The Parthenon

Faculty Senate discusses state of university, new marketing campaign

Brooke Estep, Reporter • October 29, 2016

Newly created positions, budget issues and a new marketing plan were discussed at the second faculty senate meeting of the semester Thursday. Since the first meeting of the semester, President Jerome...

Pumpkin carving on the Plaza

Darius Booker, Reporter • October 27, 2016

The Marshall University Campus Activities Board and Housing and Residence Life sponsored Pumpkin Carving on the Plaza Thursday afternoon to raise the Halloween spirit amongst university students. Both...

‘On Arms and Eggs’ lecture explores WWII ‘egg mania’

Olivia Zarilla, Reporter • October 27, 2016

Students and faculty gathered Thursday to listen to the lecture “On Arms and Eggs: GI Egg Mania on the Battlefields of World War II,” presented by history professor Phillip Rutherford, Ph.D., in Drinko...

Tri-State comes together to fight opioid epidemic

Tom Jenkins, Reporter • October 27, 2016

In the past three months, Montgomery County, Kentucky, saw 12 overdoses in one day. Cincinnati, in the span of six days, had 174 overdoses, reported by The Washington Post. And here in Huntington there...

Etiquette dinner aids with professional skills

Kessyl Lim, Reporter • October 27, 2016

Nearly half a room of students who attended Wednesday's Etiquette Dinner learned they should put their name tags on the right side of their chest instead of the left. The Etiquette Dinner took place...

Firefighters contain Eighth Avenue apartment fire

Staff Reports • October 27, 2016

An apartment fire started above The Dragon Shop on Eighth Avenue on Thursday. The fire was started within the two-person apartment, which sustained water and smoke damage. The fire was contained...

Author, editor lectures on life abroad

Kessyl Lim, Reporter • October 26, 2016

Author and magazine editor Heather Hartley gave a lecture about studies, work and life abroad to students at Marshall University in Old Main Wednesday. Hartley is the Paris editor for “Tin House”...

SGA discusses student organization catering options

Kyle Camacho, Reporter • October 26, 2016

The Student Government Association discussed Sodexo catering and funding for organizations on campus during its weekly meeting Tuesday. A discussion was opened on the resolution senate floor regarding...

MUPD warns of ‘suspicious behavior’ in Sixth Avenue parking garage

Jordan Nelson, Reporter • October 26, 2016

The Marshall University Police Department wants to alert the Huntington community about a suspicious person that has been prowling the parking garage located on Sixth Avenue near the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse. A...

One hundred members inducted into Gamma Beta Phi

Darius Booker, Reporter • October 26, 2016

The Marshall University chapter of Gamma Beta Phi inducted 100 new members into the national honors society Monday in the Memorial Student Center. Gamma Beta Phi is a national honors and service society...

Shots not fired during 7-Eleven robbery

Jordan Nelson, Reporter • October 26, 2016

The Marshall University Police Department said there were no shots fired during the robbery that occurred early Tuesday morning at the 7-Eleven located on Fifth Avenue. Many members of the Marshall...

Workers World Party comes to Marshall

Tom Jenkins, Reporter • October 25, 2016

With the polarization that the U.S. election has brought, some Americans have begun to turn to third party candidates. Candidates like Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party member Jill Stein have been...