EDITORIAL: Marshall entering a new era

December 4, 2018

Filed under OPINION

There is an energy in the Huntington region that is exciting and new, an energy that pulses through the city sidewalks, with the words of renewal and revitalization on the mind of everyone. This same energy exists inside of the Marshall campus.  In the past year, the university has had a host of exc...

Goodbye, Marshall. From Rick Farlow

Rick Farlow, Sports Editor

December 4, 2018

Filed under COLUMN, OPINION

One of the first things I did when I came to Marshall as a freshman in 2014 was walk into the Parthenon newsroom and inquire about a position with the student-produced newspaper.  Armed with a year-and-a-half of experience with my high school newspaper, I thought I’d be writing stories for pub...

Farewell from Executive Editor Sadie Helmick

Sadie Helmick, Executive Editor

December 4, 2018

Filed under COLUMN, OPINION

In 2012, I met a group of nursing students from Marshall in Tegucigalpa, Honduras during my first trip to Honduras, a place that changed the course of my life After meeting familiar faces in a strange place that I came to love, I told myself that I would attend Marshall as a nursing student so I could...

LET ME BE FRANK: One Last Time

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor

December 4, 2018

Filed under COLUMN, OPINION

As my undergraduate career at Marshall University comes to a close, I pause to reflect on the few years I've spent as a student here. The experiences I've had, the relationships I've formed and the lessons I've learned have all worked to shape me into the person I am today.  Almost two years ago, I started out as a reporter...

EDITORIAL: ‘Rock-Throwers’ and toddlers–the complex situation at the border

November 27, 2018

Filed under OPINION

The situation at the border is one of the most tragic, unsettling, confusing and difficult challenges our country has faced in a long time. We have heard of the immigrant caravan, comprised of around 5,000 migrants fleeing poverty and in search of better lives in the United States. Passions escalated...

My Melanin is NOT your makeup

Lillie Bodie, Reporter

November 27, 2018

Filed under COLUMN, OPINION

The Kardashian phenomenon in the rise of the social media hits the peak of white civilization wanting to inject their bodies and darken their skin. In the grand scheme these characterizations assemble the natural elements of an African-American woman. Though these women may want to appear as an African-American,...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Food

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor

November 27, 2018

Filed under COLUMN, OPINION

This past weekend I took a trip to Nashville with friends, where searching out good food was a priority. I have found that some of the best moments, the best conversations with the greatest laughs and the most meaningful tears occur at a table, with the clinking of plates and the sipping of drinks.  ...

COLUMN: Support the Soldiers; End the Wars

Douglas Harding, Reporter

November 14, 2018

Filed under COLUMN, OPINION

This Veterans Day, I think it is important we remember the horrific reality that 20 veterans commit suicide every day in the United States of America. Millions of Americans are being sent to fight in wars they do not believe in or even know about, only to return home to struggle to pay for housing, food...

EDITORIAL: Why we remember

November 13, 2018

Filed under OPINION

“In the middle of Huntington, West Virginia, there’s a river. Next to this river, there’s a steel mill. And next to the steel mill, there is a school. In the middle of the school, there is a fountain. Each year on the exact same day, at the exact same hour, the water to this fountain is turned...

Amendment 1 is a giant step back for West Virginia women

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist

November 13, 2018

Filed under COLUMN, OPINION

Since last week, we’ve had a midterm election and received the results. I was so excited to vote; I took my time to educate myself on who I was voting for, and maybe more importantly, on the amendments I could vote for. When I heard about the Amendment One on the West Virginia ballot this midterm,...

Veterans Day is about more than just parades

Amanda Larch, Copy Editor

November 12, 2018

Filed under COLUMN, OPINION

Every Veterans Day there are parades, a few tributes and dedications during football games, sales at every major department and furniture store and movie marathons on cable networks. We may be honoring some vets from our homes at these parades and games, but what about those who do not have homes? Or...

Hunter Barclay: We must learn to respect others who disagree with us

Hunter Barclay, Student Body President

November 6, 2018

Filed under OPINION

By the time that most students are reading this op-ed, our country will know the results of the 2018 Midterm Election. These results will undoubtedly evoke various emotions throughout not only our campus but also our country. Some people will celebrate. Some people will lament. Some people will feel...