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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Kylee Mastin (left) and Abby Herring (right)

Best Friends in Track Reflect on Their Marshall Careers

Wade Sullivan, Student Reporter April 7, 2024

After training and working together for three years, two Marshall track seniors are preparing to compete in their final Sun Belt Championship together on Friday, May 9, through Sunday, May 11. Abby...

The Herd gave up 10 runs in the second inning of the final game.

App State Dismantles the Herd

Ben Cower, Student Reporter April 5, 2024

The final contest of a three-game series for Marshall Baseball ended short on Saturday, March 30, as the App State Mountaineers shelled the Herd 19-2 across seven innings in Boone, North Carolina. The...

Kaitlyn Fleming

College Students Grapple with Overwhelming Expectations

Kaitlyn Fleming, Student Reporter April 5, 2024

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Everything, everywhere, all at once,” or have even seen the Oscar-award winning film.  In an analysis of the Daniel Quan and Daniel Scheinert directed film, Film...

Herring is a Parkersburg, West Virginia native.

Herring’s Historical Career Continues

Joseph DiCristofaro, Sports Editor April 4, 2024

Marshall Track and Field senior Abby Herring is no stranger to making and breaking records, as she did once more on Friday, March 29, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Herring broke the university’s 10K...

Peter Hanson speaks during his Amicus Curiae lecture on the three values of Congress.

Lecturer Argues Partisanship is Demolishing Congress

Sarah Davis, News Editor April 4, 2024

Compromising in the legislative branch has been stigmatized, said an American politics specialist said.  “Compromise is now a dirty word,” said Peter Hanson, the latest lecturer in the Amicus Curiae...

Crossword Answers April 3

The Parthenon April 4, 2024

Across 3. Marshall's own pop culture convention: HERDCON 5. Peter Henson, political specialist, said this was a dirty word on Capitol Hill: COMPROMISE 9. Severe weather caused one person to...

New Transportation Avaliable on Campus

Nolan Duncan, Student Reporter April 3, 2024

Marshall University’s sustainability manager said students will have a new way to travel around town without fear of finding transportation. On March 27, Marshall University unveiled a new version...

Huntington firefighters responded to the incident in Corbly Hall.

Severe Storm Smacks Marshall and Surrounding Area

Kaitlyn Fleming and Reagan Clagg April 2, 2024

Severe weather walloped the Tri-State Tuesday morning, April 2, damaging Marshall’s new baseball stadium and trapping a person in an elevator. Storms passing through Marshall’s campus resulted in...

The Stroehers with their dogs

Couples on Campus: The Stroehers

Kaitlyn Fleming, Student Reporter April 2, 2024

Amidst the symphony of musical academia, harmonious pairs form within shared passions for the arts–such as a couple within the Marshall School of Music.  Music professor Michael Stroeher said the...

Toney Stroud

Toney Stroud: From Student to Admin

Nolan Duncan, Student Reporter April 2, 2024

Toney Stroud, Marshall’s chief legal officer, said it is important for people to give back to those who invested in them. “I think if you’ve had an organization or a person who’s been instrumental...

The entrance to Indiana University, one of the state’s higher ed. institution that will be affected by the new law.

BeyondMU: Indiana Signs Law Threatening Professors’ Tenure over ‘Academic Diversity’

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor April 1, 2024

A new law signed by Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb forces college and university professors to promote “intellectual diversity” in their classrooms or risk losing tenure. The law, signed on...

The Herd is still searching for its first road win as they head to Blacksburg.

Baseball Falls in Nailbiter

Ben Cower, Student Reporter March 31, 2024

Marshall Baseball failed to seal the deal for a series sweep on Sunday, March 24, falling to the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Jack Cook Field in 14 innings, 6-4.  Two wins across two contests on Friday...

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