It’s my favorite time of year: October. (Usually) the weather hits that sweet spot where it’s not too cold or hot, but just the perfect temperature to throw on a sweater and jeans and be perfectly...
Hunter Barclay, Student Body President
• October 23, 2018
In early September, Student Body Vice President Hannah Petracca and I proposed to the Student Senate the concept of an SGA House of Representatives (the House). The House would provide a platform for campus...
Throughout my transition I’ve had to fight for what I’ve wanted, and it seems as though I’ll have to start fighting harder. Oct. 21 the Trump administration unveiled a new plan to derail the transgender...
At the end of every one of my child development classes, the professor says to us: "Everybody hug somebody."
I've always liked that he said this, but I never really thought about the psychological implications...
Ever since we were young children, we were told to stand up to bullies. We were also told that bullies never really win in the end. Well, the current occupant of the White House is proving those idealistic...
Pumpkin spice and possibility—the anthem of Fall. It was three years ago when I ordered my first Pumpkin Spice Latte. When the barista called out my name, “pumpkin spice latte for Franklin,” I crept...
The past two years have left the American people wondering how we got in this situation. The simple truth: we didn’t show up to vote.
According to statistics collected by the U.S. Elections Project,...
Checking social media this week has been a struggle for me. It seems like everybody and their grandmother has an opinion on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Christine...
While I was growing up, my older sisters had both moved out of the house by the time I was four years old, so I pretty much lived as an only child. I had my own room, I usually had my parents’ undivided...
The last several weeks in politics have been unprecedented, as President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, battles against accusations of sexual assault from Christine Blasey Ford, a psychology...
I’ve never been a big fan of change. When I get to a point in life where I am comfortable and happy with everything, I don’t want anything to cause that to change. Yet, starting college meant I had...
As students at Marshall University, we’ve spent the past semester on a project to explore the ways hunger affects the greater Huntington area. Food insecurity is a major issue in Huntington, and the...
