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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Students returning to Marshall’s campus this fall will notice several prominent modifications.

Marshall campus receiving major makeover over summer

Sarah Ingram, Campus Editor July 9, 2019

Students will see multiple changes on Marshall’s campus in the fall 2019 semester as the layout is in the process of being modified to make Marshall feel more like home, according to the director of...

“Wake Up Dorothy” production team members gather around camera to make group decision.

Local creators pushing cinematic boundaries

Douglas Harding, News Editor June 25, 2019

In April of last year, one Marshall University student, Jason Morgan, then-sophomore commercial music major, had the idea to tell a coming-of-age story of Appalachian artistry, culture and inspiration...

Huntington Pride offers ‘rainbow’ of community events

Huntington Pride offers ‘rainbow’ of community events

Sarah Ingram, Campus Editor June 25, 2019

Rainbows could be seen across town after community members showed their support of the LGBTQ community at the city of Huntington’s third annual Pride Picnic. While events like the picnic, Herd Glow...

INTO members pose for selfie.

International program encourages campus involvement

Sarah Ingram, Campus Editor June 25, 2019

47 countries. One campus. Marshall University’s INTO Center has been home to international students from throughout the world since its establishment in 2013. Though many assume the title is an acronym,...

Recovery Point Huntington program director Ray McWilliams addresses crowd Thursday evening during ceremony at First Presbyterian Church.

Recovery Point graduates ‘make impossible possible’

Douglas Harding, News Editor June 15, 2019

Thursday evening, 20 men stood on stage to celebrate and be honored for an occasion many of them said once felt impossible, and which several of them said they thought they would never live to experience. Recovery...

Center on Budget and Policy explores poverty, education reform

Center on Budget and Policy explores poverty, education reform

Douglas Harding, News Editor June 13, 2019

Amid the state legislature’s summer special sessions for education reform and following the recent release of a report on “The State of Public Education in West Virginia,” by the West Virginia Chamber...

Eric Dillon will be attending Marshall University this fall as a first-year computer science major.

High hopes, academic ambitions ahead for incoming Yeager scholars

Douglas Harding, News Editor June 11, 2019

Outstanding academic ambitions and accomplishments are just two of several aspects which separate some college students from their peers, and Marshall University’s class of 2023 Yeager scholars is no...

EDITORIAL: Huntington needs you, class of 2023

EDITORIAL: Huntington needs you, class of 2023

June 11, 2019

What are your impressions of Huntington? Maybe you’ve lived here your entire life, or maybe you’d never been to the Jewel City until you visited Marshall University for the first time. Whatever the...

Wendy Canaday (right) and Lori Clary (left) working the register for their small business, The Potted Edge, in the progress building in downtown Huntington.

Ohio small businesses expand to downtown Huntington

Hanna Pennington, Executive Editor June 11, 2019

Three new businesses officially opened their doors inside the open space of the Progress Building in downtown Huntington on Saturday afternoon. The Potted Edge, River City Leather and Lucky Cat Design...

Local educators, public employees, students and concerned locals protesting and chanting against Student Success Act, Saturday, June 1, in room outside Senate chamber.

Educators protest ‘sell-outs’ in the Senate, out-of-state interests

Douglas Harding, News Editor June 4, 2019

More of the same was the story for educators, public employees and concerned citizens who crowded the capitol in Charleston over the weekend during the three-day special session in the Senate regarding...

The Head Table, where important guests were seated.

Students take a bite out of Viking culture

Amanda Larch, Managing Editor May 4, 2019

Professor Laura Michele Diener’s Viking World class received a taste of authentic Viking culture with their Viking Feast final project Friday, May 3. Students cooked Viking food, dressed in traditional...

New Student Body President Stephanie Rogner and Vice President Anna Williams are sworn in at a Student Government Association meeting April 30.

Changes come to SGA

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor April 30, 2019

Marshall University’s student senate experienced change as some Student Government Association members said goodbye and others moved into new positions, during the first meeting of student senate session...

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