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PHOTOS BY LEXI BROWNING | THE PARTHENON Singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips INSIDE: performs as part of the Marshall Artist Break Series Monday at the Keith Albee NEWS, 2 Performing Arts Center. housing > CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES NICK RAHALL AND EVAN JENKINS open to > MINING > ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS HUNTINGTON all halls By KELLY PATE JAMS WITH THE PARTHENON The staff of Marshall Uni- versity Housing and Residence Life has decided to allow all residence halls to remain open for 2014 fall break. In previous PHILLIP years, Housing and Residence

AP PHOTO| THE HERALD DISPATCH to be open during fall break. | SHOLTEN SINGER ThereLife only is nooffered additional specified cost halls for staying in the residence halls PHILLIPS during the break. SPORTS, 3 Tracey Eggleston, assistant director of Housing and Resi- > COLUMN: CFP RANKINGS dence Life, said this was a last > BIJAN GLOSTON By ANTHONY DAVIS its seats in applause and began to sing minute decision among the res- THE PARTHENON along with the American Idol victor. Saints of Vallory, a four-piece rock idence life staff because of the American Idol champ Phillip Phillips Then Phillips’ cellist brought the song and was certified five times platinum. growing population of students serenaded the audiences of the Keith - Phillips. According to Billboard, Saints who will utilize the halls during Albee Performing Arts Center with ing the theater with an eerie sound. ofoutfit Vallory from was Austin, one of Texas, the top opened unsigned for break. opener Texas rock band Saints of Val- “Thicket”Phillips inlater with mixed a dark it cello up introwith filla bands of 2012 and signed with F Stop/ “We have more students who lory, Monday in an evening packed with rock mash-up of popular R&B songs Atlantic Records in 2013. The band we know do not have anywhere music. including “Lollipop,” “Lose Your- then went on to record its debut to go,” Eggleston said. “We will Phillip Phillips, winner of the 11th self” and “All I Do Is Win.” album with the Joe Chiccarelli, pro- have more athlete, band and season of the acclaimed TV series and After the R&B remix, Phillips ducer of music by The Strokes, My international students who singing competition American Idol, and his band left the stage and re- Morning Jacket and Young The will need to stay on campus brought his talent to the historic Keith turned when the crowd began shouting Giant according for some or all of break. Look-

LEXI BROWNING | THE PARTHENON Albee stage on his world tour. “Encore!” to MTV. ing back historically on all the Phillips and his band entered the When the band returned, it once Anthony students who apply for break stage with thunderous applause from again began playing a mash-up of songs, Davis can housing, we see more of these the crowd, which stood up with his song this time “Superfreak” and “Let’s Get It be contacted types of students than before. OPINION, 4 “Get Up, Get Down.” The performance On” before teasing the crowd with the at davis669@ We are now trying to accommo- > SWIFT DROPS SPOTIFY opened with an intense light show that intro of Phillips’ hit single “Home.” marshall. date that, so that was leaving > RE: BE A FULL TIME STUDENT The show ended with an energetic edu. halls open.” Phillips showed off his skill with both Britt Frye, Twin Towers West anfilled electric the theater guitar with and many an acoustic colors. gui- Phillips and his band left the stage. residence hall director, said a tar playing songs such as “Raging Fire,” uproarAccording that filledto his the website Keith AlbeePhillips’ as lot of students might also wish “Lead On” and “Unpack Your Heart.” major success came with the hit single to stay in Huntington to work. Phillips also played a song he said “Home” as the coronation song of his “Many students may have a was a lot like a lullaby to him, “Tell Me victory on American Idol in May of job working retail at the mall A Story.” 2012. His hit single “Home” marked or other places,” Frye said. “We As the tune of the hit “Gone, Gone, the most successful coronation song know Black Friday is a holiday Gone” came in, the crowd rose from of any winner of American Idol ever that many students choose to stay for because they know the stores will be busy.” SCREENSHOT VIA SPOTIFY Students who would like to stay in their dorm during break

LIFE!, 6 4 p.m. Nov. 19. Applications can > TIGHT ROPE WALKER bemust found fill out online an application at marshall. by > #HUMANSOFHUNTINGTON edu/housing or at any residence hall front desk. Students living in First Year Residence Halls are exempt from having Saints of Valory performs as the opening act during the Marshall Artist these halls will stay open over to fill out an application, as Series concert with Phillip Phillips the break regardless. Monday at the Keith Albee. See HOUSING | Page 5

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Incumbent representative seeks re-election to Congress, says the vote comes down to trust and W.Va. values By ALEX JAMES - on loans and we need to do ev- THE PARTHENON ous agenda of the EPA and erything we can to bring down U.S. Representative Nick J. I’vefight done the overreach,that reaching overzeal across the price of tuition.” Rahall was born in Beckley, party aisles and the House of Rahall said he supports the West Virginia, and has been Representatives,” Rahall said. Affordable Care Act, but still representative for the third “Working with my collegues on believes many aspects of the congressional district for 36 the Republican majority side program need to be improved. years. He is the ranking mem- to pass anti-EPA bills one af- “I supported the Affordable ber of the House Committee on ter another through the House Care Act and I still do,” Rahall Transportation and Infrastruc- of Representatives, and that’s said. “I do not feel that it is a ture and is seeking re-election what we need to do in order perfect law; I’ve said that nu- to Congress. to send the EPA a message that merous times and have voted Rahall said this election what they’re doing is having a to make amendments. I am not comes down to trust and he chilling effect across the coal for throwing the baby out from has worked hard every day for the bathwater, like eliminat- West Virginia. there against this administra- ing the discrimination against “This election,” Rahall said, tion,fields. they’re I get the not anger on our that’s side out on preexisting conditions. I’m not “comes down to who you can coal, but Nick Rahall is and al- for throwing young children off trust: an individual that has ways has been.” their health policy of their par- been there working everyday Rahall also said he believes in ents, and I’m for the lowering for many years on behalf of increasing funding to programs of prescription drugs cost for our people—protecting our that help students receive coal miners’ safety, health and higher education, and that edu- by the affordable care act. We cation should be affordable to didn’tsenior cut citizen any Medicareall made possible for any- protect our coal jobs—or an in- everyone. body, but we ended a lot of the dividualpension that benefits, will be working controlled to “We need to stop the cut-and- duplications and waste fraud by New York billionaires who gut agenda of the right-wing abuse.” want to control Congress on republicans, and those that Nick Rahall is the incum- AP PHOTO | MICHAEL SHROYER | FILE their own and don’t have West fund my opponent that will do bent representative for West Virginia values at heart.” away with student loans,” Ra- Virginia’s Third Congressional Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W. Va., speaks during a school dedication event April 21 at Oakvale Elementary School A major topic during this hall said. “That will do away District and hopes to be re- in Princeton, W.Va. Republicans are waging a take-no-prisoners battle to boot Democrats from what they election is coal and what Ra- with the Pell Grant or Perkins elected Tuesday for his seventh consider GOP property: Seats from House districts that presidential nominee Mitt Romney carried in 2012. For hall calls the overreach of the Loan programs. Those pro- term. Rahall is challenged by Democrats, the Romney districts represent a crucial line of defense against further erosion of their minority EPA. Rahall said, if elected, he grams have been cut, we need Republican Evan Jenkins. status. These lawmakers, ranging from three freshmen to 19-term veteran Rahall, are fighting back with the to restore funding and increase Alex James can be con- advantages of incumbency, attempts to change the subject away from Obama and sometimes a financial working across party lines. funding. We need to bring down tacted at james142@ will“We continue need toto fight continue for coal byto the interest rates students pay marshall.edu. edge. Huntington native plans change for the nations capital

By ALEX JAMES said. “We have lost over 5,000 the student loan debt head we need to do is make sure we THE PARTHENON jobs in direct employment to on. We need to look at the Pell free up our schools and put Born and raised in Hun- the coal industry in just the grant program and other ways some power in teachers, par- tington, West Virginia, State last six years under the policies to try to make college more ac- ents and administrators at the Senator Evan Jenkins is no of Barack Obama, supported cessible and affordable for all.” local level to take greater con- stranger to the Marshall Uni- by our Congressman Nick Ra- Jenkins has worked to fully trol in educating our students.” versity community and West hall. My plan will be to reign fund the PROMISE scholarship Jenkins said health care in the EPA and to make sure in West Virginia, a program should be reformed with a elected to serve Cabell and their over regulation of our that has enabled thousands stronger focus on the patient’s WayneVirginia. counties Evans in wasthe West first of West Virginians to attend needs, not the government’s Virginia House of Delegates in stopped so we can keep mining college. interpretation of those needs. 1994, where he served three incoal West fired Virginia.” energy generation is “We need to keep programs “We need to start over,” Jen- terms. In 2002, the people like that in place,” Jenkins kins said. “We need to reform of Cabell and Wayne elected government to withstand car- said. “As a parent of a college healthcare, but we need to do Jenkins to serve in the state bonJenkins tax, which is also Jenkins fighting said will big student today, and two on the it with a patient-centered ap- Senate, where he is serving his sky rocket energy prices. way, I understand the issue of proach, not a big government third term. “We also need to make sure sky rocketing prices of college approach. I am all about fa- Jenkins is running for against we go in and make sure we tuition. Tragically, the cost of cilitating and promoting the Democrat Nick Rahall in this do not have a carbon tax that college is being more and more doctor-patient relationship. year’s congressional election. Congressman Rahall has voted shifted on the shoulders of our The Affordable Care Act, or “Our country is heading in in support of,” Jenkins said. “A students, who are burdened Obamacare, was just another the wrong direction, and the carbon tax would be devastat- with debt when they come out example of big government de- leadership from this president ing to not only our coal miner’s, of college. We must reverse ciding what they think is best. has chartered a course that is but also every West Virginian that trend and make college In this instance, it’s what they devastating to the jobs in West would see their energy rates more affordable and accessible think is best in terms of health- Virginia,” Jenkins said. “This sky rocket due to the carbon for everyone.” care. Obamacare needs to be election is about a change of tax.” Students of higher educa- direction, not a change of pace. The West Virginians in the tion aren’t the only students tens of thousands of lost jobs, This is an opportunity to elect coal mines aren’t the only Jenkins cares about, as he ex- tensfixed. of Obamacare thousands hasof causedpeople new leadership for West Vir- people Jenkins represents; he presses his vision for those in having their insurance policies ginia who will stand up to this also represents those in the the lower parts of education. cancelled because they don’t president, and get our state classroom. “We see time and time again meet the big government de- working again so we can get “Student loan debt is a cri- at the federal level—whether it moving again.” sis,” Jenkins said. “We know our be Race to the Top or No Child Healthcare does need to be Jenkins said he stands strong economy came tumbling down Left Behind—this big federal reformed.”fined essential benefit plans. for the coal industry, and he because of the mortgage crisis government idea of how they Election day is Tuesday and won’t let the government elim- in 2008. The student loan debt think education should be the polls will be open from Republican challenger for the Congressional Third District W.Va. Senator inate one of the best industries crisis, in certain respects, could taught, and along with it, they 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Evan Jenkins speaks with media after touring the coal handling facility West Virginia has to offer. be as big, if not bigger, than our put lots of regulations and lim- Alex James can be con- River-Trading Company-Docks Creek on Wednesday along the Big Sandy “The war on coal is real and house mortgage crisis. So, what itations and essentially strings tacted at james142@ River in Kenova, W.Va. AP PHOTO | THE HERALD DISPATCH | SHOLTEN SINGER has been devastating,” Jenkins we really need to do is tackle attached,” Jenkins said. “What marshall.edu. Sheriff: 1 killed, 1 hurt JUDGE TOSSES W.VA MINING in electrical accident ASSOCIATED PRESS near Cameron. Matheney says COMPANY VIOLATION NOTICE Authorities said one worker the workers were replacing cop- ASSOCIATED PRESS Review Commission Judge Wil- 287443 was killed and another seriously per wire that had been stolen A federal judge dismissed a liam B. Moran disagreed. In his injured in an electrical accident from an electrical line. notice from the U.S. Secretary of decision dated Saturday, he wrote MARIE REDD FOR COUNTY COM- near a Marshall County coal Sheriff Kevin Cecil said the Labor finding that a Patriot Coal mine. neutral wire somehow came subsidiary displayed a “pattern of what a pattern of violations en- MISSI Media outlets report that the violations” in its operations. tailed.that Perez The secretary’s had failed tofailure define to lines. Cecil says one worker died The subsidiary, Brody Mining, define was, in Moran’s words, “pa- MARIE E REDD received a call about the accident atinto the contactscene and with another energized was had been cited with 54 orders tently unfair” and “almost rigged.” MondayMarshall Countyafternoon. Sheriff’s American Office in serious condition at a Mor- concerning mine safety or health Moran’s decision follows the 2 x 4.0 Electric Power spokesman Jeri gantown hospital. Their names - deaths of two miners in May at Pa- Matheney says the linemen were not immediately released. triot’s Brody Mine No. 1 in Boone were working for Virginia-based tohazards. find that Those a pattern orders of caused violations Sec County. Davis H. Elliot. AEP owns the of Miners’ Health, Safety and existed.retary of Labor Thomas E. Perez Moran’s decision can be Murray Energy McElroy Mine TrainingThe Westis investigating. Virginia Office Federal Mine Safety and Health appealed.

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Justin Hunt (9) enters the field as the Thundering Herd takes on Florida Atlantic University at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium. LEXI BROWNING | THE PARTHENON COLUMN: No ranking, no problem for Herd

By SHANNON STOWERS deciding its rankings. According to the Up until Saturday, the Herd was just ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Jeff Sagarin Ratings, the Herd has the behind the Pirates in most polls. Now, When the initial College Football Play- No. 150 strength of schedule out of 252 with that door open, it will look to slip off rankings were released Wednesday, teams. into that top spot among non-P5 teams. the Thundering Herd was nowhere to be Forget about the nearly 30-point win The question is, will the Herd make its found, despite being ranked in the top margin the Herd has put up this season. first appearance in the second CFP rank- 25 of other polls. Forget about the Herd doing what it’s ings that come out Tuesday? The CFP rankings are composed by supposed to and averaging 45.9 points The answer is, probably not, but as a committee of former coaches, play- per game against its competition, good long as the Herd wins its remaining ers and athletic directors trusted with enough for third best in the country. For- games, it should win its way into a major picking the top 25 teams week-by-week get about the Herd being punished for a bowl. Of course, that depends on if the based on numerous factors. Accord- soft schedule despite that it had a top 25 CFP committee ranks the Herd ahead of ing to the newly formed committee’s team [Louisville] scheduled before con- the other teams, like Colorado State Uni- website, it factors in teams’ win-loss ference realignment took its toll. versity and ECU, but it would be hard to records, strength of schedule, head to Forget about all of that, because it ob- deny a 13-0 Conference USA champion head results and results against com- viously doesn’t matter. Marshall team from playing in a major mon opponents. What does matter is that the Herd now bowl. With an 8-0 record, the Marshall Uni- controls its own destiny after the Temple The Herd will hit the home stretch versity football team was ranked in University Owls upset the East Carolina of its regular season Saturday when it other major polls. The Herd came in at University Pirates Saturday. The Pirates travels to Hattiesburg to take on the Uni- No. 23 in both the AP Top 25 and the USA were ranked No. 23 in the CFP rankings, versity of Southern Mississippi Golden Today Coaches’ Poll, but not in the CFP highest of all the non-Power Five confer- Eagles at 7 p.m. The CFP rankings will be rankings. ence teams, which had them in position revealed on ESPN Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Apparently, the CFP committee weighs to get a bid to the highest bowl possible Shannon Stowers can be contacted RICHARD CRANK | THE PARTHENON the strength of schedule heavily when for non-Power Five teams. at [email protected]. Herd goalie named C-USA Follow the Defensive Player of the Week Parthenon sports

HERDZONE Gloston’s play has im- Marshall University proved as the season has team on Twitter! men’s soccer goalkeeper progressed. Bijan Gloston was named “Bijan has been very Conference USA Defen- strong the last several sive Player of the Week matches for us, he’s a big for his performance presence in there and @MUPnonSports in the team’s 2-1 win played well against a very against No.15 Univer- strong offensive team in sity of New Mexico Nov. New Mexico,” Gray said. 1, the league announced “He pretty much covered Monday. everything and they only Gloston served as the had the one goal. He has vocal leader in the win been playing well though against the Lobos, re- and I’m very happy for cording seven saves and him.” allowing just one goal Gloston and the Herd will 288833 in 90 minutes of action. play two home matches Gloston has 52 saves this this week: Wednesday MU SCHOOL OF NURSING season and ranks ninth at 7 p.m. against Asbury in the NCAA and first in and the regular season fi- IS NURSING FOR YOU? Conference USA with 5.63 nale Saturday at 1:30 p.m. saves per game. against Concord. Sunday, 2 x 3.0 Thundering Herd coach Marshall clinched a spot Marshall University goalkeeper Bijan Gloston (27) makes a save Bob Gray said he was in the 2014 Conference 3 / 3 / 3 against Florida International University, Oct. 25. pleased that Gloston re- USA Tournament, Nov. 12- RICHARD CRANK | THE PARTHENON ceived the award and that 16 in Norfolk, Va.

page designed and edited by SHANNON STOWERS| [email protected] C M Y K 50 INCH 4 Opinion TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Editorial The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for news and editorial content. It’s Taylor Swift’s world, CODI MOHR EXECUTIVE EDITOR [email protected] but she’s selling music

TAYLOR STUCK JOCELYN GIBSON It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and we’re all this album on Spotify. We are working on people who want to hear Swift’s music MANAGING EDITOR NEWS EDITOR just living in it. it, and hope they will change their mind now have to purchase the album to do [email protected] [email protected] The current name on every timeline soon.” so is an interesting step toward pushing JESSICA STARKEY MEGAN OSBORNE and Tumblr dashboard — other than Alex The streaming service, which has 40 sales more than streaming. It is a tactic from Target, of course — Swift’s huge million global users, said it pays almost 70 SPORTS EDITOR LIFE! EDITOR percent of its revenue back to the music an artist not as big as Swift or Beyoncé [email protected] [email protected] which released Oct. 27, have made her the community. orthat even would Sam more Smith. than But likely for the backfire major art for- sale numbers for her fifth album “1989,” JESSICA ROSS GEOFFREY FOSTER subject of endless discussions and predic- “We believe fans should be able to lis- ists with almost guaranteed great music tions of what comes next. ten to music wherever and whenever they ,people will feel not just the desire but the ASSIGNMENT EDITOR COPY EDITOR Though several commenters mentioned want, and that artists have an absolute need to listen to, perhaps Big Machine is [email protected] [email protected] Swift’s, or her label’s, rather, decision to right to be paid for their work and pro- onto something. tected from piracy,” said a statement from People who subscribe to streaming ALEXANDRIA RAHAL LEXI BROWNING capabilities, discussions typically deter- Spotify on a website blog post titled “On services do so because they have ac- DIGITAL EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR minedwithhold she “1989” would fromdo as Spotifyother artists streaming have Taylor Swift’s Decision To Remove Her cess to more music, good and bad, for [email protected] [email protected] and make the album available a week or so Music from Spotify.” one standard price or for free with ad- later. Sam Smith, for example, held back As much as we all enjoy having access vertising. If the big names in the music SHANNON STOWERS SANDY YORK his debut album “In the Lonely Hour” for to virtually any music at any time, the business want to push full album sales, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR FACULTY ADVISOR a time to push early album sales. reality is album sales have plummeted. there isn’t really a better way to do so [email protected] [email protected] Other artists (Adele, Coldplay, Beyoncé) Swift’s album has countered those num- than to force people to buy the music to have done the same, all releasing their hear it. CONTACT US: 109 Communications Bldg.|Marshall University|One John Marshall Drive music to the streaming service after what - Swift’s album was so well-marketed, Huntington, West Virginia 25755|[email protected]|@MUParthenon the New York Times calls a “a ‘window’ boardbers as numbers “1989” isthrough projected Saturday), to sell more people needed to hear it. And it was so of exclusivity for retailers that sell down- than any 1.3 other million one-week copies (basedsales from on a Bill fe- well-contained — with the exception of a THE FIRST The Constitution of the loads and CDs, which yield much higher male and more than any other album in a leak before its release — it has been kept, AMENDMENT United States of America royalty rates.” single week. for the most part, off of streaming blogs But Swift’s label, Big Machine Label Swift and Big Machine have managed to and YouTube. The only way for people to Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of Group, took it one step further, asking do what no artist has been able to do since hear the music everyone else is talking religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the Spotify to remove Swift’s entire music col- Beyoncé’s surprise album in December about is to buy the album. freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to lection from its library late last week. And As much as it would hinder those of us peaceably assemble; and to petition the Government for a redress by Monday it was gone. next few weeks if rumors of a Volume II who make up Spotify’s 40 million users, 2013 — which could happen again in the of grievances. When Spotify users attempt to access become reality. They have actually sold al- big names in the music industry should Swift’s music through the site, a message bums, and a ridiculous number of albums consider Swift’s method as a way to boost appears stating, “The artist or their rep- at that. album sales and to force listeners to spend resentatives have decided not to release The fact that potentially 40 million more on music. BE HERD: GUIDELINES FOR SENDING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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SCREENSHOT VIA SPOTIFY Taylor Swift and her record label have taken all of Swift’s albums off of Spotify, a music streaming service, in order to sell more records. This message appears when users search for Swift. Column An open response to Gary Welton: Bro, did you even college? By MEGAN OSBORNE handled college, because that just doesn’t sound hours per week on only class and studying when thing is, these people rarely even make it through LIFE! EDITOR reasonable. I’m willing to argue most college they have all of that to balance? the college program to begin with. I agree with In Monday’s edition of The Parthenon, Mr. students spend way more time being productive Full-time learning and full-time working are Welton’s proposition that being a full-time stu- Welton’s column “A challenge to students: Be a than he thinks. two completely different animals. When you’re dent is a privilege, especially if there is parental full-time student” was published. I have a few It’s not just class time and study time you learning, you are attempting to cram all of this disagreements with the content of the column. have to calculate to classify a full-time student. stuff from different subjects into your brain and taken advantage of in full. First of all, Mr. Welton said the “more mature” Extracurricular activities, workshops, resume keep it there. At your job, you are using the in- financialBeing asupport, college and student the opportunity is supposed should to be be a builders… they’re all part of the formation you already know to part-time job so you can learn about who you curriculum and the “less mature” student will college experience, and they accomplish tasks. Not say- choosestudent the will “easier” choose school.a school Right. with I’ma more sure difficult money all take chunks of time “BEING A COLLEGE ing people don’t learn to do with your life. It’s a time for exploration. has absolutely nothing to do with that choice. from the week. So STUDENT IS SUPPOSED TO anything new when Learningare as a person is not andlimited figure to theout classroom.what you want The People who can choose schools solely based on does work study, they get a job, but time spent outside of class and studying is spent the rigor and prestige of the program have privi- being involved BE A PART-TIME JOB SO YOU it is much less in- learning, whether it’s how to manage your own lege that most modern college students don’t with student CAN LEARN ABOUT WHO YOU ARE tense than trying expenses and how to cook for yourself or writ- possess. media, doing to absorb all the ing for the school newspaper and acting as I, for one, would have loved to have gone to research with AS A PERSON AND FIGURE OUT information col- a representative in the student government. Syracuse (ranked #4 journalism program in the professors and WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH lege requires. You Learning that relaxation and fun are impor- country), but that dream was way beyond my acting in a leader- probably won’t ex- tant is a huge life lesson that most students will reach, so I came to Marshall at 20 percent of the ship role in a student YOUR LIFE. IT’S A TIME FOR haust your brain in learn the hard way at some point, and one many cost of Syracuse’s tuition. Sure, a more “pres- organization, all of EXPLORATION. “ much the same way at hard-working adults need to revisit. The whole tigious” (expensive) school would have looked which are great hands-on a job. thing is a learning experience, and really, we’re better on a resume, but here I’m getting the edu- experience no amount of class- Even though I don’t personally putting effort in to learning way more than 40 work or studying can teach. know of anyone who has nothing to do outside hours a week. Second of all, Mr. Welton suggests students The same goes for part-time jobs and living of strict schoolwork, I am sure they are out there. I challenge my fellow students to count up just arecation not that spending I need enoughto thrive time in my on field. school-related on your own. Learning how to manage expenses Mr. Welton is mostly addressing these few and how many hours a week they spend learning, work to be prepared for the real world, the main and take care of yourself are two things that en- far between individuals, but he does hold the whether it be in the classroom or out. root of his argument. He suggests “only 29 hours compass a wide range of stuff that most people same 40 hour per week standards to everyone I challenge Mr. Welton to think about how he per week” spent on class and studying isn’t don’t really understand until they’re out of the else. The students who don’t have anything to spent his college career and remember all the life good enough, and “taxpayers are not getting the house. College is a great place to learn these do outside of class and some studying do not experiences he gained as a result. level of academic commitment they are paying things because you have the time to do so. get the same experience as those who do, and I Megan Osborne can be contacted at os- for.” I would really like to know how Mr. Welton How are students expected to spend a full 40 completely agree with Welton in this regard. The [email protected].

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By AMY TAXIN 24-year-old sister, said she sentenced to 10 days in jail, and GILLIAN FLACCUS went looking for the girls af- three years' probation, and ASSOCIATED PRESS ter her mother heard a loud alcohol and child abuse treat- A California driver who po- car crash and wanted to warn ment programs, according to a lice say struck and killed three them to be safe. As Gonzalez court spokeswoman. teenage trick-or-treaters on neared the scene, she saw the He has prior convictions for pillowcases the girls had been reckless driving, spousal injury his own children had recently carrying to collect candy and and violation of a protective or- pleadedHalloween guilty before to fleeinga separate with the tutu her sister wore. der, the records show. hit-and run, authorities said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Monday. through my mind was, why Bertagna said Bell also had two Jaquinn Bell, 31, of Orange, isn't"The anybody first thing helping that them," came outstanding bench warrants for drove a black Honda SUV she said. "A few seconds later $30,000 as of Monday. Further through a marked crosswalk I realized, you know, there's details on the warrants were Friday near an elementary a reason they're not helping not immediately available. school in Santa Ana, hitting them. They're gone." Police said they initially also 13-year-old twin sisters Lexi Trick-or-treaters were also detained Bell's 17-year-old son, and Lexandra Perez and their injured and killed in collisions 14-year-old daughter, mother friend Andrea Gonzalez, police in New York, Florida, Wash- and half-sister at the motel with said. ington state and the nearby Bell but later released them. The victims, wearing cos- Orange County, California, city At the scene of the crash, tumes, were found lying in the of Irvine, where a 65-year-old residents have set up a make- street. man died after he was struck by shift memorial with photos, a car. His 4-year-old son was in with his two teenage children critical but stable condition. candles. People gripped by the afterAuthorities ditching the believe damaged Bell fledcar In Santa Ana, Bell was ar- tragedydozens of continued balloons, flowersto stop and to in a nearby parking lot. He was rested for investigation of pay their respects. arrested Sunday at a motel in felony hit-and-run causing Gonzalez said her younger Stanton, Santa Ana police Chief death and was being held on sister, who loved music and Carlos Rojas said. $500,000 bail. The case has baking, decided not to go to a "He left. He did not try to ren- been referred to the district Halloween party this year so der aid, and thank God for other attorney for possible charges. she could trick-or-treat with witnesses there who contacted It was unclear if Bell has an her family. She tried to choose the police department and al- attorney. the least expensive costume. lowed us to respond rather Online court records show quickly," Rojas said. "Unfortu- Bell pleaded guilty in Au- never asked for anything," nately it was a tragic end." gust to misdemeanor counts Gonzalez"She was said, so wiping selfless. away She It was unclear why the driver of child abuse, driving under tears. "She didn't even want to A well-wisher places flowers at a makeshift memorial near where three teenagers were killed in a hit ask my mom for a costume for and run accident on Halloween, Monday, in Santa Ana, Calif. AP PHOTO | CHRIS CARLSON Brenda Gonzalez, Andrea's with property damage. He was Halloween." fled the scene. the influence and hit-and-run HOUSING Continued from page 1

Brittany Maynard galvanizes right-to-die efforts Residence Halls close at noon Nov. 22 and reopen at AP PHOTO | MAYNARD FAMILY | FILE AP PHOTO | THE BRITTANYFUND.ORG | FILE 9 a.m. Nov. 28. Only students Brittany Maynard, pictured who have been accepted to live here and with her husband in the residence halls during Dan Diaz at the Grand Canyon break will be permitted to go in National Park in Arizona the halls Nov. 22-27. (right)is a terminally ill Eggleston said the halls reopen Nov. 28, just in time for woman who plans to die the football game against West- under Oregon's law that ern Kentucky. allows the terminally ill to end their own lives. Sean an application to come back on Crowley, spokesman from the this“People day,” Egglestondo not have said. to fill “Stu out- group Compassion & Choices, dents are always wanting us to said late Sunday that Maynard be open on this day for the football game.” was surrounded by family Break housing is only free Saturday when she took for fall break, and students will lethal medication prescribed be charged at a daily rate for by a doctor and died. She winter break, Dec. 15 - Jan. 11, was weeks shy of her 30th 2015. birthday. Kelly Pate can be contacted at [email protected].

By STEVEN DUBOIS life on her own terms. Maynard Jersey want another choice," people in the state have said ASSOCIATED PRESS told journalists she planned Burzichelli said. consistently that they value life. Brittany Maynard's last days to die Nov. 1, and followed Republican Gov. Chris Chris- "That's my personal values started a national conversation through on Saturday. She was tie has said he opposes the as well: we don't get to pick," about whether it's OK for a ter- 29. measure. Harvey said. "The big guy up- minally ill person to end their She approached the advo- Compassion & Choice is stairs chooses when we go and own life. cacy group Compassion & spending about $7 million a when we stay." Now that she has died, it's Choices during the summer year to protect the practice in Maynard's relatives asked time to see whether the mil- in hopes that telling her story states where it has been autho- for privacy Monday and have lions of clicks and views she would lead to political action rized and passing legislation not released information generated online trigger more in California and across the in states where it has not, said about funeral arrangements. A than just talk. nation. Whether that happens Mickey MacIntyre, the group's spokesman for Compassion & Advocates for expanding is an open question. Maynard, Choices said she died peace- right-to-die laws beyond a however, succeeded in raising The group said its website fully, surrounded by family and handful of states expect atten- awareness about an issue that haschief had program more officer. than 5 million friends in the bedroom of her tion from the young woman's was trending on Facebook and unique visitors over the past Portland home. story to carry into the new year, Twitter after her death. month. Maynard's two videos, when state legislatures go into "Younger people support meanwhile, have been viewed state to make it legal for a doc- session. death with dignity at really more than 13 million times on torOregon to prescribe was thea life-ending first U.S. "Up and down New England, high levels, but it's not neces- YouTube alone. drug to a terminally ill patient. the East Coast, and then in the sarily relevant or salient to "The incredible number of Through June 30, just over 800 CL110414 West, too," said Peg Sandeen, their lives," Sandeen said. "I people who have been inspired people had used the law since executive director of the Death think the Brittany Maynard by Brittany's story, we hope it took effect shortly after the CLASSIFIED with Dignity National Center. "I story makes it real." to translate that into action November 1997 election. think on both coasts we're go- Vermont last year became in moving toward legislative Those who take the drug typ- CLASIFIED ing to see legislative action." change in this coming session," ically fall asleep shortly and die That optimism, however, will dying through legislation — MacIntyre said. within a half-hour. 2 x 8.0 be met with the political real- Oregonthe first stateand Washingtonto legalize aid did in Of course, not everyone who Willi Moelzer, 74, a retired ity that such legislation has so by referendum; in Montana viewed the videos is a fan. So- high school teacher from been pushed for years, often and New Mexico, it was effec- cial conservatives have sharply Eugene, died last year after unsuccessfully. tively legalized through court criticized Maynard's decision, obtaining a life-ending pre- "Suicide is never a good solu- decisions. and it's unlikely any Repub- scription from his doctor. tion, regardless of the situation In New Jersey, the state As- lican-controlled legislatures "For my husband it was very that one is confronting," said sembly considered but failed to will be considering right-to-die peaceful," said Janet Moelzer, Judie Brown, president of the pass an aid-in-dying bill in June. laws. who now volunteers for Com- American Life League, a Catho- Democratic Assemblyman John A leader of a legislative compassion & Choices. lic group. Burzichelli, who authored the mittee that handles health "He was looking forward to Maynard, terminally ill with bill, said he is hopeful it can issues in Wyoming said she it," she said Monday. "We had brain cancer, was in the na- pass the state's lower cham- believes there's no chance the a little party honoring him be- tional spotlight for about a ber before the end of the year. state would enact a law allow- forehand and then he went month after publicizing that If that happens, he expects the ing doctor-assisted suicide. back to the bedroom at the she and her husband, Dan Diaz, Senate to pass it soon after, he "My sense is Wyoming would time we had decided on. He moved to Portland from North- said. reject it out of hand, it would drank his orange juice with ern California so that she could "It's very clear to me that the medicine in it, and went to use the Oregon law to end her the majority voice in New Rep. Elaine Harvey, adding that sleep." just be a flat 'no,'" said State

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