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War over coal key focus in W.Va. politics THE PARTHENON With less than two months until polling booths open, the war over coal is on the forefront of the minds of voters. Eric Anderson, local attorney and democrat, said the issue would decide whom voters cast their ballots for on the state and national level. “Very important,” Anderson said. “It’s the major deciding factor for whom people are going to vote for
in West Virginia.” The controversy over regulation of coal production in the Mountain State has had politicians and people in the industry on pins and needles. There have been several mine shut downs in the last year. In June, Alpha Natural Resources shut down operations in Boone and Fayette Counties, laying off 60 workers. In Logan County, 2 mines were completely shut down, and 30 workers laid off.
Dale Hamilton was a contract worker at a coal preparation plant in Omar, Logan County. Hamilton said regulation from Washington is killing coal in West Virginia. “It’s devastating,” Hamilton said. “The bureaucrats in Washington D.C. don’t come down here, they don’t know what we do, they don’t know what’s going.” The state of the coal industry has politicians fired
up. David Tyson, republican electoral delegate, said Democrats at the national level are to blame. “Clearly there is a war on coal in the Obama administration,” Tyson said. “The EPA and regulation are putting miners out of work.” Coal regulation from the national level has put West Virginia democrats in a tough spot. Both Sen. Joe Manchin and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin have gone against President
Obama’s stance on coal regulation. Tyson said Manchin’s choice not to attend the Democratic National Convention spoke volumes. “It’s a tough spot for him,” Tyson said. “If he comes out and supports a president that has a war on coal, it jeopardizes him politically.” Tyson said West Virginia Democrats who are distancing themselves from the president are doing the right thing from a political
Council discusses education
Fall research award deadline set for Oct. 1
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THE PARTHENON The West Virginia Higher Education Assessment Council met on Friday to discuss plans to improve teaching and learning at the state’s public higher education institutions. Mary Beth Reynolds, chair of the council and director of academic assessment at Marshall University, said the council’s long-term goal is to create an academic system for institutions in West Virginia that will make students more competent in areas the council deems necessary for success. Since the council includes representatives from both two-year and four-year institutions, they focused less on specific outcomes and more on broad areas of learning. “We started this whole process by first asking every institution to provide a list of things they believe are important for their students, regardless of majors,” Reynolds said. “We then looked for convergences to see where expectations overlapped and divided the lists into four major categories.” Reynolds said the broad areas of learning include communication, critical thinking and analytic inquiry, qualitative literacy and citizenship. She said the council will more narrowly define the categories during future meetings. “We divided the group into four subcommittees, one for each category, and the task for each of the subcommittees is to develop a definition for their broad area of learning and to suggest the essential traits that make up that area,” Reynolds said. She also said the council will meet again in early November to approve the definitions. The next step for each subcommittee will be to develop outcomes and performance level descriptions, which will differ for two-year institutions compared to four-year institutions.
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standpoint. This spring, Obama lost 41 percent of the West Virginia primary vote to Keith Judd, a convicted felon incarcerated in Texas. While Tyson said coal is a touchy subject for West Virginia Democrats, Anderson said coal is important to him, but he will consider the overall picture when he casts his ballot in November. The Parthenon can be contacted at parthenon@ marshall.edu.
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Campus ministry empowers students to change the world By SAMUEL SPECIALE
THE PARTHENON Baptist Campus Ministries is a campus ministry at Marshall University that meets at 9:15 p.m. each Wednesday in the Campus Christian Center. Adam Goodwin, the director of BCM, said he wants new students to feel welcomed and encourages students, regardless of denomination, to attend the weekly service. “We want people to know that BCM is open to any Marshall student and is more about Jesus and less about being Baptist,” Goodwin said. He also said that his mission is to create an environment that motivates students to make positive impacts in the world around them. “At BCM, we hope to create an authentic place of worship that will empower students to change the world,” Goodwin said.
TOP: Students gather in the overflow room for Baptist Campus Minsitry inside Marshall University’s Campus Christian Center, Sept. 12. BCM meets every Wednesday night at 9:15 p.m. BOTTOM: Students perform during BCM on Wednesday.
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THE PARTHENON Undergraduate students interested in receiving funding for their capstone project have a little more than three weeks to submit their applications. The Research Scholars Award, which is sponsored by Marshall University’s Research Committee, allows students to receive up to $250 in assistance per semester. Vicki Stroeher, Chair of Faculty Senate Research Committee, said the scholarship aids in capstone expenditures such as travel, materials, photocopying and equipment. “Some things we look for when deciding on a scholarship recipient include: feasibility of the capstone project, ability of the student to get the project done, the students academic record as well as how realistic their budget is and how the scholarship will be used,” Stroeher said. Students may access the application by going to the Marshall Senate webpage and clicking the Research Scholars Award under student grant application. “Anywhere from 10 to 20 students may receive funding for their capstone project, depending on how many applications we receive,” Stroeher said. In addition to filling out the physical application form, students must also provide an outline of the project and
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Survey says Americans for more mass transit, if it is free By PAUL NUSSBAUM
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER (MCT) PHILADELPHIA - Americans would love to have more public transit. Unless they have to pay for it. A survey released Wednesday by the Natural Resources Defense Council, or NRDC, a Washington environmental-advocacy group that is pro-transit, found Americans favored more local government spending on buses, trains, and light rail
by a wide ratio: 68 percent to 25 percent. The support was even higher in the Philadelphia suburbs: Pollsters found Bucks and Montgomery County respondents favored more local spending on transit by a ratio of 82 percent to 13 percent. But when asked how to pay for improvements in transit and highways, Americans said no to higher gas and sales taxes.
They supported having developers and commercial land owners foot the bill for new rail lines or stations, and they were OK with highway tolls to make users pay. “They back systems that would require others to pay,” the NRDC researchers reported, “but are leery of a broad-based approach like a sales tax.” In Bucks and Montgomery Counties, where public transit use is higher than the
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U.S. ambassador, three others POLICE BLOTTER killed in Libya consulate attack The following was compiled from Marshall University Police Department reports.
By NANCY A. YOUSSEF
MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS VIA MCT CAIRO - Libya’s interior minister said Wednesday that the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, was killed when armed Islamist militants overran the U.S. consulate in Libya’s second largest city, in a day of rage that also struck the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, where demonstrators hauled down the American flag, tore it to pieces and burned it. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed Stevens’ death and said three other Americans had died, including another diplomat, Sean Smith. The names of the other dead were withheld, pending notification of relatives, Clinton said. “Our hearts go out to all their families and colleagues,” Clinton said in a statement. Speaking at the State Department, Clinton said U.S. and Libyan security personnel battled the attackers together and the Obama administration is now working with the Libyan government to identify and track down the assailants. The United States “will not rest until those responsible for these attacks are found and brought to justice,” she said. The administration, she said, will continue supporting the Libyan government as it struggles to surmount serious insecurity in the aftermath of the civil war that overthrew strongman Moammar Gadhafi. “This was an attack by a small and savage group - not the people or government of Libya,” she said. She praised Stevens as a dedicated diplomat who she first appointed as U.S. envoy to the opposition groups that fought Gadhafi and then as the U.S. ambassador to the new government. She said Stevens, “risked his life to stop a tyrant and
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GUN DRAWN AT TWIN TOWERS EAST Sunday, Sept. 9 at 3:47 a.m., 911 dispatchers reported a domestic dispute between a male and female outside of Towers East. One victim reported that two female and two male subjects were in an argument on the sidewalk across from Towers East. The women got into an altercation where one of them was pushed to the ground. When the victim then tried to stop the fight, one of men stepped up and pointed a black firearm. The two other victims refused to provide information regarding the incident. The suspects got into a vehicle parked on the 1900 block of Fifth Avenue and left the scene. MUPD has identified the suspect and warrants are being obtained for his arrest. He is not a Marshall student.
OBSCENE GESTURES A Marshall police cruiser was performing a routine patrol on Thursday, Sept. 6 at approximately 6 p.m., when the officer was shown the middle finger by the driver of a passing truck heading south on 18th Street. The black Ford F-150 was stopped behind Gullickson Hall and upon approaching the vehicle, the officer detected the smell of alcohol and noticed the suspect had red glassy eyes. A Breathalyzer test revealed the driver had a blood alcohol content of .256 and he admitted to drinking before driving. The suspect has charged with second-offense DUI, driving without a license, and was transported to the Cabell County magistrate.
PURSE THIEF At 10:58 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, two officers responded to a call in which the victim’s purse had been stolen. The incident occurred when the victim was walking with a friend west on Sixth Avenue. The suspect came from behind her and snatched her wristlet while running south toward Buffington Avenue. Witnesses described the suspect as a white male, approximately 6’0”, 185 pounds with dark close cropped hair. He was seen wearing a gray V-neck t-shirt and blue jeans. The suspect was not found in the surrounding area and the case remains open and active.
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks beside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, on the killing of U.S. ambassaor to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three embassy staff, Wednesday, in the Rose Garden of the White House in D.C. then risked his life” working to rebuild Libya. Clinton later joined President Barack Obama at the
White House as the president condemned the “shocking and outrageous attack” and praised Stevens and other
PROJECT PRE-MED Med school exploration for minority students By LAKIN TURNER
THE PARTHENON Marshall University is providing a program that seeks to explore differing conduct and color. Two years ago, Lawrence Urada, a fourth-year medical student, envisioned a plan to bring more ethnic diversity to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. His plan evolved into “Project P.R.E.M.E.D.,” which stands for Providing Real World Experiences for future Marshall Educated Doctors. Shelvy Campbell, director of diversity for the Marshall University School of Medicine and Pharmacy, said the program had seven participants last year, and two have been admitted to the school and are pursuing medicine. “There is a nation-wide call for medical schools to move forward with admitting, retaining and graduating more people who are represented in the
underrepresented minority,” Campbell said. Selected college sophomores, juniors, and seniors will be exposed to the possibility of pursuing a degree in medicine. Project P.R.E.M.E.D. students will participate in a three-day visit on campus beginning Nov. 7.. Students will tour the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine as well as the rest of the University. The students will have the opportunity to attend medical school classes, meet faculty and administrators, participate in hands-on activities with the physicians and receive a medical student mentor. In addition to the two full days of activities, the students will be addressed with the infor mation on applying to medical school, financing their education, as well as tips on preparing for the MCAT. Campbell said this is a
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ver y good program that promotes diversity. “I do this program because it opens doors for those who do not know that the possibilities are endless,” Campbell said. “It makes a dif ference to me to make a dif ference in someone else’s life. I was always brought up to believe that when you get to a place where you feel you need to be, you need to pay it forward.” Project P.R.E.M.E.D. is sponsored by the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Of fice of Diversity and Marshall University Of fice of Multicultural Af fairs. For additional infor mation or to apply, students can contact Campbell at campbels@marshall.edu. Lakin Turner can be contacted at turner136@ marshall.edu.
On Sunday, Sept. 9 at 2:09 a.m., police received a victim’s report that he had been shot with a paintball gun on the corner of 17th Street and Fifth Avenue. The victim reported that he saw a blue SUV go east on Fifth Avenue when he then saw what appeared to be a firearm pointed at him. He was hit in the left shoulder and jumped back to discover that he had been struck by a paintball. By the time the victim could react, the vehicle was gone. He was unable to provide any more description of the vehicle or the license plate.
MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS VIA MCT WASHINGTON - Household incomes declined for the second straight year in 2011, while the earnings gap between rich and poor logged the largest annual increase since income inequality was first measured two decades ago, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows. Those stark findings from its annual report on America’s social and economic well-being show a nation that was still struggling to right its troubled economy and labor market after the Great Recession. If there was good news, it was that the nation’s poverty rate held steady at 15 percent last year after three straight years of increases, while the number of Americans living in poverty dipped slightly to 46.2 million people. That’s down from a record 46.3 million in 2010, the largest amount in the 53 years that records have been kept. The number of Americans without health insurance fell from 50 million in 2010 to 48.6 million last year, possibly as a result of the new health care law. The report, “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011,” provides powerful fodder for the election campaigns of Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney, which have made growing income inequality and the struggling economy major themes of their respective bids. After the recession officially ended in June 2009, the U.S. labor market continued to deteriorate through early 2010, and the fallout is reflected in the data for 2011, which shows high levels of suffering amid a tepid economic recovery. “We got just enough job growth to keep
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up with population growth, but not enough to start digging us out of the hole left by the Great Recession,” said Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal research center. Poverty rates and the number of people in poverty fell for Southerners, suburban residents and noncitizens; 750,000 Southerners were lifted out of poverty as 1.2 million found full-time work in 2011, according to David Johnson, the chief of the Census Bureau’s social, economic and housing statistics division. The poverty estimates have come under scrutiny for their failure to gauge the level of hardship accurately. For instance, if the value of food stamps were used in the poverty measure, 3.9 million fewer people would be classified as poor. Moreover, “If estimates of the federal earned income tax credit were added to income (used to determine poverty), 3 million fewer children _ 13 million instead of 16 million - would be classified as in poverty,” Johnson said. As for health insurance, the number of uninsured Americans fell by 1.4 million, from 16.3 percent of the population in 2010 to 15.7 percent last year. Under the new health care law, adults younger than 26 can remain covered by their parents’ plans. That may have helped the uninsured rate drop by 2.2 percentage points among people ages 19 to 25 last year, Johnson said. But once again, it was the weak labor market that dominated the data and continued to wreak havoc on American families last year. While the unemployment rate dipped
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Notre Dame bolts Big East for ACC
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Nathan Kerns had an outstanding summer, and that is putting it lightly. The Ironton, Ohio native just began his senior season for the Herd and had arguably one of the best offseasons a collegiate golfer could ask for. The Ohio Amateur Championship, which is held on the outskirts of Columbus, plays host to the best players in the state every July. Nathan Kerns was not only part of the great field; he was the best of all. Kerns won the championship by two strokes, finishing 6 under par for the tournament. After a finishing par putt on the final hole, he was greeted with a chorus of “We Are…Marshall” cheers from the crowd. “It was awesome, I had a bunch of people there. It was really special to hear those chants,“ Kerns said. “You’re representing yourself in the summer, but you’re always still a part of the school you go to.” This summer marked the 116th year for The Ohio Amateur Championship. Some notable winners of the tournament include golfing legend Arnold Palmer. Palmer won the Amateur in back-to-back years in the 1950’s. Other famous winners who went on to have success in professional golf include Ben Curtis (’99, ’00) and John Cook (’78, ’79). “It’s unbelievable to be put in any category with those guys,” Kerns said. “They’re so good and they play the game the way it’s
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Senior Nathan Kerns was named Conference USA Golfer of the Week after falling one stroke short of winning the Marshall Invitational. It was the Thundering Herd’s first runner-up finish in its own tournament since 1983. supposed to be played. To even be mentioned in the same sentence as them is really special to me.” To add to his list of accomplishments, Kerns also won the Mid-Ohio Golf Association Tournament, which takes place in West Lafayette, Ohio. Earlier this week, the Herd golf team made its season debut at The Marshall Invitational, at the Guyan Golf & Country Club. Marshall tied for second place with Ohio State; the Herd’s best finish in the Invitational since 1983. Virginia Tech took home the title by an impressive 17 strokes.
Kerns finished 8 under par as an individual, losing by one stroke to Xavier University’s Korey Ward. Kerns continues to earn honors as his senior season begins. Wednesday Kerns earned his second career Conference USA Golfer of the Week honor. Marshall’s season is off to a good start under new coach Matt Grobe. That’s no surprise to Kerns, who expects the Herd to be competitive throughout the year. “Things are looking up for our golf program,” Kerns said. “A lot of guys had a similar summer that I did and everyone was playing well coming into the
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season,” Kerns said. Kerns hopes to keep the best golf year of his life going throughout his senior season. Lake Morehouse can be contacted at morehouse1@ marshall.edu.
By Steven Marcus The Big East Conference lost another marquee school as Notre Dame announced it will be leaving for the Atlantic Coast Conference. Unless an early exit is negotiated with the Big East, Notre Dame would join the ACC in all sports except football beginning with the 2015-16 academic year. But while Notre Dame’s football program will retain its longtime status as an independent, the school believes the move will enhance its postseason opportunities in the sport. “Look where we are in football right now,” Notre Dame athletic department spokesman John Heisler said. “We have no bowl options other than the BCS this year or next because the only relationship we have right now is with the Champs Sports Bowl through the Big East and that’s just once in four years. We used that up this past year, so in essence it’s kind of BCS or bust these next two years where we are either in a BCS game or waiting to see what slots are unfilled at the very end. It’s hard to run a viable football program if you don’t have some better options than that. This was the way to get ourselves in a position we’ll be part of the complete ACC rotation in terms of all the bowls they have access to.” As a member of the ACC, Notre Dame football will play five conference schools annually, including outgoing Big East members Pittsburgh and Syracuse. Notre Dame is expected to
continue its long-term relationship with schools on the West Coast, most notably Stanford and USC. “We have monitored the changing conference landscape for many months and have concluded that moving to the ACC is the best course of action for us,” Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said. “This will enable us to maintain our historic independence in football, join in the ACC’s non-BCS bowl package, and provide a new and extremely competitive home for our other sports.” The Big East requires a 27-month notice and $5-million exit fee for schools that are leaving, but Notre Dame does not expect to wait that long. “As you’ve seen with Pittsburgh and Syracuse, that didn’t necessarily hold up,” Heisler said. Both of those institutions reportedly negotiated a higher indemnification and will join the ACC for the 2013-14 academic year. The Big East issued a statement attributed to commissioner Mike Aresco, who was named last month and is in the midst of negotiating a new television package with ESPN. “Notre Dame has been a valued member of the Big East Conference and we wish them success in the future,” he said. “However, Notre Dame’s departure does not change our plans. We have prestigious institutions that are excited to be a part of the Big East. We remain committed to making the Big East stronger than it has ever been.”
Payback time for Lions against 49ers By Carlos Monarrez
Detroit Free Press (MCT) Lions cornerback Chris Houston hasn’t forgotten anything. He had a frontrow seat, after all, when the San Francisco 49ers came into Ford Field and hung the first loss on the Lions last season. Houston straddled the goal line, standing helplessly only a few feet away when the 49ers scored the winning touchdown with 1:51 left on Alex Smith’s slant pass to Delanie Walker on fourth-and-6. The Lions entered the game as 5-0 NFL darlings. The loss was capped by the coaches’ petulant postgame shenanigans, and just like that the Lions went from being considered Super Bowl contenders to water-cooler punch line. Now, the Lions want payback. And their best players aren’t shying away from saying so. “Definitely,” Houston said, “because they gave us our first loss and just the fire that the coaches got. We’ve definitely got our coach’s back. But we want to go in there and pay them back for last year.” Minutes after their season-opening victory over St. Louis, Calvin Johnson set his sights on the 49ers. “We want to go back and pay them back in their own
house,” he said. “We’re definitely hungry for that one.” All the Lions are, but especially the defense, which failed in the clutch with the game on the line. Coach Jim Schwartz insists there won’t be a clarion call to atone for that fourth-down play. “I mean, our rallying cry isn’t going to be ‘Let’s make amends for our fourthdown play from last year,’ “ he said. “It’s in the past.” Sure, but that doesn’t mean it is forgotten. “We’re going to watch last year’s film, of course, because we figure they’re probably going to try to do some of the same stuff,”
defensive end Cliff Avril said. “But, at least in my book, there’s no revenge type thing going on right now. It’s just preparing like a normal week and wanting to win.” Linebacker Ashlee Palmer sided with Houston and Johnson. He wants payback. “Oh, yeah, definitely,” Palmer said. “We let a couple of plays (slip) out of our hands last year. It’s just how we feel. “It shouldn’t have come down to the situation it came down to. It actually came down to us the last couple of minutes in the game. We just put the offense in a
bad situation late having to try to come back. We figure if we change some things it shouldn’t have to come down to that situation.” The win over the Rams _ in which the defense allowed only one touchdown and helped Matthew Stafford overcome his three interceptions _ might be a prime example of the defensive assist the Lions’ offense might need this week against one of the NFL’s best defenses. “Even if it takes our offense a little bit of time to get going, we know they’re going to score,” defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch
said. “It’ll be important for us, if teams get down there, to not let them score and hold them to field goals. We know eventually the offense is going to get us seven (points).” This game has been a year in the making. Many players agree it’s time for payback. And though the Lions aren’t spoiling for a fight in Frisco, they aren’t exactly shrinking from one, either. “We’re a very resilient team,” safety Erik Coleman
said. “We’re not going to let some adversity get us down and knock us off track. We’re always going to fight. We kind of take on the attitude of Detroit: No matter what happens, we’re going to keep working, we’re going to keep our head down and we’re going to fight our way out of it. “We don’t want to have all those comebacks, but if we’re in that position where we need to come back and keep fighting, we’re going to do it.”
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iPhone 5 meets competition
Apple debuted new products yesterday. Among them: the highly anticipated iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 will make its worldwide debut Sept. 21, and surprise, it is better than any of its own predecessors. The phone boasts a larger screen, a sleeker body and a more efficient processor, but is it that much better than its competitors? Somewhere along the way, Apple must have done something right, as they have earned the designation of the world’s most valuable company. But it seems as though being the best has gone to their heads. Does the big dog have to bully all the little dogs? Apple is certainly taking all necessary measures to gobble up Google and Samsung and
dominate the smartphone market, but are they fighting a losing battle in the long term? Apple lead the smartphone revolution with its introduction of the iPhone in 2007. Since then, despite the imitation models, the iPhone has remained the leader in cutting-edge technology. This time around, that is not so much the case. Yes, this is an impressive proposal, but the phone boasts aspects that meet the competitors rather than beating them. As mentioned, the new iPhone has a larger display, an aspect that has been very prevalent in other smartphones and also an aspect that Steve Jobs was vocal against. Additionally, its faster network will implement
long-term evolution, or LTE, which has already been in place among Samsung and Google handsets. Granted, Apple remains leaps and bounds ahead of the competition, but now more than ever they are feeling the heat from the opposition. The appeal of Apple products has always been their uniqueness, but are they selling out as in pursuit of taking out other stakeholders? Ultimately, what will happen when the designation between Apple and all the rest becomes blurred beyond recognition? Looks like it is time to follow through with the promise of world peace and an inclusive lifetime membership to the jelly of the month club with the purchase of an iPhone.
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Thick skin is the key to tolerance By HENRY CULVYHOUSE
COLUMNIST Yesterday, U.S. ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens was killed in Benghazi amid protests over a film about the prophet Muhammad. The film, supposedly produced by real-estate developer Sam Bacile, portrays the Prophet Muhammad as womanizing deviant. After trailers and clips appeared on Facebook and YouTube, the Middle East erupted into angered protest. An Islamic tenet forbids the depiction of Muhammad, and reactions to it have been violent. Think back to 2005 when a Danish newspaper published a cartoon showing Muhammad; there were riots and bombings all over the world. I think this problem is not a Muslim problem, as I’ve never met a violent Muslim, but an issue we as humans have, regardless of culture, creed or nationality. Humans are just touchy critters. We get offended too easily. Think about the Don Imus scandal. Good’ ole Imus shot his mouth, and due to pressure from the African American community, found himself out of a job. Yes, I know he was rehired somewhere else. If we’re going to live in this world together, and strive for some measure of peace and tranquility, we’re going to have to be tolerant. But tolerance does not mean self-censorship, but rather developing a thick skin. A word or image can only hurt you if you let it hurt you. Comedian Lenny Bruce once told a bit in which he blatantly used the “n word.” After hearing the audience’s shocked response, he went on to explain if everyone around the world used the “n word” in everyday conversation for a month, it would no longer hold its offense power, and be as mild as saying “honey” or “dear.” Now I’m not advocating bigotry or racist speech; quite the opposite. What I’m advocating is a toleration of ignorance, no matter how vile or disgusting.Words can’t kill you. If somebody wants drape themselves in a swastika, and condemn Judaism, then let them. At least then you’ll know they’re a narrow minded anti-Semite. I’ve heard it said that some ideas lead to violence. That may be true, but it might be not true. If an idea leads to violence, lock up the perpetrator of the violence. But don’t ban the idea. We should be able to live in a world were no matter who you are, what you do, and what you believe in, you have no fear of retribution unless it infringes on another person’s life in a measurable way, such as in the case of violence. I think we’re dismally failing at the latter. And it’s because we take too much offense. That’s not to say you can’t disagree. You can disagree with what offends you all you want. You should be able to combat that offense wholeheartedly. However, what you should never do is silence that person. And that’s what I’m seeing in this world. Some people react to intolerance with more intolerance. Whether it is in the guise of political correctness, religiosity, or just plain over the top temper tantrums, we’re quickly becoming a world where you have to watch what you say or promote. Here’s some practical advice. Words or images can’t harm you unless you let them. If you don’t like it, don’t look it. If it offends you, tell the offender they’re wrong. But for the love of God don’t silence them.
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Prince Charming thing of the past
By MACKENZIE NADING
IOWA STATE U. VIA UWIRE Chivalry is dead, but it’s not gone forever. Usually this phrase comes from the mouth of nagging women. Speaking from the perspective of one such woman, I can attest to concluding that men don’t appreciate women enough. I have engaged in countless conversations with my female friends about how pig-headed, disrespectful and downright disgusting some of the men we have encountered can be. But then I got to thinking, where exactly did this standard come from that we are comparing those men’s actions to? I think I may have finally nailed the culprit who has caused all women to believe the entire male population is corrupt and will never be chivalrous enough for our standards. That devious culprit who has fed this beast a little too much is Walt Disney himself, and all his animated magical tales he and his studio have produced into movies. It is every girl’s dream to be a princess. We grow up hearing stories of fairy tales like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, where Prince Charming arrives on some kind of glistening animal, all muscular and probably not wearing a shirt, and then proceeds
to lift, grab, yank, drag or gracefully hoist the damsel in distress out of danger. After the young woman is saved just in the nick of time, without the prince even breaking a sweat, he still has the energy to express every ounce of love he has been building up inside himself for the princess. He then promises her all the riches of his kingdom, including luxurious life in a castle, and all she has to do is just slip on one stupid glass slipper. See the problem yet? From the time girls can walk, we are putting these standards of what men should be in their heads. These fantasies are setting all men who will enter their lives up for failure. Girls, I think it’s time we owe those men an apology. It’s time we evaluate our Disney-influenced standards and bring them out of the animation world and back to the reality we live in. Now to the men out there, this isn’t an excuse for you to give up on chivalry. But it’s time we all come to a compromise about what women can live without, like a white stallion and a castle full of gold, and what we still deserve from you: respect, honesty and being true to yourself. Disney focuses too much on the materialistic side of true love, and as a result,
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the fairy tale they have made every girl dream of will stay just that: a dream. What those animated stories don’t emphasize enough of is how much the small actions men take can really impress women. Listen up, boys: I’m going to share some helpful tips that will help you become appreciated once again by the female population. It may sound simple, and I know all guys have heard this a thousand times, but hold doors open for the ladies walking behind you. We eat that stuff up. And when you open that door, look at them, smile and say hello. These may seem like small gestures, but they will stay with that girl all day. Don’t believe me? Try walking into the building around that same time the next day you have class, I bet you’ll see that girl again, hoping she will cross your path. Another way to win over the tough man-eater crowd is to act like you care. About everything. If there’s a girl in class you’d like to get to know better, don’t talk to her during class. If she thinks you aren’t serious about being there, it’s a huge turnoff. Use the time before or after to start a conversation. You’ve then provoked her to think about the couple of things you had the nerve to say to before class started,
and if she’s interested, she will have thought of something to say by the time class is over. Pay attention to the details. What is she wearing? If you don’t know much about fashion, keep it simple. Say you like her shirt, pants, hair, etc. When girls try to look nice, they want you to notice. It’s not creepy; it doesn’t make you any less manly because you noticed her clothes, and it will take you up at least three rungs on the “we hate men” ladder. Finally, be yourself. Don’t negotiate who you are at the core just to fit the standards of a girl. This may sound like I’m being hypocritical, but paying attention to detail and opening up doors aren’t life-altering changes to engage in. I’m talking about your personality, your hobbies, the things you’re passionate about; stay true to those. The bottom line is there are a lot of girls out there, and we’re all looking for the men who share our same interests as well, but we want them to be genuine. Don’t try to fake it, and you’ll be much happier in the long run. Ladies, it’s time to drop the Disney princess fantasies and come back to reality. Prince Charming can’t be all he’s cracked up to be anyway. Guys, put in a little extra effort.
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Some anti-obesity ad campaigns Study: Violent video games have boomerang effect on targets lead to reckless driving By MELISSA HEALY
LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) LOS ANGELES - As American health authorities prosecute an all-out war against obesity, a small cadre of researchers is warning that the nation’s 78 million obese adults and 12.5 million obese children are already suffering collateral damage. The message that they will become victims of self-inflicted disease, poor role models for their families and a drag on the economy unless they lose weight has left many obese Americans feeling depressed, defeated and ashamed, these experts warn. Ironically, some of the campaigns aimed at obese Americans could sink efforts to help them improve their health by eating better and exercising more, the experts wrote Tuesday in the International Journal of Obesity. Anti-obesity campaigns viewed as stigmatizing “instill less motivation to improve health,” while the messages that appeared most effective at encouraging behavior change didn’t mention obesity at all, according to the research team from Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The study comes as state and federal public health officials grapple with an obesity crisis that threatens to swamp efforts to contain health care costs and prolong Americans’ lifespans. In a bid to reverse surging rates of obesity in the United States and the industrialized world, public health officials have spawned a slew of campaigns that take a variety of approaches.
Allen Boehmig, 16, walks his dog Cody through a park near his Roswell, Georgia, neighborhood Sept. 2. Kathleen Boehmig found herself needing to have “the talk” with her teenage son Allen, even though he is not overweight. Boehmig was concerned Allen, who is in a band and likes to play video games, was not getting enough exercise. BITA HONARVAR/ATLANTA JOURNALCONSTITUTION/MCT
Many encourage behavior change with helpful tips such as “eat a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables every day,” as a program backed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises. But other campaigns have been less upbeat. In Georgia, a controversial series of video and billboard advertisements remind parents that “fat kids become fat adults,” and that “being fat takes the fun out of being
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Continued from Page 2 Speaking in the Rose Garden, Obama said the Libyan government was working with the United States to boost security for U.S. diplomatic personnel in the country and track down the assailants and that security was being increased at U.S. missions around the world. Obama criticized the film prompted the protest, but he said that nothing justified the consulate assault. “Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that respects all faiths. We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others,” he said. “But there is absolutely no justification for this type of senseless violence. None. The world must stand together to unequivocally reject these brutal acts.” Like Clinton, Obama said the attack
a kid.” An Australian antiobesity campaign pointedly warns viewers, “the more you gain, the more you have to lose.” Such messages are broadcast amid widespread stigma against the obese: heavy workers earn less, are more likely to be passed over for jobs and promotions, and are more likely than their thinner peers to be viewed as lazy and undisciplined, researchers have found. A poll released last
would not undermine U.S. support for the Libyan government. “Libyan security personnel fought back against the attackers alongside Americans. Libyans helped some of our diplomats find safety, and they carried Ambassador Stevens’ body to the hospital, where we tragically learned he had died,” he said. Libyan authorities said Stevens, 52, died of smoke inhalation, but the details of the attack were hazy. Stevens’ death marked the loss of one of the State Department’s best Libyan experts and threatened to mar relations between the United States and Libya’s nascent government. Stevens had focused most of his diplomatic career on the Middle East, spending time in Cairo, Riyadh and Jersusalem. He first arrived in Libya in 2007 and returned in the spring of 2011 in the early days of
month by Harris Interactive/HealthDay found that 61 percent of Americans do not consider negative remarks about a person’s weight to be offensive. Even among physicians, obese patients elicit feelings of prejudice and blame. A 2003 survey, published in the journal Obesity Research, found that half considered their obese patients awkward, ugly, unattractive and unlikely to follow their advice. In addition, one-third of doctors also viewed obese patients as weak-willed, sloppy and lazy. Against this backdrop, it’s little wonder that some public health campaigns would employ guilt and shame to motivate people to lose weight, said Rebecca Puhl, the Rudd Center’s research director and leader of the new study. “There tends to be a sense that maybe a little bit of stigma isn’t such a bad thing, that maybe it’ll give overweight or obese viewers a little motivation,” she said. But such views do not account for shame’s boomerang effect.
the uprising against Gadhafi. At that time, he met with officials who would become key members of the National Transitional Council and eventually Libya’s first democratically elected government, which was seated last month. He assumed the role of ambassador in May of this year. Egyptian police did little to discourage thousands of protesters who descended on the U.S. Embassy and they stood by as the protesters first sprayed paint on the 12-foot wall that surrounds the compound, then stormed over the wall, where hundreds converged on the flagpole, pulling down the standard, shredding it and burning the remnants. As the flag was torn and then set on fire, a man climbed a ladder alongside the flagpole and replaced the flag with one that read, “There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his messenger.”
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“The reason we assess student learning is so we can improve what we do, what we teach and how we teach,” Reynolds said. “We want to know if students are achieving the outcomes we set for them.” Reynolds said after the council decides on a finalized plan, they will have an outside vendor customize an assessment that can be administered on a statewide level. She said the vendor’s job is to develop a valid and reliable assessment that will provide the institutions with actionable data. “We want to know exactly where weaknesses lie,” Reynolds said. “We want a fine-grained analysis, so we can effectively improve the education our students are receiving.” Suzann Al-Qawasmi can be contacted at alqawasmi2@ marshall.edu.
Goodwin said creating a community is the first step to empowering students to change the world. “BCM has community groups that meet throughout the week and each group is encouraged to volunteer, reach out and make a difference in the lives of fellow students, faculty and staff at Marshall University. “ Goodwin said he wants new students to know that BCM is not focused on making students perfect Christians, but is focused on creating a community. “If you are looking for a perfect group with perfect students then BCM is not for you, but if you believe everyone has issues and that Jesus is the only solution, then BCM might be the group for you,” Goodwin said. Samuel Speciale can be contacted at samuelspeciale@marshall.edu.
proposed budget, a letter of recommendation from a faculty member and a proposal requiring a description of the student’s capstone project. “We believe students doing research as they move towards their professional careers is very important to us. We certainly do not want undergraduates to miss out.” Stroeher said the scholarship also looks great on a resume for students planning on attending graduate school.
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By JON BARDIN
LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) LOS ANGELES - Kids who play video games like “Manhunt” and “Grand Theft Auto III” are more likely to drive recklessly, according to a new study published in the academic journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture. Research has long shown that kids who play violent video games are more likely to have risky thoughts. But the new study went a step further, asking teenagers to admit whether or not they had actually performed the dangerous driving acts. The researchers, of Dartmouth College, conducted a series of phone interviews over a four-year period with thousands of youths, starting when the subjects were not yet old enough to drive. This allowed them to determine whether the kids’ video game play preceded any risky driving. In later stages of the study, once the participants were driving regularly, the scientists asked kids questions such as whether they had ever been pulled over by the police and whether they had been in an accident in the previous year. The researchers found a significant correlation between
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Continued from Page 2 from 9.6 percent to 8.9 percent from 2010 to 2011, the decline was almost entirely due to people dropping out of the labor market, Shierholz said. The lack of jobs helped drag down median household income - the amount at which half of U.S. households earn more or less _ to $50,054 in 2011. That’s a 1.5 percent drop, or $777, from the previous year. While 1.7 million more men and half a million more women found fulltime, year-round work last year, both saw their
violent video game play and reckless driving: People who played violent video games were more likely to also drive recklessly. The researchers did not, however, report how much more likely such behaviors were when kids played violent video games, only that the two were strongly related. Participants who played such games were also more likely to admit a willingness to drink and drive, researchers said. The findings were consistent even when the researchers controlled for a number of variables, including parenting style in the kids’ households, and held even when the kids reported playing violent games that had nothing to do with driving, like the game “Spider-Man.” So if the games don’t directly teach kids poor driving habits, what gives? The authors of the study propose that violent video games change a young player’s self-perception, so that they see themselves as someone who does risky things. In other words, the researchers suggest, the players become more like the characters they are controlling on screen.
median incomes decline by 2.5 percent. Men took a $1,261 hit, which dropped their income to $48,202. For women, it meant a loss of $934, to $37,118. In addition to stagnant wages and high unemployment, the addition of 1.1 million elderly households - a 4.3 percent increase, courtesy of aging baby boomers - contributed to the decline in median household income last year. Since older people typically have less income, “it can have a dampening effect on overall median income,” said Ed Welniak, the chief of the Census Bureau income statistics branch.
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LEFT: The band NEEDTOBREATHE poses for a group shot. RIGHT: NEEDTOBREATHE plays a live show. The band will be in Huntington on Sunday at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center for The Reckoning Tour 2012. By DWIGHT JORGE
THE PARTHENON Christian rock band NEEDTOBREATHE brings The Reckoning 2012 tour to Huntington on Sunday at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center. The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Keith-Albee located on Fourth Avenue. The performance will also include special guests Parachute and Drew Holcomb. NTB members include
the Rinehart brothers, lead singer Bear and lead guitarist Bo, who are pastor’s sons from Possum Kingdom, South Carolina. The rest of the band consists of drummer Joe Stillwell and bassist Seth Bolt. NTB will be performing songs from their new album, “The Reckoning.” “We wanted to make an important record in the way that people used to make
records. Bands rarely have the time that allows them to create a game changing album,” Bear said. “So we said, lets set ourselves up to do that.” Bear said it was a matter of believing in the music. “Let’s believe in the songs enough that we’re willing to take the time they need and really push ourselves,” Bear said. “It may sound naïve, but we still have a dream that we’re going to make a
record that’s going to change everything for us.” Both brothers said a lot of work went into the new album. “We considered every note, every sound and every lyric that went on this album,” Bo said. He said the band was looking for a spark. “Sometimes in the studio you’ve got to keep searching until something happens that feels magical. We were waiting for the moment to
Morrow Library reopens doors to stacks By TESSA WOOTEN
THE PARTHENON Morrow Library is officially open for students, other than the usual formality of signing in and leaving a photo I.D. at the front desk. “We’re back open for business, completely,” Nathaniel DeBruin, university archivist at Marshall University, said. “We still may have to help you because we’ve rearranged things so much. If you want to come to the Morrow library stacks and use them in the way you used to use them, we’re open.” In April 2011, the shifting of books and periodicals began to make more space for the University Archives and Manuscript Collections of the Special Collections Department. While moving the collections to make space, DeBruin said he noticed there was hardly any organization to the collections. “All the books were in one system and all the periodicals were in a different system. They were all on different floors and intermixed and it was very confusing,” DeBruin said. The process was completed Sept. 6. In order to organize the stacks so the books and periodical collections would not be mixed, DeBruin said he came up with a plan so the collections would be together floor by floor and all in the Library of Congress call number order, making it easier to use for students, faculty and staff. They began moving and shifting books into temporary storage areas in 2011. Some periodicals were moved more than four or
strike on each song before we called this album finished,” Bo said. Bear said the album’s name has several different meanings to him. “I like the idea that you put in all this work and at some point it comes to a peak. That’s the reckoning time,” Bear said. The brothers said with their intriguing melodies and bright choruses, songs from The Reckoning are certain to
Coming to a theater near you S10 Years:
At their 10-year high school reunion, friends catch up and revisit past relationships and old haunts. With Channing Tatum, Lynn Collins, Justin Long and Rosario Dawson. Written and directed by Jamie Linden. (1:40) PG-13.
SArbitrage:
On the eve of his 60th birthday, a hedge-fund manager scrambles to unload his troubled empire before his fraud is discovered, while keeping his duplicity from his wife and daughter. With Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling and Nate Parker. Written and directed by Nicholas Jarecki. (1:40) R. NIKKI DOTSON AND TESSA WOOTEN | THE PARTHENON
The Morrow Library is now back open after shutting its doors to remodel. INSET: Students have full access to Morrow Library’s stacks once again. five times. Morrow Library was open during the process, but only allowed limited access. Those helping in the reorganizing helped students find what they needed. DeBruin had help from different sources to move the books off and on shelves. More than 25 people assisted in the shifting project. They included work-study students, extra-help employees, Upward Bound students, community service volunteers, as well as library staff and faculty librarians. DeBruin said for fun they referred to the job as “shifting parties.” Students who helped at the shifting parties include, Justin DePamphilis and Malak Khader, both juniors at Marshall. They have
worked at Morrow Library as part of the work-study program since they were freshmen. DePamphilis said the new system is much better in comparison to how it used to be, although it still takes some getting used to. “It helps us find the stuff easier, even though it is a bit confusing at first because it’s like a totally new thing now,” DePamphilis said. Khader said she was more involved in making sure everything was organized before the move actually started, and helped make a list of the books and periodicals the library had using their online catalogue. She said making one mistake could lead to many others. “The thing about the stacks is whenever you’re reorganizing it, if you
misplace one thing, everything after that is out of order,” Khader said. “Sometimes we had to fix rows and shelves and rooms full of books.” DeBruin said he appreciated the help he got considering the strenuous work they had to go through. “We had a great bunch of students working for us. [They] lifted books and lift them here, take them here, put them here, move them here, take them off the cart and put them on another shelf for a year and a half. It’s hard work,” DeBruin said. He said he is happy the project is complete and glad the doors are open with no restrictions to students. Tessa Wooten can be contacted at wooten49@ marshall.edu.
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translate at the Keith-Albee. “The worst thing that could happen is you get done playing and people don’t think about you again,” Bear said. “We’ll do whatever it takes to force people to make a decision about our band, whether they love us or not.” Tickets for the show are on sale at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. Dwight Jorge can be contacted at Jorge@marshall.edu.
SFinding Nemo 3D: A 3-D version of the animated tale about an overprotective clownfish on a journey to rescue his young son. With the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould and Willem Dafoe. Written by Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds. Directed by Stanton. (1:47) G.
SGirl Model: This documentary about the modeling industry follows an American scout and one of her discoveries, a 13-year-old Siberian girl sent to work in Japan. Directed by David Redmon and A. Sabin. In English, Russian and Japanese, with English subtitles. (1:17) NR.
SLiberal Arts:
A nostalgic college admissions counselor returns to his alma mater to speak at an
old professor’s retirement dinner and connects with a precocious sophomore. With Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen and Richard Jenkins. Written and directed by Radnor. (1:37) NR.
SThe Master: A young drifter is taken under the wing of a charismatic intellectual whose new spiritual organization is catching on in postwar America. With Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Jesse Plemons. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. (2:17) R.
SPlanet of Snail:
A documentary about the unique bond between a deaf and blind poet and his wife, who has a spinal disability and serves as her husband’s eyes and ears. Directed by Seungjun Yi. In Korean with English subtitles. (1:27) NR.
SResident Evil: Retribution: In a
world devastated by a zombie virus, one woman scours the globe to save humanity and stop an evil corporation. With Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory and Kevin Durand. Written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. In Imax 3-D. (1:35) R.
SThe Trouble With the Truth: Prompted by their daughter’s announcement that she is getting married, a divorced musician and his novelist ex-wife meet for dinner. With Lea Thompson, John Shea and Danielle Harris. Written by and directed by Jim Hemphill. (1:36) R.
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