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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University Libraries, the Campus Activities Board and more organizations aimed to ease students’ minds with relaxing activities by turning Dead Week into Stress Relief Week.

Students relax during Stress Relief Week

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter • April 30, 2019

With activities, food and “survival freebies,” Marshall University is turning Dead Week into a Stress Relief Week for students.  “It is extremely...

Authors and Louisiana State University history professors Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein discuss the contents of their new book "The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality," during a lecture in the Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy Thursday, April 25.

Visiting authors discuss ‘problem of democracy’

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor • April 28, 2019

One problem of democracy is that it has become a popularity contest, a Louisiana State University professor and author said Thursday in Marshall University’s...

Town hall addresses concerns of Greek community

Paige Leonard, Reporter • April 26, 2019

Goals and ideas for improving the Greek community emerged from discussion at a town hall meeting attended by 30 Greek Life members Wednesday evening in...

Students and community members celebrate Earth Day with plant sales, interactive activities for kids and booths with information on recycling and other environmental initiatives in the area at the Memorial Center Plaza April 24.

Marshall community celebrates Earth Day

Heather Barker, Executive Editor • April 26, 2019

Marshall University’s Memorial Student Center Plaza was full of green Wednesday, and not just with the school’s colors. Students and community members...

Emilie Christenberry and Sydney Ankrom from CAB

Campus Activities Board initiates tattoo buzz on campus

Trey Delida, Reporter • April 26, 2019

Wearing yellow shirts reading “Bee Kind” in solidarity with the Save the Bees movement, members of the Marshall University Campus Activities Board...

Members of the Catholic Newman Center pose for a photo during a hike at the New River Gorge.

Changes coming to the Catholic Newman Center

Meredith O'Bara, Reporter • April 23, 2019

One campus ministry is finding peace in a transition that comes in the way of twelve seniors and a campus minister leaving.  Next semester will bring...

A student uses Clio in Huntington to view a historic protest on Fifth Avenue.

Paid internship allows students to discover Appalachian history

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor • April 23, 2019

An online history platform used by more than 100 universities and about 500 organizations is offering students a chance to earn a $1,000 stipend while...

Students participate in Herd Holi in 2015 on Buskirk Field.

Herd Holi to celebrate spring, forgiveness with burst of color

Tiara Brown, Reporter • April 23, 2019

The fourth annual Herd Holi, a celebration of color, friendship and spring, will be Thursday at 6 p.m on Marshall University’s Buskirk Field. “Holi...

Huntington community members view “Paris to Pittsburgh” climate change documentary in Marshall’s Memorial Student Center prior to panel discussion with local environmental experts.

Huntington community explores ‘Paris to Pittsburgh’ documentary for Earth Day

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager • April 23, 2019

In 2015, the Paris Climate Accord historically convened leaders from 195 countries in collective agreement to combat the consequences of climate change...

SGA approves organization funding, aims to repair charging stations on campus

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor • April 23, 2019

The following Student Government Association updates were taken from the announcements and decisions made, and the events that occurred, at the final meeting...

President Jerry Gilbert expressed his pride in Marshall for being one of only ten schools across the country that allows access to identification cards through mobile devices.

Marshall leads the way with new ID technology

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter • April 23, 2019

Marshall University became one of ten schools across the country, and the first school in West Virginia, to implement the access of identification cards...

New program encourages undergraduate research

Sydney Wyer, Contributer • April 23, 2019

A project that will target incoming freshmen who are interested in conducting research, analyzing data and working with experts in their field will come...

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