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The Parthenon

Members of the Rogner-Williams team and other students react to the announcement of Stephanie Rogner and Anna Williams  being elected as the next student body president and vice president of Marshall University.

Rogner-Williams ticket wins preliminary election, four referendums pass

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor March 21, 2019

The preliminary results of the 2019 Student Government Association Elections, concerning student body president and vice president, senators and referendums, were announced Wednesday, during a reveal at...

EDITORIAL: Aftermath of New Zealand shooting

EDITORIAL: Aftermath of New Zealand shooting

March 20, 2019

Normally, after an airplane crash, the safety of air travel increases. After an outbreak of a disease, hospitals become more sanitary. But after such a tragedy as a mass shooting resulting in multiple...

Members of the Women in Cyber club hope to empower women interested in learning about technology-based fields.

Cyber club on campus promotes women in technology

Meredith O’Bara, Reporter March 20, 2019

A new club on Marshall University’s campus hopes to close the gender gap in the technology world, an advisor for the club said. “Tech fields are dominated by males,” said Chelsie Cooper, advisor...

In this March 5 photo, Chelsea Manning addresses the media outside federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.

Socialist Equality Party organizes to support whistleblowers, raise awareness

Douglas Harding, Online and Social Media Manager March 20, 2019

As of Wednesday, March 20, Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst for the United States Army, has been imprisoned for 12 days because of her refusal to testify in a grand jury hearing against international...

Huntington has been named by Mayor Steve Williams as the “epicenter of the solution” to the drug epidemic, but some residents said they believe Huntington is missing an opportunity by failing to include lower class residents in discussions of possible solutions.

Hope for Huntington lies beyond solving drug epidemic

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter March 20, 2019

Huntington has been dubbed the “epicenter of the solution” to the drug epidemic by Mayor Steve Williams, but some citizens say, although there’s hope, there is still a lot that has not been addressed. “I...

Police Blotter

Police Blotter

Mackenzie Jones, Reporter March 20, 2019

Bench Warrant An officer saw a black male, age 24, walking through a parking lot on Sixth Avenue and 18th Street, March 11 at 10:30 a.m. The officer knew the man had a warrant out for his arrest; he...

The fire damaged Chad Plumley’s home (right) on Sunday evening and destroyed his neighbors home (center), where it originated.

Community helps family after house fire out of ‘kindness of their hearts’

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter March 20, 2019

It’s the kindness of strangers that a Marshall student said affected her most after her dad lost his home to a fire March 10. “Little girls brought us blankets…some guy who my dad said didn’t...

Marshall guard Jon Elmore (33) is introduced during starting lineup introductions before Marshall's game against Florida Atlantic inside the Cam Henderson Center on March 9, 2019.

Elmore breaks Marshall scoring record, Herd edges IUPUI

Kieran Intemann, Sports Editor March 20, 2019

Marshall’s season will continue at least one more game, as the Thundering Herd defeated the visiting IUPUI Jaguars Tuesday night in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, 78-73,...

Student Body Vice President Hannah Petracca and Student Government Association senators stand before an opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance during the SGA meeting in the Memorial Student Center March 19.

Two senators under review by Judiciary Committee

Jesten Richardson, Copy Editor March 19, 2019

Two Student Government Association senators were under judicial review Tuesday, during a meeting of the student senate Judiciary Committee in the Memorial Student Center. Sen. Mary Erwin, an elected representative...

Cats that are missing the tip of their left ear are sporting an “ear tip” which means they have been fixed and received a rabies shot in a managed colony.

Cat colony population near Marshall continues to multiply

Makaylah Wheeler, Reporter March 19, 2019

Nestled between Sixth and Seventh Avenue in Huntington and stretching from 16th street to 20th street exists a growing colony of cats that have been abandoned by their owners, many of which were Marshall...

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