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Locals gather to protest proposed campus-carry bill, Monday at Marshall University's Memorial Fountain in 2019.

Students, professors, residents rally against campus-carry

Trey Delida, Reporter February 25, 2019

Marshall University students and professors, members of Mom’s Demand Action and concerned Huntington residents rallied at the Memorial Fountain in protest of the Campus-Carry bill, Monday, Feb. 25. HB...

Renderings of Marshall baseball's future home, which will be located at 5th Avenue and 24th Street.

Marshall to build long-awaited baseball stadium, aims for 2021 completion

Millard Stickler, Reporter February 22, 2019

“It’s time to build a baseball stadium.” Fans of Marshall baseball have been hearing this phrase since the 1960s but during an unveiling ceremony on Thursday the words were spoken once more. Mayor...

Constructed in 1937, Jenkins Hall is named after General Albert Gallatin Jenkins, a Confederate general and slave owner. In 2018, Marshall University established a presidential committee to examine names of buildings across campus.

Board of Governors votes for ‘Jenkins Hall’ name to remain

Trey Delida, Reporter February 21, 2019

The name of Jenkins Hall will not be changed according to a decision made Thursday by Marshall University’s Board of Governors, during a meeting in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall. The Board of Governors...

Role-Playing Club connects students through 'Dungeons and Dragons' board game

Role-Playing Club connects students through ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ board game

Sydney Wyer, Reporter February 21, 2019

Students create worlds and characters through Marshall University’s Role-Playing club, where members play the tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons. The club consists of multiple subgroups of players,...

Judge Robert L. Wilkins, who was the first speaker of the semester in the Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy, looks back at the crowd during lecture.

Federal judge lectures on National Museum of African American History and Culture

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor February 21, 2019

The 100-year mission to create the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture began as a way to honor black veterans of the American Civil War who were excluded...

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, Marshall University President Jerry Gilbert, Student Body Vice President Hannah Petracca and Student Body President Hunter Barclay discuss issues concerning the Marshall and Huntington communities at Coffee with the Mayor Jan. 19.

Students, administration discuss issues concerning Marshall, Huntington at Coffee with the Mayor

Trey Delida, Reporter February 19, 2019

Marshall University students voiced concerns and asked questions to Huntington Mayor Steve Williams Tuesday, Jan. 19, when he set up in the Memorial Student Center for a Coffee with the Mayor event.  Williams...

Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House celebrates years of inclusiveness

Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House celebrates years of inclusiveness

Hanna Pennington, Life! Editor February 19, 2019

Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House has been a staple in the Huntington community since 1938, and while the restaurant has withstood nearly all of the country’s milestones regarding civil rights and inclusivity,...

Local parent, Jill LaFear, looks on as Delegate Matthew Rohrbach (R- Cabell, 17), Delegate Chad Lovejoy (D- Cabell, 17) and Delegate John Mandt (R- Cabell, 16) read through and discuss Senate Bill 451 during a town hall meeting Feb. 16 at the Cabell County Public Library in Huntington.

West Virginia educators strike to kill omnibus education bill

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager February 19, 2019

As developments regarding Senate Bill 451 progressed to allow for seven charter schools across the state, among other additions, West Virginia’s major school employee unions called for another work strike...

Residents protest W.Va. delegate’s business

Residents protest W.Va. delegate’s business

Madalyn McCoy, Reporter February 19, 2019

Huntington residents protested West Virginia Del. John Mandt’s vote for a bill that would allow businesses to discriminate against the LGBTQ community, Feb. 16, at Stewart’s Hotdogs on Fifth Avenue,...

'Breakfast at Tiffany’s' lives on at Keith Albee

‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ lives on at Keith Albee

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter February 18, 2019

Hundreds of people cried, laughed and clapped in unison as a live orchestra played along to 1960’s melodrama, “Breakfast At Tiffany’s.” Fans dressed in their Sunday best to channel their inner...

Marshall guard Taevion Kinsey (1) celebrates a dunk during the Thundering Herd's game against Middle Tennessee at the Cam Henderson Center.

Herd snaps four-game skid, defeats Middle Tennessee

Millard Stickler, Reporter February 17, 2019

Six Marshall players reached double figures in scoring Saturday afternoon, as the Thundering Herd snapped its four-game losing streak with a 98-93 win over Middle Tennessee inside the Cam Henderson Center. “I...

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams delivers the 2019 State of the City address, Friday in the City Council Chambers.

Huntington to reconstitute Human Rights Commission, become state’s first Gigabit City

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager February 16, 2019

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams delivered the State of the City address Friday, presenting a budget which he said he is proud of and which “reflects the heart of the community.” The budget, Williams...

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