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Student Body presidential candidates: rewards outweigh challenges of running for office

Makayla Wheeler, Reporter • March 5, 2019

The signs are up, and the campaigns have started. It is a head-to-head race for the title of student body president. Jeremiah Parlock and Stephanie Rogner are campaigning against each other this month...

Marshall University alumni discusses Greater Huntington Walks movement

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor • March 5, 2019

A representative of Greater Huntington Walks discussed the origin and past and future goals of the local movement, Tuesday during a Student Government Association student senate meeting in the Memorial...

Police Blotter

Mackenzie Jones, Reporter • March 5, 2019

DUI 1st Offense A 37-year-old, white female was stopped Feb. 24. She was noticed after making wide turns on 16th street. She failed three sobriety tests, and her blood alcohol content level was 0.236....

Lent represents ‘season of reflection’ for Christians

Meredith O’Bara, Reporter • March 5, 2019

40 days and 40 nights. Christian students prepare for the Church season of Lent. The season, which many Christian denominations recognize and celebrate, represent the 40 days and nights Jesus spent...

Sorority event hopes to raise ‘stacks’ for charity

Paige Leonard, Reporter • March 5, 2019

Seeking to raise money for its philanthropy, the sorority Sigma Sigma Sigma will host the fifth annual Sigma Stacks March 15 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Sigma Sigma Sigma house. “This is the first...

Thundering Word Speech and Debate Team to compete in Germany

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor • March 5, 2019

Members of Marshall University’s Thundering Word Speech and Debate Team will travel to Germany this weekend to compete in their first international tournament. Five students on the Thundering Word...

Guest lecturer to present feminist biography of ‘The Lottery’ author

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor • March 5, 2019

Author and journalist Ruth Franklin will present her award-winning biography on Shirley Jackson at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, in Marshall University’s Shawkey Dining Room, for the 2019 Charlotte Schmidlapp...

Job-A-Palooza returns to Marshall

Madalyn McCoy, Reporter • March 5, 2019

Employers will look for students for summer and seasonal jobs and part-time internships during the Job-A-Palooza event March 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center. “We have 31 employers...

Marshall partners with SUU to explore opportunities in aviation

Trey Delida, Reporter • March 5, 2019

Aviation can take people almost anywhere, and it has taken Marshall University all the way to Southern Utah University. The two universities are making a joint effort to explore the possibilities...

Greek Life philanthropy tournament moves to campus for student access

Paige Leonard, Reporter • March 5, 2019

Preparing to raise money for charitable causes, the fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi and sorority Delta Zeta have organized their sixth annual Spike for a Cause, scheduled for Sunday, March 10 with a new location. “I’m...

10th Annual Festival of New Music brings performers, artists to local venues

Emily Phipps, Reporter • March 5, 2019

That’s a wrap for the 10th Annual Festival of New Music sponsored by the School of Music. Mark Zanter, Marshall University music professor, guitarist, composer and festival host, started this year’s...

Tropical ecology students to travel to Belize, study organisms, environment

Blake Newhouse, For The Parthenon • March 4, 2019

Students from Marshall University’s tropical ecology course will take an international field trip to Belize on March 8 to study the interactions among organisms and their environment. Ten students from...