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The Parthenon

The Bridges International organzation provided students an opportunity to gather for dinner Tuesday March 5, to experience American culture.

Organization aims to build bridges between students

Meredith O'Bara, Reporter March 12, 2019

Gather around the table, it is time for an American dinner.  The Bridges International organization gives international students a chance to experience...

Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Mackenzie Jones, Reporter March 12, 2019

Bench Warrant Officers noticed a car had been sitting for a while with two occupants on the vehicle March 6, at 8:43 a.m. on the 400 block of 24th Street:...

New multi-factor authentication for Marshall accounts

Rileigh Smirl, For the Parthenon March 12, 2019

Marshall students, faculty and staff may have noticed a recent email announcement from the IT Department concerning a new addition to their Office 365...

Senate Bill 622, allowing substantially more untraceable donations to be made to in-state politicians, passed the House just before midnight Saturday in a vote of 57-42.

Passed campaign finance bill ‘counterproductive to democracy’

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager March 12, 2019

Late at night over the weekend, just before the conclusion of West Virginia’s 2019 legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill significantly easing...

In this July 12, 2018 file photo, newly transplanted cannabis cuttings grow in pots at a marijuana cultivation facility in Milford, Mass. The New Hampshire House has given preliminary approval to a bill legalizing recreational marijuana, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, putting the state on the path to joining several of its neighbors who allow the possession of small amounts of pot.

Medical marijuana bill far from flawless

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager March 12, 2019

Medical marijuana may soon be making its way to the mountain state, as residents await Governor Jim Justice’s decision to approve or veto House Bill...

Counseling Center to offer free Minority Mental Health Awareness events

Counseling Center to offer free Minority Mental Health Awareness events

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter March 10, 2019

To highlight the barriers that minorities face when accessing mental health care, Marshall University’s Counseling Center will offer free Minority Mental...

Hack n' Smash tournament, HerdCon to feature charity brackets

Hack n’ Smash tournament, HerdCon to feature charity brackets

Tyler Kennett, Reporter March 9, 2019

The third edition of the Hack n’ Smash tournament will take place Saturday at the CoWorks building on Fifth Avenue. Marshall University’s Hackers...

Sign inside Dunkin' Donuts reads, '#HuntingtonRunsOnDunkin'

Dunkin’ Donuts on Fifth Avenue officially opens

Trey Delida, Reporter March 8, 2019

It’s official, Huntington now runs on Dunkin’. Dunkin’ Donuts officially opened its stand-alone location Dunkin’ Thursday in Huntington. The store...

Claire Snyder, program coordinator for Marshall's Women and Gender Center, provides information to interested students in the Student Center.

International Women’s Day event honors feminists from across the world

Savanah Matney, Reporter March 8, 2019

The Marshall University Women’s Center paid homage to feminists who have fought for social justice across the globe Thursday, during an International...

Broadway musical ‘Cinderella’ performed at Keith Albee

Emily Phipps, Reporter March 7, 2019

A girl, a prince, a shoe and magic from a fairy godmother. The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Cinderella” came to the Keith Albee Theater Tuesday...

John Ross, member of Kirk, anoints ashes to Chris Bailey, campus minister of UKirk, Wed. 6, in the Student Center.

Christian organizations celebrate Ash Wednesday

Meredith O'Bara, Reporter March 7, 2019

The Christian community on Marshall University’s campus celebrated Ash Wednesday by anointing ashes to students Wednesday in the Memorial Student Center. Ash...

Jan-Werner Mueller, a professor of politics at Princeton University and author of the book “What is Populism?,” discusses populism during a lecture in the Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy.

Princeton University professor discusses populism during Amicus Curiae lecture

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor March 7, 2019

Populism, though known for its criticism of elites, actually poses a danger to democracy because it excludes certain citizens and contenders to power,...

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