Skip to Main Content
Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Column: Leave Twitter logic on Twitter

Kabrea James, Assignment Editor February 27, 2017

We’ve all come across tweets that made us eye roll our way into a state of pure frustration. Too many people are basing their lives and the way they approach relationships off of memes and the need for...

Column: Common Misconceptions

Takuya Endo, Japanese Marshall Student February 27, 2017

In Osaka, which is the biggest city in Japan, my life began, and today, my life is in West Virginia. My major is sports management and my dream is to work in the sports industry in the United States. Since...

Column: Bible bill could alienate some W.Va. residents

Will Izzo, Life! Editor February 23, 2017

Recently, a new bill was introduced in the West Virginia House that would officially make the Holy Bible the state book of West Virginia. The bill, “House Bill 2568,” was officially introduced Feb....

Column: Reflections and painful truths

Christopher Swindell, SOJMC Associate Professor February 23, 2017

In the words of J.K. Rowling’s minister of magic, “these are dark times.” Institutions of public trust which form the basis of civil society are upended, maligned and starved of public financing....

Column: XOXO, Michael Brown

Michael Brown, Online Editor February 23, 2017

The readers submitted some questions about life, love and everything in between. I answered them as honest as I knew possible. I’m here to keep it real with you when no one else is and to answer with...

Column: Common Misconceptions

Ngo Vu Uyen Khue, Vietnamese Marshall Student February 20, 2017

My home country is Vietnam, which is a Southeast Asian country. Our mother tongue is Vietnamese, but we have to study English when we are young so most Vietnamese can speak English. Vietnamese are very...

Column: ACA repeal could have negative societal, educational impacts

Bradley McCoy, Junior Marshall Student February 20, 2017

As a psychology major at Marshall University in West Virginia, my career path will be directly affected by the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. There is a current mental health initiative focused on...

Column: The president’s bad week

Jared Casto, Managing Editor February 16, 2017

If you haven’t heard, President Donald Trump has had a bad week. It began with a Washington Post story from last Thursday which said national security adviser Michael Flynn had discussed sanctions —...

XOXO, Michael Brown

Michael Brown, Online Editor February 16, 2017

The readers submitted some questions about life, love and everything in between. I answered them as honest as I knew possible. I’m here to keep it real with you when no one else is and to answer with...

Column: Public broadcasting ‘bright lantern’ in ‘dark mine’ of W.Va.

Nathan Thomas, WMUL Music Director February 13, 2017

Spending my summer 2016 interning for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and its seminal live music program, Mountain Stage, with Larry Groce provided me with my most beneficial educational experience....

Column: The value of undergraduate discovery

Jerome Gilbert, University President February 13, 2017

Last year as a first-year president at Marshall, I had the privilege of being at the state capital in Charleston to observe undergraduate research day. The level of research sophistication was quite impressive....

Column: Don’t succumb to political fatigue

Jared Casto, Managing Editor February 9, 2017

Only three weeks into the presidency of Donald Trump, the general public are feeling oversaturated with political news. As a result, Americans are experiencing a decline in productivity in the face of...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Parthenon
$1000
$1000
Contributed
Our Goal