Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The aP rthenon University Archives 2-3-2014 The aP rthenon, February 3, 2014 Bishop Nash [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Nash, Bishop, "The aP rthenon, February 3, 2014" (2014). The Parthenon. Paper 309. http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/309 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]. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014 | VOL. 117 NO. 71 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS SEATTLE SOARS PAST DENVER IN SUPER BOWL XLVIII, 43-8 J. PATRIC SCHNEIDER | MCT Actor Philip One super Student Government Seymour Saturday looking to Hoffman fill empty dies at 46 Senate seats By CHRIS LEE By TYLER PRALLEY LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT) THE PARTHENON Academy Award-winning ac- The Senate is looking to tor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead, apparently from a seats in the SGA by election drug overdose, ins his New York timefill its inempty the representativebeginning of apartment on Sunday, New York March. police said. The Senate has 36 of 49 The actor, 46, was found by a PHOTOS BY ANDREA STEELE | THE PARTHENON - business associate at 11:30 a.m. Stephanie and Aiden Hamilton, above, from Huntington take part in arts and tatives from the College of EST in his Greenwich Village crafts while children, adults, and Ronald McDonald, below, browse information Artsseats andfilled Media, with Collegerepresen of apartment. Hoffman was found tables during the Super Saturday event at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena on Business, College of Edu- in his bathroom with a hypo- Saturday. cation and Professional dermic needle stuck in his arm, Development, Graduate police said. College, College of Health Hoffman won a lead-actor Professions, College of Lib- Oscar in 2005for portraying Children, adults play and learn at the Big Sandy eral Arts and the College of Truman Capote in the "Capote." Science. He had admitted undergoing By ALEXANDRIA RAHAL Lena Burdette, said the real Families, Super Saturday walked from booth to booth. Parliamentarian of the treatment for substance abuse THE PARTHENON goal is to promote school originally took place in Door prizes and other give- Senate and Head of the Ju- problems but got sober in re- Parents and children readiness for children en- the Don Morris Room at aways were handed out to diciary Committee Chad hab. "It was anything I could get from the Huntington area tering kindergarten. Marshall University, but in attendees as well as the Thompson said they are still my hands on," Hoffman told "60 filled the Big Sandy Super- “We want to make sure recent years had to move opportunity for parents to several colleges that are not Minutes" in 2006. "I liked it all." store Arena Conference that kids are ready for venues due to the increase sign their children up for represented that need to be Last year, the versatile actor _ Center Saturday for games, school not just physically, in number of organizations monthly Imagination Li- present in the Senate. activities, and the opportu- but developmentally, so- and participants. brary books. “At a minimum, I would Hunger Games: Catching Fire," nity to learn. cially, and emotionally as Ronald McDonald at- Alexandria Rahal can like to see two Senate seats "Charliewho starred Wilson's in such War" films and as "Boo "The- The 14th annual Su- well.” Burdette said. tended the event and be contacted at rahal1@ gie Nights" _ reportedly checked per Kids, Super Families, Super Kids, Super Fami- greeted children as they marshall.edu. Thompson said. “ himself into rehab for 10 days Super Saturday event, lies, Super Saturday filledAccording from toeach Thomas, college,” the after relapsing in 2012. sponsored by the United featured businesses and College of Information Tech- Last month, Hoffman trav- Way initiative Success By organizations from across nology and Engineering, eled to the Sundance Film 6 and its partners Hoops the tri-state that motivates Honors College, Regency Festival in Utah to promote the Family Children’s Hospi- children and their parents College, Joan C. Edwards drama "A Most Wanted Man," tal, The Herald-Dispatch, to live healthier lives. School of Medicine and the set for release this year, in TCR-FM and KEE 100, of- Among them was Kids in School of Pharmacy are not which he portrays a grizzled fered families a place to Motion from the Hunting- represented in the Senate, World War II counterterrorism partake in literacy-based ton YMCA. Kids in Motion while the College of Arts operative. The actor served fun and a chance to obtain offered kids the chance and Media and the Graduate as an executive producer and information from local or- to play interactive video College have only one repre- was set to star in the upcoming ganizations about health games that required physi- sentative each. Showtime comedy "Happyish. and wellness. cal activity to work and an Thompson said several "We are devastated by the Organizations provided obstacle course with vari- changes to the election loss of our beloved Phil and ap- activities such as interac- ous physical challenges. rules are in the process of preciate the outpouring of love tive video games and lego Rachael Stewart, assis- approval, including how and support we have received building, as well as educa- tant program coordinator campaign complaints are from everyone," Hoffman's tional resources for parents for Kids in Motion said the handled and improved family said in a statement. featuring the “12 Tips for most rewarding part of at- equality of fairness for each "Please keep Phil in your Raising a Healthy Child.” tending events like Super student campaigning for a thoughts and prayers." While the games and ac- Saturday, is reaching out Senate seat. tivities were entertaining, to the community. See HOFFMAN | Page 5 Success By 6 Coordinator, Super Kids, Super See SEATS | Page 5 Protesters take to the streets in Charleston By MEGAN OSBORNE industries who are right next to The protest later moved division of the WV Department THE PARTHENON our water intake. to the state capitol building, of Environmental Protection, Protesters gathered in front “People’s tap water should gathering at 10:45 a.m. in the according to OVEC. of the Charleston Civic Cen- never be in danger,” Sanders upper rotunda to be present at WV CARE was created to hold ter to voice concern about the said. the legislative session and to the West Virginia Department water crisis as Gov. Earl Ray Dustin White of Boone deliver a petition to the gover- of Environmental Protection Tomblin addressed the West County was carrying a gallon of nor’s reception room at 12:15 and other agencies accountable Virginia Coal Association Sym- what he said was tap water col- p.m., according to a press for their actions, according to posium at 9:45 a.m. Thursday. lected Tuesday from his father’s release from Ohio Valley Envi- the WV CARE Facebook page. Signs read “Defend our wa- house on James Branch Road in ronmental Coalition. The West Virginia House of ter” and “Keep your poison Boone County. The water was a The petition is in support Delegates has scheduled a pub- out of our tap” were carried brownish color and White said of the West Virginia Citizen lic hearing on SB 373 for 5:30 by protesters as they chanted, it smelled of MCHM and bleach Action for Real Enforcement p.m., Monday at in the House “Protect our waters for our and had a “slimy residue” in it. campaign and has been Chamber at the State Capitol. sons and daughters,” and “Gov. signed by thousands of West The bill includes amend- Tomblin, you can’t keep hiding, West Virginia.” White said. “I Virginians as well as several ments and reenactments to we the people are uniting.” “I am from the coal fields of nationwide. several sections of the Code of Emily Sanders, a protestor on water quality in the south- West Virginia concerning water know first hand the impacts from New York who volunteers ern part of the state, and now - protection. MEGAN OSBORNE | THE PARTHENON with Coal River Mountain that this chemical spill has hap- lamationIt was filedand with Enforcement, the federal Megan Osborne can be Protesters display signs and march in front of the Charleston Watch, said there should pened, it’s reached far beyond askingOffice ofthat Surface the agency Mining assume Rec contacted at osborne115@ Civic Center Thursday in objection to recent event regarding be a lot more regulation on what we ever expected.” authority over the mining marshall.edu. the tainting of the Charleston metro water supply. page designed and edited by BISHOP NASH INSIDE: NEWS, 2 | SPORTS, 3 | OPINION, 4 | LIFE!, 6 HIGH 39° LOW 27° [email protected] C M Y K 50 INCH 2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Thundering Word triumphs at recent tournaments By ALEXANDRIA RAHAL where the Thundering Word sponsored by Webster Uni- was freshman Alyssa Hager. have motivated us to con- national tournament season THE PARTHENON took home first place, beating versity in St. Louis. She received first place in tinue to work hard. We show through March and April,” Ray Marshall University’s four of the top ranked teams Marshall placed first in In- pentathlon at the Gorlock up at tournaments to do our said in a recent press release. speech and debate team, in the nation. dividual Event Sweepstakes Invitational.