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Marshall is protecting their female students against potential attacks

Courtney Andrews, Reporter • April 5, 2018

With one in five college women being the victim of sexual assault, Marshall University and its Panhellenic Council aided in helping protect its female students through offering a Rape Aggression Defense...

President Gilbert confident in Marshall’s future

Kyra Biscarner, Reporter • April 5, 2018

Enrollment, tuition increases and additions to MUPD for 2018 As the 2017-18 school year comes to a close, the Marshall University administration is already preparing for the next year. President Jerry...

Marshall walks a mile in her shoes

Michaela Crittenden, Reporter • April 5, 2018

Marshall University’s campus thundered with the sound of heels clicking during the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event Thursday. “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an event to promote sexual assault awareness...

Unity Month showcases MLK’s impact through discussion, march

Hanna Pennington, Reporter • April 5, 2018

Unity Month at Marshall University kicked off Wednesday afternoon with a collection of speeches commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination and a march through Huntington...

Marshall artist series’ Spring International Film Festival brings foreign cinema to Keith-Albee

Rachel Cook, Reporter • April 5, 2018

Spring International Film Festival began Thursday at the Keith-Albee theater, “Things to Come” kicking off the festival. The film festival features foreign films with English subtitles. The festival...

Herd of Love club offers assistance to disabled students on campus

Amanda Larch, Reporter • April 5, 2018

Marshall University’s Herd of Love club offers disabled students a hotline to contact if they need assistance making it to and from class, especially during the winter months. Kayla Saintagne, president...

Marshall Greek Life prepares for 2018 ‘Greek Week’

Sarah Ingram, Reporter • April 2, 2018

Greek Week returns to Marshall next week, with different activities relating to sports, singing and community service projects taking over campus. The week is used to bring the Greek community together...

Marshall University experts to speak at national drug abuse summit

Hanna Pennington, Reporter • April 2, 2018

A panel of Marshall University faculty is shedding light on substance use disorder treatments and solutions in West Virginia at The National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit this week in Atlanta, Georgia. The...

Local Pulitzer Prize winners discuss their path to success

Michaela Crittenden, Reporter • April 2, 2018

Eric Eyre and John Hackworth, Pulitzer Prize winners, spoke to Huntington community members about being an informed citizen and the path to the Pulitzer Prize Monday. Hackworth graduated from Marshall...

Marshall celebrates International Children’s Day with display of popular children’s books

Sarah Ingram, Reporter • April 2, 2018

The library, along with assistance from the department of education, played host to the International Children’s Day event to promote reading to people of all ages Monday. April 2 is Hans Christian...

Basketball tournament to benefit Branches Domestic Violence Shelter

Amanda Larch, Reporter • April 2, 2018

Marshall University’s Campus Activity Board will have its first ever Branch Out, Ball Out basketball tournament for students beginning at 10 a.m. in the Recreation Center Saturday. Students can create...

Local Journalists to present ‘Path to Pulitzer’

Michaela Crittenden, Reporter • March 29, 2018

Two Pulitzer Prize winners will discuss the process of investigating and writing award-winning news stories in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall April 2 at 7 p.m. “Path to Pulitzer: Journalism and the...