Marshall University - Revision history

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{{University
|name=Marshall University
|image=
|text=rgb(25,72,30)
|background=black
|type=Public
|city=Huntington, West Virginia
|sports=cross country, baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, softball, swim and dive, tennis, track, volleyball<ref name="sports">http://herdzone.cstv.com</ref>
|colors=green, black
|mascot=
|website=http://www.marshall.edu/
}}
'''Marshall University''' is a [[West Virginia]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1837.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/</ref> It ranked #36 in USNews' 2008 "Universities-Master's (South): Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1univmas_s_brief.php</ref>
==Athletics==
Marshall has 9 women's and 6 men's [[sport]]s teams.<ref name="sports"> The football program has won 5 bowl games (while loosing 2).<ref>http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/marshall_database.htm</ref>
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
{{Nb_US_universities‎}}

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 On March 1, 1961, the West Virginia Legislature approved changing the school's name to Marshall University.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/a-university-at-last-1960-1969/1960-1969-59/</ref>  Marshall had two branch campuses at Logan West Virginia and Williamson West Virginia from 1963 to 1971.  They then became a part of the community college system.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/a-university-at-last-1960-1969/1960-1969-62/</ref>
-On November 14, 1970, the football team, its coaching staff and fans were killed when a plane crashed while returning from a game with East Carolina University.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/tragedy-protests-and-new-horizons-1970-1979/1970-1979-72/</ref>  The school conducts an annual memorial service for the those who died in that crash.    In 2006, the campus' recovery from the tragedy was portrayed in a commercial film, ''We Are Marshall''.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/2000-present/2000-present-129/</ref> In 1978, the Medical School admitted its first students.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/tragedy-protests-and-new-horizons-1970-1979/1970-1979-89/</ref>  Since 2003, the school has sponsored the Marshall University Marathon, the largest marathon in West Virginia.<ref>http://marshalluniversitymarathon.com/marshall-marathon/</ref>
+On November 14, 1970, the football team, its coaching staff and fans were killed when a plane crashed while returning from a game with [[East Carolina University]].<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/tragedy-protests-and-new-horizons-1970-1979/1970-1979-72/</ref>  The school conducts an annual memorial service for the those who died in that crash.    In 2006, the campus' recovery from the tragedy was portrayed in a commercial film, ''We Are Marshall''.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/2000-present/2000-present-129/</ref> In 1978, the Medical School admitted its first students.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/tragedy-protests-and-new-horizons-1970-1979/1970-1979-89/</ref>  Since 2003, the school has sponsored the Marshall University Marathon, the largest marathon in West Virginia.<ref>http://marshalluniversitymarathon.com/marshall-marathon/</ref>
 ==Athletics==
 Marshall has 9 women's and 6 men's [[sport]]s teams.<ref name="sports" /> The football program has won 5 bowl games (while losing 2).<ref>http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/marshall_database.htm</ref>

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 On March 1, 1961, the West Virginia Legislature approved changing the school's name to Marshall University.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/a-university-at-last-1960-1969/1960-1969-59/</ref>  Marshall had two branch campuses at Logan West Virginia and Williamson West Virginia from 1963 to 1971.  They then became a part of the community college system.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/a-university-at-last-1960-1969/1960-1969-62/</ref>
-On November 14, 1970, the football team, its coaching staff and fans were killed when a plane crashed while returning from a game with East Carolina University.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/tragedy-protests-and-new-horizons-1970-1979/1970-1979-72/</ref>  The school conducts an annual memorial service for the those who died in that crash.    In 2006, the campus' recovery from the tragedy was protrayed in a commercial film, ''We Are Marshall''.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/2000-present/2000-present-129/</ref> In 1978, the Medical School admitted its first students.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/tragedy-protests-and-new-horizons-1970-1979/1970-1979-89/</ref>  Since 2003, the school has sponsored the Marshall University Marathon, the largest marathon in West Virginia.<ref>http://marshalluniversitymarathon.com/marshall-marathon/</ref>
+On November 14, 1970, the football team, its coaching staff and fans were killed when a plane crashed while returning from a game with East Carolina University.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/tragedy-protests-and-new-horizons-1970-1979/1970-1979-72/</ref>  The school conducts an annual memorial service for the those who died in that crash.    In 2006, the campus' recovery from the tragedy was portrayed in a commercial film, ''We Are Marshall''.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/2000-present/2000-present-129/</ref> In 1978, the Medical School admitted its first students.<ref>http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/tragedy-protests-and-new-horizons-1970-1979/1970-1979-89/</ref>  Since 2003, the school has sponsored the Marshall University Marathon, the largest marathon in West Virginia.<ref>http://marshalluniversitymarathon.com/marshall-marathon/</ref>
 ==Athletics==
 Marshall has 9 women's and 6 men's [[sport]]s teams.<ref name="sports" /> The football program has won 5 bowl games (while losing 2).<ref>http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/marshall_database.htm</ref>

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 |sports=cross country, baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, softball, swim and dive, tennis, track, volleyball<ref name="sports">http://herdzone.cstv.com</ref>
 |colors=green, black
-|mascot=
+|mascot=Thundering Herd
 |website=http://www.marshall.edu/
 }}