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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Marshall graduate competing in Miss Jetset 2015 By DESMOND GROVES doing fundraisers for them.” THE PARTHENON Maynard wants to use her title as Miss Jetset 2015 to rep- Santana Maynard graduated from Marshall University at resent and put a positive light on cosplay. the age of 19 with three degrees in criminal justice, Japa- “I’m going to be in Miss Jetset Magazine, regardless if I nese, education and a minor. Maynard was featured as an win or not,” Maynard said. “But now I have the opportunity extra in “We Are Marshall” and “Burning Annie” and visits to win the title of Miss Jetset, which will represent West conventions all over the country, where her cosplay has been Virginia on its cover. If I get the cover, I will have a much featured in “1000 Incredible Cosplay and Costume Ideas” by bigger platform to work off of because this will open up so YayaHan and in the Japanese magazine, Cosmode Magazine. many doors and opportunities for me to able to talk about Maynard is competing to win Miss Jetset 2015. If Maynard the causes I’m working for and even help represent cosplay wins, she will be awarded $100,000 and fly out to Arizona in a positive light to get my own voice heard out there a lot to be featured on the cover of Jetset magazine. Maynard said more.” she plans on using some of the money to donate toward Lit- Cosplay was not originally what Maynard wanted to do tle Victories, The Humane Society and The American Heart within entertaining. Maynard started singing professionally Association. at age 9 and has sung at venues around the Tri-State, as well Maynard’s reasons for donating to those organizations are as at venues in Nashville, Tennessee. Maynard released her personal. debut extended play titled “Prison Key” in February of this “I’m a huge animal advocate,” Maynard said. “I have always year and opened up for Brad Paisley. loved animals and want to do everything I can to help them. “He (Paisley) was really nice,” Maynard said. “He seemed The American Heart Association is something that hits close to have really liked my music.” to home, as my grandmother died with heart problems and Voting for Miss Jetset 2015 ends Dec. 10 and voters are SUBMITTED PHOTO she was like a second mom to me. I know a lot of people allowed to vote once every 12 hours. Santana Maynard is a Marshall graduate in the running for the that have suffered from heart conditions and I work with Desmond Groves can be contacted at groves53@mar- title of Miss Jetset 2015. the Heart Association at my local school, educating kids and shall.edu Of The Dell releases The Marshall 75 to be honored at 45th Annual debut single Memorial Fountain Ceremony By NATHAN THOMAS “They started coming over to my house,” By ROB ENGLE “I’d never thought I’d be able to say I’ve been THE PARTHENON Curnutte said. “I’ve got a studio in my THE PARTHENON part of such an impactful university,” Rogner Huntington rock quartet Of The Dell has house and they were after me to produce The 75 sons and daughters of Marshall who said. “I’ve gotten to help with a special event released its debut single “Runnin’ on Good their material because they felt I had the lost their lives in the 1970 plane crash will be that’s so sacred. But it’s not just me, it’s truly Times,” consisting of two of the band’s background and knowledge of where they honored at the 45th Annual Memorial Fountain a community effort. I’m just the one making original songs. wanted to come from. They wanted it to Ceremony Saturday on the Memorial Student phone calls and everyone I’ve talked to is so “We just want it raw to sound like it’s sound like my first Assassin of Silence al- Center plaza. willing to help. It’s a community event, not a live and to interpret the band on the best bum and it’s all come along from there. “ Because Marshall plays a home football game university event, and that’s what makes it so of their ability,” said Jim Curnutte, pro- The songs have the vibe of rock songs at 3:30 p.m., the service is scheduled to begin 10 special.” ducer of the release. from the 1960s, which comes to no sur- a.m., rather than the regular noon starting time. Duncan Waugaman, student body president The band is comprised of Corey Hat- prise to those who have seen the band live. This year’s keynote speaker is Stephen Ward, and Huntington native, said working on the ton, vocals and guitar, Cody Hatton, vocals Of The Dell tends to incorporate Beatles, who was 5 years old when his father, Parker ceremony for two years has made him realize and bass guitar, CJ Davis, drums and Issac Paul McCartney and Grassroots covers into Ward, owner of Hez War Buick in Huntington, the impact of the event. Hodges, guitar. their live performances. died in the crash along with 74 others. “I’ve gone to Marshall games since I was Of the A-side “Runnin,” Corey Hatton “That’s what we want out of our origi- Stephen Ward lives in Louisville, Kentucky knee-high. Until last year when I stood up on said, “I was sitting at home in 2012, sus- nal music,” Cody Hatton said. with his wife, Shari, and two children. Stephen the podium and got to meet the families, I never pended from high school as always, playing “It’s been an experience so far to work Ward currently works for Boehringer-Ingel- realized the impact,” Waugaman said. “Being guitar and there it was.” on the single,” Curnutte said. “Basically heim Oncology. able to come back this year and share that dif- The B-side “Good Time All Of The Time” we work whenever our vibe is there to do “The love I feel for Marshall University and ferent perspective that I now have, I’m looking was co-written by brothers Corey and it because it’s important to have that con- the city of Huntington cannot be measured,” forward to it. It’s a way to celebrate their lives Cody Hatton. nection. The last couple of months have Stephen Ward said in a press release. “Remem- on the day Marshall went from a school to a “Corey got a new 12-string guitar last been really chaotic which has helped us bering the 75 we lost on Nov. 14, 1970 is a family.” summer and I wrote the riff,” Cody Hat- with these two songs, especially ‘Run- special day for all of us. Thank you for keeping Waugaman said he is looking forward to the ton said. “I didn’t show it to the guys in ning,’ because of the chaos that is trying the Marshall spirit alive.” large crowd he expects the ceremony draw, see- the group until a few months ago and we to be interpreted in the production of the Isabelle Rogner, student body vice president, ing that this year’s memorial is on a home game worked with it and made a song out of it.” song.” has worked closely with Ward in preparation day. The band met Curnutte in early 2015 at Curnutte plans to reissue his Assas- for his address. Rogner said even though Ward “So many people are in Huntington for game different open mic nights; Corey Hatton sin of Silence and J.C. Storyteller albums did not attend Marshall, the university has al- day who are typically out of town,” Waugaman immediately hit it off with Curnutte be- while also working on the full length Of ways been a huge part of his life. said. “Also, some people who work are unable cause of his interest in Curnutte’s Gretsch The Dell album. Of The Dell has multiple “He wants to talk about how even though he to come during the weekday. I think we’re go- electric guitar. Curnutte is known for his performances in the area coming up. didn’t go here, Huntington and the University ing to have so many people coming to this game work under the monikers Assassin of Si- Nathan Thomas can be contacted at have always come back into his life and how a because of the Fountain Ceremony, that it will lence and J.C. Storyteller. [email protected]. lot of the people he looked up to in the past have be one of the biggest crowds we’ve ever had.” been from Marshall,” Rogner said. “Through his For those who cannot attend, the ceremony loss, he was able to continue to progress in life, will be streamed live at www.marshall.edu/it/ which I think is a great message for students.” livestream beginning at 10 a.m. Rogner said she has been honored to be a Rob Engle can be contacted at engle17@ part of the Fountain Ceremony planning. marshall.edu. Epicenter Studios Friday the 13th tattoos By CADI DUPLAGA have already provided. the wait can last up to two THE PARTHENON Tattoo artist Ryan Worley hours. Epicenter Studios puts a said the first time Epicen- The trend has received a creative twist on the super- ter Studios did Friday the lot of positive feedback from stitious day Friday the 13th. 13th tattoos, approximately the Huntington community Epicenter, located on Sixth 200 people got tattoos. The for several years. Avenue is giving $13 tattoos second time, approximately Senior communication on Nov. 13 in honor of the 170 people got them. disorders major Mary Mar- “holiday.” Epicenter Studios has garet Wolfe said she got a Anyone interested in get- been giving 13-themed tat- Friday the 13th tattoo last ting a tattoo can pick from toos for five to six years and year with her friends and a series of tattoos the shop give them every Friday the said she is considering get- has already designed spe- 13th. ting another one this year. KELSIE TYSON | THE PARTHENON cifically for Friday the 13th. All tattoos are done in Tattoos will be given on a Members of Of The Dell Cody Hatton, CJ Davis, Corey Hatton and Issac Hodges perform at the V-Club Oct. 2. Each tattoo is small in black ink; however, color first-come first-serve basis size and has the number 13 can be added to some de- and can only be paid for in somewhere in the design of signs, but not all of them. cash. the tattoo. Epicenter Studios is the Epicenter will follow its Tattoos must be selected only tattoo shop in the area normal operating hours from the designs the shop that gives Friday the 13th opening at noon and closing has already provided on the tattoos. at 8 p.m. list. No custom orders or Worley said a large num- Cadi Duplaga can be adjustments can be made to ber of people typically come contacted at duplaga2@ the tattoo design the artists out for the tattoos and marshall.edu.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Dawson, a staple of Marshall’s football program Hoof Beats Predictions show a Herd victory

By Jeff Nathan

Jeff Nathan was the sports editor of The Parthenon and perished in the 1970 plane crash. Nathan wrote a daily sports column in The Parthenon and was considered a “major part” of the newspaper.

“Jeff worked hard, always trying to win, but knowing how to lose. And he felt deeply. He loved Marshall and West Virginia. Through his spirit and drive it seems he wished to make his adopted home state a better place. He did.” -Carl Denbow, instructor of journalism (Nov.18, 1970)

Marshall cruises to win in exhibition opener

Former Marshall University assistant coach William “Red” Dawson sits in the Marvin L. Stone room in The IMANI SPRADLEY| THE PARTHENON Parthenon newsroom.

By MALCOLM WALTON with its players. SPORTS EDITOR the plane that crashed due to a recruit- “Coach Holliday and I go out of our way There was a time when Red Dawson ingDawson, trip obligation, who drove said instead he struggled of flying with on to make him feel welcomed,” Hamrick had to distance himself from Marshall survivor’s remorse for a long time. said. “We want our players to know him University and from the game of football. However, Donnan assured Dawson he and know what he did for them to be in Dawson, the only Marshall football would not have to speak with anyone if he the position they are in now.” coach to return to the team after the 1970 came to the game. Donnan simply wanted Aside from rejoining the program, plane crash, said it took years before he him to be around the team. could attend the Memorial Fountain Cer- Dawson accepted the offer and has con- “We are Marshall” has helped him with emony or even watch a football game on tinued being a part of the Herd’s football theDawson healing said process. the Warner Brothers film MEGAN OSBORNE| THE PARTHENON television. program over the years. “I was actually dreading it when they Marshall University guard Austin Loop runs the court Dawson said he credits former Mar- Dawson said head coach Doc Holliday Thursday against . shall head coach , who took and , the athletic director, Dawson said. “I didn’t want anything to over the program in 1990, with bringing have continued the tradition of keeping dofirst with started it. I told talking them about that I the just movie,” didn’t By ISHMAEL WITTEN him back to the program and, ultimately, him around the program and its players. want to wake up all those demons.” THE PARTHENON football. “He’s more than a former coach,” Ham- After some thought, Dawson said Austin Loop was a key factor in Marshall University men’s bas- “When someone had told him that I rick said. “When you look at our success, he decided to participate with Warner lived in Huntington still, he reached out Dawson is the foundation of that. Look Brothers to ensure the movie was hon- State College. at Marshall football now, the wins, the est and respectful to those who lost their ketballThe junior team’s guard 112-78 scored victory 24 Thursdaypoints on evening8-13 shooting, against includingBluefield championships, this wouldn’t be possible lives. 7-11 on 3-pointers. Despite his big night, Loop said he expects de- butto me, I don’t personally,” think I’m Dawson going tosaid. go “Atto footfirst,- without Red Dawson. He came back after “It turned out being a saving grace for fenses to key-in on him more during the regular season. ballI thanked games.’ him I hadn’t and said gone ‘I’m to doinga football fine, the tragedy to begin putting in the hard me,” Dawson said. “It’s getting easier and “It was a big change going from the end of last season to to- game or even watched one in so long. It work of rebuilding the team. ” easier. Life’s been hard but sometimes it’s night,” Loop said. “They probably didn’t do a lot of scouting since was just too painful, too many bad memo- Hamrick said he wants Dawson to be good.” ries. I had nightmares of the crash a lot of around the program as often as possible Malcolm Walton can be contacted at won’t get looks like that.” nights. It wasn’t easy.” and to continue making relationships [email protected]. it wasSenior an transferexhibition, James but whenKelly postedwe go down a double-double to Tennessee, in Ihis figure Mar -I shall debut, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Head coach Dan D’Antoni said he thinks his system and Kelly’s skillset will mesh well this season. Marshall faces FIU in final home game of season “[At Miami] James didn’t know whether he was an inside per- By BRADLEY HELTZEL Holliday said he and about 40 players going to miss them. It’s important that we son or an outside person,” head coach Dan D’Antoni said. “In my ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR will attend the Memorial Fountain cer- send those guys off the right way.” system you can do both and maybe that’s what’s needed for him Emotion will encapsulate the Marshall emony Saturday morning before making Freshman quarterback Chase Litton to put up big numbers.” University campus Saturday and that said the 18 seniors have represented Junior forward Ryan Taylor chipped in with nine points, six re- emotion will be transferred to Joan C. Ed- However, the Herd will also commemo- themselves and the team well and sym- bounds and two blocks. Marshall played without two members of wards Stadium around 3:30 p.m. when ratefinal thepreparations lost sons offor Marshall the game. once it hits bolize what the game of football is all its backcourt in sophomore Jon Elmore, who was out for an undis- the Herd takes on Florida International about. closed reason, and junior transfer Stevie Browning, who missed University. jersey. “It’s just 100 percent them,” Litton said. the game because of a violation of team rules. “It’s going to be very emotional,” senior theAlthough field as theSaturday team will will donrepresent a new ablack his- “The passion they have for the game, the wide receiver Deandre Reaves said. “It’s torical day for the university, it doubles in effort with Evan McKelvey, D.J. Hunter hosts Newberry College 3:30 p.m. Sunday. kind of hard to put Davonte Al- MarshallBrowning begins will also regular miss season the Herd’s play Nov. final 19 exhibition when it travels when to it into words.” len, ‘Swede’ Knoxville to take on the University of Tennessee. Marshall head (Sebastian Jo- Ishmael Witten can be contacted at [email protected]. coach Doc Holliday hansson). It’s said the players just players have embraced the like that you can’t coach. game, which marks It’s just what thesignificance 45th anniver of the- they have in sary to the day of them; it’s for the plane crash the game, it’s in 1970 resulting for the love of in the death of 75 the city. And people, including they play for 36 Marshall foot- those 75 ev- ball players. ery time they “(The players) step out on know how impor- tant it is,” Holliday they play for said. “And if you the field‘M’ andon talk to them, they’ll their helmets tell you how impor- and the ‘Herd’ tant it is to our fan Members of Marshall University’s football team take the field Oct. 3 SHANNON STOWERS | THE PARTHENON across their base and commu- against . chest. Those nity. Nobody else are things has our story and these kids understand meaning for the Herd seniors. you really can’t coach. And to have those that, so it’s been great for me as a head “It’s also a big game for us because players on your team that really play for coach to see how our kids have embraced we have 18 seniors playing their last the passion of the game and the passion the tradition of Marshall University and game here at our stadium,” Holliday said. of this community and the people around they’ll carry that on. I’m proud of the way “Those are 18 guys who have changed us is truly special.” they’ve represented themselves toward the culture of this program. They’ve won Bradley Heltzel can be contacted at this school and what it really means.” a bunch of games around here and we’re [email protected].

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM The Parthenon lost one of its 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. own in Marshall plane crash JOCELYN GIBSON By MARK SUEK said Carl Denbow of EXECUTIVE EDITOR CONTRIBUTOR Athens, Ohio, who [email protected] As Southern Airways was one of Nathan’s Flight 932 made its de- faculty advisors at MEGAN OSBORNE SARA RYAN scent to land at Tri-State Marshall and runs MANAGING EDITOR NEWS EDITOR Airport, Jeff Nathan was the Jeff Nathan Me- [email protected] [email protected] likely pondering how he morial on Facebook. was going to report Mar- “He was a conscien- MALCOLM WALTON SHALEE ROGNEY shall’s 17-14 loss at East tious reporter who SPORTS EDITOR LIFE! EDITOR Carolina in the univer- always went the extra [email protected] [email protected] sity’s student newspaper. mile to get the details Since the Douglas right. I only knew Jeff BRADLEY HELTZEL WILL IZZO DC-9 twin-engine jet a few months, but we ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR COPY EDITOR airliner required about became very good [email protected] [email protected] - friends very quickly. ston, North Carolina to This was very unusual KAITLYN CLAY EMILY RICE an hour to fly from Kin for an instructor and ONLINE EDITOR PHOTO EDITOR the sports editor of The student. We had a lot [email protected] [email protected] ParthenonKenova, West likely Virginia,had his of common interests story and accompanying and outlooks and we DONYELLE MURRAY MIKAELA KEENER column planned out in both liked college SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER ASSIGNMENT EDITOR his mind. All that would football.” [email protected] [email protected] remain would be the The course Journal- labor-intensive task of ism 202 (Advanced SANDY YORK banging out the words Reporting) at Mar- FACULTY ADVISER on a typewriter, just as shall University [email protected] he had done many times required, at the time, before. The date was No- vember 14, 1970. stories per semes- CONTACT US: 109 Communications Bldg.|Marshall University|One John Marshall Drive Nathan’s next entry in terstudents or about to two file per 28 Huntington, West Virginia 25755|[email protected]|@MUParthenon his “Hoof Beats” column week. Nathan sub- would be the 30th by the mitted 5-7 per week, THE FIRST The Constitution of the energetic and likeable more than 100 per AMENDMENT United States of America junior from Parkersburg semester and was - noted as a “regular” Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of friended many members in the athletic depart- religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the ofand the Vienna, Thundering who had Herd be SUBMITED PHOTO ment and a person freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to football team and coach- Parthenon sports editor Jeff Nathan, 20, was one of the 75 who lost their life in the who practically lived peaceably assemble; and to petition the Government for a redress ing staff. Alas, the events plane crash Nov. 14, 1970. Nathan was widely respected by his co-workers, friends in The Parthenon of grievances. of the next few seconds and professors. newsroom. Nathan, would mean the column sometimes referred would never appear. The time one simply cannot attend a BE HERD: GUIDELINES FOR SENDING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR was 7:37 on a rainy and foggy Thundering Herd game or “Jeff was a loving brother names” by journalism advi- Saturday evening in Wayne traverse the campus without andEighth a family Avenue guy. in HeVienna. had lots of sors,to as earned “the man multiple with “reporter two first Please keep letters to the letters that are posted on The County. seeing reminders of and me- friends,” said Don Nathan, who of the week” and “reporter of editor at 300 words or fewer. Parthenon website, www. Less than two miles distance morials to the disaster. was 12 years old at the time of the semester” honors. They must be saved in Mi- marshallparthenon.com, can and 30 seconds’ time from the plane crash. “We shared a “I knew Jeff was really going crosoft Word and sent as be printed at the discretion of touch-down and traveling at were not and are not, spared bedroom for years and fought to be something and go places,” an attachment. Longer let- the editors. about 160 miles per hour, the fromParkersburg those feelings and of Vienna pro- the way brothers do, but Jeff ters may be used as guest The opinions expressed plane (tail code N97S) carrying found sadness and loss, for was a great guy. I remember editor of The Parthenon when columns at the editor’s discre- in the columns and letters Nathan and 74 other people one of their own was taken Jeff sent me a Marshall sweat- shesaid wasMarti a Vogel,Marshall the managingsenior in tion. Guest column status will do not necessarily rep- failed to check its descent and away that night and a promis- shirt, for no particular reason 1970-71. “He had the determi- not be given at the author’s resent the views of The came in 300 feet too low and ing young life cut short at just and it arrived the day before nation, curiosity and drive to request. All letters must be Parthenon staff. 20 years of age. the plane crashed.” go with the talent. He was one signed and include an ad- Please send news releases path. Clipping trees on the way The elder son of George and Jeff Nathan loved sports and of those remarkable people dress or phone number for to the editors at parthe- down,outside the of plane the preferred nosedived flight into Grace Nathan, originally from dedicated himself to the art of you just knew was going to be [email protected]. Please a wooded hilly area west of the Long Island, New York, Jeff journalism. Those who knew special. I think Jeff was ADHD edited for grammar, libelous keep in mind, letters are runway near where Interstate Nathan was a 1968 graduate Jeff best were astounded by the before there was a name for statements,confirmation. available Letters mayspace be printed based on timeliness, 64 crosses the Big Sandy River, of Parkersburg High School. amount of high quality work he it. Sometimes, people with or factual errors. Compelling newsworthiness and space. Jeff and his family had moved could churn out and the enthu- the drive Jeff had will turn off siasm he showed for the craft. other people. But Jeff was so aboard.burst into flames and exploded George accepted a customer Mentors and colleagues col- nice and everyone liked him. in Thea giant aftermath ball of fire, of the killing worst all serviceto West Virginiamanagement in 1963 position when lectively knew he was special You knew you could be friends air tragedy in the history of with the Ames Tool Company and thought he would one day American sports devastated (locally known as O. Ames). be the sports editor of a news- him.” Marshall University and its paper—perhaps even one in a with Jeff the first time you met Huntington community home 23rd Street in Parkersburg major metropolitan city. Read the full story on - andThe then Nathans moved briefly to Sixth lived Av on- “Jeff quickly adopted West ginia and even the nation. The marshallparthenon.com painas well and as melancholy much of West have Virnot after Jeff’s passing, the surviv- extremely proud of the state departed; even after 45 years, ingenue family in Vienna. members About moved a year to andVirginia Marshall as his home University,” and was Former team manager revisits memories after 15 years

By KELSIE LIVELY Just three days before he was to step on to THE PARTHENON Southern Airways Flight 932 on November 14, It has been 45 years since the plane crash - that killed 75 Marshall football players, ton Tri-State Airport, Jones was called home to coaches and supporters. It has only been in 1970 from Kinston, North Carolina to Hunting the last 15 years Eugene Jones has been able funeral. to talk about the loss of the many friends he Hinton,“A few West days Virginia before attendthe team his leftgrandmother’s my grand- made during the fall semester of his fresh- mother passed away and so I went home for the man year. At the time of the crash, Jones was an “Of course, that just changed my life forever.” 18-year-old freshman at Marshall, working funeral,Like the thus entire I didn’t Marshall make community,the flight,” Jones the news said. as an equipment manager for the football team as part of his work-study program. him to come back to school and try to live a nor- During the preseason, it was Jones and malof the life. crash The hit friends Jones hard,he made making that it year difficult before for the other equipment managers’ job to make school had even started, before he had an op- sure all of the equipment was ready and on portunity to know any other Marshall students, were now gone with only the memory of them day practices in August, Jones’ job was to left. wakethe field the forplayers practice. up at Then,4 a.m. duringto make two-a- sure “I stayed away a good while, because there SUBMITED PHOTO As the season went on, Jones and the Herd football team manager Eugene Jones, 18, holding his head in his hands during the memorial ceremony to classes I was walking across (campus) and otherthey were managers dressed worked and on with the thefield players on time. on following the crash in 1970. comewasn’t around any classes, the corner but one and of the here first come days a back girl players and community boosters to take to the us that only one manager could go besides the from Hinton I graduated high school with,” Jones them and the coaching staff. game. head manager. Another friend of mine (and I) said. “She turned white as a ghost and came up the“It field, was wheregood because Jones became we got goodto know friends the playwith- “When it came time to go to the East Carolina talked about it and we agreed I would go to this and hugged on me and said ‘I thought you were ers,” Jones said. Approaching the East Carolina game, Marshall down. They were going to charter a plane. It was While on campus on November 11, 1970, a call See EUGENE | Page 5 Athletics made the decision to charter a plane for game, Marshall decided they were going to fly fromgame homebecause changed I had never Eugene flown Jones’ before.” life forever.

the first time they’d flown,” Jonespage said. designed “They and edited told by SHALEE ROGNEY | [email protected] 5 MEMORIAL EDITION

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Q & A him Old Man Strong. Red was like that. He’s very imposing and commanding. PIKE fundraiser honors WITH I’ve had other book projects where people wanted to add stuff to it to make it sound better. So I wanted to let Red know that this would be a process, and we’d have to be careful and truthful about it. Before I could say a word, he said, “I don’t want any BS, fallen brothers among I want to tell the 100 percent truth.” In other words, this was his Patrick one shot to tell everything. When I heard that, I had total respect for him. We became fast friends. He’s the kind of person who commands respect. He’s 75 plane crash victims Whattruly a iswonderful, different honest about man. this version of the Marshall plane crash story?

Garbin By RILEY MAHONEY Well, he was there. He was there prior to the crash. He was- THE PARTHENON By ROB ENGLE there when it happened and had to face this unbelievable tragedy. in the crash. - THE PARTHENON He was there immediately following the crash to rebuild the pro - “This one man came by the The recently-released “A Coach in Progress: Marshall Football— gram. He was there for the whole operation. - Marshall University’s Pi house the day before Home A Story of Survival and Revival” Also, an interesting part of the book is what’s happened with Kappa Alpha Fraternity mem coming one year who was the loss of the 75 sons and daughters of Marshall through the eyes Red from 1972 to present day, beside the survivor’s guilt he’s en bers are remembering those really good friends with James is the first-ever book to document dured, but also how he walked away from the program. The book who they lost from the 1970 ‘Jimo’ Adams,” Bozeman said. goes into how he’s since been brought back into the program and Marshall University plane to“He hangout told us and a bunch play offootball funny of former Marshall assistant football coach, Red Dawson. Working is now a major part of it. crash by selling memorial stories about how they used with freelance journalist, Patrick Garbin, Dawson reveals what he I don’t think you’ll be able to find any book that can be told about wristbands. - Every year on the anni- previously would not discuss: the insurmountable obstacles, guilt Beingthe last an 50 outsider years of theto the Marshall Marshall football community, program whatas completely. was tak- Pike members have begun together.” and difficulties he faced following the 1970 plane crash. ing on this project like for you? their annual sale of wrist Parthenon reporter Rob Engle had the opportunity to speak bands at the Memorial Student- versary of the plane crash, with Garbin about the book and what it was like working with bandsCenter. every year to raise members of the fraternity- WhatRed Dawson. is “A Coach in Progress” about? In a word, unbelievable. Typically, with huge universities, there Members sell rubber wrist- dress up and have what they are a lot of “fair weather” fans. I came to Huntington last year the statuecall a “Jimoin their ceremony.” front yard Mem and weekend of the fountain ceremony and it was almost like apples themoney Marshall for their chapter alumni pay asso for bers go out to the memorial It’s a memoir of Red Dawson, primarily centered on the time and oranges when comparing Marshall with other fan bases— ciation. The association helps - he coached at Marshall, 1968 to 1972. Obviously, the tragedy is a I saw fan base that was truly dedicated to it’s team. A fan base, share memories they have had huge part of that, which still has effects on him now. He still has many of who weren’t even alive when this tragedy happened, who repair on memorials in case with their brothers since join survivor’s guilt—it’s better than it was 45 years ago—but he still- seemed so heartfelt and unbelievably connected to the tragedy. I they are vandalized or break. ing the fraternity. has it. never imagined going the fountain ceremony and seeing so many Some proceeds help go to the and“We plays also the have bagpipes a man in front that The book contains what “We Are Marshall” does not: the dif young people, some of whom were crying. As Red said, “I don’t fraternity’s scholarship fund. - comes by the house every year- ficulties Red had with rebuilding the Marshall football program.- care who you are, if the fountain ceremony doesn’t move you, “We do this fundraiser every When the movie came out ten years ago, he was approached by something’s wrong with you.” year,” Bryan Bozeman, pub of the memorial on Homecom several publishers to write a book, but he turned them down be I’ve experienced a lot of different atmospheres, lic relations major, said. “It’s ing since he was best friends- cause he didn’t feel like he was ready to tell the story. When the but Huntington is something special and I think it has to do with a great way to remember the with James as well,” Bozeman time came, he called me straight up and said, “Hey, if I’m going to Inthe terms strength of the this book, community how did has you built and from Red tragedy. collaborate on the five Pi Kappa Alpha brothers said. “He plays the song ‘Amaz Whattell my was story, it thatI’m going inspired to tell this all project?of it.” content? who died in the plane crash.” ing Grace.’” - The 1970s plane crash took This year’s wristband is- the lives of all 75 members on made of black rubber and says, That’s an interesting story. I live outside of Athens, Georgia and I actually wrote it, but it’s all Red’s work. I did some of the back board. Of those 75 members, “Rise from the Ashes, Novem I work as writer for the University of Georgia’s football team. It ground research, but the content is almost all from Red. It was a five were members of Pi Kappa- seenber 14, great 1970.” student participa- just so happens that Red has a lifelong friend who he visits in blessing that he was such an extensive note-taker with the details Alpha. tion“The and past this few year years the turnwe have out Athens, named Rosie, who’s son approached me about Red. I was of what was happening at Marshall in the '60s and '70s, which “Whenever we have Home familiar with Red, primarily through the movie, and my friend Whathelped is him the recount ultimately the story.take-away of “A Coach in Progress”? coming and events like that, told me Red was finally thinking about writing a book. He asked we normally have guys from has been really well,” Bozeman me if I was interested in at least sitting down and talking with Red buythe planethe bands crash and era tellthat us knew sto- said. “We made the wristbands and I definitely was. I met with him and the project just kind of The ultimately take-away is that Red wants to honor the 75- the five brothers come and black this year to go along Whatgrew from was there.it like working with Red Dawson? people who perished in the plane crash and this was his way of with the blackout game that doing so. Sitting down and doing this project also helped his sur- ries about watching them peopleMarshall have is having reached on theout 14thand vivor’s guilt. In the grand scheme of things, it was his tribute to play football and being Pike this month. Thankfully, many I believe it was Matthew Fox in an interview who said Red those 75 by telling the entire story, the entire truth. I think read brothers with them,” Bozeman was like John Wayne. It’s true; Red is like an old cowboy you’d ersRob will Engle recognize can bethat. contacted at [email protected]. said. “It’s a good thing for the supported it.” - see in a Western. When I was growing up, there was an old man alumniThe front and ofa goodthe Pi way Kappa for Alus- Pi Kappa Alpha will continue in my neighborhood you didn’t want to mess with. We called to do a fundraiser.” to sell the wristbands for an otherRiley two Mahoneyto three weeks can in thebe pha house features a memorial- contactedMemorial Student at mahoney10@ Center. statue of football player James marshall.edu. Blackout jerseys to honor the 75 “Jimo” Adams one of the foot ball players who passed away

By MACKENZIE KYLE THE PARTHENON to wear the jerseys. Without much hesitation, the team decided they wanted to honor the 75 by wearing the jerseys for the game In a town held together by railroad ties and steel, the pride and against FIU, Nov. 14. passion for a football program that suffered an unimaginable loss- “They told us that they wanted to do something different,” said is still remembered to this day. Aaron Goebbel, associate director of Athletics for External Affairs.- Each year on Nov. 14, members of the Marshall University com- “The stars just kind of aligned when we got the black jerseys.” munity, young and old, gather to remember the 75 lives that were While there was a small amount of pushback from commu lost 45 years ago. Through the difficult times the Marshall Foot nity members who thought setting the date of the “black out” ball program has had over its history, the unity and community on Nov. 14 was in poor taste and inconsiderate to the families of pride still rings out through chants of “We Are… Marshall.” those who lost their lives that day 45 years ago, most changed Nov. 14 is normally a day of remembrance and solemnity. Only- their minds after hearing members of the current team made the this year, for only the sixth time in the 45 years since the crash, it decision. is game day. Following the fountain ceremony, the Marshall Uni “I know there were families that had some questions about it,” versity Thundering Herd will honor the 75 as they take on the- Goebbel said. “I think once we told them the backstory and once Florida International University Panthers. they heard about it, they understood.” - For the first time ever, the Herd will take the field in black jer Nov. 14 is a day many in the Marshall community hold very seys and members said they hope the crowd will join them in- close to their hearts; the current foot wearing black to the game. ball team included. In the history of the program, the Herd has never had black jer “I would say that we’re at 100 percent when it comes to their seys, like many other collegiate teams have for certain games. understanding,” Goebbel said. Last year, Athletic director, Mike Hammrick, told the team if Saturday morning after the fountain is shut off and the town they won a conference championship, he would make sure they goes silent, a thunder will begin to roar from the Joan C. Edwards had black jerseys for one game the following season. Stadium and the Thundering Herd will do what it feels is the best After the Thundering Herd 26-23 victory over Louisiana way to remember the 75 lives that were lost in 1970, play football. in the C-USA championship in December 2014, Hammrick kept MacKenzie“It is a celebration,” Kyle can Goebbel be contacted said. “It at brings [email protected]. proper recognition his promise. to such a powerful day.” Once the decision had been made to get the black jerseys, players were asked to choose which home game they wanted EUGENE Continued from page 4 were putting this big plaque documentary brought him with the loss of his friends, on the Marshall Stadium that some of the closure he needed. Jones said he kept his faith - says ‘From Ashes to Glory’ with “I felt like a lot of the other and told himself that he wasn’t on the plane.’” a big bronze buffalo,” Jones guys that didn’t go, there meant to be on the plane and It wasn’t until Marshall un said. “I got home that night and weren’t many of them, you God had another plan for him. Anniversaryveiled the “Fromof the crash Ashes that to endwatched of it they ‘Ashes started to Glory’ scrolling and know we felt guilty because all “I had the attitude and was Glory” plaque during the 30th did alright and right toward the my friends and people I knew- told then the Lord didn’t want were killed and I wasn’t,” Jones meKelsie on that Lively plane andcan that’s be conwhy- Jones was able to talk about- the names of the player, it took said. “I wasn’t one of the play tactedI’m here at today,” lively37@marshall. Jones said. versary)what had of happened. the crash and they 30 years and I finally cried.” ers or anything but I was apart edu. “It was the 30th year (anni Jones said being able to of it.” sit down andpage designed watch and edited the by SHALE ROGNEYWith | [email protected] the struggle to cope