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Photo courtesy of Rick Haye/Marshall University

West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent D. Benjamin swears in Randall Tomblin, left, student member, and Dr. Joseph Touma, to their positions on the Marshall University Board of Governors.

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Verna K. Gibson, left, Secretary with the Marshall University Board of Governors, listens while MU President Dr. Stephen J. Kopp addresses the board Thursday, November 13, 2008, during a meeting in the Shawkey room at the Memorial Student Center.

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Cabell County Schools Superintendent William Smith sits in attendance during a meeting of the Marshall University Board of Governors on Thursday, November 13, 2008, in the Shawkey room at the Memorial Student Center. One of the topics discussed at Thursday's meeting was the sale of the University Heights property which Cabell County Board of Education and Prestera Center both had bids on. The board voted 12-1to approve the sale to Prestera, who placed the higher bid of $2.3 million. Smith said he thought the school board placed a fair offer, but in hindsight, should have put more money on the table.

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Prestera Center Executive Director Bob Hansen listens during a meeting of the Marshall University Board of Governors on Thursday, November 13, 2008, in the Shawkey room at the Memorial Student Center. One of the topics discussed at Thursday's meeting was the sale of the University Heights property which Prestera and the Cabell County Board of Education both had bids on. The board voted 12-1to approve the sale to Prestera, who placed the higher bid of $2.3 million.

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Don Van Horn, dean of the College of Fine Arts, stands at the podium during a meeting of the Marshall University Board of Governors on Thursday, November 13, 2008, in the Shawkey room at the Memorial Student Center. Van Horn shared with the board that the MU Marching Thunder may be getting close to having their own classroom for the first time.

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John Hess of the Marshall University Board of Governors offers advice to Don Van Horn, dean of the College of Fine Arts, in regards to promoting a fundraiser for a classroom for The Marching Thunder, MU's marching band, during a meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2008, in the Shawkey room at the Memorial Student Center.

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