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The Parthenon

Chesney Poole, a newly engaged Marshall University sophomore, talking to Susan Hicks of Suzcatering in Barboursville. Poole said the Bridal Expo allowed her to easily picture her wedding as a whole.

Marshall University’s second annual Bridal and Special Event Expo featured local businesses and more

Hanna Pennington, Reporter February 19, 2018

Marshall University’s second annual Bridal and Special Event Expo showcased the many facilities and services the school has to offer on Sunday afternoon in the Memorial Student Center. The event included...

Mayor Williams delivers State of the City Address: Talks past deficits, successes and hopefulness for the future

Mayor Williams delivers State of the City Address: Talks past deficits, successes and hopefulness for the future

Tom Jenkins, Executive Editor February 15, 2018

Charles Dickens’ novel “A Tale of Two Cities,” has become synonymous with the passage that begins with, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” It was this sentence that Huntington...

Embracing empathy to overcome growing national apathy

Embracing empathy to overcome growing national apathy

Lydia Waybright, Contributor February 15, 2018

Headlines this week have been heavy. Actually, headlines this week, this year, this lifetime, have been heavy. Tragedy is nothing new. Sometimes the constant influx of information makes it tempting to...

Kyle Frazier (front) was chosen for the program because of his GPA, physical fitness scroes and the sufficient skill he showed in foreign language.

Marshall ROTC student selected to travel to Peru

Amanda Larch, The Parthenon February 12, 2018

Kyle Frazier is traveling to Peru this summer as part of the ROTC’s Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency program. Frazier, a junior criminal justice major and three-year ROTC member, was selected...

Students walking through campus Monday evening.

House Education Committee passes bill to allow concealed carry on college campuses in West Virginia

Kyra Biscarner, Reporter February 12, 2018

A topic on many college campuses in West Virginia currently is the debate on whether to allow concealed carry on campus. Friday morning, House Bill 4298, requiring West Virginia universities and colleges...

Market bringing variety to downtown

Market bringing variety to downtown

Zachary Stevens, Reporter February 12, 2018

Construction of the Huntington Market is underway in downtown Huntington on the 800 block of 3rd Avenue and will bring a variety of new restaurants and shops to the Huntington area. Austin’s Ice Cream...

Herd fans express discontent with a referee's call on the court. This happens frequently at home games.

Herd men’s basketball thrives in front of home crowd

Luke Creasy, Reporter February 12, 2018

Marshall men’s basketball returned home to the Cam Henderson Center over the weekend and won both games in a two-game home stand against Conference USA opponents Florida International and Florida Atlantic. Marshall...

Concealed carry bill could allow guns on W.Va. college campuses

Concealed carry bill could allow guns on W.Va. college campuses

Ginny Blake, Reporter February 8, 2018

A similar bill was introduced several years ago and failed to pass, but the West Virginia House of Representatives introduced The Campus Self Defense Act Jan. 25. House Bill 4298 would allow an individual...

Marshall Rec Center Celebrates 9 Years

Marshall Rec Center Celebrates 9 Years

Kyra Biscarner, Reporter February 5, 2018

The Marshall University Rec Center is proudly celebrating it’s ninth year. Monday afternoon, the rec center had a raffle all day where entrants could win things like a free year membership along with...

EDITORIAL: The Market is a symbol of Huntington progress

EDITORIAL: The Market is a symbol of Huntington progress

February 5, 2018

There is no doubt that Huntington has problems. Nobody disagrees with that fact. But what city doesn’t? There is an opioid epidemic crippling our city and exhausting our law enforcement. The Huntington...

Former State Senator Marie Redd laughs with diners at the Annual Soul Food Feast Sunday in the Don Morris Room at the Memorial Student Center.

Marshall celebrates annual Soul Food Feast

Olayinka Bamiro, Reporter February 5, 2018

The Carter G. Woodson Soul Food Feast kicks off Black History Month on campus. The Carter G. Woodson Annual Soul Food Feast made its return this past Sunday in celebration of Black History Month. Marshall...

Dan D'Antoni has his squad at 5-0 in Conference USA play for the first time since the  2015-16 season. Marshall is the lone remaining unbeaten team in C-USA play.

Marshall men’s basketball secures first win in El Paso

Courtney Andrews, Reporter February 5, 2018

Marshall men’s basketball outlasted UTEP Saturday evening in the Herd’s first-ever victory in El Paso, Texas, 74-65. Not only did the Herd walk away with the win, but junior guard C.J. Burks reached...

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