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Former Thundering Herd great J.T. Rembert dies

BY Adam Rogers

SPORTS EDITOR A smile can brighten almost anyone’s day, and some people are very well known for their smile.

Monday, another Son of Marshall began watching over the Thundering Herd community.

J.T. Rembert, who was a linebacker for the Marshall football team from 2001-04, died while vacationing with his family in South Carolina.

Although he was a great football player for the Herd, Rembert will be remembered most for the man he was.

“When he smiled it touched your heart,” Tamera Rembert, J.T.’s sister and a Marshall graduate, said. “You knew, no matter if you were sad or mad, that smile would change how you felt about a situation. He had a way of making sense of things that didn’t make sense. When he flashed that

smile to you, it reassured you that things were going to be ok.”

“He became a man at Marshall,” Yvonne Minge, Rembert’s mother, said.

“He exemplified all the qualities you would want in anyone,” former Marshall head coach Bob Pruett said. “(He was) a leader, had a great personality, did things by example, took care of business, was compassionate, hard working and he was

a very loyal guy. He just did a lot of great things. We were fortunate to have him for the so few years we did because he certainly made an imprint and a great impression on a lot of people.”

“Everybody liked him,” Mike Hamrick, Marshall Director of Athletics, said. “He always had a smile on his face, was always positive and always tried to help out. It’s just sad that we lost a guy like that at 29 years of age, very sad.”

Horry County Deputy Coroner Tony Hendrick said the preliminary cause of death was pulmonary embolism (blood clot).

Rembert, 29, was pronounced dead at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach.

His wife Shannon, who is expecting a daughter this fall, and their 2-year-old son, Keegan, survive Rembert.

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Local high school students visit Japan Marshall professor involved as chaperone

BY TYLER KES

NEWS EDITOR Last Sunday a group of local high school students said goodbye to Huntington and said konnichiwa to Japan as a part of new cultural program.

The trip is chaperoned by Azusa Yamada, Marshall University’s Japan Outreach Initiative program director and Miho Egnor, a Spanish teacher at Huntington High School.

The group will be in YAMADA Japan for two weeks, and will spend that time in the Kanto and Kansai areas of Japan, learning about the country and witnessing firsthand how the country was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

“Earlier this year, the College of Liberal Arts hosted the presentation of the documentary, Wave: Restart from the Rubble, a film that showed the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that crippled the region in March, 2011,” said Dr. David Pittenger, dean of Marshall’s College of Liberal Arts. “All who saw the film were greatly moved by the will and determination of those who had lost everything to retain their dignity and restore their community. Now, students from Cabell County and Lawrence County, Ohio, will be greeted with open arms by members of a Japanese community who welcome our students as guests in their country.”

The trip is funded by the Laurasian Institution, a non-profit, non-governmental group founded in 1990, and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.

Students will also spend three days in a Japanese home, learning about the traditions and the customs of the country.

“We want the students to establish friendships, ongoing relationships,” Yamada said. “We don’t want them to stop the relationships when they leave.”

Next spring, 23 Japanese student will be staying in the Huntington area, and will spend three days in local homes.

Two of the 23 students on the trip right now will be attending Marshall in the fall, and will major in Japanese.

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An artists’ rendering of Marshall University’s future Biotechnology Incubator and Applied Engineering Complex.

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BOG approves name for engineering complex

BY JOHN GIBB

MANAGING EDITOR Marshall University’s new Biotechnology Incubator and Applied Engineering Complex will bear the name of Arthur Weisberg after Marshall’s Board of Governors voted and approved the matter earlier this month.

Weisberg is the founder and CEO of State Electric Supply Company, a retail-wholesale distributor of electrical and electronic supplies with showroom and warehouse facilities. With more than 40 locations nationwide and the fact that his career started off by him selling hardware supplies out of the back of his truck, Weisberg’s story is one of “rags-to-riches” quality.

Weisberg’s family has contributed a large monetary donation to the MU Foundation to help construct the new engineering facility.

The amount of the donation is disclosed because of the wishes of the Weisberg family.

Matt Turner, Marshall’s chief of staff, said Weisberg has shared a positive relationship with the university.

“Art Weisberg believes in the direction that Marshall is heading,” Turner said. “He is excited to see the re-emergence of engineering at Marshall.”

Engineering is now one of the fastest-growing majors at the university and Weisberg wants to contribute to the successful reestablishment of Marshall’s engineering degree program, which was re-launched in

WEISBERG 2006. The modern engineering laboratory facility on 3rd Avenue also bears the Weisberg family name.

The new Biotechnology Incubator and Applied Engineering Complex is part of a $114 million capital improvement plan that Marshall recently began implementing with the construction of the parking garage and the demolition of the Veteran’s Memorial Fieldhouse. Construction on the engineering complex could begin as early as October when construction bids are finalized.

The new facility will be located between the Arthur Weisberg Family Engineering Laboratories and the Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology

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Center on 3rd Avenue and will consist of more than 141,000 square feet of classroom, laboratory and office spaces. The structure will also serve as home to the College of Information Technology and Engineering.

Weisberg is from the Huntington community and said he understands how important Marshall is to the future of Huntington.

“This area has tremendous potential to grow,” Weisberg said. “By providing financial resources to help Marshall grow in engineering and related disciplines, it will not only help my business develop and prosper but it also assists the growth of the greater Huntington area and the entire state.

I love Huntington and I know this gift will make a lasting difference.”

Weisberg continues to support Marshall because he believes in the leadership of President Stephen J. Kopp.

“Dr. Kopp is a true visionary leader who delivers on his promises,” Weisberg said.

“I strongly endorse his bold initiatives and accomplishments.”

Turner said the university is extremely grateful for Weisberg’s support.

“He has made a lot of things possible at Marshall,” Turner said. “Art Weisberg is a true philanthropist and his gift will have a significant impact on students for years to come.”

John Gibb can be contacted at gibb@marshall.edu.

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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

BY SARAH HAGERTY

THE PARTHENON Marshall University alumna Tiffany Bajus returns to her alma mater as the university’s newest communications specialist.

Starting in June, Bajus said she is focusing on the university’s social media and publicizing upcoming events by using hash tags on Twitter. Her job helps out the recruitment office by using social media to get people interested in attending Marshall.

“The more positive things we are getting out to new students, such as the accreditation for the pharmacy and physical therapy school, the more students want to come here,” Bajus said. “Week of Welcome, parent’s weekend, video stories about orientation and the international recruits program are some of the things I have been working on.”

Making the most of her time at

Marshall, Tiffany was involved with the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), during which she was given the opportunity to go to the national conference in Detroit, Mich. with fellow PRSSA students.

“As a student there were a lot of things that I didn’t realize about campus and how much work goes into planning events for the students,” Bajus said. “Now seeing the administration side of the university, I see how everything works and it is a very different experience from when I was a student here.”

Starting off her college career at Fairmont State University majoring in elementary education, she later transferred to Marshall University to branch out and meet new people. Bajus graduated from the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Marshall University with a degree in public relations in 2010.

BAJUS “I had college classes with the same people I went to kindergarten with,” Bajus said about Fairmont State. “It wasn’t really

the college experience, so I needed to get away.”

She also interned at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena for a semester where she was offered a full-time job as the marketing and sales manager before she graduated.

“I had two classes left when I was offered a job at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena,” Bajus said. “I hadn’t even received my degree yet.”

As the only one working in the marketing department, she did everything from web placement and social media to public relations and media relations for the arena.

“Anytime a newspaper or TV station wanted to do a story on one of our events, the story was ran by me first,” Bajus said.

Her knowledge and work experience paid off when she won a scholarship to attend the Event and Arena Marketing

Conference in her first year of working at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.

Brian Sipe, general manager for the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, said that Tiffany was one of their greatest assets at the arena.

“Though she was young, she had work ethic like someone who’s been working in the business for years. She earned and deserved that scholarship,” Sipe said.

After working for the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Tiffany was offered a job as a communication specialist for Marshall University.

“I hated to see her go, but I knew that this position was what was best for her,” said Sipe. “Marshall University gained an invaluable asset to the campus with Tiffany and I am sure they are already reaping the rewards of having her on staff.”

Sarah Hagerty can be contacted at hagerty5@marshall.edu

International program strengthens Marshall

BY BISHOP NASH

THE PARTHENON Behind every set of eyes is the story of what they have seen.

Marshall University offers students new experiences and opportunies to students from around the world.

“They don’t just have the United States to choose from.

Countries from all over the world are competing for these students,” Dr. Clark Egnor, Executive Director of the Center for International Programs said.

“Those students are the talent that industry, government and everyone needs to make themselves competitive.

Egnor is no stranger to the advantages an international education and world travel can offer.

After visiting Japan as a young student, the

Huntington native returned to the islands after receiving his bachelor’s degree at Boston University.

During his five-year stint in Japan, he met his wife and continued to grow his affinity for overseas interaction.

Since receiving his master’s degree in English from West Virginia University and returning to Huntington in 1994, Egnor has worked with joy in cultivating the international program.

By understanding the distinct advantages of drawing talented students from across the globe to Marshall, he believes that the international programs is giving an edge not only to the university, but to the community and nation at large.

“Countries are trying to attract talented people to come to their country and

Local woman leads renovations on A.D. Lewis Community Center

BY VINCENT ESPINOZA

THE PARTHENON Six months ago the A.D. Lewis Center consisted of a gym floor with loose sand and wood, a game room with one table for coloring, an empty pool with cracks in the cement and the subtle smell of urine filling the building, then Maria Hill became director.

The A.D. Lewis center was founded in 1976 and was first run by Hill’s father. Having worked for Huntington Police Department, Hill became aware of the job opening and decided to apply upon recommendations from people in local office.

“The faculty just didn’t care or have the drive to keep the place running correctly and the lack of funding became a real issue as well, Hill said.

“I saw it as an opportunity to give back to the community I grew up in and make a difference.”

Hill says that the center felt like home to her growing up and that many of the children that her father helped that felt the

same have come back to contribute to helping revive the center.

“Children became so close to my father that some of them actually called him Dad,” she said.

Upon becoming the new director, Hill was told that the pool was going to cost $25,000. Within her first month she began to receive donations from all sorts of places stretching from the NAACP to just local donations. A $40,000 check was presented by the Governor to help contribute to fixing the pool.

“Within six months of being in charge she has already filled the pool and put new floors in the gym,” said Robert White, an employee at the center.

“Now the game room has a pool table, ping pong, air hockey, and foosball. The place has done a complete 360.”

With the center prospering at its new changes, Hill said that the hardest part is over, but the whole project is far from finished.

Vincent Espinoza can be reached at espinoza3@ marshall.edu

study with the idea that after they graduate, they will stay in their country and continue to contribute to their economy,” Egnor said.

One of the current fruits of the international program is Chloé Pasquet.

As a French student working on her master’s degree in business, she was drawn by the allure of the “American Dream.”

“Anything basically is possible through hard work with education,” Pasquet said.

“If you take the approach and work through it again and again you’ll get it. That’s what I believe.”

Pasquet had previously studied at Marshall in 2010, and enjoyed her stay enough to return from France for her advanced degree.

Making many new friendships and being immersed in a different culture

connected her with her new surroundings.

“I’ve definitely changed within the two years I’ve been here,” Pasquet said. “I even noticed it when I went back to France. I had some ways of acting that I learned from here that I don’t think I’m going to get rid of easily.”

Like those seeing the value in attracting bright international students, Pasquet wishes to work and remain in the United States.

The influential experiences of Marshall’s international students are not simply limited to time and proximity spent around the university.

When Dishari Mukherjee received her master’s in Forensic Science from Marshall it wasn’t even close to the end of the road.

The 28-year old Indianative continued to work in Bacterial Source Tracking

Project at the university and will persue her Ph.D. in Biochemical Studies at Michigan State University.

“The Center for International programs is probably the most powerful entity in our lives as international students here,” Mukerjee said. “The staff has always been very helpful and knowledgeable.”

Like Pasquet, Mukherjee has enjoyed her stay on campus immensely and credits the helpful atmosphere.

“Most of the students are extremely dedicated to their studies and focused on excelling,” Mukherjee said.

“At the same time, there is no cut-throat competition between students and there is a general atmosphere of camaraderie.”

Bishop Nash can be reached at nash24@marshall.edu.

Pew study says health care law not a priority for many Only 55 pct. knew bill was upheld

By Taylor Balkom

THE DAILY REVEILLE, LOUISIANA STATE U. VIA UWIRE Despite widespread publicity, two independent studies show many people don’t know or don’t care about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Independent studies by Pew Research Center and Kaiser Health showed many citizens didn’t know the Supreme Court issued a ruling on June 28, and others didn’t know the ruling’s outcome.

The Pew survey found 55 percent of Americans knew the law was upheld, 30 percent were unsure and 15 percent thought the law was found unconstitutional.

This is despite 77 percent of those surveyed saying they were following the court’s decision “very closely.”

Similarly, the Kaiser study found only 59 percent knew the Supreme Court upheld the law, 18 percent thought the court hadn’t

acted and 17 percent were unsure.

A majority of those polled are also tired of the debate.

Kaiser found 56 percent of the public said opponents should stop trying to block the law and deal with other issues.

Laura Moyer, Louisiana State U. political science professor, said in an email that the results weren’t surprising because polls usually show Americans have low levels of knowledge about the Supreme Court.

“Even for a high-profile case like this, most people are not paying attention,” Moyer said.

She also said the fact that CNN and Fox News initially reporting the law was rejected instead of upheld could have contributed to the confusion. The Supreme Court’s case syllabus, a threepage summary of the court’s opinion, according to Moyer, precedes the lengthy verdict.

“It appears that the reporters for CNN and Fox stopped reading the case syllabus at the bottom of page two and the conclusion that the individual mandate

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was constitutional under the Constitution’s taxing power appeared at the top of page three,” she said.

Both polls still showed an almost even split between support and opposition of the ruling.

Pew reported 36 percent of those surveyed approved of the decision, while 40 percent disapproved.

Likewise, Kaiser’s poll said 47 percent approved and 43 percent disapproved, a “statistical tie,” according to Kaiser Health News.

Cami Johnson, LSU engineering junior, said she was aware of the ruling and knew it was upheld, though she doesn’t follow the law “closely enough.”

“I would say I understand the basics of what is going on with the healthcare law, but I would also definitely not pretend to understand all of it,” Johnson said.

Pew’s survey was taken June 28 through July 1, sampling 1006 adults with a percent error of 3.6 points, and Kaiser’s was taken June 28 through 30, sampling 1,239 adults with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points.

News briefs Marshall houses out of state Appalachian Power workers With many still without power, Marshall is doing all it can to help out.

That’s why the university will be housing 275 workers from Appalachian Power brought in to restore power across the state.

“Our Huntington campus has been fortunate to have power throughout this week, so President Kopp has offered our facilities and any assistance we can give to the state and local emergency services,” said Dr. Karen Kirtley, senior vice president for administration. “We have been on standby to house local elderly residents; however, Appalachian Power quickly restored power to the highrise housing facilities and thus far our residence halls have not been needed for that purpose.”

Appalachian Power asked the school about housing the workers after hotels in the area filled up.

“We are glad to be available for Appalachian Power and its workers,” Kirtley said. “I know they are working long days in this remarkable heat to get all of us back up, so we will do what we can to help.”

Marshall’s Huntington campus got its power back the Saturday after the initial storm, but the South Charleston and Point Pleasant campuses didn’t receive power until the following Monday.

Appalachian Power has more than 5,000 workers currently in the state.

Benefit pig roast this weekend to send disabled individuals to free camp A benefit pig roast will be happening this Saturday night at the Elks Lodge No. 313.

Fourth Avenus will be blocked off between 10th and 11 streets for the event.

All proceeds from the event will benefit weeklong camp for disabled individuals.

The band Another round will be performing.

Cost is $10.

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New venue for All Good music festival

BY JOANIE BORDERS Life! Editor

For its 16th annual music and camping event, All Good Festival will find a new home in Thornville, OH. July 19-22 nearly 50 bands and hundreds of music lovers will gather for a weekend for a diverse blend of rock, bluegrass, funk, electronica, hip-hop and unforgettable memories.

All Good will take place at the Legend Valley Concert Venue and Campground in Thornville, OH, located 30 minutes east of Columbus, OH. The campground, formerly known as the Buckeye Music and Lake Center, has hosted several notable Grateful Dead performances. Apart from numerous other reasons, the venue was chosen for its access to better roads and a shorter entry wait time for campers.

Julie Ellis, Huntington resident, has been to All Good the last five years and says that the festival is more than just music; it is a community too.

“There is such a sense of unity among the festival goers that you don’t get at bigger festivals,” Ellis said. “We are all there to see the same kind of music and there is definitely a sense of unity that goes

along with that.”

Ellis said in her past years as an All Good attendee she has noticed a wide range of people attending the festival.

“It’s definitely a different kind of people that have been faithful to their favorite bands and seeing this kind of music for a while,” Ellis said. “There are a lot of older people at the festival, but a couple of younger ones too. It’s definitely a more distinct crowd.”

This year All Good will hosts bands such as The Allman Brothers Band, The Flaming Lips, Michael Franti, Lotus, Dark Star Orchestra, Big Gigantic and many more.

Unlike other major music festivals, All Good does not make its attendees choose between acts.

Housing two side-by-side main stages, none of the scheduled concerts overlap, allowing festival goers access to every show so they don’t miss a thing.

Tickets are still available at www. allgoodfestival.com/tickets as well as VIP packages that include exclusive concert viewing and camping close to the main stages along with numerous other benefits.

Joanie Borders can be contacted at borders9@marshall.edu.

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TOP: One of two main stages that All Good offers to allow fans to never miss a band. MIDDLE: Fans gather to watch concert in front of a main stage. BOTTOM: One of the many camp sites that fans call home during the weekend long festival.

LEFT: Aerial view of All Good Music and Camping event.

Huntington Art Walk sc heduled for July 19

BY SHANE ARRINGTON EXECUTIVE EDITOR The third Thursday of the month isn’t just another day in downtown Huntington.

For the past four months the Huntington WV Art Walk has seen the city play host to a myriad of artists showcasing various crafts at a multitude of locations fanning out from Heritage Station. This month’s art walk is scheduled for July 19 from 5-9 p.m.

“Local businesses feature a different artist each month to help the talented people we have around here gain exposure in the community,” said Elaine Whitfield, manager of The Red Caboose.

“The art walk gives those artists

the chance to put themselves out there and gives them a venue to sell their art.”

Ben Durfee, a Barboursville resident who studied at The Ar t Institute of Pittsburgh, said he looked forward to the chance to display his work during the Ar t Walk.

“I was approached by Paula Vega’s to show some of my art for the Art Walk,” Durfee said. “The event is a great opportunity for me as an artist to share my passion for drawing and painting with everyone. It’s also a chance to get my name out there which could hopefully lead to freelance work.”

Whitfield said Huntington is catching up with more established ar t scenes in the area.

“Ashland has had an Art Walk for years now and of course Charleston has a thriving scene,” Whitfield said. “Huntington is really coming along however.

Business and artists are coming together and we’ve had good turnouts so far.”

But Whitfield said the turnout can always be better, so if you already know about Huntington’s Art Walk tell your friends, family and even strangers if you’re sociable enough.

Those looking to showcase their work at the Art Walk can go to http://art-walk.info/venues to see what’s available and contact the businesses.

Shane Arrington can be contacted at arrington16@marshall. edu.

Here’s a list of those scheduled to participate in the July 19 Art Walk.

The list is subject to change.

Adell’s Antiques: Katt Clark – native american art Crumpets and Tea: Eddie Evans – singer/musician Custom Framing by Jenks: Belinda Vance – embroidery Finds & Designs Vintage: Nitelily Glamour – steamchick jewelry MiAppa: Dale Harless – watercolor Artist

Joey O’Brian – hand-made wooden crosses

Larry Thurmand – laser-cut woodwork Paula Vega Cakes: Ben Durfee - digital paintings River & Rail Bakery: Alison Grieco - paintings St. Mark’s: Glen Berry – fine art photography Sip Wine Bar: Joanna Donchatz – Weaving and textiles Creations By BG: Beth and Graham Rankin – handcrafted wood and cork items, unique fabric bags The Old Village Roaster: Jill Farley – handmade jewelry

N.F. Brown – musician The Pottery Place: Brett Sherman – sketch artist Visitors Center: Laura Moul – photography Watercolor Dreams Gallery: Kay Record – vintage garden, shabby cottage, linins, primitive and salvage architecture

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Social Networking is bringing us down

BY KRISTEN POWERS

U. MISSOURI VIA UWIRE As college students, we all need technology to function, but some of us crave it. Whenever one of my professors doesn’t use Blackboard, students get annoyed because the system makes accessing study materials and grades much easier. Cellphones have gone far beyond making calls and texting. I personally get lost and frustrated without a GPS, and the games and apps on smartphones have given many of us the means to kill time.

Smartphones are so prevalent that providers are reportedly worried about the possibility of a spectrum crunch — (the idea that we could “run out” of airwaves) for data signaling because of increased smartphone and Wi-Fi use. Even if that never happens, our fears of a theoretical spectrum crunch reflect how technology use is being taken to the extreme.

As a result of our increased consumption of technology, social networking in particular, we have to deal with aspects of our social identities that never have existed before, and it is starting to have an unhealthy effect.

Online networks place a pressure on us to be available at all times. Of all the social networks out there, the one that seems to have nearly universal membership is Facebook. With its more than (901 million users as of March 2012), Facebook’s massive social network is severely distorting how we perceive our relationships with others.

Some openly fret about their number of “friends” on Facebook, which is often in the thousands for more prolific users.

The idea we can maintain a contact network of this size in which people are anything more than a number on a web page is completely implausible. Research has shown (the brain cannot handle more than 100 to 150 meaningful connections) with other people in one’s immediate day-to-day life.

Social networking has its purpose, but it is important we keep the purpose of sites like Facebook in context and avoid using it as a replacement for meaningful social interaction. Solely communicating with someone via text can get boring, and a lot of nuanced emotions can get lost when not communicating in person. Because of this, these sites should primarily serve as a sort of Rolodex, not as a social register or replacement for direct interaction.

Another distressing side effect of our increasingly large electronic identities is once you put something online, it exists indefinitely, which could be harmful for younger generations.

If every thought I had as a 14-year-old was documented on Twitter, I would be living under a rock from embarrassment.

What’s more, the legacy you leave on the Internet could outlive you, giving others the freedom to manipulate it. At the Coachella Music Festival this year, holograms of the late Tupac Shakur and Nate Dogg appeared onstage. Though this performance helped increase the sale of Tupac’s records by nearly 600 percent, some privacy advocates voiced their disapproval, and rapper Waka Flocka Flame complained record companies were (“getting paid off a dead man’s body.”)

Most of us aren’t particularly worried about being regenerated as a hologram postmortem, but the increasing size of the average person’s online presence is making it increasingly difficult for us to control the information we choose to share with people. As society increasingly judges people based on their online identities, this lack of control can be extremely frustrating. Because of the unhealthy effects of online social networking, I suggest we leave our laptops and make an effort to connect more with our friends face-to-face.

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The following are the results from last week’s poll question: “What was your favorite newly-released film?”

n Campus Environment n Athletics n Location n Facilities n The Squirrels Results will be posted in next week’s edition of The Parthenon.

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Don’t let ignorance win the day So House Republicans voted Wednesday to repeal President Obama’s health care reform law … I would love to sit here and pretend like I am surprised but who would I be kidding.

This is an issue that seriously bothers me. Not only that there are people who are just hateful and ignorant, but … well that’s pretty much it really.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, sums up the ignorance of the masses in this answer to a question by Fox News’ Chris Wallace: “Let me tell you what we’re not going to do. We’re not going to turn the American health care system into a western European system.”

Guess which countries the World Health Organization ranks in the top two slots in the world health system – France and Italy. Guess where they are – western Europe.

Of course McConnell isn’t the only leader of the Republican Party blind to the facts. House Speaker John Boehner,

R-Ohio, gave this wonderful quote during the July 1 edition of CBS’ Face the Nation: “Gov. Romney understands that Obamacare will bankrupt our country and ruin the best health care delivery system in the world.”

As stated above, the United States isn’t the best, or even the number two, health care system in the world … it’s the 37th.

Now granted, being 37 out of 190 countries ranked by the WHO is not too bad, but for a country that prides itself on being the best of the best, 37 does not come close. Saudi Arabia may have stoning as a legal form or punishment, but at 26, they are ranked 11 spots higher than we are … but nooooo, nothing needs to be changed.

I ask, no beg, residents of Ohio and Kentucky, please stop putting these ignorant people in office. Please stop allowing these hypocrites to push policies they would not want to follow themselves – what type of health care do you think

Don’t come to college to get a degree — get an education

BY TRENT CASON

U. OKLAHOMA VIA UWIRE How do you get an English major off of your porch? Pay for the pizza.

I see this idea constantly in articles, cartoons and blogs, and it drives me crazy: “A liberal arts degree is useless in this job market.”

I don’t know if the intended purpose is to scare away potential liberal arts students or to pressure universities to focus more on vocation-specific types of training or just to make people like me furious.

The liberal arts, as I understand it, are a field of academic studies meant to develop the intellectual abilities of the student, as opposed to occupational training, which prepares the student for a specific job.

I’m 30. I’ve been out there in the job market since I was 18, doing everything from working behind a counter to construction to working on a fishing boat to serving on the ground in Iraq. I don’t mind manual labor — I never have — and as such, I will forever have a Plan B that I know won’t kill me.

I’m not in college to obtain a degree; I’m in college to obtain an education.

If, after grad school, I find myself back on a building site or back in a uniform, so be it. If that happens, I know I’ll have the wherewithal to make the most out of any situation life throws at me. And believe me, life can throw a curveball.

The obsession with the liberal arts degree and the downplay of the education gained is a big problem right now, I think — the idea that it is the degree and not the education that gets a person where they want to be in life. For some professions, the degree is certainly important, but it’s the quality of learning that takes place while earning the degree that seems to generally determine how successful one is likely to be.

Of course I want my physician to have

a degree from a reputable institution, but more than that, I want him to really know what he is doing. If you haven’t had a bad doctor experience, please trust me: Graduation from medical school alone isn’t enough. If it was, people wouldn’t have the wrong limbs occasionally amputated, or in my case, the wrong medicine prescribed (almost fatally).

The bachelor’s of arts today is the vestigial remnant of the once mighty Trivium (grammar, rhetoric, logic) and Quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy). Since classical antiquity, this education model has created citizens as opposed to strictly workers. Most of the notable minds we encounter in our studies at the university level had such an education, including almost all of those credited with founding this country, though most of them had law degrees as well.

The result of this kind of educational worldliness, obviously, is the ability to

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ask and begin to answer questions that are bigger than ourselves and even our societies. The really big ideas don’t just occur to people — they are sought out, historically, by people who took the time to train their brains to do the work. Not to say that getting a liberal arts degree will make you John Adams or Thomas Jefferson, but at least you will be able to read their work and follow along.

While degrees shouldn’t matter as much as the quality of education, they do in many cases, and a sad reality is still reality: Your bachelor’s of arts might not be enough. The same goes for the business majors and the biology majors and everyone else, really.

To be competitive in a non-entrepreneurial setting, it’s a good idea to go beyond the four-year degree, even if you have to work while you do it. A minor in a business or computer science field also can help widen your job-searching net.

Give yourself as many tools as you can to succeed, but the last thing you want to do is graduate from college having learned to do a job but having failed to learn how to live and what it is that you love.

It’s a scary world out there, and graduating into it can be overwhelming.

Don’t let the fear of not owning a yacht stop you from pursuing what you are passionate about. This country desperately needs many more people capable of thinking on their own, drawing their own conclusions and acting on those instead of what is popular or partisan.

Don’t let public opinion convince you that critical thinking and knowledge of humanity are unnecessary and frivolous.

On the contrary, you can use those skills and knowledge to adapt to any work or living situation, which in this everchanging modern economic landscape will be more useful in the long run.

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Rembert

Continued from Page 1 T.J. Rembert came to Marshall in 2001 from Columbia, Md., and stayed part of the Huntington community after graduation.

Tamera Rembert said there are currently no arrangements for a funeral, but there will be a candlelight vigil at Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, Md., Friday at 8:30 p.m.

Creig Minge, Rembert’s father, said playing at Marshall allowed J.T. to live his childhood dream of being a D-I football player.

J.T. Rembert, who played for the Marshall football team from 2001-04, died Monday, July 9, while vacationing with his family in South Carolina.

Rembert is the third member of the 2003 and 2004 Marshall teams to die. Johnathan Goddard died in a motorcycle accident on June 14, 2008 and teammate Donte Newsome was shot and killed outside a Huntington nightclub.

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Yvonne Minge said her son saw himself as having four families: his high school family, his biological family, his teammates and the Huntington community.

Tamera Rembert attended Marshall from 2004-08 and said J.T. was the only reason she decided to join the Thundering Herd family.

“He was the only influence on me going to Marshall,” she said while fighting back her emotions. “I would come to games and come in the summer-time to visit him.

He always showed me a good time, he showed me the family he had found in Huntington and that it was a great place. I knew that if I came there, he would look out for me. I knew that I would have family there if I came.”

Hamrick said he came to know Rembert over the last few years since becoming the Director of Athletics and said it was an emotional time in the athletic department when the news

Ash doesn’t need to be a world-beater for UT to win

By Trey Scott

DAILY TEXAN, U. TEXAS VIA UWIRE With a defense that will be among the best of any not in the Southeastern Conference, and the triumvirate of talented running backs Malcolm Brown, Joe Bergeron and Johnathan Gray, the Longhorns have enough pieces to contend for a Big 12 Championship come November.

They won’t mean anything, though, if David Ash doesn’t take the next step as quarterback.

With voluntary workouts underway, the heat is on Ash, who was 3-3 last season as a starter. To be fair, he was thrust into the role without much warning; this time a year ago, with Garrett Gilbert in the lead at quarterback and Case McCoy and Connor Wood behind him, Ash was preparing to redshirt. You know what followed.

Ash looked much more comfortable in the spring, though, completing five of six passes for 83 yards in the Orange-White scrimmage.

“I thought I played better football this spring than I did last season,”

Ash said afterward.

You’d hope so, considering he completed just 57 percent of his passes and threw eight interceptions to four touchdowns. Co-offensive coordinator Byran Harsin spoke of Ash’s development in the spring.

“The anxiety of not knowing where to go in practice, what the drills are or where we go is gone,” Harsin said.

“The anxiety of not knowing what the formation is or not knowing how to call the play in the huddle is gone.”

Ash was wide-eyed as a freshman, at times unwilling or unable to take complete control of the offense or the huddle. The fact that he’s feeling more comfortable and not looking over his shoulder means that he’s probably ready to be just the guy the Longhorns need: a game manager. I wouldn’t put much stock in a quarterback controversy this fall.

The days of throwing the ball 58 times a game (Colt McCoy vs. Ohio State, 2009) or asking a quarterback to amass 336 yards of offense (Vince Young vs. Colorado, 2005) are long

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gone. If Texas has that kind of special quarterback, then great. If it doesn’t — and most teams do not — then Texas will just need one who will protect the football.

Take Alabama’s AJ McCarron: not considered a once-in-a-lifetime quarterback by any means, he guided Alabama to the BCS Championship. McCarron wasn’t asked to win games — just not to lose them. In 328 attempts, McCarron only threw five interceptions. Had Ash attempted that many passes, the numbers project he would have thrown 15 picks.

Yes, to a fan base spoiled from years of watching Young and McCoy, it sounds a little boring, especially in the age of the quarterback, where exceptional names — Griffin III, Luck and Newton, most recently — bubble up every year. David Ash doesn’t need to be nearly as good as any of those guys, not with the other parts Texas has in place.

He just needs to be a lot better and smarter with the football than he was as a freshman.

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He worked hard to play as close to perfect as possible.”

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hit Monday.

“When we found out yesterday, here in the Shewey Building, it was a very saddened group of people,” Hamrick said. “Everyone was hanging their heads because everyone knew J.T and the kind of person he was. He was a classy guy.”

Rembert was a captain for the Herd in 2003 and 2004 and finished his career with a career game in the 2004 Fort Worth Bowl with 13 tackles, a school record for tackles in a bowl game.

“He wanted to make every tackle,” Pruett said.

“He worked hard to play as close to perfect as possible.

When we played Cincinnati in the bowl game, that was his last game so he wanted to play his last game as his best game.”

Rembert’s best season came in 2002, when he played in 13 games and

collected 33 solo tackles and assisted on 39 others.

He had 4 1/2 tackles for loss, two quarterback sacks, two interceptions and a 34-yard fumble return for a touchdown.

Rembert is the third member of the 2003 and 2004 Marshall teams to die.

Johnathan Goddard died in a motorcycle accident on June 14, 2008 and teammate Donte Newsome was shot and killed outside a Huntington nightclub.

Rembert started the Johnathan Goddard Memorial Golf Tournament, which raised funds for the Johnathan Goddard Endowment Scholarship.

Tamera Rembert said the family plans to continue both the golf tournament and scholarship in Goddard’s name and this year’s golf tournament will honor Johnathan and J.T. Tamera Rembert said the family also plans to form a scholarship and memorial website for J.T. Adam Rogers can be contacted at rogers112@ marshall.edu.

Jet ski accident leaves Duke football player in critical condition

By Andrew Beaton

THE DUKE CHRONICLE, DUKE U. VIA UWIRE Duke football player Blair Holliday suffered head injuries while jet skiing Wednesday and is now in critical condition, according to a release from Duke Athletics.

At 3:57 p.m., head coach David Cutcliffe tweeted that Holliday is in “critical but stable condition.”

The accident occurred on Lake Tillery in North Carolina after which he was flown to the UNC Trauma Center in Chapel Hill, according to a statement released by the Duke sports information department at 1:54 p.m.

Teammate Jamison Crowder, also a sophomore wide receiver, unintentionally collided with Holliday while both were on jet skis, the sports information office confirmed. Crowder refused

treatment on the scene.

A rescue team responded at 5:02 p.m. Wednesday, Lt. John Howell, a North Carolina Wildlife official, said.

The accident occurred at about 5 p.m., shortly before the team’s response, and the investigation is in its preliminary phases, Howell said.

Earlier Thursday, a former high school teammate of Holliday’s tweeted that he is in a coma.

At 11:04 a.m., Iowa State wide receiver Brett Medders, who attended the Oaks Christian School in California with Holliday, tweeted, “ay yall pray for my high school teamate Blair Holliday. Collided with another jet ski on a lake and is in a coma. please RT and PRAY.” Holliday, a sophomore wide receiver, was slated to start in 2012. As a freshman he played in 10 games and caught three passes for a total of 30 yards.

Letter to Obama asks legislators to help extend visas for foreign-born students

By Levon Minassian

DAILY CALIFORNIAN, U. CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY VIA UWIRE A letter sent July 2 to President Barack Obama and top-ranking congressional officials signed by leaders from more than 100 American universities calls for new legislation to allow foreign-born students to stay in the country longer after their student visa expires upon graduation.

According to a report by the Partnership for a New American Economy, an immigration reform group composed of mayors and businessman who organized the letter effort, more than three-fourths of all patents which come from the top ten American research universities have had at least one foreign-born student involved.

The letter comes in an attempt to retain many foreign-born students within the math, science, engineering and technology fields due to their importance to the nation’s research capabilities and economic growth, according to the letter.

“In 2009, students on temporary visas were 45 percent of all graduate students in engineering, math, computer science and physical sciences — earning 43 percent of all master’s degrees and 52 percent of all PhDs,” the letter reads. “After we have trained and educated these future job creators, our antiquated immigration laws turn them away to work for our competitors in other countries.”

The group’s report, “Patent Pending: How Immigrants are Reinventing the American Economy,” also finds that approximately 54 percent of patents were awarded to foreign-born inventors who are most likely to face visa hurdles, like students, postdoctoral fellows and staff researchers.

U. California ranks first in the number of patents produced by any American university nationwide, according to the report.

Campus Graduate Assembly President Bahar Navab noted that many UC Berkeley graduate students face the uncertainty that comes from an expiring visa after graduation.

“There definitely are international graduate students who are facing expiring visas and can’t find jobs in the US, and thus are forced to leave the country for work,” Navab said in an email. “Similarly, there are international graduate students who face pressure to graduate earlier than some of their peers because there often aren’t enough funding sources for international students.”

One such UC Berkeley international graduate student is Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. candidate Shashank Nawathe, who is originally from India and currently studying with an F-1 student visa that will expire six months after he earns his degree next spring.

Nawathe said it would be good for policymakers to find a way to give recent graduates more time to find jobs before their visa expires.

“Students tend to take up whatever jobs they can find, even if this means taking unpaid internships to extend their stay in the country,” Nawathe said.

Nawathe also said his

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impression was that only a small minority of about 10 percent of graduate students end up leaving the country immediately after graduation but that this departure is usually due to an attachment to their home countries, which students want to return to with their newly acquired knowledge.

While it is crucial to advocate for what Navab called “comprehensive immigration reform,” she said it should not be forgotten that domestic students are also facing a system of mixed incentives. She cited the case of UC Berkeley School of Law students who went into school with the goal of pursuing public interest or government jobs and instead leave school to find jobs based on the highest amount of pay due to excessively high levels of student debt after graduation.

“Many of our graduate students, especially professional students, are facing increasing levels of debt and are facing limited job markets,” Navab said in the email. “We need school administrators to advocate for all of us.”

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