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The Parthenon

Column: How to move to Canada: don’t

Madi Pulfer, Contributor November 14, 2016

Just over a year ago, Canadians elected a young progressive man named Justin Trudeau as our Prime Minister. His message of hope, equality and acceptance resonated with Canadians, who rejected the Islamophobic...

Column: Rerouting toward progress

Jared Casto, Online Editor November 14, 2016

On election night, as results poured in indicating that Donald Trump would become the next president of the United States, I felt compelled to call my friend in D.C. This friend, a native Colombian who...

Leave Your Mark: A column by Cara Bailey, former Parthenon executive editor and friend of Jeff Kovatch

Cara Bailey, Former Parthenon Executive Editor November 14, 2016

Our Marshall community recently lost a professor, researcher, adviser, mentor and cheerleader when Jeff Kovatch passed away Nov. 5. Personally, I lost a dear friend. Jeff, a biology professor, and his...

Column: Our system is “too strong” to be taken down

Tom Jenkins, Reporter November 14, 2016

As Americans sat back and watched as Donald Trump shocked political analysts, Democrats, and virtually flipped the electoral map, there was a clear a sense of disbelief, due to the assumption that Hillary...

Column: On the outside, looking in

Jacob Griffith, Reporter, Assistant Sports Editor November 10, 2016

Here we are again. Another year has passed, another year that sons and daughters of Marshall had to live without a mother or father, a brother or sister, a loved one. As a Marshall student, I am put...

Column: Trump does not represent my America

Moriah Harman, Contributor November 7, 2016

Election Day is today, and while many people understandably feel “hopeless” this presidential election, I feel “hopeful.” I feel hopeful because we have the privilege to vote for the leader of...

Column: Don’t let semester stress win

Karima Neghmouche, Social Media Manager November 3, 2016

How is this semester going for me so far? I’m taking 18 hours in 400 level courses. I work 30 hours this week at my part-time job. I slept three hours the past two nights; the only nutritious thing I’ve...

Column: Be what you want this Halloween, as long as it’s not racist

Karima Neghmouche, Social Media Manager October 27, 2016

It’s almost Halloween — everyone is browsing Pinterest and stopping in every costume store for last-minute costume ideas. It’s the one day of the year it’s acceptable to dress up and take on the...

Column: Deferring not a bad plan for Marshall football

Jacob Griffith, Assistant Sports Editor, Reporter October 27, 2016

It’s a long way up from the bottom of the barrel, and that’s where the Marshall football team finds itself with a 2-5 record on the season. It has been years since the Herd have been Conference- USA...

Column: You are worth more than your jean size

Lexi Browning, Executive Editor October 20, 2016

If you would’ve asked me to define success four years ago, my answer would have been simple: I’d fit into my favorite size-zero skinny capris without visible side “pudge.” The jeans were skin-tight:...

Column: Save the women

Karima Neghmouche, Social Media Manager October 13, 2016

I’m sure it comes as no surprise that it is now Breast Cancer Awareness month. We see cute slogans plastered all over tee-shirts and social media. “Save the ta-ta’s!” “Save second base.” “It’s...

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2016, file photo, Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks in Wilmington, N.C.  With the first presidential debate complete and its spin cycle nearly over, the two understudies are getting ready to take the main stage. The vice presidential debate on Oct. 4, 2016, will be the only time Republican Mike Pence and Kaine will have the nation’s attention all to themselves, away from their much more well-known running mates.  (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Column: Reasons voters need to watch the vice presidential debate

Jared Casto, Online Editor October 3, 2016

  So, there’s a debate tonight. It’s OK if you’ve forgotten. Instead of a clash between the two most unpopular presidential candidates in history — Donald Trump, the physical embodiment...

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