Weekend nights with nothing to do? That’s not a thing anymore. With WVUp All Night, there’s always something to do. Up All Night turns the Mountainlair into a participatory three-ring circus. Something interactive is always happening in the food court—a game show, maybe, or a band playing. “We work with the big entertainment companies to get giant laser tag in…
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If there are 168 hours in a week and you’re in class for less than 20, how are you going to spend the rest? Everyone’s best advice is, get involved. Sports, service, religious, creative, international, professional, Greek—WVU has more than 450 student organizations of all kinds. Largest is always the sports fan club Mountaineer Maniacs. “That attracts a lot of…
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West Virginia University has played a key role in the history and development of West Virginia, almost from the moment of the state’s formation. Written by Becky Lofstead | Photos courtesy of West Virginia University and West Virginia & Regional History Center (see more at wvhistoryonview.org) It’s hard to imagine a more exciting time to be at WVU than as…
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Gordon Gee has held more university presidencies than any other American—including here at West Virginia University from 1981 to 1985, when he was just in his thirties. He returned here in 2014 to give WVU the benefit of his long career in university leadership, and he brings hands-on glee to the task. We caught up with him to ask about students, families, and the university’s future.
We’ll remember 2017 as the summer that food trucks rolled out onto the streets of Morgantown. Who’s behind the wheel?