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Charges dropped against WLU football player

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Murder charges against a West Liberty University student-athlete were dropped Monday, Dec. 10. WTOV Channel 9 confirmed that Vernon Dunnom’s charges were being dropped after the United States Marshals Service received a call from the Miami Gardens Police Department homicide investigators around 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 alerting them that a warrant request to drop [...]

Wanna blog for the Trumpet Online?

Would you like to help out with the Trumpet Online? We’re looking for someone who likes to keep up with what is going on on campus and can blog about it on here. Someone who can write their thoughts, let people know what’s going on in real time. If you’re interested, send an email to [...]

Speech and Debate Team member goes to nationals

Story Provided West Liberty University is one of 84 colleges and universities to have competed at the National Forensic Association’s 40th National Tournament, held April 15-19 at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. This marks the first time that West Liberty University has ever competed at the National Forensic Association’s National Tournament. Other schools as large [...]

Chaos Killed battles it out for Warped Tour

By Adam Leonard – Contributing Writer The spring semester is quickly coming to an end and concert season is just on the horizon. This is big news for West Liberty’s own Chaos Killed, a local band made up of Anthony Rees, Joshua Revels and Josh Jenkins. They are trying to claim a spot on the annual [...]

Middle Place gives readers a wake-up call

By Mara Pranzarone – Staff Writer The big C:  the word that none of us want to hear associated with ourselves, let alone anyone we know or love.  Cancer. The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan may have never been written if it wasn’t for that heartbreaking diagnosis, but this memoir is definitely not solely centered on [...]

JFK Reenactment

Crowds gathered in front of Rogers Hall on Monday to hear a reenactment of then-Senator John F. Kennedy’s campaign speech on April 19, 1960, delivered on the exact spot where Kennedy stood.  JFK scholar Brian Hilton delivered Kennedy’s address, which emphasized mining and manufacturing jobs and education.  Several people who were on hand in 1960 [...]

Book takes stab at 20-somethings

By Casey Dean Mark Bauerlein, author of the book The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don’t Trust Anyone Under 30), seems like he’s a man that would really push my buttons if I met him. I have not read the book, but I’ve read excerpts and [...]

West Liberty students win awards at NATS

By Joshua Revels – Staff Writer West Liberty University student vocalists swept nine awards at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition on April 15 in Morgantown. Dr. Linda Cowan, Associate Professor of Voice at WLU and Governor of the West Virginia State chapter of NATS, arranged the first-ever State competition, held on West [...]

Laughter explodes with Rumors debut

By Anna Patrick – Asst. Editor What a wonderful way to end the year with the Hilltop Players’ production of Rumors. Rumors was a well done farce that had audience members, including myself, rolling in the seats with laughter on numerous occasions throughout the show. Freshman Chelsea LaRue is to be commended for her well done first [...]

West Lib choir to perform in Europe

By Lauren Carey – Contributing Writer The West Liberty University Concert Choir will be visiting Europe May 9 through the 19.  This is the second time the group will be traveling outside of the United States.  Due to the success of the choir’s trip to Italy in 2007, this opportunity was made possible. The ensemble is [...]