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Smirl Meets World On Travel

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist • November 6, 2018

I spent my weekend surrounded by monuments, memorials, and metro stops in one of my favorite cities I have ever visited: Washington, DC. While it wasn’t the first time I have ever been there or traveled,...

EDITORIAL: The Election of Our Lives

November 6, 2018

There was a lot on the line this election cycle. After a tumultuos two years in the political sphere, many Americans saw this midterm as an opportunity to show their disapproval, or alternatively, their...

EDITORIAL: Journalists are not the enemy

October 30, 2018

Journalists are not the enemy of the American people. Journalists are not out to ruin lives and intrude upon tragedy. We are here to inform and serve the people. We do not answer to the government; we...

SMIRL MEETS WORLD: FIRST-TIME VOTER

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist • October 30, 2018

This year is a special one for me, as it’s the first general election I have ever been able to vote in! I remember going with my mom to her polling place when I was too young to fully understand who...

Jo Tremmel: SGA House of Representatives executive committee was not a compromise

Jo Tremmel, For the Parthenon • October 30, 2018

In the October 24th edition of the Parthenon, the ongoing debate over the House of Representatives was discussed by both the Parthenon and in a piece by Student Body President Hunter Barclay. The idea...

Woody Williams endorses Senator Joe Manchin

Hershel Woody Williams, Contributer • October 23, 2018

Senator Joe Manchin deserves thanks for standing up for West Virginia veterans. Joe has always had our backs and now we need to have his back. I’m proud to support Joe for the U.S. Senate because he...

EDITORIAL: Refugees are people, not political

October 23, 2018

Imagine fearing for your life while walking home after a hard day of work. Imagine paying unofficial taxes to the neighborhood gang just to be able to reside in the house that you have lived in your entire...

Smirl Meets World: Growing Up

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist • October 23, 2018

It’s my favorite time of year: October. (Usually) the weather hits that sweet spot where it’s not too cold or hot, but just the perfect temperature to throw on a sweater and jeans and be perfectly...

Hunter Barclay: New executive committee to represent student groups

Hunter Barclay, Student Body President • October 23, 2018

In early September, Student Body Vice President Hannah Petracca and I proposed to the Student Senate the concept of an SGA House of Representatives (the House). The House would provide a platform for campus...

Joelle Gates: Donald Trump does not define my existence

Joelle Gates, Reporter • October 23, 2018

Throughout my transition I’ve had to fight for what I’ve wanted, and it seems as though I’ll have to start fighting harder. Oct. 21 the Trump administration unveiled a new plan to derail the transgender...

LET ME BE FRANK: Hug Somebody

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor • October 16, 2018

At the end of every one of my child development classes, the professor says to us: "Everybody hug somebody." I've always liked that he said this, but I never really thought about the psychological implications...

EDITORIAL: America’s own Bully-in-Chief

October 16, 2018

Ever since we were young children, we were told to stand up to bullies. We were also told that bullies never really win in the end. Well, the current occupant of the White House is proving those idealistic...