The Parthenon

Bipartisan discussion set for Drinko Library Tuesday

Sebastian Morris, Reporter • October 10, 2016

Drinko Library will host a bipartisan discussion on political topics and history Tuesday. Jacqueline DiOrio, archivist and records librarian at Morrow Library, is one of the event organizers. “The...

Clinton, Trump meet for personal town hall debate

Tom Jenkins, Reporter • October 10, 2016

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump met again during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis Sunday. This debate was set in a town hall format. There...

Faculty Senate asks for student involvement at meetings

Brooke Estep, Reporter • October 10, 2016

Members of Marshall University’s Faculty Senate expressed a desire for students to participate in their meetings. The senate, composed of representatives from all of Marshall University’s colleges...

Indigenous People’s Day celebrated on MSC plaza

Monica Zalaznik, Reporter • October 10, 2016

The second Monday of October is traditionally known as Columbus Day, but the Native American Student Organization wanted to show an alternative celebration that everyone could enjoy Monday. “One...

UWRC kicks off campaign

Olivia Zarilla, Reporter • October 10, 2016

Members of United Way of the River Cities will begin their campaign kickoff Oct. 17 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, where students in Marshall University’s School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy will...

Makers demonstrate new ideas, skills at RCBI Makes Festival

Nancy Peyton, News Editor • October 9, 2016

The third annual Robert C. Byrd Institute Makes Festival took place on the Marshall University Memorial Student Center Plaza Oct. 7. The Makes Festival is designed to provide makers the opportunity...

INTO Center celebrates with traditional dance

Monica Zalaznik, Reporter • October 9, 2016

The INTO center, in collaboration with the Indian Student Association, celebrated Navratri, or “Nine Nights,” on Friday. The festival is celebrated in Western India to honor the battle between the...

‘Tribute’ exhibit memorializes anniversary of Mexican students’ disappearance

Krislyn Holden, Reporter • October 6, 2016

The “Tribute to the Disappeared” exhibit opened at Marshall University’s Birke Art Gallery Wednesday with an opening reception. An art workshop and a presentation of the exhibit was also conducted...

Marshall to come together for ‘Unity Walk’ Tuesday

Kessyl Lim, Reporter • October 6, 2016

Marshall University’s fifth annual Unity Walk will seek to move the Marshall community towards an inclusive and unified society where people will come together to embrace and celebrate one another’s...

Annual Pumpkin Festival returns to Milton

Krislyn Holden, Reporter • October 6, 2016

The annual West Virginia Pumpkin Festival in Milton opens Oct. 6. The Pumpkin Festival has been planned every year since 1986, when Gus Douglass, commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture,...

World Council plans first program

Monica Zalaznik, Reporter • October 6, 2016

Marshall’s World Council gathered to discuss possible programs that will encourage students from all cultures to come together Thursday. The meeting began with a welcome from Associate Vice President...

‘Ask the Chiefs’ lunch addresses community concerns about police

Jordan Nelson, Reporter • October 6, 2016

Marshall University held an “Ask the Chiefs” luncheon Thursday in the Memorial Student Center, where Marshall students and members of the public could come out and enjoy lunch with police chiefs...