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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Ben Chase smiles with Chuck McGill, associate athletic director for external engagement and fan experience.

Ben Chase Visits MU on a Mission to Break Record

Chayce Matheny, Sports Editor October 13, 2022

A college football fan is attempting to break the record for the most NCAA games a single person has been to in one season.  Ben Chase, a name, image...

MU Student Creates Book to Represent Trans Community

Lucy Bell, Photographer and Student Reporter October 9, 2022

After joining a nonprofit initiative to expand narrative change in media within Appalachia, one Marshall student set out to use his artistic skills to...

Kindergarten mothers gather for a PTO-sponsored "Moms Night Out" in Newton, Mass., on May 18, 2022. Parent Teacher Organizations have become a place where adults make friends and develop professional skills, all while having some fun.

Parent-teacher organizations aren’t only for the kids

Tracee M. Herbaugh, Associated Press September 8, 2022

They're known at school as the group of parents who orchestrate everything from Halloween parties to book fairs, but a parent-teacher organization isn’t...

Tyler Spence, executive editor, sits down to speak with Marshall University president Brad D. Smith

An Interview With University President Brad D. Smith

Tyler Spence and Brad D. Smith August 30, 2022

  Parthenon executive editor Tyler Spence sits down with university president Brad D. Smith.   T. “To start I wanted to talk about...

The Rise of the Electric Vehicle is Underway, But Faces Challenges

The Rise of the Electric Vehicle is Underway, But Faces Challenges

Chayce Matheny, Reporter April 20, 2022

Change can often be slow-moving, especially when it comes to the way people travel. Humans, for the most part, traveled in the same way for over a century...

Students Pick Between Healthy and Cheap and Convenient

Students Pick Between Healthy and Cheap and Convenient

Megan Marie Gragg, Reporter April 5, 2022

Should I go through the McDonald’s drive-thru, or prepare a balanced healthy meal at home? Students at Marshall University face this dilemma on a day-to-day...

Trigger Warnings: Trauma in the Classroom

Trevor Smith, Reporter March 29, 2022

A person’s emotional state can be completely transformed after being triggered by something traumatic. This transformation can happen every time a person’s...

Dr. Caroline Light Presents “Whose Castle: The Weaponization of Self-Defense”

Victoria Ware, Reporter March 23, 2022

The disparities in self-defense laws will be the topic discussed by a Harvard University history professor when she visits Marshall on Mar. 28 for a lecture...

Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk along Broadway in the SoHo district of New York, Friday, March 4, 2022. Mayor Eric Adams announced in a morning news conference that the city will be scaling back of COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates.

The Science Behind Masks and the Way We Listen

Alaina Laster, Lead Reporter March 9, 2022

From the classroom to the local Starbucks, people have been struggling to hear one another during the pandemic. Masks have muffled voices and made them...

One of many photos Douglas has published over the years from Russia.

MU Alum Recounts His Time in Russia

Alaina Laster, Lead Reporter March 9, 2022

“For the last 70 years, we were told we had the best of everything. Now we know we were lied to.” Eric Douglas Graduated from Marshall University...

Marshall Hosts Visiting Writer’s Event

Trevor Smith, Reporter March 9, 2022

Poet Donika Kelly and essayist Mellissa Febos from the University of Iowa came as part of the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series at Marshall University....

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