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Duke professor But where's the apple? guest speaker at convocation By Ed Loomis Reporter ------

A man considered one of America's leading black educators will speak at 8 p.m. Monday at the Honors Convoca tion recognizing Marshall's best stu dents and faculty. Dr. Henry Louis Gates, a speaker and professor atDuke University, will speak "On Transforming the American Mind." The awards convocation, which will be in Smith Recital Hall, recognizes the accomplishments of students for achievement in honors seminars. The convocation also honors students who have received departmental aca demic scholarships or recognition, in cluding students in international stud ies and the nursing program. Gates, originally from Piedmont, W .Va., graduated summa cum laude from Yale University in 1973. He re ceived his doctorate at Clare College in Cambridge, England. He has taught at Yale and Cornell universities. Recently selected to chair English literature studies at Harvard Univer Frank Addington, Winfield junior, demonstrates his archery during the Public Relations Student Society of America's Schick sity, Gates will assume his new duties skills Wednesday on the Memorial Student Center Plaza Tracer Close Shave Adventure Fair. in 1992.

Bill lets classified staff donate sick leave By Lalena D. Price Campus staff satisfied Staff Writer------Employee requests extra leave· days with legislative decision To look at Billie Tipton you wouldn't think she has reason to use all of her sick leave. By Ed Loomis In fact, she said, you wouldn't even know Reporter ------she is ill. But the 42-year-old computer services VeriflcaHon that employee Is unable to work because of catastrophic illness Marshall University classified employee center employee has chronic mylenous leu or Injury representatives say recently passed legisla kemia, a disease that has caused_her to miss tion that would allow transfers of sick leave work so often that she has no sick leave or to other employees is "the best thing to come vacation time left. out of the Legislature this year." Tipton, who once played racquetball four Mark Rhodes, president of Classified Staff times a week, now has five-day treatment Council, said it also is one of the few things sessions in Houston every three months. Request Is approved by president that came out ofthis session that will benefit .Re~very time for those sessions, their side of unlverstty classified staff. effects and chemotherapy rapidly consumed The bill was signed by Gov. Gaston Caper the leave time she once had. ton March 20 and allows people with un Until recently, Tipton had no other option needed sick leave the option of giving it to but to miss work and have her pay docked. other classified employees with catastrophic But help for university employees like her illnesses or injuries. who are in dire need ofextra sick days will be Donated Hme Is credited to employees Employees with family members who need available July 1 when a bill sponsored by account by personnel office constant care are also eligible for these do- Sen. Thais Blatnik, D-Ohio, takes effect. 5ee BILL, Page 6 See DECISION, Page 6 B E V O N D M U THE PARTHENON Friday, April 5, 1991 D.C. employees Where aicdhiithits hardest . against moving Percentage of drivers Jn _fata.La~idents who had JAfqoh.pl in tpe/r blood$tre~rni l>.ytype of vehicle: ' ;'};-;-t, .:,-: :.:::=::::::::/::::::::::::}ttt~;.' ·::.: :-.-:.-•, . ::::::.. . .~~: .. •. ·,,_,,-,-=,',-=,-_:_·_,,,_-_',i,'_;_::' _:(:,·. '-_:-:::·-••_:_,·,,,,_ to West Virginia ·.•,:•;:-::: .. NEWVORK Youths strike out

Parkersburg to get :--·· •,;;.·,,..x~f with stolen cards 700 jobs in 4 years Three Syracuse teen-agers swiped 100,000 baseball cards By the Associated Press---- worth $20,000 and traded them for only $280 worth of basket wASHINGTON - An economic ball cards before they were plum for Parkersburg is bad news to caught by police, authorities some U.S. Bureau of Public Debt work said Wednesday. ers who must decide between leaving Collector James Dwyer re home and venturing into a tough job ported thatbaseball cards from market, several workers said. the 1950s through 1990s plus The bureau said some 700 jobs and a 35 baseballs signed by stars Source: National Highway ,. like Mickey Mantle, Willie $25 million payroll will be transferred Traffic Safety Administration from Washington, D.C., to Parkers Mays and Joe DiMaggio were burg over the next four years. If em 1-lncludes Jeeps and Jeep-like vehicles Keith Carter, USA TODAY stolen Easter Sunday. ployees refuse to transfer, they will lose their jobs. WASHINGTON Accounting technician Paulette When Johnny marches home Brightful, 38, has worked for the agency State coal operators for 13 years. She is not eager to sell her home in a Maryland suburb and take he may not recognize the place cited in investigation her four children out of local schools. "Would you want to uproot your By Chet Lunner The Labor Department has family?" Brightful said. and Shellee Nunley often the spouse becomes the emotional fined 850 coal operators, about Many bureau employees don't have College Information Network--- lightning rod for all that emotion that 35 of which are in West Vir much choice because of the faltering has been pent up." ginia, $5 million for allegedly job market, she said. WASHINGTON - When the troops "To me," Jellen said, "the most im tampering with coal samples One of them is Eunice Queen, 41, a come marching home from the Persian portant thing is just to highlight the used to gauge miners' risk of bureau securities analyst for 21 years. Gulf, they may not recognize the place. fact that this is a period ofacijustment black lung disease, Labor Sec "'I definitely will be relocating," Queen Spouses change. Kids grow. Lovers for different people in different ways retary Lynn Martin said. said. may have taken don't think you're going crazy because CHARLESTON Queen's brothers, sisters and cous new partners. you're having these mixed feelings." ins live in her Washington neighbor "Homecomings Counselors say those feelings may hood. She has no family in Parkers include jealousy, anxiety, flashbacks, Officials recommend burg. · are absolutely The bureau's Parkersburg office al wonderful, but boredom, or just confusion over a fam phone rate increase sometimes I think ily situation that may have changed in ready has 1,200 workers who issue and it surprises people redeem U.S. savings bonds. U.S. Sen. the months between deployment and An administrative law judge Robert Byrd, chairman of the Senate thatithasitsawk coming home. recommended that West Appropriations Committee, initiated ward moments, Jellen said military chaplains and Viriginia's second-largest tele the move. and it may take a counselors advise returning troops to phone company be allowed to Bob Tobias, president ofthe National while for things to "take a step back" and ask themselves increase its rates $4.4 million, Treasury Employees Union, said he get back to normal," said Maj. Linda some questions: Public Service Commission will lobby Congress to reverse the Jellen, chief of the Army Community What changes have taken place? officials said Thursday. decision. Service Center network. Where am I going to fit into this family Melissa K. Marland's recom Many workers said they took jobs "It's damn tough," said Navy Cmdr. now? mendation for GTE South Inc. with the bureau for the security and Richard Farley, a psychologist at the "We try to stress how important it is will become effective in 20 days never envisioned moving. Twentynine Palms, Calif., naval hos to talk and negotiate. Finances, disci unless modified or canceled by wrhen again, a lot ofpeople are scared pital. "After the initial honeymoon, plining the kids, that sort of thing." the commission. of being homeless," Queen said. there are a lot of frustrations. Very J ellen said.

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"When I was young I was told that anybody could become president; I'm beginning to believe it." Clarence Darrow

Brace yourselves, students, faculty and staff of Marshall University. llltt•X!l ;I i•l ;J ~ • For the first time since the process we need a new theater when we began last August, you finally are going to We must educate, against gay individuals) and "Piss Christ" sick. My opinions on such already have a theater. get a chance to become involved in the The theater folks are very university's search for a new president. tolerate opponents subjects do not compromfae the fact that I would fight to defend deserving. They work hard and Make the most of it. they are resourceful and inven For months we've helplessly watched as To the Editor: these or any other individuals' right to free speech. tive.No doubt our football team is a group "representing" us secretly met to very deserving as well. create a list of finalists for the position. Gideon Paulovic and the rest of The key words h ere are tolerance and educa tion. We do I would like to point out, how And we've been denied basic information the "politically correct" left are ever, that visual art is the only art about the search. little more than idiots if they not have to agree with others, but we must be tolerantoftheirviews which touches our lives on a daily Now the finally-made-public finalists believe supporters .of the First basis - from the car or bus you will be on campus during the next two Amendment and free speech as long as they do not commit criminal acts against anyone get to work in, to every advertise weeks to meet with students, faculty, staff support D.G. Glavasic' writings. ment (for better or worse) you see, and members of the presidential search Like mariy on this campus, I am because of these beliefs. The key to changing beliefs you to the building you work or live in. commjttee. rusgusted with the trash Glavasic Indeed, we would know little about Although the selection of a new leader prints, but I fail to see how the left find offensive is education and not silence. Those who wish to past civilizations if there was no ultimately is out of our hands, we can at have decided this goes beyond free silence the other side are fearful making of objects and pictures by least have some influence in the decision speech. Glavasic, as far as records artists and artisans. making process. show, has not raped, beaten, nor ofit; education ofthe other side is the only way to eradicate the Why, then, is the visual arts - Next week, The Parthenon will publish physically or verbally abused the department that carries the detailed schedules of each canrudate's anyone on this campus. All he has source of your fear. In closing, I would like to remind College ofFine Arts in sheer num visit, including designated meeting times done has written words. bers, is the stepchild of the college with campus groups. Yes, I agree he is utterly wrong, everyone of what someone once said: "Where they burn books, when it comes to much-needed Be sure you take a look at those but where the hell does MAPS, space? schedules and be sure you make an FACE, and various minority they will soon burn people." The man who spoke these words was a I believe our president and our appearance. groups think they receive the right dean are working very hard to But don't stop there. to decide "good" speech from "bad" Holocaust survivor. Keep his wisdom in mind as you attack find us the temporary space we so Talk to each canrudate. Confront him, speech? The fact is, speech is "offensive speech." desperately need. It would be question him and challenge him on tough speech; itis protected. The excuses much appreciated ifthose who are campus issues. Then express your opin you throw to the wind are full of hovering over the theater's space ions to committee members. shit, to say the least. I seriously Douglas R. Harlow Barboursville sophomore in Old Main in an attempt to move Help choose a new president who will doubt anyone will read a copy of in when they move out, to please bring more to Marshall University than "The Reality Ascent" and then run buzz off. That is still College of charismatic style. out into the streets to queer-bash, But what about Fine Arts space, and we will decide We need substance. lynch blacks, and rape white what to do with it, thank you. We certainly don't need another Dale women. To assume someone would the visual arts? In the meantime, I think it's Nitzschke. do so is preposterous. wonderful that theater and dance Mr. Paulovic, if I write a letter To the Editor: will have a great facility and our that says it is fun to jump off a football team will be able to play bridge and God said you could do I wince every time I see "fine in a new stadium 12 times a year. MARSHALL UNIVERSITY it and would not be injured, would arts facility" written and spoken. But I also think people are not at you run to the Sixth Street Bridge That is because we in the visual all aware that the "fine arts facil PARTHENON and fling yourself into the water? arts are not included in the "fine ity" does not include visual arts, The Porlt'>enon. fO

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"Remember this guy, Zelda? Stumbled into the den KIDS one day and Just plain went nutsl ... Count those fang marks, everyone!" her. By then she already had used her classes," Blatnik said. "Thank God for BILL--- leave from being sick all the time, she good people, and now people won't have said. that added pressure of being sick and From Page 1 After her diagnosis she needed time worrying about whether their sick leave to travel to Houston every three months time is going to run out." The bill, referred to as the cata for treatments with Interferon, an The bill was signed March 20 by Gov. ~iddefJ strophic leave bank bill, will allow experimental drug she is trying in lieu Gaston Caperton. classified staff members at state col ofa bone marrow transplant, she said. orai15 leges and universities to donate sick "I've had to miss days without pay leave days to co-workers who have and it's tough financially," she said. DECISION-- H ont·&1mnnn .Su,r,, exhausted all of their leave. "The pressure of knowing you're get .'i(j() I Peyton Court The leave may be requested by the ting docked as well as being sick all the From Page 1 Hunlingwn, WV 25705 employees upon verification of their time is tough." (304) 736-1415 (614) 886-6274 illness, but the school president must She said she has been told by person nated leave days. approve the transfer of leave days. nel administrators that by July she Sen. Thais Blatnik, D-Ohio, the bill's ✓ Clean From there, classified staff members should have up to six months worth of sponsor, cited the bill's benefits for ✓ Quiet involved in accidents, those with long people with severe family medical sick leave donated to her from calls ✓ Comfortable term illnesses and those with family they already have received. problems. People who need sick leave members who need care can accumu Blatnik sponsored the bill because can petition the university president. late a bank of sick leave days. she remembers when her husband had The president can approve only amount HOLIDAY APTS. •1 think it's wonderful," Tipton said. a heart attack 12 years ago and de needed for an actual emergency, and l-2-3 Bedroom Units •Anybody can use this bill. Most people pended on others to cover for him, she total cannot exceed 12 continuous Kitchen Furnished want to help you and maybe they can't said She couldn't believe the Board of months. :::_'ll'i111111i11g Pool afford to give you money, but they may Trustees doesn't have provisions to help Unused sick leave builds up through \\'/\\' Carpel be able to give you a few sick days they classified staffmembers who need more a classified employee's service. Central / fea t & A ir can spare." leave, she said. 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"I feel like we've got a lot more feel for course, the men's golf team is one "I'd say we have, for sure, 17 guys the players now that we've been here of 18 teams competing in this The grass is getting long ~d the air that started more than one game last for a year," he said. "Last year at this weekend's Forest Hills Invita is crisp. It's football season again, sort year and there were probably 20 that time, all we had to go by was the off tional in Augusta, Ga. of. started one," Donnan said. "We don't season. Coach Joe Feaganes said many Coach Jim Donnan estimates 80 have a lot of depth yet, but maybe some "You have to have an open mind, strong teams are entered in the players will be dressed in full pads freshmen and new players can come in though. Sometimes when kids develop, tournament, including Central Saturday as spring practice begins at 1 and help us out. if you have a set mind, a guy may do Florida, Ohio State, Kent State, p.m. at Fairfield Stadium. "Experience is relative to talent. We're more than you expected." Florida State, Mississippi State Donnan said practice sessions will more interested in talent. Some guys, Donnan said he hopes conditioning and host Augusta College. allow the team to learn this year's even though they started, will be in over the last several weeks will make "There are a lot of good teams system and prepare for the first fall high competition for their jobs." the players better. entered in the tournament," games, and help him to evaluate the Although players may begin compet "Hopefully it will increase their Feaganes said. "We're looking for squad's strength and players at differ ing for positions this spring, Donnan strength, explosiveness and agility; ward to going down there." ent positions. said no spot will be wrapped up until he said. "After being here a year, our Feaganes said the team hasn't However, this year, Donnan will have fall. He said spring practice lays a good kids are more in tune with what we are played as well this spring as was less time for spring practice. NCAA cut ground-work for players, but it doesn't after - good strength and speed." expected, due mostly to a lack of practice sessions from 20 to 15. solidly entrench them. Fans can get a look at the team at two consistency. "It's just like anything you do in life," "In fall practice, there's so much more exhibition games this year. "We've played in some tough he said. "You have to constantly re time to get ready," he said. "You've got The first will be at 7 p.m April 20 at conditions," Feaganes said. "But evaluate and adjust your schedule two-a-day practices and the first two Charleston's Laidley Field. everybody else has been out there according to the change. It'll be new to weeks of practice, there's no school, so The second, the annual Green and in the same conditions. We've just every coach in the NCAA" it's easier to get the team ready." White game, will be April 27 at Fair got to keep going. Hopefully, we Donnan'sjob will be easier, however, Donnan said a year of watching his field. No starting time has been an can get things back on track this because he'll be judging familiar faces. players in action will enable him to nounced for the Green and White game. weekend." Racquetball tourney Baseball team will host Furman at Henderson Center Track .,teams travel Kentucky used a six-run eighth in lose because of the big inning," coach Championships will be decided ning Wednesday night to defeat the Howard McCann said. "You can't play to Athens for meet in 15 divisions this weekend in Thundering Herd 10-4 at in Lexington. a team like Kentucky and make mis the West Virginia State Racquetr The loss dropped the Herd to 11-12 takes. They capitalized on all of ours." The Iri~n's and women's track ball Tournament at Henderson on the season. The Wildcats, ranked Marshall played its first night home teams will travel Saturday to Center courts. 21stin the Baseball America magazine game of the season last night at St. Athens, Ohio, to compete against The three-day tournament, poll, improved to 24-6. Cloud Commons against Morehead eightmen's teams and six women's which begins this evening, has UK took a 4-1 lead after three in State. The Herd continues its home teams in the Ohio University drawnafieldof210participants. nings, but the Herd fought back to tie stand Saturday with a doubleheader Invitational track meet. Nine men's and six women's di the score with a Todd Ross solo home against Southern Conference rival Although the competition will visions make up the field. run in the seventh and two more runs Furman, beginning at 5 p.m. be steep, coach Dennis Brachna Play begins at 9 a.m. Saturday in the top ofthe eighth, including a solo The Herd finishes the weekend se said he expects strong showings and at 9 a.m. Sunday. Admis shot from Chris Bellomy. ries Sunday in a 1 p.m. game. Marshall by both teams, perhaps even some sion is free. "For the second day in a row, we finishes out its homestandMonday with -first-place finishes. played an outstanding game only to a 2 p.m. game against Liberty. lp•ol•I ll•olloa April 11th, MSC Subway's Yol• ••••• 6"Cold Cut -SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (R) ... Length of Summer 1-----•: 30 •- 7:00---- · 9:30 . ' THE FIVE HEARTBEATS (R) School Class Hours Combo •:•O• 7:00 • 9:25 is accepting applications for ... Dates of Spring Break CAREER OPPORTUNmES (PG13) Public Relations Director (mid-semester or later) • S:15 • 7:15 • 9:15 $169 and other ...Course Deletions TEENAGE WT ANT Executive Committee NINJA TURTLES II (PG) ...Guideline Revisions . s·oo . 100. 9:00 positions . 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he crowds keep coming. Greenpeace and People for Ethical -T At first it was a college Treatment of Animals. crowd - more women With the release of of "nomads than men. But the crowds expanded indians saints," the duo becomes the and even middle-aged fans came out first major-label recording artists to to see the shows. have both their album cover and the Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls long-box packaging of their compact isn't sure why the contemporary folk disc manufactured from recycled group has become increasingly popu paper. lar, but she's happy about it. She and Amy had similar upbring "I don't know if they come to hear ings. the sound of the '60s or if they just "Our moms taught us that we had like the message," Saliers said in a to try to give something back for telephone interview Thursday morn what we've been given. It's such an ing. easy thing to do," Saliers said. She said if she and her partner, The Indigo Girls have toured with Amy Ray, are successful, the people R.E.M. and Neil Young and have who do come to the shows and buy headlined some of their own shows. the albums will go home with that Saliers said she likes touring, and "message." performing can be an emotional high. "Our approach to things is about "We definitely get caught up in it. having self-esteem and believing in We never have to hold back to keep yourself. We try to raise up a mes from breaking down and crying or sage of hope." anything. But I think the people can Iffan response is an indication, the sense the emotion." Indigo Girls have been successful in That emotional contact can be conveying that message. Saliers said easier to achieve with a smaller fans often tell the singers/songwrit crowd. ers that one of their songs helped Photo by Michael l..avlnw/Epic R«orda "Amy and I like to play in rock them out of a depression or even clubs, where people can look up your turned their lives around. nose. But it's also great to play where She said it's "a miracle" having the theater and acoustics are just that kind of effect on people. 0 0 right. Different venues have diff~r "It's amazing. It makes you feel fine ent advantages.• good and like you're contributing Saliers said some people complain something to life.• Emily Saliers knows the Indigo Girls aren't popular that their music is too serious. The duo will perform at 3 p.m. "I can say it used to bother us, but Sunday in Institute at West Virginia among mainstream music listeners, but that's just fine it doesn't bother us any more. Fans State College as part of the Moun with her. The Georgia duo is happy doing what it's done say they leave the concert feeling tain Stage radio program. good, so I don't even think about it. Ray and Saliera began singing to since high school - contributing to life with songs. "It is hard to keep from getting gether in high school in Decatur, Ga. depressed sometimes. You have to They adopted the name Indigo Girls tum offthe news and surround your during their undergraduate days at • Story by Robert Fouch. Staff Writer • self with people who are good and Emory University in Atlanta. They kind." come from an area that has produced line in the song goes: "I wish I was a songs and many have a religious The group has not gained great such groups as the Pylons, R.E.M. nomad, and indian or saint. The edge theme to them. Saliera said this is no popularity in the pop mainstream and the B-52s. of death would disappear, leave me coincidence. "We grew up in a Meth music world, but Saliers said that's They have recorded three albums, nothing left to taint." odist church and sort of branched out fine with her. including "Indigo Girls," which was Saliers said, "A lot of the themes of into our own type offaiths. Spiritual "I don't have anything against the certified gold and won them a the songs are about ~oumeys. We ity is very i;mportant t9 each of our (pop) genre, I just don't like it. 1 think Grammy as the "Best Contemporary picked groups that have left their lives." Amy and I ~e better offbeing known Folk Group" of 1989. earthly ties such as indians, nomads She said with success comes a re !~~~::.ho' e group of songs and our The idea for their latest album, and saints. It has a lot to do with sponsibilityto the world around them. "nomads indians saints," came from spirituality and traveling." They are advocates for organizations "Ifwe're too serious for some people, one of Ray's songs, "World Falls." A The two write virtually all their such as Amnesty International, they can listen to Madonna."

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