The Parthenon

UN Reviews Tech Laws for More Equity

Bex Law, Student Reporter • March 8, 2023

There is currently no global governance on the use of, or access to, technology. Hoping to combat this perceived oversight and to advocate for global peacemaking and gender equity, the United Nations is...

Wellness Center Offers Advice for Drinking Over Spring Break

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter • March 7, 2023

“Safer Spring Break” will promote healthy ways for Marshall students to enjoy their spring break while still having fun. For those planning to consume alcohol over spring break, the Wellness Center...

Marshall University Hosts Allison Joseph for A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series

Abigail Cutlip, Student Reporter • March 7, 2023

Writer’s block isn’t real, according to a poet who, to celebrate Black History Month, gave a reading of some of her poetry works for the Marshall community. With writer’s block, you are only...

Visual Arts Center Could Receive New Community Art Supply Room

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter • March 7, 2023

A new community art supply room may be coming to the Visual Arts Center thanks to a recent proposal made by the Student Government Association. “It is unknown to the general population of Marshall...

Survey Points to Unequal Minority Healthcare

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter • March 6, 2023

Black and Latino communities in the mountain state are often underrepresented in healthcare, new data suggests. “We really see that in West Virginia where Black communities are almost seven times...

Visual Arts Center Could Receive New Community Art Supply Room

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter • March 6, 2023

A new community art supply room may be coming to the Visual Arts Center thanks to a recent proposal made by the Student Government Association. “It is unknown to the general population of Marshall...

Gilman Scholarship Allows Five Marshall Students to Travel Abroad

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter • March 6, 2023

The chance to study abroad has become easier for five Marshall University students who were awarded a $5,000 scholarship to put toward internship programs or studying abroad. Students Cynthia Collins,...

SGA Proposes New Crosswalk for Fifth Avenue

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter • March 5, 2023

The Student Government Association has proposed a new measure to install a new crosswalk for Fifth Avenue. “Many students must dodge two different alleyways to attend class at Corbly Hall,” interim...

Job Fair Returns

Bethany Jarrell, Student Reporter • March 4, 2023

More than 140 companies have been invited to next week’s Career and Educator Expos. The job fair will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 8, in the Memorial Student Center. Companies...

Latest Amicus Curiae Emphasizes the Importance of the Jury

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter • March 3, 2023

American jurors are created and not discovered, an author and professor suggests while speaking on the importance of the jury. “Jurors should wear robes just as judges wear robes,” Dr. Sonali Chakravarti...

Student Film Festival Returns to Marshall

Bex Law, Student Reporter • March 3, 2023

Ian Nolte, a Marshall English professor teaching film studies, said there will be 22 films screened at next week’s Student Film Festival. “We have a really strange and diverse lineup of film products,”...

Memorial Panel to be Held for AIDS/HIV Awareness

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter • March 3, 2023

A series of events for AIDS/HIV and Addiction awareness is set to be hosted on campus. During the week of Mar. 6-10, different events such as a memorial, a panel discussion, a resource fair and a...