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The Parthenon

Earth Day Extravaganza: Wall-E to show at Ritter Park

Miranda Valles, Reporter April 20, 2021

To celebrate Earth Day and kick off their spring programming, the Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation Department are planning to put on a free movie showing.  The GHPRD hosts and provides a variety...

Notable History Professor To Retire

Notable History Professor To Retire

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor April 20, 2021

Professor Daniel Holbrook is set to retire at the end of the spring 2021 semester. Holbrook has been at Marshall since 1997 and has long been a staple in the history department.   Over his time at...

Student gain real-life experience

Student gain real-life experience

Cassidy Waugh, Reporter April 20, 2021

Marshall University allows seniors, majoring in education, to earn pay substitute teaching after they pass their Teacher Performance Assessment. On days they are not called to be a substitute, they remain...

Over the years, Ona has been recognized around the country and by national media outlets for their innovative sound and, in the meantime, have become local legends in the process.

Ona talks new music, playing at Mountain Stage

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor April 13, 2021

With Mountain Stage set to be one of the first major concerts since the arrival of the pandemic last spring, the band Ona will be performing for the third time on Mountain Stage; however, this will be...

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and many medical professionals are encouraging constituents to receive their COVID-19 vaccination, many are still wary of the possible side effects.

Infectious diseases specialist explains vaccine benefits

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor April 13, 2021

 While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and many medical professionals are encouraging constituents to receive their COVID-19 vaccination, many are still wary of the possible side...

Herd SIGHT was a webinar hosted by LCOB featuring three speakers with varying vision impairments. The speakers all spoke about their vision, career difficulties and how they have worked past the issues.

Herd SIGHT brings awareness

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor April 13, 2021

 Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business (LCOB) is raising awareness of the needed employment accommodations for those with vision impairments.   Herd SIGHT was a webinar hosted by LCOB...

Stress Relief Week kicked off with the “Break Your Stress Away”

Stress Relief Week aims to bring zen to stressed

Isabella Robinson, News Editor April 13, 2021

Marshall University’s Stress Relief Week kicked off Monday with the “Break Your Stress Away” event on the lawn beside the freshman dorms from noon to 2 p.m.   Raul Moreno, a graduate assistant...

With the rising cost of higher education, the question is often asked, what happens with the money?  

University budget structure explained Part: 2

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor April 13, 2021

Editor’s note: This is the second piece in a two-part story. The first piece can be found on the Parthenon website.   With the rising cost of higher education, the question is often asked, what happens...

As of the 2010 Census, Crum’s population was 182. The town is only an hour from Huntington and sits on the border between the southern county line of Wayne and the northern line of Mingo County and on the West Virginia side of the Tug Fork, or Tug River, which divides the Mountain State with Kentucky.

Crum, WV- a town on borrowed time

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor April 13, 2021

CRUM, W.Va. — As of the 2010 Census, Crum’s population was 182. The town is only an hour from Huntington and sits on the border between the southern county line of Wayne and the northern line of Mingo...

Marshall’s Buskirk Hall honors student workers

Miranda Valles, Reporter April 6, 2021

Buskirk Hall kicks off a new event, ‘Buskirk Worker of the Week’, to highlight the efforts of student workers.  The hall residents are allowed to vote amongst the current resident advisors and...

Alabama Rep. Neil Rafferty speaks in support of transgender rights during a rally outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Beyond “she” and “he,” preferred pronouns offer safe space

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor April 6, 2021

With the increase surrounding equality awareness for the LGBTQ+ community, pronoun awareness has become pertinent.    “When we talk about pronouns, people are always very scared because it’s something...

Yale lawyer addresses immigration legal crisis

Isabella Robinson, News Editor April 6, 2021

Yale Law School graduate and West Virginia University Law School professor, Alison Peck, virtually addressed the lack of immigration legal services in the state to the Marshall Pre-Law club on Monday.   “In...

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