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MU Alert test encourages student involvement

Sam Phillips, Reporter • September 5, 2018

With a test coming Thursday of MU Alert, Marshall University encourages more students to join the service. MU Alert is Marshall’s most direct method of communicating with students in the event of...

Student Government Association proposes House of Representatives

Hannah Graham, Reporter • September 5, 2018

Marshall University’s Student Government Association had its second senate meeting of the semester Tuesday. Student Body Vice President Hannah Petracca served as the presiding officer over the meeting...

LSAMP encourages minority STEM students to seek new opportunities.

Joelle Gates, Reporter • September 5, 2018

Marshall University’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program welcomed new members during an informational meeting Wednesday. The program, which is intended for minority students,...

Gender neutral bathrooms aim to create safe space for Marshall residents

Joelle Gates, Reporter • September 4, 2018

Traditionally, each floor of Twin Towers West serves as a home for students during the school year with female students residing in one area and male students on the other, but starting last year, the...

Thank A Donor Days give students an opportunity to show gratitude

Hannah Graham, Reporter • September 4, 2018

Thank A Donor Days is an event set to take place on September 5th and 6th from 9am to 2pm in the Memorial Student Center Plaza. This two day event is hosted by Marshall University Foundation and aims to...

Three new officers join the ranks of the MUPD

Sam Phillips, Reporter • August 31, 2018

Marshall University announced three new officers were appointed to the Marshall University Police Department, bringing them closer to their full authorized strength of 32 officers. The officers are...

Renovations complete in Jenkins Hall

Madison Davis, Reporter • August 31, 2018

While Marshall University’s Jenkins Hall was built in the same year of the worst flood in Huntington’s recorded history, it was the flooding in 2014 that caused most of Jenkins’ problems. The...

Students meet to discuss renaming of Jenkins Hall

Hannah Graham, Reporter • August 30, 2018

Students met in Harris Hall 135 Thursday for an hour long meeting about the name of Marshall University’s Jenkins Hall. The Students for a Democratic Society sponsored this public forum where students...

Full information technology, tech assistance available for the Herd community

Olayinka Bamiro, Reporter • August 30, 2018

Drinko Library’s Information Technology staff sponsored the first Tech-Up Open House of the semester Wednesday. The event was free to students, faculty and staff. The Tech-Up Open House’s purpose is...

Marshall University welcomes Sally the Salad Robot

Hannah Graham, Reporter • August 28, 2018

The latest feature in campus technological advancement is tucked away in a corner of Smith Hall’s first floor. It sits right beside a cooler filled with Sodexo goods, and around lunch time on Monday...

H.E.L.P. program works for student success

Gretchen Kalar, Reporter • August 28, 2018

Marshall University’s Higher Education for Learning Problems program assists students with learning disabilities. The college H.E.L.P. program is a fee-based service that works with Marshall students...

Counselor in residence offers free counseling in dorms

Amanda Larch, Copy Editor • August 28, 2018

Marshall University students in need of counseling and support may look no further than in Twin Towers East. The university is now offering counseling services provided by Thomas Holland, the new counselor...