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Marshall Student Involvement Fair Fills the Memorial Student Center

Johnathan Edwards, Student Reporter • September 11, 2022

Students looking to get involved on campus had a chance on Wednesday, Sept. 8, to visit with Greek organizations, student clubs and media in a university-driven event to boost student participation. The...

Paige Leonard Appointed as iCenter Assistant Director Within School of Business

Evan Green, Managing Editor • September 11, 2022

Paige Leonard, two-time Marshall graduate, has been welcomed by the Lewis School of Business to serve as the assistant director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (iCenter). As...

Cosplay for a Cause — Cherry Blossom Cosplay

Taylor Isaac, Reporter • September 11, 2022

Not all heroes wear capes but, for a group of local cosplayers, capes and tiaras are how they make magic. Cherry Blossom Cosplay at Marshall is looking to give back to families by bringing childrens’...

HERD UPSET No. 8 NOTRE DAME

Chayce Matheny, Sports Editor • September 10, 2022

Marshall stunningly upset No. 8 Notre Dame by a 26-21 score Saturday evening on Sept. 10. Marshall had a 9-7 lead at halftime and, despite Notre Dame going ahead 15-12 early in the fourth quarter, led...

Local Organizations Blanket Cabell County with Naloxone: Meeting People Where They Are

Sequoia Ware, Staff Reporter • September 8, 2022

Local businesses, churches and non-profit organizations distributed Narcan throughout Cabell County during the Sept. 8 Save-A-Life Day event, also known as Free Naloxone Day. St. Peter’s Episcopal Community...

Suicide Prevention Trainings Held on Campus

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter • September 8, 2022

Marshall University’s Student Government Association organized a series of QPR suicide prevention trainings this week, from Sept. 5 to Sept. 9. QPR, which stands for “Question, Persuade and Refer,”...

Community Members and Faculty Join in Suicide Prevention Panel

Lucy Bell, Student Reporter • September 8, 2022

With a 37% uptick in suicide rates from 2019 to 2020, communities like Huntington need 500 plus social workers and therapists according to a Marshall University professor of social work during a seminar...

Parent-teacher organizations aren’t only for the kids

Tracee M. Herbaugh, Associated Press • September 8, 2022

They're known at school as the group of parents who orchestrate everything from Halloween parties to book fairs, but a parent-teacher organization isn’t just for the kids. Parents join a PTO for all...

Special Collections Tour Held at Morrow Library

Destiney Dingess, Reporter • September 6, 2022

With the lack of students using library materials for research, Marshall University history professors arrange an open house to introduce and welcome their new graduate students to the special collections...

Self-Defense Seminar Promotes Women’s Safety

Morgan Pemberton, Reporter • September 6, 2022

One in four college women will be a victim of an assault and a recent Marshall University seminar sought to help women fight back. “Women’s safety is certainly a priority within the society and...

Marshall Partners on Several Projects as Part of Federal Award

Evan Green, Managing Editor • September 6, 2022

Some $63 million in federal Economic Development Authority (EDA) has been announced to go to West Virginia as a part of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge. This includes a direct investment to Marshall...

New Scholarship for First-Year Med School Students

Destiney Dingess, Reporter • September 6, 2022

Dr. Mary E. Smyrnioudis, a 2009 graduate from The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine established the Dr. George Gevas Memorial Scholarship this year in honor of her grandfather who was an obstetrician-gynecologist...