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Clinton, Trump go head to head on foreign policy, race during first presidential debate

Tom Jenkins, Reporter • September 27, 2016

In the first of three presidential debates, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump finally went head-to-head on the debate stage. The world has been waiting all summer...

Drinko Library returns to 24 hour schedule

Sebastian Morris, Reporter • September 26, 2016

Budget cuts in past years have caused cuts to staff and hours at Drinko Library. Now, after student petitions, a creative use of existing resources and simple optimism from administration, Drinko is...

Ohio River Festival of Books to highlight local, national authors

Krislyn Holden, Reporter • September 26, 2016

The Ohio River Festival of Books kicks off Monday, Sept. 26 and will last through Saturday, Oct. 2. The festival brings in national and local authors, with the goal of highlighting local talent and...

INTO Center helps students get American driver’s licenses

Monica Zalaznik, Reporter • September 26, 2016

The INTO program at Marshall offers numerous programs for its students and one of them is the driver’s license program. The program offers students information and aid in obtaining an American driver’s...

Justice, Cole scheduled to debate Oct. 4

Tom Jenkins, Reporter • September 26, 2016

West Virginia will have its first Gubernatorial Debate of the 2016 election in Charleston next week. Democratic candidate Jim Justice and Republican candidate and West Virginia Senator Bill Cole will...

Third annual RCBI Makes Festival coming to Memorial Student Center plaza

Nancy Peyton, News Editor • September 26, 2016

The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing’s annual West Virginia Makes Festival will take place Oct. 7 on Marshall University’s Huntington campus. The third-annual festival...

Muslim Student Association offers “more skittles, more love” to Marshall campus

Olivia Zarilla, Reporter • September 26, 2016

Members of the Muslim Student Association passed out Skittles candy to students in the Memorial Student Center plaza on Friday, after a tweet by Donald Trump, Jr. regarding Syrian refugees made headlines. The...

University celebrates John Marshall’s 261st birthday

Brooke Estep, Reporter • September 24, 2016

John Marshall will turn 261 Saturday and Marshall University celebrated with birthday cake and a quoits tournament Friday. Teams of two, including Student Body President Matt Jarvis and Vice President...

Greek Fest returns to Huntington

Tom Jenkins, Reporter • September 24, 2016

The 34th annual Greek Festival at the St. George Orthodox Greek Church began Friday morning with Huntington locals lined up, waiting to indulge in the Greek community’s culture and food. The festival...

Faculty exhibit closes at Visual Art Center

Krislyn Holden, Reporter • September 24, 2016

Marshall University’s School of Art and Design celebrated the faculty exhibition at the Visual Art Center’s Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery with a closing reception Friday. The show...

Merge Campus Ministries merging into the community

Olivia Zarilla, Reporter • September 24, 2016

Members of Merge Campus Ministries met on Thursday during a weekly meeting to discuss being open to others, an idea leaders of the group encourage. While Merge Campus Ministries is one of the many religious...

Gilbert ‘honored’ to be installed

Brooke Estep, Reporter • September 23, 2016

Wearing full regalia and a smile, a Mississippi native walked up the green carpet and took a seat among attendees of Thursday’s Investiture ceremony. He answers to “Dr. Gilbert”, “Jerry”...