The Parthenon

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 day, and I have to wonder how I will ever have...

EDITORIAL: A ‘fake news’ warning misses the point of its central message

April 2, 2018

Since the 2016 election, the term “fake news” has become daily terminology in referring to unfair, biased and inaccurate reporting. However, it has also been used by President Donald Trump and many...

EDITORIAL: Huntington: Let’s all be in this together

March 29, 2018

It is unfortunately not uncommon to hear Marshall University students complain about Huntington being a stagnant, boring city. So many students on campus are quick to say that there is nothing to do, nowhere...

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, shuffling through my identification, bank statements...

EDITORIAL: Beware the ides of marching

March 26, 2018

Fredrick Douglass once said, “I prayed for freedom for 20 years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.” Legislators and citizens in the United States are quick to offer “thoughts and...

Davis, Parker actions are a step back for equality

Sadie Helmick, Life! Editor • March 15, 2018

“Hey!!! So not only are you attractive, but I see you go to MU too. I’m running for MU Student Body VP rn and I’d love it if you’d go vote for me.” This was sent to many male students on dating...

March 13, 2017 Cartoon by Seth Payne

March 12, 2018

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

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?

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...