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Vol. 91 , No. 33 Huntington, W.Va. Friday, Nov. 2, 1990 Revisions made to proposed ·schedule
By Ella Elaine Bandy scheduled class times, Miller said. Reporter Saturdayclassesmeetingat noon Nov. 23 would not he canceled. Two revisions were made to the "Wi)en I first heard SGA was Student Government Association going to make a proposal I was calendar proposal paHed at apprehensive," said Robert Ed Wednesday's emergency Student dins, chairman of the President's Senate aeHion during the Calendar Committee. President's Calendar Committee -rhe students had really done meeting Thursday. their homework on the proposal, ~e proposal wo.uld lengthen arid I was extremely proud of the Thanksgiving break from four and way their representative pre a half days to nine, said Patrick sented it." Miller, Student Senate executive Miller said he was pleased witl, associate. the meeting's outcome and how Lengthening Thanksgiving everyoneon the committee seemed break will shorten Chris.tmas willing to discuss the proposal. break five days because of a new No action was taken on the pro finals schedule proposed by SGA posal because the members ofthe The proposal for the finals sched committee, whicn includes one ule includes two study days. _ representative from seven groups Finals would begin Dec. 12 and on campus, wanted input from endDec.18. their constituents, Eddins said. The Calendar Committee made The President's Calendar Com two revisions after Thursday's mittee will meet Wednesday at 9 · di8Cl18sion of the propoaal a.m. in Smith Hall 810. . Behind closed doors Final exams would end Dec. 17, "I hope we can come out of the Conatructlon work la kept NCUre at the Sc~ padlocks O!' the front doors. because students who had meeting with a firm calendar for ence Bulldlng with the addition of chains and Wednesday night claaaee would the (univenity) presidfnt's ap take tpeir finals during regularly proval: Eddins said. Admissions office offers camp.us.tour . . . . Program-- to recognize .to -~ttrac~ honor students, ·officials say leading _biack students journalist.• Roui said. By John R. Goodwin By Megan Lockhan representatives ofthe Office of F#port., "I think it'• a great marketing "The emphasis today tool for the univenity,• said Dr. , Report9r Student Aft'ain. ~•s to persuade hon Nell Bailey, vice president and The program was started in ,More than 600 high school honor Seventy-seven high school stu 1985 and baa provided enroll graduates and National Merit dean of atuclent affairs. ers. students to come to dents are being honored today ment for 77 students at semi-finalists got a taste oflife at "Marshall baa the beat of both Msrshs/1." worlds. Weatjll havethefine88flof and Saturday during Marshall's Marshall. Blue said nine atu Manhall Thursday at an orienta sixth annual OutstandingBlack dentahave withdr•wn from the tion presentation, a amall echool and all the advan tages of a big school." High School Students Weekend. program, and some have trans The high school students were Kenneth E. Blue, associate fered to other colleges. invited by acting President Alan Bailey said Gould welcomed students tomomingpreeentation. dean for student affairs, said Event activities include rec B. Gould and the Office ofAdmis the event will introduce students reational events and presenta sions to see what Marshall has to Faculty members then disc:uased "The emphasis today was to per- studentopportunitiesandevents. to Marshall and give them an tions on academics and campus offer, Claria Kay Heuon, data incentive to pursue their educa life for students and their par entry operator for admissions, suade honors students to come to Dr. Ralph Taylor, chairman of Marshall,'! Harless said. theSearchCommitteeonRecruit- tions. ents. An educational seminar, said. Students must be juniol'\ and "Exciting Opportunities for Each high school in West-Vir More than 1,000 high school atu- ing Excellent Students spoke dentscametolaatyear'sNational about the annual SCORES aca meet requirements of the pro International Educational ginia, as well as ones in bordering Experiences," will he conducted Merit Semi-Finalist and Honor demic festival. gram before they are selected by Ohio and Ke9tucky counties is their high school principals and today by Dr. John Walden, as invited to Marshall. Graduate Day. Heaaonsaid_fewer Dr. Donna J . Spindel, history students attended this year possi- professor· ~d urrivenity-honors counselors to participate. sociate professor offamily and "Hopefully by ·doing this we'll Students who decide to enroll community health in the School have a good caliber of students. I blyhecauseofashortageofgradu- director, talked about the Honors ating seniors. Program and Dr. William N. at Marshall are eligible to re of Medicine. know we will from this group,• ceive tuition wavers and $500 . Dr. Kevin S. Smith, a Hesson said. Betsy Shook, a senior at John Denman, director of the Society Marshall High School in ofYeager Scholars, discussed ap scholarships, Blue said.- Marshall graduate and a for After the presentation, the visi "We recognize .students who mer football player for the tors were given a tour ofthe cam Moundsville, said she was im- plying for a Yeager Scholarship. pressed with Marshall: "Every- Dr. Ed Miller, director offinan are doing extremely well aca Thundering Herd, will speak pus and had meetings with the demically and who have college tonight at the honors banquet. academic deans. one seems to get a lot of personal- cial aid, spoke on the importance ized attention.,. . ofapplying early for scholarships potential," Blue said. Students will spend the night · High school juniors are elligible After this weekend, the stu in a residence hall. for the National Merit Scholar- Mendy Rossi, Winfield High and admission to the university. dents will continue to he in A panel discussion on cam - ship by scoring in the· top 5 per School senior, who came as a Col- Bailey closed the presentation lege ofSc ience applicant, said she · •after ·telling students, of tl)e im formed about Marshall through pus issues is scheduled for cent on the Preliminary Scholas- · letters from faculty, staff and Saturday. tic Aptitude Test, said Dr. JIIJl2'.. · aleo ia interestedin journalism. "I-· .- par.tap~of involveJnent in out_.-~f want to do both - he scientist/ · class activities. : ·, .- ·. · · Harless, director of admissions. a I 7 2 The Parthenon Friday. Noy. 2, 1990 1 Beyond MU From Assoc:ia~ Prt1ss _and College Information Network reports . Bush says aggressiori will not be tolerated President George Bush said today he was liam Weld, who is seeking to succeed retir "more determined than ever"' to drive Iraq's ing Gov. Michael Dukakis, Bush's 1988 Saddam Hussein out ex Kuwait. "No one wants a peaceful end to this crisis more than I Democratic presidential opponent. Bush, embarkingonaaix-day, crau-coun do, but no one Is more determined to see this aggression He said Weld headed a 9team that is try•campaign blitz for endanger~d Republi going to bring·change and a clean house to cans, toldaGOPrallyinBurlington,Mass., .turned back. And I w/11 not change on that fundamental Massachusetts Tuesday.» Weld •wants a a Boston suburb, •1 want desperately to point of morality," state without corruption• and an end to • have a peaceful resolution to this crisis. •o)d boy connections," Bush declared. 9But let me be very, very clear, there will While the president said he is keeping the :•.• be no compromise on the United Nations' ['. :,•, '·-::·•.·.·'·-: Presld~~t-b~.rge Bush .·, .. two subjects-the Iraqi confrontation and demands for a complete withdrawal of Iraq ••+. . , ""· .: '·'·"(':,.. .- ...- , ..,, .. ,.. . " I " . , I politics - separate, Bush is expected to from Kuwait,• Bush said. • make repeated references to the Persian "Today I am more determined than ever; Gulf standoff as he travels. · this aggression will not stand: he said. · Bush •aid the United States and the rest Meanwhile, responding to reports that In a trip acbeduled to keep him on the 'The brutalityagainst inno-::entcit:izens will of the world remain "united in anger and Saddam had invited hostage families to road until Election Day, Bush is campaign - not be tolerated and will not stand.» outrage• at the treatment of hostage• by - visit their relatives in captivity in Iraq and ing for the GOP gubernatorial and congres Bush said he still intends to give eco •Iraq's brutal dictator.• Kuwait over the Christmas holidays, presi sional ·candidates in close races in Massa nomic sanctions time to work. The President asked his audience to join dential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said: cbussetts, Florida, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, -No one wants a peaceful end to this c:riais him in setting ~de partisan politics when "Why doesn'tbe letthe hostages come home California, New Mexico and Texas. more th4D I do, but no one is more deter it came to his Persian Gulf policy. at Christmas? That would be the best way After leaving Burlington, Bush traveled mined to see this aggression turned back. •rm not a cynic. I have no apologies, only - or better yet, at 'l'qanksgiving.» . to the Cape Cod community ofMashpee for And I WJ11 not change on that fundamental pride at being at a partisan event. But for Bush wu campaigning in Meuacbusetts another rally for Weld, whoi• inaclo•erace point of morality: he aaid. the moment ... set partisan politics aside.• for Republican gubernatorial candidate Wil- against Democrat John Silber.
/ Corporation anticipates strike Mother, daughter will be reunited Embargo isn't affecting Saddam
Ravenswood Aluminum Corp. has placed barbed wire ·Single mother Chante Fe,~dez will be reunited with The trade embargo against Iraq i• starting to bite, but around its property and boarded up windows in anticipa her 5-year-old daughter Anjuli, who wa• kept locked in a the shortages are having no effect on Iraqi President tion of a strike. car trunk while Fernandez worked in a shopping mall. Saddam HUSNin's behavior, State Department spokes "Should a strike occur, Raven•woocl Aluminum Ccrp. New Jeney Family Couri Judge John Callahan ruled woman Margaret Tutwiler •aid Wednesday. will be prepared,• • cunpany repre•ntative •aid. that Anjuli would be returned •u •oon u thnapy and The embargo may not force Iraq into a policy reversal The contract between the company and the union ex 1Upport• are put in plac.! The -.tate will have legal becau. Saddam •aid hia:army will be the Jut touched by pired at midnight Wedne•day. The two aide• have been custody until a progreu report i• iuued within SO day•• •hortage• and he doe• not care how much Iraqi• •uff'er to trying to negotiate a new contract for four weeks. protect that army. · Power shortage possible in East Porch brings voters close to home Russia begins economic reform The U .S.Department ofEnergy warned Wedne•day that It'll be euy forth• motherof• tate Sen. J. D. Brackenrich parta of the eutem United ~tate• may not have enough The republic ofRu•-ia, which declared its •overeignty in to keep an eye on hi• election return• Tue.day. electricity on extremelycold day• this winter because Qfiit- June, agreed to begin its own economic reforms Thur•da The polling place i• on her porch. 1Ufticient generating capacity. Deputy Premier Gennady Fil•hin uid Ruuian mini•• -ntey have alway• voted on my mother and fath11r• back The wor•t potential •hortage i• in •outhern Ohio. ter• considered plan• to make •tate-owned wood and porch,• Brackenric:h, D-Greenbrier •aid, D.O.E. and utility indu• try cfficiala cite financial and papercompanie• intoprjvate bwiinea••· Legi•lation to be There m:en't many other plaeea to put the booth in tiny environmental barrier• to buildil)g' new power plant• ~ paued next month would allow creation of •tock compa- Kiefrer, population 50, •aid Greenbrier. County Clerk Eu the reuon for in• ufflcient 1Uppliea. ni• with fcnisn inve• tment. ' gene Spence.
Incumbents have edge The percentage of House and Senate ~mbenll winning re-eleclion haa been risi1g in 1he last decade: SAT changes could. include essays, more math 10()%------.,----- 98% It won't·aff'ect the thousand• ofhigh school •tudenta that would generate a new writing acore in addition to nowbuckling down to take the Scbolutic:Aptitu4e Teat existing verbal and math score• :.-, · . on Saturday. But the College Board, which apon•ora the Stewart also wrctte there could be open-eJ\decl math SAT, was acbeduled to vote Wedne•day on whether to que•tion• in addition to multiple choice. Critic• charge adopt the moat comprehensive change• in the test since that multiple-choice test• tell more about atudents' it began in 1926. test-taking skill• than about what they know. College Board •pokeswoman Janice Gama declined to Documents provided USA TODAY by FairTe•t, a say what the proposed changes were. •1 can't comment Cambridge, Ma•• .-bued group that i• critical ex the on the proposals. That's a working document: Gama SAT, 8UgHt some Qf the College Board member• are say•. The board is meeting at its National Forum in arguing that addition of an euay question would be Boston. unfair to minoritie• and recent immigrants. In a 1989 report, College Board Pre•ident Donald M. The SAT consist• of two multiple choice •ection• that Stewart •aid pouible change• included the addition of te•tverbalandmatb•killa,andi• uaedbymanycollegea 72 '74 76 '78 '80 . '82 '84 '86 '88 .. ,,~ -.Y.,~ .~~}'rith a multiple-choice component, to help decide wlilch student. ·to aairii€. · • · ' ~ ' · · ·: , · ...... ______,-- _____, _,..,-r, ...... ,.. _ ...... ,. ' ·-' : Friday, Nov. 2, 1990 The Parthenon 3 Opinion
Readers' Voice I : .,llil• nial I Presidential search Student steamed Motives behind should remain closed over availability president's words for candidates' sake of spting schedules terr_ifying or hidden? To the Editor: To the Editor:
I am writing this letter in response to an editorial which I would like to express my disgust with the Office have had it." appeared in the Oct. 26 Parthenon. The editorial contained of the Registrar with regatd to the availability of For just four words, this sentence a great many false and misinformed statements, but I will schedules prior to registration. 'I packs quite a wallop. Especially confine myself to the issue of confidential meetings. It My question is this: Why did Spring 1991 sched considering that it made front page comes as no great surprise to me that The Parthenon edi ules become available only five days before the headlines across the country Thursday. tors are uneducated on the topic ofthe presidential search. beginning of open registration? Wouldn't it have · Are these words a threat to Saddam I am the only student representative on that committee, made more sense to make the schedules available and as of today no reporter has questioned rile about the Hussein or an attempt at a quick fix for two or three weeks before scheduling is to begin? As committee or its operations. While I find it refreshing that it stands now, students have little time to get a Bush's dramatic dip in recent popularity The Parthenon has finally taken an interest in one of the polls? · · · schedule, decide what classes to take, fill out a reg- biggest questions confronting Marshall today, I am ap istration form, and get their schedule approved by i Who's to say for sure the motives behind palled that editors would rush headlong into the proce88 their adviser. By giving the students more time for our leader's four-word statement, but what without first getting the facts. deciding which classes to take, it would lessen the ever they are, his words are terrifying. The writer makes it seem as if the search committee is work of the Office of the Registrar, in that there doing something seditious or illegal by·holding confiden would be fewer dropped and added classes. ·Unfortunately, maybe for 250,000 young tial meetings. I find this a strange occurrence considering American lives, he is not the only one feeling I would very much appreciate it if Dr. Robert that the day before I had asked a Parthenon reporter ifhe Eddins would respond to this letter. How about it, as if he cannot stand the situation much understood the reasons the meetings were secret. He an Dr. Eddins? longer: swered fo the affirmative. This is the last time that I will • Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said, assume that someone from The Parthenon understands Robert B. Stigall "The' situation could explode at any time." what I am doing or saying without lengthy third-grade Charleston senior • LatifNassif Jassem, an Iraqi official said, explanation. There are many reasons why certain delib erations of the presidential search must be conducted in "War could come at any moment." executive session. Because I ·am confined to only five • British forces commander Air Chief hundred words, 1 will list only two. · Trees not advert1's1ng' medium Marshal Paddy Hine said a team is develop One major reason that the part of the search process . ing plans for military air strikes. must be kept confidential is that ~he committee is discuss- • According to Kuwaiti Ambassador Sheikh ing the merits and faults of the various individuals who To the Editor: Saud Nasir Sabah war may not be inevitable have applied. In the search process we are trying to gather information concerning the candidates' qualifications to I am apalled ~ see some individuals putting flie~ on but sanctions alone could force Iraq out. see ifthey are fit torun a fine institution like Marshall. One campus by stapling them to trees. One ofthem advertised Maybe Bush is fed up with the lunacy of of the ways we do this is to contact references. When this a Campus Entertainment Unlimited function and the the Persian GulfCrisis andSaddam Hussein . is done we assure the person with whom we are speaking other advertised an event sponsored by the Sigma Sigma But then again, maybe he isn't. that what they say will remain confidential. In this way w~ Sigma sorority. According to Associated Press, he rejected learn·many things about a candidate that would not be When you hurt trees in the name of advertising, you suggestions that these tactics were just di learned if it were known that the information would be- discredit your group and•your event in the eyes of many of vei:sions froin diving poll ratings due to th_e come public. If you do not think this is true, ask yourself us. this: Ifa classmate asked you what you think ofa professor recent budget fiasco. in front of that professor, and then asks you again in the Terry Me1&inger He said he didn't think any decent, honor · ·hallwayawayfrom the professor, does your answer change? Huntington junior able person would ever suggest such a thing. Why? . He said he was offended. A second reason the search committee meetings should Offensive or not, it's something to con remain confidential is that if Marshall tannot guarantee sider. Especially considering this is no popu confidentialitytoapplicants,manyqualifiedpersonswould Policies not apply. The reason for this is that many ofthose who are larity contest, but a real life contest - one applying for the job of president at-Marshall are already with 250,000 American lives at stake. · employed in the private or public sector. It could· do ha!ffl to their careers ifit were known that they were seeking employment elsewhere. Many ofthe resumes I have seen come from people who clearly do not want the public to .lOnS•.·The story and Cale· ndar know that they are applying for the job. I think this is Correct understandable. Remember how our ex-president was announcement about "Fresh Start" in treated after it was made public that he was. looking into Tuesday's Parthenon incorrectly stated that a job with another university. I think everyone would classes are being offered every Tuesday and agreeifhehadnotgottenthejob,hewouldhavelostagreat Thursday. You must pre-register in January for deal of influence and credibility at Marshall. spring semester classes. This semester is full. When the field ofcandidates has been narrowed to three . '· edit; verify-arid not publish lettEitS vio1at- . W h of five, then The Parthenon and everyone else can know • hi I' · · · e regret t e error. their names. It is not in the interest of the candidates, or : mg·-t S po icy,. ., .·. .. ·,· . ·= • • ( In Thursday's p;aper the quote "Some people Marshall University, to do so until that time. I am always open to input or constructive criticism from the students are creative writers and some are not," was whom I represent on the board; however, I do not believe wrongly attributed to Christine Delea, Et that an uneducated, baseless editorial criticizing my work Cetera poetry judge. The quote should have on the board is warranted - especially when I have not been attributed to Donna Turner, Huntington been consulted. , .. -~ -· ··· -
. '//l,/~lrJ'.f-.i':l.l,I.I.J-.1.1..tr.t-.3'..fll.t;t.f"- . . '. ..:.-,,... · .c"'."~' :~'.••'••.,;, ... ..,,. ...., ~r, .,,,V ,,.,'\ ,,, I') '\)~t';,";.~ · ~·\•· ·i-•;· ;• 4 The Parthenon Friday, Nov. 2, 1990 New committee debates He's not 'Superprof ;' campus visi~ation policy assistants help teach By Maureen Mack one younger. They don't have the knowledge and expe plaints that current guest policies are Reporter By Renee casto rience of all that schooling and seem more Reporter too confusing, Rowe said. According to the spring schedule, English like peers; he said. "We agreed many students are un But that is not necessarily true, accord clear on the policy - exactly what they professor Joseph Riemer is teaching 42 A new campus visitation committee ing to Dr. Edmund M. Taft, associate pro met for the first time last week and· are and why they are,• Rowe said. "The hours per week next semester, including fessor of English. agreed on the need to gather opinions residents need to be educated on the 12 sections or English 101. Some of the classes are at the same times but in differ •A Ph.D. is no guarantee; Taft said. held by different groups on campus, safety and security reasons behind the •Some of the best teaching in the depart clarify current visitation policies and restrictions.• ent rooms °'1 different floors ofCorbly Hall. The committee also agreed that fo When askea about this seemingly huge ment is done by TA.a." increase student involvement i n the •And we don't just let them go in cold.; discussion process. rums should be conducted to generate overload, Riemer said he actually will teach "Many students feel visitation policies awarenesa on campus that the policies only two sections of 101. The rest, he said, Taft said. -Students should realize TA.a get arejust their interest, because itis where are being reviewed in the hopes of in will be taught by teaching assistants. very cloee supervision. True, they don't they live, and question why it should creasing student involvement. Riemer explained that, aa head of the TA have the same experience, but they have to _ concern faculty;LindaP. Rowe, aseoci Representatives from student gov program, the sections are listed under his get it aomewhere." ate director of residence life, said. "But ernment,judicial affairs, inter-hall gov name. Dr. Robert Gerke, professor of English, we are not going to be limited to just stu ernment counc:il.'student affairs, and "They are responsible to me; he said. •1 agreed. dents, because administrators, faculty, public safety were present for the first turn in all the grades as well as oversee 'TA.a have to have practice. Marshall has parents, and other ?')8rta of the univer mMting. their work." set up a program with a great deal of sity must be included to decidtt what is "Obviously, there are a lot of different Department secretary Sandee L. Lloyd training and teaching,- Gerke said. best for individuals 11nd groups in an opinions; Rowe said. •1 don't think the saiditalsowould be impossibletohavethe Both Taft and Gerke said TA.a do not solve educational institution." committee will finish until the end of TA.a listed on the schedule for two reasons. the problem of understaffing in the depart The committee will decide if the cur the spring aernester." "First, the TA.a don't have their schedules ment, however. rentvisitation policy needs tobe changed The next meeting of the committee worked out yet so we don't know which ones "There is no doubt that we could and or just clarified. There were many com- will be ~ov. 13 at 2:30 p.m. in the will be teaching which sections,•Lloyd said. should have more people; Taft said. •Second, the computer doe11 not allow any Gerke agreed, saying "Marshall is get one but full-time and part-time faculty to ting the short end of the stick." be entered into the database.• Some students said they think the sched All departments.need more faculty, and I Pian.ist to perform concerto ule is misleading. They said they would be am tired of people paying lip service to how upeet ifthey signed up for a certain profes wonderful education ia and not giving us .; minor under the direction of Dr. Paul W. eor who in actuality would not be teaching the money w~ need.• Concert pianist Stephen Moiler will ap But Taft said he has hope for the future. pear with the Huntington Chamber Or Whear, professorofmuaic. The·concert will that class. "I hope the new University of West Vir chestra Jui°guest soloist Sunday in Smith begin at 8 p.m. •1 would be disturbed if I didn't get the Recital Hall. Moller also will have a recital/discussion professor; Grant J . Rice, Louisville, ~ -, ginia system of Marshall and WVU will Moller, a native ofGermany, will perform Monday at 11 a.m. in Smith Recital Hall. freshman said. "Some have better.teaching lead to increased staffing and better sala Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C He will discuss Viennese classical music. abilities. It's a lot harder to listen to some- ries, so we can a~faculty to Marshall." Student injured in fraternity spat In an altercation between members of Huntington Hospital forslightiajurieslifter twofraternityhouaesonl-'itthAvenueearly the altercation at approximately 1 a.m., Thursday, a student was battered by a . reports state:i. group of men, Huntington Police reports Randall E. Adkins, president of Lambda said: Chi Alpha, said the altercation only in John W. Gravenmier, Charleston sopho volved a few people and had been resolved. more, was treatedandreleasedfrom Cabell No arrests were made at t.he scene. PQrtfianon Full proposal slate awaits Faculty
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SGA says 'just say no' to policies I ' ~ Editor - ~ Managing Editor . :.·.:·:.-:·::.:~-. ·.:.. . • ~ • - • r,, • ~ -~, ~ News Editor . --.,..·· --:-·:. .:::-:' ~·.. --- - - ~ Staff Editor Pick up ~ Sports Editor QppUcations in ~ Impressions Editor .Smith Hall Room ~ Photographers 311. ~ Staff Writers ~ Copy Editors Application dead ~ Production Assistants . ·::t:~-- ::.... '.;.;,. line is November . ....,...... ,. 12, 1990 . .' The Parthenon 5 Friday, Nov. 2, 1990 '•· \ Vaccine coul~-take sting-- from flu bug :- Proposal would the flu vaccine eliminate nearly all un By James F. Treacy pleasant reactions, except maybe a sore dissuade skip Reporter - . A new $4 vaccine could make the flu Illness of the past. arm at the site of'injection, he said. an Skeens said the flu vaccine should be re of orientation The flu may be a thing of the past for ceived each year because the vaccine for those who visit the ·second floor of Doctors Dr. Michael Skeens, assistant profe880r mula changes to keep current, and a dose By Ace Qoggess Memorial Building. each year will help maintain immunity. A newsletter from the Univenjty Physi in the School of Medicine, said anyone may ReportM ' receive the vaccine, but those peop\e aller Skeens recommended receiving the vac cians in Internal Medicine statedthe school cine now because flu season is almost here New students and transfer students will ofme.iicine has the new influenza vaccine gic to. eggs should not. A common complaint has been that the and it takes a couple of weeks to build up be required to attend New Student Orienta for aclministration to any pel'SOn who may tion and pay the $30 fee in order to register be at'high risk of contracting the flu this flu vaccine gave the person the flu, but the an immunity for the disease. new vaccine will not because it does not The reception for the vaccine has been for classes before July 1, if a new policy winter. passed Oct. 25 by the Faculty Senate is The cost ofthe vaccine is $4 and students · contain a live virus, Skeens said. very popular and the medical school reor The current methods of preparation of ders the vaccine frequently, ~keens said. approved by the acting president._ must show their validated Marshall ID and Under the policy, orientation will be com activity card. pacted into 12 days and offered to 250 stu dtnts per day on a first-come, .first-serve basis. Workshop to 'help teach positive thinking According to the.. policy, "New students will register for classes during the New grammed to work positively instead of ries: Seven are scheduled for this semes- Student Orientation -their assigned date By Cristy E. Swanson negatively.• ter. or must wait until the orientation period Reporter MacDowell's workshop will also look According to the Office ofStudentActivi- ends: into the techniques and results of thinking ties and Organizations, the "Power Play ,..._ 1· h · Id Using "your brain for a change• will be the Se · • · th first of ·ts ki d to be ffi d .me po icy states t at 1t wou protect optimistically, and how to change the at nes 18 e . 1 n ° ere those students who meet early deadlines, -· focus of a workshop entitled -ibe Power of at Marshall. b t ot · t dro b yti' to . Positive Thinking9 on campus next week. m0&phere of those behaving negatively. "We have recruited a variety.of faculty . u cann. JUS p y an me register, Scheduled speaker, Dr. William A. MacDowell said individuals tend to fo and administrators who know th.e excite- fromgetti~gheretofindmoatclassescloeed. MacDowell, professor in the Department of cus on negative things so he will attempt to ment of success and have risen above the It would, instead, reward those who attend Counseling and Rehibilitation, said the teach •ways to run your brain to get posi most in theit_ field.• orientation. workshop is geared toward programming tive things in your life.• -rhe Power ofPositive Thinking9 will be . Kathryn H. Che~k, the P!esid!nt.of the one's brain in a positive way in order to get MacDowell is the Clinical Director of the presented -Wednesday at noon in MSC Faculty Senate, S1Ud the pobcy ongrunated positive outcomes. Appalachian Center for Training and Th 2W22. partlyasar.esultofamandatoryorientation "Basically rm looking at how one WMMI the erapeutic Services. He aleo .is a licensed Brochures mghlighting this and future policy that was defeated last year. mind to gear things in a positive manner: psychologist specializing in individµal and ~ower Play9 series workshops are avail- -Under this policy, orientation ia not man MacDowell said. group therapy with more than 20 years ex able in the Office.ofStudent Activities and datory,• Chezik said. •It doesn't requi,re ori He said this workshop will explore the perience as a hypnotherapist. Organizations, MSC 2W38. ~ntation, but only makes it more desirable techniques and results of thinking posi "The Power of Positive Thinking9 is the Call 696-2354 or 696-6770 for more in- to attend. -~ tively because "your brain really is ~ro- fourth installment in the •Power Play Se- formation. · •Apparently, a number of students will register early, having no idea what they i . need to take, and fill up classes they don't,. need,• she said. "Since we have such a prob Buskirk resi·dent sexually assaulted near campus lem with.closed freshman courses, the ones who have been advised during orientation !.. A Buskirk Hall resident was sexually Fourth Ave. at approximately 1 a.m., po years old, 5-feet-9-inches tall, and weigh will get first choice: assaulted early Thursday morning after lice reports said. : ing 170 pounds, have not been identified. Dr. Don E. Robertson, associate· dean of being forced into a car on a parking lot on After being dragged into the car the re One suspect had a scar on the right side student affairs, said their is no waiver for Fourth Avenue, according to Huntington portsaidthe twomales -fondled herbreaate of his head near hi• temple, and the other the $30 orientation fee for students ·who Police reports. · . and private area• before she got away suspect was wearing a light blue wind cannot ·afford it, however, some programs The victim said that while·walking down from them. breaker. such as the Student Support Services Pro the street, two malH punched her and The suspects, who were both described .Huntington Police are still investigating gram, the Vocational Rehabilitation Pro diagged her into a car on the lot at 1209 in the report as being approximately 22 the incident. · gram, and the Yeager Scholars Program will sometimes pay the fee for their stu den~. 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The Mountaineers won,last year's game, After losing three-straight games on the mentum early and play determined for the entire 60 minutes." 28-7, in Boone, N.C. Tthe Herd controlled first three weekends in October, the Herd the ball early, but had difficulty scoring. will try to chalk up its second consecutive In the teams' last meeting in Huntington wi~ Saturday when the Appalachian State :):::coach Jim.Donnan in 1988, the Herd pulled out a 30.27 win Mountaineers invade FairfieldStadium for with a last-second field goal. Marshall had a key Southern Conference matchup. rallied from a 27•17 fourth quarter deficit. The Herd, 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the SC, - tention for the conference championship." tary game, we will have to establish mo will play host to the Mountaineers, who Donnan !!&id he and his coaching staff' mentum early and play determined for the Saturday's game will be the last SC game _own a share ofthe league lead with a4-l SC know about some troubles the Mountain entire 60 minutes." played in FairfieldStadium . A new 30,000 mark. ASU is 4-4 overall. eers have had this season. Last Satµrday against VMI, the Hera seat stadium is under construction adja. ~ First-year coach Jim Donnan is not trying 'They have had some troubles on off'enae racked up 514 yards ofofl'enae and breezed cent to campus and should be completed for to hide the fact Saturday's game is an where they have been sporadic," he said. by the Keydets, 62·7. the start of the 1991 football season. important .:>ne. "'Their defense is strong and has carried Appy has a 10-4 advantage in the series, Saturday's game will be broadcast locally "This is a big game for both teams," he them. which dates back to 1977. ASU won the on WI'CRAM•FMandon WMUL-FM 88.1, said. "For us to keep in the playoff' chue "We will have to keep their big guys off' of first four game• of the aerie• before the Marshall's student radio station. WI'CR's andforAppalachianStatetoremainincon• our quarterbac~. Like the Virginia Mili• Herd prevailed, 17•10, in 1981. That win pregame show begins at 1 p.m. Attendance ' Passers head Heisman hopefuls at Fairfield Many stiU undecided, Gannett poll shows beats '89's By Mike Lopresti By Michael Zlemlnlck Co/1999 Information N9tworl< RBportsr With a month offootball season to go, Thicoach·•seasJson Doat Fairfihaseld Stadiumbi, first. lc.t'orsding~yo!Jnea'•GanHeinsmanettN. eOrwsaSet!,ast,ce poacl•l ,::_{_· Player year im nnan seen a t more • .. green than did his predecessor, George taken las weekend, the trophy will go to Chaump. Home• a~ndance is up by an one ofthe• four: average of 1,600 a game. • Virginia quarterback Shawn Moore, At this point last seuon, Marshall had a riding the Cavaliers' No. 1 ranking to a record of 5-S and was undefeated at home slim lead in the aurvey. witha6•0record. Butdeapitealeuermark · •Or-Brigham Young quarterback Ty this year-the Herd is 4-4 and has a home Detmer, once the odda-on favorite, but a recordof3-2-thefanscontinuetopourin. victim of an unbecoming lou at Oregon i: ~- .· One reuon for the increue i• the quality and· BYU'a di•ppearance from the TV S. David Kflngler, QB ofcompetition villitin, Fairfield. . ac:reen in ~r. '1M Citadel -wutbe only Southern Con• • Or, coming up on the outside like a ferenoe contender to' play in Huntington rocket Notre Dame receiver•retumer --,. ~_:'v,, £½¼ la.at year. Thia fall, thne.nationallyranked Raghib Iamail. achools -have made viaita, and Eutem . Or th. 1--1. H li Kentucky, ranked first in Divillion l•AA. • ' • e ...,. ... ot, ouaton • npr will finish the Fairfield home schedule. David Klingler, trying to follow the same Attendance figures show that entering pulling road Coupr teammate Andre Saturday's Appalachian State game, at• Waretooklutyear. run for five mon and bu won 22 of.his ahead of Jim McMahonaathe Cougan' tendance thia year is only 6,7021-• than A aurvey of 108 voters aero.a the na- lat 2" stuta. all-time pauer. lut yeara overall total. tion,-nearly 10 percent of the Heiaman Bia perfcrmanee apinat undefeated Week after week, he puts up the num• ·.. 'nus means Saturday's Appalachian State· elect.orate, gave Moore-a alight edp OYer Georgia T9Ch Saturday may be crucial. ben. And the victory over Miami in Sep- crowd should break laat year's mark in the Detmer, 197.5 points to 167, with Iamail Foronee, the nation ia watchingVirginiL tember still i• on voters' minda. aame number oChcime conteata. Marshall · third at 101, Klingler fourth at 61.6 and And Moore ia the unquestioned force be- "'Detmer is collep football'• Joe Mon• plays •ven home pmes this year com• Colorado running beck Eric Bieniemy hind the Cavaliers. If Virginia stays un• .tana,• aaid Don Bent of the Tacoma pared with aix a --•on ago. • fifth with 22. The poll gave thrM points beaten, he may be tough to catch. (Wuh.) Morning News Tribune. -rhere have been good walk-up sales ,. fi , 1. d d 1. - • during the day for night football games," ,or rat p,ace, two ,or aeeon an one ,or "I like Moan becau• he is the heart But BYU waa thumped at Oregon at Ticket Manager Mitch Bowers said. third. .& andaoul ofthe No. l•ranked tMm,•David the end of September, and had only two A home game averages about 16,000 Moore, thlll!'minant choice in the East Pickle of the Houston Chronicle aaid. . gamea in October. Out of sight. out of _people. Bowers aaid about 3,600 tick.eta are and South, took "3 first.place vote• over• "Moore is Tony Rice with an arm," added mind. . · aold during the week and about 3,000 are all, while Detmer, with broader national Ivan Maisel ofthe Dallu Morning News. "It'• almost like, 'What haw you done ilbld game day. Alao, nearly 6,000 seuon support,had33.0fthe61 voterspolledin "He's obviously a winner, and the team for us lately?'• Coach LaVell Edwards tickets and 3,600 student tickets are aold. the East and South, Moore received the reeponds to his leadership.• said. The Fairfield Stadium record of 19,871 nod from 29. •Any grad student who can play like "He's just a great player. You couldn't againlltFurmanin 1988bunotbeencloeely Clearly, opini09» are still fluid, and Mooreptsmyvoteatthisjuncture,"Pat- ask for anything more: Edwards said. challenged this year. The Georgia South• there are several key games·to go before rick McManamahon of the Palm Beach BYU'a only remaining nationally llig• em pme drew 17,039, which is the largest the ballots are due in late November. (Fla.) n.--. ••'d• .,.._. J..-.e...... -ould be ·5 t · 'th beate W · · crowdthisaeaaon,butthatnumberdoean't - .n.. •- DU' ""' ...... " m can gameiswi un n yonnng, even crack the top 10 all.time CJ'9Wda. Many vo~rs are ~11,undecid~ proud.• but that probably won't captivate a na• Next year's schedule has not been re• Moore 1• the nation a leader m pua ef• Detmer bu paued for 2.977 yards and tion. He fights the aame lack ofexpoeure . Jeaaec(buUrthehOQ1.;e.WaY~1¼:on~the · fh:ienq..aruiheha.f~u,nt'4fO!'a~h• ·. ~ ~l.t~ 111\d.~.t!ltqW!).fQr 300 intheRockyMountaineastheotberBYU · iame. ~mHall ,611 ·ta ·.iam · - ~ ~iA.~ 10 layshebu ·or ' 'hrlla' iir"' '-'N~•-~ ltf:~.M-,f :aimiiUOMfl~~~..of.them ~"!a-'wialafr'jehe:ie~-~~~-; .~ ~ :-•~ :H,Msth~~l8~ ~~~~-,....~~~t?~ n;Zth.. ~ii' .hi J'.. ~~--i.i/h~- UTC-and-EKU would·be road-games, - - 1o; , ...... -~.., - ...... - ,- ....., • •• • , ,.,. :;,1 · .,... ~ / '- . . . ·· .·.--. ·· ·· · · . .' , . . . : The Parthenon Friday, Nov. 2 1990 8 j., • . • A question .of access , . Trends MU Disabled Student Services can help, but only so much from College /nformat,on Network By Heather MIiis born with spina bifida, an abnormality of R9POrter the spine. -i haven't had too many prob "I think the only drawback lems getting around campus: Mano said. ... tJfflie: ~~~ij~\~1:\\~i§ff;[i~;; :J~~~~;; Marshall is one of the most accessible to Marshall ls the lack of He is pledging Alpha Sigma .Phi frater- colleges in the country for disabled nity but it has led to some difficulty. students,-but that access, in the opinion leisure activities tor dlsablsd "The only drawback is that the house of some students and faculty, is academic students. It's really a ·shams isn't accessible. I have to either let them and not extracurricular. because doing things outside know when I am coming or I have to go The MU Disabled Student Se~ces' around the side where there is a window 1141!1111 purpose is to make all ,programs, services the classroom Is Important and wait for someone to see me." and activities available to students with too." Mano also said there is a lack of disabilities. "We find the hands and eyes leisure activities for disabled students. for the disabled students who need ,.:.,:.,:1 •It's really a shame because doing things l!:J: fJ(i1S~ them: said Sandra Clements, coordina o.utside the classroom is important too." tor of Disabled Student Services. Partici ::· Jeff Hopkins, Toledo, Ohio, senior, said pation is entirely voluntaey. activities are ·available to ditia6led Ii i~gil1;:::1g§l~l :~!~R:i!H,ri~i:•1iji\! "There are a lot of disabled students, students but are not publicized. incluc!i,ng those with learning disabili- . said Jerry Meadows, Counselor of WV . "Marshall has been trying to work us W: :o ;;~i,t~i~Ut:s!ie$haJ: ~i~\1ih~?% ties, who do not use our services," Cle · Division of Rehabilitation Services. ~ut into intramural sports such as tennis and :;:: oto~ ir:~~ :):~ .:s#1e; 1oi;ih$1sa9)\? ments said. "They're fine on their own. you also have to consider the fact that track," Hopkiqs said. ~e only problem But at one time ar another, I think they'll disabled students are not as socially in is that there is only a handful of us who need our services. volved as other students. They have little are either interested or able to partici- - i&ii!Hii~~!! "We are the liason between faculty and time for 'partying.' " pate in them." 1 the students," Clements said. "We In 1973, the West Virginia Division of -Hopkin, is a criminal justice major and :{;j~ljll~~~tti~~i~1:?!~~~~jI:!:: contact the professors who have disabled Rehabilitation Services decided to make hopes to attend law school at the Univer :: @~6; fc:#/~ijv~t ~il4 $ab!,;•> students enrolled in their classes to an arrangement with a school to improve sity of Richmond. He transferred to make them aware of the students' services. -Marshall otrer:ed not only a Marshall in the spring 1989. semester Jt needs." good choice of majors, but provided good after suffering injuries from a motorcycle :' e~~ ':,~:1i;i~6 ,i~iiat!~"· accident. 1 Some of the services provided by the academic accessibility," Meadows said. · 1 1 program are tutoring, reader services, • All of our services have to be educa -Marshall does have its problems t/liiJiJh~ 11~:~1ri.1.•::;rdll1~ fitiir;~}/[ taped textbooks, note taking, test .proc- tional/vocational se~ces. In o,ther words, though, just like any other university: : ~i~~!~~~i¥!fl$,Jo~jtj~w,~rrt~ Jn=t -toring, lab/library assistants, liaison with we help pay for services BUC}l a, living · Hopkins said. "For one.thing, the elevator faculty, advising and BUpplying equip- expenses, transportation and hiring of ·in Old Main is too small and even if I ment. · personal care if they can be labeled as - could get into it, I wouldn't want to use it. "Transportation is questionable," Cle either an educational or vocational serv It's a ecary elevator. . ments said. "We had to give up the ic«!,: Meadows said. • Also Marshall has had to tum disabled wheelchair lift-equipped van because the •Our main goal is to improve our serv students away because there isn't any department couldn't afford mainte- ices at Marshall, enabling us to recruit room for them: Hopkins said. -Hodges nance." · . more severely disabled students: he said. and Laidley aren't even accessible. What .•0n the other hand, l don't know of Sam Mano, Clarksburg freshman, really gets me is that Marshall complains anything offered in the way of activities heard about Marshall's .disabled student thaUhey're losing money because no one for disabled students/' Clements said. pqnun and its acceaibility through Vo- . is living in the dorms but then they're · •rm not BUN we even think about it. I cational ·Rehabilitation Services while turning away disabled students. It think we need to become more iensitiye taking his driven ~st in Charleston. ' doesn't make sense." to offering more i'n the way of extracur '..~} brought up the fai:UhatI waa · "But'it is nice in some ways because we ricular activities to our disabled stu looking at colleges and Marshall waa the . get to echedule early and we get parking dents." first place they'd mention," Mano said. permits easily," Hopkins said. "Leisure time sports and activities are .-J'he ~n reaaon I came to Marshall •It's' nice.-not having to wait in linea to weak at M~rshall for disabled students," ~ the·accessibility," Mano said. He WU register." Three arrested for trespassing at fine :arts·· site· ;:;::;:::-:::::::,::: Three men were arrested early tplursday toxication. The report stated the suapecta were car after a Marshall University Police officer Ralph Edward Thomas Ill, Huntington rying walkie-talkies wlµch the,- may have on patrol spotted people on the roof of the sophomore, was arrested after b-iiing found been using to alert each other of police fineartsfacility-80feetabovetheground, insidethestructureduringanMUPDB;981Ch · intervention. MUPD reports said. of the site. , . The three men went before Magistrate Ben M. Mathis, a ~arleston resident, Also during the search, MUPD officers Alvie Qualls Thursday and all were re and a student, Greg Allen McCormick, from discovered the flags which stood atop the leased on bond. Norman, Okla., were arrested and charged structure had been removed and were A hearing has been set for Nov. 5. with trespas~ng after climbing over a fence thrown to the ground. '"If there had been an accide~t and one of l llfifill on the west side of the construction site. Officer James E . Terry ofMUPt> said no them had fallen we could have had a fatal Mathis also was~charged with public in- motive had been determined. . ity," Terry said. ~~!Ciffi!iii;ilii iiij; i:war.k]:\:i :: l ti~l:Ml~1can ::t:::t:tr?:?:r::/:: EXPERIENCED TYPIST will type research papers, reports, resumes, etc., For price info--743-7198. GOVERNMENT JOBS- Excellent pay and benefits. Hours 8am-5pm. 453-6863, EXT G4.