the life and works of Dr. Woodson.

Myers has been the president of the Carter G. Woodson Foundation for the past 20 years.

She has also contributed to Marshall by creating the Black Association of Faculty and Staff.

Jessica Ramey can be contacted at ramey95@marshall.edu.

HAFB TEAMS WITH FIRESIDE FOR DINEOUT FUNDRAISER

By CAITLIN KINDER-MUNDAY

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Guests look at silent auction items and place their bid during dinner.

THE PARTHENON The Huntington Area Food Bank joined the Fireside Grille, of Teays Valley, to host its first “Dine Out for Hunger” event, Thursday.

Guests were ushered to a secluded room where they were met with the soft jazz sounds of the “Bob Thompson Unit,” which plays at the Fireside Grille on a regular basis.

Erin Highlander, director of development, said the preparation that went in to the event started about three months ago when the Fireside Grille jumped onboard and agreed to help.

A special menu was created by Fireside, with four meal options that included an appetizer, an entrée and dessert. Each meal price was set at $30, with half of all proceeds going to the food bank.

Highlander said one dollar can go far within the food bank and for every

meal purchased at “Dine Out,” 150 meals can be purchased for those in need of assistance.

“It’s a two-for-one kind of deal, or rather a one for 150, technically,” Highlander said.

Marc Brown, co-owner of the Fireside Grille and a former resident of Huntington, said the restaurant takes joy in giving back.

Highlander and Brown said the event was held to raise awareness for the food bank’s efforts in Putnam County, W.Va. “Many people hear ‘Huntington Area Food Bank’ and assume it doesn’t apply to them, when in fact it does serve Putnam County residents,” Brown said.

Along with dinner and music, guests were able to bid in a silent auction that featured many items donated by local businesses and vendors. A few popular

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SPJ lecture series continues with speech on PR

By AMANDA REESMAN

THE PARTHENON The Society of Professional Journalists’ lecture series continued Thursday with a lecture on the relationship between journalism and public relations.

Terry Hapney, public relations professor, gave the lecture in the Marvin Stone Library.

Hapney said one of the officers of the society of professional journalist chapter at Marshall asked him to come and discuss the relationship and the similarities and difference between public relations and journalism.

The lecture is part of a series to give students a chance to learn more about journalism and mass communications outside the classroom. Hapney spoke about public relations as it relates to mass communications and the journalism world.

“The biggest similarity would have to be they are both based upon strong writing skills. I think that’s the most important thing,” Hapney said. “I would stress about public relations and journalism and public relations practitioners have to be able to

write in a very strong fashion as journalist write.”

The lecture focused on the codependence of public relations practitioners and journalists, and the misconceptions of public relations acting strictly in the interest of their employers. Hapney, who has worked professionally in both public relations and journalism, spoke about the close relationship that public relation and journalism students share.

“If it’s not news worthy as a journalist, you’re not going to get placement for your stories. If it’s not news worthy as a public relations practitioners when your issuing a story in the form of a new release, then you’re not going to get placement for your origination,” Hapney said. “You’re going to get a reputation as someone who sends out things that are irrelevant to the audience members you’re trying to target.”

Faculty and students from both public relations and journalism disciplines were in attendance. SPJ is planning future lectures that will be announced at a later date.

Amanda Reesman can be contacted at reesman@marshall. edu.

Marshall’s self-defense class empowers female students

By JOSIE LANDGRAVE

THE PARTHENON On the second floor of the Recreational Center, shouts of “no” echo throughout the gym. These are not cries for help; they are shouts of empowerment.

Marshall University offers an eight weeklong self-defense class for female students.

The class is known as the Rape Aggression Defense System, and students learn realistic self-defense tactics and techniques. The course is centered on awareness, prevention, and risk reduction avoidance, while providing hands-on defense training.

Dakotah Vanmeter, a senior communications major, signed up for R.A.D. in response to rising brutality in the area.

“Huntington can be a scary area. Seeing all the violence, I needed to learn to protect myself and be aggressive,” Vanmeter said. “This class changed my whole perspective on what I can do to protect myself and to not be afraid to use my voice and body for help.”

The goal of the class is to empower female students in learning how to defend themselves. Instructors provide simulations for the students to practice all they have learned in

the course in the hopes of them responding the same way in the real world.

Bobby Minnix, a Marshall police officer, said the class provides a lot of fulfillment.

“As a police officer, we deal with things that have already occurred. It is a perk to be able to do something proactive,” Minnix said. “If I could stop just one occurrence, I have done my job.”

Once students get actively engaged in the course material and techniques, Minnix said their progress is amazing.

“You see these women come in here on week one and they are really shy and don’t know

anyone in the class,” Minnix said. “After a couple of weeks, you see a change in their demeanor. They walk upright, they pay attention to their surroundings and are extremely confident.”

The R.A.D. system has a lifetime return and practice policy, for free, to anyone who has completed a R.A.D. basic course anywhere in the country.

Students can take the class as many times as they wish. Marshall also offers an advanced self-defense class for those seeking further techniques.

Josie Landgrave can be contacted at landgrave2@ marshall.edu.

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POLICE BLOTTER

By JOSIE LANDGRAVE THE PARTHENON

The following summaries were compiled from this week’s Marshall University police reports.

UNDERAGE DRINKING: 400 BLOCK OF JOHN MARSHALL DRIVE Saturday at 2:49 a.m., officers stopped a stumbling subject on the 400 block of John Marshall Drive. Officers reported the subject had red eyes, slurred speech and had an odor of alcohol on his breath. The subject told officers he was 21-years-old. Upon further investigation, officers discovered the subject was 18-years-old. The subject was charged with obstruction and underage drinking.

UNDERAGE DRINKING: TWIN TOWERS WEST Saturday at 12:13 a.m., officers responded to a call in Twin Towers West. Six individuals were found drinking. One subject was given an arrest citation for contributing alcohol to underage individuals. Four subjects were given an arrest citation for underage drinking.

EXECUTED WARRANT: REC CENTER Monday at 9:10 p.m., Marshall University police officers executed a warrant for possession of marijuana. The arrested subject was a 20-year-old male.

Josie Landgrave can be contacted at landgrave2@ marshall.edu.

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Growing near the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center, the Park and Recreation Organization for Students keeps their garden as organic as possible.

Work underway at on-campus garden

By SHANNON GRENER

THE PARTHENON The Marshall University Park and Recreation Organization for Students is beginning to move crops and seeds from the campus greenhouse to the student garden located behind the Career Services building.

PROS is a student fueled organization in which students can receive community service credit and campus organization credit, but not class credit.

The student garden beds were first installed last year with the help and direction of Rick Abel, assistant professor in the Integrated Science and Technology department.

Denise F. Hogsett, director of the Career Services Center, helped tend to the garden last spring.

“Once hearing about the project, I suggested using the space outback the career services building,” Hogsett said.

Currently there are four raised beds divided into 12 sections constructed of nonpressure treated cedar wood.

A plan to expand the garden to 18 sections is in progress.

Garlic was planted in the garden in January when students returned for the spring semester.

The garden will be filled with a variety of vegetables and herbs that may include radishes, tomatoes, squash, cabbage, lima beans and green beans.

Composting bins are also going to be installed. All the material and shrubbery left

over from the garden will be placed in compost bins and can be saved to use alongside fertilizer in the future.

The plants are watered with rain that is collected in rain barrels outside Career Services.

Sustainability Manager Margie J. Phillips helped install the rain barrels for the garden.

Last year, the food grown in the garden was distributed

by PROS to faculty, staff and students.

Phillips discussed possible ideas of distribution for the gardens produce.

“One thing to look at is selling it,” Phillips said. “Wild Ramp is a co-op for local farmers to bring their items there and sell them, or possibly maybe even selling it here on campus

at the student center so then students, faculty and staff are given the chance to purchase it.”

Kyle Thacker, sophomore natural resources and recreation management major and member of PROS, helps take care of the plants in the greenhouse that will be used in the garden.

“Last year, I helped with a lot of the presentation planting,” Thacker said. “We usually want a lot of people to pitch in.”

The garden is grown without chemicals to make the garden as organic as possible. Crushed eggshells and left over coffee grounds have been used to help fertilize the plants in the past.

Shannon Grener can be contacted at grener@marshall.edu.

‘Racer’s Edge’ tears up the airwaves on WMUL

By CHRIS HODGE

THE PARTHENON For many motorsports enthusiasts, NASCAR’s Daytona 500 inaugurates the most important season of the yea: racing season.

Kyle Gibson and Joshua Rose are two high-octane motorsports enthusiasts that have transformed their passion for racing into WMUL-FM’s first syndicated radio show, “The Racer’s Edge.”

Gibson and Rose, both students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, started broadcasting “The Racer’s Edge” in October 2011.

“The Racers Edge is about all levels of motorsports,” Rose said. “Not just NASCAR or NASCAR’s top three series. We cover F1, NHRA, IRL, World of Outlaws, MotoGP, the list goes on.”

The hour-long talk show airs each Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on WMUL-FM 88.1 and WFGH-FM 90.7. The show is also simulcast for Armstrong Cable subscribers on channels 39 and 204.

Gibson and Rose both found a supportive base at WMUL-FM, Marshall University’s student run radio station.

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Joshua Rose, a junior Radio and Television Production major, previews the racing season on WMUL-FM’s “The Racers Edge” on Feb. 6, 2013.

‘The Racer’s Edge,’” Gibson said. “But we wouldn’t be anything without our pit crew. Our producers Marcus Constantino and Ashley Killingsworth help make ‘The Racer’s Edge’ possible. It’s a team effort.”

Gibson and Rose said they are looking forward to Sunday’s race.

“I’m so excited for the Daytona 500,” Gibson said. “We’re just hoping it’s a close one that comes down to the wire like it has the last couple of years.”

They are not alone, as the buzz surrounding the 2013 iteration of “The Great American Race” has reached a fever pitch

in anticipation of Sunday’s waving of the green flag.

Fueling some of this anticipation is Danica Patrick. For the first time in NASCAR’s history, Patrick, a female driver, won the pole for NASCAR’s most prestigious race with a lap of 196.434 mph.

Starting on the pole at the Daytona 500 doesn’t just give Patrick a tactical advantage over the other drivers, it also places her in the spotlight of NASCAR’s most talked about and watched race of the year. It is an opportunity that could define her career and help redefine the legacy of America’s most popular racing series.

NASCAR will also debut the new Generation 6 race cars at Daytona. The Generation 6 cars feature a complete redesign that streamlines the body of the cars to more closely resemble the street cars Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota.

The Daytona 500 also offers many race fans the opportunity to catch their favorite driver’s new paintjob as they cruise and careen down a 500-mile catwalk.

For Gibson and Rose, the Daytona 500 is just the beginning of a busy race season, and both said they have their eyes set on adding to WMUL-FM’s impressive war chest of trophies.

“WMUL-FM is student run and the awards speak for themselves,” Rose said. “It’s the effort put in by the students at Marshall that makes WMULFM special. Our goal is to build on that legacy; to add more trophies.”

Gibson said they are up for the challenge.

“I want ‘The Racer’s Edge’ to be the best radio show in the Tri-State,” Gibson said.

Chris Hodge can be contacted at chris.hodge@ marshall.edu.

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Different faiths raise poverty awareness

By KURT ANDRE

THE PARTHENON Marshall University students have taken it upon themselves to help improve the living conditions of the less fortunate by collecting donations for the Water Project.

The Water Project is a foundation that helps less developed parts of Africa purchase well systems for clean drinking water.

The students, Robin McKenzie, Jim Alnut and Hillary Baker, met during a history class, and discovered similar passions for helping others as a result of their own religions.

McKenzie, a Christian, said she is thankful for what she has and that it has inspired her service work.

“As a Christian, I believe it’s our responsibility to help the less fortunate in any way we can, whether it’s sitting down and listening to someone, or providing food and living supplies to those without. So mainly helping in any way we can,” McKenzie said.

Alnut, who is Jewish, said faith is a part of serving others.

“Faith definitely plays a big part here, but also that part of us that just wants to help our fellow human beings solely because we all have

potential for compassion,” Alnut said.

Alnut said the group got a donation plan together after a discussion on poverty.

“It was pretty cool actually. I met Robin and Hillary in class and we were having a group discussion and the topic of poverty and need came up and we all chimed in,” Alnut said. “After class we stuck around and figured why not raise awareness to the poverty going on in Africa. It was great to see how our faith helped influence the idea.”

Baker, a Christian and overseas missions volunteer during the summer, said she has traveled to different countries and that it is humbling to see how grateful people are for what they have.

“Our goal here is to ask people to be open to the idea of donating money, even a dollar, to the Water Project,” Baker said. “The great thing is that people can donate right from their computers, and even a dollar helps.”

Baker said he met people on a mission trip to Africa who had benefited from the organization’s help, and that the clean water wells improved the living conditions of different villages.

Kurt Andre can be contacted at andre5@marshall.edu.

Landlords react to city rental registry

By MARLA NOWLIN

THE PARTHENON Marshall University students who live off campus could find themselves paying more for housing in the future. Monday, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams proposed his plan for a rental unit registry during his State of the City address.

Williams said his proposed program would require landlords to register their rental properties with the city and pay a fee for each unit they own. The fee revenue would be used to hire an additional code enforcement officer to inspect properties.

The rental unity registry logistics have not been discussed with landlords, but Williams proposed starting at $50 per unit, annually.

Ned Jones, owner of

Greentree Apartments, said rental owners need more information about the proposal before deciding if it is beneficial or not.

“We cannot say yea or nay at this point, without knowing his plan,” Jones said.

Jones said the first question that comes to mind is ‘why does the mayor feel the need for this proposal?’ He said the mayor would meet with local landlords soon to discuss his proposal.

According to the 2011 Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 47.3 percent of Huntington’s population resides in rental property. Williams said his proposal of the registry and inspection program is address safety and quality of life issues.

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Marshall Cheerleaders host Junior Thundering Herd Cheerleading Clinic

By MIRANDA PEMBERTON

THE PARTHENON The Marshall University cheerleading team will host the Junior Herd Cheerleading Clinic to help aspiring young fans learn the fundamentals of cheerleading.

The clinic will take place in the Gullickson Hall Gym, Saturday.

Kelsey Waybright, interim head coach, said the clinic has been offered for the past six years and that girls 4-10 years old will participate.

“They get some one on one technique experience,” Waybright said. “They learn a dance, and some different things so we try to keep it in a close age range for this purpose.”

Waybright said the amount of interest varies from year to year, but there is more marketing for the event this year.

“Last year we had about 28 participants, but we’ve had as many as 78 before,” Waybright said. “We are really trying to market it more this year. We’ve

put it on a lot of Marshall alumni outlets and Herd Nation things. So far, we’ve had a lot of interest and applications returned.”

The participants learn a variety of things in the clinic.

“They learn proper motion technique, different stunting skills and stretching,” Waybright said. “We will also do some team building activities.”

Marshall’s cheerleading team will kick off the clinic with a pep rally and will perform a routine that will also be preformed at the Feb. 21 and March 5 basketball games.

“The participants get to preform their routine during pregame,” Waybright said. “That’s something really exciting for the girls because they get to be a part of a Marshall basketball game.”

Clinic participants will get a picture with Marco to take home with them.

“The participants get a framed picture with Marco by the time they leave the clinic,” Waybright said. “It’s a cool souvenir for the girls.”

Miranda Pemberton can be contacted at pemberton23@marshall.edu.

“Manning” The Fort Tamron Manning providing key minutes for the Herd

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Freshman guard Tamron Manning puts a shot up against ECU.

record this season, Manning said he has still had a strong freshman experience.

“It’s been a great experience. I’ve been learning a lot on the fly,” Manning said. “We’ve played against a lot of good teams since I’ve been here, like Kentucky and Cincinnati. I’ve learned a lot and gotten a lot better and I’ve enjoyed it.”

The Herd hopes Manning can continue to learn as he continues his life at Marshall.

Kyle Gibson can be contacted at gibson210@marshall.edu.

Women’s lacrosse starts season this weekend

By COURTNEY SEALEY

THE PARTHENON The Marshall University women’s lacrosse will kick off its season as they travel to the University of Kentucky for a weekend tournament.

The team will leave Huntington and travel to Lexington to take on Marquette, Ball State and Ohio University on Saturday, and will play the University of Cincinnati on Sunday in their first tournament. The lacrosse team is part of the Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse League’s division 2, south subdivision.

Team member Marianna Taylor, a secondary Spanish education junior, said she had mixed emotions about playing her first game in three years.

“It’s a mixture of nervousness and excitement,” she said. “I am nervous because I am not sure how the games are going to go and I am excited to finally have our first game coming up.”

Team members have been doing all they can to prepare for the game, including ground balls, catching and throwing,

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THE PARTHENON The Marshall University men’s basketball team has seen big minutes and growth from true freshman guard Tamron Manning.

Manning, who hails from Georgetown, Ky., has had a significant role as a bench player with the Herd this season.

A graduate of Scott County High School, Manning was a firstteam all-state selection as a junior and senior, averaging 15 points per game in his senior season. This season, Manning averages 10 minutes per game and has 24 assists on the year.

Manning said proximity and relationships helped influence his decision to play at Marshall.

“It was close to home,” Manning said. “Coach Mark Cline and I developed a really good relationship and from then on it was just a good fit for me coming out of high school.”

Head Coach Tom Herrion said the freshman has progressed well in terms of confidence.

“He’s starting to play with greater confidence,” Herrion said. “He’s obviously matured through the course of the season, and through his opportunities to play more recently he’s taken advantage of it. He’s gaining confidence and I’m gaining confidence in him as well.”

In terms of his own progression, Manning said he has improved at making decisions.

“My awareness on the court and knowing where guys are on the court has gotten better,” Manning said. “Coming from high school, it wasn’t as hard as it is now — getting a feel for the game and getting pressure. I’m just getting better at handling the ball under pressure and making smarter decisions.”

Manning’s teammate and fellow guard Chris Martin said Manning should keep improving.

“He’s learned a lot and gained confidence,” Martin said. “I’m happy for him because he’s done well. He’s going to keep getting better. He has good size and his decision making is getting better, so he will be fine.”

When Manning chose to attend Marshall, the Herd was coming off of a season in which the team finished 21-14 and was selected to the NIT postseason tournament. Despite the losing

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scrimmaging and teaching new girls the rules and regulations.

Taylor said she hopes this will not only help them in this tournament, but for the rest of the season as well.

Many of the girls on the team have never played a lacrosse game and do not know what to expect. Taylor said she feels like it will be a great experience for them.

“Although a lot of the girls have not played, I believe all the girls will play their best and take notes for what is ahead for the games throughout the rest of our season,” Taylor said.

Team captain Sarah Conners, a broadcast journalism major, was part of the lacrosse team last year, which saw little success.

“I am really excited for this tournament.

After trying to start the team last year with little success it feels good to have my girls behind me going to UK to play together,” Conners said. “We finally have officially done this and were finally playing.”

Conners said she was most excited to play Cincinnati on Sunday.

“It’s where I am from and where I

learned to play,” Conners said. “I know a couple girls on the team from high school, so it should be interesting to have my old teammates as opponents.”

Conners said she feels communication is key in all the victories this weekend.

Sophomore medical imaging major Casey Baker said she thinks Saturday will be exhausting for the team.

“It’s going to be tough playing three games in one day,” Baker said. “I know we will be exhausted by the end of the day, but our game Sunday isn’t until 2 p.m., so we will be able to get enough rest.”

The team will stay at a hotel Saturday night, and Conners said they planned on bringing movies and snacks to help spend Saturday evening resting up for their game against Cincinnati.

The team members will pay for their own expenses on the trip. The girls have assigned drivers, from the team for the two-hour drive, and each passenger will share gas expenses.

Courtney Sealey can be contacted at sealey3@marshall.edu.

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THE PARTHENON The Marshall University women’s track and field team will participate in a Conference USA two-day indoor championship in Birmingham, Ala., this weekend.

The Herd will look to bounce back after a disappointing 11th place showing in last year’s competition.

The track and field team has some notable talents this year that will contribute in the weekend event.

Senior jumper Jasia Richardson leads the conference in the triple-jump event, with a measure of 42.4 ft.

Sophomore distance runner Celia Leonard went first at the Ohio State Buckeye Tune-up last week. In the 1000 meter, Leonard produced a time of three hours and six minutes.

Senior sprinter and jumper Vanessa Jules broke Marshall’s 60-meter hurdles record at the same event last year.

University of Central Florida leads all teams coming into the championship.

They are ranked no. nine in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

East Carolina University will look to defend its title from last year’s indoor championship event.

Senior Vanessa Jules said the team is not facing any

challenges coming into this weekend.

“As long as everybody does what they have to do, we will come into this weekend with a positive manner,” Jules said. “The way we performed last year is not going to be the same outcome as it was. We have more depth this year and we will rank higher in the indoor championship this year.”

Freshman hurdler Asia Bange said the team is mentally prepared for the weekend.

“We are at the level that anybody else is, and I know we are going to do better than last year. Everybody is excited and pumped for this weekend,” Bange said.

“Nobody is doubting themselves, and you can tell the team is going in to this weekend with a positive mind-set and everybody knows what type of ability they can bring to the field.”

Live results will be posted at the C-USA Championship Central this weekend. Fox Sports Network will televise the championship on a tape delay with the first airing set for March 1 at 12 p.m.

The battle for the C-USA indoor track and field championships will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday.

Malcolm Irving can be contacted at irving@marshall.edu.

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State government needs to prioritize The West Virginia House of Representatives convened for the eighth day of the regular session Wednesday and passed its first House Bill by a vote of 53-45.

However, this bill brings about much controversy and irony.

House Bill 2434 was passed to equalize the pay of magistrates, clerks and deputy clerks across the state.

The bill was passed but not without much debate.

Republicans opposed the bill, saying the pay raise is unfair to the thousands of unemployed state residents. Democrats, on the other hand, contended the bill — a bill that would affect the salaries of nearly 48 magistrates, clerks and deputy clerks.

When crunching the numbers, this

bill comes with a $737,000 price tag.

Ironically, this comes the same year that West Virginia agencies, and particularly Higher Education, is being forced to shed millions of dollars from their budget. For Marshall University, that is nearly $11 million in budget cuts. For West Virginia University, that is nearly $12 million in budget costs.

West Virginia is already faced with devastating Medicaid costs, the lowest workforce participation in the nation and dwindling coal severance taxes. So, why is the House making pay increases a priority rather than budget cuts that are in the state’s future?

The fact is the timing of this bill is horrible. Yes, it is important for the state to make sure state employees receive equal

pay for equal work, but it sends a bad message to state taxpayers coming at a time when the state is in economic despair.

Right now, more than 60,000 West Virginians are unemployed. In addition, more than 583,000 households in the state earn less than $25,000 annually.

What is wrong with this picture?

You guessed it. It seems like the representatives we elect are more concerned about pay increases than tackling the state’s unemployment and poverty.

The House needs to get their priorities in order because at this time, elected officials need to focus on the bigger picture instead of focusing on legislation that helps the pocketbooks of a few. We have a crisis on our hands and the House should act accordingly.

Lenin had Marxist tendencies

By HENRY CULVYHOUSE

THE PARTHENON Lenin’s actions and policy decisions from 1917 to 1923 laid the foundation for the world’s first police state nightmare.

While Lenin did use arms, deceit and revolutionary gusto to centralize political power into the hands of the Communist Party, I think the reasons behind these actions should be examined.

Lenin’s view on the function of government is classic Marxism. In “State and Revolution” Lenin argues government is a product of a society’s class divisions. The dominating class creates government to preserve their high status. Lenin claims in capitalism, representative democracy, such as in the U.S, is a tool to preserve the incomes of CEOs, stock brokers and politicians.

This does not really tell us much why Lenin chose to establish the Cheka, the Soviet Union’s first secret police, to arrest and execute political dissidents. But it gives us a handle on how Lenin approached politics. Lenin did not measure reality in terms of what was happening before him. He instead chose to look at every issue from a Marxist position.

In taking a Marxist position on everything, from grain rations to fighting the Russian Civil War, Lenin always sought for what he considered the “purest” solution that would be in agreement with Marx’s writings.

What we have here is a zealot. Lenin believed in Marx’s words so much, it was like a religion. But because Marxism is a philosophy that encourages exploration and study of the world around you, he chose to make Marx’s words into a social scientific law reality conforms with. (Of course there’s a wealth of Marxist scholars who applied more critical thinking and questioned Marx.)

Lenin approached the Soviet Union like Dr. Frankenstein and his corpse.

According to Marxist theory, Russia would be one of the last European nations to have

a communist revolution. Communist revolutions would first start in highly industrialized countries, where the working class, such as miners and factory workers, formed a majority of the population. In Lenin’s day, it was thought Britain or France would turn Red in the next decade or two.

Russia had a very small working class, most which was concentrated in Moscow or St. Petersburg. The vast majority was peasants, and Lenin did not believe the peasants could lead a revolution. But he knew the workers were not large enough to lead it either. In order to grow the working class and introduce more industry into Russia, Lenin needed to figure something out, a solution Marx had not thought of.

Lenin theorized since Russia had such a small working class, it was up to the Bolshevik Party, a group of predominantly middle class intellectuals, to educate, agitate, and lead the revolution for them. Lenin called these party members, “professional revolutionaries.” After the revolution, Lenin advocated eliminating rival political parties, because he believed the working class was not ready to lead society. Socialist democracy would come soon, Lenin promised, but not until the workers were “ready” to assume the responsibility of running a society.

Some argue Lenin was a con man, a tyrant who hid behind Marxist rhetoric to get his way.

I do not buy that. Lenin tried to foster both friends and enemies within the Bolshevik Party into leadership roles. The cult of personality that spread his face all over the USSR occurred after his death.

Lenin’s use of power was done for a reason other than maintaining a position or installing his own regime. He was trying to make reality conform to the words of Karl Marx. And like a scientist, he didn’t really think about the morality of his methods.

Henry Culvyhouse can be contacted at culvyhouse@ marshall.edu.

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The truth about teen sex

CHICAGO TRIBUNE (MCT) American teenagers are awash in temptation, particularly the kind that involves pleasures of the flesh. They are exposed to racier images on television than ever before.

Popular music celebrates carnal passion with unceasing gusto. And the Internet offers an endless array of graphic sexual fare. From watching “Glee” or “Gossip Girl,” you get the idea that high school is just one hookup after another.

This salacious environment is a lot for impressionable youngsters to deal with, but our kids are dealing with it surprisingly well.

So says the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reports that when it comes to having babies, adolescents are not only

doing better than they used to be, they’re doing better than they’ve ever done since 1946.

The birth rate among teenagers fell by 8 percent from 2010 to 2011.

It wasn’t a fluke. The previous year, it fell by 9 percent.

These represent just the continuation of a long and very impressive decline over the past two decades. Since 1991, the number of babies born to women ages 15 to 19 has fallen by 49 percent, despite an expanding population of teenagers.

Nor is the phenomenon peculiar to any one group or region.

Among non-Hispanic blacks, the rate has plunged by 60 percent since 1991. Among Latinos, it’s 53 percent. Teen births have been falling across the country.

If the rate had stayed where

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it was two decades ago, there would have been 3.6 million more births since then than there actually were.

There are some collateral benefits from the improvement. Premature births have fallen among all women, and so has the number of low-birth weight babies — both of which make for healthier infants.

What accounts for the dramatic progress? A combination of less sex and more contraception has played a big part. Since 1991, the proportion of high school students who have ever had sexual intercourse has declined from 82 percent to 60 percent — a drop of more than a quarter. Adolescents are also less likely to have had several partners.

The ones having sex have gotten more careful about the

consequences. Among those who have sex, the use of condoms has risen by one-third.

Lately, other types of birth control also appear to have gained in popularity as well. Some 14 percent of sexually experienced teen girls have used emergency (plan B) contraceptives. But abortion has gotten less common.

The picture we get is not the raunchy abandon so often depicted in popular culture.

It’s one of growing awareness of the downside of sex, more willingness to postpone it, and taking measures to prevent it from causing pregnancy.

Those steps are what parents, teachers and public health professionals have been urging on adolescents for decades now. Surprise: They’ve been listening.

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Anti-HIV drug effort in South Africa yields dramatic results

By MONTE MORIN

LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) An intensive campaign to combat HIV/AIDS with costly antiretroviral drugs in rural South Africa has increased life expectancy by more than 11 years and significantly reduced the risk of infection for healthy individuals, according to new research.

The two studies, published Thursday in the journal Science, come as wealthy Western nations are debating how best to stretch limited AIDS funding at a time of economic stress.

With an annual price tag of $500 to $900 per patient, antiretroviral therapy programs have stirred frequent debate.

Critics argue that adherence to the drug regimen is low and social stigma prevents some

from seeking care until they are very ill and have infected others. Cheaper remedies, such as condom distribution, male circumcision and behavior modification, deserve more attention and funding, they say.

The new economic analysis of a $10.8-million campaign in KwaZulu-Natal province concluded that the drug scaleup there had been highly cost-effective.

The program was administered by nurses in rural health clinics in an impoverished region of about 100,000 people.

Treatment consisted primarily of daily doses of antiretroviral therapy, or ART, drugs, which patients take every day for their entire lives. Patients picked up their medication at a rural clinic once a month.

In 2003, the year before the drugs were available, 29 percent of all residents were infected with HIV and half of all deaths there were caused by AIDS. Life expectancy in the region was slightly more than 49 years.

By 2011, life expectancy had grown to 60 years "the most rapid life expectancy gains observed in the history of public health," said study senior author Till Barnighausen, a global health professor at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Based on that increase in longevity, researchers determined just how many years of life were effectively "gained" among residents as a result of ART intervention. They used that figure and the total expense of the program to calculate a cost-effectiveness ratio

of $1,593 per life-year saved.

The World Health Organization considers medical intervention to be "highly costeffective" if the cost per year of life saved is less than a nation's per capita gross domestic product. The program's ratio was well below South Africa's 2011 per capita GDP of about $11,000.

"It's really a slam dunk of an intervention," said study leader Jacob Bor, a graduate student at Harvard. "These investments are worthwhile."

The research team noted that the study period coincided with the arrival of electric power and clean water for area residents. But those alone could not explain the dramatic increase in longevity, they said.

"While mortality due to HIV declined precipitously,

mortality due to other causes flat-lined," Bor said. "These changes were almost certainly due to ART scale-up."

In a second study from the same region, researchers followed nearly 17,000 healthy people from 2004 to 2011 to determine HIV infection rates in areas with active ART intervention programs.

Healthy individuals in those areas were 38 percent less likely to contract HIV than people in areas where ART drugs were not widely available, researchers found.

People in extremely rural areas also fared better than those in more closely populated areas clustered around national roads.

Overall HIV prevalence increased 6 percent during the seven years of the study,

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Continued from Page 2 Tracey Rowsey, general manager of the Village on Sixth, wonders why Mayor Williams sees a need for the registry.

“I don’t see why he needs another fee,” Rowsey said. “I don’t see why when we are up keeping everything we have.”

Rowsey said she was puzzled at the mayor’s proposal.

When asked about Marshall University’s residence halls and if they will fall under his proposal, Williams said they would not consider them as public entities. Public entities

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Attorneys for Drew Peterson's defense, from left, Joe Lopez, David Peilet and Steve Greenberg hold a news conference outside the Will County Courthouse after Peterson was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of Kathleen Savio, on Thursday in Joliet, Ill.

Drew Peterson cries, rages after being sentenced to 38 years in wife's death

By STEVE SCHMADEKE, MATTHEW WALBERG and STACY ST. CLAIR

CHICAGO TRIBUNE (MCT) Drew Peterson wanted to make sure he was heard when he was given one last chance to speak Thursday, shortly before being sentenced to 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

Declining to speak from the defense table, where there was no microphone, the former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant shuffled to the witness stand in his blue jail scrubs and orange jail-issued shoes and began quietly.

"I hope I don't aggravate the situation," he turned and told the judge. Then Peterson screamed into the microphone, "I did not kill Kathleen!" startling almost everyone in the courtroom.

"Yes you did!" Savio's sister Sue Doman yelled back from the gallery, prompting Judge Edward Burmila to order her out of the courtroom.

It was an odd end to a case built on oddities and circuslike sideshows. For the next 40 minutes, Peterson cried, raged and whispered, challenged the state's attorney to look him in the eye and indulged in self-pity as he unleashed his multitudinous thoughts like a character in a Dostoevsky novel.

The 59-year-old said he expects to die in prison. Barring any successful appeal, he won't be eligible for release until he's 93.

Peterson claimed that lies

and mistakes by witnesses, prosecutors and police lead to his conviction, and made disparaging remarks about Savio's family, attorneys and others involved in the case. His defense attorneys called the monologue an impassioned plea for leniency, but prosecutors said it was proof that Peterson is a psychopath.

But in describing himself on the stand Thursday, Peterson said he was maligned and misunderstood.

"Until this happened, I thought I was viewed as a great guy," Peterson said, listing his litany of public and private good deeds before announcing he planned to tattoo the phrase "No good deed goes unpunished" across his shoulders.

"The state took an accident and staged a homicide," Peterson said, before turning to the judge. "Can I get some water?"

Once refreshed, Peterson said he had upheld the oath he swore when he became a police officer.

"I always took my job seriously, I never violated the public trust," he said, his voice husky with emotion before quoting one of the Ten Commandments. "And I never beared false witness against anyone."

"I think the only thing left to make this case run true to form," he told Burmila, stopping to take a tissue and wipe his nose, "would be a cruel and unusual punishment. And I don't think anybody would care, because nobody cares. I

can't believe I spent 32 years defending a constitution that allowed this to happen to me."

It's not uncommon for a defendant to lash out against those who put them behind bars.

"When he got up on the stand and (in) that shrill, kinda-feminine screech that he didn't kill Kathy _ that's the guy that killed Kathy," Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said. "You got a glimpse into his soul."

Peterson accused the state's attorney's office, state police, Savio's family and even Lifetime TV of being part of various conspiracies to wrongfully convict him. Last year, Lifetime TV aired a movie about Peterson with Rob Lowe playing the suburban police officer. Peterson said the "ridiculous movie" denied him a right to a fair trial and included statements he'd made to state police.

He said he took full responsibility for his media appearances, which created a firestorm after his fourth wife, Stacy, disappeared in 2007 and included talk of a "Win a Date with Drew" contest on the radio.

"I'm an obnoxious man by nature, truly," Peterson said.

"And after 30 years as a police officer, as is normal with police officers, my defense mechanism is comedy. The media took that and capitalized on that, and my obnoxious nature shown through."

Peterson, who smirked at the state police officers who investigated him as he was

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brought into the courtroom, appeared to struggle to keep his composure on the witness stand. His right hand shook at times as he held forth, clutching some papers in his left hand.

"But I want to assure the court that at no time did I want to portray any insensitivity about Kathy's death," he said, turning to address Burmila.

"That was not my intention."

Peterson also took aim at Glasgow, who tapped his fingers at the prosecutors table and at one point asked a colleague "Is he done?" during Peterson's speech.

"Mr. Glasgow, all aspects of my life have been destroyed.

Everything from my personal life to my professional life to my social life _ all aspects have been destroyed," he said as Glasgow sighed loudly. "And I tell you this to give you greater cause for celebration, when you celebrate the fact that you perpetrated the largest railroad job in the history of this country."

Peterson later asked Glasgow to look him in the eye and "never forget my face ... never forget what you've done here."

Glasgow, who stared at Peterson until he finished, later said he had "never seen a more pathetic display than today."

Doman said she didn't have any choice but to respond to Peterson in open court.

"I wasn't going to take the devil," she said. "I wasn't going to let him say that. People tell me I shouldn't have reacted, but I had to defend my sister."

items of the night were a football signed by Doc Holiday and a Tom Herrion basketball jersey.

Many businesses and donators wanted to help the HAFB, by offering their talent and products as a way to give back to the community that too highlights their work.

Guests were also able to purchase kitchenware or plan a party with Lisa Racer, a Pampered Chef representative.

According to Racer, 10-15 percent of all proceeds from any purchases, depending upon sales, will go directly to the

probably because the antiretroviral drugs allowed people with the virus to live longer, according to the report.

It's not clear how the results of the new study would translate to areas where stable, cohabiting couples were not the norm, said lead author Frank Tanser, an epidemiologist at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

AIDS researchers who weren't involved in the studies said they provide strong support for maintaining programs like the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, begun by President George W. Bush in 2003.

"These papers present truly remarkable data," said Dr. Douglas Richman, director of the Center for AIDS Research at the University of California, San Diego.

that are subsidies under the Housing Authority will be subjected to his proposal.

Matthew Pickett, first year graduate student at Marshall from Charlotte, N.C., said the change is good.

“I think its good the Mayor made this change, especially for college students like me,” Pickett said. “It might mean paying a little bit larger deposit or something since the landlord will have the get the money from somewhere, but I think it’s worth it if I am guaranteed my rental is actually inspected and up to code.”

Marla Nowlin can be contacted at nowlin7@marshall.edu.

food bank. Purchases through Pampered Chef, in honor of “Dine Out,” can be made through Wednesday by visiting a link on the food bank’s website.

Brown summed up the evening with Fireside’s mission to serve the community.

Since they opened two years ago, they have hosted charity events to give back to the community.

“We want to show the community we care and we want them to come in and support us as well, so anything we can do to make that happen is wonderful,” Brown said.

Caitlin Kinder Munday can be contacted at kindermunday@marshall.edu.

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EDITORS’ PICKS | TOP 10 GAME SHOWS 1. Jeopardy

6. Press Your Luck

2. Legends of the Hidden Temple

7. Let’s Make a Deal

3. The $10,000 Pyramid

8. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

4. The Price is Right

9. Total Blackout

5. Family Feud

10. Wipeout

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