In the United States, the faith in the leaders of the nation are at record lows — with an approval rating of 15 percent for Congress and 45 percent for President Barack Obama.
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The “Fan Plan” is in full effect as Marshall University men’s basketball fans continue to light up the Cam Henderson Center during home games.
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An independent study of the Huntington Fire Department has made more than 150 reccomendations to improve a department that is straining for money and people. In early fall of 2011, Huntington Mayor Kim Wolfe hired The McGrath Group, a firm that specializes in consulting for emergency services, to conduct the audit.
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Marshall University is implementing measures to ensure bicyclers on campus are more comfortable.
Brent Patterson, new media professor and bicycle commuter, sponsored a bicycle commuting meeting Friday.
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In the United States, the faith in the leaders of the nation are at record lows — with an approval rating of 15 percent for Congress and 45 percent for President Barack Obama.
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A company is attempting to charge Marshall University students for services that are offered for free elsewhere. The company called Student Financial Resource Center has been sending letters to Marshall students. According to the letter, students can receive financial aid by completing a Student Aid Profile Form and sending it back to the company with a $59 processing fee.
Marshall University's student environmental group , the Student Environmental Action Coalition, hosted a showing of "The Last Mountain" documentary followed by a question and answer session with internationally acclaimed activist Maria Gunnoe and coalfield resident Danny Cook.
African-American students at Marshall University have many resources available to them in a central location on campus. The Center for African-American Students' Programs provides African-American students with an environment to nurture their growth through many services, including mentoring, crisis management and assistance in planning their academic and career paths.
With the help of the Lewis College of Business' program, "Reconnect and Come Home," alumni have the opportunity to give back to the business school and motivate students. The program asks alumni to send a business card and donate. It started after the Spring 2011 semester.
As if pursuing a higher education isn't challenging enough, some students must juggle multiple jobs in addition to excelling in college academics. Jessica Elliott, Honors College graduate and psychology graduate student, has worked two jobs and maintained an impressive transcript for two years.
This week's former Marshall great came from humble beginnings in West Virginia and went on to showcase his skills not only at Marshall, but around the world from Italy to New York City. Mike D'Antoni was born May 8, 1951 in the small town of Mullens, W.
Entering the 2011 campaign the Marshall football team had one of the most difficult schedules in the nation, but surprised many when it won the Beef ‘O'Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg to finish out the season at 7-6. That 2011 schedule saw the Herd facing off against seven teams who made bowl games, including two teams which played in BCS Bowl games: West Virginia and Virginia Tech.
After dropping its third game in a row, the Marshall men's basketball team has suffered another loss, as head coach Tom Herrion announced that Justin Coleman has been dismissed from the program as of Thursday. Coleman, a 6'5" freshman guard from Richmond, Va.
Erica Woods, sophomore sports management and marketing major, is a key piece to the 12-6 record the Marshall University women's basketball team has posted this season. Woods, originally from St. George's, Bermuda, has been living in the United States since 2007 and has attended Marshall since 2009.
The Thundering Herd returned home Wednesday in hopes of breaking a two-game losing streak, but the University of Alabama proved to be too tough as the Blazers shut down Marshall in the second and extended the Herd's losing streak to three. UAB won the contest 56-49.
As the Thundering Herd men's basketball team prepares to take on the University of Alabama-Birmingham on Wednesday, the Blazers will be missing a 7-foot, 250-pound player that has never donned a UAB uniform. That's because 22-year-old graduate student Todd O'Brien's appeal for a transfer release from Saint Joseph's University was denied one week ago.
Faculty members at Marshall University are offering students various study abroad opportunities which include trips to Florence, Italy, Beijing, China and Brazil this summer. The College of Fine Arts and College of Liberal Arts are collaborating to offer a program set in Florence, Italy for three weeks this May.
The Cincinnati Reds are coming to the Huntington Mall for their 2012 caravan tour around the country. The Reds will be at the center court of the mall from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Nancy Conrad, secretary at Huntington Mall marketing department, said this is not the first time the Reds have been at the mall.
Neil Berg's "100 Years of Broadway" will make its way to Huntington 3 p.m. Sunday at the Keith Albee Theater. Neil Berg, composer and lyricist, is the creator and co-producer of Neil Berg's "100 Years of Broadway." Berg said once students see the show, they are going to realize how wonderful and important Broadway is.
The 2012 RV and Boat Show is at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena this weekend with more than 30 vendors to inform recreational enthusiasts of new products and services. Lynn Butler, owner of Setzers World of Camping, said the expo is an annual event that has been around since 1980.
As Herd fans continue to create a glowing energy in the Cam Henderson Center, the men's basketball team enjoys what has become a pregame ritual. After a student shared his "glow out" idea during last year's basketball season, Marshall University fans have since created an atmosphere the Thundering Herd's three senior players said is unlike any other.
As a writer for The Parthenon, I was gathering material for a story I was writing about students making the most of their time at Marshall University. I started off the interview asking the basic questions about the event, program, times and dates. Then I found myself very much in a conversation that was tailored to myself and my experiences at Marshall, but more importantly what I was going to do when I graduated.
In the State of the Union address delivered Tuesday night, President Barack Obama stated he would seek to implement the "Buffett Rule" –– a tax rule that would enforce a minimum 30 percent income tax on all individuals making more than $1 million annually.
Sunday marked the 39th anniversary of landmark United States Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Courts ruled in 1973 that a right to privacy under the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment extended to a woman's right to have an abortion. Although it has been in existence for nearly four decades, its validity is being threatened by a scathing group of rich, white bureaucratic men none of which will ever become pregnant.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of United States citizens and their Fourth Amendment rights Monday. In a unanimous ruling, the court was able to declare it strictly unconstitutional for law enforcement to attach tracking devices on suspects' cars without a warrant.
I've been thinking a lot about this SOPA and PIPA business lately. It is appropriate to say that most people have. I go back and forth on whether or not I think that the bill is totally worthy of the uproar it has produced (call me old school, but largely, our generation doesn't get royally peeved until someone threatens to take away our luxuries), but I'm glad to see that the masses are paying attention.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that we, as a county, are in categorical denial about our lack of mental hygiene and that it is costing us not only in monetary value, but also in quality of life. The CDC estimates that mental illness cost us $300 billion in 2002.
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