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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014 | VOL. 117 NO. 121 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com Children’s Art “The good man is the friend of all living things.” Festival takes to — Mahatma Gandhi Heritage Station Marshall University celebrates Saturday By ALEXANDRIA RAHAL THE PARTHENON Huntington’s Regional Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Mar- shall University School of Art and Design and the Hun- tington Museum of Art are welcoming children ages EARTH DAY 2014 3-12 to participate in the seventh annual Children’s Art Festival Extravaganza. CAFE will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Station. It is free and open to the public. This year’s theme for the festival, chosen by the Marshall School of Art and Design, is Land, Sea and Sky. CAFE will consist of 10 booths, each featuring a different art project sur- rounding the theme. Marshall, the Huntington Museum of Art and Latta’s School Supply have donated all supplies for the projects. Downtown Live, a com- mittee created by the Chamber of Commerce, is a partnership between the County Commission and the city of Huntington es- tablished to attract more - town Huntington business district.foot traffic to the down Along with CAFE, Downtown Live is also responsible for the Hun- tington Christmas Parade and other events like activi- ties surrounding National Train Day May 3. A children’s yoga class, taught by Brown Dog Yoga, PHOTOS BY MEGAN OSBORNE | THE PARTHENON balloon animal making, mu- (TOP) A bald eagle from the Three Rivers Avian Center in Brooks, W.Va., visits campus outside the James E. Morrow Library. (ABOVE) Students check out plants provided by the Marshall sic and the ice cream bicycle University Parks and Recreation Organization for Students on the Memorial Student Center plaza Tuesday. from Heritage Station will accompany the art projects By MEGAN OSBORNE environment that they are in- a lot from other people and be Organization for Students also means to save the planet. OGRE, Saturday. THE PARTHENON volved in,” Robin Blakemen of able to work within the com- handed out plants. based out of Logan County, deals Suzanne Brady, Down- Marshall University’s cam- Ohio Valley Environmental Co- munity on it, and when you MU PROS also had a camp- with recycling electronics so town Live coordinator for pus was greener than usual alition said. “Without a healthy start that young, now you can ing set up to teach people about the Huntington Chamber of Tuesday as students, faculty environment, no job will last really learn a lot of habits that leave no trace policies and had potentially pollute the soil and Commerce, said she hopes and staff came together with for long.” help you once you get older.” an activity for children to create waterways.they don’t end Three up in Rivers landfills Avian and members of the community Marshall students are no To William Fulknier, junior animal tracks. Center rehabilitates birds of prey and local organizations to cel- strangers to environmental psychology major, Earth Day The West Virginia Beekeepers that cannot fend for themselves in morethe benefit ways than of one.CAFE will ebrate Earth Day. efforts. Abigail Amor, senior means just that. Association brought a live hive to the wild due to injury, and tours benefit“Our numberthe community one goal inis Birds of prey, tie-dye shirts, advertising major and active “It’s about being involved educate the community about the the state for education purposes. to expose young children yoga and plants of all kinds member of Marshall’s Students in your community and pro- declining honeybee population “People need to know what to the world of art,” Brady could be seen around campus for Environmental Action Co- tecting the environment and and what to do in order to stop they can do to save the planet,” said. “The next is to increase in an effort to educate the Mar- alition, said it is important for making sure it’s still there the decline. Angela Kargul, garden assistant shall community about health environmental actions to take for all of us at some point,” Other organizations that made at the Sustainability Depart- to see people and families of the planet and what individ- place on campus because col- Fulknier said. appearances include the West ment, said. “We only have one. youtraffic wouldn’t downtown. normally We hope see uals can do to take care of the lege is a place where people can The Sustainability Depart- Virginia Native Plant Society, Four It takes care of us and we need downtown on a Saturday environment. readily interact and talk to one ment, hub of all things green at Pole Creek Watershed and the to take care of it. As long as we morning.” “College students are study- another. Marshall, provided event goers OVEC. have an Earth Day, that’s what’s Alexandria Rahal can be ing a lot of things, and I think “You don’t really get that op- the opportunity to take home Organizations like Operation important.” contacted at rahal1@mar- what’s going to be critical to portunity in the real world as plants in biodegradable pots Green Recycling Electronics and Megan Osborne can be shall.edu. any subject that they study is much as you do on campus,” made out of Parthenon newspa- Three Rivers Avian Center teach contacted at osborne115@ the health of the planet and the Amor said. “You can really learn pers. MU Parks and Recreation the more serious side of what it marshall.edu. CONTACT raises red flags for Sexual Assault Awareness Month By KYLEE McMULLEN behaviors that show emotional hopefully we can see these Deal said that they will THE PARTHENON abuse, jealousy, stalking, sexual things early on and keep our- take the red flags and put CONTACT Rape Crisis Cen- assault, victim blaming, isola- selves safe.” them outside on the lawn of ter and Marshall University’s tion and coercion. CONTACT says that Presi- the Memorial Student Cen- Women’s Center teamed up for Liz Deal, victim advocate for dent Barack Obama had ter Thursday as part of their April, which is Sexual Assault CONTACT, said it had this event commissioned a survey that main awareness event for Awareness month. to have people realize the showed that one in every four sexual assault awareness Sexual Assault Awareness warning signs for a dangerous college women will be a victim month. month occurs nationally to relationship. to sexual violence by the time Thursday’s event will take raise awareness and promote “We all can enter a rela- they graduate. place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the prevention of sexual vio- tionship with a person and “We often assume that the Student Judicials, Branches lence through use of special sometimes we get into them perpetrator is a stranger or a Domestic Violence Center events and public education. too deeply and emotionally creepy guy hiding in an alley,” and FBI are few agencies that Monday and Tuesday the invested,” Deal said. “At some Deal said. “Unfortunately, most will be in support Thursday. two organization were in the point we realize that some- people are sexually assaulted by “It will be a little bit of fun Memorial Student Center thing is wrong and we don’t someone they know and that’s and hopefully a lot of aware- sponsoring their Flag It! Cam- know what is wrong. This type why looking for these behaviors ness,” Deal said. paign, which invited students of violence tends to repeat it- can help us to be more aware of Kylee McMullen can be KYLEE MCMULLEN | THE PARTHENON self and tends to escalate into what the possibilities are and contacted at mcmullen11@ Lindsey Harper, senior psychology major, signs a red flag at the CONTACT by writing down words or something much worse. So when you are in danger.” marshall.edu. table Tuesday in the Memorial Student Center. to create their own red flags page designed and edited by BISHOP NASH INSIDE: NEWS, 2 | SPORTS, 3 | OPINION, 4 | LIFE!, 6 HIGH 63° LOW 39° [email protected] C M Y K 50 INCH 2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Acceptance rates at Supreme Court upholds Michigan’s ban on affirmative action elite US colleges decline By DAVID JESSE of alternative approaches.’ DETROIT FREE PRESS (MCT) The decision by Michigan The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a ban on using race in national dialogue about such admissions to Michigan’s pub- practices.”voters reflects the ongoing lic universities. The court was Chief Justice John Roberts, divided on the case, which Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice overturns a U.S. 6th Circuit Stephen Breyer and Justice Court of Appeals decision. The opinion, written by concurring opinions. Justice Justice Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas all filed- says the case is not about senting opinion joined by race admissions policies JusticeSonia Sotomayor Ruth Bader filed Ginsburg. a dis but about whether voters Justice Elena Kagan recused in a state can choose to pro- herself from the case.