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The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Freshman pitcher Joshua Shapiro winds up for a pitch in a game earlier this season. Shapiro was named the Conference USA Pitcher of the Week after pitching seven scoreless innings in the team’s victory over Florida Atlantic University Sunday.

Shapiro shines as Herd salvage win in series finale versus FAU

April 18, 2016

Marshall University baseball dropped two of its three games to No. 16 Florida Atlantic University over the weekend. The Herd lost the first game of the series, 6-3, in extra innings, fell 10-2 in the second...

A Torah Scroll that was purchased in Israel was on display at the Hell Yes event Monday night hosted by Ratio Christi.

Ratio Christi lecture discusses Christian afterlife

Nancy Peyton, Reporter April 18, 2016

Students learned about the greatest misconceptions surrounding the concept of what happens after death, with a specific concentration on the truth about Hell. The “Hell Yes: The Terrifying Truth”...

Senior Jessica Jeree Harris presents her capstone project during Remains at the Visual Arts Center, April 18, 2016.

REMAIN|S capstone revealed

Ryan Fischer, Photo Editor April 18, 2016

The first customers line up outside Bojangles Monday morning.

New restaurant brings jobs, revenue, excitement to Tri-State area

Darius Booker, Reporter April 18, 2016

The Rutherford Group opened the first Bojangles in Huntington, making it only the second Bojangles in the state of West Virginia. The wait and arrival of the famous chicken and biscuit restaurant has...

Abubakkar Siddique

Real Faces of Religion in West Virginia: Part II

Nancy Peyton, Reporter April 18, 2016

Fear. It’s a basic instinct that motivates most actions people take and views they possess. Fear can cause lines to be drawn when they should be crossed. It can cause divides where things should be coming...

Marshall University ceramics and clay club students made over 1,000 bowls for Empty Bowls.

13th Annual Empty Bowls raises funds for Facing Hunger Foodbank

Clara Maynard, Reporter April 18, 2016

Huntington’s 13th Annual Empty Bowls event took place Friday at First Presbyterian Church.   The event, which began in 2003, serves as a fundraiser for the Facing Hunger Foodbank. For $15,...

Marshall University freshmen pitcher Joshua Shapiro throws a pitch in a game earlier this season.

Marshall baseball hosts nationally-ranked FAU

Brittanie Fowler, Reporter April 14, 2016

The Marshall University baseball team (17-3, 7-5) faces No. 16 Florida Atlantic University (23-7, 9-3) this weekend in a three-game series at Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley, West Virginia. Florida...

Marshall University sophomore Morgan Zerkle stars down a pitch during a game earlier this season.

Zerkle selected as finalist for USA Player of the Year

April 14, 2016

Marshall University softball player Morgan Zerkle was selected Wednesday as one of the top 25 finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, the Amateur Softball Association announced. Zerkle...

Members of the West Virginia Sierra Club assemble in front of a grist mill on a weekend outing.

WV Sierra Club plans weekend outings

Lydia Waybright, Reporter April 14, 2016

As weather gets warmer, an increasing number of West Virginia Sierra Club’s thousands of members, participate in the club’s regularly scheduled outings to explore nature in the mountain state. West...

Elementary education major Kayla Main donates hair with the help of Michal Bowling from Paramount Beauty during Hair for the Herd outside the Memorial Student Center, April 14, 2016.

Hair from the Herd donates to Children with Hair Loss

Carli Plute, Reporter April 14, 2016

Marshall University’s WMUL FM spent Thursday hosting the ninth annual Hair from the Herd. Hair donations were collected at the Memorial Student Center Plaza  with  28 students donating, beating...

Inside the new Now Hear This, April 14, 2016.

One man’s trash is another man’s music

Darius Booker, Reporter April 14, 2016

Local, national and global record stores are preparing for their busiest day of the year that will rally record-lovers from across the nation into their local independent record stores. According to the...

Lemonade Day helps children build their businesses from the ground up.

Lemonade Day helps kids learn about business

Carli Plute, Reporter April 14, 2016

While partnering for a lemonade project, the Marshall Early Education STEM Center and the Lewis College of Business spent Thursday helping children sell lemonade. “I decided to buy lemonade because...

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