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By Hannah Courtney, Contributing Writer According to thetrevorproject.org, nine out of 10 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT) students experience harassment at school and lesbian, gay and bisexual youth are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. These mistreatments and tragic resolutions are the sort of things West Liberty University’s [...]
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Green Initiative tackles environmental issues
Posted by admin on November 4th, 2011
By Dylan McKenzie, Contributing Writer West Liberty University (WLU) is making its own contributions to conservation with a new committee called the Green Initiative, whose goal is to make the University’s campus more environmentally friendly. The Green Initiative is a committee authorized by West Liberty’s faculty senate to look in to energy conservation and sustainability [...]
Hockey Club hopes to become official sport
Posted by admin on September 27th, 2011
By Caitlyn Johnson, Contributing Writer If you can’t get enough of hockey, then there’s a club for that. The hockey club is a fairly new edition to the West Liberty campus. The club was founded last year by Paul Henry, who is now a sophomore and the club president. Since then the club has made [...]
Soccer club kicks off season
Posted by admin on September 12th, 2011
By Sammie Valentine, Contributing Writer West Liberty introduces women’s club soccer, coached by Barry Christmas, to it’s athletics’ roster. “By NCAA rules, you have to have the same amount of girl’s teams as boy’s teams. They started a boy’s lacrosse team, so they had to start a soccer team,” said team member Jessica Safreed. Coach [...]
WL Biology club sponsors cystic fibrosis walk
Posted by admin on April 25th, 2011
By Chris Parrish, Contributing Writer West Liberty’s Biology club will be sponsoring a walk around campus to raise funds for cystic fibrosis. Biology club president Lucas Dvoracek explained that the club was contacted by a representative from Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides who wanted to set up a walk for cystic fibrosis somewhere in the West [...]
Gay Straight Alliance active on WL’s campus
Posted by admin on April 7th, 2011
By Francesca Miller and Nicolette Ludewig, Contributing Writers Recently, the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) started up again on West Liberty’s campus. The group has renamed itself P.R.I.D.E which stands for People Recognizing Individual Differences for Equality. Jennifer McCardle, president of the organization, said, “Pride is a word that we are really passionate about, and we [...]
Hilltoppers will lend a helping hand
Posted by admin on January 27th, 2011
By Brooke McVey, Contributing Writer The West Liberty University Habitat for Humanity members have not stopped in their work to raise money for their upcoming Spring Break service trip. The group plans to spend their Spring Break in Macon Ga., from March 6 to 11, helping to build a home for a family in need.
West Lib & Wheeling Jesuit team up for hockey club
Posted by admin on November 22nd, 2010
By Danielle Zacherl, Contributing Writer West Liberty University and Wheeling Jesuit University have teamed up to create a combined hockey club in the Southpointe B Division Senior League. The Southpointe B Division Senior League is a club league based in Cecil Township, Pa. This league is made up of teams consisting of former hockey players [...]
Tag game Humans vs. Zombies canceled
Posted by apatrick on October 24th, 2010
By Anna Patrick, Editor Zombies invaded West Liberty’s campus last week, thanks to the Horror Club. Horror Club president Courtney Torboli organized the tag game Humans Vs. Zombies. It generated huge interest with 189 students participating; however, it had to be cut short due to participants disobeying the rules. On Thursday, Oct. 14 Torboli said [...]
Swing dancing club bops on to WL campus
Posted by admin on October 3rd, 2010
By Francesca Miller, Contributing Writer West Liberty has always offered its students a variety of clubs and activities to cater to their diverse interests. With the start of the new semester, the university now offers a swing dance club for all students who love to dance. This new opportunity was the idea of transfer student [...]
