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By Kelsey Batten–Senior Staff Writer As we celebrate the transformation from a state college to a University, the Class of 2009 prepares to make the change from college students, to the next step of further education, or will step out into the “real world” that we have been warned awaits us post-graduation. Either way, the [...]
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Psychology majors attend conference
Posted by admin on April 29th, 2009
Story Provided On April 17, 2009, Dr. Tammy McClain and Professor Rebecca Stoffel from the psychology program accompanied eight psychology majors to the 2009 Tri-State Psychology Conference, which was held at West Virginia University. The conference provided WLU students with the opportunity to interact with psychologists and other undergraduate and graduate psychology students and to observe undergraduate psychology [...]
Local bands to play for University Week
Posted by admin on April 28th, 2009
By Travis Young–Contributing Writer Get ready to rock on April 29, because West Liberty will feature a concert of two up-and-coming college bands. Three West Liberty students form Chaos Killed. The band is excited to play for University Week. “I was amazed that they asked us,” Josh Jenkins, lead vocalist and guitarist said. “We have [...]
The long road to “University”
Posted by pstahl on April 27th, 2009
University is not just a word – it has meaning, and sometimes with the hustle and bustle of getting everything prepared for a celebration, we can forget the real reasoning behind the whole matter. A Master’s of Arts Degree in Education are the words of why we are becoming WLU. It took approximately NINE YEARS [...]
Revel’s Reverb: Music festivals take over the summer season
Posted by jrevels on April 25th, 2009
As the school year nears it’s end, I, Joshua David Revels, have made it my sole, righteous duty to keep you in the know about one of summer’s glorious splendors…massive music festivals! The music festival that seems to be synonymous with summer vacation is the annual Vans Warped Tour. This year the tour will be [...]
Pranzarone suprised by “The Pillars of the Earth”
Posted by mpranzarone on April 24th, 2009
The Pillars of the Earth, written by Ken Follett, is not the kind of book I would have anticipated loving when I first heard about it on Oprah. It is part of the collection of books in Oprah’s Book Club, but not the typical book that she tends to choose. She herself claims that this [...]
SGA talks pep rally, campus cleanliness
Posted by kbatten on April 23rd, 2009
Further talks on the pep rally slated for University Week dominated the conversations of the April 7 and 14 Student Government meetings. During the April 7 meeting, Vice President of Student Affairs, J.D. Carpenter requested that each Student Government member obtain one door prize for the Pep Rally, which will be held on April 29. [...]
Fire Drills
Posted by admin on April 22nd, 2009
By Anthony Salatino–Health and Safety Specialist I want to take this time to thank and congratulate the campus as a whole on the good work during the March 2009 fire drills. As you all know, in the past, we have had a few drills for the residence halls, but rarely did we ever perform drills [...]
A Hilltopper split
Posted by jlynch on April 21st, 2009
This week in softball action our Hilltoppers took on the Glenville State Pioneers in Glenville. Thanks to an all-star type performance, Amber Rankin provided a spark for the Hilltoppers in game one of a double header versus the Pioneers Rankin pitched a shut out with a season game high for the Hilltoppers, recording 14 strikeouts. [...]
Sprucing up campus for U-Week
Posted by amullins on April 21st, 2009
By Philip Stahl–Staff Writer John Lynch–Staff Writer It rings, chimes and plays songs, and on University Eve just before midnight, all eyes will be on the clock tower that sits atop the Student Union. While activities will be thriving on the Quad, Father Time will play a vital part in this historic changeover from West [...]
