The Parthenon

GET UP, LET’S GET DOWN with FEST

Kelsie Lively, Reporter • April 24, 2015

Marshall University students and staff are gearing up for FEST, a 12 hour musical festival 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ritter Park Amphitheater. The music festival will have a classic feel with a modern twist,...

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

Erika Johnk, Reporter • April 24, 2015

Marshall University students and residents of the Huntington community participated in the International Men’s March Thursday to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. Men were given the opportunity...

WMUL-FM goes to great lengths to help hair loss patients

Sara Ryan, Reporter • April 24, 2015

Marshall University’s WMUL-FM had its eighth annual Hair From The Herd event Wednesday on the Memorial Student Center Plaza. The event was a chance for students and faculty to donate hair to Locks of...

HERD GOES GREEN

Sofie Wachtmeister, Reporter • April 22, 2015

Marshall University celebrated its 45th annual Earth Day Wednesday at the Memorial Student Center. Members of the community participated in the indoor and outdoor Earth Day activities despite the rainy...

Lambda Society tie-dyes for pride

Caitlin Fowlkes, Reporter • April 22, 2015

The Marshall University Lambda Society gave the community the opportunity to tie-dye t-shirts Tuesday as part of Pride Week. Participants brought their own shirts and tie-dyed them for $3 or bought a...

AN EVENING OF JAZZ

Kaitlyn Clay, Reporter • April 21, 2015

Jazz Combos II, III and IV performed two songs each Tuesday at the Marshall University Jomie Jazz Center Forum. The night started with Combo IV consisting of Ryan Morgan, Jarren Jackson, Keith Burgess,...

THE NEW NORMAL

Caitlin Fowlkes, Reporter • April 20, 2015

The Marshall University LAMBDA Society represented the gay community Monday by unofficially marrying couples to start off Pride Week. West Virginia became one of 37 states to legalize gay marriage Oct....

Traveling reed duo stops at Marshall

Kaitlyn Clay, Reporter • April 20, 2015

The Post-Haste Reed Duo of Sean Fredenburg on the saxophone and Javier Rodriguez on the bassoon took place Monday at the Marshall University Jomie Jazz Center. The duo came together in 2009 touring colleges...

Fighting hunger one empty bowl at a time

Mikaela Keener, Reporter • April 20, 2015

Empty Bowls at Marshall University has been using art as a way to give back to the community for 12 years. This year was no exception. The Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington will provide approximately...

“Huntington, West Virginia, be still in my heart.”

Sofie Wachtmeister, Reporter • April 17, 2015

The Avett Brothers took the stage Thursday at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. The first few songs played were the band’s better-known hits such as “Live and Die.” The band played a song they are...

INTO MU panel addresses xenophobia

Jared Casto, Contributer • April 16, 2015

A forum that promoted the awareness and recognition of xenophobia took place Wednesday in Marshall University’s Corbly Hall. Prior to the speakers, a video was shown in which people around campus were...

Tale as old as time

Mikaela Keener, Reporter • April 14, 2015

The Marshall University Artist Series presented Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” Tuesday at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center. Angela Jones, director of marketing and external affairs for the...