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Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The aP rthenon University Archives Fall 10-1-2014 The aP rthenon, October 1, 2014 Codi Mohr [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Mohr, Codi, "The aP rthenon, October 1, 2014" (2014). The Parthenon. Paper 396. http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/396 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP rthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RICHARD CRANK | THE PARTHENON INTRODUCING MU’S BASKETBALL TEAMS MORE ON SPORTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014 | VOL. 118 NO. 31 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com By JESSICA BURFORD THE PARTHENON Ciccarelli The 78th season of the Marshall Artists Series is INSIDE: MARSHALL titled We Are… Presenting Icons. The series kicks off by welcoming iconic late named NEWS, 2 night television host and comedian Jay Leno at chief of > FASHION SHOW ARTISTS SERIES comedy tour since leaving The Tonight Show. 7:30Rock p.m. and Oct. Roll 16. Hall This of Famer will be Franki his firstValli nationaland The police > YEAGER SCHOLARS Four Seasons will perform at 7:30 p.m. the follow- > KENTUCKY SHOOTING ing night, Oct. 17. By TIM CARRICO PRESENTS Angela Jones, Marshall Artists Series market- THE PARTHENON SUBMITTED PHOTO ing director, said it would be advantageous for Huntington Mayor Steve students to purchase tickets for the Frankie Valli Williams announced Monday show. Joseph Ciccarelli will become 78th LINEUP "As a student you are paying activity fees for a Huntington’s next chief of JAY LENO OCT. 16 variety of things, and these fees do help support police. the programming we do at the Artists Series,” Ciccarelli will replace Jim FRANKIE VALLI Jones said. “It’s an opportunity to go see an Ameri- Johnson, who served as po- can legend for very inexpensive. Other people are lice chief since April. Johnson OCT. 17 clamoring to see these artists and are paying top became police chief after dollar. " William “Skip” Holbrook ac- The Marshall Artists Series, partnered with the cepted the chief’s position Campus Activities Board, will present American in Columbia, South Carolina. SPORTS, 3 Idol winner Phillip Phillips at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3. If Huntington’s City Council > BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY Some of his hit songs include “Home,” “Gone, Gone, - Gone” and “Raging Fire.” ment, he will begin his new Jones said Phillips should attract a college-age dutiesconfirms with Ciccarelli’s the Huntington appoint crowd. Police Department Oct. 31. “Phillip Phillips is the average age of a lot of Mar- Williams said Ciccarelli shall students,” Jones said. “He’s very young and is a prime candidate to toured this summer with O.A.R. His opening act for move the police department the Marshall Artists Series is Saints of Valory." forward. PHILLIP Dancing Pros: Live will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. “Joe Ciccarelli understands PHILLIPS Nov. 6. The show, hosted by TV’s Alan Thicke and our city, our opportunities NOV. 3 starring Edyta Sliwinska, Chelsie Hightower and and our challenges,” Williams RICHARD CRANK | THE PARTHENON Alec Mazo, is a live dance competition where pro- said in a news release. “He fessionals from Dancing with the Stars and So You began his career here and ad- Think You Can Dance battle each other. The audi- vanced through the ranks to OPINION, 4 ence receives electronic voting remotes to choose the highest levels of his given the winners. profession, all while having > PARKING RESPONSE The following week, the Artists Series will pres- an eye on coming home.” > RACE RELATIONS ent the fall section of its International Film Festival Ciccarelli began his career from Nov. 7 to Nov. 13. with the Huntington Police The festival, which occurs twice a year, is made Department 36 years ago. He TAYLOR STUCK | THE PARTHENON said he is honored to have the is shown three times over the course of the week, opportunity to lead the de- DANCING soup thereof six arefilms plenty from ofall opportunities over the world. to viewEach them.movie partment where he began his Jones said students who receive extra credit for law enforcement career. PROS: LIVE “I began here in Hunting- NOV. 6 "Sometimes teachers will provide extra credit, ton,” Ciccarelli said in a news viewing certain films at the festival tend to return.- conference Tuesday. “The cause of this,” Jones said. “A lot of students come people here are my friends, backand a after lot of that students because will they go for found the thatfirst theytime enbe- my neighbors and my family. This is my home. Our citizens deserve the best leadership thatjoyed does watching not require the film." an advanced ticket, but a stu- possible and my efforts will LIFE!, 6 dentThe I.D. film is requiredfestival isfor the admission. only event this season be directed to seeing that Right before Thanksgiving, Marshall Artists Se- they get that every day.” > INTO-MU PROFILE ries will present "ELF The Musical," based on the Ciccarelli has a bachelor’s hit movie starring Will Ferrell. degree in criminal justice TODAY’S The fall season concludes in December with Ru- from Marshall University. He dolph The Red Nosed Reindeer and West Virginia's began his law enforcement WEATHER: own Kathy Mattea's Songs of the Season. Rudolf career with the Huntington will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4. Student tick- Police Department in 1978, HIGH 77° ets are available at noon Nov. 11. Kathy Mattea will LOW 52 perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12. Student tickets are detective before being hired ° available at noon Dec. 3. byserving the asFBI a policein 1984. officer Cicca and- Jones said the December shows provide some- relli worked nearly 30 years thing for all guests of the Marshall Artists Series. for the FBI before leaving in "It’s the 50th anniversary of Rudolph this year January 2014. Most recently, he was an investigator for the "And Kathy Mattea is a legend in this state. This is West Virginia Supreme Court and the first time its ever gone on tour," Jones said.- of Appeals. ist Series, so we are kind of excited for that." He said his appointment to theJones first saidtime it she's is important been a part students of the knowMarshall the Artstu- the chief position in his home- RUDOLPH THE RED dent ticket release dates. town is the most rewarding NOSED REINDEER ELF THE MUSICAL thing to happen in his long DEC. 4 See ARTISTS SERIES | Page 5 career in law enforcement. “I’ve never been more Ciccarelli said. “I really can- nothonored wait toto bebegin in thishere field,” and keep this city moving in the right direction.” As chief of the Huntington Police Department, Ciccarelli 15 civilian staff positions. INTERNATIONAL willTim oversee Carrico 121 can officers be con and- FILM FESTIVAL tacted at carrico26@ marshall.edu. PHOTOS COURTESY MARSHALL ARTISTS SERIES NOV. 7-NOV. 13 286554 MARSHALL CAREER SERVICES C M Y K 50 INCH 2 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Yeager Scholar applications available By J’LEIGHA LONG University on scholarships in form a group called The may go onto great graduate said she feels like being a scholar “Being a Yeager Scholar THE PARTHENON the 1950’s, so when his daugh- Society of Yeager Scholars. programs.” sets her apart from other helped me become more seri- As the semester moves into ter was going to college, he had This year makes the soci- Bailey said being a society students. ous about college and made me midterm, applications to be- the idea that there should be ety’s 25th graduating class. member creates not only a great “It’s more involved, and a lot focus more about what I need to come a Yeager Scholar have an academic team with smaller Bailey said becoming a scholar, but also a well-rounded of work goes into it,” Estep said. do,” Estep said. come around again. classes and their own aca- Yeager scholar is a hard person. “The seminars are interdisci- To become a Yeager Scholar, a Cara Bailey, coordinator of demic mentors. They should road, but one that may lead “After the students complete plinary. They give a whole new student must have a minimum Yeager Society Outreach, said be a team, live together, get to great things. their seminar classes,” Bailey perspective on the two different composite score of 30 on the the Society of Yeager Schol- stipend money and each stu- “Being a Yeager Scholar said, “the sophomore year stu- discipline issues, so it makes me ACT or a minimum of 1340 on ars is a scholarship program dent should have a high GPA, pushes students,” Bailey dents have the opportunity to go work harder and just get more the SAT. Yeager Scholar applica- started in 1987 by the former coupled with high college en- said. “It breaks some, but to Oxford and take courses over involved.” tions are due no later than Jan. president of The Big Green, Jo- trance exam scores. Hunnicutt the ones that get through the summer. They also get study Estep said being a Yeager 6, 2015. seph W. Hunnicutt III. wanted to hand pick students might feel like they earned abroad opportunities after that.” Scholar keeps students more in J’Leigha Long can be con- Hunnicutt attended Marshall from the top of the class and a little more in college and Yeager Scholar Brooke Estep tuned with college.