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REVIEW: ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Delights the Senses

Rafael Alfonso, Content Editor • April 23, 2023

Director Jack Cirillo and his cast turned “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” from an okay musical to a great one. On its own, the musical...

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...

‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Opens Today

Bex Law, Student Reporter • April 12, 2023

A story about children struggling to fit in and find themselves will be the final show for the spring 2023 semester from the School of Theatre and Dance. “The...

Art Student Capstones Cover Range of Themes

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter • April 12, 2023

Mental health, going back to roots, secondhand life and childhood memories were all core themes prevalent in the second installment of the art students’...

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

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...

Herd in Town Highlights Women and Pop Culture

Bex Law, Student Reporter • April 6, 2023

With so many Women’s History Month events on the schedule, the College of Liberal Arts scheduled their final event in April. A panel of four...

First of Four Capstone Exhibits Tackle Modern Concerns

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter • April 5, 2023

Sexuality, history, mental health and animal conservation featured as themes in the capstone exhibit hosted at the Marshall University Visual Arts Center...

Marshall Greek Life Hosts Annual Greek Sing Event

Abigail Cutlip, Student Reporter • April 3, 2023

Greek Week started on March 26 with the annual Greek Sing event. “I thought Greek Sing went great,” said Emma West, the National Panhellenic Conference...

Capstone Student Artwork Displays

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter • April 1, 2023

Senior art students will display their capstone projects that use a variety of different types of media from March 27 through April 20 at the Visual Arts...

‘Rocketman’ Film Screening With Live Orchestra

Victoria Ware, Opinions & Culture Editor • March 31, 2023

“Rocketman”—the biographical fantasy film that details the life and ascension to fame of singer Sir Elton John—is being presented with an accompanying...

HerdCon Event Brings Campus Together

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter • March 31, 2023

The presence of pop culture flooded Marshall’s campus on Saturday, March 25, with the annual HerdCon convention. HerdCon, an event that launched in 2019,...