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A purpose for plastic: raising awareness with art

Miranda Valles, Reporter • February 9, 2021

On the second floor of Drinko Library, you’ll find hanging on a wall a piece that challenges the traditional notion of art. Instead of clay or paint, this piece is made of something we encounter...

Good Time Management Skills Important to Success

Noah Hickman, Reporter • February 9, 2021

Marshall University held a roundtable discussion on the topic of time management Feb. 4 on Microsoft Teams. The event was led and set up by Graduate Assistant Dar- rioun Webb. Its goal was to...

Marshall Rises: the campaign that keeps on giving

Alyssa Woods, Reporter • February 9, 2021

The Marshall University Foundation may be over 70 years old, but the opportunities and changes it brings into the community continuously develop every day. The most recent campaign the foundation...

Restaurant and pet shelter hosts Valentine’s fundraiser

Isabella Robinson, News Editor • February 9, 2021

Little Victories Animal Rescue’s annual Sweethearts’ Dinner, typically hosted at Rocco’s Ristorante in Ceredo, was forced to go remote this year. Still, organizers of the event said ticket sales...

Judge denies WV teachers union request to work from home

Cassidy Waugh, Contributer • February 9, 2021

West Virginia Judge, Carrie Webster, denies the West Virginia Education Association’s (WVEA) request to maintain virtual learning until all teachers have a vaccine available to them. The request...

A New Advising System in an unusual Time

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor • February 3, 2021

With the move toward mostly virtual classes in March of 2020, classes weren’t the only major aspect of college education that required a dramatic reworking. Advising for all students, including freshmen...

Marshall Signs Plastic-Free Pledge

Xena Bunton, Features Editor • February 2, 2021

In order to eliminate all single-use, disposable plastics on campus, Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert signed the ‘Break Free from Plastic Campus Pledge.’   “Reducing our dependence...

Carter G. Woodson Lyceum unveils new Woodson Portrait

Miranda Valles, Reporter • February 2, 2021

To celebrate the start of Black History Month at Marshall, the Carter G. Woodson Lyceum unveiled a new portrait of the honorable Dr. Carter G. Woodson through a virtual event that took place on Monday,...

President Gilbert named Volunteer of the Year

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor • February 2, 2021

On Friday, Jan. 29, the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce named University President Dr. Jerome Gilbert the 2020 Volunteer of the Year.  “Both through our work at the Chamber and as a member...

Cyber Defense Club wins national championship

Isabella Robinson • February 2, 2021

The Marshall University Collegiate Cyber Defense Club has never placed outside of the top 10 teams in the Nation in the National Cyber League, earning them high honors throughout the past two seasons and...

Greek chair talks event planning during COVID-19

Catherine Blankenship, Executive Staff • February 2, 2021

COVID-19 continues to put normalcy on hold while restricting our everyday lives as we know it. Marshall University Greek life continues to find new ways to interact safely amongst themselves and other...

College of Business teaches data intelligence

Noah Hickman, Reporter • February 2, 2021

Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business is educating its students about Business Intelligence and how to analyze, visualize and understand data.  The College of Business offers courses...