The Parthenon

Marshall offers vaccine availability to all students 

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor • March 30, 2021

Marshall University has announced vaccine availability for students. The university is working with the TTA to help ensure all students have access to the vaccination clinics.   A route has been...

West Virginia House passes bill to ban transgender student-athletes

Isabella Robinson, News Editor • March 30, 2021

The West Virginia House of Delegates voted 78-20 to ban transgender middle and high school students from participating in school sports that match their gender identity on March 25. “It is hypocritical...

SGA election candidates lay out platforms in presidential debate

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor • March 30, 2021

The first and only debate between Student Government President and Vice President took place on March 29. The debate was live-streamed and broadcasted on WMUL radio and allowed the campaigns to lay out...

Holi celebrated on campus – despite changes

Madison Perdue, Reporter • March 30, 2021

Marshall University staff and students commemorated Holi, the South Asian celebration of spring, color and triumph over evil, on Monday with music, free cookies and tie-dye in the Memorial Student Center...

Mountain Mama’s Sustainable Climb

Xena Bunton, Feature Editor • March 30, 2021

Marshall University, located in Huntington, W.Va., have made notable sustainable decisions in the past two years — regarding plastic consumption and recycling in the Mountain State. As the third most...

University faculty host virtual panel on Media Bias

Madison Perdue, Reporter • March 29, 2021

To discuss the importance of understanding media bias and polarization in the digital age and its impact on our everyday lives, #OneMarshallU hosted a virtual panel led by Marshall University journalism...

Annual Art show kicks off Competition

Miranda Valles, Reporter • March 28, 2021

In light of Marshall University’s mission to create an inclusive environment where students can flourish, a new art competition has arisen that hopes to achieve just that. The Office of...

Jessica Kern Huff host panel on empowering Black women

Isabella Robinson, Editor • March 27, 2021

Jessica Kern Huff, CEO and CFO of Jessica Kern Foundation and wife of Marshall’s football coach, Charles Huff, held a virtual panel discussing mental health, personal narrative formation and the roles...

Following years of tradition, the School of Art and Design displays its 35th Annual Juried Exhibition.

Miranda Valles, Reporter • March 27, 2021

Each spring, students are asked to submit pieces of their art for a chance to be featured at the juried exhibition. A select few are chosen by both the faculty and the juror to be displayed. Jamie...

Recent weather pattern typical

Brittany Hively, Executive • March 23, 2021

From ice storms and flooding to snow in Texas, will 2021 be the year of extreme weather?   Kevin Law, West Virginia state climatologist, said most of the recent weather is typical for this time...

Asian American students express concerns on campus

Isabella Robinson, News Editor • March 23, 2021

Asian American students across Marshall’s campus share their unique experiences with racism and their changing perspectives about race relations in America following the series of mass shootings in Atlanta...

Marshall University’s Student Government plans to host community clean-up

Chloe Riffe, The Parthenon • March 23, 2021

Marshall University’s Student Government Association has organized its first community clean-up day of service, which will allow SGA and students at Marshall to give back to the community. “We...