The Parthenon

Amendment 1 is a giant step back for West Virginia women

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist • November 13, 2018

Since last week, we’ve had a midterm election and received the results. I was so excited to vote; I took my time to educate myself on who I was voting for, and maybe more importantly, on the amendments...

Veterans Day is about more than just parades

Amanda Larch, Copy Editor • November 12, 2018

Every Veterans Day there are parades, a few tributes and dedications during football games, sales at every major department and furniture store and movie marathons on cable networks. We may be honoring...

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,...

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...

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...

I believe Christine Blasey Ford–and you should, too

Hannah Graham, Reporter • October 2, 2018

Checking social media this week has been a struggle for me. It seems like everybody and their grandmother has an opinion on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Christine...

Smirl Meets World: Living with roommates

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist • October 2, 2018

While I was growing up, my older sisters had both moved out of the house by the time I was four years old, so I pretty much lived as an only child. I had my own room, I usually had my parents’ undivided...

Smirl Meets World: Navigating changing relationships

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist • September 25, 2018

I’ve never been a big fan of change. When I get to a point in life where I am comfortable and happy with everything, I don’t want anything to cause that to change. Yet, starting college meant I had...