While preparing to teach a First Year Seminar (FYS) class for the first time, professor Sandra Reed stumbled upon information about the Voyager Golden Record, a time capsule sent into space in 1977. That...
According to a national study conducted by The Williams Institute in Jan. 2017, West Virginia had the highest population of teens, ages 13 to 17, who identified as transgender, but according to data recently...
Looking for ways to get creative during quarantine? The Huntington Museum of Art’s new social media challenge dares participants to recreate works of art while at home.
Sadie Helmick, education coordinator...
A petition calling on Marshall University administrators to switch from a traditional grading system to a “credit/no credit” or “pass/fail” system for the spring 2020 semester was posted online...
To ensure the health and safety of our staff, The Parthenon will not be printing a physical paper until April 22. This edition will also be inserted into The Herald-Dispatch.
Additionally, we are continuing...
While Marshall University’s classes are moved online and students are encouraged to move home and practice social distancing, some are finding ways to brighten the current situation through their art.
Kathryn...
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series catching up with some of Marshall University’s alumni and what they are doing now.
It all started with an ad.
Beth Sergent, editor of Ohio...
In a city inundated with a hankering for hotdogs, Frostop Drive-In’s franks are a force to be reckoned with, according to locals.
Frostop Drive-In in Huntington, West Virginia is one of seven major...
Wayne Glover Jr., or J.R., is 52 years old and was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and he has been homeless in Huntington for about one week.
Glover said he has been homeless for the past two months,...
If you are blaming the media for promoting mass panic, you are simply consuming the wrong media. Sure, it may seem like large media corporations are contributing to the fear caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,...