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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Give Sanders a chance

Jocelyn Gibson, Executive Editor July 8, 2015

Let’s be honest, our democratic hearts were set on Hillary and our first female president. Clinton, a long-time role model for women when it comes to not being afraid to achieve, seemed like to obvious...

Anthony Kennedy and the dissenters

Tommy D.G. Ferrell, Guest Columnist July 2, 2015

(This is the first of two parts analyzing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the same-sex marriage case.  This week’s piece focuses on the background of decision author Anthony...

A birthday tribute to W.Va.

A birthday tribute to W.Va.

Jocelyn Gibson, Executive Editor June 24, 2015

To say that I am a little state-centric would be an understatement. A lot of people around the country express plenty of pride in their home state, and home state can mean a lot of different things from...

The case for the common Caitlyn

Alexander O’Donnell, College of Business SGA Senator June 17, 2015

Most mornings I wake up to a random barrage of notifications on my iPhone. Monday, June 1, was no different, except for this from my Twitter account: “@ENews and 15 other people you follow followed...

New year, same complaint

Malcolm Walton, Sports Editor June 11, 2015

Throughout Marshall’s impressive 2014 season—which included the school’s first C-USA Championship, a No. 23 AP ranking at the season’s end and a win in the Boca Raton Bowl— one common complaint...

A revolution of my pits

Jocelyn Gibson, Managing Editor April 23, 2015

Of all the things I have made a conscious effort to change in my life, the evolution (or more accurately revolution) of my armpits has been the most profound. When I first decided I needed to do something...

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Amanda Gibson, Columnist April 23, 2015

If you have been to the Starbucks in the Memorial Student Center lately, you may have seen the new and inexpensive, reusable cups for sale. Starbucks is one of the many companies that is dedicated to reducing...

5 lessons of college

Bri Shelton, Columnist April 23, 2015

It’s official. My freshman year is almost over.  There’s so much I can say about my first full year at Marshall. College is definitely something that changed me for the better and helped me become...

Getting right with Yeezus

Megan Osborne, Life! Editor April 19, 2015

I have a confession to make, and I’m finally ready to admit it. I like Kanye. A lot. And with Kanye appreciation came a general appreciation for hip-hop, a genre I was previously way too good for. Come...

Food guilt, different perspectives

Jocelyn Gibson, Managing Editor April 15, 2015

I have been meaning to write about food guilt for a couple of weeks now, but after attending the hunger event on campus Wednesday, I starting thinking about food guilt in entirely different ways. The...

Back up your files before you regret it

Amanda Gibson, Columnist April 13, 2015

I am so bad about backing up my computer. I have a flash drive where I keep pictures and another I use for important files for school, but by no means do these two flash drives hold everything I have on...

#MeganMusicMonday: Festivals are a must-go

Megan Osborne, Life! Editor April 12, 2015

As I sit here in the newsroom trying to recover from watching Circa Survive’s Coachella set via live stream, I am taken back to the sweet smell of dust and sunshine that permeates music festivals, and...

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