Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

LET ME BE FRANK: On Weddings

LET ME BE FRANK: On Weddings

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor April 16, 2018

Approaching this summer, I am hit with a startling reality: my weekends are booked up for the weddings of my friends. My refrigerator is covered in save-the-dates...

Becoming a mentor changed my life

Becoming a mentor changed my life

Heather Barker, Copy Editor April 12, 2018

I grew up with people encouraging me every step of the way and always supporting me in everything I do. I had multiple mentors in my life that I could...

Should Roseanne’s past be overlooked?

Tom Jenkins, Executive Editor April 9, 2018

After two weeks of watching the return of the ‘90s sitcom giant “Roseanne,” there are many thoughts on what this show means for Americans. Are the...

Franklin sits and relaxes in downtown Huntington with his friend and roommate Josh Hastings.

LET ME BE FRANK: On Timeout

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor April 2, 2018

When the calendar page flips to April, life feels like a sprint. It’s as if the earth turns just a bit faster. I have a to-do list that gets longer every...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Growing Up

LET ME BE FRANK: On Growing Up

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor March 26, 2018

I am writing this on my 21st birthday, a day that most consider one of the most significant age milestones. I spent the morning at the DMV, by myself,...

Talk just keeps getting cheaper

Benjamin O'Dell and Lydia Waybright March 12, 2018

It’s election season on Marshall’s campus, with the student government race for president and vice president taking place today and tomorrow. Yesterday’s...

Does sameness achieve equality?

Does sameness achieve equality?

Benjamin O'Dell, Contributor March 5, 2018

In the current cultural climate, there is a lot of discussion and discourse on equality or the lack thereof. Within these conversations, inequality is...

Finding facts in a world full of fiction

Finding facts in a world full of fiction

Lydia Waybright, Contributor March 1, 2018

We are living in what some have called a Post Truth society. In the age of alternative facts and fake news we, the public, have been given license to pick...

Social change before your eyes

Social change before your eyes

Ben O'Dell, Contributor February 26, 2018

This past Thursday, teachers and other school employees all around the state of West Virginia walked out and began a strike in response to inadequate pay...

History and activism are marked by young voices speaking out

Tom Jenkins, Executive Editor February 22, 2018

Wednesday the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden came to discuss Black History month and Carter G. Woodson’s contributions to Black History. Part of...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Education

LET ME BE FRANK: On Education

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor February 19, 2018

“It was the times when I was in class and the teacher taught me a lesson about life and my mind opened up, or the moments when I walked through the halls...

CHAPTER 1: Strings

June Richardson February 14, 2018

Blythe Anderson sat in the wooden chair, legs crossed, chin resting in hand. She gazed out the window of the small, stuffy coffee shop, watching the unending...

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