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The Parthenon

Kate Meek is the president of the Women in Chem club. (Courtesy of Marshall Women in Chem Instagram)
Women in Chem form bonds inside and outside the lab
Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter • March 27, 2025

The power a teacher has is unmatched, and that power becomes even more influential when it’s your own grandma, said the president of the Women in Chem...

State Seal of WV. (Courtesy of the WV State Legislature)
March in West Virginia history: key events through the years
Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter • March 25, 2025

West Virginia history, while rich and multifaceted, is, as some would say, becoming increasingly lost to younger residents of the state. In honor of...

Cartoon by James Harris, published in March 16, 2000, edition of The Parthenon.
Spring break then and now: Same places, different prices
Baylee Parsons, Managing Editor • March 20, 2025

Every year, as the academic year reaches its toughest point and the weather refuses to decide if it’s spring or still winter, the sun-starved students...

Alumnae relations in sororities: A changing landscape
Tally Mamula, Student Reporter • March 20, 2025

Alumnae involvement in Greek Life is evolving as sororities adapt to modern challenges, from digital engagement to shifting cultural expectations. "Recently,...

Marshall University is home to nearly 200 international students this semester; 189 from 41 different countries.
Herd International: A glimpse into global students at Marshall University
Wade Sullivan, Photo Editor • March 19, 2025

Moeka Ueura (/Mo-a-kuh/ /Ew-a-u-duh/) is a graduate student studying English as a second language at Marshall University. Ueura is from Osaka, Japan,...

Sunrise Movement Huntington meets at Cicada Books. (Courtesy of Sunrise Huntington)
Sunrise Movement shines a light on community needs
Kaitlyn Fleming, News Editor

Sunrise Movement Huntington’s first priority is the environment; however, the organization worked in unison to make their voices heard regarding...

LEAD Center Hosts annual Leadership Conference
Bethany Jarrell, Student Reporter

Marshall University hosted the annual LEAD Leadership Conference Friday, March 28, bringing students together for leadership development. The...

Teal lights have been placed around campus in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Campus lit up in teal for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Nolan Duncan, Staff Reporter

Teal lights were installed on campus  at Light the Night hosted by the Violence Prevention and Response Program on March 31 to begin Marshall’s...

Avinandan “Avi” Mukherjee, the provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs. (Courtesy of Academic Affairs)
Avinandan “Avi” Mukherjee to step down as provost
Kaitlyn Fleming, News Editor

Avinandan “Avi” Mukherjee, the provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, will conclude his tenure effective July 1, 2025, President...

Paige Noss, vice-president of Got That Beat, on the right and Alissa Rookard, the women’s center coordinator, on the left.
Queens for a Cause keeps Women’s History Month going
Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter

A performer tells so many stories, and the Got That Beat club continues to tell the stories of not just women but the young artists on campus,...

Soul Food Cafe (Courtesy of Soul Food Cafe Facebook)
Soul Food Café opens in Huntington
Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter

A Georgia entrepreneur and pastor brings home-style, Southern cooking to Huntington on 4th Avenue, serving up comfort, tradition and family-centered...

Photo of Emily Price (left) and Bree Moats (right). (Courtesy of Bree Moats)
Marshall majorettes balance the spotlight and sisterhood
Tally Mamula, Student Reporter

Balancing the high-energy world of being a majorette with the commitments of Greek Life is no easy feat, but for Bree Moats and Emily Price,...

Margaret Lemos is a professor of law at Duke University. (Courtesy of Duke Law School)
Amicus Curiae tackles partisanship in U.S. Supreme Court
Sarah Davis, Executive Editor

With a later start in the spring semester, the Amicus Curiae series welcomed another lecturer to the podium on Thursday, March 27. Margaret...

Dear Evan Hansen soundtrack cover (Courtesy of Amazon)
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ student tickets sell out
Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter

The Marshall Artist Series will be showing the Broadway musical “Dear Evan Hansen” in April.  The musical will be shown at the Joan C....

The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is making a stop in Huntington as part of their tour. (Courtesy of Marshall Artists Series)
Film festival to visit Marshall for seventh year
Nolan Duncan, Staff Reporter

The BANFF Mountain Film Festival returns on April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center for its seventh year. Angela Jones,...

The festival brought life to the Central City area of Huntington.
Winter Arts Fest brings out local vendors, creators
Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter

A renaissance is happening in Huntington, and it is in Central City, the director of RenewAll said. The Winter Arts Fest in Huntington took...

The best era of music according to Marshall students
Riley Burnett, Student Reporter

Students reminisced, decided and explained their favorite era of music on Wednesday, March 5, at Marshall University. Students were polled...

Kris Hillen at the West Edge Factory (The Parthenon/Holly Belmont)
Huntington Artist Kris Hillen holds first public exhibit
Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter

Descending from a long line of artisans, a sixth-generation Huntington native held his first solo public art exhibit Wednesday, March 5, at the...

Cody Lumpkin and Ian Nolte, assistant professors in the English department at Marshall University recording their podcast at HerdCon. (The Parthenon/Ashton Pack)
Marshall professors discuss guilty pleasure films at HerdCon
Ashton Pack, Student Reporter

Two Marshall professors discussed guilty pleasure films during a live episode of their podcast, “Giant Bombs,” at HerdCon on Saturday, March...

Javier Zamora, author of "Solito" (Marshall Artist Series)
Marshall Artist Series to feature Javier Zamora
Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter

The Marshall Artist series will speak with Javier Zamora this March at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse. Marshall students and faculty can attend...

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