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Michael DeLuca's "Stratification" Exhibit

Philadelphia artist talks artistic trajectory at VAC

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter November 1, 2024

What started off as a tiny white dot on a black background has turned into colorful artwork that catches the eye. Michael DeLuca, an artist in Philadelphia who uses human figures and bright backgrounds...

Marching Thunder Performing their pregame show in Exhibition

South Point wins marching band competition

Nate Harrah, Student Reporter October 30, 2024

With hundreds of spectators watching, hundreds of students performed and competed at the Marshall University Tristate Marching Band competition. This 54-year-old competition was held at the Joan C Edwards...

University President Brad D. Smith poses in front of a pumpkin designed in his likeness.

Kenova Pumpkin House gears up for 46th anniversary

Maggie Gibbs, Staff Reporter October 30, 2024

A local Halloween tradition has a new twist that is calculated to amuse and amaze. The key word is “calculated” because for the first time, the famed Kenova Pumpkin House is teaming up with Marshall...

Liam Payne onstage at one of his sold-out shows

The story of our lives: Liam Payne’s death is the end of an era

Kaitlyn Fleming, Opinions & Culture Editor October 28, 2024

Walking into work and seeing the headline “Liam Payne dead at 31” was something I, an avid One Direction fan, never anticipated at such a young age.  One Direction took the world by storm after...

International Film Festival free to students

International Film Festival free to students

Nolan Duncan, Staff Reporter October 24, 2024

The Marshall Artist Series’ International Film Festival returns on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse with four films to show. Angela Jones, the director of marketing for the Marshall...

Becky Borlan

Six artists, one stage: public art highlighted at VAC

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter October 22, 2024

Becky Borlan was just one of six artists spotlighted in a public art mini -conference on Friday, Oct. 18, at the Visual Arts Center. Borlan hosted an artist talk prior to the conference on Oct. 17. “It’s...

Becky Borlan

Art conference highlights public artists

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter October 21, 2024

“It’s a process; it’s a journey to get from here to there,” a public artist from Maryland said in an artist talk on Thursday. Becky Borlan was just one of six artists spotlighted in a public...

The concert will take place in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center in Huntington.

Marshall Artists Series kicks off with Mountain Stage Concert

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter October 18, 2024

Live music comes to the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center for the return of a historic event. The Mountain Stage Concert returns for its 88th season, initiating the Marshall Artists Series. The...

Huntington Pride Festival returns for 2024

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter October 17, 2024

Following its mission of supporting Huntington’s LGBTQ community, Huntington Pride will host the Huntington Pride Festival on Oct. 19 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. The festival, now in its fifth year, will...

Carter Sickels is the author of "The Evening Hour" and "The Prettiest Star."

Award-winning author to bring LGBTQ narratives to Appalachia

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter October 15, 2024

Stories of LGBTQ representation and Appalachia are touched on in the novels “The Evening Hour” and “The Prettiest Star” by award-winning author Carter Sickels. Sickels will host a reading of...

Chef Izzy, program director and head chef of Huntington's Kitchen assembling her pumpkin at a previous competition

Pumpkin carving contest to keep children’s spaces accessible in Huntington

Kaitlyn Fleming, Opinions & Culture Editor October 14, 2024

Halloween transcends trick-or-treating and candy; it provides an opportunity for communities to come together and rally around local children, one member of the Huntington Children’s Museum said.  Tosha...

Kataoka's exhibit

Houston artist blends mythology and environmental concerns in new exhibit

Jordan Ooten, Student Reporter October 11, 2024

Creating art that promotes environmental conciousness is significant, a Houston-based artist said during an artist talk at the Visual Arts Center on Oct 7.  Masumi Kataoka’s collaboration with Marshall...

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