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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

E-reading: convenient detriment to students

EDITORIAL January 26, 2015

Online readings dominate student’s homework assignments thanks to Blackboard and professors’ ability to scan and post selections from their own shelves. On the one hand, it saves students money,...

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Honoring President Kopp through Jenkins Hall renaming

Rob Redding, Contributor January 22, 2015

When I met President Kopp and his wife at their home in August it took me only a few minutes to realize he was serious about the education of all the students at this regional university with a...

RELIGION vs. SCIENCE:

EDITORIAL January 22, 2015

Religion has been deeply ingrained in human culture as far back as history can record, and very likely earlier than that. In some parts of the world, where religious debate leads to bloodshed, men and...

Take advantage of the Rec

Bri Shelton, Columnist January 21, 2015

There are so many Marshall University students who don’t take advantage of the Rec Center the way they should. College is essentially the only time in our lives that a gym will be so easily accessible...

Why are you so mad about ‘American Sniper’?

Editorial January 21, 2015

An almost unrecognizable Bradley Cooper dominated the silver screen during the long holiday weekend in “American Sniper.” The straightforward account of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the man deemed the deadliest...

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Player of the Week: Leah Scott

Bradley Heltzel, Contributor January 19, 2015

Leah Scott is an integral component of the Marshall University women’s basketball team’s 11-5 start to the season as she leads it in scoring at 14.2 points per game, while also ranking second on the...

Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp explores the university’s new Visual Arts Center as it opens its doors in downtown Huntington June 25. The $13 million renovation will house eight programs from the School of Art and Design and stands adjacent to Huntington’s Pullman Square.

Column: The legacy of Stephen Kopp

Ray Harrell, Jr., Marshall Student Body President 2011-2013 December 19, 2014

The year was 2011, and I was fresh into my first term as Student Body President at Marshall University. Because I was involved in student government since my freshman year, I was no stranger to the whispers...

Column: My time with President Kopp

Column: My time with President Kopp

Taylor Stuck, Contributor December 18, 2014

It was always a question at the paper: Do we call him Stephen Kopp or Stephen J. Kopp? Personally, I preferred Stephen J. Kopp. I just like the sound of it more. It sounds like him. I met President...

Let the bandwagon go

Taylor Stuck, Managing Editor December 4, 2014

It happens every year, usually around any sporting event’s championship game. Whether it’s football, hockey or tennis, die-hard fans, in an effort to proclaim they are the No. 1 fan, deem other fans...

Financial stress plagues college students

Editorial December 4, 2014

A question often enters the minds of college students: do those who run institutions have any knowledge of what it is actually like to be a student? Sometimes, it feels like the institution is working...

Where’s all the hair?

Jocelyn Gibson, News Editor December 3, 2014

As per usual, a Buzzfeed article has been circulating on social media. I know — surprise, surprise. The article, a list, is “12 Female Characters Who Keep Shaving Despite Constant Peril” with...

UVA suspends fraternities until January while investigating rape allegations

Editorial December 3, 2014

After the release of an incriminating article in Rolling Stone detailing the gang rape of a woman at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity of the University of Virginia in 2012, the traditionfavoring university...

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