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Students paint the Memorial Fountain at Monday's Campus Activity Board-sponsored Paint and Sip.

Students paint Memorial Fountain during Paint and Sip

Alison Baldridge, Reporter November 14, 2017

Marshall University’s Campus Activities Board brought students together for its Paint and Sip event Monday in the Memorial Student Center Atrium, where participants painted the Memorial Fountain. “When...

Senior Karianne Fischer stands by her "Huntington Herd" mural, unveiled Monday during the second tier of senior capstone exhibitions at the Visual Arts Center.

Capstone presentations continue at Visual Arts Center

Landon Mitchell, Reporter November 13, 2017

The Visual Arts Center revealed the second tier of the senior capstone exhibitions Monday, featuring five students’ works that focus on world and social issues. Graphic arts major Karianne Fischer...

A photo of the 1970 Marshall football team is displayed during the 44th annual memorial service Friday at the Memorial Student Center plaza.

Editorial: Fountain Ceremony a unifying event for Huntington community

November 13, 2017

Today, the Marshall and Huntington communities come together to honor the lives of 75 Thundering Herd football players, coaches and supporters who were lost in Southern Airways Flight 932 on Nov. 14, 1970. It...

Members of the community and Marshall football players lay roses during the 44th annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony in commemoration of the 75 lives lost on the 1970.

We missed Jeff today…

Ralph Turner, Instructor in Journalism November 13, 2017

Originally ran November 18, 1970. Jeffery Nathan or Nathan Jeffery? I remember the first day in the beginning reporting class. Was that student’s first name Jeffery or Nathan? They both sounded...

Marshall men’s basketball guard Jon Elmore drives past his defender from West Virginia Wesleyan in the Thundering Herd’s 95-76 exhibition win on Sunday in the Cam Henderson Center.

Marshall basketball season tips off tonight

Kyle Curley, Assistant Sports Editor November 10, 2017

Marshall basketball season is here. Both the men’s and women’s teams open season play tonight at the Cam Henderson Center. Marshall women’s basketball takes on the Longwood Lancers at 5 p.m. The...

Gilbert takes a selfie with members of an all-male Indian university.

Gilbert recruits students in India

Caroline Kimbro, Reporter November 9, 2017

Despite having to brush his teeth with bottled water for eight days, Marshall University President Jerry Gilbert praised the colorful environment and hospitable communities he encountered during his...

Matthew Crutchfield, senior graphic designer for the School of Medicine, shows a cured 3-D print of a set of kidneys.

School of Medicine 3-D printing replicates body parts

Landon Mitchell, Reporter November 9, 2017

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University is using 3-D printing to print replicas of body parts, some from real patients, to help its students in their training. Matt Crutchfield,...

Broadway musical “A Night with Janis Joplin” will come to the Keith-Albee Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The musical features Joplin’s most famous songs like “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Cry Baby.”

‘Janis Joplin’ comes to Keith-Albee

Buffy Six, Reporter November 9, 2017

The Keith-Albee will present a blast from the past with “A Night with Janis Joplin,” the Broadway musical Tuesday. Kelly McIntyre, who plays Janis Joplin, will be continuing with the cast for the...

Marshall President Jerry Gilbert speaks at a meet-and-greet in December 2015.

Presidential Spotlight: President Jerome Gilbert

Hannah Swartz, For the Parthenon November 9, 2017

Editor’s note: Jerome “Jerry” Gilbert, 62, is the president of Marshall University. Gilbert has a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from Mississippi State University and a doctorate in...

Associate Vice President of Intercultural Affairs Maurice Cooley speaks at Marshall’s Donning of the Kente ceremony, which recognizes African and African American graduates, April 28, 2016. Cooley was one of 35 African American students attending Marshall during his freshman year in 1966. Today, Cooley is a mentor for minority students on campus.

Footsteps toward the future: Cooley reflects on five decades of change at Marshall University

Caroline Kimbro, Reporter November 6, 2017

In the fall of 1966, Maurice Cooley was adjusting to college life just like every other freshman, making new friends and trudging to classes. However, he faced more obstacles than the average student:...

(From lefy) Indonesian graduate students Fatmawati Akhmad and Maria Jochu and Vietnamese graduate student Nih Nguyen pose alongside traditional Indonesian items. The Indonesian booth won first place Saturday for most attractive booth at Marshall University's 54th annual International Festival.

Marshall University celebrates 54th Annual International Festival

Pamela Young, Reporter November 6, 2017

After years of the International Festival being at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, nearly 2,000 students, faculty, staff and members of the Huntington community came out to celebrate the festival’s return...

Senior Kaitlin Blatt's tribute to three female Greek Orthodox saints. Blatt's art will be on display until Nov. 9 alongside the works of Steven Phelix, Alex Stanwick and Chris Mathers.

Students unveil capstone projects at Visual Arts Center

Landon Mitchell, Reporter November 6, 2017

The first wave of graduating seniors in the School of Art and Design are showing off their projects at the Visual Arts Center. From Nov. 6 to Nov. 9, the art of Kaitlin Blatt, Chris Mathers, Steven...

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