The Parthenon

‘Open-air’ preacher aims to spur conversation on campus

Danite Belay, Reporter • August 28, 2017

The College campuses have long valued soap-boxes and free speech zones. So, it comes as no surprise that one especially passionate messenger has jumped at the chance at Marshall University. Zachary...

Starting act for Marshall Artists Series sure to bring on smiles

Buffy Six, Reporter • August 28, 2017

The Marshall Artists Series will kick off the Fall 2017 semester with a night full of fun and laughter with comedian Leslie Jones from Saturday Night Live fame. Full-time Marshall students can purchase...

Students to thank private donors in time of state budget crisis

Caroline Kimbro, Reporter • August 28, 2017

As the West Virginia State Legislature continues to retract funds from higher education, the Marshall University Foundation prepares for its fifth annual Thank a Donor Days to foster relationships between...

ID office finds new home in Drinko Library

Alison Baldridge, Reporter • August 28, 2017

Marshall University’s ID Office has found a new home in oom 143 of Drinko Library. The office was previously located in the basement of the Memorial Student Center in an area where many students never...

University emphasizes saftey after shooting and assault

Kayla Simmons, Reporter • August 28, 2017

Recent incidencts of a sexual assault and possible gunshots set off near Marshall University reveal the importance of campus safety for Marshall students. A sexual assault was reported Friday at one...

Food truck shakes up students’ lunch options

Kyra Biscarner, Reporter • August 28, 2017

Tuesday marked the grand opening of the Steak and Shake food truck on Marshall’s campus. Students flocked to the truck as it opened for lunch. As part of the kick-off, Marshall University President...

Multimedia Art Exhibit “Shines” at HMOA

Landon Mitchell, Reporter • August 25, 2017

Sound and vision collide as a recent art exhibit sheds its light at the Huntington Museum of Art. The Huntington Museum of Art is currently the home to a project known as “For the Joy of Light,”...

Baptist Campus Ministry hold first meeting of semester

Hunter Ellis, Reporter • August 25, 2017

Marshall University’s Campus Christian Center is home to many religious groups throughout campus, one of them, the Baptist Campus Ministry, had over 250 students attend their first meeting of the semester...

CAB Begins ‘rebranding’ with Screen on the Green

Pamela Young, Reporter • August 25, 2017

With Marshall’s Campus Activity Board rebranding their look, the student driven organization is kicking off the academic school year by hosting their series of movie nights starting Aug. 31. Raul...

Marshall sees rise in freshmen retention rates with Week of Welcome

Sebastian Morris, Reporter • August 25, 2017

Marshall University’s Week of Welcome is a campus wide initiative that orients freshmen with the campus community and has correlated with a rise in freshmen retention rates since it began in 2010. Dr....

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 nation, students and school officials at Marshall...

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, an applied physics major, said that he and some faculty...