Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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KEN HECHLEK and hit red jeep covered 14X00 miles in the THE CAMPUS Christian Center was one of the voting pods hds and hodows of West Virginia before the June 5 primary. in the area and It was kept busy by voters DAN O’HANION was wed on his way to being a judge before the election on Nov. 6 (Photo courtesy of The He arid Dispatch) Politic «I—M

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TWO OF MARSHALL S political victors. Robert B. Hayes and FORMER MARSHALL PRESIDENT Dr. Robert B. Hayes has Ken Hechlcr. discuss a book written by the former many plans for his fob on the Cabell County Commission. Congressman. MU professors are elected Three Marshall professors swept to political victories during both the June 5 Democratic primary and the Nov. 6 general election. Dr. Robert B. Hayes, former president of the university and current professor of education administration, said he actually did not campaign in comparison to the other people who were trying to get elected. His name was not plastered on billboards and the roadways were not cluttered with any of his signs. Hayes was appointed to the Cabell County Commission earlier in the year when a scat was vacated. The part-time job schedule as commissioner worked well with his teaching position at Marshall, so he decided to try being elected to the office for a four-year term. Dan O’Hanlon, chairman of the Department of Criminal Justice, became interested in being a judge after noting the important decisions made in courts while he was employed by a state and later a federal judge. After deciding to run for elective office, he began a “grass roots” political campaign and went straight to the public to discover what it wanted from a circuit judge. With the help of a group of Marshall students, who campaigned door-to-door and phoned people. O’Hanlon was able to build a strong start in his bid for public office. Unlike Hayes, he did use many types of political advertisements including signs, bumper stickers and media advertising. After being elected as circuit court judge, he was not able to maintain his full-time position at the university and had to take a part-time listing instead. Former Congressman Ken Hechlcr already was well-known in the state when he decided to run for Secretary of State. He has shifted between politics and education since 1957 and said he believes the changes have made him both a better politician and teacher. Hcchlcr’s campaign was considered “very amateurish” by his opponents but was very effective with voters. His little red jeep, which was covered with campaign ads, and the television commercial featuring a song entitled, “There’s a red Jeep in the Mountains, helped to make him the best recognized candidate both at Marshall and in the state. Although his victory in November removed him from his part-time teaching job, he plans to return to the university frequently. The expectations of each of these men was high and they reached their goal. 28—Political

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■ MU Bookstore: Thieves seiied The Marshall University Bookstore was an allcrnalive (o off-campus shopping. The slorc offered school supplies, snack food, stuffed animals, books for leisure reading and cards for all occasions, plus numerous other items. T-shirts, sweatshirts and other items with Marshall logo on them were popular among students and non-students alike. The bookstore run by staff members with help from work-study students. But, as can be expected when a store is busy almost all the lime, shoplifting became a problem. Although everyone knew shoplifting is a criminal offense, it didn’t slop some people from stealing things like pens, pencils, books, notebooks and people’s personal belongings that were left in the book racks at the front of the store. Although some people do not know it, shoplifting includes things like changing price tags from one item to the next. Several students were caught in the act of shoplifting and were prosecuted. mil ANKLES ire some of the most common Items stolen it the MU Bookstore. MARSHALL T-SHIRTS end sweatshirts ire big selling items among young and old alike, 30—Bookstore