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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

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...

Gov. Justice extends legislative session

Kylee Hurley, Reporter April 6, 2017

Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday the legislative session will be extended by one day in the hopes of reaching an agreement on the budget of the state. “I hate the fact that I have to sign a proclamation...

Karl Colder, special agent in charge of the Washington, D.C. field office, which covers Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia and West Virginia.

DEA 360 Strategy provides new ways to combat the opioid epidemic

Nancy Peyton, Executive Editor April 6, 2017

Representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration are partnering with local organizations and providing training to deal with the heroin and opioid addiction problem using the DEA 360 Strategy. According...

Media covering the “Symposium Examining Fake News,” in the basement of the Marshall University Student Center.

Panel, helps Marshall students and faculty depict ‘Fake News’

Tom Jenkins, News Editor April 6, 2017

“‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.’ In other words, if a headline goes out of its way to reel you in, you should always be skeptical,” said Kevin Goldberg, an attorney from...

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