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Resident Halls use hard protocols due to COVID-19

Katlyn Worstell, Reporter • September 7, 2021

Due to COVID-19, guidelines have been strict at Marshall, especially in the residence halls. While some protocols have become less strict for students this semester, new rules are also being enforced to...

Student involvement team hopes to increase the number of students involved in campus organizations

Alaina Laster, Reporter • September 7, 2021

To increase student participation on campus, the Student Involvement and Organization Fair was hosted Thursday outside the Memorial Student Center by the Office of Student Organization. According...

Flash Flooding adds to financial struggles for University

Conner Woodruff, Reporter • September 7, 2021

Last week’s flash flood devastating parts of Marshall University’s campus will be another financial burden to MU’s already tight financial situation, according to the vice president of finances. The...

Shifting Sediments, Coal in the Art Gallery

Katlyn Worstell, Reporter • September 7, 2021

The Smith Hall art gallery is displaying from Aug. 30to Sept. 30 a new art exhibitfilled with coal art pieces that represent the mining industry in West Virginia. The artists Caroline Hatfield, Andrew...

Panhellenic Council Invites Incoming Members

Alaina Laster, Reporter • September 3, 2021

Marshall Universities Panhellenic Council, the governing body of greek life, met with recruits for the first time for their annual sorority 101 meeting on Aug. 31. The Pandemic impacted the...

New ‘Traditions’ made to annual theatre performance

Isabella Robinson, Features Editor • September 1, 2021

Once again, first-year students gathered during the Week of Welcome in the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse to see their peers and alumni perform the well-loved and highly anticipated ‘Traditions,’ a play presenting...

Marshall Alumni: Where are we now? Bryn Brown

September 1, 2021

With only the knowledge that she wanted to work with kids in some way, Bryn Brown followed her high school best friend to Marshall University. “I lived on the eighth floor of towers, where I...

One-Day Labor Film Festival this Thursday

Katlyn Worstell, Reporter • September 1, 2021

The Labor Film Festival will be held in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Center on Thursday at 6 p.m. to show films about the struggles and successes of workers lives in Central Appalachia. Tijah Bumgarner,...

The Red Cross holds a blood drive on Marshall’s campus

Leah Scott, Reporter • September 1, 2021

The Red Cross held a blood drive on Thursday at the Campus Christian Center. With COVID-19 sending all colleges and universities virtual last year, it was difficult to hold a blood drive without...

Marshall Volleyball Concludes Home Opener in the Thundering Herd Invitational

Tyler Kennett, Reporter • September 1, 2021

In front of the first home crowd at full capacity since fall 2019, the Marshall University volleyball team hosted the Thundering Herd Invitational, a round-robin format featuring Marshall, Alabama,...

School of Medicine Mandates Vaccine for Students, Employees

Tyler Spence, Managing Editor • September 1, 2021

The Marshall University School of Medicine and Marshall Health announced Tuesday that the Coronavirus vaccine will be mandatory for all students and employees by Oct. 31. The decision followed the U.S....

Welcome Back Sons and Daughters of Marshall

Alyssa Parks, SGA President • September 1, 2021

After a year and a half of being virtual, we are all finally back on campus. While I enjoyed a quiet campus, I am even more excited to see campus so lively again. Additionally, I’m looking forward...