For senior Hala Baidas, turning 18 did not just mean registering to vote or buying a lottery ticket. Instead, she used her newly-obtained adulthood to get married. “I just wanted to get married for fun,” Baidas said. “I thought that it would be cool to do for my 18th birthdayContinue Reading
This year, the juniors broke tradition by not wearing their class shirts during the fall pep rally. Now, three months later, the supply of new shirts lay in Room C210. The miscommunication between the Student Government Association (SGA) and the manufacturer delayed the delivery of the class shirts, to theContinue Reading
Fear regarding the coronavirus proves to be contagious at Marshall. As the number of cases increases worldwide, students wearing masks have become a regular sighting in and around the building. China first reported the novel coronavirus in the city of Wuhan on Dec. 31, 2019. Three weeks later, 16 ChineseContinue Reading
by matt savage & amelia gee Octagon Club’s ShareTable goal is to make use of extra resources and donate food. Volunteers carry bins around to collect extra food from each table during all lunch periods. ShareTable coordinator and junior Sarina Bell said the purpose of the ShareTable is to reduceContinue Reading
The Leadership class added cancer patients to the list of people in the community whom they have positively impacted. The class is running a “Collect for Cures” fundraiser, where students try to raise as much money as possible. They can donate in the white boxes, which the Leadership class hasContinue Reading
To top off the new winter spirit week, the Student Government Association (SGA) is trying to create a dance during mid-January. But after its first rejection due to numerous setbacks, the chance of having the formal is up in the air. So far, one of the major obstacles involves funding.Continue Reading
Refreshing a phone every minute to check the latest news while trapped in a bus in the middle of a bridge is not the ideal picture for a vacation in Hawaii. But, for flute player and junior Sonel Cutler, the active shooter on Pearl Harbor was the only thing racingContinue Reading
As her paint knife ran through the smooth pigment and across the wood panel for the last time, senior Maria Mendoza Blanco stepped back to admire her painting “Ganyemede,” one of thirty student works selected for gallery display over 970 others. Marymount University, a Catholic university in Arlington, held theirContinue Reading
The Winter Formal Dance (WINFO) organized through Marshall’s Student Government Association is canceled due to a lack of ticket sales. The SGA did not sell enough tickets at the sale price of 10 dollars to break even, let alone make a profit on the dance warranting the cancellation. “WINFO wasContinue Reading
From football stardom to social media infamy to rap artist. Antonio Brown can do it all, just not very well. 2019 was not a good year for the free agent wide receiver. After his trade and release from the Oakland Raiders for calling the general manager a racial slur, BrownContinue Reading