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The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

MU OB/GYN urges students to practice safe sex

Logan Parkulo, Reporter March 4, 2016

OB/GYN at Marshall Health Jared Brownfield, M.D, said he wants college students to understand safe sex practices. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, around one half of all...

Student Health offers free STD, HIV screenings

Logan Parkulo, Reporter March 4, 2016

Marshall University Student Health Education Programs and the Cabell Huntington Health Department will provide free  and confidential human immunodeficiency virus and STD testing March 8 and 9 from...

UKirk students cook and prepare ingredients to roll burritos Thursday evening at the Campus Christian Center.

UKirk prepares burritos for Huntington’s homeless

Nancy Peyton, Reporter March 4, 2016

Marshall UKirk students rolled burritos for the Burrito Riders Thursday evening. The Burrito Riders is a program in Huntington that delivers homemade burritos to those in need. Interim campus minister...

Renowned tubist Tony Zilincik to visit Marshall

Leah Cook, Reporter March 2, 2016

Marshall University will welcome special guest Tony Zilincik, a Tubist and professor from Capitol University in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday. Zilincik, who is known for presenting music in new and innovative...

Matt Boggs sits in his office at Recovery Point in Huntington, March 1, 2016. Boggs was selected as Executive Director of the facility in October of 2015.

Boggs finds hope, life at Recovery Point

Ryan Fischer, Reporter March 2, 2016

Matt Boggs was an average boy from Kentucky equipped with a sharp mind and broad goals. “I was kind of your typical all-american kid, played sports, student council, Future Business Leaders of America,...

Nigel Wallace wearing one of the designs from his clothing line Divine Purpose.

Wallace aims to change perspectives with Divine Purpose

Nancy Peyton, Reporter March 1, 2016

Nigel Wallace, Logan county native and reigning Mr. Marshall, is now prepared to take the fashion world by storm. Wallace said he wanted the name of his line to reflect an individual’s mission in...

Sophomore roommates Sarah Nix and Sonia Chandi determine how to divide up responsibilities while rooming in Willis Hall on Marshall's campus.

Roomie to the rescue: how to be the right roommate

Rebecca Turnbull, Reporter February 25, 2016

Each time Kristin Chandler entered her dorm room during her first year at Marshall University, she said she felt trapped. She and her roommate had not been getting along, and it seemed as if there was...

Optometry club seeks to improve eye health through volunteerism

Sabrena Hirst, Reporter February 24, 2016

Marshall University now has an Optometry Club for students who are interested in one of the most valuable senses of their body. Sophomore biology major Chelsey Curry said she decided within her first...

Mayor Steve Williams presented the Huntington in Bloom Winter Banner contest certificate to winner, Brianna Jarvis Feb. 23 at the Visual Arts Center.

Graphic design student furnishes city with ornate banners

Leah Cook, Reporter February 24, 2016

Huntington will soon see a splash of color on flag poles throughout downtown thanks to Marshall graphic design student Brianna Jarvis.    Jarvis is from Princeton, West Virginia and came to Marshall...

Reverend Donte' L. Jackson sits in a pew inside First Baptist Church on Feb. 11.

Remembering the past, focused on the future

Darius Booker, Reporter February 23, 2016

First Baptist Church, a historically black church located in the heart of Huntington, West Virginia, has been a staple place of worship in the black community for over 140 years. With history predating...

Young heart donor saves marshall faculty member’s life

Logan Parkulo, Reporter February 23, 2016

Jim Sacconi, Billing supervisor for the Marshall Health Department of Pathology, received a heart transplant at the University of Kentucky on December 17. In order for this transplant to take place, a...

A votive candle honoring Saint Michael the Archangel sits along the windowsill at the Newman Center.

Marshall students observe Lent, reveal Lenten promises

Nancy Peyton, Reporter February 18, 2016

Observing Lent is a sacred tradition in the Christian church. Lent is the 40 day period dedicated to reflection, prayer and fasting in order to prepare for Easter. These 40 days are meant to symbolize...

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