The Parthenon

Marshall Joins the Sun Belt, C-USA Dwindles

Tyler Kennett, Sports Editor • November 4, 2021

As Marshall defeated the FIU Panthers by a whopping 38 points, Herd fans were traveling down the streets to Hoops Family Field at Veterans Memorial Soccer...

Students Invited to Relieve Stress Through Pumpkin Smash Event

Katlyn Worstell, Reporter • November 2, 2021

Students relieved their frustrations this week by writing stressors on a pumpkin and smashing it with a mallet on Marshall University’s lawn for...

Technology is Taking Over, and Cabell County Public Library is Following Suit

Alaina Laster, Reporter • November 2, 2021

The age of the internet has made many changes to Cabell Library, most recently its magazine section. “We have thousands of magazines, and...

Play of the Game: Squirrel Goes the Distance

Xena Bunton, Executive Editor • November 2, 2021

Half-way through the second quarter, the crowd at the FIU-Marshall game were on their feet when a squirrel ran 65-yards to cross the goal line near the...

Students Protest Brad Smith During Presidential Acceptance Speech

Conner Woodruff, Reporter • October 29, 2021

A small group of protestors held a demonstration against the selection of Brad D. Smith as Marshall’s 38th president. The protest, organized by...

Brad D. Smith Announced as New University President

Tyler Spence, Managing Editor • October 27, 2021

Brad D. Smith, former CEO and current board member of software company Intuit, has been chosen as Marshall University’s new president, succeeding the...

Marshall to Partner With Cabell-Huntington to Distribute COVID-19 Booster

Carter Truman, Reporter • October 27, 2021

Marshall University is partnering with Cabell-Huntington Health Department to administer Covid vaccine boosters on campus. Marshall announced in an...

Marshall University Faculty Members Host Recital

Katlyn Worstell, Reporter • October 27, 2021

Marshall University’s faculty members were brought together to play a recital using the music of Alessandro Scarlatti, Robert Schumann, Gary Schocker,...

MU Paws Therapy Dogs Available to Students on Campus

Leah Scott, Reporter • October 27, 2021

MU Paws (Providing Awareness Wellness & Support) are therapy dogs that Marshall has had for a year and half. As the semester is down to its last...

Marshall Esports to host first home game against WVU and others

Christian Palmer, Reporter • October 26, 2021

Marshall esports will host its first major gaming event against WVU and other schools the weekend of Nov. 13. Esports is still new not only at...

Annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Week returns to Marshall

Alaina Laster, Reporter • October 26, 2021

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, also known as the iCenter, celebrated Women's Entrepreneurship Week in the Lewis College of...

Brad Smith: ‘My intent is not to bring controversy to Marshall’

Conner Woodruff, Reporter • October 26, 2021

Students were protesting Brad D. Smith’s Marshall University presidential candidacy last week, including a student senator with the Student Government...