FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016 | VOL. 119 NO. 115 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com | SINGLE COPY FREE
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NEWS, 2:
>MARSHALL ARTISTS SERIES DEBUTS 80TH SEASON >”LOSE THE TRAINING WHEELS” WITH PRESIDENT GILBERT
LIFE!, 3
>ON THE GRIND WITH GRINDSTONE COFFEEOLOGY >REFLECTIONS ON APPALACHIAN DIRT
SUBMITTED PHOTO
>THE DANGERS OF PLAGIARISM
TAKE A HIKE!
SPORTS, 6
By KARIMA NEGHMOUCHE
OPINION, 4
>JACK BOGACZYK: UNFILTERED
Participants of the WEAR program and volunteers link arms, forming hearts with their hands, outside the HUntington Museum of Art on Tuesday before their group hike.
WEAR program participants explore the outdoors at the HMoA
LIFE EDITOR Last October, the Cabell County successfully received a grant to launch the Women’s Empowerment and Addiction Recovery Program (WEAR), a program tailored for women recovering from various addictions in the Huntington area. The program currently has eight women, with a maximum enrollment of 20, and is generally an 18-month program with four phases and an aftercare program. Depending on how successful the women are in each phase, they can lose or gain weeks in the program. While the women found comfort in knowing each other’s stories and pasts, they all also knew one thing—no story is the same. Salena, whose last name is being excluded for confidential reasons, has been in the WEAR program for approximately 10 weeks. She and three other WEAR members attended a group hike and ice cream social at the Huntington Museum of Art Tuesday, organized by female volunteers in the community who aim to assist and support the women in their recoveries. She said she has already learned so much from being in the program, and that it has changed her life so
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much in such a short amount of time. Salena said she has become a more positive person and has become passionate about her recovery. Salena said she couldn’t do it alone, and has everyone that has helped her through her recovery to thank, including her probation officer, Lauren, who she sees as her support system. “Being in this program has saved my life. Without this help, I would’ve been dead or in prison,” Salena said. “They’re not giving up on me, so I’m not giving up on me.” Salena said that naturally, she wasn’t excited about going into the program. She felt many emotions, including fear of change and anger towards others and herself. “It was hard to leave that drug life, it was hard to leave your friends, hard to leave what you know,” Salena said. “It’s what I was used to. I did what I needed to do to get the next fix, whatever it was. But, you have to completely separate yourself to get any better. I’m very proud of myself, and I couldn’t have said that before.” After gaining the strength to get away from her past the first time, Salena relapsed, which she described as one of the worst moments of her life.
“Fourteen months in jail, I came out, was thrown back into the world, and… I knew it was there. I knew drugs were there, and I knew where to get it. I thought to myself ‘just one more time,” but I thought that too many times,” Salena said. Salena said it wasn’t until after that moment, where she truly had her wake up call, and realized she never wanted to touch drugs again. Amy, another woman in the program with her, agreed that you have to have a wake-up call, and it’s not always a positive one. “You have to lose enough before you want to change,” Amy said. “I don’t believe in rock bottom anymore; I believe in change. If I hit rock bottom, I would be dead.” Salena, like others in the program, finds her motivation in herself, in her children, and in her parents. She said her father told her he had one wish before he passed—and it was to see her sober, which makes her want to strive harder and do better. After finishing her recovery, Salena wants to go back to school, have a home, a job and feel like she has her life back. For once, Salena is looking forward to the future. Karima Neghmouche can be contacted at neghmouche2@marshall.edu.
Marshall’s Chief Financial Officer resigns THE PARTHENON Chief Financial Officer Mary Ellen Heuton announced her resignation Wednesday less than a month after presenting and passing the 2016-17 fiscal budget before the Board of Governors. Heuton will take on the role of vice president of business affairs and treasurer at the University of Montevallo in Alabama. “I am grateful I was welcomed into the Marshall family more than seven
years ago and to have had an opportunity to work with such wonderful people who love this university,” Heuton said in a press release distributed by the university Wednesday afternoon. “I am proud of what my staff and others across the campus have accomplished to maintain Marshall’s financial health and improve financial processes. Although I am sad this chapter is coming to an end, I am excited to start a new one at the
University of Montevallo.” In the statement, President Jerome Gilbert said Heuton’s presence and knack for financial balance will be missed. “Mary Ellen has led the effort to retool the university’s budget and its tuition and fee structure, resulting in significant improvements to our financial processes and services,” he said in the release. “Her guidance and leadership also have been instrumental in keeping
Marshall financially healthy through budget challenges over the past few years. Her commitment to Marshall University and its students, as well as her involvement in the Huntington community, will indeed be missed. The entire Marshall family wishes her the very best in her new position.” The university will conduct a national search for Heuton’s replacement following her leave, effective August 19.
WHAT’S GOING ON JULY 22- AUG. 5: >WEST VIRGINIA MADE FESTIVAL: JULY 22—24 >FINAL FRIDAY ART CRAWL: JULY 29 Featuring a variety of the mountain state’s finest foods, art and music Friday evening through Sunday. WHERE: 1000 block of Fourth Avenue ADMISSION: Free With the discovery of a gym inside their bakery, employees at Paula Vega cupcakes have deployed a creative tactic to attract Pokémon Go-chasers: by targeting the sweet tooth. The cupcakes, flavored with the bakery’s traditional Vanilla Bean, comes in three colors, representative of the three Pokémon teams “Instinct,” “Valor” and “Mystic.” The cakes will be available by request and in store until supplies last.
>HUNTINGTON CLASSIC REGATTA: JULY 22—24
Featuring tunnel boat racing, opportunities to embark on a voyage across the river with the historic sternwheeler, The Cincinnati Belle, enjoy a petting zoo for the younger crowds and grab some grub. WHERE: Harris Riverfront Park ADMISSION: Free
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Featuring booths of local artisan and student products, Pottery Place demonstrations, street performers and a book signing with Dr. William Grimes. WHERE: Pullman Square ADMISSION: Free
>THE HOTDOG FESTIVAL: JULY 30
Featuring local hotdog vendors, contests, wiener dog races, pet adoptions, live music and entertainment in an effort to raise money for children battling life-threatening illnesses. WHERE: Pullman Square ADMISSION: Free