The Parthenon, February 26, 2020

Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The Parthenon University Archives 2-26-2020 The Parthenon, February 26, 2020 Amanda Larch Blake Newhouse Joelle Gates Joe Artrip Brittany Hively See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Authors Amanda Larch, Blake Newhouse, Joelle Gates, Joe Artrip, Brittany Hively, Douglas Harding, Taylor Huddleston, Grant Goodrich, Sarah Ingram, and Meg Keller WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 | VOL. 123 NO. 19 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com | SINGLE COPY FREE Black history excursion transports students through history READ MORE ON PAGE 3 RALPH MAY | THE PARTHENON 5 The Laramie Project 12 BRITTANY HIVELY | ONLINE EDITOR SARAH INGRAM | COPY EDITOR PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY AMANDA LARCH | [email protected] 529-RIDE 424182 2 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Mothers on campus: Resources for parenting students they’re worried about having somewhere to store their being a parenting student. breast milk, they can talk to us, and we can help them to “I think for me, if I would have known better, I would have gone to see someone from the Women’s and Gender Other on campus resources are the Child Development Center or would have gone to see somebody with a position Academyfigure out adjacentsolutions to for campus that,” Snyder and the said. MU Early Education like Michelle (Biggs), because most of the resources that I STEAM Center, located in Corbly Hall. Link child Care refer- ral, based on income, can provide waivers of fees and help said. And I think that having someone to sort of help con- pay fees that parents would be responsible for otherwise. nectaccessed, you and I just guide kind you of wouldfigured make out along a huge the difference.” way,” Snyder “There are so many options for affordable childcare, Amanda Larch can be contacted at larch15@ especially for many students,” Snyder said. “They will marshall.edu. qualify for Link child Care support, which will help them to pay for childcare while they’re working or in school. And so there’s no reason why every child shouldn’t be able to be in a quality accredited childcare while their parents (are) working or in school.” In some cases, students may have family members or friends who are able to take care of their children while they are at school, but Snyder said even if that is not the case, there are people willing to help. “We don’t ever want someone to feel like just because there’s not family close that they’re not still going to be able to continue their education,” she said. Though there is no concept of maternity leave for students, Snyder said they can work closely with their professors to work out agreements. The Women’s and Gender EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first article in a series detailing the Center, as well as Student Advocacy and Support, are two resources for mothers and parenting students on campus. organizations willing to help students work out the best plan for them and their needs as a case-by-case basis. By AMANDA LARCH “Any student that feels that they may need to withdraw, EXECUTIVE EDITOR they can choose to take a medical withdrawal for that se- What to expect when you’re expecting—as a Marshall mester,” Snyder said. “If students don’t feel that they need University student. With pregnancy and parenthood comes to withdraw for the whole semester, but maybe they were stress, certainly, but when combined with the stresses of experiencing nausea or something that kept them from at- college, it may become overwhelming. However, Marshall’s tending classes, we don’t want students to feel that they Women’s and Gender Center partners with campus and have to drop the classes or that they can’t get back on track. community resources and can provide assistance for preg- We don’t want them to just kind of have their grades suffer nant women and parents-to-be. for no reason. Claire Snyder, program coordinator for the Women’s and Gender Center, said the center connects parenting students They want to help students; they want to support students. with childcare facilities and other resources, including They’re“Definitely generally reach very out. Professorsgood at working are very with understanding. us to make Link Child Care, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families sure that students can continue to be successful even if (TANF) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for there has to be some sort of arrangement made to help Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The center also works them,” Snyder said. with Mountain State Healthy Families, a home visiting fam- If parenting students experience postpartum depression ily support agency, which is able to refer parents to home or perinatal depression, Snyder said she recommends they support and parental education. visit Marshall’s Counseling Center. “We’re always happy to help pregnant or parenting stu- “There are just so many things that if you don’t know and dents to access those resources; we know that it can be you don’t have somebody reaching out to you and making overwhelming to have to go through those logistics and all you aware of these things, that you might be under some that paperwork, documentation, all of that,” Snyder said. unnecessary stress or facing challenges by yourself that Breastfeeding rooms are located on the second floor you could be facing with support. of the Memorial Student Center, and Snyder said if stu- “And so we just want students to know that there is al- dents experience any issues, to come to the Women’s ways support and there are always people that can help and Gender Center. them understand their options and what path forward is “If there’s ever a student that has breastfeeding needs best for them.” that are not met, maybe there are not breastfeeding rooms Snyder shared her own experiences attending Marshall Private breastfeeding rooms are located inside the women’s convenient to where they have to work or go to class, or as an undergraduate, as well as graduate student, while restroom on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center. PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY AMANDA LARCH | [email protected] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 3 MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM STEM majors participate in real-world work experience By HUNTER DEEM on Nanosphere Lithography, and THE PARTHENON The immersion program invites part of his research was used at Marshall University’s First2 risingclub and freshmen an immersion during theprogram. sum- the First2 Network’s summer im- Network was founded last year by mer to participate in a two-week Coy Smith, Hannah Carreon and stipend research while also teach- was also a mentor for the summer Caleb Clark for all Science Technol- programmersion program.and helped Smith the said rising he ogy Engineering and Math majors Smith said First2 Network is all freshmen study and conduct re- who want to start working in their ing them how to succeed in college. “The club focuses on support- Marshall University’s location Smith said First2 Network is ingabout students helping in students succeeding succeed. in their meanssearch forthere his areown now project. nine First2 anfields, opportunity including risingfor STEM freshman. majors majors and to help them with net- working with industry, professors, If interested in joining the clubNetwork or lookinglocations for in West more Virginia. infor- to getimprove experience the enrollmentin their field and of immersion program along with the mation, students can contact work. The organization also works cluband fellowis advised students,” by faculty he said. member “The Coy Smith at smith2493@ “The First2 Network’s vision is tograduation let students rate be of co-creators STEM majors. to so- Smith said he had the opportu- lutions for the problems they face nityDr. Michael to present Norton” his research at the marshall.eduHunter Deemor follow can First2 be contactedNetwork on atsocial deem36@mar media. - Members of Marshall’s First2 Network gain experience working in their Marshall, First2 has established a shall.edu. desired fields. while in college,” Smith said. “At capitol Feb. 7 for Undergraduate Research Day. Smith presented Trolley tour explores African American history By RALPH MAY most didn’t have a phone, but when you got home you THE PARTHENON - history, as well as the guide’s upbringing and life, were ex- heard about what you did wrong.” Important sites of Huntington’s African American Michelle Biggs, a passenger on the tour, said it is im portant“Through to support the tour theI was African experiencing American Huntington community and itsby plored by trolley passengers on Wednesday. Through the tour I was historylearning through about and Harris’ appreciating eyes, and their it shows history. how important generationDr. C. C. Barnet of black created nurses, a hospital said tour on Seventhguide and Avenue former to “ not only accept African American’s, but to train the new experiencing Huntington Ralph May can be contacted at may178@marshall.edu.his and other voices are” Biggs said. people,Marshall but University we need professor nurses, so David he changed Harris. this into a hospital“He and realized nurse trainingthat it’s facilitynice to and have trained a hospital nearly and 80 totreat 90 and its histo,ry through Harris’ eyes and it shows how activistnurses,” Memphis Harris said. Tennessee Garrisons, who assisted in ne- Along the tour was the home of influential civil rights important his and other voices as well as approaching teaching of students in a holistic gotiations between African Americans and Steele company are.” way, Harris said.

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