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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Stadium fire ruled arson

Stadium fire ruled arson

Jacob Griffith, Reporter October 17, 2016

Marshall University students and staff awoke Monday morning to strange news — the Joan C. Edwards Stadium had suffered fire-related damage during the overnight hours. According to Huntington Fire...

Loving Appalachia showcases West Virginian roots

Loving Appalachia showcases West Virginian roots

Brooke Estep, Reporter October 17, 2016

Appalachia. To some, that word means “home,” and to others, it means pepperoni rolls, Mothman and banjo music. Today, the region is home to about 25 million people stretching from southern New York...

Marshall men's soccer heads to higher altitude this weekend

Marshall men’s soccer heads to higher altitude this weekend

Joseph Ashley, Reporter October 17, 2016

The Marshall University men’s soccer team will travel to play New Mexico University for their second to last road trip of the season. This is the fourth remaining game on the schedule. “It is a...

Thundering Herd look to avoid 5-peat

Thundering Herd look to avoid 5-peat

Jacob Griffith, Assistant Sports Editor, Reporter October 13, 2016

Coming off a loss to University of North Texas in their Conference USA opener last weekend, the Marshall University football team accomplished something they previously never had under head coach Doc...

Dawson returns as Herd’s Grand Marshal

Tom Jenkins, Reporter October 13, 2016

It’s been 45 years since Red Dawson, assistant coach of Marshall University’s Young Thundering Herd, has led the football team onto the field. In 1970, Dawson had been an assistant coach with the...

Participating marshall students relieved some midterm stress at the Car Bash on Buskirk Field, October 13, 2016,

WMUL-FM hosts annual homecoming Car Bash

Christian Davis, Reporter October 13, 2016

Marshall University’s WMUL-FM radio station hosted its annual car bashing event on Buskirk Field Thursday. Anyone willing to pay $1 could spend two minutes smashing a car donated by Kelly’s...

VS PINK Bus coming to campus Monday

VS PINK Bus coming to campus Monday

Jordan Nelson, Reporter October 13, 2016

Victoria’s Secret’s PINK Bus is coming to Marshall University’s campus Oct. 17 as a reward for the VS PINK Marshall line doing so well in its first year in the program. Although many schools...

Not another girl in a wheelchair

Not another girl in a wheelchair

Kessyl Lim, Reporter October 13, 2016

The section labelled “Students with Disabilities” in every course syllabus may not mean much to most Marshall University students, but it does to Savannah Tucker, whose family knew her life would...

In this image made from video, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters outside his Trump Tower building in New York on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Trump insisted Saturday he would "never" abandon his White House bid, rejecting a growing backlash from Republican leaders nationwide who disavowed the GOP's presidential nominee after he was caught on tape bragging about predatory advances on women. (AP Photo/Ezra Kaplan)

Trump Tapes: Students react to Trump’s comments about women

Tom Jenkins, Reporter October 10, 2016

Late last week, a video surfaced of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump using crude and vulgar language towards women in 2005. Trump was on a bus with Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush where...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Clinton, Trump meet for personal town hall debate

Tom Jenkins, Reporter October 10, 2016

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump met again during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis Sunday. This debate was set in a town hall format. There...

Indigenous People’s Day celebrated on MSC plaza

Indigenous People’s Day celebrated on MSC plaza

Monica Zalaznik, Reporter October 10, 2016

The second Monday of October is traditionally known as Columbus Day, but the Native American Student Organization wanted to show an alternative celebration that everyone could enjoy Monday. “One...

Women’s soccer prepare for final regular season road trip

Women’s soccer prepare for final regular season road trip

Joseph Ashley, Reporter October 10, 2016

The Marshall University women’s soccer team is scheduled to play Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University. The team has four games remaining with a post season berth at stake. “We...

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