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C M Y K 50 INCH SPJ lecture focuses on black history, life of an African-American scholar > More on News WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 | VOL. 116 NO. 111 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com Manchin visits Marshall, discusses social issues with students By CAITLIN KINDER-MUNDAY you can eliminate and what you Manchin discussed multiple THE PARTHENON can’t eliminate.” social issues brought up by stu- Senator Joe Manchin visited Manchin used the example of dents in attendance. Marshall University Tuesday to comparing individual students Medicare was one issue discuss multiple social issues brought up by a student in the that were on student’s minds. the government as a whole. The room. Manchin discussed how At 4 p.m., around 70 students governmentoperating on maintains a fixed income a much to quickly Medicare funds are go- and faculty members gathered larger budget, but accrues ing to run out if the government in Room 336 of Smith Hall to much more debt as well. does not make requirement hear Manchin speak. “We have about $17 trillion changes. Manchin has been visiting in debt, which is more debt “Medicare will eat us alive,” multiple higher education in- than what I believe your gener- Manchin said. “It goes totally, stitutions to learn what is going ation can handle, and we can’t absolutely insolvent by 2024 — on with students and to discuss continue to accumulate four in a little over ten years.” the issues they believe are of Manchin spoke to students high importance. debt,” Manchin said. “The coun- about where they will be in 10 Manchin stressed the impor- tryand wasn’tfive billion given dollars to me a byday my of years and how Medicare will af- parents that way, my grandpar- fect them at that time. opening. ents didn’t give it to my parents “Ten years from now, you tance“You of have financial got stabilityto have inyour his that way and I don’t intend to guys will be in the prime of your turn it over to you that way.” lives, making good money, look- to be able to pay for what you Manchin discussed how im- ing to make even more money,” thinkfinances is inimportant,” order; you’ve Machin got portant it is for students to Manchin said. “There’s going to said. understand what is going on in be more and more pressure put Financial stability to Man- the political arena. on you to pay more, unless we chin relates directly to the “It’s the only game in town,” change it today.” way a person’s priorities are Manchin said. “You need to Manchin discussed clauses selected. learn it and understand how to being added to Medicare re- “What do you do when things be involved and how to make quests including a hardship change.” clause depending upon the MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON ends meet?” Manchin said. In addition to the economic Senator Joe Manchin met with students, Tuesday, in Smith Hall, to discuss social issues. “Pickget tight; your howpriorities do you — makewhat action going on in Washington, See MANCHIN | Page 5 Young Americans for Liberty have first interest meeting By TAYLOR STUCK birthday of the War on Terror,” president, said he joined the THE PARTHENON liberty movement after the The Young Americans for drone on the war zone’ ac- 2008 election. Liberty hosted the chapter’s tivity,Grimes basically said. “We just had to ‘pin show the “I realized that President that it isn’t just Iran, Iraq and Obama was implementing the in Corbly Hall. Afghanistan that have been af- same policiss as George W. firstCaitlin interest Grimes, meeting the chapter’s Tuesday fected. Almost every country Bush, like foreign wars and in- founder and president, said in the Middle East that has vading people’s civil liberties MARCUS CONSTANTINO | THE PARTHENON Young Americans for Liberty, a base has been invaded or in the name of counteracting is a liberty based political ac- bombed by the U.S.” terrorists,” Chancey said. “So, Groundsworkers preparing for spring temperatures tivist group. Young Americans for Lib- I lost my political ideology for “Our main ideas are true erty is the continuation of a while, but I found it again THE PARTHENON overtime for that. We get two the student garden at this time liberty, freedom from inter- Students for Ron Paul, which through the liberty movement. Marshall University staff large dump truck loads just in as well. ference from the government, was a division of Ron Paul’s I felt Young Americans for Lib- members are adding their mulch,” Cutlip said. “We plan to “We are looking into adding small government and free 2008 campaign for president. erty embodied everything I touch of spring to the campus have the campus looking very two more raised beds behind markets,” Grimes said. “We The organization currently believed in.” grounds as the cold weather well for graduation.” the recruitment center,” Cutlip aren’t here to push it in any- has over 380 chapters around Dustin Murphy, YAL secre- begins to diminish. Laying mulch around cam- said, referencing the Career one’s face though. We want the country. According to tary, said he became interested The Physical Plant is begin- Services building. “The stu- to educate people, do activ- in the liberty movement be- ning to lay down a fresh layer is estimated to be a three to dents in the greenhouse are ist projects and get involved to found a chapter. fourpus and week the project. planting of flowers in local, state and federal Grimes,Grimes she said is the she first wanted woman to around campus. After mulching, $6,000 worth and the garden — the stu- government.” start the group to educate stu- cause“I wasn’t he realized quite hea Democrat, did not fit of Threemulch andhundred fill the flowerbedsyards of dentgrowing garden. flowers They forhave campus lots of Grimes said the group plans dents about politics. butany specificI wasn’t political quite a mold.Republi- - - plants over there for us right to be very active on campus, “I think so many people in can,” Murphy said. “I agreed erbeds on and off campus and of flowers from the campus now.” by hosting an activist event our generation believe you ei- with both sides. I started atmulch other is Marshall needed tofacilities. cover flow basketsgreenhouse around will campus. be planted, fill The cold weather put a in the coming month, going ther have to be a Republican investigating Ron Paul and The new mulch is placed over ing the flowerbeds and hanging damper on the mulching and to the national convention or a Democrat. They think it’s Gary Johnson — people who the old mulch and acts as a soil include white petunias and in Washington, D.C. and pos- either black or white,” Grimes had different ideas from the dragonThe flowerswings. The being white planted petu- kept utility costs lower. The sibly starting a libertarian said. “Many of them don’t norm. After that, I discov- Physical Plant Director Mark nias will be planted around the campusplanting costsof flowers, more to but cool also on newspaper. know that there is this middle ered I believed in liberty and Cutlipconditioner said recent for coming cold weatherflowers. John Marshall statue, and the warmer days than to heat on - road you can take that takes I wanted to become more delayed placing mulch around dragon wings will be planted colder days. eration of War,’ which was bits and pieces from each side. involved.” campus. across the rest of the campus. The Parthenon can be to “Weeducate just students finished on ‘Genhow I think that people need to Taylor Stuck can be con- “The guys end up work- The Physical Plant is also contacted at parthenon@ much the war has cost us be- know about that.” tacted at stuck7@marshall. ing a tremendous amount of preparing to make additions to marshall.edu. cause last week was the tenth Nick Chancey, YAL vice edu. Public relations club planning trivia event By AMANDA REESMAN Public Relations Campaign’s childcare we can give them.” River Valley Child Development community and country de- Campaign’s Club, said. “I know, THE PARTHENON Club helped plan the event. The tickets are $25 a person, Services’ Tuition Investment pend on it.” last year, they raised about River Valley Child Devel- “A lot of time and energy has and guests receive one alco- Program Support scholarship T.I.P.S. provides aid for fami- $10,000, and we have a very opment Services is hosting been put into this fundraiser,” holic beverage per meal, a soft program. lies who fall short of eligibility strong ticket auction this year. its third annual “Questions” Megan Earls, “Questions” chair, drink and access to the trivia for LINK (state-provided child- So, I think that can attract a lot trivia night Friday at the Big said. “We have had an outpour and ticket auction with every child’s life makes or breaks of people to the event as well as Sandy Superstore Arena Ball- of community support and are ticket purchased.