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INKED LINKED TUESDAY + FRIDAY EVERY DAY @MUParthenon FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 | VOL. 119 NO. 40 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com | SINGLE COPY FREE WEEKEND EDITION C M Y K 50 INCH 2 WEEKEND NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Culture Storm headed for Huntington Williams returns By ROB ENGLE THE PARTHENON A group of local volunteers are bringing pattern throughout Huntington and eventually together artists and performers from the re- other locations in Appalachia,” Wilson said.- “This Culture Storm can drift around like a for Coffee with meteorological element and bring with it a cele Huntington.gion for the first-ever Culture Storm from 6 bration of the area, wherever it winds up going.” to 8 p.m. Sunday at The Lantern in downtown Wilson noted this event is not just for the - benefit of the artists but also those who want to- the Mayor The event will feature up-for-sale artwork see Huntington flourish. breatherfrom a variety and others. of visual artists, as well as per “There’s a lot of negativity surrounding Hun By JOHN COLE GLOVER formances by musicians, a disc jockey, a fire tington, bad vibes out there on social media THE PARTHENON “When students are in and complaints about the lack of culture here,”- “The mayor would give safety issues. - Zac White, Eric Wilson, Cindi Fuller and- Wilson said. “That was a direct inspiration for Williams returned to cam- hasyou athe complete shirt off understand his back,”- sentedAmanda talent Winters in the took area. the initiative to organize pulling this together, to show Huntington is ac Huntington Mayor Steve ingDennison of Marshall said. “The graduates mayor hereHuntington, to serve theythem areand resihear the event as a way to showcase the underrepre tually rich, vibrant and full of life.” dents,” Williams said. “I am- “Sometimes, we’re bitter and angry about it, semester.pus for Coffee with the “It will be a collection of people from the area but that doesn’t mean we have to hate the entire Mayor the second time this and what they may face in their concerns. No two meet who don’t get a lot of exposure,” White said. “A town. Instead, we can just ‘hate it out’ with our the job market. It is a great ings here are ever alike.” lot of these people don’t have a proper venue. art,” Wilson added. - Students could drink networking opportunity With the anniversary of It’s not particularly traditional art, I guess ingCultural people together.Storm cofounder Cindi Fuller said coffee and ask the mayor- to see the mayor and those the Marshall University ‘outsider art’ would be a more technical term. the best way to revitalize a city is to start bring- questions from 11:30 a.m. towho come come to to campus see him.” at least Thundering Herd plane But really, it’s just a showcase of what people- to 1 p.m. Thursday at Mar Williams said he wants crash approaching, Williams around here are doing.” “We are really passionate about arts and cul shall University’s Memorial- available to students. Wil- said while the city was taken Despite this being the inaugural event, Wil ture and Huntington itself,” Fuller said. “We videStudent an Center.informal setting to once a month to show he is toWilliams its knees inremembers 1970, it found the son said this “storm” is already gaining ground. want to make Huntington a better place, so why The event exists to pro a way to move forward. “It wasn’t that hard to get people to do it,” not take the initiative? Everyone sits around help.liams said he wants students Wilson said. “Zac reached out and conjured a and talks about how Huntington could be so talk to Williams. - to know these meetings do team with a picture of the whole storm of people to celebrate the culture- good, but no one ever does anything about it, Kevin Dennison, Marshall lighting on streets near photograph1970 Thundering on stage Herd during team in Huntington.” so we did.” graduate, said he thinks Cof- campusWilliams is a saiddirect the result extra of hisbehind inaugural his desk, speech. the same Already, the Culture Storm scheduled for Jan The event is open to the public and will accept fee with the Mayor serves as uary 2016 is booked with artists and another- donations,Rob Engle which can White be contacted said will go at towards engle17@ the a great opportunity for Wil showcase is scheduled for April 2016. marshall.edu.next Culture Storm events. liams to network and meet- meetings with students to “Everything we do is in “I want, eventually, this notion to be some new people. studentsincrease safety.about rental their honor,” Williams said. thing that can be more around like a weather Williams talked with sev Also, after talking to “OurJohn city Cole was Glover broken, can butbe eral students just to get to- Williams had inspectors contactedwe were survivors.” at glover39@ Intercultural Affairs know them and try to show properties near campus, marshall.edu. them they are valued com Outstanding Intercultural High munity members. check the properties for School Students weekend By MICHAEL BROWN THE PARTHENON students to come and have a - relations major. “We want elementary education major, attended the weekend when Marshall University’s Of- great time. And when it comes she was in high school. fice of Intercultural Affairs to deciding where they would “The students and faculty will host its annual Outstand like to go, we want them to be were so friendly and helpful- ing Intercultural High School able to say Marshall has a lot- when I came here for what Students weekend Friday to offer.” used to be known as Out and Saturday, for minority During the weekend, stu Standing Black High School high school students who dents and parents will be students,” Hardy said. “They are going above and beyond given the opportunity to meet went above and beyond to academically. with the dean of the college of fun.ensure Marshall that my goes weekend above hereand “This weekend is designed astheir time interest. for games Visitors and awill ques be- was not only informative but to show minority high school given campus tours, as well - tostudents continue in West their Virginia, higher who current Marshall students. beyond for its students. You’re are about to decide where tion-and-answer session with- not just another face on cam EMILY RICE | THE PARTHENON pus,Michael here at BrownMarshall, can we’re be a Samuel Buxton, master’s in business administration from Loudoun County, Virginia speaks with education, what Marshall Before leaving from the week family.” contacted at brown790@ Mayor of Huntington Steve Williams at the monthly Coffee with the Mayor event Thursday. careUniversity management has to offer,”and public said end, students and parents will marshall.edu. Darius Booker, junior health attend a breakfast banquet. Women’sChastity Hardy, studiesjunior booksale The women’s studies booksale began Tuesday and will continue Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center lobby. The bi-annual women’s studies program used booksale is a fundraiser for the department to fund its larger events including the Masquerade Ball event in the fall semester and the Monologues Project in the spring semester. It is organized and run by women’s studies faculty and students. Mass-market paperbacks are $.75, trade paperbacks are $1 and hardback books are $1.50. PHOTOS BY EMILY RICE page designed and edited by SARA RYAN| [email protected] C M Y K 50 INCH 3 WEEKEND SPORTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Marshall takes on Middle Tennessee Hamilton juggles as season draws to an end basketball and parenting PARTHENON FILE PHOTO Marshall University redshirt junior Talequia Hamilton embraces a teammate during a scrimmage. Members of Marshall University’s football team celebrate during its game against Old Dominion SHANNON STOWERS | THE PARTHENON University Sept. 19. By ISHMAEL WITTEN By MALCOLM WALTON “It doesn’t matter what their record “We’ve got to play the way we know we THE PARTHENON SPORTS EDITOR is,” Reaves said. “They’re at home, and can if we want to win a conference title Student athletes have a lot on their plate – from school, to Riding a seven-game win streak, Mar- they’re a heck of a team. It’s always dif- again.” sports and even friends. shall University’s football team (8-1) ferent when you’re playing at their place. Despite the team having a consecutive For Marshall University women’s basketball player Talequia faces conference-foe Middle Tennessee They got some talented players on both league championship in mind, Litton said Hamilton, mother can be added to the list as well. State University (3-5) Saturday in Mur- sides of the ball. It’s a heck of a team, and he and his teammates are taking it one Hamilton is the mother of a healthy eight-month-old boy freesboro, Tennessee.