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Birke Art Gallery Hosts its Final Show Before Moving to its New Home

Lucy Bell, Photographer and Student Reporter October 16, 2022

After nearly 50 years of displaying artists’ collections on Marshall University’s main campus, the Birke Art Gallery moves to join the university’s two other galleries in the Visual Arts Center in...

Writers Talk About Home at Visiting Writers Series Event

Morgan Pemberton, Student Reporter October 14, 2022

The idea of home brought two writers to Marshall for the second A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series event.   Both Isabel Duarte-Gray and Karen McElmurray hail from Kentucky, with Duarte-Gray growing...

Photo courtesy of Allen Media Strategies

Nashville Artist to Perform at Pre-Game Tailgate Show

Destiney Dingess, Student Reporter October 12, 2022

Being asked to do the pregame performance for Marshall Football is like how someone would feel being called to perform at the Super Bowl, the West Virginia native singer-songwriter said.  “This is the...

Nikki Riniti center stage as Tilly Evans

Monsters, Magic & Marshall 

Taylor Isaac, Student Reporter October 11, 2022

Slaying dragons—as well as box office sales—the Marshall theater department’s first play of the season dared audiences to find the hero inside themselves.  Orchestrated in under four weeks, “She...

MU Student Creates Book to Represent Trans Community

Lucy Bell, Photographer and Student Reporter October 9, 2022

After joining a nonprofit initiative to expand narrative change in media within Appalachia, one Marshall student set out to use his artistic skills to provide more representation of transgender youth.  Alex...

International Art Exhibition Hosts Marshall University Professors’ Collaborative Work

Lucy Bell, Photographer October 4, 2022

When it comes to artistic mediums, painting and photography seem to reside at opposite ends of the spectrum, but two artists decided to meld the two areas in preparation for one of Europe’s largest art...

New Assistant English Professor Shares About Grief at Visiting Writers’ Series

Destiney Dingess, Student Reporter October 1, 2022

The reading of poems about dealing with and getting through grief began the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers’ Series last night, Sept. 29, as an award-winning poet and new assistant professor of English...

“She Kills Monsters” to Debut in Early October

Taylor Isaac, Student Reporter September 26, 2022

The School of Theatre and Dance challenges audiences to unleash their inner warrior with their presentation of the show “She Kills Monsters.” Written by Qui Nguyen, the dramatic comedy revolutionizes...

Drinko Library Showcases the “Quilting is Not a Lost Art” Exhibit

Drinko Library Showcases the “Quilting is Not a Lost Art” Exhibit

Victoria Ware, Features and Cultures Editor September 20, 2022

A diverse selection of quilts are on display in the “Quilting is Not a Lost Art” Exhibit at Drinko Library. This exhibit is part of an effort to showcase more artwork in Drinko.  “Our dream for...

School of Art and Design Hosts Closing Receptions for Exhibitions “Heirloom” and “Bloody Soil”

Lucy Bell, Staff Reporter September 20, 2022

Artists Linda Smith and Ahmed Ozsever visited Marshall University to discuss their exhibitions “Bloody Soil” and “Heirloom." The shows were separate but still linked by the artists’ communication...

Marshall Professor Debuts TV Pilot

Destiney Dingess, Reporter September 6, 2022

An emotional crowd gathered around to watch the pilot episode of “Her Hope Haven,” a new series that tells the story of women in recovery late Thursday night on Sep. 1.    A story about women...

72 Hour Film Contest Opens Huntington Music and Arts Festival

72 Hour Film Contest Opens Huntington Music and Arts Festival

Lucy Bell, Reporter September 1, 2022

Twenty-five people began the race, but only 10 crossed the finish line in the challenge to create original films in just 72 hours for the opening night of The Huntington Music and Arts Festival.  The...

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