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The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

W.Va. medical cannabis industry prioritizes corporate profits over local farmers, jobs and businesses

W.Va. medical cannabis industry prioritizes corporate profits over local farmers, jobs and businesses

Douglas Harding, Executive Editor October 13, 2020

Since April 2017 when Gov. Jim Justice signed West Virginia’s initial medical cannabis legislation, concerns surrounding the eventual formation of the industry have grown increasingly prominent. For...

Record-Breaking ‘Maximum Capacity’ Exhibit on Display

Record-Breaking ‘Maximum Capacity’ Exhibit on Display

Xena Bunton, Reporter October 6, 2020

The “Maximum Capacity” exhibit, a continued edition to “Minimum Capacity,” includes the largest collection of origami shirts in the world. The exhibit will be open Oct. 5-23 in the Charles W. and...

Marshall to travel to Western Kentucky-First game in three weeks

Marshall to travel to Western Kentucky-First game in three weeks

Taylor Huddleston, Sports Editor October 6, 2020

Football has returned for the Marshall University Thundering Herd as it prepares to take on the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Saturday, Oct. 10. It has been three weeks since the Herd (2-0,...

Granny reading a copy of The Parthenon, as she did every week.

COLUMN: Pause the chaos; Play the memories

Brittany Hively, Managing Editor October 6, 2020

Instant messages, cell phones always in hand, instant news notifications, full schedules of things to do and the list goes on. This is how our world currently runs, everything needs to be done instantly...

Democratic candidate Paula Jean Swearengin and Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

EDITORIAL: Democracy requires debate

October 6, 2020

Paula Jean Swearengin, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, and incumbent Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito were trending for several hours on Twitter over the weekend as Swearengin...

Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Carter Truman, Reporter October 6, 2020

Drug Possession: Marijuana   On Sept. 23, at 1:45 p.m., police officers patrolling the Third Ave. parking garage approached two females, both 18. The officers noted that the females, allegedly, smelled...

Max poses in front of the Memorial Fountain.

Celebrity Canine Supports Marshall

Xena Bunton, Reporter October 6, 2020

After taking photographs with children, helping the homeless in Charleston, S.C. and making strangers smile, Max, a four-year-old Yellow Lab, shows off his Marshall University gear in his free time.   “Every...

COLUMN: The Fear of Injustice

COLUMN: The Fear of Injustice

Denise Jackson, Social Media Editor September 29, 2020

Being a black woman, I am very afraid. I am afraid that in my future I will never get to see an unjustifiable killing by a police officer, with the officer behind bars. I am afraid that fifteen years from...

President Donald Trump speaks about coronavirus testing strategy, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.

EDITORIAL: Tax the rich

September 29, 2020

We hate that this has to be said, but minimum wage workers should not be forced to pay more in taxes than millionaires and billionaires—not in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, or anywhere...

Jeanette Rowsey speaking during the conference.

Local candidates unveil Protect Our Children policy plan

Douglas Harding, Executive Editor September 29, 2020

Local candidates running under the West Virginia Can’t Wait Movement announced at a press conference Tuesday in Huntington their policy plans to help combat child poverty in the Mountain State. “For...

Hazing Prevention Week goes virtual

Hazing Prevention Week goes virtual

Abby Hanlon, Reporter September 29, 2020

Marshall’s annual Hazing Prevention Week went virtual this year due to coronavirus safety concerns. Greek organizations on campus showed their support and raised awareness about hazing and the importance...

Students can check out a variety of banned books from Drinko Library.

Marshall Libraries Offer Banned Books

Xena Bunton, Reporter September 29, 2020

Challenging book censorship, the freedom to read and access to all viewpoints, the Marshall University Drinko Library is offering controversial books to students and faculty.  According to the Banned...

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