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Anti-Abortion Group Demonstrates, Counter Protests Ensue By TYLER SPENCE, BELLA ROBINSON MANAGING EDITOR, FEATURES EDITOR
Passersby probably were surprised on Monday to see large photos of aborted fetal remains on signs posted on campus. The organization responsible for the signs is Created Equal, an anti-abortion organization based in Columbus, Ohio, that was founded in 2011 by anti-abortion activist Mark Harrington. Although there were signs placed giving warning of the graphic images, they were difficult to miss when walking past Buskirk Hall. Many students said they were upset at the organization’s presence, and some even attempted to steal the organization’s signs, which led to
at least one student being detained by campus police, witnesses at the scene confirmed. A small group of students was seen counter-protesting, yelling chants and making their own signs in response. Members from the organization said protests happen frequently when the organization visits universities, and they specifically request a police presence because of it. “This is just more like fearmongering. This isn’t an effective way to talk about abortion. This is just shock value,” said Kendra Williams, a junior psychology major...
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The organization frequently visits university campuses and high schools to attempt to change students’ minds. The group’s social media often boasts of the number of student’s minds they changed that day. According to its Instagram account, 10 people changed their mind at the University of Cincinnati when they visited on September 17. Created Equal refers to these trips as “justice rides,” which the group says were inspired by the Freedom Rides of the early 1960s during the Civil Rights Era. Lexie Hall, an external affairs assistant for Created Equal, was the only individual from the organization with whom The Parthenon was allowed to formally speak. Hall said the organization wishes to engage in “genuine conversations with those who agree and disagree.” Created Equal desires to make abortion completely illegal, not just increase legal restrictions on who may receive an abortion and when. The Parthenon also found instances of the organization’s social media page calling those who have received an abortion “domestic terrorists.” Hall agreed that the photos were graphic and potentially disturbing, but believes the ends justify the means. “We’ve done outreaches in different ways and found this to be the most effective in changing people’s minds on abortion,” Hall said. Hall said that their organization had “nothing to do with politics,” and another member of the organization who
visited campus said that Created Equal wasn’t a religious or political organization. However, the organization posts religious material on their social media. Hall also mentioned how members of the group consider themselves missionaries, whose main desire is to change culture, not politics. The Justice Rides website also says, “through conversation, we save the lives of preborn children and share the healing message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with men and women in pain from previous abortions.”
The website also states the organization does not stage demonstrations in areas frequented by children to avoid potentially traumatizing them with graphic photos. However, the group frequently visits downtown squares and high schools. The website says, “When weighing the feelings of born children against the lives of preborn children, the latter should be the priority.” As Marshall is a public university, administrators could not prohibit groups like Created Equal from visiting campus, even if they are controversial or use methodology that is deemed graphic. Abortion has recently resurfaced as a current issue, with Texas passing legislation that makes it illegal to receive an abortion after six weeks. That law makes no exceptions for rape or incest, a measure that Created Equal says it supports.
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New College of Business Confirms 4th Ave. Home By CONNOR WOODRUFF REPORTER
Marshall University’s new college of business’ location has officially been designated to the block of 1400 4th Ave., once again widening the university’s footprint in Huntington. The Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation will begin construction in early 2022, planning to be open for students and practice in Spring, 2024, according to Archambault. The university’s multimillion-dollar project to develop a new building for the school of business will accommodate students, virtual or in-person, with spaces and tools for collaboration and activities. “Through the technology and the rooms, we’ll make them more capable of going virtual,” Dr. Jeff Archambault, associate dean of the school
of business, said. “We are really building in more student space. I think the faculty’s office space will be much more accessible to everybody.” The new space will feature a large public forum space, classrooms, computer labs, and a 360-seat auditorium funded via a $1.8 million donation from the Encova Foundation of West Virginia. The new location will extend Marshall’s recourses and influence, using the entirety of the block’s space. “We’re really trying to coordinate, develop business down the corridor there,” Archambault said. “Hope that expands out and connects downtown to Marshall.” The project will serve on the location of the retired “Flats” apartment complex.
The new building is being constructed with funds gathered from a variety of donations and other school recourses. Particular star donators are Brad and Alys Smith, whose $25 million donation has played a big role in the building’s construction, so the facility will be named after Brad Smith. Construction of the new facility will be left to Fairmount Properties, based in Ohio. Conner Woodruff, woodruff9@marshall.edu
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Dress For Success Celebrates 15 Years
By LEEAH SCOTT REPORTER
A program that has been helping women choose professional attire to achieve academic success started at Marshall 15 years ago. “Dress for Success” was the idea of Dr. Sherri Smith who has worked for more than 20 years at Marshall, and recently announced her retirement plans. Smith was the first director of the program for three years. The idea started in December of 2005, when Dr. Smith was reading a final paper from a women studies class, as the class had been working on four women’s organizations that semester and students were assigned to bring in theoretical readings into the conversation with experience in the community. This student’s final paper was ref lected on work at Lucy’s Attic discussing that Huntington lacked a key social service, explicitly designed for women to help break of a dependence cycle. Friday, September 26th, Dress for Success will celebrate its 15th anniversary of being
recognized by the federal government and being a non-profit organization (2006) here at Marshall University helping students and the community of women get a feel for the professional world of work with resume building, mock interviews, and doing virtual meetings to help with life skills,” said Executive Director Jessica Hudson. According to Hudson, the day of the anniversary, there will be a 15 for 15 campaign that lets the community and anyone on the programs social media page to donate. If every social media follower and anyone else donates $15 that will be more than $45,000 alone. Leeah Scott, scott367@marshall.edu.
Pfizer Trials Show Saccine Works in Youth
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP MEDICAL WRITER
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S.
authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech already is available for anyone 12 and older. But with kids now back in school and the extra-contagious delta variant causing a huge jump in pediatric infections, many parents are anxiously awaiting vaccinations for their younger children. For elementary school-aged kids, Pfizer tested a much lower dose — a third of the amount that’s in
each shot given now. Yet after their second dose, children ages 5 to 11 developed coronavirusfighting antibody levels just as strong as teenagers and young adults getting the regular-strength shots, Dr. Bill Gruber, a Pfizer senior vice president, told The Associated Press. The kid dosage also proved safe, with similar or fewer temporary side effects — such as sore arms, fever or achiness — that teens experience, he said. “I think we really hit the sweet spot,” said Gruber, who’s also a pediatrician. Gruber said the companies aim to apply to the Food and Drug Administration by the end of the month for emergency use in this age group, followed shortly afterward with applications to European and British regulators. Earlier this month, FDA chief Dr. Peter Marks told the AP that once Pfizer turns over its study results, his agency would evaluate the data “hopefully in a matter of weeks” to decide if the shots are safe and effective enough for younger kids. An outside expert said scientists want to see more details but called the report encouraging.
“These topline results are very good news,” said Dr. Jesse Goodman of Georgetown University, a former FDA vaccine chief. The level of immune response Pfizer reported “appears likely to be protective.” Many Western countries so far have vaccinated no younger than age 12, awaiting evidence of what’s the right dose and that it works safely. Cuba last week began immunizing children as young as 2 with its homegrown vaccines and Chinese regulators have cleared two of its brands down to age 3. While kids are at lower risk of severe illness or death than older people, more than 5 million children in the U.S. have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began and at least 460 have died, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Cases in children have risen as the delta variant swept through the country. “I feel a great sense of urgency” in making the vaccine available to children under 12, Gruber said. “There’s pent-up demand for parents to be able to have their children returned to a normal life.” Pfizer said it studied the lower dose in 2,268 kindergartners and elementary school-aged kids. The
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FDA required what is called an immune “bridging” study: evidence that the younger children developed antibody levels already proven to be protective in teens and adults. That’s what Pfizer reported Monday in a press release, not a scientific publication. The study still is ongoing, and there haven’t yet been enough COVID-19 cases to compare rates between the vaccinated and those given a placebo — something that might offer additional evidence. The study isn’t large enough to detect any extremely rare side effects, such as the heart inflammation that sometimes occurs after the second dose, mostly in young men. The FDA’s Marks said the pediatric studies should be large enough to rule out any higher risk to young children. Pfizer’s Gruber said once the vaccine is authorized for younger children, they’ll be carefully monitored for rare risks just like everyone else. A second U.S. vaccine maker, Moderna, also is studying its shots in elementary school-aged children. Pfizer and Moderna are studying even younger tots as well, down to 6-month-olds. Results are expected later in the year.
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Cicada Books and Coffee Expands Bookclub By ALYSSA WOOD
REPORTER Cicada Books and Coffee, located on 14th St. in Huntington, has garnered a reputation for their coffee, books, and now, t wo book clubs. Offering an array of espressos, tea and hot chocolate, Cicada Books encourages a book along with their menu. On their website you can find a “top 50” set of books recommended by their barista, Dawn Nolan. For those wanting a friendlier, in-person experience, the shop offers two different clubs for patrons to join. Run by mother and daughter Dawn Hylbert and Katie Norman, Cicada Books created their first book club in January 2019. The first club created at Cicada Books is called Tast y Reads. Tast y Reads focuses on books about cooking, what to cook and even a few biographical books by famous chefs. Nolan, barista and head of marketing, said around a dozen show up to the meetings, but around 100 people from around the area are in their Facebook group, and follow along with posts, even if they’re not able to make it in person. Nolan said because people have been binging T.V. shows over the past several months, the book club wanted to dis-
cuss shows based on books. Thus, the Based on Books Club was founded. Meetings take place the third Thursday of every month and focus on books that have recently hit the screen. The first book being read by the book club is “The Queen’s Gambit” by Walter Tevis. As they had their f irst meeting Thursday, community members can join on t h e i r Fa c e b o o k g r ou p, b e a r i n g t he sa me n a me of the club, or in person. Socia l d istancing measures are in place a nd m a s k s a r e required for the i n-per son meetings, so patrons can still feel safe while participating. “The Queen’s Gambit” is available for purchase at Cicada, but the quantity is limited. Cicada B ook s and Cof fee a lso offers board game n ight s , k n it t i ng g roups and student movie nights to encourage members from the community to come togeth-
er. According to Nolan, the Bookstore and Coffee Shop is, “not just a bookstore, not just a café, but a community space.” Alyssa Woods, woods161@ Marshall.edu.
Marshall to Unveil Statue of Hal Greer ASSOCIATED PRESS
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University will dedicate a statue of Hall of Fame guard Hal Greer next month. The university said an outdoor ceremony will be held Oct. 9 near Marshall’s Cam Henderson Center. The nearly 8-foot-tall bronze statue was created by Huntington native Frederick Hightower Sr. Hightower also created a statue of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson at West Virginia State in Institute. Greer died in 2018 at age 81. He grew up in Huntington, starred at Marshall and became the Philadelphia 76ers’ career leading scorer. Greer was named to 10 straight NBA All-Star games and earned All-Star Game MVP honors in 1968. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.
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University Shows Anti - Hazing Film By KATLYN WORSTELL REPORTER
Students gathered at the Student Memorial Center at 11 a.m. on Tuesday to discuss the importance of hazing while watching a movie. “The event is centered around raising awareness to the trauma and damage hazing can bring,” said Mel Thomas, organizer of this event. “A film will be shown that depicts a scenario where hazing is taking place in an extreme manner and shows the effects it has on everyone involved.” Counselors and Marshall advisors joined this event to bring more awareness and discussion to the topic. “The showing of the film will also be supplemented
with discussion from Marshall advisors and counselors to help digest and process things witnessed in the film and how to reach out to them when in need of assistance,” said Mel Thomas. This event was also lined up with National Hazing Prevention Week, which brings awareness to these problems and to promote prevention. Fraternity and Sorority Life has also received Title IX, bystander intervention, and emotional intelligence training. Students said they want more events like this around campus. Kittanna Mitchell, an alumni said, “I would
definitely love more events like this to happen around campus. If it would bring to light on these difficult topics, then I would love to see people get together and talk about them.” Elizabeth Fleace, a senior, said, “I think hazing prevention is something that should be talked about more on campus. There are countless stories every year about tragedies that resulted from hazing. Events like this would help, let students become aware of it and help prevent it from happening.” Katlyn Worstell, worstell3@marshall.edu
Mid-Autumn Festival to Celebrate International Holidays on Campus By ALAINA LASTER REPORTER
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Lanterns and snacks were free to students on Tuesday’s Mid-Autumn Festival celebration in East Hall. The event was planned through International Student affairs to celebrate holidays that are celebrated around the world. “The Mid-Autumn Festival is a very large holiday that is celebrated in a lot of Asian Countries. It’s probably the second largest holiday second, to the Lunar New Year,” said Jim Clagg, intercultural and international affairs coordinator.
The celebration marks the end of the fall harvest and creates a beautiful event to give thanks to the gods. It has many traditions, according to sophomore student Jin Ling. “It is a time for our country to celebrate through activities, and eat dinner with our family,” said Jin Ling. The event on campus featured a build your own lantern activity and snacks. The decorations included fall leaves, stickers representing the end of the harvest and markers and paper for personal designs. Each student could create their own lantern and take it home with them to celebrate a new holiday and learn about a different culture. “What we wanted to do this because of all of the pandemic issues and all that our international students have been through for the past year. We wanted to bring something from home to them,” said Clagg. Many students heard about the event on Herd-link and came to learn about a new holiday. Shaz Been, a sophomore student, said she appreciates the effort the university is putting into hosting more events since the pandemic began last year. “It has been really hard for international students over the past year. They come here to study and make friends with the domestic students and have an American college experience, PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY TYLER SPENCE | SPENCE83@MARSHALL.EDU
and no one has had an American college experience for the past year,” said Clagg. The office plans to host more events celebrating American and international holidays to increase students’ knowledge and appreciation for other cultures and give the international students a little piece of home while they are here. “It is a great opportunity to help all the domestic students on campus globalize their views and learn about other holidays in their culture as well,” said Clagg. Alaina Laster, laster3@marshall.edu
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Marshall Collapses in First Loss of 2021 By ANDREW ROGERS R EPORTER Marshall football played three good quarters of football last saturday, but not four. East Carolina scored 21 unanswered points in the final 7:31 of action to earn a 42-38 comeback victory over the Herd. “We weren’t able to come up with some plays in the second half,” head coach Charles Huff said. “I’m proud of the way the guys fought, proud of the attitude they had. It hurts, but we’ve got to move on.” It was a seesaw affair to start the game, as both teams kept trading punches. It wasn’t until the middle of the second quarter that Marshall gained the first two-possession lead of the contest. Rasheen Ali scored on back-to-back touchdown runs to put Marshall up 24-14. ECU answered with a late touchdown scoring drive, to cut Marshall’s lead back to 3 at halftime The third quarter was all Marshall, outscoring ECU 14-0 on an Ali touchdown run and Wells touchdown run to take a commanding 38-21 lead. The fourth quarter belonged to the Pirates, who scored
on its final three possessions. The Herd’s fourth quarter drives ended on downs, with a missed field goal and a Wells’ interception that sealed an ECU win. Missed opportunities to seal a win and turnovers were the story of Marshall’s first loss of the year. Marshall had three turnovers against ECU: two interceptions and a lost fumble. The second interception of Wells’ final throw of the day picked off at the ECU 1 with fewer than 10 seconds on the clock. The fumble also came near the goal line after Wells connected with Corey Gammage, but the ball popped free from Gammage’s hands and into the end zone where ECU recovered it for a touchback. “We have to find a way to protect the football,” Huff said. “It’s becoming a habit and we have got to get it fixed.” ECU also recovered an onside kick late in the fourth quarter to ignite the comeback victory. Ultimately, Marshall’s 38 points and 647 yards of total offense were for naught.
Wells finished 24 for 39 passing for a career-high 433 yards and one touchdown. He also added a touchdown on the ground. Ali, already one of the nation’s top scorers, ran for a career-high 189 yards and scored three times on the ground. Gammage had a career-best 180 yards on eight receptions. “I think we played good,” Ali said. “We were all disappointed because we didn’t finish the way we wanted too. We will bounce back.” Marshall football will have to put this one behind them quickly, as it travels to Boone, North Carolina for a Thursday night matchup with Applachian State. The game may be heard on Marshall’s student radio station, WMUL 88.1 FM.
Top: Rasheen Ali breaks past ECU Defender - Courtesy of Richard Crank Bottom: The Young Thundering Herd - Courtesy of Sandy Johnson
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Cross Country Places 7th At Virginia Invitational By JAYDEN TAYLOR REPORTER
Marshall’s cross-country team placed seventh at the Virginia Invitational. This meet at Panorama Farms in Earlysville was hosted by the University of Virginia. The women’s race was 5 k.m., while the men ran 8 k.m. The women’s team finished with 159 points and were led by Abby Herring placing team high 15th with a time of 18 minutes and 13 seconds. Sydney Smith was the Herd’s second-highest placement
at 38th with a time of 19:10. Rounding out the scoring was Kyleigh Edwards placing 44th, with a time of 19:19.8. Meagan Ward finished 48th at 19:21.9 and Julia Muller finished 61st at 20:17.1. The men’s team finished with 211 points. Evan White was Marshall’s highest finisher for the men in 52nd place at 27 minutes and 19.1 seconds. The Herd’s other scorers were Paul Sepulveda who placed 58th, at 27:34.9, Jacob Birurakis placing 60th at 27:44.9, Brett Armbruster who placed 62nd at 27:57.2 and Brendan Wood, who placed 64th, with a time of 28:07.3.
Caleb Bowen, Marshall’s assistant coach for cross-country, said there are mixed emotions about the contest, but the group performed better than at their last invitational at Virginia Tech. “The stats don’t show it because it was a really tough meet against traditional cross-country powerhouses,” Bowen said. “I wish we faced against less teams because I believe we would have done well, but where we were going up against such a stacked field, it made it seem like we didn’t do well.” The weather reached the 80s at the event, but Bowen said, “I’d rather the worse
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weather be early in the season. That way when we are gearing up for championship season, we will be running our fastest.” Coach Bowen said that the team needs to improve upon health and ramping up training as the team looks ahead to the next meet. The Thundering Herd will be back to running on Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Live in Lou Classic in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Q&A with Taevion Kinsey By NOAH HICKMAN
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Q: What do you think is the number one reason as to why you came back? A: On the maturity side I think that’s why I came back — you know — I just wanted to mature and be mentally prepared and physically prepared to be at a level of — you know — playing with the best grown men in the world and I felt like coming back for another year was going to allow me to be more prepared than I was last year. Q: You came from Columbus, Ohio to Huntington, W. Va. Did you ever have a problem with adapting to a new environment? A: I wouldn’t say (so). On the basketball side, probably adapting to it being college now — you know — high school you can get away with a lot of things in basketball and then college you really can’t get away with a lot; the room for error is very small and the time that you work on your game is going to help you a lot in college. It wasn’t really hard for me to get comfortable around here. Q: Marshall lost some veteran leadership in Jarrod West and Jannson Williams; they decided to transfer for their extra year of eligibility. What was your experience with both of them? A: Those guys were definitely two great players, two great players we’re going to miss. Jarrod, you just really can’t get that leadership back, you can’t get that defensive presence back; I don’t know a person that works harder than him. And then you have Jannson Williams who can just shoot the lights out and he saved us a lot of games — you know — he was our protector at the rim, he played great at the five (center) and he really wasn’t a five — you know — so for him to step up and take that role speaks highly of him. The locker room presence with those two is definitely going to be missed. Q: As for Marshall, Marshall basketball has always had high expectations ever since they made a run to March Madness and won a game against Wichita State. How (does the team) get back to that point, especially when you consider you lost a couple of veteran guys in Jarrod West and Jannson Williams; what does it take? A: I say that us losing them, us losing those guys are definitely big hits to our program and I know us losing last year (to Rice) left a bad taste in our mouths and a lot of other peoples, but for the simple fact, every year is a new year. Every year is a new opportunity to start off good. Every year is a new year to have a new story written about you, a new chapter in the book. Q: What has been your favorite memory here at Marshall University? A: I remember beating WKU — definitely — my freshman year I had 23 points and eight rebounds — we won. Jannson (Williams) hit the best shot ever in basketball that I’ve ever seen. When you come to Marshall and you play sports for Marshall you are kind of like born into that (rivalry), you kind of have to adapt to it and you have to kind of have to hate that team. PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY NOAH HICKMAN | HICKMAN76@MARSHALL.EDU
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The Seven Husbands Taylor Jenkins Reid
I saw this book all across my TikTok “For You“ page and knew that I had to go out and get it. It did live up to the hype, and I read this book in two days. That is how addicting it was. I simply could not put it down.“The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” follows Monique Grant, a small writer for a magazine, is chosen by Evelyn Hugo, an old Hollywood movie actress who had her fair share of scandals as she made her way through the film industry, to write a feature story on her after years of not speaking to the press. The book takes you on a journey as Hugo tells her life story to Grant, all about her seven husbands, her daughter, her coworkers, and past friendships. The book is separated by Hugo’s recounting of her life during each husband. Taylor Jenkins Reid is an incredible writer. She knows how to leave you on the edge
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of your seat, just waiting for another plot twist or shocking revelation. I can promise that you will not see that ending coming. I read this book on the beach, and I remember just sitting there shocked listening to the waves and staring off into ocean. I will admit that I did shed a few tears at the end. Then, I bought two more of her books. Reid’s writing is so specific, and her words hold such intensity that you cannot help but feel like you are in the room with Evelyn Hugo and Monique Grant. Every single plot point had a bigger purpose that led into the ending,. Taylor Jenkins Reid has numerous bestsellers, including “Daisy Jones & The Six” and her newest novel, “Malibu Rising” (which was just as good as Evelyn Hugo). She is currently working with Amazon turning one of her novels into a limited series.
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OPINION
Emmy Award Fashion, Better than the Met? By ABBY AYES ONLINE EDITOR
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The 2021 Emmy Awards saw some of the best fashion of this season worn by everyone’s favorite celebrities. From Nicole Byer’s elegant purple floor length ball gown to Billy Porter’s iconic winged pantsuit, the Emmys are shifting eyes from this year’s drab and disastrous Met Gala. There were several classy twists on popular trends, like Kathryn Hahn’s oversized belt buckle and Kaley Cuoco’s modern play on neon. Creating the right combination of basic streetwear and high fashion can be a tricky task, as seen at the Met Gala earlier this month. However, the Emmys gave some redemption to designers and celebrities as they walked the red carpet this week. Without a theme to follow, the Emmys allow for a much more lenient and casual design palette which has definitely found the favor of audiences across the nation. While many celebrities came home with wins in the fashion
department, there were still a fewwho missed the mark. Carl Clemons-Hopkins’ wide legged pant and button-down combination didn’t seem so bad until the addition of two purple and yellow ribbons that trailed along his right hip all night. The clashing of materials and lack of accessories makes this outfit feel incomplete and lacks any type of structure. Jean Smart’s black mesh ballgown was also a notable miss; the see-through material mixed with a small round-front tie reminded me of a Forever 21 clearance section-something you don’t want to think about at one of the largest awards shows in the world. Even with some losses, the Emmys showed off most of the stars’ greatest features and provided confidence to many as they accepted their awards of the night. Sometimes, it isn’t always about what you are wearing, but how you present yourself wearing the piece. PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY TYLER SPENCE | SPENCE83@MARSHALL.EDU
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Rest of the West (Virginia): Tudor’s Biscuit World By XENA BUNTON EXECUTIVE EDITOR Welcome to the Rest of the West (Virginia), a series where Xena Bunton explores the foods, places and things that hold importance to the state of West Virginia. In 2021, West Virginia was listed as the state with the second highest (39.70%) obesity rate—right under Mississippi (40.80%). When I traveled this summer to Mississippi for the first time, there was no denying that the state has some good food, but I didn’t realize that the two states were so similar—that is, with a strong love for biscuits.
Natchez, Mississippi, has the title of the Biscuit Capitol of the World, but that doesn’t mean West Virginians do not love their biscuits at Tudor’s Biscuit World any less. Bill and Mae Tudor were the creators of the franchise and opened the first Tudors in 1980 on Washington Street in Charleston, West Virginia. The West Virginia-based restaurant is not just limited to the state but has opened in southern Ohio (one being only 30 minutes from my home), eastern Kentucky, and one in Panama City, Florida.
I have seen the small and mysterious Tudor’s biscuit World on 20th St. in Huntington plenty of times. If the drive-thru speakers that blast all the way through the CVS parking lot across the street did not intrigue you, the strong aroma of breakfast would. So, what was I missing? How long would the wait be? Is the food actually fast? Was the price worth it compared to other fast-food franchises that offer breakfast sandwiches? Is it the biscuits—or does the experience have anything to do with it? The worst nightmare for some customers is to find the perfect meal on a menu, but it has an obnoxious name that you have to say out loud to the waitress and anyone else close by. These decisions are made by chain restaurants like IHOP’s “Rooty Tooty Fresh N’ Fruity” pancakes and small businesses like Huntington’s Truckin’ Cheesy who named their peanut butter and jelly sandwich (on Texas Toast or glazed Donut) a “Sticky Icky.” Tudors seemed to pull of this fast food trend in a different way, almost making the customers a part of a fan base.
Reddit user u/eventhorizon07 posts about their IHOP experience.
The biscuits are named after people (Ron, Mary B, Mickey, Duke), college sports teams in West Virginia (Mountaineer, Thundering Herd, Golden Eagle) and the state’s history (Miner and Peppi). There are also sandwiches like the egg melt that is just (yes, you guessed it) egg and cheese.
Although customers choose sandwiches based on the toppings, it feels like you are representing that biscuit. I felt like a true Marshall student as I handed over my debit card— with the Marshall Memorial Fountain as the cover—after I ordered the Thundering Herd (sausage, egg, potatoes and cheese.) As I waited in my Honda Accord for my massive breakfast sandwich, I stared ahead at the visible Twin Towers on campus as I realized what my transaction looked like—a crazy Marshall fan? Or maybe the worker just thinks I like sausage.
The Thundering Herd was $4.29 (not including tax), which is a $2.29 difference when comparing to McDonalds—where you would have to order a biscuit with sausage, egg and cheese ($4.59) and then order a hash brown ($1.99). Although the environment at Tudors is different than McDonalds— less fast food guilt and the appreciation for West Virginia staples—the two sandwiches are not much different. The sausage patty, cheese slice and perfectly round, flavorless egg reminds me of many other fast food restaurants. As you would assume from the name, the biscuit itself holds the restaurant—and the sandwich—together.
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Assylum, Continued from p.5 and in taxis, through back roads and alleys to avoid Taliban checkpoints. The route proved successful and just two weeks before the Aug. 26 bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport, the family successfully boarded a plane and left the country. Today, they are living with other Afghan refugees at a Virginia military base. Sharif Sharafat, who came to the U.S. in 2013, previously served as an interpreter and cultural advisor for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. He is one of the founders of Afghan Foundation USA, and is now working overtime bringing personal items and clothing to Afghans temporarily housed at military bases in Virginia. “Right now, what they are doing, they have nothing,” Sharafat said of the refugees. “No clothes, no money, nothing.” Through a group of former Afghan interpreters that spans from Richmond to Washington, Sharafat’s group is trying to bring some comfort to Afghan nationals new to the U.S. at places such as Fort Lee in Prince George County. He’s gathering items
that include clothing, prayer rugs, personal hygiene products, diapers, sanitary wipes. Sharafat said potential donors can reach him at 540-479-0227. A volunteer will pick up and deliver the items, he said. Adrian Perry said the culture of the Afghan people should be considered when making clothing donations. “It’s a culture shock, especially for the females,” said Perry. “They’re not just ready to jump into American clothing. I think we need to be culturally sensitive to that.” Officials at Quantico said the community brought goods and clothing to refugees living on the base after the Department of Defense announced that the Marine base in North Stafford, Prince William and Fauquier counties would house about 5,000 Afghan refugees. “We’re trying to find a warehouse to open as a receiving site,” said Michael Brady, a field leadership member with Team Rubicon. “We’re at our capacity to receive at the moment, but we’re
looking to expand and receive from the public at a place they can get to.” Brady said his organization is looking for a facility that can offer about 5,000 square feet of floor space. He said the site of the new receiving location will be added to TeamRubiconUSA.org/ resettlement soon. Brady anticipates a need for blankets and tennis shoes soon, as temperatures begin to drop for the fall season. He also said cash donations are welcome, allowing his team to purchase new items the refugees will need. Sharafat said his group of interpreters is also trying to teach new arrivals the basics of living in America, including how to communicate, what to expect at a doctor’s appointment, and even where not to smoke a cigarette. But Sharafat said he tells Afghans to be organized and not rush while in America. He said his country has gone through centuries of war and many people new to America from Afghanistan have lived with war their entire lives.
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Bill to Mandate Campus as a Polling Location By ISABELLA ROBINSON FEATURES EDITOR
In response to the dissolution of the For the People Act, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin proposed a compromise bill to ensure that parts of the original legislation are still being brought to the floor that mandates college campuses as polling locations. “The Freedom to Vote Act is, and will be when it passes, the most powerful campaign finance reform and voting rights legislation that we have seen in this country in decades,” Shana Gallagher, the West Virginia organizing manager for Un-PAC and former Bernie Sanders staff member, said. Gallagher said this bill will improve voter access and election administration. “The legislation includes really important reforms around how young people, especially, can register to vote and access the vote,” Gallagher said. “The bill includes automatic and same day voter registration. I cannot stress enough, as someone who has worked on running student organizing programs on various presidential campaigns, how much of a barrier not being able to register to vote on election day is for young people.” Gallagher said young people often go to school in a place that is different from where they are registered to vote or did not register in time. “We are really excited about those specific reforms within the bill - it also mandates polling locations on college campuses,” Gallagher said. “It will drastically increase the access that young people have to voting in elections and registering to vote.” Emma Marshall, a senior ceramics major, said she feels that is important for college students to have their voices heard in elections, and that she supports the Freedom to Vote Act. “I’m tired of our politicians not taking action on things that we care about as young people such as racial discrimination, voter suppression, and especially in rural areas like West Virginia, we have a lot of places where
it feels inaccessible for young people to vote,” Marshall said. “It’s very important that we get our voices out there because we are the front runners of the next generation.” Marshall said her favorite aspect of the bill is mandating polling locations on college campuses such as Marshall University. “It’s very important that we have polling locations on campus because lots of students have very busy schedules. For example, I am in three studio art classes and I’m constantly busy and constantly going from place to place so I think it’s really important that we have accessible places for students like me so that we can just pop in and vote,” Marshall said. Page 122 of the legislation states, “In the case of a jurisdiction that includes an institution of higher education, the State or jurisdiction shall ensure that an appropriate number of polling places which allow voting during the early voting period,” and under sub section (b), “...will be located on the campus of the 25 institutions of higher education...” In addition to same-day voter registration and making college campuses a polling location, the bill makes Election Day a federal holiday. “One of the major obstacles for working people, young people, and just proportionally people of color voting on election day are that they have school, work, or multiple jobs and it’s just not convenient,” Gallagher said. “If you basically have nothing else to do except for vote on Election Day, that’s really going to increase the amount of people voting.” Gallagher said the bill also institutes uniform early voting in all 50 states which ensures that voters have access to at least 15 consecutive days of early voting for federal elections including two weekends. “Imagine a world in which there is a polling location on campus that has two weeks of early voting, including weekends, and there are no classes on Election Day,” Gallagher said. “That is
going to be such a change for young people who normally have to sometimes drive three hours back to their home county to vote on election day.” Isabella Robinson, robinson436@marshall.edu.
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