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Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The Parthenon University Archives Fall 10-18-1989 The Parthenon, October 18, 1989 Marshall University Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Marshall University, "The Parthenon, October 18, 1989" (1989). The Parthenon. 2726. https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/2726 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]. Marshall University · The enon Wednesday. Oct. 18. 1989 HUNTINGTON . W.VA. Vol. 91, No. 23 Nitzschke to answer accusations ·State legislator charges Institute for International Trade mismanaging funds By Jill Zegeer show we can account for every dime," , universities can offer great breath of un­ Prrsitlmtitll comspmulmt Nitzschke said. "We'll show what each trip derstanding offoreign culture, which is the was for and how it will benefit the state and basis of trade," Nitzschke said. "Often Marshall's Institutefor International Trade we'll present everything to Rollins by countries look with great favor when such Development will show financial accounta­ Thursday.• a center is located in a university as op­ bility in response to accusations of mis­ According to The Herald-Dispatch article" posed to another state agency.• management, President Dale F. Nitzschke Nitzschke told Rollins in March he would Nitzschke cited an acid rain summit with said Tuesday. study the center and increase its proo.uctiv­ Canada hosted by the center as an example Del. Walter Rollins, D-Wayne, said Fri­ ity ifRollins would agree to drop a proposed of the program's success. day in a Herald-Dispatch article he would bill to eliminate the center. However, there Rollins has been very supportive of ask the Legislature to close the center un­ have been no changes since then and a lack Marshall but is not satisfied with the . less it can account for use of state funds. of financial monitoring still exits. center's financial accountability, Nitzschke "We're putting information together to "If you look around the country you'll see said. Substance abuse another problem of homeless - This is the second of a four part series exam­ ining the issues surrounding alcoholism. Tommorrow, part three will look at alcohol in the workplace. By David L Swint &porter A brisk fall breeze pushes an old man's ragged clothes against his weathered frame. He doesn't seem to notice as he leans into the dumpster, reaching for aluminum cans or anything else he can salvage. It may be a familiar scene in Huntington but it is an inaccurate picture of the area's homeless, said Jack Massengale, director ofHarmony House, a service program divi­ sion of the Cabell-Huntington Coalition for the Homeless. 'There are a lot of public misconceptions concerning the homeless," Massengale said. "When people think of the homeless, they think of the old guys pushing shopping carts around town collecting cans. "In reality, the majority ofcases we see at Dumpsters l,lke this one may be a homeiess persons' only source of Income but not all Harmony House are women and children." homeless people flt this stereotyplcal Image. Although as many as one-third of the people served by Harmony House have an chronically mentally ill patient~ who take alcohoVsubstance abuse problem, Massen­ prescribed medications, plus those who are gale said it's hard to determine a cause or •occasional,casualusers,•Funderbucksaid. effect in the situation. "You expect a corre­ ~e ask that people be drug-free when lation between poverty and substance they come to the shelt.er, unless the drugs Severe quake abuse, yet so far it hasn't been possible to are prescribed, and then we ask that our say which condition came first.• staff be the ones to dispense the drugs," Massengale added, "It (a subetance abuse and laundry facilities, housing assistance Funderbuck said. hits California Depending on the circumstances, the problem) does prevent the homeless from and job training referrals. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A major functioning in a normal society." While Harmony House does not provide shelter has turned people away. "If a per­ son is heavily under the influence, we earthquake rocked northern Califor­ Harmony House tries to get people with a shelt.er for the homeless, it does offer refer­ nia Tuesday evening, collasping part chemical dependency involved with treat­ ral to available area shelters, Massengale usually tum them away,"Funderbuck said. "But if it's a situation that involves chil­ of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. ment programs, employment programs said. One frequently-referred organization Reports from news sources have provided by the state and services from is the Huntington City Mission. dren or families, then we keep them." Severity of the weather also seems to be p~ed the epicent,er of the quake private groups such as Prestera Mental The Huntington City Mission is the only some 95 miles southeast of the city. Health Center, Massengale said. emergency shelter in the area, houaing a fact.or in determining the mission's popu­ lation. -rhere are more alcoholics and other The quake struck as game 3 of the Problems e:llist even after treatment has about 90 people per night, said Rev. James World Series was about to start. Inju- started, Massengale said. -rhe pel'80n has Funderbuck, executive director of the mis­ drug UNl"II here in the winter," Funder­ buck said. -rhe police often bring them in. ries were reported, and fans were to be motivated. There is a very low rate of sion. being evacuated amid reports of un­ success among thoee who have been placed Funderbuck said the shelter seems -Very In those circumstances, they can be harder to deal with. Some are under heavier influ­ specified damage t.oCandlestick Park. in treatment under duress. heavily populated with alcohol and drugs. The game-has been postponed until • And even if the person is motivated,, If they (people in the shelt.er) aren't using ence than others. "When the weather is good it's not as 8:30 p. m. Wednesday. there is a high rate of backsliding among drugs now, they probably have been.• He Seismological reports varied, but substance abusers.• said some of the substance abuse can be hard to send.difficult cases away.• Three other chaplains assist Funderbuck one report measured the quake at 7 .0 Harmony Houaecurrently serves approxi­ attributed t.o an attempt to combat the on the Richt.er Scale. mately 140 people, provimng medical care, stress associated with homelessness. asaiatance with food and clothing, shower Some ofthe users include mentally ill and See ABUSE, Page 8 2 The Parthendn Wednesday Oct. 18, 1989 Comedy comes to town Oct. 25 . ' 'Driving Miss Daisy' stars television actors By Philip Alexiou Reporter Director-Charles Nelson Reilly accompa• nies his cast to the Keith-Albee Theatre Oct. 25 for another Marshall Artists Series event in the comedy "Driving Miss Daisy," starring Ted Lange from "The Love Boat" and Rosemary Prinz, television actress. "We encou~e people to see this play in orderto help promote understanding among the races," said Celeste Winters Nunley, Artists Series director. "It's a warm, funny plaj which carries a very human message." Atlanta-born Alfred Ubry won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for "Driving Miss Daisy." The play has seen instant critical and audience success in New York, according to a news release. Set in Atlanta, Uhry's inspiration for the leading characters were his grandmother and her chauffeur. The third character is Miss Daisy's son, an Atlanta businessman, played by Fred Sanders. Rosemary Prinz was daytime television's / first star as Penny on "As the World Turns," Alfred Uhry's acclalmed comedy h~ "Driving Miss Daisy," star- Rellly, plays at the Keith-Albee Theatre at 8 p.m. Oct. 25. Full- . which she played for 12 years. During that ring Rosemary Prinz and Ted Lange, directed by Charles Nelson ., time Marshall students are admitted free. time she starred in nearly 50 plays across the country. Most recently she starred in Ted Lange, known as the genial bar­ · sion was allowed to film inside China. Broadway in "How to Succeed in Business New York City in "Steel Magnolias." "We filmed right in Tiananmen Square in Without Really Trying." His many directo­ ·Prinz said she is lucky because her fint tender Issac Washington on the television series, "Love Boat," has played numerous Beijing: Grange said. "Little did we know rial credits include the New York produc­ love has always been theater. tion of •The Belle of Amherst" starring "I played Penny for 12 years and during sblge roles in such plays like "Hair" and that would be the scene of the recent stu­ this period I fought for my out-clauses •Othello." He studied drama at San Fran­ dent protests." Julie Harris. (contracts) more than a tiger fights for her cisco City College and the Royal Academy Now thp.t Lange is back in the states, he "When I wanted to add directing to my cubs: she said. ofI>r,unatic Arts in London. gets to see nearly 50citiesacross the United acting career most producers and actors "While I was Penny I did about 50 plays After nine years in the sea for the "Love States with the "Miss Daisy" tour. were afraid to give me a chance because of in summer stock, did night clubs, fairs, Boat," Lange is finally back on stage, ac­ Lange plays Hoke Colebum, a gentle but my wacky image," Reilly said. supper clubs, and though I enjoyed the part cording to the news release.

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