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Thundering Word to Travel to Tokyo for Tournament

Abigail Cutlip, Student Reporter March 8, 2023

The Thundering Word, Marshall University’s speech and debate team, will finally travel to Tokyo, Japan, to compete at the International Forensic Association Tournament after its rescheduling in 2020. Seventeen...

Wellness Center Offers Advice for Drinking Over Spring Break

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter March 7, 2023

“Safer Spring Break” will promote healthy ways for Marshall students to enjoy their spring break while still having fun. For those planning to consume alcohol over spring break, the Wellness Center...

Visual Arts Center Could Receive New Community Art Supply Room

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter March 7, 2023

A new community art supply room may be coming to the Visual Arts Center thanks to a recent proposal made by the Student Government Association. “It is unknown to the general population of Marshall...

Survey Points to Unequal Minority Healthcare

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter March 6, 2023

Black and Latino communities in the mountain state are often underrepresented in healthcare, new data suggests. “We really see that in West Virginia where Black communities are almost seven times...

Visual Arts Center Could Receive New Community Art Supply Room

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter March 6, 2023

A new community art supply room may be coming to the Visual Arts Center thanks to a recent proposal made by the Student Government Association. “It is unknown to the general population of Marshall...

Gilman Scholarship Allows Five Marshall Students to Travel Abroad

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter March 6, 2023

The chance to study abroad has become easier for five Marshall University students who were awarded a $5,000 scholarship to put toward internship programs or studying abroad. Students Cynthia Collins,...

SGA Proposes New Crosswalk for Fifth Avenue

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter March 5, 2023

The Student Government Association has proposed a new measure to install a new crosswalk for Fifth Avenue.  “Many students must dodge two different alleyways to attend class at Corbly Hall,” interim...

Marshall University’s Career Services sponsored the Career Expo in previous years  in the Don Morris Room for students and community members to meet with local businesses.

Job Fair Returns

Bethany Jarrell, Student Reporter March 4, 2023

 More than 140 companies have been invited to next week’s Career and Educator Expos. The job fair will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 8, in the Memorial Student Center.  Companies...

Memorial Panel to be Held for AIDS/HIV Awareness

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter March 3, 2023

A series of events for AIDS/HIV and Addiction awareness is set to be hosted on campus.  During the week of Mar. 6-10, different events such as a memorial, a panel discussion, a resource fair and a...

BSU Plans Protest Against Handgun Bill

Lydia Montague, Student Reporter March 2, 2023

Protests of a bill that would permit the carrying of concealed handguns on college campuses are being contemplated by members of Marshall’s Black Students United. Saying she and others were “shocked...

TEDx's speakers gathered on stage.

TEDxMarshallU Looks at Identity From Various Angles

Rafael Alfonso, Content Editor March 1, 2023

"I was a small sprinkle of pepper in a big bowl of salt," said Marshall alumnus RaShad Sanders at the fifth annual TEDxMarshallU event on Feb. 25. Sanders and seven other speakers delivered TED-style talks...

Dr. Sonali Chakravarti will present the next Amicus Curiae lecture.

Next Amicus Curiae to Explore Juries

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter March 1, 2023

The American judiciary should be of concern to all, a law professor explained regarding Marshall University’s upcoming Amicus Curiae lecture. “The jury system – and whether it is fair and reaches...

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