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4 weeks ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Sarah Davis
With a later start in the spring semester, the Amicus Curiae series welcomed another lecturer to the podium on Thursday, March 27. Margaret Lemos, professor of law at Duke University, filled the evening with her take on partisanship and, more specifically, how partisanship affects the United States Supreme Court. In addition to her work as a teacher, Lemos worked as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
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1 month ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Sarah Davis
Student Body President Brea Belville announced Tuesday, March 25 that country artist Zach Bryan will be returning to Huntington. Bryan– who visited the university on Oct. 5 during a football game– will be performing a show inside the Joan C. Edwards Stadium on August 30. Belville said the Marshall Artists Series, along with athletics and the university made this inaugural stadium concert possible.
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1 month ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Sarah Davis
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has taken another step in the Menendez decision, one that could potentially set the incarcerated brothers back. DA Nathan Hochmann has revoked the office’s resentencing recommendation from previous leader Gascón in October 2024. He said in a statement on March 10 distrust was the deciding factor for him and his office to withdraw the decision.
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1 month ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Sarah Davis
Every weekday, for years, my after-school routine looked the same. Come home from school, eat a snack, do homework and eat dinner with my family. I grew up in a house that sat at the dining table every evening for dinner – usually right around six o’clock – eating my mom’s home-cooked meals. Even when tennis, errands and other commitments were added to the mix, family dinners still remained important and timely.
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2 months ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Sarah Davis
Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents José and Kitty. Nearly 30 years later, the infamous pair is now set to enter the courtroom in late March after their original January date was rescheduled due to raging wildfires in California. Lyle (57) and Erik (54) have both been incarcerated in the California Department of Corrections since 1996.
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2 months ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Sarah Davis
One of Marshall University’s own died this past week. Margie McInerney, professor of management, died on Friday, Feb. 14. She had been teaching at Marshall since the 1980s. Deahanna Raynes, one of McInerney’s former students, said she always went above and beyond for her students, even if they weren’t physically in her classroom. “I had another professor,” Raynes said. “We all had to do mock trials, and she even showed up to watch those.
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2 months ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Sarah Davis
West Virginia public universities have been ordered to review their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives under Executive Order No. 3-25 by Gov. Patrick Morrisey. The order, signed on Jan. 14, details new regulations for DEI initiatives. “All cabinet secretaries and department heads under the authority of the Governor shall a. Initiate a review of all DEI positions, activities, procedures and programs in effect for every division, agency and board within their department,” the order states.
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2 months ago | 
marshallparthenon.com | Sarah Davis
The Parthenon reported last week that Marshall had taken down a variety of web pages concerning diversity, equity and inclusion information. Leah Payne, the director of communications at Marshall, said the following web pages have been removed. www.marshall.edu/diversityhttp://www.marshall.edu/diversity-at-marshallhttp://www.marshall.edu/diversity/commissionershttp://www.marshall.edu/diversity/presidenthttp://www.marshall.edu/diversity/5kThis came just days after WV Gov.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
marshallparthenon.com | Sarah Davis
January 23, 2025 Marshall has taken down their web pages concerning their diversity, equity and inclusion policies. This comes just days after WV governor Patrick Morrisey signed an executive order eliminating DEI initiatives from state-funded institutions and operations within the state government. Several pages, including the President’s Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, appear to be deleted from the Marshall website.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
marshallparthenon.com | Sarah Davis
The state of California has been living in a state of uncertainty since multiple widespread wildfires erupted in southern California starting early January. The Palisades and Eaton fires are both still active in Los Angeles County; both igniting on Tuesday, Jan. 7. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Palisades fire has destroyed 6,207 structures and damaged 821 as of Monday night. A total of 23,713 acres have been burned since the seventh.
