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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall’s victory against JMU last year propelled the Herd to the Sun Belt 
Championships.

Football prepares to defend against the Dukes

Nate Harrah, Sports Editor November 3, 2025

Marshall Football returns home for a big game to remember the 75 Saturday, Nov. 8, against the James Madison University Dukes. The annual 75 game is the closest home game date-wise to the anniversary...

David Miller is the new executive director of the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center.

A tale of two theaters: David Miller’s path to success in the local arts

Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor November 2, 2025

As a child of the ‘90s, David Miller grew up listening to country music while surrounded by family in his Ashland, Kentucky, home. However, when he heard Weezer’s 1994 “Blue Album,” everything...

Theater productions within the Marshall University School of Theatre and Dance feature work not just from the stage, but all the behind the scenes activities that make the productions possible.

Behind the curtain: A look into a theatre production

Ella Hatfield, Student Reporter November 1, 2025

When the lights dim and the curtain rises, most audience members only see the polished performances, intricate costumes and dramatic scenes unfolding on stage. What they don’t see is the intense preparation,...

Marshall's composting facility is located at 1010 Norway Avenue in Huntington.

‘Green’ gets new meaning in sustainability department

Abby Ayes, Student Reporter November 1, 2025

When people think of Marshall University, the word “green” often brings to mind the school’s color, but for those in the university’s Sustainability Department, it stands for something more: an...

Caden Adkins

The only thing scary about Halloween is the stress that comes with it

October 31, 2025

Over the summer, I turned 21 and had the realization that something was missing from my birthday.  Usually around the end of summer going into those first months of school, the excitement for Halloween...

Javier Zamora (Courtesy of Marshall Artists Series)

Javier Zamora to share ‘Solito’ journey

Claire Johnson, Staff Reporter October 30, 2025

An accomplished author, poet and activist will highlight the Marshall Artist Series at the Joan C. Edward Playhouse Thursday, Nov. 6.  Javier Zamora’s bestselling novel, “Solito,” chronicles...

Law professor and author Samantha Barbas speaks Tuesday, Oct. 28, as the third guest in the Amicus Curiae Lecture Series. (Courtesy of Samantha Barbas)

Amicus Curiae lecture focuses on landmark freedom of speech Supreme Court case

Claire Johnson, Staff Reporter October 29, 2025

The Amicus Curiae Lecture Circuit hosted its third guest Tuesday, Oct. 28. The night’s speaker, Samantha Barbas, is a professor of law at Iowa University and renowned political science and history author....

Readers and writers connect at the annual West Virginia Book Festival.

Book Festival keeps readers coming back

Phoenix Bishop, Photographer October 29, 2025

“It’s something we can’t afford to lose as a society; we need readers,” local author Michelle Jarvis said at the West Virginia Book Festival Saturday, Oct. 25.  Being able to connect face-to-face...

HerdLink can be accessed via students’ MyMU webpage to explore the various organizations on campus.

HerdLink to get makeover by spring 2026

Davina Snyder, Staff Reporter October 29, 2025

A new application is set to replace “HerdLink,” Marshall’s main hub of student organizations and clubs, at the start of the Spring 2026 Semester.  This new system will come in the form of an...

Marshall and WVU have been a part of the Sun Belt Conference for Men’s Soccer since 2022. (Courtesy of HerdZone)

Soccer soon takes on top-10 state rival

Nate Harrah, Sports Editor October 29, 2025

The No. 9 Marshall Men’s Soccer’s next match is the highly anticipated Mountain State Derby against the No. 10 West Virginia Mountaineers and will take place Friday, Oct. 31, in Morgantown, West Virginia....

Work study opportunities help students pay for college.

Work study hours hit with cuts

Jaidyn Carter, Student Reporter October 29, 2025

Work-study hours at Marshall University have been cut in half, leaving many students concerned. “I fear for a lot of my fellow students and co-workers,” sophomore Brooke Barker said. The cuts took...

Festival goers flocked to the Fourth Avenue stage to watch a number of performers on Saturday.

Huntington Pride brings color, music and unity to the community

Ella Hatfield, Student Reporter October 28, 2025

All the colors of the rainbow lined Fourth Avenue in downtown Huntington Saturday, Oct. 25, as hundreds gathered for the 2025 Huntington Pride Festival, an event celebrating inclusion, diversity and LGBTQ+...

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