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It’s happened to you or someone you know. You’re talking and suddenly your phone has slipped from your grasp and fallen with astonishing speed towards the nearest body of water. If you’re lucky, that may be a small puddle or snow drift. If, like many, you are unlucky, your phone is floating in the sink, [...]
Archive for February, 2009
CBS Spotlight on West Liberty Basketball
Posted by admin on February 26th, 2009
By Tanner Trenton–Contributing Writer On Feb. 28, 2009 at West Liberty’s ASRC, the Hilltopper men will show down against their longtime rivals, the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals on CBS College Sports Network. This is will cap off the end of the regular season for the Hilltoppers and in what better way to end the season then [...]
A week of wins
Posted by admin on February 24th, 2009
By John Lynch–Staff Writer There have been games during this season where Shane Maynard entered the final box score with zero points. That wasn’t the case when the Hilltoppers traveled to Fairmont. Maynard put the Hilltoppers on his back and scored a season high of 31 points. At the half the Hilltoppers seemed to be [...]
2009 WLSC Study Abroad Award Winners Announced
Posted by admin on February 16th, 2009
February 16, 2009 The Campus Internationalization Committee received 10 applications from highly qualified students for the 2009 West Liberty State College Study Abroad program. This year the program will send two students to Bosphorus University in Istanbul, Turkey, to participate in that institution’s summer term program. The award winners are Hannah Marshall, a junior majoring [...]
Fall 2008 Dean’s List
Posted by admin on February 16th, 2009
By completing a minimum of twelve semester hours with a quality-point average of at least 3.50, the following West Liberty State College students have been placed on the Dean’s List for Fall Semester 2008: Elizabeth AnnAbsher, Matthew James Acenowr, Michelle Raney Adkins, Natalie Marie Agostinelli, Lauren Suzanne Albury, Aaron Marlo Allen, Alexander David Allen, Rebecca Ann Allen, Amanda Jean Allison, Lucas Virgil Allison, Jessica [...]
Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” a good read
Posted by mpranzarone on February 6th, 2009
I have to say that this is one book that you cannot anticipate the impact it will have on you. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini was nothing that I expected, but in a good way. Seeing that I had never read a book related to life in Afghanistan, I thought that it may not [...]
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Tags: Afghani, Khaled Hosseini, Kite Runner, Muslims, Pranzarone, Shia 
No Comments »WL school cancellation process
Posted by cdean on February 5th, 2009
Have you ever wondered who decides if school is cancelled or not? Vice President of Student Affairs, J.D. Carpenter says he and Dr. John McCullough, Executive VP and Chief Administrative Officer are generally the ones to consult whether to call for a cancellation or delay. According to Carpenter, there are typically two factors taken into [...]
WL begins new “Try College” initiative
Posted by kbatten on February 5th, 2009
By Kelsey Batten – Senior Staff Writer Although tuition costs are rising, taking classes just got a little cheaper through WLSC’s new “Try College” Program. The program is designed to provide an opportunity for individuals who have a high school diploma or GED and who are not currently enrolled at a college or university to [...]
Revels weighs in on new music for new year
Posted by jrevels on February 5th, 2009
Revels’ Reverb by Josh Revels It’s back to school time already. You know what that means…Open wide for your dose of musical prescription for the New Year. Christian metalcore troupe The Devil Wears Prada re-released their latest album “Plagues” at the end of November. While the group’s formula of blistering intensity meshed hand in hand [...]
Student sounds off on WL’s alcohol policy
By JD Mihopulos – Contributing Writer It has come to my attention over the last couple of semesters that West Liberty State College has a problem, an authority problem. It seems to me that the administrators and the policy-makers of West Liberty have all forgotten their place in the great circle of life. Apparently, their [...]