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The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Brittany Hively, executive editor for The Parthenon, current graduate student in The Lewis College of Business.

Journalism Matters

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor February 16, 2021

I can’t help but notice all of the posts about how awful “the media” is, how terrible the news is and for people to stop supporting the news in general.    I’d like to be the devil’s advocate,...

The glass is half full – just trust me.

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor February 9, 2021

Do you feel that? Something different between your friends and family, even from just a few months ago? Noticing your attitude and mind feels cloudy and more judgmental than usual?    Allow me to...

Making progress, together.

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor February 2, 2021

During the democratic primaries and debates, nominees frequently claimed there was more common ground between Americans than we might think. Now President Joe Biden, with senators Elizabeth Warren and...

Brittany Hively, executive editor for The Parthenon, current graduate student in The Lewis College of Business.

The unknown impact of living a virtual life

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor February 2, 2021

It has been almost a year since we had to start adapting life to work around a global pandemic. Since then, many jobs have become available remotely, and schools have switched to either a virtual or take-home-packet...

Make America Governable Again

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor January 26, 2021

Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump, now it’s time we do our part.  By all accounts, President Biden has inherited a country in utter chaos and disarray. Barely a few weeks separated his inauguration...

Pandemic presents enrollment challenges for universities

Pandemic presents enrollment challenges for universities

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor January 26, 2021

The arrival of the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted institutions and households worldwide, with no institution hit harder than college campuses. As many colleges and universities moved into a mostly...

A memory of a miniature Brittany with her dad, Roger.

Column: DNA does not make the dad

Brittany Hively, Managing Editor October 13, 2020

Some say the teenage and college years are when one really discovers themselves and find out who they really are in life. But I would argue that we never truly finish discovering ourselves. All of our...

SPORTS COLUMN: Herd in the NFL

Grant Goodrich, Assistant Sports Editor October 6, 2020

It was a quieter weekend for former Marshall players in the NFL. Nevertheless, there were two players who still made some noise. Getting Week 4 started on Thursday Night Football, the New York Jets...

Column: How a Democracy Falls . . .

Tyler Spence October 6, 2020

In 1858 when Abraham Lincoln gave a speech, saying a house divided against itself cannot stand, he was not President, or even running for president. Lincoln gave this speech after he had just accepted...

Granny reading a copy of The Parthenon, as she did every week.

COLUMN: Pause the chaos; Play the memories

Brittany Hively, Managing Editor October 6, 2020

Instant messages, cell phones always in hand, instant news notifications, full schedules of things to do and the list goes on. This is how our world currently runs, everything needs to be done instantly...

COLUMN: The Fear of Injustice

COLUMN: The Fear of Injustice

Denise Jackson, Social Media Editor September 29, 2020

Being a black woman, I am very afraid. I am afraid that in my future I will never get to see an unjustifiable killing by a police officer, with the officer behind bars. I am afraid that fifteen years from...

Herd in the NFL

Grant Goodrich, Assistant Sports Editor September 29, 2020

After week three of competition in the National Football League, three former Marshall football players contributed to their teams.     In a win, Buffalo Bills tight end Lee Smith caught one pass,...

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