The Parthenon

My Melanin is NOT your makeup

Lillie Bodie, Reporter • November 27, 2018

The Kardashian phenomenon in the rise of the social media hits the peak of white civilization wanting to inject their bodies and darken their skin. In the grand scheme these characterizations assemble...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Food

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor • November 27, 2018

This past weekend I took a trip to Nashville with friends, where searching out good food was a priority. I have found that some of the best moments, the best conversations with the greatest laughs and...

COLUMN: Support the Soldiers; End the Wars

Douglas Harding, Reporter • November 14, 2018

This Veterans Day, I think it is important we remember the horrific reality that 20 veterans commit suicide every day in the United States of America. Millions of Americans are being sent to fight in wars...

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...