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Gone Phishing – Email Scams at Marshall University

Evan Green, Emma Johnson, and Trevor Smith • February 13, 2024

Students Spread Love and Battle Stigma for Valentine’s Day

Baylee Parsons, Copy Editor • February 11, 2024

Sharing love this holiday season, residents gathered to prepare a special gift for Huntington’s unsheltered community on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Cards for Humanity, an event hosted by resident advisor...

Where Does Your Tuition Go?

Nolan Duncan, Student Reporter • February 10, 2024

Transparency is Marshall University’s main goal when it comes to finances, a MU officer said. In an interview on Thursday, Jan. 29, Matt Tidd, the chief financial officer, talked about the uses and...

Rec Attendance Still up Going Into February

Cyd Collins, Student Reporter • February 10, 2024

Despite the stereotype that many people stop going to the gym a couple weeks into January after starting at the beginning of the year, some areas of Marshall’s Recreation Center are seeing an increase...

Marshall Thunders to the Capitol

Reagan Clagg, Student Reporter • February 9, 2024

As part of a tradition that has lasted for over 20 years, Marshall students, faculty and staff went to the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 31, to showcase the university. Matt James, the executive director...

Great Voices Speaker Series Starts With Author

Ella Bumgardner, Staff Reporter • February 7, 2024

Author and sociologist William H. Turner kicked off the Great Voices Speaker Series on Wednesday, Jan. 31, by speaking on his book “The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal...

Friends at Marshall Provide Resources for Transfers

Baylee Parsons, Copy Editor • February 4, 2024

Peer mentors provided their students with resources at the Meet Your FAM event held on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and Friday, Jan. 26, in East Hall. The event, open to all but tailored toward transfer students,...

Journaling Sparks Creativity in Therapy

Baylee Parsons, Copy Editor • February 2, 2024

Journaling is a channel through which a person can process their emotions in a healthy way, the director of the Counseling Center said. “Getting out our feelings and having the opportunity to...

TEDxMarshallU Features Student and Community Speakers

Rafael Alfonso, Content Editor • January 31, 2024

Featuring more student speakers than ever before, Marshall University will host its sixth annual TEDxMarshallU event from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. Four...

Alpha Xi Delta Gears Up for Galentine’s

Kaitlyn Fleming, Student Reporter • January 30, 2024

Challenging preconceived notions and establishing an environment filled with love, sisterhood and philanthropy remain the main initiative of upcoming recruitment, the Alpha Xi Delta president said. Alpha...

Marshall Greek Life Plans for Change

Kaitlyn Fleming, Student Reporter • January 29, 2024

The newly elected Panhellenic Council president described reducing negative stigmas and creating an organized sorority environment as goals for the council. “It’s more than just buying friends,”...

Marshall Thrift Store Keeps Campus Warm

Waylon Smith, Student Reporter • January 29, 2024

The Marshall University Thrift Store kicked off the semester with their first of many “Free Fridays” on Jan. 19. After their move to a more easily accessible space for students last August, incoming...