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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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The Herd Men's Soccer team celebrates their 2023 Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Tournament Championship win.

Men’s Soccer Defeats WVU in Sun Belt Championship

Joseph DiCristofaro, Sports Editor November 15, 2023

The No. 1 Marshall University Men’s Soccer team defeated the West Virginia University Mountaineers to secure the Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Tournament Championship 3-2 on Sunday, Nov. 12, in front of a...

Matthew Schaffer

BeyondMU: Top Law Firms Threaten to End Recruitment Over Antisemitism

Matthew Schaffer, News Editor November 10, 2023

As the nation’s campuses continue to experience higher rates of antisemitism and Islamophobia since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas, top law firms are urging universities to crack down on...

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) during his announcement

Manchin Will Not Run For Re-Election

Sarah Davis, News Editor November 10, 2023

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced on Thursday, Nov. 9, that he will not run for re-election.  Manchin served for 13 years in the Senate. He said that he believes his time as senator was...

Wyatt Fricks dunking

Men’s Basketball Wins Final Exhibition

Joel Spears, Student Reporter November 10, 2023

The Marshall Men’s Basketball Team concluded its last preseason “Fans First” game Wednesday, Nov. 1, with a 103-85 victory over Lees-McRae College at the Cam Henderson Center. The game showcased...

Alvaro Garcia-Pascual running for the ball

Men’s Soccer Beats UK, Advances to Championship

Joseph DiCristofaro, Sports Editor November 10, 2023

The No. 1 Marshall Men’s Soccer team defeated the University of Kentucky Wildcats 3-0 on Wednesday, Nov. 8, to advance to the 2023 Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Championship. The Herd is set to take on...

Victoria Ware

The Need for Mental Health Days

Victoria Ware, Opinions and Culture Editor November 10, 2023

I have to get everything done. I’m already behind as it is. I dream of finishing that book I started reading in August. It’s a great series, but it will have to wait until December. I have to be at...

Piff the Magic Dragon is performing as part of the Marshall Artists Series.

Interview with Comedian and Magician Piff the Magic Dragon

Victoria Ware, Opinions & Culture Editor November 9, 2023

“America’s Got Talent” contestant Piff the Magic Dragon, will bring his blend of comedy and magic to the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center on Nov. 16. John van der Put, professionally known as...

Eighth Annual Jeff Kovatch Memorial Cleanup Photos

Eighth Annual Jeff Kovatch Memorial Cleanup Photos

Sarah Davis, News Editor November 8, 2023

Community members gathered at Harris Riverfront Park on Saturday, Nov. 4, to clean up trash in honor of a late Marshall professor. The event honored Dr. Jeff Kovatch, a late biology professor at Marshall...

The poster for the upcoming play

Play Postponed Due to COVID Among Cast

Sarah Davis, News Editor November 8, 2023

A COVID-19 outbreak among cast members led to a nearly week-long delay of the School of Theatre and Dance’s production of “The Winter’s Tale,” according to director Terry Layman. Seven out of...

Fountain Ceremony 2022

53rd Annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony to Feature Keynote by Former Football Player

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor November 8, 2023

The 53rd Annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony is set to take place Tuesday, Nov. 14, which is set to feature an alumnus who played football before and after the 1970 plane crash. Craig Greenlee, who graduated...

Philip Shenon speaks on Presidents Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy.

Philip Shenon Discusses Kennedy Assassination at Amicus Curiae Lecture

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor November 8, 2023

“60 years ago this month, there was gunfire in the skies over Dallas, and the world changed,” said journalist and author Philip Shenon in the most recent installment of the Amicus Curiae Lecture Series...

Skye Reymond speaks at the second annual Alys Smith Symposium on Women Professionals

US Soccer Data Analyst Speaks at Alys Smith Symposium

Sarah Davis, News Editor November 6, 2023

The sons and daughters of Marshall have the power to change West Virginia, according to the keynote speaker of the second annual Alys Smith Symposium. “I think the students that go here have a lot...

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