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Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Frank Archer and Robert Archer on the first Labor Day

Labor Day: beyond the cookout

Kaitlyn Fleming, Opinion & Cultures Editor September 2, 2024

Labor Day is not just one more chance for soaking up the dwindling days of summertime fun, one history professor at Chatham University said. Dr. Lou...

Mike Duncan, longtime Marshall fan

Fans cheer at season’s first football game despite thunderstorm

Ella Bumgardner, Staff Reporter September 1, 2024

Rain and lightning did not stop the Thundering Herd fans from cheering on the football team for the first home game of the 2024-2025 season. “I came...

Photos by Sarah Davis

Tiny homes open near campus

Sarah Davis, Managing Editor August 31, 2024

Wildflower Homes, a new tiny home business on Huntington's Seventh Avenue, had its grand opening on Saturday, Aug. 17, just a few days before the first...

Griffith is a historian and author.

Amicus Curiae lecture highlights the bravery and persistence of women

Sarah Davis, Managing Editor August 30, 2024

Wedged between Women’s Equality Day and Constitution Day, the Fall 2024 Semester’s first Amicus Curiae lecture ended on a confrontational note after...

Elisabeth Griffith

Amicus Curiae returns with the discussion of women’s rights

Sarah Davis, Managing Editor August 28, 2024

Women’s history and their rights will be the opening topic of this academic year’s Amicus Curiae lecture series. The long-running lecture series...

Campus has more faces after an enrollment increase.

Temporary campus housing no longer needed

Sarah Davis, Managing Editor August 28, 2024

Residence halls at Marshall are not squeezing students, after a summer full of rumors speculated they would be. Since both enrollment and the number...

Madison Townes fights for possesion of the ball.

Women’s Soccer falls to Harvard on the road

Joseph DiCristofaro, Sports Editor August 28, 2024

Despite five saves from goalkeeper Alexis Wolgemuth, the Herd dropped its second game of the season 1-0 against Harvard on Monday, Aug. 26. Harvard...

Kaitlyn Fleming

Survive and thrive in your freshman year

Kaitlyn Fleming, Opinions & Culture Editor August 27, 2024

Freshman year can be a scary time. You’re filled with anticipation of what's to come but also filled with dread at the unknown.  As someone entering...

Overachieving: A Financial Waste of Time

Overachieving: A Financial Waste of Time

Scott Price, Chief Copy Editor August 6, 2024

One of the biggest, if not the biggest, worries for any college student is how to pay for tuition, housing, books and any other fees associated with the...

O'Hanlon served as a judge in Cabell County, West Virginia after his career at Marshall.

Contest Encourages Political Writing

Sarah Davis, Managing Editor August 3, 2024

Marshall University is a voter-friendly campus, so students are encouraged in a variety of ways to educate themselves on politics and governmental processes.  One...

Listen to Your Professor. Do the Internship.

Listen to Your Professor. Do the Internship.

Baylee Parsons, News Editor August 2, 2024

For the past eight weeks, I have been working as an intern at The Herald-Dispatch. Although this is never how I planned to spend my summer break, it ended...

Orientation Begins for New Med School Class

Orientation Begins for New Med School Class

Evan Green, Executive Editor August 1, 2024

The newest students from Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine were brought onto campus on July 24, to begin their orientation and...

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