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The AIDS Memorial Quilt created for AIDS Awareness Week

Marshall Remembers AIDS Victims

Nolan Duncan, Student Reporter March 23, 2024

For AIDS Awareness Week, Marshall University will have the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display in Drinko Library. The quilt has 48,000 squares memorializing over 125,000 victims since the 1980s, said a Marshall...

The Herd is 5-2 this season at the new Jack Cook Field.

Herd Walks Off Redhawks

Ben Cower, Student Reporter March 21, 2024

The first-ever walk-off home run at Jack Cook Field sealed the deal for Marshall Baseball’s series victory over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks on Sunday, March 10, in a 5-4 slugfest. Despite...

Nate Martin tallied his 16th double-double in the final game of the season.

JMU Ends Herd’s Tournament Hopes

Ben Cower, Student Reporter March 20, 2024

An up-and-down season for Marshall Men’s Basketball came to a close Saturday, March 9, in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals, with the James Madison Dukes besting the Herd 81-64 in Pensacola,...

The Vallejos posing on campus at Marshall University.

Campus Couples: Courtney and Phillip Vallejo

Kaitlyn Fleming, Student Reporter March 19, 2024

Romance can blossom in any capacity, and the heartfelt story of two Marshall faculty members who have lived in numerous time zones and work in different departments shows how love can thrive regardless...

Brother Ray preaching among student protesters

Students Protest Preacher Through Chanting, Art and Twerking

Luke Hamilton, Contributor March 18, 2024

A controversial preacher brought together students from the LGBTQ community, religious backgrounds and across campus as they protested his message on Thursday, March 14, near Buskirk Field.  Springtime...

President Joe Biden waits for members of the press to leave after speaking at a meeting of the White House Competition Council in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.

BeyondMU: Biden’s SAVE Plan is a Start, but There’s Much Farther to Go

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor March 18, 2024

On the campaign trail in 2019, Joe Biden promised to enact changes to reduce the mountainous burden placed on Americans due to the student loan crisis that economically stifles nearly 43 million...

Natalie Tenant at the Title IX Office’s Women’s History Month event on March 6

Have Mountaineers Always Been Free?

Baylee Parsons, Copy Editor March 17, 2024

“Go back to the kitchen and go make babies,” said Natalie Tennant, former West Virginia secretary of state, in her speech for the Title IX Office’s Women’s History Month event. “Those words...

A sketch of Marco, Marshall's mascot

Marco: Bison, Myth, Legend

Nolan Duncan, Student Reporter March 16, 2024

Marco is the "spokes-buffalo" for Marshall University, said the head of Archives at Marshall.  Lori Thompson, the head of Archives at Marshall University, said Marco is important in building the brand...

West Virginia Capitol Building located in Charleston, West Virginia

Starving for Change: Reflections on the Unpassed Campus Hunger-Free Bill

Nicolas Raffinengo, Contributor March 15, 2024

Over the course of the last couple of legislative sessions, the West Virginia legislature has continued to disregard the safety and well-being of students. Last session, the legislature passed the campus...

The university held its first town hall on campus carry
Tuesday, March 12.

Embracing Change: Marshall’s Plan to Prepare for Campus Carry

Kaitlyn Fleming, Student Reporter March 14, 2024

Recognizing campus carry is an unavoidable law that will imminently go into effect is a significant aspect of handling concealed carry arriving at Marshall on July 1, one member of MUPD said at the campus...

Fans Cheer on the Herd From Home

Fans Cheer on the Herd From Home

Wade Sullivan, Student Reporter March 13, 2024

Students, faculty and community members joined in on the Sun Belt Championship from the team’s homebase, watching the game live from the Memorial Student Center and the Marshall Hall of Fame Cafe.

Crossword Answer March 13

The Parthenon March 13, 2024

Across 2. An app to help students manage this and save time has been proposed: LAUNDRY 6. Natalie Tennant was this mascot before becoming Secretary of State: MOUNTAINEER 7. Represents James Madison,...

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