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Friday, April 21, 1989 Marshall University, Huntington, WV Vol. 90. No. 98

Players expect fairness Here's the plan ... in Herd's new head coach By Kristi Huff was best for him to get out and redeem Reporter himself." Since Huckabay resigned, one player, Fairness. who verbally committed himself for the Straightforwardness. . spring signing period, has changed his Good communication. mind. Two others who committed are Discipline. having second thoughts, according to These are the qualities Thundering forward Gery Strickland, Martinsville, Herd men's basketball players say they Va., junior. expect and hope for in new head coach Dana Altman. But Taft doesn't think the resignation will adversely affect next year's Herd. "I Working with a new head basketball coach will bea challenge, but Herd play­ don't think it will affect our team. Life ers say they have postive attitude and goes on and hopefully we'll all come look forward to a successful season next back with a new attitude. The challenge year and hope to continue an up-tempo for us will be to be coached by someone style of play. different." Since head coach Rick Huckabay's Guard Scott Williams, Maryville, resignation and the hiring of new coach Tenn., junior, agreed with Taft. "I don't think it will affect next season. We'll Altman, the players have had time to think about the recent events and look have a new start and hopefully things forward to their upcoming season under will work out. Everyone has a good atti­ the former Kansas State University assis­ tude right now." tant coach. With the hiring of Altman, the players John Taft, the Herd's leading scorer, have numerous expectations. Gone is said he thinks Huckabay did what was Huckabay, but the players want his up­ best for himself, the players and Mar­ tempo style of basketball to stay. As Taft shall University when he resigned. said, "Whatever coach comes here, we're "I've never had any conflict with just gonna play hard. But we did enjoy Coach Huck during the two years that Huck's run-n-gun style." I've been here. I don't know if the allega­ The players also want fairness and tions against Huck are true, but I believe straightforwardness from the coach. he is a man of his word. I believed him High on the player's priority list are for two years, so why should I stop good communication and discipline. now?" Taft said. Taft said, "It seemed like we needed However, Taft was surprised with more discipline and togetherness at Huckabay's resignation. "In a way, it times during the season. Sometimes we was a surprise because Coach Huck told us never to quit anything. But, I think it See COACH, page 4'. ______WMUL Now coming to you in both speakers, going as far as Milton with 1,134 watts By.JcffSaulton · past the Huntington Mall, Thomas said. Reporter "This should end the jokes that the we can be heard across the street," Thomas After an increase in radio signals and said. . a change to stereo, WMUL-FM will be travelling a little further and sounding a At the same time of the increase the little better, according to Paula N. Tho­ station will be coming to students in ste­ Photo by Rick Haye mas, student manager of WMUL. reo. Stereo will allow the station to add a new dimension to its sound. "We'll be Head Baseball Cpach Jack Cook glvff a player the plan during a game. The Herd Starting in June the Marshall radio coming at them from both speakers la 11-11 overall and 5-5 In the Southem Confe,.,,ce. However, the Herd la out of station's signal will increase from 176 now," she said. · · the running for the-Southem Conference Championship. The Herd plays Furman watts to 1,134 watts. The new signal will The increase in the signal has been Saturday and Sunday In • three game_series. be able to reach as far away as Milton, whereas before, the signal couldn't get See POWER, page 4______

- ~~ On your honor Bottom of the ninth INSIDE Marshall will sponsor its 27th For Coach Jack Cook and his Classifieds ...... 4 annual Honor's Convocation · players, the regular season title Comics ...... 3 Monday to recognize student is out of reach, but upcoming fi»J~ . •Editorials . . • .. .. . 3 and community achievement games are still vital...... ,, ..... ,s Sports ...... 7 Pagel Pagc7 2 Th~ PartMnon Friday, April 21, 1989 Convocation ,to hail academic excellence Students, profs, prominent citizens to receive awards; education expert to speak

support those students who have and we are not announcing the recip­ blems of intercollegiate athletics, Spin­ achieved academic excellence, Spindel ients until Monday," Spindel said. del said. said." "We are very lucky to be getting Robert Atwell, president of the Ameri­ Robert Atwell to be the guest speaker Academic excellence will be recog­ Spindel said the university will award can Council on Education, will be the nized at the Honors Convocation. keynote speaker and the title of his because he is very much in demand," its third annual Marshall and Shirley Spindel said. The 27th annual Honors Convocation Reynolds Award for distinguished teach­ address will be "Excellence and Equity will be on Monday at 8 p.m. in Smith in Higher Education", Spindel said. Recital Hall. ing, various student awards and scho­ John Rosenbohm, a West Virginia ''The convocation is the most impor­ larships, the Marshall University Dis­ · As president of ACE, Atwell is a lead­ classical guitarist, will provide prelude tant academic event ofthe year, which is tinguished Service Award and the Distin­ ing spokesman for American higher edu­ music, Spindel said. second only to commencement, and all guished Leadership in Higher Edu­ cation and is deeply involved in efforts There will be a reception immediately students, faculty and staff are invited," cation Award during the convocation. to preserve and expand federal funding following convocation which is also free Donna J. Spindel, director of Marshall Spindel said three new awards will be for higher education, increase educa­ and open to the public. University's Honors Program, said. presented this year. tional opportunities for minority citi­ Further information may be obtained ''The convocation is for everyone and I ;•we will be presenting three new zens, improve the competiiveness of the by contacting the Marshall University encourage all students to attend and awards to prominent people in the state American economy and address the pro- Honors Program at 696-5421.

Alumni-Awards banquet Laying tile to honor MU achievers lyJlmnlyPc,ny was Southern Conference Coach of the Reporter Year in 1980. He is an associate profes­ sor in the Division of Health, Physical An internationally-recognized eye sur­ Education and Recreation and coordi· geon will be named Marshall University nator of health education teacher prepa­ Alumni Association's Distinguished ration and aquatics. Saunders is a na• Alumnus for 1989 during Saturday's tive of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduated Alumni Weekend Awards Banquet. from Brooklyn College in 1962.

Other a.ward recipients will be Dr. A 1965 graduate, Emerson is a long­ Robert C. Saunders, Distinguished-Ser­ time arts advocate and has been in­ vice; and Roberta Shinn Emerson and volved in numerous civic and political Robert H.C. Kay, Alumnus Community activities. She led the Huntington Mu­ Achievement awards, according to seum of Art to national prominence Linda S. Holmes, director of alumni when she was director from 1971 to 1988. affairs. In 1987 Emerson was presented the Dis­ Dr.John R. Karickhoff is known inter• tinguished West Virginian certificate .nationally for eye surgery instruments was honored by the state's Department he has designed his achievements in eye of Culture and History. surgery. Karickhoffmaintains a private practice in Falls Church, Va. and is a Robert H.C. Kay, senior partner in the clinical assistant professor at George­ law firm of Kay, Casto, and Chaney, has town University in Washington, D.C. practiced law in Charleston since 1923. The Spencer, W.Va. native received his The 1916 graduate is am charter mem­ medical degree from Duke Univ~rsity,. ber of the National Football Foundation and is also a member of the West Virgi­ Saunders, Marshall's swimming coach nia Sportswriters Hall of Fame. for 21 years, coached five consecutive Photo by Robert Fouch teams to Southern Conference champion• The52ndannualAlumniAwardsBan­ Harry Gllllsple of Charleston lays tlle In the north third floor window ledge. Work ships· before the league dropped swim• quet will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday in the on the elevators and the surrounding area Is expected to be finished In mid-May. ming as a competitive sport in 1982. He Radisson Hotel Grand Ballroom. Local chamber orchestra, guest Ever read the electronic message boards? violinist to perform Sunday By Dwayne lcvlns ates the bookstore board, the cafeteria Reporter operates their own board and Residence tington Chamber Orchestra seven years Life operates the Twin Towers board. ago. Some students may not notice the bul­ letin boards on campus but the Marshall The boards are not hooked up to data He is currently concertmaster with the sources. Are you in the mood to listen to some Pittsburgh Symphony. bookstore manager said he thinks most do notice. Along with the scrolling screen mes­ vivid, melodic and dramatic music? sage board there is a monthly calendar The Huntington Chamber Orchestra Whear also said that Cardenes, who is a soloist throughout the United States Marshall Bookstore Manager Joe of major events, Vance said. will be in concert Sunday with guest Vance said he knew people read them violinist Andres Cardenes. and Europe, was a medalist in the There are usually 12 events per month Tchaikovsky International Violin Com­ because of the feedback he has received. on the calendar but they have to placed The performance will take place 8 p.m. petition in Moscow, a medalist at the "If we misspell a word or leave some­ in advance, Vance said. at the Huntington Museum ofArt. Admis­ Queen of Belgium Competition, and the thing out, people come and tell us about sion is $2 for students and $8 for the winner ofthe Finnish International Com­ it, that is how I know people read them," The boards are supported by adver­ general public. petition. Vance said. tisers. Michael J. McArtor, assistant profes­ Cardenes will perform Prokofiev's Con­ There are four computer operated bul­ "The only two things that can't be sor of music, said it is quite remarkable certo for Violin No. 2 and Saint-Saen's letin boards on campus. Two are in the done on the boards is a direct sale ap­ that Huntington would have an orches• Introduction Rondo and Capriciosso. bookstore, one is in the Memorial Stu­ proach of something and alchohol can't tra this size. dent Center cafeteria and one is in Twin be advertised," said Vance. The Huntington Chamber Orchestra Towers cafeteria. "We are very fortunate to have an will perform Boyce's Symphony No. 4 orchestra like this that provides us with Vance said major events are placed on If a person or group wishes to have top-notch guest artists," McArtor said. and Haydn's Symphony No. 102. the bookstore bulletin boards. something major displayed on the book­ ''This concert will provide the public an "Music separates humans from other store bulletin boards they need to get it opportunity to round their listening." life forms. The quality offine arts appre­ Who operates the boards depends on in at least a week in advance, Vance Dr. Paul W. Whear,professorofmusic, ciation and creation is going to be more the board's location. The bookstoreoper- said. said Cardenes performed with the Hun- the focus of 20th century." The Parthenon Friday April 21 1989 3 Opinion What seemed a kind act Our readers speak has made a big difference Home. Special day for homeless The word, for me, always conjured up images of my peaceful apart­ To the Editor: to gain insight into the problems of the ment. I liked to tum over in my mind poor. the quiet evenings I spent there. I West Virginia may well become the No new charitable orgainzation will first state in the nation to establish a be creatd by this projent thereby elimi­ thought of comfort, of reflective designated day in recognition of the nating any possible overlapping of ser­ study, of an orderly and tranquil homeless. I, as a member of the Natural vices. Instead, . I hope to establish a environment. Science Faculty at Alderson-Broaddus Board of Trustees in each participating Until ... the cat arrived. College, am calling for the proclamation community selected from individuals Of course, it's not really fair to Chris MIiier of 10 September 1989 as a state-wide day who are already involved in community imply that the cat simply arrived on to focus on the plight of the homeless service. In this way, all of the funds col­ its own. But although she did not whatever she pleases. and needy throghout the State of West lected from this event will remain in the barge into my apartment one day The toll so far: Virginia. I hope that this will become an ' community to be adminsitered by exist­ and announce her intentions to live One set of soft contact lenses. The event held annually on the second Sun­ ing charities who serve the homeless. with me, that was practically the day in September. I have already gained The schedule of events for the day is case makes the perfect toy for the th endorsement of the Barbour County up to the community; but at noon, all case. kitten to bat around. We now believe Chamber ofCommerce, Barbour County participants will join hands: black and One Saturday, my boyfriend Jeff she batted it into a trash can, which Ministerial Association, Heart and white, young and old, male and female, and I decided to visit the Hunting­ I unsuspectingly emptied. We hope, Hand Assosciation, and the Alderson­ poor and rich, and faiths and nationali­ ton animal shelter. not to actually however, she has simply hidden the Broaddus Student Government Associ­ ties ... as a symbol of unity and shared acquire a pet, but simply to see what contacts, somewhere, perhaps even ation; as well as several private busi• feelings for the homeles. I hope that this animals were available. somewhere inside the apartment. nesses. I am currently devoting my ef­ idea will be adopted by the media and Once there, though, and having forts to achieving state-wide support for spread throughout the state. She could be wearing them. We just met the only kitten at the shelter, we don't know. his project. Representatives oflocal charities who decided to adopt her. We told our­ The purpose of this event is to create are willing to participate or endorse the selves that it was a very good thing an awareness of the problems of the project and persons who are interested Forty-three pairs of panty hose, homeless and to remind each of us that in sponsoring, organizing or participat­ to save an animal. none of which were ever worn. Her we share an obligation for the welfare of ing in the event should contact me 'at We bought cat toys, name-brand practice is tQ rip the left leg just our felow man. This event will serve to P.O. Box 8331, Huntington, West Virgi­ kitty litter, small little cans of nine­ moments after I've taken the brand remind us who have seen hard times nia 2570&or call (304) 457-1700, ext. 254. lives soft food, cat nip snacksya cute new pair from the package. Luckily, that others still struggle in the bonds of little container of kitten food which pantyhose aren't in during spring poverty; for the wealthy, it will be a day A. Sherif came in a milk carton, and read and summer. My legs can be fashion­ "Packed with Calcium." . able and my hosiery bill will not be We wanted to make the cat feel outrl;lgeous. (At-one point, I. was Abortion not killing 'babies' cherished because she'd been at the wearing socks until I got to my car, shelter and all. at which time I would put on the To the Editor: fact that at five weeks the correct term But all too soon, the cat became hose.) for the organism in the mother's womb spoiled. She had the run of the apart­ In response to the April 19 letter to the is "embryo" not "baby." ment, and she knew it. We're not sure, but we suspect Kit­ editor concerning abortion, I feel a point I'm enrolled this semester in an ten has brain damage. She's weird. Abortions remove embryos, they do She seems to have an aversion to must be clarified. not kill babies. Maybe Ms. Dameron was infant care class, so I figured I'd put some of the knowledge I'd gained grass, not only the low-quality lawn In an effort to appeal to the emotions absent the day her professor made this around my apartment, but also good ofThe Parthenon readers, the writer has distinction clear. Everyone is entitled to there to work on the cat. gotten a fact all wrong. Ms. Dameron their opinion but fact is fact. Check your One method of discipline we tried grass, like the kind at Ritter Park. writes that "Mothers must know that at biology book. and quickly abandoned involved my Instead of walking on the grass, five weeks their baby has a heartbeat.... " closet. She was being annoying so she would rather sit on somebody's I know some extremely competant Lynn Fugaro we put her in the closet - but she shoulders - maybe she is just an nursing majors who are aware of the Point Pleasant junior LIKED it, and wouldn't come out extremely hairy bird. again when the discipline was over. She now spends her days there, However, even though she has clawing at my sweaters and stuffing wrecked my home and many of my THlfARSIDI By GARY LARSON cat toys in my shoes. clothes - and doesn't quite act like a 1 So now we allow the kitten to do cat should - I still love her. - Parthenon - Founded 1896 Editor ...... David Jenkins Managing Editor ...... Chris Miller News Editor . . • • • . . . • . . • ...... Tom Taylor Staff Editor ...... Jeremy Leaming Sports Editor _._...... • . . • . . . • • • . Jim Keyser- Adviser ...... - . . . . . Mike Friel ~rtising Manager ...... 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'f-11 reported that a dance was scheduled .,,_c,...... ,.;111·-.... °'"'_ _ .,_...... ,r.r-.- Saturday as part of Greek Week ""Nol Nol Not that! Not the pit! activities. The Parthenon Friday, April 21, 1989 Coach------Finance chair charged with DUI PARKERSBURG (AP) - House Fi­ $500 bond. A trial before Bradley tenta­ From Page 1 nance Chairman George Farley was tively has been scheduled for May 16. charged with drunken driving after he Farley said Thursday he had been didn't play together and we needed the because our minds could be on the game was found asleep behind the wheel of his drinking Monday evening, and the ef­ discipline." or practice." idling car at a Parkersburg intersection, fects of the alcohol were aggravated by But hones.ty is the most important authorities said Thursday. prescribed medicine that he takes to con­ trait the players want from the new Williams feels the controversy was Farley, D-Wood and an 18-year vete­ trol high blood pressure. coach. Strickland said, "I want the drawn out and he is relieved it is over ran of the Legislature, was arrested at " It is clear that I do not tolerate alco­ coach to be honest. Huck didn't tell us with. "The best thing about this was it 12:41 a.m. Tuesday and charged with hol well," he said. everything. He told us what we wanted will bring out new enthusiasm for next first-offense of driving under the influ­ "I regret Monday night's incident. ... to hear, which at the time was good year's team," Williams said. ence, police records show. While I don't want to dwell on it, after 25 A report by Cpl. S.D. Holland of the years of no drinking, I started having Parkersburg Police Department, who some drinks when I was fighting throat made the arrest, says the 59-year-old cancer a few years ago," Farley said. Power------lawmaker was found "asleep behind the In 1985, Farley underwent cobalt treat­ wheel, wit}) the engine running, car in ments in California for cancer of the From Page 1 drive, foot on the brake." tonsils. He said Thursday medication he The records show that Farley had a now takes is not related to the cancer. proposed since 1987 and has been de­ The stereo equipment that the station blood-alcohol content- of .188. Under "While this may explain how I got to layed several times by the state and the is adding on is Dolby compatible. She West Virginia law, a person with a blood­ Monday evening, it doesn't change my Federal Communications Commision said it will increase the quality of broad­ alcohol content of .10 or more is consi­ responsibility for what happened," Far­ (FCC), Thomas said. The FCC regulates casts because the equipment will lesson dered to be intoxicated. ley said in a prepared statement released broadcasting. background noise. Problems may arise Parkersburg City Magistrate Emily by his office. "For me, it is no more This change will require more equip­ in the beginning because students are Bradley said Farley pleaded innocent drinking of alcoholic beverage of any ment, but the station already has it and just learning to operate the new equip­ Tuesday morning and was released on kind or any amount." it will install it beginning June 18. ment, Thomas said. "This will be good for morale at Transmitter towers are located on top WMUL and will allow us to serve stu­ of the science building and if they were Energy source not confirme.d dents better," Thomas said. Because so about 50 feet taller, the new signal could many students live off campus 8.Jld in travel even further. "Our towers are 50 BOSTON -At least one independent University of Southampton in England. most caaea can't recieve WMUL broad­ feet below-terrain, which means there attempt to produce nuclear fusion in a They claimed to have achieved nuclear casts, this added feature will help to are mountains in the area that are taller jar of water has fizzled so far, diminish­ fusion at room temperature with equip­ serve them better. · than our towers," Thomas said. ing hopes raised two weeks ago of an ment available in any college labor­ amazing and limitless source of power, atory. scientists said Thursday. If true, their discovery could eventu­ "We are very skeptical," said chemist ally lead to widespread use of nuclear Mark S. Wrighton of Massachusetts fusion as a major source of electricity, a SGA HOTLINE Institute ofTechnology . "We've done the goal of scientists for decades. It would experiment now for 10 .days, and we mean a virtually unlimited supply of don't see anything exceptional." cheap, clean fuel. Wrighton began his experiment The University of Utah researchers Should students pay a $125 March 27, four days after a researcher at said their apparatus produced four times the University of Utah and a colleague as mucti;energy as it cc;insumed. from England announced a breJtk­ Wrighton said he obtained details of fee increase for faculty and through in fusion. However, Wrighton the technique from other scientists at said his work does not conclusively the University of Utah. Late last week, staff pay .raises? prove their approach is worthless. he and several other research groups "If nuclear fusion occurs, it is at a very around the country received copies of the low level and our detectors aren't sensi­ team's scientific paper, which he said tive enough, or it takes longer than 10 confirmed that he had been doing the days, or it doesn't work," Wrighton said. experiment just as they had. Call· s The fusion feat was announced at a "We see no physical basis at the . news conference by B. Stanley Pons of moment for thinking that nuclear fusion 696-6435 Utah and Martin Fleischmann of the is going to occur," Wrighton said. G In. A And be heard. STU!JllH COVEAUI.IENT ASSOCIAHON Daryl Bauer >a·: isthebig ~ Need Some Space? Advertise 5-0! In Happy Birthday! The Parthenon Classified Call 696-3346 Your Wife - HI '\ I 523-5615

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WASHINGTON (AP) - An asteroid Holt, a University of Arizona astrono­ ward and determined that the asteroid for which we have had no experience," moving at 46,000 miles an hour and cap• mer working on a NASA-funded project passed within a half million miles of he said. able of wiping out whole cities passed to detect and track so-called "Earth cros­ Earth on March 23. If the asteroid had hit the ocean, within a half million miles of Earth last sing asteroids." These are bits of space "On the cosmic scale of things, that French said it would have created tidal month, an event that NASA scientists rock that orbit the sun and pass across was a close call," Holt said in the NASA waves that would wash over vast areas call "a close call." the orbit of Earth. announcement of the event. of coastal regions. "The object would be packing the equiv­ French said Holt found the object in The object, designated 1989FC, came French said that there may be "hun­ alent of 40 billion tons of TNT," said photos taken on March 31 by an 18-inch closer to Earth than any other object so dreds to thousands" of such Earth-cros­ Bevan French, a scientist in NASA's telescope at the Mount Palomar Obser­ large since the pass in 1937 of an object sing asteroids and that such an object solar system exploration division. "That vatory in California. The photos were called Hermes. That object went by the size of 1989FC could reasonably be would be equal to about 40,000 hydrogen processed several days later and the Earth at about the same distance as expected to impact the Earth every 5 mil­ bombs." asteroid was discovered by comparing 1989FC. lion to 20 million years. French said the asteroid was a half views taken an hour apart. French said that if 1989FC had im­ mile or more in diameter and missed the By the time the object was photo­ pacted dry land on Earth it could have He said there is a crater in Ghana and Earth by about 500,000 miles, about graphed, French said, it had already carved out a crater 10 miles across and one in the Soviet Union created by such twice the distance separating the Earth made its closest approach to Earth and created a blast that would be felt thou­ objects hitting the Earth. The Soviet and the Moon. was streaking outward, away from the sands of miles away. crater is thought to be less than a million The asteroid was detected by Henry sun. Scientists plotted the trajectory back· "It would be a very major catastrophe years old. Madonna's 'Like a Prayer' tops Billboard chart

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Sports 'I Baseball team Sweep key to strong SC finish finishes high· Furman series vital for tournament seedings, coach says in SC statistics By Mlltc Stein know their pitching will usually come through." Reporter Furman has two pitchers in the top five of the conference. Tom Broadnax is 2-0 and has a 3. 72 earned-run-average. He· In the Major leagues, September is the month where con- has pitched 29 innings has allowed only 23 hits and has 23 Marshall University's baseball team, tending teams play pivotal games in their run for the strike-outs. 11-11 overall and 5-5 in the conference, champion ship. · D11vid Hartley is the other Furman pitch'lr in the top five. has placed high in almost every individ­ For Marshall, 11-11 overall and 5-5 in the Southern Con- He is 2-5 with a 3.86 E.R.A. in 35 innings of work. He has ual and team category, according to a ference, April has been the month where the Herd has allowed 43 hits and has 15 strike-outs. Mike Clark, not in Southern Conference press release. overcome a tough beginning at the start of the season, to the top five, leads Furman and the conferen~e in innings stay in contention for the league title most of the season. pitched with 73 and in strikeouts with 57. The Herd leads all conference teams in Even though Marshall is out of the Cook said his team has to do a lot of things1well if they team batting with a .308 average. The running for the regular season title, the stand a chance against Furman and in the tournament. Herd is 211-for-685, has 39 doubles, two Herd plays a key weekend series Satur- " We have to score a lot of runs, get solid pitching and play triples and 25 home runs. Appalachain day and Sunday against the Furman good team defense," he said. "We are swinging the bat State is second with a .307 average. The Purple Paladins, according to Head pretty good right now. We have four or five guys hitting for Citadel is third with a .286 average. Coach Jack Cook. more than a .300 average." VMI, Western Carolina, East Tennessee Cook said Saturday and Sunday's The Herd has four players in ttie Southern Conference's State and Furman round out the bottom three-game series against Furman is top 15 in individual batting. Dave McAnallen is fourth with four, respectively. important to his team. "It will help us a .389 average. He is 28-for-73 with 24 RBI. He has five get a better seed," he said. "Ifwe sweep doubles, one triple and four home runs. In team pitching, the Herd is in fourth the series we could end up in second Cook Chris Hall is fifth with a .379 average. He is 25-for-66 and place with a 5.98 earned run average. place. But that all rides on what the has 17 RBI. He has 10 doubles and two home runs. The· Herd has three complete games and other teams in the conference do this weekend." Jason Nixon is seventh with a .363 average. He is 29-for- Tony Petersen bas the Herds three Cook said for his team to win this weekend and gain 80 with 20 RBI. He has four doubles, one triple and has five saves. momentum for the upcoming tournament, they have to home runs. In 158 innings ofwork, Marshall pitch­ · overcome one problem. "We've got to stay away from.the .· . Dave Piepenbrink is 12th with a .349 average. He has ers have allowed 186 hits and 140 runs big inning," he said. "All year long we would be winning a · 30-for-86 and has 18.RBI. Hehasfivedoublesandfivehome with 106 of them being earned runs. game or a game would be close and one big inning would runs. Herd pitchers have walked 112 hitters kill us. Cook said this is an important series for his team to gain _.and have struck-o.ut 93. "At Appalachian State we were ahead by two then two- momentum. "I want us to peak when the tournament The Herd is fourth in team fielding errors led to a big inning in which they scored seven runs to starts," he. said. "Over the ~he past three weeks we have with a .949 percentage. MU bas 474 put­ put the game away. For us to have any chance in the tour- played well even, though our record doesn't show it. We outs, 202 assists, 36 errors and has nament we have to stay away from that. We could have ' have had some bad luck and we need to change that before turned 13 double plays. possibly won two conference games we lost if we wouian't the tournament starts." have had a big inning go against us." Cook said he will pitch Jason Schaffer in the first game, Marshall placed four hitters in the Furman is going to be a good test for us, Cook sa'id. ."Their ' K~ith Throckmorton in the second and Ray-Nolan in the Southern Conference's top 15. Dave pitching is their strong suit," he said. "They have some third. "Allthreehavecomethroughforusallyear,"hesaid. McAnallen is fourth with a .389 average. pitchers who can really throw some heat. They are proba- "Schaffer has had some tough luck but he is starting to hit Chris Hall is fifth with a .379 average. bly one of the top pitching teams in the conference. his groove." J aeon Nixon is seventh with a .363 "If there is a weakness, however, it would be their hitting. Cook said with his team's record no one should overlook average and Dave Piepenbrink is 12th They don't hit as good as the other conference teams. Fur- the Herd. "I'm optimistic we can winitall," hesaid. "We've with a .349 average. man usually plays for low scoring games because they beaten every team in the conference." · In individual pitching Tony Petersen is in second place behind Matt Gore of The Citadel. Petersen is 4-1 with three saves and a 3.52 ERA. He has pitched 23 ~.. - innings, allowed 10 runs on 21 hits, has 3 athletes win Cam Henderson Awards 18 walks and has 10 strike-outs. ByJlmK&yscr Babecki is a 5-foot-8-inch, 162-pound secured a job with the Treasury Depart­ In the runs scored category, Dave Pie­ Sports Editor sophomore midfielder on the soccer ment of the U.S. Government after penbrink is fourth with 23. In slugging team. Hailing from Trenton, N.J., he graduation. percentage, Dave McAnallen is fifth · played in every match last year and was Walter Babecki, Kristina Ellingson Huffman is a junior linebacker with with a percentage of .653. In home tuns, and Larry Huffman have been named named second team all-Southern Con­ the Herd places two players. Piepen­ ference. Babecki is a sports manage­ the football team, which won the SC recipients of the 1989 Cam Hepderson regular season title last year. The Point brink is third with six and J aeon Nixon Awards, awarded to student-athletes ment major. Pleasant native is a pre-med major who is fourth with five. who excel both on and off the field. Ellingson was a setter and co-captain The three will be honored April 22 at on the 1988 volleyball team which won started every game last year and is the Marshall also places two players in 6:30 p.m. at the 52nd annual Alumni the Southern Conference tournament. leading returning tackler with 87. the RBI category. McAnallen is third Association Awards Banquet Saturday The Gallipolis, Ohio native will gradu­ Tickets for the dit\ner are $15 and are with 24 and Nixon is fifth with 20 and in the Grand Ballroom of the Radisson ate in May with an undergraduate de­ available in Alumni Affairs, Memorial Chris Hall leads the conference in dou­ Hotel in downtown Huntington. gree in accounting. She has already Student Center 2W19. bles with 10. .. Dallas to choose first in football draft

NEW YORK (AP)-The following is 6. Tampa Bay 17. Phoenix (from Seattle) the order of selection for the first round 7. Pittsburgh 18. New York Giants The Far Side. of the 1989 NFL draft released by the 19. New Orleans league. 8. San Diego Always close by The draft will be held Sunday and 9. Miami 20. Cleveland Monday New York. 10. Phoenix 21. Los Angeles Rams 11. Chicago (from L.A. Raiders) 22. Indianapolis (from Philadelpnia) , n The Parthenon. 1. Dailas 12. Chicago (from Washington) 23. Houston 2. Green Bay 13. Denver 24. Minnesota- 3. Detroit 14. New York Jets 25. Chicago 4. Kansas City 15. Seattle (from Indianapolis) 26. Los Angeles Rams (from Buffalo) 5. Atlanta 16. New England 27. Cincinnati 8 The Parthenon Friday, April 21, 1989 Briefly PANIC! It's a common complaint among Marsh.all students Speaking ly Tammi Ratliff Reporter Chambers speaks Suddenly the heart pounds.. .the chest hurts. .and breathing 'People do weird things when they have panic becomes difficult. The head spins... the sweating begins, and attacks.' lyl>waynclm111 then it hits... PANIC! Reporter No it's not a heart attack, although it's often mistaken for one. · It's a panic attack, and a fairly common complaint 'If you don't leave here with anything else, I want Education will be one of the topics among Marshall students, according to Binni M. Bennett, discussed by House Speaker Chuck associate professor of psychiatry. you to know you aren't losing your mind.' Chambers at Saturday's Demo­ William P. Downs, assistant professor of psychiatry, esti­ cratic Women's Club'meeting. mated John Marshall Medical Services receives about five Binni M. Bennett Chambers, Democrat from Cabell new referrals a month. County, said be will be highlighting Panic attacks begin with rapid heartbeat, difficulty brea ­ the recent legislative ~ssion and thing, profuse sweating, a nd dizziness, then climax to a terri­ will probably talk about Marshall at fying sense ofloeing control, and often a fear ofdying, accord­ Bennett said the current understanding is an area ·of the the 12:30 p.m, meeting. ing to Bennett. Th.e intense fear that accompanies an attack brain becomes hyperactivated during attacks. Positron emis­ "Marshall students should by all stems from the multiple symptoms that strike the victim all at sion tomography (PET) scans taken during attacks have vis­ means attend (the meeting) if they once, she said. ualized the brain's activity, she said. want to," Chambers said. "What we Robert H. Skaggs, a licensed clinical psychologist at Pres- "There seems to be a vulnerablity to it," Bennett said when covered in the session affects· them . tera Mental Health Services, said victims also complain of a she described the hyperactive area of the brain. " Ifyou had a too." sensation of shaking internally, and tingling in the limbs. In chronically tender ankle, and you put the least amount of There will be a luncheon following extreme cases a victim might even urinate on himself, Skaggs stress on it, it might hurt a great deal," she said. the meeting which anyone may at­ said. "People do some weird things when they have panic Both Bennett and Skaggs agree there seems to be a genetic tend. Admission to the meeting and attacks," he said. factor involved because victims often find other members of luncheon is $6.50 per person. their families have also had panic attacks. Skaggs said a Reservations may be made by con­ Unlike a normal anxiety response, panic attacks usually surprising number of the fathers of victims are discovered to tacting the Democratic Women's occur in tl).e absence of any perceived threat, Bennett said. have had attacks. Club at 525-8013. Skaggs said he knows of victims who suffered attacks dur­ Panic attacks can have a devastating effect on student's ...... ing situations as calm as. watching television, or even sleep­ lives because victims often develop anticipatory anxiety, ing. Once sleep is interrupted, the victim wonders ifhe has had Bennett said. They become afraid to do anything they think Medical Festival . a nightmare that caused the attack, he said. will bring on another attack. For example, ifa student suffered lylJla Rich . Although panic attacks are usually unprovoked, Bennett an attack while driving on the interstate, he might avoid said attacks have been induced in victims by giving them Reporm doing it again. Bennett said as anticipatory anxieties pro­ intravenous injections ofcaffeine or lactate during laboratory gress, victims develop agoraphobia and refuse to leave their tests. Bennett and Skaggs agree sufferers should avoid caf­ homes at all. The second annual Medical Spring feine. It jacks up the fight or flight response which often Festival will be Saturday at noon at makes the victim want to run during attacks, Skaggs said. Bennett said there are two primary treatments for panic Camp Anthony Wayne, according Bennett said panic attacks aren't limited to any certain attacks. The first is biological treatment in which patients a re to Leon B. Briggs, president of the group of students, but can affect anyone, anytime, anywhere. given medication, often an antidepressant, with increased second year class of the School of She estimated that one-third of those who suffer from depres- doses until it reaches the panic-blocking level. The second Medicine. sion also suffer from panic attacks . · treatment is behavioral desensitization in which pa tients are He said those who attend may forced to confront the things they fear will bring on another participate in such events as sack Skaggs agreed depression can be a factor. However, he said attack. races, egg throw, dunk the doctor he thinks some students are more susceptible to panic attacks Dr. Marie C. Veitia, assistant professor of medical psychol­ and volleyball. Briggs said this is than others, for example, perfectionists and overachievers, ogy, said desensitization is often combined with teaching the the first year to have a dunking whose stress levels become higher than normal when things victim coping skills that are incompatible with anxiety, such machine and they will be using local don't go the way they want them to. as relaxation techniques. physicians for dunking. There will Once a victim has a panic attack, his fear of having others also be games for the children. might actually cause them to happen, according to Dr. Martin Skaggs said he tells his patients, " If you don't leave here "Everyone who is interested should J. Amerikaner, associate professor of psychology and director with a nything else, I want you to know you aren't losing your attend, even if you're not connected of'the psychology department at Marshall. The victim can mind." He said that seems to calm the biggest fear panic with the medical community," he become hypersensitive to normal anxiety symptoms and attack victims face. Victims often feel better if they can just .,_ said. escalate them to panic attack proportions, he said. talk about what is hapening to them, he said. Briggs said there will also be live · Amerikaner said the actual causes of panic attacks are still For students who think they might be suffering from panic music featuring entertainer Paul not fully known. However, some evidence suggests it might be attacks, treatment is available at J ohn Marshall Medical Skyland, who will be performing a biochemical problem, he said. Services. from 4-7 p.m. Admission is $5 per person or $8 per couple which includes all food annd drinks for 12 hours. Alumnus says he still bleeds g.reen Tickets may be purchased from medical students and at the door. Former manager of student center honored·with photograph -Tuition waivJrs active with the school, winning the Alum­ She said the photograph will hang in ni Distinguished Service Award in 1978. the foyer of the Don Morris Room in the Monica C. Wang, coordinator of In 1982 The Don Morris Room was MSC. international students, said appli­ Who is Don Morris and why does he named after him. In addition, he served Holmes said she believes students cations for five tuition· waivers for have a room named after him? on the Board of Directors of the Mar­ need to learn about their heritage at the fall of 1989 will be accepted A photograph of Morris will be un­ shall Alumni Association from 1981 to Marshall, of which Morris is a big part. through May 3. veiled Friday at noon at the kickoff lun­ 1988 with one year as vice president. "Current students make the school what . Wang said guidelines for the selec­ cheon for Alumni Weekend. "We are honoring Morris because he it is today, but alumni are what Mar­ tion process will' include academic The luncheon will be at the Student was instrumental in the development of shall can become," she said. achievement, financial need and Center's Shawkey Dining Room for mem­ the MSC from its conception and bas Morris said being an alumnus is diffi­ activities involving the university. · ' bers of the Grand Class (pre-1939 alum­ had an overwhelming effect on the uni­ cult because every four years a new crop "Students must have attend­ ni) and the 50-year reunion class. versity itself," said Karen E. Kirtley, ofstudents begin school, making it diffi­ also Morris attended Marshall from 1935 ed the university for at least one project assistant for auxiliary service cult to remain active. . academic year, with full time pro­ to 1939 and majored in journalism until and adviser for the MSC Governing But Morris said be is glad he has. gress toward· a degree program,'' he left to become an executive for Boy Board. "Students don't realize what Marshall Wang said. "They must be in good Scouts ofAmerica. In 1945 be worked for "He is a special individual who has means to them until they have gradu­ academic standing." Associated Press before becoming man­ made an impact on many lives. Students ated because they would not be where ager of the Shawkey Student Center of today only know Don Morris as a they are without this school." International students may ob­ until 1971 when the Memorial Student name, not the inspiration be has put into But Morris knows what Marshall tain application forms in Wang's Center opened. the school. We want to put a face with means to him. office in Pritchard Hall, Room 119. He managed the MSC until his retire­ that name," said Linda S. Holmes, direc- " I love this school," he said. "I bleed ment on July 1, 1979. He has remained tor of alumni affairs. · green." . .,.