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By Anna Patrick, Editor West Liberty’s International Club, SPICES, will be hosting an International Extravaganza Night. The culture show was held on Wednesday, April 25 at 6 p.m. in the Kelly Theater. The event was free to the public, but donations were welcomed. Dipti Guragain, co-organizer of the event, said, “I have had this idea [...]
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Gala goes toward Kelly Theater renovations
Posted by apatrick on April 27th, 2012
By Anna Patrick, Editor West Liberty University will travel back to the twenties as it hosts the second annual Great Gala. The Great Gala fundraiser, following in 1920s Gatsby theme, is being held on Saturday, April 28 in the Pine Room of Oglebay Resort and is organized by West Liberty’s Office of Institutional Advancement. This [...]
Cast of latest production makes comedy look easy
Posted by admin on April 26th, 2012
By Hannah Courtney, Contributing Writer For the last show of the spring 2012 season, the West Liberty Hilltop Players are performing John Bishop’s “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940″, and they couldn’t have left on a better note. Comedy is hard to do, and finding a way to make comedy and murder blend together and [...]
MAD Fest showcases varied works of art
Posted by admin on April 25th, 2012
By Lacey Matheny, Contributing Writer The 2012 West Virginia MAD Festival took place on the campus of West Liberty University on Friday, April 27, from 8:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. with a performance by the Electronic Music Ensemble. Everything is free, but participants must pre-register online in order to get into the preferred workshops, and to [...]
Anything Goes: Sports Column
Posted by klutz on April 24th, 2012
By Kyle Lutz, Sports Editor The NBA season is winding down and it is almost playoff time. Now this is the time that I really get into watching basketball. I DO watch the NBA during the regular season, but I do not watch it as much. This is because playoffs are either “win the series [...]
University adds new student food pantry
Posted by admin on April 24th, 2012
By Abby Warne, Contributing Writer A new program to service the needs of students will soon open on campus. The student food pantry will provide students in need, primarily those who live off-campus, with food and supplies. The location of the new food pantry will be in Rogers Hall in a room across from the [...]
Krauss’ novel makes love relatable to all readers
Posted by admin on April 24th, 2012
By Hannah Courtney, Contributing Writer Most readers have a preference when it comes to the literature they choose to read; some are partial to romance, some like mystery, others go for historical. But Nicole Krauss’ “History of Love” is a story that stretches across various genres and offers a little bit of something to nearly [...]
Marching band raises funds for new uniforms
Posted by eknott on April 23rd, 2012
By Elizabeth Knott, Contributing Writer For West Liberty’s marching band, the Marching Hilltoppers, their uniforms are as old as most of the members themselves. Since the marching band has experienced exponential growth in recent years, the band is currently working toward replacing their current uniforms that are now 22 years old. The old uniforms that [...]
Golfers win WLU Quad
Posted by aviola on April 22nd, 2012
By Tony Viola, Staff Writer Joey Seabright started the Northern Region Quadrangular the same way he started the spring season, with a couple of bogeys. And, just like how the season is unfolding for the West Virginia Conference Player of the Year, so did the tournament. Seabright managed to overcome his early troubles and finish [...]
West Liberty becoming a safer place for all
By Kelsey McKinney, Assistant Editor Last week West Liberty University’s Campus Police was added to the list of Safe Places in Wheeling, offering youth a safe haven 24 hours, seven days a week if they are in a time of need. The University collaborated with the Social Work Club as well as several other social [...]