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Changes in housing, parking highlight master plan

By ALISON WICKLINE

THE PARTHENON Holderby Hall and traffic lanes are not the only changes recommended in Marshall University’s master plan. The plan, which was a joint effort among Marshall’s administration, namely the Master Plan Executive and Advisory Committees, a team from Michigan-based SmithGroup JJR and the public, proposed renovations for 11 buildings total.

Senior Vice President of Administration Karen Kirtley said the idea is to improve what the university has, rather than expand.

“Our focus was to look at

existing facilities and what needed to be updated and work with what we currently have,” Kirtley said.

The large demolition project of Holderby Hall makes adding more residence halls necessary. Planners have outlined the construction of two residence halls. One of the proposed residence halls would be located along Fifth Avenue and 19th Street. An open green space would be created near the hall. This particular location includes a parking lot, which may result in some loss of parking spots.

The other residence hall would be located beside City

Comedian Bill Burr coming to Huntington

By KRISTA SHIFFLETT

THE PARTHENON Stand-up comedian and actor Bill Burr is sure to have the audience at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center in laughter Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at what promises to be an unedited show.

Burr is a stand-up comedian as well as an actor. He is also a host of his own podcast called the Monday Morning Podcast.

In 2012 Burr did two popular shows titled “Let it Go” and “Why Do I Do This.” The title of his latest special is called “You People are all the Same” according to the Bill Burr website.

Marshall students have already purchased their tickets and have put Burr in their calendars. Donavia Beltran, a junior psychology major from St. Albans W.Va., said she is really excited about the show.

“I love to laugh which is why I really love to just sit and listen to a comedian,” Beltran said. “I have never been to any of Bill Burr’s shows, but I have heard that he is supposed to be extremely funny.”

Alyssa Bartley, a sophomore nursing major from Martinsburg, W.Va., is also planning on attending the show next Wednesday.

“I went to watch Aziz last year and had so much fun,” Bartley said. “ I hope that Bill Burr will be just as funny.”

Tickets are on sale through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center box office.

Student tickets are $5 with Marshall ID at the box office and at the show.

Krista Shifflett can be contacted at shifflett7@ marshall.edu.

Fall semester to be two instructional days shorter

By ALYSSA SIMON

THE PARTHENON Sometimes less is not less.

Prior to this year, the university had a fifteen-week semester. When the semester started and students received syllabi, students thought they lost an entire week of instructional days but continued to pay for tuition that covered a longer semester plan.

Corley Dennison, associate vice president of Academic Affairs, said this is not the case.

He stated that the Fall 2013 calendar was only two days shorter than the Spring 2013 calendar.

Prior to this semester regular classes were on the Monday and Tuesday of exam week.

Wednesday was considered a study day and exams began on Thursday and continued until the following Tuesday, giving students the weekend to study. Commencement ceremonies for those graduating in December were then on the Sunday following the completion of exams.

This semester Dead Week will be Dec. 2-6. Some common exams will take place on Dec. 7 and exam week will begin on Monday, Dec. 9 and

finish on Friday, Dec. 13. Commencement exercises will take place on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. in the Cam Henderson Center.

According to Dennison, the number of instructional days went from being 71 to 69, and the reason for the change in the calendar was to put winter commencement on the Sunday directly following exam week.

Some students were skeptical about the change in the semester calendar while others did not notice a difference in the number of instructional days.

Melissa Canfield, a junior social studies education major from Martinsburg, W.Va., did not notice the change in the semester calendar but she said she believes it was a good thing.

“Now students won’t have to stay for an entire weekend just to finish up their finals on Monday and Tuesday,” Canfield said. “It’ll be nice getting to go home a little earlier and by the time exam week comes everyone is stressed out and ready for a break.”

Alyssa Simon can be contacted at simon26@marshall.edu.

National Bank in the open green space. The plan also outlines construction of an intramural recreation field on what is now a parking lot near 19th Street on the southeast side of Maple and Sixth Avenues.

Much of the plan was justified by the findings of SmithGroup JJR regarding an expected enrollment increase of close to 3,000 full-time equivalent students. Online enrollment is also expected to increase.

Another facility being looked at carefully is the Memorial Student Center. The plan delineates a significant

renovation and expansion of the building to better accommodate students.

The proposed plan also allots for the possible demolition of the Marshall-owned building on Hal Greer Boulevard and Fourth Avenue that currently houses Husson’s Pizza and barbershops. A multistory building would take its place and include apartments and retail spots. Husson’s lease runs through 2015, but after that time, it’s uncertain what the university will do.

These large renovations could effect parking on Marshall’s campus. SmithGroup JJR did a study and found that only

60 percent of campus parking is used. Consequently, close to 200 spaces may be eliminated or moved to increase space utilization; one possible space relocation area is next to Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Mary Jukuri, SmithGroup JJR’s senior principal for planning and design, recognized the possibility of negative public response because of the inconvenience of parking in certain lots. During Monday’s open house, she mentioned a possible solution to parking woes involving a reconsideration of permits and possible incentive offers to attract students to less convenient lots.

According to SmithGroup JJR associate designer Lauren Williams, the biggest challenge facing the university’s plan is determining which projects have enough solid funding sources and which projects will have the greatest impact.

The final master plan draft will be available Wednesday at www.marshall.edu/mplan.

It will be presented at the Marshall Board of Governors meeting on Oct. 30. After that, it will go to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission on Dec. 4.

Alison Wickline can be contacted at wickline19@ live.marshall.edu.

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A woman places a paper flower into the Ohio River in rememberance of those lost to suicide during Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, Sept. 10. at Harris Riverfront Park.

Huntington observes Suicide Prevention Day at Harris Riverfront

By KATY LEWIS

THE PARTHENON A floating candle memorial service was observed Tuesday in Huntington on National Suicide Prevention Day at Harris Riverfront Park to honor those who have taken their own lives.

The theme of 11th Annual World Suicide Prevention Day program, presented by Messages for Hope, The International Association for Suicide Prevention and the World Health Organization, was Stigma: A Major Barrier to Suicide Prevention.

Speakers Jack Runion and Connie Spurlock began the program

with a presentation about the stigmas associated with suicide for the survivors of suicide loss or those who have attempted suicide in the past.

The program was followed by the launching of floating candle memorials into the Ohio River in remembrance of those who have lost their lives to suicide around the world.

Jack Runion, author of “A Bad Good-bye: Overcoming the Grief of Suicide,” explained the stigmas he faced when dealing with the loss of his father to suicide.

“Once someone finds out that your loved one completed

suicide then all of a sudden the tone changes in their voice, they begin to get uncomfortable and even some will change the topic of conversation completely,” Runion said.

Negative attitudes and discrimination from the public is a major barrier to suicide prevention, according to Runion.

These stigmas prevent individuals who are grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide and those who are contemplating suicide from reaching out for help according to The International Association of Suicide Prevention.

Connie Spurlock, who lost her daughter Brooke to suicide,

explained the importance of National Suicide Prevention Day. “I see the importance of reaching out to other survivors, to people who may be hurting and to help raise awareness,” Spurlock said.

Runion explained that individuals dealing with suicide loss have to accept what has happened and take time to grieve, but they should remember the good times they shared with their departed loved one.

“Don’t let how your loved one died taint the memory of how they lived,” Runion said.

Katy Lewis can be contacted at lewis405@marshall.edu.

Josh Thompson, an employee at Carquest Auto Parts in Huntington, said he does not see any humor or appeal in the decal design.

“Not only is that extremely offensive, but I feel like it’s also a safety issue,” Thompson said.

“People could be distracted by that and possibly get into a wreck.”

Cole Bartrum, a retired body shop owner from Gallipolis, Ohio, said he would turn a customer away if they wanted this decal placed on a tailgate.

“I’d say, ‘What’s wrong with you? Are you nuts or something?’”

Bartrum said. “I don’t like it at all.

It looks like a kidnapping.”

A few Marshall students have had similar reactions to the decal.

Sarah Damron, a junior elementary education major, does not support the decal design.

“This decal just looks very real,” Damron said. “If someone saw that, they could get the wrong impression of the driver and call the police.”

Jayme Vallance, a sophomore French education major, said that the decal sends a negative message in multiple ways.

“I feel like this decal would be a big problem and cause people to call the police all of the time,” Vallance said. “It also makes women look weak. The person who made

this obviously thinks that this could easily happen to a woman.”

Many people in Waco who saw the decal did call police, thinking that a woman was truly in distress.

“I wasn’t expecting the reactions that we got, nor was it really anything we certainly condone or anything else,” Hornet Signs owner Brad Kolb allegedly told KWTX. “But it was just something...we had to put out there to see who notices it.”

Kolb claimed that there has been a rise in decal orders despite the controversy over the tailgate decal.

Tanya Abbett can be contacted at abbett@marshall.edu.

Truck decal of bound woman sparks national controversy

By TANYA ABBETT

THE PARTHENON Hornet Signs of Waco, Texas created a truck decal of a woman bound and tied in order to attract more business, according to KWTX News 10.

The Texas sign company designed the decal to fit the tailgate of a truck. It shows a blonde woman, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, tied at the hands and feet and lying in the bed of the truck.

A female employee volunteered to be tied up and photographed for the decal. The decal was placed on another employee’s truck to show how realistic the designs from Hornet Signs could appear.

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Series of break-ins prompt car safety advice

By MAGGIE SMITH

THE PARTHENON With school officially underway on campus, the Marshall University Police Department and the Huntington Police Department have several tips to keep cars safe this year.

According to Huntington Police Department Sgt. Brian Lucas, Huntington had a total of 31 car break-ins since Aug. 23. There have been 14 reported car breakins within a four-block radius of campus, nine break-ins in the East

end of Huntington, and eight total break-ins between downtown, the west end and the southside.

Although the area around campus has had 14 reports of car breakins, the Marshall University Police Department has only had one auto break-in reported since school began. According to James Terry, Marshall University Police Department director of public safety, the reports of cars being broken into fluctuate on campus.

“Ours usually come in waves,” Terry said. “We’ll get one or two, or

we’ll have eight in one night.”

Both Lucas and Terry agree that the best thing to do to prevent auto break-ins is to keep cars empty and lock the doors. Terry said he asks students every year to avoid leaving anything in their cars. He said if students plan on going home, they should not pack their cars the night before because that increases the risk for break-ins.

Lucas said covering something up does not make it hidden.

“The best thing to do is don’t put anything of value out there, because

people will take it,” Lucas said.

“Sometimes, even people that aren’t normally inclined to do this, if it’s easy for them, they’ll do it. It’s a target of opportunity, and they’ll take advantage of that.”

According to Terry, the best thing to do if a person has their car broken into is to call either the Huntington Police Department or the Marshall University Police Department, depending on where it happens, and report the incident.

Maggie Smith can be contacted at smith1769@marshall.edu.

Annual quoits tournament kicks off Constitution Week Will Chesarek, senior criminal justice major from Springboro, Ohio, (above) and Andrew Martin, senior criminal justice major from Baltimore, (right) play quoits outside on Buskirk field Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.

By SHANNON STOWERS

THE PARTHENON Marshall University students, staff and faculty kicked off the annual quoits tournament Tuesday in celebration of John Marshall and Constitution Week.

Marshall, who was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, is the man who the university is named after. Marshall served in the U.S. House of Representatives and was Secretary of State from 1800 to 1801. Marshall played quoits

regularly and was even a member of a quoit club.

According to the United States Quoiting Association, the game of quoits first sprung up in ancient Rome. The game eventually spread to Northern England and then made its way to America with the first settlers.

Quoits is played with round, doughnut shaped iron discs that are tossed toward a short, metal stake in the ground. The game and the scoring system are very similar to

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horseshoes. According to the USQA, quoits reached peak popularity during the late 1800s up until the 1930s.

Buskirk Field was open to tournament participants Monday to practice and work on their technique, but the first games of the tournament were played Tuesday morning.

Karen Fischer, a staff member of the payroll office, played quoits for the first time Tuesday.

“I had always heard about Quoits

and how it’s such an old game, but I’d never played before.” Fischer said. “It was really fun, but it was a lot harder to play than I expected.”

Fischer is one of many new players in this year’s tournament.

Kristen Pack, an employee of the John Deaver Drinko Academy who is overseeing the tournament, said the participation in the tournament this year is up from years past.

“We have a pretty good turnout

Apple reveals iPhone 5S, 5C

By DAN GALLAGHER and REX CRUM

MARKETWATCH (MCT) Apple Inc. lifted the wraps on two new iPhones Tuesday, adding the iPhone 5S to its high-end lineup and introducing a new, less-expensive design called the iPhone 5C. Apple made the announcements at an event at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. The company is hosting other events in Europe and China to tout the iPhone’s expanded lineup, which now includes the company’s first attempt to design a device specifically for lower-cost market segments.

In an unusual move, Apple essentially killed the iPhone 5, which was introduced last year. To replace the device, it is targeting the iPhone 5C for lower-end customers and the iPhone 5S — which comes with fingerprint-scanning technology and a 64-bit processor — for the higher end.

“In the past, when we’ve announced a new iPhone, we’ve lowered the price of older iPhones. We’re not going to do that. This year, we are going to replace the iPhone 5,” Apple

Chief Executive Tim Cook told the crowd at the Apple event.

After the event, Apple’s stock fell 2.3 percent, to close at $494.64. The company’s shares had jumped in the past two months, but are down 7 percent for the year-to-date.

“We expect choppy trading for Apple after the launch date,” Peter Misek of Jefferies & Co wrote in a report to clients. He noted that the contract price on the iPhone 5C came in higher than expected, and believes challenges with the fingerprint technology may limit production levels of the iPhone 5S. “While the iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner provides some differentiation, we think its low yields could be a head wind to margins and initial unit volumes,” wrote Misek, who has a hold rating on the stock.

Brian Marshall of ISI Group was more bullish on Apple, saying the iPhone 5C has the potential to return the company to earnings growth.

“Apple needs to attack the mass-market segment of the industry where the majority of the unit opportunities now

exist, in our view,” Marshall said.

The iPhone 5C is aimed primarily at emerging countries and markets like China, where Apple has lacked an entry-level smartphone that can compete with similar offerings from rivals like Samsung. Apple had less than a 7 percent share of smartphone sales in China during the first half of 2013, according to data from IDC. The iPhones will go on sale Sept. 20, and pre-orders for the iPhone 5C will be taken starting Sept. 13. The 5C will cost $99 for a 16-gigabyte model, and a 32 GB device will cost $199. Taking a cue from the iMac of more than a decade ago, the 5C will come in multiple color options: blue, white, pink, yellow and green.

Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller called the iPhone 5S the gold standard for smartphones, noting that in addition to coming in gold color, it will also be available in silver and black.

“It’s the most forward-thinking phone we’ve ever created,” Schiller said.

The 5S will come in three models: a 16 GB version for

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$199, a 32 GB model for $299, and a 64 GB device that will cost $399. All the prices for both the 5C and 5S include a two-year wireless carrier contract.

One of the standout features of the iPhone 5S is Touch ID, a fingerprint-reading sensor embedded into the device’s home button. The technology will let the phone’s user unlock the phone and make purchases in the iTunes store.

The company also said it would launch its new iOS 7 operating system Sept. 18. The update will be available for the iPhone 4, 4S and 5; iPad 2; iPad with retina display; and iPad Mini. The new operating system will also work with the fifth-generation iPod Touch.

Francisco Jeronimo, a mobile-device analyst with IDC, said in a research note that in addition to retaining its current base of customers, Apple needs the new products to succeed in order to attract the second wave of smartphone adopters in developed markets, who are reluctant to adopt a smartphone, as well as address the opportunity that emerging markets represent.

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Obama puts off war vote to explore Russianbrokered deal with Syria

By ANITA KUMAR, WILLIAM DOUGLAS and MATTHEW SCHOFIELD

MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU (MCT) President Barack Obama agreed Tuesday to postpone a congressional vote on airstrikes against Syria to allow time to explore a Russian proposal to get Syria to turn over its chemical weapons to international control.

Obama made the dramatic lastminute turnaround in closed-door meetings with members of Congress, even as he was dispatching Secretary of State John Kerry to Geneva to meet with his Russian counterpart later this week. Their goal: a binding resolution in the United Nations Security Council, where Russia had threatened to veto any move against its ally in Syria.

As the United States stepped back from the thorny debate over whether to strike, Syria said it was already agreeing to the Russian proposal to surrender its chemical weapons and adhere to a long-standing global arms control agreement that bans the production, stockpiling and use of such weapons.

Obama spoke to his French and British counterparts and they agreed to work closely together, and in consultation with Russia and China, to explore seriously the viability of the Russian proposal, which would ensure the verifiable and enforceable destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons, according to a White House official speaking on the condition of anonymity as a matter of administration policy.

France said it would propose a resolution that would include a requirement that those responsible for an Aug. 21 alleged chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb be referred to the International Criminal Court for trial.

Obama was scheduled to address the American people Tuesday.

Earlier Tuesday, he told Democratic and Republican senators in separate closed-door meetings that they should postpone any vote on the use of force until negotiations with Russia and Syria are exhausted.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., already had postponed a Wednesday vote in the Senate as an increasing number of senators expressed opposition to the use-of-force proposal and support for diplomatic

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Apple’s big announcement Apple is replacing the popular iPhone 5 with two new devices.

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iPhone 5c • Available in five colors • Polycarbonate wraparound with glass front • Similar features as iPhone 5

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Young players come up big

By WILL VANCE

SPORTS EDITOR Thanks to the Thundering Herd’s dominating 55-0 performance against Gardner-Webb on Saturday, head coach Doc Holliday and his staff had the luxury of resting their starters and give playing time to guys who normally would not see the field. Despite the game being well in hand by the time these players got in, the young players made an impression on their starting counterparts.

“It felt good to see those young guys get out there and make plays and see what they could do,” senior cornerback Monterius Lovett said. “They did pretty well.”

“Pretty well” might be an understatement, particularly on the defense. Redshirt freshmen safeties A.J. Leggett and Andre Scott both recorded interceptions, the first of their respective young careers. Defensive linemen Josh Brown and Gary Thompson, both also redshirt freshman, led the team with six tackles apiece, with Brown being credited with a sack and Thompson recovering a fumble. Other defenders that don’t normally play significant time, such as Arnold Blackmon, Joe Massaquoi and Jarquez Samuel, also contributed greatly to the Herd’s first shutout win since 2003.

“What we try to do is develop our young guys so we can roll them in and out,” senior defensive end Jeremiah Taylor said.

“Keep everybody fresh and keep everybody playing hard because if you keep everybody playing hard and don’t have that drop-off [between starters and non-starters] you’re going to make the plays we need to make and we’ve been doing that so far.”

The offense also saw plenty of young players gain game experience. True freshman wide receivers Justin Hunt and Josh Knight both saw substantial playing time, with Hunt having an eight-yard catch, as well as freshman center Michael Selby.

“I was happy to see them get in, knowing that they work just as hard as us starters,” junior receiver Tommy Shuler said. “I was glad to see them catch balls and run around and get a feel for the game.”

The prevalence of young players on the field against the Runnin’ Bulldogs was more than a feel-good story, it was an important learning experience for players that figure to see more important snaps later in the season.

“There’s no doubt those reps are going to help those young guys, and they needed them,” coach Holliday said. “ They need to play a lot and thank goodness we were able to do that.”

The faith in those young guys was instilled in both the coaches and older players though good showings during the summer.

“One thing we emphasized all summer was putting those guys in the fire during camp and have them respond,” Taylor said. “They’ve done that in camp and with that work put in, when you put them in games they’re going to respond, so we feel comfortable now about rolling them in whenever we need them.”

If things go as planned for the Thundering Herd, many of those young players may see more playing time Saturday when Marshall takes its first road trip of the season to play the Ohio Bobcats.

Will Vance can be contacted at vance162@marshall.edu.

Volleyball falls 3-2 to ETSU in home opener

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TOP: The Herd’s (left to right) Jillian Shemanski, Sammie Bane and Elyse Panick watch the ball go into the backcourt Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Cam Henderson Center.

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THE PARTHENON Herd fans filled up the Cam Henderson Center to cheer on the Marshall women’s volleyball team against East Tennessee State University in their first home game Tuesday night.

The team has spent the last few weeks on the road and finally being able to feed off the home crowd energy was a nice change in pace.

“I definitely think being at home there is more energy,” senior Laura Der said.

“When we’re on the road there’s 12 or 15 people, us and the bench and besides a couple parents here and there those are our only fans. Here we’ve got a stadium that’s got a lot of fans and definitely makes

a huge difference as far as energy goes and just how much hype there is.”

Freshman Cassie Weaver had a big first set for the Herd, making some key kills to keep the momentum rolling in favor of Marshall. However, the first set went to East Tennessee State with a score of 25-20. Kills were led by senior Sacha Byous-McConnell, freshman Ally Kiekover and Weaver at four a piece.

Marshall led set two all the way until the end where East Tennessee State began crawling their way back in the game. East Tennessee State tied the set at 24 but two back-to-back kills by Weaver and ByousMcConnell ended East Tennessee State’s run. The final score for set two was 26-24 Marshall.

Going into halftime with a win allowed the team to focus on what they were doing right and build off of that for the third set.

“It wasn’t so much of an adjustment because we won set two, so it was more of focusing on what we did well on in set two as apposed to some of the things we did in set one and how we can capitalize,” Der said.

Freshman Elyse Panick stepped up and ended the set with two straight kills leading the Herd to a set three victory. The halftime changes worked well and Marshall was able to take advantage of set three 27-25.

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Cross country’s Whitney off to great start

By TAYLOR KIRCHWEHM

THE PARTHENON Senior cross-country runner Jack Whitney grew up in Ripley, W. Va. where he began his running career in the sixth grade.

When choosing a college to attend, Marshall University offered Whitney everything he wanted in a school and running program.

“Marshall is the only Division-I (men’s cross-country) school in West Virginia and I wanted to stay in the state,” Whitney said.

Teammate Adam Frohnapfel

has been running with Whitney all four years at Marshall and says he is the most naturally talented runner the team has.

“He had no clue how good he was when he came to Marshall and now I think he’s finally realizing his full potential as a runner,” Frohnapfel said.

The men’s cross-country team opened the 2013 season at the Tommy Evans Invitational held

by University of Akron. Whitney surprised himself placing the highest on the men’s side, finishing 12th overall.

“I ran a lot faster than I

thought I was going to so that gives me a lot of confidence,” Whitney said.

During the summer Whitney changed up his training and worked on his strength by running more miles than he ever has and at a faster pace, which seems to have paid off for him in the first race.

“I bumped up my mileage this summer and ran with a marathon runner who pushed me to go faster,” Whitney said.

Former Marshall runner and now graduate assistant for the cross-country program, David

HERDZONE.COM Marshall men’s golf shot its final round of the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational Tuesday at Guyan Golf and Country Club.

The Thundering Herd finished in seventh place at 14-over-par with a score of 866.

After struggling in Round Two, finishing eighth, Marshall came out for Round Three ready to make up for lost ground and finished 11 strokes behind tying Richmond for first.

“We played better, so I feel good about that,” Head Coach Matt Grobe said. “We made up good ground, stroke wise. I think we’re a much better team

than we showed this week. I hope when we go to Bowling Green next week, we play a little bit better.”

Senior Brian Anania and freshman Will Evans continued their consistent play into the final round. Both shot a team-low 70 (-1) to bump themselves higher in individual finishes. Anania jumped from a tie in sixth place to a two-way tie for fourth with a final 209 (-4), while teammate Evans jumped three spots from a tie in 11th to securing eighth place with a 211 (-2).

“Brian Anania is a wonderful senior leader,” Grobe said.

“It was good to see him finish

tied for fourth in the event. I’m really excited for him. I know he’s been thinking about his senior year all summer, and it was good to see him get off to a good start.”

Freshman Clark Robinson competed as an individual and finished one stroke behind taking the overall tournament win with a 208 (-5). Out of all 15 schools in the tournament, Robinson was the only individual entry who finished in the top 10.

“Clark did well and surprised us finishing second as an individual, and Will Evans played

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Caldwell, had the pleasure of training with Whitney for three years as well as now coaching him and saw him grow as an athlete.

“Jack has always had speed, he’s a natural athlete,” Caldwell said. “Over the years he’s gotten stronger and his endurance has increased which has shown in the races. Now he can go out stronger and lead the pack.”

Whitney’s main focus this season is to finish as a Conference USA All-Conference runner while leading his team to a top four finish.

Caldwell believes Whitney and the team has a great chance at achieving those goals. His advice to Whitney is to run with confidence and lead the team.

“I’ve been telling him ‘Believe in yourself and believe you belong in the front of the pack,’” Caldwell said.

Aside from school and running, this West Virginia native enjoys the outdoors. Anything from hunting or fishing to basketball or golf, Whitney is an outdoorsman.

After he graduates with his bachelor’s degree in finance,

WHITNEY Whitney plans to still be around Marshall attending graduate school.

Taylor Kirchwehm can be contacted at kirchwehm@ marshall.edu.

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Obama attempts to ease American minds Last night, President Barack Obama addressed the nation on the question of the United States’ involvement in Syria.

As it stands now, Congress’ vote on a U.S. air strike is postponed in order to allow for the U.S. and its allies to work on reaching a diplomatic solution.

Obama took the time to assure the American people that if there were a point where U.S. involvement takes place, it would be open-ended action with no ground troops or a prolonged air campaign.

Obama stated that due to the number of innocent lives lost by the use of chemical weapons, the conflict in Syria is something we as a nation cannot ignore, but the best measures will be taken to ensure that the

U.S. does not find itself fighting another war.

However, despite the fact that Obama named Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as the responsible party for the chemical attacks, he failed to cite concrete proof behind these allegations.

If the Obama administration is positive Assad is responsible for the attacks, hopefully it discloses the proof to the public.

Now is not the time to be withholding information. If Obama wants the American people on his side every step of the way, this is crucial.

Also during his speech, Obama made sure to address all the opposition he has faced the past few weeks on the issue of a U.S. air strike. He took the time to answer specific questions asked by Congress and

by civilians regarding the dangers linked to U.S. involvement in Syria, his hope being to reconcile the differences with those against his stance on the issue.

Whether it worked or not remains to be seen. Some will see it as a true effort on his part to understand and consider all perspectives of the American people.

Others will see it as only as a failed attempt to appease those against him and nothing more.

Ultimately, Obama did his best to put the minds of Americans at ease over this highly controversial issue. For the time being Congress’ vote is postponed, and U.S. involvement is on hold. However, if the diplomatic solutions fail and the U.S. finds itself using force, let us hope that Obama keeps promise of open-ended action.

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US has hope despite current difficulties

By TYLER CUMMINGS

COLUMNIST Recently, the United States of America has found itself covered in several scandalous topics.

The whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has revealed many details involving the gathering of intelligence by the National Security Agency. President Barack Obama has not given the answers the American public seeks regarding the NSA investigations.

Also, on President Obama’s desk is an issue of U.S. foreign relations. As days pass, Syrians continue to dig deeper into a divided conflict.

These two issues have raised concerns nationally and globally about the role of the U.S. government. All eyes are on America as key decisions continue to inch forward.

A sense of gloom has covered this nation, however times may not be as bad as we believe. Let us be happy that the United States is the sole superpower in the world.

In the past, most wars were fought between two or more states. Now, the people of the same country are fighting

one another. This is the case of the media dubbed Syrian “civil war.” The issues are still unclear, and time will only give more insight into the situation of this conflict.

Syria has lost its sovereignty as a state, and being in the oil-abundant Middle East this makes other countries become alert — most notably the United States. The mass consumption of “black gold” means the America must feed itself.

Syria offers the United States. a chance to step into an area where no one else will raise a fist, and a place where our interest comes into play. If it were not us, it would be someone else.

Syria is not the only problem on America’s plate. The NSA poses many concerns.

Americans have always valued their freedom. This word has traveled many places in this land.

We have given and forced it upon countries across the globe. The mere idea of the government collecting and storing personal information is perplexing. Are we a threat? If so, why should citizens be the ones who are threatening? If not, why should the government be colleting data?

The theories only get more imaginable.

We must demand an end to this tactic. It is not time for us to just let it go. Public demand is the most haunting force a politician can face. The framers of the Constitution gave us the right to vote these people into office. We can also write to newspapers, discuss it with our neighbors or call government officials. Do not limit yourself. Let others be aware of our problems. It is only then we can overcome them.

Governments spying. People fighting.

This is the world we live in. Many choose to see the darker side of our problems, but we arrived at this point due from generations of progress.

The world will always have its flaws, but it is safe to say the human race has achieved astonishing feats. We have come this far only to go further. Let us take these daunting issues facing our country and shape them into something positive.

Stand up for your beliefs and be proud to voice your concerns. No one is in this alone. We must all work together to bring the progress we want to see in our world.

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Israeli-Palestinian talks hold promise

By BEN BARBER

MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE (MCT) Chaos currently envelops Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Afghanistan, but Secretary of State John Kerry was wise to reopen Israel-Palestinian peace talks.

“In a particularly troubled regional environment, it is even more important that we advance towards peace here,” said French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius after talks with both sides Aug. 21.

“If these negotiations are successful, it will be a thunderbolt for peace ... a great stabilizing element. … The Israeli-Palestinian issue is one of the issues, perhaps the central one, for the region.”

Some critics say the talks weaken Israel. Others say that no Israeli government can remove 500,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank. And some believe the Arab Spring can revive efforts to evict Israel from the region.

Can peace emerge in the nine months of talks just launched?

Among the obstacles: —Palestinians demand return of 5 million Palestinians who fled Israel since 1948 and their descendants. Israel rejects all but a small, symbolic return.

—Palestinians want the return of 100 percent of the West Bank and Gaza, which Israel seized in the 1967 war. Israel wants to retain heavily populated neighborhoods adjacent to Israel in exchange for equal land elsewhere.

—Palestinians want a foothold in Jerusalem, including the al-Aksa mosque, but Israelis claim the entire city as their eternal capital.

Some say the time is not good to talk peace. West Bank and Israeli economies are growing. Terrorism has been all but ended since Israel built a wall along the Green Line border.

And short conflicts with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza have reduced the appetite for fighting.

Israeli peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan held firm despite the chaotic Arab Spring.

But the huge and unjust situation in which 4 million Palestinian Arabs remain under Israeli military control must be ended. Occupation is toxic to

both communities.

Polls show more than 60 percent of Israelis want to give up the territories. But Israeli conservatives, religious Zionists and other small parties block such a move.

My impression after many visits as a reporter to the region over 30 years is that most Palestinians and Israelis want peace.

When I interviewed Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian peace negotiator, in Jericho several years ago, he told me that an 18-year-old Israeli man, a soldier, can tell him whether he can go to his office in Ramallah or must return to his office here and wait for permission.

He told me farmers had grown vegetables and loaded trucks to ship their tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and beans to the markets in Israel. Or to the port in Haifa to ship them to Europe.

But when the truck reaches the checkpoint, another soldier says, “No. I have no permission for you to drive into Israel.” And for five days the vegetables stay on the truck in the heat. Rotting.

Distrust remains thick as fog on both sides of the Green Line.

What is needed for peace and the Two State Solution to work are some of the following: —Halt Israeli construction in the West Bank — it is Palestinian land.

—Enhance security cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis.

—Abolish Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank and open land corridor to Gaza.

—Reform Israeli and Palestinian schools to end negative and hateful remarks.

—Ease transfer of agricultural and other products through Israeli corridors to ports.

—Employ Israeli Arab professionals in nation-building assistance work in the West Bank.

Back in 2000, I flew with President Clinton to cover the peace talks at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Most issues had been resolved but Yasser Arafat balked at signing.

It’s time to take up that heavy load again and move it forward.

The negotiators and the Israeli and Palestinian public have nine months to demonstrate whether they can see beyond the fog toward a road bringing peace.

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Continued from Page 2 this year,” Pack said. “Twentyfour teams of two people have signed up, which is more than usual.”

Although the tournament is being played in celebration of John Marshall and Constitution Week it doesn’t mean the winners will be going home empty handed.

Prizes will be handed out Thursday along with a

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chance to play against a special opponent.

“The winning team will get a trophy and gift cards,” Pack said. “They will also get to play Marshall University President Dr. Kopp.”

Tournament games will be played all week from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Buskirk Field, and the championship game will be Thursday.

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

Below: Students watch as a game of Quoits progresses.

Right: A scorekeeper and a player measure the distance between a disc and the pin.

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Continued from Page 2 negotiations. But Reid said Tuesday that the U.S. should not withdraw possible military intervention — which he said led to Syria’s willingness to negotiate — especially given Syria’s extremely low level of credibility.

The day’s events were a sharp change from Monday, when the Obama administration had been pressing forward with an aggressive lobbying campaign to persuade lawmakers and the American people to back a proposal to use military force in Syria despite pending negotiations with Russia on its proposals.

“What the president wants is to have an opportunity to explore whether the Russian option is real or not,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.

“The bottom line is we’re all going to try to work together.

There is an overwhelming view it would be preferable if international law and the family of nations could strip Syria of chemical weapons,” said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. “We should let it play out a little while.”

Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, Kerry said they would not wait long for the Russian proposal.

“The president believes we need to keep this threat, this reality, absolutely on the table,” Kerry said.

“He wants the Congress to act.”

The White House announced Tuesday that more countries signed a statement on the need to reinforce the prohibition against the use of chemical weapons. Thirty-three nations now support the statement.

The statement does not endorse military action against Syria.

Syrian President Bashar Assad made no public comment on the Russian plan.

Chinese reaction to the developments was also favorable.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei, said in Beijing that the proposal “can help ease the current tension in Syria, solve the Syrian issue politically and safeguard the peace and stability of Syria and the whole region.”

France, the only country that said it would join the United States in a military strike on Syria, said it would support the Russian proposal. But French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attached three conditions: that Assad agree to place his entire chemical weapons arsenal under international control and allow it to be destroyed, that the operation be conducted quickly under a binding U.N. resolution, and that those responsible for the attacks be referred to the International Criminal Court.

His statement noted that the French goals were “to punish and to deter” the use of chemical weapons.

“That’s why we’re now

demanding specific, prompt and verifiable commitments on the part of the Syrian regime,” Fabius said.

There were skeptics. Avigdor Lieberman, who chairs the Israeli Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, told Israel Radio on Tuesday that Syria could use the proposal to buy time, adding that Assad “is winning time and lots of it.”

Lieberman said Syria probably was stalling, as Iran allegedly did during early nuclear negotiations when it was faced with an offer to transfer stockpiles of enriched uranium abroad. President Shimon Peres warned Monday that negotiations over a weapons transfer would be tough and that Syria is not trustworthy.

There was no detail on how the destruction of Syria’s weapons stores would be carried out. In a statement, Ahmet Uzumcu, the director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the international body that oversees compliance with the ban on chemical weapons, said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon “is considering urging the Security Council to demand the immediate transfer of Syria’s chemical weapons stocks to places inside Syria where they can be safely stored and destroyed, and has again urged that Syria should join the Chemical Weapons Convention.”

The statement noted the convention was based on zero tolerance for chemical weapons.

Whether that would require U.N. inspectors to visit each of the estimated 49 locations where Syria is thought to have stored the weapons or whether they might be moved to a central location away from the fighting, such as the Russian military base at Tartus, Syria, was unknown.

Destruction of the weapons would be a daunting task. A French intelligence summary made public last week said Syria had more than 1,000 tons of chemical weapons, including mustard gas, sarin and VX, a neurotoxin that’s considered the most potent chemical weapons in the world.

The United States is still storing tons of sarin and VX at its Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County, Ky. Both are scheduled to be destroyed at a massive plant that’s 72 percent complete. The plant is supposed to be finished in 2015, but it will take until 2020 for it to become operational.

According to the current timeline, it will take from 2020 to 2023 to destroy the weapons, said Craig Williams, the director of the Chemical Weapons Working Group, a citizens group that monitors the remaining weapons in Kentucky and Pueblo, Colo.

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Anania and Robinson finished the invitational with 14

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birdies, while Evans shot 11 and junior Jake Miller had 10.

The Marshall squad has little time to rest, as they head to Bowling Green, Ohio for the John Piper Invitational Sept.

16-17.

Continued from Page 3 finish East Tennessee State off, but in the end could not close out the forth set. The match came down to the fifth set, the game winning set, but the Marshall volleyball team just could not get a rhythm going and lost 15-10 in the final set of the match.

As a senior, Dorothy Rahal says she felt a sense of responsibility to bring home the victory in the first home game.

“In the beginning it felt great up until the last point in the set match,” Rahal said. “At that point you kind of feel like you let your whole Herd family down.”

This match was another bitter ending for the Marshall volleyball team and Rahal says she is disappointed with losing their first home game.

“To lead a team to a loss at your home gym is one of the worse feelings you can have,” Rahl said.

The Marshall women’s volleyball team has the Thunder Invitational beginning Friday, Sept. 13 where they will take on Southern Illinois at 5 p.m. in the Cam Henderson Center.

Taylor Kirchwehm can be contacted at kirchwehm@marshall.edu.

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Hagarty finds inspiration on Spanish coast

By JOSEPHINE E. MENDEZ

FOR THE PARTHENON For 10 months out of the year, the majority of painting students and faculty call the eighth floor of Smith Hall home, including Ian Hagarty, assistant professor in the School of Art and Design. But for one month this summer, home for Hagarty was Cádiz, Spain.

Hagarty was part of an artist-in-residence program in Cádiz called Linea de Costa.

The purpose of the program was to immerse artists from all over the country in the culture and environment of Cádiz.

“I was very interested in Cádiz for two reasons,” Hagarty said.

“For one, Cádiz is one of the longest inhabited cities in western civilization, so there is an incredible amount of history and importance in the city. I was also drawn to the place because of its location near the US Naval base.

My father was stationed there for awhile during his late teens, so I thought it would be a perfect place to go and to work.”

Cádiz is a narrow strip of land located in the southwest region of Spain. The majority of the city is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Because of this unique characteristic, Hagarty decided to focus the theme of his artwork during his stay on the ocean. The ocean seemed like the perfect theme to Hagarty not only because of his location, but also because he had noticed that in several of his most recent pieces of artwork there was some sort of theme that had to do with water.

Hagarty is a painter by trade, but while in Spain he chose to explore new mediums in order to create his masterpieces.

Instead of using a canvas and paintbrush he used a mouse and computer. This idea came about mainly because it wasn’t

ideal or even really possible to travel with all of his usual paints and materials.

For the first few weeks, Hagarty spent the bulk of his time learning the new program and generating work based on his fresh surroundings. Most days he would enter the studio where he worked at 10 a.m. and not leave until 8 p.m.

“I had all these plans and ideas that I was going to travel and do all these other things,” Hagarty said. “But as soon as I arrived I found that it was much more work than I had anticipated.”

The Linea de Costa also had other artists participating in the program during Hagarty’s stay, including artists from Italy, Peru, Thailand, Spain and even others from the United States. Although each artist worked individually to create their own work, Hagarty said that another part of the experience was meeting and networking with artists from all over the world, as well as being able to share his artwork in a more global and international setting.

At the end of his stay, Hagarty displayed three pieces of artwork in a solo exhibition titled “Oceanic.” One piece was a 15 minute video of animations that incorporated video, sound, photography and computer generated imagery.

The video was a series of clips in response to the ocean, displayed in a poetic and abstract way. In correlation with the video, he also created five paper sculptures based on the ocean surface.

His last piece was a site-specific drawing that tied into the other two pieces. Hagarty utilized the unique space with its big vaulted, curved ceiling and drew the ocean’s surface along the wall, as well as up and over the ceiling.

“Being in Spain the language was definitely a barrier that I had to work through,”

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Hagarty said. “But the beauty of what I was doing was that I could communicate to them through my art because art is a non-verbal language.”

Hagarty said he feels indebted to Marshall and his department, for without their help and support this trip would not have been possible.

He is especially thankful for the Summer Research Award he received which helped offset some of the costs associated with the trip.

He has only fond memories from his experience in Cádiz and hopes to do something similar to this program again, possibly in the United States.

He will hold a solo exhibition this spring, which will display artwork inspired from his stay in Spain.

Josephine Mendez can be contacted at mendez9@marshall.edu.

MU faculty performs duo

By MISTY ERNEST

THE PARTHENON Marshall University professor Wendell Dobbs and assistant professor Henning Vauth performed a duo recital Monday in Smith Music Hall.

The pieces performed were selections of the 19th century from Germany and Austria, and featured works from Conradin Kreutzer, Carl Reinecke and Franz Schubert.

Dobbs played the flute while Vauth accompanied him on the piano.

The first sonata written

by Kreutzer is an absolute piece, in which it is solely about the music. The second sonata, “Undine,” is a program about love and betrayal, written by Reinecke.

The third sonata, “Arpeggione,” written by Schubert, is another absolute piece inspired by folk music of

Austria and Hungary.

“I wasn’t familiar with any of the three pieces,” Robert Barnard, of Huntington, said.

“I liked the third one most because it was easiest to like.

I thought the performance overall was superb.”

Barnard said he liked the third piece, Arpeggione, the most because it had “spirit of youth.”

Dobbs and Vauth performed these three pieces and an encore of the song “Legend” accompanied by heroic, contemplative and sad expressions.

“I would hope that they would feel some of the musical expression that we’re trying to generate,” Dobbs said. “I think if they can feel some of the dance movements and some of the lyrical sections, then I’ve done my job.”

Dobbs has been playing the flute for 50 years and joined

Marshall’s department of music in 1985. He teaches freshman music theory, flute and music appreciation.

Vauth came to the music department two years ago and is now an assistant professor of piano and coordinator of keyboard studies, and teaches applied piano and music theory.

This was the first time Dobbs and Vauth have performed together. They put on the performance again Tuesday evening at Morehead State University in Kentucky.

The music department will put on a woodwind quintet performance featuring three faculty members, including Dobbs, accompanied by two guest instrumentalists at Smith Music Hall on Sept. 18 at 8 p.m.

Misty Ernest can be contacted at ernest9@ marshall.edu.

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Ian Hagarty (center), Marshall University assistant professor in the School of Art and Design, poses with Rocío Arévalo Vargas (left), Co-Director of Linea de Costa, and Italian artist Christiane Raich (right) in Cádiz, Spain.

Hagarty spent one month of the summer in an artist-in-residence program in the city, in which he used the Atlantic Ocean as inspiration for his artwork.

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