WV lawmakers attend National Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse Summit

Emily Wood, Reporter • April 4, 2016

Last week West Virginia lawmakers attended the fifth National Prescription Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The summit...

MUMobile app updates with major aesthetic, functional overhaul

Jared Casto, Reporter • April 4, 2016

An update to the MUMobile app with a major aesthetic and functional overhaul is currently being pushed to iOS and Android devices. The update will include...

Students learn about Muslim culture

Son Nguyen, Reporter • April 4, 2016

The Muslim Student Association kicked off its Islam Awareness Week Monday with an on-campus event, “Meet a Muslim.” The event took place at the...

Amicus Curiae lecture to focus on American Indians

Amanda Gibson, Reporter • April 4, 2016

The Marshall University Amicus Curiae Lecture Series will hold its final lecture of the spring semester Thursday in the Marshall University Foundation...

Apartment Fire under investigation

Darius Booker, Reporter • April 4, 2016

A fire broke out through the halls of local apartment complex The Flats on 4th Avenue in Saturday night leaving more than 100 tenants temporarily displaced. Dennis...

Trump supporters take to campus sidewalk

Baily Turner, Reporter • April 4, 2016

Marshall University’s campus was covered with sidewalk chalk supporting Donald J. Trump’s idea to “Build a Wall” Monday. The chalk was quickly...

MU Kick Butts gets 82 signatures in support of campus tobacco free policies

Jared Casto, Reporter • April 4, 2016

Eighty-two people signed a petition Monday to support Marshall University’s smoking ban during MU Kick Butts day. MU Kick Butts day is an anti-smoking...

President Gilbert opens his door to faculty and staff

Rebecca Turnbull, Reporter • April 4, 2016

Marshall University President Jerry Gilbert opened the door Monday for university faculty and staff to visit the newly renovated President’s Home and...

Thunder Dance Marathon raises money for children’s hospital

Baily Turner, Reporter • April 3, 2016

Marshall University’s second annual Thunder Dance Marathon raised $40,093.93 for a local children’s hospital. The Thunder Dance Marathon is a student-run...

MU Kick Butts to ask students for support of Marshall anti-smoking policies

Jared Casto, Reporter • April 3, 2016

Marshall University’s Kick Butts day, an anti-smoking event sponsored by the Marshall Student Government Association, will take place Monday 10 a.m....

Spring break ruined by false grades

Emily Wood, Reporter • March 31, 2016

Every spring and fall semester, faculty members evaluate freshman and sophomore students’ grades. The students who are not earning a C or higher...

Faculty Senate discusses strategies for budget crisis

Rebecca Turnbull, Reporter • March 31, 2016

Marshall staff and faculty members are preparing for the development of next year’s budget in light of the recent PEIA cut and the impending approval...