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Helping Huntington ‘Gro’: Fighting substance abuse with mindful gardening, yoga

Tom Jenkins, Reporter • December 5, 2016

Jeannie Harrison had big dreams for a girl from Nitro, West Virginia. The Marshall alumni dreamt of doing something big after she left West Virginia and she studied psychology and political science while...

World Council ‘Campus Tea and Talk’ set for Thursday

Staff Reports • December 5, 2016

Campus Tea and Talk: A Black and White Affair will take place Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Marshall University Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall. The motivation behind Campus Tea and Talk is to allow people...

‘Thank a Donor’ holiday cards available to students

Staff Reports • December 5, 2016

Students can stop by the Memorial Student Center Wednesday to fill out holiday cards for scholarship donors. Representatives from the Marshall University Foundation will be available from 10 a.m. to 3...

Performance brings holiday season to Keith-Albee Thurs.

Staff Reports • December 5, 2016

The Big Band Holidays performance with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis will be at the Keith-Albee Thursday at 7:30 p.m. for a celebration of “the most wonderful time of the year.” In...

Ronald McDonald House Christmas fundraiser centers around children

Kessyl Lim, Reporter • December 5, 2016

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Tri-State had their third annual Christmas fundraiser Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in Huntington. “Cookies with Santa and Superheroes” is a fundraiser...

Christmas Village returns

Staff Reports • December 1, 2016

For two weekends in December, visitors at Heritage Farm Museum and Village can experience an Appalachian Christmas. The December Way Back Weekend has been “transformed by Christmas spirit,” according...

OSU active shooter incident impacts many, putting training plans in place

Jordan Nelson and Elayna Conard • December 1, 2016

Due to the active shooter situation that took place at Ohio State University Monday, Marshall University officials are taking charge when it comes to reminding students, faculty and staff of the safety...

Herd Holiday Celebration coming to MSC Tuesday

Noah Gillispie, Reporter • December 1, 2016

Herd Holiday, Marshall University’s third annual holiday celebration, will be hosted at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 in the Memorial Student Center and on the plaza. “We started it as a way to not only...

Students, faculty receive training in Naloxone administration

Tom Jenkins, Reporter • November 28, 2016

In efforts to combat the opioid epidemic that has overwhelmed the city of Huntington, Marshall University offered Naloxone training and certification for students who are interested in knowing how to...

Dress for Success collects donations for ‘Giving ShoesDay’

Brooke Estep, Reporter • November 28, 2016

Dress for Success River Cities is taking donations of shoes Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. for #GivingShoesDay. Women’s “work-appropriate shoes” are requested instead of a monetary donation....

Four Drinko study rooms close for renovation

Staff Reports • November 28, 2016

With renovations underway in four of the operating study rooms in Drinko Library, finding a location to cram before finals may present another a challenge for many students. Marshall University released...

Spaghetti dinner to benefit family of late MU professor

Olivia Zarilla, Reporter • November 28, 2016

A memorial spaghetti dinner honoring the late Jeffrey Kovatch, Marshall University associate professor of biological sciences, who passed away Nov. 5, will take place Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the...