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INDEX Feature Opinion Events Obits Sports Arkadelphian
No. 16
Vol. 3
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December 2, 2021
New BBQ in A-Town Kolby Reck Contributing Reporter
The smell of barbeque is in the air with the opening of the Savory Avery food truck located at 523 Caddo Street in Arkadelphia. They had their grand opening on November 9 and have been satisfying customers since with their savory options. They offer barbeque sandwiches, burritos, nachos, hotdogs, potatoes and ribs. All of which have a twist of barbeque. Other options include fresh squeezed lemonade, snow cones and cotton candy. They are open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., you can buy any plate meal and
receive a free drink. Everything except the full rack of ribs is $10 or less. This is exciting for the community, not to mention for college students that are on a budget. Savory Avery has another location in Bismarck, and they have been in business since 2010. This is a family owned business and they are all from Arkadelphia. This place has received great reviews and has customers raving about their ribs and lemonade, along with the great service. F o r m o r e information, and to stay updated, follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ savoryAverybbq/.
Photo by Kolby Reck
Savory Avery, located at 523 Caddo Street in Arkadelphia, is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Egg on your face Phoebe Darley Contributing Reporter
One of the greatest things about being a part of Greek life is participating and raising money for their philanthropies. The Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity brothers at Henderson spent last Thursday’s lunch break raising money for their national philanthropy, Special Olympics. According to their website, “the Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries.” The Phi Sigma Kappa set up Egg A Phi Sig on the quad to raise money for the Special Olympics. Anyone could pay one dollar to egg a random member of Phi Sigma Kappa, or they could also pay three dollars to pick which member got egged. Elizabeth Adair, Payton Barefield, and Reese Townsend, members of Alpha Sigma Tau, participated in the egg throwing. “We had quite a bit of money that we wanted to donate to the cause, and it was an added bonus that we
got to egg our friends in the process,” said Adair. “We were pretty much out there the whole time throwing eggs. I did accidentally hit my friend while trying to egg a Phi Sig, but she got me back so we’re even.” The members ended up egged from head to toe, literally. Phi Sigma Kappa
member Joel Brewer was the unfortunate victim of having an egg out in his boot. “We really did not think this through all the way,” said the fraternity’s president, Max Nannemann. “Covered in wet broken eggs on a windy day was quite cold and
some of the eggs would not break when thrown so they had to be cracked a little and thrown.” Out of a total of 108 eggs, many were taken to the head and back but all were smashed in the name of Special Olympics, raising a grand total of $130.
Bruce Westerman AR Representative
Photo by Phoebe Darley
Phi Sigma Kappa raised $130 for the Special Olympics during their Egg a Phi Sig event Thursday, Nov. 25.
Chuck's first week at Henderson Jose Santana Contributing Reporter
Newly appointed, first permanent c h a n c e l l o r o f Henderson State University, Dr. Chuck Ambrose, has completed his first week by getting to know Henderson Students. Ambrose,
Governor Hutchinson Praises Court Decision Enjoining CMS Vaccine Mandate
who began Nov. 15 at Henderson, celebrated global diversity during I n t e r n a t i o n a l Educational Week with students, faculty and staff on his first day. Ambrose also went to the Senior Art Exhibit at the Huie Library on Nov. 16, and met with Senior Kristen
Below and Kristen’s family. Ambrose sent out a Thanksgiving video message to all of the Henderson Communityon Nov. 23, telling students and faculty that he looks forward to working with Henderson for years Photo courtesy of ASU System to come. Charles Ambrose is set to take over as Henderson's first ever chancellor Nov. 15.
LITTLE ROCK – Today, Matthew T. Schelp, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, issued a preliminary injunction against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandate, which was issued by the Biden Administration on November 5, 2021. That mandate required almost every employee, trainee, student, volunteer, and third-party contractor at fifteen (15) categories of Medicare- and Medicaidcertified providers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to have the first dose no later than December 6, 2021. This mandate affected hospitals in Arkansas as well as numerous other healthcare facilities, including state entities such as UAMS, the Arkansas State Hospital, the Arkansas Health Center and the Human Development Centers, which are run by the Department of Human Services. This mandate would have had a detrimental impact on those entities and those being cared for within those entities by leading to an increased staffing shortage and increasing
an already high attrition rate. The Court’s ruling enjoining the mandate specifically noted that CMS did not have authority to mandate the vaccine; that CMS violated the Administrative Procedures Act when promulgating the mandate; and that the mandate was arbitrary and capricious. The mandate did not provide any alternatives to the vaccine, such as daily or weekly testing. The Court also noted the irreparable harm the mandate would cause, especially in rural areas which are having staffing shortages. This mandate would impact the physical health and wellbeing of the citizens of the states who were parties to the litigation. Arkansas is one of those states. “I am thankful for the ruling issued today,” stated Governor Asa Hutchinson. “Vaccine mandates are not the appropriate method to increase our vaccination rates, and the decision today shows that Arkansas is not alone in this position. My administration will continue to work with the Attorney General’s Office as this case moves to trial.”
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