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Lewis Black delivers laughs at Joan C. Edwards Playhouse

Lewis Black delivers laughs at Joan C. Edwards Playhouse

Joseph Ashley, Reporter October 10, 2016

Comedian Lewis Black performed at the Joan C. Edwards playhouse Saturday, featuring his new standup routine “The Emperor’s New Clothes: The Naked Truth Tour”. The event was in coordination with...

Makers demonstrate new ideas, skills at RCBI Makes Festival

Makers demonstrate new ideas, skills at RCBI Makes Festival

Nancy Peyton, News Editor October 9, 2016

The third annual Robert C. Byrd Institute Makes Festival took place on the Marshall University Memorial Student Center Plaza Oct. 7. The Makes Festival is designed to provide makers the opportunity...

‘Tribute’ exhibit memorializes anniversary of Mexican students’ disappearance

‘Tribute’ exhibit memorializes anniversary of Mexican students’ disappearance

Krislyn Holden, Reporter October 6, 2016

The “Tribute to the Disappeared” exhibit opened at Marshall University’s Birke Art Gallery Wednesday with an opening reception. An art workshop and a presentation of the exhibit was also conducted...

Marshall football begins Conference USA play Saturday

Marshall football begins Conference USA play Saturday

Jacob Griffith, Assistant Sports Editor, Reporter October 6, 2016

Fresh off their third-consecutive loss, Marshall University’s football team now turns its attention to the Herd’s first Conference-USA opponent of the season, the University of North Texas Mean Green. The...

Annual Pumpkin Festival returns to Milton

Annual Pumpkin Festival returns to Milton

Krislyn Holden, Reporter October 6, 2016

The annual West Virginia Pumpkin Festival in Milton opens Oct. 6. The Pumpkin Festival has been planned every year since 1986, when Gus Douglass, commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture,...

The in’s and out’s of the Marshall Student Government Association

The in’s and out’s of the Marshall Student Government Association

Kyle Camacho, Reporter October 6, 2016

Marshall’s SGA is structured like the federal government, it has a checks and balances system which is split into three branches: the legislative, executive and judicial branch. In years past,...

‘Ask the Chiefs’ lunch addresses community concerns about police

‘Ask the Chiefs’ lunch addresses community concerns about police

Jordan Nelson, Reporter October 6, 2016

Marshall University held an “Ask the Chiefs” luncheon Thursday in the Memorial Student Center, where Marshall students and members of the public could come out and enjoy lunch with police chiefs...

"Take Back the Night" participants gather for a candle light vigil.

Students and faculty raise awareness for sexual assault

William Izzo, Life! Editor October 5, 2016

Students and faculty gathered in solidarity Tuesday inside the Memorial Student Center to raise awareness for sexual violence, listen to survivors share stories and literature and march on Marshall...

Gubernatorial debate addresses June flood, infrastructure, diversifying W.Va. industry

Gubernatorial debate addresses June flood, infrastructure, diversifying W.Va. industry

Nancy Peyton, News Editor October 5, 2016

The democratic and republican candidates in the West Virginia gubernatorial race debated topics including diversifying industries in the state, the flooding in June, infrastructure and cutbacks in...

Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine, left, and Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence answers a question during the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Kaine and Pence spar over running mates during vice-presidential debate

Sara Ryan, Reporter October 5, 2016

The only vice presidential debate in the general election was televised Tuesday night from Longwood University in Virginia. Republican nominee Michael “Mike” Pence, former governor of Indiana,...

FEST: 2 brings crowd to River Front Park all day.

FEST:3 renamed, lineups altered

Christian Davis, Reporter October 5, 2016

Marshall University’s Marshall Octoberfest, formerly FEST:3, has made last minute changes to the event happening Friday at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Changes include Jana Kramer cancelling due...

Behind the Veil: The Herd in hijab

Behind the Veil: The Herd in hijab

Olivia Zarilla, Reporter October 3, 2016

Marshall University students learned how to put on hijabs during Behind the Veil, a cultural awareness event that took place in the Memorial Student Center Monday. The idea for the event came from...

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