The saga involving a clout-chasing TikTok user, a Florida-based filmmaker and West Virginia University administrators appears to come to a close.
The number of people in isolation due to COVID-19 at West Virginia University is at the lowest point in over a month.
This month, the Student Government Association unanimously passed a resolution asking for state funds to establish a new campus mental health initiative.
This past week, Student Conduct sat down with 75 of the 300-plus unvaccinated students who did not complete the mandatory COVID-19 testing before the semester. These students were sent letters earlier this month, urging them to get tested.
It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to notice the vast array of students with stuffy noses and sore throats roaming campus. In my own classes, it is rare that a silence on behalf of the professor is not met with a cough.
123 Pleasant St. will require all guests and performers to be fully vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID test upon entry, starting Thursday.
Amid calls from faculty and students to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine, the West Virginia University Board of Governors met on Friday and said they support the administration’s decision to strongly encourage but not require vaccination.
The West Virginia University Staff Council said they strongly encourage vaccination in a recent statement but did not give support for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
WVU required all unvaccinated students to complete mandatory testing and required all students, regardless of vaccination status, to complete a COVID educational module by Aug. 17.
Just over a dozen West Virginia University students and staff were lined up at a COVID vaccine clinic in the Rec Center last Thursday to get their shot.
As West Virginia University students and faculty strongly advocate for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the Board of Governors haven’t put the topic on the agenda for their bimonthly meeting Friday.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty and anxiety are present in our everyday lives. This has led to the fabrication of many lies and half-truths surrounding public health approaches.
The 1863 Live Homecoming Kickoff concert and pep rally at Mylan Park featuring NLE Choppa, Chief Keef and Tyga will be postponed until further notice, as per an announcement made on Sept. 9.
On Monday, West Virginia University will require all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask indoors in all WVU buildings and facilities.
Following the faculty’s vote overwhelmingly in favor of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate last week, the WVU Staff Council is now asking students and staff for their opinions.
As West Virginia experiences the fastest acceleration of new COVID-19 cases in the nation, faculty and students at WVU are pushing administrators to mandate vaccinations.
The WVU faculty have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a non-binding resolution urging the University mandate the COVID-19 vaccine.
The WVU Student Government Association introduced a resolution in a meeting Wednesday night urging the University to issue a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students and employees.
For the first time in over a decade, the West Virginia University faculty called a special meeting of almost all faculty members to vote on a non-binding resolution in favor of a vaccine mandate.
For the first time in over a decade, West Virginia University faculty are preparing to hold a rare assembly of almost every faculty member on a COVID-19 vaccine mandate resolution.
Morgan Roediger was sitting on her couch when she got an email saying she’d won a big cash prize.
The WVU Student Government Association is asking students for input on a possible COVID-19 vaccine mandate by the University.
A tractor-trailer carrying Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to be sent as aid to a foreign country crashed on Interstate I-79 early Friday morning in Monongalia County.
The staff of the Daily Athenaeum sat down with WVU President E. Gordon Gee on Tuesday for an interview. Answers have been edited for clarity and length.
While hundreds of universities around the country are requiring students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, President Gordon Gee said getting people vaccinated is a matter of common sense, not of force.
On the evening before the first day of the fall semester, the University informed us that masks would be required again within the classroom for the next 30 days. It felt like a step backwards after so much progress in the fight against COVID-19.
After WVU decided not to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine following full approval of the Pfizer vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration this week, the Faculty Senate has called a special meeting of all faculty to vote on a resolution in support of mandatory vaccinations.
WVU President E. Gordon Gee shared direct words Tuesday for people who have not yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19.
As its own hospital system and hundreds of universities around the country require students and staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19, West Virginia University stopped short of requiring vaccination Monday, saying in a statement that it will continue to “strongly encourage” people to get …
A new film scoring ensemble, put together by two WVU professors, aims to prepare students for their future careers in music, whether they are a performer or a composer.
It’s been three years since Mahi Mekonnen, a WVU senior, last saw her family in Ethiopia. Since then, the only connection she’s had with her parents has been through a screen.
Hours before classes begin, West Virginia University administrators have decided to require masks in classrooms across campus for at least the next 30 days -- regardless of vaccination status.
The West Virginia University class of ‘25 settled into the dorm life this week, as the Morgantown campus plans to host a full body of students for the first time in over a year.
As the Delta variant continues to creep into the state of West Virginia, COVID-19 testing conducted by the Monongalia County Health Department and West Virginia University has more than doubled last Friday compared to the week before.
West Virginia University announced Monday it will administer $27.2 million in federal covid relief monies to eligible students over the 2021-22 academic year.
During Welcome Week this year, West Virginia University will welcome incoming freshmen with its traditional Monday Night Lights event and for the first time ever WVU will welcome back its sophomores with Sunday Night Lights.
West Virginia University’s PRT system reopened Monday after over a year of COVID-19 closure and now offers several new features to passengers.
West Virginia University announced Tuesday a new goal for vaccine verification and plans to continue fully reopening its campuses.
West Virginia University is gearing up to welcome students back for the fall 2021 semester. This year’s move-in will take place from Aug. 12 to Aug 14.
This upcoming school year the Office of Sustainability is looking to reduce waste on campus by implementing a new reusable to-go box option in West Virginia University dining halls.
Unvaccinated students and faculty are required to get tested before the fall semester, West Virginia University announced on Monday.
On Saturday, the Mountaineers kick-off against the Maryland Terrapins in their first game of the 2021-22 season and after a year of restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19, the West Virginia athletic department is prepared to fully reopen Milan Puskar Stadium with little to no restrict…
The Delta variant, first identified in India, is now the most dominant strand of COVID-19 in the United States. Here’s what West Virginians should know.
West Virginia University’s vaccine verification system launched just under two months ago and continues to fall short of its 70% goal. For the past several weeks, the University has witnessed a significant slow down in vaccine verification rates.
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