The $45 million shortfall West Virginia University faces is still some of the biggest news around town. In the past week, we’ve discussed the issue in terms of what the […]
Editorials
Can WVU avoid the austerity spiral?
As West Virginia University faces a $45 million shortfall — and a potential $75 million deficit over the next several years — its top leadership has approved a “reduction in […]
The factor WVU should’ve foreseen
The situation at West Virginia University is a complicated one, with a confluence of complex factors culminating in a jaw-dropping budget deficit and plans to cut back staff, faculty and […]
Editorial encore: Juneteenth: A different kind of Independence Day
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial has been adapted from one that was originally published June 19, 2022. Juneteenth commemorates the day Gen. Gordan Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, technically freeing the […]
Insidious nature of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
As Ash Orr mentions in their guest essay, hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced across the nation — most of which target transgender people. We’ve noticed, however, the anti-trans […]
Celebrate W.Va.’s birthday with music, food and fun downtown
It’s not a birthday without a party. And since West Virginia’s 160th birthday falls on a Tuesday this year, Morgantown is celebrating a little early with a big party downtown, […]
From mountains to Mars: W.Va.’s brightest stars
Shooting for the stars West Virginia University’s robotics team is out of this world — almost literally. Team Mountaineers faced off against dozens of teams from 10 countries to take […]
Here’s why there’s nothing new on TV
If you watched the Tony Awards Sunday night and thought the ceremony was a teensy bit less polished than usual, it’s because the whole thing was unscripted. As a show […]
‘Regulated’ utilities not working anymore
Recently, Mon Power and Hope Gas both filed with the Public Service Commission for rate increases — requests that were met with public indignation. Figuring out how utilities get paid […]
The difference between news and opinion
Someone recently said to a member of the Editorial Board that all news is opinion because it’s someone’s perspective. While not exactly wrong, such a sentiment is overly simplistic. And […]
