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Award-winning writer Crystal Wilkinson will speak as part of the A.E. Stringer
Visiting Writer Series. The event is sponsored by the Marshall University Department of English.

Former Kentucky Poet-Laureate to Speak as Part of the A.E. Stringer Writers Series

Victoria Ware, Opinions & Culture Editor April 10, 2024

Award-winning poet and memoirist Crystal Wilkinson will showcase her literary contributions as a part of the A. E. Stringer Visiting Writer Series on Thursday,...

The sixth annual HerdCon took place in the student center and Drinko Library.
Photo Courtesy of HerdCon/Abigail Cutlip

HerdCon Draws in Local Creatives

Cyd Collins, Student Reporter April 3, 2024

Getting people involved with HerdCon by finding people who are interested in the same comics, games, and shows is a great way to build community, said...

TEDxMarshallU Features Student and Community Speakers

TEDxMarshallU Features Student and Community Speakers

Rafael Alfonso, Content Editor January 31, 2024

Featuring more student speakers than ever before, Marshall University will host its sixth annual TEDxMarshallU event from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27,...

Open Mic and Gallery to Promote Wellness Through Arts

Makai Laguines, Student Reporter November 25, 2023

Students will have the opportunity to show off their talents at the Wellness Through Arts event on Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Harless...

Piff the Magic Dragon is performing as part of the Marshall Artists Series.

Interview with Comedian and Magician Piff the Magic Dragon

Victoria Ware, Opinions & Culture Editor November 9, 2023

“America’s Got Talent” contestant Piff the Magic Dragon, will bring his blend of comedy and magic to the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center on Nov....

Annual International Festival Celebrates Diversity

Annual International Festival Celebrates Diversity

Sarah Davis, News Editor October 30, 2023

The 60th annual International Festival showcased different countries and cultures from around the globe on Saturday, Oct. 28, in the student center’s...

Performers from last year's event

International Festival Celebrates 60 Years

Sarah Davis, News Editor October 25, 2023

Cultures from around the globe will be showcased on Saturday, Oct. 28, in the Memorial Student Center’s Don Morris Room. The festival is West Virginia’s...

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan Comes to Huntington

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor October 4, 2023

Grammy-award-winning songwriter Bob Dylan will come to Huntington on Nov. 30. The Nobel prize winner will perform at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts...

Students painting at the Paint and Sip on Sept. 13.

Campus Activities Board Hosts Paint and Sip

Jada Mills, Student Reporter September 20, 2023

Loud chatter, hands covered in paint and mouths full of snacks provided an escape for Marshall students after a long month of assignments and lectures...

Charles Hill Moffat Lecture Discusses Black Baseball History

Charles Hill Moffat Lecture Discusses Black Baseball History

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter April 13, 2023

The Negro Leagues are an integral part of American sports history, according to a professor and baseball scholar. The Charles Hill Moffat Lecture is...

Moffat Lecture to Explore Baseball Negro Leagues

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter April 10, 2023

An expert in the history of the Negro Leagues will present at the 2023 Charles Hill Moffat Lecture on April 11 at 6:30 p.m, hosted by the history department...

Final Amicus Curiae Highlights Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

Final Amicus Curiae Highlights Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter April 10, 2023

The shared principles between two Civil War-era men are grand, according to an author and Harvard professor who spoke on the lives of Frederick Douglass...

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