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Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The aP rthenon University Archives Winter 3-4-2014 The aP rthenon, March 4, 2014 Bishop Nash [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Nash, Bishop, "The aP rthenon, March 4, 2014" (2014). The Parthenon. Paper 330. http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/330 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP rthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. page designed and edited by BISHOP NASH INSIDE: NEWS, 2 | SPORTS, 3 | OPINION, 4 | LIFE!, 6 HIGH 34° LOW 15° [email protected] TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014 | VOL. 117 NO. 92 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com SAND event DO YOU WANT TO to benefit BUILD A SNOWMAN? nutritional awareness THE PARTHENON The Marshall University Student Association of Nutri- tion and Dietetics members celebrate National Nutrition Month with a nutrition ex- travaganza 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Don Mor- ris Room of the Memorial Student Center During the event SAND will also collect canned food donations for the new Mar- shall University Food Pantry. BISHOP NASH | THE PARTHENON “Since the MU Food Pantry just opened we thought this event would be a great way to kick off a food drive for the pantry,” Christina Gay- heart, SAND Vice President, said. “We are working in col- laboration with the student ambassadors to set up cam- pus wide collection.” There will be a donation based bake sale and a food drive for the pantry. There will also be food art, consisting of fruits and veg- etables dipped in MyPlate COURTESY OF KARLYN TIMKO colors on drop cloths along with free hot chocolate and Snowmen stay frosty in the cold air outside the John Deaver Drinko apple cider. Library (left) and Old Main (above right) while crews begin working WMUL-FM will provide to clear the F parking lot behind the Arthur Weisberg Family Applied music. A nutrition informa- Engineering Complex Monday. tion station will be set up BISHOP NASH | THE PARTHENON providing handouts, and there will be a few workout sessions happening through- University calls off Monday classes for a college snow day out the event. Gayheart said students By MALAK KHADER goes out and looks at a number of uphold its promise to students. initiative to cancel classes. Se- can learn more about the THE PARTHENON factors. “We also have to consider nior social work major from this kind of temperature,” John- food pantry while having fun A two-hour delay was issued night classes,” Turner said. Charleston, Julitha Braggs, said son“I’m said. definitely “I mean, I’venot lived used here to participating in the extrava- late Sunday night due to ex- priority,” Turner said. “People “One missed class is a whole that even though she lives on long enough to experience the ganza’s activities. treme weather conditions. The come“Student from allsafety different is areasthe firstand week of class and it dra- campus, she is really glad that snow and cold weather but not “All students should come following morning, Marshall we have a team of people who matically affects coursework Marshall canceled for the sake to this degree. This is very new out and support fellow stu- University issued a complete actually go and evaluate road towards completion of a de- of commuters. to me.” dents that will be using the cancellation across all cam- conditions, look at the forecast, gree. We would never ask a “You know the weather is re- Johnson said this is the food pantry as well as learn a puses and centers. talk with public safety, look at the ally bad when you have trouble first time they have seen little more about nutrition,” Marshall University’s Chief of Division of Highway’s reports and to get to class, but what they just walking in the snow,” Braggs Marshall close down the en- Gayheart said. “This will be Staff, Matthew Turner said a lot the National Weather Service.” dostudent have toto sacrifice do is contact their safety their said. “I can’t imagine what driv- tire campuses in the four of thought goes into closing the Turner also said commut- professors and if they have ing in it would be like. I’d be to years that he has attended all students to swing by and university and a lot of people are ers often wonder and think any problems, they can always the university. partakea fun-filled in oneevent. or allWe of want the taken into consideration. The de- that perhaps Marshall does contact student affairs.” Malak Khader can be con- activities that will be hap- cision is not made by one or two not consider them, but it does. Students said they were re- Jamaica,terrified toJosef even Johnsonattempt to shares do it.” tacted at Khader4@marshall. pening that day.” people, but by a committee that However, Marshall still has to lieved that Marshall took the Braggs’Senior views. finance major from edu. WMUL-FM show broadcasts to a statewide audience THE PARTHENON from Friday night but through- High school basketball fans in out the week. We take callers. West Virginia have a new way to It’s a caller-driven show.” connect with High School Bas- As high school basketball ketball Night in West Virginia, coach for more than 20 years, a radio show about high school Morrone said a lot of differ- basketball featuring score up- ent people have come together dates, interviews and analysis of from many different places to the most recent games. work on this project, including The program originates from current and former Marshall the WMUL-FM 88.1 studio and students. has been made available to “There have been a lot of radio stations throughout the fun moments,” Morrone said. state of West Virginia. The pro- “Anytime you are in a coop- gram is hosted by Ryan Epling, erative project, you have to get Ric Morrone, James Collier and along with the people you work Rudi Raynes. with and you enjoy creating The project has been a col- something.” laborative effort and Morrone The Fast Break Sports Net- work’s High School Basketball “There was really nothing Night in West Virginia is aired likesaid thethis show for hasbasketball filled a niche.fans,” from 9 p.m. to midnight every THE PARTHENON Morrone said. “We do all the Friday throughout the high scores for the games, not just school basketball season. 277467 MARSHALL CAREER SERVICES C M Y K 50 INCH 2 TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Thundering Herd set to dance for cancer research By FRANCES LAZELL raised $1,436,606, and THON people who participated in with money for non-medical encouraging. date for Thunder Dance Mara- THE PARTHENON raised $13,343,517. DanceBlue and THON and costs such as travel, the bet- The Thunder Dance Mara- thon is spring 2015 or spring In the spirit of raising “Right now, we are look- seeing information about the terment of the Hoops Family thon benefits to Marshall and 2016. money for pediatric cancer re- ing for students to be on this events on social media en- Children’s Hospital at Cabell the surrounding community. “It was harder to started search, Dr. Scott Studeny, Joan committee,” Studeny said. “My couraged her to get involved Huntington Hospital to make “It would definitely bring than I expected,” Studeny C. Edwards School of Medi- plan is for this to be a student in the planning of Thunder it more kid-friendly and pedi- more positive attention to said. “I want it to be a spring cine graduate and pediatric run committee with under- Dance. atric cancer research. Marshall and would be a event that way we can give resident from Huntington, is graduates and graduates.” “I saw how involved my “In this region, we see a lot good unifying event for the the teams all year to fund- spear-heading an initiative to Studeny attended his un- friends got with it,” Stull said. of kids who have debilitating student body,” Stull said. raise for it.” start a Thunder Dance Mara- dergraduate at the University “We talked a lot about how it and chronic issues,” Studeny “Plus the community has to Teams who sign up for thon at Marshall University. of Kentucky. He said his par- worked and then a week later said. “They are in the hospi- get involved for sponsor- Thunder Dance will be re- Studeny said his goal is to ticipation in DanceBLUE they sent me the Twitter link tal all the time and we know ships and things like that. quired to pay a dancer have a 24-hour event at Mar- spurred him to start a similar for Thunder Dance.” their families very well.” Not to mention the fact that it participation fee in order to shall, similar to the University event at Marshall. Studeny said the proceeds Studeny said Marshall and raises money for a children’s participate. of Kentucky’s DanceBlue and Brooke Stull, junior inter- will be disturbed three differ- the Hoops Family Hospital ad- hospital, which is enough in Frances Lazell can be con- Penn State’s THON. national business major from ent ways—aiding families of ministrators he has contacted itself.” tacted at lazell2@marshall. This year, DanceBLUE Bellair, Ohio, said knowing kids with chronic disorders have been open to the idea and Studeny said the tentative edu.