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The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

The Village is located on Sixth Avenue close to campus.
Beyond the dorms: Tips for living off campus
Ella Hatfield, Student Reporter • November 10, 2025

As students prepare to leave the dorms, many discover living off campus involves much more than signing a lease and moving in. Between hidden costs, confusing...

Dalton Monk is a faculty member in the Marshall University English department. (Courtesy of Dalton Monk)
After Office Hours: Dalton Monk
Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter • November 9, 2025

An English professor with no prior interest in English might seem unusual to some, but that’s exactly what you’ll find in Corbly Hall 329. Professor...

The Marshall University Memorial Fountain
From parties to pressure: The cost of college FOMO
Abby Ayes November 8, 2025

With the rise of social media, many students are now facing a new kind of pressure: FOMO, or the fear of missing out. The term describes the stress...

Ireland is one of many study abroad destinations. (Courtesy of Marshall University)
How to bring the world home with you
Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter • November 4, 2025

Experiencing a culture unlike your own means you might bring a piece of it back with you.  The Office of Study Abroad encourages students each year...

David Miller is the new executive director of the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center.
A tale of two theaters: David Miller’s path to success in the local arts
Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor • November 2, 2025

As a child of the ‘90s, David Miller grew up listening to country music while surrounded by family in his Ashland, Kentucky, home. However, when he heard...

Pieces of Huntington history preserved in Morrow Library
Inside Morrow Library: The stories behind the shelves
Abby Ayes, Student Reporter

Since 1930, Morrow Library has become well-versed in serving the public over the past 95 years. Holding more than two-thirds of the university’s...

Many Marshall students commute, shaping both their academic and social experiences.
Commuter students navigate a different college experience
Ella Hatfield, Student Reporter

The college experience for many students is shaped by residence halls, hangout spaces and the constant presence of friends and classmates. Days...

Starbucks is located in the Memorial Student Center
Community and caffeine: coffee culture on campus
Claire Johnson, Staff Reporter

When describing a preferable combination, people often reference well known couplings like peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper or macaroni...

Marshall students differ in their learning preferences, with some excelling online and others thriving in traditional classrooms.
Marshall students find balance between online and in-person classes
Holly Belmont, Staff Reporter

A long uphill battle with the COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in online classes at universities, and Marshall is no exception.  Learning...

The 2025 Annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony featured Michele Craig, daughter of Michael Prestera, a local businessman who died in the plane crash.
Annual fountain ceremony ensures 75 remain ‘Unforgotten’
Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor

“You taught me how to lose and when to fall and stand back up again to carry on / You taught me to embrace the pain and find the diamond...

The Alys Smith Symposium celebrates and highlights the achievements and contributions of women in various professional fields. This year, the symposium spotlighted women in healthcare.
Finding their ‘why:’ Women in healthcare share their journeys at Alys Smith Symposium
Abby Ayes, Student Reporter

Passion was at the heart of the seventh annual Alys Smith Symposium on Women Professionals, held Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the Shawkey Dining Room,...

Marshall's journalism school created its Hall of Fame in 1985 to honor its distinguished alumni.
The stories behind the bylines: 100 years of SOJMC greats
Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor

For nearly 100 years, creatives, storytellers and innovators have roamed the halls of Marshall’s journalism school, determined to be the first...

Marshall celebrates the First-Generation College Celebration each year, joining the national event launched in 2017 by the Council for Opportunity in Education and the Center for First-generation Student Success.
Marshall participates in nationwide first-gen celebration
Abby Ayes, Student Reporter

For many students, the transition from high school to college comes with encouragement from counselors and advisers to pursue higher education,...

Lalah Hathaway was recently named a nominee in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category for the 2026 Grammy Awards. (Courtesy of the Marshall Artists Series)
Award-winning singer Lalah Hathaway to perform for Marshall Artists Series
Ashton Pack, News Editor

Five-time Grammy award winning singer Lalah Hathaway will be performing on campus as the next event of the Marshall Artists Series’ lineup. Hathaway...

Steve Martin’s wit takes the stage in Marshall Theatre’s ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’
Steve Martin’s wit takes the stage in Marshall Theatre’s ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’
The Parthenon

Marshall Theatre will continue its 25-26 season with its own rendition of “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” the imaginative comedy written by...

David Miller is the new executive director of the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center.
A tale of two theaters: David Miller’s path to success in the local arts
Baylee Parsons, Executive Editor

As a child of the ‘90s, David Miller grew up listening to country music while surrounded by family in his Ashland, Kentucky, home. However,...

Theater productions within the Marshall University School of Theatre and Dance feature work not just from the stage, but all the behind the scenes activities that make the productions possible.
Behind the curtain: A look into a theatre production
Ella Hatfield, Student Reporter

When the lights dim and the curtain rises, most audience members only see the polished performances, intricate costumes and dramatic scenes unfolding...

Readers and writers connect at the annual West Virginia Book Festival.
Book Festival keeps readers coming back
Phoenix Bishop, Photographer

“It’s something we can’t afford to lose as a society; we need readers,” local author Michelle Jarvis said at the West Virginia Book Festival...

Local drag queen Crystal Q. Monroe performing at the Huntington Pride Festival on Saturday, October 25.
GALLERY: Huntington Pride Festival 2025 – All Aboard the Rainbow Railroad!
Kade Klover, Photographer

Artists like Sassa Wilkes filled the event with creativity, offering pride-themed clothing, accessories and original prints. Local companies...

Landry Bender, as Olivia, appears in a scene filmed at the Pumpkin House in Kenova. (Courtesy of Erik Bloomquist)
‘Self Help’ transforms Huntington into haunting cinematic background
Kaitlyn Fleming, Managing Editor

Huntington, West Virginia, and nearby areas transformed into the eerie backdrop for “Self Help,” a horror film that turns a self-actualization...

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