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WLU Students Say No to ICE at Campus Protest

WLU Students Say No to ICE at Campus Protest

Willow Elliott October 7, 2025

WEST LIBERTY– On the evening of September 19th, WLU Students For Democracy (SFD) exercised their First Amendment right to peacefully assemble on their quad in opposition of ICE being on their campus....

Willow Peyton paints the "new name" of the farm.

Hilltop Players Head into Tech Week for Animal Farm

Chloe Wardlaw October 4, 2025

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va.-- Final preparations are underway for the Hilltop Players production of Animal Farm. The show is set to open in the Kelly Theater on Thursday, October 9th and will run through the...

Ask A Farmer: September Edition – Seasonal Foraging

Ask A Farmer: September Edition – Seasonal Foraging

Joseph Farmer October 3, 2025

WEST LIBERTY, WV- It’s September: a magical time here in the Mountain State where the breeze blows a little cooler, leaves pattern the roads in a blanket of red and orange, and all things seem to begin...

West Liberty Alumni Spotlight- Grant Coleman

West Liberty Alumni Spotlight- Grant Coleman

Gailya Dodd October 3, 2025

WEST LIBERTY, WV - Grant Coleman is an alumnus of West Liberty University, graduating in May of 2013 with a degree in Organizational Leadership and Administration in the Business Department.    Coleman...

Every Choir is Unique: Inside the WLU Choir

Every Choir is Unique: Inside the WLU Choir

Willow Peyton October 2, 2025

WEST LIBERTY, WV— Take a walk down the narrow music hallway of the Fine Arts Building at West Liberty University, where you’ll find students laughing and sharing experiences of their day-to-day lives...

The Nutting Gallery Opens with Kelsey Nolin’s Organic Photography

The Nutting Gallery Opens with Kelsey Nolin’s Organic Photography

Trinity Howard October 2, 2025

WEST LIBERTY, WV - West Liberty University’s Nutting Gallery opened its 2025–26 season with “Meandering Pause (The Farm),” an exhibition featuring the work of photographer Kelsey Nolin. The show...

Meet WLU’s New Head Men’s Golf Coach

Meet WLU’s New Head Men’s Golf Coach

Brooke Perri October 2, 2025

  WEST LIBERTY, WV - West Liberty University has a new face leading its men’s golf program: Noah Seivertson, a lifelong golfer whose passion for the sport began in childhood and has grown into...

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West Liberty Intramural Flag Football Will Make A Comeback

Vinnie Parke October 1, 2025

WEST LIBERTY, WV - The Grade Assistant for Intramurals this year is Haden Derrow. In an interview with Derrow, I asked him to bring me up to date on some of the intramural sports, mainly Flag Football,...

SGA September 2025 Recap

SGA September 2025 Recap

Cass Strader September 30, 2025

WEST LIBERTY – West Liberty University’s Student Government Association held their first two meetings of the Fall 2025 semester this past month. Many new senators were inducted into the organization,...

West Liberty University Volleyball Team

West Liberty Volleyball Invitational Recap

Hope Bowman September 26, 2025

West Liberty, WV – The West Liberty University Hilltoppers volleyball team hosted an invitational inside the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC) this past weekend.   The event spanned...

Trumpet Advisor Dr. Cecilia Salmon

Learning about Dr. Cecilia Salomone

Ally Sarras September 25, 2025

WEST LIBERTY, W. Va - On September 18, I sat down with Cecilia Salomone to discuss her life on campus and personal interests. Salomone is an Assistant Professor in the Media and Visual Arts Department...

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Staff Member Spotlight- Associate Professor Christian Lee

Scott Heath September 25, 2025

West Liberty, WV – I had the pleasure of sitting down with Associate Professor Christian Lee, the longest tenured staff member at West Liberty.    Lee teaches communications at West Liberty,...

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