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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

As students return to campus for the school year, the risk of distracted street crossings increases.

Heads Up, Herd initiative settles in for a new year of safety

Claire Johnson, Student Reporter September 17, 2025

As students return to campus for the school year, so too, does the heightened risk of distracted street crossings. Between phones, stress and an increase in commuters, the roads around Marshall have become...

According to Pew Research Center, TikTok’s largest demographic is users between the ages of 18 to 34.

‘Scary to witness’: When social media turns sinister

Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter September 17, 2025

A digital marketplace, a digital playground and overall, a digital world.  The digital world also became a digital crime scene as social media platforms filled with footage of the assasination of conservative...

Marshall’s Access, Connections and Engagement Center helps students prepare for life after college through engaging activities.

ACE Center introduces “Life Skills” micro-credential courses

Abby Ayes, Student Reporter September 17, 2025

Students attend college with hopes of learning valuable material from professors and university faculty. After studying for hundreds of tests and completing homework, students may have mastered the material...

Jessa Dingess poses with the ONEbox at The Lantern. (Courtesy of Caitlin Trombley)

Overdose reversal kits to promote safety in local bars

Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor September 16, 2025

In a city once known as the epicenter of the opioid epidemic, two Marshall professors are taking strides to ensure the community is not only protected but also prepared.  After helping to distribute...

GALLERY: 9/11 Days of Service

GALLERY: 9/11 Days of Service

Phoenix Bishop, Photographer September 11, 2025

On Sept. 11, 12 and 13, Marshall University will hold multiple memorial services and celebrations of United States service members and first responders in honor of the national tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001.  This...

Participants in the first day of the 9/11 Days of Service participated in a tribute walk to remember Marshall University alumnus Paul Ambrose and the others who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001.

Marshall to hold first major observance of 9/11

Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter September 11, 2025

Fallen heroes and their families will be the focus of Marshall University’s first large-scale 9/11 Days of Service memorial.  The event will honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001 at the World Trade...

Members of Marshall University's Panhellenic Council are pictured. (Courtesy of the Panhellenic Council)

Panhellenic sororities begin recruitment

Claire Johnson, Staff Reporter September 10, 2025

Alpha, omega, sigma and delta. These words mean little to the general public (unless they are referring to brain rot, of course). But for members of Greek life, they mean everything. As the summer comes...

Members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol with the Lincoln Monument in the background, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

National Guard’s impact felt beyond D.C., students say

Jaidyn Carter, Student Reporter September 10, 2025

For some Marshall students, the sight of the National Guard currently deployed to the Capitol is personal; for them, Washington, D.C., is also home.  “I’ve seen a lot of them before I left my city....

Carolina Rib King was one of the rib vendors at RibFest 2025.

Rain didn’t dampen RibFest 2025

Abby Ayes, Student Reporter September 9, 2025

Eating ribs four days in a row might sound daunting to some, but at Huntington’s 2025 Ribfest, it’s all part of the experience. Held at Harris Riverfront Park, the 25th annual Ribfest has been highly...

Calamity J is open for business under new management.

Calamity J Bar and Grill under new ownership

Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter September 8, 2025

Calamity J is back, but then again, it never really went anywhere; it’s just under new ownership.  Huntington natives Mark Muth and Mel Cummings as well as Mark’s wife Michelle Muth, have officially...

The Vanity Fair apartments are located beside Harmony House on Fourth Avenue. (Courtesy of Harmony House)

Grad student leads housing efforts downtown

Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor September 6, 2025

Providing living assistance for the unhoused may sound like a job only the city government could do, but one Marshall graduate student is taking matters into her own hands. Once Coco Daniels, second-year...

Tony Hoffman, former BMX athlete, spoke at the “Training for Change” provider conference.

Minority Health Institute fights for accessible healthcare across WV

Abby Ayes, Student Reporter September 6, 2025

Getting sick and going to the doctor is something most people don’t think twice about, but for millions of West Virginians, access to affordable healthcare is becoming increasingly difficult. For Marshall’s...

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