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Board of Governors tables budget proposal

By TAYLOR STUCK

THE PARTHENON The Marshall University Board of Governor’s voted Thursday to table the proposed budget parameters for the fiscal year 2013-2014.

The Board of Governors had charged university President Stephen Kopp to come up with a budget plan with the 8.94 percent cut from state allocations in mind.

The motion read, “Resolved, that the Marshall University Board of Governors provisionally approves the proposed budget parameters for fiscal year 2013-2014 and authorizes the administration to prepare a provisional tuition and fee schedule and budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 within

these provisionally approved parameters.”

The idea to table the motion was brought by Daniel Holbrook, history professor and chair of the history department, while he addressed Kopp.

“The culture of distrust predates you,” Holbrook said.

“Your two prior full-time presidents certainly dismissed faculty concerns to put them out of consideration. But I can recall conversations with you several years ago about this fact, and yet very little has been done to change the culture of Marshall University. And what we are really talking about is a cultural change. Those are very difficult to do, but you have to start somewhere. I would suggest the place to start is today

by withdrawing these new budget parameters.”

Kopp told the board if the suspension of the proposal would help rebuild trust, it was something they needed to discuss.

John Hess, vice chairman of the board, pulled his original move to approve the proposal, and instead made a motion to table the proposal and allow administration to continue to work with constituent groups as if the proposal was still in place.

“In the heat of the battle — working closely with legislature in Charleston not to lower our allocations and do what this board has asked the president to do — we made a mistake. All of us,” Hess said.

“And I have to say, there’s not

one board member here that does not passionately care about your feelings. But at the end of the day, we have to be fiscally responsible.”

Kopp apologized during the meeting and said the initial revenue sweep was not meant to be an expression of distrust of faculty, but was charged by the board to have a proposal for the April meeting.

“I take full responsibility for what happened last week,” Kopp said. “It was ill-considered on my part, not ill-advised.”

Joseph Touma said everyone needed to seize the opportunity and make something positive out of the situation.

An emergency general faculty meeting has been called for Friday at noon at the Catholic

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Marshall students protest President Kopp outside the Board of Governors meeting at the Memorial Student Center, Thursday, in response to budget cuts

COB votes no confidence in Kopp THE PARTHENON Following last week’s budget sweeps, the Marshall University College of Business unanimously voted “no confidence” in President Stephen Kopp at a faculty and staff meeting on Tuesday COB Interim Dean Deanna Mader said the actual motion is both strategically and financially a vote of no confidence in the leadership of President Kopp and Provost Gayle Ormiston. Mader said the vote is a way to formalize their dissatisfaction with the leadership and actions made by administration.

“What it means is symbolic really,” Mader said. “Nothing directly will come from it, as with any vote of no confidence,

it is a formal statement that whomever has voted is dissatisfied with the leadership.”

Mader said the meeting was scheduled after she received a number of calls, emails and visits from faculty and staff that urged her to call for the meeting.

The COB agrees that the administration could have handled the financial situation in a better way.

“I, along with probably the majority of folks of campus believe that it is always better to get together before a crisis and talk it over, share ideas and come to a mutually agreed upon solution,” Mader said.

“We have people all over campus who are experts in their respective fields, and they understand best the needs of their students.”

Mader said she felt as if the faculty and staff of Marshall are both capable and agreeable enough to get together to find a working solution.

“In this particular college, this budget sweep was the last straw,” Mader said.

“There have been other issues that the faculty has been very unhappy with, and this was the time to stand up and say we are not happy.”

In addition to the COB meeting, both the college’s faculty senators and faculty members will attend the emergency faculty meeting scheduled for Friday to voice their opinions on the sweeps.

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COB celebrates 44th birthday

By EBONY ROBINSON

THE PARTHENON The college of business celebrated its 44th birthday, Thursday.

The "Birthday bash" took place on Buskirk field. This event featured information about the college of business, free pizza, cake, corn hole and a pie eating contest.

Sara Davis, a graduate assistant in the college of business, was the organizer of Thursday's festivities. She said she had been planning the event since last fall.

Davis said the event featured door prizes and a variety of contests to get the students excited. All the contests featured gifts.

Davis said that all of the gifts were donated by local area business.

An eating contest took place, where the winner received a $30 gift certificate. Participants were also given a prize for participating.

“Many of the business owners are alumni of Marshall, if not specifically from the college of business.” Davis said.

Davis said that the business owners are given the opportunity to

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Students participate in an obstacle course during the College of Business Birthday Bash on Buskirk Field, Thursday.

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Marshall University president Stephen Kopp speaks in the Shawkey Dining Room during the Marshall University Board of Governors' regularly scheduled meeting, Thursday.

Newman Center in response to the revenue sweep and hiring freeze.

Kopp said no matter what happens in the days ahead,

the university must continue to work together and look towards the future.

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Even when voted down, Sen. Manchin stands up

By CAITLIN KINDER-MUNDAY

THE PARTHENON From a high profile press conference to a skit on Saturday Night Live, Sen. Joe Manchin has made quite a name for himself regarding his recent compromises on gun restrictions.

Manchin (D-W.Va.) could attribute his newfound national stature to the bipartisan deal he struck with Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, announced April 10 in Washington. It was an effort that as of Wednesday had been proven unsuccessful.

The U.S. Senate voted down the gun control measures, 5446. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid moved to set aside all gun legislation without a final vote Thursday. Reid’s decision allows room for votes to take place on the proposal again, but at a later date.

In a statement released from Manchin’s office on Wednesday, Manchin responded to the Senate’s decision.

“Although I am disappointed in the outcome of today’s vote for a commonsense measure to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill while protecting our Second Amendment rights, this is not the end of the debate,” Manchin said. “I thank Sen. Pat Toomey, along with Senators Mark Kirk and Chuck Schumer, for their support on working toward a balanced approach to fix our culture of mass violence. Moving forward, I am hopeful that my colleagues and I can work together as we remember all the families who have suffered from senseless acts of violence across America. If we muster just one ounce of the courage these families have shown, then we, as a legislative body, can truly make a difference.”

In an interview with The Parthenon, Manchin spoke on the need for more bipartisan deals.

“You can’t get anything accomplished unless you’re willing to work across the aisle,” Manchin said. “I don’t have all the answers, but I’m not alone either. I’m going to listen to my colleagues.”

Manchin said the answer to many problems could be creating relationships across party lines, since they are so rare in Washington at times.

“It’s gotten to an epidemic proportion,” Manchin said. “If

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we even have a conversation, they think that I’m siding with you or you’re siding with me, without really finding out the facts.”

In a SNL skit over the weekend, actors portrayed Manchin and Toomey during their compromise on the background check bill. The actor portraying President Barack Obama jokingly said both senators could lose their jobs for this compromise.

In reality, both Manchin and Toomey could face political consequences within the Senate based on their support of the gun legislation.

“It’s not only guilt by association, but almost guilt by conversation,” Manchin said.

“That’s what we are trying to change. We’re trying to fix things that are broken.”

Despite the vote against the compromise, Manchin embodied the same attitude he had when he was governor of West Virginia.

“We’re human beings; human beings should be building relationship,” Manchin said. “If you reach out, people will respond.

I’m just taking the time to do that, that’s what I’ve always done and that’s what I’ll continue to do.”

Manchin emphasized the reason he is taking action in the Senate, whether on gun measures or building relationships.

“I believe we were sent there for a purpose — to improve the quality of life and protect people,“ Manchin said. “If I can do it, then I’m going to try to do it. I can only do that if I know people and they know me, but more importantly if they trust me and I trust them, we can work together.”

Manchin has not had a relatively high profile in the Senate

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Alumnus speaks on gay rights in lecture series finale

By AMANDA REESEMAN

THE PARTHENON On Thursday, Marshall University Alumnus and Washington D.C. civil rights attorney Gregory Friel presented the final lecture in the Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy at the Foundation Hall.

“I think it’s important people realize these things occurred,” Friel said. “A lot of people in this

country who didn’t live though it didn’t realize it occurred” Friel’s lecture focused on the issues faced by homosexuals in different time periods throughout the United States and the oppression they faced on the federal and state level.

“I think the Lawrence v. Texas case he mentioned that was in 2003 was a bit mind boggling for the gay students in the audience

because it feels like something that was so long ago, but it’s only been 10 years,” Davis said.

“I enjoyed the history of it. Seeing how recent some of the dates were was a little fighting, but it was mind blowing so it was good.”

Friel’s lecture “From Death, Oppression and Stigma to Marriage Equality,” focused on the start of the gay rights movement,

its triumphs and setbacks in both the courts and the political arena and the current battle over marriage equality.

“It was interesting to me because, in my intro class with Shawn Schulenberg, I’d actually read on of Greg’s pieces,” Lindsay Davis, sophomore, political science major, said.

“So, being able to connect it with previous work and seeing

a previous Hajj, or required pilgrimage under the five pillars of Islam.

“The last time I visited Mecca, I was 16,” Ahmed said. “The Hajj is a spiritual trip Muslims must all make at some time during their lives, and I chose that time to go with my father.”

The Hajj takes place in relation to the Islamic calendar, and the date changes from year to year.

Ahmed said the Great Mosque of Mecca houses the Ka’bah shrine and is the “holiest of places,” and said he and other Muslims faced

the shrine and prayed the five daily prayers of Islam.

Ahmed said he had to wear special clothing during the pilgrimage, which consisted of plain white cloth, a sash and sandals.

He said the purpose of this was because “all of us are equal under the view of Allah.”

Ahmed said his upcoming trip is more of a personal, spiritual time to reflect on his faith and see the places in Mecca he did not see before.

“It is a beautiful city,” Ahmed said. “But with how many people

visit the city now, there are a lot of hotels, lodging areas and parking lots. Many of the historic buildings have been destroyed for this reason, but also out of fear of idolizing ancient structures.”

Ahmed said he plans to travel to Mecca in May, and urges other Muslims to visit as many times as they can.

“It’s a wonderful thing when brothers and sisters in faith can come together to worship in the most holy of places,” Ahmed said.

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

Muslim student to embark on second pilgrimage

By KURT ANDRE

THE PARTHENON Shakir Ahmed, a Marshall University senior and pharmacy student, plans to travel to the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia in observance of its value to his Muslim faith.

Mecca is known to be the holiest city in the Islamic faith due to its close ties with the Quran and the prophet Muhammad’s place of origin. Millions of Muslims visit there each year.

Ahmed said he has visited the Great Mosque of Mecca during

the lecture tonight was really awesome.”

After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, Friel clerked for a federal court of appeals judge and then joined the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he worked for two decades as an appellate litigator.

“I was familiar with the center, and I knew the director. I

think it’s an amazing thing and I’m honored they asked me to speak,” Friel said.

The Amicus Curiae Lecture Series is sponsored by the Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy with financial support from the West Virginia Humanities Council.

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

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FBI releases images of two suspects in Boston Marathon bombings

By KEN DILANIAN, SHASHANK BENGALI and MICHAEL MUSKAL

TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU (MCT) The FBI on Thursday released images of two men who are suspects in the bombings at the finish line area of the Boston Marathon.

The agency, leading the investigation of the bombings that killed three people and injured more than 170, made public both photographs and video of the men, who were seen in the vicinity of the attack.

The images are the first to be released by investigators, who again asked for the public’s help in their search for suspects. Officials have asked for photographs and

surveillance video taken along the Boylston Street finish line area of Monday’s race.

Investigators have also gathered physical evidence, including scraps of black nylon and metal shards that were packed into a pressure cooker, believed to have been transported in a backpack.

The FBI has also found what they believe to be the detonation system for the bombs, a circuit board and parts from a toy remote-control vehicle, a counterterrorism official told the Los Angeles Times.

The new images were released on the same day President Barack Obama traveled to Boston to console the city in the wake of the terrorist attack.

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West, Texas, mayor says dozens dead in fertilizer plant explosion

By JOHN M. GLIONNA and MAEVE RESTON

LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) The mayor of this city said 35 to 40 people are believed to be dead in a massive fertilizer plant explosion "because they are unaccounted for and still missing."

"We are out there searching the rubble, looking in each and every house. We are trying to locate each and every citizen," Mayor Tommy Muska said in a telephone interview with the Los Angeles Times.

Muska said he arrived at the count of 35 to 40 dead because all other residents and first-responders in the area have been identified. Among those who were missing and believed dead, he said, were as many as six firefighters and four emergency medical technicians.

The explosion occurred Wednesday night, damaging or destroying buildings within a halfmile radius.

State public safety officials declined to say how many have died in the accident, and confirmed only that there were fatalities.

Rescue workers and federal investigators continued to face a "volatile situation" at the site, they said.

"The area where the incident occurred is highly populated, it is

a neighborhood, it is devastated, it is still a very volatile situation," said Matt Cawthon, chief deputy of the McLennan County Sheriff's Department.

Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are attempting to determine the cause of the explosion, which occurred around 8 p.m.

Wednesday as firefighters battled a blaze at the site.

Cawthon said that the presence of the explosive substance ammonium nitrate increased the danger.

"It is a fertilizer company and, as it is, it has that type of component in it. It is a volatile product."

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said he will be doing a flyover shortly to survey the damage, and also warned against price gouging.

Many of those injured in the explosion were taken to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, about 20 miles south. On Thursday afternoon, the Texas flag there flew at half staff.

Glenn Robinson, the hospital's chief executive, said that the center was still treating 28 patients, five of them in critical condition in intensive care.

Many of the patients, hospital staff and first responders are friends and neighbors. When word

went out late Wednesday of the explosion, 285 hospital employees poured into the Waco facility.

"Over the last 19 hours, their efforts have truly been heroic," Robinson said.

Dr. Danny Owens, head of the trauma team, said no training could have prepared his staff for what they encountered Wednesday night.

"We talk about this, we train for it, we think about it. But you never know if you're ready until it happens," Owens said.

Owens classified most of the injured as suffering from what he termed "blast wounds." He described those injuries as soft tissue and skin lacerations, large and small wounds, and abdominal injuries. He said many of the injuries were compounded by blowing debris which lodged in patients' eyes. The power of the blast also perforated eardrums.

Owens said has not seen any injuries that might have been characterized as chemical burns.

The wounded began appearing at the facility within minutes of the blast, many by ambulance, others in personal vehicles.

As rescuers searched the blast rubble for more survivors, Owens worried that a cold spell expected to hit the area Thursday night

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could worsen the conditions of any victims trapped beneath debris.

Owens said he recognized several of the EMTs and firefighters who were brought to the hospital.

"Last night was controlled chaos. Now all the patients are in rooms. Our doctors are going over them for missed injuries or those that have worsened," Owens said.

Melissa James, a social worker who has been at the hospital for 15 years, rushed to work as soon as she heard about the disaster.

Three of her family members were seeking treatment, her stepmother, nephew and grandfather who lived in a nursing facility that was severely damaged in the blast.

"It's certainly difficult coming into work, knowing that I'm going to have to see my own family as patients in this hospital," she said.

Her stepbrother and nephew were driving near the factory when the blast blew out the windows in their pickup truck.

James said that all of her family members are in good condition, even though their house has been destroyed.

"They were just so grateful to be alive and still be here," James said. "We didn't lose any of our family members and that's just so good."

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By KAYLIN SEARLES

THE PARTHENON When fans come to a Thundering Herd football game they see the players on the field working hard, but what they do not always see are the people behind the scenes working hard to get them there.

Football equipment managers work year round, with only a couple months off in the beginning of the year.

Spring football keeps graduate assistant equipment manager A.J. Hubbard busy and on his feet.

“Day to day, we wash the players’ laundry. That’s one of the simplest things we do.

We get ready for practice, put equipment on the field — things like that,” Hubbard said.

“We get things for coaches as they need them, it’s a little less right now, but with spring ball we’re kinda busy.”

Whether it is a broken cleat or a crisp, clean jersey, the equipment mangers will make sure to get it fixed and keep the Herd looking good.

“During the season we’re really busy getting ready for the games, getting jerseys out and making sure everything is ready for the game,” Hubbard said.

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Assistant equipment manager A.J. Hubbard shows the helmet adjustment station in the Shewey Athletic Building.

Although pre-game can be the most hectic time for equipment managers, Hubbard said the hardest times are away games.

“The worst is a road game,” Hubbard said. “It’s a lot more difficult because everything we do here is harder on the road because we have to pack it all up and load it on the truck — the 18 wheeler — before we get one the plane. As the team’s undressing, we’re pushing stuff onto the field, pushing it in the locker room and trying to get it off our semi.”

Track and Field try to keep hot streak alive

By MALCOLM IRVING

THE PARTHENON After having two straight outstanding weekends in competition, the Marshall University women’s track and field team is looking to continue its excellence Saturday at the Heart of the Bluegrass Classic in Lexington, Ky. The Thundering Herd has taken care of business at previous track meets. The track team finished first place at the Ohio Team Challenge for the second consecutive season. The Herd placed first in 11 of 19 events and finished with 153 points.

The Ohio Bobcats finished second with 107 points and West Virginia finished third with 72 points. The Herd finished that competition with ease, coming in first over Ohio by 40 points.

After that weekend, Marshall took its talents to Bowling Green, Ky. to compete in the Hilltopper Relays. The Herd had a record setting day at the Relay, and four players broke five school records.

Senior Vanessa Jules broke her own school record in the high jump and the 100-meter hurdles. Senior Amanda Kennedy broke her own javelin throwing school record by 10 feet. Senior Jasia Richardson broke the school record in triple jump and senior Crystal Walker out-jumped her own school record in the long jump.

Kennedy said doing well in the past two meets have boosted the team’s confidence for the upcoming track meets and for the remainder of the season.

“It definitely builds some confidence. After the first two meets, we did decent and after

that you want to do better and jump on the train. This meet — getting the marks we got and getting back up in the rankings — it puts you back in the mind set, and it’s time to do work,” Kennedy said.

Marshall has three more meets left in the regular season, and The Herd is looking to remain in control until the post season.

Walker said the team has been going strong every day since the last meet and has prepared for this weekend’s meet.

“No days off,” Walker said.

“Finishing last week, a lot of us were sore, but that just goes into working day in and day out. We just have to continue to push through the sore, which means we’re just getting better. We just have to continue to push the pedal.”

The Bluegrass Classic is set to begin Saturday at 10 a.m., and the Herd’s first event will start at 10:30 am.

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There’s more than meets the eye to Hubbard’s job. He said he does not believe many people know what is going on behind the scenes.

“I don’t think people realize exactly how much work we do,” Hubbard said. “You have to get everything done an hour and a half before kick-off, and once the players get there, there’s always something to do. They always find something for us to do,” Hubbard said.

Sean Napier, senior equipment manager, said he had misconceptions about

equipment managers before starting his job, but he has changed his mind since then.

“I’ve learned a lot, just, I thought these guys just ran around the field and just threw the ball around,” Napier said. “I wasn’t huge into football before this, but I’ve learned a lot.”

Part of Napier’s hard work goes into not just keeping the herd looking good, but also keeping them safe.

“Helmets, I can tell you just about anything about helmets,

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THE PARTHENON Eleven men’s golf teams are set to tee off Sunday as the 2013 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship gets underway at the Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana, Ark. The winner will receive an automatic berth to the NCAA Regionals.

The Thundering Herd finished seventh place two weekends ago at the Irish Creek Collegiate, which was the last tournament of the regular season.

Last season, the Herd finished eighth place in the conference tournament, and the Herd is aiming to finish much higher this season. The Memphis Tigers took first place at the C-USA 2011-12 Championships.

The championship lasts three days and consists of 54 holes on the par 72, 6,935yard course.

Coach Matt Grobe said the team had more time to practice for the Conference Tournament.

“We did not play this past weekend, so it is giving us a

little more time to practice and actually play some golf.

This break gives each kid a chance to work on what they think they need to work on. We had some practice session where some kids will go out to work on putting and some chipping.

Plus, I am there the whole time to help them out. So, it has really been good to have two weeks off for the guys to drill on the things they really need to improve on before we head down,” Grobe said.

Grobe said the team learned a lot over the season, which will have them better prepared for the C-USA Tournament.

“Our team has done a really good job of battling back. We learned all year long that not every round is going to start good, and you got to keep continuing to stick to your game plan and try to do the right thing. I think we got some kids that, throughout this season, did a really good job

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Board of Governors approves construction of new indoor athletic facility

By WILL VANCE

SPORTS EDITOR The Marshall University Board of Governors has approved the contract to approve construction of a new indoor athletic facility.

The $16,350,000 contract will build the structure that will house a 120-yard turf field surrounded by a 300-meter track.

It will also include a new Hall of Fame, a state-of-the-art student-athlete academic center and a Sports Medicine Research Center, according to a press release.

“It’s huge, huge for the entire athletic department,” Marshall Head Football Coach Doc Holliday said during spring practice Thursday. “Give [Marshall Director of Athletics] Mike Hamrick a lot of credit for getting done what he’s been able to get done with the economic conditions that are out there.”

“Recruiting is the name of the game, and kids buy with their eyes.” Holliday said. “When they walk in and see the nicest indoor facility in the state, and the nicest facility in our conference, it can make a big difference.”

The indoor facilities are the second phase of the Vision Campaign, with the first phase being the Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex, which is already being constructed on Fifth Avenue.

“It is also critical for the entire athletic

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Targeting guns will not stop violence As the smoke was clearing in Boston and West, Texas, Wednesday after a week of tumult, members of the U.S. Senate had a chance to show the country they are serious about curbing the epidemic of violence that has plagued America in recent months.

Last week, pro-gun senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) toed the bipartisan line together and presented a compromise bill that called for background checks for all gun buyers. The bill was a bandaid solution, but it was a step forward after the gun control

debate on Capitol Hill had become clotted and anemic.

It comes as no surprise that the bill was defeated by a vote of 54-46.

With no solution in sight, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said the Senate will take a pause and return to the gun debate at a later date.

Perhaps this is a smart move, as a new Gallup poll released Monday shows that only four percent of Americans think gun control is the most important problem facing the country.

Instead of focusing on gun control, politicians in

Washington need to turn their attention to violent behavior in general and to the failing mental health of Americans.

In 2011, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued results of 5-year study on mental illness that found 11 million Americans suffer from a serious mental disorder.

Background checks are an efficient stop-gap at keeping weapons out of dangerous hands, but they are not going to stop people with serious mental illnesses from committing senseless, pre-meditated

acts of violence. The Boston Marathon bombing proves this, as the weapon of choice was a pressure cooker filled with nails and ball bearings.

Anyone who creates an IED out of a kitchen appliance is clearly mentally ill.

Targeting only guns is too narrow of a focus to fix the problems that face America.

If our senators want to fix the problem of gun violence when they return to the debate, they need to take mental illness into account and find solutions that will keep Americans safe.

Hiding hot dogs will save our butts

By JOSEPH GONZALES

(MCT) New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently proposed that stores keep cigarettes out of sight to curb smoking and save lives.

But a staggering 50,000 deaths a year might be prevented if we also hid hot dogs and other processed meats such as ham and bacon that have been conclusively linked to colorectal cancer.

As a dietitian who works with cancer survivors, I propose we start hiding hot dogs from the citizens of the states that have the highest colorectal cancer death rates: West Virginia, Mississippi and Kentucky.

It’s the first step in protecting Americans from the lethal consequences of consuming processed meats.

Bloomberg says that cigarette displays “suggest that smoking is a normal activity, and they invite young people to experiment with tobacco.”

The same could be said of hot dog displays in supermarkets, especially as summer approaches.

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans consume 7 billion hot dogs or 818 every second.

But hiding hot dogs in grocery stores is just a first step in combating Big Processed Meat’s marketing blitz that has hooked America as ruthlessly as Big Tobacco once did. Big Tobacco had Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man. Big Processed Meat has the Weinermobile and Joey Chestnut.

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is currently pushing weenies in cities across the country. And this spring and summer, Nathan’s Famous has 12 qualifying contests across the United States and Canada leading up to its Nathan’s Famous July 4 International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island, which is covered on

ESPN in 73 million households. Last year’s winner, Joey Chestnut, ate 68 cancer-inducing hot dogs in 10 minutes.

But eating hot dogs wasn’t always considered a “normal activity.”

Publicized photographs of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt eating a hot dog are credited with popularizing what was once widely disliked food.

Americans should have stuck with their gut instinct about hot dogs.

Just one 50-gram serving of processed meat — about one hot dog — consumed daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer, on average, by 21 percent, according to a large number of studies.

And a European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study published this spring found that people who consume the most processed meat have a 44 percent higher risk for early death, compared with those who ate the least.

Besides shrouding hot dogs behind a solid refrigerator door or a curtain, there’s another way to help alleviate this huge health toll that translates to exorbitant health care costs.

Mayor Bloomberg proposed charging $10.50 per pack for cigarettes to help pay for the diseases caused by cigarette smoking.

A typical pack of hot dogs costs a mere $3.

Hot dogs should be taxed to offset the $14 billion spent to treat colorectal cancer in the United States.

Today, nobody questions the dangers of cigarette smoking.

But it still takes proposals like Mayor Bloomberg’s to help America overcome decades of insidious tobacco-industry marketing.

Let’s not let America’s addiction to hot dogs and other processed meats follow tobacco’s costly and deadly course.

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“What we have here is a failure to communicate.” – Struther Martin’s character in Cool Hand Luke (as if I needed to inform you of that).

I wanted to tell you how impressed I was with the Parthenon’s editorial of 15 Apr. Wonderfully thought out, well articulated, and really bringing the thought home with that; “What needs to happen is this:…. Excellent stuff!

This “sweeping” (actually it’s more akin to stealing, “sweep” is just the public relations cover up name for it) has been going on for a long time. We’ve (in the CofS) long used money paid by students to provide them with necessary lab supplies for other purposes (even salaries of some dean’s staff……. lab fees for SALARIES! ….. “shameful” is the word used in your editorial that describes that so well).

“Run it like a business…..” our board often tells us. Oh really? Imagine taking

your car in to a local dealer for an oil change and “brake job.” You pay for the requisite goods and service (if you didn’t you wouldn’t be allowed in the door just like if you don’t pay for your lab you can’t get in the door) and return the next day to pick up your car only to be told the necessary services weren’t provided because the dealer needed “your money” for other purposes (his purposes). No, your money is gone and you can’t have it back, and you must leave with the same old oil and worn-out brakes. That’s how to “Run it like a business?! I’m absolutely confident board members DO NOT run their businesses like that because if they did they wouldn’t have a business to run.

I think what our “leaders” fail to comprehend is that today’s students are tomorrow’s alumni. And we’re sending a lot of alumni out from here feeling, knowing, they’ve been cheated. They’re our

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graduates now, they’re gone, figuring that the cheating they took from us was all just a part of “doing business.” But then we (the “we” here being the Foundation….., which is, in fact, the “Football” Foundation) ask them for money. And how do you think they feel about ponying up “donations” (that will somehow be “laundered” into the football program) to the entity that cheated them in so many ways for so many years. No, the “sweeping” (more appropriately the swiping) of accounts is just an exercise in ruining your “brand.” Shameful, is the word you used….., and it is most appropriate.

Jim Joy, Biological Sciences “Any evidence that you’re putting your personal gain ahead of your organization’s welfare is one of the most discrediting things you can do in leadership.” – Michael Useem, Professor of Management, The Wharton School

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Netflix tries another original series with 'Hemlock Grove'

By STEVEN ZEITCHIK

LOS ANGELES TIMES(MCT) The fireflies in this coastal Canadian town had begun to materialize over the estate's sprawling lawn. Inside the macabre-looking residence, the actors Famke Janssen and Bill Skarsgard slipped through elegant rooms and chilly corridors, a bone-creepy tableaux that might be described as "The Addams Family" meets Guillermo del Toro. Her voice musical but no-nonsense, Janssen issued an order to Skarsgard; he responded by trying very hard to look aloof.

The location for the production of "Hemlock Grove" — a piece of small-town American

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Continued from Page 1 floor, but it is not necessarily the last the public will see of revisions on gun control or of Manchin backing what he believes in.

“I’m always very considerate of how I represent our state and the people of our state,” Manchin said. “I’ve only been there two years, while others have been there 20, 30 or 40 years.

I will do whatever I can to help my country and to help my state, to let people know how good we are in West Virginia.”

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

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Continued from Page 1 The Board of Governors also passed the Tobacco Free Policy, which will ban all use of tobacco products on campus. The policy must now go through a comment period of thirty days and will be brought back to the board at the next meeting for the final vote.

Taylor Stuck can be contacted at stuck7@marshall.edu.

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Continued from Page 2 The FBI is likely running views of the suspects through its facial recognition system, which includes some 13 million images of arrest mug shots, according to federal documents.

It may also be running the pictures through other state, local and foreign databases, some of which contain more than 200 million images, said Jim Albers, senior vice president at MorphoTrust USA. MorphoTrustsupplies facial recognition software to the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department and various intelligence agencies.

“I believe facial recognition will play a major role in finding these people,” he said.

Facial recognition works best with a frontal image, but images taken from other angles can be manipulated with software so that they can be run through databases. The software takes a series of measurements of facial structure, such as distance between the eyes, to compile a unique profile which can then be compared, like a fingerprint, to a database. page designed and edited by RACHEL FORD | ford80@marshall.edu

Gothic about a murder, a shady company and rampaging werewolves — was quaint, even archaic. But if the design was a throwback, the stakes are decidedly modern.

"Hemlock" is a Netflix original series from the horror maestro Eli Roth. On Friday, all 13 episodes, each about 50 minutes, will be made available for streaming.Produced by Gaumont International and based on a novel by Brian McGreevy, who serves as a writer and executive producer, "Hemlock Grove" follows the goings-on in a Pennsylvania steel town that has long been dominated by an enigmatic old-money family known as the

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Continued from Page 3 jerseys pads, anything like that,” Napier said.

Along with his colleague Hubbard, Napier said he also believes people have a skewed view of what goes on before the game.

“I mean you really don’t have any idea what’s going on behind here, especially like what it takes to get one helmet ready. You’d be completely surprised,” Napier said. “It’s not one of those things you can just fix like that either.

It takes some time — a lot of little things you wouldn’t expect.”

It is not always easy being a female in a male dominated world, but Allisyn Owens, senior equipment manager, has been doing it for four years.

“It’s not the best job for a girl. I’ve adapted well, and they’ve treated me well, and they respect me,” Owens said.

“I’m just here to make money for school, and I think everyone knows that. Let me do my

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“The track team will have a new track, the baseball and soccer teams can use it and the entire University benefits from it.”

The indoor facilities will account for $20 million of the $30 million Vision Campaign.

Currently, $15 million of the

Godfreys — Roman (Skarsgard), his mother, Olivia (Janssen), Roman's uncle Norman (Dougray Scott) and Roman's ghoulish sister Shelley (Nicole Boivin) — who control a mysterious biotech company, among other things.

Into this mix drops a newcomer, Peter Rumancek job and we can have fun later outside. So, I try to keep my balance of work and fun.”

Without the help of Owens and her colleagues, she said she believes the game could not go on.

“We travel to games, which are fun. They pretty much can’t play without us,” Owens said.

Perks of the job include an interactive view from the sidelines, and for Owens, long lasting friendships.

“I’ve got to meet a lot of cool people. There’s a ton of players I’m friends with that I’ve been friends with since freshman year,” Owens said.

“I like the experience, and this is pretty cool. I get to be on the sidelines and root for my school. That’s pretty much the coolest thing about it.”

Herd fans can see the equipment managers live in action April 27 at 2 p.m. for the green and white spring football game.

Kaylin Searles can be contacted at searles1@marshall.edu.

athletic department’s goal of $20 million in private funding has been raised, with the remaining $10 million coming from a surcharge on athletics tickets, according to the release.

Construction on the indoor athletic facility is set to being within 30-60 days.

Will Vance can be contacted at vance162@ marshall.edu.

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putting the town and its twobit police department on edge.

Roth was similarly inclined.

Despite his pedigree as the socalled godfather of torture porn, the "Hostel" director wants "Hemlock" to aim for nuance.

"This is in the horror universe. But you're not watching a terrifying story," he said, rattling off comparisons to "Twin Peaks" and "The X-Files." "It's about an unfolding mystery and the larger forces at play. I see it as a soap opera of a small town."

The company, which already has development chips on a variety of genres, sees "Hemlock" as a chance to shore up a fan base. AMC's zombie series "The

(Brandon Liboiron), a wanderer who with his mom (Lili Taylor) moves into a trailer in a shabby part of town, setting tongues wagging with whispers of beastly powers. Matters get even more hairy when the attractive teenager Brooke Bluebell is brutally murdered,

Walking Dead" racks up huge numbers (in part through a deal with Netflix, coincidentally).

And horror films, executives believe, are already weatherproof at a stormy box office. Why not offer flashy iterations of the genre digitally, only this time 10 or 12 hours at a time instead of 90 minutes every year or two?

Reminded that devotion doesn't always mean broad popularity, he said that "Hemlock" involved a "proportionately lower investment" than "Cards," allowing for it to draw a smaller audience and still be financially viable. (The company will not release audience totals for "House of Cards.")

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Students participate in an obstacle course during the College of Business Birthday Bash on Buskirk Field, Thursday.

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Continued from Page 1 to market themselves to the future generation who may become business owners with in the local area.

Davis said that she feels the birthday bash was excellent.

“A lot of people were concerned about rain, but there is a zero percent chance of rain for today. Our main goal of the bash is to get the students out, since it is the end of the year, and get students interacting with the faculty.

It looked like everyone had a good time.”

Davis said that those who

are interested in the programs offered at the college of business should come and check it out.

“We offer majors for any different personality type. In anything you do you will be working for a business and even if it is not your major, you could look into a minor.”

Davis said the advising facility is opened from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Josh Mcadoo, a college of business graduate assistant, said the festivities were great.

“Hopefully students learn about the college of business and become more

of bouncing back. So, I think going down to conference, we won’t get rattled if things go bad, and we will be able to bounce back from that,” Grobe said.

The battle for the Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship will begin Sunday.

Malcolm Irving can be contacted at irving2@marshall.edu. organizations within the college of business.”

Mcadoo also said that he was present with his office and the student organization, Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). He said that being able to take what is learned in the classroom and being able to apply it before you go out in the professional world is offered to the students in the college.

“I am here to support my organization and my college.”

Macadoo said, “If you join the college of business you won’t be disappointed.”

Ebony Robinson can be contacted at robinson186@ marshall.edu.

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