By Benjamin Shreve Yellow Jacket Staff Writer With an overall record of 16-2-2, and 13-1-2 in the conference, the WVSU Women’s Soccer Team is on a hot streak. Beating Concord, the previously sixth-ranked team in the country, was their biggest…
The Hope of The Yellow Jacket Staff
As a proud HBCU, The Yellow Jacket understands the injustices that are going on in our world today. From the local, state, and federal level, the disparities in equality are apparent, and we want it to be known that we see it,…
Student Spotlight: Jordan Bonnett Savors His Return to State
By Alexxia Snyder Meet our Yellow Jacket in the spotlight, Jordan Bonnett. He is a junior at State, majoring in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations. A resident of Cross Lanes, Bonnett graduated from Nitro High School and began…
Student Spotlight: Monica Starks Feels at Home in Communications
By Alexxia Snyder Meet our Yellow Jacket in the spotlight, Monica Starks. Starks is a Media Studies graduate student at State. Originally from Charleston, she graduated from Nitro High School and began her college career in 2004 as a business…
Student Spotlight: Lauren Ball Runs Toward Career in Teaching
By Alexxia Snyder Meet our Yellow Jacket in the spotlight, Lauren Ball. She is a sophomore studying education. She who represents State in cross-country. A Madison native, Ball attended Scott High School, where she first acquired a running scholarship from…
Student Spotlight: Martin Ahlstroem Contributes to State Football Team
BY Alexxia Snyder Meet the latest featured Yellow Jacket, Martin Ahlstroem. He is a junior studying communications and also the kicker for the football team. From Molndal, Sweden, Ahlstroem has had a unique journey to WVSU. He was a part…
Student Spotlight: Kyle McCormick Builds on His Military Experience
By Alexxia Snyder Meet our Featured Yellow Jacket, Kyle McCormick! He is a senior taking sports studies. From New Haven, West Virginia, a small town Mason County, McCormick graduated in 2011 from Wahama High School. He said he has a…
Student Spotlight: ‘Judah’ Tutt Springs from Football to Music
By Alexxia Snyder Meet our featured Yellow Jacket, Stephen “Judah” Tutt. Tutt is a senior at State, majoring in communications. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Tutt attended Harvest Prep High School, where he played football. After high school, Tutt received a…
Student Spotlight: QB Austin Hensley Nears End of State Career
By Alexxia Snyder Meet our featured Yellow Jacket, Austin Hensley! Hensley is a senior studying business management, and he is also the quarterback for the football team. Originally from Chapmanville, Hensley moved to Hurricane in first grade and started playing…
Student Spotlight: Haley Keiffer Has Eyes Set on Graduation
By Alexxia Snyder Meet our featured Yellow Jacket, Haley Keiffer! Haley is a senior majoring in psychology. She is originally from Clendenin, West Virginia, where she graduated in 2014 from Herbert Hoover High School. After high school, Keiffer said she…