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The Parthenon

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...

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...

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