The Parthenon

HERD UPSET No. 8 NOTRE DAME

Chayce Matheny, Sports Editor • September 10, 2022

Marshall stunningly upset No. 8 Notre Dame by a 26-21 score Saturday evening on Sept. 10. Marshall had a 9-7 lead at halftime and, despite Notre Dame going ahead 15-12 early in the fourth quarter, led...

Local Organizations Blanket Cabell County with Naloxone: Meeting People Where They Are

Sequoia Ware, Staff Reporter • September 8, 2022

Local businesses, churches and non-profit organizations distributed Narcan throughout Cabell County during the Sept. 8 Save-A-Life Day event, also known as Free Naloxone Day. St. Peter’s Episcopal Community...

Suicide Prevention Trainings Held on Campus

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter • September 8, 2022

Marshall University’s Student Government Association organized a series of QPR suicide prevention trainings this week, from Sept. 5 to Sept. 9. QPR, which stands for “Question, Persuade and Refer,”...

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 professor of social work during a seminar...

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 just for the kids. Parents join a PTO for all...

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 new graduate students to the special collections...

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 is certainly a priority within the society and...

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 Challenge. This includes a direct investment to Marshall...

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 honor of her grandfather who was an obstetrician-gynecologist...

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 in the Huntington area. The event is sponsored...

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 night on Sep. 1. A story about women...

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 would be kept safe. Months later, as students...