If you are blaming the media for promoting mass panic, you are simply consuming the wrong media. Sure, it may seem like large media corporations are contributing to the fear caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Grant Goodrich, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 17, 2020
March is known as the month of madness in the sports world.
Although many sports are in full swing, this madness is specific, deriving from the annual 68-team NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
Each...
As I sat on an early-return airplane flight back from Frisco, Texas to Huntington, West Virginia, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, also known as the coronavirus.
Life...
The Democratic nominee for president almost certainly will be former Vice President Joe Biden or Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and the two candidates’ visions could hardly be more different, allowing...
Every year, in the United States of America—the wealthiest country in the history of the world—close to 50,000 people die and over half-a-million file bankruptcy because they cannot afford to pay for...
Meg Keller, Social Media Manager
• February 25, 2020
This week’s submission: “Hey pal. My girlfriend and I have been talking about moving out west to Oregon, and I’m excited…but I am super nervous as well. I have some older grandparents and I would...
We come from different parts of this great state, from different life and professional experiences, some of us have served before and some of us are in our second year of service, but we are all working...
With Census Day just over a month away, the people of West Virginia must understand and acknowledge the direct influence the data recorded on April 1 will have on their state, their political power and...
By all stretch of the imagination, Andrew Yang was a longer than long shot when he announced his candidacy for President in November of 2017. His campaign started in complete anonymity, with a team lacking...
Meg Keller, Social Media Editor
• February 18, 2020
This week’s submission: “Trying to decide if I want to go to graduate school. I stay awake every night trying to figure it out.”
Hey friend. I am sure you are one of hundreds on our campus that...
Recently, my 6-year-old Ben and I attended our first Marshall basketball game. Well actually, it was our first basketball game ever.
My son had the time of his life. He met his favorite player and...
As state legislators, we are often asked what can be done to stop people from leaving West Virginia, to keep our best and brightest at home. We hear about it on the news, in the grocery store, and in our...