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The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

The upcoming Sunday story time on Feb. 9 will feature the solar system.

Children learn through play in museum programming

Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter January 27, 2025

Sunday Storytime, hosted by the Huntington Children’s Museum, teaches the importance of reading and makes it fun.  Executive Director Raine Klover...

Students were greeted with a snow-covered campus as class began for the Spring 2025 Semester.

A new look for a new climate: Students confront fashion in the frost

Bethany Jarrell, Staff Reporter January 27, 2025

Students returning to class this week experienced the heaviest snowfall Marshall has seen since 2022, bringing forth a shift in campus fashion as students...

'Longlegs' movie poster

‘Longlegs’ was disappointing

Caden Adkins, Opinions & Culture Editor January 25, 2025

Not even Nicholas Cage could save a movie that distracts the viewer from it’s god-awful storyline by relying on it’s pretty cinematography. Granted,...

Graphic by Nolan Duncan

Drinko is the superior study spot, students say

Nolan Duncan, Staff Reporter January 24, 2025

As part of the preparation for the new semester, some students are using their favorite study spots to handle their work. The Parthenon interviewed...

DEVELOPING STORY: Diversity related pages removed from Marshall’s website

Sarah Davis, Executive Editor January 23, 2025

*Editor's Note: This is a developing story that is being updated as more information becomes available. (5:50pm, Jan. 23) Marshall has taken down...

Student body vice president Connor Waller and Student body president Brea Belville (The Parthenon/Abigail Cutlip).

Parking technology underway according to Belville-Waller administration

Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter January 23, 2025

Marshall University classes are officially in session for the Spring 2025 Semester, and students are welcomed back to campus. As the semester heats...

January is National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Title IX sheds light on common signs of human trafficking

Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter January 23, 2025

College students, especially those who are financially unstable, can fall victim to human and labor trafficking. With January being National Human Trafficking...

This photo taken by Pacific Palisades resident Darrin Hurwitz shows the Palisades Fire as it approaches homes in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

L.A. reporter on California fires: ‘It’s okay to care’

Sarah Davis, Executive Editor January 22, 2025

California has been living in a state of uncertainty since multiple widespread wildfires erupted in the southern region starting early January. The...

Marshall looks to finish strong at the Indoor SBC Championship on Feb. 24-25.

Indoor Track and Field continues to break records

Nate Harrah, Sports Editor January 22, 2025

The Sun Belt Conference announced Marshall Track and Field swept the conference Athlete of the Week awards. Kylee Mastin and Peter Oliveira won Sun Belt...

The Russells' support for the Herd extends beyond their offices.

Couples on Campus: The Russells

Kaitlyn Fleming, News Editor January 22, 2025

Despite the same major, mutual friends and a shared cubicle, one Marshall couple’s love bloomed slowly — and then all at once.  Megan Russell,...

Cover of a banned book

Cicada Books combats censorship in new banned book club

Bethany Jarrell, Staff Reporter January 22, 2025

Cicada Books and Coffee’s Banned Together Book Club hosted its first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Jan. 14, opening with Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita.” Meeting...

CC Mays gets her first double double of the season

Women’s Basketball suffers seventh straight loss

Nate Harrah, Sports Editor January 22, 2025

Women’s Basketball suffered a close 68-64 loss against the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The Herd now falls to 5-13 (0-7 in Sun Belt play) on the season. “We...

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