The Parthenon

Community Members and Faculty Join in Suicide Prevention Panel

Lucy Bell, Student Reporter • September 8, 2022

With a 37% uptick in suicide rates from 2019 to 2020, communities like Huntington need 500 plus social workers and therapists according to a Marshall University...

Parent-teacher organizations aren’t only for the kids

Tracee M. Herbaugh, Associated Press • September 8, 2022

They're known at school as the group of parents who orchestrate everything from Halloween parties to book fairs, but a parent-teacher organization isn’t...

Special Collections Tour Held at Morrow Library

Destiney Dingess, Reporter • September 6, 2022

With the lack of students using library materials for research, Marshall University history professors arrange an open house to introduce and welcome their...

Self-Defense Seminar Promotes Women’s Safety

Morgan Pemberton, Reporter • September 6, 2022

One in four college women will be a victim of an assault and a recent Marshall University seminar sought to help women fight back. “Women’s safety...

Marshall Partners on Several Projects as Part of Federal Award

Evan Green, Managing Editor • September 6, 2022

Some $63 million in federal Economic Development Authority (EDA) has been announced to go to West Virginia as a part of the Build Back Better Regional...

New Scholarship for First-Year Med School Students

Destiney Dingess, Reporter • September 6, 2022

Dr. Mary E. Smyrnioudis, a 2009 graduate from The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine established the Dr. George Gevas Memorial Scholarship this year in...

Out of the Darkness Walk to Raise Suicide Awareness

Evan Green, Managing Editor • September 6, 2022

The Huntington “Out of the Darkness” is set to take place on Oct. 9, 2022 at Ritter Park; and aims to combat the stigma around mental health and suicide...

Marshall Professor Debuts TV Pilot

Destiney Dingess, Reporter • September 6, 2022

An emotional crowd gathered around to watch the pilot episode of “Her Hope Haven,” a new series that tells the story of women in recovery late Thursday...

States’ plans to make school safer reflect political divides

Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press • September 6, 2022

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students...

Millions of Federal Funding Announced for MU and State Projects

Evan Green, Managing Editor • September 3, 2022

$63 million in federal Economic Development Authority (EDA) has been announced to go to West Virginia as a part of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge....

Getting to Know Black Huntington — HLC Quality Initiative Kickoff

Taylor Isaac, Reporter • September 1, 2022

How Black history is intrinsic to the city of Huntington’s story was the discussion of the inaugural lecture for the Marshall University’s Higher Learning...

Joseph Uscinski Begins Amicus Curiae Lectures on Conspiracy Theories

Isabella Robinson, Lead Reporter • September 1, 2022

Personalities, predispositions and group identities greatly determine how receptive a person is to believing conspiracy theories, a University of Miami...