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The Athenaeum (Athe-a-nay-um) has a long tradition of serving the students, faculty, and staff of West Virginia University. The publication began in 1887 as a literary magazine when classics were popular in college study, hence the name which refers to the forum in ancient Athens where oratory and debate took place. [3]
The Mountainlair, commonly called "the Lair" by students, is the three-floor student union building at West Virginia University.The current building dates to 1968 and replaced an earlier structure built in 1948. [1]
The West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band is nicknamed "The Pride of West Virginia". The 390-member band performs at every home football game and makes several local and national appearances throughout the year. The band was the recipient of the prestigious Sudler Trophy in 1997.
The WVU College of Commerce was created by an order of the state higher education board in November, 1951, with the first students enrolled for the first semester of the 1952-53 academic year. In 1954, the college was accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.
From the foundation of the state's various colleges until 1970, all colleges, indeed all forms of education, from pre-school through the graduate programs at Marshall University were under a single state Board of Education, with the exception of West Virginia University and what is now known as West Virginia State University which were under ...
The students returned, attempted to re-enter the meeting room, and were physically removed by university personnel, according to WVU's student newspaper The Daily Athenaeum. [20] The students continued their protest outside the building and outside the windows of the meeting room while the board voted in favor of eliminating twenty-eight ...