The Parthenon

Finding facts in a world full of fiction

Lydia Waybright, Contributor • March 1, 2018

We are living in what some have called a Post Truth society. In the age of alternative facts and fake news we, the public, have been given license to pick and choose what we would like to believe and to...

EDITORIAL: Modern America is George Washington’s worst nightmare

March 1, 2018

“But, if I may even flatter myself that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good; that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit, to warn against the...

Social change before your eyes

Ben O’Dell, Contributor • February 26, 2018

This past Thursday, teachers and other school employees all around the state of West Virginia walked out and began a strike in response to inadequate pay and benefits. As I read the news and even heard...

EDITORIAL: Netflix’s ‘Heroin(e)’ should win an Oscar

February 26, 2018

The 90th annual Oscars awards show is certainly a momentous occasion, but it specifically marks a meaningful moment for West Virginians, with the state being represented on the national stage by director...

History and activism are marked by young voices speaking out

Tom Jenkins, Executive Editor • February 22, 2018

Wednesday the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden came to discuss Black History month and Carter G. Woodson’s contributions to Black History. Part of that history since Woodson, has become the Civil Rights...

EDITORIAL: Kids these days…

February 22, 2018

It was a week ago when students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were grieving the loss of their classmates and teachers after a gunman opened fire in the school building, killing 17 people. Survivors...

Francis Scott Off-Key

February 19, 2018

EDITORIAL: W.Va. Legislature is failing the people its supposed to be serving

February 19, 2018

As West Virginians shout, state legislators cover their ears. As protestors march through the capital streets, our lawmakers turn a blind eye. West Virginans have elected politicians who do not listen ...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Education

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor • February 19, 2018

“It was the times when I was in class and the teacher taught me a lesson about life and my mind opened up, or the moments when I walked through the halls each day with people I cared about. These moments...

Embracing empathy to overcome growing national apathy

Lydia Waybright, Contributor • February 15, 2018

Headlines this week have been heavy. Actually, headlines this week, this year, this lifetime, have been heavy. Tragedy is nothing new. Sometimes the constant influx of information makes it tempting to...

EDITORIAL: House self-defense bill opens up a whole slew of concerns for W.V. universities

February 14, 2018

The West Virginia Legislature is currently circulating a bill that will force public universities in the state to allow concealed carry on campus with a permit. This would include allowing weapons in campus...

Political Evangelicalism v. Biblical Christianity: Remember the sojourner

Lydia Waybright, Columnist • February 8, 2018

Wednesday’s publication of the Washington Post included a full-page ad from an organization called World Relief, which promotes the support of immigrants among church leaders. The ad was a letter to...