{"id":734,"date":"2025-12-10T15:45:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/?p=734"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:23:35","slug":"places-on-campus-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/2025\/12\/10\/places-on-campus-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Places on Campus Every Student Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We might be a little biased, but Marshall\u2019s campus is full of awesome spots. We did the hard part and narrowed it down to five you seriously need to know. Whether you\u2019re a freshman or thinking about joining the Herd, we\u2019ve got you covered! Here\u2019s the inside scoop on five must-visit places at Marshall:<\/p>\n

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  1. Memorial Student Center<\/strong><\/a> and Memorial Fountain<\/strong><\/a>: These spots are basically the heart of campus life. The MSC has everything you need, including the campus bookstore, food options, student services and plenty of spots to study or just relax. Right outside, you\u2019ll find the Memorial Fountain, which honors the 75 lives lost in the 1970 plane crash<\/a> that took members of Marshall\u2019s football team and coaching staff. It\u2019s a quiet place to reflect and a pretty iconic part of campus.<\/li>\n
  2. Drinko Library<\/strong><\/a>: Here you\u2019ll find state-of-the-art computers, multimedia training and presentation rooms, workstations and a 24-hour reading\/study center.<\/li>\n
  3. Rec Center<\/strong><\/a>: There\u2019s so much to do here. Whether you\u2019re into personal training, group fitness classes, intramurals or even outdoor trips, the Rec Center has something for you. It\u2019s also home to the Aquatic Center and hosts fun events like the Thundering Pickle Classic<\/a> (an all-day pickleball tournament!) and Recfest. Bonus: it\u2019s the largest on-campus employer for students, so if you\u2019re looking for a job, this is a great place to start.<\/li>\n
  4. Joan C. Edwards Stadium<\/strong><\/a>: There\u2019s nothing like catching the Thundering Herd play on a Saturday with your fellow students. Even if football isn\u2019t your thing, you\u2019ve got to experience at least one game! Students usually call it \u201cThe Joan,\u201d and it\u2019s the perfect spot to gather your friends and cheer on the Herd.<\/li>\n
  5. Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation<\/strong><\/a>: This new spot on campus opened in January 2024 and is home to the Brad D. Smith Schools of Business. It\u2019s huge \u2014 78,000 square feet! Inside, you\u2019ll find a 360-seat auditorium, a finance lab with Bloomberg terminals, a computer lab and classrooms with ThinkHub tech so you can work solo or with your friends.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Not a Marshall student yet? Want to see these spots in person? Schedule a visit<\/a> and check them out for yourself!<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":945,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/945"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=734"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":816,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions\/816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}