The Parthenon

Column: The president’s bad week

Jared Casto, Managing Editor • February 16, 2017

If you haven’t heard, President Donald Trump has had a bad week. It began with a Washington Post story from last Thursday which said national security...

XOXO, Michael Brown

Michael Brown, Online Editor • February 16, 2017

The readers submitted some questions about life, love and everything in between. I answered them as honest as I knew possible. I’m here to keep it real...

Column: Public broadcasting ‘bright lantern’ in ‘dark mine’ of W.Va.

Nathan Thomas, WMUL Music Director • February 13, 2017

Spending my summer 2016 interning for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and its seminal live music program, Mountain Stage, with Larry Groce provided me...

Column: The value of undergraduate discovery

Jerome Gilbert, University President • February 13, 2017

Last year as a first-year president at Marshall, I had the privilege of being at the state capital in Charleston to observe undergraduate research day....

Column: Don’t succumb to political fatigue

Jared Casto, Managing Editor • February 9, 2017

Only three weeks into the presidency of Donald Trump, the general public are feeling oversaturated with political news. As a result, Americans are experiencing...

Column: DeVos confirmation concerning for public schools’ futures

Will Izzo, Life! Editor • February 7, 2017

I wasn’t surprised when I saw Vice President Mike Pence cast a tiebreaking vote to officially secure Betsy DeVos’ position as Secretary of Education...

Column: Now is the time to celebrate diversity

Jerome Gilbert, Marshall University President • February 6, 2017

The month of February is set aside each year as Black History Month. Many universities, including Marshall, use it as a time to celebrate diversity as...

Column: No, really, call your representatives

Jared Casto, Managing Editor • February 2, 2017

A vast number of people are disappointed in our government lately, particularly at the federal level. While it’s easy to drown in the never-ending confusion...

Column: This isn’t about politics

Karima Neghmouche, Social Media Manager • January 30, 2017

I clicked on Huffington Post’s home page Monday morning. Instead of a gallery of popular news, there was one very large photo of our president, with...

Column: America is not a Christian nation

Nancy Peyton, Executive Editor • January 30, 2017

“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them...

Column: LaBeouf promotes unity with livestream

William Izzo, Life! Editor • January 26, 2017

People have been talking about Shia LaBeouf a lot recently and it isn’t because of a new role or some YouTube video, telling people to follow their dreams....

Column: Trump lies visible from all angles

Jared Casto, Managing Editor • January 23, 2017

The new presidential administration brought in their first day by telling a boldfaced lie to the American people based on the petty insecurities of our...