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Herd football hits road for first time in 2017

By KYLE CURLEY

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Marshall football travels for the first time this year as it heads to North Carolina State this Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and will also be shown live on ESPN 3.

The Thundering Herd has never beaten NC State, having a 0-3 all-time series record versus the Wolfpack. The last time these two teams met each other on the field, NC State won 33-16 in 1995.

Marshall head coach Doc Holliday said the Herd’s game against NC State will be yet another challenge.

“They are an excellent football team,” Holliday said. “A lot of people have them picked to win their side of the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference).”

NC State’s top 30 ranked defense is no surprise to Holliday. Holliday spent four years at NC State as an associate head coach, and he said the Wolfpack’s defensive prowess has not changed a bit.

“If you look at them on tape, they should have been picked to win,” Holliday said.

“That defensive front is as what is was when I was at NC State with Mario Williams and (John) McCargo and all those tremendous players. They have got the same kind of guys, they are NFL guys, same thing with the linebackers, and their secondary is very athletic.”

Marshall came away victorious in their season opener. However, the team knows they have room for improvement, especially starting quarterback Chase Litton.

“I didn’t perform the way I was supposed to perform for my team,” Litton said.

“What they expect from me, what I expect from myself and what we all expect from each other is to be great. We talk about being our best all the time, and that wasn’t me that night.”

Litton continued his nationleading streak of 22 games with a touchdown pass this past Saturday, after he capped off a 98-yard drive with a touchdown pass to Tyre Brady.

“We finished,” Litton said. “We started out behind the sticks early and it was third and nine, third and 10, and we finished. Tyre (Brady) came back on a comeback route and made a hell of a play, which got us 25 yards that we needed. We started clicking whether it was the run game early in that drive or that last touchdown play. It’s just execution and we have to finish.”

Litton also moved into the top 10 in career passing yardage at Marshall with 5,425 yards. Bernard Morris is next in line with 5,616 yards.

With veteran safety C.J. Reavis suspended for the first half of the game this Saturday, red shirt sophomore Malik Gant will be the next man up. Holliday said he does not think this will impact his defense greatly. Gant tallied three solo tackles out of four total and two pass breakups during

last week’s game.

“Yes, Malik Gant will (play in place of Reavis),” Holliday said. “Malik Gant went in there and played 24 plays and had 29 production points. He is a guy we like a lot, and he will be fine.”

Safety Brandon Drayton totaled 12 tackles against Miami (Ohio). The red shirt freshman’s performance garnered praise from his head coach.

“The kid has great range; you talk about guys that have it,” Holliday said.

“There are just good football players and he’s just a young guy. He is not very

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DeVos planning to scrap Obama rules on campus sexual assault

By COLLIN BINKLEY and LAURIE KELLMAN

ASSOCIATED PRESS ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos declared on Thursday that "the era of 'rule by letter' is over" as she announced plans to change the way colleges and universities handle allegations of sexual assault on campus.

DeVos vowed to replace a set of rules enacted by the Obama administration in a 2011 memo known as the "Dear Colleague Letter," which she said created a system that failed students.

"Instead of working with schools on behalf of students, the prior administration weaponized the Office for Civil Rights to

work against schools and against students," she said in a speech at George Mason University.

DeVos repeatedly spoke about protecting the rights of both victims and students who are accused of sexual assault, saying the conversation has wrongly been framed as "a contest between men and women."

She didn't detail how the rules will change but said her office will seek feedback from the public and universities to develop new rules.

The announcement was applauded by critics who say the rules are unfairly stacked against students accused of sexual assault, while advocacy groups for victims denounced DeVos's message as a step backward.

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Andrew Miltenberg, a New York lawyer who represents students accused of sexual assault, said he was encouraged by the recognition that accused students have been mistreated.

"Up until now, everyone's been terrified of saying what she said because the fear is it would be seen as being against victims' rights," he said.

Activists from Know Your IX, an advocacy group for sexual-assault survivors, said the speech sent the message that colleges won't be held accountable for protecting students.

"I really fear that DeVos will take us back to the days when schools routinely violated survivors' rights and pushed sexual assault under the rug,"

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said Sejal Singh, a policy coordinator for the group.

Debate has flared in recent years over the 2011 guidance from the Obama administration, which requires schools to investigate all complaints of sexual assault and details how they must conduct disciplinary proceedings.

Critics say the rules call on campus officials with little legal experience to act as judges, and many say the standard of evidence required by the rules is too low.

Unlike in criminal courts, where guilt must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, colleges were told to judge students based on whether it's

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos shakes hands with Henry Butler, dean of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, before speaking proposed changes to Title IX, Thursday.

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Editorial: Housing Huntington’s homeless first step towards a forgotten issue Being approached by someone who is homeless here on campus is no phenomenon. Often times, it’s someone asking for change or help getting something.

Because of the reputation that Huntington’s homeless have, it often generalizes all people who are struggling, without any empathy from students or bystanders passing them on the street.

Thursday, several local agencies launched a coordinated effort to ensure people who are struggling and without homes have shelter as winter approaches. This project will focus on also cleaning up the area stretching from Riverfront Park to 23rd Street in West Huntington.

With the rise of Huntington’s opiate crisis, it’s easy to forget about those without homes. In the past few years, there has been this generalizing of the homeless and addicts. Often addicts in Huntington are left homeless, but Huntington still has an underlying problem of families without places to stay.

The Huntington City Mission does a survey every year to track how many homeless persons there are in Huntington. In 2017, 205 people were recorded without homes. This is actually an improvement from 2016, which was up to 228 people.

With winter approaching, people could risk their lives staying outside and freezing. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams is helping this effort by telling citizens that Huntington needs to show compassion.

“Our city has a tradition within its core values to show compassion to those who are having difficulty in life,”

Williams said in a press release. “Our city does not turn its back on those less fortunate. Compassion is always the right course when helping those who are struggling.”

Williams is exactly right. People in Huntington, and more so West Virginia, know that there is a large group in this state who struggle, whether it be they lost their jobs, struggle with addiction or are barely making ends meet. However, it is no secret to anyone who has lived in West Virginia, and because of that, there is this mentality of, “no one else is going to help us but ourselves.”

That is what Huntington is doing now. There’s use in waiting anymore for federal funding or help from outside agencies. Huntington needs to attack this problem head on, especially if they wish to continue this effort of revitalizing Huntington. Instead of gentrification though, Huntington is trying rehabilitation.

Some of the agencies helping to fund and achieve this goal are the CabellHuntington-Wayne Continuum of Care and namely the Cabell-Huntington Coalition for the Homeless. Agencies like these have already begun to help people move out of Riverfront Park into assisted housing.

This should not be a political issue in anyway if you care about the betterment of Huntington. Tough love or saying “get a job,” has never worked and never will. When a group makes an effort of compassion, then that is when change is made.

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LET ME BE FRANK: ON F.O.M.O.

By FRANKLIN NORTON

THE PARTHENON I am someone who really values alone time. I really need it to recharge and to find peace and calm amidst a busy schedule. But at the same time, I really value experiences. Here recently, as I have had more downtime than recent semesters, I have been so anxious that I am missing out on these experiences. I obsessively check my Instagram, scroll through Snapchat stories and refresh Twitter like it’s my job. I have a dreadful case of FOMO—Fear of Missing Out. This fear comes from a worry that everybody is having more fun than me. Everybody is laughing more, learning more and just, frankly, doing more.

One day, I finished with class at 11 a.m., and I sat around campus for hours just because I didn’t want to miss out on anything. I even joked to a friend: “What if my future wife walks by and I’m not here?” Well, maybe I was being a little serious.

I look at pictures online and wonder if I’m boring.

I wonder if I could be having more fun somewhere

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WEST VIRGINIA PRESS ASSOCIATION Craft brewers in West Virginia are doing more than creating the perfect beer, they are creating new economic opportunities and bringing people to the state. In celebration of West Virginia’s Craft Beer Week, it is worth taking a look at the history of the West Virginia’s craft brewers and how this hobby, for many, became a business model that is helping define the state’s tourism industry and has become one of the state’s quickest growing and more successful industries.

When Little Switzerland Brewing Company, the state’s last traditional brewery, ceased operation in Huntington in 1971, opportunities for brewers in state shrank. Breweries in West Virginia were only allowed to brew and package beer for wholesale and could not sell their beer directly to consumers over their own bar. This did not change until 1991, when state legislation was passed that would allow brewpubs to make and sell beer by the glass to customers.

These changes to state legislation helped provide a more favorable business climate than before, but growth was slow and many craft breweries still struggled to get on their feet. A few notable breweries did find success in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but a number of the state’s brewpub investments in Charleston, Huntington and Wheeling went out of business. Cardinal Brewing, for example,

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else, with somebody else. This constant social comparison and angst is obviously exhausting, but it does more than just tire me out: it adversely affects my mood, my self-esteem and my own social climate.

I want to urge myself, and whoever is reading this, to be here now. Unplug from Spotify and listen to the wind and the birds and your best friend’s voice, the living poetry around you. Look up from your phone screen and into people’s eyes. Enjoy the peace and quiet of solitude. Give yourself, and the people around you, the courtesy of being completely present, without distraction.

Social media is an amazing tool, but I think it’s time we connect to something other than the Wi-Fi. Often, ironically, my FOMO leads me to actually missing out on valuable moments in the present. Life happens in these ordinary moments. Life happens every minute of every day. And I hope we don’t miss any of it.

Franklin Norton can be contacted at norton18@marshall.edu.

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opened in Charleston in 1994 but closed only 3 years later. Mountaineer Brewing Company had a successful start in 2007, but it shuttered unexpectedly in 2011. It would not be until 2009 that the craft brewing industry in West Virginia would see a revolution that would change the face of beer production and consumption.

In 2009, legislation was passed that raised the alcohol cap in beer from six to 12 percent. The change sparked a growth in the number of breweries in the state, nearly doubling from five to nine by 2013. Additional legislation passed in 2015 allowed brewpubs and brewers the chance to sell growlers of the beer they produce to customers looking to take home their favorite beverage. With these legislative changes and a nationwide movement in craft beer appreciation, West Virginia has been able to enjoy the benefits of this new and growing industry.

There are now 26 licensed and operating breweries that have popped up across the state, with at least 6 in planning. Each brewery offers their special blends and unique take on beer. This is good news for the craft beer enthusiast and great news for the local communities in which these breweries are brewing. The industry createswa local pride, which West Virginians have in abundance, and it puts “heads in beds,” bringing in tourists who want to travel the great West Virginia craft beer trail.

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Herd football alumni return home

By BROOKE GRIFFIN

THE PARTHENON The Thundering Herd football team kicked off its season against Miami University (Ohio) this past Saturday with a 31-26 win. What many people didn’t know was that some of Marshall’s most respected players were in the stands, not on the field.

If someone were to look around the Joan C. Edwards stadium during any Saturday night home football game, all they would see is a mass of green and white.

“I’m Marshall, I’m green through and through,” said Brian Swisher, a player on the first winning team after the plane crash.

Football in Huntington has evolved since the tragic plane crash of 1970 and the Herd fan base has only gotten stronger over the past 47 years.

“It’s amazing how the whole

city has changed and embraced Marshall University,” Swisher said.

Swisher and fellow Young Thundering Herd teammate Don Johnson both hold a sense of pride in the university that most will never understand.

“It kind of makes you proud knowing that you were one of the building blocks from the beginning when things were just really bad,” Johnson said.

“Proud that you were part of the lineage of what’s occurring right now.”

Johnson said he had not been to a Marshall football game in 30 years, so being back in the stadium Saturday was incredibly special.

Swisher, the wide receiver on the team that had the weight of the world on its shoulders, said being on the Young Thundering Herd changed his life.

“Being a part of something much bigger than me,” Swisher said. “You know this community

FOOTBALL cont. from 1 big, he’s long, he’s really long, and he’s athletic. He runs around and he makes some plays.

If he keeps going and keeps working extremely hard, he’s going to be a really good player.”

Although NC State lost its season opener to South Carolina 35-28, the Wolfpack managed to dominate the stat lines. NC State totaled 504 offensive yards, 415 of them coming through the air. NC State quarterback Ryan Finley threw the ball 64 times, completing 45 of them for a 70.3 completion percentage.

“This week we have a big challenge,” Drayton said. “We know they like to throw the ball and

and this town and this school was much bigger than anything I could have been.”

Marshall football has five remaining home games on its 2017 schedule and players from all eras can be seen in the stands and on the sidelines.

The next home game for the Herd is against former MidAmerican Conference foe Kent State on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Brooke Griffin can be contacted at griffin58@ marshall.edu.

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Brian Swisher (left) and Don Johnson pose for a photo during Marshall football’s season opening win against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks at Joan C. Edwards Stadium Saturday, Sept. 2.

at the back end. We have to be ready.”

NC State’s Johnathon Alston was a wide receiver last season, who has now turned his talents to the defensive side of the ball, in the form of a cornerback. Alston played his first college game at cornerback this past Saturday against the Gamecocks. He totaled three tackles, a sack and the game’s only interception.

“You can tell his ball skills,” Litton said. “He’s a football player. He’s a gamer. I know he will be ready to go Saturday, but we have to be ready to go Saturday for him.”

Some say NC State has the best defensive front in the NCAA. However, it is not just the

defensive line that can derail an offensive drive, it’s also the linebacker core.

“People want to talk about their line, and they are the best in the country, but it is not just those four,” Litton said. “You know they have guys behind them that if the quarterback steps up, that linebacker is ready to come hit you in the mouth. They are ready to go. Their mic is ready to go. He is a big solid, thick guy.

He can run north and south, but definitely east and west. That’s the difference between him and other linebackers we might play or that we have played.”

Kyle Curley can be contacted at curley2@ marshall.edu.

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Marching Thunder uses new technology to capture halftime show performance

By BUFFY SIX

THE PARTHENON The Marching Thunder has found a new and innovative way to keep up with technological advances through a special pair of glasses from the popular social media app, Snapchat.

Marshall band member Erin Fields got to experience the new technology during the first Marshall football game last Saturday against Miami (Ohio).

Snapchat has created a special pair of glasses, Spectacle, that allow users to create snap videos that show exactly what the wearer is seeing by the push of a button.

“One day, Dr. Dalton (Director of the Marching Thunder), asked if I had heard about the Snapchat glasses, and I had, but I had never used them,” Fields explained. “He ordered a pair from Amazon Prime and received them a couple of days before the game, so we decided to capture some pre-game activities and the halftime show.”

The glasses work by connecting to the user’s Snapchat account

by Bluetooth. While in action, the user presses a button on the leg of the glasses, and it starts recording a 10 second video.

“You press the button once for 10 seconds, twice for 20 seconds, and a third time for 30 seconds,” Fields said.

Fields said she hopes the glasses will be a big hit on the Marching Thunder’s Snapchat, and they will be continuously used throughout the season.

“For parades and what’s going on in the stands at the games, I’ll probably be the one using the glasses, but for pre-game and the halftime show, the glasses will probably be passed around so everyone can see the whole band’s point of view, not just one person,” Fields said.

Fellow band member Madi Persinger said she really enjoyed the experience of the glasses.

“I think it’s a really interesting take on the halftime show,” Persinger said. “Everyone can see what the band is doing from the stands, but it’s totally different seeing the band from our perspective.”

During Fields’ first game with the glasses, she captured the band getting ready for the game, the halftime show and some of the action in the stands.

“Once we get the lights incorporated into the show, having the glasses will be an even bigger experience for us as a band and for the crowd as spectators,” Persinger said.

Buffy Six can be contacted at six15@marshall.edu.

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Top: Fans can follow the Marching Thunder on Snapchat by positioning the app’s camera over the image and holding their finger on the screen to pull up the account.

Left: Marching Thunder members can record 10, 20 or 30 second videos with the new Snapchat glasses from the stands or field level.

Right: A field level view from the Snapchat glasses show the Marching Thunder starting their halftime show performance.

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DACA faces legal challenges

Suicide awareness to be promoted on campus

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and SUDHIN THANAWALA

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Fifteen states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. government Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s plan to end protection against deportation for young immigrants, saying it was motivated by prejudice against Mexicans.

Legal experts, however, say the evidence of bias is not strong in the case involving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. “It might be able to muck up the works, maybe push off the effective date of the repeal, but I don’t see litigation being successful in the same way as the travel ban,� Kari Hong, an immigration expert at Boston College Law School, said, referring to the lawsuit earlier this year that limited the Trump ban involving predominantly Muslim nations.

As indications of Trump’s bias, the suit cited his previous statement referring to some Mexican immigrants as rapists and his decision to pardon former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of contempt for ignoring a federal court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. “Ending DACA, whose participants are mostly of Mexican origin, is a culmination of President’s Trump’s oft-stated commitments—whether personally held, stated to appease some portion of his constituency, or some combination thereof—to punish and

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Congress can have time to find In its fight against the travel a legislative solution for people ban, Hawaii argued that it was in the program. illegally motivated by religious Opponents of the program discrimination against Muslims called DACA an unconstituand used statements Trump tional abuse of executive power. made as a candidate to support Supporters of the DACA prothat claim. gram disagreed.

A federal judge agreed and New York Attorney Genblocked the ban, though the U.S. eral Eric T. Schneiderman said Supreme Court later allowed a Trump’s plan is “cruel, shortversion to move forward. sighted, inhumane� and driven The attorneys general who by a personal bias against Mexbrought the DACA lawsuit— icans and Latinos. all Democrats—represent He said the 42,000 New Yorkstates where the population ers with protected status under of DACA participants ranges the program are largely model from hundreds to tens of citizens. thousands. Known as “dream“They are the best of Amerers,� they were brought to the ica,� Schneiderman said. “For U.S. illegally as children or most of them, America is came with families who over- the only home they’ve ever stayed visas. known. And they deserve to Attorney General Jeff stay here.�

THE PARTHENON The Social Work Department at Marshall University will host two events next week addressing suicide prevention.

The first, “Suicide Prevention in the Tri-state,� will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in the Shawkey Dining Room, located on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center.

The second, “Understanding Suicide: The Fundamentals of Theory, Intervention and Treatment,� will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 13 in the Don Morris Room, also located on the second floor of the MSC. Paula Rymer, associate professor of social work, has been involved in planning for every suicide prevention week Marshall has had. “Suicide is something that is very important to know about, especially if you’re in high

school and college, because ages 14 to 24 are one of the highest ratings to commit suicide,� Rymer said. “I am really glad that Marshall University is helping to host this event.� “Suicide Prevention in the Tri-state� is a forum that will discuss the statistics of suicide rates, the type of issues that can increase suicidal thoughts and the prevention of suicide through educational options. “Understanding Suicide: The Fundamentals of Theory, Intervention and Treatment� is a training session that will discuss factors that can indicate when a person may be thinking of committing suicide.

Gary McDaniel, assistant professor and director of field education, will be a moderator at the panel for the first event. “The goal of Suicide Awareness Week is to raise the understanding of everyone

about suicide and what it is,�

McDaniel said. “It is an important issue that is going to impact a lot of people, so we would like to take that week every year to raise awareness.

Everyone needs to know that they are not alone and help is always available.�

The Counseling Center and other services are available for anyone dealing with stress, anxiety, depression or thoughts of suicide.

The events will be free and open to the public. “We hope both of these events will be well attended,�

Rymer said.

Those interested in attending either event may sign up on Eventbrite by searching the event name and Huntington, West Virginia.

Alison Baldridge can be contacted at baldridge6@ marshall.edu.

John Deaver Drinko Academy, begins with the annual quoits tournament.

Quoits, a traditional game similar to horseshoe, involves throwing quoits over a set distance to land over a hob. The game is said to have been John Marshall’s favorite game.

Faculty, staff and students are able to sign up and practice for the annual Quoits Open Tournament Monday on Buskirk Field from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

The tournament will be played Sept. 12-14. Tournament participants will have the opportunity to win prizes, a trophy and even the chance to move on to the next round to play in the President’s Invitational Quoits Tournament on Sept. 15 and the President’s Media Quoits Challenge on Sept. 26.

Danite Belay can be contacted at belay3@marshall. edu.

Annual Constitution Week to kick off with Quoits Open Tournament

By DANITE BELAY

THE PARTHENON Marshall University’s annual Constitution Week celebrations will soon be in full-swing.

Constitution Week is celebrated at Marshall as a commemoration of the U.S. Constitution and in remembrance of Chief Justice John Marshall, whom the university is named after.

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Nations rush to help islands devastated by Hurricane Irma

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This photo, taken Thursday, provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees. Significant damage was reported on the island that is split between French and Dutch control.

By EVENS SANON and DANICA COTO

ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — French, British and Dutch military authorities rushed aid to a devastated string of Caribbean islands Thursday after Hurricane Irma left at least 11 people dead and thousands homeless as it spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend.

Warships and planes were dispatched with food, water and troops after the fearsome Category 5 storm smashed homes, schools and roads, laying waste to some of the world's most beautiful and exclusive tourist destinations.

Hundreds of miles to the west, Florida braced for the onslaught, with forecasters warning that Irma could slam headlong into the Miami metropolitan area of 6 million people, punish the entire length of the state's Atlantic coast and move into Georgia and South Carolina.

More than a half-million people in Miami-Dade County were ordered to leave as Irma closed in with winds of 175 mph (281 kph).

"Take it seriously, because this is the real deal," said Maj. Jeremy DeHart, a U.S. Air Force Reserve weather officer who flew through the eye of Irma at 10,000 feet.

By late Thursday afternoon, the hurricane was north of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where authorities reported some flooding and building damage but no deaths. Big waves smashed a dozen homes into rubble in the Dominican fishing community of Nagua, but work crews said all the residents had left before the storm.

About a million people were

without power in Puerto Rico after Irma sideswiped the island overnight, and nearly half the territory's hospitals were relying on generators. No injuries were reported.

The first islands hit by the storm were scenes of terrible destruction.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said four people were confirmed dead and about 50 injured on the French side of St. Martin, an island split between Dutch and French control. The toll could rise because rescue teams had yet to get a complete look at the damage.

At least four people were killed in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and officials said they expected to find more bodies. Authorities described the damage as catastrophic and said crews were struggling to reopen roads and restore power.

Three more deaths were reported on the British island of Anguilla, independent Barbuda and the Dutch side of St. Martin.

Irma also slammed the French island of St. Barts, tearing off roofs and knocking out electricity.

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said 100,000 food rations were sent to St. Barts and St. Martin, the equivalent of four days of supplies.

"It's a tragedy. We'll need to rebuild both islands," he said.

"Most of the schools have been destroyed."

Photos and video of St. Martin circulating on social media showed major damage to the Philipsburg airport and heavy flooding in the coastal village of Marigot.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the storm "caused wide-scale destruction of infrastructure, houses and businesses."

"There is no power, no gasoline, no running water. Houses are under water, cars are floating through the streets, inhabitants are sitting in the dark in ruined houses and are cut off from the outside world," he said.

In the U.S. Virgin Islands, Gov. Kenneth Mapp said the U.S. military was sending troops to aid relief efforts.

The primary focus for now is "making sure people have meals, water and shelter," Mapp said. "An event of this magnitude is very chilling."

The territory's two islands were battered by 150 mph winds for four hours. Two fire stations, two fire police stations and the hospital on St. Thomas were destroyed.

A curfew was ordered for St. John and St. Thomas that also covered about 5,000 tourists who were unable to leave before the storm.

Far out in the Atlantic, Hurricane Jose grew into a Category 2 storm, threatening some of the same islands ravaged by Irma.

Meanwhile, Irma, the most potent Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever recorded, appeared increasingly likely to rip into heavily populated South Florida early Sunday after threatening parts of the Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas on Thursday night and Friday and sweeping along Cuba's northern coast on Saturday.

People in Florida rushed to board up their homes, take their boats out of the water and gas up their cars. With gasoline running out and tensions rising, the Florida Highway Patrol escorted tanker trucks sent to replenish gas stations.

"It is wider than our entire state and could cause major and life-threatening impacts

from coast to coast. Regardless of which coast you live on, be prepared to evacuate," Gov. Rick Scott said.

Brian McNoldy, a hurricane researcher at the University of Miami, said Irma could easily prove to be the costliest storm in U.S. history.

French President Emmanuel Macron's office said he would go to the islands as soon as the weather permits it. Saying he was "grief-stricken," Macron called for concerted efforts to tackle global warming to prevent similar natural disasters.

Two Dutch navy ships were in St. Martin with vital supplies. And two Dutch military aircraft were being sent the island of Curacao and on to St. Martin to deliver food and water intended to last the population of 40,000 five days. The aircraft were carrying 100 extra troops to deliver aid, repair infrastructure and restore order.

Britain was sending hundreds of troops and the Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean to Anguilla, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands.

In Anguilla, officials reported extensive damage to the airport, hospitals, shelters and schools and said 90 percent of roads were impassable.

On Barbuda, nearly every building was damaged when the hurricane's core crossed almost directly over the island early Wednesday. About 60 percent of its roughly 1,400 residents were left homeless, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said.

He said roads and telecommunications systems were wrecked and recovery will take months, if not years.

"It is just really a horrendous situation," Browne said.

BREWING cont. from 2 breweries in West Virginia had an economic impact of $211 million. These breweries produced 14,682 barrels of beer in 2014. That is a lot of beer, but that is also a lot of money that goes back into our county and state’s economies. With our breweries coming into towns, both large

and small, across the state, we’re seeing an increase of festivals and events, an expanding variety of restaurants, and a stage for locals and tourists alike to come together to enjoy craft beer.

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product that people enjoy and promote.

Individuals are now planning vacations around locations that have a local brewery or will go out of their way to find one during their travels. While the industry has had a slow start in West Virginia, it is blossoming now and we must continue to encourage this growth.

DEVOS cont. from 1 "more likely than not" they committed the offense.

Schools that violate the rules can lose federal funding entirely, although that penalty has never been dealt.

DeVos echoed critics during parts of her speech, blasting the rules for creating "'increasingly elaborate and confusing guidelines" and relying on the "lowest standard of proof."

"Every survivor of sexual misconduct must be taken seriously. Every student accused of sexual misconduct must know that guilt is not predetermined," she said. "These are non-negotiable principles."

At the same time, she made clear that "acts of sexual misconduct are reprehensible, disgusting and unacceptable" and must be addressed head-on.

"Never again will these acts only be whispered about in closed-off counseling rooms or swept under the rug," she pledged.

The speech drew about two dozen protesters who gathered outside the auditorium, including some women who said they were assaulted on their campuses. Among them was Meghan Downey, 22, a recent graduate from the College of William & Mary, who said she doesn't want the Trump administration to "attribute more validity to the voices of the accused."

Some education leaders from the Obama administration disputed the characterizations made in DeVos's speech.

Catherine Lhamon, who led the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights under President Barack Obama, defended the guidelines and said they have repeatedly been upheld by courts.

She added that her office frequently ruled on behalf of students accused of sexual assault, and rebuked DeVos for opening the rules to what she called "essentially a popular vote."

"I thought she used her voice for ill today in a way that was damaging and distressing, but I believe our colleges will continue to fulfill their obligations," Lhamon said in an interview.

Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement that the Trump administration is "once again choosing politics over students, and students will pay the price."

Leaders of some colleges issued swift statements saying they'll continue to follow the guidelines established under Obama, including at Bentley University, a private school of about 5,500 students west of Boston.

"Our commitment to these protections for all of our students, faculty and staff remains as strong today as ever," Bentley President Gloria Larson said.

Others said it's too soon to know how a shift in federal policy would play out on campuses.

Terry Hartle, senior vice president of American Council on Education, said it's unclear how long the existing rules will remain in effect, but that colleges will follow them until told otherwise.

Hartle, whose group represents 1,800 college and university presidents, said he didn't think DeVos's speech indicates she's backing away from the issue.

"The Obama administration took a very important step and raised the importance of the issue," Hartle said. "But they missed the target, and we need to go back and ask whether or not we've got the policies and procedures in place that we should."

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Art Exhibition Brushes on Adjunct Faculty

By LANDON MITCHELL

THE PARTHENON The Adjunct Art Faculty Exhibition gives Marshall faculty members who work part-time at the School of Art & Design a chance to show off their art pieces.

This multimedia exhibition is being held at the Visual Arts Center, which hosted a closing ceremony from 5-7 p.m.

Tuesday, September 5.

Students, faculty and community members, as well as family members and children of the artists, showed up to the ceremony and experienced the art, partook in snacks and mingled with the artists.

Faculty members participating include

Amanda Abbott, Mike Bowen, Allison Broome, Tijah Bumgarner, Kyle Dyer, Melissa McCloud, Stuart Mohr, Aaron Nelson, Brent Thomas, Thomas Warf and Allora McCullough.

“We all come from different mediums, and so, the arrangement of everything flows really well,” said McCullough, commenting on the range of the artists and their mediums.

Pieces included sculptures, paintings that range from clear to abstract, photographs, drawings, a display of lamps and a short film piece.

The pieces contained a wide array of inspirations and themes, including film, family and personal matters, and

Appalachia and life in rural West Virginia, as well as the downfall of the coal industry.

Birke Art Gallery director Melissa Yungbluth said she thinks that events such as the ceremony are important for exhibitions and are good for bringing members of the community and faculty together to celebrate and talk about art.

Yungbluth said that the adjunct exhibitions occur every other year, interchanging with an exhibition for the full-time faculty.

The Adjunct Art Faculty Exhibition opened free to the public Aug. 7 and will close Sept. 15.

Landon Mitchell can be contacted at mitchell220@marshall.edu.

Review: The National’s “Sleep Well Beast”

By TOM JENKINS

THE PARTHENON “The system only dreams in total darkness,” is delivered in Matt Berninger’s signature baritone voice as he returns as the National’s bruiting front man. The critically acclaimed indie rock band makes their triumphant return today with their sixth studio album “Sleep Well Beast.”

The album is the band’s most experimental piece since “Boxer,” where the band’s sound and vision first came to fruition. The experience for the National on this album, they say was a much less frustrating environment. As they recorded in both L.A. and in Upstate, New York. This led to one of their darkest albums to date, where they would tackle topics of separation and the frustration of being in a relationship.

The National has been one of rock’s strongest and most consistent bands, as they have grown in popularity, they only have continued to embrace their sound more. This album is just another example of them being comfortable with their own sound, with a surprising guitar solo from guitarist Arron Dessner.

National fans will also notice

a bigger sound on Bryan Devendorf’s drums with his experimenting with a drum machine and live studio drums, resulting in a much more confident sound. Berninger has also shown a much more aggressive sound in his voice while still delivering the sound that makes him so unique.

The band hasn’t released an album since 2013’s “Trouble Will Find Me.” In that time, the band has worked on several side projects such as EL VY, Sufjan Steven’s “Planetarium” and the Dessner Brother’s massive “Day of the Dead,” album that featured several different artists paying tribute to the Grateful Dead.

In an interview with Brian Hiatt from Rolling Stone, Berninger would attribute the band’s side projects to their new sound. But still the band has not changed the formula that has made them so successful in years past.

“Sleep Well Beast,” is yet another success from the National, once again proving that they are able to change with the times and their lives.

Tom Jenkins can be contacted at jenkins194@ marshall.edu.

Sleep Well Beast

Pieces from the Adjunct Faculty Exhibition that will be featured in the Birke Art Gallery until Sept. 15.

LANDON MITCHELL | REPORTER

1. Nobody Else Will Be There 2. Day I Die 3. Walk it Back 4. The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness 5. Born to Beg

6. Turtleneck 7. Empire Line 8. I’ll Still Destroy You 9. Guilty Party 10. Carin at the Liquor Store 11. Dark Side of the Gym 12. Sleep Well Beast

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