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Reporter Jared Casto sits down with Paula Riveros, Columbian INTO Marshall student and international affairs major.

“The only stuff I’m really still wondering about is the food.”

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Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, speaks to supporters after being elected to the U.S. Senate Tuesday at the Embassy Suites Hotel. Capito is the first female senator to represent West Virginia.

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Republican Sen. Evan Jenkins, stands with supporters after his election to the U.S. Senate Tuesday at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.

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Dancing Pros to bring all-stars to Huntington

By EMILY RICE

THE PARTHENON Some of the best dancers in the country will dance their way to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center Thursday for Dancing Pros: Live! The show will star “Dancing with the Stars” alumna Edyta Sliwinska and “So You Think You Can Dance” alumna Chelsie Hightower, and will be hosted

by Alan Thicke.

The show will also feature other dancers from “SYTYCD,” “DWTS” and dance champions from around the world, competing with one another for the top prize.

Creators Alec Mazo and Sliwinska said the format of Dancing Pros: Live! is reminiscent of “DWTS.” “We had the idea to marry two things: the art of dance, which we love, and audience interaction, which is so ‘in’ right now,” Sliwinska said in a press release. “What better way to engage the audience than to give everyone in the theater electronic devices and have them vote for their favorite couple.”

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The similarities to “DWTS” exist, but the show is very distinct. While it does feature a host, a three-judge panel, video about the participants and competitive dancing, that is where the similarities end. All dancers are professionals. Each couple performs two different duets and the judges comment on the dances but do not give a numerical score. Voting is left strictly to the audience.

“The judges are there to guide the audience,” said Sliwinska in a press release, who serves as a judge along with actor and dancer Oscar Orosco and a local celebrity. “We give our opinions, but the audience drives the results. If the judges gave scores, I think they would influence the audience, even subliminally. It’s the power of suggestion: ‘Oh, this couple has the highest score, so maybe they are the best.’ We wanted to avoid that.”

Hightower said a show with this type of format allows the audience to have a different experience than if they were just watching the performance on television.

By ZACH WRIGHT

THE PARTHENON Sigma Tau Gamma members had pies smashed in their face Tuesday for Pie a Tau, an event designed to raise money for the Special Olympics.

Senior Shane Bias, president of Sigma Tau Gamma, said the fraternity will continue to support the Special Olympics with events throughout the year.

“We plan on doing many events this semester to raise

“I think that seeing this show live onstage will give audiences a really good look at how rigorous, intense and demanding dance is,” Hightower said in a press release. “We’re not taking camera breaks, we’re not taking commercial breaks. We go from one dance to the next, which requires a tremendous amount of stamina and endurance every night.”

Thicke said he thinks the dancers’ stamina is very impressive.

“What most impresses me is the dancers’ athleticism,” Thicke said in a press release.

“I’m not what you’d call a dancer of note, but I’ve played every sport, and I know what goes into a two-minute shift in hockey.

And I watch these people dance for two and three minutes at a time, then run out and change their costumes and

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“We had the idea to marry two things: the art of dance, which we love, and audience interaction.”

- Edyta Sliwinska

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money for our philanthropy,” Bias said. “Pie a Tau was a successful event today, and we hope to continue that trend with future events.”

Bias said the event made $100 for the Special Olympics, and hopes for continued success with their philanthropy-focused events.

“We hope the future events will be as successful as this one, and the last one, which made over $300,” Bias said.

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Several members of Sigma Tau Gamma took part in pierelated activity at the event.

Freshman Timmy Jones, anthropology major and new member of Sigma Tau Gamma, said he enjoyed the event.

“I had fun getting a pie in the face today,” Jones said. “It was for a good cause, and it was fun sitting there.”

Another freshman member of Sigma Tau Gamma, Ryder Collins, was active in the pie

smashing activity as well.

Collins, an exercise science major, said the event was one of many the fraternity will do to support the Special Olympics.

“We’re going to do Bucket of Cash on Nov. 15 at the football game,” Collins said. “This will be another event for our philanthropy, the Special Olympics.”

Zach Wright can be contacted at wright283@ marshall.edu.

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Jenkins beats 19-term Congressman Rahall in W.Va.

By JOHN RABY

ASSOCIATED PRESS Sixteen months after switching parties, Republican Evan Jenkins unseated 19-term Democratic Congressman Nick Rahall in West Virginia’s 3rd U.S. House District race Tuesday, picking up a seat for the GOP. Even though registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 3-1 in the district, Rahall’s seat became a top target due to the unpopularity of President Barack Obama, particularly for the president’s proposed limits on carbon emissions from coalfired power plants. The 3rd District includes the southern coalfields, where mining jobs are disappearing.

Both Rahall and Jenkins opposed the limits.

Jenkins had labeled Rahall an

Obama foot soldier, especially on coal. Rahall had supported the president’s election twice.

In 2012, Republican Mitt Romney trounced Obama by 32 percentage points in West Virginia.

“We’ve taken a message of bringing new leadership to Washington from southern West Virginia that will fight for coal, that will fight for our values and that will stand up to the Obama agenda that’s been so devastating,” Jenkins said Tuesday night. “I’m humbled by the results so far. I’m ready to get to work.”

Rahall was first elected in 1976. His popularity in general elections has dwindled each time since receiving 70 percent of the vote in 2002.

“Because this election is ending, it does not mean that my

service will end tonight,” Rahall said. “One chapter ends and another begins. And no matter what is in that new chapter, I will continue to fight for our West Virginia way of life.”

Jenkins, a three-term state senator, switched from Democrat to Republican in July 2013 to face Rahall.

“I’ve watched his career and he’s just a fresh perspective,” said Jenkins supporter Melinda Shelton of Milton.

Jenkins, the executive director of the West Virginia State Medical Association, also said he was fed up with Obama’s health care overhaul and would vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which Rahall supported.

Rahall noted Jenkins donated to the congressman’s campaign

support, and he also expressed his gratitude to Nick Rahall for his service to West Virginia.

“Public service is a tough duty,” Jenkins said, “and I am excited about having the opportunity to now, with the voters support, which I am so appreciative of, to start fighting for our West Virginia ways and values.”

Jenkins also thanked the people who participated and assisted in his campaign.

“I am blessed with so many supporters, people who have worked really hard for a long time,” Jenkins said. “So, this is all about a team effort and a candidate who really believes in a new direction for our country and our state.”

Before the unofficial results were announced, Jenkins commented on the time between the end of his campaign and hearing the results.

“We have worked tooth and nail for so long,” Jenkins said. “So it is kind of a unique moment to know that the polls are now closed, and votes are going to get counted up, and we are just very hopeful that all of that hard work will pay off.”

Jenkins ended his acceptance speech by promising to serve West Virginia to the best of his ability.

“I am ready to get to work for West Virginia,” Jenkins said.

“These voters and the people of the 3rd Congressional District have given me an opportunity and a chance, and I will fight tooth and nail to honor, with respect and dignity, the confidence that they have provided in me to give this opportunity to serve them.”

Emily Rice can be contacted at rice121@marshall.edu.

said she was humbled by the support of West Virginia during the campaign.

“For the first time in the history of West Virginia, we are sending a woman to the United States Senate,” Capito said. “I’m excited to be that United States senator. It is impossible for me to convey gratitude and how humbled I am by your confidence. I hope that I live up to your highest standards.”

In her speech, Capito said she was excited to be the new voice for West Virginians.

“West Virginia is one of the first tonight, and West Virginia

has done it right,” Capito said.

“West Virginians voted to send a new voice to Washington to speak for them, one that will always fight for our values.”

Capito hopes to work with others in Washington to fight for the values of West Virginians.

“Tonight, I want to be the first to extend my hand in cooperation to my friend Senator Joe Manchin and to the newly elected congressional delegation to join me in this fight to put West Virginia first again,” Capito said.

Capito’s son, Charles Capito, thanked all of his mothers

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Democratic Rep. Nick Rahall looks over some information about his election at campaign headquarters on Main Street in Beckley, W.Va., Tuesday.

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Jenkins named unofficial winner in congressional seat race

By EMILY RICE

THE PARTHENON After a long campaign, the associated press announced Republican Evan Jenkins as the unofficial winner in his race against Democrat Nick Rahall for the 3rd congressional seat Tuesday night.

Supporters of Jenkins at his party at the Pullman Plaza Hotel said they were ecstatic and hopeful at the news.

“Evan has been a long time friend of our family and he has always been a wonderful leader in our community, and I think he will represent this state very well,” Deborah Conaty Caraway, of Ashland, Kentucky, said. “He is very well-educated, he has wonderful ideas, and I think he is a very forward thinker.”

In his victory speech, Jenkins thanked his family for their

Republican challenger for the Congressional 3rd District W.Va. Senator Evan Jenkins mingles with the crowd Tuesday after taking the seat from incumbent Nick Rahall.

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Capito elected first female senator to represent W.Va.

By BRITANIE MORGAN

THE PARTHENON Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito can add West Virgina’s first female state senator to her resume after Tuesday’s election. The unofficial polls showed Capito the victor with 63 percent of the vote.

Conrad Lucas, chairman for the Republican Party of West Virginia, kept his statements short and to the point.

“We could say a lot, but we have to sum it all up. We did it,” Lucas said.

Capito was all smiles as the numbers began to come in. She

National Election Day decides Senate and House control

By ZACH WRIGHT

THE PARTHENON It’s Election Day, an important day that decides who controls the Senate and will also impact the makeup of the House of Representatives.

However, Election Day is on a Tuesday, and this can cause some problems with voter turnout because the working class has to take time off from their jobs to vote.

Junior Jacob Patterson, a safety technology major, said voters might turn out more if Election Day was a national holiday.

“I think having the day off would be beneficial for voters,” Patterson said.

Sophomore Matthew George, a nursing major, said Election Day could be tweaked to accommodate the working class and college students with their busy schedules.

“I’d be more likely to vote if Election Day was a national holiday,” George said. “Because I have class all day, I’m probably going to have to skip class to vote today.”

George acknowledged many people don’t actually get federal holidays off, and that other measures could be taken to raise voter turnout.

“Many federal holidays become government and bank-only holidays,” George said. “Maybe

voting could take place on a Sunday instead.”

George said Sunday could be potentially better for voter turnout, because many businesses are already closed for the day.

“Making voting take place on Sunday could be easier with the number of businesses that already operate that way,” George said. “Require employers that are open on Sundays to have at least two hours during voting hours to go vote.”

Many countries already have Election Day on a Sunday, including Germany, Japan and Brazil.

Zach Wright can be contacted at wright283.marshall. edu.

supporters for respecting their family and remembering she is only human.

“I want to thank you for taking care of the candidate,” Charles Capito said. “I’m not saying you all didn’t run mom hard, you ran her real hard, but you all knew when to slow down—whether it was to allow the family to celebrate my sisters wedding or to give mom the time and space she needed to mourn the loss of her mother—you all knew that her physical and mental well-being was more important than her

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U.S. Representative Shelley Moore Capito embraces supporters after being elected to the U.S. Senate Tuesday at the Embassy Suites Hotel. Capito is the first female senator to represent the state of West Virginia.

Tennant defeated by Capito in Senate election

By SHALEE ROGNEY

THE PARTHENON Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, D-W.Va., lost the race for U.S. Senator against Republican congresswoman Shelly Moore Capito. The unofficial results show that Tennant lost with only 34 percent of the vote, while Capito had 63 percent of the votes.

Tennant started her speech by thanking General Tacket and Sally Pathen, members of her election committee, for their help and support throughout her campaign.

“General Tackett, I can’t thank you enough,” Tennant said. “You are an amazing man.

You and Sally Pathen have been with me since day one.

It is an honor to have you on my team and there is no one that I would rather have, Sally

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Pathen, on my side from day one.”

Tennant was up against a strong component and it has been a battle since day one. She

expressed her gratitude to the many members of her election committee and the volunteers

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Democratic candidate Natalie Tennant greets supporters during her campaign party Tuesday at Four Points hotel in Charleston.

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COLUMN: New rankings leave Marshall in the dark

By JAMES COLLIER

WMUL-FM SPORTS DIRECTOR The latest College Football Rankings have been released, and the results are as clear as mud, literally. While the teams within the top 10 all have stated their cases with the play on the field, the lower level of the rankings (20-25) have the consistency of water and oil.

Should the playoffs play today, the four teams in would be Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Oregon, with Alabama on the outside looking in.

But what is really considered looking in? In a system that has the appearance of a Power Five bias, the transparency of the system became even more clouded when the committee of 12 failed to place a member of

a Group of Five school in the rankings, leaving many with more questions than when the system began.

New to the rankings this week is Georgia Tech at No. 24 and Wisconsin at No. 25, with East Carolina and Louisville falling out after losses to Temple and No. 2 Florida State, respectively.

With the additions of GT and Wisconsin leaves 8-0 Marshall and 8-1 Colorado State on the outside looking in. But the biggest issue is there is not a window to look through for the G5 schools, and the committee does not plan on telling anyone where those teams stand until one makes enough of a case to get inside the top 25.

So we wait, possibly until December, when the conference champions have been

crowned, before we find out who is truly in the driver’s seat for the College Football Access Bowl that is awarded to the top ranked G5 school.

Is it Marshall leading the way, since the Herd is ranked in both the Amway Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25, or has Colorado State taken control of the race to join with the “Big Boys” of college football New Year’s Eve? Perhaps we should flip a coin. At least there’s a 50 percent chance of getting a true answer by that method, and I’m not sure we will ever get to that point with the system as it operates.

So we wait while the words “transparency” and “equality” are tossed around like a dog’s favorite chew toy in reference to the College Football Playoff Rankings.

I don’t know how well the G5 schools and fans can fetch, but I seriously doubt they will just sit and wait to have a bone tossed their way.

But who really knows? After all, the G5 really is irrelevant in the discussion and cannot see inside to let the committee know they are scratching at the door, trying to get in, so they can run with the big dogs.

Unfortunately, all the G5 schools and fans can do is sit and wait and hope to claw their way in sometime throughout this season, or perhaps just wait until the parting gift is handed out, aka, the “Golden Ticket” to the College Football Access Bowl.

James Collier can be contacted at collier 41@marshall.edu.

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COLUMN: Life as an AP Top 25 voter

By JAMES COLLIER

WMUL-FM SPORTS DIRECTOR Two televisions, two computers, a cell phone and a full collection of NCAA football games over a duration of 16 hours. That was how I spent Saturday in hopes of trying to gauge a day in the life of an AP Top 25 voter.

I wanted a complete sample of college football from coast to coast in hopes of gathering as much information with hopes of formulating an educated ballot. After all, this is a national ballot, not “let’s vote for the home team, just because.”

My morning began at 10 a.m. as I planned the games I wanted to view and started doing research on said teams. I wanted to see who they had played, wins and losses, and the validity of each, and the remaining schedule for each.

No. 23 East Carolina and Temple started my afternoon session while following along Duke vs. Pitt and Boston College vs. Virginia Tech. The ECU contest carried local flavor with the Pirates in the driver’s seat for the College Football Access Bowl bid while Duke was nationally ranked and in a shootout with Pitt. Meanwhile, an unranked Virginia Tech—who defeated No. 16 Ohio State Sept. 6—was struggling with mid-of-the-pack Boston College in Blacksburg.

Oh wait, add Univeristy of Central Florida vs. Connecticut to that mix now as the one-win Huskies took a commanding lead into the final stanza against the Knights. Meanwhile, while in a commercial break of the ECU/Temple game, I span the scores of Conference USA for a quick check of scores just before sending out one of several tweets updates from the games I’m following.

What a start to the afternoon session. Temple knocks off No. 23 ECU, No. 24 Duke goes to double-overtime with Pitt before winning 51-48, Boston College, despite giving up 21 points in the fourth quarter, holds on for 33-31 win over VT and UCONN grabs its second win of the season with a 37-29 takedown of the UCF. My takeaway from the afternoon session: turnovers kill (ECU fumbled five times), Pitt’s place-kicker Chris Blewitt “Blew-It” (I couldn’t make this stuff up) after missing a 26-yard field goal in regulation that would have given the Panthers a 41-38 win, any talk of Virginia Tech being a quality win because of the Ohio State game is now completely irrelevant. Did I mention that one-win UCONN knocked off UCF? Yes, the same UCONN team that was tied with ECU two weeks ago with six minutes left in the contest.

Enough about the afternoon session, it’s time to move on to the early evening games as No. 7 Texas Christian University and No. 20 West Virginia University kicked off while following Florida vs.

No. 11 Georgia on the computer and preparing for Colorado State vs. San Jose State followed by the game of the night, No. 3 Auburn vs. No. 4 Ole Miss.

The Big 12 was well represented by TCU and WVU which answered some of the questions I had regarding the quality of both teams. TCU needed five WVU turnovers along with a game-winning field goal as time expired to get past the Mountaineers, but this was a must win for any chance of staying atop the top teams in the nation. Likewise, WVU stood tall and played through the adversity and nearly pulled off the upset. Florida’s upset of Georgia is a devastating loss for the Bulldogs, but when looking at the entire body of work, how important is Todd Gurley in the offense.

Colorado State vs. San Jose State was another local attraction as the Rams are a part of the College Access Bowl discussion

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Miss. State 2. Auburn 3.

Florida State 4. Alabama 5. Oregon 6.

Notre Dame 7. TCU 8.

Ole Miss 9.

Michigan State 10. Kansas State 11. Baylor 12. Ohio State 13. Arizona State

14. Nebraska 15. Oklahoma 16. LSU 17. UCLA 18. Clemson 19. Marshall 20. Duke 21. WVU 22. Arizona 23. Utah 24. Colorado State 25. Missouri

with Marshall. The biggest issues for the Rams, they lost to Boise State—who is in the same division in the Mountain West as Colorado State—which could eliminate them from any chances of advancing unless Boise State should falter later this season. At the same time, Colorado State struggled on the road to a three win San Jose State team before clinching a 38-31 win.

As for Auburn and Ole Miss, this was truly a No. 3 vs. No. 4 matchup that lived up to expectations. The loss at home for the Rebels certainly hurts their chances at the playoffs, but the loss of Laquon Treadwell may prove to more devastating than the loss to the Tigers.

Much like a midnight infomercial catch phrase, “But wait, there’s more”, I grabbed a quick bite to eat and settled in for some West Coast games with a mixture of Nevada vs. San Diego

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State, No. 12 Arizona vs. No. 22 UCLA and No. 14 Arizona State vs. No. 17 Utah.

Yes, there certainly was more with games that did not kickoff until near 11 p.m.

Nevada vs. San Diego State was a must because this vaulted the winner into sole possession of the Mountain West-West Division and would be the team to face either Colorado State or Boise State in the conference championship. No. 22 UCLA has been like a roller-coaster ride this season with the Bruins starting as the preseason AP Top 25 poll as No. 7, but back-to-back losses to Utah and Oregon sent them into a rapid downward spiral. However, pulling out a 17-7 win over Arizona provides the Bruins with much needed style points.

Utah and Arizona State played into the time change in a game that seemed would never end before Sun Devils snagged an overtime field goal and a 19-16 win over the Utes.

By now, I have watched the 1 a.m. hour pass twice (daylight savings time change) before my collection of games concluded.

With a plethora of information from the games, teams and play that occurred during the week, I put pencil to paper in an attempt to create my version of an AP Top 25 ballot before 12 p.m. Actually, it was attempts as my versions of 16-25 changed six total times, and I was still unhappy with having to leave a team out.

So, the next time you look at a poll and ask how someone can vote like that, take a walk in their shoes, much like I did, and I believe it may bring a better understanding to what the voters do every week.

By the way, it’s time to begin a new week with another full slate of games ready to kickoff this weekend.

James Collier can be contacted at collier41@marshall.edu.

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THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Required voting probably not the best option Millions of Americans headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in the midterm elections. CNN predictions claim only 40 percent of the voting age population, however, will have turned out this year, which brings up the question of how to increase the number of people who vote.

For Australians and members of some other democracies, mandatory voting was the answer. But could requiring citizens to vote truly make the United States better?

Advocates for such an option claim it would eliminate campaigns focusing almost exclusively on core supporters, as citizens with less intense or emotional connection to a platform prefer compromise to conflict. Candidates could focus more on reaching the broadest possible audience and serious legislative work. It also may eliminate the issue of excessive

campaign spending and the ability of greater wealth to have more influence.

In such a system, citizens would be required to present themselves at a polling place and either cast their votes or choose to spoil the ballot.

But such a concept is, in reality, one that only stands a chance of adoption if the governing party believes it would benefit its candidates.

According to Gretchen Helmke and Bonnie Meguid, associate political science professors at the University of Rochester, conservatives were the first to champion mandatory voting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At the time, liberals maintained an unmatched ability to mobilize voters, therefore the right countered with proposed compulsory voting to bring out more constituents.

Generally, a mandatory voting law is impractical, and it would be nearly impossible to impose such a law. It could not be regulated efficiently, and it could not be adequately enforced.

Instead, voting should be made easier for constituents to participate. Same-day registration, more opportunities for remote voters and making Election Day an official holiday could all accommodate our realistic needs as voters.

The question should not be how to force people to vote, the question should be how to convince people to care about voting. Describing the democratic process as a duty or shaming constituents into it does not work efficiently, apparently, so the next step should be to find out how to make people want to make a difference.

The Constitution of the United States of America

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble; and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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ABOVE: Dozens of voters were lined up at the door as soon as the polling place at Chief Joseph School of the Arts opened at 8 a.m. in Meridian Tuesday.

RIGHT: Voters take “I Voted” stickers at a polling place, in New York’s Chinatown neighborhood, Tuesday.

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In this recent Always campaign, a young girl demonstrates what it looks like to kick like a girl.

Do I write #LikeAGirl?

By BRI SHELTON

THE PARTHENON We hear it all the time.

“You run like a girl.” “You park like a woman.” “You fight like a girl.”

These demeaning statements, no matter what gender they are aimed at, often have a bad stigma associated with them. The person on the receiving end may even change his or her behavior or become selfconscious. Why is acting like a female considered such a bad thing?

Women and girls have accomplished so many things in the last 100 years. There are famous women athletes, and they show the way a girl can throw or hit a ball. So, why is throwing like a girl socially unacceptable? Obviously athletes like Serena Williams are doing something right. How could she not be throwing like a girl when she’s one herself?

There are also women who have paved the way in occupations that were originally deemed only for men. Hillary Clinton is definitely a representation of this. Whether she runs in 2016 or not, she has shown that women are just as skilled in politics as men and opened the door for other female candidates in the future.

There is definitely a double standard with men and women and these statements. If someone is told they fight like a man, this is never perceived as a horrible thing. In fact, this can even be a compliment. Fighting like a woman, however, is viewed in a drastically different light.

These statements are outdated and imply that men are simply better than women.

They couldn’t be more wrong.

Women have worked to prove their equality to men, and it’s time our conversations reflected that.

Recently, Always created a YouTube video where they ask teenagers and younger girls what it means to fight, run and throw like a girl. They found with this social experiment that younger girls haven’t been exposed to this statement like older girls and young women have. Instead of acting like the stereotype, they acted like themselves.

We should discourage the “like a girl” statements to the younger generation. Wouldn’t it be nice to rid conversations of this entirely? We are in a time and age when women are more powerful than ever before, and our choice of

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Registration regret A tale of caution when planning your course load

By TAYLOR STUCK

MANAGING EDITOR As a freshman, when I came to orientation, I was surprised to find my schedule was already made for me. Thankful, but surprised. I was glad I didn’t have to worry about it and it was a pretty good schedule, but I didn’t expect that.

I remember realizing I had to do it myself as my first semester came to a close.

It was exciting. A group of us gathered together on the night of freshman registration. None of us knew we needed CRN numbers, and we panicked when we couldn’t register for any of our classes.

We gathered in the hallway of Freshman North with our RA and figured it out together. I tweeted that night something about registering being fun, because it was like a game.

Now, I’m a senior. I’m also an honors student, so I have the privilege of early

registration, which means I really don’t have to worry about getting into my classes anymore. But that doesn’t mean the anxiety has gone away.

Maybe I’m just overthinking it, or maybe I’m being a little nostalgic. Or maybe I’m just dramatic, but either way, deciding what classes to take my final semester of college was one of the hardest schedules to make.

The realization this was my last chance to take really cool, intellectually stimulating classes was sad, and it put the pressure on. And with that came regret.

I regret not realizing you have to take ENG 350 before you can take upper level literature classes. Therefore I will never take young adult literature, and that is sad.

I regret not realizing how many cool political science classes there are above 101.

I regret never taking a religious studies class.

You can’t fit everything into a senior schedule, even with only two required classes to take. In the end, I was pleased with the classes I chose and I am looking forward to my final semester.

But let this be my Public Service Announcement for underclassmen: Don’t wait until the last minute to take your dream class. Yes, many of us are just trying to graduate on time and unnecessary classes hinder that. However, college is a time to learn, and we should each try to learn as much as possible. And let’s face it, this is a liberal arts school. You can find a way to make that religious studies course count for something on your schedule.

So, get creative. Look through every class listing. Explore your interests. Don’t come into your final semester with registration regret. You’ll thank yourself later.

Taylor Stuck can be contacted at stuck7@marshall.edu.

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Columns should be between 300-500 words, well-written and researched. Columns will be edited for grammar, libelous statements, available space or factual errors.

This is your chance to let your voice be heard.

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Continued from page 4 words should reflect that.

We shouldn’t be putting women down and assuming their femininity determines how well they can fight or park a vehicle. We should encourage them to do things

DANCE

Continued from page 1 come back and do it again.

They’re really like professional athletes on the highest international level.”

Sliwinska said the audience experience of the show is different at every venue.

“The energy level is different from night to night,” Sliwinska said in a press

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, joined by his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, celebrates with his supporters at an election night party in Louisville, Ky.,Tuesday. McConnell won a sixth term in Washington, with his eyes on the larger prize of GOP control of the Senate. The Kentucky Senate race, with McConnell, a 30-year incumbent, fighting off a spirited challenge from Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, has been among the most combative and closely watched contests that could determine the balance of power in Congress.

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CAPITO

Continued from page 2 next fundraiser or speech.”

Charles Capito continued to praise his mom for the special qualities she brought to her campaign and to Washington.

“For decades, my grandmother Shellie Moore wore a broach on her left lapel, and the broach depicted the road runner bird in full stride,” Charles Capito said. “The roadrunner stands for intelligence, it stands

TENNANT

Continued from page 2 that stepped forward to push her name and cause across the state of West Virginia.

“Our democracy is richer anytime more voices come to the table and I am proud of the work they have done, also,” Tennant said.

Tennant took the time to congratulate her opponent and wished her nothing but the best in her new position as U.S. Senator.

“I have always said that this campaign was never about me,

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for tirelessness, and it stands for fearlessness. That’s why grandma wore that pin. She wore it because those are the attributes she held in the highest regard. So regardless of who you voted for today, all West Virginians should and have to be proud of sending a senator to Washington that is like the roadrunner.”

Capito ran on a campaign focused on gaining a faster growing economy, better jobs, strong middle class and

a pro-coal energy policy. She promoted freedom for citizens to make their own health care decisions and a national security policy that protects home and family. With that in mind, Capito said she is in the Senate working for change.

“This election marks a true turning point for our state,” Capito said.

Creehan said that he hopes Capito will bring the kind of help to West Virginia that once existed.

“My hopes is that she will bring a presence to West Virginia similar to Senator Byrd when he was alive,” Creehan said. “West Virginia needs help.”

Capito and her team are ready to move from congress to the senate and continue to create a place in Washington for West Virginia. She said she would always fight for her homes values.

Britanie Morgan can be contacted at Morgan230@ marshall.edu.

but it was always about you, the people of West Virginia,” Tenant said. “That’s what this campaign is about, and I wish Congresswoman Capito nothing but the best success in serving the people of West Virginia.”

Even though Tennant was down in the polls, she still wished luck to her fellow democratic candidates.

Tennant expressed her love for her family and the life-long lessons she learned from being one of seven children on a farm in Marion County.

“To my entire family, especially my dad who got down here from Marion County tonight, he

taught us to not just step up and serve because of what you get, but because of what you give,” Tennant said. “Also to my mom, and though she is no longer with us, the lessons that she taught me continue to give me strength, especially strength throughout this campaign.”

Tennant work for West Virginians is not ending as she will continue her work as Secretary of State. Tennant said she will push her platforms of raising minimum wage, closing the pay gap and making college more affordable.

“Your work, your voice shows that we demand a government

that works for the working people of this country,” Tennant said.

Tennant described her loss as an end to one chapter, but the beginning of a new one as she continues to stand strong as Secretary of State of West Virginia.

“You fought the good fight,” Tennant said, “not because it was easy, because it was the right thing to do.

We all left everything on the field, and I am proud of this campaign.”

Shalee Rogney can be contacted at rogney @marshall. edu.

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Continued from page 2 in 2010, even after Rahall supported Obama and the Affordable Care Act. Rahall painted Jenkins as a puppet for the billionaire Koch brothers, whose groups have spent millions bashing the veteran congressman.

Outside liberal groups bought millions in attack ads against Jenkins.

Erin Wade, a Democrat from Hamlin, said she voted for Rahall because of support for the right to bear arms. “Nowadays, that’s really something,” the mother of two young children said as she and her husband voted at Lincoln County High School.

Rahall pointed to his House seniority, along with his own efforts to work across party lines and land home-state projects as reasons why he should be re-elected.

Jenkins supporters Thomas and Patricia Nelson, who are registered Democrats from Hamlin, indicated it was time for Rahall, 65, to retire.

“After 38 years, he hasn’t shown us a whole lot,” Thomas Nelson said. “If there was something dramatic that he has done, then it would have

their way.

To encourage others or join in with the effort, you can use the #LikeAGirl hashtag on social media or visit the Always Youtube Channel.

Bri Shelton can be contacted at shelton76@live. marshall.edu.

release. “If you would watch each performance on tape, you wouldn’t see a difference.

But when you’re in the room, and someone has an amazing day, the audience feels it.”

Tickets are available at the Marshall Artist Series Box Office, Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m. or at ticketmaster.com.

Emily Rice can be contacted at rice121@marshall.edu.

been no problem. But we need somebody who’s going to do something. Not talk about it, but do it.”

Jason Bills, a registered Republican from Hamlin, said he voted for Jenkins. He couldn’t think of anything in particular he didn’t like about Rahall, except his association as a Democrat with Obama.

“I think it’s time to get some fresh faces in there,” Bills said.

“I keep an open mind. I usually vote for the candidate but I’m also one who believes I don’t like people being long-term politicians.”

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and Karl Rove, a former top adviser to President George W. Bush, campaigned for Jenkins and he had endorsements from the West Virginia Coal Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The V-shaped 3rd District extends from Huntington in the west to the Monongahela National Forest in the east, taking in cities along Interstate 77 such as Beckley and Bluefield.

No Republican has represented West Virginia’s far southern coalfields in Congress since 1958 when it was part of the 4th District.

Circus cited for hair-hanging stunt that injured 9

By MICHELLE R. SMITH

ASSOCIATED PRESS Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus misused a key rigging component in a hairhanging stunt, causing a fall that seriously injured eight acrobats, federal workplace safety regulators said Tuesday.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for a serious safety violation and proposed the maximum fine, $7,000, for the circus' parent company, Feld Entertainment. It concluded circus staff had improperly loaded a carabiner clip.

The company disputed the finding and was deciding whether to contest it, said Stephen Payne, a spokesman for

First responders work at the center ring after a platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, in Providence, R.I., May 4. Federal workplace safety regulators said Tuesday, that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus misused a key rigging component in the hairhanging stunt, causing a fall that seriously injured eight acrobats.

Feld Entertainment.

OSHA investigators said the company attached two rings to the bottom of the carabiner, rather than one, in violation of what it said was industry practice and of the manufacturer's instructions.

Investigators said that caused the clip to be overloaded.

Payne disputed that, saying the clip was carrying a lower load than it was rated to hold.

David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, called it a "catastrophic failure," and said it demonstrates the circus industry needs professional engineers to develop, evaluate and inspect the structures it uses in performances.

"We can never put a price on the impact this event had on these workers and their families. Employers must take steps to ensure this does not happen again," he said.

Payne said safety of its workers and audience are the company's top priority, and it is making the necessary changes.

The eight acrobats were attached by their hair to a chandelier-like apparatus and suspended in the air. They had just begun their act on May 4 when the carabiner clip snapped, sending them plummeting to the ground 15 feet below. A ninth worker on the ground was hit and was also hurt.

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Most of the women were severely injured. Some were unable to walk as of June, and they have collectively gone through dozens of surgeries.

Several of the women hired a lawyer and at that time said they were planning to sue the company. The lawyer did not immediately return a request for comment on Tuesday.

One of the women, Samantha Pitard, has returned to the circus, but the others have not and are being covered by workers' compensation insurance, Payne said.

The hair-hanging act has not returned to the circus. Payne said they haven't decided when it will return or what it will look like.

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Meet an INTO Marshall Student Paula Riveros is a Columbian INTO student majoring in International Affairs. Riveros was attracted to Marshall because of the small size of Huntington in comparison to other university cities. Currently, Riveros is volunteering at the local Ronald McDonald House and eventually wants to get involved with local politics that will give her more knowledge for her major. So far, her favorite experience in America has been attending the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida with her friends. Although adapting to American culture and life at a university has been difficult for her, she believes the great people she has met and the INTO Marshall program have made America and Marshall University feel like home.

Paula Riveros

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How long have you lived in America?

I've been here for nine months.

What has been your favorite experience so far?

How do you think you have adapted to life in America?

It’s been really hard. Everything is different from my home country. But the people here are really friendly and they help me a lot. The INTO program helps me with every issue I have… The only stuff I’m really still wondering about is the food.

How and why did you choose to come to Marshall University?

There was an agency I was looking at for studying English in the U.S. When I went there they showed me a lot of universities in America and I was like “No. I don’t want big cities.” Then they showed me Marshall. They were like, “There’s no Spanishspeaking people there. There’s really just going to be you and a few others.” And I said, “That’s perfect. Because I don’t want to speak Spanish at all.”

What are your plans after you graduate?

After my undergrad, I think to start my graduate. And I’d like to do it in America. And since I’m doing that, I’d like to do an internship. My plans are to stay maybe here—probably not in Huntington, but in the U.S. Just not in my country, at least.

How do you keep in touch with your family?

I don’t really talk with my family that much. Just once per week or once every two weeks. It’s not like my friends, who keep in touch every day. And I’m like “What’s wrong with me? I should be doing that!” I really miss my family and sometimes I want to be there, but I feel like if I talk with them everyday it will make it harder.

I went with my friends to Miami and we went to a music festival called Ultra… I used to travel every year and came to Miami because it’s close. But I always came with my family and it’s just really different when you go with your friends. We were people from five different countries and people asked “Where are you from?” I improved my English, I had fun, and I met people. That was probably one of the best experiences.

What are some activities or hobbies you like to do?

I was looking actually for something related to volleyball… But it’s really hard. First, if I want to join any team out of the university, I don’t have a car. It’s not like “take the bus” and the bus is here every fifteen minutes. It’s every hour. And I can’t take a taxi everyday because it’s going to be expensive. So I really like to do kind of different activities.

I was about to start, but I can’t because of my classes, going to the hospital and helping children over there… I’m going to start with Ronald McDonald—go and cook for the people over there. So that’s my plan, actually. I’m already involved, but I didn’t have a way to get there. But I’m going to have a way soon and I’ll have fun… I also would like to go and see something related with politics here.

Is there anything else that you want people I really like this [INTO Marshall] program. I have friends who are doing the same. They just go to another country and study English. It’s ok, you know. But INTO and this program, they’re different. They’re doing everything to make you feel at home… They make activities and just try to make you feel really safe. And I really like that and I’m sure that if it wasn’t like that, I probably would not be here. I would probably not be home, but at a different place… They’re doing small things that make people really like this. I’m here right now, actually, just because I can feel like someone is there. It’s not only with the program, it’s with the people here at the university.

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