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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

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More than a statistic: the impact of driving safety

Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter April 22, 2025

It isn’t just about traffic safety, it’s about not becoming a statistic, the keynote speaker said at the Traffic Safety Summit. The Huntington Regional Highway Safety program hosted youth motivational...

Gunter-Seymour shared poems from an assortment of her publications on Wednesday, April 16.

Visiting Writers Series features Appalachian poet

Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter April 22, 2025

You don’t realize what is lost until it isn’t written down, a poet laureate said at the A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series on Wednesday, April 16, adding, “We don’t have to publish; you need...

Lily Hager is the 2025 winner of the Catalyst for Change award. (Courtesy of Lily Hager)

Catalyst for change follows footsteps of those before her

Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter April 20, 2025

Even though someone might be called a trailblazer, psychology major Lily Hager said the only reason she was able to make the change she has because of the women who came before her. The Women of Marshall...

Fishman, who once wanted to be a rockstar, brought his guitar to the stage after finishing up his Amicus Curiae lecture.

‘Who do you want to be?’

Sarah Davis, Executive Editor April 18, 2025

Jared Fishman, the founder and executive director of Justice Innovation Lab, has been asked a consistent question since he was small: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” His answer to this...

Coming off of a 10-3 season, the team is on the road to improve after losing a lot of the team to the transfer portal.

Football shows promise at Spring Game showcase

Nate Harrah, Sports Editor April 18, 2025

Marshall Football held its annual Spring Game on April 12 in front of a crowd of 10,113. The game provided a first look at the 2025 Marshall Football team under first-year head coach Tony Gibson. The...

Baylee Parsons (The Parthenon/Wade Sullivan)

Misinformation is scary: The time the internet almost got me elected

Baylee Parsons, Managing Editor April 18, 2025

In Marshall’s 2025 Student Government Association election, the candidates for student body president and vice president ran unopposed, but they came close to having an unlikely opponent: me. On Wednesday,...

Rachel Zegler as Snow White in the 2025 remake. Courtesy of Disney.

Disney faces backlash and financial struggles following the release of ‘Snow White’

Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter April 17, 2025

Disney suffered another major setback with the March 21 release of its live-action remake of Snow White – the latest in a string of films several avid Disney fans say are underwhelming the box office.  Across...

Theo Godard, Rai Pinto, Ryan Holmes, Takahiro Fujita celebrates Marshall’s first Spring Championship win since the 2022 season.

Men’s Soccer finishes the spring season with a championship

Nate Harrah, Sports Editor April 16, 2025

As a member of the College Spring League, the Herd beat the Michigan State Spartans in penalty kicks 4-3 to take revenge on them for the 2024 CSL Tournament loss against the Spartans. The Spartans and...

The ACE Center is located in East Hall.

DEI plans finalized, set to reach broader audience

Baylee Parsons, Managing Editor April 16, 2025

Although some offices and titles have changed, state and federal bans on diversity, equity and inclusion have not and will not diminish student support on campus, said the director of access, connections...

International students face possible visa revocations

Ashton Pack, Student Reporter April 16, 2025

Recent changes in federal immigration policy have led to the revocation of immigration status for students across the country, including at Marshall. In a message sent out to the university on Thursday,...

Petals, Paws, & Candle Pours hosted by The Haute Wick Social and Fresh Cut Kenova on April 12 and 13. (The Parthenon/Luke Campbell)

Petals, Paws & Candle Pours Fundraiser

Luke Campbell, Student Reporter April 15, 2025

Petals, Paws, & Candle Pours, a fundraiser hosted by The Haute Wick Social and Fresh Cut Kenova from April 12 to 13, raised money for Huntington Cabell Wayne Animal Control Shelter after recent budget...

Appalachian Feline Foster Network hosted Meowsterpieces Unleashed, a cat-themed art show and fundraiser on April 12. (The Parthenon/Luke Campbell)

Meowsterpieces Unleashed fundraiser

Luke Campbell, Student Reporter April 15, 2025

Appalachian Feline Foster Network hosted Meowsterpieces Unleashed, a cat-themed art show and fundraiser on April 12 that aimed to raise funds to help expand spay/neuter efforts, trap-neuter-return programs...

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