Skip to Main Content
Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

EDITORIAL: Does the Student Government Association even matter?

EDITORIAL: Does the Student Government Association even matter?

March 12, 2018

The month of March is filled with clipboards and tabling, posters and social media posts, all consequences of ambitious students running for the role of president of Marshall University’s Student Government...

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 debate between teams Hunter Barclay and Hannah...

EDITORIAL: Could Ojeda be West Virginia’s next U.S. congressman?

March 8, 2018

West Virginia State Senator Richard Ojeda has only held public office for a little over a year, but in his short term has certainly made himself heard loud and clear. One of his major accomplishments during...

EDITORIAL: W.Va. swelled with pride as our heroines walked the red carpet

EDITORIAL: W.Va. swelled with pride as our heroines walked the red carpet

March 5, 2018

West Virginia held its breath as Maya Rudolph and Tiffany Haddish announced the Oscar for best documentary short subject on Sunday. The results of this award mattered for the mountain state because our...

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 often attacked by defining things like race, gender...

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 and choose what we would like to believe and to...

EDITORIAL: Modern America is George Washington’s worst nightmare

March 1, 2018

“But, if I may even flatter myself that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good; that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit, to warn against the...

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 and benefits. As I read the news and even heard...

Jan Rader walks towards a fire engine. Rader has worked since 1994 serving the public in a variety of ways.

EDITORIAL: Netflix’s ‘Heroin(e)’ should win an Oscar

February 26, 2018

The 90th annual Oscars awards show is certainly a momentous occasion, but it specifically marks a meaningful moment for West Virginians, with the state being represented on the national stage by director...

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 that history since Woodson, has become the Civil Rights...

EDITORIAL: Kids these days…

February 22, 2018

It was a week ago when students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were grieving the loss of their classmates and teachers after a gunman opened fire in the school building, killing 17 people. Survivors...

Francis Scott Off-Key

Francis Scott Off-Key

February 19, 2018

Load More Stories
Donate to The Parthenon
$400
$500
Contributed
Our Goal