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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Brian Crist grew up in the small town of Pratt, West Virginia. (The Parthenon/Abby Ayes)

Mountain made, mountain stayed

Abby Ayes, News Editor May 13, 2026

The Choice to Stay In West Virginia, the question isn’t just why people leave, it’s why some never do. For every student packing up their apartment in Huntington or Morgantown with plans to start...

Jamie Lima has served as the state director of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of West Virginia since 2023.

Building the future, one book at a time

Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor May 11, 2026

To view the interactive multimedia webpage created for this article, click here. Most days, the mailbox holds little more than the ordinary — bills, notices and routine mail. But once a month, for...

Davina Snyder is a marketing student in the class of 2029.

Reflecting on the first year for class of 2029

Davina Snyder, Opinion & Cultures Editor May 10, 2026

As commencement grows near, senior students are about to start their careers, travel the world and do great things. The class of 2026 is finishing their college lives, but the class of 2029 is just beginning...

Del Chrol is a professor of classics and the chair of the Humanities Department. (Courtesy of Marshall University)

Fresh leadership comes to Drinko Academy

Claire Johnson, Staff Reporter May 6, 2026

Summer will mark a monumental change in Marshall leadership: the positional transition of executive director of the John Deaver Drinko Academy from Montserrat Miller to Del Chrol. The transition comes...

Abby Ayes (The Parthenon/Wade Sullivan)

Will we ever be able to afford anything?

Abby Ayes, News Editor May 5, 2026

Everyone keeps telling us the economy’s doing well. Headlines point to growth, politicians point to numbers, and somewhere in all of that, students and young adults are left wondering why it doesn’t...

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