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Local Habitat for Humanity chapters dedicate a house. Pages 6-7. Bookstore construction set for mid spring

by MARGARET F. KAYES out planned they will begin to look for a contractor," reporter Campbell said. "The outside layouts are 'llOW completed. There Marshall University Bookstore has plans to make will be window exposure on the 5th Avenue side, shopping for textbooks, school supplies and other which will allow light insjde the structure. People l items easier for students. learned the system they can more will also be able to see in the bookstore from the C The bookstore is looking to be in expanded quar­ outside," Campbell said. ters by January 1998. Construction should begin in easily find the books they need Campbell said the changes will make it easier for . late March or early April of 1997, said Mike students to shop. There will be more staff available Campbell, bookstore manager. without any assistance." to assist the students. "The separation of the book­ "We have plans to build new structure and move store is not very functional. Space is very impor· in there. Then they will restructure the upstairs - Mike Campbell tant. There is not enough room downstairs for all and then move the remaining items to one floor," manager, the merchandise because the textbooks take up so · Campbell said. Marshall University Bookstore much room," Campbell said. Grant-WTW, Architects-Planners and Interior "The open stacks for textbooks will remain the · Designer, in association with Dean and Dean same in the new structure. Students know they can Architects, have designed the addition to Memorial Dean also made the plans for the structure we are come in and review the books to see if they want to Student Center, Campbell said. in now," Campbell said. buy them. I think once students have learned the "They have planned the building of many other • Campbell said a contractor has not been selected. system they can more easily find the books they college or university campus bookstores. They were "I assume it will go out for bid. I have not seen any need without any assistance," Campbell said. · chosen to do this project for this reason. Dean and specifics come down. Once they have the exact lay- see SPRING, page 4 Network to be retired over semester break

A change in the Manager of university's com- Computer Oper· puter system ations and Sys- Muscle ­ may be the last terns, Phillip S. thing on stu- Smith, said the dent's minds be: univers ity regu- man fore finals, but la rly removes Kevin Sowers, students who and restores com- Hedgesville use the system puters like MU- junior and may not want to VMS6. Southern ignore it. "MUVMS6 was_ Conference S t a rt i n g ; established in record discus next semes- JJJ:::::::i:1. the 1991-1992 holder, does a ter, the com------school year and push press, lift­ puter network,------since that time, ing 275 MUVMS6, will be -we have switched · pounds, in the eliminated from the computer to Hobbit which is much more Wellness system forever. powerful," Smith said. Center. The renovation will cause "By. eliminating MUVMS6 Michael Ellison files stored in the network to be we are removing an old obso- erased. lete computer." Morrow Library quality affected by rising costs and budget cuts

by RICH STEELE reporter ,,_. ·r- 1H 1 · \cl ••J e have seen our holdings go Conducting academic re­ search at the James E. Mor­ row Library can be one of the downhill for the last several years." more frustrating experiences for students. - Leah J. Fidler, Students routinely run into director of university libraries difficulty finding the materi­ als they need to complete their assignments, and many rely on off-campus facilities said. the cost of books and periodi­ for their research. . She contributes the decline cals," Fidler said. Leah J. Fidler, director of to the rising cost of materials The increasing costs have university libraries, said the and a library operating bud­ resulted in more funds being problem boils down to a lack of get that hasn't changed in shifted away from book pur­ money. "We have seen our four years. "During the past chases. holdings go downhill for the few years, we've seen an last several years," Fidler increase ·of 10 to 20 percent in see LIBRARY, page 4 this

2 Thursday, Dec. 5, 1996 :S ~,- Page edited by Bill Lucas Native bees rescue crops AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Native nation, especially· since in my own bees, leaf-cutting bees- and squash American bees have stepped in to do garden, which is in a woods setting, I bees. the pollination work of the nation's had to pollinate the squash by hand," Field sampling in Arizona and dwindling supply of honeybees. said James Cane,' an Auburn bee Maine in late summer and fall . And they appear to be saving-crops expert. ' found a similar result: in some areas, say Auburn University In August, when Cane and Auburn Where native bees per­ researchers and bee experts in graduat(;l students T'ai Roulston and sist in sufficient Arizona and Maine. Blair Sampson walked the rows of an numbers in the nat­ Honeybees took a beating last Alabama pumpkin patch, they found ural vegetation next to crop spring from mites, pesticides and bad native bumblebees foraging for nectar lands, they can do enough weather, accelerating a five-year and pollen in the flowers of the pump- pollination to set fruit, even decline in their population. Scientists kins. . when honeybees are absent. feared that would mean a shortage The bumblebees averaged nine bee"l Bee experts estimate that this year of pumpkins-, applies, cran­ per hundred flowers and accounted 75 percent to 90 percent of the berries, almonds and other fruits and for half the bee visitors, Cane said. feral honeybees in the U.S. have dis­ nuts. There also were honeybees, sweat appeared in recent years. But bumblebees and other ______native varieties are picking up the slack. E ST V I R GINIA U NIVERSITY INSTITUT E OF TECHNOL OGY AND CARV ER CARE ER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENT ER The honeybee originally came from Europe. All the AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY wild honeybees in U.S. woods are descendants of those European bees, and up to 90 percent of them in some WITH AN ASSOCIATE OF regions were wiped out by an APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN epidemic of mites. AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY. Pollination between a male • GREAT OPPORTUNITY. TO · ~ START YOUR C~R. · and female flower i~ neces- ~ EARN WHILEY~U LEARN!_ sary to make a frmt. Bees ~!!!!-!9!11!•-!!!~--- • unwittingly do this as they· crawl into flower after flower C ALL THE COMMUNITY AND T ECH NICAL COLL EGE AT WVU TECH AT (304) 442-3 I 4 9 O R C A R VER AT 3 4 8- I 965 FOR in search of pollen. MORE IN FORMATION ABOUT THE A UTOMOTIVE SERV ICE T EC H NOLOGY PROGRAM AND O T HER CAREE R EDUCA f lO N OPPORTU ~Jlfl ES "I was concerned that we mightseeashortfallofpolli- PREPARE NOW TO BE PART OF THE FALL I 997 CLASS

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• LIBRARY Amount per student from page one spent 9n library materi-: · . Fidler said, "Periodicals are als at peer· ir:istitutlbns ·Y eating up more. and more of our budget, which means we are carrying fewer tit les and buying less new books." She said the library spends the most money on science journals for chemistry, phy­ sics and biology. Fidler said that an informal survey of peer institutional libraries revealed Marshall University ranks near the bottom for dollars spent per student on library materials. Based on figures from the 1994-95 American Library Association Directory, Marsh­ all's library spent $57.40 per student, compared to Appala­ scanned at other universities chian State University which and then printed here on a spent $101.25 per student. library laser printer. Fidler said the 1996-97 figure Fidler said interlibrary loan for Marshall has fallen to is still .the primary means of $56.94 per student. gett ing materials the library Fidler said the library has does not carry. The service done several things to supple­ costs 10 cents per page for ment its thinning holdings. copies and there is no charge This year it introduced full­ for book loan s. text versions of ProQuest and The drawback to interlibrary Infotra·c CD-ROM periodical loan is that it takes time. indexing services. "The biggest problem we While these systems have have is that students wait helped, one machine each for until the last minute to do 13,000 students has caused their research," Fidler said. accessibility problems. "We do have the option of At peak periods during the using some commercial docu­ semester, students h ad t o ment delivery systems in reserve time on the machine emergency situations, but it days in advance, and then can be expensive." they were only allowed to use Fidler 's advice to students: the systems for a maximum of "Start your research as early 30 minutes at a time. as possible." Fidler said the library does plan to field more systems this year and is looking at a • SPRING cooperative agreement with . from page one other stat e universities t o bring online databases such "The new structure will as P roQuest Direct and allow for students to browse EBSCO t o the West Virginia without having to shop in two network, WVnet . separate stores," Campbell Another new document de­ said. livery service the library has "I am more -involved with is the ARIEL imaging system. the inside layout. Plans are Ron Tit us, librarian, said still being worked on as far as with this service, articles are the layout."

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1101 4th Ave. 522-0021 Thursday, Dec. 5, 1996 .P.ag1111e-ed•i•te•d•b•y•B•r•ia•n•H-of•m•a•n•n------S /Jll'IIIIIDI 5 Grading system assigned to another instructor passes for your president. Two concerns of residents does not need to complete How does this "educator" get are the use of microwaves and not consiste·nt any of these assignments. off comparing domestic battery candles. Microwaves, which are This class does less work but (alleged) with a "traffic ticket?" permitted in female dorms, Dear editor, receives the same credit. This Is he totally clueless about should be allowed in men's again is unjust. what's going on in the real dorms as well. Also, the burning This system will continue The grading system at Instructors do have the right world? Does he live in a cave of candles should be permitted, unless it is brought to light. Marshall University is not con­ to construct their classes the and come in once a month to ' at least on smoking floors, sistent enough for all students best way they see fit. Each pontificate? Does "J" stand for because they are no more dan­ Jay Love to have equal opportunity. teacher has his or her own jerk? gerous than cigarettes. Proctorville, Ohio, freshman Several discouraged students way of giving tests, assigning He owes an apology to every Visitation hours, microwaves agree that our grade-point work and deciding the degree woman who's had her a­ and candles are just three of average is based on what of difficulty for that particular Gilley's words kicked. Why don't you get on · the .concerns residents have teachers we have. course. Some tend to be more his case and let the legal sys­ about the dorms. Hopefully, • One prime example that I laid back in their approach and are insensitive tem deal with Randy Moss. this letter will let the resident have experienced involves the like to .become popular with advisers realize many stu­ political science teachers. I students, while other instruc­ Editor's note: The following letter makes reference to a statement Susan Stein dents are dissatisfied with their received a C on the first politi­ tors come with full force and a President J . Wade Gilley made fol­ New Martinsburg living arrangements and that cal science test which per­ good challenge. lowing the arrest of football team changes can be made to tained to four chapters and This is fine. However, every­ wide receiver Randy Moss last Dorms need make everyone happy. seven weeks of notes. My one should be challenged. month. "He's only been charged friend received an A on the first While one student works really with a misdemeanor," Gilley was quoted in a-n Associated Press arti­ rule changes Jason T. Smith test with a different instructor. hard to barely make a B, cle, "which is what, kind of like a Huntington freshman Her test proved to be easier another is literally handed an . traffic ticket." Dear editor, because the instructor gave a A. This not only upsets good Thanks given study guide which contained students, it discourages them. Dear editor, The residence halls have the exact same questions as The first solution to the prob­ many rules, but all of the rules at retirement the test. This is unjust. lem is to go straight to the If you had a real school are for the protection of the res­ In the chemistry department, · department chairpeople or the down there you would put this idents. The ages of residents Dear editor, my lab instructor assigns a lab dean and explain some of the joker on a rail and run him out range from 18 to 23. When a notebook, pre-labs and post­ unfair occurrences experi­ of town! I'm not talking about person comes to college and I would like to thank the labs, and a midterm. A student enced by several students. Randy Moss either'. but what lives in the dorms, he is sup­ Office of Public Safety, faculty posed to on his own and and staff, for the greatly appre­ responsible for himself. ciated surprise retirement Although some of these stu­ reception Oct. 30 in Memorial dents have just graduated from Student Center. Sorriething new is coining December .3th. high school, a person should be Also a "special thanks" to able to make his own decisions. Chief Thomas Johnson for The visitation hours for the permission given Freda Textbook buyi11g will never be the .sarne. dorms are from 7 a.m. to 11 Richardson, parking/trans­ p.m. on weekdays and·24 portation, allowing her to take W e!ve got a special reward_progra1n for you. hours on weekends. All guests department pictures for a must be signed in and escort­ retirement photo album. JlT8I1t _VOLi llS. ed while visiting a dorm room. To my previous employer, Jr✓'e to 'fl1ank for sl1oppinf! Tvitl1 Escorting guests in the dorms Department of Family and is a safety factor for the other Community Health, thanks for residents living in the facility. the retirement luncheon at However, some students.living Heritage Station Oct. 27. Tl1.t1 ,.; wh~ wc'\·c · dc•,·c-lc,1wd a ,.;pc('ial 1·11,.;i.,11wr n·wanl 11n1fffH1t1. 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Members of the campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity joined with the com­ munity and religous leaders to build a house for a Wayne cou,nty family, one of many houses being· quilt to heJp people h_elp themselves.

Waiting on elevators, sharing Students belonging to the Recently, the Marshal_! chap­ tion coordinator, the house was . a shower, food that doesn't campus chapter of Habitat for ter and the Huntington Area completed almost entirely by taste like mom's and living Humanity consider themselves HFH completed a house on volunteers," Anne Raybon, space the size of a match box fortunate and use their good Chase Street in Huntington's executive director of the are all part of dorm life. fortune to help others by build­ Westmoreland district. Huntington Area HFH, said. Smelly, cold and old are nor­ ing houses. This is the 21st house the "Even without an official coordi­ mal signs of a college student's · Marshall's chapter of HFH group has completed and the nator, everything went smooth­ apartment. Don't complain. In has been working throughout first house the group has com­ ly." fact, many would say "consider · the semester on several houses pleted in Wayne County. Although the two groups in yourself lucky." in the community. "Without an official construe- Huntington completed most of the work, HFH members from other colleges came to help out. Students from Berry College in Rome, Ga., and Otterbein in a relative were working on the sweat e Westerville, Ohio, spent a week house after the supervised Swea in Huntington helping members hours," Raybon said. "That's the family r of the community. kind of people this house is 350 hot "Six female college students going to." house c and two male advisers complet­ To receive help from HFH, a group ii ed the foundation in 20-degre·e potential ·homeowner must meet "We l weather," Raybon said. "It was three guidelines: there mustbe two pro really cold, but they worked a stable income in the family, Wilson, through it." · · the recipient must currently be Huntin~ But, the college students living in some type of standard · "Becau: weren't the only ones· helping housing and there must be a sponso build ttie house. willingness to partner. much d Raybon said she drove by it "This program isn't for home­ Area one evening to make sure less people and no government sponso everything was all right and saw funds are involved," Raybon "Ten 1 two women shoveling fill dirt by said. have cc Dana Kees, president of the campus chapter of sage before the presentation of the house is the foundation. The recipient is required to house E Habitat for Humanity, gives a devotional mes- made to the Christopher family. "Maybel [the homeowner] and provide an initial 25 hours of Wilson Thursday, Dec. 5, 1996 7

Fifth Avenue Baptist Church is sponsoring a house on_10th Avenue that was completed by Thanksgiving, she said. . . The organization usually only · subcontracts for plumbing, elec- tric and dry walling. "The average house cost is about $35,000," Wilson said. "Since we have mostly volun­ teer labor, the cost is brought down." But the house isn't a rent free habitation. "These people pay like every­ one else," she said. "Normally, it's a 20-year mortgage and we don't charge interest." Marshall's HFH chapter presi­ dent has been working with the organization for several years. "My first Habitat project was mowing grass on this land and my last official project was tilling Left: Members of the B'Nai the ground to plant new grass Sholum Sisterhood took charge of organizing the on this same land," President reception for after the presen­ Dana S. Kees said. tation. Top: Anne Raybon pre­ "Even on the worst days, sents the new house and a when you are really physically ing on the sweat equity. Bible to Mable Christopher, . or emotionally stressed, you 1rvised Sweat equity requires the the house's first resident. find a sense of accomplishment Later, Christopher thanked . "That's the family receiving help to put in when th_e job is finished," he the volunteers for their work. ouse is 350 hours of work on their said. house or another project the · Habitat for Humanity Other students said they get m HFH, a group is working on. International (HFH I) was found­ · the same feeling. ed in 1976 by Millard and Linda r must meet "We usually work on one or "Working with Habitat gives Fuller as a non-profit, ecumeni­ re must be two projects at once," Sylvia us home repair skills we can cal Christian housing ministry. 1e family, Wilson, president of the use later on, plus we get a good HFHI seeks to eliminate · mently be Huntington Area HFH, said. feeling from helping out the poverty housing and homeless­ 1f standard "Because this house wasn't community," Aaron S. Roma, ness from the world and to .~lvrlf 6'1 Carrie 4e~vse 1ust be a sponsored, we tried to get as Barboursville senior, said. rnake a decent shelter a matter r. much donated as possible." More than 24 students from of conscience and action, · t for home­ Area churches often act as Marshall's chapter of HFH have according to a HFHI booklet. ~fivlvs 6a, ~a1tta ~esalf · Jovernment sponsors for the group. worked on landscaping at the Habitat is currently building in Raybon "Ten downtown churches house in Westmoreland, Rev. more than 1,000 U.S. locations have committed to build a · Jim McCune, camplJs pastor, and in more than 40 countries quired to house every three years," said. around the world. hours of Wilson said.

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by PATRICK VARAH curriculums courses that will 60 influence groups trying to outside the classroom. a positive relationship with reporter contribute to the betterment tell us what students need to "Things like fraternities, · the community and that it of the students as citizens. be taught in the classroom. intramurals, sports and vol­ should provide a service to A call to state-funded col­ President J. Wade Gilley The list of these groups was unteer work contribute to the that community. At Marshall, leges to make their students believes the citizenry provi- / ominous. If we listened to making of the citizen in col­ we call it the interactive uni­ better citizens is part of a bill sion is vague. "Generally these groups the content of lege," Gilley said. versity," Gilley said. passed by the state legisla­ speaking, it is a · little broad. the education would have He did say, however, that Other provisions of the bill ture more than a year ago. We probably need to narrow · been spread too thin," Gilley the university has another call for an increased emphasis The bill also requires · that the function of the school as said. . role to play in addition to on technology on campuses schools become more active in far as what students need to He said students can get so­ being an educator. "I believe and a bigger role for commu­ the community in which they know to be better citizenst cial molding from activities that the university must have nity colleges. are located. Gilley said.- ., Senate Bill 547, which man­ He said it is difficult for out­ dates that public colleges and side entities to dictate to universities become more fru­ schools what they need to gal and streamlined in their teach students regarding _v11l­ ,,~~o~~~,~a~~ finances, also contains a "citi­ ues . . zenry" provision which calls "I was state superintendent MARSHALL for schools to include in their of schools in Virginia. We had UNIVERSITY Mi!~ BOOKSTORE l Memorial Student Center Announces

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by SHAWNA B. BAYLOUS students be allowed to take only 12 from their dean stating that they are courses, change a department's name reporter credit hours and at that time, they failing or are in danger of failing. and change the name of some courses. would have to declare a major or be Dr, Elaine Baker, Faculty Senate -Some of the areas that the recom­ Faculty needs to be prepared to stay barred from further registration. president, said the faculty will need to mendations will affect include the for a while if they attend the Decem- There is also a recommendation to make sure the students get feedback Departments of Theater/Dance, Psy­ her Faculty Senate meeting. . approve an amendment concerning about their grades by midterm. chology, Economics, English, Journ­ The Dec. 12 Faculty Senate meeting the university withdrawal policy. She said the letters from the deans alism and History. promises to be a long one. The agenda Another recommendation is to elim­ might make the students realize that Baker said faculty should give their set by the Executive Committee inate the "WP" and "WF" grades and they are not doing well and need to do comments concerning "WP/WF" policy shows that the senate will be voting extend the "W" period until the end of something to bring up their grades. changes and the requirement of mid­ on 20 committee recommendations. the 12th week of the semester. . The senate will also be presented term reports to their senator so that The recommendations include a There will also be a recommenda- with an amendment that will affect the senator can take the comments to change in the Graduate Catalog con- tion to require faculty to issue the University Class Attendance Pol- the meeting. · cerning students who are i1,1 the unde- · midterm grade reports -to freshmen icy. ~ The meeting will be Dec. 12 at 4 cided major category. who have Ds or Fs. There will also be several ·rec_om0 p.m. in the John Marshall Room of the The recommendation is that those The students would receive a letter mendations to add courses, drop Memorial Student Center. Professor to portray former1·governor ·

by REBECCA MULLINS will be divided into three · reporter parts, with a monologue as Marland, followed by ques­ Dr. Paul F. Lutz, historian tion and answer sessions, and associate professor of first as the character an.d social studies, will portray the then as himself. former West Virginia gover­ He will also be signing nor turned Chicago taxi cab copies of his book, "From driver, William C, Marland, Governor to Cabby: The Po­ at 7:30 p.m. today in the litical Career and Tragic Reception Hall of the Death of West Virginia's Wil­ •Erickson Alumni Center. liam Casey Marland. 1950- · Marland was elected gover­ 1965," which will be available nor during the 1952 cam­ at the presentation. paign, narrowly .defeating Lutz said that he has given Republican Rush Dew Holt of this presentation for several Weston. · years. "I've done this all over Lutz .said he began re­ the state, in public schools, searching Gov. Marland when colleges and universities," he was looking for his disser­ Lutz said. tation project at West Vir­ Lutz also portrays William ginia University in the 1970:;. "Devil Anse" Hatfield, a leg­ "I was looking ·· for some­ end of the Appalachian Moun­ thing that no one had written tains. about, and I remembered see­ His portrayal of Marland is ing Gov. Marlaµd's · p~ct1.1re in being presented by th_e the newsp'aper,":Lµtz said. Marshall University Library "Amazingly, no one.had writ­ Associates, and is being spon­ ten anything about.him." sored by the West Virginia Lutz said his ,Presentation Humanitie~ Council. ·correction ':.

In the Dec. 4 edition of the Parthenon, in a story about Marshall's relationship with the West Virginia Graduate College, the school was misidentified as being the College of Graduate Studies or COGS. The correct name is the West Virginia Graduate College. , . Kresser chasing school mark Through the first twelve games Thundering Herd quar- . terback Eric Kresser has thrown 28 touchdown passes. The school record for touchdown passes in a season is 35 set by Tony Peterson in 1987. If Marshall makes it to the NCAA I-AA national championship game, Kresser would have three games to try and surpass Peterson.

Page edited by Chris Johnson S /Jattl&DI Thursday, Dec. 5, 1996 10 Co-champions dominate All Big East lirst team MORGANTOWN, (AP) - more from Dolton, Ill., com­ on 201; attempts and scored titles, 20 of21 games and will Darius were the only unani­ West Virginia linebacker­ pleted 118 of 215 passes for nine times. He led the league be the 'Big East's representa­ mous selections to the first defensive end Canute Curtis 1,776 yards and 19 scores. He in rusrang until a foot injury tive in the alliance for the team. was named Big East defen­ averaged 203.1 yards in total hampered him in mid­ ·second consecutive sea·son. Mack and Zereoue, mean­ sive player of the year offense per game. October. Curtis, Syracuse comer­ time, were the only_ unani­ Wednesday, while quarter­ Druckenmill~r, a 6-4 senior Undeir Beamer, the Hokies back Kevin Abrams and mous picks for the individual backs Donovan McNabb of from Northampton, Pa., was have won two straight league Syracuse safety. Donovin awards. Syracuse and Jim Drucken­ 142 of 250 for 2,071 yards miller of Virginia Tech shared and 17 touchdowns. He aver­ the offensive honor. aged 208.9 yar~s total offense Miami's Tremain Mack won per game. the league's special teams Curtis, a 6J2 senior from player of the year award, Amityville, N.Y., led the Big while West Virginia's Amos East with 16: 1/2 sacks and Zereoue was rookie of the had a · school-record 34 1/2 year and Virginia Tech's sacks in his career. He is a Frank Beamer was coach of finalist for the Butkus the year. Award, given ·to the nation's Co-champions Miami, Vir­ top linebacker. ginia Tech . and Syracuse Mack, a 6-0 junior from placed six players apiece on Tyler, Texas, led the nation the all-conference first team with 39.5 yards per kickoff selected by the league's head . return. coaches. West Virginia, which He set a school record with finished fourth, had five play­ 514 yards in kick returns and BOOKS ers. blocked a' punt against West Rutgers was the only Virginia with less than 30 league team that failed to seconds left that the land a player on the first Hurricanes returned for a 10a team. 7 win.. ,: McNabb, a 6-foot-2 sopho- Zereoue gfined 972 yards i for First team All Big East

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