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NORTHWEST MISSOURIAN THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024
MARYVILLE, MISSOURI
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VOL. 112, NO. 28
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BIG GREEN MOVE OUT
Students prompted to donate unused items
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SYDNEY SLATON Missourian Reporter | @TheMissourian
ig Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County is putting together its semesterly Big Green Move Out as summer approaches by placing bins in each residence hall and throughout town for students to donate items while they move out. As of April 15, BBSS put bins in each dorm, select stores around Maryville and the BBSS office at 2112 S. Main St. Executive Director of BBSS Lynette Harbin said all of this is in hopes that students will donate their unwanted things instead of throwing them away when they move out. Harbin said the organization and the University have been doing this for over a decade. At first, BBSS only accepted clothing donations, but as enthusiasm for the event grew, it partnered with the Northwest’s Bearcat Food Pantry to accommodate food donations. The food is then split between the food pantry and the Maryville Ministry Center. This way, students don’t have to throw away clothes and food. Students can donate kitchenware, bedding, towels, office supplies and more. The only items that aren’t being taken are books, furniture, mattresses, mattress toppers and televisions.
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Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nodaway County Lynette Harbin opens up the donation bin outside of the BBBS office located at 2112 S. Main St.
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President Lance Tatum to ODI hosts early events for Asian be inaugurated April 19, American Pacific Islander Month campus events canceled HANNAH CLAYWELL News Editor | @Hannah_9504
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The Presidential Inauguration will be held April 19 to celebrate the inauguration of Northwest’s 11th President Lance Tatum. The ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Bearcat Arena and doors will open at noon. A reception will follow the ceremony in the Lamkin Activity Center lobby. Tatum started his position in June 2023, but said because inaugurations are such large events it took a lot of planning. “Because this is a very elaborate type of ceremony, it takes a lot of planning, it takes a lot of space and commitment resources from the institution,” Tatum said. “And so you generally look to plan this event, not when you arrive on your first day, but someday within the first year that you’re on campus.” An inauguration is a celebration of the new hire of the pres-
ident and a celebration of their induction into the University. Tatum said he was most excited about the people coming to the event. A lot of people from outside of campus will be in attendance.
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“I mean, you have all these outside guests coming in, people are watching, you just want it to be nice. I’m very confident that what we do will make the university proud.”
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Freshman Menuka Shrestha tying the ends of her candy Lei at the Asian American Pacific Islander event April 11.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Month starts in May, but Northwest’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion is celebrating it in April for students to be able to participate. As the school year comes to an end, the ODI is planning and hosting its last events of the year, including the events for Asian American and Pacific Islander Month and for other multicultural students. Senior Coordinator of Diversity Jessie Peter and Coordinator of Diversity and Inclusion Latonya Davis put in the work to plan the different Heritage Month activities. “So, historically, May is considered Asian American Pacific Islander Month, but we are celebrating in April so that we have more student participation before everybody goes out for summer and I think it’s important for us to celebrate this, to acknowledge the contributions these groups have made,” Peter said. The different events that have been held were an interactive activity making traditional leis out of candy and a movie night showing “Finding ‘Ohana.” The next activity to be held is Bowling with ODI at 5 p.m. April 18 at Bearcat Lanes. There will be a shuttle to provide students with a ride to Bearcat Lanes for the bowling night. “I’m going to be driving a shuttle, so if students need a ride,” Davis said. “We don’t want anything to be the hindrance of students not being able to get somewhere.”
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