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Amanda Larch

Blake Newhouse

Joelle Gates

Joe Artrip

Brittany Hively

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Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Authors Amanda Larch, Blake Newhouse, Joelle Gates, Joe Artrip, Brittany Hively, Douglas Harding, Taylor Huddleston, Grant Goodrich, Sarah Ingram, and Meg Keller WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 | VOL. 123 NO. 19 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com | SINGLE COPY FREE Black history excursion transports students through history READ MORE ON PAGE 3

RALPH MAY | THE PARTHENON 5 The Laramie Project 12

BRITTANY HIVELY | ONLINE EDITOR SARAH INGRAM | COPY EDITOR

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424182 2 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Mothers on campus: Resources for parenting students

they’re worried about having somewhere to store their being a parenting student. breast milk, they can talk to us, and we can help them to “I think for me, if I would have known better, I would have gone to see someone from the Women’s and Gender Other on campus resources are the Child Development Center or would have gone to see somebody with a position Academyfigure out adjacentsolutions to for campus that,” Snyder and the said. MU Early Education like Michelle (Biggs), because most of the resources that I STEAM Center, located in Corbly Hall. Link child Care refer- ral, based on income, can provide waivers of fees and help said. And I think that having someone to sort of help con- pay fees that parents would be responsible for otherwise. nectaccessed, you and I just guide kind you of wouldfigured make out along a huge the difference.” way,” Snyder “There are so many options for affordable childcare, Amanda Larch can be contacted at larch15@ especially for many students,” Snyder said. “They will marshall.edu. qualify for Link child Care support, which will help them to pay for childcare while they’re working or in school. And so there’s no reason why every child shouldn’t be able to be in a quality accredited childcare while their parents (are) working or in school.” In some cases, students may have family members or friends who are able to take care of their children while they are at school, but Snyder said even if that is not the case, there are people willing to help. “We don’t ever want someone to feel like just because there’s not family close that they’re not still going to be able to continue their education,” she said. Though there is no concept of maternity leave for students, Snyder said they can work closely with their pro- fessors to work out agreements. The Women’s and Gender EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first article in a series detailing the Center, as well as Student Advocacy and Support, are two resources for mothers and parenting students on campus. organizations willing to help students work out the best plan for them and their needs as a case-by-case basis. By AMANDA LARCH “Any student that feels that they may need to withdraw, EXECUTIVE EDITOR they can choose to take a medical withdrawal for that se- What to expect when you’re expecting—as a Marshall mester,” Snyder said. “If students don’t feel that they need University student. With pregnancy and parenthood comes to withdraw for the whole semester, but maybe they were stress, certainly, but when combined with the stresses of experiencing nausea or something that kept them from at- college, it may become overwhelming. However, Marshall’s tending classes, we don’t want students to feel that they Women’s and Gender Center partners with campus and have to drop the classes or that they can’t get back on track. community resources and can provide assistance for preg- We don’t want them to just kind of have their grades suffer nant women and parents-to-be. for no reason. Claire Snyder, program coordinator for the Women’s and Gender Center, said the center connects parenting students They want to help students; they want to support students. with childcare facilities and other resources, including They’re“Definitely generally reach very out. Professorsgood at working are very with understanding. us to make Link Child Care, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families sure that students can continue to be successful even if (TANF) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for there has to be some sort of arrangement made to help Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The center also works them,” Snyder said. with Mountain State Healthy Families, a home visiting fam- If parenting students experience postpartum depression ily support agency, which is able to refer parents to home or perinatal depression, Snyder said she recommends they support and parental education. visit Marshall’s Counseling Center. “We’re always happy to help pregnant or parenting stu- “There are just so many things that if you don’t know and dents to access those resources; we know that it can be you don’t have somebody reaching out to you and making overwhelming to have to go through those logistics and all you aware of these things, that you might be under some that paperwork, documentation, all of that,” Snyder said. unnecessary stress or facing challenges by yourself that Breastfeeding rooms are located on the second floor you could be facing with support. of the Memorial Student Center, and Snyder said if stu- “And so we just want students to know that there is al- dents experience any issues, to come to the Women’s ways support and there are always people that can help and Gender Center. them understand their options and what path forward is “If there’s ever a student that has breastfeeding needs best for them.” that are not met, maybe there are not breastfeeding rooms Snyder shared her own experiences attending Marshall Private breastfeeding rooms are located inside the women’s convenient to where they have to work or go to class, or as an undergraduate, as well as graduate student, while restroom on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center.

PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY AMANDA LARCH | [email protected] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 3 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM STEM majors participate in real-world work experience

By HUNTER DEEM on Nanosphere Lithography, and THE PARTHENON The immersion program invites part of his research was used at Marshall University’s First2 risingclub and freshmen an immersion during the program. sum- the First2 Network’s summer im- Network was founded last year by mer to participate in a two-week Coy Smith, Hannah Carreon and stipend research while also teach- was also a mentor for the summer Caleb Clark for all Science Technol- programmersion program.and helped Smith the saidrising he ogy Engineering and Math majors Smith said First2 Network is all freshmen study and conduct re- who want to start working in their ing them how to succeed in college. “The club focuses on support- Marshall University’s location Smith said First2 Network is ingabout students helping in students succeeding succeed. in their meanssearch forthere his areown now project. nine First2 anfields, opportunity including risingfor STEM freshman. majors majors and to help them with net- working with industry, professors, If interested in joining the clubNetwork or lookinglocations for in West more Virginia. infor- to getimprove experience the enrollment in their field and of immersion program along with the mation, students can contact work. The organization also works cluband fellowis advised students,” by faculty he said. member “The Coy Smith at smith2493@ “The First2 Network’s vision is tograduation let students rate be of co-creators STEM majors. to so- Smith said he had the opportu- lutions for the problems they face nityDr. Michael to present Norton” his research at the marshall.eduHunter Deem or follow can First2 be contactedNetwork on atsocial deem36@mar media. - Members of Marshall’s First2 Network gain experience working in their Marshall, First2 has established a shall.edu. desired fields. while in college,” Smith said. “At capitol Feb. 7 for Undergraduate Research Day. Smith presented Trolley tour explores African American history

By RALPH MAY most didn’t have a phone, but when you got home you THE PARTHENON - history, as well as the guide’s upbringing and life, were ex- heard about what you did wrong.” Important sites of Huntington’s African American Michelle Biggs, a passenger on the tour, said it is im portant“Through to support the tour theI was African experiencing American Huntington community and its by plored by trolley passengers on Wednesday. Through the tour I was historylearning through about and Harris’ appreciating eyes, and their it shows history. how important generationDr. C. C. Barnet of black created nurses, a hospital said tour on Seventhguide and Avenue former to “ not only accept African American’s, but to train the new experiencing Huntington Ralph May can be contacted at may178@mar- shall.edu.his and other voices are” Biggs said. people,Marshall but University we need professor nurses, so David he changed Harris. this into a hos- pital“He and realized nurse training that it’s facility nice to and have trained a hospital nearly and 80 to treat 90 and its histo,ry through Harris’ eyes and it shows how activistnurses,” Memphis Harris said. Tennessee Garrisons, who assisted in ne- Along the tour was the home of influential civil rights important his and other voices as well as approaching teaching of students in a holistic gotiations between African Americans and Steele company are.” way, Harris said. “She was an adviser to President (Lyndon B.) Johnson — Michelle Biggs “Heand wasshe’s going the one to do who it later,convinced but she the said President ‘You need Johnson, to do I’m told, to issue the civil rights bill of 1965,” Harris said. cemeterythat right isnow important Mr. President.’” to the community due to its connec- Harris said he encourages everyone to take a walk to tionAnother to the Marshallcite on the University tour was plane Spring crash, Hill but Cemetery. it especially The Springyou just Hill got Cemeterymarried, why and wouldview the you burial go while site you’re of the hurt.’” foot-

On the 20th Street corridor, Harris discussed the cultural has“Nate significance had gotten to hurtHarris the because week before, of his he connection hurt his shoul with- aspectball team. of the neighborhoods he grew up in and how his one of the players, Nate Ruffin, Harris said. Credit E-WV, The West Virginia Encyclopedia/Ohio University problem, but he didn’t go on that trip and he was my little press, publishers of Ancella R. Bickley and Lynda Ann Ewen, brotherder,” Harris in fraternity said. “He isand now I talked buried him here out because of going, he had‘Nate a wrong,neighbors before greatly you impacted got home, his we upbringing. didn’t have cellphones, EDS., “Memphis Tennessee Garrison: The Remarkable Story of “Neighbors were mentors,” said Harris. “If you did a Black Appalachian Woman.”

PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY AMANDA LARCH | [email protected] 4 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM SGA adviser challenges students to diversify senate By KYRA BISCARNER Robinson said the encouragement she was given when made to make SGA a more open environment. THE PARTHENON joining SGA helped her to feel more comfortable. “Talking about diversity, there will be some resolutions During Tuesday’s senate meeting, Student Government “It sounds kind of silly because we are all college coming through next week, hopefully to help our diversity Association was given a call to action for more diversity students, but encouragement goes a long way,” Robin- in this very room,” Tremmel said. from adviser Matt James. James asked senators to look son said. “I would be like a ton of other minority students James said he wants SGA to work harder at achieving it. around and see what they noticed about the group. Some at Marshall, just sitting back and doing my schoolwork be- “I want you all to lead by example and help me go out senators replied with “low.” cause I’m lucky to be here anwd keeping my mouth shut and reach more people who don’t look like me to sit in this “It’s low, we’re about to have an election. What else do and not putting my feet out there and not letting my voice room,” he said. “We can be even more effective.” you notice about our membership?” James said. “A lot of be heard.” Kyra Biscarner can be contacted at biscarner@mar- you all look like me. That’s not a bad thing, but in terms of A problem senators face when expanding senate is shall.edu. being a representative group, it can be.” some students being intimidated to join SGA. Robin- James challenged senators to think of ways they could son said this is something she even faced when joining make SGA more diverse. Senator Isabella Robinson was the organization. one of the senators who immediately voiced her ideas “We are student government and we are an important for the senate’s open forum. Robinson said encouraging group on Marshall’s campus, but it can be intimidating anyone to join senate is one of the number one ways they to walk into this room,” Robinson said. “I was intimi- could work harder to diversify. dated at first until I started hanging out in the office “I’m part of a lot of organizations,” Robinson said. “Some and I got to know the senators personally and they got are geared toward diversity; others are not and are made to know me.” up of primarily white students. My thing about diversifying Other senate members also made comments after James’ senate is pushing what I’ve been told my whole life, that call to action. Senate Parliamentarian Jo Tremmel said she hasn’t let me get down, is just encouragement.” wanted senators to know there would be changes being Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6B Police Blotter opioid settlement By SARAH INGRAM By GEOFF MULVIHILL in the cases said Mallinckrodt continued to ship sus- COPY EDITOR AP NEWS picious orders without making sure the drugs weren’t The following information was provided by the Marshall Uni- The generic drugmaker Mallinckrodt has a tentative going to be diverted to the black market. versity Police Department records. $1.6 billion deal to settle lawsuits over its role in the - Destruction of Property U.S. opioid crisis, it announced Tuesday. ruptcy. The plan calls for it to make payments for eight The Marshall University Police Department received notice The deal is intended to end hundreds of lawsuits yearsUnder after its the agreement, company Mallinckrodt emerges from is the filing protections. for bank Feb. 16 that a Jeep in a student parking lot had a shattered rear faced by the company over opioids. That route is similar to one OxyContin maker Purdue window. The incident was reported at 1:55 a.m. but is suspected The company said that it had an agreement with a Pharma is taking to settle opioid claims against it. that the destruction occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Feb. key committee of lawyers representing thousands of For Mallinckrodt, there are business concerns, 15. The case is closed until further evidence becomes available. local governments suing various drug industry players beyond the potential liability in opioid cases, that con- Destruction of Property over opioids — and that the deal has the support of the tributed to its seeking bankruptcy protection. attorneys general of 47 states and territories. “Reaching this agreement in principle for a global stall in Harris Hall Feb. 19. The company, based in Staines-Upon-Thames, Eng- TheOfficers writing discovered was reportedly inappropriate of writing in a bathroom land, was one of the highest-volume opioid producers activities announced today are important steps toward sexual content, and the case is in the U.S. at the height of the nation’s prescription resolvingopioid resolution the uncertainties and the associated in our debtbusiness,” refinancing Mark closed. drug crisis, shipping 2.3 billion pills from 2006 to 2014, Trudeau, president and CEO of the company, said in a Destruction of Property according to federal data. statement. - In 2010 alone, Mallinckrodt’s SpecGX subsidiary, Joe Rice, a lawyer on the executive committee of ing on a men’s bathroom stall in shipped 210 million doses of oxycodone to Florida, plaintiffs suing in federal court over opioids, said in an CorblyMUPD Hall officers Feb. discovered20. The writing writ then the epicenter of the black market opioid trade. interview Tuesday that some details of the Mallinck- was reportedly of sexual content, The company’s potent 30 milligram pills were espe- rodt agreement still remain to be ironed out. and the case is closed. cially sought after by people with addiction. Most of the money contributed by Mallinckrodt Larceny Documents gathered as the company prepared for would go to a trust to pay for addiction treatment and A student reported the li- trial showed that a Mallinckrodt sales manager told a other costs related to an opioid crisis that has been cense plate of their vehicle had distributor in 2009 of the pills: “Just like Doritos; keep linked to more than 430,000 deaths in the U.S. since been stolen on Feb. 20. MUPD entered the license plate number eating, we’ll make more.” A company spokesman later 2000. Additionally, the trust would be able to buy into the National Crime Information Center, and the case is closed called the statement “outrageously callous.” until further information is available. - help the cause. Sarah Ingram can be contacted at ingram51@mar- Mallinckrodt stock at a fixed price; it could be sold to ers of brand-name drugs, it did not promote opioids to See OPIOID on pg. 10 shall.edu. doctorsThe company or understate argued the in addictioncourt filings risks. that But unlike plaintiffs mak

PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY BLAKE NEWHOUSE | [email protected] WEDNESDAY, FEBRRUARY 26W, 2020 5 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Marshall celebrates new on-campus internship facility By BRITTANY HIVELY Ken Boggs, vice president of strategy and operations at ONLINE EDITOR N3, said the idea to bring N3 to Marshall started around more information and apply through JobTrax. November 2019. “ItMarshall is distinctly students our honorinterested to be in here the and internship we look canforward find cutting ceremony for their new on-campus internship fa- “There was a phone call in November perhaps,” Boggs to this partnership,” Boggs said. “Many thanks to all that cilityMarshall located University in Holderby and Hall N3 celebratedon Monday. an official ribbon said. “I called Sara (Payne Scarbro) as I was between meet- made this happen.” “This is a great example of Marshall’s intent to make in- ings and said, ‘Hey, we really ought to look at starting an Brittany Hively can be contacted at hayes100@mar- ternships available to our students and also to assist local internship right on your campus,’ and that was all I said.” shall.edu. and regional businesses,” Marshall President Jerry Gilbert Boggs credited Scarboro, who is the associate vice presi- said. “We’re opening a center here in Holderby Hall where dent for external engagement at Marshall, and the team that our students will work for N3 as paid interns.” put everything together after hearing his idea. He also spoke There are two spaces in the lobby area that will be dedi- of the reason behind bringing the internship to campus. cated to the program. “It’s not a secret, I hope it’s not, why N3 would partner with Marshall and come onto campus and start an intern- their website. ship,” Boggs said. “Some of you, most of you perhaps, had Students“N3 is an will outsourced have the opportunity Inside Sales to firm,” work part-time according for to the privilege last week to be at the CEO panel down at the the company with a paid internship. The program offers Keith Albee Theater. I believe it was Brad Smith himself 10-20 hours per week working around class schedules. that said or at least one of the distinguished members that “We think it will be good for N3, good for Marshall and said, ‘Companies go where the talent is.’ - And if you’re in West Virginia and you’re trying to scale a nitely committed to economic development in our region business much like we are, recruiting is an everyday chal- andalso goodin our for state, our students,”and we believe Gilbert thatsaid. higher“Marshall education is defi lenge and there is a lot of tremendous talent that exists on should be a partner with industry and business and that this campus that we are keenly interested in employing in BRITTANY HIVELY|ONLINE EDITOR we should service as an economic engine for the economy.” the future and the best way for us to reach them and stay in contact and be a name that everyone recognizes is to be President Jerry Gilbert attended the official ribbon cutting around the world, including Charleston, W.Va. right here among you.” ceremony, celebrating Marshall’s new partnership with N3. N3’s headquarters is located in Georgia with offices MU teacher prep program recognized on national level By CARSON MCKINNEY graduate, they have been accustomed to the same things “The two sections in the middle are taught in a shorter FOR THE PARTHENON no matter who was teaching them.” time period, even though they are full courses,” Backus Marshall University’s elementary teacher preparation Backus said elementary education students at Marshall - program is one of 15 undergraduate programs to earn an gain their experience through assigned clinical placements. tion, which we use to differentiate reading levels, according A+ for exemplary coursework by the National Council on Students are placed within a classroom setting to capture tosaid. the “They grade are that all is about being the taught.” five pillars of reading instruc Teacher Quality (NCTQ). the real-life scenario of life as a teacher. Marshall’s elementary education program also matches Faculty said they are pleased with this news as they have each clinical placement to a different grade levels to better been working diligently towards a better program for all of prepare students. its students. “It is important that all students gain experience in Melinda Backus, one of Marshall’s elementary education “These standards are what we really each grade level, both primary and intermediate,” Backus professors, said this program has come a long way over the said. “Even though we are still teaching the same content, past couple years. emphasize within our program. One the clinicals we assign match much better compared to “For elementary reading, we have a four-course series in recent years. This is another reason why I think we are which we greatly focus on,” Backus said. “We have a really of our main goals is to work closely so successful.” great scope and sequence here in our program and I think Carson McKinney can be contacted at mckin- this is why we are so successful.” along the same scope and sequence [email protected]. Marshall’s elementary education program focuses on the National Reading Panel, as well as the Five Pillars of throughout the entirety of the Reading Instruction, Backus said. “These standards are what we really emphasize within program.” our program,” Backus said. “One of our main goals is to —Melinda Backus work closely along the same scope and sequence through- out the entirety of the program.” “Elementary candidates have a lot of clinical experience Backus said looking at what previous teachers have that they must complete,” Backus said. “While it is mostly taught students helps with the repetitive sequences. reading experience in the classroom, we are working to- “We know what has been taught in previous classes, no wards adding more math and science.” matter who was teaching it. That is all referenced back Backus said she owes the program’s successes to their to the sequence,” she said. “That way, when the students four-course series. PARTHENON FILE

PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY BLAKE NEWHOUSE | [email protected] 6 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Herd women’s basketball prepares for North Texas at home By GRANT GOODRICH beat North Texas this season by Marshall also rolled over by 13. ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR nine points in Texas. Leading the way for North In its final home game of the However, diving deeper into the Texas is senior post-player Ani- season, the Marshall University stats, North Texas holds a statis- sha George. She is averaging women’s basketball team will tical advantage over Marshall in 14.0 points per game as well as face off against the University of many categories including scor- 8.6 rebounds. North Texas on Saturday, Feb. 29 Freshman forward Destinee Mc- with a chance to improve to 7-9 percentage, three-point percent- Dowell was an important cog in the in conference. ageing offenseand rebounding. and defense, field goal offense averaging 11.1 points per As it stands right now, Marshall is An important category where game, but she has not played since on the bottom end of a three-way tie the Herd does hold an advantage the matchup with Marshall back in for eighth place in the Conference is assist-turnover ratio, although early January. USA standings. If the conference it is still a negative margin. In that matchup, Marshall tournament were to begin today, Only losing by double digits three ended a three-game North Texas the Herd would be slotted as a 10 times in conference play, North winning streak and began a four- Texas has fell in several close con- game losing streak. be vital in attaining a better posi- tests this season. The team has lost Both teams have had a week tionseed, for so tournament. the final three games will four one-possession games in con- off to get ready for this re-match, Looking at the standings and ference play while also playing in which is set to commence at the previous results, Marshall has an two overtime games. Cam Henderson Center on Satur- opportunity to move up in the Nevertheless, most recently, the day, Feb. 29 at 1 p.m.

ZACHARY HISER | THE PARTHENON standings. The Mean Green are Mean Green are coming off its big- Grant Goodrich can be tenth in the conference with a gest conference win of the season contacted at goodrich24@mar- Junior forward Taylor Pearson attempted a layup during game day warmups. 4-11 record, and Marshall already in a 94-55 romp of UTSA, who shall.edu. Marshall men’s basketball to travel to UAB for conference bonus play By TAYLOR HUDDLESTON contest, averaging 8.5 points and 4.1 re- SPORTS EDITOR bounds, and Zack Bryant has 8.3 points and The Marshall University men’s basketball team 1.5 rebounds per game. will go on the road once again this season to Bir- Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. EST/ 7 p.m. CST at mingham, Alabama to face the University of Alabama Bartow Arena. at Birmingham Blazers as a part of Conference USA’s Taylor Huddleston can be contacted at hud- bonus play schedule. [email protected]. The Herd (14-14, 8-7 C-USA) is coming off a 74- 66 win at home against the Old Dominion University Monarchs this past Saturday. The Blazers come in with a record of 16-12 (7-8 C- USA) and lost to the Florida Atlantic University Owls

The last time the two teams met was Jan. 11 at Bartowon Feb. 22Arena, with where a final the score Herd of 65-58.fell 60-51. Sophomore guard Taevion Kinsey leads the Herd in scoring, averaging 15.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Junior guard Jarrod West follows behind with 14.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest and redshirt sophomore forward Iran Bennett contrib- utes 9.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Redshirt freshman guard Andrew Taylor earned his way into the starting lineup and is averaging 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest. For the Blazers, Tavin Lovan is averaging 12.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Jalen Benjamin RICHARD CRANK | THE PARTHENON also has 12.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per contest. Junior guard Jarrod West and sophomore guard Taevion Kinsey huddled Tyreek Scott-Grayson has accumulated 9.3 points together to call a play during a game. and 4.5 rebounds per game. Will Butler enters the

PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY TAYLOR HUDDLESTON | [email protected] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 7 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Herd Tennis’ Stefancic and Van Hansewyck boost Athlete of the Week: the start of spring season Safiyyah Mitchell Women’s Track and Field

PHOTO COURTESY OF HERDZONE.COM PHOTO COURTESY OF HERDZONE.COM Liz Stefancic Jutte Van Hansewyck

By STORMY RANDAZZO Stefancic defeated Zhou, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Followed by THE PARTHENON Riley who defeated Hummel, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 and Smith Marshall University’s women’s tennis players defeated Heczey, 6-3, 6-0. sophomore Liz Stefancic and freshman Jutte Van Han- sewyck received Conference USA’s Student Athletes losing or winning a hard match and then the next of the Week after defeating Yale’s nationally ranked weekend“I think getting the most to do difficultit all again,” parts Stefancic about said. tennis “We is number three doubles team on Feb. 14. are getting ready to work and have been put in tough PHOTO COURTESY OF HERDZONE.COM “I think it was really cool to be recognized,” Stefan- situations over and over again.” cic said. “We have a lot of good tennis teams in our In their next match on Feb. 23, the Herd competed ABOUT SIFIYYAH MITCHELL: conference that are highly ranked and win Conference against Florida International University and lost 4-0. Class: Senior Player of the Week. I think it put an added element of Position: Sprinter/Hurdler pressure and we felt expected to win the match ver- match that we really lost Hometown: Huntington, West Virginia sus before we were more so the underdogs.” 4-0,”“I thinkVan Hansewyck it was the said. first Since Stefancic and Van Hansewyck defeated Yale’s “I think we have to reset RESULTS OVER THE PAST WEEK: doubles team, sophomore Jessie Gong and junior and shake it off to be men- (At the C-USA Indoor Championships): Samantha Martinelli, the Herd doubles team is now tally ready. We need to Second place in 60-meter hurdles ranked 39th in the country. learn from the experience Second place in 4x400 meter relay Stefancic and Van Hansewyck have been and maybe work on the important points in order to Ten overall individual points scored (Marshall record) partners since the Herd went up against have good game plans again.” Furman on Feb. 9. With less than a month The Herd did not win in doubles matches, After setting records at the Conference USA Indoor Champi- competing together as partners, they have but in singles matches, Smith, Riley and won three of their five matches together. Ballow won against FIU. Mitchell has earned athlete of the week honors. “We have a lot of work to do,” Van Hansewyck said. Smith defeated sophomore Kamilla Umarova 6-3, onshipsRunning over the the60-meter weekend, hurdles senior with sprinter/hurdler a time of 8:53, SafiyyahMitchell “People expect you to constantly be playing on the 5-6. Ballow defeated junior Mariana Alcaide 7-5, 6-2, came in second place, making it four years in a row that she has same level and that puts pressure on you.” 3-1 and Riley defeated freshman Francisca Vergara achieved that exact distinction. She was also a part of the four- More recently, Marshall began Conference USA play 6-1, 3-0. woman team that placed second in the 4x400 relay. began by defeating the University of North Texas 4-3 “Our games matched up very well against UNT and Gaining eight points from the 60m hurdles and two points on Feb. 21. then still matched up well against FIU,” Stefancic said. from the 4x400 relay, she tallied a total of 10 points, which is In doubles matches, Stefancic and Van Hansewyck “We are not always going to play 100% every day the highest amount of individual points scored at the Conference defeated senior Alexandra Heczey and freshman USA Indoor Championships by a player in Marshall history. Hala Khaled Badwy 7-5. Following, graduate student think there was a lot of factors of why we beat North With her 10 points in this year’s indoor championships, she Madison Riley and sophomore Madi Ballow defeated Texasand that on isFriday one of versus many why difficult we lost things to FIU about on Sunday.”tennis. I has scored a total of 35.75 points in her career at the meet. That freshman Kexuan Zhou and freshman Sophia Hum- The next match is set for 4 p.m. Friday Feb. 28 mark sets yet another Marshall record, breaking the 28.25 ca- mel 6-2. against Winthrop University. reer points mark set by Vanessa Jules. In singles matches, Stefancic, Riley and junior Anna Stormy Randazzo can be contacted at ran- Smith were all victorious. [email protected]. 60-meter hurdles. On the season, Mitchell has six first place finishes in the PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY TAYLOR HUDDLESTON | [email protected] 8 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 Opinion MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM EDITORIAL The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Wednesdays during the regular semester and every other week during the summer. The editorial staff is W.Va.’s prison problem responsible for news and editorial content.

CONTACT US: 109 Communications Bldg.|Marshall University| One John Marshall Drive Huntington, West Virginia 25755|[email protected]| @MUParthenon EDITORIAL STAFF AMANDA LARCH DOUGLAS HARDING EXECUTIVE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] [email protected] BLAKE NEWHOUSE TAYLOR HUDDLESTON NEWS EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR ROGELIO V. SOLIS | ASSOCIATED PRESS [email protected] [email protected] A protest about prison conditions outside the Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, on Jan. 7. A quotation widely attributed to Mahatma Gandhi JOELLE GATES GRANT GOODRICH reads, “The true measure of any society can be found LIFE! EDITOR ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” endPer of a 2019West sawVirginia more News than article twenty from inmates last year, lose [email protected] [email protected] Following the logic of the legendary, massively in- Zachtheir livesDyer, while a defense locked attorney up. in Clarksburg, said instances of such blatant and substantial inade- JOE ARTRIP SARAH INGRAM fluential proponent of peaceful sociopolitical activism, PRODUCTION EDITOR COPY EDITOR otherwisethe state of free West books, Virginia, ought where to be prisoners ashamed will of itself. soon be thequacies floor in on local cement; prisons some are of all them but uncommon. don’t get blan- [email protected] [email protected] charged money for every minute they spend reading “A lot of my clients have told me they sleep on from last year between the West Virginia Divi- said. “Every once in a while, they will get to shower. BRITTANY HIVELY MEG KELLER Per a report from Reason Magazine, a contract kets (and) some of them don’t have pillows,” Dyer ONLINE EDITOR SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Tel Link states that inmates in the state will be get their hygiene taken away from them—so their sion of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Global Sometimes if they get in trouble or written up, they [email protected] [email protected] Prisoners in West Virginia—who are among charged 3 to 5 cents per minute reading a book. andtoothbrushes, unrighteous shampoo considering and soaps.” the damning reali- SANDY YORK Such conditions seem all the more despicable FACULTY ADVISER the most poor and powerless individuals in the- [email protected] terstate—have that most for residents so long may been not treated even understand so poorly acrossties revealed the modern by a broader world view look asat aprisons hub of across mass thewithout shocking hope reality for substantial that is the change collective for thestate bet of incarceration.the United States, which citizens of countries - - THE PARTHENON’S CORRECTIONS POLICY the state’s penitentiaries. It is difficult to imag- incarceratedAccording toacross the Appalachian the country, Prison and the Book U.S. Proj has “Factual errors appearing in The Parthenon should be reported to the ine that such a regressive policy may serve any ect, more than 2 million people are currently editor immediately following publication. Corrections the editor deems other purpose than to worsen these already-ap necessary will be printed as soon as possible following the error.” - palling conditions. the highest rate of incarceration of any place in the forAnd those reading, who choose while ato unique, indulge, special, is just intimate one of world. In the U.S., nearly 700 of every 100,000 peo THE FIRST The Constitution of the and seemingly almost magically powerful act statesple are across incarcerated. the U.S. The as deeplywell, including immoral inpractice Okla- AMENDMENT United States of America of prison labor is still used regularly in different thecountless others basic are basic staples necessities of life that such inmates as adequate in the Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of Mountain State are regularly deprived of. Among- homa, where at least two state prisons recently religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the used the practice to make phone calls on behalf- freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to andnumbers to bathe of supervisorsand, for far too and many, staff, life blankets, itself. pil of Democratic presidential candidate and former peaceably assemble; and to petition the Government for a redress lows,Among toothbrushes, the ten regional safe and jails clean in West places Virginia, to sleep the New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s presi of grievances. dential campaign. see PRISON on pg. 10

PAGE EDITED ANDtwo-year DESIGNED span BY DOUGLAS from HARDING the beginning | [email protected] of 2018 to the WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 9 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM COLUMN: Women’s Day–100 years later and we’ve still got a lot of work to DO By Delegates Sammi Brown, Amanda Earned Income Tax Credit. Estep-Burton, Barbara Fleischauer, These policies elevate women and Cindy Lavender-Bowe, Linda children from poverty, preserve ba- Longstreth, Margaret Staggers, sic needs to support families, close the Danielle Walker and Lisa Zukoff gender wage-gap and support family- friendly workplaces. We come from different parts of this West Virginia has the fourth larg- great state, from different life and pro- est gender pay gap in the nation, with fessional experiences, some of us have women earning 71 cents for every dol- served before and some of us are in lar their male counterparts earn. In our second year of service, but we are 2018, median annual earnings for men all working together to improve the in West Virginia were $46,346 compared lives of West Virginia women and fami- to $32,778 for women. The pay gap is lies through legislation, advocacy and even wider for women of color. Not ad- awareness. When we put West Virginia dressing this disparity sends a signal women first, we put our state on a path to young women in West Virginia that to greater opportunity. their work is not of equal value and their While women make up 50 percent of professional ambitious are best suited PERRY BENNETT | WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE our state’s population, our voice in the Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Democratic Women’s Caucus pose for group photo. outside of our great state. We have an statehouse has been soft or non-exis- opportunity to change that by passing tent. On the 100th year of the Suffrage promoting equal pay for equal work, and men have shared opportunities to the Katherine A. Johnson Equal Pay Act. Movement and white, married women preventing sexual assault and domestic pursue professional careers; we enact Another policy that would increase in our country gaining the right to vote, violence and encouraging more women paid family medical leave so no mother economic security and keep more of together as the Democratic Women’s in government. is forced to choose between caring for our young women and families in West Caucus, we pledge to continue to uplift When we put West Virginia women a family member or earning morning to Virginia would be to enact a state-level our collective voice to support all women first, we put their ability to earn equal help support a household; and we put Earned Income Tax Cut. More than and families by supporting economic se- pay for equal work in reach; we ensure money in the pockets of working West curity, protecting women’s health care, affordable, quality childcare so women Virginia families by enacting a state-level see WOMEN on pg. 10 A MOMENT WITH MEG: Love isn’t selfish This week’s submission: you take it in based on your to give yourself the love you Parthe-Pet “Hey pal. My girlfriend and decisions. If you feel as though deserve too. It isn’t selfish to I have been talking about Huntington has nothing left to take care of you. It isn’t wrong moving out west to Oregon, offer you and you crave new for you to do what it takes to and I’m excited…but I am su- scenery and direction, I think give yourself what you need in per nervous as well. I have it would be wise to take that life. Having the love and sup- some older grandparents and leap of faith and leave. The port you need given to you by I would hate to not be here discoveries and opportunities the people who love you most, when their time comes, and that await you could change and the confidence in yourself I also don’t want to leave the your life and guide you to what to succeed based on your own two friends I have here in Hun- you are searching for. Hunting- self-care, you will be okay no tington. Sadly, I feel as though ton will always be here for you matter the outcome if you do there is nothing here for me and so will your friends and move. and I need to leave. I am very family as long as they’re here Remember that you de- conflicted. Thoughts?” too. If your friends are true and serve nice things. Remember worth your energy and effort, I to be good to yourself and Hi friend. I think feeling think they will understand all take chances to capitalize this way is very understand- aspects of your decision and on opportunities when they able and it sounds as though encourage you to pursue the present themselves to you. This is Donald the Duck. Some of his favorite activities you have weighed the pros and happiness you deserve, re- You will manage and you will include waddling to the pond with his sister Daisy and swim- cons for yourself, so I won’t gardless of what it takes to get succeed knowing your worth ming, of course. He loves to eat carrots and is best friends waste your time with suggest- there. Your family loves you and valuing yourself. with a Sheltie named Anna. ing that. Good for you for being too and I’m certain they will - xoxo Meg proactive and self-aware. With support your pursuit as well. Interested in featuring your pet in the paper? Use #ParthePet that being said, remember that Love is not selfish. Those Meg Keller can be contacted on social media or contact [email protected] with pho- this is YOUR life. Your life will who love you will thrive seeing at [email protected]. tos and a short bio. continue in whatever direction you do the same. It is also okay

PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY DOUGLAS HARDING | [email protected] 10 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM PRISON cont. from 8 Furthermore, the Innocence Project estimates that prison state in the modern world, and states across home in West Virginia. between 2.5% and 5% of all prisoners in the U.S. are the country are struggling to cope with the demands All people should be free from cruel and un- not actually guilty of the crime for which they are in- of throwing significantly more people—many of usual punishment. As a state, and as residents carcerated. That means as many as 120,000 innocent them innocent—behind bars. And those who are of this state, we must stand up and demand people may currently be serving time, deprived of the suffering the dire consequences are precisely those better for the sake of those who have been ren- most basic and valuable necessities of human life. already suffering the brunt of rampant pain and de- dered incapable of standing up and fighting for The reality is that the U.S. is home to the largest moralization plaguing such states, including here at themselves.

WOMEN cont. from 9

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PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY AMANDA LARCH | [email protected] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 11 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Countdown to Commencement aims to prepare students for upcoming graduation By KYRA BISCARNER THE PARTHENON “We’re just going around trying to get the information “Sometimes we have issues where students With graduation a little over two months away, Marshall forevent graduation was beneficial and makefor everyone. sure everything is correct and University has multiple events aimed at seniors to help that we’re ready to payback our loans,” Corrado said. them prepare for the big day. Other information relating to graduate degrees was get to graduation without realizing that there “Sometimes we have issues where students get to gradu- provided by the Office of Career Education. Jennifer ation without realizing that there was a parking ticket they Brown, assistant director for Student Engagement was a parking ticket they didn’t pay, or they didn’t pay, or they didn’t know where they were supposed and Marketing, said her biggest piece of advice for to get their cap and gown. Before you know it, it’s too late graduating seniors would be to take advantage of the to do any of these things,” said Michael Circle, Parent and resources on campus, particularly the Office of Career didn’t know where they were supposed to get Family Services specialist at Marshall. Education. Circle said this week’s Countdown to Commence- “It’s important to come and see us,” Brown said. their cap and gown. Before you know it, it’s ment event is one of those events seniors can use to “That’s the biggest thing. Get in here, utilize JobTrax make sure they are ready. to see what positions are available.” “This is an opportunity for students who are graduating, The Office of Career Education will have a num- too late to do any of these things.” both undergraduate and graduate students, to make sure ber of events during March. Brown said these events they have all their ducks in a row, and they have everything can help students at any level prepare for their post- taken care of,” Circle said. graduation career. Some of these events include the “If you want to get some experience, we have a job-shad- The event provides students with services like the Bur- Job-A-Palooza on March 10 and the Career Expo on owing program,” she said. “That’s an excellent way to get March 31. prevent them from graduating, as well as the Alumni As- Brown said although graduating seniors are the students major and seeing what other options are available.” sociationsar’s Office encouraging to ensure there students are no to student join. holds that would someKyra hands-on Biscarner experience can be contacted and confirm at you’rebiscarner@mar in the right- Christian Corrado, a senior attending the event, said the resources for all students, including freshmen. shall.edu. actively looking for jobs, the Office of Career Education has PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY JOELLE GATES | [email protected]

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“The Laramie Project” was a Marshall University School of Theatre project which told the story of Matthew Shepard, a gay man who was murdered in Laramie, Wyo.

By EMILY HAYSLETT for the director, or the design team needed something audience saw, I was the one saying ‘Okay, it’s time for THE PARTHENON from someone else, everything had to go through me.” this to happen now,’” Williams said. Being a stage manager for a production from the Mar- Williams, who had originally auditioned to be one of Williams said it was not always her plan to be in the shall University School of Theatre means working as a the 10 actors in the play, said that when she didn’t get world of theater, and she originally came to Marshall to middleman between the actors, crew members and the cast, she asked if she could act as an assistant to the stage double major in biology and chemistry, along with a minor director, in and out of rehearsal. Kendra Williams did all manager because freshman are not usually allowed to be in physics. Her plan was to become an ophthalmologist, but of that as the stage manager of “The Laramie Project” a stage manager. she said something in her head made her change that plan. Williams said that once she got back from Christ- “Why do I want this science degree? I was telling my- “I am the conduit of information, that’s what everyone mas break, she found out she would be stage self it was to help people, but I really was just thinking calledwhile inme,” her Williams first year said. in college. “If the director has questions managing her first show. about the money,” Williams said. “I decided that wasn’t a or concerns for the actors, or the actors had questions “Normally you have to be assistant stage manager good way to live.” three times before you are allowed to stage manage on When she made the switch to theater, Williams said it “[The program] is very all-encompassing, you’re your own,” Williams said. “They also don’t usually allow was because she wanted to still help people, enjoy her freshmen to even assistant stage manage because the career and be challenged. not just learning how to act. You are also learning want you to have taken the two technical classes and I “Theater? Perfect,” Williams said. had only been through one.” Williams says that Marshall Program in particular basic sewing skills in costuming. You are learning With the show “The Laramie Project,” each of the does a great job of giving its students a well-rounded 10 actors on stage play multiple different characters experience. wood shop and basic electricity in shop class. I feel through the two acts, with one actor playing up to “[The program] is very all-encompassing, you’re not seven characters in the show. just learning how to act,” she said. “You are also learning like when you leave the theater department, even “Part of my job was helping Fulton (Burns, director) basic sewing skills in costuming. You are learning wood keep track of who was playing who and also having an shop and basic electricity in shop class. I feel like when if you don’t stick in the line of theater, you have a opinion on if the characters felt like real people when you leave the theater department, even if you don’t stick being portrayed,” Williams said. in the line of theater, you have a lot more skills then peo- lot more skills then people actually think are here.” During the performances this past week, Williams job ple actually think are here.” was something she called “calling the show.” Emily Hayslett can be contacted at hayslett12@ “Every single light que or sound que or video que the marshall.edu.

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