Skip to Main Content
Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Drinko Library stands as a student hub for learning outside of the classroom, September 12, 2016.

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...

Students lining up to Steak and Shake’s food truck window to order a quick lunch in between classes.

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

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...

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 was practically shut down. Vendors selling...

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, Michelle Davis interrupted a counter protest to place...

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 to the Mountain State. Marshall University...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Parthenon
$1000
$1000
Contributed
Our Goal