“Most people don’t know I am the oldest of seven kids.” “[I want] to travel overseas, I have never been outside of the continent, [so] somewhere in Europe maybe.” “I was living in Blacksburg, Virginia and I just finished my master’s degree in math education from Radford University.” Continue Reading
What were you doing before you came to Marshall? I was working in human resources for Fairfax County Public Schools. What’s something no one here knows about you? There are a lot of things that students at Marshall don’t know about me. I’m Cuban, and I was born in Cuba,Continue Reading
What were you doing before you came to Marshall? “Before I came to Marshall, I was a student at Adelphi University getting my master’s degree so that I could be a competitive applicant at Marshall”. What’s something about you that no one else knows? “That’s a tough one, I’ve startedContinue Reading
What were you doing before you came to Marshall? “Before I came to Marshall, I was working in the medical field as a social worker”. What is something no one else knows about you? “In high school, I was in the chorus of the Wizard of Oz [play]”. What isContinue Reading
What were you doing before you came to Marshall? “I was a seventh grade middle school teacher at Liberty Middle School in Clifton, Virginia”. What is one thing no one knows about you at Marshall? “I am the new assistant coach to the girls freshman basketball”. What is one onContinue Reading
Sexual harassment and assault have been at the forefront of political consciousness on both the local and national level, sparking mass campaigns like the Me Too and Time’s Up movements, which became increasingly relevant in 2016 following the presidential election and the numerous misconduct allegations against people in power. AccordingContinue Reading
President Donald Trump is responsible for the MAGA bomber. While he did not directly tell Caesar Sayoc to send 14 pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and journalists, his overall rhetoric at speeches and rallies shows that these bombings were inevitable. Since he announced his candidacy for president, Trump has usedContinue Reading
National Novel Writing Month is an annual challenge that authors, whether published or aspiring, commit to every November. Their goal is to use the entire month to write a 50,000 word novel, which may either be a complete piece of work or the first 50,000 words of a novel thatContinue Reading
Due to ice hockey not being a VHSL-approved sport, students interested in playing participate in a separate independent league outside of school. Ice hockey is the ninth-most popular sport in the world according to Total Sportek, as it is a prominent in 76 countries worldwide. Despite this, the sport itselfContinue Reading
Custodians receive minimal recognition for maximum effort The custodial staff garners little recognition for the task of keeping the school building functioning. Among this culturally diverse group are cafeteria workers, who receive a level of gratitude that is not proportional to the amount of work they put in. Custodian MyriamContinue Reading