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Smirl Meets World Part IV

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist September 19, 2018

So, last week I talked about how stressed out I was and what I did to alleviate some of that personal stress. You would think I would have cleared up some...

Smirl Meets World Part III

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist September 11, 2018

I will be the first to admit that I get stressed extremely easily, especially over school and homework. A lot of the time, my stress is unnecessary, and...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Fruit Flies

LET ME BE FRANK: On Fruit Flies

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor September 11, 2018

In the past month, the house I live in has developed something of a fruit fly problem. It started small, but quickly my life was overrun with these horrible,...

Smirl Meets World: Finding your people

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist September 4, 2018

This week was a very special one for me, because I finally turned 18! Most people celebrate this “official” start to adulthood in their senior year...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Sundays

LET ME BE FRANK: On Sundays

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor September 4, 2018

I was sitting in a downtown coffee shop Sunday morning, taking some time to read before I walked over to my church. One interaction I observed between...

LET ME BE FRANK: On CrossFit

LET ME BE FRANK: On CrossFit

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor August 28, 2018

A year ago, one of my best friends and roommates mentioned that he was thinking about joining a local CrossFit. My eyes rolled back into my head and I...

Smirl Meets World: A Column Series by Rileigh Smirl

Smirl Meets World: A Column Series by Rileigh Smirl

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist August 28, 2018

I’m Rileigh Smirl. I’m a journalism major pursuing minors in English, Spanish and political science, I listen to musicals more than any person probably...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Modern Romance

LET ME BE FRANK: On Modern Romance

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor August 7, 2018

The other day I had the opportunity to sit down and have coffee with a couple married nearly 40 years. I was interested in their story for the fact...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Summer Blues

LET ME BE FRANK: On Summer Blues

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor July 24, 2018

A few days ago I was sitting in my barber’s chair, where we complained about the heat. I told him I hated summer, to which he said, “Well, I wouldn’t...

Franklin Norton, left, stands with Sarah Payne, associate vice president for external engagement at the Marshall University Research Corporation, and Marshall University president Jerry Gilbert at the My Huntington press conference on July 9.

LET ME BE FRANK: On ‘My Huntington’

Franklin Norton, Manging Editor July 10, 2018

For me, Huntington is personal. It’s where I grew up, where I learned how to ride a bike, went on my first date, graduated high school and started living...

Let Me Be Frank: On Fear

Let Me Be Frank: On Fear

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor June 26, 2018

Recently I was given the opportunity to do something kind of outrageous: rappel 17 stories down Huntington’s West Virginia Building. It was the second...

DEANS’ WELCOME: Avi Mukherjee of the College of Business

DEANS’ WELCOME: Avi Mukherjee of the College of Business

Avi Mukherjee, Contributer June 14, 2018

On behalf of all our faculty, staff and students at the Lewis College of Business, I am pleased to welcome you to Marshall University.   Business is...

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