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The Parthenon

US surgeon general to visit Marshall

Blake Newhouse, News Editor February 11, 2020

The U.S. surgeon general will discuss his role as “the nation’s doctor” when he visits Marshall’s campus Thursday at 4 p.m. Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams became the 20th surgeon general of the United...

Students at Roosevelt High School take part in a protest against gun violence in March 2018, in Seattle. It was part of a nationwide school walkout that calls for stricter gun laws following the massacre of 17 people at a Florida high school.

EDITORIAL: W.Va. needs gun reform

February 11, 2020

In a country where nearly 700 people die of gun violence every week, West Virginia’s gun violence problem is anything but an anomaly, but the state’s lack of safe laws and regulations to prevent such...

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham discussing the 2020 Black History theme, "African Americans and the Vote."

Guest lecturer addresses voting inequality among women, African Americans

Amanda Larch, Executive Editor February 8, 2020

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, chair of the Department of History at Harvard University, said voting rights and the fight for suffrage among African Americans and women teach people about the struggle for...

Facutly Senate members oppose concealed carry bill

Facutly Senate members oppose concealed carry bill

Ralph May, Reporter February 4, 2020

The increased stress on a college campus and loss of autonomy are the reasons why members of Faculty Senate are speaking out against the concealed carry bill, which has returned to the West Virginia Legislative...

Adam Hudson, director, and Patrick Bradshaw, crew chief, discuss order loads of fresh produce.

Refresh Appalachia brings new life to W. Va. agriculture

Brittany Hively, Online Editor February 4, 2020

While previous generations will remember the old, factory building in Westmoreland as the Corbin Ltd. garment factory, Coalfield Development Corporation is refreshing it for a new generation of opportunities...

In this June 4, 2018 photo, Cameron Kasky, center, speaks during a news confrence in Parkland, Fla., announcing a multistate bus tour to get young people educated, registered and motivated to vote.

EDITORIAL: Young people must vote

February 4, 2020

As the 2020 Democratic primary kicks off this week with the general election on the horizon, voter participation in the United States remains remarkably low; however, it is possible more young people will...

Cupid's Q&A: Charlie and Pamela Bowen

Cupid’s Q&A: Charlie and Pamela Bowen

Amanda Larch, Executive Editor February 4, 2020

Charlie and Pamela Bowen never want to stop learning. The pair, who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, have audited about 50 classes beginning in 2013. Charlie is an adjunct professor...

Marshall at the Capitol Event

Brittany Hively, Online Editor January 30, 2020
Students, faculty and community members joined delegates at the Marshall at the Capitol event to mingle and declare Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 Marshall University Day.
Erica Mani, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross, presents Kelsey Seibert with the Certificate of Merit award for saving the life of Patricia Trippet.

Marshall student awarded Red Cross Certificate of Merit

Brittany Hively, Online Editor January 28, 2020

Family, faculty and community came together to honor Kelsey Seibert for her act of heroism Tuesday afternoon. Seibert, a Marshall University sophomore, was working as a server at Texas Road House on...

Signs posted on windows and doors at Syracuse University display anti-racism expressions, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Syracuse, N.Y. Students describe fear and anxiety as reports of racist graffiti and vandalism add up. For many, next week’s Thanksgiving break can’t come soon enough after day-after-day reports.

EDITORIAL: Campus no space for hate

January 28, 2020

A college campus is a space that thrives off of a vast, broad range of social, cultural and political opinions encouraging passionate, intellectual and constant debate; however, we must make ourselves...

KYOWVA library includes alphabetized family histories, as well as histories from Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Kanawha and Wayne counties.

Local organization provides historical information to public

Amanda Larch, Executive Editor January 28, 2020

Tucked away in the basement of a green-domed church in Huntington’s West End is a little-known library filled with history. KYOWVA Genealogy and Historical Society, formed in 1978, is a nonprofit organization...

Simon and Garfunkel multimedia event coming to Huntington

Simon and Garfunkel multimedia event coming to Huntington

Sarah Ingram, Copy Editor January 21, 2020

The Marshall Artists Series returns in 2020 with the Simon and Garfunkel Story, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Keith Albee Theatre. Taylor Bloom, the actor portraying the Simon half of the duo, said he hopes...

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