The Parthenon

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...

Smirl Meets World Part IV

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist • September 19, 2018

So, last week I talked about how stressed out I was and what I did to alleviate some of that personal stress. You would think I would have cleared up some of that stress by now, but that seems to be the...

Smirl Meets World Part III

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist • September 11, 2018

I will be the first to admit that I get stressed extremely easily, especially over school and homework. A lot of the time, my stress is unnecessary, and I get my work done and move on to the next item...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Fruit Flies

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor • September 11, 2018

In the past month, the house I live in has developed something of a fruit fly problem. It started small, but quickly my life was overrun with these horrible, ugly beasts. Our ceilings are decorated with...

Smirl Meets World: Finding your people

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist • September 4, 2018

This week was a very special one for me, because I finally turned 18! Most people celebrate this “official” start to adulthood in their senior year of high school, but not me. As well as being what...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Sundays

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor • September 4, 2018

I was sitting in a downtown coffee shop Sunday morning, taking some time to read before I walked over to my church. One interaction I observed between strangers led me to write it down on the nearest napkin:...

LET ME BE FRANK: On CrossFit

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor • August 28, 2018

A year ago, one of my best friends and roommates mentioned that he was thinking about joining a local CrossFit. My eyes rolled back into my head and I mocked him relentlessly. CrossFit was for a bunch...

Smirl Meets World: A Column Series by Rileigh Smirl

Rileigh Smirl, Columnist • August 28, 2018

I’m Rileigh Smirl. I’m a journalism major pursuing minors in English, Spanish and political science, I listen to musicals more than any person probably should, I have a podcast, and, most importantly,...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Modern Romance

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor • August 7, 2018

The other day I had the opportunity to sit down and have coffee with a couple married nearly 40 years. I was interested in their story for the fact that it was a story of two strangers who met face-to-face,...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Summer Blues

Franklin Norton, Managing Editor • July 24, 2018

A few days ago I was sitting in my barber’s chair, where we complained about the heat. I told him I hated summer, to which he said, “Well, I wouldn’t go that far.” Summer is so many peoples’...