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Huntington community members view “Paris to Pittsburgh” climate change documentary in Marshall’s Memorial Student Center prior to panel discussion with local environmental experts.

Huntington community explores ‘Paris to Pittsburgh’ documentary for Earth Day

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager April 23, 2019

In 2015, the Paris Climate Accord historically convened leaders from 195 countries in collective agreement to combat the consequences of climate change and to limit global warming by reducing greenhouse...

Protestors attempt to engage local passers by (left: Mark Connelly, left-center: Barbara Garnett, right: Charles Britz).

EDITORIAL: Earth more important than economy

April 23, 2019

Happy Earth Day: the leader of our country still will not address climate change. President Donald Trump delivered a statement about Earth Day on Monday without once mentioning the destruction happening...

Flames and smoke rise from the blaze as the spire starts to topple on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15.

Marshall students mourn with Paris

Trey Delida, Reporter April 16, 2019

The week leading up to Easter is a week intended for celebration, service and symbolic rebirth for those who identify with Catholic beliefs, but this week has been shaken by the Notre Dame Cathedral fire...

The Space Shuttle takes off from Cape Canaveral, Florida at NASA.

Where Marshall can take you: NASA

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter April 16, 2019

It will be 50 years this summer since Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Days after the Apollo 1 accident, Marshall University alumnus Gary Ray accepted a job at National Aeronautics and Space Administration...

Example of diversity bison painted by Marshall students

Students paint diversity bison, celebrate Unity Month

Savanah Matney, Reporter April 12, 2019

Marshall University’s Campus Activities Board hosted its last Paint and Sip event of the semester Wednesday night. This Paint and Sip celebrated Unity Month, and students were able to paint the diversity...

Herd 4 Christ members help clean up fallen trees at Midwestern Children’s Home in Pleasant Plain, Ohio.

Herd 4 Christ assists foster organization through service

Meredith O’Bara, Reporter April 9, 2019

With a relationship lasting over 15 years, Herd 4 Christ traveled to Midwestern Children’s Home in Pleasant Plain, Ohio, to continue its work in assisting the foster care organization. “The work...

Amber McCoy, president of the Wayne County Education Association and teacher at Kellogg Elementary School, addresses legislators at an education town hall Monday at the Cabell County Public Library in Huntington.

West Virginia teachers struggle to secure sufficient social services for students

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager April 9, 2019

Despite defeating the state legislature’s recent attempts to pass an omnibus education bill which would have increased class sizes and encouraged privatization, West Virginia teachers’ struggles to...

Santana Renee Adams is escorted into Cabell County Magistrate Court to be arraigned on charges for falsely reporting an emergency incident, Friday, April 5, 2019, in Huntington, W.Va. The charges stem from Adams falsely reporting that an Egyptian man attempted to kidnap her daughter from a West Virginia shopping mall Monday evening.

EDITORIAL: Huntington Mall incident a metaphor for society

April 9, 2019

You may have heard the recent media coverage surrounding a woman who accused an Egyptian man of trying to kidnap her child inside the Huntington Mall. The woman produced a gun, and when he saw it, the...

Jeremiah Parlock, a junior political science major and member of the Student Government Association, rounds the last bend of the We Will Run For You 5K route. Parlock was the second runner to finish the race.

Locals participate in 5k to support Counseling Center

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor April 7, 2019

Pushing one child in a stroller and clutching another to her side as she raced, a mother and Marshall University faculty member participated Saturday in the We Will Run For You 5K alongside other...

The Marshall volleyball team poses for a photo with chef Marty Emerson at Huntington's Kitchen April 5, 2019. The team participated in an Iron Chef competition as a means of team-building.

Marshall volleyball builds team by working on cooking skills

Sydney Shelton, Assistant Sports Editor April 5, 2019

Chicken and veggies with a side of teamwork is what the Marshall volleyball team cooked Friday at Huntington’s Kitchen. The volleyball team participated in its own version of Iron Chef. The team was...

Kyle Sniatecki teaches clients how to do an exercise at a training March 11.

Marshall grad uses education, connections to create business

Heather Barker, Executive Editor April 2, 2019

One Marshall University graduate is creating opportunities for young athletes in a community he did not grow up in, but in the community he said has greatly impacted his life while getting his undergraduate...

Marshall cheerleaders pose in a stunt before the men’s basketball game versus UTEP on Jan. 31 in the Cam Henderson Center.

MU cheer to compete in NCA Collegiate Cheer Championship

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter April 2, 2019

The endless counts of “5, 6, 7, 8” and “1, 3, 5, 7, 9” runs through all of the Marshall University Cheerleaders heads as the team prepares to head south to the Sunshine State to compete in the...

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