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Marshall Celebrates 2023 Spring Commencement

Marshall Celebrates 2023 Spring Commencement

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter May 4, 2023

Marshall celebrated its graduating students during the Spring Commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 29. This included undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. The Spring Commencement consisted...

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Childhood Memories Explored in Art Capstones

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter April 27, 2023

Life-altering experiences, childhood memories and mythical creatures were all themes portrayed by the student artist capstones put on exhibition at the Marshall University Visual Arts Center on Monday,...

Jessica Huff speaks at a community event.

‘Create Narratives,’ Says Jessica Huff

Bethany Jarrell, Student Reporter April 26, 2023

Jessica Huff says she believes every day is an opportunity to serve others. Since coming to Huntington in 2021 when her husband, Charles Huff, became head coach of Marshall’s football team, she has tested...

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

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 is a decent comedy with some standout moments, but...

The Parthenon, Thank You

The Parthenon, Thank You

Chayce Matheny, Sports Editor April 18, 2023

In the spring of 2022, I would make one of the best decisions of my life. I was just a journalism student going to class, doing nothing outside of it. I told myself I needed to change, get the ball rolling...

Charles Hill Moffat Lecture Discusses Black Baseball History

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 an annual event hosted by Marshall’s history department,...

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

‘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 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”...

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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’ capstone projects at the Marshall University Visual...

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 in the Shawkey Dining Room of the Memorial Student...

Final Amicus Curiae Highlights Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

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 and Abraham Lincoln.  Marshall’s Amicus Curiae...

Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle Critical Endangered by Baylee Grueser

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 on Tuesday, March 28. Four students took on...

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court on April 4 in New York

Former President Donald Trump Indicted on 34 Charges

Matthew Schaffer, News Editor April 5, 2023

Former President Donald Trump pled not guilty on Tuesday, April 4, after being indicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, becoming the first American president to be arrested on charges. The...

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