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University budget broken down Preferred pronouns offer safe space

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Parks and Griffith win SGA presidential election By Tyler Spence

OPINION EDITOR Alyssa Parks and Isabella Griffiths will become the second all-female ticket for Student Government Association president and vice president after their victory in the election last week.   The election took place over two days and was “very close,” as Matt James described, associate dean of student affairs. Parks and Griffiths defeated Cameron Donahue and Mary Doherty. Parks and Griffiths will begin the transition from the Anna Williams and Kyle Powers administration.   “We are very, very excited…and ready to get started,” Griffiths said.   Both Parks and Griffiths acknowledged their nervousness and curiosity regarding their new positions; however, they are eager to begin their work.   “I’m really excited to meet incoming freshman and show them what Marshall has to offer, and now that

we are moving back in person, showing them how they can get involved,” Parks said.  “I would definitely say there is a lot of pressure. We want to represent all the students to the best of our ability, but at the same time, we are only two people,” Parks said. “During the campaign, we probably met with around 20 organizations; that’s something we want to continue.”   Parks knows not every student is involved in an organization but feels like it is one of the best ways to reach a significant amount of students in the most direct way.  “It’s not every day that you get to say you represent 13,000 students… the fact that we have to represent that to the best of our ability and do good for them is a very humbling experience,” Griffiths said.  Parks said she feels more comfortable having a team behind her, and having senators to help them represent the entire student body eases the pressure

of having to do it all on their own.   “We have some pretty big shoes to fill,” Parks said. “But we aren’t doing it by ourselves.”  Tyler Spence can be contacted at  spence83@ marshall.edu

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Breaking down the university budget

By Brittany Hively EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Editor’s note: This is a two-part feature. The next part will be released next week.   With the rising cost of higher education, the question is often asked, what happens with the money?   “At Marshall, we are made up of approximately 30 different individual budget units,” said Jason Baldwin, budget manager. “Each of those units receive an independent budget unit file to complete, and in that file, they communicate with us, the budget office, their various sources of revenues and planned expenditures.”  Baldwin said the budget office then takes those individual files and consolidates them to make the university’s overall budget. He said the school of medicine’s budget is completed separately.   When it comes down to the actual number placement, Baldwin says it can be a complicated process. He says the overall money budget comes from revenue and expenditures.

“The revenues are projected based on projected enrollment, headcount. Institutional research prepares and shares enrollment projections that we will use to develop the revenue piece of that. We work within those projected revenues,” Baldwin said.   The state also has a part in the revenues.   “The projected revenues include the appropriations from the state,” said Katrina Eskins, budget director. “It’s a pretty big piece of our total that we have to work with.”  Eskins and Baldwin said they have worked with state budget cuts before. While last year did not see cuts, this year has had some proposed cuts.   Baldwin said the last increase in state appropriation was meant for a salary increase and was not based on the university headcount, leaving the university’s budget to be adjusted to accommodate the raise pool.   This year the structure used by the budget office to develop the overall budget has changed, said Baldwin.   “A lot of universities are moving to a zero-based budget development process,” Baldwin said. “Where PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY CARTER TRUMAN| TRUMAN18@MARSHALL.EDU

traditionally, whatever your allocation was last year, I think we’ve maintained a stable allocation to our units over the last year or two. This year, given the pressures on our tuition and fee revenue and also this potential cut in state appropriation, it’s going to be even more important to focus on what our critical needs are.”  “It’s difficult for us to prioritize one college’s needs over the other. We have to make sure the service to our students, that those needs are met. That’s what we’ve attempted to accomplish here in this zero-based budget development process is for each unit to identify their critical needs, what has to happen to maintain that level of service to the students and to really keep things moving forward.”  Baldwin says the zero-based budget was used for the current year.

See BUDGET on pg. 11

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Marshall’s Buskirk Hall honors student workers B y MI RAN DA VAL L E S RE P ORTER Buskirk Hall kicks off a new event, ‘Buskirk Worker of the Week’, to highlight the efforts of student workers. The hall residents are allowed to vote amongst the current resident advisors and desk workers for who they think deserves the most recognition. This week, Buskirk’s third floor RA, Whitney Chapman, was given the honor of being recognized and having her picture hung up throughout the building. Chapman, who is a video production major at Marshall, said that the nomination came as both a huge surprise and a huge relief. “I was completely unaware of being nominated, awarded until my residents brought it to my attention,” Chapman said. “In all honesty, it was actually reassuring to be awarded that. It reminded me of why I took this job and wanted to be

apart of this community in the first place.” Chapman said that she believes that this is good method to show support for student workers like herself, who need support. She hopes this display of support will go beyond just this award. “I think it’s a great way for all of us to be shown appreciation, but I definitely think we could get even more recognition from Housing and Residence Life,” Chapman said. “It can feel like you’re stuck when you don’t have any support or any recognition. I think the best way to show that recognition can be done through their actions.” Morgan Rash, who is a resident on Chapman’s assigned floor, said that she thinks the nomination and award is well deserved. “Whenever I have any issues, whether it’s school related

or not, Whitney always listens to my problems and offers advice,” Rash said. “It’s just really comforting knowing somebody is there to help and support you, so I definitely think if anyone deserves this, it’s her.” Chapman said that despite the challenges that come with the job, as well as the pressures of the pandemic, being a resident advisor has been one of her best decisions. “Being an RA is one heck of an experience. It helps you grow while also helping other people,” Chapman said. “If you’re looking to find a place or a community that you feel like you can impact in a positive light, then this is definitely a good job for you.” Miranda Valles can be contacted at valles1@live. marshall.edu.

Marshall University prepares for stress relief week B y MAD I SO N PE RDUE RE P ORTER As finals approach and students face the academic pressures of final projects and exams, Marshall University’s library staff is preparing for much-needed stress relief for students. Sarah Mollette, MU’s online research librarian, said she inherited MU’s library outreach and stress relief services in 2018, and many of her colleagues always try to respect student stress and create a better learning environment for students. She said events include online workshops for students to help them improve their research and writing skills, DIY events, and even recorded yoga sessions. Stress relief week will take place during “dead week,” April 12-16. Tiffany Kane, a junior videography student, said she was not aware of MU’s stress relief week activities but she would be willing to participate. She said this has been a stressful year for her and many other students and it has been difficult to follow the activities MU still provides. “COVID has made stress worse, I think,” Kane said. “I feel a bit isolated and I’m not usually on campus for activities now.” Sarah Mollette said that many of these events are

online and can be accessed from the comfort of one’s home, such as the Morrow Library online scavenger hunt and escape rooms. In this activity, students will explore MU’s Special Collections and be entered in a prize drawing if they complete the event. “This is a great opportunity to encourage students to explore these collections without the stress of a class or the pressure of grades,” Mollette said. Mollette said she was most looking forward to “MU Paws,” when emotional support dogs will be brought to Drinko Library to interact with students. Cassandra Watson, a senior English education student, said she usually participated in MU’s in-person stress relief events in previous semesters and she greatly enjoyed them. She said she also enjoyed MU’s DIY series. “It’s so nice to be able to take a step back from everything stressful about school,” she said. “I like to be able to relax and it’s nice to see staff care about students’ mental health.” Watson said this is a very busy semester for her as she prepares to graduate in May, and it has been harder for her to keep track of student activities this semester PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY ABBY AYES| AYES@MARSHALL.EDU

because she is usually not on campus due to student teaching and the switch to virtual learning. Watson said she appreciates MU’s program and would love to see it expanded in future semesters. “I think it would be neat if every department had something for stress relief,” Watson said. “I think it would be a great way to reach more students and have more people involved. I think it would be a nice way for students and professors to build a caring relationship with each other.” Watson also said she hopes there is more student outreach from the Campus Counseling Center, because it is a valuable resource many students aren’t aware is available. Sarah Mollette said there is going to be outreach for the Campus Counseling Center and a link to the center is available on the stress relief week guide. “This resource is so important to students,” Mollette said. “Many people don’t utilize this tool when they need it, especially during a time like this.” Madison Perdue can be reached at perdue118@marshall.edu

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Retro vibes at Historic Hippie By CATHERINE BLANKENSIP

REPORTER Local and nostalgic — The Historic Hippie gives off retro and unique energy as soon as you step through the door. Husband-and-wife duo, Katie and James Cox, pride the family-owned business they have created. The Historic Hippie opened in Huntington, W.Va in Sept. 2020, but Katie and James became inspired in 2016. Katie began selling homemade jewelry at outdoor festivals, and the two of them began vending in 2017. “We actually started vending in Ashland at festivals and things like that,” owner James Cox said. “Due to the lack of foot traffic because of the pandemic, we actually had to find somewhere where people are out and about, so we relocated to Huntington.” The Historic Hippie focuses on records and vintage stereo equipment but offers so much more — handmade jewelry, soaps, candles, and clothing

and crystal options. “My wife makes homemade jewelry, and our business kind of began when she would give out necklaces at concerts,” James Cox said. “Someone pushed her back in 2016 and said maybe you should try to sell those. After some thinking, we decided to open our own vendor and sell them around 2017.” “I love designing my homemade jewelry,” Katie Cox said. “I love crystals and kind of base my jewelry through them. I actually am making copper plated chokers right now that will soon be offered in our store.” The Historic Hippie is located at 210 11th St #2, Huntington, WV 25701, and open TuesdaySaturday 11-7. They are constantly getting in new inventory and expanding their business. Catherine Blankenship can be contacted at blankensh403@marshall.edu.

CATHERINE BLANKENSHIP | REPORTER

Historic Hippie is full of nostalgic objects and homemade goods.

Yale lawyer addresses immigration legal crisis By ISABELLA ROBINSON

NEWS EDITOR Yale Law School graduate and West Virginia University Law School professor, Alison Peck, virtually addressed the lack of immigration legal services in the state to the Marshall PreLaw club on Monday.  “In America, we have no universal culture or language — we are united by our dedication to the US Constitution and law,” Peck said.   Peck studied journalism, Spanish and French at Butler University before attending Yale Law School and then received her LL.M from the University of Arkansas in Agricultural Law.  “When Donald Trump was elected President, with promises of really overhauling and making much more restrictive, the immigration system, we knew that it was going to create a lot of demand for immigration legal services,” Peck said. “So, I thought, well, I speak Spanish, and I’ve always dealt with global issues, so maybe I could learn [to head the immigration clinic at WVU Law].”  Peck is the Director of the Immigration Law Clinic and Director of International Programs at WVU’s Law School.

“These statistics may surprise you, but there are close to 30,000 immigrants in West Virginia, which is 2% of the population, and another 2% that lives with an immigrant family member, so that is not a large percentage of our population,” Peck said. “So, a lot of people think there is not much immigration work in West Virginia.”  Peck said there is currently only one full-time immigration lawyer in this state.  “There are a few other attorneys who do it part-time, and then we, at the clinic, do it part-time, but there are other classes to teach, and we do research and writing. There are other nonprofit organizations that are starting to devote some time and resources of theirs to it, but none of them are doing it part-time, and there is a very small number,” Peck said.  Peck said there is an equivalent of four immigrant lawyers available in this state to represent 30,000 people.  “So, when you think about that, there’s actually probably more need for immigration legal services in West Virginia than in southern California,” said Peck.  PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY ZACHARY HISER | HISER1@MARSHALL.EDU

Montserrat Miller, Executive Director of the John Deaver Drinko Academy, was in attendance and reinforced Peck’s urgency to bring more immigration legal services to the state.  “Obviously there are social class issues involved, race, class and gender, with this but because of our geographic location [in West Virginia] we kind of think of immigration as someone else’s problem,” Miller said. “The immigrants that are most visible to us are academic and medical professionals, so I believe some of us have the tendency to think that those immigration cases are the no-brainers or the easy ones, and the stigma associated with the individuals coming here in search of work, I personally think it is one of the great human rights crises of our era.”  Miller said she believes many West Virginian’s opinions and attitudes towards immigrants are colored by social class biases and prejudices.

see IMMIGRATION on pg. 10

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Retro vibes at Historic Hippie By CATHERINE BLANKENSIP

— handmade jewelry, soaps, candles, and clothing and crystal options. “My wife makes homemade jewelry, and our business kind of began when she would give out necklaces at concerts,” James Cox said. “Someone pushed her back in 2016 and said maybe you should try to sell those. After some thinking, we decided to open our own vendor and sell them around 2017.” “I love designing my homemade jewelry,” Katie Cox said. “I love crystals and kind of base my jewelry through them. I actually am making copper plated chokers right now that will soon be offered in our store.” The Historic Hippie is located at 210 11th St #2, Huntington, WV. They are constantly getting in new inventory and expanding their business. Catherine Blankenship can be contacted at blankensh403@marshall.edu.

Catherine Blankenship | Reporter

Historic Hippie is full of nostalgic objects and handmade goods.

Yale lawyer addresses immigration legal crisis By ISABELLA ROBINSON

see IMMIGRATION on pg. 10

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Beyond “she” and “he,” preferred pronouns offer safe space By BRITTANY HIVELY

EXECUTIVE EDITOR With the increase surrounding equality awareness for the LGBTQ+ community, pronoun awareness has become pertinent. “When we talk about pronouns, people are always very scared because it’s something new and they don’t quite understand,” said Shaunte Polk, director of intercultural and international affairs at Marshall University. Polk hosts a safe space training for students, staff, community members and now those who can join virtually to teach the proper terminology and how to be a safe space. “They don’t understand why we have to use pronouns. Why can’t we use a certain pronoun for all people? A lot of people want to change their pronouns, things like that,” Polk said. “So, I always talk a little

bit in detail about what it means to use someone’s correct pronoun, reaffirming someone’s gender identity, taking away those stereotypes — what it means to be masculine or feminine when you’re looking at physical appearance.” Polk said it is important to realize that education never ends, and mistakes will be made that also lead to learning. “Knowing that you are going to mess up when you use pronouns that are new,” Polk said. “Because at the end of the day, we have been taught that certain words mean certain things for as long as we’ve been alive.” One thing Polk said she discusses during safe space trainings are proper prefixes for emails, something that is not always thought about in terms of preferred pronouns. “In the 70s, feminists started using Ms. because it didn’t define you by your marital relationship,” said

Claire Snyder, program coordinator for the women’s and gender center. “You didn’t have to be a Mrs.; you didn’t have to be a miss. Anyone could be a Ms. — a married person, a single person, a divorced person, a widowed person. It was just a way of referring to a woman in a way that didn’t define her by her relationship with a man at that time. Now maybe, not by their relationship to a spouse.” Polk says to stay on the safe side, and it is best not to use pronouns until the preferred ones are known. “Some people get very upset if you misgender them by using incorrect pronouns,” Polk said. “So, just to stay on the safe side, you definitely want to avoid those unless you know they use those [gender-neutral titles] beside their name, always addressing emails with first

see PRONOUNS on pg. 10

Local Plant Shop Continues to Grow By CATHERINE BLANKENSHIP REPORTER

CATHERINE BLANKENSHIP | REPORTER

Woman-owned business The Potted Edge offers a variety of plant-related items. Whether you are looking for succulent arrangements, thoughtfully curated interior plants, or a unique selection of handmade items and pottery, this business is perfect for the green thumb of the group. The Potted Edge has two locations. One is at 300 Second Ave., Suite C in Gallipolis, Ohio. The other is in The Progress Building at 418 Eighth St., in Suite B in Huntington, W.Va. “The Potted Edge is a woman-owned small business that was originally out of Gallipolis, Ohio, and then in August of 2019, the Huntington location was opened,” Huntington employee Lillian Adkins said. “We offer a range of services such as re-potting plants, helping customers understand plants and how to properly care for them. We have a range of plant accessories like macrame hangers, wall hanging, air plants, candles, incense and super cute decorative pots!” The stores give off a peaceful, comforting, and welcoming vibe when you walk in.

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“We offer locally sourced items from local businesses as well,” employee Eden said. “The customers that come in make for an easy and chill workday. I love the people that come into our store. Just getting to interact with people and basically play in the dirt all day makes for a great job atmosphere.” The Potted Edge takes pride in its customers and the staff enjoys getting to meet new faces, as well as interact with regular customers. “I absolutely love my job and having a unique connection with customers,” Adkins said. “It’s a super chill and relaxing environment, where I get to spend my days hanging out with plants and caring for them. All of my co-workers and managers are super sweet and make coming to work fun.” The Potted edge constantly receives new inventory throughout the seasons. With each plant, you have a choice if you would like it to be potted or not. Each plant comes with its own care card, and an associate will walk you through how to care for your plant. The store is open Tuesday-Sunday. Catherine Blankenship can be contacted at blankensh403@marshall.edu.

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Taevion’s

Kinsey’s Back

20-21 STATS 19.5 PPG 6.2 RPG 3.0 APG

ZACHARY HISER | PHOTO EDITOR

By NOAH HICKMAN

REPORTER Junior guard Taevion Kinsey announced Friday that he is returning for his senior season as a part of the Marshall men’s basketball team. “I will be removing my name (from the NBA Draft) and will be returning to Marshall,” Kinsey said. “I have looked at myself and evaluated my game, and there are still things that I want to do better. Right now, I’m just trying to be patient.” Projected in some places earlier this year to get drafted in the first round of the NBA draft, Kinsey chose instead to play his fourth season at Marshall.

53.2 FG% 81.8 FT%

Kinsey said that completing his senior season is within his best interest. Not heavily recruited out of high school, Kinsey had nine offers including one from Marshall. He committed to the university on April 18, 2018. Kinsey, throughout his three seasons at Marshall, has improved his game in a variety of areas statistically. He has improved his scoring average each season. He averaged 10.5 points per game his freshman year, 16.4 his sophomore year and 19.5 his junior year. Kinsey averaged the fifth most points per game in Conference

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USA his sophomore year and the second most points per game in CUSA his junior year, behind UTSA senior guard Jhivvan Jackson. Another key area in which his game improved is free throw shooting. After being a sub-70% free-throw shooter his freshman and sophomore seasons, his free-throw shooting percentage increased to 81.8% his junior year. Not only has he been a good scorer, but he has also proven to be a team player, averaging 4.2 assists per game in the 2019-20 season and three assists per game the following year.

see KINSEY on pg. 10

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Herd women’s soccer ramping up for season finale

ZACHARY HISER | PHOTO EDITOR

Freshman Abi Hugh directs her teammate in hopes up settng up a through-pass during a contest with WVU Tech Sunday, March 28. Marshall won the game 7-1, with Hugh scoring three goals. She has seven goals on the season, the team lead. By GRANT GOODRICH

SPORTS EDITOR After falling at Charlotte Tuesday afternoon, the Marshall women’s soccer team shifts its focus to Friday when it will take on Middle Tennessee at Hoops Family Field in the regular season finale. Marshall is 0-5 in conference play, and Middle Tennessee is 2-3 in CUSA play. Both are out of the race for a conference tournament bid. In his first season, Marshall head coach Michael Swan has been working with a young squad. The Herd’s leading goal scorer is freshman Abi Hugh, who has seven goals. That total makes up 54% of the team’s goals. Hugh leads the conference in

goals per game and points per game and is second in total goals and points. Graduate student Metztli Gonzalez is an exception to the young Herd squad. She is second on the team in minutes played, at 688, and she has one goal on the season. Sophomore goalkeeper Courtney McVicker has started seven of eight games in the box for the Herd, racking up 34 saves on the season. The final contest of the season will begin at 6:00 p.m. at Hoops Family Field. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and will be broadcast by WMUL-FM 88.1 on-air and online. Grant Goodrich can be contacted at goodrich24@ marshall.edu.

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OPINION

Dear Parthenon is an advice column where editors, Xena Bunton and Carter Truman, answer anonymous questions about life, college and discuss opinions or pop culture. You can send questions through social media or email at Parthenon@marshall.edu.

members in the face of oppositional ideas, then we can never love those outside our family who have those ideas. So, let go of your pride, don’t let self-importance and ideology separate you from your family because it’s better to relent some points than to know you’re right but be all alone.

Q: When going back home to your family, how do you de-stress or relax? X: Ahh, yes. The classic overwhelmed feeling of going back to your family for break, a weekend or just a few hours. The guilt of how long it took you to come back, it truly does not matter how long or short, but that seems always to be a tense conversation. But the worse guilt of all is coming back and instantly being annoyed or stressed out (even if there is no reason at all). My biggest problem is having anxiety about my work and classes. I could have only one project due, but it will have me sweating during a fun family movie night. Before leaving to meet my family, I always tell my mom about my work schedule and how I feel about it. This prepares both of us for any possible stress. Also, you can always do what you did in high school, run away for a bit. Go to your old bedroom (or someone else’s if your mother already remodeled it a month after you left), go to your car, hide behind your garage, drive to the local grocery store and do ANYTHING for a bit of time by yourself. Don’t feel guilty either; most people share the same exact feelings.

Q: I have a problem with not being able to say no. What are some ways to tell people no without offending them? X: I LOL’d at this. Not because it is funny, but why do we do this? After all the mini pep talks I give myself before a conversation, I still let people talk over me and tell me what to do. I wish I had the correct answer for you. I wish I had the answer for myself. I would like to say that it’s not a bad thing to help people or volunteer, but the fact you’re submitting this, it has gone way too far. If you have a hard time just saying no in general, just explain that you would love to, but you have to decline because you are too busy. I try to limit myself from giving too many random excuses and just simply say I am too busy. Overall, just don’t let anyone use you or manipulate you into doing something you don’t want to do. I definitely need to work on this myself. At least now I know that I am not alone.

C: If I argue with my mother or brother and need to get away for a bit and destress, I usually meet up with friends, read a book and maybe listen to some music. But if you’ll allow me some time on my soapbox, please don’t let pride get in the way of loving your family. I know that’s probably not what the person asking this question had in mind, but I can’t help think taking time to destress from your family points in this direction. Far too often, we let our pride ruin the best relationships we get in life. I’m not one to minimize the potential annoyance of family, they can be irritating, but that’s the point. Today we seem to make ourselves our opinions, adopting hardline stances to fill the void in our life; then, when others with differing views come along, we feel like they are directly attacking us as a person. But here’s the thing, if we cannot maintain the love we have with family

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C: Tell the truth; this is as simple as it gets in terms of advice. You should never, for any reason, lie to someone, especially if you’re just trying to wiggle your way out of something. People can always tell when you want to say no; it’s in your eyes. If you would tell them no and then offer a truthful explanation, they may not be thrilled, but at least you didn’t lie to them. The more you say no, the more people will stop asking you to do things you don’t want to do; they’ll know not to ask you when you have a big test, and they’ll understand when you say you have other obligations. The bottom line, the truth; it’s always the way to go.

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OPINION

Obsession and deception By Mike Romano

WEST VIRGINIA STATE SENATOR 12TH DISTRICT (D)

In the shadows of COVID, bills have passed during the 2021 Legislative Session which will move West Virginia backwards. From the weakening or elimination of state licensing for electricians, plumbers, crane operators, elevator technicians, among others, to the weakening our drinking water standards, to creating a new layer of government with an Intermediate Court that no one wants (except insurance companies) which will cost tens of millions of tax dollars every year. As bad as those bills are, no bill has the potential to damage our collective future or waste more of our tax dollars than charter schools. The obsession of the Republican Majority with charter schools and private school vouchers could result in the loss of nearly one-half of our public school funding. Charter schools have mixed results around the country, at best. Ohio lost $4 billion on charters and rural states have had almost no success. In 2019, county boards of education were permitted to approve applications for and oversee charter schools preserving local control of education. The bill passed this Session eliminates local oversight by creating a new board, appointed by the Governor, to approve charter schools regardless of will of the citizens. Local control and oversight of public education have ended. In-person charter schools are limited to 10% of each county’s public school population, but, as bad as that could be for public schools, the bill also authorizes two statewide virtual charter schools for up to another 10% of the statewide public school population. Those numbers should be alarming. If in-person and virtual charter schools take just half of the permitted public school students (10%), more than $200 million will be taken from public school budgets every year with little accountability. Although the charter school itself may be not-for-profit, in a clever ruse, for-profit Education Service Providers or ESPs can be hired to run it with our tax dollars. Most important, virtual charters will receive the same amount of

money (around $7,400 per student) as in-person charters, yet virtual classes are conducted over the internet without the need for school buildings, desks, cafeterias, janitors, liability insurance and all other costs of a brick and mortar school. Virtual charters won’t even hire the same number of teachers. In Florida, for example, each virtual charter teacher instructed over 250 students. Profits will be the priority and staggering. Someone’s pocket is getting lined with tax dollars and no one cared.

led to a grand deception. They have underfunded public education for years. They now claim it’s broken and, in a move to defend it, preach school choice. The smart course, given the Majority’s obsession for charter schools and vouchers, would be a slow march with common sense limits on in-person charter schools and, more important, on the number of students allowed to attend virtual charters. Unfortunately, those limits were eliminated under pressure from Senate Republican Leadership.

Amazingly, the Republican Majority did not to know that more than $200 million in public school tax dollars were being shifted to private, for-profit ESPs if charters take just one-half of the students permitted under the bill. According to the State Board of Education, more than 6,000 public school teachers and service personnel would lose their jobs as a result. If the teacher/student ratio in virtual charters is like Florida – 50 teachers will replace over 3,000 public school educators and staff, most of whom will leave the state. Add the $130 million being taken from the public school system for Republican’s private school voucher program, and the public school system could evaporate.

Public schools are the backbone of our Nation, providing a future for our children, but the Majority’s plan will make public schools a place for those not lucky enough – or rich enough – to escape. It will be a modern form of segregation, and we all will pay the price when undereducated students become unproductive adults.

As West Virginia ventures into this great unknown, the negatives have not even been acknowledged let alone considered. For example the effects on high school sports of the loss of 20% of the public school population would be devastating. Undoubtedly, student-athletes will go charter or private schools and not play for their local teams. Coaches will lose their jobs or be required to take on additional responsibilities to keep their jobs. Every dollar that goes to a charter school student is eliminated from our public schools which will reduce funds for facilities, uniforms, medical care, and other sports related needs. The loss will be felt by every school. While the legacy of the Republican Majority has been one of voting contrary to facts, their obsession with charter schools in our state has PAGE EDITED AND DESIGNED BY TYLER SPENCE | SPENCE83@MARSHALL.EDU

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KISNEY cont. from 6 Kinsey has also been one of the top rebounding guards in C-USA. Each year, Kinsey has gotten more active on the boards, averaging four rebounds per game his freshman year, five his sophomore year and 6.2 his junior year. For Marshall, Kinsey making a return is good news after it recently lost a major contributor, senior guard Jarrod West. West committed to the University of Louisville March 31 for his extra year of eligibility and a chance to play for Cardinals head coach Chris Mack.

PRONOUNS cont. from 6 Not to be forgotten, Marshall also lost longtime forward Jannson Williams. Kinsey will be joined next year in the backcourt by redshirt junior Andrew Taylor. Taylor and Kinsey could form a potent duo for the Herd next season. After falling in the first round of the C-USA tournament this season, Kinsey said that another key to his return is the unfinished business he has at Marshall. Noah Hickman can be contacted at hickman76@ marshall.edu.

IMMIGRATION cont. from 4 The Immigration Law Clinic at WVU tries to take cases when they can, but they have to turn many away and direct them to the services available in the state, when Peck said she knows are likely to be already overwhelmed.  “It is impossible to overstate how much difference it makes in terms of your chances of getting relief in the immigration laws. If you have a lawyer, your odds are probably 1,000 to one better,” Peck said. “The system is so technical that even lawyers struggle to comply with every part of the law because it is extremely complex.”

Peck said her colleagues in the field of law often question how she can handle dealing with such high-stakes cases.  “I understand the feeling, but for me, when I look at the situation that immigrants are in, particularly in West Virginia, I think ‘you know, I am not perfect. My students and I are not perfect, but we are a lot better than nobody,” Peck said. “And that is who else these people have to turn to.”  Isabella Robinson can be contacted at robinson436@ marshall.edu.

Listed preferred pronouns can sometimes be seen on social media bios and email signatures; Polk said this shows you as an ally. “It signifies that you are progressively thinking and making sure that people understand that these are your set pronouns, this is your gender identity; this is who you are,” Polk said. “It takes out that mediation of ‘I don’t know what to say.’ It may not mean something to somebody who doesn’t use it, but it means the world to somebody who does. It shows a connection.” While it has not been seen as often, Snyder and Polk have both seen pronouns made specifically for and by a person. They said these also need respect. “I would imagine that someone who is making pronouns for themselves has had to spend a lot of time thinking about themselves and what their

identity is, and it can’t have been easy necessarily for them to come to this place,” Snyder said. “So, I am always going to come from a place of respect and empathy for that, and I think that’s a good practice for all of us.” Polk hosts a safe space workshop with Marshall University once a month and encourages students, faculty and community members to attend. She also said she will continue to offer it virtually to help educate more. “It’s unlearning some of the learned behaviors that you’ve known forever,” Polk said. “Using someone’s preferred pronoun is just a sign of respect, and that’s what we want to do, whether we understand it or not.” Brittany Hively can be contacted at hayes100@marshall.edu.

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BUDGET cont. from 2 “We’ve attempted that process here for ‘21, and it seems to work,” Baldwin said. “The cash flow management side of that, things have seemed to be relatively stable despite the significant impact that COVID has brought, not only to the university but to our financials as well.”  Baldwin said the needs go where they are most needed within each unit.   “We are really looking at what the need is, and I think the level of funding, independent of drivers such as headcount, is hard to quantify,” Baldwin said. “The funding levels really follow the need of each individual unit.”  The prioritization relies on each group that sends in a budget request.   “We really are dependent on each college and

the department of student affairs to tell us their needs,” Eskins said.   Baldwin and Eskins said the breakdown of needs per unit is the most significant focus on the new budget structure.   “Not just tell us what their needs are but justify those line by line, justify what those needs are,” Baldwin said. “Also give us the impact of if those expenditures were to be removed what does that impact look like, that’s the approach of zero-based processed.”  The budget office is currently working on the budget for the 2022 school year.   Brittany Hively can be contacted at hayes100@marshall.edu.

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Marshall Alumni: Where are we now? Pam Holland By Brittany Hively EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Pamela Holland was set to head to West Virginia University in Morgantown when an unexpected acceptance to Marshall’s Majorette’s changed her path.   “I had a scholarship to go to WVU and had my roommate assigned and was headed to Morgantown, and at the time, my mother did not want me to go away,” Holland said. “So, she found out when the Marshall majorette tryouts were. I thought, well, I’ll just go ahead and try out and see how that goes just, so she knows I won’t make it, and I’ll head on to Morgantown.”  Holland did make the team and had to decide between the two schools. Marshall won based on her love of being a majorette.   Eventually, Holland said her adviser, Pam Gardner, said she needed to make a decision about being a professional majorette or a speech-language pathologist.   “I decided to become a speech therapist only because, at the time, my father said he wasn’t going to pay for school anymore unless I decided on a major,” Holland said. “So, I had to quickly decide on a major. I looked through the catalog and decided that that looked like something for me, and I never looked back after that.”  During Holland’s time at Marshall, she stayed active between being a majorette, participant of greek life and other organizations.   Holland had no idea what she wanted to do when she started college, other than have a memorable time.

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Pamela Holland was all set to head to West Virgina Uniersity in Morgantown when an unexpected acceptance to Marshall’s Majorette’s changed her path.

“I just knew I wanted to go and have a nice college experience. It really wasn’t until my junior year when I decided to be serious about that aspect of college life,” Holland said. “So, that’s what I always tell my students- it’s okay, you can still be very successful.”  After graduation, Holland moved on to the next chapter of life — marriage.   “I graduated one week, got married the next. My husband was in the military, so we traveled the next year,” Holland said. “I came back the following year to grad school at Marshall.”  Holland says she truly bleeds green as she plans to finish her doctoral program with Marshall.   “I still don’t know what I want to do. I will be honest with you,” Holland said. “It’s interesting, I’m obviously working at Marshall, but I just went back in the fall and started my doctoral program here as well. I’m enrolled in leadership studies.”  Holland has worked in various places, including King’s Daughter’s Medical Center, when she was recruited back to Marshall.   “The Huntington Scottish Rite of Free Masonry collaborated with Marshall, and they wanted to start a Scottish Rite program,” Holland said. “Which was basically a speech and hearing center that offers services to families who otherwise could not afford it. It’s a scholarship program.”  This was the start of Marshall having clinical faculty on staff.   “It meant a lot to me to work with people who taught me to be a professional in the field, and it meant even more to me that I wouldn’t have to fight for insurance for my clients,” Holland said. “That was really important. I thought that we have a group of men that were raising money to support children who have families that maybe could not otherwise support these speech and language therapy services.”  Holland says different circumstances led her to the next step, every time.   “People always talk about it being at the right place at the right time with the right people. I think that is definitely my story,” Holland said.  Holland moved into a teaching position when someone went on sabbatical and then invited to full-time after someone retired.   One thing Holland was adamant about not being for her was a doctorate degree.   “One of our accrediting bodies indicated we needed to focus on getting more doctorate-level faculty,” Holland said. “I said I don’t want to do that. I’m not doing that. I don’t ever want to get

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my doctorate, but I would be interested in working on my board certification.”  Holland completed her certification in swallowing and swallowing disorders. While not a doctorate, she believed this would be great for the accreditation board.   Holland decided to work towards her doctorate when she had to tell someone they needed theirs.   “And I had to tell someone we were hiring that she needed to get her doctorate at some point. And I didn’t really feel like that was very good leadership for me to say to someone that I was hiring that she needed to get her doctorate when I didn’t have my doctorate.”  Holland helped find the Feeding and Swallowing Clinic in 2013, helping those in the area with swallowing and feeding disorders. Prior to this clinic, the only one was with West Virginia University.   She has also started working with Healthy Connections — with children born with neonatal abstinence syndrome.  “That’s one of the things that I am most proud of and most excited about in my professional journey. Just because of Huntington and it being the epicenter of the opioid epidemic, we know we have infants and children that are born with prenatal exposure to opioids,” Holland said. “So, what we’re finding is an increase in a population of children that we haven’t seen before that have speech, language, communication, feeding and swallowing problems.   “The characteristics that we’re seeing are different than what we’ve ever seen before,” Holland said. “There are a lot of children that come in with a potential diagnosis of autism, and they don’t have autism at all, but what we find is that they have a history of prenatal exposure to opioids, whether that’s been treated as they were infants, or it wasn’t.”  Holland said the program works with helping mothers who choose to start a new life in sobriety as well as helping the children.   Holland says one in 23 children have a feeding disorder.   “A lot of times, we just think they’re picky eaters. You’d be surprised at the number of kids that have a feeding disorder,” Holland said. Brittany Hively can be contacted at Hayes100@ marshall.edu.