The Parthenon

MU Intercultural Affairs annual event to celebrate MLK Jr. Day

Tiara Brown, Reporter • January 19, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the first federal holiday to celebrate the legacy of an African American, will be recognized by Marshall University and the Huntington community on Monday, Jan. 21. Marshall...

Greek Life attends sober monitor safety training

Paige Leonard, Reporter • January 19, 2019

In preparation for the new semester, more than 60 sorority and fraternity members attended a sober monitor training, reiterating how to facilitate safe social events, Thursday evening in the Memorial Student...

WVFREE discusses birth control options with students

Joelle Gates, Reporter • December 7, 2018

WV Free invited students to learn about birth control options during a discussion Wednesday in the Wellness Center of Marshall University’s Rec Center. The West Virginia Focus on Reproductive Education...

Organization to connect LGBTQ mentors with students

Joelle Gates, Reporter • December 7, 2018

An LGBTQ organization plans to create friendships between graduates and students during the spring semester. Marshall University’s LGBTQ Alumni and Ally Mentorship Program intends to connect 20 students...

Marshall gets audited

Gretchen Kalar, Reporter • December 6, 2018

The annual audit of Marshall University was performed by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, and according to CLA principal Bill McClain, Marshall passed with flying colors. “Our opinion on the financial statement...

Provost Taylor: reflection on his first semester

Gretchen Kalar, Reporter • December 4, 2018

Provost Jaime Taylor is nearing an end to his first semester at Marshall University and reflects on the culture and hospitality of the community. “My first semester has been amazing,” Taylor said....

Ronald McDonald House invites community members inside

Lillie Bodie, Reporter • December 4, 2018

Faces lit up and hearts were warmed Sunday, Dec. 2 at the Ronald McDonald House of Huntington’s annual Light the House that Love Built. Santa Claus, with the help of all attending, lit up the Christmas...

Student Government Association discusses past semester, upcoming semester plans

Hannah Graham, Reporter • December 4, 2018

Marshall University’s Student Government Association joined together for its final meeting of the fall semester Tuesday, Dec. 4 to discuss election rules and budgetary guidelines for the rest of the...

Females Facing the Opioid Epidemic

Joelle Gates, Reporter • December 4, 2018

Societal gender roles may be preventing females with long-term addiction disorders from receiving treatment for their addiction. As West Virginia’s opioid epidemic continues to grow, societal gender...

New program for visiting high school students expands degree options for incoming first years

Gretchen Kalar, Reporter • December 2, 2018

Marshall University’s Green and White Day experienced a change to better give potential students the opportunity to see all academic opportunities offered at Marshall. “For many high school students,...

Earthquake hits hearts in Huntington

Madison Davis, Reporter • December 2, 2018

Charleston, West Virginia native, Brian Johnson and his wife, Norma, moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in 2006 to take care of Norma’s elderly grandmother. Friday morning, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit...

Jenkins Hall renaming looks to public for help

Douglas Harding, Reporter • November 30, 2018

A public information session regarding Jenkins Hall and the recently established Presidential Committee to Examine Building Names at Marshall University encouraged social, political and historical dialogue...