The State women’s tennis team shut out Mountain East Conference opponent West Virginia Wesleyan 7-0 on Monday, March 9, on its Institute campus. The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to return to action next week during sping break. On Tuesday, March…
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State to Remember Its History during Founder’s Day Ceremony
Founder’s Day is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, and State plans a convocation ceremony hosted by Dr. R. Charles Bryers, the university’s interim provost and vice president for academic affairs. The ceremony is set for 12:30 p.m. in the Frannin…
Busy Trina Sweeney Maps out Goals
Trina Sweeney has big goals for the 2020 fall semester. The director of student life and engagement for West Virginia State University hopes to debut Presence, the new one-stop-shop for all things WVSU. Presence is an online application in which…
Bullying: What’s It All About, What Can be Done?
Psychology Today says bullying can have several meanings and different interpretations. To be factual and precise, it is one individual discriminating against peers because of race, gender, sexual orientation, age or physical appearance. State psychology Professor John Stayer said people…
Commentary: ‘Trust Me’ Can Have Consequences
By the time the average student gets to college, he or she more than likely has heard the phrase “trust me” more times than they could count. Some people think it may be peer pressure that causes young adults to…
Women’s Basketball Finishes Season Ninth in League
State’s women’s basketball team fell 98-75 Saturday, Feb. 29, at the University of Charleston. The Yellow Jackets’ finished the regular season 9-19 record overall and a 7-15 MEC record, good for ninth place in the MEC. The Yellow Jackets were…
Jade Irving Makes Impact on State Campus
Editor’s note: The Yellow Jacket made changes in this story based on new information it received. Irving was highlighted by LifeBound for her work in coaching students. LifeBound trains and coaches students and professionals, and its goal is making sure…
State Art Class Takes Advantage of Clay Center’s Success
A West Virginia State University art class is using the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in Charleston as a base to visit diverse artistic venues in the community, Professor Zach Fitchner said. “The art class at the Clay…
Men’s Baseball Wins One of Four Weekend Games against Slippery Rock
The Yellow Jacket baseball team beat Slippery Rock 7-0 Saturday, Feb. 29, in the first of four weekend games at the Shawnee Sports Complex. Although the Jackets couldn’t repeat that performance, they scored more runs in the four games than…
Men’s Basketball Finishes Best MEC Season Yet
The Yellow Jacket men’s team lost Saturday, Feb. 29, at the University of Charleston 85-78 but finished the regular season ranked fourth in the MEC. It was the best season since 2013, when State joined the MEC. State’s regular season…