Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Editorial: Why you should care about net neutrality

November 30, 2017

Imagine paying extra to access the same Internet you’re using today. Imagine working on a research paper but being unable to access a website because it isn’t included in the list of sites your Internet...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Matt Lauer

LET ME BE FRANK: On Matt Lauer

Franklin Norton, Social Media Manager November 30, 2017

Wednesday morning, I woke up to a text from a good friend and fellow editor. The text only said one thing: Matt Lauer. I didn’t really pay much attention to it and was unsure of what she meant, but then...

Editorial: College students should pay attention to the GOP Tax Bill

November 28, 2017

If you are planning on graduating this winter or in the spring, the world may come at you fast. The anxiety of having to find a job, a place to live or deciding if you want to further your education can...

A photo of the 1970 Marshall football team is displayed during the 44th annual memorial service Friday at the Memorial Student Center plaza.

Editorial: Fountain Ceremony a unifying event for Huntington community

November 13, 2017

Today, the Marshall and Huntington communities come together to honor the lives of 75 Thundering Herd football players, coaches and supporters who were lost in Southern Airways Flight 932 on Nov. 14, 1970. It...

Ask Alex

Ask Alex

Alex Runyon, Reporter November 13, 2017

I want to sleep with my professor. He’s hot and smart. Is that ever okay? No, it’s not okay. The power dynamic between you and your professor is such that a relationship together is unfair. The professor...

Members of the community and Marshall football players lay roses during the 44th annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony in commemoration of the 75 lives lost on the 1970.

We missed Jeff today…

Ralph Turner, Instructor in Journalism November 13, 2017

Originally ran November 18, 1970. Jeffery Nathan or Nathan Jeffery? I remember the first day in the beginning reporting class. Was that student’s first name Jeffery or Nathan? They both sounded...

Trump’s New Natural Gas Deal: Good or Bad for WV?

Alex O'Donnell, For The Parthenon November 9, 2017

President Trump announced a deal with China during his trip to Beijing. In particular, over $80 billion will be dedicated toward creating natural gas and chemical development in West Virginia for the next...

Franklin on his last day of high school, sitting outside at lunch with his friends for the last time.

LET ME BE FRANK: ON NOSTALGIA

Franklin Norton, Social Media Manager November 9, 2017

A week ago, I stood in the stands of the football field that I spent many days and many Friday nights on. It was there where I practiced every day for track. It was there that I cheered on our high school...

Editorial: A tale of two elections

November 9, 2017

Election night 2016 was, for many, an uncertain turning point, sparking division and hurtling the country into an identity crisis we’re still struggling with today. President Donald Trump’s election...

Ask Alex: ‘Thoughts and prayers only go so far’

Alex Runyon, Photo Editor November 6, 2017

“This is the price of freedom,” Bill O’Reilly blogged after a mass shooting that left 58 dead in Las Vegas last month. “Violent nuts are allowed to roam free until they do damage, no matter how...

Editorial: Guns. A sickness Congress refuses to treat

November 6, 2017

It seems all too frequent that we are once again talking about another horrifying act of terror on American soil. Once again, we have to come to terms with the reality that this wasn’t an act of foreign...

Franklin with friends at the New River Gorge, Long Point Trail, on Bridge Day

Let Me Be Frank: On International Students

Franklin Norton, Social Media Manager November 3, 2017

It was a couple of months ago, and I was driving my car, dropping some friends off at their homes. Just as friends do, we were talking, laughing and sharing about our lives. But there was a single moment...

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