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The Parthenon

Moffat Lecture to Explore Baseball Negro Leagues

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter April 10, 2023

An expert in the history of the Negro Leagues will present at the 2023 Charles Hill Moffat Lecture on April 11 at 6:30 p.m, hosted by the history department in the Shawkey Dining Room of the Memorial Student...

Final Amicus Curiae Highlights Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

Final Amicus Curiae Highlights Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter April 10, 2023

The shared principles between two Civil War-era men are grand, according to an author and Harvard professor who spoke on the lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.  Marshall’s Amicus Curiae...

Herd in Town Highlights Women and Pop Culture

Bex Law, Student Reporter April 6, 2023

 With so many Women’s History Month events on the schedule, the College of Liberal Arts scheduled their final event in April.   A panel of four female researchers  formed to discuss their research...

COLA Announces New Dean & Journalism Director

Matthew Schaffer, News Editor April 6, 2023

The vacant positions of dean of the College of Arts and Media and director of the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications have finally been filled, according to an announcement released...

Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle Critical Endangered by Baylee Grueser

First of Four Capstone Exhibits Tackle Modern Concerns 

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter April 5, 2023

Sexuality, history, mental health and animal conservation featured as themes in  the capstone exhibit hosted at the Marshall University Visual Arts Center on Tuesday, March 28. Four students took on...

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court on April 4 in New York

Former President Donald Trump Indicted on 34 Charges

Matthew Schaffer, News Editor April 5, 2023

Former President Donald Trump pled not guilty on Tuesday, April 4, after being indicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, becoming the first American president to be arrested on charges. The...

Pro-choice protesters gathered near the signs to protest their message and graphic imagery

Pro-Choice Students Protest Graphic Abortion Demonstration

Matthew Schaffer, News Editor April 5, 2023

CONTENT WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGERY BELOW Ideologies clashed and graphic images lined Buskirk Field as the national anti-abortion group, Created Equal, visited campus on Tuesday, April 4, and was met with...

Final Amicus Curiae to Examine American Historical Figures

Final Amicus Curiae to Examine American Historical Figures

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter April 3, 2023

The final Amicus Curiae lecture of the academic year will welcome an English and African American studies professor from Harvard University. The lecture, “GIANTS: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass...

Professor Emeritus Simon Perry Memorialized by Many

Professor Emeritus Simon Perry Memorialized by Many

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter April 3, 2023

Community members, family and friends gathered to honor Simon Perry, professor emeritus of Marshall’s political science department, on Friday, March 31. The ceremony was held at the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse. His...

Local Bridge Experiences Construction Delay

Local Bridge Experiences Construction Delay

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter April 3, 2023

The Robert C. Byrd Bridge in Huntington, West Virginia, will remain open to travelers after a scheduled construction-closure was delayed, the West Virginia Department of Transportation announced on Thursday,...

Bill Noe Flight School to Welcome Guest Speaker

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter April 3, 2023

Students and faculty at Marshall’s Bill Noe Flight School are set to welcome Executive Jet Management’s president as a guest speaker on Monday, April 3.  Brian Hirsch, Executive Jet Management...

A New Practice is Now Included in Marshall Health

Abigail Cutlip, Student Reporter April 3, 2023

Marshall Health has now been expanded to include a practice owned by a Marshall University alum in Mingo County, West Virginia. James W. Endicott, a primary care physician who graduated from the Marshall...

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