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Javier Zamora, author of "Solito" (Marshall Artist Series)

Marshall Artist Series to feature Javier Zamora

Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter February 26, 2025

The Marshall Artist series will speak with Javier Zamora this March at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse. Marshall students and faculty can attend at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, and there will also be...

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Documentary showcases devastation from war in Ukraine

Ashton Pack, Student Reporter February 23, 2025

“As the Sunflower Whispers,” a documentary film about the devastation incurred during the war in Ukraine, and the MUkraine faculty podcast covering the war premiered Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Joan...

Storefront of Now Hear This.

Now Hear This forms essential part of music scene near campus

Ashton Pack, Student Reporter February 15, 2025

Vinyl records are making a resurgence with the newer generation, and record stores like Now Hear This are here to help. Now Hear This is a mom-and-pop record store on 4th Avenue that has been open since...

Courtesy of Cabell County Public Library

Cabell County Public Library to support local outreach

Ashton Pack, Student Reporter February 11, 2025

Public libraries remain an essential cornerstone of local communities, according to the Friends of the Cabell County Public Library. Pat Pierce, member of the Friends of the Cabell County Public Library,...

Craft Your Calm, courtesy of Marshall University Counseling Center

Counseling Center hosts “Craft Your Calm” to help relieve stress and anxiety

Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter February 11, 2025

Craft Your Calm, hosted by the Marshall Counseling Center, targets anxiety and stress relief through creativity.  Mental health specialists Steph Fonseca and Michele Sigler offered insight into the...

Filmmaker David Lynch poses at his Los Angeles home March 14, 2002.

There will never be another David Lynch

Caden Adkins, Opinions and Culture Editor February 8, 2025

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, American director and actor David Lynch passed away from emphysema, leaving behind a legacy that is impossible to replicate.  Over the past five decades, Lynch has redefined...

Javier Zamora, author of Solito

Marshall Artists Series returns for spring semester

Nolan Duncan, Staff Reporter February 4, 2025

Marshall University’s Artist Series returns for the spring semester with various events for students to look forward to. Angela Jones, the director of marketing for the Marshall Artist Series, said...

Joel Peckham, Associate Professor at Marshall University speaking at the event.

A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series highlights university writers

Maggie Gibbs, Copy Editor February 3, 2025

Since 1989, the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series has brought exceptional authors to Marshall University. Hosted by the Department of English, the series welcomes six to eight authors each academic...

Resilience of the Dot Man, Michael Fife’s Art Journey

Bethany Jarrell, Staff Reporter January 28, 2025

Michael Fife, the self-taught artist known as "The Dotman," showcased his artwork at an open gallery event Thursday, Jan. 9, at the West Edge Factory in Huntington, West Virginia.  The exhibit shared...

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Before Huntington Author Talk with Robert Thompson

Bethany Jarrell, Staff Reporter January 28, 2025

Local author Robert Thompson hosted an author talk at the Cabell County Public Library, sharing his latest book, “Before Huntington: The Towns that Built a City.”    Thompson, a history...

Musical duo performs free recital on campus

Riley Burnett, Student Reporter January 27, 2025

Şölen Dikener and Johan Botes performed a recital on Thursday, Jan. 23, at Smith Music Hall. Dikener played the cello, and Botes was featured on the piano. The concert was free and open to all...

Cover of a banned book

Cicada Books combats censorship in new banned book club

Bethany Jarrell, Staff Reporter January 22, 2025

Cicada Books and Coffee’s Banned Together Book Club hosted its first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Jan. 14, opening with Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita.” Meeting on the second Tuesday of every...

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