The Parthenon

BIT Team strives to connect students, campus resources

Ralph May, Reporter • January 28, 2020

An advocacy system was created by an interdisciplinary team of faculty members to better understand students’ behavior and assist in connecting them with resources on campus. The Behavioral Intervention...

University police to crack down on underage drinking

Jannson Williams, Reporter • January 28, 2020

Based on data from 2006-2010, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates on average that alcohol is a factor in the deaths of 4,358 young people under the legal drinking age. According...

SAM Club inviting new members, set to travel to national conference

Ralph May, Reporter • January 28, 2020

A management society on campus is revitalizing their presence while giving all majors the opportunity to gain experience in business and networking, and one of these opportunities is the SAM National Conference...

“Aesthetic Journalism” exhibit showcases other side of journalism

Emily Hayslett, Reporter • January 28, 2020

The Birke Art Gallery’s current exhibit titled “Aesthetic Journalism” features art from six Marshall University students who are working to bridge a gap between journalism and photography, according...

Students, faculty voice need for women in politics

Kyra Biscarner, Reporter • January 28, 2020

In a state where Shelley Moore Capito is the first female elected to a sitting U.S. Senator position and Carol Miller is the first female elected for her seat as a U.S. Congresswoman, it is essential to...

E-Day to bring environmental awareness

Taevion Kinsey, Reporter • January 25, 2020

Those interested in learning different ways to save the planet are invited to join state council members and environmental activists at the West Virginia State Capitol building on Jan. 28 to...

Investigation ongoing for hate graffiti found on Marshall’s campus

Sarah Ingram, Copy Editor • January 23, 2020

Hate graffiti was discovered written in two different bathrooms on Marshall University’s campus Thursday afternoon. Marshall’s Police Department is currently investigating, and it is still...

Guest lecturer discusses women’s movement

Yinka Bamiro, Reporter • January 23, 2020

Marjorie Spruill was the guest speaker for the first Amicus Curiae lecture of this new year, which took place Jan. 21. Now retired, Spruill has a career as a professor of history, first at the University...

Simon and Garfunkel multimedia event coming to Huntington

Sarah Ingram, Copy Editor • January 21, 2020

The Marshall Artists Series returns in 2020 with the Simon and Garfunkel Story, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Keith Albee Theatre. Taylor Bloom, the actor portraying the Simon half of the duo, said he hopes...

Students, Huntington residents march, remember MLK Jr.

Sarah Ingram, Copy Editor • January 21, 2020

Chants of passion and remembrance filled the Huntington streets as residents took part in the Martin Luther King Jr. March to honor the late activist while looking to the future. “The march is symbolism...

University recognizes National Day of Racial Healing

Staff Report • January 21, 2020

Students and faculty members gather at Drinko Library for the 4th annual National Day of Racial Healing, a day to recognize the work still needed to further equality in our country. The day is organized...

Black History Month events, poster winners announced

Kyra Biscarner, Reporter • January 21, 2020

More than one-hundred years ago, Dr. Carter G. Woodson became the second black man to earn a doctorate from Harvard University. Often regarded as the “Father of Black History,” Woodson developed...