Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

A NEW VIEW: Journalists are not vultures

Nancy Peyton, contributor October 20, 2015

  In class today, we read an article asking whether or not journalists should be compared to vultures. The main issue discussed in the article was the fact that journalists were tweeting to...

People of color in film are not bad for society

Editorial October 20, 2015

Star Wars has been a cultural phenomenon since the first film, “Star Wars” (later changed to “Episode IV: A New Hope), hit theaters in 1977. Whether audiences are drawn in by the expansive sci-fi...

Addressing white privilege… AGAIN.

Jocelyn Gibson, Executive Editor October 15, 2015

  Let me begin by saying white privilege most certainly exists. There are other types of privilege and discrimination that people encounter, which has no bearing on the existence of white privilege. If...

Students, faculty should be engaged in university presidential search

Editorial October 15, 2015

As the university narrows down the candidates for a new president (may Stephen J. Kopp rest in peace), it is important for students to be informed about each of the candidates and what they would bring...

It’s not a hoverboard, it’s not a skateboard

Editorial October 13, 2015

What are the two-wheeled contraptions people are riding to class now? It’s not a skateboard and it’s not a scooter. Some call it a hover board; but what exactly are they and where did they come from? The...

Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, looks on as Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, speaks during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

#DemDebate turned Sanders v. Clinton

Editorial October 13, 2015

Democratic candidates faced off Tuesday night for the first democratic debate of the season. We’ve heard from the Republican candidates and now the democrats have had their chance to address the nation. Observant...

A New View

Nancy Peyton, contributor October 12, 2015

Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post correspondent in Iran, recently received a guilty plea for “espionage” from a Revolutionary Court in Iran. Freedom of the press is a right many Americans hold dear....

We were completely misinformed about Columbus as children

Editorial October 12, 2015

Parents should be mad if their children are taught about Christopher Columbus in a similar fashion to the way they were taught. Visions of happy Native Americans dancing with explorers around fires, sharing...

A New View

Nancy Peyton, contributor October 5, 2015

The University of Louisville men’s basketball team is in the middle of a huge sex scandal. Allegations are being reported in a book written by 1 of the women allegedly hired to give sexual favors...

Illegitimi Non Carborundum

Shalee Rogney, Life! Editor October 5, 2015

In high school college is viewed as this new, exciting place where you’ll have unlimited freedom to explore yourself and your options. Most high school graduates have some insight on what they want to...

We aren’t screwed up, but we could be better

Jocelyn Gibson, Executive Editor September 30, 2015

We probably don’t think about it much on a day-to-day basis, but the way we were socialized as children may have had a negative impact on our ability to assert ourselves and understand issues of consent. Raise...

Editorial

Jocelyn Gibson, Executive Editor September 29, 2015

Groups around the nation gathered Tuesday to show support for Planned Parenthood by participating in #PinkOut Day. The nationwide event garnered more than 5,000 online RSVPs for the 249 events taking...

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