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Guest essay: What is the value of liberal education?

by Christopher Wilkinson While West Virginia University was in the throes of the fiscal crisis resulting in the elimination of faculty, staff and disciplines, there were repeated assurances that whatever change took place, one could still obtain a liberal education. But why care about a ...

Sept. 3 letters to the editor

Fix dangerous traffic pattern on Beechurst One of the most dangerous intersections in Morgantown is on Beechurst at the bottom of Pleasant Street and the Westover bridge. People are often not aware of the right curvature of traffic as two lanes move toward Don Knotts Boulevard. I ...

Forgotten value of liberal arts

There’s a disheartening national trend where universities, as they contend with declining student enrollment and less government funding, shift their focus and narrow their offerings so earning a degree becomes less about education and more about job preparation. However, there is value ...