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New intermodal facility coming to area THE PARTHENON A multimillion-dollar transportation facility is coming to Prichard, Wayne County. Carrie Jones Bly, West Virginia Department of Transportation, said the site would
be built between the Big Sandy River and U.S. Rt. 52 in Prichard. The Prichard Intermodal Facility would act as a 17-acre hub site to store and transfer freight containers used by rail and truck.
It is expected to cost nearly $30 million. Construction on the facility has already started and is expected to be completed in five years. The project is expected to create jobs and bring millions
of dollars to the Tri-State. The facility will run alongside key train tracks for Norfolk Southern, and will act as a commercial transportation and product transition site for the North-Atlantic region.
The intermodal facility will be part of the National Heartland Corridor Clearance project, which will raise the roofs of railroad tunnels allowing more clearance for double-stacked freight containers. The project
will include tunnels on railroad lines running from Roanoke, Virginia to Columbus, Ohio, passing through southern West Virginia. The Parthenon can be contacted at parthenon@ marshall.edu.
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MU professor receives award By SUZANN AL-QAWASMI
THE PARTHENON A professor at Marshall University has received a national award for her love of learning and her love of teaching. Rachael Peckham, assistant English professor in the creative writing program, has received the Love of Learning Award from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Peckham is one of 140 recipients of the award, which is given to selected society members wishing to receive funding for graduate or professional studies, doctoral dissertations, continuing education, career development or travel related to teaching. Todd Green, president of Marshall’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi and associate professor in the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, said it is an honor for a faculty member at Marshall to receive such a prestigious award. “We are very proud of Dr. Peckham for receiving the Love of Learning Award,” Green said. “It says a lot for our chapter, especially since it is only two years old. It really is a huge honor.” Peckham said she decided to apply for the award after she took over the coordination of Marshall’s Visiting Writers Series. She said part of the application required her to explain what she would put the money toward if she won the award. “I think what I wanted to do fit the spirit of the award really well,” Peckham said. She added she is using the money to fund the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series event on Oct. 18, during which Chris Bachelder, novelist and contributor, and Danielle Cadena Deulen, poet and essayist, will have a public reading and book signing. “I think this will be a great resource for students,” Peckham said. “It is one way students can get direct access to living and practicing writers.”
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Danielle Mayo, senior management major from Gallipolis, Ohio, speaks with an employment recruiter during Marshall University’s 2012 Fall Career Expo on Wednesday.
Students explore career options at expo Students speak with employment recruiters during Marshall University’s 2012 Fall Career Expo on Wednesday. More than 80 employers were present at the event.
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THE PARTHENON Students had the opportunity to meet with and learn about prospective employers to discuss their future after graduation. Marshall University students had the chance Wednesday to hand out resumes and make networking contacts at Career Services’ Fall Career Expo. “Whether students are actively seeking a job or whether they just need to make some contacts, this is a great way for them to contact companies and really get that networking started for a job,” said Debby Stoler, assistant director for development and outreach at Marshall’s Career Services. Stoler said several of the companies participating are also looking for entry level, full-time positions. Corri Rhodenizer, recruiter for Kroger, was scheduling on-campus interviews for the management-training program offered by the company. “It’s a great opportunity for students because they never have to leave campus and over the course of 30 minutes they can learn a little more about Kroger and I get to learn more about them and it gets an interview over with for them out of a three step interview process,” Rhodenizer said.
Students can also log onto JobTrax to schedule an on campus interview Rhodenizer said. CSX Corporation was another of the many employers in attendance looking for future employees. “We have hired Marshall students in the past and because of the caliber of their work we decided to come back to Marshall to hopefully fill some of the positions we have available now,” said Tamara Pulliam manager of recruiting at CSX.
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Muslim Student Association to host day of fasting at Marshall By SAMUEL SPECIALE
THE PARTHENON The Marshall University Muslim Student Association will play host to a day of Islamic fasting to show students what fasting during the month of Ramadan is like. Shaheed Elhamdani, President of MSA, said that he wants people to
understand the concept of Islamic fasting. “Fasting is a really personal journey someone takes to get closer to God,” Elhamdani, a junior chemistry and political science major from Barboursville, W.Va., said. “The fast-a-thon is a chance for students to experience it for themselves.”
Elhamdani said that the fast requires participants to not eat or drink anything and to refrain from cursing, fighting and arguing from sunrise to sunset. “During the day, you spend time reflecting on God,” Elhamdani said. “We thought it would be cool for other people to try it out and experience what
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fasting is like in a controlled twelve hour fast.” Elhamdani said MSA wants to host the day of fasting so interested students can educate themselves on Muslim beliefs and practices. “A big part of being at Marshall is
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TOP, BOTTOM: Comedian Adam Hunter, a “Last Comic Standing” finalist, brings his comedic act to Marshall University on Wednesday. Hunter made jokes about a variety of topics, ranging from the upcoming preisdential election, to the way men view sex.
Comedian gets students laughing By TYLER KES
THE PARTHENON While Wednesday is traditionally known as hump day, when comedians like Adam Hunter come to Marshall University, the day can become as exciting and sensual as the weekend. During the latest event put on by the Campus Activities Board, Hunter made jokes about a variety of topics, ranging from the upcoming election, to the way men view sex. Hunter has been a comedian for 14 years and this was not his first trip to Huntington during his career. “I used to do the Funny Bone — I did it like four or five times back when they had it” said Hunter. “It was great. The Huntington people are really great. The nicest people in the world.” The audience also served as
fodder for Hunter’s jokes. “I try to feed off the crowd, especially younger crowds,” Hunter said. “If it’s strictly jokes, I feel like it takes away from the live experience. Plus it was a fun experience. I try to make each show an original experience.” The experience was unique for graduate student Amy Shumacher and recent Miami University graduate Jay Bodell, who were singled out by Hunter over the course of the show. “I thought it was good,” Shumacher said. “ He was funny, he had a lot of good one liners and a lot of crowd interaction.” Hunter was a finalist on “Last Comic Standing,” as well as making appearances on late night talk shows like “The Late Show” and “Conan O’Brien.” Tyler Kes can be reached at kes@marshall.edu.
Marshall police received reports of a domestic dispute on Saturday at 7:20 p.m. in the Joan C. Edwards Stadium parking lot before the Marshall homecoming game with Tulsa. Reports indicated that a male had laid hands on a female and police discovered at the scene that both were intoxicated. Upon questioning by police, both began walking from the scene. The male suspect became loud, making racist comments and refused to stop. The female suspect placed hands on officers while attempting to prevent MUPD from reaching the male. She was subdued safely to the ground before six officers got into a physical scuffle attempting to subdue the male after he resisted. Both were transported to Western Regional Jail. The male is charged with domestic battery, obstruction, public intoxication and two counts of destruction of property. The female is charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct and obstruction.
MUPD SNAGS VIRGINIA FUGITIVE
On Friday at 2:30 p.m., MUPD dispatch received complaints that a woman was receiving threating phone calls. Officers were advised that the suspect was standing outside Towers West and investigated. The suspect was questioned and officers discovered marijuana seeds in his boots. The suspect reported that he had given officers a fake name and upon finding out his real identity, MUPD learned he was a fugitive from justice in the state of Virginia. He was transported to Western Regional Jail and is charged with being a fugitive from justice, obstructing an officer, possession of marijuana and assault by threats.
MARIJUANA BUST
Officers were patrolling the south student parking lot on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 10:28 p.m. when they detected a strong odor of marijuana. The smell led to a silver Honda Civic with four individuals inside. A vehicle search produced metal and glass pipes, a grinder and marijuana. Two individuals were cited for possession of marijuana under 15 grams.
HENDERSON CENTER VANDALIZED
On Friday morning, Oct. 5 MUPD noticed the Marshall logo was missing off the Third Avenue side of the Cam Henderson Center. The logo had been removed sometime between Thursday night and early Friday morning. There are currently no suspects.
SGA sponsors first Stakes higher for Biden after President MU Graduate School offers answers for students Veteran’s luncheon Obama’s poor debate performance By TESSA WOOTEN
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THE PARTHENON Veterans on the Marshall University campus will soon have a new outlet for assistance, services and information. The Student Government Association is organizing a new Veterans Council. As part of the council’s kick-off, SGA will host a luncheon for veterans attending Marshall on Monday, Oct. 15, from noon to 2 p.m. in room BE5 of the Memorial Student Center. Dustin Murphy, SGA veteran’s affairs liaison, is organizing the event. Murphy said he wants to provide an outlet, through which veteran’s concerns can be addressed on campus and in the community. “I am anxious to get this message out there so the veterans know we hear their voice and we plan to help,” Murphy said.
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By MICHAEL A. MEMOLI
TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU VIA MCT WASHINGTON — Until President Barack Obama’s weak debate performance last week, Joe Biden’s job in the sole vice presidential debate was to hold his own with his opponent, Wisconsin Rep. Paul D. Ryan, and avoid a misstep that could knock the campaign off stride. With the campaign already off stride and needing to land some blows, Biden now finds his role elevated after months of low-profile campaigning. For running mates, the vice presidential debate is one of just two spotlight moments, along with the convention acceptance speech. Otherwise, the candidates tend to attract wide attention only for offmessage moments of the sort Biden has produced on occasion this year. So Biden’s preparation for
Thursday’s meeting has been months in the making. Even before Ryan’s selection this summer, Biden was studying detailed briefing materials on Romney’s issue positions. “It’s like you write a 400page book and memorize it,” one aide said this summer. After Ryan was tapped in August, Biden began studying videos of his speeches and interviews to become more familiar with his speaking style and to anticipate possible flashpoints. The vice president also told reporters he was closely studying Ryan’s own policy positions, because “I don’t want to say anything in the debate that’s not completely accurate.” Since Friday, Biden has been off the campaign trail, returning to his home in Delaware and holding mock debates at a Wilmington hotel. Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Ryan’s counterpart on
BIDEN the House budget committee, is standing in as the opposition player. Aides deny that Obama’s low-key showing has put new pressure on Biden and say the mood is light. The vice president had planned to host his team for a homemade lasagna dinner at his home Wednesday after their final sessions.
THE PARTHENON The Graduate College at Marshall University is offering events so graduate students can meet in a more relaxed environment in order to create bonds that keep students on a path to success. Donna Spindel, dean of the graduate college, said she thinks it’s their job to help its students prosper. “As an educational institution it is our responsibility to make sure we prepare our students, whether they’re an undergraduate or graduate, to succeed in the world,” Spindel said. Two events are coming soon for graduate students or undergraduate students looking for more information on graduate school. The Graduate Student Council open meeting will be Friday at noon in the Memorial Student Center on the second floor at the Student Resource Center. The first Graduate
School Fair will be Wednesday, Oct. 24. The Graduate Student Council open meeting is for all graduate students to meet and have a chance to learn more about what the graduate college has to offer. Refreshments are provided and students get a chance to receive a free graduate student t-shirt. The Graduate Student Council is a student-run organization that connects the graduate students to each other. Spindel said it could help students not feel discouraged on the difficult journey of advanced education by providing a tremendous support system. One aspect of graduate education, apart from the education side, is to get to know people not just from your own discipline but other disciplines and network and talk.
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Hari Krishna monk shares free holy literature at MU campus By BISHOP NASH
THE PARTHENON Within a campus and culture set in the Bible Belt, it iss not expected that many would know of the Hare Krishnas, let alone be able to identify one on sight. Syamananda Das’s appearance does not fit what many envision as that of a monk, but the member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness spread his message across campus all day Wednesday. “We try to get it to intelligent
people who are ready, willing and open for such knowledge,” Das said. Das passed out two particular books to those who would take them. The first was a translation of the Bhagavad Gita, a book of ancient Hindu scripture. The second was titled “The Journey of Self-Discovery,” a supplemental piece to the Bhagavad Gita. He also acknowledged that his religion is often misunderstood in today’s culture and
stressed the importance of yoga in its original sense, meaning disciple of spiritual, mental and physical senses. “Yoga is a misunderstood process in the West. Most people think of yoga as physically stretches and breathing exercises,” Das said, “That’s one part, but that’s at the base level.” Das is a member of Cintamani Dhan, a self-sustaining village of Hare Krishas within Daniel Boone National Forest near Irvine, Ky. He travels
college campus around the region spreading knowledge of Krishna beliefs, and his drive to visit campus comes from his own experiences in choosing his way of life. “I got a Bhagavad Gita on a college campus and eventually I read it, and it made a lot of sense,” Das said, “Too much sense to put aside.” The young monk dressed in a sweater and khakis spoke of the importance of servitude to God and disciplining oneself in
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a responsible manner. He operates entirely from donations and spoke of God’s providence of his missions. “We just depend on God. God provides everything all the time,” Das said, “That’s a fact.” Those interested in more information on Das, his ecovillage and the Hare Krishna movement can find it at www. cintamanidham.com. Bishop Nash can be contacted at nash24@marshall. edu.
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Marshall football using bye week to rest By LAKE MOREHOUSE
THE PARTHENON Bye week is in full effect for the Marshall Thundering Herd football team. A week that is normally used by teams to regain player’s health, will also serve as a regrouping stage for the 2-4 Thundering Herd. Marshall Head Coach Doc Holliday said the team is going utilize bye week to rest and also improve internally. “Our team this week is going to focus on ourselves and getting better as a football team,” Holliday said. “We’ve got a lot of guys banged up and this open date comes at a good time.“ Holliday said he believes some time apart from the field is well deserved by the players. “They need to get away from us for a couple of days,” Holliday said. “We’ve been on them hard since early August. They’ve played extremely hard.” Going into bye week, Marshall ranks second in the nation behind Nevada in overall offense, while the defense sits at 124th. The Thundering Herd’s
defensive struggles have continued to put them in tough late-game situations. Junior linebacker Alex Bazzie said he is aware of the problems and hopes to fix them during the Herd’s week off. “We need to put more emphasis on stopping the run,” Bazzie said. “We have a young and inexperienced defense. I believe we’re all going to come back after this bye week and make a difference.” Marshall’s returns after bye week to face a struggling (05) Southern Miss team on the road. Coach Holliday noted the team will get healthier this week and then proceed into a normal week of preparation for Southern Miss starting Sunday. A week off of football does not only benefit the players, but the coaches as well. Coach Holliday said the bye week is a good opportunity for his coaching staff to focus on mid-season recruiting. “All of the coaches were out Sunday and Monday recruiting,” Holliday said. “There’s always a kid that will pop up
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Marshall football has two weeks to prepare for its next game against Southern Miss on Oct. 20 because of the bye week. The Thundering Herd finished the first half of the season with a 2-4 record.
somewhere, especially in south Florida.” The Thundering Herd was in
a similar situation at this point in the season last year. At the six-game mark, they were also
2-4. Marshall would eventually go on to finish the season with a 7-6 record and a bowl victory.
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Lincecum’s sparkling relief Thundering Herd defense helps preserve Giants’ win becoming more cohesive By Daniel Brown
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS (MCT) CINCINNATI — Technically, Tim Lincecum got the win on Wednesday. But as far as his San Francisco Giants’ teammates are concerned, he ought to get credit for a save. Lincecum’s 4 1/3 innings of sparkling relief Wednesday helped preserve an 8-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 4 and also gave the Giants’ top late-inning options _ Sergio Romo, Javy Lopez and Jeremy Affeldt _ a much-needed day off. “Now, we have our No. 1 guy (Matt Cain) on the mound and we’ve got everybody rested,” reliever George Kontos said. “We’re looking pretty good.” Banished to the bullpen for his crummy regular season, Lincecum has made the best of what could have been an awkward situation in the playoffs. Over two relief outings in this National League Division Series against the Reds, he has allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings Lincecum has eight strikeouts _ and zero walks. He pitched so well, in fact, that Bruce Bochy said he would
consider giving the two-time Cy Young winner another crack at the rotation should the Giants advance. “I think you have to (think about it),” the Giants manager said. “He stepped up and did a terrific job. ... When you’re on a stage like this, you’re hoping somebody steps up. And Timmy did that tonight.” Lincecum, a four-time AllStar, could have sulked about being relegated to the bullpen. Instead, Wednesday’s winning pitcher said he has embraced the idea of being a middle reliever. “Right now, I feel like times are different,” Lincecum said. “We’re playing to get to the NLCS and further. So I feel that, with that motivation, I don’t think about the difference between starting and being in a bullpen situation. “It’s just that I’ve got to get my outs and do my job.” Lincecum inherited a jam when he entered in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Reds had runners at first and second and two out as the Giants clung to a 3-2 lead. Looking more like the Goose than The Freak, the righthander promptly snuffed the
Giants teammates, from left, Gregor Blanco, Hunter Pence, Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro celebrate after the Giants defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 8-3, in Game 4 of the National League Division series at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday, October 10, 2012. The series is now tied, 2-2. rally by striking out Ryan Ludwick on a changeup. Bochy had found an ideal matchup: Ludwick was 3 for 23 (.130) with 11 strikeouts in his career against Lincecum. “We knew Timmy would play a critical role in this series like he did tonight,” Bochy said. “I love a man like this who had the talent he has and who buys into what we’re doing. “He said, ‘I just want to do anything I can to help the
ballclub win.’ “ Kontos was among the least surprised to see how Lincecum has handled the conversion to the bullpen. He was Lincecum’s teammate in the 2005 Cape Cod League. To limit his innings after a long college season, Lincecum served as the team’s closer. “He was nasty,” Kontos recalled. “He was throwing in the triple-digits (mph) and striking everybody out.”
demands that Jeter faces at shortstop as another potential deterrent. “I don’t think he will break the record,” Rose told the site. “First of all, I don’t think he wants to leave the Yankees. And the Yankees, they’re about winning. Jeter had a great year this year, but he’s what? Thirty-eight years old? And he’s a shortstop? How many 40-year-old shortstops you see walking around?” Jeter just wrapped his best offensive season since 2009, hitting .316 with an on-base percentage of .362. His 216 hits were his most in a single season since 1999. Jeter will make $17 million next season, the final guaranteed year of his most recent contract extension. However, he also holds an $8 million option for
the 2014 season. Jeter, who met Rose once during a celebrity softball game, insists that Rose’s alltime hits record is “the last thing on my mind right now.” Instead, Jeter said he has kept the focus on the task directly in front of him, beating the Orioles to reclaim the lead in the best-of-five ALDS. That goal, in turn, leads to another one he has discussed for years: equalling the 10 World Series championships won by Hall of Famer Yogi Berra. “The only one I’m thinking about catching is Yogi,” Jeter said. “Yogi’s really got five though. I always joke with Yogi and say he’s got five because he went straight to the World Series. I figured I’d cut them in half since we got five. I’ll cut them in half.”
Jeter said he’s too far away from Rose’s record to warrant serious discussions about trying to pass it. “It’s hard to get 3,000 hits,” said Jeter, who joined that exclusive club last season. “I mean, you figure you got to do it for what, 15 years with 200 hits, that’s a lot of hits, man. So 4,000 is 20 years of it. Really, I don’t even know why we’re talking about it.” Rose reportedly knew by heart the number of hits Jeter needed to equal his alltime hits record. While he dismissed Jeter’s chances of reaching the milestone, the Yankees’ captain didn’t completely discount himself either. “If you do it long enough, I guess good things happen,” he said. “But I’m not thinking about that.”
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Pete Rose says Yankees’ Jeter won’t break his all-time hits record By Marc Carig
NEWSDAY (MCT) NEW YORK — Pete Rose might be focused on Derek Jeter’s hit total. Jeter isn’t. At least, that was the message he trumpeted on Wednesday, before the Yankees faced the Orioles in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. “I’m not talking about Pete Rose, man,” Jeter said. “We’re trying to win a game here.” Rose told the Sports on Earth website this week that his all-time hits record of 4,256 remains safe from Jeter, who has amassed 3,304 lifetime hits. The former Reds star believes that at age 38, Jeter’s window will eventually close before he has a chance to make a serious run at the record. He also cited the
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ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Bye weeks give coaches an opportunity to get players healthy and make adjustments to gameplans, and it couldn’t come at a better time for a struggling Marshall defense. The Thundering Herd defense has allowed an average of 44.5 points a game and has given up totals of 69 points to West Virgina in the season opener and 51 to Rice and Purdue in back to back games. That figure puts the Herd dead last in scoring defense and can be attributed to allowing almost 470 total yards a game. “Sometimes stats can be misleading,” junior defensive lineman Alex Bazzie said. “If you look at our stats on defense, things just don’t look right. Just being out there playing with those guys, you know what everyone is capable of.” Head coach Doc Holliday said the defense has to keep working hard in order to improve. “We have to continue to build on the progress they’ve made and just go out every day and work to get better,” Holliday said. “Are we there yet? No, but we have to continue to work hard to get there.” The bye week allows the unit to sit down and hold each other accountable for mistakes made during the first half of the season. “We’re putting on ourselves to be more accountable for the penalties we give up,” junior corner Derrick Thomas said. “The pass interference I might give up and anything like that. We’re taking accountability for every little
thing. If you make a tiny mistake in practice, it’s still getting called out. Everything has to be called out at this point.” Calling each other out is made easier with the unit being more familiar with one another compared to the beginning of the season. “We’ve grown into a bigger group and a bigger family. A lot of people don’t really see that,” Bazzie said. Although the defense was relatively new to one another and players new to their respective positions at the beginning of the season, sophomore corner Keith Baxter does not see that as an excuse for the team’s disappointing performance. “Its already midway through the season and everybody should already have felt each other out and know each other,” Baxter said. “Its time to go now because we have to make it to a bowl game.” Now that the defensive squad does know more about one another, they have taken to watching film as a group. “That’s how you’re going to get better,” Baxter said. “If you have everybody on the defense getting together as a whole and talking about what we have to do to stop this team, learn our plays and learn what offenses are going to do to us.” If its defense can improve, Marshall may find itself atop the East Division standings and in the Conference USA Championship game with five of the last six games remaining on the schedule against teams from the East. Adam Rogers can be contacted at rogers112@ marshall.edu.
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Dispute continues concerning the effects of sugar substitutes Are artificial sweeteners really that bad for you? Research regarding the side effects of artificial flavoring seems to remain up in the air, but speculation about the sugar wannabes is a hot topic. There are lots of players in the artificial sweetener game. There are those who guzzle Diet Coke like there’s no tomorrow, those who ward off anything containing artificial sweeteners and direct all of their friends to do the same and still yet, there is a population with little or no opinion concerning the matter. The most substantive argument deals with whether or not the sweeteners trick the brain and ultimately cause negative side effects. Disputed long-term effects of artificial sweeteners include metabolic syndrome, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.
So they might be “bad” for you, but will they make you fat? Some argue that replacing something like a regular soda with a “diet” alternative causes a desire to consume more calories to make up for those that were not taken in by the consumption of the zero-calorie soda. It is clear that drinking a beverage with zero calories instead of a something with roughly 150 calories is a better alternative when counting calories, but these drinks are not magical. Drinking a diet soda does not make you lose weight, yet it has not been proven to promote weight gain for any reason other than being linked with higher caloric intake. Everything, within reason, is fine in moderation. A Diet Coke is not going to kill you, but it is also not going to make you lose weight.
Consider Iran with caution By ADAM DELLINGER
U. TOLEDO VIA UWIRE Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of talk within foreign policy circles about a possible war with Iran over its alleged plans to develop nuclear weapons. This conversation has gone somewhat unnoticed in the United States, with Americans distracted by a weak economy and a presidential election where this particular issue is little more than a footnote, or perhaps the latest episode of “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.” That may be because it’s become easy, or perhaps even preferred, for the specter of an armed conflict to become a distant concern. Americans are tired of war. We’ve been in at least one since before current fourth-graders were born. Yet at the same time, citizens of the U.S. haven’t experienced the worst horrors of war — combat on its own soil — since the Civil War. Even the most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have only been experienced firsthand by a tiny slice of the population. Thus although we are vaguely aware of the costs of a foreign war in terms of lives and treasure, the national psyche of the U.S. isn’t properly equipped to understand the true horrors of war. So when talk of yet another conflict pops up, we respond with annoyance or even applause, instead of fear and solemnity. Many have said Americans don’t have an “appetite” for another conflict in the Middle East;thus, the logic follows, the U.S. wouldn’t take a lead in such a conflict. Rather it would be Israel, whose diminutive size and frequent appearance in the rants of the Islamic Republic’s leaders has it concerned over the possibility of Iran’s development of powerful weapons. However, many believe that the U.S. would almost certainly get drawn into the conflict anyway since, as a close ally of Israel, it would be seen as having explicitly or tacitly supported Israel’s move. So any military action against Iran not only holds the possibility of dangerous escalation, but it could even strengthen Iranian leaders’ resolve to build a nuclear weapon or trigger other unforeseen consequences. Economic sanctions are also proving to be a peaceful, albeit painful, way to put pressure on the Iranian regime. In short, there are plenty of great reasons not to start this war. As for myself, an outsider who has paid quite a bit of attention to this issue, I too have found it becomes far too easy to talk or think about it in amoral, mathematical terms — discussions about “objectives,” “strategy,” or whether or not it would be “successful” from various viewpoints. But this approach leaves out the most important fact and the most important reason not to go to war: human lives are at stake — people with families, careers, dreams and aspirations. So alongside all of the talk of weapons capability, red lines, and enrichment facilities, should be a simultaneous awareness of how it all affects the Iranian people, many of whom hold generally positive feelings towards the U.S. Many Iranians — in contrast to the distance Americans possess from armed conflict — have fresh memories of the brutal Iraq-Iran War of the 1980s, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths, and simply wish to live peaceful, free lives. Any military strike on Iran would deny that wish, greatly hurt a population that is by all accounts highly pro-U.S. and end innocent lives.
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An America eternally ‘at war’ By TOM ENGELHARDT
LOS ANGELES TIMES VIA MCT A great power without a significant enemy? That’s what the U.S. has become. Osama bin Laden is dead. Al-Qaida is reportedly a shadow of its former self. The great regional threats of the moment, North Korea and Iran, are regimes held together by baling wire and the suffering of their populaces. The only incipient great power rival on the planet, China, has just launched its first aircraft carrier, a refurbished Ukrainian throwaway from the 1990s on whose deck the country has no planes capable of landing. The United States, by contrast, has 1,000 or more bases around the world. It spends as much on its military as the next 14 powers (mostly allies) combined. It will spend an estimated $1.45 trillion to produce and operate a new aircraft, the F-35 — more than any country, the U.S. included, now spends on its national defense annually. The U.S. Navy, with its 11 nuclearpowered aircraft carrier task forces, dominates the global waves, and the U.S. Air Force controls the skies in much of the world. And the president now has at his command two specialized armies to supplement the traditional armed forces: the CIA, which has been heavily militarized and is running its own private assassination campaigns and drone air wars throughout
the Middle East and environs; and the Joint Special Operations Command, cocooned inside the U.S. military, whose members are deployed to hot spots around the globe. By all the usual measuring sticks, the U.S. should be supreme in a historically unprecedented way. And yet it couldn’t be more obvious that it’s not. Despite its overwhelming military superiority, nothing seems to work out in an imperially satisfying way. Given America’s lack of enemies — a few thousand jihadis, a small set of minority insurgencies, a couple of feeble regional powers — what prevents Washington’s success? Certainly, it’s in some way related to the decolonization movements, rebellions and insurgencies that were a feature of the last century. It also has something to do with the way economic heft has spread beyond the U.S., Europe and Japan — with the rise of the “tigers” in Asia, the explosion of the Chinese and Indian economies, the advances of Brazil and Turkey, and the movement of the planet toward some kind of genuine economic multipolarity. It may also have something to do with the end of the Cold War, which put a halt to several centuries of great power competition and left the U.S. as the sole “victor.” Perhaps it’s better, though, to think of the growing force that resists such military might as the equivalent of “dark matter” in the universe. We may not understand it fully, but the
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evidence is clear that it exists. After the last decade of military failures, standoffs and frustrations, you might think that this would be apparent in Washington. And yet, here’s the curious thing: Two administrations have drawn none of the obvious conclusions, and no matter how the presidential election turns out, that won’t change. Even as military power has proved itself a bust again and again, policymakers have come to rely ever more completely on a military-first response to global problems, operating on some kind of militarized autopilot. Take Libya, for example. It briefly seemed to count as a rare American military success story: a decisive intervention in support of a rebellion against a brutal dictator. No U.S. casualties resulted, while American and NATO airstrikes were crucial in bringing a set of ill-armed, ill-organized rebels to power. In the world of unintended consequences, however, the fall of Moammar Gadhafi sent Tuareg mercenaries from his militias, armed with high-end weaponry, across the border into Mali. There, when the dust settled, the whole northern part of the country had fallen under the sway of Islamic extremists and al-Qaida wannabes. Then last month, the first American casualties of the intervention occurred when Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans died in an attack on the Benghazi consulate
and a local safe house. So what is the U.S. reaction? Yet more military action. According to the Washington Post, the White House is planning military operations against alQaida in the Islamic Maghreb, the terrorist network’s North African branch, which is now armed with weaponry from Gadhafi’s stockpiles. And according to the New York Times, the Obama administration is “preparing retaliation” against those it believes killed the U.S. ambassador, possibly including “drone strikes, special operations raids like the one that killed Osama bin Laden, and joint missions with Libyan authorities.” Further destabilization is a given. One could postulate explanations for why our policymakers, military and civilian, continue in such a repetitive and self-destructive vein. Yes, there is the military-industrial complex to be fed. Yes, we are interested in the control of crucial resources, especially energy, and so on. But it’s probably more reasonable to say that a deeply militarized mind-set and the global maneuvers that go with it are by now just a way of life in a Washington eternally “at war.” Military actions have become the tics of an overwrought great power with the equivalent of Tourette’s syndrome. They happen because they can’t help but happen, because they are engraved in the policy DNA of our national security complex. In other words, our leaders can’t help themselves.
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Abby Sinclair, front, and Christina Byrd, back, watch as a colony of flesh-eating beetles work to clear bison meat from bones Oct. 3 in the Science Building in Huntington. The bison bones will be reassembled to provide the school a bison skeleton for display.
Bison donated to College of Science Flesh-eating beetles eat the flesh off of bison bones on Oct. 3.
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THE PARTHENON Big bones are coming to Marshall University for all to see. A bison has been donated to the College of Science for students to clean and assemble its bones into a mount that will be displayed in the science building on campus. Suzanne Strait, professor of biology at Marshall said getting a bison skeleton to display just seemed appropriate for Marshall’s College of Science. “We may not have space for a herd but we can certainly find space for one bison,” Strait said. Getting a hold of a bison was the biggest hurdle faced, but that problem was easily fixed thanks to Facebook and some community connections. Joe Hamden, graduate student in biology, worked with Strait to find a bison for the school. Strait and Hamden initially thought they would only find a bison outside of the state or at the very least, several hours away, which could get expensive. “I put it on Facebook and Joe called around and within a week we had found a person in Milton who was putting a bison down,” Strait said. Strait and Hamden said they wanted to get a bison in the
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Continued from Page 2 “We hope that the graduate student council will provide that mechanism,” Spindel said. The Graduate School has been in place at Marshall since the 1940s and has changed and grown a lot since then. There are 47 different masters programs, six doctorate programs, two education specialists’ degrees and 33 graduate certificates. Much of the recent growth has been in the health fields,
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Continued from Page 1 Pulliam said students who were unable to attend the Career Expo to set up an interview could log on to JobTrax to be considered for a web conference interview later in the semester. There were also several companies who have added Marshall University to their recruiting circuit for the first time this year. “We are actually looking to expand our recruiting reach this year, so we decided to give Marshall a trial run,” said
most environmentally friendly and economically smart way possible. So the fact that this bison was so close to Marshall, was donated and was scheduled to be put down regardless was perfect for their needs. “They had to put her down; she was dying of natural causes, she was sick, she had lost a couple hundred pounds and was just not doing good,” Hamden said.
Hamden and student volunteers drove up to the farm in Milton to field dress and butcher the bison, a process that took them seven hours to finish. Hamden and Strait both agree that the whole process is a great learning experience for the students involved. “I would love to work in museums and learning the skills needed to strip and
which is pretty common across institutions. Spindel said she still believes students should go into advanced education because having real work experience outside the typical classroom setting can help them succeed in the world. “I think there is a growing sense that we’re in a global economy and it’s very important for students in this day and age to earn advanced credentials for the kind of good jobs that are available,” Spindel said.
Master’s degrees typically take two years. Spindel said students going full-time do just fine but many students with other responsibilities and are going part-time can take a little bit longer. Because of this, the Graduate School offers students seven years to finish their program. Spindel says undergraduate students who may be interested in Graduate School will learn a lot from other students and faculty. “We have got a great student body, a great faculty and we’ve
Daniel Mormak, talent acquisition supervisor for PLS Logistic Services. “There were a lot of great opportunities and it gave me the chance to network before I graduate in the spring, when I will be looking for a job,” Danielle Mayo, senior management major from Gallipolis, Ohio, said. There were more than 80 companies in attendance ranging from healthcare to engineers to government jobs and graduate studies. Elizabeth Stewart can be contacted at stewart52@ marshall.edu.
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Continued from Page 2 The luncheon is the first event in an effort by the SGA to establish the Veterans Council, and will primarily serve to disseminate information to veterans about trips, recreational activities and many other details that veterans may not be aware of. Speakers at the event will include Murphy, Military Affairs Liaison, Kelly Sweetman, Veteran Affairs Liaison for Recreational Activities, Brent Swan and Counselor for the Vets
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skeletonize a carcass is a very marketable skill,” Christina Byrd, graduate student from Suffolk,Va., said. Hamden is using a colony of flash-eating beetles to strip the carcass of the bison of the rest of the meat they were not able to get off during the butchering process. Hamden said he had just run out of food for the beetles and was just getting ready to prepare other meat when the bison became available. “I would guess that we got 400-500 pounds of meat that’s not edible because she was ill and the only things that can eat it are the beetles, ” Hamden said. He also said bison meat is not cheap, costing anywhere from $10-$14 a pound, so this is a big win for the beetles, students and the College of Science. Strait said when completed, the bison will have its own display in the College of Science for students and the community to come out and see. Elizabeth Stewart can be reached at stewart52@marshall.edu.
just got that great combination. It’s pretty unusual, so any student who’s interested in graduate education here I think there’s a lot of opportunity,” Spindel said. Undergraduate students are welcome to attend any graduate events for more information, with the Graduate Student Fair Oct. 24 being a primary focus for those with questions about the programs, financial aid and admissions. Tessa Wooten can be reached at wooten49@.marshall.edu.
Centers, Ben Smith. This council will be comprised of students who attend Marshall and are veterans, and will serve to help veterans with Disabled American Veterans and Paralyzed Veterans of America benefits. It will also address classroom issues, career planning concerns and provide community connections to help them begin a career after they graduate. The luncheon is free for veterans to attend. Sean DeLancey can be contacted at delancey2@ marshall.edu.
THE PARTHENON Marshall University was transported to a different world as a professor took his audience on a journey comparing two key figures of world literature. Marshall Spanish professor, Slav N. Gratchev, presented a lecture, “Cervantes and Dostoyevsky: Crossing the Boundaries of Space and Time,” on Wednesday in the Shawkey Room of Marshall’s Memorial Student Center. He began his lecture comparing the two authors and describing how they have influenced both himself and other over the years. Gratchev first focused on Cervantes, chronicling his earlier life and his written works. Born in Madrid, Spain, Cervantes lived a difficult life. He spent time as a slave and a prisoner. During his five years in prison he penned “Don Quixote.” “Don Quixote” challenged what was popular in literature at the time and Cervantes used a style that was powerful to readers. Gratchev said he thinks Don Quixote, in his opinion, is the first novel. It was translated from Spanish to English within seven years of its initial release. “The English language has changed so drastically
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Continued from Page 1 Peckham said she was nominated to join Phi Kappa Phi and was inducted in spring 2012. She said her membership allowed her access to a number of opportunities. “It has opened a door to things that I would not have had access to otherwise,” Peckham said. “It is amazing how you never know what opportunities will come as a results of another opportunity.” Peckham has received several awards since she began teaching at Marshall in 2009.
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Continued from Page 1 to learn and educate yourself and to meet different people,” Elhamdani said. “In West Virginia, people believe American Muslims are just a small group, but it is our duty, as a group, to get people an educational experience so they can grow and understand who we are and our place in the world.” Elhamdani said MSA is a support group for Muslims at Marshall. “We seek to spread a positive, compassionate image about Islam,” Elhamdani said. “We seek to be a source of knowledge, strength and compassion for the community.” Elhamdani said fasting is important to him and he hopes people come and are positively affected. “The fast is important to me because it brings me closer to
over time but the Spanish language has stayed the same,” Gratchev said. “It is not easy for many native English speakers to read Shakespeare because of how different the language is.” After Cervantes, Gratchev moved on to Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky was born in Moscow, but lived in St. Petersburg, Russia, most of his life. He is most famous for his later works; “Crime and Punishment,” “The Idiot” and “The Brothers Karamazov.” Samuel Bush, a 21-year-old Spanish education major from Parkersburg, W.Va., attended the lecture because Gratchev is one of his professors. “I am a Spanish education major so listening to this interesting concept is something that I would have never otherwise been introduced to,” Bush said. “I have had several classes with him so seeing him talk about these two novelists who lived centuries apart is exciting.” Gratchev said Dostoevsky and Cervantes were both influential with their works and challenged what other writers before them had written about. The Parthenon can be contacted at parthenon@ marshall.edu.
She won the Robert Watson Poetry Award in 2010 and the Marshall University Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award in 2011. She has also recently been cited for a notable essay in The Best American Essays 2012. “I always tell my students that there is no shame in networking,” Peckham said. “There is no shame in being your best advocate and getting your foot in the door, because you never know what opportunities it will lead to.” Suzann Al-Qawasmi can be contacted at alqawasmi2@marshall.edu.
God and his creation,” Elhamdani said. “Everything about fasting revolves around compassion. By not yelling and arguing, we bring up reflection and compassion and we reconsider who we are, what we are doing and what we should do to be a better person.” Elhamdani said you do not need to be Muslim to appreciate and benefit from Ramadan. “I hope the university and the people who are coming will take this as a gift,” Elhamdani said. “I hope they will be able to use this in their lives to draw closer to God and to be able to reflect on and address problems in their lives.” The fast will take place Friday from 6:23 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. and will be followed by a dinner in BE5 at the Memorial Student Center. Samuel Speciale can be contacted at speciale@marshall.edu
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Austin Basis stars in new CW series ‘Beauty and the Beast’
By EVAN FOWLER
THE PARTHENON The CW network has started a series of dark promotions for the new television show, “Beauty and the Beast,” that will premiere Thursday at 9 p.m. This version is loosely based around the classic tale with darker themes and undertones being set in a post 9/11 New York. In addition to familiar characters, new characters are introduced in this series. One of the new characters is being portrayed by actor Austin Basis. Basis was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and attended Binghamton University. There he received a B.A. in theatre and was then accepted into “The Actors Studio Drama School,” where he earned an M.F.A. in acting.
Since becoming a lifetime member of The Actors Studio, Basis made his television debut in a Comedy Central film “Porn’n’Chicken,” but received more recognition in 2004 when he was cast for “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.” Basis’s list of reputable TV shows he has appeared in include “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Supernatural,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “NCIS,” “Life on Mars” and most notably two seasons as the character Math on “Life Unexpected.” In the new drama series, Basis plays J.T. Forbes, a childhood friend of Jay Ryan (Beast). Forbes has been helping Ryan guard a terrible secret: when enraged, Ryan becomes a terrifying beast that is unable to control his heightened senses and super-strength. “The director of the pilot was a director and executive producer on “Life Unexpected” that we had done together,” Basis said. “Through that and him picking up this pilot as a project, he spotted me for J.T. Forbes and brought me in to meet the producers. The rest is history.” Basis said he found the role challenging and exciting in becoming Forbes because his character is an ex-medical researcher and biochemistry professor. “Dealing with this aspect, and the fact that this guy (J.T. Forbes) is probably smarter than me is a little challenging,” Basis said. “As an actor, the ultimate challenge is to set the stakes as life and death for this character and that we are really being chased by this government organization in the journalism field making Vincent
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out to be a monster.” Basis said although it is a dark and dramatic show, he provides a bit of comedic relief and really thinks the fans will connect with the love interest and a new take on this classic fairy tale. “It’s not the easy or instant love in this series that have been told in the past,” Basis said. “Fans will also see some awesome action scenes that Kristen (Beauty) does where she kicks some major butt, and also the Beast stuff which is all supernatural with a lure that’s revealed throughout the season. It’s not a set story, it’s everchanging and I think it’s going to be fun for people to watch.” As the CW takes on the risk of changing up a well-known and loved
story that could bring acclaim or ridicule, the stakes are a little different for Basis than what some may think. “I can only speak for myself, but it’s probably a little different for Jay and Kristen, who are the Beauty and the Beast and have that to live up to,” Basis said. “Whereas my character J.T is a new thing and is an invented part of this retelling. I feel like it’s so different than the original tales, the writer’s have started their thought process in creating a new world that’s completely different. It’s a modern adaptation and fans will realize quickly that the show has suspense, supernatural, comedy, action and special effects and through the season every character’s baggage is revealed.” Basis said as an actor in the series,
there are always three different levels of a character that has to be played. “There is what you know, what everyone else knows, and what the audience knows, and you really have to craft your performance around that,” Basis said. Basis also said that as an actor the most important thing for his career has been his training. Basis said although pursuing a career in this field is not necessarily an easy, it’s well worth the struggles and hard work if it is what you love. “I would say training is important,” Basis said. “A lot of people come to L.A. with a wing and a prayer on a dream of becoming an actor. No matter how driven your motivation and talent is, there is a base of techniques that you can use when you have training. I still owe money from graduate school that I’m paying off, thankfully through the work I’m doing on Beauty and the Beast, for training. If people really want to succeed and do this for a living, you need to go to class and to school for the proper training. Even though you may have a look, it will only take you so far.” The CW’s new drama “Beauty and the Beast” premieres Thursday at 9 p.m. Fans can keep up with Austin Basis and current projects on Facebook and Twitter. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ officialaustinbasis Twitter: @AustinBasis Evan Fowler can be contacted at fowler68@marshall.edu.
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