It was a hairy situation Monday in the Mountainlair, as organizers of WVU’s time-honored beard-growing competition announced this year’s winner. Kyle Rochau, a coaching and teaching studies […]
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Mountaineer Middle students provide Thanksgiving meals for 20-plus families
More than 20 local families in need will now have a Thanksgiving dinner thanks to a food drive started by a group of choir students at Mountaineer […]
Alumni awarded Fulbright Scholarships to teach or conduct research abroad
WVU TODAY Five West Virginia University alumni are recipients of prestigious Fulbright Scholarships to teach English or conduct research abroad over the next year while building cross-cultural […]
Pandemic’s role in school bullying
by Maureen Downey ATLANTA — Students lost more than academic skills to the pandemic; they also lost social skills needed to navigate positive relationships with peers. Parents […]
Teachers deserve our respect, support
Recently, I wrote a commentary about how our public education system in West Virginia is failing to achieve the state constitutional requirement of providing a “thorough and […]
Class is in session
Yesterday, students stepped off the bus for the first time this year — some of them for the first time ever. They made the first of hundreds […]
Arabian night in Star City
BY ASHUTOSH DAS On warm days, I love to go on walks with my wife and children. During one such walk, along the riverfront park in Star […]
234 PHS grads say goodbye, move forward
KINGWOOD — Graduation is traditionally a way for students to say good-bye to adolescence, friends, faculty and a high school that has been a home-away-from-home for four […]
WVU names 2022 Foundation Scholars
WVU TODAY Five rising freshmen have been named to the 2022-23 cohort of West Virginia University Foundation Scholars, the highest academic scholarship the university awards, including one […]
Four finalists to compete in cheer-off
BY WVU TODAY Four students eager to represent West Virginia University as the 68th Mountaineer mascot will compete in a cheer-off during the men’s basketball game vs. […]