Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The aP rthenon University Archives 9-12-2018 The aP rthenon, September 12, 2018 Sadie Helmick [email protected] Sarah Ingram [email protected] Rick Farlow [email protected] Franklin Norton [email protected] Heather Barker [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Helmick, Sadie; Ingram, Sarah; Farlow, Rick; Norton, Franklin; and Barker, Heather, "The aP rthenon, September 12, 2018" (2018). The Parthenon. 736. https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/736 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]. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 | VOL. 122 NO. 60 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com | SINGLE COPY FREE Marshall students react to WHAT’S INSIDE free Wi-Fi downtownREAD MORE ON PAGE 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 Diversity lecture Money in politics SGA meeting Herd tops EKU MU versus SC EDITORIAL: LET ME BE FRANK Recovery through debate Saturday Woodward Smirl Meets World worship PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY SADIE HELMICK | [email protected] Marshall students Running Six Days a Week! FRIDAY & ride FREE with I.D. 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The Wi-Fi network, called “FREEinDOWNTOWN,” covers a two-block ra- dius of downtown Huntington, including Pullman Square, and it has been available since Aug. 14. “Having Wi-Fi for free throughout Huntington would allow students and residents alike to enjoy easy internet access,” Christopher Gist, a first-year student majoring in computer and information technology, said. Gist said in today’s world, the internet is used for such a large variety of services like contacting friends and family, ordering a ride and checking one’s bank account, and he thinks people should not have to pay for those services. Gist said he feels install- ing the Wi-Fi was a great idea, but he believes aware- “The internet has become ness needs to be raised because not enough people a basic necessity like currently know about it. He said he plans to continue water or electricity. I, like using the Wi-Fi every day for as long as it is available. a lot of people, don’t have Albert Cover, a senior eco- nomics major, said he also unlimited data on my feels it is important for all of Huntington to have free phone, so this Wi-Fi will access to Wi-Fi because it is practically a necessity. really help me keep from “The internet has become a basic necessity like water or going over my limit.” electricity,” Cover said. “I, like a lot of people, don’t have unlim- ALBERT COVER ited data on my phone, so this Wi-Fi will really help me keep from going over my limit.” Cover said many times he had been downtown and needed to check his grades or respond to a professor’s email but could not because he was out of service range. “The radius should definitely be expanded,” Cover said. Public Wi-Fi would be beneficial to people all over town when they are in a situation that requires immediate internet access, Cover said. “Also, this could be especially beneficial for those who spend a lot of time downtown and those who may not be able to afford decent private Wi-Fi at home,” he said. “I think the city should try to inform more people about the Wi-Fi with fliers and possibly even email announcements. I have person- ally never seen either of those.” Cover said he was confident in Huntington’s ability to expand the Wi-Fi to cover the whole town and keep it secure throughout the process. “I’ve read about European cities doing this as well,” he said. “If it works Downtown Huntington offers a free Wi-Fi network that covers a two-block radius, including Pullman Square. well for them, I’m sure it can work great for us.” SADIE HELMICK | EXECUTIVE EDITOR Douglas Harding can be contacted at [email protected]. PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY SADIE HELMICK | [email protected] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 3 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Lecture aims to help diversify International Marshall community Housekeeping Week honors Marshall staff By MEG KELLER THE PARTHENON For nearly three decades, Patsy Smith has weekworked is anas aopportunity Marshall University to thank her.housekeeper, and as part of International Housekeeping Week, this upkeepThe purposeand maintenance, of International such as HousekeepingSmith. Tyler Week is to honor those workers who provide keyFerraino, role in area the supportcoordinator of students. of Twin Towers East residence“Our housekeepers hall, said Marshall and maintenance housekeepers staff play are a Although they may not be blood related, a few the blood of the building,” Ferraino said. - SADIE HELMICK | EXECUTIVE EDITOR dents are their own. Virginia Valian lecturing to students, faculty and staff during the 5 p.m. session on Monday, Sept. 10 in the Shawkey Dining Room. Valian housekeepers in TTE said they feel as if the stu tailored the session to Marshall’s campus, and she gave advice on how students can utilize their resources to succeed. housekeeper Ruth Porter said. By HANNAH GRAHAM “I really enjoy my students. That’s why I do it,” THE PARTHENON President Jerry Gilbert to speak on how Valian said students should take the Virginia Valian, a Hunter College psy- Valian was invited to Marshall by find that valuable.” who Porter has beenhas been connecting cleaning with for 12 her years students at Marshall. for 10 chology professor and gender expert, - years.Another The housekeeper housekeepers in saidTTE they is Heather want to helpHundley, stu- lectured students, staff and faculty 2 p.m. groundthe campus to help can theovercome faculty theutilize obstacle tools initiative to start their own workshops, dents feel at home the best they can. Sept. 10, in the Shawkey Dining Room. of diversification. 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