The Parthenon

MU Student Creates Book to Represent Trans Community

Lucy Bell, Photographer and Student Reporter • October 9, 2022

After joining a nonprofit initiative to expand narrative change in media within Appalachia, one Marshall student set out to use his artistic skills to provide more representation of transgender youth. Alex...

College football at 49? North Dakota Lineman Has Right Stuff

Dave Kolpack, Associated Press • October 6, 2022

WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota State College of Science suffered a heartbreaking loss in early September — foiled at the goal line as time expired in a jolt to their national championship...

WV Supreme Court OK’s Non-public School Scholarship Program

Leah Willingham, Associated Press • October 6, 2022

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program that incentivizes West Virginia families to pull their children out of K-12 public schools by offering them state-funded scholarships will be able to resume, after...

ATΩ Raises Money for Homeless

Taylor Isaac, Student Reporter • October 4, 2022

Days spent in the cold—hungry and without shelter—are the harsh reality for people affected by homelessness across Cabell County. Often these people do not know where their next meal will come from...

Alpha Sigma Phi Hosts “Pie a Sig” Event

Morgan Pemberton, Student Reporter • October 4, 2022

Alpha Sigma Phi’s “Pie a Sig” is back after Marshall returns to normal after two years. The event’s purpose was to raise money for the fraternity’s main philanthropy: Rape, Abuse, Incest...

Smith Announces Matt Tidd of WVU Will Be New CFO

THE PARTHENON • October 4, 2022

University President Brad D. Smith announced via email that Matt Tidd, who recently served as chief university budget officer at West Virginia University, will be Marshall’s new chief financial officer...

Marshall’s Cyber Defense Club Sets its Sights on the National Cyber League

Matthew Schaffer, Student Reporter • October 4, 2022

Cracking codes and unraveling knotty puzzles is what it will take to win the day when the cyber defense club heads to a national competition later this month. Ranked No. 20 out of 100 schools...

Unpaid Internships Face New Scrutiny as Barriers to Careers

Naomi Harris and Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press • October 4, 2022

The value of an internship is unmistakable. It teaches marketable skills, it builds professional networks, and it helps students test-drive careers. But the benefits are not available to all:...

King of Kings Chess Club is Here for All Students Tired of Being in a Stalemate

Matthew Schaffer, Student Reporter • October 4, 2022

King of Kings Chess Club offers all students a chance to bond and challenge themselves over games of chess regardless of skill or experience. This chess club is the latest iteration of the...

International Art Exhibition Hosts Marshall University Professors’ Collaborative Work

Lucy Bell, Photographer • October 4, 2022

When it comes to artistic mediums, painting and photography seem to reside at opposite ends of the spectrum, but two artists decided to meld the two areas in preparation for one of Europe’s largest art...

New Assistant English Professor Shares About Grief at Visiting Writers’ Series

Destiney Dingess, Student Reporter • October 1, 2022

The reading of poems about dealing with and getting through grief began the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers’ Series last night, Sept. 29, as an award-winning poet and new assistant professor of English...

“America’s Got Talent” winner Landau Murphy Gives back to Hometown

Lucy Bell, Photographer • September 30, 2022

The allure of fame and fortune can often keep one in the bright lights of Hollywood, but jazz singer and West Virginia native Landau Murphy remains loyal to his hometown in Logan County even after years...