Oct 13, 2014

MARSHALL GETS ITS REVENGE

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Members of Delta Chi and Delta Zeta cheer during the 2014 Homecoming parade in downtown Huntington Saturday.

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Marshall University head coach Doc Holliday and Middle Tennessee State University head coach Rick Stockstill are characterized for the 2014 Homecoming parade in downtown Huntington Saturday.

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Nancy Pelphrey, coordinator of alumni programs, crowns Morgan Wright as Miss Marshall 2014 in Joan C. Edwards Stadium Saturday.

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Sigma Sigma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Phi, all second place, recieving $500; Delta Zeta and Delta Chi, third place, receiving $250.

In addition to the Thunder Cup and float winners, the new Mr. and Miss Marshall, Cameron Lyons and Morgan Wright, were announced as well.

Cameron Lyons, from Martinsburg, West Virginia, sponsored by the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, said Marshall has become his home, and that an award like this is so humbling, knowing that others have seen his love for this school.

“It means more than I can put into words,” Lyons said. “I’m honored that I was worthy of the title Mr. Marshall, especially compared to the all-star Homecoming court that we had this year. It is easily one of the greatest honors I have and will ever receive.”

Morgan Wright, from Cleveland, Ohio, sponsored by Alpha Xi Delta sorority, said it is a title and honor that she will hold dear to her heart for the rest of her life.

“I’m not from Huntington, or even West Virginia, but my home and heart is at Marshall University,” Wright said. “I have received so much love and support from my Marshall family throughout this campaigning process, and I couldn’t have asked for a better support system. This means so much to me, and I can’t thank everyone enough.”

To top off Homecoming day, the Thundering Herd football team won 49-24 to Middle Tennessee State University. The Herd will travel to Miami, Florida, Saturday to take on Florida International University.

Hannah Sayre can be contacted at sayre81@marshall.edu.

Step Show brings tradition to Marshall

By DONYELLE MURRAY

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THE PARTHENON Homecoming 2014 was a day full of excitement for fans, students and alumni, from the parade, to the half-time activities and a win for the Thundering Herd.

Grand Marshal of the parade, Jim Justice, chairman and owner of The Greenbrier, said it was great to be back in Huntington for this special day.

“It’s an incredible school, and I owe so much to the professors that were at Marshall when I went here,” Justice said. “The school is on the move, both academically and athletically, and Marshall University is just a special place.”

Justyn Cox, Student Government Association President Pro-Tempore, said a lot of credit for the parade goes to the Senate members and Senate apprentices helping line up the 72 floats.

“We couldn’t have had a successful parade without the help from all our senators and apprentices,” Cox said.

“They did anything and everything they were asked.”

During halftime of the football game, the winners of the Thunder Cup and the floats were announced.

In the small category for the Thunder Cup, there was a tie between Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity and Alpha Phi Omega, a community service fraternity. The winner in the large category for the Thunder Cup was Delta Zeta sorority. Events for the Thunder Cup happened all week leading up to the homecoming game.

The winners for the float competition were: Alpha Xi Delta, first place, receiving $750; Pi Kappa Alpha,

THE PARTHENON The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi and the sisters of Delta Sigma Theta took home the grand prize of $1,000 Saturday at the Marshall University Step Show.

Current and alumni Greek members restored tradition at the step show. This event was a part of Marshall University’s Homecoming week.

Imani Spradley began the show by singing the Black National Anthem, accompanied by many of the audience members.

Two sororities and three fraternities competed in the step show for a grand prize of $1,000.

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and Delta Sigma Theta sorority were represented by the University of Kentucky. Omega

Psi Phi fraternity was represented by James Madison University. Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity was represented by West Virginia State University, and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority was represented by Marshall University.

Shaitece Trigg, a spectator at the show, explained what the step show meant to her.

“From a cultural perspective the step show exposed unique qualities and features that distinguish black sororities and fraternities from other

The step show exposed unique qualities and features that distinguish black sororities and fraternities from other sororities and fraternities.

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sororities and fraternities here at Marshall,” Trigg said.

Trigg said she would love to see more events like this because they bring people of her culture together, and the lively entertainment makes it so much fun for everyone to enjoy and watch.

Ronald Jones, a Marshall alumnus and brother of Kappa Alpha Psi, said the event was special since it represented a reunion of the nine Black Greek letter organizations (referred to as “The Divine Nine”)

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Herd football prepares to take the field Saturday.

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Herd runs over Middle Tennessee improving to 6-0

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Thundering Herd football team had to wait 352 days before it could exact revenge on Middle Tennessee State University after losing to the Blue Raiders on the last play of the game in 2013, and it didn’t hold back when the clock struck noon Saturday.

Roughly three and half hours and 598 yards later, the Herd walked out of Joan C. Edwards Stadium with a 49-24 win on Homecoming weekend.

Even with a few notable starters out (wide receiver Davonte Allen, linebacker Evan McKelvey and defensive end Gary Thompson), players on both sides of the ball stepped up. McKelvey, who recently went down for the season with a knee injury, was represented on the field by linebacker D.J. Hunter, who wore McKelvey’s No. 31 for the game.

Marshall University quarterback Rakeem Cato said after the game that small things like Hunter’s gesture helps build an unbreakable bond within the team.

“I told the guys on the sideline ‘we’ve got to do it for our brothers, they’re hurting right now, they need us,’ and we had to do it for them,” Cato said. “As long as we keep doing that, and keep getting better and keep focusing on the small things that are going to help us win, and make us bond closer and make us a brotherhood, I think everything else will take care of itself.”

Wide receiver Angelo Jean-Louis also left the game early due to an injury. Losing two starting receivers would be a problem for most teams, but the Herd’s “next man up” mentality meant Deon-Tay McManus and Craig Wilkins would have to step in and contribute. The pair didn’t disappoint, combining for seven

catches, 145 yards and three touchdowns.

Cato said the ability of receivers to step up and produce when called upon is a testament to the unit’s hunger to get better in practice by putting in the extra time and effort.

“Coming out in practice every day, not being satisfied with second string, not being satisfied with third string, not being satisfied with fourth string,” Cato said, “guys really take note, and really want to get better and do the small things: pulling coach (Mike) Furrey to the side, coming in early, 6:30, 7:30 in the morning to get extra reps, to look at film with the coaching staff and staying out late with me throwing balls.”

Cato certainly benefited from the bond he’s built with his receivers Saturday, totaling 337 yards and three touchdowns through the air. The first touchdown, a 26-yard strike to Wilkins in the second quarter, made it the 38th straight game Cato has thrown a touchdown pass. The senior is now tied with former North Carolina State and Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson for most consecutive games in a row in NCAA history.

Head coach Doc Holliday said Cato overcame a lot of adversity to be where he is, and the quarterback deserves the accolades.

“I’ve said many times how proud I am of what this kid has accomplished,” Holliday said. “He took some criticism early on, but the people who criticized him didn’t know him. He’s a tremendous kid -— where he’s come from, what he’s overcome - for him to be in that kind of company, it’s unbelievable for him, and he deserves everything he gets.”

Another player sure to receive some accolades at the end of the season, running back Devon Johnson, added to his breakout season with 138 yards and three touchdowns. Johnson has gone more than 100 yards rushing in five of the Herd’s six

games this season.

The Blue Raiders, which came into the game with an equally impressive ground game (224.7 yards per game), was held below its average. In fact, MTSU was held below its average in every statistical category, a testament to a Herd defense that seems to be improving each week.

Linebacker Neville Hewitt, who led the team with 14 tackles, said the key moment in the game came when the Herd offense scored on a 5-play, 59-yard drive just over a minute into the second half to make the score 35-17.

“They (MTSU) kind of tapped out after that, and it made it a little easier for us,” Hewitt said.

The Herd would add two more touchdowns in the half and give up a 1-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to finish the scoring.

Marshall will travel to Florida International University next Saturday to face the 3-4 (2-1) Panthers.

Despite the average margin of victory for the Herd being 30.7 points, McManus said the team will be all business when it travels to Miami. McManus said as long as the Herd sticks to its game plan, the results should keep ending up in its favor.

“We don’t take any team lightly, we just know if we play Marshall football that we should be good at the end of the day,” McManus said.

The Herd will take on the Panthers at 6 p.m., and the game will be televised on the American Sports Network.

Shannon Stowers can be contacted at stowers44@marshall.edu.

“I had a lot of fun. It’s a lot of work, but I’m happy with how it went, and it ran really smoothly. I enjoyed it for my first experience here.”

Along with the elation that came with presenting the games, the Thundering Herd were jubilant with a second place victory amongst all eight women’s teams, finishing 157.5 points behind West Virginia University, and cutting the lead by 67 points in the last four events.

The Marshall individual standouts at the state games were freshman Nele Albers, senior Kaley Gregory and freshman diver Chloe Jones.

On day one, senior Kaley Gregory, Marshall University’s owner of the 1,000-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle records, cut eight seconds off her 500 freestyle time from last year’s state games. She also took second in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:15.89. German native Nele Albers took huge steps in

her budding career by having career highlights on all three days.

With her youthful exuberance, Albers finished second in the 500yard freestyle and the 200-yard individual medley with times of 5:01.00 and 2:08.73 on the first day and won the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard breaststroke in the third session, recording 1:54:01 and 2.24.11.

Albers effortlessly defied her event constraints.

“As good as Nele Albers is, we brought her in here thinking she was going to be a breaststroker,” Tramel said. “It appears that she can do a lot of other things too, so we’re trying to figure out exactly where we’re going to use her.”

Chloe Jones was the top scorer for the Herd in both 1 and 3-meter diving, tallying scores of 224.70 and 212.70.

Coach Helmich not only took pleasure with the final results

Marshall University swimming and diving team hosts the W.Va. state games

By SCOTT BOLGER

THE PARTHENON The Marshall University Women’s swimming and diving team hosted the West Virginia State Games Oct. 10-11 at the Fitch Natatorium. One session took place on Friday Oct. 10 and two onSaturday Oct. 11.

Eight of West Virginia’s premier collegiate aquatic programs participated: West Virginia University, Alderson-Broadus, Davis and Elkins, Wheeling Jesuit, Fairmont State, West Virginia Technical Institute, West Virginia Wesleyan and Marshall University.

Head coach Bill Tramel and head diving coach Andrew Helmich said they were honored to accommodate the games this year.

“We host it on the even years, and West Virginia (University) hosts it on the odd years,” Tramel said. “We’re just fortunate to have a great facility to be able to host this, so we’re super happy.”

“This is my first time as a Head coach hosting it,” Helmich said.

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Herd Women’s soccer defeats Roadrunners 1-0

By BRAD HELTZEL

THE PARTHENON Hoops Family Field of the Veterans Memorial Complex was able to withstand the rain Friday night, and so did the Herd (5-4-3, 2-1-1), as it defeated the UTSA Roadrunners (5-7-1, 1-4-0) by a score of 1-0 in a sloppy and slow-paced match.

Junior midfielder Kelly Culicerto scored the lone goal of the night on a penalty kick in the 49th minute, when she fired a shot past UTSA goalkeeper, Katherine Tesno, who got caught flatfooted on the save attempt. Culicerto was awarded the penalty kick after she took a vicious shot in the back from a UTSA player and fell to the ground in the penalty box.

The Herd controlled the match throughout the night as it possessed a clear edge statistically as they outshot UTSA 17-2, won corner kicks 7-2 and also dominated time of

possession. However, the Herd once again very much,” Long said. “What we talked about failed to convert scoring opportunities on in the second half was more of an attitude.” numerous occasions, which included nine Long said he thought the team was shots on goal. slightly discouraged and unfocused after Head coach Kevin Long has said they failed to connect on eight throughout the season he has first-half shots. been disappointed with the However, those eight Herd’s lack of urgency first-half shots can be when it comes to taking misleading as Long said advantage of scoring the team wasn’t penechances. trating the defense well “Here we are getting and thus wasn’t able to our chances... again, and create many chances not capitalizing… again,” inside the penalty box.

Long said after the match.

The Herd fired multiple -Head coach Kevin The waterlogged turf and long-range shots in the Long wet conditions may have been first half as Culicerto and a factor in the poor offensive efsenior defender Alyssa Cathey ficiency as the rain continued to descend each attempted shots a good 10-15 throughout the night, but Long said post yards outside the top of the 18-yard box. match that the weather was not to blame.

“In the second half, players came out and “It wasn’t a type of rain that effected play applied more things they did in training,

“Even when they broke midfield, they weren’t able to break our box.”

Herd softball ends season with a 7-0 record

By SCOTT BOLGER

THE PARTHENON The Marshall University softball team ended its fall ball exhibition season this past Sunday on two high notes: One, by finishing the season unblemished with a 7-0 record, and two, by beating the West Virginia Wesleyan College Bobcats 8-0 in both games of their double header. Both games ended early due to the eight plus run rule.

The Herd was never prepped to finish the season any other way but vigorously.

“We talked to the team before the game about finishing strong, this being our last games of fall ball,” Marshall head coach Shonda Stanton said.

“We wanted to go out and finish an at-bat and finish an inning and finish the game. You look at our performance today: two shut outs, over twenty hits in the ball game, and 16 runs. I think that’s a great day. I’m really proud of our girls.”

Starting game one for Marshall was righthanded pitcher Jordan Dixon. Dixon pitched all five innings, recording six strikeouts out of the 17 batters she faced, one walk, and only surrendered two hits in the process.

To accumulate those numbers, the sophomore out of Edmond, Oklahoma relentlessly baited Bobcat hitters, using pitches inches outside of their strike zone in order to progress the at-bat to a two strike count. On the third to fifth pitches, her dagger of choice would be a pitch to the inside corner.

Dixon did face some trouble in the fifth inning as she walked a batter. She then threw

three balls and one strike to the next. After a warranted mound visit, Wesleyan singled, but Dixon switched it up by pinpointing the top middle section of the strike zone, causing the Bobcat batter to unexpectedly swing late, and get a 5-3 double play to end the game.

In game two, Freshmen Marissa Bethke had no strikeouts, but still owned the conceptual prism over home plate, as she allowed just two hits by consistently changing pitch levels. The first two would be high, and the next three would target the inner right corner, causing numerous ground and fly outs. Wesleyan never caught on to the formula of accuracy and unpredictability.

On the offensive side, Marshall struck out only twice in both games, and was rarely fooled

by Wesleyan’s plans to aim high and outside or inside, as many of their hits came from the first three pitches.

“Not striking out and putting the ball in play is great,” Coach Stanton said. “Where we talked to them about being better was having a plan. I think it’s easy to go out there and put the ball in the play sometimes, but am I accomplishing what I want? First and foremost, is it the pitch in my zone with a 0-0 count, a 2-0 count, or a 3-1 count? Am I really selling out and jumping on the location. Am I aware of situational hitting as well?”

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and we were able to create more danger inside the penalty box,” Long said.

The Herd did manufacture more efficient shots in the second half as forward Erin Simmons and midfielder Kayla Brynside fired shots on goal that forced Tesno to make both a leaping and a diving save. Senior forward Myka DeMarco also launched a strike that missed hitting the left post by inches.

The Herd’s defensive effort was outstanding throughout the entire match as they yielded just two shots to UTSA. The swarming and aggressive Herd defense rarely allowed UTSA to even cross midfield with clear possession.

“That was a pretty dominating defensive scenario,” Long said. “Even when they broke midfield, they weren’t able to break our box.”

Bradley Heltzel can be contacted at heltzel@marshall.edu.

Bradshaw returns for Herd homecoming

“This is where I started, and this is where I went to college,” Bradshaw said. “It’s always THE PARTHENON great to get back and come back to be a part of Former Marshall University football player this.” and two-time Super Bowl champion Ahmad Bradshaw said his favorite memories from Bradshaw returned to Huntington Saturday for his time at Marshall were made on the field the Thundering Herd Homecoming game. playing football and being around Herd fans.

Bradshaw is in “Just playing foothis eighth NFL ball here and being season as a second around the crowd was year running back the best,” Bradshaw for the Indianaposaid. “You realize what lis Colts. After his great fans these guys three-season caare around here. They reer at Marshall, -Ahmad Bradshaw supported me, and it is the New York Ginothing to come back ants drafted him here and give back.” in 2007 during Bradshaw also comthe seventh round. While he was at Marshall, mended Marshall on its successful season so far.

Bradshaw became the 10th player to gain 4,000 “I would tell the team to just keep going,” all-purpose yards in a career and the eighth Bradshaw said. “We are having a lot of success player to gain over 1,000-yards rushing in a right now. It is the same with me and my career, single season. During his career with the New even if it is going good, you still have got to keep York Giants, Bradshaw and his teammates won pushing. You can always be better.”

Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. Aundrea Horsley can be contacted at horsBradshaw said it was great to be back in Hun- ley9@Marshall.edu. tington for the game.

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“They supported me, and it’s nothing to come back here and give back.”

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Editorial The next step after the legalization of same-sex marriage West Virginia made a big change Thursday when Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced they would not continue to fight for the ban against same-sex marriage in the state. Cabell and Kanawha Counties immediately began handing out marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Two couples received a marriage license Thursday in Huntington before the Cabell County Courthouse closed. One of the two couples – Sarah Adkins and Casie McGee - was then married on the courthouse steps.

“We have been waiting for almost five years now,” Adkins said.

This is a historic moment for the Mountain State, but a moment a lot of people in the state aren’t happy with. Whether it’s against their religion, or any other reason, allowing same-sex marriage is either

a decision you agree with or you are personally offended by it.

Either way, it’s here to stay and the country is better for it. If West Virginia can legalize same-sex marriage, it hopefully will not be long before the rest of the country follows suit.

The next step after that is for us to stop talking about it.

Right now, same-sex marriage is all the media can talk about, and rightly so. It’s all we can talk about. But once we stop talking about it is when we will know the fight is over.

One day our grandchildren will look at us and wonder how same-sex marriage was ever considered a bad thing, just like we look at our grandparents and wonder how they could ever question whether a black person had the right to vote or could go to the same school as a white person. It’s stupid and backwards.

Once it becomes normal for same-sex couples to get married, that’s when we have achieved true equality.

When it becomes the norm, the whole notion of “coming out” will begin to disappear. Today, LGBT people are in a constant state of coming out. Every time they meet a new person, they have to say they are LGBT because the baseline in our society is straight.

However, when same-sex couples are the norm, the baseline can no longer be straight. There will come a day when it doesn’t matter.

Our grandchildren will stare at us with blank stares when we try to explain the landscape of America when LGBT people were at the edge of society.

You might not like it, but there’s no stopping it now. History is happening now.

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State Editorial

It’s time to adapt at W. Va. tracks THE INTELLIGENCER/WHEELING NEWS REGISTER (AP) Especially during the past few years, many businesses and industries have changed, some dramatically. Some have not made the cut. Look at steel and aluminum manufacturing in the Ohio Valley, once mainstays of our economy. Now they are all but gone.

Or consider coal and electric power industries, under fire from harsh new emissions rules.

When companies and workers in such industries complain, they are told that changed circumstances are too bad - but they will have to “adapt.”

Now, those in the horse and dog racing businesses in West Virginia, along with the racetrack-casinos where they operate, are looking at new realities. Competition from other states has hurt the casinos.

State legislators have trimmed subsidies to dog and horse racers and breeders.

Owners of the racetrack-casinos — dogs in Wheeling and Cross Lanes, horses in Chester and Charles Town — are attempting to adapt.

One of the strategies envisioned by the horse tracks is reducing the number of days they offer racing. State law requires both tracks to hold 210

racing days each year. Reducing that would save the tracks some money.

Members of the state Racing Commission seem sympathetic to the tracks’ concerns. But state law ties the agency’s hands.

Commission members are thinking of asking the Legislature to reduce the required number of racing days to 185.

That has prompted warnings of dire consequences from some in the horse racing industry. Legislators already have sliced subsidies, they note.

Fewer racing days would cut into their income even more.

At one time, that income made West Virginia a very attractive state for horse and dog racers and breeders. Subsidies for the two industries totaled about $92 million annually just a few years ago. Even after the minor cuts made by lawmakers, an enormous pot of money is shared among racers and breeders.

Many businesses in our state — and many families — have had to adapt to new economic realities. The horse and dog racing industries should not be immune. Racing commission members should ask for the reduction in racing day requirements, and legislators should approve it.

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Sarah Adkins and Casie McGee receive their marriage license and get married minutes later on the courthouse stairs in the Cabell County Courthouse in Huntington Thursday.

Letter to the Editor

Marshall IT working on solution to WiFi/Nintendo 3DS problem Dear Editor, In regards to the article in the Parthenon on Thursday, Oct. 3 titled “Wi-Fi connectivity causes problems for on-campus gamers” I would like to share more information with the university community.

We have always maintained a way for anyone to connect their wired gaming systems and other wired network devices to the MU Network. Simply go to https:// mydevices.marshall.edu/, log in with your MUNET username and password to register your device and you could be instantly connected. Initially, this system would not allow wireless devices with lower network security standards using WPA/WPA2 like the Nintendo 3DS access. The IT Infrastructure team within the Division of Information Technology has, over the MEGAN OSBORNE | THE PARTHENON last several weeks, developed a way Owners of the Nintendo 3DS have had trouble connecting to the Marshall University Wi-Fi. The issue for such devices to connect.

There is a new wireless network seems to be the Nintendo 3DS requires only a password to connect to Wi-Fi, whereas most university available to allow wireless only networks require both a username and password.

WPA/WPA2 devices to connect to the Marshall WiFi network. For solution will meet the needs of the stu- email ITServiceDesk@marshall.edu. The any device that uses only WPA or WPA2 dent body. university community can also provide security and does not support higher The team of IT professionals at Mar- us feedback through the “Be Herd” site security standards. Students can logon shall University is committed to serving by going to http://www.marshall.edu/ from any other device to https://myde- the students, staff and faculty of the uni- beherd. vices.marshall.edu/ to first register the versity. If you do need assistance or you Jody Perry device, then connect the device to the would like information on any of the serExecutive Director, Technology “MU DeviceNet” wireless network. We vices we provide, please visit us on the Services are in the process of testing the new first floor of the Drinko Library, online Marshall University Information service now and we are hopeful this at http://www.marshall.edu/it or by Technology page designed and edited by TAYLOR STUCK |stuck7@marshall.edu

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MU Rec Center gives kids a night out

By BRIANNA PAXTON

THE PARTHENON Kids around the community had an evening filled with activities, movies and games at the Marshall Recreation Center Friday.

“It gives the kids a chance to enjoy themselves, and it gives me time to enjoy myself, too,” parent Reem Elbash said.

“They’re here all the time, they really look forward to it.”

The Marshall Rec gave parents an opportunity to have a night out on the town while their kids engage in movies, swimming, basketball, variations of kickball, rock climbing

and base games with other kids.

Israel Dabbs, one of the children attending Kids' Night Out, said he really enjoys the sports activities.

“I really like the hoop stuff, basketball and kickball,” Dabbs said. “I have a lot of fun here. A couple of my friends are coming too.”

The kids picked which activities to participate in, and were provided pizza and beverages for dinner.

“We have a date night, we're going to dinner,” parent Amber Biederman said. “Kids' Night Out is fun for the kids. It’s nice because sometimes it’s boring

to be home or go to dinner with us. They come to play and swim, see other kids, rock-climbing and activities they wouldn’t do otherwise. It’s nice to expose them to the Rec center too. It’s a nice facility.”

“They love to come here and I love it to have my free time,” parent Rosalynn Quinones said. “I told my husband he’s in charge of what were going to do tonight.”

The Rec center hosts Kids' Night Out multiple times every year for children ages 4-12.

Brianna Paxton can be contacted at paxton30@marshall.edu.

TOP RIGHT: Children enjoy an evening of activities during Kids' Night Out, a program series at the Marshall Rec Center on Friday.

ABOVE: Ian Anderson runs Friday during Kids' Night Out. LEFT: Youssoff Mitiek, 8, runs Friday during Kids' Night Out. RIGHT: Omar Mitiek, 10, runs Friday during Kids' Night Out. PHOTOS BY LEXI BROWNING | THE PARTHENON

Working Degree Works: SRC workshop helps students navigate the site

By ZACH WRIGHT

THE PARTHENON The Student Resource Center offers a workshop focused on Degree Works for students who need help navigating the application.

The event will be in the SRC conference room Tuesday and Wednesday.

Cameron Lyons, a senior athletic training major and student worker in in the SRC, will run the workshop.

Lyons explained what Degree Works is, and how it can help students of all ages and class levels.

“Degree Works allows students to track the progress

of their major and minor,” Lyons said. “The electronic tracking keeps the students grades and records in a single, simplified place.

Students don’t have to keep track of their major progress with the course checklists anymore.”

Lyons addressed the main focus of the event and what students it would be focused toward.

“The event is geared toward students who have not really used Degree Works before or don’t know how to use its features,” Lyons said. “It can be really helpful for freshmen and other

underclassmen who don’t have a lot of experience with it.”

Lyons said the application has benefits for students who know how to use it correctly, and it can be a useful tool to informed students.

“Degree Works allows students to electronically track their progress in their major, in terms of requirements and credit hours,” Lyons said. “Students can also plug in other majors and minors by using the What If tab, and see the progress they would have if they wanted to check on another path.”

Lyons said the application

can be daunting at first for students, but some common gripes about the program can be easily solved.

“Degree Works can be a little confusing sometimes, but taking your time with it and not getting frustrated goes a long way,” Lyons said. “Sometimes specific classes don’t show up on there, but for the most part, the credit hours and class requirements are normally up to date. Despite the small glitches, the application is definitely a helpful tool that students can only benefit from learning.”

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

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Study Abroad Fair coming Tuesday THE PARTHENON Study Abroad will host a Study Abroad Fair Tuesday in the Memorial Student Center to encourage students to consider studying abroad.

Study abroad is a life-changing experience, but few American students take advantage of the program.

The purpose of the fair is to find out when and where to go, how affordable it is and how to get started.

Study abroad has something to fit everyone’s needs. The fair will give

students the opportunity to travel and meet people from all over the word. Attendees will also be able to meet other students who have already studied abroad.

At the fair, students will also find out how to use their financial aid and to figure out where they can study according to their major.

For more information, the Study Abroad office is located in Old Main, room 321. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m._____

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then and now

Cameron Lyons and Morgan Wright win the titles of Mr. and Miss Marshall as the Herd takes on Middle Tennessee State University at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium Saturday.

By SHALEE ROGNEY

the parthenon The tradition of Homecoming at Marshall University goes back to the 1960’s. The winners of Mr. and Miss Marshall, Cameron Lyons and Morgan Wright, were crowned Saturday during the football game.

The only requirements to run for this title are an organization to sponsor the campaign and good standing within the university.

In the past, Homecoming court was made up of representatives from every class, except seniors. Originally, only the senior representatives were in a race for the crown of Miss Marshall. Now, anyone can win the crown.

The responsibilities of Miss Marshall are to represent the university at various events around the state. Miss Marshall, along with Mr. Marshall, are the ambassadors of Marshall University.

In 1960, Marshall University was on the fast track to the top.

Marshall’s football team seemed to be beginning to play like a well-oiled machine, and the university was gearing up for the big Homecoming game against Kent State Oct. 15, 1960.

However, the university’s festivities that weekend were not limited to football.

The race for Miss Marshall included 26 candidates. The candidates were made up of five seniors running for Miss Marshall, five juniors running for Junior Queen, five sophomores running for Sophomore Queen, and 11 freshmen running for Freshmen Queen. Many of the candidates were sponsored by a Greek organization. That year, it was all about the ladies, and Jennie

Windsor took the crown.

There are many differences between the race for Miss Marshall today compared to the 1960’s. Miss Marshall was notified of her victory two days before the parade and other festivities.

She was also crowned at the Homecoming dance that took place after the football game rather than being crowned at half time.

That tradition did not begin until the 1968 crowning of Laura Jennings.

Past Miss Marshall winners were announced a few days before the Homecoming festivities so they could prepare for the parade, Homecoming game and the Homecoming dance. Presently, the Miss Marshall candidates are left clueless as to who will receive the crown until half time of the Homecoming game.

In the past, the highlight of Homecoming was the festivities involved before and after the football game. In 1969, the Herd was on a 27-game losing streak, so the game was more than disappointing when they lost to Bowling Green University.

Although parts of the crowning process have changed, the feelings behind winning Miss Marshall remain the same. The importance of the title has yet to diminish. The title of Miss Marshall is much more than a crown, the candidate must also have exceptional grades and be involved in the university.

Former Miss Marshall 1998, Patricia White, made it a goal after being crowned to become even more involved in campus activities to inspire future candidates not to just work hard to obtain the title, but to work hard after receiving it.

In the Nov. 11, 1998, issue of The Parthenon, White said she

Cameron Lyons rejoices as he is titled Mr. Marshall during halftime of the Herd vs.

Middle Tennessee State University game at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium Saturday. page designed and edited by MEGAN OSBORNE | osborne115@marshall.edu

wanted to inspire future students who wish to become Miss Marshall.

“I want to succeed in my classes as well as my activities,” White said. “I hope this will make me a well-rounded person. I want to be a role model and work with students so they may want to work to be Miss Marshall.”

Former Miss Marshall 1999, Meredith J. Erwin, came from Buffalo High School and had a hard adjustment when she entered Marshall. She was a football trainer during the previous school year, where she witnessed how the athletes were idolized. After winning Miss Marshall, Erwin was eager for an opportunity to be a role model.

“All last year [as a football trainer] I watched people look up to athletes,” Erwin said in the Nov. 2, 1999 issue of The Parthenon.

“Now I have the chance to be a role model. I don’t want to be in the spotlight, but it’s great to know people may what to hear what you have to say. I will be able to represent a school that has been so good to me.”

Morgan Wright, sponsored by Alpha Xi Delta was crowned Miss Marshall Saturday during the Homecoming game. Wright said she feels extremely honored that she was picked above the rest. She plans on representing Marshall to the best of her ability.

“I feel extremely blessed,” Wright said. “I know a lot of people had a passion to be Miss Marshall, so I am so grateful that I received this opportunity. It means so much to me, and I’m going to give it 110 percent of my heart.”

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

Morgan Wright rejoices as she is titled Miss Marshall during half time at the Herd vs.

Middle Tennessee State University game at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium Saturday.

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SWIMMING

Continued from page 2 “One of the things I’m looking for with the divers right now is that when I give them a correction to do, when they get onto the board in a competition setting, that they make that correction,” Helmich said. “Pretty much everyone did that.”

For the Thundering Herd swimming team, a flourishing individual in Albers bore the same fruit with company, winning the second session 800-yard freestyle relay alongside freshman Emma Lockyer, senior Kacey Preun and freshman Madi Pulfer.

The four-woman team took a 3-yard lead at 2:30 in the race with its second leg (Albers).

The final two legs in Preun and Pulfer, increased their lead to 80 yards by 7:27, and finished at 7:40.50, defeating second place West Virginia University by six seconds and taking back the record that West Virginia has had since 2013. The new

SOFTBALL

Continued from page 3 performance from Junior cleanup hitter Shaelynn Braxton, as she hit two first pitch home runs, totaled four runs batted in, scored five runs, and was thief of the day with three stolen bases.

“One thing coach has always talked to me about was why pitch selection,” Braxton said.

“So looking to her for advice and having her help me in the cage has helped me make better decisions, because I’ve always been the kind of person to swing at crappy pitches.

Being able to make that adjustment was big for me today.”

Marshall softball has a three month layoff until spring, but will take monumental steps with its physical and mental progress.

“I’d say our biggest thing is that we are going to offensively be making sure that we are attacking and never letting up when we get big leads like this and not allowing the other team back up,” said Braxton.

STEP

Continued from page 1 that form the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

“As an alumnus, the event was not entertaining, it was a reunion of The Divine Nine,” said Jones. “It was also well attended by the Marshall and Huntington community.”

He said his favorite performance was the Kappa’s, not only because it was his fraternity brothers, but also because its theme, steps and energy was so impressive.

record is three seconds faster than the former.

Despite a team composed of 20 underclassmen out of 27 athletes, the Herd finished second with members competing in events they never had before.

“This meet was really great for us because we learned a lot about our team,” Tramel said. “We had a lot of people swimming events that they’ve never swam before and we may have found some events for some people. They didn’t shy away from the challenges we gave them. We had people who never swam the mile and they just said ‘Okay, I’ll swim the mile’. We had a senior (Katy Kramer), who had never swam the 200 butterfly, throw down and score some points for the team.”

Marshall will travel to Asheville on Oct. 25 to face UNC Asheville and Gardner Webb.

Scott Bolger can be contacted at bolger@marshall. edu.

“Over the next couple months, we’ll be focusing on every pitch, every spot, and every swing, making sure it’s fully aggressive and that we really go out there and make a name for ourselves this year.”

Stanton said the coaching staff designs gameplay so that every player gets a chance to find success on the field.

“Always competing, staying hungry, and staying confident,” said Stanton. “When we have this many options, we could have a kid in the lineup that may have been 2 for 3 in game one and may not even be in the lineup in game two. It can’t be a matter of questioning why.

It’s about sticking to the process, trusting, believing in the system and understanding that we’ve got a talented group and we’re really deep and we’ve got to be able to manage that depth.

That way, when we get later in the season, and maybe we have to make a change, everybody has had that past success.”

Scott Bolger can be contacted at bolger@marshall. edu.

Shakirah Cox, an Alpha Kappa Alpha who stepped in the show, spoke about what it took to make the step show successful.

“The process of getting ready for the step show was a bit stressful, but well worth it,” Cox said. “We had to practice, practice, and practice and perfect the performance. It took hard work and dedication.”

Cox said this was an amazing experience for her, and if she could relive it, she would.

Donyelle Murray can be contacted murray91@marshall.edu.

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Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp waves to the crowd Saturday during the 2014 Homecoming parade.

Alpha Phi Omega students on their float during the homecoming parade Saturday.

Students carry the Homecoming banner that has hung in the Memorial Student Center Saturday during the Homecoming parade.

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Marshall University cheerleaders and Marco throw candy to the crowd Saturday during the Homecoming parade.

The Chevy S-10 Marshall University students had the opportunity to smash during WMUL-FM’s Car Bash Thursday.

Alpha Epsilon Omega students get the crowd pumped for Homecoming Saturday during the Homecoming parade. page designed and edited by TAYLOR STUCK| stuck7@marshall.edu