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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 | VOL. 117 NO. 36 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com ‘Take Back the Night’ slated for Wednesday

By KATY LEWIS from 6:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. according to Take Back the we could be assaulted at any regardless of race, ethnicity, women, men and gender, ac- THE PARTHENON that will lead up to the march Night’s website. moment.” cording Marshall’s website. A rally and march against and candle lighting ceremony Brittany Shamblin, presi- Take Back the Night in Hun- gender, sex, socioeconomic CONTACT of Huntington is sexual assault and domestic at the end of the evening. dent of the Women’s Studies tington is presented by the status,political sexual affiliation, orientation, education, age a 24-hour Rape Crisis Center violence, Take Back the Night, Take Back the Night is an Student Association, explained Women’s Studies Student As- and disability. that serves Cabell, Wayne, Lin- will take place Wednesday at internationally known event, that the purpose of this event sociation, the Women’s Center, The Women’s Center at Mar- coln and Mason counties. The the Marshall University Memo- sponsored by Take Back at Marshall is to spread the CONTACT of Huntington and shall helps to develop women center provides advocacy for rial Student Center Plaza. the Night Foundation, that word about sexual and do- Branches Domestic Violence victims of sexual assault and The rally will take place speaks out against crimes as- mestic violence and empower Shelter. and healthy individuals. Lo- stalking. The center also of- from noon to 4 p.m. There will sociated with sexual violence. women to take back the night. Marshall’s Women’s Stud- catedinto independent,in Prichard Hall confident on the fers a 24-hour hotline where be information tables and live The foundation seeks to end “As students, we should feel ies Student Association is individuals can seek help con- music provided by WMUL- sexual assault, domestic vio- safe enough to walk to our an activist organization on information, educational pro- cerning crisis intervention, FM, Marshall’s student radio lence, dating violence and cars, take an evening run or campus that discusses and gramming,first floor, thetraining, center referrals,provides trauma, and questions about station. sexual abuse. The event helps walk two blocks to class ver- endorses women’s issues. The victim advocacy and services the criminal justice process. There will be testimonials, create safe communities and sus driving,” Shamblin said. organization believes in the to facilitate education on is- speakers and poetry readings respectful relationships, “We shouldn’t live in fear that equal treatment of all groups sues related to feminism, See RALLY | Page 5

Marshall’s Van Kirk Hillbilly Hot Dogs whips out ‘The Widow Maker’ to be featured in Visiting Writers Series By JUSTIN DePAMPHILIS THE PARTHENON A Marshall University professor will be the feature Thursday for the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series. writer and a professor of EnglishJohn Vanat Marshall, Kirk, a will fiction be featured at the next reading in the Visiting Writers Series. “It feels good to be a part named after my very good friendof this A.E. series, Stringer,” since it wasVan Kirk said. “I’m delighted to be a part of it.” Van Kirk will be reading from his debut novel, “Song

Weeklyfor Chance,” as which“a passionate has been described by Publishers tale about the excesses of lifetime.”sex, drugs and rock and roll over“It’s a a torturedbook about musician’s a lot of things,” Van Kirk said. “It’s pretty much about music and practice. Ultimately it- PHOTOS BY ANDREA STEELE | THE PARTHENON comes over with practice Hillbilly Hot Dogs owners Sharie and over performance. It’s re Sonny Knight flank employee John pushingally abstract 60, sinceplanning it’s aboutsmall Boggs in presenting “The Widow Maker” an ex-rock star who is now- Monday at the Huntington location. ent life” clubsVan and Kirk looking joined at thea differ U.S. Navy in January 1980 and as a naval aviator. He served Two-foot monster debuts as the forgraduated three yearsfrom flightin the school He-

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Since 1993, he has been a part of the Marshall faculty, where he has balanced a dual career as a writer and teacher. He has won awards Syrian rebels in Lebanon brace for government offensive for his work, including the O. HisHenry work Award has and appeared the Fiction in By MITCHELL PROTHERO population, with its strong fam- million refugees from both sides Prize at the Iowa Review.- MCCLATCHY FOREIGN STAFF (MCT) - Syrian rebels and their from rebel-controlled villages “We will fight to the last man,” Muslims, ready to openly assist. sympathy abound, and the town numerous publications in onjust both across sides the of border the border in Syria. near said Abu Omar Hujieri, a Leba- ily“This and politicalis our war ties tojust Syrian like hasof themade conflict. housing Signs available of rebel to cluding the New York Times theThe Jebel enclave Qalamoun that has sprungmountain up tionsnese in activist the area. and With fighter Qusayr who tens of thousands in Arsal and MagazineThe reading and thewill Hudson take thatLebanese links rebel allies havens currently in Leba in- peak represents the largest rebel has ties to most of the rebel fac of the Lebanese involvement. the surrounding villages. Review. noncommand with the of aembattled crucial corridor Syrian - “Theytheirs,” are Abu our family, Omar our explained neigh- The situation is alarming to - - mate goal of the insurgents. Its and Homs essentially back under- bors and our friends. All the ingplace immediately at 8 p.m. in afterward. Smith Hall, ing for a massive government populationhaven near is Damascus, swollen by the Syrian ulti the control of the government of people of Arsal are with the group that’s Lebanon’s most RoomThe 154,Visiting with aWriters book sign Se- offensivecapital of aimedDamascus at bringing are prepar the JebelPresident Qalamoun Bashar region Assad, awould gov rebellion.” Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim - the government offensive earlier ernment success in seizing the the College of Liberal Arts refugees and fighters who fled Almost from the beginning powerful political organization andries the receives Honors support College from at strategic area back under gov Qusayr and Homs. Now tens of finish the rebel presence here. With about 30,000 refugees- and a staunch ally of Assad’s.- Marshall. Lebaneseernment control. border town of Arsal this year that retook the cities of months ago, Arsal has been a joining the 40,000 people who ersHezbollah in Arsal officials and on say the the Syrian tens Justin DePamphilis can Rebels and activists in the of the anti-Assad uprising 30- onealready even lived as the here, rest the of two Lebanon com sideof thousands of the border of nearby rebel fightleave be contacted at depamphi- thousands of rebel fighters are ven for Syrian rebels, who munities appear to be acting as Lebanon vulnerable to terrorist [email protected]. areassay they in Lebanon’s expect the Bekaa offensive Valley to preparing to make a final stand foundcrucial the logistics mostly hubSunni and Muslim ha attempt to cut off sympathetic to keep Arsal from being cut off struggles to absorb, politically from the Syrian battlefield.270677 and economically, more than a attacks. BCC CAFE INC, SOUTHERN X-POSUR C M Y K 50 INCH

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Teacher killed as he tried to intervene in Nevada school shooting By MELANIE MASON “It’s totally surreal to have it happen.” buses unloading students as every- and ARI BLOOMEKATZ According to police and witnesses, a one crowds through the school’s lone and the streets were full of police.” LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) student at the school — wearing kha- entrance and exit for students. 7:15Watching a.m. she the “heard news a lot25 ofminutes sirens had“He shot was a frightened,”teacher and Alvarez two other said, Family members of a teacher shot kis, part of the Sparks Middle School The school is one of three middle later, she heard early reports of kids.”speaking in Spanish. “He said a boy and killed by a student at Sparks schools in the Sparks Police Depart- what had happened and that middle Alvarez dropped off her nephew Middle School said Monday it did not 7 a.m., leaving Michael Landsberry ment’s jurisdiction, Woyciehowsky school students had been evacuated at his home, then returned to her surprise them that he had tried to deaduniform and —two opened students fire wounded. shortly after The said. A fourth middle school is under to Agnes Risley Elementary School apartment where her two daughters, stop the attack. the jurisdiction of the Washoe County nearby. She went there to pick up her “It doesn’t surprise anybody that apparently then took his own life, po- Sheriff’s Department, she said. 13-year-old nephew, Juan Basurto, because school had been canceled that’s what Michael would do,” said liceshooter, said. who has not been identified, Sparks, about four miles east of Reno, an eighth-grader who was walking to followinga fifth-grader the shooting. and first-grader, were Chanda Landsberry, referring to her Sparks police Sgt. Greta Woycie- school at the time of the shooting. She said she witnessed parents brother-in-law Michael Landsberry, The scene Monday morning She found him in the cafeteria, running down the street in front of who taught eighth-grade math at the - washas aboutchaotic 90,000 as residents.emergency crews along with other middle school stu- the middle school, because police had school. forehowsky classes said began. the first The 911 middle calls school came responded. dents. Alvarez said the children were blocked off access to vehicles. “It doesn’t feel real,” Landsberry isabout bustling 7:15 ata.m., that about time, 15 she minutes said, with be Elizabeth Alvarez, 33, lives in an not crying but were scared, including said of her brother-in-law’s death. parents dropping off children and apartment nearby and said about her nephew. See SHOOTING | Page 5

France calls reported NSA spying on its Obama: ‘No excuse’ for website foul-ups By ANITA KUMAR citizens ‘unacceptable’ and TONY PUGH MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU By HENRY CHU (MCT) LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) President Barack Obama said Mon- France reacted angrily Mon- day that he was angry and frustrated day to a news report of mass with the failures of the federal gov- electronic surveillance of its resi- ernment’s new health care website dents by the U.S. National Security and he vowed to solve them as soon Agency, summoning the American as possible. ambassador to explain what it Obama said a team of America’s top called unacceptable treatment by private-sector tech experts was work- a close ally. Based on documents leaked by gov, though he and his staff declined former NSA contractor Edward toing name around the the companies clock to fix that Healthcare. are in- Snowden, Le Monde reported that volved or to provide a deadline. the agency’s intelligence dragnet “There’s no sugarcoating it,” the collected 70.3 million pieces of president said at a Rose Garden event data on French phone communica- with supporters of the health care tions in a single month beginning overhaul. “It’s fair to say that nobody in December of last year. Calls to is more frustrated by that than I am. some telephone numbers trig- There’s no excuse for the problems, gered recordings of conversations, and text messages containing - certain keywords were also au- marksand these since problems the botched are getting Oct. 1 rollout fixed.” tomatically picked up, the French of Obama,the insurance in his firstmarketplace, extensive said re OLIVIER DOULIERY | ABACA PRESS (MCT) newspaper reported. the law that aims to provide more U.S. President Barack Obama walks to the Rose Garden with business owner Janice Baker as he speaks about the Afforable Le Monde said it appeared that comprehensive, affordable health Care Act at the White House, Monday. Baker was the first in her state to enroll in the healthcare exchange. the NSA collected data on “both coverage remained a success and that people suspected of association any problems stemmed from interest problem with the law’s implementa- would allow marketplace coverage campaign rally. More than 100 sup- with terrorist activities as well as that exceeded expectations. Nearly 20 tion, while just 40 percent see them purchased after Feb. 15 to be eligible porters were seated in the audience, people targeted simply because million people have visited the web- as an isolated incident. Recent polls under the mandate. applauding regularly as he spent the they belong to the worlds of busi- site, and more than half a million have - “The law is clear that if you do not bulk of his 25-minute speech tout- ness, politics or French state successfully submitted applications. pose the law than support it. have access to affordable health in- administration.” “The product is good,” the president generallyConsumers find have that until more March people 31 op to surance, you will not be forced to pay free preventative care, cheaper medi- The new revelations of Ameri- said. “The health insurance that’s be- sign up for coverage. The adminis- cineing somefor seniors, of the benefitsand insurance of the law:for can electronic spying on a gigantic ing provided is good. It’s high quality tration doesn’t expect to extend the Jay Carney said. those who have pre-existing medical scale were published just hours and it’s affordable.” deadline, but it appeared to open the a penalty,”Republicans’ White insistence House spokesman that the conditions. before U.S. Secretary of State John The federal marketplace was sup- door Monday to the possibility that health care makeover be delayed or “Let me remind everybody that the Kerry arrived in Paris on a Euro- posed to provide a one-stop site for those who were trying to purchase defunded led to the partial shutdown Affordable Care Act is not just a web- pean tour to discuss the situation users in 36 states to browse, compare insurance and had problems with the of the federal government, but the bill site,” he said. “It’s much more.” in Syria and the Middle East. website might be exempted from the that reopened the government last Republicans were critical. Le Monde’s story also came But numerous software problems law’s penalty for remaining uninsured. week after 16 days included no sub- “If the president is frustrated by on the heels of an embarrassing overwhelmedand enroll in qualifiedthe site healthshortly plans.after Under current rules, people who stantive changes to the program. the mounting failures of his health report that the NSA had tapped the enrollment period for 2014 cover- buy marketplace coverage after Feb. “The taxpayers have already shelled care law, it wasn’t apparent today,” into an email server used by for- age began. Some improvements have out hundreds of millions of dollars to mer Mexican President Felipe been made, but delays and malfunc- individual mandate — which requires build the original website,” Sen. John R-Ohio. “Americans are looking for ac- Calderon and his Cabinet. Other tions continue. most15 could Americans be subject to haveto fines insurance under the or Cornyn, R-Texas, said after Obama countability,said House Speakerbut what Johnthe president Boehner, countries revealed in leaked doc- A new Washington Post-ABC poll pay a penalty — because their en- offered today was little more than uments leaked by Snowden as released Monday found that 56 rollment may not begin in time to President Obama going to demand?” self-congratulation.” targets of U.S. espionage include percent of Americans say the web- meet the deadline. The administra- spoke.The president’s “How much Rose more Garden money ap is- Germany and Brazil, whose leader, site problems are part of a broader tion is considering new rules that pearance seemed at times like a See OBAMA | Page 5 President Dilma Rousseff, was so incensed that last month she abruptly canceled a planned visit to Washington. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that he had summoned New Jersey Gov. Christie drops same-sex marriage court appeal for an explanation. By ALANA SEMUELS - U.S.“This Ambassador kind of practiceCharles H.between Rivkin LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) stitution guarantees,” suggesting that partners that undermines privacy Gov. Chris Christie said Monday Christiefull rights would and benefitslose his appeal.the state con is totally unacceptable,” Fabius that he has dropped his court appeal That seems to have been deci- told reporters at a gathering of to legalized same-sex marriage, ef- sion enough for Christie. On Monday European Union foreign ministers fectively making New Jersey the 14th morning he announced that he had in Luxembourg. “We have to make state in the nation that allows same- advised New Jersey Acting Attorney sure that it no longer takes place.” sex weddings. Le Monde’s report said between Until Monday, civil unions were le- the state’s appeal in the case, Garden Dec. 10, 2012, and Jan. 8, 2013, the gal in New Jersey, but not marriages. StateGeneral Equality John vs. Hoffman Paula Dow. to withdraw NSA averaged more than 3 million But a Superior Court judge had ruled “Although the Governor strongly data intercepts a day of French last month that in the wake of the U.S. disagrees with the Court substituting residents’ telephone communica- Supreme Court’s decision striking its judgment for the constitutional tions. The article did not identify down parts of the Defense of Mar- process of the elected branches or riage Act, couples in civil unions were a vote of the people, the Court has Earlier this year, Le Monde not treated equally under the law. She now spoken clearly as to their view LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT 2013) allegedany specific that targets.France’s own intelli- ordered the state to allow marriages of the New Jersey Constitution, and, U.S. map shows same-sex marriage laws by state. Same-sex couples can now legally gence authorities had developed for gay couples beginning Oct. 21. therefore, same-sex marriage is the marry in 14 states and the District of Columbia now that New Jersey has dropped its the country’s own massive elec- Christie, whose values are con- - court appeal. tronic surveillance system, with servative, appealed the ruling to the ment. “The Governor will do his the ability to monitor communica- constitutionallaw,” Christie’s duty office and said ensure in a state his The pace of states legalizing gay The Supreme Court’s decision in tions within France and between that marriages not be allowed to be- Administration enforces the law as marriage has accelerated in the past June striking down parts of the De- users in France and other coun- ginstate’s during Supreme the appeal Court. process. He also asked dictated by the New Jersey Supreme year, after three states voted to permit fense of Marriage Act has helped tries. The French government has But on Friday, in a 7-0 decision, the Court.” same-sex marriage in last year’s elec- gay-rights advocates in states such as disputed that report. state Supreme Court said same-sex The news added to an already fes- tions. Since then, the Rhode Island New Jersey overturn bans on gay mar- - couples could marry on Oct. 21, even tive mood in New Jersey, where gay legislature voted to allow same-sex riage through courts as well. A federal rage Monday for the idea that a though it would still hear Christie’s marriages and the Delaware legisla- judge will hear arguments challeng- friendlyOfficials nation reserved such specialas the outU.S. appeal. The court ruled that same-sex a.m., with Senator-elect Cory Booker ture voted to adopt a law to convert ing Michigan’s ban on gay marriage would put France on its target list. couples were being deprived of “the couples started marrying at 12:01 civil unions into marriages. early next year.

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Second half of season Byous-McConnell making promising for the Herd By WILL VANCE most of senior season SPORTS EDITOR - against Bowling Green in a blowout and an overtime loss The first half of the Thun to Rice. dering Herd’s season has seen Tulsa is not the team it highs and lows, from blowout was last season and its game victories to agonizingly close against Marshall will not be losses. quite the matchup it looked- Though the team is 4-2, like before the season, though many fans think that the team- of course the reigning confer could very well be undefeated ence champions cannot be at this point in the season. Un taken lightly. doubtedly so does the team. Mercifully, the Herd’s last Against Ohio the Herd shot major challenge in the second- itself in the foot early and- half of the season will be at was unable to recover and home against the East Caro against Virginia Tech the Hok lina Pirates. The Pirates are- ies were able to grind out just the only major challenge to a bit harder than the Herd in- the Herd in the C-USA East Di triple-overtime. vision and the Nov. 29 battle From this point in the sea could very well be for a spot son, however, the Herd is in the championship game. poised to run the table the The Pirates are 5-2 on the- rest of the season and have season, including a big win a shot at the Conference USA over ACC opponent North Car championship that has so far olina and, much like the Herd, eluded Marshall since joining a hard-fought loss to Virginia the conference in 2005. Tech, 15-10. They also feature That doesn’t mean there quarterback Shane Carden,- are still not major hurdles to- who has thrown for 2,325 jump. yards and 16 touchdowns al Thursday at Middle Ten ready this season. nessee is the first of those.- The Pirates and the Herd- The Blue Raiders are the best have played the last week of of the new teams in the con the season the past two sea ference this season and are sons. Both games went into better than their 3-4 record overtime and both were won implies. The team is No. 2 in- by the home team. the country in takeaways with The three remaining teams- 20 through seven games, in left on the Herd’s schedule cluding 19 interceptions. The (Florida International Univer Herd will also be coming to- sity, University of Alabama at town during the Blue Raiders Birmingham and Southern annual black-out game, add Miss) are a combined 3-15 ing an increased atmosphere- this season. Southern Miss, to the mix. If the Herd can the 2011 C-USA champs, are MONTY GREEN | THE PARTHENON improve off of a shaky per 0-6 and now have an 18 game Senior outside hitter Sacha Byous-McConnell jumps up for a spike against ETSU Tuesday, Sept. 10 in the Cam Henderson Center. formance at Florida Atlantic losing streak dating back to University, it should leave the beginning of last season. By KARLYN TIMKO - Murfreesboro with its third UAB beat the Herd last season, THE PARTHENON conference win. but the game is in Huntington - achievements play a huge role in her moti Byous-McConnell said looking down the- Before the season began, this season and the Herd has vation to keep progressing. road, she is most eager for their face off in many circled the game at played very well at home this Throughout her four years on the Mar “This year has been everything I Morgantown against West Virginia Univer Tulsa Nov. 11 as key to the season. shall University volleyball team, Sacha could’ve hoped for,” Byous-McConnell sity Oct. 29. Herd’s season. After all, the Players and coaches have Byous-McConnell has been a stand-out said. “As a senior I want to be able to “It’s always fun to play a rival,” Byous- reigning C-USA champions said throughout the season a player for more reasons than her 6-foot-2 leave everything on the court and really McConnell said. “Last spring we had a lot handed the Herd a 45-38 C-USA championship is their stature. - be a leader. My hitting percentage is just of injuries and weren’t able to pull out the homecoming loss last season number one goal, and if the After her team’s most recent straight-set reflecting all the hard work I’ve put in- win. This time everyone is healthy, so it that was not as close as the- team shows the same effort win at University of Alabama at Birming over the years.” should be an intense match. Plus, it’s the score implied. and intensity that it has so far ham this past weekend, the exercise Since her freshman year, Byous-McCon- last time us seniors will ever play them so Now the Golden Hurri- thisWill season Vance in the can second be conhalf,- science and psychology major from Rancho nell has been able to grow in many ways we are going to give it our all.” cane is 2-4. Though two of tactedthat goal is atwithin Vance162@ reach. Cucamonga, Calif., returned to Huntington (other than vertically). In her first colle As one of three seniors, alongside of the losses came to Big 12 op marshall.edu. ranked second in the Conference USA with- giate season, Byous-McConnell recorded Laura Der, Clarksville, Ind., and Dorothy ponents Oklahoma and Iowa a .382 killing percentage. 103 kills at the middle-blocker position. Rahal, Vince, Fla., Byous-McConnell will State, the other two came Relishing in her most recent accomplish This season alone, she has nearly doubled- look to finish her final season with the- ments, Byous-McConnell said she couldn’t that number, tallying 204 kills on the year. Herd on a positive note. Marshall Football be happier with her team’s efforts. Aside of her improvements in num- Looking at the big picture, Byous-McCo “I am so proud of how hard we were able bers, the exercise science and psychology nnell has her eyes set on the conference 2013 Remaining Schedule to fight for that win,” Byous-McConnell double-major said she has developed sig tournament. - said. “It proves that we can do it as long as nificantly from a mental aspect. “Last year we made the tournament and we work hard, focus and stick to the game “The secret to my success is to never get didn’t get as far as we hoped,” Byous-Mc Thursday, Oct. 24 @ MTSU plan Coach [Mitch Jacobs] gives us.” frustrated,” Byous-McConnell said. “Before Connell said. “This year we want to go all This season, Byous-McConnell and her if I would get blocked or make a mistake, the way. I want to leave my mark on this team are finding that hard work pays off. I would dwell on it which would diminish program and never be forgotten.” It’s performance last weekend put them on my performance. Now I’m able to shake it Byous-McConnell and her teammates Saturday, Nov. 2 vs. So. Miss a three-match winning streak, improving off instantly and only worry about the next will look to carry their current momentum its record from 6-2 in conference play and point.” - intoKarlyn their nextTimko match can whenbe contacted they take onat 12-11 overall. When you and your team are on a [email protected] Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. Byous-McConnell said along with hot streak, it should be easy to stay en Saturday, Nov. 9 vs. UAB the success of the team, her personal couraged and ready for what lies ahead.

Anania, Lagodich shoot career bests in round 2 Thursday, Nov. 14 @ Tulsa

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- second round by one, shoot Saturday, Nov. 23 @ FIU Marshall’s senior Brian ing a career-tying 68 Sunday Anania and sophomore Lo and career-low 67 Monday to- gan Lagodich both shot career keep a two-stroke lead heading bests to put the Thundering into the final round of compe Friday, Nov. 29 vs. East Carolina Herd three strokes away from tition at Kilmaric Golf Course. first on Monday at the ODU/ West Virginia native Anania OBX Intercollegiate. improved his Round 2 score “We really played well today,” by five with a 4-under 67 that coach Matt Grobe said. “Logan bumped him from a tie for 14th [Lagodich] and Brian [Anania] to a tie for fourth. - played great. We will be in the The two have improved in final grouping tomorrow, and each tournament this fall. La it should be an exciting final godich ended the 2013 spring round.” season with a 72 best. The The Herd broke the tie and Herd’s second-year veteran- sit in third alone after a 2-over- improved to a career-best 69 par 570 two-round score, with at the John Piper Intercolle fourth-place VCU two strokes giate, which helped Marshall HERDZONE.COM behind. Hartford (-1, 567) and to its first tournament win in Sophomore Logan Lagodich watches a putt across the green. Elon (+1, 569) hold first and 13 years. NearlySee GOLF three | Page weeks 5 second place, respectively.

Lagodich improved his page designed and edited by WILL VANCE | [email protected] C M Y K 50 INCH 4 Opinion TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM EDITORIAL Online Polls Students should be wary of online dating in college YOU CAN BE HERD College is an exciting time in a young American Life study released Monday, 59 who “seriously misrepresented them- Which new movie release are you Do you think Congress will resolve the person’s life. It’s a chance to move away percent of Internet users said online dat- most excited for? government shutdown by Oct. 17? from home, start fresh and have all new ing is a great way to meet people. to think of who you could actually be experiences. One of those experiences is However, it’s this mentality that’s led communicatingselves” in his or herwith, profile. as opposed It’s unnerving to what “12 Years A Slave” Yes, they will be able to. 3% meeting new people. Traditionally, you to the creation of online dating websites “Carrie” No, the shutdown will continue. 29% meet these people through your classes geared toward college students. Websites Issues such as these, however, shouldn’t “The Fifth Estate” It’s too difficult to tell. 29% and by getting involved on campus. How- such as Datemyschool.com advertises itself behis ofor concern her profile to college suggests. students. College ever, there’s a growing trend of using as a safe and private way to meet under- campuses offer a variety of organizations Voice your opinion. It is your right. Answer our poll at online dating websites to make these graduate and graduate students or alumni, and events to take part in that don’t re- www.marshallparthenon.com or tweet us your answer at @MUParthenon. connections, and that’s not necessarily a but as with any social media website there quire a website account or a rundown of good thing. are risks involved with creating an account. your best qualities. Also, dating websites NATIONAL EDITORIAL Sure, online dating is becoming more You never know who is going to have ac- acceptable. Ten years ago it was taboo permanent mate, but for young adults for couples to say they met online. Today, Beyond that, the same Pew study thiswere really originally shouldn’t geared be a toward concern. finding a stories like that are much more com- showedcess to your that profile 54 percent and your of users information. of online There are far more important goals to Concussion issue in football mon. According to a Pew Internet and dating websites said they found someone consider during the college years. finally being taken seriously

FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM past few years, at all levels of (MCT) play, rules have been changed The future was looking to lessen head injuries, and new bright for a young University of administrative policies, outlin- Houston quarterback. He had ing what happens to a player chalked up an impressive re- who suffers a concussion during practice or a game, have 41 touchdown passes and a to- been implemented. talcord of on6,039 the footballoffensive field yards with in Unlike in the not-too-distant 20 career starts. past when a woozy player was Unfortunately, along with told, “Shake it off and get back putting up outstanding num- in there,” the NFL has a protocol bers with his pass completions, for deciding when a player has David Piland suffered a number suffered a concussion and de- of concussions, the last one in a termining at what point he can Sept. 7 game. be allowed to play again. In ad- Last week, the university an- dition, the league has instituted nounced that Piland’s career is prohibitions against certain over because of those head inju- hits to the neck and head and ries. His coach emphasized that has outlined stronger penal- “our medical staff knows for his ties (including suspensions) for future and well-being he can no violators. longer play.” The University Interscho- That news came the same lastic League, which governs week PBS aired a two-hour Front- Texas high school athletics, has line documentary on the dangers devised new training programs of concussions in the National for coaches and players about Football League. The documen- proper hitting techniques and MCT CAMPUS tary said the league has known limits full contact in practice for years that head injuries in the to 90 minutes a week. The UIL COLUMN sport were contributing to brain also worked with the Texas disease, but consistently denied Legislature on a law passed in a connection. Thus the title of the 2011 requiring all school dis- Methods for communication matter documentary, “League of Denial.” tricts and charter schools to Frontline also alleged that have a Concussion Oversight By TOMMY D. G. FERRELL was reminded of last week was one that It may be so that Reidy’s strong scrip- the NFL, in protecting its own Team that includes at least COLUMNIST is best told by those examples: No mat- tural words against “a house divided” multibillion-dollar brand, mis- one licensed physician and no An important lesson found me this past ter what message you have—regardless would appeal more to my Christian faith led players, enlisted or bullied May. The summer session in which I was if I could believe they were not the prod- - law also requires that when a taking an ethnic literatures course was hatefulness—it will not be taken seriously uct of a sudden snap; instead, she was idence of a brain disease called studentcoaches oris suspectedschool officials. of suffer That- about halfway over when an acquaintance ifof notits significance,delivered correctly. power, beautyAs college or even stu- embarrassed and dragged out of the chronicdoctors totraumatic discount encephalopa scientific ev- ing a concussion, he must be who was living near me in Twin Towers dents, we could not be a better point to chamber she has worked in by the Capitol thy (CTE) and continued to put evaluated by a treating phy- West approached me and asked if I was consider how vital this is. Police who have been guarding it and have off thousands of ex-players who sician of the athlete’s or his aware that 7 million Turkish citizens had This is true for two reasons. First, as I known her for years. said football had led to their parents’ choosing. been killed by police response to protests wrote in this column two weeks ago, “Dur- Second, we students of public higher debilitating brain damage and Students suffering concus- in Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park. ing our college years, we are exposed to education in West Virginia are in for a mental health problems. sions must be removed from For a frame of reference, it is estimated more varying ideas and worldviews than mess where communication will be cru- On Aug. 29, the league and competition immediately and that 6 million Jewish persons were vic- at any other point in the average lifetime.” cial. As I wrote about last week, budget representatives of the 4,500 cannot return to practice or a tims of genocide during the Holocaust. Many of those come from each other. We cuts are looming again, and it will take former players who sued it game until he or she has been are at a point in our lives where we are great effort to keep our tuition from announced a $765 million evaluated and cleared in writ- wrong here when this acquaintance told as on our own as we have ever been, and leaping greatly over the next few years. settlement of the lawsuit. The ing by the treating physician. meI washis source baffled, of but the I information:understood what Reddit. was with that freedom comes expression. I truly believe our legislators and the agreement contains no admis- Some are afraid of how this Just less than a week ago, the lesson I Since arriving at Marshall, my views and governor will respond better to a calcu- sion of liability by the NFL. will affect the game. The game, beliefs on numerous things have changed, lated statement by all 100,000 of us than But the NFL now knows the to which many are so fully de- arose again when news agencies reported mostly because of the people around me. they will to last minute protesting on the issue of concussions and their voted, will be around for a long thatlearned Dianne from Reidy, the aGezi popular Park and figure well-liked fallacy If those ideas were not delivered ef- memorial plaza against the university consequences cannot be ignored time. That means even though - fectively, though, I wonder if I would administration. and that the settlement of a law- progress has been made in have made such changes. I may not have As Adam Fridley, the chief of staff to suit will not make it go away. addressing one important cat- stenographfloor reporter in thein theHouse House chamber, of Represen walked grasped the real severity of the Gezi Park former Student Body President Ray Har- Head injury concerns are now egory of athletic injuries, we uptatives to the Clerk’s reading Office, clerk’s got podium up from and herbe- rell, said last year and reiterated to me part of the public conscience, can’t stop there. More studies gan a tirade about Christianity, the United and false information; maybe one would not just for professional foot- still need to be done, and those States’ founding and freemasonry, all dur- beconflict more because moved by I wasthe actualpresented deaths inflated of six hope you all take this lesson as I have and ball but for college, high school who govern the sport at all lev- ing a yeas-and-nays vote on reopening the protestors at the hands of Turkey’s long last week, “[Our] fight is in Charleston.” I and all the way down to the Pop els must be willing to adopt federal government. history of police brutality if not for an in- Tommy D. G. Ferrell can be con- Warner programs that include additional meaningful changes The lesson that I learned in May and tactedthat we at make [email protected]. that fight a good one. to protect those who play.

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OBAMA RALLY this is a time to increase Continued from Page 2 Continued from Page 1 awareness and remind in- Much depends on Apple’s Tuesday event dividuals that there are Obama was introduced by Branches Domestic Vio- outlets for victims of domes- - lence Shelter provides tic violence. son to sign up for insurance emergency shelter for in- “There are people who throughJanice Baker, the marketplaces the first per in dividuals suffering from you can confide in, safe Delaware. Even she had had domestic violence. This non- spaces to stay and sup- problems. profit organization works port all-around,” Shamblin “Like many consumers out to encourage victims of do- said. “Victims of domestic there, it took me a number of mestic violence and their and sexual violence need to frustrating attempts before I families to break the cycle of know they have a place to could apply for and select my violence in the Huntington go and people to talk to and plan,” she said. “I kept trying area. All of Branches’ ser- that their lives don’t have to because I needed access to the vices are free of charge. be full of fear.” new health care options.” Shamblin said00 that Oc- Katy Lewis can be con- Over the weekend, the ad- tober is Domestic Violence tacted at lewis405@live. ministration updated the Awareness Month and that marshall.edu. website to make it more user-friendly. Instead of the homepage greeting of “ap- SHOOTING “We have 20 to 30 student ply now,” it gives users links Continued from Page 2 witnesses,” Woyciehowsky to “apply online” or “apply by said, adding that no other phone” at 800-318-2596. Wait Hours later the streets students were believed to be times are averaging less than were quiet, but there was still involved in the attack. a minute, Obama said, and in- a heavy police presence and On Monday, Michael Lands- dividuals can fully enroll by GARY REYES | MCT berry’s personal website still phone in about 25 minutes, or Apple Senior vice president Phil Schiller during the introduction of the iPad 3 during a special event at the the school. featured what he called his families in 45 minutes. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The company trafficDale wasLundin, limited site in facilities front of one classroom rule: After numerous complaints is expected to unveil the iPad 5 and the follow-up the the iPad Mini at an event Tuesday. coordinator at the middle “You are asking yourself from users, the homepage school, said it was “a very what annoys me, it depends now allows users to compare By PATRICK MAY overtime. Most analysts and blog- they could also introduce it on scary morning.” on any given day. Just like the costs of health plans in SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS gers expect the new iPad will sport the iPad Mini.” “It’s that same old story you I have good days and bad their areas without opening (MCT) the more powerful 64-bit A7X Apple’s event comes as the you never really think that it’s days. What may bother me individual accounts. The ad- With just 65 shopping days left processor and reveal a slimmer tablet computer plays an increas- going to happen at your place one day may not the next. ministration was reluctant until Christmas, Apple is about to physique than its predecessors. of work, or in this case, your A very good skill to learn to allow this when the web- give Santa Claus more goodies to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi lives of consumers and in the way school. When it does happen, is reading people and their site launched because the stuff into those stockings. Kuo says the tablet will be 15 per- companiesingly significant conduct role bothbusiness. in the it kind of puts you in shock,” moods. One of my goals is to At an event Tuesday in San cent thinner than the iPad 4 and From iPad-equipped airline pi- he said. earn your respect while you people would pay after fed- Francisco, the Cupertino, Calif.- feature more rounded edges. lots and warehouse managers to Sparks Middle School earn mine. I believe that with eralplan subsidiesprices don’t are reflectincluded what for based tech giant is expected to And since Apple has histori- schoolteachers and their tablet- caters to seventh- and eighth- mutual respect that the class- people with low- and moder- cally offered the same features toting students, the device has graders and students are room environment will run ate incomes. The page now well as a follow-up version of the across different platforms, as become a handy and even crucial between 12 and 14 years old. smoothly.” says, “See plans and prices in iPadunveil Mini a fifth-generation it released a year iPad ago. as evidenced by the personal assis- tool for the mobile masses. your area.” And while its email invitation tant Siri eventually showing up IDC reports that tablet ship- In addition, the new design cryptically announces, “We still on both iPhones and iPads, most ments in the fourth quarter are GOLF alerts viewers, “IMPORTANT have a lot to cover,” one thing is observers widely believe the sec- - Continued from Page 3 NOTE: The prices shown on clear: With its stock price well ond-version iPad Mini will come pass total PC shipments, which below its onetime high and its with the same Retina display that includeexpected desktop for the andfirst laptoptime to com sur- later, Lagodich has tied his high for himself Day 2 of the lower costs you may qualify share of the tablet market con- the larger iPad already features. puters. And it forecasts tablets best in Round 1 and set a new ODU/OBX Intercollegiate. forthis based tool on don’t household reflect size the tinuing to shrink, Apple has a lot One big question is whether will do the same on an annual bar in Round 2. Lagodich has the best par 3 and income.” riding on this launch. either of the new devices will basis by the end of 2015. Anania, who’s lowest shoot- scoring (2.70) of the tourna- Christopher Rasmussen, IDC analyst Tom Mainelli feature Touch ID, Apple’s propri- So even though Apple’s piece ing was a 70 prior to this fall, ment, is tied for the best par a policy analyst at the non- thinks an iPad refresh would help of the global tablet pie may be had a career-best 68 nearly 5 scoring (4.25) and for the Apple as well as the burgeoning featured on the new iPhone 5S smaller than it was in 2010 two weeks ago that helped most birdies (10), thus far. and Technology, said allow- pack of rivals chipping away at unveiledetary fingerprint last month. identity A Chinese sensor The team will tee off at 8 ingprofit people Center to forcompare Democracy plans the iPad’s former dominance. blog site leaked photos of a pur- — a drop from 77 then to 37 tournament at the Bearcat In- without providing personal “A new iPad launch always percentwhen the today first iPad— IDC’s went Mainelli on sale vitational,him win hisand firsthas set collegiate a new round of 18 holes for the fall. information should make the piques consumer interest in the the sensor in place of the tradi- says that doesn’t necessarily a.m. Tuesday to play its final site easier to navigate. tablet category, and traditionally tionalported home fifth-generation button. And iPad analyst with mean Apple’s in trouble. “Putting that requirement that has helped both Apple and Tim Bajarin with Creative Strat- at the back end relieves that its competitors,” he said. egies says improving its tablet’s launched, nobody was really front-door logjam, so I think After Apple skipped its tradi- security makes sense as Apple all“When that competitive the iPad in the firsttab- that’s a good move on their tional iPad upgrade last spring, continues to push its devices into let market, so since then Apple part,” he said. Mainelli added, “its numbers were the business world. has only had one direction to The House of Representa- down, but almost everyone else’s “We believe that as an iPad 5 go, and that’s down” in terms of tives Energy and Commerce were down too. So while Apple’s starts showing up in more and market share, he said. “Having Committee had wanted Health market share may have dropped, more corporate accounts, and said that, Apple doesn’t chase and Human Services Secretary they still drive the overall tablet as more employees are taking market share at the expense of Kathleen Sebelius to testify market, and consumers are still their tablets to work with them, - Thursday about the rollout, paying close attention to what security becomes an ever more perience. So while there are a but she declined because Apple is doing with its products.” important part of the equation,” lotprofitability of guys out or there a good making user Anex- she’ll be out of the state. She’s As with past Apple events, the Bajarin said. “And since Apple droid tablets, not a lot of them expected to testify next week. rumor mill has been working owns the Touch ID technology, are making any money.” Lifting the veil off the true costs of colleges, universities

By RENEE SCHOOF For each school, it will give estimated net developed by the Department of Edu- MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU prices for several income levels. cation, rather than ones developed by (MCT) “Even if the government has stopped the College Board and others that ask A new online app called College Aba- working, parents still need to find fi- more detailed financial questions. One cus is making it easier for students and nancial aid for their students to go to important question the Department of their families to get estimates in advance college,” said College Abacus co-founder Education calculators don’t ask is the of how much financial aid colleges and Abigail Seldin. amount of parents’ assets. The FAFSA universities will give so that they can And finding out in advance which (Free Application for Federal Student compare schools for costs. schools are likely to be affordable can Aid), a form required of all students who It comes at an opportune time, since bring peace to households in the spring, hope to get financial aid, asks about as- the shutdown of many government pro- when most full-time students get their sets, and schools use FAFSA information grams because of the political standoff college decisions, Seldin said. It also can when they decide on aid amounts. CL102213 over the federal budget has disabled help reduce student debt. College Abacus, in the details section of College Navigator, a tool also designed Referring to a popular travel accom- the estimates report, tells users what type CLASSIFIED to help families figure out college costs modations search engine, Seldin calls of net price calculator a school offers. and operated by the Department of College Abacus the kayak.com of net The National College Access Network, CLASSIFIED Education. price calculators. It takes 10 minutes or a nonprofit group that assists schools, Until about two years ago, financial more to copy financial information from mentoring groups and other organiza- 2 x 8.0 aid was a mystery until a student got a a tax return and answer other questions tions that help students get into college college acceptance letter and a finan- on many net price calculators. College and do well once there, reviewed College cial aid package. Change began in 2011, Abacus lets a user log in via Facebook, Abacus when it was in a trial period last when the federal government required Google-plus or Twitter and save the data year and offered suggestions. schools to offer online net price calcula- so that it only has to be done once. College Abacus also won a $100,000 tors, which compute a school’s full cost The free service isn’t without some glitches. grant through College Knowledge Chal- of attendance, minus estimated scholar- It requires the patience to wait a few lenge, funded by the Bill and Melinda ships, based on family income and other minutes for some estimates. In some Gates Foundation. information that individuals enter. cases, as when schools take their calcula- Carrie Warick, director of policy and College Abacus is a free, one-stop shop. tors down for revisions, College Abacus partnerships at the college access net- It taps the net price calculators at three can’t get results. Seldin said her staff of work, said the tool had two big benefits. schools a student selects. Then, based on 10 checks the school websites to make “One is that it’s a big-time saver for personal information entered once into sure they’re working and that it should students because it means they don’t College Abacus, the site retrieves the take no more than one week before the have to go to every college website and estimates. More schools can be entered, estimate will be produced on another try. answer the same questions over and over three at a time. Another issue with the estimates is the again,” she said. “The other is that many The federal government’s College Nav- quality of the net price calculators. colleges don’t make the net price calcula- igator website offers a rougher estimate. Many schools use a simple calculator tors readily available on their websites.”

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER*Life! 22, 2013 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM TODAY IN THE LIFE! ABU DHABI OOPS Rihanna can’t stay out of social media HOTDOG WARS trouble. The singer was kicked out of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi over the weekend for posing for racy photos on the holy site. Covered in head-to-toe black, the pop star posted photos to her Instagram site of herself in provocative poses, upsetting the regula- tions of the mosque’s management. Her outfit and poses forced management to ask her to leave “[taking] the status and sanctity of the mosque into consider- ation,” a representative from the mosque said.

BROADENED HORIZONS CNN hopes to draw a broader view- ership with the debut of “Unguarded” with former ESPN correspondent Ra- chel Nichols. In the attempt to extend the outlet’s reach beyond political PHOTOS BY ANDREA STEELE | THE PARTHENON and general news based content, the half-hour program, set to By ANDREA STEELE THE PARTHENON premiere at 10:30 p.m. Those dining at Hillbilly Friday with guest LeB- Hot Dogs Monday were in ron James, features for a surprise as the restaurant’s newest hotdog was interviews with unveiled. sports figures The Widow Maker, the winning name from the Hillbilly and panel dis- Hotdogs Facebook contest, was cussions with debuted by owners Sonny and guests from both en- Sharie Knight. HECTOR GABINO | EL NUEVO HERALD | MCT The newest hotdog is all-beef, tertainment and sports. 24-inches long and weighs ap- “Unguarded” is CNN’s first attempt at proximately 4 pounds. The reason behind such a the sports genre in more than a decade. large hotdog, Sonny Knight said, is that they received a message on their Facebook page saying Alice Cooperstown, a restaurant YEEZUS MEETS JESUS owned by Alice Cooper in Phoe- nix, Ariz., now has the biggest After a performance by opener Kendrick hotdog in the United States at Lamar, Kanye West took the KeyArena 22 inches. stage in Seattle, Wash. Saturday for The couple was on their way to California to visit Sharie’s the opening night of his “Yeezus” tour. Sonny and Sharie Knight reveal The Widow Maker, a 24-inch, 4-pound hotdog, Monday to diners at Hillbilly Hot Dogs. mother when they received the Yeezy marched down the stage’s 50- message. They then decided to take a detour to Arizona to pur- in the past month,” Sonny Knight said. Knights would like to somehow pres- foot extension to the blaring sounds of chase one of the hotdogs. “That went down to the top 20 on Satur- ent their hotdog to him. “On Sight” and surrounded by women “We found the dog, bought it and towed day morning and by Sunday we had the “It’s been a very interesting go with cloaked in white dresses, their faces ob- it all the way to California and then back top 10.” things,” Sharie Knight said. “Especially here,” Sonny Knight said. Sonny said that four people submitted knowing that they thought they had the scured by stockings. West performed Once they returned to West Virginia they Widow Maker and that each one would re- biggest [hotdog]. This is our wienie war. the show-opener with arms outstretched, contacted their meat distributer to see if ceive it for free. We now have the largest wienie in the they could create a 24-inch hotdog. Sonny and Sharie have already U.S.” bathed in a single white spotlight. The To promote their newest creation, the gotten in contact with Alice Coo- The Widow Maker is an all-beef hot- production stunned more than 15,000 Knights had a contest on the restaurant's per’s people and told them about the dog and is available now at Hillbilly Hot fans with flashing lights, snow flurries, Facebook page for a month to name the creation. Dogs. hotdog. Alice Cooper comes to the Big Sandy Andrea Steele can be contacted at a red-eyed demon and special guest, a “Over 1,000 names have been submitted Superstore Arena Wednesday and the [email protected]. Jesus Christ look-a-like.

ITUNES TOP 10 SONGS Katy Perry rides her momentum into new areas 1. “Hold Tight” by Justin Bieber By MIKAEL WOOD experience was reported on extensively 2. “Royals” by Lorde LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) by the tabloid press, of course, but it also Katy Perry had come to dance. butThe nodding music, I eagerly.finally suggested, “And I love feels being grown-up. ma- 3. “Roar” by Katy Perry On a recent afternoon the pop superstar ture.“Yes!” I’m sheready said, for not my flinching 30s — I athear the it’s term so Me,” an unexpectedly candid 2012 docu- was at a Burbank rehearsal studio, fortifying much better than your 20s.” mentaryfigured prominently that included in “Katyscenes Perry: of the Part star of 4. “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus herself with a salad before diving into four For normal folks, perhaps, but rarely for nearly paralyzed by grief. hours of sweaty physical movement — a not- pop stars, whose work usually amounts to “I couldn’t pretend that I didn’t have a failed 5. “Wake Me Up” by Avicii so-dry run for a handful of performances in selling youth to young people. And Perry marriage — it was already out there in the news,” which she’d be doing more choreography has sold more youth than most: Five singles she said of the decision to address the topic in the 6. “Sweeter Than Fiction (from ‘One than at any point in her career. from 2010’s double-platinum “Teenage film. “So why not show the reality of what it was?” Perry, known for bubbly, fun-loving hits Dream” went to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot That reality and its aftermath are all over Chance’ Soundtrack)” by Taylor such as “I Kissed a Girl” and “Last Friday 100, an achievement she shares with only “Prism,” in moody, midtempo songs such Night (T.G.I.F.),” was dressed for a workout: Michael Jackson; “Roar,” the lead single as “Ghost” and “Love Me” — in which she Swift black tights, black sneakers, a ripped-up T- from “Prism,” reached the top spot quickly rhymes “lost my own identity” with “forgot shirt with two cats pictured on it. (Big cat last month. you picked me for me” — as well as more 7. “Hold On, We’re Going Home lady, Katy Perry.) Several times she used But if Perry is unusually accepting of the robust anthems of self-empowerment like the sleeve of her gray hoodie as a napkin, g-word, there’s good reason for that: The “Roar,” with a music video that depicts (feat. Majid Jordan)” by Drake another sign that she was here to get down singer, who on Friday will turn 29 — a Perry as a vine-swinging jungle queen to business. No time for niceties. few years older than A-list peers Rihanna singing about having the eye of the tiger. 8. “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic As focused as Perry appeared, though, (who’s 25) and Taylor Swift (23) — no lon- “Some people are going to see it as a song she was squishier regarding her new ger seems like much of a kid. about cats,” the singer said with a laugh. 9. “The Fox (What Does the Fox album. We were talking about what distin- “Prism,” her third studio disc, follows She was curled on a sofa, her hair pulled a tumultuous period she referred to as a back in a messy ponytail. “But it’s not just a Say?)” by Ylvis “real crossroads in my life.” In late 2010, - generalitiesguishes “Prism,” — “It’s due got Tuesday, some fromsubstance her first to just as her career was exploding, Perry ner strength and not turning into a shell of 10. “Let Her Go” by Passenger it”two — records, language and that at seemed first she to offeredbe circling only a married British comedian Russell Brand; yourselfsong about when cats. you’re It’s about faced findingwith a situation your in more straightforward description. you don’t agree with.

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