The Department of Housing and Residence Life welcomes you back to start off your spring 2012 semester. We are extremely excited to see you this semester. Winter break went by very quickly and we hope you had a nice break and were able to relax. Spring semester is a fresh start for all of us and only great things will happen if you set your mind to it. Good luck in your classes and as always if you ever have any questions or concerns please talk to your building staff and they will lead you in the right direction.

Housing sign-ups are right around the corner, and we are changing the way you sign up

for housing. All sign-ups will be done online allowing housing sign-ups to be an easy

process for students. More details about the system will be sent to students in the upcoming weeks. The dates for sign-ups are as follows:

Reserving your Current Room February 6th starting at 9:00am until February 15th at 2:00pm

Juniors, Seniors, Grads – Different Room/Building February 20th and 21st

Rising Sophomores – Different Room (All First Year Residence Hall residents will sign up on February 22nd)

February 22nd

For more information regarding changes to the residence halls and the housing sign-up

process at Marshall University, please visit us online at www.marshall.edu/housing or

contact the Department of Housing and Residence Life at 304-696-6766.

Want to know what

programs are being

conducted in the halls?

Visit:

http://www.marshall.

edu/housing/program

ming.asp

Join RHA! RHA is

a wonderful

opportunity for you to gain leadership

experience, make

new friends, and make changes in

the halls. If you

have ideas on ways to improve the halls

RHA is the group

for you. Pay attention to flyers in

your building to see

when your first meeting of the

semester will be!

Have You Herd….

Calling all FRESHMAN!

Open Halls Event

February 13th 5:00pm – 7:00pm

The Department of Housing and Residence Life is proud to announce that we now a new Channel. Please tune in to Channel 99 to see MTVu. This channel has many great things to offer college students. You get a good mix of new and upcoming music, current news, and

there are always opportunities to submit videos, apply for grants, etc. Don’t foget we also have channel 98 – the ResLife Cinema that provides you new release

movies and some throwbacks.

We hope you enjoy the new entertainment!

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The Department of Housing and

Residence Life and Signature Events

Committee are excited to announce that

Brian C. Johnson will be joining us on

February 1st @ 7:00 pm in the Don Morris

Room.

Brian approaches diversity by using

modern film clips to help us explore the

messages being sent to the viewers.

Attendees will learn about the concept of

“diversity”—its associated values,

expressions of identity, similarity, and the

devaluation of “different.” They are asked

to consider the concept of “culture”—its

symbols, language, norms and values in

American society.

We hope you join us at this special event.

We will also be giving away two pairs of

Lady Antebellum tickets at this event.

That concert will be on February 3rd at the

Big Sandy Arena.

For more information on Brian C. Johnson

visit his website at

http://www.briancjohnson.net/

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Issue 1 2012 January

Hayman News

WELCOME BACK TO HAYMAKER AND

WELLMAN FOR THE SPRING

SEMESTER!!! THE STAFF IS REALLY

EXCITED TO HAVE YOU BACK FROM BREAK & WE WELCOME ALL THE NEW

RESIDENTS TO THE HALLS. PLEASE BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR

UPCOMING PROGRAMS & CAMPUS EVENTS. HAVE A

GREAT SEMESTER!

Hayman Staff at the ResLife Holiday Party! Hayman took 1

st place in Ugly Sweater/Holiday costume competition for the

best group

IMPORTANT DATES

COMING UP

Mandatory Floor Meeting

JANUARY 8 @ 915pm

In your respective lounge

RHA

1ST

MEETING

Sunday, January 15th

@

915pm in the Harless Media

Room

It’s not too late to get

involved!

The beginning of the semester is a great time to start up new things! Our staff encourages you to get involved with RHA this semester and help make a difference. Help plan programs and fundraise for things to improve the

hall. Or just come to let your voice be heard! RHA put on a Fall Fest last semester with prizes and bands, come help us decided what we will do this semester!

2012 January

Buskirk Beat

ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OUR RESIDENTS AND CREATING A FUN AND SAFE LIVING ENVIRONMENT

Soar to new heights this spring semester! Welcome new students and returning resi-dents to spring semester of the new year! We hope to find your minds well rested and bod-ies rejuvenated so that we can start a new semester out with a bang.

Fall semester was fun, but this one will be even better as the RAs are already well pre-pared to host fun and unique programs fit to your needs and requests.

We want to assure you that we are here to make sure that you are living in a safe and welcoming environment as well as support you in your academic endeavors. Study hard this semester, attend all your classes, turn in that homework on time and make sure to add a little fun in there too!

To start your semester off right, make sure to stop by the student resource and career cen-ters. These are great places to jump start your career plan.

Mandatory Floor Meeting

Attendance will be taken at a mandatory floor meeting held with your RA in your lounge on Sunday the 8th at 9:15pm to discuss residence hall policies and procedures.

Welcome

New

Residents!

10 apps for your iPhone to help you keep that

New Year’s resolution to get in shape!

Need someone to hold you accountable for going to the gym? Visit Marshall’s REC Center website for infor-mation about a recrea-tional classes and per-sonal trainers and get in shape in NO TIME!

MEET RA, JAZMINE

MCBRYDE

You may have seen her around campus working as student security… Jazmine is new to the Buskirk staff as the RA of the 3rd floor. She is a criminal justice major from Maryland. Welcome Jazmine! We look forward to getting to know you.

Men’s Basketball Schedule

01/01/12 vs. Akron Huntington, W.Va. 4:00 p.m. ET

01/04/12 vs. UTEP Huntington, W.Va. 8:00 p.m. ET

01/07/12 at Rice Houston, Texas 8:00 p.m. ET

01/11/12 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 8:00 p.m. ET

01/14/12 vs. UCF Huntington, W.Va.7 :00 p.m. ET

01/18/12 vs. West Virginia Charleston, W.Va. 7:30 p.m. ET

01/21/12at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. 6:00 p.m. ET

01/25/12 vs. UAB Huntington, W.Va.7:00 p.m. ET

01/28/12 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn.9:00 p.m. ET

Go Herd!

The Residence Hall Association is

run by residents just like you!

RHA

1. iMapMyRide

2. Couch to 5K

3. iPhodometer

4. Virtual Trainer

5. Fitness Builder

6. LiveStrong Calorie Counter

7. TheCarrot

8. BodyBook

9. Mindful

10. Limeade

The plan, promote, and execute pro-

grams designed with you in mind!

Want to see something in the hall

improved or want to help plan a

building wide party? Come join the

group! Meeting times are posted on

the board next to the front door.

“Santa’s Super Stags” [Gibson and Willis staff]

welcomes you back after your holiday break!

Residents School is back in session, and while the

start of a new semester wasn’t at the top of your wish list, it presents the opportunity to become more involved on Marshall’s campus and in the Residence Halls. The Gibson and Willis staff welcomes you back to a fresh start and hopes you had a restful break! The beginning of a new semester will bring new faces to the staff; Levi Kerby is joining us as the new 2nd floor RA of Gibson Hall and Mary Harper will be the new 4th floor RA of Willis Hall.

We hope everyone will keep an eye out for new programming coming up this month, to meet new members of your floor as well as enjoy time with your friends that have returned. The staff is excited to kick off a new semester with a fresh mind and a positive attitude!

Gibson and Willis Halls January 1, 2012

RHA

This is the start of a new semester after a much needed break.

The staff of Gibson and Willis wants you to get involved with RHA this semester! This semester the RHA will be organizing many events including an open mic night for all of campus. Commons RHA will also be selling t-shirts to Haymaker, Wellman, Gibson and Willis residents. We are excited to kick off a new semester and would really appreciate your input when it comes to planning events and activities geared towards you! Come out to our first meeting to get more involved!

THE WEEK AHEAD January 8th – Residence Halls Open

Mandatory Floor Meetings 9:15pm

January 9th – First Day of Classes

January 13th – Last Day to add Classes

January 16th – Martin Luther King Jr.

Day -University Closed

January 2012

Holderby herald

Welcome Back! Holderby has been so lonely this winter break without its residents!

The building RD, RA’s, and Security are delighted to have you all

back and begin this exciting spring semester. We hope your break

was long, rejuvenating and fun!

Now it’s time to get back to working on that 4.0 GPA for the

semester, remember, academic excellence!

Besides that, that RA’s have been stirring up all kinds of ideas for

programs and activities that we hope you are all looking

forward to!

Our Newest Addition! Say Hello to Dakota Ward! Dakota is new to the staff and will be the RA for the 1st floor. Dakota’s great personality and progressive RA skills will make for a nice addition to Holderby and a cool guy in the building; he even has a light saber tattoo on his finger (ask him!) Help make our newest RA feel at home Welcome Dakota!

Fall Semester RECAP The fall Semester was an interesting one for Holderby. We were introduced to a large capacity of residents, which allowed the hire of a whole new staff. The lobby stayed very active and fun. Decorated for every season, were able to take home the gold for Homecoming decorations and MUDD cup! Programs had high success rates especially the Masquerade ball! We plan to keep have it just as fun if not more for the spring semester!

WHATS RHA GOT TO SAY?!

Interested in voicing your opinon or

even being on the E-Board?!

Get Involved this semeseter First RHA

meeting…

SUNDAY JANUARY 8TH

2012 @ 10:00pm

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It is very important that EVERY resident of

North and South attend their mandatory

floor meeting on January 8th at 9:15 PM!

The N&S Report

It’s a new year and there

are plenty of new opportunities for you to

get involved here in North and South!

We have a new RA joining our staff this year, Yusif Mohammed! He will

be taking charge of the middle section of the 2nd floor in North. We are very excited to have him on our team, and we hope that you all

take the time to get to know him

and let him get to know you.

Classes will begin on Monday, January 9th

Good luck and have a great semester here in

North and South!

Mandatory Floor Meetings will be held on Sunday,

January 8th at 9:15 PM

Look for fliers on your floor for more information!

January Edition

Some of the North and South staff enjoying the Housing and Residence

Life Holiday Party at the end of last year!

Hello! I’d like to welcome you all back to North and South for

your second semester here at Marshall University! I would

also like to welcome all of the new residents that may be

moving in to begin or continue their college experience. We

are very happy to have you here and look forward to getting to

know you all and support you throughout your stay!

RHA Meetings will begin again in the next few weeks, so keep

an eye out for news about that. It’s a great way to get involved

and if you are thinking about becoming an RA, it is a good way

to show off your leadership skills. RHA held some awesome

events and initiatives and made $340 with an RA auction in

the fall semester.

We’re all getting ready for a great semester and I urge you all

to get involved and really make your freshmen experience

count. Never forget that the staff is here for you for almost

anything you need, all you have to do is let us know!

Author: Jeremy Smith, Resident Director

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Volume 2, Issue 1 Welcome Back Edition

Important Dates to Remember

January 9th—first day of classes January 13th—last day to add classes

January 16th—MLK, Jr. Holiday January 17th—withdrawal period begins Feb 3rd—Application for May gradua-

tion due. February 10th—Last day to drop 1st 8

weeks courses March 1—2nd 8 weeks classes begin

March 16th—last day to drop a full se-mester course

March 18th—25th—Spring Break April 4th—Assessment Day

April 27th—last class day May 5th—Graduation

New RA Spotlight!

It’s official! We have a new staff member in Towers East!

Guy Mobley is the new Resi-dent Advisor for the fifth floor. Welcome to Towers East, Guy! We are glad you are here!

Pictured above are members of the Towers East staff at the annual Housing and Residence Life Holiday Party.

Resident Director Office Hours

Sunday: 8:00 pm -9:00 pm

Monday: 10:00 am– 12:00 pm

Tuesday: 11:00 am—12:00 pm and

1:00 pm –2:00 pm.

Wednesday: 1:00 pm—4:00 pm

Thursday: 1:00 pm—2:00 pm

Friday: 1:00 pm—2:00 pm

Sundays @

8:30 pm in the lounge!

RHA stands for Residence Hall As-sociation. It is an excellent oppor-tunity for you to become involved in our Towers East community. RHA is an excellent way for your voice to be heard. If you would like to have a say in the improvement of our community and have fun in the process, then stop by one of our meetings on Sunday nights at 8:30 pm in the TTE Glass Lounge. We need representatives from each floor. Representing your floor will give you an excellent opportunity to practice your leadership skills with-out ever leaving your building!

Welcome back to Twin Towers East and

welcome to all of our new residents! The TTE staff hopes that you had a wonderful break.

To our new residents, we welcome you to your new home and we hope you enjoy your stay with us! Your Resident Advisors are here to make your residence hall experience an enjoyable and memorable one. We are here to help you in any way that we can. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Your RAs have many fun and exciting events planned for you this semester, and we cannot wait to share them with you. If you enjoyed programs last semester, we hope that you continue to be involved this semester. If you were not involved as much last semester, we sincerely hope that you will attend programs this semester. RHA is also a good way to get involved in the community. Be on the lookout for advertisements and ask your RA about upcoming programs. Don’t miss out.!

Good luck on the first day of classes, and we hope that you have a wonderful and rewarding semester! Let us know if we can be of assistance to you!

RHA

RHA is pumped and ready to go for the

Spring 2012 semester. Last semester

they brought you Open Mic Night and

a Movie Night, and due to the

popularity of both the events, Towers

West RHA will be hosting many more of

these this semester. Advertisements will

be posted and we encourage you to

attend and have some fun!

Did you know that RHA can reward you

for all your academic success? Well

they can! Academic incentives are

being offered, so save some of your

best papers and projects and get a

reward for all your hard work!

So you are not on Eboard, does that

mean you can’t help or participate?

OF COURSE NOT! Come to the

meetings and get involved. This is an

opportunity to get your voice heard or

to offer suggestions for how to improve

your hall. Everyone is welcome, and

everyone can help make a difference.

If you have any questions or concerns

about RHA please ask the RHA Eboard

or your RA.

Twin Towers West Tribune

Welcome back to all the returning

Towers West residents! We hope you

had a good break and are energized

to start a brand new semester!

To all the new residents of Towers West,

WELCOME! Please do not hesitate to

ask the staff for any help or with any

questions you may have. We have a

dedicated staff that is here to help you

with anything you need. Need help

finding an office on campus? Ask a

Happy holidays from Towers West to you!

Towers West--Staff Holiday Party December 2011

Towers West staff member! Need

someone to head to Towers Dining with

you for some stir fry? Ask a Towers West

staff member! Have a maintenance

issue or have a suggestion? Talk to a

Towers West staff member! There is

always something to do in Towers. Be

on the lookout for upcoming events.

Come out, have fun, and get to know

your neighbors!

“Towers West is simply

the best”

-John Marshall Supreme Court Chief Justice

IMPORTANT DATES

• Mandatory Floor

Meeting- January 8th

at 915pm. Meet in

front of the elevators

on your floor.

• RHA Meeting- Be on

the lookout for

advertisements on

your floor and in the

lobby for 1st meeting

date and time.

• Programs and

Campus Events- Flyers

are being posted all

around the building

for programs coming

up. Check out the

flyers and talk to your

RA with any program

ideas you’d like to see

in the upcoming

months!

Attention Towers West!