Marshall University's Student Newspaper

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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Victoria Ware

Racial Diversity on Campus is Essential and Should be Celebrated

Victoria Ware, Opinions & Culture Editor February 23, 2024

Racial diversity is a concept that provokes strong contention regarding its importance and value. As a biracial Black woman who frequently inhabits...

Wade Sullivan

Huntington is a Safe Haven for the LGBTQ+ Community

Wade Sullivan, Student Reporter January 26, 2024

Historically, queer people in West Virginia have had a hard time living their lives without facing discrimination. As someone who has grown up in Parkersburg,...

The poster for the upcoming play

REVIEW: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ Had Its Moments

Rafael Alfonso, Content Editor November 30, 2023

I’d hoped for more out of Marshall’s rendition of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” over Nov. 14-18. After studying the play for my...

Nikki Riniti pours a cup of ale for Jack Cirillo during The Book of Will.

REVIEW: ‘The Book of Will’ Celebrates the Legacy of William Shakespeare 

Victoria Ware, Opinion & Culture Editor October 13, 2023

The cast of “The Book of Will,” led by director Leah Turley, took a simple story and transformed it into a magnetic triumph of Shakespearean proportions....

The Burden of Gender Equity Movements is Not Only on Women: Reflection and Review of the 67th Commission on the Status of Women

Bex Law, Student Reporter March 22, 2023

More than 10,000 women gathered in New York City for the past two weeks to assist the United Nations in creating a framework for global governance for...

International Women’s Day Panel Hosts Healthy Discussion

Bex Law, Student Reporter March 22, 2023

More than 60 countries, which included Marshall students, faculty and staff, were represented in the International Women’s Day Panel, hosted by the Women’s...

EDITORIAL: Pedestrian Safety Month Has More to Do With Cars and Less to Do With Pedestrians

EDITORIAL: Pedestrian Safety Month Has More to Do With Cars and Less to Do With Pedestrians

The Parthenon October 19, 2022

Since the tragic death of a Marshall student crossing 3rd Avenue last fall, several measures have been taken to increase pedestrian safety around the...

EDITORIAL: Vote in Student Government Elections

March 29, 2022

A tragic fact about elections at Marshall University: homecoming elections consistently receive more votes than student government elections.   At...

EDITORIAL: Build the Baseball Stadium

March 22, 2022

Growing up, there was nothing quite like going to a Bluefield Orioles game at Bowen Field. For just a few dollars, my grandfather and I would go watch...

EDITORIAL – Politics prevail over justice – again.

February 16, 2021

For months before the 2020 election on Nov. 3, former President Trump set himself up in case of defeat. Mr. Trump spread misinformation all over Twitter...

A firefighter battles the Creek Fire as it threatens homes in the Cascadel Woods neighborhood of Madera County, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

EDITORIAL: The world is burning

November 3, 2020

The world is burning, and our leaders are failing—on every level—to extinguish the flames. As pointed out by literature teacher Ben See via Twitter:...

EDITORIAL: Supreme Court hypocrisy

EDITORIAL: Supreme Court hypocrisy

October 27, 2020

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito voted Monday to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s controversial nomination to the Supreme Court. Barrett’s nomination was...

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