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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Huntington to Rappel From W.V. Building For Charity

Hannah Swartz, Reporter April 10, 2017

Participants who raise a minimum of $1,000 in United Way of the River Cities’ Over the Edge fundraising event will be able to rappel down the 17-story West Virginia Building in downtown Huntington on...

Marshall becomes ally for Autism Awareness

Alexis Leach, Reporter April 10, 2017

The Marshall community will have the opportunity to attend Autism Spectrum Diversity Training at two different times Tuesday in the Memorial Student Center. The trainings, sponsored by the West Virginia...

Students gather outside the Marshall Student Center to inform students about the events coming up during Muslim appreciation week.

Kick Off the bi-annual Islam Appreciation Week

Karenann Flouhouse, Reporter April 10, 2017

The Muslim Student Association’s Islamic Appreciation Week kicked off Monday. All week, the students of the MSA are sponsoring events to let the Marshall community get to know and understand the Muslim...

Budget bill completes legislation, sent to Gov. Justice for consideration

Kylee Hurley, Reporter April 10, 2017

The West Virginia Legislative session has officially ended as the House of Delegates and the Senate adjourned Sine Die on Sunday. The end of session comes after Gov. Jim Justice extended session one day...

Man bathing in the Marshall Memorial Fountain Sunday afternoon.

Marshall student under review for bathing naked through Memorial Fountain

Heather Barker, Reporter April 10, 2017

Officers were called to the Memorial Fountain outside the Memorial Student Center Sunday around 5 p.m. to a man who was walking through the water of the fountain naked in front of several students and...

Lecture discusses harm reduction of drug use, effects on families

Heather Barker, Reporter April 8, 2017

“Cracks in the Community” was the second lecture in a series of three presented Tuesday to allow students to explore the new addiction studies minor, as well as provide an open forum for discussion...

Marshall students take steps toward global responsibility

Ryan Murphy, Reporter April 8, 2017

Student Leadership and Student Affairs at Marshall University taught students on Thursday what it means to be a global citizen and ways to improve their communities, as well as the world. The event’s...

Marshall Student Short Film Festival

Alexia Lilly, Reporter April 8, 2017

Marshall University was home to a Student Short Film Festival Thursday night in Smith Hall, room 154. The Student Short Film Festival was the first of its kind and 25 student short films were shown. The...

Comedian Comes to Big Sandy

Sadie Helmick, Reporter April 8, 2017

Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham came to the Big Sandy Superstore Arena Wednesday night. Armed with puppets and plenty of jokes, Dunham had the entire stadium laughing. Dunham, 54, of Dallas,...

Police Blotter

Heather Barker, Reporter April 6, 2017

Breaking and Entering Auto March 28, a female reported that someone had rummaged through her mother’s car and the glove compartment had been broken while parked on Gullickson parking lot. The victim...

INTO to host Easter egg hunt for international students

Matthew Groves, Reporter April 6, 2017

Marshall University’s INTO Center is preparing for its upcoming Easter Egg Hunt. The INTO Center’s Easter Egg Hunt will be held inside the INTO Center Monday. INTO’s Student Engagement Coordinator,...

The sociology club worked to open a Little Free Library on Marshall's campus. It's located on Buskirk Field.

Little Free Library turns a new page for sociology club

Matthew Groves, Reporter April 6, 2017

The Society, a sociology club at Marshall University, held an official opening ceremony for a Little Free Library Thursday afternoon. Marshall University graduate student Danielle Mullins, said the president...

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