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United Way brings health awareness to campus

“Marshall is Huntington.

When the community thrives, the university thrives.”

By AUNDREA HORSLEY

MEGAN ARCHER, CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR, UNITED WAY

THE PARTHENON Marshall University’s annual United Way of the River Cities fundraising campaign continued Wednesday with the United Way health fair at the Memorial Student Center.

Attendees of the health fair were given the chance to receive pulmonary function tests and check blood glucose, blood pressure, BMI and flexibility screenings by 15 different campus organizations.

Campaign coordinator Megan Archer said the aim of the health fair is to raise awareness about United Way and its campaign.

“We don’t have a monetary goal this year,” Archer said. “Last year we only had 52 employees participate in the campaign, so this year we have a participation goal instead.”

Archer said the money collected would help both the university and the community.

“Every dollar raised stays right here in the community,” Archer said. “Marshall is Huntington.

When the community thrives, the university thrives. It makes both the community and school better.”

Archer said this year the campaign implemented a new way to donate.

“Marshall faculty members can donate online for the first time,” Archer said. “They can enter their Marshall email address with the password GOHERD to enter the ePledge site.”

Tickets were previously sold for a chance to win an autographed football at the health fair signed by quarterback Rakeem Cato and coach Doc Holliday, won by Terri Runyon, office of the registrar records assistant. The drawing raised close to $500 for the campaign.

The United Way campaign ends Friday.

Aundrea Horsley can be contacted at Horsley9@marshall.edu.

WMUL-FM GEARS UP FOR COLLEGE RADIO DAY

By KELLY PATE

THE PARTHENON Marshall University’s student radio station, WMUL-FM, joins colleges around the world for College Radio Day Friday.

The station will have a live remote playing music at the Memorial Student Center plaza 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WMUL staff will speak about what College Radio Day is and the importance of the day to the community.

The purpose of College Radio Day is to raise awareness of college and high school radio stations that operate around the country by encouraging people who would not normally listen to student-run stations to do so on this day.

Amanda Reesman, news director at WMUL, said the station is very special to her.

“College radio means a ton coming from

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Marco and Megan Archer, campaign chair of United Way and staff alumni and outreach coordinator present the winning ticket for a football signed by Rakeem Cato and Marshall football head coach Doc Holliday at the Memorial Student Center plaza Wednesday.

someone who is involved with it,” Reesman said.

“I got my start at WMUL. I met all my friends from working at the station. It is such a big part of my life now.”

Adam Rogers, executive director at WMUL, was given the opportunity to collaborate with other college radio stations by giving a shout-out in a circulated program.

“They put the program in syndication that all the radio stations that are part of college radio day will be airing,” Rogers said. “For us to be a part of that syndicated program is really great for us and college radio in general. To have the student stations interact with each other and involve each other as much as they can is great.”

Rogers said the station means so much more to the community than people think.

“When we’re broadcasting, people walk up

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and say how much they truly appreciate what we do for the community,” Rogers said. “They genuinely appreciate the coverage and support that they get. That puts the biggest smile on my face.”

Rogers also said he has a personal tie to college radio that will prepare him for his future.

“If college radio wasn’t around, there would be a lot of people who are not in the positions they are in today,” Rogers said. “WMUL has helped me prepare with real experience for the rest of my life.”

WMUL will play the hour-long syndicated program after the live broadcast. According to the College Radio Day website, the program includes exclusive audio from Sean Astin, Ty Segall, Sugarcult, Twin Peaks and others.

Kelly Pate can be contacted at pate20@ marshall.edu.

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Alumni Center launches new HD website

By TAYLOR WATTS

THE PARTHENON Marshall University’s Alumni Center has launched a more user-friendly website to help alumni easily stay in touch with Marshall events.

As a result of alumni and community feedback on a dated and text-heavy alumni page, the Alumni Association decided it was time to make a change to a more userfriendly page.

Matt Hayes, executive director of Alumni Relations, said the alumni have been pushing for a website update.

“The alumni have been giving us feedback on the current page and what they would like to see,” Hayes said. “We have heard their voice and we are responding appropriately.”

The Alumni Relations page of the site encompasses everything Marshall, not only for alumni, but also friends and fans.

Rob Ellis, assistant director, said he realizes the page is a portal to the Marshall

community and has created it with that idea in mind.

“The new page is best described as a one stop shop encompassing everything Marshall,” Ellis said.

The new page will be more interactive and include full HD color graphics, improved browsing capabilities and an overall better experience with more readily available information.

A big feature of the new site is the social media platform. The site includes what is called a social template that is an innovative page with access to all social media that Marshall offers.

Another big fix involved giving the new page a mobileready design. This means that when accessing the page on your mobile device or tablet, the site will automatically recognize the screen size and adapt it for easier use.

The website can be found online at herdalum.com.

Taylor Watts can be contacted at watts164@ marshall.edu.

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Wi-Fi connectivity causes problems for on-campus gamers

By ANTHONY DAVIS

Owners of the Nintendo 3DS have had trouble connecting to the Marshall University Wi-Fi. The issue seems to be the Nintendo 3DS requires only a password to connect to Wi-Fi, whereas most university networks require both a username and password.

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THE PARTHENON Connectivity issues with MU Wi-Fi and certain handheld game consoles have some gamers upset.

Owners of the Nintendo 3DS have had trouble on many university campuses when attempting to connect their device to Wi-Fi. The Nintendo 3DS only asks for a password to connect to wireless Internet whereas most university Wi-Fi networks require a username and a password like Marshall University’s Wi-Fi. This leaves the user unable to connect at all without improvising a solution.

Andrew Foster, senior computer information technology major, said there is a solution but it is both temporary and complicated.

“The solution that I have found is using my jailbroken iPhone 5 with iOS 7 and an app called MyWi7 to create a new wireless hotspot,” Foster said. “The app uses Marshall’s Wi-Fi to create a new network with my specifications for anyone to access.”

Foster said while his solution works, the university could provide a network that would support the popular device.

A network allowing Internet access to the handheld would give users the ability to play games, update, surf

the web and stream media without possibly breaking IT policy rules.

The Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy states that attempting to alter any university computing or network components without authorization or beyond one’s level of authorization, including but not limited to bridges, routers, hubs, wiring and connections is prohibited.

This could leave gamers like Allen Davis, an IST major, very frustrated.

“To access Wi-Fi on the 3DS around campus I have to go off campus to a friend’s house or to a business like McDonald’s that has Wi-Fi,” Davis said. “ It’s very inconvenient to have to leave campus to play popular games on Wi-Fi.” Super Smash Bros., a popular multiplayer classic, comes out for the Nintendo 3DS Friday at midnight. The game, which has already been released in Japan and is available for pre-order has already hit No. 1 on Amazon’s best-sellers list. The game features the ability to play over Wi-Fi with people from all around the world, a feature that many gamers in the dorms will not be able to use without a legitimate solution.

Anthony Davis can be contacted at davis669@ marshall.edu.

Modern Languages film festival presented German film Tuesday

By DONYELLE MURRAY

THE PARTHENON The Department of Modern Languages, The Center for International Programs and INTO Marshall University is hosting a Modern Language Film Festival. “Beyond Silence,” a German film, was shown Tuesday evening in Drinko Library.

The film follows the story of Lara, the daughter of two deaf parents. Even as a young

child, it is her job to be an interpreter for her parents in many situations.

For Christmas, Lara receives a clarinet from her Aunt Clarissa. Lara discovers the world of music, where her parents cannot follow her. She later becomes a talented clarinet player. After Lara’s mother is killed, her father feels abandoned.

When 18-year-old Lara wants to study music in Berlin, her

family begins to drift apart.

Since this is a German film, the festival provided German foods and drinks for the spectators who attended.

Yaris Mason, a spectator, expressed how different this experience was for her.

“I’ve never seen a German film, let alone tried German foods,” Mason said. “This was such a different experience for me, but I really enjoyed it.”

Anke McCown, German professor, explained why this movie was picked for the film festival.

“Although this is a decent movie, we were very limited to the movies we choose,” McCown said. “They’re aren’t very many German movies, but this was a great choice.”

“Beyond Silence” won many awards, including Best Film Score, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading

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Role, Outstanding Feature Film, Best Screenplay Award and Most Popular Film.

“I’m not surprised that this film has received so many awards,” Mason said. “This film made a silent movie become musical. The cast was great, this was a great movie that balanced happiness and sadness all in one.”

Donyelle Murray can be contacted at murray91@ marshall.edu.

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Break out t he brooms Herd volleyball sweeps WVU 3-0, retains Golden Ball

The Herd volleyball team stands for the National Anthem prior to a game.

By SCOTT BOLGER

THE PARTHENON A well-rounded, constantly improving Marshall U n iv e r s i t y w o m e n’ s v o l l e y b a l l t e a m i m p r o v e d t o 9 - 9 ( 3 - 0 ) We d n e s d a y n i g h t a s i t d e f e a t e d i n - s t a t e r iva l , We s t V i r g i n i a U n iv e r s i t y ( 1 1 - 5 ( 0 - 1 ) ) , i n t h e B a t t l e for the Golden Ball three sets to none (25-19, 25-17, 25-22).

W VU wa s ou t p laye d i n eve r y way, a n d t he s tati s ti cs p rove d t h a t to b e t r ue . T he T hun d e ri n g He rd’s attacki n g p erc e nt a ge wa s 3 3 to W V U ’ s 1 9 , a pe rc e ntag e th at n ever fa lte re d in any se t , a s i t wa s g re a te r th an th e M o u n ta ine e r’s by d o ubl e d i g i t s i n t he fi r s t t wo.

Numbers don’t lie when analyzing how exactly the winning team came out on top. Marshall can owe this victory to its unpredictability when choosing who makes the kill. Six Marshall player’s totaled 5 plus kills compared to WVU’s 4.

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Marshall made a living with its mid-court assault , and often changed spike speeds to keep WVU on their toes. The leader of the capricious barrage, Marshall Sophomore middle blocker Ally Kiekover, recorded a staggering 16 kills on 24 attempts.

Kiekover owes her 67 percent hitting to assist leader Sammie Bane and the initial serves made by her teammates.

“It all starts with the service deep ball,” Kiekover said. “Our service deep is really sound. That helps for Sammie to be able to get the ball in the middle. We need to be able to have good passes in order to be able to have those swings. It started there and we just got on a roll.”

Throughout each set, the two rivals were only tied past 10 points once, which was in the first set at 1313. Never again did Marshall relinquish a lead past the 10-point mark.

“ We s t a r t e d o f f a l i t t l e s l o w i n t h e f i r s t s e t ,” K i e kover said. “Then we realized if we’re not going t o h a v e a l o t o f e n e r g y, i f w e ’ r e n o t g o i n g t o k e e p pushing, this team is going to fight back. When it was tied, that was the time where we had to step on t h e g a s a n d g o .”

Sometimes in the heat of the battle, teams don’t notice the feats they accomplish within the competition and simply concentrate on the game plan. “ We d i d n ’ t t a l k a b o u t t h a t ,” h e a d c o a c h M i t c h J a cobs said. “It all came down to serve and pass. Our b a l l c o n t r o l w a s t i g h t e r, a n d t h e y h a d s o m e t r o u b l e s w i t h i t , s o t h e y h a d t o p l a y o u t o f s y s t e m .”

The Thundering Herd volleyball team will play n e x t a t N o r t h Te x a s o n O c t . 5 .

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

COLUMN: Soft schedule hurting Cato’s Heisman chances

By SHANNON STOWERS

Quarterback Rakeem Cato keeps his eyes down field as he rolls out of the pocket against Akron, Sept.20.

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ASSIS TANT SPORTS EDITOR The Thundering Herd offense came into this season with high expectations, and for the most part, it has l iv e d u p t o t h e m . O n e t h i n g t h a t m a y be a bit of a surprise is quarterback R a k e e m C a t o’ s n u m b e r s , t h o u g h .

As the leader of the potent offense, many expected, and still do, that Cato would put up big numbers; the kind of n u m b e r s t h a t g e t y o u t o N e w Yo r k C i t y f o r t h e H e i s m a n Tr o p h y P r e s e n t a t i o n i n D e c e m b e r.

To t h i s p o i n t , C a t o h a s a c c u m u l a t e d 1 , 3 3 8 t o t a l ya r d s a n d 1 4 t o t a l t o u c h downs. After four games, the senior i s o n p a c e f o r j u s t o v e r 4 , 0 0 0 ya r d s a n d 4 2 t o u c h d o w n s . To t a l s t h a t w o u l d make this season one of the quarterback’s best.

C a t o’ s n u m b e r s c o u l d b e b e t t e r, though.

I t ’ s n o t t h a t C a t o h a s n’ t p l a y e d w e l l .

In fact , if you ask head coach Doc H o l l i d a y o r a n y o f C a t o’ s t e a m m a t e s , they ’ll tell you he’s played extremely well this season.

It’s the Herd’s schedule that has hurt C a t o’ s a l r e a dy i m p r o b a b l e c h a n c e s a t a H e i s m a n Tr o p h y. H e w a s n e v e r g o i n g to get serious consideration from the experts unless he put up video game n u m b e r s , a n d h e h a s n’ t h a d t h e c h a n c e to do that because of large leads heading into the fourth quarters.

If a couple of the first four games had been tighter after three quarters

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o f p l a y, C a t o w o u l d h a v e b e e n o n t h e field and most likely adding to his s t a t s i n t h e f o u r t h q u a r t e r. I n s t e a d he’s playing three quarters of every game, sometimes less. It’s a good problem to have. Most teams dream of winning big every weekend, but it’s easier said than done, even with a soft schedule.

With a third of the season behind him, Cato is averaging less than 300 p a s s i n g ya r d s a g a m e , a n u m b e r t h a t will increase as the Herd gets deeper i n t o c o n f e r e n c e p l a y. A t l e a s t o n e would hope those numbers rise. If the Herd keeps putting opponents to rest by the end of the third quart e r, C a t o w i l l b e p l a y i n g 1 5 m i n u t e s l e s s t h a n m o s t o t h e r H e i s m a n Tr o p h y candidates.

T h i s i s n’ t C a t o’ s f a u l t t h o u g h , n o r i s i t t h e c o a c h e s ’, t e a m’ s o r a n y b o dy else at Marshall. The Herd’s strength o f s c h e d u l e h a s t a k e n a h i t r e c e n t l y, thanks to conference expansion, and the result is a softer schedule and blowout wins.

Last season, the Herd won two conference games by less than 14 points.

If the same thing happens again this season, and it very well could, Cato w o n’ t b e s e e i n g m u c h a c t i o n i n f o u r t h quarters.

In a season where the Herd needs b i g w i n s t o i m p r e s s v o t e r s , C a t o’ s Heisman chances could use some close games.

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The Constitution of the United States of America

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Want a sexually conscious country? Don’t stop sex ed after high school “Sex education isn’t only for those engaging in risky behavior.”

Sex education in public schools is a debate that has been happening in America for a number of years now. Comprehensive versus abstinence-only sex education causes a stir among parents, educators and community members, but after students have left the public school system — regardless the type of sex education they received — we expect them to have all of the information they will ever need on the topic.

The lack of knowledge about sex and sexuality among students on college campuses is overwhelming. Colleges provide information on where to access condoms and STI screenings, how to report a sexual assault and support for LGBTQ issues…so why don’t universities include comprehensive sex education as part of their core curriculum requirement?

There are methods of contraception, health risks and reproductive information, which even the best of high school sex education courses couldn’t cover.

A high school health teacher isn’t going to talk about dental dams or female condoms. He or she is not going to tell students that lambskin condoms don’t

protect against STIs or that a gonorrhea test only works if the doctor knows where to swab.

Comprehensive and complete sex education is still important for college-age students. In fact, it may be even more important for them because one half of all STI cases in the U.S. occur in people ages 18-24 years old.

Are sexually active people in this age group being careless? Reckless? Or are they just uneducated on preventing, testing for and treating STIs? True, it is partly our culture and attitudes surrounding sex that contribute to the problem of STIs and unintended pregnancies in this country, but it couldn’t hurt to give young people more information.

The same attitudes and misinformation keep young people from seeking birth control, and teen pregnancies account for a large percentage of unplanned pregnancies in the U.S. In a perfect world, more information would lead to better communication, more positive emotions and young people feeling empowered to make decisions about their bodies and sexuality.

Let’s talk about sex A recent national survery conducted by Ansell, the makers of Lifestyles SKYN Comdoms, revealed revealed who’s having sex, when they started and more.

How many sexual partners have you had?

33%

50% 5 or less

Some may feel that college is too late for this information, but if people haven’t received adequate sex education from their public high school, they aren’t going to learn it magically from enrolling in college. Recent statistics show that 95 percent of Americans are having sex before marriage, and that includes college students.

Sex education isn’t only for those engaging in risky behavior. A collegelevel sex education course should give students information they can use for a life-time — to protect themselves from disease and unwanted pregnancy, to aid in reproductive health and family planning and to give them the ability to make informed decisions about sex.

Instituting college-level sex education could be the first step in dispelling some of the negative attitudes our culture holds about sex, in turn, reducing the problems we currently have regarding STI contraction and unplanned pregnancy. Perhaps, leading the U.S. to a more sexually progressive nation overall.

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65% of 18-34 year olds claim to have

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The a cappella realness you never knew your life needed

By CODI MOHR

EXECUTIVE EDITOR You’ve probably heard one of their YouTube covers. With 5.8 million collective views on their videos, both covers and original music, it’s fairly unlikely that you have never heard a song by a cappella super group Pentatonix, intentionally or not.

The five-person a cappella group won the third season of NBC’s The Sing-Off in 2011, but their real claim to fame has been their ever-growing online following.

They have more subscribers than Beyoncé and have released two studio albums, four EPs, eight singles and 20 music videos in two years. Their most recognizable songs include “Daft Punk,” “Evolution of Music” and a cover of Lorde’s “Royals,” each with more 40 million views, or more recently they have released infectious covers of Ariana Grande’s “Problem” and “La La Latch,” a mashup of “La La La” by Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith and “Latch” by Disclosure feat. Sam Smith.

But they are more than a group of five people singing without music. Pentatonix represents the future of true artistry. I never mention that they sing a cappella when I talk to people about them.

To me, they are a band, just like any other group of musicians. Their exclusive instruments just happen to be their voices. But they are a band that is

taking on the music industry from a unique angle, focusing almost exclusively on talent.

As a person who can appreciate nearly any genre of music for its uniqueness, I truly enjoy an intricately produced pop song with layered vocals and sampled tracks. But this stripped down form of musicianship makes the listener really hone in on what is happening instrumentally, or in the case of Pentatonix, vocally.

It helps that all five members of the group — Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstie Maldonado, Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola — are unbelievable vocalists. Every time they rework a song it becomes a different entity with different emphasis on various parts of the song and intricacies only noticeable in the third or fourth listen.

Their most recent EP, PTX Vol. III, was released Sept. 23, and made its largest sales debut (46,000), landing it the No. 5 spot on the Billboard 200, and rightfully so. The process of finding and developing a cohesive, impactful a cappella sound is never easy, but Pentatonix has found a way to play off of each member’s individual talents. As they grow, so will their audience. Big things are coming for this group, and I don’t think anyone is ready to take on the full force of what they can do.

Codi Mohr can be contacted at mohr13@ marshall.edu.

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Avi Kaplan, from left, Kirstie Maldonado, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi and Kevin Olusola of the vocal group Pentatonix perform in concert during the Star-Spangled Spectacular Concert: Bicentennial of Our National Anthem at Pier Six Pavilion Sept. 13 in Baltimore.

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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.

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Ebola-infected passenger was sent home from ER Wilfred Smallwood, who identified himself as a brother of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, speaks about his brother, Wednesday, in Phoenix.

Duncan has been kept in isolation at a hospital since Sunday. He was listed in serious but stable condition.

ASSOCIATED PRESS The airline passenger who brought Ebola into the U.S. initially went to a Dallas emergency room last week but was sent home, despite telling a nurse that he had been in disease-ravaged West Africa, the hospital said Wednesday in a disclosure that showed how easily an infection could be missed.

The decision by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital to release the patient, who had recently arrived from Liberia, could have put others at risk of exposure to Ebola before the man went back to the ER a couple of days later, when his condition worsened.

A day after the diagnosis was confirmed, a nine-member team of federal health officials was tracking anyone who had close contact with him after he fell ill on Sept. 24. The group of 12 to 18 people included three members of the ambulance crew that took the man to the hospital and a handful of schoolchildren.

They will be checked every day for 21 days, the disease's incubation period.

"That's how we're going to break the chain of transmission, and that's where our focus has to be," Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told The Associated Press Wednesday.

The CDC reminded the nation's health care providers to ask patients with symptoms if they've traveled recently.

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Afghan soldiers who fled say they can't go home

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Emergency Physicians planned to alert its members as well.

The patient explained to a nurse last Thursday that he was visiting the U.S. from Africa, but that information was not widely shared, said Dr. Mark Lester, who works for the hospital's parent company.

"Regretfully, that information was not fully communicated" throughout the medical team, Lester said. Instead, the man was diagnosed with a low-risk infection and sent home.

He was prescribed antibiotics, according to his sister, Mai Wureh, who identified her brother, Thomas Eric Duncan, as the infected man in an interview with The Associated Press.

Duncan has been kept in isolation at the hospital since Sunday. He was listed in serious but stable condition.

Hospital epidemiologist Dr. Edward Goodman said the patient had a fever and abdominal pain during his first ER visit, not the riskier symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea.

But the diagnosis, and the hospital's slip-up, highlighted the wider threat of Ebola, even in places far from West Africa.

"The scrutiny just needs to be higher now," said Dr. Rade Vukmir, a spokesman for the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Ebola is believed to have sickened more than 7,100 people in West Africa and killed more than 3,300, according to the World Health Organization. Liberia is one of the three hardest-hit countries in the epidemic, along with Sierra Leone and Guinea.

In Texas, neither the ambulance crew nor the children showed any symptoms. They were restricted to home while their conditions are observed.

It was not exactly clear how Duncan knew the children, but his sister said he had been visiting with family, including two nephews.

At an address listed for the family in Kannapolis, North Carolina, a man who identified himself as Duncan's brother told reporters the family was "just stressed out."

Ebola symptoms can include fever, muscle pain, vomiting and bleeding, and can appear as long as 21 days after exposure to the virus. The disease is not contagious until symptoms begin. It spreads only by close contact with a patient's bodily fluids.

The man left Liberia on Sept.

19, flying from Brussels to Dulles Airport near Washington. He then boarded a flight for Dallas-Fort Worth, according to airlines, and arrived the next day to see relatives.

He started feeling ill four or five days later, Frieden said.

The CDC sent a team to Monrovia's airport on Wednesday to make sure health officials there are screening passengers properly. All people traveling from the outbreak zone are supposed to be checked for fever and asked about their travel history before being allowed to leave. Plastic buckets filled with chlorinated water for hand-washing are present throughout the airport.

"There were no signs of any disease when the gentleman boarded the flight," said

Dr. Tom Kenyon, director of the CDC's Center for Global Health. "This was not a failure of the screening process at the airport."

Since the man was showing no symptoms on the plane, the CDC stressed that there is no risk to fellow passengers.

Tests designed to detect the virus in the bloodstream are not typically performed on people who don't yet have symptoms, because tests done too early may miss the diagnosis, Frieden said.

"Even in the initial phases of illness, when they've got a fever, the most sensitive tests in the world don't detect it because there's so little virus that they have," he said. "It's only as they become sicker that they become more infectious."

Hospitals have been on the lookout: The CDC has received 94 inquiries from states about illnesses that initially were suspected to be Ebola, but after taking travel histories and doing some other work, most were ruled out. Of the 13 people who actually underwent testing, only one — the Dallas patient — tested positive.

The Dallas apartment complex where Duncan was believed to be staying was cordoned off Wednesday, and the management was turning away visitors. TV cameras lined the fence of the parking lot, and at least one helicopter hovered overhead.

Four American aid workers who became infected in West Africa have been flown back to the U.S. for treatment after they became sick. Three have recovered.

Dr. Edward Goodman, epidemiologist at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, speaks about the nature and treatment of the Ebola virus during a news conference at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Wednesday in Dallas. Health officials assured that the recent Ebola case in Dallas is being contained.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Three Afghan military officers who sought refuge in Canada after taking off from a military training exercise in Massachusetts said Wednesday they were trying to escape Taliban violence at home but now face the wrath of their own government as well.

"Now that we've decided to seek asylum, the danger has multiplied," said Maj. Jan Mohammad Arash, who along with Capt. Noorullah Aminyar and Capt. Mohammed Nasir Askarzada traveled more than 500 miles by taxi from a WalMart on Cape Cod to Niagara Falls.

The three walked across the Rainbow Bridge connecting New York to Ontario, Canada, to claim refugee status on Sept. 22 and were turned over to U.S. authorities, who charged them with immigration violations and began removal proceedings.

"Our pictures are in the newspapers in Afghanistan, Pakistan and all around the world. Now our government has turned against us," Arash, 49, said inside the federal detention facility outside Buffalo, where they are being held.

All said they feared they would be killed or imprisoned and tortured if returned to Afghanistan.

In interviews with The Associated Press, the three described feeling elated as they took their $1,600 cab ride toward the U.S.-Canadian border, never expecting they would be turned away and handed over to the United States under a U.S.-Canada agreement that requires asylum seekers to apply in the first country they land in.

"I felt like I was reborn again and I had become free and alive," Askarzada, 28, said of the trip through Massachusetts and into New

York. He and Arash answered questions in Farsi, which was translated by their attorney, Matthew Borowski. Aminyar spoke in English.

Askarzada said he has an uncle in Canada and that the three planned to seek him out for help in eventually bringing their families there as well.

All are married and have children. Askarzada said his wife is pregnant.

Aminyar said he had been targeted by the Taliban in his village of Khowgni because of his work with U.S. soldiers in killing and capturing Taliban fighters. A platoon leader and company commander, the 30-year-old said he was marked for death after taking part in military training in the United States in 2012 and again in September.

While he was participating last month in a U.S. Central Command Regional Cooperation training exercise at Joint Base Cape Cod, Aminyar said, Taliban fighters went to his Afghanistan home intending to kill him, leading to a frantic phone conversation with his father.

"He told me: 'Your life is in danger. There is no chance for you to live in Afghanistan,'" Aminyar said, sitting at a stainless steel table inside a cinder block interview room.

"I talked with my wife. She told me I should not return. I have to go to Canada."

He and Askarzada decided to use the Wal-Mart excursion to make their way to the border, joined by Arash, who also had gone to the store.

"I was feeling like I got my freedom. I was happy with my decision. I felt like I made a good decision to save my life," Aminyar said.

"We never thought that we would be brought here to a prison," Arash said, motioning to his bright blue detention center jumpsuit, "because we didn't do anything harmful."

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We ART Marshall VAC Gallery showcases MU visual arts history

Guests attend A Strolling Celebration for the grand opening of Marshall University’s Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington on Sept. 20. The event celebrate current and former influences of the building’s renovation.

BY HALEY WADE

The Parthenon Marshall University’s new Visual Arts Center has been getting a lot of attention from students and staff recently, and now a new tour being offered to those outside of the school is letting the public catch a glimpse inside.

From the building’s new layout to the art exhibits within, the center offers an abundance of new sights to see.

We ART Marshall is an exhibit that displays the work of artists who have helped the School of Art and Design progress and made the VAC a reality.

The work displayed shows a historical representation of the school, with some pieces dating back to 1930.

During the showcase, Huntington’s public is invited to view the exhibition 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Nov. 7.

Gallery Director Megan Schultz said she is happy with the public response to the exhibit so far.

“Public response to the exhibit has been great,” Schultz said. “Many visitors are former students of the artists represented in the show.”

Schultz said those displaying their work at the VAC were excited to be a part of the building’s inaugural event.

“The artists who I have been able to speak with directly all seemed very happy and flattered to have been asked to be a part of the show,” Schultz said.

Art student Paige Grimaldi said the event is one she thinks will help open the School of Art and Design to those on the outside.

“I think the tours are really beneficial, not only to the students of Marshall, but the community as well,” Grimaldi said. “It allows students who aren’t in the School of Art and Design to really see what we have to offer. It really gets myself, as well as other students, inspired.”

Grimaldi said the tours are not only a great showcase to the public, but a hands-on way to influence future artists.

“As far as the public, it encourages younger generations who are interested in art to be exposed to the different kinds there are to offer,” Grimaldi said.

Schultz said she is pleased to see the tours have exposed the Huntington community to what the VAC has to offer.

“I think the tours have generated a lot of interest in the arts program at Marshall,” Schultz said. “Everyone that I’ve spoken to on tours is amazed by the new facilities.”

Schultz hopes the exhibition not only pleases the public, but the students who utilize the building as well.

“I hope that by showcasing the work of artists who have driven the art program over the years, the students will feel a sense of pride for the institution that they are a part of,” Schultz said.

Haley Wade can be contacted at wade68@marshall. edu.

Student and faculty artwork is displayed during A Strolling Celebration for the grand opening of Marshall University's Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington on Sept. 20. The event celebrate current and former influences of the building's renovation.

Student and faculty artwork is displayed during A Strolling Celebration for the grand opening of Marshall University's Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington on Saturday, Sept. 20. The event celebrate current and former influences of the building's renovation. page designed and edited by MEGAN OSBORNE | osborne115@marshall.edu

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