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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Cicada Books events offer an escape for locals

Cicada Books events offer an escape for locals

Meg Keller, Reporter August 28, 2018

Bookish smells and intimate words filled the air of a local business in the west end of Huntington. In the shop, poems from local authors were on display Monday night.  Cicada Books is the newest spot...

Flat Tracker performing at The V Club during Heck Yeah Fest on Saturday.

DIY art is celebrated in the Huntington community

Lillie Bodie, Reporter August 26, 2018

This Saturday, the third annual Heck Yeah Fest was held at the V Club in Huntington. Heck Yeah Fest is an all-day music festival lasting from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. where bands performed and art vendors, such...

Freshman midfielder Charly Borges handles the ball around two Duquesne defenders.

Men’s soccer earns its first win of 2018 season

Sydney Shelton, Reporter August 25, 2018

Marshall University men’s soccer scored early and kept Duquesne scoreless in its 2018 season opener, as it won 1-0 Friday night at Hoops Family Field.  The Herd is now 1-0-0 on the season, handing...

Local Musicians Holly and the Guy and Emmy Davis performed live music while students browsed and mingled during Friday's Taste of Huntington event.

Marshall University students experience their community during Taste of Huntington event

Douglas Harding, Reporter August 25, 2018

Marshall University students learned about their community through local artists and vendors at Taste of Huntington, all while celebrating and getting to know each other, said Raul Moreno, the president...

New Provost welcomed as family during Intercultural Affairs lunch

New Provost welcomed as family during Intercultural Affairs lunch

Joelle Gates, Reporter August 24, 2018

Jaime Taylor, Marshall University’s new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, discussed future plans with the Office of Intercultural Affairs while meeting the office staff during a...

Huntington rallies to kick off football season and new school year

Huntington rallies to kick off football season and new school year

Sydney Shelton, Reporter August 24, 2018

Vendors, fashion and all things Marshall University brought the Huntington community and the Marshall family together Thursday night to kick off the football season at the fifth annual Herd Rally. The...

Community Picnic kicks off revitalization efforts in Central City

Community Picnic kicks off revitalization efforts in Central City

Sadie Helmick, Executive Editor August 8, 2018

On Tuesday, July 31 the ON TRAC program launched in Central City in West Huntington. The program, created by Main Street West Virginia, focuses on the revitalization of West Huntington and 14th Street...

An orientation love story, 40 years in the making

An orientation love story, 40 years in the making

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor August 7, 2018

They say that people fall in love in mysterious ways, and for one couple, it all started more than 40 years ago in a three-hour-long line at their Marshall University new student orientation. In July...

Marshall University to offer oceanography class and welcome new professor

Marshall University to offer oceanography class and welcome new professor

Amanda Larch, News Editor August 7, 2018

Marshall University’s College of Science is offering an Introduction to Oceanography course this fall. Designed for non-science majors, the course was previously offered each fall semester over a decade...

The Settlement band to release new music, return to Huntington to perform

The Settlement band to release new music, return to Huntington to perform

Amanda Larch, News Editor August 7, 2018

The Settlement may have over four years’ experience, but like a musical chameleon, the band’s style is only continuing to grow and change. Colten Settle, The Settlement’s lead guitarist, singer and...

Full Circle Ceramic brings community, unique designs to Huntington

Full Circle Ceramic brings community, unique designs to Huntington

Hanna Pennington, LIFE! EDITOR August 6, 2018

For Noelle Horsfield, owner and designer at Full Circle Ceramic in Heritage Station, community is everything. Horsfield grew up across the river from Huntington in rural Southern Ohio and said while...

14th annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival takes over downtown Huntington

14th annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival takes over downtown Huntington

Hanna Pennington, LIFE! Editor July 30, 2018

Dogs both big and small could be found at the 14th annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival on Saturday as attendees of all ages gathered to watch wiener dog races, have a bite to eat from various local vendors...

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