The Parthenon

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 announcement came Thursday afternoon in a press...

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 Youth Groups is an international youth mentoring program...

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 on creating a safe space for the gay, lesbian,...

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, parliamentarian, Kaitlyn McClure, treasurer, and...

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. She will be discussing her award winning...

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 are familiar with puppies on campus, a result...

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 a press release from Manchin, this piece of legislation...

‘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 was the first of three training days in which...

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, an event aimed to promote solidarity and combat...

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 Gue, fight his battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “Working...

Downtown Huntington welcomes new restaurant

Alexis Leach, Reporter • January 20, 2017

Downtown Huntington welcomed its newest member Friday with the grand opening of a new restaurant, Charlie Graingers. Charlie Graingers is known for their hot dogs, brisket and barbeque. Its flagship...

Carter G. Woodson Lyceum established

Jacob Griffith, Sports Editor • January 20, 2017

In conjunction with the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications and the John Deaver Drinko Academy, Marshall University announced the formation of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson...