My Huntington movement encourages public engagement
Amanda Larch, News Editor
July 11, 2018
A few months ago, different groups of people were unknowingly discussing one very similar topic: how to help Huntington grow, escape negativity and focus on the positives. From this, the My Huntington movement was formed, and it was officially unveiled at a press conference Monday, with donors, busin...
Cicada Books and Coffee offers a new twist on tradition
Sadie Helmick, Executive Editor
July 11, 2018
Cicada Books and Coffee, located at 604 14th Street, West Huntington, offers a fresh take on Old Central City. After two years of planning and dreaming, Katie Norman and her mother opened Cicada Books and Coffee with the hope of becoming a “third space.” “We really want to be a community fixture....
Governor’s Honors Academy takes over Marshall
Franklin Norton, Managing Editor
July 11, 2018
Universities tend to be quiet over the summer, but not when nearly 200 high school honors students from all over the state come to town. For the first time in 15 years, the Governor’s Honors Academy, a three-week summer program for academically motivated upcoming West Virginia high school seniors, has ...
Marshall chosen to host C-USA Volleyball Championship
STAFF REPORT, The Parthenon
June 27, 2018
For the first time since 2007, Marshall University will host the Conference USA Volleyball Championship inside the Cam Henderson Center. The single-elimination tournament brings a lot of attention to the Huntington community. “We are excited to be hosting the Conference USA volleyball tournament,” Dir...
Hundreds of new students flock to Marshall for first week of orientation
Franklin Norton, Managing Editor
June 27, 2018
For incoming students at Marshall University, new student orientation is an important step in the college process. It is here where they will get their first class schedule, their campus ID cards and a heavy load of information and advice. Marshall hosted the first of three new student orientations l...
Sustainability Department Grows: weekly farmer’s market and addition of Meditation Garden
Sadie Helmick, Executive Editor
June 27, 2018
With the inclusion of campus-wide recycling, conservation of energy and water strategies and the introduction of green technologies and materials, the Marshall University Sustainability Department has shown its desire to grow. After the first seed was planted in the Marshall University Student Garden i...
Let Me Be Frank: On Fear
Franklin Norton, Managing Editor
June 26, 2018
Filed under COLUMN, OPINION, Showcase
Recently I was given the opportunity to do something kind of outrageous: rappel 17 stories down Huntington’s West Virginia Building. It was the second year the United Way of the River Cities sponsored this unique fundraiser, and they asked if I would be willing to go over the edge. I said yes immediately,...
Where Marshall Can Take You: Study Abroad in Spain
Sarah Ingram, FOR THE PARTHENON
June 26, 2018
Is there a better time to travel the world than during one’s college years? I don’t think so. After college people grow up and get married, get serious jobs, have children and have so many more excuses to put off exploring the world. I know I may not be able to do whatever I want whenever I want...
Where Marshall can take you: Study Abroad in Florence
Heather Barker, Contributer
June 13, 2018
I had always wanted to study abroad but did not know when or where I would do it. I finally made the leap into the unknown during fall semester of my junior year. I saw an email from my dean recruiting students to go on a trip to Florence, Italy in the summer with the College of Arts and Media. On May 6, ...
The Market of downtown Huntington opens new businesses
Amanda Larch, News Editor
June 12, 2018
Filed under NEWS, Showcase, Uncategorized
The Market of downtown Huntington welcomes new ideas and businesses as much as customers. The indoor shopping center hasn’t stopped expanding or remodeling since it opened last year. So far, The Market is home to eight businesses, including Austin’s Homemade Ice Cream and Butter It Up, a health food...
Huntington continues to see progress with opioid epidemic
Amanda Larch, News Editor
June 12, 2018
Huntington may have been voted America’s Best Community, but just like any city, it still faces many issues, most notably the opioid drug epidemic. For years, Huntington has been fighting the epidemic, but progress is being made, and that progress, as well as solutions and success stories, were all...
Amanda Larch, News Editor
July 11, 2018
A few months ago, different groups of people were unknowingly discussing one very similar topic: how...
Sadie Helmick, Executive Editor
July 11, 2018
Cicada Books and Coffee, located at 604 14th Street, West Huntington, offers a fresh take on Old Central...
Governor’s Honors Academy takes over Marshall
July 11, 2018
New LEAD Center to bring together all aspects of student involvement in MSC
July 10, 2018
Marshall University’s Barclay and Petracca return from trip to nation’s capital
July 10, 2018
Hundreds of new students flock to Marshall for first week of orientation
June 27, 2018
Marshall University to collaborate with Yeager Airport on aviation program
June 26, 2018