The Parthenon

MU SPEAC aims to provide suicide awareness training

Talor Bennett, Reporter • February 11, 2020

The Marshall University Suicide Prevention Education Across Campus organization works to inform people about suicide and suicide prevention. “One life lost to suicide is too many, and it is all of...

Marshall faculty address mental health issues, train students

Ralph May, Reporter • February 11, 2020

There are CPR and other set procedures for the treatment of physical injuries during a crisis. The same is being made for a mental health crisis by two Marshall University faculty. These faculty members...

Independent TEDxMarshallU event to include range of topics

Amanda Larch, Executive Editor • February 11, 2020

A TEDxMarshallU event, the second of its kind, will focus on bringing together different subjects, with six guest speakers at 5 p.m. March 14 at Huntington’s City Hall auditorium. Hannah Petracca,...

US surgeon general to visit Marshall

Blake Newhouse, News Editor • February 11, 2020

The U.S. surgeon general will discuss his role as “the nation’s doctor” when he visits Marshall’s campus Thursday at 4 p.m. Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams became the 20th surgeon general of the United...

Initiatives encourage college graduates to stay in state

Ralph May, Reporter • February 11, 2020

Initiatives to keep and support graduates in West Virginia as well as technological ventures to stimulate the economy are working through the West Virginia Legislature with the assistance of Marshall University...

Teays Valley Regional Center provides opportunity for the area

Brittany Hively, Online Editor • February 11, 2020

Since 1997, the Marshall University Teays Valley Regional Center (TVRC), has been bringing opportunity to the community in a more quiet manner. Though the center has been operating for more than 20...

Marshall faculty pleased with POST results

Carson McKinney, Reporter • February 11, 2020

Faculty within Jenkins Hall said they are pleased with ongoing results from the POST, a student tutoring service located on Marshall University’s campus. The POST, or Praxis or Student Tutoring, can...

Time management skills event to be held at Drinko Library

Taevion Kinsey, Reporter • February 9, 2020

Marshall University has organized a time management course from 1-2 p.m. Feb. 11 at Drinko Library. The course will be set up to help students learn time management skills for homework, projects and deadlines....

Guest lecturer addresses voting inequality among women, African Americans

Amanda Larch, Executive Editor • February 8, 2020

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, chair of the Department of History at Harvard University, said voting rights and the fight for suffrage among African Americans and women teach people about the struggle for...

The Simon and Garfunkel Story brings history to stage

Emily Hayslett, Reporter • February 6, 2020

“The Simon and Garfunkel Story,” a concert-style synopsis of the lives of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, brought a dose of nostalgia to the Keith Albee for people in the audience. Audience...

Cohen series kicks off with local judge

Brittany Hively, Online Editor • February 5, 2020

Marshall alumna Judge Joanna Tabit spoke at the Cohen Business Professionalism Speaker Series Wed. Feb. 5. Tabit reflected on her time at Marshall University and her journey to becoming a judge. Her key...

New scholarship portal simplifies financial aid process

Kyra Biscarner, Reporter • February 4, 2020

The days of walking into the Office of Financial Aid and flipping through binders in an attempt to find a scholarship applicable are over for Marshall University students. The Rogner-Williams Administration...