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Students sweep advertising competition

Meredith O'Bara, Reporter • April 13, 2019

After over 500 rough drafts, they found the winner. With a logo and branding guide in hand, a group of students competed in the West Virginia Student...

Visiting history professor discusses ideologies of South, West

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor • April 13, 2019

Ideology behind the Confederacy did not end after the Civil War, but lived on in the land of the West, a Boston College professor said Thursday in Marshall...

Mission West Virginia to host open house in South Charleston

Piper White, Reporter • April 13, 2019

To give the community an opportunity to learn about foster care and how the fostering process works, Mission West Virginia will host an open house at South...

Army Corps of Engineers informs Marshall students

Madalyn McCoy, Reporter • April 13, 2019

In addition to providing public engineering services, the Army Corps of Engineers provided members of the Marshall University community with information...

Student body president, vice president host educational material training

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor • April 13, 2019

To equip Marshall University faculty members with knowledge and strategies they could use to find more cost-effective educational materials for their courses,...

Students paint diversity bison, celebrate Unity Month

Savanah Matney, Reporter • April 12, 2019

Marshall University’s Campus Activities Board hosted its last Paint and Sip event of the semester Wednesday night. This Paint and Sip celebrated Unity...

Stomachs for Empathy simulation explores hunger, social classes

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter • April 12, 2019

They could either give up their extra food or beg the upper class for a meal. This was one of the scenarios Marshall University students faced Wednesday,...

Empowering women becomes focus of new club on campus

Paige Leonard, Reporter • April 9, 2019

Feeling empowered and confident is extremely important to her, said Shay Kaminski, co-founder of EmpoWer, the first women’s empowerment club on Marshall...

Huntington increases goal for walking for 2019

Piper White, Reporter • April 9, 2019

From July 17, 2018 to December 2018, Greater Huntington Walks walked to the moon and back 2.8 times. “On the launch, we had 300 people that came and...

Herd 4 Christ assists foster organization through service

Meredith O'Bara, Reporter • April 9, 2019

With a relationship lasting over 15 years, Herd 4 Christ traveled to Midwestern Children’s Home in Pleasant Plain, Ohio, to continue its work in assisting...

West Virginia teachers struggle to secure sufficient social services for students

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager • April 9, 2019

Despite defeating the state legislature’s recent attempts to pass an omnibus education bill which would have increased class sizes and encouraged privatization,...

‘Millions for Medicine’ hit the jackpot at business model competition

Trey Delida, Reporter • April 9, 2019

A Marshall University business team won the title of grand champion at the inaugural WV Innovation & Business Model Competition (WVIBMC) April 6 in...