The Parthenon, January 30, 2018

Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The aP rthenon University Archives 1-30-2018 The aP rthenon, January 30, 2018 Tom Jenkins [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Jenkins, Tom, "The aP rthenon, January 30, 2018" (2018). The Parthenon. 707. http://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/707 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]. NEWS, 2 SPORTS, 3 OPINION, 4 LIFE, 6 • Marshall prepares for cold • Herd fights for first, falls • Editorial: Celebrities talk • Heroin(E) Documentary conditions with ‘ice safety’ short to WKU. politics, as they should recieves Oscar nomination. courses. • Column: Trump prepares for first State of the Union. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2018 | VOL. 122 NO. 30 | MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | marshallparthenon.com | SINGLE COPY FREE KENDRICK MAKES STATEMENT AT GRAMMYS AGAIN. ASSOCIATED PRESS Sunday night, rapper Kendrick Lamar opened the award ceremony “Damn.” has received praise for its Lamar took the stage at Madison with a medley of songs off of his honest and realistic depiction of life Square Garden and delivered an album including, “XXX” featuring a for black Americans. Many have opening performance filled with guest performance from U2’s Bono compared Sunday’s performance politics and excitement. Lamar and the Edge. Lamar blew the crowd to Lamar’s 2016 Grammy walked away from the Grammy’s away with a stage performance by performance where he walked having won four awards in the rap him and his background dancers out on stage in a “chain gang” to category for his critically acclaimed that addressed gun violence and his politically charged song, “The album “DAMN.” racial discrimination in America. Blacker The Berry.” Blankenship to bring campaign President Trump and congressional to Big Sandy Superstore Arena leaders to take retreat at Greenbrier ASSOCIATED PRESS WEST VIRGINIA PRESS ASSOCIATION The former Massey CEO and West Virginia U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va, Republican Senatorial candidate, Don Blankenship, confirmed Monday morning that President will come to Huntongton, West Virginia for Donald Trump and fellow GOP congressional a campaign rally Thursday. Blakenship was members will take a retreat to the Greenbrier convicted of conspiracy to violate federal mine Resort. The resort is owned by West Virginia safety standards and served one year in prison. Governor Jim Justice who changed his party last Blankenship’s conviction came 6 years after one of time the president visited West Virginia. his mines exploded, leaving 29 men dead. page designed and edited by TOM JENKINS| [email protected] 2 TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2018 | | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM Safe Space training aims to Marshall prepares teach Marshall community for cold conditions about inclusivity on campus LILLY DYER | PHOTO EDITOR Safe space stickers indicate safe offices who members of the LGBTQ+ community can reach out to if they need to. By SARAH INGRAM THE PARTHENON Afterlearn themore training about theended offices though, and resourcesshe said that available the most for Students and faculty attended Safe Space Training in Marshall students who may be struggling to find help. Drinko Library on Monday to become more aware of the interesting thing she learned was using accurate per- LGBTQ+ community and how to respect those included sonal pronouns for people who may not identify with in this community. The purpose of the training was to he or she. reduce homophobia, transphobia, cisgenderisms, as well “Primarily, what I learned today was all the differ- as other gender and sexuality phobias or misunderstand- ent pronouns and how there are so many of them,” ings on Marshall’s campus. Smith said. “That helped me because (Polk) mentioned Shaunte Polk, program administrator at Marshall pronouns in the classroom, and I have never thought University, coordinated the event with the Social Justice, to ask someone.” Diversity and LGBTQ+ committees. Polk spoke about why The training also included videos from YouTuber ches- the groups wanted to provide members of this commu- caleigh, Buzzfeed and Wanda Sykes to show the attendees nity with allies and resources on campus. how to be better allies to the community. Ways of doing so “It came out of a necessity for the community to iden- include asking questions, listening instead of talking and tify people who will support (the LGBTQ+ community),” never trying to force someone to out them self. LILLY DYER | PHOTO EDITOR Polk said. “To have spaces where they have support and Polk also encouraged everyone who attended to The Memorial Fountain is not immune to the cold weather, as snow covers campus can feel safe.” recognize that the LGBTQ community is not just part grounds througout the winter months. The event covered common mistakes people make of that community, but they are also athletes, scholars, 5:30, but we’re probably all up at 4 parents and more. when addressing the LGBTQ+ community. These in- By KYRA BISCARNER calling around seeing what’s going on, “We single them out as just being LGBTQ,” Polk said. cluded using correct gender pronouns, accepting people THE PARTHENON and then we make that decision.” when they announce they are coming out or transition- “They are so much more than that. That is just a piece of As weather gets colder, Marshall Uni- Another consideration is whether or ing, as well as how sex does not mean gender. who they are. So, let’s recognize them as more than that.” versity’s administration prepares for the not the sidewalks and parking lots are Feon Smith, associate professor for Adult and Con- Sarah Ingram can be contacted at ingram51@ inevitable problems the cold will bring. safe for students. While the sidewalks tinuing Education, attended the event so she could marshall.edu. According to President Jerry Gilbert, are cleared by the Marshall Physical the university has a committee that Plant, the parking lots are cleared by a makes the decision on whether or not contracted company. to cancel classes. The committee in- According to Terry, the policy for cludes the vice president of operations, clearing campus parking lots is if the Women’s Studies works the president, senior vice president for snow is less than three inches it will communications and marketing, MUPD not be pushed unless there is going to chief, the university provost, the opera- be a continuation. to provide journals for tions director at the South Charleston Senior Vice President for Communi- campus and the dean of the Marshall cations and Marketing Ginny Painter Medical School. said the committee tries to take every Golden Girls Group Home “We have a process and a commit- factor into consideration. a college experience is available to maintain that 24,” Diener said. “You tee that meets typically 5:30 a.m. of a “We have students who pay a lot of By HANNA PENNINGTON them, and learning to write and ex- can never have too many journals.” morning where there is a weather event money for tuition,” Painter said. “So, THE PARTHENON press yourself is one of the most Thomas said any donations or to decide if there was evidence the day we need to get them in class as much Marshall University’s Women’s basic steps to get there.” financial support is appreciated before to see if there’s reason to close,” as absolutely possible, so you’re always Studies program is organizing Nikki Thomas, Advancement Di- and will help the girls with recre- Gilbert said. “Then there’s discussion having to balance the safety versus not a Valentine’s Day fundraiser to rector at the GGGH, said journaling ational activities. about what the conditions are like then cancelling class.” provide private journals for is a way for the girls to express them- “The girls wouldn’t have Christ- a decision is made from that group.” Gilbert said he tries to ensure that young women at the Golden Girls selves in a creative and safe way. mas presents or be able to go on any Gilbert said safety is the main con- the best decision is made when it Group Home. “It’s a way to release any anger or trips, like camping or the movies, cern when deciding whether or not to comes to cancelling class and clos- The group home located in Cere- things they may be feeling that they without fundraising,” Thomas said. cancel classes. Marshall Police Chief ing campus. do houses 24 girls ages 12-18 and don’t feel comfortable talking to any- Thomas said programs like Mar- Jim Terry said it is the students, faculty “I think you have to make the best specializes in cases of abuse, neglect body about,” Thomas said. shall’s Women’s Studies coming or staff’s decision on whether or not to judgement,” Gilbert said. “It won’t al- and abandonment. Thomas said the journals give the together to support them is very come in to campus. ways be the right decision, but your Laura Michele Diener, associate girls an outlet that they desperately “If they don’t feel safe, that’s their hope is that you will most of the time professor of history and director of need, but there are other ways to be- home’s success. call; they have to make that determi- make the right decision when not to Women’s Studies, said the idea came come involved as well. importantDiener forsaid the anyone non-profit interested group nation,” Terry said. “We are looking cancel and when to cancel.” from girls at the home who request- Diener said the Women’s Studies in tutoring or other volunteer at road conditions, we call in, we are Kyra Biscarner can be contacted ed a private journal when a previous program previously raised money in work is also welcome at the GGGH, looking at the weather, we meet at at [email protected].

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