A4 Building demolition
A5 Never-ending grievance
A8 Nepal’s biggest festival
The Thompson-Ringold building is set for demolition within the fiscal year.
There’s nothing wrong with shedding glistening gold tears in the light at Golden Corral.
The Nepalese Student Association holds Dashain festival celebration.
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Students aid Hurricane Dorian relief with campus fundraisers KENDRICK CALFEE Community News Editor | @KoalaCalfee
In the wake of a long process of rebuilding and rejuvenating a devastated nation, Northwest student organizations have been fund-raising for Bahamas hurricane relief efforts. As Bahama Islands relief workers salvage and build up from what was destroyed by Hurricane Dorian, an international cry for help in the form of funds and aid was heard by students on campus. Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas in September and left an especially large impact on people from Grand Bahama, Abaco and Marsh Harbour. Thousands were displaced and resources have been limited for survivors. Several organizations took advantage of the opportunity by organizing fundraising events, setting up tables in the J.W. Jones Student Union and asking for donations from the student body and Northwest community. Organizations that have taken charge so far include The Lighthouse, the Wesley Center and the National Residence Hall Honorary organization. The NRHH brought breakfast catering company Chris Cakes to a fundraiser at the College Park Pavillion Oct. 12, where all proceeds were donated to the American Red Cross for Bahama Hurricane Relief. Junior NRHH President Carrington Kass said the organization felt moved to raise money, even if it was just a small amount. “We host a lot of service projects on campus, and it just made sense for us to find a way to donate to the Bahamas,” Kass said.
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NORTHWEST WINS AT ARROWHEAD: Sophomore quarterback Braden Wright celebrates after scoring his 48-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter Oct. 12 at Arrowhead Stadium bringing the Bearcats’ score to 38-17 over the Gorillas.
Maryville Walgreens to close Walgreens closing, customers will automatically be transferred to HyVee Pharmacy in Maryville. The closing comes amid a wave of 200 Walgreens stores nationwide that have been added to a growing list of locations scheduled for closure throughout the rest of 2019 and early 2020. Forbes reported its closures will result in an estimated $1.9 million hit to Walgreens’ earnings. Walgreens, specializing in filling prescriptions, selling health and wellness products, health information and photo services, has a net worth of more than $105 billion and is prepared to take the financial dent.
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As a part of a large wave of nationwide closings, the Walgreens location in Maryville, Missouri, will close Nov. 7. Walgreens verified with the city of Maryville and the Maryville Forum Oct. 10 that the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the U.S. will no longer have a location in Maryville. P h i l C a r u s o , a Wa l g r e e n s spokesman, said Oct. 10 medical patients do not need to take any action and they would receive a letter in the mail for more details. However, if individuals do not make the change to another pharmacy for prescriptions prior to
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Walgreens located at 1114 S Main Street is scheduled to close Nov. 7. The Maryville Walgreens is one of 200 stores nationwide scheduled for closure in 2019 and early 2020.
Veteran bikes across country for suicide awareness ANDREW WEGLEY Managing Editor | @andrewwegley
Dan Hurd had already attempted suicide three times when his friend, Shawn Carr, dragged him along for a bike ride in Massachusetts in 2017. He was planning his fourth attempt. He had no interest in riding a bike — that’s what his motorcycle was for. But Carr was persistent, so Hurd obliged. Hurd was in his late 20s then. He was six years removed from his time with the U.S. Navy where he completed two tours in four years. He was depressed and suffering from two separate cases of PTSD, he said, one that stemmed from his time in the military and the other from a childhood where Hurd was physically, mentally and sexually abused. Hurd, now, is in the midst of a 25,000-mile, three-year bike ride across the continental U.S., a trip he’s making to raise awareness for suicide prevention, something that would have been unfathomable 30 months ago. So far, Hurd, at 30 years old, has trekked across 34 states in 19 months, visiting old friends from the Navy and spreading the word of awareness along the way. His trek brought him to Maryville, Missouri, Oct. 11. Back in Massachusetts, Hurd
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Dan Hurd, 30, has ridden his bike for 14,000 miles across 34 states to raise awareness for suicide prevention. Hurd started the One Pedal at a Time Movement, a non-profit organization dedicated to the cause.
had no interest in riding a bike. He had no interest in living, really. Carr invited Hurd on bike rides often, and Hurd continually turned him down.
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“(Carr) got to the point where it was almost like a joke,” Hurd said. “He was just like, ‘Hey, man, let’s go ride.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’ll meet you there.’ But after the (third sui-
cide) attempt he was like, ‘Hey, man, you’re coming riding with me today.’” So Hurd obliged and trailed Carr through a 20-mile bike ride in Carv-
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er, Massachusetts, where the two lived. The ride was fun, Hurd said, but it wasn’t anything special. The pair’s second ride — a 30-mile trek after Hurd and Carr finished a shift at a metal shop — followed a similar script. “It wasn’t changing what I wanted to do,” Hurd said. “I was just looking at it as a great time to spend with my buddy before I checked out.” The pair’s third ride together, though, was pivotal. They had no real destination or plan when they left Carver, they just rode, Hurd said. Hurd and Carr rode 80 miles to Cape Cod on a Friday night in July 2017. The next day, they rode 15 miles, Hurd said. Then, the pair headed back to Carver to complete what was set to be a 166-mile trip in one weekend. On the way back to Carver, Hurd struggled. He’d never biked 100 miles, much less 166. Hurd told Carr that he didn’t think he could continue, that he didn’t have it in him. Carr replied with what was, in essence, a six-word phrase that would carry Hurd through the ride and through the next two and a half years. “It’s one pedal at a time,” Carr told him. “It’s left-right, left-right.”
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