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The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Writer, filmmaker, illustrator and veteran Benjamin Busch

‘I think we’ve lost a sense of our national soul’: Veteran lectures on political desensitization, polarization

Sebastian Morris, Reporter October 25, 2017

Over 6,000 U.S. service members were killed during operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom following the Sept. 11 terror attacks, climate change is increasing the intensity of hurricanes and wildfires...

Smoke billows from the site of the industrial fire in Parkersburg.

American Water monitoring whether pollution from Parkersburg industrial fire could reach Huntington

Sebastian Morris, Reporter October 24, 2017

An industrial factory just outside Parkersburg city limits erupted into flames early Saturday morning, threatening economic and environmental resources. The air quality is still undetermined, leading several...

Candle light vigil honors victims of domestic abuse

Candle light vigil honors victims of domestic abuse

Breanna Francis, Reporter October 24, 2017

Members of Alpha Chi Omega rounded out their month of philanthropy highlighting domestic violence by honoring victims of domestic abuse with a candle light vigil Monday. “I have known countless people...

Participants of the fourth annual Stiletto Stroll line up before Saturday’s fundraising event for Dress for Success River Cities.

Men race in high heels during Dress for Success River Cities fundraiser

Brooke Griffin, Reporter October 23, 2017

The fourth annual Stiletto Stroll left no ankle unturned Saturday at Heritage Station. Men from all over the tri-state area competed in the race and did their own fundraising beforehand to help...

Students to get a kick from one-night ‘Kinky Boots’ performance

Students to get a kick from one-night ‘Kinky Boots’ performance

Buffy Six, Reporter October 23, 2017

Tony award-winning musical “Kinky Boots” is coming to the Keith Albee Theater Thursday as part of the Marshall Artists Series. The musical is about a drag queen who comes to the rescue to a shoe factory...

Assistant professor of English Hillary Brewster, a member of the Women's Studies Advisory Board, and Sabrina Thomas, the women's studies library liason, vend books at the Women's Studies Book Sale in the Memorial Student Center, October 4, 2016.

Women’s Studies and History departments band together for book sale fundraiser

Alison Baldridge, Reporter October 23, 2017

Marshall University’s Women’s Studies Program and History Department’s Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta, will be having their annual used book sale Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Memorial Student...

Social work professor recalls memories from civil rights movement at Marshall University

Alison Baldridge, Reporter October 23, 2017

Philip W. Carter is a social work professor at Marshall University that has been fighting social justice for over 50 years. Carter was born in Widen, West Virginia and is married to Beverly Carter....

GALLERY: Bridge Day 2017

GALLERY: Bridge Day 2017

Alex Runyon, Photography Editor October 23, 2017

(From left) Travis McElroy, Justin McElroy and Griffin McElroy are co-hosts of popular podcast and online television series “My Brother, My Brother and Me.” During their live recording Nov. 2 at the Keith-Albee, Travis McElroy and wife Teresa McElroy will give a live recording of podcast “Shmanners,” while Dr. Sydnee McElroy and husband Justin will perform “Sawbones.”

McElroy family podcasts to record at Keith-Albee

Rebecca Turnbull, Reporter October 19, 2017

Marshall University’s Society of Yeager Scholars is inviting well-known Huntington natives of the McElroy family to give a live recording of two of their podcasts, “Shmanners” and “Sawbones,”...

Rader stands in front of a Huntington fire engine.

Subjects of ‘Heroin(e)’ documentary to discuss film, Huntington opioid crisis following screening

Danite Belay, Reporter October 19, 2017

The subjects of the Netflix original documentary “Heroin(e)” will field questions and discuss Huntington’s opioid crisis Thursday following a 7 p.m. screening of the film at Marquee Cinemas in...

Marshall football heads to Murfreesboro

Kyle Curley, Assistant Sports Editor October 19, 2017

      Marshall football (5-1, 2-0) will continue to search for C-USA supremacy this Friday in Murfreesboro, Tennessee against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-4, 1-2). The...

Marshall junior quarterback Chase Litton warming up prior to kickoff of the Thundering Herd’s homecoming game 35-3 win against the Old Dominion Monarchs Saturday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Litton is now eighth in Marshall history for career passing yards with 6,599 after he threw for 176 yards in the win over ODU.

Marshall quarterback Chase-ing history

Kyle Curely, Assistant Sports Editor October 17, 2017

Chase Litton has rewritten the history books with his performance on Saturday. The junior quarterback out of Tampa Bay has been on a roll this season, with his team now the victor in five of its six...

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