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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Faculty, students consider possibility of controversial speakers on campus

Breanna Francis, Reporter August 24, 2017

What if a Marshall University organization invited a representative of the Ku Klux Klan to come speak to students? In light of recent events across the...

Physics department eyes opportunity in eclipse

Physics department eyes opportunity in eclipse

Brooke Griffin, Reporter August 22, 2017

  There may be only 15 students in the physics program at Marshall, but they are working to reach out to others in big ways. Drake Cox,...

President Donald Trump speaks Thursday during a campaign rally at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. (Franklin Norton | The Parthenon)

Trump talks coal, economy, Russia during Huntington visit

Franklin Norton, Life! Editor August 4, 2017

President Donald Trump visited Huntington on Thursday for a campaign rally. The event was held at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, and downtown Huntington...

Protesters take to the streets during Trump rally

Protesters take to the streets during Trump rally

Jared Casto, Executive Editor August 4, 2017

At a pivotal moment in the protests that raged on outside the Big Sandy Superstore Arena during President Donald Trump’s campaign rally Thursday,...

West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee (left) and Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert take a selfie at (Twitter Image)

Marshall, WVU presidents collaborate to bring economic development to W.Va.

Franklin Norton, Life! Editor July 28, 2017

The two men who lead the largest educational institutions in West Virginia met Wednesday to discuss the ways the universities can bring economic development...

Photo courtesy of the Marshall Artists Series.

Marshall Artists Series reveals 81st season lineup

Tom Jenkins, For The Parthenon July 24, 2017

The lineup for the 81st season of the Marshall Artists Series has been revealed, promising to bring two music legends, Broadway smash hits and many...

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams addresses the substance abuse issue in Huntington at the Drug Forum Tuesday at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.

Williams to vie for Congressional seat

Jared Casto, Executive Editor July 20, 2017

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams announced Tuesday his intention to run for the House of Representatives in the upcoming 2018 midterm election. Williams,...

Marshall President Jerome Gilbert (left) and Gov. Jim Justice attend Justice’s “Save Our State” event at Marshall’s Arthur Weisburg Family Applied Engineering Complex March 16. Gilbert and Justice both addressed education and opportunities for young people in 
West Virginia. (Rick Haye | University Communications)

Tuition hike result of state’s higher education cuts

Jared Casto, Executive Editor July 6, 2017

Marshall will face a 9 percent tuition hike in the fall,  a result of the $4.2 million in cuts on the university’s higher education funds — approved...

Grant for substance abuse intervention training renews as Huntington’s overdose rates lessen

Lydia Waybright, For The Parthenon July 6, 2017

Marshall University is joining the fight against Huntington’s devastating substance abuse epidemic. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...

Campus abuzz as new students arrive for orientation

Campus abuzz as new students arrive for orientation

Franklin Norton, Life! Editor June 22, 2017

Marshall University is buzzing with energy, even during the summer time. For several weeks spread throughout the summer, the campus is filled with...

World Changers work to change Huntington for the better

World Changers work to change Huntington for the better

Adam Stephens, News Editor June 22, 2017

  The sounds of construction and home repair could be heard throughout Huntington last week while members of the Christian organization World...

Local residents go Over the Edge for charity

Local residents go ‘Over the Edge’ for charity

Jared Casto, Executive Editor June 17, 2017

Gina Browning learned only an hour in advance that she would be rappelling down the historic West Virginia Building Saturday during Over the Edge,...

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