The Parthenon

Non-traditional vs. Traditional students: It is time to bridge the gap

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor • March 16, 2021

College campuses across the country use the terms “traditional” and “non-traditional,” referring to the age of students. Non-traditional tends to be 24 years old and up, while traditional is those...

How we failed a generation: How we broke Generation Z

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor • March 10, 2021

Over the past decade and a half, American society has made wildly poor choices that have broken a generation, all while debating whether or not actions have consequences. If one is simply making...

Women, let’s keep moving forward

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor • March 10, 2021

I once shared a post on social media about my husband and I having healthy, strong debates.   The importance of this post was the fact that, at one point, women could not have done this in the United...

Middle ground for campus carry

Carter Truman, Executive Staff • March 10, 2021

Campus Carry Bills — If there ever were a contentious topic to be spoken of on campus, this would be it. The introduction of six of these bills into the West Virginia Legislature means that people will...

I hate Twitter.

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor • March 2, 2021

Only one incident in recent memory has made me want to rage quit off of Twitter, bury my smartphone in a ditch and move to a country with an internet penetration rate of less than 50%. During the...

Desensitized to death

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor • February 23, 2021

The nation has now surpassed a haunting 500,000 deaths due to the coronavirus, a number that would have seemed unfathomable less than a year ago. Too many Americans have lost grandparents, brothers,...

Respect the dead, even the ones you don’t like

Carter Truman, Executive Staff • February 23, 2021

Proving they are indeed the party of love and compassion, the progressive left took to Twitter last Wednesday to kick dirt at a dead man from the comforts of their cell phones. Rush Limbaugh, a prominent...

Journalism Matters

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor • February 16, 2021

I can’t help but notice all of the posts about how awful “the media” is, how terrible the news is and for people to stop supporting the news in general. I’d like to be the devil’s advocate,...

The glass is half full – just trust me.

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor • February 9, 2021

Do you feel that? Something different between your friends and family, even from just a few months ago? Noticing your attitude and mind feels cloudy and more judgmental than usual? Allow me to...

Making progress, together.

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor • February 2, 2021

During the democratic primaries and debates, nominees frequently claimed there was more common ground between Americans than we might think. Now President Joe Biden, with senators Elizabeth Warren and...

The unknown impact of living a virtual life

Brittany Hively, Executive Editor • February 2, 2021

It has been almost a year since we had to start adapting life to work around a global pandemic. Since then, many jobs have become available remotely, and schools have switched to either a virtual or take-home-packet...

Make America Governable Again

Tyler Spence, Opinion Editor • January 26, 2021

Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump, now it’s time we do our part. By all accounts, President Biden has inherited a country in utter chaos and disarray. Barely a few weeks separated his inauguration...