It’s an open secret that the majority of the West Virginia Legislature dislikes Morgantown — and everything related to it. (“Dislike” borders on understatement, but “hates” seemed too strong a […]
Opinion
Aug. 20 letters to the editor – WVU Academic Transformation
EDITOR’S NOTE: LTTEs regarding WVU Academic Transformation From now until Aug. 31, we will open letters to the editor to WVU alumni and current and former staff and faculty, including […]
Aug. 20 letters to the editor
Studying languages opens up opportunities Cutting the World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics Department at West Virginia University is short-sighted. In our globalized world, it is important for business leaders to […]
Streaming platforms have grown too powerful. Time to break them up
by Miles Mogulescu The Hollywood writers’ strike is in its fourth month, and the actors’ strike is in its fourth week with no end in sight. Many have called the […]
Help your dog beat the blues when kids go back to school
by Melissa Rae Sanger Shopping done? Check! Backpacks packed? Check! Alarms set? Check! Soon, the big yellow buses will ride again, signifying the start of a brand-new school year. Although […]
Build streamlined immigration, not a useless border wall
Political campaign season is starting to ramp up (not that it ever really ended), so we’re going to hear a lot more about illegal immigration and the border wall. Already, […]
Trump’s 1st Amendment defense for Jan. 6 indictment is nonsense
by David Cole and Ben Wizner Does the First Amendment shield Donald Trump from prosecution for conspiracy to obstruct the 2020 election results? Trump’s lawyer has proclaimed the indictment “an […]
Big Tech’s voluntary commitment to responsible AI offers false assurances
by Mohammad Hosseini In response to widespread concerns over artificial intelligence, representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI met last month with President Joe Biden’s administration to […]
Morrisey all about ‘states’ rights’ — unless it’s Calif.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey seems to thoroughly enjoy wasting taxpayer money by jumping on the most frivolous bandwagons. This time around, he’s joined 15 other state attorneys general […]
Aug. 18 letters to the editor – WVU Academic Transformation
EDITOR’S NOTE: LTTEs regarding WVU Academic Transformation From now until Aug. 31, we will open letters to the editor to WVU alumni and current and former staff and faculty, including […]
