Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Column: Common Misconceptions

Ngo Vu Uyen Khue, Vietnamese Marshall Student February 20, 2017

My home country is Vietnam, which is a Southeast Asian country. Our mother tongue is Vietnamese, but we have to study English when we are young so most Vietnamese can speak English. Vietnamese are very...

Column: ACA repeal could have negative societal, educational impacts

Bradley McCoy, Junior Marshall Student February 20, 2017

As a psychology major at Marshall University in West Virginia, my career path will be directly affected by the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. There is a current mental health initiative focused on...

Editorial: W.Va. should support transgender community

Editorial: W.Va. should support transgender community

February 16, 2017

Recently, Marshall University’s Intercultural Office sponsored a Transgender Clothing Drive that started Feb. 6 and lasts until Feb. 24. The editorial staff of The Parthenon were entirely thrilled...

Editorial Cartoon: Welcome to the dark side

Susie Washington, Editorial Cartoonist February 16, 2017

Column: The president’s bad week

Jared Casto, Managing Editor February 16, 2017

If you haven’t heard, President Donald Trump has had a bad week. It began with a Washington Post story from last Thursday which said national security adviser Michael Flynn had discussed sanctions —...

XOXO, Michael Brown

Michael Brown, Online Editor February 16, 2017

The readers submitted some questions about life, love and everything in between. I answered them as honest as I knew possible. I’m here to keep it real with you when no one else is and to answer with...

Editorial: W.Va. should welcome, not drive away, politicians trying to help our state

February 13, 2017

A Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., town hall scheduled for Monday at the Welch National Guard armory in McDowell County was unexpectedly cancelled Friday, with no immediate explanation. The event was to be...

Column: Public broadcasting ‘bright lantern’ in ‘dark mine’ of W.Va.

Nathan Thomas, WMUL Music Director February 13, 2017

Spending my summer 2016 interning for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and its seminal live music program, Mountain Stage, with Larry Groce provided me with my most beneficial educational experience....

Column: The value of undergraduate discovery

Jerome Gilbert, University President February 13, 2017

Last year as a first-year president at Marshall, I had the privilege of being at the state capital in Charleston to observe undergraduate research day. The level of research sophistication was quite impressive....

Editorial: Higher education, public broadcasting valuable for state

February 9, 2017

As part of Gov. Jim Justice’s “Save Our State” budget plan, Marshall University’s state appropriations will be reduced by 4.4. percent, which could result in a loss of as much as $2.8 million in...

Column: Don’t succumb to political fatigue

Jared Casto, Managing Editor February 9, 2017

Only three weeks into the presidency of Donald Trump, the general public are feeling oversaturated with political news. As a result, Americans are experiencing a decline in productivity in the face of...

Editorial Cartoon: Silencing Sen. Warren

Editorial Cartoon: Silencing Sen. Warren

Susie Washington, Editorial Cartoonist February 9, 2017

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