The Parthenon

SGA votes on resolutions, swears in new senator

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor • February 12, 2019

The following Student Government Association updates were taken from the announcements and decisions made as well as the events that occured, at the SGA student senate meeting that occurred Tuesday, Feb....

Brown Dog Yoga provides ways to exercise, relax with various classes

Anna Marsh, Reporter • February 12, 2019

Yoga is only one of the options available to individuals who attend classes at Brown Dog Yoga, a locally-owned yoga studio with a location in Huntington. In addition to yoga classes, the studio offers...

Sororities welcome new members into sisterhood at Bid Day

Paige Leonard, Reporter • February 12, 2019

Welcoming new members into their homes, members of Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Zeta celebrated Bid Day with music, food and sisterhood at their sorority houses this past weekend. “This was the best...

Campus Self-Defense Act considered by House Judiciary Committee

Hanna Pennington, LIFE! Editor • February 12, 2019

If implemented, a bill under consideration by the West Virginia state House Judiciary Committee would permit individuals officially licensed to carry a concealed firearm to do so on the campus of a state...

Marshall women celebrate Galentine’s Day

Meredith O’Bara, Reporter • February 9, 2019

Women from all over campus joined together Friday night at the Campus Christian Center to celebrate Galentine’s Day, the female friend version of Valentine’s Day. Marshall students Courtney Powers...

Recreation Center celebrates 10 years

Savanah Matney, Reporter • February 9, 2019

On one night this week, the Marshall Recreation Center hosted a student night full of prizes and activities. Another night, the Rec hosted a pizza night, which was open to all members. What these events...

Alpha Tau Omega raffle benefits Hospice of Huntington

Paige Leonard, Reporter • February 9, 2019

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Alpha Tau Omega members share the love, as they continue their fifth annual Valentine’s Day Raffle to benefit the Hospice of Huntington next week in the Memorial Student...

INTO students volunteer for Facing Hunger Foodbank

Tiara Brown, Reporter • February 9, 2019

Some places in West Virginia lack access to fresh meat and vegetables, forcing them to buy more processed foods, a Marshall University instructor said yesterday. INTO instructor Lindsay Anderson has been...

Lecture highlights influence of early Africans in America

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor • February 8, 2019

Africans and people of African descent have shaped American culture in several ways over the last 400 years, an author and history professor said Thursday in Marshall University’s Memorial Student Center. “Beginning...

Open to All campaign inducts 100th pledge member

Trey Delida, Reporter • February 7, 2019

The 100th pledge member of the City of Huntington’s Open to All campaign was officially inducted on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Dallas, Texas transplants Patrick “Dr. Skip” Hart and husband/business manager...

Seniors reflect on graduation applications as deadline approaches

Meredith O’Bara, Reporter • February 7, 2019

Graduation applications for the spring 2019 semester are due Friday, Feb. 8. As seniors get in their paperwork and pay the fee, some are thinking about what graduation means and what the future may hold. Mary...

Student representatives receive suicide prevention training

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter • February 6, 2019

In an effort to end the stigma surrounding mental health, Marshall organization representatives completed QPR training Tuesday during a meeting of the Student Government Association’s new house of representatives...