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Marshall Paid C-USA $1.75 Million to Exit Early

Tyler Spence, Executive Editor • September 23, 2022

Marshall University reportedly paid $1.75 million to leave Conference USA last spring. The confidential settlement agreement and mutual release, first obtained by the Student Printz - the student...

NYU Law Professor Talks Election Law and Democracy at Amicus Curiae Lecture

Rafael Alfonso, Copy Editor • September 22, 2022

The resignation of election workers nationwide threatens the security of American democracy, according to the Amicus Curiae series’ most recent lecturer, Lawrence Norden. Norden works as senior director...

Marshall Alumni Create a Children’s Book Unaware of Their Shared Alma Mater

Lucy Bell, Staff Reporter • September 21, 2022

From decorating for the holidays to sharing a cup of cocoa together, two creative minds found a teammate to create a children’s book with and later discovered they both had graduated from the same university. Author...

Homecoming to Include Gender Inclusive Royalty Option

Brea Smith, Staff Reporter • September 20, 2022

With Marshall's homecoming game approaching, the ballot for Mr. and Miss. Marshall is up, but the application will be a little different this year. The title of Mr. and Miss Marshall has been a university...

BOG Approves New Funding Formula

Conner Woodruff, News Editor • September 20, 2022

A motion in support of the income-based funding formula introduced by the West Virginia Legislature was passed by Marshall’s Board of Governors. “It allows us to set our sights on the things and...

Residency Program Offered on Campus

Lucy Bell, Student Reporter • September 20, 2022

Residency programs across the country offer student artists the opportunity to expand their skills outside of the classroom setting. One student took a chance on a summer residency completely outside of...

Drinko Library Showcases the “Quilting is Not a Lost Art” Exhibit

Victoria Ware, Features and Cultures Editor • September 20, 2022

A diverse selection of quilts are on display in the “Quilting is Not a Lost Art” Exhibit at Drinko Library. This exhibit is part of an effort to showcase more artwork in Drinko. “Our dream for...

Marshall University Fencing Club Establishes New Events

Abby Ayes, Student Reporter • September 20, 2022

The fencing club says it realizes that educating prospective members about recreational swordplay will be one of its challenges. Even, Dalton Varney, the club’s current secretary says he was nowhere...

School of Art and Design Hosts Closing Receptions for Exhibitions “Heirloom” and “Bloody Soil”

Lucy Bell, Staff Reporter • September 20, 2022

Artists Linda Smith and Ahmed Ozsever visited Marshall University to discuss their exhibitions “Bloody Soil” and “Heirloom." The shows were separate but still linked by the artists’ communication...

We Are… Here For You Day Promotes Better Mental Health

Destiney Dingess, Staff Reporter • September 20, 2022

In honor of National Suicide Awareness Month, Marshall University's Counseling Center sponsored We Are... Here For You Day to give mental health information and resources to students. The We Are......

Marshall Hosts Candidate Forum

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter • September 20, 2022

Possible solutions to problems with energy, jobs, justice and climate change were offered by three candidates for various state Senate and House of Delegates posts at a forum hosted by Marshall University...

Geophysicist Andrew Muñoz kicks off Marshall University’s Faces of Physics Speakers Series

Matthew Schaffer, Student Reporter • September 20, 2022

“One of the most important things in our field is to use and collect mentors,” Andrew Muñoz, experienced physicist, said during the Faces of Physics Speakers Series on Thursday, Sept. 15th. Muñoz...