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The fire damaged Chad Plumley’s home (right) on Sunday evening and destroyed his neighbors home (center), where it originated.

Community helps family after house fire out of ‘kindness of their hearts’

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter March 20, 2019

It’s the kindness of strangers that a Marshall student said affected her most after her dad lost his home to a fire March 10. “Little girls brought us blankets…some guy who my dad said didn’t...

Marshall guard Jon Elmore (33) is introduced during starting lineup introductions before Marshall's game against Florida Atlantic inside the Cam Henderson Center on March 9, 2019.

Elmore breaks Marshall scoring record, Herd edges IUPUI

Kieran Intemann, Sports Editor March 20, 2019

Marshall’s season will continue at least one more game, as the Thundering Herd defeated the visiting IUPUI Jaguars Tuesday night in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, 78-73,...

Student Body Vice President Hannah Petracca and Student Government Association senators stand before an opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance during the SGA meeting in the Memorial Student Center March 19.

Two senators under review by Judiciary Committee

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor March 19, 2019

Two Student Government Association senators were under judicial review Tuesday, during a meeting of the student senate Judiciary Committee in the Memorial Student Center. Sen. Mary Erwin, an elected representative...

Cats that are missing the tip of their left ear are sporting an “ear tip” which means they have been fixed and received a rabies shot in a managed colony.

Cat colony population near Marshall continues to multiply

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter March 19, 2019

Nestled between Sixth and Seventh Avenue in Huntington and stretching from 16th street to 20th street exists a growing colony of cats that have been abandoned by their owners, many of which were Marshall...

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...

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