The Parthenon

Not Just Venues, Music Itself Impacted By the Pandemic

Tyler Spence, Executive Editor • February 8, 2022

2020 was a year filled with shuttered stages, canceled tours and awkward live stream performances, and the artists who made it all possible were left to salvage what they could of the largest...

WV Celebrates MU Day at the Capitol

Alaina Laster, Lead Reporter • February 8, 2022

The 2022 Marshall Day at the Capitol took place Feb. 8 when students and faculty gathered with legislators to show the programs and accomplishments of the university. “At the core of what...

Special Metals Strike Passes 100 Days

Evan Green, Features Editor • February 2, 2022

For over 100 days, workers at the Huntington branch of the Special Metals Corporation have been striking against several changes made by the company. The strike first began on October 1, 2021, when 450...

A Look at Marshall QB Prospects for 2022

Tyler Kennett, Sports Editor • February 2, 2022

Marshall’s signing day is coming up this week. With the recent transfer of Henry Colombi, a standout Florida prospect and former Texas Tech Quarterback, Marshall football head coach Charles Huff has...

Interview with Sandra Reed on School of Art and Design’s “Conceptions of Flight Exhibit”

Victoria Ware, Reporter • February 2, 2022

The “Conceptions of Flight Exhibit” showcases artwork from students that represents how they view the topic of “flight.” “The students who are showing their work… were all in a drawing...

Embracer Discusses Their Decision to End the Band

Victoria Ware, Reporter • February 2, 2022

After playing for more than 10 years, Charleston-based indie-alternative band Embracer chose The Loud—a local Huntington club—for its farewell show last weekend. Band members Jordan Bradley, Dylan...

Students To Receive COVID Relief This Spring

Trevor Smith, Reporter • February 2, 2022

Marshall University is giving students another round of Covid-19 relief payments soon due to the university having $3.2 million left from last spring's relief. Last year students received up to...

Marshall Libraries Launches New Book Club

Grace Hewitt, Reporter • February 2, 2022

Since COVID-19 began, people have been turning to clubs and activities to get them more involved. One such club is the new Book Club here at Marshall that is being created for the Spring Semester...

Where Can Marshall Take You?

Grace Hewitt, Reporter • February 2, 2022

A road is for one that travels and has countless experiences along the way that ultimately leads into newer ones. There’s always something ahead and something behind you. Preparing for life after...

Marshall Celebrates Lunar New Year

Megan Marie Gragg, Reporter • February 2, 2022

The Lunar New Year was celebrated on Monday, January 31 by students and faculty at Marshall University. "This is great for others to get to know other cultures with different backgrounds “said Graduate...

Impeachment Motion Fails Against SGA Pro-temp

Conner Woodruff, News Editor • February 1, 2022

Marshall’s Student Government Association (SGA) motioned to impeach the organization’s active Senate President Pro-Tempore, Cameron Donohue. The vote failed to reach a two-thirds majority, however,...

MU Students Hunger Strike for Voting Rights Act

Isabella Robinson, Lead Reporter • January 25, 2022

In early December, Marshall students joined university students from Arizona in a hunger strike to urge federal intervention and the passage of the Freedom to Vote Act to address the dangers of “dark...