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Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The aP rthenon University Archives 4-27-2016 The aP rthenon, April 27, 2016 Megan Osborne [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Osborne, Megan, "The aP rthenon, April 27, 2016" (2016). The Parthenon. Paper 608. http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/608 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP rthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 | VOL. 119 NO. 105 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com | SINGLE COPY FREE Sanders first candidate to visit W.Va. LEXI BROWNING | THE PARTHENON By MEGAN OSBORNE estimated crowd of 6,400. The sector should be taken into “As a result of these terrible only expect to live to the age EXECUTIVE EDITOR account. trade policies, we have lost mil- of 63.” Presidential candidate Bernie West Virginia is at the top visit to the state this campaign “We have a moral obligation lions of decent paying jobs,” Sanders said in Fairfax Sanders hosts a campaign rally on line for the first presidential of the list for national issues, season wrapped around the Big to protect those workers in the Sanders said. “Our message to County, Virginia, six miles from Tuesday, April 26 at the Big Sandy democratic presidential can- Sandy Superstore Arena from fossil fuel industry,” Sanders corporate America is, you want McDowell County, men live on didate Senator Bernie Sanders the front door, along Eighth said. “We cannot leave those us to buy the products you average of 82 years of age and Superstore Arena in Huntington, said Tuesday at the Big Sandy Street and Veterans Memo- people in the coal industry, in make, make these damn prod- women are expected to live to W.Va. The “A Future to Believe Superstore Arena on a cam- rial Boulevard and eventually the oil industry, in the gas in- ucts here in West Virginia.” 85, while in McDowell County, In” assembly attracted more than paign stop as primary voting reached the Third Avenue side dustry high and dry, and that is Sanders said 54 percent of women expect to live to 73. 6,000 supporters. of Bob Evans on Sixth Street. why we have the moral obliga- working age population has a “I’m not using just West Vir- “When I talk about the gro- The crowd’s chants of “We tion to make certain that those job in West Virginia, attributing ginia statistics because I’m tesqueunfolded levels in five of states. income and are… feeling the Bern” were people who may lose their jobs poverty to a higher mortality here, this is a national issue.” wealth inequality, West Vir- met with Sanders’ opening get new jobs.” rate. Sanders won the Rhode Is- ginia is almost at the top of that statement, “Unlike football Sanders criticized media “What being poor is about in land primary Tuesday night list,” Sanders said. “From 1979 or basketball, politics is not a coverage of United States trade - with 55 percent of the vote, to 2012, the top one percent of spectator sport.” policies, saying it was not a cantly lower age than people while Clinton took 43.3 percent the people in West Virginia saw Sanders said climate change “sexy” issue and that the poli- whoAmerica have is youmoney,” die at aSanders signifi of the vote. Clinton won prima- their income go up by more needs to be addressed and cies are partially responsible said. “In McDowell County, ries in Pennsylvania, Delaware, than 60 percent on average, the country needs to shift its for the lack of job opportunity 77 percent of children under Maryland and Connecticut. while the bottom 90 percent energy system away from fos- in America. Sanders also criti- 18 are living in poverty in the Megan Osborne can be saw their income go down.” sil fuels, but those working in cized secretary Hillary Clinton United States of America. In contacted at osborne115@ Sanders addressed an West Virginia’s largest industry for supporting these policies. McDowell County, men can marshall.edu. TRUMP SUPPORTERS TAKE TO ROOFS “I don’t hate the Mexicans. If they actually need the help and actually need a job they just need to come over here and work how we work and pay taxes.” By RYAN FISCHER THE PARTHENON “socialist” path that candidates like Sanders or A handful of Donald Trump supporters took to Hillaryadministration, Clinton propose. his values do not reflect the same the rooftop of a parking garage in protest of the “He’s shut down our coal,” Napper said. “I used Bernie Sanders rally at the Big Sandy Superstore to travel to Tennessee and everywhere you’d go Arena Tuesday. you’d see coal trucks hauling coal everywhere. I Kayla Hammond, from Wayne, West Virginia, just went to Tennessee a week ago and I didn’t RYAN FISCHER | THE PARTHENON came to voice her support for Trump, holding a see one coal truck.” sign that read, “If you can feel the Bern, you have Perry said he and his family were only nega- A group of Donald Trump supporters protest the Bernie Sanders rally at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena chlamydia.” tively affected by Obama’s policies related to the Tuesday. “If it weren’t for our military, we wouldn’t have Appalachian coal industry. our freedom,” Hammond said. “Trump is wanting to bring the coal back,” Perry said keeping illegal immigrants out of they just need to come over here and work how - Perry said. “Most of the candidates don’t under- the United States is one of the main factors that we work and pay taxes.” ous Trump messages to the passersby and those stand when people say West Virginia needs coal, make Trump a strong candidate to him. waitingThe group in line of for five the shoutedBernie Sanders and flashed rally atvari the when other places need coal.” Both Perry and Napper said they are strong drugs can also be culled from the market in this Big Sandy. Napper said he feels similarly uncomfortable supporters of the building of a wall between the wayIn accordingaddition toto Trump’sstemming campaign. the flow of people, Sixteen-year-olds Trevor Napper and Dustin with Republican Ted Cruz due to his mistrust U.S.-Mexican borders, making “build the wall” “We’ll be 20 by the next election,” Napper said. Perry from Wayne shouted “vote for Trump” in with Congress members. their go-to Trump reference throughout their “Whoever is elected now we will have the chance unison at times, attracting honks of approval and “I think he’s a liar,” Napper said. “Not off what protest. to vote for again, so I think we should have a say.” the sarcastic “yee-haw” alike. Trump said, but me personally. He’s been in con- “I don’t hate the Mexicans,” Perry said. “If they Ryan Fischer can be contacted at fischer39@ Napper said after eight years of the Obama gress way too long.” actually need the help and actually need a job marshall.edu. 2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Huntington community reacts to Sanders rally the same stances on issues that really matter. He was “I’m a conservative Republican but I wanted to go to Book sale By BAILY TURNER THE PARTHENON preaching the same message in the ‘80s and ‘90s that Bernie Sanders rally because you don’t get a lot of Senator Bernie Sanders hosted a rally at the Big he does today and that’s really important to me.” chances to do stuff like that in West Virginia.” Sandy Superstore Arena Tuesday evening, with more Howes said she was excited to meet people of the Miller said Huntington was a great location for raises funds than 6,000 spectators in attendance. same political views, experience the energy of a Bernie Sanders to visit while campaigning for the 2016 presi- The line to enter the rally began to form early Tues- Sanders rally and take part in this rare opportunity in dential election. day afternoon and wrapped around the block until her home state. “Huntington was a good place for Bernie to come be- doors opened at 5:30 p.m. “West Virginia is not usually a place that serious cause there’s a high demographic who supports him for Women’s People from all different walks of life and political presidential candidates visit,” Howes said. “The fact here,” Miller said. “It’s great to see so many people my views attended the rally. that Bernie came to a small college town in West Vir- age get involved in a political election, no matter what Marshall University senior Hannah Howes said ginia is really exciting because it shows that he cares side of the fence they’re on.” she is voting for Sanders in this election because she about the little people too.” “With the primaries just around the corner, it’s so Studies considers him the most consistent and trustworthy Marshall freshman Jacob Miller attended the rally important to get my age group to turn out at the polls candidate. and said he can see why college students are drawn to and I think that this rally will really help our voices be “I’m backing Bernie in this election because I feel the Democratic candidate. heard,” Howes said. like he is the most honest and unswerving candidate,” “Bernie has a very energetic personality and he puts Baily Turner can be contacted at turner206@ program Howes said.

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