The Parthenon

Advertising major bids farewell to England

Cheyenne Debolt, Reporter • January 29, 2016

A Marshall student spent three months last semester studying at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England. Shannon Lester, an advertising major at Marshall University, finished her capstone in her...

UKirk speaker gives medical perspective of crucifixion

Nancy Peyton, Reporter • January 28, 2016

UKirk students heard from Marshall University alumnus Tuesday about what the crucifixion of Jesus was like from a medical standpoint. Adam Franks is a graduate from the School of Medicine at Marshall...

Journalism professor named History Hero

Cheyenne Debolt, Reporter • January 28, 2016

Burnis Morris, Marshall University’s Carter G. Woodson Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications, will be honored Friday at West Virginia History Day in Charleston as a 2016 History Hero. Morris...

APO combines recruitment and service project

Lydia Waybright, Reporter • January 28, 2016

Alpha Phi Omega, Marshall University’s community service-based fraternity, is combining recruitment and a service project this week in the Memorial Student Center lobby. “We’re doing recruitment...

Jessica Kirson to perform comedy show

Son Nguyen, Reporter • January 28, 2016

Comedian Jessica Kirson will perform for Marshall students as part of the Campus Activities Board’s “Women of Comedy” series. On her personal website, Kirson describes her comedy style as “unique.”...

CAB’s “Build a Button” event continues today

Sage Shavers, Reporter • January 27, 2016

The Marshall University Campus Activities Board had a “Build a Button” event Tuesday and the series will conclude today. The board will have a table set up in the Memorial Student Center from 11...

MUSOM student accepted into urology residency position

Logan Parkulo, Reporter • January 27, 2016

Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine student, Chad B. Crigger will enter a urology residency in July 2017 at West Virginia University. Crigger is a fourth-year student at Marshall School of Medicine and...

Nichols nominee for WV Professor of the Year

Elayna Conard, Reporter • January 27, 2016

Most students only appreciate a professor’s course long after the semester is over. However, this is not the case for students of Professor Nichols. Nichols’ nomination for West Virginia Professor...

Deadline approaching for SAS submissions

Rebecca Turnbull, Reporter • January 27, 2016

The deadline is approaching for submissions to the 51st annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society this spring in Huntington. All proposal submissions are due to the Southern Anthropological...

New measurement system for recycling in residence halls

Lydia Waybright, Reporter • January 27, 2016

Marshall University’s Sustainability Department is encouraging students to “Be Marshall Green.” A new recycling process in the residence halls intends to push that initiative. “They just put...

Swan Lake makes Keith Albee debut

Leah Cook, Reporter • January 27, 2016

The Marshall Artists Series hosted the iconic ballet Swan Lake Tuesday night, bringing a piece of Russian folklore and German legend to life for Marshall students and community members. This full-scale...

SGA elects historian, swears in new senators

Jared Casto, Reporter • January 27, 2016

Marshall University’s Student Government Association elected a historian and swore in new senators during its Tuesday meeting. Historian nominations were closed with three senators vying for the position....