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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Supporters cheer as presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' delivers a speech during the "A Future to Believe In" rally on Tuesday, April 26 at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, W.Va. The assembly attracted more than 6,000 supporters.

Editorial: Independent voters not invited to primary party

Editorial April 27, 2016

Voters of the Republican, Democrat and Independent parties will rush to the polls in West Virginia starting today. Early voting in the state will allow voters to cast their ballots until May 7 no matter...

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders delivers a speech during the "A Future to Believe In" campaign rally on Tuesday, April 26 at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, W.Va. The assembly attracted more than 6,000 supporters.

Editorial: Sanders starts political revolution in Huntington

Editorial April 27, 2016

Senator Bernie Sanders visited Huntington, West Virginia Tuesday in the Big Sandy Superstore Arena and spoke of political revolutions in front of a crowd of 6,000 people. Six-thousand people; a proverbial...

XOXO, Michael Brown

Michael Brown, Assignment Editor April 27, 2016

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...

West Virginia has room to improve in higher education

Editorial April 25, 2016

Higher education has been one of the main targets for state budget cuts in West Virginia for many years. This year is no exception. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has proposed hypothetical cuts, according...

Don Blankenship plaque in the Lewis College of Business Hall of Fame. The plaques recognize outstanding achievement in business, dedication to public service and commitment to moral values.

Blankenship honor is MU’s Paterno statue

Heath Harrison, Contributor April 20, 2016

Last week, I made a return visit to the Marshall University for the first time in several years. Returning to campus brought many nostalgic feelings. However, those were quickly replaced with bewilderment...

Harriet Tubman to rightfully replace Jackson on $20

Editorial April 20, 2016

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced Wednesday Harriet Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, marking a historic moment for equal representation of race and gender in American currency....

Cannabis industry could move West Virginia ahead of the country

Editorial April 19, 2016

There is much to be said about the mountain state, though if we look for West Virginia in national headlines, more bad than good comes to light. Sure the state has its share of problems, but most of them...

XOXO, Michael Brown

Michael Brown, Assignment Editor April 19, 2016

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: Trust in the media continues to diminish

Editorial April 18, 2016

According to a study done by the American Press Institiute, only 6 percent of people say they have a great amount of trust in the media anymore. This is about the same amount of confidence the public has...

Slut Walks are just the beginning to societal change

Editorial April 13, 2016

Slut: a word that has garnered a strong negative connotation and public uproar following 2011 when a Toronto police officer suggested to York University students to avoid rape, “women should avoid dressing...

Editorial: Big networks could be the downfall of journalism

Editorial April 12, 2016

Does the average American really know where their news comes from? What’s to say that the icy sting of corporate greed or agendas hasn’t already corrupted your favorite news networks? Should citizens...

Smoking continues on campus despite Tobacco Ban

Editorial April 11, 2016

April weather means warmer temperatures and a greener campus, which makes the walk to class a little more tolerable. However, it is impossible to focus on Marshall University’s “tobacco free campus”...

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