The Parthenon

Rally for Recovery to celebrate local recoveries in community

Douglas Harding, Reporter • September 29, 2018

Hundreds of tristate residents celebrated the local recovery community at Recovery Point’s seventh annual Rally for Recovery Friday in Huntington. “Recovery is real,” Rachel Thaxton, director...

WVFREE and Women’s Health center work to expose fake clinics

Lillie Bodie, Reporter • September 29, 2018

WVFREE and the Women’s Health Center collaborated for an Expose Fake Clinics Happy Hour Thursday, Sept. 27 at the Bodega Market and Cafe to inform attendees about fake pregnancy clinics in West Virginia....

Title IX office organized table discussion

Gretchen Kalar, Reporter • September 25, 2018

Marshall University’s Title IX office set up discussion tables Tuesday, Sept. 25 in the Memorial Student Center. “The goal for today is to ensure all of our students understand the concept of Title...

MU Votes aims to get students involved in democratic process

Hannah Graham, Reporter • September 25, 2018

New student organization MU Votes was created to inform Marshall University students about how to vote, when to vote and how important it is to have their voices heard. The group set up a table Tuesday,...

Harmony House unveils Huntington’s largest solar panel project

Rachel Riddle, Reporter • September 25, 2018

Solar Energy for Reducing Area Homelessness, the largest solar panel project in the region, was unveiled during a dedication ceremony Sept. 21 at the Huntington Harmony House. “Today’s dedication...

SGA discusses upcoming events, textbook affordability

Hannah Graham, Reporter • September 25, 2018

The Student Government Association had its weekly senate meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 in room 2w22 in the Memorial Student Center. Hannah Petracca served as presiding officer over the meeting, which...

Mayor Williams collaborates with Canadian, US officials to fight opioid epidemic

Douglas Harding, Reporter • September 25, 2018

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams participated in a roundtable session regarding the opioid epidemic Monday, Sept. 24 in Washington, D.C. “This is different from other past meetings because it includes...

Empire Books and News to be re-branded

Derek Gilbert, Reporter • September 20, 2018

Empire Books & News is in the process of being re-branded to The Inner Geek after being purchased by local business Geek Inc. The Inner Geek at Pullman Square will be joining two others in Ashland...

Campus group aims to provide support for transgender students

Joelle Gates, Reporter • September 19, 2018

TranSLAYtion, a student led support group, aims to create a safe space for students who identify as transgender by establishing a sense of community amid obstacles. “When the rest of the world is...

College of Science receives $400,000 grant

Sam Phillips, Reporter • September 19, 2018

Marshall University’s College of Science was awarded a grant worth nearly $400,000 by the National Science Foundation for the purchase of a new advanced microscope. The microscope will primarily be...

Cabell-Wayne Animal Shelter in need of volunteers

Lillie Bodie, Reporter • September 19, 2018

The Cabell-Wayne Animal Shelter seeks volunteers while housing approximately eighty cats and one hundred dogs. The shelter just ended their cat season, in which an abundance of strays were given...

SGA discusses House of Representatives proposal

Hannah Graham, Reporter • September 18, 2018

Marshall University’s Student Government Association met 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18 in the Memorial Student Center Room 2w22 to discuss the House of Representatives proposal. The main topic on the table...