Mountain East Player of the Year Will Voorhees led Notre Dame with a double-double as the eventual MEC Champions toppled State 98-77. Voorhees scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for the Falcons. Isiah Sanders scored 22 points, Larenz…
Women’s Basketball Win Thriller over Shepherd, Lose to Eventual MEC Champs Glenville State at MEC Tourney
In what was a hard luck season for the Yellow Jacket women’s basketball team, State managed to qualify for the Mountain East Women’s Basketball Tourney held at the Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling, where the Yellow Jackets toppled Shepherd 87-86 in…
State Women Outlast Shepherd; Face Glenville Next
From wvsuyellowjackets.com The State Women held off a furious 4th quarter come back attempt by Shepherd University Wednesday to win 87-86 in the opening round of the Mountain East Tournament in Wheeling. It was the third meeting between the teams,…
Health Center Won’t Turn Away Students Lacking Insurance Or Needing Urgent Care
You can afford health care again. And it’s as close as the student union. The next time you are feeling under the weather, have a health concern or need a flu shot, head to the Family Care Health Center. If…
Have We Lost Our Sense Of Belonging?
This past week, I had the opportunity to go to WVSU Day at the Capitol. This was my first time. I then had to ask myself: why is this not advertised and acknowledged more by the people who attend and…
Got The Mid-Semester Blues? Help Available
By Kaitlyn Cunningham for the YJ As the middle of the semester rolls around, some students find themselves struggling to find the motivation to complete homework assignments, study for exams and attend class. This loss of motivation typically peaks around…
Jack B. Bedell recites selected works for State Community
Louisiana Poet Laureate Jack B. Bedell shared some of his poems from the recently published No Brother, This Storm with us Wednesday night as well as some older poems and new ones that still have that “new poem smell.” He…
YJ Poll Results: Student Opinion Split On Conceal and Carry Bill
Most students don’t want the Legislature to pass pending legislation to allow persons to carry concealed weapons on campus, according to the YJ Campus Poll for the week of Feb. 25. But the margin was close. There were 64 votes…
Creator of Johnson Statue Picked To Mold Marshall’s Greer
By Tim Zuspan for the YJ The “hidden figure” behind the noble Katherine Johnson statue by Cole was picked by Marshall University to sculp the figure of its revered alum, Hal Greer. He’s the versatile artist and 1989 State alum…