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"Battersea" poster (Courtesy of IMDB)

Marshall Alum to show award winning film at the Appalachian Film Festival

Caden Adkins, Opinions & Culture Editor April 23, 2025

A Marshall alum will be showing his award-winning feature film at the Appalachian Film Festival Saturday, April 26, at the historical Foundry Theater in...

Dogs led their owners around Ritter Park, searching for Easter eggs filled with treats.

‘Paws in the Park’ brings Huntington dog owners together

Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter April 15, 2025

The Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District held their annual Paws in the Park event April 11 for the local dogs in Huntington. The event had...

The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is making a stop in Huntington as part of their tour. (Courtesy of Marshall Artists Series)

Film festival to visit Marshall for seventh year

Nolan Duncan, Staff Reporter March 23, 2025

The BANFF Mountain Film Festival returns on April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center for its seventh year. Angela Jones, the...

The festival brought life to the Central City area of Huntington.

Winter Arts Fest brings out local vendors, creators

Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter March 18, 2025

A renaissance is happening in Huntington, and it is in Central City, the director of RenewAll said. The Winter Arts Fest in Huntington took place on...

Cody Lumpkin and Ian Nolte, assistant professors in the English department at Marshall University recording their podcast at HerdCon. (The Parthenon/Ashton Pack)

Marshall professors discuss guilty pleasure films at HerdCon

Ashton Pack, Student Reporter March 3, 2025

Two Marshall professors discussed guilty pleasure films during a live episode of their podcast, “Giant Bombs,” at HerdCon on Saturday, March 1. Cody...

Courtesy of Felinton Inc. Entertainment

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...

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...

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...

Every Christmas Story Ever told is set to premiere on Dec. 4, 2024.

Holiday spirit to light up the stage in Christmas comedy

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter November 25, 2024

“Every Christmas Story Ever Told” will bring fun and jokes to the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center. “It’s not a super serious thing. There’s...

Monta's book discussing the power of liberal education

Columbia scholar talked the transformative power of classic philosphy at the MSC

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter November 19, 2024

Classic texts by philosophers like Socrates and Plato were discussed in Roosevelt Montas’ new book. Montas, senior lecturer of American studies and...

Mean Girls national Broadway tour

‘On Wednesdays We Wear Pink’: Broadway show Mean Girls to come to campus

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter November 10, 2024

Promoting the “Mean Girls” musical coming to Marshall University on Nov. 13 has been a labor of fun, said a representative of the Marshall Artists...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a native of Piedmont, WV.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. to host talk at Joan C. Edwards Playhouse

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter November 9, 2024

Topics concerning African American history and genealogy will be discussed by cultural critic and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. Marshall President...

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