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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Column: Be what you want this Halloween, as long as it’s not racist

Karima Neghmouche, Social Media Manager October 27, 2016

It’s almost Halloween — everyone is browsing Pinterest and stopping in every costume store for last-minute costume ideas. It’s the one day of the...

Column: Deferring not a bad plan for Marshall football

Jacob Griffith, Assistant Sports Editor, Reporter October 27, 2016

It’s a long way up from the bottom of the barrel, and that’s where the Marshall football team finds itself with a 2-5 record on the season. It has...

Column: You are worth more than your jean size

Lexi Browning, Executive Editor October 20, 2016

If you would’ve asked me to define success four years ago, my answer would have been simple: I’d fit into my favorite size-zero skinny capris without...

Column: Save the women

Karima Neghmouche, Social Media Manager October 13, 2016

I’m sure it comes as no surprise that it is now Breast Cancer Awareness month. We see cute slogans plastered all over tee-shirts and social media. “Save...

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2016, file photo, Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks in Wilmington, N.C.  With the first presidential debate complete and its spin cycle nearly over, the two understudies are getting ready to take the main stage. The vice presidential debate on Oct. 4, 2016, will be the only time Republican Mike Pence and Kaine will have the nation’s attention all to themselves, away from their much more well-known running mates.  (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Column: Reasons voters need to watch the vice presidential debate

Jared Casto, Online Editor October 3, 2016

  So, there’s a debate tonight. It’s OK if you’ve forgotten. Instead of a clash between the two most unpopular presidential candidates...

Column: Let’s all agree to stop ‘stigmatizing’ mental health

Karima Neghmouche, Social Media Editor September 29, 2016

With Suicide Awareness Month coming to an end, comments regarding mental health have been all over the media. According to the National Alliance on Mental...

San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (35) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Column: What do you stand for?

William Izzo, Life! Editor September 15, 2016

Let me preface this by saying that I have absolutely no connection to the world of sports. I played little league soccer, football and baseball, but...

COLUMN: 9/11 Ceremony Tainted By Criticism of Anti-War Protesters

Sophia Mills, Reporter September 12, 2016

If there’s one word to describe Marshall, it would be “community.” Wherever you go in Huntington you can feel the love and connection between the...

Column: Football season is the best season

Savanah Matney, Contributor September 8, 2016

For many of us, our favorite time of year has arrived: football season. Most college programs kicked off their football season last week and there...

Column: Power 5 not so powerful

Joseph Ashley, Reporter September 8, 2016

This past weekend, we had a notable lack of kelly green and rolling thunder and we all learned a little from the competition. For the sake of not going...

In this combination of photos, Melania Trump, left, wife of Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, speaks during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Monday, July 18, 2016, and Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Melania Trump's well-received speech Monday to the Republican National Convention contained passages that match nearly word-for-word the speech that first lady Michelle Obama delivered in 2008 at the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photos)

COLUMN: The Problem with Shrugging off Melania’s Plagiarism

Lexi Browning, Executive Editor July 22, 2016

In the midst of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio Monday, Melania Trump, potential future lady of The United States, delivered her...

Column: Snaps for Sanders

Lukas Hagley, Reporter April 27, 2016

It’s rare that a reporter like me writes an opinion piece, let alone a political one. To be frank, the majority of the time there isn’t much that...

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