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C M Y K 50 INCH Former Herd pitcher Dan Straily finding success in the big leagues > more on Sports THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2013 | VOL. 116 NO. 118 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com BUDGET CUTS Faculty, staff and students attempt to understand scope of budget measures KOPP ORMISTON By TAYLOR STUCK is to understand better what you aren’t just hoarding money to hoard us, through the provost, months ago THE PARTHENON need in order to run your colleges money.” and said ‘we need a comprehensive and support labs. These funds were Tuesday, Marshall University Presi- and what we need at the university “Supposedly, I am entrusted with a report on how every revenue element includedthe specific in thecolleges revenue to sweep.fund supplies dent Stephen Kopp announced two level to run it, in terms of support job, and now I feel a complete lack of is spent in your college.’” “It is more expensive to teach a stu- budget conservation measures in an and instructional activities,” Orm- trust and complete inability to man- Michael Prewitt, dean of the College dent with multiple labs required than e-mail to faculty and staff, and the uni- iston said. “Mary Ellen Heuton and of Health Professions, said during the it is to teach a student with no labs versity is now trying to comprehend the budget office is not clear on dean of the College of Science, said meeting his revenue took a $1.1 mil- required,” Sumerville said during the the scope of the measures. what the core costs are to run the duringage finances,” the meeting. Charles Sumerville, lion dollar cut. meeting. “Why charge every student The two measures include a sweep university. In a sense, if we know Deanna Mader, interim dean for the “Shocked is an understatement,” to pay for those labs? To me, those fees of all revenue accounts, leaving only what we need in our operating bud- College of Business, said if the deans Prewitt said. “I was pretty pissed.” make a lot of sense.” up to $5,000, and a hiring freeze of get then we are able to still fund the had been asked or alerted to the Prewitt said he believed the sweep In total, nearly $6 million was swept non-critical employees. operating budget, but do it a little sweeps earlier, there might not be as was an attempt to control fees paid by from revenue accounts. According The deans of every college met bit differently, and in doing that, much outrage. students. to Ormiston, auxiliary accounts such Thursday to discuss the sweeping of centralize fees.” “We understand there is a budget “There is something very wrong as the Department of Housing and the funds from revenue accounts. Many of the deans expressed their crisis,” Mader said during the meeting. about taking student fees and using Residence Life and the Memorial Stu- Gayle Ormiston, provost, during the frustration at not being included in Donald Van Horn, dean of the College them for these purposes,” Prewitt dent Center were not included in the meeting said there is a need for the the decision to sweep the accounts. of Fine Arts, said he thought this was said. “This is not the intended purpose sweep. “If we are supposed to have some - of student fees.” The deans also learned they may revenues were being used for as part of judiciary responsibility for our col- mation the administration is seeking. Student fees differ by each college. be able to receive the funding back abudget budgetary office process to get athat sense is going of what to take the lege, it would have been nice to be an“I inefficient don’t buy way it, tofrankly,” gather Vanthe inforHorn For example, the College of Fine Arts place. involved in this discussion,” David Pit- said. “If Mary Ellen Heuton or the has an art fee of $75, and the College Release forms and justifying what the “It is my understanding the tenger, dean of the College of Liberal president or whoever wanted this in- of Education has a student teaching by filling out FY 2013 Swept Balance sweeping of these revenue accounts Arts, said during the meeting. “We formation, they should have come to fee of $200. These fees go directly to See FALLOUT | Page 5 Hanging loose ANDREA STEELE | THE PARTHENON MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON Sophomore nursing major Jonathon Pearson enjoys Thursday’s warm Community pedals weather by lying in a hammock. its way to a new PATH Research and Creativity Conference By COURTNEY SEALEY Jessica Sosa and Amanda showcases student projects THE PARTHENON Schmitt, both third year med stu- The fourth annual Pedal for dents at Marshall, said they came By JORDAN BEAN PATH took place Thursday to out to support a good cause. THE PARTHENON help raise money for the Paul “Its for a good cause, and we - Ambrose Trail for Health proj- need to get to work out,” Sosa day with student presentations on topics varying from archaeology to ect in Huntington. said. “She’s getting married HarryThe Potter.13th Annual Research and Creativity Conference began Thurs - soon, so we are on a workout The conference, which is hosted by the Marshall University Col- shall University Recreation routine and thought it would lege of Liberal Arts each year, showcases capstone and research CenterExercise Thursday bikes filledfor the the cause. Mar be fun.” projects conducted by students in the college. The event was run like a spin Participants paid a $20 reg- Ferris Jackson, senior anthropology major from Buffalo, W.Va., class with an instructor shout- istration fee, which included a presented her research Thursday in the John Deaver Drinko Li- ing out drills such as sprints free T-Shirt and door prizes. At brary, giving a presentation on female impersonation in the drag and hill climbs. the end of each hour, the names queen community. The instructor also used of the participants were drawn "The conference is important, especially for the liberal arts, be- inspirational phrases to help and prizes from Koozie to gift cause there's not enough recognition for a lot of things," Jackson participants get through the cards to local restaurants were said. "We have some really intelligent people who are questioning hour long class such as, “There given out. society and politics and all these important issues." JORDAN BEAN | THE PARTHENON are two things in life you will The Path is a growing trail in Rachel Kling, senior anthropology major from Mobile, Ala., pre- Marshall University students and staff listen to a presentation during never regret: going to church Huntington meant to give bicy- the Research and Creativity Conference, Thursday. and exercising.” clist and pedestrians a free and archaeological work. A new instructor came in ev- healthy place to exercise. Their sented"This her tool research cuts project on a multi-tooltime in half," that Kling would said. benefit "Engineers all areas are of sociology students. We start learning all these different aspects ery hour from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., money comes from grants, about how people live their lives, and all the different steps to the and gave participants the work fundraising, sponsorships and programming so anyone can use it. The focus of my project was out of their life. individual contributions. toreally open ecstatic more doors." about it. It's a new thing, and they modified the and then taking everything that we learned and actually use it." The instructors played mu- PATH is named after Dr. Paul findingThe conference the true understanding included presentations of an object youfrom find the in English, the ground ge- sic, which helped pump the Ambrose, who dedicated his community by giving students the chance to put their school ography, international affairs departments and a presentation by participants blood pressure. studiesKling insaid to shepractice, believes then the teach conference others aboutbenefits what the they Marshall have keynote speaker Shawn Schulenberg from the political science There was no restriction on age passed away at the Pentagon on learned. department, whose research focuses on issues of sexuality and or skill level, which gave every- Sept.life to 11, fighting 2001. obesity. Ambrose "This gives us the chance to put all of our skills together and politics in Latin America. one a chance to work out while to present what we've learned over the course of our years at The conference will continue Friday in Drinko Library. helping a cause. See PATH | Page 5 Marshall," Kling said. "Especially for anthropology students or Jordan Bean can be contacted at [email protected]. page designed and edited by TYLER KES INSIDE: NEWS, 2 | SPORTS, 3 | OPINION, 4 | LIFE!, 6 HIGH 62° LOW 42° [email protected] 261868 GLENNS SPORTING GOODS FRONT PAGE STRIP C M Y K 50 INCH 2 FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM POLICE BLOTTER By JOSIE LANDGRAVE THE PARTHENON The following summaries were compiled from this week’s Marshall University police reports.