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Huntington named finalist in America’s Best Communities competition

Clara Maynard, Reporter April 27, 2016

Huntington was named as one of eight finalists Wednesday afternoon during the America’s Best Communities Summit in Durham, North Carolina. The competition, held by Frontier Communications, DISH Network,...

Man of Marshall Pageant raises $553 for AD Lewis Center

Cheyenne DeBolt, Reporter April 27, 2016

The Student Athletic Advisory Committee hosted its 2nd annual Man of Marshall Pageant Wednesday. Participants and audience members said the pageant was a fun, lighthearted way to raise money for an important...

Essex to speak at JCESOM annual investiture ceremony

Logan Parkulo, Reporter April 27, 2016

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine will present 61 Doctor of Medicine degrees at the school’s annual investiture ceremony May 6 at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center The...

Say cheese: Delta Sigma Theta and Career Services offers headshot, resume workshop

Lydia Waybright, Reporter April 27, 2016

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated paired up with Career Services Wednesday to offer workshops during its “Getting Freddy Ready” event. “We’re going to be doing a headshot workshop and...

Headphone Disco’s DJs Kory Scott (left) and Steven Crandall (middle) perform as Jacke Saunders of CAB (right) takes in the scene Wednesday in the Memorial Student Center lobby.

Students dance stresses away at headphone disco

Son Nguyen, Reporter April 27, 2016

Marshall University’s Campus Activities Board continued its “Stress Relief Week” Wednesday with a music-themed event, “Headphone Disco” The event started at 6 p.m. on the first floor of the...

Puppies give students a break from end of the semester stress

Baily Turner, Reporter April 27, 2016

The Marshall Universities Campus Activities Board brought puppies to campus as part of its Stress Relief Week. Deborah Bennettan, Little Victories Animal Rescue Shelter volunteer, said the shelter loves...

Students learn to make more with their money

Elayna Conard, Reporter April 27, 2016

Students, faculty and staff took time this week to understand more about how to make money multiply. Morrow Library featured SunTrust bank manager Todd Agosti as he led those interested through lessons...

SGA senators are sworn in during the first meeting of senate session 74.

SGA elects new officers, closes senate session 73

Jared Casto, Reporter April 27, 2016

Marshall’s Student Government Association closed senate session 73 and opened senate session 74 Tuesday afternoon, with the swearing in of new senators, the nomination and approval of new officers and...

Book sale raises funds for Women’s Studies program

Sabrena Hirst, Reporter April 27, 2016

The Marshall University Women’s Studies Department held its annual book sale Tuesday at the Memorial Student Center. Books ranged from .75 cents to $1.50 depending on if the book was a mass-market...

Huntington community reacts to Sanders rally

Baily Turner, Reporter April 27, 2016

Senator Bernie Sanders hosted a rally at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena Tuesday evening, with more than 6,000 spectators in attendance. The line to enter the rally began to form early Tuesday afternoon...

A group of Donald Trump advocates protest the Bernie Sanders rally at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, April 26, 2016.

Trump supporters take to roofs

Ryan Fischer, Photo Editor April 27, 2016

A handful of Donald Trump supporters took to the rooftop of a parking garage in protest of the Bernie Sanders rally at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena Tuesday. Kayla Hammond, from Wayne, West Virginia,...

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders hosts a campaign rally on Tuesday, April 26 at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, W.Va. The "A Future to Believe In" assembly attracted more than 6,000 supporters.

Sanders first candidate to visit W.Va.

Megan Osborne, Executive Editor April 27, 2016

West Virginia is at the top of the list for national issues, democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders said Tuesday at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena on a campaign stop as primary voting...

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