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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

COLUMN: Everything says I shouldn’t be here

Brittany Hively, Online Editor February 4, 2020

Statistically, I should not be sitting in here, in this office working as a graduate assistant while pursuing a master’s degree while typing a column to be printed in the school paper.  Studies show...

A MOMENT WITH MEG: Celebrate grieving

Meg Keller, Social Media Editor February 4, 2020

This week’s submission: Sup Meg!  So, I've been feeling really down lately. I graduate this semester and that is exciting, but I keep thinking about after graduation and get sad because everything...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign stop at the State Historical Museum of Iowa, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa.

PROGRESSIVE PERSPECTIVE: Joe Rogan is on our side

Douglas Harding, Managing Editor January 28, 2020

As videos surfaced in recent weeks of Joe Rogan’s unofficial endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for president, shameless neoliberals and other confused Democrats, left-leaning voters, failed...

Signs posted on windows and doors at Syracuse University display anti-racism expressions, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Syracuse, N.Y. Students describe fear and anxiety as reports of racist graffiti and vandalism add up. For many, next week’s Thanksgiving break can’t come soon enough after day-after-day reports.

EDITORIAL: Campus no space for hate

January 28, 2020

A college campus is a space that thrives off of a vast, broad range of social, cultural and political opinions encouraging passionate, intellectual and constant debate; however, we must make ourselves...

COLUMN: In wake of Auschwitz anniversary, spread love not hate

Amanda Larch, Executive Editor January 28, 2020

Let’s talk about the hate graffiti found on campus last week. It’s not going to be an easy conversation, and I wish it wasn’t one we have to have in the first place. But it is necessary, nonetheless.  The...

Parthe-Pet: Bitty

Parthe-Pet: Bitty

January 21, 2020

Bitty is a loving but creepy cat who spends her time sleeping or biting her owner’s toes under the blanket. She loves to be in the same room as you as long as you don’t touch her. She has a habit of...

Meg Keller

A MOMENT WITH MEG: Opportunities for advice

Meg Keller, Social Media Manager January 21, 2020

Hi friends. This semester I will be circulating and sharing with you encouragement and guidance through The Parthenon’s Keller Consultation column. This column is meant to be utilized as an opportunity...

Amanda, as a journalist and avid consumer of the arts, believes STEM holds a higher importance than arts, though they should be equal.

GINGER’S GUIDE TO: Importance of the arts

Amanda Larch, Executive Editor January 21, 2020

I’m a journalism student, so I tend to be more interested in the arts than the sciences. Though, after taking my required biology credit last year, I finished the class with a greater appreciation for...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial during the 9th Annual Wreath Laying and Day of Reflection and Reconciliation, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020.

EDITORIAL: Fulfilling MLK Jr.’s legacy

January 21, 2020

Too often we hear about and read about politicians and other public figures virtue signaling and appropriating the words of Martin Luther King Jr. while only moderately or incompletely attempting to understand...

See ya later, alligator: Farewell from Sydney Shelton

See ya later, alligator: Farewell from Sydney Shelton

Sydney Shelton, Sports Editor December 3, 2019

When you are a little kid, you think about graduating from college and getting a big girl (or boy) job. You really have no idea how quickly it comes. In just a few days, I will zip up my gown, put on my...

Parthe-Pet: Gimli

Parthe-Pet: Gimli

December 3, 2019

This is Gimli. He is an English mastiff who weighs 230 lbs. He might look like a horse, but he’s a huge cuddle buddy who loves to do nothing but laze around all day. Here he is pictured next to his friend...

On to the next chapter: Farewell from Hanna Pennington

On to the next chapter: Farewell from Hanna Pennington

Hanna Pennington, Executive Editor December 3, 2019

In high school, I couldn’t wait to be in college. During my freshman year at Marshall University, I already couldn’t wait to graduate. Now, as I write this farewell letter the day before my final print...

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