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16 SEPT. 20,2016 THEBLUEBANNER.NET Third-party candidates From page 4 bates,” Setzer said. “If we’re going to elect them as the leaders of our nation, we should know where they stand.” Third-party candidates are required to have a minimum of 15 percent nationally in select polls before they can participate in the debates. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson currently ranges between 7 and 9 percent and Green Par- t ty presidential candidate Jill Stein ranges between 2 and 4 percent. On Sept. 13, Johnson announced he will be on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is the first time since 1996 that a third-party pres idential candidate qualified for all 50 state ballots. Stein will be on the ballot in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Garrett said third-party candidates may eventually have better prospects. “A two-party system is not doing us *’ any good,” Garrett said. “I don’t think it’ll happen with this election, but maybe Bee Hotel in subsequent elections if the numbers slowly go up, maybe there is a chance that a third-party candidate could have the chance of winning.” Kimsey-White said watching the de bates was a priority of hers before the major-party candidates were narrowed down. “I might be watching if I don’t have anything else to do,” Kimsey-White said. “It was a priority up until we were left with the two candidates we have now.” Garrett said there can be change if enough people take action. “A lot of people are becoming disen chanted with politics and the way things are being run in this country and I think Bemie running as a significant candidate showed that,” Garrett said. “If enough people get angry and are able to raise their voices enough, hopefully there can be change.” From page 3 ture is durable, but the heaviness is a negative. The wooden blocks are this marine-grade plywood which won’t re lease any toxins that could be harmful. Nothing that the structure is made up of would bother the bees. We were careful of that.” Hamstead said the Bee Hotel will need regular assistance annually and students will mostly enforce the labor. “We will have to change the boxes out. Some of it annually, but most of it every two years,” Hamstead said. “The bee club will help with this. Cathy Whit lock has a pollinator class who will help and the Student Environmental Center has also agreed. It will mostly be student labor.”' The Bee Hotel serves as a habitat to keep them safe year-round, Hamstead said. “These bees do not provide honey, but we have honey bee hives on campus near the Sam Miller Complex and ROOTS Garden,” Hamstead said. “These bees produce a small, nutritional grain called ‘bee bread’ which the larva feed off of. This habitat is a place where the bees will be safe throughout the year includ ing the colder months.” Stndents said they enjoyed their in volvement with the Bee Hotel. “I got involved during the pre-rendez- blue program. It’s Easy Being Green,” said freshman, Anna Slayton. “We spent about two hours down here, filling the boxes with mud and twigs, just helping to construct it. It was pretty cool.” “I am in Cathy Whitlock’s 178 class. Honeybees & Humans,” said freshman Annelise Gummere. “We were down here earlier this week and we worked on filling in the stumps and bamboo with mud to provide habitats for insects. It was a lot of fun, messy, but fun.” The Bee Hotel is not just a sanctuary for pollinators. The hotel was created to also benefit the UNCA community. Stu dio Bee created removable informational panels about the project that can be up dated and changed over time. Ward said while this project is a bene ficial learning location for some majors, she hopes more departments and stu dents will take advantage of it. “So far, environmental studies, biol ogy and math students have been down here visiting,” Ward said. “Those majors are the main focus, but I can also foresee some new media and even art students using the Bee Hotel to get some aesthet ics going. We can definitely expand to more than just a few departments and students. That would be ideal.” Trump rally From page 2 response. Multiple incidents of Trump supporters reacting violently to supporters happened throughout the event. As the audience began to leave the U.S. Cellular Center, the huge crowd of protes tors greeted them with shouts and chants condemning Trump. Trump supporters began shouting in sults at the crowd of protesters. One man wearing a Trump shirt shouted, “take a shower you dirty hippies!” Many protesters held their signs high, some chanting, “love trumps hate!” Others in the crowd held up their' mid dle fingers while shouting, “fuck Donald Trump!” Some Trump supporters began to insti gate an argument with protesters, laugh ing while shouting insults to the crowd. “Is there any place to be that’s more fun than a Trump rally?” Trump said. LGBTQ+ population From page 3 Bears From page 4 to be.” Some new residents said the idea of living near bears does not bbther them. “My friend sent me pictures of the bears a few times last year. I figure it sig nifies a connection with nature. The bears don’t worry me,” said Joshua Wood, a sophomore student who lives at Univer sity Place. Residents “and visitors are advised by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, if found in the general area of a bear, they should not antagonize or approach it and instead back away slowly. If confronted, it is advised to make yourself seem big ger by raising your hands and yelling at the bear, which should make it run away. “Bears are definitely faster than you, so do not startle one and run away,” McVey said. “If you see a bear, get to safety and call the authorities.” choice, that’s something that can impact a person every day in very significant kinds of ways.” Ryan Miller, a drama student from Charlotte who identifies as questioning, said the outcast nature of being a minority drives some to seek comfort elsewhere. “I feel like we need, not comfort, but just something that will be there,” Miller said. “It usually ends up being something along the lines of addictive drugs that are damaging to both mental and physical as pects of health.” According to research published in Journal of Substance Abuse, health care providers such as substance abuse coun selors are not often knowledgeable about LGBTQ-i- specific issues, which can lead to bias or ignorance for addicts seeking treatment. Many in the LGBTQ+ community who may not be addicted to any substances, are close with someone who identifies as LGBTQ-i- and has an addiction, such as Russell, making the issue truly commu nity-wide. “I have several friends who are in re covery program and again, it’s the poli cies. It’s the struggle,” Russell said. “It’s the challenges of how society inhibits and restricts and tries to control our identities that is wreaking havoc on my friends.” Welcome back! ■V' s' Come enjoy: locally roasted Bad Puppy Coffee Sandwiches Salads * Wraps Breakfast all day Beer * Wine Open tiii TAM - 9 PM 870 Merrimon Ave (Student / faculty ID 10% off)
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