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Members of Marshall University Greek Life participate in Wheelchair Basketball, an awareness event for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Friday in the Marshall Recreation Center.

Wheelchair basketball event raises awareness about developmental disabilities

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor March 16, 2019

To spread awareness during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Marshall University’s Office of Disability Services and the Marshall Recreation Center organized a Wheelchair Basketball event Friday...

Author, journalist and book critic Ruth Franklin poses in the Shawkey Dining Room in the Memorial Student Center March 14.

Author Ruth Franklin discusses personal inspirations, experiences

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor March 16, 2019

Author Ruth Franklin presented her feminist biography “Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life,” discussed her inspiration for the book and shared experiences of the six years it took to write Thursday,...

SGA debate allows candidates to address student concerns

Sarah Ingram, News Editor March 14, 2019

Senate and community members questioned policy and received answers at the 2019 Student Government Association Debate for presidential and vice presidential candidates Wednesday, March 13. Both tickets...

The art exhibition "Mixed Up" will feature work by students in Art 360, a mixed media course at Marshall University.

Mixed media art exhibition to feature work of Marshall students

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor March 14, 2019

“Mixed Up,” an art exhibition featuring mixed media works by Marshall University art students, will open Friday, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Alias14W, an experimental community art space in...

Students create macrame plant hangers at DIY series event

Students create macrame plant hangers at DIY series event

Paige Leonard, Reporter March 14, 2019

Marshall University students created macrame plant hangers Tuesday in the Memorial Student Center, during an event in the Do It Yourself series hosted by Marshall’s Campus Activities Board and Office...

Marshall guard Shayna Gore (14) drives to the basket during the Thundering Herd's double-overtime loss to UTEP at Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, on Mar. 13, 2019.

Thundering Herd’s tourney run ends in first-round heartbreak

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter March 13, 2019

FRISCO, Texas - The Marshall women’s basketball team’s C-USA Tournament run came to an end Wednesday afternoon following a 64-56 double-overtime loss in the first round to the UTEP Miners at the Ford...

West Virginia House delegates enter chambers, Saturday, March 9. New proposals concerning water quality and protections will not be reviewed until the 2020 legislative session.

Water quality bill passes without updated human health criteria

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager March 12, 2019

In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency recommended West Virginia update 60 of its 94 water quality standards to reduce present toxins and carcinogens, but this weekend, the state legislature passed...

In this July 12, 2018 file photo, newly transplanted cannabis cuttings grow in pots at a marijuana cultivation facility in Milford, Mass. The New Hampshire House has given preliminary approval to a bill legalizing recreational marijuana, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, putting the state on the path to joining several of its neighbors who allow the possession of small amounts of pot.

Medical marijuana bill far from flawless

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager March 12, 2019

Medical marijuana may soon be making its way to the mountain state, as residents await Governor Jim Justice’s decision to approve or veto House Bill 2079, which would allow the state to begin pre-registering...

Counseling Center to offer free Minority Mental Health Awareness events

Counseling Center to offer free Minority Mental Health Awareness events

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter March 10, 2019

To highlight the barriers that minorities face when accessing mental health care, Marshall University’s Counseling Center will offer free Minority Mental Health Awareness events to the Marshall community...

Hack n' Smash tournament, HerdCon to feature charity brackets

Hack n’ Smash tournament, HerdCon to feature charity brackets

Tyler Kennett, Reporter March 9, 2019

The third edition of the Hack n’ Smash tournament will take place Saturday at the CoWorks building on Fifth Avenue. Marshall University’s Hackers for Charity, the only university branch of the organization,...

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