MCTC’s manufacturing engineering department is using advanced technology to make prototypes for manufacturing.
The candidates for student body president and vice president went head to head in the final debate of the Student Government Association elections in the Memorial Student Center on Monday.
Seven students from Marshall University are traveling to Franklin, W.Va., during spring break to participate in the 2010 Collegiate Challenge Program with Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity.
It’s that time of year again: Spring Break. Time to sleep in, forget about class and – for some of us – take a vacation.
Marshall University Residence Services added a green house living-leaning community to raise awareness of sustainability in the residence halls and on campus for fall 2010.
Darfur: Breaking the Silence started their series of events promoting awareness about the situation in Darfur with a dance party.
The Parks and Recreation Organization for Students hosted a community service cleanup day at Beech Fork State Park on Saturday.
Students competed in the National Collegiate Ramen Noodle Cook-Off on Saturday. Beta Alpha Psi and the International Students’ Organization sponsored the cook-off.
Marshall University Residence Services will close several residence halls over spring break but are accepting break-housing applications until 4 p.m. Wednesday for students who plan to stay.
Marshall University students used their creativity to turn ramen noodles into cash. The money will go to a nonprofit organization to benefit Haiti.
Marshall University’s Drinko Library and The Writing Center are pairing up Tuesday through Thursday to provide assistance with research papers to students.
Veterans from around campus and the city of Huntington gathered to talk to authors about writing their own stories of war.
Professor from West Virginia University came to Marshall University to speak to students about health care reform and why it is important to them as students.
Marshall University’s ROTC said goodbye to two of its recruiters this week.
Marshall’s Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Muslim Association of Huntington sponsored an event on Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions Thursday afternoon in the Memorial Student Center.
The Research Boot Camp for new faculty, sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, is in its second year at Marshall University.
MCTC students are getting help to pay for their training for the national medical coding exam, thanks to a grant from the Higher Education Policy Commission.
The Kappa Phi Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi and the International Students’ Organization are sponsoring a National Collegiate Ramen Noodle Cook-Off on Marshall University’s campus at 10 a.m. Saturday.
A Marshall University professor and African native gave students the opportunity to learn about the history of his home continent.
Marshall University’s Women’s Center hosted Lunafest, a women’s film festival that also raises awareness of sexual violence.
Marshall University’s Xi Upsilon chapter of Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity has doubled its membership this semester by marketing to business majors.
LASIK and photorefractive keratectomy eye surgeries have become popular procedures for people who no longer want to wear glasses or contacts.
The candidates for student body vice president debated issues Wednesday evening at First Year Residence Hall South.
War veterans are giving people something to think about this week, with some learning how to effectively write about their experiences while those already published speak out as part of the Birke Fine Arts Symposium.
The smoking ban for Cabell County went into effect Tuesday and is generating a lot of talk around town. It is expected to affect the proposed budget.
With the Student Government Association elections just one week away, the three teams competing for the top spot are ramping up their campaigns.
The Women of Marshall Series sponsored by the Faculty-in-Residence program began Monday with a special speaker.
Marshall University Career Services hosted the Educator Expo on Tuesday, giving education majors an opportunity to interview for teaching positions in schools across the Mid-Atlantic region.
The city of Huntington is halfway through the budget sessions and doing what they can to find relief for the proposed budget.
The Marshall Catholic Newman Center is hosting a new event called Truth Tuesday Coffee House beginning next Tuesday.
Huntington City Council unanimously voted to pass the ordinance authorizing a contract to start boarding up dilapidated homes Monday evening.
Marshall University’s Women’s Center will be hosting its first Lunafest, a women’s film festival that benefits the Breast Cancer fund and the CONTACT Rape Crisis Center.
Veterans are unaware of entitled benefits easily received in West Virginia.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s student-run fundraiser Up ‘til Dawn will take place Wednesday at the Marshall University Recreation Center.
Emergency Contraception, or EC, is a form of birth control that women can use after having unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.
A sub shop in Huntington has managed to stay open for almost 22 years.
Ban on indoor smoking effective immediately
The Cabell County Health Department’s ban on smoking in bars went into effect Thursday after Circuit Court Judge Jane Hustead ruled to lift the injunction filed February 26 by local bar owners.
Campaignin for Student Government Association offices began this week.
The Student Activities Programming Board conducted a focus group Tuesday to determine freshmen involvement in student activities.
University College will be at the core of the new changes freshmen will see next fall.
Marshall University Foundation Hall, home of the Erickson Alumni Center, is joining the green revolution.
The Campus Christian Center had an event on understanding Hinduism on Tuesday evening.
The United Way of the River Cities 2009 Live United Campaign raised $1.11 million.
Spring means warmer temperatures and blooming flowers, but it can also mean runny noses and itchy eyes for seasonal allergy sufferers.
Losing power, gaining students
Student Body President Sean Hornbuckle, is seeking the help of the student body in combating a bill that is making its way through the West Virginia Legislature.
Losing power, gaining students
Marshall University has calculated the difference in enrollment for the previous year.
Three Marshall students have developed and managed a fundraising effort that will take place this month in order to collect items for victims of domestic violence.
The Marshall University Psychology Department is thankful to two alumni who have donated a building for clinical psychology.
Marshall University’s Early Education Center has been designated a model pre-school in Cabell County.
WMUL, Marshall University’s student-operated radio station, is now broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Marshall University students can now find a creative outlet through a recently formed university dance company.
Marshall University’s Office of Judicial Affairs is an office most students try to avoid visiting, but its function can provide essential life lessons to students.
What if I told you there was a fully, 100 percent effective way to prevent pregnancy and STDs? It takes a lot of patience, and not everyone can handle it.
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin and Huntington Mayor Kim Wolfe welcomed 12 students from Boston College to the city Monday morning.
The city of Huntington is installing a new LED traffic signal system funded by a $4.2 million federal grant to improve the city’s air quality by helping the flow of traffic.
An AmeriCorps VISTA will be serving Marshall’s Service Learning Program for a year to help link Marshall to the community.
Medical students from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine get hands-on experience using standardized patients at the Byrd Clinical Center.
University College needed a new director when Michelle Duncan left in November for the opportunity to work at James Madison University.
The Huntington Museum of Art will unveil its newest exhibit this weekend, “Original Comic Book Illustrations from the Collection of Beau Smith.”
A Marshall University professor spoke Sunday about the importance of nutrition and how it affects the body.
Marshall student returns from Iraq with new perspective
They say everybody has a story and everybody’s story is important, but some of us live stories destined to be told to future generations.
One of Marshall University’s own will fill the interim position for the office of communications.
Pre-school children are learning about weather through a project by the Early Childhood Education Center.
The Graduate Student Council is making a comeback after being nonexistent for years.
The Memorial Student Center will soon be home to a full service Starbucks.
Faculty Senate members walked out of Thursday’s Faculty Senate meeting as Dallas Brozik, professor of economics and finance, accused members of not doing their jobs.
College dean brings native tradition to Huntington
The dean of the Lewis College of Business at Marshall University is an eighth-degree black belt.
The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has received a grant from Sen. Robert C. Byrd that will help equip a translational genomic center at the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
MCTC’s Cooking and Culinary Institute offers a unique experience in West Virginia for students to practice their culinary training in the field.
Marshall University’s Department of Music presented a junior recital Wednesday night in the Smith Recital Hall.
The Center for African Americans hosted an African American History Bowl on Tuesday in the basement of the Memorial Student Center.
“An Evening with Lucille Ball: Thank You for Asking” was performed at the Keith- Albee Performing Arts Center as part of the Marshall Artists Series on Tuesday evening.
The Marshall University Alumni Center will welcome students and the public to its new home this weekend, at the Marshall University Foundation Hall.
The One Book for the First Year Seminar next year has been chosen.
Cabell Huntington Hospital is raising funds for a new children’s hospital that will offer state-of-the-art healthcare.
The Marshall University Police Department is reviving its fingerprinting service for students after swine flu threats have dwindled.
Although birth control pills and male condoms are the most commonly used preventative measures for sex, it helps to mention other alternatives. For the last part of the Safe Sex 101 series, we’ll cover some lesser known contraceptives and birth control options.
Marshall University Residence Services hosted an open house Tuesday evening to help students decide where they want to live before sign-ups. The open house included tours, snacks and a prize drawing.
MCTC’s Cooking and Culinary Institute classes offer a different learning experience.
Career Services will host the Spring Career Expo in the Memorial Student Center on Wednesday.
The Marshall University Physical Plant has many remodeling and maintenance projects this semester. The biggest project is the second floor of the Science Building.
As political campaigning for midterm elections becomes more prominent, Marshall University College Republicans and Young Democrats recognize political trends and plan for events this semester.
Marshall University’s Office of Student Financial Assistance is hosting a week long program to educate students on financial aid.
Kitchen aims to make city healthier
Tri-State residents now have access to healthful cooking lessons inspired by Jamie Oliver’s food revolution with the grand opening of Huntington’s Kitchen on Monday in downtown Huntington.
A writer and artist sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, the Marshall English Department, and the West Virginia Humanities council will be reading from her work in the Marshall University Memorial Student Center on Thursday.
The First Wesleyan Church in Huntington hosted a community forum Saturday to address human trafficking nationally and within West Virginia.
First year students have a chance to see what residence halls have to offer before choosing where they want to live next semester.
Diversity University
Marshall University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs hosted its first roundtable discussion Friday afternoon in the basement of the Memorial Student Center.
Diversity University
The Center for African American Students’ Programs hosted the annual Diversity Breakfast on Friday.
Two fraternities auctioned their members Wednesday to raise about $300 in the Memorial Student Center for a young boy with cancer.
The Marshall Catholic Newman Center is hosting a fish fry beginning at 5 p.m. today.
The Marshall University Child Development Academy may receive major and unwanted changes within the next year.
Marshall University started its new academic affairs newsletter this semester.
An organization is currently working to protect West Virginia’s land from land developers.
The Freshman Council is a student organization dedicated to supporting, educating and representing the freshman class at Marshall University.
The West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education approved the purchase agreement Thursday for MCTC’s new campus location at 2205 Fifth St., near Interstate 64.
Marshall University President Stephen Kopp announced during Thursday’s Board of Governors meeting that Jan I. Fox, the current senior vice president of Information Technology for Marshall University, will serve as the interim university Chief of Staff.
Huntington residents fight smoking ban, hire attorney
Huntington residents gathered Wednesday evening at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1064 to discuss putting a stop to the smoking ban and have gone as far as hiring an attorney to help.
Marshall University’s Outdoor Adventure Club recruited students for trips this semester, citing the advantages of spending time in the wilderness for physical and mental health.
Marshall University and MCTC have reported increased enrollment this year. However, MCTC has reported the larger jump in total enrollment numbers.
The Campus Christian Center hosted an event on understanding Judaism on Tuesday night.
D.P. Dough in Huntington has recently moved to a new location on Fourth Avenue from its previously location on Sixth Avenue.
Marshall University’s Student Environmental Action Coalition is participating in the upcoming nationwide campaign Define Our Decade.
A fourth year Marshall University medical student returned home Sunday after helping in Haiti.
The College of Science is preparing to refurbish the Science Building.
Marshall University hosted its fourth Campus Conversation on Tuesday.
Student Legal Aid offers a variety of services to help students handle legal issues.
Seasonal sadness can sometimes be more serious than a simple case of the winter blues.
Three experts in diversity will be featured in the Diversity Roundtable Friday at Marshall University.
Marshall University’s Office of Career Services has announced its 2010 Spring Career Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the Don Morris Room of the Memorial Student Center on MU’s Huntington campus.
“Giving Voice: Social Justice and the Arts,” the 2010 Marshall University Birke Fine Arts Symposium, is under way this month and will continue through most of the spring semester on the university’s Huntington campus.
MCTC is offering a low cost GRE test preparatory course to help students perform better on the exam.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be a difficult condition for students to deal with.
Federal work study positions offer students paid community service opportunities off-campus.
Marshall University’s National Pan-Hellenic Council is branching out to include the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council in events this semester.
The Huntington Museum of Art is launching a marketing campaign to encourage people in the Tri-State area to visit the new Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine gallery.
The Student Government Association is teaming up with Sodexo in a fundraising effort to benefit the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
The Atlantis Program is a cooperative enterprise between the U.S. Department of Education and the European Commission that sends psychology majors to study abroad for a year in Europe.
The 2010 State of the City and the proposed budget was given by the mayor Saturday at city hall discussing last year’s accomplishments and plans for the future in tough economic times.
Two Marshall administrators prepare to celebrate 40 years of marriage
In 1967, most male students were worried about being drafted into the Vietnam War, but one Marshall student was worried about a girl he met in class.
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Marshall University is continuing its archaeology field school this summer in the wetlands of Green Bottom, W.Va.
A panelist of specialists hosted an advice table at Twin Towers Dining Hall on Thursday evening to wrap up Sexual Responsibility Week.
Marshall University students will elect new representatives for the next academic year.
The Student Government Association elections are scheduled for March 16 and 17. Polling stations will be available in the Memorial Student Center and the Marshall Recreation Center.
Valentine’s Day affects Huntington and Barboursville businesses in a big way.
Marshall University African American Students’ Programs is hosting its annual Diversity Breakfast to bring different cultures together and understand each other’s differences.
Money confiscated by law enforcement officers during drug raids is now being used to finance new equipment for the Huntington Police Department.
Winter weather shuts down many schools
Weather conditions around the state caused school closings and delays in all 55 counties Wednesday, but many colleges and universities remained open.
Despite weather conditions, representatives from Marshall University travelled to the State Capitol in Charleston, W. Va., to celebrate the university’s accomplishments and advancements.
The Cabell-Huntington Health Department will have an STD clinic at Marshall University on Thursday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Marshall University’s Pan-Hellenic Council hosted a hot cocoa social Wednesday in the Memorial Student Center to inform students about recruitment processes for sororities.
MCTC’s Health Occupation Students of America chapter, sponsored by the Division of Allied Health, is scheduled to host the annual West Virginia conference at Marshall’s Memorial Student Center on March 5 and 6. The statewide organization will be celebrating its 15th anniversary.
Freshmen and sophomore students are giving a command performance to determine the course of their college career at Marshall University.
A co-ed business fraternity at Marshall University is wrapping up its recruitment.
The mayor of the city of Huntington came to Marshall University to answer student’s questions Tuesday at the Memorial Student Center.
Marshall University alumni living in Florida will get the opportunity to visit the campus without the trip.
Veterans will have the opportunity to write about their military experiences for a social justice event on campus.
A national evangelism organization has started a chapter at Marshall University.
Marshall University fraternities and sororities will host recruitment activities during the next three weeks.
Students gathered in First Year Residence Hall South for a condom party promoting safe sex and proper condom usage Monday evening.
The Marshall University ROTC was able to use the rock climbing facility at the Marshall Recreation Center for its first hands-on training lab of the semester.
Physicians and specialists in the U.S. are becoming more concerned with the prevalence of diabetes.
The Huntington City Council unanimously voted Monday night for the renewal of the Tri-State Transit Authority levy to be on the primary election ballots.
Marshall University will extend its first invitation of the semester for students to take the National Survey of Student Engagement.
Pressured by Gov. Joe Manchin to keep tuition rates in check this year, West Virginia’s public colleges and universities are warning lawmakers that a funding crisis is near.
Marshall University hosted its first Technology Summit this week.
Marshall University’s president chose several pieces of art from the Birke Art Gallery to be displayed in his office.
Marshall University’s Office of Disability Services provides services to all students with disabilities.
Church members have returned from a week of working in a Haitian clinic where they performed surgery and attended to medical needs.
While tanning bed usage has become very popular in the past few years, many are skeptical about the safety of artificial tanning.
Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards Show were announced Tuesday. The Academy Awards, more commonly known as the Oscars, is a Hollywood-filled event that recognizes movie actors, writers and directors for outstanding performances. Awards are given in categories such as Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Picture, Visual Effects, Directing and more.
A student production of “Memory House” will take place tonight and Saturday evening. The event is student produced with the support of Marshall University’s Department of Theatre.
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., discussed the pending health care bill with medical and nursing students during a round table event at Marshall University on Wednesday.
A Marshall University fraternity became “homeless” for the day to raise awareness and money for the Huntington City Mission.
In West Virginia, one in nine women will be sexually assaulted this year. Nationally, one in three women will face the same fate, up from one in four only a few years ago.
Sexual assault remains a problem on university campuses across the country, but many myths and misconceptions exist as well.
The United Way of the River Cities has raised $364,000 this year, which is 26 percent of its $1.4 million goal.
The campaign began Jan. 1 and will continue until Dec. 31.
The director of a local organization is seeing more people cry on her desk because they are so ashamed to have to ask for help.
“It used to be that at the first of the month, things were slow because people would get food stamps and other assistance,” said Diana Van Horn, director of Christian Associates in Milton, W.Va. “Toward the end of the month, it got busier. Now, we don’t have a slow period anymore.”
Mike (his real name is being withheld for privacy reasons) was told he would never learn to read or write when he was younger, so he coasted through school.
He secured a job as a mechanic, and worked without much hassle for four years. But, the field began evolving. And he couldn’t read blueprints or understand computers. He didn’t have the skills to keep up.
The executive director of Dress for Success in Huntington has come a long way from Canada to have finally realized her biggest motivation in life in giving to others
The Marshall University Wind Symphony’s performance will feature a set of musical pieces that anyone can enjoy. The wind symphony is comprised of 55 music majors, which is twice the normal size of a wind symphony. “This particular concert is a neat one,” said Steven Barnett, conductor of the wind symphony.
KERISSA BENNETT AND KRISTEN FOOTO
Editor's Note:
The Parthenon conducted research on sexual assault in October and November. Reporters looked into not only facts but also myths concieved on the subject of sexual assault. Reporters talked to Marshall University students, Marshall University and Huntington police departments and organizations designed to help those who have suffered from this crime. While many shy away from this taboo topic, it is one that should be discussed so students can become aware of situations that could lead to sexual assault. Also, we hope to educate students on not only what sexual assault is, but also how officials in Huntington handle this issue and inform students of help they can receive if they are victimized and bring understanding that this can happen to anyone.
Sexual assault statistics for Huntington and Marshall University may not reflect the actual number of victims.
Editor's Note
The Parthenon conducted research on sexual assault in October and November. Reporters looked into not only facts but also myths concieved on the subject of sexual assault. Reporters talked to Marshall University students, Marshall University and Huntington police departments and organizations designed to help those who have suffered from this crime. While many shy away from this taboo topic, it is one that should be discussed so students can become aware of situations that could lead to sexual assault. Also, we hope to educate students on not only what sexual assault is, but also how officials in Huntington handle this issue and inform students of help they can receive if they are victimized and bring understanding that this can happen to anyone.
Sexual assault is a common term, but the types of sexual assault are very specific and can range anywhere from forced intercourse to sexual contact.
