The Parthenon

COLUMN: The pandemic of the sports world-We Are all in this together

Taylor Huddleston, Sports Editor • March 17, 2020

As I sat on an early-return airplane flight back from Frisco, Texas to Huntington, West Virginia, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, also known as the coronavirus. Life...

PROGRESSIVE PERSPECTIVE: Bernie v. Biden on the issues

Douglas Harding, Managing Editor • March 10, 2020

The Democratic nominee for president almost certainly will be former Vice President Joe Biden or Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and the two candidates’ visions could hardly be more different, allowing...

PROGRESSIVE PERSPECTIVE: Health care is a right, not a privilege

Douglas Harding, Managing Editor • March 3, 2020

Every year, in the United States of America—the wealthiest country in the history of the world—close to 50,000 people die and over half-a-million file bankruptcy because they cannot afford to pay for...

A MOMENT WITH MEG: Love isn’t selfish

Meg Keller, Social Media Manager • February 25, 2020

This week’s submission: “Hey pal. My girlfriend and I have been talking about moving out west to Oregon, and I’m excited…but I am super nervous as well. I have some older grandparents and I would...

COLUMN: Women’s Day–100 years later and we’ve still got a lot of work to DO

Sammi Brown, Amanda Estep-Burton, Barbara Fleischauer, Linda Longstreth, Margaret Staggers, Danielle Walker, and Lisa Zukoff • February 25, 2020

We come from different parts of this great state, from different life and professional experiences, some of us have served before and some of us are in our second year of service, but we are all working...

EDITORIAL: Take the census seriously

February 18, 2020

With Census Day just over a month away, the people of West Virginia must understand and acknowledge the direct influence the data recorded on April 1 will have on their state, their political power and...

COLUMN: Why Andrew Yang has changed politics for the next decade

Tyler Spence, Contributor • February 18, 2020

By all stretch of the imagination, Andrew Yang was a longer than long shot when he announced his candidacy for President in November of 2017. His campaign started in complete anonymity, with a team lacking...

A MOMENT WITH MEG: You determine success

Meg Keller, Social Media Editor • February 18, 2020

This week’s submission: “Trying to decide if I want to go to graduate school. I stay awake every night trying to figure it out.” Hey friend. I am sure you are one of hundreds on our campus that...

Dear Student Athlete…

Brittany Hively, Online Editor • February 18, 2020

Recently, my 6-year-old Ben and I attended our first Marshall basketball game. Well actually, it was our first basketball game ever. My son had the time of his life. He met his favorite player and...

COLUMN: W.Va. kids come first

Stephen Baldwin, Amanda Estep-Burton and Lisa Zukoff • February 11, 2020

As state legislators, we are often asked what can be done to stop people from leaving West Virginia, to keep our best and brightest at home. We hear about it on the news, in the grocery store, and in our...

COLUMN: Our digital facade

Mark Williams, For the Parthenon • February 11, 2020

It is widely accepted that the “highlight reel” phenomenon on social media can combine with our inherent social comparison mechanisms to make a pretty spectacular mess of our self-esteem and mental...

GINGER’S GUIDE TO: Valentine’s Day

Amanda Larch, Executive Editor • February 11, 2020

Valentine’s Day: for some, a day of love, romance and the color pink. For others, a dreaded day, the worst one on the calendar. Luckily, though, Feb. 15 calls for half-off candy sales, and I think we...