While a love of reading might now be dubbed as a byproduct of belonging to what social psychologists like Johnathon Haidt call “the anxious generation,” I’d argue that for Gen Z, reading is more...

If you had to walk a mile on broken glass, would you wish the same for someone else? Think about one of the most important people in your life. Think about their face. Their smile. The way they hold...

I could say a lot of things about President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was recently passed by the House of Representatives. It is over one thousand pages long, would add over $2 trillion...

Growing up, I remember being told by my best friend after I came out that I was “one of the good ones.” Even though I didn’t think of it at the time at the age of 12, I realized that prejudice is...

After three years of journalism school, I can confidently say I’ve learned a lot, but there’s one concept that sticks out to me: telling both sides of the story.  Telling both sides of a story...

I joined The Parthenon because someone said I should try writing for the paper. I didn’t think it would stick. I was quiet, unsure of my voice, more comfortable editing than being seen, but I wrote a...

Growing up as a fan of comedy movies, standup and live shows like Saturday Night Live, I always felt that it was important that we had these outlets that poked fun at the seriousness of the world, as it...

Marshall University is home to 12,318 students. Of these 12,318, 9,133 are white, 578 are Black, 457 are two or more races, 317 are Hispanic, 174 are Asian, 38 are American Indian or Alaska Native,...

In Marshall’s 2025 Student Government Association election, the candidates for student body president and vice president ran unopposed, but they came close to having an unlikely opponent: me. On Wednesday,...

Last weekend, I had the honor to see one of my favorite bands of all time in Columbus. The concert itself was fantastic, as expected, but I couldn't help but feel like I had been robbed, and Deftones were...

Back in mid-February, my day had started like any other. I woke up, walked over to Smith Hall and walked into the Dead Podcaster’s Society clubroom. What made that day different was a box on one of the...

Ben Stiller’s work-life balance thriller not only shocked me on first watch, but left me wondering what has gone wrong with modern-day television. It is very rare a television show born out of the...