The Parthenon

Let Me Be Frank: On Christmas

Franklin Norton, Social Media Manager • December 7, 2017

This week has been hard, stressful, overwhelming, tiring. I was actually caught on camera today sleeping on campus. It was a bad morning. I woke up late after only a few hours of sleep and took two exams....

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Alex Runyon, Reporter • December 4, 2017

My ex asks to hang out a lot. We’re on decent terms, but every time I finally hang out with him it ends up being a cryfest. I’ve pointed it out to him and it keeps happening. I don’t want to lose...

Column: Homeless mocking reveals privilege

Lilly Dyer, For The Parthenon • December 2, 2017

Every weekend, I work as a barista at a local coffee shop downtown. I love this job dearly, where I get to make coffee and meet incredible people. Some customers can spend $6 on a latte. Meanwhile, others...

LET ME BE FRANK: On Matt Lauer

Franklin Norton, Social Media Manager • November 30, 2017

Wednesday morning, I woke up to a text from a good friend and fellow editor. The text only said one thing: Matt Lauer. I didn’t really pay much attention to it and was unsure of what she meant, but then...

Trump’s New Natural Gas Deal: Good or Bad for WV?

Alex O’Donnell, For The Parthenon • November 9, 2017

President Trump announced a deal with China during his trip to Beijing. In particular, over $80 billion will be dedicated toward creating natural gas and chemical development in West Virginia for the next...

LET ME BE FRANK: ON NOSTALGIA

Franklin Norton, Social Media Manager • November 9, 2017

A week ago, I stood in the stands of the football field that I spent many days and many Friday nights on. It was there where I practiced every day for track. It was there that I cheered on our high school...

Ask Alex: ‘Thoughts and prayers only go so far’

Alex Runyon, Photo Editor • November 6, 2017

“This is the price of freedom,” Bill O’Reilly blogged after a mass shooting that left 58 dead in Las Vegas last month. “Violent nuts are allowed to roam free until they do damage, no matter how...

Let Me Be Frank: On International Students

Franklin Norton, Social Media Manager • November 3, 2017

It was a couple of months ago, and I was driving my car, dropping some friends off at their homes. Just as friends do, we were talking, laughing and sharing about our lives. But there was a single moment...

ASK ALEX: ABOUT LIFE

October 30, 2017

I have struggled with depression for a while now, and I was just wondering if you have any tips for managing depression and balancing school? My biggest piece of advice is to seek some professional guidance....

LET ME BE FRANK: ON WAITING IN LINE

Franklin Norton, Social Media Manager • October 26, 2017

It was Wednesday on campus, and that could only mean one thing: Chicken and Dumpling Day in the student center cafeteria. I’m calling it Dump Day, rather than Hump Day. You get the gist. Anyway, as it...

ASKING ALEX: MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS

Alex Runyon, The Parthenon • October 23, 2017

I think I like someone else’s boyfriend. Please advise. My advice is to not pursue a relationship with this person. If he is dating someone else, he should not be giving you romantic or sexual attention....

LET ME BE FRANK: ON ‘TREAT YO SELF’

Franklin Norton, Social Media Manager • October 19, 2017

Let me set the scene: It was Friday October 13, a day with no cloud in the sky, a beautiful fall day by every measure. Friday the 13th is, for many, a day of superstition and 13 dollar tattoos, but something...