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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Drag performers at the Huntington Pride Pageant (The Parthenon/Trista Honaker)

Pride Pageant showcases style, self expression

Davina Snyder, Staff Reporter October 14, 2025

Glamorous outfits, live performances and uplifting messages were all part of the 2025 Huntington Pride Pageant Saturday, Oct. 11, in the Don Morris Room of the Marshall University Memorial Student Center.  Five...

Swimming & Diving is competing in its first season as part of the American Conference. The conference championship will take place between Feb. 18-21.

Swimming & Diving battles in ‘Duel in the Pool’

Ella Hatfield, Student Reporter October 14, 2025

History was made at the Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium as Marshall Swimming & Diving hosted in-state rival West Virginia University. The highly anticipated “Duel in the Pool” lived up to its...

The 48-24 victory gives the Herd football team three consecutive 40+ point games.

Football dethrones the Monarchs

Nate Harrah, Sports Editor October 14, 2025

Marshall Football kept charge and kept its 10-game win streak alive against fellow conference foe. The Herd showed dominant force in its 48-24 blowout win against the, at the time, Sun Belt East leaders,...

PlayStation: The Concert features music from four different PlayStation video games. (Courtesy of Marshall Artists Series)

BREAKING: PlayStation: The Concert canceled due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’

Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor October 14, 2025

PlayStation: The Concert will no longer make a stop at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center as part of its 2025-26 tour.  The concert, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4, was canceled “due...

Marshall University announces 2025 Homecoming Court after kicking off the season with the Unity Walk

2025 Homecoming Court unveiled at annual Unity Walk

Wade Sullivan, Photo Editor October 13, 2025

The 2025 Homecoming Court was announced at the annual Unity Walk on campus Monday, Oct. 13.  Selections for the court were announced following a walk around campus, which featured many of Marshall’s...

The Army National Guard has an office on campus in the Memorial Student Center.

Student veterans combat unique college stresses

Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter October 13, 2025

Student veterans transition from a structured life in the barracks to a not-so-structured life in the dorms.  It was a hard adjustment Jonathon McCormick, director of Military and Veteran Affairs,...

La Famiglia is located at 1327 6th Avenue, Huntington, WV.

Pizza, pasta and perfection: The La Famiglia way

Claire Johnson, Staff Reporter October 12, 2025

Over the past decade, the restaurant scene of Huntington has grown into quite the destination of ambition, creativity and delectability. Such success can be attributed to many daring entrepreneurs and...

Lilli Ross is a first-year graduate student in Marshall University's MBA program. (Courtesy of Marshall Athletics)

The weight I carry is more than just the hammer

Lilli Ross, Digital Media Manager October 11, 2025

When I enter the ring, I feel the weight of the hammer in my hands. A mix of metal, my glove and expectation. Most people only see the weight of the implement, but what they don't see is the mental weight...

The Alchemy Theater sign promoting the film festival

Alchemy Theatre showcases first-ever film festival

Kaitlyn Fleming, Managing Editor October 10, 2025

For only $5 a day, cinephiles and casual watchers alike can attend the inaugural Alchemy Film Festival from Friday, Oct. 17, to Sunday, Oct. 19, at Alchemy Theatre’s Geneva Kent Center for the Arts.  The...

(Pictured: 2024 Homecoming Court) The announcement of the Homecoming Court annually occurs on Monday of Homecoming Week.

Homecoming 2025’s ‘Wheel of Thunder’ theme to spark fun-filled week of competition

The Parthenon October 10, 2025

Beloved traditions and game-show-themed events are coming to campus starting Monday, Oct. 13, for Homecoming 2025. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Wheel of Thunder” in honor of the parade’s...

Mark Hysell is a junior majoring in history from Milton, West Virginia. (Courtesy of Mark Hysell)

Empowerment, not abolishment: The case for a Student Appeals Court

Mark Hysell, Guest Columnist October 9, 2025

When a foundational institution faces decline, the response shouldn’t be removal, but revival. The current inactivity of the Supreme Court has been the catalyst for Marshall University’s Student Government...

Men’s and Women’s Basketball face high-major opponents Virginia Cavaliers and the Kentucky Wildcats.

Hoops in Huntington back for preseason hype

Nate Harrah, Sports Editor October 9, 2025

Get up, get out and get wild for the fourth annual Hoops in Huntington preseason basketball event Thursday, Oct. 16, starting at 6:30 p.m. in Pullman Square. “Hoops in Huntington brings excitement...

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