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The Haute Wick Social features candle-making, as well as various knick-knacks. (The Parthenon/Kaitlyn Fleming)
Huntington Hotspots: The Haute Wick Social
Kaitlyn Fleming, Managing Editor • August 20, 2025

The Haute Wick Social, Huntington’s only candle-making bar, allows guests to create custom candles with seasonal scents such as pumpkin roll, holly jolly...

Connor Waller is the student body president for the 2025-2026 school year. (Courtesy of Connor Waller)
A message from Student Body President Connor Waller
Connor Waller, Student Body President • August 18, 2025

Welcome to Marshall University! No matter where you are in your Marshall journey, the start of a new academic year is, without doubt, a time of unknowns,...

Alaina Jewell said the oceans off the Osa Peninsula offered scenic views and whale sightings for those out boating. (Courtesy of Alaina Jewell)
Huntington to howling monkeys: Marshall student’s transformative summer abroad
Kaitlyn Fleming, Managing Editor • August 12, 2025

Four a.m. wake-up calls and singing monkeys were part of the typical classroom routine for one Marshall senior this summer.  Alaina Jewell, who majors...

Brad Smith (Courtesy of Marshall University)
Welcome back from President Brad Smith
Brad D. Smith, University President • August 11, 2025

Whether you’re returning to campus or just starting your journey at Marshall, I’m honored to welcome you home — to a place that’s meant a great...

Caleb Ferguson is pictured attending Marshall Day at the Capitol in Charleston on March 4, 2025. (Courtesy of Caleb Ferguson)
Internship spotlight: Senator Capito’s office
Ashton Pack, News Editor • August 4, 2025

After interning for a United States senator this summer, one Marshall student said the experience has helped him become a more informed citizen and greatly...

Jessa Dingess poses with the ONEbox at The Lantern. (Courtesy of Caitlin Trombley)
Overdose reversal kits to promote safety in local bars
Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor

In a city once known as the epicenter of the opioid epidemic, two Marshall professors are taking strides to ensure the community is not only...

GALLERY: 9/11 Days of Service
GALLERY: 9/11 Days of Service
Phoenix Bishop, Photographer

On Sept. 11, 12 and 13, Marshall University will hold multiple memorial services and celebrations of United States service members and first...

Participants in the first day of the 9/11 Days of Service participated in a tribute walk to remember Marshall University alumnus Paul Ambrose and the others who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001.
Marshall to hold first major observance of 9/11
Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter

Fallen heroes and their families will be the focus of Marshall University’s first large-scale 9/11 Days of Service memorial.  The event...

Members of Marshall University's Panhellenic Council are pictured. (Courtesy of the Panhellenic Council)
Panhellenic sororities begin recruitment
Claire Johnson, Staff Reporter

Alpha, omega, sigma and delta. These words mean little to the general public (unless they are referring to brain rot, of course). But for members...

Members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol with the Lincoln Monument in the background, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
National Guard’s impact felt beyond D.C., students say
Jaidyn Carter, Student Reporter

For some Marshall students, the sight of the National Guard currently deployed to the Capitol is personal; for them, Washington, D.C., is also...

Carolina Rib King was one of the rib vendors at RibFest 2025.
Rain didn’t dampen RibFest 2025
Abby Ayes, Student Reporter

Eating ribs four days in a row might sound daunting to some, but at Huntington’s 2025 Ribfest, it’s all part of the experience. Held at...

Calamity J is open for business under new management.
Calamity J Bar and Grill under new ownership
Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter

Calamity J is back, but then again, it never really went anywhere; it’s just under new ownership.  Huntington natives Mark Muth and Mel...

The Vanity Fair apartments are located beside Harmony House on Fourth Avenue. (Courtesy of Harmony House)
Grad student leads housing efforts downtown
Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor

Providing living assistance for the unhoused may sound like a job only the city government could do, but one Marshall graduate student is taking...

Zach Bryan performed on the field of the Joan C. Edwards Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Zach Bryan takes Huntington by storm
Bailey Todd, Staff Reporter

 On Saturday, Aug. 30, country music star Zach Bryan came to Huntington, West Virginia, as the city’s first large-scale concert, bringing...

A figure sculpture made of recycled paper and an upcycled frame by Kal Anna
Take what you need, leave what you don’t: The connection between art and recycling
Soleil Woolard, Opinions & Cultures Editor

An artist may not always have the best materials available, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still create work of art, one Marshall artist...

The Blues Society wrapping up the final day of the Appalachian Blues Festival
Huntington Blues Society honors the genre with Appalachian Blues Festival
Soleil Woolard, Opinions & Cultures Editor

It might sound contradictory, but the blues don’t always have to be blue, said one member of the Huntington Blues Society. The second annual...

Marshall graduate Samantha Taylor selling her pottery pieces at the Downtown Art Walk
Creativity continues to grow outside of Marshall soil
Soleil Woolard, Opinions & Cultures Editor

Although she’d been creating art all her life, it took coming to Marshall for one grad to realize her dreams could become her reality. “I’ve...

TJ West, author of “Country Road Romance.”
A Q&A on queer identity in Appalachia: Inside TJ West’s ‘Country Road Romance’
Kaitlyn Fleming, Managing Editor

Released on June 1, TJ West’s “Country Road Romance” follows the love story of Jared Russell and “Hollywood golden boy” Charlie Garrett....

A painting featured at the "Don't Say Gay" art exhibit.
Queer art in Huntington highlights individuality
Soleil Woolard, Opinions and Cultures Editor

It’s hard to find a community in Appalachia as a queer person, but Huntington is booming with it, one Huntington resident said. The Huntington...

Artists from around the Tri-State area gathered to share their love for the arts at Art in the Park.
Art in the Park: Community over competition
Soleil Woolard, Opinions & Culture Editor

Appalachia and art just go together, one Huntington artist said. “It’s definitely not a competitive thing. It’s just for the love of...

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