by Alicia Kalka The national conversation on the value of a college degree is heating up. We hear it in the media outlets every week. There are more questions now […]
Opinion
303 Creative decision opens the door to discrimination
by Elizabeth Sepper On the final day of Pride Month, the Supreme Court delivered a blow to gay rights. In 303 Creative vs. Elenis, the conservative supermajority on the court […]
Thriving, not just surviving
by Steven Roberts By barring the use of race in college admissions, the Supreme Court has focused attention on a critical question: Who gets into the most elite institutions of […]
Drag and First Amendment are fabulous together
by Scott A. Leadingham A deluge of headlines about state laws to restrict drag performances like drag story hours at libraries make it seem like these are recent debates. They […]
Eli Lilly’s new weight-loss drug better than Ozempic
by Lisa Jarvis New data from an experimental drug being developed by Eli Lilly & Co. raises an intriguing question about obesity treatments: How low can the weight loss go? […]
COLUMN: By now Wren Baker has to realize there is no quick fix in picking up WVU’s national perception
MORGANTOWN — If it is indeed darkest before the dawn then the WVU athletic department seems overdue for a ray of sunshine. Long has there been a sort of blackout, […]
Who gets fooled by fake news?
In not-so-breaking news: The University of Cambridge reports that people who primarily get their news from social media are less likely to be able to distinguish real headlines from fake […]
Military recruiting woes a security crisis
by James Stavridis America’s armed services are failing to meet their recruiting goals, with the Army in particular suffering the worst shortfalls in five decades. There are many reasons behind […]
Visual misinformation is widespread on Facebook — and often undercounted by researchers
by Yunkang Yang, Matthew Hindman and Trevor Davis How much misinformation is on Facebook? Several studies have found that the amount of misinformation on Facebook is low or that the […]
How cleaning up acid mine drainage became profitable
If you feel like you’re hearing the words “rare earth elements” (REEs) or “rare earth metals” with increasing frequency, there’s a reason for it. REEs are essential to building electronics, […]
