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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,...

Claire Snyder, program coordinator for Marshall's Women and Gender Center, provides information to interested students in the Student Center.

International Women’s Day event honors feminists from across the world

Savanah Matney, Reporter March 8, 2019

The Marshall University Women’s Center paid homage to feminists who have fought for social justice across the globe Thursday, during an International Women’s Day event in the Memorial Student Center. The...

Marshall guard Taylor Porter (11) celebrates one of her 10 made 3-pointers during the Thundering Herd's win over FIU on Mar. 7, 2019 at the Cam Henderson Center.

Record-setting night propels Thundering Herd past FIU

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter March 8, 2019

The Marshall women’s basketball team used record-setting performances Thursday from senior guards Taylor Porter and Shayna Gore to defeat the FIU Panthers in blowout fashion, 87-42, at the Cam Henderson...

Marshall guard Jon Elmore (33) smiles in the closing moments of Marshall's game against Western Kentucky at the Cam Henderson Center on Jan. 12, 2019.

Herd clinches sixth with blowout win over FIU

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter March 7, 2019

Although five Florida International Panthers players scored in double figures Wednesday evening during its matchup against the Marshall Thundering Herd, it wasn’t enough for them to seal the deal as...

Marshall guard Jon Elmore (33) runs the offense during the Herd’s win over FIU at the Cam Henderson Center on January 19, 2019. Elmore was named C-USA Player of the Week on Monday.

Herd men’s basketball prepares for high-octane rematch against Panthers

Millard Stickler, Reporter March 5, 2019

As Marshall prepares for its Wednesday night game against FIU inside the Cam Henderson Center, head coach Dan D’Antoni said he expects a high-scoring, fast-paced game. “We are basically guarding ourselves,”...

Hanna Pennington conceal carries off of Marshall’s campus, but she said she believes the passage of HB 2519 would have negative effects for students.

Gun regulations on campus do not restrict my rights

Hanna Pennington, LIFE! Editor March 5, 2019

Guns do not belong on campus. I say that as someone who is not against the concept of owning a firearm. I say that as a woman who owns a pistol and as someone who takes advantage of my right to carry a...

CARTOON: Progress

CARTOON: Progress

Trey Cobb, Contributor March 5, 2019

EDITORIAL: Raising smoking age is step in wrong direction

EDITORIAL: Raising smoking age is step in wrong direction

March 5, 2019

What in the world is going on in the West Virginia state government? As if the campus carry bill is not bad enough, representatives last week displayed Islamophobic propaganda that made national headlines....

Prior to its game against Middle Tennessee, Marshall football specialists warm up in the background as a football remains in the end zone.

Thundering Herd, Fighting Irish to meet in 2022

Taylor Huddleston, Reporter March 4, 2019

Marshall University Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick announced Monday that the Marshall football team will travel to the University of Notre Dame for the first time in school history. Hamrick said...

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