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The Parthenon

Marshall opens food pantry downtown

Caroline Kimbro, Reporter November 13, 2017

Students, faculty, staff and community members will have a new source of hunger relief starting today at a food pantry created by the Marshall University Department of Dietetics at 233 Pullman Center in...

Interfaith Week starts with new ‘Hug a ____ Day’

Hunter Ellis, Reporter November 13, 2017

Interfaith week began Monday with “Hug a ___ Day” and will continue through Thursday with a series of events put together by the Marshall University Secular Student Alliance, Marshall Unitarian Universalist...

Geology Department to separate fact from science fiction in film series

Sebastian Morris, Reporter November 13, 2017

Geology in the Movies, a series of movie discussions sponsored by the Geology Department and aimed at sorting through the facts in science fiction movies, will show “San Andreas” Thursday at 5 p.m....

Gilbert takes a selfie with members of an all-male Indian university.

Gilbert recruits students in India

Caroline Kimbro, Reporter November 9, 2017

Despite having to brush his teeth with bottled water for eight days, Marshall University President Jerry Gilbert praised the colorful environment and hospitable communities he encountered during his...

Matthew Crutchfield, senior graphic designer for the School of Medicine, shows a cured 3-D print of a set of kidneys.

School of Medicine 3-D printing replicates body parts

Landon Mitchell, Reporter November 9, 2017

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University is using 3-D printing to print replicas of body parts, some from real patients, to help its students in their training. Matt Crutchfield,...

CAB to teach students how to paint Memorial Fountain

Staff Report November 9, 2017

Marshall University’s Campus Activities Board will be demonstrating how to paint the Memorial Fountain step by step and offer mocktails to students at free event, Paint and Sip, Monday at 7 p.m. in the...

Dorms to serve as a home away from home over Thanksgiving break

Danite Belay, Reporter November 9, 2017

There may be no place like home for the holidays, but Marshall University’s dorms sometimes have to suffice if that home is far away. “This year for the first time for the fall break and also for...

Students prepare for winter graduation

Hunter Ellis, Reporter November 9, 2017

Students were given the chance to prepare Tuesday and Wednesday for graduation at Marshall University’s semi-annual Countdown to Commencement in the Memorial Student Center’s Don Morris Room. During...

Women’s Studies Masquerade Ball to raise funds for domestic violence

Caroline Kimbro, Reporter November 9, 2017

The Women’s Studies program is raising funds for SAFE, a domestic violence shelter for women and children in southern West Virginia, during its annual Masquerade Ball, set for Saturday at 6:30 p.m....

‘Herd in Town’ speakers discuss research on opiates, racial issues

November 8, 2017

Marshall University’s College of Liberal Arts fueled an in-depth discussion during “Herd in Town” Monday, led by three guest speakers: Chris White, associate professor of history; Maggie Stone,...

Native American Student Organization celebrating heritage month

Staff Report November 6, 2017

With November being Native American Heritage Month, the Marshall University Native American Student Organization will be showcasing Native American culture and traditions at a series of events. “Students...

Vanderbilt professor to lecture on topic of political polarization

Sebastian Morris, Reporter November 6, 2017

Marshall University’s Amicus Curiae Lecture Series will conclude its fall 2017 season on Thursday when it welcomes Vanderbilt University professor Marc Hetherington to lecture on political polarization...

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