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The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

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...

Misogyny and homophobia are conformist ideas in hip-hop

Will Izzo, Copy Editor September 28, 2015

If you were to listen to classic West Coast Hip-Hop group N.W.A.’s song “I Ain’t The 1” you may get a pretty good understanding on the topic of masculinity and women in hip-hop. Lyricist and rapper...

A New View

Nancy Peyton, reporter September 28, 2015

Over the weekend, I saw an article posted to The Washington Post about a book titled “Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs.” The book itself is not what really got my attention, but rather...

Marshall football team’s performance through first three games of the season

Bradley Heltzel, Assistant Sports Editor September 24, 2015

The Marshall University football team’s 45-7 win against Norfolk State University Saturday marked the first quarter of the Herd’s 2015 season with the team having played three of its 12 total games. With...

Choice: Eradicating the stigma behind abortion through hashtags and social media solidarity

Editorial September 22, 2015

With the Republican push to defund Planned Parenthood, women have responded on social media. #ShoutYourAbortion, gives women a voice and a story to the procedure that so many on the right are staunchly...

Tracking Your Reproductive Health Just Got Easier

Amanda Gibson, contributor September 22, 2015

One of the newest iPhone features standard with the latest operating system, iOS 9, is the Reproductive Health feature in the Health app, where users can now track things like sexual activity and menstruation. Third...

A New View

Nancy Peyton September 21, 2015

Ahmed Mohamed is a 14-year-old boy who was arrested this past week after school officials thought a home-made clock he brought to school was a bomb. After the incident, many prominent figures reached...

THE COLORADO OF THE EAST

Editorial September 21, 2015

Once marijuana was legalized in Colorado, it became the model for legalization across all states. As it turns out, this year the state has collected nearly twice last year’s revenue from the marijuana...

Empress of Me Album Review

Empress of “Me” Album Review

Nick Morton, contributor September 17, 2015

Picture yourself in the SoHo H&M store. What is that you hear? It’s not CHVRCHES, it’s a groovy cut from Empress Of’s “Systems” EP. The sleek white walls have been knocked down and replaced...

#FeministThursday

Jocelyn Gibson, Executive Editor September 17, 2015

If I could say one thing about feminism or the advancement of women it would be that we have to be on our own side. Who else is going to fight for women, if not women? It’s become part of our culture,...

The Book Nook

Editorial September 17, 2015

Although this column is called “The Book Nook”, I am writing about an essay I have discovered in my women writers class the past week. This essay totally blew my mind because of all the interpretations...

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