The Parthenon

SGA Introduces the Freedom to Vote Act

Connor Woodruff, Reporter • November 8, 2021

A bill in favor of making election day a national holiday is now being represented by Marshall’s student body on behalf of the Student Government Association. The Freedom to Vote Act, introduced...

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 Complex. The men’s soccer team, nationally...

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 the second annual Pumpkin Smash, hosted by Housing...

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 you can search them by audience or language, or...

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 student section. Marshall University students...

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 the Marshall Sustainability Club, was held at the...

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 outgoing Dr. Jerry Gilbert, the university’s board...

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 email that they would be providing booster shots from...

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, Moses Hogan, and Italian Cantoni composers free...

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 five weeks, stress has become heavier on students...

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 Marshall, but all around the world. Esports, or...

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 Business, which is believed to be the first school...