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Milligan Ladies Want Bins in Bathroom Stalls Cross Country Team Sweeps Volume 82 No. 3 Milligan College November 17, 2016 www.milliganstampede.com President-elect Donald Trump causes students to feel anxious about the future, others hopeful for change Tiffany Florian, Staff Reporter | @Tiffytbagirl bert. biggest issues right now is the economy Students and first-time voters say this 45th President of the United States. “Even if you were hoping Trump would and that is his strongest attribute,” he election has not been Although Trump won the mock elec- win, I think we were all surprised,” said. Borchert the most ideal, tion hosted by The Stampede, many Kitchen said said that while but it’s cer- students say they were surprised to Hilbert said what shocked him Trump may tainly been see him do so well in the 2016 presi- most was how many swing states be a good historical. dential election. Trump won over in the election. business- Donald “When I found out, I was just ”I was amazed that he was win- man, he Trump, shocked and concerned,” Elissa ning in narrow margins states that may not the billion- Borchert, a junior, said. do not typically go to Republicans,” be good aire, reality Seth Hilbert, a senior, said he Hilbert said. for the TV star and too was surprised with the elec- Donald Trump won victories in economy. businessman toral college results. Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsyl- who has never “I definitely thought vania; causing the “blue wall” to go See held political that Hillary was red in this election. Trump, office, will be going to win,” he “I really hoped my home state, Penn- p.2 the said. “She was sylvania, would have come through,” not expecting to Kitchen said. “Unfortunately they lose, and a lot did not, and they have gone red of others didn’t for the first time in a long think she would time.” either.” Trump has reshaped And Ryan the political map, and Kitchen, a se- Hilbert is hoping nior who serves Trump can also re- as president of shape the economy. the Milligan Col- “I think it’s im- lege Democrats, portant to remem- agrees with Hil- ber that one of our Photo via Michael Vadon Photo via Gage Skidmore Milligan ladies want bins in Cross Country bathroom stalls team sweeps Amanda Florian, Editor in Chief | @Amanda_Florian What do women really want? Trash “It’s like not having soap in bathrooms up awards at cans. Yes, tiny trash cans or bins in or something,” Gemar says. bathroom stalls. Bethany Witherspoon, a freshman “In all public restrooms – anywhere – studying Bible, also finds the situation AAC there are little trash cans you can use “irritating,” because, out of the 18 pub- when you’re on your menstrual cycle,” lic restrooms The Stampede visited on Championships Grace Gemar, a senior studying biolo- Milligan’s campus, only one had a bin gy, says. “Even at the janky gas stations.” for women who are menstruating. The Alyssa Boyer, Staff Reporter | The lack of trash cans in bathroom bin – which sits in between two stalls @swimmerboyer stalls on Milligan’s campus leaves la- – can be found in the Paxson Commu- hind Segrave in titles as he finished his dies either flushing their used feminine nications Center. close race with second overall and a products down the toilet – which has Women use 20 or so tampons while time of 26:18.1, helping the men to win a negative impact on the environment on their cycle and 300-420 tampons the AAC championship meet. and causes damage to the sewage sys- or pads a year, according to The Diva The AAC Championships were not just tem – or carrying them in stealth-like Cup website. So, the women on campus Segrave cruises to a first place in the 5K at the AAC a showcase of our senior buffs talents, fashion to a trash can outside the stall. say bins aren’t only convenient – they’re championships. Photo by Tanner Morris but also a showcase of the new talent “It’s kind of awkward and unhygienic,” necessary. On Nov. 5, the Cross Country Buffs that came to Milligan College this year. Mitchell Marquez, a junior studying Milligan’s Student Government Asso- traveled to Black Mountain, North Car- Freshman Mitch Bronstetter finished Humanities, says. “A lot of girls end up ciation brought the issue to the atten- olina, where they competed in the Ap- in fourth place, only 18 seconds behind using their dorm bathrooms, because tion of the service manager of house- palachian Athletic Conference champi- Tafelsky. Sam Wehner followed in 13th it’s much more convenient.” keeping last spring through a formal onship at Montreat College. place, helping out the men’s team to Women account for 63 percent of the proposal, but there hasn’t been much The top result from the meet was win the championships with another student body at Milligan while men talk about the proposal since. Hannah Segrave, who not only won her top 15 finish. account for only 37 percent, accord- Because the proposal was submitted race by a whopping 19 seconds in front Katlyn Haas secured a top 15 position ing to U.S. News & World Report. For so late into the semester, SGA member of her SCAD Atlanta competitor with as she placed 11th in the women’s race. these ladies, the uncomfortable voyage Somang Lee, who is a political science a time of 17:53.3, but also won for the from stall to restroom hall has become and business sophomore, says many second year in a row AAC Runner of the the “walk of shame.” And Gemar is sur- have just forgotten about it. year. prised this is even an issue on campus. See Period, p. 2 Senior Taylor Tafelsky was right be- See Cross Country, p. 6 WEEKEND FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY WEATHER 73° / 42° 55° / 33° 46° / 25° 2 | POLITICS & NEWS NOVEMBER 17, 2016 Ferguson. This march also touched on Editor’s note ICYMI: A news recap the broader issue of police brutality. Amanda Florian, Editor in Chief | Becca Guthrie, Staff Reporter | @reguth4 “Ouija: Origin of Evil” @Amanda_Florian Nobel Prize for photos and videos. The new Ouija movie hit theaters on Oct. 21. This movie takes place in 1967 Time check: 8:48 p.m. I went for a On Oct. 3, Yoshinori Ohsumi from Ja- Los Angeles with a psychic who obtains drive on Route 67 E. with some of my pan won the Nobel Prize. He was given Clowns Ouija board that allows her to talk to closest college friends. It was a Friday this award for his accomplishments in All through October, stories of clowns the dead. Although this is great for her night, and we were on the hunt for a medicine and research into autophagy. luring people into the woods and stand- psychic business, it also allows a ghost book, an inspirational book. Never- Ohsumi is a cell biologist and professor ing on the sides of roads swept through to possess her 9-year-old daughter. mind the fact that the bookstore was at Tokyo Institute of Technology’s Insti- America. People took caution in order Ouija is rated PG-13 and lasts about 1 set to close in 12 minutes, we were very tute of Innovative Research. to avoid the creepy clowns and stay safe hour and 30 minutes. determined to get the book and to make through the Halloween weekend. it to the store that night. We pulled into New Line of Google Phones Samsung Galaxy Note 7 the parking lot with a few minutes to Google announced its new line of “Ferguson October” The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is lit, but spare, waltzed into the dimly lit book- products on Oct. 4. The Google Pixel This protesting event brought hun- not in the good way. The new Galaxy store and confidently approached the phone was the most popular piece of dreds of people to the streets of St. Lou- phone quickly made the news with var- two employees. They were taken aback technology to come out of this group. is on Oct. 11. People from all over the ious stories of its battery cell igniting. by our abrupt, Ghostbuster-esque en- The Pixel claims to have the highest world came together to march in sup- trance. After the shock wore off, one rated smart phone camera, a battery port of the 18-year-old boy killed by a See October news, p. 3 proceeded to ask us if he could help us that lasts all day and unlimited storage police officer in the nearby suburb of find anything. “What Keeps You Up At Night?” my over time in order to “soften the budget friend said. Period, from front impact.” With eyes wide open, the two employ- THE STAMPEDE While the proposal hasn’t really been ees suddenly became very quiet, looking page on SGA leaders’ radar this semester, And according to Jason Onks, the di- as if they were deep in thought. I quick- Editor in Chief Onks says the student affairs commit- rector of campus activities, finding a ly jumped in, telling them the complex Amanda Florian tee now plans on reviewing the propos- solution also involves the college com- question was actually the name of the al and will prioritize which bathrooms ing up with the finances to pay for the book we were looking for. The atmo- Assistant Editor “get the first installment of the addi- extra cans. sphere transformed; smiles all around. Jordyn Morel tional cans.” “Housekeeping supported having I later thought about my friend’s ques- Though the ladies hope to see chang- more (trash cans) in the bathrooms tion, however.
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