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Building Committee discusses Jenkins name change

Gretchen Kalar, Reporter • October 30, 2018

Marshall University President Jerry Gilbert created a Building Committee to meet and discuss the process of possibly renaming Jenkins Hall, which was named after Confederate Brigadier General Albert Gallatin...

International Film Festival returns to showcase diversity

Lillie Bodie, Reporter • October 30, 2018

Students can travel around the world without leaving Huntington, as the Marshall Artists Series presents its annual Fall International Film Festival, Nov. 1-4 at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center. In...

Huntington Mall seeks help for holiday season

Meg Keller, Reporter • October 30, 2018

Local retail stores are hiring in lieu of the upcoming holiday shopping season. With an expected increase in shopping at the Huntington Mall located in Barboursville, West Virginia, stores are looking...

Huntington selected as winner of Mayors Challenge, receives 1 million dollars

Staff Reporter, Reporter • October 29, 2018

Out of 35 finalist cities, Huntington has been chosen as a champion city in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge. Monday, Oct. 29, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced from Detroit,...

Board of Governors discusses budget, bike share program, Hal Greer statue

Gretchen Kalar, Reporter • October 28, 2018

Marshall University Board of Governors met at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Shawkey room of the Memorial Student Center. Marshall brought in outside sources from CliftonLarsonAllen LLC to complete...

Ask the Chiefs luncheon aims to strengthen relationships between local law enforcement, students

Hannah Graham, Reporter • October 26, 2018

Students, faculty and community members gathered at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in Room BE5 in the Memorial Student Center to join local law enforcement personnel in a lunch to discuss issues that directly...

Recovery Point volunteers revitalize Huntington Museum of Art nature trails

Douglas Harding, Reporter • October 26, 2018

Recovery Point West Virginia participants volunteered to revitalize nature trails needing reparations and maintenance Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Huntington Museum of Art. Volunteers worked from 10 a.m....

Et Cetera autumn writing contest is underway this week

Douglas Harding, Reporter • October 23, 2018

Marshall University’s literary journal organization, Et Cetera, is sponsoring its annual autumn writing contest, with winners to be announced Nov. 1 at Cicada Books and Coffee in Huntington. All Marshall...

Pumpkin House relies on volunteers for success

Meg Keller, Reporter • October 23, 2018

Pumpkin carving at the famous Pumpkin House in Kenova, West Virginia, is set to continue throughout the week. Volunteers from Marshall University’s Herd Recovery organization began helping to carve...

Student-designed web platform to be introduced to Marshall community

Hanna Pennington, Social Media Manager • October 23, 2018

Janzen McKinney always knew he wanted to run a company and build a business from the ground up, and it was in the West Virginia town of Beckley that he began writing down his ideas in a notebook to save...

Comic Book Club fundraiser to help animal shelter

Sam Phillips, Reporter • October 23, 2018

Marshall University’s Comic Book Club is sponsoring a pet food drive until Oct. 27, with all proceeds going to Little Victories Animal Rescue. This is the club’s second food drive, but Hunter Reedy,...

SGA compromises on House of Representatives proposal

Hannah Graham, Reporter • October 23, 2018

The Student Government Association met Tuesday, Oct. 23 to clarify the details of the long debated House of Representatives proposal, and the legislative body was able to work out a compromise in the matter. “We...