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Free Night at the Cinema Free Night at the Cinema for November went very well and we hope you enjoyed the free movies. We had over 150 people in attendance! The Signature Events Committee and Department of Housing and Residence Life will be conducting this event again December 4th. Mark your calendar and be ready for a fun evening!

Important Upcoming Events

Date Event

Sunday, Nov. 14th Mandatory Floor meeting on Closing

Procedures

Monday, Nov. 15th Break Housing Applications Due for

Fall Break

Saturday, Nov. 20th Halls close at noon

Saturday, Nov. 27th Halls reopen at 9:00am

Saturday, Dec. 4th FREE Movie Night at the Cinema

Tuesday, Dec. 7th Late Night Pancake – Residence Life staff at

your service

Dec. 8th – 14th Study Breakers in the halls

Friday, Dec. 10th Break Housing Applications Due for

Winter Break

Wednesday, Dec. 15th Halls close @ noon

November 2010

Have You Herd...…

Department of Housing and Residence Life One John Marshall Drive

Huntington, WV 25755

Twin Towers East Fall 2010 MUDD Cup Champions!!

Congratulations TTE! Thank you to all those who participated in the Fall 2010 MUDD Cup and we look forward to seeing you again next fall for the 2011 MUDD Cup.

Check out pictures from MUDD Cup and many other Signature Events and Department functions on our Facebook page. Even better LIKE us and stay up to date on all events going.

Department of Housing and Residence Life

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Huntington-WV/Department-of-Housing-and-Residence-Life/133231390035383



Gillis Homecoming Decorations (Below)

Holderby Homecoming Decorations (Below)

Do you have a place to go for Fall or Winter break? If not, Marshall University provides break housing for any student who currently lives in the Residence Halls. What to do if you need to stay on campus during Fall break? Complete a Break Housing application.

These forms are available at the front desk of your residence halls, online, and at the Department of Housing and Residence Life.

There is no charge to stay during Fall Break.

Applications are due to Housing and Residence Life by Monday, November 15th at 5:00 pm.

The Twin Towers will stay open to accommodate those who need housing. If you currently live in one of the Towers, then you may request to stay in your permanent assignment. If you have a room that you would like to stay in, please indicate that on the form. Otherwise, a room will be assigned to you. We also offer break housing during the Winter Holiday.

There is a $20.45 per day charge for a double room during the Winter Break.

Applications for Winter break are due to Housing and Residence Life by Friday December 10th at 5:00 pm.

The residence halls close Wednesday, December 15th at noon

They will reopen on Sunday, January 9th at 9:00 a.m.

If you have questions regarding break housing, please contact Tracey Eggleston or Sybil Lockard at 696-6765.

Herd Roundup Decorations Signature events sponsored a competition among the halls to see which hall could decorate their lobbies to best fit the homecoming theme. Congratulations to Buskirk Hall RHA for winning the competition. Other winners in the competition were Holderby Hall for Most Rockin Décor and Gillis Hall for Most School Spirit

Fall/Winter Break Housing

Buskirk Halls Homecoming Decorations

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Buskirk’s RHA will be participating in Operation Christmas Child. Each floor as been assigned a specific age and gender. Flyers have been posted on each floor. The 1st floor will be buying a gift for a a boy ages 2-4, while the 2nd floor will be purchasing a gift for a girl ages 2-4. The 3rd floor is responsible for filling a box for a boy ages 5-9. while the 4th floor will be filling a box

for a girl ages 5-9. The 5th floor will be buying for a boy ages 10-14, while the 6th floor will be filling a box for a girl

ages 10-14.

Items are due on No-vember 12th. Boxes have been placed in the lobby by the front desk. RHA will be packing the shoe boxes on November

What’s New with RHA

Programs Going On In Buskirk

Java Jam

Buskirk’s Resident Advisors, along with our Faculty in Resi-dences, Mike Householder, will be hosting “Java Jam” in the lobby of Buskirk on November 9th from 8pm—10 pm. Resi-dents will be able to take a break from school work and enjoy performances put on by other residents and RA’s. Resi-dents will be able to enjoy free coffee and hot chocolate. Prizes will be given away throughout the evening as well, so please

join us on November 9th!

November & December

Floor Programs

The 1st floor will be hosting “Packin’ it up” night, where they will discuss closing procedures for break. All floors will be host-ing their own meeting on November 14th, so be looking

for flyers!

The 2nd floor will be hosting a study session called, “Study with

your Buddies” on December 6th

at 9:00 pm

The 3rd floor will be enjoying a spaghetti dinner on December 7th, at 7:30 pm as they prepare

for finals week.

The 5th floor will be hosting “The Final Countdown” on

December 7th at 9:15 pm.

The 6th floor will be having a study session on December 1st and will be having Chinese food

for dinner.

October Programs

Floors three, four and five all enjoyed playing “Just Dance” for Wii. Residents enjoyed spending time together and working out with the Wii. Pictured below are 4th floor, Jessica Baker’s residents enjoying pizza while

playing Wii.

The Buskirk Buzz

November &

December

Volume 1, Issue 3

Katie Markel &

Tiffany Brewster

1st

Floor

Shonette Coiner &

Rosemary King

2nd

Floor

Olivia Hughs &

Shelby Penn

3rd

Floor

Kyle Pugh &

Tayler Mitchell

4th

Floor

Katherine Abbott &

Rebecca Holliday

5th

Floor

Kelli Bruno &

Michelle McDonald

6th

Floor

RESIDENT’S OF THE MONTH

Important Dates

Nov. 14th @ 9:15

Mandatory Floor Meeting

Nov. 20th Halls Close at

Noon for Fall Break

Saturday, Nov. 27th

Halls Open at 9 AM

Dec 9th—14th Fall Exams

Dec 15th Halls Close at

Noon for Winter Break

Jan. 9th Halls Open

Housing &

Residence

Life

MUDD CUP

RHA Making signs for MUDD CUP

The Stall Street Journal

Mandatory Floor

Meeting!

On 11/14 at 9:15PM, there

will be a mandatory

floor meeting which will

cover what you must do before you go on your Thanksgiving and Christmas

Break. You must be

present on the social lounge of your floor.

Wacky Holidays

in November!

• 11/3 – Sandwich day

• 11/11 – Veteran’s day

• 11/15 – Clean your

Refrigerator day

• 11/17 - Take a Hike

day

• 11/20 - Beautiful day

• 11/26 - Black Friday

Gillis: gill-iss --noun A residence hall that is compiled of two separate buildings but one staff. It is the merging of Gibson Hall and Willis Hall that come together to make one mutual home!

It’s finally or already November for us. As we wind down the semester, there will be several events hosted to relieve your stress and just have some fun. Yosuke “Yo” Hioki will be having, “Chill Out” on 11/4 at 8PM in the 1st floor lounge of Gibson Hall. Leah Treadaway will be hosting “S’mores and more” on 11/8 at

Take a break, relieve stress!

Ways to get involved in your “home away from home”

If you live in Gibson or

Willis Halls, you’ll notice

that we do not have the

most up-to-date

technology in our lobbies

and social lounges, but if

you are interested in

contributing and making a

difference, listen up! RHA

is the residence hall

association and they meet

every two weeks in Willis’

1st floor lounge to discuss

what kinds of changes we

can make to campus, the

dining halls, and even our

residence halls! Right now

they are going to be

selling Marshall T-shirts to

8:3PM on the 3rd floor of Willis Hall. Kacie Sutton will be having “Relax and Let Your Worries Drift away…” on 11/11at 8:30PM on the 4th floor of Gibson Hall. On 11/14, there will be a free movie shown at the cinema (Carousel). Finally, what we’ve all been waiting

for….Thanksgiving Break! It will be from 11/20 until 11/27. Hall close at noon on the 20th and reopen at 9AM on the 27th.

raise money for residence

halls socials and to buy

nicer televisions or

whatever they can think of

to improve the place we

live! The meetings are

open to all residents of

“Gillis” and is not a time

commitment for those who

are simply sitting in to

suggest ideas! All you

have to do is attend one

meeting to get your

creative juices flowing!

The meetings are typically

every other Tuesday

evening at 8:00 p.m. so if

you don’t have any

homework and want to get

out of that room of yours,

come and join us! It’s a

great way to meet people

as well as get new T.V.s

in the lounges or new

pool/ping pong equipment!

If you have any questions

or want to find out more

information about RHA

and what you can do,

email the Resident

Director, Dave Haas, and

he can get you connected

with the president or vice

presidents of the RHA

offices!

<[email protected]>

November 2010 Issue

Americans feast on 535 million pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving.

According the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the United States at Thanksgiving. That number represents one sixth of all the turkeys sold in the U.S. each year!

Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird.

Domesticated turkeys cannot fly, however wild turkeys can fly up to 55 miles per hour over short distances.

Only male (tom) turkeys gobble. Females make a clicking noise. The famous gobble is actually a seasonal mating call.

The heaviest turkey ever raised weighed in at 86 pounds – about the size of a German Shepherd!

A turkey under 16 weeks of age is called a fryer. A five to seven month old turkey is called a roaster.

The Turkey Trot, a ballroom dance in the 1900s, was named for the short, jerky steps of the turkey. It became popular mainly because it was denounced by the Vatican as "suggestive."

Turkeys are known to spend the night in trees! (Maybe to escape the Thanksgiving table?)

Turkeys can drown if they look up when it's raining!

The Gillis RHA is currently selling t-shirts as a

fundraising program, which can be ordered from the

front desks of either Willis Hall. The orders will be

taken from now until Thanksgiving for $10 each. We

encourage you to buy these cool shirts and support

your residence halls! The ordered shirts should arrive

the week you return from Thanksgiving break.

T-shirt Sale!

Some Cool Thanksgiving Facts:

November 2010

Issue

The Stall Street Journal

Fall into the Fall Season Fall is here! For some, that means that the leaves are falling and there’s a definite chill in the air. For others, it’s a

time for midterms and then finally preparing for final exams in December. Making sure to be prepared for exams

is essential, consider taking a break as well in order to stay healthy and de-stress.

The Haymaker and Wellman staff has several events going on this month.

The highlight of November will be a homemade Thanksgiving dinner made by the staff of

Haymaker and Wellman. Wellman’s Thanksgiving will be on November 18th and Haymaker’s will

be on November 19th. The exact time is TBD, so keep an eye out for fliers or ask your RA.

All residents are required to attend the closing floor meetings on their floors on November 14th at

9:15pm. There their RA will go over the proper procedures necessary on your part to close the

building down for the fall and winter breaks.

Kayla will have her “Don’t Freak” program on November 1st.

Marissas DeMaria and Kayla May are holding a stress relief program on Novmber 8th.

Marissa Nelson will be having a Yoga and Tai Chi instructor come and lead a session on

November 9th.

The Haymaker and Wellman RHAs have combined forces and pooled their resources to form one larger

organization. If you haven’t already, stop by the first floor lounge every second Sunday at 9:00pm. Meetings

rotate between the buildings but all residents are welcome regardless of which building they live in. If you

cannot make the meetings, get in touch with an RHA member to relay your idea to the group. Your voice is

important! For more information about how to get involved, ask any RHA officer or your RA.

Jasia Richardson and Shalea Ellis participating in the body image program in Haymaker Hall.

The Holderby Observer what’s going on where YOU live?

ISSUE Three – November – Twenty Ten

- Just Keep Swimming – Just Keep Swimming -

Is October really over? Wow!

Holderby really had a great month from the RHA Social to the Costume Party to

“A Baker’s Dozen” to Homecoming/Parents’ Weekend. Thank you to everyone

who participated in some way, shape or form. We could not have been successful

without you! :)

I am extremely excited for November; if you thought October was fun, you have

no idea! A lot of people have put a lot of time into planning some really neat

events for you. Make sure to take advantage of them!

Also, on an academic note, don’t forget to schedule a meeting with your advisor

before Spring scheduling starts. Advanced Registration begins on November 8,

2010.

As always, if you need anything, feel free to talk to your RA or to me. We are

here for you! Thank you for helping to make this semester wonderful so far.

Let’s keep it going!

- Ginny

The costumes were rockin’ at the Costume

Party/ Murder Mystery! Thanks to the RA staff for

an awesome time, and thanks to all who

attended! :)

CLOSING TIME:

you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here…

Make sure to attend your closing floor meeting on NOVEMBER 14 at 9:15pm.

Attendance is mandatory.

Your RA will inform you of the policies and procedures for leaving for Fall and Winter Breaks.

The halls close on November 20 at noon and open on November 27 at noon.

If you cannot attend your meeting, please inform your RA.

Upcoming Events

Coffee House

November 2 – 9pm

Holderby is showing off their own “home-brewed” talent at the Coffee House

night organized by RHA and Mike Householder (our FIR).

Come down to the lobby after Glee to see STEAMY GUITAR LICKS, SWEET-N-LOW

VOCALS, ROBUST ORIGINAL ART, and PIPING HOT POETRY!

Plus baroque jazz, amazing feats of physical skill, free coffee, and GIRAFFES,

GIRAFFES, GIRAFFES!

It’s sure to be a fun time for all, guaranteed!

Don’t Be a Moose; Get a Masseuse

November 9 – 9:15pm

Dead Week, Papers and Finals- OH MY!

As the end of the semester approaches, we all know what comes with it: Finals

Week, certain to add stress to any college student’s life.

Come down to the lobby to learn stress relieving techniques using massage

therapy, plus much more so that you can avoid being tense and (as) stressed

when the end of the semester arrives!

What’s Going On This Month on Campus?

November 10-13: Marshall’s Theater is putting on the production of “The Good Doctor” at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse.

November 13: Marshall vs. Memphis

November 16: The Doobie Brothers are at the Keith Albee Theater.

November 27: Marshall vs. Tulane. Cheer on the HERD! It’s the last home game of the season.

Perseverance is the hard

work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

~Newt Gingrich

Decorate – Decorate - Decorate!

Izzy and Veronica help make the lobby look stunning

before the RHA social!

How many Holderby residents does it take to

fix a bicycle?

We don’t know yet :)

MUDD

Cup was a HUGE success

this year! Participants from

the various residence halls

competed vigorously during

the five day struggle. The

contest unexpectedly came

down to a tie between Tow-

ers East and First Year

North. After a week hiatus,

the two buildings again met,

this time in a final show-

down to decide who would

be this year’s champion. The

two 10-person teams com-

peted through five events.

Though North took an early

lead by winning the Tug-of-

War contest, East quickly

rebounded by winning the

extremely difficult lightning

trivia. After that inspiring

win, East never looked back.

They won the Bucket Ball

match, tied in the Apple

Tower game, and then ran

away with wins in

the Balloon Blow and Cup

Stack. The 2010 MUDD

Cup trophy now rests com-

fortably in its new home.

Those who competed for

East in the various events are

proud of their teammates.

Even many residents who

did not compete came out to

cheer on their friends and are

proud of their accomplish-

ments. When asked about

the convincing win, resident

adviser Greg Parkins said,

“What can I say? East is the

Beast!” Having asserted it-

self, this “beast” is going to

hibernate, waiting to win the

trophy back next year. Pic-

tured above are Mike Pres-

ton, 5th floor RA, and Chel-

sea Curry, resident of Tow-

ers East. Congrats!

Volume 1, Issue 3

Twin Towers East Takes MUDD Cup! Congratulations to all who participated!

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Supplies for the Homeless purchased with donated pocket change from 10th floor

The 10th floor of Twin Towers East held a

program called "Help

Others with the Power of Pocket Change" that fo-

cused on helping others who are less fortu-

nate. The basis of the program was

to encourage the floor to

donate loose change or "pocket change" in a jar

to purchase toiletry items

for the homeless. Not only the 10th floor con-

tributed, but also resi-

dents of the 4th floor, guests, and a security

guard. Nearly $60 was raised for the pro-

gram. With this, 15 peo-ple will each have a bot-

tle of shampoo, condi-

tioner, tube of tooth-paste, a toothbrush, and

a bar of soap.

Pictured above: Rebecca and Cassondra donate their pocket change to support the cause.

RHA Fundraiser: Get your Can-

dy Grams! See your floor representative

or stop by the front desk to get your candy grams. The cost is only $1. We hope to purchase something new for our building with the money we raise! Help us out!

.November is upon us and you know what that means,

It’s almost time for Fall Break!

Here in West, we are getting ready by planning our last mandatory meeting of

the semester. These meetings will take place on November 14th at 9:15pm on

each floor. All of our outstanding staff members will discuss the important steps

each resident needs to take before leaving for break to make sure the building

stays safe and secure while we are gone. So you’re not going to want to miss it!

Welcome to Twin Towers West!!

Things to Look Forward To...

November 2010

Twin Towers Times —West Edition—

RHA is Selling T-Shirts!

The official 2010-2011 Twin

Towers West T-Shirt is on

sale now! At only $11 each,

these shirts not only will look

great & be an awesome way

to represent TTW, but

purchasing one will go a long

way toward helping RHA

make some of the improve-

ments to the building that

everyone’s been talking

about. If you’re interested,

stop by the front desk and

check out the sample shirt!

To order, see Taj or one of

the RHA officer’s in the lob-

by area today!

Can’t go home for break?

We have good news!

Break Housing IS still

Available! Just stop by the

front desk or see your RA

to get more information!

Happy Thanksgiving

from the staff of

Twin Towers West!

Residents of TTW make eco--friendly

Halloween Jack ‘o Lanterns

FALL BREAK

INFORMATION Residence Halls will CLOSE

Saturday, November 20th at Noon

Residence Halls will REOPEN

Saturday, November 27th at 9:00am

There are a ton of exciting events

happening in Twin Towers West

during November! Between the RAs

programs and Campus Events, you’d

better make room on your calendar for

things like FREE movies (courtesy of

the HRL Signature Events committee),

a Pottery Place Program on the 3rd

Floor, several nights of Stress Relief

with activities ranging from making

stress balls to receiving advice and

free samples from a local massage

therapist, and the RAs will also be

hosting several Study Sessions to help

you gear up for finals!!

Be sure to stop by and take advantage

of these great activities!

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Documents

break housing applications

fall break

department of housing

residence halls close

cinema free night

twin towers east fall

gillis hall

holderby hall