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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 of journeys through their schools’ doors, took the first walk of thousands down the long hallways and sat down in the first of dozens of desks as ...

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 City, I met Basim Alhazmi and Muhammad Alnhadi. Basim told me that he was a PhD student in the WVU Department of Mathematics and Muhammad said he was ...

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 years. Thursday evening, 234 Preston High School seniors did just that. Some students and parents took time out to ...

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 Morgantown High student. Eager to make a difference and improve the overall quality of life in ...

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. Texas at 2 p.m. today in the WVU Coliseum. The finalists vying for the 2022-23 title will be judged on their ...

Delegates advance one bill and pause another

The House of Delegates Friday dealt with two bills meant to assure West Virginia’s youngest students have the support they need to succeed. Delegates delayed action on a bill meant to make sure third graders have the resources to be prepared to move on to the fourth grade. The House may ...