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Hoodie Allen Kicked Off His Tour with a Bang in Columbus, OH

Hoodie Allen Kicked Off His Tour with a Bang in Columbus, OH

Sammie Stewart and Sammie Stewart September 22, 2019

On September 19th, New York based rapper Hoodie Allen kicked off his Whatever, USA tour in Columbus, OH. I got lucky enough to have the opportunity to go, so obviously I took it. I hadn't seen Hoodie in...

Sleep On It finally release a new album, “Pride & Disaster”

Sammie Stewart and Sammie Stewart September 15, 2019

On September 13th, pop punk band Sleep On It dropped their second studio album, "Pride & Disaster". Their first album, 'Overexposed", was a huge hit, and I personally loved it.  "Pride & Disaster"...

How WLU Shaped Me as a Person

How WLU Shaped Me as a Person

Samantha Stewart and Samantha Stewart August 29, 2019

I remember it like it was just yesterday. I started my freshman year at West Liberty University back in the August of 2015. I was very excited to see what college had in store for me.  When I stepped...

Communications capstone students held successful celebrity server night at Undo’s

Communications capstone students held successful celebrity server night at Undo’s

Sammie Stewart, Contributing Writer April 8, 2019

On April 2, the Public Relations and Journalism capstone class held their second big event. The event was a celebrity server night at the Undo’s in Weirton. There was also a Chinese auction and 50/50...

Public Relations and Journalism capstone to hold event at Undo’s in Weirton

Public Relations and Journalism capstone to hold event at Undo’s in Weirton

Sammie Stewart, Contributing Writer April 1, 2019

On April 2, the Public Relations and Journalism capstone class will be holding an event to raise money for the Jefferson County Humane Society. The event will take place at the Undo’s in Weirton, and...

Hoodie Allen delivers with promising new single

Hoodie Allen delivers with promising new single

Sammie Stewart, Sammie Stewart, and Sammie Stewart March 29, 2019

On March 1, New York rapper Hoodie Allen released 'Never Going Back," which is the first single from his upcoming album. The album is set to come out in May, and fans are very excited. He has been teasing...

LCD offers aid for students wanting to ace midterms

Sammie Stewart, Contributing Writer February 25, 2019

With midterms quickly approaching students are scrambling to turn in assignments and get ready for their exams. One of the ways in which students can prep for their exams is to visit the Learning and Student...

Capstone students to hold fundraiser for animal shelter

February 5, 2019

By Sammie Stewart, Contributing Writer  Every spring, the students in Communications 481 volunteer for a nonprofit for their capstone project. This semester, the students in this class decided to work...

Mixed media exhibit opens in Nutting Gallery 

March 31, 2018

By Sammie Stewart, Contributing Writer   On March 21, a new exhibit opened in the Nutting Gallery here at WLU. The exhibit is called “Lucent Findings” and features work from Michael Mikula and Judith...

Nutting Gallery features work by Polish artists

Nutting Gallery features work by Polish artists

February 27, 2018

By Sammie Stewart, Contributing Writer   On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Nutting Gallery opened a new exhibit called “Fragmentation.” The exhibit features art by three Polish artists— Michalina Wawrzyczek-...

Favorite artists that remind me of my mother

February 20, 2018

By Sammie Stewart, Contributing Writer   Everybody has a song that reminds them of someone, whether it be a ballad that reminds you of your significant other, a pump up song that reminds you of your...

Music affects our lives in a positive way

January 9, 2018

By Sammie Stewart, Contributing Writer Music has always been a huge part of my life. I have been listening to music for as long as I can remember. Now, there is not a single day that goes by that I don’t...

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