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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 | VOL. 116 NO. 125 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com
Spring-a-palooza MU students walk in heels to bring awareness to rape By CAITLIN KINDER-MUNDAY
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Anthony Davis, sophomore evolutionary biology and print journalism major, leads a group of Marshall University students walked through campus Tuesday wearing heels. The event, sponsored by the CONTACT Rape Crisis Center and Marshall’s Women’s Center, brought awareness to sexual violence.
THE PARTHENON CONTACT Rape Crisis Center teamed up with the Marshall University Women’s Center, Tuesday, to host CONACT’s Spring-a-palooza Buskirk field. From 12-2 p.m., CONTACT offered a carnival that focused on relaying facts about sexual assault in the United States. Free popcorn and cotton candy were offered, as well as free games like a ring toss and throwing a football through a hoop and a photo booth for students to dress up for a picture. Amanda White, victim advocate at CONTACT, said it was important to inform students about the harsh reality of sexual assault. “One out of every four women who attend college will be sexually assaulted before they graduate,” White said. “New statistics show that there are 30 incidents of sexual assault for every 1,000 female students. For Marshall, we are looking at an average of 350 incidents of sexual assault per year.” Rusty Sartin, a sophomore nursing major, said he had fun at the carnival, but was more interested in raising awareness. “Sexual assault and rape both are a recurring problem here on Marshall’s campus,” Sartin said. “I was crowned Mr. Marshall in the fall, and as part of my platform, I’ve been talking with CONTACT about this event, and I’m out here to help assist with it.” Marshall’s student radio, WMUL-FM played music during the event and announced the winners of prizes that
On the hunt for a new Marco By TAYLOR STUCK
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THE PARTHENON WANTED: Bison known as Marco. He was last seen in a kelly green jersey. He is known as the front man for Marshall University and enjoys riding motorcycles in and around the football stadium. He is loved by children and feared by rivals. If seen, ask for a picture. He is always willing. University communications is looking for someone to take on the persona of Marco, the university’s mascot. Anyone who thinks they have what it takes to fill this important role is welcome to audition Sunday at 1 p.m. in the basement of the Memorial Student Center. Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Nancy Pelphrey, assistant director of Alumni Relations, said Marshall is looking for someone excited about the university. “Marco is just a symbol for the university,” Pelphrey said. “He is an iconic symbol that has been around for a long time. People love him, children love him, so we want someone who is able to relate to the crowd and able to get people excited.” Matt Turner, chief of staff, said the last people to take on Marco’s persona have been great, but the university is trying to raise the level even higher. “We want to be the best of the best,” Turner said. “In the ‘80s, we had a national championship winning Marco. We want to have that again.” In previous years, Marco has been a cheerleader, but Turner said they want anybody to tryout.
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were donated from businesses and organizations around the Huntington area. The Huntington Police Department had a table set up among the carnival games to bring awareness to their work on sexual assault crime and victim services. Goodwill Family Services was also among the groups that hosted a game at their information table. Madison King, public relations and social media manger for Goodwill Family Services, said they work with CONTACT when it does events on campus because they also have counseling services available for people in need. “We counsel sexual abuse victims,” King said. “Then we also counsel those who have been accused of sexual harassment, so we can rehabilitate them before they go back out into the community.” Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, an international men’s march to raise awareness against rape, sexual assault and gender violence, was done in conjunction with the Spring-a-palooza. The march featured men of all backgrounds and ages who put on a pair of high heels and marched across campus to represent the millions of females that have been sexual assaulted. Walk a Mile began on Buskirk field, ran down Third Avenue, up 20th Street and back up Fifth Avenue. Pat Stager, senior history major, was one of around 20 to participate in the march this year. Stager said he was marching to help bring awareness to sex crimes against women. “I think we as men, as the main perpetrators of sex crimes, have a responsibility to call that out amongst people of our own gender and sex,” Stager said. Though Stager was apprehensive about walking in a pair of pink high heels, he said he was interested in the experience it was bringing. “They do look very nice, shiny and pink,” Stager said. “I’m not going to lie, I think I look pretty good in these.”
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Splatterbeat heads to residence halls By HAYLEE ROBERTS
THE PARTHENON Marshall University’s Department of Housing and Residence Life will bring excitement and bright colors to campus Wednesday with Splatterbeat, an annual event for many universities. Tiffany Hughes and Danielle Henderson, both resident advisors on campus, will host Splatterbeat. Henderson said she wants students to be able to release some stress and build memories before finals. “Lousiana State University has been doing this for years and it has always been a big success,” Henderson said. “We want students to be able to close out the semester with something they will always remember.” This event is being organized and paid for by resident advisors and the Housing and Residence Life office. “These ladies have worked hard at putting this event together, and I am excited to see the turn out. I hope a lot of students are able to come out
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because it will definitely be a time and event they will never forget,” Amy Lorenz, assistant director of academic initiatives in Housing and Residence Life, said. “This is also a great way to release some stress and have some fun before buckling down to finals and wrapping up the school year.” The idea of Splatterbeat is to turn over the tops of trashcans and fill them with paint. Students then run around and bang the trashcans filled with paint and splatter themselves and others to the beats of face-paced music. DHRL has purchased fifty gallons of paint for Splatterbeat. Anyone is welcome to participate, and students are encouraged to wear white or items they are not worried about getting soaked with paint. “This is my last year as a resident adviser, but if the program does well you may see it back just under another RA’s instruction,” Henderson said. Haylee Roberts can be contacted at roberts215@marshall.edu. page designed and edited by JOHN GIBB gibb@marshall.edu