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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

RED'S READS: 'The Song of Achilles'

RED’S READS: ‘The Song of Achilles’

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor June 25, 2019

Welcome to my first ever book review! This is a new column I’d like to try out for the summer, kind of like a summer reading list/program. Did you ever...

GINGER'S GUIDE TO: Living on Campus

GINGER’S GUIDE TO: Living on Campus

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor June 11, 2019

When I first arrived at Marshall University, I was a wide-eyed freshman who didn’t have much life experience. And as a journalism major, I barely had...

Meg Keller, a soldier in the U.S. Army, is also a journalism student at Marshall University.

Journalist soldier finds home away from Marshall family

Meg Keller, For The Parthenon April 30, 2019

I’m having an identity crisis. I don’t know if I’m a journalist or a soldier anymore. In an attempt to incite some humorous rhetoric, I did change...

Amanda posing with her Easter basket, eager to dig in to the candy and chocolates, some of her absolute favorite things.

GINGER’S GUIDE TO: Enjoying the sweeter things in life

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor April 23, 2019

If you know me, then you know that I love chocolate—seriously love it. I’m honestly addicted to the stuff. Thanks to the Easter holiday, I’ve recently...

Amanda and Heather, two ginger friends. They’ve been bullied for having red hair in the past, but now they’re certainly learning to love and embrace their hair and ‘gingerness.’

GINGERS’ GUIDE TO: Being redheads

Heather Barker and Amanda Larch, Executive and Managing Editors April 16, 2019

Did you know red is the most popular dyed hair color? That’s right, most of your favorite red-haired actresses probably aren’t natural. It seems like...

Rileigh Smirl with someone from her life who makes her happy and helps her through stress.

SMIRL MEETS WORLD: Finding joy in small things

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist April 9, 2019

Sometimes we all get to those points in time where we just really need a laugh or a smile. I’ve reached one of those recently, and it’s been hard to...

Amanda’s cat Annie, demonstrating that she can, in fact, communicate with humans as she converses with Amanda.

GINGER’S GUIDE TO: Being a cat person

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor April 9, 2019

I recently came across a post on social media about how cats apparently have ‘empty minds,’ are selfish and cannot communicate with humans. I don’t...

Jena’s Creative Corner: ‘Message in a bottle’

Jena Cordle, Contributor April 2, 2019

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction, written by a contributor to The Parthenon. This does not reflect The Parthenon’s views.  On a Sunday...

GINGER’S GUIDE TO: Spring

GINGER’S GUIDE TO: Spring

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor April 2, 2019

Fall has always been my favorite season and favorite time of year. I don’t know if that’s because I’m a redhead, and all the brilliant colors seem...

SMIRL MEETS WORLD: Coping with change

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist March 20, 2019

It seems as if one of the most stressful times to be a college student has arrived yet again. I feel like it wasn’t more than a month ago that I was...

Amanda spins a vinyl record from her ever-expanding collection.

GINGER’S GUIDE TO: Starting a record collection

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor March 19, 2019

I’ve been collecting vinyl records since I was in seventh grade. It started when my appreciation for The Beatles exploded into full-on obsession. My...

The Ginger's collection of Stevie Nicks' solo albums. Stevie will be the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice on March 29.

GINGER’S GUIDE TO: Stevie Nicks and the Hall of Fame

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor March 12, 2019

This semester, I’ve been learning a lot about powerful, strong and influential women. From Egyptian rulers Hatshepsut and Nefertiti, to women comedians...

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