Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Matthew Schaffer

BeyondMU: Justice Delivers Final State of the State Address

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor January 19, 2024

West Virginia Governor and Senate-hopeful Jim Justice delivered his eighth and final State of the State address highlighting his legacy and proposals for...

Matthew Schaffer

BeyondMU: Man Charged After Shooting Three College Students of Palestinian Descent

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editors December 11, 2023

A man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting three college students of Palestinian descent on Saturday, Nov. 25, in Burlington, Vermont,...

Matthew Schaffer

BeyondMU: MIT Students Suspended for Pro-Palestine Protest

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor November 17, 2023

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology suspended several students on Thursday, Nov. 7, as Israel-Hamas war protests continue breaking out on campuses...

Matthew Schaffer

BeyondMU: Top Law Firms Threaten to End Recruitment Over Antisemitism

Matthew Schaffer, News Editor November 10, 2023

As the nation’s campuses continue to experience higher rates of antisemitism and Islamophobia since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas, top law...

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) during his announcement

Manchin Will Not Run For Re-Election

Sarah Davis, News Editor November 10, 2023

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced on Thursday, Nov. 9, that he will not run for re-election.  Manchin served for 13 years in the Senate....

Matthew Schaffer

BeyondMU: Biden Admin Combats Antisemitism on Campuses Nationwide

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor November 5, 2023

Jewish students at Cornell faced a barrage of threats that surfaced Sunday, Oct. 29, sparking an investigation by the university’s police and the departments...

Beyond MU: University Donors Pull Funding for Lack of Support for Israel

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor October 30, 2023

Harvard and University of Pennsylvania are facing backlash from prominent alumni—including some cutting millions in donations—due to dissatisfaction...

Palestinian supporters gather for a protest at Columbia University, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York.

Universities Become Hub for Israel-Palestine Protests Across U.S.

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor October 18, 2023

Following the attacks on Israeli soil by Hamas on Oct. 7, college students across the United States have put on demonstrations in support of both Israel...

Maddi Morgan, a Marshall senior, spoke in front of the Wyoming judiciary committee.

Marshall Student Advocates for Stricter Laws After Groomer Takes Advantage of Loophole

Evan Green, Executive Editor October 11, 2023

A Marshall senior, who was sexually groomed by her 31-year-old youth pastor when she was 12, recently testified to the Wyoming Judiciary Committee after...

This sign welcomed attendees to Court on Campus.

Supreme Court of Appeals Visits Campus

Tasha Esselstein, Student Reporter September 20, 2023

Providing students with a firsthand glimpse of the judicial process, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia came to campus last week to hear oral...

President Brad D. Smith originally announced his plan for debt-free graduation during his investiture last fall

Smith Sticks to Marshall For All Amid WVU Layoffs

Evan Green, Executive Editor August 30, 2023

As West Virginia University reels from proposed layoffs of 169 faculty members, Marshall’s president says his university will go in a different direction...

Smith, Gov. Justice and Baby Dog at the signing of Bill 117

West Virginia Government Grants $45 Million to Marshall Cybersecurity

Alaina Laster, Staff Reporter August 24, 2023

“The people of West Virginia, for the longest time, didn’t believe in themselves,” West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair said at the signing...

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