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Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The aP rthenon University Archives 4-3-2018 The aP rthenon, April 3, 2018 Tom Jenkins [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Jenkins, Tom, "The aP rthenon, April 3, 2018" (2018). The Parthenon. 721. http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/721 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP rthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. NEWS, 2 SPORTS, 3 OPINION, 4 LIFE, 6 • Herd baseball suffers • Editorial: A ‘fake news’ • Kentucky, Oklahoma • Small business offers teachers rally as sweep against FAU, drops warning misses its central wordly style. rebellion grows. to last in the conference. message. • Bands you should be • LET ME BE FRANK: On listening to: Shenanagram Timeout TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018 | VOL. 122 NO. 45 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com | SINGLE COPY FREE Local Pulitzer Prize winners discuss their path to success Along with the importance of local newspapers By MICHAELA CRITTENDEN informed and government honest and how they can THE PARTHENON make their communities better,” Hackworth said. “I Eric Eyre and John Hackworth, Pulitzer Prize hope they realize there is still a place for newspa- winners, spoke to Huntington community pers in today’s digitally-obsessed world.” members about being an informed citizen and Hollis said the discussion was geared toward the path to the Pulitzer Prize Monday. the public and teaching them how to be an in- Hackworth graduated from Marshall Uni- formed citizen. versity in 1971 with a journalism degree. He “There is a lot of good news and a lot of bad news worked for the Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, out there, so it’s important people know how to con- the Daily Independent in Kentucky and Sun Newspapers in Florida and was the winner of Hollis said. a Pulitzer Prize in 2016 for editorial writing sumeHackworth all the news said that winning is floating the aroundPulitzer out was there,” not about inmate abuse. about the award itself but making a difference. “When I won I was a little overwhelmed, be- “The Pulitzer is not something you really can plan cause I thought our reporter was very worthy for; it just has to happen,” Hackworth said. “You and missed a great opportunity to win,” Hack- have to have a goal in mind when you work on a worth said. “But I felt great for our newspaper, story, and the work you do has to make a difference. because I know the standards we have and There have to be tangible results you can show to - the judges that your work made changes like getting cult this story about the prisoner was to get. - Ihow felt thehard win people was somehow work there a win and for how Matthew diffi ruption, etc.” Walker (the prisoner) and his family who are peopleHackworth’s indicted, piece fired, aboutchanging inmates a law, that exposing won corhim still looking for justice.” SADIE HELMICK | LIFE! EDITOR the Pulitzer came from his concern about the nine Eyre works at the Charleston Gazette-Mail Marshall Journalism Professor Dan Hollis (Left) Eric Eyre (Middle) and John Hackworth (Right), Eyre and inmates who died in prison, he said. and was a winner of a 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Hackworth Pulitzer Prize winners, spoke to Huntington community members about being an informed citizen “The prison system is terrible and infested with investigative reporting about the opioid epi- and the path to the Pulitzer Prize Monday, at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall. guards who don’t care and others who treat pris- demic in West Virginia. oners as if they have no rights at all,” Hackworth “Both these rolls, investigative reporting and said. “I imagined myself in prison and felt we had editorial writing, are vastly different but important to journalism be viewed by those who attended. to expose the problems.” as a whole,” professor Dan Hollis said. “I hope everyone who attends knows how important of a role Michaela Crittenden can be contacted at crittenden2@mar- Hackworth said he was optimistic about how the event would newspapers can play in everyone’s life and keeping our public shall.edu. Marshall University experts to speak at national drug abuse summit By HANNA PENNINGTON strengths in the region. hope in our communities.” THE PARTHENON “Substance use disorders, or SUD, not only affect the individual O’Connell and the rest of the panel will be presenting A panel of Marshall University faculty is shedding light on sub- but rather all individuals in the family system,” O’Connell said. “Re- evidence and research at the summit which supports family- stance use disorder treatments and solutions in West Virginia at search indicates that couple and family-based therapies are some based interventions. The National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit this week in At- of the most effective treatments for SUD, however they are vastly Saunders said the summit pushes for a collaboration from lanta, Georgia. underutilized in West Virginia. It is important to support each indi- multiple partners, from behavioral health providers and law en- The summit is the nation’s largest conference dedicated to the forcement to the communities and towns struggling with the issue. opioid crisis and brings experts from all over the country to dis- “We’ve had a lot of historical trauma in West Virginia over the cuss the epidemic on a national level. “While we shouldn’t deny our decades,” Saunders said. “We have a lot of socioeconomic factors Amy Saunders, director of the Marshall University Wellness problems, we have many innova- that play into this, with poverty and unemployment and issues like Center and co-chairman of the Substance Abuse Coalition, said the tive and inspirational solutions that, it’s important that we start to map out and look into them. team submitted a proposal to present for a new track at the sum- growing right here in town. It is ex- Those are underlying issues that we have and are going to have to mit, focusing on how families are impacted by substance abuse. citing that these will be recognized “We’re going to be looking at how this affects children and at the national level through this O’Connell said she and her colleagues are looking forward to families from a biological model,” Saunders said. “What do the summit.” address if we are going to fix this issue.” - drugs do? What are some of the issues? What are some of the - Lyn O’Connell, clinical coor- tions forming in Huntington. signs and symptoms?” dinator of Marshall’s Screening, showing“West Virginianational and figures the Huntington at the summit community the groundbreaking in particular soluhave Saunders said the group will also look at the issue from psy- Brief Intervention and Referral often been portrayed poorly both from outsiders but also by those lo- to Treatment cally feeling discouraged and overwhelmed,” O’Connell said. “While community can become more involved. we shouldn’t deny our problems, we have many innovative and in- chological“We’re also and going social to aspects,be looking specifically at it from focusinga community on how aspect,” the vidual in the family and promote healthy families in order to break spirational solutions growing right here in town. It is exciting that Saunders said. “So what kinds of systems can we be in in terms of the inter-generational cycle of SUD. Families hold the key.” these will be recognized at the national level through this summit.” schools in offering services to these children and these families so O’Connell said substance use disorders break down family Marianna Footo-Linz, chairman of the psychology department, that we can help individuals overcome a lot of the barriers of this and social relationships and that rebuilding these relation- Conrae Lucas-Adkins, assistant professor of school psychol- issue in terms of treatment.” ships is vital. ogy, and Todd Davies, associate director of research of addiction Lyn O’Connell, clinical coordinator of Marshall’s Screening, “It is necessary to build these back up through evidence-based sciences at Marshall will be joining Saunders and O’Connell in Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), said therapies if we hope to impact those currently struggling and pre- speaking at the summit. she will be focused on sharing the strengths of Appalachia vent future epidemics,” O’Connell said. “It is necessary for us to Hanna Pennington can be contacted at penningto131@ when it comes to families and how to better utilize these focus on strengthening the family system to build resiliency and marshall.edu. Marshall Greek Life prepares for 2018 ‘Greek Week’ By SARAH INGRAM community service,” Meadows said. “It’s the big event of the year, THE PARTHENON where we are all able to get together, not just to compete, but to Greek Week returns to Marshall next week, with different ac- have fun.” tivities relating to sports, singing and community service projects Throughout the week, each Greek organization will participate taking over campus. The week is used to bring the Greek commu- in different events in order to win points toward different prizes to nity together as well as performing community service, according be awarded at the end of the week. These awards include different to Sabel Meadows, the president of the Panhellenic Council (PHC). MVPs, Greek Week winners and Greek Sing winners. The week will feature sports tournaments including volleyball, “The main purpose of Greek Week is definitely Greek unity and on different days, kicking off on Sunday with volleyball at the Rec- reationbasketball, Center.

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