Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Marshall University's Student Newspaper

The Parthenon

Countdown to Commencement: Shelby Blackburn
Countdown to Commencement: Shelby Blackburn
Abigail Cutlip, Student Reporter • February 17, 2023

Following old friends to Marshall, one senior says she has learned that her instinct as a “people person” could be shaped into a career.  Shelby...

Countdown to Commencement: Jodi Hannah
Countdown to Commencement: Jodi Hannah
Abigail Cutlip, Student Reporter • February 17, 2023

Inspired by the change her younger brother’s speech language pathologist made for him, one Marshall University spring 2023 graduate says that she “fell...

Skip Henderson playing basketball with the Marshall team during his academic career.
MU Basketball Legend Looks for Hope During Harsh Prison Sentence
Johnathan Edwards, Student Reporter • November 15, 2022

One of the premier stars of Marshall University basketball in the 1980s has spent the last three decades in and out of the Georgia prison and jail systems,...

Homecoming Love Story: New Mr. Marshall Proposes on Football Field
Homecoming Love Story: New Mr. Marshall Proposes on Football Field
Tyler Spence, Executive Editor • November 9, 2022

A Marshall-themed love story started a new chapter for the newest Mr. Marshall and his fiancée during halftime of the Herd’s homecoming game against...

The “R.E.S.P.E.C.T,” tribute concert on Nov. 1 at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center explored the life and legacy of legendary singer Aretha Franklin
The “R.E.S.P.E.C.T,” tribute concert on Nov. 1 at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center explored the life and legacy of legendary singer Aretha Franklin
Victoria Ware, Features and Cultures Editor • November 9, 2022

  The concert came after the fourth anniversary of Franklin’s death on Aug. 16, 2018.   The program interweaved the stories of Franklin’s personal...

Vending Machines Sell Community Art
Vending Machines Sell Community Art
Taylor Isaac, Student Reporter • November 8, 2022

Artists in Huntington can now use vending machines to connect their pieces with patrons thanks to an initiative launched by a former Marshall University...

Members of the iCenter, Assistant Director Paige Leonard and one of the iCenter students, Jaxon Smith, stand in the Corbly Hall iCenter classroom.
iCenter Aims to Create Culture of Innovation on Campus
Evan Green, Managing Editor • November 1, 2022

Over the last few years, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation—better known as the iCenter—has served as a major force to develop...

Logic 4 Lifters Hopes to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles at Marshall
Matthew Schaffer, Student Reporter • October 21, 2022

Logic 4 Lifters held their third meeting on Thursday to inspire healthy lifestyles and share workout tips among Marshall students. “Our main priority...

'Rocketman' Film Screening With Live Orchestra
Victoria Ware, Opinions & Culture Editor

“Rocketman”—the biographical fantasy film that details the life and ascension to fame of singer Sir Elton John—is being presented with...

University Preps for Earth Week
Abigail Cutlip, Student Reporter

Earth Week 2023, with the theme “Invest in Our Planet,” is in full swing and will happen from April 10 to April 14 on Marshall University’s...

HerdCon Event Brings Campus Together
HerdCon Event Brings Campus Together
Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter

The presence of pop culture flooded Marshall’s campus on Saturday, March 25, with the annual HerdCon convention. HerdCon, an event that launched...

Neveah Harmon (left) and Walker Tatum (right)
Tatum-Harmon Win SGA Election
Emma Johnson, Student Reporter

After running unopposed, current Student Body Vice President Walker Tatum will  represent Marshall as the newest Student Body President, and...

Two cosplayers at HerdCon
HerdCon Event Brings Campus Together
Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter

The presence of pop culture flooded Marshall’s campus on Saturday, March 25, with the annual HerdCon convention. HerdCon, an event that launched...

The Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals in session at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center
U.S. Court of Appeals Holds Session at Marshall
Matthew Schaffer, News Editor

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held a special session at Marshall on Wednesday, March 22, to hear oral arguments in front of...

Marshall Announces Spring Commencement Keynote Speaker
Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter

John Donahoe, president and chief executive officer of NIKE, Inc., will be speaking at Marshall’s upcoming Spring Commencement. Marshall...

The Burden of Gender Equity Movements is Not Only on Women: Reflection and Review of the 67th Commission on the Status of Women
Bex Law, Student Reporter

More than 10,000 women gathered in New York City for the past two weeks to assist the United Nations in creating a framework for global governance...

Wellness Center Offers Advice for Drinking Over Spring Break
Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter

“Safer Spring Break” will promote healthy ways for Marshall students to enjoy their spring break while still having fun. For those planning...

Marshall University Hosts Allison Joseph for A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series
Abigail Cutlip, Student Reporter

Writer’s block isn’t real, according to a poet who, to celebrate Black History Month, gave a reading of some of her poetry works for the...

Visual Arts Center Could Receive New Community Art Supply Room
Emma Johnson, Student Reporter

A new community art supply room may be coming to the Visual Arts Center thanks to a recent proposal made by the Student Government Association. “It...

Latest Amicus Curiae Emphasizes the Importance of the Jury
Latest Amicus Curiae Emphasizes the Importance of the Jury
Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter

American jurors are created and not discovered, an author and professor suggests while speaking on the importance of the jury. “Jurors should...

Student Film Festival Returns to Marshall
Student Film Festival Returns to Marshall
Bex Law, Student Reporter

Ian Nolte, a Marshall English professor teaching film studies, said there will be 22 films screened at next week’s Student Film Festival.  “We...

Memorial Panel to be Held for AIDS/HIV Awareness
Emma Johnson, Student Reporter

A series of events for AIDS/HIV and Addiction awareness is set to be hosted on campus.  During the week of Mar. 6-10, different events such...

Two Marshall Professors Awarded Art Grants
Abigail Cutlip, Student Reporter

For their efforts to support creative work and promote lifelong learning and healthy aging, two professors have received art grants by the...

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