The Parthenon

Marshall student awarded Red Cross Certificate of Merit

Brittany Hively, Online Editor • January 28, 2020

Family, faculty and community came together to honor Kelsey Seibert for her act of heroism Tuesday afternoon. Seibert, a Marshall University sophomore, was working as a server at Texas Road House on...

Device share program to benefit students

Olayinka Bamiro, Reporter • January 28, 2020

Donating gently used technology that is not needed anymore can greatly help a member of the Marshall University community, according to Marshall faculty and staff. An idea contrived through the collaboration...

Meal share program to combat food insecurity

Douglas Harding, Managing Editor • January 28, 2020

As the rising cost of college tuition continues to plague students across the country, even many of those fortunate enough to be able to afford attending a university are finding themselves struggling...

#ElectHer to help women run for public office

Kyra Biscarner, Reporter • January 28, 2020

Women make up half of the population, but less than one in four elected leaders are women. A problem the #ElectHer campaign strives to fix is how some places across the country lack women running of public...

Campus intramurals underway

Hunter Deem, Reporter • January 28, 2020

The Marshall University Recreation Center offers opportunities for students and faculty members to participate in a variety of intramural sports. Noah Dye, a senior economics major and an active participant...

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...