In a staggering display of hypocrisy, many popular comedians performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia earlier this month, a country known for its blatant human rights abuses and complete...

As proud alumni and the founding chair and current chair of the Advisory Council for the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communications at Marshall University, we would be remiss not to inform...

Throughout my time at Marshall, I’ve met countless people, professors, faculty and peers who have shaped my experience in ways I’ll never forget. But somewhere along the way, I lost the drive and ambition...

When I enter the ring, I feel the weight of the hammer in my hands. A mix of metal, my glove and expectation. Most people only see the weight of the implement, but what they don't see is the mental weight...

When a foundational institution faces decline, the response shouldn’t be removal, but revival. The current inactivity of the Supreme Court has been the catalyst for Marshall University’s Student Government...

I write as a concerned Marshall faculty member to address recent statements about academic freedom that fundamentally mischaracterize both its history and purpose. While I recognize the sensitive nature...

There have been a lot of things said about Charlie Kirk in the aftermath of his assassination in Utah on Sept. 10. There is no doubt he was a controversial figure. Between saying gun deaths are a worthy...

In America today, it feels like we have forgotten disagreement is not a crime. We live in a nation built on the right to free speech, yet when someone voices an opinion that others do not like, the reaction...

I got my first phone when I was just 11 years old. Before I got this phone, I had an iPod. Before that, an Xbox.  I had a lot of good memories on these devices as I listened to pop music on my iPod...

I’ve always loved college, as in truly and deeply cared about my classes, work and extracurriculars. Being present for every aspect of my day to day responsibilities — especially at the beginning...

Dear freshmen, Congratulations! If your guidance counselors handed you a five-year plan at the ripe age of 14, you have officially reached year five. Surely you have your whole life figured out now,...

While a love of reading might now be dubbed as a byproduct of belonging to what social psychologists like Johnathon Haidt call “the anxious generation,” I’d argue that for Gen Z, reading is more...