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Thursday, November 3, 2011 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com University receives an upgraded bond rating of,” Marshall University Presi- “President Kopp and the “It is important for the BY EDEN ADKINS dent, Stephen Kopp said in a Board of Governors should university to manage its in- The board expects to use THE PARTHENON recent interview. “We are very each be commended for debtedness strategically,” pleased that Fitch has rec- making responsible, and Kopp said. “That means that $50 million in bonds for capital Marshall University’s ognized all of the hard work sometimes tough, operational you will take on some debt, projects to improve various facets strong financial standing is that is going on to improve and governance decisions,” but the debt needs to align of the university. reflected in its recent bond the financial stability of the Dettinger said. “Their leader- with the strategic goals of THE PROJECTS INCLUDE: rating upgrade. university.” ship and vision in managing the university so that they » >biotechnology incubator and applied engineering complex Fitch Ratings, an interna- Kurt Dettinger, general the university’s affairs, as are mutually supported.” >multi-floor parking structure tional bond rating system, counsel of the Office of Gov- evidenced by Fitch’s recent The board expects to use >soccer stadium complex has upgraded the universi- ernor Earl Ray Tomblin, said upgrade, will translate into $50 million in bonds for >fine arts incubator—visual arts project ty’s bond rating from A+ to the upgrade is a reflection of better and more efficient ac- capital projects to improve >modern academic instructional facility >land acquisition and demolition AA-, allowing the university university’s implementation of cess to the debt.” various facets of the uni- to pay less to finance future a prudent, long-term approach The university has made versity. The West Virginia capital projects. to fiscal management and to many efforts to improve its fi- Higher Education Policy finance the bonds on Oct. 13. the university is going, the “In this economic climate, expanding the University’s nancial health in recent years, Commission gave the Mar- “These projects that we growth in student enrollment for anyone to get an upgrade in programs, student population including taking on debt re- shall University Board of are proposing to do really bond rating is almost unheard and auxiliary facilities. sponsibly, Kopp said. Governors permission to align with the direction that See BOND I Page 5 BREAKING A CYCLE Recycling program begins in Cabell County BY RACHEL HUNTER bins closer to homes and THE PARTHENON work places,” Taylor said. Taylor said he antici- The city of Huntington pates the program growing and Cabell county residents over time, as more resi- now have the opportunity to dents become aware be a little greener. of its convenience and The ribbon cutting availability. ceremony on Tuesday Those present at the cer- morning at the Cabell-Hun- emony included members tington Health Department of the Cabell County Solid marked the beginning of Waste Authority, City of the use of four new drop Huntington Mayor Kim off locations throughout Wolfe, representatives the county. from the Cabell County The four new recycling Health Department, bins are located at the Ca- Goodwill Industries and bell-Huntington County Rumpke Recycling. MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON Health Department, be- Margie Phillips, Mar- Above: Students listen at the opening lecture for the 25th Anniversary Symposium hosted by the hind the Big Sandy Arena, shall’s Sustainability Adams Trucking in Barbo- department manager, Society of Yeager Scholars on Wednesday night. Right: Jackson Katz, featured speaker at the ursville on Rt. 60 and the said, like Cabell county’s symposium, lectures about gender issues in his presentation, “The Macho Paradox: Why Some Perry Morris Square in recycling program, the Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help.” Milton. recycling program at Mar- “We need to make it shall will expand as well. more convenient for our “We will continue to residents to recycle, or expand the recycling Internationally-recognized speaker they won’t participate,” program on campus as discusses gender violence, its prevention said Ralph Taylor, execu- needed,” Phillips said. tive director of the Cabell “Currently, we are hoping County Waste Authority. to see a glass recycler for BY MEAGAN EARLS Brewster, co-chair of the Yea- Taylor said, frustrated the area.” THE PARTHENON We are trying to get people ger Symposium. by the lack of recycling Phillips also said that thinking about things they can The senior class and co- in the community, the Rumpke Recycling is now The opening lecture do ... about the perceptions chairs from The Society of Cabell County Waste au- accepting milk and juice of the 25th Anniversary Yeager Scholars are responsi- thority collected $10,000 containers, noting that it is Symposium “Gender they have about stereotypes ble for choosing the theme. and challenged the city of a great addition to the pro- in Society” was hosted and gender violence. If we “During the past sympo- Huntington and the county gram on campus. Wednesday night by The can do that, hopefully in the siums they have been talking to come up with $5,000 Phillips said she encour- Society of Yeager Scholars. future there will be some big about sustainability and ag- each for the placement of ages students to become Jackson Katz, one of changes on campus.” riculture, so we wanted to do the new recycling bins in involved with the recy- America’s leading anti- something completely dif- the area. cling program on campus, sexist male activists, was > TIMMEKA PERKINS ferent than past topics,” said Taylor pointed out that whether by using the bins the speaker for the lecture. Timmeka Perkins, co-chair of the lack of residents re- located on every building He is an educator, author, the Yeager Symposium. “We cycling is because of its floor or volunteering as cultural critic and filmmaker. Katz also is internationally really felt like the social sciences weren’t included.” inconvenience. Before the a student recycler for the recognized for his ground-breaking work in the field of gen- Perkins said because it is the 25th anniversary of the So- new initiative, the only sustainability department. der violence prevention education and critical media literacy. ciety of Yeager Scholars, they wanted to bring in a big name recycling opportunity for “Recycling saves our Katz delivered a lecture titled, “The Macho Paradox: Why speaker and increase attendance. county residents was the earth for future genera- Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help.” “I feel like gender in society is something that college Goodwill Industries lo- tions,” Phillips said. “This lecture is about how society, media and stereotypes students see on a daily basis in how gender stereotypes are cated on the West-End of Rachel Hunter can be create this idea of masculinity, how that leads to domestic Huntington. contacted at hunter79@ violence and what we can do to stop that cycle,” said Shelby See LECTURE I Page 5 “We wanted to bring the marshall.edu.

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2 Thursday, November 3, 2011 percent is the surtax on millionaires that would fund Senate Democrats’ infrastructure package. marshallparthenon.com 0.7 >MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS Marshall student develops mobile app for visually impaired

BY MEOLDY FITZGERALD over 40 years of her life,” magazine that publishes “This is great recogni- THE PARTHENON said Darren Burton, ac- We take pride in the software reviews of today’s technol- tion,” Kirkendall said. “We cessibility consultant for we build, and it’s nice to know ogy and reports on how well take pride in the software we Ricky Kirkendall, sopho- the American Foundation that we can provide a user manufacturers and retailers build, and it’s nice to know more computer science of the Blind. “When we at experience that is worht this are doing at accommodat- that we can provide a user major from Charleston, re- (the foundation) decided kind of attention.” ing the needs of the nearly experience that is worth this cently received national to develop an app to allow 20 million Americans that kind of attention. We are ex- recognition at the Federal blind and visually impaired > RICKY KIRKENDALL have significant vision loss. cited about all of the hype, Communications Commis- people to easily access our “Ricky and his colleagues but we’re really looking for- sion’s AAA conference for a AccessWorld magazine on impressive amount of time. issue. The app also allows at FloCo Apps LLC burned ward to what’s next. We’re mobile app that was created their mobile devices, we Kirkendall owns FloCo users to access the contact the midnight oil and deliv- currently working on some- for the American Founda- thought it would take sev- Apps, West Virginia’s larg- information for any member ered an app in a matter of thing very innovative and I tion for the Blind’s online eral months to develop.” est mobile app development of the AccessWorld team if weeks instead of months,” think we have a real chance publication, AccessWorld. Kirkendall said since company, which helped they have any questions or Burton said. “In less than to revolutionize the acces- “Ricky Kirkendall is an most of the development greatly in the development comments. The app is op- a month, the app has al- sibility technology industry. intern at the American was done over the summer, of the app. The free app al- timized for VoiceOver and ready been downloaded We’re just getting started.” Foundation of the Blind, the foundation had plenty lows people to browse and is compatible with iPhones nearly 1,000 times, so it is Melody Fitzgerald can be the organization to which of time to dedicate to cre- read the entire AccessWorld and iPod touch devices. obvious that the app is a contacted at fitzgerald19@ Helen Keller dedicated ating a great product in an collection up to the latest AccessWorld is an online hit in our community.” marshall.edu.

River Valley to host fourth BOOK CLUB annual children’s art auction Women’s studies committee hosts book BY DWIGHT JORGE then carefully choose which Blenko Glass Company THE PARTHENON ones they want profession- glass, fall and winter deco- ally framed to go into the rations and more. Children from Enterprise auction.” The auction will also fea- club, focuses on racial issues in the South Child Development Center River’s Valley’s mission is ture artwork from Debra and School Age Connections to be a leader in providing Richardson, Ron Haeberle, BY SHAINA CARTER would appeal to students.” Whisman said. “ I wasn’t will have their own artwork high quality early child- Larry Sumpter, Laura Moul THE PARTHENON They discussed how so sure about the Coming auctioned off Friday. hood care and education and others. society affected the char- Of Age book, but after I River Valley Child Devel- services for children, fami- The proceeds from this The women’s studies acters in each book and read it I thought even if I opment Services is hosting lies and communities. event will go toward video committee had its book the harsh realities of didn’t get extra credit, I’m its Fourth Annual Children’s Sarah McIntyre, mar- surveillance cameras at the club Wednesday evening racism. going.” Art Auction from 6:30 p.m. keting and development center. in Drinko Library. “I knew ‘Coming Of Diener said the commit- to 9 p.m. Friday at the Joan specialist at River Valley Proceeds also benefit The committee has a Age In Mississippi’ was tee wanted to get more C. Edwards Performing Child Development Ser- School Age Connections book club reading once a written by an African people involved in wom- Arts Center. vices said she is excited for with their cost of summer semester. American woman, and it en’s studies. Viewing of art and silent the upcoming event. field trips. The committee read two absolutely exposed the “We just wanted to get auction items begin with a “The live auction, which “These are both worth- books of women fighting horrors of living in Mis- the faculty and students wine reception at 6:30 p.m., is when the children’s art while projects, so being for freedom and justice sissippi at the time,” talking to each other,” with the auction following is auctioned off, is great able to raise money towards in the middle of turmoil Diener said. “I thought Diener said. “We read from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. because the children and these causes is important events in Mississippi: they would read very a huge variety of books WSAZ’s Tim Irr will be parents like seeing their art to (River Valley),” McIntrye “The Help” and “Coming nicely against each other.” once a semester, and if the the auctioneer. The auction being displayed,” McIntrye said. Of Age In Mississippi.” Lauren Whisman, fresh- students were interested, will feature artwork drawn said. “The silent auction is The event is open to the Laura Diener, assistant man psychology major I can talk to their profes- by the children at the center, also important because it public and free child care professor of history and from Ona, W.Va., said she sors about getting extra an after-school program. features professional work will be provided during the part of the Women Stud- was offered extra credit to credit.” “The kids are always ex- from local artists and other event. ies Committee, led the attend the book club, but Next semester’s book cited to display their art items from businesses.” The Marshall University discussion. she had already read one and date will be posted at each year,” said Candice Some items from lo- College of Fine Arts is spon- “‘The Help’ was a best- of the books discussed. a later time. Mullins, director of the cal business will include soring this event. seller,” Diener said. “I “I’ve already read Shaina Carter can be center. “They work really Marshall tickets and Dwight Jorge can be con- knew a lot of people were ‘The Help,’ so I was al- contacted at carter216@ hard on making pictures memorabilia, ski tickets tacted at jorge@marshall. reading it and thought it ready sort of interested,” marshall.edu. throughout the year and to Winterplace Ski Resort, edu.

Obama demands passage of jobs bill but, again, it’s not likely a better environment for job BY DAVID LIGHTMAN creation and help put the MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS American people back to (MCT) work,” said House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio. WASHINGTON–Presi- Senate Democrats’ infra- dent Barack Obama stood structure package would be Wednesday before an ag- funded by a 0.7 percent sur- ing Washington bridge and tax on millionaires. urged a bitterly divided Con- “It (asks) millionaires and gress to approve his plan to billionaires to contribute just boost infrastructure spend- a little bit more than they ing, but the effort is likely to do now. A little bit more,” be blocked Thursday in the said Senate Majority Leader Senate. Harry Reid, D-Nev. That would be no surprise “It was paid for,” Obama to Obama, who since un- said Wednesday of his pack- veiling his $447 billion jobs age, “and yet they said no. package two months ago The truth is the only way has seen his ideas rejected, we can attack our economic largely along party lines. The challenges on the scale that’s partisan schism was evident needed is with bold action by again Wednesday, as both Congress.” sides embraced long-held Senate Republican leader philosophical stands and Mitch McConnell of Ken- saw political gain from their tucky found the Democrats’ refusal to budge. plan misguided. Democrats want higher “It’s not exactly a state se- taxes on millionaires to ASTRID RIECKEN | MCT cret that Republicans, and pay for the infrastructure President Barack Obama greets supporters before speaking on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, in Washington, D.C., about the urgent need to yes, some Democrats, don’t plan. Republicans don’t. Re- repair the infrastructure of America which is part of his $447 billion job package. think we should be raising publicans in the House of taxes right now on the very Representatives have led unemployment rate. infrastructure initiatives as At one point, he ridiculed Republicans insisted people we’re counting on to the way in passing a series Obama, standing next to “an investment in tomorrow Congress for digressing by they’re eager to create jobs, create the jobs we need to get of bills to provide private- the Key Bridge, which spans that we must make today.” debating smaller matters, too, and urged Obama to us out of a jobs crisis,” he sector initiatives aimed at the Potomac River to link Obama asked, “Since when such as a House measure stop campaigning and rea- said. “And yet the one thing creating jobs. Democrats northwest Washington with do we have Republicans vot- reaffirming the nation’s “In son with them. that every single proposal vow to keep pushing the northern Virginia, tried to ing against Ronald Reagan’s God We Trust” motto. “While the president is Democrats bring to the floor Obama package. be both presidential and ideas? There’s no good rea- “That’s not putting peo- out doing campaign events has in common is that it does There was little evidence partisan. son to oppose this bill, not ple back to work,” Obama all over the country, what just that.” that the two sides are taking “Infrastructure shouldn’t one, and members of Con- said. “I trust in God, but he could do is to actually The Rebuild America serious steps to reach con- be a partisan issue,” he said. gress who do, who vote no, God wants to see us help come to Washington and be Jobs Act being debated by sensus on efforts to bring He quoted President are going to have to explain ourselves by putting people focused on trying to help down the nation’s 9.1 percent Ronald Reagan in citing why to their constituencies.” back to work.” pass bills that would create See JOBS I Page 5

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3 FOOTBALL Thursday, November 3, 2011 STANDINGS C-USA Overall C-USA Overall EAST DIVISION W L W L WEST DIVISION W L W L Southern Miss 3 1 7 1 Houston 4 0 8 0 East Carolina 3 1 4 4 Tulsa 4 0 5 3 Marshall 3 2 4 5 SMU 3 2 5 3 UCF 2 2 4 4 UTEP 1 3 4 4 Memphis 1 4 2 7 Rice 1 4 2 6 marshallparthenon.com UAB 1 4 1 7 Tulane 1 4 2 7 Herd using bye week to get healthy BY ADAM ROGERS “It will get a lot of guys THE PARTHEON back to 100 percent that were playing banged up Following a 59-14 beat- and nicked up,” Brown down of the University said. “Having these days of Alabama-Birmingham off, away from football and Saturday, the Marshall contact, allows us to recover Thundering Herd football our bodies.” team heads into its first bye Marshall Head Coach Doc week of the season. Holliday said this bye week Marshall has played in gives his coaching staff and nine straight games with an players an opportunity to end result of a 4-5 overall re- self-scout. cord and 3-2 in Conference “It gives you a chance to USA. see what you’re doing is During the lopsided win certain situations,” Holli- against UAB, Marshall ex- day said during his weekly ploded on offense and press conference. “You can defense for a total of eight see your down and distance touchdowns (two defensive). tendencies and that type of Five of those scores came thing as you go back and from the arm of redshirt look and see where you are. quarterback A.J. Graham, You go back and break our who saw his best outing of stuff down and it gives you his career with 239 yards an idea of what Tulsa is see- through the air. ing from us as far as our One of the two defensive stats are concerned.” touchdowns came via an in- The Herd has been work- terception return by senior ing diligently this season to safety Omar Brown, the first improve upon last year’s 5-7 of his four-year career in a record, and it began back in Thundering Herd uniform. May of this year. MARCUS CONSTANTINO|THE PARTHENON Graham and Brown said Senior defensive end Herd captains (from left) Omar Brown, Ryan Tillman and Vinny Curry gather at midfield before the start of Saturday’s game against UAB. The Herd this off week is right when Vinny Curry said the off enjoy an off-weekend before taking on Tulsa Nov. 12. they needed it. week has been a long time “This is a time for every- coming. so it’s really helping us out. Curry said although the (Sunday) watching film and for Marshall is the Tulsa body that’s banged up a little “I’ve been here since nine It’s totally a blessing, and Thundering Herd is on a seeing what they did wrong Golden Hurricane on bit to get their legs back,” o’clock this morning get- we’ve been waiting for this.” bye week, the team is still in against UAB and again to- Nov. 12 at H.A. Chapman Graham said. “We can ting treatment,” Curry said Marshall is one of 21 prep mode. day (Monday) watching Stadium. watch film from the begin- Monday during media in- teams out of 120 NCAA pro- “Preparation never stops Tulsa. That’s what you like Adam Rogers can be ning of the season and see terviews. “Yesterday I was grams to have played nine for us,” Curry said. “Guys to see around here.” contacted at rogers112@ what we need to correct.” here in the morning as well, straight weeks. were in here yesterday Next up on the schedule marshall.edu. Marshall volleyball team strikes back BY SHAINA CARTER season after their three- conference play games. team, they can strive to the “As a freshman, Sammie her freshman season, she THE PARTHENON match win-streak last week. Head Coach Mitch Ja- best of the teams ability. is the fiery leader and mak- played in 23 matches with a The Herd’s record this cobs is in his tenth season “We’ve had a really tough ing sure she is prepared .236 hitting percentage and The Marshall volleyball season is 7-16 and they will at Marshall and hoping af- time with injuries,” Jacobs before the games,” Jacobs posted 28 blocks. team is hoping build mo- strive to turn around that ter recovering from several said. “Now that we’re get- said. In her sophomore season, mentum for the rest of the this weekend during their health concerns with his ting healthy, we just need to Bane is not only the she added 77 more blocks keep feeling good about the team’s setter, but she is and recorded 131 kills for a way we’re playing.” the newest setter after four 1.25 kills/set average. Yoho’s After a rocky start this years. After achieving many junior season, she started season, the Herd took vic- accomplishments in high in every match as middle tory in their last three school, she was voted as a blocker. matches at home. Friday high school All-American, She had a .268 hitting per- they travel to Houston to which helped pave her way centage, which was 18th in play conference games and as the primary setter for the Conference USA. As a hopefully to continue their The Herd volleyball. senior, she hopes to lead the winning streak. “We’ve had a lot of set team and turn around their “Every conference game backs, but everything is record. is important and Houston is coming along at the right “I want to enjoy my senior number two in the league,” time,” Bane said. “We’re year,” Yoho said. “I wanted Jacobs said. working hard everyday and to come out and lead my The team is coming along getting better.” team. As a team, I hope now after they found a set Another player that shines we win out the rest of our line up. on the court is senior Cam- games and turn around our- “The last three weeks are eron Yoho. conference record.” the first three weeks we’ve “Cameron takes care of The team’s main goal is had the same line-up on the everything off the court to stay strong and work to- floor,” Jacobs said. and keeps everyone in line gether to win the rest of the Jacobs feels Sammie Bane and keeps the responsibility seasons games and to do and Cameron Yoho help up.” Jacobs said. well in conference play. MARCUS CONSTANTINO|THE PARTHENON lead the team by their posi- Yoho is the only senior on Shaina Carter can be Abby Tomas earns a kill in the Sept. 16 match against East Carolina. The team has won three straight matches tive attitudes on and off the the team and her position contacted at carter216@ and looks to keep the streak alive this weekend against Houston. court. is middle blocker. During marshall.edu. Jets’ Holmes denies he’s dissatisfied with role BY RODERICK BOONE of their main weapons, Hol- report surfaced last week season, but now under- their best to do that and we ago, tossed the word “win- NEWSDAY (MCT) mes’ numbers seem a tad indicating that might not stands he’s not going to be do our best to get him the ning” around seemingly bit low. be the case. The report able to completely keep all ball. Sometimes it happens, more than Charlie Sheen. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. He’s registered more than suggested Holmes was his playmakers happy. sometimes it doesn’t. And “In all actuality, man, —Santonio Holmes isn’t three receptions in a game “thoroughly dissatisfied” “We’re not in the business when it does great, we’ll we’re here to win ball posting the typical num- just twice this season, with with his role in the Jets’ of keeping people smiling,” probably win. And when games,” he said. “The num- bers of a top-flight wide one of those efforts com- offense. Sanchez said. “We’re in the it doesn’t, hopefully we’re bers speak for themselves. receiver, the usual eye-pop- ing in the season opener “Never heard that one,” business of winning.” still winning.” … All we can do is hope that ping statistics associated against the Cowboys. But if Holmes said. “I didn’t talk Sanchez hasn’t been look- Rex Ryan said: “The great we continue winning ball with a team’s No. 1 target. Holmes isn’t thrilled about to anybody about it, never ing for Holmes a whole lot thing about Tone is he never games. We can’t worry how Holmes doesn’t lead the his lack of opportunities to heard about it.” lately. After being targeted gets caught up in the num- many catches, and yards, Jets in any of the main re- make plays, he didn’t ex- But asked for clarification a season-high 12 times bers. If you ask anybody in and touchdowns we put up ceiving categories, posting a actly voice that displeasure purposes if he was pleased against the Patriots on Oct. this league who the top re- each game. We just know we modest 311 yards and three on Wednesday. with his role, Holmes said: 9, he’s been targeted a total ceivers are, his name will have to do what we have to touchdowns on 22 catches “We’re winning ball “We’re here winning ball of 13 occasions in the last always come up because do week in, week out to help through their initial seven games,” he said. “We’re 4-3 games right now.” three games, including get- that’s who he is. He’s an ex- this team continue stacking games of the season. For right now and that’s pretty That, if you ask Mark ting just three looks versus plosive guy and I’d love to wins on top of wins.” someone who’s considered much all I can ask for up Sanchez, is what’s most the Chargers. see him catch a few more a game-breaker — Den- to this point. What? touch- important. It’s not about “I think teams know these balls. There is no doubt.” ver, Detroit and Cleveland downs on the season. I think massaging egos or making guys study hard and they Holmes, perhaps in an witnessed it first-hand a that’s a pretty good ratio – sure one particular player, have good coaches,” San- effort to shy away from season ago with his late- 22 catches, touchdowns. It such as Holmes, gets his chez said, “so they know saying anything controver- game heroics — and inked fits well in my book right fare share of chances. The ‘10’ is just a baller and they sial in the aftermath of his a five-year, $50-million deal now.” quarterback admittedly want to keep him from get- critical comments about to return to the Jets as one Or does it? An internet struggled with that last ting the ball. So they do the offensive line two weeks

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There’s no reason for widespread illness to hit the uni- United States of America AMENDMENT If you’re feeling sick, don’t go to class. Coming to class versity. Vaccinations and good hygiene can prevent the Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, majority of illnesses. Some people are going to get sick no or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the sick doesn’t do any favors for the people around you, and freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to you probably won’t learn much if you’re hacking and matter what precautions are taken, but it is those people’s peaceably assemble; and to petition the Government for a redress coughing the entire hour. responsibility to make sure the rest of campus doesn’t of grievances. Don’t take this as an excuse to skip class and tell the share in their suffering. COLUMN EDITORIAL CARTOON INTERNET CENSORSHIP A LOOMING DANGER Forbe’s top 10 most BY SAM BOUCHAT this new bill to the success OREGON DAILY EMERALD, U. of the U.S.’s restrictions on OREGON VIA UWIRE Wikileaks. powerful people of 2011 When companies like Pay- Internet censorship isn’t just pal and Visa disallowed their a problem in China anymore. users to donate to Wikileaks, 1. U.S. President Barack Obama The United States govern- many accused the companies 2. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ment is attempting to evolve its of violating free speech laws. control over internet commu- These accusations changed 3. Chinese President Hu Jintao nications with a new bill: The little, however, and Wikileaks Stop Online Piracy Act (aka is now announcing its impend- 4. German President Angela Merket E-Parasites Act). Sites accused ing bankruptcy. 5. Bill Gates of infringing copyright will be “It’s an indirect way to blocked by internet service regulate foreign companies,” 6. King Abdullah of Saudia Arabia providers in the U.S. Youm said. E-Parasites is A site can be blocked with- mostly aimed at foreign sites 7. Pope Benedict XVI out prior notice and without a outside of U.S. law, such as the 8. Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve trial if deemed “infringing” by file-sharing hub ThePirateBay the government or an internet based in Sweden. Lawsuits by Chairman of U.S. service provider. That’s right: major media companies in Comcast or Quest could be the U.S. against these foreign 9. Mark Zuckerberg banning you from website entities are often useless, and 10. British Prime Minister David access in the future. An accu- E-Parasites is a means of sation could be enough to ban putting up a firewall on those Cameron an entire website from United companies before they appear States access. in the U.S. through a citizen’s “It is quite a scary sce- monitor. “I am not interested in power nario,” said Kyu Ho Youm, U. Youm said, “It’s more First Oregon Law School professor Amendment-restrictive than for power’s sake, but I’m and Jonathan Marshall First necessary. It is an overblown Amendment Chair. “Instead approach. The ramifications interested in power that is of trying to strike the right are quite difficult to predict.” moral, that is right and that is balance, they just try to re- The fact is this bill is not strict too much. It is rather about the moral ramifications good.” un-American.” of stealing digital products. Critics argue that the use of It is about money and hidden copyrighted material is often regulations restricting Ameri- - Martin Luther King Jr., not illegal under fair use laws can rights in the name of American social activist leader and that E-Parasites is too business and foreign competi- overarching. Websites could be tion. It is urging censorship blocked without warning and in roundabout ways while without known cause. claiming to be better protect- “How do you know what ing copyrighted material and COLUMN is illegal versus what is not media-industry jobs. illegal?” Youm said. “Just be- But no amount of censor- cause you are using someone’s ship is acceptable, and the Is Occupy Wall Street movement simply a novelty? copyrighted material doesn’t supposed goals of this bill do mean you are violating the law not justify such a blatant disre- BY BISHOP NASH longer. If all you’re doing is sleep- was severely injured by the until it is found to be violating gard of the first amendment. THE PARTHENON In the months preceding ing in a tent on the side police, causing the protes- the law by — not the govern- The U.S. should not be associ- the beginning of Occupy of the street, you can be tors to backlash in support. ment, not the copyright holder ated with web pages reading, As a journalist, I keep up Wall Street’s Sept. 17 ignored. Your sacrifice has Blood. — the mutual, impartial, in- “We’re sorry; the content on with the news pretty regu- launch date, everyone from the very real potential to More needs to be done dependent securities.” this website is not available larly. Most people do; it’s underground rappers to count for nothing. You will in support of the cause if Indeed, the lack of due in your country.” It is a huge nothing extraordinary. As a the deepest parts of the lose. any of it is going to last process is reason enough for and unnecessary step toward journalist, I’ve been noticing Internet were abuzz with Sept. 17: Roughly 700 until Christmas. Standing concern. In addition, this bill a negative outcome, one of less and less stories of the the prospect an “upris- normal people descend around and yelling isn’t would severely undermine the information filtering and Occupy movements being ing.” I believed every bit on Lower Manhattan with going to keep the world’s Digital Millennium Copyright government- and corporate- produced by the mainstream of the notion that America, the intention of “Occupy- attention, and it’s certainly Act of 1998, a bill that fights regulated knowledge. media. As a journalist, I can if not the Western World ing Wall Street” for an not achieving progression copyright infringement online Evolving technologies and understand why. at large, would catch-afire extended amount of time. toward an already murky while still protecting host sites the U.S. Constitution are There’s no conspiracy to with protest. In hindsight, I Novelty. final goal. like Youtube and Twitter from both reasons to take the fight keep Occupy Everything believe that this would have Oct. 15: According the Don’t know what to their users’ illegal activities. against copyright infringe- out of the news to slowly happened without the inspi- 18october.net, similar pro- do? Look at Oakland. In E-Parasites would make these ment slowly and one step draw the public’s attention ration of Arab Spring, but tests have than spread to response to sustained sites responsible for the con- at a time. Sites that provide to some other arbitrary that it defiantly expedited 1,000 different cities in 82 pressure by the police, tent of their users, promoting popular services, like Youtube “news” story. The novelty the change. countries. Size. protestors have organized self-restriction and further and Facebook, should not be of the movements are be- Is this the great American Oct. 29: 85 protestors are a citywide strike starting censorship on some of the punished for user-generated ginning to wear off, and it’s uprising? If it is, I’m a little arrested in Oakland after Wednesday. That’s progres- United States’ most popular data, and internet providers going to take something bit more than disappointed. officers fired tear gas, rub- sive. Do something like that. websites. should never have the power beyond chilling in tents and Let’s throw this out there: ber bullets and flashbang This Occupation is not Youm attributes some to regulate what sites a user sign-waving to hold Amer- It is impossible to make a grenades into the mael- going to be won inside of a of the enthusiasm behind can visit. ica’s attention for much point if you can be ignored. strom. An Iraq War veteran tent.

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marshallparthenon.com Bill Clinton reflects on his economic record BY GLENN RUSSO unceasingly to implement centered on the major legis- THE HOYA, GEORGETOWN U. VIA the decisions he had made,” lative battles fought in 1993 UWIRE Rubin said. by the administration over a Clinton was introduced by deficit reduction plan. Students packed Gaston former Congressman Scott “The country was hurting. Hall at Georgetown U. Fri- Murphy (D-N.Y.), who out- Washington was broken and day afternoon for a chance lined the president’s work people wanted to know, in to see former President Bill toward globalizing America. specific terms, what are you Clinton and a collection of To cap the symposium, Clin- going to do about it,” Bruce his closest advisors discuss ton described his vision for Reed, former director of the economic legacy of his the future based on the eco- the Domestic Policy Council administration and its rel- nomic realities of today. said. evance today. “For a country that Former Vice Chairman Sponsored by the Clin- depends on the idea of op- of the Federal Reserve ton Foundation, the groups portunity, the idea of social Alan Blinder described his of panelists discussed the mobility … when we have forecasts for the economic Clinton’s achievements, in- unemployment at nine per- expansion under Clinton’s cluding his elimination of cent … It’s about more than policies. the national deficit and the just economics,” he said. “We were not forecasting longest period of economic He attributed his admin- a surplus in 1998. It never expansion in U.S. history istration’s fiscal success to crossed my mind in 1993,” that yielded the first federal eliminating overspending by Blinder said. He attributed surplus in over 30 years. the federal government. some of this unexpected suc- The discussion was de- “People ask me all the cess to the technology boom signed to draw comparisons time, what great new idea of the 90s. between the economic and … did you bring to Washing- Other panel members political challenges during ton? And I say, ‘arithmetic,’” including former Chair of the Clinton era and the cli- he said. the President’s Council of mate today. Clinton clarified that he Economic Advisers Laura “When I came here in believes President Barack Tyson, former Congress- December of 1991, the Obama’s economic situa- woman Marjorie Margolies country has at that time tion is worse than the one he and former Cabinet Secre- manifestations of many of faced in 1993. tary Thurgood Marshall Jr. the underlying economic re- “Our economic strategy also recalled Clinton’s com- alities that are gripping us began but did not end with mitment to bipartisanship today,” Clinton said. getting ahold of the debt and and the challenges of pass- The event consisted of turning around the deficit,” ing acceptable fiscal reform. two panel discussions, fol- he said. “[However,] the par- The second panel, chaired lowed by an address from ticular solution we pursued by former White House Chief the former President. The is not applicable to this mo- of Staff Erskine Bowles, panels mainly consisted of ment, because the problem focused on the funding pri- former aides and cabinet is different.” orities of the administration members, whom Clinton The former president and how they remain rel- WWW.UWIRE.COM credited with the success of urged the Congress to come evant today. his administration. together and work to re- “He wanted to balance the nation on earth. We weren’t Gene Sperling described was leadership,” Bowles “Basically I could have had duce inequality and accept budget. But he always told when he started.” their roles in tailoring poli- said. a lobotomy and succeeded as the role of government and us, we have to balance it the Other panelists including cies to fit both priorities and In closing, Clinton laid out president because of them,” the value of that role in the right way, with our priori- former Secretary of Hous- budget constraints. one goal that he said should Clinton jested. economy. ties,” Bowles said. ing and Urban Development They focused specifically trump all others when mak- Former Secretary of the “We’re so concerned that Former Secretary of Henry Cisneros, former on Medicaid, children’s ing decisions. Treasury Robert Rubin of- we have too much govern- Commerce Mickey Kantor Secretary of Transporta- health insurance and “All that matters is fered background on the ment that sometimes we slip explained the ultimate goal tion Rodney Slater, former education. whether people are better economic climate in which a gasket and then have to of the Clinton platform. Associate Director for Do- “He thought it was his off when you quit than when Clinton took office. deal with the aftermath.” “We were going to engage mestic Policy Neera Tanden job to make America a bet- you started … the rest of this “He made the diffi- The first panel discussion the world,” Kantor said. “We and Former Director of the ter place. He wanted to do will all seem like a passing cult decisions and worked preceding Clinton’s speech are now the greatest trading National Economic Council something positive. And it experience,” Clinton said.

> follow us... Economist Laffer talks taxes, politics ONLINE BY LEON HARNER full when Laffer began his goods and services than is how price and income DAILY COLLEGIAN, PENN STATE U. speech, focusing on eco- he otherwise would have offset each other in today’s marshallparthenon.com VIA UWIRE nomic concepts. bought if he didn’t receive economy, he said. His discussion touched on the check,” Laffer said, Laughter erupted dur- twitter To Arthur Laffer, tax- a range of topics, and Laf- referencing a stimulus ing his discussion as he ing the working people and fer even dipped into his past package. explained economics under facebook giving the money to the un- to discuss his relationship The laws of economics, different presidential terms. employed is like flunking the with former Vice President Laffer said, applies to a two- “Barack Obama is an “A” students while giving Dick Cheney and former person world just the same amazing person and was “F” students scholarships. Secretary of Defense Don- as in a 300 million-person always at the top of his On Monday afternoon, ald Rumsfeld, where he first world. The 300 million- class. You got to be really Laffer –– inventor of the explained the Laffer Curve. person world is just more good,” Laffer said. “The economic model called the The Laffer Curve refers to complicated, he said. only problem is he’s always Laffer Curve and supply- the theoretical relationship In order to better under- wrong.” side economics –– spoke to between government tax stand how the economy After speaking for about a crowd at Penn State U. as rates and individual taxable works, Laffer asked stu- an hour, he stopped to take part of Truth Week 2011, incomes. It states that tax- dents to imagine the questions from the audience. a series of lectures on the able income will change if economy is based on apple Josh Crawford, chairman economy. the rate of taxation changes. production: If the price of the Penn State College Laffer greeted the crowd Laffer used several of apples rises, the apple Republicans, said Laffer’s cheerfully, urging people hypothetical situations to il- grower will be wealthier, visit was a success. to come toward the stage lustrate economic concepts he said. This means apple “I thought the event and to keep the mood light at work. consumers will be less went well,” Crawford said. and informal. About half of “If a guy receives a $600 wealthy and have to spend “[Laffer’s] strengths were the HUB Auditorium was check, he will buy more more on apples, and this research ability and history.”

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Two years after the release of ‘Dear Jack,’ McMahon continues to work on his music and foundation

BY RACHEL FORD The name Jack comes from a THE PARTHENON friend of McMahon’s who had been struggling in school and with his Singer, songwriter and former health. Jack was diagnosed with front man of Something Corporate, childhood leukemia at age five, and Andrew McMahon’s life was con- McMahon’s band was named after sumed with music until it took a him. sharp, unexpected turn during his “(The foundation is) something first tour with his that has made me new band Jack’s aware of a world Mannequin. that is much big- Five days later, ger than I am,” McMahon was McMahon said. admitted to a New “I think any York City hospital time you deal after struggling with something with laryngitis. like this, it sort On June 1, he was of wakes some- diagnosed with thing up in you acute lympho- that makes you blastic leukemia. want to make The day he was it better for the diagnosed with people that have leukemia was the to deal with it day he had fin- like you did,” ished mastering “Everything in McMahon said. “It’s taught me a lot Transit,” Jack’s Mannequin’s first about giving. It’s taught me a lot album. about making sacrifices, and I’ve “As I recovered there were a lot gotten to meet a lot of really great of fans who had done projects, like people as a result of my work with selling wristbands and donating the foundation.” the money back to organizations, McMahon said he has met a lot of which we … found to be good re- people fighting for their lives who search and awareness partners as are still able to be positive, despite it related back to the things like their struggles with the disease. leukemia and lymphoma and adult The Dear Jack Foundation helps cancer,” McMahon said. The Leukemia and Lymphoma So- In 2006, in an effort provide a ciety with an event each year called voice for his generation, McMa- “Light the Night.” The event is a walk hon founded a charity with a goal where participants receive donations to raise money and awareness for for cancer research. young adult leukemia — the Dear The foundation is currently in the Jack Foundation. The foundation fo- process of becoming an official non- cuses on patient’s ages 15 to 35. The profit organization. main beneficiaries of the foundation In 2009, Warner Bros. released a are the Pediatric Cancer Research documentary chronicling McMa- Foundation, the Leukemia and Lym- hon’s struggle with leukemia, titled phoma Society and the regents of the “Dear Jack.” It follows him through University of California, Los Angeles. his struggle from the day he was “We’re always trying to find new or- diagnosed until 100 days after he re- ganizations to partner with,” McMahon ceived a stem cell transplant from RACHEL FORD | THE PARTHENON said. “Our focus has really been that his sister, Kate. the young adult demographic, ages 18 Jack’s Mannequin recently released Before his cancer diagnosis, McMahon performs with his first band, Something Corporate. to 35 haven’t seen approval in their their third full studio album “People During the band’s hiatus in 2004, McMahon found success in his side-project Jack’s Mannequin. survival rates for 30 years.” and Things.” Jack’s Mannequin has released three full length studio albums including “People and Things,” Five years later, McMahon is leu- Rachel Ford can be contacted at which released last month. kemia free. [email protected].

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