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Marshall Announces New Masking Policy, Masks Optional Indoors based on CDC Color Code System.

Tyler Spence, Executive Editor • March 24, 2022

Marshall University officially announced the new mask policy that will be based on the CDC community color-coding system. Effective immediately, when Cabell County is at risk level yellow and green...

MU Signs Cyber Security Deal to Boost Defense

Trevor Smith, Reporter • March 23, 2022

Marshall's cybersecurity students will receive a new lab program after Marshall signed an agreement on Mar. 16 to create a partnership between the school and two other organizations. The agreement...

SGA Elections Explained Before Next Week

Brea Smith, Reporter • March 23, 2022

The Marshall University student body will vote soon for senators from their respective colleges and who will serve as the new vice president and president of the Student Government Association (SGA). Each...

Dr. Caroline Light Presents “Whose Castle: The Weaponization of Self-Defense”

Victoria Ware, Reporter • March 23, 2022

The disparities in self-defense laws will be the topic discussed by a Harvard University history professor when she visits Marshall on Mar. 28 for a lecture at the student center. “Our current self-defense...

Mobile Medical Clinic Needs Volunteers

Andrew Corliss, Reporter • March 22, 2022

A mobile health clinic that provides care for Huntington’s homeless and underserved population is staffed monthly by volunteers from Marshall’s medical school. One Saturday every month, the Marshall...

Meal Swipe Exchange Program Running Low

Semoni Weaver, Reporter • March 22, 2022

The Marco’s Meal Shares initiative, established by Marshall University’s Student Affairs Office, has run low on meal swipes needed to provide food for college students experiencing food insecurity. The...

Meet the 2022 SGA Presidential Candidates

Brea Smith, Reporter • March 22, 2022

Soon Marshall University’s student body will vote on who will be the new president/vice president duo of the Student Government Association (SGA). Voting will take place on Mar. 30 and 31 on HerdLink. The...

The Science Behind Masks and the Way We Listen

Alaina Laster, Lead Reporter • March 9, 2022

From the classroom to the local Starbucks, people have been struggling to hear one another during the pandemic. Masks have muffled voices and made them more difficult to hear according to Jodi Cottrell,...

MU Alum Recounts His Time in Russia

Alaina Laster, Lead Reporter • March 9, 2022

“For the last 70 years, we were told we had the best of everything. Now we know we were lied to.” Eric Douglas Graduated from Marshall University in December of 1989. Since then he has traveled to...

Marshall Hosts Visiting Writer’s Event

Trevor Smith, Reporter • March 9, 2022

Poet Donika Kelly and essayist Mellissa Febos from the University of Iowa came as part of the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series at Marshall University. Both were named finalists for the National Book...

Greek Week Begins

Austin Johnson, Reporter • March 9, 2022

A competitive dance battle will kick off the start of Greek Week in Marshall's Greek community this March. But it is more than a competition, said Delta Zeta’s Catherine Blankenship. Accroding to...

Marshall Helps Support Local Maple Syrup Industry

Brea Smith, Reporter • March 9, 2022

The growing maple syrup industry in West Virginia will see a change soon due to The Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University. They will host a virtual summit highlighting new advancements and what...