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46 years later, time stands still

By BROOKE ESTEP

THE PARTHENON “And in this moment once every year, throughout the town, throughout the school, time stands still.”

These words from “We Are Marshall” ring in the ears of every Huntingtonian when November comes, year after year. If you asked, many would tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing the evening of November 14, 1970.

Regarded as the largest sport-related tragedy in history, the crash of flight 932 from Greenville, North Carolina altered the future of Marshall University and the Huntington community. Seventy-five players, coaches, benefactors and crew lost their lives that day. Forty-six years later, Marshall University continues to remember “the 75” and the legacy they left for generations to come.

Many students, administration, faculty, alumni and members of the community gathered around the 6,500-pound, 13-foot tall fountain on the Memorial Student Center Plaza Monday, and alumnus Dennis Foley told his Marshall story. Then the water to the fountain was turned off.

“On Nov. 14, 1970, Marshall stopped being a university — we became a family,” said Matt Jarvis, student body president. “This [ceremony] really shows how closely knit our community has become.”

Jarvis said people wonder how the younger generations of Marshall students feel about Nov. 14, and that for future students the phrase “We choose to remember” is more applicable than “We will never forget.”

Marshall alumnus and former interim C.E.O. of the Marshall Foundation John Kinzer and his wife Betty Sue said they started attending the November ceremony around 10 years ago.

“We didn’t come for a while,” Kinzer said. “But once we realized how special this was, we haven’t missed a year since.”

“Some people think this ought to be stopped,” Betty ssaid. “But when you see the kids, the students, turn

out like this, you say, ‘You’re crazy.’”

The Kinzers said they were in Beckley the day of the crash, and they hurried back to Huntington after several phone calls from their friends.

They were rumored to have been on flight 932.

Member of the 1969 Thundering Herd Dennis Foley was supposed to have been on the flight as well, but due to an injury, he was unable to play the 1970 season.

“For me, this is the greatest honor of my life,” Foley said.

“When I accepted a football scholarship in 1969, little did I know how it would change my life.”

Foley recounted his time at Marshall, practicing with the varsity players and staying late to work on plays. He was getting off the elevator in South Hall when two of his friends told him flight 932 had crashed.

Unable to reach the crash site that evening, Foley returned to his dorm and called his parents the next day.

“I’m so glad I called my mother; I had been listed with those who had died,” Foley said. “Reporters had contacted my family, asking questions about their dead son.”

During Foley’s time of grief, he met a girl who he said “understood him and was there for him.”

They got married in the Campus Christian Center three months after graduation and have been married for over 40 years.

After graduating from Marshall, Foley avoided the university for 30 years. He refused to speak of his college years, and he denied ever attending Marshall. When “Ashes to Glory” played at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Theater, Foley decided to attend. That day, he said, changed him forever.

“I began initiating conversations about Marshall,” Foley said. “I didn’t shy away when someone asked me about the crash, and I was no longer hiding my past.”

Nov. 14, 2016 was the first time Foley had shared his entire story, from beginning to end.

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Roses are placed on the fountain by family and friends in memory of the 75 football players, parents, fans and crew who perished in the Nov. 14, 1970 plane crash.

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Virtual Career Fair to assist students with disabilities

THE PARTHENON Marshall University’s participation in the national virtual career fair for people with disabilities will assist students in finding possible employment Tuesday.

Any student with a disability can log on to the website that will link them to different companies participating in the career fair.

Like any other regular career fair, students can visit different companies and explore the different positions each has to offer.

Stephanie Ballou, director at the Office of Disability Services, said a lot of times it’s difficult for a student in a wheelchair to make it to career fairs.

“It gives students a peace of mind knowing that they can still interact with agencies and employers the same way that an able-bodied person can do in a

regular career fair,” Ballou said.

Ballou said most job fairs that take place in a crowded setting don’t necessarily mean the actual job has to be in that type of setting.

“Our students need to realize that just because they have a disability doesn’t mean that they are not employable,” Ballou said.

Savannah Tucker, sophomore communication disorders major, has been in a wheelchair from a young age after she was diagnosed with cranial deformity at five days old, leaving both her legs immobile.

“I think it’s fantastic that Marshall provides us with these opportunities and resources,” Tucker said. “It shows that the university is willing to go that extra mile for all of their students.”

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Marshall Colleges compete to raise money for men’s health issues in ‘Movember’

By NOAH GILLISPIE

THE PARTHENON The Marshall University College of Medicine and the College of Pharmacy are competing throughout November to raise money for the Men’s Health Organization by growing out their mustaches.

Two teams from each college of about a dozen students each are participating in the competition called “Movember” and are encouraging their friends, family and fellow students to sponsor their facial hair by donating to MHO. The Men’s Health Organization distributes the funds

raised to help with prostate cancer screenings, testicular cancer screenings, erectile dysfunction, foundations and research in those areas and men’s health and suicide.

“We decided this year, as a friendly competition with the school of pharmacy, we invited them to join the Movember campaign,” Daniel Kahn, founder and former chair of MHO at Marshall University, said.

Kahn said the competition was started between students to just get involved, but the administration latched onto it and gave it a lot of the exposure to help grow the campaign.

Kahn said last year the Movember campaign raised over $1,100 by the end of the month, but this year they have almost passed that mark already and are on track to do much better.

Last year, they were ranked in the top ten med school teams in the nation for donations.

Kahn said at the end of the month both schools will have an end of Movember celebration at a bar to announce how much money they have raised and to give awards for the best moustaches. He said it also helps to grow those interpersonal relationships between the two colleges as well.

“Next year we will try and reach out to West Virginia University and explain what we do every November and then ask if they would like to participate and compete,” Kahn said.

Kahn said the competition is not limited to only men, and women can participate as well.

He said some of them wear fake mustaches, but ultimately the goal isn’t to grow a mustache, but to raise money for MHO. Kahn said men’s health issues effect women too and Movember is a great way to get involved.

Noah Gillispie can be contacted at gillispie51@ marshall.edu.

Students for Reproductive Justice hosted an abortion education program at Drinko on Monday, Nov. 14. President of the organization Hallie Andrews said the program will dispel common myths and misconceptions about abortions.

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Remembering Jeff Kovatch, Ph.D. MU associate professor of biological science

Leave Your Mark A column by Cara Bailey, former Parthenon executive editor and friend of Jeff

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Jeff Kovatch at a Marshall University football game.

Black Sheep fundraiser to benefit late professor

By OLIVIA ZARILLA

THE PARTHENON Black Sheep Burrito and Brews will have a fundraiser in honor of the late Jeffrey Kovatch, Ph.D., Marshall University associate professor of biological science, Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Twenty percent of all sales will be donated to a family fund for Kovatch’s wife, Paige Muellerleile, chairwoman of Marshall’s Faculty Senate and associate professor of psychology, and two daughters, Jada and Chelsea.

A specialty beer will be brewed for the event and music will be provided from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

“I really think this is a sign of how strong this little community is,” said Hilary Brewster, Ph.D., organizer of the event and assistant professor in Marshall’s English department. “They recognize that Marshall and Black Sheep have this very symbiotic relationship with each other on a daily basis, and when something tragic like this happens, Huntington as a whole, but also

the businesses around Marshall, recognize that together we are part of a community.”

Kovatch was part of Create Huntington, a group that encourages people to create positive change in their community. Members of the group regularly met at Black Sheep.

“I honestly didn’t know how easy it would be to ask (Black Sheep) to do it,” Brewster said.

“They said ‘yes’ immediately.

I had originally gone in to ask for 10 percent of the daily sales and they suggested 20 (percent), they suggested the beer and they suggested the music.”

According to Kovatch’s obituary, he also worked with the Fourpole Creek Watershed Association. Community members were asked to “make time to make memories with your friends and family” to remember Jeff.

Kovatch passed away Nov. 5 after complications with a brain aneurysm at the age of 43.

Olivia Zarilla can be contacted at zarilla2@marshall. edu.

Our Marshall community recently lost a professor, researcher, adviser, mentor and cheerleader when Jeff Kovatch passed away Nov. 5. Personally, I lost a dear friend.

Jeff, a biology professor, and his wife, psychology professor Paige Muellerleile, have lived in Huntington for just 10 years, yet their roots here run as deep as the trees Jeff helped to plant across our community. Their deep-rooted involvement is evident in the outpouring of support the community, Marshall and beyond, has expressed to the family over the last several weeks.

From “Respect the Beard” buttons distributed in the College of Science, to the river clean-up organized by graduate student Sarah Legg, to the beautiful “thank you” banner created by the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, our university community has united over Jeff Kovatch. That unity will continue as more events are organized, like a fundraiser this Thursday at Black Sheep. Twenty percent of the day’s sales will go to the Kovatch/Muellerleile family.

Personally, and perhaps selfishly, I am thankful for the years our circle of friends shared with Jeff. Memories stretch from the softball field to the campgrounds to the snowy mountaintops across West Virginia. Jeff was a

constant in our life.

He was the officiant at my husband’s and my wedding -- a short, sweet ceremony we will never forget, and how could we? Not many officiants create their own wedding persona, but we were blessed by the presence of Rev. JJ, a Pantheist minister who rode his motorcycle to the ceremony and read a beautiful sonnet while wearing an old tie-dyed t-shirt and his lucky green chucks.

Such memories of Jeff go hand-in-hand with the lessons his life continues to bestow.

Jeff taught in the classroom and the lab, the marsh and the river, but he also taught through his actions. Those life lessons have cycled through my mind for weeks, helping me come to peace with the passing of my friend. Here are a few ways we would all do better to live like Jeff: Value people.

It was not unusual to find Jeff in a conversation with someone. In fact, a science colleague said, “It was easy to lose hours of my day in a conversation with Jeff Kovatch.”

Jeff truly found value in every person he met and he remembered them, a trait I envy. Jeff had a penchant for connecting people who might not otherwise cross paths because he could see beneath the surface of a person.

Be charitable.

He also did his part to put his money where his mouth

was. We would walk to the Memorial Student Center, where Jeff would pull out his wallet to buy a cupcake, a ticket or a bag of popcorn from a student group. We had several conversations where he would note that some people were less fortunate, and $5 or $20 would not make much of a difference in his life but could help someone else’s immensely. When you have a couple bucks in your pocket and you walk by a student organization selling something, ask yourself “What would Dr. Kovatch do?”

Be a part of your community.

Fourpole Creek Watershed Association. Dine and Discover. Alpha Phi Omega.

Softball.

Basketball.

Girl Scouts. Motorcycles. Live music. Local arts. Jeff displayed a diverse area of interests and, usually with his family and his dog at his side, supported those interests in the Huntington community. He was not a bystander, but enthusiastically and fully invested in everything he did. That enthusiasm created a ripple effect, building a community that continues to support him.

Go outside.

Many of our memories involve Jeff and the outdoors.

From recreation to research, Jeff enjoyed nature and the unpredictability that comes with it. Specifically, I recall a very soggy 2014 football season when Jeff insisted we all stay until the end of every game.

Jeff was no fair-weather fan (or fair-weather friend).

Say “yes.”

During the memorial service honoring Jeff last Friday, one friend called Jeff the ultimate Yes Man. He was the first one to call if you wanted to go on an adventure, like driving on a gravel road through a tiny state forest in hunt of West Virginia’s best swiss cheese. He was also the first one to call if you needed help, like repairing your roof.

He could do it all and he was happy to do it all.

Live.

I told someone recently that Jeff was one in a million, then corrected myself to say he was one in 7 billion. There is no one in this world who looked at life with the same curiosity, intensity and mindfulness as Jeff. Biology professor Frank Gilliam, a colleague of Jeff ’s, wrote these words and shared them at Jeff ’s memorial service: “One hears of people being larger than life.

Jeff was not larger than life; he simply showed us that life could be lived larger than we could imagine.”

Leave this place better than you found it.

At the risk of sounding cliché, we, truly, are a better world because Jeff Kovatch was here. Maintain a clean watershed, help a friend, or make someone laugh, and, in doing so, you will honor Jeff.

Green Converse stickers are being sold in Kovatch’s memory to raise funds for his family. These stickers can be purchased in Cara Bailey’s office in Old Main. Those interested can donate funds to the family at: https://www.youcaring.com/support-paige-muellerleile-and-jeff-kovatch-674225

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- LaVelle Moton, following his team’s 81-69 loss to Marshall Saturday. Elmore and Taylor combined for 31 points, 9 assists and 13 rebounds.

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the plays that were available,” Daniel said. “It was a good outing for her. She started last year with a good outing and we need her to build on that.

We want to maintain that momentum better than we did last year.”

By far, the most impressive stat from the win was that the Herd overcame a 13-point deficit. While ‘The House of ‘Paign’ may not be an easy place to play, Marshall did not let the hostile atmosphere derail their comeback attempt.

“I knew we would have some nerves,” Daniel said.

“But I think our ability to bounce back is one of the characteristics we want our team to have. After that, we started to settle in and play… we played better basketball.”

With the Herd recording their first victory over a Power

Five school since December 28, 2007 against Missouri, the focus now turns toward the Rattlers, a team coming off a season-opening loss at the hands of North Florida, 71-60.

Tuesday’s matchup will be the first ever meeting between the two programs.

Marshall has had relative success against MEAC teams in recent history, however. The Herd have recorded four wins the past three seasons from the conference FAMU hails from.

The game will be the first of a two-game home stand for the Thundering Herd, before Marshall hits the road for two straight away games, both part of the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley Invitational. The Herd’s tilt versus the Rattlers tips-off at 6 p.m.

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THE PARTHENON Fresh off a massive win on the road against University of Illinois, the Marshall women’s basketball team returns to Huntington Tuesday open the home portion of their schedule, facing off against the Florida A&M Rattlers.

Marshall will be riding the hot shooting of combo guard Shayna Gore as it heads back into Huntington. Gore, who hit the game-winning shot to knock off the Illini, recorded a career-high 29 points in the victory. She also added six rebounds and three steals, helping the Herd to a narrow 53-55 victory. Head coach Matt Daniel says the Gore needs to build on that if the team wants to continue its winning ways.

“We didn’t put a lot on Shayna’s back, but they were

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacts to the audience during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 8.

Editorial: We will hold Trump accountable together On the morning of Nov. 9, the morning after Election Day, Huntington was still standing. Cars were still stopped impatiently at the red light before McDonald’s, and people were milling around on the sidewalks. The world was still turning, even though, for many, especially Hillary Clinton supporters, it felt like it had stopped.

Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump Nov. 9, after winning the popular vote, but not winning the Electoral College votes necessary to become the first woman president of the United States of America.

The first woman president was an idea for the past year and however many months many people had poured their hearts into. Finally, in 2016, nearly 100 years after women earned the right to vote, a woman could hold our highest office. At the end, it seemed so attainable, so close to becoming reality.

Clinton supporters undoubtedly went into Tuesday scared, but uber confident. It wasn’t just that we were going to have the first woman president, but it was that many of us believed in the message of Hillary Clinton herself. Hers was always one of love and hope. Her opponent, Donald Trump’s, was one filled with sexism and racism. The choice, for us, was obvious.

Apparently it was not so obvious to the other half of those in the country who turned out to vote on Election Day. Those people voted for fear. They voted for people of all different races pondering whether they still have a place in the United States (they do, by the way). They voted for men chanting “grab her by the p*ssy” in celebration on election night, which instilled an increased anxiety among women who already face a culture that tells them they are not as valid as men every day. They voted for people in the LGBTQ community to be concerned about the future of their rights and their safety. There is no way to list all of the groups who

suddenly and increasingly found themselves on the edge of panic on election night.

On Nov. 9, many people in America woke up and wondered where we went wrong. We wondered where all the Trump supporters came from, when all of the polls the week before were not in his favor. We wondered, amused, at what happened to the rigged election Trump so adamantly swore would be his campaign’s demise. We wondered how just 24 hours ago we woke up looking forward to the future and now could only see it as full of uncertainty.

But Clinton said in her concession speech that there is “more work to do.” So Clinton supporters and third party supporters got out of bed and went about their day and that’s all we have left, really, for a while. That is the ability to get up in the mornings with our heads held high and continue fighting for what we believe in. It’s going be a little harder now, but the camaraderie of the people who are not complacent in rhetoric of racism and sexism will be, yes, “stronger together.”

Hillary Clinton may have lost, but her message is not lost to us.

And, finally, if we really believe in being “stronger together,” then we will need to give President-elect Donald Trump a chance, because that is what he has earned. He has earned the presidency. He got the votes, 60,375,967 of them according to Google’s election results as of Monday night, and got them in all the right places. Hillary Clinton’s message of acceptance will now have to extend from her supporters to Trump supporters, where hopefully a President Trump will represent a happy medium between the two. He should do this, as any president of the people should, and we should all hold him to the highest standard we expect of any president. We will hold him accountable during the next four years … together.

By MICHAEL BROWN

When I began college, I really struggled during the transition. My first semester, when freshmen get letters sent home, I had two sent home and I will never forget when my parents called me that night and gave me a long lecture about how they just wanted the best for me and I just needed to apply myself, etc. I was just lazy. Anyone can do well in school, and then you just have to put in the work. It doesn’t come easy for everyone; if you want the grades, then put in the work. You have to manage your time wisely, and do not procrastinate.

I graduate in May and I have no idea what I want to do?

What should I do?

I too was sort of conflicted on what it was that I wanted to do come May after graduating and I went to speak to one of my favorite professors, Rebecca Johnson, and I also spoke with Maurice Cooley, Associate Vice President of Intercultural Affairs. Professor Johnson and I went on a walk, and sometimes just saying your goals and dreams out loud for someone else to hear helps so much. When I went and spoke to Mr. Cooley, he gave me homework and challenged me to help me understand what it was that I really wanted to do post graduation. Both of these people I am extremely thankful for. I’m unsure what your major is or who you are, but there are so many people here at Marshall who just want to see you go far. Reach out and ask for advice.

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ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The readers submitted some questions about life, love and everything in between. I answered them as honest as I knew possible. I’m here to keep it real with you when no one else is and to answer with no judgment because I don’t know you! I’m just a college senior who enjoys giving his opinion. Here are some of the questions I got this week: What TV series would you recommend watching right now?

“Real House Wives of Atlanta” just started back and I am overjoyed. I’m also in the middle of watching “American Horror Story,” “Empire,” “Greys Anatomy” and “How To Get Away With Murder.”

Have you ever had a one-night stand?

Please don’t judge me, but I’m going to be honest and say yes, I have. I don’t regret it; I’m young, living and loving life.

What do you think about Americans saying that Donald Trump being the President-elect scares them?

I must say that I completely understand where they are coming from, especially being a biracial gay male. When the election was finally over I must say that I cried several times. I was truly looking forward to having Hilary Clinton as my president, I love her and I don’t care if you disagree.

I have had such a bad first semester here and I really want to do better next semester. Do you have any good advice for me to do better next semester?

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How to move to Canada: don't

FOR THE PARTHENON Just over a year ago, Canadians elected a young progressive man named Justin Trudeau as our Prime Minister. His message of hope, equality and acceptance resonated with Canadians, who rejected the Islamophobic rhetoric of his challenger. Yesterday, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, and I was shocked. A one hour drive south from my home in Ottawa, Canada would take me to a country which now has a leader with values entirely opposite of the man we chose. Donald Trump rejects progress and instead wants to take us back to a time when America was “great.” It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that when Trump says “great,” what he really means is “oppressed” or even “white.” How can two countries so close in proximity, so similar in demographic, choose a leader so vastly different?

Last night, as the results poured in, and it was realized that Trump would become the leader of the free world, the Canadian immigration site crashed, Google searches on “how to move to Canada” spiked and social media was full of young, progressives threatening to move up North. Americans weren’t alone in thinking an escape might be the only solution. As the night went on, people began to ask me if I would return home, and I strongly considered it; it would be nice to escape the message of hate spreading across the United

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States and find solace in my liberal bubble.

Then, I received a text from a friend back in Canada, simply asking “You ok?”

While my response to the question at the time was no, that isn’t really true. I am a white, upper-middle-class woman. My whole life has been privileged because of this. Despite not being an American citizen, no one has ever told me to get out of their country, nor have I ever been asked to state my religion, or apologize for the crimes of my people. Hell, with my blonde hair and blue eyes, I could easily pass for a Fox News contributor. I’m not a target here, I’m going to be just fine.

What I worry about during this Trump presidency is not myself, but rather the groups of people whom Trump and his Republican cohorts have chosen to mark as “other.”

I fear for the trans people in this country, who already experience violence and hate crimes on a level high-surpassing any other group; who face job discrimination, police brutality and have a suicide rate more than 25 times the rate of the general population.

This group of people who have fought so hard to have their voices heard now have a president who has said that states should have the right to enact anti-trans bills like North Carolina’s HB 2, which accused transgender people of being perverts playing dress up so that they can spy on people’s kids in the bathroom. I fear for the entire LGBTQ community, who has seen progress, albeit not

enough, over the last few decades and who will now have a “traditionalist” president who once compared gay people to golf, citing their long putters and inability to sink threefooters. And will now have a vice-president who wanted to send money allocated to care for people with AIDS/HIV to organizations which provide conversion therapy.

I fear for the men on planes, kicked off for speaking in Arabic, or for drawing math equations because they “looked like terrorists.” I worry for refugees, who fled their country out of fear for their lives, who left their homes because they didn’t know when the next attack would come, and will now live with that same horror. These people left to escape extremism, and now find themselves trapped in the middle of it all over again in a country ruled by a man who has pledged to ban Muslims from entering the country, I fear for black men, who are stopped and arrested at a high rate and are already dealing with implicit bias shown through a series of murders by cops on unarmed black men. I fear for black parents, who have to sit their children down and explain to them how to hold their hands when they encounter a police officer, regardless of whether they did anything wrong, who instruct them on how to move and how to speak, who teach them to ask permission before reaching for their identification, and essentially raise them to fear the police. I fear for them more knowing

that our president believes in stop-and-frisk, a policy ruled unconstitutional three years ago.

I fear for every minority, every person who has ever been targeted for being different or “other.” I fear for the kids who are exposed to growing rates of bullying, a factor experts are calling the “Trump Factor.” I fear for the voiceless, the powerless and the undermined.

The people who spent election night googling “how to move to Canada” are not really the people who most desperately need saving from this president. They are mostly white and privileged, just like me. I came to the United States with the hopes of pursuing a career in human rights law, and if this election has done anything, it is to reaffirm how badly this country needs people dedicated to the fight for human rights and justice for all.

This country needs people to stand up and fight, not run away.

So my plea to all Americans who are disgusted by Trump and all that he has done is this: don’t run to Canada, we don’t need you there. Instead, stay and get loud. Make it clear that your country is not one of fear and hate, and that you will not stand for the rhetoric Donald Trump has been spewing. The voice of hate must be drowned out by that of love and acceptance. If your voice is in Canada, it won’t do your country much good.

Madi Pulfer can be contacted at pulfer@ marshall.edu.

Rerouting toward progress

By JARED CASTO

ONLINE EDITOR On election night, as results poured in indicating that Donald Trump would become the next president of the United States, I felt compelled to call my friend in D.C. This friend, a native Colombian who moved to America just over a year ago, said the city was in shock, as was the rest of the world.

We talked for around an hour before ending the call, both of us mutually concerned about this outcome that had hours earlier seemed unthinkable, only moments before Trump delivered his acceptance speech.

The next morning, with this reality setting in, I texted my friend to get an update on his thoughts and feelings about the outcome. And, with two texts, I saw the possible become impossible, not only for my friend, but for the Americans who have suffered the most; those who had not been represented in American history, but had found a voice in the Obama administration and a prospective Hillary Clinton presidency. I saw the “Change” and “Hope” that President Obama championed as the cornerstones of his campaign slowly recede. I saw the social progress that we had naively believed to be indestructible and unremitting become fragile and uncertain.

“I was planning to intern for the White House,” he wrote.

“Now, I’m probably not gonna make it.”

This friend, a previous Capitol Hill intern who foresaw a future in politics, is more than qualified for the position, which made these messages particularly unsettling. But even worse, I saw someone who had been in America for such a short time suddenly feel unwelcome. And I was ashamed. I was ashamed that 60 million Americans voted for someone so unqualified to serve as commander in chief. I was ashamed that my demographic was responsible for this outcome, with 63 percent of white men having voted for Trump, according to CNN exit polls.

It was easy to feel this defeat on Wednesday. Many Americans — Clinton supporters or merely supporters of an American government that is representative of all Americans — still feel this defeat. But nearly a week later, my friend and I agree that backing down isn’t an option.

For those of us who support a progressive America, we have an obligation. We must keep this upcoming administration in check for ourselves, for our friends, for the America that we already see as “great.” That means paying attention. That means watching now-president-elect Trump’s “60 Minutes” interview or taking notice when Trump appoints Brietbart News CEO and white nationalist Steve Bannon as the chief strategist of his campaign. That means emphasizing to this administration

that issues such as climate change, racial discrimination, a women’s right to choose and LGBTQ rights are important to a large number of the American public; a majority, in fact, if we’re considering Hillary Clinton’s healthy lead in the popular vote.

According to Pew Research, the millennial generation now outnumbers the baby boomer generation. We have the numbers. We have the ability. We just need to mobilize. As we cast our ballots in 2018 and 2020, we must tell ourselves that the vote isn’t just for us, but for all Americans.

In the meantime, it’s up to us to refrain from making the same mistakes made by the opposition. Should we protest, we must do so peacefully and effectively, refraining from violence, name calling and polarization. Should the Trump administration be willing to cooperate, we should reach out to them in order to get progressive, inclusive legislation passed. This doesn’t mean that we should normalize Trump, his rhetoric or his administration — which could be just as disastrous as expected. But it does mean that we should show establishment Republicans and the Trump base that we are capable of being better than they have been.

This isn’t defeat for our generation. This is a new beginning, and we must choose which direction we wish to go.

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Our system is "too strong" to be taken down

By TOM JENKINS

As Americans sat back and watched as Donald Trump shocked political analysts, Democrats, and virtually flipped the electoral map, there was a clear a sense of disbelief, due to the assumption that Hillary Clinton would win this campaign.

As the night went on, it became more apparent that something was happening that even many Republicans never thought would happen. An outsider, someone who doesn’t understand the ways of our political system and what has been traditionally done in every election prior to this, has won the highest office that anyone can win in the free world.

Well, when one looks at this, you can of course say “this is a nightmare” or “this is finally when we see change.” Whatever

side of the political spectrum you are on; take a step back and look at it from a distance.

There is one thing that we can all agree on, America is scared and frustrated. When you look at Trump from a historical stance, he was able to do something that no outsider has ever done and he was able to hit a nerve that resonated with the American people.

For many years now there has been a disconnect with Americans and the people who represent them. There has been a misunderstanding of what their government officials can and can’t do as well. And often what seems to happen is a dissatisfaction with who they have elected.

USA Today reported, that voter turnout was up by 4.7 percent in 2,135 counties. So what made people come out to vote? The usual type of demographic we see

in people who vote are wealthy, elderly and the well-educated.

But what we saw Tuesday was an overwhelming majority of working class voters who maybe do not have a college education, and this is because they felt as though they weren’t being heard.

For Donald Trump, if you aren’t a supporter already, it is tough to envision any sort of redeeming quality of him. For me, as a journalist, I am terrified at times to envision what could be a Trump presidency. Will he actually hinder my right to free speech? I highly doubt it, but Trump also must realize that journalists are seen as the fourth estate and will not cater to his feelings.

But looking at this from a campaign stand point strictly, is Donald Trump just the best ever to have played the game? Trump could have known what he had to

do to win, and from a business stand-point what an untapped market his supporters were. Or maybe he, like his constituents, is just as frustrated and scared for our country.

No matter what you think of Trump and his policies, you have to look at this with some sense of realism. Trump will have a tough time getting what he wants done in office, because of how he has alienated both parties. He is going to go into this with a very divided House and Senate, and maybe this will actually bring these parties together in trying to tame “the Donald.”

So don’t go into this presidency with so much disappointment, and try to believe that our political system is too strong to be taken down by one man.

Letter to the Editor:

Dear President-elect Donald J. Trump, First, congratulations.

The 2016 Presidential Election was the first election that I was old enough to vote in, and man was it a historical one. I am going to be completely honest and say I was not your biggest fan.

Through-out the primary I did everything I could to promote Anti-Trump and went against your campaign in every single

way that I could, then the primary ended. As I was given the options of Hillary Clinton, yourself and the third parties, I was faced with a hard choice.

In the primary I never supported Hillary Clinton, I never have, and I was not about to start now. My thoughts on you were all over the place considering your bad reputation on the media, but being a journalism major I know how corrupt the media can be so don't

worry I understand. Being in school I voted through an absentee ballot, and I struggled with my vote for around a week before I made the choice too check your name.

I made the choice to vote Donald Trump because I want change, I want my voice heard and I want to unite America. So I am asking you this President Trump, as registered liberal that has put their faith and support in you, to please not let

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me and my generation down.

Please take the faith we have put in you and run with it and do great things. I had my doubts about you but I am not like the others. You ARE my President, and WE are the future.

As I end this message I would like to say that I am proud to be an american and I am proud to live in the country I do.

Thank You. Jesse McLain

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Former football player Dennis Foley addresses a full plaza of family and friends of the 75 who perished in the Nov. 14, 1970 plane crash.

Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick said he also remembers his past as a “skinny 13-year-old who dreamed of one day playing for the Herd.”

Hamrick said after the loss of the 75, quitting was the “easy way out.” He praised the university for never giving up hope.

“We have a story that no one else has,” Hamrick said. “Their loss was not in vain; it has helped this great university into national prominence.”

After a 42-17 win over Middle Tennessee on Saturday, Marshall football head coach Doc Holliday held back tears when he spoke about “the 75 others with [them] on the field.”

“I saw it in the eyes of our players Saturday, when they put on those special black

uniforms for this time of the season,” Holliday said. “I saw it when they put on those white helmets and tapped the sides, praying for the men who had come before them. I saw it when we locked arms and walked out on the field together as their names flashed on the screen.”

Holliday reminded the audience that “today is bigger than football; it’s bigger than all of us.”

Several members of the 1971 “Young Thundering Herd” were present for the ceremony, including Bob Compton.

“I was recruited by a lot of different schools,” Compton said. “I was nervous to attend Marshall, because I didn’t want to try and fill someone else’s shoes. Then I saw that Marshall needed me. I have never felt more welcomed and wanted by a university.”

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Compton teared up as he saw the number of current students in attendance to the ceremony. He said he was so thankful students have continued and welcomed the tradition of remembering the past.

President Jerome Gilbert has said before how he appreciates preservation of tradition, and Monday was no different. Gilbert attended his first fountain ceremony as president of Marshall University.

“Last year I came to this ceremony as the newly named president, but I was a president in waiting,” Gilbert said.

“This year I come with a deeper knowledge and feeling, I’ve seen the story of this community, our community.”

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