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Jocelyn Gibbons [email protected]

Geoffrey Gibbons [email protected]

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This Newspaper is brought to for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP rthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015 | VOL. 118 NO. 108 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com

spring international film festival

school of pharmacy preview day

a tribute to josh martin

musical weekend

reverse raffle

faculty senate

weekend walkoff

goodbye gauley mountain

music festivals

track and field preview

softball

weekend watch

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM

By CAITLIN FOWLKES THE PARTHENON The spring International Film Festival will show movies Friday to Thursday at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center. There are two movies in English and the other four movies INTERNATIONAL have English subtitles. Angela Jones, public relations and marketing assistant for the Marshall Artist Series, said students can get tickets at the theater before the movies start. Full-time students can get one free ticket for each movie, part-time students receive half price tickets and the public can purchase tickets for $7.50. FILM FEST RETURNS The movies being shown are “Gloria,” “Land Ho!,” “Love Is Strange,” “Ida,” “2 Autumns, 3 Winters” and “Ilo Ilo.” “We usually look at what has won awards at the major fes- tivals, whether it was an Oscar, or Golden Globe, or something

the languages taught on campus.” screening schedule else,”Caitlin Jones Fowlkes said. “And can we be also contacted try to find at fowlkes2@marfilms that represent- shall.edu.

“Gloria,” produced in “Love is Strange,” “Ida” is produced in Po- “Land Ho!,” produced in the “Ilo Ilo,” produced in Singa- “2 Autumns, 3 Winters,” is Chile, in Spanish, is about a produced in the U.S., in land, set in 1962 and is in U.S. and Iceland, in English, pore, in Mandarin and Tagalog a French movie about a love woman in her golden years English, is about a gay Polish. is about a retired surgeon - story about a man who falls who looks for love in dance An orphan brought up who convinces his brother- cial crisis of 1997. in love with the physical in New York after being in-law to vacation with him in andThe set movie during follows the Asian the finanLim therapist helping his friend uncovering a newfound in- togethercouple finally 40 years able which to marry only living relative before Iceland, before they quickly family who hire a Filipino im- who just had a stroke. nerclubs strength and finds in theit in process. Rodolfo, leads to the loss of a job at takingby nuns her decides vows andto find in theher discover running away from migrant as a nanny. The nanny a Catholic school and much yourself isn’t the answer. forms a close bond with the frustration. Jewish. *Star Earl Lynn Nelson will young boy in the family until process finds out she is - unforeseen circumstances urday showing. change everything. discuss the film after the Sat

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15 SUMMER MUSIC

FESTIVALS IN 2015 THE PARTHENON By KELSIE LIVELY |

Beale Street When? May 1-3 When? July 31 - Aug. 2 Where? Memphis, Tennessee Electric Where? Chicago, Illinois Who? Lenny Kravitz, Ed Sheeran, John Daisy Newport Paul McCartney, , Florence & the Machine, Fogerty, The Avett Brothers, Hozier, , Carnival Who? Festival Folk Festival Sam Smith, Bassnectar, , alt-J, , Five Finger Death Punch, , Pixies, The When? May 23-24 Chicago When? July 24-26 Of Monsters and Men, A$AP Rocky, Flaming Lips, , Ryan Adams Where? When? July 17-19 Where? Newport, How Many? 220,000 How Many? Roughly 100,000 per night. Who? , Ar- Where? Chicago, Illinois manni Reign, Bassnectar, Rhode Island 9 Who? Wilco, , Sleater 1 Blasterjaxx, 12th Planet, Who? The Lone - Kinney, Future Islands, When? June 18-21 Brodinski, , Bellow, Brandi Carlile, , The New Pornographers, Run Where? Dover, Delaware Andy C, Ame First Aid Kit, Heartless the Jewels, Caribou, A$AP Ferg Who? Paul McCartney, , 400,000 50,000 How Many? Bastards, Stargill , , Snoop Dog, How Many? Simpson, Laura 13 Hangout Fest Foster the People, Zedd, Cage the El- 5 Marling, Bahamas, When? May 15-17 ephant, Awolnation, Charli XCX, Tove Where? Gulf Shores, Alabama Courtney7 Barnett, J Lo, Bastille, Hozier, Kid Cudi, Steve Who? , Sam Smith, Zac Brown Mascis Aoki, Sublime with Rome, Spoon Band, , , My Morning Jacket, How Many? 10,000 How10 Many? 80,000 Foster the People, Paramore, Spoon, Umphrey’s All Good per day McGee, , Bonnaroo When? July 17-19 Music Festival When? June 11-14 How Many? 13,000 - 15,000 per day Electric Where? Louisville, When? July 9-11 Where? Manchester, Tennessee Forest Who? Sam Smith, My Morning Jacket, 2Counter Point Where? Summit Point, When? June Who? Billy Joel, Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Widespread Panic, , Cage West Virginia 25-28 , Florence & the Machine, My Festival the Elephant, May 22-24 Primus, moe., Rothbury, Morning Jacket, Bassnectar, Alabama Shakes, When? Who? Where? Houndmouth, Tweedy Where? Kingston Downs, Cake, Michigan Childish Gambino, , Hozier How Many? 75,000 Georgia Theivery Corporation, Who? Bassnectar, Skrillex, Kascade, How Many? 85,000 14 Who? Widespread Panic, Lotus, SOJA, STS9, Flume, Big Gigantic Zedd, The Roots, , John Butler Trio, The How Many? 30,0008 11 When? June 19 - Aug. 8 Knife Party, Umphrey’s McGee, Dillion Francis Word Where? Throughout How Many? 20,000 people per day. How6 Many? 20,000 North America 3 Who? Black Veil Brides, CMA Music Festival Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Governors Ball Rey, Florence & the Ma- Riff Raff, The Won- When? June 11-14 Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Little When? June 5-7 chine, My Morning Jacket, der Years, Motion City Where? Nashville, Tennessee Big Town, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flats, Where? New York City Bjork, Ryan Adams, Charli Soundtrack, Matchbook Romance, Lee Who? Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Dar- Sam Hunt, Zac Brown Band Who? Drake, The Black XCX, Rudimental Corey Oswald, ho99o9, Escape The Fate ius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, How Many? 65,000 per day Keys, Deadmau5, Lana Del How Many? 150,000 How Many? Varies by location

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Struggling Herd hits the road By ADAM POLSKY better attention to detail.” THE PARTHENON Despite the overall struggles against Char- Marshall University’s softball team will lotte, junior Shaelynn Braxton was a bright look to snap its cold streak against Furman spot, and won C-USA Player of the Week as University this weekend in Greenville. a result. The Thundering Herd is 18-10 (4-5) af- In four games, she racked up six hits in 12 ter dropping back-to-back games in a three bats including nine runs batted in. Four of game series against University of North Car- those RBIs came courtesy of a grand slam in olina at Charlotte last weekend. Thursday’s matchup against . This was the fourth time this season the Braxton leads the team in RBIs on the sea- Herd fell in consecutive contests. son with 31. Marshall head coach Shonda Stanton said “(Braxton) is such a special hitter who al- she is disappointed her team’s effort does ways plays hard and competes,” Stanton said. not match its talent. “We know we can count on her to always “I think that’s the one thing that’s disap- make a significant impact, and she is one of pointing,” Stanton said to Herd Zone. “As those athletes who is really fun to watch play. talented as we are, we don’t have that mind- Braxton is the third Thundering Herd set and we don’t have that fight in us, and I player to be awarded C-USA POTW honors. think it was exposed this weekend.” She joins sophomore outfielder Morgan The Paladins are 15-13 (1-2) after los- Zerkle, who won twice, and pitcher Jordan ing their last contest on a walk off homerun Dixon. against University of South Carolina, 2-1. First pitches for Saturday’s games are 1 Stanton said she knows the toughest part p.m. and 3 p.m. while the final game of the of the season is ahead but expects her team series is scheduled to begin at noon Sunday. to rise to the occasion. The Herd will return after this “It’s not going to get any easier with the weekend to host Wright State Tuesday in a opponents that we’re going to face,” Stanton two-game series. said. “I look forward to the challenge. I chal- Adam Polsky can be contacted at pol- lenge our team to be up for it, to get back, to [email protected]. make each other better and have a little bit

Morgan Zerkle waits on a pitch in the Thundering Herd’s matchup with the University of Track team heads outdoors Kentucky March 11, 2014 at Dot Hicks Field in Huntington. FILE PHOTO By KASEY MADDEN team went through four weeks of spe- THE PARTHENON cialized training to prepare for outdoor Marshall University’s track and field season after wrapping up indoor season team will compete at its second outdoor at NCAA nationals March 13-14. WEEKEND WATCH: meet of the spring season Friday and “We try to run, to peak them for the Saturday at the Raleigh Relays in North conference meet, now we’re just trying Opposing players to watch Carolina. to build again, so we’re trying to build on Last weekend, the Herd competed in the what we just did,” Yentes said. By BRADLEY HELTZEL respectable, but not terrific RBIs, including a double and Bulls Invitational on South Florida Uni- In February, the Herd placed 11th out THE PARTHENON .276. His slugging percent- a homerun. versity’s campus in Tampa. of 13 teams in the C-USA Indoor Champi- Baseball: FIU @ Mar- age, however, of .552 is the Junior hurdler Asia Bange won the onships with three individual third-place shall (In Charleston) highest mark on the team. Andres Nunez, Pitcher, 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.13. finishes. Friday at 6 p.m.—Satur- Rios enters this week- #45- Nunez is scheduled Senior sprinter and jumper Loren Dyer Junior sprinter Shanice Johnson said she day at 4 p.m.—Sunday at 1 end’s series with the Herd to start in the Saturday won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of is looking forward to running the 4x100 p.m. carrying a hot bat after be- matchup, and he has en- 1:03.21. relay and the 4x400 relay this weekend. Edwin Rios, Infielder, ing named C-USA Hitter of countered early success this Freshman Breanna Hargrove placed “I keep on getting records and improv- #28- Rios is a powerful the Week for his perfor- season in the FIU rotation. sixth in the 400-meter dash at the Bulls ing every outdoor season,” Johnson said. slugger with a knack for the mance against University of Nunez managed a team- Invitational. “So I’m hoping for this to be a great out- long ball, leading Florida North Carolina at Charlotte leading 1.72 among the The Bulls Invitational was Hargrove’s door season for me.” International University in last weekend. starting rotation while ac- first outdoor college meet. This season is the first time the Herd homeruns this season with In the three games, Rios cumulating a 3-2 record in “I have a lot of improvements to make, has competed at the Raleigh Relays since six. went 7-12 with a whopping five starts and seven total but as far as everything goes, I’m really 2003. He collected five addi- four homeruns and eight appearances this season. excited with my time,” Hargrove said. “I’m Johnson said the Herd will compete tional extra base hits along RBIs. Nunez has allowed 27 hits starting was better than where I started against 70 other teams. with those six homeruns, Rios found some success and just six earned runs in last year around this time, so I’m looking “We should get the records and the which have resulted in a in FIU’s three game sweep 31.1 innings pitched this forward to a good season.” places that we want there,” Johnson said. team-leading 23 runs batted of Marshall in last season’s season, and his 32 total Hargrove said she is running the sprint “Stay tuned because Marshall is going to in and 48 total bases. series, which saw the Pan- strikeouts leads the team. medley for the first time this weekend and make history.” Rios’ batting numbers thers smash the Herd by a Bradley Heltzel can be is excited to run a different race. Kasey Madden can be contacted at fit the mold of a big hitter combined score of 23-2. cantacted at heltzel1@ Assistant coach Don Yentes said the [email protected]. as his batting average is a Rios went 6-13 with 5 marshall.edu. #WeekendWalkoff: @MUPnonSports Tourney Talk Pt. I By SHANNON STOWERS Kentucky-West Virginia University matchup in the first round of ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Sweet 16 games Thursday night. The history between coaches #WeekendWalkOff is a weekly column where sports and pop cul- says WVU owns the edge while on-court performance this sea- ture collide in a look at the one of that week’s biggest sports topics. son (obviously) says the Wildcats win, but that hasn’t stopped If you listen closely, you can still hear the dying breathes of fans from both sides for engaging in a verbal sparring match. brackets across the weekend. On that note, why isn’t an annual Hatfields-McCoy’s Show- down a thing between those two schools? That would be fun. fell apart faster than Zayn Malik’s departure from . At the time of this writing, two teams have already secured ForIn a weekendstarter’s, filledUniversity with wire-to-wire of California nailbiters most bracketssticking their spots in the Elite Eight: Wisconsin and Notre Dame. around for the second weekend after many experts ripped the The Badgers pulled away from UNC down the stretch to 292573 reach the Elite Eight for the second straight year. Notre Dame feeling like Toby Keith in the “How Do You Like Me Now?” music cruised against Wichita State, finally reaching Elite Eight for CABELL HTGN FOUNDATION video.committee for even including them in field must have the Bruins the first time since 1979. There was University of Alabama at Birmingham, the lone rep- Congratulations Notre Dame, you finally managed to some- FERTILITY resentative of C-USA, channeling its inner Young Jeezy as it put what live up to expectations and not become the next Amanda on for its city, er, conference as it knocked off an Iowa State Uni- Bynes. 2 x 5.0 While I’m handing out congratulations: Big Blue Nation, into the tournament. take a deep breathe, it looks like the ‘Cats are going to (easily) versity team that was becoming a trendy final four pick heading take care of the Mountaineers. Georgia State University’s win over Baylor University provided By now, you’ll know the winner of the University of Arizona- oneSpeaking of the better of Big storylines 12 teams ofwho the were tournament. upset in GSUthe firsthead round, coach Xavier University matchup and next Friday we’ll catch up on Ron Hunter’s charisma, along with his tearful post-game inter- the rest of our Super Sweet 16’s. view with son and player RJ Hunter, was the feel-good story of Shannon Stowers can be contacted at stowers44@mar- the weekend. shall.edu. On the opposite of end of that spectrum is the University of

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Preview Day introduces ‘Gauley Mountain’ prospective students to documents ecosexual MU School of Pharmacy By ALLYSON CARR THE PARTHENON area students an opportu- The Marshall University nitypharmacy to experience field, but Marshall’s provide School of Pharmacy presents unique active learning curricu- love story through film a Preview Day 2 p.m. Saturday for future pharmacy students. The day will consist of an High school students, under- introductionlum firsthand.” of the dean and graduates and graduates are general sessions. Participants encouraged to attend. can choose what sessions they Sprinkle, Stephens share their journey as couple and activists This day is the chance to will attend. visit the School of Pharmacy Preview Day will give at- and meet professors, faculty tendees the chance to see how By HANNAH HARMAN “I saw the film at the Appa- not stop the mining. It can celebration at Stephens’ and and other students. professors teach and to get the THE PARTHENON lachia Studies Associational only slow down the process. Sprinkle’s wedding. Laura Rudolph, director of full experience of a typical day A screening of “Goodbye Conference here at Marshall “What will ultimately work “The Ecosexuality part of the recruitment and development in a pharmacist major. Gauley Mountain: An Ecosex- last year,” Walter Squire, as- is to have a better solution,” for the School of Pharmacy, “This day is all about stu- ual Love Story” was shown sistant professor of English, Stephens said. “It will be a of the problems our culture has said she wants those who may Thursday to Marshall Univer- said. “I asked Beth if we matter of crazy, desperate withfilm is developing a way of addressing new ways some to not be a pharmacy major but sity students in Smith Hall. would to be able to Skype imagination.” imagine sexuality and opening have questioned the major to goingdents to finding help them the rightget through fit for Goodbye Gauley Moun- since they currently live in “People have iPhones, it up to enjoying the sensuality attend the event. theirthem, four finding years a of school school,” that Ru is- tain follows two ecosexual California, but it was a happy iPads and ‘iWhatevers,’” Ste- of nature,” Sprinkle said. “As students begin to dis- dolph said. activists, Beth Stephens and accident that they were phens said. “There are people Stephens and Sprinkle cover their possible career Preview Day will take place Annie Sprinkle, as they take nearby and able to do a pub- really suffering in other wrapped up their discussion interests, it’s imperative to ex- at the Robert W. Coon Medical a stand against mountain top lic screening.” places to make that possible, with a duel reading of their plore every avenue,” Rudolph Education building. removal in Appalachia. The documentary empha- and a lot of people don’t get piece, “25 Ways to Love the said. “We felt that a Preview Allyson Carr can be con- Stephens said mountain sized West Virginia citizens’ that connection at all. That’s Earth.” Day would showcase not only tacted at carr120@marshall. top removal is a newer form concerns for their home, what I feel like our activism Hannah Harman can be the vast career options in the edu. of coal mining. It has evolved safety and future. is about.” contacted at harman34@ with the machines. Stephens said activism will The film ended with a marshall.edu. WV Festival of Trumpets and MU Day of Percussion open Saturday in Jazz Center By MERCEDEZ SPEIGHT THE PARTHENON Marshall University’s School of Music and Theater will present the West Virginia Festival of Trumpets and the MU Day of Percus- sion 8 a.m. Saturday in the Jomie Jazz Center. The West Virginia Festival of Trumpets is for current students and prospective students of the university to interact and essen- tially have a festival of trumpets. Steven Trinkle, interim director of bands, will present a master class at the festival of trumpets. The master class is a guest lecture for those unfamiliar with the format. The students will learn a piece they will perform towards the end of the festival. Steven Hall, coordinator of percussion studies will lead a master class with both prospective students and current students at MU Day of Percussion. The MU Day of Percussion and the festival of trumpets are all This still from the film shows filmmakers Annie Sprinkle (left) and Beth Stephens (right) sharing a moment in the footage. Sprinkle and day events. Stephens made “Goodbye Gauley Mountain” to demonstrate a unique bond with nature and to discourage Mountain Top Removal. Mercedez Speight can be contacted at [email protected] RYAN FISCHER | THE PARTHENON shall.edu. COLUMN A tribute to Joshua Martin By KARIMA because your brother was “Welcome to Moe’s!” before smile at the Tri-State airport. NEGHMOUCHE the same age as me. You’d the employees would and ev- I ran up to you and gave you a THE PARTHENON still come to football games eryone was so annoyed with big but quick hug before you Joshua Andrew Martin, and I’d still talk to you all the you. You made me laugh so drove back to work. I would You were one of my first time. hard there were tears com- have never guessed it would friends. It all started my I came to Huntington High ing from my eyes, but this have been the last time I sixth-grade year outside of two years later. I had lunch happened almost every time ever got to see that smile. If Beverly Hills Middle School with you and we sat together I was around you. I did, I would’ve hugged you on the courtyard. I was walk- everyday. There were four of Although at times we so much tighter and so much ing around by myself, scared us who sat at the end of a table drifted apart and didn’t longer. because I was in a new school near the back of the lunch- talk as much as , I was sitting in paradise with people I didn’t know. room, and there was never a you were always like a big when I found out the news. None of my friends had the dull moment. You’d take my brother to me. The only thing Spring Break, eating lunch same lunch as me, and you phone and take pictures of I wish I could have changed on the beach in Florida. That quickly noticed my solitude. yourself on it, and I’d do the about you would have been paradise quickly turned to You came up to me and same with yours. We’d listen to keep you around just a lit- hell. Someone texted me say- started just talking to me and to really, really awful “punk” tle longer. ing “There was a shooting in telling corny jokes to make music that we thought was I know I’m not alone with Huntington.” Not shocked, me laugh, like you always did. so good together. I thought those thoughts. You have so I replied, “That’s so sad.” You sat with me almost every your jail-broken iPhone was many people that love you They proceeded to tell me, day. You invited me to your so cool so you offered to take so much. I’ve never seen so “I think it was Josh Martin.” birthday party that summer my phone home and jailbreak many people come together “No way,” I said. “Do you and let me hangout with you it for me. You did, and I loved for the life of one person. know how many people there and all of your friends. We all it, until it broke the next day. They say the good die young… are named Josh Martin?” In Negmouche and Martin in 2010 sat around in your front yard You felt so bad and tried to fix well you were the best. disbelief, I checked all your and ate pizza and watched it for hours…but I could have Josh was an old soul…too social media, and everything said “Hey, you’re ok right?!” I hope you’re resting easy you skate around the neigh- never been mad at you even big of a soul for too small of a seemed fine. Someone posted You didn’t reply, but it was in heaven where no one can borhood…something you if I tried. body. There’s not one person “Rest in peace Josh” on your still early. I started to worry ever hurt you. always loved. Last year, we both wanted he couldn’t make laugh. His Facebook, and I got so an- a little and called you, and I promise we will J.A.M. for Then you went to high Moe’s so bad so we drove smile literally lit up a room. gry that people were going you didn’t answer. Then I re- you… school. You went two years up to Ashland to get it. Ev- That’s such a cliché saying, around saying you were gone alized it was you. It was my Karima Neghmouche before me, but luckily I still ery time someone walked in but it was so true. when you weren’t. I knew Josh Martin. can be contacted at negh- got to see you all the time during our dinner you’d yell, Last Sunday, I saw that you weren’t. I texted you and I love you big brother and [email protected].

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Reverse Raffle to raise money for Ronald McDonald House By MIKAELA KEENER when they pick up their ticket. from WSAZ will host the event. a volunteer there since December of 2013, THE PARTHENON Throughout the night, ticket numbers will The RMH is an organization that provides so they’ve had a long history with me per- Ronald McDonald House Charity Com- be drawn. The last number drawn will win families a home when their children need sonally. As a campaign, they’ve been really munications will have a reverse raffle 7 p.m. $2500. care away from their home. The RMH raises wonderful working with us and acknowledg- Saturday in the Don Morris Room located in When there are five or 10 ticket numbers sixty percent of its funds for the organiza- ing that we are students, but letting us really the Memorial Student Center. left, one ticket is auctioned off. tion through grants and fundraising. run the campaign and helping us when we Maggie Smith, assistant director of RMHC This will allow attendees to buy their way Last fall, the public relations students cre- need them.” Communications and chair of promotions, back into the raffle. Participants who are still ated ideas for their campaign, Ross said. The Ross said the team sold its maximum said all proceeds will benefit the RMH. a part of the raffle can also bid on the ticket to RMHC Communications team began working amount of tickets and have raised $9,000 so “The event is to help them [RMH] obtain increase their chances. with the RMH in January through events and far for the campaign. She believes RMH can some funding that they desperately need to The last three participants in the raffle will fundraisers for the organization. achieve its fundraising goal. keep the house going and to be able to offer the have the opportunity to split the prize money. Smith said she is a volunteer for the “I believe in my team," Ross said, "and I same kind of quality that people are accustom If one person does not agree, then the raffle Ronald McDonald House and the organiza- believe it is absolutely possible now to meet to when they think of the RMH,” said Jessica will continue until one winner is drawn. tion has helped her team throughout the our $10,000 goal." Ross, director of RMHC Communications. The event will feature appetizers, an open campaign. Mikaela Keener can be contacted at Participants will receive a ticket number bar from 7-8:30 p.m. and live music. Tim Irr “I love the RMH,” Smith said. “I’ve been [email protected].

ZZ TOP ROCKS THE BIG SANDY

By TYLER FERRIS THE PARTHENON ABOVE: ZZ Top band menbers Dusty Hill, left, Frank Beard and Billy Rock n’ Roll icons ZZ Top returned to Huntington Gibbons perform Thursday at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. The Thursday for a tour date rescheduled from Oct. 14. According to Ultimate Classic Rock’s website, the concert, orginally set for Oct. 14 was rescheduled after bassist Dusty Hill show was rescheduled after bassist Dusty Hill fell on injured his hip while travelling in the band's tour bus. the band’s tour bus and injured his hip in August. LEFT: Guitarist Billy Gibbons plays guitar Thursday at the Big Sandy The band took the stage with its 1983 hit “Got Me Under Pressure.” Suoperstore Arena. ZZ Top has performed for Huntington crowds several Thomas Cottrell, retired math teacher from Ohio, times over the last 40 years. donning a long gray beard and jeweled cowboy hat, TYLER FERRIS | THE PARTHENON came prepared for the noise at his first ZZ Top concert. “It’ll be a brand new experience,” Cottrell said. ”I’ve heard they’re very loud, so I’ve got cotton for my ears.” Bill Lowe, of Charleston, said he had a special date set up with his young daughter, Katherine, for his fourth ZZ Top show. “ZZ Top was the very first concert I saw,” Lowe said. “It was 1981 or ’82. I saw them in Charleston. 38 Spe- cial opened up for them.” It wasn’t the first show for Kat, though. “She’s been to ,” Lowe said. “This will be her first rock concert. I’m trying to break her in.” The show was full of classic hits from “Legs” to “Cheap Sunglasses.” Guitarist Billy Gibbons said he enjoys the tri-state crowd. “We’ve been coming around here with you all for four decades and having a damn good time,” Gibbons said. “Same three guys.” The band left the stage and returned for a two-song encore of “La Grange” and “Tush.” The trio was sent off with cheers and applause from the Big Sandy Superstore Arena audience. Tyler Ferris can be contacted at ferris26@mar- shall.edu. Faculty senate meets to vote on campus issues of outreach and continuing studies was approved, and pro- By SARA RYAN gram additions in the COHP was approved. THE PARTHENON Interim President Gary White said Marshall received The Marshall University faculty senate met Thursday to vote on budget cuts. issues happening on campus. “We started this legislative session with the governors The meeting started with announcements by Professor Larry budget recommending in round numbers about $2 million Stickler. reduction overall to Marshall University,” White said. “The CL032715 Gregg Twietmeyer from Kinesiology presented the 2015 Lose legislator worked through its 60-day session and with the the Training Wheels camp hosted by Marshall Kinesiology. help of our delegation and a lot of hard work from lots of CLASSIFIED The camp is looking for volunteers from any major, faculty and folks involved from our varies constituency groups here at also high school students over the age of 16. this university and higher education across the state we CLASSIFIED The camp teaches special needs children how to ride a bike by came out of the legislative session with a budget that would themselves in a week. have restored the $1 million of that roughly $2 million re- 2 x 8.0 Revised undergraduate class attendance policy was mentioned duction. Tuesday evening we received the governors vetoed during the meeting. The committee recommendation policy states, it.” “It is the decision of the instructor to excuse an absence or allow The result of this veto brought Marshall to a budget cut of for additional time to make up missed tests or assignments.” $1.3 million instead of $2 million. The purpose of the new policy is to lighten the workload of the White mentioned the search for a new university presi- dean of student affairs regarding minor medical absences. dent. The advertisement for the position was recently “Some of my colleagues feel administrative duties are being un- released. fairly cast upon the faculty with their already hectic schedules,” “At the current time, the timeline would say that the first said Marshall Professor Anthony Viola. “Why can’t there be addi- weekend of May the search committee will be traveling to conduct personal interviews to whatever is determined to be the best pool of applicants that we have,” White said. problemstional staff if assigned one instructor to this task. grants Many a university faculty feel excused unqualified absence and In May three of four finalists will come to campus for a anduncomfortable another instructor fulfilling does this not.”additional task? There are potential visit and there will be a decision. Salary increases for tenured and tenure-track faculty was “As our consultant said to us ‘the only failed search is a approved. search that produced the wrong person,’” White said. Recommendations for course additions in the College of Educa- The next faculty senate meeting is 4 p.m. April 16 in BE5 tion, College of Liberal Arts and College of Science were approved. of the Memorial Student Center. Area of emphasis additions in the college of health professions Sara Ryan can be contacted at [email protected].

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