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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

AI: A helpful tool or a breach in academic honesty?

Ashton Pack, Student Reporter April 12, 2025

The usage of generative artificial intelligence tools remains a contentious topic in academia and among the student body. As AI continues to be developed and becomes more and more popular, it has become...

Football looks to have strong starts like previous seasons, having not lost an season opening game since the 2013 season.

Spring sneak peek for upcoming football season

Nate Harrah, Sports Editor April 10, 2025

After months of training and scrimmages, the Marshall Football Spring Game will play Saturday, April 12, with gates opening at 2 p.m., and opening kickoff slated for 3 p.m. First year head coach Tony...

Chapter president Katie Crouch serves last year's breakfast. (Courtesy of Katie Crouch)

Annual Strawberry Breakfast set to serve sweet tradition, strong purpose

Tally Mamula, Student Reporter April 10, 2025

Alpha Xi Delta’s beloved Strawberry Breakfast fundraiser returns Thursday, April 17, offering pancakes, strawberry butter and a powerful mission. The annual event, now in its 72nd year, supports the...

Drinko Library is one of two libraries on campus being celebrated for National Library Week this year.

Libraries aren’t just for books, they’re for everyone, librarian says

Soleil Woolard, Student Reporter April 10, 2025

The library not only provides literacy and community but also the fundamental things a person needs to exist in the world, a staff librarian said.  National Library Week and Stress Relief Week have...

Mukherjee will leave the university on July 1 to begin his term as provost at Georgia Southern University after eight years of service at Marshall. (Courtesy of Avi Mukherjee)

Home is where the Herd is: Provost Mukherjee bids Marshall farewell

Baylee Parsons, Managing Editor April 9, 2025

Nine countries, more than 10 universities and numerous full-time or visiting faculty positions – Provost Avi Mukherjee’s career has taken him all over the world, yet he said Marshall University is...

Students swab their mouths for stem cells in the hope that one of them is a match for a Huntington resident diagnosed with blood cancer.

Bone marrow drive aims to save lives of local, worldwide cancer patients

Baylee Parsons, Managing Editor April 8, 2025

Marshall University is no stranger to giving back to the community, but on April 8 and 9, students and staff had the opportunity to donate something that could save a life: their stem cells. The university’s...

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Explore a new opportunity­­­­­­­­­­ –The Parthenon is hiring

The Parthenon April 8, 2025

The Parthenon is seeking staff applications from any and all students interested in contributing to student journalism.  Students outside of the W Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications...

Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning journalist (Courtesy of Marshall University).

Broadcast journalist to deliver keynote address at spring commencement

Kaitlyn Fleming, News Editor April 8, 2025

Social justice advocate, author and journalist will share her wisdom with Marshall’s spring graduates.  Soledad O’Brien, the CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions, is set to speak at both the 9...

Alpha Chi Omega was named the winning sorority at this year's Greek Sing on April 5.

Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Phi Epsilon win big at Greek Sing

Tally Mamula, Student Reporter April 6, 2025

Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Phi Epsilon took home the trophies at Greek Sing, held on April 5 at the Foundry Theater. The annual event, part of Greek Week at Marshall University, brought together spirited...

Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian, center, reacts to Judge Jean Toal during the Alex Murdaugh jury-tampering hearing at the Richland County Judicial Center, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)

Hunter Biden hires notorious lawyer in trial

Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter April 3, 2025

Hunter Biden, amidst a legal battle, has hired a high-profile South Carolina lawyer known for his representation of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh.  Former Democratic state Sen. Dick Harpootlian...

Abby Beagle performing at last year's Greek Sing (Courtesy of Delta Zeta)

Delta Zeta aims to defend Greek Sing title

Tally Mamula, Student Reporter April 3, 2025

As the reigning Greek Sing champions, Delta Zeta enters this year’s Greek Week with both excitement and determination to continue their success. “That title is a large motivator for us. It reminds...

(L to R) Stephanie Thacker, Melissa Blatt, Arminta Spaulding, Mattie Shuler and Christine Jacobs served as panelists for the sixth Alys Smith Symposium for Women Professionals on April 1.

Legal wisdom: Women in law talk careers, challenges and change

Kaitlyn Fleming, News Editor April 2, 2025

The first stirrings of a legal career took root in a young woman spending time in her grandmother’s bar in Hamlin, West Virginia, one U.S. circuit judge said. Stephanie Thacker, judge for the United...

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