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The Parthenon

Marshall alumna Beth Sergent won the Associated Press' "Best Feature Writer" award in 2017. Photo Courtesy of Ashley Jones.

Marshall Alumni: Where are we now?

Brittany Hively, Online Editor March 18, 2020

Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series catching up with some of Marshall University’s alumni and what they are doing now. It all started with an ad. Beth Sergent, editor of Ohio...

Lunchtime  Legend: Frostop Drive-In

Lunchtime Legend: Frostop Drive-In

Meg Keller, Social Media Manager March 17, 2020

In a city inundated with a hankering for hotdogs, Frostop Drive-In’s franks are a force to be reckoned with, according to locals. Frostop Drive-In in Huntington, West Virginia is one of seven major...

Where Marshall can take you: Israel

Where Marshall can take you: Israel

Sarah Ingram, Copy Editor March 10, 2020

Gretel Toloza traveled to Israel and was almost not allowed in.  Toloza, a Marshall University senior who went to Israel to participate in the Caravan for Democracy Student Leadership Mission, was...

Upcoming event intends to clean Huntington community

Abby Hanlon, Contributor March 10, 2020

The Student Government Association, Miss Marshall 2019 and the Office of Community Outreach and Volunteer Services are working together to make Huntington cleaner.  “The Green Sweep is an event open...

America brings 50th anniversary tour to Keith Albee

Emily Hayslett, Reporter March 10, 2020

The band America is celebrating their 50th year together, and they are bringing the show to the Keith Albee for the Marshall Artist Series. Touring has been a part of the band’s life nonstop for the...

Homeless in Huntington: Kevin Marcum

Homeless in Huntington: Kevin Marcum

Douglas Harding, Managing Editor March 3, 2020

Kevin Marcum is 44 years old and was born in Ashland, Kentucky. For close to a decade, Marcum said he worked a seemingly stable six-figure job at MCI Communications, a telecommunications company headquartered...

Students beat out national competition, showcase work in local exhibit

Students beat out national competition, showcase work in local exhibit

Emily Hayslett, Reporter March 3, 2020

   Over 100 art pieces from all over the country were submitted to be featured in the 29th annual National Juried Exhibition,  but only 21 artists were chosen to have their work displayed, five of which...

Delta Zeta intends to give back through basketball event

Abby Hanlon, Contributor March 3, 2020

Delta Zeta is introducing their new philanthropy event Hoops for Hearing. The basketball tournament will be taking place 12-4 p.m. March 7 at the Marshall University Recreation Center.  Hoops for Hearing...

Black history month essay winners announced

Sarah Ingram, Copy Editor February 29, 2020

Marshall University’s Carter G. Woodson Lyceum congratulated five high schoolers during the 2020 Carter G. Woodson Essay Competition, in which Cabell County students wrote essays regarding the 2020 Black...

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. 

“The Laramie Project” was a Marshall University School of Theatre project which told the story of Matthew Shepard, a gay man who was murdered in Laramie, Wyo.

“The Laramie Project” provides opportunities for theater students

Emily Hayslett, Reporter February 25, 2020

Being a stage manager for a production from the Marshall University School of Theatre means working as a middleman between the actors, crew members and the director, in and out of rehearsal. Kendra Williams...

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