The Parthenon

MU Alert system informs Marshall community of safety issues

Robert Castillo, Reporter • September 6, 2019

Marshall University’s MU Alert system can be used for a variety of instances, but it is mainly used for serious crimes that present an ongoing threat to the campus community. The main idea behind...

Senior spotlight: Zaire Chester

Marcus Williams, Reporter • September 5, 2019

Many students may not know there are student leaders sitting in the same classes as them. These leaders endure the general trials and tribulations that other students face, as well as planning and executing...

Marshall community once again employed for Phonathon outreach

Brittany Hively, Reporter • September 5, 2019

After seven years of outsourcing, The Marshall University Foundation brought the Phonathon outreach back to students in 2018. Previously a student job, the outreach calls to Marshall alumni were being...

Huntington Music and Arts Festival features Marshall student

Michael Morgan, Reporter • September 3, 2019

A young Marshall University first-year student carried on her family legacy Saturday in the Ritter Park Amphitheater during the Huntington Music and Arts Festival, formerly headlined by country music star...

New voices welcome in University Chorus

Summer Jewell, Reporter • September 3, 2019

The University Chorus is on the lookout for new members in the upcoming semesters. Students can join the University Chorus by simply registering for the class with no audition or choral experience necessary. The...

Marshall graduate returns to university as Newman Center minister

Aaron Dickens, Reporter • September 3, 2019

A former Marshall student has taken the spot as the new minister of the Newman Center to continue its traditions as well as try to bring new students into the Newman Center community. Nicholas Chancey,...

Parthe-Pet: Beckett

September 3, 2019

Beckett is a year-ish old mutt from the shelter. He was recently adopted by his owner, Hanna, after spending nearly his entire life in a cage. He loves chewing on anything fuzzy, tormenting the neighborhood...

GALLERY: Herd Rally 2019

Hanna Pennington, Executive Editor • August 29, 2019

The 2019 Herd Rally in Pullman Square drew in hundreds of Marshall fans, local vendors and University organizations.

Dress for Success provides opportunities to community, students

Michaela Crittenden, Life! Editor • August 6, 2019

Many organizations exist to help people get back on their feet when they may need assistance, and one of these is Dress for Success River Cities, which helps women who need to secure clothing for job interviews. “Dress...

Marshall graduate to compete for Miss Black USA title

Hanna Pennington, Executive Editor • August 6, 2019

A Marshall University alumna recently crowned Miss Black West Virginia USA will travel to Washington, D.C. next week to compete for the title of Miss Black USA. Mercedez Speight, 24, originally from...

Yoga EQ teaches Marshall counselors new approaches

Michaela Crittenden, Life! Editor • July 23, 2019

Mental health is a complex issue and people have developed many approaches to the issues. Marshall University mental health professionals learned a new approach to addressing and helping students with...

Where Marshall Can Take You: Cuba

Michaela Crittenden, Life! Editor • July 23, 2019

Seizing the opportunity offered by Marshall University to travel led second-year graduate student Bethany Buckner to Havana, Cuba, to study Latin American history. “I have always been interested in...