The Parthenon

SGA promises change within alliance, throughout university

Jared Casto, Reporter • January 20, 2016

Marshall University’s Student Government Association’s first meeting of the spring semester Tuesday provided a promising outlook of change amongst the alliance and the campus they serve. SGA met...

Marshall Cafe to help local family

Logan Parkulo, Reporter • January 20, 2016

The Marshall Hall of Fame Café will be one of several drop-off locations for donations to the Thompson family, who lost everything in a recent house fire. A woman and two young children were killed in...

Students prepare for winter weather

Lydia Waybright, Reporter • January 20, 2016

The 2016 Spring Semester welcomed students back to campus with a first day below 20 degrees. Students walked to class from building to building while fighting the wind, snow and freezing air. After a...

Marshall observes MLK

Sage Shavers, Reporter • January 19, 2016

Marshall University’s Office of Intercultural Affairs and the Huntington-Cabell Branch of the NAACP hosted a student march and celebration ceremony Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Maurice...

VAC’s National Juried Exhibition features national artists

Jared Casto, Reporter • January 19, 2016

The 5th Annual National Juried Exhibition opened at the Marshall University Visual Arts Center Jan. 11, displaying the works of 30 local and national artists. The National Juried Exhibition allowed artists...

Tomblin hopes to preserve culture, introduces initiatives

Lexi Browning, Reporter • January 19, 2016

During his sixth and final State of the State address Wednesday, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin introduced a series of reforms regarding education, employment and methods to combat substance abuse for the...

President Obama continues to hope for change

Nancy Peyton, Reporter • January 19, 2016

President Barack Obama will bid goodbye to the oval office after this year, but he will leave behind a legacy of ideas, change and hope for the future of America. Obama shared his plans for America...

NRHH provides opportunity for on-campus students to get involved

Cheyenne DeBolt, Reporter • January 19, 2016

The National Residence Hall Honorary organization exists for the top one percent of the residence hall population on campus. Marshall’s chapter of NRHH began in 2014, dissolved the following semester...

A last day Q & A with Gary White

Rebecca Turnbull, Reporter • January 19, 2016

Interim President Gary White took time during his last day in office Friday, Jan. 15, to discuss his initial goals, his present beliefs, and his future outlook for Marshall University. White was appointed...

Huntington semifinalist for America’s Best Communities; next steps underway

Clara Maynard, Reporter • January 19, 2016

Plans are underway for the city of Huntington’s next steps in the America’s Best Communities competition after being announced as a top 15 semifinalist Wednesday, Jan. 13 at the Pullman Plaza Hotel. The...

Huntington named among “WV Amazing Cities for 2015”

Clara Maynard, Reporter • January 18, 2016

Huntington was named as a “WV Amazing City for 2015” by the consulting organization Amazing Cities at the WV Municipal League Mid-Winter Conference on Jan. 17-18. According to a press...

Chloe Hilliard keeps the crowd laughing at Thursday night’s show

Desmond Groves, reporter • December 4, 2015

Chloe Hilliard is a Brooklyn, New York-based comedian who brought her talents to Marshall. Hilliard is a journalist-turned-comedian who received her education from New York University. “I...