Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

NAMI and Herd of Love encourage understanding

Wyatt Hunt, Reporter January 26, 2017

The National Alliance on Mental Illness on Marshall and Herd of Love are two student organizations with the same purpose. By gathering attention and...

Entering the Void

William Izzo, Life Editor January 26, 2017

Marshall University students stepped into The Written Void Wednesday and strengthened their writing at the same time. The Written Void gives students...

Huntington Police and Fire Department, address the public about possible layoffs.

Twenty-four city employees to be cut

Nancy Peyton, Executive Editor January 26, 2017

Huntington city officials authorized the dismissal of 24 city employees, 17 from the Huntington Police Department and seven from the fire department. The...

Middle schoolers participate in new mentoring program

Karenann Flouhouse, Reporter January 26, 2017

Huntington’s middle school aged youth have a new source for a different form of mentoring from the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Group. Junior...

Lambda looking to volunteer, contribute more

Staff Reports January 25, 2017

The Lambda Society held its first meeting for the Spring Semester to welcome in the New Year and to discuss its upcoming events and ideas. Lambda is based...

SGA elects senate executives

Staff Reports January 25, 2017

New executives were elected at the Marshall University Student Government Association’s meeting Tuesday. These new executives include Madison Davis,...

New York Times Bestseller Helen Macdonald to host discussion at Marshall University

Alexia Lilly, Reporter January 23, 2017

Students have the opportunity to spend the evening with New York Times bestselling author Helen Macdonald at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse....

Shelter takes big steps in helping its residents

Shelter takes big steps in helping its residents

Franklin Norton, Reporter January 23, 2017

The Huntington Cabell-Wayne animal shelter has made drastic improvements since 2014. Adoption rates are up and euthanasia rates are down. Marshall students...

Manchin and Capito, reintroduce Miners Protection Act

Kylee Hurley, Reporter January 23, 2017

United State Senators for West Virginia Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito assisted in the reintroduction of the Miners Protection Act. According to...

Lt. Dick Parker, officer with MUPD, addressed the crowd
at the active shooter training on campus Monday.

‘Run, Hide, Fight’: Training addresses how students should react in an active shooter situation

Heather Barker, Reporter January 23, 2017

Although Marshall University has never experienced an active shooter incident, each year more incidents take place nationally according to the FBI. Monday...

Over 2,800 attended Saturdays March on West Virginia, according to organizers. The sister march of the March on Washington, D.C. aimed to combat what marchers view as divisive rhetoric in American politics.

Marshall students, faculty join Women’s March on West Virginia

Jared Casto, Managing Editor January 21, 2017

Thirty-six Marshall students and faculty joined nearly 3,000 marchers Saturday, filing around the Capitol complex during the March on West Virginia,...

Rec Center dodgeball tournament to benefit former employee, MU student

January 20, 2017

The Marshall Recreation Center hosted a dodge ball tournament Friday in the hopes of helping a former Rec Center employee and Marshall student, Johnny...

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