This submission is co-sponsored by WVU students Ashley Stephens, Peyton Keener, Brooke Ashby, Tyler Redding and Paraag Gupta.
Writer and director Chirstopher Landon has been entwined with the horror genre ever since the late 2000s with “Disturbia,” his tween thriller take on Hitchock’s “Rear Window,” but it wasn’t until breakout hit “Happy Death Day” that his distinctive comedic edge and knack for making horror inf…
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, lead star of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” Anya Taylor-Joy, said her initial reaction when writer and director Scott Frank mentioned the part and she read Walter Tevis’ novel of the same name: “I’m not a runner, but I ran to that meeting.”
This opinion piece was authored by Beshay Sakla, a senior journalism student from Wheeling and the President of College Democrats of West Virginia University.
Ariana Grande is certainly no stranger to the spotlight as her last two albums shattered record after record as she navigated her way through personal trauma in master strokes.
With classes primarily held online and many students required to share their screen, there are some things that you wouldn’t think needed to be reminded to college students. But here we are, almost at the end of the semester, and it seems like students are forgetting basic manners.
What makes a great anthology isn’t just the consistency of each individual tale, but the way in which each segment works as a whole, and few anthologies find that synergy.
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To submit a guest opinion column to be considered for publication, email DANewsroom@mail.wvu.edu.
A lawsuit filed earlier this week alleges questionable actions conducted by the WVU Board of Governors, and the fact that this is even happening is beyond tone-deaf.
Instead of emails, there were telegrams. Instead of phone calls, there were written proofs of support. Instead of lobbying efforts, there were “living petitions.”
Based on Ben Dunn’s comic series “Warrior Nun Areala,” Netflix’s original series “Warrior Nun” follows the adventures of Ava Silva (played by Alba Baptista), who is resurrected as the result of a freak accident involving a sacred relic. A cast of heroes is briefly introduced — guerilla nuns …
People all around the world are being affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. While staying inside seems like a dream to some, others are negatively affected with the increase in job loss and financial insecurity. Many large corporations are helping in any way that seems to fit their business, bu…
Within 48 hours of actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announcing they tested positive for the novel coronavirus, one West Virginia University expert launched into research mode.
The DA wants to know an accurate understanding from students on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting your spring break plans. Fill out the form below and let us know and we may use your information in an upcoming DA article.
Should McDonald's Shamrock Shake be available year round? The DA editorial staff debate the merits for and against this change.
When entering an elevator, it’s critical that you attempt to get on before allowing others enough time to exit. Upon departure you may see someone frantically trying to catch the elevator door. Simply look the other way and click the door close button as if you’re not aware of their presence…
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As it gets warmer and warmer, there will be more and more day drinking and late night outdoor drinking. It's the truest sign of spring that exists on a college campus and in a college town.
I doubt there's many classrooms on WVU's campus that don't have at least one desk with gum stuck beneath it.
WVU student largely celebrated St. Patrick's Day on Friday and Saturday night, since the actual holiday occurs over spring break.
Over the last few years I’ve watched as multiple people walking or biking have been mamed or killed by people driving motor vehicles. Our dear friends Charlie Shaffer, Divanté Coles, and Robin Ames have been hit while riding; WVU students Leah Berhanu and Sara Queen have been hit walking to …
It’s 2020, and the census is upon us. This is a time where we get to look at the results and see what has happened in the last decade with regard to population. While the country as a whole is certain to see a population increase, I am more concerned as to what is going on within the borders…
The DA is moderating a panel discussion with President Gee on March 3 and we want to know what you would want us to ask him.
In a unanimous vote last Tuesday, Morgantown City Council became the first municipality in West Virginia to effectively decriminalize possession.
Dining hall food is unsatisfying, but not being able to eat at all is even worse.
Whether you spent your Valentine’s Day in bliss with a significant other or grumpy over the absence of a significant other, there’s one thing about Valentine’s Day that everyone can be happy about: the cost of candy in the days following the holiday.
Every 92 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). One in 3 female students at West Virginia University will become a victim of sexual assault. In fact, college-aged (18-24) women are three times more likely to experience se…
This year, fraternity and sorority life at WVU turns 130 years old. With the founding of the West Virginia Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity on May 23, 1890, our Greek community became recognized for the first time in our institution’s history.
Beginning as a literary magazine in 1887, the Daily Athenaeum has evolved and grown into a large, multimedia news source that works hard to provide and uncover needed information for readers and hold the University and other higher authorities accountable.
Whether it’s a cat, dog, or any other pet, some college students seem to have a tendency to jump right into pet care without care for the future and the consequences.
A flake of snow in Morgantown is equivalent to a drop of blood falling into a tank of hungry piranhas.
It’s long been a problem. But, if it can’t be fixed now, it’s just going to get worse and worse.Right now, if one tries to travel along Beechurst Avenue at various times in the morning, afternoon or evening, it can take more than a half hour to go around a half mile.To put that into perspect…
Note: Arpan Kumar, a Student Government Association senator, has been given notice by SGA Vice President Madi Matheny that he will face impeachment proceedings if he does not resign.
Morgantown recently had the opportunity to join the ranks of many communities offering Drag Queen Storytelling at their public libraries. Unfortunately, death threats and a barrage of hate mail led the volunteers and the library to cancel the program. Many of us watched on social media as pr…
Love always wins. That phrase is a very common motto in the LGBTQIA+ movement simply because it’s message is simple, direct and encouraging. The slogan also happens to be a pertinent because when doing something as simple as volunteering to perform a community service, your biggest adversary…
We’re nearing the time of the semester where those group projects that are a significant portion of your grade are due.
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