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Marshall alumni: Where are we now?

Brittany Hively, Online Editor • April 21, 2020

Editor's note: There were two corrections made to the story below after April 22 publication due to reporter error. Pepsi or The Herald-Dispatch? This was the question Marshall University alumnus...

Semester concludes with empty campus

Sarah Ingram, Copy Editor • April 21, 2020

Student Government Association encourages census participation

Kyra Biscarner, Reporter • April 21, 2020

Marshall University is making an active effort to ensure students fill out the 2020 U.S. census. Student Government Association President Stephanie Rogner said filling out the census is more important...

MU School of Music adjusts to distance learning

Emily Hayslett, Reporter • April 10, 2020

Majors across campus are having to make adjustments due to Marshall University’s closure. Students and professors in the School of Music said they are using this as an opportunity to learn new ways of...

Huntington Museum of Art provides quarantine art activities

Amanda Larch, Executive Editor • April 10, 2020

Looking for ways to get creative during quarantine? The Huntington Museum of Art’s new social media challenge dares participants to recreate works of art while at home. Sadie Helmick, education coordinator...

Alpha Xi Delta continues philanthropy work with social media

Abby Hanlon • April 8, 2020

With classes being completely online for the rest of the semester, the Alpha Xi Delta sorority has taken an online approach in showing support for their philanthropy. Their philanthropy is Autism Speaks....

Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts center makes adjustments to schedule

Emily Hayslett, Reporter • April 7, 2020

Marshall University’s suspension of in-person classes and events has affected how certain programs will have to finish up the semester. For students and faculty in theatre, it has already impacted their...

Marshall students share art, accept commissions during time of uncertainty

Amanda Larch, Executive Editor • March 28, 2020

While Marshall University’s classes are moved online and students are encouraged to move home and practice social distancing, some are finding ways to brighten the current situation through their art. Kathryn...

Marshall Alumni: Where are we now?

Brittany Hively, Online Editor • March 18, 2020

Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series catching up with some of Marshall University’s alumni and what they are doing now. It all started with an ad. Beth Sergent, editor of Ohio...

Lunchtime Legend: Frostop Drive-In

Meg Keller, Social Media Manager • March 17, 2020

In a city inundated with a hankering for hotdogs, Frostop Drive-In’s franks are a force to be reckoned with, according to locals. Frostop Drive-In in Huntington, West Virginia is one of seven major...

Where Marshall can take you: Israel

Sarah Ingram, Copy Editor • March 10, 2020

Gretel Toloza traveled to Israel and was almost not allowed in. Toloza, a Marshall University senior who went to Israel to participate in the Caravan for Democracy Student Leadership Mission, was...

Upcoming event intends to clean Huntington community

Abby Hanlon, Contributor • March 10, 2020

The Student Government Association, Miss Marshall 2019 and the Office of Community Outreach and Volunteer Services are working together to make Huntington cleaner. “The Green Sweep is an event open...