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West Virginia Legislature seeking TUESDAY MU’s Shuler named C-USA Offensive interns for 2013 session| More on News October 2, 2012 Player of the Week| More on Sports

VOL. 116 NO. 21 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Coal debate heating up the campaign trail THE PARTHENON hopeful Mitt Romney on been laid off and it’s hitting independent at this point.” supporters of coal, leav- these guys, who they’re going With the start of early vot- Saturday at the Lawrence close to home.” While many Republi- ing many miners confused to be with and who their not ing less than a month away, County fairgrounds in Proc- Some blue-collar demo- can and Democrat coal for whom to cast their going to be with.” the debate over coal is firing torville, Ohio. crats said they are planning miners have already de- ballots. In the senate race, Raese up the campaign trail. Joshua Nelson, Boone to vote “red” due to the cided to vote for Romney Donald Eubank, coal is behind Senator Manchin Coal miners held two County coal miner, said it’s state of the coal indus- in the presidental race, miner, attended a Republi- in the polls. major rallies this past important to carry their ‘war try. Lacy Workman, coal many are still undecided can rally in Boone County While Eubank said there is weekend. They said Presi- on coal’ message to the key miner for Alpha Natural in statewide races. Both Sunday. Eubank listened to more research to be done, he dent Obama has a ‘war on swing state to help sway un- Resources, said President Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin Republican hopefuls Raese said one thing is for sure. coal’ and increased regula- decided voters. Obama’s stance on coal (D.) and his opponent Bill and Maloney after attend- “My main goal is to get tions on the industry are “They need to know,” has put him in an awkward Maloney (R.), in the gov- ing rallies for the Democrat Obama out of office,” Eu- costing jobs and causing Nelson said. “We’re at 20 position. ernor’s race, and Sen. Joe candidates. bank said. mines to shut down. percent unemployment in “I’m a registered demo- Manchin(D.) and Republi- “I’m doing research,” Eu- The Parthenon can be Miners organized a rally Boone County, my father is crat,” Workman said. “I can John Raese (R.) in the bank said. “I want some contacted at Parthenon@ in support of presidential a union dozer operator, he’s guess this year I’m an Senate race are all strong more information about marshall.edu. Presidential MU students candidates anticipate discuss jobs McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) Homecoming WASHINGTON - Perhaps the most important thing Pres- By ASHLEY KILLINGSWORTH ident and Mitt THE PARTHENON Romney can do to win the job The countdown to Satur- of president for the next four day’s Homecoming game is years it to show they can help in full swing and Marshall other Americans find a job. students have a lot to look Hit by a great recession and forward to this week. now stuck in a weak recovery, The Campus Activities the country has grappled with Board is sponsoring a variety a jobless rate above 8 percent of events to help students get since February 2009, Obama’s excited for Homecoming. first full month in office. That “We’re going to try to do stretch of 43 months is the something every day this longest prolonged period of year to kind of get students unemployment above 8 percent excited about Homecoming since record keeping began in so they can show their school 1948. It long ago passed the 27 spirit,” Christina Caul-Jack- months recorded during Ron- son, coordinator for student ald Reagan’s first term. involvement, said. Roughly 7.9 million jobs A T-shirt giveaway will were lost during the Great take place Tuesday at the Recession, which spanned Memorial Student Center. Marshall Revolution students December 2007 to June 2009. The Homecoming court will Job growth turned positive be announced at noon at the in March 2010 and has stayed student center. National Pan- provide breakfast to commuters that way except for a few stray Hellenic Council is hosting months. Yet 12.5 million Amer- Apollo Night Tuesday eve- icans remain unemployed, and ning at 7 p.m. in the Shawkey By SAMUEL SPECIALE another 8 million work part Dining Room. THE PARTHENON time and are seeking full-time Good Morning MU will take A group of Marshall University jobs. Hiring remains sluggish. place Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. students distributed breakfast to “The weakness in the job at the student center. Later commuting students, faculty and market during this economic in the day, the WMUL Annual staff in the parking lots off of Third recovery is due to a hiring Car Bash will be on Buskirk Avenue Monday morning. shortfall of about 1 million Field from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Emily Thomas, a junior biology per month,” said Mark Zandi, for students interested in tak- major, and a group of students in- chief economist for forecaster ing swings at a car decorated volved with Marshall Revolution Moody’s Analytics and an an- in the University of Tulsa’s handed out Pop-Tarts and bottles alyst sought out by politicians school colors. NPHC is also of water to students as they arrived from both major parties.” hosting So You Think You Can on campus. The two major party can- Stroll at 7 p.m. in BE5 of the “We started our commuter break- didates offer very different Memorial Student Center. fast ministry a couple of years ideas to help in job creation. Office decoration judging ago,” Thomas said. “We decided Obama offers a plan that begins Thursday at 11 a.m. it would be really cool to hand out depends largely on govern- Jason the unique hypnotist food once a month and show people ment spending and tax cuts. will be in MSC BE5 at 8 p.m. that we love them.” PHOTOS BY SAMUEL SPECIALE Economists say the Obama There will be a picnic Marshall Revolution members hand out Pop-Tarts to commuters as they arrived on plan could create 1 million to Friday on the plaza of the Me- See BREAKFAST | Page 5 Marshall University’s campus on Monday. 1.9 million new jobs through morial Student Center from short-term efforts to stimulate 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This is hiring, coupled with continu- the first official alumni event ation of longer-term efforts of Homecoming weekend. already started to promote em- Students can also create cus- Wash. could be test case in marijuana legalization ployment in emerging “green tom airbrushed trucker hats technologies” and spending on and pennant flags at the Me- By JONATHAN MARTIN will decide whether to directly con- But legal and drug policy experts, education to better prepare the morial Student Center. At 6 THE SEATTLE TIMES (MCT) front the federal ban on marijuana asked recently to speculate, say any nation’s future workforce. p.m. the Marshall women’s SEATTLE - In the waning days of a and embrace a sprawling plan to federal response is likely to be dic- Romney offers a different volleyball team plays East campaign to legalize marijuana in Cali- legalize, regulate and tax sales at tated as much by politics as by law. path that avoids targeted short- Carolina University in the fornia two years ago, all nine ex-directors state-licensed pot stores. Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes, term government spending Cam Henderson Center. Ad- of the Drug Enforcement Administration Speculation on the potential federal an I-502 supporter who talks fre- in favor of moves to improve mission is free to all Parents simultaneously urged Obama officials to blowback is rife. quently with federal authorities, the overall environment for and Family Weekend visitors. come out in strong opposition. Would the Obama administration thinks the Justice Department would business. He promises 12 mil- Saturday, the 5K Alum run The pressure worked: Attorney Gen- pick a legal fight over states’ rights to back off after “a long, intense, fairly lion new jobs over four years will take place on Third Av- eral Eric Holder declared his office try to block Initiative 502? Would fed- high-level conversation” with cam- through a revamp of both enue between 19th and 20th would “vigorously enforce” the federal eral prosecutors charge marijuana paign and state officials. government taxation and Street at 9 a.m. Registra- ban on marijuana “even if such activi- growers and retailers, even if they are “In the end, I think the feds will spending, and pro-business tion for the event is $25. At ties are permitted under state law.” authorized by state law? go with the will of the voters,” said strategies such as a lighter regu- 9:30 a.m. students and their Whether that was a real threat or Or would - as some opponents Holmes. latory hand by federal agencies. family attending Parents just posturing is unclear: California and supporters predict _ federal au- Full legalization has been proposed The 12 million might be a safe and Family Weekend can voters rejected Proposition 19. thorities denounce the law but largely and rejected by voters in Alaska, Cali- bet: It’s in with Federal Reserve The test case instead could be leave Washington alone? fornia and Nevada, and is on the ballot estimates of a return to full em- See HOMECOMING | Page 5 Washington, where voters on Nov. 6 The Justice Department won’t say. this November in Colorado and Oregon. ployment around 2017.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM W.Va. Legislature seeking interns for 2013 session By KATIE WISE all 134 members of the West for web publication, writing a enrollment does not interfere believes to be qualified and submitted by Friday, THE PARTHENON Virginia Legislature. synopsis of legislative actions with the responsibilities of why they wish to participate Nov. 2. The Legisla- Internship work assign- for the weekly newsletter the internship. in the legislative process, two Katie Wise can ture’s Office of Reference and ments include: covering floor “Wrap Up” and responding Interested applicants must reference letters, one char- be reached at Information is seeking student sessions of both the House to citizen requests via tele- be enrolled in an accredited acter reference from outside wise37@mar- applicants for the Journalism of Delegates and the State phone, correspondence or journalism school in the state the academic setting and no shall.edu. Internship Program. Senate, attending desig- mail. of West Virginia, in good aca- more than three samples of Up to four students will be nated committee meetings, Each Legislative Infor- demic standing with his or the applicant’s most recent chosen to participate in the producing columns, news re- mation intern will receive her university and must be a written material. internship, which runs from leases, media advisories and three credit hours toward sophomore, junior, senior or Further information re- January 2013 through April other publications relative his or her degree, as well graduate student. garding the internship can 2013. to legislative action. As well as a monthly stipend. Ad- Students must submit the be found on the West Vir- The office is apolitical and as composing a daily sum- ditionally, students may application form, a brief ginia Legislature website. nonpartisan, and works for mary of legislative activities enroll in other classes if their statement on why he or she All applications must be MUDD Cup activities CALIFORNIA TRAIN ACCIDENT San Francisco kick off this week By EVAN FOWLER plastic bag ban THE PARTHENON The challenge begins as residents get down and dirty goes into effect putting their minds and bod- ies to the test to prove they By NOEMY MENA have what it takes to be part SAN FRANCISCO STATE of the best residence hall on VIA UWIRE campus. San Francisco’s plastic The Department of Hous- bag ban goes into effect to- ing and Residence Life day as another step toward announces they will host becoming a “zero-waste” the seventh annual Marshall city. Store owners who don’t University Double Dare com- comply with the ban will be petition during homecoming subject to a fine. week. The new ordinance will The weeklong series of force San Francisco busi- events better known as nesses to swap plastic for “MUDD CUP” is a Residence paper and start charging Hall tradition that incorpo- customers 10 cents per rates a variety of challenges bag. Customers will also and will attempt to finally receive 10 cents off for answer the frequently asked MCT DIRECT each bag they bring in. Eat- question, “Which Hall is the At least 42 passengers were taken to Valley hospitals Monday when a big rig truck collided with a south-bound Amtrak train near eries are exempt until July BEST?” Hartford, California, authorities said. 2013 due to food safety and “MUDD Cup is always a hygiene. great time,” Stephanie Hur- ley, assistant director for the Department of Housing and Residence Life, said. “We Career Services to sponsor resume workshops had a wonderful turnout for the 2011 competition and are By EVAN FOWLER They will have their resume in hand Debbie Stoler, assistant direc- looking for even more par- THE PARTHENON and ready to go and it will be error tor for Career Services Center, said ticipation this year. I expect The resume doctor will be avail- free and targeted towards the compa- she thinks students need to learn there to be quite a fight for able in the Memorial Student Center nies they want to speak to.” the importance of the 30-second the win.” Lobby on Tuesday and Wednesday Hogsett said that another impor- commercial so they know they are Events are scheduled to for all of your resume’s ailments and tant topic is dressing appropriately focusing on the right elements to take place come rain or remedy needs. for the Career Expo. Hogsett said she network successfully with potential shine. The events listed for Career Services will be sponsor- would like to see male students in a employers. the remainder of the week ing events to prepare students for suit and tie and females in a nice pair “What a 30-second commercial is includes 3-on-3 basketball the upcoming 2012 Fall Career Expo. of dress pants and a jacket. However, not, is a personal history, like ‘I was and volleyball tournaments These events include the resume doc- Hogsett said that business casual is born and raised in Huntington, West on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the tor event through Wednesday in the also acceptable as long as the stu- Virginia. Both of my parents work Marshall Recreation Center. MSC lobby from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and dents are setting themselves apart and I have three sisters and five dogs the Career Services Open House on from others in the MSC who may and they drive us crazy sometimes.’” See MUDD | Page 5 Oct. 8, is an all-day event that will be a 30-second commercial. Hogsett said just be exploring the event and not Stoler said. hosted in the Career Services office she thinks the events will also help participating. A full list of events can be found on located next to the Joan C. Edwards students work the job fair with confi- Hogsett also said that the 30-sec- the career services portion of the Mar- Performing Arts Center on Fifth dence and learn networking skills. ond commercial, which is a brief shall University website. Students can California bans Avenue. “I think the most important thing introduction that includes quali- also view a list of current employers Denise Hogsett, director of Career with these events that are prior to the fications and experience, will scheduled to attend the Expo on the gay ‘conversion’ Services Center, said the resume doc- career fair is being prepared,” Hog- allow students to market themselves Career Services site. Events are free tor session will help students perfect sett said. “So when they walk into the quickly and affectively in telling the and open to all students. therapy for minors their resumes as well as teach them room, they know the employers and company what value they can add as Evan Fowler can be contacted at to market themselves to employers in they’ve done a little bit of research. a future employee. [email protected]. By PATRICK MCGREEVY LOS ANGELES TIMES VIA MCT SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California became the first Poll finds Romney’s 47 percent remarks overserved but damaging state to ban therapy aimed at changing a minor’s sex- By PAUL WEST survey, released Monday by the indepen- ual orientation from gay TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU VIA MCT dent polling organization. to straight after Gov. Jerry WASHINGTON - Many voters think news The poll was conducted between Sept. 27 Brown signed legislation organizations have given too much at- and Sept. 30, a period that coincided with Sunday prohibiting the so- tention to Mitt Romney’s surreptitiously swing-state airing of an Obama attack ad called “conversion” therapy. recorded remarks about the “47 percent,” a on Romney’s remarks. It employs Rom- “This bill bans non-sci- new national opinion survey found. ney’s recorded voice as the soundtrack, entific ‘therapies’ that have At the same time, the new poll by the in- while black-and-white still pictures of indi- driven young people to dependent Pew Research Center confirms viduals _ meant to symbolize those he was depression and suicide,” what politicians in both parties have said: speaking about - flash by on the TV screen. Brown said in a statement Most voters had a negative reaction to what Though the poll makes clear that Rom- Sunday. “These practices the Republican presidential candidate had ney’s words have sunk in, it also found that have no basis in science or to say at his private fundraising event. a plurality of registered voters believe the medicine and they will now Two out of three voters knew that Rom- news media have gone overboard in cover- be relegated to the dustbin of ney was the source of comments that 47 ing the story. Nearly half of those who knew quackery.” percent of the population is dependent on Romney made the remarks _ 49 percent _ Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Tor- government and pays no federal income thought that his words had been given too rance, who introduced the taxes, according to the poll. The question much coverage. Another 28 percent thought measure, commended the was open-ended: Respondents were asked the media had got it about right, while 13 governor and said he hoped if they happened to know who had made the percent said Romney’s words had received other states would follow remarks. too little coverage. California’s lead. Most of those who correctly identified All told, the fallout from the remark re- “No one should stand idly the GOP candidate also said they had a sembled the impact of negative ads: Voters by while children are be- negative reaction to his remarks (55 per- often recoil at them, but they tend to absorb ing psychologically abused, cent). Democrats and those with lower their message nonetheless. and anyone who forces a family incomes (under $30,000 a year) were An unrelated finding in the poll may child to try to change their overwhelmingly negative. A majority of in- well reflect the intensely negative tone of sexual orientation must dependent voters (55 percent) also reacted this year’s presidential contest. Less than understand this is unaccept- negatively. Most Republicans (54 percent) able,” Lieu said. had a positive reaction, according to the See ROMNEY | Page 5

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Shuler earns C-USA Offensive Player of the Week Ray Allen at

By LAKE MOREHOUSE has been a force this season. THE PARTHENON “They’ve done that all year. They peace with Tommy Shuler was awarded the make a great combination,” Holli- Conference USA Offensive Player of day said. the Week award Monday. Cato said that the constant atten- break from The Miami, Fla. native has been tion receiver Aaron Dobson attracts nothing short of spectacular this creates opportunities for Shuler in season. Shuler, in his sophomore the slot position. Boston Celtics season, has managed to break the “If you’re a corner you have to single-game school record for recep- [concentrate on Dobson],” Cato By IRA WINDERMAN tions with 19, and leads the nation in said. “If you’re up there doubling SUN SENTINEL (MCT) receptions with 51. a slot and going one-on-one with MIAMI - The moment His 19-catch performance this Dobson, you’d be a fool. You’re just came during Saturday’s weekend made Shuler the co-record asking for a touchdown.” opening session of train- holder in Conference USA, sharing the Shuler said Purdue came into the ing camp. title with Houston’s James Cleveland. game with a man-coverage defen- It was time to reverse “I just go out everyday and tell my- sive scheme, which worked to his his practice jersey. And self to set higher goals,” Shuler said. advantage. then it hit home. “I try to go out there and play pitch “I wanted man. I think everyone “I kind of glanced out and catch.” on our team wanted man,” Shuler the window,” he said, “and The 5 foot 8 inch slot receiver said. “It was just finding holes in I saw some water, and I hauled in 19 of quarterback Rakeem the defense. Everybody was finding was wondering where I Cato’s completions Saturday at Pur- holes. Rakeem found me. I just made was for a minute there.” due, while also tallying 200 yards of the play.” TYLER KES | THE PARTHENON Not in Boston anymore. receiving. Shuler seemed un-guard- Cato said Shuler and his sure Marshall University’s Tommy Shuler catches a pass in front of Purdue’s E.J. Johnson Ray Allen now practices able by the Purdue secondary. hands will not remain a secret for during Saturday’s game against the Boilermakers. Shuler grabbed 19 receptions from alongside Biscayne Bay, in Cato and Shuler have carried their much longer. quarterback Rakeem Cato. The 19 catches marked a Marshall single-game record. Shuler Miami Heat gear, beside long time quarterback-receiver rela- “People sooner or later are going leads the nation with 51 recptions on the season. LeBron James, Dwyane tionship from high school football to to find out about him,” Cato said. Wade and Chris Bosh, in- the collegiate level. Shuler has been “They’re going to find out they need Shuler is now atop the nation in Marshall kicks off its homecom- stead of with Paul Pierce, Cato’s favorite target during the to double him, or bracket him. If the total receptions, leading notable ing game Saturday against Tulsa at Kevin Garnett and Rajon month of September. they’re going to keep playing him receivers such as WVU’s Stedman 3:30 p.m. Rondo. Marshall Head Coach Doc Holliday one-on-one, we’re going to keep do- Bailey and Clemson’s DeAndre Lake Morehouse can be contacted “It’s definitely differ- said the Cato to Shuler connection ing the same thing.” Hopkins. at [email protected]. ent,” the NBA’s all-time 3-pointer leader said of the red, black and white. “What I’m used to, I’ve Sports news briefs got to break my habits. Herd fans strong on the road It’s the same stuff, but I’ve got to get used to dif- By MARCUS CONSTANTINO wanted to support Marshall wherever I could ferent terminology. Men’s soccer to play at Sam Hood Field THE PARTHENON go. I knew Mark Snyder and I liked Mark “The rhythm of prac- Located about two hours south of Chi- Snyder, but the program did not go in a posi- tice for me is different.” Marshall University men’s soccer will be kicking off cago, Purdue University is no short trip tive direction when he was here, and we need With the Heat, he’s all- their first and only home game at Sam Hood Field on from Huntington. But the 340-mile drive to rebuild this.” in when it comes to the Wednesday night against Asbury. The Herd has four wasn’t enough to keep the Herd faith- According to a June listing of college transition. home games left for the remainder of the 2012 season, but ful from making the drive to watch football’s most loyal fanbases by Bleacher “It’s a new landscape only one on Sam Hood Field. The Thundering Herd will Marshall take on Big 10 opponent Purdue Report, Marshall was ranked 69 out of 124 for me,” he said. “Having be playing in West Virginia for the first time since Aug. on Saturday. teams. The report notes that the Herd is to move down here, be in 24, when they started the season against Wright State in A band of Kelly Green-clad Herd fans one of the highest non-BCS teams on the a new situation, learn a Charleston. filled the northwest corner of Ross-Ade list. new staff, all that’s been a Head Coach Bob Gray said he would love to see a big Stadium. The official attendance count of Sabo attributes that fact to Marshall’s suc- great challenge. I’ve been turn out from Thundering Herd soccer fans since this will Saturday’s game was 45,481, most of whom cess under Pruett. looking forward to it. I’m be their only game of the year in Huntington. donned Old Gold and black in support of the “When we were winning a lot in the MAC, enjoying it.” The Thundering Herd suffered their first loss against Boilermakers. we used to be one of the best traveling teams While Garnett, Rondo Tulsa on Saturday night dropping to (7-1-1). Although they were outnumbered, the around,” Sabo said. and even Celtics coach Doc The Herd will be facing an (4-4-1) Asbury team Wednes- Herd fans made sure their hollers and chants Walker Clark, 61, of Charleston, said he Rivers have been stoking day night. Asbury is coming off of a draw against Brescia were heard. has followed Marshall football since 1969. He the rivalry with the Heat, University and four-straight home games in Wilmore, Chris Sabo, 42, of Columbus, Ohio, a 1992 doesn’t fly to every game, but he goes to ev- Allen won’t go there, say- . Marshall graduate and Big Green member, ery game within driving distance. ing Saturday of Garnett, The Marshall Thundering Herd men’s soccer team will took his 12-year-old son, Nick, to watch the “If I can drive, I make the trip, but if it’s “We’re friends, regardless reopen the gates of Sam Hood Field and face off against Herd in the Hoosier State. outside 8 or 10 hours, it’s too far,” Clark of what happened.” the Asbury Eagles, Wednesday night at 6 p.m. “There’s quite a bit [of fans] here, more said. “When we’re winning and we’re going But there also has been than what I thought,” Sabo said as chants of out-of-state to play bigger opponents, it’s a a clean break. “We are… Marshall!” rang out from a nearby lot of fun to travel. You go to ACC schools, “I think the decision pack of Herd fans walking toward Ross-Ade or Big 10 schools, or SEC schools, you’re go- was more difficult to leave Steinbrenner on Yanks final series Stadium before the game. ing to places you’ve never been and most of Boston,” he said of com- Sabo has season tickets for Marshall’s the fans are welcoming. It’s a good time. We ing and going. “Because NEW YORK - Hal Steinbrenner said there is “a lot rid- home games but he said he hasn’t been able enjoy the travel and we love to support the once I signed with Miami, ing” on the final three games of the regular season. to make as many road trips since the Herd Herd.” it was the best situation The jobs of Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman aren’t on his left the Mid-American Conference for Con- Sabo said out of all the road trips he’s for me, moving forward.” list. Not yet. ference USA in 2005. made to cheer on the Herd, there’s only one In Boston, Allen found “Are jobs riding on this? Not that I know of,” Stein- The conference switch-up also marked place in particular where the fans have been himself increasingly brenner told a small group of reporters in Yankee Stadium the end of Bob Pruett’s coaching legacy at less than welcoming. playing at the mercy hallway before Monday night’s game, according to MLB. Marshall. Pruett racked up a 94-23 record, “WVU. I won’t go there anymore,” Sabo of Rondo’s dribble, the com. But he left himself some wiggle room. “Jobs are not including five bowl wins and a NCAA di- said. “I’ve been so mistreated. We’ve had post game of Garnett, riding on this. But that’s not something I’m concerned vision I-AA championship as Marshall’s everything from being spat at to having full an offensive structure of about right now. We look at everything in the offseason, as head coach from 1996 to 2004. Under Mark beer cans thrown at us, just completely mis- Rivers that had him wait we always do.” Snyder, the Herd endured a 22-37 record treated. I refuse to go there. I’ve been to WVU his turn. Cashman’s contract runs through 2014 and he isn’t in before Snyder’s resignation on Nov. 28, a couple of times, but we’ll never go back. With the Heat playing any danger of losing his job. Girardi, signed through 2013, 2009. I’m fine with the contract being over because at pace, with a variety of would have more exposure with a quick postseason exit in “We always were known for years for I won’t go there.” ballhandlers, Allen finds which the team didn’t play well. traveling very well,” Sabo said. “It was Marcus Constantino can be contacted at himself returning to his And the managing general partner, who rarely speaks something I was very proud of, and I always [email protected]. roots, comparing it to the with the media, said expectations are that they do. game he played at UConn “There’s a lot we expect of them and there’s a lot riding on under Jim Calhoun and in this and a lot riding on doing well,” Steinbrenner said. “We Milwaukee under George all feel obligated to our fans and succeeding on their behalf.” Karl. Steinbrenner repeated what he said during spring train- ing: His mandate to Cashman remains getting the payroll, now in the range of $200 million, to $189 million by 2014 to avoid a stiff luxury-tax penalty. “I’ve made it clear that it’s very important to me for several reasons,” he said. “Again, you’re talking about a 10-percent reduction in payroll. I don’t see that as an out- rageous concept. I never have.”

252805 Rex Ryan stands behind Mark Sanchez GINO’S PARTHENON 2 FOR TUES FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Rex Ryan scoured the game 1 x 4.0 tape in search of solutions, anything that might help fix everything that went horribly wrong against the 49ers. The Jets’ 34-0 home loss had forced him to look inward, at his staff and at his starting quarterback, Mark Sanchez. But Ryan stood firm Monday in the face of questions about a potential demotion and prodding for more Tim Tebow time. MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON Strangely enough, Denver coach John Fox muttered Marshall University fans piled into Ross-Ade Stadium to cheer on the Thundering Herd in West Lafayette, Ind., those same words last year about Kyle Orton. during the game Saturday against the Purdue Boilermakers.

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Column Self-interest will prevail in Iran By HENRY CULVYHOUSE COLUMNIST Over the weekend I took the time to sit back and reflect on last week’s tomfoolery at the United Nation General Assem- bly. Last week’s editorial and yesterday’s letter to the editor somewhat forced my hand to give an opinion about the squab- ble. In light of these comments written in the ledger of this great publication, I feel the need to introduce a little reason to the issue. Let’s say for argument’s sake Iran gets the bomb. If the Iranians developed nuclear weaponry, we must ask two ques- tions. First, would the Iranians use it and second, how could we mitigate the risk? Well to the first question, I give a resounding no. Ahmadine- jad and his boss, the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei may be Column autocratic, ruthless, theocratic brutes, but they aren’t crazy. We must look at historical precedent. If the Soviet Union and the United States, two countries who were even more invested in ideological, material and political Reshaping the ‘ism’ debate rivalry, didn’t use the bomb, then why would Iran? As much as we wish them to be, Iran is not a totalitarian state. A totali- By DEREK OLSON because of their expansive simply labeling the U.S. with Economics is a relatively tarian state operates according to a logic of totality, meaning U. MINNESOTA VIA UWIRE programs for wealth redis- capitalism. young science, and it is still in order to fully realize itself; it needs to expand indefinitely, One can hardly think tribution. However, these are For real world observa- clouded with some theoreti- encompassing every piece of the human experience and the of two more contentious economies with private capi- tions, it is necessary to cal subjectivity. Additionally, globe. The Nazi state is certainly the best example of this words in the American tal, successful corporations imagine a spectrum. Con- scientific experiments are philosophy. Stalinist Russia needed totalitarian expansion political lexicon than social- and prices determined by sider a pure market economy impossible. It is not feasible and could have easily done so with the use of nuclear weap- ism and capitalism. Neither markets. If Norway, Sweden on one side and a pure com- to instruct two countries into ons. What prevented them? The U.S. nuclear counter balance. can I think of two words as or Denmark were socialist mand economy on the other, a situation where all but one By the same token, the Russian nuclear arsenal certainly highly misused and misun- economies, it would not be from complete private own- variable is held constant. deterred us from using them. After all, it was Douglas Ma- derstood. In the aftermath a stretch to say the same of ership to complete public However, data collection cArthur’s insistence of using atomic bombs in Korea that led of the recent financial cri- the U.S. Among Americans, ownership, from markets methods are improving, to his dismal from the war. Simply put, countries try to avoid sis, just as in the aftermath there is some ambiguity to collective planning as the available data is expanding nuclear confrontations. of every deep recession, surrounding the term so- sole mechanism to deter- and every day we have more The Iranian regime, in all their rhetoric, will never push there is heightened discus- cialism, but for most of the mine prices. Like the U.S., history to analyze. the red button. Because in their heart and mind, they know sion of these concepts. If world, and for much of his- there are no pure market For example, modern em- if they push the button, they’ve lost. They’ll be bombed back these concepts were under- tory, the varieties of socialist economies among developed pirical evidence supports into the Stone Age, into oblivion by an Israeli and American stood more clearly, perhaps theory have been recognized nations. At no point in the the incentives argument counter strike. How can a regime still rule with all its mighty we could have more con- as roughly synonymous with history of the Soviet Union or of neoclassical economics. authority if there’s no one left? The innately human instinct structive conversations communism. any other planned economy Edward Prescott, a former that sane, rational people posses that whispers, “Hey, I want about the size and scope of This ambiguity resulting was capital ever 100 percent University of Minnesota to live,” will rule at the end of the day. government. from conceptual discussion publicly owned or markets professor and Nobel Prize- So, if they do get the bomb, how do we prevent the future, There is some confusion points to the second major completely abolished. What winning economist, has non-nuclear aggression that will follow its development? His- surrounding the meaning of flaw in the debate between we must recognize is that done substantive research torically speaking, countries (U.S. in Vietnam, Korea, Russia socialism. In the economics capitalism and socialism. there are no examples in comparing the tax rates of in Czechoslovakia, Afghanistan) who get the bomb like to go discipline, these colloquial These are theoretical con- modern history of an econ- G-7 nations. Americans now into proxy wars to assert their dominance in a region and use “isms” are generally not cepts. They do not actually omy at either extreme end work more than Germans, the threat of the bomb to keep the big dogs out. used. Economic systems exist in reality. of these spectrums. In other French and British, when I think the Arab Spring provides us with a framework for are described as market Since the Constitution was words, all developed econo- this was not the case in the a solution. Following the Cold War logic of containment, economies or command written, the U.S. has oper- mies of the world consist of 1970s. Prescott’s findings the blossoming democracies in the region could prevent economies, roughly analo- ated a publicly financed post some mix of capitalism and show that the large dispar- the spread of pro-Iranian sentiment in the region. Although gous to capitalism and office. Milton Friedman even socialism. ity in marginal tax rates that Libya, Egypt and Tunisia are not perfect, they have the po- communism, respectively. referred to the military as a Has capitalism failed? Is has arisen between the U.S. tential to become a democratic coalition in the region, who In the former, prices are de- socialist activity because the capitalism in crisis? These and other G-7 nations since will be concerned with their own problems. Over time, their termined by markets and capital is owned by the state are not constructive ques- the 1970’s accounts for the citizens will be more concerned with how their own country capital is privately owned. and proposed that the U.S. is tions. Pure capitalism is not decreased productivity in is ruled, not with the existence of Israel. At the end of the day, In the latter, prices are de- 45 percent socialist. These the economic system of the Europe, Canada and Japan. self-interest, like roads and running water, will become more termined by a planning examples illustrate how the U.S., or any country for that Prescott’s studies show that important than the rhetoric Iran spews about Israel. As these board and capital is publicly United States’ economy has matter. The real question we even relatively small moves countries democratize and others, like Syria, win democracy, owned. never consisted of complete need to ask is this: Where along the spectrum from they will quickly see how much better their livelihoods are From time to time I hear private ownership of capital. is the optimal place on the private to public ownership with peace in the region. Iran will be choked out due to lack befuddling discussion about In the 20th century, with the spectrum between private of capital can have large, of regional support. the socialist economies of surge of entitlement pro- and public ownership, be- disincentive effects on the If Iran gets the bomb, I take the Donnie Brasco approach. Europe. Many Americans grams, the economy shifted tween free markets and productivity of workers. “Forget about it!” seem to consider much of much further from strict planned controls? Workers are most motivated Henry Culvyhouse can be contacted at culvyhouse@mar- Europe, especially Scandi- capitalism. We must rec- So how do we deter- when they earn the reward shall.edu. navian countries, as socialist ognize the inadequacy of mine the optimal place? for themselves.

page designed and edited by EDEN ADKINS | [email protected] 5 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Tea party groups work to remove names from Ohio voter rolls By MICHAEL FINNEGAN Monroe said. “I’ve lived here and qualified voters,” said Obama’s re-election cam- urban - read African-Ameri- Cincinnati who provided LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) seven years, and now I’m get- Mary Siegel, one of the lead- paign and Romney allies are can - voter-turnout machine.” buses to take African-Amer- CINCINNATI - Lori Mon- ting challenged?” ers of the Ohio effort. already fighting in court over Some Democrats see icans to the polls in 2008 and roe, a 40-year-old Democrat Monroe’s is one of at least Some Democrats see it as Republican efforts to block the developments in Ohio plan to do so again in Novem- who lives in central Ohio, 2,100 names that tea party a targeted vote-suppression Ohio voters from casting as part of a national drive ber, described the tea party was startled a few weeks ago groups have sought to re- drive. The names selected for ballots the weekend before by Obama’s opponents to project and the curtailment to open a letter that said a move from Ohio’s voter purging include hundreds of the election. In 2008, Ohio’s minimize turnout of his sup- of weekend voting as “big- stranger was challenging her rosters. college students, trailer park final weekend of early - vot porters, one that includes otry of the highest order.” right to vote in the presiden- The groups and their allies residents, homeless people ing drew tens of thousands efforts elsewhere to impose “Who ever thought we’d be tial election. describe it as a citizen move- and African-Americans in of African-Americans to cast new voter ID rules. fighting for the right to vote Monroe, who was recov- ment to prevent ballot fraud, counties President Barack ballots, mainly for Obama. “Too much of this is go- in 2012?” he asked. ering from cancer surgery, although the Republican Obama won in 2008. The racial dimension of the ing on for this not to be a The tea party groups, scat- called the local election board secretary of state said in an The battle over who be- 2012 clash over weekend vot- coordinated effort,” said tered around the state, have to protest. A local tea party interview that he knew of no longs on the voter rolls in ing burst into the open last Tim Burke, chairman of the joined forces under the ban- leader was trying to strike evidence that any more than Ohio comes as supporters of month when one of Ohio’s Hamilton County Demo- ner of the Ohio Voter Integrity Monroe from the voter rolls a handful of illegal votes had Obama and his Republican most powerful Republicans, cratic Party in the tea party Project. It is an offshoot of for a reason that made no been cast in Ohio in the last challenger, Mitt Romney, are Franklin County GOP Chair- stronghold of southwestern True the Vote, a Texas orga- sense: Her apartment build- few presidential elections. making elaborate plans to man Doug Preisse, told the Ohio. nization that has recruited ing in Lancaster was listed as “We’re all about election monitor the polls and mount Columbus Dispatch, “We The Rev. Rousseau A. volunteers nationwide to a commercial property. integrity _ making sure every- legal challenges after the shouldn’t contort the voting O’Neal, one of a group challenge voter rosters and “I’m like, really? Seriously?” one who votes is registered Nov. 6 election if necessary. process to accommodate the of black ministers from work as poll watchers.

Homecoming Tulsa will kick off at Joan Continued from Page 1 C. Edwards Stadium at 3:30 p.m. To wrap up the week, Campaigns court youth vote, eat breakfast with Marshall NPHC is hosting a step show University President Ste- at 7:30 p.m. at the Big Sandy phen J. Kopp. Breakfast will Superstore Arena. take place in the Don Mor- The full list of events can but turnout is questionable ris Room of the Memorial be found on CAB’s page of Student Center. The an- the Marshall University By SANGEETA SHASTRY Chris Boeh said he never follows a politician for nual Homecoming parade website and the Marshall THE KANSAS CITY STAR (MCT) more than a day on Twitter because of the number will begin at 11:30 a.m. The University website. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - What a differ- of negative attacks that show up on his feed. parade begins in down- Ashley Killingsworth ence four years make. town and ends at the Joan can be contacted at ashley. 2008: Young voters turn out in historic MCT C. Edwards stadium. The killingsworth@marshall. proportions. Many buy into the “hope Homecoming game against edu. and change” rhetoric of then-candidate Barack Obama’s campaign, his last name economy), but at the same time, no real becoming something of a war cry across plan is showing up right now,” Boeh Breakfast obligated by taking this college campuses. In all, 51 percent of said. “And that is worrying.” Continued from Page 1 breakfast, but we just want 18- to 29-year-olds show up at the polls, two- Is there a candidate who makes them to be friendly and show the thirds marking his name on their ballots. want to be involved? Obama’s name Thomas said that the love of Christ.” 2012: Crickets. comes up, but with less enthusiasm purpose of giving out a free Thomas said that Mar- Not total silence, of course, but the than these students remember feeling breakfast to students is not shall Revolution views the percentage of young people who say in 2008. They said everyone was talking to attract students to their campus as a mission field they’re going to vote has dropped. about the elections that year. Everyone campus ministry but to and wants to share the gos- There’s a palpable lack of excitement was paying attention. And everyone share their love for Jesus pel through their different compared with the electric atmosphere they knew who could vote was planning with the campus. outreaches. four years ago, they say. Obama was so to. Now, the decision to vote is less clear. “I have a heart for the “We do a lot of different much more inspirational then. As for Boeh couldn’t think of anyone who’s campus and I want to see things for different groups Republican nominee Mitt Romney, he’s getting him excited about politics. people won over for Christ,” of people,” Thomas said. not exactly a fresh face either. “There are people who get me unex- Thomas said. “I’m not a “Commuters are some- There’s also a festering cynicism about cited,” he said, prompting laughter. commuter, so this is a dif- times looked over, so this is a political environment scarred by par- The campaign goal now, Beatty said, ferent perspective for me.” kind of our unique minis- tisan sparring. The 18- to 30-year-olds of compared to 36 percent for Romney. has turned to bringing young voters Adrian Hernandez, a try for them.” America seem to have taken the fast track But those numbers may not be as solid who turned out in 2008 back to the polls. sophomore dietetics major, Thomas said that the to being exhausted with politics, catching as poll results for other demographics. “Both candidates, in a way, are not joined Thomas in hand- commuter outreach is a up to older generations that took decades That’s because this age group is new, and it’s going to be harder to grab ing out breakfast to the different way for Marshall to become this disillusioned. a “volatile” one, Zogby said. Many new young voters’ attention,” he said. commuters. Revolution to engage the “It’s a mediocre atmosphere all across haven’t been engaged in politics before, “The challenge of both campaigns Hernandez said that campus. the board,” said Brittanee Coulter, a and what happens on the campaign trail is that they would just hope to get the they give a free breakfast “We feel that we need to 20-year-old at Maple Woods Community _ gaffes, missteps and all _ has a real in- young voters to come back.” to show love to fellow stu- be out sharing the gospel College in Missouri. “I don’t think there fluence on their decision to vote. It could Christian Morgan, a vice president dents, faculty and staff. and showing the campus is any excitement at all this year.” depend on something that happens at Axiom Strategies and a Republican “Someone asked if we that we love Christ,” This election season, said Harvard during the last week of campaigning, strategist, said he doesn’t see a lack of were giving out breakfast Thomas said. “It’s our Institute of Politics director Trey Gray- perhaps on Election Day itself. enthusiasm among young people when and if they had to come main focus.” son, “there are three options: Romney, In addition, the remaining 11 percent it comes to discussing the economy. But to our ministry if they Samuel Speciale can be Obama and staying home.” of likely voters in the poll said they he and his team need to take the cam- took it,” Hernandez said. contacted at special@mar- And staying home could be a problem were undecided. And that figure leads paign to them. “People think that they are shall.edu. for Obama, said pollster John Zogby. Zogby to think that many of them aren’t “It’s your job as a consultant, can- The youth vote could be critical in actually going to vote, based on his expe- didate and campaign to go and get the deciding the election, he said, specifi- rience with some other demographics youth vote,” Morgan said. “You have to cally in at least nine battleground states that typically skew Democratic. interrupt their lives.” that are too close to call. If Obama can “A likely voter today may not be a His team goes to music and art festi- again mobilize youth, he could take the likely voter Nov. 6,” Zogby said. “At the vals and state fairs, for example. Even election _ but probably not if youth vot- very least, they need some convincing though the youth vote tends to skew ers slip from his coalition. to vote for Obama again.” Democratic, Morgan said, Republicans But the relationship between youth Surprisingly, issues may not be the are confident they can win over young and politics isn’t just a tug-of-war be- problem reaching young voters. voters by talking about the realities of tween Republicans and Democrats. It In fact, young people tend to list the adulthood _ finding a job, paying taxes, has turned into a battle to convince 46 same issues and concerns as the rest paying a mortgage. million young citizens that government of America - and in the same order of “As long as you’re laying it on the line, is worth their while, in this election importance. as long as you’re being straightforward - _-and for the rest of their lives. The economy. Health care. Education. that’s what they’re looking for,” he said. Long-range, analysts say, how young Chris Boeh said he never follows a Kristen Soltis, vice president of Wash- voters feel about their first elections is politician for more than a day on Twit- ington-based polling and research firm likely to shape the way they see politics ter because of the number of negative The Winston Group, said she was par- in the future _ and so far, this year isn’t attacks that show up on his feed. ticularly critical of Republicans in 2008 a great start. “It’s off-putting when you get on there because they didn’t try hard enough to In this election, it’s too early to tell to see candidates’ views on something, reach youth. Soltis advises the super which way the youth vote will go, if it and they just tell you constantly what the PAC Crossroads Generation, a conser- CL100212 goes at all, Zogby said. other person’s doing, and what they’re vative group aimed at young people. Likely voters age 18-29 still skew in doing wrong,” the 21-year-old said. “We just assumed they were going CLASSIFIED Obama’s favor - a Sept. 15 Zogby poll “I have some faith and trust that to vote for Obama, and we gave up on showed 53 percent favor the president somebody somewhere will fix (the them,” Soltis said. CLASSIFIED 2 x 8.0 MUDD 6 p.m. in the North Field by will take place on Buskirk residence halls. Sign-up Continued from Page 2 the tennis courts. Friday will Field. information is available conclude the weeklong se- The reigning champions through resident advisers or Trivia will be at 6 p.m. on ries of events with the most of Holderby Hall will de- hall council representatives. Wednesday night in Bus- heavily noted Messy Relay fend their title in the 2012 Evan Fowler can be kirk Lobby. Dodgeball will at 4 p.m. and the Champi- series. Events are open to contacted at fowler68@mar- take place on Thursday at onship at 5 p.m. both which all students who live in the shall.edu.

ROMNEY percent graded him with an Republican nominee John are grading Romney (62 Continued from Page 2 “A” or “B”). McCain (34 percent) and in percent gave him an “A” or Romney got even lower 1996 to GOP nominee Bob “B”). half of the U.S. electorate (46 marks, with only 31 percent Dole (29 percent). The poll’s margin of error percent) gave Obama a grade of voters grading him “A” or The Pew poll also found was 3.7 percentage points, of “A” or “B” for his efforts “B.” His efforts to persuade that Democratic voters are with higher error mar- in convincing them to vote voters were more in line with giving Obama higher marks gins for smaller subsets of for him; four years ago, that grades that were awarded (78 percent gave him an “A” respondents, such as regis- figure was sharply higher (65 in 2008 to the campaign of or “B”) than Republicans tered voters.

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6 GUIDE TO 25755 TUESDAY, OCTOBER* 2,Life! 2012 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM History portrayed on stage as Titanic the Musical delivers more than just a shipwreck By JO TROLLER drama unfold of real life people.” THE PARTHENON The story of the shipwreck told during “Titanic the Musi- “Great loss of life” is what the headlines read over 100 years cal” is told through the eyes of a variety of characters from ago after the Titanic sank. Last night audience members at first class, secnd class, third class and crew. The musical fo- the Keith-Albee Performing Arts center caught a glimpse of cused on the perspective of the various lives aboard the ship. the lives of some passengers of the historical shipwreck. “Classism is a very hot topic,” Coriell said. “This show “Every character in the show is based off a person focuses on everything from the way that the first class that really did exist,” Taylor Coriell, actress who played dined to the way the gates were closed off before the Kate Murphey, a third class passenger, said. third class could even make it upstairs to the life boats.” The show focused primarily on the historical side of “There was a decent amount of focus on how the the shipwreck versus a fictionalized version of the show. middle class viewed the first class,” Roger Workman, “During our training we actually researched who we were sophomore theatre major said. “I loved the second class portraying,” Coriell said. “I even talked to descendants of Kate character of Alice Beane gossiping about all of the first Murphey so I could portray her well and do her life justice.” class people that were aboard the ship.” There was a lot of attention to detail on how to por- On top of classism the show also focused on the vari- tray historical aspects of the ship in anyway possible. ous aspects of pride that man has. “My character and the other two Kates actually knew “It really focuses on the human side of what happens each other in real life because they really did room to- over and over in history,” Coriell said. “We get so far gether on the ship.” Coriell said. “There also were little ahead and think we are invincible and unsinkable, but things about how one character wore an orange sweater then a catastrophe like this or 9/11 comes around and we as he went down with the ship, and we made sure the ac- realize we got too big for our britches.” tor that played him died in an orange sweater.” Overall the show was one that the audience responded While historical fiction was the primary goal of the positively too. musical, some audience members expected a musical “It was executed very well,” Workman said. “The cho- version of the 1997 movie about Titanic. rus and cast were extremely on point.” “I was initially wanting to see another trashy roman- “At first I thought it was a little slow,” Friedrichs said. tic version about the ship,” Lauren Friedrichs, Marshall “However, once the iceberg hit I was captured on every University graduate counseling major said. “However, moment of the show, especially as the lifeboats went down it ended up being a lot more entertaining watching the and you watched one by one as couples got torn apart.” “Everyone knows the ship is going to sink,” Coriell said. “The audience doesn’t know who is going to live or die though, so it brings a whole new aspect to the show to have them rooting for their favorites and hoping they survive.” Coriell said she knows that the show will add to the impres- sion of the media hype that is the famous shipwreck of Titanic. “The show adds to the reality of life,” Coriell said. “Over 100 years ago this ship went down carrying lives, stories, history, secrets, and all that encompasses humanity.” Troller can be contacted at [email protected].

LEFT: Actors portray the morning tasks of the crew as the ship is set up for it’s passengers to arrive. TOP RIGHT: First class ladies prepare themselves for the departure of the ship. BOTTOM RIGHT: Second class passenger, Alice Beane, portrayed by Angela Shultz, looks up in inspiration of all the rich and famous first class passengers. PHOTOS BY JO TROLLER | THE PARTHENON Video games are serious about music

By Todd Martens view the video-game world as child’s play. “The Dark Knight alive. LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) Rises” composer Hans Zimmer has scored multiple games, “People who aren’t in this business may not realize that a Ramin Djawadi always dreamed of composing a film “Shrek” composer Harry Gregson-Williams has contributed musician spends 15 or 20 years studying an instrument or a score, and the Berklee College of Music graduate has done to the “Metal Gear Solid” series and Brian Tyler recently discipline,” he says. “If they can’t play on a video game or a plenty, including 2008’s “Iron Man.” But this week saw the worked on the action film “Battle: Los Angeles” and the ac- film score or a TV show, that art goes away.” release of one of Djawadi’s most ambitious soundtracks tion game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.” It’s likely here to stay, but composers are bracing for to date _ “Medal of Honor: Warfighter.” “The score will never play the same way twice,” Tyler says. change. As the gaming industry transitions to one dominated Not in a theater near you? That’s because “Warfighter” is not “I like to watch people play ‘Call of Duty.’ It’s like watching a by mobile games and digital downloads, ultimately it may a movie, it’s a video game. “My goal was always to do music for DJ remix my music.” more closely mirror the movie industry. movies,” Djawadi says. “But having said that, the way things “Dexter’s” Licht had been working in film and television for Culturally, the reach is already becoming clear. A career have developed today have made games like giant movies.” more than a decade before scoring his first game, and if he has a highlight, says Lennertz, was being invited to the Netherlands For a cadre of top composers, the action isn’t in film but regret, it’s that he waited so long. a few years back to lead the country’s Metropole Orchestra video games. Djawadi’s score for “Medal of Honor: Warf- “Film has become a little paint-by-numbers,” Licht says. in an evening of symphonic classics. ighter,” for instance, boasts 100 minutes of music, much of it “They have such huge budgets that no one takes chances. What classics? “The classics,” he says, “you know, like ‘Halo’ downright experimental by film composition standards. It’s They’ll go for a brand-name composer and a stock sound and ‘Zelda.’” alternately symphonic, electronic and rock ‘n’ roll, and it’s rather than trying something startling. I know that’s not emblematic of an industry that’s providing room to roam for always the case. ‘The Social Network,’ for instance, had a dif- those used to scoring to picture. ferent feel.” Yet it isn’t just musical freedom that has composers ex- The 2010 David Fincher film featured a sparse electronic cited about the growth in video game music. A reliance on score by Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and his frequent col- big-budget films, they say, has created an industry with a laborator Atticus Ross. It was an unlikely Academy Award wider-than-ever gap between blockbusters and more mod- winner for original score. But it was actually the previous est films. The former offer little room to experiment, and the year’s Oscar score winner, Disney/Pixar film “Up,” that may latter pack significantly smaller music budgets. Even though have done more to bring respect to composers from outsider the money spent on tent-pole fare isn’t declining, composers disciplines. say the money spent on music is. Before “Up” composer Michael Giacchino partnered with “They’re still making large-scale films, and yet the music J.J. Abrams for the ABC series “Alias,” he was writing scores budgets are usually not commensurate to what the produc- for video games. His 1999 “Medal of Honor” score is a genre tion budget is,” he continues. “For whatever reason, music touchstone, as it treated the Electronic Arts game as if it is one of the areas they rob Peter to pay Paul. Therefore it were a Steven Spielberg war epic. makes the idea of doing a game more interesting and more Popular video game soundtracks, such as the accompa- 254389 viable to someone like me.” niment to 2010 Microsoft game “Halo: Reach,” can sell Box office receipts for the early part of 2012 were- heav as many as 30,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen WVU ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ily weighted toward the big budget and the brand names. SoundScan. Though details are scant, Paul McCartney re- Through the first 6{ months of the year, more than $1 billion vealed this summer that he is working with Bungie, the PARTHENON of the $6.05 billion in total box office was generated just from studio that developed “Halo: Reach,” on an upcoming “The Avengers” and “The Hunger Games.” project. 2 x 6.0 “A lot of the middle ground movies have disappeared,” says If anyone isn’t already paying attention to video game “Dexter” composer Daniel Licht. “All the movies-of-the-week music, a Beatle should help. “Video game music fans are as have disappeared. There’s a whole class of film composing that obsessive to game scores as we were to the ‘Star Wars’ score just does not exist anymore. So TV and film composers have or to the ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ score,” says Electronic gone into video games to keep working on long-form fiction.” Arts’ Schnur. “We were all obsessed with those. Those be- Musically, video games have become more attractive out of came important in the cultural conversation. I would say the necessity, despite the fact that in terms of the overall money same today when it comes to ‘Medal of Honor.’” spent on a game, the amount allotted to music is small. Debney goes one step further. Composing for media is “Usually 1, sometimes 2 percent of the overall budget is the a relatively niche art, he acknowledges, and he compares video game’s music budget,” says Steve Schnur, who over- those booking live orchestras for video games to the art sees music at Electronic Arts. No longer do top composers patrons of yore, in that they are helping to keep a skill

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