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Students support NURU International by walking a mile in her shoes

People carrying buckets on their heads will be seen walking around campus again Thursday as the students from Marshall University’s student group of NURU International will be participating in Be Hope to Her. During Be Hope to Her, students have the opportunity to support NURU International in its efforts to fight the global water crisis and extreme poverty of the people of Kuria, Kenya. Full story

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Obama calls on Congress to give students a chance to get a college education

President Barack Obama spoke Tuesday at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and at the University of Colorado at Boulder about the critical need of Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling this summer. According to a press release from the White House, more than 7. Full story

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Four Marshall students go the extra mile for cancer

Some people bike for their health, some people bike for fun but some people bike for a cure. Four fraternity brothers from Marshall University’s Delta Chi chapter will bike across five states on a 618-mile journey to raise money for the Jimmy V. Cancer Research Foundation. Full story

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From amateur to professional: One local woman impersonator's journey

Earlier this spring, Olivia Knowles, female impersonator for The Stonewall nightclub, applied to be a part of the fifth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a competition among drag queens to become the next drag superstar. Knowles started performing at The Stonewall seven years ago in August 2005. Full story

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Avian center provides high-flying information for Earth Day

They really didn’t like the lawnmowers. At least that’s what one student said as he approached Margie Phillips, director of sustainability for Marshall University referring to the feathery residents of the Three Rivers Avian Center booth set up during Marshall’s Earth Day celebration. Full story

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Et Cetera lunch party set for today

Marshall University’s literary magazine Et Cetera will play host to a launch party Friday in the Drinko Library Atrium.   Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that was established in 1953.  The magazine accepts fiction, nonfiction, poetry and photographs from Marshall students.

HELP Center to hold graduation for seniors

The H.E.L.P. Center at Marshall University will be holding a graduation for its students on Friday, May 4. The Higher Education for Learning Problems Program is celebrating its 30th year of operation and have seen a variety of success stories from students in all walks of life — teaching, counseling, medical students and even a NFL Pro in their alumni.

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Empty Bowls fights hunger today in Huntington

For one in six people in the United States, going hungry is a reality. Millions of Americans are going hungry, according to Feeding America. It’s been said that one in four children in Cabell County doesn’t know where their next meal will come from. Empty Bowls is trying to solve this problem in the Tri-State area.

SGA senate tosses smoking resolution, issue remains prevalent at Marshall

HUNTINGTON - Despite attempts to solve the smoking problem a large percentage of Marshall University students noted on last year’s assessment day surveys, smokers can continue to smoke on campus as the Student Government Association has nixed all proposals and resolutions, including the most recent proposal that would allow for designated smoking areas.

Residence life staff to serve up memories, picnic style

As the semester comes to a close, the Department of Housing and Residence Life is playing host to a final series of events catered toward students. The staff is working alongside Sodexo staff to provide a picnic style dinner, with a playful, carnival theme Thursday at their annual End of Year Picnic.

Sports

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Plans remain halted at Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse

The tearing down of the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse has been postponed because of the reviewing of the project by the State Historic Preservation Office. The State Historic Preservation is looking to restore the Fieldhouse to keep the historic significance in West Virginia.

Marshall professor moonlights as official stat keeper

Brian Morgan is an integrated science and technology professor by day, but when he’s not teaching students the ways of computer programming, he often finds himself in tight spaces — surrounded by people and TV monitors.   “I am a freelancer who gets recruited to work college football, basketball and baseball games,” Morgan said.

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Marshall receivers lead the way through spring

With just two practices remaining in the five-week spring season for the Marshall football team, one unit has stood out above the rest: The wide receivers. On any given day, Marshall’s receiving corps is deep in numbers, and when the entire group is healthy is into double figure.

Marshall golf coach says goodbye after 40 years

In today’s college sports world, it’s not the norm for a coach to stay at one school for more than decade, but Marshall’s Joe Feaganes is not the norm. The Marshall graduate has been coaching Marshall’s golf team for 40 years, and after this weekend’s Conference USA Tournament in Texarkana, Ark.

Concussion awareness continues to progress in collegegiate athletics

As awareness of concussions in sports rises, more time and effort is being spent on treating them. Injuries happen in all sports, but concussions receive particular attention because they involve damage to the brain. “It’s basically a mild trauma to the brain that creates transient confusion,” said Tom Belmaggio, Marshall’s head athletic trainer.

Life

Syracruse native sent to Huntington through AmeriCorps Vista

Joanna Young, 21, was born on August 19, 1990 in Syracuse, New York. In 2011, Young moved from her home to Huntington to start her job as AmeriCorps Vista for the Service Learning Program at Marshall University. Young went to college in upstate New York for psychology where she focused on her academics.

Marshall graduate to teach in Uganda

Ashley Baylor is hosting a benefit to raise funds to be able to teach in Uganda with the Teacher Exchange Program. The benefit will be at 10 p.m. May 3 at Shoop’s. Marshall University art education 2010 graduate, Ashley Baylor, said a few of her friends and local bands will be donating their time to help bring in a crowd to raise money for her trip.

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Griffith and Feil celebrates 120 years

After 120 years, the Griffith and Feil Soda Fountain ­— an old school pharmacy that also encompasses a soda fountain — is still a staple in the community. The pharmacy was opened in 1892 by R. Ney Williams. Williams moved from Blacksburg, Va., to the Ceredo-Kenova area and decided to settle down and open up shop in the area because of the development and expansion of the railroads and because it was the one of the few places the N&W, B&O and C&O railroads came together.

Students learn Korean with help of new program

Marshall University students are broadening their horizons by learning a new language. Learn Korean, a program sponsored by Korean Club, teaches the Korean language to students twice each week. JeongHyeon Lee, senior accounting major, president of Korean Club and one-year exchange student from a university in Korea, founded the group last semester after seeing a similar set up with the Japanese program on campus.

STUDENTS LEARN TECHNIQUES THROUGH COURSEWORK

Students from the African Drumming and Dance Ensemble course, now offered at Marshall University, will perform at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Smith Recital Hall. Students taking this course perform traditional music from the following West African Countries: Benin, Guinea and Ghana.

Opinion

In defense of student activism

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Last week, I was foisted into two separate situations where I had to report on protests.  The first was for the raising of tuition by the Board of the Governors and the second one was a feminist demonstration on the corner of Hal Greer and Fifth Avenue.

BP should be held accountable for the lingering effects of the Gulf spill

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It’s been two nearly two years since the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the issues that the company responsible — British Petroleum — says are resolved are proving to be wrong. In recent studies on the Gulf spill, researchers have found that the long-term effects of the spill on aquatic life in are far-reaching and exceed what was expected.

Supreme Court should rule against Arizona’s racist immigration law

EDITORIAL

This week, the Supreme Court will rule to see if Arizona’s controversial immigration law is constitutional. The court should rule against this law that only opens the door to further abuse of racial profiling and intimidation by police.  In theory, this law seeks to make life so difficult for illegal immigrants within Arizona that they will leave.

MTV’s ‘Buck Wild’ to portray W.Va. in yet another negative way

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While we do not live in a state that is necessarily seen in the media frequently, we sure do live in a state, more often than not, portrayed in a negative way in the media. Between MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom,” West Virginia has been made to look like a sad joke.

Redefining beauty, W.Va. needs to take a stand against tanning

GUEST EDITORIAL

In February, a bill to ban “children” from indoor tanning in the state of West Virginia moved one step closer to becoming a law.  The Senate voted 30-4 on a decision to pass the law, which would keep those 18 years of age and younger from being able to tan indoors anywhere in the state.