By Jonathan Langer – Contributing Writer The holiday season provides a great opportunity to purchase an electronic item for your family or friends. While the selection process may appear extremely involved and entail high spending, it by no means has to be that way. With Christmas quickly approaching, many are likely scrambling to finish (or in [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Ways to enjoy the holidays this year
By Alex King – Contributing Writer Just because the economy is suffering doesn’t mean your holiday spirits have to take a dive as well. Even if you never felt the seasonal cheer, now is the perfect time to start. No matter what your religious affiliation happens to be, take a closer look at the so-called “Christmas [...]
WLU says goodbye to retiring faculty members
By Philip Stahl – Contributing Writer After a combined 62 years of service, two West Liberty faculty members will graduate with retirement status at this year’s December commencement exercises. Associate Professor of Communications John Matviko and Associate Professor of Health Education Robert McCormack will leave the hilltop with several memories and are thanked for their dedicated [...]
December 2009 Graduates
Graduates by hometown are as follows: WEST VIRGINIA- Beckley: Shane R. Maynard. Benwood: Melissa Ann Reuther. Bethany: Kevin R. Collins. Branchland: Charlena Dawn Ramey. Buckhannon: Brandi Shea Lowther. Cameron: Matthew Ryan Burge, Jenna Lynn Clark, Matthew T. Coe, Melinda Dawn Evans, Scot Alexander Fulks, Casey M. Hughes. Chester: George William Merkich III, Ian Patrick Whittington. [...]
Today’s killing of the classic vampire
By Alex King–Contributing Writer Count Dracula crawls out of his coffin one evening, ready for yet another night of immoral, immortal bliss. He pours himself a cup of blood and drinks it as he skims the tabloids for juicy stories. Then, all of a sudden, he falls over dead, his hand still gripping the magazine, [...]
Renovations planned for several West Lib facilities
By Anna Patrick – Assistant Editor Spearheaded by President Robin Capehart, West Liberty University looks ahead to improving the Student Union. Improvements and repairs are constantly being made to buildings on the West Liberty campus. At the beginning of the semester, the Student Union received a lot of work. According to West Liberty’s Chief of [...]
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