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Marshall International Festival encourages students to showcase their cultures

Phuong Anh Do, Reporter • October 9, 2019

A trip around the world to enjoy music, foods, traditional clothing and dances from multiple countries without leaving West Virginia is now possible. Marshall University’s 56th Annual International Festival...

Depression Screening Day to offer free depression screening for students, community members

Taylor Speight, Reporter • October 9, 2019

Depression Screening Day is an opportunity for Marshall University students and community members to complete a brief depression screening to determine if they are experiencing symptoms of depression....

Buddy System club pairs students to attend campus events

Brittany Hively, Reporter • October 8, 2019

When in need of a buddy, students who are looking to go to events can be paired with other interested students through one of Marshall University’s clubs. “A lot of people don’t like to go to...

Campus Collective Fall Retreat recharges students

Aaron Dickens, Reporter • October 8, 2019

Sometimes students need a recharge or a nice getaway from the stress from their assignments and exams, said a junior mechanical engineering major. “Campus Collective’s Fall Retreat did just that,”...

Irish cultural historian, author to lecture about folklore

Summer Jewell, Reporter • October 8, 2019

Combining folklore and history, a celebrated historian and author will be coming to Marshall University Tuesday, Oct. 15 for a lunch and lecture titled “The Use of Folklore in Historical Study,” sponsored...

Smith gubernatorial campaign breaks small donations record

Douglas Harding, News Editor • October 8, 2019

After compiling an individual donor list large enough to crash the West Virginia secretary of state’s finance filing software last quarter, Stephen Smith’s gubernatorial campaign at the head of the...

Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum’s 2020 poster contest underway

Phuong Anh Do, Reporter • October 8, 2019

To promote Black History Month, the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum’s 2020 poster competition is now open to students from all ages and majors to help students learn more about black history while being...

Minority Health Fair to provide resources, raise awareness

Taylor Speight, Reporter • October 8, 2019

Health disparities experienced by minorities in West Virginia will be the topic of the Inaugural Minority Health Fair from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 in BE5 of the Memorial Student Center. Issues...

Honor Flight Huntington provides healing to combat veterans

Blake Newhouse, Reporter • October 8, 2019

The Honor Flight Huntington gives the opportunity for veterans to experience healing in the nation’s capital, a Vietnam veteran aboard the flight said on Saturday in Washington, D.C. “It has been...

Marshall community celebrates grand re-opening of Jenkins Hall

Talor Wilkerson, Reporter • October 4, 2019

Marshall University students, faculty and alumni celebrated the grand re-opening of Jenkins Hall Oct. 4, welcoming the lab school alumni and thanking the workers who helped make the re-opening happen. Marshall...

Events throughout October to raise awareness and support those affected by breast cancer

Sarah Rowe, Reporter • October 4, 2019

When faced with breast cancer, some people may ask themselves, “Why me?” as a reaction to the diagnoses. “Why not me? I’m no more special than anyone else,” Sherry Cyrus, a breast cancer survivor,...

Jazz Ensemble I celebrates 80th anniversary of Blue Note Records

Summer Jewell, Reporter • October 4, 2019

Sounds from the golden age of Blue Note Records will be brought back by Marshall University’s Jazz Ensemble I with a concert on Oct. 9 in Smith Recital Hall. “We’re going to do music that is...