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By Francesca Miller, Staff Writer If any students are looking for a great internship experience this summer they should follow the example of West Liberty student Jessica Crighton. Through the Washington Program, Crighton was able to spend her summer in London where she not only gained work experience through a hands-on internship, but she was [...]
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XCers compete in championships
Posted by admin on October 30th, 2011
By Sammie Valentine, Contributing Writer West Liberty’s cross country teams placed in the Top 10 in the 2011 West Virginia Conference Cross Country Championships at Pipestem State Park. The Lady Hilltoppers placed sixth and had three runners place in the Top 30. Sherry Borsos was 25th at 24:50.50, and Chelsea East was right ahead of [...]
Students undergo campus zinc study
Posted by kmckinney on October 29th, 2011
By Kelsey McKinney, Assistant Editor Four West Liberty juniors are attempting to make history in conducting a study measuring the types of factors that influence zinc intake in females. Julia Saling, Devan Basil, Jordan Howarth and Leah Starkey are conducting the research that will run the entire length of this semester. The study revolves around [...]
Tennis team finishes 2nd in conference tournament
Posted by admin on October 29th, 2011
By Nathan Johnson, Contributing Writer The West Liberty Women’s Tennis team played in the WVIAC tournament this past weekend. On October 21, The Lady Toppers played against Seton Hill to start out the tournament and came out with a 5-2 win. Later that day The Lady Hilltoppers matched up against West Virginia State and came [...]
WL golf teams finish regular fall season
Posted by aviola on October 28th, 2011
By Tony Viola, Staff Writer The West Liberty University men’s golf team battled to the wire before settling for a third-place finish in a hotly-contested West Virginia Conference championship tournament at Glade Springs Resort. The Hilltoppers trimmed 14 strokes off their second-round score in the third and final round to jump into a three-way battle [...]
WL offers new Documentary Film concentration
Posted by clong on October 28th, 2011
By Cody Long, Staff Writer West Liberty University (WLU) will be launching a Documentary Film concentration under the Bachelor of Science in Communications scheduled for the fall of 2012. Christian D’ Andrea, who has worked on a plethora of documentaries including one currently filming in Biloxi, Mississippi, will be joining the faculty at WLU as [...]
“The Hunger Games” will fire up box offices in 2012
Posted by kmckinney on October 27th, 2011
By Kelsey McKinney, Assistant Editor Last spring I was introduced to the epically popular, adolescent novel “The Hunger Games” as part of a required reading for one of my English courses. I had no prior knowledge of the popularity of this post-apocalyptic novel turned trilogy; however, by the turning of the third page I was [...]
Hilltoppers fall to Golden Eagles
Posted by klutz on October 26th, 2011
By Kyle Lutz, Sports Editor A two touchdown fourth quarter was just not enough as the West Liberty Hilltoppers fell to host University of Charleston last Saturday by a score of 35-24. West Liberty was down 35-10 late in the fourth quarter; they then scored 14 unanswered points, but the comeback was not enough. Quarterback [...]
Bd. Of Governors approves annexation
Posted by apatrick on October 26th, 2011
WLU is close to becoming a part of the town of West Liberty By Anna Patrick, Editor West Liberty University (WLU) is on its way to becoming part of the town of West Liberty. During the Oct. 12 Board of Governors’ meeting, the board approved a request to annex WLU into the town of West [...]
SGA decides to leave printing lab in place
Posted by apatrick on October 25th, 2011
By Anna Patrick, Editor West Liberty University’s Student Government Association (SGA) decided to leave the SGA printing lab in its current location. During open discussion of Tuesday’s Oct. 11 meeting, much of the talk centered on SGA’s printing lab located on the first floor of the Student Union. SGA provides students with free printing in [...]
