Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Each rose laid on the fountain represents one of the 75 people who died in the crash.

Marshall community packs plaza for 45th Annual Fountain Ceremony

Rob Engle, reporter • November 17, 2015

  People packed the Student Center Plaza Saturday morning for the annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony commemorating the 75 people who lost their lives in the 1970 plane crash. This year’s ceremony...

Hudson Taylor talks to students about his message on LGBT equality and inclusion in sports.

Former Columbia wrestling coach encourages LGBT inclusion in sports

Ashley Sodosky, reporter • November 17, 2015

Marshall university students gathered Monday night in the Memorial Student Center to listen to a message on LGBT equality and inclusion in sports.   Hudson Taylor, a three-time All-American...

Dawson, staple of Marshall's football program

Dawson, staple of Marshall’s football program

Malcolm Walton, reporter • November 13, 2015

  There was a time when Red Dawson had to distance himself from Marshall University and from the game of football. Dawson, the only Marshall football coach to return to the team after the 1970...

Herd football team manager Eugene Jones, 18, holding his head in his hands during the memorial ceremony following the crash in 1970.

Former team manager revisits memories after 15 years

Kelsie Lively, reporter • November 13, 2015

  It has been 45 years since the plane crash that killed 75 Marshall football players, coaches and supporters. It has only been in the last 15 years Eugene Jones has been able to talk about the...

Parthenon sports editor Jeff Nathan, 20, was one of the 75 who lost their life in the plane crash Nov. 14, 1970. Nathan was widely respected by his co-workers, friends and professors.

The Parthenon lost one of its own in Marshall plane crash

Mark Suek, contributor • November 13, 2015

  As Southern Airways Flight 932 made its descent to land at Tri-State Airport, Jeff Nathan was likely pondering how he was going to report Marshall’s 17-14 loss at East Carolina in the university’s...

Members of Of The Dell Cody Hatton, CJ Davis, Corey Hatton and Issac Hodges perform at the V-Club Oct. 2.

Of The Dell releases debut single

Nathan Thomas, reporter • November 13, 2015

  Huntington rock quartet Of The Dell has released its debut single “Runnin’ on Good Times,” consisting of two of the band’s original songs. “We just want it raw to sound like it’s...

Santana Maynard is a Marshall graduate in the running for the title of Miss Jetset 2015.

Marshall graduate competing in Miss Jetset 2015

Desmond Groves, reporter • November 13, 2015

  Santana Maynard graduated from Marshall University at the age of 19 with three degrees in criminal justice, Japanese, education and a minor. Maynard was featured as an extra in “We Are Marshall”...

Panelist and nurse practitioner at Cabell-Huntington Health Department Heather Woods (center) answers a question from the audience Wednesday night during the discussion in the Memorial Student Center Room BE5. Woods spoke about the health department’s new needle-exchange program, stating that several of the patients they have served through the program were prostitutes.

Panel discussion addresses prostitution in Huntington, weighs solutions, programs

Jocelyn Gibson, Executive Editor • November 12, 2015

  “Invisible Women: Unveiling Sex Work in Huntington” brought prostitution in Huntington to light during a panel discussion Wednesday night on campus. Panelist Maggie Stone, a professor...

In this Nov. 9 frame from video, Janna Basler, right, who works in the University of Missouri’s office of Greek life, tells photographer Tim Tai, to “leave these students alone” in their “personal space,” in Columbia, Mo. Protesters credited with helping oust the University of Missouri System’s president and the head of its flagship campus welcomed reporters to cover their demonstrations Tuesday, a day after a videotaped clash between some protesters and a student photographer drew media condemnation as an affront to the free press.

Public trust in media a more pertinent issue than press’s First Amendment rights

Editorial • November 12, 2015

The events at Mizzou involving the resignation of university president Tim Wolfe, Concerned Student 1950 assembly and the student journalist Tim Tai demonstrate a concern that goes beyond just institutional...

Elliott Blair of Dead Leaves performs at the Campus Christian Center Tuesday as part of a free show that included Embracer, A Story Told, PINE and Dead Leaves on the lineup.

Free show at Campus Christian Center demonstrates need for more venues

Megan Osborne, Managing Editor • November 11, 2015

While Dead Leaves and PINE have never been to Huntington, the free show at the Campus Christian Center Tuesday featuring those bands, as well as local acts Embracer, A Story Told and Sly Roosevelt was...

Students in attendence at the event were adorned with a Bindi, the sacred red symbol Indians wear on the head for spiritual reasons.

MU Indian Student Association brings first ever India Day to campus

Michael Brown, reporter • November 11, 2015

  Marshall University’s Indian Student Association hosted its first India Day Tuesday on the Memorial Student Center plaza. India is a vast South Asian country with extreme diversity. Besides...

Senior defender Matt Freeman attempts to gain possession in a match last season.

Men’s soccer vying for upset in conference tournament

Malcolm Walton, Sports Editor • November 11, 2015

  No. 7 Marshall University (7-8-1, 2-5-1) faces No. 2 University of North Carolina at Charlotte (10-5-2, 6-1-1) Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Men’s Soccer Championship. The...

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