Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The aP rthenon University Archives 2-18-2014 The aP rthenon, February 18, 2014 Bishop Nash [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Nash, Bishop, "The aP rthenon, February 18, 2014" (2014). The Parthenon. Paper 320. http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/320 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP rthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. page designed and edited by BISHOP NASH INSIDE: NEWS, 2 | SPORTS, 3 | OPINION, 4 | LIFE!, 6 HIGH 55° LOW 36° [email protected] TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 | VOL. 117 NO. 82 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com Bieniek ends W.Va. House first year committee as Honors talks small College dean business By MALAK KHADER at Marshall THE PARTHENON Honors College dean By PAULINA SHEPHERD THE PARTHENON Ronald Bieniek will finish - out his first year as dean of- The West Virginia House of the college after officially Delegates Small Business, En 2013.signing with Marshall Uni trepreneurship, and Economic- versity in the summer or Development Committee met Monday at Marshall Univer Bieniek said he has been- sity to discuss local business in observation mode this in the Huntington area. They EMILY RICE | THE PARTHENON year, observing the tradi welcomed small business tions and operations of the William Creeley, FIRE director of legal and public advocacy, discusses owners to come and express Honors College and Marshall First Amendment rights with students Monday in Corbly Hall. their concerns and solutions as a whole. at an open meeting. “Like any institution, The Listening Tour was there is an idea of progress,” formed to give examples of Bieniek said. “Specifically Free speech group analyzes MU codes success of small business and what I would be pushing entrepreneurship and also for the honors students, as- By JESSICA STARKEY - give owners a voice to help much as I can, is to increase THE PARTHENON elected officials create new critical thinking and en for free speech code. I started administration can punish stu also want to make sure Marshall policies. It also gave feedback hance global perspectives the discussions there, and I dents for almost anything under students can make sure that from owners on how current- and experiences.” - The speech codes at Marshall- have been in contact with FIRE the current speech codes. The Marshall University fulfills its laws affect businesses. He said one of his main University have been described ever since.” - first amendment rights define us legal obligations under the first Derek Gregg, CEO of Van goals is to help prepare stu as being “atrocious” accord- Grimes also said First as Americans and as a society, if amendment.” - delia Research, talked about dents for post-graduation ing to the students that are Amendment rights are some we don’t understand them, those According to the YAL press how his business started off goals. He wants them to members of the campus orga setting.thing that can spark the rights can easily go away.” release, current Marshall pol as a class project at Marshall know how to set themselves nization Young Americans for- education process in a college “As of right now, the icy dictates that students are and turned into a company. apart from others when it- Liberty. After researching the administration can punish not allowed to actively protest- He credits several sources comes to applying for jobs in current speech codes, they de- “It is vitally important for students for almost anything on campus; even if non-violent for his success in the past 10 the future. Bieniek is start cided to take action and reach students to be informed about under the current speech direct action is adopted by stu years. students.ing the visit honors classes Marshall students about us their first amendment rights codes.” dent activists. “There’s three things that- regularly to help guide his- ing and protecting their First especially in places of higher -Brandon Wear, Creeley also said FIRE has tried- I would point to that are Amendment rights. education,” she said. “I don’t- to work with Marshall in the past, necessary for growing busi “What have you accom- William Creeley, director of think students should become Young Americans for but they need help from the stu nesses like my own and plished? What are you legal and public advocacy for accustomed to over regula Liberty activism chair dents to make a change in policy. getting more high tech on- capable of? Those are im the Foundation of Individual tion in their lives. That is- “Well we’ve tried to get Marshall- university campuses,” Gregg portant elements for any- Rights in Education (FIRE) what allows the educational to do the right thing and to honor said. “That is talent, commu student to realize,” Biekiek lectured Marshall students on and creative process to con its legal commitment and to up nity and capital. And there said. “I’m going to the hon honoring and using their First tinue Founded in 1999, FIRE - hold its students rights,” Creeley has been a number of things ors 200 classes and making Amendment rights Monday. is a nonprofit organization- Director of legal and public said. “It’s been a long back and that the state has done in the presentations on being President of YAL Caitlin- that defines student rights. It advocacy for FIRE, William Cree forth. Hopefully tonight can help past couple years in each of smart about setting up and Grimes said she learned about has defended the civil liber ley, said he hopes to encourage with momentum and students can- these areas.” - launching your career.” the FIRE organization at a con nationwide.ties of thousands of students Marshall students to hold their make a change. Some owners had other Bieniek said he knows- ference and wanted to bring a at colleges and universities- school accountable, and to stand- FIRE and YAL encourage Mar concerns for the House of Del what it is like to work your change to Marshall’s campus. up for their own rights. shall students to learn more about egates. Rob Stepp, president way up the ladder. His par “The Young Americans for Activism chair for YAL, Bran “I want to talk to Marshall stu their First Amendment rights. of Creative Kitchen, a local- ents had an education that Liberty national conference don Wear, said the current- dents about case law regarding FIRE also encourages any student family business that has been did not exceed the eighth did a seminar on free speech speech codes are not up to date free speech on America’s public or organization to contact them running for 50 years in the re grade, so he had to work his- on campuses,” Grimes said. “I and they hope to address the ad- college campuses,” Creeley said. if facedJessica with Starkeycensorship can or otherbe generations.gion brought up the troubles way through school. actually found out through an ministration to fix this problem. “I am going to talk about some contactedrights violations. at starkey33@mar- of hiring from the younger He taught physics at Mis early chapter member that we “The speech codes at Mar of the crazy ways that colleges shall.edu. See COMMITTEE | Page 5 souri University of Science were ranked as one of the 12 shall are very vague,” Wear censor their students, which will and Technology. He earned worst colleges in the country said. “As of right now, the shock everyone in attendance. I a master in the arts degree in history of science and a doctorate in physics from- Harvard University. Citizens, organizations march He was a Fullbright pro fessor in Germany and a- visiting scientist at Oxford on W. Va. Capitol for E-Day University, Stanford Univer sity, Observatoire de Paris, Universita di Firenze and- By MEGAN OSBORNE more. Biekiek hopes that THE PARTHENON his experiences help him be- - and that changed things here at “Don’t you think it would be a come a well-rounded dean. the capitol,” said WVEC Board good idea to ask those experts He said that the best col- Citizens, lobbyists and envi President Bill Price. and those advocates who have- lege course he has ever ronmental organizations from Price was one of many been promoting clean water, or had was the History of Po across the state gathered at the speakers at the event. Others do you ask the polluter?” Kot litical Ideas from PLATO to State Capitol building Monday- included representatives from- con said to the group. “We’re Machiavelli. Bieniek said- to call legislators’ attention to environmental organizations going to ask Governor Tomblin- it generated the type of environmental problems oc as well as Delegates Don Per to reconsider his approach. seminar atmosphere and dy curring across the state. due, Mike Manypenny, Nancy The proclamation was in namics that they provide in Environment Day, or “E-Day”- Guthrie, Barbara Fleischauer,- independenttended to make representatives Gov. Earl Ray the Honors College seminars at the Capitol has been hosted and Senator John Unger. Tomblin “pledge to include- at Marshall. and organized by the West Vir “I’ve never seen the legis “The ideal student would ginia Environmental Council lators get so united in being from the health and envi- be a person who want to since 1990. This year, the event behind something. I think they ronmental communities” in pursue an impactful line is focused on the current water really want to fix this,” Vicki meetings concerning job cre of preparation to reach a- crisis with the theme “Water is Wolfe of WVEC said.