On a cold Wednesday night in Cleveland, the men’s team was hot, taking an early lead for a 98-86 win against Notre Dame (Ohio). Four players scored in double figures. Junior forward Pat Johnson-AgwuPat Johnson-Agwu had 25 points, Isaiah Noel…
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Men’s and Women’s Basketball Outlast Arch-rival UC
By Noah Fulks – YJ Sportswriter Both Yellow Jacket basketball teams held off UC to score big wins Saturday at home. Tonight both play at Notre Dame in an away contest at Cleveland, Ohio. The women topped UC 71-66. After…
First day — burrrrr!
Snow greeted students on the first day of classes of second semester. This was a rare sidewalk not cleared.Our grounds crew did a super job on walks and parking lots as Institute expected a few inches of snow. (YJ photo)
Here’s all the December graduates
College of Arts and Humanities MASTER OF ARTS IN MEDIA STUDIES Katrina A. Slone James Henson Taylor* College of Business and Social Sciences MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Dionne Beverly-Hairston* Jeffery Scott Billings* Jason Elijah Huffman* William David Lanham, II Stephen…
Nearly 200 December grads get diplomas
More than 185 students graduated Saturday in ceremonies at the Convocation Center. The commencement speaker was Dr. Morris Clark, a 1967 graduate of West Virginia State who is a retired professor and oral surgeon from Denver, Colo. After graduating from…
I’ll miss my State family, says December grad
I have grown since I started classes at State in August of 2014. I was going through a phase. I wanted to be away from all the problems I was facing. Depressed. I wanted something to do. Something important to…
I love the First Amendment and the new Yellow Jacket
I adore the First Amendment. Freedom of speech, the foundation of our democratic system. It’s essential to all of us for the free flow of information, unfettered and robust. It’s how we learn. How we ensure our voice is heard.…
Mint makes finances easy
This blog is about great resources to help you balance school and life. Please comment or ask questions. — Erica Workman — YJ Staff Writer Are you someone with a job who needs help budgeting? Hate having to pay bills…
Thor: Ragnarok Rocks Through Its Music and Comedy
By Trinity Mullins YJ Staff Writer With style as strong as 1980’s hair metal bands, Thor: Ragnarok comes in rocking strong. The third installment of Marvel’s Thor films has a new vibe with added humor and sense of sarcasm. All…
State Heroes and Legends: the “hidden” grad behind the space race
By Cierra Hammond YJ Staff Writer She is hidden no more. The star of the acclaimed film Hidden Figures now has a NASA building named for the legendary State graduate, NASA’s new Computations building in Hampton, Va. An esteemed mathematician,…