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MARSHALL VOLLEYBALL IMPROVES TO 3-0 MORE ON SPORTS

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RELAY FOR LIFE GEARING UP FOR APRIL

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Members of the community help raise funds all night outside on Buskirk field for Relay for Life April 11.

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SRC helps students avoid a midterm meltdown

By CECE ROSATA

THE PARTHENON Relay For Life has kicked off for the 201415 year at Marshall University. There will be a committee meeting 6 p.m. every Sunday in the Freshman North theater room.

Relay For Life is an overnight community fundraising walk in which teams can camp out and participate in a walk. This will be its 30th year of the event after Dr. Gordy Klatt walked around a track for 24 hours and raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society in 1985.

Last year, Relay For Life had a goal of $30,000 and raised more than $32,000. This year the committee is looking to raise at least $30,000 again, but would like to beat last year’s amount.

Various ceremonies and laps make Relay

By ZACH WRIGHT

THE PARTHENON Students feeling the stress of the semester are encouraged to drop by Midterm Meltdown Tuesday, a workshop sponsored by the Student Resource Center.

The Midterm Meltdown workshop will occur at 11 a.m. in the Drinko Library atrium on the third floor and at 1 p.m. in the SRC Conference Room.

The event is geared toward any student at Marshall University who may be concerned or anxious about his or her midterm exams.

Samantha Fox, student success specialist in the SRC, stressed the importance of preparation for college students.

“Often it seems that students are not studying the right way or cramming the night before,” Fox said.

“This often leads to a feeling of being unprepared and increases stress.”

Fox addressed the definition of a meltdown and how to combat one.

“Anytime a student feels overwhelmed and or has a feeling of ‘I can’t do this’ would be considered a meltdown,” Fox said. “The SRC staff can help you

For Life different from other cancer events.

The Luminaria Ceremony, which occurs at night, features candles lit inside of personalized bags, which are then positioned around the relay track. The survivors lap is dedicated specifically to cancer survivors, and the Fight Back Ceremony is intended to inspire relay participants to take action.

Cancer survivors usually speak during these ceremonial laps.

There are many positions available on the committee including online chair, logistics chair and recruitment chair. All class levels are welcome and encouraged to join the committee.

The committee will attend an informational meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Oct. 25.

This is a meeting for collegiate Relay For Life committee members.

The committee is looking to have fundraising events leading up to the major event, including possibilities of a benefit concert, activities and smaller community events.

Holley Durham from the American Cancer Society will come to all of the meetings and teach the committee members how to do their jobs efficiently. She said the committee is recruiting all over campus this year.

“We need to get teams signed up,” Durham said. “We are really looking to get all campus organizations involved this year, ranging from athletics to Greek life to religious groups and everything in between.”

This year’s Relay For Life event will be in April and will be six to 11 hours long, compared to last year’s 12 to 18 hour event.

CeCe Rosata can be contacted at rosata@ marshall.edu.

learn tips and tricks, provide you with resources such as last minute tutoring and can you refer you to other counselors who would be available to help.”

The workshops will help students meet with counselors who can provide strategies to avoid meltdowns.

“One strategy we will focus on will be identifying specific triggers for anxiety.” Fox said. “This better helps students take control of those triggers. We are going to talk about some small tips and tricks like getting good sleep and not cramming. We will also discuss the eight-day study plan and how to break down studying for exams so that it is not such an overwhelming experience,” Fox said. “We will focus on small things you can do before, during and after the test, as well as examine and find tricks for answering different types of test questions.”

The SRC provides events every month for the benefit of students. Wednesday, the SRC and Career Services has the “Fall Into A Major” workshop that helps students choose a major based on strengths and interests.

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

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QUICK TIPS FOR KEEPING CALM DURING MIDTERMS 1. Plan ahead/schedule

Procrastinating will always heighten stress levels.

2. Take advantage of technology

No, not for Twitter and Instagram, but for flash card apps and notes.

3. Don’t party

Or do, but suffer the potential mental consequences and stress later.

4. Eat well

Late night greasy snacks will hurt energy levels more than they will help.

5. Take breaks

Rejuvenate with plenty of time away from the books.

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US doctor exposed to Ebola virus admitted to NIH ASSOCIATED PRESS An American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone was admitted Sunday to a hospital at the National Institutes of Health near the nation’s capital.

The patient, who was not identified, arrived at NIH’s Clinical Center about 4 p.m., NIH said in a statement on its website.

NIH said that out of “an abundance of caution,” the

physician was admitted to a special isolation unit. NIH infectious disease chief Dr. Anthony Fauci wouldn’t discuss details about the patient but said that in general, an exposure to Ebola doesn’t necessarily mean someone will become sick.

“When someone is exposed, you want to put them into the best possible situation so if something happens you can take care of them,” Fauci said.

“NIH is taking

An American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone walks across the tarmac Sunday at the Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md. The doctor will be transported to the National Institutes of Health facility in Bethesda, Md.

every precaution to ensure the safety of our patients, NIH staff and the public,” the agency said in a statement.

Four other American aid workers who were sickened

by Ebola while volunteering in the West African outbreak have been treated at hospitals in Georgia and Nebraska. One remains hospitalized while the others have recovered.

An Associated Press photographer saw a person dressed in a white protective

suit get off a plane and walk to a waiting ambulance at the Frederick Municipal Airport in Maryland about 3:30 p.m.

Sunday.

The plane’s tail number matched that of the aircraft that has been used previously to transport other Ebola patients to the United States from overseas.

NIH spokesman John Burklow confirmed that the plane carrying the patient landed at Frederick.

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Shaheen and LeMay to read from their work at Visiting Writers Series event

By AUNDREA HORSLEY

THE PARTHENON The Marshall University A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series kicks off with authors Glenn Shaheen and Eric LeMay reading their work 8 p.m. Monday in the John Deaver Drinko Library atrium.

Shaheen will read from his award winning poetry collection titled “Predatory,” which won the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize and was the runner-up for the Norma Farber First Book Award. LeMay is the author of three books titled “The One in the Many,” “Immortal Milk” and “In Praise of Nothing.” LeMay has taught writing at Harvard University, Columbia University, the University of Chicago and Ohio University. His work has been published in The Paris Review, Gastronomica, Poetry Daily and the Best Food Writing Series.

Rob Engle, A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series intern, said he is excited to

hear Shaheen speak about his work.

“I am reading his book right now, and I am excited that he is coming to Marshall,” Engle said. “I get to introduce him, and I get to conduct an interview with him.”

Engle also said he is looking forward to seeing students participate in the event.

“It is great to see English classes reading the works of these authors,” Engle said.

“The students will be able to ask informed questions and talk to the authors after the readings. We hope we can get students, and the community to the event because these types of events are very important. Students need to meet the authors of books that they have read and network with a community of writers.”

After the reading, Shaheen and LeMay will conduct a question and answer session followed by a book signing.

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

Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup State cites Patriot Coal

in W.Va. mine accident

Spectators watch as riders and drivers herd the buffalo toward the corrals Friday at the 49th annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup in the southern Black Hills near Custer, S.D. After the roundup, some of the buffalo were vaccinated, branded, checked for pregnancies and others were sorted for an auction.

By JONATHAN MATTISE

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ASSOCIATED PRESS The images are much like moviegoers saw during the buffalo hunt when “Dances With Wolves” hit the big screen nearly 25 years ago: hundreds of massive animals shaking the prairie as they kick up dust and stream down the hills.

During the annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup in South Dakota’s Black Hills on Friday, horseback riders — many of them real-life cowboys — were joined by all-terrain vehicles and pickup trucks to gather about 1,200 bison into corrals, joining roughly 100 head brought in earlier. They’re branded and given vaccinations and then the herd is culled, or

reduced, to about 900 that will be released back onto the park to roam free for another year.

The rest are sold at auction The annual event started 49 years ago as a way to manage the herd and ensure there’s enough grass for all the animals.

“We’d do it if nobody showed up, but we share it with America,” said Craig Pugsley, visitor services coordinator for the park.

The crowd has grown from a few hundred spectators in the early years to about 14,000 people from around the world who lined the hills this year.

Park managers expect much bigger crowds next year for the 50th roundup.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Patriot Coal committed serious violations by failing to ensure walls and roofs were properly supported before a severe accident called a coal burst killed two West Virginia miners in May, according to state mining officials.

Just three days before the deadly accident, there was a similar collapse at the Brody Mine No. 1, according to a state Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training investigation report. The office cited the company in several “notices of violation.”

No one was seriously hurt in the earlier incident, which went unreported, and underground mining continued the next day, the state report says. A coal burst involves the violent failure of a roof, pillar or wall of coal inside a mine.

High-speed coal is shot at anyone in the way.

On May 12, miners Eric Legg and Gary Hensley were killed by a coal burst at the Boone County mine.

It filled up their section of the mine with coal four and a half feet deep, leaving just a small opening between the coal and the roof, the report states.

The burst that occurred three days earlier covered a worker in coal up to his waist, but didn’t injure him. Afterward, an assistant mine foreman found cracks in the roof, deterioration of the mine’s ribs and a change in the bolting pattern.

After spotting those issues, the assistant foreman told the section foreman, “I would not mine this,” the report states.

Miners moved some equipment and resumed mining the next day.

On the evening of the fatal accident, the general foreman and mine manager expressed safety concerns after the earlier outburst. According to a shuttle car operator, crew members laughed about suggestions to protect the mine operator, the report states.

Legg, 48, of Twilight, and Hensley, 46, of Chapmanville, were performing a risky method known as retreat mining.

It involves intentionally collapsing the roof to retrieve more coal.

Retreat mining is considered standard practice in mines where coal reserves are running out.

Federal officials said the mine had so many safety problems it was deemed a “pattern violator,” a rare designation reserved for the industry’s worst offenders.

Brody No. 1 was one of only three mines last year to earn the label.

Regulators have emphasized identifying pattern violators since the 2010 Upper Big Branch explosion killed 29 miners about 10 miles away.

Patriot Coal spokeswoman Janine Orf said the company can’t comment on ongoing investigations or legal matters.

The Charleston Gazette first reported on the enforcement.

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is still writing its report on the incident, said administration spokeswoman Amy Louviere.

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Herd volleyball ‘Fights Like Hal’

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Marshall volleyball beats FIU

By LACHEL HOUSE

THE PARTHENON The Marshall University volleyball team concluded the second annual ‘Fight Like Hal’ cancer awareness event by defeating Florida International University Sunday at the Cam Henderson Center. The Herd beat FIU in three sets, becoming 3-0 in conference play, as well as at home.

The Herd found itself in an intense back and forth battle with the Golden Panthers in the early stages of the first set. However, Marshall gained momentum after a kill by junior middle blocker Jill Shemansky, who made the game 8-6. From that point on, Marshall dominated. The Herd ended the set on a four-point run and won 25-17 with an attack percentage of 66 with sophomore middle blocker Ally Kiekover leading the set with four kills.

The second set was all Marshall. The Golden Panthers made many crucial mistakes such as a net violation and several hits and blocks that went out of bounds. This gave the Herd a 20-11 lead toward the end of the set. Marshall defeated FIU 25-16 with an attack percentage of 70 - a 4 percent increase from the opening set. Sophomore outside hitter Cassie Weaver led the set with 11 kills.

The Golden Panthers fought hard in set three, but the Herd pulled out a 27-25 winning set. The set opened with two kills by sophomore opposite Elyse Panick. Early on, it seemed as if the Herd was going to

sweep the Golden Panthers away after taking a fivepoint lead. However, Florida International fought back, eventually tying the game 11-11. The lead exchanged six times between the two teams, ending with a kill by Panick, swinging the momentum back in favor of the Herd. Marshall finished set three with an attack percentage of 53, which was the lowest of the game.

taking the last two to five to win,” Legge said. “Pushing through the game and taking it in three is a great feeling.”

Kiekover had game changing plays such as three kills in a row late in the third set. Legge commended Kiekover on her ability to change the momentum of the game. Kiekover said it shows the mutual admiration the Herd’s volleyball team shares.

“It feels really good to have a teammate say something nice like that,” Kiekover said. “It shows the level of respect we have as teammates on this team.”

“I have to make sure that I do something that is going to help the game.”

Lachel House can be contacted at house13@ marshall.edu.

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Elyse Panick, sophpmore opposite

Panick’s momentum swinging kill set the Herd up for the win. Panick said she does everything she can to keep a ball in play during crucial moments.

“Whenever it’s a tight game and I get the ball, my instinct is to put the ball down and keep it in play,” Panick said. “I have to make sure that I do something that is going to help the game.”

The Herd took the set in three wins, and junior middle blocker/outside hitter Lauren Legge said it was especially rewarding not only to win, but to do it in record time.

“If feels awesome, especially since we’ve been

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Editorial Child’s play isn’t simply pink and blue If you walk into any toy store in the United States, you’ll undoubtedly be able to find the girl section with ease: just find the pink.

Girls get to play with dolls and makeup, while boys get to fight dragons, go on adventures and play with chemistry sets.

One little girl, Riley, has become YouTube famous for being angry about how girls all have to buy pink stuff and boys get to buy different colored stuff.

Riley will probably be excited to hear about the line of female scientist Lego figurines that came out in August.

Riley will also probably be very upset that the line sold out almost immediately, and that Lego will not be producing any more of them, due to it being a limited edition line.

Lego has long been a culprit of separating boys and girls toys with the color pink. All the girl sets include beach houses, Disney princesses and pink vehicles, while the boy sets involve space adventures, saving the princesses and being police officers and firefighters. And, there are drastically more boy themed sets than there are girl themed, and many fewer female figures than male ones.

This isn’t primarily an issue with Lego.

Gender roles are instilled at an early age, and we can see it in the toy section. Girls get to play with pink kitchen sets, pink baby dolls, pink makeup kits and pink Barbies with pink clothes, while boys get to do pretty much everything else.

Boys and girls should be encouraged to play with whatever toys they want. Boys

may want to play with a kitchen set, but why does it have to be pink? After all, the majority of people who have jobs as professional chefs are male. And shouldn’t boys play with baby dolls to learn how to take care of a child?

In Swedish toy advertisements, both boys and girls are seen playing with dolls, dollhouses, kitchen sets, superheroes, laser guns and racecars. If every other place in the world adopted this method of advertisement, it would break down the barriers of gender roles in playtime.

Riley would agree that everyone should be able to play with whatever toys they want to play with, and that girls should get more colors with their toys.

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The thin line between a prank and animal cruelty

By KIM FRITTS

It was apparently a toy gun, as THE PARTHENON I just recently learned. He got There is a fine line between a a lot of criticism for it and later funny joke and taking it too far. came out and apologized, sayThe other day, I was ing it was a prank. going through social When he posted media and I saw a this picture, I was picture of this upset that any“Any kind of guy pointing one would animal cruelty something do such a resembling thing, as or ‘fake’ a gun at a were a lot of violence towards cat while he other people. held the cat up. animals should The cat and At first, I thought puppy in these be taken it was a real gun instances were seriously...” oblivious and and it got me really upset. After helpless to what looking closer, I their owners were realized it was actudoing, even though ally a staple gun. the owners were joking. It is Though this is a less serious extremely upsetting to see case, because it is with a staple these animals so helpless in gun, it still brings up the same this kind of situation or even a issue. Holding a gun or any type worse situation. of weapon to a helpless animal Any kind of animal cruelty is not funny at all. Instead, it is or “fake” violence towards anigoing overboard because this mals should be taken seriously is something that is not joked and not be joked about, just like about in moral standards and many other topics should not should be taken seriously. be joked about. Bottom line is: In 2012, Bam Margera of do not jokingly act like you are Jackass was pictured holding a hurting an animal, because it is gun right up to a puppy’s head. cruel and inhumane.

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Don’t dominate to assert yourself “Self-awareness is a characteristic that everyone can benefit from, because it is important not only to assess your own role in every interaction, but the roles of others as well. We need to adjust our communication styles to fit the interaction.”

By JOCELYN GIBSON

NEWS EDITOR A couple of months ago, my fiancé shared with me an article about how men can dominate just about every situation without meaning to. It explained how men take on a posture that allows them to physically take up more than the space they really need. Also, the article stated that in conversation, men tend to dominate because their voices are louder, deeper and more confident.

Being a woman who constantly tries to shrink herself in social situations, I noted that while the article made a valid point about how men can be more conscious in their interactions with others, it has also been my experience that women can be just as guilty of asserting themselves too much.

I cannot even begin to list the number of times I have been in an all-female setting and felt my voice being lost in the conversation because I am not loud, and I will not talk over people. That is just part of my personality.

Often times, those who are participating in the conversation will not even notice that I have retreated from it. I think this is a problem if women want to succeed as a unit.

The single basic principle of feminism is equality. If even within that group of like-minded people the introverts are being left-out, feminism has failed its first test.

I joined the movement to help people like myself, to give them a voice because I know what it is like to be without one. And while I believe that assertiveness is a wonderful quality for anyone to have, it is not a part of my personality and probably never will be, so those who are assertive by nature should be aware of dominating feminist dialogues.

No, I am not saying that assertive women should cater to those who are less so by altering their communication styles. I am saying that in the same way the article asked men to

be more aware of their tendency to dominate in everyday life, so should women who were blessed with that characteristic.

Self-awareness is a characteristic that everyone can benefit from, because it is important not only to assess your own role in every interaction, but the roles of others as well. We need to adjust our communication styles to fit the interaction.

Outspoken individuals should check themselves to make certain that they aren’t dominating an interaction, especially when the interaction is with someone less outspoken. Quiet folks, like myself, should do the same and make certain they aren’t allowing themselves to be dominated.

If feminism is not allowing all women’s voices to be heard, then it isn’t helping women as a whole, it is pushing some of us further into the background and, even worse, it is being done to feminists by feminists.

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Harpist's mellow tone soothes apes at St. Paul zoo

Wal-Mart: Morgan wasn't wearing seatbelt in crash

By DAVID PORTER

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In this Aug. 27, 2014 photo Terri Tacheny plays her harp as one of the gorillas stood nearby outside the Primate House at Como Zoo in in St. Paul, Minn. Tacheny, 57, a zoo volunteer, plays once a month for an appreciative audience that ambles down to their barrier as soon as Tacheny begins setting up her harp. She’s been doing it for nearly a decade.

By JEFF BAENEN

"I don't speak gorilla, but there's a gorilla purr that occurs when I begin to play. And that's their happy sound."

ASSOCIATED PRESS Harpist Terri Tacheny long enjoyed taking her young daughters to Como Zoo in St. Paul, Minnesota, except for the Primate House, where she thought the gorillas, orangutans and monkeys seemed a little lethargic.

Her solution: A little music.

Now Tacheny, 57, a zoo volunteer, plays once a month for an appreciative audience that ambles down to the barrier as soon as Tacheny begins setting up her beautifully carved wooden harp. She's been doing it for nearly a decade.

"I don't speak gorilla, but there's a gorilla purr that occurs when I begin to play. And that's their happy sound," Tacheny said.

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As the shimmering sounds of Tacheny's harp drift through the leafy zoo, a male gorilla stares through the fence at the musician, then chews contentedly on vegetation. Families stop to snap pictures.

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hospital patients to help them deal with pain and anxiety. She thought if the soothing sounds helped calm humans, it would work for the primates too.

"I would love to see every zoo have a harpist. I think it benefits the animals," said Tacheny, a quick-to-smile woman.

Tami Murphy, a zookeeper at Como, said Tacheny has played for all the animals at the zoo.

Some animals appear ambivalent, Murphy said, but the harp music "seems to be a really calming thing for the apes to listen to."

Tacheny says she's never gotten a negative review from her ape audience.

"I've never had anything thrown at me," she said.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and other people in a limousine struck from behind by a Wal-Mart truck on a highway in June are at least partly to blame for their injuries because they weren't wearing seatbelts, the company said in a court filing Monday.

The filing was made in federal court in response to a lawsuit Morgan filed in July over the accident, which killed his friend James McNair, who was accompanying the former "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" star back from a show in Delaware. Morgan spent several weeks in rehab with rib and leg injuries.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., based in Bentonville, Arkansas, said in the filing that the passengers' injuries were caused "in whole or in part" by their "failure to properly wear an appropriate available seatbelt restraint device," which it said constitutes unreasonable conduct.

An attorney representing Morgan and the other plaintiffs called Wal-Mart's contentions "surprising and appalling."

"It's disingenuous," attorney Benedict Morelli said.

"It's not what they said they were going to do initially, which was take full responsibility. I'm very upset, not for myself but for the families I represent."

The lawsuit seeks a jury trial and punitive and compensatory damages. It says the retail giant should have known that its truck driver had been awake for more

than 24 hours before the crash and that his commute of 700 miles from his home in Georgia to work in Delaware was "unreasonable." It also alleges the driver fell asleep at the wheel.

Wal-Mart spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan said in an email that the company "continues to stand willing to work with Mr. Morgan and the other plaintiffs to resolve this matter."

Passengers Ardley Fuqua and Jeffrey Millea and Millea's wife, Krista Millea, also are named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Krista Millea was not in the limousine when the crash occurred but is a plaintiff because she has a related loss-of-services lawsuit stemming from the crash.

Truck driver Kevin Roper, of Jonesboro, Georgia, pleaded not guilty to death by auto and assault by auto charges in state court. A criminal complaint also accuses him of not sleeping for more than 24 hours before the crash, a violation of New Jersey law.

A report by federal transportation safety investigators said Roper was driving 65 mph in the minute before he slammed into the limo van.

The speed limit on that stretch of the New Jersey Turnpike is 55 mph and was lowered to 45 mph that night because of construction.

Roper had been on the job about 13 1/2 hours at the time of the crash, the report concluded. Federal rules permit truck drivers to work up to 14 hours a day, with a maximum of 11 hours behind the wheel.

'Jersey Shore' star Sorrentino hit with tax counts

By DAVID PORTER

ASSOCIATED PRESS A former star of the MTV reality show "Jersey Shore" and his brother filed bogus tax returns on nearly $9 million and claimed millions in business expenses — including luxury vehicles and clothing — that were actually for personal use, according to an indictment released Wednesday.

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and his brother Marc pleaded not guilty through their attorneys during a brief initial appearance in U.S. District Court. Neither made any statements during or after the proceeding, though when Mike Sorrentino was asked outside the courthouse if he was innocent he smiled and replied, "Of course."

Each brother was released on $250,000 bail and scheduled for arraignment on Oct. 6.

According to the sevencount indictment, the Sorrentinos earned about $8.9 million between 2010 and 2012, mostly through two companies they controlled, MPS Entertainment and Situation Nation. They allegedly filed false documents that understated the income from the businesses as well as their personal income. Mike Sorrentino also is charged with failing to file taxes for 2011, a year in which he earned nearly $2 million.

The brothers also allegedly spent millions of dollars on personal expenses they claimed were for business In 2012, for example, the brothers filed documents with an unnamed accounting

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Reporters gather around Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino as he leaves the MLK Jr. Federal Courthouse in Newark, N.J., after a court appearance, Wednesday. The former "Jersey Shore" reality series star and his brother underpaid taxes on nearly $9 million in income over the last several years, the U.S. attorney's office charged in a seven-count indictment released Wednesday. firm in Staten Island that claimed $3.9 million in business expenses, according to the indictment released by U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman.

Both brothers are charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, which is punishable by a maximum prison sentence of five years upon conviction.

Marc Sorrentino faces three counts of filing false returns from 2010 to 2012 and Mike Sorrentino is charged with two counts, in addition to one count of failing to file taxes for 2011.

The conspiracy is alleged to have run from early 2010 to late 2013 in Monmouth and Ocean counties in New Jersey.

The false filing counts carry maximum potential prison sentences of three years; failure to file carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison.

"Rather than living in reality and reporting their true income, Michael Sorrentino and his brother Marc created the illusion that they earned less income by filing false and fraudulent tax returns," said Jonathan D. Larsen, head of IRS-Criminal Investigation, Newark.

Christopher Adams, an attorney for Marc Sorrentino, blasted the government's case.

"He has spent the better part of a year trying to show them flaws in their theory,

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and it is unfortunate that the government has chosen to rely on the word of a disgraced accountant who is a proven liar," Adams told The Associated Press in an email.

Richard Sapinski, an attorney representing Mike Sorrentino, didn't comment after the hearing and didn't return a message seeking comment.

The cast of the MTV reality show were known for their rowdy lifestyle that occasionally led to legal scrapes.

In July, Mike Sorrentino agreed to take anger management classes to resolve assault charges stemming from a July 15 fight with his brother at their family's tanning salon.

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Marshall library celebrates Hispanic Heritage

By DONYELLE MURRAY

The Parthenon Morrow Library has a Hispanic Heritage Display set up until Oct. 15 in honor of Hispanic Heritage month.

The display opened Sept. 15 because it is the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days Sept. 16 and Sept. 18.

To honor Hispanic achievements, Congress passed Public Law 100-402 to request and authorize the president to annually issue a proclamation designating Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 as “National Hispanic Heritage Month.”

Sue Bell, library employee, said the purpose of the display is to showcase the impact Hispanic people have had on American society.

“During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the many Americans of Hispanic descent who have made outstanding contributions to the nation,” Bell said. “Hispanics have made a tremendous contribution in every aspect of American society, culture and life.”

The Hispanic Heritage display has documents from the federal government on various subjects — including paper documents, microfiche and information cds. It also consists of artistic pictures and posters of Hispanic Americans.

Bell said she believes the display could have a positive impact on not only students, but also anyone who happens to view the display.

“Students and patrons can benefit from the various educational resources available on Hispanics,” Bell said. “We have some excellent sources that students could use for their research projects, papers and for personal information.”

The rich Hispanic cultural traditions have made a huge impact on American society. Hispanic Americans come from a very diverse background, including a strong tradition of service in the armed forces.

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

Morrow Library displays Spanish books, photos, and other memorabilia in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Clooney gets hitched in Venice

By COLLEEN BARRY

Associated Press The romantic canaled city of Venice has been the venue for 323 weddings of foreign couples this year. Only one has drawn crowds and paparazzi.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin said "I do" for a second time Monday, celebrating a civil wedding ceremony in Venice's City Hall on the Grand Canal, greeted by hundreds of well-wishers who waited hours for a glimpse of the newlyweds.

The couple tied the knot two days earlier in a private ceremony attended by Hollywood celebrity friends and family in a luxury hotel. They followed up with a required civil procedure, which to be legally recognized must take place on a site designated by the city administration.

The newlyweds arrived at the pre-Renaissance Ca' Farsetti in Clooney's regular water taxi, called "Amore," trailed by dozens of boats with photographers, as has been the case all weekend. Police boats tried to clear their way.

Clooney, 53, looked dapper in a gray suit and matching tie, while the bride, 36, wore a cream-colored, short-sleeved

George Clooney, flanked by his wife Amal Alamuddin, waves from a water-taxi after leaving the city hall in Venice, Italy Monday.

Clooney married human rights lawyer Alamuddin Saturday, the actor's representative said, out of sight of pursuing paparazzi and adoring crowds.

jacket with palazzo pants and a matching wide-brimmed hat accented by a navy ribbon.

As they exited the boat, Clooney drew his wife's attention to the crowds on the opposite shore, and they stopped briefly to take in the scene and wave.

Clooney then ushered Alamuddin inside, looking up at city employees watching from the surrounding buildings and pointing inside with his thumb as if to say, "I gotta go."

They emerged about 20 minutes later with former Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni, who performed both ceremonies.

Veltroni sent the couple off, hugging Clooney and kissing Alamuddin on the cheek.

They continued up the Grand Canal and under the arched Rialto Bridge, crowded with more well-wishers screaming "George, George," before disappearing up a one-way canal.

Clooney's water taxi driver, who has ferried the actor around on his frequent trips to Venice, was later seen at the airport and indicated that the couple had left.

One of the world's most romantic cities, Venice draws couples from around the world for a fairy tale wedding in wellappointed official wedding halls

overlooking the Grand Hotel.

According to official statistics for this year, 323 non-Italian couples were married in Venice's historic center through Monday.

A city employee, who identified herself only as Luisa, said she leaves her window overlooking the Cavalli Palazzo, where most ceremonies take place, open in the summer just so she can hear the parade of newlyweds being congratulated by loved ones.

"There are so many beautiful brides. Every 10 or 15 minutes, they come out and people throw confetti or rose petals," Luisa said, standing with a group of co-workers who came outside to see Clooney and his bride arrive. "Once there was even a Scotsman in a kilt. Often we find champagne bottles and glasses here in the morning."

The last couple to exchange vows before the Hollywood star and his new bride arrived was Stefanie Eddinger and Gerald Frieder, from Vienna. The couple enjoyed the added energy from the crowd outside awaiting the celebrity newlyweds.

"They picked our day," Frieder said, before stepping outside into a shower of confetti.

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