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States receive waivers to HERD STEALS VICTORY discontinue MARSHALL DEFEATS NO. 2 TEAM IN C-USA, MEMPHIS No Child Left 65-54 Behind MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON BY HILARY FREEMAN Redshirt-sophomore guard THE PARTHENON Jasmine Shaw looks for The Obama administra- an open teammate during tion, along with Congress Thursdayʼs matchup has offered 10 states waiv- against the University ers of the controversial of Memphis Tigers. Prior legislation of No Child Left to the game, Memphis Behind. Kentucky, New Jersey, was ranked number Massachusetts, Arkansas, two in Conference USA. Indiana, Oklahoma, Ten- Shaw scored nine points nessee, Colorado, Florida and gathered seven and Minnesota have re- rebounds in 17 minutes ceived a waiver from the requirements of No Child of action. Marshall travels Left Behind. to Birmingham, Ala. Arne Duncan, secretary on Sunday to play the of education, said this University of Alabama- was a step in the right Birmingham. The Herd direction. will return home Feb. “Our states and schools deserve fl exibility from 26 to play East Carolina its ‘teach-to-the-test’ cul- University. ture and ‘one-size-fi ts-all’ accountability system,” Duncan said in a press re- lease. “Even as we work with states to offer fl exibil- Classroom improvements include new furniture, technology ity from existing law, the activity in the classroom. again to make any other been integrated into some the opportunity to move Obama administration will BY SARAH STILES Stephen Kopp, Marshall refurbishments. classrooms allowing a throughout the classrooms support a bipartisan effort THE PARTHENON president, said the class- Kopp said furnishings more interactive learning freely when working in by Congress to create a room changes are essential before the changes were experience. groups,” Bjornson said. law that supports a well- Marshall University is to provide proper needs for unable to suit students The televisions take place The node chairs allows rounded education while are seeing improvements to students and faculty. comfortably like they did of projectors while the node students to do group work holding schools, districts many of their classrooms, “These changes will make 20 to 30 years ago. chairs allow for easy inter- or stay in a traditional and states accountable for including new furniture sure no classroom will be so “This was an opportunity action and conversation classroom style — all while results.” and technology. far off the curve that no one for us to refresh very out- among students. learning corroboratively. Shawn Persinger, adjunct These updates are part of wants to teach in them and dated classroom furniture Erik Bjornson, junior mar- Kopp said he is unaware professor in the Mar- a three-year, phase-in pro- students don’t want to learn with furniture that is state- keting major, said he fi nds of any previous commit- shall University College gram to transform every in them,” Kopp said. of-the-art, comfortable and the new technology in the ment that might have been of Education and Special classroom on campus. The commitment to start adaptable to collabora- classrooms to be benefi cial. in the past to refresh the Education teacher at Hun- Rooms will range from a these changes will phase in tive learning styles,” Kopp “The new televisions of- classrooms. tington High School, said basic learning atmosphere over three years, and on said. fer teachers the ability “The technology is one although No Child Left Be- to those with more advanced the fourth year, the class- Flat screen televisions to use Power point while hind had good intentions, technology depending on the rooms will be evaluated and node chairs have since the chairs offer students See CLASSROOM I Page 5 the problem lies in the wording of the law. “It (No Child Left Be- hind) contains statements Four students selected for like ‘all students will be profi cient in math and Cyberinfrastructure program reading.’ That, in and of itself, is a problem. All TRAFFIC JAM BY SHANE ARRINGTON potential to benefi t their students are not equal. In THE PARTHENON colleges and universities as America, we educate ev- well. eryone and because of that, Four Marshall University “At the culmination of the some students will never students have been selected program, the students will be be ‘profi cient’ in those to participate in a National asked to evaluate their cam- subjects. Accountability is Science Foundation-funded pus CI capabilities based on good, but it should be the program. what they’ve learned. This right kind of accountabil- Alex King, Finley Ham- will provide a worthwhile ity. Not just results on a mond, Brandon Posey and service to many campuses.” standardized test.” Mitchell Browning will The students receive full Persinger said No Child travel to Clemson Univer- financial support for travel Left Behind has helped sity to attend the kickoff and for the program, includ- West Virginia. schools by orientation meeting from ing travel to the kick-off/ making people more aware Tuesday through Thursday. orientation and the end-of- of education and the issues These students and others year fi nale meeting. it faces but could have been will continue participation in Those who successfully handled differently. the Experimental Program complete the training will “I do believe that “No to Stimulate Competitive qualify to attend the SC12 Child Left Behind” has con- Research Cyberinfrastruc- Conference in Salt Lake tributed to the education ture Student Engagement City, Utah, where they will system in West Virginia by Program during twice a participate as certifi ed tech- making all people aware of month on-line training semi- nical student volunteers MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON issues in our schools, but I nars until the program’s while assisting in booths think it could have been ac- end in September. on the exhibit floor or per- complished in other ways,” Huntington firefighters clear the scene of a two-vehicle collision Thursday on Fifth Avenue According to the program forming others’ technical Persinger said. “Removing near the Memorial Student Center in Huntington. Capt. Forrest Marshall of the Huntington webpage at the Clemson duties. Fire Department said the accident was reported at 4:20 p.m. The driver of a white Chevrolet University website, the Shane Arrington can be See CHILD I Page 5 Equinox LS and the driver and passenger of a red Chevrolet Silverado sustained only minor program not only benefi ts contacted at arrington16@ injuries. The cause of the accident is under investigation. the students, but has the marshall.edu.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Appalachian Power offers rebates at luncheon

BY CHRISTINA CARRION THE PARTHENON

Appalachian Electric Power manager Jim Faw- cett, in association with Marshall University’s Sustainability Depart- ment, spoke to students and commercial represen- tatives about rebates AEP offers for environmen- tally–efficient equipment upgrades. Fawcett, AEP man- ager from Charleston and Marshall University alumnus, attended the ‘Lunch & Learn’ Thurs- day afternoon to explain to businesses and resi- dential customers the incentives AEP offers for switching to environmen- tally friendly products. “This is a bold step forward to promote sus- tainability,” Fawcett said about AEP’s rebates for upgrading equipment to be more energy efficient. TYLER WOLFE | THE PARTHENON Fawcett said the rebates were designed to lessen Jim Fawcett, in association with the Marshall University Sustainability Department, delivers a presentation to students regarding Appalachian Electric Powers’ rebates which offer the financial burden on environmentally–efficient upgrades. the customer by paying about half the cost of the efficiency, and as a result, using natural gas as an attended the luncheon to practices, “then hope- of the Sustainability De- high efficiency upgrade. three AEP plans will shut alternative “cheaper” expand their green en- fully it will catch on with partment, said the lecture AEP’s $2.6 million rebate down by 2015 because it fuel to reduce electric ergy knowledge for their the community, the state series was brought to budget should continue was not “cost effective” rates. residential projects. and the country.” Marshall as an endow- through 2013. to upgrade the plants to Vendors, business own- “We try to implement Deante Lee, YouthBuild ment from Aetna Building “The rebates are there the EPA’s rules, Fawcett ers, and construction the new energy ideas student who attended the Maintenance “to promote to help customers make said. representatives attended when we move forward luncheon, said he appre- sustainability education to their decision sooner,” Fawcett said the cost of the luncheon and re- with construction and ciated the green initiative businesses, students, and Fawcett said. “Rather coal is rising. Therefore, ceived free fluorescent what we teach our stu- because “it is better for public schools within the than wait until the gov- the cost of electricity is bulbs – courtesy of West dents,” said Michael our globe.” tri-state area.” ernment mandates the going up, and “Appala- Virginia Electric. Anderson, case manager Jim Fawcett was the first The next lecture will be energy efficiency.” chian Power realizes there Huntington’s Youth- for YouthBuild. Ander- guest speaker for the Sus- green cleaning in March. The Environmen- are opportunities to be- Build, an adult education son said he hopes that if tainability Department’s Christina Carrion can tal Protection Agency come more efficient.” program that teaches stu- his students can apply twelve part lecture series. be contacted at carrion@ (EPA) regulates energy Fawcett said AEP is dents construction skills, the new energy efficient Margie Phillips, manager marshall.edu. Financial aid verifies records acceptable form of docu- Bialk said students and important, particularly for POLICE BLOTTER BY ANDREW FROBEL mentation to verify income. parents have the capability West Virginia residents, is THE PARTHENON The documentations have to retrieve income tax in- the deadline for the West THE PARTHENON to come from the IRS now.” formation through an IRS Virginia Higher Education Many financial aid ap- The major change is if Retrieval Tool in the FAFSA. Grant , which is April 16. The following information was provided by plicants are selected for a parents and students who “This is really great because The FAFSA must be filed be the following information was provided b the process called verification. qualify to utilize the IRS first of all, the information this date, or they will lose Marshall University Police Department. This is a requirement in Retrieval Tool while they will be really accurate, and their opportunity to receive which schools are required file the FAFSA do not and second of all their chances the West Virginia grant,” MUSICAL MALARCHEY to request, collect and com- the student is selected for for being selected will be re- Bialk said. A woman stated she was verbally attacked pare financial documents verification, copies of taxes duced significantly,” Bialk The financial aid staff while attending a band event in Smith Music against what was reported returns are not longer ac- said. said they want to encourage Hall on Feb. 6. The victim said her fiancés ex- on the Free Application for ceptable documents to Not all students are parents and students to use wife made several threatening remarks to her Federal Student Aid. verify income. selected for student veri- the IRS Retrieval Tool when at the event. Kathy Bialk, director of This is a huge change fication, but many are. filing the FAFSA. the Office of Financial Aid, for families and could Usually students who “We’d appreciate it if you THEFT said it has to collect finan- potentially delay the dis- qualify for federal Pell would be willing to write a A larceny occurred between 6 p.m. through cial documents to verify the bursement of students’ aid grant, which is a fee based story on this topic consider- 6:20 p.m. Feb. 13 in Smith Hall. information on its FAFSA is because of the wait time grant, are selected for ing now is the time students accurate. for an official IRS income verification. are filing or at least thinking iSTOLEN “In the past, we would tax transcript. Families will “The government wants about filing the FAFSA for A woman reported her 4S iPhone was stolen request federal income tax need to make the request to to make sure the right next year,” Bialk said. from the women’s restroom near the Communi- returns, but the regulations IRS and wait to receive it amount of money goes to Andrew Frobel can be cations Building. have changed,” Bialk said. before sending it to the Fi- the hands of the right peo- contacted at frobel@mar- “This will no longer be an nancial Aid Office. ple,” Bialk said. “What is shall.edu. Local offers classes to help with comprehension of the Bible

teachings of Jesus in the the Old Testament, and are Bible-based,” Duncan “It’s one way how God themselves and what it BY SHAUN FRENCH New Testament, and the they’re really going to said. communicates to us,” actually says, not tak- THE PARTHENON Old Testament involves a struggle with their un- Duncan said three How Sheler said. “It’s valuable, ing someone’s word for lot of the prophets. It’s a derstanding of the New to Read the Bible for and with the knowledge it. They want to have the Mike Carroll, mem- way to find out how to live Testament because they’re Life classes are offered, of the Bible, I’m prepared history and the theo- ber of River Cities the Christian life.” intertwined,” Duncan two classes at 6:45 p.m. for every day because God logical background as Community Church from “River Cities Commu- said. “We also want to Wednesdays and 9:30 a.m. is teaching me about him- well.” Proctorville, Ohio, taught nity Church, located in give people the tools they Fridays for ladies at River self through the Word. Duncan said he wants how to read the bible for Huntington, is offering need to be able to under- Cities Community Church I’m learning more about people who attend the life class. a class entitled ‘How to stand the Bible.” and the other at 6:30 p.m. him.” classes to improve their Caroll said some people Read the Bible for Life,’” Duncan said 16 percent Wednesday’s in Carroll’s Duncan said anyone understanding of the do not consistently read said associate Pastor Scott of church attendees read home. can attend the classes by Bible and use it to im- the Bible but rather glance Duncan. “The classes are the Bible every day, and Katie Scheler, a gradu- signing up through the prove their lives. through a few chapters to provide an overview of the classes are a way to ate student in psychology church’s website. Duncan said the once or twice a month. the Bible and an under- encourage more people to from Manchester, Mi. who “Most people have classes will be using the “If you’re a Christian, standing of its context and read the Bible. attends a How to Read the said they want to have a book “Read the Bible for you want to know more different translations.” “We’re real big here Bible for Life class, said deeper understanding of Life” by George Tuthrie. about how you’re going “We have begun to un- about getting people in the she wants to learn how to the Word,” Duncan said. Shaun French can be to live your life,” Carroll derstand that people don’t Scripture and wanting to improve her comprehen- They want to be able to contacted at french25@ said. “There’s a lot of have an understanding of make sure our messages sion of the Bible. understand the Bible for marshall.edu.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM STRONG SECOND HALF HELPS HERD CAGE TIGERS BY AARON PAYNE team from top to bottom.” Alaya Mitchell and Rashe- and 14 rebounds because THE PARTHENON Marshall’s surge started dah Henriques. Marshall could not match out of the proverbial gate in Mitchell facilitated, con- up defensively with the 6-2 Marshall women’s basket- the second half, forcing the tributing eight assists while senior from Bessemer, Ala. ball forced Memphis into 12 Tigers into five turnovers in running the point, while However, the Herd did not al- turnovers in the second half, the first three minutes and Henriques lead the Herd of- low another Tiger to get close which the team turned into turned those turnovers into fense with 11 points on 3-10 to those numbers. 20 points en route to a 65-54 eight points, tying the game shooting from the floor and The win came at a very good victory over the second place 30 all. a perfect 4-4 at the charity time for Marshall. After drop- team in Conference USA. The Herd then proceeded stripe. ping three straight games In the first half, the Herd to go on a 29-6 run over the All 11 of Henriques’ points where the result could have (14-11, 5-7 C-USA) looked next nine minutes to take it’s came in the second half after fallen either way, the confi- like it would be again be out- largest lead of the contest, she shot 0-2 from the floor in dence that comes with beating played by the Tigers (19-6, 9-3) 59-23. the first half. Memphis is invaluable. thanks to the 10 points and Chadwick gave the offen- “After I came to the bench, “We wanted this game so five rebounds recorded by sive spurt, to the defensive my teammates and coaches badly,” Mitchell said. “It felt star-senior forward Jasmine effort of his team. told me to keep my head up,” like we had everything in the Lee as Memphis took a 30-22 “I thought we played really Henriques said. “The confi- world against us. We, collec- lead into the locker room. good defense and did it one dence they had in me was the tively, were so sick of losing.” However, the Herd was not possession at a time,” Chad- inspiration for me to come The Herd has a few days intimidated and came back wick said. “We got a lot of out in the second half and home before attempting to strong in the second half. energy from our players even perform the way I did.” continue it’s late season surge “We kept playing, we fought if they did not show up on the As a team, Memphis be- in Alabama. Marshall will take through hard times,” head stat sheet.” came one-dimensional in the on the University of Alabma- coach Royce Chadwick said. Two of the players who second half, with the offense Birmingham Sunday at 3 p.m., MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON “Basically, we showed what were leaders of the inten- running through Lee. inside Bartow Arena. Herd senior guard Latedria Elliot drives past Tigers freshman guard Lauren we are capable of, and I am sity were two of Marshall’s Lee finished the contest Aaron Payne can be contacted McGraw during the first half of Marshall’s 65-54 win over Memphis. very proud of my basketball four-year senior guards, with a game-high 21 points at [email protected].

COLUMN Herd weekend at a glance Herd stars over Track & Field Swimming & Women’s Baseball the years: Diving Tennis Where: Columbus, Where: Raleigh and Ohio Johnathan Goddard Where: Houston, Texas Where: West Lafayette, Cary, N.C. WILL VANCE take on the Kansas State When: Friday THE PARTHENON Wildcats, then ranked 6th When: Friday, Ind. When: Friday, in the nation. What: The Herd travels Saturday and Sunday When: Saturday and Over the years, Marshall With the Herd trailing north to the Buckeye Saturday and Sunday football fans have come to 7-0 and the Wildcats clos- Who: C-USA Sunday expect the Herd to feature ing in on another score, State for its final meet What: The Herd Championships Wichita State and a dominating defensive Goddard jumped the pitch before the Conference USA Who: opens the season with end. on a botched option play What: Marshall kicked Purdue Players like Billy Lyon, and rumbled 84 yards for Indoor Championships in one of its five trips to off the 2012 C-USA What: Last weekend Albert McClellan and most the touchdown. Birmingham, Ala. Junior recently Vinny Curry have Goddard’s game chang- Championships with Marshall swept Morehead the Carolinas with and made names for them- ing play along with strong Vanessa Jules came close strong performances State in its 2012 home opening weekend rubber selves getting after the play by backup quarter- to breaking the school and drop- back Graham Gochneaur in the 200-yard relay opener and the Herd match against NC State. ping the ball carrier in the led the Herd to a 27-20 up- record in the high jump and 800-yard freestyle hopes to knock off backfield. set of the Wildcats, which Marshall will also play last weekend at the Akron relay and will look for the Shockers and The greatest defensive was the last time the Herd Canisius, Bryant and end to wear the Kelly green defeated a ranked team. Invitational with a jump of continued success over Boilermakers in West and white, however, is Goddard won the 1.75m. the weekend. Lafayette. Monmouth. almost unarguably Johna- Mid-American Confer- than Goddard. ence Defensive Player of Goddard was born on the Year Award and was May 11th, 1981 in San Di- named Second Team All- ego, Calif. American and the runner His family soon moved up for the Bronko Nagurski to Jacksonville, Fla., where award, which is given to he played at Edward H. the nation’s top defensive Herd hits road for second to last time White High School and player. BY JARROD CLAY Conference USA with a re- showcased the ferocity and His 27.5 career sacks THE PARTHENON cord of 15-10 (6-5). drive that would lead to his ranked 13th all-time in the When it takes the court recruitment by the Herd. country at the time of his Hitting the road for the at SMU, the Herd should be Goddard joined the Herd graduation. next to last time in the reg- at full strength with lead- in 2001. Though Goddard was a ular season, the Marshall ing scorer DeAndre Kane While his size was more beast in college, his lack of men’s basketball team heads returning after missing last that of a linebacker, God- size hurt his transition to to Dallas for a Saturday weekend’s outing against dard had the heart and the NFL. showdown with Southern ECU while he attended the drive of a defensive end. Dispite his eye-popping Methodist University. funeral of his father. Goddard registered 11.5 stats, Goddard slid to the The Thundering Herd is “He’s just a really good sacks in his first three sea- 6th round of the 2005 NFL coming off one of its hottest player, and we’re obviously sons with the Herd, but Draft, when he was se- shooting performances of a better team with him,” caught the attention of the lected by the the season in a victory over Herrion said of Kane. nation in his senior year. 206th overall. East Carolina University and The Mustangs of SMU In 2004, Goddard had a An injury in the pre- looks to carry that momen- come into the contest as the monster season. season led to him being cut tum into Dallas. bottom feeder in C-USA at His 16 sacks and 28 by the Lions. “We’ve had a good stretch 11-15 (2-9) and have lost nine tackles for loss not only The next season God- where we’ve taken good of their last 11 games. set Marshall records but dard was signed to the shots, and we’ve had some Regardless of the Mus- ranked tops in the nation. prac- guys, who I think are good tangs’ record, Herrion said Goddard was a fan fa- tice squad shooters not make them,” he knows the challenges vorite in Joan C. Edwards Goddard was promoted Marshall head coach Tom that face the Herd when it Stadium, always seeming to the active roster Jan. Herrion said. “I thought we goes into Moody Coliseum. to answer when the crowd 1, 2006 and made his first had good ball movement and “They’re an unconven- began chanting ‘Godd-ard, start the same day against great shot selection against tional team in some regards Godd-ard, Godd-ard.” the , in East Carolina.” because they run a Prince- The signature play of his which he made one tackle. Marshall hasn’t seen the ton-type offense,” Herrion career came in one of the The tackle would end court since that game a week said. “They really spread Herds biggest games up being the first and last ago, and got to enjoy an off you out with cutting and In 2004 Marshall trav- week to rest up mentally and spacing. It’s a system that eled to Manhattan, Kan. to See GODDARD I Page 5 physically. takes a lot of time to pre- “We needed to exhale, and pare for.” kind of regroup and get our The Mustangs are lead bodies back together, and in scoring and rebounding our minds as well,” Herrion by senior forward Robert 242713 said. “We’ve been in a tough Nyakundi with 15 points stretch lately so we’ve got and 4.9 rebounds a game. SUNTIME TANNING to take advantage of the off Nyakundi will be ex- week.” pected to lead the way for MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON FEBRUARY SPECIALS The stretch has resulted in Marshall head coach Tom Herrion sends in the play call to his team during the Marshall sitting fifth in the See SMU HOOPS I Page 5 Herd’s game against the University of Alabama-Birmingham on Jan. 25. 2 x 2.0

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EDITORIAL

About us Bringing the weapons of war The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Mondays through Fridays during the regular semesters, and weekly Thursdays during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for news and editorial content. home: Drones in US skies It seems each week, our civil liberties are continually Well, it is happening the same way the Patriot Act did, as STAFF being attacked. This week further affirms this point. Un- the “War on Terror” did and the same way the National CRYSTAL MYERS manned Aerial Vehicles, or drones, can now –– thanks to Defense Authorization Act did. Can we truly say we are EXECUTIVE EDITOR a bill signed by President Barack Obama Tuesday –– fly surprised that drones can now circle over our heads and [email protected] in American skies with less regulation than before. These record videos of our activities? The response is that these WILLIAM LINEBERRY MARCUS CONSTANTINO devices have been used in combating terrorism and locat- acts are being created and administered to better secure our MANAGING EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR [email protected] [email protected] ing key al-Qaeda figures, such as Osama bin Laden. freedoms. While, actually, the opposite is true: These bills do They are able to fly, highly undetected, at high altitudes KATIE QUINONEZ TYLER KES not protect our freedoms, they take them away. NEWS EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR and project clear video of subjects from great distances. The American Civil Liberties Union, anticipating the pass- [email protected] [email protected] They require no physical person to be within them, but ing of this bill, issued a report in December that requested strict JAKE SNYDER ARIAN JALALI rather are controlled from hundreds, if not thousands of regulation of drones in the U.S. SPORTS EDITOR COPY EDITOR [email protected] [email protected] miles, away by operators. “Our privacy laws are not strong enough to ensure that the Now, the Department of Homeland Security and law new technology will be used responsibly and consistently with KELSEY THOMAS JOHN GIBB LIFE! EDITOR ASSIGNMENT EDITOR enforcement agencies in the United States can more easily democratic values,” the ACLU report stated. The co-author of [email protected] [email protected] begin to use these devices on U.S. soil. We have brought the report, Catherine Crump, said, “The deployment of drone ADAM ROGERS the weapons of war home and have turned them on our technology domestically could easily lead to police fishing ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR own citizens. Police departments in Texas, Florida and expeditions and invasive, all-encompassing surveillance that [email protected] Colorado have been using drones but now are able to would seriously erode the privacy that we have always had as Contact US begin increasing their reliance on the devices. In the 2012 Americans.” 109 Communications Bldg. budget requests, the Pentagon requested $5 billion from In September, President Obama ordered a drone attack that Marshall University Congress to be designated for drones. To get a picture killed Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen of Middle-Eastern One John Marshall Drive of what the future might look like: Imagine thousands of descent who was abroad in Yemen. Does this not demonstrate Huntington, West Virginia 25755 [email protected] planes equipped with cameras and guns circling overhead the potential these devices could have on American soil? There is monitoring citizens. This was once a distance Orwellian no reason for this type of surveillance technology in the U.S. We The First The Constitution of the future, right? The fiction dystopian future of British novel- have not had a major terrorist attack in 10 years. We should be Amendment United States of America ists is quickly becoming present-day America. restoring our freedoms, not continuing to further diminish them.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, The Federal Aviation Administration backed and Flashback 10 years ago, we had the Iraq War and the or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the spearheaded the decision. It seems that the lobbying and Patriot Act. Present day, we still have the Patriot Act and just freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to special interest groups have worked their magic on Con- “ended’ the Iraq War. Now we have the National Defense peaceably assemble; and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. gress, and the bill was passed and signed by the president Authorization Act, an impending war with Iran and now with little resistance. How has this happened, you ask? drones. What the hell happened?

COLUMN GRAPHIC Santorum is proof of the Republican bandwagon effect

BY BISHOP NASH Washington, the only guy THE PARTHENON that I could think of is Rick Santorum.” Opinions on the Repub- Where the hell did this guy lican primary race are a come from, and why are peo- dime-a-dozen and often not ple all of a sudden looking at even worth the electricity him like Jesus Christ himself needed to broadcast them, was running for president? but there’s just too much to be Because he’s got a shot to win, said as of late. and everyone wants to be on The whole situation freaks the winning team. me out. Not because I’m The fact that there is even afraid one of them might such an idea as a “momentum become president (I 100 per- candidate” makes me doubt cent believe whoever gets the the decision-making abilities nomination is going to get in vast swathes of voters. smashed by President Barack I’m not saying Santorum Obama, regardless), or be- is not someone you should cause I’m invested in keeping or should not vote for, but Obama in office, which I’m where was this guy’s support not. when he first declared his run The disarray, splintering at presidency? Where was and uncertainty within the it a month ago when people COLUMN Republican Party and their thought Rick Perry still had a conservative base makes me shot? Good grief, where was nervous. It’s telling of the con- all this support 10 days ago? fusing times we live in. They’ve got a word for it in People should be mindful when Look at Rick Santorum’s the sports world: Jumping on literal overnight rise to the the bandwagon. Nobody out- frontrunner status. A month side of Pennsylvania knew expressing opinions on Facebook ago, his run for president was anything about Rick Santorum a joke. Ten days ago, he was until he started winning, and BY SYDNEY RANSON A few weeks ago, I was distasteful. To summarize, respect lives that are lost. a distant third pulling 17 per- he’s still yet to be fully figured THE PARTHENON casually scrolling down my the post said no one cares if This person was someone’s cent of the national vote while out by the population at large. newsfeed on FaceBook, and the student was killed, and child, someone’s best friend, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Rom- But then again, do people re- If you’ve ever been a part I came across an appalling that there was a reason no someone’s role model. He ney were killing each other to ally care? of ––or even just viewed –– post from one of my friends. one liked him. It goes on to meant the world to someone, be top dog. They know he’s what you any social networking site, They had shared a status up- say that if you are stupid and his life deserves to be Ten days ago is when Santo- might call a “true” conser- you probably didn’t have to date from someone on their enough to get hit by a train, respected, just as everyone rum truly started to look like a vative, I.E. he has a staunch do much scrolling to find friends list, which enabled then you deserve to be hit. else’s does. viable candidate after he swept Catholic background and a per- someone saying something many more people to see Words cannot express my The point of everything I the Colorado, Minnesota and sonal disdain for birth control negative about another per- just what had been said. To feelings of disgust and anger have said is to make it known Missouri primaries. (he’s got seven kids, but I refuse son. Whether the person preserve privacy, I will not when I read this. My stomach that what you say on the On the morning of Feb. 7, to believe he’s only banged his making the post intends for mention the names of any- felt like it was doing somer- Internet, even if you don’t Santorum was holding at 17 wife seven times). the victim to see their words one involved. saults. The person said this intend for the person you are percent among GOP primary What do we know about Rick or not, they are making the On Jan. 31, a high school on the Internet, which has talking about to see it, can voters. The next morning, he Santorum and why is he just other person just that: A student in Putnam County become a gateway for infor- and will always make it back had nearly doubled and was now looking like a winner? victim. was hit by a train. It was said mation to be shared. The to someone that knows them tied for the lead with Romney The better question is, does Today, we live in a world the accident might have oc- victim’s closest friends and and cares about them. Think at 30 percent. anyone care how, why and what in which our social interac- curred because the victim family could have (and prob- before you speak (or type, in He’s the momentum candi- if he wins? That’s what freaks tions revolve more and more always had headphones in ably did because the post this case) because you never date as of now and threatens me out. around social networking his ears to listen to music, so had been shared many more know who you will hurt in to upstage Romney –– even in I’m just waiting for Randy sites like FaceBook and Twit- he may not have heard the times) seen this. the process of simply voicing his home state of Michigan. Moss to run for president so I ter. The number of people train coming. Although I didn’t know the your opinion. Conservative personality can vote for him. that access these sites is Getting back to the issue victim or his family, my heart Sydney Ranson can be Glenn Beck went as far as to Bishop Nash can be con- outstanding, with each hav- of the status update, I will goes out to them. Everyone contacted at ranson17@ say, “If there is one guy out tacted at nash24@marshall. ing hundreds of millions of have to paraphrase, as the can relate to losing someone marshall.edu. there that is the next George edu. users. actual post is disturbing and close to them and should page designed and edited by WILLIAM LINEBERRY | [email protected] C M Y K 50 INCH

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MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON LEFT:Senior guard Alaya Mitchell prepares for a jump shot. TOP: Marshall pep band entertains the crowd during halftime. BOTTOM: Junior forward Alyse Poindexter fi ghts for possession of the ball in Thursdayʼs game.

more significance coming the country might be say- depend on the leadership The reality is it’s the Thundering Herd and SMU HOOPS down the stretch,” Her- ing that at this time of of its three seniors: Da- end of the line for them Mustangs is slated to Continued from Page 3 rion said. year because everybody mier Pitts, Shaq Johnson and they need to realize being at 3 p.m. Saturday SMU, as the Mustangs With only five games is trying to get their next and Dago Pena. that and we need to play inside Moody Coliseum. only other scorer av- remaining in the regular win, and we’re no dif- The three only have six that way as a team,” Jarrod Clay can be eraging double-figures season, Herrion said the ferent,” Herrion said. guaranteed games re- Herrion said. contacted at clay105@ is junior guard London Herd must now look at “Everyone is starting to maining in a Marshall Tip of f between the live.marshall.edu. Giles with 10.4 points per every game as a “must jockey for different po- uniform, and Herrion game. win” as it attempts to sitioning in seeding and said it needs to click with “They’re a unique team climb into fourth in C- in post-season play, so them that they have the to play against and we USA, which would give there’s a lot of things on chance to do something are going to have to re- Marshall a first round the table still.” special while still at ally be locked in as we go bye in the conference In the final few game of Marshall. down to Dallas because tournament. the season Herrion said “It should, if it every game now gains “I think every team in the teams success will doesn’t click, it better.

Technical College moves scheduling. “The new advances al- CLASSROOM to their new site the This will offer pictures low students become the Continued from Page 1 university will evalu- showing the location of center of the classroom,” issue and the furnishings ate those buildings to the classroom, seating Kopp said. “Down the are the other,” Kopp said. inquire moving classes styles and technology sup- road these classrooms can “I felt these updates are im- into open rooms or con- port that is available. double as regular sched- portant for what we do as a tinue to stay in their Faculty will be able to uled classrooms and areas university and that we make original places. schedule classrooms and for students to work in the that commitment to our Bjornson said he looks won’t have to worry if they morning or evenings.” faculty and our students.” forward to future changes will have the digital instruc- Kopp said we aren’t The university is already and expansions to the tional support that they where we need to be planning to expand some classrooms on campus. expect. yet but we are making CL021712 classrooms or move to A comprehensive inven- Kopp said he likes progress. other available locations. tory of each classroom is to think of the new Sarah Stiles can be con- CLASSIFIED When the Mount- being taken and should classrooms as living tacted at stiles8@live. west Community and be available during laboratories. marshall.edu. CLASSIFIED 2 x 8.0 CHILD “The waivers should have GODDARD on June 4th, less than Continued from Page 1 been granted for all states, Continued from Page 3 a month after being not just ones that applied,” signed. principals and teachers re Persinger said. “I’m not of his injury-plagued Goddard tragically not the best way to handle sure there will be any conse- NFL career, which died on June 11th, 2008 the situation. That just quences for those states that ended the following due to injuries result- opens the door for more received the waiver, but I do preseason after suf- ing from a motorcycle problems.” think it is detrimental for fering a season-ending crash. Persinger said he also be- those that didn’t.” foot injury. Though Goddard’s lieves that it is unfair that Hilary Freeman can be In 2008 Goddard had life was cut short, his the government granted contacted at roush89@ a brief stint with the talent and drive will waivers to only a few states. marshall.edu. Colorado Rush of the forever be remem- . b e r e d b y t h e H e r d Goddard appeared in Fa i t h f u l . Follow us on Twitter: two games, registering Wi l l Va n c e c a n an assisted tackle and b e c o n t a c t e d a t @MUparthenon pass breakup before be- vance162@marshall. ing waived by the team e d u

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The Parthenon at that screen for five hours and never typed a An Ohio author read se- word.” lections from “A Literary Pollock said a successful Tsunami of Pure Evil” to writer is also an avid reader. more than 60 students and “You have to be a reader,” faculty Thursday night Pollock said. “Really, if don’t at the Memorial Student love to read, you’ll never be Center. a writer.” Donald Ray Pollock read English professor Rachael from his short story collec- Peckham said Pollock’s read- tion “Knockemstiff” and ing is a useful teaching tool. his novel “The Devil All the “I just talked to a stu- Time” to kick off the Mar- dent in a current class, shall University Visiting and she connected some- Writers Series. His shared thing from a work she samplings of his charac- read from to something ters, including an inhalant we talked about today,” abuser, a serial killer cou- Peckham said. “That tells ple and a woman married you the huge value in lis- to a brain-damaged man. tening to what a writer Pollock began writing at does.” age 45. Pollock said much Peckham said Appala- of his work is based on his chians like Pollock have experiences growing up in much to offer literature. southern Ohio. “There are amazing “I was getting older,” Pol- voices to mine and to tap lock said. “I couldn’t do in this area, and students anything else but write about don’t always recognize or the people around me and appreciate that coming into the people I knew when I was school,” Peckham said. younger.” Sophomore creative Pollock said aspiring writing major Hannah writers need to write on a Kittle, 19, from William- consistent basis. stown, W.Va. said Pollock’s Henry Culvyhouse | The Parthenon “You have to learn to reading taught her much sit in a chair, in front of about creative writing. Donald Ray Pollock reads sections from his two fiction books, “The Devil All the Time,” and “Knockemstiff.” Pollock is from Chillicothe, Ohio and keyboard for X amount “When he read, I could def- earned a master’s in fine arts from Ohio State University after dropping out of high school and working at a paper mill for 30 years. of time pretty much ev- initely see the images in my eryday,” Pollock said. head,” Kittle said. “That’s writing.” Series reading will feature Anne Phillips. She will read Francis-Booth Experimental “I’ve sat there and stared very important for creative The next Visiting Writers West Virginian author Jayne at 8 p.m. March 8 in the Theatre.

Chat-n-Chew participants discuss city issues

BY CHELSIE SCHULDIES groups and discuss,” uses and one use for them The Parthenon Thomas McChesney said. became the gardens. “When we held the first “What happened was the Members of the Hun- Chat-n-Chew, we knew we people who came to talk tington community met had to choose a couple of about recycling said it would Thursday at The Frederick topics that would be hot be really cool if we had a Building for a weekly Chat- buttons for people,” Stacey community garden,” Sta- n-Chew to discuss various McChesney said. “Through cey McChesney said. “Then ideas and issues in the city. our volunteer work, we knew someone in the crowd said Stacey and Thomas the creation of a dog park they thought it would be a McChesney created the was very important – that really good idea, too. From Chat-n-Chew group in No- and recycling. Those were there, another person spoke vember 2009. two issues people were in- up and told them who to “Thomas and I have been terested in, and they just contact about starting a community volunteers needed a forum where they garden.” for a decade,” said Stacey could discuss it.” “What happens is people McChesney. “Because of Interest in recycling and sit around and talk, and ideas this, people got to know us, the dog park attracted ap- pop up.” Stacey McChesney and they would tell us their proximately 30 people to the said. “Then someone may thoughts about what is going initial meetings. Through the overhear an idea, and the on in Huntington and what different interests and ideas next thing you know two or they think will improve the from the public on the ways three people get together, city.” Huntington could be im- embrace the idea, and move Stacey McChesney said is- proved, Chat-n-Chew began it forward.” 243383 sues are generally settled in work on many new projects Thomas McChesney said, one of two ways: Either in at once. “We have done things with THE VILLAGE ON SIXTH a church or at city hall. The “It’s amazing,” Stacey the West Virginia 5k, critical McChesney’s created a new McChesney said. “Most of mass, Create West Virginia PARTHENON - 1/4 PG A forum for the public to dis- them have happened. We Conference, CAFÉ Hunting- cuss problems in Huntington have a dog park, and we did ton and Heritage Station. 3 x 10.5 and develop other commu- get recycling. It was not our There is just so much.” nity outreach programs. dream scenario for recy- Chat-n-Chew collaborates The McChesneys said they cling, but at least it’s a step with Create Huntington to did not want Chat-n-Chew in the right direction.” work with communities and to function like a typical One program that began improve the quality of life of meeting where people sit at after Chat-n-Chew session is Huntington residents. a table and talk about ideas community gardens. There Chelsie Schuldies can be one at a time. are vacant lots throughout contacted at schuldies@ “People sit in their own the city that have limited marshall.edu.

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