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Gubernatorial Candidates Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The Parthenon University Archives Fall 10-28-1992 The Parthenon, October 28, 1992 Marshall University Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Marshall University, "The Parthenon, October 28, 1992" (1992). The Parthenon. 3081. https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/3081 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 Parthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. October .28, 1992 WEDNESDAY Partly sunny; high in mid-60s Gubernatorial candidates Ben.edict visits Marshall By Nerissa Young government spending, reform­ to tax our way to prosperity," Staff Writer ing workers' compensation and Benedict said. health care, and returning He plans to operate state Making West Virginia "as school control to communities. government with 20 percent prosperous as she is beautiful" Benedict said the super-sec­ fewer dollars, he said. First to is Cleve Benedict's rallying retary system cost $2 million go would be the governor's slogan. to operate. "They are a casu­ helicopter, which he would sell Benedict, state agricultural alty in the Benedict admini­ and use the-proceeds for the commissioner and Republican stration. They are gone." public safety departments. gubernatorial candidate, Cutting the state sales tax Calling the health care sys­ spoke at a rally on the Memo­ from 6 percent to 3 percent will tem "too political," Benedict rial Student Center Plaza force state government to find said he would establish a pub­ Tuesday and outlined plans alternative means ofproviding lic board to monitor workers' forhis administration. services, he said. The state lQst compensation. The board Benedict's platform calls for 1,000 jobs in the past three would be financially respon­ eliminating the seven super years with the 6 percent sales sible and would work on a part- secretaries, cutting the con­ tax. sumer sales tax, cutting state "We cannot continue trying Please see VISIT, Page 2 Pritt discusses platform Lee Blola tion. "We haven't had that "I intend to h ave a volunteer Political and Staff Writer kind of priority because we're team of retirees, who used to not unionized." be IRS agents or accountants Sen. Charlotte Pritt, write­ Pritt said the state should who worked in state govern­ in candidate for governor, will quit raising student fees to in­ ment, go into the agenCJes they create a universal health care crease professors' salaries. "We worked in and help us fi nd the system and keep student fees need to find a method to get the waste and the need." low if elected, she said Mon­ salaries we need without dis­ Pritt also said, "We have to do :/ day. suading and discouraging stu­ something about the School Pritt made a surprise visit to dents with such high fees and Board Authority," and men­ Marshall's campus Monday. tuition." tioned that local school board During a 45-minute interview Pritt said she would keep members don't have a choice in consolidation. "It's parents' tax she talked about education, student fees low by reducing Photo by Jenny Gregg health care and her back­ on wasteful spending. dollars, and they should not be ground. Pritt said she would have an dictated to by some big brother Cleve Benedict talks about his polltlcal agenda on the Pritt said higher priority audit team go through state in Charleston." Memorial Student Center Plaza. Benedict visited campus needs to be placed on educa- government to reduce waste. Please see Pritt, Page 2 Tuesday at the Invitation of College Republicans. City council rej ects plan Gilley and director meet Itself any good In the long run," he to discuss controversy By Trac y A. Gwinn Reporter said. "I don't think the debate Is over by any stretch of the lmaglna- By Cheryl J. Wilson Huntlngton City Council Mon- tlon. There needs to be facts. There Reporter Shaver said the meeting had day decided it would not fonn a needs to be figures. There needs to the appearance of trying to committee to study discrimination be statistics. We need to begin to A private meeting, arranged by an against homosexuals. build a file." anonymous third party, took place be­ repair damage that may have Council voted 9-2 last week to al- Members of rellglous organlza- tween the president of Marshall and been caused by Gilley•s Ex­ tow Councilwoman Betty Barrett to tlons from Huntington and south- . the director of the W. Page Pitt School ecutive Policy Bulletin No.3. fonn a commlttee·to study the Is- ernOhloworewhlterlbbonstorep­ of Journalism & Mass Communica­ sue. but decided against fonnlng resentmoralltyandpresentedcoun- ' tions. the committee because the Hunt- cit members w.lth petitions. signed;_ In a joint statement President J . Jngton t:1uman Relations Commls- by those., ~hO oppose gay rights. i "· Wade Gilley and Dr. Harold C. Shaver journalism & mass communications to said the meeting was "to discuss frankly be "legitimate." the issues that have affected our per­ Shaver •acknowledged" that Gilley ,=~ i-~iJt:~~:E~i=Ti!S1:1' sonal and professional relationships." didn't use the words °'fire" or•orderhim meeti ~ ' · .,.. , ,.., ,-~ , >·· ' ff · f ., ❖ -\made ·tor tllOse ·who choose tflelr Gilley and Shaver said they recog­ not to talk to the press,• during the Oct. nize their differences and they have 16meeting. agreed to respect one another as pro­ Shaver said a third party, who pre­ fessionals and persons. fers not to be named, coordinated Tues­ "'[Gilley] knows I will be represent­ day's meetjng. ing the school of journalism & mass He said the meeting seemed to open communications atThursdays Faculty communication lines between himself Senate meeting, and he knows the and Gilley. school ofjournalism & mass communi­ Gilley did not ask for help in estab­ cations does not agree with his pro­ lishing the Student Media Board, · ,. -withitte.. ri~ 'of'.iiaie1aif0Ff t~·cfty ~ buckle 011he e1>1e posal," Shaver said. Shaver said. But h e said the meeting federal laworany other pr.o,t~'9_os;\ .be_~,";,· and sald hOmosexuallty Is The news release, which contained had the appearance of trying to repair for _this group.. of fndlyldlJals,)t's,,, ~outot step with society" and dJs­ the joint statement, continued that damage that may have been caused by Just hard for one _Isolated ,city to · Gilley has •acknowledged" Shaver's his Executive Policy Bulletin No. 3. pass this klnd of leglstatloq a~ go Please see CITY, Page 2 "perception" regarding the security of Gilley could not be reached for com­ ••· . •-·-·- ·. - ,.;;_ ,",'.I,.'. "' his position as director of the school of ment Tuesday afternoon. • Page 2 The Parthenon WEDNESDAY, Oct. 281992 HELP center marks 'new beginning' Parthenon Volume 104 • Number 32 By Ashley E. Day from Sa.m. to9p.m. everyday. The Parthenon, Marshall Reporter The new H.E.L.P. building was dedicated In As a show ofthanks to Myers honor of Wilbur E. Myers, who donated more one of the H.E.L.P. students University's dally newspa­ told him how hard it was when per, la published by stu­ Wilbur E. Myers, the man than $1 million toward the new facility. dents Tuesday through Fri­ who donated over $1 million to nobody understood why he day during the fall and a building used for students building to be built, and offered before the dedication couldn't learn. He said thanks spring semesters. with learning disabilities furnished. began. Refreshments were to the H.E.L.P. program be­ Responsibility for news graduated for the second time Boehm presented Myers with served and Deborah Wolfe sang cause it gave him the same and editorial content lies Saturday. a graduation hat to show the "Reach Out and Touch Some­ chance that everyone else had solely with the editor. Dr. Barbara Guyer, director building was finished. Myers one." to learn. Editor of the Higher Education for also received a picture of Although the building was Carole A. Vickers, dean of Keuin D. Melroae Leaming Problems, (H.E.L.P.), himself with the building. expensive to build, Myers said the College ofEducation, closed Managing Editor Dr. Ned Boehm, vice president The formal dedication of the every time he sees the building as she said, "With every end­ Bill Gardner of Institutional Advancement new University building for the he has pure satisfaction know­ ing there is a new beginning. It News Editor E and President Dr. J. Wade program dealing with learning ing there could not be a market began with Barbara's [Guyer] Michael Belcher } Assistant News Editor Gilley dedicated Myers Hall to disabilities was 2:30 p.m. Sat­ value on his investment. vision. As we begin the next century, it marks a new begin­ Greg Collard Wilbur E. Myers, the man who urday. According to several H.E.L.P Sports Editor donated the money for the A tour of Myers Hall was students, Myers Hall is used ning for students." Brad McElhinny \l LlfHtylea Editor f Mia,yRake i1 Photo Editor £ focal point for education in son. I've been a spokesperson Chris Hancock l: VISIT West Virginia, Benedict said. PRITT and been on the front lines of Adviser l, He wants to give communities choice issues for women." Debra Belluomini from page 1 control over their schools. from page 1 Pritt attended Marshall as Production Supervisor t Satellite technology would an English major and got mar­ Michael Friel 1 time basis. Members would Pritt said she would push for Advertising Manager allow rural schools to remain ried her sophomore year. She ~ come from business, medical a state health care plan, if Doug Jones 1, open and cost-efficient, elected.
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