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Donation drive collects supplies for local infants, toddlers

Taylor Speight, Reporter • November 5, 2019

To help build relationships with local health organizations and shed light on inconsistencies in the Huntington area, the new Marshall University Health Science Society organization is sponsoring a donation...

Neuroscientist lectures on importance of inclusion on campus

Blake Newhouse, Reporter • November 5, 2019

Words have more power than people assume, said a neuroscientist who spoke Tuesday on Marshall University’s campus. “Do not underestimate the power of words and messages to tear people down, to make...

BCM broomball tournament combines soccer, field hockey

Julianna Everly, Reporter • November 5, 2019

Students from Marshall University’s Baptist Campus Ministry drove to Charleston Saturday Nov. 2 to put their skills to the test through an activity called broomball. Students from BCM play broomball...

BodyShots seeking submissions

Summer Jewell, Reporter • November 5, 2019

BodyShots, an annual multimedia art event at Marshall University, is seeking submissions for its upcoming 13th installation, titled “Witch, Please.” “We are looking to sort of celebrate the...

Students prepare for graduation at Countdown to Commencement

Brittany Hively, Reporter • November 5, 2019

Construction did not stop seniors from filling the Memorial Student Center to tie up loose ends and move one step closer to graduation. Countdown to Commencement is described on the Herd Alum website...

Marshall history department provides food, perspective during Food Past/Food Future event

Blake Newhouse, Reporter • November 2, 2019

Immigration, sustainability and seasonality were the topics for the history department’s second annual Food Past/Food Future event Tuesday on Marshall University’s campus. The event first took place...

Police Blotter

Robert Castillo, Reporter • November 2, 2019

Petit Larceny Officers responded to a call in Gibson Hall at approximately 4:57 p.m. Oct. 25 when a male reported some of his laundry had been stolen from a dryer. According to reports, he left his...

Campus preschool assists auditory access for children

Emily Hayslett, Reporter • October 29, 2019

The Luke Lee Listening, Learning and Language Lab, or “The L” as it is more commonly referred to, is a preschool program at Marshall University that started in 2006 for children that are deaf or hearing-impaired...

PeaceTree Center support group provides safe space for LGBTQ+

Blake Newhouse, Reporter • October 29, 2019

A Marshall University graduate is helping to provide safe spaces for those in the LGBTQ+ community by creating a support group for those struggling. Amanda Patrick, a therapist at PeaceTree Center for...

Marshall criminal justice alum to publish 25th book

Brittany Hively, Reporter • October 29, 2019

From criminal justice major to paranormal author, Marshall University graduate Casey Bond is releasing her 25th paranormal/fantasy book Friday, Nov. 1. “When Wishes Bleed,” a standalone, paranormal...

New ideas, new space, Old Main— Women’s and Gender Center moves location

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor • October 29, 2019

Just across the hall from the Financial Aid Office, in Old Main 115, is the new location for Marshall University’s Women’s and Gender Center. The space is for all students, said Claire Snyder, program...

Virginia Tech Tragedy survivor discusses personal safety in the age of mass shootings

Blake Newhouse, Reporter • October 27, 2019

Kristina Anderson was sitting in her French classroom when a lone gunman charged into her classroom, killing 11 of her classmates and her professor. On April 16, 2007, 32 students and faculty members...