The Parthenon

INTO gift-wrapping donations to go to MU Disaster Relief Fund

Olivia Zarilla, Reporter • December 13, 2016

Students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to have their Christmas gifts wrapped for them in exchange for a donation to the MU Disaster Relief Fund Wednesday. The event, which will take place...

University budget to be cut an additional two percent

Brooke Estep, Reporter • December 9, 2016

Marshall University’s budget will be cut an additional two percent, President Gilbert announced Thursday in the last faculty senate meeting of the semester. “It’s about $1.24 million,” Gilbert...

Campus Tea and Talk brings cultures together

Monica Zalaznik, Reporter • December 9, 2016

The Campus Tea and Talk: A Black and White Affair encouraged students to interact with other cultures and meet new people Thursday at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall. The event was organized by Marshall’s...

MUPD responding to reports of strong-armed robbery

Staff Reports • December 9, 2016

The Marshall University police department responded to reports of a strong-armed robbery on campus early Friday morning, the department confirmed through a spokesperson. According to police, the incident...

Ohio House approves six-week abortion ban

Tom Jenkins, Reporter • December 8, 2016

Ohio lawmakers have passed what is being called the “Heartbeat Bill.” The bill states that a woman cannot get an abortion in the state of Ohio after six weeks of being pregnant. This will be the...

Family honors late father with medical scholarship

Staff Reports • December 8, 2016

Dr. Sandy Echols Marshall, a graduate from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and a practicing dermatologist, with her husband Robert, have endowed a scholarship to the Marshall...

Free yoga workshop relieves stress before finals

Kessyl Lim, Reporter • December 8, 2016

Marshall University students learned ways to release stress during dead week at the free yoga workshop at the Memorial Student Center Wednesday as part of Stress Relief Week. Jennifer Brown, program...

Students gather for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show viewing

Alexis Leach, Reporter • December 8, 2016

Over 100 students gathered to watch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in the Memorial Student Center Monday night. The VS PINK Campus Team sponsored the event with the help of Marshall’s Campus...

Helping Huntington ‘Gro’: Fighting substance abuse with mindful gardening, yoga

Tom Jenkins, Reporter • December 5, 2016

Jeannie Harrison had big dreams for a girl from Nitro, West Virginia. The Marshall alumni dreamt of doing something big after she left West Virginia and she studied psychology and political science while...

World Council ‘Campus Tea and Talk’ set for Thursday

Staff Reports • December 5, 2016

Campus Tea and Talk: A Black and White Affair will take place Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Marshall University Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall. The motivation behind Campus Tea and Talk is to allow people...

‘Thank a Donor’ holiday cards available to students

Staff Reports • December 5, 2016

Students can stop by the Memorial Student Center Wednesday to fill out holiday cards for scholarship donors. Representatives from the Marshall University Foundation will be available from 10 a.m. to 3...

Performance brings holiday season to Keith-Albee Thurs.

Staff Reports • December 5, 2016

The Big Band Holidays performance with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis will be at the Keith-Albee Thursday at 7:30 p.m. for a celebration of “the most wonderful time of the year.” In...