The Parthenon

Women’s Basketball Dethrones the Monarchs

Wade Sullivan, Student Reporter • February 22, 2024

Marshall Women’s Basketball remains at the top of the Sun Belt following a 89-75 victory over the Old Dominion Monarchs on Saturday, Feb 17. The game was the second in a stretch of four away matchups. The...

Local Churches Provide Students Lunch for a Dollar

Ella Bumgardner, Staff Reporter • February 22, 2024

The Campus Christian Center at Marshall University hosted the first “Lunch for a Buck” of the 2024 spring semester on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The center hosts Lunch for a Buck every second and fourth...

Swim & Dive Take Home Gold

Joseph DiCristofaro, Sports Editor • February 21, 2024

Capping the weekend off with four gold medals, Swim and Dive wrapped up the Sun Belt Conference Championships on Saturday, Feb. 17, in Orlando, Florida. “The staff is incredibly proud of this team,”...

Amicus Curiae Returning to Campus

Sarah Davis, News Editor • February 21, 2024

The United States’ Civil Rights Movement is the topic of an upcoming lecture on campus this week. The Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy will hold its first event of the semester...

SGA Expands Campus Food Pantry

Emma Gallus, Video & Audio Producer • February 21, 2024

The Marshall University Food Pantry will increase the amount of product it can hold due to an upcoming expansion, the pantry’s student manager said. “With this expansion, we’ll have more space...

Crossword Answers Feb. 21

The Parthenon • February 21, 2024

Across 1. Performers dress in this to raise funds through Queens for a Cause: DRAG 5. Mascot of Coastal Carolina who defeated Marshall's Mens Basketball last week: CHANTICLEERS 7. Swim and Dive...

Tri-Sigma to Bring Valentine’s Spirit to Campus

Kaitlyn Fleming, Student Reporter • February 20, 2024

Enlightening attendees on Tri-Sigma’s philanthropic organizations and spreading Valentine’s Day cheer are a few initiatives of the upcoming Roses for Robbie event, one Tri-Sigma leader said. “My...

Couples on Campus: Charlie and Pamela Bowen

Kaitlyn Fleming, Student Reporter • February 20, 2024

Within the hustle and bustle of college campuses, there lies the multi-faceted world of love. Love presents itself in many forms, and it appears to thrive particularly within the confines of Marshall. “She’ll...

Panel Discusses Portrayal of Love in Media

Baylee Parsons, Copy Editor • February 19, 2024

Although many films are intended to reflect reality, films too often impact societal behaviors and standards, said the assistant director of the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies program at Title...

BeyondMU: Utah Becomes the Latest State to Ban Diversity

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor • February 19, 2024

A group of 19 Brown University students ended their hunger strike on Friday, Feb. 9, after failing to make headway on urging the Rhode Island university to disassociate from arms manufacturers amid the...

Mayor Williams Delivers Final State of the City Address

Matthew Schaffer, Managing Editor • February 19, 2024

“I’m left with very high expectations of where our city is headed in the coming years and decades,” Huntington Mayor Steve Williams said on Monday in his final State of the City address as he pursues...

Men’s Basketball Prepares for the Mountaineers

Ben Cower, Student Reporter • February 18, 2024

The snow-covered Blue Ridge Mountains of Boone, North Carolina, will adorn some kelly green Thursday, Feb. 15, as Marshall Men’s Basketball prepares to duel the Appalachian State Mountaineers. With...