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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

COLUMN: March Madness, a victim of the coronavirus

COLUMN: March Madness, a victim of the coronavirus

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...

Sports Editor Taylor Huddleston traveled to Frisco, Texas for the 2020 Conference USA Basketball Tournament to cover Marshall men and women’s basketball teams.

COLUMN: The pandemic of the sports world-We Are all in this together

Taylor Huddleston, Sports Editor March 17, 2020

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...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks as former Vice President Joe Biden looks on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

PROGRESSIVE PERSPECTIVE: Bernie v. Biden on the issues

Douglas Harding, Managing Editor March 10, 2020

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...

Remembering Dr. Ralph Turner

Remembering Dr. Ralph Turner

March 10, 2020

We at The Parthenon are deeply saddened to hear of Dr. Ralph Turner’s death. As a former professor in the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and faculty adviser to The Parthenon, Turner serves as an inspiration...

EDITORIAL: $1,709,919,314,822

March 10, 2020

1,709,919,314,822; Well over a trillion dollars; More money than the gross domestic product of 175 countries around the world; More than double the annual revenue of every Fortune 500 company; More than...

In this January photo, W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice delivers his State of the State address in the House of Delegates’ Chamber in Charleston.

EDITORIAL: Justice, racism and ‘thugs’

March 3, 2020

Gov. Jim Justice was accused of racism last month when he called members and coaches of a high school girls basketball team “a bunch of thugs” who “don’t know how to behave” after a tense game...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2019, on Capitol Hill on April 10, 2019.

PROGRESSIVE PERSPECTIVE: Health care is a right, not a privilege

Douglas Harding, Managing Editor March 3, 2020

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...

W.Va. Democrats: Vulnerable state seniors need our attention and support

Kackie Sherman Eller is 78 years young.  She has her husband, her health, and finds happiness in her family and community.  She retired from Kanawha County Schools two years ago, but often substitute...

Parthe-Pet: Donald

Parthe-Pet: Donald

February 25, 2020

This is Donald the Duck. Some of his favorite activities include waddling to the pond with his sister Daisy and swimming, of course. He loves to eat carrots and is best friends with a Sheltie named Anna. 

A MOMENT WITH MEG: Love isn’t selfish

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...

In this June 2019 photo, demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill as justices finish the term with key decisions on gerrymandering and a census case involving the Trump administration’s attempt to ask about citizenship status in the 2020 census.

EDITORIAL: Take the census seriously

February 18, 2020

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...

Parthe-Pet: Gabbie

Parthe-Pet: Gabbie

February 18, 2020

This is Gabbie. She is a sugar glider and comes to campus when the weather is warm. She really loves her friends in SGA. She likes to be in her pouch and loves to be fed grapes. She can’t wait to come...

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